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complete_v his_o obedience_n to_o i_o or_o fulfil_v my_o will_n and_o command_n in_o every_o thing_n be_v not_o only_o full_a of_o courage_n himself_o but_o endeavour_v to_o put_v it_o into_o other_o i_o deut._n 36._o he_o will_v i_o bring_v into_o the_o land_n whereunto_o he_o go_v into_o canaan_n particular_o to_o hebron_n and_o the_o part_n about_o it_o which_o be_v bestow_v upon_o he_o by_o the_o order_n of_o moses_n himself_o fourteen_o josh_n 9_o 13_o etc._n etc._n see_v xiii_o of_o this_o book_n v._o 22._o and_o his_o seed_n shall_v possess_v it_o or_o as_o some_o translate_v it_o shall_v expel_v it_o i._n e._n drive_v out_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o that_o place_n and_o the_o part_n adjacent_a as_o we_o read_v he_o and_o his_o brother_n do_v xv_o josh_n 13_o 14_o 15_o etc._n etc._n verse_n 25_o ver._n 25._o now_o the_o amalekite_n and_o the_o canaanite_n dwell_v in_o the_o valley_n these_o word_n be_v read_v without_o a_o parenthesis_n in_o conjunction_n with_o those_o that_o follow_v be_v very_o plain_a be_v thus_o translate_v both_o the_o amalekite_n and_o the_o canaanite_n dwell_v in_o the_o valley_n that_o be_v at_o present_a lie_n in_o wait_n for_o you_o at_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o other_o side_n of_o the_o mountain_n for_o they_o be_v not_o far_o from_o one_o another_o xiii_o 29._o and_o the_o hebrew_n use_v the_o word_n jashab_n for_o any_o abode_n in_o any_o place_n though_o it_o be_v not_o a_o settlement_n but_o for_o a_o short_a time_n see_v v._o 43._o to_o morrow_n turn_v you_o therefore_o do_v not_o go_v forward_o as_o i_o former_o command_v you_o lest_o you_o fall_v into_o their_o ambush_n but_o face_n about_o and_o return_v from_o whence_o you_o come_v etc._n etc._n this_o he_o bid_v they_o do_v to_o morrow_n i._n e._n hereafter_o at_o their_o next_o removal_n for_o they_o do_v remain_v some_o day_n in_o kadesh_n before_o they_o turn_v about_o ay_o deut._n ult_n and_o so_o the_o word_n to_o morrow_n be_v use_v in_o xiii_o exod._n 14._o for_o the_o time_n to_o come_v and_o get_v you_o into_o the_o wilderness_n by_o the_o way_n of_o the_o red_a sea_n into_o that_o wilderness_n which_o lead_v to_o the_o red_a sea_n and_o so_o to_o egypt_n whether_o they_o desire_v to_o return_v v._o 3_o 4._o this_o command_n be_v so_o grievous_a to_o they_o that_o it_o set_v they_o as_o i_o take_v it_o into_o a_o new_a fit_a of_o murmur_a which_o be_v the_o occasion_n of_o what_o follow_v in_o the_o next_o verse_n 26_o 27._o ver._n 26._o and_o the_o lord_n speak_v unto_o moses_n and_o verse_n 26_o unto_o aaron_n say_v he_o now_o speak_v unto_o aaron_n what_o he_o only_o speak_v to_o moses_n before_o v._o 11._o ver._n 27._o how_o long_o shall_v i_o bear_v with_o this_o evil_a congregation_n verse_n 27_o it_o be_v a_o short_a imperfect_a sort_n of_o speech_n in_o the_o hebrew_n such_o as_o man_n use_v when_o they_o be_v very_o angry_a how_o long_o to_o this_o evil_a congregation_n i._n e._n shall_v i_o show_v mercy_n which_o be_v the_o 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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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former_a number_v i_o 33._o which_o make_v moses_n prophecy_n a_o little_a after_o this_o the_o more_o remarkable_a xxxiii_o deut._n 17._o where_o he_o make_v the_o ephramite_n ten_o to_o