And she called his name Joseph
Which signifies "adding", or rather, "to be added"; or, "God
shall add", giving this reason for it; and said, the Lord
shall add to me another son:
which is expressive of strong faith; that as she had begun to
bear children, she should bear another, as she did; though some
read the words as a wish or prayer, "may the Lord", or, "and that
the Lord would add" F8; but our version seems best: the
name Joseph is composed of two words, one which signifies to
gather or take away, used in ( Genesis
30:23 ) , and another which signifies to add; and so has
respect to the Lord's taking away her reproach, and adding to her
another son: Melo, an Heathen writer, makes mention of Joseph by
name, as Polyhistor F9 relates, and makes him the twelfth
and last son of Abraham, whereas he was the eleventh of Jacob. He
was born, as the Jews say F11, the twenty seventh of
Tammuz or June, and lived one hundred and ten years.
F8 (Poy) "addat", V. L. Pagninus, Montanus, Junius & Tremellius, Piscator.
F9 Apud. Euseb. Praepar. Evangel. l. 9. c. 19. p. 421.
F11 Shalshal. ibid.