body_n else_o we_o find_v nabuchadnezzar_n do_v the_o same_o in_o babylon_n dan._n i._n 7._o and_o it_o be_v still_o the_o custom_n in_o the_o eastern_a country_n where_o the_o mogul_n never_o advance_v any_o man_n but_o he_o give_v he_o a_o new_a name_n and_o that_o significant_a of_o something_o belong_v to_o he_o as_o not_o long_o ago_o he_o call_v his_o brother-in-law_n asaph_n chán_n the_o gather_n or_o the_o rich_a lord_n and_o his_o physician_n macrobius_n chan_n the_o lord_n of_o my_o health_n etc._n etc._n as_o peter_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr valle_n relate_v in_o his_o travel_n p._n 465._o where_o he_o observe_v the_o same_o of_o his_o wife_n p._n 470._o zaphnath_a paaneah_n which_o st._n hierom_n interpret_v the_o saviour_n of_o the_o world_n but_o the_o whole_a stream_n of_o interpreter_n carry_v it_o for_o another_o signification_n which_o be_v the_o interpreter_n of_o secret_n or_o the_o revealer_n of_o future_a thing_n see_v sixt._n amama_n and_o athan._n kirker_n his_o prodromus_n cap._n v._o and_o our_o countryman_n j._n gregory_n chap._n xvi_o of_o his_o observation_n who_o with_o mr._n calvin_n think_v it_o be_v ridiculous_a to_o attempt_v to_o make_v this_o sense_n out_o of_o the_o hebrew_n language_n and_o yet_o there_o be_v those_o who_o think_v they_o have_v do_v it_o with_o success_n tzaphan_n be_v to_o hide_v or_o cover_v whence_o tzaphnath_n that_o which_o be_v hide_v or_o secret_a and_o panah_n signify_v to_o look_v into_o or_o contemplate_v so_o that_o campeg_n vitrigna_fw-la think_v josephus_n and_o philo_n not_o to_o have_v ill_o interpret_v this_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d observe_v sacr._n lib._n i._o cap._n 5._o a_o interpreter_n of_o dream_n and_o a_o finder_n out_o of_o thing_n hide_v but_o as_o jacchiade_n observe_v upon_o dan._n i._n 7._o that_o the_o egyptian_a and_o persian_a king_n give_v name_n for_o honour_n and_o glory_n in_o token_n of_o their_o supreme_a greatness_n and_o 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he_o who_o have_v be_v his_o master_n for_o he_o will_v have_v abhor_v to_o match_v with_o one_o that_o be_v bear_v of_o so_o lewd_a a_o woman_n as_o his_o mistress_n as_o vossius_fw-la well_o observe_v in_o the_o place_n forenamed_a priest_n of_o on._n or_o prince_n of_o on._n as_o the_o margin_n have_v it_o for_o the_o word_n cohen_n signify_v both_o priest_n and_o prince_n see_v 2_o sam._n viii_o ult_n priest_n be_v ancient_o the_o prime_a man_n of_o the_o kingdom_n for_o king_n themselves_o be_v priest_n on_o be_v a_o famous_a city_n in_o egypt_n call_v afterward_o heliopolis_n which_o give_v name_n to_o one_o of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._n e._n province_n of_o egypt_n whereof_o this_o potipherah_a be_v governor_n or_o lieutenant_n concern_v which_o province_n and_o asenath_n and_o potipherah_a see_v mr._n selden_n l._n iii_o de_fw-la synedriis_fw-la p._n 406._o and_o joseph_n go_v out_o over_o all_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n to_o see_v what_o place_n be_v fit_a for_o store_n ver._n 46._o joseph_n be_v thirty_o year_n old_a so_o he_o have_v be_v out_o of_o his_o own_o country_n thirteen_o year_n for_o he_o be_v but_o seventeen_o year_n old_a xxxvii_o 2._o when_o he_o be_v sell_v into_o egypt_n in_o which_o time_n we_o may_v well_o think_v he_o have_v learn_v the_o language_n of_o that_o country_n and_o gain_v much_o experience_n but_o never_o send_v to_o his_o father_n in_o which_o there_o be_v visible_o a_o special_a providence_n of_o god_n for_o his_o father_n may_v have_v use_v mean_n for_o his_o deliverance_n and_o then_o he_o have_v never_o come_v to_o this_o greatness_n when_o he_o stand_v before_o pharaoh_n when_o pharaoh_n make_v he_o his_o prime_a minister_n for_o the_o great_a counsellor_n and_o minister_n alone_o be_v admit_v into_o the_o king_n presence_n in_o the_o eastern_a country_n and_o it_o be_v like_a the_o same_o state_n be_v keep_v here_o and_o be_v say_v to_o stand_v before_o the_o king_n dan._n i._n 19_o and_o to_o see_v the_o king_n face_n esther_n i._n 14._o and_o go_v throughout_o all_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n he_o seem_v to_o have_v only_o take_v a_o general_a view_n of_o the_o country_n before_o verse_n 45._o but_o now_o a_o more_o particular_a to_o give_v order_n for_o the_o build_n of_o storehouse_n against_o the_o plenteous_a year_n come_v ver._n 47._o bring_v forth_o by_o handful_n such_o large_a ear_n that_o a_o few_o of_o they_o will_v make_v a_o sheaf_n which_o our_o translation_n seem_v here_o to_o mean_v by_o handful_n for_o sheaf_n be_v bind_v up_o with_o man_n hand_n and_o so_o it_o may_v be_v interpret_v it_o bring_v forth_o sheaf_n or_o heap_n or_o more_o literal_o handful_n upon_o one_o stalk_v i._n e._n vast_a abundance_n some_o conceive_v the_o corn_n be_v lay_v up_o in_o sheaf_n heap_v up_o very_o high_a and_o not_o thrash_v out_o for_o so_o it_o will_v keep_v the_o long_o ver._n 48._o and_o he_o gather_v up_o all_o the_o food_n the_o five_o part_n as_o he_o have_v propose_v verse_n 34._o i_o e._n he_o buy_v it_o which_o he_o may_v do_v at_o a_o small_a price_n when_o there_o be_v unusual_a plenty_n and_o lay_v up_o the_o food_n in_o the_o city_n it_o be_v very_o probable_a he_o lay_v it_o up_o as_o it_o be_v gather_v unthrash_v that_o there_o may_v be_v food_n for_o the_o cattle_n also_o so_o the_o vulgar_a in_o manipulos_fw-la reductae_fw-la segetes_fw-la congregatae_fw-la sunt_fw-la in_o horrea_fw-la and_o what_o be_v lay_v up_o in_o the_o first_o year_n of_o plenty_n it_o be_v reasonable_a to_o think_v be_v dispense_v in_o the_o first_o year_n of_o famine_n etc._n etc._n round_o every_o city_n this_o be_v very_o wise_o order_v for_o it_o be_v less_o charge_n to_o pharaoh_n for_o the_o present_a and_o more_o easy_a to_o the_o country_n when_o they_o want_v provision_n ver._n 49._o gather_v corn_n as_o the_o sand_n of_o the_o sea_n the_o follow_a word_n explain_v this_o hyperbolical_a expression_n and_o the_o reason_n of_o his_o heap_v up_o so_o much_o be_v that_o there_o may_v be_v sufficient_a to_o supply_v the_o necessity_n of_o other_o country_n as_o well_o as_o of_o egypt_n ver._n 51._o god_n have_v make_v i_o forget_v all_o my_o toil_n the_o great_a affliction_n and_o hard_a labour_n he_o endure_v in_o prison_n and_o all_o my_o father_n house_n the_o unkindness_n of_o his_o brethren_n who_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o all_o his_o trouble_n by_o impose_v this_o name_n on_o his_o first-born_a he_o admonish_v himself_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o his_o prosperity_n of_o his_o former_a adversity_n which_o he_o now_o think_v of_o with_o pleasure_n ver._n 52._o in_o the_o land_n of_o my_o affliction_n in_o the_o country_n where_o i_o have_v suffer_v much_o affliction_n ver._n 53._o and_o the_o seven_o year_n of_o plenteousness_n be_v end_v it_o be_v beside_o the_o intention_n of_o moses_n to_o relate_v any_o of_o the_o affair_n of_o that_o country_n but_o what_o belong_v to_o this_o matter_n and_o therefore_o he_o pass_v over_o all_o other_o transaction_n of_o these_o seven_o year_n as_o he_o do_v all_o the_o thing_n that_o happen_v in_o jacob_n family_n ever_o since_o joseph_n come_v from_o it_o ver._n 54._o the_o dearth_n be_v in_o all_o land_n in_o all_o the_o country_n thereabouts_o canaan_n syria_n etc._n etc._n it_o seem_v there_o be_v a_o general_a want_n of_o rain_n but_o in_o all_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n there_o be_v bread_n they_o do_v not_o feel_v the_o famine_n present_o because_o they_o have_v much_o to_o spare_v from_o the_o former_a year_n of_o plenty_n ver._n 55._o and_o when_o all_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n be_v famish_v when_o they_o have_v eat_v up_o all_o their_o own_o store_n which_o we_o may_v suppose_v fail_v in_o two_o year_n time_n the_o people_n cry_v to_o pharaoh_n etc._n etc._n
whence_o he_o think_v come_v the_o name_n of_o pecunia_n for_o money_n and_o peculium_n for_o riches_n à _fw-la pecoribus_fw-la from_o cattle_n because_o the_o ancient_n have_v no_o other_o possession_n et_fw-la adhuc_fw-la apud_fw-la quasdam_fw-la gentes_fw-la unum_fw-la hoc_fw-la reperitur_fw-la divitiarum_fw-la genus_fw-la and_o to_o this_o day_n say_v he_o there_o be_v no_o other_o riches_n to_o be_v find_v among_o some_o nation_n which_o be_v still_o true_a of_o the_o abyssine_n especial_o of_o the_o beklenses_n as_o ludolphus_n assure_v we_o l._n i._n hist_o aethiop_n cap_n 10._o §_o 8._o and_o comment_n in_o histor_n l._n iu._n cap._n 4._o n._n 13._o ver._n 4._o to_o sojourn_v in_o the_o land_n be_v we_o come_v we_o do_v not_o desire_v to_o settle_v but_o only_o to_o sojourn_v here_o during_o the_o famine_n for_o the_o famine_n be_v sore_o in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n it_o be_v a_o high_a country_n in_o comparison_n with_o egypt_n and_o the_o grass_n soon_o burn_v up_o there_o than_o in_o goshen_n which_o be_v a_o very_a low_a country_n they_o find_v some_o pasture_n in_o it_o for_o their_o flock_n and_o therefore_o beseech_v he_o to_o suffer_v they_o to_o dwell_v there_o for_o as_o st._n austin_n observe_v from_o those_o that_o know_v the_o country_n there_o be_v more_o grass_n in_o the_o marsh_n and_o fenny_a part_n of_o egypt_n when_o the_o nile_n do_v not_o overflow_n enough_o to_o make_v plenty_n of_o corn._n quest_n clx_o in_o gen._n ver._n 6._o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n be_v before_o thou_o it_o be_v all_o in_o thy_o power_n dispose_v of_o they_o as_o thou_o please_v any_o man_n of_o activity_n vigorous_a and_o industrious_a and_o that_o understand_v his_o business_n make_v they_o ruler_n over_o my_o cattle_n such_o as_o doeg_n be_v to_o saul_n 1_o sam._n xxi_o 7._o and_o those_o great_a officer_n mention_v 1_o chron._n xxvii_o 29_o 30_o 31._o be_v to_o king_n david_n for_o the_o eastern_a king_n raise_v part_n of_o their_o revenue_n from_o cattle_n and_o so_o do_v the_o egyptian_a it_o appear_v by_o this_o place_n who_o have_v some_o prime_a officer_n to_o oversee_v the_o low_a sort_n of_o shepherd_n this_o show_v that_o all_o shepherd_n be_v not_o a_o abomination_n to_o the_o egyptian_n but_o only_o those_o of_o other_o neighbour_a nation_n the_o arabian_n phoenician_n and_o aethiopian_n who_o be_v either_o a_o ill_a sort_n of_o people_n or_o forbid_v by_o the_o law_n of_o egypt_n which_o abound_v with_o cattle_n to_o traffic_n with_o they_o there_o ver._n 7._o jacob_n bless_a pharaoh_n give_v he_o thanks_o for_o his_o favour_n and_o pray_v for_o his_o health_n and_o safety_n for_o that_o be_v the_o blessing_n of_o a_o inferior_a to_o a_o superior_a thus_o naaman_n pray_v elisha_n take_v a_o blessing_n of_o thy_o servant_n i._n e._n a_o acknowledgement_n of_o my_o obligation_n to_o thou_o ver._n 9_o pilgrimage_n so_o good_a man_n be_v wont_a to_o call_v their_o life_n though_o they_o never_o stir_v from_o their_o native_a soil_n look_v upon_o it_o as_o a_o passage_n not_o a_o settlement_n but_o jacob_n have_v reason_n to_o call_v his_o life_n so_o more_o literal_o have_v be_v toss_v from_o place_n to_o place_n ever_o since_o he_o go_v from_o his_o father_n house_n into_o mesopotamia_n and_o return_v from_o thence_o into_o canaan_n where_o he_o dwell_v a_o while_n at_o succoth_n and_o then_o at_o shechem_n and_o after_o that_o remove_v to_o bethel_n and_o so_o to_o hebron_n unto_o his_o father_n isaac_n from_o whence_o he_o be_v now_o come_v into_o egypt_n few_o and_o evil_n have_v be_v the_o day_n etc._n etc._n they_o have_v be_v few_o in_o comparison_n with_o his_o forefather_n and_o evil_a because_o full_a of_o labour_n and_o care_n grief_n and_o sorrow_n upon_o many_o occasion_n ver._n 10._o jacob_n bless_a pharaoh_n at_o meeting_n and_o at_o part_v such_o salutation_n be_v usual_a see_v verse_n 7._o ver._n 11._o in_o the_o land_n of_o ramese_n in_o that_o part_n of_o goshen_n which_o in_o the_o day_n of_o moses_n be_v call_v ramese_n from_o the_o name_n of_o the_o city_n which_o the_o hebrew_n build_v there_o for_o pharaoh_n unless_o perhaps_o the_o city_n be_v call_v so_o from_o the_o country_n of_o ramese_n wherein_o it_o stand_v ver._n 12._o and_o joseph_n nourish_v his_o father_n etc._n etc._n though_o there_o be_v some_o pasture_n in_o this_o country_n for_o their_o cattle_n yet_o not_o food_n enough_o for_o themselves_o which_o joseph_n therefore_o take_v care_n to_o supply_v they_o withal_o according_a to_o their_o family_n according_a as_o their_o child_n be_v more_o or_o few_o so_o he_o proportion_v their_o allowance_n ver._n 13._o there_o be_v no_o bread_n in_o all_o the_o land_n this_o be_v the_o three_o year_n of_o the_o famine_n xlv_o 6._o in_o which_o all_o the_o corn_n which_o man_n have_v store_v up_o in_o their_o several_a family_n be_v whole_o spend_v ver._n 14._o and_o joseph_n gather_v up_o all_o the_o money_n etc._n etc._n as_o long_o as_o the_o egyptian_n have_v any_o money_n leave_v they_o buy_v corn_n of_o joseph_n which_o support_v they_o all_o the_o three_o and_o it_o be_v probable_a the_o four_o and_o five_o year_n of_o the_o famine_n and_o joseph_n bring_v the_o money_n into_o pharaoh_n house_n into_o the_o treasury_n which_o he_o fill_v and_o not_o his_o own_o coffer_n as_o philo_n observe_v ver._n 15._o and_o when_o money_n fail_v this_o we_o may_v probable_o conceive_v be_v in_o the_o six_o year_n of_o the_o famine_n when_o they_o be_v force_v to_o sell_v their_o cattle_n for_o food_n ver._n 18._o they_o come_v the_o second_o year_n i._n e._n the_o next_o year_n after_o the_o sale_n of_o their_o cattle_n which_o be_v the_o last_o of_o the_o famine_n as_o appear_v from_o the_o next_o verse_n ver._n 19_o wherefore_o shall_v we_o die_v we_o and_o our_o land_n the_o land_n be_v say_v to_o die_v as_o bochart_n observe_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o his_o hierozoicon_n cùm_fw-la inculta_fw-la iaceo_fw-la &_o desolata_fw-la when_o it_o lie_v untilled_a and_o desolate_a as_o he_o show_v by_o example_n out_o of_o some_o poet_n we_o and_o our_o land_n will_v be_v servant_n unto_o pharaoh_n we_o that_o be_v free_a will_v become_v the_o king_n bondman_n and_o our_o land_n which_o be_v our_o own_o we_o will_v hold_v of_o he_o and_o give_v we_o seed_n etc._n etc._n this_o show_v it_o be_v now_o the_o last_o year_n of_o the_o famine_n they_o desire_v corn_n not_o mere_o for_o food_n but_o also_o to_o sow_n in_o hope_n to_o have_v a_o crop_n the_o next_o year_n for_o joseph_n have_v tell_v they_o there_o shall_v be_v but_o seven_o year_n of_o famine_n and_o it_o be_v likely_a nilus_n have_v now_o begin_v to_o overflow_v the_o country_n as_o formerly_z which_o confirm_v his_o word_n ver._n 20._o and_o joseph_n buy_v all_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n for_o pharaoh_n so_o the_o whole_a country_n become_v the_o king_n be_v demesne_n in_o which_o no_o man_n have_v any_o propriety_n but_o himself_o ver._n 21._o as_o for_o the_o people_n he_o remove_v they_o to_o city_n remote_a from_o those_o wherein_o they_o have_v former_o dwell_v under_o the_o word_n city_n be_v comprehend_v all_o the_o village_n about_o they_o from_o one_o end_n of_o the_o border_n of_o egypt_n etc._n etc._n transplant_v they_o into_o far_o distant_a part_n of_o the_o country_n from_o whence_o he_o bring_v other_o in_o like_a manner_n into_o their_o place_n that_o they_o may_v in_o time_n forget_v the_o dominion_n they_o former_o have_v in_o the_o land_n they_o have_v sell_v and_o that_o there_o may_v be_v no_o combination_n afterward_o to_o regain_v they_o the_o old_a owner_n be_v separate_v far_o one_o from_o another_o ver._n 22._o only_o the_o land_n of_o the_o priest_n buy_v he_o not_o this_o be_v common_o note_v as_o a_o great_a piece_n of_o religion_n in_o joseph_n that_o he_o take_v not_o away_o the_o land_n of_o those_o who_o be_v god_n minister_n though_o engage_v it_o be_v think_v in_o superstitious_a if_o not_o 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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 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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 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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
