send_v from_o his_o father_n house_n to_o acquaint_v joseph_n with_o his_o weak_a condition_n so_o the_o next_o verse_n teach_v we_o to_o understand_v it_o he_o take_v with_o he_o etc._n etc._n immediate_o he_o go_v to_o receive_v his_o blessing_n and_o take_v with_o he_o his_o two_o son_n that_o he_o may_v bless_v they_o also_o ver._n 2._o one_o tell_v jacob_n etc._n etc._n joseph_n send_v a_o messenger_n before_o he_o to_o let_v his_o father_n know_v he_o be_v come_v to_o visit_v he_o israel_n strengthen_v himself_o this_o message_n revive_v he_o and_o make_v he_o stir_v up_o all_o his_o spirit_n to_o receive_v he_o cheerful_o and_o sit_v upon_o his_o bed_n lean_v it_o be_v likely_a upon_o his_o staff_n for_o the_o support_n of_o his_o feeble_a body_n see_v xlvii_o ult_n ver._n 3._o appear_v to_o i_o at_o luz_n he_o appear_v twice_o to_o he_o in_o this_o place_n first_o when_o he_o go_v to_o padan-aram_n xxviii_o 13._o upon_o which_o he_o give_v this_o place_n the_o name_n of_o bethel_n verse_n 19_o and_o when_o he_o return_v from_o thence_o xxxv_o 6_o 9_o etc._n etc._n and_o both_o time_n make_v he_o the_o promise_n which_o here_o follow_v and_o therefore_o it_o be_v likely_a he_o have_v respect_n to_o both_o and_o bless_v i_o promise_a to_o i_o the_o blessing_n which_o follow_v ver._n 4._o for_o a_o everlasting_a possession_n we_o do_v not_o read_v this_o in_o either_o of_o the_o appearance_n in_o so_o many_o word_n but_o he_o say_v it_o in_o effect_n when_o he_o tell_v he_o in_o the_o last_o appearance_n there_o xxxv_o 12._o the_o land_n which_o i_o give_v to_o abraham_n and_o isaac_n to_o thou_o will_v i_o give_v it_o etc._n etc._n now_o he_o give_v it_o to_o abraham_n and_o his_o seed_n for_o ever_o xiii_o 15._o ver._n 5._o and_o now_o thy_o two_o son_n etc._n etc._n have_v assure_v he_o god_n will_v be_v as_o good_a as_o his_o word_n in_o give_v the_o land_n of_o canaan_n to_o his_o posterity_n he_o tell_v he_o what_o share_n his_o child_n shall_v have_v in_o it_o be_v i_o thy_o two_o son_n shall_v be_v reckon_v as_o if_o i_o have_v beget_v they_o and_o according_o have_v each_o of_o they_o a_o inheritance_n equal_a with_o the_o rest_n of_o my_o son_n and_o be_v distinct_a tribe_n as_o reuben_n and_o simeon_n shall_v they_o be_v i_o he_o instance_n in_o they_o because_o they_o be_v his_o elder_a son_n who_o he_o say_v shall_v have_v no_o more_o than_o ephraim_n and_o manasseh_n and_o perhaps_o the_o meaning_n may_v be_v these_o two_o shall_v be_v account_v as_o the_o first-born_a of_o my_o family_n for_o he_o give_v joseph_n the_o primogeniture_n who_o be_v indeed_o the_o first-born_a of_o his_o first_o intend_a wife_n and_o bestow_v a_o double_a portion_n upon_o he_o by_o make_v his_o two_o son_n equal_a to_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o child_n ver._n 6._o and_o thy_o issue_n which_o thou_o begette_v after_o they_o shall_v be_v thou_o i_o will_v make_v no_o distinct_a provision_n for_o they_o as_o i_o have_v do_v for_o these_o two_o but_o they_o shall_v be_v call_v after_o the_o name_n of_o their_o brethren_n in_o their_o inheritance_n i._n e._n be_v reckon_v among_o these_o two_o ephraim_n and_o manasseh_n and_o not_o make_v distinct_a tribe_n as_o they_o shall_v but_o be_v comprehend_v in_o they_o ver._n 7._o and_o as_o for_o i_o when_o i_o come_v from_o padan-aram_n rachel_n die_v by_o i_o etc._n etc._n he_o mention_n her_o death_n which_o do_v not_o seem_v to_o belong_v to_o the_o forego_n discourse_n because_o it_o happen_v present_o after_o that_o last_o