perhaps_o the_o jew_n gather_v he_o be_v a_o man_n of_o authority_n among_o they_o ver._n 7._o do_v not_o so_o wicked_o as_o to_o break_v the_o right_n of_o hospitality_n and_o violate_v the_o law_n of_o nature_n ver._n 8._o behold_v now_o i_o have_v two_o daughter_n etc._n etc._n this_o must_v be_v understand_v to_o have_v be_v speak_v in_o a_o great_a perturbation_n and_o perplexity_n of_o mind_n and_o out_o of_o a_o vehement_a desire_n to_o preserve_v the_o man_n who_o he_o have_v entertain_v which_o make_v he_o say_v he_o have_v rather_o they_o shall_v abuse_v his_o own_o daughter_n than_o those_o stranger_n for_o therefore_o come_v they_o under_o the_o shadow_n of_o my_o roof_n he_o plead_v the_o law_n of_o hospitality_n which_o oblige_v he_o to_o protect_v they_o though_o he_o himself_o suffer_v by_o it_o ver._n 9_o and_o they_o say_v stand_v back_o give_v way_n to_o we_o this_o one_o fellow_n etc._n etc._n here_o be_v one_o and_o he_o but_o a_o sojourner_n who_o take_v upon_o he_o to_o be_v a_o censor_n morum_fw-la and_o control_v the_o whole_a city_n this_o show_v he_o be_v no_o judge_n now_o will_v we_o deal_v worse_o with_o thou_o etc._n etc._n abuse_v thou_o more_o than_o they_o for_o it_o be_v the_o same_o word_n with_o verse_n 7._o do_v wicked_o ver._n 11._o smite_v the_o man_n with_o blindness_n not_o with_o a_o total_a blindness_n for_o then_o they_o will_v not_o have_v seek_v for_o the_o door_n of_o lot_n house_n but_o rather_o have_v grope_v for_o the_o way_n home_o but_o such_o a_o dimness_n that_o they_o can_v not_o see_v any_o thing_n distinct_o or_o in_o its_o right_a place_n but_o there_o seem_v to_o be_v a_o door_n suppose_v where_o there_o be_v none_o or_o there_o be_v such_o a_o confusion_n in_o their_o brain_n that_o all_o thing_n be_v turn_v topsy_n turuie_o as_o we_o speak_v in_o their_o imagination_n and_o appear_v quite_o otherwise_o than_o they_o be_v ver._n 12._o son-in-law_n and_o thy_o son_n and_o thy_o daughter_n here_o the_o copulative_a and_o must_v be_v expound_v or_o as_o it_o be_v use_v in_o many_o place_n xiii_o 8._o let_v there_o be_v no_o strife_n between_o i_o and_o thou_o or_o between_o my_o herdsman_n and_o thou_o and_o so_o we_o translate_v it_o exod._n xii_o 5._o thou_o shall_v take_v it_o out_o of_o the_o sheep_n or_o out_o of_o the_o goat_n and_o exod._n xxi_o 15._o he_o that_o smite_v his_o father_n or_o his_o mother_n shall_v be_v put_v to_o death_n and_o so_o it_o shall_v be_v translate_v here_o have_v thou_o any_o here_o beside_o son-in-law_n or_o thy_o son_n or_o thy_o daughter_n as_o much_o as_o to_o say_v we_o be_v desirous_a to_o save_v all_o that_o be_v near_o relate_v to_o thou_o for_o thy_o sake_n ver._n 14._o which_o marry_v his_o daughter_n have_v espouse_v they_o for_o their_o wife_n but_o have_v not_o yet_o consummate_v the_o marriage_n as_o some_o understand_v it_o other_o will_v have_v it_o that_o beside_o those_o two_o virgin_n daughter_n at_o home_n with_o he_o he_o have_v other_o daughter_n who_o be_v actual_o marry_v in_o the_o city_n which_o they_o gather_v from_o the_o next_o verse_n take_v thy_o wife_n and_o two_o daughter_n which_o be_v here_o as_o if_o he_o have_v more_o daughter_n elsewhere_o and_o r._n jehuda_n in_o pirke_n elieser_n c._n 25._o name_v one_o of_o they_o marry_v to_o one_o of_o the_o great_a man_n of_o sodom_n and_o call_v she_o pelothit_n but_o this_o seem_v rather_o to_o have_v be_v the_o name_n of_o one_o of_o they_o who_o be_v save_v by_o the_o angel_n and_o thence_o so_o call_v for_o it_o signify_v deliver_v or_o snatch_v from_o destruction_n he_o seem_v as_o one_o that_o mock_v who_o be_v not_o in_o earnest_n but_o only_o make_v sport_n with_o they_o and_o speak_v in_o jest_n for_o it_o be_v the_o same_o word_n from_o whence_o isaac_n be_v derive_v which_o signify_v laughter_n ver._n 15._o and_o when_o the_o morning_n arise_v at_o break_v of_o day_n for_o the_o sun_n do_v not_o rise_v till_o lot_n be_v get_v into_o zoar_n verse_n 23._o take_v thy_o wife_n and_o thy_o two_o daughter_n which_o be_v here_o these_o last_o word_n which_o be_v here_o be_v not_o without_o emphasis_n and_o be_v paraphrase_a thus_o by_o the_o chaldee_n interpreter_n which_o be_v find_v faithful_a with_o thou_o be_v not_o corrupt_v by_o the_o common_a wickedness_n of_o this_o place_n or_o that_o believe_v what_o we_o threaten_v ver._n 16._o while_o he_o linger_v be_v loath_a to_o leave_v his_o good_n or_o his_o sons-in-law_n and_o child_n or_o as_o some_o think_v pray_v god_n to_o spare_v the_o city_n the_o man_n lay_v hold_v upon_o his_o hand_n etc._n etc._n one_o of_o the_o angel_n lay_v hold_v upon_o he_o and_o his_o wife_n and_o the_o other_o upon_o his_o two_o daughter_n who_o they_o pull_v out_o of_o the_o house_n with_o some_o kind_n of_o constraint_n and_o lead_v they_o out_o of_o the_o city_n ver._n 17._o he_o say_v that_o angel_n who_o have_v a_o peculiar_a charge_n of_o preserve_a lot_n and_o his_o family_n see_v xviii_o 2._o escape_v for_o thy_o life_n make_v haste_n if_o thou_o love_v thy_o life_n look_v not_o behind_o thou_o to_o see_v what_o become_v of_o thy_o good_n or_o as_o if_o thou_o be_v loath_a to_o leave_v sodom_n make_v no_o delay_n no_o not_o so_o much_o as_o to_o turn_v about_o and_o look_v back_o neither_o stay_v thou_o in_o the_o plain_a do_v not_o rest_n till_o thou_o have_v get_v out_o of_o the_o plain_a for_o every_o place_n in_o it_o be_v to_o be_v destroy_v ver._n 18._o and_o he_o say_v unto_o they_o etc._n etc._n both_o the_o angel_n be_v still_o with_o he_o but_o he_o seem_v particular_o to_o speak_v to_o he_o that_o lead_v he_o and_o his_o wife_n out_o of_o sodom_n who_o have_v speak_v before_o to_o he_o and_o bid_v he_o make_v haste_n verse_n 17._o but_o there_o be_v those_o franzius_n for_o instance_n who_o will_v have_v the_o word_n adonai_n translate_v not_o my_o lord_n but_o my_o lord_n as_o if_o he_o speak_v to_o both_o ver._n 19_o i_o can_v escape_v to_o the_o mountain_n etc._n etc._n he_o that_o linger_v before_o verse_n 16._o now_o think_v he_o can_v not_o make_v haste_n enough_o either_o be_v crazy_a or_o tire_v with_o sit_v up_o all_o night_n or_o fear_v the_o destruction_n will_v overtake_v he_o before_o he_o can_v reach_v the_o mountain_n and_o desire_v perhaps_o to_o have_v a_o better_a dwelling_n than_o that_o ver._n 20._o my_o soul_n shall_v live_v rejoice_v and_o be_v exceed_o thankful_a ver._n 21._o see_v i_o have_v accept_v thou_o grant_v thy_o request_n i_o will_v not_o overthrow_v etc._n etc._n a_o wonderful_a instance_n of_o the_o divine_a clemency_n which_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o wrath_n remember_v mercy_n ver._n 22._o haste_v thou_o make_v no_o more_o delay_n no_o not_o to_o make_v any_o further_a petition_n i_o can_v do_v any_o thing_n till_o thou_o be_v come_v thither_o have_v make_v thou_o this_o promise_n i_o must_v defer_v the_o vengeance_n till_o thou_o be_v safe_a there_o call_v zoar._n in_o aftertime_n it_o have_v this_o name_n from_o the_o smallness_n of_o it_o which_o he_o twice_o mention_n verse_n 20._o ver._n 24._o the_o lord_z rain_v from_o the_o lord_n it_o can_v be_v deny_v that_o here_o be_v a_o intimation_n