Before

1739.

с

11, 15.

c chap. 18, 2.

5.

e
Ps. 34, 4.

l. 10, 18.

chap. 3223

Prov. 15,

g ch. 43, Sa

h . ,

chap. 30, 2

i ch.52 16.

Hels.

appease his

face,

q Hos 12,5 Eph. 6, 12

Phil 4, 13

Jucob wrestieth with an angel.
CHAPTER XXXIII...XXXIV.

Jacob's present to Esau. 13 And he lodged there that same night; and tookz. 2 And he put the handmaids and their children Before

CHRIST CHRIST of that which came to his hand a present for Esau foremost, and Leah and her children after, and Rahis brother ;

chel and Joseph hindermost. o Pr. 18, 16. 14 Two hundred she-goats and twenty he-goats, 3 And be passed over before them, and bowed bJphn 10,4

b
• two hundred ewes and twenty rams,

himself to the ground 4 seven times, until he came
15 Thirty milch camels with their colts, forty kine near to his brother.
and ten bulls, twenty she-asses and ten foals.

4 And Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, Nch. 2, 416 And he delivered them into the hand of his ser- and fell on his neck, and kissed him: and they wept. d 1 Sam. 2

8
vants, every drove by themselves; and said unto his 5 And he lifted up his eyes, and saw the women

servants, Pass over before me, and puto a space be- and the children, and said, Who are those with thee? Pret: 21,2. Ps. 112, 5. twixt drove and drove.

And he said, the children" which God hath gracious- Luke 15, 2. 17 And he commanded the foremost, saying, When ly given thy servant. Esau my brother meeteth thee, and asketh thee, say- 6 Then the handmaidens came near, they and their 11. ing, Whose art thou ? and whither goest thou ? and children, and they bowed themselves. whose are these before thee?

7 And Leah also with her children came near, and 1 Sam. 1,
18 Then thou shalt say, They be thy servant Ja-{ bowed themselves : and after came Joseph ncar and 27
cob's: it is a present sent unto my lori Esau: and, Rachel, and they bowed themselves.
behold, also he is bėbind us.

8 And he said, 'What meanest thou by all this
19 And so commanded he the second, and the drove which I met ? And he said, These are to find
third, and all that followed the droves, saying, On this grace in the sight of my lord.
manner shall you speak unto Esau when you find him. 9 And Esau said, I have enough, my brother ;

20 And say ye moreover, Behold, thy servant}tkeep that thou hast unto thyself. Ps. 21, 14. Jacob is behind us. For he said, I will t appease 10 And Jacob said, Nay, I pray thee ; if now I thout is

him with the present that goeth before me, and after-have found grace in thy sight, then receive my pres-
ward I will see his face; peradventure he will acceptent at my land : for therefore I have seen thy face, as
of me.

though I had seen the face of God, and thou wast pcb. 35, 22.

21 So went the present over before him; and him- pleased with me. self lodged that night in the company.

11 Take, I pray thee, my blessing that is brought 2 Cor. 9, 5, 22 And he rose up that night, P and took his two to thee; because God hath dealt graciously with me, wives, and his two women-servants, and his eleven and because t I have enough. And he urged him, Ilichal

ț sons, and passed over the ford Jabbok.

and he took it. 23 And he took them, and sent them over the 12 And he said, Let us take our journey, and let 1 Cor. 3 22 Rom 15, 31. brook, and sent over that he had.

us go, and I will go before thee.

, 24 And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled 13 And he said unto him, My lord knoweth that Et.14, 27. 'a man with him until the breaking of the day : the children are tender, ar.d the flocks and herds with

25 And when he saw that he prevailed not against young are with me; and if men should over-drive 1 169.41,14 him, he touched the hollow of his thigh ; and the hol-them one day, all the flock will die. la 19.2low of Jacob's thigh was "out of joint, as he wrestled 14 Let my lord, I pray thee, pass over before his ". with bim.

servant; and I will lead on softly, according'as Rain. 19 1. 26 And he said, 'Let me go, for the day breaketh. the cattle that goeth before me and the children be ? Et. 33,14. And he said, " I will not let thee go, except thou bless able to endure, until I come unto my lord unto Seir.