this_o a_o three_o time_n that_o they_o may_v see_v he_o do_v not_o think_v so_o much_o on_o their_o unkindness_n as_o on_o god_n great_a goodness_n and_o therefore_o be_v confident_a he_o will_v not_o remember_v what_o they_o have_v do_v to_o he_o but_o what_o god_n have_v do_v for_o they_o all_o have_v make_v a_o father_n unto_o pharaoh_n give_v i_o the_o authority_n of_o a_o father_n with_o he_o so_o that_o he_o honour_n i_o and_o do_v nothing_o without_o my_o advice_n and_o counsel_n and_o there_o be_v very_o good_a reason_n for_o it_o his_o wisdom_n be_v so_o great_a and_o experience_a ut_fw-la non_fw-la ab_fw-la homine_fw-la sed_fw-la a_o deo_fw-la responsa_fw-la dari_fw-la viderentur_fw-la as_o trogus_n a_o ancient_a historian_n among_o the_o heathen_a observe_v that_o his_o answer_n seem_v not_o to_o be_v give_v by_o a_o man_n but_o by_o god_n which_o make_v he_o regi_fw-la percharum_fw-la very_o dear_a to_o the_o king_n as_o the_o same_o author_n relate_v who_o tell_v also_o the_o story_n of_o his_o be_v sell_v by_o his_o brethren_n who_o envy_v his_o excellent_a wit._n see_v justin_n lib._n xxxvi_o cap._n 2._o lord_n of_o all_o his_o house_n the_o principal_a person_n in_o his_o court._n and_o ruler_n throughout_o all_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n chief_a governor_n of_o the_o whole_a country_n in_o which_o be_v several_a province_n which_o have_v distinct_a governor_n who_o be_v all_o under_o the_o government_n of_o joseph_n ver._n 10._o thou_o shall_v dwell_v in_o the_o land_n of_o goshen_n this_o be_v that_o part_n of_o the_o low_a egypt_n which_o lie_v next_o to_o arabia_n and_o palestine_n abound_v with_o fair_a pasture_n be_v water_v by_o many_o stream_n from_o the_o nile_n certain_a it_o be_v it_o lie_v next_o to_o canaan_n for_o jacob_n go_v direct_o thither_o when_o he_o come_v into_o egypt_n and_o stay_v there_o till_o joseph_n come_v to_o he_o xlvi_o 28._o and_o thou_o shall_v be_v near_o unto_o i_o therefore_o the_o royal_a city_n where_o joseph_n reside_v that_o he_o may_v be_v always_o near_o to_o pharaoh_n be_v at_o this_o time_n in_o the_o low_a egypt_n at_o zoan_n psalm_n lxxviii_o 43._o which_o other_o author_n call_v tanis_n which_o be_v situate_v not_o far_o from_o that_o mouth_n of_o nile_n which_o plutarch_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o that_o part_n of_o egypt_n be_v call_v the_o high_a where_o nile_n run_v only_o in_o one_o stream_n that_o the_o low_a where_o it_o divide_v into_o many_o and_o from_o its_o triangular_a form_n be_v call_v by_o the_o greek_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o eastern_a part_n of_o which_o or_o very_o near_o it_o towards_o the_o red_a sea_n be_v this_o country_n call_v the_o land_n of_o goshen_n this_o argue_v the_o great_a authority_n of_o joseph_n that_o he_o make_v such_o promise_n as_o these_o before_o he_o have_v ask_v the_o consent_n of_o pharaoh_n ver._n 12._o and_o behold_v your_o eye_n see_v etc._n etc._n you_o can_v but_o be_v convince_v by_o the_o lineament_n you_o see_v in_o my_o face_n and_o by_o the_o language_n which_o i_o speak_v and_o by_o all_o the_o thing_n which_o i_o have_v relate_v concern_v the_o state_n of_o our_o family_n that_o indeed_o it_o be_v your_o brother_n joseph_n who_o speak_v to_o you_o or_o more_o simple_o you_o have_v it_o not_o by_o hear-say_n which_o may_v deceive_v you_o but_o be_v eye-witness_n that_o i_o be_o alive_a and_o say_v these_o thing_n to_o you_o ver._n 13._o tell_v my_o father_n of_o all_o my_o glory_n of_o the_o great_a honour_n which_o be_v do_v i_o in_o egypt_n ver._n 15._o his_o brethren_n talk_v with_o he_o after_o their_o fright_n be_v over_o and_o he_o have_v so_o affectionate_o embrace_v they_o they_o converse_v free_o and_o familiar_o with_o he_o acknowledge_v it_o be_v likely_a their_o crime_n and_o acquaint_v he_o with_o what_o have_v pass_v in_o their_o family_n since_o they_o commit_v it_o ver._n 16._o and_o the_o fame_n thereof_o etc._n etc._n all_o the_o court_n ring_v as_o we_o speak_v with_o the_o news_n of_o joseph_n brethren_n be_v come_v and_o that_o they_o be_v to_o fetch_v their_o father_n and_o settle_v in_o egypt_n for_o joseph_n it_o appear_v by_o the_o next_o verse_n go_v and_o acquaint_v pharaoh_n with_o his_o desire_n and_o it_o please_v pharaoh_n well_o and_o his_o servant_n no_o wonder_n that_o pharaoh_n who_o have_v raise_v joseph_n so_o high_a be_v please_v to_o be_v kind_a to_o his_o father_n and_o family_n and_o the_o court_n follow_v the_o pleasure_n of_o the_o king_n ver._n 17._o pharaoh_n say_v unto_o joseph_n etc._n etc._n this_o no_o doubt_n be_v the_o answer_n pharaoh_n make_v to_o joseph_n petition_n wherein_o he_o grant_v he_o not_o only_o what_o he_o ask_v but_o all_o conduce_v to_o it_o ver._n 18._o i_o will_v give_v you_o the_o good_a of_o the_o land_n etc._n etc._n the_o rich_a part_n of_o the_o country_n which_o produce_v the_o noble_a fruit_n ver._n 19_o now_o thou_o be_v command_v now_o that_o thou_o have_v my_o warrant_n for_o it_o go_v about_o it_o present_o ver._n 20._o regard_v not_o your_o stuff_n if_o there_o be_v not_o wagon_n enough_o to_o bring_v all_o your_o stuff_n do_v not_o matter_n it_o you_o shall_v have_v better_o here_o but_o the_o vulgar_a seem_v to_o take_v it_o in_o a_o quite_o contrary_a sense_n as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v leave_v nothing_o behind_o you_o but_o bring_v all_o you_o have_v with_o you_o if_o you_o think_v good_a though_o whatsoever_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n afford_v be_v all_o you_o all_o the_o good_a of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n etc._n etc._n you_o shall_v not_o want_v when_o you_o come_v hither_o if_o it_o be_v to_o be_v have_v in_o egypt_n ver._n 21._o give_v they_o wagon_n and_o horse_n no_o doubt_n to_o draw_v they_o with_o which_o egypt_n abound_v ver._n 22._o to_o each_o man_n change_v of_o raiment_n two_o vest_n or_o robe_n as_o st._n hierom_n translate_v it_o otherwise_o there_o will_v not_o have_v be_v a_o change_n these_o be_v part_n of_o the_o ancient_a riches_n as_o much_o as_o money_n ver._n 23._o after_o this_o manner_n the_o hebrew_n word_n cezoth_v signify_v according_a to_o that_o which_o he_o have_v give_v to_o benjamin_n i._n e._n money_n and_o several_a change_n of_o raiment_n beside_o what_o follow_v ten_o ass_n lade_v with_o the_o good_a thing_n of_o egypt_n etc._n etc._n bread_n and_o meat_n i._n e._n all_o manner_n of_o provision_n ver._n 24._o see_v that_o you_o fall_v not_o out_o etc._n etc._n about_o what_o you_o have_v former_o do_v to_o i_o or_o any_o thing_n else_o that_o i_o have_v say_v to_o you_o but_o when_o you_o reflect_v upon_o your_o sell_v i_o adore_v the_o providence_n of_o god_n which_o by_o that_o mean_v bring_v about_o your_o happiness_n and_o i_o ver._n 26._o his_o heart_n faint_v at_o the_o mention_n of_o joseph_n name_n he_o fall_v into_o a_o swoon_n be_v full_o persuade_v he_o be_v dead_a and_o give_v no_o credit_n to_o what_o they_o say_v of_o his_o be_v alive_a ver._n 27._o and_o they_o tell_v he_o all_o the_o word_n of_o joseph_n when_o he_o be_v come_v to_o himself_o they_o relate_v all_o that_o have_v pass_v between_o they_o and_o joseph_n how_o great_a a_o man_n he_o be_v and_o how_o desirous_a to_o see_v he_o etc._n etc._n verse_n 13._o and_o when_o he_o see_v the_o wagon_n have_v not_o only_o hear_v their_o relation_n but_o see_v also_o those_o carriage_n which_o no_o doubt_n be_v splendid_a and_o suitable_a to_o joseph_n quality_n that_o be_v come_v to_o bring_v he_o into_o egypt_n he_o look_v upon_o they_o as_o a_o sufficient_a confirmation_n of_o the_o good_a news_n the_o spirit_n of_o jacob_n revive_v which_o bochart_n translate_v pristino_fw-la vigori_fw-la restutus_fw-la est_fw-la he_o be_v restore_v to_o his_o former_a vigour_n not_o only_o recover_v perfect_o from_o his_o faint_a fit_a but_o raise_v to_o a_o great_a liveliness_n than_o he_o have_v feel_v since_o the_o loss_n of_o joseph_n ver._n 28._o it_o be_v enough_o etc._n etc._n i_o wish_v for_o no_o more_o but_o to_o live_v to_o see_v he_o and_o then_o i_o shall_v be_v content_a to_o die_v chap._n xlvi_o ver._n 1._o come_v to_o beersheba_n which_o be_v in_o his_o way_n from_o hebron_n where_o he_o now_o live_v xxxv_o 27._o into_o egypt_n lie_v in_o the_o most_o southerly_a part_n of_o canaan_n near_o that_o wilderness_n through_o which_o the_o israelite_n go_v when_o they_o come_v from_o egypt_n and_o offer_a sacrifice_n recommend_v himself_o and_o his_o family_n unto_o god_n protection_n in_o his_o journey_n to_o egypt_n and_o unto_o his_o preservation_n when_o he_o come_v there_o and_o he_o the_o rather_o call_v upon_o god_n in_o this_o place_n because_o both_o his_o father_n and_o grandfather_n have_v find_v favour_n with_o
and_o animal_n the_o former_a of_o which_o spring_n out_o of_o the_o earth_n indeed_o but_o continue_v fix_v in_o it_o and_o perish_v if_o they_o be_v separate_v from_o it_o whereas_o animal_n though_o make_v out_o of_o the_o earth_n and_o live_v upon_o it_o have_v a_o separate_a existence_n and_o do_v not_o still_o adhere_v to_o it_o after_o his_o kind_n three_o sort_n of_o live_a creature_n be_v immediate_o mention_v which_o be_v form_v out_o of_o such_o matter_n as_o the_o earth_n afford_v not_o simple_a earth_n we_o must_v understand_v no_o more_o than_o before_o simple_a water_n for_o it_o be_v impregnate_v with_o many_o other_o principle_n the_o first_o of_o which_o behemah_n which_o we_o translate_v cattle_n always_o signify_v the_o flock_n and_o herd_n of_o tame_a beast_n when_o it_o be_v distinguish_v from_o chaja_n which_o we_o translate_v in_o the_o end_n of_o the_o verse_n beast_n of_o the_o earth_n that_o be_v wild_a beast_n between_o which_o two_o he_o mention_n a_o three_o kind_n of_o live_a creature_n on_o the_o earth_n which_o he_o call_v remesh_n creep_v thing_n because_o whatever_o foot_n they_o have_v they_o be_v so_o short_a and_o small_a that_o they_o seem_v to_o the_o naked_a eye_n to_o have_v none_o at_o all_o but_o to_o crawl_v on_o their_o belly_n upon_o the_o ground_n of_o all_o these_o three_o kind_n there_o be_v various_a sort_n wherewith_o god_n have_v replenish_v the_o earth_n and_o of_o every_o kind_n some_o vast_o great_a and_o other_o very_o little_a as_o abarbinel_n note_v even_o among_o reptile_n there_o be_v serpent_n of_o a_o prodigious_a length_n and_o other_o creep_a thing_n far_o small_a than_o ants._n ver._n 25._o and_o god_n make_v etc._n etc._n the_o earth_n do_v not_o bring_v they_o forth_o by_o virtue_n of_o the_o influence_n of_o heaven_n upon_o prepare_a matter_n but_o god_n frame_v they_o out_o of_o the_o matter_n so_o prepare_v and_o produce_v they_o in_o their_o full_a perfection_n after_o their_o several_a kind_n and_o god_n see_v it_o be_v good_a be_v please_v with_o the_o great_a variety_n of_o these_o creature_n and_o their_o complete_a structure_n fit_v they_o for_o their_o several_a use_n ver._n 26._o let_v we_o make_v man._n god_n not_o only_o reserve_v man_n for_o the_o last_o of_o his_o work_n but_o do_v as_o it_o be_v advise_v and_o consult_v about_o his_o production_n not_o to_o signify_v any_o deliberation_n within_o himself_o or_o any_o difficulty_n in_o the_o work_n but_o to_o represent_v to_o we_o the_o dignity_n of_o man_n and_o that_o he_o be_v make_v as_o abarbinel_n gloss_n with_o admirable_a wisdom_n and_o great_a prudence_n to_o the_o same_o purpose_n s._n chrysostom_n here_o speak_v and_o see_v greg._n nyssen_n de_fw-fr opificio_fw-la hominis_fw-la cap._n 3._o and_o orat._n i._n on_o these_o word_n with_o greg._n nazianzen_n orat._n xliii_o p._n 699._o who_o observe_v that_o god_n bring_v he_o into_o this_o world_n as_o into_o a_o noble_a palace_n ready_o furnish_v with_o all_o manner_n of_o thing_n which_o be_v the_o notion_n also_o of_o methodius_n see_v epiphanius_n haeres_fw-la lxiv_o n._n 18._o it_o be_v to_o be_v observe_v also_o that_o god_n do_v not_o say_v let_v the_o earth_n bring_v forth_o man_n as_o he_o say_v before_o verse_n 24._o of_o other_o animal_n for_o the_o same_o reason_n to_o