Judges 5:30 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Bible Comments

Have they not divided the prey? i.e. it is certain they have got the prey, only they tarry to view it and distribute it, according to every man's quality and merit. Of them that take the spoil, Heb. of the prey; the prey put for the men of prey, those, or who take the prey; as kindred is put for a man of kindred, or a kinsman, Ruth 3:2; and Belial, for a man of Belial, 2 Samuel 16:7; and days, for a man of days, or an old man, Job 32:7.

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?