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from_o above_o he_o tell_v how_o many_o cubit_n the_o water_n rosâ—_n above_o the_o mountain_n and_o how_o many_o day_n the_o water_n keep_v above_o the_o earth_n and_o the_o effect_n of_o the_o flood_n as_o to_o live_a creature_n 8._o he_o relate_v by_o what_o mean_v the_o water_n assuage_v 9_o in_o what_o month_n and_o day_n the_o ark_n rest_v and_o in_o what_o place_n it_o do_v so_o 10._o he_o relate_v when_o noah_n open_v the_o window_n of_o the_o ark_n and_o of_o his_o send_v out_o the_o raven_n and_o the_o dove_n 11._o he_o tell_v the_o month_n and_o the_o day_n when_o the_o earth_n be_v dry_v 12._o he_o relate_v the_o go_v out_o of_o noah_n etc._n etc._n and_o 13._o he_o tell_v of_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o noah_n and_o 14._o of_o god_n promise_n not_o to_o send_v such_o another_o deluge_n chap._n 6_o 7_o 8._o here_o be_v all_o the_o mark_n of_o a_o true_a and_o complete_a historian_n nor_o can_v the_o wit_n of_o man_n make_v any_o such_o objection_n as_o will_v destroy_v the_o credibility_n of_o these_o relation_n moses_n next_o relate_v how_o god_n bless_a noah_n and_o his_o son_n forbid_v the_o eat_n of_o blood_n and_o murder_n covenant_v not_o thus_o to_o destroy_v the_o earth_n again_o and_o appoint_v the_o rainbow_n as_o a_o sign_n of_o this_o covenant_n he_o tell_v also_o how_o noah_n be_v overcome_v with_o wine_n of_o the_o curse_v denounce_v against_o canaan_n and_o of_o the_o blessing_n of_o shem_n and_o japhet_n and_o the_o death_n of_o noah_n chap._n 9_o moses_n give_v account_n of_o the_o son_n of_o japhet_n of_o ham_n where_o he_o speak_v more_o particular_o of_o nimrod_n and_o of_o the_o son_n of_o shem_n chap._n 10._o which_o be_v a_o most_o excellent_a piece_n of_o antiquity_n a_o relation_n of_o the_o building_n of_o babel_n and_o of_o the_o child_n of_o shem_n unto_o abram_n abram_n come_v with_o his_o father_n to_o haran_n he_o receive_v the_o promise_n of_o the_o messiah_n and_o come_v into_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n to_o sichem_n thence_o he_o remove_v to_o bethel_n etc._n etc._n and_o on_o occasion_n of_o a_o famine_n go_v with_o sarai_n to_o egypt_n who_o he_o give_v out_o to_o be_v his_o sister_n pharaoh_n have_v take_v she_o restore_v she_o to_o abram_n be_v inform_v that_o she_o be_v his_o wife_n chap._n 11._o and_o 12._o abram_n return_v out_o of_o egypt_n to_o canaan_n with_o great_a wealth_n his_o kinsman_n lot_n be_v with_o he_o who_o have_v also_o much_o substance_n they_o part_n from_o each_o other_o and_o let_v pitch_v his_o tent_n towards_o sodom_n god_n promise_v to_o abram_n the_o land_n of_o canaan_n chap._n 13._o lot_n be_v take_v prisoner_n in_o the_o battle_n between_o four_o king_n with_o five_o he_o be_v rescue_v by_o abram_n who_o be_v bless_v by_o melchizedek_n abram_n answer_v to_o the_o king_n of_o sodom_n chap._n 14._o after_o this_o moses_n relate_v how_o abram_n be_v encourage_v by_o god_n and_o assure_v that_o his_o posterity_n shall_v inherit_v the_o land_n of_o canaan_n the_o birth_n of_o ishmael_n by_o hagar_n the_o change_n of_o abram_n s_o name_n the_o institution_n of_o circumcision_n the_o change_n of_o sarai'_v name_n and_o the_o promise_n of_o isaac_n and_o circumcision_n of_o abraham_n and_o ishmael_n chap._n 15_o 16_o 17._o moses_n go_v on_o to_o relate_v abraham_n hospitable_a entertain_v of_o three_o angel_n who_o appear_v to_o he_o in_o the_o likeness_n of_o man_n their_o message_n be_v relate_v the_o birth_n of_o isaac_n predict_v and_o sarah_n amazement_n and_o weakness_n mention_v the_o wickedness_n of_o sodom_n and_o gomorrha_n and_o abraham_n intercession_n for_o sodom_n the_o destruction_n of_o these_o place_n let_v preserve_v the_o incestuous_a original_a of_o moab_n and_o ammon_n chap._n 18_o 19_o abraham_n sojourn_v at_o gerar_n the_o king_n thereof_o take_v sarah_n but_o be_v warn_v of_o god_n restore_v she_o isaac_n be_v bear_v and_o circumcise_v hagar_n and_o ishmael_n be_v dismiss_v hagar_n be_v in_o great_a distress_n be_v relieve_v by_o god_n abimelech_n make_v a_o covenant_n with_o abraham_n chap._n 20_o 21._o abraham_n be_v command_v to_o offer_v up_o his_o son_n isaac_n he_o ready_o