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For every sacrifice was burnt, more or less. The sacrifices signified that the whole man, in whose stead the sacrifice was offered, was to be entirely offered or devoted to God's service; and that the...

That he judged himself worthy of that death which it suffered in his stead; and that he laid his sins upon it with an eye to him upon whom God would lay the iniquity of us all, Isa 53:6, and that toge...

And he washed not only the parts now mentioned, but all the rest, the trunk of the body, and the shoulders. A sweet savour - Not in itself, for so it rather caused a stink, but as it represented Chris...

Where the ashes are - For the ashes, though at first they were thrown down near the altar, Lev 1:16, yet afterwards they, together with the filth of the sacrifices, were carried into a certain place w...

Chapter XXXV Josiah keeps a solemn passover, ver. 1 - 19. He goes against Pharaoh - necho, and is slain, ver, 20 - 24. He is bitterly lamented, ver. 25 - 27. The house - In the holy of holies. Whence,...

Removed - Some of the lesser cattle; for these also might be offered as burnt - offerings, Lev 1:10, and hence it may seem that all these small cattle were not given for paschal - lambs, but were to b...

The tenth part of an ephah - About six pints. He shall put no oil, neither frankincense - Either to distinguish these from the meal - offerings, Lev 2:1, or as a fit expression of their sorrow for the...

Chapter VII Further directions, concerning the trespass - offering, ver. 1 - 7. The burnt - offering and meal - offering, ver. 8 - 10. The peace - offering, ver. 11 - 21. Fat and blood again forbidden...

Chapter VII Further directions, concerning the trespass - offering, ver. 1 - 7. The burnt - offering and meal - offering, ver. 8 - 10. The peace - offering, ver. 11 - 21. Fat and blood again forbidden...

Chapter XXIII Directions concerning the sabbath, ver. 1 - 3. The passover, ver. 4 - 8. The first fruits, ver. 9 - 14. The feast of pentecost, ver. 15 - 22. of trumpets, ver. 23 - 25. Of atonement, ver...

Of men - Which were offered to God in his temple, and to his service and disposal. Those that are to be redeemed - Namely, of men only, not of unclean beasts, as is manifest from the time and price of...

Sodomites - Sodomy was a part of idol - worship, being done to the honour of some of their idols, and by the appointment of those impure and diabolical spirits, which were worshipped in their idols. H...

Chapter IV Oppressors threatened, ver. 1 - 3. Idolaters given up, ver. 4, 5. The incorrigibleness of Israel, ver. 6 - 11. They are still invited to repent, ver. 12, 13. Kine of Bashan - So Amos compar...

Neither shall it be imputed - For an acceptable service to God. And the flesh - Namely of the holy offering, of which he is here treating; and therefore the general word is to be so limited; for other...

Chapter IV Directions concerning sin - offerings; which were intended for sins committed thro' ignorance, either by the priest himself, ver. 1 - 12. or by the whole congregation, ver. 13 - 21. or by a...

Where the ashes are - For the ashes, though at first they were thrown down near the altar, Lev 1:16, yet afterwards they, together with the filth of the sacrifices, were carried into a certain place w...

Where the ashes are - For the ashes, though at first they were thrown down near the altar, Lev 1:16, yet afterwards they, together with the filth of the sacrifices, were carried into a certain place w...

The tenth part of an ephah - About six pints. He shall put no oil, neither frankincense - Either to distinguish these from the meal - offerings, Lev 2:1, or as a fit expression of their sorrow for the...

The tenth part of an ephah - About six pints. He shall put no oil, neither frankincense - Either to distinguish these from the meal - offerings, Lev 2:1, or as a fit expression of their sorrow for the...

Chapter IX Moses appoints Aaron to offer various sacrifices, ver. 1 - 7. Aaron offers for himself, ver. 8 - 14. Offers for, and blesses the people, ver. 15 - 22. God signifies his acceptance of their ...

For thyself and for the people - The order is very observable, first for thyself, otherwise thou art unfit to do it for the people. Hereby God would teach us, both the deficiency of this priesthood, a...

For thyself and for the people - The order is very observable, first for thyself, otherwise thou art unfit to do it for the people. Hereby God would teach us, both the deficiency of this priesthood, a...

