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7._o §_o 1._o issachar_n person_n the_o five_o 17._o son_n which_o jacob_n beget_v on_o leah_n his_o wife_n have_v his_o posterity_n so_o increase_v in_o egypt_n that_o from_o thence_o come_v forth_o of_o this_o tribe_n fifty_o 29._o four_o thousand_o and_o four_o hundred_o all_o which_o fall_v in_o the_o wilderness_n for_o their_o frequent_a tempt_a of_o god_n their_o son_n grow_v judah_n and_o dan_n except_v more_o numerous_a than_o any_o other_o tribe_n insomuch_o that_o sixty_o four_o 25._o thousand_o and_o three_o hundred_o of_o twenty_o year_n old_a and_o upward_a appear_v at_o their_o second_o solemn_a muster_n in_o the_o plain_n of_o moab_n tolah_n the_o judge_n be_v of_o this_o tribe_n baasha_n and_o elah_n king_n of_o israel_n 27_o fair_a abishag_fw-mi the_o shunamite_n wife_n or_o 4._o rather_o bedfellow_n to_o age_a david_n with_o another_o lady_n if_o in_o beauty_n not_o in_o goodness_n her_o inferior_a of_o the_o same_o city_n who_o so_o kind_o entertain_v the_o prophet_n elisha_n §_o 2._o issachar_n have_v the_o sea_n 19_o on_o the_o west_n jordan_n on_o the_o â—2_n east_n fruitfulness_n zebulun_n on_o the_o north_n manasseh_n on_o the_o south_n a_o fair_a fruitful_a country_n for_o as_o all_o canaan_n be_v call_v the_o pleasant_a 24._o land_n so_o it_o be_v particular_o observe_v of_o issachars_n portion_n he_o see_v the_o land_n 15._o that_o it_o be_v pleasant_a and_o bow_v his_o shoulder_n to_o bear_v and_o become_v a_o servant_n unto_o tribute_n this_o tribe_n better_o acquit_v itself_o in_o the_o subsidy_n then_o in_o the_o muster-book_n they_o be_v the_o best_a yeomantry_n of_o israel_n towards_o the_o advance_n of_o raâ—es_n and_o tax_n they_o love_v rest_n and_o a_o sedentary_a life_n blame_v they_o not_o if_o sensible_a of_o the_o goodness_n of_o their_o soil_n they_o be_v loath_a to_o leave_v home_o because_o certain_a to_o remove_v to_o their_o loss_n and_o be_v compare_v to_o a_o 14._o ass_n couch_v between_o two_o burden_n §_o 3._o yet_o 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other_o be_v man_n that_o have_v understand_v of_o the_o time_n 32._o to_o know_v what_o israel_n ought_v to_o do_v now_o see_v time_n janus-like_a have_v two_o face_n one_o look_v backward_o chronology_n the_o other_o forward_a prognostication_n the_o question_n will_v be_v in_o which_o of_o these_o lie_v the_o learning_n of_o the_o issacharites_n a_o learned_a man_n genâ—sios_fw-gr conceive_v they_o only_o like_o husbandman_n weather-wise_a by_o their_o own_o rural_a observation_n sure_o more_o be_v import_v in_o that_o expression_n and_o not_o only_a almanac_n but_o chronicle-skill_n contain_v therein_o so_o that_o from_o deduction_n from_o former_a they_o can_v make_v direction_n for_o the_o future_a time_n oh_o for_o a_o little_a of_o issachars_n art_n in_o our_o age_n to_o make_v we_o understand_v these_o intricate_a and_o perplex_a time_n and_o to_o teach_v we_o to_o know_v what_o we_o ought_v to_o do_v to_o be_v safe_a with_o a_o good_a conscience_n so_o much_o of_o the_o 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her_o most_o modest_a behaviour_n for_o at_o the_o sight_n of_o he_o though_o at_o some_o distance_n she_o 64._o light_v from_o her_o camel_n count_v it_o ill_a manner_n to_o ride_v when_o her_o husband_n and_o master_n go_v a_o foot_n as_o also_o to_o give_v a_o earnest_n of_o her_o future_a good_a housewifery_n that_o she_o will_v prefer_v industry_n before_o ease_n honest_a pain_n before_o pleasure_n the_o she_o 65._o veil_v herself_o partly_o to_o show_v that_o the_o beam_n of_o her_o beauty_n be_v hereafter_o to_o be_v