CHAP. XXIIII.
1, The Israelites are commanded to bring oile for the lampes, which Aaron must order. 5, The Shew bread, with from kincense, to be set on the Table every Sabbath, and eaten by the Priests. 10, 23, Shelomiths son blas∣phemeth, and is stoned to death. 15, The like law is given for all blasphemers. 17, Death is appointed for Murderers. 18, Satisfaction for dammages and ble∣mishes.
AND Iehovah spake unto Moses, say∣ing. Command the sonnes of Israel; [unspec 1] [unspec 2] that they take unto thee, pure oile olive, beaten, for the Light: to cause the lampe to ascend up, continually. Without [unspec] the veile of the Testimonie, in the Tent of the congregation; shall Aaron order it, from evening unto morning, before Iehovah, con∣tinually: it shall be a statute for ever, through-out your generations. Vpon the pure candle∣sticke, shall he order the lamps: before Ieho∣vah, [unspec] continually.
And thou shalt take fine-flowre, and bake it, twelve cakes: two tenth-deales, shall be in [unspec 5] one cake. And thou shalt set them, in two [unspec 6] rowes, sixe on a row: upon the pure table, before Iehovah. And thou shalt put upon each row, pure frankincense: that it may bee [unspec 7] for the bread, for a memoriall, a Fire-offring unto Iehovah. In the sabbath day in the sab∣bath day, he shall set-in-order, before Ieho∣vah, [unspec 8] continually: from the sonnes of Israel, an everlasting covenant. And it shall be, for Aaron and for his sonnes; and they shall eat [unspec 9] it, in the holy place: for it is holy of holies to him, of the Fire-offrings of Iehovah, by an everlasting statute.
And there went out, the sonne of an Isra∣elitish [unspec] woman; and he was, the sonne of an Egyptian man; amongst the sons of Israel: and the son of the Israelitesse, and a man an Israelite, strove-together in the campe. And [unspec 11] the Israelitish womans son, blasphemed the Name, and cursed; and they brought him; unto Moses: and his mothers name, was She∣lomith the daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Din. And they put him in ward: that hee [unspec] might declare unto them, by the mouth of Iehovah. And Iehovah spake unto Moses, * 1.1 saying. Bring-forth him that hath cursed, out of the campe; and let all that heard him, lay their hands upon his head: and let al the con∣gregation stone him. And thou shalt speake, [unspec 15] unto the sonnns of Israel, saying: Any man, when hee shall curse his God, then hee shall beare his sinne. And he that blasphemeth the [unspec 16] Name of Iehovah; shall surely bee put to death; all the congregation, stoning shall stone him: as well the stranger, as the home-borne; when he blasphemeth the Name, shal be put to death.
And a man, when he shall smite, any soule [unspec 17] [unspec 18] of man: shall surely be put to death. And he that smiteth the soule of a beast, shall recom∣pense it: soule for soule. And a man when he [unspec 19] shall give a blemish upon his neighbour: as he hath done, so shall it bee done unto him. Breach for breach; eye, for eye; tooth, for [unspec 20] tooth: as hee hath given a blemish, upon a man, so, shall i•• be given upon him. And he [unspec 21] that smiteth a beast, shall recompense it: and he that smiteth a man, shall be put-to-death. One judgement, shall yee have; as well the [unspec 22] stranger as the home-borne, shal have it: for, I am Iehovah, your God. And Moses spake, [unspec 23] to the sonnes of Israel: and they brought-forth him that had cursed, out of the campe, and stoned him, with stones: and the sons of Israel did, as Iehovah commanded Moses.
Annotations.
THat they take] or, as the Greeke translateth, and [unspec 2] let them take unto thee; that is, take and give (or bring) unto thee: see the like phrase in Gen. 15. 9. Exod. 25. 2. Num. 19. 2. As the former lawes in chap. 23. taught Israel the profession of their obe∣dience to God, in the holy times sanctified for his worship: so these here, taught them the like, in re∣spect of the holy things which concerned Gods service in his Sanctuarie. olive] or, of the olive-tree: the oile whereof, figured the graces of Gods spirit; and the beating of the oile, signified the la∣bours and afflictions of Gods people in preaching the word of grace. This Law is here repeated from Exod. 27. 20. &c. where it was before given: see the annotations there. the Lampe] in Chaldee, the Lampes, meaning the seven lampes, as is explai∣ned in Num. 8. 2. which are interpreted, the seven Spirits of God, Rev. 4. 5. that is, the manifold graces of the Spirit: now there are diversities of gracious gifts, but one and the same Spirit, 1 Cor. 12. 5. 11. so the se∣ven lampes are here as one Lamp. Likewise in Ex. 27. 20. and 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Sam. 3. 3. to ascend-up] that is, to burne, as the Greeke and Chaldee expound it: for the flame alwaies ascendeth. continually] this the Hebrewes expound, from night to night, as the continuall Burnt-offring, which was not but from day to day. Sol. ••archi on Lev. 24. And in Targ. Ionathan it is explained, in the Sabbath day, and in the