devote_v which_o shall_v be_v devote_v of_o man_n express_v man_n not_o by_o man_n as_o some_o will_v elude_v it_o but_o of_o man_n for_o it_o iâ—…_n manifest_a both_o from_o this_o and_o the_o forego_n verse_n that_o man_n here_o be_v not_o the_o person_n devote_v but_o devote_v quest._n be_v it_o then_o lawful_a for_o any_o man_n or_o man_n thus_o to_o devote_v another_o person_n to_o the_o lord_n and_o in_o pursuance_n of_o such_o vow_n to_o put_v he_o to_o death_n ans._n this_o be_v unquestionable_o lawful_a and_o a_o duty_n in_o some_o case_n when_o person_n have_v be_v devote_v to_o destruction_n either_o by_o god_n sentence_n as_o idolater_n exod._n 22._o 20._o deut._n 23._o 15._o the_o canaanite_n deut._n 20._o 1â—…_n the_o amalekite_n deut._n 25._o 19_o &_o 1_o sam._n 15._o 3_o 26._o benhadad_n 1_o king_n 20._o 42._o or_o by_o man_n in_o pursuance_n of_o such_o a_o sentence_n of_o god_n as_o numb_a 21._o 2_o 3._o and_o 31._o 17._o or_o for_o any_o crime_n of_o a_o high_a nature_n as_o judg._n 21._o 5._o jos._n 7._o 15._o but_o this_o be_v not_o to_o be_v general_o understand_v as_o some_o have_v take_v it_o as_o if_o a_o jew_n may_v by_o virtue_n of_o this_o text_n devote_v his_o child_n or_o his_o servant_n to_o the_o lord_n and_o thereby_o oblige_v himself_o to_o put_v they_o to_o death_n which_o peradventure_o be_v iepthe_n error_n for_o this_o be_v express_o limit_v to_o all_o that_o a_o man_n have_v or_o which_o be_v his_o i._n e._n which_o he_o have_v a_o power_n over_o but_o the_o jew_n have_v no_o power_n over_o the_o life_n of_o their_o child_n or_o servant_n but_o be_v direct_o forbid_v to_o take_v they_o away_o by_o that_o great_a command_n thou_o shall_v do_v no_o murder_n and_o see_v he_o that_o kill_v his_o servant_n casual_o by_o a_o blow_n with_o a_o rod_n be_v sure_o to_o be_v punish_v as_o be_v say_v exod._n 21._o 20._o it_o can_v not_o be_v lawful_a wilful_o and_o intentional_o to_o take_v away_o his_o life_n upon_o pretence_n of_o any_o such_o vow_n as_o this_o but_o for_o the_o canaanite_n amalekites_n etc._n etc._n god_n the_o undoubted_a lord_n of_o all_o man_n life_n give_v to_o the_o israelite_n a_o power_n over_o their_o person_n and_o life_n and_o a_o command_n to_o put_v they_o to_o death_n and_o this_o verse_n may_v have_v a_o special_a respect_n to_o they_o or_o such_o as_o they_o and_o although_o the_o general_a subject_n of_o this_o and_o the_o former_a verse_n be_v one_o and_o the_o same_o yet_o there_o be_v two_o remarkable_a difference_n to_o this_o purpose_n the_o verb_n be_v active_a ver_fw-la 28._o and_o the_o agent_n there_o express_v that_o a_o man_n shall_v devote_v but_o it_o be_v passive_a ver_fw-la 29_o and_o the_o agent_n undetermined_a which_o shall_v be_v devote_v to_o wit_n by_o god_n or_o man_n in_o conformity_n to_o god_n reveal_v will_n 2._o the_o devored_a person_n or_o thing_n be_v only_o to_o be_v sell_v or_o redeem_v and_o say_v to_o be_v most_o holy_a ver_fw-la 28._o but_o here_o it_o be_v to_o be_v put_v to_o death_n and_o this_o belong_v only_o to_o man_n and_o those_o such_o as_o either_o be_v or_o shall_v be_v devote_v in_o manner_n now_o express_v shall_v be_v redeem_v but_o shall_v sure_o be_v put_v to_o death_n 30_o and_o 10._o and_o gen._n 28._o 22._o num._n 18._o 21_o 24._o mal._n 3._o 8._o 10._o all_o the_o tithe_n of_o the_o land_n imply_v land_n there_o be_v divers_a sort_n of_o tithe_n but_o this_o seem_v to_o be_v understand_v only_o of_o the_o ordinary_a and_o yearly_a tithe_n belong_v to_o the_o levite_n etc._n etc._n as_o the_o very_a expression_n intimate_v and_o the_o addition_n of_o the_o five_o part_n in_o case_n of_o redemption_n thereof_o imply_v whether_o of_o the_o seed_n of_o the_o land_n or_o of_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o tree_n be_v the_o lord_n it_o be_v holy_a unto_o the_o lord_n 31_o and_o if_o a_o man_n will_v at_o all_o redeem_v aught_o of_o his_o tithe_n he_o shall_v add_v thereto_o the_o five_o part_n thereof_o 32_o and_o concern_v the_o tithe_n of_o the_o herd_n or_o of_o the_o flock_n even_o of_o whatsoever_o pass_v under_o the_o rod_n 37._o rod_n either_o 1._o the_o tither_v rod_n it_o be_v the_o manner_n of_o the_o jew_n in_o tithing_n to_o cause_v all_o their_o cattle_n to_o pass_v through_o some_o gate_n or_o narrow_a passage_n where_o the_o ten_o be_v mark_v by_o a_o person_n appoint_v for_o that_o purpose_n and_o reserve_v for_o the_o priest_n or_o 2._o the_o shepherd_n rod_n under_o which_o the_o herd_n and_o flock_n pass_v and_o by_o which_o they_o be_v govern_v and_o number_v see_v jer._n 33._o 13._o ezek._n 20._o 37._o the_o ten_o shall_v be_v holy_a unto_o the_o lord_n 33_o he_o shall_v not_o search_v whether_o it_o be_v good_a or_o bad_a neither_o shall_v he_o change_v it_o and_o if_o he_o change_v it_o at_o all_o then_o both_o it_o and_o the_o change_n thereof_o shall_v be_v holy_a it_o shall_v not_o be_v redeem_v 34_o these_o be_v the_o commandment_n which_o the_o lord_n command_v moses_n for_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n in_o mount_n sinai_n annotation_n on_o number_n the_o argument_n this_o book_n give_v we_o a_o history_n of_o almost_o forty_o year_n travel_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n through_o the_o wilderness_n where_o we_o have_v a_o account_n of_o their_o journey_n and_o what_o happen_v to_o they_o therein_o with_o their_o government_n and_o how_o they_o be_v manage_v thereby_o call_v number_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o several_a numbring_n of_o the_o people_n as_o at_o the_o offering_n of_o the_o prince_n and_o at_o their_o several_a journey_n etc._n etc._n but_o especial_o two_o one_o chap._n 1._o out_o of_o which_o the_o priest_n and_o levite_n be_v except_v but_o number_v by_o themselves_o viz._n in_o the_o second_o year_n after_o they_o be_v come_v out_o of_o egypt_n in_o the_o first_o month_n whereof_o the_o passeover_n be_v institute_v with_o the_o order_n about_o the_o tabernacle_n both_o of_o the_o levite_n and_o people_n and_o their_o several_a march_n encamp_n and_o manner_n of_o pitch_v their_o tent_n the_o priest_n maintenance_n and_o establishment_n by_o the_o miraculous_a bud_n of_o aaron_n rod_n with_o the_o several_a impediment_n in_o their_o march_n both_o among_o themselves_o by_o several_a murmur_n sedition_n and_o conspiracy_n and_o from_o their_o enemy_n viz._n the_o edomite_n canaanites_n over_o who_o have_v obtain_v a_o victory_n and_o afterward_o murmur_a they_o be_v sting_v with_o fiery_a serpent_n and_o cure_v by_o the_o brazen_a one_o amorites_n who_o king_n sihon_n and_o og_n they_o overcome_v and_o slay_v and_o moabite_n where_o by_o the_o allurement_n of_o balaam_n who_o be_v hire_v by_o balak_n to_o curse_n israel_n they_o join_v themselves_o to_o baal-peor_a and_o be_v plague_v for_o it_o that_o open_o oppose_v they_o the_o other_o chief_a number_n be_v in_o chap._n 26._o where_o they_o be_v find_v almost_o as_o many_o as_o the_o first_o though_o among_o they_o be_v none_o of_o the_o first_o number_n according_a to_o what_o god_n have_v threaten_v chap._n 14._o save_v moses_n joshua_n and_o caleb_n by_o reason_n of_o their_o desire_n to_o return_v back_o into_o egypt_n upon_o the_o discourage_a report_n of_o ten_o of_o those_o twelve_o that_o moses_n send_v to_o spy_v out_o the_o land_n whereupon_o they_o be_v force_v to_o wander_v above_o 38_o year_n in_o the_o wilderness_n where_o he_o give_v they_o several_a law_n civil_a ecclesiastical_a and_o military_a as_o also_o particular_a direction_n about_o woman_n inherit_v occasion_v by_o the_o case_n of_o zelophehad_n daughter_n and_o concern_v vow_n and_o then_o bring_v they_o back_o to_o the_o border_n of_o canaan_n where_o after_o divers_a victory_n obtain_v against_o their_o enemy_n they_o be_v direct_v how_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n be_v to_o be_v divide_v among_o the_o tribe_n and_o what_o portion_n the_o levite_n be_v to_o have_v among_o they_o together_o with_o six_o city_n of_o refuge_n set_v apart_o for_o the_o manslayer_n at_o length_n aaron_n be_v dead_a and_o eleazar_n place_v in_o his_o stead_n and_o moses_n also_o have_v receive_v the_o sentence_n of_o death_n do_v by_o god_n appointment_n deliver_v up_o the_o people_n unto_o the_o charge_n and_o conduct_v of_o joshua_n chap._n i._n 1_o and_z the_o lord_z speak_v unto_o moses_n in_o the_o wilderness_n of_o sinai_n place_n sinai_n where_o now_o they_o have_v be_v a_o full_a year_n or_o near_o it_o as_o may_v be_v gather_v by_o compare_v this_o place_n with_o exod._n 19_o 1._o and_o 40._o 17._o and_o other_o place_n in_o the_o tabernacle_n mercy-seat_n tabernacle_n from_o the_o mercy-seat_n of_o the_o congregation_n on_o the_o first_o day_n of_o the_o second_o month_n in_o the_o second_o year_n after_o they_o
they_o have_v imagine_v to_o do_v 7._o go_v to_o let_v we_o 26._o we_o i._n e._n the_o bless_a trinity_n see_v gen._n 1._o 26._o go_v down_o and_o there_o confound_v their_o language_n nation_n language_n by_o make_v they_o forget_v their_o former_a language_n and_o by_o put_v into_o their_o mind_n several_a language_n not_o a_o distinct_a language_n into_o each_o person_n but_o into_o each_o family_n or_o rather_o into_o each_o nation_n that_o they_o may_v not_o hear_v not_o heb._n hear_v understand_v one_o another_o speech_n work_n speech_n and_o thereby_o be_v disenable_v from_o that_o mutual_a commerce_n which_o be_v altogether_o necessary_a for_o the_o carry_v on_o of_o that_o work_n 8._o so_o the_o lord_n scatter_v they_o abroad_o from_o thence_o upon_o the_o face_n of_o all_o the_o earth_n enjoy_v earth_n thus_o they_o bring_v upon_o themselves_o the_o very_a thing_n they_o sear_v and_o that_o more_o speedy_o and_o more_o mischievous_o to_o themselves_o for_o now_o they_o be_v not_o only_o divide_v in_o place_n but_o in_o language_n too_o and_o so_o be_v unfit_a for_o those_o confederacy_n and_o correspondency_n which_o they_o main_o design_v and_o for_o the_o mutual_a comfort_n and_o help_v of_o one_o another_o which_o otherwise_o they_o may_v in_o good_a measure_n have_v enjoy_v and_o they_o leave_v off_o to_o build_v the_o city_n 9_o therefore_o be_v the_o name_n of_o it_o call_v confusion_n call_v that_o be_v confusion_n babel_n because_o the_o lord_n do_v there_o confound_v the_o language_n of_o all_o the_o earth_n and_o from_o thence_o do_v the_o lord_n scatter_v they_o abroad_o upon_o the_o face_n of_o all_o the_o earth_n 10._o 17._o 10._o chap._n 10._o 32._o 1_o chron._n 1._o 17._o these_o be_v the_o generation_n of_o shem_n christ._n shem_n not_o all_o of_o they_o as_o appear_v both_o from_o the_o next_o verse_n and_o from_o the_o former_a chapter_n but_o of_o those_o who_o be_v the_o seminary_n of_o the_o church_n and_o the_o progenitor_n of_o christ._n shem_fw-mi be_v a_o hundred_o year_n old_a and_o beget_v arphaxad_v two_o year_n after_o the_o flood_n 11._o and_o shem_n live_v after_o he_o beget_v arphaxad_v five_o hundred_o year_n patriarch_n year_n so_o that_o he_o live_v almost_o all_o the_o time_n of_o abraham_n which_o be_v a_o singular_a blessing_n both_o to_o himself_o who_o hereby_o see_v his_o child_n of_o the_o ten_o generation_n and_o to_o the_o church_n of_o god_n which_o by_o this_o mean_v enjoy_v the_o counsel_n and_o conduct_v of_o so_o great_a a_o patriarch_n and_o beget_v son_n and_o daughter_n 12._o and_o arphaxad_v live_v five_o and_o thirty_o year_n and_o beget_v