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five_o volume_n for_o the_o stile_n be_v not_o the_o same_o although_o in_o these_o there_o be_v many_o word_n take_v from_o the_o hierosolymitan_a author_n thus_o far_o elias_n the_o levite_n who_o at_o length_n confirm_v his_o opinion_n concern_v the_o difference_n of_o the_o targum_fw-la of_o job_n the_o proverb_n and_o psalm_n which_o he_o call_v the_o hierosolymitan_n from_o the_o targum_fw-la of_o the_o five_o volume_n by_o the_o example_n of_o the_o double_a targum_fw-la upon_o the_o book_n of_o esther_n of_o which_o the_o second_o bear_v the_o name_n of_o the_o hierosolymitan_n and_o that_o he_o again_o confirm_v by_o the_o authority_n of_o rabbi_n solomon_n and_o after_o a_o short_a discourse_n conclude_v that_o the_o author_n of_o the_o targum_fw-la of_o the_o five_o volume_n be_v no_o more_o know_v than_o the_o author_n of_o the_o targum_fw-la of_o job_n the_o proverb_n and_o the_o psalm_n for_o first_o who_o onkelos_n and_o jonathan_n be_v be_v utter_o unknown_a
manner_n septuagint_n vossius_fw-la contrary_a to_o s._n jerome_n in_o his_o judgement_n concern_v the_o language_n of_o the_o septuagint_n which_o be_v certain_a notwithstanding_o the_o endeavour_n of_o a_o certain_a person_n to_o deduce_v the_o word_n from_o a_o greek_a original_a because_o he_o have_v the_o care_n of_o the_o business_n of_o the_o land_n for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v land_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v solicitude_n or_o care_n now_o how_o far_o the_o greek_a interpreter_n have_v deviate_v from_o the_o genuine_a sense_n of_o scripture_n in_o the_o c._n 24_o ver_fw-la 23_o of_o the_o same_o prophet_n where_o we_o read_v in_o the_o latin_a edition_n the_o moon_n shall_v be_v ashamed_a and_o the_o sun_n shall_v be_v confound_v st._n jerom_n true_o observe_v in_o these_o word_n instead_o of_o that_o which_o we_o interpret_v the_o moon_n shall_v be_v ashamed_a and_o the_o sun_n shall_v be_v confound_v the_o 70._o have_v translate_v the_o word_n the_o brick_n shall_v be_v melt_v and_o the_o wall_n shall_v fall_v and_o by_o and_o by_o he_o discover_v the_o reason_n of_o the_o mistake_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d because_o that_o instead_o of_o the_o hebrew_n word_n levana_n which_o signify_v the_o moon_n they_o read_v lebena_n which_o signify_v a_o brick_n and_o instead_o of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chammah_o which_o signify_v the_o sun_n from_o his_o heat_n they_o read_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chomah_n which_o signify_v a_o wall_n but_o i_o stay_v too_o long_o upon_o these_o thing_n in_o regard_n that_o st._n jeromes_n commentary_n upon_o isaiah_n may_v be_v read_v by_o every_o body_n where_o he_o frequent_o tax_v the_o greek_a interpreter_n of_o mistake_v sometime_o deceive_v by_o the_o ambiguity_n of_o word_n sometime_o upon_o other_o account_n however_o sometime_o he_o spare_v they_o as_o in_o the_o 30_o chapter_n where_o after_o he_o have_v condemn_v their_o inconstancy_n of_o interpretation_n 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o signify_v lord_n but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o cyrus_n who_o in_o hebrew_n be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d curosch_n the_o same_o thing_n be_v to_o be_v see_v in_o st._n jeromes_n commentary_n upon_o jeremiah_n ezekiel_n and_o other_o prophet_n and_o indeed_o there_o be_v nothing_o more_o frequent_a in_o his_o commentary_n upon_o jeremiah_n than_o his_o observation_n of_o thing_n omit_v by_o the_o 70_o or_o at_o least_o of_o passage_n not_o to_o be_v see_v in_o the_o greek_a exemplar_n for_o sometime_o he_o accuse_v the_o interpreter_n sometime_o the_o transcriber_n in_o this_o commentary_n also_o upon_o ezekiel_n where_o he_o observe_v the_o omission_n of_o the_o creek_n copies_n he_o present_o add_v in_o divine_a scripture_n it_o be_v better_a to_o take_v all_o in_o that_o be_v say_v though_o thou_o understand_v not_o wherefore_o it_o be_v say_v than_o to_o take_v away_o what_o thou_o do_v not_o know_v nevertheless_o in_o the_o 5_o 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