shall be accursed] That is, devoted to destruction, and so consecrated unto God, as the first-fruits of the land of Canaan, in obedience to whose command it was to be destroyed. See Lev. 27. 28, 29. Numbers 24:20. Deuteronomy 2:34. hid the messengers] Some reade, Hid them carefully and faithfully. that we sent] 1: e. My self, and some of the chief commanders, unknown to the people.