* brayed.
6:5 11:12 Ge 16:12
* the nettles.
{Charul} probably denotes some kind of briar or bramble: so
Vulgate renders it by {spina} or {sentis,} (Pr 24:31. Zep
2:9.) Celsius and Scheuchzer are inclined to think it the
{paliurus,} a shrub growing sometimes to a considerable height
in desert places. "One of the inconveniences of the vegetable
thickets of Egypt is," says Denon, "that it is difficult to
remain in them, as nine tenths of the trees and plants are
armed with inexorable thorns, which suffer only an unquiet
enjoyment of the shadow which is so constantly desirable."
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