EFTA00718698Set 9
2012-08-023p1,532w
been closer in
numbers to Christianity (2.2 billion) or Islam (1.3 billion). In fact, Malbim reads something like this into our verse.
The previous verses have said that the Israelites ... reasons: "They will turn your children away from following Me, to serve other gods."
Malbim interprets our verse as Moses saying to the Israelites: Don't justify outmarriage
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