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A56630 A commentary upon the first book of Moses, called Genesis by the Right Reverend Father in God, Symon, Lord Bishop of Ely. Patrick, Simon, 1626-1707. 1695 (1695) Wing P772; ESTC R1251 382,073 668

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eustathius_n antioch_n eusebius_n and_o other_o make_v this_o hatzermave_v the_o father_n of_o the_o arabian_n and_o epiphanius_n derive_v their_o language_n from_o he_o which_o they_o as_o be_v say_v before_o derive_v from_o jektan_n himself_o look_v upon_o the_o dialect_n of_o chadramitis_n as_o barbarous_a see_v bochartus_n l._n ii_o phaleg_n c._n 16._o where_o he_o observe_v that_o hatzermave_v in_o hebrew_a signify_v the_o entrance_n of_o death_n and_o hadhramauth_v in_o arabic_a the_o region_n of_o death_n because_o the_o air_n of_o that_o country_n be_v very_o thick_a and_o foggy_a and_o consequent_o unwholesome_a as_o arrianus_n relate_v who_o say_v that_o the_o frankincense_n and_o myrrh_n be_v therefore_o gather_v only_o by_o the_o king_n slave_n and_o by_o condemn_a person_n jerah_n or_o jerach_n from_o who_o come_v the_o people_n call_v jerachaei_n who_o live_v near_o the_o red-sea_n call_v by_o agatharcides_n and_o other_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d alilaei_n which_o 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drimati_n a_o name_n easy_o make_v from_o hadoramus_n and_o the_o extreme_a promontory_n of_o that_o country_n be_v call_v by_o the_o greek_n corodamon_n by_o transpose_v the_o letter_n d_o and_o r_o from_o hadoramus_n i_o can_v find_v nothing_o more_o likely_a than_o this_o conjecture_n of_o that_o great_a man_n bochartus_n who_o have_v outdo_v all_o that_o go_v before_o he_o in_o this_o argument_n l._n ii_o phaleg_n c._n 20._o vzal_n abraham_n zachut_v as_o he_o also_o observe_v say_v the_o jew_n who_o in_o his_o time_n dwell_v there_o call_v the_o chief_a city_n of_o aljeman_n by_o the_o name_n of_o vzal_n now_o the_o kingdom_n of_o aljeman_n or_o jeman_n be_v the_o south-part_n of_o arabia_n foelix_n as_o the_o very_a name_n of_o jeman_n import_v which_o signify_v both_o the_o right-hand_a and_o the_o south_n diklah_n both_o in_o the_o chaldee_n and_o
only_o in_o the_o land_n of_o seir_n or_o bare_o in_o seir_n to_o which_o he_o invite_v jacob_n at_o his_o return_n xxxii_o 3._o xxxiii_o 14_o 16._o this_o mountainous_a country_n which_o be_v rich_a than_o the_o other_o he_o get_v into_o his_o possession_n after_o that_o time_n esau_n be_v edom._n the_o father_n of_o the_o edomite_n as_o it_o follow_v verse_n 9_o ver._n 12._o she_o bear_v to_o eliphaz_n amalek_n this_o be_v necessary_a to_o be_v set_v down_o as_o i_o observe_v on_o verse_n 1_o that_o there_o may_v be_v a_o distinction_n between_o the_o amalekite_n who_o be_v to_o be_v destroy_v and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o posterity_n of_o esau_n concern_v who_o it_o be_v say_v thou_o shall_v not_o abhor_v a_o edomite_n because_o he_o be_v thy_o brother_n deut._n xxiii_o 7._o thus_o joseph_n albo._n for_o though_o they_o make_v a_o distinct_a people_n from_o the_o edomite_n and_o live_v in_o a_o neighbour_a country_n yet_o they_o possess_v that_o part_n of_o mount_n seir_n which_o be_v near_o kadesh_n barnea_n as_o may_v be_v gather_v from_o numb_a xiii_o 29._o and_o fourteen_o 43._o ver._n 15._o these_o be_v duke_n the_o word_n allouphe_fw-mi if_o we_o may_v believe_v r._n solomon_n jarchi_n signify_v head_n chief_n or_o ruler_n of_o family_n who_o may_v be_v call_v prince_n though_o their_o government_n be_v not_o yet_o regal_a but_o a_o kind_n of_o aristocracy_n in_o the_o beginning_n ver._n 16._o duke_n korah_n he_o be_v not_o reckon_v among_o the_o son_n of_o eliphaz_n verse_n 11._o but_o call_v the_o son_n of_o aholibamah_n verse_n 14._o and_o according_o say_v to_o rule_v over_o a_o family_n descend_v from_o she_o verse_n 18._o we_o must_v suppose_v therefore_o there_o be_v two_o korah_n one_o the_o son_n of_o aholibamah_n the_o other_o a_o nephew_n of_o eliphaz_n by_o some_o of_o his_o son_n or_o grandson_n who_o come_v to_o be_v a_o great_a ruler_n and_o to_o get_v the_o government_n of_o some_o of_o these_o family_n and_o according_a to_o the_o style_n of_o scripture_n be_v reckon_v for_o eliphaz_n his_o son_n ver._n 20._o these_o be_v the_o son_n of_o seir_n the_o horite_n from_o this_o seir_n the_o country_n have_v its_o name_n but_o from_o who_o he_o descend_v be_v not_o record_v who_o inhabit_v the_o land_n who_o be_v the_o ancient_a inhabitant_n of_o this_o country_n before_o esau_n conquer_v it_o and_o perhaps_o be_v the_o first_o that_o possess_v it_o after_o the_o flood_n who_o genealogy_n i_o suppose_v be_v here_o mention_v