obey_v god_n accept_v of_o this_o obedience_n and_o preserve_v isaac_n abraham_n be_v again_o bless_a of_o the_o posterity_n of_o nahor_n chap._n 22._o after_o this_o we_o have_v a_o account_n of_o the_o age_n and_o death_n of_o sarah_n of_o the_o purchase_n of_o a_o bury_v place_n for_o she_o of_o abraham_n send_n his_o servant_n to_o procure_v a_o wife_n for_o isaac_n of_o the_o servant_n exemplary_a diligence_n and_o success_n and_o of_o the_o marriage_n of_o isaac_n and_o rebekah_n ch_n 23_o 24._o of_o abraham_n son_n by_o keturah_n of_o his_o age_n and_o death_n of_o the_o posterity_n of_o ishmael_n and_o of_o his_o death_n etc._n etc._n of_o the_o birth_n of_o jacob_n and_o esau_n and_o how_o esau_n sell_v his_o birthright_n of_o the_o journey_n of_o isaac_n to_o gerar_n etc._n etc._n of_o a_o covenant_n between_o abimelech_n and_o isaac_n and_o of_o the_o marriage_n of_o esau_n chap._n 25_o 26._o moses_n proceed_v to_o relate_v after_o what_o manner_n jacob_n obtain_v the_o blessing_n which_o isaac_n bestow_v on_o he_o and_o which_o he_o design_v for_o esau_n as_o also_o the_o journey_n of_o jacob_n to_o padan-aram_n and_o several_a passage_n relate_v thereunto_o chap._n 27_o 28._o jacob_n be_v entertain_v by_o laban_n and_o contract_n with_o he_o for_o his_o service_n he_o marry_v leah_n and_o afterward_o rachel_n the_o daughter_n of_o laban_n the_o child_n of_o jacob_n laban_n upon_o jacob_n desire_n to_o depart_v from_o he_o make_v a_o new_a contract_n with_o he_o upon_o which_o jacob_n use_v policy_n and_o grow_v rich_a upon_o it_o chap._n 29_o 30._o jacob_n leave_v laban_n private_o laban_n pursue_v he_o and_o enter_v into_o a_o covenant_n with_o he_o at_o galeed_n jacob_n go_v on_o and_o send_v a_o message_n to_o esau_n who_o he_o much_o fear_v he_o pray_v to_o god_n on_o this_o occasion_n and_o send_v a_o present_a to_o esau_n he_o wrestle_v with_o a_o angel_n and_o be_v call_v israel_n jacob_n meet_v esau_n and_o be_v kind_o receive_v by_o he_o jacob_n come_v to_o succoth_n thence_o towards_o shechem_n in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n he_o purchase_v some_o land_n there_o and_o build_v a_o altar_n dinah_n be_v ravish_v and_o the_o shechemite_v destroy_v chap._n 31_o 32_o 33_o 34._o jacob_n go_v to_o bethel_n where_o he_o build_v a_o altar_n his_o name_n be_v change_v into_o that_o of_o israel_n god_n bless_v he_o rachel_n die_v and_o we_o have_v a_o account_n also_o of_o the_o death_n of_o isaac_n chap._n 35._o moses_n relate_v a_o account_n of_o esau_n of_o his_o wife_n and_o child_n and_o also_o of_o the_o horites_n chap._n 36._o we_o have_v next_o a_o very_a particular_a relation_n of_o joseph_n one_o of_o the_o young_a son_n of_o jacob_n of_o his_o dream_n and_o the_o hatred_n that_o his_o brethren_n bear_v towards_o he_o of_o their_o conspire_v his_o death_n and_o of_o his_o be_v carry_v into_o egypt_n chap._n 37._o of_o the_o child_n of_o judah_n another_o of_o jacob_n son_n of_o the_o birth_n of_o pharez_n and_o zarah_n by_o tamar_n chap._n 38._o the_o history_n of_o joseph_n be_v continue_v he_o be_v advance_v in_o the_o house_n of_o potiphar_n and_o resist_v the_o temptation_n of_o his_o mistress_n he_o be_v however_o accuse_v false_o and_o cast_v into_o prison_n where_o god_n prosper_v he_o he_o interpret_v the_o dream_n of_o two_o of_o the_o king_n of_o egypt_n servant_n who_o be_v in_o prison_n with_o he_o to_o who_o it_o happen_v as_o joseph_n foretold_v the_o dream_n of_o pharaoh_n king_n of_o egypt_n be_v interpret_v by_o joseph_n who_o predict_v a_o great_a plenty_n and_o great_a famine_n upon_o this_o joseph_n be_v great_o advance_v in_o egypt_n of_o the_o child_n of_o joseph_n and_o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o famine_n ten_o son_n of_o jacob_n be_v send_v upon_o the_o occasion_n of_o the_o famine_n to_o buy_v corn_n in_o egypt_n when_o joseph_n see_v they_o he_o accuse_v they_o for_o spy_n they_o be_v furnish_v with_o corn_n and_o their_o money_n return_v into_o their_o sack_n they_o be_v require_v to_o bring_v with_o they_o benjamin_n their_o young_a brother_n and_o their_o brother_n simeon_n be_v detain_v as_o a_o pledge_n joseph_n brethren_n return_v with_o benjamin_n and_o be_v entertain_v by_o