Parallel Verses
The Emphasized Bible
Water, he asked, Milk, she gave, - In a bowl for nobles, presented cream:
New American Standard Bible
In a magnificent bowl she brought him curds.
King James Version
He asked water, and she gave him milk; she brought forth butter in a lordly dish.
Holman Bible
She brought him curdled milk
International Standard Version
Sisera asked for water she gave him milk. In a magnificent bowl she brought him yogurt!
A Conservative Version
He asked water. She gave him milk. She brought him butter in a lordly dish.
American Standard Version
He asked water, and'she gave him milk; She brought him butter in a lordly dish.
Amplified
“Sisera asked for water and she gave him milk;
She brought him curds in a magnificent bowl.
Bible in Basic English
His request was for water, she gave him milk; she put butter before him on a fair plate.
Darby Translation
He asked water and she gave him milk, she brought him curds in a lordly bowl.
Julia Smith Translation
He asked water, she gave milk; In a prince's dish brought she curdled milk
King James 2000
He asked water, and she gave him milk; she brought forth butter in a lordly dish.
Lexham Expanded Bible
He asked for water, [and] she gave milk; in a drinking bowl for nobles, she brought curds.
Modern King James verseion
He asked for water, and she gave him milk. She brought forth butter in a lordly dish.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
He asked water, but she gave him milk, and brought butter in a goodly dish.
NET Bible
He asked for water, and she gave him milk; in a bowl fit for a king, she served him curds.
New Heart English Bible
He asked for water. She gave him milk. She brought him butter in a princely bowl.
Webster
He asked water, and she gave him milk; she brought forth butter in a lordly dish.
World English Bible
He asked for water. She gave him milk. She brought him butter in a lordly dish.
Youngs Literal Translation
Water he asked -- milk she gave; In a lordly dish she brought near butter.
Themes
Milk » Used as food by the jews
Sisera » Captain of a canaanite army, defeated by barak; killed by jael
Interlinear
Mayim
Nathan
Qarab
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Judges 5:25
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Song Of Deborah And Barak
24 Blessed above women, shall be Jael, wife of Heber the Kenite, - Above women in the tent, be blessed: 25 Water, he asked, Milk, she gave, - In a bowl for nobles, presented cream: 26 Her hand, to the tent-pin, put she forth, and, her right hand, to the toilers' mallet, - Then smote she Sisera, She shattered his head, Yea she split open and pierced through his temples:
Names
Cross References
Judges 4:19-21
And he said unto her - Let me drink, I pray thee, a little water, for I am thirsty. So she opened the bottle of milk, and gave him to drink, and spread over him the coverlet.