promise_n in_o bethel_n xxxv_o 18._o and_o he_o think_v it_o will_v be_v grateful_a to_o his_o son_n to_o hear_v he_o remember_v his_o dear_a mother_n for_o it_o be_v as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v and_o now_o my_o son_n this_o put_v i_o in_o mind_n of_o thy_o mother_n who_o die_v immediate_o after_o that_o promise_n of_o multiply_v my_o seed_n and_o yet_o i_o see_v it_o fulfil_v in_o those_o child_n which_o god_n have_v give_v thou_o or_o we_o may_v look_v upon_o these_o word_n as_o give_v the_o reason_n why_o he_o take_v ephraim_n and_o manasseh_n to_o be_v his_o own_o child_n and_o the_o sense_n to_o be_v as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v thy_o mother_n indeed_o and_o my_o belove_a wife_n die_v soon_o after_o she_o begin_v to_o bear_v child_n when_o she_o may_v have_v bring_v i_o many_o more_o and_o therefore_o i_o adopt_v these_o her_o grandchild_n and_o look_v upon_o they_o as_o if_o they_o have_v be_v bear_v of_o rachel_n and_o i_o do_v it_o in_o memory_n and_o honour_n of_o she_o supply_v by_o adoption_n what_o be_v want_v in_o generation_n and_o i_o bury_v she_o there_o he_o can_v not_o carry_v she_o to_o the_o cave_n of_o machpelah_n where_o he_o desire_v to_o be_v lay_v himself_o because_o she_o die_v in_o childbed_n which_o constrain_v he_o to_o bury_v she_o soon_o than_o otherwise_o he_o may_v have_v do_v and_o it_o be_v to_o be_v suppose_v he_o have_v not_o in_o his_o travel_n all_o thing_n necessary_a to_o preserve_v her_o body_n long_o by_o embalm_v she_o as_o joseph_n do_v he_o ver._n 8._o and_o israel_n behold_v joseph_n son_n etc._n etc._n he_o see_v two_o other_o stand_v by_o joseph_n but_o can_v not_o discern_v distincly_a who_o they_o be_v by_o reason_n of_o the_o dimness_n of_o his_o sight_n verse_n 10._o ver._n 9_o and_o i_o will_v bless_v they_o as_o he_o have_v just_a before_o promise_v verse_n 5._o ver._n 10._o and_o he_o bring_v they_o near_o unto_o he_o and_o make_v they_o kneel_v down_o before_o he_o as_o the_o twelve_o verse_n seem_v to_o intimate_v and_o he_o kiss_v they_o etc._n etc._n express_v the_o great_a affection_n to_o they_o ver._n 12._o bring_v they_o out_o from_o between_o his_o knee_n it_o appear_v by_o verse_n 2._o that_o jacob_n sit_v upon_o his_o bed_n and_o his_o leg_n hang_v down_o they_o kneel_v between_o his_o knee_n from_o whence_o joseph_n take_v they_o and_o then_o seem_v to_o have_v place_v himself_o in_o the_o same_o posture_n bow_v himself_o with_o his_o face_n to_o the_o earth_n as_o the_o follow_a word_n tell_v we_o to_o give_v his_o father_n thanks_o for_o his_o kindness_n to_o his_o child_n or_o rather_o we_o may_v conceive_v that_o while_n jacob_n embrace_v they_o in_o his_o arm_n and_o kiss_v they_o with_o more_o than_o ordinary_a affection_n joseph_n be_v afraid_a that_o they_o may_v lie_v too_o long_o or_o press_v too_o hard_o upon_o his_o father_n breast_n and_o create_v some_o trouble_n to_o a_o feeble_a old_a man_n and_o therefore_o he_o withdraw_v they_o from_o thence_o and_o dispose_v they_o to_o receive_v his_o blessing_n ver._n 13._o and_o joseph_n take_v they_o both_o etc._n etc._n make_a they_o kneel_v down_o by_o himself_o before_o jacob_n place_v ephraim_n towards_o jacob_n left_a hand_n etc._n etc._n ver._n 14._o stretch_v out_o his_o right_a hand_n and_o lay_v it_o on_o ephraim_n head_n lay_v hand_n on_o the_o head_n of_o any_o person_n be_v always_o use_v in_o this_o nation_n in_o give_v blessing_n and_o design_v man_n to_o any_o office_n and_o in_o the_o consecration_n of_o