Commentary for Judges 5:30

Are they not finding and dividing the pillage? That is the cause of the delay.

Did they not find: That is to say, that these are the words of their consolation: Did they not find great wealth in Israel? So they must be dividing the spoils there among themselves. And that is why they are delaying in coming.

They found, they divided the spoil: They found much spoil in the Land of Israel, since they defeated them. So they must be dividing the spoil there among themselves. And that is why they are delaying in coming.

Or two [wombs] for each man. They are ravishing the attractive Yisroelite women, and each of them has, in his bed, two or three women.

A wombed one: Each one even took for himself a maiden or two as spoil.

A wombed one: A maiden or two maidens.

Spoil of dyed cloths: The spoil of dyed clothes which were the most eminent would be given to Sisera, on account of his being the general of the army. And she then goes back to explain that this was the spoil of dyed embroidered clothes which can be seen on both sides. But the dyed doubly embroidered clothes which cannot be seen on both sides, which was very, very eminent, would be divided among all [the recipients of] the spoil, to place around his neck as an ornament. For this is what they are made for from the start and are not suitable for [any] other use. And that is why they would be divided among all of them. And they are hence delaying to come because of all of this.

Per head of a man: For each and every man, there was one maiden or two maidens from the spoil. But Yonatan translated [it] (in the Targum), "they gave a man and his household to each and every one."

Spoil of dyes: Clothes made of colorful materials.

Doubly embroidered: For they did embroidery work on both of the sides equally. And embroidery is needlework on a garment in differently colored shapes.

For the necks of the spoil: It is like, "for the heads of the spoil." Meaning, they give the clothes to the head of the spoil, to give them to the general of the army. And Yonatan [also] translated like this, "The spoil of the colored shapes, etc."