the_o mountain_n which_o be_v on_o the_o east_n of_o bethel_n where_o he_o pitch_v his_o tent_n before_o he_o go_v into_o egypt_n xii_o 8._o and_o return_v to_o it_o when_o he_o come_v from_o thence_o verse_n 3_o 4._o of_o this_o chapter_n which_o give_v he_o the_o advantage_n of_o a_o fair_a and_o long_a prospect_n of_o the_o country_n every_o way_n ver._n 15._o for_o all_o the_o land_n thou_o see_v etc._n etc._n that_o whole_a country_n some_o part_n of_o which_o he_o see_v a_o great_a way_n in_o every_o quarter_n of_o it_o and_o all_o the_o rest_n contiguous_a to_o they_o be_v hereby_o assure_v to_o he_o for_o ever_o it_o do_v not_o signify_v strict_o time_n without_o end_n but_o a_o very_a long_a period_n the_o jew_n indeed_o say_v that_o this_o word_n olam_n when_o it_o be_v write_v full_a as_o they_o speak_v that_o be_v with_o vaughan_n denote_v eternity_n though_o without_o vaughan_n they_o confess_v it_o signify_v only_o a_o long_a time_n but_o this_o small_a observation_n be_v 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a_o country_n belong_v to_o they_o which_o they_o now_o endeavour_v to_o recover_v as_o they_o have_v attempt_v before_o verse_n 4._o for_o elam_n of_o which_o chedorlaomer_n be_v king_n descend_v from_o shem_n gen._n x._o 22._o amraphel_n king_n of_o shinar_n i._n e._n king_n of_o babylon_n as_o it_o be_v common_o understand_v but_o it_o can_v well_o be_v think_v that_o so_o potent_a a_o king_n as_o he_o be_v suppose_v to_o have_v be_v in_o those_o day_n shall_v need_v any_o associate_n in_o a_o war_n against_o such_o petty_a prince_n as_o those_o mention_a verse_n 2._o or_o that_o the_o king_n of_o elam_n who_o quarrel_n this_o be_v as_o appear_v from_o verse_n 4._o shall_v not_o be_v able_a of_o himself_o to_o grapple_v with_o they_o or_o that_o the_o king_n of_o sodom_n and_o gomorrha_n etc._n etc._n dare_v have_v adventure_v with_o a_o handful_n of_o people_n in_o comparison_n to_o rebel_v against_o he_o after_o he_o have_v bring_v they_o under_o his_o subjection_n therefore_o 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whence_o he_o think_v come_v the_o name_n of_o pecunia_n for_o money_n and_o peculium_n for_o riches_n à _fw-la pecoribus_fw-la from_o cattle_n because_o the_o ancient_n have_v no_o other_o possession_n et_fw-la adhuc_fw-la apud_fw-la quasdam_fw-la gentes_fw-la unum_fw-la hoc_fw-la reperitur_fw-la divitiarum_fw-la genus_fw-la and_o to_o this_o day_n say_v he_o there_o be_v no_o other_o riches_n to_o be_v find_v among_o some_o nation_n which_o be_v still_o true_a of_o the_o abyssine_n especial_o of_o the_o beklenses_n as_o ludolphus_n assure_v we_o l._n i._n hist_o aethiop_n cap_n 10._o §_o 8._o and_o comment_n in_o histor_n l._n iu._n cap._n 4._o n._n 13._o ver._n 4._o to_o sojourn_v in_o the_o land_n be_v we_o come_v we_o do_v not_o desire_v to_o settle_v but_o only_o to_o sojourn_v here_o during_o the_o famine_n for_o the_o famine_n be_v sore_o in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n it_o be_v a_o high_a country_n in_o comparison_n with_o egypt_n and_o the_o grass_n soon_o burn_v up_o 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the_o day_n of_o moses_n be_v call_v ramese_n from_o the_o name_n of_o the_o city_n which_o the_o hebrew_n build_v there_o for_o pharaoh_n unless_o perhaps_o the_o city_n be_v call_v so_o from_o the_o country_n of_o ramese_n wherein_o it_o stand_v ver._n 12._o and_o joseph_n nourish_v his_o father_n etc._n etc._n though_o there_o be_v some_o pasture_n in_o this_o country_n for_o their_o cattle_n yet_o not_o food_n enough_o for_o themselves_o which_o joseph_n therefore_o take_v care_n to_o supply_v they_o withal_o according_a to_o their_o family_n according_a as_o their_o child_n be_v more_o or_o few_o so_o he_o proportion_v their_o allowance_n ver._n 13._o there_o be_v no_o bread_n in_o all_o the_o land_n this_o be_v the_o three_o year_n of_o the_o famine_n xlv_o 6._o in_o which_o all_o the_o corn_n which_o man_n have_v store_v up_o in_o their_o several_a family_n be_v whole_o spend_v ver._n 14._o and_o joseph_n gather_v up_o all_o the_o money_n etc._n etc._n as_o long_o as_o the_o 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he_o who_o have_v be_v his_o master_n for_o he_o will_v have_v abhor_v to_o match_v with_o one_o that_o be_v bear_v of_o so_o lewd_a a_o woman_n as_o his_o mistress_n as_o vossius_fw-la well_o observe_v in_o the_o place_n forenamed_a priest_n of_o on._n or_o prince_n of_o on._n as_o the_o margin_n have_v it_o for_o the_o word_n cohen_n signify_v both_o priest_n and_o prince_n see_v 2_o sam._n viii_o ult_n priest_n be_v ancient_o the_o prime_a man_n of_o the_o kingdom_n for_o king_n themselves_o be_v priest_n on_o be_v a_o famous_a city_n in_o egypt_n call_v afterward_o heliopolis_n which_o give_v name_n to_o one_o of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._n e._n province_n of_o egypt_n whereof_o this_o potipherah_a be_v governor_n or_o lieutenant_n concern_v which_o province_n and_o asenath_n and_o potipherah_a see_v mr._n selden_n l._n iii_o de_fw-la synedriis_fw-la p._n 406._o and_o joseph_n go_v out_o over_o all_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n to_o see_v what_o place_n be_v fit_a for_o store_n ver._n 46._o joseph_n be_v thirty_o year_n old_a so_o he_o have_v be_v out_o of_o his_o own_o country_n thirteen_o year_n for_o he_o be_v but_o seventeen_o year_n old_a xxxvii_o 2._o when_o he_o be_v sell_v into_o egypt_n in_o which_o time_n we_o may_v well_o think_v he_o have_v learn_v the_o language_n of_o that_o country_n and_o gain_v much_o experience_n but_o never_o send_v to_o his_o father_n in_o which_o there_o be_v visible_o a_o special_a providence_n of_o god_n for_o his_o father_n may_v have_v use_v mean_n for_o his_o deliverance_n and_o then_o he_o have_v never_o come_v to_o this_o greatness_n when_o he_o stand_v before_o pharaoh_n when_o pharaoh_n make_v he_o his_o prime_a minister_n for_o the_o great_a counsellor_n and_o minister_n alone_o be_v admit_v into_o the_o king_n presence_n in_o the_o eastern_a country_n and_o it_o be_v like_a the_o same_o state_n be_v keep_v here_o and_o be_v say_v to_o stand_v before_o the_o king_n dan._n i._n 19_o and_o to_o see_v the_o king_n face_n esther_n i._n 14._o and_o go_v throughout_o all_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n he_o seem_v to_o have_v only_o take_v a_o general_a view_n of_o the_o country_n before_o verse_n 45._o but_o now_o a_o more_o particular_a to_o give_v order_n for_o the_o build_n of_o storehouse_n against_o the_o plenteous_a year_n come_v ver._n 47._o bring_v forth_o by_o handful_n such_o large_a ear_n that_o a_o few_o of_o they_o will_v make_v a_o sheaf_n which_o our_o translation_n seem_v here_o to_o mean_v by_o handful_n for_o sheaf_n be_v bind_v up_o with_o man_n hand_n and_o so_o it_o may_v be_v interpret_v it_o bring_v forth_o sheaf_n or_o heap_n or_o more_o literal_o handful_n upon_o one_o stalk_v i._n e._n vast_a abundance_n some_o conceive_v the_o corn_n be_v lay_v up_o in_o sheaf_n heap_v up_o very_o high_a and_o not_o thrash_v out_o for_o so_o it_o will_v keep_v the_o long_o ver._n 48._o and_o he_o gather_v up_o all_o the_o food_n the_o five_o part_n as_o he_o have_v propose_v 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be_v that_o there_o may_v be_v sufficient_a to_o supply_v the_o necessity_n of_o other_o country_n as_o well_o as_o of_o egypt_n ver._n 51._o god_n have_v make_v i_o forget_v all_o my_o toil_n the_o great_a affliction_n and_o hard_a labour_n he_o endure_v in_o prison_n and_o all_o my_o father_n house_n the_o unkindness_n of_o his_o brethren_n who_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o all_o his_o trouble_n by_o impose_v this_o name_n on_o his_o first-born_a he_o admonish_v himself_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o his_o prosperity_n of_o his_o former_a adversity_n which_o he_o now_o think_v of_o with_o pleasure_n ver._n 52._o in_o the_o land_n of_o my_o affliction_n in_o the_o country_n where_o i_o have_v suffer_v much_o affliction_n ver._n 53._o and_o the_o seven_o year_n of_o plenteousness_n be_v end_v it_o be_v beside_o the_o intention_n of_o moses_n to_o relate_v any_o of_o the_o affair_n of_o that_o country_n but_o what_o belong_v to_o this_o matter_n and_o therefore_o he_o pass_v over_o all_o other_o 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call_v canaanites_n by_o the_o greek_n for_o their_o posterity_n be_v ashamed_a as_o we_o may_v suppose_v of_o that_o name_n because_o of_o the_o curse_n pronounce_v upon_o canaan_n choose_v to_o be_v call_v rather_o syrian_n or_o assyrian_n or_o sidonian_n or_o phoenician_n for_o syria_n which_o be_v a_o common_a name_n to_o a_o great_a many_o people_n round_o about_o be_v at_o first_o proper_a to_o they_o from_o the_o metropolis_n of_o phoenicia_n which_o be_v tyre_n in_o hebrew_n sore_a or_o sur_fw-mi from_o whence_o surim_n and_o thence_o the_o greek_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o that_o will_v see_v more_o of_o this_o may_v read_v the_o forenamed_a author_n l._n iu._n phaleg_n c._n 34._o ver._n 7._o in_o this_o verse_n moses_n acquaint_v we_o what_o people_n descend_v from_o the_o elder_a son_n of_o ham_n viz._n cush_n who_o have_v five_o son_n and_o the_o four_o of_o they_o have_v two_o seba._n there_o be_v four_o nation_n that_o have_v the_o name_n of_o seba_n or_o shebah_n as_o bochart_n observe_v l._n ii_o c._n 25._o three_o of_o they_o be_v mention_v here_o in_o this_o chapter_n the_o first_o of_o they_o this_o son_n of_o cush_n be_v write_v with_o samech_v all_o the_o rest_n with_o schin_n viz._n the_o grandson_n of_o cush_n who_o be_v the_o son_n of_o raamah_n or_o rhegma_n in_o the_o end_n of_o this_o verse_n the_o three_o be_v the_o son_n of_o jocktan_n the_o son_n of_o shem_n verse_n 28._o and_o the_o four_o be_v a_o grandchild_n of_o abraham_n by_o his_o son_n jokshan_n xxv_o 3._o they_o that_o descend_v from_o the_o three_o first_o of_o these_o be_v a_o people_n give_v to_o trade_n from_o the_o four_o come_v a_o people_n addict_v to_o robbery_n the_o first_o the_o second_o and_o the_o four_o be_v seat_v near_o the_o persian_a sea_n the_o three_o near_o the_o arabian_a whence_o pliny_n say_v the_o sabaean_n stretch_v themselves_o to_o both_o sea_n l._n v._o c._n 28._o for_o all_o these_o four_o people_n be_v comprehend_v under_o the_o 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so_o be_v young_a than_o his_o grandson_n he_o be_v name_v after_o a_o account_n be_v give_v of_o every_o one_o of_o they_o nimrod_n the_o author_n of_o the_o chronicon_fw-la alexandr_n think_v he_o be_v the_o same_o with_o ninus_n but_o vossius_fw-la rather_o take_v he_o for_o he_o who_o the_o greek_a writer_n call_v belus_n that_o be_v lord_n and_o that_o ninus_n be_v his_o son_n so_o call_v from_o the_o very_a thing_n itself_o nin_n in_o hebrew_a signify_v a_o son_n l._n i._n de_fw-fr idolol_n cap._n 24._o the_o same_o chronicon_fw-la say_v that_o nimrod_n teach_v the_o assyrian_n to_o worship_v the_o fire_n and_o both_o elmacinus_n and_o patricide_n affirm_v the_o same_o see_v hotting_n smegma_fw-la orient_n l._n i._o c._n 8._o p._n 272._o which_o if_o it_o be_v true_a i_o doubt_v not_o be_v as_o a_o emblem_n of_o the_o divine_a majesty_n which_o use_v to_o appear_v in_o a_o glorious_a flame_n ur_fw-la a_o city_n of_o chaldaea_n seem_v to_o have_v have_v its_o name_n from_o the_o 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a_o mighty_a hunter_n or_o rather_o mighty_a in_o hunt_v for_o the_o word_n tzid_v do_v not_o signify_v a_o hunter_n but_o hunt_v which_o show_v by_o what_o mean_v he_o come_v to_o be_v so_o great_a a_o monarch_n he_o harden_v himself_o to_o labour_n by_o this_o exercise_n which_o be_v very_o toilsome_a and_o draw_v together_o a_o great_a company_n of_o robu_v young_a man_n to_o attend_v he_o in_o this_o sport_n who_o be_v hereby_o also_o fit_v to_o pursue_v man_n as_o they_o have_v do_v wild_a beast_n for_o this_o be_v look_v upon_o in_o all_o age_n as_o the_o rudiment_n of_o warfare_n as_o bochart_n show_v out_o of_o a_o great_a many_o author_n l._n iu._n cap._n 12._o all_o the_o hero_n of_o old_a such_o as_o nestor_n theseus_n castor_n pollux_n ulysses_n diomedes_n achilles_n aeneas_n etc._n
