Posted in Matthew | Tagged Adultery, Bible Study series, Cutting off hands, Gouging out eyes, Lust in the heart, Matthew 5:27-30, Verse by verse Bible study | Leave a reply Peter and John Report Back to Community and They Pray Posted on December 6, 2024 Bible Study series: Acts 4...
11:1 A text from Qumran (1QSama) introduces this chapter with the report that Nahash, king of the Ammonites, had attacked the Gadites and the Reubenites, gouging out their right eyes. Seven thousand of them had fled to Jabesh-gilead. This additional information would explain why Nahash ...
1 a Or strength ; also in verse 1017 b DSS and LXX; MT men 20 c DSS; MT in place of the one requested from the LORD 25 d Or the judges 29 e Or scorn 33 f Hebrew; LXX his eyes will fail and his heart will grieve 33 g Or increase 33 h DSS and LXX; MT...
2But Nahash the Ammonite said to them, “Only on this condition will I make a treaty with you—by gouging out the right eye of every one of you, thus I will bring disgrace on all Israel.” 3So the elders of Jabesh said to him, “Give us seven days’ respite, so we may send ...