and_o the_o hang_n of_o the_o court_n see_v verse_n 26_o xxvii_o exod._n 9_o and_o the_o curtain_n for_o the_o door_n of_o the_o court_n xxvi_o exod_n 16._o which_o be_v by_o the_o tabernacle_n and_o by_o the_o altar_n round_o about_o or_o as_o the_o hebrew_n particle_n all_o may_v be_v translate_v be_v over_o or_o upon_o the_o tabernacle_n etc._n etc._n that_o be_v this_o curtain_n at_o the_o door_n and_o the_o hang_n of_o the_o court_n compass_v the_o tabernacle_n and_o the_o altar_n of_o burnt-offering_n which_o stand_v at_o the_o door_n of_o it_o xl_o exod._n 19_o round_o about_o so_o that_o they_o be_v not_o expose_v to_o common_a fight_n for_o these_o gershonite_n have_v nothing_o to_o do_v with_o the_o altar_n itself_o which_o be_v the_o charge_n of_o the_o kohathite_n v._o 31._o and_o the_o cord_n of_o it_o this_o seem_v to_o refer_v not_o mere_o to_o the_o curtain_n for_o the_o door_n of_o the_o court_n but_o to_o all_o that_o go_v before_o viz._n the_o cord_n whereby_o those_o hang_n be_v stretch_v out_o and_o fasten_v by_o pin_n to_o the_o wood-work_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n for_o the_o cord_n of_o that_o belong_v to_o the_o custody_n of_o the_o son_n of_o merari_n v._o 37._o and_o we_o find_v pin_n and_o cord_n as_o well_o for_o the_o tabernacle_n that_o be_v the_o hang_n as_o for_o the_o court_n i._n e._n the_o board_n etc._n etc._n xxxv_o exod._n 18._o for_o all_o the_o service_n thereof_o of_o this_o part_n of_o the_o house_n of_o god_n as_o appear_v from_o v._o 31_o and_o 36._o where_o this_o be_v repeat_v with_o respect_n to_o the_o other_o part_n of_o it_o verse_n 27_o ver._n 27._o and_o of_o kohath_n be_v the_o family_n of_o the_o amramite_n etc._n etc._n he_o be_v the_o second_o son_n of_o levi_n and_o have_v as_o many_o more_o family_n spring_v from_o he_o as_o from_o the_o elder_a among_o which_o be_v the_o family_n of_o the_o amramite_n of_o which_o be_v moses_n and_o aaron_n verse_n 28_o ver._n 28._o in_o the_o number_n of_o all_o the_o male_n etc._n etc._n though_o there_o be_v four_o family_n of_o the_o kohathite_n and_o but_o two_o of_o the_o gershonite_n yet_o the_o latter_a be_v as_o numerous_a as_o they_o within_o eleven_o hundred_o keep_v the_o charge_n of_o the_o sanctuary_n of_o what_o belong_v to_o the_o holy_a place_n which_o be_v commit_v to_o their_o charge_n as_o it_o follow_v afterward_o and_o they_o be_v instruct_v in_o it_o betimes_o verse_n 29_o ver._n 29._o the_o family_n of_o the_o son_n of_o kohath_n shall_v pitch_v on_o the_o side_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n southward_o between_o the_o tabernacle_n and_o the_o standard_n of_o reuben_n ii_o 10._o verse_n 30_o ver._n 30._o and_o the_o chief_a of_o the_o house_n of_o the_o father_n of_o the_o family_n of_o the_o kohathite_n shall_v be_v elizaphan_n the_o son_n of_o vzziel_n there_o be_v a_o commander_n in_o chief_a appoint_v over_o this_o body_n of_o the_o levite_n who_o be_v choose_v out_o of_o the_o young_a family_n of_o the_o kohathite_n but_o it_o be_v observable_a there_o be_v no_o standard_n belong_v to_o any_o of_o these_o body_n they_o be_v design_v for_o other_o service_n and_o not_o for_o war._n ver._n 31._o and_o their_o charge_n shall_v be_v the_o ark_n and_o the_o verse_n 31_o table_n and_o the_o candlestick_n the_o sanctuary_n as_o be_v say_v before_o v._o 28._o be_v commit_v to_o their_o custody_n the_o particular_n be_v here_o mention_v which_o be_v the_o most_o precious_a of_o all_o the_o holy_a thing_n with_o which_o the_o kohathite_n have_v the_o honour_n to_o be_v entrust_v though_o a_o young_a family_n than_o those_o descend_v from_o gershon_n because_o moses_n and_o aaron_n be_v of_o it_o be_v of_o the_o family_n of_o the_o amramite_n which_o be_v the_o reason_n why_o the_o kohathite_n be_v reckon_v first_o in_o the_o next_o chapter_n v._o 2._o and_o that_o of_o the_o xlviii_o city_n give_v to_o the_o levite_n by_o joshua_n almost_o half_a of_o they_o fall_v to_o their_o family_n xxi_o josh_n 4_o 5._o the_o altar_n both_o the_o altar_n of_o burnt-offering_n and_o the_o altar_n of_o incense_n and_o the_o vessel_n of_o the_o sanctuary_n wherewith_o they_o i._n e._n the_o priest_n minister_v see_v xxv_o exod._n 29._o xxxvii_o 16._o and_o the_o hang_n that_o be_v the_o veil_n before_o the_o most_o holy_a place_n for_o all_o other_o hang_n be_v under_o the_o care_n of_o the_o gershonite_n v._o 25_o 26._o wherein_o the_o ark_n be_v wrap_v when_o they_o carry_v it_o iu_o 5._o and_o all_o the_o service_n thereof_o whatsoever_o belong_v to_o this_o part_n of_o god_n house_n see_v v._o 26._o and_o the_o particular_n be_v mention_v in_o the_o next_o chapter_n v._o 7_o 9_o 14._o ver._n 32._o and_o eleazar_n the_o son_n of_o aaron_n shall_v be_v chief_a verse_n 32_o over_o the_o chief_a of_o the_o levite_n there_o be_v one_o officer_n in_o chief_a set_v over_o each_o of_o these_o great_a family_n of_o the_o gershonite_n v._o 24._o of_o the_o kohathite_n v._o 30._o and_o the_o merarite_n v._o 35._o and_o over_o all_o these_o chief_n there_o be_v now_o appoint_v a_o supreme_a chief_n who_o be_v to_o govern_v they_o as_o they_o govern_v those_o under_o they_o and_o that_o be_v eleazar_n who_o be_v more_o than_o a_o levite_n be_v the_o elder_a son_n of_o aaron_n the_o high_a priest_n and_o have_v