one_o in_o comparison_n with_o the_o manassites_n verse_n 38_o ver._n 38._o the_o son_n of_o benjamin_n after_o their_o family_n this_o tribe_n also_o be_v under_o the_o standard_n of_o ephraim_n and_o therefore_o mention_v here_o together_o with_o he_o and_o manasseh_n when_o they_o go_v into_o egypt_n the_o son_n of_o benjamin_n be_v no_o less_o than_o ten_o xlvi_o gen._n 21._o half_n of_o which_o either_o have_v no_o child_n or_o they_o be_v all_o extinct_a before_o this_o time_n for_o here_o be_v only_o five_o name_v of_o belah_n the_o family_n of_o the_o belaites_n etc._n etc._n the_o two_o first_o bela_n and_o ashbel_n be_v there_o name_v as_o they_o be_v here_o but_o the_o next_o ahiram_n be_v there_o call_v ehi_n and_o in_o 1_o chron._n viii_o 1._o ahara_n such_o a_o alteration_n do_v time_n make_v in_o name_n ver._n 39_o of_o shupham_n etc._n etc._n he_o be_v call_v muppim_fw-la in_o xlvi_o gen._n 21._o and_o hupham_n be_v there_o call_v huppim_fw-la ver._n 40._o the_o son_n of_o bela_n be_v ard_n and_o naaman_n verse_n 39_o tho_o five_o of_o his_o son_n be_v dead_a without_o issue_n verse_n 40_o yet_o two_o of_o his_o grandson_n descend_v from_o his_o elder_a son_n make_v distinct_a family_n in_o israel_n and_o the_o son_n of_o one_o of_o they_o be_v call_v after_o the_o name_n of_o his_o uncle_n the_o young_a son_n of_o benjamin_n xlvi_o gen._n 21._o who_o name_n be_v ard_n and_o in_o ay_o chron._n viii_o 3_o by_o a_o small_a transposition_n of_o letter_n be_v call_v adar_n ver._n 41._o there_o be_v number_v of_o they_o forty_o five_o thousand_o verse_n 41_o and_o six_o hundred_o this_o tribe_n be_v grow_v to_o be_v ten_o thousand_o more_o than_o they_o be_v at_o the_o last_o number_n i._o 37._o ver._n 42._o these_o be_v the_o son_n of_o dan._n thus_o he_o speak_v 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more_o than_o one_o of_o they_o who_o have_v name_n from_o some_o of_o the_o child_n of_o shuham_n be_v threescore_o and_o four_o thousand_o and_o four_o hundred_o a_o vast_a number_n to_o spring_v from_o one_o man_n when_o benjamin_n who_o have_v ten_o son_n want_v almost_o twenty_o thousand_o of_o this_o number_n which_o be_v seventeen_o hundred_o more_o than_o be_v in_o this_o tribe_n at_o the_o last_o number_n i._o 39_o verse_n 44_o ver._n 44._o of_o the_o child_n of_o asher_n after_o their_o family_n etc._n etc._n they_o all_o retain_v the_o same_o name_n which_o they_o have_v when_o they_o go_v into_o egypt_n xlvi_o gen._n 17._o only_o he_o that_o be_v here_o call_v jeshui_n be_v there_o call_v ishui_fw-la and_o another_o son_n there_o mention_v be_v here_o omit_v his_o family_n i_o suppose_v be_v quite_o extinct_a verse_n 45_o ver._n 45._o of_o the_o son_n of_o beriah_n etc._n etc._n instead_o of_o he_o who_o family_n be_v quite_o lose_v the_o young_a son_n of_o asher_n beriah_n have_v two_o family_n spring_v from_o he_o verse_n 46_o ver._n 46._o and_o the_o name_n of_o the_o daughter_n of_o asher_n be_v sarah_n or_o serah_n as_o she_o be_v call_v xlvi_o gen._n 17._o he_o do_v not_o say_v that_o a_o family_n spring_v from_o she_o which_o corn._n bertramus_n cap._n 6._o de_fw-fr republ._n jud._n seem_v to_o think_v probable_a instead_o of_o some_o that_o be_v lose_v but_o she_o be_v a_o woman_n it_o be_v likely_a as_o eminent_a in_o this_o tribe_n as_o any_o of_o her_o brethren_n for_o some_o virtue_n or_o other_o insomuch_o that_o the_o cabalist_n in_o the_o