Thus I fell down ... —Literally, And I fell down before Jehovah forty days and forty nights, as I had fallen down (origin…

Thus I fell down before the Lord forty days. Again, the narrative is blended, for it is certain that this prayer was offered before he rem…

Thus I fell down before the Lord forty days and forty nights,
as I fell down at the first<…

So that the Israelites might have no pretense to think that God brought them to Canaan for their righteousness, Moses shows what a miracle of mercy…