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Exodus 7:11

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

wise men: Genesis 41:8, Genesis 41:38-39; Isaiah 19:11-12, Isaiah 47:12-13; Daniel 2:2, Daniel 2:27, Daniel 4:7-9, Daniel 5:7, Daniel 5:11; 2 Timothy 3:8; Revelation 19:20

sorcerers: Mechashshaphim:, probably from the Arabic kashapha:, to discover, reveal, signifies diviners, or those who pretended to reveal futurity, to discover things lost, or to find hidden treasures.

they also: Exodus 7:22, Exodus 8:7, Exodus 8:18; Deuteronomy 13:1-3; Matthew 24:24; Galatians 3:1; Ephesians 4:14; 2 Thessalonians 2:9; Revelation 13:11-15

enchantments: By the word lahatim:, from lahat:, to burn, may be meant such incantations as required lustral fires, fumigations, etc.

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