before his dead i. e. From the place where he saâ—e mourning over his dead Isa 47.1 Job 2.13 Of Heth Those who descended from Heth the Son of Canaan ch 10.15 4. A sojourner Heb. 11.13 6. A mighty Prince Or Prince of God Hebr. They esteemed Abraham highly for his regard to God and upon the score of God's blessings upon him See ch 21. v. 22. His great piety was exemplary and God's mercies visible Hence they call him a Prince of God i.e. a person very eximious and venerable Things that are very excellent are said to be of God Compare Psal 36.6 and 80.10 7. Bowed himself In token of thankfulness as well as reverence 9. Machpelah What we render the Cave of Machpelah the Ancients render the double cave the word Machpelah denoting such a sense 'T is probable that this burying-place had a double Cave whence it was so called 10. Gates Hebr. Gate They that go in at the gate are the Citizens or Inhabitants of that place ch 34. v. 24. 13. Money Abraham will buy a burying-place and in so doing he prevented a future Controversie and withall received a pledge in this purchase of the inheritance which God had promised 15. Four hundred Shekels See the Note on ch 20. v. 16. 16. Weighed Payment was then made by weight not by tale Compare ch 43. v. 21. Currant money with the Merchant i. e. Abraham used no guile or deceit in his payment but weighed so much Silver as those who understood those matters could not refuse 18. For a possession He having before this no possession in that Land 19. After this i. e. After he had paid for this burying-place 20. Made sure Being purchased and that before the whole City CHAP. XXIV The ARGUMENT Abraham takes an Oath of his servant not to take a wife to his son of the daughters of Canaan He takes his journey into the Country whence Abraham came to get a wife for Isaac He prays to God for Success and is heard Rebekah meets him who with her father's Consent goes with Abraham's servant and becomes the wife of Isaac 2148. 1856. 1. AND Abraham was old and well stricken in age and the LORD had blessed Abraham in all things 2. And Abraham said unto his eldest servant of his house that ruled over all that he had Put I pray thee thy hand under my thigh 3. And I will make thee swear by the LORD the God of heaven and the God of the earth that thou shalt not take a wife unto my son of the daughters of the Canaanites amongst whom I dwell 4. But thou shalt go unto my country and to my kindred and take a wife unto my son Isaac 5. And the servant said unto him Peradventure the woman will not be willing to follow me unto this land must I needs bring thy son again unto the land from whence thou camest 6. And Abraham said unto him Beware thou that thou bring not my son thither again 7. The LORD God of heaven which took me from my father's house and from the land of my kindred and which spake unto me and that sware unto me saying Vnto thy seed will I give this land he shall send his angel before thee and thou shalt take a wife unto my son from thence 8. And if the woman will not be willing to follow thee then thou shalt be clear from this my oath only bring not my son thither again 9. And the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master and sware to him concerning that matter 10. And the servant took ten camels of the camels of his master and departed for all the goods of his master were in his hand and he arose and went to Mesopotamia unto the city of Nahor 11. And he made his camels to kneel down without the city by a well of water at the time of the evening even the time that women go out to draw water 12. And he said O LORD God of my master Abraham I pray thee send me good speed this day and shew kindness unto my master Abraham 13. Behold I stand here by the well of water and the daughters of the men of the city come out to draw water 14. And let it come to pass that the damsel to whom I shall say Let down thy pitcher I pray thee that I may drink and she shall say Drink and I will give thy camels drink also let the same be she that thou hast appointed for thy servent Isaac and thereby shall I know that thou hast shewed kindness unto my master 15. And it came to pass before he had done speaking that behold Rebekah came out who was born to Bethuel son of Milcah the wife of Nahor Abraham's brother with her pitcher upon her shoulder 16. And the damsel was very fair to look upon a virgin neither had any man known her and she went down to the well and filled her pitcher and came up 17. And the servant ran to meet her and said Let me I pray thee drink a little water of thy pitcher 18. And she said Drink my lord and she hasted and let down her pitcher upon her hand and gave him drink 19. And when she had done giving him drink she said I will