: 26. And told him faying, Fofeph is yet alive, and he is governour over all the land of Egypt. And Jacob's heart fainted, for he believed them not.

27. And they told him all the words of Jofeph, which he had Said unto them and when he saw the wagons which fofeph had fent to carry him, the Spirit of Jacob their 5 28. And Ifrael faid, It is enough; Fofeph my fon is yet alive: I will go and fee him before I die.

Through his fear and diftruft.

27. Revived: Fa cob now believing the truth of what his

Sons had faid.
father revived.
28. It is enough;
Joseph my son is yet
alive: Two things
his Sons told him,

viz. That Jofeph was alive; and that he was Governour of Egypt. And the latter of the two Jofeph required them to tell his Father, (v. 9.) But for Jofeph's Glory and Dominion, Jacob does not rejoice as one greatly affected with it. 'Twas his Life gave him the Joy: Hefaid, It is enough; Fofeph my fon is yet alive. It is enough if fofeph be yet alive, as the Vulgar Latin hath it, See ch. 46. 30.

The ARGUMENT.

Jacob cometh to Beer-fheba. God appears to him, and encourageth his going into Egypt; whence he, with his Family, goes down into Egypt. A particular acount of his Family which went thither. Jofeph meets his Father, and inftructs his Brethren what they should Jay unto Pharaoh.

A

2

See the Note on ch.21.131. Sacrifices: Euchariftical ones; for his Safety, Jofeph's Life, and many other Bleffings which he had received.

2. And God spake unto Ifrael in the vifions of the night, and faid, Facob, Facob. And he faid, Here

am 1.

3. And he faid, I am God, the God of thy father, fear not to go down into Egypt: for I will there make of thee a great nation.

2. In the vifions of the night: See ch. 15.

I.

3. Fear not to go: upon several counts Jacob might fear to go (with his whole Family efpe

cially) into Egypt. Abraham had been injured there, (ch. 12. 15. It had been foretold that his Seed fhould be afflicted by the Egyptians, (ch. 15. 13.) Ifaac had been warned not to go into Egypt, (ch. 26. 2.) The Egyptians were Men of very different Ufages and Manners from the Hebrews, (v. 34. and ch.43 32.) They were alfo of a different Religion, and Jacob befides might fear left by this means his Pofterity fhould be deprived of the Land of Canaan. A great nation: And this was made good. There were Seventy that went into Egypt, and they in the space of Two hundred and ten (or fifteen) years encreased to about Six hundred thousand, Exod. 12.37. Deut. 10. 22.

4. I will go down with thee into Egypt,and I will also furely bring thee up again and fofeph fhall put his hand upon thine eyes:

His

4. Bring thee up: Body was

brought into Canaan, (ch. 50. 3, 13.) and his Pofterity alfo returned thither.

5. And Jacob rofe up from Beer-fheba, and the fons of Ifrael carried Jacob their father, and their little ones, and their wives in the wagons which Pharaoh had fent to carry him.

6. And they took their cattel, and their goods which they had gotten in the land of Canaan, and came into Egypt, Jacob, and. all bis feed with him:

6. Had gotten: Or, had poffeffed, as the Vulgar renders it. Jacob, who isthere

fore to be reckoned Q3

in

in the number of those who went into Egypt. See v.8.

7. His fons, and his fons fons with him, his daughters, and his fons daughters, and all his feed brought he with him into Egypt.

7. His daughters, and his fons daugh ters: It appears not that he had above one Daughter, viz. Dinah ; and one Grand-daughter, Serah, (v. 17.) But this Enallage of number is very ufual with the Sacred Writings in the like cafe. See v. 17. and v. 23. with ch. 21.7. 8. And these are the names of the children of Ifrael which came into Egypt, Facob and his fons: Reuben Facob's firft-born:

8. Jacob and his fons: He with his Children, fays the Vulgar. Thefe words do alfo intimate, that

Jacob is to be reckoned in the number of the Seventy, with his Sons. See v. 6.

9. And the fons of Reuben, Hanoch, and Phallu, and Hezron, and Carmi.

10. And the fons of Simeon: Femuel, and Famin, and Ohad, and Fachin, and Zohar, and Shaul the fon of a Canaanitish woman.

