And upon the nobles of the children of Israel he laid not his hand: also they saw God, and did eat and drink.
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Gill's Exposition
And upon the nobles of the children of Israel he laid not his hand,.... Which some interpret of his hand of prophecy, and of the measure of the Spirit, such an one as Moses had, and by virtue of which…
Barnes' Notes
He laid not his hand - i. e. He did not strike them. It was believed that a mortal could not survive the sight of God Exo 33:20; Gen 32:30; Jdg 6:22; Jdg 13:22 : but these rulers of Israel were…
Adam Clarke
Upon the nobles of - Israel he laid not his hand - This laying on of the hand has been variously explained.
1. He did not conceal himself from the nobles of Israel by covering them with his hand, as…
The people having, besides their submission to the ceremony of the sprinkling of blood, declared their well-pleasedness in their God and his law, again and again, God here gives to their…
Cambridge Bible
It was the general belief (see on Exo 33:20) that God could not be -seen," except in a purely spiritual sense, with impunity; but upon this occasion Jehovah put not forth his hand(Exo 9:15; Exo 22:8)…
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