salah_n 13._o and_o arphaxad_v live_v after_o he_o beget_v salah_n four_o hundred_o and_o three_o year_n and_o beget_v son_n and_o daughter_n 14._o and_o salah_n live_v thirty_o year_n and_o beget_v eber._n 15._o and_o salah_n live_v after_o he_o beget_v eber_n four_o hundred_o and_o three_o year_n and_o beget_v son_n and_o daughter_n 16._o 19_o 16._o 1_o chro._n 1._o 19_o and_o eber_n live_v four_o and_o thirty_o year_n and_o beget_v phalec_n beget_v call_a luk._n 3._o 35._o phalec_n peleg_n 17._o and_o eber_n live_v after_o he_o beget_v peleg_n four_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o year_n flood_n year_n so_o that_o he_o be_v the_o long_a live_v of_o all_o the_o patriarch_n which_o be_v bear_v after_o the_o flood_n and_o beget_v son_n and_o daughter_n 18._o and_o peleg_n live_v thirty_o year_n and_o beget_v reu._n 19_o and_o peleg_n live_v after_o he_o beget_v reu_fw-fr two_o hundred_o and_o nine_o year_n and_o beget_v son_n and_o daughter_n 20._o and_o reu_fw-fr live_v two_o and_o thirty_o year_n and_o beget_v saruch_n beget_v luk_n 3._o 35._o saruch_n serug_v 21._o and_o reu_fw-fr live_v after_o he_o beget_v serug_v two_o hundred_o and_o seven_o year_n and_o beget_v son_n and_o daughter_n 22._o and_o serug_v live_v thirty_o year_n and_o beget_v nahor_n 23._o and_o serug_v live_v after_o he_o beget_v nahor_n two_o hundred_o year_n and_o beget_v son_n and_o daughter_n 24._o and_o nahor_v idolatry_n nahor_v the_o first_o patriarch_n who_o fall_v to_o idolatry_n live_v nine_o and_o twenty_o year_n and_o beget_v thara_n beget_v luk._n 3._o 34._o thara_n terah_n 25._o and_o nahor_v live_v after_o he_o beget_v terah_n a_o hundred_o and_o nineteen_o year_n and_o beget_v son_n and_o daughter_n 26._o and_o terah_n live_v seventy_o year_n and_o 26._o and_o josh._n 24._o 2._o 1_o chro._n 1._o 26._o beget_v 32_o beget_v i._n e._n begin_v to_o beget_v as_o gen._n 5._o 32_o abram_n brother_n abram_n who_o be_v first_o name_v in_o order_n of_o dignity_n for_o which_o cause_n shem_n be_v put_v before_o ham_n and_o japheth_n and_o moses_n before_o aaron_n not_o in_o order_n of_o time_n which_o seem_v to_o be_v this_o haran_n probable_o be_v the_o elder_a because_o nahor_v marry_v his_o daughter_n nahor_v the_o second_o and_o abram_n certain_o be_v the_o young_a because_o terah_n abraham_n father_n live_v two_o hundred_o and_o five_o year_n ver_fw-la 32._o and_o abram_n after_o his_o father_n death_n act_v 7._o 4._o go_v out_o of_o haran_n when_o he_o be_v seventy_o five_o year_n old_a gen._n 12._o 4_o 5._o therefore_o he_o be_v not_o beget_v in_o terahs_n seventi_v year_n when_o terah_n begin_v to_o beget_v his_o son_n as_o here_o be_v say_v but_o in_o his_o one_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o year_n and_o so_o there_o remain_v seventy_o five_o year_n precise_o to_o abraham_n departure_n and_o sarai_n harans_n daughter_n be_v but_o ten_o year_n young_a than_o abram_n gen._n 17._o 17._o and_o therefore_o haran_n be_v abraham_n elder_a brother_n nahor_n and_o haran_n 27._o now_o these_o be_v the_o generation_n of_o terah_n terah_n beget_v abram_n nahor_n and_o haran_n and_o haran_n beget_v lot_n 28._o and_o haran_n die_v before_o his_o father_n terah_n father_n terah_n i._n e._n in_o the_o presence_n and_o during_o the_o life_n of_o his_o father_n in_o the_o land_n of_o his_o nativity_n in_o ur_fw-la of_o the_o caldee_n 29._o and_o abram_n and_o nahor_n take_v they_o wife_n the_o name_n of_o abraham_n wife_n be_v sarai_n and_o the_o name_n of_o nahors_n wife_n milcah_n the_o daughter_n of_o haran_n 14._o haran_n such_o marriage_n of_o uncle_n and_o niece_n be_v permit_v then_o exod._n 6._o 20._o as_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o world_n the_o marriage_n of_o brethren_n and_o sister_n be_v though_o afterward_o the_o church_n be_v very_o much_o enlarge_v they_o be_v severe_o forbid_v levit_fw-la 18._o 12_o 14._o the_o father_n of_o milcah_n and_o the_o father_n of_o iscah_n mother_n iscah_n who_o be_v either_o sarai_n as_o the_o jew_n and_o many_o other_o think_v or_o rather_o another_o person_n for_o 1._o why_o shall_v moses_n express_v sarai_n thus_o dark_o and_o doubtful_o have_v he_o mean_v she_o he_o will_v have_v add_v after_o iscah_n this_o be_v sarai_n according_a to_o his_o manner_n in_o like_a case_n gen._n 14._o 2_o 7._o and_o 35._o 6._o he_o elsewhere_o call_v she_o the_o daughter_n not_o of_o his_o brother_n as_o he_o shall_v have_v do_v have_v she_o be_v iscah_n but_o of_o his_o father_n by_o another_o mother_n 30._o but_o sarai_n be_v barren_a she_o have_v no_o child_n 12._o child_n see_v gen._n 16._o 1_o 2._o and_o 18._o 11_o 12._o 31._o and_o terah_n take_v abram_n his_o son_n action_n son_n see_v jos._n 24._o 2._o nehem._n 9_o 7._o 1_o chron._n 1._o 26._o be_v inform_v by_o his_o son_n of_o the_o command_n of_o god_n he_o do_v not_o despise_v it_o because_o it_o come_v to_o he_o by_o the_o hand_n of_o his_o inferior_a but_o cheerful_o obey_v it_o and_o therefore_o he_o be_v so_o honourable_o mention_v as_o the_o head_n and_o governor_n of_o the_o action_n and_z lot_z the_o son_n of_o haran_n his_o son_n son_n and_o sarai_n his_o daughter_n in_o law_n his_o son_n abraham_n wife_n and_o they_o go_v forth_o with_o they_o guide_n they_o i._n e._n terab_n and_o abram_n go_v with_o lot_n and_o sarâ—…i_n as_o their_o head_n and_o guide_n from_o 4._o from_o neh._n 9_o 7._o act._n 7._o 4._o ur_fw-la of_o the_o caldee_n to_o go_v into_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n and_o they_o come_v unto_o haran_n 4._o haran_n call_v charran_n act._n 7._o 4._o and_o by_o the_o roman_n carrae_n a_o place_n in_o mesopotamia_n strict_o so_o call_v in_o the_o way_n to_o canaan_n and_o near_o to_o it_o well_o know_v by_o crassus_n his_o defeat_n there_o see_v gen._n 24._o 10._o and_o 28._o 10._o and_o 29._o 4._o and_o dwell_v death_n dwell_v or_o rest_v or_o abide_v be_v detain_v there_o for_o a_o season_n peradventure_o by_o terab_n disease_n which_o begin_v there_o for_o the_o next_o verse_n tell_v we_o of_o his_o death_n there_o 32._o and_o the_o day_n of_o terah_n be_v two_o hundred_o and_o five_o year_n and_o terah_n die_v in_o haran_n chap._n xii_o 1._o
of_o the_o sacrifice_n in_o their_o hand_n as_o we_o find_v exod._n 29._o 24._o by_o that_o right_n put_v they_o into_o their_o office_n and_o sanctify_v they_o that_o they_o may_v minister_v unto_o i_o in_o the_o priest_n office_n 42_o and_o thou_o shall_v make_v they_o linen_n breech_n to_o cover_v nakedness_n cover_v heb._n flesh_n â—…_n their_o nakedness_n their_o nakedness_n from_o the_o loin_n even_o unto_o the_o thigh_n 26._o thigh_n including_n both_o compare_v exod._n 20._o 26._o they_o shall_v â—…e_n shall_v heb._n â—…e_n reach_v 43_o and_o they_o shall_v be_v upon_o aaron_n and_o upon_o his_o son_n when_o they_o come_v in_o unto_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o the_o congregation_n or_o when_o they_o come_v near_o unto_o the_o altar_n to_o minister_v in_o the_o holy_a place_n that_o they_o bear_v not_o iniquity_n and_o die_v it_o shall_v be_v a_o statute_n for_o ever_o unto_o he_o and_o his_o seed_n after_o he_o chap._n xxix_o 1_o and_o this_o be_v the_o thing_n that_o thou_o shall_v do_v unto_o they_o to_o hallow_v they_o to_o minister_v unto_o i_o in_o the_o priest_n office_n â—…_n office_n leu._n 8._o 1_o â—…_n take_v one_o young_a bullock_n and_o two_o ram_n without_o blemish_n 14._o blemish_n see_v exod._n 12._o 5._o mal._n 1._o 13_o 14._o 2_o and_o 20._o and_o leu._n 6._o 20._o unleavened_a unmixed_a unleavened_a to_o show_v that_o the_o priest_n shall_v be_v and_o that_o christ_n real_o be_v free_a from_o all_o malice_n and_o hypocrisy_n both_o which_o be_v compare_v to_o leaven_n luk._n 12._o 1._o 1_o cor._n 5._o 8._o and_o that_o all_o the_o service_n offer_v to_o god_n by_o the_o priest_n be_v to_o be_v pure_a and_o unmixed_a bread_n and_o cake_n unleavened_a temper_v with_o oil_n and_o wafer_n unleavened_a anoint_v with_o oil_n of_o wheaten_a flower_n shall_v thou_o make_v they_o 3_o and_o thou_o shall_v put_v they_o into_o one_o basket_n and_o bring_v they_o 4._o they_o to_o the_o door_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n as_o it_o follow_v ver_fw-la 4._o in_o the_o basket_n with_o the_o bullock_n and_o the_o two_o ram_n 4_o and_o aaron_n and_o his_o son_n thou_o shall_v bring_v unto_o the_o door_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o the_o congregation_n and_o shall_v wash_v they_o with_o water_n god_n water_n take_v out_o of_o that_o laver_n exod._n 30._o 18._o this_o signify_v the_o universal_a pollution_n of_o all_o man_n and_o the_o absolute_a need_n they_o have_v of_o wash_v especial_o when_o they_o be_v to_o draw_v nigh_o to_o god_n and_o this_o outward_a wash_n be_v only_o typical_a of_o their_o spiritual_a wash_n by_o the_o blood_n and_o spirit_n of_o christ_n in_o order_n to_o their_o acceptance_n with_o god_n 5_o and_o thou_o shall_v take_v the_o garment_n and_o put_v upon_o aaron_n the_o coat_n and_o the_o robe_n of_o the_o ephod_n and_o the_o ephod_n and_o the_o breastplate_n and_o gird_v he_o with_o 28._o with_o chap._n 28._o the_o curious_a girdle_n of_o the_o ephod_n on_o ephod_n not_o about_o the_o loin_n but_o about_o the_o pap_n or_o breast_n as_o christ_n and_o his_o minister_n be_v represent_v rev._n 1._o 13._o the_o linen_n breech_n be_v here_o omit_v because_o they_o be_v put_v on_o private_o before_o they_o come_v to_o the_o door_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n where_o the_o other_o thing_n be_v put_v on_o 6_o and_o thou_o shall_v put_v the_o mitre_n upon_o his_o head_n and_o put_v the_o holy_a crown_n 9_o crown_n i._n e._n the_o plate_n of_o gold_n chap._n 28._o 36._o as_o appear_v by_o compare_v leu._n 8._o 9_o upon_o the_o mitre_n 7_o then_o shall_v thou_o take_v the_o anoint_v 〈◊〉_d anoint_v chap._n 〈◊〉_d oil_n and_o pour_v it_o upon_o his_o head_n and_o anoint_v he_o 9_o he_o which_o signify_v the_o gift_n and_o grace_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n wherewith_o christ_n be_v and_o the_o priest_n ought_v to_o be_v replenish_v see_v isa._n 61._o 1._o 1_o joh._n 2._o 27._o but_o here_o arise_v a_o difficulty_n for_o this_o anoint_v be_v sometime_o speak_v of_o as_o peculiar_a to_o the_o highpriest_n as_o leu._n 21._o 10._o sometime_o as_o common_a to_o all_o the_o priest_n exod._n 30._o 30._o and_o 40._o 14_o 15._o which_o may_v be_v thus_o reconcile_v the_o oil_n be_v sprinkle_v upon_o all_o the_o priest_n and_o their_o right_a ear_n thumb_n and_o toe_n and_o their_o garment_n ver_fw-la 20_o 21._o leu._n 8._o 30._o but_o it_o be_v pour_v out_o upon_o the_o head_n only_o of_o the_o highpriest_n psa._n 133._o 2._o who_o herein_o be_v a_o type_n of_o christ_n who_o be_v anoint_v above_o his_o fellow_n psal._n 45._o 7._o heb._n 1._o 9_o 8_o and_o thou_o shall_v bring_v his_o son_n and_o put_v coat_n upon_o they_o 9_o and_o thou_o shall_v gird_v they_o with_o girdle_n aaron_n and_o his_o son_n and_o bound_v and_o heb._n bound_v put_v the_o bonnet_n on_o they_o and_o the_o priest_n office_n shall_v be_v they_o for_o a_o perpetual_a statute_n last_v statute_n so_o long_o as_o the_o jewish_a pedagogy_n and_o policy_n last_v and_o thou_o shall_v of_o shall_v heb._n fill_v the_o hand_n of_o 41._o of_o chap._n 28._o 41._o consecrate_v aaron_n and_o his_o son_n 10_o and_o thou_o shall_v cause_v a_o bullock_n to_o be_v bring_v