Numbers 14:37
Even those men that did bring up the evil report upon the land, died by the plague before the LORD.
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Gill's Exposition
But Joshua the son of Nun, and Caleb the son of Jephunneh,.... Here Joshua is set first, as Caleb is in Num 14:30; which shows that they were equal in dignity, and therefore are indifferently put,…
Here is, I. The sudden death of the ten evil spies. While the sentence was passing upon the people, before it was published, they died of the plague before the Lord, Num 14:36, Num 14:37. Now,
1. God…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
died by a plague This is the meaning of the Heb. idiom, although the definite article is used. The Heb. maggçphâhdenotes lit. -a smiting," as also do πληγή and plaga. It is used of any sudden…
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