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John Gill's Exposition on Numbers 5:16

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John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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And the priest shall bring her near, etc.] Or “offer it”, as the Vulgate Latin version, that is, the offering of jealousy: and set her before the Lord; or “it”, the offering; for which the Tigurine version is more express, “let the priest offer that sacrifice, and set that before the Lord,” for the setting of the woman before the Lord is spoken of in (<040518>Numbers 5:18).
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