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he_o have_v tell_v he_o so_o before_o more_o than_o once_o xxii_o 23._o xxiii_o 3._o and_o now_o make_v he_o judge_n whether_o it_o be_v safe_a for_o he_o to_o disobey_v the_o lord_n to_o comply_v with_o his_o desire_n verse_n 13_o ver._n 13._o and_o balak_n say_v unto_o he_o come_v i_o pray_v thou_o with_o i_o to_o another_o place_n he_o think_v balaam_n give_v he_o a_o reasonable_a answer_n and_o therefore_o gentle_o entreat_v he_o to_o make_v a_o trial_n whether_o god_n will_v be_v please_v to_o be_v more_o favourable_a to_o his_o desire_n if_o he_o seek_v he_o in_o some_o other_o place_n for_o whatsoever_o balaam_n think_v of_o this_o matter_n balak_n be_v possess_v with_o a_o superstitious_a fancy_n that_o the_o very_a place_n or_o prospect_n have_v be_v a_o cause_n concurrent_a to_o produce_v the_o contrary_a effect_n to_o what_o he_o desire_v and_o therefore_o entreat_v he_o will_v come_v with_o he_o to_o another_o where_o he_o may_v not_o see_v too_o many_o of_o they_o at_o 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in_o another_o high-place_n v._o 1_o 2._o for_o there_o only_o he_o imagine_v their_o sacrifice_n will_v be_v acceptable_a from_o hence_o conradus_n pellicanus_fw-la conclude_v balaam_n to_o have_v be_v a_o worshipper_n of_o the_o true_a god_n as_o jethro_n be_v because_o he_o still_o continue_v to_o offer_v only_o such_o clean_a creature_n as_o be_v wont_a to_o be_v sacrifice_v to_o he_o by_o his_o own_o people_n ver._n 15._o and_o he_o say_v unto_o balak_n stand_v here_o by_o thy_o burnt-offering_a the_o same_o direction_n which_o he_o have_v give_v before_o v._o 3._o verse_n 15_o while_o i_o meet_v the_o lord_n yonder_o in_o a_o place_n to_o which_o he_o point_v balaam_n make_v a_o peradventure_o of_o it_o before_o whether_o the_o
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which_o he_o assume_v it_o and_o have_v bring_v we_o forth_o out_o of_o egypt_n xiii_o exod._n 22._o fourteen_o 19_o and_o behold_v we_o be_v in_o kadesh_n near_o to_o kadesh_n for_o it_o be_v not_o likely_a they_o be_v admit_v into_o the_o city_n itself_o which_o give_v its_o name_n to_o the_o adjacent_a country_n a_o city_n or_o town_n for_o it_o do_v not_o seem_v to_o have_v be_v a_o wall_a place_n in_o the_o uttermost_a of_o thy_o border_n in_o the_o confine_n of_o the_o king_n of_o edom_n country_n and_o belong_v it_o be_v likely_a to_o his_o dominion_n verse_n 17_o ver._n 17._o let_v we_o pass_v i_o pray_v thou_o through_o thy_o country_n in_o our_o way_n to_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n which_o god_n have_v promise_v to_o give_v we_o we_o will_v not_o pass_v through_o the_o field_n or_o through_o the_o vineyard_n they_o engage_v not_o to_o turn_v aside_o as_o they_o go_v along_o into_o any_o private_a man_n ground_n see_v xxi_o 22._o neither_o will_v we_o drink_v of_o the_o 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hebrew_n word_n ein_fw-ge dahar_n which_o we_o translate_v without_o do_v any_o thing_n else_o literal_o signify_v in_o our_o language_n it_o be_v no_o word_n i._n e._n not_o mere_a fair_a promise_n but_o we_o will_v perform_v what_o we_o say_v go_v through_o on_o my_o foot_n go_v through_o as_o fast_o as_o we_o can_v travel_v on_o foot_n verse_n 20_o ver._n 20._o and_o he_o say_v thou_o shall_v not_o go_v through_o he_o persist_v in_o his_o resolution_n and_o will_v not_o rely_v on_o their_o most_o solemn_a asseveration_n yet_o he_o consent_v as_o appear_v by_o two_o deut._n 28_o 29._o to_o furnish_v they_o with_o necessary_a provision_n both_o of_o meat_n and_o drink_n for_o their_o money_n and_o edom_n come_v out_o against_o he_o with_o much_o people_n and_o with_o a_o strong_a hand_n for_o fear_v they_o shall_v press_v into_o his_o country_n he_o raise_v a_o great_a and_o powerful_a army_n to_o oppose_v they_o and_o show_v himself_o ready_a to_o fight_v they_o if_o they_o move_v that_o way_n verse_n 21_o ver._n 21._o thus_o edom_n refuse_v to_o give_v israel_n passage_n through_o his_o border_n which_o grotius_n censure_v in_o his_o second_o book_n de_fw-fr jure_fw-la belli_n &_o pacis_fw-la cap._n 2._o sect_n 13._o as_o contrary_a to_o the_o law_n of_o nation_n by_o which_o the_o highway_n as_o well_o as_o the_o sea_n and_o the_o river_n of_o all_o country_n aught_o to_o be_v free_a for_o all_o that_o have_v a_o mind_n to_o pass_v through_o they_o upon_o just_a occasion_n and_o he_o give_v many_o example_n of_o such_o permission_n out_o of_o heathen_a story_n and_o therefore_o look_v upon_o the_o denial_n of_o this_o as_o a_o just_a ground_n of_o war_n with_o sihon_n and_o og_n mention_v in_o the_o next_o chapter_n where_o i_o shall_v consider_v it_o as_o it_o may_v have_v be_v with_o edom_n and_o moab_n have_v not_o god_n prohibit_v it_o nor_o do_v the_o fear_n he_o think_v which_o the_o edomite_n it_o be_v likely_a have_v of_o let_v such_o a_o vast_a 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private_a man_n have_v in_o his_o land_n there_o be_v many_o example_n also_o as_o gronovius_n have_v observe_v of_o country_n which_o have_v suffer_v extreme_o by_o grant_v this_o liberty_n which_o show_v that_o prince_n have_v reason_n to_o deny_v it_o for_o their_o people_n security_n and_o the_o example_n of_o those_o who_o have_v grant_v it_o be_v example_n of_o fact_n rather_o than_o of_o right_n and_o of_o such_o as_o be_v not_o in_o a_o condition_n to_o refuse_v what_o be_v demand_v see_v selden_n mare_fw-la clausum_fw-la lib._n i._o cap._n 20._o wherefore_o israel_n turn_v away_o from_o he_o by_o god_n command_n who_o order_v they_o also_o to_o buy_v what_o they_o want_v of_o the_o edomite_n two_o deut._n 5_o 6._o for_o they_o stay_v some_o time_n in_o kadesh_n by_o their_o consent_n before_o they_o remove_v that_o they_o may_v furnish_v themselves_o as_o they_o offer_v with_o necessary_n xi_o judge_n 17._o ver._n 22._o and_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n even_o the_o whole_a verse_n 22_o congregation_n for_o they_o may_v not_o divide_v into_o several_a body_n lie_v in_o several_a place_n but_o all_o march_n together_o when_o the_o cloud_n move_v in_o the_o order_n god_n appoint_v x._o 13_o 14_o etc._n etc._n journey_v from_o kadesh_n and_o come_v to_o mount_v hor._n another_o place_n upon_o the_o edge_n of_o the_o edomite_n country_n xxxiii_o 37._o where_o they_o pitch_v in_o a_o part_n of_o that_o mountain_n which_o be_v call_v mosera_n x_o deut._n 6._o whether_o mount_n hor_n give_v the_o name_n of_o hori_n to_o he_o who_o be_v the_o ancestor_n of_o seir_n and_o the_o first_o planter_n of_o the_o country_n which_o be_v afterward_o conquer_v by_o esau_n xxxvi_o gen._n 20_o 30._o two_o
deut._n 12._o or_o have_v its_o name_n from_o he_o can_v be_v determine_v but_o hori_n we_o be_v sure_o be_v the_o first_o possessor_n of_o who_o there_o be_v any_o memory_n of_o this_o mountain_n hor_n which_o be_v afterward_o call_v seir_n from_o one_o descend_v from_o he_o and_o afterward_o edom._n verse_n 23_o ver._n 23._o and_o the_o lord_n speak_v unto_o moses_n and_o aaron_n in_o mount_n hor._n at_o the_o foot_n of_o the_o mount_n as_o appear_v from_o v._o 25._o by_o the_o coast_n of_o the_o land_n of_o edom._n xxxiii_o 37._o verse_n 24_o ver._n 24._o aaron_z shall_v be_v gather_v unto_o his_o people_n shall_v die_v v._o 26._o for_o he_o shall_v not_o enter_v into_o the_o land_n which_o i_o have_v give_v unto_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n v._n 12._o a_o manifest_a token_n that_o the_o earthly_a canaan_n be_v not_o the_o utmost_a felicity_n at_o which_o god_n promise_v aim_v because_o the_o best_a man_n among_o they_o be_v shut_v out_o of_o it_o because_o you_o rebel_v against_o my_o word_n at_o the_o water_n of_o meribah_n by_o this_o word_n rebel_v it_o appear_v there_o be_v something_o of_o obstinacy_n in_o their_o unbelief_n mention_v v._n 12._o verse_n 25_o ver._n 25._o take_v aaron_n and_o eleazar_n his_o son_n speak_v to_o they_o in_o my_o name_n for_o it_o be_v express_o say_v xxxiii_o 38._o that_o they_o go_v up_o at_o the_o commandment_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o bring_v they_o up_o unto_o mount_n hor._n this_o show_n that_o they_o pitch_v their_o tent_n at_o the_o bottom_n of_o it_o in_o a_o place_n call_v mosera_n see_v x_o deut._n 6._o where_o this_o seem_v also_o to_o have_v be_v the_o name_n of_o the_o whole_a hill_n as_o well_o as_o hor._n ver._n 26._o and_o strip_v aaron_n of_o his_o garment_n i._n e._n of_o verse_n 26_o his_o priestly_a robe_n as_o josephus_n right_o expound_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d mention_v xxviii_o exod._n 2_o 3_o etc._n etc._n wherewith_o he_o be_v clothe_v when_o he_o be_v anoint_v to_o the_o office_n of_o highpriest_n viii_o leu._n 7_o 8_o 9_o which_o he_o put_v on_o i_o suppose_v in_o the_o camp_n and_o go_v up_o in_o they_o to_o mount_n hor_n that_o he_o may_v die_v glorious_o not_o in_o his_o robe_n but_o immediate_o after_o he_o put_v they_o off_o to_o be_v put_v upon_o his_o son_n for_o this_o strip_v he_o of_o his_o robe_n be_v in_o effect_n the_o divest_v aaron_n of_o his_o office_n that_o it_o may_v be_v confer_v upon_o his_o son_n which_o be_v do_v as_o follow_v and_o put_v they_o upon_o eleazar_n his_o son_n which_o be_v the_o invest_n he_o with_o the_o office_n of_o highpriest_n into_o which_o he_o now_o succeed_v in_o his_o father_n stead_n and_o be_v by_o this_o ceremony_n admit_v to_o it_o the_o talmudist_n say_v the_o manner_n be_v first_o to_o put_v on_o the_o breeches_n than_o the_o coat_n which_o be_v bind_v about_o with_o the_o girdle_n than_o the_o robe_n upon_o which_o be_v the_o ephod_n and_o then_o the_o mitre_n and_o golden_a crown_n see_v selden_n the_o succession_n in_o pontif._n lib._n ii_o cap._n 8._o and_o aaron_n shall_v be_v gather_v unto_o his_o people_n and_o die_v there_o this_o be_v say_v before_o in_o short_a v._o 24._o but_o now_o the_o time_n of_o his_o death_n be_v express_o declare_v immediate_o after_o he_o lay_v down_o his_o office_n and_o have_v the_o satisfaction_n to_o see_v his_o son_n inaugurate_v in_o his_o room_n and_o the_o place_n of_o it_o upon_o mount_n hor._n of_o this_o phrase_n gather_v to_o his_o people_n see_v xxv_o gen._n 8_o 17._o ver._n 27._o and_o moses_n do_v as_o the_o lord_n command_v and_o they_o go_v up_o into_o mount_n hor_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o all_o the_o congregation_n that_o they_o may_v all_o be_v witness_n verse_n 27_o of_o the_o succession_n of_o eleazar_n to_o the_o office_n of_o his_o father_n verse_n 28_o ver._n 28._o and_o moses_n strip_v aaron_n of_o his_o garment_n and_o put_v they_o upon_o eleazar_n his_o son_n this_o moses_n do_v as_o the_o minister_n of_o god_n who_o now_o translate_v the_o priesthood_n to_o another_o and_o aaron_n die_v there_o in_o the_o top_n of_o the_o mount_n and_o be_v bury_v also_o there_o x_o deut._n 6._o for_o great_a and_o heroic_a person_n be_v in_o ancient_a day_n usual_o bury_v in_o high_a place_n so_o joshua_n be_v xxiv_o 30_o 33._o and_o eleazar_n two_o judge_n 9_o and_o cadmus_n and_o harmonia_n who_o live_v near_o the_o time_n of_o joshua_n as_o bochartus_n observe_v in_o his_o canaan_n lib._n i._o cap_n 23._o and_o moses_n and_o eleazar_n come_v down_o from_o the_o mount_n after_o they_o have_v see_v he_o lay_v in_o his_o grave_n by_o those_o that_o attend_v they_o this_o fall_v out_o in_o the_o forty_o year_n after_o they_o come_v out_o of_o egypt_n on_o the_o first_o day_n of_o the_o five_o month_n when_o aaron_n be_v a_o hundred_o and_o three_o and_o twenty_o year_n old_a as_o we_o read_v xxxiii_o 38_o 39_o in_o the_o new_a moon_n of_o the_o month_n which_o the_o athenian_n call_v hecatombaeon_n the_o macedonian_n i_o ous_a and_o the_o hebrew_n call_v sabba_n as_o josephus_n gloss_n but_o that_o last_o word_n shall_v be_v abbess_n not_o sabba_n as_o jacobus_n capellus_n observe_v in_o his_o histor_n sacra_fw-la &_o exotica_fw-la ad_fw-la an._n 2542._o which_o answer_v he_o think_v to_o the_o nineteenth_o of_o our_o july_n and_o so_o the_o hebrew_n say_v in_o seder_n olam_fw-la aaron_n die_v on_o the_o first_o day_n of_o the_o month_n ab_n upon_o which_o there_o be_v a_o fast_a in_o their_o ritual_n in_o memory_n of_o it_o ver._n 29._o and_o when_o all_o the_o congregation_n see_v that_o aaron_n be_v dead_a i._n e._n understand_v as_o the_o word_n see_v be_v use_v xlii_o gen._n 1._o that_o god_n have_v take_v he_o out_o of_o the_o world_n as_o moses_n and_o eleazar_n tell_v they_o who_o verse_n 29_o also_o come_v down_o from_o the_o mount_n with_o he_o they_o mourn_v for_o aaron_n thirty_o day_n till_o the_o end_n of_o the_o month._n for_o so_o long_o their_o mourn_a seem_v