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Reference: Mouse
Hastings
Probably a generic term including field-mice, hamsters, dormice, and even jerboas. The male of the last named is called 'akb
Probably a generic term including field-mice, hamsters, dormice, and even jerboas. The male of the last named is called 'akb
and the one who carries their carcass must wash his clothes and be unclean until the evening; they are unclean to you.
They inquired, "What is the guilt offering that we should send to him?" They replied, "The Philistine leaders number five. So send five gold sores and five gold mice, for it is the same plague that has afflicted both you and your leaders. You should make images of the sores and images of the mice that are destroying the land. You should honor the God of Israel. Perhaps he will release his grip on you, your gods, and your land.
"As for those who consecrate and ritually purify themselves so they can follow their leader and worship in the sacred orchards, those who eat the flesh of pigs and other disgusting creatures, like mice -- they will all be destroyed together," says the Lord.
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