20._o but_o the_o man_n that_o shall_v be_v unclean_a by_o a_o dead_a body_n a_o bone_n or_o a_o grave_a etc._n etc._n and_o shall_v not_o purify_v himself_o by_o the_o water_n of_o separation_n appoint_v for_o that_o purpose_n verse_n 20_o that_o soul_n shall_v be_v cut_v off_o from_o among_o the_o congregation_n as_o a_o contemner_n of_o this_o law_n of_o god_n because_o he_o have_v defile_v the_o sanctuary_n of_o the_o lord_n etc._n etc._n this_o and_o the_o follow_a word_n be_v only_o a_o repetition_n of_o what_o be_v say_v v._n 13._o for_o the_o great_a confirmation_n of_o it_o ver._n 21._o and_o it_o shall_v be_v a_o perpetual_a statute_n unto_o they_o verse_n 21_o that_o he_o that_o sprinkle_v the_o water_n of_o separation_n shall_v wash_v his_o clothes_n be_v repute_v unclean_a until_o he_o have_v wash_v his_o clothes_n which_o i_o suppose_v comprehend_v his_o body_n also_o v._o 19_o and_o he_o that_o touch_v the_o water_n of_o separation_n as_o a_o man_n may_v chance_v to_o do_v when_o he_o mingle_v the_o water_n and_o ash_n together_o v._o 17._o shall_v be_v unclean_a until_o even_o and_o wash_v his_o clothes_n it_o must_v be_v suppose_v from_o the_o forego_n word_n for_o mere_a stay_n till_o even_o purify_v no_o body_n without_o some_o rite_n of_o cleanse_v and_o there_o be_v more_o reason_n for_o he_o that_o touch_v the_o water_n immediate_o to_o wash_v his_o clothes_n than_o for_o he_o who_o only_o sprinkle_v with_o it_o ver._n 22._o and_o whatsoever_o or_o whosoever_o verse_n 22_o the_o unclean_a person_n touch_v shall_v be_v unclean_a he_o do_v not_o mean_a by_o the_o unclean_a person_n him_z who_o be_v make_v unclean_a by_o touch_v the_o water_n of_o separation_n for_o his_o uncleanness_n be_v so_o slight_a that_o any_o one_o will_v think_v he_o shall_v make_v no_o body_n unclean_a by_o his_o touch_n but_o the_o unclean_a person_n speak_v of_o all_o along_o in_o this_o chapter_n who_o be_v defile_v by_o touch_v a_o dead_a body_n he_o who_o such_o a_o person_n touch_v be_v make_v unclean_a and_o therefore_o be_v to_o wash_v his_o clothes_n and_o not_o be_v think_v clean_a until_o the_o even_o and_o the_o soul_n that_o touch_v it_o or_o touch_v he_o shall_v be_v unclean_a until_o even_o not_o only_o he_o who_o the_o unclean_a person_n touch_v but_o he_o who_o touch_v the_o unclean_a person_n or_o any_o unclean_a thing_n be_v to_o be_v unclean_a till_o the_o even_o and_o wash_v his_o clothes_n as_o i_o say_v before_o for_o his_o cleanse_n no_o other_o cleanse_v be_v necessary_a for_o such_o kind_n of_o uncleanness_n as_o these_o for_o sacrifice_n be_v require_v only_o for_o the_o uncleanness_n of_o leper_n and_o of_o a_o childbed-woman_n and_o of_o a_o flux_n of_o blood_n or_o seed_n all_o other_o be_v purge_v without_o sacrifice_n by_o this_o nice_a care_n which_o be_v here_o take_v about_o the_o small_a bodily_a defilement_n god_n intend_v i_o make_v no_o doubt_n to_o make_v they_o sensible_a how_o necessary_a it_o be_v to_o preserve_v inward_a purity_n without_o which_o they_o can_v not_o be_v acceptable_a to_o god_n though_o they_o approach_v to_o his_o sanctuary_n for_o these_o law_n extend_v to_o what_o be_v do_v at_o home_n as_o well_o as_o abroad_o be_v a_o plain_a instruction_n both_o that_o it_o be_v not_o sufficient_a to_o be_v pure_a in_o the_o eye_n of_o man_n and_o that_o nothing_o can_v be_v conceal_v from_o the_o divine_a majesty_n who_o see_v what_o pass_v in_o secret_a chap._n xx._n chapter_n xx_o ver._n 1._o than_o come_v the_o child_n of_o israel_n even_o verse_n 1_o the_o whole_a congregation_n into_o the_o wilderness_n of_o zin_n from_o rithmah_n or_o kadesh-barnea_a they_o come_v at_o last_o into_o this_o wilderness_n after_o many_o removal_n to_o other_o station_n of_o which_o moses_n give_v a_o account_n in_o the_o xxxiiid_a chapter_n from_o v._o 19_o to_o v._o 36._o for_o god_n lead_v they_o by_o the_o cloud_n quite_o back_o again_o to_o the_o red_a sea_n fourteen_o 25._o and_o from_o thence_o bring_v they_o into_o this_o wilderness_n of_o tzin_n which_o be_v quite_o different_a from_o that_o mention_a xvi_o exod._n call_v sin_n for_o this_o lay_n on_o the_o confine_n of_o idumaea_n as_o appear_v from_o v._o 14_o 15._o in_o the_o first_o month._n of_o the_o forty_o year_n after_o they_o come_v out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n for_o moses_n give_v a_o account_n of_o the_o transaction_n only_o of_o the_o two_o first_o year_n after_o they_o come_v from_o thence_o and_o of_o the_o last_o the_o rest_n he_o pass_v over_o in_o silence_n be_v spend_v in_o tiresome_a journey_n whereby_o all_o above_o twenty_o year_n old_a be_v consume_v by_o one_o disease_n or_o other_o in_o those_o travel_n he_o show_v how_o at_o several_a removal_n mention_v chapter_n xxxiii_o they_o be_v lead_v back_o from_o kadesh-barnea_a unto_o ezion-geber_n that_o be_v from_o the_o north_n to_o the_o south_n of_o the_o shore_n of_o the_o red_a sea_n in_o which_o journey_n they_o compass_v the_o land_n of_o edom_n many_o day_n two_o deut._n 1._o that_o be_v many_o year_n for_o from_o the_o time_n they_o leave_v kadesh-barnea_a till_o they_o return_v back_o again_o be_v thirty_o eight_o year_n two_o deut._n 14._o and_o the_o people_n abode_n in_o kadesh_n not_o in_o kadesh-barnea_a which_o be_v their_o fifteen_o station_n and_o in_o the_o confine_n of_o the_o south_n part_n of_o canaan_n xxxiv_o 4._o xv_o josh_n 3._o but_o another_o kadesh_n on_o the_o confine_n of_o the_o land_n of_o edom_n towards_o the_o red_a sea_n xxxiii_o 36._o two_o deut._n 3_o xi_o judge_n 17._o and_o miriam_n die_v there_o four_o month_n before_o her_o brother_n aaron_n xxxiii_o 38._o and_o eleven_o month_n before_o moses_n be_v elder_a than_o either_o of_o they_o for_o she_o be_v near_o a_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o year_n old_a as_o may_v be_v gather_v from_o two_o exod._n 4_o 7._o where_o it_o appear_v she_o be_v not_o a_o child_n when_o moses_n be_v bear_v and_o be_v bury_v there_o in_o kadesh_n where_o she_o die_v but_o we_o read_v of_o no_o mourning_n for_o she_o as_o there_o be_v for_o aaron_n a_o little_a after_o v._o 29._o verse_n 2_o ver._n 2._o and_o there_o be_v no_o water_n for_o the_o congregation_n the_o water_n that_o hitherto_o follow_v they_o from_o the_o rock_n in_o horeb_n now_o fail_v which_o happen_v just_a at_o the_o death_n of_o miriam_n the_o jew_n have_v a_o foolish_a conceit_n that_o as_o her_o piety_n procure_v it_o for_o they_o so_o she_o be_v dead_a it_o be_v take_v from_o they_o and_o be_v restore_v again_o for_o the_o piety_n of_o moses_n and_o aaron_n it_o be_v more_o reasonable_a to_o think_v that_o god_n suffer_v the_o water_n to_o be_v discontinue_v for_o a_o time_n that_o he_o may_v try_v the_o faith_n of_o this_o new_a generation_n whether_o they_o be_v any_o better_a than_o their_o rebellious_a father_n and_o withal_o to_o convince_v they_o that_o the_o water_n out_o of_o the_o former_a rock_n be_v not_o contain_v in_o it_o if_o he_o have_v not_o produce_v it_o who_o can_v bring_v forth_o water_n out_o of_o any_o other_o place_n as_o well_o as_o that_o or_o