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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown on Numbers 14:5

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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · 19th-century historical commentary
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Moses and Aaron fell on their faces--as humble and earnest suppliants--either to the people, entreating them to desist from so perverse a design; or rather, to God, as the usual and only refuge from the violence of that tumultuous and stiff-necked rabble--a hopeful means of softening and impressing their hearts.
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