in_o those_o day_n to_o have_v be_v continue_v for_o great_a person_n as_o it_o be_v for_o moses_n xxxiv_o deut._n 8._o though_o a_o week_n suffice_v for_o private_a person_n even_o all_o the_o house_n of_o israel_n both_o man_n and_o woman_n chap._n xxi_o chapter_n xxi_o ver._n 1._o and_o when_o king_n arad_n the_o canaanite_n in_o verse_n 1_o the_o hebrew_n the_o word_n be_v thus_o place_v when_o the_o canaanite_n king_n arad_n and_o so_o they_o be_v in_o the_o lxx_o and_o the_o vulgar_a and_o arad_n may_v as_o well_o signify_v a_o place_n as_o a_o person_n nay_o there_o seem_v more_o reason_n to_o translate_v the_o word_n thus_o the_o canaanitish_a king_n of_o arad_n because_o there_o be_v such_o a_o city_n in_o canaan_n mention_v xii_o josh_n 14._o and_o i_o judge_n 16._o one_o of_o the_o son_n of_o canaan_n be_v call_v arad_n as_o both_o the_o lxx_o and_o the_o vulgar_a translate_v the_o hebrew_n word_n arvad_n x_o gen._n 18_o who_o it_o be_v likely_a give_v his_o name_n to_o this_o part_n of_o the_o country_n the_o chief_a city_n of_o which_o be_v also_o call_v after_o he_o which_o dwell_v in_o the_o south_n in_o the_o south_n part_n of_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n towards_o the_o eastern_a angle_n of_o it_o near_o the_o dead_a sea_n see_v xxxiii_o 40._o hear_v that_o israel_n come_v by_o the_o way_n of_o the_o spy_n which_o be_v send_v by_o the_o king_n arad_n as_o many_o suppose_v to_o bring_v he_o intelligence_n which_o way_n the_o israelite_n march_v for_o it_o be_v eight_o and_o thirty_o year_n since_o the_o spy_n send_v by_o moses_n go_v that_o way_n or_o rather_o they_o go_v so_o secret_o that_o it_o be_v not_o know_v which_o way_n they_o go_v it_o be_v think_v not_o probable_a that_o moses_n speak_v of_o they_o in_o this_o place_n but_o there_o be_v no_o necessity_n of_o take_v the_o hebrew_n word_n atharim_n to_o signify_v spy_n but_o it_o may_v as_o well_o be_v the_o name_n of_o a_o place_n as_o the_o lxx_o understand_v it_o by_o who_o it_o be_v translate_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o if_o the_o situation_n will_v agree_v to_o it_o one_o may_v probable_o conjecture_v the_o place_n be_v so_o call_v from_o the_o spy_n that_o go_v from_o thence_o by_o moses_n his_o order_n to_o survey_v the_o country_n for_o that_o be_v a_o thing_n so_o memorable_a that_o as_o it_o can_v not_o well_o slip_v out_o of_o the_o mind_n of_o the_o people_n of_o canaan_n so_o they_o find_v i_o make_v no_o question_n after_o they_o be_v go_v which_o way_n they_o come_v into_o their_o country_n though_o for_o the_o present_a they_o pass_v unobserved_a and_o everafter_o call_v it_o the_o way_n of_o
xxxiiid_a chapter_n of_o this_o book_n see_v v._o 41_o 42._o and_o pitch_v in_o oboth_n where_o it_o be_v probable_a they_o find_v water_n of_o the_o want_n of_o which_o they_o complain_v see_v xx._n 2._o ver._n 11._o and_o they_o journey_v from_o oboth_n and_o pitch_a verse_n 11_o in_o jie-abarim_a not_o that_o mount_n abarim_n where_o moses_n die_v xxvii_o 12._o but_o another_o place_n in_o the_o confine_n of_o moab_n as_o it_o here_o follow_v see_v what_o i_o have_v observe_v xx._n 2._o in_o the_o wilderness_n which_o be_v before_o moab_n call_v the_o wilderness_n of_o moab_n two_o deut._n 8._o towards_o the_o sunrising_n on_o the_o east_n part_n of_o it_o as_o jephthah_n observe_v a_o great_a many_o year_n after_o this_o that_o they_o come_v by_o the_o east_n side_n of_o the_o land_n of_o moab_n xi_o judge_n 18._o ver._n 12._o and_o from_o thence_o they_o remove_v as_o they_o verse_n 12_o be_v about_o to_o remove_v from_o this_o last_o place_n they_o receive_v a_o command_n from_o god_n not_o to_o meddle_v with_o the_o country_n of_o moab_n two_o deut._n 9_o which_o be_v the_o reason_n as_o abarbinel_n observe_v that_o moses_n here_o set_v down_o brief_o whence_o and_o whither_o they_o go_v and_o where_o they_o pitch_v that_o it_o may_v appear_v they_o do_v not_o transgress_v that_o command_n and_o pitch_v in_o the_o valley_n of_o zared_n or_o as_o some_o translate_v it_o in_o nachal-zared_n which_o be_v call_v dibon-gad_n xxxiii_o 45._o for_o this_o place_n have_v two_o name_n as_o the_o same_o author_n observe_v and_o it_o be_v just_a eight_o and_o thirty_o year_n since_o the_o spy_n go_v up_o to_o survey_v the_o country_n from_o kadesh-barnea_a till_o their_o pass_v this_o brook_n as_o we_o translate_v it_o two_o deut._n 14._o but_o i_o take_v dibon-gad_n rather_o to_o have_v be_v a_o place_n which_o lie_v upon_o the_o brook_z zered_a ver._n 13._o and_o from_o thence_o they_o remove_v and_o pitch_a verse_n 13_o on_o the_o other_o side_n of_o arnon_n the_o hebrew_n word_n meheber_v may_v be_v translate_v on_o this_o side_n or_o on_o the_o other_o side_n and_o some_o think_v they_o be_v now_o on_o this_o side_n of_o the_o river_n and_o not_o yet_o go_v over_o it_o nor_o do_v they_o immediate_o come_v hither_o from_o their_o former_a station_n but_o first_o to_o almon-diblathaim_a xxxiii_o 46._o which_o be_v also_o call_v bethdiblathaim_a in_o the_o wilderness_n of_o moab_n xlviii_o jerem._n 22._o and_o diblah_n vi_o ezek._n 13._o and_o then_o pass_v by_o be_v in_o the_o confine_n of_o moab_n and_o approach_v to_o the_o country_n of_o the_o child_n of_o ammon_n god_n command_v they_o not_o to_o invade_v the_o ammonite_n be_v descendant_n from_o lot_n as_o well_o as_o the_o moabite_n two_o deut._n 18_o 19_o 37._o but_o to_o pass_v over_o the_o river_n arnon_n two_o deut._n 24._o to_o that_o side_n of_o it_o which_o belong_v to_o the_o amorites_n for_o this_o river_n at_o that_o time_n divide_v the_o moabite_n from_o the_o amorites_n as_o it_o here_o follow_v which_o be_v in_o the_o wilderness_n that_o come_v out_o of_o the_o coast_n of_o the_o amorites_n run_v by_o the_o wilderness_n of_o kedemoth_n unto_o which_o the_o amorites_n extend_v their_o dominion_n two_o deut._n 26._o for_o arnon_n be_v the_o border_n of_o moab_n between_o moab_n and_o the_o amorites_n this_o river_n flow_v from_o the_o mountain_n of_o arabia_n where_o it_o have_v its_o rise_n and_o fall_v into_o the_o dead_a sea_n as_o josephus_n say_v lib._n iu._n antiq._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d bound_v the_o country_n of_o the_o moabite_n and_o of_o the_o amorites_n the_o country_n of_o moab_n lie_v on_o one_o side_n of_o it_o and_o that_o of_o the_o amorites_n on_o the_o other_o for_o though_o the_o moabite_n former_o possess_v the_o country_n on_o both_o side_n of_o arnon_n as_o far_o as_o heshbon_n yet_o the_o amorites_n have_v drive_v they_o out_o of_o that_o part_n of_o it_o which_o lie_v next_o to_o they_o and_o make_v the_o river_n the_o boundary_a of_o their_o two_o kingdom_n v._o 26_o 27._o this_o moses_n recite_v the_o more_o exact_o that_o it_o may_v appear_v the_o israelite_n invade_v none_o of_o the_o moabite_n possession_n but_o what_o be_v now_o possess_v by_o the_o amorites_n by_o which_o jephthah_n defend_v the_o right_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n in_o future_a time_n against_o the_o ammonite_n who_o pretend_v this_o country_n belong_v to_o they_o xi_o judge_n 13_o 14_o 15_o etc._n etc._n ver._n 14._o wherefore_o it_o be_v say_v in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o war_n verse_n 14_o of_o the_o lord_n a_o proof_n of_o this_o moses_n think_v good_a to_o allege_v out_o of_o a_o authentic_a record_n in_o those_o country_n contain_v the_o history_n of_o all_o the_o war_n that_o have_v be_v in_o those_o part_n which_o be_v here_o call_v the_o war_n of_o the_o lord_n because_o he_o be_v the_o great_a governor_n of_o the_o world_n as_o abarbinel_n interpret_v it_o from_o who_o and_o by_o who_o be_v all_o thing_n who_o put_v down_o one_o and_o set_v up_o another_o as_o the_o psalmist_n speak_v at_o his_o good_a pleasure_n this_o book_n he_o think_v be_v write_v by_o some_o of_o the_o wise_a man_n of_o those_o naons_n and_o so_o think_v nachmanides_n who_o look_v upon_o this_o conquest_n make_v by_o sihon_n as_o a_o very_a memorable_a thing_n put_v it_o down_o in_o their_o annal_n which_o after_o the_o way_n of_o those_o country_n be_v write_v he_o think_v in_o a_o poetical_a manner_n there_o be_v those_o who_o be_v of_o opinion_n that_o this_o book_n be_v write_v by_o moses_n himself_o who_o leave_v in_o it_o direction_n to_o joshua_n how_o to_o proceed_v in_o the_o war_n of_o the_o lord_n when_o he_o conquer_v canaan_n so_o dr._n lightfoot_n conjecture_n and_o bonfrerius_n do_v not_o much_o differ_v from_o he_o but_o i_o take_v the_o former_a account_n to_o be_v the_o more_o probable_a that_o moses_n justify_v what_o he_o write_v concern_v this_o conquest_n out_o of_o their_o own_o book_n which_o he_o quote_v just_a as_o st._n paul_n in_o the_o new_a testament_n do_v one_o of_o the_o greek_a poet_n what_o he_o do_v in_o the_o red_a sea_n these_o be_v the_o word_n of_o the_o book_n out_o of_o which_o he_o quote_v a_o small_a fragment_n and_o the_o marginal_a translation_n of_o they_o be_v most_o proper_a vaheb_n in_o supheh_n only_o the_o word_n eth_z be_v omit_v which_o make_v the_o sense_n to_o be_v this_o against_o vaheb_n in_o supheh_n that_o be_v he_o come_v some_o such_o word_n must_v be_v understand_v against_o vaheb_n a_o king_n of_o the_o moabite_n and_o overthrow_v he_o in_o suphah_n a_o place_n in_o the_o frontier_n of_o moab_n see_v i_o deut._n 1_o other_o understand_v by_o vaheb_n the_o place_n where_o sihon_n give_v the_o moabite_n this_o blow_n which_o he_o do_v by_o fall_v upon_o they_o on_o a_o sudden_a with_o a_o terrible_a fury_n so_o nachmanides_n understand_v these_o word_n besuphah_n he_o storm_v the_o city_n and_o make_v a_o furious_a assault_n when_o they_o think_v not_o of_o it_o for_o suphah_n signify_v a_o whirlwind_n or_o stormy_a tempest_n v_n isai_n 28._o and_o in_o the_o brook_n of_o arnon_n the_o same_o nachmanides_n take_v the_o word_n veeth_n which_o we_o translate_v and_o in_o to_o signify_v rather_o and_o with_o and_o these_o be_v still_o the_o word_n of_o the_o book_n beforementioned_a the_o sense_n be_v this_o in_o the_o same_o manner_n he_o smite_v the_o brook_n or_o torrent_n of_o arnon_n upon_o which_o he_o fall_v like_o a_o tempest_n and_o carry_v all_o before_o he_o verse_n 15_o ver._n 15._o and_o at_o the_o stream_n of_o the_o brook_n none_o i_o think_v have_v give_v a_o better_a account_n of_o these_o word_n than_o the_o same_o nachman_n who_o by_o esched_a hannechalim_fw-la which_o we_o translate_v the_o stream_n of_o the_o brook_n understand_v either_o a_o cliff_n from_o whence_o the_o torrent_n flow_v as_o aschdod_n and_o happisgah_n iii_o deut._n 17._o be_v the_o hill_n from_o whence_o the_o spring_n gush_v or_o the_o valley_n through_o which_o the_o torrent_n run_v where_o they_o make_v a_o great_a broad_a water_n which_o be_v here_o call_v a_o effusion_n of_o torrent_n as_o r._n levi_n ben_fw-mi gershom_n interpret_v the_o hebrew_n word_n esched_a hannechabim_n that_o go_v down_o to_o the_o dwell_n of_o ar._n which_o extend_v itself_o as_o far_o as_o be_v a_o city_n of_o moab_n v._o 28._o r._n levi_n be_v gersom_a take_v the_o word_n schebet_n which_o we_o translate_v dwell_v to_o signify_v a_o place_n as_o well_o as_o be_v towards_o which_o these_o torrent_n bend_v their_o course_n and_o lie_v upon_o the_o border_n of_o moab_n which_o lean_v or_o belong_v unto_o moab_n be_v in_o the_o border_n of_o that_o country_n thus_o far_o be_v
