Judges 5:30 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Bible Comments

Have... ? Figure of speech Erotesis.

sped. found; i.e. the damsels they were fighting for: and while doing so they were defeated by. woman.

To every man. to every head of. man; "head" put by Figure of speech Synecdoche (of the Part), for the whole person.

man. Hebrew. geber (App-14. IV). a strong man.

damsel. Hebrew womb. Put by Figure of speech Synecdoche (of the Part) for the whole person, to emphasize the motive underneath. This was the one object of Jabin's oppression. See notes on Judges 4:4; Judges 4:17; Judges 5:7; Judges 5:11; Judges 5:24.

spoil. Figure of speech Aposiopesis. App-6.

Judges 5:30

30 Have they not sped? have they not divided the prey; to everyk man a damsel or two; to Sisera a prey of divers colours, a prey of divers colours of needlework, of divers colours of needlework on both sides, meet for the necks of them that take the spoil?