Dinah is ravished by Shechem. Before CHRIST cir. 1732. GENESIS, XXXIV. CHAPTER XXXIV. 1 Dinah is ravished by Shechem. 4 He sueth to marry her. 13 The sons of Jacob offer the condition of circumcision to the Shechemites. 20 Hamor and Shechem persuade them to accept it. 25 The sons of Jacob upon that advantage slay them, 27 and spoil their city. 30 Jacob reproveth Simeon and Levi. The Shechemites put to the sword. that is uncircumcised; for that were a reproach unto us: 15 But in this will we consent unto If ye will be as we be, that every you: male of you be circumcised ; 16 Then will we give our daughters unto you, and we will take your daughters AND.Dinah the daughter of Leah, to us, and we will dwell with you, and we b which she bare unto Jacob, went out to see the daughters of the land. 2 And when Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, prince of the country, saw her, he took her, and lay with her, and † defiled her. C d 3 And his soul clave unto Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the damsel, and spake kindly unto the damsel. e 4 And Shechem spake unto his father Hamor, saying, Get me this damsel to wife. 5 And Jacob heard that he had defiled Dinah his daughter: now his sons were with his cattle in the field: and Jacob 1 Sam. 10.27. held his peace until they were come. 6 ¶ And Hamor the father of Shechem went out unto Jacob to commune with him. 2 Sam. 13.20, will become one people. 17 But if ye will not hearken unto us, to be circumcised; then will we take our daughter, and we will be gone. 18 And their words pleased Hamor, and Shechem Hamor's son. more 19 And the young man deferred not to do the thing, because he had delight in Jacob's daughter: and he was honourable than all the house of his father. 20 And Hamor and Shechem his son came unto the gate of their city, and communed with the men of their city, saying, 21 These men are peaceable with us; therefore let them dwell in the land, and trade therein; for the land, behold, it is large enough for them; let us take their daughters to us for wives, and let us give them our daughters. 22 Only herein will the men consent unto us for to dwell with us, to be one people, if every male among us be circumcised, as they are circumcised. 23 Shall not their cattle and their substance and every beast of their's be our's? only let us consent unto them, and they will dwell with us. Before CHRIST cir. 1732. P Josh. 5. 9. 42 Chron. 4. 9. * ch. 23. 10. 7. 25 ¶ And it came to pass on the third day, when they were sore, that two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, Dinah'sch. 49. 5, 6, brethren, took each man his sword, and came upon the city boldly, and slew all the males. 26 And they slew Hamor and Shechem his son with the † edge of the sword,+Heb.mouth. and took Dinah out of Shechem's house, and went out. 27 The sons of Jacob came upon the slain, and spoiled the city, because they had defiled their sister. 28 They took their sheep, and their oxen, and their asses, and that which was in the city, and that which was in the field, 29 And all their wealth, and all their God sendeth Jacob to Beth-el. 10 And God said unto him, Thy name is Jacob: thy name shall not be called 14 And Jacob set up a pillar in the place where he talked with him, even a pillar of stone: and he poured a drink offering thereon, and he poured oil 15 And Jacob called the name of the go up to Beth-el, and dwell there: and make there an altar unto God, that 2 Then Jacob said unto his houshold, and to all that were with him, Put away 8 ch. 32. 7. 24. God, who answered me in the day of 4 And they gave unto Jacob all the strange gods which were in their hand, and all their earrings which were in 5 And they journeyed: and the ter- ror of God was upon the cities that were round about them, and they did not pur- 6¶So Jacob came to "Luz, which is ch.28. 