draw water for thy camels also untill they have done drinking 20. And she hasted and emptied her pitcher into the trough and ran again unto the well to draw water and drew for all his camels 21. And the man wondering at her held his peace to wit whether the LORD had made his journey prosperous or not 22. And it came to pass as the camels had done drinking that the man took a golden ear ring of half a shekel weight and two bracelets for her hands of ten shekels weight of gold 23. And said Whose daughter art thou tell me I pray thee is there room in thy fathers house for us to lodge in 24. And she said unto him I am the daughter of Bethuel the son of Milcah which she bare unto Nahor 25. She said moreover unto him We have both straw and provender enough and room to lodge in 26. And the man bowed down his head and worshipped the LORD 27. And he said Blessed be the LORD God of my master Abraham who hath not left destitute my master of his mercy and his truth I being in the way the LORD led me to the house of my master's brethren 28 And the damsel ran and told them of her mother's house these things 29. And Rebekah had a brother and his name was Laban and Laban ran out unto the man unto the well 30. And it came to pass when he saw the ear-ring and bracelets upon his sisters hands and when he heard the words of Rebekah his sister saying Thus spake the man unto me that he came unto the man and behold he stood by the camels at the well 31. And he said Come in thou blessed of the LORD wherefore standest thou without for I
have prepared the house and room for the camels 32. And the man came into the house and he ungirded his camels and gave straw and provender for the camels and water to wash his feet and the mens feet that were with him 33. And there was set meat before him to eat but he said I will not eat untill I have told mine errand And he said Speak on 34. And he said I am Abraham's servant 35. And the LORD hath blessed my master greatly and he is become great and he hath given him flocks and herds and silver and gold and men-servants and maid-servants and camels and asses 36. And Sarah my master's wife bare a son to my master when she was old and unto him hath he given all that he hath 37. And my master made me swear saying Thou shalt not take a wife to my son of the daughters of the Canaanites in whose land I dwell 38. But thou shalt go unto my fathers house and to my kindred and take a wife unto my son 39. And I said unto my master Peradventure the woman will not follow me 40. And he said unto me the LORD before whom I walk will send his angel with thee and prosper thy way and thou shalt take a wife for my son of my kindred and of my father's house 41. Then shalt thou be clear from this my oath when thou comest to my kindred and if they give not thee one thou shalt be clear from my oath 42. And I came this day unto the well and said O LORD God of my master Abraham if now thou do prosper my way which I go 43. Behold I stand by the well of water and it shall come to pass that when the virgin cometh forth to draw water and I say to her Give me I pray thee a little water of thy pitcher to drink 44. And she say to me Both drink thou and I will also draw for thy camels let the same be the woman whom the LORD hath appointed out for my master's son 45. And before I had done speaking in mine heart Behold Rebekah came forth with her pitcher on her shoulder and she went down unto the well and drew water and I said unto her Let me drink I pray thee 46. And she made haste and let down her pitcher from her shoulder and said Drink and I will give thy camels drink also so I drank and she made the camels drink also 47. And I asked her and said Whose daughter art thou And she said The daughter of Bethuel Nahor's son whom Milcah bare unto him and I put the ear-ring upon her face and the bracelets upon her hands 48. And I bowed down my head and worshipped the LORD and blessed the LORD God of my master Abraham which had led me in the right way to take my master's brother's daughter unto his son 49. And now if you will deal kindly and truly with my master tell me and if not tell me that I may turn to the right hand or to the left 50. Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said The thing proceedeth from the LORD we cannot speak unto thee bad or good 51. Behold Rebekah is before thee take her and go and let her be thy master's son's wife as the LORD hath spoken 52. And it came to pass that when Abraham's servant heard their words he worshipped the LORD bowing himself to the earth 53. And the servant brought forth jewels of silver and jewels of gold and raiment and gave them to Rebekah he gave also to her brother and to her mother precious things 54. And they did eat and drink he and the men that were with him and tarried all night and they rose up in the morning and he said Send me away unto my master 55. And her brother and her mother said Let the damsel abide with us a few days at the least ten after that she shall go 56. And he said unto them Hinder me not seeing the LORD hath prospered my way send me away that I may go to my master 57. And they said We will call the damsel and enquire at her mouth 58. And they called Rebekah and said unto her Wilt thou go with this man And she said I will go 59. And they sent away Rebekah their sister and her nurse and Abraham's servant and his men 60. And they blessed Rebekah and said unto her Thou art our sister be thou the mother of thousands of millions and let thy seed possess the gate of those which hate them 61. And Rebekah arose and her damsels and they rode upon the camels and followed the man and the servant took Rebekah and went his way 62. And Isaac came from the way of the well Lahai-roi for he dwelt in the south country 63. And Isaac went out to meditate in the field at the even-tide and he lift up his eyes and saw and behold the camels were coming 64. And Rebekah lift up her eyes and when she saw Isaac she lighted off the camel 65. For she had said unto the servant What man is this that walketh in the field to meet us and the servant had said It is my master therefore she took a veil and covered her self 66. And the servant told Isaac all things that he had done 67. And Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah's tent and took Rebekah and she became his wife and he loved her and Isaac was comforted after his mother's death 1. OLD 2148. 1856. He was now One hundred and forty years old This appears by comparing ch 21.5 with ch 25.20 2. Servant 'T is probable that this was Eliezer the Steward of his House ch 15.2 My thigh This was a rite in taking an Oath used also ch 47.29 Besides Abraham having received the blessing and promise of good things commands his servant to put his hand there where he had received the sign of his faith For believing the Divine promises he received the Seal of Circumcision and commanded him there to put his hand that being mindfull of the promise and the circumcision he might not defile his Master's noble race with a foreign Marriage Says Theodoret Quaest 74. in Genes 3. By the Lord c. By whom alone it was lawfull to swear Deut. 6.13 He being both of infinite knowledge and power Canaanites Who were a wicked people and devoted to destruction Compare ch 9.25 with Deut. 7.3 4. and to marry the promised seed to any of that race would be inconsistent with the Divine predictions 5. Thou camest Abraham came thence but not Isaac 6. That thou bring not my son thither again Or lest thou return my son thither as it is in the Hebrew which words are to be understood with relation to Abraham's coming thence As ch 15.16 7. His Angel To guide and defend thee Angels are ministring Spirits Heb. 1.14 Gen. 48 1â— Exod. 14.19 and 23.20 8. Clear i. e. Thou shalt not be obliged by this Oath 10. For all the goods c. Or and
will I return unto thee according to the time of life and Sarah shall have a son 15. Then Sarah denied saying I laughed not for she was afraid And he said Nay but thou didst laugh 16. And the men rose up from thence and looked toward Sodom and Abraham went with them to bring them on the way 17. And the LORD said Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do 18. Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him 19. For I know him that he will command his children and his houshold after him and they shall keep the way of the LORD to do justice and judgment that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him 20. And the LORD said Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great and because their sin is very grievous 21. I will go down now and see whether they have done altogether according to the cry of it which is come unto me and if not I will know 22. And the men turned their faces from thence and went toward Sodom but Abraham stood yet before the LORD 23. And Abraham drew near and said Wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked 24. Peradventure there be fifty righteous within the city wilt thou also destroy and not spare the place for the fifty righteous that are therein 25. That be far from thee to do after this manner to slay the righteous with the wicked and that the righteous should be as the wicked that be far from thee shall not the Judge of all the earth do right 26. And the LORD said If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city then I will spare all the place for their sakes 27. And Abraham answered and said Behold now I have taken upon me to speak