- the flesh:
- "Then Zipporahª tookª° a sharp stone,ª and cut offª°¹ the foreskinª of her son,ª and castª° [it] at his feet,ª and said,ª° Surely¹ a bloodyª husbandª [art] thou¹ to me." {Exd 4:25} + "And Joshuaª madeª° him sharp²¹ knives,ª and circumcisedª°¹ the childrenª of Israelª at¹ the hillª of the foreskins.ª" {Jsh 5:3} + "And Saulª said,ª° Thus¹ shall ye sayª° to David,ª The kingª desirethª not¹ any dowry,ª but¹ an hundredª foreskinsª of the Philistines,ª to be avengedª° of the king'sª enemies.ª° But Saulª thoughtª° to make¹ Davidª fallª° by the handª of the Philistines.ª ... Wherefore Davidª aroseª° and went,²°¹ he¹ and his men,²¹ and slewª° of the Philistinesª two hundredª men;ª and Davidª broughtª°¹ their foreskins,ª and they gave them in full taleª° to the king,ª that he might be the king'sª son in law.²°¹ And Saulª gaveª° him¹ Michalª his daughterª to wife.ª" {1Sm 18:25-27} + "And Davidª sentª° messengersª to¹ Ishboshethª Saul'sª son,ª saying,ª° Deliverª° [me]¹ my wifeª¹ Michal,ª which¹ I espousedª° to me for an hundredª foreskinsª of the Philistines.ª" {2Sm 3:14}
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