represent_v man_n as_o a_o far_o more_o noble_a work_n than_o any_o other_o upon_o earth_n for_o though_o he_o be_v make_v as_o we_o read_v in_o the_o next_o chapter_n of_o the_o dust_n of_o the_o ground_n yet_o a_o great_a power_n and_o skill_n be_v employ_v in_o produce_v a_o creature_n of_o such_o beauty_n and_o majesty_n let_v we_o the_o ancient_a christian_n look_v upon_o this_o as_o a_o plain_a intimation_n of_o a_o plurality_n of_o person_n in_o the_o godhead_n insomuch_o that_o epiphanius_n say_v this_o be_v the_o language_n of_o god_n to_o his_o word_n and_o only_o beget_v as_o all_o the_o faithful_a believe_v haeres_fw-la xxiii_o n._n 2._o and_o see_v haeres_fw-la xliv_o n._n 4._o and_o haeres_fw-la xlvi_o n._n 3._o where_o he_o say_v adam_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d form_v by_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o father_n and_o the_o son_n and_o the_o holy_a ghost_n to_o which_o one_o can_v but_o incline_v who_o consider_v how_o poor_o the_o jew_n expound_v this_o place_n who_o fancy_n a_o kind_n of_o senate_n or_o council_n of_o angel_n without_o who_o god_n do_v nothing_o which_o they_o ground_n upon_o dan._n iu._n 14._o whereas_o there_o be_v not_o the_o least_o signification_n as_o yet_o of_o any_o such_o being_n much_o less_o that_o they_o have_v any_o hand_n in_o the_o make_n man_n who_o be_v not_o make_v in_o their_o image_n but_o in_o the_o image_n of_o god_n yet_o thus_o saturnilus_fw-la foolish_o expound_v these_o word_n as_o epiphanius_n inform_v we_o in_o the_o forenamed_a haeres_fw-la p._n 62._o edit_fw-la paris_n and_o moses_n gerundensis_n still_o more_o foolish_o imagine_v god_n speak_v to_o the_o earth_n that_o it_o shall_v bring_v forth_o man_n as_o it_o have_v do_v other_o creature_n but_o maimonides_n who_o magnify_v that_o say_v of_o their_o master_n that_o god_n do_v nothing_o without_o his_o council_n be_v force_v to_o acknowledge_v more_n nevoch_n p._n ii_o cap._n 6._o that_o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v understand_v as_o if_o he_o ask_v their_o advice_n or_o be_v assist_v by_o their_o judgement_n but_o only_o that_o he_o use_v they_o as_o instrument_n in_o the_o produce_v of_o every_o thing_n which_o be_v direct_o contrary_a to_o the_o very_a word_n which_o be_v not_o in_o the_o form_n of_o a_o command_n but_o of_o a_o consultation_n before_o execution_n other_o therefore_o think_v god_n speak_v after_o the_o manner_n of_o king_n who_o advise_v with_o their_o council_n but_o do_v thing_n themselves_o and_o be_v wont_a to_o speak_v in_o the_o plural_a number_n when_o they_o declare_v their_o pleasure_n but_o i_o take_v this_o to_o be_v a_o custom_n much_o late_a than_o the_o day_n of_o moses_n when_o they_o speak_v as_o the_o king_n of_o egypt_n do_v to_o joseph_n gen._n xli_o 41_o 44._o i_o be_o pharaoh_n and_o see_v i_o have_v set_v thou_o not_o we_o have_v set_v thou_o over_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n in_o which_o style_n the_o king_n of_o persia_n write_v long_o after_o this_o ezra_n vi_o 8._o i_o darius_n make_v a_o decree_n all_o these_o poor_a shift_n be_v a_o plain_a confession_n that_o they_o find_v it_o very_o hard_a as_o the_o socinian_o do_v at_o this_o day_n to_o give_v any_o account_n of_o this_o way_n of_o speak_v without_o grant_v a_o plurality_n of_o person_n in_o the_o godhead_n and_o therefore_o menasseh_n ben_n israel_n in_o his_o conciliator_n mention_n one_o of_o their_o doctor_n who_o in_o bereschith_fw-mi rabath_n say_v that_o when_o moses_n by_o god_n direction_n be_v about_o to_o write_v these_o word_n let_v we_o make_v man_n he_o cry_v out_o o_o lord_n of_o the_o world_n why_o will_v thou_o give_v man_n occasion_n to_o err_v about_o thy_o most_o simple_a unity_n to_o which_o he_o receive_v this_o answer_n write_v as_o i_o bid_v thou_o and_o if_o any_o man_n love_n to_o err_v let_v he_o err_v the_o same_o story_n be_v tell_v by_o joseph_n albo._n which_o show_v that_o their_o doctor_n have_v be_v long_o puzzle_v with_o this_o manner_n of_o speech_n which_o unavoidable_o suggest_v to_o their_o thought_n more_o than_o one_o person_n in_o the_o deity_n which_o till_o they_o believe_v they_o be_v at_o a_o loss_n what_o to_o say_v about_o it_o in_o our_o image_n after_o our_o likeness_n two_o word_n some_o think_v to_o express_v the_o same_o thing_n with_o this_o difference_n only_o as_o abarbinel_n explain_v it_o that_o the_o last_o word_n after_o our_o likeness_n give_v we_o to_o understand_v that_o man_n be_v not_o create_v proper_o and_o perfect_o in_o the_o image_n of_o god_n but_o in_o a_o resemblance_n of_o he_o for_o he_o do_v not_o say_v in_o our_o likeness_n say_v that_o author_n as_o he_o have_v say_v in_o 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dwell_v in_o the_o tent_n of_o shem._n i._n e._n his_o territory_n shall_v be_v so_o dilate_v that_o in_o future_a time_n he_o shall_v possess_v some_o of_o his_o brother_n country_n which_o be_v also_o prophesy_v of_o numb_a xxiv_o 24._o where_o it_o be_v say_v they_o of_o cittim_n shall_v afflict_v the_o child_n of_o assur_n and_o eber_n i._n e._n afflict_v the_o assyrian_n and_o the_o hebrew_n who_o be_v of_o the_o posterity_n of_o shem._n and_o so_o both_o the_o greek_n and_o the_o roman_n do_v who_o invade_v and_o conquer_v that_o part_n of_o asia_n which_o belong_v to_o shem._n the_o chaldee_n paraphra_v give_v a_o spiritual_a interpretation_n of_o this_o passage_n which_o be_v very_o apt_a that_o the_o gentile_n shall_v come_v into_o the_o church_n which_o be_v in_o the_o family_n of_o shem._n and_o it_o be_v very_o remarkable_a which_o be_v observe_v by_o our_o mr._n mede_n b._n i._n disc_n 48._o that_o all_o the_o offspring_n of_o japhet_n be_v at_o this_o day_n christian_n magog_n only_o except_v i._n e._n the_o turk_n who_o god_n seem_v to_o have_v reserve_v as_o he_o do_v some_o of_o the_o canaanite_n in_o the_o land_n of_o israel_n to_o prove_v and_o punish_v we_o withal_o our_o learned_a n._n fuller_n give_v a_o quite_o different_a interpretation_n from_o all_o these_o make_v god_n the_o subject_a of_o this_o speech_n not_o japhet_n and_o thus_o translate_v it_o god_n shall_v dwell_v in_o the_o tent_n of_o shem_n among_o they_o shall_v be_v the_o schechinah_n or_o the_o divine_a majesty_n but_o this_o do_v not_o agree_v with_o what_o follow_v and_o canaan_n shall_v be_v his_o servant_n the_o greek_n and_o roman_n descend_v from_o japhet_n conquer_v canaan_n and_o whatsoever_o relic_n there_o be_v of_o they_o any_o where_o for_o instance_n at_o tyre_n build_v by_o the_o sidonian_n at_o thebes_n by_o cadmus_n at_o carthage_n by_o dido_n they_o be_v all_o cut_v off_o by_o the_o greek_n or_o roman_n it_o be_v observe_v by_o campanella_n that_o none_o be_v descend_v from_o cham_n but_o slave_n and_o tyrant_n who_o be_v indeed_o slave_n cap._n iu._n de_fw-fr mon._n hispan_n but_o mr._n mede_n observation_n be_v more_o pertinent_a in_o the_o forenamed_a discourse_n p._n 358._o there_o have_v never_o yet_o be_v a_o son_n of_o cham_n that_o have_v shake_v a_o sceptre_n over_o the_o head_n of_o japhet_n sem_fw-mi have_v subdue_v japhet_n and_o japhet_n subdue_v sem_fw-mi but_o cham_n never_o subdue_v either_o which_o make_v hannibal_n a_o child_n of_o canaan_n cry_v out_o with_o amazement_n of_o soul_n agnosco_fw-la fatum_fw-la carthaginis_fw-la i_o acknowledge_v the_o fate_n of_o carthage_n livy_n l._n xxvii_o in_o fine_a ver._n 28._o and_o noah_n live_v after_o the_o flood_n three_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o year_n which_o be_v of_o great_a advantage_n for_o the_o certain_a propagation_n of_o the_o knowledge_n of_o those_o thing_n before_o relate_v and_o of_o those_o that_o follow_v in_o the_o next_o chapter_n for_o he_o die_v not_o above_o two_o and_o thirty_o year_n before_o abraham_n be_v bear_v chap._n x._o ver._n 1._o now_o these_o be_v the_o generation_n of_o the_o son_n of_o noah_n etc._n etc._n as_o he_o have_v often_o before_o mention_v the_o three_o son_n of_o noah_n so_o now_o he_o mention_n they_o again_o be_v to_o give_v a_o account_n of_o their_o child_n by_o who_o the_o earth_n be_v people_v after_o the_o flood_n and_o he_o reckon_v they_o in_o the_o same_o order_n he_o have_v always_o do_v vi_o 10._o vii_o 13._o ix_o 18._o first_o shem_n than_o ham_n and_o last_o of_o all_o japhet_n but_o it_o be_v observable_a that_o in_o the_o next_o verse_n he_o give_v a_o account_n first_o of_o the_o son_n of_o japhet_n who_o be_v indeed_o the_o elder_a there_o be_v great_a use_n of_o this_o genealogy_n as_o maimonides_n show_v par._n iii_o more_o nev._n c._n 50._o because_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o creation_n of_o the_o world_n which_o be_v the_o foundation_n of_o the_o law_n i._n e._n of_o religion_n 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the_o hebrew_n gamar_n be_v to_o consume_v and_o so_o the_o chaldee_n and_o syriac_n frequent_o use_v it_o whence_o gumra_n or_o gumro_n be_v a_o coal_n and_o phrygia_n be_v of_o the_o same_o signification_n for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o greek_a be_v to_o torrifie_v which_o be_v the_o name_n of_o part_n of_o the_o country_n in_o time_n become_v the_o name_n of_o the_o whole_a magog_n the_o second_o son_n of_o japhet_n be_v in_o all_o likelihood_n the_o father_n of_o the_o scythian_n which_o be_v the_o opinion_n of_o josephus_n theodoret_n st._n hierom_n and_o other_o for_o all_o that_o be_v say_v in_o scripture_n about_o magog_n exact_o agree_v to_o they_o as_o bochartus_n have_v show_v at_o large_a out_o of_o ezekiel_n l._n iii_o phaleg_n c._n 13._o madai_n from_o he_o the_o country_n of_o media_n
as_o a_o country_n distinct_a from_o it_o just_o as_o thebais_n be_v in_o some_o author_n say_v to_o be_v whereas_o it_o be_v the_o upper_a egypt_n bochart_n have_v bring_v a_o great_a many_o argument_n to_o prove_v this_o particular_o from_o ezekiel_n xxix_o 14._o which_o show_v clear_o that_o pathros_n belong_v to_o egypt_n for_o the_o prophet_n foretell_v that_o god_n will_v bring_v again_o the_o captivity_n of_o egypt_n he_o say_v he_o will_v cause_v they_o to_o return_v into_o the_o land_n of_o pathros_n into_o the_o land_n of_o their_o habitation_n or_o nativity_n that_o be_v into_o thebais_n which_o nabuchadnezzar_n have_v principal_o afflict_v carry_v most_o of_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o thebes_n into_o captivity_n this_o seem_v a_o more_o probable_a account_n of_o the_o pathrusim_n than_o they_o who_o take_v they_o to_o be_v the_o pharusi_n as_o grotius_n do_v or_o phautusii_n who_o be_v a_o people_n of_o aethiopia_n casluhim_n or_o casluchim_n these_o be_v the_o colchi_n who_o 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all_o likelihood_n the_o same_o country_n be_v call_v by_o the_o hebrew_n caphtor_n and_o by_o the_o greek_n sidene_n what_o invite_v the_o caphtorim_n out_o of_o egypt_n into_o this_o country_n be_v hard_o to_o tell_v at_o this_o distance_n of_o time_n but_o strabo_n think_v it_o be_v the_o fame_n of_o the_o gold_n wherewith_o this_o country_n abound_v and_o as_o this_o draw_v they_o thither_o so_o perhaps_o the_o coldness_n of_o the_o country_n very_o much_o different_a from_o that_o wherein_o they_o be_v bear_v or_o else_o their_o neighbour_n the_o scythian_n and_o mesech_n and_o tubal_n viz._n the_o moschi_n and_o tibareni_n who_o dwell_v near_o they_o and_o may_v be_v troublesome_a to_o they_o make_v they_o think_v of_o return_v back_o again_o and_o in_o their_o way_n through_o palestine_n they_o fall_v upon_o the_o avim_fw-la who_o they_o dispossess_v of_o their_o country_n and_o settle_v there_o deut._n ii_o 23._o by_o the_o name_n of_o philistim_n ver._n 15._o and_o canaan_n now_o follow_v a_o account_n of_o the_o posterity_n of_o ham_n young_a son_n sidon_n be_v his_o first-born_a who_o be_v the_o founder_n of_o the_o famous_a city_n call_v by_o his_o name_n sidon_n which_o trogus_n say_v be_v so_o call_v from_o plenty_n of_o fish_n on_o that_o coast_n and_o so_o the_o present_a name_n of_o it_o say_a signify_v fish_v or_o fishery_n as_o the_o town_n in_o galilee_n call_v bethsaida_n be_v as_o much_o as_o the_o place_n of_o fish_v for_o that_o sea_n upon_o which_o it_o lie_v the_o hebrew_n say_v abound_v with_o fish_n however_o the_o sidonian_n come_v from_o this_o son_n of_o canaan_n and_o some_o of_o they_o if_o he_o do_v not_o find_v it_o himself_o call_v the_o city_n by_o this_o name_n in_o memory_n of_o he_o it_o be_v far_o more_o ancient_a and_o famous_a than_o tyre_n for_o we_o read_v of_o it_o in_o the_o book_n of_o moses_n and_o joshua_n and_o the_o judge_n but_o nothing_o of_o tyre_n till_o the_o day_n of_o david_n nor_o do_v homer_n mention_n tyre_n though_o he_o speak_v of_o sidon_n and_o the_o sidonian_n in_o many_o place_n heth._n his_o second_o son_n be_v the_o father_n of_o the_o hittite_n or_o the_o child_n of_o heth_n often_o mention_v in_o scripture_n who_o dwell_v about_o hebron_n and_o beersheba_n in_o the_o south_n of_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n they_o be_v a_o very_a warlike_a people_n and_o strike_v a_o terror_n into_o their_o neighbour_n from_o whence_o the_o word_n hittha_n seem_v to_o be_v derive_v which_o signify_v fright_v and_o sudden_a consternation_n such_o as_o come_v upon_o the_o syrian_n when_o they_o think_v the_o king_n of_o the_o hittite_n be_v come_v against_o they_o 2_o king_n vii_o 6._o this_o be_v the_o country_n of_o the_o anakim_v for_o from_o arba_n who_o be_v a_o hittite_n descend_v anak_n and_o from_o he_o those_o three_o giant_n ahiman_n sheshai_n and_o talmai_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o anakim_v numb_a xiii_o 22_o 33._o josh_n xv._o 13_o 14._o ver._n 16._o the_o jebusite_n this_o people_n who_o be_v situate_v near_o to_o the_o former_a descend_v from_o jebus_n the_o three_o son_n of_o canaan_n and_o be_v a_o very_a warlike_a people_n also_o for_o they_o keep_v jerusalem_n and_o the_o fortress_n of_o zion_n to_o the_o time_n of_o david_n notwithstanding_o all_o the_o power_n of_o the_o benjamite_n and_o when_o david_n besiege_v it_o they_o mock_v at_o his_o attempt_n 2_o sam_n v._o 8._o and_o the_o emorite_fw-la