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Numbers 11:17

Numbers 11:17
And I will come down and talk with thee there: and I will take of the spirit which is upon thee, and will put it upon them; and they shall bear the burden of the people with thee, that thou bear it not thyself alone.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And I will come down and talk with thee there,.... Descend from heaven, by some visible token of his power and presence, and in a friendly manner converse with him face to face; which was an instance…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Numbers 11:4-35

Occurrences at Kibroth-hattavah. Num 11:4 The mixt multitude - The word in the original resembles our “riff-raff,” and denotes a mob of people scraped together. It refers here to the multitude of…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Numbers 11:16-23

We have here God's gracious answer to both the foregoing complaints, wherein his goodness takes occasion from man's badness to appear so much the more illustrious.

I. Provision is made for the redress…