- saw:
- i.e. heard, from the report of others, that there was plenty in Egypt. The operations of one sense are frequently put for those of another in Hebrew (see the parallel passages). "And he said,ª° Behold,¹ I have heardª° that¹ there isª cornª in Egypt:ª get you downª° thither,¹ and buyª° for us from thence;¹¹ that we may live,ª° and not¹ die.ª°" {Gen 42:2} + "And the officersª° of the childrenª of Israelª did seeª° [that] they [were] in evilª [case], after it was said,ª° Ye shall not¹ minishª° [ought] from your bricksª¹ of your dailyª task.ª" {Exd 5:19} + "And all¹ the peopleª sawª°¹ the thunderings,ª and the lightnings,ª and the noiseª of the trumpet,ª and the mountainª smoking:ª and when the peopleª sawª° [it], they removed,ª° and stoodª° afar off.ª¹" {Exd 20:18} + "And when he sawª° [that], he arose,ª° and went²°¹ for¹ his life,ª and cameª° to Beersheba,ª which¹ [belongeth] to Judah,ª and left²°¹¹ his servantª there.¹" {1Kg 19:3} + "When Ephraimª sawª°¹ his sickness,ª and Judahª [saw]¹ his wound,ª then went²°¹ Ephraimª to¹ the Assyrian,ª and sentª° to¹ kingª Jareb:ª°²° yet couldª° he¹ not¹ healª° you, nor¹ cureª°¹ you of your wound.ª" {Hsa 5:13} + "Butª contrariwise,ª when they sawª° thatª the¹ gospelª of the¹ uncircumcisionª was committed¹ unto me,²° asª [the gospel] of the¹ circumcisionª [was] unto Peter;ª" {Gal 2:7}
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