they_o be_v now_o go_v towards_o canaan_n and_o near_o a_o country_n where_o water_n may_v be_v have_v for_o money_n or_o they_o may_v have_v find_v it_o by_o dig_v for_o it_o god_n think_v fit_a to_o let_v the_o miracle_n cease_v that_o they_o may_v see_v he_o will_v short_o provide_v for_o they_o otherways_o for_o it_o be_v very_o likely_a that_o in_o their_o last_o station_n where_o they_o be_v before_o this_o at_o ezion-geber_n xxxiii_o 36._o the_o water_n that_o have_v follow_v they_o in_o all_o their_o journey_n thither_o fall_v there_o into_o the_o red_a sea_n and_o so_o be_v swallow_v up_o they_o be_v as_o i_o say_v to_o return_v towards_o canaan_n by_o place_n where_o water_n may_v be_v procure_v without_o a_o miracle_n for_o be_v upon_o the_o edge_n of_o the_o land_n of_o edom_n when_o aaron_n die_v in_o their_o next_o removal_n v._n 28._o xxxiii_o 37._o we_o read_v express_o that_o they_o present_o after_o come_v to_o a_o land_n of_o river_n of_o water_n x_o deut._n 7._o and_o indeed_o not_o long_o after_o they_o remove_v from_o mount_n hor_n where_o aaron_n die_v we_o find_v in_o the_o next_o chapter_n to_o this_o that_o they_o come_v to_o oboth_n xxi_o 10._o which_o signify_v bottle_n it_o be_v no_o unreasonable_a conjecture_n that_o here_o they_o meet_v with_o water_n with_o which_o they_o fill_v their_o empty_a bottle_n and_o next_o to_o that_o station_n they_o come_v to_o jie-abarim_a v._o 11._o heap_n of_o ford_n or_o as_o the_o chaldee_n expound_v it_o the_o ford_z of_o those_o that_o pass_v over_o and_o then_o to_o the_o valley_n of_o zared_a v._o 12._o or_o to_o the_o
here_o again_o when_o we_o think_v we_o have_v be_v at_o the_o end_n of_o our_o travel_n at_o this_o rate_n we_o shall_v never_o get_v out_o whereupon_o he_o present_o smite_v the_o rock_n twice_o in_o a_o fume_n whereas_o god_n bid_v he_o only_o speak_v to_o it_o v._o 8._o to_o sanctify_v i_o in_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n i._n e._n open_o to_o assert_v i_o to_o be_v the_o holy_a one_o of_o israel_n faithful_a to_o my_o promise_n as_o well_o as_o infinite_a in_o power_n of_o which_o they_o have_v give_v the_o israelite_n occasion_n to_o doubt_n by_o declare_v some_o distrust_n of_o what_o god_n say_v to_o they_o v._o 8._o for_o these_o word_n plain_o show_v that_o their_o sin_n do_v not_o consist_v only_o in_o a_o inward_a diffidence_n but_o in_o such_o outward_a expression_n of_o it_o in_o their_o anger_n and_o impatience_n as_o may_v be_v apt_a to_o breed_v unbelief_n in_o the_o israelite_n who_o be_v already_o too_o prone_a thereunto_o and_o it_o be_v no_o improbable_a conjecture_n of_o a_o jewish_a doctor_n in_o his_o book_n of_o the_o death_n of_o moses_n that_o the_o divine_a glory_n not_o appear_v now_o upon_o this_o rock_n as_o it_o do_v at_o horeb_n xvii_o exod._n 6._o which_o perhaps_o they_o expect_v it_o give_v some_o occasion_n to_o their_o unbelief_n which_o he_o think_v be_v not_o so_o great_a a_o sin_n in_o itself_o as_o to_o have_v deserve_v the_o follow_a punishment_n have_v not_o god_n in_o pass_v this_o sentence_n have_v a_o respect_n to_o the_o excellency_n and_o dignity_n of_o their_o person_n in_o who_o a_o fault_n of_o this_o nature_n be_v far_o more_o grievous_a than_o in_o a_o ordinary_a man._n therefore_o you_o shall_v not_o bring_v this_o congregation_n into_o the_o land_n which_o i_o have_v give_v they_o they_o bring_v they_o into_o the_o land_n of_o sihon_n and_o of_o og_n but_o not_o into_o canaan_n which_o be_v proper_o the_o land_n promise_v to_o they_o verse_n 13_o ver._n 13._o this_o be_v the_o water_n of_o meribah_n call_v meribah-kadesh_a xxxii_o deut._n 51._o to_o distinguish_v it_o from_o that_o meribah_n mention_v xvii_o exod._n 7._o where_o the_o israelite_n be_v guilty_a of_o the_o same_o crime_n because_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n strive_v with_o the_o lord_n expostulate_v with_o he_o most_o undutiful_o and_o accuse_v he_o of_o unkindness_n to_o they_o v._o 3_o 4._o and_o he_o be_v sanctify_v in_o they_o the_o hebrew_n doctor_n differ_v very_o much_o in_o their_o opinion_n about_o this_o also_o whether_o he_o be_v sanctify_v in_o the_o water_n or_o in_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n or_o in_o moses_n and_o aaron_n some_o fancy_n it_o be_v mean_v of_o the_o water_n viz._n that_o god_n do_v himself_o great_a honour_n in_o bring_v water_n again_o out_o of_o a_o rock_n and_o therefore_o the_o name_n of_o the_o place_n be_v call_v kadesh_n from_o his_o be_v sanctify_v there_o thus_o chaskuni_fw-la but_o it_o seem_v to_o have_v be_v call_v so_o before_o this_o be_v a_o place_n well_o know_v to_o the_o edomite_n v._o 16._o the_o common_a opinion_n be_v that_o he_o speak_v of_o moses_n and_o aaron_n for_o god_n name_n say_v r._n solomon_n be_v much_o revere_v when_o he_o do_v not_o spare_v even_o his_o holy_a one_o x_o leu._n 3._o but_o nachmanides_n expound_v it_o of_o the_o israelite_n before_o who_o face_n as_o he_o expound_v sanctify_v in_o they_o god_n power_n and_o faithfulness_n and_o goodness_n appear_v and_o who_o alone_o be_v mention_v in_o this_o verse_n not_o moses_n and_o aaron_n but_o all_o three_o opinion_n in_o the_o issue_n concur_v in_o this_o one_o that_o god_n make_v his_o power_n etc._n etc._n appear_v in_o the_o eye_n of_o all_o the_o israelite_n by_o bring_v water_n out_o of_o a_o rock_n and_o at_o the_o same_o time_n demonstrate_v his_o holiness_n and_o impartial_a justice_n in_o punish_v his_o great_a friend_n for_o their_o unbelief_n ver._n 14._o and_o moses_n send_v messenger_n by_o god_n verse_n 14_o order_n as_o his_o word_n seem_v to_o import_v in_o two_o deut._n 2_o 3_o 4._o from_o kadesh_n on_o the_o confine_n of_o the_o king_n of_o edom_n country_n unto_o the_o king_n of_o edom._n when_o the_o israelite_n come_v out_o of_o egypt_n moses_n speak_v of_o edom_n as_o govern_v by_o duke_n xv_o exod._n 17._o for_o the_o son_n of_o esau_n at_o first_o have_v no_o high_a title_n xxxvi_o gen._n 15_o etc._n etc._n not_o long_o after_o it_o seem_v their_o posterity_n become_v king_n and_o now_o nine_o and_o thirty_o year_n after_o the_o israelite_n come_v out_o of_o egypt_n they_o be_v still_o under_o kingly_a government_n and_o this_o king_n to_o who_o moses_n now_o send_v messenger_n the_o great_a primate_n of_o ireland_n take_v to_o have_v be_v hadar_n the_o last_o of_o those_o that_o moses_n mention_n xxxvi_o gen._n 39_o who_o for_o his_o inhumanity_n to_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n be_v short_o after_o punish_v with_o death_n and_o the_o kingdom_n turn_v again_o into_o the_o government_n by_o duke_n for_o moses_n as_o he_o think_v write_v the_o book_n of_o genesis_n in_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o his_o life_n or_o then_o add_v what_o be_v necessary_a to_o what_o he_o have_v write_v before_o reckon_v immediate_o after_o hadar_n several_a duke_n reign_v all_o at_o one_o time_n in_o several_a part_n of_o the_o country_n which_o they_o have_v share_v among_o they_o see_v vsser_n chronolog_n sacra_fw-la cap._n 11._o thus_o say_v thy_o brother_n israel_n