of_o a_o plurality_n of_o person_n in_o the_o deity_n yet_o there_o be_v many_o both_o ancient_a and_o modern_a interpreter_n who_o think_v the_o meaning_n be_v no_o more_o than_o the_o lord_n send_v this_o rain_n from_o himself_o it_o be_v the_o manner_n of_o the_o scripture_n phrase_n to_o repeat_v the_o noun_n instead_o of_o the_o pronoun_n as_o grammarian_n speak_v of_o which_o cocceius_n upon_o the_o gemara_n of_o the_o sanhedrim_n c._n iu_o give_v these_o instance_n gen._n ii_o 20._o 1_o sam._n xii_o 11._o zech._n i._n 16._o and_o there_o be_v other_o which_o come_v near_o to_o these_o word_n exod._n xxiv_o and_o he_o i._n e._n the_o lord_n verse_n 3_o say_v unto_o moses_n come_v up_o unto_o the_o lord_n hos_fw-la i._o 7._o i_o will_v save_v they_o by_o the_o lord_z their_z god_n zech._n x._o 12._o i_o will_v strengthen_v they_o in_o the_o lord_n etc._n etc._n the_o council_n of_o sirmium_n indeed_o anathematize_n those_o who_o thus_o interpret_v these_o word_n and_o do_v not_o say_v the_o son_n rain_v from_o the_o father_n socrat._v l._n ii_o c._n 30._o yet_o st._n chrysostom_n do_v not_o fear_v to_o say_v this_o be_v a_o idiom_n of_o the_o scripture-language_n which_o intend_v only_o to_o show_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o the_o lord_n bring_v this_o punishment_n upon_o they_o other_o also_o have_v observe_v that_o the_o scripture-phrase_n be_v very_o concise_a by_o the_o lord_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o verse_n may_v be_v mean_v the_o angel_n
that_o be_v incline_v to_o sin_n and_o subject_a to_o death_n for_o his_o own_o likeness_n and_o image_n wherein_o this_o son_n be_v beget_v seem_v to_o be_v oppose_v to_o the_o likeness_n and_o image_n of_o god_n wherein_o adam_n be_v make_v i._o 26._o which_o though_o not_o quite_o lose_v be_v lamentable_o deface_v maimonides_n will_v have_v this_o to_o refer_v to_o seth_n wisdom_n and_o goodness_n he_o prove_v true_o a_o man_n like_o to_o his_o father_n adam_n whereas_o the_o rest_n before_o he_o prove_v rather_o beast_n more_n nevochim_n par._n i._o c._n 7._o call_v his_o name_n seth._n he_o intend_v to_o give_v here_o a_o account_n of_o those_o descend_v from_o seth_n alone_o not_o of_o his_o posterity_n by_o cain_n who_o be_v only_o brief_o mention_v in_o the_o forego_n chapter_n verse_n 17_o 18._o because_o in_o seth_n the_o posterity_n of_o adam_n be_v preserve_v when_o all_o the_o child_n of_o cain_n perish_v in_o the_o deluge_n ver._n 4._o and_o he_o beget_v son_n and_o daughter_n after_o the_o birth_n of_o seth_n he_o beget_v more_o child_n as_o he_o have_v do_v it_o be_v probable_a many_o before_o who_o name_n be_v not_o here_o record_v because_o moses_n set_v down_o only_o that_o race_n of_o man_n from_o who_o noah_n and_o abraham_n the_o father_n of_o the_o faithful_a and_o the_o messiah_n be_v derive_v ver._n 5._o live_v nine_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o year_n it_o be_v not_o reasonable_a to_o take_v a_o measure_n of_o the_o length_n of_o the_o life_n of_o the_o patriarch_n by_o the_o shortness_n of_o we_o for_o as_o josephus_n well_o observe_v l._n i._n antiq._n cap._n 4._o and_o out_o of_o he_o eusebius_n l._n ix_o praepar_fw-la evang._n cap._n 13._o they_o be_v man_n much_o belove_v of_o god_n and_o new_o make_v by_o he_o with_o a_o strong_a constitution_n and_o excellent_a temper_n of_o body_n and_o use_v better_o diet_n the_o vigour_n of_o the_o earth_n serve_v at_o the_o first_o for_o the_o production_n of_o better_a fruit_n all_o these_o thing_n join_v with_o their_o temperance_n constant_a exercise_n and_o labour_n a_o sweet_a temper_n of_o air_n their_o knowledge_n in_o the_o nature_n of_o herb_n and_o plant_n etc._n etc._n may_v well_o contribute_v very_o much_o to_o as_o long_o a_o life_n as_o be_v here_o mention_v which_o be_v but_o necessary_a also_o and_o therefore_o god_n providence_n take_v special_a care_n of_o they_o that_o the_o world_n may_v be_v the_o soon_o people_v knowledge_n and_o religion_n more_o certain_o propagate_v by_o the_o authority_n of_o live_a teacher_n art_n and_o science_n bring_v to_o a_o great_a perfection_n which_o can_v not_o have_v be_v effect_v in_o a_o short_a life_n like_o we_o and_o therefore_o josephus_n show_v that_o herein_o moses_n have_v the_o testimony_n of_o all_o the_o greek_n and_o barbarian_n also_o who_o have_v write_v about_o ancient_a affair_n of_o manethus_n for_o instance_n who_o write_v the_o egyptian_a history_n berosus_n who_o write_v the_o chaldaean_n mochus_n hestiaeus_n etc._n etc._n who_o write_v the_o phoenician_n with_o a_o great_a number_n of_o greek_a writer_n who_o he_o mention_n who_o all_o say_v man_n live_v ancient_o a_o thousand_o year_n none_o indeed_o come_v up_o to_o that_o full_a sum_n but_o some_o so_o near_o it_o that_o they_o who_o be_v not_o exact_o acquaint_v with_o the_o sacred_a story_n may_v well_o speak_v in_o that_o manner_n and_o this_o ought_v not_o to_o seem_v incredible_a to_o we_o in_o these_o day_n when_o we_o consider_v how_o long_o several_a have_v live_v in_o the_o late_a age_n of_o the_o world_n as_o pliny_n report_v in_o his_o natural_a history_n l._n vii_o cap._n 48._o nay_o in_o time_n near_o to_o we_o there_o be_v instance_n of_o this_o kind_n as_o the_o lord_n bacon_n observe_v in_o his_o hist_n vitæ_fw-la &_o mortis_fw-la and_o bartholin_n in_o his_o histor_n anatom_n rariorum_fw-la cent._n v._n hist_o 28._o but_o nothing_o be_v more_o remarkable_a than_o that_o which_o gaffendus_n report_v in_o the_o life_n of_o nicol._n peirskius_n l._n v._o that_o he_o receive_v a_o letter_n from_o aleppo_n no_o long_o ago_o than_o the_o year_n 1636_o of_o a_o man_n then_o in_o persia_n know_v to_o several_a person_n worthy_a to_o be_v believe_v who_o be_v four_o hundred_o year_n old_a idque_fw-la ipsis_fw-la omnino_fw-la esse_fw-la exploratum_fw-la atque_fw-la indubium_fw-la and_o the_o person_n that_o write_v this_o be_v full_o assure_v of_o the_o undoubted_a truth_n of_o it_o such_o instance_n indeed_o be_v rare_a and_o there_o be_v one_o that_o think_v man_n do_v not_o general_o live_v to_o such_o a_o great_a age_n in_o the_o old_a world_n for_o maimonides_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o none_o attain_v to_o so_o many_o year_n as_o be_v here_o mention_v but_o only_o the_o particular_a person_n express_o name_v by_o moses_n all_o the_o rest_n of_o mankind_n in_o those_o day_n live_v only_o the_o ordinary_a term_n which_o man_n do_v in_o aftertime_n or_o in_o other_o word_n this_o extraordinary_a length_n of_o day_n be_v the_o privilege_n only_o of_o these_o singular_a individual_n either_o from_o their_o accurate_a way_n of_o live_v and_o diet_n or_o god_n special_a favour_n in_o reward_n of_o their_o eminent_a virtue_n and_o piety_n more_o nevoch_n par._n ii_o cap._n 47._o but_o nachmanides_n another_o great_a jewish_a doctor_n oppose_v this_o with_o much_o reason_n for_o that_o their_o eminent_a virtue_n be_v not_o the_o cause_n they_o alone_o have_v this_o privilege_n appear_v by_o enoch_n the_o most_o holy_a man_n of_o they_o all_o who_o do_v not_o live_v to_o the_o age_n of_o four_o hundred_o year_n and_o as_o there_o be_v