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This set of detailed commentaries provides valuable exegetical, historical, cultural, and linguistic information on the original text. Over the years this series has been instrumental in shedding light on the Scriptures so that translators all over the world could complete the important task of putting God's Word into the many languages spoken in the world today. Over the years church leaders...

in a low voice”) is used here; it means to study (TEV), “pore over” (MFT); “keep it in mind” (NEB). At the end of verse 8 two synonymous verbs are used: “cause to prosper” and “be successful” (as in verse 7); TEV you will be prosperous and successful; NEB “you will prosper and be successful in all that you do.” The combination prosperous and successful reflects the Hebrew practice of placing together two modifiers in what appears to be a coordinate relationship. However, the use of “and” in such
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