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as_o a_o ear_n for_o it_o be_v well_o know_v how_o different_a sense_n one_o word_n have_v among_o the_o hebrew_n i_o can_v observe_v to_o you_o that_o it_o be_v render_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o the_o septuagint_n job_n 33._o 16._o as_o well_o as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o this_o place_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o prov._n 26._o 17._o which_o may_v convince_v we_o of_o the_o ambiguity_n of_o the_o word_n beside_o we_o know_v the_o latitude_n of_o the_o word_n heezin_n which_o signify_v both_o to_o hear_v and_o to_o obey_v it_o may_v be_v add_v that_o as_o the_o open_v or_o boar_v the_o ear_n signify_v voluntary_a subjection_n or_o obedience_n and_o speak_v a_o willing_a servant_n though_o not_o this_o only_a or_o altogether_o as_o i_o have_v show_v elsewhere_o so_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d likewise_o denote_v a_o slave_n or_o servile_a person_n rev._n 18._o 13._o thus_o open_v and_o prepare_v the_o ear_n and_o the_o body_n agree_v 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possedit_fw-la i_o which_o answer_v to_o the_o hebrew_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d not_o but_o that_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d may_v here_o admit_v of_o a_o good_a interpretation_n for_o we_o may_v understand_v it_o of_o the_o eternal_a generation_n of_o christ._n but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v exact_o answerable_a to_o the_o original_a and_o be_v the_o same_o with_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v the_o word_n use_v by_o aquila_n in_o his_o version_n of_o this_o place_n wherefore_o we_o may_v just_o impute_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o the_o negligence_n or_o ignorance_n of_o the_o scribe_n as_o st._n dei_fw-la augustine_n do_v and_o lucin._n jerom_n complain_v of_o this_o sort_n of_o man_n that_o they_o sometime_o write_v not_o what_o they_o find_v but_o what_o they_o understand_v and_o without_o doubt_n upon_o a_o diligent_a search_n we_o may_v â—ind_v that_o the_o lxx_n copy_n be_v faulty_a in_o other_o place_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o scribe_n through_o who_o hand_n and_o those_o not_o a_o few_o it_o pass_v 7._o the_o 70_o interpreter_n be_v wont_a to_o add_v many_o thing_n by_o way_n of_o paraphrase_n and_o on_o that_o account_n must_v needs_o seem_v to_o disagree_v with_o the_o hebrew_n thus_o to_o explain_v gen._n 9_o 20._o be_v haadamah_o they_o inâ—ort_v the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d thus_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o man_n i._n e._n a_o husbandman_n of_o the_o earth_n morigim_n be_v the_o word_n for_o thresh_a instrument_n 2_o sam._n 24._o 22._o isa._n 41._o 15._o the_o nature_n of_o which_o be_v express_v to_o we_o by_o the_o word_n which_o the_o lxx_o use_v here_o viz._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o the_o manner_n of_o thresh_v in_o those_o day_n be_v with_o cart-wheel_n in_o jer._n 32._o 35._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v add_v to_o explain_v the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o the_o signification_n of_o moloch_n be_v a_o king_n in_o ezek._n 38._o 2._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v prefix_v to_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o acquaint_v we_o that_o rhos_n be_v another_o name_n of_o scythia_n whence_o the_o russian_n but_o this_o short_a way_n of_o comment_v or_o paraphrase_v on_o the_o hebrew_n be_v so_o usual_a and_o frequent_a with_o they_o and_o so_o plain_a and_o obvious_a to_o be_v take_v notice_n of_o that_o i_o need_v not_o particularize_v 8._o they_o sometime_o insert_v word_n without_o any_o ground_n or_o occasion_n word_n which_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v insert_v thus_o though_o the_o hebrew_n text_n say_v gen._n 8._o 7._o noah_n '_o s_o raven_n go_v forth_o go_v out_o and_o return_v yet_o the_o lxx_o say_v it_o return_v not_o here_o be_v a_o flat_a contradiction_n though_o perhaps_o we_o may_v reconcile_v the_o hebrew_n and_o greek_a by_o say_v noaâ—'s_n raven_n do_v return_v unto_o the_o ark_n but_o not_o into_o it_o but_o be_v feed_v by_o he_o out_o of_o the_o window_n or_o it_o 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