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x.xxvi.xvii-p17.4

x.xxvi.xvii-p17.459 words

7. caused … to multiply—literally, "I … made thee a myriad."

bud of … field—the produce of the field. In two hundred fifty years they increased from seventy-five persons to eight hundred thousand (Ac 7:14) [Calvin]. But see Ex 12:37, 38.

excellent ornaments—literally, "ornament of ornaments."

naked … bare—(Ho 2:3). Literally, "nakedness … bareness" itself; more emphatic.