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So neither I, nor my brothers, nor my servants, nor the men of the guard who followed me took off our clothes. Everyone took his weapon to the water.
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ExplanationCommentary
Verse 23. Clothes, even to sleep.—Only. Septuagint Compl. “man and his arms to the water.” Bible.—They went armed to fetch water; (Malvenda) or they had their armour and water always at hand. Junius, and so forth—Hebrew “each kept his dart at the water.” It may have various senses. Calmet.—Prot. agree with the Vulg. “saving that every one put them off for washing” ( Bible.) them, or themselves. Tirinus.
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