the_o oversight_n of_o they_o that_o keep_v the_o charge_n of_o the_o sanctuary_n but_o more_o particular_o eleazar_n be_v to_o super-vise_n those_o that_o have_v the_o sanctuary_n under_o their_o care_n that_o be_v all_o the_o rohathite_n and_o elizaphan_n their_o chief_n v._o 20._o verse_n 33_o 34._o ver._n 33_o 34._o of_o merari_n be_v the_o family_n of_o the_o mahlite_n and_o the_o family_n of_o the_o mushites_n etc._n etc._n nothing_o be_v observable_a of_o these_o but_o that_o they_o be_v the_o few_o in_o number_n be_v thirteen_o hundred_o less_o than_o the_o child_n of_o gershon_n v._o 22._o verse_n 35_o ver._n 35._o these_o shall_v pitch_v on_o the_o side_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n northward_o opposite_a to_o the_o kohathite_n between_o the_o standard_n of_o dan_n and_o the_o sanctuary_n ii_o 25._o verse_n 36_o ver._n 36._o and_o under_o the_o custody_n and_o charge_n of_o the_o son_n of_o merari_n shall_v be_v the_o board_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n etc._n etc._n concern_v all_o the_o thing_n mention_v in_o this_o and_o in_o the_o next_o verse_n see_v xxvi_o exod._n 15_o 16_o etc._n etc._n xxvii_o 10_o 11_o 12_o etc._n etc._n and_o the_o next_o chapter_n of_o this_o book_n v._o 31_o 32._o verse_n 37_o ver._n 37._o and_o their_o cord_n these_o be_v different_a from_o those_o before_o mention_v v._o 27._o as_o i_o note_v there_o verse_n 38_o ver._n 38._o but_o those_o that_o encamp_v before_o the_o tabernacle_n towards_o the_o east_n where_o the_o entrance_n into_o it_o be_v even_o before_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o the_o congregation_n eastward_o he_o will_v have_v this_o station_n observe_v as_o much_o excel_v the_o rest_n shall_v be_v moses_n and_o aaron_n and_o his_o son_n there_o be_v but_o three_o body_n of_o the_o levite_n descend_v from_o the_o three_o son_n of_o levi_n v._o 1._o and_o therefore_o none_o leave_v to_o guard_v this_o side_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n but_o moses_n and_o aaron_n and_o their_o family_n who_o lie_v between_o the_o standard_n of_o judah_n and_o the_o tabernacle_n see_v chap._n ii_o v._n 3._o which_o be_v the_o most_o honourable_a post_n as_o i_o there_o note_v where_o the_o priest_n be_v with_o great_a reason_n place_v together_o with_o the_o chief_a governor_n of_o all_o moses_n because_o they_o be_v to_o guard_v the_o holy_a place_n that_o none_o may_v go_v into_o it_o but_o themselves_o keep_v the_o charge_n of_o the_o sanctuary_n of_o the_o entrance_n into_o it_o for_o the_o charge_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n which_o it_o concern_v every_o one_o of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n shall_v be_v keep_v sacred_a see_v v._o 7._o and_o the_o strange_a that_o come_v nigh_o shall_v be_v put_v to_o death_n no_o 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tribe_n as_o it_o here_o follow_v therefore_o have_v i_o say_v unto_o they_o among_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n shall_v they_o have_v no_o inheritance_n for_o he_o have_v give_v they_o the_o tithe_n to_o inherit_v but_o r._n solomon_n jarchi_n observe_v also_o that_o the_o levite_n themselves_o have_v no_o right_n to_o they_o till_o they_o have_v take_v out_o the_o ten_o part_n from_o their_o ten_o and_o give_v it_o to_o the_o priest_n as_o be_v here_o immediate_o direct_v verse_n 25_o ver._n 25._o and_o the_o lord_n speak_v unto_o moses_n say_v in_o all_o the_o forego_n part_n of_o the_o chapter_n v._o 1_o 8_o 20._o the_o lord_n speak_v unto_o aaron_n though_o by_o moses_n but_o here_o his_o order_n be_v particular_o direct_v to_o moses_n because_o that_o which_o follow_v will_v better_v come_v from_o he_o than_o from_o aaron_n who_o be_v employ_v in_o acquaint_v the_o levite_n with_o the_o donation_n god_n have_v make_v of_o the_o tithe_n to_o they_o v._o 21._o but_o it_o will_v 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of_o reuben_n verse_n 18_o set_v forward_o according_a to_o their_o army_n etc._n etc._n of_o this_o and_o the_o two_o follow_a verse_n see_v ii_o 10_o 12_o 14._o ver._n 21._o and_o the_o kohathite_n set_v forward_o bearing_z verse_n 21_o the_o sanctuary_n that_o be_v the_o ark_n the_o holy_a table_n the_o candlestick_n etc._n etc._n and_o other_o thing_n belong_v to_o the_o sanctuary_n iu_o 15_o 16_o etc._n etc._n which_o the_o kohathite_n carry_v in_o the_o middle_n of_o the_o four_o camp_n for_o their_o great_a security_n and_o the_o other_o i._n e._n the_o gershonite_n and_o the_o merarite_n beforementioned_a v._o 17._o do_v set_v up_o the_o tabernacle_n against_o they_o come_v when_o the_o cloud_n rest_v the_o two_o foregoing_a camp_n under_o the_o standard_n of_o judah_n and_o reuben_n rest_v also_o and_o settle_a themselves_o in_o their_o tent_n which_o while_o they_o be_v do_v the_o gershonite_n and_o merarite_n who_o march_v between_o they_o set_v up_o the_o tabernacle_n that_o it_o may_v be_v ready_a to_o receive_v the_o ark_n and_o the_o other_o holy_a thing_n which_o follow_v immediate_o under_o the_o care_n of_o the_o kohathite_n this_o show_v the_o excellent_a order_n wherein_o they_o always_o move_v not_o only_o without_o any_o tumult_n or_o confusion_n but_o with_o such_o a_o discipline_n as_o signify_v they_o be_v under_o the_o conduct_n of_o a_o most_o skilful_a leader_n ver._n 22._o and_o the_o standard_n of_o the_o child_n of_o ephraim_n set_v forward_o according_a to_o their_o army_n after_o the_o kohathite_n follow_v three_o other_o tribe_n who_o be_v under_o this_o standard_n see_v chap._n ii_o 18_o 20_o 22_o 24._o where_o verse_n 22_o all_o that_o be_v needful_a have_v be_v say_v of_o the_o two_o follow_a
