EXODUs II Mores isborne. bring forth. bill him] this bath alwaies beene Sat.ms fsibtiltie, to labour the death of the men chiildrn, the itrongelt and valiante[t of Gods peo- pie. So the great red Dragon (of the Romine Em- pirç)food ready to devoure the manchild,which the woman ( the Church of Chritt) was about to bring forth, Revelar. 12.3; 4, 5. as here Pha- raoh King of Pg pt, (likened to a great Dragon, lying in the ntirlff of his Rivers, Ezek. 29. 3,) would have devoured the males of Ifrael. . 19 Vert. 19. Pharaoh] this was a name of honour, common to all the Kings of Egypt : as is noted on Gen.1 2. 15. unto them] Thargum Jeruítlemie expounds it thus, Ere the midwife comer at them, they pray to their father which is in heaven; and he anfweetb them, and they doe bring forth. 21 ' Verf. z t. that he] Hebrew, andhe. them:] the Hebre,v lahent., is properly them men, and fo may be uuderfood of the ICraelites,who being (pared by the Midwives, lived to have families. Or it is put for laben, them =men: the couragious Mid- wives, to whom God made houles, that is, gave them children and families. So the Prophets fometim_ varie the Gender, as in 1 King. 22. 17. lahem: for which in 2 Chron. 18.16. is written lahen.AlCo in 1 Ghro. t o.7.bahem: which in I Sam. 31.7. is written baben. And fo the Greek here,and Thargum Jerulàlemie referreth it to thewomen, laying, Becauf the Midwives feared before the Lord, tber of re they got them a good name in affrange nation, and m rdc them hoofs ; the hou/e of the Levees, and the horef of the High prie9bood. See the like after in Exod. 2.57. allo in Judg.2t.22. and before, no- ted on Gen. 4.7. z 2 Veriz a. all hit people] Co from ferret opprehlion, proceeding to open tyrannie ;evils intreating our Fathers making their babes to be calf out , that they might not be faxed- alive, A &. 7. t 9. which, though Ifra&G finne did delerve, Ezek.2o.5,7,8. yet God after repayed to the Egyptians, in turning the waters of their River into blood, and flaying all their felt borne, Exod.7. 20,z 1. & 12.12.29,30. that is borne] namely, to the Hcbrerres (or Iewes) as the (hreeke and Glialdee doe exprelfe. r3iMMARdtMAA d:MIMdrtiAA CHAP. II. t, Mores it borne , and hidden three moneths 3, then in an Arlie bee is c jl into the flags. 5, Hee is fiend , and brought tap by Pharaohs daughter , at her aune finne. I I, Hoe looker, on bit brethren wrongs, and flayeth an Egyptian. 13, Hee reprovith an Hebrew i that wronged bis neighbour. 15, Hee fleet, for flare of Ibis life, into Midian ; i7, refeueth the Priefis daze,- tees from the violence of the Shepherds. 21, He dwelletb with the Friel and marrieth Zipporah bis daughter; 22, of whom bee begelteth Gerf,om, 24, Gods reffreiteth Ifaels crie, Nd there went a man, of the houle of Levi : and hee tooke, the daugh. ter of Levi. And the woman concei ved; and bare a lonne: and the faw him, that he *kJ a goodly hild;and the hid him,three moneths. And thee 'could not longer hide him; and fbeetooke for him, an arke of bul- ru(hes ; and dawbed it with flime;and with pitch: and Thee put the childe, therein; and put it in the flags, by the rivers brink. And his filler itood,a faroff:ro know,whatfhould bedone to him. And the daughter of Pha- raoh came downs, to wafh at the river : and her maidens walked by the rivers fide : and lI e faw the arke, among the flags ; and fent her handmaid,and tooke it. And the opened it, and faw the child ; and behold, the babe wept : and Ilse had- compaffion on him, and Paid ; This is one of the Hebrewes children. And his filler faid,'to Pharaohs daughter ; !hall I goand call to thee, a woman a nude; of the Hebrew warren: that (hee may nurfe the child for thee ? And Pharaohs daughter Paid to her,Go;and the maid wen ;& called, the èhilds mother. And Pharaohs daughter laid to her;Take this child away,and nurfe it for me : and I will give thee thy wages; and the woman took the child & nulled it. And the child grew great, and thee brought him unto Pharaohs daughter; and he was to her, for a fon;and the called his name,Mofes:.tnd Thee laid , becaufe I drew him , our of the water. And it was,in thole dales; when Mo- les was growen - great, that he went-out un- to his brethren; and late their burdens : and hee faw, an Egyptian man ; fruiting anHe- brew manone of his brethren. And he look- ed this way, & that way; and faw,that there was no man; and hee Emote the Egyptian ; and hid him , in the fand. And he went -oat in the fecond day ; and behold two He- brew men, flrove.together: and he laid to the wicked one, wherefore finiteli thou thy neighhour And bee laid who made thee a man a' prince and a judge over us fayeft thoú this, to kill me, as thou killedft the Egyptian ? And Mofes feared,and laid; furely, the thing is knowne: And Pharaoh heard this thing , and he fought to kill Mo- les and Mores fled from the faee,of Pha- raoh ; and dwelt in the land of Midian , and he fate downe by a well. And the Nett of Midian, had leven daughters: and they came and drew waters & filled the troughs; to water, their fathers flocke. And the (hep- herds came, and drove them away: and Mofes food-up, and (Wed them; and watred their flocke. And they Caine un_o Repel their father: and he faid,why are ye Aa g cone 3 4 5 6 8 9 Io II I2 Ij 14- 15 16 17 t8
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