23 Stript Joseph.] See verse 3. 31, 32, 33. And "they" (" Joseph's brethren") said one to another, We are verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us. Ge. xlii. 21. They part my garments among them; and cast lots upon my vesture. Ps. xxii. 18. And they stripped him (Jesus), and put on him a scarlet robe. Mat.

xxvii. 28.

24 Cast him into a pit.] For without cause have they hid for me their net in a pit, which without cause they have digged for my soul. Ps. xxxv. 7. The breath of our nostrils, the anointed of the Lord, was taken in their pits, of whom we said, Under his shadow we shall live among the heathen. La. iv. 20. He (the Lord) brought me also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings. Ps. xl. 2. Thou hast laid me in the lowest pit, in the darkness, in the deeps: thou hast put away mine acquaintance far from me; thou hast made me an abomination unto them: I am shut up, and I cannot come forth. Ps. lxxxviii. 6. 8. Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O Lord: Lord, hear my voice; let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications. Ps. cxxx. 1, 2. Then took they Jeremiah, and cast him into the dungeon of Malchiah the son of Hammelech, that was in the court of the prison, and they let down Jeremiah with cords. And in the dungeon there was no water, but mire so Jeremiah sunk in the mire. Je. xxxviii. 6. Mine enemies chased me sore like a bird, without cause they have cut off my life in the dungeon, and cast a stone upon me; waters flowed over mine head: then said, I am cut off; I called upon thy name, O Lord, out of the low dungeon. La. iii. 52, 53, 54.

25 They sat down, &c.] The king (Ahasuerus) and Haman sat down to drink, but the city Shusan was perplexed. Es. iii. 15. Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge? who eat up my people as they eat bread, and call not upon the Lord. Ps. xiv. 4. Such is the way of an adulterous woman, she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have done no wickedness. Pr. xxx. 20. Woe unto them that drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the chief ointments: but they

are not afflicted for the affliction of Joseph. Am. vi. 6.

Ishmeelites.] Then there passed by Midianites merchantmen, and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmeelites for twenty pieces of silver, and they brought Joseph into Egypt. And the Midianites sold him into Egypt, unto Potiphar an officer of Pharaoh's, and captain of the guard. Ge. xxxvii. 28. 36. And the angel of the Lord said unto "her" ("Hagar"), Behold, thou art with child, and shall bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael, because the Lord hath heard thy affliction: and he will be a wild man; his hand will be against every man, and every man's hand against him, and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren. Ge. xvi. 11, 12. Then again Abraham took a wife, and her name was Keturah. And she bare him Midian (and other sons); and the sons of Midian, Ephah, and Epher, and Hanoch, and Abidah, and Eldaoh. Now these are the sons of Ishmael (mentioned in the foregoing verses), twelve princes, according to their nations: and these are the years of the life of Ishmael, an hundred and thirty and seven years. And they dwelt from Havilah unto Shur, that is be fore Egypt as thou goest toward Assyria. Ge. xxv. 1, 2. 4. 16, 17, 18. And he (Labas) took his brethren with him, and pursued after him seven days' journey, and they overtook him (Jacob) in the mount Gilead. Ge. xxxi. 23. They have consulted together: the tabernacles of Edom, and the Ishmaelites; of Moab, and the Hagarenes. Ps. lxxxiii. 6.

Gilead.] So he (Jacob) fled (from Laban with all that he had, and set his face teard the mount Gilead. Ge. xxxi. 21.

26 What profit is it, &c.] And Esan sa Behold, I am at the point to die, and what profit shall this birthright do to me? G xxv. 32. What profit is there in my bleed when I go down to the pit? Shall the dast praise thee? shall it declare thy truth! P XXX. 9. But ten men were found amon them (who had come, fourscore in name. with their beards shaven, and their clothes res from Shechem, Shiloh, and Samaria, and su were slain by Ishmael the son of Nethash that said unto Ishmael, Slay us not: for t have treasures in the field, of wheat, and d barley, and of oil, and of honey. So he farbare

and slew them not among their brethren. Je. xli. 8. What is a man profited if he shall gain the whole world and lose his own soul? Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul? Mat. xvi. 26. What fruit had ye then in those things whereof ye are now ashamed? for the end of those things is death? Ro. vi. 21.

