+ Hob. before me. p ver. 12.

q ver. 16.

r ver. 4.

■ Hon, 14.6.

t Heb. 11. 20,

u Deut. 33.13, 28.

2 Sam. 1. 21. w cha. 45. 18. Dout. 33.28. y ch. 9. 25. & 25. 23. zch. 49. 8. a ch. 12. 3.

18 T And he came unto his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here am I; who art thou, my son? 19 And Jacob said unto his father, I am Esau thy firstborn; I have done according as thou badest me: arise, I pray thee, sit and eat of my venison, that thy soul may bless

me.

Esau threateneth Jacob.

about 1760.

ceedingly, and said, Who? where is Before he that hath taken venison, and CHRIST brought it me, and I have eaten of all before thou camest, and have blessed him? yea, and he shall be blessed.

+ Heb. hunted.

c ch. 28. 3, 4 Rom, 11, 29.

34 And when Esau heard the words of his father, dhe cried with a great a Heb. 12, 17. and exceeding bitter cry, and said unto his father, Bless me, even me also, O my father.

35 And he said, Thy brother came with subtilty, and hath taken away thy blessing.

That is. A

supplanter.

21 And Isaac said unto Jacob, Come near, I pray thee, that I may feel thee, my son, whether thou be my very son Esau or not.

22 And Jacob went near unto Isaac his father; and he felt him, and said, The voice is Jacob's voice, but the hands are the hands of Esau.

23 And he discerned him not, be cause his hands were hairy, as his brother Esau's hands: so he blessed him.

24 And he said, Art thou my very son Esau? And he said, I am.

25 And he said, Bring it near to me, and I will eat of my son's venison, that my soul may bless thee. And he brought it near to him, and he did eat: and he brought him wine, and he drank.

26 And his father Isaac said unto him, Come near now, and kiss me,

my son.

27 And he came near, and kissed him and he smelled the smell of his raiment, and blessed him, and said, See, the smell of my son is as the smell of a field which the LORD hath blessed: 28 Therefore God give thee of "the dew of heaven, and the fat ness of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine:

29 Let people serve thee, and nations bow down to thee: be lord over thy brethren, and let thy mother's sons bow down to thee: a cursed be every one that curseth Num. 21. 9. thee, and blessed be he that blesseth thee.

b ver. 4.

+ Heb. tremsbled with a great trem

30 T And it came to pass, as soon as Isaac had made an end of blessing Jacob, and Jacob was yet scaree gone out from the presence of Isaac his father, that Esau his brother came in from his hunting.

31 And he also had made savoury meat, and brought it unto his father, and said unto his father, Let my father arise, and heat of his son's venison, that thy soul may bless me.

32 And Isaac his father said unto him, Who art thou? And he said, I am thy son, thy firstborn, Esau. bling greatly, 33 And Isaac † trembled very ex

fch, 25.33.

2 Sam. 8. 14. ver. 29.

37 And Isaac answered and said unto Esau, Behold, I have made Fulfilled, him thy lord, and all his brethren have I given to him for servants; and with corn and wine have I sustained him: and what shall I do now unto thee, my son?

38 And Esau said unto his father, Hast thou but one blessing, my father? bless me, even me also, O my father. And Esau lifted up his voice, and wept.

39 And Isaac his father answered and said unto him, Behold, kthy dwelling shall be the fatness of the earth, and of the dew of heaven from above;

41 T And Esau "hated Jacob be-n ch. 37. 4, 8. cause of the blessing wherewith his father blessed him; and Esau said in his heart, "The days of mourning och, 50, 3, 4, for my father are at hand; then will I slay my brother Jacob. 42 And these words of Esau her elder son were told to Rebekah: and she sent and called Jacob her younger son, and said unto him, Behold, thy brother Esau, as touching thee, doth comfort himself, purposing to Pa. 04. 5. kill thee.

