The First Book of MOSES, called GENESIS. Tear before the Common Year of Christ, 4004.....Julian Period, 710.....Cycle of the Sun, 10....Dominical Letter, B.....Cycle of the Moon, 7..... Indiction, 5.....Creation from Tisri, or September, 1. 1 The creation of heaven and earth. 14 Of the sun, moon, and stars. 26 Of man in the image of God. Also the appointment of food. IN the beginning a God created bb Job 38.4. the heaven and the earth. 2 And the earth was c without form and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit d of God moved upon the face of the waters. 3 And God said, e Let there light, fand there was light. Ps.33.6. Jer. 15.15. Zec. 12.1. Ac. 14. 15. Rom.1.20. Col. 1.16. bec Job 26.7. Jer.4.23. 4 And God saw the light, that itd Job 26.13. was good: and God divided 1 the light from the darkness. 5 And God called the light g Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day. 6 And God said, h Let there be a 3 firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters. 7 And God made the firmament, i and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above k the firmament: and it was so. And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day. Ps. 104.30. e Ps.33.9. Mat.8.3. f2 Cor.4.6. Ep.5.14. 1 between the light, and between the darkness. g Ps.74.16. Is.45.7. 2 and the evening was and the morning was. Job 37.18. expansion. i Jer. 10. 12. k Pr.8.28. 9 And God said, Let the waters Job 38.8. ander the heaven be gathered to-m Mat.6.30. rether unto one place, and let the 4 tender dry land appear: and it was so. 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. 11 And God said, Let the earth m bring forth 4 grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit-tree yielding n fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was 80. grass. n Luke 6.44. o Ps. 136.7. between the day and between the night. p Ps. 104.19. for the rule of the day. q Jer.31.35. creeping. living soul. 12 And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, af-9 ter his kind: and God saw that it war good. 13 And the evening and the morning were the third day. let fowl fly. 10 face of the firmament of heaven. 16 And God made two great lights; the greater light 6 to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also. 17 And God set them in the firmament of the heaven, to give light upon the earth. 18 And to g rule over the day and 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. 20 T And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the 7 moving creature that hath 8 life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the 10 open firmament of heaven. 21 And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good. 22 And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas; and let fowl multiply in the earth. 23 And the evening and the morning were the fifth day. 21 T 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. 25 And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good. 26 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness; and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over The Creation. the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. 27 So God created man in his own image, r in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them. GENESIS, II. Eve formed. B. C. 4001. | breath of life; and e man became a living soul. r Ec.7.29. 13 a living 8 T And the LORD God planted fa garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed. 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 g tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the h 28 And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it; and have (CHAP. 2.) tree of knowledge of good and evil. dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that 11 moveth upon the earth. a Ex.20.11. 1 created to 10 And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became into four heads. 11 The name of the first is Pison: that is it which compasseth i the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold; 29 T And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb 12 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; s to you it shall be for 3 dust of the good: there is bdellium and the 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 13 life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so. 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. 19, 20 The naming. of the creatures. 21 The making of woman, and institution of marriage. HUS the heavens and the earth of them. 2 or, a mist ground. b ch.19. Ps. 103. 14. c Job 33.4. e 1 Cor. 15.45. Pr.3.18. h ver. 17. 5 or, east- 2 And a on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the se-6 or, Adam. venth day from all his work which he had made. 1 ver.8. shall die. n 1 Cor.11.9. 1Tim.2.13. 5 And every plant of the field be-9 as before fore it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew: for the LORD God had not caused o Ps.8.6. it to rain upon the earth, and there 10 or, the was not a man to till the ground. 6 But 2 there went up a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground. 7 And the LORD God formed man man. 11 called. p ch. 15. 12. 12 builded. 12 And the gold of that land is onyx stone. 13 And the name of the second river is Gihon: the same is it that compasseth the whole land of Ethiopia. 14 And the name of the third river is Hiddekel: k that is it which goeth 5 toward the east of Assyria. And the fourth river is Euphrates. 15 And the LORD God took 6 the man, and I put him into the garden of Eden, to dress it and to keep it. 16 And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: 17 But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, m thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof, 8 thou shalt surely die. 18 And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; n I will make him an help 9 meet for him. 19 And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and o brought them unto 10 Adam to see what he would call them and whatsoever Adam called every liv. ing creature, that was the name thereof. 