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¹ In the beginning 07225 God 0430 created 01254, 853 the heaven 08064 and 0853 the earth 0776.

² And the earth 0776 was 01961 without form 08414, and void 0922; and darkness 02822 was upon the face 06440 of the deep 08415. And the Spirit 07307 of God 0430 moved 07363 upon 05921 the face 06440 of the waters 04325.

³ And God 0430 said 0559, Let there be 01961 light 0216: and there was light 0216.

⁴ And God 0430 saw 07200, 853 the light 0216, that 03588 it was good 02896: and God 0430 divided 0914, 996 the light 0216 from 0996 the darkness 02822. the light from…: Heb. between the light and between the darkness

⁵ And God 0430 called 07121 the light 0216 Day 03117, and the darkness 02822 he called 07121 Night 03915. And the evening 06153 and the morning 01242 were the first 0259 day 03117. And the evening…: Heb. And the evening was, and the morning was etc.

⁶ And God 0430 said 0559, Let there be a firmament 07549 in the midst 08432 of the waters 04325, and let it divide 0914 the waters 04325 from the waters 04325. firmament: Heb. expansion

⁷ And God 0430 made 06213 the firmament 07549, and divided 0914 the waters 04325 which 0834 were under 08478 the firmament 07549 from the waters 04325 which 0834 were above 05921 the firmament 07549: and it was so 03651.

⁸ And God 0430 called 07121 the firmament 07549 Heaven 08064. And the evening 06153 and the morning 01242 were the second 08145 day 03117. And the evening…: Heb. And the evening was, and the morning was etc.

⁹ And God 0430 said 0559, Let the waters 04325 under the heaven 08064 be gathered together 06960 into 0413 one 0259 place 04725, and let the dry 03004 land appear 07200: and it was so.

¹⁰ And God 0430 called 07121 the dry 03004 land Earth 0776; and the gathering together 04723 of the waters 04325 he called 07121 Seas 03220: and God 0430 saw 07200 that it was good 02896.

¹¹ And God 0430 said 0559, Let the earth 0776 bring forth 01876 grass 01877, the herb 06212 yielding 02232 seed 02233, and the fruit 06529 tree 06086 yielding 06213 fruit 06529 after its kind 04327, whose 0834 seed 02233 is in itself, upon the earth 0776: and it was so. grass: Heb. tender grass

¹² And the earth 0776 brought forth 03318 grass 01877, and herb 06212 yielding 02232 seed 02233 after its kind 04327, and the tree 06086 yielding 06213 fruit 06529, whose seed 02233 was in itself, after its kind 04327: and God 0430 saw 07200 that it was good 02896.

¹³ And the evening 06153 and the morning 01242 were the third 07992 day 03117. And the evening…: Heb. And the evening was, and the morning was etc.

¹⁴ And God 0430 said 0559, Let there be lights 03974 in the firmament 07549 of the heaven 08064 to divide 0914 the day 03117 from the night 03915; and let them be for signs 0226, and for seasons 04150, and for days 03117, and years 08141: the day…: Heb. between the day and between the night

¹⁵ And let them be for lights 03974 in the firmament 07549 of the heaven 08064 to give light 0215 upon the earth 0776: and it was so.

¹⁶ And God 0430 made 06213 two 08147 great 01419 lights 03974; the greater 01419 light 03974 to rule 04475 the day 03117, and the lesser 06996 light 03974 to rule 04475 the night 03915: he made the stars 03556 also. to rule the day…: Heb. for the rule of the day, etc.

¹⁷ And God 0430 set 05414 them in the firmament 07549 of the heaven 08064 to give light 0215 upon the earth 0776,

¹⁸ And to rule 04910 over the day 03117 and over the night 03915, and to divide 0914 the light 0216 from the darkness 02822: and God 0430 saw 07200 that it was good 02896.

¹⁹ And the evening 06153 and the morning 01242 were the fourth 07243 day 03117. And the evening…: Heb. And the evening was, and the morning was etc.

²⁰ And God 0430 said 0559, Let the waters 04325 bring forth abundantly 08317 the moving creature 08318 that hath 05315 life 02416, and fowl 05775 that may fly 05774 above 05921 the earth 0776 in the open 06440 firmament 07549 of heaven 08064. moving: or, creepinglife: Heb. soulfowl…: Heb. let fowl flyopen…: Heb. face of the firmament of heaven

²¹ And God 0430 created 01254 great 01419 sea creatures 08577, and every living 02416 creature 05315 that moveth 07430, which the waters 04325 brought forth abundantly 08317, after their kind 04327, and every winged 03671 fowl 05775 after his kind 04327: and God 0430 saw 07200 that it was good 02896.

²² And God 0430 blessed 01288 them, saying 0559, Be fruitful 06509, and multiply 07235, and fill 04390 the waters 04325 in the seas 03220, and let fowl 05775 multiply 07235 in the earth 0776.

²³ And the evening 06153 and the morning 01242 were the fifth 02549 day 03117. And the evening…: Heb. And the evening was, and the morning was etc.

²⁴ And God 0430 said 0559, Let the earth 0776 bring forth 03318 the living 02416 creature 05315 after his kind 04327, cattle 0929, and creeping thing 07431, and the beast 02416 of the earth 0776 after his kind 04327: and it was so.

²⁵ And God 0430 made 06213 the beast 02416 of the earth 0776 after his kind 04327, and cattle 0929 after their kind 04327, and every thing that creepeth 07431 upon the earth 0127 after his kind 04327: and God 0430 saw 07200 that it was good 02896.

²⁶ And God 0430 said 0559, Let us make 06213 man 0120 in our image 06754, after our likeness 01823: and let them have dominion 07287 over the fish 01710 of the sea 03220, and over the fowl 05775 of the air 08064, and over the cattle 0929, and over all the earth 0776, and over every creeping thing 07431 that creepeth 07430 upon the earth 0776.

²⁷ So God 0430 created 01254 man 0120 in his own image 06754, in the image 06754 of God 0430 created 01254 he him; male 02145 and female 05347 created 01254 he them.

²⁸ And God 0430 blessed 01288 them, and God 0430 said 0559 to them, Be fruitful 06509, and multiply 07235, and fill 04390 the earth 0776, and subdue it 03533: and have dominion 07287 over the fish 01710 of the sea 03220, and over the fowl 05775 of the air 08064, and over every living thing 02416 that moveth 07430 upon the earth 0776. moveth: Heb. creepeth

²⁹ And God 0430 said 0559, Behold 02009, I have given 05414 you every herb 06212 bearing 02232 seed 02233, which is upon the face 06440 of all the earth 0776, and every tree 06086, in which is the fruit 06529 of a tree 06086 yielding 02232 seed 02233; to you it shall be 01961 for food 0402. bearing…: Heb. seeding seedyielding…: Heb. seeding seed

³⁰ And to every beast 02416 of the earth 0776, and to every fowl 05775 of the air 08064, and to every thing that creepeth 07430 upon the earth 0776, in which is life 02416, 5315, I have given every green 03418 herb 06212 for food 0402: and it was so. life: Heb. a living soul

³¹ And God 0430 saw 07200 every thing that 0834 he had made 06213, and, behold, it was very 03966 good 02896. And the evening 06153 and the morning 01242 were the sixth 08345 day 03117. And the evening…: Heb. And the evening was, and the morning was etc.

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¹ Thus the heavens 08064 and the earth 0776 were finished 03615, and all the host of them 06635.

² And on the seventh 07637 day 03117 God 0430 ended 03615 his work 04399 which he had made 06213; and he rested 07673 on the seventh 07637 day 03117 from all his work 04399 which he had made 06213.

³ And God 0430 blessed 01288 the seventh 07637 day 03117, and sanctified 06942 it: because 03588 that in it he had rested 07673 from all his work 04399 which God 0430 created 01254 and made 06213. created…: Heb. created to make

⁴ These 0428 are the generations 08435 of the heavens 08064 and of the earth 0776 when they were created 01254, in the day 03117 that the LORD 03068 God 0430 made 06213 the earth 0776 and the heavens 08064,

⁵ And every plant 07880 of the field 07704 before 02962 it was in the earth 0776, and every herb 06212 of the field 07704 before 02962 it grew 06779: for 03588 the LORD 03068 God 0430 had not 03808 caused it to rain 04305 upon the earth 0776, and there was not 0369 a man 0120 to till 05647 the ground 0127.

⁶ But there went up 05927 a mist 0108 from 04480 the earth 0776, and watered 08248 the whole face 06440 of the ground 0127. there…: or, a mist which went up from, etc.

⁷ And the LORD 03068 God 0430 formed 03335 man 0120 of the dust 06083 of 04480 the ground 0127, and breathed 05301 into his nostrils 0639 the breath 05397 of life 02416; and man 0120 became a living 02416 soul 05315. of the dust…: Heb. dust of the ground

⁸ And the LORD 03068 God 0430 planted 05193 a garden 01588 eastward 06924 in Eden 05731; and there 08033 he put 07760 the man 0120 whom 0834 he had formed 03335.

⁹ And out 04480 of the ground 0127 made 06779 the LORD 03068 God 0430 to grow 06779 every tree 06086 that is pleasant 02530 to the sight 04758, and good 02896 for food 03978; the tree 06086 of life 02416 also in the midst 08432 of the garden 01588, and the tree 06086 of knowledge 01847 of good 02896 and evil 07451.

¹⁰ And a river 05104 went out 03318 of Eden 05731 to water 08248 the garden 01588; and from there it was parted 06504, and became into four 0702 heads 07218.

¹¹ The name 08034 of the first 0259 is Pison 01931, 6376: which goest around 05437 the whole land 0776 of Havilah 02341, where 0834 there is gold 02091;

¹² And the gold 02091 of that 01931 land 0776 is good 02896: there is bdellium 0916 and the onyx 07718 stone 068.

¹³ And the name 08034 of the second 08145 river 05104 is Gihon 01521: the same that goest around 05437 the whole land 0776 of Cush 03568. Ethiopia: Heb. Cush

¹⁴ And the name 08034 of the third 07992 river 05104 is Hiddekel 02313: which floweth toward 01980 the east 06926 of Assyria 0804. And the fourth 07243 river 05104 is Euphrates 06578. toward…: or, eastward to Assyria

¹⁵ And the LORD 03068 God 0430 took 03947 the man 0120, and put him 03240 into the garden 01588 of Eden 05731 to tend 05647 it and to keep 08104 it. the man: or, Adam

¹⁶ And the LORD 03068 God 0430 commanded 06680 the man 0120, saying 0559, Of every tree 06086 of the garden 01588 thou mayest freely 0398 eat 0398: thou…: Heb. eating thou shalt eat

¹⁷ But of the tree 06086 of the knowledge 01847 of good 02896 and evil 07451, thou shalt not eat 0398 of it: for in the day 03117 that thou eatest 0398 of it thou shalt surely 04191 die 04191. thou shalt surely…: Heb. dying thou shalt die

¹⁸ And the LORD 03068 God 0430 said 0559, It is not good 02896 that the man 0120 should be 01961 alone; I will make 06213 him an help meet 05828 for him. meet…: Heb. as before him

¹⁹ And out of the ground 0127 the LORD 03068 God 0430 formed 03335 every beast 02416 of the field 07704, and every fowl 05775 of the air 08064; and brought 0935 them to Adam 0120 to see 07200 what he would call 07121 them: and whatever Adam 0120 called 07121 every living 02416 creature 05315, that 01931 was its name 08034. Adam: or, the man

²⁰ And Adam 0120 gave 07121 names 08034 to all cattle 0929, and to the fowls 05775 of the air 08064, and to every beast 02416 of the field 07704; but for Adam 0120 there was not found 04672 an help meet 05828 for him. gave: Heb. called

²¹ And the LORD 03068 God 0430 caused 05307 a deep sleep 08639 to fall 05307 upon Adam 0121, and he slept 03462: and he took 03947 one 0259 of his ribs 06763, and closed up 05462 the flesh 01320 in its place;

²² And the rib 06763, which the LORD 03068 God 0430 had taken 03947 from man 0120, he made 01129 a woman 0802, and brought 0935 her to the man 0120. made: Heb. builded

²³ And Adam 0120 said 0559, This 02063 is now 06471 bone 06106 of my bones 06106, and flesh 01320 of my flesh 01320: she 02063 shall be called 07121 Woman 0802, because she 02063 was taken 03947 out of Man 0376. Woman: Heb. IshaMan: Heb. Ish

²⁴ Therefore 03651 shall a man 0376 leave 05800 his father 01 and his mother 0517, and shall cleave 01692 to his wife 0802: and they shall be one 0259 flesh 01320.

²⁵ And they were both 08147 naked 06174, the man 0120 and his wife 0802, and were not ashamed 0954.

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¹ Now the serpent 05175 was 01961 more subtil 06175 than any beast 02416 of the field 07704 which the LORD 03068 God 0430 had made 06213. And he said 0559 to the woman 0802, Yea 0637, hath God 0430 said 0559, Ye shall not eat 0398 of every tree 06086 of the garden 01588? Yea…: Heb. Yea, because, etc.

² And the woman 0802 said 0559 to the serpent 05175, We may eat 0398 of the fruit 06529 of the trees 06086 of the garden 01588:

³ But of the fruit 06529 of the tree 06086 which is in the midst 08432 of the garden 01588, God 0430 hath said 0559, Ye shall not eat 0398 of it, neither shall ye touch 05060 it, lest 06435 ye die 04191.

⁴ And the serpent 05175 said 0559 to the woman 0802, Ye shall not surely 04191 die 04191:

⁵ For God 0430 doth know 03045 that in the day 03117 ye eat 0398 of it, then your eyes 05869 shall be opened 06491, and ye shall be as God 0430, knowing 03045 good 02896 and evil 07451.

⁶ And when the woman 0802 saw 07200 that the tree 06086 was good 02896 for food 03978, and that it 01931 was pleasant 08378 to the eyes 05869, and a tree 06086 to be desired 02530 to make one wise 07919, she took 03947 of its fruit 06529, and ate 0398, and gave 05414 also 01571 to her husband 0376 with her; and he ate 0398. pleasant: Heb. a desire

⁷ And the eyes 05869 of them both 08147 were opened 06491, and they 01992 knew 03045 that they were naked 05903; and they sewed 08609 fig 08384 leaves 05929 together 08609, and made for themselves 06213 aprons 02290. aprons: or, things to gird about

⁸ And they heard 08085 the voice 06963 of the LORD 03068 God 0430 walking 01980 in the garden 01588 in the cool 07307 of the day 03117: and Adam 0120 and his wife 0802 hid themselves 02244 from the presence 06440 of the LORD 03068 God 0430 among 08432 the trees 06086 of the garden 01588. cool: Heb. wind

⁹ And the LORD 03068 God 0430 called 07121 to Adam 0120, and said 0559 to him, Where art thou 0335?

¹⁰ And he said 0559, I heard 08085 thy voice 06963 in the garden 01588, and I was afraid 03372, because I 0595 was naked 05903; and I hid myself 02244.

¹¹ And he said 0559, Who 04310 told 05046 thee that thou wast naked 05903? Hast thou eaten 0398 of the tree 06086, of which I commanded thee 06680 that thou shouldest not 01115 eat 0398?

¹² And the man 0120 said 0559, The woman 0802 whom thou gavest 05414 to be with me 05978, she 01931 gave 05414 me of the tree 06086, and I ate 0398.

¹³ And the LORD 03068 God 0430 said 0559 to the woman 0802, What is this that thou hast done 06213? And the woman 0802 said 0559, The serpent 05175 beguiled me 05377, and I ate 0398.

¹⁴ And the LORD 03068 God 0430 said 0559 to the serpent 05175, Because thou 0859 hast done 06213 this, thou art cursed 0779 above all cattle 0929, and above every beast 02416 of the field 07704; upon thy belly 01512 shalt thou go 03212, and dust 06083 shalt thou eat 0398 all the days 03117 of thy life 02416:

¹⁵ And I will put 07896 enmity 0342 between thee and the woman 0802, and between thy seed 02233 and her seed 02233; it shall bruise 07779 thy head 07218, and thou shalt bruise 07779 his heel 06119.

¹⁶ To the woman 0802 he said 0559, I will greatly 07235 multiply 07235 thy sorrow 06093 and thy conception 02032; in sorrow 06089 thou shalt bring forth 03205 children 01121; and thy desire 08669 shall be to thy husband 0376, and he shall rule 04910 over thee. to thy…: or, subject to thy husband

¹⁷ And to Adam 0121 he said 0559, Because thou hast hearkened 08085 to the voice 06963 of thy wife 0802, and hast eaten 0398 of the tree 06086, of which 0834 I commanded thee 06680, saying 0559, Thou shalt not eat 0398 of it: cursed 0779 is the ground 0127 for thy sake; in sorrow 06093 shalt thou eat 0398 of it all 03605 the days 03117 of thy life 02416;

¹⁸ Thorns also 06975 and thistles 01863 shall it bring forth 06779 to thee; and thou shalt eat 0398 the herb 06212 of the field 07704; bring…: Heb. cause to bud

¹⁹ In the sweat 02188 of thy face 0639 shalt thou eat 0398 bread 03899, till 05704 thou shalt return 07725 to the ground 0127; for out of it wast thou taken 03947: for dust 06083 thou 0859 art, and to dust 06083 shalt thou return 07725.

²⁰ And Adam 0120 called 07121 his wife’s 0802 name 08034 Eve 02332; because she was the mother 0517 of all living 02416. Eve: Heb. Chavah: that is Living

²¹ For Adam 0120 also and for his wife 0802 the LORD 03068 God 0430 made 06213 coats 03801 of skins 05785, and clothed them 03847.

²² And the LORD 03068 God 0430 said 0559, Behold 02005, the man 0120 hath become as one 0259 of us, to know 03045 good 02896 and evil 07451: and now, lest he should put forth 07971 his hand 03027, and take 03947 also of the tree 06086 of life 02416, and eat 0398, and live 02425 for ever 05769:

²³ Therefore the LORD 03068 God 0430 sent him forth 07971 from the garden 01588 of Eden 05731, to till 05647 the ground 0127 from which he was taken 03947.

²⁴ So he drove out 01644 the man 0120; and he placed 07931 at the east 06924 of the garden 01588 of Eden 05731 Cherubim 03742, and a flaming 03858 sword 02719 which turned every way 02015, to guard 08104 the way 01870 of the tree 06086 of life 02416.

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¹ And Adam 0120 knew 03045, 853 Eve 02332 his wife 0802; and she conceived 02029, and bore 03205, 853 Cain 07014, and said 0559, I have gotten 07069 a man 0376 from 0854 the LORD 03068. Cain: that is, Gotten, or, Acquired

² And she again 03254 bore 03205 his brother 0251 Abel 01893. And Abel 01893 was a keeper 07462 of sheep 06629, but Cain 07014 was a tiller 05647 of the ground 0127. Abel: Heb. Hebela keeper: Heb. a feeder

³ And in process 07093 of time 03117 it came to pass, that Cain 07014 brought 0935 of the fruit 06529 of the ground 0127 an offering 04503 to the LORD 03068. in process…: Heb. at the end of days

⁴ And Abel 01893, he 01931 also brought 0935 of the firstlings 01062 of his flock 06629 and of its fat 02459. And the LORD 03068 had respect 08159 to Abel 01893 and to his offering 04503: flock: Heb. sheep, or, goats

⁵ But to Cain 07014 and to his offering 04503 he had not respect 08159. And Cain 07014 was very 03966 angry 02734, and his countenance 06440 fell 05307.

⁶ And the LORD 03068 said 0559 to Cain 07014, Why art thou angry 02734? and why is thy countenance 06440 fallen 05307?

⁷ If 0518 thou doest well 03190, shalt thou not be accepted 07613? and if thou doest not well 03190, sin 02403 lieth 07257 at the door 06607. And to thee shall be his desire 08669, and thou shalt rule 04910 over him. be accepted: or, have the excellencyunto…: or, subject unto thee

⁸ And Cain 07014 talked 0559 with 0413 Abel 01893 his brother 0251: and it came to pass, when they were in the field 07704, that Cain 07014 rose up 06965 against 0413 Abel 01893 his brother 0251, and slew him 02026.

⁹ And the LORD 03068 said 0559 to Cain 07014, Where 0335 is Abel 01893 thy brother 0251? And he said 0559, I know 03045 not: Am I my brother’s 0251 keeper 08104?

¹⁰ And he said 0559, What 04100 hast thou done 06213? the voice 06963 of thy brother’s 0251 blood 01818 crieth 06817 to me from the ground 0127. blood: Heb. bloods

¹¹ And now art thou cursed 0779 from the earth 0127, which hath opened 06475 her mouth 06310 to receive 03947 thy brother’s 0251 blood 01818 from thy hand 03027;

¹² When 03588 thou tillest 05647 the ground 0127, it shall not henceforth 03254 yield 05414 to thee its strength 03581; a fugitive 05128 and a vagabond 05110 shalt thou be in the earth 0776.

¹³ And Cain 07014 said 0559 to the LORD 03068, My punishment 05771 is greater 01419 than I can bear 05375. My…: or, Mine iniquity is greater than that it may be forgiven

¹⁴ Behold, thou hast driven me 01644 this day 03117 from the face 06440 of the earth 0127; and from 05921 thy face 06440 shall I be hid 05641; and I shall be a fugitive 05128 and a vagabond 05110 in the earth 0776; and it shall come to pass 01961, that any one that findeth me 04672 shall slay me 02026.

¹⁵ And the LORD 03068 said 0559 to him, Therefore 03651 whoever slayeth 02026 Cain 07014, vengeance shall be taken 05358 on him sevenfold 07659. And the LORD 03068 set 07760 a mark 0226 upon Cain 07014, lest 01115 any finding 04672 him should kill 05221 him.

¹⁶ And Cain 07014 went out 03318 from the presence 06440 of the LORD 03068, and dwelt 03427 in the land 0776 of Nod 05113, on the east 06926 of Eden 05731.

¹⁷ And Cain 07014 knew 03045 his wife 0802; and she conceived 02029, and bore 03205 Enoch 02585: and he built 01129 a city 05892, and called 07121 the name 08034 of the city 05892, after the name 08034 of his son 01121, Enoch 02585. Enoch: Heb. Chanoch

¹⁸ And to Enoch 02585 was born 03205 Irad 05897: and Irad 05897 begat 03205 Mehujael 04232: and Mehujael 04232 begat 03205 Methusael 04967: and Methusael 04967 begat 03205 Lamech 03929. Lamech: Heb. Lemech

¹⁹ And Lamech 03929 took 03947 to him two 08147 wives 0802: the name 08034 of the one 0259 was Adah 05711, and the name 08034 of the other 08145 Zillah 06741.

²⁰ And Adah 05711 bore 03205 Jabal 02989: he was the father 01 of such as dwell 03427 in tents 0168, and of such as have cattle 04735.

²¹ And his brother’s 0251 name 08034 was Jubal 03106: he was the father 01 of all such as handle 08610 the harp 03658 and flute 05748.

²² And Zillah 06741, she also bore 03205 Tubalcain 08423, an instructor 03913 of every craftsman 02794 in brass 05178 and iron 01270: and the sister 0269 of Tubalcain 08423 was Naamah 05279. instructer: Heb. whetter

²³ And Lamech 03929 said 0559 to his wives 0802, Adah 05711 and Zillah 06741, Hear 08085 my voice 06963; ye wives 0802 of Lamech 03929, hearken 0238 to my speech 0565: for I have slain 02026 a man 0376 who wounded me 06482, and a young man 03206 for hurting me 02250. I have…: or, I would slay a man in my wound, etc.to my hurt: or, in my hurt

²⁴ If 03588 Cain 07014 shall be avenged 05358 sevenfold 07659, truly Lamech 03929 seventy 07657 and sevenfold 07651.

²⁵ And Adam 0120 knew 03045 his wife 0802 again 05750; and she bore 03205 a son 01121, and called 07121 his name 08034 Seth 08352: For God 0430, said she, hath appointed 07896 me another 0312 seed 02233 instead 08478 of Abel 01893, whom 03588 Cain 07014 slew 02026. Seth: Heb. Sheth: that is Appointed, or, Put

²⁶ And to Seth 08352, to him 01931 also there was born 03205 a son 01121; and he called 07121 his name 08034 Enos 0583: then began men 02490 to call 07121 upon the name 08034 of the LORD 03068. Enos: Heb. Enoshto call…: or, to call themselves by the name of the Lord

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¹ This 02088 is the book 05612 of the generations 08435 of Adam 0121. In the day 03117 that God 0430 created 01254 man 0120, in the likeness 01823 of God 0430 made 06213 he him;

² Male 02145 and female 05347 created 01254 he them; and blessed 01288 them, and called 07121 their name 08034 Adam 0120, in the day 03117 when they were created 01254.

³ And Adam 0121 lived 02421 an hundred 03967 and thirty 07970 years 08141, and begat 03205 a son in his own likeness 01823, after his image 06754; and called 07121 his name 08034 Seth 08352:

⁴ And the days 03117 of Adam 0121 after 0310 he had begotten 03205 Seth 08352 were eight 08083 hundred 03967 years 08141: and he begat 03205 sons 01121 and daughters 01323:

⁵ And all the days 03117 that Adam 0121 lived 02425 were nine 08672 hundred 03967, 8141 and thirty 07970 years 08141: and he died 04191.

⁶ And Seth 08352 lived 02421 an hundred 03967, 8141 and five 02568 years 08141, and begat 03205 Enos 0583: Enos: Heb. Enosh

⁷ And Seth 08352 lived 02421 after 0310 he begat 03205 Enos 0583 eight 08083 hundred 03967, 8141 and seven 07651 years 08141, and begat 03205 sons 01121 and daughters 01323:

⁸ And all the days 03117 of Seth 08352 were nine 08672 hundred 03967, 8141 and twelve 06240, 8147 years 08141: and he died 04191.

⁹ And Enos 0583 lived 02421 ninety 08673 years 08141, and begat 03205 Cainan 07018: Cainan: Heb. Kenan

¹⁰ And Enos 0583 lived 02421 after 0310 he begat 03205 Cainan 07018 eight 08083 hundred 03967, 8141 and fifteen 06240, 2568 years 08141, and begat 03205 sons 01121 and daughters 01323:

¹¹ And all the days 03117 of Enos 0583 were nine 08672 hundred 03967, 8141 and five 02568 years 08141: and he died 04191.

¹² And Cainan 07018 lived 02421 seventy 07657 years 08141, and begat 03205 Mahalaleel 04111: Mahalaleel: Gr. Maleleel

¹³ And Cainan 07018 lived 02421 after 0310 he begat 03205 Mahalaleel 04111 eight 08083 hundred 03967, 8141 and forty 0705 years 08141, and begat 03205 sons 01121 and daughters 01323:

¹⁴ And all the days 03117 of Cainan 07018 were nine 08672 hundred 03967, 8141 and ten 06235 years 08141: and he died 04191.

¹⁵ And Mahalaleel 04111 lived 02421 sixty 08346, 8141 and five 02568 years 08141, and begat 03205 Jared 03382: Jared: Heb. Jered

¹⁶ And Mahalaleel 04111 lived 02421 after 0310 he begat 03205 Jared 03382 eight 08083 hundred 03967, 8141 and thirty 07970 years 08141, and begat 03205 sons 01121 and daughters 01323:

¹⁷ And all the days 03117 of Mahalaleel 04111 were eight 08083 hundred 03967, 8141 ninety 08673 and five 02568 years 08141: and he died 04191.

¹⁸ And Jared 03382 lived 02421 an hundred 03967 sixty 08346, 8141 and two 08147 years 08141, and he begat 03205 Enoch 02585:

¹⁹ And Jared 03382 lived 02421 after 0310 he begat 03205 Enoch 02585 eight 08083 hundred 03967 years 08141, and begat 03205 sons 01121 and daughters 01323:

²⁰ And all the days 03117 of Jared 03382 were nine 08672 hundred 03967, 8141 sixty 08346 and two 08147 years 08141: and he died 04191.

²¹ And Enoch 02585 lived 02421 sixty 08346 and five 02568 years 08141, and begat 03205 Methuselah 04968: Methuselah: Gr. Mathusala

²² And Enoch 02585 walked 01980 with 0854 God 0430 after 0310 he begat 03205, 853 Methuselah 04968 three 07969 hundred 03967 years 08141, and begat 03205 sons 01121 and daughters 01323:

²³ And all the days 03117 of Enoch 02585 were three 07969 hundred 03967, 8141 sixty 08346 and five 02568 years 08141:

²⁴ And Enoch 02585 walked 01980 with God 0430: and he was not; for God 0430 took 03947 him.