they_o come_v from_o emor_n the_o four_o son_n of_o canaan_n and_o be_v common_o call_v amorites_n who_o possess_v the_o mountainous_a part_n of_o judaea_n and_o many_o of_o they_o pass_v over_o jordan_n and_o make_v war_n upon_o the_o moabite_n and_o ammonite_n seize_v upon_o bashan_n and_o heshbon_n and_o all_o the_o country_n between_o the_o river_n of_o jabbok_n and_o arnon_n numb_a xiii_o 29._o josh_n v._o 1._o in_o memory_n of_o which_o victory_n some_o canaanite_n poet_n make_v a_o triumph_v song_n which_o moses_n have_v record_v numb_a xxi_o 27._o what_o a_o mighty_a people_n these_o be_v we_o learn_v from_o amos_n ii_o 9_o gergasite_n there_o be_v a_o remnant_n of_o this_o people_n about_o gerasa_n or_o gadara_n beyond_o jordan_n in_o our_o saviour_n time_n matth._n viii_o 28._o mark_v v._o 1._o luke_n viii_o 26._o and_o they_o be_v call_v perhaps_o by_o this_o name_n from_o the_o fat_a clayie_a soil_n of_o the_o country_n where_o they_o live_v for_o garge_n in_o hebrew_n be_v white_a clay_n ver._n 17._o and_o the_o hivite_n or_o hevite_n they_o live_v in_o and_o about_o mount_n hermon_n as_o we_o read_v josh_n xi_o 3._o which_o be_v towards_o the_o east_n of_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n they_o be_v call_v radmonites_n i._n e._n oriental_n or_o easterling_n gen._n xv._o 19_o the_o gibeonite_n and_o sichemite_n be_v colony_n from_o they_o josh_n xi_o 19_o gen._n xxxiv_o 2._o who_o dwell_v more_o westward_o the_o former_a of_o they_o neighbour_n to_o jerusalem_n and_o the_o latter_a to_o samaria_n arkite_n this_o people_n bochart_n think_v inhabit_v mount_n libanus_n where_o ptolemy_n and_o josephus_n mention_v a_o city_n call_v arca_n or_o arce_n in_o which_o he_o think_v be_v the_o temple_n veneris_fw-la architidis_fw-la worship_v by_o the_o phoenician_n as_o macrobius_n tell_v we_o l._n i._o saturn_n c._n 27._o pliny_n also_o mention_n arca_n among_o the_o city_n of_o the_o decapolitan_a syria_n and_o say_v it_o be_v one_o of_o those_o which_o have_v a_o royal_a jurisdiction_n under_o the_o name_n of_o a_o tetrarchy_n as_o salmasius_n observe_v in_o his_o exerc._n in_o solin_n p._n 576._o sinite_fw-la st._n hierom_n say_v that_o not_o far_o from_o arca_n there_o be_v a_o city_n call_v sin_n where_o we_o may_v suppose_v these_o people_n to_o have_v dwell_v but_o bochart_n rather_o by_o the_o sinites_n understand_v the_o peleusiot_n who_o city_n be_v call_v
gift_n of_o the_o king_n beside_o those_o he_o have_v of_o his_o own_o before_o ver._n 17._o and_o he_o plague_v pharaoh_n etc._n etc._n some_o of_o the_o hebrew_n think_v they_o have_v grievous_a ulcer_n in_o the_o secret_a part_n which_o make_v both_o he_o and_o his_o servant_n uncapable_a to_o enjoy_v either_o she_o or_o any_o one_o else_o his_o house_n his_o courtier_n partake_v of_o the_o punishment_n because_o they_o be_v partner_n in_o the_o intend_v sin_n ver._n 18._o why_o do_v thou_o not_o tell_v i_o etc._n etc._n some_o think_v he_o speak_v this_o subtle_o to_o abram_n to_o see_v what_o he_o will_v say_v not_o know_v yet_o that_o she_o be_v his_o wife_n or_o that_o his_o priest_n and_o wise_a man_n have_v consult_v the_o oracle_n about_o the_o cause_n of_o their_o plague_n but_o the_o simple_a account_n be_v that_o sarai_n being_n interrogated_a about_o it_o confess_v the_o whole_a truth_n whereupon_o he_o expostulate_v thus_o with_o abram_n who_o be_v silent_a he_o take_v it_o for_o grant_v that_o indeed_o she_o be_v his_o wife_n ver._n 19_o now_o therefore_o behold_v thy_o wife_n etc._n etc._n he_o disclaim_v all_o intention_n of_o abuse_v another_o man_n wife_n so_o virtuous_a they_o be_v in_o those_o day_n but_o will_v have_v make_v she_o his_o own_o as_o he_o say_v in_o the_o forego_n word_n i_o may_v have_v take_v she_o to_o i_o to_o wife_n that_o be_v a_o secondary_a wife_n as_o the_o manner_n be_v in_o those_o day_n for_o it_o be_v not_o likely_a he_o have_v no_o wife_n at_o all_o before_o ver._n 20._o pharaoh_n command_v his_o man_n concern_v he_o etc._n etc._n give_v strict_a order_n none_o shall_v hurt_v he_o or_o any_o thing_n belong_v to_o he_o but_o conduct_v he_o safe_o whether_o he_o have_v a_o mind_n to_o go_v and_o according_o the_o next_o word_n tell_v we_o they_o do_v they_o send_v he_o away_o etc._n etc._n not_o with_o violence_n but_o give_v he_o a_o safe_a conduct_n send_v he_o away_o perhaps_o with_o a_o guard_n for_o his_o security_n such_o be_v the_o generosity_n of_o the_o egyptian_a prince_n in_o those_o time_n chap._n xiii_o ver._n 1._o into_o the_o south_n into_o the_o southern_a part_n of_o canaan_n where_o he_o have_v be_v before_o xii_o 9_o ver._n 2._o very_o rich_a etc._n etc._n his_o riches_n be_v increase_v since_o he_o go_v into_o egypt_n by_o the_o bounty_n of_o pharaoh_n xii_o 16._o and_o if_o we_o can_v believe_v josephus_n l._n i._o antiq._n c._n 8._o by_o the_o reward_n he_o have_v for_o teach_v they_o several_a piece_n of_o learning_n which_o he_o bring_v out_o of_o chaldaea_n the_o author_n of_o schalsch_n hakkab_n quote_v eusebius_n his_o praepar_n evang._n l._n ix_o c._n 4._o to_o prove_v this_o and_o indeed_o i_o find_v eusebius_n quote_v josephus_n in_o the_o xvi_o chapter_n of_o that_o book_n who_o say_v he_o teach_v arithmetic_n and_o astrology_n of_o which_o the_o egyptian_n be_v ignorant_a before_o and_o in_o the_o xviith_o chapter_n eupolemus_n who_o say_v that_o abram_n be_v familiar_o conversant_a with_o the_o egyptian_a priest_n at_o heliopolis_n when_o he_o go_v thither_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o famine_n in_o canaan_n and_o teach_v they_o many_o thing_n particular_o the_o celestial_a science_n which_o he_o call_v astrology_n i._n e._n the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o star_n ver._n 3._o unto_o bethel_n etc._n etc._n which_o be_v the_o second_o place_n wherein_o he_o dwell_v after_o his_o first_o entrance_n into_o canaan_n xii_o 8._o ver._n 4._o unto_o the_o place_n of_o the_o altar_n etc._n etc._n this_o seem_v to_o intimate_v that_o the_o altar_n itself_o be_v either_o fall_v or_o throw_v down_o some_o think_v demolish_v by_o abram_n himself_o when_o he_o leave_v the_o place_n other_o by_o the_o canaanite_n when_o he_o be_v go_v and_o there_o abram_n call_v on_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n commend_v himself_o and_o all_o he_o have_v to_o god_n protection_n who_o have_v promise_v to_o bestow_v this_o country_n upon_o he_o perhaps_o he_o build_v the_o altar_n again_o and_o offer_v sacrifice_n thereon_o ver._n 5._o and_o let_v also_o etc._n etc._n god_n have_v bless_v he_o likewise_o as_o a_o faithful_a companion_n of_o abraham_n in_o his_o travel_n and_o partaker_n also_o of_o his_o faith_n ver._n 6._o the_o land_n be_v not_o able_a to_o bear_v they_o etc._n etc._n there_o be_v not_o sufficient_a pasturage_n for_o they_o both_o in_o that_o part_n of_o the_o country_n ver._n 7._o and_o there_o be_v a_o strife_n etc._n etc._n wealth_n common_o breed_v contention_n yet_o here_o be_v no_o difference_n between_o the_o master_n but_o between_o their_o servant_n each_o endeavour_v to_o get_v the_o best_a pasture_n and_o the_o best_a water_v place_n for_o their_o flock_n and_o the_o canaanite_n and_o the_o perizzite_n etc._n etc._n this_o part_n of_o the_o country_n be_v inhabit_v by_o the_o people_n peculiar_o call_v canaanites_n and_o by_o the_o perizzites_n a_o very_a rugged_a and_o barbarous_a nation_n see_v xv._o 20._o among_o who_o contention_n will_v have_v be_v dangerous_a at_o least_o very_a scandalous_a ver._n 8._o abram_n say_v to_o lot_n the_o best_a the_o wise_a and_o man_n of_o great_a experience_n in_o the_o world_n be_v most_o incline_v to_o peace_n and_o most_o yield_a in_o order_n to_o it_o let_v there_o be_v no_o strife_n between_o i_o and_o thou_o there_o have_v be_v none_o yet_o but_o their_o servant_n quarrel_v may_v have_v prove_v they_o at_o last_o and_o between_o my_o herdsman_n etc._n etc._n and_o here_o signify_v or_o as_o xix_o 12._o exod._n xii_o 5._o for_o we_o be_v brethren_n near_o kinsman_n who_o the_o hebrew_n call_v brethren_n ver._n 9_o be_v not_o the_o land_n before_o thou_o etc._n etc._n i_o there_o be_v room_n enough_o though_o not_o here_o yet_o in_o other_o part_n of_o the_o country_n now_o since_o we_o can_v remain_v together_o take_v thy_o choice_n which_o way_n thou_o will_v go_v etc._n etc._n a_o wonderful_a condescension_n in_o abram_n to_o let_v the_o young_a and_o least_o in_o estate_n please_v himself_o and_o he_o do_v not_o desire_v lot_n to_o leave_v the_o country_n but_o only_o to_o settle_v himself_o in_o what_o part_n of_o it_o he_o like_v best_o that_o he_o may_v be_v near_o to_o help_v he_o as_o he_o do_v afterward_o ver._n 10._o behold_v all_o the_o plain_a of_o jordan_n etc._n etc._n a_o fruitful_a and_o pleasant_a country_n well_o water_v by_o the_o stream_n of_o jordan_n which_o in_o many_o wind_n and_o turn_n run_v through_o it_o and_o at_o some_o time_n overflow_v it_o which_o make_v the_o ground_n very_o rich_a and_o therefore_o moses_n compare_v this_o plain_a to_o the_o garden_n of_o eden_n as_o most_o understand_v those_o word_n the_o garden_n of_o the_o lord_n which_o be_v well_o water_v by_o a_o river_n run_v through_o it_o and_o to_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n which_o be_v fatten_v by_o the_o overflow_a of_o nile_n as_o this_o be_v by_o the_o overflow_a of_o jordan_n as_o thou_o come_v to_o zoar._n these_o word_n be_v not_o to_o be_v refer_v to_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n immediate_o forego_v from_o which_o zoar_n be_v at_o a_o great_a distance_n but_o to_o those_o word_n in_o the_o beginning_n a_o plain_a well_o water_v every_o where_o even_o to_o the_o utmost_a skirt_n of_o it_o which_o be_v zoar._n ver._n 11._o and_o lot_n choose_v he_o all_o the_o plain_a of_o jordan_n he_o be_v invite_v by_o the_o richness_n of_o the_o soil_n without_o regard_n to_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o people_n which_o prove_v afterward_o a_o great_a affliction_n to_o he_o and_o let_v journey_v east_n for_o the_o plain_a of_o jordan_n lay_v east_n from_o bethel_n where_o they_o now_o be_v ver._n 12._o and_o abram_n dwell_v in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n etc._n etc._n in_o that_o part_n of_o the_o country_n where_o the_o people_n peculiar_o call_v canaanites_n verse_n 7._o and_o xii_o 6._o be_v seat_v otherwise_o if_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n be_v take_v large_o the_o plain_a of_o jordan_n be_v also_o a_o part_n of_o it_o ver._n 13._o the_o man_n of_o sodom_n be_v wicked_a etc._n etc._n their_o sin_n be_v grow_v ripe_a for_o punishment_n have_v be_v bring_v as_o it_o be_v before_o the_o lord_n and_o sentence_v at_o his_o tribunal_n to_o the_o judgement_n which_o short_o after_o befall_v they_o ver._n 14._o and_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o abram_n etc._n etc._n it_o be_v likely_a the_o lord_n appear_v again_o to_o he_o as_o he_o have_v do_v former_o xii_o 7._o after_o lot_n be_v separate_v from_o he_o both_o to_o comfort_v he_o in_o his_o absence_n by_o renew_v his_o promise_n in_o large_a word_n and_o to_o assure_v he_o that_o his_o posterity_n not_o lot_n shall_v inherit_v this_o country_n lift_v up_o thy_o eye_n etc._n etc._n he_o dwell_v now_o it_o be_v likely_a upon_o
the_o mountain_n which_o be_v on_o the_o east_n of_o bethel_n where_o he_o pitch_v his_o tent_n before_o he_o go_v into_o egypt_n xii_o 8._o and_o return_v to_o it_o when_o he_o come_v from_o thence_o verse_n 3_o 4._o of_o this_o chapter_n which_o give_v he_o the_o advantage_n of_o a_o fair_a and_o long_a prospect_n of_o the_o country_n every_o way_n ver._n 15._o for_o all_o the_o land_n thou_o see_v etc._n etc._n that_o whole_a country_n some_o part_n of_o which_o he_o see_v a_o great_a way_n in_o every_o quarter_n of_o it_o and_o all_o the_o rest_n contiguous_a to_o they_o be_v hereby_o assure_v to_o he_o for_o ever_o it_o do_v not_o signify_v strict_o time_n without_o end_n but_o a_o very_a long_a period_n the_o jew_n indeed_o say_v that_o this_o word_n olam_n when_o it_o be_v write_v full_a as_o they_o speak_v that_o be_v with_o vaughan_n denote_v eternity_n though_o without_o vaughan_n they_o confess_v it_o signify_v only_o a_o long_a time_n but_o this_o small_a observation_n be_v quite_o overthrow_v by_o many_o example_n to_o the_o contrary_n for_o exod._n xv._o 18._o where_o the_o lord_n be_v say_v to_o reign_v for_o ever_o this_o word_n olam_n be_v without_o a_o vau_fw-fr and_o yet_o denote_v eternity_n and_o deut._n xv._o 17._o where_o it_o be_v say_v he_o shall_v be_v thy_o servant_n for_o ever_o it_o be_v write_v with_o a_o vau_fw-fr and_o yet_o denote_v only_o a_o term_n of_o fifty_o year_n at_o the_o most_o ver._n 16._o i_o will_v make_v thy_o seed_n as_o the_o dust_n of_o the_o earth_n etc._n etc._n more_o than_o can_v be_v contain_v in_o that_o land_n ver._n 17._o arise_v walk_v through_o the_o land_n etc._n etc._n he_o will_v have_v he_o for_o his_o satisfaction_n go_v and_o view_v it_o all_o more_o near_o in_o every_o part_n of_o it_o or_o he_o give_v he_o leave_v if_o he_o desire_v to_o understand_v more_o full_o both_o the_o quality_n and_o quantity_n of_o the_o inheritance_n he_o bestow_v on_o he_o to_o go_v and_o survey_v it_o promise_v he_o will_v protect_v and_o preserve_v he_o in_o his_o perambulation_n nay_o some_o look_n upon_o this_o as_o give_v he_o a_o warrant_n to_o take_v possession_n of_o the_o country_n though_o he_o shall_v not_o yet_o enjoy_v it_o ver._n 18._o then_o abram_n remove_v his_o tent._n to_o a_o place_n about_o twenty_o four_o mile_n from_o bethel_n where_o he_o be_v before_o and_o dwell_v in_o the_o plain_a here_o the_o word_n we_o have_v before_o xii_o 6_o be_v in_o the_o plural_a number_n and_o be_v take_v by_o many_o for_o oak_n i._n e._n for_o a_o oaken_a grove_n so_o the_o arabic_a interpreter_n the_o lxx_o translate_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o the_o oak_n in_o the_o singular_a number_n for_o there_o seem_v to_o have_v be_v one_o oak_n more_o eminent_a than_o the_o rest_n under_o which_o abram_n pitch_v his_o tent_n and_o build_v a_o altar_n unto_o the_o