Leviticus 24:1
THE LORD. Hebrew. _Jehovah._ App-4. SPAKE. See note on Leviticus 5:14.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE LORD. Hebrew. _Jehovah._ App-4. SPAKE. See note on Leviticus 5:14.... [ Continue Reading ]
COMMAND. Only twice, here and in Leviticus 6:9, is the word "command" used for communicating. CHILDREN. Hebrew sons. THE LIGHT. the light-bearer or lamp-stand. Compare Exodus 27:20; Exodus 27:21.... [ Continue Reading ]
OF. Genitive of relation.. the vail relating to the testimony or ark of the covenant, i.e. the vail that is _before_ it. TABERNACLE. tent. Hebrew. _'ohel._ App-40. AARON. Some codices, with Samaritan Pentateuch and Targum of Onkelos, add "and his sons", as in Leviticus 24:9. STATUTE FOR EVER. See... [ Continue Reading ]
CANDLESTICK. light-holder as Leviticus 24:2 above, and Genesis 1:14, &c. The word "pure" here. purified or ceremonially cleansed: i.e. not for common uses.... [ Continue Reading ]
TWO. Only one required for the ordinary meal offering (Exodus 29:40; Numbers 15:4; Numbers 28:9; Numbers 28:13, &c). TENTH DEALS. See App-51.... [ Continue Reading ]
ROWS. piles. ROW. pile. PURE. purified or ceremonially cleansed. Compare Leviticus 24:4. BEFORE THE LORD: i.e. in the holy place. Hence called "the table of the presence" (Numbers 4:7), and the cakes called "the bread of the presence" (Exodus 25:30; Exodus 35:13; Exodus 39:36). The word "shewbread... [ Continue Reading ]
OFFERING. Hebrew. _'ishsheh._ App-43.... [ Continue Reading ]
EVERY SABBATH. Hebrew "on the day of the sabbath, on the day of the sabbath", Figure of speech _Epizeuxis._ App-6. = on the holy sabbath day. Compare 1 Chronicles 9:32.... [ Continue Reading ]
EAT IT IN THE HOLY PLACE. Eight things were thus consumed by the priests. See note on Leviticus 7:9. HOLY. See note on Exodus 3:5.... [ Continue Reading ]
A MAN OF ISRAEL. Hebrew. man (' _i_. _h_, App-14.) an Israelite. Jewish tradition says he was. Danite. STROVE TOGETHER. Compare Exodus 2:13. The Chaldee version says the semi-Egyptian strove to encamp in the tribe of Dan.... [ Continue Reading ]
BLASPHEMED, &C. Compare Genesis 4:24. Hence the use of "the name" instead of "Jehovah". THE NAME, or supply _Ellipsis_ (App-6. a) from Leviticus 24:16. Dan, another sad blot on this tribe.... [ Continue Reading ]
LAY THEIR HANDS UPON. Done only in the case of. blasphemer. STONE HIM. Nine persons stoned (see App-10): The blasphemer, Leviticus 24:14. The sabbath-breaker, Numbers 15:36. Achan, Joshua 7:25. Abimelech, Judges 9:53. Adoram, 1 Kings 12:18 (2 Chronicles 10:18). Naboth, 1 Kings 21:13. Zec... [ Continue Reading ]
BEAR HIS SIN. Figure of speech _Metonymy_ (of the Cause). App-6 "sin" (_chat'a,_ App-44.) being put for its penalty.... [ Continue Reading ]
ANY MAN. the soul (Hebrew. _nephesh._ App-13) of. man. Hebrew. _'adam._... [ Continue Reading ]
A BEAST. the soul (Hebrew. _nephesh._ App-13). BEAST FOR BEAST. soul for soul (Hebrew. _nephesh._ App-13).... [ Continue Reading ]
AS. according as.... [ Continue Reading ]
MANNER OF LAW. rule or regulation. Hebrew. _mishpat_. judgment.... [ Continue Reading ]