they_o call_v this_o brook_n or_o valley_n by_o the_o name_n of_o eshcol_n in_o memory_n of_o this_o bunch_n of_o grape_n for_o so_o eshcol_n signify_v ver._n 25._o and_o they_o return_v from_o search_v of_o the_o verse_n 25_o land_n come_v back_o to_o the_o camp_n of_o israel_n after_o forty_o day_n this_o show_n that_o they_o do_v not_o take_v a_o cursory_a view_n of_o the_o country_n but_o take_v time_n enough_o to_o make_v their_o observation_n and_o the_o ripe_a fruit_n which_o they_o bring_v with_o they_o after_o they_o have_v be_v forty_o day_n from_o the_o camp_n demonstrate_v that_o their_o return_n be_v in_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o the_o six_o month_n very_o near_o to_o the_o seven_o that_o be_v in_o the_o end_n of_o the_o year_n according_a to_o the_o old_a style_n of_o that_o nation_n for_o on_o the_o fifteen_o day_n of_o the_o seven_o month_n god_n order_v the_o feast_n of_o tabernacle_n to_o be_v celebrate_v a_o little_a before_o which_o they_o gather_v both_o their_o harvest_n and_o their_o vintage_n xxiii_o exod._n 16._o xxiii_o leu._n 39_o xvi_o deut._n 13._o verse_n 26_o ver._n 26._o and_o they_o go_v and_o come_v to_o moses_n and_o to_o aaron_n etc._n etc._n they_o go_v up_o the_o mountain_n from_o eshcol_n and_o come_v down_o on_o the_o other_o side_n of_o it_o to_o moses_n and_o aaron_n and_o all_o the_o congregation_n i_o deut._n 24_o 25._o unto_o the_o wilderness_n of_o paran_n to_o kadesh_n unto_o the_o place_n from_o whence_o they_o be_v send_v which_o be_v kadesh-barnea_a see_v v._n 3._o &_o ix_o deut._n 23._o which_o be_v here_o in_o short_a call_v kadesh_n but_o be_v quite_o different_a from_o that_o kadesh_n we_o read_v of_o afterward_o xxi_o 1._o for_o that_o be_v in_o the_o wilderness_n of_o sin_n and_o they_o do_v not_o come_v to_o it_o till_o the_o forty_o year_n after_o they_o come_v out_o of_o egypt_n xxxiii_o 37_o 38._o whereas_o they_o be_v at_o this_o kadesh_n in_o the_o second_o year_n before_o they_o be_v doom_v to_o wander_v forty_o year_n in_o the_o wilderness_n and_o bring_v back_o word_n unto_o they_o and_o unto_o all_o the_o congregation_n give_v a_o public_a account_n before_o moses_n and_o aaron_n of_o what_o they_o have_v discover_v and_o show_v they_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o land_n and_o at_o the_o same_o time_n present_v to_o they_o the_o cluster_n of_o grape_n the_o pomegranate_n and_o fig_n which_o they_o have_v bring_v with_o they_o verse_n 27_o ver._n 27._o and_o they_o tell_v he_o and_o say_v they_o address_v their_o relation_n to_o moses_n because_o he_o send_v they_o v._o 2._o we_o come_v unto_o the_o land_n whether_o thou_o send_v we_o i_o suppose_v they_o choose_v some_o of_o their_o number_n to_o speak_v in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o rest_n and_o first_o they_o give_v a_o account_n of_o the_o land_n as_o he_o require_v v._o 19_o 20._o and_o sure_o it_o flow_v with_o milk_n and_o honey_n their_o report_n of_o the_o condition_n of_o the_o land_n be_v as_o honest_a as_o can_v be_v desire_v for_o they_o testify_v it_o to_o be_v such_o as_o god_n promise_v to_o bestow_v upon_o they_o xxxiii_o exod._n 3._o and_o this_o be_v the_o fruit_n of_o it_o they_o prove_v what_o they_o say_v by_o a_o sample_n of_o the_o product_n of_o it_o which_o be_v so_o large_a that_o some_o of_o the_o jew_n fancy_n there_o be_v eight_o man_n employ_v to_o carry_v this_o one_o cluster_n as_o they_o say_v in_o the_o gemara_fw-la sotae_n cap._n 7._o of_o which_o the_o spy_v make_v this_o wicked_a use_n as_o from_o thence_o to_o tell_v their_o brethren_n you_o see_v this_o goodly_a fruit_n how_o vast_a it_o be_v but_o believe_v we_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o country_n exceed_v we_o and_o all_o other_o man_n in_o stature_n as_o much_o as_o this_o fruit_n exceed_v all_o other_o of_o the_o same_o kind_n throughout_o the_o world_n so_o wagenseil_n explain_v the_o sense_n of_o their_o discourse_n in_o that_o place_n sect._n 4._o ver._n 28._o nevertheless_o the_o people_n be_v strong_a that_o dwell_v verse_n 28_o in_o the_o land_n and_o the_o city_n be_v wall_v and_o very_o great_a this_o be_v a_o account_n of_o the_o other_o part_n of_o the_o enquiry_n moses_n command_v they_o to_o make_v concern_v the_o inhabitant_n and_o their_o city_n v._o 18._o and_o moreover_o we_o see_v the_o child_n of_o the_o anakim_v there_o see_v v._o 22._o all_o this_o be_v true_a but_o speak_v in_o such_o a_o manner_n as_o to_o represent_v the_o conquest_n of_o the_o country_n exceed_v difficult_a if_o not_o impossible_a so_o they_o explain_v their_o meaning_n in_o downright_a word_n v._o 31._o and_o so_o the_o people_n understand_v they_o i_o deut._n 28._o where_o these_o frightful_a people_n be_v call_v the_o son_n of_o the_o anakim_v for_o they_o see_v not_o only_o those_o three_o mention_v before_o v._o 22._o but_o other_o also_o that_o be_v descend_v from_o