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Jacobs wrestling.

Genefis. Jacob cometh to Succoth.

Before me, and afterward I will see his face; peradventure he will accept of me.

Christ 1739

+ Heb. my face.

Deut. 3. 16.

Heb. caufed to Pass.

21 So went the prefent over before him:
and himself lodged that night in the company.
22 And he rose up that night, and took his
two wives, and his two women-fervants, and
his eleven fons, and paffed over the ford
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23 And he took them, and ‡ fent them o
ver the brook, and fent over that he had.
24 And Jacob was left alone: and there
*Heb. afcending Wrestled a man with him, until the breaking
of the day.

of the morning.

41. 2 Cor. 12.7.

25 And when he faw that he prevailed not against him, he touched the hollow of See Mar. 26. his thigh: and the hollow of Jacobs thigh was out of joint, as he wrestled with him. 26 And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh and he faid, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me.

See Luke 24.

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k Hof. 12. 4.

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

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

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And Jacob asked him, and faid, Tell m Judg. 13. 18. me, I pray thee, thy name : and he said, " Wherefore is it, that thou doft ask after my name? and he bleffed him there.

30 And Jacob called the name of the place That is, the Peniel: for I have feen God face to face, and my life is preserved.

face of God;
Ch. 16, 13.
Exod. 24.11. &
33. 20. Deut.

22. & 13.22.

Ifa. 6. S.

31 And as he paffed over Penuel, the fun

5. 24. Judg. 6. rofe upon him, and he halted upon his thigh. 32 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..

* Ch. 32. 6.

Heb.to thee,

Heb. What is all this band to ther

CHAP. XXXIII.

1 The kindness of Facob and Efau at their
meeting. 17 Jacob cometh to Succoth. 18
At Shalem he buyeth a field, and buildeth
an altar called El-elobe-ifrael.

Nd Jacob lifted up his eyes, and looked,
Aandbehold, fan base, and with him
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Efau came,
four hundred men. And he divided the
children unto Leah, and unto Rachel, and
unto the two hand-maids..

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

Chris

1739: Heb, be that thine.

to thee that is

9 And Efau faid, I have enough; my bro- Befoze ther; keep that thou haft unto thy felf. Aito And Jacob faid, Nay, I pray thee, if now I have found grace in thy fight, 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 pleased with me. II Take, Ipray thee, my bleffing that is brought to thee; because God hath dealt gracioufly with me, and because I have nough: 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.

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3 And he paffed over before them, and Ad Dinah the daughter of Leah, which cit. 173:

bowed himself to the ground feven times,
until he came near to his brother.

And Efau ran to meet him, and embra-
ced 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 with thee? And he faid, The children which God hath gracioufly given thy fervant.

6 Then the hand-maidens came near, they and their children,and they bowed themfelves. 7 And Leah alfo with her children came near, and bowed themselves: and after came Jofeph near, and Rachel, and they bowed themselves.

8 And he faid, † What meanest thou by all this drove, which I met? And he faid, Thefe are to find grace in the fight of my lord.

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Hamors fuit.

Joth 7.15.

Chap. XXXV. Jacob fent to Beth-el.

Before when they heard it,and the men were grieved, Chilt and they were very wroth: because he had wrought folly in Ifrael, in lying with Jacobs tit. 1732. daughter; which thing ought not to be done. 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.

10 And ye fhall dwell with us: and the land fhall be before you; dwell and trade you therein, and get you poffeffions therein. II And Shechem faid unto her father, 3.15 and unto her brethren, Let me find grace in your eyes, and what ye fhall fay unto me, I will give.

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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..

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13 And the fons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father deceitfully, and faid, (because he had defiled Dinah their sister)

14 And they said unto them, We cannot do this thing, to give our fifter to one that is uncircumcifed: for that were a reproach

unto us.

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19 And the young man deferred not to man deferred not to do the thing, because he had delight in Jacobs daughter: and he was more honourable than all the house 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, faying,

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21 These 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: let us take their daughters to us for, wives, and let us give them our daughters.

22 Only 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 Shall not their cattle, and their fubftance, and every beast of theirs be ours? only let us confent unto them, and they will dwell with us.