lord_n this_o be_v confirm_v by_o xviii_o 1._o compare_v with_o verse_n 8._o and_o indeed_o the_o ancient_n very_o much_o reverence_v a_o oak_n and_o therefore_o plant_v this_o tree_n very_o frequent_o jacob_n bury_v the_o idolatrous_a trumpery_n of_o his_o family_n under_o a_o oak_n xxxv_o 4._o which_o be_v by_o schechem_n where_o the_o place_n of_o public_a worship_n seem_v to_o have_v be_v fix_v in_o joshua_n time_n josh_n xxiv_o 1_o 26._o the_o angel_n of_o the_o lord_n also_o appear_v to_o gideon_n under_o a_o oak_n judg._n vi_o 11_o 19_o 25._o ix_o 6._o and_o of_o all_o other_o tree_n a_o oak_n be_v hold_v most_o sacred_a by_o the_o heathen_a particular_o by_o the_o druid_n see_v pliny_n l._n xvi_o c._n 44._o max._n tyrius_n dissert_n 34._o and_o pausanias_n in_o his_o account_n of_o arcadia_n say_v the_o ancient_n make_v the_o image_n of_o their_o god_n of_o oak_n be_v the_o most_o durable_a wood._n this_o oak_n some_o fancy_n be_v in_o be_v in_o the_o time_n of_o constantine_n and_o there_o be_v great_a resort_n to_o it_o see_v sozomen_n l._n ii_o cap._n 4._o here_o abram_n dwell_v a_o long_a time_n and_o many_o great_a thing_n pass_v here_o before_o he_o remove_v to_o any_o other_o place_n mamre_n be_v the_o name_n of_o a_o man_n among_o the_o amorites_n as_o appear_v from_o the_o next_o chapter_n verse_n 13._o which_o be_v in_o hebron_n or_o rather_o by_o or_o near_o hebron_n for_o so_o the_o particle_n beth_n be_v often_o use_v which_o be_v a_o very_a ancient_a city_n build_v seven_o year_n before_o zoar_n i._n e._n the_o famous_a city_n of_o tanis_n in_o egypt_n numb_a xiii_o 22._o it_o be_v call_v arba_n or_o kirjath-arba_n at_o the_o first_o xxiii_o 2._o but_o in_o moses_n his_o time_n hebron_n there_o be_v those_o indeed_o who_o say_v it_o be_v not_o call_v hebron_n till_o the_o time_n of_o joshua_n who_o give_v it_o to_o caleb_n for_o his_o portion_n josh_n xv._o 13_o 15._o and_o thence_o conclude_v this_o passage_n be_v not_o write_v by_o moses_n but_o put_v in_o by_o some_o other_o hand_n after_o his_o time_n but_o i_o see_v not_o the_o least_o proof_n of_o this_o assertion_n that_o caleb_n be_v the_o first_o who_o give_v it_o this_o name_n his_o grandson_n mention_v 1_o chron._n ii_o 42_o 43._o may_v rather_o be_v think_v to_o have_v take_v his_o name_n from_o this_o place_n than_o to_o have_v give_v a_o name_n to_o it_o beside_o there_o have_v be_v two_o occasion_n of_o give_v one_o and_o the_o same_o name_n as_o appear_v by_o what_o be_v say_v of_o beersheba_n xxi_o 31._o xxvi_o 33._o and_o therefore_o this_o city_n may_v have_v the_o name_n of_o hebron_n in_o moses_n his_o time_n and_o it_o may_v be_v confirm_v in_o joshua_n chap._n fourteen_o ver._n 1._o and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v etc._n etc._n it_o be_v very_o easy_a to_o give_v a_o account_n of_o this_o war_n which_o the_o king_n of_o the_o east_n make_v upon_o the_o king_n of_o sodom_n and_o gomorrha_n etc._n etc._n if_o what_o be_v say_v before_o xii_o 6._o be_v admit_v that_o the_o canaanite_n have_v invade_v the_o right_n of_o the_o child_n of_o shem_n and_o get_v possession_n of_o a_o country_n belong_v to_o they_o which_o they_o now_o endeavour_v to_o recover_v as_o they_o have_v attempt_v before_o verse_n 4._o for_o elam_n of_o which_o chedorlaomer_n be_v king_n descend_v from_o shem_n gen._n x._o 22._o amraphel_n king_n of_o shinar_n i._n e._n king_n of_o babylon_n as_o it_o be_v common_o understand_v but_o it_o can_v well_o be_v think_v that_o so_o potent_a a_o king_n as_o he_o be_v suppose_v to_o have_v be_v in_o those_o day_n shall_v need_v any_o associate_n in_o a_o war_n against_o such_o petty_a prince_n as_o those_o mention_a verse_n 2._o or_o that_o the_o king_n of_o elam_n who_o quarrel_n this_o be_v as_o appear_v from_o verse_n 4._o shall_v not_o be_v able_a of_o himself_o to_o grapple_v with_o they_o or_o that_o the_o king_n of_o sodom_n and_o gomorrha_n etc._n etc._n dare_v have_v adventure_v with_o a_o handful_n of_o people_n in_o comparison_n to_o rebel_v against_o he_o after_o he_o have_v bring_v they_o under_o his_o subjection_n therefore_o 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heinous_a iniquity_n be_v abominable_a idolatry_n cruelty_n beastly_a filthiness_n to_o a_o prodigious_a excess_n levit._n xviii_o 22_o 23_o etc._n etc._n see_v theodoret_n upon_o psalm_n cv_o 44._o and_o p._n fagius_n upon_o levit._n v._n 1._o but_o in_o abram_n time_n their_o iniquity_n be_v not_o full_a i._n e._n there_o be_v several_a good_a man_n still_o remain_v among_o they_o as_o mamre_o eshcol_n and_o aner_n seem_v to_o have_v be_v who_o be_v confederate_a with_o abram_n and_o melchizedek_n certain_o be_v who_o be_v priest_n of_o the_o most_o high_a god_n have_v some_o people_n sure_o worship_v together_o with_o he_o and_o therefore_o god_n stay_v till_o there_o be_v a_o universal_a corruption_n and_o they_o be_v all_o ripe_a for_o destruction_n for_o we_o read_v of_o none_o but_o rahab_n who_o faith_n save_v she_o and_o her_o family_n when_o the_o time_n of_o their_o destruction_n come_v ver._n 17._o behold_v a_o smoke_a furnace_n if_o the_o great_a horror_n verse_n 12_o represent_v the_o extreme_a misery_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n in_o egypt_n then_o this_o seem_v to_o signify_v god_n vengeance_n upon_o the_o egyptian_n for_o oppress_v they_o in_o the_o furnace_n wherein_o they_o wrought_v exod._n ix_o 8._o a_o burn_a lamp_n or_o a_o lamp_n of_o fire_n i._n e._n the_o schechinah_n or_o divine_a majesty_n appear_v in_o great_a splendour_n so_o maimonides_n right_o explain_v it_o p._n i._n more_o nev._n cap._n 21._o like_o to_o a_o flame_a fire_n so_o it_o appear_v to_o moses_n when_o god_n come_v to_o deliver_v they_o from_o the_o egyptian_a bondage_n exod._n iii_o 2_o 6_o etc._n etc._n pass_v between_o the_o piece_n in_o token_n as_o it_o follow_v verse_n 18._o that_o he_o enter_v into_o a_o covenant_n with_o abram_n and_o with_o his_o posterity_n for_o pass_v between_o the_o piece_n he_o consume_v they_o as_o st._n chrysostom_n right_o understand_v it_o and_o thereby_o testify_v his_o acceptance_n of_o the_o sacrifice_n which_o abram_n 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viii_o 3_o etc._n etc._n for_o till_o then_o they_o do_v not_o enlarge_v their_o border_n as_o far_o as_o euphrates_n the_o river_n of_o egypt_n so_o nile_n be_v common_o call_v but_o can_v be_v here_o mean_v because_o the_o israelite_n never_o enjoy_v all_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n on_o this_o side_n nile_n therefore_o we_o be_v to_o understand_v by_o it_o that_o little_a river_n which_o come_v out_o of_o that_o branch_n of_o nile_n call_v pelusiacum_n brachium_fw-la from_o whence_o a_o small_a river_n not_o navigable_a run_v towards_o judaea_n fall_v into_o the_o egyptian_a or_o phoenician_n sea_n for_o this_o river_n be_v the_o bound_n of_o palestine_n and_o be_v mention_v by_o strabo_n and_o other_o who_o g._n vossius_fw-la cite_v l._n ii_o de_fw-fr idolol_fw-la c._n 74._o it_o be_v call_v amos_n vi_o 14._o the_o river_n of_o the_o wilderness_n because_o it_o run_v through_o the_o wilderness_n which_o be_v between_o egypt_n and_o palestine_n into_o the_o sea_n ver._n 19_o the_o kenites_n and_o kenizzites_n these_o be_v put_v into_o the_o number_n of_o the_o nation_n who_o country_n god_n give_v to_o abram_n but_o whether_o they_o be_v descend_v from_o any_o of_o the_o son_n of_o canaan_n we_o can_v tell_v nor_o be_v we_o certain_a where_o they_o dwell_v only_o eustathius_n bishop_n of_o antioch_n say_v the_o kenites_n dwell_v about_o libanus_n and_o amanus_n and_o the_o kenizzites_n it_o be_v likely_a be_v their_o neighbour_n but_o the_o name_n of_o these_o people_n be_v quite_o extinct_a between_o the_o time_n of_o abram_n and_o moses_n for_o we_o find_v no_o mention_n of_o they_o by_o joshua_n in_o the_o division_n of_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n nor_o in_o the_o account_n he_o give_v of_o the_o nation_n he_o conquer_v we_o read_v indeed_o of_o the_o kenezites_n numb_a xxxii_o 12._o josh_n fourteen_o 6_o 14._o but_o they_o be_v of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n and_o of_o the_o kenites_n judg._n i._n 16._o iv_o 11_o 17._o but_o they_o descend_v from_o the_o 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village_n but_o from_o which_o of_o the_o son_n of_o canaan_n they_o descend_v there_o be_v not_o the_o least_o signification_n in_o holy_a scripture_n rephaim_n they_o dwell_v in_o bashan_n and_o perhaps_o in_o other_o country_n thereabouts_o see_v fourteen_o 5._o ver._n 21._o amorites_n these_o be_v the_o mighty_a people_n in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n see_v x._o 16._o canaanites_n these_o be_v some_o of_o the_o posterity_n of_o canaan_n who_o peculiar_o inherit_v his_o name_n live_v upon_o the_o sea-coast_n and_o upon_o the_o bank_n of_o jordan_n num._n xiii_o 30._o deut._n i._n 7._o xi_o 30._o and_o it_o be_v a_o reasonable_a conjecture_n that_o they_o spring_v from_o such_o of_o canaan_n son_n as_o have_v for_o a_o time_n the_o great_a power_n and_o authority_n in_o that_o country_n and_o therefore_o have_v the_o prerogative_n of_o be_v call_v by_o his_o name_n or_o else_o they_o be_v so_o call_v because_o they_o be_v merchant_n and_o great_a trader_n by_o sea_n for_o so_o the_o word_n be_v use_v in_o scripture_n gergasite_n see_v x._o 16._o jebusite_n see_v there_o also_o chap._n xvi_o ver._n 1._o sarai_n bear_v he_o no_o child_n still_o the_o fulfil_n of_o god_n promise_n be_v defer_v for_o the_o great_a trial_n of_o abram_n faith_n which_o now_o have_v hold_v out_o ten_o year_n verse_n 3_o without_o see_v any_o fruit_n of_o it_o she_o have_v a_o handmaid_n a_o egyptian_a a_o egyptian_a by_o nation_n but_o a_o proselyte_n to_o the_o true_a religion_n st._n chrysostom_n think_v pharaoh_n bestow_v she_o upon_o sarai_n when_o he_o take_v she_o into_o his_o house_n or_o when_o he_o send_v she_o away_o xii_o 15_o 20._o which_o he_o learn_v from_o the_o jew_n who_o say_v the_o same_o as_o may_v be_v see_v in_o pirke_n elieser_n c._n 26._o who_o say_v also_o as_o r._n solomon_n jarchi_n do_v that_o she_o be_v pharaoh_n daughter_n by_o his_o concubine_n but_o it_o be_v more_o likely_a she_o be_v such_o a_o servant_n to_o sarai_n as_o eliezer_n be_v to_o abram_n bear_v in_o his_o house_n of_o a_o egyptian_a as_o he_o be_v of_o a_o syrian_a woman_n ver._n 2._o and_o sarai_n say_v unto_o abram_n etc._n etc._n it_o be_v likely_a he_o have_v acquaint_v she_o with_o the_o promise_n she_o grow_v impatient_a to_o have_v it_o fulfil_v some_o way_n or_o other_o go_v in_o unto_o my_o maid_n i._n e._n take_v she_o to_o wife_n verse_n 3_o it_o may_v be_v i_o may_v obtain_v child_n by_o she_o be_v bear_v of_o her_o bondslave_n they_o will_v be_v sarai'_v child_n according_a to_o the_o custom_n of_o those_o time_n xxx_o 3._o exod._n xxi_o 4._o and_o abram_n hearken_v to_o the_o voice_n of_o sarai_n think_v perhaps_o that_o god_n may_v fulfil_v his_o promise_n this_o way_n because_o he_o have_v only_o tell_v he_o he_o shall_v have_v seed_n but_o have_v not_o as_o
head_n but_o all_o over_o his_o body_n like_o a_o hairy_a garment_n as_o rough_a as_o haircloth_n just_o as_o the_o poet_n describe_v satyr_n he_o be_v hirsutus_fw-la not_o only_o hairy_a all_o over_o but_o those_o hair_n as_o stiff_a as_o bristle_n argue_v great_a strength_n of_o body_n and_o a_o rough_a fierce_a temper_n they_o call_v his_o name_n esau_n which_o signify_v make_v in_o hebrew_n this_o be_v common_o take_v for_o the_o reason_n of_o his_o name_n that_o he_o be_v as_o full_a of_o hair_n when_o he_o be_v bear_v as_o other_o be_v at_o man_n estate_n but_o i_o think_v it_o may_v as_o well_o denote_v his_o active_a genius_n which_o they_o think_v this_o presage_v ver._n 26._o jacob._n he_o certain_o have_v his_o name_n from_o his_o take_v his_o brother_n by_o the_o heel_n at_o his_o birth_n as_o if_o he_o will_v supplant_v he_o as_o he_o afterward_o do_v be_v threescore_o year_n old_a god_n exercise_v isaac_n faith_n and_o patience_n just_a as_o he_o have_v do_v abraham_n for_o the_o space_n of_o twenty_o year_n before_o he_o give_v he_o a_o child_n for_o he_o be_v forty_o year_n old_a when_o he_o marry_v verse_n 20._o and_o now_o sixty_o ver._n 27._o a_o cunning_a hunter_n have_v great_a skill_n in_o hunt_v in_o which_o his_o active_a genius_n delight_v a_o man_n of_o the_o field_n that_o take_v pleasure_n to_o be_v abroad_o pursue_v wild_a beast_n in_o wood_n and_o mountain_n where_o afterward_o he_o have_v his_o habitation_n a_o plain_a man_n dwell_v in_o tent_n he_o love_v not_o violent_a exercise_n but_o keep_v at_o home_n or_o look_v after_o the_o flock_n of_o sheep_n and_o the_o breed_n of_o cattle_n ver._n 28._o and_o isaac_n love_v esau_n etc._n etc._n not_o only_o because_o he_o be_v his_o first-born_a and_o because_o his_o love_n of_o hunt_v argue_v he_o to_o be_v a_o man_n of_o great_a activity_n and_o valour_n who_o be_v likely_a to_o prove_v a_o great_a person_n but_o because_o he_o also_o take_v care_n frequent_o to_o entertain_v his_o father_n with_o venison_n which_o be_v of_o divers_a sort_n and_o afford_v he_o such_o variety_n at_o his_o table_n as_o give_v his_o father_n frequent_a occasion_n to_o commend_v he_o but_o rebekah_n love_v jacob._n be_v a_o man_n of_o a_o more_o meek_a and_o quiet_a temper_n suitable_a to_o her_o own_o disposition_n and_o more_o at_o home_o also_o with_o she_o than_o esau_n be_v and_o design_v by_o god_n to_o inherit_v the_o promise_n verse_n 23._o it_o be_v likely_a esau_n make_v great_a court_n as_o we_o speak_v to_o his_o father_n and_o jacob_n to_o his_o mother_n whereby_o they_o win_v their_o affection_n ver._n 29._o he_o be_v faint_a with_o too_o violent_a and_o long_a pursuit_n of_o his_o sport_n ver._n 30_o feed_v i_o i_o pray_v thou_o with_o that_o same_o red_a etc._n etc._n it_o be_v make_v of_o lentile_n as_o we_o learn_v from_o the_o last_o verse_n of_o this_o chapter_n and_o st._n austin_n upon_o psalm_n xlvi_o say_v they_o be_v egyptian_a lentile_n which_o be_v in_o great_a esteem_n and_o much_o commend_v by_o athenaeus_n and_o a._n gellius_n and_o give_v the_o