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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Thou shall not suffer a witch to live. Such that had familiar spirits, and conversed with them, and by means thereof got…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live - See the marginal references. and Lev 20:27. The witch is here named to represent…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live - If there had been no witches, such a law as this had never been made. The…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Exodus 22:16-24
Here is, I. A law that he who debauched a young woman should be obliged to marry her, Exo 22:16, Exo 22:17. If she was…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
Magic and divination were practised extensively in the ancient world, as indeed they are still among uncivilised peoples…
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