in_o the_o language_n of_o those_o time_n all_o that_o be_v near_o of_o kin_n call_v one_o another_o brethren_n and_o these_o two_o nation_n descend_v from_o two_o twin_n brother_n thou_o know_v for_o they_o can_v not_o but_o have_v receive_v intelligence_n before_o this_o time_n of_o such_o public_a thing_n all_o the_o travel_n that_o have_v befall_v we_o how_o we_o and_o our_o father_n before_o we_o have_v travel_v from_o place_n to_o place_n without_o any_o certain_a habitation_n see_v cv_o psalm_n 13._o verse_n 15_o ver._n 15._o how_o our_o father_n after_o several_a removal_n from_o one_o part_n of_o canaan_n to_o another_o go_v down_o into_o egypt_n which_o be_v so_o public_a a_o thing_n they_o be_v invite_v by_o pharaoh_n who_o send_v carriage_n for_o they_o that_o the_o edomite_n can_v not_o be_v ignorant_a of_o it_o and_o we_o have_v dwell_v in_o egypt_n a_o long_a time_n see_v xii_o exod._n 40_o 41._o and_o what_o i_o have_v observe_v there_o and_o the_o egyptian_n vex_v we_o and_o our_o father_n see_v i_o exod._n 11_o 12_o 13_o etc._n etc._n verse_n 16_o ver._n 16._o and_o when_o we_o cry_v unto_o the_o lord_n he_o hear_v our_o voice_n two_o exod._n 23_o 24_o 25._o iii_o 7_o 8._o and_o send_v a_o angel_n see_v iii_o exod._n 2_o etc._n etc._n maimonides_n here_o by_o angel_n understand_v moses_n himself_o for_o the_o prophet_n be_v sometime_o call_v angel_n i._n e._n messenger_n send_v from_o god_n two_o judg._n 1._o this_o he_o assert_n in_o the_o first_o part_n and_o more_o than_o once_o in_o the_o second_o part_n of_o more_o nevochim_n but_o it_o be_v very_o unreasonable_a to_o think_v that_o moses_n will_v thus_o magnify_v himself_o to_o the_o king_n of_o edom_n who_o understand_v not_o such_o language_n and_o can_v not_o but_o be_v more_o move_v to_o hearken_v to_o his_o embassy_n if_o he_o believe_v the_o israelite_n be_v under_o the_o conduct_n of_o a_o heavenly_a minister_n who_o as_o other_o jew_n think_v be_v michael_n the_o prince_n of_o the_o heavenly_a host_n who_o they_o common_o understand_v by_o the_o angel_n here_o mention_v but_o many_o great_a man_n particular_o masius_n think_v this_o be_v short_a of_o the_o truth_n unless_o we_o understand_v by_o michael_n the_o eternal_a son_n of_o god_n who_o be_v as_o he_o speak_v the_o perpetual_a prince_n and_o director_n of_o the_o people_n of_o god_n for_o though_o he_o be_v then_o proper_o make_v the_o messenger_n of_o the_o father_n when_o he_o take_v on_o he_o our_o flesh_n and_o dwell_v here_o among_o we_o yet_o from_o the_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o there_o be_v more_o horrible_a adjuration_n among_o they_o then_o among_o christian_n homil._n i._o adv_v judaeos_fw-la which_o no_o doubt_n arise_v from_o the_o direful_a effect_n of_o this_o adjuration_n here_o prescribe_v if_o the_o woman_n be_v guilty_a of_o what_o she_o be_v suspect_v chap._n vi_o chapter_n vi_o ver._n 1._o and_z the_o lord_z speak_v unto_o moses_n say_v verse_n 1_o this_o law_n very_o proper_o follow_v the_o forego_n about_o woman_n suspect_v of_o adultery_n as_o a_o remedy_n against_o all_o such_o sin_n by_o abstain_v from_o wine_n and_o all_o other_o incitement_n to_o lust_n and_o by_o devote_v themselves_o for_o some_o time_n in_o a_o peculiar_a way_n to_o the_o service_n of_o god_n and_o there_o seem_v to_o be_v a_o plain_a opposition_n between_o a_o woman_n profess_v herself_o a_o nazarite_n and_o forbear_v wine_n and_o the_o care_n of_o her_o hair_n and_o a_o woman_n that_o love_a company_n and_o be_v entangle_v in_o the_o love_n of_o 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special_a act_n of_o religion_n whence_o nazir_n signify_v one_o that_o beyond_o the_o common_a prescription_n of_o the_o law_n dedicate_v not_o his_o good_n but_o himself_o to_o god_n in_o a_o peculiar_a kind_n of_o sanctimony_n so_o philo_n who_o call_v this_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o great_a vow_n because_o he_o that_o make_v it_o devote_v not_o his_o corn_n or_o beast_n etc._n etc._n but_o his_o own_o self_n unto_o god_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o every_o man_n be_v to_o himself_o the_o great_a possession_n he_o have_v to_o separate_v themselves_o unto_o the_o lord_n to_o separate_v themselves_o for_o some_o time_n to_o a_o high_a measure_n of_o purity_n than_o other_o man_n practise_v that_o they_o may_v attend_v to_o the_o service_n of_o god_n from_o whence_o this_o vow_n be_v call_v separation_n unto_o the_o lord_n for_o they_o who_o observe_v it_o be_v holy_a say_v maimonides_n yea_o be_v place_v for_o the_o present_a in_o the_o dignity_n of_o the_o high_a priest_n as_o to_z sanctity_n be_v forbid_v to_o pollute_v themselves_o for_o their_o father_n or_o mother_n as_o it_o follow_v afterward_o more_o nevochim_n p._n iii_o cap._n 48._o the_o jewish_a doctor_n be_v wont_a to_o be_v so_o curious_a in_o mark_v every_o word_n and_o scrupulous_o adhere_v to_o it_o that_o it_o be_v something_o strange_a they_o shall_v allow_v a_o father_n the_o liberty_n to_o separate_v his_o child_n to_o be_v a_o nazarite_n without_o its_o consent_n when_o the_o text_n express_o speak_v of_o those_o who_o separate_v themselves_o but_o so_o the_o mischna_n determine_v in_o sota_n cap._n 3._o sect_n 8._o and_o it_o allow_v this_o liberty_n to_o the_o father_n though_o not_o to_o the_o mother_n though_o we_o find_v hannah_n vow_v samuel_n to_o be_v a_o nazarite_n before_o he_o be_v bear_v 1_o sam._n i._n 10_o 11._o see_v wagenseil_n on_o that_o place_n annot._fw-la 2_o 3._o ver._n 3._o he_o shall_v separate_v himself_o from_o wine_n in_o this_o consist_v one_o part_n of_o the_o special_a sanctity_n of_o nazarites_n verse_n 3_o that_o by_o abstinence_n from_o wine_n or_o any_o thing_n that_o be_v intoxicate_v they_o may_v the_o better_o attend_v to_o the_o study_n of_o the_o law_n or_o other_o exercise_n of_o religion_n and_o strong_a drink_n as_o wine_n be_v make_v of_o grape_n so_o shecar_n be_v a_o liquor_n make_v of_o other_o fruit_n as_o date_n etc._n etc._n see_v x._o leu._n 9_o to_o which_o add_v that_o other_o author_n call_v the_o juice_n of_o date_n as_o well_o as_o grape_n by_o the_o name_n of_o wine_n nay_o pliny_n say_v that_o praecipua_fw-la vina_fw-la the_o choice_a wine_n be_v make_v of_o those_o date_n call_v caryotae_n which_o grow_v about_o jericho_n though_o they_o be_v iniqua_fw-la capiti_fw-la hurtful_a to_o the_o head_n from_o whence_o they_o have_v their_o name_n l._n xiii_o nat._n histor_n cap._n 4._o with_o great_a reason_n therefore_o such_o intoxicate_a liquor_n be_v forbid_v to_o those_o who_o set_v themselves_o apart_o to_o attend_v upon_o god_n during_o the_o time_n of_o their_o separation_n which_o justify_v in_o part_n what_o maimonides_n say_v that_o nazarites_n be_v advance_v to_o the_o dignity_n of_o priest_n who_o may_v not_o drink_v any_o wine_n or_o strong_a drink_n in_o the_o time_n of_o their_o ministration_n to_o god_n in_o the_o sanctuary_n and_o shall_v drink_v no_o vinegar_n of_o wine_n etc._n etc._n for_o that_o have_v the_o same_o effect_n with_o wine_n and_o strong_a drink_n of_o which_o it_o be_v make_v neither_o shall_v he_o drink_v any_o liquor_n of_o grape_n i._n e._n secondary_a wine_n which_o be_v make_v by_o maceration_n of_o grape_n in_o water_n after_o the_o juice_n have_v be_v press_v out_o to_o make_v wine_n pliny_n speak_v of_o various_a kind_n of_o it_o l._n fourteen_o nat._n hist_o cap._n 10._o nor_o
