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of_o the_o city_n ver._n 19_o as_o the_o lord_n command_v moses_n so_o he_o verse_n 19_o number_v they_o with_o the_o assistance_n of_o the_o forename_a person_n in_o the_o wilderness_n of_o sinai_n before_o they_o remove_v from_o sinai_n which_o be_v upon_o the_o twenty_o day_n of_o this_o month_n x._o 11._o they_o finish_v this_o work_n in_o so_o many_o day_n or_o less_o ver._n 20._o and_o the_o child_n of_o reuben_n israel_n elder_a verse_n 20_o son_n by_o their_o generation_n etc._n etc._n the_o word_n generation_n seem_v to_o be_v large_a than_o family_n as_o that_o be_v than_o house_n comprehend_v every_o family_n in_o that_o tribe_n as_o family_n comprehend_v every_o household_n and_o household_n comprehend_v every_o person_n therein_o so_o the_o meaning_n be_v all_o that_o be_v descend_v from_o reuben_n according_a to_o their_o several_a family_n and_o house_n in_o those_o family_n and_o person_n in_o those_o house_n ver._n 21._o those_o that_o be_v number_v of_o they_o etc._n etc._n be_v verse_n 21_o forty_o and_o six_o thousand_o and_o five_o hundred_o some_o have_v observe_v that_o this_o tribe_n be_v one_o of_o those_o who_o have_v the_o small_a number_n of_o man_n in_o it_o in_o which_o they_o think_v be_v fulfil_v the_o prophecy_n of_o jacob_n who_o foretell_v that_o reuben_n shall_v not_o excel_v xlix_o gen._n 4._o but_o i_o do_v not_o look_v upon_o this_o as_o solid_a for_o there_o be_v several_a tribe_n who_o all_o this_o time_n have_v few_o person_n in_o it_o than_o this_o particular_o the_o child_n of_o joseph_n who_o jacob_n compare_v to_o a_o fruitful_a bough_n xlix_o gen._n 22._o be_v very_o much_o few_o see_v below_o v._o 33_o 35._o gad_n also_o benjamin_n and_o asher_n be_v few_o in_o number_n than_o reuben_n who_o in_o this_o regard_n excel_v five_o tribe_n
ver._n 23._o of_o the_o tribe_n of_o simeon_n be_v fifty_o and_o nine_o thousand_o and_o three_o hundred_o he_o have_v six_o child_n when_o they_o go_v down_o into_o egypt_n and_o reuben_n but_o verse_n 23_o four_o which_o be_v a_o plain_a reason_n of_o the_o great_a increase_n of_o this_o tribe_n than_o the_o former_a verse_n 24_o ver._n 24._o of_o the_o child_n of_o gad_n etc._n etc._n it_o be_v probable_a that_o this_o tribe_n be_v therefore_o mention_v next_o though_o descend_v from_o a_o handmaid_n because_o they_o be_v to_o encamp_v and_o march_v together_o with_o simeon_n under_o the_o standard_n of_o reuben_n as_o be_v order_v in_o the_o next_o chapter_n v._o 14._o verse_n 25_o ver._n 25._o of_o the_o tribe_n of_o gad_n be_v forty_o and_o five_o thousand_o six_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o he_o have_v more_o son_n than_o simeon_n xlvi_o gen._n 10_o 16._o when_o they_o come_v out_o of_o egypt_n and_o yet_o few_o descend_v from_o he_o by_o many_o thousand_o than_o there_o do_v from_o simeon_n of_o which_o the_o reason_n do_v not_o appear_v verse_n 27_o ver._n 27._o of_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n be_v threescore_o and_o fourteen_o thousand_o and_o six_o hundred_o it_o may_v be_v just_o think_v that_o jacob_n prophecy_n concern_v the_o power_n and_o strength_n of_o this_o tribe_n xlix_o gen._n 8_o etc._n etc._n begin_v already_o to_o be_v fulfil_v they_o be_v far_o more_o numerous_a than_o any_o other_o verse_n 28_o ver._n 28._o of_o the_o tribe_n of_o issachar_n etc._n etc._n there_o be_v a_o plain_a account_n why_o this_o tribe_n and_o zebulun_n be_v mention_v next_o to_o judah_n because_o they_o two_o march_v under_o his_o standard_n ii_o 4_o 5_o 7._o it_o may_v be_v observe_v also_o that_o these_o two_o tribe_n be_v more_o numerous_a than_o many_o other_o who_o have_v more_o child_n when_o they_o come_v out_o of_o egypt_n verse_n 32_o ver._n 32._o of_o the_o child_n of_o ephraim_n he_o have_v the_o pre-eminence_n give_v he_o to_o manasseh_n long_o ago_o xlviii_o gen._n 19_o and_o therefore_o be_v here_o place_v before_o he_o ver._n 33._o of_o the_o tribe_n of_o ephraim_n be_v forty_o thousand_o and_o five_o hundred_o though_o they_o be_v hitherto_o but_o few_o in_o comparison_n with_o some_o other_o tribe_n yet_o in_o this_o the_o prophecy_n of_o jacob_n be_v fulfil_v xlviii_o verse_n 33_o gen._n 19_o 20._o that_o they_o be_v more_o fruitful_a than_o manasseh_n there_o be_v above_o eight_o thousand_o person_n more_o in_o this_o tribe_n than_o in_o the_o other_o v._o 35._o ver._n 35._o of_o manasseh_n be_v thirty_o and_o two_o thousand_o verse_n 35_o and_o two_o hundred_o this_o be_v now_o the_o small_a tribe_n but_o before_o they_o get_v to_o canaan_n they_o grow_v very_o numerous_a be_v increase_v above_o twenty_o thousand_o xxvi_o 34._o ver._n 37._o of_o the_o tribe_n of_o benjamin_n be_v thirty_o five_o verse_n 37_o thousand_o and_o four_o hundred_o though_o benjamin_n have_v more_o child_n than_o any_o of_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o brethren_n when_o they_o go_v down_o into_o egypt_n xlvi_o gen._n 21._o where_o it_o appear_v he_o have_v ten_o son_n yet_o his_o tribe_n have_v the_o few_o man_n in_o it_o of_o all_o other_o except_o manasseh_n ver._n 39_o of_o dan_n be_v threescore_o and_o two_o thousand_o verse_n 39_o and_o seven_o hundred_o on_o the_o contrary_a dan_n who_o have_v but_o one_o son_n when_o they_o go_v down_o into_o egypt_n xlvi_o gen._n 23._o grow_v to_o a_o great_a number_n than_o any_o other_o tribe_n except_o judah_n so_o various_o do_v the_o divine_a providence_n work_v in_o fulfil_v the_o promise_n to_o abraham_n of_o multiply_v his_o seed_n ver._n 41._o of_o asher_n be_v forty_o and_o one_o thousand_o and_o verse_n 41_o five_o hundred_o the_o growth_n of_o this_o tribe_n be_v not_o proportionable_a to_o that_o of_o some_o other_o consider_v how_o many_o child_n asher_n have_v at_o their_o go_v down_o into_o egypt_n but_o they_o increase_v near_o twelve_o thousand_o more_o before_o they_o get_v out_o of_o the_o wilderness_n xxvi_o 47._o ver._n 43._o of_o naphtali_n be_v fifty_o and_o three_o thousand_o and_o four_o hundred_o the_o great_a increase_n of_o this_o tribe_n be_v allege_v by_o bochartus_n to_o justify_v his_o interpretation_n verse_n 43_o of_o xlix_o gen._n 21._o by_o alter_v the_o punctation_n of_o the_o word_n but_o i_o have_v there_o observe_v that_o five_o other_o tribe_n be_v more_o numerous_a than_o naphtali_n when_o this_o account_n be_v take_v of_o they_o verse_n 44_o ver._n 44._o these_o be_v those_o that_o be_v number_v this_o be_v the_o account_n that_o be_v take_v of_o the_o number_n of_o man_n in_o each_o tribe_n which_o moses_n and_o aaron_n number_v and_o the_o prince_n of_o israel_n be_v twelve_o men._n v._o 3_o 4_o etc._n etc._n each_o one_o be_v for_o the_o house_n of_o his_o father_n who_o can_v the_o better_a judge_n to_o what_o tribe_n every_o one_o belong_v verse_n 45_o 46._o ver._n 45_o 46._o so_o be_v all_o those_o that_o be_v number_v etc._n etc._n six_o hundred_o thousand_o and_o three_o thousand_o and_o five_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o by_o which_o it_o appear_v there_o be_v not_o one_o man_n dead_a since_o their_o last_o numeration_n seven_o month_n ago_o when_o they_o be_v tax_v for_o the_o tabernacle_n for_o they_o be_v at_o that_o time_n just_o so_o many_o as_o be_v here_o mention_v xxxviii_o exod._n 26._o as_o for_o nadab_n and_o abihu_n they_o be_v of_o the_o tribe_n of_o levi_n who_o be_v not_o here_o reckon_v and_o the_o man_n that_o be_v stone_v for_o blasphemy_n xxiv_o leu._n be_v not_o of_o israel_n by_o the_o side_n of_o his_o father_n verse_n 47_o ver._n 47._o but_o the_o levite_n after_o the_o tribe_n of_o their_o father_n be_v not_o number_v among_o they_o there_o be_v no_o account_n take_v of_o they_o among_o the_o other_o