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He struck them hip and thigh with a great slaughter; and he went down and lived in the cave in Etam’s rock.
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Verse 8. Thigh. Striking this part is often mentioned as a mark of consternation. Jeremiah 31:19. Menochius.—Hebrew “and he smote them thigh and leg, with a great slaughter.” Bible.—Vatable supposes this means an entire destruction. Chaldee, “he smote both horse and foot.” He rendered them incapable of fleeing, or of making resistance. Nahum 2:5. Calmet.—Cavern. Hebrew sahiph, signifies, “the top, branch, and so forth The rock might be covered with wood, ( Calmet.) and was situated in the confines of the tribes of Simeon, Juda, and Daniel 1 Chronicles 4:32. Menochius.
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