unto the LORD which am but dust and ashes 28. Peradventure there shall lack five of the fifty righteous wilt thou destroy all the city for lack of five And he said If I find there fourty and five I will not destroy it 29. And he spake unto him yet again and said Peradventure there shall be fourty found there And he said I will not do it for fourties sake 30. And he said unto him Oh let not the Lord be angry and I will speak Peradventure there shall thirty be found there And he said I will not do it if I find thirty there 31. And he said Behold now I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord Peradventure there shall be twenty found there And he said I will not destroy it for twenty's sake 32. And he said Oh let not the Lord be angry and I will speak yet but this once Peradventure ten shall be found there And he said I will not destroy it for ten 's sake 33. And the LORD went his way assâ—on as he had left communing with Abraham and Abraham returned unto his place 1. IN the heat of the day Or about noon Say the Greek Interpreters The time of eating 2. Three The Jews say they were sent on three several messages viz. To fore-tell the Birth of Isaac v. 10 13. To destroy Sodom and to deliver Lot ch 19.1 Men They appeared so to Abraham Compare Heb. 13.2 One of them is called Jehovah v. 13. And the other two Angels ch 19. v. 1. 3. My Lord He speaks to one of these persons and after such a manner v. 27. as implies that he believed him to be sent by God 4. Wash your feet This was in those hot Countries a refreshment to the wearied Travellers and a part of their entertainment before they did eat ch 19. v. 2. and ch 24. v. 32. Tree From the heat of the Sun v. 1. 5. Comfort your hearts i. e. Refresh sustain yourselves Judg. 19.5 Psal 104.15 Compare Heb. 13.9 with Deut. 12.17 18. For therefore are ye come Or Because and seeing that ye are come This rendring agrees well with the Hebrew and is confirmed in the Note on ch 33.10 6. Hastened This speaks Abraham's forwardness to entertain strangers 7. Good c. This speaks his Bounty 8. Which he had dressed i. e. Which the young man had dressed v. 7. By them i. e. Waiting on them which speaks his Humility Compare Jer. 52.12 10. He said viz. One of the persons v. 1. According to the time of life i. e. The next or following year according to the usual time which passeth from the first conception to the timely birth of a living child Compare Rom. 9.9 and Gen. 21.2 with Gen. 17.24 and ch 21.5 See also 2 Kings 4.16 11. Women viz. That bear Children 12. Waxed old She being now Eighty nine years old 13. Laugh Her laughing is reproved as being in her a token of her unbelief 15. I laughed not And thus she adds one sin to another which 't is likely she thâ— more securely did because her laughter was not open the Text saying That she laughed within her self v. 12. For she was afraid Amazed or astonished with fear as the Vulgar renders it which might well be when she perceived her self discovered by this divine Person even then when she did but laugh within her self This sinfull fear or amazement of hers betrayed her into this denial And for that reason when the Apostle propounds Sarah as a pattern of obedience to Women he does at the same time caution them very seasonably against the sinfull fear by which she fell Whose daughters ye are says he as long as ye do well and are not afraid with any amazement 1 Pet. 3.6 18. Seeing c. For as much as God had before shewed him great favours and had made a Covenant with him and promised that he should be the Father of many Nations Compare Amos 3.7 Gen. 20.7 19. That he will command Of which Abraham had given some proof ch 17. v. 23 27. Parents and Masters of Families from the example of this Father of the Faithfull may learn their duty to instruct their Children and Servants in the way of the Lord. That Abraham may be furnished with a powerfull argument against a wicked course of life which he might make use of to his family he is acquainted with God's intentions against Sodom 20. Very grievous Of this we have a particular account Ezek. 16.49 50. and Gen. 19. 21. Go down God speaks after the manner of Men. See ch 11. v. 5. And see whether God does not destroy Men suddenly and teaches us to be wary where the lives of Men are concerned I will know Or try whether they be such Sinners as ought to be cut off God speaks after the manner of Men. See ch 22. v. 12. 22. Men Two of the three which appeared v. 1. See ch 19. v. 1. The third who is called Jehovah stayed with Abraham who stood yet before the Lord or prayed to him as the Chaldee hath it 23. Wilt thou c. Abraham did pray and intercede
