Selected quad for the lemma: head_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
head_n	ephraim_n	hand_n	left_a	2,932	5	12.0419	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A56630	A commentary upon the first book of Moses, called Genesis by the Right Reverend Father in God, Symon, Lord Bishop of Ely.	Patrick, Simon, 1626-1707.	1695 (1695)	Wing P772; ESTC R1251	382,073	668

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

lay_v his_o hand_n across_o so_o that_o the_o right_a hand_n lay_v upon_o the_o head_n of_o ephraim_n who_o be_v next_o to_o his_o left_a etc._n etc._n ver._n 15._o he_o bless_a joseph_n in_o the_o blessing_n he_o bestow_v on_o his_o child_n all_o my_o life_n long_o the_o hebrew_n word_n mehodi_n signify_v à_fw-la die_fw-la quo_fw-la ego_fw-la sum_fw-la as_o bochart_n interpret_v it_o hierozoic_a p._n i._o lib._n ii_o c._n 14._o ever_o since_o i_o have_v a_o be_v ver._n 16._o the_o angel_n which_o redeem_v i_o who_o by_o god_n order_n and_o as_o his_o minister_n preserve_v i_o in_o all_o the_o danger_n wherein_o i_o have_v be_v many_o of_o the_o ancient_a father_n as_o athanasius_n l._n iu_o contra_fw-la arianos_fw-la cyril_n upon_o this_o place_n procopius_n gazaeus_n etc._n etc._n understand_v hereby_o a_o increated_a angel_n viz._n the_o second_o person_n of_o the_o bless_a trinity_n but_o the_o discourse_n be_v not_o concern_v the_o send_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n in_o our_o flesh_n to_o redeem_v mankind_n but_o only_o concern_v the_o preservation_n and_o prosperity_n of_o one_o man_n and_o therefore_o i_o do_v not_o know_v whether_o it_o be_v safe_a to_o call_v he_o a_o angel_n i._n e._n a_o minister_n or_o messenger_n lest_o we_o detract_v from_o his_o divinity_n for_o in_o confer_v blessing_n he_o be_v not_o a_o messenger_n or_o minister_n but_o a_o principal_a cause_n together_o with_o the_o father_n they_o be_v the_o word_n of_o that_o famous_a divine_a georg._n calixtus_n who_o follow_v st._n chrysostom_n who_o take_v this_o angel_n to_o be_v one_o proper_o so_o call_v and_o thence_o prove_v the_o heavenly_a minister_n take_v care_n of_o pious_a people_n and_o so_o do_v st._n basil_n in_o no_o less_o than_o three_o place_n of_o his_o work_n which_o show_v it_o be_v his_o settle_a opinion_n but_o it_o do_v not_o enter_v into_o their_o thought_n that_o jacob_n here_o pray_v to_o a_o angel_n but_o only_o wish_v these_o child_n may_v have_v the_o 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of_o jacob._n but_o none_o so_o plain_o as_o david_n chytraeus_n who_o word_n be_v these_o vera_fw-la &_o simplicissima_fw-la sententia_fw-la haec_fw-la est_fw-la isti_fw-la pveri_fw-la à_fw-la i_o adoptati_fw-la etc._n etc._n the_o true_a and_o most_o simple_a sense_n be_v these_o youth_n manasseh_n and_o ephraim_n who_o be_v adopt_v by_o i_o shall_v not_o hereafter_o be_v call_v the_o son_n of_o joseph_n but_o my_o son_n and_o be_v heir_n and_o in_o the_o division_n of_o the_o inheritance_n of_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n receive_v a_o equal_a portion_n with_o my_o son_n grow_v into_o a_o multitude_n the_o hebrew_n word_n as_o onkelos_n interpret_v it_o signify_v increase_v like_o fish_n as_o we_o also_o in_o the_o margin_n translate_v it_o which_o be_v the_o most_o fruitful_a of_o all_o creature_n as_o author_n common_o observe_v see_v bochart_n p._n i._o lib._n i._o cap._n 6._o hierozoic_n ver._n 19_o his_o young_a brother_n shall_v be_v great_a than_o he_o his_o family_n multiply_v fast_o according_a to_o the_o signification_n of_o his_o name_n as_o appear_v from_o numb_a i._o 33_o 35._o and_o the_o kingdom_n be_v afterward_o establish_v in_o he_o and_o all_o the_o ten_o tribe_n call_v by_o the_o name_n of_o ephraim_n shall_v become_v a_o multitude_n of_o nation_n in_o the_o hebrew_n the_o word_n be_v fullness_n of_o nation_n i._n e._n of_o family_n as_o much_o as_o to_o say_v his_o seed_n shall_v replenish_v the_o country_n with_o numerous_a family_n for_o that_o which_o replenish_v the_o earth_n be_v call_v the_o fullness_n of_o the_o earth_n psalm_n xxiv_o 1._o and_o that_o which_o replenish_v the_o sea_n the_o fullness_n of_o the_o sea_n psalm_n xcvi_o 11._o isai_n xlii_o 10._o see_v l._n de_fw-fr dieu_fw-fr ver._n 20._o and_o he_o bless_v they_o that_o day_n he_o conclude_v with_o a_o solemn_a benediction_n upon_o they_o both_o and_o when_o he_o pronounce_v it_o worship_v god_n as_o the_o apostle_n tell_v we_o hebr._fw-la xi_o 21._o lean_v upon_o the_o top_n of_o his_o staff_n whereby_o he_o be_v support_v from_o fall_v of_o which_o he_o will_v have_v be_v in_o danger_n when_o he_o bow_v if_o he_o have_v not_o lean_v on_o it_o in_o thou_o shall_v israel_n bless_v when_o my_o posterity_n will_v wish_v all_o happiness_n to_o other_o they_o shall_v use_v this_o form_n of_o speech_n god_n make_v you_o like_o ephraim_n and_o manasseh_n which_o continue_v they_o say_v among_o the_o jew_n to_o this_o day_n ver._n 21._o bring_v you_o again_o into_o the_o land_n of_o your_o father_n where_o your_o father_n sojourn_v and_o which_o god_n bestow_v upon_o they_o in_o reversion_n ver._n 22._o which_o i_o take_v out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o amorite_n etc._n etc._n he_o do_v not_o mean_v the_o city_n of_o shechem_n which_o his_o son_n take_v unjust_o and_o cruel_o and_o not_o from_o the_o amorites_n but_o the_o hivites_n without_o his_o knowledge_n and_o contrary_a to_o his_o will_n but_o that_o piece_n of_o land_n which_o he_o buy_v 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st._n hierom_n understand_v by_o sword_n and_o bow_n his_o money_n which_o he_o call_v by_o those_o warlike_a name_n to_o signify_v this_o be_v the_o only_a instrument_n he_o use_v to_o acquire_v any_o thing_n just_o as_o the_o roman_n when_o they_o will_v signify_v they_o have_v get_v any_o thing_n without_o any_o other_o help_n but_o their_o own_o industry_n alone_o say_v they_o obtain_v it_o proprio_fw-la marte_fw-la use_v a_o similitude_n from_o military_a expense_n and_o labour_n if_o this_o do_v not_o seem_v harsh_a it_o be_v not_o hard_a to_o give_v a_o account_n why_o he_o call_v those_o amorites_n who_o before_o be_v call_v hivites_n for_o amorites_n seem_v to_o have_v be_v the_o general_a name_n of_o all_o the_o seven_o nation_n of_o canaan_n they_o be_v the_o chief_a