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Exile

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

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ek´sı̄l , eg´zı̄l ( גּלה , gālāh , צעה , cā‛āh ): Occurs twice only in the King James Version (2 Samuel 15:19 ( gālāh , "to remove"); Isaiah 51:14 ( cā‛āh , "to be bowed down"). In the Revised Version (British and American) "exile" is substituted for "captivity" (Ezra 8:35 ( shebhı̄ ), and Ezekiel 12:4 ( gōlāh' ); "go into exile," for "remove and go" (Ezekiel 12:11 ); "exiles of Ethiopia" for "Ethiopians captives" (Isaiah 20:4 ); "He shall let my exiles go free" for "He shall let go my captives" (Isaiah 45:13 ); "an exile" for "a captive" (Isaiah 49:21 ). "The exile" is in the King James Version and the Revised Version (British and American) "the captivity" (which see).

Bibliography Information
Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Exile'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​isb/​e/exile.html. 1915.
 
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