from the woman's hand but he found her not 21. Then he asked the men of that place saying Where is the harlot that was openly by the way side and they said There was no harlot in this place 22. And he returned to Judah and said I cannot find her and also the men of the place said that there was no harlot in this place 23. And Judah said Let her take it to her lest we be shamed Behold I sent this kid and thou hast not found her 24. And it came to pass about three months after that it was told Judah saying Tamar thy daughter in law hath played the harlot and also behold she is with child by whoredom and Judah said Bring her forth and let her be burnt 25. When she was brought forth she sent to her father in law saying By the man whose these are am I with child and she said Discern I pray thee whose are these the signet and bracelets and staff 26. And Judah acknowledged them and said She hath been more righteous then I because that I gave her not to Shelah my son and he knew her again no more 27. And it came to pass in the time of her travail that behold twins were in her womb 28. And it came to pass when she travailed that the one put out his hand and the midwife took and bound upon his hand a scarlet threed saying This came out first 29. And it came to pass as he drew back his hand that behold his brother came out and she said How hast thou broken forth this breach be upon thee therefore his name was called Pharez 30. And afterward came out his brother that had the scarlet threed upon his hand and his name was called Zarah 1. AT that time i. e. In that space of time between Jacob's coming from Padan-Aram into Canaan and his going into Egypt In this Chapter we have an account of several matters which fell out not all at once but successively And though the greater part of the Chapter report matters that happened about and after the time when Joseph was sold into Egypt yet Judah's marriage which leads to those things must have been before Joseph was sold Otherwise it is hardly conceivable that all those things should happen to Judah in the space of three and twenty years for it could not be longer before he went into Egypt after Joseph was sold which are reported viz. the birth of Er Onan and Shelah severally The marriage of Er and Onan The time which Tamar waited for Shelah which were many days v. 12. The birth of Pharez and Zarah by Tamar and after this the birth of Hezron and Hamul of Pharez ch 46.12 Compare Deut. 10.8 Adullamite So called from the City Adullam Josh 12.15 2. Canaanite The Chaldee renders the word by Merchant and so the word sometime signifies Prov. 31.24 And the Tigurin Version renders it so in this place But our English have translated it truly in this place as will appear by comparing 1 Chron. 2.3 It is true that Judah ought not to have married into that Race Compare ch 24.3 with 28.1 and the Notes on those places and that 't is like is the reason of the Chaldee's rendring It was an unlawfull and proved a very unhappy Marriage and there remained none of the Posterity of this Woman of Canaan Shuah The name of the Man as appears from the Hebrew Text and from 1 Chron. 2.3 3. He called Judah names the first-born his Wife gave names to the other two v. 4 5. 5. Chezib This place is called Achzib Jos 15.44 7. Wicked Remarkably so whatever his wickedness were and was therefore cut off betimes 8. Marry her This was afterward made into a Law Deut. 25.5 See the Notes on ch 7.2 But it was not lawfull where the Brother left Issue behind him Lev. 18.16.20.21 9. Should not be called his Or Should not be called by his name As the Chaldee renders it 〈◊〉 Thus Envy carries him to another great sin 11. A widow at thy father's house Compare Levit. 22.13 13. To shear his sheep Which was a time of feasting 2 Sam. 25.8 11. 14. Wrapped her self viz. To keep her self from being known Open place i. e. A place that was common Prov. 7.12.9.14 15. 15. Because she had covered This does not contain the proof of her being an Harlot but the reason why Judah did not know her v. 16. 18. Thy bracelets Or Thy scarf or girdle according to the Hebrew 23. Lest we be shamed Or Become a contempt as the Margent hath it By pursuing Judah would have occasioned the discovery of his own sin 24. Bring her forth Judah would have her brought to her tryal Adultery was afterwards punishable with death Deut. 22.22 23. and probably at this time and among this People it was so likewise See the Notes on ch 7.2 and Jer. 29.22 23. She is charged with Adultery because she was in truth the Wife of Shelah v. 11. compared with Deut. 22.23 c. Burnt As an Adulteress and probably according to the Custom of the place This in one Case was the punishment by the Law of Moses Lev. 21.9 26. Because I gave c. This neglect of his Promise was the occasion of this evil No more This abstaining