15 And Esau said, Let me now leave with thee o Ruth 2,13. 27 And he said unto him, What is thy name? And some of the folk that are with me. And he said, What Rom. 8, 57. he said, Jacob.

needeth it ? • let me find grace in the sight of my lord. ,!oshua 15 28 And he said, Thy name shall be called 'no more 16 So Esau returned that day on his way unto Seir. Atsiz Song 3, 4. Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power 17 And Jacob journeyed to P Succoth, and built Lev. 25, -i. • hos. 1, 6. with God and with men, and hast prevailed. him a house, and made booths for his cattle: there- q John 21.

29 And Jacob asked him, and said, Tell me, I pray { fore the name of the place is called Succoth. 5 ch. 25, 31. thee, thy name, And he said, - Wherefore is it that 18 And Jacob came to 9 Shalem, a city of Shek 31, 23.

thou dost ask after my name? And he blessed himchem, which is in the land of Canaan, when he came c Luke 1, 19. there.

from Padan-aram ; and pitched his tent before the slet. I, . That is, 30 And Jacob called the name of the place || Pe-city. The face of

niel: for I have seen God face to face, and my life is 19 And he bought a parcel of a field, where he had
preserved.

spread his tent, at the hand of the children of Hamor, uthathi 31 And as he passed over Penuel the sun rose Shechem's father, for a hundred pieces of money, « ? Cor. 12, upon him, and he e balted upon his thigh.

20 And he erected there " an altar, and called it
32 Therefore the children of Israel eat not of the || El-elohe-Israel.
sinew which shrank, which is upon the hollow of the

CHAPTER XXXIV.
thigh, unto this day because he touched the hollow 1 Dinah iz ravished by Shechem....4 He sueth to marry lier. a Titus 2, 5
of Jacob's thigh in the sinew that shrank.

13 The sons of Jacob offer the condition of circumcision to CHAPTER XXXIII.

the Shechemites....30 Jacob reproveer Simeon and Levi. 1 The kindness of Jacob and Esau at their meeting....18 At A ?

ND Dinah the daughterot Leah, which she bare e ch. 10, 17 Shalem he buyeth a field, and buildeth an altar called El- unto Jacob, * went out to see the daughters of a clis 6, 2 elohe-Israel.

the land. ND Jacob lifted up his eyes, and looked, and,

,

2 And when Shechem the son of Hamor the Hi-bies her: bchold, Esau came, and with him four hundred vite, prince of the country, "saw her, he took her, and ICH. And he divided the children unto Leah, and lay with her, and † defiled her. 3 And his soul clave unto Dinah the dạughter of

} unto Rachel, and unto the two handmaids.

CHRIST

CHRIST cir. 1732.

Ch. 21, 21.

z chap. 49,

Prov. 20,

2 Chr. 32, 25.

a Esther 3

Ps 30,9.

,

с

# Or,

Deut. 21, adges 19,

c Xun. 31, 17.

h. :9, 14.

.† Heb, men

off number.

eut. 7, 3.

g ch. 19, 7.

h. 33, 15,

y you nane

am. 10,

1.98,18.

I will give according as we shall say unto me : but AND God said unto

Jacob, Arise

, so up to Beth

-. 22, 16,

Shechem sueth to marry Dinah.

GENESIS.

God sendeih Jacob to Beth-el. NeforeJacob; and he loved the damsel, and spake kindly { and came upon the city boldly, and slew? all the Before cir. 1732 unto the damsel.

males.
4 And Shechem spake unto his father Flamor, 26 And they slew Hamor and Shechem his son
saying, Get me this damsel' to wife.

with the edge of the sword, and took Dinah out of . 5 And Jacob heard that he had defiled Dinah his Shechem's house, and went out.

danghter: now his sons were with his cattle in the 27 The sons of Jacob came a upon the slain, and Tel.: 0,9 field; and Jacobs held his peace until they were come. spoiled the city, because they had defiled their sister. 10.

6 And Hamor the father of Shechem went out 28 They took their sheep, and their oxen, and their y Joshua 7, unto Jacob to commune with him.

asses, and that which was in the city, and that which 1.314 7 And the sons of Jacob came out of the field when was in the field; they heard it: and the men were grieved, and they 29 And all their || wealth, and all their little ones, Leucoep; were very wroth, because he had wrought "folly in and their wives, took they captive, and spoiled even 18.