²⁵ And Methuselah 04968 lived 02421 an hundred 03967, 8141 eighty 08084 and seven 07651 years 08141, and begat 03205 Lamech 03929:

²⁶ And Methuselah 04968 lived 02421 after 0310 he begat 03205 Lamech 03929 seven 07651 hundred 03967, 8141 eighty 08084 and two 08147 years 08141, and begat 03205 sons 01121 and daughters 01323: Lamech: Heb. Lemech

²⁷ And all the days 03117 of Methuselah 04968 were nine 08672 hundred 03967, 8141 sixty 08346 and nine 08672 years 08141: and he died 04191.

²⁸ And Lamech 03929 lived 02421 an hundred 03967, 8141 eighty 08084 and two 08147 years 08141, and begat 03205 a son 01121:

²⁹ And he called 07121 his name 08034 Noah 05146, saying 0559, This same shall comfort 05162 us concerning our work 04639 and toil 06093 of our hands 03027, because 04480 of the ground 0127 which the LORD 03068 hath cursed 0779. Noah: Gr. Noe: that is Rest, or, Comfort

³⁰ And Lamech 03929 lived 02421 after 0310 he begat 03205 Noah 05146 five 02568 hundred 03967, 8141 ninety 08673 and five 02568 years 08141, and begat 03205 sons 01121 and daughters 01323:

³¹ And all the days 03117 of Lamech 03929 were seven 07651 hundred 03967, 8141 seventy 07657 and seven 07651 years 08141: and he died 04191.

³² And Noah 05146 was five 02568 hundred 03967 years 08141 old 01121: and Noah 05146 begat 03205 Shem 08035, Ham 02526, and Japheth 03315.

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¹ And it came to pass, when men 0120 began 02490 to multiply 07231 on 05921 the face 06440 of the earth 0127, and daughters 01323 were born 03205 to them,

² That the sons 01121 of God 0430 saw 07200 the daughters 01323 of men 0120 that they 02007 were fair 02896; and they took 03947 them wives 0802 of all whom they chose 0977.

³ And the LORD 03068 said 0559, My spirit 07307 shall not always 05769 strive 01777 with man 0120, for that he also 01571, 7683 is flesh 01320: yet his days 03117 shall be an hundred 03967 and twenty 06242 years 08141.

⁴ There were giants 05303 in the earth 0776 in those days 03117; and also after 0310 that 03651, when 0834 the sons 01121 of God 0430 came in 0935 to the daughters 01323 of men 0120, and they bore 03205 children to them, the same 01992 became mighty men 01368 who were of old 05769, men 0582 of renown 08034.

⁵ And God 03068 saw 07200 that the wickedness 07451 of man 0120 was great 07227 in the earth 0776, and that every imagination 03336 of the thoughts 04284 of his heart 03820 was only 07535 evil 07451 continually 03117. every…: or, the whole imagination: the Hebrew word signifieth not only the imagination, but also the purposes and desirescontinually: Heb. every day

⁶ And the LORD 03068 repented 05162 that he had made 06213 man 0120 on the earth 0776, and it grieved 06087 him at 0413 his heart 03820.

⁷ And the LORD 03068 said 0559, I will destroy 04229 man 0120 whom I have created 01254 from the face 06440 of the earth 0127; both man 0120, and 05704 beast 0929, and the creeping thing 07431, and the fowls 05775 of the air 08064; for I repent 05162 that I have made 06213 them. both…: Heb. from man unto beast

⁸ But Noah 05146 found 04672 grace 02580 in the eyes 05869 of the LORD 03068.

⁹ These are the generations 08435 of Noah 05146: Noah 05146 was a just 06662 man 0376 and perfect 08549 in his generations 01755, and Noah 05146 walked 01980 with God 0430. perfect: or, upright

¹⁰ And Noah 05146 begat 03205 three 07969 sons 01121, Shem 08035, Ham 02526, and Japheth 03315.

¹¹ The earth 0776 also was corrupt 07843 before 06440 God 0430, and the earth 0776 was filled 04390 with violence 02555.

¹² And God 0430 looked 07200 upon the earth 0776, and, behold, it was corrupt 07843; for all flesh 01320 had corrupted 07843 his way 01870 upon the earth 0776.

¹³ And God 0430 said 0559 to Noah 05146, The end 07093 of all flesh 01320 is come 0935 before me 06440; for the earth 0776 is filled with 04390 violence 02555 through them 06440; and, behold, I will destroy 07843 them with 0854 the earth 0776. with the earth: or, from the earth

¹⁴ Make 06213 thee an ark 08392 of gopher 01613 wood 06086; rooms 07064 shalt thou make 06213 in 0854 the ark 08392, and shalt pitch 03722 it within 01004 and without 02351 with pitch 03724. rooms: Heb. nests

¹⁵ And this is the fashion in which thou shalt make 06213 it: The length 0753 of the ark 08392 shall be three 07969 hundred 03967 cubits 0520, the breadth 07341 of it fifty 02572 cubits 0520, and the height 06967 of it thirty 07970 cubits 0520.

¹⁶ A window 06672 shalt thou make 06213 to the ark 08392, and in a cubit 0520 shalt thou finish 03615 it above 04605; and the door 06607 of the ark 08392 shalt thou set 07760 in its side 06654; with lower 08482, second 08145, and third 07992 stories shalt thou make 06213 it.

¹⁷ And, behold 02009, I 0589, even I, do bring 0935 a flood 03999 of waters 04325 upon the earth 0776, to destroy 07843 all flesh 01320, in which is the breath 07307 of life 02416, from under 08478 heaven 08064; and every thing 03605 that is on the earth 0776 shall die 01478.

¹⁸ But with thee will I establish 06965 my covenant 01285; and thou shalt come 0935 into 0413 the ark 08392, thou 0859, and thy sons 01121, and thy wife 0802, and thy sons 01121’ wives 0802 with thee.

¹⁹ And of every living thing 02416 of all flesh 01320, two 08147 of every sort shalt thou bring 0935 into the ark 08392, to keep them alive 02421 with thee; they shall be male 02145 and female 05347.

²⁰ Of fowls 05775 after their kind 04327, and of cattle 0929 after their kind 04327, of every creeping thing 07431 of the earth 0127 after its kind 04327, two 08147 of every sort shall come 0935 to thee, to keep them alive 02421.

²¹ And take 03947 thou to thee of all food 03978 that is eaten 0398, and thou shalt gather 0622 it to thee; and it shall be for food 0402 for thee, and for them.

²² Thus did 06213 Noah 05146; according to all that God 0430 commanded 06680 him, so did 06213 he.

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¹ And the LORD 03068 said 0559 to Noah 05146, Come 0935 thou and all thy house 01004 into the ark 08392; for thee have I seen 07200 righteous 06662 before me 06440 in this 02088 generation 01755.

² Of every clean 02889 beast 0929 thou shalt take 03947 to thee by sevens 07651, 7651, the male 0376 and his female 0802: and of beasts 0929 that are not clean 02889, 1931 by two 08147, the male 0376 and his female 0802. by sevens: Heb. seven seven

³ Of fowls 05775 of the air 08064 also by sevens 07651, 7651, the male 02145 and the female 05347; to keep 02421 seed 02233 alive 02421 on the face 06440 of all the earth 0776. by sevens: Heb. seven seven

⁴ For yet 05750 seven 07651 days 03117, and I will cause it to rain 04305 upon the earth 0776 forty 0705 days 03117 and forty 0705 nights 03915; and every 03605 living thing 03351 that I have made 06213 will I destroy 04229 from 05921 the face 06440 of the earth 0127. destroy: Heb. blot out

⁵ And Noah 05146 did 06213 according to all that the LORD 03068 commanded 06680 him.

⁶ And Noah 05146 was six 08337 hundred 03967 years 08141 old 01121 when the flood 03999 of waters 04325 was upon the earth 0776.

⁷ And Noah 05146 went in 0935, and his sons 01121, and his wife 0802, and his sons 01121’ wives 0802 with him, into the ark 08392, because of 06440 the waters 04325 of the flood 03999.

⁸ Of clean 02889 beasts 0929, and of beasts 0929 that are not clean 02889, and of fowls 05775, and of every thing that creepeth 07430 upon the earth 0127,

⁹ There went in 0935 two 08147 and two 08147 to Noah 05146 into the ark 08392, the male 02145 and the female 05347, as 0834 God 0430 had commanded 06680 Noah 05146.

¹⁰ And it came to pass after seven 07651 days 03117, that the waters 04325 of the flood 03999 were upon the earth 0776. after…: or, on the seventh day

¹¹ In 08141 the six 08337 hundredth 03967 year 08141 of Noah’s 05146 life 02416, in the second 08145 month 02320, the seventeenth 07651, 6240 day 03117 of the month 02320, the same 02088 day 03117 were all the fountains 04599 of the great 07227 deep 08415 broken up 01234, and the windows 0699 of heaven 08064 were opened 06605. windows: or, floodgates

¹² And the rain 01653 was upon the earth 0776 forty 0705 days 03117 and forty 0705 nights 03915.

¹³ In the same 06106 day 03117 entered 0935 Noah 05146, and Shem 08035, and Ham 02526, and Japheth 03315, the sons 01121 of Noah 05146, and Noah’s 05146 wife 0802, and the three 07969 wives 0802 of his sons 01121 with them, into the ark 08392;

¹⁴ They 01992, and every beast 02416 after his kind 04327, and all the cattle 0929 after their kind 04327, and every creeping thing 07431 that creepeth 07430 upon the earth 0776 after his kind 04327, and every fowl 05775 after his kind 04327, every bird 06833 of every sort 03671. sort: Heb. wing

¹⁵ And they went in 0935 to Noah 05146 into the ark 08392, two 08147 and two 08147 of all flesh 01320, in which 0834 is the breath 07307 of life 02416.

¹⁶ And they that entered 0935, went in 0935 male 02145 and female 05347 of all flesh 01320, as God 0430 had commanded 06680 him: and the LORD 03068 shut him in 05462.

¹⁷ And the flood 03999 was forty 0705 days 03117 upon the earth 0776; and the waters 04325 increased 07235, and bore up 05375 the ark 08392, and it was lifted 07311 above the earth 0776.

¹⁸ And the waters 04325 prevailed 01396, and were increased 07235 greatly 03966 upon the earth 0776; and the ark 08392 moved 03212 upon the face 06440 of the waters 04325.

¹⁹ And the waters 04325 prevailed 01396 exceedingly 03966, 3966 upon the earth 0776; and all the high 01364 hills 02022, that were under 08478 the whole heaven 08064, were covered 03680.

²⁰ Fifteen 06240, 2568 cubits 0520 upward 04605 did the waters 04325 prevail 01396; and the mountains 02022 were covered 03680.

²¹ And all flesh 01320 died 01478 that moved 07430 upon the earth 0776, both of fowl 05775, and of cattle 0929, and of beast 02416, and of every creeping thing 08318 that creepeth 08317 upon the earth 0776, and every man 0120:

²² All in whose nostrils 0639 was the breath 05397, 7307 of life 02416, of all that was on the dry 02724 land, died 04191. the breath…: Heb. the breath of the spirit of life

²³ And every living thing 03351 was destroyed 04229 which was upon the face 06440 of the ground 0127, both man 0120, and cattle 0929, and the creeping things 07431, and the fowl 05775 of heaven 08064; and they were destroyed 04229 from the earth 0776: and Noah 05146 only 0389 remained 07604 alive, and they that 0834 were with him in the ark 08392.

²⁴ And the waters 04325 prevailed 01396 upon the earth 0776 an hundred 03967 and fifty 02572 days 03117.

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¹ And God 0430 remembered 02142 Noah 05146, and every living thing 02416, and all the cattle 0929 that were with him in the ark 08392: and God 0430 made 05674 a wind 07307 to pass 05674 over 05921 the earth 0776, and the waters 04325 abated 07918;

² The fountains 04599 also of the deep 08415 and the windows 0699 of heaven 08064 were stopped 05534, and the rain 01653 from heaven 08064 was restrained 03607;

³ And the waters 04325 returned 07725 from off the earth 0776 continually 01980, 7725: and after the end 07097 of the hundred 03967 and fifty 02572 days 03117 the waters 04325 were abated 02637. continually: Heb. in going and returning

⁴ And the ark 08392 rested 05117 in the seventh 07637 month 02320, on the seventeenth 06240, 7651 day 03117 of the month 02320, upon the mountains 02022 of Ararat 0780.

⁵ And the waters 04325 decreased 02637 continually 01980 till 05704 the tenth 06224 month 02320: in the tenth 06224 month, on the first 0259 day of the month 02320, were the tops 07218 of the mountains 02022 seen 07200. decreased…: Heb. were in going and decreasing

⁶ And it came to pass at the end 07093 of forty 0705 days 03117, that Noah 05146 opened 06605 the window 02474 of the ark 08392 which he had made 06213:

⁷ And he sent forth 07971 a raven 06158, which went forth 03318 to 03318 and fro 07725, till the waters 04325 were dried 03001 from off the earth 0776. to…: Heb. in going forth and returning

⁸ Also he sent forth 07971 a dove 03123 from him, to see 07200 if the waters 04325 were abated 07043 from off the face 06440 of the ground 0127;

⁹ But the dove 03123 found 04672 no rest 04494 for the sole 03709 of her foot 07272, and she returned 07725 to him into the ark 08392, for the waters 04325 were on the face 06440 of the whole earth 0776: then he put forth 07971 his hand 03027, and took her 03947, and pulled her in 0935 to him into the ark 08392. pulled…: Heb. caused her to come

¹⁰ And he stayed 02342 yet other 0312 seven 07651 days 03117; and again 03254 he sent forth 07971 the dove 03123 out of the ark 08392;

¹¹ And the dove 03123 came in 0935 to him in the evening 06256, 6153; and, lo, in her mouth 06310 was an olive 02132 leaf 05929 plucked off 02965: so Noah 05146 knew 03045 that the waters 04325 were abated 07043 from off the earth 0776.

¹² And he stayed 03176 yet other 0312 seven 07651 days 03117; and sent forth 07971 the dove 03123; which returned 07725 not again 03254 to him any more 05750.

¹³ And it came to pass in the six 08337 hundredth 03967 and first year 08141, in the first 07223 month, the first 0259 day of the month 02320, the waters 04325 were dried 02717 from off the earth 0776: and Noah 05146 removed 05493 the covering 04372 of the ark 08392, and looked 07200, and, behold, the face 06440 of the ground 0127 was dry 02717.

¹⁴ And in the second 08145 month 02320, on the seven 07651 and twentieth 06242 day 03117 of the month 02320, was the earth 0776 dried 03001.

¹⁵ And God 0430 spoke 01696 to Noah 05146, saying 0559,

¹⁶ Go forth 03318 from the ark 08392, thou, and thy wife 0802, and thy sons 01121, and thy sons 01121’ wives 0802 with thee.

¹⁷ Bring forth 03318 with thee every living thing 02416 that is with thee, of all flesh 01320, of fowl 05775, and of cattle 0929, and of every creeping thing 07431 that creepeth 07430 upon the earth 0776; that they may breed abundantly 08317 on the earth 0776, and be fruitful 06509, and multiply 07235 on the earth 0776.

¹⁸ And Noah 05146 went forth 03318, and his sons 01121, and his wife 0802, and his sons 01121’ wives 0802 with him:

¹⁹ Every beast 02416, every creeping thing 07431, and every fowl 05775, and whatever 03605 creepeth 07430 upon the earth 0776, after their kinds 04940, went 03318 out of the ark 08392. kinds: Heb. families

²⁰ And Noah 05146 built 01129 an altar 04196 to the LORD 03068; and took 03947 of every clean 02889 beast 0929, and of every clean 02889 fowl 05775, and offered 05927 burnt offerings 05930 on the altar 04196.

²¹ And the LORD 03068 smelled 07306 a sweet 05207 savour 07381; and the LORD 03068 said 0559 in 0413 his heart 03820, I will not again 03254 curse 07043 the ground 0127 any more for man’s 0120 sake 05668; for the imagination 03336 of man’s 0120 heart 03820 is evil 07451 from his youth 05271; neither will I again 03254 smite 05221 any more every living thing 02416, as I have done 06213. a sweet…: Heb. a savour of rest or, satisfactionfor the imagination: or, through the imagination

²² While the earth 0776 remaineth 03117, seedtime 02233 and harvest 07105, and cold 07120 and heat 02527, and summer 07019 and winter 02779, and day 03117 and night 03915 shall not cease 07673. While…: Heb. As yet all the days of the earth

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¹ And God 0430 blessed 01288 Noah 05146 and his sons 01121, and said 0559 to them, Be fruitful 06509, and multiply 07235, and fill 04390 the earth 0776.

² And the fear of you 04172 and the dread of you 02844 shall be upon every beast 02416 of the earth 0776, and upon every fowl 05775 of the air 08064, upon all that moveth 07430 on the earth 0127, and upon all the fishes 01709 of the sea 03220; into your hand 03027 are they delivered 05414.

³ Every moving thing 07431 that liveth 02416 shall be food 0402 for you; even as the green 03418 herb 06212 have I given 05414 you all things.

⁴ But 0389 flesh 01320 with the life 05315 of it, which is its blood 01818 shall ye not eat 0398.

⁵ And surely 0389 your blood 01818 of your lives 05315 will I require 01875; at the hand 03027 of every beast 02416 will I require it 01875, and at the hand 03027 of man 0120; at the hand 03027 of every man’s 0376 brother 0251 will I require 01875 the life 05315 of man 0120.

⁶ Whoever sheddeth 08210 man’s 0120 blood 01818, by man 0120 shall his blood 01818 be shed 08210: for in the image 06754 of God 0430 made 06213 he man 0120.

⁷ And you, be ye fruitful 06509, and multiply 07235; bring forth abundantly 08317 in the earth 0776, and multiply 07235 in it.

⁸ And God 0430 spoke 0559 to Noah 05146, and to his sons 01121 with him, saying 0559,

⁹ And I, behold, I establish 06965 my covenant 01285 with you, and with your seed 02233 after you 0310;

¹⁰ And with every living 02416 creature 05315 that is with you, of the fowl 05775, of the cattle 0929, and of every beast 02416 of the earth 0776 with you; from all that go out 03318 of the ark 08392, to every beast 02416 of the earth 0776.

¹¹ And I will establish 06965 my covenant 01285 with you; neither shall all flesh 01320 be cut off 03772 any more by the waters 04325 of a flood 03999; neither shall there any more be a flood 03999 to destroy 07843 the earth 0776.

¹² And God 0430 said 0559, This is the token 0226 of the covenant 01285 which I 0589 make 05414 between me and you and every living 02416 creature 05315 that is with you, for perpetual 05769 generations 01755:

¹³ I do set 05414 my bow 07198 in the cloud 06051, and it shall be for a token 0226 of a covenant 01285 between me and the earth 0776.

¹⁴ And it shall come to pass, when I bring 06049 a cloud 06051 over the earth 0776, that the bow 07198 shall be seen 07200 in the cloud 06051:

¹⁵ And I will remember 02142 my covenant 01285, which is between me and you and every living 02416 creature 05315 of all flesh 01320; and the waters 04325 shall no more 05750 become a flood 03999 to destroy 07843 all flesh 01320.

¹⁶ And the bow 07198 shall be in the cloud 06051; and I will look upon it 07200, that I may remember 02142 the everlasting 05769 covenant 01285 between 0996 God 0430 and 0996 every living 02416 creature 05315 of all flesh 01320 that is upon the earth 0776.

¹⁷ And God 0430 said 0559 to Noah 05146, This is the token 0226 of the covenant 01285, which I have established 06965 between me and all flesh 01320 that is upon the earth 0776.

¹⁸ And the sons 01121 of Noah 05146, that went forth 03318 from the ark 08392, were Shem 08035, and Ham 02526, and Japheth 03315: and Ham 02526, 1931 was the father 01 of Canaan 03667. Canaan: Heb. Chenaan

¹⁹ These three 07969 were the sons 01121 of Noah 05146: and from them was the whole earth 0776 overspread 05310.

²⁰ And Noah 05146 began 02490 to be a farmer 0376, 127, and he planted 05193 a vineyard 03754:

²¹ And he drank 08354 of the wine 03196, and was drunk 07937; and he was uncovered 01540 within 08432 his tent 0168.

²² And Ham 02526, the father 01 of Canaan 03667, saw 07200 the nakedness 06172 of his father 01, and told 05046 his two 08147 brethren 0251 outside 02351.

²³ And Shem 08035 and Japheth 03315 took 03947 a garment 08071, and laid 07760 it upon both 08147 their shoulders 07926, and went 03212 backward 0322, and covered 03680 the nakedness 06172 of their father 01; and their faces 06440 were backward 0322, and they saw 07200 not their father’s 01 nakedness 06172.

²⁴ And Noah 05146 awoke 03364 from his wine 03196, and knew 03045 what his younger 06996 son 01121 had done 06213 to him.

²⁵ And he said 0559, Cursed 0779 be Canaan 03667; a servant 05650 of servants 05650 shall he be to his brethren 0251.

²⁶ And he said 0559, Blessed 01288 be the LORD 03068 God 0430 of Shem 08035; and Canaan 03667 shall be 01961 his servant 05650. his servant: or, servant to them

²⁷ God 0430 shall enlarge 06601 Japheth 03315, and he shall dwell 07931 in the tents 0168 of Shem 08035; and Canaan 03667 shall be his servant 05650. enlarge: or, persuade

²⁸ And Noah 05146 lived 02421 after 0310 the flood 03999 three 07969 hundred 03967, 8141 and fifty 02572 years 08141.

²⁹ And all the days 03117 of Noah 05146 were nine 08672 hundred 03967, 8141 and fifty 02572 years 08141: and he died 04191.

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¹ Now these are the generations 08435 of the sons 01121 of Noah 05146, Shem 08035, Ham 02526, and Japheth 03315: and to them were sons 01121 born 03205 after 0310 the flood 03999.

² The sons 01121 of Japheth 03315; Gomer 01586, and Magog 04031, and Madai 04074, and Javan 03120, and Tubal 08422, and Meshech 04902, and Tiras 08494.

³ And the sons 01121 of Gomer 01586; Ashkenaz 0813, and Riphath 07384, and Togarmah 08425.

⁴ And the sons 01121 of Javan 03120; Elishah 0473, and Tarshish 08659, Kittim 03794, and Dodanim 01721. Dodanim: or, as some read it, Rodanim

⁵ By these were the isles 0339 of the Gentiles 01471 divided in 06504 their lands 0776; every one 0376 after his tongue 03956, after their families 04940, in their nations 01471.

⁶ And the sons 01121 of Ham 02526; Cush 03568, and Mizraim 04714, and Phut 06316, and Canaan 03667.

⁷ And the sons 01121 of Cush 03568; Seba 05434, and Havilah 02341, and Sabtah 05454, and Raamah 07484, and Sabtecha 05455: and the sons 01121 of Raamah 07484; Sheba 07614, and Dedan 01719.

⁸ And Cush 03568 begat 03205 Nimrod 05248: he began 02490 to be 01961 a mighty one 01368 in the earth 0776.

⁹ He was a mighty 01368 hunter 06718 before 06440 the LORD 03068: therefore 03651 it is said 0559, Even as Nimrod 05248 the mighty 01368 hunter 06718 before 06440 the LORD 03068.

¹⁰ And the beginning 07225 of his kingdom 04467 was Babel 0894, and Erech 0751, and Accad 0390, and Calneh 03641, in the land 0776 of Shinar 08152. Babel: Gr. Babylon

¹¹ Out of that land 0776 went forth 03318 Asshur 0804, and built 01129 Nineveh 05210, and the city 05892 Rehoboth 07344, and Calah 03625, went…: or, he went out into Assyriathe city…: or, the streets of the city

¹² And Resen 07449 between Nineveh 05210 and Calah 03625: the same is a great 01419 city 05892.

¹³ And Mizraim 04714 begat 03205 Ludim 03866, and Anamim 06047, and Lehabim 03853, and Naphtuhim 05320,

¹⁴ And Pathrusim 06625, and Casluhim 03695, (out of whom came 03318 Philistim 06430,) and Caphtorim 03732.

¹⁵ And Canaan 03667 begat 03205 Sidon 06721 his firstborn 01060, and Heth 02845, Sidon: Heb. Tzidon

¹⁶ And the Jebusite 02983, and the Amorite 0567, and the Girgasite 01622,

¹⁷ And the Hivite 02340, and the Arkite 06208, and the Sinite 05513,

¹⁸ And the Arvadite 0721, and the Zemarite 06786, and the Hamathite 02577: and afterward 0310 were the families 04940 of the Canaanites 03669 dispersed 06327.

¹⁹ And the border 01366 of the Canaanites 03669 was from Sidon 06721, as thou comest 0935 to Gerar 01642, to Gaza 05804; as thou goest 0935, to Sodom 05467, and Gomorrah 06017, and Admah 0126, and Zeboim 06636, even to Lasha 03962. Gaza: Heb. Azzah

²⁰ These are the sons 01121 of Ham 02526, after their families 04940, after their tongues 03956, in their countries 0776, and in their nations 01471.

²¹ To Shem 08035 also, the father 01 of all the children 01121 of Eber 05677, the brother 0251 of Japheth 03315 the elder 01419, even to him were children born 03205.

²² The children 01121 of Shem 08035; Elam 05867, and Asshur 0804, and Arphaxad 0775, and Lud 03865, and Aram 0758. Arphaxad: Heb. Arpachshad

²³ And the children 01121 of Aram 0758; Uz 05780, and Hul 02343, and Gether 01666, and Mash 04851.

²⁴ And Arphaxad 0775 begat 03205 Salah 07974; and Salah 07974 begat 03205 Eber 05677. Salah: Heb. Shelah

²⁵ And to Eber 05677 were born 03205 two 08147 sons 01121: the name 08034 of one 0259 was Peleg 06389; for in his days 03117 was the earth 0776 divided 06385; and his brother’s 0251 name 08034 was Joktan 03355. Peleg: that is Division

²⁶ And Joktan 03355 begat 03205 Almodad 0486, and Sheleph 08026, and Hazarmaveth 02700, and Jerah 03392,

²⁷ And Hadoram 01913, and Uzal 0187, and Diklah 01853,

²⁸ And Obal 05745, and Abimael 039, and Sheba 07614,

²⁹ And Ophir 0211, and Havilah 02341, and Jobab 03103: all these were the sons 01121 of Joktan 03355.

³⁰ And their dwelling 04186 was from Mesha 04852, as thou goest 0935 to Sephar 05611 a mount 02022 of the east 06924.

³¹ These are the sons 01121 of Shem 08035, after their families 04940, after their tongues 03956, in their lands 0776, after their nations 01471.

³² These are the families 04940 of the sons 01121 of Noah 05146, after their generations 08435, in their nations 01471: and by these were the nations 01471 divided 06504 in the earth 0776 after 0310 the flood 03999.

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¹ And the whole earth 0776 was of one 0259 language 08193, and of one 0259 speech 01697. language: Heb. lip.speech: Heb. words

² And it came to pass, as they journeyed 05265 from the east 06924, that they found 04672 a plain 01237 in the land 0776 of Shinar 08152; and they dwelt 03427 there. from…: or, eastward

³ And they said 0559 one 0376 to another 07453, come 03051, let us make 03835 brick 03843, and burn 08313 them thoroughly 08316. And they had brick 03843 for stone 068, and slime 02564 had 01961 they for mortar 02563. they said…: Heb. a man said to his neighbourburn…: Heb. burn them to a burning

⁴ And they said 0559, come 03051, let us build 01129 us a city 05892 and a tower 04026, whose top 07218 may reach to heaven 08064; and let us make 06213 us a name 08034, lest we should be scattered abroad 06327 upon the face 06440 of the whole earth 0776.

⁵ And the LORD 03068 came down 03381 to see 07200 the city 05892 and the tower 04026, which the children 01121 of men 0120 were building 01129.

⁶ And the LORD 03068 said 0559, Behold, the people 05971 is one 0259, and they have all one 0259 language 08193; and this they begin 02490 to do 06213: and now nothing 03808, 3605 will be withheld 01219 from them, which they have imagined 02161 to do 06213.

⁷ Come 03051, let us go down 03381, and there confound 01101 their language 08193, that 0834 they may not understand 08085 one 0376 another’s 07453 speech 08193.

⁸ So the LORD 03068 scattered them abroad 06327 from there 08033 upon the face 06440 of all the earth 0776: and they stopped 02308 building 01129 the city 05892.

⁹ Therefore is the name of it 08034 called 07121 Babel 0894; because the LORD 03068 there confounded 01101 the language 08193 of all the earth 0776: and from there did 06327 the LORD 03068 scatter them abroad 06327 upon the face 06440 of all the earth 0776. Babel: that is, Confusion

¹⁰ These are the generations 08435 of Shem 08035: Shem 08035 was an hundred 03967 years 08141 old 01121, and begat 03205 Arphaxad 0775 two years 08141 after 0310 the flood 03999:

¹¹ And Shem 08035 lived 02421 after 0310 he begat 03205 Arphaxad 0775 five 02568 hundred 03967 years 08141, and begat 03205 sons 01121 and daughters 01323.