tribe_n as_o it_o be_v likely_a they_o be_v not_o comprehend_v in_o the_o former_a number_n xxxviii_o exod._n 26._o be_v the_o person_n who_o take_v the_o account_n v._o 21._o and_o have_v before_o this_o consecrate_a themselves_o to_o the_o lord_n xxxii_o 29._o after_o the_o tribe_n of_o their_o father_n be_v a_o hebraism_n for_o the_o father_n of_o their_o tribe_n express_v in_o short_a what_o be_v at_o large_a say_v of_o all_o the_o rest_n by_o their_o generation_n after_o their_o family_n by_o the_o house_n of_o their_o father_n v._o 20_o 22_o 24_o etc._n etc._n ver._n 48._o for_o the_o lord_n have_v speak_v unto_o moses_n verse_n 48_o saying_n he_o have_v receive_v a_o order_n from_o god_n when_o he_o command_v he_o to_o number_v the_o people_n not_o to_o number_v they_o which_o he_o set_v down_o that_o it_o may_v not_o be_v think_v he_o favour_v they_o because_o he_o be_v of_o their_o tribe_n and_o therefore_o exempt_v they_o from_o the_o war_n unto_o which_o all_o other_o be_v engage_v ver._n 49._o only_o thou_o shall_v not_o number_v the_o tribe_n of_o levi_n verse_n 49_o etc._n etc._n because_o they_o be_v intend_v for_o another_o service_n and_o therefore_o be_v to_o be_v number_v by_o themselves_o there_o be_v as_o stout_a and_o valiant_a man_n in_o this_o tribe_n as_o any_o other_o which_o appear_v sufficient_o when_o god_n honour_n be_v to_o be_v vindicate_v xxxii_o exod._n but_o god_n do_v not_o design_n they_o for_o the_o war_n of_o canaan_n they_o have_v employment_n enough_o in_o carry_v and_z guarding_z the_o tabernacle_n and_o from_o this_o example_n the_o heathen_a learn_v to_o exempt_v all_o those_o who_o minister_v to_o their_o god_n from_o all_o other_o service_n particular_o from_o the_o war._n strabo_n note_n lib._n ix_o geograph_n this_o custom_n to_o have_v be_v as_o old_a as_o homer_n time_n for_o in_o all_o his_o catalogue_n there_o be_v no_o mention_n of_o any_o ship_n that_o go_v against_o troy_n from_o alalcomenon_n because_o that_o city_n be_v sacred_a to_o minerva_n who_o be_v thence_o call_v by_o homer_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o same_o be_v observe_v by_o caesar_n lib._n vi_o of_o the_o ancient_a druid_n that_o they_o be_v free_v from_o the_o war_n and_o from_o tribute_n also_o which_o privilege_n st._n basil_n challenge_v as_o belong_v to_o the_o clergy_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d according_a to_o the_o ancient_a law_n epist._n cclxix_o and_o s._n greg._n nazianzen_n do_v the_o same_o in_o many_o place_n particular_o by_o his_o letter_n to_o julianus_n epist_n clxvi_o verse_n 50_o ver._n 50._o but_o thou_o shall_v appoint_v the_o levite_n over_o the_o tabernacle_n this_o be_v their_o work_n to_o attend_v continual_o upon_o the_o house_n of_o god_n of_o testimony_n so_o it_o be_v call_v because_o the_o ark_n of_o the_o testimony_n be_v there_o for_o which_o it_o be_v principal_o make_v see_v xxxviii_o exod._n 21._o and_o what_o i_o have_v note_v upon_o
be_v the_o reason_n perhaps_o why_o these_o be_v order_v here_o in_o the_o next_o word_n to_o bring_v up_o the_o rear_n they_o shall_v go_v hindmost_a with_o their_o standard_n here_o the_o standard_n comprehend_v ensign_n for_o there_o be_v but_o one_o standard_n for_o this_o camp_n as_o there_o be_v no_o more_o for_o the_o other_o three_o therefore_o the_o meaning_n be_v they_o shall_v march_v hindermost_o under_o their_o several_a colour_n as_o we_o now_o speak_v which_o be_v order_v for_o the_o great_a security_n of_o the_o sanctuary_n by_o the_o two_o strong_a body_n march_v before_o and_o behind_o where_o there_o be_v the_o great_a danger_n ver._n 32._o these_o be_v those_o which_o be_v number_v of_o the_o verse_n 32_o child_n of_o israel_n by_o the_o house_n of_o their_o father_n etc._n etc._n that_o be_v thus_o be_v all_o these_o person_n dispose_v under_o their_o several_a standard_n who_o number_n be_v take_v by_o moses_n and_o aaron_n with_o their_o associate_n i._o 44_o 45._o ver._n 33._o but_o the_o levite_n be_v not_o number_v among_o verse_n 33_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n as_o the_o lord_n command_v moses_n and_o consequent_o do_v not_o belong_v to_o any_o of_o these_o standard_n be_v to_o make_v another_o camp_n by_o themselves_o i._o 47_o etc._n etc._n ver._n 34._o and_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n do_v according_a to_o verse_n 34_o all_o that_o the_o lord_n command_v moses_n as_o they_o give_v in_o their_o name_n when_o they_o be_v to_o be_v number_v i._o 54._o so_o they_o now_o join_v together_o under_o such_o standard_n as_o god_n appoint_v so_o they_o pitch_v by_o their_o standard_n and_o so_o they_o set_v forward_o etc._n etc._n each_o tribe_n encamp_v under_o the_o standard_n that_o be_v assign_v to_o they_o and_o they_o also_o march_v when_o they_o set_v forward_o in_o such_o order_n as_o be_v here_o direct_v some_o order_n no_o doubt_n have_v be_v observe_v before_o both_o when_o they_o rest_v and_o when_o they_o march_v see_v xiii_o exod._n 18._o but_o it_o be_v not_o so_o exact_a and_o regular_a as_o this_o form_n into_o which_o they_o be_v now_o cast_v by_o god_n himself_o nor_o can_v we_o think_v it_o be_v so_o strict_o observe_v the_o jew_n say_v that_o this_o camp_n make_v a_o square_a of_o twelve_o mile_n in_o compass_n about_o the_o tabernacle_n as_o dr._n lightfoot_n have_v observe_v in_o his_o centur._n chorogr_n cxlviii_o and_o j._n wagenseil_n more_o late_o in_o his_o annotation_n upon_o the_o gemara_n of_o sota_n cap._n 1._o sect._n 51._o where_o several_a of_o they_o say_v that_o the_o camp_n be_v three_o parasot_v in_o compass_n and_o a_o parasot_n be_v four_o mile_n chap._n iii_o chapter_n iii_o verse_n 1_o ver._n 1._o these_o be_v the_o generation_n of_o aaron_n and_o moses_n be_v now_o to_o give_v a_o account_n of_o the_o levite_n who_o have_v not_o be_v number_v with_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n he_o set_v down_o the_o descendant_n of_o the_o principal_a person_n among_o they_o viz._n aaron_n who_o he_o put_v in_o the_o first_o place_n because_o he_o be_v the_o elder_a brother_n and_o his_o posterity_n be_v advance_v to_o the_o dignity_n of_o priest_n and_o moses_n who_o posterity_n be_v only_a minister_n to_o the_o priest_n as_o all_o the_o common_a levite_n be_v it_o may_v seem_v indeed_o at_o first_o fight_n as_o if_o he_o give_v a_o account_n only_o of_o aaron_n posterity_n v._o 2._o but_o if_o we_o look_v further_o to_o v._o 27_o 28._o we_o shall_v find_v the_o posterity_n of_o both_o here_o number_v in_o the_o family_n of_o the_o amramite_n of_o which_o both_o aaron_n and_o moses_n be_v amram_n be_v their_o father_n from_o who_o the_o genealogy_n of_o the_o child_n of_o moses_n be_v derive_v 1_o chron._n xxiii_o 13_o 14_o etc._n etc._n through_o their_o generation_n as_o here_o those_o of_o aaron_n concern_v the_o word_n generation_n see_v dr._n hammond_n on_o the_o first_o of_o st._n matthew_n not._n a._n in_o the_o day_n that_o the_o lord_n speak_v unto_o moses_n in_o mount_n sinai_n this_o circumstance_n seem_v to_o be_v particular_o specify_v because_o at_o that_o time_n nadab_n and_o abihu_n who_o be_v mention_v in_o the_o next_o verse_n be_v both_o alive_a and_o very_o eminent_a person_n xxiv_o exod._n 1_o 9_o 10._o though_o they_o be_v now_o dead_a at_o this_o number_n of_o the_o levite_n ver._n 2._o these_o be_v the_o name_n of_o the_o son_n of_o aaron_n verse_n 2_o nadab_n the_o first-born_a etc._n etc._n there_o seem_v no_o necessity_n of_o set_v down_o the_o name_n of_o aaron_n son_n they_o not_o be_v here_o to_o be_v number_v but_o it_o be_v of_o great_a concernment_n to_o have_v the_o distinction_n preserve_v between_o the_o priest_n and_o the_o levite_n their_o