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.

THe powers] that is, the powerfull workes, such [unspec 2] as after follow, verse 8, &c. Thus also were Christs miracles named, Mat. 11. 20, 21. So after, praise for praise-worthy acts. cause to heare•••• that is, sound forth, or display, so as it may bee heard: so Psal. 26. 7.

Vers. 4. visit mee] that is, come and bestow [unspec 4] thy salvation (helpe or deliverance) upon mee: See Psalme 8. 5. and compare herewith. Luke 1. 68, 69.

Vers. 5. To see] That I may see or enjoy; See [unspec 5] the Notes on Psal. 27. 4. to glory] or boast joyfully; see Psal. 34. 3. thy inheritance] that is, the people whom thou inheritest see Psal. 28. 9.

Vers. 6. sinned with our fathers] This confes∣sion [unspec 6] agreeth with the law, Leviticus 26. 40. and with the practises of other godly, Ieremy. 3. 25. Dan. 9. 5.

Vers. 7. turned rebellious] the Greeke salth, pro∣voked [unspec 7] to bitteruesses; see Psal. 5. 11. By the red sea the Israelites distrusted God, and murmured a∣gainst Moses, Exod. 14. 11, 12. yet there he saved them, vers. 15. 16, &c. thered Sea] so the new Testament calleth it in Greeke, Heb. 11. 29. but the Hebrew is the sea Suph, that is, the sea of sedge or sea weeds which grew therein.

Vers. 9. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 reb••••ked] that is, powerfully repressed [unspec 9] the waves, &c. See the like, Nahum 1. 4. Isa. 50. 2. Mat. 8. 26. Psal. 18. 16. in the deeps] Is∣rael went in the bottome of the red sea on dry ground, the deepe waters being as walls on each hand of them, Exod. 14. 21, 22, 29 See also Isa. 63. 11, 12, 13.

Vers. 10. the hater] Pharaoh and his host that [unspec 10] pursued them, Exod. 14. 23, 24, 30.

Vers. 12. they sang] as is expressed, Exod. 15. [unspec 12] [unspec 14]

Vers. 14. with lust] that is, greedily, even wee∣ping for desire of flesh to eat, and loathing Manna, Numb. 11. 4. 6.

Vers. 15. leannesse] a sudden plague, whereby [unspec 15] the soules or lives of the fatrest of them were taken away: see Psal. 78. 30, 31. also Isa. 10. 16.

Vers. 16. the holy one] sanctified of the Lord to [unspec 16] the worke of the Priesthood, Exodus 29. 44. Levit. 8. 12, &c. which Korah with other Le∣vites envied, opposing their own holinesse, Num. 16. 1, 3, 5.

Vers. 17. Dathan] and Abiram, princes with [unspec 17] their families and all their goods went downe alive into hell, Numb. 16. 32, 33.

Vers. 18. the wicked] 2••0. men that would burne [unspec 18] incense to the Lord, were burnt with fire from the Lord, Numbers 16. 35. Korach was the chiefe of them.

Vers. 19. in Hereb] a mount in the wildernesse, [unspec 19] called the mountaine of God, Exod. 3. 1. 1 King. 19. 8. for there God gave his Law, and made a cove∣nant with them, Deut. 4. 10. and 5. 2. but while Moses was with God on the Mount, they made themselves a god of gold, Deuteronomy 9. 8, 9,—12. Exodus 32. 1, 4, 31. It was called also Sinai, Psalme 68. 9. of bushes that there grew, and Ho∣reb of the drinesse, for it was a waterlesse desart, Deut. 8. 15.

Vers. 20. their glorie] that is, their God: so Ier. [unspec 20] 2. 11. Thus did they like the heathens, Rom. 1. 23. for me ••patterne, structure, or type, as the A∣postle calleth it in Greeke, Heb. 8. 5. from Exodus 25. 40.

Vers. 23. to abolish] or, that hee would destroy [unspec 23] them, and put out their name from under Heaven, as is expressed, Deut. 9. 13, 14. in the breach] in the gap which their sinne had opened, for God as an enemy to enter and destroy them. A simili∣tude taken from warre, when by a breach in the wall, the enemy entreth the citie: so Ezek. 13. 5. and 22. 30. But Moses earnest prayer stopped this breach, Exodus 32. 11,—14. destroying] Heb. corrupting, that is, consuming them: See Psal. 57. 1.

Vers. 24. land of desire] the pleasant land of Ca∣naan, [unspec 24] which was to be desired for the pleasures and profits of it above all other Countries, Ezek. 20. 6. Deut. 11. 11 22. This land they through unbe∣leefe refused to take possession of, Num. 14. 1, 2, 3, &c. Heb. 3. 19. So meat of desire is daintie meat, Iob 33. 20.

Vers. 26. his hand] that is, sware (as the Chal∣dee [unspec 26] explaineth) for so lifting up the hand often signifieth, as Gen. 14. 22. Rev. 10. 5, 6. Deut. 32. 40. Nehem. 9. 15. How God sware against this

people, see Numbers 14. 21, 23. Psalme 95. 11.