he_o they_o be_v send_v away_o with_o corn_n but_o bring_v back_o again_o to_o egypt_n and_o accuse_v of_o theft_n the_o pathetical_a supplication_n of_o judah_n upon_o this_o occasion_n joseph_n make_v himself_o know_v to_o his_o brethren_n mind_n they_o of_o god_n providence_n send_v for_o his_o father_n and_o be_v plentiful_o provide_v for_o they_o report_v to_o their_o father_n that_o joseph_n be_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 and_o eber_n live_v four_o and_o thirty_o year_n and_o beget_v 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 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 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 live_v nine_o and_o twenty_o year_n and_o beget_v 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 1996._o 2008._o 1996._o 26._o and_o terah_n live_v seventy_o year_n and_o beget_v abram_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 in_o the_o land_n of_o his_o nativity_n in_o ur_fw-la of_o the_o chaldee_n 29._o and_o abram_n and_o nahor_n take_v they_o wife_n the_o name_n of_o abram_n wife_n be_v sarai_n and_o the_o name_n of_o nahor_n wife_n milcah_n the_o daughter_n of_o haran_n the_o father_n of_o milcah_n and_o the_o father_n of_o iscah_n 30._o but_o sarai_n be_v barren_a she_o have_v no_o child_n 31._o and_o terah_n take_v abram_n his_o son_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 abram_n wife_n and_o they_o go_v forth_o with_o they_o from_o ur_fw-la of_o the_o chaldee_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 and_o dwell_v 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 1._o one_o language_n at_o this_o time_n the_o whole_a race_n of_o mankind_n speak_v one_o language_n some_o think_v it_o be_v probable_a it_o may_v be_v the_o hebrew_n tongue_n 2._o from_o the_o east_n i._n e._n as_o they_o be_v journey_v they_o come_v immediate_o from_o the_o east_n shinar_n see_v ch._n 10._o v._n 10._o dwell_v there_o by_o what_o follow_v it_o appear_v that_o they_o do_v intend_v to_o dwell_v there_o for_o the_o future_a contrary_a to_o god_n command_n of_o replenish_n the_o earth_n ch_n 9.1_o 3._o they_o say_v nimrod_n very_o probable_o which_o josephus_n affirm_v do_v encourage_v other_o of_o his_o race_n and_o temper_v to_o this_o contempt_n of_o god_n brick_n the_o place_n be_v a_o plain_a not_o afford_v stone_n slime_n a_o natural_a cement_n to_o be_v find_v in_o pit_n and_o low_a ground_n 4._o build_v in_o this_o attempt_n they_o be_v guilty_a i._o of_o contempt_n of_o god_n declare_v will_n chap._n 9_o verse_n 1._o which_o they_o endeavour_v to_o make_v void_a ii_o of_o proud_o seek_v their_o own_o fame_n and_o advance_v their_o power_n and_o dominion_n let_v we_o make_v we_o a_o name_n they_o be_v by_o some_o also_o think_v guilty_a iii_o of_o a_o distrust_n of_o god_n truth_n who_o have_v declare_v that_o he_o will_v not_o drown_v the_o world_n any_o more_o whereas_o they_o be_v suppose_v to_o design_n a_o city_n and_o high_a tower_n against_o the_o danger_n from_o another_o flood_n to_o heaven_n it_o be_v express_v hyperbolical_o and_o import_v a_o great_a height_n deut._n 9.1_o a_o name_n i._n e._n a_o fame_n and_o renown_n compare_v gen._n 6.4_o 1_o chron._n 17.8_o with_o 2_o sam._n 7.9_o lest_o we_o be_v thus_o while_o they_o consult_v to_o defeat_v god_n purpose_n they_o do_v that_o which_o be_v the_o occasion_n of_o bring_v it_o to_o pass_v 5._o come_v down_o to_o see_v this_o be_v speak_v after_o the_o manner_n of_o men._n god_n be_v then_o say_v to_o descend_v when_o he_o reveal_v himself_o by_o word_n or_o deed_n to_o we_o who_o live_v in_o this_o low_a world_n the_o chaldee_n render_v it_o he_o appear_v etc._n etc._n 6._o restrain_v they_o will_v give_v far_a instance_n of_o their_o rebellion_n and_o tyranny_n if_o they_o be_v not_o defeat_v 7._o we_o see_v gen._n 1.26_o with_o the_o note_n there_o 9_o from_o thence_o from_o that_o very_a place_n which_o they_o intend_v to_o build_v to_o prevent_v their_o be_v scatter_v abroad_o v._o 4._o 10._o these_o etc._n etc._n as_o ch_z 5._o we_o have_v a_o account_n of_o the_o generation_n from_o adam_n to_o noah_n who_o be_v the_o ten_o from_o adam_n so_o we_o have_v here_o a_o account_n from_o noah_n to_o abram_n