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On The Mystic Numbers, 9 And 15.
AVe subjoin Brother Aaron ' s reply . TO THE EDITOR OP THE FREEMASONS * REVIEW . DEAR SIR AND BROTHER . —In reply to the respected Brother of tbe Fraternity who has kindly pointed out to you the errors he supposes I had made in my article on the Mystic Numbers 9 and 15 viz ., in the
, words " DDV " and " 1 . VDV I beg leave to submit the following observations , in which I trust I shall succeed in proving to the learned Brother , that the words quoted exactly answer the purpose for which they are intended , and in order to illustrate the subject in the best manner , I herewith annex the opinions of the most approved Commentators on Holy Writ .
In the first instance , I must remark that the Hebrew word DDV , signifies that space of time during which the sun sheds its rays on the earth , and is generally coupled throughout Scripture with the word TV ?" 1 ) , as will be seen in the few examples annexed . The word DV often denotes a natural or civil day , which is that space of time , wherein the earth performs one revolution on its axis , viz ., twenty-four hours , so that its several parts shall successively enjoy the light of the great luminary the sun , for example ,
" in ^ ipn ' 'nil my TH "—Gen . ; . It is true that the word DDV is frequently used in tbe sacred writings in an adverbial sense , daily , or by day , the word " by" being introduced in the English to make it euphonically . But whenever the Bible wishes to convey what is understood by the English word " daily , " a double expression is used , viz ., DV DV- And
indeed it is one of the characteristics of the language to use a twofold expression in an emphatic style . The following few examples , perhaps , will suffice . Psalms xiii . 3 . " How long shall I take counsel in my soul , having sorrow in my heart ? " " DDV " rendered in the English Bible , " daily . " The learned iMendelszohn explains it in the following manner , " at all timesand all seasons" continually .
, The learned Kircher illustrates this verse thus . " How long shall 1 continue to take counsel in my soul , without hopes of relief , even DDV the day which , devoted to the busy occupations of life , tends to divert the mind from the grief it labours under , does not extend that benefit to me , my troubles being so numerous . "
Isaiah xxxiv . 10 . It shall not be quenched night QDV \ nor day . the " ) being used as the conjunction disjunctive , nor . Jeremiah xiv . 17 . " Let mine eyes run down with tears , " night DDV \ and day ; here the ~\ is used as the conjunction conjunctive , and . Regarding the objection my learned Brother has urged , that DDV is not in the 90 th Psalm , in tbe verse quoted , " Teach us to number our days , " I marvel that the same objection has not been started with JIJH , the word in the Psalm being JT . V . . For the information of the reader allow me to observe , that in elucidating any subject , it is not necessary implicitly to confine ourselves to
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On The Mystic Numbers, 9 And 15.
AVe subjoin Brother Aaron ' s reply . TO THE EDITOR OP THE FREEMASONS * REVIEW . DEAR SIR AND BROTHER . —In reply to the respected Brother of tbe Fraternity who has kindly pointed out to you the errors he supposes I had made in my article on the Mystic Numbers 9 and 15 viz ., in the
, words " DDV " and " 1 . VDV I beg leave to submit the following observations , in which I trust I shall succeed in proving to the learned Brother , that the words quoted exactly answer the purpose for which they are intended , and in order to illustrate the subject in the best manner , I herewith annex the opinions of the most approved Commentators on Holy Writ .
In the first instance , I must remark that the Hebrew word DDV , signifies that space of time during which the sun sheds its rays on the earth , and is generally coupled throughout Scripture with the word TV ?" 1 ) , as will be seen in the few examples annexed . The word DV often denotes a natural or civil day , which is that space of time , wherein the earth performs one revolution on its axis , viz ., twenty-four hours , so that its several parts shall successively enjoy the light of the great luminary the sun , for example ,
" in ^ ipn ' 'nil my TH "—Gen . ; . It is true that the word DDV is frequently used in tbe sacred writings in an adverbial sense , daily , or by day , the word " by" being introduced in the English to make it euphonically . But whenever the Bible wishes to convey what is understood by the English word " daily , " a double expression is used , viz ., DV DV- And
indeed it is one of the characteristics of the language to use a twofold expression in an emphatic style . The following few examples , perhaps , will suffice . Psalms xiii . 3 . " How long shall I take counsel in my soul , having sorrow in my heart ? " " DDV " rendered in the English Bible , " daily . " The learned iMendelszohn explains it in the following manner , " at all timesand all seasons" continually .
, The learned Kircher illustrates this verse thus . " How long shall 1 continue to take counsel in my soul , without hopes of relief , even DDV the day which , devoted to the busy occupations of life , tends to divert the mind from the grief it labours under , does not extend that benefit to me , my troubles being so numerous . "
Isaiah xxxiv . 10 . It shall not be quenched night QDV \ nor day . the " ) being used as the conjunction disjunctive , nor . Jeremiah xiv . 17 . " Let mine eyes run down with tears , " night DDV \ and day ; here the ~\ is used as the conjunction conjunctive , and . Regarding the objection my learned Brother has urged , that DDV is not in the 90 th Psalm , in tbe verse quoted , " Teach us to number our days , " I marvel that the same objection has not been started with JIJH , the word in the Psalm being JT . V . . For the information of the reader allow me to observe , that in elucidating any subject , it is not necessary implicitly to confine ourselves to