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Jacob's departure.

GENESIS, XXXI.

Laban's pursuit after Jacob.

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2 And Jacob beheld the countenance B. C. 1739. The rose up, and passed over the river, and of Laban, and, behold, it was not toward him as before.

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a c.4.5. b c.15.18. c De.28.54.

3 And the LORD said unto Jacob, Return c.46.23. unto the land of thy fathers, and to thy kindred; and I will be with thee.

4 And Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah to the field, unto his flock;

5 And said unto them, I see your father's countenance, that it is not toward me as before; but the God of my father hath been with me. 5

6 And ye know, that with all my power I have served h father. your

2 K.12.17. Lu.9.51.

set his face d toward the mount Gilead.
22 And it was told Laban on the third
day, that Jacob was fled.

23 And he took his brethren with him, 1 as yesterday and pursued after him seven days journey; and they overtook him in the mount of Gilead.

and the day before.

e c.28.15.

ƒ c.20.3.

Job 33.15. g ver.2,3. 2 from good to bad.

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17 Then Jacob rose up, and set his sons w ver.19. and his wives upon camels. *

x c.24.10.

18 And he carried away all his cattle, felt. and all his goods which he had gotten, the cattle of his getting, which he had gotten in Padan-aram, for to go to Isaac his c.28.21. father in the land of Canaan.

19 And Laban went to shear his sheep: and Rachel had stolen the 6 images" that were her father's

20 And Jacob stole away 7 unawares to Laban the Syrian, in that he told him not that he fled.

21 So he fled with all that he had; and

z Ex.20.12. Le.19.32.

6 teraphim.

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Ju.17.5.

1 Sa. 19.13.

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25 Then Laban overtook Jacob. Jacob had pitched his tent in the mount; and Laban with his brethren pitched in the mount of Gilead.

26 And Laban said to Jacob, What hast thou done, that thou hast stolen away unawares to me, and carried away my daughters, as captives taken with the sword?

27 Wherefore didst thou flee away secretly, and 3 steal away from me; and didst not tell me, that I might have sent thee away with mirth, and with songs, with tabret, and with harp;

28 And hast not suffered me to kiss my sons m and my daughters? thou hast now done foolishly in so doing.

29 It is in the power of my hand to do you hurt: but the God of your father spake unto me yesternight, saying, Take thou heed that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad.

30 And now, though thou wouldest needs be gone, because thou sore longedst after thy father's house, yet wherefore hast thou stolen my gods?

31 And Jacob answered and said to Laban, Because I was afraid: for I said, Peradventure thou wouldest take by force thy daughters from me.

32 With whomsoever thou findest thy gods, let him not live: " before our brethren discern thou what is thine with me, and take it to thee. For Jacob knew not that Rachel had stolen them.

33 And Laban went into Jacob's tent, and into Leah's tent, and into the two maid-servants' tents; but he found them not. Then went he out of Leah's tent, and entered into Rachel's tent. 34 Now Rachel had taken the images, and put them in the camel's furniture, and sat upon them. And Laban 5 searched all the tent, but found them not.

35 And she said to her father, Let it not displease my lord that I cannot rise up before thee; for the custom of women is upon me. And he searched, but found not the images.

36 And Jacob was wroth,' and chode with Laban: and Jacob answered and said to Laban, What is my trespass, what is my sin, that thou hast so hotly pursued after me?

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37 Whereas thou hast searched all my B. C. 1739. stuff, what hast thou found of all thy a c.16.5. household-stuff? set it here before brethren, and thy brethren, that they may judge betwixt us both.

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38 This twenty years have I been with thee; thy ewes and thy she-goats have not cast their young, and the rams of thy flock have I not eaten.

39 That which was torn of beasts I brought not unto thee, I bare the loss of it; of my hand didst thou require it, whether stolen by day, or stolen by night. 40 Thus I was; in the day the drought consumed me, and the frost by night; and my sleep departed from mine eyes. 41 Thus have I been twenty years in thy house; I served thee fourteen years for thy two daughters, and six years for thy cattle: and thou hast changed my wages ten times.

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b ver.42.
1 or, killed
beasts.

c 1 Cor.6.5.

d c.28.1.
e c.30.25.
Nu.24.25.