who_o be_v the_o ten_o from_o noah_n and_o from_o hence_o we_o may_v learn_v that_o the_o age_n of_o man_n life_n be_v much_o shorten_v after_o the_o flood_n the_o whole_a time_n from_o the_o flood_n to_o the_o birth_n of_o abram_n be_v but_o 352_o year_n whereas_o from_o adam_n creation_n to_o the_o flood_n be_v no_o less_o than_o 1656._o 26._o beget_v abram_n not_o that_o abram_n be_v the_o first-born_a but_o he_o than_o begin_v to_o beget_v gen._n 5.32_o it_o be_v suppose_v that_o haran_n be_v the_o elder_a and_o abram_n the_o young_a that_o abram_n be_v not_o the_o elder_a be_v evident_a from_o this_o that_o sarah_n the_o daughter_n of_o haran_n be_v but_o ten_o year_n young_a than_o abram_n and_o than_o haran_n will_v be_v suppose_v to_o have_v beget_v she_o when_o he_o be_v about_o nine_o year_n old_a abram_n must_v be_v bear_v the_o 130th_o year_n of_o terah_n life_n for_o abram_n be_v 75_o year_n old_a when_o he_o leave_v haran_n ch_n 12._o v._n 4._o and_o this_o be_v after_o terah_n death_n 1996._o 2008._o 1996._o who_o live_v 205_o year_n v._o 32._o 28._o before_o i_o e._n in_o terah_n life-time_n ur_fw-la of_o the_o chaldee_n the_o name_n of_o a_o place_n in_o mesopotamia_n act._n 7.2_o it_o receive_v its_o name_n from_o the_o chaldee_n who_o as_o they_o may_v subdue_v it_o at_o first_o so_o live_v in_o it_o and_o give_v it_o its_o denomination_n afterward_o ur_fw-la in_o the_o hebrew_n tongue_n signify_v fire_n 29._o iscah_n the_o same_o with_o sarai_n this_o be_v the_o opinion_n of_o the_o jew_n nor_o be_v there_o cause_n to_o reject_v it_o 31._o terah_n take_v abram_n etc._n etc._n terah_n remove_v from_o his_o own_o country_n with_o abram_n who_o have_v receive_v a_o command_n from_o god_n to_o come_v out_o of_o it_o gen._n 12.1.15.7_o act._n 7.3_o and_o though_o this_o command_n be_v the_o chief_a reason_n of_o this_o remove_n yet_o it_o be_v think_v that_o terah_n be_v render_v inclinable_a to_o remove_v from_o the_o grief_n which_o he_o take_v at_o the_o death_n of_o haran_n there_o as_o well_o as_o at_o the_o barrenness_n of_o sarai_n v._o 28_o 30._o see_v joseph_n antiq._n l._n 1._o c._n 7._o and_o abravenel_n on_o the_o place_n haran_n this_o be_v the_o name_n of_o a_o place_n in_o mesopotamia_n dwell_v there_o it_o be_v likely_a that_o the_o occasion_n of_o their_o stay_n there_o be_v from_o the_o sickness_n or_o weakness_n of_o terah_n when_o he_o be_v dead_a abram_z go_v into_o canaan_n chap._n xii_o the_o argument_n god_n call_v abram_n from_o his_o own_o country_n and_o encourage_v his_o remove_n with_o a_o promise_n to_o bless_v he_o and_o a_o particular_a promise_n of_o the_o messiah_n abram_n age_n when_o he_o leave_v haran_n he_o come_v into_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n and_o sojourn_v there_o upon_o occasion_n of_o a_o famine_n in_o canaan_n he_o go_v into_o egypt_n he_o own_v sarai_n as_o his_o sister_n there_o sarai_n be_v take_v into_o the_o house_n of_o pharaoh_n king_n of_o egypt_n who_o by_o plague_n be_v force_v to_o restore_v she_o and_o dismiss_v both_o abram_n and_o sarai_n and_o all_o that_o belong_v to_o abram_n 1._o now_o the_o lord_n have_v say_v unto_o abram_n get_v thou_o out_o of_o thy_o country_n and_o from_o thy_o kindred_n and_o from_o thy_o father_n house_n unto_o a_o land_n that_o i_o will_v show_v thou_o 2._o and_o i_o will_v make_v of_o thou_o a_o great_a nation_n and_o i_o will_v bless_v thou_o and_o make_v thy_o name_n great_a and_o thou_o shall_v be_v a_o blessing_n 3._o and_o i_o will_v bless_v they_o
his_o father_n but_o there_o be_v another_o sense_n of_o these_o word_n mention_v by_o several_a of_o the_o jew_n viz._n that_o anah_n find_v or_o light_v upon_o the_o eâ—nims_n a_o strong_a and_o powerful_a sort_n of_o man_n deut._n 2.10_o in_o the_o wilderness_n who_o will_v have_v take_v away_o his_o ass_n and_o that_o he_o do_v with_o courage_n and_o without_o any_o help_n rescue_z himself_z what_o we_o render_v mule_n the_o chaldee_n render_v giant_n or_o strong_a men._n the_o word_n in_o the_o hebrew_n be_v in_o a_o manner_n the_o same_o with_o that_o in_o deut._n 2.10_o 30._o among_o their_o duke_n i._n e._n according_a to_o their_o several_a dukedom_n ch_n 10.31_o dan._n 7.17_o 31._o