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the_o hebrew_n and_o by_o interpreter_n usual_o render_v little_a have_v two_o signification_n viz._n little_a and_o great_a or_o of_o great_a note_n and_o esteem_v and_o that_o in_o this_o latter_a sense_n it_o be_v here_o to_o be_v understand_v in_o this_o place_n that_o the_o word_n have_v both_o these_o signification_n as_o many_o other_o word_n have_v both_o in_o the_o hebrew_n and_o other_o language_n and_o in_o contrary_a sense_n he_o prove_v arab._n by_o instance_v in_o other_o place_n in_o which_o though_o frequent_o it_o signify_v little_a it_o be_v to_o be_v render_v great_a or_o chief_a or_o prince_n the_o same_o be_v affirm_v arab._n by_o other_o of_o good_a authority_n and_o among_o the_o chief_a master_n of_o their_o language_n his_o word_n be_v tooth_n be_v purpose_n whereas_o other_o take_v this_o as_o speak_v by_o way_n of_o diminution_n to_o that_o city_n or_o family_n of_o that_o tribe_n as_o if_o it_o be_v not_o worthy_a to_o have_v the_o kingdom_n over_o israel_n 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little_a in_o bulk_n or_o quantity_n be_v yet_o in_o other_o regard_v of_o more_o esteem_n and_o value_n above_o other_o in_o sight_n great_a so_o it_o be_v with_o bethleem_n though_o perhaps_o otherwise_o little_a in_o number_n bigness_n or_o account_n among_o the_o thousand_o of_o judah_n or_o as_o in_o st._n matthew_n among_o the_o prince_n of_o judah_n which_o in_o sense_n be_v all_o one_o allude_v to_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o israelite_n 25._o of_o divide_v their_o tribe_n into_o thousand_o as_o among_o we_o the_o shire_n be_v divide_v into_o hundred_o over_o every_o one_o of_o which_o thousand_o be_v a_o prince_n or_o chief_a so_o that_o to_o say_v among_o the_o thousand_o or_o prince_n viz._n of_o those_o thousand_o be_v all_o one_o the_o same_o word_n which_o be_v here_o use_v and_o signify_v a_o thousand_o judg._n vi_o 15._o be_v render_v family_n and_o so_o here_o be_v by_o some_o abarb._n jew_n expound_v family_n by_o kimchi_n other_o city_n to_o say_v then_o thousand_o or_o prince_n of_o thousand_o or_o family_n or_o city_n will_v be_v in_o this_o regard_n as_o to_o the_o meaning_n all_o one_o and_o though_o in_o any_o regard_n bethleem_n among_o these_o might_n according_a to_o the_o one_o signification_n of_o the_o word_n be_v account_v little_a yet_o indeed_o the_o other_o signification_n do_v deserve_o agree_v to_o that_o place_n of_o be_v not_o lest_o yea_o great_a and_o illustrious_a even_o chief_a and_o prince_n among_o they_o that_o by_o which_o it_o be_v so_o ennoble_v follow_v because_o out_o of_o thou_o shall_v he_o come_v forth_o unto_o i_o that_o be_v to_o be_v ruler_n in_o israel_n i._n e._n that_o it_o be_v to_o be_v the_o birth_n place_n of_o the_o great_a ruler_n by_o god_n promise_v to_o israel_n to_o save_v they_o out_o of_o thou_o shall_v he_o come_v forth_o that_o be_v in_o thou_o shall_v be_v bear_v for_o so_o this_o word_n that_o signify_v to_o come_v forth_o be_v grotius_n else_o where_o use_v as_o gen._n xxv_o 25._o and_o 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