for_o they_o be_v amorites_n who_o country_n god_n promise_v to_o abraham_n xv_o gen._n 21._o be_v part_n of_o the_o canaanite_n who_o they_o be_v command_v to_o destroy_v for_o they_o be_v descend_v from_o one_o of_o the_o son_n of_o canaan_n x_o gen._n 16._o which_o make_v this_o war_n with_o they_o to_o have_v a_o just_a ground_n not_o because_o they_o deny_v the_o israelite_n a_o passage_n through_o their_o country_n against_o the_o right_n of_o nation_n as_o grotius_n think_v which_o be_v but_o the_o occasion_n not_o the_o ground_n of_o the_o war_n but_o because_o they_o be_v one_o of_o the_o seven_o nation_n condemn_v by_o god_n to_o destruction_n who_o land_n he_o bestow_v upon_o the_o israelite_n iii_o josh_n 10._o and_o because_o sihon_n come_v out_o arm_v against_o they_o beyond_o the_o bound_n of_o his_o own_o dominion_n and_o fall_v upon_o they_o when_o they_o have_v give_v he_o no_o provocation_n ver._n 24._o and_o israel_n smite_v he_o with_o the_o edge_n of_o the_o verse_n 24_o sword_n utter_o overthrow_v his_o army_n and_o put_v they_o all_o to_o the_o sword_n make_v themselves_o master_n of_o his_o country_n and_o possess_v his_o land_n for_o they_o destroy_v all_o the_o inhabitant_n man_n woman_n and_o child_n two_o deut._n 33_o 34._o from_o ammon_n unto_o jabbok_n even_o unto_o the_o child_n of_o ammon_n this_o be_v a_o brief_a description_n of_o the_o extent_n of_o sihon_n country_n which_o reach_v from_o the_o river_n arnon_n the_o bind_v of_o the_o moabite_n country_n on_o the_o south_n xxii_o 36._o unto_o jabbok_n which_o be_v the_o bind_v of_o the_o ammonite_n country_n on_o the_o north_n iii_o deut._n 16._o xii_o josh_n 2._o xiii_o 10._o but_o they_o meddle_v with_o no_o place_n that_o lie_v upon_o the_o river_n jabbok_n which_o belong_v to_o the_o ammonite_n for_o that_o god_n have_v forbid_v two_o deut._n 37._o by_o which_o jephthah_n as_o i_o observe_v before_o two_o hundred_o and_o sixty_o year_n after_o this_o justify_v the_o title_n of_o the_o israelite_n to_o all_o the_o country_n here_o mention_v which_o they_o take_v not_o from_o the_o ammonite_n or_o moabite_n but_o from_o the_o amorites_n who_o be_v the_o owner_n of_o it_o when_o they_o conquer_v it_o xi_o judge_n 13_o 15_o 22_o 23._o for_o sihon_n have_v get_v half_a of_o their_o country_n as_o well_o as_o part_v of_o the_o country_n of_o moab_n as_o appear_v from_o iii_o deut._n 11._o and_o from_o xiii_o josh_n 25._o where_o it_o be_v plain_a joshua_n give_v the_o gadite_n half_a of_o the_o country_n of_o the_o child_n of_o ammon_n which_o be_v now_o take_v from_o the_o amorites_n who_o have_v dispossess_v they_o josephus_n describe_v it_o as_o lie_v between_o three_o river_n like_o a_o island_n for_o the_o bank_n of_o arnon_n be_v the_o bound_n of_o this_o region_n on_o the_o south_n side_n and_o jabbok_n on_o the_o north_n which_o run_v into_o jordan_n lose_v its_o name_n and_o the_o western_a tract_n of_o it_o be_v wash_v by_o jordan_n itself_o and_o on_o the_o east_n part_v it_o be_v surround_v with_o the_o mountain_n of_o arabia_n for_o the_o border_n of_o the_o child_n of_o ammon_n be_v strong_a this_o be_v not_o mention_v here_o as_o a_o reason_n why_o the_o israelite_n do_v not_o set_v upon_o their_o country_n for_o they_o be_v express_o forbid_v to_o do_v it_o two_o deut._n 19_o but_o why_o sihon_n conquer_v none_o of_o the_o ammonite_n country_n beyond_o jabbok_n as_o he_o do_v all_o from_o arnon_n thither_o because_o their_o frontier_n on_o that_o side_n of_o their_o country_n be_v very_o strong_a by_o the_o fortification_n which_o it_o be_v likely_a they_o have_v make_v upon_o the_o river_n ver._n 25._o and_o israel_n take_v all_o these_o city_n all_o the_o verse_n 25_o city_n of_o that_o country_n which_o lie_v between_o arnon_n and_o jabbok_n some_o of_o which_o be_v name_v v._n 30._o and_o israel_n dwell_v in_o all_o the_o city_n of_o the_o amorites_n have_v destroy_v the_o former_a inhabitant_n as_o i_o note_v before_o two_o deut._n 34._o in_o heshbon_n even_o in_o their_o royal_a city_n and_o in_o all_o the_o village_n thereof_o in_o hebrew_a the_o daughter_n as_o village_n and_o castle_n be_v call_v which_o depend_v upon_o the_o metropolis_n as_o daughter_n on_o their_o mother_n ver._n 26._o for_o heshbon_n be_v the_o city_n of_o sihon_n the_o king_n verse_n 26_o of_o the_o amorites_n he_o have_v make_v this_o the_o seat_n of_o his_o kingdom_n after_o his_o conquest_n of_o this_o country_n which_o moses_n observe_v together_o with_o what_o follow_v that_o it_o may_v appear_v to_o posterity_n they_o invade_v no_o part_n of_o the_o moabite_n territory_n or_o of_o the_o ammonite_n but_o what_o be_v in_o the_o quiet_a possession_n of_o the_o amorites_n who_o have_v take_v this_o country_n from_o they_o and_o perhaps_o in_o a_o just_a war_n and_o long_o enjoy_v it_o who_o have_v fight_v against_o the_o former_a king_n of_o moab_n etc._n etc._n it_o be_v not_o certain_a that_o this_o sihon_n who_o the_o israelite_n now_o vanquish_v have_v dispossess_v the_o moabite_n of_o this_o country_n but_o more_o likely_a some_o of_o his_o ancestor_n who_o be_v all_o call_v by_o the_o name_n of_o sihon_n as_o the_o king_n of_o palestine_n be_v all_o call_v abimelech_n xx_o gen._n 2._o xxvi_o 1._o and_o the_o king_n of_o egypt_n call_v pharaoh_n who_o have_v fight_v not_o with_o the_o present_a king_n of_o moab_n but_o with_o one_o of_o his_o predecessor_n and_o conquer_v he_o and_o his_o country_n the_o former_a king_n of_o moab_n these_o word_n be_v not_o to_o be_v understand_v as_o if_o he_o fight_v with_o the_o king_n of_o moab_n who_o immediate_o reign_v before_o balak_n but_o as_o i_o say_v with_o some_o of_o his_o predecessor_n so_o the_o lxx_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o heretofore_o be_v king_n of_o moab_n and_o in_o the_o hebrew_n the_o word_n be_v literal_o the_o king_n of_o moab_n the_o first_o perhaps_o of_o the_o present_a race_n verse_n 27_o ver._n 27._o wherefore_o they_o that_o speak_v in_o proverb_n in_o the_o hebrew_n the_o word_n be_v wherefore_o the_o proverbialist_n that_o be_v the_o poet_n who_o composure_n in_o those_o day_n be_v very_o sententious_a say_n have_v this_o song_n in_o their_o mouth_n which_o seem_v to_o have_v be_v compose_v by_o some_o of_o the_o amorites_n upon_o the_o victory_n which_o sihon_n get_v over_o the_o moabite_n particular_o upon_o the_o take_n of_o heshbon_n which_o i_o suppose_v he_o besiege_v immediate_o upon_o the_o rout_v of_o their_o army_n this_o moses_n think_v good_a to_o insert_v in_o his_o history_n as_o a_o evidence_n that_o this_o country_n belong_v to_o the_o amorites_n when_o the_o israelite_n subdue_v it_o thus_o he_o quote_v a_o common_a say_v about_o nimrod_n to_o justify_v what_o he_o write_v of_o his_o greatness_n see_v x_o gen._n 9_o come_v into_o heshbon_n the_o word_n either_o of_o sihon_n call_v to_o his_o people_n or_o of_o the_o amorites_n exhort_v one_o another_o to_o go_v to_o heshbon_n and_o help_v to_o repair_v the_o ruin_n that_o have_v be_v in_o it_o by_o the_o war_n that_o it_o may_v become_v the_o royal_a city_n of_o their_o country_n for_o that_o be_v the_o meaning_n of_o the_o follow_a word_n let_v the_o city_n of_o sihon_n be_v build_v and_o prepare_v let_v that_o place_n which_o sihon_n have_v choose_v for_o his_o seat_n be_v build_v up_o again_o and_o make_v fit_a for_o his_o reception_n ver._n 28._o for_o there_o be_v a_o fire_n go_v out_o of_o heshbon_n verse_n 28_o now_o the_o poet_n rise_v into_o a_o rapture_n and_o prophecy_n the_o conquest_n of_o the_o whole_a country_n by_o the_o army_n of_o sihon_n march_v out_o of_o heshbon_n for_o in_o the_o prophetical_a language_n the_o desolation_n make_v by_o war_n be_v compare_v to_o the_o fire_n and_o to_o flame_n which_o consume_v all_o they_o come_v near_o i_o amos_n 7_o 10_o 12_o 14._o ii_o 2_o 5._o a_o flame_n from_o the_o city_n of_o sihon_n this_o be_v but_o a_o repetition_n as_o the_o manner_n be_v of_o what_o be_v now_o say_v in_o other_o word_n express_v the_o certainty_n of_o this_o presage_v it_o have_v consume_v be_v of_o moab_n he_o speak_v as_o if_o he_o already_o see_v the_o thing_n do_v which_o he_o foretell_v though_o it_o never_o come_v to_o pass_v for_o they_o do_v not_o conquer_v be_v which_o remain_v in_o the_o possession_n of_o moab_n in_o moses_n his_o time_n as_o appear_v from_o two_o deut._n 9_o 18_o 29._o but_o in_o his_o poetical_a heat_n or_o fury_n as_o they_o speak_v he_o insult_v as_o if_o they_o have_v actual_o take_v the_o capital_a city_n of_o moab_n for_o so_o be_v be_v and_o afterward_o call_v rabbath_n and_o rabbath-moba_a i._n e._n the_o great_a city_n of_o moab_n to_o distinguish_v it_o from_o
to_o palestine_n though_o it_o be_v very_o probable_a the_o people_n of_o both_o these_o country_n be_v descend_v from_o abraham_n by_o one_o of_o the_o son_n he_o have_v by_o keturah_n xxv_o gen._n 2._o now_o shall_v this_o company_n the_o army_n of_o israel_n encamp_v in_o the_o plain_n of_o moab_n v._o 1._o lick_v up_o all_o round_a about_o we_o i._n e._n devour_v we_o and_o all_o our_o neighbour_n or_o our_o whole_a country_n unless_o we_o join_v together_o to_o oppose_v they_o as_o the_o ox_n lick_v up_o the_o grass_n of_o the_o field_n they_o use_v this_o metaphor_n to_o signify_v how_o easy_o the_o israelites_n will_v conquer_v they_o without_o a_o timely_a resolute_a and_o unanimous_a opposition_n and_o likewise_o what_o a_o universal_a desolation_n they_o will_v make_v for_o the_o word_n be_v in_o the_o hebrew_n the_o green_a of_o the_o field_n i._n e._n not_o only_o the_o grass_n but_o the_o leave_n of_o tree_n which_o ox_n eat_v as_o bochartus_n observe_v out_o of_o the_o scripture_n as_o well_o as_o other_o author_n xxvii_o isai_n 20._o and_o to_o lick_v up_o be_v not_o light_o to_o touch_v with_o the_o tongue_n but_o to_o eat_v and_o consume_v see_v hierozoicon_n p._n i._o lib._n ii_o cap._n 31._o and_o balak_n the_o son_n of_o zippor_n be_v king_n of_o the_o moabite_n at_o that_o time_n he_o be_v mention_v before_o v._n 2._o but_o here_o record_v to_o have_v be_v king_n of_o the_o country_n who_o endeavour_v to_o secure_v himself_o by_o the_o assistance_n of_o his_o neighbour_n and_o ally_n unto_o who_o he_o send_v this_o embassy_n to_o advise_v with_o they_o what_o course_n it_o be_v best_a for_o they_o to_o take_v for_o their_o common_a safety_n ver._n 5._o he_o send_v messenger_n therefore_o the_o result_n of_o the_o treaty_n with_o midian_a be_v that_o with_o joint_a consent_n they_o shall_v send_v ambassador_n of_o each_o nation_n and_o of_o the_o same_o quality_n on_o the_o follow_a message_n verse_n 5_o v._n 7._o and_o this_o counsel_n it_o be_v likely_a be_v give_v by_o the_o midianite_n for_o balak_n say_v nothing_o of_o it_o by_o his_o messenger_n but_o it_o be_v resolve_v on_o when_o they_o come_v there_o as_o the_o most_o effectual_a mean_n for_o their_o security_n this_o i_o think_v the_o word_n therefore_o import_v unto_o balaam_n a_o famous_a soothsayer_n or_o divine_a as_o he_o be_v call_v in_o xiii_o josh_n 22._o that_o be_v one_o who_o pretend_v to_o foretell_v future_a thing_n and_o discover_v secret_n etc._n etc._n though_o not_o by_o good_a and_o allowable_a art_n but_o such_o as_o be_v absolute_o prohibit_v to_o god_n people_n xviii_o deut._n 10._o he_o have_v be_v former_o a_o good_a man_n and_o a_o true_a prophet_n till_o love_v the_o wage_n of_o vnrighteousness_n he_o apostatise_v from_o god_n and_o become_v a_o rosem_n which_o we_o translate_v a_o divine_a that_o be_v say_v aben-ezra_n a_o astrologer_n who_o observe_v when_o man_n be_v under_o a_o bad_a aspect_n of_o the_o star_n pronounce_v a_o curse_n upon_o they_o which_o sometime_o come_v to_o pass_v gain_v he_o a_o great_a reputation_n but_o this_o be_v not_o the_o import_n of_o that_o word_n as_o i_o shall_v show_v in_o its_o proper_a place_n let_v it_o suffice_v now_o to_o observe_v that_o the_o jew_n be_v so_o much_o of_o this_o opinion_n that_o he_o have_v be_v a_o better_a man_n than_o he_o be_v now_o that_o they_o take_v he_o as_o st._n hierom_n observe_v to_o be_v the_o same_o person_n who_o in_o the_o book_n of_o job_n be_v call_v elihu_n but_o origen_n and_o some_o other_o think_v he_o be_v no_o prophet_n but_o only_o one_o of_o the_o devil_n sorcerer_n of_o who_o he_o go_v to_o inquire_v but_o god_n be_v please_v to_o put_v the_o devil_n by_o and_o give_v what_o answer_v he_o think_v fit_a which_o balaam_n himself_o plain_o discern_v and_o therefore_o call_v himself_o he_o who_o hear_v the_o word_n of_o god_n etc._n etc._n on_o which_o side_n the_o truth_n lie_v we_o shall_v be_v able_a to_o judge_v when_o we_o come_v to_o consider_v what_o pass_v between_o god_n and_o he_o in_o the_o follow_a history_n the_o son_n of_o beor_n who_o be_v also_o call_v bosor_n as_o some_o gather_v from_o 2_o pet._n ii_o 15._o though_o that_o place_n may_v have_v another_o interpretation_n to_o pethor_n a_o city_n in_o aram_n or_o mesopotamia_n xxiii_o 7._o xxiii_o deut._n 4._o this_o be_v the_o ancient_a name_n of_o the_o place_n which_o in_o after_o time_n the_o syrian_n call_v bosor_n by_o a_o easy_a change_n of_o two_o letter_n which_o be_v very_o usual_a so_o grotius_n understand_v those_o word_n 2_o pet._n ii_o 15._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d balaam_n not_o the_o son_n but_o of_o the_o city_n of_o bosor_n which_o be_v by_o the_o river_n of_o the_o land_n of_o the_o child_n of_o his_o people_n i._n e._n near_o to_o euphrates_n which_o be_v common_o in_o these_o book_n call_v by_o the_o name_n of_o the_o river_n xv_o gen._n 18._o and_o many_o other_o place_n this_o determine_v aram_n which_o be_v the_o name_n of_o several_a country_n thereabouts_o to_o signify_v that_o which_o be_v call_v in_o scripture_n aram_n naharaim_n that_o be_v the_o aram_n which_o lie_v between_o the_o two_o famous_a river_n of_o euphrates_n and_o tigris_n the_o former_a of_o which_o be_v call_v by_o way_n of_o eminence_n the_o river_n though_o the_o other_o also_o be_v eminent_a because_o it_o be_v near_a and_o best_a know_v to_o