Y.'.d/ i 6 GENESIS XXXV. Idols abolifhed. 27 'Ver127.Yhe fanner] the other brethren, betides Simeon and Levi, verfe 25. they bad] that is, one of them (S (them ) had ; and the othe*epred it not. So in Jfrael, the fa& of one man,was fome- time imputed to the general!; IoG7. t :11.12. and 22.20. Exod.2.x 4. compared with A&s 7.27.35. And becaufe all nations were bound to punifh maleft &ors; ( as is before obferved, on pen. 9.4.) the Hebrew Do &ors write,that for this the men of Se.hemwere guilty of death, beoaufe Sechem com- mitted rape; and they few and knew it, anddid not judge bim for it. A aimotty, in Mifet. treat. of Kings, ch 9. 5.14. 9 Verf.29. wealth] or pawn The word compre- hendeth all wherein a ratans power and ftrength confifteth; not only ftrength in body , but helpe by others, as an army of nun,: Sant. to. 26. and richer, which many make their ftrength, & where- by men are inabled to doe much,Prov.1 o.t5.but are indeed gotten by the power of God.Deut.8. 17.18. Pfal.62.t 1, and 73.x 2.The Greeke in this place tranflateth it bodies (-which feenieth to mean fervantr,as in Rev.18.' 3.) theChaldee, richer. little-ones] The word being of the ungular number, meaneth generally the multitude of lit - tle children, male and female; Numb.31.t7.18. in the boufe]thatis, in any bottle; therefore the Greeke tranflateth, in the haeler. Verf. 30. troubkdme] This word meaneth not only difquietneffe ofmind,but danger al fo to be deftroyed, by chofe with whom he livedbefore in peace; the Greeke tranflateth , ye bave made mee odiost. So Achan troubled Jfrael,aud was himfelfe troubled, that is, deftroyed: fee Jof6.18. gí7.25. and Prov. t 5.6.27.where it is oppofed to &fe. For this fa& of theirs , Iakob deprived thefe his two Ions of the birthright,which elfe they might have in- joyed,Gen.49.5.7.that in them the Proverbe was fulfilled,be that troubled, his oose houfe(ballinherit the wind, Prov.11.29. to funk] that is,to be loath - fame, and as the Chaldee explaineth, put enmity be- tweone me and thepeopfe.The like is fpoken in t Sam. 13.4. and 27. 2.1. Chron. 19.6. and the phrafe is more plainely opened in Exod. 5.21. ou have made our favour to ytinkr. few in number] fo the Chaldee tranflateth it: the Hebrew is, metbei par, men of number,and the Chaldee, a people of num- ber, that is, eafìly ntmtbred; afew, afmall company ; as the phrafe is eicplained in Dent. 26.5. men offem- ne e, thatis, afwmen.SoinDeut.4.27.Ier.44.28. The contrary is , without number, when many is meant, 2 Chron.t 2.3. my haefe] the Chaldee addeth, the men of my boufe. 31 Verf. 3 t. Should hee dealt] or, doe ? A ftubborne anfwer,.Whereby they fought to defend their fa &, which Iakob upon his death -bed turfed Gen. 49.7. Harlot] In the HebrewZusah, the firft letter is extraordinarily great, for fome hidden meaning. What if it be, to fignifie the flout and big words of thefe young men to their father? So a little letter is ufed before, in Gen. 23. 2. to fignifiemoderation without exceffe in Abrahams weeping. CRAP. XXi.V. 1, God fendub Iakob to Fetbel. 2, He purgetb hit knife of idols. 6, Free buildetb an altar at betheb 8, Deborah Rebekáhr nerfè Meth at Allan bacmh. 9, Godbleffeth Iakob at Bethel. 16, Rachel travelleth of Benjamin , and dieth in theway to Ephrath. 22, Reu- ben lieth with Bilbao his father: concubine. 23, The twelve formerof Iakob. 27, Iakb ummeth to Ifaakat Hebron. 28, Zheage,death andburiallof Ijaa . A Nd Gòd faid, unto Iakob ; arife, goe up to Bethel!, and dwell there : and make there an altar , unto God that appeared unto thee , when thou fleddeft, from the face o} Elan thy brother. And Jakob faid,unto his :oufe ; and unto all that were with him: Put-away the ftrange Gods, that are among you, andclenfe your felves, andchange your garments. And let usarifa 3 and goe. up,to Bethel : and I will make there an altar, unto God that anfwered met in the day of my diftreffe;and hathbeenwith me, in the way which I have gone. And they gave unto Jakob,all the ftrange Gods,which 4 were in their hand ; and the ear- rings,which were in their eares: and Jacob hid hlm,under the oke, which ma by Sechem. And they journeyed:and theterror of God,was upon the cities which were round about them : and they did not purfue; after the fonnes of Ja- kob. And Jakob came to Luz , which fs in 6 the land of Caanan, that is Bethel : hee, and all the people that were with him. And he braided there, an altar ; and called the placè,El Bethelbecaufe therethey,even God, was revealed unto him; when hefted, from the face of his brother. And Deborah Rebekahs nurfe, dyed, and Thee was buried, beneath Bethel , under an oke : and hee cal- led the name of it, The oke of weeping. And God appeared unto Iakob again; when he was come,out of Padan Aram:and bleffed him. And God faid unto him , thy I o name (hark Beene) Iakob: thy name (hall not be called any more Iakob, but Ifrael (hall be thy name, and hee called his name Ifrael. And God faid unto him,I am God almighty, be thou fruitful! and multiply 3 a nation, and an a(fembly of nations,fhall be of thee: and kings, (hall come out of thy !Dines. And the land , which I gave to Abraham and to Ifaak, and to thee will Igiveit: and to thy feed after thee,wil I give the land.And God 13 went-up from him : in the place, where bee fpake with him. And Iakob fetupa pillar,in the place where he fpake with him , apillar of I 2 5 7 g 9 II 12 Itt
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