public_a and_o solemn_a sacrifice_n this_o be_v the_o first_o time_n we_o meet_v with_o the_o mention_n of_o it_o but_o in_o aftertime_n we_o often_o read_v of_o it_o particular_o when_o moses_n constitute_v joshua_n to_o be_v his_o successor_n god_n order_v he_o to_o do_v it_o by_o lay_v his_o hand_n on_o he_o numb_a xxvii_o 18_o 23._o deut._n xxxiv_o 9_o thus_o child_n be_v bring_v to_o our_o bless_a saviour_n that_o he_o may_v lay_v his_o hand_n on_o they_o and_o bless_v they_o and_o so_o he_o do_v matth._n xix_o 13_o 15._o and_o the_o right_a hand_n be_v the_o strong_a and_o that_o wherewith_o we_o common_o perform_v every_o thing_n the_o lay_v that_o on_o ephraim_n head_n be_v give_v he_o the_o pre-eminence_n who_o be_v the_o young_a it_o be_v observe_v by_o theodoret_n upon_o 1_o sam._n xvi_o that_o god_n be_v wont_v from_o the_o beginning_n to_o prefer_v the_o young_a before_o the_o elder_a as_o abel_n before_o cain_n sem_fw-mi before_o japhet_n isaac_n before_o ishmael_n jacob_n before_o esau_n judah_n and_o joseph_n before_o reuben_n and_o here_o ephraim_n before_o manasseh_n as_o afterward_o moses_n before_o aaron_n and_o david_n the_o young_a of_o all_o before_o his_o elder_a brethren_n which_o be_v to_o show_v that_o the_o divine_a benefit_n be_v not_o tie_v to_o the_o order_n of_o nature_n but_o dispense_v free_o according_a to_o god_n most_o wise_a goodness_n guide_v his_o hand_n witting_o he_o do_v not_o mistake_v by_o reason_n of_o his_o blindness_n but_o foresee_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o prophecy_n how_o much_o ephraim_n will_v excel_v the_o other_o he_o design_o and_o on_o purpose_n thus_o
hebrew_n nation_n that_o he_o who_o give_v they_o the_o law_n contain_v in_o these_o book_n be_v the_o king_n and_o lawgiver_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n which_o be_v like_o a_o great_a city_n govern_v by_o he_o who_o therefore_o he_o will_v have_v they_o look_v upon_o not_o only_o as_o the_o enacter_n of_o their_o law_n but_o of_o those_o also_o which_o all_o nature_n obey_v see_v l._n vii_o de_fw-fr praepar_n evang._n c._n 9_o 10._o &_o l._n xii_o c._n 16._o the_o heaven_n and_o the_o earth_n the_o hebrew_n particle_n eth_n put_v before_o both_o heaven_n and_o earth_n signify_v as_o much_o as_o with_o if_o maimonides_n understand_v it_o aright_o and_o make_v the_o sense_n to_o be_v this_o he_o create_v the_o heaven_n with_o all_o thing_n in_o the_o heaven_n and_o the_o earth_n with_o all_o thing_n in_o the_o earth_n as_o his_o word_n be_v in_o more_n nevochim_n p._n ii_o cap._n 30._o certain_a it_o be_v these_o two_o word_n heaven_n and_o earth_n comprehend_v the_o whole_a visible_a world_n some_o will_v have_v the_o angel_n comprehend_v in_o the_o word_n heaven_n particular_o epiphanius_n haeres_fw-la lxv_o n._n 45._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o other_o of_o the_o father_n be_v of_o a_o different_a opinion_n as_o petavius_n there_o observe_v it_o be_v a_o pretty_a conceit_n of_o theophilus_n antiochenus_fw-la l._n 2._o ad_fw-la autolycum_n that_o the_o heaven_n be_v mention_v before_o the_o earth_n to_o show_v that_o god_n work_n be_v not_o like_o we_o for_o he_o begin_v at_o the_o top_n we_o at_o the_o bottom_n that_o be_v he_o first_o make_v the_o fix_a star_n and_o all_o beyond_o they_o foe_o i_o take_v the_o word_n heaven_n here_o to_o signify_v for_o they_o have_v a_o beginning_n as_o well_o as_o this_o low_a world_n though_o they_o do_v not_o seem_v to_o be_v comprehend_v in_o the_o six_o day_n work_v which_o