Rise thou, and fall upon us. — They deprecated the pain and shame of falling by the irresolute hands of a boy.
For as the man... his strength. — Deuteronomy 33:25. “As thy days, so shall thy strength be.”
Ornaments. — Saharonim, “little moons,” crescent-shaped ornaments of gold and silver, still in common use to decorate animals. Isaiah 3:18, “round tires like the moon.” “Niveo lunata monilia dente” (Stat. Theb. ix. 689). After one of his battles Mohammed found a slain camel adorned with these lunulœ and with strings of emeralds. The Roman senators (for another reason) wore silver crescents on their shoes.