The works of the Reverend and learned John Lightfoot D. D., late Master of Katherine Hall in Cambridge such as were, and such as never before were printed : in two volumes : with the authors life and large and useful tables to each volume : also three maps : one of the temple drawn by the author himself, the others of Jervsalem and the Holy Land drawn according to the author's chorography, with a description collected out of his writings.

VERS. XI.

〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉.

Whose shoes I am not worthy to bear.

IN Luke it is, 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 to unloose the latchet of his shoes: which comes to the same thing: both sound to the same import, as if he had said, Whose servant I am not worthy to be.

h 1.1 A Canaanite servant is like a farm, in respect of buying: for he is bought with mony, or with a writing, 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 or by some service done, as a pledge or pawn. And what is such a pawning in the buying of servants? Namely, that he looseth shoe of him (who buys,) or binds on his shoe, or carries to the bath such things as be necessary for him, &c. These things Maimonides produceth out of the Talmud, where these words are, i 1.2 How is a servant bought 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 by service? He looseneth the buyers shoe, he carrieth such things after him, as are necessary for the bath, he uncloths him, washes, anoints, rubs, dresses him, puts on his shoes, and lifts him up from the Earth, &c. l 1.3 See also the Tosaphta.

This by the way is to be noted, which the Gloss intimates, that all servants, of what Heathen Nation soever, bought by the Jews, were called Canaanite Servants, because it is said of Canaan, Canaan a servant of servants.

Notes

• h 1.1

  Maimon. in 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 cap. 2.
• i 1.2

  Bab. Kiddu∣shin, fol. 22. 2.
• l 1.3

  Ad Kiddush. cap. ••.