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Barnes' Notes on Deuteronomy 21:4

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Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · 19th-century historical commentary
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Eared - i. e., plowed; compare Genesis 45:6 note and references. The word is derived from the Latin, and is in frequent use by English writers of the fifteenth and two following centuries. Strike off the heifer’s neck - Rather, “break its neck” (compare Exodus 13:13). The mode of killing the victim distinguishes this lustration from the sin-offering, in which there would be of course shedding and sprinkling of the blood. return to 'Top of Page'
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