will_v have_v be_v to_o have_v give_v they_o more_o than_o a_o ten_o part_n but_o they_o be_v to_o give_v the_o priest_n as_o good_a as_o they_o leave_v for_o themselves_o for_o that_o be_v the_o rule_n xxvii_o leu._n 32_o 33._o and_o it_o be_v but_o reason_n the_o priest_n shall_v have_v this_o honourable_a provision_n make_v for_o they_o above_o the_o levite_n their_o vocation_n be_v more_o honourable_a and_o their_o service_n more_o noble_a in_o the_o very_a sanctuary_n itself_o for_o which_o cause_n this_o ten_o of_o the_o tithe_n of_o the_o land_n be_v assign_v they_o which_o they_o be_v but_o few_o in_o comparison_n with_o the_o levite_n make_v the_o allowance_n to_o every_o one_o of_o they_o much_o great_a than_o to_o any_o of_o the_o levite_n and_o yet_o as_o a_o augmentation_n to_o it_o they_o have_v the_o first-fruit_n and_o their_o fee_n as_o i_o say_v before_o out_o of_o the_o sacrifice_n and_o other_o thing_n whole_o to_o their_o own_o use_n even_o the_o hallow_a part_n thereof_o out_o of_o it_o the_o sacred_a part_n be_v the_o ten_o part_n which_o they_o may_v not_o use_v it_o be_v take_v by_o god_n for_o his_o part_n xxvii_o leu._n 30._o by_o which_o all_o the_o rest_n be_v sanctify_v to_o the_o use_n of_o the_o owner_n when_o this_o part_n be_v take_v out_o of_o it_o which_o may_v possible_o be_v here_o also_o intend_v ver._n 30._o therefore_o thou_o shall_v say_v unto_o they_o tell_v they_o the_o reason_n why_o this_o ten_o part_n must_v be_v separate_v from_o the_o rest_n when_o you_o have_v heave_v the_o best_a thereof_o from_o it_o taken_n verse_n 30_o out_o the_o ten_o part_n as_o a_o offer_n to_o the_o lord_n then_o it_o shall_v be_v count_v to_o the_o levite_n as_o the_o increase_n of_o the_o threshing-floor_n and_o as_o the_o increase_n of_o the_o wine-press_n then_o the_o remainder_n may_v be_v as_o free_o use_v by_o they_o as_o the_o corn_n or_o the_o wine_n of_o any_o man_n land_n in_o israel_n when_o he_o have_v pay_v his_o tithe_n but_o till_o then_o it_o be_v unlawful_a for_o he_o to_o enjoy_v it_o because_o god_n be_v first_o to_o be_v serve_v this_o be_v make_v more_o plain_a in_o the_o next_o verse_n ver._n 31._o and_o you_o shall_v eat_v it_o after_o the_o hallow_a verse_n 31_o part_n be_v take_v out_o v._n 29._o all_o the_o rest_n be_v they_o to_o be_v enjoy_v as_o man_n do_v that_o which_o be_v their_o own_o in_o every_o place_n this_o seem_v to_o be_v say_v to_o distinguish_v these_o from_o the_o holy_a thing_n give_v by_o god_n to_o the_o priest_n which_o be_v offer_v at_o the_o altar_n be_v to_o be_v eat_v only_o in_o the_o holy_a place_n but_o the_o tithe_n though_o they_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o offer_v to_o the_o lord_n yet_o not_o be_v present_v at_o the_o altar_n may_v be_v eat_v any_o where_o after_o the_o ten_o part_n be_v give_v to_o the_o priest_n and_o your_o household_n all_o their_o family_n servant_n as_o well_o as_o other_o may_v eat_v of_o they_o whether_o they_o be_v clean_a or_o no._n and_o more_o than_o this_o they_o may_v sell_v they_o to_o stranger_n to_o buy_v other_o necessary_n with_o the_o money_n they_o yield_v or_o exchange_v they_o for_o other_o commodity_n for_o it_o be_v your_o reward_n for_o your_o service_n in_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o the_o congregation_n see_v v._o 21._o ver._n 32._o and_o you_o shall_v bear_v no_o sin_n suffer_v no_o punishment_n by_o reason_n of_o it_o for_o eat_v it_o with_o your_o household_n when_o you_o have_v heave_v from_o it_o the_o best_a of_o it_o when_o they_o have_v take_v out_o the_o ten_o part_n as_o sacred_a to_o god_n use_n v._n 28._o they_o may_v safe_o use_v the_o rest_n themselves_o as_o they_o please_v for_o god_n have_v give_v it_o to_o they_o for_o their_o support_n and_o therefore_o will_v not_o punish_v they_o for_o eat_v it_o as_o he_o do_v those_o that_o do_v eat_v holy_a thing_n which_o do_v not_o belong_v to_o they_o neither_o shall_v you_o pollute_v the_o holy_a thing_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n nor_o will_v there_o be_v any_o danger_n of_o pollute_v the_o holy_a thing_n which_o god_n have_v reserve_v to_o himself_o by_o turn_v they_o to_o a_o common_a use_n as_o there_o will_v have_v be_v if_o they_o have_v eat_v the_o tithe_n or_o other_o gift_n before_o the_o ten_o part_n which_o be_v god_n be_v take_v out_o of_o they_o lest_o you_o die_v in_o the_o hebrew_n it_n be_v nor_o shall_v you_o die_v as_o those_o do_v who_o meddle_v with_o the_o holy_a thing_n which_o god_n reserve_v for_o his_o minister_n alone_o chap._n xix_o chapter_n xix_o verse_n 1_o ver._n 1._o and_z the_o lord_z speak_v unto_o moses_n and_o unto_o aaron_n say_v they_o be_v both_o concern_v in_o what_o follow_v moses_n to_o deliver_v the_o command_n and_o aaron_n to_o see_v it_o execute_v verse_n 2_o ver._n 2._o this_o be_v the_o ordinance_n or_o the_o constitution_n of_o the_o law_n which_o the_o lord_n have_v command_v which_o be_v now_o pass_v into_o a_o law_n by_o god_n command_n who_o have_v order_v this_o water_n of_o purification_n to_o be_v make_v some_o time_n before_o as_o appear_v from_o viii_o 7._o but_o now_o set_v down_o a_o rule_n for_o all_o posterity_n to_o observe_v in_o the_o make_n of_o it_o it_o be_v the_o rather_o mention_v now_o after_o the_o forego_n history_n to_o free_v the_o people_n from_o that_o great_a fear_n they_o be_v in_o of_o perish_v in_o their_o uncleanness_n xvii_o 12_o 13._o by_o show_v they_o a_o way_n how_o to_o be_v purify_v from_o the_o great_a pollution_n before_o they_o approach_v to_o the_o tabernacle_n speak_v unto_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n that_o they_o bring_v thou_o at_o the_o common_a charge_n of_o the_o people_n because_o it_o be_v for_o their_o common_a benefit_n a_o red_a heifer_n the_o hebrew_n word_n parah_n which_o we_o translate_v heifer_n signify_v a_o young_a cow_n as_o par_n signify_v a_o young_a bullock_n not_o above_o two_o or_o three_o year_n old_a at_o most_o as_o kimchi_n and_o other_o observe_v without_o spot_n this_o the_o jew_n refer_v to_o the_o word_n red_a which_o go_v before_o and_o take_v it_o to_o signify_v perfect_o red_a without_o the_o mixture_n of_o any_o other_o colour_n for_o as_o to_o any_o other_o imperfection_n they_o be_v provide_v against_o in_o the_o next_o word_n without_o blemish_n insomuch_o that_o maimonides_n in_o his_o treatise_n on_o this_o subject_a say_v that_o if_o this_o cow_n have_v two_o hair_n black_a or_o white_a it_o be_v unfit_a for_o this_o use_n from_o whence_o other_o nation_n particular_o the_o egyptian_n derive_v the_o custom_n of_o sacrifice_v red_a ox_n as_o plutarch_n tell_v we_o in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr iside_n &_o osiride_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n