/UI;111NI1p1II/4Ev/1 $ EXODUS X1n and the law for the firftlings, fhewethin Nuetib. 18. t 7.aud here in verf. i 5. it is expounded Sacri- fice. Or, thou fbah eaufe to page, namely, under the 'rod,as in Levit.27.32.and fo confcrate, or, (as the Greeke tranflateth) put apart unto the Lord: fo make it pal from nuderthy power. andal,&c.]. Hebr. and every opening: which the Greeke tranf- fateth, all thateeeueth the wombe : fee verle 2. And this is meant of deanc beafts,as the exception of the ef, and of mankind, in the verfe following fheweth therefore and in Hebrew,is by way of explanation of the former fpeech, for even,or that is, as is noted on Gen.! 3.15. of theyoweg]the increafe; or,as the Greeke tranflateth it,ofthe herds, for thisword is fpoken of kine; as peke. is ap- plyed to lhcepe, Deut.28.4.18.51. but the Chal- dee hereexpoundeth ityanngling. fhall be Ie- hovahs] or, thou fall make paffe ((halt facrifice) to Jehovah; the Chaldee faith, thou falt fanaifie before the Lord. 131 V.t3.anaffe] foinExod.34.zo. but inNum. 118.15.it is laid, ofan uneleane beat : fo that by the of here,may be implyed all other unclean beafts, not meet for facrifice. Howbeit fome of the Iew Do &ors underftand the malease beaft there, to meane the affe early; as Maimany its Mifveh , treat. of Firfi fruits, chap. 12.8.3. and R. Solomon Iambi upon this text. a lambe] or kid, as the word implyeth both, Exod.12.3. And this the !ewes take ftri &ly,of a living lambe onely,faying,it may not be redeemed with a calfe , or with a wild beafi, nor with a lambe that is Itilled,áe.Mainro<y treat.of Firft fronts,chap.' z.S.8. This lambe was to be given to the Lord,that is,to his Prieft, Num. r 8.8. t 5.and then the owner of the alfe might ufe it for his own fervice; which otherwife he might not doe, Deut. r 5. t 9: breaks the necke] or, eut off the neck, as the word is tranflated in Deut.2 t.4.and Ef..66. 3.where it is fpoken of a dog.The Ierufalem pa- raphraff here expoundethit,kidit. redeemej for five fhekels of money, Mama 8.16. And (by the Hebrew Do&ors) the father when he redeemed his fouine, was to bleffe God who gave this eom- mandement,and preferved his fonnes life. And if the father tranfgreffed, and redeemed not his fon;he was when he came to age to redeeme him- felfe,Maim. treat. of Firf fruits, eh. i i S. 2.5. See the annotationson Num./ 8.Hereby was figured the redemption of Gods ele&, (the Church of the fiefs -borne rehieh are written in heaven, IIeb. r 2.2 3.) from the fecond death: for in refpe& of the firfl death,no man can give any ranfome to God,Pfa. 49.8,9.Heb.9.27. Verf..14. tomorrow] that is, in tìmeto come : fee the notes on Gen.3o.33. The Greeke tranflateth, hereafter : elfewhere the Greekekeepeth. the He- brew phrafe, as in Deut.6.2o.Iof..4.6.2 r. u out]the things done to the fathers,are to be re- membred as if they were done to the children: fu the Prophets explainethings,as Pfal.66.6.tbey ps¡èd through the river an foot , there did we rejoice las him : and Hofa 2.4. is found him in Bethel, and there he#aleewhh tn. So the Hebrew Canons fay, T ho- rowaut all generations , a man ie bound to fhew himfelfe, 14 as' ii it were he himfelfe that came now out from the bon- dage ofEgypt, atitie written, AND He BROUGHT U s 0 T, &e. and for Chit eutf the bury bleffed (God) bath commanded in the Lam, A ND THOU S HAL T Brennan THAT THOU WAST A S a tor A N T,(Deut. r 5,5.)2 the foul? fay, Aa thy, . fo thou thyfelfe waft afrvant, and cameft out free, and waft redeemed, Maimony, treat. of Lean, chap. 7.5.6. TheApoftle Cpeakingof the things that befell Ifrael , faith , theft things were ourexamples, 1Cor.ro.6. and the Rabbines have a common laying, IPhatfiev r happened to the fathers , it afgne unto the ebildren.R.Malaclxm on Gen., 3. Verfe r 5.mae bard to fend us] that is warflubborn, refuting to fend us atiay. Or, hardned himfelfe, a- gainf finding us away, fò that hee would not let us goe. 1heHebrew word which commonly lgni- fieth to, is fometime pled for from, as is noted on ßen.36.6. and foherePharaoh hardned his heart, fromfending; that is, he would not fend.In 2 Chr. 11.4. it is faid, they returned from going : whereas in 1 King. 12. 24. it is written, they returned to goe. Compare, both for phraCe and matter , that in Iob 9.4.who hash barektedhimfclfe againf (Go d)and bathprafered ? the males] or, being males' : and this the !ewes underhand of males limply : for if it be a female or bath male and female,they hold it free from this fervice; not holy at ail.Mainsa y treat.of the Firf borne,eb ep.2.S.5. Verfe T6. phylaîlleries] or, frontlets : in Hebrew 16 7otaphoth, typicall monuments : called in verle g. a memoriall: the Greeke tranflateth them, an toe- moveable monument: the Hebrew Do &ors ufually call thesis Teithillin,prayer motummts, becaufe they ufed to binde them upon them when they pray- ed ; as is noted on v. g. The Syriacke in Mat-23. 5.keepeth that name, but the Evangelift in Greek nameth them phyk£:eries , of confers tog or keeping the memoriall of Gods Law:whom we follow in this tranflation. So in Dcut.6.8.and r x.18. See the annotions there. 15 D C b Here beginneth the 16 Section oPthe Law : fee Gen.6.g.and28.10. ' Verf.. s'7, the way of] that is, towards the land: fo in Num.14.2 5. the way of the redfea, is towards it. Or, by the way; as in the verle here following. fee marre that is, be warred againft by the Phili- bines, who would deny them paffage : for they had before this killed fonte of the Ifraelites, whiles they dwelt in Egypt, in the dayes of E- phraim Con oflofeph ; as is mentioned In r Chr. 7.21,22,23. Thus God provided for his peoples infirmity,leftat the firit they fhould be difcoura- ged ; and would not fuller them to be tempted a- bove that they were able, r Cor. r 0.13 .So in his Law, he ordained that nofeat full orfaim- hearted fhould goe to warre,Deuteron,so.8. Sec alto the notes on ßenefis 11.3i. Verf..r8.wmtup] it is the ufuall phraCe in the Scripture, to call the journeyingfrom Egypt to Canaan(which was northward)agamgup,as here, and in Gen, t 3.1. &44.I7.and often.On the con- trary, from Canaan into Egypt, they are faid to 17 I$ /,a11111W/////L//
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