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xxvi_o 65._o ver._n 29._o your_o carcase_n shall_v fall_v in_o this_o wilderness_n he_o repeat_v their_o own_o desire_n and_o all_o that_o be_v number_v of_o you_o which_o number_n verse_n 29_o be_v take_v about_o half_a a_o year_n ago_o as_o we_o read_v in_o the_o first_o chapter_n of_o this_o book_n v._o 3_o 18_o etc._n etc._n according_a to_o your_o whole_a number_n from_o twenty_o year_n old_a and_o upward_a which_o amount_v in_o all_o to_o six_o hundred_o and_o three_o thousand_o five_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o v._o 46._o beside_o the_o levite_n who_o be_v not_o number_v at_o this_o time_n as_o we_o read_v in_o the_o next_o verse_n 47._o and_o when_o they_o be_v number_v their_o number_n be_v not_o take_v from_o twenty_o year_n old_a but_o from_o a_o month_n old_a and_o upward_a iii_o 15._o and_o therefore_o the_o levite_n be_v not_o comprehend_v in_o the_o heavy_a sentence_n here_o denounce_v no_o more_o than_o the_o child_n under_o twenty_o year_n old_a or_o the_o wife_n of_o 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in_o egypt_n see_v this_o there_o explain_v and_o she_o bear_v unto_o amram_n aaron_n and_o moses_n and_o miriam_n their_o sister_n who_o seem_v to_o have_v be_v bear_v before_o moses_n if_o not_o before_o aaron_n two_o exod._n 4._o ver._n 60._o and_o unto_o aaron_n be_v bear_v nadab_n and_o abihu_n eleazar_n and_o ithamar_n vi_o exod._n 23._o where_o he_o tell_v the_o name_n of_o their_o mother_n ver._n 61._o and_o nadab_n and_o abihu_n die_v when_o they_o offer_v verse_n 60_o strange_a fire_n before_o the_o lord_n see_v x_o leu._n 2._o verse_n 61_o and_o the_o three_o chapter_n of_o this_o book_n v._o 4._o but_o eleazar_n who_o be_v the_o elder_a next_z to_o they_o be_v now_o alive_a and_o make_v highpriest_n and_o it_o be_v likely_a ithamar_n also_o be_v under_o twenty_o year_n old_a when_o the_o people_n murmur_v upon_o the_o report_n of_o the_o spy_n and_o so_o not_o cut_v off_o with_o that_o wicked_a generation_n xvi_o 29._o all_o this_o be_v here_o recount_a to_o show_v that_o the_o tribe_n of_o levi_n be_v preserve_v by_o the_o blessing_n of_o god_n as_o well_o as_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o israelite_n though_o they_o be_v to_o have_v no_o inheritance_n in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n ver._n 62._o and_o those_o that_o be_v number_v of_o they_o be_v verse_n 62_o twenty_o and_o three_o thousand_o etc._n etc._n so_o they_o be_v a_o thousand_o more_o than_o at_o the_o last_o number_n iii_o 39_o for_o they_o be_v not_o number_v among_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n but_o by_o themselves_o for_o the_o reason_n follow_v because_o there_o be_v no_o inheritance_n give_v they_o among_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n for_o god_n be_v their_o inheritance_n as_o he_o tell_v they_o xviii_o 20_o etc._n etc._n and_o therefore_o they_o be_v order_v not_o to_o be_v number_v thirty_o eight_o year_n ago_o no_o more_o than_o now_o i_o numb_v 49_o etc._n etc._n the_o jew_n be_v something_o curious_a in_o their_o observation_n upon_o these_o word_n among_o or_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n from_o whence_o they_o conclude_v that_o the_o levite_n may_v have_v land_n out_o of_o the_o bound_n of_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n though_o not_o within_o it_o among_o their_o brethren_n ver._n 63._o these_o be_v they_o that_o be_v number_v by_o moseâ—_n verse_n 63_o and_o eleazar_n the_o priest_n who_o number_v the_o child_n of_o israel_n in_o the_o plain_n of_o moab_n etc._n etc._n by_o a_o special_a command_n of_o god_n v._o 1_o 2_o etc._n etc._n ver._n 64._o but_o among_o these_o there_o be_v not_o a_o man_n