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Have . . . ? Figure of speech Erotesis.
sped = found; i.e. the damsels they were fighting for: and while doing so they were defeated by a woman.
To every man = to every head of a 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 Jdg_4:4, Jdg_4:17; Jdg_5:7, Jdg_5:11, Jdg_5:24.
spoil. Figure of speech Aposiopesis. App-6.