There came down. Imperfect, was going down, as Rev.
Priest. The Talmudists said that there were almost as many priests at Jericho as at Jerusalem.
Passed by on the other side (avturapprJev). The verb occurs only here and ver. 32..
32. Came and looked. Rev., saw. Seeming to imply that the Levite went farther than the priest in coming near to the wounded man, and, haying observed his condition, passed on.
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33. Came where he was. There is a strong contrast with the other cases, and a downright heartiness in the words, Kat’ avtov, down to him. The Levite had come Kata ToTrov, ‘down to the place.”
34. Bound up (karéSncev). Only here in New Testament. Wounds (tpavuara). Only here in New Testament.
Pouring in (émyéov). Rather wpon (ért), as Rev. Wine to cleanse, and oil to soothe. See Isa. i. 6.
Oil and wine. Usual remedies for sores, wounds, ete. Hip- pocrates prescribes for ulcers, “ Bind with soft wool, and sprinkle with wine and oil.”
Beast (xrfjvos). Perhaps akin to erjwa, a possession ; since animals anciently constituted wealth, so that a piece of property and a beast were synonymous terms.
Inn (aavSoxeiov). Only here in New Testament. From mav, all, and déxopuar, to receive : a place of common reception. See on inn, ch. ii. 7. Remains of two khans, or inns, on the road between Jericho and Jerusalem are mentioned by modern travellers. Porter (“ Handbook of Syria and Palestine”) speaks of one about a mile from Bethany, and another farther on, at the most dangerous part of the road, an extensive, ruined cara- vanserai, called Khan el Almah, situated on the top of a bleak ridge. Concerning the former, Hepworth Dixon (“Holy Land”) says: ‘“ About midway in the descent from Bethany to Jericho, in a position commanding a view of the road above and below, . . . on the very spot where search would be made for them, if no such ruins were suspected of existing, stands a pile of stones, archways, lengths of wall, which the wandering Arabs call Ahan Houdjar, and still make use of as their own resting-place for the night. These ruins are those of a noble inn; the lewan, the fountain, and the court, being plainly traceable in the ruins.”
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35. Two pence. About thirty-five cents. See on Matt. xx. 2.
| will repay. The J is expressed (éyw), and is emphatic. Trouble Azam not for the reckoning ; JZ will repay.
36. Was neighbor (wAnoiov yeyovévat). More correctly, has become neighbor. Jesus throws himself back to the time of the story. So Rev., proved neighbor. “The neighbor Jews became strangers. The stranger Samaritan became neighbor to the wounded traveller ” (Alford).
37. He that shewed mercy on him. Rather with him (wera): dealt with him as with a brother. The lawyer avoids the hated word Samaritan.
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