relate_v only_o to_o this_o planetary_a world_n as_o i_o may_v call_v it_o which_o have_v the_o sun_n for_o its_o centre_n and_o thus_o 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all_o thing_n come_v out_o of_o the_o water_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v divine_o inspire_v for_o which_o he_o quote_v these_o word_n of_o the_o prophet_n as_o he_o call_v moses_n see_v porphyry_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d on_o those_o word_n of_o homer_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o give_v we_o to_o understand_v that_o the_o spirit_n of_o all_o live_a creature_n which_o we_o call_v their_o active_a form_n do_v not_o arise_v out_o of_o matter_n for_o that_o be_v stupid_a but_o proceed_v from_o this_o other_o principle_n the_o powerful_a spirit_n of_o god_n which_o move_v upon_o the_o face_n of_o the_o water_n by_o a_o vital_a energy_n as_o st._n chrysostom_n speak_v so_o that_o they_o be_v no_o long_o stand_v water_n but_o move_v have_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o certain_a live_a power_n in_o they_o from_o whence_o we_o may_v also_o gather_v that_o the_o spirit_n of_o live_a creature_n be_v distinct_a thing_n from_o matter_n which_o of_o itself_o can_v move_v at_o all_o and_o much_o less_o produce_v a_o principle_n of_o motion_n and_o thus_o indeed_o all_o the_o ancient_a philosopher_n apprehend_v this_o matter_n and_o some_o of_o they_o have_v most_o lively_o express_v it_o for_o laertius_n in_o the_o life_n of_o anaxagoras_n tell_v we_o that_o he_o teach_v among_o other_o thing_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d all_o thing_n be_v huddle_v together_o and_o then_o the_o mind_n come_v and_o set_v they_o in_o order_n and_o thales_n before_o he_o as_o tully_n inform_v we_o l._n 1._o de_fw-fr nat._n deor._n aquam_fw-la dixit_fw-la esse_fw-la initium_fw-la rerum_fw-la deum_fw-la autem_fw-la eam_fw-la mentem_fw-la quae_fw-la ex_fw-la aqua_fw-la cuncta_fw-la fingeret_fw-la say_v water_n be_v the_o beginning_n of_o thing_n and_o god_n that_o mind_n who_o
ver._n 15._o milch_n camel_n who_o have_v late_o foal_v for_o nothing_o be_v more_o delicious_a in_o those_o country_n as_o bochart_n observe_v out_o of_o aristotle_n pliny_n and_o many_o other_o author_n ib._n lib._n ii_o cap._n 2._o than_o camel_n milk_n ver._n 18._o it_o be_v a_o present_a with_o which_o he_o hope_v to_o sweeten_v he_o there_o be_v a_o great_a power_n in_o gift_n to_o win_v man_n heart_n even_o when_o they_o be_v disaffect_v as_o the_o wise_a man_n observe_v in_o many_o place_n prov._n xvii_o 8._o xviii_o 16_o etc._n etc._n and_o behold_v he_o be_v behind_o we_o he_o will_v not_o have_v esau_n think_v that_o he_o be_v afraid_a to_o see_v he_o ver._n 19_o and_o so_o he_o command_v the_o second_o etc._n etc._n he_o therefore_o distribute_v they_o into_o several_a drove_n that_o they_o may_v make_v a_o great_a appearance_n and_o that_o he_o may_v still_o be_v more_o and_o more_o please_v with_o the_o respect_n which_o be_v show_v he_o and_o the_o present_v intend_v he_o for_o every_o new_a drive_v and_o new_a speech_n make_v a_o new_a impression_n upon_o he_o ver._n 21._o lodge_v that_o night_n in_o the_o company_n or_o camp_n i._n e._n where_o he_o pitch_v the_o tent_n for_o his_o family_n ver._n 22._o he_o rise_v up_o that_o night_n before_o it_o be_v day_n in_o the_o last_o watch_n of_o the_o night_n his_o eleven_o son_n i._n e._n all_o his_o child_n for_o the_o daughter_n be_v comprehend_v pass_v over_o the_o ford_n jabbok_n