20 And Adam 11 gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air and to every beast of the field; but for Adam there was not found an help meet for him. 21 And the LORD God caused a p deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof; 22 And the rib which the LORD God had taken from man, 12 made of the b dust of the ground, and cq Prov. 18.22. he a woman and q brought her breathed into his d'nostrils the unto the man. Marriage instituted. The Curse. 12 And the man said, i The wo man, whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and i did eat. GENESIS, III, IV. 23 And Adam said, This is now B. C 4004. boner of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called 13 Wo-r Eph.5.30. man, because she was taken out of 14 Man. 21 Therefore shall a man leave s his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh. 25 And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed. CHAPTER III. 13 Isha. 14 Ish. Mark 10.7. (CHAP. 3.) a Rev. 12.9. b 2 Cor. 11.3. punishment of mankind. 22 Their casting out of paradise. Now cause, &c. c ch.2.17. TOW the a serpent was more bd Jno.8.44, subtle than any beast of the field which the LORD God had e 1 Ti.2.14. made. And he said unto the wo-2 a desire. man, 1 Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the gar-fch.2.25. den? 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, c Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die. 4 And the serpent d said unto the e 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. 6 And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was 2 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; and he did eat. 7 And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked: fand they sewed figleaves together, and made themselves 3 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 ghid themselves from the presence of the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden. 9 And the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou? 3 or,things to gird about. 4 wind. Am.9.2,3, Job 31.33. Pr.28.13. Is.65.25. Mic.7.17. Mat. 13.38. Jno.8.44. 1 Jno.3.8. m Is.7.14. Mat.1.23. Luke 1.35. n Rom.16.20. Eph.4.8. Rev.12.7,8. or, subject to thy husband. s o 1Cor. 14.34. 6 cause to bud, Chavah, i. e. living. p Acts 17.26. q Is.61.10. Phil.3.9. r ver. 5. 10 And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, hs Rev.2.7. because i was naked; and I hid t ver. 19. myself. u Ps.80.1,&c. 99.1. v 1Chr.21.16. 11 And he said, Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest w Heb.10.20. not eat? 13 And the LORD God said unte the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and f did eat. 14 And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field: upon thy belly shalt thou go, and k dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life: 15 And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between lthy seed and m her seed; nit shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel. 16 Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception: in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be 5 to thy husband, and he shall o rule over thee. 17 And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life; 18 Thorns also and thistles shall it 6 bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field; 19 In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return. 20 And Adam called his wife's name 7 Eve; because she was the mother of all living.p 21 Unto Adam also, and to his wife, did the LORD God make coats of skins, and q clothed them. 22 T And the LORD God said, r 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: 23 Therefore the LORD God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, t to till the ground from whence he Cain killet Abel. GENESIS, V. AND Asam knew Ed, and wire ND Adam knew Eve his wife; | B. C. 4001. 1Cain, and said, I have gotten a man (CHAP. 4.) from the LORD. 2 And she again bare his brother 2Abel. And Abel was 3 a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground. 3 And 4 in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought a of the ruit of the ground an offering unto the LORD. 4 And Abel, he also brought a of the firstlings of his 5 flock, and of the b fat thereof. And the LORD had c respect unto Abel, and to his offering: 1i. e. gotten or, acquired. 2 Hebel. 3 a feeder. at the end of days. Nu. 18. 12. 5 sheep, or, goats. a Seth born. the land of Nod, on the east of Eden. 17 And Cain knew his wife; and she conceived, and bare 10 Enoch: and he builded a city, and called 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 11 Lamech. 19 And Lamech took unto him two wives: the name of the one was Le.3.16,17. Adah, and the name of the other c Heb. 11.4. or, have the excellency. d 1 Jno.3. 12. his offer-or, subject And Cain unto thee. 5 But unto Cain, and to ing, he had not respect. was very wroth, and his counte-e 1Jno.3. 12. nance fell. 6 And the LORD said unto Cain, Why are thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen? If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, d sin lieth at the door. And 7 unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him. 9 And the LORD said unto Cain,f Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother's keeper? 10 And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's 8 blood g crieth unto me from the ground. 11 And now art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand. 12 When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength; a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth. 13 And Cain said unto the LORD, My punishment is greater than I can bear. Jude 11. f Ps.9.12. 8 bloods. g Heb. 12.24. 9 Rev.6.10. or, mine iniquity is that it may greater than be forgiven. Mat 12.31. h Job 15.20 24. Pro.28.1. i 2 Ki. 13.23. 24.20. Ps.51.11. 10 Chanoch. 11 Lemech. 12 whetter. 13 or, I would slay a man in my wound, &c. 14 or, in my hurt. 15 Sheth, i. e. appointed, er, put. 16 Enosh. 17 or, to call themselves by the name of the LORD. De.26.17. Ps. 116.17. Is.44.5. 