because_o esau_n posterity_n marry_v with_o some_o of_o they_o particular_o his_o elder_a son_n eliphaz_n take_v timna_n sister_n of_o lotan_n one_o of_o seir_n son_n for_o his_o concubine_n verse_n 22._o yea_o esau_n himself_o seem_v to_o have_v marry_v one_o of_o this_o family_n viz._n aholibamah_n who_o father_n and_o uncle_n be_v say_v to_o be_v hivites_n verse_n 2._o but_o here_o plain_o call_v horites_n be_v descend_v from_o seir_n the_o horite_n though_o dwell_v then_o among_o the_o hivites_n ver._n 21._o these_o be_v the_o duke_n of_o the_o horites_n the_o head_n of_o their_o family_n who_o govern_v the_o country_n before_o esau_n and_o his_o posterity_n dispossess_v they_o and_o settle_v themselves_o in_o the_o same_o form_n of_o government_n which_o they_o find_v among_o these_o horites_n in_o the_o land_n of_o edom._n so_o it_o be_v call_v in_o the_o day_n of_o moses_n ver._n 24._o this_o be_v that_o anah_n who_o find_v the_o mule_n in_o the_o wilderness_n not_o by_o accident_n but_o by_o his_o art_n and_o industry_n he_o invent_v as_o we_o speak_v this_o mixture_n and_o produce_v this_o new_a kind_n of_o creature_n so_o it_o be_v common_o interpret_v but_o the_o word_n find_v though_o use_v four_o hundred_o time_n in_o scripture_n never_o signify_v as_o bochart_n have_v observe_v p._n i._n hierozoic_a lib._n ii_o cap._n 21._o the_o invention_n of_o that_o which_o be_v not_o before_o but_o the_o find_v that_o which_o already_o be_v in_o be_v nor_o do_v jemim_n signify_v ass_n in_o scripture_n and_o therefore_o other_o have_v read_v the_o hebrew_n word_n as_o if_o it_o have_v be_v write_v jamim_a as_o st._n hierom_n observe_v imagine_v that_o as_o anah_n feed_v his_o father_n ass_n he_o find_v a_o great_a collection_n of_o water_n see_v vossius_fw-la l._n iii_o the_o idolol_n cap._n 75._o which_o some_o fancy_n to_o have_v be_v hot_a water_n or_o bath_n as_o the_o vulgar_a latin_a interpret_v it_o but_o then_o we_o must_v read_v the_o hebrew_n quite_o otherwise_o than_o we_o do_v now_o and_o bochart_n give_v other_o reason_n against_o this_o interpretation_n and_o endeavour_n to_o establish_v another_o opinion_n that_o by_o jemim_n we_o be_v to_o understand_v emim_a a_o gigantic_a sort_n of_o people_n mention_v in_o scripture_n and_o next_o neighbour_n to_o the_o horites_n these_o anah_n be_v say_v to_o find_v i._n e._n to_o meet_v withal_o and_o encounter_v or_o rather_o to_o have_v fall_v upon_o on_o a_o sudden_a and_o unexpected_o as_o this_o phrase_n he_o show_v signify_v in_o scripture_n this_o opinion_n he_o have_v confirm_v with_o a_o great_a many_o reason_n to_o which_o another_o late_a learned_a writer_n wagenseil_n think_v a_o answer_n may_v be_v give_v though_o he_o incline_v to_o it_o if_o one_o thing_n be_v not_o in_o the_o way_n which_o make_v he_o think_v here_o be_v rather_o mean_v some_o herb_n or_o plant_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o word_n the_o lxx_o retain_v not_o know_v how_o to_o translate_v it_o and_o thus_o aben-ezra_n affirm_v many_o interpreter_n of_o the_o scripture_n have_v understand_v it_o which_o seem_v to_o be_v the_o most_o probable_a conjecture_n of_o all_o other_o see_v wagenseil_n in_o his_o annot._n upon_o that_o title_n of_o the_o talmud_n call_v sota_n p._n 217_o 218_o etc._n etc._n as_o he_o feed_v the_o ass_n of_o zibeon_n his_o father_n the_o son_n of_o prince_n be_v wont_a to_o follow_v this_o employment_n in_o ancient_a time_n as_o bochart_n show_v out_o of_o many_o author_n particular_o the_o scholiast_n upon_o homer_n odyssey_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hierozoic_n p._n i._o l._n ii_o cap._n 44._o ver._n 28._o the_o child_n of_o dishan_n be_v these_o us_o etc._n etc._n from_o this_o man_n the_o whole_a country_n or_o a_o great_a part_n of_o it_o be_v call_v by_o the_o name_n of_o we_o lament_n iv_o 21._o which_o be_v in_o arabia_n petraea_n in_o the_o border_n of_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n ver._n 30._o these_o be_v the_o duke_n that_o come_v of_o hori_n this_o hori_n be_v the_o ancestor_n of_o seir_n by_o who_o this_o country_n be_v first_o plant_v among_o their_o duke_n or_o according_a to_o their_o family_n or_o principality_n ver._n 31._o and_o these_o be_v the_o king_n that_o reign_v in_o the_o land_n of_o edom._n it_o appear_v by_o this_o that_o after_o several_a duke_n as_o we_o translate_v it_o have_v rule_v the_o country_n the_o edomite_n change_v their_o government_n into_o a_o monarchy_n and_o here_o follow_v a_o catalogue_n of_o their_o king_n for_o i_o can_v find_v no_o ground_n for_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o hebrew_n doctor_n that_o alluph_n a_o duke_n differ_v in_o nothing_o from_o melech_n a_o