ancient_a book_n zohar_n part_v the_o heavenly_a region_n where_o the_o soul_n of_o holy_a woman_n be_v into_o four_o palace_n make_v four_o great_a woman_n to_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o precedent_n of_o they_o viz._n pharaoh_n daughter_n who_o educate_v moses_n and_o this_o serah_n the_o daughter_n of_o asher_n with_o jochabed_a the_o mother_n of_o moses_n and_o deborah_n the_o famous_a prophetess_n see_v selden_n lib._n ii_o de_fw-la jure_fw-la nat._n &_o gent._n cap._n 4._o ver._n 47._o be_v fifty_o and_o three_o thousand_o and_o four_o hundred_o this_o tribe_n also_o fructify_v exceed_o want_v but_o a_o hundred_o of_o twelve_o thousand_o more_o than_o they_o be_v at_o the_o last_o number_n i._o 41._o verse_n 47_o ver._n 48_o 49._o of_o the_o son_n of_o naphtali_n after_o their_o family_n verse_n 48_o 49._o etc._n etc._n there_o be_v four_o of_o they_o who_o name_n be_v not_o all_o change_v since_o they_o go_v into_o egypt_n see_v xlvi_o gen._n 24._o ver._n 50._o be_v forty_o five_o thousand_o and_o four_o hundred_o verse_n 50_o they_o want_v eight_o thousand_o of_o their_o number_n i_o numb_v 43._o these_o two_o tribe_n asher_n and_o naphtali_n be_v mention_v together_o with_o dan_o because_o they_o be_v encamp_v under_o his_o standard_n two_o numb_a 25_o 26_o etc._n etc._n ver._n 51._o these_o be_v the_o number_v of_o the_o child_n of_o verse_n 51_o israel_n six_o hundred_o thousand_o and_o a_o thousand_o seven_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o that_o be_v the_o whole_a number_n amount_v to_o this_o sum_n which_o be_v but_o eighteen_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o less_o than_o they_o be_v when_o they_o be_v last_o number_v thirty_o eight_o year_n ago_o i._o 46._o so_o great_a be_v the_o goodness_n of_o god_n and_o such_o his_o faithfulness_n to_o his_o word_n that_o when_o he_o destroy_v all_o the_o former_a generation_n who_o be_v above_o twenty_o year_n old_a he_o multiply_v their_o posterity_n so_o fast_o in_o that_o space_n of_o time_n as_o to_o make_v they_o equal_a in_o a_o manner_n to_o those_o that_o go_v before_o they_o ver._n 52._o and_o the_o lord_n speak_v unto_o moses_n say_v verse_n 52_o after_o the_o people_n be_v thus_o number_v and_o every_o family_n and_o the_o person_n it_o contain_v exact_o know_v than_o the_o lord_n order_v as_o follow_v ver._n 53._o unto_o these_o i._n e._n these_o family_n beforenamed_n verse_n 53_o the_o land_n shall_v be_v divide_v i._n e._n the_o land_n of_o canaan_n into_o which_o they_o be_v go_v for_o a_o inheritance_n not_o to_o be_v alienate_v from_o those_o family_n according_a to_o the_o number_n of_o name_n of_o the_o person_n in_o the_o several_a family_n from_o twenty_o year_n old_a and_o upward_a v._o 2._o so_o that_o minor_n who_o have_v not_o attain_v the_o age_n of_o twenty_o year_n when_o this_o account_n be_v take_v the_o jew_n say_v be_v not_o to_o have_v any_o share_n in_o the_o land_n though_o they_o be_v come_v to_o that_o age_n at_o the_o time_n of_o the_o distribution_n of_o it_o among_o they_o but_o those_o minor_n have_v possession_n as_o heir_n of_o their_o father_n according_a to_o the_o family_n verse_n 54_o ver._n 54._o to_o many_o thou_o shall_v give_v the_o more_o inheritance_n and_o to_o few_o thou_o shall_v give_v the_o less_o inheritance_n that_o be_v order_n joshua_n to_o assign_v they_o a_o share_n in_o the_o land_n proportionable_a to_o