Israel in lying with Jacob's daughter; which thing all that was in the house. Deut. 21 Sought not to be done.

30 And Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, Ye have 8 And Hamor communed with them, saying, The troubled me, to make me to stink among the inhalı- ch. 49, 4soul of my son Shechem longeth for your daughter: I{itants of the land, among the Canaanites and the eJosh. 7, 25. pray you give her him to wife.

Perizzites: and I being + few in number, they shall (Ex. 5, 21. 9 And make ye marriages with us, and give your gather themselves together against me, and slay me; daughters unto us, and take our daughters unto you. and I shall be destroyed, I and my house.

10 And ye shall dwell with us: and the land shall 31 And they said, Should he deal with our sister p. 13, 9. be' before you: dwell and trade you therein, and get as with a harlot ? you possessions therein.

CHAPTER XXXV. 11 And Shechem said unto her father, and unto } 1 God sendeth Jacob to Beth-el....2 He purgeth his house of b. mul- her brethren, Let me find grace in your eyes, and idols....9 God blesseth Jacob at Beth-el....16 Rachel trawhat ye shall say unto me I will give.

vaileth of Benjamin, and dieth in the way to Edar....23 The mently, 12 + Ask me never so much "dowry and gift, and sons of Jacob....28 The age, death, and burial of Isaac.

ye : - 14,7. the .

and dwell make there an a Ps. 1, 1. 13 And the sons of Jacob answered Shechem and unto God, that appeared unto thee when thou ofled- och. 28, 19,

Hamor his father deceitfully, and said, Because he dest from the face of Esau thy brother. 4, 53. had defiled Dinah their sister:

2 Then Jacob said unto his household, and to all c ch. 27, 48 14 And they said unto them, We cannot do this that were with him, e Put away the strange gods that ..12thing, to give our sister to one that is Puncircumcised; are among you, and ' be clean, and change your 15.

f a for that were a reproach unto us:

garments : 15 But in this will we consent unto you: If ye will{ 3 And let us arise, and go up to Beth-el; and I 19.1.20. 31,90 be as we be, that every male of you be circumcised, will make there an altar unto God, who "answered , em 10,

16 Then will we give our daughters unto you, and me in the day of my 'distress, and was with me in the we will take your daughters to us, and we will dwell way which I went. 1,5,9 with you, and we will become one people.

4 And they gave unto Jacob all the strange gods 17 But if ye will not hearken unto us, to be cir- which were in their hand, and all their 'ear-rings cumcised; then will we take our daughter, and we which were in their cars; and Jacob hid them under 12 Sam. B, will be gone.

the oak which was by Shechem. 18 And their words pleased Hamor, and Shechem 5 And they journeyed: and the "terror of God was 1 Hos. 2 13. Hamor's son.

upon the cities that were round about them, and they m Ex. 32 19 And the young man deferred not to do the thing, did not pursue after the sons of Jacob. because he had delight in Jacob's daughter: and he 6 1 So Jacob came to ° Luz, which is in the land n eh. 34, 30. was more honourable than all the house of his father. of Canaan, that is, Beth-el, he, and all the people that

20 And Hamor and Shechem his son came untos were with him. the gate of their city, and communed with the men 7 And he built P there an altar, and called the place of their city, saying,

9 El-beth-el; because there God appeared unto him, 21 These men are peaceable with us, therefore let when he fled from the face of his brother. them dwell in the land, and trade therein; for the 8 But Deborah,' Rebekah's nurse, died, and she Eccl

. 5, 4, 5. land, behold, it is large enough for them: let us take was buried beneath Beth-el under an oak; and the q Ex. 17,15. their daughters to us for wives, and let us give them name of it was called || Allon-bachuth. our daughters.

