The Dukes of Edom. 1 GENESIS, XXXVII. 11 And the sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho, and Gatam, and Kenaz. 12 And Timna was concubine to Eliphaz, Esau's son; and she bare to Eliphaz, Amalek: these were the sons of Adah, Esau's wife. b 13 And these are the sons of Reuel; Nahath, and Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah: these were the sons of Bashemath, Esau's wife. 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 Esau the sons of Eliphaz, the first-born 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. B. C. 1716. 1 or, Zephi, 1 Ch.1.36. a1 Ch.1.43. Ex.17.8,14. Nu.24.20. 1 Sa.15.2. 21 Ch.1.50. Hadad Pai. death was an aristo cracy. 17 And these are the sons of Reuel, After his Esau's son; duke Nahath, duke Zerah, duke Shammah, duke Mizzah: these are the dukes that came of Reuel in the land Ex.15.15. of Edom; these are the sons of Bashemath, Esau's wife. 18 And these are the sons of Aholiba-3 mah, Esau's wife; duke Jeush, duke Jaalam, duke Korah: these were the dukes that came of Aholibamah, the daughter of Anah, Esau's wife. 19 These are the sons of Esau, who is Edom, and these are their dukes. or, Aliah. 4 Edom. The History of Joseph. a 31 And these are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom, " before their 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. 39 And Baal-hanan the son of Achbor died, and 2 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 3 Alvah, duke Jetheth, 41 Du. Aholibamah, du. Elah, du. Pinon, 42 Du. Kenaz, du. Teman, du. Mibzar, 43 Du. Magdiel, du. 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. CHAP. XXXVII. AND Jacob dwelt in the land wherein his father was a stranger, in the land of Canaan. was 2 These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph being seventeen years old, 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: and Joseph brought unto his father their or, Shephi.f evil report. or, Alian f18a.2.22-24. 5.1. 1 Cor.1.11. 3 Now Israel loved Joseph more than all 11.18. his children, because he was the son of his old age: and he made him a coat of many colours. 24 And these are the children of Zibeon; both Ajah and Anah: this was that Anah that found the mules in the wilderness,g c.44.20. as he fed the asses of Zibeon his father. 25 And the children of Anah were these; Dishon, and Aholibamah the daughter of Anah. or, pieces. k Ju.5.30. 2 Sa.13.18. Eze.16.16. i c.49.23. Ps.38.19. 69.4. 26 And these are the children of Dishon; Hemdan, 10 and Eshban, and Ithran, and 10 or, Amram. Cheran. 27 The children of Ezer are these; Bilhan, and Zaavan, and 11 Akan. 28 The children of Dishan are these; Uz, and Aran. 29 These are the dukes that came of the Horites; duke Lotan, duke Shobal, duke Zibeon, duke Anah, 30 Duke Dishon, duke Ezer, duke Dishan: these are the dukes that came of Hori, among their dukes in the land of Seir. 11 or, Jukan. 9 4 And when his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren, they hated him, and could not speak peaceably unto him. i 5 And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it his brethren; and they hated him yet the more. 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. Lu.19.14. c.42.6-9. 43.26. 44.14. Ps.118.22. 37 8 And his brethren said to him, Shalt thou indeed reign over us? or shalt k The History of Joseph. GENESIS, XXXVIII. Judah's Profligacy. thou indeed have dominion over us? and B. C. 1729. came from Gilead, with their camels bearthey hated him yet the more for his dreams, and for his words. 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 the elev-c en 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 g ourselves to thee to the earth? 11 And his brethren envied his father observed the saying. 12 And his brethren went to feed their father's flock in Shechem. 2 him; but 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. a Je.8.22. c.4.10. c.44.14. Job 16.18. 46.29. d 1 Sa.18.17. 2 Sa. 12.9. 1 hearkened. Ju.6.3. Ps.105.17. Mat.27.9. Ac.7.9. g c.27.29. Ac.7.9. i Da.7.28. Lu..19,51 j Nu.14.6. Ju.11.35. Job 1.20. Joel 2.13. k c.42.13,36. Je.31.15. 11 Sa.17.19. Lu.20.13. 2 ver.23. see the peace of thy brethren, &c. 14 And he said to him, Go, I pray thee, see 2 whether it be well with thy brethren, and well with the flocks; and bring me word again. So he sent him out of the vale of " Hebron, and he came to Shechem. c.35.27. 15 And a certain man found him, and, behold, he was wandering in the field: and the man asked him, saying, What c.44.28. seekest thou?? 16 And he said, I seek my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they feed their flocks. A p Ju.4.22. 2 K.6.19. Ca.1.7. r 2 K.19.1. Est.4.1. 18.32.11. Jon.3.5. 2 Sa.12.17. t 2 K.6.13. u Ps.31.13. ing spicery and a balm and myrrh, going to carry it down to Egypt. 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 Ishmeelites, and let not our hand & be upon him; for he is our brother, and our 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 Joseph to the Ishmeelites for twenty pieces of silver: and they brought Joseph into Egypt. 