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Labans complaint.

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of witnefs

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beacon, or witchLower.

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cob, Thefe daughters are my daughters, and
thefe children are my children, and thefe cattel
are my cattel, and all that thou feeft is mine:
and what can I do this day unto thefe my daugh-
ters, or unto their children which they have
born?

44 Now therefore come thou, let us make a
covenant, I and thou: and let it be for a wit-
nefs between me and thee.

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 ftones, and made an heap, and they did eat there upon the heap.

47 And Laban called it i Jegar-fahadutha; but Jacob called it Galeed.

48 And Laban faid, This heap is a witnefs 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 halt afflict my daughters, or if thou fhalt take other wives betides my daughters, no man is with us; fee, 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 pals 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 rofe up,
and kiffed his fons and his daughters,and bleffed
them:. and Laban departed, and returned unto
his place

CHAP. XXXII
Jacobs vifion at Mahanaim: 3 His message to
Efau He is afraid of Efaus coming: 9 He
prayeth for his deliverance: 13 He fendeth a
prefent to Efau 24 He wraftlech with an
angel at Peniel, where he is called Ifrael:
31 He balteth

Nd Jacob went on his way, and the angels

Aof God met him.

2 And when Jacob faw them, he faid, This is Gods hoft: and he called the name of that place Mahanaim.

3 And Jacob fent meffengers before him to Efau his brother, unto the land of Seir, the + countrey 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 finde grace in thy fight.

6 And the meffengers returned to Jacob, faying, We came to thy brother Efau, and alfo he cometh to meet thee, and four hundred men with him.

7 Then Jacob was greatly afraid, and diftref fed, and he divided the people that was with him, and the flocks and herds, and the camels into two bands.

8 And faid, IfEfau come to the one compa

Facobs prayer to God.

ny, and fmite it, then the other company which
is left fhall efcape.

9 And Jacob faid,O God of my father Abra-
ham, and God of my father Ifaac, the LORD
which faidft unto me,
Return unto thy Chap
countrey,and to thy kindred,and I will deal well
with thee.

10 I am not worthy of the leaft of all the mercies, and of all the truth which thou haft fhewed unto thy fervant: for with my staff paffed over this Jordan, and now I am become two bands.

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11 Deliver me, I pray thee, from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Efau: for I fear him, left he will come and finite me, and the mother with the children.

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am left then all,

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12 And thou faidft,I will furely do thee good, upon. and make thy feed as the fand of the fea, which cannot be numbred for multitude.

13 And he lodged there that fame night, and took of that which came to his hand a prefent for Efau his brother;

14 Two hundred fhe-goats, and twenty he goats, two hundred ews, and twenty rams,

15 Thirty milch camels with their colts, forty kine, and ten buls, twenty fhe-affes, and ten foals.

16 And he delivered them into the hand of his fervants,every drove by themfelves,and faid unto his fervants, Pafs over before me, and put a fpace betwixt drove and drove.

17 And he commanded the foremost, faying, When Efau my brother meeteth thee,and asketh thee, faying, Whofe art thou? and whither gooft thou? and whofe are thefe before thee?

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

19 And fo commanded he the fecond, and the third, and all that followed the droves, faying, On this maner fhall ye fpeak unto Efau when ye finde him.

20 And fay ye moreover, Behold, thy fervant Jacob is behinde us: for he faid, I will appeafe him with the prefent that goeth before me, and afterward I will fee his face; peradventure he will accept of me.

Hebr. 21 So went the prefent over before him; and my face. himself lodged that night in the company.

22 And he rofe up that night,and took his two wives,and his two women-fervants, and his ele ven fons, and paffed over the foord Jabbok.

23 And he took them, and † fent them overt Hebr. the brook, and fent over that he had. caufed to 24 And Jacob was left alone, and there Hebr. pars. wreftled a man with him until the+breaking of afcending the day.

25 And when he faw that he prevailed not against him,he touched the hollow of his thigh: and the hollow of Jacobs high was out of joynt, as he wrestled with him.

of the morning

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26 And he faid, Let me go,for the day breaketh: and he faid, I will not let thee go, except 12.4. thou blefs me.

