the mixed: Exodus 12:38; Leviticus 24:10-11; Nehemiah 13:3
fell a lusting: Heb. lusted a lust
the children: 1 Corinthians 15:33
wept again: Heb. returned and wept
Who shall: Psalms 78:18-20, Psalms 106:14; Romans 13:14; 1 Corinthians 10:6
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Numbers 11:4
Numbers 11:4
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