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time_n she_o lift_v up_o herself_o on_o high_a she_o scorn_v the_o horse_n and_o his_o rider_n indeed_o if_o ever_o any_o nation_n perish_v for_o want_n of_o knowledge_n we_o be_v like_a to_o be_v the_o men._n note_n upon_o some_o passage_n of_o scripture_n chap._n i._n also_o he_o bid_v they_o teach_v the_o child_n of_o judah_n the_o use_n of_o the_o bow_n behold_v it_o be_v write_v in_o the_o book_n of_o jasher_n 2_o sam._n 1._o 18._o a_o strange_a parenthesis_n to_o all_o respect_n but_o especial_o that_o of_o the_o bow_n yet_o so_o the_o targum_fw-la read_v it_o and_o so_o the_o rabbin_n constant_o expound_v râ—b_n salomon_n gloss_n be_v and_o david_n say_v from_o henceforth_o see_v that_o the_o mighty_a in_o israel_n be_v fall_v it_o will_v be_v necessary_a that_o the_o man_n of_o judah_n learn_v to_o exercise_v their_o arm_n and_o to_o draw_v the_o bow_n levi_n ben_n gersom_a say_v that_o inasmuch_o as_o david_n see_v that_o the_o death_n of_o saul_n be_v cause_v by_o his_o fear_n of_o the_o bowman_n and_o that_o there_o be_v none_o in_o israel_n skilled_a in_o this_o kind_n of_o artillery_n he_o give_v order_n that_o the_o man_n of_o judah_n as_o be_v the_o principal_a man_n at_o arm_n shall_v be_v teach_v the_o use_n of_o the_o bow_n etc._n etc._n to_o the_o same_o purpose_n r._n david_n and_o other_o quote_v in_o the_o celi_n jakar_n fol._n 264._o a._n et_fw-la b._n and_o yet_o r._n isaiah_n say_v that_o saul_n and_o jonathan_n teach_v the_o son_n of_o judah_n the_o bow_n because_o the_o son_n of_o judah_n be_v mighty_a man_n and_o fit_a to_o draw_v the_o bow_n by_o the_o blessing_n of_o jacob_n gen._n 49._o 8._o where_o it_o be_v prophesy_v that_o the_o hand_n of_o judah_n shall_v be_v in_o the_o neck_n of_o his_o enemy_n that_o be_v say_v chimhi_n as_o some_o of_o our_o wiseman_n expound_v the_o bow_n therefore_o they_o take_v the_o book_n of_o jasher_n to_o be_v the_o first_o of_o moses_n call_v genesis_n in_o which_o the_o act_n of_o abraham_n isaac_n and_o jacob_n the_o jeshirim_n or_o upright_a man_n be_v record_v but_o especial_o they_o take_v the_o book_n to_o be_v beracoth_fw-mi jacob_n or_o the_o blessing_n of_o jacob_n thus_o the_o jew_n though_o we_o have_v wiseman_n of_o our_o own_o to_o follow_v they_o in_o the_o interpretation_n of_o the_o bow_n yet_o they_o will_v appear_v to_o be_v as_o idle_a in_o this_o as_o in_o their_o conceit_n of_o the_o book_n be_v it_o a_o thing_n to_o be_v think_v that_o the_o man_n of_o judah_n be_v now_o to_o learn_v the_o use_n of_o the_o bow_n it_o be_v the_o common_a tacticke_a practice_n the_o hebraisme_n of_o bow_n be_v like_a that_o of_o bread_n it_o name_v for_o all_o other_o kind_n of_o ammunition_n and_o where_o be_v the_o consequence_n here_o that_o because_o saul_n and_o jonathan_n excellent_a archer_n themselves_o for_o the_o bow_n of_o jonathan_n turn_v not_o back_o fall_v down_o before_o the_o arrow_n of_o the_o philistine_n that_o therefore_o the_o man_n of_o judah_n shall_v be_v teach_v the_o use_n of_o the_o bow_n but_o the_o coherence_n be_v worse_a and_o david_n etc._n etc._n the_o author_n of_o the_o book_n bring_v david_n in_o beginning_n a_o epicedium_n upon_o the_o death_n of_o saul_n and_o jonathan_n and_o immediate_o break_v he_o off_o with_o a_o impertinent_a command_n to_o the_o son_n of_o judah_n that_o they_o shall_v learn_v to_o handle_v the_o bow_n and_o where_o be_v it_o or_o why_o be_v it_o that_o this_o shall_v be_v write_v in_o the_o book_n of_o jasher_n therefore_o mariana_n very_o understand_o step_v aside_o out_o of_o the_o common_a road_n of_o interpretation_n and_o consider_v with_o himself_o that_o the_o bow_n here_o may_v be_v take_v for_o the_o title_n of_o the_o song_n which_o can_v be_v strange_a to_o they_o that_o will_v compare_v this_o with_o the_o grant_v superscription_n upon_o david_n psalm_n as_o psal_n 69._o to_o the_o chief_a musician_n upon_o shashannim_n psal_n 67._o upon_o neginoth_n psal_n 59_o to_o the_o chief_a musician_n altashith_n etc._n etc._n so_o here_o to_o the_o chief_a musician_n kesh_v or_o the_o bow_n for_o so_o the_o text_n be_v to_o be_v read_v and_o he_o bid_v they_o that_o be_v the_o chief_a musician_n heman_n ethan_n &_o jeduthun_n to_o teach_v the_o ignorant_a people_n how_o to_o sing_v this_o lamentation_n of_o david_n upon_o the_o death_n of_o saul_n and_o jonathan_n it_o be_v entitle_v kesh_v or_o the_o bow_n because_o it_o be_v occasion_v by_o the_o philistin_n archer_n 1_o sam._n 31._o 3._o but_o especial_o respect_v to_o the_o bow_n of_o jonathan_n which_o return_v not_o back_o from_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o slay_v as_o the_o song_n itself_o express_v and_o david_n can_v