And the priest shall take an handful of the offering, even the memorial thereof, and burn it upon the altar, and afterward shall cause the woman to drink the water.
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Gill's Exposition
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Cambridge Bible
an handful of the meal-offering In accordance with the general regulation laid down in Lev 2:2.
as the memorial-offering thereof The technical term "azkârâhis confined to P. It is used of the…
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