The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-02-26
Obsolete Scripture Worda.

have How become obsolete, and are usual
uninteligiba 20 those Who read thsm.-
While the great body of King Jnmess We
slon ia plain and peaplcuous the fuliowin
words might be- displaced by Others which a
may understand,
"God did fempi Abraham" Gen. a.. I.
TIE usual meaning u tempt IL 10 solicit
rrli. iiut 6Du tiueu NOT -siieit aBy sae T. d
evil The meaning Is, God hied Abraham.
"lhe lean knie" Gen. 4li2,
This l7 tho old plural Tor The word cou
"co're"' az swine Il the old plural Tor sou
"s0ueH."
Not one in 70 thousand would understan
kline aa meaning corf
"Joseph dirth and Is chesfed." Gen. 90
Who would suppose that this means ih4
Joseph dying was pm H hn ce0iH2 Tn
word cheH Wa by some Of the old writer
used ior reDin, but in any sense, cheSf, o.
q verb 10 becoming obsolete,
"ln rariag time aud haver" Ex. 3ii u
Earug means p'Duyifng, or hHng. -
Though much used by old English writer's
, DO 10 now entirely obsolete
/ "lhcy shall amore him IN a hundred she
keIs." Dcut, ~ 10.
The word here rendered amerce, means {,
FWlsA nv me, prcnnury or otherwise, B.,
taking from him portion Of his gouds-
Amrrre is entirely obsolete,
"Asher continued on thc sea shore, aud
abode iu h,s jreaeles," Judges, s. H..
Yes, so it reads, and what is its meaning
One 90 lnt pictures 20 himself person uu-
accustomed 20 change his wearing apparel, %
slu,enly individual, Bot the word here sig
niles The opepiHgs in the sea coast, the littlr
e'tS running from the sea shore into the
country, And the. dwelling place Of Asher
~as on the sea shore, among the ceels.
"AHd Gideon -mote the hosti for Il was
secure Judges, s; II.
One is " loss 20 see the connection here.
How could he host be routed. II IL WIS ge-
nUe1 The old sense Of the word secure ap-
pears 90 have been irIhnW c4re. or careless
The present meaning is safe, ~ needing no
care, according 60 which the passage should
evidently read Gideon smOte the host
because 10 was C1rciess."
And a certain woman cast piece or mill
stone upon Abimcechs head. and aH tr
brake his skull" Judges, 0 50.
Some additions of the Bible read "1N ro
break IBIS skull This is N.ll motc corrupt.
his obsolete expression, 0b-t0, wls formerly
used as an adyerb, for e1tirriL This rxpla.
nation gives % the passage q meaning cleit
10 every reader. The milestone rujirel,
broke his skull. The sNcrt is stated, instead
Of the design of the act 10 casting the stone
upon the head.
And that yely thoy yexed and oppressed
the children OF Israel lei gh,ecn years" Judge,
l0ss.
How an oppression coald bc visited for
vTgtJtrrT yr75rs ,rar ---i. t.iss-.s.
understanding. The phrase Hpt geIr obyi-
DUSTY rs synonymous with az that tiHc.
The word tadi,H occurs in the Bible re-
pcatrdy iu different forms II is the old
word for b0iL Thus 600 sam. .; Is 4: "Hr
will not have soHfu flesh of thee" should
read "bpRsd fcsh."
David fcig6cd himself mad, and seraJLled
on the doors Of the-Eatc.'
H. tha U1rC7IJ ~ f;fJ iFi gEs5:z:.r-- =: .lr.- -
word is explained by "ie m13e BiarL,." as hy
writing. Johns0ns definition Of srraliis t,
~ pa'r riM He hands, which is quite a.ditIrr-
eni thing from making marks as by ,rr1tug.
ut was at the every years end that he
polied his head"
The old word poH from tht French "pollc,"
signifies to iop or ciH ~ the hair. This use
Of the word /, obsolete.
"Jezcbcl hrea her head Kings, o 80.
Isa., 33Is.
The word allure would suggest the true
meaning. She dressed her hair.
"lIe dwclt irf a sererai house," o. c. sepa-
rats house. Kings, 1888.
But the word sereral is Not now used for
separate except in rare cases in some legal
documents.
so will we render the calres of our lips"
Hosea, Il: >.
Cdircy literally were offered as sacrifices.
Hence coires ot the Ups was used for sacit-
Gces Of the Ups; that is, lhe offerings Of CON
lcssion Of sin of praise and ttnkSgiriHg
which are made by the lips.
"All that hear the Jr1ut Of thee" Nahum
33,-fe.
BJGt is an entirely obsolete expression
for report or fame.
The above are selected from list Of near.
" one hundred different words in the old
Testament, which greatly mar the usefulness
of that yplume.-A J. Chygujr5s