the_o israelite_n and_o ptolemy_n mention_n a_o city_n call_v pachoria_n in_o his_o time_n upon_o this_o river_n which_o some_o take_v to_o be_v pethor_n and_o it_o be_v very_o probable_a that_o abraham_n before_o he_o come_v into_o canaan_n live_v here_o about_o xxiv_o gen._n 4_o 10._o xxiv_o josh_n 2._o and_o here_o jacob_n also_o serve_v for_o his_o wife_n and_o beget_v all_o the_o patriarch_n except_o benjamin_n whence_o the_o israelite_n acknowledge_v their_o father_n to_o have_v be_v a_o poor_a aramite_n or_o syrian_a as_o we_o translate_v it_o xxvi_o deut._n 5._o by_o which_o mean_v some_o relic_n of_o true_a religion_n still_o remain_v in_o this_o country_n though_o mix_v with_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o superstition_n to_o call_v he_o to_o invite_v he_o to_o come_v to_o they_o say_v there_o be_v a_o people_n come_v out_o of_o egypt_n which_o all_o the_o power_n of_o pharaoh_n can_v not_o hinder_v they_o cover_v the_o face_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v exceed_v numerous_a and_o they_o abide_v over_o against_o i_o lie_v encamp_v not_o far_o from_o i_o and_o be_v ready_a to_o invade_v my_o country_n ver._n 6._o come_v now_o therefore_o i_o pray_v thou_o they_o verse_n 6_o be_v to_o speak_v in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o king_n of_o moab_n who_o word_n these_o be_v say_v to_o be_v v._o 7._o there_o be_v no_o king_n perhaps_o at_o this_o time_n in_o midian_a but_o several_a little_a prince_n who_o be_v call_v king_n xxxi_o 8._o and_o curse_v i_o this_o people_n it_o seem_v they_o have_v a_o opinion_n in_o those_o day_n which_o prevail_v much_o in_o after_o time_n that_o 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horrid_a imprecation_n upon_o he_o which_o he_o say_v according_a to_o ancient_a tradition_n have_v such_o a_o power_n that_o no_o man_n who_o be_v load_v with_o they_o can_v avoid_v be_v undo_v for_o they_o be_v too_o mighty_a for_o i_o i_o be_o not_o able_a to_o deal_v with_o they_o without_o thy_o help_n peradventure_o but_o i_o hope_v etc._n etc._n for_o the_o hebrew_n word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v not_o a_o particle_n of_o doubt_v but_o of_o hope_v non_fw-la est_fw-la particula_fw-la dubitantis_fw-la sed_fw-la benè_fw-la ominantis_fw-la &_o sperantis_fw-la as_o forsterus_n observe_v xxxvii_o isai_n 4._o two_o zephan_n 3._o i_o shall_v prevail_v that_o i_o may_v smite_v they_o and_o that_o i_o may_v drive_v
moabite_n as_o be_v heshbon_n and_o elealah_n also_o and_o nebo_n which_o be_v give_v to_o the_o reubenites_n v._o 38._o and_o beon_n there_o be_v no_o mention_n of_o this_o place_n any_o where_o else_o but_o it_o be_v probable_a be_v part_n of_o the_o reubenites_n portion_n be_v mention_v together_o with_o other_o place_n that_o be_v give_v unto_o they_o and_o possible_o may_v be_v the_o place_n call_v baal-meon_n v._o 38._o which_o they_o change_v into_o beon_n because_o of_o the_o name_n of_o baal_n but_o the_o moabite_n when_o it_o fall_v into_o their_o hand_n restore_v part_n of_o its_o old_a name_n calling_z it_o beth-meon_a xlviii_o jerem._n 23._o verse_n 4_o ver._n 4._o even_o the_o country_n which_o the_o lord_n smite_v before_o the_o congregation_n of_o israel_n and_o give_v it_o to_o they_o for_o a_o possession_n as_o he_o intend_v to_o do_v the_o land_n of_o canaan_n see_v xxi_o 24_o 25._o be_v a_o land_n for_o cattle_n and_o thy_o servant_n have_v cattle_n be_v very_o fit_a for_o we_o v._o 2._o verse_n 5_o ver._n 5._o wherefore_o say_v they_o if_o we_o have_v find_v grace_n in_o thy_o sight_n a_o phrase_n often_o use_v by_o humble_a petitioner_n even_o by_o moses_n himself_o when_o he_o speak_v to_o god_n xi_o 15._o let_v this_o land_n be_v give_v unto_o thy_o servant_n for_o a_o possession_n the_o israelite_n in_o common_a possess_v it_o hitherto_o as_o belong_v to_o they_o all_o xxi_o ult_n but_o they_o desire_v to_o have_v it_o assign_v to_o they_o as_o their_o particular_a portion_n and_o bring_v we_o not_o over_o jordan_n we_o desire_v nothing_o in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n ver._n 6._o and_o moses_n say_v unto_o the_o child_n of_o gad_n and_o the_o child_n of_o reuben_n shall_v your_o brethren_n go_v to_o war_n can_v you_o think_v it_o reasonable_a that_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o tribe_n shall_v fight_v still_o for_o what_o they_o be_v to_o possess_v verse_n 6_o and_o shall_v you_o sit_v here_o and_o you_o take_v up_o your_o rest_n here_o and_o settle_v in_o their_o conquest_n which_o they_o have_v already_o make_v ver._n 7._o and_o wherefore_o discourage_v you_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o verse_n 7_o child_n of_o israel_n from_o go_v over_o into_o the_o land_n which_o the_o lord_n have_v give_v they_o he_o seem_v to_o have_v suspect_v that_o mere_a cowardice_n and_o a_o vile_a love_n of_o ease_n make_v they_o desire_n to_o stay_v where_o they_o be_v and_o go_v no_o further_o which_o ill_a example_n may_v dishearten_v all_o the_o rest_n of_o their_o brethren_n and_o make_v they_o have_v the_o same_o inclination_n to_o settle_v in_o the_o land_n they_o have_v conquer_v and_o not_o engage_v in_o a_o war_n with_o the_o canaanite_n ver._n 8._o thus_o do_v your_o father_n i._n e._n they_o dishearten_v verse_n 8_o all_o their_o brethren_n when_o i_o send_v they_o from_o kadesh_n barnea_n to_o see_v the_o land_n xiii_o 3_o 26._o ver._n 9_o for_o when_o they_o go_v up_o unto_o the_o valley_n of_o eschol_n verse_n 9_o man_n do_v not_o go_v up_o into_o a_o valley_n therefore_o the_o meaning_n be_v they_o go_v up_o to_o search_v the_o country_n as_o it_o be_v say_v they_o do_v xiii_o 21_o 22._o and_o go_v on_o in_o their_o search_n till_o they_o come_v to_o the_o valley_n or_o brook_n of_o eschol_n xiii_o 23._o where_o they_o cut_v down_o a_o branch_n with_o a_o cluster_n of_o grape_n to_o show_v what_o fruit_n the_o country_n afford_v and_o see_v the_o land_n have_v take_v a_o full_a view_n of_o the_o country_n they_o discourage_v the_o heart_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n represent_v the_o people_n and_o the_o city_n to_o be_v so_o strong_a that_o they_o shall_v not_o be_v able_a to_o deal_v with_o they_o xiii_o 28_o 29._o that_o they_o shall_v not_o go_v into_o the_o land_n which_o the_o lord_n have_v give_v they_o and_o therefore_o persuade_v they_o not_o to_o attempt_v to_o possess_v themselves_o of_o it_o for_o they_o say_v express_o we_o be_v not_o able_a to_o go_v against_o the_o people_n for_o they_o be_v strong_a than_o we_o xiii_o 31._o verse_n 10_o ver._n 10._o and_o the_o lord_n anger_n be_v kindle_v at_o the_o same_o time_n and_o he_o swear_v say_v fourteen_o 21_o 28._o verse_n 11_o ver._n 11._o surely_n none_o of_o the_o man_n that_o be_v come_v out_o of_o egypt_n from_o twenty_o year_n old_a and_o upward_a fourteen_o 22_o 29_o 35._o shall_v see_v the_o land_n which_o i_o swear_v unto_o abraham_n isaac_n and_o jacob._n fourteen_o 23._o because_o they_o have_v not_o whole_o follow_v i_o see_v there_o v._o 22._o verse_n 12_o ver._n 12._o save_v caleb_n the_o son_n of_o jephunneh_n fourteen_o 24._o the_o kenezite_n a_o great_a deal_n have_v be_v say_v by_o many_o to_o prove_v that_o caleb_n be_v call_v a_o kenezite_n because_o his_o father_n name_n be_v kenaz_n and_o this_o they_o prove_v because_o othniel_n father_n be_v kenaz_n and_o he_o be_v caleb_n brother_n xv_o josh_n 17._o his_o young_a brother_n i_o judg._n 13._o iii_o 9_o so_o that_o their_o father_n must_v have_v two_o name_n kenaz_n and_o jephunneh_n but_o it_o be_v very_o strange_a if_o this_o be_v true_a that_o caleb_n be_v not_o where_o call_v the_o son_n of_o kenaz_n but_o constant_o the_o son_n of_o jephunneh_n even_o there_o where_o othniel_n be_v just_a before_o call_v the_o son_n of_o kenaz_n 1_o chron._n 4.13_o 15._o nor_o be_v othniel_n any_o where_o call_v the_o son_n of_o jephunneh_n but_o always_o of_o kenaz_n and_o indeed_o there_o be_v a_o demonstration_n against_o this_o opinion_n for_o othniel_n marry_v caleb_n daughter_n which_o by_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n be_v utter_o unlawful_a whatsoever_o the_o practice_n may_v have_v be_v before_o the_o law_n be_v give_v therefore_o other_o think_v it_o more_o probable_a that_o othniel_n be_v one_o of_o his_o brother_n be_v young_a son_n for_o uncle_n and_o nephew_n be_v often_o call_v brethren_n as_o abraham_n and_o lot_n be_v and_o that_o from_o this_o brother_n who_o name_n be_v kenaz_n caleb_n be_v also_o call_v a_o kenezite_n but_o this_o be_v very_o absurd_a for_o the_o name_n of_o kenezzi_n in_o the_o hebrew_n denote_v the_o descendant_n from_o one_o who_o give_v this_o denomination_n to_o the_o family_n which_o one_o brother_n can_v not_o do_v to_o another_o it_o be_v most_o probable_a therefore_o that_o kenaz_n be_v some_o common_a ancestor_n both_o of_o othniel_n and_o caleb_n from_o who_o othniel_n father_n take_v also_o his_o name_n according_o we_o find_v jephunneh_n call_v a_o kenezite_n in_o fourteen_o josh_n 14._o where_o it_o be_v say_v that_o hebron_n become_v the_o inheritance_n of_o caleb_n the_o son_n of_o jephunneh_n the_o kenezite_n and_o joshua_n the_o son_n of_o nun_n for_o they_o have_v follow_v the_o lord_n full_o fourteen_o 24_o 30_o 38._o ver._n 13._o and_o the_o lord_n anger_n be_v kindle_v against_o verse_n 13_o israel_n he_o have_v say_v this_o before_o v._o 10._o but_o repeat_v it_o again_o to_o make_v they_o the_o more_o sensible_a of_o a_o thing_n that_o be_v do_v thirty_o eight_o year_n ago_o and_o to_o deter_v they_o from_o give_v he_o the_o like_a provocation_n and_o he_o make_v they_o wander_v in_o the_o wilderness_n forty_o year_n till_o all_o that_o have_v do_v evil_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v consume_v fourteen_o 31_o 32_o 33._o xxvi_o 64_o 65._o ver._n 14._o and_o behold_v mark_v what_o i_o say_v verse_n 14_o you_o be_v rise_v up_o in_o your_o father_n stead_n a_o increase_n of_o sinful_a man_n to_o augment_v yet_o the_o fierce_a anger_n of_o the_o lord_n towards_o israel_n be_v multiply_v to_o as_o great_a a_o number_n as_o your_o father_n only_o to_o succeed_v they_o in_o their_o sin_n and_o thereby_o bring_v down_o still_o more_o heavy_a punishment_n upon_o the_o nation_n ver._n 15._o for_o if_o you_o turn_v away_o from_o after_o he_o as_o your_o father_n do_v who_o refuse_v to_o go_v and_o possess_v the_o good_a land_n which_o he_o have_v bestow_v upon_o they_o verse_n 15_o he_o will_v yet_o again_o leave_v they_o in_o the_o wilderness_n lead_v they_o back_o again_o into_o the_o desert_n where_o your_o father_n perish_v and_o there_o forsake_v you_o and_o you_o shall_v destroy_v all_o this_o people_n who_o follow_v your_o example_n will_v refuse_v to_o go_v over_o jordan_n v._n 5._o to_o take_v possession_n of_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n verse_n 16_o ver._n 16._o and_o they_o draw_v near_o unto_o he_o as_o petitioner_n be_v wont_a to_o do_v when_o they_o be_v assure_v of_o their_o integrity_n and_o hope_v to_o obtain_v their_o request_n xliv_o gen._n 19_o and_o say_v we_o will_v build_v sheepfold_n here_o for_o our_o cattle_n there_o be_v five_o word_n in_o the_o hebrew_n language_n for_o fold_n for_o sheep_n and_o cattle_n all_o signify_v a_o place_n
