NUMBERS XXXV. 201 before Cet dowse ; but is thus dilpofed by Gods wifedome & providence before hand, as they did after inherit the land.Isedab is flrlt,having the hrli lot , and he dwelt inthe South pare of the land, Iof 15.1. &c. Simeon is next hint, becaufe his inhe- ritance was within the inheritance of the fonnes of Iu- dah, Iof., 9.1. The next was Benjamin,who had his lot ny Iudah, between the fennel of lndah and the four of Icfeph,Iof 18. t 1. The fourth was Dan, for his lot fell by Benjamins weliward, in the Phililti ties countrey,as is to be feene by his cities, in Iof. 19. 40.41. &c. Then Manafes, and by hint Ephraim his brother,whofe inheritances were behind Ben- jamins, as before is noted, Iof 16. and 1,7. Next them dwelt Zabxlon and If àchar, of whole lots fee Iof.19.10. t 7. Lalt of all dwelt Afer and Naphtali in the North parts of Canaan, of whole lots fee Iof.19.24.32. &e. And as when they encamped a- bout Jods Tabernacle,they were ordered accor- ding to their brotherhoods, as is noted on Num. 2. fo in the dividing and inheriting of the land wee may fee the like. For Indah and Simeon, both Ions ofLeah,dwelt abreft one by another.. Benja- minof Rachel, as,d Dan of Rachels maid, dwelt next abreff,Manar and Ephraim,both foes ofIo- feph, by his mother Rachel, had the next place one by another. Zabnbn and Iffàchar, who dwelt next together,were both Ions of Leah. So the laIt paire were Afer of Leahs staid, and Napletali of Rachels maid. Thus God, in nominating the Princes that fhould divide the land,forefignikeçi the planner of their poffellion,& that they jhould be feated to dwell as brethren together in unity, for the mutuall helpe & comfort one of another, as is noted of the firft two, lndah and Simeon;who joyned together in warie againft the Canaanitei; Iudg,t,1.2.3. 29 Verf..2 9. to divide the inheritance unto]or,eogive the Pates of¡frael inheritance. According to this com- mandement,fo was it fulfilled by Eleazar the Priefl, and Iofita the f nne of Nun , and the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the formes of Ifrael , who divided the inheritanceunto thepeople by lot, in Shiloh , before the L 0 RD, at the doore of the Tabernacle of the Con- gregation, Iof.19. $1. 2®ß2 S 2I?' mCax .`átöti+a: caa c CHAP. XXXV. r The Lord commandeth Ifrael to gite eigbl and forty cities for the Levites , with theirfuburbs and mea- litre thereof. 6 Six of them are to bee cities of refuge. 9 The lames ofmiereler, when the man-flayer might have the benefit of the cities of refuge, and whenbe muff be put to death. 31 No ranfome might be talkers for the mord. i rer that was worthy of death. a Nd Iehovah fpake unto Mofes, in the Aplaines of Moab, by Iordan,neere 2 Ie. richo, laying ; Command the fons of of Ifrael that they give unto the Levites of the inheritance of their polfeffîon, cities to dwell in ; and fuburbs ro the cities round about them, !hall yee give unto the Levites. And the cities !hall be for them to dwell in, and the fuburbs of them 1h ill be for their cattell, and for their goods, and for all their beafts. And the fuburbs of the cities which yee (hall give unto the Lcvites, fha116e from the wall of the citie;andoutward,athoufand cubits round about. And ye fhall meafure from without the citie on the Eaft-fide two thoufand cubits, and on the South-fide two thoufand cubits, and on the Sea -fide two thoufand cubits, and on the North -fide two thoufand cubits, and the citie fhallbein the midlt ; this (hall be to them the fuburbs of the cities. And the cities which yee fhall give unto the L evites, fhallhe the fix cities of refuge,which ye Ihall give,for the man. flay - er to flee thither ; and above them yee (hall give forty & two cities. All the cities which yee !hall give unto the Levires,(hall be forty and eight cities,them & their fuburbs. And the cities which ye (hall give for the poffef- fion of the formes of Ifrael, from them that have many yee 1ha11 give many , and from them that few, ye fhal!give few ;every man according to his inheritance which they inherit, hee (hall give of his cities unto the Levites. And Iehovah fpake unto Mofes , faying ; Speake onto the fonnes of Ifrael, and fay unto them ; hen ye bre come over Iordarf into the land o ; Thenye fhall ap- point for you cities,cities ofrefuge fhalthey be for you, that the man - flayer may flee thi- ther,tvhich fmiteth a foule by errour. And the cities (hall bee unto you for refuge from the avenger , tharthe man flayer die not un- till hee ftand before the Congregation for judgement. And the cities which yee (hall give,the fix cities of refuge (hall be for you. Three cities ye dial give on this fide Ioedan, and three cities (hall yee give in the land of Canaan, cities of refuge (hall they be. For the fonnes of Ifrael, & for the ffranger,and for the fojourner among them, (hal ehefe fix cities bee for a refuge 3 that every one that finiteth-a foule by errour may flee thither; And if hee fmite him with an inftrument of iron,and he die,he is a man-flayer gthe man - flayer !hall be furely put to death. And if he fmite him with a (tone of the hand, where- with he may die,& he die,he s a man - flayer, the man- flaier ( halbe rarely put to death. or; ifhe (mite him with an inftrùmerofwood of the hand,wher with he may die,& hedie,he it 3 4 S 6 7 8 9 IQ IY a2 13 14 IS 16 17 18
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