43 Now therefore, my son, obey my voice; and arise, fice thou to Laban my brother to Ilaran;

44 And tarry with him a few days, until thy brother's fury turn away; 45 Until thy brother's anger turn away from thee, and he forget that which thou hast done to him: then I will send, and fetch thee from thence: why should I be deprived also of you both in one day?

46 And Rebekah said to Isaac, "I am weary of my life because of the daughters of Heth: tif Jacob take a wife of the daughters of Heth, such as these which are of the daughters

rch. 11. 81.

cl. 26, 35, & 28, 8.

tch. 24. 3.

The vision of Jacob's ladder.

Jacob cometh to Haran.

1760.

a ch. 27. 33. bch. 24. 3.

c Hos. 12. 12. il ch. 25, 20,

e ch. 22. 23.

fch. 21. 29.

g ch. 17. 1, 6.

+ Heb. an assembly of people. lich. 12. 2.

+ Heb. of thy sojournings. i ch. 17. 8.

k ch. 24. 3. & 26, 35.

† Heb, were evil in the eyes, fc. about 1760.

1 ch. 36. 3,

she is called

Bashemath.

m ch. 25. 13.

CHAPTER XXVIII.

1 Isaac blesseth Jacob, and sendeth him to Padan-aram. 6 Esau marrieth Maha. lath the daughter of Ishmael. 10 The vision of Jacob's ladder. 18 The stone of Beth-el. 20 Jacob's vow.

Jacob, and

AND Isaac called
a blessed him, and charged him,
and said unto him, Thou shalt
not take a wife of the daughters of
Canaan.

2 Arise, go to Padan-aram, to the house of Bethuel thy mother's father; and take thee a wife from thence of the daughters of f Laban thy mother's brother.

38 And God Almighty bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, that thou mayest be fa multitude of people;

4 And give thee the blessing of Abraham, to thee, and to thy seed with thee; that thou mayest inherit the land fiwherein thou art a stranger, which God gave unto Abraham. 5 And Isaac sent away Jacob: and he went to Padan-aram unto Laban, son of Bethuel the Syrian, the brother of Rebekah, Jacob's and Esau's mother.

6T When Esau saw that Isane had blessed Jacob, and sent him away to Padan-aram, to take him a wife from thence; and that as he blessed him he gave him a charge, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan;

7 And that Jacob obeyed his father and his mother, and was gone to Padan-aram;

8 And Esau seeing k that the daughters of Canaan † pleased not Isaac his father;

9 Then went Esau unto Ishmael, and took unto the wives which he

had I Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael Abraham's son, the sister of Nebajoth, to be his wife.

10 And Jacob went out from n Hos. 12. 12. Beer-sheba, and went toward "Ha

o Called,

Acta 7.2,
Charran.

pch. 41. 1. Job 33. 15.

qJohn 1. 51 Heb. 1. 14. rch. 35. 1. & 48.3. ach. 26. 21.

teh. 13. 15. &

35. 12. uch. 13. 10. + Hels, break forth.

ran.

11 And he lighted upon a certain place, and tarried there all night, because the sun was sct; and he took of the stones of that place, and put them for his pillows, and lay down in that place to sleep.

12 And he P dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven: and behold the angels of God ascending and descending on it.

13 And, behold, the LORD stood above it, and said, I am the LORD God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: tthe land whereon thou licst, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed;

14 And "thy seed shall be as the wch. 13. 14. dust of the earth; and thou shalt Deut. 12. 20. spread abroad to the west, and to

16 T And Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and he said, Surely the LORD ach. 35. 6. is in d this place; and I knew it not.

17 And he was afraid, and said, How dreadful is this place! this is none other but the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.

b Deut. 31. 6. 8.

Josh, 1. 5. 1 Kings 8.57. Heb. 13. 5. e Num. 23, 19.

d Ex. 3. 5. Josh, 5. 15.

18 And Jacob rose up early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put for his pillows, and set itch. 31. 13, up for a pillar, f and poured oil upon the top of it.