¹² And Arphaxad 0775 lived 02425 five 02568 and thirty 07970 years 08141, and begat 03205 Salah 07974:

¹³ And Arphaxad 0775 lived 02421 after 0310 he begat 03205 Salah 07974 four 0702 hundred 03967, 8141 and three 07969 years 08141, and begat 03205 sons 01121 and daughters 01323.

¹⁴ And Salah 07974 lived 02425 thirty 07970 years 08141, and begat 03205 Eber 05677:

¹⁵ And Salah 07974 lived 02421 after 0310 he begat 03205 Eber 05677 four 0702 hundred 03967, 8141 and three 07969 years 08141, and begat 03205 sons 01121 and daughters 01323.

¹⁶ And Eber 05677 lived 02421 four 0702 and thirty 07970 years 08141, and begat 03205 Peleg 06389: Peleg: Gr. Phalec

¹⁷ And Eber 05677 lived 02421 after 0310 he begat 03205 Peleg 06389 four 0702 hundred 03967, 8141 and thirty 07970 years 08141, and begat 03205 sons 01121 and daughters 01323.

¹⁸ And Peleg 06389 lived 02421 thirty 07970 years 08141, and begat 03205 Reu 07466:

¹⁹ And Peleg 06389 lived 02421 after 0310 he begat 03205 Reu 07466 two hundred 03967, 8141 and nine 08672 years 08141, and begat 03205 sons 01121 and daughters 01323.

²⁰ And Reu 07466 lived 02421 two 08147 and thirty 07970 years 08141, and begat 03205 Serug 08286: Serug: Gr. Saruch

²¹ And Reu 07466 lived 02421 after 0310 he begat 03205 Serug 08286 two hundred 03967, 8141 and seven 07651 years 08141, and begat 03205 sons 01121 and daughters 01323.

²² And Serug 08286 lived 02421 thirty 07970 years 08141, and begat 03205 Nahor 05152:

²³ And Serug 08286 lived 02421 after 0310 he begat 03205 Nahor 05152 two hundred 03967 years 08141, and begat 03205 sons 01121 and daughters 01323.

²⁴ And Nahor 05152 lived 02421 nine 08672 and twenty 06242 years 08141, and begat 03205 Terah 08646: Terah: Gr. Thara

²⁵ And Nahor 05152 lived 02421 after 0310 he begat 03205 Terah 08646 an hundred 03967, 8141 and nineteen 06240, 8672 years 08141, and begat 03205 sons 01121 and daughters 01323.

²⁶ And Terah 08646 lived 02421 seventy 07657 years 08141, and begat 03205 Abram 087, Nahor 05152, and Haran 02039.

²⁷ Now these are the generations 08435 of Terah 08646: Terah 08646 begat 03205 Abram 087, Nahor 05152, and Haran 02039; and Haran 02039 begat 03205 Lot 03876.

²⁸ And Haran 02039 died 04191 before 06440 his father 01 Terah 08646 in the land 0776 of his nativity 04138, in Ur 0218 of the Chaldees 03778.

²⁹ And Abram 087 and Nahor 05152 took 03947 them wives 0802: the name 08034 of Abram’s 087 wife 0802 was Sarai 08297; and the name 08034 of Nahor’s 05152 wife 0802, Milcah 04435, the daughter 01323 of Haran 02039, the father 01 of Milcah 04435, and the father 01 of Iscah 03252.

³⁰ But Sarai 08297 was barren 06135; she had no child 02056.

³¹ And Terah 08646 took 03947 Abram 087 his son 01121, and Lot 03876 the son 01121 of Haran 02039 his son’s 01121 son 01121, and Sarai 08297 his daughter in law 03618, his son 01121 Abram’s 087 wife 0802; and they went forth 03318 with them from Ur 0218 of the Chaldees 03778, to go 03212 into the land 0776 of Canaan 03667; and they came 0935 to Haran 02771, and dwelt 03427 there.

³² And the days 03117 of Terah 08646 were two hundred 03967, 8141 and five 02568 years 08141: and Terah 08646 died 04191 in Haran 02771.

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¹ Now the LORD 03068 had said 0559 to Abram 087, Depart 03212 from thy country 0776, and from thy kindred 04138, and from thy father’s 01 house 01004, to a land 0776 that I will show 07200 thee:

² And I will make of thee 06213 a great 01419 nation 01471, and I will bless 01288 thee, and make 01431 thy name 08034 great 01431; and thou shalt be a blessing 01293:

³ And I will bless 01288 them that bless 01288 thee, and curse 0779 him that curseth 07043 thee: and in thee shall all families 04940 of the earth 0127 be blessed 01288.

⁴ So Abram 087 departed 03212, as the LORD 03068 had spoken 01696 to him; and Lot 03876 went 03212 with him: and Abram 087 was seventy 07657, 8141 and five 02568 years 08141 old 01121 when he departed 03318 from Haran 02771.

⁵ And Abram 087 took 03947 Sarai 08297 his wife 0802, and Lot 03876 his brother’s 0251 son 01121, and all their substance 07399 that they had gathered 07408, and the souls 05315 that they had gotten 06213 in Haran 02771; and they went 03318 to go forth 03212 into the land 0776 of Canaan 03667; and into the land 0776 of Canaan 03667 they came 0935.

⁶ And Abram 087 passed through 05674 the land 0776 to the place 04725 of Sichem 07927, to the plain 0436 of Moreh 04176. And the Canaanite 03669 was then 0227 in the land 0776. plain: Heb. plains

⁷ And the LORD 03068 appeared 07200 to Abram 087, and said 0559, To thy seed 02233 will I give 05414 this 02063 land 0776: and there he built 01129 an altar 04196 to the LORD 03068, who appeared 07200 to him.

⁸ And he departed 06275 from there to a mountain 02022 on the east 06924 of Bethel 01008, and pitched 05186 his tent 0168, having Bethel 01008 on the west 03220, and Ai 05857 on the east 06924: and there he built 01129 an altar 04196 to the LORD 03068, and called 07121 upon the name 08034 of the LORD 03068.

⁹ And Abram 087 journeyed 05265, going on 01980 still 05265 toward the south 05045. going…: Heb. in going and journeying

¹⁰ And there was a famine 07458 in the land 0776: and Abram 087 went down 03381 into Egypt 04714 to dwell 01481 there; for the famine 07458 was grievous 03515 in the land 0776.

¹¹ And it came to pass, when 0834 he had come near 07126 to enter 0935 into Egypt 04714, that he said 0559 to Sarai 08297 his wife 0802, Behold 02009 now 04994, I know 03045 that thou art a fair 03303 woman 0802 to look upon 04758:

¹² Therefore it shall come to pass, when the Egyptians 04713 shall see 07200 thee, that they shall say 0559, This is his wife 0802: and they will kill 02026 me, but they will save thee alive 02421.

¹³ Say 0559, I pray thee 04994, thou art my sister 0269: that 04616 it may be well 03190 with me for thy sake; and my soul 05315 shall live 02421 because of thee 01558.

¹⁴ And it came to pass, that, when Abram 087 had come 0935 into Egypt 04714, the Egyptians 04713 beheld 07200 the woman 0802 that she was very 03966 fair 03303.

¹⁵ The princes 08269 also of Pharaoh 06547 saw 07200 her, and commended 01984 her before 0413 Pharaoh 06547: and the woman 0802 was taken 03947 into Pharaoh’s 06547 house 01004.

¹⁶ And he treated 03190 Abram 087 well 03190 for her sake: and he had sheep 06629, and oxen 01241, and male donkeys 02543, and male 05650 and female servants 08198, and female donkeys 0860, and camels 01581.

¹⁷ And the LORD 03068 afflicted 05060 Pharaoh 06547 and his house 01004 with great 01419 plagues 05061 because of 01697 Sarai 08297 Abram’s 087 wife 0802.

¹⁸ And Pharaoh 06547 called 07121 Abram 087, and said 0559, What is this that thou hast done 06213 to me? why didst thou not tell 05046 me that she is thy wife 0802?

¹⁹ Why saidst thou 0559, She is my sister 0269? so I might have taken 03947 her to me for a wife 0802: now therefore behold thy wife 0802, take 03947 her, and go thy way 03212.

²⁰ And Pharaoh 06547 commanded 06680 his men 0582 concerning him: and they sent him away 07971, and his wife 0802, and all that he had.

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¹ And Abram 087 returned 05927 from Egypt 04714, he, and his wife 0802, and all that he had, and Lot 03876 with him, into the south 05045.

² And Abram 087 was very 03966 rich 03513 in cattle 04735, in silver 03701, and in gold 02091.

³ And he went 03212 on his journeys 04550 from the south 05045 even to Bethel 01008, to the place 04725 where his tent 0168 had been 01961 at the beginning 08462, between Bethel 01008 and Ai 05857;

⁴ To the place 04725 of the altar 04196, which he had made 06213 there at the first 07223: and there Abram 087 called 07121 on the name 08034 of the LORD 03068.

⁵ And Lot 03876 also, who went 01980 with 0854 Abram 087, had flocks 06629, and herds 01241, and tents 0168.

⁶ And the land 0776 was not able to bear 05375 them, that they might dwell 03427 together 03162: for their substance 07399 was great 07227, so that they could 03201 not dwell 03427 together 03162.

⁷ And there was a strife 07379 between the herdmen 07462 of Abram’s 087 cattle 04735 and the herdmen 07462 of Lot’s 03876 cattle 04735: and the Canaanite 03669 and the Perizzite 06522 dwelt 03427 then in the land 0776.

⁸ And Abram 087 said 0559 to Lot 03876, Let there be 01961 no 0408 strife 04808, I pray thee, between me and thee, and between my herdmen 07462 and thy herdmen 07462; for we 0582 are brethren 0251. brethren: Heb. men brethren

⁹ Is not the whole land 0776 before thee 06440? separate thyself 06504, I pray thee, from me: if thou wilt take the left hand 08040, then I will go to the right 03231; or if thou wilt depart to the right hand 03225, then I will go to the left 08041.

¹⁰ And Lot 03876 lifted up 05375 his eyes 05869, and beheld 07200 all the plain 03603 of Jordan 03383, that it was well watered 04945 every where, before 06440 the LORD 03068 destroyed 07843 Sodom 05467 and Gomorrah 06017, even as the garden 01588 of the LORD 03068, like the land 0776 of Egypt 04714, as thou comest 0935 to Zoar 06820.

¹¹ Then Lot 03876 chose 0977 for himself all the plain 03603 of Jordan 03383; and Lot 03876 journeyed 05265 east 06924: and they separated themselves 06504 the one 0376 from the other 0251.

¹² Abram 087 dwelt 03427 in the land 0776 of Canaan 03667, and Lot 03876 dwelt 03427 in the cities 05892 of the plain 03603, and pitched his tent 0167 toward 05704 Sodom 05467.

¹³ But the men 0582 of Sodom 05467 were wicked 07451 and sinners 02400 before the LORD 03068 exceedingly 03966.

¹⁴ And the LORD 03068 said 0559 to Abram 087, after 0310 Lot 03876 was separated 06504 from him, Lift up 05375 now thine eyes 05869, and look 07200 from the place 04725 where thou art northward 06828, and southward 05045, and eastward 06924, and westward 03220:

¹⁵ For all the land 0776 which thou seest 07200, to thee will I give it 05414, and to thy seed 02233 for 05704 ever 05769.

¹⁶ And I will make 07760 thy seed 02233 as the dust 06083 of the earth 0776: so that 0834 if a man 0376 can 03201 number 04487 the dust 06083 of the earth 0776, then shall thy seed 02233 also be numbered 04487.

¹⁷ Arise 06965, walk 01980 through the land 0776 in the length 0753 of it and in the breadth 07341 of it; for I will give 05414 it to thee.

¹⁸ Then Abram 087 removed his tent 0167, and came 0935 and dwelt 03427 in the plain 0436 of Mamre 04471, which is in Hebron 02275, and built 01129 there an altar 04196 to the LORD 03068. plain: Heb. plains

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¹ And it came to pass in the days 03117 of Amraphel 0569 king 04428 of Shinar 08152, Arioch 0746 king 04428 of Ellasar 0495, Chedorlaomer 03540 king 04428 of Elam 05867, and Tidal 08413 king 04428 of nations 01471;

² That these made 06213 war 04421 with 0854 Bera 01298 king 04428 of Sodom 05467, and with Birsha 01306 king 04428 of Gomorrah 06017, Shinab 08134 king 04428 of Admah 0126, and Shemeber 08038 king 04428 of Zeboiim 06636, and the king 04428 of Bela 01106, which is 01931 Zoar 06820.

³ All these were joined together 02266 in the vale 06010 of Siddim 07708, which 01931 is the salt 04417 sea 03220.

⁴ Twelve 06240, 8147 years 08141 they served 05647, 853 Chedorlaomer 03540, and in the thirteenth 07969, 6240 year 08141 they rebelled 04775.

⁵ And in the fourteenth 06240, 702 year 08141 came 0935 Chedorlaomer 03540, and the kings 04428 that were with him, and smote 05221 the Rephaims 07497 in Ashteroth Karnaim 06255, and the Zuzims 02104 in Ham 01990, and the Emims 0368 in Shaveh Kiriathaim 07741, Shaveh…: or, The plain of Kiriathaim

⁶ And the Horites 02752 in their mount 02042 Seir 08165, to Elparan 0364, which is by 05921 the wilderness 04057. Elparan: or, The plain of Paran

⁷ And they returned 07725, and came 0935 to 0413 Enmishpat 05880, which is Kadesh 06946, and smote 05221 all the country 07704 of the Amalekites 06003, and also the Amorites 0567, that dwelt 03427 in Hazezontamar 02688.

⁸ And there went out 03318 the king 04428 of Sodom 05467, and the king 04428 of Gomorrah 06017, and the king 04428 of Admah 0126, and the king 04428 of Zeboiim 06636, and the king 04428 of Bela 01106 (the same 01931 is Zoar 06820;) and they joined 06186 battle 04421 with them in the vale 06010 of Siddim 07708;

⁹ With Chedorlaomer 03540 the king 04428 of Elam 05867, and with Tidal 08413 king 04428 of nations 01471, and Amraphel 0569 king 04428 of Shinar 08152, and Arioch 0746 king 04428 of Ellasar 0495; four 0702 kings 04428 with five 02568.

¹⁰ And the vale 06010 of Siddim 07708 was full of 0875slimepits 0875, 2564; and the kings 04428 of Sodom 05467 and Gomorrah 06017 fled 05127, and fell 05307 there; and they that remained 07604 fled 05127 to the mountain 02022.

¹¹ And they took 03947 all the goods 07399 of Sodom 05467 and Gomorrah 06017, and all their food 0400, and went their way 03212.

¹² And they took 03947 Lot 03876, Abram’s 087 brother’s 0251 son 01121, who dwelt 03427 in Sodom 05467, and his goods 07399, and departed 03212.

¹³ And there came 0935 one that had escaped 06412, and told 05046 Abram 087 the Hebrew 05680; for he dwelt 07931 in the plain 0436 of Mamre 04471 the Amorite 0567, brother 0251 of Eshcol 0812, and brother 0251 of Aner 06063: and these were confederate 01167, 1285 with Abram 087. plain: Heb. plains

¹⁴ And when Abram 087 heard 08085 that his brother 0251 was taken captive 07617, he armed 07324 his trained 02593 servants, born 03211 in his own house 01004, three 07969 hundred 03967 and eighteen 06240, 8083, and pursued 07291 them to Dan 01835. armed: or, led forthtrained: or, instructed

¹⁵ And he divided 02505 his men against them, he and his servants 05650, by night 03915, and smote 05221 them, and pursued 07291 them to Hobah 02327, which is on the left hand 08040 of Damascus 01834.

¹⁶ And he brought back 07725 all the goods 07399, and also brought again 07725 his brother 0251 Lot 03876, and his goods 07399, and the women 0802 also, and the people 05971.

¹⁷ And the king 04428 of Sodom 05467 went out 03318 to meet 07125 him after 0310 his return 07725 from the slaughter 05221 of Chedorlaomer 03540, and of the kings 04428 that were with him, at the valley 06010 of Shaveh 07740, which 01931 is the king’s 04428 dale 06010.

¹⁸ And Melchizedek 04442 king 04428 of Salem 08004 brought forth 03318 bread 03899 and wine 03196: and he was the priest 03548 of the most high 05945 God 0410.

¹⁹ And he blessed 01288 him, and said 0559, Blessed 01288 be Abram 087 of the most high 05945 God 0410, possessor 07069 of heaven 08064 and earth 0776:

²⁰ And blessed 01288 be the most high 05945 God 0410, who hath delivered 04042 thy enemies 06862 into thy hand 03027. And he gave 05414 him tithes 04643 of all.

²¹ And the king 04428 of Sodom 05467 said 0559 to Abram 087, Give 05414 me the persons 05315, and take 03947 the goods 07399 to thyself. persons: Heb. souls

²² And Abram 087 said 0559 to the king 04428 of Sodom 05467, I have lifted 07311 my hand 03027 to the LORD 03068, the most high 05945 God 0410, the possessor 07069 of heaven 08064 and earth 0776,

²³ That I will not 0518 take from a thread 02339 even to a shoelatchet 05275, 8288, and that I will not 0518 take 03947 any thing that is thine, lest thou shouldest say 0559, I have made 06238 Abram 087 rich 06238:

²⁴ Except 01107 only that which 0834 the young men 05288 have eaten 0398, and the portion 02506 of the men 0582 who went 01980 with 0854 me, Aner 06063, Eshcol 0812, and Mamre 04471; let them 01992 take 03947 their portion 02506.

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¹ After 0310 these things 01697 the word 01697 of the LORD 03068 came 01961 to Abram 087 in a vision 04236, saying 0559, Fear 03372 not, Abram 087: I am thy shield 04043, and thy exceeding 03966 great 07235 reward 07939.

² And Abram 087 said 0559, LORD 0136 God 03069, what wilt thou give 05414 me, seeing I go 01980 childless 06185, and the heir 01121, 4943 of my house 01004 is this 01931 Eliezer 0461 of Damascus 01834?

³ And Abram 087 said 0559, Behold, to me thou hast given 05414 no 03808 seed 02233: and, lo, one born 01121 in my house 01004 is my heir 03423.

⁴ And, behold, the word 01697 of the LORD 03068 came to him, saying 0559, This shall not be thy heir 03423; but he that shall come forth 03318 out of thy own loins 04578 shall be thy heir 03423.

⁵ And he brought him forth 03318 abroad 02351, and said 0559, Look 05027 now toward heaven 08064, and count 05608 the stars 03556, if thou art able 03201 to number 05608 them: and he said 0559 to him, So 03541 shall thy seed 02233 be.

⁶ And he believed 0539 in the LORD 03068; and he counted 02803 it to him for righteousness 06666.

⁷ And he said 0559 to him, I am the LORD 03068 that brought thee out 03318 of Ur 0218 of the Chaldees 03778, to give 05414 thee this land 0776 to inherit 03423 it.

⁸ And he said 0559, Lord 0136 GOD 03069, by what 04100 shall I know 03045 that I shall inherit it 03423?

⁹ And he said 0559 to him, Take 03947 me an heifer 05697 of three years old 08027, and a female goat 05795 of three years old 08027, and a ram 0352 of three years old 08027, and a turtledove 08449, and a young pigeon 01469.

¹⁰ And he took 03947 to him all these, and divided 01334 them in the midst 08432, and laid 05414 each 0376 piece 01335 one against 07125 another 07453: but the birds 06833 he did not divide 01334.

¹¹ And when the fowls 05861 came down 03381 upon the carcases 06297, Abram 087 drove them away 05380.

¹² And when the sun 08121 was going down 0935, a deep sleep 08639 fell 05307 upon Abram 087; and, lo, an horror 0367 of great 01419 darkness 02825 fell 05307 upon him.

¹³ And he said 0559 to Abram 087, Know 03045 certainly 03045 that thy seed 02233 shall be a stranger 01616 in a land 0776 that is not theirs, and shall serve 05647 them; and they shall afflict 06031 them four 0702 hundred 03967 years 08141;

¹⁴ And also that nation 01471, which they shall serve 05647, will I judge 01777: and afterward 0310, 3651 shall they come out 03318 with great 01419 substance 07399.

¹⁵ And thou shalt go 0935 to thy fathers 01 in peace 07965; thou shalt be buried 06912 in a good 02896 old age 07872.

¹⁶ But in the fourth 07243 generation 01755 they shall come here 02008 again 07725: for the iniquity 05771 of the Amorites 0567 is not yet 02008 full 08003.

¹⁷ And it came to pass, that, when the sun 08121 had gone down 0935, and it was dark 05939, behold a smoking 06227 furnace 08574, and a burning 0784 lamp 03940 that passed 05674 between 0996 those pieces 01506. a burning…: Heb. a lamp of fire

¹⁸ In that same 01931 day 03117 the LORD 03068 made 03772 a covenant 01285 with Abram 087, saying 0559, To thy seed 02233 have I given 05414 this land 0776, from the river 05104 of Egypt 04714 to the great 01419 river 05104, the river 05104 Euphrates 06578:

¹⁹ The Kenites 07017, and the Kenizzites 07074, and the Kadmonites 06935,

²⁰ And the Hittites 02850, and the Perizzites 06522, and the Rephaims 07497,

²¹ And the Amorites 0567, and the Canaanites 03669, and the Girgashites 01622, and the Jebusites 02983.

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¹ Now Sarai 08297 Abram’s 087 wife 0802 bore 03205 him no 03808 children 03205: and she had an handmaid 08198, an Egyptian 04713, whose name 08034 was Hagar 01904.

² And Sarai 08297 said 0559 to Abram 087, Behold now, the LORD 03068 hath restrained me 06113 from bearing 03205: I pray thee, go in 0935 to my maid 08198; it may 0194 be that I may obtain children 01129 by her. And Abram 087 hearkened 08085 to the voice 06963 of Sarai 08297. obtain…: Heb. be built by her

³ And Sarai 08297 Abram’s 087 wife 0802 took 03947 Hagar 01904 her maid 08198 the Egyptian 04713, after 07093 Abram 087 had dwelt 03427 ten 06235 years 08141 in the land 0776 of Canaan 03667, and gave 05414 her to her husband 0376 Abram 087 to be his wife 0802.

⁴ And he went in 0935 to Hagar 01904, and she conceived 02029: and when she saw 07200 that she had conceived 02029, her mistress 01404 was despised 07043 in her eyes 05869.

⁵ And Sarai 08297 said 0559 to Abram 087, My wrong 02555 be upon thee: I have given 05414 my maid 08198 into thy bosom 02436; and when she saw 07200 that she had conceived 02029, I was despised 07043 in her eyes 05869: the LORD 03068 judge 08199 between me and thee.

⁶ But Abram 087 said 0559 to Sarai 08297, Behold, thy maid 08198 is in thy hand 03027; do 06213 to her as it pleaseth thee 02896, 5869. And when Sarai 08297 afflicted 06031 her, she fled 01272 from her face 06440. as…: Heb. that which is good in thine eyesdealt…: Heb. afflicted her

⁷ And the angel 04397 of the LORD 03068 found her 04672 by a fountain 05869 of water 04325 in the wilderness 04057, by the fountain 05869 in the way 01870 to Shur 07793.

⁸ And he said 0559, Hagar 01904, Sarai’s 08297 maid 08198, from where 0335 didst thou come 0935? and where wilt thou go 03212? And she said 0559, I flee 01272 from the face 06440 of my mistress 01404 Sarai 08297.

⁹ And the angel 04397 of the LORD 03068 said 0559 to her, Return 07725 to thy mistress 01404, and submit 06031 thyself under her hands 03027.

¹⁰ And the angel 04397 of the LORD 03068 said 0559 to her, I will multiply 07235 thy seed 02233 exceedingly 07235, that it shall not be numbered 05608 for multitude 07230.

¹¹ And the angel 04397 of the LORD 03068 said 0559 to her, Behold 02009, thou art with child 02030, and shalt bear 03205 a son 01121, and shalt call 07121 his name 08034 Ishmael 03458; because the LORD 03068 hath heard 08085 thy affliction 06040. Ishmael: that is, God shall hear

¹² And he will be a wild 06501 man 0120; his hand 03027 will be against every man, and every man’s hand 03027 against him; and he shall dwell 07931 in the presence 06440 of all his brethren 0251.

¹³ And she called 07121 the name 08034 of the LORD 03068 that spoke 01696 to her, Thou God 0410 seest me 07210: for she said 0559, Have I also here 01988 looked 07200 after him 0310 that seeth me 07210?

¹⁴ Therefore the well 0875 was called 07121 Beerlahairoi 0883, 2416; behold, it is between Kadesh 06946 and Bered 01260. Beerlahairoi: that is, The well of him that liveth and seeth me

¹⁵ And Hagar 01904 bore 03205 Abram 087 a son 01121: and Abram 087 called 07121 his son’s 01121 name 08034, which Hagar 01904 bore 03205, Ishmael 03458.

¹⁶ And Abram 087 was eighty 08084, 8141 and six 08337 years 08141 old 01121, when Hagar 01904 bore 03205 Ishmael 03458 to Abram 087.

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¹ And when Abram 087 was ninety 08673, 8141 and nine 08672 years 08141 old 01121, the LORD 03068 appeared 07200 to Abram 087, and said 0559 to him, I am the Almighty 07706 God 0410; walk 01980 before me 06440, and be thou perfect 08549. perfect: or, upright, or, sincere

² And I will make 05414 my covenant 01285 between me and thee, and will multiply 07235 thee exceedingly 03966, 3966.

³ And Abram 087 fell 05307 on his face 06440: and God 0430 talked 01696 with him, saying 0559,

⁴ As for me 0589, behold, my covenant 01285 is with thee, and thou shalt be a father 01 of many 01995 nations 01471. many…: Heb. multitude of nations

⁵ Neither shall thy name 08034 any more be called 07121 Abram 087, but thy name 08034 shall be Abraham 085; for a father 01 of many 01995 nations 01471 have I made thee 05414. Abraham: that is, Father of a great multitude

⁶ And I will make 06509 thee exceedingly 03966, 3966 fruitful 06509, and I will make 05414 nations 01471 of thee, and kings 04428 shall come forth 03318 from thee.

⁷ And I will establish 06965 my covenant 01285 between me and thee and thy seed 02233 after thee 0310 in their generations 01755 for an everlasting 05769 covenant 01285, to be a God 0430 to thee, and to thy seed 02233 after thee 0310.

⁸ And I will give 05414 to thee, and to thy seed 02233 after thee 0310, the land 0776 in which thou art a stranger 04033, all the land 0776 of Canaan 03667, for an everlasting 05769 possession 0272; and I will be their God 0430. wherein…: Heb. of thy sojournings

⁹ And God 0430 said 0559 to Abraham 085, Thou shalt keep 08104 my covenant 01285 therefore, thou, and thy seed 02233 after thee 0310 in their generations 01755.

¹⁰ This is my covenant 01285, which ye shall keep 08104, between me and you and thy seed 02233 after thee 0310; Every male 02145 among you shall be circumcised 04135.

¹¹ And ye shall circumcise 05243 the flesh 01320 of your foreskin 06190; and it shall be a sign 0226 of the covenant 01285 between me and you.

¹² And he that is eight 08083 days 03117 old 01121 shall be circumcised 04135 among you, every male 02145 in your generations 01755, he that is born 03211 in the house 01004, or bought 04736 with money 03701 of any stranger 01121, 5236, who is not of thy seed 02233. he that is eight…: Heb. a son of eight days

¹³ He that is born 03211 in thy house 01004, and he that is bought 04736 with thy money 03701, must needs 04135 be circumcised 04135: and my covenant 01285 shall be in your flesh 01320 for an everlasting 05769 covenant 01285.

¹⁴ And the uncircumcised 06189 male 02145 whose 0834 flesh 01320 of his foreskin 06190 is not circumcised 04135, that soul 05315 shall be cut off 03772 from his people 05971; he hath broken 06565 my covenant 01285.

¹⁵ And God 0430 said 0559 to Abraham 085, As for Sarai 08297 thy wife 0802, thou shalt not call 07121 her name 08034 Sarai 08297, but 03588 Sarah 08283 shall her name 08034 be. Sarah: that is Princess

¹⁶ And I will bless 01288 her, and give 05414 thee a son 01121 also by her: yea, I will bless 01288 her, and she shall be a mother of nations 01471; kings 04428 of people 05971 shall come from her. she…: Heb. she shall become nations

¹⁷ Then Abraham 085 fell 05307 upon his face 06440, and laughed 06711, and said 0559 in his heart 03820, Shall a child be born 03205 to him that is an hundred 03967 years 08141 old 01121? and shall Sarah 08283, who is ninety 08673 years 08141 old 01323, bear 03205?