That - Fat. Which covereth the inwards - Or the Guts. Aaron lifted up his hands - Which was the usual rite of blessing. By this posture he signified both whence he expected the blessing, and his heart...

The morrow after the sabbath - After the first day of the feast of unleavened bread, which was a sabbath or day of rest, as appears from Lev 23:7, or upon the sixteenth day of the month. And this was ...

All these commandments - Those now spoken of, which concern the outward service of God, or the rites or ceremonies belonging to it. And herein principally this law may seem to differ from that Lev 4:1...

And he washed not only the parts now mentioned, but all the rest, the trunk of the body, and the shoulders. A sweet savour - Not in itself, for so it rather caused a stink, but as it represented Chris...

The tenth part of an ephah - About six pints. He shall put no oil, neither frankincense - Either to distinguish these from the meal - offerings, Lev 2:1, or as a fit expression of their sorrow for the...

Chapter VII Further directions, concerning the trespass - offering, ver. 1 - 7. The burnt - offering and meal - offering, ver. 8 - 10. The peace - offering, ver. 11 - 21. Fat and blood again forbidden...

Chapter XXII A priest, having any uncleanness, must not eat of the holy things, ver. 1 - 7. No priest must eat that which dies of itself, or is torn, ver. 8, 9. No stranger must eat of holy things, ve...

Unto it - Over and above the principle, and besides the ram to be offered to God, Lev 5:15. And shall give unto the priest the holy thing - That is, the worth of it, which the priest was either to tak...

And he washed not only the parts now mentioned, but all the rest, the trunk of the body, and the shoulders. A sweet savour - Not in itself, for so it rather caused a stink, but as it represented Chris...

With such sacrifices God is well - pleased. Sons - To be eaten by them, Lev 6:16. Most holy - Or such as were to be eaten only by the priests, and that only in the holy place near the altar. In the ov...

Thereon - Upon the burnt - offering, which thereby would be sooner consumed, that the way might be made for other sacrifices. Thus should we keep the fire of holy love ever burning in our hearts. Of t...

That - Fat. Which covereth the inwards - Or the Guts. Aaron lifted up his hands - Which was the usual rite of blessing. By this posture he signified both whence he expected the blessing, and his heart...

And this fire now given was to be carefully kept, and not suffered to go out, Lev 6:13, and therefore was carried in a peculiar vessel in their journeys in the wilderness. From before the Lord - Or, f...

Chapter X The death of Nadab and Abihu, and quieting of Aaron, ver. 1 - 3. Orders given to bury them, and not to mourn, ver. 4 - 7. A command not to drink wine or strong drink, and to distinguish betw...

Chapter V A command to remove the unclean out of the camp, ver. 1 - 4. Laws concerning restitution, ver. 5 - 10. The law concerning a woman suspected of adultery, ver. 11 - 31. That they defile not th...

And he washed not only the parts now mentioned, but all the rest, the trunk of the body, and the shoulders. A sweet savour - Not in itself, for so it rather caused a stink, but as it represented Chris...

With such sacrifices God is well - pleased. Sons - To be eaten by them, Lev 6:16. Most holy - Or such as were to be eaten only by the priests, and that only in the holy place near the altar. In the ov...

A female - Which were allowed here, tho' not in burnt - offerings, because those principally respected the honour of God, who is to be served with the best; but the peace - offerings did primarily res...

A female - Which were allowed here, tho' not in burnt - offerings, because those principally respected the honour of God, who is to be served with the best; but the peace - offerings did primarily res...

bread, to note God's acceptance of it, and delight in it; as men delight in their food. Shall burn them - The parts mentioned, among which the tail is not one, as it was in the sheep. because that in ...

Neither shall it be imputed - For an acceptable service to God. And the flesh - Namely of the holy offering, of which he is here treating; and therefore the general word is to be so limited; for other...

The consecration - That is, the token of his consecration, namely, his long hair. He shall shave his head - Because his whole body, and especially his hair was defiled by such an accident, which he ou...

The shoulder - The left - shoulder, as it appears from Num 6:20, where this is joined with the heave - shoulder, which was the right - shoulder, and which was the priests due in all sacrifices, Lev 7:...

