his_o pass_n against_o the_o eruption_n of_o the_o syrian_n and_o arabian_n fortify_v it_o with_o a_o wall_n fifteen_o hundred_o furlong_n in_o length_n which_o reach_v from_o pelusium_n to_o heliopolis_n diod._n lib._n 1._o p._n 52._o and_o upon_o the_o same_o account_n perhaps_o it_o be_v that_o nero_n the_o son_n of_o psammetichus_n king_n of_o egypt_n draw_v a_o trench_n from_o the_o pelusiac_a arm_n of_o the_o nile_n to_o the_o gulf_n of_o arabia_n and_o endeavour_v to_o join_v the_o mediterranean_a to_o the_o southern_a sea_n they_o know_v not_o that_o joseph_n understand_v they_o for_o he_o speak_v unto_o they_o by_o a_o interpreter_n ch_z 42.23_o although_o the_o egyptian_a and_o hebrew_a language_n near_o resemble_v one_o another_o yet_o there_o may_v be_v that_o difference_n between_o they_o as_o the_o canaanite_n and_o the_o egyptian_n can_v not_o understand_v one_o another_o in_o ordinary_a discourse_n thus_o we_o see_v the_o french_a dont_fw-fr understand_v the_o italian_n or_o spaniard_n although_o these_o three_o language_n be_v derive_v from_o the_o latin_a and_o thus_o in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o king_n the_o jew_n do_v not_o common_o understand_v the_o chaldean_a tongue_n as_o appear_v from_o 2_o king_n ch_z 18._o v._n 26._o now_o it_o be_v evident_a from_o this_o place_n that_o jacob_n son_n speak_v in_o the_o canaanitish_a language_n unless_o we_o will_v rather_o suppose_v they_o to_o speak_v chaldee_n and_o not_o a_o tongue_n which_o be_v only_o peculiar_a to_o one_o family_n as_o the_o rabbin_n pretend_v for_o then_o how_o have_v it_o be_v possible_a to_o have_v procure_v a_o interpreter_n unless_o we_o suppose_v that_o one_o of_o jacob_n servant_n have_v run_v away_o from_o his_o master_n and_o flee_v into_o egypt_n of_o which_o we_o do_v find_v the_o least_o mention_n they_o sit_v before_o he_o the_o first-born_a according_a to_o his_o birthright_n and_o the_o young_a according_a to_o his_o youth_n and_o he_o take_v and_o send_v mess_n unto_o 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his_o valour_n so_o joseph_n order_v benjamin_n to_o be_v treat_v after_o this_o manner_n honoris_fw-la causâ_fw-la the_o cup_n whereby_o my_o lord_n divine_v chap._n 44.5_o the_o sacred_a volume_n no_o where_n take_v notice_n of_o any_o divination_n perform_v by_o a_o cup_n and_o what_o several_a learned_a man_n have_v tell_v we_o of_o the_o effusion_n of_o wine_n in_o the_o jewish_a sacrifice_n out_o of_o a_o cup_n be_v nothing_o to_o the_o purpose_n since_o it_o do_v not_o at_o all_o appear_v that_o they_o gather_v any_o augury_n that_o way_n the_o ancient_a grecian_n indeed_o make_v a_o judgement_n of_o future_a event_n by_o the_o noise_n of_o the_o wine_n pour_v out_o in_o honour_n of_o the_o divinity_n and_o before_o their_o libation_n pray_v to_o the_o god_n to_o send_v they_o some_o auspicious_a sign_n sometime_o too_o they_o throw_v this_o wine_n into_o the_o fire_n and_o the_o great_a the_o flame_n be_v so_o much_o the_o better_a be_v the_o omen_n we_o find_v in_o 2_o 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which_o be_v observe_v by_o the_o theban_n as_o we_o find_v in_o the_o same_o author_n so_o far_o herodotus_n who_o be_v more_o particular_a in_o this_o affair_n than_o any_o one_o else_o however_o he_o do_v not_o seem_v to_o consist_v with_o himself_o for_o since_o he_o make_v two_o different_a rank_n of_o his_o hog-herd_n and_o cow-herd_n why_o do_v he_o not_o far_o branch_v they_o out_o into_o goat-herd_n and_o shepherd_n etc._n etc._n with_o much_o more_o reason_n on_o his_o side_n diodorus_n comprehend_v they_o all_o under_o the_o name_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o pastor_n but_o do_v not_o acquaint_v we_o in_o what_o credit_n they_o live_v with_o the_o other_o egyptian_n now_o with_o submission_n to_o person_n of_o great_a learning_n i_o be_o of_o opinion_n that_o as_o the_o egyptian_a superstition_n vary_v with_o respect_n to_o time_n
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