¹⁸ And Abraham 085 said 0559 to God 0430, O that 03863 Ishmael 03458 might live 02421 before thee 06440!

¹⁹ And God 0430 said 0559, Sarah 08283 thy wife 0802 shall bear 03205 thee a son 01121 indeed 061; and thou shalt call 07121 his name 08034 Isaac 03327: and I will establish 06965 my covenant 01285 with him for an everlasting 05769 covenant 01285, and with his seed 02233 after him 0310.

²⁰ And as for Ishmael 03458, I have heard thee 08085: Behold, I have blessed 01288 him, and will make him fruitful 06509, and will multiply 07235 him exceedingly 03966, 3966; twelve 06240, 8147 princes 05387 shall he beget 03205, and I will make him 05414 a great 01419 nation 01471.

²¹ But my covenant 01285 will I establish 06965 with Isaac 03327, whom Sarah 08283 shall bear 03205 to thee at this set time 04150 in the next 0312 year 08141.

²² And he finished 03615 talking 01696 with him, and God 0430 went up 05927 from Abraham 085.

²³ And Abraham 085 took 03947 Ishmael 03458 his son 01121, and all that were born 03211 in his house 01004, and all that were bought 04736 with his money 03701, every male 02145 among the men 0582 of Abraham’s 085 house 01004; and circumcised 04135 the flesh 01320 of their foreskin 06190 in the same 06106 day 03117, as God 0430 had said 01696 to him.

²⁴ And Abraham 085 was ninety 08673 and nine 08672 years 08141 old 01121, when he was circumcised 04135 in the flesh 01320 of his foreskin 06190.

²⁵ And Ishmael 03458 his son 01121 was thirteen 06240, 7969 years 08141 old 01121, when he was circumcised 04135 in the flesh 01320 of his foreskin 06190.

²⁶ In the same 06106 day 03117 was Abraham 085 circumcised 04135, and Ishmael 03458 his son 01121.

²⁷ And all the men 0582 of his house 01004, born 03211 in the house 01004, and bought 04736 with money 03701 of the stranger 01121, 5236, were circumcised 04135 with him.

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¹ And the LORD 03068 appeared 07200 to him in the plains 0436 of Mamre 04471: and he sat 03427 in the tent 0168 door 06607 in the heat 02527 of the day 03117;

² And he lifted up 05375 his eyes 05869 and looked 07200, and, lo, three 07969 men 0582 stood 05324 by him: and when he saw 07200 them, he ran 07323 to meet 07125 them from the tent 0168 door 06607, and bowed 07812 himself toward the ground 0776,

³ And said 0559, My Lord 0136, if now I have found 04672 favour 02580 in thy sight 05869, pass not away 05674, I pray thee, from thy servant 05650:

⁴ Let a little 04592 water 04325, I pray you 04994, be brought 03947, and wash 07364 your feet 07272, and rest yourselves 08172 under the tree 06086:

⁵ And I will bring 03947 a morsel 06595 of bread 03899, and comfort ye 05582 your hearts 03820; after that 0310 you shall pass on 05674: for therefore are ye come 05674 to 05921 your servant 05650. And they said 01696, So do 06213, as thou hast said 0559. comfort: Heb. stayare…: Heb. you have passed

⁶ And Abraham 085 hastened 04116 into the tent 0168 to Sarah 08283, and said 0559, Make ready quickly 04116 three 07969 measures 05429 of fine 05560 meal 07058, knead 03888 it, and make 06213 cakes 05692 upon the hearth 06213. Make ready…: Heb. Hasten

⁷ And Abraham 085 ran 07323 to the herd 01241, and brought 03947 a calf 01121, 1241 tender 07390 and good 02896, and gave 05414 it to a young man 05288; and he hasted 04116 to dress 06213 it.

⁸ And he took 03947 butter 02529, and milk 02461, and the calf 01121, 1241 which he had dressed 06213, and set 05414 it before them 06440; and he stood 05975 by them under the tree 06086, and they ate 0398.

⁹ And they said 0559 to him, Where 0346 is Sarah 08283 thy wife 0802? And he said 0559, Behold, in the tent 0168.

¹⁰ And he said 0559, I will certainly 07725 return 07725 to thee according to the time 06256 of life 02416; and, lo, Sarah 08283 thy wife 0802 shall have a son 01121. And Sarah 08283 heard 08085 it in the tent 0168 door 06607, which was behind him 0310.

¹¹ Now Abraham 085 and Sarah 08283 were old 02205 and well advanced 0935 in years 03117; and it ceased 02308 to be with Sarah 08283 after the manner 0734 of women 0802.

¹² Therefore Sarah 08283 laughed 06711 within herself 07130, saying 0559, After 0310 I am become old 01086 shall I have pleasure 05730, my lord 0113 being old also 02204?

¹³ And the LORD 03068 said 0559 to Abraham 085, Why 04100 did Sarah 08283 laugh 06711, saying 0559, Shall I certainly 0552 bear 03205 a child, who 0589 am old 02204?

¹⁴ Is 06381 any thing 01697 too hard 06381 for the LORD 03068? At the time appointed 04150 I will return 07725 to thee, according to the time 06256 of life 02416, and Sarah 08283 shall have a son 01121.

¹⁵ Then Sarah 08283 denied 03584, saying 0559, I laughed 06711 not; for she was afraid 03372. And he said 0559, Nay 03808; but thou didst laugh 06711.

¹⁶ And the men 0582 rose up 06965 from there, and looked 08259 toward 06440 Sodom 05467: and Abraham 085 went 01980 with them to bring them on the way 07971.

¹⁷ And the LORD 03068 said 0559, Shall I hide 03680 from Abraham 085 that thing which 0834 I do 06213;

¹⁸ Seeing that Abraham 085 shall surely become a great 01419 and mighty 06099 nation 01471, and all the nations 01471 of the earth 0776 shall be blessed 01288 in him?

¹⁹ For I know 03045 him, that 0834 he will command 06680 his children 01121 and his household 01004 after him 0310, and they shall keep 08104 the way 01870 of the LORD 03068, to do 06213 righteousness 04941 and justice 06666; that the LORD 03068 may bring 0935 upon Abraham 085 that which he hath spoken 01696 of him.

²⁰ And the LORD 03068 said 0559, Because the cry 02201 of Sodom 05467 and Gomorrah 06017 is great 07227, and because their sin 02403 is very 03966 grievous 03513;

²¹ I will go down 03381 now, and see 07200 whether they have done 06213 altogether 03617 according to the cry 06818 of it, which is come 0935 to me; and if not, I will know 03045.

²² And the men 0582 turned their faces 06437 from there, and went 03212 toward Sodom 05467: but Abraham 085 stood 05975 yet 05750 before 06440 the LORD 03068.

²³ And Abraham 085 drew near 05066, and said 0559, Wilt thou also destroy 05595 the righteous 06662 with 05973 the wicked 07563?

²⁴ Suppose there are 03426 fifty 02572 righteous 06662 within 08432 the city 05892: wilt thou also destroy 05595 and not spare 05375 the place 04725 for 04616 the fifty 02572 righteous 06662 that are in it 07130?

²⁵ That be far 02486 from thee to do 06213 after this manner 01697, to slay 04191 the righteous 06662 with the wicked 07563: and that the righteous 06662 should be as the wicked 07563, that be far 02486 from thee: Shall not the Judge 08199 of all the earth 0776 do 06213 right 04941?

²⁶ And the LORD 03068 said 0559, If I find 04672 in Sodom 05467 fifty 02572 righteous 06662 within 08432 the city 05892, then I will spare 05375 all the place 04725 for their sakes.

²⁷ And Abraham 085 answered 06030 and said 0559, Behold now, I who 0595 am dust 06083 and ashes 0665, have taken upon me 02974 to speak 01696 to the Lord 0136.

²⁸ Suppose there shall lack 02637 five 02568 of the fifty 02572 righteous 06662: wilt thou destroy 07843 all the city 05892 for lack of five 02568? And he said 0559, If I find 04672 there forty 0705 and five 02568, I will not destroy 07843 it.

²⁹ And he spoke 01696 to him yet again 03254, and said 0559, Suppose there shall be forty 0705 found 04672 there. And he said 0559, I will not do 06213 it for forty’s 0705 sake.

³⁰ And he said 0559, O 04994 let not the Lord 0136 be angry 02734, and I will speak 01696: Suppose there shall thirty 07970 be found 04672 there. And he said 0559, I will not do 06213 it, if I find 04672 thirty 07970 there.

³¹ And he said 0559, Behold now, I have taken upon me 02974 to speak 01696 to the Lord 0136: Suppose there shall be twenty 06242 found 04672 there. And he said 0559, I will not destroy 07843 it for twenty’s 06242 sake.

³² And he said 0559, O let not the Lord 0136 be angry 02734, and I will speak 01696 yet 0389 but this once 06471: Suppose ten 06235 shall be found 04672 there. And he said 0559, I will not destroy 07843 it for ten’s 06235 sake.

³³ And the LORD 03068 went his way 03212, as soon as 0834 he had finished 03615 speaking 01696 with Abraham 085: and Abraham 085 returned 07725 to his place 04725.

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¹ And there came 0935 two 08147 angels 04397 to Sodom 05467 at evening 06153; and Lot 03876 sat 03427 in the gate 08179 of Sodom 05467: and Lot 03876 seeing 07200 them rose 06965 to meet 07125 them; and he bowed 07812 himself with his face 0639 toward the ground 0776;

² And he said 0559, Behold now, my lords 0113, turn 05493, I pray you, into your servant’s 05650 house 01004, and tarry all night 03885, and wash 07364 your feet 07272, and ye shall rise early 07925, and go 01980 on your ways 01870. And they said 0559, Nay; but we will abide 03885 in the street 07339 all night 03885.

³ And he urged 06484 them greatly 03966; and they turned in 05493 to him, and entered 0935 into his house 01004; and he made 06213 them a feast 04960, and baked 0644 unleavened bread 04682, and they ate 0398.

⁴ But before they lay down 07901, the men 0582 of the city 05892, even the men 0582 of Sodom 05467, surrounded 05437 the house 01004, both old 02205 and young 05288, all the people 05971 from every quarter 07097:

⁵ And they called 07121 to Lot 03876, and said 0559 to him, Where are the men 0582 who came in 0935 to thee this night 03915? bring them out 03318 to us, that we may know 03045 them.

⁶ And Lot 03876 went out 03318 at the door 06607 to them, and shut 05462 the door 01817 after him 0310,

⁷ And said 0559, I pray you, brethren 0251, do not so wickedly 07489.

⁸ Behold now, I have two 08147 daughters 01323 who have not known 03045 man 0376; let me, I pray you, bring them out 03318 to you, and do 06213 ye to them as is good 02896 in your eyes 05869: only to these 0411 men 0582 do 06213 nothing 0408, 1697; for therefore came 0935 they under the shadow 06738 of my roof 06982.

⁹ And they said 0559, Stand 05066 back 01973. And they said 0559 again, This one 0259 man came in 0935 to sojourn 01481, and he will needs 08199 be a judge 08199: now will we deal worse 07489 with thee, than with them. And they pressed 06484 hard 03966 upon the man 0376, Lot 03876, and came near 05066 to break 07665 the door 01817.

¹⁰ But the men 0582 put forth 07971 their hand 03027, and pulled 0935 Lot 03876 into the house 01004 to them, and shut 05462 the door 01817.

¹¹ And they smote 05221 the men 0582 that were at the door 06607 of the house 01004 with blindness 05575, both small 06996 and great 01419: so that they wearied 03811 themselves to find 04672 the door 06607.

¹² And the men 0582 said 0559 to Lot 03876, Hast thou here 06311 any 04310 besides? son in law 02860, and thy sons 01121, and thy daughters 01323, and whomever 0834 thou hast in the city 05892, bring them out 03318 of this place 04725:

¹³ For we 0587 will destroy 07843, 853 this place 04725, because the cry of them 06818 hast become great 01431 before 0854 the face 06440 of the LORD 03068; and the LORD 03068 hath sent 07971 us to destroy 07843 it.

¹⁴ And Lot 03876 went out 03318, and spoke 01696 to his sons in law 02860, who married 03947 his daughters 01323, and said 0559, Arise 06965, depart from 03318 this place 04725; for the LORD 03068 will destroy 07843 this city 05892. But he seemed to 05869 his sons in law 02860 as one that mocked 06711.

¹⁵ And when 03644 the morning 07837 arose 05927, then the angels 04397 hastened 0213 Lot 03876, saying 0559, Arise 06965, take 03947 thy wife 0802, and thy two 08147 daughters 01323, who are here 04672; lest thou be consumed 05595 in the iniquity 05771 of the city 05892. are here: Heb. are foundiniquity: or, punishment

¹⁶ And while he lingered 04102, the men 0582 laid hold 02388 upon his hand 03027, and upon the hand 03027 of his wife 0802, and upon the hand 03027 of his two 08147 daughters 01323; the LORD 03068 being merciful 02551 to him: and they brought him forth 03318, and set him 03240 outside of 02351 the city 05892.

¹⁷ And it came to pass, when they had brought them forth 03318 abroad 02351, that he said 0559, Escape 04422 for 05921 thy life 05315; look 05027 not behind thee 0310, neither stay 05975 thou in all the plain 03603; escape 04422 to the mountain 02022, lest thou be consumed 05595.

¹⁸ And Lot 03876 said 0559 to them, O, not so, my Lord 0113:

¹⁹ Behold now, thy servant 05650 hath found 04672 grace 02580 in thy sight 05869, and thou hast magnified 01431 thy mercy 02617, which thou hast shown 06213 to me 05978 in saving 02421 my life 05315; and I cannot 03201 escape 04422 to the mountain 02022, lest some evil 07451 should take 01692 me, and I die 04191:

²⁰ Behold now, this city 05892 is near 07138 to flee 05127 to, and it 01931 is a small one 04705: O, let me escape 04422 there, (is it not a small one 04705?) and my soul 05315 shall live 02421.

²¹ And he said 0559 to him, See 02009, I have accepted 05375 thee 06440 concerning this thing 01697 also, that I will not overthrow 02015 this city 05892, for which 0834 thou hast spoken 01696. thee: Heb. thy face

²² Haste 04116 thee, escape 04422 there; for I cannot 03201 do 06213 any thing 01697 till thou hast come 0935 there. Therefore the name 08034 of the city 05892 was called 07121 Zoar 06820. Zoar: that is, Little

²³ The sun 08121 had risen 03318 upon the earth 0776 when Lot 03876 entered 0935 into Zoar 06820. risen: Heb. gone forth

²⁴ Then the LORD 03068 rained 04305 upon Sodom 05467 and upon Gomorrah 06017 brimstone 01614 and fire 0784 from the LORD 03068 out of heaven 08064;

²⁵ And he overthrew 02015 those 0411 cities 05892, and all the plain 03603, and all the inhabitants 03427 of the cities 05892, and that which grew 06780 upon the ground 0127.

²⁶ But his wife 0802 looked back 05027 from behind him 0310, and she became a pillar 05333 of salt 04417.

²⁷ And Abraham 085 rose early 07925 in the morning 01242 to the place 04725 where he stood 05975 before 06440 the LORD 03068:

²⁸ And he looked 08259 toward 06440 Sodom 05467 and Gomorrah 06017, and toward 06440 all the land 0776 of the plain 03603, and beheld 07200, and, lo, the smoke 07008 of the country 0776 went up 05927 as the smoke 07008 of a furnace 03536.

²⁹ And it came to pass, when God 0430 destroyed 07843 the cities 05892 of the plain 03603, that God 0430 remembered 02142 Abraham 085, and sent 07971 Lot 03876 out of the midst 08432 of the overthrow 02018, when he overthrew 02015 the cities 05892 in which 02004 Lot 03876 dwelt 03427.

³⁰ And Lot 03876 went up 05927 from Zoar 06820, and dwelt 03427 in the mountain 02022, and his two 08147 daughters 01323 with him; for he feared 03372 to dwell 03427 in Zoar 06820: and he dwelt 03427 in a cave 04631, he and his two 08147 daughters 01323.

³¹ And the firstborn 01067 said 0559 to the younger 06810, Our father 01 is old 02204, and there is not a man 0376 on the earth 0776 to come in 0935 to us after the manner 01870 of all the earth 0776:

³² Come 03212, let us make 08248 our father 01 drink 08248 wine 03196, and we will lie 07901 with him, that we may preserve 02421 seed 02233 of our father 01.

³³ And they made 08248 their father 01 drink 08248 wine 03196 that night 03915: and the firstborn 01067 went in 0935, and lay 07901 with her father 01; and he perceived 03045 not when she lay down 07901, nor when she arose 06965.

³⁴ And it came to pass on the next day 04283, that the firstborn 01067 said 0559 to the younger 06810, Behold, I lay 07901 last night 0570 with my father 01: let us make him drink 08248 wine 03196 this night 03915 also; and go thou in 0935, and lie 07901 with him, that we may preserve 02421 seed 02233 of our father 01.

³⁵ And they made 08248 their father 01 drink 08248 wine 03196 that 01931 night 03915 also: and the younger 06810 arose 06965, and lay 07901 with him; and he perceived 03045 not when she lay down 07901, nor when she arose 06965.

³⁶ Thus were both 08147 the daughters 01323 of Lot 03876 with child 02029 by their father 01.

³⁷ And the firstborn 01067 bore 03205 a son 01121, and called 07121 his name 08034 Moab 04124: the same 01931 is the father 01 of the Moabites 04124 to this day 03117.

³⁸ And the younger 06810, she also bore 03205 a son 01121, and called 07121 his name 08034 Benammi 01151: the same is the father 01 of the children 01121 of Ammon 05983 to this day 03117.

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¹ And Abraham 085 journeyed 05265 from there toward the south 05045 country 0776, and dwelt 03427 between Kadesh 06946 and Shur 07793, and sojourned 01481 in Gerar 01642.

² And Abraham 085 said 0559 of 0413 Sarah 08283 his wife 0802, She is my sister 0269: and Abimelech 040 king 04428 of Gerar 01642 sent 07971, and took 03947 Sarah 08283.

³ But God 0430 came 0935 to Abimelech 040 in a dream 02472 by night 03915, and said 0559 to him, Behold, thou art but a dead man 04191, on account of the woman 0802 whom thou hast taken 03947; for she is a man’s 01167 wife 01166. a man’s…: Heb. married to an husband

⁴ But Abimelech 040 had not come near 07126 her: and he said 0559, Lord 0136, wilt thou also slay 02026 a righteous 06662 nation 01471?

⁵ Said 0559 he not to me, She 01931 is my sister 0269? and she 01931, even 01571 she 01931 herself said 0559, He is my brother 0251: in the integrity 08537 of my heart 03824 and innocency 05356 of my hands 03709 have I done 06213 this. integrity: or, simplicity, or, sincerity

⁶ And God 0430 said 0559 to him in a dream 02472, Yea 01571, I know 03045 that thou didst 06213 this in the integrity 08537 of thy heart 03824; for I also withheld 02820 thee from sinning 02398 against me: therefore I allowed 05414 thee not to touch 05060 her.

⁷ Now therefore restore 07725 to the man 0376 his wife 0802; for he is a prophet 05030, and he shall pray 06419 for thee 01157, and thou shalt live 02421: and if thou shalt not restore 07725 her, know 03045 thou that thou shalt surely 04191 die 04191, thou, and all that are thine.

⁸ Therefore Abimelech 040 rose early 07925 in the morning 01242, and called 07121 all his servants 05650, and told 01696 all these things 01697 in their ears 0241: and the men 0582 were greatly 03966 afraid 03372.

⁹ Then Abimelech 040 called 07121 Abraham 085, and said 0559 to him, What hast thou done 06213 to us? and how have I offended 02398 thee, that thou hast brought 0935 on me and on my kingdom 04467 a great 01419 sin 02401? thou hast done 06213 deeds 04639 to me that ought not to be done 06213.

¹⁰ And Abimelech 040 said 0559 to Abraham 085, What 04100 sawest thou 07200, that thou hast done 06213 this thing 01697?

¹¹ And Abraham 085 said 0559, Because I thought 0559, Surely 07535 the fear 03374 of God 0430 is not in this place 04725; and they will slay me 02026 for my wife’s 0802 sake 01697.

¹² And yet indeed 0546 she is my sister 0269; she is the daughter 01323 of my father 01, but not the daughter 01323 of my mother 0517; and she became my wife 0802.

¹³ And it came to pass, when God 0430 caused me to wander 08582 from my father’s 01 house 01004, that I said 0559 to her, This is thy kindness 02617 which thou shalt show 06213 to me; at every place 04725 where we shall come 0935, say 0559 of me, He is my brother 0251.

¹⁴ And Abimelech 040 took 03947 sheep 06629, and oxen 01241, and male 05650 and female servants 08198, and gave 05414 them to Abraham 085, and restored 07725 to him Sarah 08283 his wife 0802.

¹⁵ And Abimelech 040 said 0559, Behold, my land 0776 is before thee 06440: dwell 03427 where it pleaseth 02896, 5869 thee. where…: Heb. as is good in thine eyes

¹⁶ And to Sarah 08283 he said 0559, Behold, I have given 05414 thy brother 0251 a thousand 0505 pieces of silver 03701: behold, he is to thee a covering 03682 of the eyes 05869, to all that are with thee, and with all other: thus she was reproved 03198.

¹⁷ So Abraham 085 prayed 06419 to God 0430: and God 0430 healed 07495 Abimelech 040, and his wife 0802, and his maidservants 0519; and they bore 03205 children.

¹⁸ For the LORD 03068 had closed 06113 fast 06113 all the wombs 07358 of the house 01004 of Abimelech 040, because 01697 of Sarah 08283 Abraham’s 085 wife 0802.

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¹ And the LORD 03068 visited 06485 Sarah 08283 as he had said 0559, and the LORD 03068 did 06213 to Sarah 08283 as he had spoken 01696.

² For Sarah 08283 conceived 02029, and bore 03205 Abraham 085 a son 01121 in his old age 02208, at the set time 04150 of which God 0430 had spoken 01696 to him.

³ And Abraham 085 called 07121 the name 08034 of his son 01121 that was born 03205 to him, whom Sarah 08283 bore 03205 to him, Isaac 03327.

⁴ And Abraham 085 circumcised 04135 his son 01121 Isaac 03327 being eight 08083 days 03117 old 01121, as God 0430 had commanded 06680 him.

⁵ And Abraham 085 was an hundred 03967 years 08141 old 01121, when his son 01121 Isaac 03327 was born 03205 to him.

⁶ And Sarah 08283 said 0559, God 0430 hath made 06213 me to laugh 06712, so that all that hear 08085 will laugh 06711 with me.

⁷ And she said 0559, Who would have said 04448 to Abraham 085, that Sarah 08283 shall nurse 03243 children 01121? for I have borne 03205 him a son 01121 in his old age 02208.

⁸ And the child 03206 grew 01431, and was weaned 01580: and Abraham 085 made 06213 a great 01419 feast 04960 the day 03117 that Isaac 03327 was weaned 01580.

⁹ And Sarah 08283 saw 07200 the son 01121 of Hagar 01904 the Egyptian 04713, which she had borne 03205 to Abraham 085, mocking 06711.

¹⁰ Therefore she said 0559 to Abraham 085, Cast out 01644 this bondwoman 0519 and her son 01121: for the son 01121 of this bondwoman 0519 shall not be heir 03423 with my son 01121, even with Isaac 03327.

¹¹ And the thing 01697 was very 03966 grievous 03415 in Abraham’s 085 sight 05869 because 0182 of his son 01121.

¹² And God 0430 said 0559 to Abraham 085, Let it not be grievous 03415 in thy sight 05869 because of the lad 05288, and because of thy bondwoman 0519; in all that Sarah 08283 hath said 0559 to thee, hearken 08085 to her voice 06963; for in Isaac 03327 shall thy seed 02233 be called 07121.

¹³ And also of the son 01121 of the bondwoman 0519 will I make 07760 a nation 01471, because he is thy seed 02233.

¹⁴ And Abraham 085 rose early 07925 in the morning 01242, and took 03947 bread 03899, and a bottle 02573 of water 04325, and gave 05414 it to Hagar 01904, putting 07760 it on her shoulder 07926, and the child 03206, and sent her away 07971: and she departed 03212, and wandered 08582 in the wilderness 04057 of Beersheba 0884.

¹⁵ And the water 04325 was spent 03615 in 04480 the bottle 02573, and she cast 07993 the child 03206 under one 0259 of the shrubs 07880.

¹⁶ And she went 03212, and sat her down 03427 apart from 05048 him a good way off 07368, as it were a bowshot 02909, 7198: for she said 0559, Let me not see 07200 the death 04194 of the child 03206. And she sat 03427 apart from him, and raised 05375 her voice 06963, and wept 01058.

¹⁷ And God 0430 heard 08085 the voice 06963 of the lad 05288; and the angel 04397 of God 0430 called 07121 to Hagar 01904 out of heaven 08064, and said 0559 to her, What aileth thee, Hagar 01904? fear 03372 not; for God 0430 hath heard 08085 the voice 06963 of the lad 05288 where he is.

¹⁸ Arise 06965, lift up 05375 the lad 05288, and hold 02388 him in thy hand 03027; for I will make 07760 him a great 01419 nation 01471.

¹⁹ And God 0430 opened 06491 her eyes 05869, and she saw 07200 a well 0875 of water 04325; and she went 03212, and filled 04390 the bottle 02573 with water 04325, and gave 08248 the lad 05288 a drink 08248.

²⁰ And God 0430 was with the lad 05288; and he grew 01431, and dwelt 03427 in the wilderness 04057, and became an archer 07235, 7199.

²¹ And he dwelt 03427 in the wilderness 04057 of Paran 06290: and his mother 0517 took 03947 for him a wife 0802 out of the land 0776 of Egypt 04714.

²² And it came to pass at that time 06256, that Abimelech 040 and Phichol 06369 the chief captain 08269 of his host 06635 spoke 0559 to Abraham 085, saying 0559, God 0430 is with thee in all that thou doest 06213:

²³ Now therefore swear 07650 to me here 02008 by God 0430 that thou wilt not deal falsely 08266 with me, nor with my son 05209, nor with my son’s son 05220: but according to the kindness 02617 that I have done 06213 to thee, thou shalt do 06213 to me, and to the land 0776 in which thou hast sojourned 01481. that thou…: Heb. if thou shalt lie unto me

²⁴ And Abraham 085 said 0559, I will swear 07650.

²⁵ And Abraham 085 reproved 03198 Abimelech 040 because 0182 of a well 0875 of water 04325, which Abimelech’s 040 servants 05650 had violently taken away 01497.

²⁶ And Abimelech 040 said 0559, I know 03045 not who hath done 06213 this thing 01697: neither 03808 didst thou tell 05046 me, neither 03808 yet have I heard 08085 of it, but 01115 to day 03117.

²⁷ And Abraham 085 took 03947 sheep 06629 and oxen 01241, and gave 05414 them to Abimelech 040; and both of them 08147 made 03772 a covenant 01285.

²⁸ And Abraham 085 set 05324 seven 07651 ewe lambs 03535 of the flock 06629 by themselves.

²⁹ And Abimelech 040 said 0559 to Abraham 085, What 02008 mean these seven 07651 ewe lambs 03535 which thou hast set 05324 by themselves?

³⁰ And he said 0559, For these seven 07651 ewe lambs 03535 shalt thou take 03947 from my hand 03027, that 05668 they may be a witness 05713 to me, that I have dug 02658 this well 0875.

³¹ Therefore he called 07121 that place 04725 Beersheba 0884; because there they swore 07650 both of them 08147. Beersheba: that is, The well of the oath

³² Thus they made 03772 a covenant 01285 at Beersheba 0884: then Abimelech 040 arose 06965, and Phichol 06369 the chief captain 08269 of his host 06635, and they returned 07725 into the land 0776 of the Philistines 06430.

³³ And Abraham planted 05193 a grove 0815 in Beersheba 0884, and called 07121 there on the name 08034 of the LORD 03068, the everlasting 05769 God 0410. grove: or, tree

³⁴ And Abraham 085 sojourned 01481 in the land 0776 of the Philistines 06430 many 07227 days 03117.

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¹ And it came to pass after 0310 these things 01697, that God 0430 tested 05254 Abraham 085, and said 0559 to him, Abraham 085: and he said 0559, Behold, here I am. Behold…: Heb. Behold me

² And he said 0559, Take now 03947 thy son 01121, thy only 03173 son Isaac 03327, whom thou lovest 0157, and go 03212 into the land 0776 of Moriah 04179; and offer him 05927 there for a burnt offering 05930 upon one 0259 of the mountains 02022 which I will tell 0559 thee of.

