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nected with the fundament and maintain the worship deny and despise Jehovah wed, that Jehovah being in by this or any other act, was this ground also. We punished with death:a to which the statements

him."-Death had been de the manner of death. It st with what had previous probable that the doddiye consequently, whether the rap nown to the criminal inse her the offender sinned od, which seems to have c

cerning the form of this fringe perhaps nothing positive can be determined. Some endeavour to ascer examining the two Hebrew words by which it is expressed. These are ציצית zizithin the presen gedilim, in Deut. xxii. 12. The former of these words elsewhere (as in Ezek. viii. 3) means a loc latter a rope, such as that with which Dalilah bound Samson (Judges xiv. 11, 12); and it is hence fringes consisted of many threads which hung like hair, and were twisted like a rope. As to the the next verse, to be put upon the fringe; the word should be "thread," not "riband;" or else it ma it is rendered in Exod. xxxix. 31. It may therefore have been either a blue thread twisted with a wh whole fringe, or else a lace by which the fringe was fastened to the edge of the garment. There a tators of authority, however, who think, from the explanation in Deut. xxii., that the "fringes" strings with tassels at the end, fastened to the four corners of the upper garment, the proper use of to fasten the corners together. Of this opinion are the modern Jews, as appears by the following chiefly from Levi's 'Ceremonies of the Jews:'-Every male of the Jewish nation is obliged to ha fringes at the four corners; and every morning when they put on these garments they take the frin and say "Blessed art thou, O Lord our God, king of the universe, who hast sanctified us with thy c commanded us the commandment of the fringes!" What they understand by the direction of the his description of the zizith or robe in question. It is made of two square pieces with two long joined to them, in order that one of the said pieces may hang down before upon the breast, and th the extremity of the four corners are fastened the strings, each of which has five knots besides the the five books of the law. The Rabbins, under whose instruction this profound analogy has been observe that each string consisted of eight threads, which, with the number of knots and the nu letters in the word zizith, make 613, which is, according to them, the exact number of the precepts this they argue the importance of this command, since he who observes it, they say, in effect observ There have been various conjectures as to the object of this law. The most probable is that the "f as a sort of badge or livery, by which, as well as by circumcision and by the fashion of their beards, liar diet, the Hebrews were to be distinguished from other people. Be this as it may, much superstit to be connected with the use of these fringes. The Pharisees are severely censured by our Saviour hypocrisy with which they made broad the "borders" of their garments. Our Lord himself wore t commonly called in the New Testament the "hem or border," and it was this part of his dress which touch, under the impression that the contact would make them whole. It was probably the pecul part of the dress, which directed attention to it in preference, for we may be certain that Christ hir it out. We think that we may thus obtain a new light on the subject which has escaped observat 43, a woman having an issue of blood comes behind him, touches the "border" of his garment, and i wards falls down at his feet and acknowledges what she had done. Hence the "fringe," so to call modern Jews think, before exclusively, but behind also, if not wholly behind; and hence also the scarcely have been at the bottom of the robe, as the other account supposes. We may therefore ask in fact such an embroidered edge, of various breadth, as we now see wrought with coloured worsted opening for the neck and down the breast of the abba, or woollen mantle, now in use among the Ar Exod. xxii. 27), and which is a very ancient article of dress, and probably in use among the Jews. on the one hand, be touched by a person behind the wearer, while on the other, the part in front own eye, as the law seems to require. We would by no means make a stand upon this conjecture; b a real Oriental usage, it is at least entitled to as much attention as the others, which are not so. H on the subject of these fringes may be found in Ainsworth's 'Annotations,' and Jennings's 'Jewish

CHAPTER XVI.

every one of them, and the I them: wherefore then lift ye above the congregation of the

4 And when Moses heard his face:

1 The rebellion of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram. 23
Moses separateth the people from the rebels tents.
31 The earth swalloweth up Korah, and a fire
consumeth others. 36 The censers are reserved
to holy use. 41 Fourteen thousand and seven
5 And he spake unto Kora
hundred are slain by a plague for murmuring his company, saying, Even t

against Moses and Aaron. 46 Aaron by incense
stayeth the plague.

Now 'Korah, the son of Izhar, the son of
Kohath, the son of Levi, and Dathan and
Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and On, the son
of Peleth, sons of Reuben, took men:

2 And they rose up before Moses, with
certain of the children of Israel, two hun-
dred and fifty princes of the assembly, "fa-
mous in the congregation, men of renown :

3 And they gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron, and

LORD will shew who are hi holy; and will cause him to c him: even him whom he hath cause to come near unto him.

6 This do; Take you c and all his company;

7. And put fire therein, an in them before the Lord to m shall be that the man whom choose, he shall be holy: ye t upon you, ye sons of Levi.

8 And Moses said unto K

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that the God of Israel hath separated you | vineyards: wilt thou 'put out the from the congregation of Israel, to bring these men? we will not come up. you near to himself to do the service of the tabernacle of the Lord, and to stand before the congregation to minister unto them?

10 And he hath brought thee near to him, and all thy brethren the sons of Levi with thee: and seek ye the priesthood also?