Conceal his blood.] See verse 20. The voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto me from the ground (said God to Cain). Ge. iv. 10. If there arise a matter too hard for thee in judgment, between blood and blood, between plea and plea, and between stroke and stroke, &c. thou shalt come unto the priests the Levites, and unto the judge that shall be in those days, and they shall shew thee the sentence of judgment. De. xvii. 8, 9. And David said unto him (an Amalekite who had slain Saul), Thy blood be upon thy head, for thy mouth hath testified against thee, saying, I have slain the Lord's anointed. 2 Sa. i. 16. O earth, cover not thou my blood, and let my cry have no place. Job xvi. 18. For her (Jerusalem's) blood is in the midst of her; she set it upon the top of a rock: she poured it not upon the ground, to cover it with dust. Ez. xxiv. 7.

27 Sell him to the Ishmeelites.] See verse 22. He that stealeth a man and selleth him, or if he be found in his hand, shall surely be put to death. Ex. xxi. 16. If "he" ("the servant" who died, smitten with a rod by his master) continue a day or two, he shall not be punished, for he is his money. Ex. xxi. 21. And I (Nehemiah) said (to the Jewish usurers), We, after our ability, have redeemed our brethren the Jews which were sold unto the heathen: and will ye even sell your brethren? or shall they be sold unto us ? Ne. v. 8. What shall a man give in exchange for his soul? Mat. xvi. 26. And (Judas) said unto them, What will ye give me, and I will deliver him (Jesus) unto you? And they covenanted with him for thirty pieces of silver. Mat. xxvi. 15. The law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and disobedient; for men-stealers, for liars, for perjured persons, and if there be any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine. 1 Ti. i. 10. No man buyeth their merchandise (the merchandise of Babylon) any more; their wheat, and beasts, and sheep, and horses, and chariots, and slaves, and souls of men. Re. xviii. 11. 13.

Let not our hand be upon him.] And Saul said to David, Behold, my elder daughter Merab, her will I give thee to wife: only be thou valiant for me, and fight the Lord's battles for Saul said, Let not mine hand be

upon him; but let the hand of the Philistines be upon him. 1 Sa. xviii. 17. And it came to pass in the morning, that David wrote a letter to Joab, and sent it by the hand of Uriah; and he wrote in the letter, Set ye Uriah in the forefront of the hottest battle, and retire ye from him, that he may be smitten and die. And he assigned Uriah unto a place where he knew that valiant men were. And the men of the city (of Rabbah, which Joab besieged) went out, and fought with Joab; and there fell some of the people of the servants of David, and Uriah the Hittite died also. 2 Sa. xi. 14, 15, 16, 17. Wherefore (said Nathan to David) hast thou despised the commandment of the Lord to do evil in his sight? Thou hast killed Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and hast taken his wife to be thy wife, and hast slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon. 2 Sa. xii. 9.

Our brother and our flesh.] And Laban said to him (Jacob), Surely thou art my bone and my flesh. Ge. xxix. 14. And "they" ("Joseph's brethren") said one to another, We are verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear. Ge. xlii. 21.

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28 Midianites.] See verse 25. And she (Keturah) bare "him" ("Abraham") Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah. Ge. xxv. 2. Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters: and they came and drew water, and filled the troughs to water their father's flock. ii. 16. Now the name of the Midianitish woman that was slain was Cozbi, the daughter of Zur: he was head over a people, and of a chief house in Midian. And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, Vex the Midianites, and smite them. Nu. xxv. 15, 16, 17. Avenge the children of Israel of the Midianites. And Moses spake unto the people, saying, Arm some of yourselves unto the war, and let them go against the Midianites, and avenge the Lord of Midian. And they slew the kings of Midian: namely, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, five kings of Midian. And the children of Israel took all the women of Midian captives, &c. &c. Nu. xxxi. 2, 3.. 8, 9. And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord, and the Lord delivered them into the hand of Midian seven years: and the hand of Midian prevailed against Israel, and because of the Midianites the children of Israel made them the dens which are in the mountains, and caves, and strong holds. And so it was when Israel had sown, that the Midianites came up, and destroyed