no_o ground_n to_o believe_v these_o be_v the_o only_a person_n who_o live_v exact_o temperate_a in_o all_o thing_n so_o it_o be_v manifest_a moses_n do_v not_o design_n to_o give_v we_o a_o account_n of_o those_o that_o live_v long_a but_o of_o those_o from_o who_o noah_n descend_v and_o it_o be_v incredible_a that_o they_o alone_o shall_v be_v very_o long_o live_v and_o no_o body_n else_o though_o descend_v from_o the_o same_o parent_n ver._n 6._o and_o seth_n live_v a_o hundred_o and_o five_o year_n and_o beget_v enos_n we_o must_v not_o think_v he_o live_v so_o long_o before_o he_o beget_v any_o child_n no_o more_o than_o that_o adam_n have_v none_o till_o he_o be_v a_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o year_n old_a when_o he_o beget_v seth_n verse_n 3_o for_o we_o know_v he_o have_v cain_n and_o abel_n and_o in_o all_o likelihood_n many_o other_o before_o therefore_o to_o explain_v this_o and_o other_o thing_n that_o follow_v verse_n 18._o and_o 28._o which_o seem_v more_o strange_a for_o jared_n be_v say_v to_o have_v live_v a_o hundred_o sixty_o two_o year_n before_o he_o beget_v enoch_n and_o lamech_v a_o hundred_o eighty_o two_o year_n before_o he_o beget_v noah_n we_o must_v consider_v as_o be_v note_v verse_n 4._o that_o moses_n set_v down_o only_o those_o person_n by_o who_o the_o line_n of_o noah_n be_v draw_v 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v the_o same_o with_o enoch_n who_o name_n in_o hebrew_n be_v chanoch_n for_o stephanus_n in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr vrbibus_fw-la say_v that_o this_o annacus_n live_v above_o three_o hundred_o year_n and_o the_o oracle_n tell_v the_o people_n that_o when_o he_o die_v they_o shall_v all_o perish_v as_o they_o do_v in_o the_o flood_n of_o deucalion_n in_o which_o he_o confound_v the_o history_n of_o enoch_n and_o methuselah_n as_o bochart_n well_o observe_v l._n ii_o phaleg_n c._n 13._o ver._n 21._o beget_v methuselah_n enoch_n be_v a_o prophet_n as_o we_o learn_v from_o st._n judas_n and_o foresee_v the_o destruction_n that_o be_v come_v upon_o the_o earth_n by_o a_o deluge_n immediate_o after_o the_o death_n of_o this_o son_n of_o he_o give_v he_o this_o name_n of_o methusela_n which_o import_v as_o much_o for_o the_o first_o part_n of_o it_o methu_n evident_o carry_v in_o it_o the_o name_n of_o death_n be_v as_o much_o as_o he_o die_v and_o sela_o signify_v the_o send_v forth_o of_o water_n in_o job_n v._n 10._o and_o therefore_o methusela_n be_v as_o much_o as_o when_o he_o be_v dead_a shall_v ensue_v a_o emission_n or_o inundation_n of_o water_n to_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o whole_a earth_n which_o ingenious_a conjecture_n of_o bochartus_n in_o his_o phaleg_n l._n ii_o c._n 13._o be_v far_o more_o probable_a than_o any_o other_o account_n of_o his_o name_n ver._n 22._o enoch_n walk_v with_o god_n after_o he_o beget_v methuselah_n of_o all_o the_o rest_n moses_n only_o say_v they_o live_v after_o they_o beget_v those_o son_n here_o mention_v but_o of_o this_o man_n that_o he_o walk_v with_o god_n i._n e._n be_v not_o only_o sincere_o obedient_a to_o god_n as_o we_o suppose_v his_o forefather_n to_o have_v be_v but_o of_o a_o extraordinary_a sanctity_n beyond_o the_o rate_n of_o other_o holy_a man_n and_o hold_v on_o also_o in_o a_o long_a course_n of_o such_o singular_a piety_n notwithstanding_o the_o wickedness_n of_o the_o age_n wherein_o he_o live_v and_o the_o very_a same_o character_n be_v give_v of_o noah_n vi_o 9_o it_o may_v incline_v we_o to_o believe_v that_o as_o noah_n be_v a_o preacher_n of_o righteousness_n so_o enoch_n be_v a_o prophet_n be_v not_o only_o exemplary_a in_o his_o life_n but_o also_o severe_o reprove_v the_o wickedness_n of_o that_o age_n by_o his_o word_n ver._n 24._o and_o enoch_n walk_v with_o god_n persevere_v in_o that_o course_n beforementioned_a to_o the_o end_n of_o his_o day_n and_o be_v not_o he_o do_v not_o say_v that_o he_o die_v as_o he_o do_v of_o the_o rest_n in_o this_o chapter_n both_o before_o and_o after_o but_o that_o he_o be_v not_o any_o long_o among_o man_n in_o this_o world_n for_o god_n take_v he_o translate_v he_o to_o another_o place_n which_o plain_o signify_v the_o different_a manner_n of_o his_o leave_v this_o world_n in_o so_o much_o that_o the_o apostle_n faith_n he_o do_v not_o see_v death_n heb._n xi_o 5._o which_o confute_v the_o conceit_n of_o aben_n ezra_n and_o r._n solomon_n and_o other_o who_o will_v have_v this_o word_n take_v to_o signify_v that_o he_o be_v snatch_v away_o by_o a_o untimely_a death_n contrary_n to_o the_o opinion_n of_o their_o other_o better_a author_n particular_o menachem_n who_o in_o his_o commentary_n on_o this_o place_n say_v that_o god_n take_v from_o enoch_n his_o bodily_a clothes_n and_o give_v he_o spiritual_a raiment_n but_o whither_o he_o be_v translate_v we_o be_v not_o tell_v the_o author_n of_o the_o book_n of_o ecclesiasticus_fw-la chap._n xliv_o according_a to_o the_o vulgar_a translation_n say_v into_o paradise_n and_o upon_o this_o supposition_n the_o aethiopic_a interpreter_n have_v add_v these_o word_n to_o the_o text_n god_n translate_v he_o into_o paradise_n as_o ludolphus_n observe_v l._n iii_o commentar_n in_o aethiop_n hist_o cap._n v._o n._n 40._o and_o according_o we_o find_v in_o the_o calendar_n of_o that_o church_n a_o festival_n upon_o july_n xxv_o call_v the_o ascension_n of_o enoch_n into_o heaven_n for_o they_o be_v not_o so_o foolish_a as_o to_o understand_v by_o paradise_n a_o place_n upon_o earth_n but_o a_o heavenly_a mansion_n unto_o which_o he_o be_v advance_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o eusebius_n speak_v l._n vii_o praepar_fw-la evang._n cap._n 8._o because_o of_o his_o consummate_a virtue_n and_o it_o be_v no_o unreasonable_a conjecture_n that_o god_n be_v gracious_o please_v to_o take_v he_o unto_o himself_o at_o this_o time_n to_o support_v and_o comfort_v mankind_n in_o their_o state_n of_o mortality_n adam_n the_o father_n of_o they_o all_o be_v dead_a not_o above_o fifty-seven_a year_n before_o with_o the_o hope_n of_o a_o better_a life_n in_o the_o other_o world_n for_o which_o reason_n it_o be_v not_o improbable_a that_o he_o be_v translate_v in_o some_o such_o visible_a manner_n as_o elijah_n afterward_o be_v by_o a_o glorious_a appearance_n of_o the_o schechinah_n from_o whence_o some_o heavenly_a minister_n be_v send_v to_o carry_v he_o up_o above_o ver._n 25._o beget_v lamech_v the_o same_o name_n with_o one_o of_o cain_n posterity_n iu_o 18._o but_o as_o he_o be_v of_o another_o race_n so_o he_o be_v the_o grandchild_n and_o the_o father_n of_o the_o best_a man_n in_o those_o day_n viz._n enoch_n and_o noah_n ver._n 27._o all_o the_o day_n of_o methuselah_n etc._n etc._n what_o be_v want_v in_o the_o day_n of_o his_o father_n god_n in_o some_o sort_n make_v up_o in_o his_o age_n which_o be_v extend_v to_o the_o long_a term_n of_o all_o other_o men._n he_o die_v in_o the_o very_a year_n of_o the_o deluge_n according_a to_o the_o import_n of_o his_o name_n see_v verse_n 21._o ver._n 29._o he_o call_v his_o name_n noah_n which_o signify_v rest_n or_o refreshment_n which_o proceed_v from_o
