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John Gill's Exposition on Deuteronomy 31:5

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John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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And the Lord shall give them up before your face, etc.] To ruin and destruction; the Targum of Jonathan is, “the Word of the Lord shall deliver them up:” that ye may do unto them according to all the commandments which I have commanded you; that is, utterly destroy them, make no covenant with them, enter into no alliances nor contract any marriages with them; but demolish their altars, cut down their groves, and break their images in pieces; of which last Aben Ezra interprets the words; but they are not to be restrained to that single instance; (see <050701>Deuteronomy 7:1-5).
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