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Numbers 16:39 Cross-References
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“And Eleazar the priest took the brasen censers, wherewith they that were burnt had offered; and they were made broad plates for a covering of the altar:”
Numbers 16:39 (KJV)
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Commentary on Numbers 16:39
"Eleazar the priest took the brasen censers"—the verb laqach (לָקַח, to take) emphasizes deliberate action. Eleazar physically gathered these instruments of judgment, showing priestly responsibility extends to handling the aftermath of divine discipline. "Wherewith they that were burnt had offered" indicates the censers survived the fire that consumed their bearers—a testimony to God's discriminating judgment that destroys sinners but preserves warnings.The phrase "they were made broad plates for a covering of the altar" (literally "beaten out," raqa', רָקַע) describes hammering the censers in...
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