they_o who_o as_o i_o there_o note_v be_v gigantic_a person_n so_o the_o lxx_o translate_v these_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o so_o the_o chaldee_n and_o so_o the_o jew_n use_v the_o word_n anakim_n to_o signify_v giant_n particular_o benjamin_n tudâ—lensis_n p._n 3._o of_o his_o itinerary_n where_o l'empereur_n think_v it_o probable_a they_o be_v call_v anakim_v à _fw-la torque_fw-la quo_fw-la colla_fw-la superb_fw-la cingebant_fw-la from_o a_o collar_n or_o chain_n which_o they_o proud_o wear_v about_o their_o neck_n for_o the_o word_n anak_n proper_o signify_v collum_fw-la torque_fw-la cingere_fw-la p._n 136._o to_o wreathe_v a_o chain_n about_o the_o neck_n but_o it_o be_v evident_a they_o have_v their_o name_n from_o their_o progenitor_n anak_n the_o son_n of_o arba_n whence_o he_o be_v so_o call_v we_o do_v not_o know_v verse_n 29_o ver._n 29._o the_o amalekite_v dwell_v in_o the_o land_n of_o the_o south_n they_o do_v not_o represent_v the_o amalekite_n as_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n but_o they_o observe_v that_o they_o lie_v on_o the_o south_n border_n of_o it_o where_o if_o they_o go_v about_o to_o enter_v in_o all_o probability_n that_o nation_n which_o be_v their_o early_a enemy_n when_o they_o come_v out_o of_o egypt_n will_v help_v to_o oppose_v they_o in_o their_o attempt_n as_o much_o as_o the_o people_n of_o canaan_n for_o that_o be_v their_o intention_n in_o the_o follow_a report_n to_o show_v what_o a_o stout_a people_n they_o must_v encounter_v which_o way_n soever_o they_o endeavour_v to_o enter_v into_o canaan_n and_o the_o hittite_n and_o the_o jebusite_n and_o the_o amorites_n a_o account_n of_o all_o these_o see_v xv_o gen._n 20_o 21._o dwell_v in_o the_o mountain_n which_o be_v in_o the_o entrance_n of_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n on_o the_o southeast_n part_n of_o it_o particular_o the_o amorites_n it_o be_v evident_a be_v plant_v there_o upon_o the_o mountain_n of_o the_o border_n of_o canaan_n i_o deut._n 27.44_o and_o many_o of_o they_o have_v make_v a_o expedition_n into_o the_o country_n beyond_o jordan_n where_o they_o have_v possess_v themselves_o of_o bashan_n and_o heshbon_n and_o all_o the_o land_n between_o the_o river_n jabbok_n and_o arnon_n for_o they_o be_v a_o very_a warlike_a people_n and_o of_o great_a stature_n two_o amos_n 9_o which_o make_v these_o searcher_n of_o their_o land_n afraid_a of_o they_o and_o bid_v their_o brethren_n consider_v whether_o they_o think_v they_o shall_v be_v able_a to_o dispute_v their_o passage_n with_o they_o which_o they_o plain_o suggest_v in_o their_o opinion_n they_o can_v not_o for_o the_o jebusite_n be_v another_o mighty_a people_n who_o after_o the_o conquest_n of_o canaan_n they_o can_v not_o of_o a_o long_a time_n dispossess_v of_o mount_n zion_n i_o need_v not_o say_v how_o terrible_a the_o hittite_n be_v for_o it_o be_v probable_a from_o thence_o come_v the_o word_n hittha_fw-mi which_o signify_v a_o fright_a and_o sudden_a consternation_n as_o bochartus_n have_v observe_v in_o his_o phalag_n lib._n iu._n cap._n 36._o and_o the_o canaanite_n those_o who_o be_v particular_o call_v by_o this_o name_n see_v xv_o gen._n 21._o dwell_v by_o the_o sea_n it_o be_v certain_a that_o the_o canaanite_n dwell_v by_o the_o ocean_n call_v the_o midland-sea_n for_o they_o seem_v to_o have_v have_v their_o name_n from_o merchandize_v for_o which_o that_o situation_n be_v most_o proper_a and_o for_o that_o reason_n other_o of_o they_o be_v seat_v near_o jordan_n this_o i_o think_v be_v plain_a from_o i_o deut._n 7._o and_o beside_o the_o word_n sea_n alone_o common_o signify_v that_o great_a ocean_n but_o it_o be_v plain_a that_o they_o be_v also_o seat_v as_o it_o here_o follow_v upon_o the_o river_n jordan_n it_o be_v possible_a that_o by_o sea_n may_v be_v mean_v in_o this_o place_n the_o dead_a sea_n or_o the_o lake_n of_o genesereth_n
deut._n 12._o or_o have_v its_o name_n from_o he_o can_v be_v determine_v but_o hori_n we_o be_v sure_o be_v the_o first_o possessor_n of_o who_o there_o be_v any_o memory_n of_o this_o mountain_n hor_n which_o be_v afterward_o call_v seir_n from_o one_o descend_v from_o he_o and_o afterward_o edom._n verse_n 23_o ver._n 23._o and_o the_o lord_n speak_v unto_o moses_n and_o aaron_n in_o mount_n hor._n at_o the_o foot_n of_o the_o mount_n as_o appear_v from_o v._o 25._o by_o the_o coast_n of_o the_o land_n of_o edom._n xxxiii_o 37._o verse_n 24_o ver._n 24._o aaron_z shall_v be_v gather_v unto_o his_o people_n shall_v die_v v._o 26._o for_o he_o shall_v not_o enter_v into_o the_o land_n which_o i_o have_v give_v unto_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n v._n 12._o a_o manifest_a token_n that_o the_o earthly_a canaan_n be_v not_o the_o utmost_a felicity_n at_o which_o god_n promise_v aim_v because_o the_o best_a man_n among_o they_o be_v shut_v out_o of_o it_o because_o you_o rebel_v against_o my_o word_n at_o the_o water_n of_o meribah_n by_o this_o word_n rebel_v it_o appear_v there_o be_v something_o of_o obstinacy_n in_o their_o unbelief_n mention_v v._n 12._o verse_n 25_o ver._n 25._o take_v aaron_n and_o eleazar_n his_o son_n speak_v to_o they_o in_o my_o name_n for_o it_o be_v express_o say_v xxxiii_o 38._o that_o they_o go_v up_o at_o the_o