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, h that every one that findeth me shall slay me. 15 And the LORD said unto him, a Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him seven-fold. And the LORD set ac mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him. 16 Joel 2.32. (CHAP. 5.) 1 Cor. 11.7. 2 Cor.3. 18. b Mal.2.15. Job 25.4. Jno.3.6. 1Cor. 15.39. And i Cain went out from the d Heb.9.27. presence of the LORD, and dwelt in 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. 22 And Zillah, she also bareTubalcain, an 12 instructor of every artificer in brass and iron: and the sister of Tubal-cain was Naamah. 23 And Lamech said unto his wives, Adah and Zillah, Hear my voice; ye wives of Lamech, hearken unto my speech: for 13 I have slain a man to my wounding, and a young man 14 to my hurt. 24 If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy and seven fold. 25 T And Adam knew his wife again; and she bare a son, and called his name 15 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 name 16 Enos: Then began men 17 to call upon the name of the LORD. CHAPTER V. 1 The genealogy, age, and death of the patriarchs from Adam unto Noah. HIS is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, in a the likeness of God made he him; 2 Male b and female created he them; and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created. 3 T And Adam lived an hundred and thirty years, and begat a son in his own likeness, c after his image; and called his name Seth: 4 And the days of Adam, after he had begotten Seth, were eight hundred years: and he begat sons and daughters. 5 And all the days that Adamn lived were nine hundred and thirty years: d and he died. 6 And Seth lived an hundred and five years, and begat Enos The generations of Adam. The depravity of the world. 19 which the LORD hath cursed. GENESIS, VI. 7 And Seth lived, after he begat E- B. C. 2317. Gos, eight nundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters: 8 And all the days of Seth were nine hundred and twelve years: and he died. 9 And Enos lived ninety years, and begat 1 Cainan : 10 And Enos lived after he begat Cainan eight hundred and fifteen years, and begat sons and daugh ters: 11 And all the days of Enos were nine hundred and five years: and he died. 12 And Cainan lived seventy years, and begat 2 Mahalaleel: 13 And Cainan lived, after he begat Mahalaleel, eight hundred and forty years, and begat sons and daughters: 14 And all the days of Cainan were nine hundred and ten years: and he died. 1 Kenan. 2 Maleleel. 3 Jered. Gr. Mathu ala. e ch.6.9. 17.1. 30 And Lamech lived after he be gat Noah five hundred ninety and five years, and begat sons and daughters: 31 And all the days of Lamech were seven hundred seventy and seven years: and he died. 32 And Noah was five hundred years old: and Noah begat h Shem, Peut. 13.4. Ham, and Japheth. CHAPTER VI. 2 Ki.20.3. f Heb.11.5. Gr. Noe; 1. e, rest, or, comfort. g ch.3.17. 4.11. h ch.6.10. 7.13. 1Ch.1.4-34. 15 And Mahalaleel lived sixty and five years, and begat 3 Jared: 16 And Mahalaleel lived after he begat Jared eight hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters: 17 And all the days of Mahalaleel a ch.1.28. were eight hundred ninety and five b Job 31.1. years: and he died. 18 And Jared lived an hundred sixty and two years, and he begat Enoch: 19 And Jared lived after he begat Enoch eight hundred years, and begat sons and daughters: 20 And all the days of Jared were nine hundred sixty and two years: and he died. 21 And Enoch lived sixty and five years, and begat 4 Methuselah: 22 And Enoch e walked with God after he begat Methuselah, three hundred years, and begat sons and daughters: 23 And all the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty and five years: 24 And Enoch walked witli God: and he was not; f for God took him. 25 And Methuselah lived an hundred eighty and seven years, and begat 5 Lamech : 25 And Methuselah lived after he begat Lamech seven hundred eighty and two years, and begat sons and daughters: 27 And all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty and nine years: and he died. 28 And Lamech lived an hundred eigirty and two years, and begat a (CHAP. 6.) 1 The wickedness of the world causet? the flood. 8 Noah findeth grace 14 The order, form, and end of the ark. AND it came to pass, a when me began to multiply on the fac of the earth, and daughters wer born unto them, 2 That the sons of God saw the daughters of men, b that they wen fair; and they ctook them wives of all which they chose. 3 And the LORD said, d My Spiri shall not always strive with man for that he also is flesh: e yet hit days shall be an hundred and twenty years. 4 There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unte the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became Neh.13.26, mighty men, which were of old, men of renown. c Deut.7.3,4. Ezra 9.2. 27. 2 Cor.6.14. d Neh.9.30. Is.5.4. 63.10. Jer.11.7,11. 1 Pet.3.20. Ps.78.39. f Ps. 14.2. 1 53.2. Rom.3.9. or, the whole imagination. The Hebrew word signifies not only the imagination, but also the purposes and desires. g ch.8.21. Deut.29.19. Eze 8.9,12. Mat. 15. 19. every day. 3 from man 2 29 And he called his name Noah, unto beast. saying, This same shall comfort usor, upright. Corerning our work and toil of h 1 Pet.4.7. our hands, because of the ground 5 And GoD saw fthat the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every 1 imagination g of the thoughts of his heart was only evil 2 continually. 6 And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart. 7 And the LORD said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; 3 both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them. 8 But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD. 9 T These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man, and 4 perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God: 10 And Noah begat three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. 11 The earth also was corrupt before God; and the earth was filled with violence. 12 And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upor the earth. 13 And God said unto Noah, h The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them: and, behold, I will |