Moses said to him, Are you jealous for my sake? would that all Yahweh`s people were prophets, that Yahweh would put his Spirit on them!

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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

Enviest thou for my sake?— Better, Are you zealous for me? or, Are you displeased on my account? ([Reference 1 K…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

And Moses said to him, Enviest thou for my sake? This may be understood in two different ways. Some take it as if Moses had said, "It is n…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Moses said unto him, enviest thou for my sake ?
&c.] Lest his authority should be weakened, and his honour lessened,…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

We have here the fulfillment of God's word to Moses, that he should have help in the government of Israel. He gave His Spirit to the seventy elders…

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