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**a man** . Hebrew. *'ish* ( App-14 ).
**four sheep** . So David Jdg [2 Samuel 12:6](../../../kjv/2-samuel/12/6) .

**found** : i, e. caught in the act of.

**If the sun** , &c. Therefore killed after he had got away, and in cold blood.

**field. of** . Between these two words the Samaritan Pentateuch and Septuagint have "he shall surely make restitution out of his own field according to the yield thereof; and if the whole field be eaten". This is not due to *Ellipsis* but to *Homoeoteleuton* ( App-6 ), by which, in transcribing, the eye of the copyist went back (in error) to the latter of the like endings of two sentences, and thus omitted the intervening words between "field" and "field".

**trespass** = rebellion. Hebrew. *Pash'a.* App-44 . before the judges. Hebrew. *ha-'elohim = "* gods". See App-4 , and note on [Exodus 21:6](../../../kjv/exodus/21/6) . Or, before God (the judges representing Him), and acting in His stead, according to [Romans 13:1-6](../../../kjv/romans/13/1-6) . See this usage (with the Article), [Exodus 21:6](../../../kjv/exodus/21/6) ; [Exodus 22:8](../../../kjv/exodus/22/8) , [Exodus 22:28](../../../kjv/exodus/22/28) . See [Exodus 18:15-19](../../../kjv/exodus/18/15-19) and compare [Psalms 82:1](../../../kjv/psalms/82/1) , [Psalms 82:6](../../../kjv/psalms/82/6) . [John 10:34](../../../kjv/john/10/34) , [John 10:35](../../../kjv/john/10/35) .

**no man** = no one.

**the LORD** . Hebrew. *Jehovah* . App-4 .

**it** . Figure of speech *Synecdoche* (of the Whole). App-6 . bring one of the pieces. Compare [Genesis 31:39](../../../kjv/genesis/31/39) ; and [Amos 3:12](../../../kjv/amos/3/12) .

**dowry** = 50 shekels. [Deuteronomy 22:29](../../../kjv/deuteronomy/22/29) . See App-51 .

**witch or spiritist** . Medium to or from, from root to *mutter,* as to some demon. Compare [Leviticus 19:26](../../../kjv/leviticus/19/26) , [Leviticus 19:31](../../../kjv/leviticus/19/31) ; [Leviticus 20:27](../../../kjv/leviticus/20/27) . [Deuteronomy 18:9-14](../../../kjv/deuteronomy/18/9-14) . This enactment shows the reality of intercourse with evil spirits (angels) and demons.

**sacrifleeth** . Hebrew. *cabach.* App-43 .

**widow** , or fatherless. Figure of speech *Synecdoche* (of Species), App-6 , put for all kinds of helpless ones.

**raiment** = mantle. Raiment by day, and sole covering at night. Compare [Exodus 12:34](../../../kjv/exodus/12/34) .[Deuteronomy 24:12](../../../kjv/deuteronomy/24/12) , [Deuteronomy 24:13](../../../kjv/deuteronomy/24/13) .[Judges 4:18](../../../kjv/judges/4/18) . [Amos 2:8](../../../kjv/amos/2/8) .

**According to the** ***Massorah*** ( App-30 ) this is the middle of the 1,209 verses of Exodus.

**curse** . Compare [Ecclesiastes 10:20](../../../kjv/ecclesiastes/10/20) . [Acts 23:5](../../../kjv/acts/23/5) . [2 Peter 2:10](../../../kjv/2-peter/2/10) . [Jude 1:8](../../../kjv/jude/1/8) .

**ripe fruits, and . . . liquors** = thy corn and wine and oil. Figure of speech *Synecdoche* (of Species). App-6 .
**give** . On the eighth day.

**men** . Hebrew, plural of *'ish* or *'enosh.* App-14 .

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