But Moses and Aaron fell face down on the ground. “O God,” they pleaded, “you are the God who gives breath to all creatures. Must you be angry with all the people when only one man sins?”

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John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh. The old interpreter renders the first el, as an adjective, in which some others have …

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And they fell upon their faces
That is, Moses and Aaron, in order to deprecate the wrath of God, and beseech him to …

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The same glory of the Lord that appeared to place Aaron in his office at first (Leviticus 9:23) now appeared to confirm him in it, and …