Say you to the people, Sanctify yourselves against tomorrow, and you shall eat flesh; for you have wept in the ears of Yahweh, saying, Who shall give us flesh to eat? for it was well with us in Egypt: therefore Yahweh will give you flesh, and you shall eat.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Occurrences at Kibroth-hattavah.

(Numbers 11:4) The mixt multitude — The word in the original resembles our “riff-raff” a…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Sanctify yourselves against to-morrow. —(). The Israelites were required to sanctify themselves by purification for the more immed…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

And say you to the people, Sanctify yourselves. This is another part of the answer given concerning the matter under consideration, namely…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And say you to the people
For what follows respects them, as what goes before regarded himself:

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Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Moses was to choose those he knew to be elders, that is, wise and experienced men. God promised to qualify them. If they were not found fit for the…

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