8 9 LEVITICUS XI X. Veri. 8. his iniquitie] in Greeke, finne, meaning punifhment for his iniqu tie : fee the notes on Lev. 7. 1 8., the holy thing] Hebr. the belinef ; in Gr. the holy things. that fide] that is,as the Chat - dee tranflateth, that man Hoak be deftryed : fee Lev. 7.18. I n Greeke, the fixes that eat it, fball be deftroyed out oftheir people. Verf. 9. notwholly -rid] or, not make, ee a full-end; not make-cleave- rirtdan:eof the corner ofthy field to reape the fame. The like is after, inLevit.13.2 2. corner] that is , the oat fide, or utmof- part: the corner may alío be underltood for many corners. The Hebrew canons declare it thus ; Hee that reapeth his field, muf not reape all the field wholly ; but maff leave a little Banding -cornfor the poem, in the end ofthe field , (Levit. 23.22.) whether be cut it, or pluck. it up : and that which is We ; it called the Corner [Peah.p] And ar bee muff leave of thefield , fo of the trees , when he gathe- reth their fruit , he muff leave a little for the pore. If be tranf ref and doe reape all the field , or gather all the fruit of the trees ; be muß take a little of that which he bath reaped, or of that which he bath gathered, and give it to the poore; for the giving ofit is a comrnan- demeltt. Tea, though he have ground it , or baked it into bread, yet he muff give thereof, a corner to the poore. If all which be bath reaped, be 1oß or burnt, before he bath given the torn,', then be is to be beaten : becaufe he bath tranf- grefd a prohibition , and cannot confirme the commande- ment thereof, which unto him is broken off: Maimouy in Milne!, ,tom. 3. in Matt anetbgnanijim, chap. I. felt. 1, 2,3. What it the meafure ofthe Comer ? By the Law , there is no meat re fit for it ; if be leave but one ease oferne , he it difcbarged. But by the words of the Scribes, it muß be no le then one of fixtie. And a man may adde more then one of fixtie , according to the great - nef of the field, or multitude of the poore, or bleffing of the feed. At if'the field be very fmall, fi that if be leave thereof the fixtietb part , it will not benefit a poore man; then is he to adek unto the mea/ure : and fo if there be many poore, he addeth. Andifhe did few little, and re e- peth much, teems/Cif it bled: he aeldeth according to the bleffng. And who f addetb more unto the corner, he (hall have his reward increafed, and there it no mea- fitre limited of this addition. They leave no corner but it¿ the end of the field; to the end that the pore may know theplace whither to come, &e. At three times in the day, bey part the corner for the poore ; at morning , and at midday, andat the evening facrifice, [that is, threeofthe decke in the afternoon] ] and the poore that comes not at one of theft times, they fifer him not to take any away; that there may be a feet tim: fir the poore to come toge- ther all of them, to talje it. If a mm bave two fields, he may not recipe the me wholly, and leave in the other a corner meet for them both; for it is written , the corner OF THY Ft E L D: but be muff leave in every one, a corner meet far the fame. He that foweth his field with one kid (of fled,) though be make therein two tbrefhing _pores, be leaveth but one corner. If fns two kinds of feed, though he make but one floere ; bee muff give a corner fir the one fort, by it felfe; and a corner fir the other frt,by it felfe.Ifhe pry it with two kinds ofwheat, or tint kinds afbarley ; then , if be make, but one pore, be giveth bet one corner ; if twoßoores, hegiveth two cor- ners. Maintony in lb!cotanothgnanijim, (or treat.of 109 Gifts to the peope.) c.I.fe&. e,z,3.1 r. and ch.2.f. r 2. 1 .and c. 3. f. I.14. in reaping] or, to reape the fame:which in Lev.23.z2. Mates explaiueth thus, when thou reapeft. glean] or gather. theglea- ring] or gathering, that is, the Bares of corn which fall off, as theGreek verfion explained' it. So the Hebrews fay, be gleaning it that which falleth tïui of thefickle in the time ofreaping, ortbat falleth out of the band when he gatheretb the Bares , and reapetb ; if f be that which falleth,be but an eare,or two. But ftherefall three together , thofe three are the owners of the field. And that which fallethfrom after the fek/e, or fromaF ter the band, though it be but one care, it not for gleaning. He that plucktb up things which are to be plucked, that which falleth from under his hand, is for gleaning. Ifhe reape , and there be left an care unreaped; if the top ofit reach to the otherßanding corn which is thereby , fo that be may reape it with the other Banding come , it is the owners ofthe field; ifnot, it itfor the poore. If thewind 'Cotter the corn, fa that the harvefl ofthe owner ofthefield, it mixed with that which it to be gleaned, then they mea- fure the field, bow muchgleaning it it meet for toafford, and they give (JO mach) to the poore. If (the owner)have tranfgrefd, andgathered tbe gleanings though he bave ground it, and baked it, he muff give it to the poore. If it be left or burnt, after it isgaihered, before it he given to the poore; be is to be beaten; Maim.in Mattattotbgnanijim, ch.4. f. 1,-5. and ch. r.f.4. Verf. r o. notgatber the - fingle- grape/] that is, the i o grapes which grow fingle, and not in clutters; Inch the owner of the vineyard might not ga- ther, but leave then' for the poore. Gnoleloth are fingle - grapes, Efa. 24.13. Hobad, ver. 5. differing from the ateliers of grapes, Mich. 7. I. So the He- brews explaine this Law,faying, Gnoleloth are little duller! which are not thick., as clufers which are not campali together , and whofe grapes are not j yned one upon another ho.. diffevered. And it is called Gnole becaufe it be to the other chillers, oe (Gnolel that is) a child to a man, Pe c. and fingle berries, they are Grtole- loth. A branch whereon there it a duller, and fingle grapes on the twig of the branch , if the fingle grapes be cut with the clufer, they y are the owners ofthe vine- yard; if not, they are for the poore. , If a vineyardhave all fingle grapes, it is for the poore ; at it it written , THOU SHALT NOT GATHER THE SINGLE GRAPES OF THY VINE. Y A R o, although it be al Jingle And no fingle grapes , or particular berries, are due (ti thepoore) but in the vinyardortely. Mainiony in Mattanoth gnon. ch.4. left. t 7.&c. the grapes -that- are- broloeit -off] or, the particular berries. The Hebrew Peret, which hath the fìgnification of parting, breakng, andfal- ling aff,meaneth here,fuch particular grapes as are broken, and fall of from the clutters in theVin- tage.That as in the field,the corner was that which was left growing,and the gleaning was of the calks that fell away in the reaping: fo the fingle grapes, were fuchi as grew not in clutters; and the Peret, are grapes broken, and fallen off in the gathering. So theGreeke tranflateth it, Rho;ar, that is, berries- braken -off; and theChaldee Nitbra, is of like meaning; and the Hebrews expound it to be particular berries, one or two , that are broken- kk off
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