xvii_o josh_n 1._o verse_n 40_o ver._n 40._o and_o moses_n give_v gilead_n unto_o machir_n the_o son_n of_o manasseh_n i._n e._n to_o the_o child_n of_o machir_n for_o he_o be_v dead_a long_o ago_o who_o have_v a_o considerable_a portion_n of_o that_o half_a of_o the_o land_n of_o gilead_n which_o be_v give_v to_o the_o half_a tribe_n of_o manasseh_n for_o one_o half_n be_v give_v to_o the_o reubenites_n and_o gadites_n and_o the_o other_o half_a to_o they_o iii_o deut._n 12_o 13._o where_o gilead_n signify_v all_o that_o country_n proper_o so_o call_v neither_o so_o much_o as_o the_o whole_a territory_n which_o these_o tribe_n demand_v v._o 1._o nor_o so_o little_a as_o be_v give_v to_o machir_n v._o 15._o where_o moses_n say_v and_o i_o give_v gilead_n unto_o machir_n i._n e._n to_o that_o family_n of_o manasseh_n which_o be_v proper_o call_v machirite_n xxvi_o numb_a 29._o and_o to_o that_o family_n descend_v from_o his_o son_n which_o from_o he_o be_v call_v gileadite_n for_o as_o manasseh_n have_v only_o this_o son_n macher_n so_o machir_n have_v only_a gilead_n but_o he_o have_v many_o xxvi_o 30_o 31_o 32._o who_o all_o raise_a family_n and_o as_o to_o the_o macharites_n and_o i_o suppose_v the_o gileadite_n be_v give_v a_o portion_n in_o this_o country_n xiii_o josh_n 29_o 30_o etc._n etc._n so_o joshua_n give_v to_o the_o rest_n a_o inheritance_n in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n xvii_o 2._o and_o he_o give_v a_o reason_n in_o the_o forego_n verse_n why_o he_o give_v gilead_n and_o bashan_n to_o the_o posterity_n of_o machir_n because_o they_o be_v a_o warlike_a people_n inherit_v their_o father_n valour_n who_o be_v a_o man_n of_o war_n and_o therefore_o fit_a to_o be_v place_v in_o the_o frontier_n of_o that_o country_n ver._n 41._o and_o jair_v the_o son_n of_o manasseh_n one_o of_o verse_n 41_o the_o posterity_n of_o manasseh_n by_o his_o mother_n side_n for_o he_o be_v the_o grandson_n of_o gilead_n the_o son_n of_o machir_n by_o his_o daughter_n 1_o 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those_o country_n make_v that_o which_o we_o call_v a_o village_n for_o hava_n in_o their_o language_n signify_v to_o compass_v the_o same_o he_o observe_v in_o his_o hierozoicon_n p._n i._o lib._n ii_o c._n 44._o p._n 466._o verse_n 42_o ver._n 42._o and_o nobah_n who_o he_o be_v we_o find_v in_o no_o other_o place_n but_o a_o eminent_a person_n no_o doubt_n in_o some_o of_o the_o family_n of_o the_o manassites_n either_o of_o the_o machirite_n or_o the_o gileadite_n for_o they_o only_o as_o i_o take_v it_o inherit_v on_o this_o side_n jordan_n go_v and_o take_v kenath_n and_o the_o village_n thereof_o at_o the_o same_o time_n i_o suppose_v that_o jair_n take_v the_o town_n abovementioned_a of_o which_o this_o be_v one_o 1_o chron._n ii_o 23._o but_o though_o jair_a be_v the_o chief_a conductor_n in_o that_o expedition_n yet_o he_o keep_v as_o i_o say_v only_o twenty_o three_o town_n to_o himself_o the_o rest_n be_v give_v to_o they_o who_o accompany_v he_o of_o who_o it_o be_v 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east_n side_n of_o this_o sea_n or_o lake_n which_o have_v its_o name_n from_o a_o city_n so_o call_v xix_o josh_n 35._o and_o a_o country_n 1_o king_n xv._o 20._o or_o else_o it_o give_v they_o their_o name_n for_o david_n chytraeus_n will_v have_v it_o call_v cinnereth_n from_o the_o hebrew_n word_n cinnor_n which_o signify_v a_o harp_n or_o lute_n the_o lake_n be_v of_o that_o shape_n and_o figure_n about_o four_o german_a mile_n long_o and_o two_o and_o a_o half_a broad_a it_o be_v call_v the_o sea_n of_o galilee_n or_o tiberias_n in_o the_o gospel_n verse_n 12_o ver._n 12._o and_o the_o border_n i._n e._n this_o eastern_a border_n shall_v go_v down_o to_o jordan_n that_o be_v to_o the_o river_n which_o be_v eminent_o so_o call_v and_o be_v on_o the_o east_n part_n of_o canaan_n xiii_o gen._n 11._o for_o it_o be_v very_o small_a till_o it_o come_v to_o the_o lake_n of_o genesaret_n beforementioned_a from_o whence_o be_v augment_v by_o several_a torrent_n and_o rivulet_n it_o run_v in_o a_o wide_a stream_n till_o it_o fall_v into_o the_o salt_n or_o dead-sea_n see_v bonfrerius_n out_o of_o josephus_n lib._n iu._n de_fw-fr bello_fw-la judaico_fw-la cap._n 1._o and_o its_o go_n out_o shall_v be_v at_o the_o salt-sea_n there_o be_v the_o end_n of_o this_o border_n where_o it_o meet_v with_o the_o southern_a as_o be_v observe_v above_o v._o 3._o this_o shall_v be_v your_o land_n with_o the_o coast_n thereof_o round_o about_o as_o be_v say_v before_o v._o 2._o therefore_o they_o be_v not_o to_o extend_v their_o right_n any_o far_o this_o be_v the_o country_n he_o promise_v abraham_n when_o he_o bid_v he_o lift_v up_o his_o eye_n and_o look_v from_o the_o place_n where_o he_o be_v northward_o and_o southward_o and_o eastward_o and_o westward_o and_o walk_v through_o the_o length_n of_o the_o land_n and_o breadth_n of_o it_o which_o he_o assure_v to_o his_o posterity_n xiii_o gen._n 14_o 15_o 16_o 17._o which_o now_o he_o lay_v out_o for_o they_o with_o the_o exact_a limit_n of_o it_o in_o all_o those_o four_o quarter_n ver._n 13._o and_o moses_n command_v the_o child_n of_o israel_n verse_n 13_o saying_n this_o be_v the_o land_n which_o you_o shall_v inherit_v by_o lot_n he_o repeat_v it_o so_o often_o that_o they_o may_v know_v what_o people_n they_o be_v to_o dispossess_v and_o with_o who_o they_o may_v make_v friendship_n and_o not_o extend_v their_o desire_n beyond_o the_o bound_n of_o god_n gracious_a grant_n to_o they_o by_o which_o they_o be_v place_v in_o a_o very_a fertile_a and_o pleasant_a country_n bound_v as_o appear_v by_o the_o forego_n description_n on_o the_o south_n v._n 4_o 5._o by_o great_a mountain_n which_o shelter_v they_o from_o the_o burn_a air_n of_o the_o desert_n of_o arabia_n on_o the_o west_n by_o the_o midland_n sea_n which_o send_v to_o they_o refresh_v breeze_n and_o on_o the_o north_n by_o mount_n libanus_n which_o keep_v off_o the_o cold_a blast_n from_o that_o quarter_n and_o on_o the_o east_n the_o delightful_a 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when_o the_o dog-day_n be_v go_v out_o see_v vossius_fw-la de_fw-fr orig._n &_o progressu_fw-la idolol_fw-la lib._n iu._n cap._n 56._o and_o they_o bite_v the_o people_n this_o aben-ezra_n and_o other_o think_v be_v a_o punishment_n suitable_a to_o their_o sin_n which_o be_v evil_a speak_v against_o the_o lord_n by_o calumniate_a his_o providence_n for_o solomon_n compare_v a_o calumniator_n to_o a_o serpent_n which_o bite_v if_o it_o be_v not_o charm_v x_o eccles_n 11._o it_o be_v a_o strange_a fancy_n of_o fortunatus_n licetus_n that_o moses_n here_o speak_v of_o a_o disease_n breed_v in_o the_o body_n which_o in_o child_n be_v call_v dracunculus_n and_o not_o of_o the_o bite_n of_o serpent_n from_o without_o lib._n de_fw-fr ortu_fw-la spontaneo_fw-la viventium_fw-la cap._n 51._o for_o which_o there_o be_v no_o ground_n at_o all_o and_o on_o the_o contrary_a nothing_o more_o certain_a than_o that_o in_o arabia_n and_o egypt_n and_o other_o country_n of_o africa_n there_o be_v such_o serpent_n as_o be_v here_o describe_v yet_o bartholinus_n seem_v to_o think_v that_o his_o opinion_n may_v be_v defend_v against_o ezekiel_n de_fw-fr castro_n who_o confute_v it_o see_v epistol_n medic._n centur._n i._o epist_n 32._o and_o much_o people_n of_o israel_n die_v the_o whole_a wilderness_n through_o which_o the_o israelite_n march_v so_o many_o year_n be_v full_a of_o fiery_a serpent_n and_o scorpion_n as_o moses_n his_o word_n import_v viii_o deut._n 15._o which_o make_v it_o the_o more_o wonderful_a that_o we_o never_o hear_v of_o their_o be_v bite_v and_o kill_v by_o they_o until_o now_o but_o it_o be_v to_o be_v consider_v that_o they_o be_v protect_v by_o the_o cloud_n from_o this_o and_o from_o all_o other_o danger_n as_o the_o hebrew_n well_o observe_v which_o now_o withdraw_v its_o shadow_n from_o they_o and_o let_v in_o the_o serpent_n upon_o they_o or_o rather_o as_o moses_n here_o express_o say_v god_n who_o have_v hitherto_o keep_v they_o off_o now_o send_v they_o and_o perhaps_o bring_v they_o from_o remote_a part_n of_o the_o wilderness_n to_o infest_v the_o whole_a congregation_n verse_n 7_o ver._n 7._o wherefore_o the_o people_n come_v to_o moses_n and_o say_v we_o have_v sin_v it_o do_v not_o appear_v whether_o they_o be_v immediate_o sensible_a of_o their_o sin_n and_o confess_v it_o upon_o the_o bite_n of_o the_o serpent_n and_o the_o direful_a effect_n of_o it_o or_o stay_v till_o there_o 〈…〉_o â—reat_a mortality_n among_o they_o it_o be_v likely_a they_o 〈…〉_o make_v their_o address_n to_o he_o but_o before_o a_o remedy_n be_v find_v out_o by_o erect_v the_o brazen_a serpent_n many_o of_o they_o perish_v for_o we_o have_v sin_v against_o the_o lord_n and_o against_o thou_o they_o make_v a_o particular_a acknowledgement_n of_o their_o gild_n as_o a_o token_n of_o the_o sincerity_n of_o their_o repentance_n pray_v unto_o the_o lord_n that_o he_o take_v away_o the_o serpent_n from_o we_o in_o the_o hebrew_n the_o word_n take_v away_o the_o serpent_n in_o the_o singular_a number_n about_o which_o the_o jew_n make_v a_o great_a many_o curious_a observation_n as_o if_o there_o be_v one_o evil_a angel_n that_o govern_v they_o all_o and_o if_o there_o be_v any_o truth_n in_o this_o observation_n we_o christian_n can_v but_o think_v these_o word_n point_n to_o the_o old_a serpent_n the_o devil_n who_o lose_v sting_n by_o the_o lift_n up_o christ_n on_o the_o cross_n as_o the_o brazen_a serpent_n it_o here_o follow_v be_v lift_v up_o for_o the_o cure_n of_o the_o bite_n of_o those_o serpent_n but_o the_o simple_a truth_n be_v that_o in_o this_o language_n the_o singular_a number_n be_v often_o use_v collective_o for_o the_o plural_a as_o in_o viii_o exod._n 6._o the_o frog_n come_v up_o and_o cover_v the_o land_n i._n e._n a_o vast_a multitude_n of_o frog_n and_o so_o moses_n speak_v in_o the_o place_n just_a now_o name_v viii_o deut._n 15._o where_o he_o call_v this_o wilderness_n wherein_o they_o travel_v a_o place_n of_o a_o fiery_a serpent_n and_o scorpion_n i._n e._n say_v jonathan_n full_a of_o such_o creature_n and_o moses_n pray_v for_o the_o people_n here_o r._n becai_n and_o other_o observe_v the_o great_a meekness_n and_o charity_n of_o m_o ses_fw-fr and_o thence_o draw_v this_o instruction_n that_o he_o of_o who_o any_o one_o ask_v pardon_n for_o a_o offence_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v hard-hearted_a but_o ready_a to_o forgive_v thus_o abraham_n pray_v for_o abimelech_n xx_o gen._n 17._o job_n for_o his_o friend_n xlii_o 10._o it_o will_v be_v a_o sin_n to_o do_v otherwise_o 1_o sam._n xii_o 19_o 20_o 23._o ver._n 8._o and_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o moses_n in_o answer_n to_o his_o prayer_n make_v thou_o a_o fiery_a serpent_n the_o figure_n of_o one_o of_o those_o serpent_n which_o bite_v the_o people_n abarbinel_n think_v that_o upon_o moses_n his_o prayer_n the_o serpent_n be_v remove_v but_o still_o there_o remain_v many_o among_o the_o people_n sore_o afflict_v by_o the_o venomous_a effect_n of_o their_o bite_n for_o who_o cure_n god_n gracious_o give_v this_o direction_n it_o be_v something_o strange_a that_o any_o learned_a christian_a shall_v so_o much_o admire_v the_o egyptian_a learning_n as_o not_o to_o forbear_v the_o mention_n of_o their_o incantation_n of_o serpent_n when_o they_o speak_v of_o this_o relation_n which_o moses_n make_v concern_v the_o brazen_a serpent_n which_o god_n order_v he_o to_o set_v up_o yet_o sir_n john_n marsham_n in_o his_o chronicon_fw-la sect_n 9_o when_o he_o come_v to_o treat_v of_o this_o station_n of_o the_o israelite_n at_o tsalmona_n have_v a_o long_a discourse_n to_o show_v how_o famous_a the_o egyptian_n and_o other_o nation_n be_v in_o this_o sort_n of_o magic_n and_o thus_o conclude_v it_o that_o moses_n put_v this_o brazen_a serpent_n upon_o a_o perch_n non_fw-la tam_fw-la serpent_n igneos_fw-la incantabat_fw-la ne_fw-la nocerent_fw-la quà m_fw-la eorum_fw-la venenum_fw-la extinguebant_fw-la do_v not_o so_o much_o charm_v these_o serpent_n that_o they_o shall_v not_o hurt_v as_o extinguish_v their_o venom_n this_o seem_v to_o i_o a_o scurvy_a intimation_n that_o moses_n have_v their_o practice_n in_o his_o mind_n but_o go_v beyond_o they_o he_o shall_v have_v say_v moses_n abominate_v their_o wicked_a art_n if_o they_o have_v any_o such_o in_o those_o day_n and_o direct_v the_o israelite_n to_o look_v up_o to_o god_n for_o heal_v so_o the_o jew_n themselves_o particular_o aben-ezra_n who_o take_v notice_n that_o some_o superstitious_a people_n fancy_v that_o this_o serpent_n be_v a_o talisman_n make_v to_o receive_v i_o know_v not_o what_o influence_n from_o the_o star_n but_o god_n forbid_v say_v he_o god_n forbid_v we_o shall_v have_v any_o such_o thought_n this_o be_v make_v by_o the_o divine_a order_n the_o reason_n of_o which_o let_v we_o not_o scrupulous_o search_v they_o think_v that_o be_v there_o be_v something_o extraordinary_a in_o it_o as_o jonathan_n plain_o declare_v in_o his_o paraphrase_n of_o the_o last_o word_n of_o this_o verse_n he_o shall_v be_v heal_v if_o he_o direct_v his_o heart_n to_o the_o name_n of_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n where_o no_o christian_n can_v forbear_v to_o think_v of_o our_o bless_a saviour_n the_o eternal_a word_n who_o be_v prefigure_v as_o i_o shall_v show_v in_o the_o follow_a verse_n by_o the_o erect_n of_o this_o serpent_n here_o mention_v upon_o a_o pole_n that_o all_o may_v look_v upon_o he_o and_o live_v and_o set_v it_o upon_o a_o pole_n so_o high_a that_o every_o one_o in_o the_o camp_n may_v see_v it_o for_o the_o word_n signify_v such_o a_o pole_n as_o make_v their_o ensign_n or_o banner_n to_o which_o all_o the_o army_n be_v to_o resort_v concern_v this_o word_n nes_fw-la see_v booetius_n lib._n ii_o cap._n 4._o and_o it_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v that_o every_o one_o