Ex.22.10.
He.1.14.

g Ps.91.11.

Jos.5.14.

Ps.34.7.
103.21.
148.2.
Lu.2.13.

2i.e.two hosts.

i Jos.21.38. j Lu.14.31,32. mk c.29.18.30.

42 Except the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and P the fear of Isaac, had been with me, surely thou hadst sent me away now empty. God hath seen my affliction and the labour of my hands, and rebuked thee yesternight.

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43 And Laban answered and said untos Jacob, These daughters are my daughters, and these children are my children, and these cattle are my cattle, and all that thou seest is mine: and what can I do this day unto these my daughters, or unto their children which they have borne ?

ver.7. Ps. 124.1,2. ver.53.

Ex.3.7. 1 Ch.12.17. c.33.8,15.

Jude 9.

tc.35.3. Ps.107.6.

v Jos.22.27. 24.27.

44 Now, therefore, come thou, let us make a covenant, “ I and thou; and let itu c.26.28. be for a witness between me and thee. 45 And Jacob took a stone," and set it c.28.18. up for a pillar.

46 And Jacob said unto his brethren, Gather stones; and they took stones, and made an heap: and they did eat there upon the heap.

47 And Laban called it 4 Jegar-sahadutha: but Jacob called it 5 Galeed.

48 And Laban said, This heap is a wit

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4 Chald. the heap of witness.

5 Heb. the heap of apitness.

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4 And he commanded them, saying, Thus shall ye speak unto my " lord Esau; Thy servant Jacob saith thus, I have sojourned with Laban, and stayed there until now:

5 And I have oxen, and asses, flocks, and men-servants, and women-servants: and I have sent to tell my lord, that I may find grace ' in thy sight.

6 And the messengers returned to Jacob, saying, We came to thy brother Esau, and also he cometh to meet thee, and four hundred men with him.

7 Then Jacob was greatly afraid and distressed: and he divided the people that was with him, and the flocks, and herds, and the camels, into two bands:

8 And said, If Esau come to the one company, and smite it, then the other company which is left shall escape.

9 And Jacob said, * O God of my father Abraham, and God of my father Isaac, the LORD which saidst unto me, Return unto thy country, and to thy kindred, and I will deal well with thee:

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10 I am not worthy of the least of all the mercies, and of all the truth," which ness between me and thee this day. than all, &e thou hast shewed unto thy servant: for Therefore was the name of it called Galeed;

49 And Mizpah; for he said, The LORD watch between me and thee, when, we are absent one from another. 50 If thou shalt afflict my daughters, or if thou shalt take other wives beside my daughters, no man is with us: see, God is g witness betwixt me and thee. 51 And Laban said to Jacob, Behold this heap, and behold this pillar, which I have cast betwixt me and thee; 52 This heap be witness, and this pillar be witness, that I will not pass over this heap to thee, and that thou shalt not pass over this heap and this pillar unto me, for harm.

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25 And when he saw that he prevailed not against him, he touched the hollow of his thigh; and the hollow of Jacob's thigh was out of joint, as he wrestled with him. 26 And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let " thee go, except thou bless me.

27 And he said unto him, What is thy name? and he said, Jacob.

28 And he said, Thy name shall be called no more ? Jacob, but Israel: for as a Prince hast thou power with God and with r and haet prevailed.

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29 And Jacob asked him, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, thy name. And he said, Wherefore is it that thou dost ask after my name? And he blessed him there.

30 And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.

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31 And as he passed over Penuel the

2 Sa.3.13.

2 K.5.15. 7 all things. Ph.4.18.

m2 K.5.16,23. n Lu.18.1.

1 Co.15.58.

o1 Ch.22.5. p c.35.10. 2 K.17.3.

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Jacob's Interview with Esau.

and with him four hundred men. And he divided the children unto Leah, and unto Rachel, and unto the two handmaids.

2 And he put the handmaids and their children foremost, and Leah and her children after, and Rachel and Joseph hindermost.

3 And he passed over before them, and bowed himself to the ground "seven times, until he came near to his brother.

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4 And Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck, and kissed him: and they wept.

