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great_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d tsade_n but_o in_o the_o manuscript_n copy_n the_o same_o word_n be_v write_v without_o any_o manner_n of_o distinction_n from_o the_o rest_n and_o so_o it_o be_v likewise_o write_v in_o another_o manuscript_n thus_o in_o the_o 44th_o chapter_n of_o the_o same_o prophet_n where_o we_o read_v in_o the_o text_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o plant_v a_o ark_n with_o a_o small_a nun_n at_o the_o end_n of_o the_o word_n be_v write_v as_o it_o shall_v be_v with_o a_o proportionable_a nun._n so_o vain_a and_o superstitious_a be_v that_o masoretic_n annotation_n upon_o that_o place_n there_o happen_v three_o small_a nun_n in_o the_o 6_o chapter_n of_o daniel_n v._o 20._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v write_v in_o the_o masoretic_n bibles_n with_o the_o latter_a pe_n very_o large_a whereas_o there_o be_v no_o such_o thing_n in_o the_o spanish_a and_o other_o manuscript_n in_o other_o two_o spanish_a manuscript_n there_o be_v a_o great_a pe_n to_o be_v see_v but_o with_o this_o difference_n that_o the_o one_o enlarge_n the_o first_o pe_n the_o other_o the_o second_o in_o the_o 3d_o chapter_n of_o the_o prophet_n malachi_n according_a to_o the_o hebrew_n but_o the_o four_o in_o the_o english_a translation_n and_o v._o 4._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d remember_v be_v write_v with_o a_o large_a zain_n but_o in_o the_o two_o spanish_a copy_n there_o be_v not_o the_o least_o appearance_n of_o any_o such_o thing_n nor_o in_o the_o bibles_n of_o menasseh_n ben_n israel_n print_v at_o amsterdam_n the_o same_o account_n be_v to_o be_v give_v of_o letter_n turn_v and_o raise_v above_o the_o rest_n as_o in_o the_o hebrew_n exemplar_n as_o of_o letter_n lesser_a or_o large_a thus_o in_o the_o 18_o of_o judge_n v._o 3._o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o maness_n be_v write_v with_o a_o little_a nun_n raise_v above_o the_o rest_n which_o be_v also_o advance_v in_o the_o manuscript_n copies_n but_o not_o in_o that_o manner_n for_o only_o the_o top_n of_o the_o nun_n be_v raise_v a_o little_a above_o the_o other_o not_o the_o whole_a body_n of_o the_o letter_n therefore_o the_o jewish_a grammarian_n erroneous_o give_v these_o letter_n the_o title_n of_o raise_a letter_n be_v it_o be_v separate_v and_o set_v above_o the_o other_o when_o it_o can_v be_v nothing_o but_o the_o fault_n of_o the_o scribe_n who_o be_v not_o so_o steady_a at_o that_o time_n there_o be_v one_o spanish_a copy_n also_o that_o will_v not_o own_o the_o depress_a caph_n in_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o weep_v for_o she_o gen._n 23._o v._n 2._o nor_o the_o great_a zain_n in_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o harlot_n gen._n 34.31_o nor_o be_v the_o word_n shilleshi_fw-mi m_n so_o write_v in_o the_o manuscript_n with_o a_o capital_a man_n as_o in_o the_o masoretic_n edition_n only_o one_o word_n of_o this_o book_n gen._n 2.4_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d when_o they_o be_v create_v be_v write_v with_o a_o small_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o as_o the_o other_o copy_n have_v it_o to_o search_v the_o scripture_n any_o far_o for_o these_o trifle_n will_v be_v a_o vanity_n since_o they_o be_v only_o the_o dream_n of_o idle_a fancy_n and_o i_o can_v wish_v that_o custom_n may_v be_v utter_o reject_v for_o the_o future_a the_o same_o fond_a superstition_n also_o be_v the_o occasion_n of_o so_o many_o figment_n about_o aleph_fw-la jod_n he_o and_o vaughan_n which_o be_v the_o original_a vowel_n of_o the_o hebrew_n language_n especial_o omit_v in_o the_o write_n for_o example_n in_o 2_o sam._n c._n 9_o you_o find_v the_o negative_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d lu._n with_o a_o kibbut_n without_o the_o letter_n vau_fw-fr which_o shall_v otherwise_o have_v be_v write_v thus_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d