19,22. in the land of Canaan, that is, Beth-el, he and all the people that were with him. 7 And he built there an altar, and That is, The called the place || El-beth-el: because 23 The sons of Leah; Reuben, Ja- cob's firstborn, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Zebulun: 24 The sons of Rachel; Joseph, and 25 And the sons of Bilhah, Rachel's 26 And the sons of Zilpah, Leah's handmaid; Gad, and Asher: these are the sons of Jacob, which were born to him Arbah, which is Hebron, where Abracir. 1729. ham and Isaac sojourned. 1716. ch. 15, 15, & 25. 8. 28 And the days of Isaac were an hundred and fourscore years. k 29 And Isaac gave up the ghost, and died, and was gathered unto his people, 1 So ch. 25, 9, being old and full of days: and 'his sons Esau and Jacob buried him. & 49. 31, cir. 1796. ch. 25. 30. b ch. 26. 34. e ver. 25. cir. 1760. 4 ch. 28. 9. 1 Chron. 1. 35. cir. 1740. + Heb. souls. fch. 13. 6, 11. ch. 17, 8, & 28.4. à ch. 32. 3. Deut. 2, 5, Josh. 24, 4. i ver. 1, + Heb. Edom 1 Chron. 1. 35, &c. Or, Zephi. 1 Chron. 1. 36. 1 Exod. 17. 8, 14. Numb. 24. 20. 1 Sam. 15. 2. 3, &c. 4 And Adah bare to Esau Eliphaz; and Bashemath bare Reuel; 5 And Aholibamah bare Jeush, and Jaalam, and Korah: these are the sons of Esau, which were born unto him in the land of Canaan, 6 And Esau took his wives, and his sons, and his daughters, and all the † persons of his house, and his cattle, and all his beasts, and all his substance, which he had got in the land of Canaan; and went into the country from the face of his brother Jacob. 14 And these were the sons of Aholibamah, the daughter of Anah the daughter of Zibeon, Esau's wife and she bare to Esau Jeush, and Jaalam, and Korah. 15 These were dukes of the sons of cir. 1715. Esau: the sons of Eliphaz the firstborn son of Esau; duke Teman, duke Omar, duke Zepho, duke Kenaz, 16 Duke Korah, duke Gatam, and duke Amalek: these are the dukes that came of Eliphaz in the land of Edom; these were the sons of Adah. 17 ¶ And these are the sons of Reuel Esau's son; duke Nahath, duke Zerah, duke Shammah, duke Mizzah; these are the dukes that came of Reuel in the land of Edom; these are the sons of Bashemath Esau's wife. 18 And these are the sons of Aholibamah Esau's wife; duke Jeush, duke Jaalam, duke Korah: these were the dukes that came of Aholibamah the daughter of Anah, Esau's wife. m 19 These are the sons of Esau, who is Edom, and these are their dukes. 20 ¶ These are the sons of Seir "the cir. 1840. Horite, who inhabited the land; Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah, 21 And Dishon, and Ezer, and Dishan; these are the dukes of the Horites, the children of Seir in the land of Edom, 22 And the children of Lotan were Hori and || Hemam; and Lotan's sister was Timna. 23 And the children of Shobal were these; || Alvan, and Manahath, and Ebal, || Shepho, and Onam. Joseph is hated of his brethren. Before CHRIST cir. 1780. P1 Chron. 1. 43. 91 Chron. 1. 50, Hadad Pai. 1 Chron. 1. 1 Or, Aliah. + Heb. Edom. + Heb. of his father's sojournings. ch. 17. 8. & 23. 4. & 28. 4. & 36.7. 1729. GENESIS, XXXVII. of Hori, among their dukes in the land of Seir. 31 And these are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom, before there reigned any king over the children of Israel. 32 And Bela the son of Beor reigned in Edom and the name of his city was Dinhabah. 33 And Bela died, and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his stead. 34 And Jobab died, and Husham of the land of Temani reigned in his stead. 35 And Husham died, and Hadad the son of Bedad, who smote Midian in the field of Moab, reigned in his stead: and the name of his city was Avith. 36 And Hadad died, and Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his stead. 37 And Samlah died, and Saul of Rehoboth by the river reigned in his stead. 