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And unto Hamor and unto Shechem his fon hearkned all that went cut 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 país on the third day, when they were fore, that two of the fons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, Dinahs brethren, took each man his fword, and came upon 496 the city boldly, and flew all the males. 26 And they flew Hamor and Shechem his fon with the edge of the fword, and took Dinah out of Shechems house, and went out.

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27 The fons of Jacob came upon the flain, Before 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 house.

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Christ cit. 17326

f Chap. 49. 6.

* Exod, s.21.

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30 And Jacob faid to Simeon and Levi, Ye have troubled me to make me to flink among the inhabitants of the land, amongst the Canaanites, and the Perizzites: h and I being Deut. 4- 273 few in number, they fhall gather themselves. together against me, and flay me, and I fhall be destroyed, I and my house.

31 And they said, Should he deal with our fifter, as with an harlot?

CHAP. XXXV. 1 God fendeth Facob to Beth-el. 2 He purgeth his houfe of idols. 6 He buildeth an altar at Beth-el. 8 Deborah dieth at Allon-bachuth. 9 God blesseth Facob at Beth-el. 16 Rachel travaileth of Benjamin, and dieth in the way to Edar. 22 Reuben lieth with Bil hah. 23 The fons of Facob. 27 Jacob cometh to Ifaac at Hebron. 28 The age, death, and burial of Ifaac.

ANd God faid unto Jacob, Arife, go up to

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Beth-el,and dwell there: and make there an altar unto God, that appeared unto thee Chap. 28. 13. when thou fleddeft from the face of Efau · thy brother.

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2 Then Jacob faid unto his houfhold, and to all that were with him, Put away the Chap. 31. 19, ftrange gods that are among you, and be clean, and change your garments:

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

4 And they gave unto Jacob all the strange 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 terror 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 the place* El-beth-el: because there God appeared unto him, when he fled from the faceof his brother.

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Before tion and a company of nations shall be of thee and kings thall come out of thy loyns.

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Cir. 1732. Chap. 12. 7. & 13.15.& 8.

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Chap. 28, 18.

P Chap. 28. 19.

12 And the land" which I gave Abraham and Ifaac, to thee I will 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 oyl thereon.

15 And Jacob called the name of the place where God fpake with him, Beth-el. 16 ¶ And they journeyed from Beth-el: and there was but ‡ a little way to come to piece of ground, Ephrath: and Rachel travailed, and she had hard labour.

↑ Heb. a little

2 Kings 5. 19.

17 And it came to pass when she was in hard labour, that the midwife faid unto her, Fear not; thou shalt have this fon also.

cir. 1729. 18 And it came to pafs as her foul was in departing (for fhe died) that the called his *That is, the fon name * Ben-oni: but his father called him t †That is, the fon Benjamin.

of my forrow.

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of the right hand.

9 Chap. 48. 7.

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19 And Rachel died, and was buried in Ruth 1.2.& 4. the way to Ephrath, which is Beth-lehem. 20 And Jacob fet a pillar upon her grave: 1 Sam. 10. 2. that is the pillar of Rachels grave unto this day.

Mic. 4. 8.

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21 And Ifrael journeyed, and spread his tent beyond the tower of Edar.

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22 And it came to pass when Ifrael dwelt Chap. 49.4 in that land, that Reuben went and " lay See 2 Sam, 18. With Bilhah his fathers concubine: and Ifrael 22, & 20. 3. heard it. Now the fons of Jacob were

1 Chron. S. I.

1 Cor. S. 1,

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23 The fons of Leah; Reuben Jacobs first-born, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Iffachar, and Zebulun.

24 The fons of Rachel; Jofeph, and Benjamin.

25 And the fons of Bilhah, Rachels handmaid; Dan, and Naphtali.

26 And the fons of Zilpah, Leahs handmaid; 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 y Mamre, unto the city of Arbah (which is Hebron) where Abraham and Ifaac fojourned.

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

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

CHAP. XXXVI.

2 Efau's three vives. 6 His removing to mount Seir. His fons. 15 The dukes which defcended of his fons. 20 The fons and dukes of Seir. 24 Anah findeth mules. 31 The kings of Edom. 40. The dukes that defcended of Efau.