before_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o the_o congregation_n and_o 4._o and_o leu._n 1._o 4._o aaron_n and_o his_o son_n shall_v put_v their_o hand_n upon_o the_o head_n of_o the_o bullock_n office_n bullock_n to_o signify_v that_o they_o offer_v it_o for_o themselves_o and_o for_o their_o own_o sin_n which_o the_o offerer_n perform_v this_o rite_n be_v to_o confess_v leu._n 16._o 21._o that_o they_o acknowledge_v themselves_o to_o deserve_v that_o death_n which_o be_v inflict_v upon_o this_o innocent_a creature_n for_o their_o sake_n and_o to_o testify_v their_o faith_n in_o the_o future_a sacrifice_n of_o christ_n upon_o who_o their_o sin_n be_v to_o be_v lay_v and_o by_o who_o blood_n they_o be_v expiate_v and_o that_o they_o humble_o beg_v god_n mercy_n in_o pardon_v their_o sin_n and_o accept_v they_o to_o and_o in_o their_o holy_a office_n 11_o and_o thou_o work_n thou_o moses_n who_o though_o no_o priest_n yet_o for_o this_o time_n and_o occasion_n be_v call_v by_o god_n to_o this_o work_n shall_v kill_v the_o bullock_n before_o the_o lord_n by_o the_o door_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o the_o congregation_n 12_o and_o thou_o shall_v take_v of_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o bullock_n and_o put_v it_o upon_o 2._o upon_o chap._n 27._o 2._o and_o 30._o 2._o the_o horn_n of_o the_o altar_n 30._o altar_n not_o of_o incense_n as_o some_o will_v have_v it_o but_o of_o the_o burnt-offering_n as_o may_v appear_v 1._o because_o it_o be_v that_o altar_n at_o the_o bottom_n whereof_o the_o blood_n be_v to_o be_v pour_v as_o it_o be_v here_o express_v but_o that_o be_v not_o do_v at_o the_o altar_n of_o incense_n as_o be_v evident_a and_o confess_v compare_v leu._n 16._o 18_o etc._n etc._n 2._o it_o be_v that_o altar_n upon_o which_o the_o part_n of_o the_o sacrifice_n be_v burn_v as_o it_o here_o follow_v ver_fw-la 13._o for_o there_o be_v no_o distinction_n here_o between_o the_o two_o altar_n it_o be_v true_a in_o the_o follow_a sin-offering_n of_o the_o priest_n the_o blood_n be_v put_v upon_o the_o horn_n of_o the_o altar_n of_o incense_n leu._n 4._o 7._o but_o it_o must_v be_v consider_v 1._o that_o the_o blood_n be_v not_o pour_v out_o at_o the_o bottom_n of_o that_o altar_n 2._o because_o aaron_n and_o his_o son_n be_v not_o yet_o complete_a priest_n but_o private_a person_n and_o therefore_o do_v this_o at_o the_o same_o altar_n which_o the_o people_n use_v in_o their_o sin_n offering_n leu._n 4._o 25_o 30._o with_o thy_o finger_n and_o pour_v all_o the_o blood_n beside_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o altar_n 13_o and_o thou_o shall_v take_v all_o the_o fat_a that_o cover_v the_o inward_o and_o midriff_n and_o it_o seem_v by_o anatomy_n and_o the_o hebrew_n doctor_n to_o be_v the_o midriff_n the_o cawl_n that_o be_v above_o the_o liver_n and_o the_o two_o kidney_n and_o the_o fat_a that_o be_v upon_o they_o service_n they_o the_o part_n which_o in_o all_o sacrifice_n be_v burn_v unto_o god_n leu._n 3._o 3._o and_o 4._o 10._o to_o signify_v either_o the_o mortification_n of_o their_o inward_a and_o most_o belove_a lust_n or_o the_o dedication_n of_o the_o best_a of_o all_o sacrifice_n and_o of_o their_o inward_a and_o best_a part_n to_o god_n and_o his_o service_n and_o burn_v they_o upon_o the_o altar_n 14_o but_o the_o flesh_n of_o the_o bullock_n and_o his_o skin_n and_o his_o dung_n shall_v thou_o burn_v with_o fire_n without_o the_o camp_n it_o be_v a_o sin-offering_n 12._o sin-offering_n to_o wit_n for_o the_o highpriest_n as_o be_v plain_a from_o the_o whole_a context_n and_o therefore_o aught_o to_o be_v burn_v by_o that_o law_n leu._n
his_o family_n as_o gen._n 7._o 1._o to_o wit_n the_o priest_n and_o levite_n see_v numb_a 1._o 49._o 7_o and_o he_o shall_v take_v the_o two_o goat_n and_o present_v they_o before_o the_o lord_n at_o the_o door_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o the_o congregation_n 8_o and_o aaron_n shall_v cast_v lot_n upon_o the_o two_o goat_n one_o lot_n for_o the_o lord_n deliverance_n lord_n for_o the_o lord_n use_v and_o service_n by_o way_n of_o sacrifice_n both_o this_o and_o the_o other_o goat_n typify_v christ_n this_o in_o his_o death_n and_o passion_n for_o we_o that_o in_o his_o resurrection_n for_o our_o deliverance_n and_o the_o other_o lot_n for_o the_o azazel_n the_o heb._n azazel_n scape-goat_n 9_o and_o aaron_n shall_v bring_v the_o goat_n upon_o which_o the_o lord_n lot_n up_o lot_n heb._n go_v up_o fall_v up_o fall_v so_o the_o lot_n be_v say_v to_o fall_v jonah_n 1._o 7._o act._n 1._o â—…6_n heb._n go_v up_o to_o wit_n out_o of_o the_o vessel_n into_o which_o the_o lot_n be_v put_v and_o out_o of_o which_o they_o be_v bring_v up_o and_o offer_v he_o foâ—…_n a_o sin-offering_n 10_o but_o the_o goat_n on_o which_o the_o lot_n fall_v to_o be_v the_o scape-goat_n shall_v be_v present_v alive_a before_o the_o lord_n to_o make_v a_o atonement_n with_o he_o 22._o he_o in_o manner_n hereafter_o express_v ver_fw-la 21._o 22._o and_o to_o let_v he_o go_v for_o a_o scape-goat_n into_o the_o wilderness_n 11_o and_o aaron_n shall_v bring_v the_o bullock_n place_n bullock_n mention_v in_o general_a ver_fw-la 6._o the_o ceremony_n whereof_o be_v here_o particular_o describe_v this_o be_v a_o differ_a bullock_n or_o heifer_n from_o that_o numb_a 19_o as_o appear_v by_o compare_v the_o place_n of_o the_o sin_n offering_n which_o be_v for_o himself_o and_o shall_v make_v a_o atonement_n for_o himself_o and_o for_o his_o house_n and_o shall_v kill_v the_o bullock_n of_o the_o sin_n offer_v which_o be_v for_o himself_o 12_o and_o he_o shall_v take_v a_o censer_n full_a of_o burn_a coal_n of_o fire_n from_o off_o the_o altar_n these_o altar_n to_o wit_n of_o burnt-offering_a where_o the_o fire_n be_v always_o burn_v and_o whence_o fire_n be_v take_v for_o such_o use_n as_o these_o before_o the_o lord_n and_o his_o hand_n full_a of_o sweet_a incense_n 38._o incense_n of_o which_o see_v exod._n 30._o 34_o 35_o 38._o beat_v small_a and_o bring_v it_o within_o the_o vail_n 2._o vail_n i._n e._n into_o the_o holy_a of_o holieâ—…_n ver_fw-la 2._o 13_o and_o he_o shall_v put_v the_o incense_n upon_o the_o fire_n 12._o fire_n which_o be_v in_o the_o censer_n ver_fw-la 12._o before_o the_o lord_n that_o the_o cloud_n of_o the_o incense_n may_v cover_v the_o mercy-seat_n that_o be_v upon_o the_o testimony_n that_o he_o die_v not_o sin_n not_o for_o so_o gross_a a_o error_n commit_v in_o the_o high_a act_n of_o worship_n and_o that_o by_o a_o highpriest_n who_o knowledge_n and_o function_n be_v a_o great_a aggravation_n to_o his_o sin_n 14_o and_o 4._o and_o heb._n 9_o 13._o and_o 10._o 4._o he_o shall_v take_v of_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o bullock_n and_o 6._o and_o chap._n 4._o 6._o sprinkle_v it_o with_o his_o finger_n upon_o the_o mercy-seat_n christ._n mercy-seat_n to_o teach_v we_o that_o god_n be_v merciful_a to_o sinner_n only_o through_o and_o for_o the_o blood_n of_o christ._n eastward_o behalf_n eastward_o i._n e._n with_o his_o face_n eastward_o or_o upon_o the_o eastern_a part_n of_o it_o towards_o the_o people_n who_o be_v in_o the_o court_n which_o lie_v eastward_o from_o the_o holy_a of_o holies_n which_o be_v the_o most_o western_a part_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n this_o signify_v that_o the_o highpriest_n in_o this_o act_n represent_v the_o people_n and_o that_o god_n accept_v it_o on_o their_o behalf_n and_o before_o the_o mercy-seat_n ground_n mercy-seat_n on_o the_o ground_n shall_v he_o sprinkle_v of_o the_o blood_n with_o his_o finger_n seven_o time_n 15_o then_o shall_v he_o kill_v day_n kill_v either_o this_o be_v do_v before_o he_o enter_v into_o the_o holy_a of_o holies_n though_o it_o be_v mention_v after_o such_o transplacings_a of_o passage_n be_v not_o unusual_a or_o rather_o he_o go_v out_o of_o the_o holy_a of_o holies_n and_o kill_v it_o and_o then_o return_v thither_o again_o with_o its_o blood_n and_o this_o agree_v best_a with_o the_o text_n nor_o be_v transposition_n to_o be_v allow_v without_o necessity_n and_o whereas_o the_o highpriest_n be_v say_v to_o be_v allow_v to_o enter_v into_o that_o place_n but_o once_o in_o a_o year_n that_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v but_o one_o day_n in_o a_o year_n though_o there_o seem_v to_o have_v be_v occasion_n of_o go_v in_o and_o come_v out_o more_o than_o once_o upon_o that_o day_n the_o goat_n of_o the_o sin-offering_n that_o be_v for_o the_o people_n and_o bring_v his_o blood_n within_o the_o vail_n and_o do_v with_o that_o blood_n as_o he_o do_v with_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o bullock_n and_o sprinkle_v it_o upon_o the_o mercy-seat_n and_o before_o the_o mercy-seat_n 16_o and_o he_o shall_v make_v a_o atonement_n for_o the_o holy_a place_n 13._o place_n of_o which_o see_v below_o ver_fw-la 19_o 20._o and_o exod._n 29._o 36._o leu._n 8._o 15._o heb._n 9_o 13._o because_o of_o the_o uncleanness_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n they_o israel_n for_o though_o the_o people_n do_v not_o enter_v into_o that_o place_n yet_o their_o sin_n enter_v thither_o and_o will_v hinder_v the_o effect_n of_o the_o high-priest_n mediation_n on_o their_o behalf_n if_o god_n be_v not_o reconcile_v to_o they_o and_o because_o of_o their_o transgression_n in_o all_o their_o sin_n and_o so_o shall_v he_o do_v for_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o the_o congregation_n that_o dwell_v that_o heb._n dwell_v remain_v among_o they_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o their_o uncleanness_n 39_o uncleanness_n encompass_v with_o their_o sin_n being_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o a_o sinful_a people_n who_o defile_v not_o themselves_o only_o but_o also_o god_n sanctuary_n as_o god_n complain_v ezek._n 23._o 38_o 39_o 17_o 10._o 17_o luk._n 1._o 10._o and_o there_o shall_v be_v no_o man_n in_o the_o tabernacle_n 42._o tabernacle_n heb._n of_o meeting_n exod._n 29._o 42._o of_o the_o congregation_n out_o congregation_n i._n e._n in_o the_o holy_a place_n where_o the_o priest_n and_o levite_n be_v at_o other_o time_n this_o be_v command_v for_o the_o great_a reverence_n to_o the_o divine_a majesty_n then_o in_o a_o more_o special_a manner_n appear_v and_o that_o none_o of_o they_o may_v cast_v a_o eye_n into_o the_o holy_a of_o holies_n as_o the_o highpriest_n go_v in_o or_o come_v out_o when_o he_o go_v in_o to_o make_v a_o atonement_n in_o the_o holy_a place_n until_o he_o come_v out_o and_o have_v make_v a_o atonement_n for_o himself_o and_o for_o his_o household_n and_o for_o all_o the_o congregation_n of_o israel_n 18_o and_o he_o shall_v go_v out_o unto_o the_o altar_n priest_n altar_n to_o wit_n the_o altar_n of_o incense_n where_o the_o blood_n of_o sacrifice_n be_v to_o be_v put_v levit._n 4._o 4._o and_o particular_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o sin-offering_n offer_v upon_o this_o day_n of_o atonement_n exod._n 30._o 10._o and_o which_o be_v most_o true_o and_o proper_o say_v to_o be_v before_o the_o lord_n i._n e_o before_o the_o place_n where_o god_n in_o special_a manner_n dwell_v to_o wit_n the_o holy_a of_o holies_n some_o understand_v it_o of_o the_o altar_n of_o burnt-offering_n because_o he_o be_v say_v to_o go_v out_o to_o it_o but_o that_o go_v out_o relate_v not_o to_o the_o tabernacle_n but_o to_o the_o holy_a of_o holieâ—…_n into_o which_o he_o be_v say_v to_o go_v in_o ver_fw-la 17._o add_v to_o this_o that_o this_o 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v atone_v by_o the_o highpriest_n seem_v to_o be_v in_o that_o place_n where_o he_o only_o may_v now_o come_v and_o therefore_o in_o the_o holy_a place_n call_v here_o the_o tabernacle_n from_o which_o all_o other_o priest_n be_v for_o this_o day_n exclude_v whereas_o the_o altar_n of_o burnt-offering_n be_v without_o the_o holy_a place_n or_o tabernacle_n to_o wit_n at_o the_o door_n of_o it_o and_o in_o the_o court_n of_o the_o priest_n that_o be_v before_o the_o lord_n and_o make_v a_o atonement_n for_o it_o and_o shall_v take_v of_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o bullock_n and_o of_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o goat_n and_o put_v it_o upon_o the_o horn_n of_o the_o altar_n round_o about_o 19_o and_o he_o shall_v sprinkle_v of_o the_o blood_n upon_o it_o with_o his_o finger_n seven_o time_n represent_v time_n to_o signify_v its_o perfect_a cleanse_n seven_o be_v a_o number_n of_o perfection_n and_o our_o perfect_a reconciliation_n by_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n here_o represent_v and_o cleanse_v it_o and_o hallow_v it_o from_o the_o uncleanness_n of_o the_o
