6, 7. behold, one of the children of Israel . . . brought . . . a
Midianitish woman--This flagitious act most probably occurred about
the time when the order was given and before its execution.
who were weeping before the door of the tabernacle--Some of the rulers
and well-disposed persons were deploring the dreadful wickedness of the
people and supplicating the mercy of God to avert impending judgments.
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