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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, on Judg 8:19
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown · 1871
Judg 8:19 · Douay-Rheims
“He answered them: They were my brethren, the sons of my mother. As the Lord liveth, if you had saved them, I would not kill you.”
On this verse:
“They were my brethren, even the sons of my mother--That is, uterine brothers; but, in all countries where polygamy prevails, "the son of my mother" implies a closeness of relationship and a warmth of affection never awakened by the looser term, "brother."”
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.