pottage_n it_o be_v probable_a a_o red_a tincture_n some_o think_v esau_n do_v not_o know_v what_o it_o be_v and_o therefore_o call_v it_o only_o by_o its_o colour_n ask_v for_o that_o red_a that_o same_o red_a as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o hebrew_n therefore_o be_v his_o name_n call_v edom._n this_o repeat_v eager_a desire_n of_o he_o know_v not_o what_o for_o which_o he_o sell_v his_o birthright_n give_v he_o the_o name_n of_o edom_n which_o signify_v red_a whence_o the_o city_n which_o he_o build_v and_o the_o whole_a country_n his_o posterity_n inhabit_v be_v call_v by_o the_o same_o name_n and_o by_o the_o greek_n idumaea_n border_v towards_o the_o south_n upon_o judaea_n arabia_n and_o egypt_n ver._n 31._o sell_v i_o this_o day_n thy_o birthright_n the_o elder_a son_n have_v several_a privilege_n belong_v to_o he_o above_o the_o rest_n the_o chief_a of_o which_o be_v to_o have_v a_o double_a portion_n of_o his_o father_n estate_n as_o for_o the_o right_n of_o priesthood_n there_o be_v many_o reason_n to_o prove_v it_o do_v not_o belong_v thereunto_o but_o whatsoever_o they_o be_v jacob_n cunning_o make_v a_o advantage_n of_o esau_n necessity_n to_o purchase_v they_o all_o for_o a_o small_a matter_n in_o which_o some_o think_v he_o do_v not_o amiss_o about_o which_o i_o shall_v not_o dispute_v ver._n 32._o what_o profit_n shall_v this_o birthright_n do_v to_o i_o he_o speak_v very_o slight_o if_o not_o contemptuous_o of_o it_o prefer_v the_o present_a satisfaction_n of_o his_o appetite_n before_o his_o future_a dignity_n and_o greatness_n for_o some_o be_v of_o opinion_n he_o pretend_v to_o be_v faint_a than_o real_o he_o be_v out_o of_o a_o vehement_a longing_n for_o the_o pottage_n which_o perhaps_o be_v a_o rarety_n ver._n 33._o swear_v to_o i_o this_o day_n that_o i_o shall_v peaceable_o enjoy_v the_o prerogative_n of_o the_o birthright_n esau_n seem_v to_o have_v be_v very_o violent_a in_o all_o thing_n and_o to_o have_v pursue_v this_o as_o eager_o as_o he_o do_v his_o sport_n jacob_n on_o the_o contrary_a very_a sedate_n and_o crafty_a to_o make_v the_o best_a use_n of_o the_o opportunity_n he_o meet_v with_o to_o promote_v his_o ends._n ver._n 34._o rise_v up_o and_o go_v his_o way_n well_o satisfy_v and_o without_o any_o trouble_n for_o what_o he_o have_v do_v which_o the_o apostle_n censure_v as_o a_o piece_n of_o profaneness_n parent_n be_v wont_a to_o give_v a_o special_a blessing_n to_o their_o first-born_a despise_a his_o birthright_n he_o think_v perhaps_o he_o can_v recover_v that_o by_o force_n which_o he_o have_v lose_v by_o his_o brother_n craft_n chap._n xxvi_o ver._n 1._o and_o there_o be_v a_o famine_n in_o the_o land_n etc._n etc._n such_o a_o scarcity_n of_o provision_n as_o be_v in_o abraham_n day_n xii_o 10._o when_o he_o be_v new_o come_v into_o canaan_n happen_v again_o in_o the_o day_n of_o isaac_n and_o isaac_n go_v it_o be_v not_o say_v from_o whence_o he_o go_v but_o it_o be_v probable_a after_o the_o death_n of_o abraham_n he_o go_v and_o dwell_v where_o his_o father_n have_v often_o do_v at_o mamre_n near_o hebron_n for_o he_o be_v not_o now_o at_o beersheba_n or_o the_o well_o lahairoi_a which_o be_v the_o last_o place_n of_o his_o habitation_n that_o we_o read_v of_o xxv_o 11._o for_o that_o be_v in_o this_o very_a country_n of_o gerar_n to_o which_o he_o now_o go_v unto_o abimelech_n the_o son_n it_o be_v most_o likely_a of_o he_o to_o who_o abraham_n go_v for_o he_o be_v not_o to_o be_v think_v the_o same_o it_o be_v a_o hundred_o year_n since_o that_o time_n and_o all_o the_o king_n of_o that_o country_n be_v for_o many_o age_n call_v by_o the_o name_n of_o abimelech_n as_o appear_v from_o the_o story_n of_o david_n who_o flee_v to_o one_o of_o that_o name_n call_v achish_a in_o 1_o sam._n xxi_o 10._o but_o abimelech_n in_o the_o title_n of_o the_o xxxiv_o psalm_n see_v gen._n xx._n 2._o ver._n 2._o and_o or_o for_o the_o lord_n appear_v to_o he_o he_o intend_v to_o have_v go_v into_o egypt_n as_o abraham_n his_o father_n have_v do_v in_o the_o like_a case_n xii_o 10._o but_o god_n forbid_v he_o appear_v to_o he_o either_o in_o a_o vision_n or_o a_o dream_n or_o as_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o lord_n appear_v afterward_o to_o moses_n and_o the_o congregation_n of_o israel_n upon_o several_a occasion_n and_o direct_v he_o to_o stay_v in_o this_o country_n which_o be_v in_o the_o way_n to_o egypt_n where_o he_o promise_v to_o provide_v for_o he_o though_o egypt_n be_v a_o most_o plentiful_a country_n yet_o the_o king_n of_o it_o at_o this_o time_n be_v not_o so_o good_a a_o man_n perhaps_o as_o he_o that_o reign_v in_o the_o day_n of_o abraham_n ver._n 3._o sojourn_v in_o this_o land_n etc._n etc._n he_o not_o only_a promise_n to_o take_v care_n of_o he_o at_o present_a during_o the_o famine_n but_o renew_v the_o promise_n make_v to_o abraham_n his_o father_n at_o sundry_a time_n and_o in_o divers_a place_n xii_o 3._o xv._o 5._o xvii_o 2_o 8._o and_o at_o last_o confirm_v by_o a_o oath_n xxii_o 16_o 17._o i_o will_v be_v with_o thou_o and_o bless_v thou_o these_o and_o such_o like_a word_n maimonides_n show_v express_v a_o special_a providence_n over_o those_o to_o who_o they_o be_v speak_v and_o over_o all_o belong_v to_o they_o more_n nevoch_n par._n iii_o cap._n 18._o unto_o thy_o seed_n will_v i_o give_v all_o these_o country_n which_o he_o repeat_v again_o in_o the_o next_o verse_n have_v mention_v the_o vast_a multiplication_n of_o his_o seed_n ver._n 4._o in_o thy_o seed_n shall_v all_o the_o nation_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v
spend_v so_o much_o as_o they_o do_v in_o better_a time_n and_o three_o that_o even_o in_o those_o year_n of_o great_a famine_n something_o may_v be_v sow_o at_o least_o near_o the_o bank_n of_o nile_n but_o the_o plain_a answer_n be_v that_o ten_o part_n be_v the_o tribute_n due_a to_o king_n in_o many_o country_n and_o it_o be_v likely_a here_o as_o i_o observe_v upon_o xxviii_o ult_n pharaoh_n be_v advise_v to_o double_v this_o charge_n in_o the_o year_n of_o extraordinary_a plenty_n when_o the_o five_o part_n be_v not_o more_o than_o the_o ten_o in_o other_o year_n or_o which_o be_v rather_o to_o be_v suppose_v from_o a_o good_a king_n and_o a_o good_a counsellor_n to_o buy_v as_o much_o more_o as_o be_v his_o tribute_n which_o he_o may_v do_v at_o a_o easy_a rate_n when_o vast_a plenty_n make_v corn_n very_o cheap_a ver._n 35._o gather_v all_o the_o food_n of_o those_o good_a year_n that_o come_v the_o five_o part_n of_o the_o growth_n of_o the_o next_o seven_o year_n and_o lay_v up_o corn._n in_o place_n provide_v for_o that_o purpose_n under_o the_o hand_n of_o pharaoh_n not_o to_o be_v meddle_v withal_o but_o keep_v by_o pharaoh_n order_n to_o be_v dispense_v hereafter_o as_o need_n shall_v require_v and_o let_v they_o keep_v food_n in_o the_o city_n let_v this_o food_n be_v reserve_v in_o the_o several_a city_n of_o the_o kingdom_n ver._n 36._o and_o that_o food_n shall_v be_v for_o store_n shall_v not_o be_v spend_v but_o lay_v up_o and_o preserve_v against_o the_o time_n of_o famine_n that_o the_o land_n etc._n etc._n the_o people_n of_o the_o land_n do_v not_o perish_v ver._n 37._o and_o the_o thing_n be_v good_a in_o the_o eye_n etc._n etc._n the_o king_n and_o all_o the_o court_n be_v please_v with_o this_o advice_n but_o some_o may_v wonder_v that_o pharaoh_n and_o his_o minister_n shall_v so_o ready_o believe_v a_o young_a man_n and_o a_o stranger_n of_o a_o nation_n who_o they_o do_v not_o converse_v withal_o and_o late_o accuse_v of_o a_o great_a crime_n but_o they_o may_v be_v satisfy_v by_o consider_v that_o joseph_n have_v clear_v himself_o in_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o keeper_n of_o the_o prison_n where_o he_o have_v be_v know_v already_o to_o have_v interpret_v dream_n exact_o according_a to_o the_o event_n in_o two_o notorious_a case_n which_o the_o chief_a butler_n have_v report_v verse_n 12_o 13._o and_o beside_o his_o exposition_n of_o the_o figure_n which_o pharaoh_n see_v in_o his_o dream_n be_v so_o natural_a that_o it_o be_v apt_a to_o beget_v belief_n if_o he_o have_v not_o be_v a_o expounder_n of_o dream_n before_o and_o above_o all_o it_o be_v to_o be_v consider_v that_o god_n who_o send_v the_o dream_n and_o make_v they_o stick_v in_o pharaoh_n thought_n dispose_v his_o mind_n also_o to_o receive_v the_o interpretation_n with_o a_o deep_a sense_n of_o its_o truth_n ver._n 38._o pharaoh_n say_v to_o his_o servant_n the_o great_a minister_n of_o the_o kingdom_n and_o officer_n of_o the_o court_n who_o stand_v about_o he_o in_o who_o be_v the_o spirit_n of_o god_n without_o which_o he_o can_v not_o foresee_v and_o foretell_v such_o thing_n ver._n 39_o and_o pharaoh_n say_v unto_o joseph_n it_o seem_v all_o his_o servant_n be_v of_o pharaoh_n mind_n and_o consent_v to_o what_o he_o say_v be_v amaze_v at_o the_o wisdom_n which_o appear_v in_o joseph_n forasmuch_o as_o god_n have_v show_v thou_o all_o this_o god_n wrought_v in_o he_o the_o high_a opinion_n of_o joseph_n as_o a_o man_n divine_o inspire_v there_o be_v none_o so_o discreet_a and_o wise_a as_o thou_o be_v thou_o thyself_o be_v the_o only_a person_n who_o thou_o advise_v i_o to_o set_v over_o the_o land_n verse_n 33._o ver._n 40._o thou_o shall_v be_v over_o my_o house_n be_v the_o chief_a minister_n in_o my_o court_n for_o that_o be_v mean_v by_o his_o house_n and_o according_a to_o thy_o word_n as_o thou_o shall_v give_v order_n shall_v all_o my_o people_n be_v rule_v the_o margin_n translate_v it_o arm_v as_o if_o he_o put_v the_o whole_a militia_n of_o the_o kingdom_n into_o his_o hand_n but_o this_o seem_v too_o narrow_a a_o sense_n nor_o be_v there_o any_o thought_n of_o war_n at_o this_o time_n but_o of_o the_o government_n of_o the_o kingdom_n in_o time_n of_o peace_n and_o therefore_o we_o also_o translate_v it_o kiss_v i._n e._n obey_v as_o the_o lxx_o and_o vulgar_a well_o translate_v it_o and_o as_o it_o signify_v in_o psalm_n ii_o ult_n kiss_v the_o son_n i._n e._n submit_v to_o he_o and_o obey_v he_o only_o in_o the_o throne_n will_v i_o be_v great_a than_o thou_o thou_o shall_v have_v no_o superior_a but_o only_o myself_o ver._n 41._o see_v i_o have_v set_v thou_o over_o all_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n he_o have_v advise_v pharaoh_n only_o to_o set_v a_o man_n to_o be_v the_o chief_a inspector_n of_o the_o store_n of_o corn_n verse_n 33._o for_o which_o pharaoh_n think_v none_o so_o fit_a as_o joseph_n himself_o verse_n 39_o but_o he_o now_o constitute_v he_o chief_a governor_n under_o he_o in_o all_o affair_n of_o the_o whole_a country_n ver._n 42._o take_v off_o his_o ring_n etc._n etc._n this_o be_v well_o explain_v by_o vossius_fw-la lib._n i._n de_fw-fr orig._n &_o progr_n idolol_n cap._n 9_o in_o these_o word_n tùm_fw-la ut_fw-la symbolum_n dignitatis_fw-la tùm_fw-la ad_fw-la literas_fw-la &_o diplomata_fw-la publico_fw-la nomine_fw-la signandas_fw-la both_o in_o token_n of_o the_o dignity_n to_o which_o he_o be_v prefer_v and_o that_o he_o may_v seal_v letter_n and_o patent_n in_o the_o king_n name_n vesture_n of_o fine_a linen_n so_o the_o hebrew_n word_n schesch_n signify_v rather_o than_o silk_n as_o it_o be_v translate_v in_o the_o margin_n though_o not_o the_o common_a linen_n but_o that_o which_o the_o ancient_n call_v byssus_n which_o pollux_n say_v be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o sort_n of_o linen_n very_o pure_a and_o soft_a and_o very_o dear_a because_o it_o do_v not_o grow_v every_o where_n linum_fw-la tenuissimum_fw-la &_o pretiosissimum_fw-la as_o braunius_n show_v lib._n i._n de_fw-fr vestib_n sacerdot_n hebr._n cap._n 6._o in_o garment_n make_v of_o this_o great_a man_n only_o not_o the_o vulgar_a people_n be_v clothe_v king_n themselves_o it_o appear_v by_o solomon_n be_v array_v in_o such_o vesture_n put_v a_o gold_n chain_n about_o his_o neck_n another_o token_n of_o the_o high_a dignity_n ver._n 43._o make_a he_o ride_v in_o the_o second_o chariot_n which_o he_o have_v in_o the_o best_a of_o the_o king_n coach_n as_o we_o now_o speak_v except_o one_o which_o pharaoh_n reserve_v for_o himself_o and_o attend_v no_o doubt_n with_o a_o suitable_a equipage_n of_o footman_n and_o horseman_n perhaps_o for_o a_o guard_n to_o his_o person_n cry_v before_o he_o bow_v the_o knee_n they_o that_o go_v before_o his_o chariot_n to_o make_v way_n for_o he_o require_v all_o to_o do_v he_o such_o reverence_n as_o they_o do_v to_o the_o king_n himself_o when_o he_o appear_v which_o be_v by_o bow_v their_o knee_n or_o their_o body_n the_o word_n they_o use_v to_o this_o purpose_n as_o they_o go_v along_o be_v abrech_n which_o we_o translate_v bow_v the_o knee_n derive_v it_o from_o the_o hebrew_n word_n barach_n which_o have_v that_o signification_n though_o other_o will_v have_v it_o to_o signify_v the_o father_n of_o the_o king_n for_o rach_n in_o the_o syrian_a language_n signify_v a_o king_n if_o we_o may_v believe_v r._n solomon_n other_o translate_v it_o a_o tender_a father_n viz._n of_o the_o country_n which_o he_o have_v preserve_v see_v vossius_fw-la l._n i._n de_fw-fr idol_n c._n 29._o and_o hottinger_n will_v have_v it_o as_o much_o as_o god_n save_o the_o king_n or_o a_o blessing_n light_n on_o you_o see_v smegma_fw-la orient_n p._n 131._o but_o unless_o we_o understand_v the_o old_a egyptian_a language_n i_o think_v we_o have_v as_o good_a rest_n in_o the_o hebrew_n derivation_n as_o in_o any_o other_o according_a to_o our_o own_o translation_n and_o he_o make_v he_o ruler_n over_o all_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n after_o this_o manner_n he_o constitute_v he_o supreme_a governor_n of_o the_o whole_a country_n under_o himself_o according_a to_o his_o resolution_n verse_n 41._o ver._n 44._o i_o be_o pharaoh_n this_o be_v my_o will_n and_o pleasure_n who_o be_o king_n of_o egypt_n without_o thou_o shall_v no_o man_n lift_v up_o his_o hand_n or_o foot_n etc._n etc._n a_o proverbial_a speech_n let_v no_o man_n presume_v to_o do_v the_o small_a thing_n in_o public_a affair_n without_o thy_o order_n ver._n 45._o and_o pharaoh_n call_v joseph_n name_n he_o give_v he_o a_o new_a name_n partly_o because_o he_o be_v a_o foreigner_n and_o partly_o to_o honour_v he_o and_o yet_o to_o denote_v he_o to_o be_v his_o subject_n though_o ruler_n of_o every_o
