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And there shall cleave nought of the cursed thing to thine hand: that the LORD may turn from the fierceness of his anger, and shew thee mercy, and have compassion upon thee, and multiply thee, as he hath sworn unto thy fathers;

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Translations

Louis Segond 1910

Rien de ce qui sera dévoué par interdit ne s'attachera à ta main, afin que l'Eternel revienne de l'ardeur de sa colère, qu'il te fasse miséricorde et grâce, et qu'il te multiplie, comme il l'a juré à tes pères,

KJV

And there shall cleave nought of the cursed thing to thine hand: that the LORD may turn from the fierceness of his anger, and shew thee mercy, and have compassion upon thee, and multiply thee, as he hath sworn unto thy fathers;

Patristic reading

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  • Thomas Aquinas

    Summa Theologica

    judgment was his concern as of the other judges, to whom this was commanded [* Ex. 22:20 ; Lev. 20 ; Dt. 13 , 17 ]. Reply to Objection 3: The secular power is subject to the spiritual, even as the body is subject to the soul. Consequently the judgment is not usurped if the spirit…

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