27 And he faid unto him, What is thy name? and he faid, Jacob.

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28 And he faid, Thy name fhall be called no 35.10. more Jacob, but Ifrael: for as a prince haft thou power with God, and with men, and haft prevailed.

29 And Jacob asked him, and faid, Tell me, I
pray thee, thy name: and he faid, Wherefore is
it that thou doeft ask after my name? and he
bleffed him there.

30 And Jacob called the name of the place
Penial; for I have feen God face to face, and
my life is preferved.
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31 And as he pafled over Penuel, the fun rofe upon him, and he halted upon his thigh.

33 Therefore the children of Ifrael eat not of the finew which fhrank, which is upon the hollow of the thigh, unto this day; because he touched the hollow of Jacobs thigh in the finew that fhrank,

CHAP. XXXIII

The kindness of Jacob and Esau at their meeting. 17 Jacob cometh to Succoth. 18 At Shalem be buyeth a field, and builde;b an altar called El-clobe-ifrael.

Nd Jacob lifted up his eyes, and looked,and Abehold, Blatt came, and with him four hun

dred men: and he divided the children unto

of

Dinah ravifhed.

19 And he bought a parcel of a field, where he had (pread his tent, at the hand of the children Hamor Shechems father, for an hundred* Called pieces of money. a&s 7. 26. Emmor. Il Or, Jambs. What is God, the God of Ifracl

20 And he erected there an altar, and called it El-elohe-ifrael.

CHAP. XXXIV. Dinah is ravished by Shechem: 4 He fueth to marry ber. 13 The fons of Jacob offer the condi tion of circumcifion to the Shechemites. 20 Has mor and Shechem perfwade them to accept it. 25 The fons of Jacob upon that advantage flay them, 27 and Spoil their city. 30 Jacob repros veth Simeon and Levi.

Nd Dinah the daughter of Leah, which he

Leah, and unto Rachel, and unto the two hand- Abare unto Jacob,went out to fee the daugh

maids.

2 And he put the handmaids and their children foremost, and Leah and her children after, and Rachel and Jofeph hindermost.

3 And he paffed over before them,and bowed himfelf to the ground feven times, until he came near to his brother.

4 And Efau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck, and kiffed him; and they wept.

5 And he lift up his eyes, and faw the women, and the children, and faid, Who are thofe Hebr.with thee? And he faid, The children which God hath graciously given thy fervant.

to thee.

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what a to thee?

this band

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be that to

thee that is thine.

6 Then the handmaidens came near,they and their children, and they bowed themselves. 7 And Leah alfo with her children came near, and bowed themselves; and after came Jofeph near, and Rachel, and they bowed themfelves.

8 And he faid,t What meaneft thou by all this drove which I met? And he laid, Thefe are to finde grace in the fight of my lord.

And Efau faid, I have enough, my brother, keep that thou haft unto thy felf.

To And Jacob faid, Nay, I pray thee, if now I have found grace in thy tight, then receive my prefent at my hand: for therefore I have feen thy face, as though I had feen the face of God; and thou waft pleafed with me.

11 Take, I pray thee, my blefling that is Hebr. brought to thee: becaufe God hath dealt graall things cioully with me,and because I have † enough: and he urged him, and he took it.

12 And he faid, Let us take our journey, and let us go, and I will go before thee.

13 And he faid unto him, My lord knoweth that the children are tender, and the flocks and herds with young are with me: and if men fhould overdrive them one day, all the flock will die.

14. Let my lord, I pray thee, pafs over before his fervant, and I will lead on foftly, according as the cattel that goeth before me, and the according children be able to endure, until I come unto to the my lord unto Seir.

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15 And Efau faid, Let me now + leave with the work thee some of the folk that are with me: and he cording to faid, What needeth it? let me finde grace in the foot the fight of my lord.

of the

children.

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16 So Elau returned that day on his way unto Seir.

fet, ov 17 And Jacob journeyed to Succoth,and built place. him an houfe, and made booths for his cattel: therefore the name of the place is called Succoth.

t Hebr. wherefore i. this?

That is booths.

