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Exodus 32:2

Exodus 32:2

The Pulpit Commentary · Joseph S. Exell and contributors · Public Domain

Break off. "Take off" would perhaps be a better translation. The ear-rings would not require any breaking. They were penannular, and could be removed by a smart pull. Your wives, your sons, and your daughters.

See the comment on . It is implied that the men did not wear earrings. At an earlier date the household of Jacob, chiefly men, had worn them ().

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