29 And Reuben returned unto the pit; and behold, Joseph was not in the pit: and he rent j his clothes. 30 And he returned unto his brethren, and said, The child is not; and I, whither shall I go? 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. 0 33 And he knew it, and said, It is my son's coat; an evil beast hath devoured him: Joseph is without doubt rent in pieces. 34 And Jacob rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned for his son many days. 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 37.12,32. him. 94.21. Mat.21.38. 27.1. Jno.11.53. 20 Come now, therefore, and let us slay Ac.23.12. him, and cast him into some pit; and 3 master of we will say, Some evil beast hath devour-chief of the ed him: and we shall see what will become of his dreams. 21 And Reuben heard it, and he delivered him out of their hands; and said, Let us not kill him. dreams. slaughter men or executioners. or, chief Pr.1.11.16. marshal. 27.4. 22 And Reuben said unto them, Shed no blood, but cast him into this pit that is c.42.22. 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 stripped Joseph out of his coat, his coat of many 6 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. x Mat.27.28. 6 or, pieces. ver.3. y z Ps.35.7. La.4.20. a Pr.30.20. Am.6.6. c ver.28.36. 25 And they sat down to eat a bread:1 Ch.2.3. and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and, behold, a company of Ishmeelites 38 36 And the Midianites sold him into Egypt, unto Potiphar, an 4 officer of Pharaoh's, and captain of the guard. CHAP. XXXVIII. 5 AND it went tops from his brethren, ND it came to pass at that time, that and turned into a certain Adullamite, whose name was Hirah. 2 And Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite, whose name was Shuah; and he took her, and went in unto her. 3 And she conceived, and bare a son; and he called his name Er. 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. Judah's Profligacy. a GENESIS, XXXIX. unto thy brother's wife, and marry her, B. C. 1729. 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. dis 10 And the thing which he did pleased 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. 12 And 2 in process of time the daughter of Shuah, Judah's wife, died; and Judah was comforted, and went up unto his sheep-shearers to Timnath, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite. i a De.25.5. Mat.22.24. b Ju.19.2. Hos.3.3. Le.21.9. De.22.21. was evil in the eyes of the Lord. d c.37.32. Birth of Pharez and Zarah. months after, that it was told Judah, saying, Tamar thy daughter-in-law hath played the harlot; and also, behold, she is with child by whoredom: And Judah said, Bring her forth, and let her be burnt.c 25 When she was brought forth, she sent to her father-in-law, saying, By the man, whose these are, am I with child: and she said, Discern, d I pray thee, whose are these, the signet, and bracelets, and staff. 26 And Judah acknowledged them, and said, She hath been more righteous than I; because that I gave her not to Shelah my son. And he knew her again no more. h Job34.31,32.h Tit.2.11,12. 2 the days were 13 And it was told Tamar, saying, Behold, thy father-in-law goeth up to Tim- Jos.15.10. nath to shear his sheep. 14 And she put her widow's garments off from her, and covered her with a veil, and wrapped herself, and sat in 3 an open place, which is by the way to Timnath: for she saw that Shelah was grown, and she was not given unto him to wife. 15 When Judah saw her, he thought her to be an harlot; because she had covered her face. 16 And he turned unto her by the way, and said, Go to, I pray thee, let me come in unto thee; (for he knew not that she was his daughter-in-law.) And she said, What wilt thou give me, that thou mayest come in unto me? 17 And he said, I will send thee 6 a kid from the flock. And she said, Wilt thou give me a pledge, till thou send it? 3 Ju.14.1. the door of eyes, or of Enajim. or, where fore hast thou made this breach against j thee? Pr.7.12. 51.e. a breach. Nu.26.20. 1 Ch.2.4. Mat.1.3. c.37.36. Ps.105.17. a kid of the m1 Sa.16.18. goats. 18.14,28. Ac.7.9. o Jos.1.7,8. 1 Ch.22.13. Ps.1.3. 18 And he said, What pledge shall I give thee? And she said, Thy signet," and n ver.25. thy bracelets, and thy staff that is in thine hand: And he gave it her, and came in unto her; and she conceived by him. 19 And she arose, and went away, and laid by her vail from her, and put on the garments of her widowhood. p v.21. 1 Sa.16.22. 7 c.24.2. r 2 Sa.14.10. 20 And Judah sent the kid by the hand of his friend the Adullamite, to receive his pledge from the woman's hand; but c.30.27. he found her not. 21 Then he asked the men of that place, saying, Where is the harlot, that was openly by the way-side? And they said, There was no harlot in this place. 22 And he returned to Judah, and said, I cannot find her; and also the men of the place said, that there was no harlot in this place. 23 And Judah said, Let her take it to her, lest we 8 be shamed: behold, I sent this kid, and thou hast not found her. 24 And it came to pass about three De.28.3-6. 