18 And Jacob came to Shalem, a city of *Shechem,which is in the land of Canaan,when *Called he came from Padan-aram, and pitched his tent 287.16. before the eity.

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3 And his foul clave unto Dinah,the daughter her of Jacob, and he loved the damfel, and ipake to her +kindely unto the damfel.

4 And Shechem fpake unto his father Hamor, faying, Get me this damfel to wife.

5 And Jacob heard that he had defiled Dinak his daughter (now his fons were with his cattel in the field) and Jacob held his peace,until they were come.

6 And Hamor the father of Shechem went out unto Jacob, to commune with him.

heart.

7 And the fons of Jacob came out of the field when they heard it, and the men were grieved and they were very wroth, because he had wrought folly in Ifrael, in lying with Jacobs daughter, which thing ought not to be done. He 8 And Hamor communed with them, faying, The foul of my fon Shechem longeth for your daughter: I pray you give her him to wife.

9 And make ye marriages with us, and give your daughters unto us, and take our daughters unto you.

To And ye fhall dwell with us, and the land fhall be before you: dwell and trade ye therein, and get you poffeffions therein.

11 And Shechem faid unto her father,and unto her brethren, Let me finde grace in your eyes, and what ye fhall fay unto me I will give.

12 Ask me never fo much dowry and gift,and I will give according as ye fhall fay unto me: but give me the damfel to wife.

13 And the fons of Jacob anfiered Shechem and Hamor his father deceitfully, and faid, becaufe he had defiled Dinah their fifter; 14 And they faid unto them,We cannot do this thing,to give our fifter to one that is uncircum cifed: for that were a reproach unto us.

15 But in this will we confent unto you: if ye will be as we be, that every male of you be circumcifed:

16 Then will we give our daughters unto you, and we will take your daughters to us, and we will dwell with you, and we will become one people.

17 But if ye will not hearken unto us, to be circumcifed,then will we take our daughter,and we will be gone.

18. And their words pleafed Hamor, and She chem Hamors fon.

19 And the young man deferred not to do the thing, because he had delight in Jacobs daughter: and he was more honou able then all the houfe of his father.

20 And Hamor and Shechem his fon came unto the gate of their city,and communed with the men of their city, Rying, 21 Thefe

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21 Thefe men are peaceable with us: therefore let them dwell in the land, and trade therein: for the land, behold, it is large enough for them: their daughters let us take to us for wives, and let us give them our daughters.

22 Onely herein will the men confent unto us, for to dwell with us, to be one people, if every male among us be circumcifed, as they are circumcifed.

23 Sball not their cattel, and their fubftance, and every beaft of theirs be ours? onely let us confent unto them, and they will dwell with us.

24 And unto Hamor, and unto Shechem his fon hearkened all that went out of the gate of his city: and every male was circumcifed, all that went out of the gate of his city.

25 And it came to pafs on the third day, when they were fore, that two of the fons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, Dinahs brethren, took each man his word, and came upon the city Chap. boldly, and flew all the males.

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26 And they flew Hamor and Shechem his fon Hebr. with the edge of the fword, and took Dinah, out of Shechems houfe, and went out.

mouth.

Heg. Xahabikant. Heb. men of

27 The fons of Jacob came upon the flain, and spoiled the city, because they had defiled their fifter.

28 They took their fheep, and their oxen, and their affes, and that which was in the city, and that which was in the field.

29 And all their wealth, and all their little ones, and their wives took they captive, and fpoiled even all that was in the houfe.

30 And Jacob faid to Simeon and Levi, Ye have troubled me to make me to flink among the tinhabitans of the land, amongst the Canaanites, and the Perizzites: and I being + few in number, theyshall gather themselves together aga nit me, and flay me, and I fhall be deftroyed,

number. I and my houfe.

27.43.

