was then freed from this Impediment, whatſoever it was; but thence
it appears that he was not dead. 6 This is added to diſtingbiſh him
from others of that name, whereof we have one Nehem. 3+ 16.
Serajah, Azariah, Jeremiah,
3 Paſhur, Amariah, Malchijah,
4 Hattuſh, Shebaniab, Malluch,
5 Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah,
6 Daniel, Ginnethon, Baruch,
7 Meſhullam, Abijah, Migamin,
3 Maaziah, Bilgai, Shemajah : theſe wer: the priefts: '9 And the Levites: both Jeſhua the ſon of Azaniah
Binnui of che ſons of Henadad, Kadmiel, , Io And their brethren Shebaniah, Hodijah, Kelita
Pelajah, Hanan, : I: Micah, Rehob, Haſhabiah,
I2 Zaccur, Sherebiah, Shebaniah ;
13 Hodijjah, Bani, Beninu.
14 The chiefof the people c, Paroſh, Pahath-moab
Elam, Zattu, Bani, ; c 7, e. Their Elders, or Repreſentatives, ating in the ſtead, and
by the appointment of all the reft : for ir had b and unneceſlary for every one of the prone vs feal.. Es
Is Bunni, Azgad, Bebai,
16 Adonijah, Bigvai, Adin,
17 Ater, Hiskijah, Azzur,
18 Hodiah, Haſhum, Bezai,
19 Hariph, Anathoth, Nebai,
20 Magpiaſh, Meſhullam, Hezir, : 21 Melhezabeel, Zadok, Jaddua, 22 Pelatiah, Hanan, Anajah, 23 Hoſhea, Hananiah, Haſbub,
24 Halobeſh, Pileha, Shobek,
25 Rehum, Haſhabnah, Maaſcjah,
26 And Ahijah, Hanan, Anan,
27 Malluch, Harim, Baanah.
vites, the porters, the ſingers, the Nethinims. and all they that had ſeparated themſelves from the propleed _ _ =—_ _ law of God, their wives their ſons
and their Daughters, every one having knowled having underſtanding. . "IPA
4 Thoſe who did not write and ſeal with their own hands. b only by their Deputies above-mentioned. NON
29 They clavetotheir brethren e, their nobles, and entred into a curſe, and into an oath f, to walk in Gods law which was given + by Moſes the ſervanc of God, + Heb- 5y and to obſerve and do all the commandments of the bt: handof. LORD our Lord, and his judgments, and his ſtatutes.
e They owned and ratified what the others had done in their
names, declaring their afſentto ir by their words, or by the lifting
up of their hands, as the manner was. f 7. e. An Oath bound with
a Curſe or Imprecation upon themſelves, in caſe they violated it.
30 And that we would not give g * our daughters * Exod. unto the people of the land, nor take their daughters 34: 16- for our ſons. | Deut:7:3, $ To wit, in marriage. Having ſworn obedience to God's Laws
in the general, they now de ſo to ſome particulars, wherein they
had lately tranſgrefſed, or were moſt prone to tranſgreſs.
31 * And if the people of the land bring ware, or x
any Victuals on the ſabbath day to ſell, hat we would hn q" _ not buy it of them on the ſabbath, or on the holy day, 23: rs and that we would leave * the ſeventh year þ, and the Deue: 5: * exaction of | every debt z. 72; Chap:
h 1. e. Leave the land at reſt from plowing or tilling it in that [fe - : 252
year, according to God's command, Exod. 23. 10, u. Levit. 25, 4. i Heb. hand; Debts are called hanas, becauſe they are commonly contratted or confirmed by a Bill under the hand of the Debtor. 32 Alſo we made ordinances for us, ro charge our fHeb:eve. ſelves & yearly with the third part of a ſhekel, tor the '7 #9%*: ſervice of the houſe of our God ;
k i. e. Every particular head or perſon among us, Which th
had warrant to do both fromthe nature of the Sh becauſe hos
was neceſlary to be done for the upholding of God'sWorkhip, & from
the warrant of former examples in the like caſe, 2 Chron. 24. 5.
33 For the ſhew-bread, and for the continual meat- | offering, and for the continual burnt-offering / * of the ScexNumb: ſabbaths, of the new moons, for the ſet feaſts, and for 28; & 29
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The Names of thoſe that ſealed the Covenant, 1 ===—27, The reft of TT» the People cleave to them : The Covenant, 28 ——— 39. : Heb, as OW + thoſe that ſealed « were, Nehemiah the Tir- OO ſhatha 6b, the ſon of Hachaliah, and Zidkijah, 29? o Bork in their own Names, and in the Name of all the reſt. It [OrteG. PAY leem
might be ſickneſs, or other this preſumption, That whereas Exr# appears,
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the holy things ws, and for the ſin offerings =, to make J an atonement for I{rael, and for all the work of the houſe of our God,
{ Formerly theſe things were provided out of the Treaſures of the Temple, 1 Chron.26.20, And when thoſe failed, out of the King's Treature,2Cron. 31.3. But now both theſe failing, proviſion is here
on ſtrange that Ezra doth not appear among them. But that} made for them another way. m 7. e. For the Sacrifices, all which 8 becauic he was prevented, either by death, or by ſome were holy. » Which are particularly mentioned,as moſt neceſfary extraordinary impediment, for which we have; and ſuitable to their preſent. ſtare, which was exceeding ſinful, and preacheth, and | and therefore miſerable, and calling aloud tor atoning Sacrifices. (4
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28 * And the reſt 4 of the People,the prieſts,the Le- *Ezr.2:43 ||
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p- XI. | 24 And we caſt the lots amongſt the prieſts, the Levices, and the people os, for the wood-offering p, to. bring ## into the houſe of our God q, after che houſes -- ofourfachers r, at times appointed, year by year, tO +. 16, burn upon the altar of the LORD our God, * as ## #5 written in the law. | | | o To determine the time and order in which cacl: of them ſhould take the care of the buiineſs. p For the Wood, which was ro be ſpent in great quantity. being uſed in every Sacritice, ana Iormerly Fad been ſupplyed out of the Temples Treaſures, or by theKing ; which con!d not now be done. 9. z. e. aro the place appointed to reccive it in the buildings adjoining or belonging to the Tem- le. 77.e Accocding to our ſeveral Families which were to take , the charge of it by courſe. G x: 233 And * ro bring the firſt-fruirs of our ground s, Leve and the firſt-{#u;rs of all fruit'of all trees, year by year, | 23- unto the houſe of the LORD. h - 5 7, e Of the Fruits of our ground. All the particulars of the firſt Fruirs are exattly and diſtinQly mentioned, thar none might pretend ign>rance when they withheld any part of the Prieſts dues; which ac that time elpeciaily the people were very prone to do, | through poverty or covetouſizels or prophanenels, and that the Prieſts rights might be firmly aſſured ro them. 26 Alfo the firſt born of our ſons, and of our cattle, (as it is written * inthelaw ) & the firltlings of our herds, x0: 13- 21: of our flocks, to bring to the houſe of our God,
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