_Athersatha. Hebrew hatirshatha. Protestants, "the tirshatha," cup-bearer, or governor, highly (Haydock) "privileged" and honoured by Artaxerxes. (Worthington) --- Hebrew, "And over those who were sealed, (Calmet; Septuagint; or who sealed the deed. Haydock) Nehemias, the cup-bearer." Esdras, Eliasi... [ Continue Reading ]
_Priests. All, at least after Nehemias. (Haydock)_... [ Continue Reading ]
_Pharos. Many of these are mentioned as returning from Babylon, chap. vii. 8, 11, &c._... [ Continue Reading ]
_Lands. Idolaters, (Haydock) namely, the proselytes. (Menochius) --- Daughters. These did not all subscribe in person, but by the hands of the intelligent, and chief men, (ver. 29.) or, (Calmet) as the Septuagint seem to understand, these went through the different ranks of the people, and received... [ Continue Reading ]
_Understand. Hebrew mebin, "the teachers," or Levites, 1 Esdras viii. 16. (Menochius) --- Promising. Hebrew, "clave to their brethren;" and they promised with a curse to transgressors, and with an oath to walk, &c. (Haydock)_... [ Continue Reading ]
_And. In all covenants, the articles which have been chiefly broken, are specified. (Worthington)_... [ Continue Reading ]
_Holy day. The contrary practice is therefore sinful. (Haydock) --- Year. Not cultivating the land, Leviticus xxv. 4. --- Hand. No debts were to be demanded, Deuteronomy xv. 1. (Menochius)_... [ Continue Reading ]
_Third part. About 9 d., (Haydock) on account of the poverty of the people. (Calmet) --- They afterwards paid half a sicle, or 1 s. 2 d., conformably to the law, Exodus xxx. 13., and Matthew xvii. 23. (Haydock) --- Before the captivity, the kings of Juda provided sacrifices, (2 Paralipomenon xxxi. 3... [ Continue Reading ]
_Wood. The Nathinites had performed this office till the captivity. But not their numbers were too small. (Calmet) --- The people therefore brought the wood. The Levites, with the Nathinites, carried it into the temple, and the priests laid it upon the altars; all being regulated by lots. (Lyranus)... [ Continue Reading ]
_Every tree, of seven species; the pear, apple, fig, apricot, olive, palm, and vine trees; besides wheat, legumes, &c. (Calmet) --- For three years the fruit was deemed unclean, Leviticus xix. 23. (Menochius)_... [ Continue Reading ]
_Meats. Hebrew, "paste," Numbers xv. 20., (Calmet) and xxiii. 17. --- Ground, or the produce. (Menochius)_... [ Continue Reading ]
CHAPTER X. _ With. To observe that all is done according to the law, Numbers xviii. 26. (Calmet)_... [ Continue Reading ]