tZnl:rsappointed. EXODUS xV1II. 6; voice, I will give thee 'counfell, and God (hall be with thee: be thou for the people to God-ward; and thou Malt bring the matters 20 unto God. And admonish them of the fta- tutes and the lawes; and make knowne unto them the way wherein they (hall walke, and 2t the worke that they (hall doe. And thou provide out of all the people, men of abi. litre, fearing God ; men of truth, hating co- veroufneffe : and let them over them, (to be) rulers of thoufands, rulers of hundreds, ru- 2 S' lers of fifties, and rulers of Hennes. And let them judge the people at all time : and let this be, everygreat matter , let them bring unto thee, and every fmall matter let them judge: to make thou (the burden) lighter for thy felfe ; and let them beare it with 23 thee. If thou (halt doe this thing, and God command thee fo, then thou (halt be able to stand ; and all this people allo (hall come 24 to their place in peace. And M,ofes hearke- ned ro the voice of his father in law, and did 25 all that he had Paid. And Mofes chofe men of ability out of all Ifrael , and made them heads over the people; rulers of thoufands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and ru- 26 lers of tens. And they judged the people at all time : the hard matter they brought utato Mofes, and every fmall matter they 27 judgedthemfelves. And Moses fent away his father in law , and he went his way unto his owne land. Annotations. ODD Here beginneth the 17. Seaion of the Law : fee Gen. 6.9. I THe1rieff] the Chaldee calleth him Prince; the Greeke, to;botPrieff ofMedian: : fee Exodus 2.16. and 3. I. 2 Verf. 2. be hadlent her hack] Hebr. after her fin- 6 din,' that is (he and her children were font backe by Moses , for that troublewhich befell in ' the way , Exod. 4.26. 3 Verf.3. an alien] or, forreiner: fo Ger,the first part of his name fignifieth : fee Exod.2.2 7. 4 t Verf.4. Eliezer] by interpretation , lWj sod is an helpe : Abrams steward was of this name Gen. 15.2. bath beetle my helps] Hebr. in myhelpe; which the Greek tranflateth, my helper :- the Chal- dee, hie word bath beenfor my bel e. S Ver.5. ofGod] the mountain tith the Chaldee) upon which the glory of God oaf revealed: that was Ho- reh, where God gave his Law, Exo. ;.1. Deut.5.2. 6 Ver.6. he (rid] to wit,by meffengers fent before him.So the CenturionPaiduntoJefus,thatwhich his meffengers fpake, Mat.8. 6,8. compared with Luke 7.3,6. To make this plaine, theGreek chan- gcth the phrafe thus, And it nao told Mofes, flying; Loe Jothor thy father in lawcommetb, &c. Verf. 7. each other] Hehr. man bis neighbour : this fpcech the Greeke explaineth, they fainted one ano- ther : and to atke,may imply not onely a queltion, but arotfboftheirwelfare,asPfal. x22.6. So in I Sam. 25.5. and 10. 4.. Verf.8. found them] that is, befallen, or come upon them : as the Greeke explaineth it. A phrafe often ufed for affietions that come upon any, as Neh: eq. 32. Pfd. t r 6.3. and t 19.143. E(th. 8.6. Verf. 9. r j }red] the Greeke trauflateth, mar a- fionifhed. Accordingly all that love Terufalem -are willed tdrejoyce with her, Efa. 66.1o. Verf. e o. the hand] that is, the pager and tyramys Io as the Chaldee trandateth it, the anguish of the do,, minion of the Egyptians. Verf¡ t. inihe thing] Hebr.in the word : which is Ii often used for any thing or caufe. The Greeke tranflateth , for this cause. he was above them] that is, above the Egyptians. Or, wherein they dealt proudly againfi them, that is , against the Israelites. This fenfethe Greeke affordeth : and fo wee are to underftand words wanting as therein bath het been greater then the Egyptian , and hathgotten himfe4h a name , as is expreffed in Neh. 9. to. which place giveth light unto this. For lethroes fpeech is broom ken off,through that joyfull attonishment of hi ver.9.as pallions of the miede doe often (wallow up words : as is noted on Exodus 4.5. The Chal- dee paraphrafe here faith , in the things wherein the Egyptians thought to judge Ifroel, in that are they judg- ed. They drowned the children of Israel in the river, Exod. t. 22. and themselves were drowned in the fea, Exod. e 4. Verf. 12. took a burnt- ofring] the Greek tranfla- I2 tetho tookburnt- off>ings: (whereoffee Gen. 8. zo.) Thefe he tookefor, or tooke and offered unto God; as taking ofgifes,Pfa.68. r 9. is by the Apoftle expoun- ded,giving of gifts, Ephef.4.8. So Exód.z 5.2. facri frees] to wit, of peace, or far thanksgiving, which , word is fometime added, as in Exod. a4. 5. and they now keeping a banquet before the Lord,it is to be understood of peace - offrings, which me:: did eat of, Lev. 7. 15. whereas no man did eat of the burnt- offringLev.a.9. bread] which word is tiled for all meat, Gen.3.19. & 21.14. and eating of bread, is here for feasting; as bread Is put for a feaff,Eccl. I o.19.Dan.5.1.& the fe fb of the fact fi= ces,is also called bread,Lev.3.11 .& 21.6.Num.28. 2, before God] fó it was a religious banquet, ea- tenbefdre the Majestic of God, appearing in the cloud ; as after in the place chorea ofGod for his woi (hip, they Offered tacrifices, and did eat before the Lord, Dent. 12.5,7. 1 Chron. 29.21,22. Verlt5.to enquire ofGr dj or; tofeeke God :which rg the Greeke explaineth, to f eke judgement of God ; and the Chaldee , to feke Doacine f5om theface of the Lord: which was done by Mofes, bringing their matters unto God,v.19.Num.27.5,6.& 1533,34, 35.8t for doubtful thiugs,they tiled in /pad to en- quire of God by the Prophets, t San1.9 9.Hereupon Mofes told the Judges whom he appointed under F f 3 him, . 7 8 9
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