and_o he_o say_v they_o search_v they_o so_o very_o narrow_o that_o if_o they_o find_v one_o hair_n black_a or_o white_a they_o count_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d unfit_a to_o be_v sacrifice_v see_v bochartus_fw-la p._n i._n hierozoic_a lib._n ii_o cap._n 39_o where_o he_o show_v this_o be_v the_o most_o common_a colour_n among_o that_o sort_n of_o creature_n in_o some_o country_n wherein_o be_v no_o blemish_n see_v xxii_o leu._n 20_o 21_o 22._o and_o upon_o which_o never_o come_v yoke_n have_v never_o be_v employ_v in_o plough_v the_o ground_n or_o any_o other_o work_n for_o according_a to_o the_o common_a sense_n of_o all_o mankind_n those_o creature_n which_o have_v be_v make_v to_o serve_v other_o use_n become_v unfit_a to_o be_v offer_v to_o god_n whence_o diomedes_n promise_v pallas_n a_o cow_n of_o a_o year_n old_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o no_o man_n hitherto_o have_v bring_v under_o the_o yoke_n iliad_n k._n and_o so_o do_v nestor_n odyss_n t._n and_o the_o like_a bochartus_n observe_v out_o of_o virgil_n ovid_n and_o other_o in_o his_o hierozoicon_n p._n i._o lib._n ii_o cap._n 33._o all_o this_o be_v very_o plain_a but_o why_o a_o young_a cow_n rather_o than_o a_o bullock_n which_o be_v common_o appoint_v in_o sacrifice_n and_o why_o one_o perfect_o red_a be_v not_o so_o easy_a to_o understand_v if_o we_o have_v any_o reason_n to_o believe_v that_o those_o superstition_n be_v among_o the_o egyptian_n in_o the_o day_n of_o moses_n which_o be_v when_o plutarch_n or_o herodotus_n live_v we_o may_v very_o probable_o say_v as_o some_o man_n of_o learning_n have_v that_o this_o precept_n be_v give_v to_o preserve_v the_o israelite_n from_o their_o religion_n for_o they_o abhor_v to_o offer_v a_o cow_n who_o they_o honour_v as_o sacred_a to_o isis_n so_o herodotus_n they_o sacrifice_v males_n both_o old_a and_o young_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a for_o they_o to_o
the_o spy_n then_o he_o fight_v against_o israel_n he_o march_v out_o of_o his_o country_n with_o a_o army_n and_o fall_v upon_o the_o israelite_n as_o they_o pass_v that_o way_n and_o take_v some_o of_o they_o prisoner_n he_o attack_v it_o be_v likely_a at_o first_o only_o the_o skirt_n of_o their_o camp_n where_o he_o surprise_v some_o of_o they_o and_o carry_v they_o away_o captive_a as_o the_o word_n be_v in_o the_o hebrew_n verse_n 2_o ver._n 2._o and_o israel_n vow_v a_o vow_n unto_o the_o lord_n it_o be_v resolve_v it_o seem_v that_o they_o shall_v engage_v they_o but_o the_o israelite_n be_v afraid_a of_o they_o because_o they_o be_v unexperienced_a in_o war_n implore_v the_o divine_a aid_n by_o this_o solemn_a vow_n if_o thou_o will_v indeed_o deliver_v this_o people_n into_o my_o hand_n give_v we_o the_o victory_n over_o they_o then_o will_v i_o utter_o destroy_v their_o city_n they_o vow_v to_o reserve_v none_o of_o the_o spoil_n to_o their_o own_o use_n but_o devote_v it_o all_o to_o destruction_n for_o such_o be_v the_o nature_n of_o this_o vow_n call_v cherem_n see_v xxvii_o leu._n 29._o ver._n 3._o and_o the_o lord_n hearken_v to_o the_o voice_n of_o verse_n 3_o israel_n he_o approve_v their_o vow_n and_o deliver_v up_o the_o canaanite_n the_o israelite_n vanquish_v their_o army_n and_o they_o utter_o destroy_v they_o and_o their_o city_n utter_o devote_v they_o to_o destruction_n according_a to_o their_o vow_n for_o they_o do_v not_o now_o actual_o destroy_v they_o they_o remain_v when_o joshua_n come_v to_o canaan_n who_o execute_v this_o cherem_n or_o curse_v upon_o they_o xii_o 14._o which_o if_o it_o have_v be_v execute_v now_o they_o must_v have_v enter_v into_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n at_o this_o time_n from_o whence_o we_o can_v imagine_v they_o will_v have_v return_v to_o march_v further_o about_o before_o they_o get_v into_o it_o but_o have_v go_v on_o to_o prosecute_v their_o victory_n by_o subdue_a the_o country_n as_o they_o have_v 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serpent_n be_v add_v to_o nechashim_n serpent_n by_o way_n of_o opposition_n as_o they_o speak_v and_o signify_v such_o serpent_n as_o the_o greek_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d who_o pliny_n reckon_v among_o the_o sceleratissimi_fw-la serpent_n most_o pernicious_a serpent_n lib._n xxiv_o cap._n 13._o or_o as_o other_o will_v have_v it_o those_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d because_o they_o make_v great_a inflammation_n in_o man_n body_n and_o a_o unquenchable_a thirst_n be_v also_o of_o a_o flame_n colour_n but_o the_o famous_a bochartus_n have_v allege_v a_o great_a many_o argument_n to_o prove_v that_o they_o be_v a_o sort_n of_o serpent_n call_v hydrus_n because_o in_o winter_n they_o live_v in_o fen_n and_o marsh_n which_o be_v
the_o word_n of_o the_o book_n of_o the_o war_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o the_o meaning_n of_o they_o be_v that_o the_o king_n of_o the_o amorites_n take_v all_o these_o place_n by_o a_o sudden_a furious_a invasion_n which_o moses_n therefore_o punctual_o recite_v to_o show_v that_o the_o country_n of_o the_o moabite_n now_o reach_v no_o further_a than_o arnon_n all_o the_o brook_n or_o torrent_n and_o all_o the_o effusion_n of_o water_n as_o far_o as_o arnon_n i._n e._n all_o the_o country_n about_o they_o be_v take_v from_o they_o by_o the_o amorites_n in_o who_o possession_n it_o now_o be_v and_o perhaps_o have_v be_v a_o long_a time_n and_o therefore_o the_o israelite_n take_v nothing_o from_o the_o moabite_n when_o they_o conquer_v this_o country_n as_o be_v say_v before_o nor_o from_o the_o ammonite_n neither_o part_n of_o who_o country_n the_o amorites_n also_o have_v get_v from_o they_o iii_n deut._n 11._o and_o the_o israelite_n take_v from_o the_o amorites_n when_o they_o conquer_v sihon_n and_o og_n and_o it_o fall_v to_o the_o share_n of_o the_o gadite_n xiii_o josh_n 25._o ver._n 16._o and_o from_o thence_o they_o go_v to_o beer_n a_o verse_n 16_o place_n which_o take_v its_o name_n from_o the_o pit_n or_o well_o which_o be_v here_o dig_v by_o god_n order_n as_o the_o next_o word_n tell_v we_o that_o be_v the_o well_o whereof_o the_o lord_n speak_v unto_o moses_n that_o be_v say_v abarbinel_n that_o place_n be_v remarkable_a for_o the_o well_o that_o god_n give_v we_o of_o his_o own_o accord_n without_o our_o petition_n which_o he_o prevent_v by_o bid_v moses_n dig_v it_o for_o we_o gather_v the_o people_n together_o and_o i_o will_v give_v they_o water_n which_o they_o now_o again_o want_v be_v remove_v from_o the_o river_n arnon_n but_o do_v not_o murmur_v about_o it_o as_o they_o have_v do_v former_o and_o therefore_o god_fw-we most_o gracious_o when_o he_o see_v their_o distress_n provide_v it_o for_o they_o verse_n 17_o ver._n 17._o then_o israel_n sing_v this_o song_n this_o extraordinary_a kindness_n of_o god_n which_o prevent_v their_o prayer_n and_o give_v they_o water_n out_o of_o his_o own_o good_a pleasure_n alone_o as_o abarbinel_n speak_v transport_v they_o with_o such_o joy_n that_o it_o