the_o lord_n in_o the_o wilderness_n of_o sinai_n and_o they_o have_v no_o child_n and_o eleazar_n and_o ithamar_n minister_v in_o the_o priest_n office_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o aaron_n master_n aaron_n in_o the_o time_n of_o aaron_n life_n as_o this_o phrase_n be_v take_v nâ—…ab_n â—…_n 4._o see_v also_o psal._n 72._o 5_o 17._o and_o under_o their_o father_n inspection_n and_o direction_n and_o as_o their_o father_n servant_n or_o minister_n in_o the_o priests-office_n for_o servant_n be_v oft_o describe_v by_o this_o phrase_n of_o be_v or_o stand_v or_o 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o sight_n or_o 〈◊〉_d of_o their_o master_n their_o father_n 5_o and_o the_o lord_n speak_v unto_o moses_n say_v 6_o bring_v the_o tribe_n of_o levi_n near_o and_o present_v they_o they_o they_o offer_v they_o to_o the_o lord_n for_o his_o special_a service_n this_o be_v promise_v to_o they_o before_o and_o now_o actual_o confer_v upon_o they_o before_z aaron_z the_o priest_n that_o they_o may_v minister_v unto_o he_o 7_o and_o they_o shall_v keep_v his_o charge_n levite_n charge_n i._n e._n aaron_n charge_n or_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v commit_v principal_o to_o aaron_n care_n and_o oversight_n and_o under_o he_o and_o his_o direction_n to_o the_o levite_n and_o the_o charge_n of_o the_o whole_a congregation_n 9_o congregation_n i._n e._n of_o all_o the_o sacrifice_n and_o service_n which_o be_v due_a to_o the_o lord_n from_o all_o the_o people_n and_o because_o all_o the_o people_n can_v not_o and_o may_v not_o perform_v they_o or_o at_o least_o diverse_a of_o they_o in_o their_o own_o person_n therefore_o they_o be_v to_o be_v perform_v by_o some_o particular_a person_n in_o their_o name_n and_o stead_n former_o by_o the_o first-born_a numb_a 8._o 16._o and_o now_o by_o the_o levite_n see_v numb_a 1._o 53._o and_o 16._o 9_o before_o the_o tabernacle_n highpriest_n tabernacle_n emphatical_o not_o within_o the_o tabernacle_n for_o the_o care_n of_o these_o thing_n within_o the_o holy_a place_n be_v appropriate_v to_o the_o priest_n as_o the_o care_n of_o the_o most_o holy_a place_n be_v peculiar_a to_o the_o highpriest_n of_o the_o congregation_n to_o do_v the_o service_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n 8_o and_o they_o shall_v keep_v all_o the_o instrument_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o the_o congregation_n and_o the_o charge_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n stead_n israel_n those_o thing_n which_o all_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n be_v in_o their_o several_a place_n and_o station_n oblige_v to_o take_v care_n of_o though_o not_o in_o their_o person_n yet_o by_o other_o in_o their_o stead_n to_o do_v the_o service_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n 9_o and_o 19_o and_o chap._n 8._o 19_o thou_o shall_v give_v the_o levite_n unto_o aaron_n and_o to_o his_o son_n they_o be_v giveâ—…_n be_v heb._n 〈◊〉_d giveâ—…_n whole_o give_v unto_o he_o mention_v he_o to_o attend_v upon_o he_o and_o observe_v his_o order_n and_o case_n he_o of_o part_n of_o his_o burden_n in_o thing_n hereafter_o mention_v out_o of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n 10_o and_o thou_o shall_v appoint_v aaron_n and_o his_o son_n and_o they_o shall_v wait_v on_o their_o priest_n office_n levite_n office_n in_o their_o own_o person_n not_o by_o the_o levite_n and_o the_o strange_a 40._o strange_a i._n e._n every_o one_o who_o be_v of_o another_o family_n than_o aaron_n yea_o though_o he_o be_v a_o levite_n see_v numb_a 1._o 53._o and_o 16._o 40._o that_o come_v nigh_o office_n nigh_o to_o wit_n to_o execute_v any_o part_n of_o the_o priest_n office_n shall_v be_v put_v to_o death_n 11_o and_o the_o lord_n speak_v unto_o moses_n say_v 12_o and_o i_o behold_v 6._o behold_v chap._n 8._o 16_o and_o 18._o 6._o i_o have_v take_v the_o levite_n from_o among_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n instead_o of_o all_o the_o first-born_a work_n first-born_a who_o be_v god_n propriety_n by_o right_a of_o redemption_n exod._n 13._o 12._o and_o to_o who_o the_o administration_n of_o holy_a thing_n be_v former_o commit_v which_o now_o be_v take_v away_o from_o they_o either_o because_o they_o have_v forfeit_v this_o privilege_n by_o join_v with_o the_o rest_n of_o their_o brethren_n in_o the_o idolatrous_a worship_n of_o the_o calf_n or_o because_o they_o be_v to_o be_v main_o concern_v in_o the_o distribution_n and_o management_n of_o the_o inheritance_n which_o now_o they_o be_v go_v to_o possess_v and_o therefore_o can_v not_o be_v at_o leisure_n to_o attend_v upon_o the_o service_n of_o the_o sanctuaâ—…y_n which_o make_v it_o fit_a that_o this_o work_n shall_v be_v commit_v to_o other_o hand_n and_o god_n will_v not_o commit_v it_o to_o some_o other_o person_n in_o each_o tribe_n which_o may_v be_v a_o occasion_n of_o idolatry_n confusion_n division_n and_o contempt_n of_o sacred_a thing_n but_o to_o one_o distinct_a tribe_n which_o may_v be_v entire_o devote_v to_o that_o service_n and_o particular_o to_o the_o tribe_n of_o levi_n partly_o out_o of_o his_o respect_n to_o moses_n and_o aaron_n branch_n of_o this_o tribe_n partly_o as_o a_o recompense_n of_o their_o zeal_n for_o god_n and_o against_o idolater_n see_v exod._n 32._o 25_o 29._o deut._n 33._o 9_o and_o partly_o because_o it_o be_v the_o small_a of_o the_o tribe_n and_o therefore_o most_o likely_a to_o find_v both_o employment_n in_o and_o maintenance_n for_o the_o work_n that_o open_v the_o matrix_fw-la among_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n therefore_o the_o levite_n shall_v be_v i_o 13_o because_o 23._o because_o exod._n 13._o 2._o leu._n 27._o 26._o chap._n 8._o 16._o luk._n 2._o 23._o all_o the_o first-born_a be_v my_o 15._o my_o exod._n 13._o 12_o 15._o for_o on_o the_o day_n that_o i_o smite_v all_o the_o first-born_a in_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n i_o hallow_v unto_o i_o all_o the_o first-born_a in_o israel_n both_o man_n and_o beast_n i_o they_o shall_v be_v i_o be_o the_o lord_z service_n lord_z who_o may_v appoint_v who_o i_o please_v for_o my_o service_n 14_o and_o the_o lord_n speak_v unto_o moses_n in_o the_o wilderness_n of_o sinai_n say_v 15_o number_n the_o child_n of_o levi_n after_o the_o house_n of_o their_o father_n by_o their_o family_n every_o male_a from_o a_o month_n old_a office_n old_a because_o at_o that_o time_n the_o first-born_a in_o who_o stead_n the_o levite_n come_v numb_a 8._o 16._o be_v offer_v to_o god_n luk._n 2._o 22._o and_o to_o be_v redeem_v numb_a 18._o 16._o and_o from_o that_o time_n the_o levite_n be_v consecrate_v to_o god_n and_o be_v as_o soon_o as_o they_o be_v capable_a to_o be_v instruct_v in_o their_o work_n elsewhere_o they_o be_v number_v from_o twenty_o five_o year_n old_a when_o they_o be_v enter_v as_o novice_n to_o part_v of_o their_o work_n numb_a 8._o 24._o and_o from_o thirty_o year_n old_a when_o they_o be_v complete_o admit_v to_o their_o whole_a office_n and_o upward_a shall_v thou_o number_v they_o 16_o and_o moses_n number_v they_o according_a to_o the_o mouth_n the_o heb._n mouth_n word_n of_o the_o lord_n as_o he_o be_v command_v 17_o 6._o 17_o gen._n 46._o 11._o exod._n 6._o 16._o chap._n 26._o 57_o 1_o chron._n 6._o 1_o 2._o and_o 23._o 6._o and_o these_o be_v the_o son_n of_o levi_n by_o their_o name_n gershon_n and_o kohath_n and_o merari_fw-la 18_o and_o these_o be_v the_o name_n of_o the_o son_n of_o gershon_n by_o their_o family_n libni_n and_o shimei_n 19_o and_o the_o son_n of_o kohath_n by_o their_o family_n amram_n and_o izhar_n hebron_n and_o uzziel_n 20_o and_o the_o son_n of_o merari_fw-la by_o their_o family_n mahli_n and_o mushi_n these_o be_v the_o family_n of_o the_o levite_n according_a to_o the_o house_n of_o their_o father_n 21_o of_o gershon_n be_v the_o family_n of_o the_o libnite_a and_o the_o family_n of_o the_o shimite_n these_o be_v the_o family_n of_o the_o gershonite_n 22_o those_o that_o be_v number_v of_o they_o according_a to_o the_o number_n of_o all_o the_o male_n from_o a_o month_n old_a and_o upward_a even_o those_o that_o be_v number_v of_o they_o be_v seven_o thousand_o and_o five_o hundred_o 23_o the_o family_n of_o the_o gershonite_n shall_v pitch_v behind_o the_o tabernacle_n westward_o 24_o and_o the_o chief_a of_o the_o house_n of_o the_o father_n of_o the_o gershonite_n shall_v be_v eliasaph_n the_o son_n of_o lael_n 25_o and_o the_o charge_n of_o the_o son_n of_o gershon_n in_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o the_o congregation_n shall_v be_v the_o 9_o the_o exod._n 25._o 9_o tabernacle_n 1._o tabernacle_n not_o the_o board_n which_o belong_v to_o merari_fw-la ver_fw-la 36._o but_o the_o ten_o curtain_n mention_v exod._n 26._o 1._o and_o the_o 1._o the_o exod._n 26._o 1._o tent_n hair_n tent_n to_o wit_n the_o curtain_n of_o goat_n hair_n 14._o hair_n exod._n 26._o 7._o 14._o the_o cover_n thereof_o 25._o thereof_o i._n e._n the_o cover_n of_o
