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Rather: “If a serpent without enchantment (that is, not being enchanted) bites, then there is no advantage to the charmer”: that is, if the charmer…
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
19th Century
Anglican
19th Century
This also is a difficult verse. Literally translated it is, If the serpent bites for lack of enchantment, there is no advantage to the master o…
John Gill
JohnGill
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century
Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment
See (Jeremiah 8:17) . Or rather, "without a whisper"
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century
There is a practice in the East of charming serpents by music. The babbler's tongue is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison; and contradiction onl…
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Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes