1760. Heb. 12.17

1 Chap. 28,3,4.

Chap. 25.26.

-him?

34

yea,

f and he fhall be blessed.

And when Efau heard the words of his father, & he cried with a great and exceeding bitter cry, and faid unto his father, Blefs me, even me alfo, O my father.

35 And he faid, Thy brother came with fubtilty, and hath taken away thy bleffing.

1 That is, a fup- - 36 And he faid, " Is not he rightly named Jacob for he hath fupplanted me these two times: he took away my birth-right; and behold, now he hath taken away my bleffing. And he faid, Haft thou not referved a bleffing for me?

Chap. 25.33.

Fulfilled,

37 And Ifaac answered and said unto Efau, * Behold, I have made him thy lord, and all his brethren have I given to him for fervants; and Or,fupported with corn and wine have I* fuftained him and what fhall I do now unto thee, my fon?

Sam. 3. 14. Ter. 29.

39 And Ifaac his father anfwered, and faid unto him, Behold, " thy dwelling shall be † the of the fat fatnefs of the earth, and of the dew of heaven from above.

B. 11. 20.

Chap. 25.23.

fead. 18,19,20.

40

And by thy fword fhalt thou live,and" fhalt Kings, 20. ferve thy brother: and it fhall come to pafs when thou shalt have the dominion, that thou fhalt break his yoke from off thy neck.

41 ¶ And Efau hated Jacob, because of the bleffing wherewith his father bleffed him: and Efau faid in his heart, The days of mourning for my father are at hand, Pthen will I flay my brother Jacob.

42 And these words of Efau her elder fon were told to Rebekah: and the fent and called Jacob her younger fon, and faid unto him, Behold, thy brother Efau, as touching thee, doth comfort himself, purpofing to kill thee.

43 Now therefore, my fon, obey my voice: 1.3. and arife, flee thou to Laban my brother 4 to Haran.

hap. 26. 35.5

1760.

44 And tarry with him a few days, until thy brothers fury turn away;

45 Until thy brothers anger turn away from thee, and he forget that which thou haft done to him: then I will fend, and fetch thee from thence. Why should I be deprived also of you both in one day?

46 And Rebekah faid to Ifaac, I am weary of my life, because of the daughters of Heth: if Jacob take a wife of the daughters of Heth, fuch as thefe which are of the daughters of the land, what good fhall my life do me ?

CHA P. XXVIII.

Ifaac bleffeth Jacob, and fendeth him to Padan-aram. 9 Efau marrieth Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael. 12 The vifion of Jacobs ladder. 18 The ftone of Beth-el. 20 Jacobs vow.

'Chap. 24. 3. of Canaan.

V12, 12

Cup. 25. 20.

2 b Arife, go to Padan-aram, to the house Cap. 22. 22- of d Bethuel thy mothers father; and take thee Chap 429 a wife from thence of the daughters of Laban Chap. 17.1. thy mothers brother.

3

fAnd God Almighty bless thee, and make

Jacobs ladder.

thee fruitful, and multiply thee,that thou mayft Befoże be* a multitude of people:

*Heb.an a Jembly

Chut 4 And give thee & the bleffing of Abraham, to thee, and to thy feed with thee; that thou 1760. mayft inherit the land th wherein thou art a of ope ftranger, which God gave unto Abraham. g Chap. 12.2. 5 And Ifaac fent away Jacob, and he went to Padan-aram unto Laban, fon of Bethuel the Syrian, the brother of Rebekah, Jacobs and Efau's mother.

6 ¶When Efau faw that Isaac had blessed Jacob, and fent him away to Padan-aram, to take him a wife from thence; and that as he bleffed him, he gave him a charge, faying, 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 Efau seeing that the daughters of Canaan pleased not Ifaac his father:

Then went Efau unto Ifhmael, and took 9 unto the wives which he had, Mahalath the daughter of Ifhmael Abrahams fon,* the fifter of Nebajoth, to be his wife. 10 And Jacob1 went out from Beer-fheba, and went toward Haran.

m

II And he lighted upon a certain place, and tarried there all night, because the fun was fet: and he took of the tones of that place, and put them for his pillows, and lay down in that place to fleep.