office_n be_v very_o different_a and_o therefore_o moses_n here_o set_v down_o who_o belong_v to_o the_o one_o and_o who_o to_o the_o other_o ver._n 3._o these_o be_v the_o name_n of_o the_o son_n of_o aaron_n verse_n 3_o the_o priest_n which_o be_v anoint_v see_v viii_o levit._n 30._o which_o he_o consecrate_v in_o the_o hebrew_n who_o hand_n he_o fill_v see_v xxviii_o exod._n 41._o xxix_o 9_o to_o minister_v in_o the_o priest_n office_n he_o will_v have_v it_o note_v that_o aaron_n posterity_n be_v solemn_o consecrate_v to_o a_o high_a office_n than_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o levi_n who_o be_v to_o be_v their_o servant_n the_o very_a name_n of_o cohen_n carry_v dignity_n in_o it_o signify_v sometime_o a_o prince_n as_o well_o as_o a_o priest_n according_o the_o priest_n have_v very_o little_a servile_a work_n impose_v upon_o they_o but_o their_o chief_a business_n be_v to_o draw_v near_o to_o god_n to_o present_v he_o with_o the_o blood_n and_o the_o fat_a and_o some_o part_n of_o the_o sacrifice_n which_o may_v be_v kill_v by_o other_o person_n this_o show_n that_o they_o be_v god_n familiar_n insomuch_o that_o some_o sacrifice_n be_v divide_v between_o he_o and_o they_o and_o it_o be_v the_o same_o thing_n whether_o they_o be_v consume_v on_o the_o altar_n or_o eat_v by_o the_o priest_n and_o those_o thing_n be_v say_v to_o be_v give_v to_o god_n which_o be_v put_v into_o their_o hand_n though_o they_o never_o come_v to_o the_o altar_n which_o be_v a_o evidence_n of_o the_o near_a relation_n they_o have_v to_o the_o divine_a majesty_n which_o the_o levite_n have_v not_o for_o they_o can_v not_o come_v nigh_o to_o offer_v any_o thing_n to_o he_o no_o more_o than_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o israelite_n but_o be_v employ_v in_o inferior_a service_n about_o the_o tabernacle_n that_o the_o priest_n may_v whole_o attend_v to_o the_o service_n of_o god_n at_o the_o altar_n verse_n 4_o ver._n 4._o and_o nadab_n and_o abihu_n die_v before_o the_o lord_n etc._n etc._n a_o little_a after_o their_o consecration_n x_o leu._n 1_o etc._n etc._n and_o they_o have_v no_o child_n which_o be_v here_o record_v that_o all_o posterity_n may_v know_v there_o be_v none_o to_o be_v admit_v to_o the_o office_n of_o priesthood_n but_o such_o as_o can_v derive_v their_o genealogy_n from_o eleazar_n or_o ithamar_n if_o the_o other_o have_v leave_v any_o son_n they_o will_v have_v inherit_v their_o father_n office_n before_o eleazar_n as_o maimonides_n observe_v out_o of_o siphre_n see_v schickard_n his_o jus_fw-la regium_fw-la cap._n vi_o theorem_fw-la xx._n and_o eleazar_n and_o ithamar_n minister_v in_o the_o priest_n office_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o their_o father_n the_o lxx_o right_o translate_v it_o together_o with_o their_o father_n who_o be_v the_o high_a priest_n and_o they_o lower_v priest_n under_o he_o and_o so_o be_v all_o their_o son_n which_o it_o be_v likely_a they_o have_v in_o good_a number_n for_o they_o be_v appoint_v v._o 38._o for_o the_o guard_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n towards_o the_o east_n and_o thus_o the_o gemara_n hieorosol_n in_o the_o title_n concern_v fast_v say_v that_o moses_n appoint_v viii_o class_n of_o priest_n four_o of_o the_o family_n of_o eleazar_n and_o as_o many_o of_o ithamar_n which_o continue_v till_o the_o time_n of_o samuel_n the_o prophet_n and_o david_n who_o admit_v many_o more_o see_v selden_n the_o success_n in_o pontif._n cap._n i._n ver._n 5._o and_o the_o lord_n speak_v unto_o moses_n say_v now_o he_o give_v order_n about_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o levi_n who_o have_v be_v omit_v in_o the_o late_a muster_n verse_n 5_o ver._n 6._o bring_v the_o tribe_n of_o levi_n near_o and_o present_a verse_n 6_o they_o they_o have_v consecrate_v themselves_o to_o god_n by_o a_o noble_a act_n mention_v xxxii_o exod._n 29._o which_o procure_v they_o this_o blessing_n to_o be_v present_v to_o god_n and_o consecrate_v to_o he_o in_o a_o solemn_a manner_n for_o such_o service_n as_o he_o shall_v assign_v
the_o way_n and_o manner_n of_o die_v this_o colour_n which_o be_v not_o easy_a to_o compass_v the_o jew_n at_o this_o day_n instead_o of_o this_o colour_n be_v content_v to_o use_v white_a see_v j._n wagenseil_n upon_o the_o gemara_n sotae_n cap._n 2._o annot._fw-la 8._o verse_n 39_o ver._n 39_o and_o it_o shall_v be_v to_o you_o for_o a_o fringe_n or_o rather_o it_o that_o be_v the_o ribbon_n shall_v be_v unto_o you_o upon_o the_o fringe_n or_o to_o the_o fringe_n add_v to_o it_o to_o make_v it_o the_o more_o note_v be_v of_o a_o distinct_a colour_n from_o the_o fringe_n which_o be_v of_o the_o same_o colour_n with_o the_o garment_n the_o jew_n say_v in_o the_o selvedge_n of_o which_o these_o fringe_n be_v be_v their_o upper_a garment_n call_v talish_n be_v a_o kind_n of_o cloak_n that_o you_o may_v look_v upon_o it_o and_o remember_v all_o the_o commandment_n of_o the_o lord_n i._n e._n when_o they_o look_v down_o this_o fringe_n and_o lace_n which_o they_o see_v there_o may_v put_v they_o in_o mind_n of_o the_o duty_n they_o owe_v to_o god_n who_o command_v this_o not_o for_o itself_o but_o to_o remember_v they_o that_o they_o be_v a_o holy_a people_n bind_v to_o god_n by_o peculiar_a law_n which_o they_o shall_v be_v as_o careful_a to_o observe_v as_o to_o wear_v these_o fringe_n hence_o it_o be_v that_o they_o who_o pretend_v to_o great_a sanctity_n than_o other_o enlarge_v these_o fringe_n as_o our_o saviour_n observe_v xxiii_o matth._n 5._o i._n e._n extend_v they_o to_o a_o great_a length_n so_o that_o they_o sweep_v the_o ground_n which_o make_v they_o more_o observable_a as_o braunius_n note_v out_o of_o the_o gemara_n of_o gittim_n lib._n i._n de_fw-fr vest._n sacerd._n hebr._n cap._n 3._o n._n 16._o where_o he_o also_o observe_v that_o their_o superstition_n grow_v so_o much_o as_o with_o great_a subtlety_n to_o contrive_v that_o these_o fringe_n may_v be_v so_o wrought_v as_o to_o denote_v the_o dcxiii_o precept_n contain_v in_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n and_o so_o they_o may_v be_v put_v in_o mind_n of_o all_o the_o commandment_n of_o the_o lord_n see_v buxtorf_n also_o in_o the_o place_n beforenamed_n and_o bishop_n montagu_n in_o his_o apparatus_fw-la cap._n 7._o n._n 32._o and_o do_v they_o which_o be_v the_o end_n of_o remember_v they_o as_o that_o be_v of_o their_o wear_v they_o though_o the_o jew_n prove_v so_o foolish_a as_o to_o pride_n themselves_o in_o the_o bare_a use_n of_o these_o ornament_n i_o e._n in_o their_o be_v a_o select_a people_n which_o ought_v to_o have_v make_v they_o more_o careful_a to_o do_v the_o whole_a will_n of_o god_n and_o that_o you_o seek_v not_o after_o your_o own_o heart_n follow_v not_o your_o own_o thought_n and_o imagination_n as_o maimonides_n expound_v it_o more_o nevoch_n p._n i._o cap._n 39_o or_o rather_o your_o own_o desire_n or_o the_o word_n seek_v may_v import_v invent_v other_o way_n of_o serve_v god_n according_a to_o their_o own_o fancy_n and_o your_o own_o eye_n nor_o follow_v the_o example_n of_o other_o as_o they_o be_v prone_a to_o do_v it_o appear_v by_o their_o make_v the_o golden_a calf_n that_o they_o may_v have_v such_o a_o visible_a representation_n of_o god_n as_o other_o nation_n be_v wont_a to_o have_v after_o which_o you_o use_v to_o go_v a_o whore_v it_o appear_v by_o this_o that_o the_o forego_n word_n have_v a_o peculiar_a regard_n to_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n which_o he_o speak_v of_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o this_o chapter_n from_o which_o when_o they_o depart_v they_o be_v say_v to_o go_v a_o whore_v from_o god_n unto_o who_o