[12] The correctness of these extracts, historically and etymologically considered, needs no comment.

[13] Numb. ii. 2. “Every man shall pitch by his own standard, with the ensign of his father’s house.”

[14] Gen. xlix.

[15] He couched as a lion....

[16] Zebulon shall be for an haven of ships....

[17] Issachar is a strong ass couching down between two burdens....

[18] Dan shall be a serpent by the way....

[19] He shall yield royal dainties....

[20] Naphtali is a hind let loose ... &c. &c. &c.

[21] Sprinkled with drops of water.