For every sacrifice was burnt, more or less. The sacrifices signified that the whole man, in whose stead the sacrifice was offered, was to be entirely offered or devoted to God's service; and that the...

Chapter VIII This chapter gives an account of the consecration of Aaron and his sins before the congregation, Moses washes and dresses them, ver. 1 - 9. Anoints the tabernacle with its utensils, and A...

The flesh - That which was left of the ram, and particularly the breast, which was said to be Moses's part, Lev 8:29, and by him was given to Aaron, that he and his sons might eat of it, in token that...

That he judged himself worthy of that death which it suffered in his stead; and that he laid his sins upon it with an eye to him upon whom God would lay the iniquity of us all, Isa 53:6, and that toge...

For thyself and for the people - The order is very observable, first for thyself, otherwise thou art unfit to do it for the people. Hereby God would teach us, both the deficiency of this priesthood, a...

For thyself and for the people - The order is very observable, first for thyself, otherwise thou art unfit to do it for the people. Hereby God would teach us, both the deficiency of this priesthood, a...

For thyself and for the people - The order is very observable, first for thyself, otherwise thou art unfit to do it for the people. Hereby God would teach us, both the deficiency of this priesthood, a...

The dishes - Upon which the shew - bread was put. Continual bread - So called because it was continually to be there, even in the wilderness; where though they had only manna for themselves, yet they ...

That he judged himself worthy of that death which it suffered in his stead; and that he laid his sins upon it with an eye to him upon whom God would lay the iniquity of us all, Isa 53:6, and that toge...

Neither shall it be imputed - For an acceptable service to God. And the flesh - Namely of the holy offering, of which he is here treating; and therefore the general word is to be so limited; for other...

Though part of such offerings might be eaten in any clean place, Lev 10:14, yet not till they had been killed, and part of them offered to the Lord in the place appointed by him for that purpose. His ...

Though I allow them to defile themselves for some of the dead, yet in no case shall they use these superstitious rites, which also the people were forbidden to do; but the priests in a more peculiar m...

Or rather to his neighbour. And it be hid from him - That is, he did not know, or not consider, that what he swore to do, was or would be impossible, or unlawful: When he discovers it to be so, either...

Neither shall it be imputed - For an acceptable service to God. And the flesh - Namely of the holy offering, of which he is here treating; and therefore the general word is to be so limited; for other...

Chapter XI Of clean and unclean beasts, ver. 1 - 8. Fishes, ver. 9 - 12. Fowls, ver. 13 - 19. Creeping things whether flying, ver. 20 - 28. or creeping upon the earth, ver. 29 - 43. An exhortation to ...

And this branch is to be joined with the former, both properties being necessary for the allowed beasts. But the reason hereof must be resolved into the will of the law - giver; though interpreters gu...

Among the fowls - The true signification of the following Hebrew words is now lost, as the Jews at this day confess; which not falling out without God's singular providence may intimate the cessation ...

upon his hands, that is, which hath feet divided into several parts like fingers, as dogs, cats, apes, and bears. That on which such water cometh - That flesh or herbs or other food which is dressed i...

Chapter IX Moses appoints Aaron to offer various sacrifices, ver. 1 - 7. Aaron offers for himself, ver. 8 - 14. Offers for, and blesses the people, ver. 15 - 22. God signifies his acceptance of their ...

All his flesh - When it appeared in some one part it discovered the ill humour which lurked within, and withal the inability of nature to expel it; but when it overspread all, it manifested the streng...

From the tabernacle - Not from the whole tabernacle, but from that part, whither it was come, to that part which was directly over the mercy - seat, where it constantly abode. Leprous - She, and not A...

Into the open field - The place of its former abode, signifying the taking off that restraint which was laid upon the leper. All his hair - Partly to discover his perfect soundness; partly to preserve...

And this typified the satisfaction that was made to God, by the death of Christ, who by the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, and did as it were sprinkle his own blood before the san...

Chapter XII Laws concerning the uncleanness of women in child - birth, ver. 1 - 5. Concerning their purification, ver. 6 - 8. From uncleanness contracted by the touching or eating of external things, ...

Chapter XV This chapter contains laws concerning other ceremonial uncleannesses, contracted either by bodily disease, or some natural incidents, whether in men, ver. 1 - 18, or in women, ver. 19 - 33....

