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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown on Numbers 15:30

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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · 19th-century historical commentary
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the soul that doeth aught presumptuously--Hebrew, "with an high" or "uplifted hand"--that is, knowingly, wilfully, obstinately. In this sense the phraseology occurs (Exo 14:8; Lev 26:21; Psa 19:13). the same reproacheth the Lord--sets Him at open defiance and dishonors His majesty.
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