from sin is necessary and without it we cannot be said to repent Job 34.31 29. This breach be upon thee i. e. Thou hast made this breach and accordingly he should in his name carry the remembrance of it CHAP. XXXIX The ARGUMENT Joseph made the Overseer of the Family of Potiphar who prospers thereupon Joseph is tempted by his Mistress He resisteth the Temptation He is falsely accused and cast into Prison God is with him in the Prison where he is entrusted and prospers 1. AND Joseph was brought down to Egypt and Potiphar an officer of Pharaoh captain of the guard an Egyptian bought him of the hands of the Ishmeelites which had brought him down thither 2. And the LORD was with Joseph and he was a prosperous man and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian 3. And his master saw that the LORD was with him and that the LORD made all that he did to prosper in his hand 4. And Joseph found grace in his sight and he served him and he made him overseer over his house and all that he had he put into his hand 5. And it came to pass from the time that he had made him overseer in his house and over all that he had that the LORD blessed the Egyptian's house for Joseph's sake and the blessing of the LORD was upon all that he had in the house and in the field 6. And he left all that he had in Joseph's hand and he knew not ought he had save the bread which he did eat and Joseph was a goodly person and well-favoured 7. And it came to pass after these things that his master's wife cast her eyes upon Joseph and she said Lie with
me 8. But he refused and said unto his master's wife Behold my master wotteth not what is with me in the house and he hath committed all that he hath to my hand 9. There is none greater in this house then I neither hath he kept back any thing from me but thee because thou art his wife how then can I do this great wickedness and sin against God 10. And it came to pass as she spake to Joseph day by day that he hearkened not unto her to lie by her or to be with her 11. And it came to pass about this time that Joseph went into the house to do his business and there was none of the men of the house there within 12. And she caught him by his garment saying Lie with me and he left his garment in her hand and fled and got him out 13. And it came to pass when she saw that he had left his garment in her hand and was fled forth 14. That she called unto the men of her house and spake unto them saying See he hath brought in an Hebrew unto us to mock us he came in unto me to lie with me and I cried with a loud voice 15. And it came to pass when be heard that I lifted up my voice and cried that he left his garment with me and fled and got him out 16. And she laid up his garment by her untill his lord came home 17. And she spake unto him according to these words saying The Hebrew servant which thou hast brought unto us came in unto me to mock me 18. And it came to pass as I lift up my voice and cried that he left his garment with me and fled out 19. And it came to pass when his master heard the words of his wife which she spake unto him saying After this manner did thy servant to me that his wrath was kindled 20. And Joseph's master took him and put him into the prison a place where the king's prisoners were bound and he was there in the prison 21. But the LORD was with Joseph and shewed him mercy and gave him favour in the sight of the keeper of the prison 22. And the keeper of the prison committed to Joseph's hand all the prisoners that were in the prison and whatsoever they did there he was the doer of it 23. The keeper of the prison looked nor to any thing that was under his hand because the LORD was with him and that which he did the LORD made it to prosper 1. INto Egypt God did send me before you says Joseph to his brethren to preserve life ch 45.5 Captain of the guard Or of the Army or Souldiers Of the Ishmeelites But ch 37.36 the Midianites are said to have sold him i. e. it was a mix'd Company of both See the Note on ch 37.25 2. With Joseph i. e. He was favourable and mercifull to him in his affliction Compare Psal 91.15 as also v. 3. and v. 21. of this Chapter and Act. 7.9 10. 3. Saw By the success he judged thus 4. Overseer His chief Steward as appears from v. 6 8 9. 