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.

BArbarous speech] or, speaking barbarously, of a [unspec 1] strange, rude, uncouth language. This word is here onely used, and meaneth all speech that was not understood of Gods people; which hee that speakath, is called of the Apostle, a Barbarian, that is, a stranger, 1 Cor. 14. 11. even as here also the Chaldee turneth it. Spiritually it meaneth such as speake against the faith, the language of Canaan, Isa. 19. 18.

Vers. 2. Iudah] that is, the congregation of that [unspec 2] tribe, which was most principall, Num. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. 3. and 7. 12. and 10. 14. was] or became; and it is of the feminine gender, to signifie the Congregation, usu∣ally named a daughter, as Ps. 9. 15. his sanctuary] sanctity, or sanctification, which God had sancti∣fied to dwell among them, Levit. 19. 2. and 20. 7, 26. and 26. 11, 12. 2 Cor. 6. 16. The Chaldee ex∣plaineth

it thus, The Church of the house of Iudah was united to his holinesse, Israel to his dominions. dominions] or dominations (seigniories) ruling over the tribes by his lawes and spirit.

Vers. 3. The sea] the red sea, thorow which Is∣rael [unspec 3] passed, Exod. 14. 21. Psal. 77. 17. and 78. 13. and 66. 6. and 136. 13. the Iarden] the great river in the land of Canaan, Ios. 3. Psal. 66. 6.

Vers. 4. The mountaines] Sinai, Horeb, and o∣ther [unspec 4] hills in the wildernesse quaked, Exod. 19. 18. Hab. 3. 6, 10. Psal. 68. 9. So leaping is used also in Psal. 29. 6. The Chaldee paraphraseth, When hee gave his law to his people, the mountaines leaped, &c. younglings] Hebr. sonnes; meaning Lambs: so vers. 6.

Vers. 5. What ailed thee] or, what was to thee? [unspec 5]

Vers. 7. At the presence] or, At the face, or Be∣fore the Lord. For these phrases are used indiffe∣rently; as milliphnei, at the presence, 1 Chron. 16. 33. is liphnei, before, Psal. 96. 13. So Milliphnei, before, or from the face, 1 Chro. 19. 18. for which in 2 Sam. 10. 18. is Miphnei, before. tromble thou] with paine as a woman in travell; see Psal. 29. 8. It is an answer to the former question, and therefore may also be turned, the earth trembled, (as the like is ob∣served in Psal. 22. 9.) and so the Greeke here trans∣lateth, the earth was shaken.

Vers. 8. the flint] that is, hard flinty rocke, as is [unspec 8] explained, Deut. 8. 15. Compare Isa. 41. 18.