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Deuteronomy 17:4
Deuteronomy 17:4
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible · John Gill (1697–1771) · Public Domain
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of all those animals that were offered in sacrifice, ver. 1. II.
Concerning the punishment of those that worshipped idols, ver. 2-7.
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providing that no creature that had any blemish should be offered in
sacrifice to him, v. 1. This caveat we have often met with: Thou shalt
not…Deuteronomy 17:4Deuteronomy 17:4 · Treasury of Scripture Knowledgeinquired: Deuteronomy 13:12-14, Deuteronomy 19:18; Proverbs 25:2; John 7:51