11 For which cause both thou and all thy company are gathered together against the LORD: and what is Aaron, that ye murmur against him?

12 And Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab: which said, We will not come up:

13 Is it a small thing that thou hast brought us up out of a land that floweth with milk and honey, to kill us in the wilderness, except thou make thyself altogether a prince over us?

15 And Moses was very wroth, an unto the LORD, 'Respect not thou ther ing: I have not taken one ass from neither have I hurt one of them.

16 And Moses said unto Korah, B and all thy company before the LORD and they, and Aaron, to morrow:

17 And take every man his cense put incense in them, and bring ye the Lord every man his censer, two dred and fifty censers; thou also, and each of you his censer.

18 And they took every man his c and put fire in them, and laid incense th and stood in the door of the taberna the congregation with Moses and Aard

19 And Korah gathered all the co gation against them unto the door o

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20 And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,

21 Separate yourselves from among this congregation, that I may consume them in

a moment.

22 And they fell upon their faces, and said, O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, shall one man sin, and wilt thou be wroth with all the congregation?

23 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

24 Speak unto the congregation, saying, Get you up from about the tabernacle of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram.

25 And Moses rose up and went unto Dathan and Abiram; and the elders of Israel followed him.

26 And he spake unto the congregation, saying, Depart, I pray you, from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing of their's, lest ye be consumed in all their sins.

27 So they gat up from the tabernacle of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram, on every side: and Dathan and Abiram came out, and stood in the door of their tents, and their wives, and their sons, and their little children.

28 And Moses said, Hereby ye shall know that the Lord hath sent me to do all these works; for I have not done them of mine own mind.

29 If these men die 'the common death of all men, or if they be visited after the visitation of all men; then the LORD hath

not sent me.

30 'But if the Lord 'make a new thing, and the earth open her mouth, and swallow them up, with all that appertain unto them, and they go down quick into the pit; then ye shall understand that these men have provoked the Lord.

aput out the eves not come up. as very wroth, and st ect not thou their offe en one ass from thes me of them. 1 unto Korah. Bet Defore the LORD, the to morrow: man his censer.. and bring ye beler his censer, two b thou also, and Aant

ery man his cense laid incense there f the tabernacle Toses and Aaron.

31 And it came to pass, as he had made an end of speaking all these words, that the ground clave asunder that was under them :

32 And the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up, and their houses, and all the men that appertained unto Korah, and all their goods.

33 They, and all that appertained to them, went down alive into the pit, and the earth closed upon them: and they perished from among the congregation.

34 And all Israel that were round about

35 And there came out a LORD, and consumed the two fifty men that offered incense

36 And the Lord spal saying,

37 Speak unto Eleazar the the priest, that he take up th of the burning, and scatter yonder; for they are hallowed

38 The censers of these s their own souls, let them mal plates for a covering of the a offered them before the L they are hallowed: and they s unto the children of Israel.

39 And Eleazar the pri brasen censers, wherewith th burnt had offered; and the broad plates for a covering of

40 To be a memorial unto t Israel, that no stranger, whic seed of Aaron, come near to before the LORD; that he be and as his company: as the him by the hand of Moses.

41 But on the morrow gation of the children of Isr against Moses and against Ye have killed the people of

42 And it came to pass, gregation was gathered again against Aaron, that they look tabernacle of the congregation the cloud covered it, and the LORD appeared.

43 And Moses and Aaron the tabernacle of the congreg

44 And the LORD spak saying,

45 Get you up from amor gation, that I may consume moment. And they fell upor

46 And Moses said unto a censer, and put fire therei altar, and put on incense, an unto the congregation, and m ment for them: for there is w from the LORD; the plague is

47 And Aaron took as Mose and ran into the midst of the and, behold, the plague was the people: and he put on made an atonement for the pe

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that the God of Israel hath separated you | vineyards: wilt thou put out the eyes of

from the congregation of Israel, to bring you near to himself to do the service of the tabernacle of the LORD, and to stand before the congregation to minister unto them?

10 And he hath brought thee near to him, and all thy brethren the sons of Levi with thee: and seek ye the priesthood also?

11 For which cause both thou and all thy company are gathered together against the LORD: and what is Aaron, that ye murmur against him?

12 And Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab: which said, We will not come up:

13 Is it a small thing that thou hast brought us up out of a land that floweth with milk and honey, to kill us in the wilderness, except thou make thyself altogether a prince over us?

these men? we will not come up.

15 And Moses was very wroth, and said unto the LORD, 'Respect not thou their offer. ing: I have not taken one ass from them, neither have I hurt one of them.

16 And Moses said unto Korah, Be thou and all thy company before the Lord, thou, and they, and Aaron, to morrow:

17 And take every man his censer, and put incense in them, and bring ye before the Lord every man his censer, two hun dred and fifty censers; thou also, and Aaron, each of you his censer.

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22 And they fell upon their faces, and said, O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, shall one man sin, and wilt thou be wroth with all the congregation?

23 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

24 Speak unto the congregation, saving Get you up from about the tabernacue of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram.

25 And Moses rose up and went LLC Dathan and Abiram; and the eiders of Israel followed him.

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