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so_o great_a a_o portion_n fall_v to_o this_o son_n of_o mizraim_n or_o that_o so_o many_o people_n be_v descend_v from_o he_o therefore_o bochart_n with_o great_a reason_n think_v the_o lehabaei_n be_v not_o all_o the_o lybian_o but_o those_o who_o ptolemy_n pliny_n and_o other_o call_v lybiaegyptii_n because_o they_o live_v next_o to_o egypt_n on_o the_o west_n of_o thebais_n in_o a_o sandy_a adust_a soil_n burn_v by_o excessive_a heat_n from_o whence_o he_o think_v they_o have_v the_o name_n of_o lehabim_n for_o lehaba_n signify_v both_o a_o flame_n and_o heat_n as_o in_o joel_n i._n 19_o the_o flame_n lehaba_fw-la in_fw-la the_o hebrew_n or_o scorch_v heat_n have_v burn_v all_o the_o tree_n of_o the_o field_n naphtuhim_n these_o seem_v to_o be_v the_o people_n of_o nephthuah_n and_o what_o that_o be_v we_o may_v learn_v from_o plutarch_n who_o in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr iside_n &_o osiride_n say_v the_o egyptian_n call_v the_o country_n and_o the_o mountain_n that_o lie_v upon_o the_o sea_n nephthun_n which_o may_v incline_v we_o to_o think_v that_o the_o naphtuhim_n be_v those_o people_n that_o live_v upon_o the_o shore_n of_o the_o mediterranean_a in_o marmarica_n for_o the_o people_n upon_o the_o red-sea_n belong_v to_o arabia_n not_o to_o egypt_n it_o be_v not_o improbable_a that_o from_o hence_o come_v the_o name_n of_o neptune_n who_o original_o be_v a_o lybian_a god_n and_o know_v to_o none_o but_o that_o people_n there_o be_v a_o city_n call_v nepata_n by_o pliny_n which_o grotius_n think_v may_v explain_v this_o name_n but_o it_o be_v in_o aethiopia_n and_o moses_n be_v speak_v of_o the_o son_n of_o mizraim_n ver._n 14._o and_o pathrusim_n who_o be_v the_o inhabitant_n it_o be_v likely_a of_o patros_n which_o be_v a_o part_n of_o egypt_n though_o represent_v sometime_o in_o scripture_n
sin_n which_o be_v of_o the_o very_a same_o signification_n with_o pelusium_n ver._n 18._o and_o the_o arvadite_n these_o people_n be_v the_o same_o with_o the_o aradii_fw-la who_o possess_v the_o island_n call_v aradus_n upon_o the_o coast_n of_o phoenicia_n and_o part_n of_o the_o neighbour_a continent_n where_o a_o place_n call_v antaradus_n opposite_a to_o the_o island_n be_v seat_v strabo_n and_o other_o speak_v of_o this_o island_n and_o mention_v another_o of_o the_o same_o name_n in_o the_o persian_a gulf_n as_o salmasius_n observe_v upon_o solinus_n p._n 1023._o who_o inhabitant_n say_v they_o be_v a_o colony_n from_o this_o island_n i_o now_o speak_v of_o and_o have_v the_o same_o religious_a rite_n with_o these_o arcadian_n who_o be_v very_o skilful_a in_o navigation_n and_o therefore_o join_v by_o ezekiel_n with_o zidon_n xxvii_o 8._o where_o he_o make_v they_o also_o a_o warlike_a people_n verse_n 11._o zemarite_n they_o who_o make_v these_o the_o same_o with_o the_o samaritan_n do_v not_o observe_v that_o these_o name_n be_v write_v quite_o different_o in_o the_o hebrew_n and_o that_o the_o samaritan_n so_o much_o speak_v of_o in_o scripture_n have_v their_o name_n from_o somron_n and_o therefore_o bochart_n think_v these_o be_v the_o samarite_n mention_v by_o st._n hierom_n who_o say_v they_o inhabit_v the_o noble_a city_n of_o edessa_n in_o coelosyria_n it_o shall_v be_v the_o city_n of_o emesa_n or_o emisa_n which_o be_v in_o that_o country_n but_o edessa_n in_o mesopotamia_n beyond_o euphrates_n and_o so_o both_o the_o chaldee_n paraphrase_n have_v here_o for_o zemarite_n emisaei_n but_o i_o do_v not_o see_v why_o we_o shall_v not_o rather_o think_v this_o son_n of_o canaan_n zemarus_n from_o who_o the_o zemarite_n come_v be_v the_o founder_n of_o the_o city_n of_o zemaraim_n josh_n xviii_o 22._o which_o fall_v to_o the_o lot_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o benjamin_n hamathite_n these_o be_v the_o posterity_n of_o the_o last_o son_n of_o canaan_n from_o who_o the_o city_n and_o country_n of_o hamath_n take_v its_o name_n of_o which_o name_n there_o be_v two_o one_o call_v by_o the_o greek_n antiochia_n the_o other_o epiphania_fw-la the_o former_a call_v the_o great_a amos_n vi_o 2._o to_o distinguish_v it_o from_o this_o which_o st._n hierom_n say_v in_o his_o time_n be_v call_v epiphania_fw-la and_o by_o the_o arabian_n in_o the_o nubian_n geographer_n hama_fw-la this_o be_v the_o city_n which_o be_v mean_v when_o we_o so_o often_o read_v that_o the_o bound_n of_o judaea_n be_v to_o the_o entrance_n of_o hamath_n northward_o numb_a xiii_o 21._o xxxiv_o 8._o and_o other_o place_n for_o it_o be_v certain_a they_o do_v not_o reach_v to_o antiochia_n but_o come_v near_o to_o epiphania_fw-la afterward_o be_v the_o family_n of_o the_o canaanite_n spread_v abroad_o in_o process_n of_o time_n they_o enlarge_v their_o bound_n for_o they_o possess_v all_o the_o country_n which_o lie_v from_o idumaea_n and_o palestine_n to_o the_o mouth_n of_o orontes_n which_o they_o hold_v for_o seven_o hundred_o year_n or_o thereabouts_o moses_n indeed_o confine_v the_o land_n of_o canaan_n in_o narrow_a bound_n towards_o the_o north_n as_o have_v be_v say_v but_o we_o must_v consider_v that_o he_o describe_v only_o that_o part_n of_o canaan_n which_o god_n give_v to_o the_o israelite_n for_o their_o portion_n now_o there_o be_v eleven_o nation_n who_o have_v their_o original_a as_o appear_v from_o this_o and_o the_o forego_n verse_n from_o so_o many_o son_n of_o canaan_n we_o do_v not_o find_v that_o the_o first_o and_o the_o five_o last_o be_v devote_v by_o god_n to_o destruction_n as_o the_o rest_n be_v for_o we_o read_v nothing_o of_o the_o zidonian_o arkite_n sinites_n aradites_n zemarites_n and_o hamathites_n among_o those_o nation_n upon_o who_o the_o sentence_n of_o excision_n be_v pronounce_v by_o god_n and_o their_o country_n bestow_v upon_o the_o israelite_n but_o read_v of_o two_o other_o not_o here_o mention_v who_o make_v up_o the_o seven_o nation_n who_o god_n order_v to_o be_v cut_v off_o viz._n the_o perizzites_n and_o those_o who_o be_v peculiar_o call_v canaanites_n who_o spring_v from_o some_o of_o the_o forenamed_a xi_o family_n but_o we_o do_v not_o know_v from_o which_o we_o shall_v meet_v with_o it_o in_o the_o xv._o chapter_n of_o this_o book_n ver._n 19_o and_o the_o border_n of_o the_o canaanite_n etc._n etc._n here_o moses_n describe_v the_o bound_n of_o that_o country_n which_o be_v give_v by_o god_n to_o the_o jew_n from_o sidon_n i._n e._n the_o country_n of_o sidon_n which_o extend_v itself_o from_o the_o city_n so_o call_v towards_o the_o east_n as_o far_o as_o jordan_n or_o near_o it_o this_o therefore_o may_v be_v look_v upon_o as_o the_o northern_a bound_n of_o the_o promise_v land_n as_o thou_o come_v to_o gerar_n unto_o gaza_n etc._n etc._n these_o and_o all_o the_o rest_n belong_v to_o the_o southern_a bound_n for_o these_o two_o be_v city_n near_o to_o the_o philistines_n we_o often_o read_v of_o gaza_n and_o gerar_n be_v famous_a for_o abraham_n and_o isaac_n sojourn_v there_o gen._n xx._n 1._o xxvi_o 1._o and_o for_o the_o overthrow_n of_o the_o cushites_n 2_o chron._n fourteen_o 13._o sodom_n and_o gomorrha_n etc._n etc._n these_o four_o city_n be_v famous_a for_o their_o destruction_n by_o fire_n and_o brimstone_n from_o heaven_n even_o unto_o lashah_n or_o lasa_n which_o st._n hierom_n take_v for_o callirrhoe_n as_o do_v jonathan_n also_o a_o place_n famous_a for_o hot_a water_n which_o run_v into_o the_o dead_a sea_n but_o bochartus_n l._n iu._n phaleg_n c._n 37._o doubt_v of_o this_o because_o callirrhoe_n be_v not_o in_o the_o southern_a part_n of_o judaea_n as_o lashah_n be_v he_o propound_v it_o therefore_o to_o consideration_n whether_o it_o may_v not_o be_v a_o city_n of_o the_o arab_n call_v lusa_fw-la which_o ptolemy_n place_n in_o the_o middle_a way_n between_o the_o dead_a sea_n and_o the_o red._n ver._n 20._o these_o be_v the_o son_n of_o ham_n after_o their_o family_n etc._n etc._n this_o be_v sufficient_o explain_v by_o what_o be_v say_v upon_o verse_n 5._o where_n moses_n conclude_v his_o account_n of_o the_o son_n of_o japhet_n only_o it_o may_v be_v observe_v in_o general_a that_o these_o four_o son_n of_o ham_n and_o their_o child_n have_v all_o africa_n for_o their_o portion_n mizraim_n have_v egypt_n and_o phut_v the_o rest_n and_z no_o small_a part_n of_o asia_n which_o fall_v to_o the_o share_n of_o cush_n and_o canaan_n ver._n 21._o unto_o shem_n also_o the_o father_n of_o all_o the_o child_n of_o eber._n that_o be_v of_o the_o hebrew_n nation_n who_o moses_n will_v have_v to_o know_v from_o what_o a_o illustrious_a original_a they_o spring_v and_o therefore_o break_v off_o the_o thread_n of_o his_o genealogy_n to_o give_v a_o short_a touch_n of_o it_o i_o can_v give_v no_o reason_n so_o likely_a as_o this_o why_o he_o call_v shem_fw-mi the_o father_n of_o eber_n child_n rather_o than_o of_o any_o other_o descend_v from_o he_o he_o have_v tell_v they_o before_o that_o ham_n be_v the_o father_n of_o canaan_n ix_o 22._o who_o god_n curse_v and_o at_o the_o same_o time_n bless_a shem_n he_o now_o tell_v they_o that_o this_o bless_a man_n be_v the_o father_n from_o who_o their_o nation_n be_v descend_v that_o they_o may_v comfort_v themselves_o in_o their_o noble_a stock_n and_o believe_v canaan_n shall_v be_v subdue_v by_o they_o the_o brother_n of_o japhet_n the_o elder_a scaliger_n translate_v these_o word_n sem_fw-mi the_o elder_a brother_n of_o japhet_n but_o the_o he_o which_o be_v prefix_v to_o gadol_n i._n e._n greater_n plain_o direct_v we_o to_o refer_v the_o word_n greater_n or_o elder_a to_o he_o who_o be_v last_o speak_v of_o viz._n japhet_n who_o may_v be_v plain_o prove_v to_o have_v be_v the_o elder_a son_n of_o noah_n from_o this_o observation_n that_o noah_n be_v five_o hundred_o year_n old_a before_o any_o of_o his_o three_o son_n sem_fw-mi ham_n and_o japhet_n be_v bear_v v._o 32._o when_o he_o be_v six_o hundred_o year_n old_a he_o enter_v into_o the_o ark_n with_o they_o vii_o 11._o and_o when_o he_o come_v out_o two_o year_n after_o the_o flood_n shem_fw-mi beget_v arphaxad_a be_v then_o a_o hundred_o year_n old_a xi_o 10._o and_o consequent_o noah_n be_v six_o hundred_o and_o two_o from_o whence_o it_o follow_v that_o shem_n be_v bear_v when_o noah_n be_v five_o hundred_o and_o two_o year_n old_a and_o therefore_o japhet_n must_v be_v two_o year_n old_a than_o he_o for_o noah_n begin_v to_o have_v child_n when_o he_o be_v five_o hundred_o but_o god_n prefer_v shem_n before_o he_o give_v hereby_o a_o early_a demonstration_n of_o which_o there_o be_v many_o instance_n afterward_o that_o he_o will_v not_o be_v confine_v to_o the_o order_n of_o nature_n in_o the_o disposal_n
