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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge on Numbers 5:15

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The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · Cross-reference reference work
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her offering for her: This coarse offering, without oil or frankincense, implied the baseness of the crime of which the woman was suspected, and the mournful state of her family. It was not an atoning sacrifice, but an oblation for a memorial, as solemnly referring the decision to God, and calling upon him either to acquit or punish. Lev 5:11; Hos 3:2 bringing: Kg1 17:18; Eze 29:16; Heb 10:3 Numbers 5:16
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