king_n but_o that_o the_o latter_a be_v crown_v the_o former_a not_o crown_v before_o there_o reign_v any_o king_n over_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n moses_n have_v a_o little_a before_o this_o xxxv_o 11._o mention_v the_o promise_n of_o god_n to_o jacob_n that_o king_n shall_v come_v out_o of_o his_o loin_n observe_v it_o as_o a_o thing_n remarkable_a be_v a_o great_a exercise_n of_o their_o faith_n that_o esau_n posterity_n shall_v have_v so_o many_o king_n and_o there_o be_v as_o yet_o no_o king_n in_o israel_n when_o he_o write_v this_o book_n nor_o as_o it_o be_v common_o interpret_v a_o long_a time_n after_o this_o moses_n may_v well_o write_v without_o a_o spirit_n of_o prophecy_n nor_o be_v there_o any_o reason_n to_o say_v this_o passage_n be_v insert_v by_o some_o body_n else_o after_o the_o death_n of_o moses_n we_o may_v rather_o affirm_v if_o it_o be_v needful_a that_o moses_n his_o meaning_n be_v all_z these_o be_v king_n in_o edom_n before_o his_o own_o time_n who_o be_v the_o first_o king_n in_o israel_n deut._n xxxiii_o 5._o for_o he_o true_o exercise_v royal_a authority_n over_o they_o as_o mr._n selden_n observe_v l._n ii_o de_fw-fr synedr_n cap._n 1_o 2._o ver._n 32._o the_o name_n of_o his_o city_n be_v dinhabah_n of_o which_o he_o be_v governor_n perhaps_o before_o he_o be_v make_v king_n and_o wherein_o he_o reign_v ver._n 33._o of_o bozrah_n which_o be_v afterward_o the_o principal_a city_n of_o the_o whole_a country_n as_o we_o read_v in_o the_o prophet_n isaiah_n xxxiv_o 6._o and_o jeremiah_n xlix_o 3._o and_o amos_n i._n 12._o it_o seem_v by_o
body_n else_o we_o find_v nabuchadnezzar_n do_v the_o same_o in_o babylon_n dan._n i._n 7._o and_o it_o be_v still_o the_o custom_n in_o the_o eastern_a country_n where_o the_o mogul_n never_o advance_v any_o man_n but_o he_o give_v he_o a_o new_a name_n and_o that_o significant_a of_o something_o belong_v to_o he_o as_o not_o long_o ago_o he_o call_v his_o brother-in-law_n asaph_n chán_n the_o gather_n or_o the_o rich_a lord_n and_o his_o physician_n macrobius_n chan_n the_o lord_n of_o my_o health_n etc._n etc._n as_o peter_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr valle_n relate_v in_o his_o travel_n p._n 465._o where_o he_o observe_v the_o same_o of_o his_o wife_n p._n 470._o zaphnath_a paaneah_n which_o st._n hierom_n interpret_v the_o saviour_n of_o the_o world_n but_o the_o whole_a stream_n of_o interpreter_n carry_v it_o for_o another_o signification_n which_o be_v the_o interpreter_n of_o secret_n or_o the_o revealer_n of_o future_a thing_n see_v sixt._n amama_n and_o athan._n kirker_n his_o prodromus_n cap._n v._o and_o our_o countryman_n j._n gregory_n chap._n xvi_o of_o his_o observation_n who_o with_o mr._n calvin_n think_v it_o be_v ridiculous_a to_o attempt_v to_o make_v this_o sense_n out_o of_o the_o hebrew_n language_n and_o yet_o there_o be_v those_o who_o think_v they_o have_v do_v it_o with_o success_n tzaphan_n be_v to_o hide_v or_o cover_v whence_o tzaphnath_n that_o which_o be_v hide_v or_o secret_a and_o panah_n signify_v to_o look_v into_o or_o contemplate_v so_o that_o campeg_n vitrigna_fw-la think_v josephus_n and_o philo_n not_o to_o have_v ill_o interpret_v this_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d observe_v sacr._n lib._n i._o cap._n 5._o a_o interpreter_n of_o dream_n and_o a_o finder_n out_o of_o thing_n hide_v but_o as_o jacchiade_n observe_v upon_o dan._n i._n 7._o that_o the_o egyptian_a and_o persian_a king_n give_v name_n for_o honour_n and_o glory_n in_o token_n of_o their_o supreme_a greatness_n and_o authority_n so_o it_o be_v most_o for_o their_o glory_n to_o give_v they_o out_o of_o their_o own_o language_n and_o therefore_o if_o this_o be_v the_o meaning_n of_o zaphnath_a paaneah_n the_o egyptian_a tongue_n and_o the_o hebrew_n have_v a_o great_a affinity_n one_o to_o the_o other_o and_o he_o give_v he_o to_o wife_n either_o the_o king_n then_o dispose_v of_o the_o great_a nobleman_n daughter_n when_o their_o parent_n be_v dead_a as_o our_o king_n late_o do_v of_o their_o ward_n or_o asenath_n be_v of_o pharaoh_n kindred_n and_o so_o he_o provide_v she_o a_o husband_n and_o give_v she_o a_o portion_n or_o the_o meaning_n simple_o be_v he_o make_v this_o match_n for_o he_o the_o daughter_n of_o potipherah_n this_o be_v a_o different_a name_n from_o he_o who_o be_v captain_n of_o the_o guard_n and_o be_v of_o a_o different_a quality_n and_o therefore_o there_o be_v no_o reason_n from_o some_o likeness_n in_o their_o name_n to_o think_v that_o joseph_n marry_v the_o daughter_n of_o he_o who_o have_v be_v his_o master_n for_o he_o will_v have_v abhor_v to_o match_v with_o one_o that_o be_v bear_v of_o so_o lewd_a a_o