ADMIRE, Admiration, Admirable. Besides the common signification of these words, which all the world is acquainted with, the Hebrews often make use of them to signify the conduct of God, as well towards his Children as Sinners, in trying or rewarding the one, and chastising the other, in this or in the other world. The Lord hath shewed his wonders to his Holy One, Mirificavit Dominus sanctum suum. Shew thy marvelous Loving-kindness, Mirifica misericordias tuas, &c. I will make the Exod. viii. 22. ix. 4.Land of Goshen to be admired, Faciam mirabilem terram Gessen. That is to say, I will distinguish it in a wonderful manner from the rest of Egypt. The most learned Interpreters agree, that the Hebrew Pale, פלא Pale.or Pele, which is generally translated admirable, signifies properly to distinguish, separate1. See likewise Exod. ix. 4. Faciet Dominus mirabile inter possessiones Israel, & possessiones Ægyptiorum. In this sense every thing remote from the common course of Life or of Nature, every thing which is any way distinguishable, is admirable.
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Translators’ note. And this Interpretation is followed by our English Translators, who in the several places cited by our Author, read set apart, sever. Buxtorf, under פלאobserves, Sunt & quædam ex hujus verbi formâ, pro segregare, quæ pertinent ad פלהNiph. Segregari, separari. Buxt. Lex. ↩