rabbah-ammon_n i._n e._n the_o great_a city_n of_o the_o ammonite_n for_o so_o we_o find_v in_o stephanus_n de_fw-la vrbibus_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o shall_v be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o bochartus_n have_v true_o correct_v it_o in_o his_o preface_n to_o his_o phaleg_n which_o he_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o be_v as_o i_o say_v be_v the_o old_a name_n of_o it_o two_o deut._n 29._o xvi_o isa_n 1._o from_o whence_o come_v the_o name_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o it_o retain_v in_o late_a age_n and_o the_o lord_n of_o the_o high-place_n of_o arnon_n the_o master_n or_o owner_n as_o the_o word_n baale_n may_v be_v translate_v of_o the_o high-place_n etc._n etc._n i._n e._n those_o that_o dwell_v in_o the_o strong_a fort_n of_o the_o country_n or_o as_o some_o fancy_n the_o priest_n of_o the_o place_n be_v here_o mean_v or_o rather_o their_o temple_n where_o baal_n be_v worship_v for_o we_o find_v a_o place_n in_o this_o country_n call_v bamoth-baal_n xiii_o josh_n 17._o the_o high-place_n of_o baal_n and_o it_o be_v evident_a this_o poet_n triumph_v in_o this_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d over_o their_o god_n and_o their_o religion_n as_o well_o as_o over_o they_o verse_n 29_o ver._n 29._o wo_n unto_o thou_o moab_n he_o go_v on_o to_o foretell_v the_o calamity_n of_o the_o whole_a country_n thou_o be_v undo_v o_o people_n of_o chemosh_fw-mi so_o he_o call_v the_o moabite_n who_o serve_v as_o the_o chaldee_n translate_v it_o or_o worship_v chemosh_fw-mi as_o their_o god_n for_o so_o we_o read_v he_o be_v xlviii_o jerem._n 7_o 13._o 1_o king_n xi_o 7._o xi_o judge_n 24._o which_o st._n hierom_n think_v differ_v from_o baal-peor_n only_o in_o name_n see_v vossius_fw-la de_fw-fr orig._n &_o progr_n idolol_n lib._n ii_o cap._n 8._o some_o take_v chemosh_fw-mi to_o be_v saturn_n particular_o scharastanius_n the_o manner_n of_o who_o worship_n see_v in_o dr._n pocock_n excellent_a annotation_n in_o specim_fw-la hist._n arab._n p._n 316._o i_o shall_v only_o add_v that_o as_o the_o moabite_n be_v call_v the_o people_n of_o chemosh_fw-mi because_o they_o worship_v he_o as_o their_o god_n so_o the_o israelite_n be_v call_v the_o people_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o the_o people_n of_o god_n because_o they_o worship_v the_o lord_n alone_o v_z judges_z 11._o 2_o sam_n fourteen_o 13._o for_o in_o the_o day_n of_o paganism_n as_o mr._n mede_n observe_v every_o country_n nay_o every_o city_n have_v their_o proper_a and_o peculiar_a god_n which_o be_v deem_v as_o their_o guardian_n and_o protector_n from_o whence_o the_o nation_n themselves_o be_v express_v by_o the_o name_n of_o their_o go_n that_o be_v evident_a from_o this_o place_n but_o it_o be_v not_o so_o plain_a that_o when_o god_n threaten_v to_o deliver_v up_o israel_n to_o serve_v other_o god_n he_o mean_v give_v they_o up_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o people_n of_o strange_a country_n which_o he_o take_v to_o be_v intend_v in_o iv_o deut._n 28._o xxviii_o 64._o xvi_o jerem._n 16_o etc._n etc._n see_v book_n iu._n p._n 977._o and_o so_o he_o think_v the_o word_n of_o david_n may_v be_v expound_v 1_o sam._n xxvi_o 19_o they_o have_v drive_v i_o out_o this_o day_n from_o abide_v in_o the_o inheritance_n of_o the_o lord_n say_v go_v serve_v other_o god_n i._n e._n banish_a i_o into_o the_o country_n of_o idolater_n see_v book_n iii_o p._n 823._o where_o this_o be_v more_o large_o explain_v he_o have_v give_v his_o son_n that_o escape_v and_o his_o daughter_n into_o captivity_n unto_o sihon_n king_n of_o the_o amorites_n this_o be_v a_o manifest_a triumph_n over_o their_o god_n chemosh_fw-mi who_o be_v not_o able_a to_o save_v his_o worshipper_n who_o he_o call_v his_o son_n and_o his_o daughter_n i._n e._n his_o child_n who_o be_v under_o his_o protection_n no_o he_o can_v not_o so_o much_o as_o preserve_v those_o that_o escape_v the_o fury_n of_o the_o sword_n but_o they_o be_v afterward_o take_v captive_a to_o make_v up_o part_n of_o the_o triumph_n of_o sihon_n king_n of_o the_o amorites_n ver._n 30._o we_o have_v shoot_v at_o they_o heshbon_n be_v perish_v verse_n 30_o even_o unto_o dibon_n the_o hebrew_n word_n vanniram_n abad_v heshbon_n at_o h_o dibon_n may_v as_o well_o if_o not_o better_o be_v translate_v their_o light_n be_v perish_v or_o take_v away_o from_o heshbon_n unto_o dibon_n so_o forsterus_n in_o his_o lexicon_n and_o the_o tigurin_n version_n and_o other_o that_o be_v their_o glory_n be_v go_v from_o one_o end_n of_o the_o country_n to_o the_o other_o for_o heshbon_n and_o dibon_n be_v two_o famous_a place_n in_o this_o territory_n xiii_o josh_n 17._o and_o some_o think_v this_o be_v the_o place_n call_v dibon-gad_n xxxiii_o 45._o which_o be_v the_o more_o note_v because_o there_o nebo_n one_o of_o their_o god_n be_v worship_v for_o in_o xv_o isai_n 2._o dibon_n be_v mention_v as_o one_o of_o their_o high-place_n and_o there_o nebo_n be_v lament_v i._n e._n their_o god_n which_o be_v there_o worship_v when_o hesychius_n say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o no_o doubt_n be_v this_o dibon_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o place_n where_o the_o moabite_n have_v a_o temple_n see_v selden_n de_fw-fr diis_fw-la syris_n syntagm_n 2._o cap._n 12._o we_o have_v lay_v they_o waste_v even_o unto_o nophah_n another_o place_n in_o that_o country_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o word_n follow_v which_o reach_v unto_o medeba_n that_o be_v the_o territory_n of_o nophah_n extend_v as_o far_o as_o medeba_n which_o be_v certain_o a_o place_n in_o the_o country_n of_o moab_n xv_o isai_n 2._o but_o the_o word_n reach_v be_v not_o in_o the_o hebrew_n and_o the_o word_n without_o it_o may_v be_v thus_o true_o translate_v and_o as_o far_o as_o medeba_n for_o so_o the_o hebrew_n particle_n ascher_fw-fr be_v sometime_o use_v to_o signify_v simple_o and_o as_o vi_o eccles_n 12._o ascher_fw-fr mi_fw-mi and_o who_o can_v tell_v etc._n etc._n so_o here_o ascher_fw-ge ad_fw-la and_o unto_o etc._n etc._n and_o here_o i_o think_v fit_a to_o note_v that_o it_o be_v likely_a these_o verse_n be_v some_o part_n of_o the_o history_n of_o those_o country_n for_o a_o poetical_a way_n of_o writing_n be_v in_o use_n before_o prose_n as_o strabo_n tell_v we_o lib._n i._o geograph_n p._n 18._o where_o he_o say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n all_o set_v or_o artificial_a speech_n whether_o historical_a or_o rhetorical_a be_v but_o a_o imitation_n of_o poetical_a composition_n the_o ancient_n know_v no_o other_o cadmus_n and_o pherecydes_n and_o hecataeus_n be_v the_o first_o who_o bring_v in_o this_o form_n of_o write_v now_o in_o use_n see_v salmasius_n in_o solinum_n p._n 841._o and_o cuperus_n in_o his_o apotheosis_n homeri_fw-la p._n 55._o however_o this_o be_v certain_a that_o they_o who_o will_v instruct_v the_o people_n put_v their_o lesson_n into_o verse_n as_o strabo_n there_o show_v where_o he_o say_v p._n 15._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n the_o ancient_n call_v poetry_n the_o first_o philosophy_n form_v our_o life_n from_o tender_a year_n teach_v good_a manner_n govern_v the_o passion_n and_o action_n with_o pleasure_n for_o which_o cause_n the_o greek_n institute_v their_o child_n in_o their_o city_n by_o poety_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d not_o mere_o for_o the_o sake_n of_o bare_a delectation_n but_o to_o form_v they_o to_o sobriety_n ver._n 31._o thus_o israel_n dwell_v in_o the_o land_n of_o the_o amorites_n verse_n 31_o this_o he_o mention_n again_o to_o make_v it_o the_o more_o observe_v that_o this_o be_v the_o country_n of_o the_o amorites_n into_o which_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n enter_v not_o of_o the_o moabite_n who_o have_v be_v expel_v out_o of_o it_o as_o be_v notorious_o know_v there_o be_v a_o song_n in_o every_o body_n mouth_n which_o continue_v the_o memory_n of_o it_o ver._n 32._o and_o moses_n send_v to_o spy_v out_o jaazer_n another_o verse_n 32_o city_n former_o belong_v to_o moab_n but_o now_o in_o the_o possession_n of_o the_o amorites_n which_o the_o israelite_n do_v not_o take_v at_o the_o first_o but_o after_o they_o have_v conquer_v all_o the_o country_n beforementioned_a they_o send_v some_o man_n to_o bring_v they_o intelligence_n which_o way_n it_o be_v best_a to_o attack_v that_o city_n also_o and_o the_o country_n about_o it_o it_o be_v not_o far_o from_o mount_n gilead_n 2_o sam._n xxiv_o 5_o 6._o 1_o chron._n xxvi_o 31._o and_o both_o of_o they_o be_v famous_a for_o good_a pasture_n and_o therefore_o give_v to_o the_o tribe_n of_o reuben_n and_o gad_n who_o have_v much_o cattle_n xxxii_o of_o this_o book_n 1_o 3_o 4_o 35_o 36._o after_o the_o ten_o tribe_n be_v carry_v captive_a from_o their_o own_o land_n
it_o fall_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o moabite_n again_o as_o may_v be_v gather_v from_o xlviii_o jerem._n 32._o and_o they_o take_v the_o village_n thereof_o as_o well_o as_o the_o city_n itself_o and_o drive_v out_o the_o amorites_n that_o dwell_v there_o if_o it_o have_v not_o be_v possess_v by_o they_o they_o will_v not_o have_v meddle_v with_o it_o ver._n 33._o and_o they_o turn_v or_o return_v as_o the_o lxx_o have_v it_o from_o jaazer_n and_o go_v up_o by_o the_o way_n of_o bashan_n a_o famous_a verse_n 33_o mountain_n lxviii_o psal_n 15._o lie_v more_o northerly_a than_o the_o country_n of_o sihon_n and_o belong_v also_o to_o the_o amorites_n where_o be_v very_o rich_a pasture_n and_o a_o excellent_a breed_n of_o cattle_n xxxii_o deut._n 14._o xxii_o psal_n 12._o and_o stately_a oak_n xxvii_o ezek._n 6._o and_o og_n the_o king_n of_o bashan_n the_o whole_a country_n of_o which_o he_o be_v king_n have_v its_o name_n from_o that_o mountain_n and_o be_v call_v the_o kingdom_n of_o og_n in_o bashan_n iii_o deut._n 10._o where_o he_o be_v say_v as_o well_o as_o sihon_n to_o be_v a_o king_n of_o the_o amorites_n v._o 8._o and_o v._o 11._o that_o he_o be_v of_o the_o remnant_n of_o the_o giant_n or_o of_o the_o rephaim_n who_o be_v a_o mighty_a people_n in_o that_o country_n of_o bashan_n see_v fourteen_o gen._n 5._o which_o in_o after_o age_n be_v call_v batanaea_n go_v out_o against_o they_o to_o oppose_v their_o passage_n he_o and_o all_o his_o people_n with_o all_o the_o man_n of_o war_n in_o his_o country_n to_o the_o battle_n at_o edrei_n a_o city_n near_o that_o country_n afterward_o call_v adara_n as_o st._n hierom_n tell_v we_o in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr locis_fw-la hebraicis_fw-la he_o offer_v the_o israelite_n battle_n which_o by_o god_n order_n they_o accept_v verse_n 34_o ver._n 34._o and_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o moses_n that_o he_o may_v report_v it_o to_o the_o people_n fear_v he_o not_o they_o have_v reason_n to_o be_v courageous_a and_o not_o affright_v because_o he_o be_v a_o giant_n have_v late_o overcome_v a_o mighty_a king_n than_o he_o of_o which_o god_n put_v they_o in_o mind_n in_o the_o end_n of_o this_o verse_n for_o i_o have_v deliver_v he_o into_o thy_o hand_n and_o all_o his_o people_n etc._n etc._n for_o their_o great_a encouragement_n he_o add_v his_o promise_n on_o which_o he_o bid_v they_o rely_v as_o if_o they_o see_v it_o already_o do_v that_o he_o will_v give_v they_o the_o victory_n over_o og_n and_o all_o his_o force_n and_o bestow_v upon_o they_o his_o country_n this_o history_n moses_n report_v more_o at_o large_a iii_o deut._n 1_o 2_o 3_o etc._n etc._n ver._n 35._o so_o they_o smite_v he_o and_o his_o son_n and_o all_o his_o verse_n 35_o people_n until_o there_o be_v none_o leave_v he_o alive_a after_o they_o have_v overthrow_v he_o and_o his_o army_n they_o pursue_v the_o victory_n till_o they_o have_v destroy_v all_o the_o people_n of_o the_o country_n some_o part_n of_o which_o hold_v out_o long_o than_o the_o rest_n as_o appear_v from_o xxxii_o 39_o etc._n etc._n but_o at_o length_n be_v whole_o subdue_v by_o jair_a the_o son_n of_o manasseh_n who_o have_v all_o the_o region_n of_o argob_n give_v he_o for_o his_o pain_n xxxii_o 41._o iii_o deut._n 14._o and_o they_o possess_v his_o land_n wherein_o be_v sixty_o wall_a city_n beside_o a_o great_a many_o small_a town_n iii_o deut._n 4_o 5._o xiii_o josh_n 30._o all_o which_o be_v give_v to_o the_o half_a tribe_n of_o manasseh_n iii_o deut._n 13._o xiii_o josh_n 29_o 30._o 1_o king_n iu_o 13._o chap._n xxii_o chapter_n xxii_o ver._n 1._o and_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n set_v forward_o verse_n 1_o in_o what_o month_n of_o the_o forty_o year_n this_o which_o follow_v fell_a out_o we_o can_v tell_v but_o it_o be_v likely_a in_o the_o seven_o when_o they_o remove_v from_o the_o mountain_n of_o abarim_n xxi_o 20._o xxxiii_o 48._o and_o pithe_v