upon_o which_o i_o find_v this_o masoretic_n note_n in_o the_o margin_n gen._n jeromâ—_n quest_n in_o gen._n lo_o be_v twice_o defective_a because_o absolom_n do_v not_o overcome_v and_o that_o this_o the_o jew_n observe_v ever_o since_o the_o time_n of_o st._n jerom_n his_o own_o word_n sufficient_o testify_v as_o we_o have_v here_o put_v it_o in_o the_o hebrew_n his_o first_o name_n be_v write_v ephran_n yet_o after_o he_o be_v overrule_v to_o take_v money_n for_o a_o burial-place_n though_o he_o be_v press_v to_o it_o by_o abraham_n the_o letter_n vau_fw-fr which_o be_v read_v among_o they_o be_v take_v out_o of_o his_o name_n and_o instead_o of_o ephron_n he_o be_v call_v ephran_n the_o scripture_n thereby_o intimate_v that_o he_o be_v not_o a_o person_n of_o true_a and_o perfect_a generosity_n here_o as_o frequent_o in_o other_o place_n st._n jerom_n do_v not_o speak_v his_o own_o but_o the_o mind_n of_o the_o jew_n however_o it_o be_v probable_a that_o this_o variety_n of_o character_n which_o at_o first_o proceed_v only_o from_o the_o careless_a and_o negligent_a humour_n of_o the_o scribe_n as_o aben_n ezra_n observe_v uncertain_a the_o method_n of_o write_v the_o heb._n text_n uncertain_a give_v the_o jew_n a_o occasion_n to_o ground_n many_o mystery_n upon_o it_o as_o be_v person_n that_o will_v spring_v a_o miracle_n out_o of_o a_o shoe-latchet_a as_o for_o the_o write_n of_o aleph_fw-la it_o be_v always_o uncertain_a from_o the_o very_a time_n that_o the_o authentic_a original_n of_o the_o sacred_a text_n be_v lose_v by_o the_o jew_n so_o that_o it_o sole_o depend_v upon_o the_o will_n of_o the_o jew_n as_o may_v be_v easy_o prove_v by_o compare_v the_o most_o authentic_a manuscript_n with_o the_o publish_v edition_n for_o they_o differ_v in_o a_o thousand_o place_n so_o that_o i_o can_v number_v above_o six_o thousand_o of_o those_o letter_n which_o be_v not_o extant_a in_o the_o public_a exemplar_n therefore_o the_o
critic_n of_o tyberias_fw-la in_o vain_a turmoil_v and_o weary_a themselves_o in_o count_v how_o many_o time_n this_o or_o that_o word_n be_v full_a and_o how_o many_o time_n defective_a for_o example_n they_o diligent_o consider_v how_o many_o time_n the_o word_n otham_n be_v write_v at_o large_a in_o the_o text_n they_o observe_v that_o it_o be_v write_v in_o the_o law_n thirty_o nine_o time_n full_a or_o with_o the_o letter_n vau_fw-fr and_o thus_o they_o run_v through_o all_o the_o book_n of_o scripture_n but_o upon_o compare_v the_o manuscript_n together_o they_o can_v never_o once_o agree_v among_o themselves_o after_o what_o manner_n the_o say_a word_n be_v to_o be_v write_v moreover_o this_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v full_o thus_o write_v do_v not_o only_o signify_v they_o or_o those_o which_o be_v its_o true_a and_o genuine_a signification_n but_o sometime_o with_o they_o as_o if_o it_o be_v write_v ittham_n and_o be_v defective_a in_o the_o write_n so_o true_a it_o be_v that_o in_o these_o word_n the_o sense_n and_o not_o the_o character_n be_v to_o be_v regard_v but_o above_o all_o there_o be_v nothing_o like_o the_o superstitious_a niceness_n of_o the_o jew_n in_o write_v the_o word_n jeruschalaim_v while_o they_o diligent_o observe_v all_o the_o place_n of_o scripture_n where_o it_o be_v to_o be_v write_v at_o length_n with_o a_o jod_n and_o where_o without_o and_o yet_o neither_o the_o hebrew_n manuscript_n nor_o the_o masoretic_n examplar_n agree_v one_o among_o another_o how_o many_o fiction_n have_v they_o raise_v about_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d meoroth_n or_o light_n which_o in_o the_o beginning_n of_o genesis_n be_v write_v without_o a_o vau_fw-fr contrary_a to_o the_o rule_n of_o proportion_n and_o because_o the_o jewish_a rabbi_n have_v raise_v a_o thousand_o fiction_n from_o this_o manner_n of_o write_v such_o a_o notable_a word_n hence_o the_o scribe_n have_v be_v very_o careful_a to_o observe_v that_o manner_n of_o spell_a true_a it_o be_v that_o the_o insertion_n or_o