make_v they_o express_v their_o thankfulness_n in_o this_o song_n spring_n up_o o_o well_o as_o soon_o as_o they_o see_v moses_n and_o the_o prince_n thrust_v their_o staff_n into_o the_o earth_n and_o the_o water_n begin_v to_o bubble_v up_o they_o say_v with_o a_o loud_a voice_n come_v up_o o_o well_o that_o be_v let_v water_n flow_v abundant_o to_o satisfy_v we_o all_o sing_v you_o unto_o it_o or_o as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o margin_n answer_v unto_o it_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o hebrew_n be_v ancient_o to_o sing_v their_o song_n of_o praise_n alternate_o as_o appear_v from_o xv_o exod._n 20._o and_o so_o one_o company_n have_v say_v spring_v up_o o_o well_o which_o its_o likely_a they_o repeat_v often_o they_o call_v to_o the_o rest_n to_o answer_v to_o they_o which_o they_o do_v i_o suppose_v in_o the_o follow_a word_n verse_n 18_o ver._n 18._o the_o prince_n i._n e._n the_o lxx_o elder_n and_o head_n of_o the_o tribe_n dig_v the_o well_o very_o easy_o only_o turn_v up_o the_o earth_n with_o their_o staff_n the_o noble_n of_o the_o people_n dig_v it_o the_o other_o side_n of_o the_o choir_n perhaps_o take_v up_o the_o song_n again_o repeat_v the_o sense_n of_o what_o the_o former_a company_n have_v say_v by_o the_o direction_n of_o the_o lawgiver_n or_o together_o with_o the_o lawgiver_n who_o begin_v the_o work_n and_o who_o example_n they_o follow_v with_o their_o staff_n with_o no_o more_o labour_n but_o only_o thrust_v their_o staff_n into_o the_o ground_n and_o turn_v up_o the_o earth_n for_o as_o r._n levi_n be_v gersom_a take_v it_o the_o ground_n here_o be_v sandy_a and_o very_a soft_a be_v easy_o penetrate_v though_o they_o be_v not_o likely_a to_o find_v water_n in_o it_o but_o they_o believe_v moses_n and_o follow_v his_o direction_n god_n send_v it_o copious_o unto_o they_o and_o with_o no_o more_o pain_n than_o a_o scribe_n take_v when_o he_o write_v with_o his_o pen._n for_o so_o he_o translate_v the_o hebrew_n word_n mechokek_n which_o we_o render_v lawgiver_n a_o scribe_n or_o doctor_n of_o the_o law_n and_o from_o the_o wilderness_n mention_v v._n 13._o they_o go_v to_o mattanah_n this_o and_o the_o place_n follow_v be_v otherwise_o name_v in_o the_o xxxiiith_o chapter_n as_o the_o forenamed_a ben_fw-mi gersom_a understand_v it_o but_o other_o think_v these_o be_v not_o station_n which_o alone_a moses_n give_v a_o account_n of_o in_o the_o xxxiiith_o chapter_n where_o the_o israelite_n pitch_v their_o tent_n but_o place_n through_o which_o they_o pass_v till_o they_o come_v to_o the_o station_n from_o whence_o they_o send_v to_o sihon_n for_o leave_v to_o pass_v through_o his_o country_n ver._n 19_o and_o from_o mattanah_n to_o nahahel_n etc._n etc._n this_o verse_n 19_o as_o well_o as_o the_o place_n next_o mention_v in_o this_o verse_n seem_v to_o have_v be_v on_o the_o border_n of_o moab_n ver._n 20._o and_o from_o bamoth_n in_o the_o valley_n rather_o from_o bamoth_n which_o signify_v a_o very_a high_a place_n to_o the_o valley_n or_o it_o may_v be_v translate_v from_o bamoth_n a_o valley_n that_o be_v there_o be_v a_o valley_n in_o the_o field_n of_o moab_n etc._n etc._n unto_o which_o they_o come_v next_o for_o some_o such_o thing_n must_v be_v understand_v that_o be_v in_o the_o country_n of_o moab_n or_o near_o to_o it_o to_o the_o top_n of_o pisgah_n or_o to_o the_o beginning_n as_o the_o hebrew_n word_n rosch_n may_v be_v interpret_v of_o the_o high_a mount_n pisgah_n that_o be_v they_o pitch_v at_o the_o foot_n of_o it_o where_o the_o mountain_n begin_v which_o mountain_n be_v a_o part_n of_o the_o mountain_n of_o abarim_n as_o appear_v from_o xxxii_o deut._n 49._o xxxiv_o 1._o which_o look_v towards_o jeshimon_n or_o towards_o the_o wilderness_n for_o so_o r._n levi_n be_v gersom_a interpret_v it_o to_o a_o land_n that_o be_v shemumah_o untilled_a and_o desolate_a viz._n to_o the_o wilderness_n of_o kedemoth_n where_o they_o pitch_v and_o settle_v their_o camp_n and_o from_o thence_o send_v messenger_n to_o sihon_n verse_n 21_o ver._n 21._o and_o israel_n send_v messenger_n to_o sihon_n king_n of_o the_o amorites_n these_o messenger_n be_v send_v from_o the_o wilderness_n of_o kedemoth_n which_o be_v in_o the_o skirt_n of_o his_o country_n two_o deut._n 26._o or_o lay_v just_a upon_o it_o for_o there_o be_v a_o city_n of_o this_o name_n in_o that_o country_n which_o be_v give_v to_o reuben_n in_o the_o division_n of_o the_o land_n xiii_o josh_n 18._o verse_n 22_o ver._n 22._o let_v i_o pass_v through_o thy_o land_n they_o do_v not_o seem_v to_o desire_v a_o passage_n through_o the_o midst_n of_o his_o country_n but_o only_o the_o extreme_a part_n of_o it_o which_o will_v have_v much_o shorten_v their_o journey_n to_o the_o ford_n of_o jordan_n we_o will_v not_o turn_v into_o the_o field_n or_o into_o the_o vineyard_n we_o will_v not_o drink_v of_o the_o water_n of_o the_o well_o etc._n etc._n this_o be_v the_o very_a same_o civil_a message_n which_o they_o send_v to_o edom_n xx._n 17._o by_o who_o example_n they_o press_v sihon_n to_o grant_v they_o at_o least_o as_o much_o as_o the_o edomite_n and_o moabite_n have_v do_v see_v two_o deut._n 28_o 29._o verse_n 23_o ver._n 23._o and_o sihon_n will_v not_o suffer_v israel_n to_o pass_v through_o his_o border_n this_o show_n that_o they_o ask_v only_o to_o pass_v through_o the_o skirt_n of_o his_o country_n see_v two_o deut._n 30._o but_o sihon_n gather_v all_o his_o people_n together_o he_o not_o only_o refuse_v to_o grant_v their_o request_n but_o come_v in_o a_o hostile_a manner_n with_o all_o the_o force_n he_o can_v raise_v to_o oppose_v their_o passage_n over_o arnon_n and_o go_v out_o against_o israel_n into_o the_o wilderness_n from_o whence_o they_o send_v their_o friendly_a message_n to_o he_o v._o 21._o which_o moses_n in_o two_o deut._n 26._o call_n word_n of_o peace_n and_o he_o come_v to_o jahaz_n a_o city_n it_o be_v probable_a belong_v to_o the_o moabite_n whether_o the_o israelite_n perhaps_o retreat_v when_o sihon_n deny_v they_o a_o passage_n through_o his_o country_n for_o isaiah_n plain_o mention_n jahaz_n as_o a_o place_n either_o in_o the_o country_n of_o moab_n or_o near_o it_o xv._o 4._o and_o jeremiah_n also_o call_v it_o jahazah_n xlviii_o 21._o and_o fight_v against_o israel_n who_o have_v order_n from_o god_n not_o to_o decline_v the_o battle_n as_o they_o do_v with_o the_o edomite_n and_o the_o moabite_n and_o assure_v they_o of_o victory_n two_o deut._n 31._o