Vers. 27. to fanne] that is, scatter: see Psal. 44. 12. Ezek. 20. 23. [unspec 27]

Vers. 28. were joined] or coupled, yoked unequal∣ly with infidels, which the Apostle forbiddeth, 2 [unspec 28] Cor. 6. 14. Baal-pehor] the God of Moab and Madian, to whom by Balaams counsell Israel joy∣ned, Numb. 25. 3. and 31. 16. Revel. 2. 14. Baal signifieth a Lord, master, husband or patron: Pehor was the name of a mountaine where this god was worshipped, and had a temple called Beth-pehor, Numb. 23. 28. Deut. 3. 29. Baal was a common name whereby the heathens called their gods, 2 King. 1. 2. Iudg. 8. 33. and so Israel also called the true God, Hos. 2. 16. but for the shamefull abuse of Gods worship, the Scriptures turne Baal, a Lord, into bosheth, a shame; as Ierub-besheth, 2 Sam. 11. 21. for Ierub-baal (or Gedeon) Iudg. 8. 35. and 9. 1. Ish-bosheth, 2 Sam. 2. 10. or Esh-baal, 1 Chron. 8. 33. Mephi-bosheth, 2 Sam. 9. 10. or Merib-baal, 1 Chron. 8. 34. So the Greeke in 1 King. 18. 25. for Baal hath Aischunes, that is, Shame. Hereupon the Prophet saith, they went to Baal-pehor, and se∣parated themselves unto that Shame (Bosheth) Hos. 9. 10. and so Ieremy calleth the Idols Shame or Confusion, Ier. 3. 24. and 11. 13. the dead] idols that have no life or breath, and so are opposed to the living God, Ier. 10. 5, 10. 1 Thes. 1. 9.

Vers. 29. brake in] with violence killing 24. thousand men, Numb. 25. 9. [unspec 29]

Vers. 30. Phineas] nephew of Aaron the Priest, he being zealous for the Lord, thrust thorow with [unspec 30] a speare Zimri and Cozbi, that wrought abomi∣nation, Numb. 25. 7, 8, &c.

Vers. 31. for justice] for a just action, though done without ordinary authority, and God rewar∣ded [unspec 31] him for it, Numb. 25. 11, 12, 13.

Vers. 32. Meribah] that is, Contention, where they strove with the Lord, Numb. 20. 13. See Psal. [unspec 32] 95. 8. evill was] Gods displeasure towards Moses, who uttering his anger, was for it deprived of comming into the land of Canaan, Num. 20. 12. Deut. 3. 25, 26.

Vers. 34. the peoples] the heathens in Canaan, as is noted, Iud. 1. 21. 27, 29, 30, 31, 33. though [unspec 34] God commanded them, Exod. 23. 32, 33.

Vers. 36. idols] or images, named in Hebrew of the curious labour spent in framing and serving [unspec 36] them, Ier. 10. 9. Isa. 44, 9, 12, 13, 15. or of sorrowes that they bring to such as worship them, Psal. 16. 4. sometime they are called gods, 2 Sam. 5. 21. compared with 1 Chro. 14. 12. a snare] a scan∣dall (as the Greeke saith) whereby they fell into miseries; Iudg. 2. 12, 13, 14, 15. Exod. 23. 33.

Vers. 37. devils] the Idols forementioned, whereby deuils are worshipped and not God, as [unspec 37] 1 Cor. 10. 19, 20. Rev. 9. 20. 2 Chron. 11. 15. Deut. 32. 17. Lev. 17. 7. Devils here are called Shedim, Wasters, in opposition to Shaddas, God Almighty, Psal. 68. 15.

Vers. 38. with blouds] that is, with bloud-shed, [unspec 38] as the Chaldee expounds it, with finnes of murder.

Vers. 39. whored] committed spirituall whor∣dome, [unspec 39] that is, idolatry: see Psal. 73. 27. Iudg. 2. 17. Ezek. 23. 7, 37.

Vers. 42. their haters] the heathens round a∣bout, [unspec 42] as was prophesied, Levit. 26. 17. and fulfil∣led, Iudg. 3. 8, 14. and 4. 2. and 6. 1. and 10. 7, 8, 9. and 13. 1.

Vers. 43. Many times] by Ehud, Barak, Gedeon, [unspec 43] Iephtah, Samson, &c. Iud. 3. and 4. and 7. and 11. and 15. Nehem. 9. 28, 30. by their counsell] that is, purposely and advisedly, as 1 Chronicles 12. 19.

Vers. 46. gave them] that is, procured mercy [unspec 46] (or favour) towards them.

Vers. 47. from the heathens] among whom di∣vers [unspec 47] Israelites were scattered by reason of their of∣ten troubles at home. So 1 Chron. 16. 35, 36. to glory] that we may glory or commend our selves.