Micah 2:2

covet fields. Reference to Pentateuch (Leviticus 6:4.Deuteronomy 5:21; Deuteronomy 5:21). App-92.

they oppress, &c. Reference to Pentateuch (Leviticus 19:13, where the words are the same). App-92.

man. a human being Hebrew. geber. App-14.

even. So in some codices, with four early printed editions; but many codices, with six early printed editions, Aramaean, Septuagint, and Vulgate, omit the word "even".

man. Hebrew. 'ish. App-14.

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² And they covet fields, and take them by violence; and houses, and take them away: so they oppressa a man and his house, even a man and his heritage.

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

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The Biblical Illustrator

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Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Micah 2:2