Aaron was to burn sweet incense upon this altar every morning and every evening, which was intended not only to take away the ill smell of the flesh that was burnt daily on the brazen altar, but for t...

For every sacrifice was burnt, more or less. The sacrifices signified that the whole man, in whose stead the sacrifice was offered, was to be entirely offered or devoted to God's service; and that the...

Chapter IV Directions concerning sin - offerings; which were intended for sins committed thro' ignorance, either by the priest himself, ver. 1 - 12. or by the whole congregation, ver. 13 - 21. or by a...

Chapter XVI The institution of the yearly day of atonement for the whole nation. The whole service is committed to the high - priest, who is, Then only to come into the holy of holies, in his linen ga...

This was a different bullock or heifer from that Num 19:2,5,9,10,17, as appears by comparing the places. Within the veil - That is, into the holy of holies, Lev 16:2. Upon the fire - Which was in the ...

This was a different bullock or heifer from that Num 19:2,5,9,10,17, as appears by comparing the places. Within the veil - That is, into the holy of holies, Lev 16:2. Upon the fire - Which was in the ...

This was commanded for the greater reverence to the Divine Majesty then in a more special manner appearing, and that none of them might cast an eye into the holy of holies, as the high - priest went i...

This was commanded for the greater reverence to the Divine Majesty then in a more special manner appearing, and that none of them might cast an eye into the holy of holies, as the high - priest went i...

The Jews write, that this goat was carried to the mountain called Azazel, whence the goat is so called, Lev 16:10, and that there he was cast down headlong. He shall put on his linen garments - Not hi...

The Jews write, that this goat was carried to the mountain called Azazel, whence the goat is so called, Lev 16:10, and that there he was cast down headlong. He shall put on his linen garments - Not hi...

The Jews write, that this goat was carried to the mountain called Azazel, whence the goat is so called, Lev 16:10, and that there he was cast down headlong. He shall put on his linen garments - Not hi...

2. A dominion over them, without which the title would avail little; The fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast - This revives a former grant, Gen 1:28, only with this difference, ...

But flesh with the life thereof, which is the blood thereof, shall ye not eat - Blood made atonement for the soul, Lev 17:11. The life of the sacrifice was accepted for the life of the sinner. Blood m...

Chapter XVII Two prohibitions, That no sacrifice be offered by any but the priests, nor any where but at the door of the tabernacle, ver. 1 - 9. That no blood be eaten, ver. 10 - 16. That killeth - No...

Though I allow them to defile themselves for some of the dead, yet in no case shall they use these superstitious rites, which also the people were forbidden to do; but the priests in a more peculiar m...

The Duty of Reproving Our Neighbour "Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thy heart: thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbour, and not suffer sin upon him." Lev. 19:17. A great part of the book of ...

The Duty of Reproving Our Neighbour "Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thy heart: thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbour, and not suffer sin upon him." Lev. 19:17. A great part of the book of ...

The Duty of Reproving Our Neighbour "Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thy heart: thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbour, and not suffer sin upon him." Lev. 19:17. A great part of the book of ...

The Duty of Reproving Our Neighbour "Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thy heart: thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbour, and not suffer sin upon him." Lev. 19:17. A great part of the book of ...

The Duty of Reproving Our Neighbour "Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thy heart: thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbour, and not suffer sin upon him." Lev. 19:17. A great part of the book of ...

The Duty of Reproving Our Neighbour "Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thy heart: thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbour, and not suffer sin upon him." Lev. 19:17. A great part of the book of ...

The Duty of Reproving Our Neighbour "Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thy heart: thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbour, and not suffer sin upon him." Lev. 19:17. A great part of the book of ...

The Duty of Reproving Our Neighbour "Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thy heart: thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbour, and not suffer sin upon him." Lev. 19:17. A great part of the book of ...

an inward esteem of them, outwardly expressed upon all occasions in our carriage towards them; fear them, <cite>Lev 19:3</cite>, give them reverence, <cite>Heb 12:9</cite>. The contrary to this is moc...

Thy brother - The same as thy neighbour, that is, every man. If thy brother hath done wrong, thou shalt neither divulge it to others, nor hate him, and smother that hatred by sullen silence; nor flatt...

