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1 Kings 8:31 -

If any man trespass [The force of the Hebrew (which begins somewhat abruptly) אֵת אֲשֶׁר ( LXX . ὅσα ἂν ἁμάρτη ) is probably, As for that which, or in all cases in which, i.e; when . The chronicler, as usual, simplifies by reading אֵם ] against his neighbour, and an oath be laid [Heb. and he (the neighbour) lay an oath, i.e; prescribe a form of adjuration, such as that in Deuteronomy 21:7 ] upon him to cause him to swear, and the oath come [This translation cannot be maintained. For in the Heb. there is no def. art; as there would be if אָלָה were noun and nominative; and, moreover in that case the verb, to agree with the feminine noun, would be בָּאָה . And as no other meaning can be extracted from the words as they stand, we are driven to suspect a slight corruption of the text, either

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