woman_n as_o his_o mistress_n as_o vossius_fw-la well_o observe_v in_o the_o place_n forenamed_a priest_n of_o on._n or_o prince_n of_o on._n as_o the_o margin_n have_v it_o for_o the_o word_n cohen_n signify_v both_o priest_n and_o prince_n see_v 2_o sam._n viii_o ult_n priest_n be_v ancient_o the_o prime_a man_n of_o the_o kingdom_n for_o king_n themselves_o be_v priest_n on_o be_v a_o famous_a city_n in_o egypt_n call_v afterward_o heliopolis_n which_o give_v name_n to_o one_o of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._n e._n province_n of_o egypt_n whereof_o this_o potipherah_a be_v governor_n or_o lieutenant_n concern_v which_o province_n and_o asenath_n and_o potipherah_a see_v mr._n selden_n l._n iii_o de_fw-la synedriis_fw-la p._n 406._o and_o joseph_n go_v out_o over_o all_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n to_o see_v what_o place_n be_v fit_a for_o store_n ver._n 46._o joseph_n be_v thirty_o year_n old_a so_o he_o have_v be_v out_o of_o his_o own_o country_n thirteen_o year_n for_o he_o be_v but_o seventeen_o year_n old_a xxxvii_o 2._o when_o he_o be_v sell_v into_o egypt_n in_o which_o time_n we_o may_v well_o think_v he_o have_v learn_v the_o language_n of_o that_o country_n and_o gain_v much_o experience_n but_o never_o send_v to_o his_o father_n in_o which_o there_o be_v visible_o a_o special_a providence_n of_o god_n for_o his_o father_n may_v have_v use_v mean_n for_o his_o deliverance_n and_o then_o he_o have_v never_o come_v to_o this_o greatness_n when_o he_o stand_v before_o pharaoh_n when_o pharaoh_n make_v he_o his_o prime_a minister_n for_o the_o great_a counsellor_n and_o minister_n alone_o be_v admit_v into_o the_o king_n presence_n in_o the_o eastern_a country_n and_o it_o be_v like_a the_o same_o state_n be_v keep_v here_o and_o be_v say_v to_o stand_v before_o the_o king_n dan._n i._n 19_o and_o to_o see_v the_o king_n face_n esther_n i._n 14._o and_o go_v throughout_o all_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n he_o seem_v to_o have_v only_o take_v a_o general_a view_n of_o the_o country_n before_o verse_n 45._o but_o now_o a_o more_o particular_a to_o give_v order_n for_o the_o build_n of_o storehouse_n against_o the_o plenteous_a year_n come_v ver._n 47._o bring_v forth_o by_o handful_n such_o large_a ear_n that_o a_o few_o of_o they_o will_v make_v a_o sheaf_n which_o our_o translation_n seem_v here_o to_o mean_v by_o handful_n for_o sheaf_n be_v bind_v up_o with_o man_n hand_n and_o so_o it_o may_v be_v interpret_v it_o bring_v forth_o sheaf_n or_o heap_n or_o more_o literal_o handful_n upon_o one_o stalk_v i._n e._n vast_a abundance_n some_o conceive_v the_o corn_n be_v lay_v up_o in_o sheaf_n heap_v up_o very_o high_a and_o not_o thrash_v out_o for_o so_o it_o will_v keep_v the_o long_o ver._n 48._o and_o he_o gather_v up_o all_o the_o food_n the_o five_o part_n as_o he_o have_v propose_v verse_n 34._o i_o e._n he_o buy_v it_o which_o he_o may_v do_v at_o a_o small_a price_n when_o there_o be_v unusual_a plenty_n and_o lay_v up_o the_o food_n in_o the_o city_n it_o be_v very_o probable_a he_o lay_v it_o up_o as_o it_o be_v gather_v unthrash_v that_o there_o may_v be_v food_n for_o the_o cattle_n also_o so_o the_o vulgar_a in_o manipulos_fw-la reductae_fw-la segetes_fw-la congregatae_fw-la sunt_fw-la in_o horrea_fw-la and_o what_o be_v lay_v up_o in_o the_o first_o year_n of_o plenty_n it_o be_v reasonable_a to_o think_v be_v dispense_v in_o the_o first_o year_n of_o famine_n etc._n etc._n round_o every_o city_n this_o be_v very_o wise_o order_v for_o it_o be_v less_o charge_n to_o pharaoh_n for_o the_o present_a and_o more_o easy_a to_o the_o country_n when_o they_o want_v provision_n ver._n 49._o gather_v corn_n as_o the_o sand_n of_o the_o sea_n the_o follow_a word_n explain_v this_o hyperbolical_a expression_n and_o the_o reason_n of_o his_o heap_v up_o so_o much_o be_v that_o there_o may_v be_v sufficient_a to_o supply_v the_o necessity_n of_o other_o country_n as_o well_o as_o of_o egypt_n ver._n 51._o god_n have_v make_v i_o forget_v all_o my_o toil_n the_o great_a affliction_n and_o hard_a labour_n he_o endure_v in_o prison_n and_o all_o my_o father_n house_n the_o unkindness_n of_o his_o brethren_n who_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o all_o his_o trouble_n by_o impose_v this_o name_n on_o his_o first-born_a he_o admonish_v himself_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o his_o prosperity_n of_o his_o former_a adversity_n which_o he_o now_o think_v of_o with_o pleasure_n ver._n 52._o in_o the_o land_n of_o my_o affliction_n in_o the_o country_n where_o i_o have_v suffer_v much_o affliction_n ver._n 53._o and_o the_o seven_o year_n of_o plenteousness_n