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Exodus 23:26
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Exodus 23:26
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26 No woman will miscarry her young[a] or be barren in your land. I will fulfill[b] the number of your days.
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- Exodus 23:26 tn Or “abort”; Heb “cast.”
- Exodus 23:26 sn No one will die prematurely; this applies to the individual or the nation. The plan of God to bless was extensive, if only the people would obey.
Deuteronomy 7:14
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Deuteronomy 7:14
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14 You will be blessed beyond all peoples; there will be no barrenness[a] among you or your livestock.
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- Deuteronomy 7:14 sn One of the ironies about the promises to the patriarchs concerning offspring was the characteristic barrenness of the wives of the men to whom these pledges were made (cf. Gen 11:30; 25:21; 29:31). Their affliction is in each case described by the very Hebrew word used here (עֲקָרָה, ʿaqarah), an affliction that will no longer prevail in Canaan.
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