7 or, in Enajim. 17.42. v Job 31.1. Ps.119.37. 8 become a contempt. 20 Pr.6.33. Ro.6.21. Ep.5.12. 21.13.11. y Pr.1.10. 39 27 And it came to pass in the time of her travail, that, behold, twins were in her womb. 28 And it came to pass, when she travailed, that the one put out his hand: and the midwife took and bound upon his hand a scarlet thread, saying, This came out first. 29 And it came to pass, as he drew back his hand, that, behold, his brother came out: and she said, 4 How hast thou broken forth? this breach be upon thee: therefore his name was called 5 Pharez. * 30 And afterward came out his brother, that had the scarlet thread upon his hand: and his name was called Zarah. CHAP. XXXIX. AND Joseph was brought down to Egypt; and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him of the hands of the Ishmeelites, which had brought him down thither. 2 And the LORD was with " Joseph, and he was a prosperous man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian. 3 And his master saw that the LORD was with him, and that the LORD made all that he did to prosper in his hand, The History of Joseph. GENESIS, XL. what is with me in the house, and he hath B. C. 1718. committed all that he hath to my hand; 9 There is none greater in this house than I; neither hath he kept back any thing from me but thee, because thou art a c.39.20,23. his wife: how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God? 10 And it came to pass, as she spake to Joseph day by day, d that he hearkened not unto her, to lie by her, or to be with her. b Le.20.10. 25.11.13. Ps.51.4. Je.28.16. d Pr.22.14. 23.27. Pharaoh's butler and baker of his officers, against the chief of the butlers, and against the chief of the bakers. 3 And he put them in ward in the house of the captain of the guard, into the prison, " the place where Joseph was bound. a 4 And the captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he served them: and they continued a season in ward. 5 And they dreamed a dream both of e 11 And it came to pass about this time, e Job 33.15-17. them, each man his dream in one night, that Joseph went into the house to do his business; and there was none of the men of the house there within. 13 And it came to pass, when she saw that he had left his garment in her hand, and was fled forth, h Da.4.5. 1 are your i Ne.2.2. 14 That she called unto the men of her faces evil? house, and spake unto them, saying, See, he hath brought in an Hebrew unto us toj mock k us: he came in unto me to lie with me, and I cried with a 2 loud voice: 15 And it came to pass, when he heard that I lifted up my voice and cried, that he left his garment with me, and fled, and got him out. 16 And she laid up his garment by her, until his lord came home. c.41.15. Ezc.3.5. 2 great. Da.2. 11,28. m Ju.7.13. n Ps.37.14. 17 And she spake unto him " according Ex.23.1. to these words, saying, The Hebrew servant, which thou hast brought unto us, came in unto me to mock me: 18 And it came to pass, as I lifted up my voice, and cried, that he left his garment with me, and fled out. 19 And it came to pass, when his master c.40.5. heard the words of his wife, which she spake unto him, saying, After this manner did thy servant to me, that his wrath kindled. was 3 or, reckon. p 2 K.25.27. Jer.52.31. and Ca.8.6. r Ps.105.18. 20 And Joseph's master took him, put him into the prison, a place where the king's prisoners were bound: and he was there in the prison. 21 But the LORD was with Joseph, and shewed 5 him mercy, and gave him favour in the sight of the keeper of the prison. not each man according to the interpretation of his dream, the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt, which were bound in the prison. 6 And Joseph came in unto them in the morning, and looked upon them, and, behold, they were sad." 7 And he asked Pharaoh's officers that were with him in the ward of his lord's house, saying, Wherefore look ye so sadly to-day? 8 And they said unto him, We have dreamed a dream, and there is no interpreter of it. And Joseph said unto them, Do not interpretations belong to God? tell me them, I pray you. 9 And the chief butler told his dream to Joseph, and said to him, In my dream, behold, a vine was before me; 10 And in the vine were three branches: and it was as though it budded, and her blossoms shot forth; and the clusters thereof brought forth ripe grapes: 11 And Pharaoh's cup was in my hand; and I took the grapes, and pressed them into Pharaoh's cup, and I gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand. 12 And Joseph said unto him, This is the interpretation of it: The three branches are three days: 13 Yet within three days shall Pharaoh S lift up thine head, ? and restore thee, unto thy place: and thou shalt deliver Pharaoh's cup into his hand, after the former manner when thou wast his butler. Pr.6.34,35. c.41.14. remember 14 But think on me when it shall be me with thee. well with thee, and shew kindness, $ I pray $18.20.14,15. thee unto me; and make mention of me unto Pharaoh, and bring me out of this house: 1 K.2.7. 