9 1 And God appeared unto Jacob again, when 22 Only herein will the men consent unto us for to { he came out of Padan-aram, and blessed him. dwell with us, to be one people, if every male among 10 And God said unto him, Thy name is Jacob: thy weeping us be circumcised, as they are circumcised.

name shall not be called any more Jacob, but Israel 23 Shall not their cattle, and their substance, and shall be thy name: and he called his name * Israel. every beast of theirs, + be ours ? only let us consent 11 And God said unto him, I am God Almighty ; unto them, and they will dwell with us.

be fruitful and multiply: a nation, and a company of " ch.92 24. 21 And unto Hamor and unto Shechem his son nations, shall be of thee; and - kings shall come out u ch. 17, ". 5,8. hearkened all that went out of the gate of his city ; [ of thy loins : 1, 2, and every male was "circumcised, all that went out 12 And the land which I gave Abraham and Isaac, of the gate of his city.

to thee I will give it, and :o thy seed after thee will 25 And it came to pass on the third day, when they I give the land. were * sore, that two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon 13 And God’ went up from him in the place where and Levi, Dinah's brethren, took each man his sword, he talked with him.

Before CHRIST (nr. 1732.

CHRIST

1740.

a cb. 22. 18.

o1 Chron. 1, 26.

p verse 22.

b. Chư2,
19.
Mat. 21.

q verse 16
Ex 17,
14.

cch. 3. 16. 1 Tim 2,15

37,

d ch 30, 1,

my
i šum. 1,20

s Ps. 37, 33. Job , 2

Son of my

right hand

.

e JoshL. 19,
15.
diat. 3 1.

Isaac's age and death

CHAPTER XXXVI.

The generations of Esau. 14 And Jacob set up a pillar in the place where 10 These are the names of Esau's sons; Eliphaz Before he talked with him, even a pillar of stone; and he pour-the son of Adah the wife of Esau ; Reuel the son of ed a drink-offering thereon, and he poured oil thereon. — Bashemath the wife of Esau.

15 And Jacob called the name of the place, where 11 And the sons of Eliphaz were Tenian, Omar,
God spake with him, Beth-el.

Zepho, and Gatam, and Kenaz.
16 I And they journeyed froin Beth-el; and there 12 And Timna was concubineto Eliphaz, Esau's
was but a little way to come to bEphrath: and Ra- son ; and she bare to Eliphaz, 9 Amalek : these were
chel travailed, and she had hard labour.

the sons of Adah, Esau's wife.
17 And it came to pass, when she was in hard la- 13 And these are the sons of 'Reuel ; Nahath, and Deut. 25, 17.
bour, that the midwife said unto her, Fear not; thou Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah : these were the sons riChron. 1,
shalt have this son also.

of Bashemath, Esau's wife. 18 And it came to pass, as her soul was in depart- 14. 1 And these were the sons of Aholibamah, the That is ing, (for she died,) that she called his name || Ben-daughter of Anah, daughter of Zibeon, Esau's wife; The son of oni : but his father called him || Benjamin.

and she bare to Esau, Jeush, and Jaalam, and Korah. 19 And Rachel died, and was buried in the way to

15 1 These were s dukes of the sons of Esau : the 56 217 That is Ephrath, which is Beth-lehem.

sons of Eliphaz, the first-born son of Esau ; duke Te-
20 And Jacob set a pillar upon her grave: that is man, duke Omar, duke Zepho, duke Kenaz,
the pillar of Rachel's grave unto this day.

16 Duke Korah, duke Gatam, and duke Amalek. tver. 5, 1 in 21 1 And Israel journeyed, and spread his tent be- } These are the dukes that came of Eliphaz in the land i Chr.1, 3*: yond the tower of Edar.

of Edom : these were the sons of Adah.
22 And it came to pass, when Israel dwelt in that 17 1 And these (tre the sons of Reuel, Esau's son ;

land, that Reuben went and lay with Bilhah his fa- duke Nahath, duke Zerah, duke Shammah, duke
Ezek. 18,31.
lies ther's concubine : and Israel heard it. Now the sons Mizzah. These are the dukes that came of Reuel in
Rev. 21, 14. of Jacob were & twelve:

the land of Edom : these are the sons of Bashemath,
23 The sons of Leah; Reuben, Jacob's first-born, Esau's wife.
and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and 181 And these are the sons of Aholibamah, Esau's
Zebulun :

wife; duke Jeush, duke Jaalam, duke Korah: these
24 The sons of Rachel ; Joseph, and Benjamin : { were the dukes that came of Aholibamah, the daughter

