18 Jael went out to meet Sisera, and said to him, “Turn aside, my master, turn aside to me! Do not be afraid.” And he turned aside to her into the tent, and she covered him with a [a]rug. 19 (A)He said to her, “Please give me a little water to drink, for I am thirsty.” So she opened a [b]bottle of milk and gave him a drink; then she covered him. 20 He said to her, “Stand in the doorway of the tent, and it shall be if anyone comes and inquires of you, and says, ‘Is there anyone here?’ that you shall say, ‘No.’”

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 4:18 Or blanket
  2. Judges 4:19 I.e. skin container