in_o the_o plain_n of_o moab_n which_o have_v former_o belong_v to_o the_o moabite_n from_o who_o it_o take_v its_o name_n but_o have_v be_v take_v from_o they_o by_o the_o amorites_n and_o now_o be_v in_o the_o possession_n of_o the_o israelite_n on_o this_o side_n jordan_n unto_o which_o river_n this_o plain_a extend_v and_o they_o pitch_v near_o to_o it_o from_o beth-jesimoth_a unto_o abel-shittim_n xxxiii_o 49._o where_o they_o stay_v till_o under_o the_o conduct_n of_o joshua_n they_o come_v to_o jordan_n and_o pass_v over_o it_o iii_o josh_n 1._o by_o jericho_n rather_o against_o jericho_n as_o the_o lxx_o translate_v it_o for_o jericho_n be_v on_o the_o other_o side_n of_o jordan_n direct_o opposite_a to_o the_o place_n where_o they_o now_o pitch_v and_o therefore_o the_o vulgar_a latin_a translate_v or_o rather_o paraphrase_n it_o where_o jericho_n be_v situate_v beyond_o jordan_n i._n e._n pass_v the_o ford_n they_o come_v direct_o to_o jericho_n verse_n 2_o ver._n 2._o and_o balak_n the_o son_n of_o zippor_n who_o be_v king_n of_o the_o moabite_n at_o this_o time_n and_o descend_v it_o be_v likely_a from_o the_o ancient_a king_n of_o that_o country_n xxi_o 26._o see_v all_o that_o israel_n have_v do_v to_o the_o amorites_n to_o sihon_n and_o og_n the_o two_o king_n of_o the_o amorites_n as_o they_o be_v call_v iii_o deut._n 8._o who_o be_v such_o near_a neighbour_n to_o balak_n that_o he_o not_o only_o see_v but_o consider_v as_o the_o word_n imply_v what_o a_o speedy_a conquest_n the_o israelite_n have_v make_v of_o their_o country_n verse_n 3_o ver._n 3._o and_o moab_n be_v sore_o afraid_a of_o the_o people_n lest_o they_o shall_v expel_v they_o out_o of_o their_o country_n as_o they_o have_v do_v the_o amorites_n for_o they_o know_v nothing_o of_o god_n command_n to_o the_o israelite_n not_o to_o disturb_v they_o in_o their_o possession_n some_o imagine_v but_o i_o see_v no_o good_a ground_n for_o it_o that_o they_o be_v afraid_a the_o israelite_n shall_v get_v possession_n of_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n unto_o which_o they_o think_v themselves_o perhaps_o to_o have_v a_o better_a title_n be_v descend_v from_o the_o elder_a daughter_n of_o lot_n who_o be_v the_o son_n of_o abraham_n elder_a brother_n for_o abraham_n be_v the_o young_a son_n of_o terah_n but_o no_o body_n can_v see_v any_o right_n that_o this_o descent_n give_v lot_n or_o his_o child_n there_o be_v no_o promise_n make_v of_o it_o by_o god_n to_o any_o person_n but_o abraham_n and_o his_o posterity_n because_o they_o be_v many_o too_o strong_a for_o the_o moabite_n to_o deal_v withal_o have_v conquer_v those_o who_o have_v be_v too_o hard_o for_o they_o and_o take_v a_o great_a territory_n from_o they_o xxi_o 26._o and_o moab_n be_v distress_v because_o of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n as_o moses_n in_o his_o song_n after_o they_o have_v pass_v the_o red_a sea_n foretell_v they_o will_v be_v xv_o exod._n 15._o ver._n 4._o and_o moab_n say_v by_o messenger_n which_o verse_n 4_o be_v send_v it_o be_v most_o likely_a by_o the_o king_n and_o the_o prince_n of_o the_o country_n unto_o the_o elder_n of_o midian_a who_o be_v their_o neighbour_n and_o confederate_n the_o title_n of_o elder_n it_o appear_v by_o this_o be_v give_v in_o other_o nation_n as_o well_o as_o among_o the_o israelite_n to_o the_o great_a person_n in_o their_o country_n or_o the_o israelite_n after_o their_o manner_n so_o call_v man_n every_o where_o who_o be_v in_o high_a authority_n for_o these_o person_n who_o be_v here_o call_v elder_n be_v call_v king_n xxxi_o 8._o and_o prince_n xiii_o josh_n 21._o in_o like_a manner_n they_o who_o in_o the_o seven_o verse_n of_o this_o chapter_n be_v call_v the_o elder_n of_o moab_n be_v in_o the_o next_o verse_n call_v the_o prince_n of_o moab_n which_o it_o be_v evident_a be_v the_o ancient_a language_n among_o the_o egyptian_n l_o gen._n 7._o unless_o we_o suppose_v moses_n as_o i_o say_v to_o have_v speak_v in_o the_o language_n of_o the_o jew_n and_o it_o be_v very_o likely_a be_v also_o the_o ancient_a language_n of_o phoenicia_n and_o the_o country_n thereabouts_o and_o perhaps_o in_o much_o remote_a part_n for_o it_o be_v a_o know_a story_n that_o when_o the_o phoenician_n flee_v before_o joshua_n and_o forsake_v the_o land_n of_o canaan_n they_o fix_v in_o asrick_n where_o they_o leave_v this_o name_n of_o elder_n among_o the_o carthaginian_n see_v mr._n selden_n lib._n i._n de_fw-fr synedr_n cap._n 14._o p._n 587_o etc._n etc._n midian_a this_o be_v not_o the_o country_n wherein_o jethro_n be_v a_o prince_n for_o that_o be_v not_o far_o from_o mount_n sinai_n as_o appear_v from_o iii_o exod._n 1._o whereas_o this_o be_v remote_a from_o that_o place_n adjoin_v to_o the_o moabite_n and_o near_o
war_n and_o of_o those_o who_o stay_v at_o home_n but_o be_v able_a to_o go_v to_o war_n who_o be_v above_o six_o hundred_o thousand_o xxvi_o 2_o 51._o of_o which_o twelve_o thousand_o who_o be_v employ_v in_o this_o expedition_n be_v the_o fifty_o part_n and_o give_v they_o to_o the_o levite_n who_o be_v far_o more_o numerous_a than_o the_o priest_n and_o therefore_o have_v a_o great_a proportion_n of_o the_o tribute_n which_o keep_v the_o charge_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o the_o lord_n see_v i_o 50._o iii_o 6_o 7_o 8._o ver._n 31._o and_o moses_n and_o eleazar_n the_o priest_n do_v as_o verse_n 31_o the_o lord_n command_v moses_n this_o command_n be_v peculiar_o to_o moses_n v._o 25._o but_o eleazar_n be_v to_o assist_v he_o in_o the_o execution_n of_o it_o v._o 26._o and_o according_o they_o take_v the_o sum_n of_o the_o prey_n both_o of_o man_n and_o beast_n and_o divide_v they_o between_o the_o soldier_n and_o people_n and_o levy_v a_o tribute_n upon_o each_o for_o the_o lord_n who_o order_v they_o to_o his_o minister_n ver._n 32._o and_o the_o booty_n be_v the_o rest_n of_o the_o prey_n which_o the_o man_n of_o israel_n have_v catch_v i._n e._n beside_o what_o be_v necessary_o spend_v for_o their_o subsistence_n during_o the_o war_n and_o while_o they_o lie_v out_o of_o the_o camp_n v._o 19_o be_v six_o hundred_o thousand_o and_o seventy_o thousand_o and_o five_o thousand_o sheep_n a_o vast_a stock_n far_o exceed_v the_o number_n of_o man_n of_o war_n which_o be_v in_o israel_n verse_n 33_o ver._n 33._o and_o threescore_o and_o twelve_o thousand_o beef_n it_o seem_v their_o country_n have_v good_a pasture_n in_o it_o as_o well_o as_o sheep-walk_n for_o as_o arabia_n foelix_n it_o be_v certain_a have_v agros_fw-la latissimos_fw-la &_o fertilissimos_fw-la as_o pliny_n speak_v lib._n vi_o cap._n 28._o most_o spacious_a and_o fertile_a field_n so_o arabia_n petraea_n in_o which_o midian_a be_v do_v not_o whole_o want_v they_o verse_n 34_o ver._n 34._o and_o threescore_o and_o one_o thousand_o ass_n the_o country_n about_o judea_n abound_v with_o camel_n also_o particular_o arabia_n in_o which_o job_n have_v a_o great_a number_n it_o may_v seem_v strange_a that_o we_o read_v of_o none_o here_o especial_o since_o they_o have_v vast_a number_n in_o follow_a time_n vi_o judge_n 5._o vii_o 12._o and_o the_o ishmaelite_n with_o who_o they_o be_v associate_n in_o trade_n have_v they_o long_o before_o this_o time_n xxxvii_o gen._n 27_o 36._o but_o it_o be_v likely_a they_o do_v not_o yet_o find_v it_o for_o their_o profit_n to_o feed_v camel_n of_o which_o they_o learn_v to_o make_v a_o traffic_n afterward_o no_o more_o than_o mule_n of_o which_o we_o read_v nothing_o here_o nor_o indeed_o in_o judea_n till_o the_o time_n of_o david_n it_o may_v be_v suppose_v that_o if_o they_o have_v camel_n they_o be_v of_o that_o kind_n call_v dromedary_n which_o be_v famous_a in_o this_o country_n in_o after_o age_n lx_o isa_n 6._o and_o that_o the_o people_n who_o escape_v the_o slaughter_n flee_v away_o upon_o they_o and_o that_o there_o be_v other_o beast_n in_o this_o country_n beside_o beef_n and_o ass_n and_o sheep_n and_o goat_n seem_v to_o be_v plain_a from_o v._o 30._o where_o after_o the_o mention_n of_o these_o he_o add_v of_o all_o manner_n of_o beast_n he_o shall_v take_v a_o portion_n for_o the_o levite_n but_o of_o camel_n or_o dromedary_n i_o suppose_v none_o be_v find_v ver._n 35._o and_o thirty_o two_o thousand_o person_n in_o all_o of_o woman_n that_o have_v not_o know_v man_n etc._n etc._n it_o appear_v by_o this_o to_o have_v be_v a_o very_a populous_a country_n in_o which_o be_v so_o many_o virgin_n verse_n 35_o ver._n 36._o and_o the_o half_a which_o be_v the_o portion_n of_o they_o verse_n 36_o that_o go_v out_o to_o war_n be_v in_o number_n three_o hundred_o and_o seven_o and_o thirty_o thousand_o and_o five_o hundred_o sheep_n there_o be_v no_o difficulty_n in_o this_o or_o in_o the_o follow_a verse_n this_o be_v exact_o the_o half_a of_o the_o whole_a number_n of_o sheep_n mention_v v._n 32._o ver._n 37._o and_o the_o lord_n tribute_n of_o the_o sheep_n verse_n 37_o be_v six_o hundred_o and_o threescore_o and_o fifteen_o which_o be_v exact_o one_o in_o five_o hundred_o out_o of_o this_o half_a of_o the_o booty_n as_o god_n order_v v._n 28._o ver._n 38._o and_o the_o beef_n be_v thirty_o and_o six_o thousand_o verse_n 38_o whereof_o the_o lord_n tribute_n be_v threescore_o and_o twelve_o the_o very_a same_o proportion_n be_v observe_v here_o as_o in_o the_o sheep_n which_o appear_v by_o compare_v this_o verse_n with_o v._o 33._o and_o the_o two_o next_o verse_n 39_o 40._o give_v the_o same_o account_n of_o the_o ass_n and_o the_o person_n which_o be_v as_o exact_o divide_v and_o the_o lord_n have_v the_o same_o portion_n of_o they_o as_o v._o 34_o 35._o compare_v with_o these_o demonstrate_v ver._n 41._o and_o moses_n give_v the_o tribute_n which_o be_v the_o verse_n 41_o lord_n be_v heave-offering_a unto_o eleazar_n the_o priest_n etc._n etc._n this_o be_v record_v to_o show_v how_o faithful_a moses_n be_v in_o perform_v obedience_n to_o god_n command_n v._n 29._o and_o far_o from_o desire_v the_o small_a portion_n for_o himself_o out_o of_o so_o great_a a_o booty_n which_o if_o he_o have_v act_v by_o his_o own_o private_a spirit_n he_o will_v scarce_o have_v avoid_v ver._n 42._o and_o of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n half_a which_o verse_n 42_o moses_n divide_v from_o the_o man_n that_o war_v there_o be_v nothing_o here_o nor_o in_o the_o follow_a verse_n to_o v._o 48._o but_o a_o repetition_n of_o what_o be_v say_v concern_v the_o other_o half_a beforementioned_a to_o show_v that_o the_o same_o exactness_n be_v observe_v both_o in_o the_o division_n of_o the_o prey_n among_o the_o people_n and_o in_o take_v out_o of_o it_o such_o a_o portion_n as_o god_n assign_v to_o the_o levite_n which_o be_v one_o out_o of_o fifty_o as_o out_o of_o the_o man_n of_o war_n part_n one_o out_o of_o five_o hundred_o v._o 28_o 30._o verse_n 48_o ver._n 48._o and_o the_o officer_n which_o be_v over_o thousand_o of_o the_o host_n the_o captain_n of_o thousand_o and_o captain_n of_o hundred_o come_v near_o unto_o moses_n the_o first_o word_n of_o this_o verse_n seem_v to_o suppose_v that_o there_o be_v other_o great_a officer_n as_o well_o as_o the_o general_n who_o be_v above_o the_o captain_n over_o thousand_o and_o the_o captain_n over_o hundred_o which_o be_v very_o probable_a verse_n 49_o ver._n 49._o and_o they_o say_v unto_o moses_n thy_o servant_n etc._n etc._n the_o great_a man_n speak_v with_o the_o great_a reverence_n to_o moses_n who_o be_v in_o the_o place_n of_o god_n have_v take_v the_o sum_n of_o the_o man_n of_o war_n which_o be_v under_o our_o charge_n make_v a_o muster_n of_o they_o as_o we_o now_o speak_v at_o our_o return_n from_o the_o war._n and_o there_o lack_v not_o one_o man_n of_o we_o a_o wonderful_a victory_n which_o show_v the_o war_n be_v the_o lord_n v._n 3._o who_o strike_v such_o a_o terror_n into_o they_o that_o one_o will_v think_v they_o turn_v their_o back_n and_o do_v not_o strike_v a_o stroke_n against_o the_o israelite_n verse_n 50_o ver._n 50._o we_o have_v therefore_o bring_v a_o oblation_n for_o the_o lord_n for_o the_o use_v of_o the_o sanctuary_n either_o in_o purchase_v sacrifice_n or_o maintain_v god_n minister_n etc._n etc._n for_o korban_n signify_v every_o thing_n that_o be_v give_v to_o god_n though_o not_o sacrifice_v upon_o the_o altar_n what_o every_o man_n have_v get_v all_o of_o they_o offer_v something_o to_o the_o lord_n out_o of_o the_o spoil_n he_o have_v get_v according_a to_o the_o piety_n of_o ancient_a time_n fourteen_o gen._n 20._o for_o we_o find_v no_o precept_n in_o the_o law_n for_o this_o and_o yet_o it_o be_v constant_o practise_v by_o david_n in_o after_o time_n 2_o sam._n viii_o 11_o 12._o and_o by_o the_o officer_n of_o his_o army_n 1_o chron._n xxvi_o 26_o 27._o and_o by_o other_o man_n samuel_n saul_n abner_n etc._n etc._n v._n 28_o etc._n etc._n jewel_n of_o gold_n vessel_n as_o the_o hebrew_n word_n signify_v or_o all_o manner_n of_o ornament_n make_v of_o gold_n the_o particular_n of_o which_o follow_v viz._n chain_n bracelet_n etc._n etc._n but_o the_o jerusalem_n vaâ—gum_n take_v these_o jewel_n as_o we_o translate_v it_o to_o have_v be_v the_o golden_a attire_n about_o the_o head_n of_o their_o woman_n chain_n these_o be_v common_o think_v to_o have_v be_v the_o ornament_n or_o their_o arms._n but_o they_o may_v as_o well_o be_v think_v to_o have_v be_v use_v about_o their_o leg_n or_o their_o neck_n bracelet_n these_o it_o be_v apparent_a be_v ornament_n about_o
