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abundant_o declare_v chap._n vi_o other_o part_n of_o the_o manuscript_n in_o reference_n to_o the_o manuscript_n bibles_n be_v examine_v their_o true_a original_a and_o the_o masoretic_n lection_n confirm_v most_o of_o the_o jewish_a rabbi_n not_o unwilling_o acknowledge_v that_o the_o sacred_a manuscript_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n do_v not_o altogether_o retain_v that_o form_n rabbi_n the_o ancient_a disagreement_n of_o the_o heb._n bibles_n according_a to_o the_o rabbi_n which_o the_o most_o authentic_a and_o original_a copy_n represent_v and_o they_o believe_v that_o this_o alteration_n of_o their_o bibles_n happen_v after_o they_o be_v carry_v into_o captivity_n at_o what_o time_n they_o have_v no_o rabbi_n to_o read_v to_o they_o the_o mosaic_a law_n their_o form_n of_o worship_n be_v utter_o abolish_v and_o their_o civil_a affair_n in_o that_o deplorable_a condition_n that_o they_o have_v no_o time_n to_o look_v after_o their_o book_n therefore_o d._n kimehi_n frequent_o 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the_o differ_a scripture_n which_o be_v mark_v by_o the_o critic_n of_o tyberias_fw-la as_o if_o they_o proceed_v from_o esdras_n who_o be_v inspire_v with_o the_o holy_a ghost_n than_o which_o there_o be_v nothing_o more_o idle_a or_o remote_a from_o truth_n paraliâ—_n aben_n mel._n in_o liâ—_n 1._o paraliâ—_n this_o aben_n melech_n observe_v upon_o the_o word_n diphath_fw-mi and_o rodanim_fw-la diphath_fw-mi in_o the_o book_n of_o chronicle_n be_v write_v with_o a_o dale_v and_o in_o the_o book_n of_o genesis_n with_o a_o resch_n rodanim_fw-la be_v write_v with_o a_o resch_n and_o in_o genesis_n with_o a_o double_a dale_v because_o resch_n and_o dale_v be_v alike_o in_o their_o form_n and_o they_o who_o ever_o view_v the_o book_n of_o genealogy_n write_v in_o the_o ancient_a time_n some_o write_n dale_v other_o resch_n therefore_o in_o the_o book_n of_o genesis_n the_o word_n be_v write_v one_o way_n in_o the_o chronicle_n after_o another_o to_o show_v that_o the_o word_n be_v the_o 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samuel_n and_o king_n unfold_v this_o question_n in_o these_o word_n that_o esdras_n seem_v to_o have_v find_v those_o word_n or_o hard_a name_n in_o some_o compendium_n and_o so_o write_v they_o down_o as_o he_o find_v they_o then_o observe_v a_o vast_a difference_n of_o name_n and_o thing_n he_o present_o add_v neither_o aught_o that_o to_o be_v a_o wonder_n for_o that_o in_o the_o series_n of_o many_o age_n great_a alteration_n happen_v both_o of_o name_n and_o thing_n but_o esdras_n write_v down_o those_o family_n in_o the_o same_o manner_n as_o he_o find_v they_o scatter_v in_o little_a manual_n some_o out_o of_o one_o place_n some_o out_o of_o another_o and_o in_o word_n abbreviate_v and_o therefore_o the_o family_n which_o he_o mention_n be_v describe_v in_o many_o place_n without_o order_n and_o method_n last_o the_o same_o rabbi_n believe_v that_o the_o jew_n have_v forget_v their_o genealogy_n and_o that_o esdras_n write_v what_o occur_v to_o his_o memory_n though_o it_o be_v 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write_v between_o it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d with_o a_o keri_n in_o the_o margin_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o if_o the_o letter_n jod_n have_v be_v omit_v