Notes, Critical and Practical, on the Book of Genesis: Designed as a General Help to Biblical Reading and Instruction, Volume 1 |
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... evident from the subjoined specimens . diadem , Job , 29. 14 . 1. - WORDS . מְעוֹנָה ראש rend.hood , Is . 3. 23 . mitre , Zech . 3. 5 . יענה חָרוּל שְׁאוֹל חק 点 שִׁרְיוֹן 1372 den , Ps . 104. 22 . dwelling - place , Ps . 76 ...
... evident from the subjoined specimens . diadem , Job , 29. 14 . 1. - WORDS . מְעוֹנָה ראש rend.hood , Is . 3. 23 . mitre , Zech . 3. 5 . יענה חָרוּל שְׁאוֹל חק 点 שִׁרְיוֹן 1372 den , Ps . 104. 22 . dwelling - place , Ps . 76 ...
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... evident than that it was departed from , in a great multitude of instances , in the first and several subsequent editions . Whether it were that the demand for the new translation was so urgent that it was hurried through the press in ...
... evident than that it was departed from , in a great multitude of instances , in the first and several subsequent editions . Whether it were that the demand for the new translation was so urgent that it was hurried through the press in ...
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... evident to any one who shall undertake , as the writer of this was not long since called to do , to compare the present state of the English text with the Hebrew and Greek ori- ginals . In scarcely a single instance was a variation from ...
... evident to any one who shall undertake , as the writer of this was not long since called to do , to compare the present state of the English text with the Hebrew and Greek ori- ginals . In scarcely a single instance was a variation from ...
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... evident upon inspection , that the Psalmist's drift is to recite the successive grada- tions in the work of creation , and from thence to derive matter of praise to the Great Architect . So also in the moral creation , there is first a ...
... evident upon inspection , that the Psalmist's drift is to recite the successive grada- tions in the work of creation , and from thence to derive matter of praise to the Great Architect . So also in the moral creation , there is first a ...
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... evident from Lev . 11. 20 , ' All fowls ( 1 ) that creep , going upon four . ' The proper rendering is not tribes of all kinds that can raise fowl , but flying thing , including the themselves up into the air ; as is in- deed made ...
... evident from Lev . 11. 20 , ' All fowls ( 1 ) that creep , going upon four . ' The proper rendering is not tribes of all kinds that can raise fowl , but flying thing , including the themselves up into the air ; as is in- deed made ...
Common terms and phrases
Abimelech Abra Abraham Abram Adam animal Apostle appear Arabs Asshur beast begat Behold Bible blessed Cain called Canaan Chal Christ Chron covenant creatures Deut divine doubtless earth Egypt Euphrates evil expression eyes Ezek faith father favour flesh given Haran hath heart heaven Hebrew implies inhabitants Ishmael Israel Japheth Jehovah kind king land language living Lord Luke mercy Moses mountains narrative nature Noah note on Gen original passage patriarch Pentateuch perhaps phrase Pict plain present probably promise prophet Prov reason remarkable rendered righteous river sacred Sarah Scriptures seed sense Septuagint serpent servant Shem Shinar signifies Sodom Sodom and Gomorrah sons sons of Noah soul spirit supposed tent Terah term thee thing thou shalt tion translation tree tribes unto vale of Siddim verse Vulgate waters whole wife word
Popular passages
Page 346 - Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord : and the fruit of the womb is his reward. As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man ; so are children of the youth. Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them : they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate.
Page 302 - When the ear heard me, then it blessed me; and when the eye saw me, it gave witness to me: Because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him. The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me: and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.
Page 153 - For thou shalt be in league with the stones of the field : and the beasts of the field shall be at peace with thee.
Page 55 - In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.
Page 358 - And God heard the voice of the lad ; and the angel of God called to Hagar out of heaven, and said unto her, What aileth thee, Hagar ? fear not ; for God hath heard the voice of the lad where he is. Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him in thine hand ; for I will make him a great nation.
Page 98 - And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the LORD had respect unto Abel and to his offering: but unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.
Page 164 - When the Most High divided to the nations their inheritance, when he separated the sons of Adam, he set the bounds of the people according to the number of the children of Israel. For the Lord's portion is his people ; Jacob is the lot of his inheritance.
Page 72 - For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ. And no marvel ; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness ; whose end shall be according to their works.
Page 95 - And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the LORD.
Page 163 - Defile not ye yourselves in any of these things : for in all these the nations are defiled which I cast out before you : and the land is defiled : therefore I do visit the iniquity thereof upon it, and the land itself vomiteth out her inhabitants.