Deuteronomy 17:6

MOUTH. Figure of speech _Metonymy_ (of Cause), put for the witness borne by it. App-6. TWO. Compare Numbers 35:30, and see Mat 18:16. 2 Corinthians 13:1; 1 Timothy 5:19.... [ Continue Reading ]

Deuteronomy 17:8

BETWEEN. Some codices, with Samaritan Pentateuch, The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel Septuagint, and Syriac, read "or between". STROKE. punishment. Figure of speech _Synecdoche_ (of Species), App-6.... [ Continue Reading ]

Deuteronomy 17:9

THE PRIESTS THE LEVITES. First occurrence of this expression. Occurs six times in Deut.; elsewhere in Jos 3:31. Jos 8:33. 2 Chronicles 30:27; Nehemiah 11:20; Isaiah 66:21.Jeremiah 33:21.Ezekiel 44:15. The expression refers to the Levitical priests as distinct from the Tribal priests (or Levites).... [ Continue Reading ]

Deuteronomy 17:11

THEY SHALL TEACH THEE. This was the great duty of the Priests. See Deuteronomy 33:10; Leviticus 10:11.Ezra 7:10; Jeremiah 18:18; Haggai 2:11; Haggai 2:12.Malachi 2:7.... [ Continue Reading ]

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