this_o be_v a_o little_a river_n flow_v from_o the_o country_n of_o the_o ammonite_n and_o fall_v into_o jordan_n where_o it_o come_v out_o of_o the_o lake_n of_o genesareth_n it_o be_v in_o one_o place_n fordable_a and_o there_o jacob_n first_o pass_v over_o himself_o to_o try_v the_o depth_n of_o it_o ver._n 23._o and_o he_o take_v they_o and_o send_v they_o over_o etc._n etc._n have_v try_v the_o ford_n he_o return_v and_o cause_v they_o all_o to_o pass_v over_o and_o so_o as_o it_o follow_v be_v leave_v alone_o on_o the_o east-side_n of_o the_o brook_n ver._n 24._o and_o there_o wrestle_v a_o man_n with_o he_o he_o stay_v alone_o in_o all_o likelihood_n that_o he_o may_v commend_v himself_o and_o his_o family_n to_o god_n by_o earnest_a prayer_n which_o seem_v to_o be_v confirm_v by_o the_o prophet_n hosea_n xii_o 4._o and_o as_o he_o be_v pray_v or_o when_o he_o have_v do_v a_o man_n encounter_v he_o with_o who_o he_o grapple_v take_v he_o perhaps_o for_o some_o of_o esau_n attendant_n come_v to_o surprise_v he_o for_o it_o be_v so_o dark_a that_o he_o can_v not_o see_v what_o kind_n of_o countenance_n he_o have_v or_o if_o he_o can_v angel_n be_v wont_a to_o appear_v so_o like_a to_o man_n that_o at_o the_o first_o they_o do_v not_o discern_v the_o difference_n maimonides_n fancy_n all_o this_o be_v do_v in_o a_o prophetic_a vision_n more_n nevoch_n p._n ii_o cap._n 42._o but_o the_o whole_a narration_n confute_v this_o the_o only_a question_n be_v whether_o this_o be_v a_o create_a angel_n or_o the_o eternal_a λογος_n as_o many_o of_o the_o ancient_a father_n understand_v it_o who_o opinion_n be_v oppose_v by_o st._n austin_n as_o i_o observe_v upon_o the_o xviii_o chapter_n and_o seem_v to_o i_o not_o so_o probable_a as_o that_o this_o angel_n be_v one_o of_o god_n host_n mention_v verse_n 2._o send_v from_o the_o schechinah_n or_o divine_a majesty_n by_o who_o order_n and_o in_o who_o presence_n he_o strive_v with_o jacob_n in_o such_o manner_n as_o be_v here_o describe_v in_o short_a i_o take_v he_o to_o be_v one_o of_o those_o who_o the_o jew_n call_v angel_n of_o the_o presence_n that_o wait_v continual_o upon_o the_o divine_a majesty_n and_o make_v a_o part_n of_o his_o retinue_n see_v xxxv_o 10._o ver._n 25._o and_o when_o he_o see_v that_o he_o prevail_v not_o against_o he_o though_o jacob_n no_o doubt_n be_v extraordinary_o strengthen_v by_o god_n in_o this_o combat_n hosea_n xii_o 5._o yet_o the_o angel_n who_o represent_v god_n can_v have_v prevail_v against_o he_o if_o his_o order_n have_v not_o be_v to_o let_v jacob_n have_v the_o better_a he_o touch_v the_o hollow_a of_o his_o thigh_n the_o angel_n give_v over_o the_o combat_n but_o make_v he_o know_v by_o this_o light_a touch_n what_o he_o can_v have_v do_v if_o he_o have_v please_v i._n e._n quite_o overthrow_v he_o as_o easy_o as_o he_o make_v he_o go_v limp_a this_o discover_v to_o jacob_n that_o he_o be_v more_o than_o a_o man_n who_o wrestle_v with_o he_o and_o that_o he_o have_v not_o prevail_v against_o he_o by_o his_o own_o strength_n but_o by_o the_o power_n of_o god_n the_o hallow_v of_o jacob_n thigh_n be_v out_o of_o joint_n the_o thighbone_n slip_v out_o of_o the_o cavity_n or_o socket_n into_o which_o it_o be_v insert_v ver._n 26._o and_o he_o say_v let_v i_o go_v though_o the_o angel_n cease_v to_o wrestle_v any_o long_o yet_o jacob_n will_v not_o let_v go_v his_o hold_n and_o the_o more_o to_o set_v off_o his_o victory_n the_o angel_n seem_v not_o to_o be_v able_a to_o break_v from_o he_o without_o his_o