they_o be_v espouse_v verse_n 40_o ver._n 40._o that_o you_o may_v remember_v and_o do_v all_o my_o commandment_n he_o will_v not_o have_v they_o think_v there_o be_v any_o sanctity_n to_o be_v place_v mere_o in_o wear_v these_o fringe_n but_o they_o be_v to_o be_v consider_v only_o as_o instrument_n to_o call_v their_o duty_n to_o remembrance_n and_o excite_v they_o to_o the_o performance_n of_o it_o and_o so_o the_o jew_n themselves_o sometime_o call_v they_o as_o buxtorf_n observe_v in_o the_o place_n beforenamed_n mean_n and_o instrument_n of_o observe_v the_o precept_n and_o be_v holy_a unto_o your_o god_n by_o observe_v all_o his_o commandment_n especial_o keep_v themselves_o from_o idol_n verse_n 41_o ver._n 41._o i_o be_o the_o lord_n your_o god_n their_o sovereign_n and_o benefactor_n which_o bring_v you_o out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n he_o remember_v they_o of_o the_o most_o peculiar_a obligation_n they_o have_v upon_o they_o to_o observe_v this_o law_n and_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o precept_n to_o be_v your_o god_n they_o be_v redeem_a by_o he_o on_o purpose_n when_o none_o else_o can_v deliver_v they_o that_o they_o may_v acknowledge_v no_o other_o god_n but_o only_o he_o to_o who_o they_o owe_v their_o liberty_n to_o serve_v he_o i_o be_o the_o lord_n your_o god_n this_o seem_v to_o be_v repeat_v to_o encourage_v they_o to_o hope_v that_o he_o will_v still_o continue_v good_a to_o they_o notwithstanding_o the_o rebellion_n of_o their_o father_n for_o which_o he_o have_v condemn_v they_o to_o die_v in_o the_o wilderness_n where_o he_o will_v preserve_v they_o their_o child_n and_o at_o last_o bring_v they_o into_o canaan_n if_o they_o will_v follow_v his_o direction_n chap._n xvi_o chapter_n xvi_o we_o have_v nothing_o here_o say_v to_o direct_v we_o to_o the_o time_n and_o place_n when_o and_o where_o this_o new_a rebellion_n happen_v but_o it_o be_v very_o probable_a as_o i_o say_v xv._o 1._o that_o it_o be_v in_o some_o part_n of_o the_o latter_a half_n of_o the_o second_o year_n after_o they_o come_v out_o of_o egypt_n before_o they_o remove_v from_o kadesh-barnea_a ver._n 1._o now_o korah_n the_o son_n of_o izhar_n the_o son_n of_o verse_n 1_o kohath_n the_o son_n of_o levi._n by_o this_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o korah_n be_v cousin_n german_n as_o we_o speak_v to_o moses_n and_o aaron_n for_o izhar_n korah_n father_n be_v the_o second_o son_n of_o kohath_n as_o amram_v the_o father_n of_o moses_n and_o aaron_n be_v his_o elder_a son_n vi_o exod._n 18._o 1_o chron._n vi_o 2._o and_o dathan_n and_o abiram_n the_o son_n of_o eliab_n this_o eliab_n be_v the_o son_n of_o pallu_n the_o second_o son_n of_o reuben_n as_o appear_v from_o xxvi_o 5_o 8_o 9_o and_o on_o the_o son_n of_o peleth_n he_o also_o be_v descend_v from_o reuben_n as_o well_o as_o dathan_n and_o abiram_n as_o the_o next_o word_n tell_v we_o son_n of_o reuben_n but_o of_o what_o family_n it_o do_v not_o appear_v nor_o be_v this_o man_n any_o where_o again_o mention_v no_o not_o in_o the_o progress_n of_o this_o conspiracy_n which_o incline_v i_o to_o think_v that_o though_o he_o enter_v into_o it_o yet_o he_o afterward_o withdraw_v himself_o or_o be_v so_o inconsiderable_a that_o no_o notice_n be_v take_v of_o he_o took_n men._n the_o word_n men_n be_v not_o in_o the_o hebrew_n but_o simple_o korah_n take_v which_o word_n take_v be_v the_o first_o word_n in_o the_o hebrew_n text_n the_o whole_a verse_n may_v be_v thus_o translate_v korah_n the_o son_n of_o izhar_n etc._n etc._n take_v both_o dathan_n and_o abiram_n the_o son_n of_o eliab_n and_o on_o the_o son_n of_o peleth_n etc._n etc._n that_o be_v he_o draw_v these_o into_o a_o conspiracy_n with_o he_o or_o he_o betake_v himself_o to_o a_o party_n as_o the_o chaldee_n understand_v it_o he_o divide_v himself_o with_o a_o intention_n that_o be_v to_o make_v a_o sedition_n but_o the_o sense_n be_v the_o same_o if_o we_o follow_v our_o translation_n he_o take_v man_n that_o be_v complice_n or_o associate_n with_o he_o in_o his_o rebellion_n by_o which_o we_o may_v understand_v the_o two_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o mention_v in_o the_o next_o verse_n verse_n 2_o ver._n 2._o and_o they_o rise_v up_o make_v a_o insurrection_n in_o which_o korah_n seem_v to_o have_v be_v the_o ringleader_n have_v draw_v the_o rest_n into_o it_o which_o he_o may_v the_o more_o easy_o do_v because_o the_o kohathite_n and_o reubenites_n lie_v encamp_v on_o the_o very_a same_o side_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n two_o numb_a 10._o compare_v with_o iii_o 29._o by_o which_o mean_n they_o have_v opportunity_n often_o to_o conspire_v together_o whence_o r._n solomon_n make_v this_o reflection_n woe_n to_o the_o wicked_a and_o woe_n to_o his_o neighbour_n the_o cause_n of_o the_o insurrection_n be_v general_o think_v both_o by_o jew_n and_o christian_n to_o have_v be_v that_o korah_n can_v not_o brook_v the_o preferment_n of_o aaron_n and_o his_o family_n so_o high_a above_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o levite_n who_o be_v make_v only_o their_o minister_n iii_o 6_o 9_o viii_o 19_o for_o he_o think_v this_o be_v too_o
the_o head_n of_o the_o house_n of_o their_o father_n shall_v bring_v these_o rods._n their_o name_n we_o have_v in_o the_o first_o chapter_n of_o this_o book_n v._o 5_o 6._o and_o vii_o 2_o 12_o etc._n etc._n twelve_o rods._n beside_o aaron_n for_o so_o many_o tribe_n there_o be_v beside_o that_o of_o levi._n and_o too_o great_a a_o number_n of_o every_o tribe_n in_o all_o likelihood_n have_v join_v with_o korah_n in_o their_o discontended_a murmur_n at_o the_o confinement_n of_o the_o priesthood_n unto_o aaron_n family_n alone_o to_o which_o they_o all_o fancy_v they_o have_v as_o much_o right_n as_o he_o which_o be_v the_o reason_n of_o take_v a_o rod_n from_o every_o tribe_n that_o they_o may_v all_o be_v convince_v that_o none_o of_o they_o but_o he_o and_o his_o family_n alone_o be_v own_v by_o god_n for_o his_o priest_n see_v xvi_o 3._o write_v thou_o every_o man_n name_n upon_o his_o rod._n either_o by_o a_o incision_n into_o the_o very_a wood_n or_o with_o such_o ink_n as_o they_o write_v withal_o in_o those_o day_n v._o 22._o this_o he_o do_v in_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o prince_n that_o they_o may_v not_o afterward_o suspect_v any_o fraud_n when_o they_o come_v to_o take_v their_o rod_n again_o but_o be_v satisfy_v they_o be_v the_o very_a same_o which_o they_o see_v note_v with_o their_o name_n ver._n 3._o and_o thou_o shall_v write_v aaron_n name_n upon_o the_o verse_n 3_o rod_n of_o levi._n because_o god_n have_v make_v he_o the_o prince_n of_o that_o tribe_n by_o give_v he_o the_o high-priesthood_n and_o he_o will_v have_v they_o see_v that_o as_o no_o other_o person_n in_o any_o of_o the_o twelve_o tribe_n so_o no_o other_o levite_n ought_v to_o pretend_v unto_o that_o high_a office_n which_o he_o have_v invest_v he_o withal_o and_o he_o alone_o for_o one_o rod_n shall_v be_v for_o the_o head_n of_o the_o house_n of_o their_o father_n one_o rod_n be_v sufficient_a because_o the_o head_n of_o the_o tribe_n comprehend_v the_o whole_a tribe_n who_o 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other_o way_n but_o by_o moses_n and_o therefore_o the_o vulgar_a latin_a here_o translate_v it_o mind_v the_o sense_n rather_o than_o the_o word_n where_o i_o will_v speak_v to_o they_o and_o so_o the_o lxx_o by_o which_o i_o will_v be_v make_v know_v to_o thou_o there_o and_o indeed_o meet_v with_o they_o here_o be_v nothing_o but_o declare_v or_o make_v know_v his_o mind_n to_o they_o all_o by_o what_o be_v do_v there_o upon_o aaron_n