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Only don`t rebel against Yahweh, neither fear you the people of the land; for they are bread for us: their defense is removed from over them, and Yahweh is with us: don`t fear them.
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The Departed Shadow
Commentators unanimously explain that the phrase "their defence is departed" literally means "their shadow is removed." In the ancient East, a shadow symbolized shelter and divine protection from harm, like shade from a scorching sun. Caleb and Joshua were declaring that the Canaanites' providential covering was gone, leaving them vulnerable.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Their defense - literally, “their shadow,” that is, their shelter as from the scorching sun: an Oriental figure. Compare the marginal refere…
19th Century
Anglican
Their defence is departed from them. —Literally, their shadow. This is a natural and frequently recurring figure of speech in the…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Only rebel not you against the Lord Nothing, it is suggested, could hinder them from the possession of it but their …
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