12 And he dreamed, and behold a ladder fet upon the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven and behold, " the angels of God af John 1. st cending and defcending on it.

n

13 And behold, the LORD ftood above it, and faid, I am the LORD God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Ifaac: the land whereon thou lieft, to thee will I give it, and to thy feed.

Hebr. 1.14. Chap. 35.

14 And P thy feed fhall be as the duft of the Chap. 13. 16. earth; and thou fhalt spread abroad to the weft, and to the east, and to the north, and to the fouth: and in thee and in thy feed fhall all the families of the earth be bleffed.

15 And behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee in all places whither thou goest, and will bring thee again into this land: for I will not leave thee, until I have done that which I have spoken to thee of.

16 And Jacob awaked out of his fleep, and he faid, Surely the LORD is in this place; and I knew it not.

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

18 And Jacob rofe up early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put for his pillows, and fet it up for a pillar, and poured oyl upon the top of it.

Jacob and Rachel meet.

TH

Heb. children. eaft.

Heb. Is there peace to him?

*Heb. yet the

day is great!

с

*

a

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

3 And thither were all the flocks gathered: and they rolled the stone from the wells mouth, and watered the sheep, and put the ftone again upon the wells mouth in his place.

4 And Jacob faid unto them, My brethren, whence be ye? And they faid, Of Haran

are we.

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

6 And he faid unto them, ‡ Is he well? And they faid, He is well: and behold, Rachel his daughter cometh with the theep.

7 And he faid, Lo,* it is yet high day, neither is it time that the cattle fhould be gathered together: water ye the sheep, and go and feed them.

8 And they faid, We cannot, until all the flocks be gathered together, and till they roll the ftone from the wells mouth; then we water the sheep.

9 And while he yet fpake with them, Rachel came with her fathers theep: for the kept them.

10 And it came to pafs, when Jacob faw Rachel the daughter of Laban his mothers brother, and the sheep of Laban his mothers Exod. 2. 17. brother; that Jacob went near, and rolled the ftone from the wells mouth, and watered the flock of Laban his mothers brother. II And Jacob kiffed Rachel, and lifted up his voice, and wept.

12 And Jacob told Rachel that he was her fathers brother, and that he was Rebekahs fon: and the ran and told her father.

13 And it came to pafs, when Laban heard † Heb. hearing. the t tidings of Jacob his fifters fon, that he ran to meet him, and embraced him, and kiffed him, and brought him to his house. And he told Laban all these things.

14 And Laban faid to him, Surely thou art my bone and my flesh: and he abode with Heb. a month him the fpace of a month.

of days.

15 ¶ And Laban faid unto Jacob, Because thou art my brother, fhouldst thou therefore ferve 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

ferve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger Before daughter.

Christ

19 And Laban faid, It is better that I give her to thee, than that I fhould give her to 1753. another man: abide with me.

20 And Jacob & ferved feven years for Rachel: and they feemed unto him but a few days, for the love he had to her.

21 ¶ And Jacob faid 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 an hand-maid.

25 And it came to pafs, that in the morning, behold it was Leah: and he faid to Laban, What is this thou haft done unto me? did not Ỉ ferve with thee for Rachel? wherefore then haft thou beguiled me?

d Hof. 12. 12.

26 And Laban faid,It must not be fo done in our* country, to give the younger before the * Heb. plase. (0 first-born.

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е

27 Fulfil her week, and we will give thee Judg. 14. 1 this alfo, for the service which thou shalt serve with me yet feven other years.

28 And Jacob did fo,and fulfilled her week: and he gave him Rachel his daughter to wife alfo.

29 And Laban gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah his hand-maid, to be her maid.

30 And he went in alfo unto Rachel, and he loved alfo Rachel more than Leah, and ferved with him yet feven other years.

31 ¶ And when the LORD faw that Leah was hated, he opened her womb: but Rachel was barren.

32 And Leah conceived and bare a fon, cit. 175 and the called his name † Reuben: for she said, †That is, fe Surely the LORD hath looked upon my afflicti- jon. on; now therefore my husband will love me.