set_v down_o to_o express_v the_o fear_n which_o jacob_n himself_o be_v in_o at_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o money_n though_o we_o may_v well_o suppose_v their_o fear_n be_v increase_v when_o they_o perceive_v he_o to_o have_v the_o same_o apprehension_n which_o they_o have_v of_o some_o design_n that_o may_v be_v lay_v against_o their_o life_n when_o they_o return_v to_o egypt_n though_o they_o bring_v their_o young_a brother_n with_o they_o ver._n 36._o simeon_n be_v not_o he_o look_v upon_o he_o as_o dead_a be_v in_o the_o power_n of_o so_o rough_a a_o man_n as_o they_o describe_v the_o lord_n of_o the_o land_n to_o be_v especial_o if_o he_o do_v not_o send_v benjamin_n thither_o as_o for_o the_o present_a he_o be_v resolve_v not_o to_o do_v all_o these_o thing_n be_v against_o i_o or_o upon_o i_o as_o the_o hebrew_n word_n carry_v it_o these_o be_v heavy_a burden_n which_o lie_v upon_o i_o not_o upon_o you_o who_o can_v be_v content_a to_o have_v benjamin_n go_v after_o i_o have_v lose_v two_o of_o my_o son_n already_o ver._n 37._o slay_v my_o two_o son_n if_o i_o bring_v he_o not_o to_o thou_o nothing_o can_v be_v more_o foolish_o say_v for_o what_o good_a will_v it_o do_v jacob_n nay_o what_o a_o increase_n of_o his_o affliction_n will_v it_o have_v be_v to_o lose_v two_o grandchild_n after_o he_o have_v lose_v another_o son_n but_o it_o be_v speak_v out_o of_o a_o passionate_a desire_n to_o redeem_v simeon_n and_o to_o make_v more_o provision_n for_o their_o family_n be_v confident_a that_o joseph_n who_o profess_v to_o fear_n god_n verse_n 18_o will_v be_v as_o good_a as_o his_o word_n ver._n 38._o he_o be_v leave_v alone_o the_o only_a child_n of_o his_o mother_n bring_v down_o my_o grey_a hair_n with_o sorrow_n to_o the_o grave_a you_o will_v make_v i_o who_o be_o wear_v away_o already_o die_v with_o grief_n chap._n xliii_o ver._n 1._o and_o the_o famine_n be_v sore_o etc._n etc._n still_o increase_v to_o a_o great_a scarcity_n ver._n 2._o when_o they_o have_v eat_v up_o the_o corn_n that_o they_o bring_v out_o of_o egypt_n so_o that_o they_o have_v nothing_o to_o live_v upon_o but_o only_o the_o poor_a crop_n that_o their_o own_o country_n produce_v which_o can_v not_o long_o sustain_v they_o buy_v we_o a_o little_a food_n he_o hope_v it_o be_v likely_a the_o next_o year_n will_v be_v better_o and_o so_o only_o desire_v a_o supply_n of_o their_o present_a necessity_n ver._n 3._o and_o judah_n speak_v unto_o he_o etc._n etc._n reuben_n have_v speak_v to_o he_o in_o vain_a xlii_o 37_o 38._o and_o levi_n perhaps_o have_v not_o yet_o recover_v his_o interest_n in_o he_o since_o the_o barbarous_a action_n at_o shechem_n and_o therefore_o judah_n take_v upon_o he_o to_o persuade_v his_o father_n be_v next_o in_o birth_n and_o of_o no_o small_a authority_n among_o his_o brethren_n you_o shall_v not_o see_v my_o face_n but_o be_v take_v for_o spy_n and_o so_o lose_v their_o life_n ver._n 5._o we_o will_v not_o go_v down_o because_o it_o will_v not_o only_o have_v be_v to_o no_o purpose_n but_o also_o endanger_v their_o life_n ver._n 6._o wherefore_o deal_v you_o so_o ill_o with_o i_o etc._n etc._n it_o be_v unkind_o do_v of_o you_o to_o tell_v he_o of_o another_o brother_n for_o what_o need_n be_v there_o to_o say_v any_o thing_n of_o one_o who_o be_v not_o with_o you_o ver._n 7._o the_o man_n ask_v we_o strait_o etc._n etc._n they_o have_v tell_v he_o they_o be_v all_o one_o man_n son_n xlii_o 11._o he_o may_v well_o ask_v they_o what_o man_n and_o whether_o there_o be_v any_o more_o of_o they_o and_o whether_o their_o father_n and_o brother_n be_v yet_o live_v and_o we_o tell_v he_o according_a to_o the_o tenor_n of_o these_o word_n answer_v every_o question_n as_o truth_n require_v ver._n 8._o send_v the_o lad_n with_o i_o trust_v he_o with_o i_o he_o call_v he_o lad_n because_o he_o be_v the_o young_a of_o they_o all_o and_o one_o of_o who_o his_o father_n be_v as_o tender_v as_o if_o he_o have_v be_v a_o little_a child_n though_o indeed_o he_o have_v child_n of_o his_o own_o xlvi_o 21._o that_o we_o may_v live_v etc._n etc._n these_o be_v very_a move_a argument_n the_o preservation_n of_o a_o whole_a family_n benjamin_n and_o all_o who_o if_o he_o go_v may_v return_v in_o safety_n but_o if_o he_o stay_v at_o home_n must_v perish_v with_o all_o the_o rest_n ver._n 9_o i_o will_v be_v surety_n for_o he_o be_v bind_v in_o what_o penalty_n thou_o please_v to_o bring_v he_o back_o of_o my_o hand_n shall_v thou_o require_v he_o punish_v i_o who_o will_v be_v answerable_a for_o he_o if_o he_o miscarry_v bear_v the_o blame_n for_o ever_o lie_v under_o thy_o displeasure_n as_o long_o as_o i_o live_v all_o this_o signify_v only_a that_o he_o will_v do_v his_o utmost_a to_o secure_v he_o and_o rather_o suffer_v the_o heavy_a thing_n himself_o than_o lose_v benjamin_n ver._n 10._o for_o except_o we_o have_v linger_v etc._n etc._n if_o thou_o have_v not_o hinder_v we_o by_o these_o scruple_n about_o benjamin_n we_o have_v be_v there_o and_o at_o home_o again_o by_o this_o time_n ver._n 11._o take_v of_o the_o best_a fruit_n the_o hebrew_n word_n mizzimrath_n signify_v of_o the_o most_o praise_v or_o as_o bochart_n more_o literal_o interpret_v it_o quae_fw-la in_o hac_fw-la terra_fw-la sunt_fw-la maximè_fw-la decantata_fw-la p._n ii_o hierozoic_n lib._n v._o cap._n 9_o those_o fruit_n which_o be_v most_o celebrate_v in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n which_o be_v as_o famous_a for_o the_o thing_n follow_v as_o egypt_n be_v for_o corn._n and_o it_o seem_v at_o this_o time_n do_v not_o want_v they_o which_o may_v make_v they_o more_o acceptable_a in_o egypt_n where_o they_o grow_v at_o no_o time_n for_o egypt_n be_v a_o low_a and_o plain_a country_n and_o canaan_n a_o hilly_a it_o make_v their_o product_n very_o different_a balm_n rather_o resin_n as_o be_v observe_v on_o xxxvii_o 25._o honey_n for_o which_o this_o country_n be_v famous_a especial_o in_o some_o part_n of_o it_o about_o tekoah_n as_o bochart_n also_o observe_v and_o therefore_o be_v a_o fit_a present_n for_o a_o king_n as_o we_o see_v in_o the_o story_n of_o david_n 2_o sam._n xvii_o 29_o and_o be_v carry_v from_o hence_o to_o the_o mart_n of_o tyre_n ezek._n xxvii_o 17._o spice_n the_o word_n necoth_n signify_v storax_n as_o be_v also_o observe_v before_o xxxvii_o 25._o myrrh_n which_o bochart_n translate_v mastich_n nut_n he_o also_o prove_v by_o many_o argument_n that_o the_o word_n botnim_n signify_v those_o nut_n we_o call_v pistachio_n which_o may_v well_o be_v number_v among_o the_o best_a fruit_n of_o the_o land_n be_v very_o friendly_a to_o the_o stomach_n and_o liver_n powerful_a against_o poison_n and_o high_o esteem_v by_o the_o ancient_n as_o a_o delicious_a food_n and_o so_o maimonides_n and_o kimchi_n expound_v the_o word_n almond_n they_o be_v fit_o join_v with_o pistachio_n as_o he_o observe_v be_v fructus_fw-la congeneres_fw-la and_o therefore_o dioscorides_n treat_v of_o they_o together_o and_o theophrastus_n describe_v the_o pistachio_n as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d like_v unto_o almond_n vid._n canaan_n lib._n i._o cap._n ver._n 12._o take_v double_a money_n other_o money_n beside_o their_o first_o which_o if_o it_o signify_v as_o much_o more_o as_o the_o first_o the_o reason_n be_v because_o he_o think_v corn_n may_v now_o be_v grow_v dear_a ver._n 14._o if_o i_o be_v bereave_v i_o be_o bereave_v i_o submit_v unto_o it_o and_o will_v bear_v it_o as_o patient_o as_o i_o be_o able_a or_o as_o some_o paraphrase_n it_o as_o i_o have_v be_v bereave_v of_o joseph_n and_o simeon_n so_o now_o i_o be_o of_o benjamin_n no_o new_a thing_n happen_v to_o i_o but_o i_o have_v be_v use_v to_o such_o affliction_n which_o i_o may_v therefore_o bear_v more_o equal_o ver._n 15._o stand_v before_o joseph_n present_v themselves_o to_o he_o in_o his_o office_n as_o we_o speak_v or_o in_o the_o place_n where_o he_o give_v audience_n to_o those_o who_o come_v to_o petition_v he_o or_o to_o buy_v corn_n of_o he_o for_o it_o be_v plain_a by_o the_o next_o verse_n that_o he_o be_v not_o at_o his_o own_o house_n ver._n 16._o bring_v these_o man_n home_o conduct_v they_o to_o my_o house_n and_o slay_v the_o hebrew_n phrase_n signify_v a_o great_a slaughter_n of_o several_a sort_n of_o creature_n perhaps_o that_o there_o may_v be_v a_o plentiful_a provision_n ver._n 18._o and_o the_o man_n be_v afraid_a etc._n etc._n every_o thing_n as_o be_v observe_v before_o xlii_o 28._o terrify_v a_o guilty_a conscience_n and_o fall_v upon_o we_o i._n e._n kill_v we_o and_o take_v we_o for_o bondman_n etc._n etc._n rather_o or_o take_v we_o for_o bondman_n and_o
family_n as_o it_o be_v in_o israel_n to_o that_o of_o aaron_n and_o hold_v in_o such_o veneration_n that_o they_o be_v all_o not_o only_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d free_a from_o pay_v tribute_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d next_o to_o the_o king_n in_o honour_n and_o in_o power_n but_o receive_v a_o three_o of_o the_o royal_a revenue_n out_o of_o which_o they_o maintain_v the_o public_a sacrifice_n and_o their_o servant_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d provide_v for_o their_o own_o necessity_n thus_o diodorus_n siculus_n l._n i._o as_o i_o find_v he_o allege_v by_o jac._n capellus_n in_o his_o hist_n sacra_fw-la &_o exot._fw-la ad_fw-la a._n m._n 2294._o constantine_n the_o great_a in_o part_n imitate_v this_o constitution_n in_o that_o law_n of_o he_o which_o make_v even_o all_o the_o professor_n of_o learn_v free_a from_o all_o public_a charge_n of_o any_o sort_n beside_o the_o salary_n he_o allow_v they_o that_o they_o may_v the_o more_o cheerful_o follow_v their_o several_a study_n ver._n 23._o behold_v i_o have_v buy_v you_o this_o day_n and_o your_o land_n etc._n etc._n the_o bargain_n can_v not_o be_v deny_v but_o he_o will_v not_o be_v so_o rigid_a as_o to_o tie_v they_o strict_o to_o it_o for_o in_o the_o next_o verse_n he_o require_v only_o a_o five_o part_n of_o the_o increase_n of_o their_o ground_n for_o the_o king_n and_o tell_v they_o the_o rest_n shall_v be_v their_o own_o a_o act_n of_o great_a humanity_n and_o equity_n wherein_o he_o show_v himself_o both_o a_o good_a man_n and_o a_o wise_a statesman_n in_o take_v away_o all_o matter_n of_o complaint_n from_o the_o people_n for_o a_o ten_o part_n of_o the_o increase_n be_v due_a in_o all_o likelihood_n to_o the_o king_n before_o xxviii_o 22._o which_o he_o now_o only_o double_v when_o he_o may_v have_v take_v all_o or_o give_v they_o but_o one_o or_o two_o part_n and_o keep_v all_o the_o rest_n for_o the_o king_n ver._n 25._o thou_o have_v save_v our_o life_n etc._n etc._n we_o owe_v our_o very_a life_n to_o thou_o and_o therefore_o let_v we_o but_o have_v thy_o favour_n and_o we_o shall_v willing_o be_v pharaoh_n servant_n this_o be_v a_o high_a expression_n of_o their_o thankfulness_n for_o such_o good_a term_n as_o he_o offer_v they_o which_o they_o ready_o accept_v with_o profession_n of_o their_o obligation_n to_o be_v pharaoh_n bondman_n ver._n 26._o joseph_n make_v it_o a_o law_n by_o his_o advice_n this_o law_n be_v enact_v whereby_o the_o power_n of_o the_o egyptian_a king_n be_v mighty_o increase_v for_o we_o read_v not_o of_o the_o like_a constitution_n in_o any_o other_o nation_n thucydides_n indeed_o relate_v that_o the_o people_n of_o attica_n pay_v to_o pisistratus_n the_o twenty_o part_n of_o their_o corn_n and_o appianus_n alexandr_n say_v the_o old_a roman_n pay_v the_o ten_o of_o their_o corn_n and_o the_o five_o of_o their_o fruit_n but_o it_o be_v the_o peculiar_a prerogative_n of_o the_o egyptian_a king_n to_o have_v the_o five_o of_o all_o the_o increase_n of_o the_o field_n which_o joseph_n procure_v they_o by_o his_o admirable_a management_n ver._n 27._o and_o israel_n dwell_v in_o the_o land_n etc._n etc._n see_v verse_n 11._o and_o they_o have_v possession_n therein_o they_o can_v have_v no_o land_n of_o their_o own_o for_o all_o the_o country_n be_v become_v pharaoh_n but_o the_o meaning_n be_v they_o farm_a as_o we_o speak_v land_n of_o the_o king_n to_o who_o they_o become_v tenant_n and_o grow_v and_o multiply_v exceed_o and_o consequent_o enlarge_v their_o habitation_n beyond_o the_o territory_n of_o ramese_n where_o they_o be_v first_o place_v into_o other_o part_n of_o goshen_n which_o we_o must_v not_o fancy_n to_o have_v be_v a_o country_n now_o empty_a of_o people_n for_o though_o perhaps_o about_o rameses_n there_n may_v be_v some_o vacant_a ground_n sufficient_a for_o jacob_n family_n when_o they_o come_v first_o to_o plant_v there_o yet_o when_o they_o increase_v very_o much_o no_o doubt_n they_o live_v among_o the_o egyptian_n where_o they_o can_v find_v admission_n this_o plain_o appear_v at_o their_o go_v from_o thence_o exod._n xii_o 22_o 23._o where_o god_n command_v they_o to_o sprinkle_v their_o door-post_n with_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o paschal_n lamb_n to_o secure_v they_o from_o the_o destruction_n which_o be_v come_v upon_o their_o neighbour_n who_o want_v this_o mark_n of_o safety_n 29._o if_o i_o have_v now_o find_v grace_n in_o thy_o sight_n this_o be_v a_o phrase_n use_v a_o little_a before_o verse_n 25._o in_o a_o little_a different_a sense_n for_o there_o it_o signify_v the_o favour_n show_v to_o another_o but_o here_o be_v as_o much_o as_o if_o thou_o love_v i_o put_v thy_o hand_n under_o my_o thigh_n i._n e._n swear_v to_o i_o as_o it_o be_v explain_v in_o verse_n 31._o see_v xxiv_o 2._o deal_v kind_o and_o true_o with_o i_o show_v i_o true_a kindness_n in_o promise_v and_o perform_v what_o i_o desire_v see_v xxiv_o 27_o 49._o ver._n 30._o i_o will_v lie_v with_o my_o father_n etc._n etc._n so_o all_o man_n natural_o desire_v to_o do_v but_o he_o have_v a_o peculiar_a reason_n for_o it_o which_o be_v his_o belief_n that_o the_o country_n where_o their_o body_n lay_v be_v his_o in_o reversion_n and_o that_o god_n in_o due_a time_n will_v put_v his_o