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**congregation** = assembly.

**Moabite.** Hebrew, masculine. Therefore not excluding Ruth the Moabitess. [Matthew 1:5](../../../kjv/matthew/1/5) . Compare [Ruth 1:14-16](../../../kjv/ruth/1/14-16) .

**they hired.** Compare [Numbers 22:5](../../../kjv/numbers/22/5) .[Jude 1:11](../../../kjv/jude/1/11) .
**Mesopotamia.** Hebrew = Aram-Naharaim, i.e. "Syria of the two rivers".

**Thou.** Some codices, with Samaritan Pentateuch, Targum of Onkelos, Syriac, Vulgate, read "But thou".
**thy brother.** The posterity of Esau. [Genesis 25:25-30](../../../kjv/genesis/25/25-30) . [Obadiah 1:10](../../../kjv/obadiah/1/10) , [Obadiah 1:12](../../../kjv/obadiah/1/12) .

**shall enter into the congregation, &c.** The Massorah ( App-30 ) quotes the Babylonian Codex, which reads "shall enter unto you in the assembly of Jehovah", by reading *lakem,* "unto you" instead of the second *lakem* which the Revised Version ignores, and the Authorized Version paraphrases. The present Hebrew text reads "shall enter unto them", which can only mean unto the Edomite and Egyptian, which is incongruous. The reading of the Babylonian Codex makes all clear

**wicked.** See App-44 .

**wash himself with water.** See note on [Leviticus 14:9](../../../kjv/leviticus/14/9) .

**paddle** = blade.
**weapon** = staff.
**wilt ease.** Hebrew sit down. Beautiful *Euphemy* ( App-6 ), when dealing with physical uncleanness, but plain speaking when dealing with moral uncleanness.

**walketh.** Figure of speech *Anthropopatheia.* App-6 . Compare [Genesis 3:8](../../../kjv/genesis/3/8) . [Leviticus 26:12](../../../kjv/leviticus/26/12) .
**camp.** Some codices, with Samaritan Pentateuch, Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulgate, read "camps".
**holy** = separated. See note on [Exodus 3:5](../../../kjv/exodus/3/5) .

**whore** = sodomitess. Hebrew means one consecrated as such in connection with heathen worship. Hence her name *kedeshah,* a separated one. Compare [1 Kings 14:24](../../../kjv/1-kings/14/24) ; 1Ki 15:12 ; [1 Kings 22:46](../../../kjv/1-kings/22/46) . [Job 36:14](../../../kjv/job/36/14) ("unclean" = temple women). [Hosea 4:14](../../../kjv/hosea/4/14) . The Laws of Khammurabi refer to these (181, 187, 192).
**sodomite.** First occurrence. See above note.

**whore** = a prostitute. Hebrew. *zonah,* different from [Deuteronomy 23:17](../../../kjv/deuteronomy/23/17) .
**dog.** Hebrew. *keleb* ; but here, probably = *priest* (of the above orgies), same as Arabic *kaleb.*

**usury.** Compare [Exodus 22:25](../../../kjv/exodus/22/25) .[Leviticus 25:35-37](../../../kjv/leviticus/25/35-37) .

**vow a vow.** Figure of speech *Polyptoton* ( App-6 ) make a solemn vow. Compare [Numbers 30:2](../../../kjv/numbers/30/2) .
**sin.** See App-44 .

**at thine own pleasure** = as thy soul [desireth], Hebrew. *nephesh.* App-13 .

**standing corn.** Compare [Matthew 12:1](../../../kjv/matthew/12/1) .

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