Gen 37:25, Judg 6:5, 7:12, 8:21, 26, 1Ch 5:20-21, Job 1:3 | TSK | STEP | they sat. Ishmeelites. Gilead. spicery.{Nechoth,} is rendered by the LXX. "incense;" Syriac, "resin;" Samaritan, "balsam;" Acquila, "storax;" which is followed by Bochart. This drug is abundant in Syria, and here Moses joins with it resin, honey, and myrrh; which agrees with the nature of the storax, which is the resin of a tree of the same name, of a reddish colour, and peculiarly pleasant fragrance. balm{Tzeri,} which in Arabic, as a verb, is to flow, seems to be a common name, as balm or balsam with us, for many of those oily, resinous substances, which flow spontaneously, or by incision, from various trees or plants; accordingly the ancients have generally interpreted it resin. myrrh.{Lot,} is probably, as Junius, De Dieu, Celsius, and Ursinus contend, the same as the Arabic {ladan}, Greek [ladanon,] and Latin {ladanum}.

‏ Genesis 37:25

they sat.

Ishmeelites.

28,36; 16:11,12; 25:1-4,16-18; 31:23; Ps 83:6

Gilead.

spicery.{Nechoth,} is rendered by the LXX. "incense;" Syriac, "resin;" Samaritan, "balsam;" Acquila, "storax;" which is followed by Bochart. This drug is abundant in Syria, and here Moses joins with it resin, honey, and myrrh; which agrees with the nature of the storax, which is the resin of a tree of the same name, of a reddish colour, and peculiarly pleasant fragrance.

balm{Tzeri,} which in Arabic, as a verb, is to flow, seems to be a common name, as balm or balsam with us, for many of those oily, resinous substances, which flow spontaneously, or by incision, from various trees or plants; accordingly the ancients have generally interpreted it resin.

myrrh.{Lot,} is probably, as Junius, De Dieu, Celsius, and Ursinus contend, the same as the Arabic {ladan}, Greek [ladanon,] and Latin {ladanum}.

‏ Judges 6:5

tents.

So 1:5; Isa 13:20

as grasshoppers.

7:12; 8:10; Jer 46:23

their camels.

8:21; 1Sa 30:17; Isa 60:6; Jer 49:29,32

to destroy.

Ps 83:4-12

‏ Judges 7:12

the Midianites.

6:3,5,33; 1Ki 4:30

grasshoppers.

8:10; 2Ch 14:9-12; Ps 3:1; 33:16; 118:10-12; Isa 8:9,10

‏ Judges 8:21

Rise thou.It was disgraceful to fall by the hands of a child; and death by the blows of such a person must be much more lingering and tormenting. Some have employed children to dispatch captives.

9:54; 1Sa 31:3,5; Re 9:6

slew.

Ps 83:1

ornaments. or, ornaments like the moon.

Isa 3:18

‏ Judges 8:26

a thousand.Taking the shekel at half an ounce, the sum of the gold ear-rings was 73 lbs. 4oz. and worth about £3,300 sterling.

collars. or, sweet jewels. purple.

Es 8:15; Jer 10:9; Eze 27:7; Lu 16:19; Joh 19:2,5; Re 17:4

Re 18:12,16

chains.

‏ 1 Chronicles 5:20-21

And they.

22; Ex 17:11; Jos 10:14,42; 1Sa 7:12; 19:15; Ps 46:1; 146:5,6

for they cried.

1Ki 8:44,45; 2Ch 13:14,15; 14:11-13; 18:31; 20:12; 32:20,21

in the battle.

1Ki 22:32; 2Ch 13:13,14; 14:10,11; 18:31

because.

Ps 9:10; 20:7,8; 22:4,5; 84:11,12; Jer 17:7,8; Na 1:7; Eph 1:12

took away. Heb. led captive. camels.The camel, in Hebrew {gamal,} retained with little variation in all languages, is, according to the Linnæan system, a genus of quadrapeds of the order pecora; comprehending the camel, properly so called, with two prominences; the dromedary, with a single one; the lama, or Peruvian camel, with the back even and the breast gibbose, and the pacos, or camel without any gibbosity. The camel, properly so called, is about 6® feet in height: its head is small; ears short; neck long, slender, and bending; legs long and slender, having four callosities on the fore legs and two on the hinder, on which it rests; feet soft, parted, but not thoroughly divided; bottom of the foot tough and pliant; tail about two feet in length, terminating in a tuft; and hair fine, soft, of considerable length, and of a dusky reddish colour. Besides the same internal structure as other ruminating animals, it is furnished with an additional bag for containing a quantity of water till wanted.

men. Heb. souls of men.

Nu 31:35; Re 18:13

‏ Job 1:3

substance. or, cattle.

Ge 12:5; 13:6; 34:23; 2Ch 32:29

seven.

42:12; Ge 12:16; Nu 31:32-34; Jud 6:5; 1Sa 25:2; 2Ki 3:4; Pr 10:22

household. or, husbandry.

2Ch 26:10

greatest.

29:9,10,25

men. Heb. sons.

Jud 6:3; 7:12; 8:10; 1Ki 4:30

of the east.

Ge 25:6; 29:1; Nu 23:7