omission_n of_o those_o letter_n which_o depend_v upon_o the_o pleasure_n of_o the_o scribe_n seldom_o prejudice_v the_o sense_n and_o therefore_o in_o such_o case_n neither_o the_o one_o nor_o the_o other_o be_v of_o any_o moment_n but_o sometime_o it_o happen_v that_o they_o alter_v the_o sense_n as_o 2_o sam._n 20._o in_o the_o three_o of_o sophonia_n where_o we_o read_v nogue_n sad_a as_o the_o interpreter_n vulgar_o render_v it_o from_o jaga_n rabbi_n solomon_n expound_v it_o remote_a or_o foreign_a as_o if_o it_o come_v from_o the_o root_n haga_n without_o any_o regard_n to_o the_o masoretic_n read_v there_o be_v not_o want_v some_o rabbi_n who_o derive_v the_o word_n nechiloth_n in_o the_o title_n of_o the_o 5._o psalm_n from_o chalal_n as_o if_o it_o be_v to_o be_v write_v without_o a_o jod_a not_o much_o hee_n the_o rule_n of_o the_o masorite_n for_o full_a and_o defective_a word_n i_o omit_v above_o six_o hundred_o of_o this_o nature_n frequent_o to_o be_v meet_v with_o in_o the_o commentary_n of_o the_o jew_n by_o which_o the_o greek_a translation_n of_o the_o lxx_o interpreter_n and_o the_o latin_a of_o st._n i_o may_v be_v illustrate_v in_o many_o place_n neither_o be_v st._n jerome_n to_o be_v commend_v for_o this_o that_o he_o blame_v the_o greek_a interpreter_n for_o differ_v sometime_o from_o he_o in_o that_o sort_n of_o read_v for_o this_o reason_n he_o tax_v those_o who_o in_o the_o 14._o chap_a of_o isaiah_n for_o angel_n as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o hebrew_n exemplar_n translate_v king_n because_o that_o in_o their_o copy_n they_o find_v the_o word_n malkim_n without_o the_o letter_n aleph_fw-la not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d with_o the_o letter_n aleph_fw-la as_o st._n i_o have_v it_o but_o the_o greek_a interpreter_n be_v not_o to_o be_v govern_v so_o much_o by_o the_o read_n of_o copy_n as_o by_o the_o sense_n which_o be_v most_o proper_a to_o the_o place_n especial_o when_o the_o manuscript_n and_o print_a edition_n do_v not_o agree_v about_o the_o insertion_n of_o the_o letter_n aleph_fw-la as_o in_o jeremy_n the_o seven_o v._n 18._o where_o the_o modern_a exemplar_n read_v limleke_v to_o the_o queen_n without_o a_o aleph_fw-la yet_o in_o a_o single_a manuscript_n it_o be_v write_v with_o a_o aleph_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o hence_o arise_v those_o masoretic_n observation_n of_o redundant_fw-la letter_n chap._n viii_o some_o example_n of_o differ_a write_n be_v produce_v from_o the_o manuscript_n which_o vary_v from_o the_o masoretic_n lection_n after_o that_o the_o hebrew_n language_n cease_v to_o be_v familiar_o speak_v among_o the_o jew_n and_o that_o the_o chaldee_n language_n become_v the_o speech_n of_o the_o country_n the_o writer_n make_v many_o alteration_n in_o their_o transcription_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o affinity_n of_o the_o language_n nor_o be_v they_o so_o curious_a of_o neat_a letter_n as_o they_o be_v before_o from_o whence_o without_o question_n it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o the_o letter_n aleph_fw-la so_o much_o in_o use_n among_o the_o chaldaean_n be_v many_o time_n mistake_v for_o the_o letter_n he_o and_o add_v to_o word_n without_o any_o reason_n and_o from_o hence_o i_o suppose_v it_o happen_v that_o there_o be_v so_o many_o chaldaeism_n in_o the_o hebrew_n text_n as_o shelechebeth_n flame_n by_o the_o addition_n of_o the_o letter_n schin_n according_a to_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o chaldean_n magnath_n abin_n and_o calabin_n instead_o of_o magnathabim_n and_o calabim_n with_o several_a other_o of_o the_o same_o nature_n which_o i_o omit_v that_o i_o may_v come_v to_o those_o other_o variation_n of_o writing_n frequent_a in_o the_o manuscript_n copy_n of_o most_o credit_n and_o authority_n in_o the_o write_n of_o these_o word_n el_n elohim_n jehovah_n col_n and_o the_o like_a which_o be_v frequent_o redundant_fw-la with_o the_o greek_a interpreter_n the_o manuscript_n