5 And he lifted up his eyes, and saw the women and the children; and said, Who are those with thee? And he said, The children which God hath graciously given thy servant.

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6 Then the handmaidens came near, they and their children, and they bowed themselves.

7 And Leah also with her children came near, and bowed themselves: and after came Joseph near and Rachel, and they bowed themselves.

8 And he said, What meanest thou by all this drove which I met? And he said, These are to find grace in the sight of my lord.

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9 And Esau said, I have enough, my brother; keep that thou hast unto thyself. 4 10 And Jacob said, Nay, I pray thee, if now I have found grace in thy sight, then receive my present at my hand: for therefore I have seen thy face, as though I had seen the face of God, and thou wast pleased with me.

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11 Take, I pray thee, my blessing that is brought to thee; because God hath dealt graciously with me, and because I have 7 enough. And he urged him, and he took it.

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14 Let my lord, I pray thee, pass over before his servant: and I will lead on softly, according as the cattle that goeth before me and the children be able to endure, 13.22,23. until I come unto my lord unto Seir. 15 And Esau said, Let me now 11 leave with thee some of the folk that are with me.

18.6.5. Jno.1.18. Col.1.15. He.11.27.

sun rose upon him, and he halted upon his 11 set or place. And he said, 12 What needeth it? let me thigh.

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1 called, Acts 7.16, Emmor. or,

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Murder of the Shechemites.

and we 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.

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20 And he erected there an altar, and c.35.7. called it El-elohe-Israel.

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CHAP. XXXIV.

© c.29.30. 3 God the God of Israel. d 2 K.5.1.

ND Dinah the daughter of Leah, e c.30.21. 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 4 her.

f Tit.2.5.

g Ju.14.1.

2 Sa.11.2.

humbled her. Ru.1.14.

1 Sa.18.1.

5 to the heart of the damsel.

ver.15.17.
Ju.14.2.

3 And his soul clave unto Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the damsel, and spake 5 kindly unto the damsel. 4 And Shechem spake unto his father Ha-i mor, 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 held & Pr.1.12,13. his peace ' until they were come. 1 Sa.10.27.

6 And Hamor the father of Shechem went out unto Jacob, to commune with him. 7 And the sons of Jacob came out of the field when they heard it: and the men were grieved, and they were very wroth, because he had wrought folly • in Israel, in lying with Jacob's daughter; which thing ought not to be done.P

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12 Ask me never so much dowry " and " Ex.22.17. gift, and I will give according as ye shall Pr.26.25. say unto me: but give me the damsel to wife. 13 And the sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father deceitfully, and said, Because he had defiled Dinah y De.4.27. their sister.

14 And they said unto them, We cannot do this thing, to give our sister to one that is uncircumcised; for that were a reproach z unto us:

15 But in this will we consent unto you. If ye will be as we be, that every male of you be circumcised,

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19 And the young man deferred not to do the thing, because he had delight in Jacob's daughter: and he was more 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.

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23 Shall not their cattle, and their substance, and every beast of theirs, be ours? only let us consent unto them, and they will dwell with us.

24 And unto Hamor and unto Shechem his son hearkened ail that " went out of the gate of his city; and every male was circumcised, all that went out of the gate of his city.

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's 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 6 edge" of the sword, and took Dinah out of Shechem's house, and went out.

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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 little ones, and their wives took they captive, and spoiled even all that was in the house.

30 And Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, Ye have troubled w me, to make me to stink among the inhabitants of the land, among the Canaanites and the Perizzites: and I being few in number, they shall gather themselves together against me, and slay me; and I shall be destroyed, I and my house.

31 And they said, Should he deal with our sister as with an harlot?

CHAP. XXXV.

AND God said unto Jacob, Arise, go up

to Beth-el, and dwell there; and make there an altar unto God, that appeared unto thee when thou fleddest from the face of Esau thy brother.

Jacob summoned to Beth-el.

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GENESIS, XXXVI.

a c.18.19. Sa. 10.2. c Jos.24.15.

Ps. 101.2-7. c.31.19.

this day.

The Generations of Esau.

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21 And Israel journeyed, and spread his tent beyond the tower of Edar.