rod._n so_o it_o follow_v in_o the_o next_o verse_n and_o for_o this_o reason_n the_o tabernacle_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v call_v ohel_n moe_v the_o tabernacle_n of_o meet_v not_o of_o man_n meeting_n there_o as_o be_v common_o suppose_v by_o our_o translate_n it_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o the_o congregation_n but_o of_o god_n meeting_n there_o with_o men._n for_o so_o the_o lord_n himself_o give_v the_o reason_n of_o the_o name_n both_o here_o and_o in_o xxix_o exod._n 42._o xxx_o 36._o where_o i_o have_v note_v the_o same_o out_o of_o mr._n mede_n ver._n 5._o and_o it_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v that_o the_o man_n rod_n who_o i_o shall_v choose_v shall_v blossom_n the_o rod_n be_v lay_v before_o i_o i_o will_v tell_v you_o who_o i_o have_v choose_v to_o minister_v to_o i_o in_o the_o priesthood_n by_o make_v the_o verse_n 5_o rod_n upon_o which_o his_o name_n be_v write_v to_o blossom_n when_o all_o the_o rest_n remain_v as_o they_o be_v before_o without_o any_o alteration_n this_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o new_a choice_n as_o the_o word_n import_v whereby_o god_n confirm_v the_o choice_n he_o have_v former_o make_v of_o aaron_n to_o be_v highpriest_n and_o i_o will_v make_v to_o cease_v from_o i_o the_o murmur_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n whereby_o they_o murmur_v against_o you_o and_o hereby_o stop_v all_o their_o mouth_n from_o murmur_v any_o more_o about_o this_o matter_n unless_o they_o will_v oppose_v i_o direct_o who_o declare_v beforehand_o how_o i_o intend_v to_o give_v judgement_n in_o this_o case_n and_o put_v a_o 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rods._n and_o therefore_o the_o vulgar_a translate_v it_o have_v regard_n to_o the_o sense_n only_o there_o be_v twelve_o rod_n beside_o the_o rod_n of_o aaron_n which_o the_o lxx_o intend_a in_o their_o translation_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o the_o rod_n of_o aaron_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o their_o rods._n and_o if_o it_o be_v cut_v from_o the_o very_a same_o tree_n with_o they_o the_o miracle_n become_v the_o more_o remarkable_a verse_n 7_o ver._n 7._o and_o moses_n lay_v up_o the_o rod_n before_o the_o lord_n who_o be_v by_o they_o to_o declare_v his_o choice_n v._o 5._o in_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o witness_n in_o that_o part_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n where_o the_o ark_n be_v which_o have_v in_o it_o the_o witness_n or_o testimony_n which_o god_n give_v moses_n xxv_o exod._n 21._o who_o alone_o can_v go_v into_o that_o place_n verse_n 8_o ver._n 8._o and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o on_o the_o morrow_n it_o be_v likely_a god_n tell_v he_o he_o will_v forthwith_o show_v who_o he_o have_v choose_v moses_n go_v into_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o witness_n the_o most_o holy_a place_n where_o the_o rod_n be_v lay_v up_o by_o god_n order_n and_o behold_v the_o rod_n of_o aaron_n which_o have_v his_o name_n write_v on_o it_o for_o the_o house_n of_o levi._n or_o to_o the_o house_n of_o levi_n i._n e._n who_o god_n have_v make_v head_n of_o the_o levite_n be_v bud_v and_o bring_v forth_o bud_n and_o blossom_a blossom_n and_o yield_v almond_n in_o some_o place_n of_o the_o rod_n i_o suppose_v there_o be_v a_o appearance_n of_o bud_n come_v forth_o in_o other_o the_o bud_n be_v full_o thrust_v out_o and_o in_o other_o they_o be_v open_v and_o shoot_v forth_o into_o blossom_n and_o those_o blossom_n in_o other_o part_n knot_a and_o grow_v into_o almond_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n as_o gregory_n nyssen_n speak_v in_o the_o life_n of_o moses_n p._n 185._o the_o great_a miracle_n even_o in_o the_o judgement_n of_o unbeliever_n who_o now_o acknowledge_v that_o which_o before_o they_o oppose_v v._o 12_o 13._o for_o that_o in_o one_o night_n a_o dry_a stick_n as_o some_o suppose_v they_o all_o to_o have_v be_v shall_v produce_v bud_n and_o flower_n and_o fruit_n when_o all_o the_o rest_n which_o perhaps_o be_v cut_v from_o the_o same_o tree_n be_v as_o dry_a as_o they_o be_v before_o can_v not_o but_o be_v very_a amaze_a and_o unless_o they_o will_v shut_v their_o eye_n make_v they_o see_v the_o distinction_n which_o the_o lord_n make_v between_o aaron_n who_o name_n that_o rod_n bare_a and_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n who_o the_o other_o rod_n represent_v the_o heathen_a do_v
20._o but_o the_o man_n that_o shall_v be_v unclean_a by_o a_o dead_a body_n a_o bone_n or_o a_o grave_a etc._n etc._n and_o shall_v not_o purify_v himself_o by_o the_o water_n of_o separation_n appoint_v for_o that_o purpose_n verse_n 20_o that_o soul_n shall_v be_v cut_v off_o from_o among_o the_o congregation_n as_o a_o contemner_n of_o this_o law_n of_o god_n because_o he_o have_v defile_v the_o sanctuary_n of_o the_o lord_n etc._n etc._n this_o and_o the_o follow_a word_n be_v only_o a_o repetition_n of_o what_o be_v say_v v._n 13._o for_o the_o great_a confirmation_n of_o it_o ver._n 21._o and_o it_o shall_v be_v a_o perpetual_a statute_n unto_o they_o verse_n 21_o that_o he_o that_o sprinkle_v the_o water_n of_o separation_n shall_v wash_v his_o clothes_n be_v repute_v unclean_a until_o he_o have_v wash_v his_o clothes_n which_o i_o suppose_v comprehend_v his_o body_n also_o v._o 19_o and_o he_o that_o touch_v the_o water_n of_o separation_n as_o a_o man_n may_v chance_v to_o do_v when_o he_o mingle_v the_o water_n and_o ash_n together_o v._o 17._o shall_v be_v unclean_a until_o even_o and_o wash_v his_o clothes_n it_o must_v be_v suppose_v from_o the_o forego_n word_n for_o mere_a stay_n till_o even_o purify_v no_o body_n without_o some_o rite_n of_o cleanse_v and_o there_o be_v more_o reason_n for_o he_o that_o touch_v the_o water_n immediate_o to_o wash_v his_o clothes_n than_o for_o he_o who_o only_o sprinkle_v with_o it_o ver._n 22._o and_o whatsoever_o or_o whosoever_o verse_n 22_o the_o unclean_a person_n touch_v shall_v be_v unclean_a he_o do_v not_o mean_a by_o the_o unclean_a person_n him_z who_o be_v make_v unclean_a by_o touch_v the_o water_n of_o separation_n for_o his_o uncleanness_n be_v so_o slight_a that_o any_o one_o will_v think_v he_o shall_v make_v no_o body_n unclean_a by_o his_o touch_n but_o the_o unclean_a person_n speak_v of_o all_o along_o in_o this_o chapter_n who_o be_v defile_v by_o touch_v a_o dead_a body_n he_o who_o such_o 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preserve_v inward_a purity_n without_o which_o they_o can_v not_o be_v acceptable_a to_o god_n though_o they_o approach_v to_o his_o sanctuary_n for_o these_o law_n extend_v to_o what_o be_v do_v at_o home_n as_o well_o as_o abroad_o be_v a_o plain_a instruction_n both_o that_o it_o be_v not_o sufficient_a to_o be_v pure_a in_o the_o eye_n of_o man_n and_o that_o nothing_o can_v be_v conceal_v from_o the_o divine_a majesty_n who_o see_v what_o pass_v in_o secret_a chap._n xx._n chapter_n xx_o ver._n 1._o than_o come_v the_o child_n of_o israel_n even_o verse_n 1_o the_o whole_a congregation_n into_o the_o wilderness_n of_o zin_n from_o rithmah_n or_o kadesh-barnea_a they_o come_v at_o last_o into_o this_o wilderness_n after_o many_o removal_n to_o other_o station_n of_o which_o moses_n give_v a_o account_n in_o the_o xxxiiid_a chapter_n from_o v._o 19_o to_o v._o 36._o for_o god_n lead_v they_o by_o the_o cloud_n quite_o back_o again_o to_o the_o red_a sea_n fourteen_o 25._o and_o from_o thence_o bring_v they_o into_o this_o wilderness_n of_o tzin_n which_o be_v quite_o different_a from_o that_o mention_a xvi_o exod._n call_v sin_n for_o this_o lay_n