Judges 14:3
TAKE. WIFE OF, &C. An unlawful connection. Compare Exodus 34:16; Deuteronomy 7:3, with Joshua 23:12. PLEASETH ME WELL. Hebrew is right in mine eyes.... [ Continue Reading ]
TAKE. WIFE OF, &C. An unlawful connection. Compare Exodus 34:16; Deuteronomy 7:3, with Joshua 23:12. PLEASETH ME WELL. Hebrew is right in mine eyes.... [ Continue Reading ]
OCCASION. opportunity.... [ Continue Reading ]
A YOUNG LION. Lions once abounded in Palestine. Hence names _Lebaoth_ (Joshua 15:32; Joshua 19:6). _Arieh_ (2 Kings 15:25). _Laish_ (Judges 18:7). See also 1 Samuel 17:36; 1 Kings 13:24, &c). AGAINST HIM. at meeting him.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE SPIRIT. Hebrew. _ruach._ App-9.... [ Continue Reading ]
WHEN THEY SAW HIM: i.e. saw what sort of man he was. Note emphasis on "him".... [ Continue Reading ]
I WILL. Let me. SHEETS. linen wraps, or shirts.... [ Continue Reading ]
SEVENTH. The Septuagint reads "fourth". IS IT NOT SO? The italics reveal the uncertainty of Authorized Version. Many codices read "hither", which yields better sense. Hebrew text reads simply "not".... [ Continue Reading ]
CHILDREN. sons.... [ Continue Reading ]
WHAT. ? Figure of speech _Anteisagoge._ App-6. IF. Figure of speech _Paroemia._ App-6.... [ Continue Reading ]
MEN. Hebrew. _'ish._ App-14.... [ Continue Reading ]
HIS FRIEND This was strictly in accordance with the laws of Khammurabi, 159, 163, 164.... [ Continue Reading ]