syriack_n language_n dicla_n signify_v a_o palm_n or_o a_o grove_n of_o palm_n which_o lead_v bochartus_n to_o conclude_v that_o the_o minaei_n a_o people_n of_o arabia_n foelix_n who_o country_n abound_v with_o such_o tree_n be_v the_o posterity_n of_o this_o diklah_n both_o pliny_n and_o strabo_n mention_v they_o and_o this_o be_v far_o more_o probable_a than_o the_o conjecture_n of_o ludovicus_n capellus_n that_o the_o country_n of_o dangala_n in_o aethiopia_n near_o egypt_n may_v have_v its_o name_n from_o this_o man_n for_o that_o be_v too_o remote_a from_o the_o rest_n of_o this_o man_n posterity_n and_o so_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d mention_v as_o he_o observe_v by_o herodotus_n chronolog_n sacra_fw-la p._n 108._o ver._n 28._o and_o obal_n which_o in_o the_o arabic_a pronunciation_n be_v aubal_n as_o cocab_n a_o star_n in_o hebrew_n be_v in_o arabic_a caucab_n etc._n etc._n the_o posterity_n of_o this_o aubal_n or_o obal_n bochart_n think_v pass_v over_o the_o strait_n of_o the_o sinus_n arabicus_n out_o of_o arabia_n foelix_n into_o arabia_n troglodytica_fw-la where_o we_o meet_v with_o this_o name_n in_o the_o sinus_n abalites_n which_o other_o call_v analites_n and_o in_o a_o great_a trade_n town_n call_v by_o arrianus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o in_o a_o people_n who_o live_v in_o that_o sinus_n call_v by_o ptolemy_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o believe_v it_o shall_v be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o this_o obal_n abimael_n which_o the_o arabian_n pronounce_v abimâl_a i._n e._n the_o father_n of_o mali_n or_o the_o malitae_n a_o people_n in_o arabia_n next_o to_o the_o minaei_n beforementioned_a theophrastus_n say_v mali_n be_v the_o metropolis_n of_o a_o country_n in_o arabia_n the_o spicy_a from_o whence_o the_o people_n call_v malitae_n who_o ptolemy_n call_v manitae_n by_o a_o usual_a change_n of_o the_o letter_n l_o into_o n_n as_o nabonidus_n be_v the_o same_o with_o labonidus_fw-la etc._n etc._n and_o it_o be_v probable_a that_o mali_n be_v the_o contraction_n of_o abimali_fw-la nothing_n be_v more_o common_a than_o in_o compound_a name_n to_o omit_v the_o first_o part_n as_o sittim_n numb_a xxv_o 1._o for_o abel-sittim_a xxx_o 49._o hermon_n very_o often_o for_o baal-hermon_n judg._n iii_o 3._o nimrim_a for_o beth-nimrim_a and_o salem_n for_o jerusalem_n sheba_n from_o who_o come_v the_o sabaean_n who_o sometime_o comprehend_v a_o great_a many_o people_n but_o here_o be_v to_o be_v take_v strict_o for_o those_o upon_o the_o red-sea_n between_o the_o minaei_n and_o the_o catabanes_n who_o metropolis_n which_o stand_v upon_o a_o high_a mountain_n full_a of_o tree_n be_v call_v by_o ancient_a author_n saba_n and_o sabai_n sabo_n and_o sabas_n as_o salmasius_n show_v out_o of_o stephanus_n agatharcides_n and_o other_o who_o say_v that_o this_o city_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d much_o the_o fair_a of_o all_o in_o arabia_n excerc_n in_o solin_n p._n 491_o 492_o etc._n etc._n in_o latter_a time_n this_o name_n be_v change_v into_o mariaba_n the_o ancient_a name_n be_v lose_v as_o the_o same_o salmasius_n there_o observe_v p._n 497_o &_o 1118._o which_o pliny_n say_v signify_v as_o much_o as_o dominos_fw-la omnium_fw-la the_o lord_n of_o all_o for_o from_o rabath_n to_o rule_v come_v marab_n which_o signify_v in_o their_o language_n as_o bochart_n observe_v the_o seat_n of_o those_o that_o rule_n that_o be_v the_o royal_a city_n where_o their_o king_n live_v the_o nubiensian_a geographer_n say_v the_o queen_n of_o sheba_n come_v from_o hence_o to_o hear_v the_o wisdom_n of_o solomon_n ver._n 29._o and_o ophir_n which_o the_o arabian_n pronounce_v auphir_n signify_v abundance_n gold_n be_v find_v there_o in_o such_o plenty_n that_o they_o exchange_v it_o for_o brass_n and_o iron_n give_v a_o double_a or_o triple_a proportion_n of_o gold_n for_o they_o bochart_n think_v he_o give_v the_o name_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o a_o island_n in_o the_o red-sea_n mention_v by_o eupolemus_n in_o eusebius_n and_o observe_v that_o there_o be_v two_o ophir_n one_o belong_v to_o india_n whither_o solomon_n ship_n go_v once_o in_o three_o year_n which_o he_o take_v for_o taprobana_n now_o zeilan_n and_o the_o other_o belong_v to_o arabia_n where_o the_o posterity_n of_o this_o ophir_n here_o mention_v settle_a who_o country_n he_o take_v to_o have_v be_v near_o to_o the_o sabaean_n their_o brethren_n which_o stephanus_n and_o ptolemy_n call_v cassanitis_n the_o same_o in_o sense_n with_o ophir_n for_o chosan_n be_v a_o treasure_n which_o the_o arabian_n write_v chazan_n from_o which_o come_v the_o word_n gaza_n for_o abundance_n of_o riches_n havilah_n or_o chavilah_n see_v verse_n 7._o where_o we_o have_v this_o name_n before_o among_o the_o son_n of_o cush_n from_o who_o the_o havilah_n here_o speak_v of_o be_v very_o different_a give_v name_n it_o be_v probable_a to_o the_o country_n which_o the_o nubiensian_a geographer_n call_v chaulan_n and_o say_v it_o be_v a_o part_n of_o arabia_n foelix_n nigh_o also_o to_o the_o sabaean_n which_o he_o accurate_o describe_v see_v phaleg_n l._n ii_o cap._n 28._o jobab_n the_o father_n of_o the_o jobabite_n near_o to_o the_o sachalite_n as_o ptolemy_n express_o say_v if_o instead_o of_o jobaritae_n in_o he_o we_o read_v jobabitae_n as_o bochartus_n correct_v the_o passage_n with_o great_a reason_n and_o think_v also_o the_o reason_n of_o this_o name_n to_o be_v plain_a for_o jebab_v in_o arabic_a signify_v a_o desert_n and_o there_o be_v many_o such_o in_o the_o country_n of_o the_o jobabite_n above_o the_o sinus_n of_o sachalites_n ver._n 30._o and_o their_o dwell_n be_v from_o mesha_n etc._n etc._n this_o conclusion_n confirm_v what_o have_v be_v say_v that_o all_o the_o thirteen_o son_n of_o joktan_n be_v seat_v in_o arabia_n foelix_fw-la except_o obal_n who_o go_v its_o likely_a after_o moses_n time_n over_o into_o abalites_n the_o 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ver._n 4_o twelve_o year_n they_o serve_v chedorlaomer_n etc._n etc._n this_o show_v he_o be_v the_o principal_a in_o this_o war_n and_o if_o he_o have_v be_v king_n of_o all_o that_o country_n call_v elam_n we_o can_v think_v he_o will_v have_v pass_v through_o so_o great_a a_o part_n of_o the_o world_n as_o assyria_n mesopotamia_n and_o part_n of_o arabia_n to_o conquer_v five_o to_n all_o who_o riches_n can_v not_o countervail_v the_o charge_n though_o he_o have_v send_v only_o one_o of_o his_o lieutenant_n with_o a_o small_a force_n to_o bring_v they_o under_o ver._n 5._o smite_v the_o rephaim_n in_o their_o way_n to_o sodom_n they_o subdue_v these_o warlike_a people_n who_o it_o be_v likely_a oppose_v their_o passage_n into_o pentapolis_n and_o these_o rephaim_n it_o appear_v by_o xv._o 20._o be_v a_o part_n of_o canaan_n posterity_n situate_v as_o one_o may_v gather_v from_o josh_n xii_o 4._o xiii_o 12._o on_o the_o other_o side_n jordan_n in_o bashan_n or_o batanea_n they_o be_v 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mention_v in_o the_o next_o verse_n for_o the_o emims_n possess_v ar_n and_o the_o field_n of_o kirjath-jearim_a and_o the_o horites_n possess_v mount_n seir_n till_o the_o former_a be_v drive_v out_o by_o the_o moabite_n and_o the_o latter_a by_o the_o child_n of_o esau_n and_o then_o the_o country_n of_o the_o emims_n be_v call_v moab_n and_o the_o country_n of_o the_o horites_n be_v call_v edom._n ver._n 7._o and_o they_o return_v from_o the_o conquest_n of_o the_o forenamed_a people_n and_o come_v to_o en-mishpat_a fall_v upon_o this_o country_n which_o be_v call_v afterward_o by_o this_o name_n because_o god_n here_o judge_v the_o israelite_n for_o their_o murmur_n and_o contention_n with_o moses_n from_o whence_o also_o it_o be_v call_v kadesh_n because_o here_o the_o lord_n be_v sanctify_v among_o they_o numb_a xx._n 13._o all_o the_o country_n of_o the_o amalekite_n the_o country_n which_o be_v afterward_o possess_v by_o the_o amalekite_n who_o be_v not_o yet_o in_o be_v for_o they_o be_v the_o descendant_n of_o esau_n as_o moses_n show_v gen._n xxxvi_o 16._o and_o also_o the_o amorites_n who_o dwell_v in_o hazezon-tamar_a which_o be_v the_o same_o with_o en-gaddi_a near_o the_o dead_a sea_n 2_o chron._n xx._n 2._o ver._n 10._o full_o of_o slime-pit_n into_o which_o they_o hope_v their_o enemy_n may_v fall_v and_o so_o be_v break_v which_o make_v they_o draw_v up_o their_o army_n and_o wait_v for_o they_o in_o this_o place_n and_o the_o king_n of_o sodom_n and_o gomorrha_n flee_v be_v rout_v as_o we_o now_o speak_v of_o the_o word_n slime_n see_v xi_o 3._o and_o fall_v there_o i._n e._n a_o great_a slaughter_n be_v make_v of_o their_o army_n for_o they_o themselves_o escape_v it_o appear_v by_o the_o follow_a part_n of_o the_o story_n some_o will_v have_v it_o that_o many_o of_o they_o fall_v into_o those_o slime-pit_n in_o which_o they_o hope_v to_o have_v see_v their_o enemy_n plunge_v but_o the_o simple_a sense_n be_v many_o of_o they_o be_v slay_v and_o the_o rest_n as_o it_o follow_v escape_v to_o the_o mountain_n but_o make_v such_o ill_a use_n of_o their_o preservation_n from_o be_v kill_v with_o their_o fellow_n that_o they_o only_o live_v to_o suffer_v a_o great_a vengeance_n ver._n 11._o and_o they_o take_v all_o the_o good_n etc._n etc._n this_o be_v a_o further_a proof_n that_o chedorlaomer_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o confederate_n in_o this_o war_n be_v but_o petty_a prince_n like_o the_o king_n of_o sodom_n and_o gomorrha_n etc._n etc._n for_o have_v break_v the_o army_n of_o the_o five_o king_n they_o rest_v content_v and_o march_v away_o with_o the_o prisoner_n and_o booty_n but_o take_v not_o one_o of_o their_o city_n which_o if_o they_o have_v be_v such_o great_a king_n as_o be_v imagine_v they_o will_v have_v certain_o sack_v and_o perhaps_o burn_v if_o they_o have_v not_o think_v fit_a to_o keep_v they_o but_o we_o read_v verse_n 17._o the_o king_n of_o sodom_n still_o reign_v after_o this_o victory_n and_o go_v out_o of_o his_o city_n to_o meet_v abram_n ver._n 12._o and_o they_o take_v lot_n etc._n etc._n who_o be_v here_o call_v his_o brother_n son_n and_o verse_n 14_o and_o 16._o abram_n brother_n this_o be_v the_o foundation_n of_o abram_n quarrel_v with_o the_o four_o king_n who_o war_n be_v just_a against_o the_o king_n of_o sodom_n and_o his_o confederate_n but_o they_o unjust_o seize_v upon_o lot_n and_o his_o good_n who_o be_v but_o a_o sojourner_n in_o that_o country_n and_o have_v no_o hand_n in_o their_o revolt_n who_o dwell_v in_o sodom_n in_o the_o country_n of_o sodom_n where_o he_o hire_v some_o ground_n for_o his_o cattle_n but_o it_o be_v not_o likely_a he_o yet_o dwell_v in_o the_o city_n for_o then_o he_o have_v not_o be_v take_v captive_a but_o afterward_o for_o more_o security_n betake_v himself_o thither_o ver._n 13._o tell_v abram_n the_o hebrew_n so_o call_v from_o his_o ancestor_n heber_n as_o be_v before_o observe_v to_o which_o may_v be_v add_v that_o if_o he_o have_v be_v call_v by_o this_o name_n as_o many_o think_v only_o from_o his_o pass_v over_o euphrates_n which_o the_o lxx_o take_v to_o be_v the_o reason_n when_o they_o translate_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o will_v not_o have_v descend_v to_o all_o his_o posterity_n who_o do_v not_o come_v from_o beyond_o the_o river_n so_o little_a a_o thing_n as_o that_o will_v not_o have_v give_v a_o name_n to_o a_o whole_a and_o eminent_a nation_n who_o be_v usual_o denominate_v from_o some_o eminent_a progenitor_n and_o these_o be_v confederate_a with_o abram_n the_o three_o forename_a family_n be_v near_a neighbour_n to_o abram_n who_o it_o be_v likely_a farm_a as_o we_o now_o speak_v some_o ground_n of_o they_o and_o so_o enter_v into_o a_o league_n of_o mutual_a defence_n have_v the_o