of_o they_o who_o moses_n and_o aaron_n the_o priest_n number_v when_o they_o number_v the_o child_n of_o israel_n in_o the_o wilderness_n of_o verse_n 64_o sinai_n see_v the_o first_o chapter_n of_o this_o book_n v._o 1_o 2_o etc._n etc._n so_o exact_o be_v god_n threaten_n fulfil_v as_o well_o as_o his_o promise_n chapter_n xxvii_o verse_n 65_o ver._n 65._o for_o the_o lord_n have_v say_v of_o they_o they_o shall_v sure_o die_v in_o the_o wilderness_n he_o have_v pronounce_v this_o irreversible_a sentence_n upon_o the_o whole_a congregation_n fourteen_o 23_o 28_o 29._o where_o he_o swear_v they_o shall_v not_o enter_v into_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n because_o they_o have_v bring_v or_o entertain_v a_o evil_a report_n of_o it_o see_v also_o two_o deut._n 14_o 15._o and_o there_o be_v not_o leave_v a_o man_n of_o they_o save_v caleb_n the_o son_n of_o jephunneh_n and_o joshua_n the_o son_n of_o nun._n who_o god_n promise_v to_o spare_v because_o they_o be_v of_o another_o spirit_n xv._o 24_o 30_o 38._o and_o their_o survival_n be_v as_o remarkable_a a_o instance_n of_o the_o truth_n of_o god_n word_n as_o the_o death_n of_o all_o the_o rest_n chap._n xxvii_o verse_n 1_o ver._n 1._o than_o come_v the_o daughter_n of_o zelophehad_n the_o son_n of_o hepher_n etc._n etc._n who_o be_v mention_v before_o xxvi_o 33._o just_a as_o they_o be_v here_o only_o their_o genealogy_n be_v here_o more_o full_o set_v out_o that_o their_o father_n be_v the_o grandson_n of_o manasseh_n the_o son_n of_o joseph_n from_o who_o he_o be_v lineal_o descend_v but_o leave_v no_o son_n behind_o he_o now_o these_o young_a woman_n hear_v moses_n say_v as_o he_o do_v in_o the_o forego_n chapter_n that_o the_o lord_n command_v the_o land_n of_o canaan_n shall_v be_v divide_v among_o those_o that_o be_v now_o number_v and_o observe_v that_o only_a male_n from_o twenty_o year_n old_a be_v number_v v._n 2._o present_o apprehend_v that_o they_o be_v female_n be_v exclude_v from_o have_v any_o inheritance_n among_o the_o israelite_n and_o so_o the_o family_n of_o the_o hepherite_v xxvi_o 32._o will_v be_v extinguish_v this_o be_v the_o ground_n of_o what_o follow_v whereby_o it_o appear_v that_o every_o body_n be_v immediate_o acquaint_v with_o the_o law_n which_o moses_n receive_v from_o god_n and_o that_o there_o be_v a_o faithful_a register_n keep_v of_o every_o one_o that_o be_v bear_v in_o every_o family_n and_o tribe_n to_o prevent_v all_o dispute_n about_o the_o true_a heir_n to_o man_n estate_n ver._n 2._o and_o they_o stand_v before_o moses_n etc._n etc._n to_o represent_v verse_n 2_o before_o he_o and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o judge_n who_o be_v now_o assemble_v the_o case_n which_o i_o have_v mention_v before_o moses_n and_o eleazar_n the_o priest_n and_o before_o the_o prince_n and_o all_o the_o congregation_n these_o make_v up_o the_o great_a court_n of_o judicature_n that_o at_o any_o time_n sit_v for_o by_o prince_n be_v mean_v either_o the_o head_n of_o the_o tribe_n or_o the_o high_a of_o the_o judge_n appoint_v xviii_o exod._n call_v the_o head_n of_o the_o people_n v._o 25._o and_o by_o all_o the_o congregation_n be_v mean_v the_o lxx_o elder_n mention_v in_o this_o book_n xi_o 24._o for_o they_o be_v call_v col_fw-fr have_v edah_fw-mi the_o whole_a congregation_n and_o sometime_o only_a edah_n the_o congregation_n as_o r._n solomon_n observe_v see_v bertram_n de_fw-fr republ._n jud._n p._n 72._o now_o at_o the_o head_n of_o all_o these_o sit_v moses_n and_o next_o to_o he_o eleazar_n the_o priest_n by_o the_o door_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o the_o congregation_n near_o to_o which_o this_o august_n assembly_n it_o be_v likely_a be_v wont_a to_o sit_v when_o they_o meet_v