Commentaries:
Adam Clarke
Shall all Israel bring ropes to that city - The original word chabalim , which signifies ropes, and from which we have our word cable, may have some peculiarity of meaning here; for it is not likely that any city could be pulled down with ropes. The Chaldee, which should be best judge in this case, translates the original word by mashreyan , towers: this gives an easy sense.
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