Ow thefe are the generations of Efau, who is Edom.

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9¶And these are the generations of Efau the father of the Edomites, in mount Seir. Io Thefe are the names of Efau's fons; Eliphaz the fon of Adah the wife of Efau, Reuel the son of Bafhemath the wife of Efau. II And the fons of Eliphaz were, Teman, Omar, ‡ Zepho, and Gatam, and Kenaz.

12 And Timna was concubine to Eliphaz Efau's fon; and the bare to Eliphaz Amalek: thefe were the fons of Adah Efau's wife.

13 And these are the fons of Reuel; Nahath, and Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah: these were the fons of Bafhemath Efau's wife.

14 ¶ And these were the fons of Aholibamah, the daughter of Anah, the daughter of Zibeon Efau's wife: and the bare to Efau, Jeufh, and Jaalam, and Korah.

† Heb. Edom.

by Chr, 1.35.

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Or, Zephi, 1 Chr, 1, 36;

15 ¶ Thefe were dukes of the fons ofE- cít. 171 fau: the fons of Eliphaz the first-born son_of Efau; duke Teman, 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: these were the fons of Adah.

17 And these are the fons of Reuel Efau's fon; duke Nahath, duke Zerah, duke Shammah, duke Mizzah. These are the dukes that came of Reuel, in the land of Edom: these are the fons of Bafhemath Efau's wife.

18 ¶ And these are the fons of Aholibamah Efau's wife; duke Jeush, duke Jaalam, duke Korah: thefe were the dukes that came of Aholibamah the daughter of Anah Efau's

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22 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.

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31 ¶ And these 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 t. 1676. Edom and the name of his city was Dinhabah.

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33 And Bela died, and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his stead.

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

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

36 And Hadad died, and Samlah of Mafrekah reigned in his ftead.

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

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

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And Baal-hanan the fon of Achbor 15. died, and " Hadar reigned in his flead: and death the name of his city was Pau; and his wifes name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab.

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40 And thefe are the names of the dukes that came of Efau, according to their families, after their places, by their names; duke Timnah, duke ‡ Alvali, duke Jetheth,

41 Duke Aholibamah, duke Elali, duke Pinon,

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42 Duke Kenaz, duke Teman, duke Mib

43 Duke Magdiel, duke Iram: thefe be the dukes of Edom, according to their habitations, in the land of their poffeffions; he is Efau Ed, Edom, the father of the Edomites.

CHA P. XXXVII.

2 Jofeph is hated of his brethren. 5 His two dreams. 13 Jacob fendeth him to vifit his brethren. 18 His brethren confpire his death. 21 Reuben faveth him. 26 They fell him to the Ihmeelites. 31 His father, de ceived by the bloody coat, mourneth for him. 36 He is fold to Potiphar in Egypt. jernings ANd Jacob dwelt in the land*

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his father was a stranger, in the land of Canaan.

2 Thefe are the generations of Jacob; Jofeph being feventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brethren, and the lad was with

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9¶ And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it his brethren, and faid, Behold, have dreamed a dream more, and behold, d the fun, and the moon, and the eleven stars Chap.46.29. made obeifance to me.

10 And he told it to his father, and to his brethren and his father rebuked him, and faid unto him, What is this dream that thou haft dreamed? Shall I and thy mother and thy brethren indeed come to bow down our felves to thee, to the earth?

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14 And he faid unto him, Go, I pray thee, fee whether it be well with thy brethren, Heb, fee tho and well with the flocks; and bring me word peace of thy bre again. So he fent him out of the vale of Hebron, and he came to Shechem.

15 And a certain man found him, and behold, he was wandring in the field: and the man asked him, faying, What seekest thou?

16 And he said, I feek my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they feed their flocks,

17 And the man faid, They are departed hence: for I heard them fay, Let us go to Dothan. And Jofeph went after his brethren, and found them in & Dothan.

18 And when they faw him afar off, even before he came near unto them, they confpired againft him to flay him.

19 And they faid one to another, Behold, * dreamer cometh.

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CIC. 1729.