copy_n do_v not_o a_o little_a vary_v from_o the_o print_a masoretick_n which_o because_o they_o be_v more_o frequent_a in_o speech_n be_v sometime_o insert_v sometime_o omit_v by_o the_o scribe_n thus_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o 16._o psalm_n the_o word_n jehovah_n be_v thus_o repeat_v in_o one_o spanish_a copy_n thou_o have_v say_v jehovah_n l'_fw-mi jehovah_n jehovah_n to_o jehovah_n thou_o be_v my_o lord_n but_o in_o the_o modern_a exemplar_n only_o once_o in_o the_o same_o exemplar_n ezech._n 30._o v._o 3._o the_o word_n jehovah_n be_v thus_o twice_o repeat_v the_o day_n of_o the_o lord_n the_o day_n of_o the_o lord_n approach_v but_o the_o masoretic_n copy_n repeat_v the_o lord_n but_o once_o nor_o do_v st._n jerom_n seem_v to_o have_v read_v it_o otherwise_o in_o his_o exemplar_n neither_o do_v the_o seventy_o interpreter_n repeat_v the_o sentence_n say_v no_o more_o than_o once_o the_o day_n of_o the_o lord_n approach_v on_o the_o other_o side_n in_o the_o same_o spanish_a manuscript_n judge_n 1.1_o the_o word_n col_n be_v omit_v and_o the_o lection_n be_v thus_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n go_v forth_o but_o in_o the_o print_a edition_n col_n benei_n all_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n go_v forth_o but_o it_o be_v needless_a to_o repeat_v any_o more_o example_n of_o these_o variance_n which_o nevertheless_o st._n jerom_n write_v to_o sunias_n and_o fretelas_n very_o careful_o enumerate_v for_o the_o thing_n itself_o inform_v we_o that_o those_o sort_n of_o word_n may_v easy_o have_v be_v add_v or_o omit_v in_o the_o transcribe_v of_o the_o copy_n moreover_o in_o the_o spanish_a manuscript_n already_o recite_v towards_o the_o end_n of_o the_o 2d_o chap._n of_o the_o 1_o book_n of_o chronicle_n the_o lection_n be_v conformable_a to_o the_o greek_a interpreter_n and_o to_o what_o st._n jerom_n have_v read_v in_o his_o copy_n maacha_n calebs_n concubine_n bring_v forth_o seber_n and_o thirana_n the_o spanish_a copy_n read_v jaldah_n bring_v forth_o in_o the_o feminine_a gender_n but_o in_o the_o masoretic_n edition_n it_o be_v write_v jahad_n in_o the_o masculine_a gender_n he_o beget_v and_o so_o can_v be_v join_v with_o the_o feminine_a concubina_fw-la or_o concubine_n wherefore_o the_o modern_a interpreter_n of_o the_o sacred_a text_n who_o follow_v the_o masorite_n over_o zealous_o for_o fear_v of_o err_v against_o the_o rule_n of_o grammar_n make_v use_n of_o this_o periphrasis_n maacha_n caleb_n concubine_n of_o who_o he_o beget_v sebar_v and_o thirana_n in_o the_o 3d_o chapter_n v._n 19_o of_o the_o same_o book_n where_o we_o find_v in_o the_o print_a book_n vben_n zerubbabel_n with_o a_o masoretic_n mark_v the_o margin_n denote_v the_o opinion_n of_o the_o masorite_n that_o it_o shall_v be_v read_v in_o the_o plural_a number_n benei_n and_o not_o in_o the_o singular_a ben_n in_o the_o spanish_a copy_n it_o appear_v to_o be_v benei_n
a_o prophet_n but_o the_o learned_a person_n never_o understand_v the_o reason_n why_o or_o in_o what_o sense_n the_o jew_n do_v separate_v he_o from_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o prophet_n however_o concern_v this_o matter_n the_o christian_n in_o vain_a dispute_n with_o the_o jew_n for_o both_o willing_o acknowledge_v that_o in_o the_o book_n of_o daniel_n there_o be_v many_o prophecy_n of_o the_o messiah_n to_o come_v and_o that_o that_o book_n be_v write_v by_o divine_a inspiration_n as_o the_o other_o book_n of_o scripture_n be_v the_o jew_n also_o feign_v the_o same_o thing_n of_o david_n as_o of_o daniel_n however_o they_o do_v not_o deprive_v he_o of_o holy_a inspiration_n quite_o the_o contrary_a they_o public_o assert_v that_o there_o be_v many_o thing_n in_o the_o psalm_n which_o foretell_v the_o come_n of_o the_o messiah_n so_o that_o if_o there_o be_v any_o difference_n in_o this_o particular_a between_o they_o and_o the_o christian_n the_o controversy_n be_v mere_o about_o 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