same_o interest_n i_o shall_v think_v also_o that_o have_v the_o priest_n of_o the_o most_o high_a god_n not_o far_o from_o they_o verse_n 18._o they_o be_v good_a pious_a people_n rather_o than_o conclude_v as_o i_o find_v some_o do_v that_o they_o be_v utter_a stranger_n to_o the_o true_a religion_n which_o make_v abram_n more_o forward_o to_o embrace_v if_o not_o to_o court_v their_o friendship_n for_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o amorites_n be_v not_o yet_o full_a xv._o 16._o there_o may_v be_v some_o remainder_n of_o true_a piety_n among_o they_o and_o it_o be_v no_o argument_n that_o because_o these_o three_o family_n be_v of_o that_o nation_n they_o be_v wicked_a idolater_n ver._n 14._o arm_a his_o train_a servant_n draw_v forth_o a_o select_a number_n of_o his_o servant_n who_o he_o have_v instruct_v to_o handle_v arm_n in_o case_n of_o any_o assault_n by_o robber_n or_o injurious_a neighbour_n we_o read_v before_o xii_o 5._o of_o the_o servant_n they_o bring_v with_o they_o from_o haran_n and_o now_o they_o be_v more_o increase_v as_o their_o cattle_n be_v xii_o 16._o xiii_o 2_o 6._o so_o that_o he_o may_v well_o make_v a_o little_a army_n out_o of_o they_o and_o pursue_v they_o to_o dan._n as_o far_o as_o that_o place_n where_o one_o of_o the_o head_n or_o spring_n of_o jordan_n break_v forth_o call_v dan_n as_o josephus_n relate_v where_o he_o speak_v of_o this_o very_a history_n l._n i._o antiq._n c._n 10._o this_o plain_a and_o short_a account_n of_o this_o word_n dan_n overthrow_v the_o argument_n which_o caviller_n draw_v from_o hence_o to_o prove_v that_o moses_n do_v not_o write_v this_o book_n ver._n 15._o and_o he_o divide_v himself_o against_o they_o he_o and_o his_o servant_n by_o night_n the_o vulgar_a latin_a here_o read_v his_o companion_n be_v divide_v he_o fall_v upon_o they_o by_o night_n mind_v rather_o the_o sense_n than_o the_o word_n for_o here_o be_v no_o mention_n of_o any_o but_o abram_n and_o his_o servant_n though_o it_o appear_v by_o the_o last_o verse_n of_o the_o chapter_n that_o his_o confederate_n beforementioned_a verse_n 13._o aner_n eshcol_n and_o mamre_o join_v with_o he_o in_o this_o expedition_n which_o they_o manage_v with_o great_a judgement_n for_o stratagem_n in_o war_n be_v never_o want_v from_o the_o beginning_n abram_n and_o his_o servant_n make_v one_o troop_n or_o battalion_n as_o they_o now_o speak_v and_o the_o confederate_n make_v three_o more_o who_o divide_v themselves_o fall_v upon_o the_o four_o king_n in_o the_o four_o quarter_n of_o their_o camp_n that_o they_o may_v the_o more_o distract_v they_o and_o make_v they_o apprehend_v their_o force_n to_o be_v more_o numerous_a than_o indeed_o they_o be_v they_o be_v put_v also_o into_o the_o great_a confusion_n because_o this_o assault_n be_v make_v in_o the_o night_n when_o perhaps_o they_o be_v bury_v both_o in_o wine_n and_o in_o sleep_n ver._n 15._o unto_o hobah_n which_o lie_v in_o the_o vale_n between_o libanus_n and_o antilibanus_n call_v by_o amos_n i._n 5._o the_o valley_n of_o aven_n and_o beth-eden_n or_o the_o seat_n of_o pleasure_n in_o this_o vale_n be_v damascus_n seat_v ver._n 16._o he_o bring_v back_o all_o the_o good_n etc._n etc._n all_o the_o prey_n whether_o in_o money_n cattle_n or_o other_o thing_n which_o the_o four_o king_n have_v carry_v away_o the_o woman_n also_o and_o the_o people_n it_o seem_v they_o have_v carry_v away_o all_o the_o people_n of_o pentapolis_n who_o do_v not_o flee_v to_o the_o mountain_n or_o fence_v city_n and_o woman_n in_o those_o day_n be_v a_o special_a part_n of_o their_o booty_n ver._n 17._o go_v out_o to_o meet_v he_o to_o congratulate_v his_o victory_n and_o to_o desire_v his_o people_n may_v be_v restore_v to_o he_o at_o the_o valley_n of_o shaveh_n this_o seem_v to_o have_v be_v a_o pleasant_a place_n wherein_o the_o king_n that_o be_v melchizedeck_v i_o guess_v by_o what_o follow_v take_v delight_n whence_o it_o be_v call_v the_o king's-dale_n in_o which_o the_o king_n of_o sodom_n meet_v abram_n and_o melchizedeck_v entertain_v he_o with_o bread_n and_o wine_n ver._n 18._o and_o melchizedeck_v the_o jew_n general_o say_v this_o be_v shem_n the_o son_n of_o noah_n but_o we_o have_v reason_n to_o look_v upon_o this_o opinion_n as_o proceed_v from_o their_o pride_n and_o vanity_n which_o can_v not_o endure_v to_o think_v the_o father_n of_o their_o nation_n have_v any_o superior_a in_o another_o nation_n especial_o among_o the_o canaanite_n and_o therefore_o they_o will_v have_v abram_n to_o have_v be_v bless_v by_o his_o great_a ancestor_n shem_o to_o who_o also_o he_o pay_v tithe_n which_o be_v a_o fancy_n so_o plain_o confute_v by_o the_o apostle_n to_o the_o hebrew_n that_o it_o be_v strange_a any_o christian_n shall_v follow_v it_o for_o he_o say_v express_o that_o melchizedeck_v be_v not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d vii_o 6._o his_o descent_n or_o pedigree_n be_v not_o count_v from_o they_o which_o be_v not_o true_a of_o shem._n nor_n can_v shem_n be_v say_v to_o be_v without_o father_n or_o mother_n who_o genealogy_n be_v evident_a from_o adam_n nor_o be_v shem_n priesthood_n if_o he_o have_v any_o of_o a_o different_a order_n from_o levi's_fw-la who_o be_v in_o his_o loin_n as_o well_o as_o in_o the_o loin_n of_o abram_n and_o therefore_o it_o can_v not_o be_v say_v that_o levi_n pay_v he_o tithe_n in_o the_o loin_n of_o abram_n but_o it_o will_v be_v as_o true_a that_o he_o receive_v tithe_n in_o the_o loin_n of_o shem_n for_o according_a to_o this_o interpretation_n he_o be_v in_o the_o loin_n both_o of_o he_o that_o receive_v tithe_n and_o of_o he_o that_o pay_v they_o and_o so_o the_o whole_a argumentation_n of_o the_o apostle_n fall_v to_o the_o ground_n but_o set_v aside_o these_o and_o other_o christian_a reason_n which_o be_v strong_o urge_v by_o bochartus_n l._n ii_o phaleg_n c._n 1._o there_o be_v no_o cause_n that_o we_o can_v discern_v why_o moses_n shall_v call_v shem_n who_o he_o so_o often_o 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discern_v because_o they_o will_v not_o acknowledge_v any_o good_a man_n to_o have_v be_v then_o among_o the_o canaanite_n some_o heretic_n hold_v he_o to_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o epiphanius_n tell_v we_o in_o the_o place_n forementioned_a num._n i._n which_o be_v the_o opinion_n of_o hieracas_n a_o great_a scholar_n and_o famous_a physician_n in_o egypt_n haeres_fw-la lxvii_o n._n 3._o and_o some_o of_o the_o church_n take_v he_o to_o have_v be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n himself_o who_o then_o appear_v to_o abram_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o form_n of_o a_o man._n haeres_fw-la lv._o n._n 7._o but_o the_o plain_a truth_n be_v he_o be_v a_o king_n and_o priest_n for_o those_o two_o office_n ancient_o be_v in_o the_o same_o person_n in_o that_o country_n where_o man_n be_v not_o as_o yet_o whole_o degenerate_v and_o fall_v from_o the_o true_a religion_n king_n of_o salem_n it_o be_v a_o great_a error_n to_o think_v that_o this_o salem_n be_v the_o same_o 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bread_n and_o wine_n this_o he_o do_v as_o a_o king_n not_o as_o a_o priest_n for_o it_o be_v not_o a_o act_n of_o religion_n but_o of_o hospitality_n thus_o heathen_n themselves_o understand_v this_o history_n as_o we_o find_v by_o eupolemus_n quote_v by_o eusebius_n l._n ix_o c._n 17._o who_o say_v he_o receive_v abram_n as_o they_o be_v wont_a to_o do_v stranger_n in_o a_o city_n call_v argarizin_v which_o he_o interpret_v the_o mount_n of_o the_o most_o high_a we_o know_v not_o in_o what_o language_n it_o so_o signify_v or_o whether_o it_o be_v misprint_v for_o harelion_n but_o i_o think_v the_o plain_a sense_n be_v that_o he_o treat_v abram_n and_o his_o follower_n by_o cause_v provision_n to_o be_v bring_v forth_o for_o their_o refreshment_n after_o the_o fight_n for_o bread_n and_o wine_n comprehend_v all_o sort_n of_o provision_n for_o their_o repast_n as_o to_o eat_v bread_n with_o another_o in_o this_o book_n be_v to_o feast_v with_o he_o xliii_o 25._o and_o thus_o 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give_v i_o the_o person_n etc._n etc._n a_o true_o generous_a disposition_n become_v a_o king_n to_o love_v the_o person_n of_o his_o subject_n better_a than_o their_o good_n ver._n 22._o i_o have_v lift_v up_o my_o hand_n i._n e._n sworn_n as_o the_o phrase_n be_v use_v in_o many_o place_n exod._n vi_o 8._o numb_a fourteen_o 30_o etc._n etc._n possessor_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n see_v verse_n 19_o ver._n 23._o i_o will_v not_o take_v from_o a_o thread_n etc._n etc._n i.e._n the_o mean_a thing_n i_o have_v make_v abram_n rich_a he_o will_v have_v this_o to_o be_v only_o the_o work_n of_o god_n who_o promise_v a_o great_a while_n ago_o to_o bless_v he_o and_o have_v now_o renew_v his_o promise_n by_o melchizedek_n and_o he_o will_v not_o have_v it_o think_v that_o love_n of_o spoil_n have_v carry_v he_o to_o the_o war_n but_o only_o love_v of_o justice_n in_o short_a here_o be_v a_o most_o noble_a example_n as_o maimonides_n observe_v p._n iii_o more_o nevoch_n c._n 50._o of_o contentedness_n with_o what_o he_o have_v of_o despise_v riches_n and_o seek_v praise_n rather_o from_o virtue_n ver._n 24._o except_o only_o that_o which_o the_o young_a man_n i._n e._n the_o soldier_n have_v eat_v for_o which_o he_o do_v not_o think_v it_o reasonable_a they_o shall_v pay_v and_o the_o portion_n of_o they_o that_o go_v with_o i_o he_o can_v not_o bind_v his_o confederate_n by_o his_o own_o act_n but_o leave_v they_o to_o deal_v with_o their_o countryman_n as_o they_o please_v in_o either_o keep_n their_o share_n of_o the_o spoil_n or_o part_v with_o it_o as_o he_o have_v do_v the_o jew_n true_o observe_v that_o they_o who_o stay_v with_o the_o stuff_n and_o carriage_n have_v their_o portion_n equal_a with_o those_o that_o fight_v as_o we_o read_v in_o the_o story_n of_o david_n 1_o sam._n xxx_o 25._o but_o it_o be_v not_o certain_a that_o this_o custom_n be_v as_o old_a as_o abram_n time_n which_o they_o will_v gather_v from_o this_o place_n for_o here_o they_o take_v 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salmas_n exerc._n plin._n p._n 615._o ver._n 31._o there_o be_v not_o a_o man_n in_o all_o the_o earth_n not_o one_o remain_v of_o their_o kindred_n that_o they_o know_v for_o they_o be_v not_o much_o acquaint_v we_o may_v suppose_v beyond_o that_o country_n which_o be_v destroy_v and_o those_o of_o zoar_n be_v so_o wicked_a that_o they_o look_v upon_o they_o as_o beast_n rather_o than_o men._n ver._n 32._o let_v we_o make_v he_o drink_v wine_n which_o they_o bring_v with_o they_o out_o of_o sodom_n to_o support_v their_o spirit_n in_o their_o flight_n or_o else_o get_v at_o zoar_n of_o which_o they_o invite_v their_o father_n to_o drink_v liberal_o and_o cheer_v himself_o under_o his_o extreme_a great_a sorrow_n that_o we_o may_v preserve_v seed_n of_o our_o father_n this_o fact_n of_o they_o be_v object_v by_o celsus_n against_o our_o religion_n origen_n give_v this_o account_n of_o it_o lib._n iu._n contra_fw-la cell_n that_o these_o two_o maid_n have_v learn_v something_o of_o the_o conflagration_n of_o the_o world_n and_o see_v their_o own_o city_n and_o country_n destroy_v by_o fire_n imagine_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o the_o seminary_n of_o mankind_n remain_v only_o in_o their_o father_n and_o they_o and_o if_o what_o they_o do_v be_v upon_o this_o supposition_n that_o there_o be_v no_o other_o way_n to_o restore_v the_o world_n they_o do_v no_o worse_a than_o the_o stoic_n think_v their_o wise_a man_n may_v do_v if_o the_o race_n of_o mankind_n be_v extinct_a so_o that_o none_o but_o he_o and_o his_o daughter_n be_v leave_v alive_a irenaeus_n make_v the_o same_o excuse_n for_o they_o and_o say_v they_o do_v this_o innocent_o and_o in_o their_o simplicity_n believe_v all_o mankind_n be_v destroy_v l._n iu._n cap._n 51._o but_o i_o take_v their_o conjecture_n to_o be_v high_o probable_a who_o conceive_v that_o the_o eager_a desire_n which_o then_o possess_v the_o heart_n of_o good_a people_n to_o fulfil_v the_o promise_n of_o the_o messiah_n be_v that_o which_o put_v they_o upon_o this_o otherwise_o monstrous_a crime_n for_o which_o there_o be_v these_o reason_n first_o that_o they_o have_v live_v so_o chaste_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o impurity_n of_o sodom_n that_o one_o can_v think_v a_o spirit_n of_o uncleanness_n now_o enter_v into_o they_o and_o carry_v they_o to_o this_o action_n and_o indeed_o second_o their_o join_v together_o in_o this_o contrivance_n whereas_o matter_n of_o this_o nature_n use_v to_o be_v careful_o conceal_v from_o the_o near_a friend_n or_o make_v they_o fall_v out_o if_o they_o find_v themselves_o engage_v in_o the_o same_o intrigue_n show_v that_o they_o be_v act_v by_o counsel_n and_o design_n and_o not_o by_o brutish_a lust_n and_o three_o their_o perpetuate_n the_o memory_n of_o this_o fact_n in_o the_o name_n of_o their_o child_n be_v a_o demonstration_n there_o be_v something_o extraordinary_a in_o it_o and_o that_o they_o be_v not_o ashamed_a of_o it_o but_o rather_o glory_v in_o it_o desire_v it_o may_v be_v remember_v that_o these_o child_n be_v descend_v from_o lot_n who_o they_o think_v perhaps_o may_v pretend_v to_o fulfil_v the_o promise_n as_o well_o as_o abraham_n be_v the_o son_n of_o abraham_n elder_a brother_n and_o call_v out_o of_o sodom_n