be_v end_v it_o be_v beside_o the_o intention_n of_o moses_n to_o relate_v any_o of_o the_o affair_n of_o that_o country_n but_o what_o belong_v to_o this_o matter_n and_o therefore_o he_o pass_v over_o all_o other_o transaction_n of_o these_o seven_o year_n as_o he_o do_v all_o the_o thing_n that_o happen_v in_o jacob_n family_n ever_o since_o joseph_n come_v from_o it_o ver._n 54._o the_o dearth_n be_v in_o all_o land_n in_o all_o the_o country_n thereabouts_o canaan_n syria_n etc._n etc._n it_o seem_v there_o be_v a_o general_a want_n of_o rain_n but_o in_o all_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n there_o be_v bread_n they_o do_v not_o feel_v the_o famine_n present_o because_o they_o have_v much_o to_o spare_v from_o the_o former_a year_n of_o plenty_n ver._n 55._o and_o when_o all_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n be_v famish_v when_o they_o have_v eat_v up_o all_o their_o own_o store_n which_o we_o may_v suppose_v fail_v in_o two_o year_n time_n the_o people_n cry_v to_o pharaoh_n etc._n etc._n
of_o their_o heroic_a virtue_n which_o make_v they_o ancient_o great_a benefactor_n to_o mankind_n thence_o arise_v the_o custom_n of_o swear_v by_o they_o which_o aben_n ezra_n say_v continue_v in_o his_o time_n about_o 1170._o when_o egypt_n be_v govern_v by_o caliphs_n if_o any_o man_n swear_v by_o the_o king_n head_n and_o be_v find_v to_o have_v swear_v false_o he_o be_v punish_v capital_o and_o when_o schach_n ishmael_n the_o first_o sophi_n get_v the_o persian_a empire_n no_o oath_n be_v hold_v so_o sacred_a as_o leunclavius_n report_v as_o to_o swear_v by_o his_o head_n i._n e._n in_o effect_n by_o his_o life_n but_o st._n basil_n will_v not_o have_v this_o to_o be_v a_o oath_n but_o a_o solemn_a asseveration_n to_o persuade_v belief_n for_o say_v he_o tom._n i._n hom._n in_o psal_n xv._o p._n 155._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n there_o be_v certain_a speech_n which_o have_v the_o fashion_n of_o oath_n and_o yet_o be_v not_o oath_n but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d serve_v only_o to_o persuade_v the_o auditor_n such_o he_o take_v this_o to_o be_v and_o that_o of_o st._n paul_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o our_o rejoice_v 1_o corinth_n xv._o 31._o where_o he_o say_v the_o apostle_n be_v not_o unmindful_a of_o the_o evangelical_n commandment_n not_o to_o swear_v but_o by_o a_o speech_n in_o form_n of_o a_o oath_n he_o will_v have_v they_o believe_v that_o his_o glory_v in_o they_o or_o rather_o in_o christ_n be_v dear_a to_o he_o than_o any_o thing_n else_o and_o the_o truth_n be_v judah_n seem_v to_o have_v take_v these_o word_n of_o joseph_n only_o for_o a_o solemn_a protestation_n xliii_o 3._o wherein_o he_o expose_v the_o life_n of_o pharaoh_n which_o be_v most_o dear_a to_o he_o unto_o execration_n if_o he_o be_v not_o as_o good_a as_o his_o word_n so_o g._n calixtus_n understand_v it_o ver._n 16._o send_v one_o of_o you_o and_o let_v he_o fetch_v your_o brother_n at_o first_o he_o propose_v that_o only_o one_o of_o they_o shall_v return_v home_o to_o bring_v their_o brother_n to_o he_o and_o all_o the_o rest_n remain_v in_o the_o mean_a time_n prisoner_n in_o egypt_n ver._n 17._o and_o he_o put_v they_o all_o together_o into_o ward_n etc._n etc._n that_o they_o may_v consult_v one_o with_o another_o which_o of_o they_o shall_v go_v to_o fetch_v benjamin_n about_o which_o it_o seem_v they_o can_v not_o agree_v every_o one_o fear_v to_o be_v the_o messenger_n of_o such_o sad_a tiding_n to_o their_o father_n who_o may_v suspect_v they_o be_v all_o lose_v ver._n 18._o joseph_n say_v unto_o they_o the_o three_o day_n etc._n etc._n i_o have_v no_o mind_n to_o destroy_v you_o for_o i_o know_v there_o be_v a_o god_n who_o will_v punish_v all_o injustice_n and_o cruelty_n therefore_o i_o make_v this_o new_a proposition_n to_o you_o ver._n 19_o let_v one_o of_o your_o brethren_n etc._n etc._n this_o shall_v be_v the_o proof_n of_o your_o honesty_n instead_o of_o send_v one_o of_o you_o to_o your_o father_n you_o shall_v all_o go_v but_o one_o who_o shall_v remain_v bind_v in_o prison_n till_o you_o bring_v your_o young_a brother_n and_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n carry_v provision_n for_o your_o family_n ver._n 20._o but_o bring_v your_o young_a brother_n etc._n etc._n fail_v not_o to_o let_v i_o see_v your_o young_a brother_n and_o so_o shall_v you_o justify_v yourselves_o to_o be_v no_o spy_n and_o suffer_v nothing_o and_o they_o do_v so_o they_o consent_v to_o this_o proposal_n ver._n 21._o and_o they_o say_v one_o to_o another_o they_o that_o have_v the_o chief_a hand_n in_o the_o conspiracy_n against_o joseph_n begin_v upon_o this_o