on_o the_o confine_n of_o idumaea_n as_o appear_v from_o v._o 14_o 15._o in_o the_o first_o month._n of_o the_o forty_o year_n after_o they_o come_v out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n for_o moses_n give_v a_o account_n of_o the_o transaction_n only_o of_o the_o two_o first_o year_n after_o they_o come_v from_o thence_o and_o of_o the_o last_o the_o rest_n he_o pass_v over_o in_o silence_n be_v spend_v in_o tiresome_a journey_n whereby_o all_o above_o twenty_o year_n old_a be_v consume_v by_o one_o disease_n or_o other_o in_o those_o travel_n he_o show_v how_o at_o several_a removal_n mention_v chapter_n xxxiii_o they_o be_v lead_v back_o from_o kadesh-barnea_a unto_o ezion-geber_n that_o be_v from_o the_o north_n to_o the_o south_n of_o the_o shore_n of_o the_o red_a sea_n in_o which_o journey_n they_o compass_v the_o land_n of_o edom_n many_o day_n two_o deut._n 1._o that_o be_v many_o year_n for_o from_o the_o time_n they_o leave_v kadesh-barnea_a till_o they_o return_v back_o again_o be_v thirty_o eight_o year_n two_o deut._n 14._o and_o the_o people_n abode_n in_o kadesh_n not_o in_o kadesh-barnea_a which_o be_v their_o fifteen_o station_n and_o in_o the_o confine_n of_o the_o south_n part_n of_o canaan_n xxxiv_o 4._o xv_o josh_n 3._o but_o another_o kadesh_n on_o the_o confine_n of_o the_o land_n of_o edom_n towards_o the_o red_a sea_n xxxiii_o 36._o two_o deut._n 3_o xi_o judge_n 17._o and_o miriam_n die_v there_o four_o month_n before_o her_o brother_n aaron_n xxxiii_o 38._o and_o eleven_o month_n before_o moses_n be_v elder_a than_o either_o of_o they_o for_o she_o be_v near_o a_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o year_n old_a as_o may_v be_v gather_v from_o two_o exod._n 4_o 7._o where_o it_o appear_v she_o be_v not_o a_o child_n when_o moses_n be_v bear_v and_o be_v bury_v there_o in_o kadesh_n where_o she_o die_v but_o we_o read_v of_o no_o mourning_n for_o she_o as_o there_o be_v for_o aaron_n a_o little_a after_o v._o 29._o verse_n 2_o ver._n 2._o and_o there_o be_v no_o water_n for_o the_o congregation_n the_o water_n that_o hitherto_o follow_v they_o from_o the_o rock_n in_o horeb_n now_o fail_v which_o happen_v just_a at_o the_o death_n of_o miriam_n the_o jew_n have_v a_o foolish_a conceit_n that_o as_o her_o piety_n procure_v it_o for_o they_o so_o she_o be_v dead_a it_o be_v take_v from_o they_o and_o be_v restore_v again_o for_o the_o piety_n of_o moses_n and_o aaron_n it_o be_v more_o reasonable_a to_o think_v that_o god_n suffer_v the_o water_n to_o be_v discontinue_v for_o a_o time_n that_o he_o may_v try_v the_o faith_n of_o this_o new_a generation_n whether_o they_o be_v any_o better_a than_o their_o rebellious_a father_n and_o withal_o to_o convince_v they_o that_o the_o water_n out_o of_o the_o former_a rock_n be_v not_o contain_v in_o it_o if_o he_o have_v not_o produce_v it_o who_o can_v bring_v forth_o water_n out_o of_o any_o other_o place_n as_o well_o as_o that_o or_o they_o be_v now_o go_v towards_o canaan_n and_o near_o a_o country_n where_o water_n may_v be_v have_v for_o money_n or_o they_o may_v have_v find_v it_o by_o dig_v for_o it_o god_n think_v fit_a to_o let_v the_o miracle_n cease_v that_o they_o may_v see_v he_o will_v short_o provide_v for_o they_o otherways_o for_o it_o be_v very_o likely_a that_o in_o their_o last_o station_n where_o they_o be_v before_o this_o at_o ezion-geber_n xxxiii_o 36._o the_o water_n that_o have_v follow_v they_o in_o all_o their_o journey_n thither_o fall_v there_o into_o the_o red_a sea_n and_o so_o be_v swallow_v up_o they_o be_v as_o i_o say_v to_o return_v towards_o canaan_n by_o place_n where_o water_n may_v be_v procure_v without_o a_o miracle_n for_o be_v upon_o the_o edge_n of_o the_o land_n of_o edom_n when_o aaron_n die_v in_o their_o next_o removal_n v._n 28._o xxxiii_o 37._o we_o read_v express_o that_o they_o present_o after_o come_v to_o a_o land_n of_o river_n of_o water_n x_o deut._n 7._o and_o indeed_o not_o long_o after_o they_o remove_v from_o mount_n hor_n where_o aaron_n die_v we_o find_v in_o the_o next_o chapter_n to_o this_o that_o they_o come_v to_o oboth_n xxi_o 10._o which_o signify_v bottle_n it_o be_v no_o unreasonable_a conjecture_n that_o here_o they_o meet_v with_o water_n with_o which_o they_o fill_v their_o empty_a bottle_n and_o next_o to_o that_o station_n they_o come_v to_o jie-abarim_a v._o 11._o heap_n of_o ford_n or_o as_o the_o chaldee_n expound_v it_o the_o ford_z of_o those_o that_o pass_v over_o and_o then_o to_o the_o valley_n of_o zared_a v._o 12._o or_o to_o the_o
brook_z zered_a as_o it_o be_v in_o two_o deut._n 13_o 14._o and_o then_o to_o the_o river_n arnon_n v._o 13._o and_o thence_o to_o beer_n where_o they_o dig_v a_o famous_a well_o xxi_o 16_o 17_o 18._o which_o perhaps_o they_o may_v have_v do_v before_o in_o other_o place_n if_o they_o have_v make_v experiment_n for_o kadesh_n where_o they_o now_o be_v be_v in_o the_o border_n of_o a_o country_n inhabit_v and_o they_o gather_v themselves_o together_o against_o moses_n and_o against_o aaron_n just_o as_o their_o father_n have_v many_o time_n do_v particular_o upon_o such_o a_o occasion_n as_o this_o xvii_o exod._n 2_o 3._o ver._n 3._o and_o the_o people_n chode_n with_o moses_n instead_o verse_n 3_o of_o condole_v with_o he_o and_o comfort_v he_o for_o the_o death_n of_o his_o sister_n and_o their_o prophetess_n as_o abarbinel_n observe_v they_o come_v in_o a_o rude_a manner_n to_o scold_v at_o he_o and_o speak_v say_v will_v god_n that_o we_o have_v die_v when_o our_o brethren_n die_v 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deut._n 12._o or_o have_v its_o name_n from_o he_o can_v be_v determine_v but_o hori_n we_o be_v sure_o be_v the_o first_o possessor_n of_o who_o there_o be_v any_o memory_n of_o this_o mountain_n hor_n which_o be_v afterward_o call_v seir_n from_o one_o descend_v from_o he_o and_o afterward_o edom._n verse_n 23_o ver._n 23._o and_o the_o lord_n speak_v unto_o moses_n and_o aaron_n in_o mount_n hor._n at_o the_o foot_n of_o the_o mount_n as_o appear_v from_o v._o 25._o by_o the_o coast_n of_o the_o land_n of_o edom._n xxxiii_o 37._o verse_n 24_o ver._n 24._o aaron_z shall_v be_v gather_v unto_o his_o people_n shall_v die_v v._o 26._o for_o he_o shall_v not_o enter_v into_o the_o land_n which_o i_o have_v give_v unto_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n v._n 12._o a_o manifest_a token_n that_o the_o earthly_a canaan_n be_v not_o the_o utmost_a felicity_n at_o which_o god_n promise_v aim_v because_o the_o best_a man_n among_o they_o be_v shut_v out_o of_o it_o because_o you_o rebel_v against_o my_o word_n at_o the_o water_n of_o meribah_n by_o this_o word_n rebel_v it_o appear_v there_o be_v something_o of_o obstinacy_n in_o their_o unbelief_n mention_v v._n 12._o verse_n 25_o ver._n 25._o take_v aaron_n and_o eleazar_n his_o son_n speak_v to_o they_o in_o my_o name_n for_o it_o be_v express_o say_v xxxiii_o 38._o that_o they_o go_v up_o at_o the_o commandment_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o bring_v they_o up_o unto_o mount_n hor._n this_o show_n that_o they_o pitch_v their_o tent_n at_o the_o bottom_n of_o it_o in_o a_o place_n call_v mosera_n see_v x_o deut._n 6._o where_o this_o seem_v also_o to_o have_v be_v the_o name_n of_o the_o whole_a hill_n as_o well_o as_o hor._n ver._n 26._o and_o strip_v aaron_n of_o his_o garment_n i._n e._n of_o verse_n 26_o his_o priestly_a robe_n as_o josephus_n right_o expound_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d mention_v xxviii_o exod._n 2_o 3_o etc._n etc._n wherewith_o he_o be_v clothe_v when_o he_o be_v anoint_v to_o the_o office_n of_o highpriest_n viii_o leu._n 7_o 8_o 9_o which_o he_o put_v