4And it be told thee, and thou hast heard of it, and enquired diligently, and, behold, it be true, and the thing certain, that such abomination is wrought in Israel:
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And the judges shall make diligent inquisition: and, behold, if the witness be a false witness, and hath testified falsely against his brother;
Doth our law judge any man, before it hear him, and know what he doeth?
If thou shalt hear say in one of thy cities, which the LORD thy God hath given thee to dwell there, saying, …
It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings is to search out a matter.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-7)Here is, I. A law for preserving the honour of God’s worship, by providing that no creature that had any blemish should be offered in sacrifice to him, Deut. 17:1. This caveat we have often met with: Thou shalt not sacrifice that which has any blemish , which renders it unsightly, or any evil matter or thing (as the following word night better be rendered), any sickness or weakness, though not dis…
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