consent_n for_o the_o day_n break_v it_o be_v time_n for_o thou_o to_o follow_v thy_o family_n over_o the_o brook_n and_o he_o say_v i_o will_v not_o let_v thou_o go_v except_o thou_o bless_v i_o by_o this_o it_o plain_o appear_v jacob_n begin_v to_o understand_v who_o he_o be_v ver._n 27._o what_o be_v thy_o name_n the_o angel_n do_v not_o yet_o own_o his_o quality_n but_o speak_v as_o if_o he_o be_v unacquainted_a with_o jacob._n ver._n 28._o thy_o name_n shall_v be_v call_v no_o more_o jacob_n but_o israel_n i._n e._n not_o only_o jacob_n as_o this_o expression_n be_v use_v 1_o sam._n viii_o 7._o or_o not_o so_o much_o jacob_n as_o israel_n which_o name_v abolish_v the_o other_o in_o his_o posterity_n who_o be_v call_v israelite_n but_o never_o jacobite_v for_o as_o a_o prince_n have_v thou_o power_n with_o god_n and_o with_o men._n these_o word_n explain_v the_o end_n and_o intention_n of_o this_o combat_n which_o be_v to_o show_v that_o he_o have_v such_o power_n with_o god_n as_o to_o prevail_v over_o one_o of_o his_o minister_n need_v not_o fear_v his_o brother_n esau_n so_o the_o vulgar_a latin_a express_v it_o if_o thou_o have_v be_v strong_a against_o god_n how_o much_o more_o shall_v thou_o prevail_v with_o man_n and_o it_o be_v the_o sense_n of_o our_o translation_n which_o more_o literal_o render_v the_o hebrew_n word_n thou_o have_v behave_v thyself_o like_o a_o prince_n so_o the_o word_n scharitha_n import_v with_o god_n and_o with_o man_n etc._n etc._n that_o be_v have_v show_v such_o a_o heroic_a spirit_n as_o we_o speak_v in_o this_o combat_n that_o thou_o need_v not_o fear_n esau_n and_o all_o his_o follower_n this_o victory_n be_v a_o assurance_n that_o thou_o shall_v get_v the_o better_a of_o he_o there_o be_v no_o body_n skill_v in_o the_o original_a language_n but_o easy_o see_v no_o other_o derivation_n of_o the_o name_n of_o israel_n be_v to_o be_v seek_v for_o but_o what_o be_v contain_v in_o this_o word_n scharitha_n which_o give_v the_o reason_n of_o it_o for_o sar_n as_o st._n hierom_n observe_v signify_v a_o prince_n and_o the_o jod_a in_o the_o beginning_n be_v the_o common_a note_n of_o a_o proper_a name_n so_o the_o meaning_n of_o israel_n be_v as_o much_o as_o a_o prince_n with_o god_n ver._n 29._o jacob_n ask_v he_o and_o say_v tell_v i_o i_o pray_v thou_o thy_o name_n jacob_n have_v tell_v he_o his_o own_o name_n desire_v he_o to_o requite_v he_o in_o the_o same_o kind_n that_o thereby_o he_o may_v more_o certain_o know_v whether_o he_o be_v a_o angel_n or_o a_o man._n for_o these_o word_n seem_v to_o demonstrate_v he_o do_v not_o think_v he_o to_o be_v god_n himself_o wherefore_o do_v thou_o ask_v after_o my_o name_n do_v not_o inquire_v after_o it_o rasi_fw-la think_v angel_n change_v their_o name_n according_a to_o the_o office_n and_o function_n to_o which_o they_o be_v assign_v and_o he_o bless_v he_o there_o renew_a the_o blessing_n which_o god_n have_v promise_v to_o abraham_n and_o his_o seed_n whereby_o jacob_n be_v full_o satisfy_v who_o he_o be_v for_o he_o pronounce_v this_o blessing_n in_o the_o name_n of_o god_n from_o who_o he_o come_v ver._n 30._o i_o have_v see_v god_n face_n to_o face_n be_v admit_v to_o the_o near_a familiarity_n with_o he_o for_o he_o look_v upon_o this_o angel_n as_o a_o part_n of_o the_o schechinah_n which_o now_o also_o it_o be_v likely_a visible_o appear_v and_o make_v he_o call_v this_o place_n peniel_n the_o face_n of_o god_n which_o do_v not_o import_v that_o the_o schechinah_n appear_v in_o a_o humane_a figure_n for_o it_o never_o do_v but_o
