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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown on Joshua 7:22

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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · 19th-century historical commentary
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Joshua sent messengers, and they ran unto the tent--from impatient eagerness not only to test the truth of the story, but to clear Israel from the imputation of guilt. Having discovered the stolen articles, they laid them out before the Lord, "as a token of their belonging to Him" on account of the ban.
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