31 And they faid, Should he deal with our fi-
fer, as with an harlot ?

CHAP. XXXV
God fendeth Jacob to Bethsel: 2 He purgesh bis
house of idols: 6 He buildeth an altar at Be-
thel. 8 Deborab dieth at Allon-Bachuch. 9 God
biefeth Jacob at Betb-el. 16 Rachel travaileth
of Benjamin, and dieth in the way to Edar.
22 Reuben lieth with Bilbab. 23 The Sons of
Jacob. 27 Jacob cometh to Ifaac at Hebron.
28 The age, death, and burial of Isaac

Rachel dieth.

the place 1-beth-el, becaufe there God ap-
Thet:
peared unto him when he fled from the face of the God
his brother.
of Beth-e

8 But Deborah, Rebekahs nurse, died,and fhe
was buried beneath Beth-el, under an oak: and
the name of it was called Allon-bachuth.
9And God appeared unto Jacob again when
he came out of Padan-arani, and bleffed him.
10 And God faid unto him, Thy name is Ja-
cob; thy name fhall not be called any more Ja-
cob, but Ifrael fhall be thy name: and he cal-
led his name Ifrael.

11 And God faid unto him, I am God Al
mighty: be fruitfull and multiply: a nation,
and a company of nations fhail be of thee,and
kings fhall come out of thy loins.

12 And the land which I gave Abraham, and Ifaac, to thee will I give it,and to thy feed after thee will I give the land.

13 And God went up from him, in the place where he talked with him.

14 And Jacob fet up a pillar in the place where he talked with him,even a pillar of ftone and he poured a drink-offering thereon, and he poured oil thereon.

15 And Jacob called the name of the place where God ipake with him, Beth-el.

That i the oak weeping * Chap.

32.28.

* See Chap. 48.19.

16¶And they journeyed from Beth-el:and there was but a little way way to come to Ephrath; Hebre and Rachel travailed, and she had hard labour.

a little

ground.

17 And it came to pafs when he was in hard piece of labour, that the midwife faid unto her, Fear not: thou fhalt have this fon alfo.

18 And it came to pafs, as her foul was in de
parting, (for fhe died) that the called his name
Ben-oni: but his father called him Benja-

min.
19 And Rachel died, and was buried in the
way to Ephrath, which is Bethlehem.
is the pillar of Rachelsgrave unto this day.
20 And Jacob fet a pillar upon her grave: that
21 And Ifrael journeyed,and fpread his tent
beyond the tower of Edar.

That à the fono

my forTOW.

Tbat is

the fon of

the right

hand.

22 And it came to pafs, when Ifrael dwelt in that land, that Reuben went, and lay with Bil- Chap. hah his fathers concubine: and Ifrael heard it. 49-4. Now the fons of Jacob were twelve.

23 The fons of Leah; Reuben Jacobs firft-
born, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and If
fachar, and Zebulun

24 The fons of Rachel: Jofeph and Benjamin.
25 And the fons of Bilhah, Rachels hand-

And God faid unto Jacob, Artie, go up to maid: Dan and Naphtali,

Bethel and make an Chap. altar unto God, that appeared unto thee when thou fleddeft from the face of Efau thy brother. 2 Then Jacob faid unto his houfhold, and to all that were with him, Put away the ftrange gods that are among you, and be cican, and change your garments.

Chap

28.19.

3 And let us arife, and go up to Beth-el, and I will make there an altar unto God, who anfwered me in the day of my diftrefs, and was with me in the way which I went.

4 And they gave unto Jacob all the ftrange gods which were in their hand, and all their ear-rings which were in their ears, and Jacob hid them under the oak which was by Shechem.

5. And they journeyed and the terrour of God was upon the cities that were round about them, and they did not purfue after the fons of Jacob.

6 So Jacob came to Luz, which is in the land of Canaan, (that is Beth-el) he and all the people that were with him.

7 And he built there an altar, and called

26 And the fons of Zilpah,Leahs hand-maid: Gad and Afher. These are the fons of Jacob, which were born to him in Padan-aram.

27 And Jacob came unto Ifaac his father unto Mamre, unto the city of Arbah (which is Hebron) where Abraham and Ifaac fojourned.

28 And the days of Ifaac were an hundred and fourfcore years.

29 And Ifaac gave up the ghoft, and died, Chap.
and was gathered unto his people, being old 25.8.
and full of days: and his fons, Efau and Jacob,
buried him.