before_o there_o reign_v any_o king_n etc._n etc._n the_o israelite_n till_o they_o be_v possess_v of_o the_o land_n of_o promise_n neither_o have_v a_o king_n nor_o be_v they_o under_o any_o shadow_n of_o obligation_n of_o make_v one_o deut._n 17.14_o but_o that_o they_o will_v in_o due_a time_n have_v a_o king_n over_o they_o moses_n well_o know_v as_o appear_v from_o deut._n 17._o and_o it_o can_v therefore_o be_v infer_v from_o hence_o that_o these_o word_n be_v not_o write_v by_o moses_n but_o by_o one_o who_o live_v in_o that_o time_n when_o the_o israelite_n have_v actual_o a_o king_n over_o they_o we_o may_v very_o reasonable_o suppose_v that_o the_o eight_o king_n name_v afterward_o may_v from_o the_o time_n of_o esau_n to_o this_o time_n of_o moses_n reign_v successive_o one_o after_o another_o for_o from_o the_o marriage_n of_o esau_n to_o the_o eighti_v year_n of_o moses_n be_v more_o than_o two_o hundred_o year_n and_o for_o the_o duke_n mention_v afterward_o we_o have_v no_o cause_n to_o suppose_v they_o to_o succeed_v each_o other_o after_o the_o death_n of_o these_o king_n see_v the_o note_n on_o v._o 40._o 32._o bela_n the_o king_n which_o follow_v be_v of_o several_a family_n and_o not_o in_o a_o line_n of_o one_o certain_a family_n succeed_v to_o one_o another_o 37._o rehoboth_n the_o name_n of_o a_o city_n in_o mesopotamia_n near_o the_o river_n euphrates_n 39_o the_o daughter_n of_o mezahab_n the_o chaldee_n render_v it_o the_o daughter_n of_o a_o goldsmith_n 40._o duke_n these_o duke_n or_o governor_n may_v well_o be_v suppose_v to_o be_v governor_n in_o several_a place_n or_o territory_n at_o one_o and_o the_o same_o time_n there_o appear_v no_o reason_n why_o we_o shall_v suppose_v they_o to_o succeed_v one_o another_o chap._n xxxvii_o the_o argument_n joseph_n be_v hate_v of_o his_o brethren_n his_o two_o dream_n he_o be_v send_v to_o visit_v his_o brethren_n his_o brethren_n conspire_v his_o death_n but_o reuben_n interpose_v his_o life_n be_v preserve_v he_o be_v sell_v to_o the_o ishmeelite_n and_o carry_v into_o egypt_n but_o they_o pretend_v to_o their_o father_n that_o he_o be_v kill_v by_o some_o wild-beast_n jacob_n mourn_v joseph_n be_v sell_v to_o potiphar_n in_o egypt_n 1._o and_o jacob_n dwell_v in_o the_o land_n wherein_o his_o father_n be_v a_o stranger_n in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n 2._o these_o be_v the_o generation_n of_o jacob_n joseph_n be_v seventeen_o year_n old_a be_v feed_v the_o flock_n with_o his_o brethren_n and_o the_o lad_n be_v with_o the_o son_n of_o bilhah_n and_o with_o the_o son_n of_o zilpah_n his_o father_n wife_n and_o joseph_n bring_v unto_o his_o father_n their_o evil_a report_n 3._o now_o israel_n love_v joseph_n more_o than_o all_o his_o child_n because_o he_o be_v the_o son_n of_o his_o old_a age_n and_o he_o make_v he_o a_o coat_n of_o many_o colour_n 4._o and_o when_o his_o brethren_n see_v that_o their_o father_n love_v he_o more_o than_o all_o his_o brethren_n they_o hate_v he_o and_o can_v not_o speak_v peaceable_o unto_o he_o 5._o and_o joseph_n dream_v a_o dream_n and_o he_o tell_v it_o his_o brethren_n and_o they_o hate_v he_o yet_o the_o more_o 6._o and_o he_o say_v unto_o they_o hear_v i_o pray_v you_o this_o dream_n which_o i_o have_v dream_v 7._o for_o behold_v we_o be_v bind_v sheaf_n in_o the_o field_n and_o lo_o my_o sheaf_n arise_v and_o also_o stand_v upright_o and_o behold_v your_o sheaf_n stand_v round_o about_o and_o make_v obeisance_n to_o my_o sheaf_n 8._o and_o his_o brethren_n say_v unto_o he_o shall_v thou_o indeed_o reign_v over_o we_o or_o shall_v thou_o indeed_o have_v dominion_n over_o we_o and_o they_o hate_v he_o yet_o the_o more_o for_o his_o dream_n and_o for_o his_o word_n 9_o and_o he_o dream_v yet_o another_o dream_n and_o tell_v it_o his_o brethren_n and_o say_v behold_v i_o have_v dream_v a_o dream_n more_o and_o behold_v the_o sun_n and_o the_o moon_n and_o the_o eleven_o star_n make_v obeisance_n to_o i_o 10._o and_o he_o tell_v it_o to_o his_o father_n and_o to_o his_o brethren_n and_o his_o father_n rebuke_v he_o and_o say_v unto_o he_o what_o be_v this_o dream_n that_o thou_o have_v dream_v shall_v ay_o and_o thy_o mother_n and_o thy_o brethren_n