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Oppress לָחַץ
We are in chapter twenty-two of Exodus with our word for today. לָחַץ push, oppress, squeeze, press, torment, crowd. It is used 19 times in the Old Testament. We find our word used in the basic sense to exert pressure or force to or on to press. Good examples of this are Balaam with his donkey and Elisha’s direction to the elders. Numbers 22:25 When the donkey saw the angel of the Lord, וַתִּלָּחֵץ֙ it pressed close to the wall, וַתִּלְחַ֛ץ crushing Balaam’s foot against it. So he beat the donkey again. 2 Kings 6:32 Now Elisha was sitting in his house, and the elders were sitting with him…
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