25 And the sons of Bilhah, Rachel's handmaid ; of Anah, Esau's wife. Judge Dan, and Naphtali:

19 These are the sons of Esau, who is Edom, and uchi, 14. c. 26 And the sons of Zilpah, Leah's handmaid; Gad, these are their dukes. and Asher. These are the sons of Jacob, which were 20 1 These are the sons of Seir "the Horite, * who 12 born to him in Padan-aram.

inhabited the land ; Lotan, and Shobal, and Žibeon, 372 27 [ And Jacob came unto Isaac his father unto and Anah, Mamre, unto the city of " Arbah, which is Hebron, 21 And Dishon, and Ezer, and Dishan. These are y1 Chr. 1, where Abraham and Isaac sojourned.

the dukes of the Horites, the children of Seir in the m ch 25, & 28 And the days of Isaac were ' a hundred and land of Edom. fourscore years.

22 And the children of Lotan were Hori and Y He- ch. 27, 40. 29 And Isaac gave up the ghost, and died, and was man : and Lotan's sister was ? Timna. gathered unto his people; being old and full of days: 23 And the children of Shobalwere these; Alvan, and his sons Esau and Jacob buried him.

and Manahath, and Ebal, Shepho, and Onam. CHAPTER XXXVI.

24 And these are the children of Žibeon ; both Ajah cererea 2 Esau's three wives...6 His removing to mcunt Seir....15 The and Anah: this was that Anah that found the t mules witers, dukes which descended of his sons.

in the wilderness, as he fed the asses of Zibeon his 6,19,20

. Edom

25 And the children of Anah were these; Dishon, 2 Esau o took his wives of the daughters of Ca- and Aholibamah the daughter of Anah. e eh. 25, 34. naan; · Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite, and 26 And these are the children of · Dishon; Hem- iChr. 1, $i.

Aholibamah the daughter of Anah, the daughter of dan, and Eshban, and Ithran, and Cheran.
Zibeon the Hivite;

27 The children of Ezer are these ; Bilhan, and
:ch. 25, 15.
3 And Bashemath, Ishmael's daughter, sister of Zaavan, and Akan.

28 The children of Dishan are these ; Uz, and

i
4 And Adah bare to Esau, " Eliphaz; and Bashe- Aran.
math bare Reuel.

29 These are the dukes that came of the 4 Horites ; 5 And Aholibamah bare Jeush, and Jaalam, and duke Lotan, duke Shobal, duke Zibeon, duke Anah, Ich 35, 2. Korah. These are the sons of Esau, which were 30 Duke Dishon, duke Ezer, duke Dishan. These ch. 52, s born unto him in the i land of Canaan.

are the dukes that came of Hori, among their || dukes 6 And Esau * took his wives, and his sons, and his in the land of Seir. daughters, and all the persons of his house, and his 31 1 And these are the kings that reigned in the 2,13, cattle, and all his heasts, and all his substance, which land of Edom, before there reigned any king over i'kings 11 he had got in the land of Canaan, and went into the the children of Israel. country from the face of his brother Jacob:

32 And Bela, the son of Beor, reigned in Edom: I ch 13,6 7 For their riches were more than that they might and the name of his city was Dinhabah. m ch. 17,& 'dwell together; and the land wherein they were 33 And Bela died ; and Jobab, the son of Zerah of 2745.33.33 overse 20. "strangers could not bear them, because of their cattle. 'Bozrah, reigned in his stead.

8 Thus dwelt Esau in mount" Seir. Esau is Edom. 31 And Jobab died; and Husham of the land of X 0,1. 9 I And these are the generations of Esau, the fa-Temani reigned in his stead.

9 1 cd. 13, 57. ther of the † Edomites, in mount Seir.

35 And Husham died ; and Hadad, the son of

Before

CHRIST

heb. 14, 7.

| Heb. x1

I ch. 10, 11.

lky brett ren,

Mat. 15, 25

1 Kin. 23. Ps. 123, 5. Jer. 29, 7. 2 Sam. 18 32.

Numb. 16,

р 10.

Ex. 15, 15.

13

r Ps. 105, 25.

Iverse 7. ch. 37, 1. Itur. 2, 5. ch. 25, 12 I's. 73, 4.

† Heb. mase

ter of

S

t

Prov. 27,

t1 Kings 13, 24.