³ And Abraham 085 rose early 07925 in the morning 01242, and saddled 02280 his donkey 02543, and took 03947 two 08147 of his young men 05288 with him, and Isaac 03327 his son 01121, and cut up 01234 the wood 06086 for the burnt offering 05930, and rose 06965, and went 03212 to the place 04725 which God 0430 had told 0559 him.

⁴ Then on the third 07992 day 03117 Abraham 085 lifted up 05375 his eyes 05869, and saw 07200 the place 04725 afar off 07350.

⁵ And Abraham 085 said 0559 to his young men 05288, Abide 03427 ye here with the donkey 02543; and I and the lad 05288 will go 03212 yonder 03541 and worship 07812, and return 07725 to you.

⁶ And Abraham 085 took 03947 the wood 06086 of the burnt offering 05930, and laid 07760 it upon Isaac 03327 his son 01121; and he took 03947 the fire 0784 in his hand 03027, and a knife 03979; and they went 03212 both 08147 of them together 03162.

⁷ And Isaac 03327 spoke 0559 to Abraham 085 his father 01, and said 0559, My father 01: and he said 0559, Here am I, my son 01121. And he said 0559, Behold the fire 0784 and the wood 06086: but where is the lamb 07716 for a burnt offering 05930? lamb: or, kid

⁸ And Abraham 085 said 0559, My son 01121, God 0430 will provide 07200 himself a lamb 07716 for a burnt offering 05930: so they went 03212 both of them 08147 together 03162.

⁹ And they came 0935 to the place 04725 which God 0430 had told 0559 him of; and Abraham 085 built 01129 an altar 04196 there, and laid 06186 the wood 06086 in order 06186, and bound 06123 Isaac 03327 his son 01121, and laid 07760 him on the altar 04196 upon 04605 the wood 06086.

¹⁰ And Abraham 085 stretched forth 07971 his hand 03027, and took 03947 the knife 03979 to slay 07819 his son 01121.

¹¹ And the angel 04397 of the LORD 03068 called 07121 to him from heaven 08064, and said 0559, Abraham 085, Abraham 085: and he said 0559, Here am I.

¹² And he said 0559, Lay 07971 not thy hand 03027 upon 0413 the lad 05288, neither do thou 06213 any thing 03972 to him: for now 06258 I know 03045 that thou fearest 03373 God 0430, seeing thou hast not 03808 withheld 02820 from me thy son 01121, thy only 03173 son.

¹³ And Abraham 085 lifted up 05375 his eyes 05869, and looked 07200, and behold behind 0310 him a ram 0352 caught 0270 in a thicket 05442 by his horns 07161: and Abraham 085 went 03212 and took 03947 the ram 0352, and offered him 05927 for a burnt offering 05930 in the stead 08478 of his son 01121.

¹⁴ And Abraham 085 called 07121 the name 08034 of that place 04725 Jehovahjireh 03070: as 0834 it is said 0559 to this day 03117, In the mount 02022 of the LORD 03068 it shall be seen 07200. Jehovahjireh: that is, The Lord will see, or, provide

¹⁵ And the angel 04397 of the LORD 03068 called 07121 to Abraham 085 from heaven 08064 the second time 08145,

¹⁶ And said 0559, By myself have I sworn 07650, saith 05002 the LORD 03068, for because 03282, 834 thou hast done 06213 this thing 01697, and hast not 03808 withheld 02820 thy son 01121, thy only 03173 son:

¹⁷ That in blessing 01288 I will bless 01288 thee, and in multiplying 07235 I will multiply 07235 thy seed 02233 as the stars 03556 of heaven 08064, and as the sand 02344 which is on the sea 03220 shore 08193; and thy seed 02233 shall possess 03423 the gate 08179 of his enemies 0341; shore: Heb. lip

¹⁸ And in thy seed 02233 shall all the nations 01471 of the earth 0776 be blessed 01288; because 0834, 6118 thou hast obeyed 08085 my voice 06963.

¹⁹ So Abraham 085 returned 07725 to his young men 05288, and they rose 06965 and went 03212 together 03162 to Beersheba 0884; and Abraham 085 dwelt 03427 at Beersheba 0884.

²⁰ And it came to pass after 0310 these things 01697, that it was told 05046 to Abraham 085, saying 0559, Behold, Milcah 04435, she hath also borne 03205 children 01121 to thy brother 0251 Nahor 05152;

²¹ Huz 05780 his firstborn 01060, and Buz 0938 his brother 0251, and Kemuel 07055 the father 01 of Aram 0758,

²² And Chesed 03777, and Hazo 02375, and Pildash 06394, and Jidlaph 03044, and Bethuel 01328.

²³ And Bethuel 01328 begat 03205 Rebekah 07259: these eight 08083 Milcah 04435 bore 03205 to Nahor 05152, Abraham’s 085 brother 0251. Rebekah: Gr. Rebecca

²⁴ And his concubine 06370, whose name 08034 was Reumah 07208, she bore 03205 also Tebah 02875, and Gaham 01514, and Thahash 08477, and Maachah 04601.

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¹ And Sarah 08283 was an hundred 03967, 8141 and twenty 06242 and seven 07651, 8141 years 08141 old 02416: these were the years 08141 of the life 02416 of Sarah 08283.

² And Sarah 08283 died 04191 in Kirjatharba 07153; the same is Hebron 02275 in the land 0776 of Canaan 03667: and Abraham 085 came 0935 to mourn 05594 for Sarah 08283, and to weep 01058 for her.

³ And Abraham 085 stood up 06965 from before 06440 his dead 04191, and spoke 01696 to the sons 01121 of Heth 02845, saying 0559,

⁴ I am a stranger 01616 and a sojourner 08453 with you: give 05414 me a possession 0272 of a buryingplace 06913 with you, that I may bury 06912 my dead 04191 out of my sight 06440.

⁵ And the children 01121 of Heth 02845 answered 06030 Abraham 085, saying 0559 to him,

⁶ Hear us 08085, my lord 0113: thou art a mighty 0430 prince 05387 among us 08432: in the choice 04005 of our sepulchres 06913 bury 06912 thy dead 04191; none 03808, 376 of us shall withhold 03607 from thee his sepulchre 06913, but that thou mayest bury 06912 thy dead 04191. a mighty…: Heb. a prince of God

⁷ And Abraham 085 stood up 06965, and bowed 07812 himself to the people 05971 of the land 0776, to the children 01121 of Heth 02845.

⁸ And he spoke 01696 with them, saying 0559, If it is 03426 your mind 05315 that I should bury 06912 my dead 04191 out of my sight 06440; hear 08085 me, and entreat 06293 for me to Ephron 06085 the son 01121 of Zohar 06714,

⁹ That he may give 05414 me the cave 04631 of Machpelah 04375, which he hath, which is in the end 07097 of his field 07704; for as much 04392 money 03701 as it is worth 04392 he shall give it 05414 me for a possession 0272 of a buryingplace 06913 among you 08432. as much…: Heb. full money

¹⁰ And Ephron 06085 dwelt 03427 among 08432 the children 01121 of Heth 02845: and Ephron 06085 the Hittite 02850 answered 06030 Abraham 085 in the presence 0241 of the children 01121 of Heth 02845, of all that entered 0935 the gates 08179 of his city 05892, saying 0559, audience: Heb. ears

¹¹ Nay 03808, my lord 0113, hear me 08085: the field 07704 give I 05414 to thee, and the cave 04631 that is in it I give it 05414 to thee; in the presence 05869 of the sons 01121 of my people 05971 I give 05414 it to thee: bury 06912 thy dead 04191.

¹² And Abraham 085 bowed 07812 himself before 06440 the people 05971 of the land 0776.

¹³ And he spoke 01696 to Ephron 06085 in the presence 0241 of the people 05971 of the land 0776, saying 0559, But if thou wilt give it, I pray thee 03863, hear 08085 me: I will give 05414 thee money 03701 for the field 07704; take 03947 it of me, and I will bury 06912 my dead 04191 there.

¹⁴ And Ephron 06085 answered 06030 Abraham 085, saying 0559 to him,

¹⁵ My lord 0113, hearken 08085 to me: the land 0776 is worth four 0702 hundred 03967 shekels 08255 of silver 03701; what is that between 0996 me and thee? bury 06912 therefore thy dead 04191.

¹⁶ And Abraham 085 hearkened 08085 to Ephron 06085; and Abraham 085 weighed 08254 to Ephron 06085 the silver 03701, which he had named 01696 in the presence 0241 of the sons 01121 of Heth 02845, four 0702 hundred 03967 shekels 08255 of silver 03701, current 05674 money with the merchant 05503.

¹⁷ And the field 07704 of Ephron 06085, which was in Machpelah 04375, which was before 06440 Mamre 04471, the field 07704, and the cave 04631 which was in it, and all the trees 06086 that were in the field 07704, that were in all the surrounding 05439 borders 01366, were made sure 06965

¹⁸ To Abraham 085 for a possession 04736 in the presence 05869 of the children 01121 of Heth 02845, before all that entered 0935 the gate 08179 of his city 05892.

¹⁹ And after 0310 this 03651, Abraham 085 buried 06912 Sarah 08283 his wife 0802 in the cave 04631 of the field 07704 of Machpelah 04375 before 06440 Mamre 04471: the same is Hebron 02275 in the land 0776 of Canaan 03667.

²⁰ And the field 07704, and the cave 04631 that is in it, were made sure 06965 to Abraham 085 for a possession 0272 of a buryingplace 06913 by the sons 01121 of Heth 02845.

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¹ And Abraham 085 was old 02204, and well advanced 0935 in years 03117: and the LORD 03068 had blessed 01288 Abraham 085 in all things. well…: Heb. gone into days

² And Abraham 085 said 0559 to his eldest 02205 servant 05650 of his house 01004, that ruled over 04910 all that he had, Put 07760, I pray thee, thy hand 03027 under my thigh 03409:

³ And I will make thee swear 07650 by the LORD 03068, the God 0430 of heaven 08064, and the God 0430 of the earth 0776, that thou shalt not take 03947 a wife 0802 for my son 01121 of the daughters 01323 of the Canaanites 03669, among 07130 whom I dwell 03427:

⁴ But thou shalt go 03212 to my country 0776, and to my kindred 04138, and take 03947 a wife 0802 for my son 01121 Isaac 03327.

⁵ And the servant 05650 said 0559 to him, It may be the woman 0802 will not be willing 014 to follow 03212 me 0310 to this land 0776: must I needs bring 07725 thy son 01121 again 07725 to the land 0776 from which you came 03318?

⁶ And Abraham 085 said 0559 to him, Beware 08104 that thou bring 07725 not 06435 my son 01121 there again 07725.

⁷ The LORD 03068 God 0430 of heaven 08064, who took me 03947 from my father’s 01 house 01004, and from the land 0776 of my kindred 04138, and who spoke 01696 to me, and who swore 07650 to me, saying 0559, To thy seed 02233 will I give 05414 this land 0776; he shall send 07971 his angel 04397 before thee 06440, and thou shalt take 03947 a wife 0802 for my son 01121 from there.

⁸ And if the woman 0802 will not be willing 014 to follow 03212 thee 0310, then thou shalt be clear 05352 from this my oath 07621: only bring 07725 not my son 01121 there again 07725.

⁹ And the servant 05650 put 07760 his hand 03027 under the thigh 03409 of Abraham 085 his master 0113, and swore 07650 to him concerning 05921 that 02088 matter 01697.

¹⁰ And the servant 05650 took 03947 ten 06235 camels 01581 of the camels 01581 of his master 0113, and departed 03212; for all the goods 02898 of his master 0113 were in his hands 03027: and he arose 06965, and went 03212 to Mesopotamia 0763, to the city 05892 of Nahor 05152. for: or, and

¹¹ And he made 01288 his camels 01581 to kneel down 01288 outside 02351 the city 05892 by 0413 a well 0875 of water 04325 at the time 06256 of the evening 06153, the time 06256 when women go out 03318 to draw 07579 water. that…: Heb. that women who draw water go forth

¹² And he said 0559, O LORD 03068 God 0430 of my master 0113 Abraham 085, I pray thee, prosper 07136 me 06440 this day 03117, and show 06213 kindness 02617 to 05973 my master 0113 Abraham 085.

¹³ Behold, I stand 05324 here by the well 05869 of water 04325; and the daughters 01323 of the men 0582 of the city 05892 come out 03318 to draw 07579 water 04325:

¹⁴ And let it come to pass, that the damsel 05291 to whom I shall say 0559, Let down 05186 thy pitcher 03537, I pray thee, that I may drink 08354; and she shall say 0559, Drink 08354, and I will water 08248 thy camels 01581 also: let the same be she that thou hast appointed 03198 for thy servant 05650 Isaac 03327; and by that shall I know 03045 that thou hast shown 06213 kindness 02617 to my master 0113.

¹⁵ And it came to pass, before he had finished 03615 speaking 01696, that, behold, Rebekah 07259 came out 03318, who 0834 was born 03205 to Bethuel 01328, son 01121 of Milcah 04435, the wife 0802 of Nahor 05152, Abraham’s 085 brother 0251, with her pitcher 03537 upon her shoulder 07926.

¹⁶ And the damsel 05291 was very 03966 fair 02896 to look upon 04758, a virgin 01330, neither had any man 0376 known 03045 her: and she went down 03381 to the well 05869, and filled 04390 her pitcher 03537, and came up 05927. very…: Heb. good of countenance

¹⁷ And the servant 05650 ran 07323 to meet her 07125, and said 0559, Let me, I pray thee, drink 01572 a little 04592 water 04325 from thy pitcher 03537.

¹⁸ And she said 0559, Drink 08354, my lord 0113: and she hasted 04116, and let down 03381 her pitcher 03537 upon her hand 03027, and gave him a drink 08248.

¹⁹ And when she had finished 03615 giving him drink 08248, she said 0559, I will draw 07579 water for thy camels 01581 also, till they have finished 03615 drinking 08354.

²⁰ And she hasted 04116, and emptied 06168 her pitcher 03537 into the trough 08268, and ran 07323 again to the well 0875 to draw 07579 water, and drew 07579 for all his camels 01581.

²¹ And the man 0376 wondering 07583 at her held his peace 02790, to know 03045 whether the LORD 03068 had made 06743 his journey 01870 prosperous 06743 or 0518 not.

²² And it came to pass, as the camels 01581 had finished 03615 drinking 08354, that the man 0376 took 03947 a golden 02091 earring 05141 of half a shekel 01235 weight 04948, and two 08147 bracelets 06781 for her wrists 03027 of ten 06235 shekels weight 04948 of gold 02091; earring: or, jewel for the forehead

²³ And said 0559, Whose 04310 daughter 01323 art thou 0859? tell 05046 me, I pray thee: is there 03426 room 04725 in thy father’s 01 house 01004 for us to lodge in 03885?

²⁴ And she said 0559 to him, I am the daughter 01323 of Bethuel 01328 the son 01121 of Milcah 04435, whom she bore 03205 to Nahor 05152.

²⁵ She said 0559 moreover to him, We have both 01571 straw 08401 and feed 04554 enough 07227, and 01571 room 04725 to lodge in 03885.

²⁶ And the man 0376 bowed his head 06915, and worshipped 07812 the LORD 03068.

²⁷ And he said 0559, Blessed 01288 be the LORD 03068 God 0430 of my master 0113 Abraham 085, who hath not left my master 0113 destitute 05800, 5973 of his mercy 02617 and his truth 0571: I being in the way 01870, the LORD 03068 led me 05148 to the house 01004 of my master’s 0113 brethren 0251.

²⁸ And the damsel 05291 ran 07323, and told 05046 these things 01697 to her mother’s 0517 house 01004.

²⁹ And Rebekah 07259 had a brother 0251, and his name 08034 was Laban 03837: and Laban 03837 ran 07323 out 02351 to the man 0376, to the well 05869.

³⁰ And it came to pass, when he saw 07200 the earring 05141 and bracelets 06781 upon his sister’s 0269 wrists 03027, and when he heard 08085 the words 01697 of Rebekah 07259 his sister 0269, saying 0559, Thus 03541 spoke 01696 the man 0376 to me; that he came 0935 to the man 0376; and, behold, he stood 05975 by 05921 the camels 01581 at the well 05869.

³¹ And he said 0559, Come in 0935, thou blessed 01288 of the LORD 03068; why standest 05975 thou outside 02351? for I have prepared 06437 the house 01004, and room 04725 for the camels 01581.

³² And the man 0376 came 0935 into the house 01004: and he ungirded 06605 his camels 01581, and gave 05414 straw 08401 and feed 04554 for the camels 01581, and water 04325 to wash 07364 his feet 07272, and the men’s 0582 feet 07272 that were with him.

³³ And there was set 07760, 3455 food before him 06440 to eat 0398: but he said 0559, I will not eat 0398, until I have told 01696 my errand 01697. And he said 0559, Speak on 01696.

³⁴ And he said 0559, I am Abraham’s 085 servant 05650.

³⁵ And the LORD 03068 hath blessed 01288 my master 0113 greatly 03966; and he is become great 01431: and he hath given 05414 him flocks 06629, and herds 01241, and silver 03701, and gold 02091, and male 05650 and female servants 08198, and camels 01581, and donkeys 02543.

³⁶ And Sarah 08283 my master’s 0113 wife 0802 bore 03205 a son 01121 to my master 0113 when 0310 she was old 02209: and to him hath he given 05414 all that he hath.

³⁷ And my master 0113 made me swear 07650, saying 0559, Thou shalt not take 03947 a wife 0802 for my son 01121 of the daughters 01323 of the Canaanites 03669, in whose land 0776 I dwell 03427:

³⁸ But 0518 thou shalt go 03212 to my father’s 01 house 01004, and to my kindred 04940, and take 03947 a wife 0802 for my son 01121.

³⁹ And I said 0559 to my master 0113, It may be the woman 0802 will not follow 03212, 310 me.

⁴⁰ And he said 0559 to me, The LORD 03068, before 06440 whom I walk 01980, will send 07971 his angel 04397 with thee, and prosper 06743 thy way 01870; and thou shalt take 03947 a wife 0802 for my son 01121 of my kindred 04940, and of my father’s 01 house 01004:

⁴¹ Then shalt thou be clear 05352 from this my oath 0423, when thou comest 0935 to my kindred 04940; and if they give 05414 not thee one, thou shalt be clear 05355 from my oath 0423.

⁴² And I came 0935 this day 03117 to the well 05869, and said 0559, O LORD 03068 God 0430 of my master 0113 Abraham 085, if now thou dost 03426 prosper 06743 my way 01870 which I go 01980:

⁴³ Behold, I stand 05324 by the well 05869 of water 04325; and it shall come to pass, that when the virgin 05959 cometh forth 03318 to draw 07579 water, and I say 0559 to her, Give me 08248, I pray thee, a little 04592 water 04325 of thy pitcher 03537 to drink 08248;

⁴⁴ And she saith 0559 to me, Both drink 08354 thou, and I will also draw 07579 for thy camels 01581: let the same be the woman 0802 whom the LORD 03068 hath appointed 03198 for my master’s 0113 son 01121.

⁴⁵ And before I had finished 03615 speaking 01696 in my heart 03820, behold, Rebekah 07259 came forth 03318 with her pitcher 03537 on her shoulder 07926; and she went down 03381 to the well 05869, and drew 07579 water: and I said 0559 to her, Let me drink 08248, I pray thee.

⁴⁶ And she made haste 04116, and let down 03381 her pitcher 03537 from her shoulder, and said 0559, Drink 08354, and I will water 08248 thy camels 01581 also: so I drank 08354, and she watered 08248 the camels 01581 also.

⁴⁷ And I asked 07592 her, and said 0559, Whose daughter 01323 art thou? And she said 0559, The daughter 01323 of Bethuel 01328, Nahor’s 05152 son 01121, whom Milcah 04435 bore 03205 to him: and I put 07760 the earring 05141 upon her face 0639, and the bracelets 06781 upon her wrists 03027.

⁴⁸ And I bowed my head 06915, and worshipped 07812 the LORD 03068, and blessed 01288 the LORD 03068 God 0430 of my master 0113 Abraham 085, who had led me 05148 in the right 0571 way 01870 to take 03947 my master’s 0113 brother’s 0251 daughter 01323 for his son 01121.

⁴⁹ And now if you will 03426 deal 06213 kindly 02617 and truly 0571 with my master 0113, tell 05046 me: and if not, tell 05046 me; that I may turn 06437 to the right hand 03225, or 0176 to the left 08040.

⁵⁰ Then Laban 03837 and Bethuel 01328 answered 06030 and said 0559, The thing 01697 proceedeth 03318 from the LORD 03068: we cannot 03201 speak 01696 to thee bad 07451 or 0176 good 02896.

⁵¹ Behold, Rebekah 07259 is before thee 06440, take 03947 her, and go 03212, and let her be thy master’s 0113 son’s 01121 wife 0802, as the LORD 03068 hath spoken 01696.

⁵² And it came to pass, that, when Abraham’s 085 servant 05650 heard 08085 their words 01697, he worshipped 07812 the LORD 03068, bowing himself to the earth 0776.

⁵³ And the servant 05650 brought forth 03318 jewels 03627 of silver 03701, and jewels 03627 of gold 02091, and raiment 0899, and gave 05414 them to Rebekah 07259: he gave 05414 also to her brother 0251 and to her mother 0517 precious things 04030. jewels: Heb. vessels

⁵⁴ And they ate 0398 and drank 08354, he and the men 0582 that were with him, and tarried all night 03885; and they rose 06965 in the morning 01242, and he said 0559, Send me away 07971 to my master 0113.

⁵⁵ And her brother 0251 and her mother 0517 said 0559, Let the damsel 05291 abide 03427 with us a few days 03117, at the least 0176 ten 06218; after 0310 that she shall go 03212. a few…: or, a full year, or ten months

⁵⁶ And he said 0559 to them, Hinder me 0309 not, seeing the LORD 03068 hath prospered 06743 my way 01870; send me away 07971 that I may go 03212 to my master 0113.

⁵⁷ And they said 0559, We will call 07121 the damsel 05291, and enquire 07592 at her mouth 06310.

⁵⁸ And they called 07121 Rebekah 07259, and said 0559 to her, Wilt thou go 03212 with this man 0376? And she said 0559, I will go 03212.

⁵⁹ And they sent away 07971 Rebekah 07259 their sister 0269, and her nurse 03243, and Abraham’s 085 servant 05650, and his men 0582.

⁶⁰ And they blessed 01288 Rebekah 07259, and said 0559 to her, Thou 0859 art our sister 0269, be thou 01961 the mother of thousands 0505 of millions 07233, and let thy seed 02233 possess 03423 the gate 08179 of those who hate 08130 them.

⁶¹ And Rebekah 07259 arose 06965, and her damsels 05291, and they rode 07392 upon the camels 01581, and followed 03212, 310 the man 0376: and the servant 05650 took 03947 Rebekah 07259, and went his way 03212.

⁶² And Isaac 03327 came 0935 from the way 0935 of the well Lahairoi 0883; for he dwelt 03427 in the south 05045 country 0776.

⁶³ And Isaac 03327 went out 03318 to meditate 07742 in the field 07704 at 06437 evening 06153: and he lifted up 05375 his eyes 05869, and saw 07200, and, behold, the camels 01581 were coming 0935. to meditate: or, to pray

⁶⁴ And Rebekah 07259 lifted up 05375 her eyes 05869, and when she saw 07200 Isaac 03327, she got 05307 off 05921 the camel 01581.

⁶⁵ For she had said 0559 to the servant 05650, What 04310 man 0376 is this 01976 that walketh 01980 in the field 07704 to meet us 07125? And the servant 05650 had said 0559, It is my master 0113: therefore she took 03947 a veil 06809, and covered herself 03680.

⁶⁶ And the servant 05650 told 05608 Isaac 03327 all things 01697 that he had done 06213.

⁶⁷ And Isaac 03327 brought her 0935 into his mother 0517 Sarah’s 08283 tent 0168, and took 03947 Rebekah 07259, and she became his wife 0802; and he loved 0157 her: and Isaac 03327 was comforted 05162 after 0310 his mother’s 0517 death.

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¹ Then again 03254 Abraham 085 took 03947 a wife 0802, and her name 08034 was Keturah 06989.

² And she bore 03205 him Zimran 02175, and Jokshan 03370, and Medan 04091, and Midian 04080, and Ishbak 03435, and Shuah 07744.

³ And Jokshan 03370 begat 03205 Sheba 07614, and Dedan 01719. And the sons 01121 of Dedan 01719 were Asshurim 0805, and Letushim 03912, and Leummim 03817.

⁴ And the sons 01121 of Midian 04080; Ephah 05891, and Epher 06081, and Hanoch 02585, and Abida 028, and Eldaah 0420. All these were the children 01121 of Keturah 06989.

⁵ And Abraham 085 gave 05414 all that he had to Isaac 03327.

⁶ But to the sons 01121 of the concubines 06370, which Abraham 085 had, Abraham 085 gave 05414 gifts 04979, and sent them away 07971 from Isaac 03327 his son 01121, while he yet lived 02416, eastward 06924, to the east 06924 country 0776.

⁷ And these are the days 03117 of the years 08141 of Abraham’s 085 life 02416 which he lived 02425, an hundred 03967, 8141 and seventy 07657, 8141 and five 02568 years 08141.

⁸ Then Abraham 085 gave up the ghost 01478, and died 04191 in a good 02896 old age 07872, an old man 02205, and full 07649 of years; and was gathered 0622 to his people 05971.

⁹ And his sons 01121 Isaac 03327 and Ishmael 03458 buried 06912 him in the cave 04631 of Machpelah 04375, in the field 07704 of Ephron 06085 the son 01121 of Zohar 06714 the Hittite 02850, which is before 06440 Mamre 04471;

¹⁰ The field 07704 which Abraham 085 purchased 07069 of the sons 01121 of Heth 02845: there was Abraham 085 buried 06912, and Sarah 08283 his wife 0802.

¹¹ And it came to pass after 0310 the death 04194 of Abraham 085, that God 0430 blessed 01288 his son 01121 Isaac 03327; and Isaac 03327 dwelt 03427 by 05973 the well Lahairoi 0883.

¹² Now these are the generations 08435 of Ishmael 03458, Abraham’s 085 son 01121, whom Hagar 01904 the Egyptian 04713, Sarah’s 08283 handmaid 08198, bore 03205 to Abraham 085:

¹³ And these are the names 08034 of the sons 01121 of Ishmael 03458, by their names 08034, according to their generations 08435: the firstborn 01060 of Ishmael 03458, Nebajoth 05032; and Kedar 06938, and Adbeel 0110, and Mibsam 04017,

¹⁴ And Mishma 04927, and Dumah 01746, and Massa 04854,

¹⁵ Hadar 02316, and Tema 08485, Jetur 03195, Naphish 05305, and Kedemah 06929: Hadar: or, Hadad

¹⁶ These are the sons 01121 of Ishmael 03458, and these are their names 08034, by their towns 02691, and by their castles 02918; twelve 08147, 6240 princes 05387 according to their nations 0523.

¹⁷ And these are the years 08141 of the life 02416 of Ishmael 03458, an hundred 03967, 8141 and thirty 07970, 8141 and seven 07651 years 08141: and he gave up the ghost 01478 and died 04191; and was gathered 0622 to his people 05971.

¹⁸ And they dwelt 07931 from Havilah 02341 to Shur 07793, that is before 06440 Egypt 04714, as thou goest 0935 toward Assyria 0804: and he died 05307 in the presence 06440 of all his brethren 0251. died: Heb. fell

¹⁹ And these are the generations 08435 of Isaac 03327, Abraham’s 085 son 01121: Abraham 085 begat 03205 Isaac 03327:

²⁰ And Isaac 03327 was forty 0705 years 08141 old 01121 when he took 03947 Rebekah 07259 for a wife 0802, the daughter 01323 of Bethuel 01328 the Syrian 0761 of Padanaram 06307, the sister 0269 to Laban 03837 the Syrian 0761.

²¹ And Isaac 03327 entreated 06279 the LORD 03068 for 05227 his wife 0802, because she was barren 06135: and the LORD 03068 was entreated 06279 of him, and Rebekah 07259 his wife 0802 conceived 02029.

²² And the children 01121 struggled together 07533 within her 07130; and she said 0559, If it is so, why am I thus 02088? And she went 03212 to enquire 01875 of the LORD 03068.

²³ And the LORD 03068 said 0559 to her, Two 08147 nations 01471 are in thy womb 0990, and two manner 08147 of people 03816 shall be born of thee 06504, 4578; and the one people 03816 shall be stronger 0553 than the other people 03816; and the elder 07227 shall serve 05647 the younger 06810.

²⁴ And when her days 03117 to be delivered 03205 were fulfilled 04390, behold, there were twins 08380 in her womb 0990.

