SEVEN YEARS. when the seventh year has arrived. Compare Exodus 23:10; Exodus 23:11.Leviticus 25:3; Leviticus 25:4. RELEASE. Compare Exodus 23:10; Exodus 23:11.Leviticus 25:6; Leviticus 25:7. In Ex. and Lev. rest for the land. In Deut, release for the debtor. The noun, _shamat,_ o [ Continue Reading ]
SAVE WHEN. This rendering not in any ancient version. Authorized Version margin has "that there be no poor", &c. Revised Version. howbeit. Compare Deuteronomy 15:11, shall never cease: i.e. or die from your neglect; which would be the case if these laws were not carried out. GOD. Hebrew. _Elohim._... [ Continue Reading ]
THIS DAY. See note on Deuteronomy 4:26.... [ Continue Reading ]
AS. according as. LEND. lend in pledge. REIGN. rule.... [ Continue Reading ]
THOUGHT. word (= thought expressed). WICKED HEART. heart of Belial. SIN. Hebrew. _chat'a_. See App-44.... [ Continue Reading ]
NEVER CEASE. See note on Deuteronomy 15:4.... [ Continue Reading ]
BROTHER. Supply the Ellipsis (App-6) by adding "[or thy sister]". HEBREW MAN. Compare Exodus 21:2.Jeremiah 34:13; Jeremiah 34:14.... [ Continue Reading ]
FLOOR. threshing-floor.... [ Continue Reading ]
IF HE SAY. Compare Exodus 21:5; Exodus 21:6.... [ Continue Reading ]
AUL. Only here, and Exodus 21:6. FOR EVER. Figure of speech _Synecdoche_ (of the Whole), App-6, whole time put for part of time.... [ Continue Reading ]
DOUBLE. Figure of speech _Metonymy_ (of Subject), put for that which is more than one. App-6.... [ Continue Reading ]
ALL, &C. Compare Exodus 34:19; Exodus 34:20.... [ Continue Reading ]
BLEMISH. Compare Leviticus 22:20.Malachi 1:8.... [ Continue Reading ]
THOU. Some codices, with Targum of Onkelos, The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel Septuagint, and Syriac, read "ye".... [ Continue Reading ]