And the Levites shall speak, and say unto all the men of Israel with a loud voice,
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And the Levites shall speak, and say unto all the men of Israel,.... Rather, "answer (e) and say"; not the whole tribe of Levi, for that stood on Mount Gerizim to bless, Deu 27:12; but the priests of…
Compare Jos 8:32-35. The solemnity was apparently designed only for the single occasion on which it actually took place. Deu 27:12, Deu 27:13 The tribes appointed to stand on Gerizim to bless the…
When the law was written, to be seen and read by all men, the sanctions of it were to be published, which, to complete the solemnity of their covenanting with God, they were deliberately to declare…
Appointment of the Levites to Curse
According to 11 13 both a blessing and a curse were to be pronounced, here we have only curses, twelve in number. There Leviwas one of six tribes appointed to…
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