The Jew's say, that by the equity of this law, they are obliged, and so are we, to fence or remove every thing, whereby life may he endangered, as wells, or bridges, lest if any perish thro' our omiss...

Whosoever toucheth her - Of grown persons. For the infant, to whom in that case she might give suck, was exempted from this pollution by the greater law of necessity, and by that antecedent law which ...

Thy brother - The same as thy neighbour, that is, every man. If thy brother hath done wrong, thou shalt neither divulge it to others, nor hate him, and smother that hatred by sullen silence; nor flatt...

The corners of your heads - That is your temples, ye shall not cut off the hair of your heads round about your temples. This the Gentiles did, either for the worship of their idols, to whom young men ...

Sodomites - Sodomy was a part of idol - worship, being done to the honour of some of their idols, and by the appointment of those impure and diabolical spirits, which were worshipped in their idols. H...

Thus their spiritual blemish puts them into the very same state which corporal blemishes brought them, Lev 21:17, &c. And thus he mitigates their punishment: he shuts them out from spiritual services,...

Neither shall it be imputed - For an acceptable service to God. And the flesh - Namely of the holy offering, of which he is here treating; and therefore the general word is to be so limited; for other...

Drink not wine - it is not improbable, that the sin of Nadab and Abihu was owing to this very thing. But if not, yet drunkenness is so odious a sin in itself, especially in a minister, and most of all...

Chapter XXII A priest, having any uncleanness, must not eat of the holy things, ver. 1 - 7. No priest must eat that which dies of itself, or is torn, ver. 8, 9. No stranger must eat of holy things, ve...

Chapter XXII A priest, having any uncleanness, must not eat of the holy things, ver. 1 - 7. No priest must eat that which dies of itself, or is torn, ver. 8, 9. No stranger must eat of holy things, ve...

Restore - He speaks not of that restitution which the law required, but of that which either the wronged person might force the thief to make, or which the thief would willingly give rather than be ex...

6. In the Jewish church there were some stated fasts. Such was the fast of the seventh month, appointed by God himself to be observed by all Israel under the severest penalty. "The Lord spake unto Mos...

Chapter XXIII Directions concerning the sabbath, ver. 1 - 3. The passover, ver. 4 - 8. The first fruits, ver. 9 - 14. The feast of pentecost, ver. 15 - 22. of trumpets, ver. 23 - 25. Of atonement, ver...

Chapter XXIII Directions concerning the sabbath, ver. 1 - 3. The passover, ver. 4 - 8. The first fruits, ver. 9 - 14. The feast of pentecost, ver. 15 - 22. of trumpets, ver. 23 - 25. Of atonement, ver...

Chapter XXIII Directions concerning the sabbath, ver. 1 - 3. The passover, ver. 4 - 8. The first fruits, ver. 9 - 14. The feast of pentecost, ver. 15 - 22. of trumpets, ver. 23 - 25. Of atonement, ver...

The morrow after the sabbath - After the first day of the feast of unleavened bread, which was a sabbath or day of rest, as appears from Lev 23:7, or upon the sixteenth day of the month. And this was ...

Circumcised - Which God would have done, As a testimony of God's reconciliation to the people, and that he would not farther impute their parents rebellion to them. Because the great impediment of cir...

Middle of the court - Of the priests court, in which the great altar was. This he consecrated as he did the great altar, by sacrifices; but with this difference, that he consecrated that for perpetual...

Chapter III They set up the altar, offer sacrifices thereon, and keep the feasts, ver. 1 - 6. They contribute, and lay the foundation of the temple, ver. 7 - 13. Seventh month - This was a sacred kind...

Chapter VIII The solemn reading and expounding of the law, ver. 1 - 8. The joy of the people, ver. 9 - 12. The keeping of the feast of tabernacles, ver. 13 - 18. First day - This was the feast of trum...

Chapter XXIV Laws concerning the lamps, ver. 1 - 4. The shew - bread, ver. 5 - 9. Blasphemy occasioned by that of Shelomith's son, ver. 10 - 16. The law of retaliation, ver. 17 - 22. The blasphemer st...

Chapter XXIV Laws concerning the lamps, ver. 1 - 4. The shew - bread, ver. 5 - 9. Blasphemy occasioned by that of Shelomith's son, ver. 10 - 16. The law of retaliation, ver. 17 - 22. The blasphemer st...

