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have_v set_v down_o they_o and_o some_o other_o matter_n which_o he_o have_v receive_v from_o god_n see_v vii_o 11._o ver._n 2._o speak_v unto_o aaron_n and_o say_v unto_o he_o when_o verse_n 2_o thou_o light_a the_o lamp_n at_o the_o same_o time_n the_o public_a service_n of_o god_n begin_v at_o the_o altar_n of_o burnt-offering_n of_o which_o he_o speak_v in_o the_o forego_n chapter_n the_o set_n on_o the_o shewbread_n offer_v incense_n and_o light_v the_o lamp_n be_v begin_v in_o the_o sanctuary_n the_o last_o of_o these_o be_v only_o here_o mention_v but_o it_o suppose_v the_o other_o the_o seven_o lamp_n shall_v give_v light_a over_o against_o the_o candlestick_n unto_o the_o table_n which_o be_v over_o against_o the_o candlestick_n as_o the_o vulgar_a latin_a very_o well_o explain_v it_o which_o be_v rather_o a_o paraphrase_n upon_o these_o word_n than_o a_o translation_n of_o they_o in_o this_o manner_n when_o thou_o light_a the_o seven_a lamp_n let_v the_o candlestick_n be_v 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but_o sit_v that_o there_o shall_v be_v continual_a light_n in_o that_o place_n and_o this_o as_o i_o take_v it_o be_v the_o first_o time_n that_o the_o lamp_n be_v light_v when_o the_o altar_n be_v dedicate_v and_o the_o public_a service_n of_o god_n begin_v which_o continue_v ever_o after_o verse_n 4_o ver._n 4._o and_o this_o work_n of_o the_o candlestick_n be_v of_o beat_a gold_n etc._n etc._n upon_o this_o occasion_n he_o brief_o repeat_v what_o be_v more_o large_o say_v concern_v the_o structure_n of_o this_o candlestick_n xxv_o exod._n 31_o etc._n etc._n and_o xxxvii_o 17_o etc._n etc._n verse_n 5_o ver._n 5._o and_o the_o lord_n speak_v unto_o moses_n say_v that_o which_o follow_v plain_o belong_v to_o what_o be_v say_v chap._n iii_o 7._o verse_n 6_o ver._n 6._o take_v the_o levite_n from_o among_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n in_o that_o place_n iii_o 7._o he_o bid_v moses_n give_v they_o to_o aaron_n and_o his_o son_n out_o of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n and_o now_o he_o 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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 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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 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