the_o day_n that_o the_o lord_n command_v moses_n and_o henceforward_o among_o your_o generation_n 24_o then_o it_o shall_v be_v if_o ought_v be_v commit_v by_o ignorance_n the_o ignorance_n heb_fw-mi from_o the_o without_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o congregation_n that_o all_o the_o congregation_n shall_v offer_v one_o young_a bullock_n for_o a_o burnt-offering_a burnt-offering_a burnt-offering_a in_o leu._n 4._o the_o bullock_n be_v for_o a_o sin-offering_n here_o it_o be_v for_o a_o burnt-offering_a either_o because_o they_o be_v different_a law_n as_o have_v be_v say_v or_o because_o here_o be_v add_v a_o new_a penalty_n to_o breed_v the_o great_a caution_n and_o diligence_n in_o the_o israelite_n who_o have_v give_v many_o instance_n and_o now_o a_o fresh_a and_o eminent_a instance_n of_o their_o heedlessness_n in_o observe_v the_o command_v of_o god_n and_o so_o beside_o that_o bullock_n for_o a_o sin-offering_n which_o he_o leave_v to_o be_v gather_v out_o of_o levit._n 4._o 14._o he_o now_o require_v another_o bullock_n for_o a_o burnt-offering_a for_o a_o sweet_a savour_n unto_o the_o lord_n with_o his_o meat-offering_a and_o his_o drink-offering_a according_a to_o the_o ordiâ—…_n the_o or_o ordiâ—…_n manner_n and_o one_o kid_n of_o the_o goat_n for_o a_o sin_n offering_n 25_o and_o the_o priest_n shall_v make_v a_o atonement_n for_o all_o the_o congregation_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n and_o it_o shall_v be_v forgive_v they_o for_o it_o be_v ignorance_n and_o they_o shall_v bring_v their_o offering_n a_o sacrifice_n make_v by_o fire_n unto_o the_o lord_n and_o their_o sin_n offering_n before_o the_o lord_n for_o their_o ignorance_n 26_o and_o it_o shall_v be_v forgive_v all_o the_o congregation_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n and_o the_o strange_a that_o sojourn_v among_o they_o see_v all_o the_o people_n be_v in_o ignorance_n 27_o 〈◊〉_d 27_o leu._n 4._o 〈◊〉_d and_o if_o any_o soul_n sin_n through_o ignorance_n than_o he_o shall_v bring_v a_o she-goat_n of_o the_o first_o year_n for_o a_o sin_n offering_n 28_o and_o the_o priest_n shall_v make_v a_o atonement_n for_o the_o soul_n that_o sin_v ignorant_o when_o he_o sin_v by_o ignorance_n before_o the_o lord_n to_o make_v a_o atonement_n for_o he_o and_o it_o shall_v be_v forgive_v he_o 29_o you_o shall_v have_v one_o law_n for_o he_o that_o dâ—…_n that_o heb._n dâ—…_n sin_v through_o ignorance_n both_o for_o he_o that_o be_v bear_v among_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n and_o for_o the_o strange_a that_o sojourn_v among_o they_o 30_o but_o the_o soul_n that_o do_v aught_o god_n aught_o understand_v such_o thing_n as_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v do_v and_o thing_n relate_v to_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n hand_n god_n heb._n 〈◊〉_d high_a hand_n presumptuous_o 13._o presumptuous_o heb._n with_o a_o high_a or_o lift_v up_o hand_n i._n e._n know_o wilful_o bold_o resolve_o deliberate_o design_o so_o this_o phrase_n be_v elsewhere_o use_v see_v exod._n 14._o 8._o leu._n 26._o 21._o numb_a 33._o 3._o job_n 15._o 26._o psal._n 19_o 13._o whether_o he_o be_v bear_v in_o the_o land_n or_o a_o stranger_n the_o same_o reproach_v the_o lord_n transgressor_n lord_n i._n e._n he_o set_v god_n at_o defiance_n and_o expose_v he_o to_o contempt_n as_o if_o he_o be_v unworthy_a of_o any_o regard_n and_o unable_a to_o punish_v transgressor_n and_o that_o soul_n shall_v be_v cut_v off_o from_o among_o his_o people_n 31_o because_o he_o have_v despise_v the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o have_v break_v his_o commandment_n that_o soul_n shall_v utter_o be_v cut_v off_o his_o iniquity_n shall_v be_v upon_o he_o off_o he_o i._n e._n the_o punishment_n shall_v be_v confine_v to_o himself_o and_o not_o fall_v upon_o the_o congregation_n as_o it_o will_v do_v if_o they_o neglect_v to_o cut_v he_o off_o 32_o and_o while_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n be_v in_o the_o wilderness_n they_o find_v a_o man_n that_o gather_v stick_n on_o the_o sabbath_n day_n sin_n day_n this_o seem_v to_o 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of_o a_o second_o separation_n of_o they_o upon_o aaron_n death_n and_o have_v mention_v the_o separation_n of_o eleazar_n to_o the_o office_n of_o the_o high_a priest_n in_o his_o father_n stead_n v._o 6._o he_o now_o repeat_v it_o that_o the_o levite_n who_o be_v he_o as_o they_o have_v be_v his_o father_n servant_n be_v separate_v as_o before_o or_o be_v confirm_v in_o their_o office_n 14._o office_n 〈◊〉_d 3._o 6._o &_o 〈◊〉_d &_o 8._o 14._o the_o lord_z separated_z the_o tribe_n of_o levi_n to_o bear_v the_o ark_n of_o the_o covenant_n of_o the_o lord_n to_o stand_v before_o the_o lord_n 1â—…_n lord_n a_o phrase_n use_v concern_v the_o prophet_n 1_o king_n 17._o 1._o and_o 18._o 15._o this_o be_v the_o posture_n of_o minister_n hence_o the_o angel_n be_v say_v to_o
the_o sea_n by_o his_o neighbour_n tyrus_n and_o sidon_n let_v he_o be_v acceptable_a to_o his_o brethren_n affection_n brethren_n by_o his_o sweet_a disposition_n and_o win_a carriage_n and_o communication_n of_o his_o excellent_a commodity_n to_o his_o brethren_n he_o shall_v gain_v their_o affection_n and_o let_v he_o dip_v his_o foot_n in_o oil_n 20._o oil_n he_o shall_v have_v such_o plenty_n of_o oil_n that_o he_o may_v not_o only_o wash_v his_o face_n but_o his_o foot_n also_o in_o it_o or_o the_o fatness_n and_o fertility_n of_o his_o country_n may_v be_v express_v by_o oil_n as_o job_n 19_o 6._o and_o so_o it_o agree_v with_o jacobs_n blessing_n of_o he_o gen._n 49._o 20._o 25_o iron_n 25_o or_o under_o thy_o shoe_n shall_v be_v iron_n thy_o shoe_n shall_v be_v iron_n and_o brass_n river_n brass_n this_o may_v note_v either_o 1._o their_o great_a strength_n by_o which_o they_o shall_v be_v able_a to_o tread_v down_o and_o crush_v their_o enemy_n as_o christ_n foot_n for_o this_o very_a reason_n be_v say_v to_o be_v of_o brass_n revel_v 1._o 15._o or_o 2._o the_o mine_n of_o iron_n and_o copper_n which_o be_v in_o their_o portion_n whence_o sidon_n their_o neighbour_n be_v famous_a among_o the_o heathen_n for_o its_o plenty_n of_o brass_n and_o sarepta_n be_v think_v to_o have_v its_o name_n from_o the_o brass_n and_o iron_n which_o be_v melt_v there_o in_o great_a quantity_n compare_v deut._n 8._o 9_o or_o 3_o the_o strength_n of_o its_o situation_n and_o so_o some_o ancients_n and_o modern_n render_v the_o word_n thy_o habitation_n or_o thy_o enclosure_n shall_v be_v iron_n and_o brass_n i._n e._n fortify_v as_o it_o be_v with_o wall_n and_o gate_n of_o iron_n and_o brass_n be_v defend_v by_o the_o sea_n on_o one_o side_n by_o their_o brethren_n on_o other_o side_n as_o also_o by_o mountain_n and_o river_n and_o as_o thy_o day_n so_o shall_v thy_o strength_n be_v strong_a be_v i._n e._n thy_o strength_n shall_v not_o be_v diminish_v with_o thy_o age_n but_o thou_o shall_v have_v the_o vigour_n of_o youth_n even_o in_o thy_o old_a age_n thy_o tribe_n shall_v grow_v strong_a and_o strong_a 26_o there_o be_v none_o like_o unto_o the_o god_n of_o jesurun_n who_o ride_v upon_o the_o heaven_n etc._n heaven_n i._n e._n upon_o the_o cloud_n to_o succour_v thou_o from_o thence_o by_o send_v thunder_n and_o lightning_n upon_o thy_o enemy_n see_v psal._n 18._o 7_o etc._n etc._n and_o 68_o 34._o etc._n etc._n in_o thy_o help_n and_o in_o his_o excellency_n power_n excellency_n or_o in_o his_o magnificence_n i._n e._n magnificient_o glorious_o and_o with_o great_a majesty_n as_o well_o as_o power_n on_o the_o sky_n 27_o the_o eternal_a god_n be_v thy_o refuge_n 1._o refuge_n or_o thy_o dwelling-place_n compare_v psal._n 91._o 1._o and_o underneath_o thou_o underneath_o i._n e._n under_o thy_o arm_n to_o hold_v thou_o up_o as_o my_o hand_n be_v once_o hold_v up_o by_o aaron_n and_o hur._n he_o will_v support_v and_o defend_v thou_o or_o the_o meaning_n be_v though_o he_o dwell_v on_o high_a yet_o he_o come_v down_o to_o the_o earth_n beneath_o to_o assist_v and_o deliver_v thou_o be_v the_o everlasting_a arm_n and_o he_o shall_v thrust_v out_o the_o enemy_n from_o before_o thou_o and_o shall_v say_v destroy_v they_o power_n they_o i._n e._n shall_v give_v thou_o not_o only_o command_v and_o commission_n but_o also_o power_n to_o destroy_v they_o for_o god_n say_v be_v do_v his_o word_n come_v with_o power_n 28_o 6._o 28_o jer._n 23._o 6._o israel_n then_o shall_v dwell_v in_o safety_n alone_o 2._o alone_o either_o 1._o though_o they_o be_v alone_o and_o have_v no_o confederate_n to_o defend_v they_o but_o have_v all_o the_o world_n against_o they_o yet_o my_o single_a protection_n shall_v be_v sufficient_a for_o they_o or_o 2._o distinct_a and_o separate_v from_o all_o other_o nation_n with_o who_o i_o will_v not_o have_v they_o to_o mingle_v themselves_o see_v num._n 23._o 9_o ezra_n 9_o 1_o 2._o the_o fountain_n of_o jacob_n 13._o jacob_n i._n e._n the_o posterity_n of_o jacob_n which_o flow_v from_o he_o as_o water_n from_o a_o fountain_n in_o great_a abundance_n compare_v psal._n 68_o 26._o isa._n 48._o 1._o the_o fountain_n be_v here_o put_v for_o the_o river_n or_o stream_n which_o flow_v from_o it_o as_o psal._n 104._o 10._o as_o the_o root_n be_v put_v for_o the_o branch_n 2_o chron._n 22._o 10._o isa._n 11._o 10._o revel_v 5._o 5._o and_o as_o jacob_n or_o israel_n who_o be_v the_o fountain_n be_v oft_o put_v for_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n or_o the_o eye_n for_o so_o the_o hebrew_n word_n oft_o signify_v of_o jacob_n i._n e._n of_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n and_o so_o the_o sense_n be_v they_o who_o now_o only_o hear_v of_o the_o land_n of_o promise_n shall_v short_o see_v it_o which_o i_o be_o not_o suffer_v to_o do_v and_o shall_v enjoy_v it_o which_o be_v oft_o signify_v by_o see_v as_o psal._n 4._o 6._o and_o 27._o 13._o and_o 34._o 13._o eccles._n 2._o 1._o and_o 3._o 13._o shall_v be_v upon_o a_o land_n of_o corn_n and_o wine_n also_o his_o heaven_n land_n heaven_n i._n e._n those_o heaven_n or_o that_o air_n which_o hang_v over_o his_o land_n shall_v drop_v down_o dew_n 29_o happy_a art_n thou_o o_o israel_n who_o be_v like_a unto_o thou_o o_o people_n save_v by_o the_o lord_n the_o shield_n of_o thy_o help_n and_o who_o be_v the_o sword_n of_o thy_o excellency_n and_o thy_o enemy_n subdue_v enemy_n or_o shall_v be_v subdue_v shall_v be_v find_v liar_n unto_o thou_o 4._o thou_o i._n e._n shall_v be_v deceive_v as_o to_o all_o their_o vain_a hope_n and_o confidence_n of_o destroy_v thou_o or_o save_v themselves_o whether_o ground_v upon_o their_o own_o number_n and_o valour_n and_o strong_a hold_n or_o upon_o old_a prophecy_n and_o prediction_n of_o success_n or_o upon_o their_o idol_n or_o shall_v lie_v unto_o thou_o i._n e._n shall_v submit_v themselves_o to_o thou_o though_o it_o be_v do_v but_o feign_o and_o by_o constraint_n as_o this_o phrase_n be_v use_v psal._n 18._o 44._o &_o 66._o 3._o &_o 81._o 15._o possible_o this_o may_v design_n the_o lie_n and_o fraud_n which_o the_o gibeonite_n will_v use_v to_o deceive_v they_o jos._n 9_o 4._o and_o thou_o shall_v tread_v upon_o their_o high_a place_n worship_n place_n i_o e._n thou_o shall_v subdue_v their_o great_a prince_n and_o their_o strong_a hold_n deut._n 32._o 13._o and_o their_o idol_n temple_n and_o worship_n victory_n z_o the_o giver_n and_o preserver_n of_o all_o that_o excellency_n that_o glory_n safety_n and_o happiness_n which_o thou_o have_v above_o all_o other_o people_n which_o thou_o do_v not_o obtain_v either_o by_o or_o for_o thy_o own_o wisdom_n or_o strength_n or_o goodness_n or_o thy_o most_o excellent_a sword_n i._n e._n thy_o strength_n and_o the_o author_n of_o all_o thy_o past_a or_o approach_a victory_n chap._n xxxiv_o 1_o and_o moses_n go_v up_o god_n up_o in_o compliance_n with_o god_n will_n that_o he_o shall_v then_o and_o there_o resign_v up_o his_o soul_n to_o god_n from_o the_o plain_n of_o moab_n unto_o the_o mountain_n of_o nebo_n 49._o nebo_n of_o which_o see_v num._n 27._o 12._o and_o 32._o 38._o &_o deut._n 32._o 49._o to_o the_o top_n of_o hill_n of_o or_o the_o hill_n pisgah_n that_o be_v over_o against_o jericho_n and_o the_o lord_n show_v he_o 27._o he_o chap._n 3._o 27._o all_o the_o land_n of_o gilead_n etc._n gilead_n whereof_o moses_n have_v as_o yet_o see_v and_o enjoy_v but_o a_o small_a part_n of_o this_o land_n see_v gen._n 31._o 21._o numb_a 32._o 1_o 19_o etc._n etc._n unto_o dan_n person_n dan_n to_o that_o city_n which_o after_o moses_n his_o death_n be_v call_v dan_n jos._n 19_o 47._o judg._n 18._o 29_o so_o that_o here_o be_v a_o anticipation_n but_o it_o seem_v most_o probable_a and_o be_v common_o believe_v that_o this_o chapter_n be_v not_o write_v by_o moses_n but_o by_o eleazar_n or_o joshua_n or_o ezra_n or_o some_o other_o man_n of_o god_n direct_v herein_o by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n this_o be_v no_o more_o impeachment_n to_o the_o divine_a authority_n of_o this_o chapter_n that_o the_o penman_n be_v unknown_a which_o also_o be_v the_o lot_n of_o some_o other_o book_n of_o scripture_n than_o it_o be_v to_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o act_n of_o the_o king_n or_o parliament_n that_o they_o be_v write_v or_o print_v by_o some_o unknown_a person_n 2_o and_o all_o naphtali_n west_n naphtali_n i._n e._n the_o land_n of_o naphtali_n which_o together_o with_o dan_o be_v in_o the_o north_n of_o canaan_n as_o ephraim_n and_o manasseh_n be_v in_o the_o midland_n part_n and_o judah_n on_o the_o south_n and_o the_o sea_n on_o the_o west_n so_o these_o part_n lie_v in_o the_o several_a quarter_n be_v put_v