33 And the conceived again, and bare a fon; cit. 175 and faid, Because the LORD hath heard that I was hated, he hath therefore given me this fon also and the called his name ‡ Simeon.

34 And the conceived again,and bare ason; and faid, Now this time will; my husband be joyned unto me, because I have born him three fons: therefore was his name called * Levi.

35 And fhe conceived again, and bare a fon; and she said, Now will I praife the LORD: therefore the called his name f† Judah, and left bearing.

5 And Bilhah conceived, and bare Jacoba

10 And Zilpah Leahs maid bare Jacob a fon. II And Leah faid, A troop cometh: and the called his name +Gad.

12 And Zilpah Leahs maid bare Jacob a fecond fon..

13 And Leah said, ‡ Happy am I, for the daughters will call me bleffed: and the called at is, bappy. his name * Asher.

1.1751.

.1750.

14 ¶ And Reuben went in the days of wheat-harvest, and found mandrakes in the field, and brought them unto his mother Leah. Then Rachel faid to Leah, Give me, I pray thee, of thy fons mandrakes.

15 And the faid unto her, Is it a small matter that thou haft taken my husband? and wouldft thou take away my fons mandrakes alfo? And Rachel faid, Therefore he fhall lie with thee to night for thy fons mandrakes.

16 And Jacob came out of the field in the evening, and Leah went out to meet him, and faid, Thou must come in unto me, for furely I have hired thee with my fons mandrakes. And he lay with her that night.

17 And God hearkned unto Leah, and she conceived, and bare Jacob the fifth fon.

18 And Leah faid, God hath given me mine hire, because I have given my maiden to my Thai bir husband: and fhe called his name † Iffachar. 19 And Leah conceived again, and bare Ja cob the fixth son.

20 And Leah faid, God hath endued me with a good dowry; now will my husband . 1749. dwell with me, because I have born him fix is, del fons: and the called his name + 'Zebulun. 21 And afterwards the bare a daughter, and called her name * Dinah.

2.4.13.

1748.

1745.

Sam. 1, 6.

4.1.

22 And God remembred Rachel, and. atis, judg God kearkned to her, and opened her womb. 23 And the conceived and bare a fon; and faid, God hath taken away 8 my reproach. 24 And the called his name † Jofeph; and at is add faid, The LORD fhall add to me another fon. 25¶And it came to pass when Rachel had born Jofeph, that Jacob faid unto Laban, Send me away, that I may go unto mine own place, and to my country.

ke 1. 25.

p. 35. 37.

h

26 Give me my wives and my children, for whom I have ferved thee, and let me go: for thou knoweft my fervice which I have done thee,

Jacobs policy.

27 And Laban faid unto him; I pray thee; if Bekozë I have found favour in thine eyes, tarry: fori I have learned by experience, that the LORD Chzia

hath blessed me for thy fake.

i

1745 28 And he faid, Appoint me thy wages, and ' Chap. 39. §. I will give, it.

29. And he faid unto him, Thou knowet how I have ferved thee, and how thy cattle was with me.

+ Heb.broken

*Heb, as my

30 For it was little which thou hadft before I came, and it is now ‡ increased unto a multi-forth. tude; and the LORD hath bleffed thee* fince my coming: and now when shall I provide for mine own house also ?

31 And he said, What shall I give thee? And Jacob faid, Thou shalt not give me any thing; if thou wilt do this thing for me, I will again feed and keep thy flock:

32 I will pafs through all thy flock to day, removing from thence all the fpeckled and fpotted cattle, and all the brown cattle among the sheep, and the spotted and fpeckled among the the goats: and of fuch fhall be my hire.

row.

33 So fhall my righteoufnefs anfwer for me in time to come, when it shall come for my + Heb. to mito hire before thy face: every one that is not fpeckled and spotted amongst the goats, and brown amongst the sheep,that fhall be account ed stolen with me:

34 And Laban faid,Behold, I would it might be according to thy word.

35 And he removed that day the he-goats; that were ring-straked and spotted, and all the fhe-goats that were fpeckled and spotted, and every one that had fome white in it, and all the brown among the sheep, and gave them into the hands of his fons.

