aniGiEVIMMwt GENESIS XXXI. led his brethren to eat bread : and they did eate bread and taxied all night in the mount. 55 , And Laban rofe early In the morning, and kilted his formes andhis daughters,and blef- fed them : and Laban went and returned to unto his place. Annotations. I Y _I Et] that is , as the Greeke expreffeth, Ial0 1 beard. made all thitglory] that is, (as the Chaldee expodndeth it ) got all theft riches; for, therupon glory arifeth; as riches and glory are joy- ned together, inProv.3.16.and 8.1 8. EccleC6.a. Glory (or honour) hath the name of weigbtvtefii, (as Paul mentioneth the weight afghy, z Cor.4.17.) and Abraham was laid to be weighty, when he was rich, Gen. 13.2 And in Efay 61.6.gbirj,is in Greek tranflated richer. 2 Verfz.fue]orcamuenance,wherein favour or difp.leafnre is early difccrtled : theChaldee faith, the looksof hit face. as in farmerdayer] or, as in time pap : the Hebrew phrafe is , as yvflerdaj and the day befare: which two dayes all, are ufed for all times before; even as today, is for the time prefent, Pfal.95.7. and to morrow for all time to come, Gen. 30.3 3.So after here in verf.5. Exod.4.10. and 5. 7.14.and often in the Scripture. Verf3.of tbjy fathers] the land of Canaan, given 3 by promote to Abraham and to Ifaak,Gen.13.15. and 26.3. be with thee] that is, eke thee good, Gen.3 z. 9.theChaldee tranllateth,my wad than be for thy helps. See Gens8,t 5. 4 Verf4.untohis flocks] the Greeke expounds it, where the flocks were. 5 .Verf 5.wiíh me] to bid me depart, verf.13. or, as the Chaldee explaineth it , hit word hash bare my helps. VerC7.tentimer] in his floe ycares fervice ; ten here may be put for many times; fo in Iob 193 given] that is, .Jired.SeeGen.2o.6. 9 Vereg.Godbab]]fo it was not by Iakobs fraud, as his brethren unjnftly calumniated him, verf i. neither tiled he that art of putting rods into the tronghes (Gen.3o.37.) but by Gods dire &ion. ro Verfio.aelrrame] lent of God, as Gen,28.12. hee-goats] andramme:,as the Greekeexprefly áddeth.By this he was taught,that the generation of cattell in that manner, was by the initin& of God, for to inrich Iakob. grilled] or hails-fjot- ed, that is, having many white (pots like hayle- flonts;for fo the Hebrew and Chaldee words im- port. The Greeke expounds is, fjerinkled as with afbes.It nay be allo to fignifie,thae this was Gods worke, as the haile falleth from heaven. Such was thecolour of certaine horfes,that Zachary taw in a viton,Zach 6,3. Verf 11. Angel] called in verfe 13. the Godof Bethel: that is, Chrifi. So after, Gen.48.1 6. The Hebrew Dc&ols alto name this Angell, Michael: Pirkei E. Eliez.c.36. I 2 : Verf. 12. be goats] the Greeke againe addeth, and rammes. toad! ]orfocke,which theGreek II tranflateth fheepe and gaates , the Hebrew compre- hendeth both,as Levit. .1o. Verf. 13. the God] Hcbr. El Bethel, that is, the 13 God of the houfe,of God : which the Chaldee exponn- deth thus , the God which appeared unto thee in Bab- el : the Greeke, thy God, which appeared unto thee in Godo place. God here manifeffeth that hee ac- cepted the fervice which Jakob ufed in confecra- ting Bethel, Genel x8.18,19, 2x. and was mind - full of his promifes there nsade,ver.15: h ¡red] or nativitie, generation , as the Greeke tranflateth; adding moreover, and I will bee with thee, as was in verle 3. Vert: r 4.for en] or, to us : there words may in;- ply,both that they had no he of benefit frost their father;and that they had- no mind any lon- ger to continue with him, but to depart. Com- pare 1 Kin. 12.16. & the law,in Gen.z 24. Laban is fee foorth in this hillory, as a pi &ure of a man covetous,envious,injurious, unthankfull,and un- natnrall; bcfides his idolatry and hypocrite. By filch a mifer,was Iakobs faith and patience exer- cifed twentle yeeres. Verf 15 of him] or to him : meaning that he had 15 dealt with them as ltrangers, rather then as chil- dren. fold us] forfoarteene yeeres fervice by thee our husband. eating bee hash eaten] that is, quite eaten up,and confumed : or greedilj eaten. Or queftion -wife (Amid hen eau ? that is, ronfume ur Quite? Forby often changing Jakobs wages , he fought to have inriched himfelf,with theextrem poverty of his daughters. monp]Hebr.fslzer: ufed here generally for theirpriee,which hee had turned to his owne profit : or figuratively, the meats and commodities bought wish fuch many as wasdne to them for their husbands fervice:befides their owne portions. Verlt6. riches ] the Greeke addeth, and glory, t6, as verfe l . Verl18. fub¡fance]or, gatherer - goody: fee Gen. 18, 12.5. Thus alllo Iakobs children went with all their goods out of IEgypt,Ex.to.26. Padan A- ram] that is,as the Greeke hath it,Mefopotamia. Verf.s9.Teraphims] the Greek here tranflateth 19 them Idaá the Chaldee, Images : Laban cal leth them bit gods, Verf30. and that they were images or reprefentations ufed in divine worfllip, other Scriptures alfo doe confirme, Indga9.5. and 18. 14.17.20. Hof..3.4. and it feenteth that idolaters confulced with their gods by them and had ora- cles, Ezek.a1.21 Zach.to.x. therefore the Chal- dee and Greeke in Hof.p.4. tranllate it, declarers, ormasifeflers, towert, of hidden things. They were greatly difpleafing to the true God, 1 Sam. 15.23. and therefore were by the godly, rooted out, x King.23.24.Sometime the Greeke verfion keeperh the original! name Tberaphein, Iudg.17. asid of it, the Heathen Greekes framed the word Therapsuin, for to tgnifie the fervice orworfhipof their gods;and Ming to confult with fuch,tor re- covery oftheir healt(y(asAhazjahdid with Beel- zebub,2 Kin .1.2.) they applied the Greek word Therapeuin, for to Neale or cure difeafes.An ancient Kabine faith , What were ¡bofe Teraphims ? They killed 14
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