C. F. Keil and Franz Delitzsch on 1 Kings 20:38
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1 Kings20:38
1Ki 20:38
With these wounds he placed himself in the king’s path, and disguised himself (יתחפּשׂ as in 1Sa 28:8) by a bandage over his eyes. אפר does not mean ashes (Syr., Vulg., Luth., etc.), but corresponds to the Chaldee מעפרא, head-band, τελαμών (lxx).
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