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the increase of the earth. Ju. vi. 1, 2, 3, 4. Do unto "them" ("the children of Lot") as unto the Midianites, as to Sisera, as to Jabin, at the brook of Kison. Ps. lxxxiii. 9. The multitude of camels shall cover thee (the Church, by the glorious access of the Gentiles), the dromedaries of Midian and Ephah. Is.lx. 6. Sold Joseph.] And Joseph said unto his brethren, Come near to me, I pray you. And they came near. And he said, I am Joseph your brother, whom ye sold into Egypt. Ge. xlv. 4. He sent a man before them, even Joseph, who was sold for a servant. Ps. cv. 17. And I said unto them, If ye think good, give me my price and if not, forbear; so they weighed for my price thirty pieces of silver. And the Lord said unto me, Cast it unto the potter: a goodly price that I was prised at of them. And I took the thirty pieces of silver, and cast them to the potter in the house of the Lord. Zec. xi. 12, 13. And "he" ("Judas") said unto "them" ("the chief priests"), What will ye give me, and I will deliver him unto you? And they covenanted with him for thirty pieces of silver. Mat. xxvi. 15. Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying, And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him that was valued, whom they of the children of Israel did value, and gave them for the potter's field, as the Lord appointed me. Mat. xxvii. 9, 10.

29 He rent his clothes.] And Jacob rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned for his son (Joseph) many days. Ge. xxxvii. 34. Then "they" ("Joseph's brethren") rent their clothes (when the cup was found in Benjamin's sack). Ge. xliv. 13. And Joshua the son of Nun, and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, which were of them that searched the land, rent their clothes. Nu. xiv. 6. And it came to pass, when "he" ("Jephthah") saw her, that he rent his clothes, and said, Alas, my daughter! thou hast brought me very low, and thou art one of them that trouble me; for I have opened my mouth unto the Lord, and I cannot go back. Ju. xi. 35. And it came to pass, when king Hezekiah heard it (Rab-shakeh's blasphemous speech), that he rent his clothes, and covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the Lord. 2 Ki. xix. 1. Then

(when he heard of his loss of substance and children) Job arose, and rent his mantle, and shaved his head, and fell down upon the ground and worshipped. Job i. 20. And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the Lord your God; for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil. Joel ii. 13. Which when the apostles, Barnabas and Paul, heard of (the priest of Jupiter with the people of Lystra offering sacrifice to them), they rent their clothes, and ran in among the people, crying out, and saying, Sirs, why do ye these things? &c. Ac. xiv. 14, 15.

30 The child is not.] See verse 20. And they (Joseph's brethren) said (unto Joseph), Thy servants are twelve brethren, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan; and, behold, the youngest is this day with our father, and one is not. Ge. xlii. 13. And we said unto "him" (" Joseph,” not known as their brother), We be twelve brethren, sons of our father: one is not, and the youngest is this day with our father in the land of Canaan. And Jacob their father said unto them, Me have ye bereaved of my children: Joseph is not, and Simeon is not, and ye will take Benjamin away.

All these things are against me. Ge. xlii. 32. 36. Thus saith the Lord; A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation and bitter weeping; Rahel weeping for her children refused to be comforted for her children, because they were not. Je. xxxi. 15.

31 Joseph's coat.] See verse 3. 23. He that covereth his sins shall not prosper, but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy. Pr. xxviii. 13.

32 Thy son's coat or no.] See verse 3. And we said unto my lord (said Judah to Joseph, We have a father, an old man, and a child of his old age, a little one; and his brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother; and his father loveth him. And thou saidst unte thy servants, Bring him down unto me, that I may set mine eyes upon him. And we said unto my lord, The lad cannot leave his father; for if he should leave his father, kis father would die. Ge. xliv. 20-22. As soon as this thy son was come, which hath devoured thy living with harlots, thou hast killed for. him the fatted calf. Lu. xv. 30.

33 An evil beast, &c.] See verse 20, and com. And thy servant, my father, said unto us (said Judah to Joseph), Ye know that my wife bare me two sons: And the one went out from me, and I said, Surely he is torn in pieces. Ge. xliv. 28. The simple believeth every word; but the prudent man looketh well to his going. Pr. xiv. 15. What I do thou knowest not now, but thou shalt know hereafter. John xiii. 7.

