Genesis 32:14
Two hundred she goats, twenty he goats, two hundred ewes, and twenty rams,
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- Vulgate (Clementine)
- capras ducentas, hircos viginti, oves ducentas, et arietes viginti,
- Septuagint (Swete)
- αἶγας διακοσίας, τράγους εἴκοσι, πρόβατα διακόσια, κριοὺς εἴκοσι,
- Hebrew (WLC) shown from Genesis 32:15
- עִזִּ֣ים מָאתַ֔יִם וּתְיָשִׁ֖ים עֶשְׂרִ֑ים רְחֵלִ֥ים מָאתַ֖יִם וְאֵילִ֥ים עֶשְׂרִֽים
The Fathers on this verse
St Jerome Against Jovinianus, Book I
22. But it is now time for us to raise the standard of Joshua’s chastity. It is written that Moses had a wife. Now Moses is interpreted both by our Lord and by the Apostle to mean the law: “They have Moses and the prophets.” And “Death reigned from Adam until Moses, even over them that had not sinned after the likeness of Adam’s transgression.” And no one doubts that in both passages Moses signifies the law. We read that Moses, that is the law, had a wife: shew me then in the same way that Joshua the son of Nun had either wife or children, and if you can do so, I will confess that I am beaten. …