5 extended Ac.7.10. ul 82.24.11. 22 And the keeper of the prison committed to Joseph's hand all the prisoners that were in the prison; and whatsoever they Da.1.9. did there, he was the doer of it. 23 The keeper of the prison looked to any thing that was under his hand; cause the LORD was with him, and which he did, the LORD made it to per. CHAP. XL. Ps.59.3,4. v v.2,3. be- AND it came to pass after these things, of the king of Egypt and his baker had offended their lord the king of Egypt. 2 And Pharaoh was wroth against two Pharaoh, the work of a baker, No.1.11. 19.19. y c.41.26. 40 Pharaoh's two dreams. a a ver.13. b18a.2.8. Ps.105.20. 1 or, reckon thee, and take thy Pharaoh's dreams interpreted. the dungeon: And he shaved himself, and changed his raiment, and came in unto Pharaoh. GENESIS, XLI. 19 Yet within three days shall Pha- B. C. 1718. raoh' lift up thy head from off thee, and shall hang thee on a tree; and the birds shall eat thy flesh from off thee. 20 And it came to pass the third day, which was Pharaoh's birth-day, that he made a feast unto all his servants: and hel lifted up the head of the chief butler and of the chief baker among his servants. 21 And he restored the chief butler unto his butlership again; and he gave the or, when cup into Pharaoh's hand: A CHAP. XLI. ND it came to pass, at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh dreamed; and, behold, he stood by the river. 2 And, behold, there came up out of the river seven well-favoured kine, and fat-fleshed; and they fed in a meadow. 3 And, behold, seven other kine came up after them out of the river, ill-favoured and lean-fleshed, and stood by the other kine upon the brink of the river. 4 And the ill-favoured and lean-fleshed kine did eat up the seven well-favoured and fat kine. So Pharaoh awoke. thee. c 1 Sa. 17.44. 28a.21.10. d Ps.25.14. e Mat.14.6. thou hearest a dream thou canst interpret it. f c.40.8. Da.2.30. 2 Cor.3.5. d 15 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I have dreamed a dream, and there is none that can interpret it: and I have heard say of thee, that 2 thou canst understand a dream to interpret it: 16 And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, It is not in me: God shall give Pharaoh an answer of peace. 17 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, In my dream, behold, I stood upon the bank of the river: * 18 And, behold, there came up out of 3 or, reckoned. the river seven kine, fat-fleshed and wellfavoured; and they fed in a meadow. g Ne.2.1. h ver.19. i ver.1. Ps.31.12. Ec.9.15,16. Am.6.6. k Est.6.1. Da.2.1. 4 come to the or, small. 5 And he slept and dreamed the second time: and, behold, seven ears of corn came up upon one stalk, 6 rank and good. 6 fat. 6 And, behold, seven thin ears, and blasted with the east wind, sprung up after them. 7 And the seven thin ears devoured the seven rank and full ears. And Pharaoh awoke, and, behold, it was a dream. 8 And it came to pass in the morning, that his spirit was troubled; and he sent and called for all the magicians of Egypt, and all the wise men thereof: and Pharaoh told them his dreams; but there 19 And, behold, seven other kine came up after them, poor, and very ill-favoured and lean-fleshed, such as I never saw in all the land of Egypt for badness: 20 And the lean and the ill-favoured kine did eat up the first seven fat kine: 21 And when they had eaten them up, it could not be known that they had eaten them; but they were still ill-favoured, as at the beginning. So I awoke. 22 And I saw in my dream, and, behold, seven ears came up in one stalk, full and good: 23 And, behold, seven ears, 5 withered, thin, and blasted with the east wind, sprung up after them: 24 And the thin ears devoured the seven good ears. And I told this unto themagicians; but there was none that could declare it to me. 25 And Joseph said unto Pharaoh, The dream of Pharaoh is one: God hath shewed Pharaoh what he is about " to do. 26 The seven good kine are seven years; and the seven good ears are seven years: the dream is one. 27 And the seven thin and ill-favoured was none that could interpret them unto p 1 Cor.1.19. kine, that came up after them, are seven Pharaoh. 9 Then spake the chief butler unto Pha-2 Ki.8.1. raoh, saying, I do remember my faults this day. r c.40.2. 10 Pharaoh was wroth with his servants, and put me in ward in the captain of the guard's house, both me and the s ver.47. chief baker. 11 And we dreamed a dream in one night, I and he; we dreamed each man accord- c.41.15. ing to the interpretation of his dream. Da.2.36 u ver.54. vc.47.13 12 And there was there with us a young man, an Hebrew, servant to the captain of the guard; and we told him, and he interpreted to us our dreams; to each man ac-7 heavy. cording to his dream he did interpret. 8 or, prepared 13 And it came to pass, as he interpreted to us, so it was; me he restored unto mine office, and him he hanged. 14 Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they brought him hastily out of |