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Num 16:15 — And Moses was very wroth, and said unto the LORD, Respect not thou their offering: I have not taken one ass from them, neither have I hurt one of them.

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

very wroth		Num 12:3; Exd 32:19; Mat 5:22; Mar 3:5; Eph 4:26
Respect		Num 16:6,7; Gen 4:4,5; Isa 1:10-15
I have not		"Though Moses was their ruler, under God, yet, so far from oppressing them, he had not imposed the smallest tax, nor taken, as a present, so much as an ass from one of them. The common present that is now made to the great, in these countries, is a horse; but there is reason to believe, that an ass might formerly have answered the same purpose. ""If it is a visit of ceremony from a bashaw, "" says Dr. Russell, ""or other person in power, a fine horse, sometimes with furniture, or some such valuable present, is made to him at his departure."" As asses were esteemed no dishonourable beasts for the saddle, Sir. J. Chardin, in his MS., supposes, that when Samuel disclaimed having taken the ass of any one, (1Sa 12:3,) he is to be understood of not having taken any ass for his riding. In the same light, he considers this similar declaration of Moses. His reason is ""asses being then esteemed very honourable creatures for riding on, (Num 22:21, 30. Jdg 5:10. 2Sa 16:2,) as they are at this very time in Persia, being rode w"

Correlating Passages

very wroth

	Num 12:3	(Now the man Moses [was] very meek, above all the men which [were] upon the face of the earth.)
	Exd 32:19	And it came to pass, as soon as he came nigh unto the camp, that he saw the calf, and the dancing: and Moses' anger waxed hot, and he cast the tables out of his hands, and brake them beneath the mount.
	Mat 5:22	But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.
	Mar 3:5	And when he had looked round about on them with anger, being grieved for the hardness of their hearts, he saith unto the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched [it] out: and his hand was restored whole as the other.
	Eph 4:26	Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:

Respect

	Num 16:6	This do; Take you censers, Korah, and all his company;
	Num 16:7	And put fire therein, and put incense in them before the LORD to morrow: and it shall be [that] the man whom the LORD doth choose, he [shall be] holy: [ye take] too much upon you, ye sons of Levi.
	Gen 4:4	And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the LORD had respect unto Abel and to his offering:
	Gen 4:5	But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.
	Isa 1:10	Hear the word of the LORD, ye rulers of Sodom; give ear unto the law of our God, ye people of Gomorrah.
	Isa 1:11	To what purpose [is] the multitude of your sacrifices unto me? saith the LORD: I am full of the burnt offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts; and I delight not in the blood of bullocks, or of lambs, or of he goats.
	Isa 1:12	When ye come to appear before me, who hath required this at your hand, to tread my courts?
	Isa 1:13	Bring no more vain oblations; incense is an abomination unto me; the new moons and sabbaths, the calling of assemblies, I cannot away with; [it is] iniquity, even the solemn meeting.
	Isa 1:14	Your new moons and your appointed feasts my soul hateth: they are a trouble unto me; I am weary to bear [them].
	Isa 1:15	And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you: yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood.

I have not

	1Sa 12:3	Behold, here I [am]: witness against me before the LORD, and before his anointed: whose ox have I taken? or whose ass have I taken? or whom have I defrauded? whom have I oppressed? or of whose hand have I received [any] bribe to blind mine eyes therewith? and I will restore it you.
	Num 22:21	And Balaam rose up in the morning, and saddled his ass, and went with the princes of Moab.
	Num 22:30	And the ass said unto Balaam, [Am] not I thine ass, upon which thou hast ridden ever since [I was] thine unto this day? was I ever wont to do so unto thee? And he said, Nay.
	Jdg 5:10	Speak, ye that ride on white asses, ye that sit in judgment, and walk by the way.
	2Sa 16:2	And the king said unto Ziba, What meanest thou by these? And Ziba said, The asses [be] for the king's household to ride on; and the bread and summer fruit for the young men to eat; and the wine, that such as be faint in the wilderness may drink.

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