torn in pieces: Ezekiel 4:14; Amos 3:12; Micah 5:8; Nahum 2:12
let him bring it for witness: Or, rather, "Let him bring" aid hatteraiphah:, an evidence of the thing torn, such as the horns, hoofs, etc.
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Exodus 22:13
Exodus 22:13
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