by_o the_o ministry_n of_o angel_n as_o abraham_n be_v call_v out_o of_o chaldaea_n ver._n 23._o he_o perceive_v not_o when_o she_o lay_v down_o etc._n etc._n this_o seem_v hard_a to_o be_v understand_v but_o it_o must_v be_v note_v that_o moses_n only_o say_v he_o do_v not_o perceive_v when_o she_o come_v to_o bed_n to_o he_o and_o when_o she_o get_v up_o again_o not_o that_o he_o do_v not_o perceive_v when_o he_o lie_v with_o she_o of_o which_o he_o can_v not_o but_o have_v some_o perception_n though_o m._n montaigne_n in_o his_o essay_n relate_v a_o story_n of_o a_o widow_n who_o be_v drink_v be_v abuse_v by_o a_o hind_n in_o her_o house_n and_o afterward_o find_v herself_o with_o child_n can_v not_o remember_v how_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v but_o the_o fellow_n at_o last_o confess_v his_o fact_n of_o which_o whatsoever_o sense_n she_o have_v then_o she_o have_v perfect_o forget_v it_o when_o she_o awake_v ver._n 34._o go_v thou_o in_o etc._n etc._n if_o he_o have_v retain_v any_o remembrance_n of_o what_o he_o have_v do_v the_o night_n before_o one_o can_v think_v he_o will_v have_v fall_v into_o the_o same_o snare_n so_o soon_o again_o for_o which_o reason_n it_o be_v probable_a he_o do_v not_o think_v he_o have_v be_v intoxicate_v but_o only_o drink_v so_o free_o as_o to_o make_v he_o sleep_v sound_o and_o forget_v his_o sorrow_n ver._n 37._o moab_n most_o will_v have_v this_o word_n to_o signify_v from_o my_o father_n but_o drusius_n in_o deut._n ii_o 8._o take_v the_o import_n of_o it_o to_o be_v aqua_fw-la patris_fw-la ver._n 38._o ben-ammi_a this_o signify_v as_o much_o as_o the_o son_n of_o my_o people_n which_o do_v not_o acknowledge_v so_o plain_o as_o the_o other_o that_o this_o son_n be_v beget_v by_o her_o father_n but_o only_o that_o he_o be_v the_o son_n of_o one_o of_o she_o own_o nation_n or_o kindred_n not_o by_o a_o stranger_n chap._n xx._n ver._n 1._o journey_v from_o thence_o i._n e._n from_o mamre_n where_o he_o have_v dwell_v a_o great_a while_n and_o where_o many_o remarkable_a passage_n have_v happen_v xiii_o 18._o xviii_o 1._o towards_o the_o south_n country_n towards_o egypt_n for_o some_o fancy_n the_o very_a stench_n of_o the_o lake_n of_o sodom_n be_v offensive_a to_o he_o in_o mamre_n sojourn_v in_o gerar._n the_o metropolis_n of_o palestine_n and_o as_o some_o compute_v it_o not_o much_o above_o six_o mile_n from_o mamre_n ver._n 2._o abraham_n say_v of_o sarah_n etc._n etc._n just_o as_o he_o have_v do_v in_o egypt_n xii_o 13._o when_o there_o be_v great_a reason_n for_o it_o she_o be_v then_o thirty_o year_n young_a than_o now_o when_o she_o be_v no_o less_o than_o ninety_o year_n old_a but_o it_o seem_v her_o beauty_n remain_v at_o this_o age_n be_v healthful_a and_o have_v bear_v and_o suckle_v no_o child_n and_o woman_n in_o those_o day_n live_v so_o long_o that_o they_o be_v as_o fresh_a at_o ninety_o as_o they_o be_v now_o at_o forty_o or_o fifty_o when_o many_o that_o be_v of_o excellent_a constitution_n and_o natural_o handsome_a continue_v very_o lovely_a abimelech_n the_o name_n of_o all_o the_o king_n of_o palestine_n as_o pharaoh_n be_v of_o the_o king_n of_o egypt_n it_o be_v not_o improbable_a as_o the_o author_n of_o tzemath_n david_n conjecture_n that_o the_o succeed_a king_n take_v the_o name_n of_o he_o who_o be_v the_o first_o king_n of_o the_o country_n ad_fw-la a._n m._n 2600._o send_v and_o take_v sarah_n by_o violence_n some_o think_v but_o i_o see_v no_o ground_n for_o it_o he_o desire_v to_o have_v she_o and_o may_v think_v abraham_n will_v look_v upon_o it_o as_o a_o great_a honour_n to_o have_v his_o sister_n become_v wife_n to_o a_o king_n and_o abraham_n it_o be_v likely_a show_v no_o unwillingness_n not_o be_v in_o a_o condition_n to_o deny_v he_o ver._n 3._o and_o god_n come_v to_o abimelech_n in_o a_o dream_n by_o night_n two_o difference_n be_v observe_v by_o maimonides_n between_o this_o manifestation_n which_o god_n make_v of_o his_o mind_n to_o abimelech_n and_o that_o which_o he_o make_v to_o the_o prophet_n for_o it_o be_v only_o say_v here_o god_n come_v to_o abimelech_n and_o that_o he_o come_v in_o a_o dream_n by_o night_n the_o very_a same_o be_v say_v of_o laban_n the_o syrian_a who_o do_v not_o seem_v to_o have_v be_v so_o good_a a_o man_n as_o abimelech_n xxxi_o 24._o but_o of_o jacob_n it_o be_v say_v god_n speak_v unto_o israel_n and_o he_o speak_v to_o he_o in_o the_o vision_n of_o
respect_n to_o the_o cattle_n and_o child_n more_n nevoch_n p._n i._o cap._n 28._o or_o because_o of_o the_o cattle_n etc._n etc._n that_o they_o may_v not_o be_v over-driven_a until_o i_o come_v to_o my_o lord_n unto_o seir._n moses_n omit_v this_o journey_n to_o seir_n as_o he_o do_v his_o visit_n to_o his_o father_n which_o one_o can_v think_v he_o defer_v for_o so_o many_o year_n as_o be_v between_o his_o return_n to_o canaan_n and_o the_o mention_n of_o his_o come_n to_o mamre_n xxxv_o 27._o or_o jacob_n be_v hinder_v perhaps_o by_o something_o which_o he_o can_v not_o foresee_v from_o perform_v this_o promise_n to_o his_o brother_n of_o which_o no_o doubt_n he_o give_v he_o a_o account_n that_o he_o may_v not_o be_v think_v to_o break_v his_o word_n ver._n 15._o let_v i_o now_o leave_v with_o thou_o etc._n etc._n he_o will_v have_v leave_v some_o of_o his_o follower_n with_o jacob_n to_o show_v he_o the_o way_n and_o to_o be_v a_o guard_n to_o he_o or_o honourable_o attend_v he_o let_v i_o find_v grace_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o my_o lord_n in_o this_o also_o be_v so_o kind_a as_o to_o gratify_v my_o desire_n xxxiv_o 11._o ver._n 16._o esau_n return_v that_o day_n the_o same_o day_n they_o meet_v together_o because_o he_o will_v not_o be_v a_o burden_n to_o jacob._n ver._n 17._o journey_v to_o succoth_n after_o he_o have_v be_v with_o his_o brother_n in_o seir_n if_o he_o do_v follow_v he_o thither_o as_o it_o be_v likely_a he_o do_v though_o not_o here_o mention_v no_o more_o than_o the_o entertainment_n he_o give_v he_o and_o such_o like_a thing_n which_o one_o can_v think_v be_v want_v at_o this_o meeting_n build_v he_o a_o house_n intend_v to_o make_v some_o stay_n in_o this_o place_n ver._n 18._o and_o jacob_n come_v to_o shalem_n a_o city_n of_o schechem_n or_o he_o come_v safe_a and_o sound_a so_o the_o hebrew_n general_o understand_v the_o word_n shalem_n to_o that_o city_n call_v schechem_n and_o it_o may_v refer_v either_o to_o the_o soundness_n of_o his_o leg_n which_o be_v perfect_o well_o so_o that_o he_o halt_v no_o long_o or_o to_o the_o safety_n of_o his_o person_n in_o that_o he_o be_v not_o at_o all_o hurt_n by_o esau_n or_o rather_o to_o the_o safety_n of_o every_o thing_n he_o have_v no_o evil_a accident_n have_v befall_v he_o of_o any_o sort_n since_o he_o leave_v laban_n which_o be_v the_o rather_o now_o mention_v because_o in_o the_o next_o chapter_n moses_n give_v a_o relation_n of_o a_o very_a sad_a misfortune_n which_o befall_v his_o family_n when_o he_o come_v from_o padan-aram_n some_o think_v this_o need_v not_o to_o have_v be_v add_v whereas_o it_o express_v more_o full_o what_o be_v say_v before_o that_o he_o come_v safe_a all_o the_o way_n from_o thence_o hither_o and_o pitch_v his_o tent_n before_o the_o city_n because_o it_o be_v the_o sabbath-day_n say_v menasseh_n be_v israel_n out_o of_o the_o hebrew_n doctor_n probl._n viii_o de_fw-fr creatione_fw-la which_o make_v he_o stop_v and_o rest_v here_o and_o not_o enter_v the_o city_n till_o it_o be_v end_v but_o this_o be_v a_o mere_a fancy_n for_o the_o rest_n from_o all_o labour_n on_o this_o day_n be_v not_o command_v to_o be_v observe_v till_o they_o come_v out_o of_o egypt_n and_o the_o true_a reason_n of_o pitch_v his_o tent_n here_o be_v for_o the_o convenience_n of_o pasturage_n ver._n 19_o and_o he_o buy_v a_o parcel_n of_o a_o field_n he_o make_v a_o small_a purchase_n that_o he_o may_v be_v the_o less_o impose_v upon_o by_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o that_o country_n who_o have_v disturb_v abraham_n and_o isaac_n about_o the_o well_n they_o dig_v in_o the_o ground_n they_o hire_v of_o they_o for_o a_o hundred_o piece_n of_o money_n the_o margin_n have_v a_o hundred_o lamb_n but_o this_o be_v the_o right_a translation_n it_o appear_v from_o act._n vii_o 16._o and_o bochart_n have_v take_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o pain_n to_o show_v that_o resita_n do_v not_o signify_v a_o lamb_n but_o some_o sort_n of_o money_n though_o of_o what_o value_n be_v uncertain_a p._n i._n hierozoic_a lib._n i._o cap._n 2._o and_o lib._n ii_o cap._n 43._o for_o a_o great_a while_n before_o this_o time_n money_n be_v in_o use_n with_o which_o they_o traffic_v and_o not_o by_o exchange_v one_o commodity_n for_o another_o see_v xxiii_o 16._o ver._n 20._o call_v it_o el-elohe-israel_n this_o altar_n be_v dedicate_v to_o god_n the_o god_n of_o israel_n who_o have_v deliver_v he_o from_o laban_n and_o esau_n and_o late_o honour_v he_o with_o a_o new_a name_n import_v his_o great_a power_n with_o he_o chap._n xxxiv_o ver._n 1._o go_v out_o from_o her_o mother_n tent_n which_o be_v without_o the_o city_n xxxiii_o 18._o to_o see_v the_o daughter_n of_o the_o land_n into_o the_o city_n of_o shechem_n to_o look_v about_o she_o with_o the_o young_a woman_n as_o the_o hebrew_n word_n import_v who_o as_o josephus_n relate_v celebrate_v a_o festival_n at_o this_o time_n where_o some_o fine_a spectacle_n be_v present_v ver._n 2._o and_o when_o shechem_n from_o who_o the_o city_n perhaps_o have_v its_o name_n prince_n of_o the_o country_n or_o one_o of_o the_o prime_a nobility_n of_o the_o country_n verse_n 19_o take_v she_o etc._n etc._n by_o force_n as_o both_o the_o targum_n and_o many_o other_o understand_v it_o and_o ravish_v she_o from_o whence_o we_o learn_v that_o this_o be_v do_v some_o year_n after_o jacob_n return_n into_o canaan_n for_o then_o dinah_n be_v not_o much_o old_a than_o joseph_n and_o now_o we_o must_v suppose_v she_o at_o least_o fifteen_o and_o indeed_o the_o bloody_a fact_n of_o her_o brethren_n show_v as_o much_o who_o must_v be_v grow_v up_o to_o be_v man_n which_o they_o be_v not_o when_o jacob_n return_v to_o canaan_n the_o elder_a of_o they_o be_v then_o scarce_o a_o stripling_n of_o fourteen_o year_n old_a ver._n 3._o his_o soul_n cleave_v unto_o dinah_n he_o can_v think_v of_o nothing_o else_o but_o she_o for_o he_o love_v she_o extreme_o as_o it_o follow_v in_o the_o next_o word_n speak_v kind_o to_o the_o damsel_n court_v she_o to_o marry_v he_o with_o such_o profession_n of_o sincere_a affection_n as_o may_v gain_v her_o heart_n notwithstanding_o the_o injury_n he_o have_v do_v she_o ver._n 4._o get_v i_o this_o damsel_n to_o wife_n treat_v with_o her_o father_n about_o our_o marriage_n ver._n 5._o and_o jacob_n hear_v etc._n etc._n by_o some_o of_o dinah_n servant_n or_o companion_n for_o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v think_v that_o she_o go_v out_o alone_o now_o his_o son_n be_v with_o the_o cattle_n in_o the_o field_n which_o he_o have_v late_o purchase_v xxxiii_o 19_o or_o in_o some_o hire_a ground_n remote_a from_o the_o city_n hold_v his_o peace_n etc._n etc._n take_v not_o notice_n of_o what_o he_o hear_v till_o he_o can_v have_v their_o advice_n and_o assistance_n ver._n 6._o and_o hamor_n go_v out_o of_o the_o city_n to_o treat_v with_o jacob_n in_o his_o tent_n xxxiii_o 18._o ver._n 7._o and_o the_o son_n of_o jacob_n etc._n etc._n as_o they_o be_v treat_v in_o come_v jacob_n son_n who_o hear_v how_o their_o sister_n have_v be_v abuse_v be_v very_o much_o afflict_v and_o no_o less_o angry_a wrought_a folly_n in_o israel_n or_o against_o israel_n commit_v a_o wickedness_n high_o to_o the_o disgrace_n and_o injury_n of_o israel_n family_n which_o thing_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v do_v contrary_n to_o the_o law_n of_o nation_n that_o a_o virgin_n shall_v be_v violate_v without_o punishment_n so_o rasi_fw-la ver._n 8._o hamor_n commune_v with_o they_o with_o the_o whole_a family_n jacob_n leah_n and_o dinah_n brethren_n long_v be_v extreme_o in_o love_n for_o your_o daughter_n the_o daughter_n of_o jacob_n and_o leah_n unto_o who_o he_o speak_v in_o the_o presence_n of_o her_o brethren_n ver._n 9_o and_o make_v you_o marriage_n with_o we_o etc._n etc._n become_v one_o people_n with_o we_o verse_n 16._o ver._n 10._o and_o you_o shall_v dwell_v with_o we_o settle_v yourselves_o among_o we_o and_o the_o land_n shall_v be_v before_o you_o in_o any_o part_n of_o our_o country_n dwell_v you_o he_o repeat_v it_o again_o to_o beget_v in_o they_o a_o confidence_n of_o a_o settlement_n among_o they_o in_o the_o enjoyment_n of_o all_o their_o right_n and_o privilege_n as_o much_o as_o if_o they_o have_v be_v native_n and_o trade_v you_o exercise_v what_o traffic_n you_o please_v up_o and_o down_o the_o country_n without_o any_o let_v or_o impediment_n and_o get_v you_o possession_n therein_o purchase_n land_n ver._n 11._o let_v i_o find_v grace_n in_o your_o eye_n grant_v this_o petition_n which_o my_o father_n make_v in_o my_o behalf_n xxxiii_o 15._o and_o what_o you_o shall_v say_v unto_o i_o etc._n etc._n make_v your_o own_o term_n