19 And he called the name of 5 that place | Beth-el: but the name of that city was called Luz at the first.

20h And Jacob vowed a vow, saying, If i God will be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me k bread to eat, and raiment to put on,

45. & 35. 14. f Lev. 8. 10, 11. 12. Num. 7. 1. g Judg. 1. 23, 26.

Hos. 4. 15.

That is, The house of God.

J ch. 31. 13. Judg. 11. 30. 2 Sam. 15. 8.

21 So that I come again to my father's house in peace; then shalli ver. 15. the LORD be my God:

22 And this stone, which I have set for a pillar, "shall be God's house: "and of all that thou shalt give me I will surely give the tenth unto thee.

CHAPTER XXIX.

1 Jacob cometh to the well of Haran. 0 He taketh acquaintance of Rachel. 13 Laban entertainerh him. 18 Jacob covenanteth for Rachel. 23 He is deceived with Leah. 28 He marrieth also Rachel, and serveth for her seven years more. 32 Leah beareth Reuben, 33 Simeon, 34 Levi, 35 and Judah.

2 And he looked, and behold a well in the field, and, lo, there were three flocks of sheep lying by it; for out of that well they watered the flocks: and a great stone was upon the well's mouth.

3 And thither were all the flocks

gathered: and they rolled the stone from the well's mouth, and watered the sheep, and put the stone again upon the well's mouth in his place. 4 And Jacob said unto them, My brethren, whence be ye? And they said, Of Haran are we.

5 And he said unto them, Know ye Laban the son of Nahor? And they said, We know him.

6 And he said unto them, tb Is he well? And they said, He is well: and, behold, Rachel his daughter cometh with the sheep.

7 And he said, Lo, tit is yet high day, neither is it time that the cattle

a Num. 23. 7. Hos. 12. 12. + Hel>. children.

+ Hel. Is thero peace to him?

ch. 43. 27.

+ Heb, yet the day is great.

Jacob marrieth

Before CHRIST about 1760.

c Ex. 2. 16.

d Ex. 2. 17.

⚫ ch. 33. 4. & 45, 14, 15.

fch. 13. 8. & 14. 14, 16. g ch. 24. 28.

+ Heb. hearing.

h ch. 21. 29.

i ch. 2. 23. Judg. 9. 2. 2 Sam. 5. 1. & 19. 12, 13.

+ Heb. a

month of days.

k ch. 31. 41.

should be gathered together: water
ye the sheep, and go and feed them.
8 And they said, We cannot, until
all the flocks be gathered together,
and till they roll the stone from the
well's mouth; then we water the
sheep.

9 T And while he yet spake with them, Rachel came with her father's sheep: for she kept them.

10 And it came to pass, when Jacob saw Rachel the daughter of Laban his mother's brother, and the sheep of Laban his mother's brother, that Jacob went near, and drolled the stone from the well's mouth, and watered the flock of Laban his mother's brother.

11 And Jacob kissed Rachel, and lifted up his voice, and wept.

12 And Jacob told Rachel that he was her father's brother, and that he was Rebekah's son: 8 and she ran and told her father.

13 And it came to pass, when Laban heard the tidings of Jacob his sister's son, that he ran to meet him, and embraced him, and kissed him, and brought him to his house. And he told Laban all these things.

14 And Laban said to him, i Surely thou art my bone and my flesh. And he abode with him the space of a month.

15 T And Laban said unto Jacob, Because thou art my brother, shouldest thou therefore serve me for nought? tell me, what shall thy wages be?

16 And Laban had two daughters: the name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.

17 Leah was tender eyed; but Rachel was beautiful and well favoured. 18 And Jacob loved Rachel; and said, I will serve thec seven years 2 Sain. 3. 14. for Rachel thy younger daughter. 19 And Laban said, It is better that I give her to thee, than that I should give her to another man: abide with

1 ch. 30. 26. Hos. 12. 12,

1753.

m Judg. 15. 1.

