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He said to him, “The LORD says, ‘Because you have let go out of your hand the man whom I had devoted to destruction, therefore your life will take the place of his life, and your people take the place of his people.’”
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Verse 42. Worthy. Hebrew “of my anathema;” or, “the man who has fallen into my snares.” Vatab. Cherem is taken in this sense, Mic. 7:2. and so forth He was my prey, and you ought not to have disposed of him without my leave. Calmet.—People. This was verified (Calmet. 22. Menochius.) within three years. Salien.
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