child_n into_o possession_n of_o it_o for_o which_o time_n they_o can_v not_o but_o the_o more_o earnest_o long_a because_o the_o body_n of_o their_o ancestor_n be_v there_o bury_v see_v l._n 5._o which_o explain_v the_o reason_n why_o jacob_n exact_v a_o oath_n of_o joseph_n not_o because_o he_o doubt_v he_o may_v not_o otherwise_o fulfil_v his_o desire_n but_o that_o pharaoh_n may_v be_v willing_a to_o let_v he_o carry_v his_o body_n thither_o when_o he_o find_v he_o lie_v under_o so_o sacred_a a_o obligation_n to_o do_v it_o ver._n 31._o and_o israel_n bow_v himself_o upon_o the_o bed_n head_n raise_a up_o his_o head_n from_o his_o pillow_n and_o bow_v either_o to_o joseph_n in_o thankfulness_n for_o his_o promise_n or_o to_o god_n for_o the_o assurance_n he_o have_v receive_v that_o he_o shall_v be_v bury_v with_o his_o pious_a forefather_n or_o else_o this_o bow_n be_v the_o usual_a ceremony_n wherewith_o a_o oath_n be_v attend_v the_o chaldee_n paraphra_v think_v the_o divine_a glory_n now_o appear_v which_o jacob_n devout_o worship_v but_o if_o the_o author_n to_o the_o hebrew_n have_v not_o understand_v his_o bow_v to_o be_v a_o act_n of_o worship_n the_o interpretation_n of_o some_o modern_a writer_n may_v perhaps_o have_v be_v think_v reasonable_a who_o translate_v these_o word_n thus_o he_o lay_v himself_o down_o upon_o his_o pillow_n as_o weak_a man_n be_v wont_a to_o do_v after_o they_o have_v sit_v up_o a_o while_n to_o dispatch_v some_o business_n for_o the_o hebrew_n word_n schacah_n which_o signify_v to_o bow_v the_o body_n signify_v also_o to_o fall_v down_o upon_o the_o earth_n and_o therefore_o may_v be_v here_o translate_v lie_v down_o but_o the_o apostle_n as_o i_o say_v have_v overrule_v all_o such_o conceit_n if_o we_o suppose_v he_o to_o translate_v this_o passage_n hebr._n xi_o 21._o which_o to_o i_o indeed_o do_v not_o seem_v evident_a for_o the_o apostle_n be_v there_o speak_v of_o another_o thing_n not_o of_o what_o jacob_n do_v now_o when_o joseph_n swear_v to_o he_o but_o of_o what_o he_o do_v after_o these_o thing_n xlviii_o 1._o when_o he_o bless_v joseph_n son_n then_o the_o apostle_n say_v he_o worship_v upon_o the_o top_n of_o his_o staff_n which_o be_v not_o the_o translation_n of_o moses_n his_o word_n in_o this_o place_n but_o word_n of_o his_o own_o whereby_o he_o explain_v the_o follow_a story_n and_o show_v how_o strong_a his_o faith_n be_v when_o his_o body_n be_v so_o weak_a that_o he_o be_v not_o able_a to_o bow_v himself_o and_o worship_n without_o the_o help_n of_o his_o staff_n this_o clear_o remove_v all_o the_o difficulty_n which_o interpreter_n have_v make_v about_o reconcile_a the_o word_n of_o moses_n here_o in_o this_o verse_n to_o the_o apostle_n word_n in_o that_o but_o however_o this_o be_v jacob_n bow_v here_o i_o doubt_v not_o signify_v worship_v as_o the_o vulgar_a latin_a take_v it_o where_o the_o word_n god_n be_v add_v which_o be_v not_o in_o the_o hebrew_n and_o these_o word_n thus_o translate_v israel_n worship_v god_n turn_v himself_o to_o the_o bed_n head_n chap._n xlviii_o ver._n 1._o after_o these_o thing_n sometime_o after_o though_o not_o long_o for_o jacob_n be_v nigh_o his_o end_n when_o he_o send_v for_o joseph_n to_o make_v he_o swear_v he_o will_v bury_v he_o with_o his_o father_n he_o grow_v so_o weak_a that_o he_o conclude_v he_o can_v not_o live_v long_o one_o tell_v joseph_n a_o messenger_n be_v
and_o from_o all_o delicate_a food_n or_o fine_a clothes_n which_o latter_a part_n of_o their_o mourn_a it_o be_v likely_a may_v be_v in_o use_n in_o joseph_n time_n though_o not_o the_o former_a of_o besmear_v their_o head_n and_o face_n with_o mud._n but_o it_o be_v sufficient_a to_o say_v that_o they_o appear_v in_o the_o habit_n of_o mourner_n all_o the_o time_n the_o body_n be_v embalm_v which_o be_v very_o various_a in_o different_a time_n and_o place_n and_o continue_v in_o some_o country_n a_o great_a many_o day_n long_o than_o in_o other_o this_o time_n of_o lxx_o day_n may_v seem_v to_o some_o too_o long_o but_o jacobus_n capellus_n propose_v this_o to_o their_o consideration_n hist_o exot._n &_o sacra_fw-la ad_fw-la a._n m._n 2310._o that_o joseph_n be_v next_o to_o their_o king_n the_o egyptian_n honour_v his_o father_n with_o a_o royal_a funeral_n and_o a_o mourn_a of_o lxx_o day_n which_o he_o think_v be_v a_o round_a number_n for_o seventy_o two_o for_o diodorus_n say_v so_o many_o be_v the_o day_n of_o mourn_v for_o their_o king_n it_o seem_v reasonable_a to_o they_o that_o as_o they_o give_v the_o five_o part_n of_o the_o increase_n of_o their_o land_n to_o their_o king_n when_o he_o be_v alive_a so_o they_o shall_v bestow_v the_o five_o part_n of_o the_o year_n upon_o he_o in_o mourn_v for_o he_o when_o he_o be_v dead_a which_o be_v just_a lxxii_o not_o reckon_v the_o five_o odd_a day_n which_o do_v not_o come_v into_o their_o account_n as_o to_o those_o who_o object_n that_o this_o be_v immoderate_a mourn_v have_v more_o of_o ambition_n than_o piety_n in_o it_o his_o answer_n be_v that_o grant_v it_o to_o be_v true_a joseph_n do_v not_o bring_v in_o this_o custom_n and_o have_v peculiar_a reason_n to_o follow_v what_o he_o find_v in_o use_n there_o that_o they_o may_v be_v the_o more_o condemn_v who_o vex_v the_o innocent_a posterity_n on_o who_o parent_n they_o have_v bestow_v royal_a honour_n beside_o there_o be_v something_o due_a to_o king_n and_o great_a man_n to_o distinguish_v they_o from_o the_o dregs_o of_o the_o people_n ver._n 4._o and_o when_o the_o day_n of_o mourning_n be_v pass_v that_o be_v the_o lxx_o day_n beforenamed_n joseph_n speak_v unto_o the_o house_n of_o pharaoh_n to_o the_o great_a officer_n of_o the_o court_n unto_o who_o it_o be_v most_o probable_a he_o speak_v by_o a_o messenger_n strict_a mourner_n such_o as_o joseph_n be_v use_v to_o keep_v close_o in_o their_o chamber_n and_o not_o to_o appear_v in_o public_a or_o make_v visit_n at_o least_o it_o be_v against_o the_o custom_n to_o appear_v in_o the_o court_n if_o the_o same_o usage_n be_v there_o in_o these_o day_n which_o be_v in_o the_o persian_a court_n in_o mordecai_n time_n and_o such_o rational_a custom_n one_o not_o but_o think_v be_v very_o ancient_a in_o the_o habit_n of_o a_o mourner_n esth_n iv_o 1_o 2._o for_o which_o reason_n he_o do_v not_o go_v himself_o to_o make_v the_o follow_a request_n to_o pharaoh_n they_o who_o be_v in_o the_o state_n of_o mourn_v be_v look_v upon_o as_o defile_v ver._n 5._o my_o father_n make_v i_o swear_v etc._n etc._n see_v xlvii_o 29_o 30._o where_o jacob_n engage_v he_o by_o a_o oath_n to_o carry_v his_o body_n into_o canaan_n to_o be_v bury_v there_o that_o he_o may_v keep_v up_o some_o claim_n to_o that_o country_n by_o virtue_n of_o the_o sepulchre_n which_o his_o grandfather_n have_v there_o purchase_v and_o where_o his_o father_n isaac_n lie_v bury_v which_o i_o have_v dig_v for_o i_o in_o the_o cave_n that_o abraham_n have_v buy_v gen._n xxiii_o which_o be_v a_o large_a place_n jacob_n it_o seem_v have_v take_v care_n to_o have_v a_o grave_a dig_v for_o himself_o from_o which_o and_o such_o like_a example_n st._n austin_n argue_v in_o the_o place_n quote_v above_o on_o verse_n 3_o the_o body_n of_o the_o dead_a especial_o of_o good_a man_n be_v to_o be_v treat_v with_o such_o a_o regard_n as_o they_o themselves_o think_v be_v due_a to_o they_o ver._n 6._o according_a as_o he_o make_v thou_o swear_v the_o religion_n of_o a_o oath_n it_o appear_v from_o hence_o be_v in_o those_o day_n so_o sacred_a that_o the_o king_n who_o have_v not_o swear_v himself_o will_v not_o have_v another_o man_n violate_v it_o for_o his_o sake_n who_o may_v have_v pretend_v he_o can_v not_o spare_v joseph_n so_o long_o from_o his_o business_n be_v his_o chief_a minister_n in_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n such_o heathen_a king_n as_o these_o will_v rise_v up_o in_o judgement_n against_o those_o christian_a prince_n who_o make_v a_o jest_n of_o their_o oath_n ver._n 7._o all_o the_o servant_n of_o pharaoh_n this_o seem_v to_o be_v explain_v by_o the_o next_o word_n the_o elder_n of_o his_o house_n the_o principal_a officer_n of_o court._n for_o the_o word_n all_o must_v be_v understand_v with_o some_o limitation_n as_o usual_o in_o scripture_n some_o be_v leave_v behind_o no_o doubt_n to_o wait_v upon_o the_o king_n thus_o in_o matth._n iii_o 5._o all_o judaea_n be_v say_v to_o have_v go_v out_o to_o john_n baptism_n i._n e._n a_o great_a many_o the_o elder_n of_o his_o house_n etc._n etc._n i_o have_v observe_v before_o on_o xxiv_o 2._o that_o elder_a be_v a_o name_n of_o dignity_n as_o the_o jerusalem_n targum_fw-la there_o expound_v it_o instead_o of_o his_o servant_n the_o elder_a of_o his_o house_n have_v these_o word_n his_o principal_a servant_n who_o be_v set_v over_o all_o the_o rest_n as_o their_o governor_n and_o it_o appear_v by_o this_o place_n that_o this_o be_v use_v not_o only_o by_o the_o hebrew_n but_o by_o the_o egyptian_n long_o before_o moses_n his_o time_n as_o a_o title_n of_o honour_n and_o dignity_n as_o it_o have_v since_o be_v by_o all_o nation_n whatsoever_o see_v mr._n selden_n lib._n i._n de_fw-fr synedr_n cap._n 14._o all_o the_o elder_n of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n the_o principal_a person_n in_o authority_n and_o dignity_n throughout_o the_o whole_a country_n as_o well_o as_o those_o of_o the_o court_n such_o as_o be_v governor_n of_o province_n and_o city_n and_o counsellor_n etc._n etc._n which_o honour_n they_o do_v to_o jacob_n in_o all_o likelihood_n by_o pharaoh_n command_n for_o how_o well_o soever_o they_o may_v stand_v affect_v to_o joseph_n they_o can_v not_o of_o their_o own_o accord_n desert_n their_o charge_n ver._n 8._o all_o the_o house_n of_o joseph_n etc._n etc._n their_o whole_a family_n except_o such_o as_o be_v necessary_a to_o look_v after_o their_o little_a one_o and_o their_o flock_n etc._n etc._n this_o verse_n also_o show_v the_o word_n all_o must_v have_v a_o limit_a sense_n ver._n 9_o and_o there_o go_v up_o with_o he_o both_o chariot_n and_o horseman_n as_o a_o guard_n to_o he_o which_o it_o be_v likely_a always_o attend_v he_o as_o viceroy_n of_o the_o kingdom_n but_o now_o may_v be_v necessary_a for_o his_o safety_n as_o he_o pass_v through_o the_o desert_n or_o shall_v meet_v with_o any_o opposition_n when_o he_o come_v to_o challenge_v his_o buryingplace_n though_o it_o be_v probable_a that_o matter_n be_v settle_v beforehand_o with_o the_o canaanite_n who_o be_v in_o no_o condition_n to_o oppose_v the_o kingdom_n of_o egypt_n which_o be_v grow_v very_o rich_a and_o they_o very_o poor_a by_o the_o late_a famine_n and_o it_o be_v a_o very_a great_a company_n that_o he_o may_v appear_v in_o great_a state_n at_o such_o a_o solemnity_n ver._n 10._o and_o they_o come_v to_o the_o threshing-floor_n of_o atad_n some_o take_v atad_v for_o a_o place_n and_o translate_v the_o word_n before_o it_o in_o the_o same_o sense_n as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v they_o come_v to_o goren-atad_a but_o forsterus_n in_o his_o lexicon_n think_v atad_n be_v the_o proper_a name_n of_o a_o man_n who_o be_v eminent_a in_o that_o country_n for_o his_o threshing-floor_n though_o there_o be_v those_o who_o take_v it_o for_o a_o bramble_n with_o which_o that_o floor_n be_v fence_v in_o for_o so_o the_o word_n signify_v judg._n ix_o 14._o and_o the_o african_n call_v a_o bramble_n atadim_n as_o bochart_n observe_v l._n ii_o canaan_n cap._n 15._o which_o be_v the_o plural_a number_n of_o atad_n but_o the_o talmudist_n be_v so_o fanciful_a that_o not_o satisfy_v with_o such_o reason_n they_o say_v jacob_n coffin_n be_v here_o surround_v with_o garland_n crown_n they_o call_v they_o just_a like_o a_o threshing-floor_n which_o be_v hedge_v about_o with_o thorn_n for_o the_o tradition_n they_o say_v be_v that_o the_o son_n of_o esau_n ishmael_n and_o keturah_n all_o meet_v here_o and_o see_v joseph_n crown_n hang_v over_o the_o coffin_n they_o all_o pull_v off_o they_o and_o hang_v they_o up_o in_o the_o same_o manner_n so_o the_o excerpt_a gemarae_fw-la in_o sota_n cap._n i._o §_o 45._o beyond_o
make_a earnest_a petition_n to_o the_o king_n for_o relief_n of_o their_o necessity_n ver._n 56._o and_o the_o famine_n be_v over_o all_o the_o face_n of_o the_o earth_n grow_v still_o great_a in_o all_o the_o neighbour_a country_n and_o the_o famine_n wax_v sore_o in_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n for_o the_o egyptian_n themselves_o have_v spend_v all_o their_o own_o store_n be_v sore_o pinch_v ver._n 57_o and_o all_o country_n come_v to_o buy_v corn_n etc._n etc._n i._n e._n the_o neighbour_a country_n as_o be_v say_v before_o verse_n 54_o for_o if_o the_o most_o distant_a have_v come_v the_o storehouse_n have_v be_v soon_o empty_v because_o the_o famine_n be_v sore_o in_o all_o land_n it_o increase_v more_o and_o more_o in_o those_o country_n beforenamed_n which_o be_v grievous_o afflict_v by_o it_o chap._n xlii_o ver._n 1._o and_o when_o jacob_n see_v that_o there_o be_v corn_n in_o egypt_n etc._n etc._n he_o see_v perhaps_o some_o pass_n by_o lade_v with_o corn_n which_o they_o have_v buy_v there_o or_o one_o sense_n as_o be_v frequent_a in_o scripture_n be_v put_v for_o another_o see_v for_o hear_v as_o it_o be_v express_v verse_n 2._o why_o do_v you_o look_v one_o upon_o another_o as_o idle_a people_n use_v to_o do_v while_o none_o of_o they_o will_v stir_v to_o seek_v relief_n or_o rather_o as_o man_n that_o know_v not_o what_o course_n to_o take_v expect_v who_o will_v begin_v to_o advise_v for_o their_o preservation_n ver._n 2._o that_o we_o may_v live_v and_o not_o die_v he_o excite_v they_o to_o make_v no_o further_o delay_v by_o the_o great_a necessity_n wherein_o they_o be_v no_o less_o than_o danger_n of_o perish_v ver._n 4._o lest_o mischief_n befall_v he_o he_o be_v as_o yet_o but_o young_a and_o not_o use_v to_o travel_v jacob_n be_v afraid_a the_o journey_n may_v be_v hazardous_a to_o he_o beside_o he_o can_v not_o but_o desire_v to_o have_v some_o of_o their_o company_n though_o this_o be_v not_o his_o principal_a reason_n ver._n 5._o come_v 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