38 And Saul died, and Baal-hanan the son of Achbor reigned in his stead. q 39 And Baal-hanan the son of Achbor died, and Hadar reigned in his stead: and the name of his city was Pau; and his wife's name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab. 40 And these are the names of the dukes that came of Esau, according to their families, after their places, by their names; duke Timnah, duke || Alvah, duke Jetheth, 41 Duke Aholibamah, duke Elah, duke Pinon, 42 Duke Kenaz, duke Teman, duke Mibzar, 43 Duke Magdiel, duke Iram: these be the dukes of Edom, according to their habitations in the land of their possession: he is Esau the father of † the Edomites. CHAPTER XXXVII. 2 Joseph is hated of his brethren. 5 His two dreams. 13 Jacob sendeth him to visit his brethren. 18 His brethren conspire his death. 21 Reuben saveth him. 26 They sell him to the Ishmeelites. 31 His father, deceived by the bloody coat, mourneth for him. 36 He is sold to Potiphar in Egypt. AND Jacob dwelt in ND Jacob dwelt in the land + wherein his father was a stranger, in the land of Canaan. 2 These are the generations of Jacob. Hebr. 11. 9. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brethren; and the lad was with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father's wives: 1 Sam. 2. 22, and Joseph brought unto his father their evil report. 23, 24. b 3 Now Israel loved Joseph more than Joseph's two dreams. C all his children, because he was the son of his old age: and he made him a coat of many || colours. Before CHRIST 1729. ech. 44. 20. 4 And when his brethren saw that their Or, pieces. father loved him more than all his brethren, they hated him, and could not speak peaceably unto him. d 5 And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it his brethren: and they hated him yet the more. e 6 And he said unto them, Hear, I pray you, this dream which I have dreamed: 7 For, behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and, lo, my sheaf arose, and also stood upright; and, behold, your sheaves stood round about, and made obeisance to my sheaf. 8 And his brethren said to him, Shalt thou indeed reign over us? or shalt thou indeed have dominion over us? And they hated him yet the more for his dreams, and for his words. Judg. 5. 30. 2 Sam.13.18. d ch. 27. 41. & 49. 23. ech. 42. 6, 9. & 43. 26. & 44. 14. 9 And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it his brethren, and said, Behold, I have dreamed a dream more; and, behold, 'the sun and the moon and ch. 46. 29. the eleven stars made obeisance to me. 10 And he told it to his father, and to his brethren: and his father rebuked him, and said unto him, What is this dream that thou hast dreamed? Shall I and thy mother and thy brethren indeed come to bow down ourselves to thee to the earth? 11 And his brethren envied him; but Acts 7. 9. his father observed the saying. 12 And his brethren went to feed their father's flock in Shechem. 13 And Israel said unto Joseph, Do not thy brethren feed the flock in Shechem? come, and I will send thee unto them. And he said to him, Here am I. GENESIS, XXXVIII. Judah begetteth Er, Onan, and Shelah. 18 And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him. 19 And they said one to another, Behold, this † dreamer cometh. 20 Come now therefore, and let us Acts 23. 12 slay him, and cast him into some pit, and we will say, Some evil beast hath devoured him and we shall see what will become of his dreams. + Heb. master of dreams. Prov. 1. 11, 16. & 6. 17. P ch. 42. 22. Or, pieces. Prov. 30, 20. Amos 6. 6. 36. P 21 And Reuben heard it, and he delivered him out of their hands; and said, Let us not kill him. 22 And Reuben said unto them, Shed no blood, but cast him into this pit that is in the wilderness, and lay no hand upon him; that he might rid him out of their hands, to deliver him to his father again. 