and that doeth not Fairer: and he hath not done any of these things, but even hath eaten, &c. The things which he hath not done are those in Ezekiel 18:6 regarded as positive commandments. The words naturally refer to the wicked son. They are incompatible with those in the end of Ezekiel 18:10, if these be said of the son. Syr., feeling the incompatibility, omits. It is easier, however, to omit the words in Ezekiel 18:10, as a gloss from Leviticus 4:2, because the words "but even hath eaten" require a negative clause before them.

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