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 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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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couch_v to_o take_v his_o rest_n which_o all_o fourfooted_a beast_n do_v but_o the_o lion_n be_v observe_v to_o sleep_v whole_a day_n in_o his_o den_n or_o in_o thicket_n that_o he_o may_v be_v fresh_a for_o his_o prey_n in_o the_o night_n jacob_n set_v forth_o the_o ease_n and_o quiet_v that_o judah_n shall_v enjoy_v after_o their_o victory_n without_o any_o fear_n of_o disturbance_n and_o as_o a_o old_a lion_n i_o think_v bochart_n have_v plain_o demonstrate_v that_o labi_fw-la signify_v a_o lioness_n which_o be_v rather_o fierce_a than_o a_o lion_n as_o he_o observe_v out_o of_o herodotus_n and_o other_o author_n p._n i._n hierozoic_a lib._n iii_o cap._n 1._o who_o shall_v rouse_v he_o up_o have_v overcome_v his_o enemy_n he_o shall_v live_v in_o secure_a peace_n free_a from_o their_o incursion_n none_o dare_v to_o invade_v he_o no_o more_o than_o to_o stir_v up_o a_o sleepy_a lion_n ver._n 10._o the_o sceptre_n shall_v not_o depart_v from_o judah_n etc._n etc._n that_o the_o 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only_o over_o external_a enemy_n but_o over_o his_o brethren_n what_o can_v we_o so_o reasonable_o think_v to_o be_v the_o design_n of_o this_o verse_n as_o to_o foretell_v the_o continuance_n and_o duration_n of_o that_o great_a power_n and_o authority_n promise_v in_o the_o forego_n it_o be_v observable_a also_o that_o the_o very_a same_o phrase_n be_v use_v in_o this_o sense_n and_o can_v have_v another_o zachar._n x._o 11._o the_o sceptre_n of_o egypt_n shall_v depart_v away_o where_o there_o be_v two_o of_o the_o word_n here_o use_v signify_v the_o dominion_n which_o the_o egyptian_n then_o exercise_v over_o the_o poor_a jew_n shall_v quite_o cease_v and_o if_o moses_n have_v mean_v a_o tribe_n in_o this_o place_n he_o will_v not_o have_v say_v the_o tribe_n shall_v not_o depart_v from_o judah_n but_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n shall_v not_o cease_v for_o the_o former_a look_n like_o a_o tautology_n the_o meaning_n of_o this_o word_n then_o be_v settle_v it_o be_v manifest_a jacob_n here_o give_v judah_n the_o high_a superiority_n over_o his_o brethren_n and_o inform_v they_o that_o from_o the_o time_n his_o authority_n shall_v be_v establish_v they_o shall_v continue_v a_o form_n of_o government_n in_o this_o tribe_n till_o the_o come_n of_o the_o messiah_n the_o word_n sceptre_n be_v more_o use_v in_o ancient_a time_n as_o mr._n selden_n observe_v in_o his_o title_n of_o honour_n to_o signify_v kingly_a power_n than_o either_o crown_n or_o diadem_n which_o have_v be_v use_v more_o in_o latter_a time_n and_o therefore_o the_o lxx_o translate_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o who_o authority_n the_o rod_n staff_n or_o sceptre_n be_v the_o ensign_n and_o according_o in_o the_o prophecy_n of_o amos_n i._n 5._o he_o that_o hold_v the_o sceptre_n be_v use_v absolute_o for_o a_o king_n now_o this_o regal_a power_n begin_v in_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n when_o david_n be_v king_n over_o all_o israel_n 1_o chron._n xxviii_o 4._o and_o his_o posterity_n hold_v it_o till_o the_o captivity_n of_o babylon_n but_o then_o the_o next_o word_n in_o this_o verse_n mechokek_n which_o we_o translate_v lawgiver_n signify_v a_o diminution_n of_o this_o dignity_n before_o the_o finish_n of_o this_o prophecy_n for_o mechokkim_n be_v not_o of_o equal_a power_n with_o king_n and_o therefore_o we_o translate_v the_o word_n elsewhere_o governor_n judg._n v._n 9_o 14._o who_o be_v not_o endue_v with_o a_o absolute_a power_n but_o depend_v on_o the_o power_n of_o another_o and_o thus_o