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.

CHAP. XXXVII.

1, The making of the Arke, 6, and the Covering∣mercie-seat with Cherubims. 10, The Table, with the vessells thereof. 17, The Candlesticke, with the lampes and instruments thereof. 25, The Altar of incense. 29, The anointing oile, and sweet incense.

AND Bezaleel made the Arke of Shittim wood, two cubits, and a halfe [unspec 1] was the length therof, and a cubit and a halfe, the bredth thereof; and a cubit and a halfe, the height thereof. And he overlaid it [unspec 2] with pure gold, within and without: and made for it a crowne of gold round about. And he cast for it, foure rings of gold, in [unspec 3] the foure corners thereof; and two rings, were in the one side of it; and two rings, in the second side of it. And hee made bars of [unspec 4] Shittim wood: and overlaid them with gold. And hee put the bars into the rings, by the [unspec 5] [unspec 6] sides of the Arke, to bear the Arke. And he made the Covering-mercie-seat of pure gold: two cubits and a halfe was the length thereof; and a cubit and a halfe the bredth thereof. And he made two Cherubims of [unspec 7] gold, of beaten-worke, made he them, at the two ends of the Covering-mercie-seat. One [unspec 8] Cherub on the end on this side; and one Che∣rub on the end on that side, of the Covering∣mercie-seat, made he the two Cherubims, on the two ends thereof. And the Cheru∣bims, [unspec 9] stretched-forth the wings on high; co∣vering with their wings, over the Covering∣mercie-seat; and their faces were one to ano∣ther: towards the Covering-mercie-seat were the faces of the Cherubims.

And he made the Table of Shittim wood: [unspec 10] two cubits was the length thereof, and a Cu∣bit the bredth thereof; and a cubit and a halfe the height thereof. And he overlaid it, with [unspec 11] pure gold, and made thereunto a crowne of gold round about. And he made unto it a bor∣ber [unspec 12] of an hand-bredth round about: and made a crown of gold, to the border thereof round about. And he cast for it foure rings of [unspec 13] gold: and put the rings in the foure corners, whith were on the foure feet thereof. Over [unspec 14] against the border, were the rings: the pla∣ces for the barres to beare the Table. And [unspec 15] he made the barres of Shittim wood, and o∣verlaid them, with gold; to beare the Table. And he made the vessels, which were for the [unspec 16] Table; the dishes thereof, and the cups there∣of, and the bowles thereof, and the covers which were to cover withall, of pure gold.

And hee made the Candlesticke of pure [unspec 17] gold, of beaten-worke made he the Candle∣sticke, his shaft, and his branch, his bowles, his knops, and his flowers, were of the same. And six branches comming out of the sides [unspec 18] of it: three branches of the Candlesticke out of the one side of it; and three branches of the Candlesticke, out of the second side of it. Three bowles made-like-almonds, in one [unspec 19] branch, a knop and a flowre; & three bowles made-like-almonds, in the other branch, a knop and a flowre: so in the sixe branches, that came-out of the candlestick. And in the [unspec 20] Candlestick were foure bowles: made-like-almonds, his knops, and his flowers. And a [unspec 21] knop under two branches of the same; and a knop, under two branches of the same; and a knop under two branches of the same, to the sixe branches that came-out of it. Their [unspec 22] knops, and their branches, were of the same: all of it, was one beaten-worke, of pure gold. And he made the seven lamps therof; and the [unspec 23] tongs thereof, and the snuff-dishes therof, of pure gold. Of a talent of pure gold, made hee [unspec 24] it: and all the vessels thereof.

And he wade the Altar of incense, of Shit∣tim [unspec 25] wood: a Cubit was the length thereof, and a cubit the bredth thereof, foursquare: and two cubits the height therof; the hornes thereof were of the same. And he over-laid [unspec 26] it with pure gold; the roofe thereof, and the wals thereof round about, and the hornes thereof: & he made unto it, a crown of gold, round about. And two rings of gold made he [unspec 27] to it, under the crowne thereof, by the two ribbes thereof, upon the two sides of it, for places for the barres, to beare it withall. And [unspec 28] he made the barres of Shittim wood: and overlaid them, with gold. And hee made the [unspec 29] oile of holy anointing; and the pure in∣cense, of sweet-spices: the worke of the Apothecarie.

Annotations.

ARKE] or, Coffer: whereof see Exodus [unspec 1] 25. 10. &c.

Vers. 6. Covering-mercy-seat] or, Propitiatorie. [unspec 6] See Exod. 25. 17. &c.

Vers. 8. on the end] or, out of the end. So after. [unspec 8] [unspec 9]

Vers. 9. stretched] Hebrew were stretching, (or spreading,) So Exod. 25. 20.

Vers. 16. dishes] or, chargers: see the notes on [unspec 16] Exod. 25. 29.

Vers. 17. beaten worke] out of one whole peece. [unspec 17] See Exod. 25. 31. &c.

Vers. 21. that came out of it] namely, of the Can∣dlesticke, [unspec 21] as Exod. 25. 35.

Vers. 25. of incense] or, of perfume. See the notes [unspec 25] on Exod. 30. 1. &c.

Vers. 26. roofe] or, top, Exod. 30. 3. [unspec 26] [unspec 29]

Vers. 29. holy anointing] Hebrew unction of holi∣nesse. See Exod. 30. 25. incense] in Greeke, the composition: see Exod. 30. 34. &c. The recording of these particulars by Moses, as in an Inventorie; is to shew both the care which they had to make all things according to the patterne & precepts given on the mount, Ex. 25. 10.—40. and how God estee∣med the obedience of his servants, in that hee cau∣seth their workes to be particularly written in his Register. But chiefly to set forth the beauty of Gods Sanctuarie, and furniture thereof, which is worthy all serious consideration, not so much for the outward worke, as for the heavenly mysteries of the same, Psal. 8••. Heb. 9.