CHAP. XXXVI
2 Efaus three wives: 6 His removing to mount
Seir: 9 His fons. 15 The dukes which defcend
ed of bis fons. 20 The fons and dukes of Seir.
24 Anab findeth mules. 31 The kings of E
dom. 40 The dukes that defcended of Efau.
Ow thefe are the generations of Eau, who
is Edom.

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2 Efau took his wives of the daughters of Canaan:Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite,and Aholibamah the daughter of Anah,the daughter of Zibeon the Hivite:

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Efaus off-pring.

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3 And Bafhemath Ishmaels daughter, fifter of Nebajoth.

4 And Adah bare to Efau Eliphaz: and Bafhemath bare Reuel.

5 And Aholibamah bare Jeufh, and Jaalam and Korah: thefe are the fons of Efau, which were born unto him in the land of Canaan.

6 And Efau took his wives, and his fons, and Hebr. his daughters, and all the † perfons of his houfe, and his cattel, and all his beafts, and all his fubftance, which he had got in the land of Canaan, and went into the countrey from the face of his brother Jacob.

→ Josh. 24.4.

+ Hebr. Edom

7. For their riches were more then that they might dwell together: and the land wherein they were strangers could not bear them, becaufe of their cattel.

8 Thus dwelt Efan in * mount Seir: Efau is Edom.

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And thefe are the generations of Efau, the father of the Edomites in mount Seir. To Thele are the names of Efaus fons: Eli*Chro phaz the fon of Adah the wife of Efau, Reuel 1.35,& the fon of Bafhemath the wife of Efau.

1 Chro 1.38.

It And the fons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho, and Gatam, and Kenaz.

12 And Timna was concubine to Eliphaz Efaus fon; and the bare to. Eliphaz Amalek: these were the fons of Adah Elaus wife.

13 And these are the fons of Reuel: Nahath and Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah: thele were the fons of Bafhemath, Efaus wife.

Fofephs two dreams.

29 Thefe are the dukes that came of the Horites: duke Lotan, duke Shobal, duke Zibeon, duke Anah.

30 Duke Dishon,duke Ezer.duke Difhan:thefe are the dukes that came of Hori, among their dukes in the land of Seir.

31 And thefe are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom; before there reigned any king over the children of Ifrael.

32 And Bela the fon of Beor reigned in Edom: and the name of his city was Dinhabah.

33 And Bela died,and Jobab the fon of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his ftead.

34 And Jobab died, and Hufham of the land of Temani reigned in his stead.

35 And Hufham died, andi Hadad the fon of Bedad (who fmote Midian in the field of Moab) reigned in his ftead, and the name of his city Was Avith.

36 And Hadad died, and Samla of Mazrekah reigned in his flead.

37 And Samlah died, and Saul of Rehoboth by the river, reigned in his ftead.

38 And Saul died, and Baal-hanan the fun of Achbor, reigned in his ftead.

39 And Baal-hanan the fon of Achbor died and Hadar reigned in his ftead: and the name of his city was Pau, and his wives name was Mehetabel,the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab.

40 And thefe are the names of the dukes that came of Elau, according to ther families, 14 And thefe were the fons of Aholiba- after their places, by their names: duke Timmah, the daughter of Anah, the daughter of Zi-nah, duke Alvah, duke Jetheth, beon, Elaus wife: and the bare to Efau, Jeuth, and Jaalam, and Korah.

15 Thefe were dukes of the fons of Efau : the fons of Eliphaz the firft-born fon of Efau; duke Tenian, duke Omar, duke Zepho, duke Kenaz,

16 Duke Korah, duke Gatam, and duke Amalek.Thefe are the dukes that came of Eliphaz in the land of Edom: thefe were the fons of Adah.

17 And these are the fons of Reuel Efaus fon: duke Nahath, duke Zerah,duke Shammah, duke Mizzah. Thefe are the dukes that cance of Reuel in the land of Edom: thefe are the fons of Bafhemath Efaus wife.