36 And he fet three days journey betwixt himself and Jacob: and Jacob fed the rest of Labans flocks.

37 And Jacob took him rods of green * see Ch. it. poplar, and of the hafel and chefnut-tree; and 9-12. pilled white ftrakes in them, and made the white appear which was in the rods.

38 And he fet 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.

39 And the flocks conceived before the rods, and brought forth cattle ring-straked, fpeckled, and fpotted.

40 And Jacob did separate the lambs, and fet the faces of the flocks toward the ring-ftraked, and all the brown in the flock of Laban: and he put his own flocks by themselves; and put them not unto Labans cattle.

41 And it came to pafs whenfoever the ftronger 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: fo the feebler were Labans, and the stronger Jacobs.

43 And the man increased exceedingly, and had much cattle, and maid-servants, and menfervants, and camels, and affes.

CHAP. XXXI,
Jacob upon displeasure departeth fecretly, 19
Rachel fealeth her fathers images, 22 Laban
purfueth

Jacob departeth fecretly.

Before Christ

1739.

a Ch. 4. 5.

purfueth after him, 26 and complaineth of the wrong. 34 Rachels policy to hide the images. 36 Facobs complaint of Laban. 43 The covenant of Laban and Jacob at Galeed.

Nd he heard the words of Labans fons,

Laban purfueth him.

21 So he fled with all that he had, and he efou rofe up, and paffed over the river, and fet his face toward the mount Gilead.

Christ

2. And Jacob beheld the countenance of *Heb. as yester Laban, and behold, it was not toward him* as before.

day and the day before.

b Ver. 41.

< Numb. 14. 22.

Neh. 4. 12. Job 19. 3. Zech, 8, 23:

† Ox, he goats.

d Chap. 28. 18.

• Ch. 32. 9.

f Chap. 29. 15, 27.

1739.

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

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

5 And faid unto them, I fee your fathers countenance, that it is not toward me as before: but the God of my father hath been with

ine.

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

7 And your father hath deceived me, and b changed my wages ten times: but God fuffered him not to hurt me.

8 If he said thus, The fpeckled fhall be thy wages; then all the cattle bare fpeckled: and if he faid thus, The ring-ftraked fhall be thy hire; then bare all the cattle ring-ftraked.

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 faw in a dream, and behold, the † rams which leaped upon the cattle were ring-ftraked, fpeckled, and grifled.

4

II And the angel of God fpake unto me in a dream, faying, Jacob: And I faid, Here am I. 12 And he faid, Lift up now thine eyes and fee, all the rams which leap upon the cattle are ring-ftraked, fpeckled, and grifled: for I have seen all that Laban doth unto thee.

d

13 I am the God of Beth-el, where thou anointedft the pillar, and where thou vowedst a vow unto me: now arife, get thee out from this land, and return unto the land of thy kindred..

14 And Rachel and Leah anfwered, and faid unto him, Is there yet any portion or inheritance for us in our fathers houfe?

15 Are we not counted of him strangers ? for he hath fold us, and hath quite devoured alfo our money.

16 For all the riches which God hath taken from our father, that is ours, and our childrens: now then whatfoever God hath faid unto thee, do.

17 Then Jacob role up, and fet his fons 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 Padan-aram; for to go to Ifaac his father in the land of Ca

Job 33. 15.

journey; and they overtook him in the mount Gilead. 24 And God came to Laban the Syrian & in a dream by night, and faid unto him, Take heed that thou speak not to Jacob † either good or t Heb. from bad.

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

26 And Laban faid to Jacob, What haft thou done, that thou haft ftolen away unawares to me,and carried away my daughters, as captives taken with the fword?

good to bad.

27 Wherefore didft thou flee away fecretly, and steal away from me? and didst not + Heb. hast ̧ キ tell me, that I might have fent thee away

with mirth, and with fongs, with tabret, and with harp?

28 And haft not fuffered me to kiss my fons and my daughters? thou haft 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 fpake unto me yefternight, saying, Take thou heed that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad.

30 And now though thou wouldft needs be gone, because thou fore longedft after thy fathers house; yet wherefore haft thou ftolen my gods?