Chap. 42.22.

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Amos 6.6

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22' And Reuben faid unto them, Shed no blood, but cast him into this pit that is in the wilderness, and lay no hand upon him; that he might rid him out of their hands, to deliver him to his father again.

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

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

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25 1 And they fat down to eat bread: and they lift up their eyes and looked, and be*See Vér. 28,36 hold, a company of Ifhmeelites came from Gilead, with their camels bearing spicery, and balm, and myrrh, going to carry it down to Egypt.

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Jer 8.22.

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

27 Come, and let us fell him to the Ifhmeelites, and let not our hand be upon him; for he is our brother, and our fleth: and his Heb. harked. brethren were content.

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28 Then there paffed by Midianites merchant-men; and they drew and lift up Jofeph Pfal, 105. 17. out of the pit," and fold Jofeph to the Ithmeelites for twenty pieces of filver and they brought Joseph into Egypt.

Wifd. 10. 13. A&ts 7. 9.

• See Matth. 27. 9.

Job 1. 20.

Chap. 44. 28.

Chap. 42.38.

& 44. 29, 31. $ Chap. 39. 1. * Heb. eunuch.

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29 ¶ And Reuben returned unto the pit; and behold, Jofeph was not in the pit and he P rent his clothes.

30 And he returned unto his brethren, and faid, The child is not; and I, whither fhall I go?

31 And they took Jofephs coat, and killed a kid of the goats, and dipped the coat in the blood.

32 And they fent the coat of many colours, and they brought it to their father; and faid, This have we found: know now whether it be thy fons coat or no.

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

34 And Jacob rent his clothes, and put fackcloth upon his loyns, and mourned for his fon many days.

35 And all his fons and all his daughters But the word rofe up to comfort him; but he refused to doth fignific not be comforted; and he said, For I will alfochamberlains, down into the grave unto my fon, mourning: courtiers, and off- Thus his father wept for him.

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8 And Judah faid unto Onan, Go in unto thy brothers wife, and marry her, and raise Deut: 25,5 up feed to thy brother.

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

10 And the thing which he did * displeased *Heb. was evil the LORD: Wherefore he flew him alfo.

11 Then faid Judah to Tamar his daughter in law, Remain a widow at thy fathers houfe, till Shelah my fon be grown; (for he said, Left peradventure he die alfo as his brethren did:) and Tamar went and dwelt in her fathers house.

in the eyes of the

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12 Andt in procefs of time, the daugh† Heb. the day ter of Shuah Judahs wife died: and Judah was were multiplied comforted, and went up unto his sheep-fhearers to Timnath, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite.

13 And it was told Tamar, faying, Behold, thy father in law goeth up to Timnath, to fhear his sheep.

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14 And the put her widows garments off from her, and covered her with a vail, and wrapped her felf, and fat in an open place, t Heb. the door which is by the way to Timnath: for the faw yes,or,of Enaji, that Shelah was grown, and she was not given unto him to wife.

*15 When Judah faw her, he thought her to be an harlot; because she had covered her face.

16 And he turned unto her by the way, and faid, Go to, I pray thee, let me come in unto thee; (for he knew not that the was his daugher in law) and she said, What wilt thou give me, that thou mayst come in unto

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CHAP. XXXVIII.

1 Fudah begetteth Er, Onan, and Shelah. 6 Er marrieth Tamar. 8 The trefpafs of Onan. II Tamar ftayeth for Shelah. 13 She deceiveth Judah. 27 She beareth twins, Pharez and Zarah.

cit. 1729. A

Nd it came to pass at that time, that Judah went down from his brethen, and turned in to a certain Adullamite, whofe name was Hirah.

18 And he faid, What pledge fhall I give thee? And the faid, Thy fignet, and thy bracelets, and thy ftaff that is in thine hand and he gave it her, and came in unto her, and the conceived by him.

19 And the arose and went away, and laid by her vail from her, and put on the garments

of her widowhood.

20 And Judah fent the kid by the hand of his friend the Adullamite, to receive his pledge from the womans hand: but he found

her not.

21 Then

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