commandment_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o bring_v they_o up_o unto_o mount_n hor._n this_o show_n that_o they_o pitch_v their_o tent_n at_o the_o bottom_n of_o it_o in_o a_o place_n call_v mosera_n see_v x_o deut._n 6._o where_o this_o seem_v also_o to_o have_v be_v the_o name_n of_o the_o whole_a hill_n as_o well_o as_o hor._n ver._n 26._o and_o strip_v aaron_n of_o his_o garment_n i._n e._n of_o verse_n 26_o his_o priestly_a robe_n as_o josephus_n right_o expound_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d mention_v xxviii_o exod._n 2_o 3_o etc._n etc._n wherewith_o he_o be_v clothe_v when_o he_o be_v anoint_v to_o the_o office_n of_o highpriest_n viii_o leu._n 7_o 8_o 9_o which_o he_o put_v on_o i_o suppose_v in_o the_o camp_n and_o go_v up_o in_o they_o to_o mount_n hor_n that_o he_o may_v die_v glorious_o not_o in_o his_o robe_n but_o immediate_o after_o he_o put_v they_o off_o to_o be_v put_v upon_o his_o son_n for_o this_o strip_v he_o of_o his_o robe_n be_v in_o effect_n the_o divest_v aaron_n of_o his_o office_n that_o it_o may_v be_v confer_v upon_o his_o son_n which_o be_v do_v as_o follow_v and_o put_v they_o upon_o eleazar_n his_o son_n which_o be_v the_o invest_n he_o with_o the_o office_n of_o highpriest_n into_o which_o he_o now_o succeed_v in_o his_o father_n stead_n and_o be_v by_o this_o ceremony_n admit_v to_o it_o the_o talmudist_n say_v the_o manner_n be_v first_o to_o put_v on_o the_o breeches_n than_o the_o coat_n which_o be_v bind_v about_o with_o the_o girdle_n than_o the_o robe_n upon_o which_o be_v the_o ephod_n and_o then_o the_o mitre_n and_o golden_a crown_n see_v selden_n the_o succession_n in_o pontif._n lib._n ii_o cap._n 8._o and_o aaron_n shall_v be_v gather_v unto_o his_o people_n and_o die_v there_o this_o be_v say_v before_o in_o short_a v._o 24._o but_o now_o the_o time_n of_o his_o death_n be_v express_o declare_v immediate_o after_o he_o lay_v down_o his_o office_n and_o have_v the_o satisfaction_n to_o see_v his_o son_n inaugurate_v in_o his_o room_n and_o the_o place_n of_o it_o upon_o mount_n hor._n of_o this_o phrase_n gather_v to_o his_o people_n see_v xxv_o gen._n 8_o 17._o ver._n 27._o and_o moses_n do_v as_o the_o lord_n command_v and_o they_o go_v up_o into_o mount_n hor_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o all_o the_o congregation_n that_o they_o may_v all_o be_v witness_n verse_n 27_o of_o the_o succession_n of_o eleazar_n to_o the_o office_n of_o his_o father_n verse_n 28_o ver._n 28._o and_o moses_n strip_v aaron_n of_o his_o garment_n and_o put_v they_o upon_o eleazar_n his_o son_n this_o moses_n do_v as_o the_o minister_n of_o god_n who_o now_o translate_v the_o priesthood_n to_o another_o and_o aaron_n die_v there_o in_o the_o top_n of_o the_o mount_n and_o be_v bury_v also_o there_o x_o deut._n 6._o for_o great_a and_o heroic_a person_n be_v in_o ancient_a day_n usual_o bury_v in_o high_a place_n so_o joshua_n be_v xxiv_o 30_o 33._o and_o eleazar_n two_o judge_n 9_o and_o cadmus_n and_o harmonia_n who_o live_v near_o the_o time_n of_o joshua_n as_o bochartus_n observe_v in_o his_o canaan_n lib._n i._o cap_n 23._o and_o moses_n and_o eleazar_n come_v down_o from_o the_o mount_n after_o they_o have_v see_v he_o lay_v in_o his_o grave_n by_o those_o that_o attend_v they_o this_o fall_v out_o in_o the_o forty_o year_n after_o they_o come_v out_o of_o egypt_n on_o the_o first_o day_n of_o the_o five_o month_n when_o aaron_n be_v a_o hundred_o and_o three_o and_o twenty_o year_n old_a as_o we_o read_v xxxiii_o 38_o 39_o in_o the_o new_a moon_n of_o the_o month_n which_o the_o athenian_n call_v hecatombaeon_n the_o macedonian_n i_o ous_a and_o the_o hebrew_n call_v sabba_n as_o josephus_n gloss_n but_o that_o last_o word_n shall_v be_v abbess_n not_o sabba_n as_o jacobus_n capellus_n observe_v in_o his_o histor_n sacra_fw-la &_o exotica_fw-la ad_fw-la an._n 2542._o which_o answer_v he_o think_v to_o the_o nineteenth_o of_o our_o july_n and_o so_o the_o hebrew_n say_v in_o seder_n olam_fw-la aaron_n die_v on_o the_o first_o day_n of_o the_o month_n ab_n upon_o which_o there_o be_v a_o fast_a in_o their_o ritual_n in_o memory_n of_o it_o ver._n 29._o and_o when_o all_o the_o congregation_n see_v that_o aaron_n be_v dead_a i._n e._n understand_v as_o the_o word_n see_v be_v use_v xlii_o gen._n 1._o that_o god_n have_v take_v he_o out_o of_o the_o world_n as_o moses_n and_o eleazar_n tell_v they_o who_o verse_n 29_o also_o come_v down_o from_o the_o mount_n with_o he_o they_o mourn_v for_o aaron_n thirty_o day_n till_o the_o end_n of_o the_o month._n for_o so_o long_o their_o mourn_a seem_v in_o those_o day_n to_o have_v be_v continue_v for_o great_a person_n as_o it_o be_v for_o moses_n xxxiv_o deut._n 8._o though_o a_o week_n suffice_v for_o private_a person_n even_o all_o the_o house_n of_o israel_n both_o man_n and_o woman_n chap._n xxi_o chapter_n xxi_o ver._n 1._o and_o when_o king_n arad_n the_o canaanite_n in_o verse_n 1_o the_o hebrew_n the_o word_n be_v thus_o place_v when_o the_o canaanite_n king_n arad_n and_o so_o they_o be_v in_o the_o lxx_o and_o the_o vulgar_a and_o arad_n may_v as_o well_o signify_v a_o place_n as_o a_o person_n nay_o there_o seem_v more_o reason_n to_o translate_v the_o word_n thus_o the_o canaanitish_a king_n of_o arad_n