Verse 14
sepulchres = a great sepulchre. Plural of majesty.
made for himself. Not infrequently done. Compare Matthew 27:60 . John 19:38-42 .
sweet odours and divers kinds. Figure of speech Hendiadys ( App-6 ), emphasizing the many kinds of odours. Omit "of spices".
very great burning: i.e. of the odours previously mentioned, but not of incense, or of the sin offering. Compare 2 Chronicles 21:19 . Heb, saraph. App-43 .
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