he_o take_v this_o to_o have_v be_v a_o custom_n derive_v from_o ancient_a time_n before_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n which_o may_v be_v question_v and_o bonfrerius_n upon_o this_o place_n have_v allege_v the_o very_a same_o proof_n and_o several_a more_o particular_o this_o out_o of_o the_o scholiast_n upon_o sophocles_n in_o his_o ajax_n mastigoph_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n it_o be_v the_o custom_n among_o the_o ancient_n when_o they_o either_o kill_v a_o man_n or_o make_v any_o other_o slaughter_n to_o wash_v their_o hand_n in_o water_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o the_o purification_n of_o the_o defilement_n ver._n 20._o and_o purify_v all_o your_o raiment_n and_o all_o that_o verse_n 20_o be_v make_v of_o skin_n etc._n etc._n with_o the_o same_o water_n of_o separation_n or_o else_o by_o wash_v they_o in_o run_v water_n as_o the_o manner_n be_v in_o other_o case_n xi_o leu._n 32_o 33._o for_o they_o may_v all_o be_v suppose_v to_o be_v defile_v by_o dead_a body_n and_o so_o come_v under_o the_o law_n xix_o 14._o ver._n 21._o and_o eleazar_n the_o priest_n say_v unto_o the_o man_n of_o verse_n 21_o war_n that_o go_v to_o the_o battle_n this_o be_v the_o ordinance_n of_o the_o law_n which_o the_o lord_n command_v moses_n this_o law_n be_v to_o be_v observe_v hereafter_o by_o those_o who_o go_v to_o war_n for_o though_o the_o law_n before_o be_v as_o i_o observe_v that_o he_o who_o touch_v a_o dead_a body_n shall_v be_v purify_v with_o the_o water_n of_o separation_n yet_o nothing_o be_v there_o say_v of_o he_o that_o kill_v a_o man_n in_o war_n but_o do_v not_o perhaps_o touch_v his_o body_n which_o now_o be_v bring_v under_o the_o same_o rule_n ver._n 22_o 23._o only_o the_o gold_n and_o the_o silver_n the_o brass_n verse_n 22_o 23._o etc._n etc._n every_o thing_n that_o may_v abide_v the_o fire_n you_o shall_v make_v it_o go_v through_o the_o fire_n etc._n etc._n all_o sort_n of_o metal_n be_v to_o have_v this_o peculiar_a sort_n of_o purification_n which_o the_o other_o thing_n mention_v v._o 20._o will_v not_o endure_v and_o the_o same_o bonfrerius_n observe_v this_o be_v a_o way_n of_o purification_n among_o the_o gentile_n as_o old_a as_o homer_n time_n but_o they_o use_v sulphur_n with_o it_o for_o so_o he_o make_v ulysses_n call_v to_o the_o old_a woman_n to_o bring_v he_o sulphur_n and_o then_o fire_n that_o he_o may_v fume_v the_o house_n wherein_o the_o wooer_n have_v be_v kill_v which_o be_v observe_v by_o fort._n scacchus_n also_o myrothec_n 2._o cap._n 30._o where_o he_o also_o note_n that_o ovid_n give_v a_o long_a account_n why_o these_o two_o fire_n and_o water_n be_v choose_v for_o the_o instrument_n of_o purification_n lib._n iu._n fastorum_fw-la where_o he_o say_v particular_o of_o fire_n omnia_fw-la purgat_fw-la edax_fw-la ignis_fw-la vitiumque_fw-la metalli_fw-la excoquit_fw-la nevertheless_o it_o shall_v be_v purify_v with_o the_o water_n of_o separation_n on_o the_o three_o day_n i_o suppose_v before_o it_o go_v through_o the_o fire_n and_o all_o that_o abide_v not_o the_o fire_n you_o shall_v make_v go_v through_o the_o water_n all_o thing_n that_o can_v abide_v the_o fire_n be_v to_o be_v purify_v both_o by_o that_o and_o by_o the_o water_n of_o separation_n and_o such_o thing_n as_o can_v not_o abide_v it_o be_v to_o be_v purify_v not_o meet_o by_o sprinkle_v they_o with_o the_o water_n of_o separation_n but_o by_o make_v they_o go_v through_o the_o water_n ver._n 24._o and_o you_o shall_v wash_v your_o clothes_n on_o the_o seven_o day_n and_o you_o shall_v be_v clean_a etc._n etc._n thus_o he_o that_o sprinkle_v a_o unclean_a person_n with_o the_o water_n of_o separation_n be_v bind_v to_o purify_v himself_o xix_o 19_o verse_n 24_o ver._n 25._o and_o the_o lord_n speak_v unto_o moses_n say_v verse_n 25_o after_o they_o be_v purify_v and_o come_v into_o the_o camp_n ver._n 26._o take_v the_o sum_n of_o the_o prey_n that_o be_v take_v verse_n 26_o in_o the_o hebrew_n the_o word_n be_v take_v the_o sum_n of_o the_o prey_n of_o the_o captivity_n which_o it_o be_v plain_a by_o what_o follow_v signify_v the_o sum_n of_o the_o prey_n and_o of_o the_o captive_n for_o all_o that_o they_o take_v be_v of_o three_o kind_n v._o 12._o the_o person_n call_v captive_n the_o beast_n which_o be_v call_v the_o prey_n and_o money_n and_o good_n such_o as_o be_v mention_v v._n 20_o 21._o which_o be_v call_v the_o spoil_n both_o of_o man_n and_o beast_n here_o a_o account_n be_v order_v to_o be_v give_v of_o two_o part_n of_o what_o have_v be_v take_v but_o nothing_o say_v of_o the_o three_o which_o be_v the_o spoil_n out_o of_o which_o they_o who_o have_v it_o make_v a_o voluntary_a oblation_n v._o 50_o 53._o thou_o and_o eleazar_n the_o priest_n and_o the_o chief_a of_o the_o father_n the_o same_o perhaps_o with_o the_o head_n of_o the_o tribe_n xxx_o 1._o ver._n 27._o and_o divide_v the_o prey_n into_o two_o part_n between_o verse_n 27_o they_o that_o take_v the_o war_n upon_o they_o who_o go_v out_o to_o the_o battle_n and_o between_o all_o the_o congregation_n by_o this_o partition_n a_o far_o large_a share_n be_v give_v to_o every_o one_o of_o the_o warrior_n who_o be_v but_o twelve_o thousand_o than_o to_o any_o of_o their_o brethren_n who_o be_v near_o six_o hundred_o thousand_o for_o they_o have_v hazard_v themselves_o which_o the_o other_o have_v not_o who_o notwithstanding_o that_o enjoy_v some_o fruit_n of_o their_o labour_n because_o it_o be_v a_o common_a cause_n in_o which_o they_o engage_v and_o the_o rest_n seem_v to_o have_v be_v ready_a to_o fight_v as_o well_o as_o they_o v._o 3._o this_o division_n be_v make_v by_o a_o special_a direction_n of_o god_n but_o be_v not_o the_o rule_n in_o after_o age_n as_o appear_v from_o 1_o sam._n xxx_o 24_o 25._o nor_o have_v be_v in_o ancient_a time_n as_o the_o jew_n interpret_v fourteen_o gen._n 24._o see_v selden_n lib._n vi_o de_fw-la jure_fw-la nat._n &_o gent._n cap._n 16._o p._n 747._o verse_n 28_o ver._n 28._o and_o levy_v a_o tribute_n unto_o the_o lord_n of_o the_o man_n of_o war_n etc._n etc._n the_o lord_z be_v their_o sovereign_n and_o therefore_o have_v a_o tribute_n due_a to_o he_o out_o of_o that_o which_o they_o have_v take_v in_o war_n as_o a_o grateful_a acknowledgement_n that_o they_o owe_v their_o success_n to_o he_o one_o soul_n of_o five_o hundred_o both_o of_o the_o person_n i._n e._n of_o the_o woman_n and_o the_o child_n and_o of_o the_o beef_n and_o of_o the_o ass_n and_o of_o the_o sheep_n the_o hebrew_n word_n tzon_n signify_v goat_n as_o well_o as_o sheep_n and_o both_o be_v here_o intend_v the_o lxx_o express_v they_o both_o here_o be_v no_o mention_n of_o camel_n which_o it_o seem_v their_o country_n be_v not_o stock_v withal_o at_o this_o time_n see_v v._o 34_o etc._n etc._n what_o i_o have_v note_v upon_o xxxvii_o gen._n 25._o this_o tribute_n to_o god_n be_v but_o a_o very_a small_a proportion_n in_o comparison_n with_o what_o their_o king_n challenge_v in_o follow_v time_n if_o we_o may_v believe_v the_o talmudist_n who_o say_v they_o have_v all_o the_o gold_n and_o silver_n and_o such_o rich_a thing_n that_o be_v take_v and_o half_a of_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o prey_n which_o be_v divide_v between_o they_o and_o the_o people_n see_v selden_n in_o the_o place_n abovenamed_a but_o ancient_o they_o have_v only_o the_o ten_o part_n see_v fourteen_o gen._n 20._o verse_n 29_o ver._n 29._o take_v it_o of_o their_o half_n and_o give_v it_o unto_o eleazar_n the_o priest_n for_o a_o heave-offering_a unto_o the_o lord_n for_o the_o maintenance_n of_o the_o priest_n among_o who_o this_o part_n of_o the_o tribute_n be_v divide_v and_o it_o be_v just_a a_o ten_o part_n of_o what_o the_o levite_n have_v as_o they_o have_v a_o ten_o part_n of_o their_o tithe_n which_o be_v pay_v they_o for_o their_o constant_a support_n so_o the_o law_n be_v xviii_o 21_o 24_o 26_o etc._n etc._n which_o be_v observe_v in_o this_o levy_n which_o be_v call_v trumah_n as_o the_o offer_n for_o the_o make_n of_o the_o sanctuary_n be_v call_v xxv_o exod._n 2._o where_o we_o translate_v it_o as_o here_o a_o heave-offering_a ver._n 30._o and_o of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n half_a thou_o verse_n 30_o shall_v take_v one_o portion_n of_o fifty_o of_o the_o person_n of_o the_o beef_n etc._n etc._n a_o far_o large_a share_n be_v demand_v of_o the_o people_n ten_o time_n as_o much_o as_o be_v pay_v by_o the_o soldier_n because_o they_o come_v more_o easy_o by_o it_o without_o any_o pain_n or_o danger_n and_o they_o pay_v it_o in_o a_o very_a just_a proportion_n to_o the_o number_n of_o those_o who_o go_v to_o the_o