appropriate_v to_o isaac_n alone_o &_o partly_o in_o confession_n of_o subjection_n be_v now_o under_o covert-baron_n the_o command_n and_o protection_n of_o a_o husband_n well_o i_o dare_v compare_n yea_o prefer_v this_o veil_a wife_n chastity_n before_o the_o virginity_n of_o many_o veil_a votary_n §_o 18._o more_o south_n be_v the_o river_n of_o egypt_n the_o utmost_a limit_n not_o only_o of_o this_o tribe_n but_o of_o all_o israel_n indeed_o by_o the_o river_n of_o egypt_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d often_o mention_v in_o exodus_fw-la only_a nilus_n be_v intend_v but_o this_o stream_n which_o some_o conceive_v be_v particular_o call_v shichos_n be_v term_v the_o river_n of_o egypt_n not_o because_o it_o be_v in_o but_o be_v in_o the_o high_a way_n to_o egypt_n otherwise_o the_o traveller_n who_o sit_v down_o on_o the_o bank_n thereof_o shall_v never_o come_v thither_o in_o the_o septuagint_n rhinocolura_fw-la be_v put_v for_o this_o river_n of_o egypt_n be_v a_o long_o name_v city_n of_o short_a note_n seat_v on_o the_o influx_n thereof_o into_o the_o sea_n only_o this_o rhinocolura_n be_v famous_a in_o heathen_a history_n because_o hither_o as_o into_o a_o hospital_n all_o those_o malefactor_n be_v send_v who_o nose_n be_v cut_v off_o for_o their_o offence_n a_o punishment_n inflict_v on_o the_o egyptian_n by_o a_o ethiopian_a king_n who_o conquer_v they_o hence_o have_v it_o the_o name_n of_o 759._o rhinocolura_n or_o the_o place_n of_o nose-maimed_n people_n but_o o_o how_o great_a must_v that_o city_n be_v which_o in_o our_o age_n shall_v contain_v all_o those_o who_o face_n be_v nose-less_a not_o by_o other_o cruelty_n but_o their_o own_o luxury_n §_o 19_o as_o for_o other_o city_n in_o this_o tribe_n of_o simeon_n they_o be_v many_o but_o obscure_a it_o be_v observable_a that_o most_o of_o they_o be_v write_v with_o a_o alias_o first_o as_o they_o be_v name_v josh._n 19_o second_o as_o they_o be_v call_v 1_o chron._n 2._o none_o need_v to_o wonder_v at_o their_o different_a denomination_n here_o i_o interpose_v nothing_o of_o the_o several_a writing_n of_o the_o same_o place_n 1_o according_a to_o exact_a critic_n in_o spell_a they_o 2_o according_a to_o vulgar_a tongue_n in_o pronounce_v they_o only_o we_o commend_v to_o the_o reader_n notice_n that_o the_o book_n of_o chronicle_n be_v write_v after_o the_o return_n from_o 19_o captivity_n and_o about_o eighteen_o generation_n after_o the_o day_n of_o joshua_n and_o therefore_o some_o difference_n of_o letter_n after_o so_o large_a a_o time_n be_v no_o strange_a thing_n for_o see_v here_o we_o have_v no_o continue_a 14._o city_n it_o can_v be_v expect_v that_o any_o city_n shall_v have_v a_o continue_a name_n and_o yet_o great_a place_n long_o retain_v their_o name_n unaltered_a as_o london_n from_o taeitus_fw-la to_o our_o time_n whereas_o small_a city_n like_o these_o in_o simeon_n be_v as_o often_o alterable_a as_o pass_v into_o the_o possession_n of_o several_a owner_n yea_o seeing_z it_o be_v the_o custom_n of_o the_o jew_n to_o 11._o call_v their_o land_n after_o their_o own_o name_n this_o haply_o may_v change_v 6._o beth-lebaoth_a in_o this_o tribe_n into_o 31._o bethbirei_a when_o it_o come_v into_o the_o possession_n of_o a_o new_a landlord_n §_o 20._o so_o much_o of_o this_o small_a tribe_n who_o portion_n be_v too_o little_a for_o his_o people_n and_o therefore_o they_o make_v two_o happy_a expedition_n to_o enlarge_v their_o quarter_n one_o in_o the_o reign_n of_o 39_o hezekiah_n to_o the_o entrance_n of_o gedor_n even_o unto_o the_o east_n side_n of_o the_o valley_n a_o place_n of_o good_a and_o fat_a pasture_n for_o