r._n solomon_n jarchi_n express_o say_v in_o his_o commentary_n on_o the_o sanhedrim_n that_o as_o schebet_n signify_v the_o high_a authority_n so_o mechokek_n signify_v a_o lesser_a magistrate_n or_o ruler_n who_o be_v set_v over_o the_o people_n by_o the_o authority_n and_o licence_n of_o the_o king_n of_o persia_n for_o this_o kind_n of_o power_n be_v settle_v among_o they_o at_o their_o return_n from_o babylon_n when_o zerobabel_n be_v make_v their_o governor_n and_o after_o they_o be_v invade_v by_o the_o seleucidae_n this_o authority_n be_v recover_v and_o maintain_v by_o the_o maccabee_n till_o they_o be_v deprive_v of_o it_o by_o herod_n and_o the_o roman_n at_o which_o time_n christ_n come_v when_o it_o be_v evident_a they_o be_v become_v subject_n to_o the_o roman_n by_o the_o very_a enrol_a that_o be_v make_v of_o they_o at_o the_o birth_n of_o our_o saviour_n which_o be_v a_o public_a testimony_n of_o augustus_n his_o sovereignty_n over_o they_o so_o that_o the_o meaning_n of_o this_o prophecy_n be_v there_o shall_v be_v either_o king_n or_o governor_n among_o the_o jew_n till_o christ_n come_v so_o j._n christoph_n wagenseil_n who_o have_v discuss_v this_o place_n with_o great_a exactness_n give_v the_o sense_n of_o these_o word_n and_o it_o be_v literal_o true_a till_o the_o captivity_n they_o have_v king_n after_o their_o return_n they_o have_v governor_n under_o the_o persian_n greek_n and_o roman_n see_v his_o confut._n carm._n memorialis_fw-la libri_fw-la nitzachon_n r._n lipmanni_n pag._n 293_o etc._n etc._n to_o strengthen_v which_o interpretation_n he_o make_v this_o judicious_a remark_n in_o another_o place_n of_o the_o same_o book_n pag._n 373._o that_o the_o whole_a time_n from_o the_o begin_n to_o the_o end_n of_o judah_n authority_n be_v well_o nigh_o equal_o divide_v between_o king_n and_o governor_n for_o according_a to_o josephus_n l._n xi_o antiq._n cap._n 4._o they_o live_v under_o king_n from_o david_n time_n to_o the_o captivity_n five_o hundred_o thirty_o two_o year_n and_o under_o the_o mechokkim_n or_o governor_n after_o the_o captivity_n much_o about_o the_o same_o number_n of_o year_n for_o there_o be_v five_o hundred_o eighty_o and_o eight_o year_n from_o the_o captivity_n to_o our_o saviour_n birth_n if_o seventy_o year_n be_v deduct_v which_o be_v the_o time_n their_o captivity_n last_v and_o ten_o be_v add_v in_o which_o after_o the_o birth_n of_o christ_n herod_n and_o his_o son_n archelaus_n reign_v in_o judaea_n and_o it_o be_v not_o yet_o reduce_v into_o the_o form_n of_o a_o province_n there_o be_v just_a five_o hundred_o twenty_o and_o eight_o year_n that_o be_v the_o space_n in_o which_o they_o be_v under_o kingly_a authority_n and_o under_o subordinate_a governor_n be_v in_o a_o manner_n of_o the_o same_o length_n which_o make_v it_o the_o more_o wonderful_a that_o jacob_n shall_v so_o many_o age_n before_o exact_o divide_v the_o whole_a power_n he_o foresee_v will_v be_v in_o judah_n between_o they_o that_o wield_v a_o sceptre_n and_o those_o who_o be_v only_o subordinate_a governor_n that_o the_o letter_n vau_fw-fr before_o the_o word_n we_o translate_v lawgiver_n have_v the_o force_n of_o a_o disjunctive_a and_o be_v not_o a_o mere_a copulative_a all_o allow_v and_o there_o be_v many_o example_n of_o it_o in_o other_o place_n particular_o in_o the_o ten_o commandment_n exod._n xx._n 14._o the_o great_a objection_n that_o i_o can_v find_v against_o this_o interpretation_n be_v that_o though_o zerobabel_n the_o first_o governor_n after_o the_o captivity_n be_v of_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n yet_o the_o maccabee_n who_o be_v their_o governor_n most_o of_o the_o time_n after_o the_o captivity_n be_v of_o the_o tribe_n of_o levi._n but_o it_o be_v to_o be_v consider_v that_o the_o prophecy_n