as_o he_o do_v xv._o 21._o or_o in_o general_a all_o the_o nation_n which_o the_o israelite_n afterward_o destroy_v it_o seem_v to_o i_o the_o first_o of_o these_o be_v mean_v and_o that_o by_o land_n he_o mean_v only_o that_o part_n of_o the_o country_n where_o sichem_n lie_v which_o be_v then_o possess_v by_o this_o particular_a people_n for_o in_o the_o next_o place_n that_o abram_n go_v to_o it_o be_v say_v the_o canaanite_n and_o the_o perizzite_n dwell_v then_o in_o the_o land_n fourteen_o 7._o i._n e._n in_o that_o part_n of_o the_o country_n where_o we_o do_v not_o read_v what_o entertainment_n abram_n meet_v withal_o but_o i_o take_v it_o as_o a_o argument_n of_o abram_n great_a faith_n that_o he_o will_v adventure_v among_o such_o a_o rough_a and_o fierce_a people_n who_o have_v no_o kindness_n for_o the_o posterity_n of_o shem_n upon_o a_o old_a score_n and_o if_o the_o ancient_a tradition_n in_o epiphanius_n be_v true_a upon_o a_o fresh_a account_n for_o he_o say_v haeres_fw-la lxvi_o n._n 84._o that_o this_o country_n call_v canaan_n do_v real_o belong_v to_o the_o child_n of_o shem_n by_o virtue_n of_o the_o division_n make_v among_o the_o son_n of_o noah_n but_o the_o child_n of_o canaan_n have_v dispossess_v they_o so_o that_o these_o word_n the_o canaanite_n be_v then_o in_o the_o land_n signify_v they_o have_v already_o invade_v this_o country_n before_o abram_n come_v thither_o to_o who_o god_n promise_v to_o give_v it_o he_o only_o restore_v the_o posterity_n of_o shem_n from_o who_o abram_n descend_v unto_o that_o which_o the_o child_n of_o ham_n have_v wrongful_o seize_v by_o all_o which_o it_o be_v easy_a to_o see_v how_o frivolous_a their_o reason_n be_v who_o from_o this_o place_n conclude_v moses_n do_v not_o write_v this_o book_n because_o these_o word_n seem_v to_o signify_v the_o writer_n of_o they_o live_v after_o the_o canaanite_n be_v throw_v out_o of_o this_o land_n which_o be_v after_o moses_n his_o death_n if_o these_o man_n have_v not_o a_o great_a inclination_n to_o cavil_v than_o to_o find_v out_o the_o truth_n they_o will_v rather_o have_v say_v the_o meaning_n be_v the_o canaanite_n be_v possess_v of_o this_o part_n of_o the_o country_n in_o abraham_n time_n though_o throw_v out_o of_o it_o by_o jacob_n son_n gen._n xxxiv_o before_o the_o time_n of_o moses_n which_o be_v another_o way_n of_o explain_v these_o word_n against_o which_o i_o see_v no_o objection_n but_o this_o that_o their_o prince_n be_v call_v a_o hivite_n xxxiv_o 2._o to_o which_o there_o be_v a_o answer_n verse_n 30._o which_o show_v the_o people_n be_v partly_o canaanites_n ver._n 7._o and_o the_o lord_n appear_v unto_o abram_n as_o he_o have_v do_v before_o verse_n 1_o but_o now_o it_o be_v likely_a in_o a_o more_o glorious_a manner_n to_o establish_v he_o in_o faith_n and_o obedience_n and_o say_v unto_o he_o etc._n etc._n there_o be_v a_o voice_n come_v from_o the_o schechinah_n or_o divine_a glory_n which_o now_o appear_v to_o he_o and_o tell_v he_o this_o be_v the_o country_n he_o intend_v to_o bestow_v upon_o his_o posterity_n it_o be_v very_o remarkable_a that_o he_o no_o soon_o enter_v canaan_n but_o god_n renew_v his_o promise_n to_o he_o make_v before_o he_o come_v out_o of_o his_o own_o country_n and_o it_o be_v further_a observable_a as_o we_o shall_v see_v in_o the_o follow_a story_n that_o abram_n obedience_n be_v constant_o reward_v in_o kind_n according_a to_o the_o quality_n of_o the_o service_n he_o perform_v though_o in_o quantity_n the_o reward_n far_o exceed_v the_o service_n thus_o have_v leave_v his_o own_o country_n and_o father_n house_n which_o be_v the_o first_o trial_n of_o his_o obedience_n god_n promise_v to_o give_v he_o the_o whole_a land_n of_o canaan_n and_o to_o make_v his_o posterity_n a_o mighty_a nation_n see_v xvii_o 6._o xxii_o 16._o and_o there_o he_o build_v a_o altar_n etc._n etc._n this_o be_v so_o glorious_a a_o appearance_n that_o it_o move_v he_o to_o offer_v up_o a_o solemn_a sacrifice_n to_o god_n for_o which_o he_o build_v a_o altar_n here_o in_o sichem_n and_o it_o be_v the_o first_o that_o he_o build_v in_o this_o country_n it_o make_v this_o become_v the_o first_o place_n that_o be_v establish_v for_o public_a worship_n after_o the_o israelite_n conquer_v the_o land_n of_o canaan_n for_o here_o be_v the_o sanctuary_n of_o god_n in_o joshua_n time_n near_o this_o very_a grove_n where_o abram_n first_o pitch_v his_o tent_n and_o build_v a_o altar_n josh_n xxiv_o 1_o 25_o 26._o it_o continue_v famous_a also_o in_o aftertime_n as_o appear_v from_o judg._n ix_o 6._o ver._n 8._o and_o he_o remove_v from_o thence_o unto_o a_o mountain_n etc._n etc._n though_o the_o lord_n here_o appear_v to_o he_o yet_o he_o do_v not_o think_v fit_a to_o trust_v himself_o among_o the_o canaanite_n who_o be_v the_o chief_a of_o the_o wicked_a nation_n that_o possess_v this_o land_n or_o he_o think_v fit_a to_o see_v the_o rest_n of_o the_o country_n which_o god_n promise_v to_o give_v he_o and_o therefore_o come_v hither_o which_o be_v about_o twenty_o mile_n further_a southward_o and_o there_o he_o build_v a_o altar_n upon_o the_o mountain_n where_o they_o ancient_o choose_v to_o sacrifice_v rather_o than_o in_o other_o place_n and_o it_o be_v likely_a god_n again_o appear_v to_o he_o here_o to_o encourage_v and_o strengthen_v he_o against_o all_o his_o fear_n which_o make_v he_o build_v a_o new_a altar_n and_o offer_v sacrifice_n of_o thanksgiving_n to_o god_n to_o implore_v his_o continue_a favour_n and_o it_o be_v observable_a that_o the_o promise_n which_o god_n make_v in_o the_o former_a place_n verse_n 7._o he_o renew_v again_o in_o this_o and_o more_o at_o large_a after_o he_o come_v out_o of_o egypt_n xiii_o 3_o 4_o 14_o 15_o 16._o on_o the_o east_n of_o bethel_n so_o it_o be_v call_v in_o aftertime_n ver._n 9_o and_o abram_n journey_v etc._n etc._n he_o do_v not_o think_v fit_a to_o fix_v yet_o in_o the_o forenamed_a place_n but_o make_v a_o further_a progress_n into_o the_o southern_a part_n of_o the_o country_n yet_o after_o he_o have_v be_v in_o egypt_n the_o story_n of_o which_o follow_v he_o return_v to_o this_o place_n ver._n 10._o a_o famine_n in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n he_o go_v down_o egypt_n lay_v low_a in_o comparison_n with_o canaan_n to_o sojourn_v not_o to_o dwell_v there_o for_o he_o doubt_v not_o of_o god_n promise_n to_o he_o of_o possess_v the_o land_n which_o he_o have_v leave_v ver._n 11._o thou_o be_v a_o fair_a woman_n etc._n etc._n she_o be_v now_o threescore_o year_n old_a but_o have_v comely_a feature_n and_o be_v of_o a_o fair_a complexion_n in_o comparison_n with_o the_o egyptian_n who_o be_v sallow_a she_o seem_v to_o be_v young_a than_o she_o be_v ver._n 12._o they_o will_v kill_v i_o know_v they_o to_o be_v a_o libidinous_a people_n he_o be_v afraid_a they_o may_v be_v tempt_v to_o make_v he_o away_o that_o they_o may_v have_v his_o wife_n ver._n 13._o say_v thou_o be_v my_o sister_n he_o himself_o upon_o another_o occasion_n explain_v in_o what_o sense_n she_o be_v so_o xx._n 12._o therefore_o he_o teach_v she_o not_o to_o tell_v a_o lie_n but_o to_o conceal_v the_o