Go, and gather the elders of Israel together, and tell them, `Yahweh, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, has appeared to me, saying, "I have surely visited you, and seen that which is done to you in Egypt;

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Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

The elders of Israel. —Not so much the old men generally, as the rulers—those who bore authority over the rest—men of considerable…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Go and gather. Because it was not easy either to gather all the people into one place, or for his commission to be heard by so great a mul…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Go and gather the elders of Israel together
Not all the ancient men among them, nor the "judges" of the people of Is…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Moses' success with the elders of Israel would be good. God, who, by his grace, inclines the heart and opens the ear, could say beforehand, The…

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