Made by fire - The incense was offered by fire, and that for or instead of the bread, and therefore the bread was reputed as if it had been so offered. Whose father was an Egyptian - This circumstance...

Made by fire - The incense was offered by fire, and that for or instead of the bread, and therefore the bread was reputed as if it had been so offered. Whose father was an Egyptian - This circumstance...

Shall bear his sin - That is, the punishment of it; shall not go unpunished. He that blasphemeth the name of the Lord - This is a repetition of the same sin in other words, which is common. As this la...

Shall bear his sin - That is, the punishment of it; shall not go unpunished. He that blasphemeth the name of the Lord - This is a repetition of the same sin in other words, which is common. As this la...

If it be pretended that some of them were infants; the text doth not say so, but only calls them sons and daughters. And considering that Achan was an old man, as is most probable, because he was the ...

Smite me - So as to wound me, ver.37. He speaks what God commanded him, though it was to his own hurt; by which obedience to God, he secretly reproacheth Ahab's disobedience in a far easier matter. An...

Thy life - What was the great sin of Ahab in this action, for which God so severely punisheth him The great dishonour hereby done to God, in suffering so horrid a blasphemer, to go unpunished, which w...

Undressed - Not cut off by thee, but suffered to grow for the use of the poor. The sabbath of the land - That is, the growth of the sabbath, or that fruit which groweth in the sabbatical year. For thy...

Undressed - Not cut off by thee, but suffered to grow for the use of the poor. The sabbath of the land - That is, the growth of the sabbath, or that fruit which groweth in the sabbatical year. For thy...

Undressed - Not cut off by thee, but suffered to grow for the use of the poor. The sabbath of the land - That is, the growth of the sabbath, or that fruit which groweth in the sabbatical year. For thy...

Jubilee - So called either from the Hebrew word Jobel which signifies first a ram, and then a ram's horn, by the sound whereof it was proclaimed; or from Jubal the inventor of musical instruments, Gen...

A redemption - A right of redemption in the time and manner following. If any of his kin come - Or, If the redeemer come, being near akin to him, who in this was an eminent type of Christ, who was mad...

Chapter XXXV Forty eight cities assigned to the Levites, of which six were cities of refuge, ver. 1 - 15. In what cases it was not allowed to flee to these, ver. 16 - 21. In what cases it was allowed,...

So in truth there were three thousand cubits from the wall of the city, whereof one thousand probably were for out - houses, stalls for cattle, gardens, vineyards and olive - yards, and the other two ...

Chapter XXI The motion of the Levites, to have their cities appointed, which is done, ver. 1 - 8. A catalogue of those cities, ver. 9 - 42. A testimony, that God had fulfilled his word, ver. 43 - 45. ...

Thirteen cities - For though the priests were now few enough for one city, yet respect was to be had to their succeeding numbers; this division being made for all future generations. And seeing the Le...

High places - In which you will sacrifice after the manner of the Heathens. The carcases of your idols - So he calls them, either to signify that their idols how specious soever or glorious in their e...

If they shall confess their iniquity, and the iniquity of their fathers, with their trespass which they have trespassed against me - That is, with their prevarication with me and defection from me to ...

O what a comfort is it to all believers, that he never ceaseth, but always appears in the presence of God for us. Cried - And he cried unto the Lord. He made intercession with the sacrifice. So Christ...

Chapter XXVII Laws concerning persons sanctified to God, ver. 1 - 8. Concerning cattle, ver. 9 - 13. Concerning houses and lands, ver. 14 - 25. An exception concerning firstlings, ver. 26 - 27. Concer...

Chapter XXVII Laws concerning persons sanctified to God, ver. 1 - 8. Concerning cattle, ver. 9 - 13. Concerning houses and lands, ver. 14 - 25. An exception concerning firstlings, ver. 26 - 27. Concer...

Five years old - At which age they might be vowed by their parents, as appears from 1Sam 1:11 - 28, tho' not by themselves; and the children were obliged by their parents vow, which is not strange con...

The possession shall be the priests - For their maintenance. Nor is this repugnant to that law, that the priests should have no inheritance in the land, Num 18:20, for that is only spoken of, the trib...