Annotations upon the five bookes of Moses, the booke of the Psalmes, and the Song of Songs, or, Canticles VVherein the Hebrevv vvords and sentences, are compared with, and explained by the ancient Greeke and Chaldee versions, and other records and monuments of the Hebrewes: but chiefly by conference with the holy Scriptures, Moses his words, lawes and ordinances, the sacrifices, and other legall ceremonies heretofore commanded by God to the Church of Israel, are explained. With an advertisement touching some objections made against the sinceritie of the Hebrew text, and allegation of the Rabbines in these annotations. As also tables directing unto such principall things as are observed in the annotations upon each severall booke. By Henry Ainsworth.

Annotations.

IN thy tent] or pavilion, called in Hebrew Ohel, [unspec 1] of spreading over. God caused an habitation to be made in the wildernesse, wherein he dwelt among men, Exod. 26. Psal. 78. 60. that mansion, made of ten curtaines, he called Mishcan, an Habitacle, or Tabernacle, Exod. 26. 1. Psal. 26. 8. over which, other curtaines were made and cast for a covering, called Ohel, a Tent or covering, Exod. 26. 7. Here∣upon the whole place is called sometime Ohel, a Tent, sometime Mishcan, a Tabernacle. To this Tent all Gods people were to come for his publike worship, Lev. 17. 4, 5. Deut. 12. 5, 6. It was a move∣able place, and so differed from an house or setled habitation, 2 Sam. 7. 1, 6. 1 Chron. 17. 5. yet for the use, it is sometime called a house, as is noted on Psal. 5. 8. mountaine] the mount Sion, whereof see Psal. 2. 6. The Chaldee calleth it, the mount of the house of thy holinesse.

Vers. 2. walketh perfect] that is, leadeth his life [unspec] perfect, entire, simple, sincere, and unblemished. It

noteth the integritie that is before God, in heart and spirit; according to the covenant, walke before me, and be perfect, Gen. 17. 1. and, thou shalt be per∣fect with Iehovah thy God, Deut. 18. 13. Mat. 5. 48. Therefore this perfectnesse must first be in the heart, Psal. 119. 80. then in the waies, Psal. 18. 33. and 119. 1. worketh] or effecteth justice; this is wrought by faith, Hebr. 11. 33. and such a man is ac∣ceptable to God, Act. 10. 35.

Vers. 3. Slandereth not] or defameth not, backbi∣teth [unspec 3] not. This word Ragal, (from whence Regel, a foot, is derived) properly noteth a going to and fro, prying and spying, and carrying tales and rumours, and is used for defaming, or calumniating by craft and guile, 2 Sam. 19. 27. and here generally for all busie, craftie, deceitfull or malicious abuse of the tongue: which the Greeke expresseth by using fraud or dole. taketh not up a reproach] or layeth not on, or beareth not a reproach. This importeth both the first raising, and the after receiving and reporting of a re∣proachfull tale, Exod. 23. 1. Levit. 19. 16. The like phrase is used sometime for bearing or suffering re∣proach, Psal. 69. 8. Ezek. 36. 15. that sense is not a∣misse here; beareth not reproach upon his neighbour, that is, suffereth not his neighbour to be reproa∣ched: as else-where he saith, beare not sinne upon thy neighbour, or suffer him not to sinne, Levit. 19. 17.

Vers. 4. In whose eyes an abject] or, In his eyes [unspec 4] a reprobate is contemned. The order also may be changed thus, in whose eyes the contemptible (or vile person, as Dan. 11. 21.) is rejected. See examples of such cariage, 2 King. 3. 14. Esth. 3. 2. Luke 23. 9. The Greeke translateth it, an evill doer is set at nought before him: the Chaldee thus, He that is de∣spised in his owne eyes, and contemned. sweareth to his hurt,] or to his evill, his hinderance, or to afflict himselfe. Which may be understood of oathes to men, turning to his own losse and dammage, which yet he keepeth; or of oathes to God, vowing to af∣flict himselfe, by abstinence. The Hebrew word which signifieth evill, is often used for affliction; as in Ruth. 1. 21. the Almightie hath done evill unto me, that is, hath afflicted mee. Otherwise if we under∣stand it of doing evill to another, the meaning is, sweareth to doe evill, but doth not recompense it; that is, performeth it not: for the word change, here used, sometime signifieth recompence, as Iob 15. 31. com∣pare this place with the Law for swearing to do evill, or good, Levit. 5. 4. The Greeke translateth sweareth to his neighbour: for rangh, evill, reading reangh, a neighbour: this sense is good. And rangh, though not usuall, may be taken for a neighbour here, and in Prov. 6. 24.

Vers. 5. money] Hebr. silver, that is, money usu∣ally [unspec 5] made of silver. to biting usury] or with bi∣ting, that is, usury, fitly so called, because it biteth and consumeth the borrower and his substance. See the notes on Exod. 22. 25. be moved] or shaken, removed. And commonly it implieth in it some evill to the thing moved, Psalm. 38. 17. and 94. 18. and 13. 5. and 60. 4. and often in the Psalmes; therefore the just have this privilege of God, never to be moved, Psal. 55. 23. Prov. 10. 30. and 12. 3.