leadeth princes away spoiled Rather, priests. In antiquity priests occupied influential places; cf. what is said of Melchizedek, Genesis 14, of Jethro, priest of Midian, Exodus 2:16 seq., and of the influence of the priests in several crises of the history of Israel. On "spoiled" see Job 12:17.

the mighty lit. the establishedor perennial; being in apposition with priests, usually a hereditary caste, the word describes those who occupied high permanent place among men.

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