Adam Clarke Commentary - Exodus 5:14

Adam Clarke Commentary - Exodus 5:14 - 5:14

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Adam Clarke Commentary - Exodus 5:14 - 5:14

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5:2 - 5:2
5:3 - 5:3
5:4 - 5:4
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5:6 - 5:6
5:7 - 5:7
5:8 - 5:8
5:14 - 5:14
5:16 - 5:16
5:17 - 5:17
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And the officers - were beaten - Probably bastinadoed; for this is the common punishment in Egypt to the present day for minor offenses. The manner of it is this: the culprit lies on his belly, his legs being turned up behind erect, and the executioner gives him so many blows on the soles of the feet with a stick. This is a very severe punishment, the sufferer not being able to walk for many weeks after, and some are lamed by it through the whole of their lives.