they_o of_o ham_n canaanites_n have_v dwell_v there_o of_o old_a mouse_n sometime_o may_v be_v man_n taster_n to_o teach_v they_o which_o be_v best_a for_o their_o palate_n and_o those_o heathen_a be_v wise_a enough_o to_o settle_v themselves_o in_o the_o rich_a soil_n whence_o now_o the_o simeonites_n expel_v they_o this_o gedor_n be_v in_o the_o division_n of_o the_o land_n allot_v to_o the_o tribe_n of_o 58._o judah_n now_o if_o any_o demand_n by_o what_o right_a the_o simeonites_n may_v invade_v this_o which_o be_v assign_v to_o judah_n they_o may_v know_v that_o in_o case_n a_o strong_a hold_n can_v not_o be_v reduce_v into_o subjection_n by_o that_o tribe_n to_o which_o it_o belong_v it_o be_v not_o a_o act_n of_o injustice_n but_o valour_n for_o the_o next_o tribe_n to_o 35._o undertake_v the_o conquest_n thereof_o as_o by_o their_o judicial_a law_n if_o one_o die_v not_o have_v issue_n by_o his_o wife_n the_o next_o of_o kin_n may_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o be_v heir_n as_o i_o may_v say_v to_o marry_v his_o 24._o brother_n wife_n so_o when_o judah_n through_o some_o defect_n or_o debility_n be_v unable_a to_o improve_v his_o patrimony_n in_o gedor_n to_o profit_n by_o cast_v out_o the_o heathen_a who_o violent_o detain_v it_o simeon_n his_o next_o neighbour_n in_o situation_n sueccede_v to_o the_o right_n of_o his_o brother_n attempt_v and_o effect_v the_o conquest_n thereof_o herein_o only_o it_o hold_v not_o proportion_n because_o the_o seed_n so_o raise_v up_o be_v account_v to_o his_o dead_a brother_n whereas_o here_o simeon_n make_v bold_a himself_o quiet_o to_o possess_v what_o victorious_o he_o have_v acquire_v wonder_v not_o that_o this_o petty_a tribe_n in_o overcome_a gedor_n do_v more_o than_o puissant_a judah_n can_v perform_v for_o always_o the_o battle_n be_v not_o to_o the_o 11._o strong_a and_o weak_a mean_n watch_v advantage_n may_v perfect_v what_o more_o powerful_a have_v leave_v uneffected_a this_o gedor_n grudge_v not_o reader_n to_o sally_v with_o thy_o eye_n a_o little_a out_o of_o this_o tribe_n be_v still_o in_o this_o map_n lie_v on_o the_o north_n of_o the_o river_n sorek_n and_o be_v one_o 13._o of_o the_o 31._o regal_a city_n of_o the_o canaanite_n as_o for_o the_o simeonites_n second_o voyage_n against_o the_o 42._o amalekite_n in_o mount_n seir_n more_o proper_a thereof_o hereafter_o in_o the_o description_n of_o edom._n §_o 21._o now_o that_o which_o straighten_v the_o portion_n of_o simeon_n be_v the_o multitude_n of_o philistine_n inhabit_v the_o sea_n coast_n allot_v to_o but_o never_o possess_v by_o this_o tribe_n askelon_n be_v a_o prime_a city_n in_o those_o part_n once_o win_v by_o 28._o judah_n assist_v simeon_n but_o after_o recover_v by_o the_o philistine_n samson_n be_v cast_v to_o give_v his_o companion_n thirty_o change_n of_o raiment_n go_v neither_o to_o the_o merchant_n for_o the_o stuff_n nor_o tailor_n for_o make_v of_o they_o but_o know_v the_o philistine_n garment_n will_v best_o fit_a philistine_n body_n he_o march_v direct_o to_o 19_o askelon_n where_o find_v thirty_o philistine_n he_o bestow_v their_o corpse_n on_o the_o earth_n and_o their_o case_n on_o their_o fellow-countrey_n man_n this_o cause_v that_o active_a antipathy_n betwixt_o askelon_n and_o israel_n tell_v it_o not_o in_o gath_n nor_o publish_v it_o in_o 20._o askelon_n near_o to_o this_o city_n there_o be_v a_o 13._o lake_n by_o which_o semiramis_n be_v say_v to_o be_v bear_v there_o feed_v and_o relieve_v by_o dove_n hence_o the_o poet_n tibullus_n alba_n palaestino_n sancta_fw-la columba_fw-la syro_n the_o milkwhite_a dove_n esteem_v divine_a by_o syrian_n