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Deuteronomy 25:9

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loose his shoe: Pulling off the shoe seems to express his being degraded to the situation of slaves, who generally went barefoot; and spitting in or rather before (biphney:) his face, was a mark of the utmost ignominy. Ruth 4:7-8; Isaiah 20:2; Mark 1:7; John 1:27

spit: Numbers 12:14; Job 30:10; Isaiah 50:6; Matthew 26:67, Matthew 27:30; Mark 10:34

So shall: Genesis 38:8-10; Ruth 4:10-11; 1 Samuel 2:30

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