because_o there_o be_v such_o a_o city_n in_o canaan_n mention_v xii_o josh_n 14._o and_o i_o judge_n 16._o one_o of_o the_o son_n of_o canaan_n be_v call_v arad_n as_o both_o the_o lxx_o and_o the_o vulgar_a translate_v the_o hebrew_n word_n arvad_n x_o gen._n 18_o who_o it_o be_v likely_a give_v his_o name_n to_o this_o part_n of_o the_o country_n the_o chief_a city_n of_o which_o be_v also_o call_v after_o he_o which_o dwell_v in_o the_o south_n in_o the_o south_n part_n of_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n towards_o the_o eastern_a angle_n of_o it_o near_o the_o dead_a sea_n see_v xxxiii_o 40._o hear_v that_o israel_n come_v by_o the_o way_n of_o the_o spy_n which_o be_v send_v by_o the_o king_n arad_n as_o many_o suppose_v to_o bring_v he_o intelligence_n which_o way_n the_o israelite_n march_v for_o it_o be_v eight_o and_o thirty_o year_n since_o the_o spy_n send_v by_o moses_n go_v that_o way_n or_o rather_o they_o go_v so_o secret_o that_o it_o be_v not_o know_v which_o way_n they_o go_v it_o be_v think_v not_o probable_a that_o moses_n speak_v of_o they_o in_o this_o place_n but_o there_o be_v no_o necessity_n of_o take_v the_o hebrew_n word_n atharim_n to_o signify_v spy_n but_o it_o may_v as_o well_o be_v the_o name_n of_o a_o place_n as_o the_o lxx_o understand_v it_o by_o who_o it_o be_v translate_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o if_o the_o situation_n will_v agree_v to_o it_o one_o may_v probable_o conjecture_v the_o place_n be_v so_o call_v from_o the_o spy_n that_o go_v from_o thence_o by_o moses_n his_o order_n to_o survey_v the_o country_n for_o that_o be_v a_o thing_n so_o memorable_a that_o as_o it_o can_v not_o well_o slip_v out_o of_o the_o mind_n of_o the_o people_n of_o canaan_n so_o they_o find_v i_o make_v no_o question_n after_o they_o be_v go_v which_o way_n they_o come_v into_o their_o country_n though_o for_o the_o present_a they_o pass_v unobserved_a and_o everafter_o call_v it_o the_o way_n of_o
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for_o they_o be_v amorites_n who_o country_n god_n promise_v to_o abraham_n xv_o gen._n 21._o be_v part_n of_o the_o canaanite_n who_o they_o be_v command_v to_o destroy_v for_o they_o be_v descend_v from_o one_o of_o the_o son_n of_o canaan_n x_o gen._n 16._o which_o make_v this_o war_n with_o they_o to_o have_v a_o just_a ground_n not_o because_o they_o deny_v the_o israelite_n a_o passage_n through_o their_o country_n against_o the_o right_n of_o nation_n as_o grotius_n think_v which_o be_v but_o the_o occasion_n not_o the_o ground_n of_o the_o war_n but_o because_o they_o be_v one_o of_o the_o seven_o nation_n condemn_v by_o god_n to_o destruction_n who_o land_n he_o bestow_v upon_o the_o israelite_n iii_o josh_n 10._o and_o because_o sihon_n come_v out_o arm_v against_o they_o beyond_o the_o bound_n of_o his_o own_o dominion_n and_o fall_v upon_o they_o when_o they_o have_v give_v he_o no_o provocation_n ver._n 24._o and_o israel_n smite_v he_o with_o the_o edge_n of_o the_o verse_n 24_o sword_n utter_o overthrow_v his_o army_n and_o put_v they_o all_o to_o the_o sword_n make_v themselves_o master_n of_o his_o country_n and_o possess_v his_o land_n for_o they_o destroy_v all_o the_o inhabitant_n man_n woman_n and_o child_n two_o deut._n 33_o 34._o from_o ammon_n unto_o jabbok_n even_o unto_o the_o child_n of_o ammon_n this_o be_v a_o brief_a description_n of_o the_o extent_n of_o sihon_n country_n which_o reach_v from_o the_o river_n arnon_n the_o bind_v of_o the_o moabite_n country_n on_o the_o south_n xxii_o 36._o unto_o jabbok_n which_o be_v the_o bind_v of_o the_o ammonite_n country_n on_o the_o north_n iii_o deut._n 16._o xii_o josh_n 2._o xiii_o 10._o but_o they_o meddle_v with_o no_o place_n that_o lie_v upon_o the_o river_n jabbok_n which_o belong_v to_o the_o ammonite_n for_o that_o god_n have_v forbid_v two_o deut._n 37._o by_o which_o jephthah_n as_o i_o observe_v before_o two_o hundred_o and_o sixty_o year_n after_o this_o justify_v the_o title_n of_o the_o israelite_n to_o all_o the_o country_n here_o mention_v which_o they_o take_v not_o from_o the_o ammonite_n or_o moabite_n but_o from_o the_o amorites_n who_o be_v the_o owner_n of_o it_o when_o they_o conquer_v it_o xi_o judge_n 13_o 15_o 22_o 23._o for_o sihon_n have_v get_v half_a of_o their_o country_n as_o well_o as_o part_v of_o the_o country_n of_o moab_n as_o appear_v from_o iii_o deut._n 11._o and_o from_o xiii_o josh_n 25._o where_o it_o be_v plain_a joshua_n give_v the_o gadite_n half_a of_o the_o country_n of_o the_o child_n of_o ammon_n which_o be_v now_o take_v from_o the_o amorites_n who_o have_v dispossess_v they_o josephus_n describe_v it_o as_o lie_v between_o three_o river_n like_o a_o island_n for_o the_o bank_n of_o arnon_n be_v the_o bound_n of_o this_o region_n on_o the_o south_n side_n and_o jabbok_n on_o the_o north_n which_o run_v into_o jordan_n lose_v its_o name_n and_o the_o western_a tract_n of_o it_o be_v wash_v by_o jordan_n itself_o and_o on_o the_o east_n part_v it_o be_v surround_v with_o the_o mountain_n of_o arabia_n for_o the_o border_n of_o the_o child_n of_o ammon_n be_v strong_a this_o be_v not_o mention_v here_o as_o a_o reason_n why_o the_o israelite_n do_v not_o set_v upon_o their_o country_n for_o they_o be_v express_o