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

35 And the faid to her father, Let it not difplease my lord that I cannot rife 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 anfwered, and faid to Laban, What is my trefpafs? what is my fin, that thou haft fo hotly purfued after me?

37 Whereas thou haft fearched all my fluff, what haft thou found of all thy houfhold-ftuff? fet it here before my brethren and thy brethren, that they may judge betwixt us both.

38 This twenty years have I been with thee; thy ews and thy fhe-goats have not caft their young, and the rams of thy flock have I not

eaten.

39. That

k

Christ & my hand didit thou require it, whether ftolen 1739 by day, or stolen by night.

&c

Exod. 12. 10

40 Thus I was, in the day the drought confuErod. 22. 12. med me, and the froft by night; and my fleep departed from mine eyes.

Ver. 7.

41 Thus have I been twenty years in thy house; I ferved thee fourteen years for thy two daughters, and fix years for thy cattle: and 'thou hast changed my wages ten times.

42 Except the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and the fear of Ifaac had been with me,furely thou hadst sent me away now empty : God hath feen mine affliction and the labour of my hands, and rebuked thee yefternight.

43 And Laban answered, and faid unto Jacob, Thefe daughters are my daughters, and thefe children are my children, and these cattle are my cattle, and all that thou feeft is mine: and what can I do this day unto these my daughters, or unto their children which they have born?

44 Now therefore come thou, let us make J2427. a covenant, I and thou; and let it be for a witness between me and thee.

Orkilled beafts.

45 And Jacob took a stone, and fet it up for a pillar.

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

47 And Laban called it +Jegar-fahadutha: but Jacob called it Galeed.

48 And Laban faid, This heap is a witness between me and thee this day. Therefore was the name of it called Galeed!

49 And Mizpah; for he faid, The LORD watch between me and thee, when we are abfent one from another.

50 If thou shalt afflict my daughters, or if thou shalt take other wives befides my daughters, no man is with us; See, God is witnefs betwixt me and thee.

51 And Laban faid to Jacob, Behold this heap, and behold this pillar, which I have caft betwixt me and thee ;

52 This heap be witness, and this pillar be witness, that I will not pafs over this heap to thee, and that thou shalt not pass over this heap and this pillar unto me, for harm.

53 The God of Abraham, and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge betwixt us. And Jacob fware by the fear of his father -Ifaac.

54 Then Jacob * offered facrifice upon the mount, and called his brethren to eat bread: and they did eat bread, and tarried all night in the mount.

55 And early in the morning Laban rofeup, and kiffed his fons and his daughters, and bleffed them: and Laban departed, and returned unto his place.

9

CHAP. XXXIÍ.

✰ Jacobs vifion at Mahanaim. 3 His meffage to Efau. 6 He is afraid of Efau's coming. He prayeth for his deliverance. 13 He fendeth a prefent to Efau. 24 He wreftleth with an angel at Peniel, where he is called Ifrael: 31 He balteth.

Nd Jacob went on his way, and the angels

A of God met him.

Jacobs vifion

2. And when Jacob saw them, he said, This ekozé is Gods hoft: and he called the name of that

place* Mahanaim.

a

* That is, two

3 And Jacob fent meffengers before him to. 1739. Efau his brother, unto the land of Seir, the hot, or, camps. country of Edom.

4 And he commanded them, faying, Thus fhall ye fpeak unto my lord Efau; Thy fervant Jacob faith thus, I have fojourned with Laban, and ftayed there until now.

5 And I have oxen, and affes, flocks, and men-fervants, and women-fervants: and I have fent to tell my lord, that I may find grace in thy fight.

b

chap. 36. 8,

+ Heb. field

17 And he commanded the foremost, saying, When Efau my brother meeteth thee, and asketh thee, faying, Whofe art thou? and whither goest thou? and whofe are these be fore thee?

18 Then thou fhalt fay, They be thy fervant Jacobs; it is a prefent fent unto my lord Efau and behold also he is behind us.

19 And fo commanded he the fecond, and the third, and all that followed the droves, faying, On this manner fhall you speak unto Efau, when you find him.

20 And fay ye moreover, Behold, thy fervant Jacob is behind us: for he faid, I will appeafe him with the prefent that goeth before