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Most fruitful [and] learned co[m]mentaries of Doctor Peter Martyr Vermil Florentine, professor of divinity,…Most fruitfull [and] learned co[m]mentaries of Doctor Peter Martir Vermil Florentine, professor of deuinitie,…
Most fruitful [and] learned co[m]mentaries of Doctor Peter Martyr Vermil Florentine, professor of divinity, in the University of Tygure with a very profitable tract of the matter and places. Herein is also added [and] contained two most ample tables, aswell of the matter, as of the words: with an index of the places in the holy scripture. Set forth & allowed, according to the order appointed in the Queens majesties injunctions.Most fruitfull [and] learned co[m]mentaries of Doctor Peter Martir Vermil Florentine, professor of deuinitie, in the Vniuersitye of Tygure with a very profitable tract of the matter and places. Herein is also added [and] contained two most ample tables, aswel of the matter, as of the wordes: wyth an index of the places in the holy scripture. Set forth & allowed, accordyng to thorder appointed in the Quenes maiesties iniunctions.
London: printed by John Day, 1564London: printed by Iohn Day, 1564
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26 She put her hand to the nail, and her right hand to the workman's hammer: with the hammer smote she Sisera, she smote of his head, wounded him, and pierced his temple. 27 He was bowed down between her feet, he fell down, he slept between her feet he bowed himself, and fell: and when he bowed himself, there he fell down, destroyed.
26 She put her hand to the nayle, and her right hand to the workemās hammer: with the hammer smote she Sisera, she smote of his head, wounded him, and persed his temple. 27 He was bowed down betwene her feete, he fell downe, he slept betwene her feete he bowed hymselfe, and fell: and when he bowed himselfe, there he fell downe, destroyed.
That which is translated, She put her hand, in the Hebrew it is put in the plural number, Taschlechavah, and yet the speech is but of one, namely of Jael, which seemeth can not aptly be done. Wherefore some do so expound it, that the two extreme letters of that word are added by this figure Pleonasmos, so that the number may be reduced to unity, that Jael be said to put her hand to the nail. Other think that the plural number, ought not to be referred unto Jael, but unto her strength & might, which extended her hands to these things. There are some also which to undo this heard doubt, say that the hands should be interpretated moved or put to, in the passive voice. For the right hand was put to the hammer, & the left hand unto the nail. Lastly, the order of the words which seemeth to be troublesome, of some is thus construed: Her hand unto the nail, 1namely her left hand: and her right hand to the workman's hammer, put themselves that is, desired or gave themselves unto it. And this is a very trim description, whereby this thing done is manifestly set before our eyes, neither maketh it us only in our minds to see the woman, holding in her hand the hammer & the nail, but also it showeth unto us one certain part of the body which was stricken, namely the head, and in the head, the very temples, because they are easily pierced. And undoubtedly that member was stricken of her, which being broken or pierced, the whole body is utterly left unprofitable. Farther, there are here described certain motions, which are proper unto such as perish suddenly, & by a violent kind of death. For when he was very sore wounded, & by overmuch pain in a manner astonished, he bowed his body twice or thrice. For he went about to rise, and wanting strength he fell down again, and miserably lay between the feet of Jael. So God throweth down and putteth to shame the arrogant and proud enemies of his people. For what thing can be thought to be more filthy, then for such a great captain to be spoiled of his host, to lye lurking, drunk, and snorting, and so to be killed of a woman?