together_o that_o moses_n may_v present_o if_o there_o be_v occasion_n go_v and_o consult_v with_o god_n himself_o in_o any_o difficult_a matter_n that_o come_v before_o they_o and_o thus_o mr._n selden_n observe_v out_o of_o maimonides_n that_o in_o future_a time_n the_o great_a sanhedrim_n follow_v the_o tabernacle_n sit_v sometime_o in_o one_o place_n sometime_o in_o another_o according_a as_o that_o be_v settle_v as_o after_o they_o come_v to_o canaan_n it_o be_v first_o at_o shiloh_n then_o at_o mizpeh_n and_o afterward_o at_o gilgal_n nob_n gibeon_n the_o house_n of_o obed-edom_n till_o at_o last_o it_o be_v fix_v in_o jerusalem_n lib._n ii_o de_fw-fr synedr_n cap._n 15._o n._n 4._o as_o concern_v that_o which_o the_o talmudist_n say_v concern_v the_o proceed_n in_o this_o case_n of_o zelophehad_n daughter_n nothing_o certain_a can_v be_v determine_v but_o they_o give_v this_o account_n of_o it_o that_o they_o first_o bring_v this_o cause_n into_o the_o court_n appoint_v by_o the_o advice_n of_o jethro_n xviii_o exod._n 21._o and_o begin_v with_o the_o ruler_n of_o ten_o who_o know_v not_o what_o to_o say_v to_o they_o they_o go_v to_o those_o of_o fifty_o and_o from_o thence_o to_o the_o centurion_n and_o at_o last_o to_o the_o chiliarch_n none_o of_o which_o dare_v adventure_v to_o give_v judgement_n but_o refer_v the_o cause_n by_o reason_n of_o its_o difficulty_n to_o moses_n who_o bring_v it_o to_o the_o schechinah_n as_o they_o speak_v i._n e._n to_o the_o divine_a majesty_n seld._n ib._n cap._n 16._o n._n 1._o verse_n 3_o ver._n 3._o say_v our_o father_n die_v in_o the_o wilderness_n among_o the_o rest_n mention_v v._n 64_o 65._o of_o the_o forego_n chapter_n they_o seem_v to_o have_v draw_v up_o their_o cause_n in_o the_o form_n of_o a_o petition_n or_o as_o mr._n selden_n speak_v in_o the_o legal_a phrase_n present_v a_o libel_n to_o the_o court_n contain_v the_o entire_a matter_n of_o their_o petition_n and_o that_o artificial_o enough_o and_o he_o be_v not_o one_o of_o they_o that_o gather_v themselves_o together_o against_o the_o lord_n in_o the_o company_n of_o korah_n they_o use_v the_o very_a word_n of_o moses_n concern_v that_o rebellious_a company_n xvi_o 11._o and_o instance_n in_o this_o sin_n rather_o than_o any_o other_o either_o to_o show_v that_o their_o father_n have_v a_o due_a regard_n to_o the_o authority_n of_o moses_n who_o they_o hope_v therefore_o will_v be_v the_o more_o favourable_a to_o his_o posterity_n or_o
command_n in_o the_o first_o month_n on_o the_o fifteen_o day_n of_o the_o first_o month_n on_o the_o morrow_n after_o the_o passover_n which_o they_o have_v keep_v in_o egypt_n on_o the_o fourteen_o xii_o exod._n 46._o the_o child_n of_o israel_n go_v out_o of_o egypt_n with_o a_o high_a hand_n fourteen_o exod._n 8._o in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o egyptian_n who_o thrust_v they_o out_o xii_o exod._n 39_o ver._n 4._o for_o the_o egyptian_n bury_v all_o their_o first-born_a verse_n 4_o they_o be_v so_o terrify_v with_o the_o sudden_a death_n of_o all_o their_o first-born_a that_o they_o press_v they_o to_o be_v go_v lest_o they_o shall_v be_v slay_v also_o xii_o exod._n 33._o and_o be_v so_o employ_v in_o mourn_v for_o they_o and_o give_v they_o decent_a burial_n that_o they_o think_v not_o of_o pursue_v the_o israelite_n till_o some_o day_n after_o which_o the_o lord_n have_v smite_v among_o they_o at_o midnight_n between_o the_o fourteen_o and_o fifteen_o day_n xii_o exod._n 29._o upon_o their_o god_n also_o the_o lord_n execute_v judgement_n which_o still_o more_o astonish_v they_o xii_o exod._n 12._o xviii_o 11._o 2_o sam._n vii_o 23._o just_a as_o he_o do_v with_o babylon_n afterward_o xxi_o isa_n 9_o ver._n 5._o and_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n