1 the laud of Israel, etc.
JUDG. XI.
39. And it came to pass, at the 39. And it was at the end of two
end of t%vo months, that she return- months, and she returned to her fa-
ed unto her father, who did with ther, and he did unto her according
her according to his vow which he to the vow which he had vowed :
had vowed : and she knew no man. and she had known no man. And
And it was a custom in Israel. it became a statute in Israel.
Addition (n30*inj, that no
man should offer up his son or bis daughter as a burnt-offering, as Jephthah the Gileadite did, who asked not Pbinehas the priest. If ne had asked Phinehas the priest, then he would have dissolved his vow with money [for animal sacrifices].
1 Sam. IL
1. And Hannah prayed, and said, 1. And Hannah prayed in the
My heart rejoiceth in the Lord ; spirit of prophecy, and said, [Lo,
mine horn is exalted in the Lord; my son Samuel will become a proph-
my mouth is enlarged over mine et over Israel ; in hia days they will
enemies; because I rejoice in thy be freed from the hand of the'Phil-
salvation. istines ; and through his hands shall
be done unto them wondrous and
mighty deeds : therefore] Be strong, mv heart, in the portion which
God gave me. [And also Heman the* son of Joel, the son of mv
son Samuel, shall arise, he and his f-nirteen sons, to say praise with
nablia (harps?) and cithers, with their brethren the Levites, to
sing in the house of the sanctuary • therefore] Let my horn be
exalted in the trift which God granted unto me. [And also on the
miraculous punishment that would befall the Philistines who would
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bring back the ark of the Lord in a new chariot, together with a sin-otfering : therefore let the cungregntion of Israel say] I will open my mouth to apeak great things over my enemies ; because 1 rejoice in thy salvation.
2. There is none holy as the Lord : 2. [Over Sanherib, the king of for there is none beside thee, neither Ashur, did she prophesy, and she is there any rock like our God. said, He will arise with all his ar- mies over Jerusalem, and a great
sign will be done with him. There shall fall the corpses of hia troops : therefore praise ye all the peoples and nations and tongues, and cry :] There is none holy but God ; there is not be- side thee ; and thy people shall say, There is none mighty but our God.
3. Talk no more so exceeding 3. [Over Nebuchadnezzar, the king proudly ; let nU arrogancy come of Babel, did she prophesy aud say, out of your mouth : for the Lord is Ye Chaldseans, and all nations who a God of knowledge, and by him ac- will once rule over Israel] Do not tions are weighed. speak grandly ; let no blasphemy
go out from your mouth ; for God knows all, and over all his servants he extends his judgment ; also from you he will take punishment of your guilt.
4. The bows of the mighty are 4. [Over the kingdom Javan she broken, and thev that stumbled are prophesied and said] The bows of girded with strength. the mighty ones [of the Javanites]
will be broken ; [and those of the house of the A6mona?ans] who are weak, to them will be done mira- cles aud mighty deeds.
1 Sa
. XVIL
8. And he arose, and be cried unto
8. And he stood and cried t the armies of Israel, and said unto the armies of Israel, and said unto them : Why are ve come out to set them : Why have you put your- yvnr battle in array 1 Am not I selves in battle array? Am I not a Philistine, and ye servants to the Philistine, and you the servants Saul ! choose you a man for you, of Saul ! [I am Goliath the Philis- aud let him come down to me. tine from Gath, who have killed the
two sons of Eli, the priests Chofna and Phinehas, and carried captive the ark of the covenant of the Lord, I who have carried it to the house of Dagon, my Error, and it has been there in the cities of the Philistines seven months. And in every battle which the Philistines have had I went at the head of the armv, and we conquered in the battle, and we threw the killed like the dust of the earth, and until now have the Philis- tines not thought me worthy to become captain of a thousand over them. And you, O children of Israel, what mighty deed has Saul the son of Kish liom Gibeah done for you that you made him king over you ! If he is a valiant man, let him conie out and do battle with me; but if he is a weak man], then choose for yourselves a man, aud let him come out agaiust me, etc.
1 Kings XIX.
11,19. And he said. Go forth, and 11,12. And he said [to Elijah],
stand upon the mount before the Arise and stand on tlie mountain Lord. And, behold, the Lord passed before the Lord. And God revealed by, and a great and strong wind himself: and before him a host of rent the mountains, and brake in angels of the wind, cleaving the pieces .the rocks, before the Lord ; mountain and breaking the rocks hiU the Lord was not in the wind : before the Lord ; but not in the host and after the wind an earthquake; of angels was the Shechinah. And bat the Lord was not in the earth- after the host of the angels of the quake : and after the earthquake a wind came a host of angels of com- tire ; but the Lord was not in the motion ; but not in the host of the fire: and after the fire a still small angels of commotion was the She- voice, chinah of the Lord. And after the host of the angels of commotion came a host of angels of fire ; but not in the host of the angels of fire w.as the Shechinah of the Lord. But after the host of the an- gels of the fire came voices singing in silence.