lay_v his_o hand_n across_o so_o that_o the_o right_a hand_n lay_v upon_o the_o head_n of_o ephraim_n who_o be_v next_o to_o his_o left_a etc._n etc._n ver._n 15._o he_o bless_a joseph_n in_o the_o blessing_n he_o bestow_v on_o his_o child_n all_o my_o life_n long_o the_o hebrew_n word_n mehodi_n signify_v à _fw-la die_fw-la quo_fw-la ego_fw-la sum_fw-la as_o bochart_n interpret_v it_o hierozoic_a p._n i._o lib._n ii_o c._n 14._o ever_o since_o i_o have_v a_o be_v ver._n 16._o the_o angel_n which_o redeem_v i_o who_o by_o god_n order_n and_o as_o his_o minister_n preserve_v i_o in_o all_o the_o danger_n wherein_o i_o have_v be_v many_o of_o the_o ancient_a father_n as_o athanasius_n l._n iu_o contra_fw-la arianos_fw-la cyril_n upon_o this_o place_n procopius_n gazaeus_n etc._n etc._n understand_v hereby_o a_o increated_a angel_n viz._n the_o second_o person_n of_o the_o bless_a trinity_n but_o the_o discourse_n be_v not_o concern_v the_o send_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n in_o our_o flesh_n to_o redeem_v mankind_n but_o only_o concern_v the_o preservation_n and_o prosperity_n of_o one_o man_n and_o therefore_o i_o do_v not_o know_v whether_o it_o be_v safe_a to_o call_v he_o a_o angel_n i._n e._n a_o minister_n or_o messenger_n lest_o we_o detract_v from_o his_o divinity_n for_o in_o confer_v blessing_n he_o be_v not_o a_o messenger_n or_o minister_n but_o a_o principal_a cause_n together_o with_o the_o father_n they_o be_v the_o word_n of_o that_o famous_a divine_a georg._n calixtus_n who_o follow_v st._n chrysostom_n who_o take_v this_o angel_n to_o be_v one_o proper_o so_o call_v and_o thence_o prove_v the_o heavenly_a minister_n take_v care_n of_o pious_a people_n and_o so_o do_v st._n basil_n in_o no_o less_o than_o three_o place_n of_o his_o work_n which_o show_v it_o be_v his_o settle_a opinion_n but_o it_o do_v not_o enter_v into_o their_o thought_n that_o jacob_n here_o pray_v to_o a_o angel_n but_o only_o wish_v these_o child_n may_v have_v the_o angelical_a protection_n by_o the_o special_a favour_n of_o god_n to_o they_o for_o it_o be_v just_a such_o a_o expression_n as_o that_o of_o david_n to_o a_o contrary_a purpose_n psalm_n xxxv_o 6._o let_v the_o angel_n of_o the_o lord_n persecute_v they_o where_o no_o body_n will_v say_v he_o pray_v to_o a_o angel_n though_o his_o word_n be_v exact_o like_o these_o of_o jacob._n and_o let_v my_o name_n be_v name_v on_o they_o here_o he_o plain_o adopt_v they_o to_o be_v his_o child_n as_o he_o say_v before_o he_o will_v verse_n 5._o for_o to_o be_v call_v by_o one_o name_n which_o be_v the_o same_o with_o have_v his_o name_n name_v on_o they_o be_v as_o much_o as_o to_o be_v one_o child_n for_o thus_o they_o that_o be_v say_v to_o be_v call_v by_o god_n name_n become_v his_o peculiar_a people_n therefore_o tostatus_n well_o interpret_v it_o sint_fw-la duo_fw-la capita_n tribuum_fw-la inter_fw-la filios_fw-la jacob_n let_v they_o be_v the_o head_n of_o two_o tribe_n among_o the_o son_n of_o jacob._n but_o none_o so_o plain_o as_o david_n chytraeus_n who_o word_n be_v these_o vera_fw-la &_o simplicissima_fw-la sententia_fw-la haec_fw-la est_fw-la isti_fw-la pveri_fw-la à _fw-la i_o adoptati_fw-la etc._n etc._n the_o true_a and_o most_o simple_a sense_n be_v these_o youth_n manasseh_n and_o ephraim_n who_o be_v adopt_v by_o i_o shall_v not_o hereafter_o be_v call_v the_o son_n of_o joseph_n but_o my_o son_n and_o be_v heir_n and_o in_o the_o division_n of_o the_o inheritance_n