remove_v from_o ramese_n verse_n 5_o and_o pitch_v in_o succoth_n xii_o exod._n 37._o here_o they_o receive_v the_o command_n to_o set_v apart_o all_o the_o first-born_a unto_o the_o lord_n in_o memory_n of_o god_n spare_v they_o when_o he_o slay_v all_o the_o first-born_a of_o the_o egyptian_o xiii_o exod._n 1_o 12_o 13_o etc._n etc._n verse_n 6_o ver._n 6._o and_o they_o depart_v from_o suecoth_n and_o pitch_v in_o etham_n etc._n etc._n see_v xiii_o exod._n 20._o where_o it_o immediate_o follow_v that_o they_o be_v conduct_v hither_o by_o a_o miraculous_a cloud_n which_o ever_o after_o lead_v they_o in_o all_o their_o journey_n verse_n 7_o ver._n 7._o and_o they_o remove_v from_o etham_n and_o turn_v again_o unto_o pihahiroth_a so_o it_o be_v express_o record_v fourteen_o exod._n 2._o hither_o they_o be_v lead_v on_o purpose_n that_o they_o may_v see_v the_o wonderful_a power_n and_o goodness_n of_o god_n in_o a_o place_n where_o they_o have_v high_a mountain_n on_o each_o side_n of_o they_o and_o the_o army_n of_o pharaoh_n behind_o they_o and_o the_o red-sea_n before_o they_o through_o which_o god_n make_v they_o a_o passage_n rather_o than_o let_v they_o fall_v again_o under_o the_o egyptian_a tyranny_n here_o be_v also_o the_o singular_a number_n for_o the_o plural_a in_o the_o word_n turn_v again_o as_o be_v observe_v before_o in_o another_o word_n xxxii_o 25._o but_o the_o observation_n of_o the_o hebrew_n doctor_n upon_o it_o seem_v to_o be_v frivolous_a that_o with_o one_o heart_n they_o do_v what_o moses_n command_v which_o be_v before_o baalzephon_a and_o they_o pitch_v before_o migdol_n this_o be_v explain_v in_o fourteen_o exod._n 2._o verse_n 8_o ver._n 8._o and_o they_o depart_v from_o before_o pihahiroth_a and_o pass_v through_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o sea_n fourteen_o exod._n 23._o where_o pharaoh_n and_o his_o host_n be_v drown_v as_o they_o can_v not_o but_o call_v to_o mind_n when_o they_o read_v this_o brief_a history_n which_o it_o may_v be_v expect_v will_v also_o call_v to_o remembrance_n their_o own_o distrust_n of_o god_n notwithstanding_o which_o he_o most_o gracious_o deliver_v they_o fourteen_o exod._n 11_o 12_o etc._n etc._n into_o the_o wilderness_n and_o go_v three_o day_n journey_n in_o the_o wilderness_n of_o etham_n call_v in_o xv_o exod._n 22._o the_o wilderness_n of_o shur_n where_o they_o be_v very_o much_o distress_v for_o want_n of_o water_n and_o pitch_v in_o marah_n where_o god_n oblige_v they_o by_o a_o new_a miracle_n in_o make_v the_o bitter_a water_n sweet_a xv_o exod._n 23_o 25._o ver._n 9_o and_o they_o remove_v from_o marah_n and_o come_v to_o verse_n 9_o elim_n and_o in_o elim_n be_v twelve_o fountain_n of_o water_n etc._n etc._n see_v xv_o exod._a ult_n ver._n 10._o and_o they_o remove_v from_o elim_n and_o encamp_v verse_n 10_o by_o the_o red_a sea_n not_o by_o that_o part_n of_o it_o where_o they_o late_o come_v out_o of_o it_o but_o by_o a_o more_o southerly_a part_n of_o it_o where_o it_o bend_v towards_o arabia_n for_o the_o red_a sea_n which_o ptolemy_n call_v the_o arabian_a gulf_n run_v a_o long_a way_n like_o the_o adriatic_a now_o call_v the_o gulf_n of_o venice_n or_o the_o baltic_a sea_n as_o david_n chytraeus_n observe_v who_o compare_v these_o three_o together_o as_o much_o of_o a_o length_n and_o all_o in_o some_o place_n broad_a and_o some_o narrow_a this_o station_n be_v not_o mention_v in_o the_o book_n of_o exodus_fw-la ver._n 11._o and_o they_o remove_v from_o the_o red_a sea_n and_o verse_n 11_o encamp_v in_o the_o wilderness_n of_o sin_n xvi_o exod._n 1._o where_o manna_n first_o begin_v to_o rain_v upon_o they_o with_o which_o god_n feed_v they_o forty_o year_n ver._n 12._o and_o 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