5. Blessed i. e. Prospered Insomuch that he was prosperous in his Affairs both at home and abroad 6. Save the bread which he did eat i. e. Which Potiphar did eat So far was he from care that he only concerned himself as to what he eat himself Joseph took care of his other Affairs 7. Her eyes Thus began her wickedness We are not safe unless we make a Covenant with our Eyes Job 31.1 8. Refused Tho' her Servant yet in this he refused to obey her And he gives sufficient reasons for his refusal viz. I. That by consenting to her he should be Vngratefull to his master who had trusted him greatly v. 8. And II. a great Offender against God v. 9. For what we render v. 9. How then may from the Hebrew be rather rendred and how To that sense it is rendred by the Greek and then those words do usher in a distinct reason why he could not comply with his Mistress whereas the present Version is not so distinct nor yet so agreeable to the Original 10. Or to be with her He resisted her Importunity and shunned the occasion of sin 11. To do his business viz. Which his Master had committed to his care To search the Writings or Books of his accounts says the Chaldee 14. To mock us i. e. To disgrace us by committing so foul a sin as will be to our dishonour 20. Into prison i. e. Into the Pit or Dungeon of it Compare ch 40.15 21. Gave him favour This was after some time as appears from ch 40.15 See Ps 105.18 19. 23. Looked not to any thing So great was his Confidence of Joseph's Integrity The Chaldee renders it He saw no fault See ch 40.15 CHAP. XL. The ARGUMENT The Butler and Baker of Pharaoh are cast into the Prison where Joseph was He interpreteth their Dreams The Ingratitude of the Butler 1. AND it came to pass after these things that the butler of the king of Egypt and his baker had offended their lord the king of Egypt 2. And Pharaoh was wroth against two of his officers against the chief of the butlers and against the chief of the bakers 3. And he put them in ward in the house of the captain of the guard into the prison the place where Joseph was bound 4. And the captain of the guard charged Joseph with them and he served them and they continued a season in ward 5. And they dreamed a dream both of them each man his dream in one night each man according to the interpretation of his dream the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt which were bound in the prison 6. And Joseph came in unto them in the morning and looked upon them and behold they were sad 7. And he asked Pharaoh's officers that were with him in the ward of his lord's house saying Wherefore look ye so sadly to day 8. And they said unto him We have dreamed a dream and there is no interpreter of it And Joseph said unto them Do not interpretations belong to God tell me them I pray you 9. And the chief butler told his dream to Joseph and said unto him In my dream behold a vine was before me 10. And in the vine were three branches and it was as though it budded and her blossoms shot forth and the clusters thereof brought forth ripe grapes 11. And Pharaoh's cup was in my hand and I took the grapes and pressed them into Pharaoh's cup and I gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand 12. And Joseph said unto him This is the interpretation of it the three branches are three days 13. Yet within three days shall Pharaoh lift up thine head and restore thee unto thy place and thou shalt deliver Pharaoh's cup into his hand after the former manner when thou wast his butler 14. But think on me when it shall be well with thee and shew
it from common use v. 10. 9. Six days Ch. 23.12 Ezek. 20.12 Luk. 13.14 10. Stranger Or Proselyte as the Greek have it 11. In six Gen. 2.2 Blessed c. See the Notes on Gen. 2.3 12. Honour Deut. 5.16 Matt. 15.4 Eph. 6.2 13. Thou shalt not kill Vid. Matt. 5.21 14. Thou shalt not c. Vid. Matt. 5.27 28. 17. Thou shalt not covet c. Here begins the tenth Precept For this is not to be divided into two Josephus expressly tells us that this is the tenth which forbids our desiring what belongs to another Besides the Apostle cites it as one Law Thou shalt not covet Rom. 13.9 and ch 7.7 And in that repetition Deut. 5.21 our Neighbour's Wife is first mentioned and then his House whence we may conclude that Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house is not a distinct Commandment but a part of the tenth Unless we would suppose that the ninth Commandment lies in the body of the tenth and that the tenth lies part of it before and part of it after the ninth Besides those words Nor any thing that is thy neighbours determine the foregoing Particulars to belong to the same Precept To all which may be added the account which Philo the Jew gives of this matter in his Book of the Decalogue And thus it is He divides the Decalogue or Ten Commandments into two Pentads or Fives In the first Pentad he reckons the first five Commandments of which he makes that of Honouring our Father and Mother the last And says expressly of that first Pentad that God is the beginning of it and our Parents the end He goes on and tells us that the second Pentad contains those several Precepts which forbid Murder Adultery Theft False-witness and Coveting He expressly