Excerpt from Hebrew Lexicon Molt earnef't endeavours to underf'tand them in the language m which the were firft delivered, to effect this, and make-i poflible the Hebrew language a part of fchool infiru 'tion, the author of the following Lexicon, about three years fince, publilhed a film Grammar of that cm guage, a and now commits to the Public the fol lowing fheets, calculated for the ufe of Schools, as well as for private Students) The knowledge of the original Scriptures are fo pleafant, and their beaut1es (0 many, as far outweigh the fmall labour and time expended in the acquifition of their language. 'so effentially necefi'ary is the knowledge of thefe original Scriptures to the Mi of god' 3 Word, that he who 18 ignorant in this point {hould blufh, whenever he under takes to explain to his hearc1s a paffage ln the facred Code: It 13 in vam for him to alledge his {kill and knowledge of the Greek language, the Greek of the New Teftament can never be properly underflood by any one, ' who does not underftand the language of the Old. As all the Scriptures me a revelation from god, though they were delivered part by part, at different times, by different perfons, in different places, and in difi'erent ages, through the continued fpace of fifteen hundred years, from M fer to St. 70612 1n Patmos; yet they mufi be every where confifizent in principles, views, fentiments, and unifor. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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