indeed_o come_v to_o bow_v down_o ourselves_o to_o thou_o to_o the_o earth_n 11._o and_o his_o brethren_n envy_v he_o but_o his_o father_n observe_v the_o say_n 12._o and_o his_o brethren_n go_v to_o feed_v their_o father_n flock_n in_o shechem_n 13._o and_o israel_n say_v unto_o joseph_n do_v not_o thy_o brethren_n feed_v the_o flock_n in_o shechem_n come_v and_o i_o will_v send_v thou_o unto_o they_o and_o he_o say_v unto_o he_o here_z am_z 1._o 14._o and_o he_o say_v to_o he_o go_v i_o pray_v thou_o see_v whether_o it_o be_v well_o with_o thy_o brethren_n and_o well_o with_o the_o flock_n and_o bring_v i_o word_n again_o so_o he_o send_v he_o out_o of_o the_o vale_n of_o hebron_n and_o he_o come_v to_o shechem_n 15._o and_o a_o certain_a man_n find_v he_o and_o behold_v he_o be_v wander_v in_o the_o field_n and_o the_o man_n ask_v he_o say_v what_o seek_v thou_o 16._o and_o he_o say_v i_o seek_v my_o brethren_n tell_v i_o i_o pray_v thou_o where_o they_o feed_v their_o flock_n 17._o and_o the_o man_n say_v they_o be_v depart_v hence_o for_o i_o hear_v they_o say_v let_v we_o go_v to_o dothan_n and_o joseph_n go_v after_o his_o brethren_n and_o find_v they_o in_o dothan_n 18._o and_o when_o they_o see_v he_o afar_o off_o even_o before_o he_o come_v near_o unto_o they_o they_o conspire_v against_o he_o to_o slay_v he_o 19_o and_o they_o say_v one_o to_o another_o behold_v this_o dreamer_n come_v 20._o come_v now_o therefore_o and_o let_v we_o slay_v he_o and_o cast_v he_o into_o some_o pit_n and_o we_o will_v say_v some_o evil_a beast_n have_v devour_v he_o and_o we_o shall_v see_v what_o will_v become_v of_o his_o dream_n 21._o and_o reuben_n hear_v it_o and_o he_o deliver_v he_o out_o of_o their_o hand_n and_o say_v let_v we_o not_o kill_v he_o 22._o and_o reuben_n say_v unto_o they_o shed_v no_o blood_n but_o cast_v he_o into_o this_o pit_n that_o be_v in_o the_o wilderness_n and_o lay_v no_o hand_n upon_o he_o that_o he_o may_v rid_v he_o out_o of_o their_o hand_n to_o deliver_v he_o to_o his_o father_n again_o 23._o and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v when_o joseph_n be_v come_v unto_o his_o brethren_n that_o they_o strip_v joseph_n out_o of_o his_o coat_n his_o coat_n of_o many_o colour_n that_o be_v on_o he_o 24._o and_o they_o take_v he_o and_o cast_v he_o into_o a_o pit_n and_o the_o pit_n be_v empty_a there_o be_v no_o water_n in_o it_o 25._o and_o they_o sit_v down_o to_o eat_v bread_n and_o they_o lift_v up_o their_o eye_n and_o look_v and_o behold_v a_o company_n of_o ishmeelite_n come_v from_o gilead_n with_o their_o camel_n bear_v spicery_n and_o balm_n and_o myrrh_n go_v to_o carry_v it_o down_o to_o egypt_n 26._o and_o judah_n say_v unto_o his_o brethren_n what_o profit_n be_v it_o if_o we_o slay_v our_o brother_n and_o conceal_v his_o blood_n 27._o come_v and_o let_v we_o sell_v he_o unto_o the_o ishmeelite_n and_o let_v not_o our_o hand_n be_v upon_o he_o for_o he_o be_v our_o brother_n and_o our_o flesh_n and_o his_o brethren_n be_v content_a 28._o then_o there_o pass_v by_o midianites_n merchantman_n and_o they_o draw_v and_o lift_v up_o joseph_n out_o of_o the_o pit_n and_o sell_v joseph_n to_o the_o ishmeelite_n for_o twenty_o piece_n of_o silver_n and_o they_o bring_v joseph_n into_o egypt_n 29._o and_o reuben_n return_v unto_o the_o pit_n and_o behold_v joseph_n be_v not_o in_o the_o pit_n and_o he_o rend_v his_o clothes_n 30._o and_o he_o return_v unto_o his_o brethren_n and_o say_v the_o child_n be_v not_o and_o i_o whither_o shall_v i_o go_v 31._o and_o they_o take_v joseph_n coat_n and_o kill_v a_o kid_n of_o the_o goat_n and_o dip_v the_o coat_n in_o the_o blood_n 32._o and_o they_o
