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Barnes' Notes on Leviticus 4:27

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Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · 19th-century historical commentary
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The common people - literally, as in the margin, “the people of the land.” Compare Leviticus 20:2, Leviticus 20:4; 2 Kings 11:18. It was the ordinary designation of the people, as distinguished from the priests and the rulers. return to 'Top of Page'
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