Blend thefe are the fons of Ahol ibamah Efaus wife: duke Jeufh,duke Jaalam, duke Korah: thefe were the dukes that came of Aholibamah the daughter of Anah Elaus wife,

19 Thefe are the fons of Efau (who is Edom) and thefe are their dukes.

20 Thefe are the fons of Seir the Horite, who inhabited the land; Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah,

21 And Difhon, and Ezer, and Difhan: thefe are the dukes of the Horites, the children of Seir in the land of Edom.

23 And the children of Lotan were Hori, and Heman: and Lotans fifter was Timna.

23 And the children of Shobal were thefe: Alvan, and Manahath, and Ebal, Shepho, and Onam.

24 And thefe are the children of Zibeon both Ajah, and Anah: this was that Anah that found the mules in the wilderness, as he fed the afles of Zibeon his father.

25 And the children of Anah were thefe: Difhon, and Aholibamah the daughter of Anah. 26 And thefe are the children of Dishon: Hemdan, and Efhban, and Ithran, and Cheran.

27 The children of Ezer are thefe: Bilhan, and Zaavan, and Akan.

28 The children of Difhan are thefe, Uz and Aras,

41 Duke Aholibamah,duke Elah, duke Pinon, 42 Duke Kenaz, duke Teman, duke Mibzar, 43 Duke Magdiel, duke Iram. Thefe be the dukes of Edom, according to their habitations. in the land of their pofleflion: he is Efau the Hebr. father of the Edomites. Edom.

CHAP. XXXVII.

2 Jofeph is bated of bis brethren. 5His two dreams. 13 Jacob Jendeth him to visit his brethren. 18 His brethren conspire his death: 21 Reuben Saveth bim: 26 They fell him to the Ishmaelites: 31 His father deceived by the bloudy coat mourneth for bim: 36 He is fold to Potiphar in Egypt. Jacob dwelt in the land wherein his of his fe Afather was a Itranger,in the land of Canaan, theris fo

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2 Thefe are the generations of Jacob: Jo Jouraingeŝi feph being feventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brethren, and the lad was with the fons of Bilhah, and with the fons of Zilpah, his fathers wives, and Jofeph brought unto his father their evil report.

Now Ifrael loved Jofeph more than all his children, becaufe he was the ion of his old age: 0. and he made him a coat of many colours.

4 And when his brethren faw that their father loved him more then all his brethren, they hated him, and could not speak peaceably unto him.

5 ¶ And Jofeph dreamed a dream, and he told it his brethren, and they hated him yet the

more.

6 And he faid unto them, Hear, I pray you, this dream which I have dreamed.

7. For behold, we were binding fheaves in the field, and lo, my fheaf arofe, and also stood upright, and behold, your fheaves food round about, and made obeyfance to my fheaf.

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+ Meb. 8 And his brethren faid unto him, Shalt thou wormip indeed reign over us? or fhalt thou indeed have ped dominion over us? and they hated him yet the more, for his dreams, and for his words. 9 TAnd he dreamed yet another dream,

an

Fofeph is fold.

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peace of hy brethren,&c.

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Genefis.

Heb. hell.

Fudah and Tamar. and told it his brethren, and faid, Behold, I have 31 And they took Jofephs coat, and killed a Chap dreamed a dream more, and behold, the fun and kid of the goats, and dipped the coat in the 44-28. the moon, and the eleven ftars made obeilance blood. To And he told it to his father, and to his bre-and they brought it to their father, and said, eunuch. 32 And they fent the coat of many colours + Heb. thren: and his father rebuked him, and faid This have we found: know now whether it be But the unto him, What is this dream, that thou haft thy fons coats or no. dreamed Shall I, and thy mother, and thy brethren, indeed conie to bow down our felves to thee to the earth.

II And his brethren envied him: but his father oblerved the laying.