on_o i_o suppose_v in_o the_o camp_n and_o go_v up_o in_o they_o to_o mount_n hor_n that_o he_o may_v die_v glorious_o not_o in_o his_o robe_n but_o immediate_o after_o he_o put_v they_o off_o to_o be_v put_v upon_o his_o son_n for_o this_o strip_v he_o of_o his_o robe_n be_v in_o effect_n the_o divest_v aaron_n of_o his_o office_n that_o it_o may_v be_v confer_v upon_o his_o son_n which_o be_v do_v as_o follow_v and_o put_v they_o upon_o eleazar_n his_o son_n which_o be_v the_o invest_n he_o with_o the_o office_n of_o highpriest_n into_o which_o he_o now_o succeed_v in_o his_o father_n stead_n and_o be_v by_o this_o ceremony_n admit_v to_o it_o the_o talmudist_n say_v the_o manner_n be_v first_o to_o put_v on_o the_o breeches_n than_o the_o coat_n which_o be_v bind_v about_o with_o the_o girdle_n than_o the_o robe_n upon_o which_o be_v the_o ephod_n and_o then_o the_o mitre_n and_o golden_a crown_n see_v selden_n the_o succession_n in_o pontif._n lib._n ii_o cap._n 8._o and_o aaron_n shall_v be_v gather_v unto_o his_o people_n and_o die_v there_o this_o be_v say_v before_o in_o short_a v._o 24._o but_o now_o the_o time_n of_o his_o death_n be_v express_o declare_v immediate_o after_o he_o lay_v down_o his_o office_n and_o have_v the_o satisfaction_n to_o see_v his_o son_n inaugurate_v in_o his_o room_n and_o the_o place_n of_o it_o upon_o mount_n hor._n of_o this_o phrase_n gather_v to_o his_o people_n see_v xxv_o gen._n 8_o 17._o ver._n 27._o and_o moses_n do_v as_o the_o lord_n command_v and_o they_o go_v up_o into_o mount_n hor_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o all_o the_o congregation_n that_o they_o may_v all_o be_v witness_n verse_n 27_o of_o the_o succession_n of_o eleazar_n to_o the_o office_n of_o his_o father_n verse_n 28_o ver._n 28._o and_o moses_n strip_v aaron_n of_o his_o garment_n and_o put_v they_o upon_o eleazar_n his_o son_n this_o moses_n do_v as_o the_o minister_n of_o god_n who_o now_o translate_v the_o priesthood_n to_o another_o and_o aaron_n die_v there_o in_o the_o top_n of_o the_o mount_n and_o be_v bury_v also_o there_o x_o deut._n 6._o for_o great_a and_o heroic_a person_n be_v in_o ancient_a day_n usual_o bury_v in_o high_a place_n so_o joshua_n be_v xxiv_o 30_o 33._o and_o eleazar_n two_o judge_n 9_o and_o cadmus_n and_o harmonia_n who_o live_v near_o the_o time_n of_o joshua_n as_o bochartus_n observe_v in_o his_o canaan_n lib._n i._o cap_n 23._o and_o moses_n and_o eleazar_n come_v down_o from_o the_o mount_n after_o they_o have_v see_v he_o lay_v in_o his_o grave_n by_o those_o that_o attend_v they_o this_o fall_v out_o in_o the_o forty_o year_n after_o they_o come_v out_o of_o egypt_n on_o the_o first_o day_n of_o the_o five_o month_n when_o aaron_n be_v a_o hundred_o and_o three_o and_o twenty_o year_n old_a as_o we_o read_v xxxiii_o 38_o 39_o in_o the_o new_a moon_n of_o the_o month_n which_o the_o athenian_n call_v hecatombaeon_n the_o macedonian_n i_o ous_a and_o the_o hebrew_n call_v sabba_n as_o josephus_n gloss_n but_o that_o last_o word_n shall_v be_v abbess_n not_o sabba_n as_o jacobus_n capellus_n observe_v in_o his_o histor_n sacra_fw-la &_o exotica_fw-la ad_fw-la an._n 2542._o which_o answer_v he_o think_v to_o the_o nineteenth_o of_o our_o july_n and_o so_o the_o hebrew_n say_v in_o seder_n olam_fw-la aaron_n die_v on_o the_o first_o day_n of_o the_o month_n ab_n upon_o which_o there_o be_v a_o fast_a in_o their_o ritual_n in_o memory_n of_o it_o ver._n 29._o and_o when_o all_o the_o congregation_n see_v that_o aaron_n be_v dead_a i._n e._n understand_v as_o the_o word_n see_v be_v use_v xlii_o gen._n 1._o that_o god_n have_v take_v he_o out_o of_o the_o world_n as_o moses_n and_o eleazar_n tell_v they_o who_o verse_n 29_o also_o come_v down_o from_o the_o mount_n with_o he_o they_o mourn_v for_o aaron_n thirty_o day_n till_o the_o end_n of_o the_o month._n for_o so_o long_o their_o mourn_a seem_v in_o those_o day_n to_o have_v be_v continue_v for_o great_a person_n as_o it_o be_v for_o moses_n xxxiv_o deut._n 8._o though_o a_o week_n suffice_v for_o private_a person_n even_o all_o the_o house_n of_o israel_n both_o man_n and_o woman_n chap._n xxi_o chapter_n xxi_o ver._n 1._o and_o when_o king_n arad_n the_o canaanite_n in_o verse_n 1_o the_o hebrew_n the_o word_n be_v thus_o place_v when_o the_o canaanite_n king_n arad_n and_o so_o they_o be_v in_o the_o lxx_o and_o the_o vulgar_a and_o arad_n may_v as_o well_o signify_v a_o place_n as_o a_o person_n nay_o there_o seem_v more_o reason_n to_o translate_v the_o word_n thus_o the_o canaanitish_a king_n of_o arad_n because_o there_o be_v such_o a_o city_n in_o canaan_n mention_v xii_o josh_n 14._o and_o i_o judge_n 16._o one_o of_o the_o son_n of_o canaan_n be_v call_v arad_n as_o both_o the_o lxx_o and_o the_o vulgar_a translate_v the_o hebrew_n word_n arvad_n x_o gen._n 18_o who_o it_o be_v likely_a give_v his_o name_n to_o this_o part_n of_o the_o country_n the_o chief_a city_n of_o which_o be_v also_o call_v after_o he_o which_o dwell_v in_o the_o south_n in_o the_o south_n part_n of_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n towards_o the_o eastern_a angle_n of_o it_o near_o the_o dead_a sea_n see_v xxxiii_o 40._o hear_v that_o israel_n come_v by_o the_o way_n of_o the_o spy_n which_o be_v send_v by_o the_o king_n arad_n as_o many_o suppose_v to_o bring_v he_o intelligence_n which_o way_n the_o israelite_n march_v for_o it_o be_v eight_o and_o thirty_o year_n since_o the_o spy_n send_v by_o moses_n go_v that_o way_n or_o rather_o they_o go_v so_o secret_o that_o it_o be_v not_o know_v which_o way_n they_o go_v it_o be_v think_v not_o probable_a that_o moses_n speak_v of_o they_o in_o this_o place_n but_o there_o be_v no_o necessity_n of_o take_v the_o hebrew_n word_n atharim_n to_o signify_v spy_n but_o it_o may_v as_o well_o be_v the_o name_n of_o a_o place_n as_o the_o lxx_o understand_v it_o by_o who_o it_o be_v translate_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o if_o the_o situation_n will_v agree_v to_o it_o one_o may_v probable_o conjecture_v the_o place_n be_v so_o call_v from_o the_o spy_n that_o go_v from_o thence_o by_o moses_n his_o order_n to_o survey_v the_o country_n for_o that_o be_v a_o thing_n so_o memorable_a that_o as_o it_o can_v not_o well_o slip_v out_o of_o the_o mind_n of_o the_o people_n of_o canaan_n so_o they_o find_v i_o make_v no_o question_n after_o they_o be_v go_v which_o way_n they_o come_v into_o their_o country_n though_o for_o the_o present_a they_o pass_v unobserved_a and_o everafter_o call_v it_o the_o way_n of_o