for_o all_o the_o rest_n he_o stand_v in_o the_o east_n and_o see_v also_o gilead_n which_o be_v in_o the_o eastern_a part_n of_o the_o land_n and_o thence_o he_o see_v the_o north_n and_o south_n and_o west_n and_o the_o land_n of_o ephraim_n and_o manasseh_n and_o all_o the_o land_n of_o judah_n unto_o the_o utmost_a sea_n west_n sea_n i._n e._n the_o midland_n sea_n which_o be_v the_o utmost_a bind_v of_o the_o land_n of_o promise_n on_o the_o west_n 3_o and_o the_o south_n forego_v south_n i._n e._n the_o south_n quarter_n of_o the_o land_n of_o judah_n which_o be_v towards_o the_o salt_n sea_n which_o be_v describe_v num._n 34._o 3_o 4_o 5._o jos._n 15._o 1_o 2_o 3_o 4._o as_o the_o western_a quarter_n of_o judah_n be_v describe_v in_o the_o word_n next_o forego_v and_o the_o plain_a of_o the_o valley_n of_o jericho_n benjamin_n jericho_n or_o in_o which_o lie_v jericho_n which_o be_v in_o the_o tribe_n of_o benjamin_n the_o city_n of_o palm-tree_n smell_v palm-tree_n i._n e._n jericho_n so_o call_v both_o here_o and_o judg._n 1._o 16._o and_o 3._o 13._o 2_o chron._n 28._o 15._o from_o the_o multitude_n of_o palm-tree_n which_o be_v in_o those_o part_n as_o josephus_n and_o straâ—…_n write_v from_o whence_o and_o the_o balm_n there_o grow_v it_o be_v call_v jericho_n which_o signify_v odoriserous_a or_o sweet_a smell_v unto_o zoar._n 4_o and_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o he_o 1â—…_n he_o gen._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 13._o 1â—…_n this_o be_v the_o land_n which_o i_o swear_v unto_o abraham_n unto_o isaac_n and_o unto_o jacob_n say_v i_o will_v give_v it_o unto_o thy_o seed_n i_o have_v cause_v thou_o to_o see_v it_o with_o thy_o eye_n view_n eye_n to_o wit_n by_o a_o miraculous_a power_n strengthen_v thy_o sight_n or_o make_v a_o clear_a representation_n of_o all_o these_o part_n to_o thy_o view_n but_o thou_o shall_v not_o go_v over_o thither_o 5_o so_o moses_n the_o servant_n of_o the_o lord_n die_v there_o in_o the_o land_n of_o moab_n moab_n moab_n i._n e._n in_o the_o land_n which_o israel_n take_v from_o the_o amorites_n which_o ancient_o be_v the_o land_n of_o moab_n according_a to_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n 6_o and_o he_o 9_o he_o i._n e._n the_o lord_n last_o mention_v bury_v he_o either_o immediate_o or_o by_o the_o ministry_n of_o angel_n whereof_o michael_n be_v the_o chief_a or_o prince_n jude_n ver_fw-la 9_o bury_v he_o in_o a_o valley_n in_o the_o land_n of_o moab_n over-against_o beth-peor_n but_o no_o man_n know_v of_o his_o sepulchre_n he_o sepulchre_n i._o e_o of_o the_o particular_a place_n of_o the_o valley_n where_o he_o be_v bury_v which_o god_n hide_v from_o the_o israelite_n to_o prevent_v their_o superstition_n and_o idolatry_n to_o which_o he_o know_v their_o great_a proneness_n and_o for_o this_o very_a reason_n the_o devil_n endeavour_v to_o have_v it_o know_v and_o contend_v with_o michael_n about_o it_o jude_n ver_fw-la 9_o and_o see_v god_n will_v not_o endure_v the_o worship_n of_o the_o relic_n or_o tomb_n 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his_o servant_n and_o to_o all_o his_o land_n 12_o and_o in_o all_o that_o mighty_a hand_n and_o in_o all_o the_o great_a terror_n which_o moses_n show_v in_o the_o sight_n of_o all_o israel_n joshua_n the_o argument_n it_o be_v not_o material_a to_o know_v who_o be_v the_o penman_n of_o this_o book_n whether_o joshua_n as_o seem_v most_o probable_a from_o chap._n 24._o 26._o or_o some_o other_o holy_a prophet_n it_o be_v sufficient_a that_o this_o book_n be_v a_o part_n of_o the_o holy_a scripture_n or_o oracle_n of_o god_n commit_v to_o and_o careful_o keep_v by_o the_o jew_n and_o by_o they_o faithful_o deliver_v to_o we_o as_o appear_v by_o the_o concur_v testimony_n of_o christ_n and_o his_o apostle_n who_o own_v and_o approve_v of_o the_o same_o holy_a scripture_n which_o the_o church_n of_o the_o jew_n do_v but_o this_o be_v certain_a that_o divers_a passage_n in_o this_o book_n be_v put_v into_o it_o after_o joshua_n death_n as_o josh._n 10._o 13._o compare_v with_o 2_o sam._n 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have_v opportunity_n to_o purchase_v other_o provision_n and_o do_v so_o deut._n 2._o 6_o 28._o and_o now_o have_v be_v some_o time_n in_o the_o land_n of_o the_o amorites_n and_o together_o with_o manna_n use_v themselves_o to_o other_o food_n which_o that_o country_n plentiful_o supply_v they_o with_o they_o be_v warn_v to_o furnish_v themselves_o therewith_o for_o their_o approach_a march_n for_o within_o three_o day_n over_o day_n qu._n how_o can_v this_o be_v when_o the_o spy_n who_o be_v not_o yet_o send_v away_o continue_v three_o day_n hide_v in_o the_o mountain_n josh._n 2._o 22._o and_o the_o people_n pass_v not_o over_o till_o three_o day_n after_o the_o spy_n return_v josh._n 3._o 2._o ans._n these_o word_n though_o place_v here_o seem_v not_o to_o have_v be_v deliver_v by_o joshua_n till_o after_o the_o return_n of_o the_o spy_n such_o transposition_n be_v so_o frequent_a in_o scripture_n that_o interpreter_n have_v form_v this_o general_a rule_n that_o there_o be_v no_o 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which_o see_v more_o on_o that_o place_n and_o on_o matth._n 12._o 40._o the_o spy_n come_v to_o jericho_n in_o the_o evening_n of_o the_o first_o day_n and_o intend_v to_o lie_v there_o josh._n 2._o 8._o but_o be_v disturb_v and_o affright_v by_o the_o search_n make_v after_o they_o they_o go_v away_o that_o night_n into_o the_o mountain_n and_o there_o abide_v the_o time_n mention_v joshua_n have_v deliver_v this_o message_n from_o god_n to_o the_o israelite_n and_o send_v away_o the_o spy_n remove_v from_o shittim_n to_o jordan_n josh._n 3._o 1._o be_v sufficient_o assure_v of_o his_o safe_a passage_n over_o jordan_n whatsoever_o become_v of_o the_o spy_n and_o after_o those_o three_o day_n mention_v here_o be_v pass_v josh._n 3._o 2._o he_o send_v the_o officer_n to_o the_o people_n with_o a_o second_o message_n about_o the_o manner_n of_o their_o actual_a pass_v over_o you_o shall_v pass_v over_o this_o jordan_n to_o go_v in_o to_o possess_v the_o land_n which_o the_o lord_n your_o god_n give_v you_o to_o possess_v it_o 12_o and_o to_o the_o reubenite_fw-la and_o to_o the_o gadite_n and_o to_o half_a the_o tribe_n of_o manasseh_n speak_v joshua_n say_v 13_o remember_v 23._o remember_v numb_a 32._o 23._o the_o word_n which_o moses_n the_o servant_n of_o the_o lord_n command_v you_o so_o you_o his_o charge_n to_o you_o and_o your_o promise_n to_o he_o which_o they_o be_v oblige_v to_o keep_v and_o joshua_n be_v to_o see_v that_o they_o do_v so_o say_v the_o lord_n your_o god_n have_v give_v you_o rest_n 15._o rest_n i_o e._n a_o place_n of_o rest_n as_o that_o word_n signify_v see_v on_o gen._n 49._o 15._o and_o 18._o deut._n 3._o 18._o have_v give_v you_o this_o land_n 14_o your_o wife_n your_o little_a one_o and_o your_o cattle_n shall_v remain_v in_o the_o land_n which_o moses_n give_v you_o on_o this_o side_n jordan_n but_o you_o shall_v pass_v jordan_n pass_v to_o wit_n over_o jordan_n before_o your_o brethren_n habitation_n brethren_n either_o 1._o 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from_o the_o egyptian_n or_o amalekite_n or_o amorites_n from_o who_o they_o have_v take_v they_o or_o by_o purchase_n from_o those_o people_n by_o who_o border_n they_o pass_v or_o in_o military_a order_n see_v on_o exod._n 13._o 18._o all_o the_o mighty_a man_n of_o valour_n canaan_n valour_n all_o such_o be_v oblige_v to_o go_v over_o if_o occasion_n require_v it_o but_o joshua_n take_v only_o some_o of_o they_o partly_o because_o they_o be_v sufficient_a for_o his_o purpose_n and_o partly_o because_o some_o be_v fit_a to_o be_v leave_v both_o to_o secure_v their_o own_o wife_n child_n and_o possession_n and_o to_o prevent_v their_o enemy_n on_o that_o side_n from_o give_v they_o disturbance_n or_o hindrance_n in_o their_o enterprise_n upon_o canaan_n and_o help_v they_o 15_o until_o the_o lord_n have_v give_v your_o brethren_n rest_v as_o he_o have_v give_v you_o and_o they_o also_o have_v possess_v the_o land_n which_o the_o lord_n your_o god_n give_v they_o than_o you_o shall_v 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only_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n be_v with_o thou_o as_o he_o be_v with_o moses_n moses_n moses_n this_o be_v not_o a_o limitation_n of_o their_o obedience_n as_o if_o they_o will_v not_o obey_v he_o any_o further_a or_o long_o than_o he_o be_v prosperous_a or_o successful_a but_o a_o additional_a prayer_n for_o he_o as_o we_o have_v hereby_o promise_v thou_o our_o obedience_n so_o our_o prayer_n shall_v be_v that_o god_n will_v bless_v and_o prosper_v thou_o as_o he_o do_v moses_n 18_o whosoever_o he_o be_v that_o do_v rebel_n against_o thy_o commandment_n and_o will_v not_o hearken_v unto_o thy_o word_n in_o all_o that_o thou_o command_v he_o therein_o he_o not_o repugnant_a to_o god_n command_n for_o none_o can_v be_v so_o foolish_a to_o think_v that_o if_o he_o have_v command_v the_o people_n to_o blaspheme_v god_n or_o worship_n idol_n the_o people_n be_v oblige_v to_o obey_v he_o therein_o he_o shall_v be_v put_v to_o death_n only_o be_v strong_a and_o of_o a_o good_a courage_n chap._n ii_o and_o joshua_n the_o son_n of_o nun_n send_v 11._o send_v or_o have_v send_v as_o that_o tense_n be_v oft_o use_v see_v on_o josh._n 1._o 11._o out_o of_o shittim_n 49._o shittim_n call_v also_o abelshittim_a num._n 33._o 49._o two_o man_n it_o man_n not_o twelve_o as_o moses_n do_v partly_o because_o the_o people_n of_o canaan_n be_v now_o more_o alarm_v than_o in_o moses_n his_o time_n and_o more_o suspicious_a of_o all_o stranger_n and_o partly_o because_o those_o be_v to_o view_v the_o whole_a land_n these_o but_o a_o small_a parcel_n of_o it_o to_o spy_v enterprise_n spy_v i_o e._n to_o learn_v the_o state_n of_o the_o land_n and_o people_n and_o what_o way_n and_o method_n they_o shall_v proceed_v in_o it_o be_v evident_a enough_o that_o joshua_n do_v not_o this_o out_o of_o distrust_n as_o