Joseph's two dreams :

GENESIS.

He is sold into Egypi. BeforeBedad, whosmote Midian in the "field of Moab, reign- 14 And he said to him, Go, I pray thee, † see cir. 1729. ed in his stead; and the name of his city was Ávith. whether it be well with thy brethren, and well with cir. 1728 36 And Hadad died; and Samlah of Masrekah the flocks; and bring me word again.

So he sent reigned in his stead.

him out of the vale of Hebron, and he came to the peace of 37 And Samlah died ; and Saul of Rehoboth by Shechem. the river reigned in his stead.

15 And a certain man found him, and, behold, he chap. 41,16 38 And Saul died; and Baal-hanan, the son of was wandering in the field : and the man asked him, Luke 19, Achbor, reigned in his stead.

saying, What seekest thou ?
39 And Baal-hanan, the son of Achbor, died; and 16 And he said, I seek my brethren: tell me,

"

:

I Hadar reigned in his stead : and the name of his city pray thee, where they feed their flocks. was Pau; and his wife's name was Mehetabel, the 17 And the man said, They are departed hence ; R: 384 daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab. for I heard them say, Let us go to 9 Dothan. And 26.

40 And these are the names of the dukes that came Joseph went after his brethren, and found them in p Luke 19,

of Esau, according to their families, after their places, Dothan. e verse is by their namnes; duke Timnalı, duke Alvah, duke 18 And when they saw him afar off, even before 9.2 Kings 6, dum. 20,14. Jetheth,

he came near unto them, they 'conspired against him 41 Duke Aholibamah, duke Elah, duke Pinon, to slay him. 42 Duke Kenaz, duke Teman, duke Mibzar, 19 And they said one to another, Behold, this Luke 31,14

43 Duke Maguiel, duke Iram: These be thek dukest dreamer cometh.

of Edom, according to their habitations in the land of 20 Come now, therefore, and let us slay him, and dreams. mch.25,30.

their possession : he is Esau, the father of the cast him into some pit; and we will say, Some evil s Acts 7, 9 Edomites.

beast hath devoured him : and we shall see what will CHAPTER XXXVII.

become of his dreams. 2 Joseph is hated of his brethren.... His two dreams....18

21 And · Reuben heard it, and he delivered him 2 Kings 3 His brethren conspire his death....21 Reuben saveth him. out

of their hands ; and said, Let us not kill him. 26 They sell him to the Ishmeelites....36 He is sold to Poti- 22 And Reuben said unto them, Shed no blood, but & 35, 22 phar in Egypt.

cast him into this pit that is in the wilderness, and lay ND Jacob dwelt in the land + wherein his father no hand upon him ; that he might rid him out of their ki: futher's

hands, to * deliver him to his father again.
21 These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, 23 And it came to pass, when Joseph was come

being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with { unto his brethren, that they stripped Joseph out of lat. a 23 a ch. 35

, 22 his brethren ; and the lad was with the sons of Bil- } his coat, his coat of many colours, that was on him: chap. 42, 21 John 7, 7. hah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father's a wives: 24 And they took him, and cast him into a pit: and 2 Jer. Se, & John 13, and Joseph brought unto his father their evil report the pit was empty, there was ’ no water in it.

3 Now Israel človed Joseph more than all his chil- 25 And they sat down a to eat bread : and they aEsth: 3,55

dren, because he was the son of his old age: and he lifted up their eyes, and looked, and, behold, a com- Amus 6, 6. e 2 Sam. 13, made him e a coat of many colours.

pany of Ishmeelites came from Gilead, with their bJer. 8, 22 4. And when his brethren saw that their father leved camels bearing spicery and balm and myrrh, going to

him more than all his brethren, they' hated him, and carry it down to Egypt. g Num. 12, could not speak peaceably unto him.

26 And Judah said unto his brethren, . What 26. 5 And Joseph 5 dreamed a dream, and he told it profit is it if we slay out brother, and conceal his his brethren: and they hated him yet the more. blood ?

