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Exodus 3:6

Exodus 3:6

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Canne, Browne, Blayney, Scott, and others · Public Domain

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thy father: Though the word avicha:, "thy father," is here used in the singular, yet St. Stephen, quoting this passage (), uses the plural, ο Θεος των πατρων σου:, "the God of thy fathers;" and that this is the meaning, the following words prove. This reading is confirmed by the Samaritan and Coptic.

hid: ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;

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