²⁵ And the first 07223 was born 03318 red 0132, all over like an hairy 08181 garment 0155; and they called 07121 his name 08034 Esau 06215.

²⁶ And after 0310 that his brother 0251 was born 03318, and his hand 03027 took hold 0270 on Esau’s 06215 heel 06119; and his name 08034 was called 07121 Jacob 03290: and Isaac 03327 was sixty 08346 years 08141 old 01121 when she bore 03205 them.

²⁷ And the boys 05288 grew 01431: and Esau 06215 was a skilful 03045 hunter 06718, a man 0376 of the field 07704; and Jacob 03290 was a plain 08535 man 0376, dwelling 03427 in tents 0168.

²⁸ And Isaac 03327 loved 0157 Esau 06215, because he ate 06310 of his venison 06718: but Rebekah 07259 loved 0157 Jacob 03290. he…: Heb. venison was in his mouth

²⁹ And Jacob 03290 boiled 02102 pottage 05138: and Esau 06215 came 0935 from the field 07704, and he was faint 05889:

³⁰ And Esau 06215 said 0559 to Jacob 03290, Feed 03938 me, I pray thee, with 04480 that same 0122 red 0122 pottage; for I am faint 05889: therefore was his name 08034 called 07121 Edom 0123. with…: Heb. with that red, with that red pottageEdom: that is Red

³¹ And Jacob 03290 said 0559, Sell 04376 to me this day 03117 thy birthright 01062.

³² And Esau 06215 said 0559, Behold, I am at the point 01980 to die 04191: and what profit shall this birthright 01062 bring to me? at…: Heb. going to die

³³ And Jacob 03290 said 0559, Swear 07650 to me this day 03117; and he swore 07650 to him: and he sold 04376 his birthright 01062 to Jacob 03290.

³⁴ Then Jacob 03290 gave 05414 Esau 06215 bread 03899 and pottage 05138 of lentiles 05742; and he ate 0398 and drank 08354, and rose 06965, and went his way 03212: thus Esau 06215 despised 0959 his birthright 01062.

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¹ And there was a famine 07458 in the land 0776, besides 0905 the first 07223 famine 07458 that was in the days 03117 of Abraham 085. And Isaac 03327 went 03212 to Abimelech 040 king 04428 of the Philistines 06430 to Gerar 01642.

² And the LORD 03068 appeared 07200 to him, and said 0559, Go not down 03381 into Egypt 04714; dwell 07931 in the land 0776 which I shall tell 0559 thee of:

³ Sojourn 01481 in this land 0776, and I will be with thee, and will bless 01288 thee; for to thee, and to thy seed 02233, I will give 05414 all these 0411 countries 0776, and I will perform 06965 the oath 07621 which I swore 07650 to Abraham 085 thy father 01;

⁴ And I will make 07235 thy seed 02233 to multiply 07235 as the stars 03556 of heaven 08064, and will give 05414 to thy seed 02233 all these 0411 countries 0776; and in thy seed 02233 shall all the nations 01471 of the earth 0776 be blessed 01288;

⁵ Because 06118 that Abraham 085 obeyed 08085 my voice 06963, and kept 08104 my charge 04931, my commandments 04687, my statutes 02708, and my laws 08451.

⁶ And Isaac 03327 dwelt 03427 in Gerar 01642:

⁷ And the men 0582 of the place 04725 asked 07592 him of his wife 0802; and he said 0559, She is my sister 0269: for he feared 03372 to say 0559, She is my wife 0802; lest, said he, the men 0582 of the place 04725 should kill 02026 me for Rebekah 07259; because she was fair 02896 to look upon 04758.

⁸ And it came to pass, when he had been there a long 0748 time 03117, that Abimelech 040 king 04428 of the Philistines 06430 looked out 08259 at 01157 a window 02474, and saw 07200, and, behold, Isaac 03327 was sporting 06711 with Rebekah 07259 his wife 0802.

⁹ And Abimelech 040 called 07121 Isaac 03327, and said 0559, Behold, surely 0389 she is thy wife 0802: and how saidst 0559 thou, She is my sister 0269? And Isaac 03327 said 0559 to him, Because I said 0559, Lest I should die 04191 on her account.

¹⁰ And Abimelech 040 said 0559, What is this thou hast done 06213 to us? one 0259 of the people 05971 might lightly 04592 have lain 07901 with thy wife 0802, and thou wouldest have brought 0935 guiltiness 0817 upon us.

¹¹ And Abimelech 040 charged 06680 all his people 05971, saying 0559, He that toucheth 05060 this man 0376 or his wife 0802 shall surely 04191 be put to death 04191.

¹² Then Isaac 03327 sowed 02232 in that land 0776, and received 04672 in the same year 08141 an hundredfold 03967, 8180: and the LORD 03068 blessed 01288 him. received: Heb. found

¹³ And the man 0376 became great 01431, and continued 03212, 1980, and grew 01432 until he became 01431 very 03966 great 01431: went…: Heb. went going

¹⁴ For he had possession 04735 of flocks 06629, and possession 04735 of herds 01241, and very many 07227 servants 05657: and the Philistines 06430 envied 07065 him. servants: or, husbandry

¹⁵ For all the wells 0875 which his father’s 01 servants 05650 had dug 02658 in the days 03117 of Abraham 085 his father 01, the Philistines 06430 had stopped 05640 them, and filled 04390 them with earth 06083.

¹⁶ And Abimelech 040 said 0559 to Isaac 03327, Go 03212 from us; for thou art much 03966 mightier 06105 than we.

¹⁷ And Isaac 03327 departed 03212 from there, and pitched his tent 02583 in the valley 05158 of Gerar 01642, and dwelt 03427 there 08033.

¹⁸ And Isaac 03327 dug 02658 again 07725 the wells 0875 of water 04325, which they had dug 02658 in the days 03117 of Abraham 085 his father 01; for the Philistines 06430 had stopped 05640 them after 0310 the death 04194 of Abraham 085: and he called 07121 their names 08034 after the names 08034 by which 0834 his father 01 had called 07121 them.

¹⁹ And Isaac’s 03327 servants 05650 dug 02658 in the valley 05158, and found 04672 there a well 0875 of springing 02416 water 04325. springing: Heb. living

²⁰ And the herdmen 07462 of Gerar 01642 contended 07378 with Isaac’s 03327 herdmen 07462, saying 0559, The water 04325 is ours: and he called 07121 the name 08034 of the well 0875 Esek 06230; because they strove 06229 with him. Esek: that is, Contention

²¹ And they dug 02658 another 0312 well 0875, and contended 07378 for that also: and he called 07121 the name of it 08034 Sitnah 07856. Sitnah: that is, Hatred

²² And he departed 06275 from there, and dug 02658 another 0312 well 0875; and for that they did not contend 07378: and he called 07121 the name of it 08034 Rehoboth 07344; and he said 0559, For now 06258 the LORD 03068 hath made room 07337 for us, and we shall be fruitful 06509 in the land 0776. Rehoboth: that is Room

²³ And he went up 05927 from there to Beersheba 0884.

²⁴ And the LORD 03068 appeared 07200 to him the same night 03915, and said 0559, I am the God 0430 of Abraham 085 thy father 01: fear 03372 not, for I am with 0854 thee, and will bless 01288 thee, and multiply 07235 thy seed 02233 for my servant 05650 Abraham’s 085 sake.

²⁵ And he built 01129 an altar 04196 there, and called 07121 upon the name 08034 of the LORD 03068, and pitched 05186 his tent 0168 there: and there Isaac’s 03327 servants 05650 dug 03738 a well 0875.

²⁶ Then Abimelech 040 went 01980 to him from Gerar 01642, and Ahuzzath 0276 one of his friends 04828, and Phichol 06369 the chief captain 08269 of his army 06635.

²⁷ And Isaac 03327 said 0559 to them, Why 04069 come 0935 ye to me, seeing ye hate 08130 me, and have sent me away 07971 from you?

²⁸ And they said 0559, We saw 07200 certainly 07200 that the LORD 03068 was with thee: and we said 0559, Let there be now an oath 0423 between 0996 us, even between 0996 us and thee, and let us make 03772 a covenant 01285 with thee; We saw…: Heb. Seeing we saw

²⁹ That thou wilt do 06213 us no harm 07451, as we have not touched 05060 thee, and as we have done 06213 to thee nothing but 07535 good 02896, and have sent thee away 07971 in peace 07965: thou art now 06258 the blessed 01288 of the LORD 03068. That…: Heb. If thou shalt

³⁰ And he made 06213 them a feast 04960, and they ate 0398 and drank 08354.

³¹ And they rose early 07925 in the morning 01242, and swore 07650 one 0376 to another 0251: and Isaac 03327 sent them away 07971, and they departed 03212 from him in peace 07965.

³² And it came to pass the same day 03117, that Isaac’s 03327 servants 05650 came 0935, and told 05046 him concerning 0182 the well 0875 which they had dug 02658, and said 0559 to him, We have found 04672 water 04325.

³³ And he called 07121 it Shebah 07656: therefore the name 08034 of the city 05892 is Beersheba 0884 to this day 03117. Shebah: That is, an oathBeersheba: that is, the well of the oath

³⁴ And Esau 06215 was forty 0705 years 08141 old 01121 when he took 03947 for a wife 0802 Judith 03067 the daughter 01323 of Beeri 0882 the Hittite 02850, and Bashemath 01315 the daughter 01323 of Elon 0356 the Hittite 02850:

³⁵ Who were a grief 04786 of mind 07307 to Isaac 03327 and Rebekah 07259. a grief…: Heb. bitterness of spirit

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¹ And it came to pass 01961, that when Isaac 03327 was old 02204, and his eyes 05869 were dim 03543, so that he could not see 07200, he called 07121 Esau 06215 his eldest 01419 son 01121, and said 0559 to him, My son 01121: and he said 0559 to him, Behold, here am I.

² And he said 0559, Behold now, I am old 02204, I know 03045 not the day 03117 of my death 04194:

³ Now therefore take 05375, I pray thee, thy weapons 03627, thy quiver 08522 and thy bow 07198, and go out 03318 to the field 07704, and take 06679 me some venison 06718, 6720; take: Heb. hunt

⁴ And make 06213 me savoury meat 04303, such as 0834 I love 0157, and bring 0935 it to me, that I may eat 0398; that my soul 05315 may bless 01288 thee before 02962 I die 04191.

⁵ And Rebekah 07259 heard 08085 when Isaac 03327 spoke 01696 to Esau 06215 his son 01121. And Esau 06215 went 03212 to the field 07704 to hunt 06679 for venison 06718, and to bring 0935 it.

⁶ And Rebekah 07259 spoke 0559 to Jacob 03290 her son 01121, saying 0559, Behold, I heard 08085 thy father 01 speak 01696 to Esau 06215 thy brother 0251, saying 0559,

⁷ Bring 0935 me venison 06718, and make 06213 me savoury meat 04303, that I may eat 0398, and bless 01288 thee before 06440 the LORD 03068 before 06440 my death 04194.

⁸ Now therefore, my son 01121, obey 08085 my voice 06963 according to that which 0834 I command 06680 thee.

⁹ Go 03212 now to the flock 06629, and bring 03947 me from there two 08147 good 02896 kids 01423 of the goats 05795; and I will make 06213 them savoury meat 04303 for thy father 01, such as he loveth 0157:

¹⁰ And thou shalt bring 0935 it to thy father 01, that he may eat 0398, and that 0834 he may bless 01288 thee before 06440 his death 04194.

¹¹ And Jacob 03290 said 0559 to Rebekah 07259 his mother 0517, Behold, Esau 06215 my brother 0251 is a hairy 08163 man 0376, and I am a smooth 02509 man 0376:

¹² My father 01 perhaps will feel 04959 me, and I shall seem 05869 to him as a deceiver 08591; and I shall bring 0935 a curse 07045 upon me, and not a blessing 01293.

¹³ And his mother 0517 said 0559 to him, Upon me be thy curse 07045, my son 01121: only obey 08085 my voice 06963, and go 03212 bring 03947 them to me.

¹⁴ And he went 03212, and took 03947, and brought 0935 them to his mother 0517: and his mother 0517 made 06213 savoury meat 04303, such as his father 01 loved 0157.

¹⁵ And Rebekah 07259 took 03947 the choicest 02532 raiment 0899 of her eldest 01419 son 01121 Esau 06215, which was with her in the house 01004, and put it upon 03847 Jacob 03290 her younger 06996 son 01121: goodly: Heb. desirable

¹⁶ And she put 03847 the skins 05785 of the kids 01423 of the goats 05795 on his hands 03027, and on the smooth part 02513 of his neck 06677:

¹⁷ And she gave 05414 the savoury meat 04303 and the bread 03899, which she had prepared 06213, into the hand 03027 of her son 01121 Jacob 03290.

¹⁸ And he came 0935 to his father 01, and said 0559, My father 01: and he said 0559, Here am I; who art thou, my son 01121?

¹⁹ And Jacob 03290 said 0559 to his father 01, I am Esau 06215 thy firstborn 01060; I have done 06213 according as thou badest 01696 me: arise 06965, I pray thee, sit 03427 and eat 0398 of my venison 06718, that thy soul 05315 may bless 01288 me.

²⁰ And Isaac 03327 said 0559 to his son 01121, How is it that thou hast found 04672 it so quickly 04116, my son 01121? And he said 0559, Because the LORD 03068 thy God 0430 brought 07136 it to me 06440. to me: Heb. before me

²¹ And Isaac 03327 said 0559 to Jacob 03290, Come near 05066, I pray thee, that I may feel 04184 thee, my son 01121, whether thou art my very 02088 son 01121 Esau 06215 or not.

²² And Jacob 03290 went near 05066 to Isaac 03327 his father 01; and he felt 04959 him, and said 0559, The voice 06963 is Jacob’s 03290 voice 06963, but the hands 03027 are the hands 03027 of Esau 06215.

²³ And he knew 05234 him not, because his hands 03027 were hairy 08163, as his brother 0251 Esau’s 06215 hands 03027: so he blessed 01288 him.

²⁴ And he said 0559, Art thou my very son 01121 Esau 06215? And he said 0559, I am.

²⁵ And he said 0559, Bring it near 05066 to me, and I will eat 0398 of my son’s 01121 venison 06718, that my soul 05315 may bless 01288 thee. And he brought it near 05066 to him, and he ate 0398: and he brought 0935 him wine 03196, and he drank 08354.

²⁶ And his father 01 Isaac 03327 said 0559 to him, Come near 05066 now, and kiss 05401 me, my son 01121.

²⁷ And he came near 05066, and kissed 05401 him: and he smelled 07306 the smell 07381 of his raiment 0899, and blessed 01288 him, and said 0559, See 07200, the smell 07381 of my son 01121 is as the smell 07381 of a field 07704 which the LORD 03068 hath blessed 01288:

²⁸ Therefore God 0430 give 05414 thee of the dew 02919 of heaven 08064, and the fatness 04924 of the earth 0776, and plenty 07230 of grain 01715 and wine 08492:

²⁹ Let people 05971 serve 05647 thee, and nations 03816 bow down 07812 to thee: be 01933 lord 01376 over thy brethren 0251, and let thy mother’s 0517 sons 01121 bow down 07812 to thee: cursed 0779 be every one that curseth 0779 thee, and blessed 01288 be he that blesseth 01288 thee.

³⁰ And it came to pass, as soon as Isaac 03327 had finished 03615 blessing 01288 Jacob 03290, and Jacob 03290 had yet 0389 scarcely 03318 gone out 03318 from the presence 06440 of Isaac 03327 his father 01, that Esau 06215 his brother 0251 came in 0935 from his hunting 06718.

³¹ And he also had made 06213 savoury meat 04303, and brought it 0935 to his father 01, and said 0559 to his father 01, Let my father 01 arise 06965, and eat 0398 of his son’s 01121 venison 06718, that thy soul 05315 may bless 01288 me.

³² And Isaac 03327 his father 01 said 0559 to him, Who art thou? And he said 0559, I am thy son 01121, thy firstborn 01060 Esau 06215.

³³ And Isaac 03327 trembled 02729 exceedingly 01419, 3966, 2731, and said 0559, Who? where 0645 is he that hath taken 06679 venison 06718, and brought 0935 it me, and I have eaten 0398 of all before thou camest 0935, and have blessed 01288 him? yea, and he shall be blessed 01288. trembled…: Heb. trembled with a great trembling greatlytaken: Heb. hunted

³⁴ And when Esau 06215 heard 08085 the words 01697 of his father 01, he cried 06817 with a great 01419 and exceedingly 03966 bitter 04751 cry 06818, and said 0559 to his father 01, Bless 01288 me, even me also, O my father 01.

³⁵ And he said 0559, Thy brother 0251 came 0935 deceitfully 04820, and hath taken away 03947 thy blessing 01293.

³⁶ And he said 0559, Is he not rightly 03588 named 07121, 8034 Jacob 03290? for he hath supplanted me 06117 twice 02088, 6471: he took away 03947 my birthright 01062; and, behold, now he hath taken away 03947 my blessing 01293. And he said 0559, Hast thou not reserved 0680 a blessing 01293 for me? Jacob: that is, A supplanter

³⁷ And Isaac 03327 answered 06030 and said 0559 to Esau 06215, Behold, I have made 07760 him thy lord 01376, and all his brethren 0251 have I given 05414 to him for servants 05650; and with grain 01715 and wine 08492 have I sustained 05564 him: and what shall I do 06213 now 0645 to thee, my son 01121? sustained: or, supported

³⁸ And Esau 06215 said 0559 to his father 01, Hast thou but one 0259 blessing 01293, my father 01? bless 01288 me, even me also, O my father 01. And Esau 06215 lifted up 05375 his voice 06963, and wept 01058.

³⁹ And Isaac 03327 his father 01 answered 06030 and said 0559 to him, Behold, thy dwelling 04186 shall be the fatness 04924 of the earth 0776, and of the dew 02919 of heaven 08064 from above 05920; the fatness: or, of the fatness

⁴⁰ And by thy sword 02719 shalt thou live 02421, and shalt serve 05647 thy brother 0251; and it shall come to pass when thou shalt have the dominion 07300, that thou shalt break 06561 his yoke 05923 from off thy neck 06677.

⁴¹ And Esau 06215 hated 07852 Jacob 03290 because 05921 of the blessing 01293 with which 0834 his father 01 blessed him 01288: and Esau 06215 said 0559 in his heart 03820, The days 03117 of mourning 060 for my father 01 are at hand 07126; then will I slay 02026 my brother 0251 Jacob 03290.

⁴² And these words 01697 of Esau 06215 her elder 01419 son 01121 were told 05046 to Rebekah 07259: and she sent 07971 and called 07121 Jacob 03290 her younger 06996 son 01121, and said 0559 to him, Behold, thy brother 0251 Esau 06215, as concerning thee, doth comfort 05162 himself, purposing to kill 02026 thee.

⁴³ Now therefore, my son 01121, obey 08085 my voice 06963; and arise 06965, flee 01272 thou to Laban 03837 my brother 0251 to Haran 02771;

⁴⁴ And tarry 03427 with him a few 0259 days 03117, until 0834 thy brother’s 0251 fury 02534 shall turn away 07725;

⁴⁵ Till thy brother’s 0251 anger 0639 shall turn away 07725 from thee, and he shall forget 07911 that which thou hast done 06213 to him: then I will send 07971, and bring 03947 thee from there: why 04100 should I be deprived 07921 also of you both 08147 in one 0259 day 03117?

⁴⁶ And Rebekah 07259 said 0559 to Isaac 03327, I am weary 06973 of my life 02416 because 06440 of the daughters 01323 of Heth 02845: if Jacob 03290 shall take 03947 a wife 0802 of the daughters 01323 of Heth 02845, such as these who are of the daughters 01323 of the land 0776, what good 04100 shall my life 02416 do me?

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¹ And Isaac 03327 called 07121 Jacob 03290, and blessed 01288 him, and charged 06680 him, and said 0559 to him, Thou shalt not take 03947 a wife 0802 of the daughters 01323 of Canaan 03667.

² Arise 06965, go 03212 to Padanaram 06307, to the house 01004 of Bethuel 01328 thy mother’s 0517 father 01; and take 03947 thee a wife 0802 from there of the daughters 01323 of Laban 03837 thy mother’s 0517 brother 0251.

³ And God 0410 Almighty 07706 bless 01288 thee, and make thee fruitful 06509, and multiply 07235 thee, that thou mayest be a multitude 06951 of people 05971; a multitude…: Heb. an assembly of people

⁴ And give 05414 thee the blessing 01293 of Abraham 085, to thee, and to thy seed 02233 with thee; that thou mayest inherit 03423 the land 0776 in which thou art a stranger 04033, which God 0430 gave 05414 to Abraham 085. wherein…: Heb. of thy sojournings

⁵ And Isaac 03327 sent away 07971 Jacob 03290: and he went 03212 to Padanaram 06307 to Laban 03837, son 01121 of Bethuel 01328 the Syrian 0761, the brother 0251 of Rebekah 07259, Jacob’s 03290 and Esau’s 06215 mother 0517.

⁶ When Esau 06215 saw 07200 that Isaac 03327 had blessed 01288 Jacob 03290, and sent him away 07971 to Padanaram 06307, to take 03947 him a wife 0802 from there; and that as he blessed 01288 him he gave him a charge 06680, saying 0559, Thou shalt not take 03947 a wife 0802 of the daughters 01323 of Canaan 03667;

⁷ And that Jacob 03290 obeyed 08085 his father 01 and his mother 0517, and was gone 03212 to Padanaram 06307;

⁸ And Esau 06215 seeing 07200 that the daughters 01323 of Canaan 03667 pleased 05869 not 07451 Isaac 03327 his father 01; pleased…: Heb. were evil in the eyes, etc

⁹ Then went 03212 Esau 06215 to Ishmael 03458, and took 03947 to the wives 0802 which he had Mahalath 04258 the daughter 01323 of Ishmael 03458 Abraham’s 085 son 01121, the sister 0269 of Nebajoth 05032, to be his wife 0802. Mahalath: or, Bashemath

¹⁰ And Jacob 03290 went out 03318 from Beersheba 0884, and went 03212 toward Haran 02771. Haran: Gr. Charran

¹¹ And he came 06293 to a certain place 04725, and tarried there all night 03885, because the sun 08121 was set 0935; and he took 03947 of the stones 068 of that place 04725, and put 07760 them for his pillows 04763, and lay down 07901 in that place 04725 to sleep 07901.

¹² And he dreamed 02492, and behold a ladder 05551 set upon 05324 the earth 0776, and the top of it 07218 reached 05060 to heaven 08064: and behold the angels 04397 of God 0430 ascending 05927 and descending 03381 on it.

¹³ And, behold, the LORD 03068 stood 05324 above it, and said 0559, I am the LORD 03068 God 0430 of Abraham 085 thy father 01, and the God 0430 of Isaac 03327: the land 0776 on which thou liest 07901, to thee will I give it 05414, and to thy seed 02233;

¹⁴ And thy seed 02233 shall be as the dust 06083 of the earth 0776, and thou shalt spread abroad 06555 to the west 03220, and to the east 06924, and to the north 06828, and to the south 05045: and in thee and in thy seed 02233 shall all the families 04940 of the earth 0127 be blessed 01288. spread…: Heb. break forth

¹⁵ And, behold, I am with thee, and will keep 08104 thee in all places where 0834 thou goest 03212, and will bring thee again 07725 into this land 0127; for I will not leave 05800 thee, until 0834 I have done 06213 that which I have promised 01696 to thee.

¹⁶ And Jacob 03290 awoke 03364 from his sleep 08142, and he said 0559, Surely 0403 the LORD 03068 is 03426 in this place 04725; and I knew 03045 it not.

¹⁷ And he was afraid 03372, and said 0559, How dreadful 03372 is this place 04725! this is no other but the house 01004 of God 0430, and this is the gate 08179 of heaven 08064.

¹⁸ And Jacob 03290 rose early 07925 in the morning 01242, and took 03947 the stone 068 that he had put 07760 for his pillows 04763, and set it up 07760 for a pillar 04676, and poured 03332 oil 08081 on the top of it 07218.

¹⁹ And he called 07121 the name 08034 of that place 04725 Bethel 01008: but 0199 the name 08034 of that city 05892 was called Luz 03870 at the first 07223. Bethel: that is, The house of God

²⁰ And Jacob 03290 vowed 05087 a vow 05088, saying 0559, If God 0430 will be with me, and will keep me 08104 in this way 01870 that I go 01980, and will give 05414 me bread 03899 to eat 0398, and raiment 0899 to put on 03847,

²¹ So that I come again 07725 to my father’s 01 house 01004 in peace 07965; then shall the LORD 03068 be my God 0430:

²² And this stone 068, which I have set 07760 for a pillar 04676, shall be God’s 0430 house 01004: and of all that thou shalt give 05414 me I will surely 06237 give the tenth 06237 to thee.

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¹ Then Jacob 03290 went on 05375 his journey 07272, and came 03212 into the land 0776 of the people 01121 of the east 06924. went…: Heb. lift up his feetpeople: Heb. children

² And he looked 07200, and behold a well 0875 in the field 07704, and, lo, there were three 07969 flocks 05739 of sheep 06629 lying 07257 by it; for out of that well 0875 they watered 08248 the flocks 05739: and a great 01419 stone 068 was upon the well’s 0875 mouth 06310.

³ And there were all the flocks 05739 gathered 0622: and they rolled 01556 the stone 068 from the well’s 0875 mouth 06310, and watered 08248 the sheep 06629, and put 07725 the stone 068 again 07725 upon the well’s 0875 mouth 06310 in its place 04725.

⁴ And Jacob 03290 said 0559 to them, My brethren 0251, from where 0370 are ye? And they said 0559, We are from Haran 02771.

⁵ And he said 0559 to them, Know 03045 ye Laban 03837 the son 01121 of Nahor 05152? And they said 0559, We know 03045 him.

⁶ And he said 0559 to them, Is he well 07965? And they said 0559, He is well 07965: and, behold, Rachel 07354 his daughter 01323 cometh 0935 with the sheep 06629. Is he…: Heb. Is there peace to him?

⁷ And he said 0559, Lo 02005, it is yet high 01419 day 03117, neither is it time 06256 that the cattle 04735 should be gathered together 0622: water 08248 ye the sheep 06629, and go 03212 and feed 07462 them. it is…: Heb. yet the day is great

⁸ And they said 0559, We cannot 03201, until all the flocks 05739 are gathered together 0622, and till they roll 01556 the stone 068 from the well’s 0875 mouth 06310; then we water 08248 the sheep 06629.

⁹ And while he was yet 05750 speaking 01696 with them, Rachel 07354 came 0935 with her father’s 01 sheep 06629: for she kept them 07462.

¹⁰ And it came to pass, when Jacob 03290 saw 07200 Rachel 07354 the daughter 01323 of Laban 03837 his mother’s 0517 brother 0251, and the sheep 06629 of Laban 03837 his mother’s 0517 brother 0251, that Jacob 03290 went near 05066, and rolled 01556 the stone 068 from the well’s 0875 mouth 06310, and watered 08248 the flock 06629 of Laban 03837 his mother’s 0517 brother 0251.

¹¹ And Jacob 03290 kissed 05401 Rachel 07354, and lifted up 05375 his voice 06963, and wept 01058.

¹² And Jacob 03290 told 05046 Rachel 07354 that he was her father’s 01 brother 0251, and that he was Rebekah’s 07259 son 01121: and she ran 07323 and told 05046 her father 01.

¹³ And it came to pass, when Laban 03837 heard 08085 the tidings 08088 of Jacob 03290 his sister’s 0269 son 01121, that he ran 07323 to meet 07125 him, and embraced 02263 him, and kissed 05401 him, and brought 0935 him to his house 01004. And he told 05608 Laban 03837 all these things 01697. tidings: Heb. hearing

¹⁴ And Laban 03837 said 0559 to him, Surely 0389 thou art my bone 06106 and my flesh 01320. And he abode 03427 with him the space 03117 of a month 02320. the space…: Heb. a month of days

¹⁵ And Laban 03837 said 0559 to Jacob 03290, Because thou art my brother 0251, shouldest thou therefore serve 05647 me for nothing 02600? tell 05046 me, what shall thy wages 04909 be?

¹⁶ And Laban 03837 had two 08147 daughters 01323: the name 08034 of the elder 01419 was Leah 03812, and the name 08034 of the younger 06996 was Rachel 07354.

¹⁷ Leah 03812 was tender 07390 eyed 05869; but Rachel 07354 was beautiful 03303, 8389 and well 03303 favoured 04758.

¹⁸ And Jacob 03290 loved 0157 Rachel 07354; and said 0559, I will serve 05647 thee seven 07651 years 08141 for Rachel 07354 thy younger 06996 daughter 01323.