truth_n ver._n 15._o pharaoh_n the_o egyptian_a kingdom_n begin_v about_o three_o hundred_o year_n before_o this_o in_o the_o day_n of_o ragau_n xi_o 18._o if_o the_o arabian_a writer_n say_v true_a and_o now_o be_v grow_v to_o be_v very_o powerful_a by_o the_o mean_n of_o some_o king_n of_o this_o name_n which_o it_o appear_v by_o this_o place_n be_v very_o ancient_a and_o continue_v to_o be_v the_o name_n of_o all_o the_o king_n of_o egypt_n till_o the_o captivity_n of_o babylon_n and_o we_o know_v not_o how_o much_o long_o just_o as_o ptolemy_n be_v their_o name_n after_o the_o time_n of_o alexander_n and_o caesar_n and_o augustus_n be_v the_o name_n of_o all_o the_o emperor_n of_o rome_n and_o candace_n of_o all_o the_o queen_n of_o aethiopia_n and_o the_o like_a may_v be_v observe_v in_o several_a other_o country_n ludolphus_n take_v pharaoh_n to_o be_v a_o compound_n word_n signify_v as_o much_o as_o father_n of_o the_o country_n for_o that_o be_v the_o meaning_n of_o phar-ot_a in_o the_o aethiopic_a language_n as_o pharmut_n be_v mother_n of_o the_o country_n the_o prince_n also_o etc._n etc._n the_o courtier_n who_o study_v to_o gratify_v their_o prince_n pleasure_n be_v take_v into_o pharaoh_n house_n into_o the_o house_n of_o the_o woman_n it_o be_v probable_a for_o the_o egyptian_a king_n be_v now_o as_o i_o say_v very_o great_a like_o those_o of_o persia_n in_o aftertime_n intend_v to_o make_v she_o one_o of_o his_o concubine_n ver._n 16._o and_o he_o have_v sheep_n and_o ox_n etc._n etc._n by_o the_o
be_v desirous_a to_o live_v with_o his_o wife_n who_o be_v her_o country-woman_n and_o that_o her_o death_n be_v here_o mention_v though_o we_o read_v nothing_o of_o rebekah_n to_o give_v a_o account_n how_o this_o oak_n come_v by_o the_o name_n of_o allon-bacuth_a in_o aftertime_n under_o a_o oak_n there_o be_v many_o about_o bethel_n near_o to_o which_o there_o be_v a_o wood_n or_o forest_n out_o of_o which_o the_o bear_n come_v who_o devour_v the_o child_n that_o curse_a elisha_n 2_o king_n ii_o 23._o and_o under_o a_o oak_n also_o the_o old_a prophet_n find_v the_o man_n of_o god_n sit_v as_o he_o go_v from_o bethel_n 1_o king_n xiii_o 14._o ver._n 9_o and_o god_n appear_v unto_o jacob_n again_o etc._n etc._n the_o schechinah_n or_o divine_a majesty_n who_o bid_v he_o go_v to_o bethel_n verse_n 1._o appear_v to_o he_o when_o he_o come_v there_o in_o a_o most_o glorious_a manner_n as_o he_o have_v do_v when_o he_o lodge_v there_o in_o his_o journey_n to_o padan-aram_n xxviii_o 13._o ver._n 10._o israel_n shall_v be_v thy_o name_n this_o be_v a_o far_o more_o honourable_a name_n than_o that_o of_o jacob_n and_o therefore_o by_o it_o thou_o shall_v be_v common_o call_v for_o the_o name_n of_o jacob_n be_v give_v he_o from_o the_o supplant_n of_o his_o brother_n and_o get_v the_o advantage_n of_o he_o but_o this_o of_o israel_n from_o his_o prevalence_n over_o the_o angel_n of_o god_n and_o he_o call_v his_o name_n israel_n he_o solemn_o confirm_v that_o name_n which_o be_v give_v he_o before_o by_o his_o angel_n xxxii_o 28._o this_o seem_v to_o i_o to_o prove_v that_o it_o be_v no_o more_o than_o a_o angel_n who_o wrestle_v with_o jacob_n and_o tell_v he_o his_o name_n shall_v be_v change_v for_o if_o it_o have_v be_v god_n himself_o jacob_n be_v as_o much_o satisfy_v then_o as_o he_o can_v be_v now_o that_o israel_n shall_v be_v his_o name_n but_o i_o take_v it_o god_n reserve_v the_o declaration_n of_o it_o from_o his_o own_o mouth_n till_o this_o time_n when_o he_o ratify_v what_o he_o have_v before_o speak_v by_o his_o angel_n and_o thus_o i_o find_v since_o i_o note_v this_o st._n hierom_n understand_v this_o passage_n who_o word_n be_v these_o dudum_fw-la nequaquam_fw-la ei_fw-la nomen_fw-la ab_fw-la angelo_n imponitur_fw-la etc._n etc._n this_o name_n be_v not_o heretofore_o impose_v on_o he_o by_o the_o angel_n who_o only_o foretell_v that_o god_n will_v impose_v it_o on_o he_o that_o therefore_o which_o be_v there_o promise_v shall_v be_v we_o be_v here_o teach_v be_v fulfil_v ver._n 11._o i_o be_o god_n almighty_a etc._n etc._n here_o god_n renew_v his_o promise_n to_o he_o as_o he_o have_v often_o do_v to_o abraham_n he_o have_v first_o bless_v he_o by_o isaac_n xxviii_o 3._o when_o he_o send_v he_o from_o home_n then_o he_o himself_o bless_v he_o when_o he_o appear_v to_o he_o the_o first_o night_n of_o his_o journey_n verse_n 13._o of_o that_o chapter_n and_o now_o again_o when_o he_o be_v come_v back_o to_o the_o very_a same_o place_n where_o he_o bless_v he_o before_o and_o he_o speak_v to_o he_o by_o the_o name_n of_o el-shaddai_a i._n e._n god_n all-sufficient_a the_o very_a same_o whereby_o his_o father_n have_v bless_v he_o xxviii_o 3._o and_o whereby_o god_n bless_a abraham_n xvii_o 1._o ver._n 13._o and_o god_n go_v up_o from_o he_o it_o be_v evident_a by_o this_o that_o a_o visible_a majesty_n or_o glory_n appear_v to_o he_o at_o this_o time_n from_o whence_o the_o forego_n word_n be_v speak_v to_o he_o which_o be_v do_v it_o go_v up_o towards_o heaven_n in_o the_o hebrew_n the_o word_n be_v go_v up_o from_o upon_o he_o or_o over_o he_o and_o the_o very_a same_o be_v say_v of_o abraham_n xvii_o 22._o as_o if_o the_o schechinah_n appear_v over_o his_o head_n in_o great_a lustre_n whilst_o he_o perhaps_o lay_v prostrate_a upon_o the_o ground_n ver._n 14._o set_a up_o a_o pillar_n in_o that_o place_n to_o be_v a_o monument_n of_o the_o divine_a goodness_n who_o there_o appear_v to_o he_o and_o make_v he_o such_o gracious_a promise_n as_o those_o beforementioned_a verse_n 11_o 12._o and_o to_o serve_v for_o a_o altar_n whereon_o to_o offer_v sacrifice_n for_o so_o the_o word_n matzebah_n signify_v hosea_n iii_o 4._o and_o therefore_o isaiah_n seem_v to_o make_v a_o altar_n and_o a_o pillar_n the_o same_o thing_n xix_o 19_o pour_v a_o drink-offering_a thereon_o to_o consecrate_v it_o unto_o the_o solemn_a service_n of_o god_n for_o which_o end_n he_o pour_v oil_n upon_o it_o as_o he_o have_v do_v upon_o the_o stone_n xxviii_o 18._o which_o in_o all_o likelihood_n be_v a_o principal_a part_n of_o this_o pillar_n and_o have_v do_v all_o this_o we_o be_v to_o suppose_v he_o not_o only_o offer_v sacrifice_n but_o pay_v the_o ten_o of_o all_o that_o god_n have_v give_v he_o according_a to_o his_o vow_n xxviii_o ult_n ver._n 15._o call_v the_o name_n of_o the_o place_n or_o rather_o of_o that_o place_n that_o famous_a place_n which_o god_n have_v make_v so_o remarkable_a by_o his_o goodness_n to_o he_o for_o the_o hebrew_n not_o without_o reason_n make_v the_o he_o before_o makom_n to_o add_v a_o emphasis_n to_o that_o word_n bethel_n i._n e._n the_o house_n of_o god_n so_o he_o say_v he_o will_v make_v this_o place_n xxviii_o 22._o and_o now_o he_o be_v as_o good_a as_o his_o word_n by_o renew_v the_o name_n he_o have_v give_v it_o thirty_o year_n before_o when_o he_o first_o go_v into_o mesopotamia_n ver._n 16._o and_o there_o be_v but_o a_o little_a way_n to_o come_v to_o ephrath_n when_o they_o be_v come_v within_o a_o little_a of_o ephrath_n the_o hebrew_n word_n for_o a_o little_a be_v chibrath_n who_o precise_a signification_n be_v uncertain_a benjamin_n tudelensis_n