deuteronomy 17:12

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Deuteronomy 17:12

King James Version (KJV)

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— D.L. Moody
Deuteronomy 17:12
Verse 12 of 20

Scripture focus

And the man that will do presumptuously, and will not hearken unto the priest that standeth to minister there before the LORD thy God, or unto the judge, even that man shall die: and thou shalt put away the evil from Israel.

Deuteronomy 17:12KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Deuteronomy 17:12

Theological / Devotional

Do presumptuously. The root of the word thus translated means “to boil up,” “to seethe,” to act rebelliously, and the derived Hebrew noun, as here, “insolence,” “pride,” “presumptuousness” (see Deut. 18:22; 1 Sam. 17:28; Jer. 49:16).

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