21. And the people ftood a-far off, and Mofes drew near unto the thick darkness where God was. 22. And the LORD faid unto Mofes, Thus thou Shalt fay unto the children of Ifrael, Ye have feen that I have talked with you from heaven. 23. Te fhall not make with me gods of filver, neither shall ye make unto you gods of gold.. make me the ultimate object 1.24 An altar of earth thou shalt make unto me, and fhalt facrifice thereon thy burnt-offerings, and thy peace-offerings, thy sheep, and thine oxen: In all places where I record my name, I will come unto thee, and I will bless thee. 25. And if thou wilt make me an altar of stone, thou shalt not build it of hewn ftone: for if thou lift up thy tool upon it, thou hast polluted it. 23. With me : ie Though you do profels to worship me the true God, and to of your Worthip. 25. If: Deut.2 Jofh. 8. 31. Build of hewen stone: bewing. This was forbidden the Ifraelites, Heb. Build them with as it is thought, in oppofition to the Heathens, who built their Altars of hewen Stones; And that they might not be tempted to worship their Altars, which were adorned, and curioufly wrought and engraven, vid. Levit. 26. 1. Deut. 12.30. [Vid. Maimon. More Nevoch. p. 3. c. 45.] Tool: Heb. Sword; i. e. An edged Tool. Polluted: By rendring it unfit for my Service, as it is done against my declared Will. 26. Neither shalt thou go up by Steps unto mine altar, that thy na kedness be not difcovered thereon. 26. Difcovered i God requires the greatest modefty in Worshippers his Whereas the Heathen Rites were attended with Expreffi ons of great unchastity and filthiness,tods boondo A CHAP. S 43 3 { CHAP. XXI. {ck ༣SU, ༣,AY,,!, The ARGUMENT. I Laws concerning Hebrew Servants, both Men and women. Of Man-flaughter and of Murder. Of those who fmite their Parents. Of Men Stealers, and them mature their Parents. Of Smiters. Of the Ox that goreth. Of damage by leaving a Pit open, or by an Ox. 2. If thou buy: Levit. 25. 39. Deut. 15. 12. Jer. 34. 14. The poor Man fold himfelf,the Thief was fold by the Magiftrate, (Exod. 22. 3.) Six years: Except the year of Jubilee fet him free fooner, 3. If he came in by himself, he fhall go out by himself if he were married, then his wife fhall go out with him. Levit. 25.40 3. By himself: Heb. with his body; i. e. Single, or unmarried, as appears from the words which follow: married, &c. or 4. AWife: Name ly of the Heathen Bond - women Slaves; It not being permitted to deal thus with an Hebrew 4. If his mafter have given him a wife, and fhe have born him fons or daughters; the wife and ber children fhall be her masters, and be shall go out by himself. Woman, 2. 7,8, and Levit. 25. 44. This, by the Jews, is understood of thofe Servants which were fold by the Magiftrate, and not of him who through poverty fold himself. Ě Maimon; H: Avad. c. 3.] Bb 2 5. And 5. And if the fervant shall plain-5. Shall plainly say: by fay, I love my master, my wife, Heb. Saying fall fay: and my children, I will not go out free: ..Hefhalk fay it once and again; or, conftantly as the Tigurin Verfion renders it. hester hangusb 6. Unto the Judges: .e. To the Magiftrates who fold Him for a Servant, and were therefore concerned in him. See the Notes on v. 4 To the door: i.e. Of his own House; to which, for the future, the Servant was as it were fixed and determined. Bore his ear: And by this means mark him for a Servant, according to the ufe of that Country, vid. Pfal. 40.6. Heb. 10. 5,7. For ever: i. e. During his Mafter's life, unless it happen that the year of Jubilee fet him free in the mean time, Levit. 25.40, 46. [Vid. Jofeph. Antiq. I. 4. c. 8.] 7. And if a man fell his daughter to be a maid-fervant, he shall not go out as the men-fervants do. treme poverty. 7. If a man fell his daughter: To the Father this apper. tained in cafe of ex She fhall not go out as, &c. Not that the fhould have lefs, but more privileges than Men-fervants could claim. 8. If the please not her master, who hath betrothed her to himself, then shall he let her be redeemed To fell her unto a strange nation he Thall have no power, feeing he hath dealt deceitfully with her. 8. If the please not: Heb. Be evil in the eyes of, &c. To strange nation ie To any other Ifrae lite who is not of her Family and Kindred, a ham a drafoaf to whom the care and right of redeeming her did belong. The Chaldee renders it to another Man. Dealt deceitfully: Or, failed in what might justly be expected from him. da 9. And 9. And if he have betrothed her unto his fon, be fball deal with her after the manner of daughters. 9. After the manner of daughters: Of the daughters of Ifrael,fays the Chaldee; 1 He fhall deal with her as a Free-woman; Give her a Dowry, and beftow her in Marriage as if fhe had been his own daughter, Exod. 22. 16, 17. 1999 10. If he take him another wife; Her duty of ber food, her raiment, and her du- Marriage 1 Cor. ty of marriage shall be not dimi- 7. 3•% 93 pares Without moII. ney: i. e. Without paying for her freedom, in which her condition was better than that of Men-servants, v.7. Ve12. He that fmiteth a man, fo that be die, fhall be furely put to death. 0 JA 115) 13. And if a man lie not in A 14. But if a man come preSumptuously upon his neighbour to lay him with guile; thon fhalt take him from mine altar, that he may die. Not go ་་ 12. Smiteth Viz. Wilfully. See v. 13, 14. Levit, 24. 17. 13. God deliver him: How this is to be understood, we may learn from Deut. 19.5. will appoint: Deut. 19.3. 14. From mine AL tar: Which fhall not protect a wilfull Murderer, 1 King.2.28. - 15. And be that fmiteth his father, or his mother, Thall be furely put to death. 97816. And he that ftealeth a man, and felleth him, or if he be found in his hand, he fall furely be put to death. bra e Bb 3 16. A man: An 1 Ifraelite. See the Greek and the Chaldee, and Deut. 24.7. 17. And 50075 And he that curfeth his fac ther, or his mother, fhall furely be put to death. 18. And if men ftrive together, and one fmite another with a ftone, or with his fift, and he die not, but, keepeth his bed: 19. If he rife again, and walk abroad upon his staff, then shall be that fmote him, be quit: onely be Shall pay for the lofs of his time, and fhall caufe him to be throughly bealed. 20. And if a man fmite his fervant, or his maid with a rod, and be die under bis hand; he fhall be Surely punished. 21, Notwithstanding, if he continue a day or two, be fhall not be punished: for he is his mopey, vit. 17. And be: Le20490 Prov. 20% 20. Matt. 15.4. Mark 07.10. Curfeth. Or, revileth, odsest 18. Another & Of his neighbour, 15 •ệt .25 સંગે 19. Be quit i. e. He fhall not be pu nifhed with Death. The lofs of his time: Heb. His ceafing. 20. Punished Heb. Avenged. Eds JON HAMO 21. For he is hi money: And therefore it is prefumed that he would not willingly kill him. This is to be understood of a Bond-man, not of an Hebrew, Levit. 25-39, 46. 22. If men ftrive, and hurt a woman with child, fo that her fruit depart from her, and yer nowmifchief follow be shall be furely pu nished, according as the woman's busband will lay upon him; and he fhall pay as the judges determine. 22. Mifchief: Or, Death to the Woman or Child. [Vid LXXII. and Ph.Jud.] 23. And if any mischief follow, then thou (halt give life for life, |