Judges 4:19

bottle. skin.

milk. Rendered "butter" in Judges 5:25. probably. buttermilk, much used in the East.

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¹⁹ And he said unto her, Give me, I pray thee, a little water to drink; for I am thirsty. And she opened a bottle of milk, and gave him drink, and covered him.

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