Commentary on Genesis and Exodus, Book 2 · Chapter 12 · Diverse readings
2. The divers readings.
I. V.Vers. 3. A small beast. I.V. rather than a Lamb. B.G. cum caeter. sheb signifieth either a Lambe or a Kid▪ for they might take of either, vers. 5. they could not take a Lambe of Kids or Goats.
V.I.C.Vers. 4. Both he himselfe shall take, and his ne…ghbour. I. C. better than, he shall take his neighbour. B. G. cum c…ter. for here the conjunction (and) his neighbour is omitted, and the distinction over (he…) himselfe, doth sever it from the clause following: the meaning is that hee and his neighbour should joyne together to take a Lamb: the word …achak used before, vers 3. shall take unto him a Lambe, is here better referred to the Lambe, which is understood to be taken, than to his neighbour.
B.I.V.Vers. 6. Shall kill it in the twilight. B. be…weene the two eventides. I.V.A.P. better than, at eventide, G.L.S.C. for the word ghereb in the singular is put for the eventide, vers. 18. but here it is in the duall number, and is taken for the twilight betweene the setting of the Sunne and the beginning of the night.
I.S.P.V.Vers. 11. It is the Lords pasch. I.S.P.V. the Lords Passeover: cater. P…sach. H. which signifieth the passing over; but the originall word is better retained, as the Apostle saith: Christ our pasch is sacrificed for us, 1. Cor. 5.7.
S.V.I.Vers. 13. When I shall smite in the land of Egypt. S.V.A. that is, smite the first borne in the land of Egypt. I. Slay in the land of Egypt. C. better than, smite the land of Egypt. B.G.L.P. for then the preposition in should be superfluous.
V.C.S.I.Vers. 16. Notwithstanding, that which every one must eat, only shall be done of you. V.C.S.A.P. or prepared for you: better than, excepted those things which every one must eat. L. for the last clause shall be done of you is here wanting: or save about that which every one must eat, that only may yee doe. B.G. for the verbe is in the passive, that shall be done.
I.G. … cater. I.V.C.Vers. 23. He will not suffer the destroyer to come into your houses to smite. I.C. cum cater. that is, to smite the first borne. V. to plague you B.G. but the word (nagaph) signifieth to smite.
Vers. 25. And it shall be when yee are come into the land. I.V.C.A. P. rather than, when yee shall come into …. B.G.L.S. for here the word vehajah is wanting.
I.C.A.Vers. 26. What meaneth this your service. I. what is this service to you. C.A.P. rather than, what manner of ser…ice is this ye… doe. B.G. so also L.S. for they aske rather the meaning, than manner of it, as the next verse sh…eth.
I.A.P.Vers. 28. They bowed themselves. I. or humbled. A. P. rather than worshipped. B. G. cum cater. shacah signifieth to bow downe: it is a signe of adoration, but properly it doth not signifie to … or worship.
I.V.Vers. 32. Take your flockes and your dro…es, or heards. I. V. rather than sheepe and cattell. B.G. and sheepe and heards. L. or sheepe and …xen. C.S. … and bacchar are here rather names collectives, and are taken for the heards of small and great cattell: for they had flockes of goates as well as of sheepe.
I.C.Vers. 34. Their kne…ding … their …. I.C. rather than, their … bound. G.S. or that they had in store. B. L. V. mishar…th rather signifieth the kneading vessell, than the kneading: see before chap. 8.3.
Vers 36. They spoiled the Egyptians. I.G.A.P.L.S. tooke from the Egyptians. V. left the Egyptians emp…y. C. robbed the Egyptians. B. natzal signifieth to spoile.I. G. cum caeter. I.A.P.
Vers. 38. A great mingled company went up. I. great mixture. A.P. rather than many strangers. C. or a great mixed multitude of people. L.S. or a great multitude of sundry other nations. B. G. Much is here inserted to make the sense full.
Vers. 26. Ye shall not breake a bone in it▪ I.A.C.P.V. rather than from it. S. or thereof. B.G. the Hebrew preposition signifieth (in)I.A.C. cum c…ter. A.P.C.S.
Vers. 51. And so it was the same day Iehovah brought &c. A. P. C. S. rather than, the selfe same day did the Lord bring, for the word vajehi, (it was) is omitted; or, And this was the same day wherein Iehovah brought &c, that is, the Passeover was kept that day. I. for (wherein) is added.