of_o that_o time_n when_o he_o take_v those_o place_n mention_v here_o and_o chap._n 10._o which_o history_n he_o here_o in_o part_n repeat_v and_o enlarge_v with_o this_o memorable_a circumstance_n that_o together_o with_o the_o rest_n he_o destroy_v also_o the_o giant_n which_o be_v in_o those_o place_n from_o anab_n 50._o anab_n a_o place_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n jos._n 15._o 50._o and_o from_o all_o the_o mountain_n of_o judah_n and_o from_o all_o the_o mountain_n of_o israel_n rest_n israel_n it_o do_v not_o follow_v from_o hence_o which_o some_o conclude_v that_o this_o book_n be_v write_v by_o some_o other_o person_n long_o after_o ioshua_n death_n even_o after_o the_o division_n of_o the_o israelite_n into_o two_o kingdom_n of_o israel_n and_o judah_n but_o only_o that_o this_o be_v one_o of_o those_o clause_n which_o be_v add_v or_o alter_v and_o suit_v to_o the_o stile_n of_o the_o present_a time_n by_o ezra_n or_o some_o other_o prophet_n though_o that_o be_v not_o necessary_a for_o since_o it_o be_v evident_a to_o joshua_n from_o gen._n 49._o 10_o etc._n etc._n that_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n be_v to_o be_v the_o chief_a of_o all_o the_o tribe_n and_o some_o dawning_n of_o its_o eminency_n appear_v in_o that_o time_n in_o their_o have_v the_o first_o lot_n in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n jos._n 15._o 1._o and_o the_o large_a inheritanâ—…e_n jos._n 19_o 9_o it_o be_v no_o wonder_n that_o it_o be_v mention_v apart_o and_o distinguish_v from_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o israel_n though_o that_o also_o be_v one_o of_o they_o even_o as_o the_o daughter_n of_o pharaâ—…h_n be_v distinguish_v from_o the_o strange_a woman_n 1_o king_n 11._o 1._o and_o saul_n from_o all_o david_n enemy_n psal._n 18._o title_n and_o peter_n from_o the_o disciple_n mark_v 16._o 7._o though_o they_o be_v each_o of_o the_o same_o nature_n and_o quality_n with_o the_o rest_n joshua_n destroy_v they_o utter_o with_o their_o city_n 1._o city_n qâ—…_n how_o can_v joshua_n utter_o destroy_v these_o when_o caâ—…eb_n and_o othoniel_n destroy_v some_o of_o they_o after_o ioshua_n death_n jos._n 14._o 12._o judg._n 1._o 10_o 11_o 12._o ans._n this_o may_v be_v either_o 1._o 〈◊〉_d these_o place_n be_v in_o part_n destroy_v and_o neglect_v by_o the_o israelite_n may_v be_v re-possessed_n by_o the_o giant_n either_o in_o ioshua_n time_n or_o after_o his_o death_n and_o by_o they_o keep_v till_o caleb_n dispossess_v and_o destroy_v they_o or_o rather_o 2._o because_o this_o work_n though_o do_v by_o the_o particular_a valour_n and_o industry_n of_o caleb_n be_v ascribe_v to_o joshua_n as_o the_o general_n of_o the_o army_n according_a to_o the_o manner_n of_o all_o historian_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v here_o attribute_v to_o joshua_n though_o afterward_o that_o caleb_n may_v not_o lose_v his_o deserve_a honour_n the_o history_n be_v more_o particular_o describe_v and_o caleb_n own_v as_o the_o great_a instrument_n in_o the_o achievement_n of_o it_o jos._n 14._o and_o judg._n 1._o 22_o there_o be_v none_o of_o the_o anakim_v leave_v in_o the_o land_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n only_o in_o gaza_n in_o gath_n and_o in_o ashdod_n possession_n ashdod_n three_o city_n of_o the_o philistine_n to_o which_o they_o retire_v and_o where_o we_o find_v some_o of_o they_o afterward_o 1_o sam._n 17._o 4._o and_o 2_o sam._n 21._o 16._o which_o may_v be_v one_o reason_n why_o the_o israelite_n dare_v not_o make_v a_o attempt_n upon_o these_o place_n though_o they_o be_v a_o part_n of_o their_o possession_n there_o remain_v 23_o so_o joshua_n take_v the_o whole_a land_n history_n land_n synecdochical_o i._n e._n the_o great_a and_o the_o best_a part_n of_o it_o for_o some_o part_n and_o place_n be_v express_o except_v in_o the_o follow_a history_n according_a to_o all_o that_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o moses_n and_o joshua_n give_v it_o for_o a_o inheritance_n unto_o israel_n 53._o israel_n numb_a 26._o 53._o according_a to_o their_o division_n by_o their_o tribe_n and_o the_o land_n rest_v from_o war_n land_n war_n from_o actual_a war_n so_o far_o that_o they_o can_v now_o quiet_o survey_v and_o distribute_v and_o possess_v the_o land_n chap._n xii_o now_o these_o be_v the_o king_n of_o the_o land_n which_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n smite_v and_o possess_v their_o land_n on_o the_o other_o side_n jordan_n towards_o the_o rise_n of_o the_o sun_n from_o the_o river_n arnon_n unto_o mount_n hermon_n and_o all_o the_o plain_a on_o the_o east_n 1._o east_n on_o the_o east_n of_o jordan_n call_v the_o plain_a deut._n 1._o 1._o and_o the_o plain_n of_o moab_n deut._n 34._o 1._o 2_o 6._o 2_o numb_a 21._o 24._o deut._n 3._o 6._o sihon_n king_n of_o the_o amorites_n who_o dwell_v in_o heshbon_n and_o rule_v from_o aroer_n which_o be_v upon_o the_o bank_n of_o the_o river_n of_o arnon_n and_o from_o the_o middle_n of_o the_o river_n side_n river_n it_o be_v not_o unusual_a even_o among_o we_o for_o a_o river_n to_o be_v divide_v between_o two_o lord_n and_o for_o their_o territory_n or_o jurisdiction_n to_o meet_v in_o the_o middle_n of_o the_o river_n and_o beside_o here_o be_v a_o very_a particular_a reason_n for_o this_o expression_n because_o the_o city_n be_v which_o be_v no_o part_n of_o sihons_n dominion_n but_o belong_v to_o the_o moabite_n deut._n 2._o 9_o 18._o be_v in_o the_o middle_n of_o the_o river_n arnon_n deut._n 2._o 36._o and_o 3._o 16._o and_o therefore_o the_o middle_n of_o the_o river_n be_v most_o fit_o and_o proper_o here_o mention_v as_o the_o bind_v of_o sihons_n dominion_n on_o that_o side_n and_o from_o half_a gilead_n manner_n gilead_n heb._n and_o the_o half_a gilead_n i._n e._n half_a of_o the_o country_n of_o gilead_n the_o particle_n from_o be_v not_o in_o the_o original_a and_o this_o do_v not_o seem_v to_o denote_v the_o term_n or_o bind_v from_o which_o his_o dominion_n begin_v as_o our_o version_n imply_v for_o so_o indeed_o it_o be_v not_o but_o the_o place_n or_o country_n in_o and_o over_o which_o his_o dominion_n be_v which_o as_o be_v here_o say_v begin_v at_o arnon_n and_o take_v in_o half_a gilead_n and_o end_v at_o jabbok_n beyond_o which_o be_v the_o other_o half_a of_o gilead_n which_o belong_v to_o og_n as_o be_v express_o say_v v._o 5._o where_o the_o word_n be_v whole_o the_o same_o that_o be_v here_o it_o be_v most_o reasonable_a to_o understand_v and_o translate_v they_o in_o the_o same_o manner_n even_o unto_o the_o river_n jabbok_n which_o be_v the_o border_n of_o the_o child_n of_o ammon_n 3_o and_o 17._o and_o deut._n 3._o 17._o from_o the_o plain_a unto_o the_o sea_n of_o cinneroth_n on_o the_o east_n both_o east_n which_o word_n describe_v the_o situation_n not_o of_o the_o sea_n of_o cinneroth_n which_o be_v part_n of_o the_o western_a border_n of_o sihons_n dominion_n but_o of_o the_o plain_a which_o be_v here_o say_v to_o lie_v eastward_o from_o the_o sea_n of_o cinneroth_n and_o also_o eastward_a from_o the_o salt_n sea_n as_o it_o here_o follow_v and_o this_o be_v indeed_o the_o situation_n of_o the_o plain_n of_o moab_n which_o be_v here_o speak_v of_o to_o wit_n that_o they_o lie_v between_o the_o two_o sea_n that_o of_o cinneroth_n and_o the_o salt_n sea_n and_o eastward_o to_o they_o both_o and_o unto_o the_o sea_n of_o the_o plain_a sea_n plain_a the_o salt_n sea_n be_v so_o call_v because_o it_o be_v a_o famous_a plain_n pleasant_a and_o fruitful_a before_o it_o be_v turn_v into_o a_o salt_n sea_n even_o the_o salt_n sea_n on_o the_o east_n the_o way_n to_o bethjeshimoth_a and_o from_o teman_fw-mi from_o or_o teman_fw-mi the_o south_n south_n south_n or_o on_o or_o towards_o the_o south_n under_o †_o 49._o †_o deut._n 3._o 17._o and_o 4._o 49._o ashdoth-pisgah_a hill_n ‡_o or_o the_o spring_n of_o pisgah_n or_o the_o hill_n 4_o ¶_o and_o the_o coast_n of_o og_n king_n of_o bashan_n which_o be_v of_o the_o †_o remnant_n of_o the_o giant_n that_o 4._o that_o deut._n 1._o 4._o dwell_v at_o 12._o ‡_o deut._n 3._o 11._o chap._n 13._o 12._o ashtaroth_n and_o at_o edrei_n mansion_n edrei_n to_o wit_n successive_o sometime_o at_o the_o one_o sometime_o at_o the_o other_o city_n both_o be_v his_o royal_a mansion_n 5_o and_o reign_v in_o mount_n hermon_n and_o in_o salcah_n and_o in_o all_o bashan_n unto_o the_o border_n of_o the_o geshurite_n 8._o geshurite_n of_o which_o see_v deut._n 3._o 13._o jos._n 13._o 13._o 2_o sam._n 13._o 37._o and_o 15._o 8._o and_o the_o maacathite_n and_o half_a gilead_n the_o border_n of_o sihon_n king_n of_o heshbon_n 6_o 33._o 6_o num._n 21._o 33._o they_o do_v moses_n the_o servant_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n smite_v and_o â—…_n and_o numb_a 3â—…_n deut._n 3._o 12_o
the_o lord_n our_o god_n will_v we_o serve_v and_o his_o voice_n will_v we_o obey_v 25_o so_o joshua_n make_v a_o covenant_n with_o the_o people_n that_o day_n and_o set_v they_o a_o statute_n and_o a_o ordinance_n do_v ordinance_n either_o 1._o he_o set_v or_o propound_v or_o declare_v unto_o they_o the_o statute_n and_o ordinance_n i._n e._n the_o sum_n of_o the_o statute_n and_o ordinance_n of_o god_n which_o their_o covenant_n oblige_v they_o to_o or_o 2._o he_o set_v or_o establish_v it_o to_o wit_n that_o covenant_n with_o they_o i._n e._n the_o people_n for_o a_o statute_n or_o a_o ordinance_n to_o bind_v themselves_o and_o their_o posterity_n unto_o god_n for_o ever_o as_o a_o statute_n and_o ordinance_n of_o god_n do_v in_o shechem_n 26_o and_o joshua_n write_v these_o word_n lord_n word_n i_o e._n this_o covenant_n or_o agreement_n of_o the_o people_n with_o the_o lord_n in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o law_n of_o god_n themselves_o god_n i_o e._n in_o that_o volume_n which_o be_v keep_v in_o the_o ark_n deut._n 31._o 9_o 26._o whence_o it_o be_v take_v and_o put_v into_o this_o book_n of_o joshua_n this_o he_o do_v partly_o for_o the_o perpetual_a remembrance_n of_o this_o great_a and_o solemn_a action_n partly_o to_o lay_v the_o great_a obligation_n upon_o the_o people_n to_o be_v true_a to_o their_o engagement_n and_o partly_o as_o a_o witness_n for_o god_n and_o against_o the_o people_n if_o afterward_o he_o severe_o punish_v they_o for_o their_o defection_n from_o god_n to_o who_o they_o have_v so_o solemn_o and_o free_o oblige_v themselves_o and_o 6._o and_o see_v judg._n 9_o 6._o take_v a_o great_a stone_n and_o set_v it_o up_o there_o usual_a there_o as_o a_o witness_n and_o monument_n of_o this_o great_a transaction_n according_a to_o the_o custom_n of_o those_o ancient_a time_n as_o gen._n 28._o 18._o and_o 31._o 45._o and_o 35._o 14._o exod._n 24._o 4._o deut._n 27._o 2._o jos._n 4._o 3._o and_o 8._o 32._o possible_o this_o agreement_n be_v write_v upon_o this_o stone_n as_o be_v then_o usual_a under_o 4._o under_o gen._n 35._o 4._o a_o oak_n that_o be_v by_o the_o sanctuary_n of_o the_o lord_n before_o lord_n i._o e_o near_o to_o the_o place_n where_o the_o ark_n and_o tabernacle_n then_o be_v for_o though_o they_o be_v forbid_v to_o plant_v a_o grove_n of_o tree_n near_o unto_o the_o altar_n deut._n 16._o 21._o as_o the_o gentile_n do_v yet_o they_o may_v for_o a_o time_n set_v up_o a_o altar_n or_o the_o ark_n near_o a_o great_a tree_n which_o have_v be_v plant_v there_o before_o 27_o and_o joshua_n say_v unto_o all_o the_o people_n behold_v this_o stone_n shall_v be_v a_o witness_n unto_o we_o for_o it_o have_v hear_v 12._o hear_v it_o shall_v be_v as_o sure_a a_o witness_n against_o