the_o number_n of_o person_n in_o every_o tribe_n some_o of_o which_o be_v far_o great_a than_o other_o and_o therefore_o to_o have_v more_o land_n proportionble_a to_o the_o largeness_n of_o their_o family_n but_o this_o be_v not_o measure_v mere_o by_o the_o number_n of_o acre_n as_o we_o speak_v but_o by_o the_o goodness_n of_o the_o soil_n for_o a_o little_a ground_n in_o a_o rich_a country_n will_v maintain_v more_o person_n than_o twice_o as_o much_o in_o a_o barren_a so_o josephus_n lib._n v._o antiq._n cap._n 1._o where_o after_o he_o have_v say_v that_o joshua_n make_v a_o distribution_n of_o the_o land_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d according_a to_o the_o bigness_n of_o each_o tribe_n he_o add_v that_o in_o do_v this_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d
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 they_o take_v their_o journey_n out_o of_o the_o wilderness_n verse_n 12_o of_o sin_n and_o encamp_v in_o dophkah_n this_o and_o the_o next_o station_n alush_n be_v not_o mention_v in_o exodus_fw-la because_o nothing_o remarkable_a it_o be_v suppose_v fall_v out_o in_o these_o two_o place_n as_o there_o do_v in_o the_o next_o and_o they_o make_v no_o long_a stay_n there_o ver._n 13._o and_o they_o depart_v from_o dophkah_n and_o encamp_v verse_n 13_o in_o alush_n the_o jewish_a doctor_n find_v something_o remarkable_a here_o though_o moses_n say_v nothing_o of_o it_o for_o as_o the_o sabbath_n be_v first_o command_v at_o marah_n which_o be_v their_o five_o station_n so_o it_o be_v first_o observe_v here_o at_o alush_n as_o they_o fancy_n which_o be_v their_o ten_o and_o more_o than_o that_o this_o be_v the_o only_a sabbath_n in_o their_o opinion_n which_o they_o exact_o keep_v the_o very_a next_o be_v profane_v see_v selden_n lib._n iii_o de_fw-la jure_fw-la nat._n &_o gentium_fw-la etc._n etc._n cap._n 11._o &_o lib._n ii_o de_fw-fr synedr_n cap._n 1._o the_o author_n of_o sepher_n cosri_n say_v the_o ancient_a tradition_n be_v that_o at_o this_o place_n the_o manna_n first_o descend_v p._n ii_o sect_n 20._o verse_n 14_o ver._n 14._o and_o they_o remove_v from_o alush_n and_o encamp_v at_o rephidim_n xvii_o exod._n 1._o where_o be_v no_o water_n for_o the_o people_n to_o drink_v and_o thereby_o a_o occasion_n give_v to_o the_o almighty_a goodness_n to_o show_v his_o wonderful_a power_n in_o bring_v water_n out_o of_o a_o rock_n for_o they_o v._o 5_o 6._o and_o here_o also_o amalek_n lie_v in_o wait_n for_o israel_n in_o the_o way_n when_o they_o come_v out_o of_o egypt_n 1_o sam._n xv._o 2._o and_o smite_v some_o that_o lage_v behind_o xxv_o deut._n 16._o but_o be_v vanquish_v by_o joshua_n in_o a_o pitch_a battle_n xvii_o exod._n 8_o 9_o etc._n etc._n and_o here_o jethro_n also_o come_v to_o see_v moses_n and_o give_v he_o advice_n about_o the_o government_n of_o the_o people_n with_o more_o ease_n both_o to_o himself_o and_o they_o xviii_o exod._n verse_n 15_o ver._n 15._o and_o they_o depart_v from_o rephidim_n and_o pitch_v in_o the_o wilderness_n of_o sinai_n xix_o exod._n 1_o 2._o this_o be_v forty_o seven_o day_n after_o they_o come_v from_o ramese_n on_o the_o first_o day_n of_o the_o three_o month._n three_o day_n after_o which_o viz._n on_o the_o fifty_o day_n after_o they_o come_v out_o of_o egypt_n god_n give_v they_o his_o law_n from_o mount_n sinai_n where_o moses_n be_v call_v up_o to_o he_o and_o stay_v with_o he_o