And the priest shall write these curses in a book, and he shall blot them out with the bitter water:
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George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
Book. Hebrew sepher, may also denote a board covered with wax, which was used as one of the most ancient modes of writing. (Calmet)
Josephus says, the priest wrote the name of God on parchment, and washed it out in the bitter waters.