and_o then_o call_v he_o jacob_n again_o in_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o it_o it_o be_v in_o vain_a to_o search_v for_o a_o reason_n some_o of_o the_o jew_n will_v have_v it_o that_o he_o call_v he_o israel_n because_o he_o bear_v the_o death_n of_o his_o belove_a wife_n with_o admirable_a patience_n and_o submission_n to_o god_n will._n but_o they_o can_v give_v so_o good_a a_o reason_n why_o he_o immediate_o alter_v his_o style_n and_o call_v he_o jacob_n again_o see_v verse_n 22._o beyond_o the_o tower_n of_o edar_fw-la i._n e._n the_o tower_n of_o the_o flock_n as_o some_o translate_v it_o who_o think_v there_o be_v such_o a_o tower_n near_o jerusalem_n because_o of_o those_o word_n of_o micah_n iu_o 8._o o_o tower_n of_o the_o flock_n the_o strong_a hold_n of_o the_o daughter_n of_o zion_n which_o if_o it_o be_v true_a it_o do_v not_o prove_v there_o be_v no_o tower_n in_o jacob_n day_n call_v by_o that_o name_n but_o rather_o that_o in_o future_a age_n this_o tower_n be_v renew_v in_o the_o same_o or_o a_o neighbour_a place_n and_o call_v by_o the_o ancient_a name_n which_o it_o have_v in_o the_o day_n of_o jacob._n ver._n 22._o go_v and_o lie_v with_o bilhah_n his_o father_n concubine_n she_o be_v call_v his_o wife_n xxx_o 4._o and_o according_a to_o the_o law_n of_o those_o time_n be_v true_o so_o as_o i_o have_v often_o observe_v all_o those_o call_v concubine_n be_v though_o not_o the_o principal_a wife_n but_o of_o a_o low_a rank_n see_v mr._n selden_n de_fw-fr jure_fw-la n._n &_o g._n l._n v._o cap._n 7._o p._n 570_o 571_o etc._n etc._n and_o israel_n hear_v it_o and_o high_o resent_v it_o as_o we_o find_v xlix_o 4._o but_o in_o this_o short_a history_n moses_n pass_v over_o israel_n censure_n of_o this_o incest_n till_o he_o come_v to_o die_v which_o show_v sufficient_o how_o he_o be_v affect_v when_o the_o fact_n be_v commit_v or_o perhaps_o these_o word_n israel_n hear_v it_o may_v signify_v that_o though_o reuben_n think_v to_o have_v commit_v this_o sin_n so_o secret_o as_o to_o have_v conceal_v it_o from_o his_o father_n yet_o he_o come_v to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o it_o and_o give_v he_o such_o private_a rebuke_n as_o be_v fit_v but_o proceed_v not_o to_o public_a punishment_n to_o avoid_v scandal_n now_o the_o son_n of_o jacob_n be_v twelve_o their_o number_n be_v now_o complete_v by_o the_o birth_n of_o benjamin_n after_o who_o he_o have_v no_o more_o child_n moses_n think_v good_a here_o to_o enumerate_v they_o and_o they_o be_v all_o bear_v save_v benjamin_n alone_a before_o he_o have_v the_o name_n of_o israel_n it_o may_v be_v the_o reason_n perhaps_o why_o he_o call_v he_o jacob._n ver._n 26._o which_o be_v bear_v to_o he_o in_o padan-aram_n all_o except_o benjamin_n who_o as_o be_v say_v just_a before_o verse_n 18_o be_v bear_v in_o canaan_n ver._n 27._o jacob_n come_v to_o isaac_n his_o father_n etc._n etc._n to_o dwell_v with_o he_o and_o to_o be_v the_o comfort_n of_o his_o old_a age._n for_o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v doubt_v he_o have_v be_v with_o he_o before_o since_o he_o come_v from_o mesopotamia_n but_o now_o come_v to_o stay_v with_o he_o till_o death_n part_v they_o unto_o the_o city_n of_o arba_n etc._n etc._n call_v kirjath-arba_n xxiii_o 2._o from_o a_o great_a man_n josh_n fourteen_o 15._o among_o the_o anakim_v who_o name_n be_v arba_n and_o either_o be_v bear_v or_o dwell_v or_o rule_v here_o it_o be_v afterward_o call_v hebron_n where_o abraham_n dwell_v a_o long_a time_n xiii_o 18._o and_o where_o he_o buy_v a_o buryingplace_n for_o his_o family_n xxiii_o 19_o ver._n 28._o the_o day_n of_o isaac_n be_v a_o hundred_o and_o fourscore_o year_n he_o live_v five_o year_n long_o than_o his_o father_n abraham_n xxv_o 7._o ver._n 29._o his_o son_n esau_n and_o jacob_n bury_v as_o isaac_n and_o ishmael_n have_v do_v abraham_n xxv_o 9_o and_o not_o doubt_v in_o the_o same_o place_n he_o sojourn_v there_o as_o be_v say_v before_o as_o his_o father_n have_v do_v before_o he_o by_o this_o it_o appear_v the_o friendship_n between_o esau_n and_o jacob_n continue_v after_o the_o interview_n they_o have_v at_o jacob_n return_n into_o this_o country_n chap._n xxxvi_o ver._n 1._o these_o be_v the_o generation_n of_o esau_n which_o be_v here_o set_v down_o to_o show_v how_o effectual_a his_o father_n blessing_n be_v xxvii_o 29_o and_o as_o maimonides_n think_v p._n iii_o cap._n 50._o more_n nevoch_n to_o prevent_v the_o destruction_n of_o any_o of_o the_o family_n of_o esau_n but_o only_o those_o of_o amalek_n who_o descend_v from_o the_o first-born_a of_o esau_n by_o a_o concubine_n the_o sister_n of_o lotan_n a_o horite_n one_o of_o the_o ancient_a inhabitant_n of_o seir_n verse_n 12_o &_o 22._o his_o descendant_n be_v to_o be_v destroy_v by_o a_o express_a precept_n for_o a_o particular_a offence_n exod._n xvii_o but_o the_o divine_a justice_n take_v care_n of_o the_o rest_n by_o distinguish_v they_o thus_o exact_o from_o he_o that_o they_o may_v not_o perish_v under_o the_o name_n of_o amalekites_n ver._n 2._o esau_n take_v his_o wife_n etc._n etc._n the_o name_n of_o these_o wife_n be_v not_o the_o same_o with_o those_o he_o be_v say_v to_o have_v marry_v xxvi_o 34._o therefore_o it_o be_v probable_a his_o former_a wife_n die_v without_o issue_n and_o so_o he_o take_v another_o daughter_n of_o elon_n when_o judith_n be_v dead_a call_v adah_n and_o the_o daughter_n of_o a_o man_n call_v anah_n by_o who_o he_o have_v such_o child_n as_o here_o follow_v the_o daughter_n of_o zibeon_n the_o word_n daughter_n here_o signify_v niece_n or_o she_o be_v call_v zibeon_n daughter_n because_o he_o breed_v she_o as_o the_o child_n of_o michal_n be_v mention_v 2_o sam._n xxi_o 8_o though_o she_o have_v none_o at_o all_o but_o only_o educate_v the_o child_n of_o her_o sister_n as_o zibeon_n perhaps_o do_v his_o brother_n anah_n daughter_n verse_n 20._o ver._n 3._o bashemath_n ishmael_n daughter_n she_o be_v call_v by_o another_o name_n xxviii_o 9_o but_o it_o be_v likely_a esau_n change_v her_o name_n from_o mahalah_n which_o signify_v sickly_a and_o infirm_a into_o this_o of_o bashmath_n which_o signify_v aromatic_a and_o fragrant_a either_o because_o the_o name_n better_o please_v he_o or_o he_o think_v will_v better_o please_v his_o father_n or_o she_o grow_v more_o healthy_a after_o marriage_n or_o perhaps_o she_o have_v two_o name_n give_v she_o at_o the_o first_o ver._n 6._o go_v into_o the_o country_n from_o the_o face_n of_o his_o brother_n jacob._n into_o another_o country_n out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n into_o which_o he_o late_o come_v to_o bury_v his_o father_n as_o we_o read_v in_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o the_o last_o chapter_n which_o be_v do_v he_o and_o jacob_n no_o doubt_n agree_v about_o the_o division_n of_o isaac_n estate_n out_o of_o which_o a_o large_a share_n come_v to_o esau_n who_o have_v something_o also_o of_o his_o own_o there_o before_o all_o his_o son_n beforementioned_a be_v bear_v to_o he_o in_o canaan_n verse_n 5._o beside_o what_o he_o have_v in_o seir._n his_o brother_n jacob._n he_o know_v of_o no_o other_o name_n his_o brother_n have_v that_o of_o israel_n it_o be_v likely_a be_v not_o yet_o publish_v and_o common_o use_v ver._n 7._o for_o their_o riches_n be_v more_o than_o that_o they_o may_v dwell_v together_o there_o be_v not_o room_n enough_o in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n where_o they_o be_v but_o sojourner_n and_o can_v have_v no_o more_o than_o the_o present_a possessor_n will_v let_v to_o they_o for_o such_o a_o vast_a stock_n as_o they_o have_v between_o they_o and_o therefore_o be_v constrain_v to_o separate_v as_o abraham_n for_o the_o same_o reason_n have_v do_v from_o lot_n xiii_o 6_o etc._n etc._n and_o esau_n have_v begin_v before_o to_o settle_v in_o seir_n do_v not_o think_v fit_a to_o bring_v what_o he_o have_v there_o hither_o but_o carry_v what_o his_o father_n leave_v he_o thither_o where_o he_o have_v enlarge_v his_o dominion_n since_o jacob_n return_n to_o canaan_n ver._n 8._o thus_o dwell_v esau_n in_o mount_n seir._n it_o be_v a_o question_n how_o he_o can_v be_v say_v to_o have_v go_v to_o dwell_v in_o seir_n upon_o this_o occasion_n see_v we_o find_v he_o there_o before_o when_o jacob_n come_v out_o of_o mesopotamia_n xxxii_o 3._o but_o the_o answer_n be_v easy_a that_o then_o he_o have_v only_o some_o part_n of_o the_o country_n and_o not_o the_o best_a of_o it_o neither_o and_o therefore_o perhaps_o have_v some_o of_o his_o estate_n still_o in_o canaan_n while_o the_o rest_n of_o it_o be_v in_o seir._n and_o it_o seem_v remarkable_a to_o i_o that_o he_o be_v not_o say_v till_o now_o to_o dwell_v in_o mount_n seir_n but_o
only_o in_o the_o land_n of_o seir_n or_o bare_o in_o seir_n to_o which_o he_o invite_v jacob_n at_o his_o return_n xxxii_o 3._o xxxiii_o 14_o 16._o this_o mountainous_a country_n which_o be_v rich_a than_o the_o other_o he_o get_v into_o his_o possession_n after_o that_o time_n esau_n be_v edom._n the_o father_n of_o the_o edomite_n as_o it_o follow_v verse_n 9_o ver._n 12._o she_o bear_v to_o eliphaz_n amalek_n this_o be_v necessary_a to_o be_v set_v down_o as_o i_o observe_v on_o verse_n 1_o that_o there_o may_v be_v a_o distinction_n between_o the_o amalekite_n who_o be_v to_o be_v destroy_v and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o posterity_n of_o esau_n concern_v who_o it_o be_v say_v thou_o shall_v not_o abhor_v a_o edomite_n because_o he_o be_v thy_o brother_n deut._n xxiii_o 7._o thus_o joseph_n albo._n for_o though_o they_o make_v a_o distinct_a people_n from_o the_o edomite_n and_o live_v in_o a_o neighbour_a country_n yet_o they_o possess_v that_o part_n of_o mount_n seir_n which_o be_v near_o kadesh_n barnea_n as_o may_v be_v gather_v from_o numb_a xiii_o 29._o and_o fourteen_o 43._o ver._n 15._o these_o be_v duke_n the_o word_n allouphe_fw-mi if_o we_o may_v believe_v r._n solomon_n jarchi_n signify_v head_n chief_n or_o ruler_n of_o family_n who_o may_v be_v call_v prince_n though_o their_o government_n be_v not_o yet_o regal_a but_o a_o kind_n of_o aristocracy_n in_o the_o beginning_n ver._n 16._o duke_n korah_n he_o be_v not_o reckon_v among_o the_o son_n of_o eliphaz_n verse_n 11._o but_o call_v the_o son_n of_o aholibamah_n verse_n 14._o and_o according_o say_v to_o rule_v over_o a_o family_n descend_v from_o she_o verse_n 18._o we_o must_v suppose_v therefore_o there_o be_v two_o korah_n one_o the_o son_n of_o aholibamah_n the_o other_o a_o nephew_n of_o eliphaz_n by_o some_o of_o his_o son_n or_o grandson_n who_o come_v to_o be_v a_o great_a ruler_n and_o to_o get_v the_o government_n of_o some_o of_o these_o family_n and_o according_a to_o the_o style_n of_o scripture_n be_v reckon_v for_o eliphaz_n his_o son_n ver._n 20._o these_o be_v the_o son_n of_o seir_n the_o horite_n from_o this_o seir_n the_o country_n have_v its_o name_n but_o from_o who_o he_o