10. Of Simeon: Exod. 6. 15. Jemuel called Nemuel,Num. 26. 12. 1 Chron. 24. Ohad omitted, Numb. 26. 12. and I Chron. 4. 24. and that probably, becaufe he died without Children. Jachin, otherwife called Jarib, 1 Chron. 4.24. Zohar, called alfo Zerah, Numb. 26. 13.and 1 Chron, 4. 24.

11. And the fons of Levi: Gershon, Cobath, and Merari.

12: And the fons of Judah: Er, and Onan, and Shelah, and Pharez, and Zerah: but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. And the Sons of Pharez were Hezron, and Hamul.

13. And the fons of Iffachar: Tola, and Phuvah, and Job, and Shimron.

14. And the fons of Zebulun: Sered, and Elon, and Fableel.

15. Thefe

15. Thefe be the fons of Leah, which he bare unto Jacob, in Padan. Aram, with bis daughter Dinah: all the fouls of his fons and bis daughters, were thirty and three.

15. Thirty and three: Reckoning Jacob in the number, See, v.8.

16. And the fons of Gad: Ziphion, and Haggai, Shuni, and Ezbon, Eri, and Arodi, and Areli.

17. And the fons of Afber: Fimnah, and shuah, and If, and Beriah, and Serab their fifter and the fons of Beriah; Heber, and Malchiel.

18. These are the fons of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to Leab his daughter: and thefe he bare unto Facob, even fixteen fouls.

19. The Sons of Rachel Jacob's wife Jofeph and Benja

min.

19. Jacob's wife:
She was the Wife

which he defired and
loved moft.co alca

were

1520. And anto Jofeph in the land of Egypt were born Manaffeh and Ephraim, which Ajenath the daughter of Potipheral, priest of On bare unto him.

MA.CO

Benjamin: He was
now about the Age

21. And the fons of Benjamin 21. The fens of were Bela, and Becher, and Ahbel, Gera, and Naaman, Ehi, and Roh, Muppim, and Huppim, and Ard.

2

of Twenty and fe-
ven years, allowing se
him to be twelve or

thirteen years younger than Jofeph.See ch. 35. 18, lab: 1 Chron, 8. 1. Becher: 1 Chron. 7. 8.

Be

22. These are the fons of Rachel, which were born to Facob: all the fouls were fourteen. 23. And the fons of Dan! Hu

fhim.

24. And the Sons of Naphtali; and Fezer, and Shillem.

25. These

are f

23. Sons of Dan

See the Note on 2.7.

Fabzeel, and Guni,

fons of Bilbah, which Laban gave

the

unto Rachel his daughter, and he bare these unto Jacob: all the fouls were seven.

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26. All

2298.

232

26. All the fouls that came with Jacob into Egypt, which came out of his loins, befides Jacob's fons wives, all the fouls were threeScore and fix.

26. Threefcore and fix: Jacob and Jofeph not to be put into this number.

and his two Sons are

27. And the Sons of Jofeph 27. Threescore and which were born bim in Egypt, ten: To make up were two fouls: all the fouls of the this number, Jacob and Jofeph with his house of Jacob, which came into E-two Sons ought to be gypt, were threescore and ten.

reckoned. This be

ing the number of this Family, Jacob himself, the Head of it, is of that number. They are not reckoned here as coming with Jacob, but as all the Souls of his House or Family.

28. And be fent Judah before him unto Fofeph, to direct his face unto Gofben and they came into the land of Gofben.

28. Judah: Who had given a good proof a little before how he was concerned for his Father,

sb. 45. 18. To direct his face: i. e. To fhew him the way.

29. And Jofeph made ready his chariot, and went up to meet Ifrael bis father to Goshen, and prefented himself unto him and he fell on his neck, and wept on his neck a good while.

30. And Ifrael faid unto Fo feph, Now let me die, fince have

30. Now let me die, fince: Facob had

now obtained his de

1706. leen thy face, because thou art yet fare. Compare ch.45.

alive.

28. and Luk. 2. 29.

31. And Jofeph Said unto his brethren, and unto his father's boufe, I will go up, and fhew Pharaoh, and fay unto bim, My brethren, and my father's house, which were in the land of Canaan, are come unto me.

32. Shepherds & Fofeph is not afhamed of his Brethren s Employment, but freely acquaints Pharaok