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Attributed commentary excerpt

Keil & Delitzsch on Judges 13:16

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Commentary on the Old Testament
C. F. Keil & F. Delitzsch · 19th-century historical commentary
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The angel of the Lord replied, "If thou wilt detain me (sc., that I may eat), I will not eat of thy food (אכל with בּ, to eat thereat, i.e., thereof, as in Exo 12:43; Lev 22:11); but if thou wilt prepare a burnt-offering for Jehovah, then offer it." Judges 13:17
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