Geneva Bible Notes: Deuteronomy 25

Deuteronomy 25:1 (a) Whether there be a plainetife or none, the magistrates oght to trie out fautes and punishe according to the crime.

Deuteronomy 25:1 (!) The beating of the offenders.

Deuteronomy 25:2 (b) When the crime deserueth not death.

Deuteronomy 25:3 (c) The Jews of superstition afterward toke one away, {2 Cor. 11,24}

Deuteronomy 25:5 (d) Because the Ebrewe worde signifieth not the natural brother, & the worde, that signifieth a brother, is taken also for a kinsemen: it semeth that it is not ment that the natural brother shal mary his brothers wife, but some other of the kinred, that was in that degre which might mary.

Deuteronomy 25:5 (!) To raise vp sede to the kinsman.

Deuteronomy 25:11 (!) In what case a womans hand must be cut off.

Deuteronomy 25:11 (e) This lawe importeth, the godly shamefastnes be preserued: for it is an horrible thing to se a woman past shame.

Deuteronomy 25:13 (/) Ebr. stone and stone.

Deuteronomy 25:13 (!) Of juste weights, and measures.

Deuteronomy 25:14 (/) Ebr. Ephah & ephah: read {Exod. 16,36}.

Deuteronomy 25:19 (!) To destroy the Amalakites.

Deuteronomy 25:19 (f) This was partely accomplished by Saul, about 450 yeres after ward.