Judg. 14.10.

John 2, 1, 2.

me.

20 And Jacob 1served seven years for Rachel; and they seemed unto him but a few days, for the love he had to her.

21 T And Jacob said unto Laban, Give me my wife, for my days are fulfilled, that I may go in unto her. 22 And Laban gathered together all the men of the place, and made a feast.

23 And it came to pass in the evening, that he took Leah his daughter, and brought her to him; and he went in unto her.

24 And Laban gave unto his daughter Leah Zilpah his maid for a hand

maid.

25 And it came to pass, that in the morning, behold, it was Leah: and he said to Laban, What is this thou hast done unto me? did not I serve

Leah and Rachel.

Deut. 21. 15.

q ch.30. 26, & 31. 41. Hos. 12. 12. r Ps. 127. 3. sch. 30. 1. about 1752.

30 And he went in also unto Rachel, and he loved also Rachel pver. 20. more than Leah, and served with him yet seven other years. 31 T And when the LORD saw that Leah was hated, he opened her womb: but Rachel was barren. 32 And Leah conceived, and bare a son; and she called his name | Reuben: for she said, Surely the LORD hath looked upon my affliction; now therefore my husband will love mc.

33 And she conceived again, and bare a son; and said; Because the LORD hath heard that I was hated, he hath therefore given me this son also: and she called his name || Sim

CHAPTER XXX.

1 Rachel, in grief for her barrenness, giveth Bilhah her maid unto Jacob. 5 She beareth Dan and Naphtali. 9 Leah giveth Zilpah her maid, who beareth Gad and Asher. 14 Reuben findeth mandrakes, with which Leah buyeth her husband of Rachel 17 Leah beareth Issachar, Zebulun, and Dinah. 22 Rachel beareth Joseph. 25 Jacob desireth to depart. 27 Laban stayeth him on a new covenant. 37 Jacob's policy, whereby he became rich."

AND when Rachel saw that she bare Jacob no children, Rachel benvied her sister; and said unto Jacob, Give me children, or else I die.

1 Heb. stood

ang.

Before 5 And Bilhah conceived, and bare CHRIST Jacob a son. about 1748.

i Pa. 35. 24. & 43. L Lam, 3, 59. That is, Judging. about 1747.

+ Hob.

wrestlings of

God, ch. 23. 6. That is, My wrestling. k Calleil, Matt. 4. 13, Nephthalim. about 1749.

1 ver. 1.

about 1748.

That is, troop, or, company, Is. 65, 11.

6 And Rachel said, God hath ijudged me, and hath also heard my voice, and hath given me a son: therefore called she his name || Dan.

7 And Bilhah Rachel's maid conceived again, and bare Jacob a second son.

8 And Rachel said, With great wrestlings have I wrestled with my sister, and I have prevailed: and she called his name || Naphtali.

9 When Leah saw that she had left bearing, she took Zilpah her maid, and Igave her Jacob to wife.

10 And Zilpah Leah's maid bare Jacob a son.

11 And Leah said, A troop cometh: and she called his name Gad. 12 And Zilpah Leah's maid bare Jacob a second son.

13 And Leah said, † Happy am I, about 1747. for the daughters will call me blessed and she called his name Asher.

↑ Heb. In my happiness. m Prov.31.28. Luke 1. 48. That is, Happy. about 1748.

n ch. 25. 30. Num, 16. 9, 13.

about 1747.

That is, A hire.

about 1740. That is, Dwelling. pCalled, Matt, 4, 13, Zabulon. about 1745. I That is, Judyment.

4 ch. 8. 1.

1 Sam. 1. 29.
ch. 29. 31.

about 1745.

"14 T And Reuben went in the days
of wheat harvest, and found man-
drakes in the field, and brought
them unto his mother Leah. Then
Rachel said to Leah, "Give me, I
pray thee, of thy son's mandrakes.
15 And she said unto her, Is it a
small matter that thou hast taken
my husband? and wouldest thou
take away my son's mandrakes also?
And Rachel said, Therefore he shall
lie with thee to night for thy son's
mandrakes.