12 And his brethren went to feed their fathers flock in Shechem.

13 And Ifrael faid unto Jofeph, Do not thy brethren feed the flock in Shechem? Come and I will tend thee unto them? And he laid unto him, Here am I.

word dot

not onel

33 And he knew it, and faid. It is my fons fignifie coat: an evil beaft hath devoured him, Jofeph eunuchs is without doubt rent in pieces.

but alte lains,

34 And Jacob rent his clothes, and put fack-chamber many days. cloth upon his loins, and mourned for his ton

courtiers and offi

up to comfort him: but he refuted to be com- Heb.
35 And all his fons, and all his daughters rofeces.
forted: and he laid-For Iwill go down into the
grave unto my fon mourning: thus his father
wept for him.

unto Potiphar, an † officer of Pharaohs and
36 And the Midianites fold him into Egypt
captain of the
guard

14 And he faid unto him, Go, I pray thee,† fee
whether it be well with thy brethren, and well
with the flocks, and bring ine word again: to het
ient him out of the vale of Hebron; and he came
to Shecheni.

15 And a certain man found him, and be-
hold, be uns wandring in the field, and the man
asked him, laying. What feekeit thou?

16 And he faid I teek my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they feed their flocks.

17 And the man faidsThey are departed hence, for I heard them lay. Let us go to Dothan, And

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P. XXXVIII.
Judab begetteth Er, Onan, and Shelah. 6 Er
marrieth Tamar.8 The trefpafs of Onan. 11 Ta
mar ftayeth for Shelab. 13 She deceivetb Judab,
27 She beareth twins, Phare and Zarab.

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chief of be flaugh ter-men, 07, Execk

tioners. OT, chief mar thail.

Na it came to pals at that time, that Judan
went down from his brethren, and turned in
to a certain Adullamite whofe name was Hirah.
2 And Judah faw there a daughter of a cer-
Jofeph went atter his brethren, and found themtain Canaanites whole name was Shuah: and he Chro
in Dothan,

18 And when they faw him afar off, even be-took her, and went in unto her.
fore he came near unto them, they confpired
gainit him, to flay him.

19 And they laid one to another. Behold, this
dreamer cometh.

20 Cone now therefore, and let us flay him,
and cait him into tome pitsand we will fay Some
evil beaft hath devoured him: and we ihall fee
what will become of his dreams.

21 And *Reuben heard it and he delivered him out of their hands, and faid. Let us not kill him. 22 And Reuben faid unto them, Shed no blood, but calt him into this pit, that is in the wilder efs, and lay no hand upon him, that he might rid him out of their hands to deliver him to his tather again.

23 And it came to pafs, when Jofeph was come unto his brethren, that they ftript Joleph out of his coat, bis coat of many colours that was on him.

24 And they took him and caft him into a pit: and the pit was empty there was no water in it.

25 And they lat down to eat bread: and they lift up their eyes and looked, and behold, a company of Ishmaelites came from Gilead with their camels, bearing ipicerie, and balm,and myrrhe, going to carry ic down to Egypt.

26 And Judah laid unto his brethren, What profit is it it we flay our brother, and conceal his blood?

27 Come and let us fell him to the Ifhmaelites, and let not our hand be upon him: for he is our brother, and our fleih; and his brethren Twere content.

28 Then there paffed by Midianites,merchantmen, and they drew and lift up Jofeph out of the pit, and fold Jofeph to the Iihmaelites for 105. 17. twenty pieces of filver: and they brought Jofeph A.7.9 into Egypt.

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7 And Er Judahs firft-born was wicked in Numthe fight of the LORD, and the LORD flew him. 26. 19. 8 And Judah faid unto.Onan, Go in unto thy brothers wite, and marry her, and raile up feed to thy brother.

9 And Onan knew that the feed fhould not be
his brothers wife, that he pilled it on the
his; and it came to pats when he went in unto
ground: left that he fhould give feed to his
brother.

the LORD: wherefore he flew him alio.
10 And the thing which he did † difpleafed

+ Heb was evil in the eyce of

law. Remain a widow at thy fathers houtes till the Lord
II Then laid Judah to Tamar his daughter in
Shelah my fon be grown.(for he faid,Left perad
venture he die alto, as his brethren did) and Ta-
mar went and dwelt in her fathers houte.

Shuah Judahs wife, died and Judah was comfort- the days
12 And in procefs of time,the daughter of Heb.
ed, and he went up unto his fheep-fhearers to were mel
Timnath he and his friendHirah theAdullamite.iplies.
thy father in law goeth up to Timnath to fhear
13 And it was told Tamar, faying, Behold
his fheep.

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