34 Rent his clothes.] See verse 29, and com. Joshua rent his clothes, and fell to the earth upon his face before the ark of the Lord until the eventide, he and the elders of Israel, and put dust upon their heads (because the Israelites were smitten at Ai). Jos. vii. 6. Then David (having heard that Saul was killed by an Amalekite) took hold on his clothes and rent them, and likewise all the men that were with him. 2 Sa. i. 11. And David said to Joab, and to all the people that were with him, Rend your clothes, and gird you with sackcloth, and mourn before Abner. (Now Joab and Abishai his brother had slain Abner, because he had slain their brother Asahel, at Gibeon, in the battle). 2 Sa. iii. 31. And his (Ben-hadad, king of Syria) servants said unto him, Behold now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful kings; let us, I pray thee, put sackcloth on our loins, and ropes upon our heads, and go out to the king of Israel (Ahab) : peradventure he will save thy life. 1 Ki. xx. 31. And it came to pass, when Ahab heard these things (Elijah's denunciation of God's judgments for sparing Ben-hadad), that he rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his flesh, and fasted and lay in sackcloth, and went softly. 1 Ki. xxi. 27. And David lifted up his eyes, and saw the angel of the Lord stand between the earth and the heaven, having a drawn sword in his hand stretched out over Jerusalem. Then David and the elders of Israel, who were clothed in sackcloth, fell upon their faces. 1 Ch. xxi.16. And when I heard this thing (the intermarriages of the people with strangers), I rent my garment and my mantle, I fell upon my knees, and plucked off the hair of my head and of my beard, and sat down astonied. At the evening sacrifice I rose up from my heaviness, and having rent my garment and my mantle, I fell upon my knees, and spread out my hands unto the Lord my God. Ezr. ix. 3. 5. The children of Israel were assembled (saith Nehemiah) with fasting, and with sackclothes, and earth upon them, and separated themselves from all strangers, and stood and confessed their sins, and the iniquities of their fathers. Ne. ix. 1, 2. When Mordecai perceived all that was done (to extirpate the Jews), Mordecai rent his clothes, and put on sackcloth with ashes, and went out into the

midst of the city, and cried with a loud and a bitter cry, and came even before the king's (Ahasuerus') gate; for none might enter into the king's gate clothed with sackcloth. And in every province, whithersoever the king's commandment and his decree came, there was great mourning among the Jews, and fasting, and weeping, and wailing, and many lay in sackcloth and ashes. Es. iv, 1-3. And when they (Job's friends) lifted up their eyes afar off, and knew him not, they lifted up their voice, and wept; and they rent every one his mantle, and sprinkled dust upon their heads, toward heaven. Job ii. 12. Îmade sackcloth also my garment. Ps. Ixix. 11. And in that day did the Lord God of hosts call to weeping, and to mourning, and to baldness, and to girding with sackcloth. And behold, joy and gladness, slaying oxen, and killing sheep, eating flesh, and drinking wine. Let us eat and drink, for to-morrow we die. Is. xxii. 12, 13. Ye shall conceive chaff; ye shall bring forth stubble; your breath, as fire, shall devour you. Is. xxxiii. 11. Then came Eliakim, the son of Hilkiah, that was over the houshold, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah, the son of Asaph, the recorder, to Hezekiah with their clothes rent, and told him the words of Rabshakeh. Is. xxxvi. 22. And it came to pass, when king Hezekiah heard it, that he rent his clothes and covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the Lord. And he sent Eliakim, who was over the houshold, and Shebna the scribe, and the elders of the priests, covered with sackcloth, unto Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amos. Is. xxxvii. 1, 2. Yet they were not afraid, nor rent their garments, neither the king nor any of his servants, that heard all these words (of the roll of Jeremiah's prophecies, which Jehoiakim had cut with a penknife, and cast into the fire). Jer. xxxvi. 24. So the people of Nineveh believed God, and proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them. Let man and beast be covered with sackcloth, and cry mightily unto God; yea, let them turn every one from his evil way, and from the violence that is in their hands. Jon. iii. 5. 8. Woe unto thee, Chorazin; woe unto thee, Bethsaida: for if the mighty works which were done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. Mat. xi. 31. Then the high priest (having heard that the Son of man would come in the clouds of heaven, from the lips of Jesus,) rent his clothes, saying, He hath spoken blasphemy; what further need have we of witnesses? Behold now ye have heard his blasphemy. Mat. xxvi. 65. Which when the apostles, Barnabas and Paul, heard of (that the people of Lystra would offer sacrifice to them),

