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**a long time after.** Eight years. See App-50 .
**the LORD.** Hebrew. *Jehovah.* App-4 .
**old and stricken in age.** Aged 102. Compare [Joshua 13:1](../../../kjv/joshua/13/1) . Figure of speech, *Pleonasm* . App-6 . Hebrew. "old and advanced in (or come into) the days".

**called.** Probably at Shiloh.
**and** . Note the Figure of speech *Palysyndeton.* App-6 .

**God.** Hebrew. *Elohim* . App-4

**Behold.** Figure of speech *Asterismoe.* App-6 .

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**as** = according as.

**the Book of the Law.** See note on [Exodus 17:14](../../../kjv/exodus/17/14) , and App-47 .
**that ye turn not** . Compare [Deuteronomy 5:32](../../../kjv/deuteronomy/5/32) ; [Deuteronomy 28:14](../../../kjv/deuteronomy/28/14) .

**man.** Hebrew. *ish* . App-14 .

**for.** The Hebrew accent (Legarmeh) puts the pause or emphasis on this word, as calling attention to the basis of all blessing and success.

**selves-souls.** Hebrew. *nephesh* , App-2 .

**Else.** The Hebrew accent (Legarmeh) puts the pause or emphasis on this word, as marking the solemn alternative.

**any of these.** Some codices, with four early printed editions, read "all these".
**they shall be.** Compare [Exodus 23:33](../../../kjv/exodus/23/33) , [Numbers 33:55](../../../kjv/numbers/33/55) .[Deuteronomy 7:16](../../../kjv/deuteronomy/7/16) .

**behold, this day** I, &c. Punctuate "behold this day, I am, &c. "Joshua lived 8 years longer. Compare [Deuteronomy 4:16](../../../kjv/deuteronomy/4/16) .
**souls.** Hebrew. *nephesh* . App-13 .
**thing** = word. Compare [Joshua 2:21](../../../kjv/joshua/2/21) , Jos 2:45 .
**the good things** = the good words.

**evil things** = the evils threatened.

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