Bible Commentary

For all that do these things [are] an abomination unto the LORD: and because of these abominations the LORD thy God doth drive them out from before thee. 12. abomination ] See Deu 18:9. unto the Lord ] Sam. LXX add thy God, and LXX B omits this in next clause. doth drive them out … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 18:12”

Or a charmer, or a consulter with familiar spirits, or a wizard, or a necromancer. 11. a charmer ] With Sam. LXX omit or: the name is in apposition to the preceding. Heb. ober heber, weaving spells, spell-binder; either of the tying of knots as malignant charms, common among Semites and other races (Campbell Thompson, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 18:11”

There shall not be found among you [any one] that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, [or] that useth divination, [or] an observer of times, or an enchanter, or a witch, 10. There shall not be found with thee ] Deu 17:2. that maketh his son to pass through the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 18:10”

When thou art come into the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not learn to do after the abominations of those nations. 9. When thou art come into the land ] Characteristic of the Sg.; cp. Deu 9:5. which the Lord thy God is to give thee ] Peculiar to D; … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 18:9”

They shall have like portions to eat, beside that which cometh of the sale of his patrimony. 8. They shall have ] Sam. LXX: he shall have. beside that which cometh of the sale of his patrimony ] a paraphrase of the difficult Heb.: beside his sales, or realised values, or prices, on the fathers … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 18:8”

Then he shall minister in the name of the LORD his God, as all his brethren the Levites [do], which stand there before the LORD. 7. then he shall minister ] See on Deu 10:8. If he comes to the one place at which sacrifice is valid, the rural Levite may discharge the priestly office … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 18:7”

And if a Levite come from any of thy gates out of all Israel, where he sojourned, and come with all the desire of his mind unto the place which the LORD shall choose; 6. a Levite from any of thy gates ] any of the tribe who had ministered at any of the rural … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 18:6”

For the LORD thy God hath chosen him out of all thy tribes, to stand to minister in the name of the LORD, him and his sons forever. 5. Sam. and some Codd. of LXX read: to stand before the Lord [ thy God ] to minister [ unto him ] and to bless in … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 18:5”

The firstfruit [also] of thy corn, of thy wine, and of thine oil, and the first of the fleece of thy sheep, shalt thou give him. 4. the firstfruits ] or, it may be, the best. Heb. reshth, not bikkrim (Deu 12:6). See Deu 26:2 f.; cp. E, Exo 23:19, J, Exo 34:26, and P, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 18:4”

And this shall be the priest’s due from the people, from them that offer a sacrifice, whether [it be] ox or sheep; and they shall give unto the priest the shoulder, and the two cheeks, and the maw. 3. And this shall be the priests’ due, etc.] Heb. mishpa, as in 1Sa 2:13, where render: … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 18:3”