3 And God said, Let there be Heb. 11. 3. light: and there was light. Col.1.16,17. Rev. 4. ll. • 2 Cor. 4. 6. f Pa. 74. 16. & 104. 20. 8 Heb. And the evening uus, and the morning was. g Job 37. 18. Ps. 138. 5. Jer. 10. 12. & 51. 15. 4 Heb. expansion. b Prov.8.28. 1 Ps. 148. 4. Job 26.10. & 38.8. Ps. 33. 7. & 95. 5. 4 And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided 2 the light from the darkness. And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day. a 6 ¶ And God said, & Let there be 'firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters. 7 And God made the firmament, band divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so. 8 And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day. 9 T And God said, "Let the waters under the heaven be gathered to9. & 136.6.gether unto one place, and let the Prov. 8. 20. dry land appear: and it was so. Jer. 5. 22. 2 Pet. 3. 5. 10 And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good. 5 13 And the evening and the morning were the third day. n 14 And God said, Let there be a lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide 2 the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years: 16 And God Pmade two great : p Ps. 136. 7, 8,9. & 148. Heb. for 3, 5. the rule of r Job 38. 7. 18 And to rule over the day and Jer. 31. over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good. 19 And the evening and the morning were the fourth day. 4 20 And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven. 7 21 And "God created great whales, Heb.face and every living creature that mov-firmament eth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good. & 7.14. & Ps. 104. 26. 8. 19. 22 And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill w ch. 8. 17. the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth. 23 And the evening and the morning were the fifth day. 24 And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so. 11 And God said, Let the earth ing seed. 3 29 And God said, Behold, I 3 Heb. seed- have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat. 30 And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so. • ch. 9. 3. Job 36. 31. Ps. 104. 14, 15. & 136.25. & 146. 7. Acts 14. 17. 16. & 147. 9. Job 38. 41. d Ps. 145. 15, 4 Heb. a living soul. Ps. 104. 24. 1 Tim. 4. 4. a Ps. 33. 6. b Ex. 20. 11. & 31. 17. Deut. 5. 14. Heb. 4. 4. • Neh. 9. 14. Is. 58. 13. 6 Heb. created to make. d ch. 1. 1. Ps. 90. 1, 2. e ch. 1. 12. Ps. 104. 14. e 31 And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day. CHAPTER II. 1 The first sabbath. 4 The manner of the creation. 8 The planting of the garden of Eden, 10 and the river thereof. 17 The tree of knowledge only forbidden. 19, 20 The naming of the creatures. 21 The making of woman, and institution of marriage. HUS the heavens and the earth THU were finished, and a all the host of them. 2 ↳ And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made. 3 And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made. 4 These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens, е 5 And every plant of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew: for Job 38. 26, the LORD God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was not a man to till the ground. 27, 28. B ch. 3. 23. f The garden of Eden. 6 But 2 there went up a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground. BEFORE CHRIST 4004. 2 Or, a mist which went 7 And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and upfrom,&c. breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul. 8 And the LORD God planted ma garden " eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed. ૫ 9 And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil. r 3 Heb. dust of the ground. Ich.3.19,23 Ps. 103. 14. Eccles.12.7. 18. 64. 8. Cor. 15. 47. Acts 17. 25. 1 Job 33. 4. k ch. 7. 22. Is. 2. 22. 11 Cor. 15. 45. 1. 51.3. Fek28.1 m ch. 13. 10. Ezek.28.13. n ch. 3. 24. o cho 4. 16. 2 Kings 19. 12. Ezek.27.23. p ver. 15. 10 And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became aEzek.31.8. into four heads. r ch. 3. 22. Prov. 3. 18. Rev. 2. 7. & 22. 2, 14. 11 The name of the first is Pison: 1. 30. that is it which compasseth u the whole land of Havilah, where there ver. 17. is gold; 12 And the gold of that land is good: w there is bdellium and the onyx stone. u ch. 25. 18. w Num. 11. 7. 13 And the name of the second river is Gihon: the same is it that compasseth the whole land of E-4 Heb.Cush. thiopia. 4 The serpent deceiveth Eve. BEFORE CHRIST 4004. GENESIS, III. 21 And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his iSam.26.12 ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof; 8 ch. 15. 12. e ch. 2. 