forbid_v to_o do_v it_o two_o deut._n 19_o but_o why_o sihon_n conquer_v none_o of_o the_o ammonite_n country_n beyond_o jabbok_n as_o he_o do_v all_o from_o arnon_n thither_o because_o their_o frontier_n on_o that_o side_n of_o their_o country_n be_v very_o strong_a by_o the_o fortification_n which_o it_o be_v likely_a they_o have_v make_v upon_o the_o river_n ver._n 25._o and_o israel_n take_v all_o these_o city_n all_o the_o verse_n 25_o city_n of_o that_o country_n which_o lie_v between_o arnon_n and_o jabbok_n some_o of_o which_o be_v name_v v._n 30._o and_o israel_n dwell_v in_o all_o the_o city_n of_o the_o amorites_n have_v destroy_v the_o former_a inhabitant_n as_o i_o note_v 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who_o the_o israelite_n now_o vanquish_v have_v dispossess_v the_o moabite_n of_o this_o country_n but_o more_o likely_a some_o of_o his_o ancestor_n who_o be_v all_o call_v by_o the_o name_n of_o sihon_n as_o the_o king_n of_o palestine_n be_v all_o call_v abimelech_n xx_o gen._n 2._o xxvi_o 1._o and_o the_o king_n of_o egypt_n call_v pharaoh_n who_o have_v fight_v not_o with_o the_o present_a king_n of_o moab_n but_o with_o one_o of_o his_o predecessor_n and_o conquer_v he_o and_o his_o country_n the_o former_a king_n of_o moab_n these_o word_n be_v not_o to_o be_v understand_v as_o if_o he_o fight_v with_o the_o king_n of_o moab_n who_o immediate_o reign_v before_o balak_n but_o as_o i_o say_v with_o some_o of_o his_o predecessor_n so_o the_o lxx_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o heretofore_o be_v king_n of_o moab_n and_o in_o the_o hebrew_n the_o word_n be_v literal_o the_o king_n of_o moab_n the_o first_o perhaps_o of_o the_o present_a race_n verse_n 27_o ver._n 27._o wherefore_o they_o that_o speak_v in_o proverb_n in_o the_o hebrew_n the_o word_n be_v wherefore_o the_o proverbialist_n that_o be_v the_o poet_n who_o composure_n in_o those_o day_n be_v very_o sententious_a say_n have_v this_o song_n in_o their_o mouth_n which_o seem_v to_o have_v be_v compose_v by_o some_o of_o the_o amorites_n upon_o the_o victory_n which_o sihon_n get_v over_o the_o moabite_n particular_o upon_o the_o take_n of_o heshbon_n which_o i_o suppose_v he_o besiege_v immediate_o upon_o the_o rout_v of_o their_o army_n this_o moses_n think_v good_a to_o insert_v in_o his_o history_n as_o a_o evidence_n that_o this_o country_n belong_v to_o the_o amorites_n when_o the_o israelite_n subdue_v it_o thus_o he_o quote_v a_o common_a say_v about_o nimrod_n to_o justify_v what_o he_o write_v of_o his_o greatness_n see_v x_o gen._n 9_o come_v into_o heshbon_n the_o word_n either_o of_o sihon_n call_v to_o his_o people_n or_o of_o the_o amorites_n exhort_v one_o another_o to_o go_v to_o heshbon_n and_o help_v to_o repair_v the_o ruin_n that_o have_v be_v in_o it_o by_o the_o war_n that_o it_o may_v become_v the_o royal_a city_n of_o their_o country_n for_o that_o be_v the_o meaning_n of_o the_o follow_a word_n let_v the_o city_n of_o sihon_n be_v build_v and_o prepare_v let_v that_o place_n which_o sihon_n have_v choose_v for_o his_o seat_n be_v build_v up_o again_o and_o make_v fit_a for_o his_o reception_n ver._n 28._o for_o there_o be_v a_o fire_n go_v out_o of_o heshbon_n verse_n 28_o now_o the_o poet_n rise_v into_o a_o rapture_n and_o prophecy_n the_o conquest_n of_o the_o whole_a country_n by_o the_o army_n of_o sihon_n march_v out_o of_o heshbon_n for_o in_o the_o prophetical_a language_n the_o desolation_n make_v by_o war_n be_v compare_v to_o the_o fire_n and_o to_o flame_n which_o consume_v all_o they_o come_v near_o i_o amos_n 7_o 10_o 12_o 14._o ii_o 2_o 5._o a_o flame_n from_o the_o city_n of_o sihon_n this_o be_v but_o a_o repetition_n as_o the_o manner_n be_v of_o what_o be_v now_o say_v in_o other_o word_n express_v the_o certainty_n of_o this_o presage_v it_o have_v consume_v be_v of_o moab_n he_o speak_v as_o if_o he_o already_o see_v the_o thing_n do_v which_o he_o foretell_v though_o it_o never_o come_v to_o pass_v for_o they_o do_v not_o conquer_v be_v which_o remain_v in_o the_o possession_n of_o moab_n in_o moses_n his_o time_n as_o appear_v from_o two_o deut._n 9_o 18_o 29._o but_o in_o his_o poetical_a heat_n or_o fury_n as_o they_o speak_v he_o insult_v as_o if_o they_o have_v actual_o take_v the_o capital_a city_n of_o moab_n for_o so_o be_v be_v and_o afterward_o call_v rabbath_n and_o rabbath-moba_a i._n e._n the_o great_a city_n of_o moab_n to_o distinguish_v it_o from_o
threaten_v the_o same_o before_o he_o die_v xxiii_o 13._o of_o which_o a_o angel_n or_o messenger_n of_o the_o lord_n mind_v they_o two_o judge_n 3._o and_o so_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v as_o we_o read_v there_o v._o 14._o and_o throughout_o that_o whole_a book_n and_o shall_v vex_v you_o in_o the_o land_n wherein_o you_o dwell_v make_v you_o very_o uneasy_a nay_o sigh_v and_o groan_n in_o the_o good_a land_n which_o god_n give_v you_o by_o reason_n of_o their_o oppression_n two_o judg._n 18._o iv_o 3._o vi_o 6_o etc._n etc._n ver._n 56._o moreover_o i_o will_v do_v unto_o you_o as_o i_o think_v verse_n 56_o to_o do_v unto_o they_o as_o i_o purpose_v to_o do_v unto_o they_o i._n e._n make_v you_o their_o slave_n as_o they_o be_v to_o several_a people_n who_o they_o serve_v many_o year_n iii_o judg._n 8_o 