say_v this_o place_n be_v within_o half_a a_o mile_n and_o a_o little_a more_o of_o ephrath_n see_v his_o itinerar_n p._n 47._o and_o const_n l'_fw-mi empereur_n on_o the_o place_n p._n 176._o ver._n 17._o fear_v not_o thou_o shall_v have_v this_o son_n also_o the_o midwife_n seem_v to_o comfort_n rachel_n with_o her_o own_o prediction_n xxx_o 24._o ver._n 18._o she_o call_v his_o name_n ben-oni_n rachel_n seem_v to_o give_v her_o former_a hope_n of_o a_o second_o son_n for_o lose_a at_o least_o she_o expect_v no_o comfort_n from_o he_o be_v ready_a to_o expire_v and_o therefore_o she_o call_v he_o a_o son_n of_o sorrow_n his_o birth_n be_v her_o death_n but_o his_o father_n call_v he_o benjamin_n to_o comfort_n rachel_n in_o her_o sorrow_n and_o to_o avert_v the_o sinister_a omen_n jacob_n immediate_o change_v his_o name_n into_o benjamin_n signify_v the_o son_n of_o his_o right-hand_n or_o of_o his_o strength_n as_o it_o be_v common_o interpret_v though_o other_o will_v have_v it_o the_o son_n of_o year_n i._n e._n of_o his_o old_a age_n or_o put_v both_o together_o the_o support_n and_o stay_v of_o his_o old_a age._n name_n be_v ofttimes_o strange_o adapt_v to_o thing_n and_o the_o presage_n of_o parent_n have_v ancient_o be_v observe_v to_o be_v fulfil_v heu_fw-la nunquam_fw-la vana_fw-la parentum_fw-la auguria_fw-la which_o be_v in_o no_o instance_n more_o verify_v than_o in_o this_o child_n of_o jacob_n who_o do_v not_o bear_v either_o of_o these_o name_n for_o nought_o there_o be_v two_o very_a different_a fate_n of_o his_o posterity_n as_o dr._n jackson_n observe_v in_o a_o discourse_n of_o he_o upon_o st._n matth._n ii_o 17_o 18._o answerable_a to_o the_o contrary_a importance_n of_o the_o name_n give_v he_o by_o his_o father_n and_o his_o mother_n no_o tribe_n in_o israel_n more_o valorous_a yet_o none_o so_o subject_a to_o sorrowful_a disaster_n as_o this_o tribe_n of_o benjamin_n it_o be_v almost_o extirpate_v in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o judge_n xx._n 35_o etc._n etc._n and_o yet_o before_o the_o conclusion_n of_o that_o age_n benjamin_n become_v the_o head_n of_o his_o brethren_n the_o first_o king_n of_o israel_n be_v choose_v out_o of_o that_o late_a desolate_a tribe_n and_o though_o that_o king_n prove_v at_o last_o but_o a_o ben-oni_n yet_o this_o tribe_n stick_v close_o to_o judah_n when_o all_o the_o rest_n revolt_v to_o his_o brother_n joseph_n ver._n 20._o jacob_n set_v a_o pillar_n upon_o her_o grave_a after_o that_o law_n be_v make_v deut._n xvi_o 22._o against_o erect_v pillar_n the_o jew_n do_v not_o think_v all_o pillar_n unlawful_a but_o only_o those_o for_o superstitious_a use_n not_o those_o which_o be_v in_o memory_n of_o some_o thing_n as_o maimonides_n his_o word_n be_v l._n the_o idolol_n cap._n 6._o ver._n 21._o and_o israel_n journey_v this_o be_v the_o first_o time_n that_o moses_n call_v he_o israel_n after_o this_o name_n be_v give_v he_o by_o god_n which_o he_o repeat_v twice_o in_o the_o next_o verse_n
esau_n do_v isaac_n by_o marry_v the_o daughter_n of_o heth._n who_o name_n be_v shuah_n her_o father_n name_n be_v shuah_n verse_n 12._o he_o take_v she_o to_o be_v his_o wife_n verse_n 12._o ver._n 5._o and_o he_o be_v at_o chezib_n when_o she_o bear_v he_o some_o think_v this_o town_n the_o same_o with_o achzib_n belong_v to_o judah_n josh_n xv._o 44._o but_o why_o moses_n mention_n his_o absence_n when_o this_o child_n be_v bear_v and_o why_o he_o set_v down_o the_o place_n where_o he_o than_o be_v we_o can_v give_v a_o account_n though_o there_o be_v no_o doubt_n some_o special_a reason_n for_o it_o perhaps_o it_o be_v to_o show_v why_o she_o give_v the_o name_n to_o this_o and_o to_o her_o former_a son_n whereas_o he_o himself_o name_v the_o first_o verse_n 3_o because_o he_o be_v not_o at_o home_n when_o they_o be_v bear_v ver._n 6._o who_o name_n be_v tamar_n she_o seem_v also_o to_o have_v be_v a_o woman_n of_o canaan_n but_o not_o a_o idolater_n ver._n 7._o be_v wicked_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n i._n e._n exceed_o impious_a and_o that_o notorious_o see_v gen._n x._o 9_o what_o particular_a sin_n he_o be_v guilty_a of_o be_v but_o conjecture_v some_o fancy_n they_o be_v of_o the_o same_o nature_n with_o his_o next_o brother_n see_v bonfrere_n or_o menochius_fw-la out_o of_o he_o and_o the_o lord_n slay_v he_o cut_v he_o off_o sudden_o by_o some_o unusual_a stroke_n ver._n 8._o go_v in_o unto_o thy_o brother_n wife_n etc._n etc._n this_o say_v the_o hebrew_n doctor_n be_v a_o ancient_a custom_n in_o force_n before_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n which_o only_o enact_v what_o have_v be_v former_o practise_v maimon_n p._n iii_o cap._n 49._o more_n nevoch_n that_o when_o a_o man_n die_v without_o issue_n his_o next_o brother_n shall_v marry_v his_o wife_n deut._n xxv_o 5._o which_o custom_n afterward_o extend_v to_o the_o next_o cousin_n if_o no_o brother_n remain_v and_o raise_v up_o seed_n unto_o thy_o brother_n preserve_v thy_o brother_n name_n and_o family_n by_o beget_v a_o child_n which_o may_v be_v account_v he_o and_o inherit_v his_o estate_n for_o so_o the_o law_n be_v that_o the_o first-born_a of_o such_o a_o match_n be_v not_o to_o be_v look_v upon_o as_o the_o child_n of_o he_o that_o beget_v he_o but_o as_o his_o brother_n who_o be_v the_o mother_n first_o husband_n all_o the_o follow_a child_n be_v to_o be_v his_o own_o ver._n 9_o onan_n know_v that_o the_o seed_n shall_v not_o be_v his_o i._n e._n the_o first-born_a shall_v be_v repute_v his_o brother_n child_n lest_o he_o shall_v give_v seed_n to_o his_o brother_n or_o lest_o a_o child_n shall_v be_v bear_v in_o the_o name_n of_o his_o brother_n as_o the_o vulgar_a latin_a interpret_v it_o very_o exact_o according_a to_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o hebrew_n as_o mr._n selden_n observe_v l._n vii_o de_fw-fr jure_fw-la n._n &_o g._n cap._n 3._o ver._n 10._o the_o thing_n which_o he_o do_v displease_v the_o lord_n this_o make_v his_o sin_n the_o more_o heinous_a that_o he_o act_v against_o the_o divine_a promise_n make_v to_o abraham_n concern_v the_o multiply_a of_o his_o seed_n especial_o against_o the_o belief_n of_o the_o promise_n of_o the_o messiah_n that_o seed_n for_o which_o all_o good_a man_n long_v ver._n 11._o remain_v a_o widow_n in_o thy_o father_n house_n etc._n etc._n it_o seem_v the_o contract_n of_o marriage_n at_o first_o be_v so_o understand_v in_o those_o day_n that_o if_o the_o husband_n die_v without_o issue_n the_o woman_n must_v marry_v his_o next_o brother_n and_o as_o long_o as_o any_o of_o his_o brethren_n remain_v they_o be_v bind_v to_o marry_v his_o wife_n and_o preserve_v their_o brother_n memory_n or_o else_o solemn_o renounce_v she_o to_o their_o great_a infamy_n and_o disgrace_n this_o be_v so_o well_o know_v that_o there_o be_v nothing_o in_o the_o law_n that_o enjoin_v any_o new_a solemn_a contract_n in_o such_o a_o case_n because_o the_o first_o husband_n be_v dead_a she_o and_o the_o next_o brother_n be_v man_n and_o wife_n without_o any_o further_a agreement_n by_o virtue_n of_o the_o original_a law_n until_o he_o renounce_v she_o