17 And he (hall offer the ram for a ſacritice of peace- offerings unto the LORD,with the basket of unleavened bread : the prieſt ſhall offer alſo his mear-offering, and his drink-offering. :
18 X And the Nazarite ſhall ſhave the head of his ſeparation & at the door of the tabeenacle of the con-
regation 4, and ſhall rake the hair of the head of his eparation, and put z# in the fire b6, which zs under the ſacrifice of the peace- offerings.
z Or, of his Nazariteſhip, i. e. in which the chief of his Nazarite- ſhip or ſeparation to God conſiſted. Publickly, that it might be known that his vow wasended, and therefore he was at liberty as ro thoſe things from which he had reſtrained himſelf for a ſeaſon, otherwiſe ſome might have been ſcandalized at his uſe of his liberty. See As 21: 26. b Either 1. the fire of the Altar. But why then is this reſtrained to the peace-offerings, ſeing it was common to the burnt-offerings, and to the ſin-offerings ? Or ra- ther 2. to the fire of the kitchen, upon which the fleſh of the peace-offerings was boiled. |
19 And the prieſt ſhall take the ſodden ſhoulder c of the ram,and one unleavened cake out of the basket,and one unleavened wafer,and ſhall put themupon the hands of theNazarite 4,after the hair of his ſeparation is ſhaven.
c The left ſhoulder,as it appears from wv: 20; where this is joyned with the heave-ſhoulder, which was the right-ſhoulder, and which was | thePrieſts due in all facrifices,Lev: 7-32. and in this alſo. Bur here the other ſhoulder was added to it, as a ſpecial token of thankful- neſs from the Nazarices for Gods ſingular favour vouchſated unto them. d That he may give them to the prieſt, as his pecular gift.
20 And the prieſt ſhall wave them*for a wave-offering e before the LORD : this is holy for the prieſt with the wave-breaſt, and heave-ſhoulder : and after that the Nazarite may drink wine f.
e Of the wave-offering and heave offering, ſee Lev: 7:30. f And return to his former freedom and manner of living, he is diſchar- ged from his vow.
21 This #« the law of the Nazarite who hath vowed, and of his offering unto the LORD for his ſeparation, beſides char that his hand (hall ger g : according to the
vow which he vowed, ſo he muſt do, after the law of his ſeparation.
g ( # e: ) Beſides what he ſhall voluntarily promiſe and give ac- cording to his ability. |
22 And the LORD ſpake unto Moſes, ſaying,
23 Speak unto Aaron, and unte his ſons, ſaying, On this wiſe b ye ſball bleſs che children of Ifrael 3, laying unto them,
þ Heb. Thus, in this manner, or in theſe words ; yet ſo as that they were not tied to theſe very words, becaule afrer this we have examples of Moſes and David and Solomon and others blefling the peo- ple in ether viords, # To wit, in the publick aſſembly.
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BE REM 24 The LORD bleſs thee &, and keep thee / :
k (#: e:) Beſtow upon you all manner of bleſſings, temporal and ſpirirual. Compare Gen: 12: 2. 1 (7. e.) Continue his bleſlings to thee, and preſerve thee in and to the nſe of them ; keep thee from ſin and its bitter effe&s.
25 The LORD make his face ſhine upon thee », and be gracious unto thee:
[ (7. 2.) Smile upon thee : this is oppoſed to the hiding of his face, and to the covering himſelf or his face with a cloud ; and it ;s explained by the following words. be gracious unto thee. - Others expound it of i]Jumination or direQtion, and the revelation of him- ſelf, and of his will to them. | :
26 The LORD life up his countenance upon thee », and five thee peace », |
2 (7: e: ) Look upon thee with a chearfull and pleaſant counte- nance, as one that 1s recor.ciled to thee, and well pleaſed with thee and thy offerings and ſervices. See of this phraſe, Pſal: 4: 6. Prove 16: 15. To this is oppoſed the falling and the caſting down of the coun= tenance, of which ſee Gen: 4: 5, 6. Job: 29: 24. Or, Regard, Prote&, and help thee. Compare Pſal: 33: 18. o Peace with God and with my own conſcience and with all men, and all proſperity, which is comprehended under this word.
27 And they ſball put my Name upon the children of Iſrael p, and I will bleſs them 9.
p (7:e:) Shall call them by my name,ſhall recommend them to me as my own people, and bleſs them and pray unto me for thent as ſuch : which is a powerful argument to prevail with God for them, and therefore hath been oft uſed by the Prophets interced- ing for them, as Jer: 14: 9. Dan: 9. 18, 19. Compare 1 Sam: 12: 22,
q I will ratifie their bleſſings, and give thoſe bleſſings to the peo-+ ple which the Prieſts pray for-
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CHAP. VIL The tabernacle being fully finiſhed, the twelve Princes offer Gifts : which ars delivered to the Gerſbonites and the Mcrarites, L=====c- 11. What they
offered in particular of Silver, Gold Y+ſſels, and Beaſts, 12--=-83. The ſum thereof, 84----84. God ſpake to Moſes from the Mercy-Seat, 85. A N D it came to paſs on the day s that Moſes had ' fully * ſer up the tabernacle, and had anointed it 5, and ſandiified ir, and all the inſtruments thereof, borh the altar, and all the veſtels thereof, and had a- nointed them, and {ancified them ;
@ Either 1. preciſely, and ſo this hiſtory, as many others,is put out of 1ts proper place, and this chapter and the 8th, gth, roth,and 11th, ſhould follow next after Exod: 40. and this day is the fame on which the Tabernacle was ere&ed, which was ' the firſt day of
7 Exod. 40: 18,
; and thoſe things were done in the ſecond month of the ſecond year
the firſt moneth of the ſecond year, Exod: 40. 17,18. Or 2. largely,
| day being put for time, and on the day, for about the time, or,
, little after the time. And thus it ſeems to be taken here, becauſe
; all the princes did not offer theſe things upon one and the ſame
; day, but on ſeveral days, as here it follows. And ſo there is no diforder in the Hiſtory, and this chapter comes in its proper place,