do_v not_o say_v these_o ruler_n or_o governor_n shall_v be_v of_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n but_o only_o in_o that_o tribe_n which_o have_v a_o government_n of_o their_o own_o till_o the_o come_n of_o christ_n beside_o by_o judah_n be_v not_o to_o be_v understand_v mere_o the_o people_n of_o that_o tribe_n but_o all_o those_o that_o be_v call_v jew_n consist_v also_o of_o the_o tribe_n of_o benjamin_n and_o levi_n who_o be_v incorporate_v with_o they_o and_o be_v all_o call_v judah_n in_o opposition_n to_o the_o kingdom_n of_o israel_n for_o benjamin_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 though_o they_o live_v far_o from_o egypt_n from_o whence_o they_o be_v say_v here_o to_o descend_v yet_o there_o be_v a_o great_a many_o argument_n that_o they_o have_v their_o original_a from_o that_o country_n for_o several_a ancient_a author_n say_v so_o as_o herodotus_n diodorus_n strabo_n and_o ammianus_n all_o of_o great_a credit_n and_o there_o be_v many_o reason_n whereby_o herodotus_n prove_v it_o as_o bochart_n show_v in_o his_o admirable_a work_n often_o mention_v l._n iu._n phaleg_n c._n 31._o they_o agree_v in_o so_o many_o thing_n especial_o in_o their_o manner_n and_o language_n that_o one_o can_v scarce_o have_v any_o doubt_n of_o it_o these_o people_n be_v seat_v at_o the_o east-end_n of_o the_o euxine_a sea_n out_o of_o who_o come_v philistim_o they_o be_v the_o offspring_n of_o the_o people_n of_o colchis_n as_o will_v appear_v in_o what_o follow_v and_o caphtorim_n these_o be_v a_o people_n near_o to_o colchis_n as_o appear_v from_o hence_o that_o the_o philistim_n who_o be_v say_v here_o to_o come_v from_o casluchim_n in_o other_o place_n be_v say_v to_o have_v come_v from_o caphtor_fw-mi jer._n xlvii_o 4._o amos_n ix_o 7._o and_o moses_n himself_o relate_v how_o the_o avim_v nigh_o to_o gaza_n a_o famous_a city_n of_o the_o philistim_a be_v drive_v out_o by_o the_o caphtorim_n deut._n ii_o 23._o all_o the_o ancient_n therefore_o be_v in_o the_o right_n who_o take_v the_o caphtorim_n for_o the_o cappadocian_o yet_o not_o all_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o that_o country_n part_n of_o which_o be_v possess_v by_o other_o people_n as_o be_v say_v before_o but_o that_o part_n of_o cappadocia_n which_o be_v next_o to_o colchis_n viz._n about_o trapezund_n where_o colchis_n end_v for_o there_o we_o find_v the_o city_n call_v side_n and_o the_o country_n sidene_n mention_v by_o strabo_n now_o side_n in_o greek_a as_o bochart_n ingenious_o observe_v signify_v the_o same_o with_o caphtor_n in_o hebrew_n viz._n malum_fw-la punicum_fw-la and_o therefore_o in_o 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
money_n for_o the_o field_n this_o be_v the_o sure_a title_n he_o think_v by_o purchase_n and_o it_o be_v but_o reasonable_a he_o shall_v buy_v it_o if_o he_o will_v have_v any_o land_n in_o canaan_n for_o the_o time_n of_o possess_v it_o according_a to_o god_n promise_n be_v not_o yet_o come_v ver._n 15._o the_o land_n be_v worth_a four_o hundred_o shekel_n this_o be_v the_o first_o time_n we_o meet_v with_o the_o name_n of_o shekel_n mention_n be_v make_v of_o money_n before_o in_o general_a xvii_o 12_o 13._o and_o of_o piece_n of_o silver_n xx._n 16._o which_o show_v the_o use_n of_o money_n be_v find_v out_o in_o those_o early_a day_n and_o they_o do_v not_o trade_n mere_o by_o the_o exchange_n of_o one_o commodity_n for_o another_o but_o we_o have_v no_o name_n for_o the_o money_n till_o now_o and_o can_v exact_o tell_v of_o what_o value_n a_o shekel_n of_o silver_n be_v but_o josephus_n l._n iii_o antiq._n c._n 10._o say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o be_v as_o much_o as_o four_o attic_a drachm_n that_o be_v half_o a_o ounce_n which_o in_o our_o money_n want_v not_o much_o