of_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n receive_v a_o equal_a portion_n with_o my_o son_n grow_v into_o a_o multitude_n the_o hebrew_n word_n as_o onkelos_n interpret_v it_o signify_v increase_v like_o fish_n as_o we_o also_o in_o the_o margin_n translate_v it_o which_o be_v the_o most_o fruitful_a of_o all_o creature_n as_o author_n common_o observe_v see_v bochart_n p._n i._o lib._n i._o cap._n 6._o hierozoic_n ver._n 19_o his_o young_a brother_n shall_v be_v great_a than_o he_o his_o family_n multiply_v fast_o according_a to_o the_o signification_n of_o his_o name_n as_o appear_v from_o numb_a i._o 33_o 35._o and_o the_o kingdom_n be_v afterward_o establish_v in_o he_o and_o all_o the_o ten_o tribe_n call_v by_o the_o name_n of_o ephraim_n shall_v become_v a_o multitude_n of_o nation_n in_o the_o hebrew_n the_o word_n be_v fullness_n of_o nation_n i._n e._n of_o family_n as_o much_o as_o to_o say_v his_o seed_n shall_v replenish_v the_o country_n with_o numerous_a family_n for_o that_o which_o replenish_v the_o earth_n be_v call_v the_o fullness_n of_o the_o earth_n psalm_n xxiv_o 1._o and_o that_o which_o replenish_v the_o sea_n the_o fullness_n of_o the_o sea_n psalm_n xcvi_o 11._o isai_n xlii_o 10._o see_v l._n de_fw-fr dieu_fw-fr ver._n 20._o and_o he_o bless_v they_o that_o day_n he_o conclude_v with_o a_o solemn_a benediction_n upon_o they_o both_o and_o when_o he_o pronounce_v it_o worship_v god_n as_o the_o apostle_n tell_v we_o hebr._fw-la xi_o 21._o lean_v upon_o the_o top_n of_o his_o staff_n whereby_o he_o be_v support_v from_o fall_v of_o which_o he_o will_v have_v be_v in_o danger_n when_o he_o bow_v if_o he_o have_v not_o lean_v on_o it_o in_o thou_o shall_v israel_n bless_v when_o my_o posterity_n will_v wish_v all_o happiness_n to_o other_o they_o shall_v use_v this_o form_n of_o speech_n god_n make_v you_o like_o ephraim_n and_o manasseh_n which_o continue_v they_o say_v among_o the_o jew_n to_o this_o day_n ver._n 21._o bring_v you_o again_o into_o the_o land_n of_o your_o father_n where_o your_o father_n sojourn_v and_o which_o god_n bestow_v upon_o they_o in_o reversion_n ver._n 22._o which_o i_o take_v out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o amorite_n etc._n etc._n he_o do_v not_o mean_v the_o city_n of_o shechem_n which_o his_o son_n take_v unjust_o and_o cruel_o and_o not_o from_o the_o amorites_n but_o the_o hivites_n without_o his_o knowledge_n and_o contrary_a to_o his_o will_n but_o that_o piece_n of_o land_n which_o he_o buy_v of_o hamor_n the_o father_n of_o shechem_n gen._n xxxiii_o 19_o compare_v with_o st._n john_n iu._n 5._o which_o seem_v to_o be_v the_o reason_n why_o joseph_n be_v himself_o here_o bury_v in_o his_o own_o ground_n give_v he_o by_o his_o father_n josh_n xxiv_o 32._o and_o not_o in_o the_o cave_n of_o machpelah_n the_o only_a difficulty_n be_v how_o he_o can_v say_v that_o he_o take_v this_o land_n from_o the_o amorite_n by_o his_o sword_n and_o by_o his_o bow_n which_o comprehend_v all_o warlike_a instrument_n when_o he_o buy_v it_o for_o a_o hundred_o piece_n of_o silver_n of_o hamor_n the_o hivite_n it_o be_v to_o be_v suppose_v therefore_o that_o he_o take_v it_o i._n e._n recover_v it_o from_o the_o amorites_n who_o have_v seize_v on_o it_o after_o his_o removal_n to_o another_o part_n of_o canaan_n and_o will_v not_o restore_v it_o but_o constrain_v he_o to_o drive_v they_o out_o by_o force_n we_o read_v nothing_o indeed_o in_o the_o forego_n history_n either_o of_o their_o 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