twice_o forty_o day_n and_o be_v instruct_v there_o how_o to_o make_v the_o tabernacle_n and_o to_o set_v it_o up_o when_o it_o be_v make_v with_o all_o the_o furniture_n belong_v to_o it_o all_o sort_n of_o sacrifice_n be_v order_v while_o they_o remain_v in_o this_o place_n priest_n consecrate_v law_n give_v about_o clean_a and_o unclean_a thing_n and_o about_o marriage_n and_o feast_n and_o the_o year_n of_o jubilee_n with_o several_a other_o thing_n mention_v in_o the_o book_n of_o leviticus_n here_o also_o the_o people_n be_v number_v their_o encampment_n order_v a_o second_o passover_n keep_v law_n give_v about_o the_o water_n of_o jealousy_n and_o the_o nazarite_n with_o several_a other_o matter_n and_o then_o after_o they_o have_v lie_v here_o eleven_o month_n and_o twenty_o day_n they_o be_v command_v to_o leave_v this_o famous_a station_n the_o most_o remarkable_a of_o all_o other_o x_o numb_a 11_o 12._o ver._n 16._o and_o they_o remove_v from_o the_o desert_n of_o sinai_n verse_n 16_o and_o pitch_v at_o kibroth-hattaavah_a a_o place_n in_o the_o wilderness_n of_o paran_n three_o day_n journey_n from_o mount_n sinai_n x_o numb_a 23._o xi_o 34._o where_o there_o be_v a_o dreadful_a
right_n of_o marriage_n so_o shall_v their_o inheritance_n be_v take_v away_o from_o the_o inheritance_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o our_o father_n so_o will_v their_o estate_n go_v out_o of_o our_o tribe_n without_o remedy_n because_o the_o jubilee_n itself_o will_v give_v we_o no_o relief_n verse_n 5_o ver._n 5._o and_o moses_n command_v the_o child_n of_o israel_n according_a to_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n who_o i_o suppose_v he_o consult_v about_o this_o matter_n as_o he_o do_v when_o the_o first_o doubt_n be_v move_v about_o the_o inheritance_n of_o these_o woman_n xxvii_o 5._o and_o receive_v the_o answer_n by_o which_o he_o here_o command_v the_o israelite_n to_o govern_v themselves_o the_o tribe_n of_o joseph_n in_o who_o name_n the_o chief_a father_n of_o their_o several_a family_n make_v this_o representation_n to_o moses_n as_o become_v man_n who_o take_v care_n of_o the_o concern_v of_o the_o whole_a tribe_n have_v say_v well_o in_o desire_v the_o inheritance_n of_o these_o woman_n may_v not_o go_v out_o of_o their_o tribe_n which_o be_v prevent_v by_o the_o follow_a law_n ver._n 6._o this_o be_v the_o thing_n which_o the_o lord_n do_v verse_n 6_o command_v concern_v the_o daughter_n of_o zelophehad_n say_v let_v they_o marry_v to_o who_o they_o think_v best_a they_o be_v not_o confine_v to_o any_o particular_a person_n but_o may_v have_v their_o choice_n among_o those_o who_o be_v descend_v from_o the_o same_o stock_n as_o it_o immediate_o follow_v only_o to_o the_o family_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o their_o father_n shall_v they_o marry_v only_o with_o these_o two_o limitation_n that_o they_o may_v not_o marry_v a_o man_n of_o another_o tribe_n nor_o a_o man_n of_o another_o family_n in_o their_o own_o tribe_n for_o it_o be_v very_o manifest_a that_o they_o be_v tie_v to_o marry_v into_o the_o family_n of_o their_o father_n and_z according_o they_o do_v actual_o marry_v their_o cosin-germans_a as_o we_o now_o speak_v v._o 11._o for_o this_o law_n be_v make_v for_o the_o preservation_n of_o family_n as_o well_o as_o of_o tribe_n as_o the_o law_n for_o the_o redemption_n of_o land_n be_v and_o therefore_o these_o