of_o palestine_n but_o because_o no_o mention_n of_o this_o in_o scripture_n we_o forbear_v further_a prosecution_n thereof_o §_o 22._o go_v along_o south_n by_o the_o sea_n side_n here_o style_v the_o sea_n of_o the_o philistine_n we_o come_v at_o last_o to_o azzah_n 31._o or_o gaza_n the_o five_o satrapy_n of_o the_o philistine_n once_o 25._o conquer_v by_o judah_n but_o soon_o after_o return_v to_o the_o former_a owner_n samson_n who_o carry_v the_o gate_n thereof_o away_o can_v not_o bring_v himself_o hither_o again_o without_o the_o guidance_n of_o another_o pain_n here_o be_v add_v to_o his_o blindness_n when_o set_v to_o grind_v in_o a_o mill_n scorn_v to_o his_o pain_n when_o send_v for_o at_o a_o solemn_a feast_n to_o be_v the_o musician_n to_o make_v sport_n or_o rather_o the_o instrument_n ready_o tune_v for_o every_o wanton_a eye_n tongue_n and_o hand_n to_o play_v upon_o but_o such_o as_o mock_v at_o other_o man_n misery_n sometime_o laugh_v so_o long_o till_o their_o own_o heart_n
7._o canaanite_n some_o remnant_n of_o the_o anakim_v which_o escape_v his_o hand_n do_v in_o his_o absence_n return_v possess_v hebron_n and_o put_v caleb_n to_o a_o new_a task_n of_o a_o second_o subdue_a they_o §_o 22._o david_n afterward_o make_v hebron_n the_o metropolis_n of_o this_o kingdom_n as_o be_v the_o most_o eminent_a city_n of_o his_o own_o tribe_n of_o judah_n and_o reign_v almost_o seven_o year_n therein_o abner_n in_o the_o three_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n abner_n repair_v hither_o with_o full_a intent_n to_o reduce_v all_o israel_n to_o his_o obedience_n have_v not_o joabs_n sudden_a murder_a he_o frustrate_v his_o design_n probably_n some_o mixture_n of_o jealousy_n may_v put_v joab_n on_o this_o foul_a action_n fear_v to_o be_v out_v of_o his_o office_n that_o if_o abner_n make_v david_n king_n david_n will_v make_v abner_n general_n over_o all_o israel_n certain_o revenge_n of_o his_o brother_n asahels_n blood_n prompt_v he_o thereunto_o joab_n send_v messenger_n to_o fetch_v abner_n back_o from_o the_o well_o of_o siriah_n slay_v he_o treacherous_o as_o he_o be_v enter_v the_o 27._o gate_n of_o hebron_n §_o 23._o forget_v we_o not_o that_o hebron_n murder_n in_o the_o gate_n whereof_o joab_n so_o base_o and_o barbarous_o murder_v he_o be_v a_o city_n of_o refuge_n 7._o appoint_v by_o god_n for_o the_o save_n of_o such_o as_o have_v kill_v one_o unaware_o do_v not_o joab_n therefore_o in_o such_o a_o place_n act_v wilful_a murder_n in_o a_o high_a hand_n rely_v on_o his_o own_o greatness_n to_o bear_v he_o out_o in_o so_o bloody_a a_o deed_n as_o if_o he_o neither_o fear_v the_o justice_n of_o man_n nor_o need_v the_o mercy_n of_o god_n no_o wonder_n then_o if_o many_o year_n after_o he_o 31._o fly_v to_o the_o horn_n of_o the_o altar_n be_v deny_v the_o protection_n of_o that_o place_n who_o former_o so_o cruel_o despiteful_o and_o presumptuous_o have_v defile_v the_o city_n of_o refuge_n with_o innocent_a blood_n §_o 24._o thus_o die_v abner_n very_o loyal_a to_o saul_n either_o while_o saul_n be_v live_v and_o too_o love_v to_o his_o 7._o concubine_n when_o he_o be_v dead_a never_o man_n be_v kill_v more_o cowardly_a or_o bury_v more_o honourable_o david_n himself_o 31._o follow_v the_o bâ—ere_o weep_v as_o chief_a mourner_n at_o his_o funeral_n in_o the_o same_o sepulchre_n the_o 12._o head_n of_o ishbosheth_n be_v afterward_o inter_v though_o some_o jar_n be_v betwixt_o they_o while_o live_v their_o dust_n well_o agree_v in_o the_o same_o grave_n nor_o dare_v the_o ash_n of_o ishbosheth_n across_o the_o other_o who_o when_o alive_a though_o check_v and_o chide_v by_o he_o 