you_o as_o if_o it_o have_v hear_v this_o be_v a_o common_a figure_n call_v prosopopoeia_fw-la whereby_o the_o sense_n of_o hear_v be_v oft_o ascribe_v to_o the_o heaven_n and_o the_o earth_n and_o other_o senseless_a creature_n as_o deut._n 32._o 1._o isa._n 1._o 2._o jer._n 2._o 12._o all_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n which_o he_o speak_v unto_o we_o it_o shall_v be_v there_o for_o a_o witness_n unto_o you_o lest_o you_o deny_v your_o god_n 28_o so_o 6._o so_o judg._n 2._o 6._o joshua_n let_v the_o people_n depart_v every_o man_n unto_o his_o inheritance_n 29_o ¶_o and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v after_o these_o thing_n that_o joshua_n the_o son_n of_o nun_n the_o servant_n of_o the_o lord_n die_v be_v a_o hundred_o and_o ten_o year_n old_a 30_o and_o they_o bury_v he_o in_o the_o border_n of_o his_o inheritance_n in_o 9_o in_o chap._n 19_o 50._o judg._n 2._o 9_o timnath-serah_a which_o be_v in_o mount_n ephraim_n on_o the_o north-side_n of_o the_o hill_n of_o gaash_n 31_o and_o 7._o and_o judg._n 2._o 7._o israel_n serve_v the_o lord_n all_o the_o day_n of_o joshua_n and_o all_o the_o day_n of_o the_o elder_n that_o joshua_n that_o heb._n prolong_v their_o day_n after_o joshua_n over-lived_n joshua_n and_o which_o have_v know_v all_o the_o work_n of_o the_o lord_n that_o he_o have_v do_v for_o israel_n 32_o ¶_o and_o 19_o and_o gen._n 50._o 25._o exod._n 13._o 19_o the_o bone_n of_o joseph_n which_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n bring_v up_o out_o of_o egypt_n bury_v they_o in_o shechem_n garden_n shechem_n not_o in_o the_o city_n of_o shechem_n but_o in_o a_o field_n near_o and_o belong_v to_o it_o as_o appear_v from_o the_o follow_a word_n and_o from_o gen._n 33._o 18._o and_o from_o the_o ancient_a custom_n of_o the_o israelite_n to_o have_v their_o burying_n place_n without_o city_n in_o field_n or_o garden_n in_o a_o parcel_n of_o ground_n which_o jacob_n buy_v of_o 19_o of_o gen._n 33._o 19_o the_o son_n of_o hamor_n the_o father_n of_o shechem_n for_o a_o hundred_o lamb_n hundred_o or_o lamb_n piece_n of_o silver_n and_o it_o become_v the_o inheritance_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n 33_o and_o eleazar_n the_o son_n of_o aaron_n die_v and_o they_o bury_v he_o in_o a_o hill_n that_o pertain_v to_o phinehas_n his_o son_n which_o be_v give_v he_o jerusalem_n he_o by_o special_a favour_n and_o for_o his_o better_a conveniency_n in_o attend_v upon_o the_o ark_n which_o then_o be_v and_o for_o a_o long_a time_n be_v to_o be_v in_o shiloh_n which_o be_v near_o to_o this_o place_n whereas_o the_o city_n which_o be_v give_v to_o the_o priest_n be_v in_o judah_n benjamin_n and_o simeon_n which_o be_v remote_a from_o shiloh_n though_o near_o to_o the_o place_n where_o the_o ark_n be_v to_o have_v its_o settle_a abode_n to_o wit_n to_o jerusalem_n in_o mount_n ephraim_n judge_n the_o argument_n the_o author_n of_o this_o book_n be_v not_o certain_o know_v whether_o it_o be_v samuel_n or_o ezra_n or_o some_o other_o prophet_n nor_o be_v it_o material_a to_o know_v 1._o it_o matter_n not_o who_o be_v the_o king_n secretary_n or_o with_o what_o pen_n it_o be_v write_v if_o it_o be_v once_o know_v that_o it_o be_v the_o king_n who_o make_v the_o order_n or_o decree_n it_o be_v sufficient_a that_o unto_o the_o jew_n be_v commit_v the_o oracle_n of_o god_n rom._n 3._o 2._o i_o e._n the_o holy_a scripture_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n one_o part_n of_o which_o this_o be_v by_o confession_n of_o all_o and_o that_o the_o jew_n do_v not_o falsify_v their_o trust_n therein_o but_o keep_v those_o holy_a book_n themselves_o and_o deliver_v they_o to_o the_o world_n entire_a without_o addition_n or_o diminution_n for_o neither_o christ_n nor_o his_o apostle_n who_o severe_o rebuke_v they_o for_o their_o mistake_n and_o misunderstanding_n of_o some_o passage_n of_o scripture_n ever_o charge_v they_o with_o any_o perfidiousness_n about_o the_o canon_n or_o book_n of_o the_o scripture_n this_o book_n be_v call_v the_o book_n of_o judge_n because_o it_o treat_v of_o the_o judge_n or_o of_o the_o state_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n of_o israel_n under_o all_o the_o judge_n except_o eli_n and_o samuel_n who_o be_v the_o last_o of_o the_o judge_n and_o the_o occasion_n 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kenaz_n calebs_n young_a brother_n 13._o brother_n of_o which_o see_v on_o judg._n 1._o 13._o 10_o and_o 18._o and_o see_v num._n 27._o 18._o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v lord_n heb._n be_v come_v upon_o he_o 29._o he_o with_o extraordinary_a influence_n indow_v he_o with_o singular_a wisdom_n and_o courage_n and_o resolution_n and_o stir_v he_o up_o to_o this_o great_a undertake_n compare_v judg._n 6._o 34._o and_o 11._o 29._o and_o he_o judge_v israel_n 1._o israel_n i_o e._n plead_v and_o avenge_v the_o cause_n of_o israel_n against_o their_o oppressor_n as_o that_o phrase_n be_v oft_o use_v as_o deut._n 32._o 36._o psal._n 10._o 18._o and_o 43._o 1._o and_o go_v out_o to_o war_n and_z the_o lord_z deliver_v chushan-rishathaim_a king_n of_o aram._n of_o heb._n aram._n mesopotamia_n into_o his_o hand_n and_o his_o hand_n prevail_v against_o chushan-rishathaim_a 11_o and_o the_o land_n have_v rest_v forty_o year_n author_n year_n either_o first_o it_o rest_v about_o forty_o 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evil_a again_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n and_z the_o lord_z strengthen_v 9_o strengthen_v 1_o sam._n 12._o 9_o eglon_n they_o eglon_n by_o give_v he_o courage_n and_o power_n and_o success_n against_o they_o the_o king_n of_o moab_n against_o israel_n because_o they_o have_v do_v evil_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n 13_o and_o he_o gather_v unto_o he_o the_o child_n of_o ammon_n and_o amalek_n and_o go_v and_o smite_v israel_n and_o possess_v the_o city_n of_o palm-tree_n 28._o palm-tree_n i_o e._n jericho_n as_o may_v be_v gather_v from_o deut._n 34._o 3._o judg._n 1._o 16._o 2_o chron._n 28._o 15._o not_o the_o city_n which_o be_v demolish_v but_o the_o territory_n belong_v to_o it_o here_o he_o fix_v his_o camp_n partly_o for_o the_o admirable_a fertility_n of_o that_o soil_n and_o partly_o because_o of_o its_o nearness_n to_o the_o passage_n over_o jordan_n which_o be_v most_o commodious_a both_o for_o the_o conjunction_n of_o his_o own_o force_n which_o lie_v on_o both_o side_n of_o jordan_n and_o to_o prevent_v the_o conjunction_n of_o the_o israelite_n in_o canaan_n with_o their_o brethren_n beyond_o jordan_n and_o to_o secure_v his_o retreat_n into_o his_o own_o country_n which_o therefore_o the_o israelite_n prevent_v v._o 28._o 14_o so_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n serve_v eglon_n the_o king_n of_o moab_n eighteen_o year_n 15_o but_o when_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n cry_v unto_o the_o lord_n the_o lord_z raise_v they_o up_o a_o saâ—…our_n a_o heb._n a_o saâ—…our_n deliverer_n ehud_n the_o son_n of_o gera_n jemini_fw-la gera_n or_o the_o sâ—…_n of_o jemini_fw-la a_o benjamite_n deliverer_n benjamite_n heb._n the_o son_n of_o jemini_fw-la who_o be_v of_o the_o tribe_n of_o benjamin_n 2_o sam._n 16._o 11._o and_o 19_o 17._o 1_o king_n 2._o 8._o this_o tribe_n be_v next_o to_o he_o and_o doubtless_o most_o afflict_a by_o he_o and_o hence_o god_n raise_v a_o deliverer_n a_o man_n hand_n man_n heb._n shut_v 〈◊〉_d his_o right_a hand_n leave_v hand_v blow_n hand_v which_o be_v here_o note_v partly_o as_o a_o mark_n of_o his_o courage_n and_o strength_n and_o activity_n see_v judg._n 20._o 16._o and_o principal_o as_o a_o considerable_a circumstance_n in_o the_o follow_a story_n whereby_o he_o may_v more_o advantageous_o and_o unsuspected_o give_v the_o deadly_a blow_n and_o by_o he_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n send_v a_o present_a unto_o eglon_n the_o king_n of_o moab_n 16_o but_o ehud_n make_v he_o a_o dagger_n which_o have_v two_o edge_n of_o a_o cubit_n length_n concealment_n length_n long_o enough_o for_o his_o design_n and_o not_o too_o long_o for_o carriage_n and_o concealment_n and_o he_o do_v gird_v it_o under_o his_o raiment_n upon_o his_o right_a thigh_n suspicion_n thigh_n which_o be_v most_o convenient_a both_o for_o the_o use_n of_o his_o left_a hand_n and_o for_o the_o avoid_n of_o suspicion_n 17_o and_o he_o bring_v the_o present_a tribute_n present_a which_o be_v to_o be_v pay_v to_o he_o as_o a_o 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to_o his_o work_n or_o three_o the_o idol_n as_o the_o word_n also_o signify_v which_o that_o heathen_a king_n may_v place_v there_o either_o in_o spite_n and_o contempt_n to_o the_o israelite_n who_o have_v that_o place_n in_o great_a veneration_n or_o that_o he_o may_v ascribe_v his_o conquest_n of_o the_o land_n to_o his_o idol_n at_o the_o israelite_n do_v to_o the_o true_a god_n by_o set_v up_o this_o monument_n in_o the_o entrance_n or_o beginning_n of_o it_o that_o be_v by_o gilgal_n and_o say_v i_o have_v a_o secret_a errand_n unto_o thou_o o_o king_n who_o say_v keep_v silence_n importance_n silence_n till_o my_o servant_n be_v go_v who_o he_o will_v not_o have_v acquaint_v with_o a_o business_n which_o he_o suppose_v to_o be_v of_o great_a and_o close_a
want_v of_o far_o more_o large_a and_o capacious_a building_n than_o this_o that_o have_v be_v support_v only_o by_o one_o pillar_n particular_o pliny_n in_o the_o 15_o chapter_n of_o the_o 36th_o book_n of_o his_o natural_a history_n mention_n two_o theater_n build_v by_o one_o c._n curio_n who_o live_v in_o julius_n cesar_n time_n each_o of_o which_o be_v support_v only_o by_o one_o pillar_n or_o pin_n or_o hinge_v though_o very_o many_o thousand_o of_o people_n do_v sit_v in_o it_o together_o and_o much_o more_o might_n two_o pillar_n suffice_v to_o uphold_v a_o building_n large_a enough_o to_o contain_v three_o thousand_o person_n which_o be_v the_o number_n mention_v v._o 17._o or_o the_o pillar_n may_v be_v make_v two_o in_o the_o low_a part_n mere_o for_o ornament-sake_n which_o may_v easy_o be_v so_o order_v as_o to_o support_v a_o three_o and_o main_a pillar_n in_o the_o middle_a which_o uphold_v the_o whole_a fabric_n 30_o and_o samson_n say_v let_v soul_n let_v heb._n my_o 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deatâ—…_n to_o execute_v a_o design_n upon_o the_o enemy_n or_o they_o who_o go_v in_o a_o fireship_n to_o destroy_v the_o enemy_n best_a ship_n though_o they_o be_v sure_a to_o perish_v in_o the_o enterprise_n moreover_o samson_n do_v this_o by_o divine_a instinct_n and_o approbation_n as_o god_n answer_v to_o his_o prayer_n manifest_v and_o that_o he_o may_v be_v a_o type_n of_o christ_n who_o by_o voluntary_o undergo_a death_n destroy_v the_o enemy_n of_o god_n and_o of_o his_o people_n and_o he_o bow_v himself_o with_o all_o his_o might_n and_o the_o house_n fall_v upon_o the_o lord_n and_o upon_o all_o the_o people_n that_o be_v therein_o so_o the_o dead_a which_o he_o slay_v at_o his_o death_n be_v more_o than_o they_o which_o he_o slay_v in_o his_o life_n 31_o then_o his_o brethren_n 21._o brethren_n either_o first_o large_o so_o call_v his_o kinsman_n or_o second_o strict_o â—…o_v call_v sampson_n parent_n have_v have_v other_o child_n after_o he_o as_o it_o be_v usual_a with_o 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