23 And it came to pass, when Joseph was come unto his brethren, that they stript Joseph out of his coat, his coat of many | colours that was on him; 24 And they took him, and cast him into a pit and the pit was empty, there was no water in it. ૧ r 25 And they sat down to eat bread: and they lifted up their eyes and looked, See ver. 28, and, behold, a company of Ishmeelites came from Gilead with their camels bearing spicery and balm and myrrh, going to carry it down to Egypt. ⚫ Jer. 8. 22. ver. 20. ch. 4. 10. Job 16. 18. 2 ch. 42. 21. 7 ch. 29. 14. + Heb.heark. ened. 26 And Judah said unto his brethren, What profit is it if we slay our brother, and conceal his blood? 27 Come, and let us sell him to the 1 Sam. 18.17. Ishmeelites, and "let not our hand be upon him; for he is our brother and y flesh. And his brethren † were content. 28 Then there passed by Midianites merchantmen; and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold JoSee Matt. 27. seph to the Ishmeelites for twenty pieces of silver and they brought Joseph into Egypt. * Judg. 6. 3. ch. 45, 4, 5. Ps. 105. 17. Acts 7. 9. 9. Job 1. 20. b a 29 And Reuben returned unto the pit; and, behold, Joseph was not in the pit; and he rent his clothes. 30 And he returned unto his brethren, ch. 42. 13,36. and said, The child is not; and I, whither shall I go? Jer. 31. 15. 31 And they took Joseph's coat, and killed a kid of the goats, and dipped the coat in the blood; 32 And they sent the coat of many colours, and they brought it to their father; and said, This have we found: know now whether it be thy son's coat or no. 35 And all his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him; but he refused to be comforted; and he said, For I will go down into the grave unto my son mourning. Thus his father wept for him. 36 And the Midianites sold him into Egypt unto Potiphar, an † officer of Pharaoh's, and † || captain of the guard. CHAPTER XXXVIII. 1 Judah begetteth Er, Onan, and Shelah. 6 Er marrieth Tamar. 8 The trespass of Onan. 11 Tamar stayeth for Shelah. 13 She deceiveth Judah. 27 She beareth twins, Pharez and Zarah. Audat went down from his brethren, ND it came to pass at that time, that and turned in to a certain Adullamite, whose name was Hirah. b Before CHRIST cir. 1729. f ver. 20. ch. 44. 28 8 ver. 29. 2 Sam. 3. 31. h 2 Sam. 12. 17. i ch. 42. 38. & 44. 29, 31. ch. 39. 1. + Heb. eu. nuch: But the word doth signify not only eunuchs, but also cham. berlains, courtiers, and officers. Esth. 1. 10. + Heb, chief of the slaughtermen, or, ex. ecutioners. || Or, chief marshal. a ch. 19. 3. 2 Kings 4.8. 2 And Judah saw there a daughter of ch. 34. 2. a certain Canaanite, whose name was Shuah; and he took her, and went in unto her. с 3 And she conceived, and bare a son; and he called his name Er. d e 4 And she conceived again, and bare a son; and she called his name Onan. 5 And she yet again conceived, and bare a son; and called his name 'Shelah : and he was at Chezib, when she bare him. 6 And Judah took a wife for Er his firstborn, whose name was Tamar. 7 And Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the LORD; i and the LORD slew him. 8 And Judah said unto Onan, Go in unto thy brother's wife, and marry her, and raise up seed to thy brother. 9 And Onan knew that the seed should not be 'his; and it came to pass, when he went in unto his brother's wife, that he spilled it on the ground, lest that he should give seed to his brother. 10 And the thing which he did † displeased the LORD: wherefore he slew him also. 11 Then said Judah to Tamar his daughter in law, "Remain a widow at thy father's house, till Shelah my son be grown: for he said, Lest peradventure he die also, as his brethren did. And Tamar went and dwelt in her father's house. e 1Chron.2. 3. d ch. 46. 12. Numb. 26. 19. cir. 1727. ch. 46. 12. Numb, 26. 19. fch. 46. 12. Numb. 26. 20. 8 ch. 21. 21. h ch. 46. 12. Numb. 26. 19. 11 Chron. 2. 3. Deut. 25. 5. Matt. 22. 24. I Deut. 25. 6. + Heb. was evil in the eyes of the LORD. mch. 46. 12. Numb. 26. 19. n Ruth 1. 13. Lev. 22. 13. |