yet_o by_o the_o constitution_n afterward_o make_v by_o their_o elder_n it_o be_v ordain_v that_o he_o shall_v espouse_v and_o endow_v she_o solemn_o before_o witness_n as_o mr._n selden_n show_v in_o his_o vxor_fw-la hebr._n lib._n i._n cap._n 12._o and_o lib._n ii_o cap._n 2._o and_o 10._o but_o judah_n think_v selah_n be_v too_o young_a to_o perform_v this_o contract_n and_o therefore_o desire_v she_o to_o stay_v till_o he_o be_v grow_v up_o and_o to_o abide_v in_o she_o own_o father_n house_n rather_o than_o in_o he_o that_o selah_n may_v not_o think_v of_o marriage_n too_o soon_o for_o he_o say_v lest_o peradventure_o he_o die_v also_o this_o some_o make_v a_o argument_n that_o he_o never_o intend_v to_o give_v she_o his_o son_n but_o it_o be_v more_o agreeable_a to_o verse_n 24_o and_o 26._o to_o think_v that_o according_a to_o the_o custom_n of_o those_o day_n he_o can_v not_o refuse_v it_o and_o therefore_o he_o think_v it_o be_v their_o youthful_a folly_n which_o make_v his_o two_o other_o son_n perish_v which_o make_v he_o resolve_v to_o keep_v this_o till_o he_o have_v more_o discretion_n and_o be_v better_o instruct_v in_o his_o duty_n or_o if_o we_o imagine_v their_o sin_n be_v know_v to_o none_o but_o tamar_n the_o meaning_n may_v be_v that_o he_o think_v their_o marry_v too_o young_a be_v the_o cause_n of_o their_o death_n and_o therefore_o he_o determine_v to_o keep_v this_o only_a remain_a son_n till_o he_o be_v of_o a_o ripe_a age._n ver._n 12._o in_o process_n of_o time_n in_o the_o hebrew_n the_o word_n be_v the_o day_n be_v multiply_v i._n e._n after_o some_o year_n to_o timnath_n a_o town_n not_o far_o from_o adullam_n it_o be_v probable_a for_o it_o be_v also_o within_o the_o lot_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n josh_n xv._o 57_o he_o go_v up_o to_o timnath_n some_o have_v make_v a_o difficulty_n about_o this_o phrase_n for_o samson_n be_v say_v to_o have_v go_v down_o to_o timnath_n judg._n fourteen_o 5._o but_o they_o shall_v have_v consider_v as_o bochart_n observe_v p._n i._n hierozoic_a l._n iii_o cap._n 4._o that_o these_o be_v two_o different_a place_n one_o call_v timnah_n the_o other_o timnathah_n this_o in_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n the_o other_o in_o the_o tribe_n of_o dan._n to_o this_o they_o go_v up_o because_o it_o be_v in_o a_o mountainous_a country_n to_o the_o other_o they_o go_v down_o because_o it_o be_v in_o a_o valley_n to_o his_o sheep-shearer_n it_o be_v the_o custom_n at_o such_o time_n to_o make_v a_o feast_n as_o we_o do_v now_o and_o to_o invite_v their_o kindred_n and_o friend_n to_o it_o as_o he_o do_v his_o friend_n hirah_n which_o appear_v sufficient_o from_o the_o story_n of_o absalon_n 2_o sam._n xiii_o 23._o for_o in_o those_o country_n where_o they_o have_v vast_a flock_n sheepshearing_a be_v a_o kind_n of_o harvest_n which_o make_v that_o time_n to_o be_v observe_v with_o such_o joy_n as_o there_o use_v to_o be_v in_o harvest_n whence_o david_n servant_n say_v to_o nabal_n that_o they_o be_v come_v to_o he_o on_o a_o good_a day_n for_o he_o be_v shear_v sheep_n 1_o sam._n xxv_o 8._o according_o judah_n have_v finish_v the_o time_n of_o mourning_n for_o his_o wife_n go_v to_o recreate_v himself_o with_o his_o friend_n at_o this_o festival_n season_n ver._n 14._o she_o put_v off_o her_o widow_n garment_n in_o which_o it_o seem_v such_o person_n continue_v till_o they_o be_v marry_v to_o the_o next_o brother_n but_o she_o at_o this_o time_n lay_v they_o aside_o that_o he_o may_v not_o have_v the_o least_o suspicion_n she_o be_v the_o person_n who_o he_o court_v cover_a she_o with_o a_o veil_n as_o all_o woman_n do_v in_o the_o eastern_a country_n when_o they_o go_v abroad_o and_o there_o be_v example_n of_o it_o also_o in_o the_o western_a part_n of_o the_o world_n as_o mr._n selden_n at_o large_a show_n in_o his_o vxor_fw-la hebraica_n l._n iii_o cap._n 17._o where_o he_o produce_v several_a passage_n out_o of_o the_o alcoran_n require_v this_o wrap_v herself_o muffle_a her_o face_n with_o it_o as_o we_o speak_v that_o she_o may_v not_o be_v know_v and_o sit_v in_o a_o open_a place_n where_o two_o way_n meet_v as_o the_o hebrew_n word_n seem_v to_o import_v unless_o we_o take_v it_o for_o a_o proper_a name_n as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o margin_n of_o our_o bibles_n either_o way_n it_o signify_v in_o a_o public_a place_n where_o every_o body_n may_v see_v she_o it_o be_v common_o note_v that_o there_o be_v so_o much_o modesty_n leave_v in_o those_o ancient_a day_n that_o harlot_n both_o
send_v from_o his_o father_n house_n to_o acquaint_v joseph_n with_o his_o weak_a condition_n so_o the_o next_o verse_n teach_v we_o to_o understand_v it_o he_o take_v with_o he_o etc._n etc._n immediate_o he_o go_v to_o receive_v his_o blessing_n and_o take_v with_o he_o his_o two_o son_n that_o he_o may_v bless_v they_o also_o ver._n 2._o one_o tell_v jacob_n etc._n etc._n joseph_n send_v a_o messenger_n before_o he_o to_o let_v his_o father_n know_v he_o be_v come_v to_o visit_v he_o israel_n strengthen_v himself_o this_o message_n revive_v he_o and_o make_v he_o stir_v up_o all_o his_o spirit_n to_o receive_v he_o cheerful_o and_o sit_v upon_o his_o bed_n lean_v it_o be_v likely_a upon_o his_o staff_n for_o the_o support_n of_o his_o feeble_a body_n see_v xlvii_o ult_n ver._n 3._o appear_v to_o i_o at_o luz_n he_o appear_v twice_o to_o he_o in_o this_o place_n first_o when_o he_o go_v to_o padan-aram_n xxviii_o 13._o upon_o which_o he_o give_v this_o place_n the_o name_n of_o bethel_n verse_n 19_o and_o when_o he_o return_v from_o thence_o xxxv_o 6_o 9_o etc._n etc._n and_o both_o time_n make_v he_o the_o promise_n which_o here_o follow_v and_o therefore_o it_o be_v likely_a he_o have_v respect_n to_o both_o and_o bless_v i_o promise_a to_o i_o the_o blessing_n which_o follow_v ver._n 4._o for_o a_o everlasting_a possession_n we_o do_v not_o read_v this_o in_o either_o of_o the_o appearance_n in_o so_o many_o word_n but_o he_o say_v it_o in_o effect_n when_o he_o tell_v he_o in_o the_o last_o appearance_n there_o xxxv_o 12._o the_o land_n which_o i_o give_v to_o abraham_n and_o isaac_n to_o thou_o will_v i_o give_v it_o etc._n etc._n now_o he_o give_v it_o to_o abraham_n and_o his_o seed_n for_o ever_o xiii_o 15._o ver._n 5._o and_o now_o thy_o two_o son_n etc._n etc._n have_v assure_v he_o god_n will_v be_v as_o good_a as_o his_o word_n in_o give_v the_o land_n of_o canaan_n to_o his_o posterity_n he_o tell_v he_o what_o share_n his_o child_n shall_v have_v in_o it_o be_v i_o thy_o two_o son_n shall_v be_v reckon_v as_o if_o i_o have_v beget_v they_o and_o according_o have_v each_o of_o they_o a_o inheritance_n equal_a with_o the_o rest_n of_o my_o son_n and_o be_v distinct_a tribe_n as_o reuben_n and_o simeon_n shall_v they_o be_v i_o he_o instance_n in_o they_o because_o they_o be_v his_o elder_a son_n who_o he_o say_v shall_v have_v no_o more_o than_o ephraim_n and_o manasseh_n and_o perhaps_o the_o meaning_n may_v be_v these_o two_o shall_v be_v account_v as_o the_o first-born_a of_o my_o family_n for_o he_o give_v joseph_n the_o primogeniture_n who_o be_v indeed_o