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and said to them, “You must not bring in the captives here, for you intend that which will bring on us a trespass against the LORD, to add to our sins and to our guilt; for our guilt is great, and there is fierce wrath against Israel.”
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Verse 13. Our, is expressed in Hebrew and Septuagint These people justly confess that they stand in need of pardon, without adding fresh crimes. Bible.—The cruel treatment of the people of Juda, and the design to make them slaves, were grievous sins. Calmet.
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