descend_v be_v not_o record_v who_o inhabit_v the_o land_n who_o be_v the_o ancient_a inhabitant_n of_o this_o country_n before_o esau_n conquer_v it_o and_o perhaps_o be_v the_o first_o that_o possess_v it_o after_o the_o flood_n who_o genealogy_n i_o suppose_v be_v here_o mention_v because_o esau_n posterity_n marry_v with_o some_o of_o they_o particular_o his_o elder_a son_n eliphaz_n take_v timna_n sister_n of_o lotan_n one_o of_o seir_n son_n for_o his_o concubine_n verse_n 22._o yea_o esau_n himself_o seem_v to_o have_v marry_v one_o of_o this_o family_n viz._n aholibamah_n who_o father_n and_o uncle_n be_v say_v to_o be_v hivites_n verse_n 2._o but_o here_o plain_o call_v horites_n be_v descend_v from_o seir_n the_o horite_n though_o dwell_v then_o among_o the_o hivites_n ver._n 21._o these_o be_v the_o duke_n of_o the_o horites_n the_o head_n of_o their_o family_n who_o govern_v the_o country_n before_o esau_n and_o his_o posterity_n dispossess_v they_o and_o settle_v themselves_o in_o the_o same_o form_n of_o government_n which_o they_o find_v among_o these_o horites_n in_o the_o land_n of_o edom._n so_o it_o be_v call_v in_o the_o day_n of_o moses_n ver._n 24._o this_o be_v that_o anah_n who_o find_v the_o mule_n in_o the_o wilderness_n not_o by_o accident_n but_o by_o his_o art_n and_o industry_n he_o invent_v as_o we_o speak_v this_o mixture_n and_o produce_v this_o new_a kind_n of_o creature_n so_o it_o be_v common_o interpret_v but_o the_o word_n find_v though_o use_v four_o hundred_o time_n in_o scripture_n never_o signify_v as_o bochart_n have_v observe_v p._n i._n hierozoic_a lib._n ii_o cap._n 21._o the_o invention_n of_o that_o which_o be_v not_o before_o but_o the_o find_v that_o which_o already_o be_v in_o be_v nor_o do_v jemim_n signify_v ass_n in_o scripture_n and_o therefore_o other_o have_v read_v the_o hebrew_n word_n as_o if_o it_o have_v be_v write_v jamim_a as_o st._n hierom_n observe_v imagine_v that_o as_o anah_n feed_v his_o father_n ass_n he_o find_v a_o great_a collection_n of_o water_n see_v vossius_fw-la l._n iii_o the_o idolol_n cap._n 75._o which_o some_o fancy_n to_o have_v be_v hot_a water_n or_o bath_n as_o the_o vulgar_a latin_a interpret_v it_o but_o then_o we_o must_v read_v the_o hebrew_n quite_o otherwise_o than_o we_o do_v now_o and_o bochart_n give_v other_o reason_n against_o this_o interpretation_n and_o endeavour_n to_o establish_v another_o opinion_n that_o by_o jemim_n we_o be_v to_o understand_v emim_a a_o gigantic_a sort_n of_o people_n mention_v in_o scripture_n and_o next_o neighbour_n to_o the_o horites_n these_o anah_n be_v say_v to_o find_v i._n e._n to_o meet_v withal_o and_o encounter_v or_o rather_o to_o have_v fall_v upon_o on_o a_o sudden_a and_o unexpected_o as_o this_o phrase_n he_o show_v signify_v in_o scripture_n this_o opinion_n he_o have_v confirm_v with_o a_o great_a many_o reason_n to_o which_o another_o late_a learned_a writer_n wagenseil_n think_v a_o answer_n may_v be_v give_v though_o he_o incline_v to_o it_o if_o one_o thing_n be_v not_o in_o the_o way_n which_o make_v he_o think_v here_o be_v rather_o mean_v some_o herb_n or_o plant_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o word_n the_o lxx_o retain_v not_o know_v how_o to_o translate_v it_o and_o thus_o aben-ezra_n affirm_v many_o interpreter_n of_o the_o scripture_n have_v understand_v it_o which_o seem_v to_o be_v the_o most_o probable_a conjecture_n of_o all_o other_o see_v wagenseil_n in_o his_o annot._n upon_o that_o title_n of_o the_o talmud_n call_v sota_n p._n 217_o 218_o etc._n etc._n as_o he_o feed_v the_o ass_n of_o zibeon_n his_o father_n the_o son_n of_o prince_n be_v wont_a to_o follow_v this_o employment_n in_o ancient_a time_n as_o bochart_n show_v out_o of_o many_o author_n particular_o the_o scholiast_n upon_o homer_n odyssey_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hierozoic_n p._n i._o l._n ii_o cap._n 44._o ver._n 28._o the_o child_n of_o dishan_n be_v these_o us_o etc._n etc._n from_o this_o man_n the_o whole_a country_n or_o a_o great_a part_n of_o it_o be_v call_v by_o the_o name_n of_o we_o lament_n iv_o 21._o which_o be_v in_o arabia_n petraea_n in_o the_o border_n of_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n ver._n 30._o these_o be_v the_o duke_n that_o come_v of_o hori_n this_o hori_n be_v the_o ancestor_n of_o seir_n by_o who_o this_o country_n be_v first_o plant_v among_o their_o duke_n or_o according_a to_o their_o family_n or_o principality_n ver._n 31._o and_o these_o be_v the_o king_n that_o reign_v in_o the_o land_n of_o edom._n it_o appear_v by_o this_o that_o after_o several_a duke_n as_o we_o translate_v it_o have_v rule_v the_o country_n the_o edomite_n change_v their_o government_n into_o a_o monarchy_n and_o here_o follow_v a_o catalogue_n of_o their_o king_n for_o i_o can_v find_v no_o ground_n for_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o hebrew_n doctor_n that_o alluph_n a_o duke_n differ_v in_o nothing_o from_o melech_n a_o king_n but_o that_o the_o latter_a be_v crown_v the_o former_a not_o crown_v before_o there_o reign_v any_o king_n over_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n moses_n have_v a_o little_a before_o this_o xxxv_o 11._o mention_v the_o promise_n of_o god_n to_o jacob_n that_o king_n shall_v come_v out_o of_o his_o loin_n observe_v it_o as_o a_o thing_n remarkable_a be_v a_o great_a exercise_n of_o their_o faith_n that_o esau_n posterity_n shall_v have_v so_o many_o king_n and_o there_o be_v as_o yet_o no_o king_n in_o israel_n when_o he_o write_v this_o book_n nor_o as_o it_o be_v common_o interpret_v a_o long_a time_n after_o this_o moses_n may_v well_o write_v without_o a_o spirit_n of_o prophecy_n nor_o be_v there_o any_o reason_n to_o say_v this_o passage_n be_v insert_v by_o some_o body_n else_o after_o the_o death_n of_o moses_n we_o may_v rather_o affirm_v if_o it_o be_v needful_a that_o moses_n his_o meaning_n be_v all_z these_o be_v king_n in_o edom_n before_o his_o own_o time_n who_o be_v the_o first_o king_n in_o israel_n deut._n xxxiii_o 5._o for_o he_o true_o exercise_v royal_a authority_n over_o they_o as_o mr._n selden_n observe_v l._n ii_o de_fw-fr synedr_n cap._n 1_o 2._o ver._n 32._o the_o name_n of_o his_o city_n be_v dinhabah_n of_o which_o he_o be_v governor_n perhaps_o before_o he_o be_v make_v king_n and_o wherein_o he_o reign_v ver._n 33._o of_o bozrah_n which_o be_v afterward_o the_o principal_a city_n of_o the_o whole_a country_n as_o we_o read_v in_o the_o prophet_n isaiah_n xxxiv_o 6._o and_o jeremiah_n xlix_o 3._o and_o amos_n i._n 12._o it_o seem_v by_o
spend_v so_o much_o as_o they_o do_v in_o better_a time_n and_o three_o that_o even_o in_o those_o year_n of_o great_a famine_n something_o may_v be_v sow_o at_o least_o near_o the_o bank_n of_o nile_n but_o the_o plain_a answer_n be_v that_o ten_o part_n be_v the_o tribute_n due_a to_o king_n in_o many_o country_n and_o it_o be_v likely_a here_o as_o i_o observe_v upon_o xxviii_o ult_n pharaoh_n be_v advise_v to_o double_v this_o charge_n in_o the_o year_n of_o extraordinary_a plenty_n when_o the_o five_o part_n be_v not_o more_o than_o the_o ten_o in_o other_o year_n or_o which_o be_v rather_o to_o be_v suppose_v from_o a_o good_a king_n and_o a_o good_a counsellor_n to_o buy_v as_o much_o more_o as_o be_v his_o tribute_n which_o he_o may_v do_v at_o a_o easy_a rate_n when_o vast_a plenty_n make_v corn_n very_o cheap_a ver._n 35._o gather_v all_o the_o food_n of_o those_o good_a year_n that_o come_v the_o five_o part_n of_o the_o growth_n of_o the_o next_o seven_o year_n and_o lay_v up_o corn._n in_o place_n provide_v for_o that_o purpose_n under_o the_o hand_n of_o pharaoh_n not_o to_o be_v meddle_v withal_o but_o keep_v by_o pharaoh_n order_n to_o be_v dispense_v hereafter_o as_o need_n shall_v require_v and_o let_v they_o keep_v food_n in_o the_o city_n let_v this_o food_n be_v reserve_v in_o the_o several_a city_n of_o the_o kingdom_n ver._n 36._o and_o that_o food_n shall_v be_v for_o store_n shall_v not_o be_v spend_v but_o lay_v up_o and_o preserve_v against_o the_o time_n of_o famine_n that_o the_o land_n etc._n etc._n the_o people_n of_o the_o land_n do_v not_o perish_v ver._n 37._o and_o the_o thing_n be_v good_a in_o the_o eye_n etc._n etc._n the_o king_n and_o all_o the_o court_n be_v please_v with_o this_o advice_n but_o some_o may_v wonder_v that_o pharaoh_n and_o his_o minister_n shall_v so_o ready_o believe_v a_o young_a man_n and_o a_o stranger_n of_o a_o nation_n who_o they_o do_v not_o converse_v withal_o and_o late_o accuse_v of_o a_o great_a crime_n but_o they_o may_v be_v satisfy_v by_o consider_v that_o joseph_n have_v clear_v himself_o in_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o keeper_n of_o the_o prison_n where_o he_o have_v be_v know_v already_o to_o have_v interpret_v dream_n exact_o according_a to_o the_o event_n in_o two_o notorious_a case_n which_o the_o chief_a butler_n have_v report_v verse_n 12_o 13._o and_o beside_o his_o exposition_n of_o the_o figure_n which_o pharaoh_n see_v in_o his_o dream_n be_v so_o natural_a that_o it_o be_v apt_a to_o beget_v belief_n if_o he_o have_v not_o be_v a_o expounder_n of_o dream_n before_o and_o above_o all_o it_o be_v to_o be_v consider_v that_o god_n who_o send_v the_o dream_n and_o make_v they_o stick_v in_o pharaoh_n thought_n dispose_v his_o mind_n also_o to_o receive_v the_o interpretation_n with_o a_o deep_a sense_n of_o its_o truth_n ver._n 38._o pharaoh_n say_v to_o his_o servant_n the_o great_a minister_n of_o the_o kingdom_n and_o officer_n of_o the_o court_n who_o stand_v about_o he_o in_o who_o be_v the_o spirit_n of_o god_n without_o which_o he_o can_v not_o foresee_v and_o foretell_v such_o thing_n ver._n 39_o and_o pharaoh_n say_v unto_o joseph_n it_o seem_v all_o his_o servant_n be_v of_o pharaoh_n mind_n and_o consent_v to_o what_o he_o say_v be_v amaze_v at_o the_o wisdom_n which_o appear_v in_o joseph_n forasmuch_o as_o god_n have_v show_v thou_o all_o this_o god_n wrought_v in_o he_o the_o high_a opinion_n of_o joseph_n as_o a_o man_n divine_o inspire_v there_o be_v none_o so_o discreet_a and_o wise_a as_o thou_o be_v thou_o thyself_o be_v the_o only_a person_n who_o thou_o advise_v i_o to_o set_v over_o the_o land_n verse_n 33._o ver._n 40._o thou_o shall_v be_v over_o my_o house_n be_v the_o chief_a minister_n in_o my_o court_n for_o that_o be_v mean_v by_o his_o house_n and_o according_a to_o thy_o word_n as_o thou_o shall_v give_v order_n shall_v all_o my_o people_n be_v rule_v the_o margin_n translate_v it_o arm_v as_o if_o he_o put_v the_o whole_a militia_n of_o the_o kingdom_n into_o his_o hand_n but_o this_o seem_v too_o narrow_a a_o sense_n nor_o be_v there_o any_o thought_n of_o war_n at_o this_o time_n but_o of_o the_o government_n of_o the_o kingdom_n in_o time_n of_o peace_n and_o therefore_o we_o also_o translate_v it_o kiss_v i._n e._n obey_v as_o the_o lxx_o and_o vulgar_a well_o translate_v it_o and_o as_o it_o signify_v in_o psalm_n ii_o ult_n kiss_v the_o son_n i._n e._n submit_v to_o he_o and_o obey_v he_o only_o in_o the_o throne_n will_v i_o be_v great_a than_o thou_o thou_o shall_v have_v no_o superior_a but_o only_o myself_o ver._n 41._o see_v i_o have_v set_v thou_o over_o all_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n he_o have_v advise_v pharaoh_n only_o to_o set_v a_o man_n to_o be_v the_o chief_a inspector_n of_o the_o store_n of_o corn_n verse_n 33._o for_o which_o pharaoh_n think_v none_o so_o fit_a as_o joseph_n himself_o verse_n 39_o but_o he_o now_o constitute_v he_o chief_a governor_n under_o he_o in_o all_o affair_n of_o the_o whole_a country_n ver._n 42._o take_v off_o his_o ring_n etc._n etc._n this_o be_v well_o explain_v by_o vossius_fw-la lib._n i._n de_fw-fr orig._n &_o progr_n idolol_n cap._n 9_o in_o these_o word_n tùm_fw-la ut_fw-la symbolum_n dignitatis_fw-la tùm_fw-la ad_fw-la literas_fw-la &_o diplomata_fw-la publico_fw-la nomine_fw-la signandas_fw-la both_o in_o token_n of_o the_o dignity_n to_o which_o he_o be_v prefer_v and_o that_o he_o may_v