11._o can_v not_o answer_v abner_n a_o word_n again_o because_o he_o fear_v he_o as_o for_o the_o body_n of_o baanah_n and_o rechab_n the_o murderer_n of_o ishbosheth_n they_o have_v by_o order_n from_o david_n their_o hand_n and_o foot_n cut_v off_o and_o they_o hang_v up_o over_o the_o 12._o pool_n in_o hebron_n §_o 25._o after_o the_o death_n of_o ishbosheth_n hebron_n all_o israel_n repair_v to_o hebron_n to_o make_v david_n their_o king_n who_o several_a number_n deserve_v our_o observation_n 1_o out_o of_o 24._o judah_n six_o thousand_o and_o eight_o hundred_o 2_o simeon_n seven_o thousand_o &_o one_o hundred_o 3_o levi_n eight_o thousand_o &_o three_o hundred_o twenty_o two_o 4_o benjamin_n three_o thousand_o 5_o ephraim_n twenty_o thousand_o and_o eight_o hundred_o 6_o half_a tribe_n of_o manasseh_n on_o this_o side_n jordan_n eighteen_o thousand_o 7_o issachar_n two_o hundred_o officer_n and_o all_o their_o brethren_n at_o their_o commandment_n 8_o zebulun_n fifty_o thousand_o 9_o naphtali_n thirty_o seven_o â—housand_o beside_o a_o thousand_o captain_n 10_o dan_o twenty_o eight_o thousand_o and_o six_o hundred_o 11_o 〈◊〉_d forty_o thousand_o 12_o reuben_n gâ—d_n and_o manassâ—h_v beyond_o jordan_n a_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o thousand_o behold_v here_o those_o tribe_n which_o live_v far_a from_o hebron_n appear_v in_o the_o high_a equipage_n as_o if_o they_o endeavour_v to_o be_v revenge_v on_o the_o distance_n of_o their_o habitation_n purposely_o advance_v with_o the_o great_a number_n here_o it_o will_v be_v inquire_v why_o judah_n large_a in_o dominion_n next_o in_o position_n near_o in_o relation_n as_o david_n native_a tribe_n make_v here_o the_o slender_a appearance_n of_o all_o the_o rest_n benjamin_n alone_o except_v the_o thinness_n of_o who_o number_n be_v excuse_v in_o the_o text_n because_o 29._o hitherto_o the_o great_a part_n of_o they_o keep_v the_o ward_n of_o the_o house_n of_o saul_n what!_o do_v it_o fare_v with_o prince_n as_o with_o prophet_n that_o they_o be_v not_o 57_o without_o honour_n save_v in_o their_o own_o country_n and_o in_o their_o own_o house_n that_o david_n find_v few_o attendant_n from_o his_o own_o tribe_n oh_o no_o he_o be_v abundant_o love_v and_o honour_v therein_o but_o tostatus_n answer_v 1_o david_n daily_a attendance_n both_o civil_a in_o his_o court_n and_o military_a in_o his_o camp_n and_o garrison_n hitherto_o chief_o consist_v of_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n 2_o the_o rest_n of_o judah_n remain_v at_o home_n to_o make_v they_o provision_n and_o give_v entertainment_n to_o this_o confluence_n of_o people_n from_o all_o part_n add_v hereunto_o 1_o six_o thousand_o eight_o hundred_o be_v a_o sufficient_a representation_n of_o judah_n and_o more_o not_o only_o needless_a but_o burdensome_a for_o the_o present_a to_o pester_v hebron_n too_o populous_a already_o the_o rest_n keep_v home_o and_o live_v hard_o by_o be_v ready_a no_o doubt_n on_o competent_a warning_n to_o come_v quick_o if_o need_v require_v or_o david_n command_v their_o attendance_n 2_o judahs_n main_a work_n be_v do_v two_o year_n before_o when_o david_n be_v solemn_o make_v their_o king_n and_o they_o now_o rather_o spectator_n than_o actor_n at_o his_o second_o coronation_n over_o all_o israel_n now_o no_o less_o politic_a than_o thrifty_a be_v the_o other_o tribe_n in_o bring_v their_o 40._o victual_n along_o with_o they_o lest_o otherwise_o they_o shall_v be_v hold_v as_o occasioner_n of_o scarcity_n in_o judah_n and_o enhauncer_n of_o the_o price_n of_o provision_n §_o 26._o afterward_o absalon_n hebron_n when_o he_o intend_v a_o rebellion_n