occasion_n to_o make_v the_o follow_a reflection_n on_o it_o we_o be_v very_o guilty_a etc._n etc._n see_v the_o power_n of_o conscience_n which_o fly_v in_o their_o face_n and_o reproach_n they_o for_o a_o fact_n commit_v above_o twenty_o year_n ago_o in_o that_o we_o see_v the_o anguish_n of_o his_o soul_n etc._n etc._n we_o will_v have_v no_o pity_n when_o he_o beseech_v we_o with_o tear_n and_o now_o nothing_o that_o we_o can_v say_v will_v move_v this_o man._n they_o observe_v their_o gild_n in_o their_o punishment_n for_o as_o they_o have_v throw_v joseph_n into_o a_o pit_n so_o they_o have_v be_v throw_v into_o a_o prison_n themselves_o and_o as_o nothing_o he_o can_v say_v will_v incline_v they_o to_o spare_v he_o so_o now_o they_o find_v joseph_n inexorable_a to_o they_o this_o anguish_n of_o his_o soul_n and_o his_o entreaty_n be_v not_o mention_v before_o chap._n xxxvii_o but_o can_v not_o but_o be_v suppose_v if_o they_o have_v not_o be_v mention_v here_o ver._n 22._o and_o reuben_n answer_v they_o etc._n etc._n you_o shall_v have_v hearken_v unto_o i_o and_o then_o you_o have_v not_o come_v into_o this_o distress_n behold_v also_o his_o blood_n be_v require_v you_o kill_v he_o and_o now_o you_o must_v pay_v for_o it_o with_o the_o loss_n of_o your_o life_n for_o he_o think_v he_o to_o be_v dead_a ver._n 23._o speak_v to_o they_o by_o a_o interpreter_n this_o show_v the_o egyptian_a tongue_n and_o the_o hebrew_n be_v different_a though_o in_o some_o word_n they_o may_v agree_v ver._n 24._o and_o he_o turn_v himself_o about_o from_o they_o and_o go_v into_o some_o other_o room_n and_o weep_v natural_a affection_n be_v too_o strong_a for_o the_o person_n he_o put_v on_o and_o will_v not_o suffer_v he_o to_o counterfeit_v any_o long_o return_v to_o they_o and_o commune_v with_o they_o when_o he_o have_v vent_v his_o passion_n and_o compose_v himself_o to_o his_o former_a temper_n he_o repeat_v to_o they_o what_o he_o have_v tell_v they_o before_o but_o add_v withal_o that_o if_o they_o bring_v benjamin_n with_o they_o they_o may_v traffic_n in_o the_o land_n verse_n 34._o and_o take_v from_o they_o simeon_n who_o the_o hebrew_n say_v be_v the_o person_n that_o put_v joseph_n into_o the_o pit_n and_o therefore_o be_v now_o serve_v in_o his_o kind_n this_o i_o think_v may_v be_v fair_o conjecture_v that_o reuben_n be_v resolve_v to_o save_v he_o and_o judah_n also_o incline_v to_o favour_v he_o if_o simeon_n have_v join_v with_o they_o their_o authority_n may_v have_v prevail_v to_o deliver_v he_o and_o bind_v he_o before_o their_o eye_n cause_v he_o to_o be_v bind_v in_o their_o presence_n to_o strike_v the_o great_a terror_n into_o they_o ver._n 25._o to_o give_v they_o provision_n for_o the_o way_n that_o they_o may_v carry_v what_o they_o buy_v entire_a for_o the_o use_n of_o their_o family_n and_o thus_o he_o do_v unto_o they_o thus_o the_o person_n to_o who_o joseph_n give_v that_o command_n do_v unto_o they_o ver._n 26._o and_o they_o jade_v their_o ass_n with_o corn_n etc._n etc._n it_o be_v not_o say_v how_o many_o ass_n they_o jade_v but_o one_o will_v guess_v by_o what_o follow_v only_o each_o man_n one_o for_o they_o go_v only_o to_o fetch_v a_o present_a supply_n not_o think_v of_o provide_v against_o a_o long_a famine_n ver._n 27._o and_o as_o one_o of_o they_o open_v his_o sack_n etc._n etc._n wherein_o be_v their_o provision_n for_o the_o way_n verse_n 25._o ver._n 28._o he_o say_v unto_o his_o brethren_n etc._n etc._n who_o all_o present_o open_v their_o sack_n and_o find_v their_o money_n there_o for_o so_o the_o story_n be_v tell_v by_o judah_n at_o their_o return_n to_o egypt_n xliii_o 21_o and_o both_o by_o that_o place_n and_o this_o it_o appear_v this_o happen_v to_o they_o when_o they_o come_v unto_o their_o inn_n to_o rest_v themselves_o in_o their_o first_o day_n be_v journey_n and_o their_o heart_n fail_v they_o etc._n etc._n their_o gild_n make_v they_o afraid_a otherwise_o they_o will_v have_v rejoice_v but_o all_o thing_n terrify_v a_o evil_a conscience_n which_o make_v they_o think_v some_o design_n be_v lay_v to_o undo_v they_o all_o what_o be_v this_o that_o god_n have_v do_v unto_o we_o now_o god_n be_v in_o all_o their_o thought_n as_o the_o chief_a governor_n of_o all_o thing_n whosoever_o be_v the_o instrument_n ver._n 30._o the_o man_n who_o be_v the_o lord_n of_o the_o land_n by_o this_o it_o appear_v joseph_n be_v little_o less_o than_o a_o king_n i._n e._n in_o his_o authority_n and_o sway_n which_o he_o bear_v in_o that_o country_n take_v we_o for_o spy_n in_o the_o hebrew_n it_n be_v he_o give_v we_o i_o e._n treat_v we_o as_o spy_n by_o deliver_v we_o to_o be_v put_v in_o prison_n ver._n 34._o and_o you_o shall_v traffic_v in_o the_o land_n buy_v corn_n or_o any_o thing_n else_o the_o country_n afford_v without_o any_o let_v or_o impediment_n ver._n 35._o when_o both_o they_o and_o their_o father_n see_v the_o bundle_n of_o money_n etc._n etc._n they_o have_v see_v the_o same_o before_o therefore_o this_o be_v
