1)

Why did she give to him milk in place of water?

1.

Rashi, from Targum Yonasan: To see how aware he was, if he would taste the difference.

2.

Rashi (4:19). Milk makes the body heavy, and prone to sleep. Radak - she did not want him to sense when she will strike him.

3.

Ralbag: Milk intoxicates (Yuma 76a).

2)

What is b'Sefel Adirim?

1.

Rashi: It is the flask from which one drinks water; water is called "Adirim" (Shemos 15:10).

2.

Radak citing Targum Yonasan: It is a great flask from which esteemed and mighty men drink. 1

3.

Radak citing R. Yonah 2 : It is the flask of great shepherds, like "Adirei ha'Tzon" (Yirmeyah 25:34).


1

Metzudas David: This was so he will think that she esteems him, and he will trust in and rely on her.

2

Presumably, this is the grammarian R. Yonah ibn Yanach, and not R. Yonah Gerondi, a contemporary of Radak who wrote Sha'arei Teshuvah. (PF)

3)

What butter did she serve?

1.

Radak #1: She gave Chelev Chem'ah (the milk that remains after making butter); it wearies a person and bewilders the mind. The word "Chalav" above applies also to Chem'ah.

2.

Radak #2: After giving him milk to drink, she gave to him butter to eat.

3.

Ralbag: She served fatty milk without removing the cream; it intoxicates more.

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