14._o vi_o 2._o and_o many_o other_o place_n or_o make_v you_o flee_v before_o they_o and_o at_o last_o expel_v you_o from_o the_o land_n i_o give_v you_o chap._n xxxiv_o chapter_n xxxiv_o verse_n 1_o ver._n 1._o and_z the_o lord_z speak_v unto_o moses_n say_v in_o the_o same_o place_n where_o they_o be_v when_o he_o last_o speak_v to_o he_o for_o they_o make_v no_o other_o removal_n till_o they_o march_v for_o canaan_n verse_n 2_o ver._n 2._o command_v the_o child_n of_o israel_n charge_v they_o to_o take_v notice_n of_o this_o and_o say_v unto_o they_o when_o you_o come_v into_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n this_o be_v the_o land_n that_o shall_v fall_v unto_o you_o for_o your_o inheritance_n have_v speak_v to_o they_o concern_v their_o dispossess_v the_o canaanite_n and_o divide_v their_o land_n among_o their_o tribe_n it_o be_v fit_a to_o describe_v the_o bound_n of_o their_o country_n that_o they_o may_v know_v who_o they_o be_v to_o destroy_v and_o into_o who_o possession_n they_o be_v to_o enter_v even_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n and_o the_o coast_n thereof_o the_o land_n beyond_o jordan_n and_o the_o limit_n or_o bound_n thereof_o verse_n 3_o ver._n 3._o then_o your_o south_n quarter_n shall_v be_v from_o the_o wilderness_n of_o zin_n mention_v in_o the_o forego_n chapter_n v._o 36._o along_o by_o the_o coast_n of_o edom._n which_o border_v upon_o this_o wilderness_n xx._n 1_o 14._o and_o your_o south_n border_n shall_v be_v the_o utmost_a coast_n of_o the_o salt_n sea_n from_o the_o very_a tongue_n of_o it_o as_o it_o be_v express_v xv_o josh_n 2._o where_o it_o appear_v this_o be_v the_o portion_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n the_o salt-sea_n be_v that_o which_o be_v call_v sometime_o the_o dead-sea_n and_o in_o other_o author_n lacus_n asphaltites_n see_v fourteen_o gen._n 3._o the_o hebrew_n call_v all_o great_a lake_n by_o the_o name_n of_o sea_n and_o this_o be_v call_v the_o salt-sea_n because_o the_o water_n of_o it_o be_v very_a salt_n or_o as_o some_o express_v it_o bitter_a and_o the_o dead-sea_n propter_fw-la aquae_fw-la immobilitatem_fw-la as_o justin_n speak_v lib._n xxxvi_o because_o of_o the_o immoveableness_n of_o the_o water_n which_o be_v never_o stir_v by_o the_o great_a wind_n see_v vossius_fw-la de_fw-fr orig._n &_o progr_n idolal_n lib._n ii_o cap._n 68_o eastward_o where_o the_o eastern_a and_o the_o southern_a border_n meet_v ver._n 4._o and_o your_o border_n that_o be_v this_o south_n verse_n 4_o border_n shall_v turn_v not_o go_v on_o in_o a_o strait_a line_n but_o bend_v towards_o the_o west_n from_o the_o south_n to_o the_o ascent_n of_o akrabbim_n or_o to_o maaleakrabbim_a a_o mountain_n on_o the_o south-end_n of_o the_o dead-sea_n xv_o josh_n 3._o i_o judg._n 36._o so_o call_v as_o bochartus_fw-la conjecture_n from_o the_o vast_a multitude_n of_o scorpion_n find_v here_o from_o which_o mountain_n also_o it_o be_v probable_a the_o region_n call_v acrabatena_n near_o to_o idumaea_n have_v its_o name_n 1_o maccab._n v._n 3._o see_v hierozoicon_n p._n ii_o lib._n iu_o cap._n 29._o and_o pass_v on_o to_o zin_n either_o to_o a_o place_n call_v zin_n or_o part_n of_o the_o wilderness_n 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a_o place_n lie_v on_o the_o west-end_n of_o the_o mount_n of_o edom._n verse_n 5_o ver._n 5._o and_o the_o border_n shall_v fetch_v a_o compass_n there_o shall_v be_v a_o great_a turn_n than_o that_o mention_v v._n 4._o bend_v still_o more_o westward_o from_o azmon_n unto_o the_o river_n of_o egypt_n by_o the_o river_n of_o egypt_n be_v proper_o understand_v nile_n and_o so_o jonathan_n here_o render_v the_o hebrew_n word_n nahal_n river_n by_o nilus_n which_o may_v seem_v to_o have_v take_v its_o name_n from_o the_o word_n nahal_n which_o the_o ancient_n do_v not_o pronounce_v as_o we_o now_o do_v but_o call_v it_o neel_n as_o we_o find_v in_o epiphanius_n from_o whence_o nilus_n be_v very_o easy_o make_v as_o bochartus_n observe_v hierozoic_a p._n ii_o lib._n v._o cap._n 15._o but_o if_o nile_n be_v here_o mean_v it_o must_v be_v the_o more_o northerly_a mouth_n of_o it_o where_o pelusium_n stand_v see_v xv_o gen._n 18._o and_o the_o go_n out_o of_o it_o shall_v be_v at_o the_o sea_n this_o border_n end_v at_o the_o sea_n call_v the_o great_a sea_n in_o the_o next_o verse_n verse_n 6_o ver._n 6._o and_o as_o for_o the_o western_a border_n you_o shall_v have_v even_o the_o great_a sea_n that_o be_v the_o mediterranean_a or_o midland_n sea_n which_o lie_v on_o the_o west_n of_o judaea_n and_o be_v call_v by_o the_o hebrew_n the_o great_a sea_n in_o comparison_n with_o the_o lake_n of_o genesaret_n and_o aspaltites_n which_o they_o also_o call_v sea_n for_o your_o border_n on_o the_o west_n as_o it_o here_o follow_v this_o shall_v be_v your_o western_a border_n from_o the_o river_n of_o egypt_n as_o far_o as_o zidon_n which_o be_v a_o part_n of_o the_o promise_a land_n as_o appear_v from_o xiii_o josh_n 6._o i_o judg._n 31._o all_o the_o city_n indeed_o on_o the_o shore_n of_o this_o sea_n be_v hold_v by_o the_o philistine_n and_o other_o till_o the_o time_n of_o david_n but_o the_o israelite_n have_v a_o right_a to_o they_o and_o the_o famous_a rabbi_n juda_n 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