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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge on Judges 14:15

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The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · Cross-reference reference work
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on the seventh day: The LXX reads "on the fourth day;" with which the Syriac and Arabic agree. This, as Dr. Wall observes, is certainly right; for it appears from Jdg 14:17, that she wept the remainder of the seven days; for which there could have been no time, if they did not threaten her till the seventh. Entice: Jdg 16:5; Gen 3:1-6; Pro 1:11, Pro 5:3, Pro 6:26; Mic 7:5 lest we burn: Jdg 12:1, Jdg 15:6 take that we have: Heb. possess us, or, impoverish us Judges 14:16
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