word_n the_o family_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o their_o father_n be_v well_o translate_v by_o grotius_n upon_o i_o st._n matthew_n 16._o familia_fw-la stirpis_fw-la paternae_fw-la the_o family_n of_o the_o stoâ—k_n of_o their_o father_n which_o be_v that_o they_o desire_v may_v not_o perish_v xxvii_o 4._o and_o be_v the_o ground_n of_o the_o law_n which_o command_v a_o man_n to_o marry_v the_o wife_n of_o his_o brother_n who_o leave_v no_o issue_n xxv_o deut._n 16._o therefore_o there_o be_v several_a family_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o manasseh_n xxvi_o 29_o 30_o 31_o 32._o these_o woman_n can_v marry_v only_o into_o the_o family_n of_o the_o hepherite_v verse_n 7_o ver._n 7._o so_o shall_v not_o the_o inheritance_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n remove_v from_o tribe_n to_o tribe_n for_o by_o preserve_v it_o in_o the_o family_n to_o which_o it_o be_v give_v it_o be_v necessary_o preserve_v in_o the_o tribe_n for_o every_o one_o of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n shall_v keep_v himself_o to_o the_o inheritance_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o his_o father_n and_o not_o endeavour_v to_o get_v any_o part_n of_o the_o inheritance_n of_o another_o tribe_n by_o marry_v a_o heiress_n in_o it_o plato_n himself_o take_v care_n of_o this_o that_o when_o a_o man_n leave_v only_o a_o daughter_n his_o estate_n shall_v not_o be_v carry_v by_o she_o to_o a_o stranger_n but_o she_o shall_v be_v bind_v to_o marry_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d one_o that_o be_v near_a of_o kin_n to_o she_o and_o if_o there_o be_v a_o want_n of_o near_a kindred_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n it_o shall_v descend_v to_o the_o child_n of_o her_o father_n brother_n or_o the_o child_n of_o the_o grandfather_n some_o of_o which_o he_o ordain_v shall_v marry_v she_o lib._n xi_o de_fw-fr legibus_fw-la p._n 924_o 925._o edit_fw-la serrani_fw-la verse_n 8_o ver._n 8._o and_o every_o daughter_n that_o possess_v a_o inheritance_n in_o any_o tribe_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n here_o this_o law_n be_v make_v general_n that_o all_o woman_n who_o be_v heiress_n as_o the_o daughter_n of_o zelophehad_n be_v shall_v do_v as_o they_o be_v here_o command_v and_o this_o be_v one_o of_o the_o attic_a law_n which_o as_o grotius_n observe_v be_v plain_o borrow_v from_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n that_o a_o heiress_n shall_v not_o marry_v out_o of_o her_o kindred_n but_o dispose_v of_o herself_o and_o estate_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o one_o near_o of_o kin_n to_o she_o which_o be_v one_o of_o the_o law_n of_o solon_n as_o sam._n petitus_fw-la observe_v out_o of_o isaeus_n pollux_n and_o other_o in_o his_o comment_n in_o leges_fw-la attica_n lib._n vi_o tit._n 1._o p._n 441._o shall_v be_v wife_n to_o one_o of_o the_o family_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o her_o father_n here_o she_o be_v confine_v to_o her_o family_n and_o not_o mere_o to_o her_o tribe_n but_o this_o concern_v only_o such_o as_o be_v heiress_n all_o other_o woman_n may_v marry_v into_o what_o tribe_n they_o please_v as_o appear_v by_o these_o very_a book_n wherein_o we_o read_v that_o aaron_n himself_o marry_v the_o sister_n of_o the_o prince_n of_o judah_n vi_o exod._n 22._o and_o if_o any_o object_n that_o