their_o wrist_n or_o hand_n xxiv_o gen._n 47._o xvi_o ezek._n 11._o ring_n they_o be_v ornament_n of_o the_o finger_n xli_o gen._n 42._o iii_o esther_n 10._o earring_n nothing_o more_o common_a in_o those_o country_n especial_o among_o the_o midianite_n and_o ishmaelite_n as_o we_o find_v viii_o judge_n 24_o 25_o 26._o where_o there_o be_v a_o different_a word_n use_v to_o express_v this_o ornament_n yet_o the_o word_n hagil_n here_o use_v certain_o signify_v something_o round_o and_o the_o ornament_n encompass_v the_o arm_n and_o other_o part_n be_v beforementioned_a it_o can_v well_o be_v think_v to_o denote_v any_o thing_n but_o ring_n in_o their_o ear_n and_o so_o we_o translate_v it_o xvi_o ezek._n 12._o and_o tablet_n some_o ornament_n about_o the_o breast_n see_v xxxv_o exod._n 22._o to_o make_v a_o atonement_n for_o our_o soul_n before_o the_o lord_n for_o the_o gild_n of_o which_o moses_n accuse_v they_o v._o 14._o or_o any_o other_o which_o they_o have_v contract_v in_o the_o war._n verse_n 52_o ver._n 52._o and_o all_o the_o gold_n of_o the_o offer_v which_o they_o offer_v up_o to_o the_o lord_n etc._n etc._n be_v sixteen_o thousand_o seven_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o shekel_n it_o have_v be_v observe_v before_o that_o three_o thousand_o shekel_n make_v a_o talon_n and_o therefore_o their_o offer_v amount_v to_o above_o five_o talent_n and_o a_o half_a verse_n 53_o ver._n 53._o for_o the_o man_n of_o war_n have_v take_v spoil_n every_o man_n for_o himself_o or_o rather_o have_v take_v the_o spoil_n mention_v v._n 12._o of_o which_o part_n of_o the_o booty_n no_o division_n be_v make_v between_o the_o man_n of_o war_n and_o the_o people_n v._o 26._o but_o they_o keep_v it_o entire_o to_o themselves_o and_o now_o very_o grateful_o make_v a_o present_a of_o a_o considerable_a part_n of_o it_o to_o the_o lord_n see_v v._o 12._o where_o the_o word_n spoil_n be_v use_v strict_o for_o a_o part_n of_o the_o booty_n distinct_a from_o the_o other_o two_o the_o captive_n and_o the_o prey_n and_o so_o it_o signify_v here_o verse_n 54_o ver._n 54._o and_o moses_n and_o eleazar_n the_o priest_n take_v the_o gold_n this_o be_v say_v before_o v._o 51._o and_o therefore_o the_o sense_n here_o be_v that_o have_v receive_v it_o as_o a_o offer_n to_o the_o lord_n they_o bring_v it_o into_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o the_o congregation_n as_o it_o here_o follow_v in_o the_o conclusion_n of_o this_o verse_n of_o the_o captain_n of_o thousand_o and_o of_o hundred_o it_o be_v not_o their_o oblation_n only_o but_o the_o oblation_n of_o every_o one_o of_o the_o man_n of_o war_n v._o 50_o 51._o but_o the_o commander_n receive_v it_o from_o the_o common_a soldier_n and_o present_v it_o unto_o moses_n and_o eleazar_n from_o the_o whole_a host_n and_o bring_v it_o into_o the_o tabernacle_n for_o a_o memorial_n for_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n before_o the_o lord_n that_o god_n may_v be_v mindful_a of_o they_o i._n e._n propitious_a to_o they_o who_o be_v so_o grateful_a to_o he_o for_o his_o benefit_n the_o jerusalem_n targum_fw-la upon_o v._n 50._o fancy_n these_o officer_n to_o have_v represent_v to_o moses_n their_o great_a chastity_n when_o they_o make_v this_o offer_n say_v we_o break_v into_o the_o chamber_n and_o closet_n of_o the_o king_n of_o midian_a and_o there_o we_o see_v their_o beautiful_a and_o charm_a daughter_n from_o who_o we_o take_v the_o golden_a ornament_n upon_o their_o head_n and_o in_o their_o ear_n and_o on_o their_o arm_n their_o finger_n and_o breast_n but_o do_v not_o cast_v a_o wanton_a look_n upon_o one_o of_o they_o and_o therefore_o they_o hope_v this_o oblation_n they_o make_v will_v rise_v up_o for_o they_o in_o the_o day_n of_o the_o great_a judgement_n as_o a_o reconciliation_n for_o their_o soul_n before_o the_o lord_n chap._n xxxii_o chapter_n xxxii_o ver._n 1._o now_o the_o child_n of_o reuben_n and_o the_o child_n verse_n 1_o of_o gad._n here_o the_o child_n of_o reuben_n who_o be_v jacob_n first-born_a be_v mention_v in_o the_o first_o place_n but_o in_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o chapter_n v._n 2_o 6_o 25_o 29_o 32._o the_o child_n of_o gad_n be_v constant_o first_o mention_v because_o they_o be_v the_o first_o mover_n of_o that_o which_o follow_v as_o the_o hebrew_n conjecture_n have_v a_o very_a great_a multitude_n of_o cattle_n more_o than_o any_o other_o tribe_n and_o when_o they_o see_v the_o land_n of_o jazer_n which_o be_v late_o take_v from_o the_o amorites_n after_o they_o have_v slay_v sihon_n their_o king_n xxi_o 32._o this_o city_n and_o country_n belong_v to_o it_o be_v near_o to_o the_o spring_n of_o the_o river_n arnon_n and_o there_o be_v frequent_a mention_n of_o it_o in_o the_o book_n of_o joshua_n and_o in_o isaiah_n xvi_o 8_o 9_o and_o jeremiah_n xlviii_o 34._o and_o the_o land_n of_o gilead_n a_o noble_a country_n so_o call_v from_o the_o mountain_n gilead_n which_o bound_v it_o on_o the_o east_n as_o jordan_n do_v on_o the_o west_n the_o river_n jabbok_n on_o the_o south_n and_o mount_v libanus_n on_o the_o north._n that_o behold_v the_o place_n be_v a_o place_n of_o cattle_n which_o in_o the_o four_o verse_n be_v call_v a_o land_n of_o cattle_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o the_o lxx_o translate_v it_o fit_a for_o feed_v of_o cattle_n be_v famous_a for_o pasture_n and_o other_o graze_a ground_n for_o bashan_n be_v in_o this_o country_n iii_n deut._n 12_o 13._o where_o every_o one_o know_v the_o large_a and_o fat_a ox_n be_v breed_v xxii_o psal_n 12._o and_o sheep_n also_o xxxii_o deut._n 14._o and_o therefore_o be_v join_v with_o gilead_n vii_o micah_n 14._o which_o be_v woody_a and_o mountainous_a in_o some_o part_n of_o it_o be_v no_o less_o famous_a for_o breed_v goat_n see_v iv_o cantic_a 1._o which_o delight_n to_o brouse_a on_o such_o tree_n as_o mount_n gilead_n abound_v withal_o see_v bochartus_n in_o his_o hierozoicon_n p._n i._o lib._n ii_o cap._n 51._o verse_n 2_o ver._n 2._o and_o the_o child_n of_o gad_n and_o the_o child_n of_o reuben_n neither_o here_o nor_o in_o the_o forego_n verse_n be_v there_o any_o mention_n of_o the_o child_n of_o manasseh_n half_a of_o which_o have_v their_o portion_n in_o this_o country_n because_o they_o be_v neither_o the_o contriver_n nor_o mover_n of_o this_o but_o it_o be_v most_o probable_a have_v a_o lot_n assign_v they_o here_o because_o these_o country_n be_v too_o much_o for_o the_o other_o two_o tribe_n alone_o and_o they_o of_o manasseh_n have_v much_o cattle_n also_o come_v and_o speak_v unto_o moses_n and_o eleazar_n and_o the_o prince_n of_o the_o congregation_n who_o be_v wont_v often_o to_o assemble_v to_o dispatch_v public_a affair_n xxvii_o 2._o xxx_o 1._o ver._n 3._o ataroth_n a_o place_n which_o be_v part_n of_o the_o verse_n 3_o portion_n of_o gad_n as_o appear_v by_o v._o 34._o and_o dibon_n this_o be_v mention_v as_o a_o place_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o sihon_n xxi_o 30._o and_o be_v give_v to_o gad_n also_o as_o we_o read_v v._o 34._o and_o jazer_n see_v v._o 1._o and_o 35._o where_o we_o find_v this_o also_o belong_v unto_o gad._n and_o nimrah_n call_v bethnimrah_a v._o 36._o and_o give_v to_o the_o same_o tribe_n it_o be_v usual_a i_o observe_v before_o for_o the_o hebrew_n to_o cut_v off_o the_o first_o part_n of_o the_o name_n of_o place_n for_o brevity_n sake_n xxv_o 1._o but_o this_o place_n be_v elsewhere_o call_v at_o length_n bethnimrah_a xiii_o josh_n 27._o where_o it_o be_v mention_v as_o a_o part_n of_o sihon_n kingdom_n and_o signify_v as_o much_o as_o domus_fw-la pardorum_fw-la a_o habitation_n of_o leopard_n so_o bochartus_fw-la who_o observe_v that_o when_o both_o isaiah_n xv._o 6._o and_o jeremiah_n xlviii_o 34._o speak_v of_o the_o water_n of_o nimrim_n they_o mean_v this_o very_a place_n which_o be_v give_v to_o gad_n but_o in_o the_o day_n of_o those_o prophet_n mention_v as_o in_o the_o country_n of_o the_o moabite_n who_o have_v usurp_v upon_o their_o neighbour_n the_o gadite_n and_o take_v this_o place_n from_o they_o as_o they_o have_v do_v jazer_n also_o as_o appear_v from_o the_o place_n abovementioned_a xvi_o isa_n 8_o 9_o xlviii_o jerem._n 34._o and_o heshbon_n the_o principal_a city_n of_o sihon_n king_n of_o the_o amorites_n xxi_o 26_o 27_o 28._o and_o be_v give_v to_o the_o reubenites_n v._o 37._o and_o elealah_n this_o be_v frequent_o mention_v with_o heshbon_n as_o a_o place_n adjoin_v to_o it_o v._o 37._o xvi_o isa_n 9_o and_o sheban_a call_v also_o shibmah_n v._o 37._o and_o sibmah_n xvi_o isa_n 8_o 9_o xlviii_o jerem._n 31._o where_o it_o appear_v to_o have_v be_v a_o place_n famous_a for_o vine_n and_o in_o the_o day_n of_o that_o prophet_n be_v fall_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o
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israel_n sing_v this_o song_n this_o extraordinary_a kindness_n of_o god_n which_o prevent_v their_o prayer_n and_o give_v they_o water_n out_o of_o his_o own_o good_a pleasure_n alone_o as_o abarbinel_n speak_v transport_v they_o with_o such_o joy_n that_o it_o make_v they_o express_v their_o thankfulness_n in_o this_o song_n spring_n up_o o_o well_o as_o soon_o as_o they_o see_v moses_n and_o the_o prince_n thrust_v their_o staff_n into_o the_o earth_n and_o the_o water_n begin_v to_o bubble_v up_o they_o say_v with_o a_o loud_a voice_n come_v up_o o_o well_o that_o be_v let_v water_n flow_v abundant_o to_o satisfy_v we_o all_o sing_v you_o unto_o it_o or_o as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o margin_n answer_v unto_o it_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o hebrew_n be_v ancient_o to_o sing_v their_o song_n of_o praise_n alternate_o as_o appear_v from_o xv_o exod._n 20._o and_o so_o one_o company_n have_v say_v spring_v up_o o_o well_o which_o its_o likely_a they_o repeat_v often_o they_o call_v to_o the_o rest_n to_o answer_v to_o they_o which_o they_o do_v i_o suppose_v in_o the_o follow_a word_n verse_n 18_o ver._n 18._o the_o prince_n i._n e._n the_o lxx_o elder_n and_o head_n of_o the_o tribe_n dig_v the_o well_o very_o easy_o only_o turn_v up_o the_o earth_n with_o their_o staff_n the_o noble_n of_o the_o people_n dig_v it_o the_o other_o side_n of_o the_o choir_n perhaps_o take_v up_o the_o song_n again_o repeat_v the_o sense_n of_o what_o the_o former_a company_n have_v say_v by_o the_o direction_n of_o the_o lawgiver_n or_o together_o with_o the_o lawgiver_n who_o begin_v the_o work_n and_o who_o example_n they_o follow_v with_o their_o staff_n with_o no_o more_o labour_n but_o only_o thrust_v their_o staff_n into_o the_o ground_n and_o turn_v up_o the_o earth_n for_o as_o r._n levi_n be_v gersom_a take_v it_o the_o ground_n here_o be_v sandy_a and_o very_a soft_a be_v easy_o penetrate_v though_o they_o be_v not_o likely_a to_o find_v water_n in_o it_o but_o they_o 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verse_n 19_o as_o well_o as_o the_o place_n next_o mention_v in_o this_o verse_n seem_v to_o have_v be_v on_o the_o border_n of_o moab_n ver._n 20._o and_o from_o bamoth_n in_o the_o valley_n rather_o from_o bamoth_n which_o signify_v a_o very_a high_a place_n to_o the_o valley_n or_o it_o may_v be_v translate_v from_o bamoth_n a_o valley_n that_o be_v there_o be_v a_o valley_n in_o the_o field_n of_o moab_n etc._n etc._n unto_o which_o they_o come_v next_o for_o some_o such_o thing_n must_v be_v understand_v that_o be_v in_o the_o country_n of_o moab_n or_o near_o to_o it_o to_o the_o top_n of_o pisgah_n or_o to_o the_o beginning_n as_o the_o hebrew_n word_n rosch_n may_v be_v interpret_v of_o the_o high_a mount_n pisgah_n that_o be_v they_o pitch_v at_o the_o foot_n of_o it_o where_o the_o mountain_n begin_v which_o mountain_n be_v a_o part_n of_o the_o mountain_n of_o abarim_n as_o appear_v from_o xxxii_o deut._n 49._o xxxiv_o 1._o which_o look_v towards_o jeshimon_n or_o towards_o 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