17. d ver. 13. CHAPTER III. 1 The serpent deceiveth Eve. 6 Man's shame- NOW OW the serpent was b more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? 5 2 And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden: 3 But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die. 4 d And the serpent said unto the 1 Tim. 2. 14. Woman, Ye shall not surely die: 5 For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil, 2 Cor. 11. 3. e ver. 7. Acta 26.18. 6 And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; s and he did eat. i 7 And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made them 7 Or, things selves aprons. 8 And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden. 9 And the LORD God called unto The serpent is cursed. Adam, and said unto him, Where BEFORE CHRIST 4004. m ch. 2. 25. Ex. 3. 6. 10 And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, m and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself. John 3.20. 11 And he said, Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat? 12 And the man said, "The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat. 13 And the LORD God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, • The serpent beguiled me, and I did 13. 10. 20 And Adam called his wife's 21 Unto Adam also and to i 22 And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever: Eccles. 3. 20. & 12. 7. Heb. 9. 27. 4 Heb. Chavah. 6 That is, Living. ver. 5. Like Is. 19. 12. & 47. 12, 13. Jer. 22. 23. k ch. 2. 9. c Num. 18. 17. Prov. 3. 9. 6 Heb. sheep, or, goats. d Heb. 11.4. • ch. 31. 2. 7 Or, have the excellency? Heb. 11. 4. 8 Or, subject unto thee. ch. 3. 16. cir. 3875. f Matt. 23. 35. 1 John 3.12. Jude 11. g Ps. 9. 12. 4 And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the LORD had d respect unto Abel and to his offering: 5 But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell. 6 And the LORD said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen? 7 If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And 8 unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him. 8 And Cain talked with Abel his brother and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and f slew him. 9 And the LORD said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And John 8.44. he said, I know not: Am I my brother's keeper? 0 Heb. bloods. 10 And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto me from the Heb. 12.24. ground. Rev. 6. 10. 11 And now art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand; The birth of Seth. BEFORE CHRIST cir. 3875. thee her strength; a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth. 13 And Cain said unto the LORD, 2 My punishment is greater than I Or, Mine can bear. k 14 Behold, thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the earth; and from thy face shall I be hid; and I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond in the earth; and it shall come to pass, mthat every one that findeth me shall slay me. 15 And the LORD said unto him, Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him " sevenfold. And the LORD set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding 16 And Cain Pwent out from the presence of the LORD, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden. iniquity is greater than that it may be forgiven. 24. 1 k Job 15. 20 Ps. 51. 11. ch. 9. 6. Num. 35. 19, 21, 27. 17 And Cain knew his wife; and she conceived, and bare 3 Enoch: and he builded a city, and called a Pa. 49. 11. the name of the city, after the name of his son, Enoch. 18 And unto Enoch was born Irad: and Irad begat Mehujael: and Mehujael begat Methusael: and Methusael begat Lamech. 4 19 And Lamech took unto him two wives: the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah. 20 And Adah bare Jabal: he was the father of such as dwell in tents, and of such as have cattle. 21 And his brother's name was Jubal: he was the "father of all such as handle the harp and organ. 4 Heb. Lemech. Rom. 4. 11, 12. 22 And Zillah, she also bare Tubalcain, an instructer of every artificer 5 Heb. in brass and iron: and the sister of Tubal-çain was Naamah. 6 23 And Lamech said unto his wives, Adah and Zillah, Hear my voice, ye wives of Lamech, hearken unto my speech: for I have slain a man to my wounding, and a young man 7 to my hurt. 24 If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy and sevenfold. 25 T And Adam knew his wife again; and she bare a son, and called his name 89 Seth: For God, said she, hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew. 26 And to Seth, " to him also there was born a son; and he called his 12 When thou tillest the ground, name 2 Enos: then began men 3 to it shall not henceforth yield unto call upon the name of the LORD. whetter. • Or, I would slay a man wound, &c. Or, in my in my 7 hurt. . ver. 15. |