in_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o the_o word_n which_o be_v real_o read_v in_o the_o spanish_a copy_n whence_o we_o may_v manifest_o perceive_v the_o original_a of_o the_o masoretic_n annotation_n in_o the_o same_o chapter_n v._o 16._o as_o well_o in_o the_o manuscript_n as_o masoretic_n edition_n it_o be_v write_v in_o the_o context_n city_n context_n the_o proper_a name_n of_o a_o city_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d with_o a_o keri_n in_o the_o margin_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o the_o city_n adam_n in_o which_o manner_n the_o sense_n teach_v we_o it_o shall_v be_v read_v so_o that_o that_o fault_n may_v easy_o be_v correct_v without_o the_o help_n of_o other_o copy_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o similitude_n between_o the_o letter_n man_n and_o beth_n especial_o in_o some_o manuscript_n where_o the_o letter_n be_v dot_v at_o the_o top_n like_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o four_o chap._n v._o 18._o the_o word_n be_v in_o the_o context_n bagnaloth_n the_o keri_n against_o it_o be_v cagnaloth_n as_o they_o ascend_v out_o as_o it_o be_v real_o write_v in_o the_o spanish_a bible_n with_o the_o letter_n caph_n and_o not_o with_o the_o letter_n beth._n but_o in_o other_o spanish_a exemplar_n which_o i_o have_v consult_v i_o find_v it_o write_v bagnaloth_n with_o a_o beth_n though_o without_o the_o masoretic_n note_n wherefore_o in_o this_o place_n the_o masorite_n exemplar_n vary_v which_o be_v evident_a by_o the_o absence_n of_o the_o keri_n upon_o this_o place_n in_o some_o of_o the_o bible_n extant_a chap._n 5._o v._n 1._o in_o the_o context_n it_o be_v gnal_n gnabranou_n the_o keri_n read_v it_o gnabram_n till_o they_o pass_v over_o as_o it_o be_v without_o emendation_n in_o the_o spanish_a edition_n chap._n 6._o v._n 8._o the_o context_n read_v the_o word_n thok'gnau_n the_o opposite_a keri_n read_v it_o thok'gnei_fw-la as_o if_o vaughan_n have_v creep_v in_o instead_o of_o jod_a which_o read_v the_o spanish_a admit_v without_o any_o more_o trouble_n chap._n 8._o v._n 16._o the_o context_n read_v basilius_n gnair_n the_o keri_n alter_v it_o ba_z gnai_n in_o ai_fw-fr as_o if_o the_o resch_n be_v to_o be_v cast_v away_o which_o the_o spanish_a edition_n do_v to_o their_o hand_n chap._n 10._o v._n 8._o the_o context_n read_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d over_o against_o which_o jathir_n jod_a cast_v away_o jod_a which_o the_o spanish_a copy_n do_v without_o intimation_n which_o confirm_v the_o exactness_n of_o the_o masoretic_n correction_n chap._n 15._o v._n 47._o the_o context_n read_v hajam_n hagabol_n the_o keri_n alter_v it_o hagadol_n the_o great_a sea_n as_o it_o be_v read_v in_o the_o spanish_a edition_n so_o that_o the_o doctor_n of_o tyberias_fw-la do_v not_o make_v their_o correction_n out_o of_o their_o own_o brain_n but_o take_v they_o from_o the_o choice_a manuscript_n exemplar_n the_o rest_n i_o omit_v for_o fear_v of_o be_v tedious_a for_o thus_o it_o be_v manifest_v what_o we_o may_v think_v of_o the_o keri_n and_o cetib_n or_o the_o write_v and_o read_v be_v the_o mark_n of_o the_o doctor_n of_o tyberias_fw-la and_o that_o it_o may_v be_v more_o manifest_a we_o shall_v add_v some_o few_o more_o example_n to_o show_v that_o they_o make_v use_v of_o the_o most_o ancient_a and_o most_o authentic_a copy_n they_o can_v get_v and_o these_o