¹⁹ And Laban 03837 said 0559, It is better 02896 that I give 05414 her to thee, than that I should give 05414 her to another 0312 man 0376: abide 03427 with me.

²⁰ And Jacob 03290 served 05647 seven 07651 years 08141 for Rachel 07354; and they seemed 05869 to him but a few 0259 days 03117, for the love he had 0160 for her.

²¹ And Jacob 03290 said 0559 to Laban 03837, Give 03051 me my wife 0802, for my days 03117 are fulfilled 04390, that I may go in 0935 to her.

²² And Laban 03837 gathered together 0622 all the men 0582 of the place 04725, and made 06213 a feast 04960.

²³ And it came to pass in the evening 06153, that he took 03947 Leah 03812 his daughter 01323, and brought 0935 her to him; and he went in 0935 to her.

²⁴ And Laban 03837 gave 05414 to his daughter 01323 Leah 03812 Zilpah 02153 his maid 08198 for an handmaid 08198.

²⁵ And it came to pass, that in the morning 01242, behold, it was Leah 03812: and he said 0559 to Laban 03837, What is this thou hast done 06213 to me? did I not serve 05647 with thee for Rachel 07354? why then hast thou deceived 07411 me?

²⁶ And Laban 03837 said 0559, It must not be so done 06213 in our country 04725, to give 05414 the younger 06810 before 06440 the firstborn 01067. country: Heb. place

²⁷ Fulfil 04390 her 02063 week 07620, and we will give 05414 thee this also for the service 05656 which thou shalt serve 05647 with me yet seven 07651 other 0312 years 08141.

²⁸ And Jacob 03290 did 06213 so, and fulfilled 04390 her week 07620: and he gave 05414 him Rachel 07354 his daughter 01323 for a wife 0802 also.

²⁹ And Laban 03837 gave 05414 to Rachel 07354 his daughter 01323 Bilhah 01090 his handmaid 08198 to be her maid 08198.

³⁰ And he went in 0935 also to Rachel 07354, and he loved 0157 also Rachel 07354 more than Leah 03812, and served 05647 with him yet seven 07651 other 0312 years 08141.

³¹ And when the LORD 03068 saw 07200 that Leah 03812 was hated 08130, he opened 06605 her womb 07358: but Rachel 07354 was barren 06135.

³² And Leah 03812 conceived 02029, and bore 03205 a son 01121, and she called 07121 his name 08034 Reuben 07205: for 03588 she said 0559, Surely 03588 the LORD 03068 hath looked 07200 upon my affliction 06040; now therefore 03588 my husband 0376 will love 0157 me. Reuben: that is, See a son

³³ And she conceived 02029 again, and bore 03205 a son 01121; and said 0559, Because the LORD 03068 hath heard 08085 that I was hated 08130, he hath therefore given 05414 me this son also: and she called 07121 his name 08034 Simeon 08095. Simeon: that is, Hearing

³⁴ And she conceived again 02029, and bore 03205 a son 01121; and said 0559, Now this time 06471 will my husband 0376 love 03867 me, because I have borne 03205 him three 07969 sons 01121: therefore was his name 08034 called 07121 Levi 03878. Levi: that is, Joined

³⁵ And she conceived 02029 again, and bore 03205 a son 01121: and she said 0559, Now 06471 will I praise 03034 the LORD 03068: therefore she called 07121 his name 08034 Judah 03063; and stopped 05975 bearing 03205. Judah: that is, Praiseleft…: Heb. stood from bearing

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¹ And when Rachel 07354 saw 07200 that she bore 03205 Jacob 03290 no children, Rachel 07354 envied 07065 her sister 0269; and said 0559 to Jacob 03290, Give 03051 me children 01121, or else 0369 I die 04191.

² And Jacob’s 03290 anger 0639 was kindled 02734 against Rachel 07354: and he said 0559, Am I in God’s 0430 stead, who hath withheld 04513 from thee the fruit 06529 of the womb 0990?

³ And she said 0559, Behold my maid 0519 Bilhah 01090, go in 0935 to her; and she shall bear 03205 upon my knees 01290, that I may also have children 01129 by her. have…: Heb. be built by her

⁴ And she gave 05414 him Bilhah 01090 her handmaid 08198 for a wife 0802: and Jacob 03290 went in 0935 to her.

⁵ And Bilhah 01090 conceived 02029, and bore 03205 Jacob 03290 a son 01121.

⁶ And Rachel 07354 said 0559, God 0430 hath judged 01777 me, and hath also heard 08085 my voice 06963, and hath given 05414 me a son 01121: therefore she called 07121 his name 08034 Dan 01835. Dan: that is, Judging

⁷ And Bilhah 01090 Rachel’s 07354 maid 08198 conceived 02029 again, and bore 03205 Jacob 03290 a second 08145 son 01121.

⁸ And Rachel 07354 said 0559, With great 0430 wrestlings 05319 have I wrestled 06617 with my sister 0269, and I have prevailed 03201: and she called 07121 his name 08034 Naphtali 05321. great…: Heb. wrestlings of GodNaphtali: that is, My wrestling: Gr. Nephthalim

⁹ When Leah 03812 saw 07200 that she had stopped 05975 bearing 03205, she took 03947 Zilpah 02153 her maid 08198, and gave 05414 her Jacob 03290 for a wife 0802.

¹⁰ And Zilpah 02153 Leah’s 03812 maid 08198 bore 03205 Jacob 03290 a son 01121.

¹¹ And Leah 03812 said 0559, A troop 01409 cometh 0935: and she called 07121 his name 08034 Gad 01410. Gad: that is, A troop, or, company

¹² And Zilpah 02153 Leah’s 03812 maid 08198 bore 03205 Jacob 03290 a second 08145 son 01121.

¹³ And Leah 03812 said 0559, Happy am I 0837, for the daughters 01323 will call me blessed 0833: and she called 07121 his name 08034 Asher 0836. Happy…: Heb. In my happinessAsher: that is, Happy

¹⁴ And Reuben 07205 went in 03212 the days 03117 of wheat 02406 harvest 07105, and found 04672 mandrakes 01736 in the field 07704, and brought 0935 them to his mother 0517 Leah 03812. Then Rachel 07354 said 0559 to Leah 03812, Give me 05414, I pray thee, of thy son’s 01121 mandrakes 01736.

¹⁵ And she said 0559 to her, Is it a small matter 04592 that thou hast taken 03947 my husband 0376? and wouldest thou take away 03947 my son’s 01121 mandrakes 01736 also? And Rachel 07354 said 0559, Therefore he shall lie 07901 with thee to night 03915 for 08478 thy son’s 01121 mandrakes 01736.

¹⁶ And Jacob 03290 came 0935 from the field 07704 in the evening 06153, and Leah 03812 went out 03318 to meet 07125 him, and said 0559, Thou must come in 0935 to me; for surely 07936 I have hired 07936 thee with my son’s 01121 mandrakes 01736. And he lay 07901 with her that night 03915.

¹⁷ And God 0430 hearkened 08085 to Leah 03812, and she conceived 02029, and bore 03205 Jacob 03290 the fifth 02549 son 01121.

¹⁸ And Leah 03812 said 0559, God 0430 hath given 05414 me my hire 07939, because 0834 I have given 05414 my maiden 08198 to my husband 0376: and she called 07121 his name 08034 Issachar 03485. Issachar: that is, An hire

¹⁹ And Leah 03812 conceived 02029 again, and bore 03205 Jacob 03290 the sixth 08345 son 01121.

²⁰ And Leah 03812 said 0559, God 0430 hath bestowed on 02064 me with a good 02896 dowry 02065; now 06471 will my husband 0376 dwell 02082 with me, because I have borne 03205 him six 08337 sons 01121: and she called 07121 his name 08034 Zebulun 02074. Zebulun: that is, Dwelling: Gr. Zabulon

²¹ And afterwards 0310 she bore 03205 a daughter 01323, and called 07121 her name 08034 Dinah 01783. Dinah: that is Judgment

²² And God 0430 remembered 02142 Rachel 07354, and God 0430 hearkened 08085 to her, and opened 06605 her womb 07358.

²³ And she conceived 02029, and bore 03205 a son 01121; and said 0559, God 0430 hath taken away 0622 my reproach 02781:

²⁴ And she called 07121 his name 08034 Joseph 03130; and said 0559, The LORD 03068 shall add 03254 to me another 0312 son 01121. Joseph: that is, Adding

²⁵ And it came to pass, when Rachel 07354 had borne 03205 Joseph 03130, that Jacob 03290 said 0559 to Laban 03837, Send me away 07971, that I may go 03212 to my own place 04725, and to my country 0776.

²⁶ Give 05414 me my wives 0802 and my children 03206, for 02004 whom I have served 05647 thee, and let me go 03212: for thou knowest 03045 my service 05656 which I have done 05647 thee.

²⁷ And Laban 03837 said 0559 to him, I pray thee, if I have found 04672 favour 02580 in thine eyes 05869, tarry: for I have learned by experience 05172 that the LORD 03068 hath blessed 01288 me for thy sake 01558.

²⁸ And he said 0559, Appoint 05344 me thy wages 07939, and I will give 05414 it.

²⁹ And he said 0559 to him, Thou knowest 03045 how 0834 I have served 05647 thee, and how 0834 thy cattle 04735 were with me.

³⁰ For it was little 04592 which thou hadst before I 06440 came, and it is now increased 06555 to a multitude 07230; and the LORD 03068 hath blessed 01288 thee since my coming 07272: and now when 04970 shall I provide 06213 for my own house 01004 also? increased: Heb. broken forthsince…: Heb. at my foot

³¹ And he said 0559, What shall I give thee 05414? And Jacob 03290 said 0559, Thou shalt not give 05414 me any thing 03972: if thou wilt do 06213 this thing 01697 for me, I will again 07725 feed 07462 and keep 08104 thy flock 06629:

³² I will pass 05674 through all thy flock 06629 to day 03117, removing 05493 from there all the speckled 05348 and spotted 02921 cattle 07716, and all the brown 02345 cattle 07716 among the sheep 03775, and the spotted 02921 and speckled 05348 among the goats 05795: and of such shall be my hire 07939.

³³ So shall my righteousness 06666 answer 06030 for me in time 03117 to come 04279, when it shall come 0935 for my hire 07939 before thy face 06440: every one 03605 that is not speckled 05348 and spotted 02921 among the goats 05795, and brown 02345 among the sheep 03775, that shall be accounted stolen 01589 with me. in time…: Heb. to morrow

³⁴ And Laban 03837 said 0559, Behold, I would it might be 03863 according to thy word 01697.

³⁵ And he removed 05493 that day 03117 the male goats 08495 that were striped 06124 and spotted 02921, and all the female goats 05795 that were speckled 05348 and spotted 02921, every one that had some white 03836 in it, and all the brown 02345 among the sheep 03775, and gave 05414 them into the hands 03027 of his sons 01121.

³⁶ And he set 07760 three 07969 days 03117’ journey 01870 between himself and Jacob 03290: and Jacob 03290 fed 07462 the rest 03498 of Laban’s 03837 flocks 06629.

³⁷ And Jacob 03290 took 03947 to him rods 04731 of green 03892 poplar 03839, and of the hazel 03869 and chesnut tree 06196; and peeled 06478 white 03836 stripes 06479 in them, and made the white 03836 appear 04286 which was in the rods 04731.

³⁸ And he set 03322 the rods 04731 which he had peeled 06478 before 05227 the flocks 06629 in the gutters 07298 in the watering 04325 troughs 08268 when the flocks 06629 came 0935 to drink 08354, that they should conceive 03179 when they came 0935 to drink 08354.

³⁹ And the flocks 06629 conceived 03179 before the rods 04731, and brought forth 03205 cattle 06629 striped 06124, speckled 05348, and spotted 02921.

⁴⁰ And Jacob 03290 separated 06504 the lambs 03775, and set 05414 the faces 06440 of the flocks 06629 toward 0413 the striped 06124, and all the brown 02345 in the flock 06629 of Laban 03837; and he put 07896 his own flocks 05739 by themselves, and put 07896 them not with Laban’s 03837 cattle 06629.

⁴¹ And it came to pass, whenever the stronger 07194 cattle 06629 conceived 03179, that Jacob 03290 laid 07760 the rods 04731 before the eyes 05869 of the cattle 06629 in the gutters 07298, that they might conceive 03179 among the rods 04731.

⁴² But when the cattle 06629 were feeble 05848, he put them not in 07760: so the feebler 05848 were Laban’s 03837, and the stronger 07194 Jacob’s 03290.

⁴³ And the man 0376 increased 06555 exceedingly 03966, 3966, and had many 07227 cattle 06629, and female 08198 and male servants 05650, and camels 01581, and donkeys 02543.

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¹ And he heard 08085 the words 01697 of Laban’s 03837 sons 01121, saying 0559, Jacob 03290 hath taken away 03947 all that was our father’s 01; and of that which was our father’s 01 hath he obtained 06213 all this glory 03519.

² And Jacob 03290 beheld 07200 the countenance 06440 of Laban 03837, and, behold, it was not toward him as 08543 before 08032. as before: Heb. as yesterday and the day before

³ And the LORD 03068 said 0559 to Jacob 03290, Return 07725 to the land 0776 of thy fathers 01, and to thy kindred 04138; and I will be with thee.

⁴ And Jacob 03290 sent 07971 and called 07121 Rachel 07354 and Leah 03812 into the field 07704 to his flock 06629,

⁵ And said 0559 to them, I see 07200 your father’s 01 countenance 06440, that it is not toward me as 08543 before 08032; but the God 0430 of my father 01 hath been 01961 with me.

⁶ And ye 0859 know 03045 that with all my power 03581 I have served 05647 your father 01.

⁷ And your father 01 hath deceived 02048 me, and changed 02498 my wages 04909 ten 06235 times 04489; but God 0430 allowed him 05414 not to hurt 07489 me 05978.

⁸ If he said 0559 thus, The speckled 05348 shall be thy wages 07939; then all the cattle 06629 bore 03205 speckled 05348: and if he said 0559 thus, The striped 06124 shall be thy hire 07939; then all the cattle 06629 bore 03205 striped 06124.

⁹ Thus God 0430 hath taken away 05337 the cattle 04735 of your father 01, and given 05414 them to me.

¹⁰ And it came to pass at the time 06256 that the cattle 06629 conceived 03179, that I lifted up 05375 my eyes 05869, and saw 07200 in a dream 02472, and, behold, the rams 06260 which leaped 05927 upon the cattle 06629 were striped 06124, speckled 05348, and spotted 01261. rams: or, he goats

¹¹ And the angel 04397 of God 0430 spoke 0559 to me in a dream 02472, saying, Jacob 03290: And I said 0559, Here am I.

¹² And he said 0559, Lift up 05375 now thy eyes 05869, and see 07200, all the rams 06260 which leap 05927 upon the cattle 06629 are striped 06124, speckled 05348, and spotted 01261: for I have seen 07200 all that Laban 03837 doeth 06213 to thee.

¹³ I am the God 0410 of Bethel 01008, where thou didst anoint 04886 the pillar 04676, and where thou didst vow 05087 to me a vow 05088: now arise 06965, depart 03318 from this land 0776, and return 07725 to the land 0776 of thy kindred 04138.

¹⁴ And Rachel 07354 and Leah 03812 answered 06030 and said 0559 to him, Is there yet any portion 02506 or inheritance 05159 for us in our father’s 01 house 01004?

¹⁵ Are we not counted 02803 by him strangers 05237? for he hath sold 04376 us, and hath quite 0398 consumed 0398 also our money 03701.

¹⁶ For all the riches 06239 which God 0430 hath taken 05337 from our father 01, that is ours, and our children’s 01121: now then, whatever God 0430 hath said 0559 to thee, do 06213.

¹⁷ Then Jacob 03290 arose 06965, and set 05375 his sons 01121 and his wives 0802 upon camels 01581;

¹⁸ And he carried away 05090 all his cattle 04735, and all his goods 07399 which he had gained 07408, the cattle 04735 of his getting 07075, which he had gained 07408 in Padanaram 06307, to go 0935 to Isaac 03327 his father 01 in the land 0776 of Canaan 03667.

¹⁹ And Laban 03837 went 01980 to shear 01494 his sheep 06629: and Rachel 07354 had stolen 01589 the images 08655 that were her father’s 01. images: Heb. teraphim

²⁰ And Jacob 03290 stole away 01589 unawares 03820 to Laban 03837 the Syrian 0761, in that 05921 he told 05046 him not 01097 that he was fleeing 01272. unawares…: Heb. the heart of Laban

²¹ So he fled 01272 with all that he had; and he arose 06965, and passed over 05674 the river 05104, and set 07760 his face 06440 toward the mount 02022 Gilead 01568.

²² And it was told 05046 Laban 03837 on the third 07992 day 03117 that Jacob 03290 had fled 01272.

²³ And he took 03947 his brethren 0251 with him, and pursued 07291 after him 0310 seven 07651 days 03117’ journey 01870; and they overtook 01692 him in the mount 02022 Gilead 01568.

²⁴ And God 0430 came 0935 to Laban 03837 the Syrian 0761 in a dream 02472 by night 03915, and said 0559 to him, Take heed 08104 that thou speak 01696 not to 05973 Jacob 03290 either good 02896 or 05704 bad 07451. either…: Heb. from good to bad

²⁵ Then Laban 03837 overtook 05381 Jacob 03290. Now Jacob 03290 had pitched 08628 his tent 0168 in the mount 02022: and Laban 03837 with his brethren 0251 pitched 08628 in the mount 02022 of Gilead 01568.

²⁶ And Laban 03837 said 0559 to Jacob 03290, What hast thou done 06213, that thou hast stolen away 01589 unawares 03824 to me, and carried away 05090 my daughters 01323, as captives 07617 taken with the sword 02719?

²⁷ Why didst thou flee away 01272 secretly 02244, and steal away 01589 from me; and didst not tell 05046 me, that I might have sent thee away 07971 with mirth 08057, and with songs 07892, with timbrel 08596, and with harp 03658? steal…: Heb. hast stolen me

²⁸ And hast not permitted 05203 me to kiss 05401 my sons 01121 and my daughters 01323? thou hast now done foolishly 05528 in so doing 06213.

²⁹ It is 03426 in the power 0410 of my hand 03027 to do 06213 you harm 07451: but the God 0430 of your father 01 spoke 0559 to me last night 0570, saying 0559, Take thou heed 08104 that thou speak not 01696 to Jacob 03290 either good 02896 or bad 07451.

³⁰ And now, though thou wouldest needs 01980 be gone 01980, because thou didst earnestly long 03700, 3700 after thy father’s 01 house 01004, yet why hast thou stolen 01589 my gods 0430?

³¹ And Jacob 03290 answered 06030 and said 0559 to Laban 03837, Because I was afraid 03372: for I said 0559, It may be 06435 thou wouldest take thy daughters 01323 from me by force 01497.

³² With whomever 0834 thou findest 04672 thy gods 0430, let him not live 02421: before 05048 our brethren 0251 discern 05234 thou what is thine with me, and take 03947 it to thee. For Jacob 03290 knew 03045 not that Rachel 07354 had stolen 01589 them.

³³ And Laban 03837 went 0935 into Jacob’s 03290 tent 0168, and into Leah’s 03812 tent 0168, and into the two 08147 maidservants 0519’ tents 0168; but he found 04672 them not. Then he went out 03318 of Leah’s 03812 tent 0168, and entered 0935 into Rachel’s 07354 tent 0168.

³⁴ Now Rachel 07354 had taken 03947 the images 08655, and put 07760 them in the camel’s 01581 saddle 03733, and sat 03427 upon them. And Laban 03837 searched 04959 all the tent 0168, but found 04672 them not. searched: Heb. felt

³⁵ And she said 0559 to her father 01, Let it not displease 02734, 5869 my lord 0113 that I cannot 03201 rise up 06965 before thee 06440; for the custom 01870 of women 0802 is upon me. And he searched 02664, but found 04672 not the images 08655.

³⁶ And Jacob 03290 was angry 02734, and contended 07378 with Laban 03837: and Jacob 03290 answered 06030 and said 0559 to Laban 03837, What is my trespass 06588? what is my sin 02403, that thou hast so hotly pursued 01814 after me 0310?

³⁷ Though 03588 thou hast searched 04959 all my things 03627, what hast thou found 04672 of all thy household 01004 things 03627? set 07760 it here 03541 before my brethren 0251 and thy brethren 0251, that they may judge 03198 between 0996 us both 08147. searched: Heb. felt

³⁸ These twenty 06242 years 08141 have I been with thee; thy ewes 07353 and thy female goats 05795 have not cast their young 07921, and the rams 0352 of thy flock 06629 have I not eaten 0398.

³⁹ That which was torn 02966 by beasts I brought 0935 not to thee; I bore the loss 02398 of it; of my hand 03027 didst thou require 01245 it, whether stolen 01589 by day 03117, or stolen 01589 by night 03915.

⁴⁰ Thus I was; in the day 03117 the drought 02721 consumed 0398 me, and the frost 07140 by night 03915; and my sleep 08142 departed 05074 from my eyes 05869.

⁴¹ Thus have I been twenty 06242 years 08141 in thy house 01004; I served thee 05647 fourteen 0702, 6240 years 08141 for thy two 08147 daughters 01323, and six 08337 years 08141 for thy cattle 06629: and thou hast changed 02498 my wages 04909 ten 06235 times 04489.

⁴² Except 03884 the God 0430 of my father 01, the God 0430 of Abraham 085, and the fear 06343 of Isaac 03327, had been with me, surely thou hadst now sent me away 07971 empty 07387. God 0430 hath seen 07200 my affliction 06040 and the labour 03018 of my hands 03709, and rebuked 03198 thee last night 0570.

⁴³ And Laban 03837 answered 06030 and said 0559 to Jacob 03290, These daughters 01323 are my daughters 01323, and these children 01121 are my children 01121, and these cattle 06629 are my cattle 06629, and all that thou seest 07200 is mine: and what can I do 06213 this day 03117 to these my daughters 01323, or 0176 to their children 01121 which they have borne 03205?

⁴⁴ Now therefore come thou 03212, let us make 03772 a covenant 01285, I and thou; and let it be for a witness 05707 between me and thee.

⁴⁵ And Jacob 03290 took 03947 a stone 068, and set it up 07311 for a pillar 04676.

⁴⁶ And Jacob 03290 said 0559 to his brethren 0251, Gather 03950 stones 068; and they took 03947 stones 068, and made 06213 an heap 01530: and they ate 0398 there upon the heap 01530.

⁴⁷ And Laban 03837 called 07121 it Jegarsahadutha 03026: but Jacob 03290 called 07121 it Galeed 01567. Jegarsahadutha: that is, The heap of witness, ChaldeeGaleed: that is, The heap of witness, Heb.

⁴⁸ And Laban 03837 said 0559, This heap 01530 is a witness 05707 between me and thee this day 03117. Therefore was the name 08034 of it called 07121 Galeed 01567;

⁴⁹ And Mizpah 04709; for 0834 he said 0559, The LORD 03068 watch 06822 between me and thee, when we are absent 05641 one 0376 from another 07453. Mizpah: that is, A beacon, or, watchtower

⁵⁰ If thou shalt afflict 06031 my daughters 01323, or if thou shalt take 03947 other wives 0802 besides 05921 my daughters 01323, no man 0376 is with us; see 07200, God 0430 is witness 05707 between me and thee.

⁵¹ And Laban 03837 said 0559 to Jacob 03290, Behold this heap 01530, and behold this pillar 04676, which I have cast 03384 between me and thee;

⁵² This heap 01530 be witness 05707, and this pillar 04676 be witness 05713, that I will not pass over 05674 this heap 01530 to thee, and that thou shalt not pass over 05674 this heap 01530 and this pillar 04676 to me, for harm 07451.

⁵³ The God 0430 of Abraham 085, and the God 0430 of Nahor 05152, the God 0430 of their father 01, judge 08199 between us. And Jacob 03290 swore 07650 by the fear 06343 of his father 01 Isaac 03327.

⁵⁴ Then Jacob 03290 offered 02076 sacrifice 02077 upon the mount 02022, and called 07121 his brethren 0251 to eat 0398 bread 03899: and they ate 0398 bread 03899, and tarried all night 03885 in the mount 02022. offered…: or, killed beasts

⁵⁵ And early 07925 in the morning 01242 Laban 03837 arose 07925, and kissed 05401 his sons 01121 and his daughters 01323, and blessed 01288 them: and Laban 03837 departed 03212, and returned 07725 to his place 04725.

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¹ And Jacob 03290 went 01980 on his way 01870, and the angels 04397 of God 0430 met 06293 him.

² And when Jacob 03290 saw them 07200, he said 0559, This is God’s 0430 host 04264: and he called 07121 the name 08034 of that place 04725 Mahanaim 04266. Mahanaim: that is, Two hosts, or, camps

³ And Jacob 03290 sent 07971 messengers 04397 before him 06440 to Esau 06215 his brother 0251 to the land 0776 of Seir 08165, the country 07704 of Edom 0123. country: Heb. field

⁴ And he commanded 06680 them, saying 0559, Thus shall ye speak 0559 to my lord 0113 Esau 06215; Thy servant 05650 Jacob 03290 saith 0559 thus, I have sojourned 01481 with Laban 03837, and stayed there 0309 till now:

⁵ And I have oxen 07794, and donkeys 02543, flocks 06629, and male 05650 and female servants 08198: and I have sent 07971 to tell 05046 my lord 0113, that I may find 04672 grace 02580 in thy sight 05869.

⁶ And the messengers 04397 returned 07725 to Jacob 03290, saying 0559, We came 0935 to thy brother 0251 Esau 06215, and also he is coming 01980 to meet thee 07125, and four hundred 03967 men 0376 with him.

⁷ Then Jacob 03290 was greatly 03966 afraid 03372 and distressed 03334: and he divided 02673 the people 05971 that were with him, and the flocks 06629, and herds 01241, and camels 01581, into two 08147 bands 04264;

⁸ And said 0559, If Esau 06215 shall come 0935 to the one 0259 company 04264, and smite it 05221, then the other company 04264 which is left 07604 shall escape 06413.

⁹ And Jacob 03290 said 0559, O God 0430 of my father 01 Abraham 085, and God 0430 of my father 01 Isaac 03327, the LORD 03068 who saidst 0559 to me, Return 07725 to thy country 0776, and to thy kindred 04138, and I will deal well 03190 with thee:

¹⁰ I am not worthy of the least 06994 of all the mercies 02617, and of all the truth 0571, which thou hast shown 06213 to thy servant 05650; for with my staff 04731 I passed over 05674 this Jordan 03383; and now I am become two 08147 bands 04264. I am not…: Heb. I am less than all

¹¹ Deliver me 05337, I pray thee, from the hand 03027 of my brother 0251, from the hand 03027 of Esau 06215: for I fear 03373 him, lest he will come 0935 and smite me 05221, and the mother 0517 with 05921 the children 01121. with: Heb. upon

¹² And thou saidst 0559, I will surely 03190 do thee good 03190, and make 07760 thy seed 02233 as the sand 02344 of the sea 03220, which cannot be numbered 05608 for multitude 07230.

¹³ And he lodged 03885 there that same night 03915; and took 03947 of that which came 0935 to his hand 03027 a present 04503 for Esau 06215 his brother 0251;

¹⁴ Two hundred 03967 female goats 05795, and twenty 06242 male goats 08495, two hundred 03967 ewes 07353, and twenty 06242 rams 0352,

¹⁵ Thirty 07970 milk 03243 camels 01581 with their colts 01121, forty 0705 cows 06510, and ten 06235 bulls 06499, twenty 06242 female donkeys 0860, and ten 06235 foals 05895.

¹⁶ And he delivered 05414 them into the hand 03027 of his servants 05650, every drove 05739 by themselves; and said 0559 to his servants 05650, Pass over 05674 before me 06440, and put 07760 a space 07305 between 0996 drove 05739 and 0996 drove 05739.

¹⁷ And he commanded 06680 the foremost 07223, saying 0559, When Esau 06215 my brother 0251 meeteth thee 06298, and asketh thee 07592, saying 0559, Whose art thou? and where goest 03212 thou? and whose are these before 06440 thee?

¹⁸ Then thou shalt say 0559, They are thy servant 05650 Jacob’s 03290; it is a present 04503 sent 07971 to my lord 0113 Esau 06215: and, behold, also he is behind us 0310.

¹⁹ And so 01571 he commanded 06680 the second 08145, and the third 07992, and all that followed 01980, 310 the droves 05739, saying 0559, In this manner 01697 shall ye speak 01696 to Esau 06215, when ye find 04672 him.

²⁰ And say ye 0559 moreover 01571, Behold, thy servant 05650 Jacob 03290 is behind us 0310. For he said 0559, I will appease 03722 him 06440 with the present 04503 that goeth 01980 before me 06440, and afterward 0310 I will see 07200 his face 06440; perhaps he will accept 05375 of me 06440. of me: Heb. my face

²¹ So the present 04503 went over 05674 before him 06440: and he himself lodged 03885 that night 03915 in the company 04264.

