+ Or, the Tabernacle of the Tent, as the ſame Hebrew words are 21: 26. Thoſe wor ds, ail their Cities were, are to be underſtood out of tranflated, Exod. 39+ 32, and 40. 2,6, s Which David hadappointed A A Verſe ; which is not unuſual in the Holy Scripture: And by the Spirit, ES a tak ths O this ſacred Writer explains himſelf, v. 66, &c, where eight of theſe
. ; - | Cities are named, whereof only two are taken out of this half iHeb, 32 And theſe 7 are they that | waited with their T,;, of Mevefeb, v. 200MM either two being amet, Tof, 23: $5, the:
jk, Children : of the ſons of the Kohathite ; Heman af where theſe things are more plainly and fully declared. ſy +
ſinger, the ſon of Joel, the ſons of Shemuel «, 62 And to the ſons of Gerſhom g throughout their
tTo wit, Heman have {2996 ol and Aſaph, v. 39. and Ethan only, out of the tribe of Iiſachar, and out of the tribe
V. 44+ # VOY, Cee TRE FIOPGeet. ot Ather, and out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of
34 + ſon ofElkanab, the ſon of Jeroham, the ſon] 1. tribe of Manafſeh in Baſhan, —_ cities. |
= |Ver. 264 of Eliel, the (on of || Toah, | ſ, s Underſtand here, Cities were given, which is alſo underſtood; _ wh. 25 The ſon of [|Zuph, the ſon of Elkanah, the fon +.5;, and expreſſed, v. 64. | |
7: 10, Of Mahath, theſon of Amaſai, 63 Untothe ſons of Merari were given by lot through-
| Thin: 36 The fon of Elkanah, the ſon of || Joel, the ſon} our their families, our of the tribe of Reuben, and out - "24 of Azariah, tne ſon of Zephaniab, of the tribe of Gad, and Gut of the tribe of Zebulun; ks nk 37 Te ſon of Tabath; the ſon of Aflir, the ſon off * twelve cicics. - * Joſh, 55:
wr. | ti, F*Ebiaſaph, the ſon of Korah, _ 64 And the children of Iſrael gave to the Levites hb Fi n:6: | *Erod, 28 The ſon of Izhar, the ſon of Kohath, the ſon of| theſe cities i with their ſuburbs. _ | EP | 64 Levi, the ſon of Iſrael. h i.e. Tothe Tribe of Levi, conſiſting of Prieſts and other Levires; 39 And his brother x Aſaph ( who ſtood on his]? Which are numbred or named in this Chapter. . — . right hand ) even Aſaph the ſon of Berechiah, the ſon ' ©5 And they gave & by iot our of the tribe ot che chil-
of Shimen dren of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of » : T* . : * F þ a © > x Aſaph is here called Hwmans Brother, both by birth being of the Simeon, and out of the tribe of the children of Benja-
En ſame Tribe and Father, Levi; and by his Office and Employment, ; min, theſe Cities which are called by their names & - ; which was the ſame with his, | k To wit, to thole Levites of the F-mily of Kohath who were Prieſts, , Me | FE ; ; as appears both by v. 57, &c. where the Cities given to the Aaronites m, 40 Th = ſon of Michael, the ſon of Baaſiah, the ſon Kot, 5 to be we out of the Tribes here named, even out of 7Zudah, ;: 113 of Melchiah, ( under which Simeon is compre:1eaded, becauſe his Lot lay within
41 The ſon of Echai, the ſon of Zzrah, the ſon of that of Judah) aid Benjawin ; and by the next Verſe where the
Adajah other Kohathices who were not Prieſts are called, the Reſidue of the
bs. Families of the Sons of Kokath, by way of diſtinftioa from thoſe of
-h; 42 The ſon of Ethan, the ſon of Zinmah, the fon i them ro whom his w. 65. relates. © {Which are expreſſed by their: of Shimei, | Names above, wv. 57, &c.
43 The ſon of Jahath, the ſon of Gerſhom, the ſon} 66 And the 7:/{4ue of the families of the ſons of Ko-
Ling: of Levi. | hath, had cicies of their coaſts » out of the tribe of 8 44 And their brethren the ſons of Merari, F:od on Ephraim. | TSR
the left hand : Ethan 3 the ſon of || Kithi, the ſon of _ ”» Or, of their borders, i.e. of their Countrey contained within its xod: 5M Abdi, the ſon ot Malluch | Borders, as that wocd is oft uſed, as hath been noted before.
A 5 g . AM ; 6 | wy, 2 Cal'ed alſo Jeduthun, 1 Chron. 5.16. 2 Chron, 354 15. andin 67 * And they » gave unto them o of the cities of s 75: » 4 | *S the Titles of divers Pſalms. ; refuge p, Shechem in mount Ephraim with her ſuburbs : 4,7 21; 45 The fon of Haſhabiah, the ſon of Amaziah, the they gave alfo Gezer with her ſuburbs. ESD ſon of Hilkiah, » Either the Ephraimites: or rather the Children of Iſr2el, as it is
46 The fon of Amzi, the ſon of Bani, the ſon of expreſſed v. 64. who gave part out of Ephraim, and part out of the Shamer, | half-tribe of Manaſſeh, as it here follows, But the Ephraimites could
. | (<3 not give away any Cities belonging to the Manafftes, 07. e. Tothe 47 The ton of Mahli, the ſon of Muſhi, the fon of wy of the Kohathites laſt mentioned. p Or, thecitirs (14. e. the
Merari, the ſon of Levi. Ciry : the plurai number uſed of ne; of which frequent Examples 48 Their brethren alfo the Levites 2 were appointed have been given b:fore, ſee Chap. 7, 3, 12, 14..) of refuge. Or,
untoall manner of ſervice of the cabernacie of the houſe i, ( the conſtruct form being pur for the abſolute, of which
of God * there wants m__ LON in the Hebrew Language ) the _ of
: TEE oy | | refuge. As to the Names of thefe Cities, divers of them are difter=
Yi z _— of them as had no Skill in Conging Were otherwiſe employed. ing from thoſe Names which were given to them, Jo. 21+ 15. Nor Ir. Lev.1.9, 49 Dut & Aaron and his flons ottered upOors the aitAr; is at at all ſtrange that the Names of Places ſhou!d be changed in han | Exo.5, of the burnt-otfering, and * on che aitar of inccule, and; ſo many hundreds of Years 23S were between Joſbua and ore _ er:42 were appointed forall the work ofche place molt hoiy, and | And to the Cities themſclves, rhis is further to Re Jace! or, to make an atonement tor Iſraei, according to ail that| IÞ**,"hey are dilperied among all the Tribes, parry char os 1ajah, Moſt , 5 Prophecy might be fulfilled concerning the ſcatrering ot Z-vz, rfe 41 oles the ſervant of God had commanded. Geneſis 49. 7. and partly that every Tribe might have Teachers
s Having mentioned the Work and Employment of the High | among them by whom they mighr be direged in, and Rs 3 Z 9
KSee Joſh.
x. where ry of | ſe Cities ve other MES:
| * Gen. | 46. 21.
ap. VII.
to the obſervation of Gods Laws,
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and Kirjathaim with her ſuburbs.
with her ſuburbs, and Mahanaim with her ſuburbs,
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upon which their ſafety and
ineſs wholly depended. wy” And * Jokmeam withher ſuburbs, and Beth-horon'
c ſuburbs, 69*And Ajalon with her ſuburbs, and Gath-rimmon with her ſuburbs. :