calls the Precept which requires the Honouring of Father and Mother the fifth Commandment he makes this the Boundary between the two Pentads and that it puts the end to the more divine Pentad He reckons Thou shalt not covet as the last Commandment And this Order of these Divine Precepts he reports more than once From all 〈◊〉 t is abundantly evident that our Church may be 〈◊〉 and that the Church of Rome who makes the second Commandment part of the first and sometimes leaves it out and divides the tenth into two does notoriously prevaricate and impose upon the People of her Communion with a design to justify the Worshipping of Images which is expressly against the Letter of the Law 18. And all Heb. 12.18 Saw See the Notes on Gen. 42.1 19. Speak thou Deut. 5.24 and 18.16 20. To prove you See ch 15.25 i. e. To try whether or no all this will render you obedient vid. Deut. 13.3 23. With me i. e. Though you do profess to worship me the true God and to make me the ultimate object of your Worship 24. An Altar of Earth An Altar for their present use in the Wilderness 25. If Deut. 27.5 Josh 8.31 Build it of hewen stone Heb. Build them with hewing This was forbidden the Israelites as it is thought in opposition to the Heathens who built their Altars of hewen Stones And that they might not be tempted to worship their Altars which were adorned and curiously wrought and engraven vid. Levit. 26.1 Deut. 12.30 Vid. Maimon More Nevoch p. 3. c. 45. Tool Heb. Sword i. e. An edged Tool Polluted By rendring it unfit for my Service as it is done against my declared Will 26. Discovered God requires the greatest modesty in his Worshippers Whereas the Heathen Rites were attended with Expressions of great unchastity and filthiness CHAP. XXI The ARGUMENT Laws concerning Hebrew Servants both Men and Women Of Man-slaughter and of Murder Of those who smite their Parents Of Men-stealers and them that curse their Parents Of Smiters Of the Ox that goreth Of damage by leaving a Pit open or by an Ox. 1. NOW these are the judgments which thou shalt set before them 2. If thou buy an Hebrew servant six years he shall serve and in the seventh he shall go out free for nothing 3. If he came in by himself he shall go out by himself if he were married then his wife shall go out with him 4. If his master have given him a wife and she have born him sons or daughters the wife and her children shall be her masters and he shall go out by himself 5. And if the servant shall plainly say I love my master my wife and my children I will not go out free 6. Then his master shall bring him unto the judges he shall also bring him to the door or unto the door-post and his master shall bore his ear through with an awl and he shall serve him for ever 7. And if a man sell his daughter to be a maid-servant she shall not go out as the men-servants do 8. If she please not her master who hath betrothed her to himself then shall he let her be redeemed To fell her unto a strange nation he shall have no power seeing he hath dealt deceitfully with her 9. And if he have betrothed her unto his son he shall deal with her after the manner of daughters 10. If he take him another wife her food her raiment and her duty of marriage shall he not diminish 11. And if he do not these three unto her then shall she go out free without money 12. He that smiteth a man so that he die shall be surely put to death 13. And if a man he not in wait but God deliver him into his hand then I will appoint thee a place whither he shall flee 14. But if a man come presumptuously upon his neighbour to slay him with guile thou shalt take him from mine altar that he may die 15. And he that smiteth his father or his mother shall be surely put to death 16. And he that stealeth a man and selleth him or if he be found in his hand he shall surely be put to death 17. And he that curseth his father or his mother shall surely be put to death 18. And if men strive together and one smite another with a stone or with his fist and he die not but keepeth his bed 19. If he rise again and walk abroad upon his staff then shall he that smote him be quit onely he shall pay for the loss of his time and shall cause him to be throughly healed 20. And if a man smite his servant or his maid with a rod and he die under his hand he shall be surely punished 21. Notwithstanding if he continue a day or two he shall not be punished for he is his money 22. If men strive and hurt a woman with child so that her fruit depart from her and yet no mischief follow he shall be surely punished according as the woman's husband will lay upon him and he shall pay as the judges determine 23. And if any mischief follow then thou shalt give life for life 24. Eye for eye tooth for tooth hand