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Exodus 4:7

Exodus 4:7

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible · John Gill (1697–1771) · Public Domain

And he said, put thine hand into thy bosom again,.... With the leprosy on it:and he put his hand into his bosom again, and plucked it out of his bosom; quickly after he had put it in:and, behold, it was turned again as his other flesh; it was cured of the leprosy, and recovered its colour, and was as sound as before, and as any other part of his body.

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