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Numbers 31:10

Numbers 31:10
And they burnt all their cities wherein they dwelt, and all their goodly castles, with fire.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And they burnt all their cities wherein they dwelt, &c. ) So far as they went into the country, which, perhaps, might not be the whole land of Midian:

and all their goodly castles with fire; which…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Goodly castles - Rather, both here and in Gen 25:16, hamlets. The word is derived from a word טוּר ṭûr,) signifying “a row” or “range” (compare Eze 46:23); and probably indicates those collections…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

their encampments A word specially used to denote the circular encampment of a nomad tribe: cf. Gen 25:16.

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