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John Gill's Exposition on Numbers 31:26

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John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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Take the sum of the prey that was taken, both of man and beast, etc.] The number of the females that were taken captive and spared, and of the cattle, the sheep, oxen, and asses: thou, and Eleazar the priest, and the chief fathers of the congregation; who were all men of authority and character, and fit to be employed in such service, and of whose capacity and fidelity there could be no doubt.
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