of_o half_a a_o crown_n what_o be_v that_o between_o i_o and_o thou_o some_o will_v have_v this_o to_o signify_v as_o much_o as_o this_o be_v not_o worth_a speak_v of_o between_o friend_n and_o therefore_o i_o have_v rather_o thou_o will_v accept_v it_o as_o a_o gift_n but_o it_o be_v more_o reasonable_a to_o think_v that_o he_o only_o pretend_v to_o use_v he_o kind_o and_o not_o to_o exact_v upon_o his_o necessity_n it_o be_v as_o much_o as_o to_o say_v this_o be_v no_o great_a price_n but_o a_o friendly_a bargain_n pay_v it_o therefore_o and_o bury_v thy_o dead_a ver._n 16._o abraham_n weigh_v to_o ephron_n etc._n etc._n they_o do_v not_o tell_v money_n as_o we_o do_v now_o but_o weigh_v it_o for_o it_o be_v not_o stamp_v ancient_o as_o aristotle_n observe_v but_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o world_n be_v receive_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o its_o bulk_n and_o its_o weight_n which_o be_v very_o troublesome_a they_o learn_v in_o time_n to_o set_v a_o mark_n upon_o it_o to_o free_v they_o from_o that_o inconvenience_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o that_o mark_n be_v set_v upon_o it_o to_o denote_v its_o quantity_n i._n e._n how_o much_o it_o be_v worth_a for_o have_v the_o public_a stamp_n that_o make_v it_o current_n at_o a_o know_a value_n which_o must_v not_o be_v understand_v of_o foreign_a money_n which_o be_v still_o weigh_v though_o stamp_v but_o of_o that_o of_o their_o own_o country_n which_o they_o be_v assure_v be_v worth_a so_o much_o as_o the_o mark_v express_v yet_o it_o continue_v to_o be_v weigh_v among_o the_o jew_n in_o david_n time_n 1_o chron._n xxi_o 25._o nay_o till_o the_o captivity_n of_o babylon_n jerem._n xxxii_o 9_o and_o indeed_o the_o very_a word_n shekel_n come_v from_o shakal_n to_o weigh_v and_o may_v be_v interpret_v as_o waserus_n observe_v the_o weight_n from_o all_o which_o herm._n conringius_n well_o conclude_v there_o be_v no_o truth_n in_o what_o the_o jew_n say_v in_o bereschith_fw-mi rabath_n and_o other_o book_n that_o joshua_n david_n and_o mordecai_n nay_o abraham_n coin_a money_n in_o their_o day_n to_o support_v which_o fiction_n they_o have_v counterfeit_v some_o coin_n with_o the_o inscription_n of_o senex_n &_o anus_fw-la on_o one_o side_n and_o juvenis_fw-la &_o virgo_fw-la on_o the_o other_o as_o if_o isaac_n and_o rebekah_n be_v now_o marry_v or_o abraham_n have_v power_n to_o coin_v money_n in_o a_o country_n where_o he_o do_v but_o sojourn_v and_o be_v no_o sovereign_n ver._n 17._o which_o be_v before_o mamre_o over_o against_o mamre_n see_v xiii_o 18._o be_v make_v sure_a by_o a_o solemn_a contract_n in_o a_o public_a assembly_n verse_n 11._o where_o the_o money_n be_v tender_v and_o accept_v and_o all_o there_o present_a desire_a to_o be_v witness_n to_o it_o ver._n 18._o in_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o child_n of_o heth._n see_v verse_n 11._o ver._n 19_o and_o after_o this_o abraham_n bury_v sarah_n etc._n etc._n it_o be_v not_o likely_a that_o ephron_n have_v ever_o bury_v any_o of_o his_o family_n here_o but_o have_v only_o begin_v to_o make_v a_o vault_n in_o this_o field_n which_o abraham_n buy_v of_o he_o with_o all_o the_o tree_n therein_o verse_n 17._o or_o if_o it_o be_v finish_v he_o sell_v it_o before_o he_o have_v make_v use_n of_o it_o for_o we_o can_v think_v abraham_n will_v lay_v his_o wife_n body_n among_o those_o of_o the_o hittite_n but_o in_o a_o vacant_a place_n where_o he_o intend_v to_o be_v inter_v himself_o as_o his_o family_n after_o he_o also_o be_v xlix_o 30_o 31._o ver._n 20._o be_v make_v sure_o he_o repeat_v this_o which_o have_v be_v say_v verse_n 17._o because_o now_o the_o purchase_n be_v more_o confirm_v by_o the_o lay_n sarah_n body_n in_o this_o place_n