to_o have_v be_v the_o most_o eminent_a among_o jacob_n child_n when_o joseph_n be_v go_v as_o be_v note_v before_o xliv_o 14._o to_o direct_v his_o way_n etc._n etc._n to_o give_v joseph_n notice_n of_o his_o come_n and_o to_o receive_v direction_n from_o he_o in_o what_o part_n of_o goshen_n he_o shall_v expect_v he_o and_o they_o come_v into_o the_o land_n of_o goshen_n into_o that_o part_n of_o it_o which_o joseph_n have_v appoint_v ver._n 29._o present_v himself_o to_o he_o with_o such_o reverence_n as_o a_o son_n owe_v to_o his_o father_n who_o embrace_v he_o most_o tender_o for_o some_o refer_v the_o next_o word_n to_o jacob_n he_o fall_v on_o his_o neck_n etc._n etc._n which_o express_v the_o high_a affection_n and_o weep_v on_o his_o neck_n a_o good_a while_n we_o read_v before_o how_o joseph_n fall_v upon_o benjamin_n neck_n and_o weep_v which_o be_v answer_v by_o the_o like_a endearment_n on_o benjamin_n part_n xlv_o 14._o but_o the_o affection_n wherewith_o jacob_n embrace_v joseph_n as_o maimonides_n understand_v it_o or_o as_o r._n solomon_n jarchi_n joseph_n embrace_v his_o father_n far_o surpass_v that_o for_o they_o continue_v long_o enfold_v in_o one_o another_o arm_n where_o tear_n of_o joy_n flow_v so_o fast_o that_o for_o a_o good_a while_o they_o can_v not_o speak_v ver._n 30._o and_o israel_n say_v unto_o joseph_n some_o make_v this_o a_o argument_n that_o it_o be_v joseph_n who_o light_v out_o of_o his_o chariot_n throw_v himself_o into_o his_o father_n arm_n and_o weep_v etc._n etc._n which_o make_v moses_n now_o more_o distinct_o mention_v who_o say_v the_o follow_a word_n now_o let_v i_o die_v etc._n etc._n these_o word_n signify_v that_o he_o now_o enjoy_v the_o utmost_a happiness_n he_o can_v desire_v on_o earth_n which_o therefore_o he_o be_v willing_a to_o leave_v because_o nothing_o can_v be_v add_v to_o it_o these_o be_v the_o first_o thought_n which_o his_o passion_n suggest_v to_o he_o though_o to_o live_v with_o joseph_n and_o to_o enjoy_v his_o conversation_n be_v far_o more_o than_o bare_o to_o see_v his_o face_n ver._n 32._o the_o man_n be_v shepherd_n etc._n etc._n he_o seem_v to_o have_v be_v afraid_a lest_o pharaoh_n shall_v have_v prefer_v his_o brethren_n and_o make_v they_o courtier_n or_o commander_n in_o the_o army_n etc._n etc._n which_o may_v have_v procure_v they_o the_o envy_n of_o the_o egyptian_n and_o beside_o have_v separate_v they_o one_o from_o another_o whereas_o by_o profess_v themselves_o shepherd_n and_o trader_n in_o cattle_n they_o keep_v all_o together_o in_o a_o body_n separate_v from_o the_o egyptian_n which_o two_o reason_n be_v suggest_v by_o josephus_n ver._n 33._o what_o be_v your_o occupation_n your_o way_n of_o live_v for_o man_n do_v not_o live_v idle_o in_o those_o day_n ver._n 34._o you_o shall_v say_v thy_o servant_n trade_n have_v be_v etc._n etc._n he_o direct_v they_o to_o justify_v what_o he_o tell_v they_o he_o will_v inform_v pharaoh_n that_o you_o may_v dwell_v in_o the_o land_n of_o goshen_n a_o rich_a country_n abound_v with_o pasturage_n and_o also_o next_o adjoin_v to_o canaan_n as_o be_v note_v before_o xlv_o 10._o unto_o which_o when_o the_o time_n come_v they_o may_v the_o more_o easy_o return_v for_o every_o shepherd_n not_o universal_o without_o limitation_n but_o every_o foreign_a shepherd_n for_o a_o considerable_a part_n of_o the_o egyptian_a people_n be_v shepherd_n as_o diodorus_n siculus_n tell_v we_o l._n i._n §_o 2._o p._n 47._o edit_fw-la steph._n where_o he_o say_v the_o country_n be_v divide_v into_o three_o part_n the_o priest_n have_v one_o their_o king_n a_o second_o and_o the_o soldier_n a_o three_o and_o there_o be_v three_o other_o rank_n of_o man_n under_o these_o viz._n shepherd_n husbandman_n and_o artificer_n the_o husbandman_n he_o say_v serve_v their_o king_n and_o priest_n and_o military_a man_n in_o till_v their_o ground_n for_o small_a wage_n and_o spend_v all_o their_o time_n in_o it_o and_o the_o 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of_o egypt_n be_v alike_o well-born_a we_o must_v confine_v therefore_o this_o assertion_n to_o foreign_a shepherd_n and_o it_o be_v not_o easy_a to_o give_v the_o reason_n why_o they_o be_v a_o abomination_n to_o the_o egyptian_n who_o be_v shepherd_n themselves_o onkelos_n and_o jonathan_n with_o a_o great_a many_o other_o think_v that_o they_o will_v not_o converse_v for_o that_o be_v mean_v by_o abomination_n with_o the_o