this_o be_v before_o the_o give_n of_o the_o law_n it_o be_v evident_a that_o jehoiada_n a_o priest_n and_o consequent_o of_o the_o tribe_n of_o levi_n marry_a king_n jehoram_n sister_n who_o be_v of_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n 2_o chron._n xxii_o 11._o and_o long_o before_o this_o all_o the_o tribe_n of_o israel_n be_v in_o great_a solicitude_n how_o to_o find_v wife_n for_o their_o brethren_n of_o benjamin_n do_v not_o scruple_n their_o have_v they_o out_o of_o any_o tribe_n if_o it_o have_v not_o be_v for_o their_o oath_n xxi_o judg._n 18._o and_o to_o add_v no_o more_o david_n himself_o of_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n marry_v michael_n the_o daughter_n of_o saul_n who_o be_v of_o the_o tribe_n of_o benjamin_n the_o talmudist_n add_v that_o even_o these_o heiress_n may_v marry_v into_o what_o tribe_n they_o please_v after_o the_o first_o division_n of_o the_o land_n by_o joshua_n to_o which_o they_o imagine_v this_o law_n be_v restrain_v it_o be_v a_o common_a say_n among_o they_o that_o it_o do_v not_o belong_v to_o any_o age_n but_o that_o in_o which_o it_o be_v make_v in_o the_o follow_a age_n they_o pretend_v a_o man_n may_v purchase_v land_n in_o any_o tribe_n and_o possess_v it_o always_o or_o have_v the_o inheritance_n of_o it_o by_o marriage_n though_o he_o be_v of_o another_o tribe_n as_o selden_n show_v their_o opinion_n to_o be_v lib._n de_fw-fr successionibus_fw-la ad_fw-la leges_fw-la hebr._fw-la cap._n 18._o and_o lib._n iii_o de_fw-fr synedr_n c._n 4._o n._n 1._o and_o buxtorf_n de_fw-fr sponsal_n &_o divortiis_fw-la sect_n 44._o but_o this_o be_v well_o confute_v by_o grotius_n in_o his_o annotation_n upon_o i_o st._n matthew_n v._o 16._o ver._n 9_o neither_o shall_v the_o inheritance_n remove_v from_o one_o tribe_n to_o another_o tribe_n this_o establish_v in_o general_n what_o he_o have_v say_v before_o v._o 7._o with_o particular_a respect_n verse_n 9_o to_o the_o daughter_n of_o zelophehad_n but_o moses_n ben_fw-mi nachman_n upon_o these_o very_a word_n assert_n the_o talmudick_n opinion_n beforementioned_a that_o this_o concern_v only_o the_o present_a time_n not_o future_a age_n and_o put_v this_o case_n which_o be_v the_o strong_a that_o can_v be_v think_v of_o if_o a_o woman_n be_v marry_v into_o another_o tribe_n after_o which_o marriage_n her_o father_n and_o all_o her_o brethren_n die_v without_o child_n the_o inheritance_n fall_v to_o she_o and_o consequent_o say_v he_o the_o possession_n must_v devolve_v from_o one_o tribe_n to_o another_o into_o which_o she_o have_v marry_v but_o according_a to_o the_o letter_n of_o these_o word_n the_o inheritance_n be_v rather_o to_o descend_v to_o the_o next_o of_o her_o kindred_n than_o by_o she_o be_v carry_v out_o of_o the_o tribe_n to_o which_o it_o belong_v but_o every_o one_o of_o the_o tribe_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n shall_v keep_v himself_o to_o his_o own_o inheritance_n shall_v cleave_v or_o stick_v close_o to_o his_o own_o inheritance_n as_o the_o hebrew_n word_n signify_v and_o as_o the_o greek_a and_o latin_a express_v it_o the_o reason_n of_o the_o command_n be_v as_o procopius_n gazaeus_n observe_v to_o prevent_v the_o confusion_n of_o tribe_n how_o the_o vulgar_a latin_a come_v to_o deviate_v so_o much_o from_o the_o hebrew_n text_n and_o from_o the_o intention_n of_o this_o law_n as_o it_o have_v do_v in_o this_o and_o the_o