Geneva Bible Notes (1560): Deuteronomy 25

^{1 a} Whether there be a plainetife or none, the magistrates oght to trie out fautes and punishe according to the crime.

^{1 !} The beating of the offenders.

^{2 b} When the crime deserueth not death.

^{3 c} The Jews of superstition afterward toke one away, {2 Cor. 11,24}

^{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.

^{5 !} To raise vp sede to the kinsman.

^{11 !} In what case a womans hand must be cut off.

^{11 e} This lawe importeth, the godly shamefastnes be preserued: for it is an horrible thing to se a woman past shame.

^{13 /} Ebr. stone and stone.

^{13 !} Of juste weights, and measures.

^{14 /} Ebr. Ephah & ephah: read {Exod. 16,36}.

^{19 !} To destroy the Amalakites.

^{19 f} This was partely accomplished by Saul, about 450 yeres after ward.