hebrew_n shepherd_n because_o they_o have_v no_o great_a regard_n to_o those_o creature_n which_o the_o egyptian_n worship_v than_o to_o breed_v they_o up_o to_o be_v eat_v but_o there_o be_v no_o good_a proof_n that_o they_o worship_v sheep_n or_o ox_n in_o those_o day_n and_o on_o the_o contrary_a it_o appear_v both_o out_o of_o herodotus_n and_o diodorus_n siculus_n that_o they_o sacrifice_v such_o creature_n in_o their_o day_n and_o also_o eat_v of_o the_o sacrifice_n when_o they_o have_v do_v see_v herodot_n in_o euterpe_n cap._n 40_o 41._o and_o therefore_o the_o reason_n give_v by_o other_o for_o this_o abhorrence_n be_v not_o solid_a that_o the_o egyptian_n do_v eat_v no_o flesh_n and_o upon_o that_o score_n can_v not_o endure_v those_o that_o do_v this_o be_v the_o account_n which_o aben_n ezra_n give_v of_o this_o matter_n who_o fancy_n they_o be_v like_o the_o indian_n in_o his_o time_n who_o abominated_a shepherd_n because_o they_o drink_v milk_n contrary_a to_o their_o manner_n who_o taste_v nothing_o that_o come_v from_o any_o live_a creature_n but_o as_o it_o can_v be_v prove_v that_o this_o superstition_n be_v so_o old_a as_o jacob_n time_n so_o the_o contrary_n be_v evident_a from_o this_o very_a book_n xliii_o 16._o where_o joseph_n bid_v his_o steward_n go_v home_o and_o slay_v and_o make_v ready_a a_o dinner_n for_o his_o brethren_n who_o he_o do_v not_o intend_v to_o entertain_v after_o the_o hebrew_n but_o after_o the_o egyptian_a fashion_n that_o he_o may_v not_o be_v know_v by_o they_o and_o so_o herodotus_n inform_v 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it_o be_v evident_a be_v so_o near_o to_o judah_n that_o they_o be_v repute_v the_o very_a same_o whence_o it_o be_v that_o mordecai_n who_o be_v of_o the_o tribe_n of_o benjamin_n be_v call_v isch_n jehudi_n a_o jew_n in_o esther_n ii_o 5._o because_o that_o tribe_n be_v comprehend_v under_o judah_n from_o the_o time_n that_o the_o rest_n rend_v themselves_o from_o the_o house_n of_o david_n when_o jeroboam_n also_o set_v up_o the_o mean_a of_o the_o people_n for_o priest_n who_o be_v not_o of_o the_o tribe_n of_o levi_n 1_o king_n xii_o 33._o this_o make_v the_o levite_n fly_v to_o judah_n and_o become_v one_o with_o they_o and_o therefore_o the_o maccabee_n be_v in_o effect_n jew_n who_o hold_v the_o chief_a authority_n among_o they_o till_o antigonus_n be_v drive_v out_o and_o kill_v by_o herod_n who_o be_v a_o edomite_n set_v over_o they_o by_o the_o roman_n from_o between_o his_o foot_n the_o common_a interpretation_n every_o body_n know_v which_o be_v of_o his_o seed_n or_o 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this_o interpretation_n they_o be_v so_o convince_v that_o to_o evade_v the_o argument_n we_o urge_v from_o hence_o to_o prove_v the_o messiah_n be_v come_v they_o have_v invent_v a_o great_a many_o tale_n of_o the_o power_n they_o have_v still_o in_o some_o remote_a part_n of_o the_o world_n there_o be_v a_o book_n write_v on_o purpose_n call_v the_o voice_n of_o glad_a tiding_n wherein_o they_o labour_v to_o prove_v they_o have_v a_o kingdom_n still_o remain_v which_o if_o it_o shall_v be_v grant_v signify_v nothing_o for_o this_o prophecy_n be_v concern_v their_o government_n in_o their_o own_o country_n the_o land_n of_o canaan_n as_o they_o themselves_o very_o well_o know_v which_o make_v they_o so_o desirous_a to_o return_v thither_o again_o that_o the_o hand_n of_o judah_n may_v be_v upon_o the_o neck_n of_o his_o enemy_n and_o he_o may_v go_v up_o from_o the_o prey_n like_o a_o lion_n and_o tie_v his_o ass_n to_o the_o vine_n and_o wash_v his_o garment_n in_o wine_n etc._n 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also_o lib._n radic_n so_o expound_v it_o the_o people_n shall_v obey_v he_o take_v upon_o they_o to_o observe_v what_o he_o shall_v command_v they_o and_o in_o prov._n xxx_o 17._o which_o be_v the_o only_a place_n beside_o this_o where_o this_o word_n jikkah_n be_v find_v it_o seem_v to_o signify_v obedience_n see_v confut._n carm._n r._n lipmanni_n p._n 295._o where_o wagenseil_n after_o the_o examination_n of_o every_o particular_a word_n in_o this_o verse_n thus_o sum_n up_o the_o sense_n of_o it_o in_o this_o paraphrase_n that_o royal_a power_n and_o authority_n which_o shall_v be_v establish_v in_o the_o posterity_n of_o judah_n shall_v not_o be_v take_v from_o they_o or_o at_o least_o they_o shall_v not_o be_v destitute_a of_o ruler_n and_o governor_n no_o not_o when_o they_o be_v in_o their_o decline_a condition_n until_o the_o come_n of_o the_o messiah_n but_o when_o he_o be_v come_v there_o shall_v be_v no_o difference_n between_o the_o jew_n and_o other_o nation_n who_o 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