16 And Jacob came out of the field
in the evening, and Leah went out
to meet him, and said, Thou must
come in unto me; for surely I have
hired thee with my son's mandrakes.
And he lay with her that night.
17 And God hearkened unto Leah,
and she conceived, and barc Jacob
the fifth son.

18 And Leah said, God hath given me my hire, because I have given my maiden to my husband: and she called his name Issachar.

19 And Leah conceived again, and bare Jacob the sixth son.

20 And Leah said, God hath endued me with a good dowry; now will my husband dwell with me, because I have borne him six sons: and she called his name || P Zebulun. 21 And afterwards she bare a daughter, and called her name | Dinah.

22 T And God remembered Rachel, and God hearkened to her, and opened her womb.

23 And she conceived, and bare a son; and said, God hath taken away 1 Sam. 1. 6. my reproach: Is. 4. 1. Luke 1. 25. 1 That is, Aditing.

t ch.35. 17. u ch. 21. 54, 55.

24 And she called his name Joseph; and said, The LORD shall add to me another son.

25 T And it came to pass, when Rachel had borne Joseph, that Jacob said unto Laban, "Send mo away,

Laban stayeth Jacob.

mine own place,

Before CHRIST

about 1745. ch. 18. 33.

& 31. 55. x ch. 29, 20,

that I may go unto and to my country. 26 Give me my wives and my children, for whom I have served thee, and let me go: for thou knowest my service which I have done thec. 27 And Laban said unto him, I pray thee, if I have found favour in thine eyes, tarry: for I have learned y ch. 2, 3, 5. by experience that the LORD hath blessed me for thy sake.

28 And he said, Appoint me thy wages, and I will give it.

20 And he said unto him, b Thou knowest how I have served thee, and how thy cattle was with me.

30.

z See ch. 26. 21.

a ch, 29, 15,

beh. 31. 6, 38,

39, 40.
Matt. 21. 45.
Tit. 2. 10.

broken forth, ver. 43.

foot. c1 Tim. 5. 8.

30 For it was little which thou hadst before I came, and it is now tin-Heb. creased unto a multitude; and the LORD hath blessed thee fsince my coming: and now, when shall I eb, at my provide for mine own house also? 31 And he said, What shall I give thee? And Jacob said, Thou shalt not give me any thing: if thou wilt do this thing for me, I will again feed and keep thy flock.

e

32 I will pass through all thy flock to day, removing from thence all the speckled and spotted cattle, and all the brown cattle among the sheep, and the spotted and speckled among the goats: and d of such shall be my deh. 31. 8. hire. 33 So shall my righteousness answer for me fin time to come, when it shall come for my hire before thy face: every one that is not speckled and spotted among the goats, and brown among the sheep, that shall be counted stolen with me. 34 And Laban said, Behold, I would it might be according to thy word.

35 And he removed that day the he goats that were ringstreaked and spotted, and all the she goats that were speckled and spotted, and every one that had some white in it, and all the brown among the sheep, and gave them into the hand of his sons.

36 And he set three days' journey betwixt himself and Jacob: and Jacob fed the rest of Laban's flocks.

37 T And Jacob took him rods of green poplar, and of the hazel and chesnut tree; and pilled white streaks in them, and made the white appear which was in the rods.

38 And he set the rods which he had pilled before the flocks in the gutters in the watering troughs when the flocks came to drink, that they should conceive when they came to drink.

30 And the flocks conceived before the rods, and brought forth cattle ringstreaked, speckled, and spotted. 40 And Jacob did separate the lambs, and set the faces of the nocks toward the ringstreaked, and all the brown in the flock of Laban; and he put his own flocks by themselves, and put them not unto Laban's cattle.

