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Deuteronomy 8:4

Deuteronomy 8:4
Thy raiment waxed not old upon thee, neither did thy foot swell, these forty years.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Thy raiment waxed not old upon thee, &c. They wanted not clothes all the forty years they were in the wilderness; which some account for by the rising generation being supplied with the clothes of…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

They had clothes, it would seem, in abundance (compare Exo 12:34-35) at the beginning of the 40 years; and during those years they had many sheep and oxen, and so must have had much material for…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Deuteronomy 8:1-9

The charge here given them is the same as before, to keep and do all God's commandments. Their obedience must be, 1. Careful: Observe to do. 2. Universal: To do all the commandments, Deu 8:1. And, 3.…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Thy raiment waxed not old upon thee Similarly Deu 29:5, Pl.; Neh 9:21. On raimentsee Deu 24:13.

neither did thy fool swell or rise in blisters, only here and Neh 9:21. Rhetorically applied to the…

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