_plague_ Heb. _néga-_, from _nâga-_, to _touch_; lit. (severe) _touch or stroke_, Genesis 12:17; 1 Kings 8:37-38; Psalms 39:10; most commonly, of the severe _stroke_of leprosy (Leviticus 13-14). Not the word used Exodus 9:14, or Exodus 12:13: see p. 58. _when_, &c. the marg. is preferable: when he d... [ Continue Reading ]
Exodus 7:14 to Exodus 11:5 _The first nine Plagues_ The narrative of the Plagues, like that of the preceding Chapter s, is composite. The details of the analysis depend partly upon literary criteria, partly upon differences in the representation, which are not isolated, but recurrent, and which mo... [ Continue Reading ]
THE COURT OF THE TENT OF MEETING. From Hastings" _Dict. of the Bible_, iv. 657. longer sides are of 100 cubits, each with 20 pillars, the two shorter sides are of 50 cubits each, with 10 pillars; and there are 60 pillars in all. If now there are 10 pillars on the E. side, the distance between each... [ Continue Reading ]