Deuteronomy 22

Deuteronomy 22:1

not see. Compare Exodus 23:4, Exodus 23:5.

Deuteronomy 22:4

help. See note on Exodus 23:5.

Deuteronomy 22:5

that which: i.e. any article of ornament or apparel.

man = geber. See App-14.

woman’s garment. Generally red, and eschewed by men.

the LORD. Hebrew. Jehovah. App-4.

God. Hebrew. Elohim. App-4.

Deuteronomy 22:6

young. A special various reading called Sevir (App-34) reads “their laying nest”: i.e. before all the eggs are laid.

Deuteronomy 22:8

battlement: i.e. a low wall about three feet high running round the flat roof.

Deuteronomy 22:9

divers = two kinds. Compare Leviticus 19:19.

Deuteronomy 22:10

ox and an ass. One clean, the other unclean; one tall, the other short, therefore cruel under the same yoke.

Deuteronomy 22:11

woollen and linen. One animal, the other vegetable. Linen used of Divine righteousness (Revelation 19:8), and not to be mixed with animal or fleshly labour.

Deuteronomy 22:12

fringes = twisted cords. In Matthew 23:5 the Greek is craspeda, because hanging like locks of hair. Not the same as Numbers 15:38, which was ordained to distinguish Israel from the nations.

quarters. Hebrew “wings”.

Deuteronomy 22:15

virginity. The Figure of speech Metonymy (of Subject), App-6. explained by these words, “the tokens of”.

Deuteronomy 22:17

against her. These words are not in Hebrew text, but are contained in some codices, with Samaritan Pentateuch, Septuagint, Syriac and Vulgate.

Deuteronomy 22:19

amerce him = fine him. Old English.

Deuteronomy 22:21

door = entrance.

put evil away. See note on Deuteronomy 13:5.

Deuteronomy 22:23

betrothed. This, taken with “wife” (Deuteronomy 22:24) ex plains Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:20.

Deuteronomy 22:24

wife. See note on Deuteronomy 22:23, above.

Deuteronomy 22:26

as = according as.

him = his soul. Hebrew. nephesh (App-13).

Deuteronomy 22:30

skirt. Put by Figure of speech Euphemy (App-6), for nakedness. Compare Leviticus 18:7, Leviticus 18:8; Leviticus 20:11.