John Gill's Exposition on Deuteronomy 1:29

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John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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Then I said unto you, dread not, neither be afraid of them.] With such like words he had exhorted and encouraged them before the spies were sent, and he still uses the same, or stronger terms, notwithstanding the report that had been made of the gigantic stature and walled cities of the Canaanites. This speech of Moses, which is continued in the two following verses, is not recorded in (<041405>Numbers 14:5), it is only there said, that Moses and Aaron fell on their faces, but no account is given of what was said by either of them.

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