EXODUS II 7 I2, Ver.1 z. fmote]ehat is,killedhim,(as is (hewed on Gen. 14. 17.) iò defending' and avenging his opprcI fed brother; fieppofng that bit brethren would have tender pod, how that Gad his band would deliver them: but they underfloadnot, A &.7. 24, 25. And bccauíe his calling was not yet tnanitefted, hce did this a &ion fecretly,and hid the Egyptian in the fend. From this a &ion of Mnees , the Jew Do&ors did gather a law,that if an Heathen frnote an I fraelite, he was to die. Maimony in Mifneh, Tom. 4. treat. of Hurt and dammage, chap. 5. fè &. ;. 13 Verf 13. the fcondday] the day next after the former, A &. 7.26. fo profecuting diligently the worke which God had fecretly called him unto. to the snickedone] that is, to him that did the wrong, as the Greeke tranflateth it ; and Stephen appro- veth the lame,feying,The next day he fhewed himfetfe unto them as they ffrove , andearneffóy exhorted them unto peace, faymg, Sir.r.,ye are brethren, why doeyee wrong one to another? AA. 7. 26. 14 I Verf t4. he] that did his neighbour wrong, he thruóf Mofes away,A 6t.7.27. a man a prince] or, conflituted thee a Prince : omitting the word man, as Stephen (following the Greeke verfion) doth. See al fo Gen. 13.8. This refnfall of Mofes, by one, is imputed to the reft of the Ifraelites, A &.7.35. An:I God for their unthankftdneffe, withdrew M feo from than 4o.yeeres, before he Cent him a- gain.: to deliver them : verf. 23. fayefi thou] to wit, in thy heart; (as Gen.27. 45.) that is, intendeJi thou, think;ll thou; or, wilt thou kill me? as the Greeke tranflateth it ; and fo Stephen alleageth it, A &.7. 28. And other Scriptures have the like phralè, 2 Sam. 21. i6. the Ecyptian the Greekaddeth, yeflerdan,and Co it is in A 6t.7.28. the thing] Hebr. the word: Gr. this mord. So in the verle following. 15 Verf 15. fled] at ¡hit Paying, A&.7. 29. Of this firfi departure, afwell as of the fecond, forte doe ttnderltand that fpeech of the Apoftle; By faith Mores left Egypt , not fearing the wrath of the King; for beitadured,atTieing him who is inviftble,Heb.1 5.27. dwelt] or, fated, namely,as a ftranger,A& 7.29. and 10 here in ver.2z. and Exo.r2.4o. Midian] IWadiam, as the Greeke calleth it ; or Madian, as it A.A. 7. 29. a people that came of Madian the fun of Abraham, Gen. 25.2. 16 Verf. ¡6. Priefi] or, Prince; as the Chatdee tran- 1.1 ceth it; bitt the Greeke faith Priefi: fee Gen.41. 4 S. father] the Greeke addeth his name lather, that is, Ietbor, Exod. 3. I. 17 Verf t . them] the daughters, a; the Greek ver- ii in plainly fheweth: but the Hebrew here and after is mafculine, as if it were them men, which fòme mtderftand to be the Shepherds that looked to the 0ock,undcr thefe women : but the Hebrew psetteth fometime one gender for another: fee the notes on Exod. 1. 2I. faved] in Greeke de- livered them daughters. Compare this fart of Mo- fer, with Iakobs,Gen. 29.9, 10. 18 Verf. 18. Ke uel] in Greeke , Ragouel: he was a M ediánite, father to Hobab or Ieth ro , the next fa- ther ofthele daughters,Num 10.29. All Grand- fathers & Aiceltors are called fathers, 2 Kin.143 8616.2. & 58.3. come fo fione] Hebr.h.:flnsdto come. Verf. 19. drawing drew] that is, drew readily and enough; the Greeke laith, and drew for us. Verf. zó. now] or, at this time; it being fo late. The Greeke tranflateth it, thus. Verf. zt. was content] or began; as the word is englifhed,DeuL.t.5. The Greeke omitteth ir,fay- ing, And Moles dwelt with the man : and the holy Ghent often omitteth the like , as fome Evange- lilts fay of Jefùs,he begmto fay Luke 12. 1. Marke 13.5.anoth rwriteth, Fefutfaid,Matth.16.6 and 24. 4. G e, he began to cafes out, Ma eke s 1.15. that is, be eafl out, Mat.21.12. he began to cry, Marke 0.47. that is , be cried, Luke 18.38. they began to beech, Macke 5. 17. that is, they befought him , Matt y4. and fimdry the like. , gave Zipparah] to wife, as the Greeke addeth ; and calleth her Zemphora, as the letter m,is often put in fetch Greeke names; as Abbatukthe Prophet, is Ambak,um in Gre.k,Aba. 1. I. fo Chum, Antos 5.26. is Remphan,A &.7.43 the Interpreters miftaking a R.for bC. and inter- a 1 pohngM. And in the Hebrew , Berodach, 2 King. 20.12. is called alfo Merodach,Efa.39.1. that inch change of letters, fhould not feeme range unto us. Concerning the wife of Mofes, his Lifter, and brother afterwards Bake againit him, Num.12. I. where fhe is called a Cufhite, Verf. 22. Gerfhon] by inter retation,Adeflate 22 ftranger ; the reafonwhereof fclloweth. Here the Greeke addeth, And fhee conceivedagavte, and bare a fecond fount ; and he calledbis name Eliczer, faying ; far the Godofmy father is my helper, and barb delivered nice from the haul of Pharaoh. This addition is ;.361-- rowed from Exod. 18.4. Verf. 23. after thofi many dales] that is,asStephen 23 openeth it, whenfortyyeeres were expired; AA. 7.3 0. Exod. 7. 7. So the Hebrew Doers alto reckon the time; they fay, Mores was Jet hroes fbepherd 40. yeeres; and she wilde bees (foiled not his fheepe, but they were fruitfa i , and multiplied greatly. Pirkei R. Eliezer, c.40. Thus Mori' had lived 40. yeeres in Pharaohs court ; was 40. yeeres a firanger and fhepherd in Midian; and after this he fed Gods people Ifrael, 40. yeeres, A&.7.36. Dent. 8. 3. & 34.7. Here the Hebrew ' In, is rightly tranllated e z in Greeke After, as it is elfwhere alfo plainly fi; nifieth, Numb.28. 26. So in the new Teflament, Marke 13.24. in chafe dales, that is, after them, as is explained, Matth. 24. 29. after the tribulation of thofe daies. So in Dan.2.44. In (that is, After) the daies of theft Kings. was dead] both the King, and all other that fought Mofès life, Exod. 4.19. fervitude] or, bowleg; : inGreeke, works: which, . as appeareth, continued, though the King was dead. The Clialdee addeth, finitude which was hard upon them. canoe up] or, afáinded up to he.,- ven. This their mifery and Gods mercie in re- leafing them, is often mentioned; and was by the Ifraelites remembred in their land , every ycere, Dent. 16. 6i 7,8. Nunlb. 20.16. Verf.24. covenant] whereof fee Gen.15.14. and 26. 13. and 46.4. whichGod is Laid to remember (after the manner of men) when he fheweth care of performance. See Geis. 8.1. V.25. bye :] namely thar farrows!, as is expre:`f d 19 20 3I 24 25
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