The Meaning of Judges 5:25 Explained

Judges 5:25

KJV: He asked water, and she gave him milk; she brought forth butter in a lordly dish.

YLT: Water he asked -- milk she gave; In a lordly dish she brought near butter.

Darby: He asked water and she gave him milk, she brought him curds in a lordly bowl.

ASV: He asked water, and'she gave him milk; She brought him butter in a lordly dish.

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What is the context of Judges 5:25?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

He asked water, [and] she gave [him] milk; she brought forth butter in a lordly dish.

What does Judges 5:25 Mean?

Context Summary

Judges 5:24-31 - At The Mercy Of Midian

What a contrast our reading suggests between those that love the Lord and go from strength to strength in the undimming luster and influence of their life, and the evil that once more brought the tyrant's yoke upon this neck of Israel! Yet these alternations have too often befallen us. At one moment Sisera and his hosts are chased before us as sheep before the dog; then a reaction sets in and the hand of Midian prevails against us. Why are we not always glad, strong, and victorious? Is it not because we look to our moods, we relax our close walk with God, and we set up the images of Baal in our hearts? We are then reduced to the plight described here and in Haggai 1:6. Why are there not more conversions in the Church? Why is there so little difference between the Church and the world? Why is so much of our Sunday-school teaching ineffective? Ah, the Midianite is in our midst and we acquiesce! The urgent, primal need of the present day is for the Church to realize her true condition, and cry mightily unto God for help. Note Judges 6:6 and Joel 1:14, etc. [source]

Chapter Summary: Judges 5

¹ The Song of Deborah and Barak

What do the individual words in Judges 5:25 mean?

Water He asked for milk she gave in a bowl Magnificent she brought out cream

מַ֥יִם שָׁאַ֖ל חָלָ֣ב נָתָ֑נָה בְּסֵ֥פֶל אַדִּירִ֖ים הִקְרִ֥יבָה חֶמְאָֽה

מַ֥יִם	Water
Parse: Noun, masculine plural Root: מַיִם Sense: water, waters.
שָׁאַ֖ל	He asked for
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular Root: שָׁאַל Sense: to ask, enquire, borrow, beg.
חָלָ֣ב	milk
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: חָלָב Sense: milk, sour milk, cheese.
נָתָ֑נָה	she gave
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person feminine singular Root: יָתַן Sense: to give, put, set.
בְּסֵ֥פֶל	in a bowl
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct Root: סֵפֶל Sense: bowl, basin.
אַדִּירִ֖ים	Magnificent
Parse: Adjective, masculine plural Root: אַדִּיר Sense: great, majestic.
הִקְרִ֥יבָה	she brought out
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Perfect, third person feminine singular Root: קָרַב Sense: to come near, approach, enter into, draw near.
חֶמְאָֽה	cream
Parse: Noun, feminine singular Root: חֶמְאָה Sense: curd, butter.

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