xvii_o josh_n 1._o verse_n 40_o ver._n 40._o and_o moses_n give_v gilead_n unto_o machir_n the_o son_n of_o manasseh_n i._n e._n to_o the_o child_n of_o machir_n for_o he_o be_v dead_a long_o ago_o who_o have_v a_o considerable_a portion_n of_o that_o half_a of_o the_o land_n of_o gilead_n which_o be_v give_v to_o the_o half_a tribe_n of_o manasseh_n for_o one_o half_n be_v give_v to_o the_o reubenites_n and_o gadites_n and_o the_o other_o half_a to_o they_o iii_o deut._n 12_o 13._o where_o gilead_n signify_v all_o that_o country_n proper_o so_o call_v neither_o so_o much_o as_o the_o whole_a territory_n which_o these_o tribe_n demand_v v._o 1._o nor_o so_o little_a as_o be_v give_v to_o machir_n v._o 15._o where_o moses_n say_v and_o i_o give_v gilead_n unto_o machir_n i._n e._n to_o that_o family_n of_o manasseh_n which_o be_v proper_o call_v machirite_n xxvi_o numb_a 29._o and_o to_o that_o family_n descend_v from_o his_o son_n which_o from_o he_o be_v call_v gileadite_n for_o as_o manasseh_n have_v only_o this_o son_n macher_n so_o machir_n have_v only_a gilead_n but_o he_o have_v many_o xxvi_o 30_o 31_o 32._o who_o all_o raise_a family_n and_o as_o to_o the_o macharites_n and_o i_o suppose_v the_o gileadite_n be_v give_v a_o portion_n in_o this_o country_n xiii_o josh_n 29_o 30_o etc._n etc._n so_o joshua_n give_v to_o the_o rest_n a_o inheritance_n in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n xvii_o 2._o and_o he_o give_v a_o reason_n in_o the_o forego_n verse_n why_o he_o give_v gilead_n and_o bashan_n to_o the_o posterity_n of_o machir_n because_o they_o be_v a_o warlike_a people_n inherit_v their_o father_n valour_n who_o be_v a_o man_n of_o war_n and_o therefore_o fit_a to_o be_v place_v in_o the_o frontier_n of_o that_o country_n ver._n 41._o and_o jair_v the_o son_n of_o manasseh_n one_o of_o verse_n 41_o the_o posterity_n of_o manasseh_n by_o his_o mother_n side_n for_o he_o be_v the_o grandson_n of_o gilead_n the_o son_n of_o machir_n by_o his_o daughter_n 1_o chron._n ii_o 21_o 22._o but_o his_o father_n be_v of_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n it_o seem_v he_o join_v with_o the_o child_n of_o machir_n in_o their_o expedition_n against_o gilead_n mention_v v._o 39_o and_o be_v so_o successful_a that_o he_o take_v several_a small_a town_n in_o that_o country_n and_o so_o have_v his_o inheritance_n among_o the_o child_n of_o manasseh_n on_o this_o side_n jordan_n where_o they_o now_o be_v there_o be_v threescore_o of_o they_o in_o the_o whole_a which_o be_v afterward_o call_v city_n xiii_o josh_n 13._o 1_o king_n iu_o 23._o but_o he_o have_v only_o twenty_o three_o for_o his_o possession_n 1_o chron._n ii_o 22_o 23._o and_o call_v they_o havoth-jair_a that_o be_v the_o habitation_n of_o jair_a for_o havah_n be_v a_o dwell_n as_o bochartus_n observe_v in_o his_o phaleg_n lib._n iu._n cap._n 29._o and_o among_o the_o arabian_n the_o word_n havoth_v proper_o signify_v many_o tent_n orderly_o dispose_v in_o a_o ring_n or_o circle_n which_o in_o those_o country_n make_v that_o which_o we_o call_v a_o village_n for_o hava_n in_o their_o language_n signify_v to_o compass_v the_o same_o he_o observe_v in_o his_o hierozoicon_n p._n i._o lib._n ii_o c._n 44._o p._n 466._o verse_n 42_o ver._n 42._o and_o nobah_n who_o he_o be_v we_o find_v in_o no_o other_o place_n but_o a_o eminent_a person_n no_o doubt_n in_o some_o of_o the_o family_n of_o the_o manassites_n either_o of_o the_o machirite_n or_o the_o gileadite_n for_o they_o only_o as_o i_o take_v it_o inherit_v on_o this_o side_n jordan_n go_v and_o take_v kenath_n and_o the_o village_n thereof_o at_o the_o same_o time_n i_o suppose_v that_o jair_n take_v the_o town_n abovementioned_a of_o which_o this_o be_v one_o 1_o chron._n ii_o 23._o but_o though_o jair_a be_v the_o chief_a conductor_n in_o that_o expedition_n yet_o he_o keep_v as_o i_o say_v only_o twenty_o three_o town_n to_o himself_o the_o rest_n be_v give_v to_o they_o who_o accompany_v he_o of_o who_o it_o be_v probable_a nobah_n be_v one_o and_o call_v it_o nobah_n after_o his_o own_o name_n but_o it_o retain_v its_o old_a name_n also_o for_o st._n hierom_n say_v in_o his_o time_n there_o be_v a_o city_n call_v canatha_n in_o the_o region_n of_o trachonitis_n not_o far_o from_o bosra_n thus_o this_o country_n be_v settle_v upon_o these_o two_o tribe_n and_o a_o half_a the_o land_n of_o canaan_n be_v divide_v by_o god_n command_n for_o a_o inheritance_n to_o the_o remain_v nine_o tribe_n and_o the_o other_o half_a of_o the_o tribe_n of_o manasseh_n xiii_o josh_n 7._o chap._n xxxiii_o chapter_n xxxiii_o ver._n 1._o these_o be_v the_o journey_n of_o the_o child_n verse_n 1_o of_o israel_n which_o go_v forth_o out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n a_o brief_a recapitulation_n of_o the_o travel_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n through_o the_o wilderness_n whereby_o the_o wonderful_a providence_n of_o god_n over_o they_o appear_v in_o their_o protection_n and_o preservation_n from_o the_o time_n they_o depart_v out_o of_o egypt_n till_o they_o come_v to_o the_o border_n of_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n with_o their_o army_n for_o they_o march_v in_o a_o orderly_a manner_n as_o army_n do_v see_v xii_o exod._n 41_o 51._o xiii_o 18._o under_o the_o hand_n of_o moses_n and_o aaron_n by_o who_o they_o be_v conduct_v as_o the_o minister_n of_o god_n xii_o exod._n 1_o 28_o 50._o ver._n 2._o and_o moses_n write_v their_o go_n out_o according_o verse_n 2_o to_o their_o journey_n every_o removal_n which_o they_o make_v from_o the_o place_n where_o they_o be_v unto_o another_o whither_o they_o journey_v by_o the_o commandment_n of_o the_o lord_n this_o may_v refer_v either_o to_o their_o journey_n which_o be_v by_o god_n commandment_n x._o 13._o or_o rather_o to_o moses_n his_o writing_n this_o epitome_n of_o their_o travel_n of_o which_o god_n order_v he_o to_o give_v a_o distinct_a account_n which_o be_v no_o unnecessary_a work_n but_o most_o useful_a to_o posterity_n there_o be_v no_o 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