- passeth under the rod:
- The Rabbins say, that when a man gave the tithe of his sheep or calves, he shut them in one fold, in which was a narrow door, to let out but one at a time. He then stood by the door, with a rod dipped in vermilion in his hand, and as they passed he counted them with the rod; and when the tenth came he touched it, by which it was distinguished as the tithe calf, sheep, etc. "In the citiesª of the mountains,ª in the citiesª of the vale,ª and in the citiesª of the south,ª and in the landª of Benjamin,ª and in the places aboutª Jerusalem,ª and in the citiesª of Judah,ª shall the flocksª pass¹ again²°¹ under¹ the handsª of him that tellethª° [them], saithª° the LORD.ª" {Jer 33:13} + "And I will cause you to passª° under¹ the rod,ª and I will bringª° you into the bondª of the covenant:ª" {Ezk 20:37} + "Feedª° thy peopleª with thy rod,ª the flockª of thine heritage,ª which dwellª° solitarilyª [in] the wood,ª in the midstª of Carmel:ª let them feedª° [in] Bashanª and Gilead,ª as in the daysª of old.ª" {Mic 7:14}
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