observe_v in_o the_o place_n beforementioned_a who_o in_o the_o next_o chapter_n cap._n xiii_o give_v a_o example_n draw_v up_o by_o maimonides_n of_o such_o a_o succession_n out_o of_o the_o holy_a scripture_n amram_n have_v two_o son_n aaron_n and_o moses_n as_o we_o read_v vi_o exod._n 20._o if_o they_o have_v both_o die_v without_o issue_n miriam_n their_o sister_n have_v inherit_v and_o if_o she_o have_v die_v in_o like_a manner_n the_o inheritance_n of_o the_o family_n will_v have_v revert_v to_o kohath_n the_o father_n of_o amram_n or_o he_o be_v dead_a to_o his_o three_o son_n the_o brethren_n of_o amram_n viz._n izhar_n hebron_n and_o vzziel_n as_o the_o heir_n of_o kohath_n and_o there_o will_v have_v be_v no_o consideration_n of_o primogeniture_n both_o because_o none_o of_o they_o be_v the_o first-born_a and_o because_o the_o inheritance_n be_v not_o in_o the_o possession_n of_o their_o father_n at_o the_o time_n of_o his_o death_n etc._n etc._n and_o it_o shall_v be_v unto_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n a_o statute_n of_o judgement_n etc._n etc._n a_o law_n whereby_o to_o determine_v such_o matter_n in_o future_a time_n and_o to_o be_v observe_v inviolable_o so_o that_o no_o father_n shall_v have_v power_n to_o make_v any_o other_o settlement_n but_o if_o either_o by_o word_n or_o write_v he_o declare_v his_o will_n to_o be_v that_o his_o son_n shall_v not_o inherit_v his_o act_n be_v null_a and_o void_a as_o the_o jewish_a lawyer_n resolve_v from_o these_o very_a word_n a_o statute_n or_o decree_n of_o judgement_n i._n e._n as_o i_o say_v a_o rule_n whereby_o to_o judge_v of_o succession_n into_o inheritance_n if_o therefore_o a_o man_n make_v a_o will_n wherein_o he_o declare_v his_o daughter_n or_o brethren_n etc._n etc._n shall_v not_o inherit_v in_o case_n he_o have_v no_o son_n it_o be_v void_a because_o contrary_a to_o this_o law_n see_v selden_n de_fw-fr successionibus_fw-la cap._n 24._o ver._n 12._o and_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o moses_n get_v thou_o up_o into_o this_o mountain_n abarim_n either_o these_o word_n be_v speak_v after_o all_o that_o follow_v here_o and_o in_o the_o verse_n 12_o book_n of_o deuteronomy_n or_o they_o be_v repeat_v again_o when_o he_o have_v repeat_v his_o law_n and_o enforce_v they_o by_o many_o excellent_a discourse_n and_o teach_v they_o that_o famous_a song_n xxxii_o deut._n where_o in_o the_o conclusion_n of_o it_o v._n 49._o it_o be_v say_v that_o very_a day_n he_o bid_v he_o go_v up_o this_o mount_n abarim_n and_o there_o we_o learn_v also_o that_o abarim_n be_v a_o long_a tract_n of_o mountain_n one_o of_o which_o be_v call_v nebo_n and_o the_o very_a top_n of_o it_o call_v pisgah_n see_v xxxiv_o deut._n 1._o and_o see_v the_o land_n which_o i_o have_v give_v to_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n take_v a_o full_a view_n of_o it_o as_o he_o do_v from_o that_o high_a neighbour_a mountain_n iii_o deut._n 17._o xxxiv_o 1_o 2_o 3_o 4._o verse_n 13_o ver._n 13._o and_o when_o thou_o have_v see_v it_o thou_o also_o shall_v be_v gather_v unto_o thy_o people_n as_o aaron_z thy_o brother_n be_v gather_v upon_o mount_n hor_n as_o we_o read_v in_o this_o book_n xx._n 23_o 24._o verse_n 14_o ver._n 14._o for_o you_o rebel_v against_o my_o commandment_n in_o the_o desert_n of_o zin_n etc._n etc._n see_v chap._n xx._n 1_o 12_o 24._o where_o all_o this_o verse_n be_v explain_v verse_n 15_o ver._n 15._o and_o moses_n speak_v unto_o the_o lord_n say_v he_o do_v not_o speak_v those_o word_n which_o follow_v immediate_o after_o god_n bid_v he_o go_v up_o mount_n abarim_n and_o die_v but_o first_o desire_v he_o may_v be_v permit_v to_o go_v over_o jordan_n etc._n etc._n iii_o deut._n 24_o 25_o 26._o unless_o we_o can_v think_v that_o he_o make_v the_o prayer_n there_o mention_v as_o soon_o as_o the_o sentence_n be_v pass_v upon_o he_o at_o the_o water_n of_o meribah_n which_o do_v not_o seem_v so_o likely_a verse_n 16_o ver._n 16._o let_v the_o lord_n the_o god_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o all_o flesh_n etc._n etc._n as_o soon_o as_o he_o find_v that_o god_n be_v resolve_v he_o shall_v not_o conduct_v the_o people_n into_o canaan_n he_o be_v concern_v for_o nothing_o but_o for_o a_o fit_a person_n to_o take_v that_o charge_n upon_o he_o for_o he_o have_v a_o most_o generous_a public_a spirit_n whole_o intent_n upon_o the_o good_a of_o this_o people_n the_o god_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o all_o flesh_n who_o have_v not_o only_o make_v the_o soul_n of_o all_o man_n but_o know_v their_o disposition_n see_v xvi_o 22._o and_o understand_v who_o be_v fit_a for_o this_o weighty_a employment_n set_a a_o man_n over_o the_o congregation_n to_o be_v chief_a ruler_n and_o governor_n of_o the_o people_n in_o my_o place_n ver._n 17._o which_o may_v go_v out_o before_o they_o and_o which_o verse_n 17_o may_v come_v in_o before_o they_o and_o which_o may_v lead_v they_o out_o and_o which_o may_v bring_v they_o in_o if_o the_o latter_a part_n of_o these_o word_n be_v not_o a_o mere_a repetition_n of_o the_o former_a as_o be_v usual_a then_o the_o one_o relate_v to_o their_o conduct_n in_o war_n and_o the_o other_o to_o the_o management_n of_o all_o their_o civil_a affair_n and_o both_o of_o they_o seem_v to_o be_v a_o metaphor_n from_o shepherd_n watch_v over_o their_o flock_n that_o the_o congregation_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v not_o as_o sheep_n which_o have_v no_o shepherd_n have_v none_o to_o govern_v and_o take_v care_n of_o they_o this_o be_v a_o description_n of_o the_o most_o miserable_a condition_n a_o people_n can_v be_v in_o and_o become_v a_o proverb_n among_o the_o hebrew_n 1_o king_n 22.17_o x_o zachariah_n 2._o xiii_o 7._o ix_o matth._n 36._o ver._n 18._o and_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o moses_n take_v thou_o verse_n 18_o joshua_n the_o son_n of_o nun._n who_o have_v be_v a_o long_a time_n servant_n unto_o moses_n and_o attend_v upon_o his_o person_n xxiv_o exod._n 13._o well_o know_v to_o moses_n and_o perfect_o acquaint_v with_o his_o administration_n a_o man_n in_o who_o be_v the_o spirit_n of_o courage_n and_o prudence_n and_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n with_o all_o other_o gift_n necessary_a in_o a_o excellent_a governor_n among_o which_o onkelos_n reckon_v the_o spirit_n of_o prophecy_n which_o be_v not_o unlikely_a and_o lay_v thy_o hand_n upon_o he_o which_o be_v a_o ceremony_n usual_a in_o blessing_n xlviii_o gen._n 14_o etc._n etc._n and_o in_o set_v man_n apart_o and_o consecrate_v they_o to_o a_o office_n viii_o 10._o upon_o which_o follow_v a_o more_o abundant_a measure_n of_o the_o spirit_n as_o appear_v from_o xxxiv_o deut._n 9_o verse_n 19_o ver._n 19_o and_o set_v he_o before_o eleazar_n the_o priest_n and_o before_o all_o the_o congregation_n be_v all_o assemble_v for_o this_o purpose_n that_o all_o may_v acknowledge_v he_o for_o the_o design_a successor_n of_o moses_n and_o be_v witness_n of_o all_o that_o moses_n command_v he_o and_o give_v he_o a_o charge_n in_o their_o sight_n he_o tell_v he_o before_o they_o all_o what_o god_n expect_v from_o he_o and_o bid_v he_o not_o be_v afraid_a to_o execute_v it_o see_v xxxi_o deut._n 7_o 8._o where_o he_o set_v down_o the_o word_n of_o this_o charge_n unto_o which_o god_n present_o after_o add_v one_o of_o his_o own_o v._o 14_o 15_o 23._o verse_n 20_o ver._n 20._o and_o thou_o shall_v put_v some_o of_o thy_o honour_n upon_o he_o communicate_v some_o of_o thy_o authority_n to_o he_o at_o present_a and_o not_o let_v he_o be_v any_o long_o as_o thy_o minister_n but_o as_o a_o associate_n in_o the_o government_n the_o word_n we_o translate_v honour_n be_v glory_n in_o the_o hebrew_n it_o make_v onkelos_n and_o other_o hebrew_n doctor_n imagine_v these_o word_n have_v respect_n to_o that_o splendour_n which_o shine_v in_o moses_n his_o face_n after_o he_o come_v down_o from_o the_o mount_n some_o of_o which_o they_o suppose_v be_v impart_v unto_o joshua_n to_o make_v he_o appear_v more_o venerable_a in_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o people_n and_o r._n menachem_n observe_v that_o it_o be_v not_o say_v impart_v thy_o glory_n but_o of_o thy_o glory_n to_o he_o from_o whence_o come_v that_o ancient_a say_n the_o face_n of_o moses_n shine_v like_o the_o sun_n but_o joshua_n only_a like_o the_o moon_n this_o may_v have_v pass_v for_o truth_n or_o at_o least_o that_o hereby_o be_v mean_v some_o great_a increase_n of_o illustrious_a gift_n of_o mind_n which_o procure_v he_o such_o reverence_n as_o moses_n have_v if_o it_o have_v be_v say_v that_o god_n put_v some_o of_o moses_n his_o glory_n upon_o he_o whereas_o moses_n be_v command_v to_o do_v it_o which_o make_v the_o first_o sense_n most_o reasonable_a that_o all_o the_o congregation_n of_o israel_n may_v be_v obedient_a