seal_v letter_n and_o patent_n in_o the_o king_n name_n vesture_n of_o fine_a linen_n so_o the_o hebrew_n word_n schesch_n signify_v rather_o than_o silk_n as_o it_o be_v translate_v in_o the_o margin_n though_o not_o the_o common_a linen_n but_o that_o which_o the_o ancient_n call_v byssus_n which_o pollux_n say_v be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o sort_n of_o linen_n very_o pure_a and_o soft_a and_o very_o dear_a because_o it_o do_v not_o grow_v every_o where_n linum_fw-la tenuissimum_fw-la &_o pretiosissimum_fw-la as_o braunius_n show_v lib._n i._n de_fw-fr vestib_n sacerdot_n hebr._n cap._n 6._o in_o garment_n make_v of_o this_o great_a man_n only_o not_o the_o vulgar_a people_n be_v clothe_v king_n themselves_o it_o appear_v by_o solomon_n be_v array_v in_o such_o vesture_n put_v a_o gold_n chain_n about_o his_o neck_n another_o token_n of_o the_o high_a dignity_n ver._n 43._o make_a he_o ride_v in_o the_o second_o chariot_n which_o he_o have_v in_o the_o best_a of_o the_o king_n coach_n as_o we_o now_o speak_v except_o one_o which_o pharaoh_n reserve_v for_o himself_o and_o attend_v no_o doubt_n with_o a_o suitable_a equipage_n of_o footman_n and_o horseman_n perhaps_o for_o a_o guard_n to_o his_o person_n cry_v before_o he_o bow_v the_o knee_n they_o that_o go_v before_o his_o chariot_n to_o make_v way_n for_o he_o require_v all_o to_o do_v he_o such_o reverence_n as_o they_o do_v to_o the_o king_n himself_o when_o he_o appear_v which_o be_v by_o bow_v their_o knee_n or_o their_o body_n the_o word_n they_o use_v to_o this_o purpose_n as_o they_o go_v along_o be_v abrech_n which_o we_o translate_v bow_v the_o knee_n derive_v it_o from_o the_o hebrew_n word_n barach_n which_o have_v that_o signification_n though_o other_o will_v have_v it_o to_o signify_v the_o father_n of_o the_o king_n for_o rach_n in_o the_o syrian_a language_n signify_v a_o king_n if_o we_o may_v believe_v r._n solomon_n other_o translate_v it_o a_o tender_a father_n viz._n of_o the_o country_n which_o he_o have_v preserve_v see_v vossius_fw-la l._n i._n de_fw-fr idol_n c._n 29._o and_o hottinger_n will_v have_v it_o as_o much_o as_o god_n save_o the_o king_n or_o a_o blessing_n light_n on_o you_o see_v smegma_fw-la orient_n p._n 131._o but_o unless_o we_o understand_v the_o old_a egyptian_a language_n i_o think_v we_o have_v as_o good_a rest_n in_o the_o hebrew_n derivation_n as_o in_o any_o other_o according_a to_o our_o own_o translation_n and_o he_o make_v he_o ruler_n over_o all_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n after_o this_o manner_n he_o constitute_v he_o supreme_a governor_n of_o the_o whole_a country_n under_o himself_o according_a to_o his_o resolution_n verse_n 41._o ver._n 44._o i_o be_o pharaoh_n this_o be_v my_o will_n and_o pleasure_n who_o be_o king_n of_o egypt_n without_o thou_o shall_v no_o man_n lift_v up_o his_o hand_n or_o foot_n etc._n etc._n a_o proverbial_a speech_n let_v no_o man_n presume_v to_o do_v the_o small_a thing_n in_o public_a affair_n without_o thy_o order_n ver._n 45._o and_o pharaoh_n call_v joseph_n name_n he_o give_v he_o a_o new_a name_n partly_o because_o he_o be_v a_o foreigner_n and_o partly_o to_o honour_v he_o and_o yet_o to_o denote_v he_o to_o be_v his_o subject_n though_o ruler_n of_o every_o
this_o a_o three_o time_n that_o they_o may_v see_v he_o do_v not_o think_v so_o much_o on_o their_o unkindness_n as_o on_o god_n great_a goodness_n and_o therefore_o be_v confident_a he_o will_v not_o remember_v what_o they_o have_v do_v to_o he_o but_o what_o god_n have_v do_v for_o they_o all_o have_v make_v a_o father_n unto_o pharaoh_n give_v i_o the_o authority_n of_o a_o father_n with_o he_o so_o that_o he_o honour_n i_o and_o do_v nothing_o without_o my_o advice_n and_o counsel_n and_o there_o be_v very_o good_a reason_n for_o it_o his_o wisdom_n be_v so_o great_a and_o experience_a ut_fw-la non_fw-la ab_fw-la homine_fw-la sed_fw-la a_o deo_fw-la responsa_fw-la dari_fw-la viderentur_fw-la as_o trogus_n a_o ancient_a historian_n among_o the_o heathen_a observe_v that_o his_o answer_n seem_v not_o to_o be_v give_v by_o a_o man_n but_o by_o god_n which_o make_v he_o regi_fw-la percharum_fw-la very_o dear_a to_o the_o king_n as_o the_o same_o author_n relate_v who_o tell_v also_o the_o story_n of_o his_o be_v sell_v by_o his_o brethren_n who_o envy_v his_o excellent_a wit._n see_v justin_n lib._n xxxvi_o cap._n 2._o lord_n of_o all_o his_o house_n the_o principal_a person_n in_o his_o court._n and_o ruler_n throughout_o all_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n chief_a governor_n of_o the_o whole_a country_n in_o which_o be_v several_a province_n which_o have_v distinct_a governor_n who_o be_v all_o under_o the_o government_n of_o joseph_n ver._n 10._o thou_o shall_v dwell_v in_o the_o land_n of_o goshen_n this_o be_v that_o part_n of_o the_o low_a egypt_n which_o lie_v next_o to_o arabia_n and_o palestine_n abound_v with_o fair_a pasture_n be_v water_v by_o many_o stream_n from_o the_o nile_n certain_a it_o be_v it_o lie_v next_o to_o canaan_n for_o jacob_n go_v direct_o thither_o when_o he_o come_v into_o egypt_n and_o stay_v there_o till_o joseph_n come_v to_o he_o xlvi_o 28._o and_o thou_o shall_v be_v near_o unto_o i_o therefore_o the_o royal_a city_n where_o joseph_n reside_v that_o he_o may_v be_v always_o near_o to_o pharaoh_n be_v at_o this_o time_n in_o the_o low_a egypt_n at_o zoan_n psalm_n lxxviii_o 43._o which_o other_o author_n call_v tanis_n which_o be_v situate_v not_o far_o from_o that_o mouth_n of_o nile_n which_o plutarch_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o that_o part_n of_o egypt_n be_v call_v the_o high_a where_o nile_n run_v only_o in_o one_o stream_n that_o the_o low_a where_o it_o divide_v into_o many_o and_o from_o its_o triangular_a form_n be_v call_v by_o the_o greek_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o eastern_a part_n of_o which_o or_o very_o near_o it_o towards_o the_o red_a sea_n be_v this_o country_n call_v the_o land_n of_o goshen_n this_o argue_v the_o great_a authority_n of_o joseph_n that_o he_o make_v such_o promise_n as_o these_o before_o he_o have_v ask_v the_o consent_n of_o pharaoh_n ver._n 12._o and_o behold_v your_o eye_n see_v etc._n etc._n you_o can_v but_o be_v convince_v by_o the_o lineament_n you_o see_v in_o my_o face_n and_o by_o the_o language_n which_o i_o speak_v and_o by_o all_o the_o thing_n which_o i_o have_v relate_v concern_v the_o state_n of_o our_o family_n that_o indeed_o it_o be_v your_o brother_n joseph_n who_o speak_v to_o you_o or_o more_o simple_o you_o have_v it_o not_o by_o hear-say_n which_o may_v deceive_v you_o but_o be_v eye-witness_n that_o i_o be_o alive_a and_o say_v these_o thing_n to_o you_o ver._n 13._o tell_v my_o father_n of_o all_o my_o glory_n of_o the_o great_a honour_n which_o be_v do_v i_o in_o egypt_n ver._n 15._o his_o brethren_n talk_v with_o he_o after_o their_o fright_n be_v over_o and_o he_o have_v so_o affectionate_o embrace_v they_o they_o converse_v free_o and_o familiar_o with_o he_o acknowledge_v it_o be_v likely_a their_o crime_n and_o acquaint_v he_o with_o what_o have_v pass_v in_o their_o family_n since_o they_o commit_v it_o ver._n 16._o and_o the_o fame_n thereof_o etc._n etc._n all_o the_o court_n ring_v as_o we_o speak_v with_o the_o news_n of_o joseph_n brethren_n be_v come_v and_o that_o they_o be_v to_o fetch_v their_o father_n and_o settle_v in_o egypt_n for_o joseph_n it_o appear_v by_o the_o next_o verse_n go_v and_o acquaint_v pharaoh_n with_o his_o desire_n and_o it_o please_v pharaoh_n well_o and_o his_o servant_n no_o wonder_n that_o pharaoh_n who_o have_v raise_v joseph_n so_o high_a be_v please_v to_o be_v kind_a to_o his_o father_n and_o family_n and_o the_o court_n follow_v the_o pleasure_n of_o the_o king_n ver._n 17._o pharaoh_n say_v unto_o joseph_n etc._n etc._n this_o no_o doubt_n be_v the_o answer_n pharaoh_n make_v to_o joseph_n petition_n wherein_o he_o grant_v he_o not_o only_o what_o he_o ask_v but_o all_o conduce_v to_o it_o ver._n 18._o i_o will_v give_v you_o the_o good_a of_o the_o land_n etc._n etc._n the_o rich_a part_n of_o the_o country_n which_o produce_v the_o noble_a fruit_n ver._n 19_o now_o thou_o be_v command_v now_o that_o thou_o have_v my_o warrant_n for_o it_o go_v about_o it_o present_o ver._n 20._o regard_v not_o your_o stuff_n if_o there_o be_v not_o wagon_n enough_o to_o bring_v all_o your_o stuff_n do_v not_o matter_n it_o you_o shall_v have_v better_o here_o but_o the_o vulgar_a seem_v to_o take_v it_o in_o a_o quite_o contrary_a sense_n as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v leave_v nothing_o behind_o you_o but_o bring_v all_o you_o have_v with_o you_o if_o you_o think_v good_a though_o whatsoever_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n afford_v be_v all_o you_o all_o the_o good_a of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n etc._n etc._n you_o shall_v not_o want_v when_o you_o come_v hither_o if_o it_o be_v to_o be_v have_v in_o egypt_n ver._n 21._o give_v they_o wagon_n and_o horse_n no_o doubt_n to_o draw_v they_o with_o which_o egypt_n abound_v ver._n 22._o to_o each_o man_n change_v of_o raiment_n two_o vest_n or_o robe_n as_o st._n hierom_n translate_v it_o otherwise_o there_o will_v not_o have_v be_v a_o change_n these_o be_v part_n of_o the_o ancient_a riches_n as_o much_o as_o money_n ver._n 23._o after_o this_o manner_n the_o hebrew_n word_n cezoth_v signify_v according_a to_o that_o which_o he_o have_v give_v to_o benjamin_n i._n e._n money_n and_o several_a change_n of_o raiment_n beside_o what_o follow_v ten_o ass_n lade_v with_o the_o good_a thing_n of_o egypt_n etc._n etc._n bread_n and_o meat_n i._n e._n all_o manner_n of_o provision_n ver._n 24._o see_v that_o you_o fall_v not_o out_o etc._n etc._n about_o what_o you_o have_v former_o do_v to_o i_o or_o any_o thing_n else_o that_o i_o have_v say_v to_o you_o but_o when_o you_o reflect_v upon_o your_o sell_v i_o adore_v the_o providence_n of_o god_n which_o by_o that_o mean_v bring_v about_o your_o happiness_n and_o i_o ver._n 26._o his_o heart_n faint_v at_o the_o mention_n of_o joseph_n name_n he_o fall_v into_o a_o swoon_n be_v full_o persuade_v he_o be_v dead_a and_o give_v no_o credit_n to_o what_o they_o say_v of_o his_o be_v alive_a ver._n 27._o and_o they_o tell_v he_o all_o the_o word_n of_o joseph_n when_o he_o be_v come_v to_o himself_o they_o relate_v all_o that_o have_v pass_v between_o they_o and_o joseph_n how_o great_a a_o man_n he_o be_v and_o how_o desirous_a to_o see_v he_o etc._n etc._n verse_n 13._o and_o when_o he_o see_v the_o wagon_n have_v not_o only_o hear_v their_o relation_n but_o see_v also_o those_o carriage_n which_o no_o doubt_n be_v splendid_a and_o suitable_a to_o joseph_n quality_n that_o be_v come_v to_o bring_v he_o into_o egypt_n he_o look_v upon_o they_o as_o a_o sufficient_a confirmation_n of_o the_o good_a news_n the_o spirit_n of_o jacob_n revive_v which_o bochart_n translate_v pristino_fw-la vigori_fw-la restutus_fw-la est_fw-la he_o be_v restore_v to_o his_o former_a vigour_n not_o only_o recover_v perfect_o from_o his_o faint_a fit_a but_o raise_v to_o a_o great_a liveliness_n than_o he_o have_v feel_v since_o the_o loss_n of_o joseph_n ver._n 28._o it_o be_v enough_o etc._n etc._n i_o wish_v for_o no_o more_o but_o to_o live_v to_o see_v he_o and_o then_o i_o shall_v be_v content_a to_o die_v chap._n xlvi_o ver._n 1._o come_v to_o beersheba_n which_o be_v in_o his_o way_n from_o hebron_n where_o he_o now_o live_v xxxv_o 27._o into_o egypt_n lie_v in_o the_o most_o southerly_a part_n of_o canaan_n near_o that_o wilderness_n through_o which_o the_o israelite_n go_v when_o they_o come_v from_o egypt_n and_o offer_a sacrifice_n recommend_v himself_o and_o his_o family_n unto_o god_n protection_n in_o his_o journey_n to_o egypt_n and_o unto_o his_o preservation_n when_o he_o come_v there_o and_o he_o the_o rather_o call_v upon_o god_n in_o this_o place_n because_o both_o his_o father_n and_o grandfather_n have_v find_v favour_n with_o