the_o first-born_a of_o his_o first_o intend_a wife_n and_o bestow_v a_o double_a portion_n upon_o he_o by_o make_v his_o two_o son_n equal_a to_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o child_n ver._n 6._o and_o thy_o issue_n which_o thou_o begette_v after_o they_o shall_v be_v thou_o i_o will_v make_v no_o distinct_a provision_n for_o they_o as_o i_o have_v do_v for_o these_o two_o but_o they_o shall_v be_v call_v after_o the_o name_n of_o their_o brethren_n in_o their_o inheritance_n i._n e._n be_v reckon_v among_o these_o two_o ephraim_n and_o manasseh_n and_o not_o make_v distinct_a tribe_n as_o they_o shall_v but_o be_v comprehend_v in_o they_o ver._n 7._o and_o as_o for_o i_o when_o i_o come_v from_o padan-aram_n rachel_n die_v by_o i_o etc._n etc._n he_o mention_n her_o death_n which_o do_v not_o seem_v to_o belong_v to_o the_o forego_n discourse_n because_o it_o happen_v present_o after_o that_o last_o promise_n in_o bethel_n xxxv_o 18._o and_o he_o think_v it_o will_v be_v grateful_a to_o his_o son_n to_o hear_v he_o remember_v his_o dear_a mother_n for_o it_o be_v as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v and_o now_o my_o son_n this_o put_v i_o in_o mind_n of_o thy_o mother_n who_o die_v immediate_o after_o that_o promise_n of_o multiply_v my_o seed_n and_o yet_o i_o see_v it_o fulfil_v in_o those_o child_n which_o god_n have_v give_v thou_o or_o we_o may_v look_v upon_o these_o word_n as_o give_v the_o reason_n why_o he_o take_v ephraim_n and_o manasseh_n to_o be_v his_o own_o child_n and_o the_o sense_n to_o be_v as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v thy_o mother_n indeed_o and_o my_o belove_a wife_n die_v soon_o after_o she_o begin_v to_o bear_v child_n when_o she_o may_v have_v bring_v i_o many_o more_o and_o therefore_o i_o adopt_v these_o her_o grandchild_n and_o look_v upon_o they_o as_o if_o they_o have_v be_v bear_v of_o rachel_n and_o i_o do_v it_o in_o memory_n and_o honour_n of_o she_o supply_v by_o adoption_n what_o be_v want_v in_o generation_n and_o i_o bury_v she_o there_o he_o can_v not_o carry_v she_o to_o the_o cave_n of_o machpelah_n where_o he_o desire_v to_o be_v lay_v himself_o because_o she_o die_v in_o childbed_n which_o constrain_v he_o to_o bury_v she_o soon_o than_o otherwise_o he_o may_v have_v do_v and_o it_o be_v to_o be_v suppose_v he_o have_v not_o in_o his_o travel_n all_o thing_n necessary_a to_o preserve_v her_o body_n long_o by_o embalm_v she_o as_o joseph_n do_v he_o ver._n 8._o and_o israel_n behold_v joseph_n son_n etc._n etc._n he_o see_v two_o other_o stand_v by_o joseph_n but_o can_v not_o discern_v distincly_a who_o they_o be_v by_o reason_n of_o the_o dimness_n of_o his_o sight_n verse_n 10._o ver._n 9_o and_o i_o will_v bless_v they_o as_o he_o have_v just_a before_o promise_v verse_n 5._o ver._n 10._o and_o he_o bring_v they_o near_o unto_o he_o and_o make_v they_o kneel_v down_o before_o he_o as_o the_o twelve_o verse_n seem_v to_o intimate_v and_o he_o kiss_v they_o etc._n etc._n express_v the_o great_a affection_n to_o they_o ver._n 12._o bring_v they_o out_o from_o between_o his_o knee_n it_o appear_v by_o verse_n 2._o that_o jacob_n sit_v upon_o his_o bed_n and_o his_o leg_n hang_v down_o they_o kneel_v between_o his_o knee_n from_o whence_o joseph_n take_v they_o and_o then_o seem_v to_o have_v place_v himself_o in_o the_o same_o posture_n bow_v himself_o with_o his_o face_n to_o the_o earth_n as_o the_o follow_a word_n tell_v we_o to_o give_v his_o father_n thanks_o for_o his_o kindness_n to_o his_o child_n or_o rather_o we_o may_v conceive_v that_o while_n jacob_n embrace_v they_o in_o his_o arm_n and_o kiss_v they_o with_o more_o than_o ordinary_a affection_n joseph_n be_v afraid_a that_o they_o may_v lie_v too_o long_o or_o press_v too_o hard_o upon_o his_o father_n breast_n and_o create_v some_o trouble_n to_o a_o feeble_a old_a man_n and_o therefore_o he_o withdraw_v they_o from_o thence_o and_o dispose_v they_o to_o receive_v his_o blessing_n ver._n 13._o and_o joseph_n take_v they_o both_o etc._n etc._n make_a they_o kneel_v down_o by_o himself_o before_o jacob_n place_v ephraim_n towards_o jacob_n left_a hand_n etc._n etc._n ver._n 14._o stretch_v out_o his_o right_a hand_n and_o lay_v it_o on_o ephraim_n head_n lay_v hand_n on_o the_o head_n of_o any_o person_n be_v always_o use_v in_o this_o nation_n in_o give_v blessing_n and_o design_v man_n to_o any_o office_n and_o in_o the_o consecration_n of_o public_a and_o solemn_a sacrifice_n this_o be_v the_o first_o time_n we_o meet_v with_o the_o mention_n of_o it_o but_o in_o aftertime_n we_o often_o read_v of_o it_o particular_o when_o moses_n constitute_v joshua_n to_o be_v his_o successor_n god_n order_v he_o to_o do_v it_o by_o lay_v his_o hand_n on_o he_o numb_a xxvii_o 18_o 23._o deut._n xxxiv_o 9_o thus_o child_n be_v bring_v to_o our_o bless_a saviour_n that_o he_o may_v lay_v his_o hand_n on_o they_o and_o bless_v they_o and_o so_o he_o do_v matth._n xix_o 13_o 15._o and_o the_o right_a hand_n be_v the_o strong_a and_o that_o wherewith_o we_o common_o perform_v every_o thing_n the_o lay_v that_o on_o ephraim_n head_n be_v give_v he_o the_o pre-eminence_n who_o be_v the_o young_a it_o be_v observe_v by_o theodoret_n upon_o 1_o sam._n xvi_o that_o god_n be_v wont_v from_o the_o beginning_n to_o prefer_v the_o young_a before_o the_o elder_a as_o abel_n before_o cain_n sem_fw-mi before_o japhet_n isaac_n before_o ishmael_n jacob_n before_o esau_n judah_n and_o joseph_n before_o reuben_n and_o here_o ephraim_n before_o manasseh_n as_o afterward_o moses_n before_o aaron_n and_o david_n the_o young_a of_o all_o before_o his_o elder_a brethren_n which_o be_v to_o show_v that_o the_o divine_a benefit_n be_v not_o tie_v to_o the_o order_n of_o nature_n but_o dispense_v free_o according_a to_o god_n most_o wise_a goodness_n guide_v his_o hand_n witting_o he_o do_v not_o mistake_v by_o reason_n of_o his_o blindness_n but_o foresee_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o prophecy_n how_o much_o ephraim_n will_v excel_v the_o other_o he_o design_o and_o on_o purpose_n thus_o
tongue_n and_o in_o a_o ill_a sense_n conspiration_n machination_n or_o mischievous_a device_n this_o job_n ludolphus_n approve_v of_o and_o translate_v this_o sentence_n after_o this_o manner_n consilia_fw-la eorum_fw-la nihil_fw-la sunt_fw-la nisi_fw-la vis_fw-la &_o arma_fw-la their_o counsel_n be_v nothing_o but_o force_v and_o arms._n vid._n comment_n in_o histor_n aethiop_n lib._n i._o cap._n 15._o n._n 106._o aben_n ezra_n be_v not_o much_o different_a who_o translate_v it_o their_o compact_n as_o g._n vorstius_n note_v upon_o pirke_n elieser_n cap._n 38._o where_o there_o be_v other_o various_a interpretation_n with_o which_o i_o shall_v not_o trouble_v the_o reader_n because_o i_o have_v give_v that_o which_o i_o think_v most_o natural_a ver._n 6._o o_o my_o soul_n come_v not_o thou_o etc._n etc._n he_o utter_o disclaim_v all_o knowledge_n of_o their_o wicked_a fact_n beforehand_o or_o approbation_n of_o it_o afterward_o for_o by_o soul_n be_v mean_v himself_o and_o so_o the_o 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