out_o of_o the_o chronicle_n with_o other_o spanish_a manuscript_n lib._n 1._o chron._n c._n 1._o v._n 11._o the_o context_n read_v ludiim_a with_o a_o double_a jod_n therefore_o the_o masora_n in_o the_o margin_n add_v jathir_n jod_a leave_v out_o jod_a and_o read_v it_o ludim_v as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o spanish_a copy_n v._o 36._o in_o some_o copy_n of_o which_o one_o be_v accurate_o print_v at_o amsterdam_n by_o judaeus_n manasses_n over_o against_o the_o name_n tsephi_fw-la the_o keri_n read_v tsephu_n with_o a_o vau_fw-fr not_o with_o a_o jod_n as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o cite_a edition_n which_o confirm_v the_o masora_n the_o same_o edition_n also_o read_v dodanim_fw-la with_o a_o dale_v as_o in_o the_o pentateuch_n not_o rodanim_fw-la with_o a_o resch_n as_o in_o the_o vulgar_a edition_n for_o shephi_fw-la v._o 40._o with_o a_o jod_n this_o edition_n read_v shephiu_n with_o a_o vau._n v._n 46._o the_o context_n read_v gnaiuth_v with_o a_o vau_fw-fr after_o the_o jod_a the_o keri_n alter_v it_o gnavith_n or_o avith_n as_o it_o be_v correct_v in_o the_o spanish_a edition_n last_o v._o 51._o the_o context_n read_v duo_o gnaljah_n the_o masora_n correct_v it_o gnalvah_n as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o spanish_a copy_n so_o that_o the_o spanish_a edition_n above_o recite_v observe_v no_o other_o than_o the_o masoretic_n emendation_n in_o the_o last_o verse_n of_o the_o 3d_o chap._n the_o context_n read_v hodijahu_n the_o keri_n hodavaihu_n as_o if_o the_o jod_a and_o vaughan_n have_v be_v transpose_v which_o emendation_n of_o the_o keri_n be_v observe_v in_o the_o spanish_a edition_n chap._n 4._o v._n 7._o the_o context_n read_v jetsochar_n the_o keri_n alter_v it_o vetsochar_n which_o the_o manuscript_n copy_n follow_v v._o 41._o the_o context_n read_v hamgninim_n their_o habitation_n the_o keri_n in_o the_o margin_n write_v hamgnonim_n as_o if_o the_o jod_n have_v creep_v into_o the_o place_n of_o the_o tittle_v vau._n which_o masoretic_n correction_n be_v observe_v by_o the_o manuscript_n copy_n chap._n 6._o v._n 26._o the_o context_n read_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d with_o a_o vau_fw-fr instead_o of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d with_o a_o jod_a nor_o be_v it_o otherwise_o write_v in_o the_o spanish_a edition_n in_o the_o same_o chapter_n the_o context_n read_v tsiph_n instead_o of_o tsoph_n correct_v by_o the_o masorak_fw-mi and_o confirm_v by_o the_o authority_n of_o four_o manuscript_n in_o the_o seven_o chap._n v._o 1._o the_o context_n read_v jashib_n the_o keri_n jashub_n and_o in_o one_o manuscript_n the_o masoretic_n emendation_n be_v follow_v but_o for_o these_o particular_n let_v this_o suffice_v for_o it_o may_v seem_v superfluous_a to_o note_v the_o rest_n see_v there_o be_v the_o same_o reason_n for_o the_o one_o as_o for_o the_o other_o for_o if_o those_o lection_n which_o be_v add_v in_o the_o margin_n of_o the_o hebrew_n context_n in_o most_o bibles_n under_o the_o direction_n of_o keri_n and_o cetib_n be_v but_o compare_v with_o five_o or_o six_o of_o the_o spanish_a manuscript_n which_o be_v to_o be_v prefer_v before_o the_o rest_n we_o shall_v find_v all_o the_o masoretic_n correction_n to_o agree_v with_o they_o whence_o it_o appear_v that_o the_o critic_n of_o tyberias_fw-la in_o imitation_n of_o the_o other_o critic_n make_v