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2 Kings 3:4
Was a sheepmaster - The original is naked , of which the Septuagint could make nothing, and therefore retained the Hebrew word : but the Chaldee has marey githey , "a sheepmaster;" Aquila has ; and Symmachus, ; all to the same sense. The original signifies one who marks or brands, probably from the marking of sheep. He fed many sheep, etc., and had them all marked in a particular way, in order to ascertain his property.
A hundred thousand lambs - The Chaldee and Arabic have a hundred thousand fat oxen.
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