Butter. — Rather, curdled milk.
In a lordly dish. — Rather, in a dish of the nobles: sephel, a splendid bowl, reserved for great occasions. All this was done to lull his suspicions into a false security.
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Judges 5:25
25 He asked water, and she gave him milk; she brought forth butter in a lordly dish.