. Ps. 37. 6. + Heb, to morrow. Ex. 13. 14.

fSeo ch, 31.

9-12,

.

Jacob leaveth Laban.

Before CHRIST about 1745.

g ver, 30.

41 And it came to pass, whensoever the stronger cattle did conceive, that Jacob laid the rods before the eyes of the cattle in the gutters, that they might conceive among the rods.

42 But when the cattle were feeble, he put them not in so the feebler were Laban's, and the stronger Jacob's.

43 And the man Fincreased ex1 ch. 13. 2.&ceedingly, and had much cattle, and inaidservants, and menservants, and camels, and asses.

21. 35, & 26, 13, 11.

1789,

a P. 49. 16. bch. 4. 5.

e Deut.28.54.

↑ Ieb, as yesterday and the day before,

1 Sam. 19. 7.

il ch. 28. 15, 20, 21, & 32. 9.

e ver. 2.

f ver. 3.

gver, 38, 39, 40, 41. ch. 30, 29. l ver. 41.

CHAPTER XXXI.

1 Jacob upon displeasure departeth sccretly. 19 Rachel stealeth her father's images. 22 Laban pursueth after him, 26 and complaineth of the wrong. 34 Rachel's policy to hide the images. 36 Jacob's complaint of Laban. 44 The covenant of Laban and Jacob at Galeed. AND he heard the words of la ban's sons, saying, Jacob hath taken away all that was our father's and of that which was our father's hath he gotten all this "glory.

2 And Jacob beheld b the countenance of Laban, and, behold, it was not toward him tas before. 3 And the LORD said unto Jacob, a Return 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.

6 And ye know that with all my power I have served your father. 7 And your father hath deceived me, and changed my wages iten i Num. 11.22. times; but God k suffered him not to hurt me.

Neh. 4. 12. Job 19. 3. Zoch. 8. 23. k ch. 20. 6. P. 105. 14. Ich. 30. 32.

m ver. 1, 16.

8 If he said thus, The speckled shall be thy wages; then all the cattle bare speckled: and if he said thus, The ringstreaked shall be thy hire; then bare all the cattle ringstreaked.

9 Thus God hath "taken away the cattle of your father, and given them to me.

10 And it came to pass at the time that the cattle conceived, that I lifted up mine eyes, and saw in a Or, he goats, dream, and, behold, the rams which leaped upon the cattle were ringstreaked, speckled, and grizzled. 11 And "the angel of God spake unto me in a dream, saying, Jacob: and I said, Here am I.

1739.

19, 20.

ch. 32. 9.

14 And Rachel and Leah answered and said unto him, "Is there yeth. 2. 24. any portion or inheritance for us in our father's house?

15 Are we not counter of him strangers? for "he hath sold us, ch. 29. 15, and hath quite devoured also our money.

16 For all the riches which God hath taken from our father, that is ours, and our children's: now then, whatsoever God hath said unto thee, do.

17 T Then Jacob rose up, and set his sons and his wives upon camels;

18 And he carried away all his cattle, and all his goods which he had gotten, the cattle of his getting, which he had gotten in Padanaram, for to go to Isaac his father in the land of Canaan.

19 And Laban went to shear his sheep and Rachel had stolen the images that were her father's. 20 And Jacob stole away tunawares to Laban the Syrian, in that he told him not that he fled.

23 And he took his brethren with him, and pursued after him seven days' journey; and they overtook him in the mount Gilead. 24 And God came to Laban they ch. 20. 3. Syrian in a dream by night, and said unto him, Take heed that thou speak not to Jacob feither good ch. 24. 50. or bad.

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

Job 33. 15, Matt, 1. 20.

† Heb. from good to bad.

26 And Laban said to Jacob, What hast thou done, that thou hast stolen away unawares to me, and "carried away my daughters, 18am, 30.2. as captives taken with the sword? 27 Wherefore didst thou flee away secretly, and steal away from mne; 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 and my daughters ? thou hast now done foolishly in so doing.