family_n and_o they_o that_o be_v number_v of_o they_o be_v forty_o and_o five_o thousand_o and_o four_o hundred_o 51._o these_o be_v the_o number_v of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n six_o hundred_o thousand_o and_o a_o thousand_o seven_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o 52._o and_o the_o lord_n speak_v unto_o moses_n say_v 53._o unto_o these_o the_o land_n shall_v be_v divide_v for_o a_o inheritance_n according_a to_o the_o number_n of_o name_n 54._o to_o many_o thou_o shall_v give_v the_o more_o inheritance_n and_o to_o few_o thou_o shall_v give_v the_o less_o inheritance_n to_o every_o one_o shall_v his_o inheritance_n be_v give_v according_a to_o those_o that_o be_v number_v of_o he_o 55._o notwithstanding_o the_o land_n shall_v be_v divide_v by_o lot_n according_a to_o the_o name_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o their_o father_n they_o shall_v inherit_v 56._o according_a to_o the_o lot_n shall_v the_o possession_n thereof_o be_v divide_v between_o many_o and_o few_o 57_o and_o these_o be_v they_o that_o be_v number_v of_o the_o levite_n after_o their_o family_n of_o gershon_n the_o family_n of_o the_o gershonite_n of_o kobath_n the_o family_n of_o the_o kohathite_n of_o merari_fw-la the_o family_n of_o the_o merarite_n 58._o these_o be_v the_o family_n of_o the_o levite_n the_o family_n of_o the_o libnite_n the_o family_n of_o the_o hebronites_n the_o family_n of_o the_o mahlite_n the_o family_n of_o the_o mushites_n the_o family_n of_o the_o korathite_n and_o kohath_n beget_v amram_n 59_o and_o the_o name_n of_o amram_n wife_n be_v jochebed_n the_o daughter_n of_o levi_n who_o her_o mother_n bare_a to_o levi_n in_o egypt_n and_o she_o bear_v unto_o amram_n aaron_n and_o moses_n and_o miriam_n their_o sister_n 60._o and_o unto_o aaron_n be_v bear_v nadab_n and_o abihu_n eleazar_n and_o ithamar_n 61._o and_o nadab_n and_o abihu_n die_v when_o they_o offer_v strange_a fire_n before_o the_o lord_n 62._o and_o those_o that_o be_v number_v of_o they_o be_v twenty_o and_o three_o thousand_o all_o male_n from_o a_o month_n old_a and_o upward_a for_o they_o be_v not_o number_v among_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n because_o there_o be_v no_o inheritance_n give_v they_o among_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n 63._o these_o be_v they_o that_o be_v number_v by_o moses_n and_o eleazar_n the_o priest_n who_o number_v the_o child_n of_o israel_n in_o the_o plain_n of_o moab_n by_o jordan_n near_o jericho_n 64._o but_o among_o these_o there_o be_v not_o a_o man_n of_o they_o who_o moses_n and_o aaron_n the_o priest_n number_v when_o they_o number_v the_o child_n of_o israel_n in_o the_o wilderness_n of_o sinai_n 65._o for_o the_o lord_n have_v say_v of_o they_o they_o shall_v sure_o die_v in_o the_o wilderness_n and_o there_o be_v not_o leave_v a_o man_n of_o they_o save_v caleb_n the_o son_n of_o jephunneh_n and_o joshua_n the_o son_n of_o nun._n 1._o after_o the_o plague_n ch._n 25.9_o 2._o from_o twenty_o ch._n 1.3_o the_o number_n be_v now_o take_v in_o order_n to_o the_o divide_v the_o land_n among_o they_o v._n 53._o which_o they_o be_v now_o ready_a to_o possess_v now_o be_v also_o the_o generation_n of_o man_n dead_a who_o be_v exclude_v the_o land_n for_o their_o murmur_a ch_z 14.29_o with_o verse_n 64_o and_o 65_o of_o this_o chapter_n the_o remainder_n of_o they_o probable_o be_v slay_v by_o the_o plague_n ch_z 25.9_o hence_o this_o number_n be_v require_v to_o be_v take_v after_o the_o plague_n v._o 1._o 4._o command_v ch._n 1.1_o 5._o reuben_n the_o elder_a gen._n 46.8_o exod_n 6.14_o 1_o chron._n 5.1_o 7._o forty_o and_o three_o thousand_o and_o seven_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o when_o they_o be_v number_v ch_n 1._o they_o be_v 46500_o their_o decrease_n in_o so_o great_a measure_n must_v be_v impute_v to_o their_o sin_n and_o particular_o that_o which_o be_v mention_v chap._n 16._o 9_o famous_a chap._n 16.2_o 10._o a_o sign_n i._n e._n a_o sad_a example_n to_o other_o against_o rebellion_n 1_o cor._n 10.6_o 14._o twenty_o and_o two_o thousand_o and_o two_o hundred_o thus_o be_v they_o also_o decrease_v from_o 59300_o chap._n 1._o it_o be_v probable_a that_o many_o perish_v with_o zimri_n who_o be_v a_o principal_a man_n of_o this_o tribe_n chap._n 25.14_o 18._o forty_o thousand_o and_o five_o hundred_o their_o number_n ch_z 1._o be_v 45650._o all_o the_o tribe_n of_o the_o standard_n of_o reuben_n be_v remarkable_o decrease_v 19_o the_o son_n of_o judah_n gen._n 38.1_o etc._n etc._n and_o 46.12_o 22._o threescore_o and_o sixteen_o thousand_o and_o five_o hundred_o whereas_o they_o be_v but_o 72600_o chap._n 1._o judah_n outstripped_n his_o brethren_n according_a to_o jacob_n prediction_n