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For that would be a heinous crime. Yes, it would be an iniquity to be punished by the judges,
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Verse 11. This adultery, to which I might have given way, and that of others with my wife, ( Bible.) which would have been a requital, of which I could not indeed have complained, ( Menochius.) but which is nevertheless a most heinous offence. Bible.—Iniquity. Hebrew “a crime of judgment,” or capital. Genesis 38:24. Calmet.—The canons of the Church ( Bible.) have ranked adultery with murder and idolatry, which shews the horror in which it is held. Calmet.
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