g0 Iyunifhmerlts D E U T E R O N O M I E X X I I, for whordome 2,s not found for the damofell. Then they (hall bring out the damofell unto the doore of her fathers houfe, and the men of her citie (hall ¡(tone her with (tones, and fhe (hall die, be- caufe the bath done folly in Ifrael , to com- mit whoredome in her fathers houfe: and thou (halt put away evill from the midi} of thee. 22 If a man bee found lying with a woman married to an husband; then they fhall die, even both of them; the man that lyeth with the woman, and the woman : and thou (halt put away evil) from Ifrael. 3 If there be a damofel a virgin betrothed to a man,and a man find her in the citie, and 24 lie with her: Then yee (hall bring out both of them unto the gare of that citie, and yee (hall (}one them with (tones and they (hall die; the damofell becaufe (he cried not out inthecitie, and the man becaufe hee bath humbled his neighbours wife: and thou (halt put away evil! from the midi} of thee. as And if in the field a man doe find abe- trothed damofell , and the man take throng hold on her, and lie with her, then the man 26 that lay with her (hall die, hee onely. But unto the damofell thou (halt not doe any thing; there is in the damofell no finne of death : for as when aman rifeth again(} his neighbour, and killeth him in foule,fo is this 27 matter. For he found her in the field ; the betrothed dartiofell cryed our,and there was none to fave her. 2 8 ; If a man find a damofell a virgin , which is not betrothed,and lay hold on her, and lie zy with her, and they be found : Then the man that lieth with her fhall give unto the damo- fels father fifty fhekels of filver, and the ¡hall be his to wife , becaufe hee hath humbled her; he may hot fend her away all his daies. 30 A man (hall not take his fathers wife, nor difcover his fathers skirt. -+r cílnnotations. THy brothers oxe] yea though it be thine enemies, Èxod. z 3 4. gee affray] Hebr. driven a- way, or thruft out of the way, by any meaner of themfelves, or ct hers : as by a dog, hunted from the flocke or fold, and the like. The Greeke and Chaldee tranflate,erring in way,and going affray. See the notes on Deut.4.19. This dutie required to- wards beafts, is much more towards men; as God applieth the fimilitude in Ezek.34.4. 26. And as we all were likefheepe going aftray,1 Pet.2.2 5. fo are wee daily fubje& to (tray from the truth, and have need one of anothers helper whereup. on it is laid, Brethren, if arty ofyou doe erre ( or gee affray) from the truth , and eneconzere him ; let him hg,w, that bee which nmzerteth the firmer from the errourof his way , pall foie a fade from death and fball bide a multitude of flans, Iam. 5.19.20. bid thy felfe] that is , with-hold thine helpe : the Greeke tranflateth it, wink at, that is, negle &, or not regard : See Levit.2o.4. refloring, &c.] that is , thou fhalt in any café reffore , or, bring again. So hereare two precepts ; a prohibition to hide, and a commandement to rettore : and thus the Hebrewes obferve a double finne in them that breake this Law, and fometinies a treble. He that feeth a loft thing of any Ifraelites , and bideth himfelfe from it, and lettethitalone,tranfreffeththisprohibition, THOV SHALT NOT HIDETHT SEEFE FROM THEM; and breaketh this commandement, T HO SHALT R E- S 7 0 R E, &c. If hee take the loft thing, and ref} re itnot, bee breaketh the commandement (THOV SHALT RESTORE) and tram fgreftha- gainfl two prohibitions,againfi THOV MA 187 XOT HIDE THT SELFE, (Dent. 22.3.) andagainff THOV SHALT NOT R 0 B, (Levit. 19. 13.) Although the owner of the loft thing be a wickd man, &c. wec are commanded to relive bit laff thing to him. If bee have refitted it , and it be fled away again, though an hundred times , h:e it bound to Teflon it ; for it it written, RESTORING 7HOV SHALT RE- STORE T HEM. Maimony inMifneh,tom. 4. treatife of Robbery and loffe, chap.i 1. felt. u n t o thybrother]eithertohisowne¡ hands, or to the place where it was and fhould I be. For, if hefee a beaft that itfled out of the fold, and he returneth is into the place thereof, Ice bee bath kept this commandement, and there it no need to mak it known unto the owner, faith Mximony ibidem, chap. t r. lè &.r 6. Verfia.gatber it] that is, tak it in. into thine knife] Hebr. into the miáiof thmehoufe; whereby istneaut within the fame, as thephrafe often fig- nifieth : See the notes on Genet; 2.9. But this teacheth a care to keepe it fafe. feeke after it] But he that found it, is alto to tile means that the owner may know of it ; and the Hebrewes fay, Hee is boundto cry it, and make it known, raying, Who fo loath loft fuch a kind of thing , let him come and give the fgnes of it , and be (hall hare it. At the fill, who fo bath found any thing, crieth it three times. After the Taff time , within fscs ¿ayes bee cryeth it the fourth time. If the owner come not the thing found it tebeleftwith him that found it; andifin all that time it be flohen, or loft he it bound to make fatisfatien; but if it begone by violence bee is free. For bee that keeper!, a loft thing, it as bee that keepes for hire, &c. [whereof fee theAnnotations on Exod. 22.10.] And bee muff have care that the thing be not marred or perefh. If it be a living thing which lxe muftgive food unto; if it be a w,rking (heals) at ate horfe, age, el e. may put them to labour twelve months from the day that bee found thtm, or let them out for hire, and take, their hire, and give them food; and 2
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