1883 Haydock Douay Rheims Bible
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| Deuteronomy 7:14 | Blessed shalt thou be among all people. *No one shall be barren among you of either sex, neither of men, nor cattle. Exdus 23:26. | Cattle. This shews, that no precept to marry is here given, but only a blessing. Even men cannot be commanded not to be barren, as that is not in their own power. It was, however, deemed a mark of some secret transgression when married people had no children. (Vasques.) (Tirinus) |