6 And he said unto them, Hear, I pray you, this 27 Come, and let us e sell him to the Ishmeelites, 2 sum.1,18 dream which I have dreamed :

and let not our hand be upon him ; for he is our broth7 For, behold, we were binding sheaves in the fie!d, er and our flesh : And his brethren were content. 1.2. umb. 2, and, lo, my shcaf arose, and also stood upright; and, 28 Then there passed by Midianites, merchantNev. 1, & behold, your sheayes stood i round about, and * made men; and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the k ch.42, 6. obeisance to my sheaf.

pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmeelites for twenty EM 8 And his brethren said to him, Shalt thou indeed pieces of silver : and they brought Joseph into Egypt. "reign over us? or shalt thou indeed have dominion 29 And Reuben returned unto the pit; and, beover us ? And they hated him yet the more for his hold, Joseph was not in the pit:and he'rent his clothes: dreams, and for his words.

30 And he returned unto his brethren, and said, The 1. 2 Kings 9 And he dreamed yet another cream, and told its child is i not; and I, whither shall I go? his brethren, and said, Behold, I have dreamed a 31 And they took Joseph's coat, and killed a kid i verse 20. dream more ; and, behold, the “ sun, and the moon, of the goats, and dipped the coat in the blood : and the eleven stars, made obeisance to me.

32 And they sent the coat of many colours, and 10 And he told it to his father, and to his brethren: they brought it to their father; and said, This have we

d his father rebuked him, and said unto him, What found: know now whether it be thy son's coat or no. is this dream that thou has dreamed ? Shall'I, and 33 And he knew it, and said, it is my son's coat; thy mother, and thy brethren, indeed come to bow an evil beast hath devoured him: Joseph is k without k ch 44, 22. down ourselves to thee to the earth ?

doubt rent in pieces. 11 And his brethren envied him ; but his father 34 And Jacob rent his clothes, and put 'sackcloth 22 Sam. 3,

1 observed the saying.

upon his loins, and mourned for his son many days. 12 1 And his brethren went to feed their father's 35 And all his sons and all mhis daughters rose up flock in Shechem.

to comfort him; but he "refused to be comforted : ni Sam. 6 13 And Israel said unto Joseph, Do not thy breth- and he said, For I will go down into the grave unto ren feed the flock in Shechem? come, and I will my son mourning. Thus his father wept for him. send thee unto them. And he said to him, Here am l. 36 And the Midianites sold him into Egypt, unto

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Tamar deceiveth Judah,
CHAPTER XXXVIII....XXXIX.

and beareth twins Before Potiphar, || an officer of Pharaoh's, and captain of the Where is the f harlot, that was openly by the way

side? And they said, There was no harlot in this place. cir. 1727. CHAPTER XXXVIII.

22 And he returned to Judah, and said, I cannot 6 Er marrieth Tamar....13 She deceiveth Judah....27 She find her; and also the men of the place said, that destan, og beareth twins, Pharez and Zarah.

there was no harlot in this place. to pass at that time, that Judah went 23 And , her take it to her, we nences tain Adullamite, whose name was Hirah.

not found her. 2 And Judah saw there a daughter of a certain 24 And it came to pass, about three months after, 2. c IChr. 28. Canaanite, whose name was · Shuah; and he took that it was told Judah, saying, Tamar thy daughter- 1 Heb. be. d ch. 24, S her, and e went in unto her.

in-law hath played the harlot ; and also, Behold, she e ch.6, 4 3 And she' conceived, and bare a son ; and he is with child by whoredom. And Judah said, Bring Prov.c, 2.. rch 16,1,4 called his name Er.

her forth, and let her * be burnt. 4 And she conceived again, and bare a son; and : 25 When she wus brought forth, she sent to her chup. 21,

x she called his name Onan.

father-in-law, saying, By the man whose these are, beul 22,23, 1727. 5 And she yet again conceived, and bare a son; am I with child : and she said, Discern, I pray thee, Josh. 15, and called his name Shelah : and he was at & Chezib whose are these, the signet, and bracelets, and staff. Saw. 12, 'when she bare him. 26 And Judah acknowledged them, and said, She Lev.21

, . 6 And Judah took a wife for Er his first-born, hath been more righteous than I ; because that ! That is, 4 whose name was || Tamar.

gave her not to Shelah my son. And he ? knew her 23. palm-tres

7 And Er, Judah's first-born, was wicked in the again no more. Dla 1, & ' sight of the LORD ; and the LORD slew him. 27 And it came to pass, in the time of her travail,

