2. Command the children of f rael, that they put out of the camp every teper, and every one that bath an iffie, and whofoever is defiled by

the dead.

2. Camp: There were three feveral Camps, as may be going Chapters, and

learnt from the fore

as the Jewish Wri Sanctuary where God

ters obferve. [I.] The Shekinah, or was faid to dwell, 2 Chron. 31. 2. And to be efpecially prefent with the Ifraelites, Exod.29.42,43. [II] The Camp of the Levites, who with the Prielts camped round about the Sanctuary, chap. 3. [II] The Camp of Ifrael, which is defcribed, chap. 2. Of this Camp are thofe words understood which we find Deut.23. 10, 11. Leper: Levit. 13.3. It was required before that he fhould dwell alone, and that his habitation fhould be without the Camp, Levit. 13.46. That Law was not practicable till the Camp was fetled, which was now done. It is certain that the Leper was excluded out of each of the Camps above named, for he was to dwell alone, and therefore fhut out of the Camp of Ifracl, and out of the Cities afterward, 2 Kings 7.3. Tue: Levit. 15.2. He that was under this pollution, though he might continue in the Camp of Ifrael, (and was not confined or obliged to dwell alone as the Leper was, v. 5,6, 7, 8, 9.) yet he was not permitted to go into the Levite's Camp till he was clean, Levit. 15. 13, 14. much lefs might he go into the Sanctuary. Dead: Levit 21. 1. This was still a lower degree of Uncleannels: For he that was unclean by an Iffue, was upon that account to bring a Sacrifice for his Atonement, Levit. 15. 14, 15. But he that had touched a dead Body, was not obliged to bring an expiatory Sacrifice, but to the use of the Water of Separation onely, Numb. 19. 12. Now though he that was thus defiled with the touch of a dead Body were excluded from the Sanctuary, (2 Chron.23. 19. Numb. 19. 13.) into which no perfon might enter that was in any thing unclean; yet have we no caufe to fuppofe him excluded from any of the other Camps.

3. Both male and female fhall ye put out, without the camp fhall ye put them; that they defile not their put them, camps, in the midft whereof I dwell.

3. I dwell: Or, Am more peculiarly prefent.

4. And

And the children of Ifrael did fo, and put them out without the camp: as the LORD spake unto Mofes, fo did the children of Ifrael..

5. And the LORD spake unto Mofes, faying,

6. Speak unto the children of Ifrael, When a man or woman hall commit any fin that men commit, to do a trespass against the LORD, and that perfon be guilty;

6.When a man, &c.

Levit. 6.3. That men commit: i. e. Which

they are ordinarily obnoxious to, or o

vertaken with. We

have a more particular account of this matter, Levit, 6.

7. Then they fhall confefs their fin which they have done and be fhall recompenfe his trefpafs with the principal thereof, and add unto it the fifth part thereof, and give it unto him against whom he hath trefpaffed.

7 Confels The Confeffion of Sin is required in order to Job 33. 27, 28. And Pardon, Prov, 28. 13. this Confeffion among the Jews was

made in this form of words, God, I have finned, I have done perverfely, I have trefpaffed before thee, and I bave done thus and this; and lo, I repent and ans afhamed of my doings, and will never do fo no more, Maimon. H. Tefhub. c. 1.] His trefpafs: i. e. The thing in which he hath trefpaffed, or injured his Neighbour. the principal Or, In the principal, Levit. 6. 5. Fifth : See the Notes on Levit.6.5.

8. But if the man have no kinf man to recompenfe the trefpafs to, let the trefpafs be recompenfed unto the LORD, even to the prieft befide the ram of the atonement, whereby an atonement fhall be made for him.

With

8. No kinfman: Which might frequently happ'n where the wronged per fons were Profelytes. Priest: Whom God fubftitutes as his Receiver. Rum of the atonement: See Levituos

11. And the LORD fpake unto Mofes, faying,

Offering of Barleymeal, without either Oyl or Frankincenfe, betoken'd forrow,and

a fenfe of guilt; It was not an Offering of fweet favour, as that is called which had both Oyl and Frankincense, Levit. 2. 2. But this is an Offering bringing iniquity to remembrance, and therefore will admit neither of Öyl nor Frankincenfe, Levit.5.11.

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16. And the priest shall bring ber near, and fet her before the LORD,

16. Her: Or, It: i.c. The Offering, hot the Woman of whom in v. 18. Be

fore the LORD: See the Notes on Levit. 1. §: 0

17. And the priest shall take holy water in an earthen vessel, and of the duft that is in the floor of the tabernacle the priest fhall take, and put it into the water.

17. Holy water i e. Water out of the Laver, Exod.30. 18, wife a fign of forDuft: This was likerow, Job 2. 12. See the Notes on v.15.

18. Uncover: This is likewife another. token of forrow, Levit.21, 10, and v, 15. Fidelity and Chastity And the Woman's being queftioned, the Covering of her Head (betokening her Subjection and Chastity,

1 Cor. 11.) was fitly taken away. Bitter water: Though we are told by the Jewish Writers, that fome bitter thing was put into this Water which made it bitter, yet it might be truly called bitter from the Effect of it upon the guilty; to whom bringing a Curfe, it was bitter in the End,

And the priest shall charge · 19. her by an oath, and fay unto the woman. If no man bave lien with thee, and if thou haft not gone a fidero uncleannefs with another in stead of thy husband, be thou free from this bitter water that caufeth the curfe

29. But if thou hast gone afide to

19. Charge her by an oath: Or, adjure her, as the Vulgar Latin hath it. See the Notes on Levit. 5.1. With another instead of thy hus bands Or, being in the power of thy busband: Heb. Under thy husband. another in ftead of

thy busband, and if thou be defiled, and fame man bath lien with thee hafade thine husband

And the priest shall write thefe fourses in a book, and he shall blog them out with the bitter wa

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21. Charge: See v.19. An Oath: An Example, faith the Vulgar. That is, a common inftance in forms of Execration, which do accompany Oaths, Rot: Heb.Fall

Or,

23. Amen: Be it fo, We have Amen here twice, and that perhaps with a diftinct reference to 2. 19. and to what follows from. 20.

23. These curfes: Thole words from 20 at least,

a book So a Scroll or Parchment, or finall Writing, was called among the Jews, Deut. 24. 1. Blot, &c., Shall blot out the Cuses with the Water; and when he hath done fo, the Woman muft drink that Water which was the Receiver of these words of Execra ·tion, 2014.