against_o his_o father_n choose_v hebron_n as_o the_o fit_a city_n from_o whence_o he_o mean_v to_o mount_v into_o the_o throne_n hither_o he_o come_v under_o pretence_n to_o do_v sacrifice_n 1._o with_o his_o chariot_n and_o horse_n and_o fifty_o man_n run_v before_o he_o but_o which_o be_v most_o to_o be_v pity_v he_o bring_v with_o he_o from_o jerusalem_n 11._o two_o hundred_o man_n which_o be_v as_o one_o may_v say_v loyal_a traitor_n come_v in_o the_o simplicity_n of_o their_o heart_n and_o mere_o drawn-in_a to_o treasonable_a practice_n but_o hebron_n prove_v not_o a_o place_n so_o successful_a to_o absalon_n the_o son_n as_o formerly_z fortunate_a to_o david_n his_o father_n this_o traitor_n sovereignty_n soon_o expire_v when_o forsake_v of_o god_n man_n and_o beast_n his_o own_o mule_n go_v away_o from_o he_o he_o be_v slay_v of_o joab_n as_o university_n former_o relate_v §_o 27._o some_o ten_o mile_n south_n of_o hebron_n lay_v debir_n ancient_o call_v kiriah-seph_a 11._o the_o city_n of_o a_o book_n conceive_v a_o canaanitish_a university_n and_o although_o the_o giant_n anakim_v dwell_v hereabout_o may_v be_v presume_v but_o little_a bookish_a yet_o civilise_a country_n in_o all_o age_n have_v allow_v such_o place_n for_o the_o education_n of_o youth_n who_o be_v better_a unborn_a then_o unbred_a caleb_n proffer_a 12._o acsah_n his_o daughter_n in_o marriage_n to_o any_o one_o that_o shall_v conquer_v this_o city_n which_o be_v according_o perform_v by_o othniel_n his_o young_a brother_n son_n and_o first_o judge_n of_o israel_n what_o be_v not_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n and_o good_a of_o his_o country_n enough_o to_o set_v a_o edge_n on_o his_o valour_n but_o the_o promise_n of_o a_o wife_n need_v also_o to_o whet_v his_o resolution_n no_o doubt_v the_o scale_n of_o his_o resolution_n go_v down_o former_o on_o the_o right_a side_n before_o this_o match_n be_v cast_v in_o as_o overweight_n it_o be_v no_o unlawful_a bigamy_n of_o the_o soul_n when_o wed_v to_o god_n glory_n in_o the_o first_o place_n to_o embrace_v also_o therewith_o the_o 26._o recompense_n of_o reward_n and_o grand_a be_v the_o difference_n betwixt_o a_o 13._o hireling_n who_o mind_n be_v mere_o mercenary_a and_o he_o that_o work_v for_o his_o hire_n with_o othniel_n take_v it_o not_o as_o the_o main_a motive_n much_o less_o as_o the_o end_n but_o only_o as_o a_o welcome_a encouragement_n of_o his_o undertake_n §_o 28._o thus_o all_o party_n be_v please_v caleb_n israel_n recover_v debir_n othniel_n get_v acsah_n to_o wife_n she_o gain_v a_o blessing_n from_o her_o father_n that_o
all_o which_o we_o leave_v in_o the_o levite_n safe_a custody_n be_v confident_a that_o they_o will_v very_o careful_o keep_v they_o from_o ever_o come_v into_o the_o finger_n of_o such_o covetous_a wretch_n who_o will_v willing_o make_v the_o ephah_n small_a and_o the_o 5._o shekel_n great_a and_o falsify_v the_o balance_n by_o deceit_n especial_o if_o the_o original_n of_o both_o be_v but_o once_o in_o their_o absolute_a disposal_n thereof_o §_o 9_o there_o be_v also_o book_n keep_v in_o the_o temple_n keep_v of_o which_o the_o autograph_n of_o the_o law_n be_v most_o remarkable_a by_o command_n from_o moses_n to_o be_v place_v in_o the_o 26._o side_n of_o the_o ark_n of_o the_o covenant_n that_o be_v locum_fw-la by_o the_o side_n as_o some_o expound_v it_o in_o a_o coffer_n by_o itself_o make_v for_o that_o purpose_n but_o other_o conceive_v the_o performance_n hereof_o neglect_v after_o moses_n his_o decease_n before_o which_o time_n it_o can_v not_o convenient_o be_v do_v 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