8 And Judah said unto Onan, Go in unto thy { that, behold, twins were in her womb. * Ps 55, 22 brother's wife, and marry her, and raise up seed to 28 And it came to pass, when she travailed, that Jok 40,1, Deut. 25,5. thy brother.

the one put out his hand ; and the midwife took and 9 And Onan knew that the seed should not be bound upon his hand a scarlet thread, saying, This m Deut. 25, his : and it came to pass, when he went in unto his came out first. Roth 1, 11. brother's wife, that he spilled it on the ground, lest 29 And it came to pass, as he drew back his hand, that he should give seed to his brother.

that, behold, his brother came out, and she said, How 10 And the thing which he did displeased the hast thou broken forth? this breach be upon thee : Behen LORD; wherefore he slew him also.

therefore his name was called || Pharez. 11 Then said Judah to Tamarhis daughter-in-law, 30 And afterward came out his brother, that had that is,

"Remain a widow at thy father's house till Shelah my the scarlet thread upon his hand; and his name was Mat. ii, 17. - Lev. 22, son be grown: for he said, Lest peradventure he die called || Zarah. also, as his brethren did. And Tamar went and

CHAPTER XXXIX. dwelt in her father's house.

1 Joseph advanced in Potiphar's house....7 He resisteth his 12 And in process of time the daughter of Shuah, mistress's temptation....20 He is cast into prison. Judah's wife, died : and Judah was comforted, and ND Joseph was brought down to Egypt; and a ch. 37, 46. and his friend Hira! the Adullamite.

guard, an Egyptian, bought him of the hands of the 13 And it was told Tamar, saying, Behold, thy { Ishmeelites, which had brought him down thither. a Pr. 7, 12 father-in-law goeth up to Timnath to shear his sheep. 2 And the LORD was with Joseph, and he was e Pa, 1, 3.

14 And she put her widow's garments off from her, {a prosperous man : and he was in the house of his

and covered her with a vail, and wrapped herself, master the Egyptian. Enajim. and sat 7 in an open place, which is by the way to 3 And his master saw that the LORD was with Pr. 16, , 7.

Timnath: for she saw that Shelah was grown, and him, and that the LORD made all that he did to pros-
she was not given unto him to wife.

per in his hand.
15 When Judah saw her, he thought her to be a 4 And Joseph found grace in his sight, and he chap. 18, 3
harlot; because she had covered her face.

served him: and he made him' overseer over his Pr. 27:13 16 And he turned unto her by the way, and said, house, and all that he had he put into his hand. Go to, I pray thee, let me come in unto thee; (for he 5 And it came to pass, from the time that he had ch. 30, 27 knew not that she was his daughter-in-law.) Andmade him overseer in his house, and over all that he Acıs 27, 24. she said, What wilt thou give me, that thou mayesthad, that the LORD blessed the Egyptian's house s for come in unto me?

Joseph's sake; and the blessing of the LORD was bap. 4, 52 • verses 24,

17 And he said, I will send thee a kid from the upon all that he had in the house, and in the field. Ezek. 16,33. flock. And she said, Wilt thou give me a pledge 6 And he left all that he had in Joseph's hand ; 12 till thou send it ?

and he knew not aught he had," save the bread which 18 And he said, What pledge shall I give thee ? { he did eat. And Joseph was' a goodly person, and tested up.

lified . And she said, Thy' signet, and thy bracelets, and thy well-favoured. staff that is in thine hand: And he gave it her, and 7 And it came to pass after these things, that his 1 Pr. 1, 19. came in unto her: and she conceived by him. master's wife † cast her eyes upon Joseph ; and she m Pr. 18 24.

19 And she arose, and went away, and laid by said, Lie with me.
ch. 20, 9 her vail from her, and put on the garments of her 8 But he refused ; and said unto his master's wife,
Lev. 19 17. widowhood.

Behold, my master wotteth not what is with me in
20 And Judah sent the kid by the hand of his the house, and he hath committed all that he hath to
"friend the Adullamite, to receive his pledge from the my hand :
woman's hand: but he found her not..

9 There is none greater in this house than 1; nei-
21 Then he asked the men of that place, saying, ther hath he kept back any thing from me but thee,