gen._n 49.8_o 25._o threescore_o and_o four_o thousand_o and_o three_o hundred_o these_o be_v increase_v to_o this_o number_n from_o 54400_o chap._n 1._o 27._o threescore_o thousand_o and_o five_o hundred_o they_o be_v but_o 57400_o chap._n 1._o so_o that_o each_o tribe_n belong_v to_o the_o standard_n of_o judah_n be_v increase_v in_o their_o number_n 29._o machir_n josh_n 17.1_o 33._o zelophehad_fw-mi ch._n 27.1_o 34._o fifty_o and_o two_o thousand_o and_o seven_o hundred_o they_o increase_v from_o 32200_o chap._n 1._o 37._o thirty_o and_o two_o thousand_o and_o five_o hundred_o they_o be_v when_o they_o come_v out_o of_o egypt_n 40500_o ch_n 1._o 41._o forty_o and_o five_o thousand_o and_o six_o hundred_o they_o be_v increase_v from_o 35400_o chap._n 1._o 43._o threescore_o and_o four_o thousand_o and_o four_o hundred_o there_o be_v but_o 62700_o chap._n 1._o 47._o fifty_o and_o three_o thousand_o and_o four_o hundred_o they_o be_v but_o 41500_o chap._n 1._o 50._o forty_o and_o five_o thousand_o and_o four_o hundred_o they_o be_v 53400_o chap._n 1._o 51._o six_o hundred_o thousand_o and_o a_o thousand_o seven_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o they_o be_v decrease_v from_o 603550_o chap._n 1._o to_o the_o number_n of_o one_o thousand_o eight_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o 54._o to_o many_o ch._n 33.54_o give_v the_o more_o inheritance_n heb._n multiply_v his_o inheritance_n give_v the_o less_o inheritance_n heb._n diminish_v his_o inheritance_n 55._o divide_v by_o lot_n chap._n 33.54_o josh_n 11.23_o and_o 14.2_o this_o divide_v by_o lot_n be_v very_o consistent_a with_o that_o equality_n which_o be_v require_v v._o 54._o and_o the_o most_o probable_a account_n of_o this_o matter_n be_v that_o the_o several_a coast_n or_o province_n of_o the_o whole_a land_n be_v by_o lot_n adjudge_v to_o the_o several_a tribe_n but_o then_o each_o tribe_n be_v assign_v a_o great_a or_o less_o portion_n of_o that_o tract_n where_o his_o lot_n fall_v as_o the_o number_n of_o its_o family_n be_v more_o or_o few_o this_o exact_a measure_n of_o their_o portion_n be_v not_o determine_v by_o lot_n for_o then_o simeon_n can_v not_o just_o have_v be_v place_v within_o the_o tract_n where_o judah_n inherit_v josh_n 19_o 57_o and_o these_o be_v they_o etc._n etc._n exod._n 6.16_o 17_o 18_o 19_o these_o be_v number_v by_o themselves_o because_o they_o be_v not_o to_o inherit_v with_o the_o other_o tribe_n and_o not_o distinct_o number_v here_o 59_o jochebed_n exod_n 2.1_o 2._o and_o 6.20_o 61._o nadab_n and_o abihu_n levit._n 10.2_o chap._n 3.4_o 1_o chron._n 24.2_o 62._o twenty_o and_o three_o thousand_o they_o be_v now_o increase_v chap._n 3._o 64._o among_o these_o i.e._n among_o the_o tribe_n to_o who_o the_o land_n be_v to_o be_v divide_v by_o lot_n 65._o shall_v sure_o die_v chap._n 14.28_o 1_o cor._n 10.5_o 6._o chap._n xxvii_o the_o argument_n the_o request_n of_o the_o daughter_n of_o zelophehad_n the_o law_n concern_v inheritance_n thereupon_o joshua_n be_v appoint_v to_o succeed_v moses_n upon_o the_o notice_n he_o receive_v of_o his_o death_n 1._o then_o come_v the_o daughter_n of_o zelophehad_n the_o son_n of_o hepher_n the_o son_n of_o gilead_n the_o son_n of_o machir_n the_o son_n of_o manasseh_n of_o the_o family_n of_o manasseh_n the_o son_n of_o joseph_n and_o these_o be_v the_o name_n of_o his_o daughter_n mahlah_o noah_n and_o hoglah_n and_o milcah_n and_o tirzah_n 2._o and_o they_o stand_v before_o moses_n and_o before_o eleazar_n the_o priest_n and_o before_o the_o prince_n and_o all_o the_o congregation_n by_o the_o door_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o the_o congregation_n say_v 3._o our_o father_n die_v in_o the_o wilderness_n and_o he_o be_v not_o in_o the_o company_n of_o they_o that_o gather_v themselves_o together_o against_o the_o lord_n in_o the_o company_n of_o korah_n but_o die_v in_o his_o own_o sin_n and_o have_v no_o son_n 4._o why_o shall_v the_o name_n of_o our_o father_n be_v do_v away_o from_o among_o his_o family_n because_o he_o have_v no_o son_n give_v unto_o we_o therefore_o a_o possession_n among_o the_o brethren_n of_o our_o father_n 5._o and_o moses_n bring_v their_o cause_n before_o the_o