it_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o take_v actual_a possession_n of_o it_o chap._n xxiv_o ver._n 1._o and_o abraham_n be_v old_a some_o of_o the_o hebrew_n and_o christian_a writer_n also_o refer_v this_o to_o his_o wisdom_n as_o the_o next_o word_n well_o strike_v in_o year_n unto_o his_o age_n no_o body_n be_v call_v zaken_v though_o far_o more_o age_a in_o the_o holy_a scripture_n till_o now_o and_o therefore_o they_o translate_v it_o elder_n which_o be_v the_o name_n of_o a_o wise_a man._n see_v selden_n l._n i._n de_fw-fr synedr_n cap._n 14._o p._n 556_o etc._n etc._n certain_a it_o be_v that_o abraham_n be_v now_o a_o hundred_o and_o forty_o year_n old_a for_o he_o be_v a_o hundred_o when_o isaac_n be_v bear_v xxi_o 5._o and_o isaac_n be_v forty_o when_o he_o marry_v rebekah_n xxv_o 20._o ver._n 2._o and_o abraham_n say_v unto_o his_o elder_a servant_n of_o his_o house_n or_o rather_o as_o the_o lxx_o translate_v it_o he_o say_v to_o his_o servant_n the_o elder_a of_o his_o house_n that_o be_v the_o steward_n or_o governor_n of_o his_o family_n as_o the_o hierus_n targum_fw-la translate_v it_o see_v mr._n selden_n l._n i._n de_fw-fr synedr_n cap._n 14._o p._n 550._o and_o dr._n hammond_n upon_o act._n xi_o not_o b._n all_o take_v this_o servant_n to_o have_v be_v eliezer_n mention_v xv._o 2._o put_v thy_o hand_n under_o my_o thigh_n some_o will_v have_v this_o phrase_n to_o import_v no_o more_o than_o lift_v i_o up_o that_o i_o may_v stand_v and_o call_v god_n to_o witness_v but_o abraham_n no_o question_n be_v now_o so_o vigorous_a as_o to_o be_v able_a to_o rise_v of_o himself_o have_v many_o child_n after_o this_o other_o therefore_o follow_v the_o opinion_n of_o the_o jewish_a doctor_n which_o be_v this_o in_o short_a before_o the_o give_n of_o the_o law_n the_o ancient_a father_n swear_v by_o the_o covenant_n of_o circumcision_n they_o be_v the_o word_n of_o r._n elieser_n in_o his_o pirke_n cap._n 49._o and_o it_o be_v not_o improbable_a that_o this_o manner_n of_o swear_v by_o put_v the_o hand_n under_o that_o part_n which_o be_v the_o subject_n of_o circumcision_n have_v respect_n to_o the_o covenant_n god_n make_v with_o that_o family_n and_o their_o right_n to_o accomplish_v the_o promise_n of_o the_o messiah_n but_o this_o be_v not_o a_o custom_n peculiar_a to_o abraham_n family_n for_o we_o find_v it_o among_o other_o eastern_a people_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v likely_a more_o ancient_a than_o circumcision_n for_o which_o cause_n aben_n ezra_n himself_o think_v put_v the_o hand_n under_o the_o thigh_n be_v a_o token_n of_o subjection_n and_o homage_n do_v by_o a_o servant_n to_o his_o lord_n he_o sit_v and_o the_o servant_n put_v his_o hand_n under_o he_o grotius_n imagine_v that_o the_o sword_n hang_v upon_o the_o thigh_n psalm_n xlv_o 3._o this_o be_v as_o much_o as_o to_o say_v if_o i_o falsify_v kill_v i_o which_o be_v very_o witty_a but_o the_o other_o seem_v plain_a signify_v as_o much_o as_o i_o be_o under_o thy_o power_n and_o ready_a to_o do_v what_o thou_o command_v ver._n 3._o swear_v by_o the_o lord_n it_o be_v not_o lawful_a to_o swear_v by_o any_o creature_n but_o only_o by_o he_o that_o make_v they_o all_o for_o they_o take_v the_o great_a care_n to_o declare_v that_o they_o worship_v he_o alone_o that_o thou_o will_v not_o take_v a_o wife_n unto_o my_o son_n it_o seem_v he_o intend_v to_o leave_v the_o guardianship_n of_o his_o son_n to_o he_o if_o he_o shall_v die_v before_o he_o have_v dispose_v of_o he_o as_o unto_o a_o wise_a and_o faithful_a servant_n who_o have_v manage_v his_o affair_n above_o fifty_o year_n and_o we_o do_v not_o know_v how_o much_o long_o of_o the_o daughter_n of_o the_o canaanite_n for_o though_o there_o be_v some_o good_a people_n among_o they_o as_o appear_v by_o melchizedek_n and_o abi