2 Then Jacob said unto his " household, B. C. 1732. that is the pillar of Rachel's grave ↳ unto and to all that were with him, Put away the strange gods that are among you, and be clean, and change your garments: 3 And let us arise and go up to Beth-el; and I will make there an altar unto God, who answered me in the day of my distress, and was with me in the way which I went.

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4 And they gave unto Jacob all the strange gods which were in their hand, and all their ear-rings which were in their ears; and Jacob hid them under the oak which was by Shechem.

Jos.24.23. 1 Sa.7.3.

e Ex. 19.10. f Mi.4.8.

sc.19.4.

1 Ch.5.1. 1 Cor.5.1.

c 32.7.24. c.25.20.

Ps.107.6.

1.3,42.

j c.43.8. Ex.22.3,4.

Hos.2.13. / Ju.9.6.

5 And they journeyed: and the terror of God m was upon the cities that were round Ex.23.27. about them, and they did not pursue after the sons of Jacob.

6 So Jacob came to Luz, which is 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 called the place1 El-beth-el: because there God P appeared unto him, when he fled from the face of his brother.

8 But Deborah, Rebekah's nurse, died, and she was buried beneath Beth-el, under an oak; and the name of it was called Allon-bachuth.

9 And God appeared unto Jacob again, when he came out of Padan-aram, and blessed him.

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De. 11.25.
Jos.2.9.

2 Ch.14.14.

n c.13.18.

Jos.14.15. i.e. the God

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10 And God said unto him, Thy name is sc.25.30. Jacob: thy name shall not be called any more Jacob, but Israel shall be thy name: and he called his name Israel." 11 And God said unto him, I am God Almighty: be fruitful and multiply; a nation, and a company of nations, shall be of thee; and kings shall come out of thy loins: 12 And the land which I w Abraham gave and Isaac, to thee I will give it, and to thy seed after thee will I give the land. 13 And God went up from him, in the place where he talked with him.

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22 And it came to pass, when Israel dwelt in that land, that Reuben & went and lay with Bilhah his father's concubine: and Israel heard it. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve: j

23 The sons of Leah; Reuben, Jacob's first-born, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Zebulun:

24 The sons of Rachel; Joseph, and Benjamin:

25 And the sons of Bilhah, Rachel's handmaid; Dan, and Naphtali:

26 And the sons of Zilpah, Leah's handmaid; Gad, and Asher: these are the sons of Jacob, which were born to him in Padan-aram.

27 And Jacob came unto Isaac his father, unto n Mamre, unto the city of Arbah, which is Hebron, where Abraham and Isaac sojourned.

28 And the days of Isaac were an hundred and fourscore years.

29 And Isaac gave up the ghost, and died, and was gathered unto his people, being old and full of days: and his sons Esau and Jacob buried him.

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4 And Adah bare to Esau,
13.15.
and Bashemath bare Reuel.

28.13.

1 Ch.1.35.

c.17.22.

c.28.18.

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-offer-3 souls. ing thereon, and he poured oil thereon:

15 And Jacob called the name of the place where God spake with him, Beth-el. 16 And they journeyed from Beth-el; and there was but a little way to come to a little piece Ephrath: and Rachel travailed, and shef ground. had hard labour.

a c. 13.6,11. b c.30.24. 1 Sa.4.20. c De.2.5.

La.2.12. i.e. the son

5 Edom.

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17 And it came to pass, when she was in hard labour, that the midwife said unto her, Fear not; thou shalt have this son also. 18 And it came to pass, as her soul wasi.e. the son in departing, (for she died,) that she called his name 6 Ben-oni: but his father called him Benjamin.

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19 And Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath, which is Beth-lehem. 20 And Jacob set a pillar upon

hand.

of the right c.48.7. f Ru.1.2.

4.11. Mi.5.2. Mat.2.6.

her grave:

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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.

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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:

7 For their riches were more than that they might dwell together; and the land wherein they were strangers could not " bear them, because of their cattle.

8 Thus dwelt Esau in mount Seir. Esau is Edom.

9 And these are the generations of Esau the father of 5 the Edomites in mount Seir.

10 These are the names of Esau's sons; Eliphaz the son of Adah the wife of Esau, Reuel the son of Bashemath the wife of Esau

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