they rent their clothes, and ran in among the people, crying out, saying, Sirs, why do ye these things? Ac. xiv. 14. And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth. Re. xi. 3. 35 All his daughters.] And Laban answered and said unto Jacob, These daughters are my daughters, and these children are my children, &c. Ge. xxxi. 43.

Rose up, &c.] And the elders of his house arose, and went to "him" (“ David," confessing his sin with respect to Uriah's wife), to raise him up from the earth; but he would not; neither did he eat bread with them. 2 Sa. xii. 17. "They" ("Job's friends") had made an appointment together to come to mourn with him, and to comfort him. Job ii. 11. In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord; my sore ran in the night, and ceased not; my soul refused to be comforted. Ps. lxxvii. 2. Rahel weeping for her children refused to be comforted, because they were not. Je. xxxi. 15. For I will go down, &c.] If mischief befal him (Benjamin) by the way (said Jacob to Reuben), then shall ye bring down my grey hairs with sorrow to the grave. Ge. xlii. 38. If ye take this (son) also from me, and mischief befall him, ye shall bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave. Ge. xliv. 29. 31. And Israel said (when he saw the waggons which Joseph had sent to carry him), It is enough; Joseph my son is yet alive: I will go and see him before I die. Ge. xlv. 28.

36 Midianites.] See verse 28. And Joseph was brought down to Egypt; and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him of the hands of the Ishmeelites, which had brought him down thither. Ge. xxxix. 1.

Captain of the guard, &c.] See chap. xxxix. And the captain of the guard charged Joseph with "them" (Pharaoh's “butler and baker" as prisoners), and he served them; and they continued a season in ward. Ge. xl. 4. Nebuzaradan, captain of the guard, a servant of the king of Babylon, came unto Jerusalem. 2 Ki. xxv. 8.

CHAP. XXXVIII.-1 Turned in to, &c.] And he (Lot) said (unto the angels), Behold, now my lords, turn in, I pray you, into your servant's house. and tarry all night. And he pressed upon them greatly; and they turned in unto him, and entered into his house. Ge. xix. 3, 4. And Jael went out to meet Sisera, and said unto him, Turn in, my lord; turn in to me; fear not. And when he had turned in unto her, she covered him with a mantle. Ju. iv. 18. And it fell on a day that Elisha passed to Shunem, where was a great woman, and she constrained him to eat bread. And so it was, that as oft as he passed by he turned in thither to eat bread. 2 Ki. iv. 8. Forsake the foolish, and live, and go in the way of understanding. Pr. ix. 6. He that walketh with wise men shall be wise, but a companion of fools shall be destroyed. xiii. 20.

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Adullamite.] (Of the thirty kings smitten by Joshua), the king of Libnah one; the king of Adullam one. Jos. xii. 15. (Of the cities of the tribe of the children of Judah) were Jarmuth, and Adullam, Socoh, and Azekah. Jos xv. 35. David, "therefore" ("through fear of Saul"), departed "thence" (“from Gath”), and escaped to the cave Adullam; and when his brethren, and all his father's house, heard it, they went down thither to him. 1 Sa. xxÏÏ. 1. And three of the thirty chiefs went down, and came to David in the harvest time, unte the cave of Adullam. 2 Sa. xxiii. 13. Yet will I bring an heir unto thee, O inhabitant of Mareshah: he shall come unto Adullam, the glory of Israel. Mi. i. 15.

2 Saw there a daughter, &c.] And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat. Ge. iii. 6. See chap. vi. 2. and com. And when Shechem, the son of Hamor, the Hivite, prince of that country, saw her (Dinah), he took her. Ge xxxiv. 2. and com. And he (Samson) said, I have seen a woman in Timnath, of the daughters of the Philistines: now, therefore, get her for me to wife. Ju. xiv. 2. Then went Sam