²² And he arose 06965 that night 03915, and took 03947 his two 08147 wives 0802, and his two 08147 female servants 08198, and his eleven 06240, 259 sons 03206, and passed over 05674 the ford 04569 Jabbok 02999.

²³ And he took them 03947, and sent them over 05674 the brook 05158, and sent over 05674 that which he had. sent them: Heb. caused to pass

²⁴ And Jacob 03290 was left 03498 alone; and there wrestled 079 a man 0376 with him until the breaking 05927 of the day 07837. breaking…: Heb. ascending of the morning

²⁵ And when he saw 07200 that he prevailed 03201 not against him, he touched 05060 the hollow of his thigh 03409; and the hollow 03709 of Jacob’s 03290 thigh 03409 was out of joint 03363, as he wrestled 079 with him.

²⁶ And he said 0559, Let me go 07971, for the day 07837 breaketh 05927. And he said 0559, I will not let thee go 07971, except 0518 thou bless 01288 me.

²⁷ And he said 0559 to him, What is thy name 08034? And he said 0559, Jacob 03290.

²⁸ And he said 0559, Thy name 08034 shall be called 0559 no more Jacob 03290, but Israel 03478: for as a prince hast thou power 08280 with God 0430 and with men 0582, and hast prevailed 03201. Israel: that is, A prince of God

²⁹ And Jacob 03290 asked 07592 him, and said 0559, Tell 05046 me, I pray thee, thy name 08034. And he said 0559, why is it 02088 that thou dost ask 07592 after my name 08034? And he blessed 01288 him there.

³⁰ And Jacob 03290 called 07121 the name 08034 of the place 04725 Peniel 06439: for I have seen 07200 God 0430 face 06440 to face 06440, and my life 05315 is preserved 05337. Peniel: that is, The face of God

³¹ And as he passed over 05674 Penuel 06439 the sun 08121 rose 02224 upon him, and he limped 06760 upon his thigh 03409.

³² Therefore the children 01121 of Israel 03478 eat 0398 not of the sinew 01517 which shrank 05384, which is upon the hollow 03709 of the thigh 03409, to this day 03117: because he touched 05060 the hollow 03709 of Jacob’s 03290 thigh 03409 in the sinew 01517 that shrank 05384.

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¹ And Jacob 03290 lifted up 05375 his eyes 05869, and looked 07200, and, behold, Esau 06215 came 0935, and with him four 0702 hundred 03967 men 0376. And he divided 02673 the children 03206 to Leah 03812, and to Rachel 07354, and to the two 08147 handmaids 08198.

² And he put 07760 the handmaids 08198 and their children 03206 foremost 07223, and Leah 03812 and her children 03206 after 0314, and Rachel 07354 and Joseph 03130 last 0314 of all.

³ And he passed on 05674 before them 06440, and bowed himself 07812 to the ground 0776 seven 07651 times 06471, till he came near 05066 to his brother 0251.

⁴ And Esau 06215 ran 07323 to meet him 07125, and embraced 02263 him, and fell 05307 on his neck 06677, and kissed him 05401: and they wept 01058.

⁵ And he lifted up 05375 his eyes 05869, and saw 07200 the women 0802 and the children 03206; and said 0559, Who are those 0428 with thee? And he said 0559, The children 03206 whom God 0430 hath graciously given 02603 to thy servant 05650. with…: Heb. to thee

⁶ Then the handmaidens 08198 came near 05066, they and their children 03206, and they bowed themselves 07812.

⁷ And Leah 03812 also with her children 03206 came near 05066, and bowed themselves 07812: and after 0310 came 05066 Joseph 03130 near 05066 and Rachel 07354, and they bowed 07812 themselves.

⁸ And he said 0559, What meanest thou by all this drove 04264 which I met 06298? And he said 0559, These are to find 04672 grace 02580 in the sight 05869 of my lord 0113. What…: Heb. What is all this band to thee?

⁹ And Esau 06215 said 0559, I have 03426 enough 07227, my brother 0251; keep what thou hast to thyself. keep…: Heb. be that to thee that is thine

¹⁰ And Jacob 03290 said 0559, Nay, I pray thee, if now I have found 04672 grace 02580 in thy sight 05869, then receive 03947 my present 04503 at my hand 03027: for therefore I have seen 07200 thy face 06440, as though I had seen 07200 the face 06440 of God 0430, and thou hast been pleased with me 07521.

¹¹ Take 03947, I pray thee, my blessing 01293 that is brought 0935 to thee; because God 0430 hath dealt graciously with me 02603, and because 03605 I have 03426 enough 03605. And he urged 06484 him, and he took 03947 it. enough: Heb. all things

¹² And he said 0559, Let us take our journey 05265, and let us go 03212, and I will go 03212 before thee.

¹³ And he said 0559 to him, My lord 0113 knoweth 03045 that the children 03206 are tender 07390, and the flocks 06629 and herds 01241 with young 05763 are with me: and if men should overdrive 01849 them one 0259 day 03117, all the flock 06629 will die 04191.

¹⁴ Let my lord 0113, I pray thee, pass over 05674 before 06440 his servant 05650: and I will lead on 05095 slowly 0328, according as 07272 the cattle 04399 that go before me 06440 and the children 03206 are able to endure 07272, until I come 0935 to my lord 0113 to Seir 08165. according…: Heb. according to the foot of the work, etc., and according to the foot of the children

¹⁵ And Esau 06215 said 0559, Let me now leave 03322 with thee some of the people 05971 that are with me. And he said 0559, What 04100 needeth it? let me find 04672 grace 02580 in the sight 05869 of my lord 0113. leave: Heb. set, or, placeWhat…: Heb. Wherefore is this?

¹⁶ So Esau 06215 returned 07725 that day 03117 on his way 01870 to Seir 08165.

¹⁷ And Jacob 03290 journeyed 05265 to Succoth 05523, and built 01129 for himself an house 01004, and made 06213 booths 05521 for his cattle 04735: therefore the name 08034 of the place 04725 is called 07121 Succoth 05523. Succoth: that is, Booths

¹⁸ And Jacob 03290 came 0935 to Shalem 08004, a city 05892 of Shechem 07927, which is in the land 0776 of Canaan 03667, when he came 0935 from Padanaram 06307; and pitched his tent 02583 before 06440 the city 05892. Shechem: Gr. Sychem

¹⁹ And he bought 07069 the piece 02513 of land 07704, where he had spread 05186 his tent 0168, at the hand 03027 of the children 01121 of Hamor 02544, Shechem’s 07927 father 01, for an hundred 03967 pieces of money 07192. Hamor: Gr. Emmorpieces…: or, lambs

²⁰ And he built 05324 there an altar 04196, and called it 07121 Elelohe–Israel 0415. Elelohe–Israel: that is God the God of Israel

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¹ And Dinah 01783 the daughter 01323 of Leah 03812, which she bore 03205 to Jacob 03290, went out 03318 to see 07200 the daughters 01323 of the land 0776.

² And when Shechem 07927 the son 01121 of Hamor 02544 the Hivite 02340, prince 05387 of the country 0776, saw 07200 her, he took 03947 her, and lay 07901 with her, and defiled her 06031. defiled…: Heb. humbled her

³ And his soul 05315 cleaved 01692 to Dinah 01783 the daughter 01323 of Jacob 03290, and he loved 0157 the damsel 05291, and spoke 01696 kindly 03820 to the damsel 05291. kindly…: Heb. to the heart of the damsel

⁴ And Shechem 07927 spoke 0559 to his father 01 Hamor 02544, saying 0559, Get 03947 me this damsel 03207 for a wife 0802.

⁵ And Jacob 03290 heard 08085 that he had defiled 02930 Dinah 01783 his daughter 01323: now his sons 01121 were with his cattle 04735 in the field 07704: and Jacob 03290 held his peace 02790 until they had come 0935.

⁶ And Hamor 02544 the father 01 of Shechem 07927 went out 03318 to Jacob 03290 to speak 01696 with 0854 him.

⁷ And the sons 01121 of Jacob 03290 came 0935 from the field 07704 when they heard 08085 it: and the men 0582 were grieved 06087, and they were very 03966 angry 02734, because he had wrought 06213 folly 05039 in Israel 03478 in lying 07901 with Jacob’s 03290 daughter 01323; which thing ought not to be done 06213.

⁸ And Hamor 02544 spoke 01696 with them, saying 0559, The soul 05315 of my son 01121 Shechem 07927 longeth 02836 for your daughter 01323: I pray you give 05414 her to him for a wife 0802.

⁹ And make ye marriages 02859 with us, give 05414 your daughters 01323 to us, and take 03947 our daughters 01323 to you.

¹⁰ And ye shall dwell 03427 with us: and the land 0776 shall be 01961 before you 06440; dwell 03427 and trade 05503 ye in it, and get you possessions 0270 in it.

¹¹ And Shechem 07927 said 0559 to her father 01 and to her brethren 0251, Let me find 04672 favour 02580 in your eyes 05869, and what ye shall say 0559 to me I will give 05414.

¹² Ask 07235 me never so much 03966 dowry 04119 and gift 04976, and I will give 05414 according as ye shall say 0559 to me: but give 05414 me the damsel 05291 for a wife 0802.

¹³ And the sons 01121 of Jacob 03290 answered 06030 Shechem 07927 and Hamor 02544 his father 01 deceitfully 04820, and said 01696, because he had defiled 02930 Dinah 01783 their sister 0269:

¹⁴ And they said 0559 to them, We cannot 03808, 3201 do 06213 this thing 01697, to give 05414 our sister 0269 to one 0376 that is uncircumcised 06190; for that would be a reproach 02781 to us:

¹⁵ But in this 02063 will we consent 0225 to you: If ye will be as we are, that every male 02145 of you shall be circumcised 04135;

¹⁶ Then will we give 05414 our daughters 01323 to you, and we will take 03947 your daughters 01323 to us, and we will dwell 03427 with you, and we will become one 0259 people 05971.

¹⁷ But if ye will not hearken 08085 to us, to be circumcised 04135; then will we take 03947 our daughter 01323, and we will be gone 01980.

¹⁸ And their words 01697 pleased 03190, 5869 Hamor 02544, and Shechem 07927 Hamor’s 02544 son 01121.

¹⁹ And the young man 05288 deferred 0309 not to do 06213 the thing 01697, because he had delight 02654 in Jacob’s 03290 daughter 01323: and he was more honourable 03513 than all the house 01004 of his father 01.

²⁰ And Hamor 02544 and Shechem 07927 his son 01121 came 0935 to the gate 08179 of their city 05892, and spoke 01696 with the men 0582 of their city 05892, saying 0559,

²¹ These men 0582 are peaceable 08003 with 0854 us; therefore let them dwell 03427 in the land 0776, and trade 05503 in it; for the land 0776, behold, it is large 07342 enough 03027 for them 06440; let us take 03947 their daughters 01323 to us for wives 0802, and let us give 05414 them our daughters 01323.

²² Only on this 02063 condition will the men 0582 consent 0225 to us to dwell 03427 with us, to be one 0259 people 05971, if every male 02145 among us shall be circumcised 04135, as they are circumcised 04135.

²³ Shall not their cattle 04735 and their substance 07075 and every beast 0929 of theirs be ours? only let us consent 0225 to them, and they will dwell 03427 with us.

²⁴ And to Hamor 02544 and to Shechem 07927 his son 01121 hearkened 08085 all that went out 03318 of the gate 08179 of his city 05892; and every male 02145 was circumcised 04135, all that went out 03318 of the gate 08179 of his city 05892.

²⁵ And it came to pass on the third 07992 day 03117, when they were sore 03510, that two 08147 of the sons 01121 of Jacob 03290, Simeon 08095 and Levi 03878, Dinah’s 01783 brethren 0251, took 03947 each man 0376 his sword 02719, and came 0935 upon the city 05892 boldly 0983, and slew 02026 all the males 02145.

²⁶ And they slew 02026 Hamor 02544 and Shechem 07927 his son 01121 with the edge 06310 of the sword 02719, and took 03947 Dinah 01783 out 03947 of Shechem’s 07927 house 01004, and went out 03318. edge: Heb. mouth

²⁷ The sons 01121 of Jacob 03290 came 0935 upon the slain 02491, and spoiled 0962 the city 05892, because they had defiled 02930 their sister 0269.

²⁸ They took 03947 their sheep 06629, and their oxen 01241, and their donkeys 02543, and that which was in the city 05892, and that which was in the field 07704,

²⁹ And all their wealth 02428, and all their little ones 02945, and their wives 0802 they took captive 07617, and spoiled 0962 even all that was in the house 01004.

³⁰ And Jacob 03290 said 0559 to Simeon 08095 and Levi 03878, Ye have troubled 05916 me to make me odious 0887 among the inhabitants 03427 of the land 0776, among the Canaanites 03669 and the Perizzites 06522: and I being few 04962 in number 04557, they shall gather themselves together 0622 against me, and slay me 05221; and I shall be destroyed 08045, I and my house 01004.

³¹ And they said 0559, Should he deal 06213 with our sister 0269 as with an harlot 02181?

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¹ And God 0430 said 0559 to Jacob 03290, Arise 06965, go up 05927 to Bethel 01008, and dwell 03427 there: and make 06213 there an altar 04196 to God 0410, who appeared 07200 to thee when thou fleddest 01272 from the face 06440 of Esau 06215 thy brother 0251.

² Then Jacob 03290 said 0559 to his household 01004, and to all that were with him, Put away 05493 the foreign 05236 gods 0430 that are among you 08432, and be clean 02891, and change 02498 your garments 08071:

³ And let us arise 06965, and go up 05927 to Bethel 01008; and I will make 06213 there an altar 04196 to God 0410, who answered 06030 me in the day 03117 of my distress 06869, and was with me in the way 01870 which I went 01980.

⁴ And they gave 05414 to Jacob 03290 all the foreign 05236 gods 0430 which were in their hand 03027, and the earrings 05141 which were in their ears 0241; and Jacob 03290 hid 02934 them under the oak 0424 which was by Shechem 07927.

⁵ And they journeyed 05265: and the terror 02847 of God 0430 was on the cities 05892 that were around 05439 them, and they did not pursue 07291 after 0310 the sons 01121 of Jacob 03290.

⁶ So Jacob 03290 came 0935 to Luz 03870, which is in the land 0776 of Canaan 03667, that is, Bethel 01008, he and all the people 05971 that were with him.

⁷ And he built 01129 there an altar 04196, and called 07121 the place 04725 Elbethel 0416: because there God 0430 appeared 01540 to him, when he fled 01272 from the face 06440 of his brother 0251. Elbethel: that is, The God of Bethel

⁸ But Deborah 01683 Rebekah’s 07259 nurse 03243 died 04191, and she was buried 06912 beneath Bethel 01008 under an oak 0437: and the name 08034 of it was called 07121 Allonbachuth 0439. Allonbachuth: that is, The oak of weeping

⁹ And God 0430 appeared 07200 to Jacob 03290 again, when he came 0935 out of Padanaram 06307, and blessed 01288 him.

¹⁰ And God 0430 said 0559 to him, Thy name 08034 is Jacob 03290: thy name 08034 shall not be called 07121 any more Jacob 03290, but Israel 03478 shall be thy name 08034: and he called 07121 his name 08034 Israel 03478.

¹¹ And God 0430 said 0559 to him, I am God 0410 Almighty 07706: be fruitful 06509 and multiply 07235; a nation 01471 and a multitude 06951 of nations 01471 shall spring from thee, and kings 04428 shall come 03318 out of thy loins 02504;

¹² And the land 0776 which I gave 05414 to Abraham 085 and Isaac 03327, to thee I will give it 05414, and to thy seed 02233 after thee 0310 will I give 05414 the land 0776.

¹³ And God 0430 went up 05927 from him in the place 04725 where he talked 01696 with him.

¹⁴ And Jacob 03290 set up 05324 a pillar 04676 in the place 04725 where he talked 01696 with him, even a pillar 04678 of stone 068: and he poured 05258 a drink offering 05262 on it, and he poured 03332 oil 08081 on it.

¹⁵ And Jacob 03290 called 07121 the name 08034 of the place 04725 where God 0430 spoke 01696 with him, Bethel 01008.

¹⁶ And they journeyed 05265 from Bethel 01008; and there was but 05750 a little 03530 way 0776 to come 0935 to Ephrath 0672: and Rachel 07354 travailed 03205, and she had hard 07185 labour 03205. a little…: Heb. a little piece of ground

¹⁷ And it came to pass, when she was in hard 07185 labour 03205, that the midwife 03205 said 0559 to her, Fear 03372 not; thou shalt have this son 01121 also.

¹⁸ And it came to pass, as her soul 05315 was in departing 03318, (for she died 04191) that she called 07121 his name 08034 Benoni 01126: but his father 01 called 07121 him Benjamin 01144. Benoni: that is, The son of my sorrowBenjamin: that is, The son of the right hand

¹⁹ And Rachel 07354 died 04191, and was buried 06912 in the way 01870 to Ephrath 0672, which is Bethlehem 01035.

²⁰ And Jacob 03290 set 05324 a pillar 04676 on her grave 06900: that is the pillar 04678 of Rachel’s 07354 grave 06900 to this day 03117.

²¹ And Israel 03478 journeyed 05265, and spread 05186 his tent 0168 beyond 01973 the tower 04026 of Edar 04029.

²² And it came to pass, when Israel 03478 dwelt 07931 in that land 0776, that Reuben 07205 went 03212 and lay 07901 with Bilhah 01090 his father’s 01 concubine 06370: and Israel 03478 heard 08085 it. Now the sons 01121 of Jacob 03290 were twelve 08147, 6240:

²³ The sons 01121 of Leah 03812; Reuben 07205, Jacob’s 03290 firstborn 01060, and Simeon 08095, and Levi 03878, and Judah 03063, and Issachar 03485, and Zebulun 02074:

²⁴ The sons 01121 of Rachel 07354; Joseph 03130, and Benjamin 01144:

²⁵ And the sons 01121 of Bilhah 01090, Rachel’s 07354 handmaid 08198; Dan 01835, and Naphtali 05321:

²⁶ And the sons 01121 of Zilpah 02153, Leah’s 03812 handmaid 08198; Gad 01410, and Asher 0836: these are the sons 01121 of Jacob 03290, who were born 03205 to him in Padanaram 06307.

²⁷ And Jacob 03290 came 0935 to Isaac 03327 his father 01 to Mamre 04471, to the city of Arbah 07153, which is Hebron 02275, where Abraham 085 and Isaac 03327 sojourned 01481.

²⁸ And the days 03117 of Isaac 03327 were an hundred 03967, 8141 and eighty 08084 years 08141.

²⁹ And Isaac 03327 gave up the ghost 01478, and died 04191, and was gathered 0622 to his people 05971, being old 02205 and full 07649 of days 03117: and his sons 01121 Esau 06215 and Jacob 03290 buried 06912 him.

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¹ Now these are the generations 08435 of Esau 06215, who is Edom 0123.

² Esau 06215 took 03947 his wives 0802 of the daughters 01323 of Canaan 03667; Adah 05711 the daughter 01323 of Elon 0356 the Hittite 02850, and Aholibamah 0173 the daughter 01323 of Anah 06034 the daughter 01323 of Zibeon 06649 the Hivite 02340;

³ And Bashemath 01315 Ishmael’s 03458 daughter 01323, sister 0269 of Nebajoth 05032. Bashemath: or, Mahalath

⁴ And Adah 05711 bore 03205 to Esau 06215 Eliphaz 0464; and Bashemath 01315 bore 03205 Reuel 07467;

⁵ And Aholibamah 0173 bore 03205 Jeush 03274, and Jaalam 03281, and Korah 07141: these are the sons 01121 of Esau 06215, who were born 03205 to him in the land 0776 of Canaan 03667.

⁶ And Esau 06215 took 03947 his wives 0802, and his sons 01121, and his daughters 01323, and all the persons 05315 of his house 01004, and his cattle 04735, and all his beasts 0929, and all his substance 07075, which he had gained 07408 in the land 0776 of Canaan 03667; and went 03212 into the country 0776 from the face 06440 of his brother 0251 Jacob 03290. persons: Heb. souls

⁷ For their riches 07399 were more 07227 than that they might dwell 03427 together 03162; and the land 0776 where they were strangers 04033 could 03201 not sustain 05375 them because 06440 of their cattle 04735.

⁸ Thus dwelt 03427 Esau 06215 in mount 02022 Seir 08165: Esau 06215 is Edom 0123.

⁹ And these are the generations 08435 of Esau 06215 the father 01 of the Edomites 0123 in mount 02022 Seir 08165: the Edomites: Heb. Edom

¹⁰ These are the names 08034 of Esau’s 06215 sons 01121; Eliphaz 0464 the son 01121 of Adah 05711 the wife 0802 of Esau 06215, Reuel 07467 the son 01121 of Bashemath 01315 the wife 0802 of Esau 06215.

¹¹ And the sons 01121 of Eliphaz 0464 were Teman 08487, Omar 0201, Zepho 06825, and Gatam 01609, and Kenaz 07073. Zepho: or, Zephi

¹² And Timna 08555 was concubine 06370 to Eliphaz 0464 Esau’s 06215 son 01121; and she bore 03205 to Eliphaz 0464 Amalek 06002: these were the sons 01121 of Adah 05711 Esau’s 06215 wife 0802.

¹³ And these are the sons 01121 of Reuel 07467; Nahath 05184, and Zerah 02226, Shammah 08048, and Mizzah 04199: these were the sons 01121 of Bashemath 01315 Esau’s 06215 wife 0802.

¹⁴ And these were the sons 01121 of Aholibamah 0173, the daughter 01323 of Anah 06034 the daughter 01323 of Zibeon 06649, Esau’s 06215 wife 0802: and she bore 03205 to Esau 06215 Jeush 03274, and Jaalam 03281, and Korah 07141.

¹⁵ These were chiefs 0441 of the sons 01121 of Esau 06215: the sons 01121 of Eliphaz 0464 the firstborn 01060 son of Esau 06215; chief 0441 Teman 08487, chief 0441 Omar 0201, chief 0441 Zepho 06825, chief 0441 Kenaz 07073,

¹⁶ Chief 0441 Korah 07141, chief 0441 Gatam 01609, and chief 0441 Amalek 06002: these are the chiefs 0441 that came of Eliphaz 0464 in the land 0776 of Edom 0123; these were the sons 01121 of Adah 05711.

¹⁷ And these are the sons 01121 of Reuel 07467 Esau’s 06215 son 01121; chief 0441 Nahath 05184, chief 0441 Zerah 02226, chief 0441 Shammah 08048, chief 0441 Mizzah 04199: these are the chiefs 0441 that came of Reuel 07467 in the land 0776 of Edom 0123; these are the sons 01121 of Bashemath 01315 Esau’s 06215 wife 0802.

¹⁸ And these are the sons 01121 of Aholibamah 0173 Esau’s 06215 wife 0802; chief 0441 Jeush 03266, chief 0441 Jaalam 03281, chief 0441 Korah 07141: these were the chiefs 0441 that came of Aholibamah 0173 the daughter 01323 of Anah 06034, Esau’s 06215 wife 0802.

¹⁹ These are the sons 01121 of Esau 06215, who is Edom 0123, and these are their chiefs 0441.

²⁰ These are the sons 01121 of Seir 08165 the Horite 02752, who inhabited 03427 the land 0776; Lotan 03877, and Shobal 07732, and Zibeon 06649, and Anah 06034,

²¹ And Dishon 01787, and Ezer 0687, and Dishan 01789: these are the chiefs 0441 of the Horites 02752, the children 01121 of Seir 08165 in the land 0776 of Edom 0123.

²² And the children 01121 of Lotan 03877 were Hori 02753 and Hemam 01967; and Lotan’s 03877 sister 0269 was Timna 08555. Hemam: or, Homam

²³ And the children 01121 of Shobal 07732 were these; Alvan 05935, and Manahath 04506, and Ebal 05858, Shepho 08195, and Onam 0208. Alvan: or, AlianShepho: or, Shephi

²⁴ And these are the children 01121 of Zibeon 06649; both Ajah 0345, and Anah 06034: this was that Anah 06034 that found 04672 the mules 03222 in the wilderness 04057, as he fed 07462 the donkeys 02543 of Zibeon 06649 his father 01.

²⁵ And the children 01121 of Anah 06034 were these; Dishon 01787, and Aholibamah 0173 the daughter 01323 of Anah 06034.

²⁶ And these are the children 01121 of Dishon 01787; Hemdan 02533, and Eshban 0790, and Ithran 03506, and Cheran 03763. Hemdan: or, Amram

²⁷ The children 01121 of Ezer 0687 are these; Bilhan 01092, and Zaavan 02190, and Akan 06130. Akan: or, Jakan

²⁸ The children 01121 of Dishan 01789 are these; Uz 05780, and Aran 0765.

²⁹ These are the chiefs 0441 that came of the Horites 02752; chief 0441 Lotan 03877, chief 0441 Shobal 07732, chief 0441 Zibeon 06649, chief 0441 Anah 06034,

³⁰ Chief 0441 Dishon 01787, chief 0441 Ezer 0687, chief 0441 Dishan 01789: these are the chiefs 0441 that came of Hori 02753, among their chiefs 0441 in the land 0776 of Seir 08165.

³¹ And these are the kings 04428 that reigned 04427 in the land 0776 of Edom 0123, before 06440 there reigned 04427 any king 04428 over the children 01121 of Israel 03478.

³² And Bela 01106 the son 01121 of Beor 01160 reigned 04427 in Edom 0123: and the name 08034 of his city 05892 was Dinhabah 01838.

³³ And Bela 01106 died 04191, and Jobab 03103 the son 01121 of Zerah 02226 of Bozrah 01224 reigned 04427 in his stead.

³⁴ And Jobab 03103 died 04191, and Husham 02367 of the land 0776 of Temani 08489 reigned 04427 in his stead.

³⁵ And Husham 02367 died 04191, and Hadad 01908 the son 01121 of Bedad 0911, who smote 05221 Midian 04080 in the field 07704 of Moab 04124, reigned 04427 in his stead: and the name 08034 of his city 05892 was Avith 05762.

³⁶ And Hadad 01908 died 04191, and Samlah 08072 of Masrekah 04957 reigned 04427 in his stead.

³⁷ And Samlah 08072 died 04191, and Saul 07586 of Rehoboth 07344 by the river 05104 reigned 04427 in his stead.

³⁸ And Saul 07586 died 04191, and Baalhanan 01177 the son 01121 of Achbor 05907 reigned 04427 in his stead.

³⁹ And Baalhanan 01177 the son 01121 of Achbor 05907 died 04191, and Hadar 01924 reigned 04427 in his stead: and the name 08034 of his city 05892 was Pau 06464; and his wife’s 0802 name 08034 was Mehetabel 04105, the daughter 01323 of Matred 04308, the daughter 01323 of Mezahab 04314. Hadar, Pau: or, Hadad, Pai: after his death was an Aristocracy

⁴⁰ And these are the names 08034 of the chiefs 0441 that came of Esau 06215, according to their families 04940, after their places 04725, by their names 08034; chief 0441 Timnah 08555, chief 0441 Alvah 05933, chief 0441 Jetheth 03509, Alvah: or, Aliah

⁴¹ Chief 0441 Aholibamah 0173, chief 0441 Elah 0425, chief 0441 Pinon 06373,

⁴² Chief 0441 Kenaz 07073, chief 0441 Teman 08487, chief 0441 Mibzar 04014,

⁴³ Chief 0441 Magdiel 04025, chief 0441 Iram 05902: these are the chiefs 0441 of Edom 0123, according to their habitations 04186 in the land 0776 of their possession 0272: he is Esau 06215 the father 01 of the Edomites 0123. the Edomites: Heb. Edom

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¹ And Jacob 03290 dwelt 03427 in the land 0776 in which his father 01 was a stranger 04033, in the land 0776 of Canaan 03667. wherein…: Heb. of his father’s sojournings

² These are the generations 08435 of Jacob 03290. Joseph 03130, being seventeen 06240, 7651 years 08141 old 01121, was feeding 07462 the flock 06629 with his brethren 0251; and the lad 05288 was with the sons 01121 of Bilhah 01090, and with the sons 01121 of Zilpah 02153, his father’s 01 wives 0802: and Joseph 03130 brought 0935 to his father 01 their bad 07451 report 01681.

³ Now Israel 03478 loved 0157 Joseph 03130 more than all his children 01121, because he was the son 01121 of his old age 02208: and he made 06213 him a coat 03801 of many colours 06446. colours: or, pieces

⁴ And when his brethren 0251 saw 07200 that their father 01 loved 0157 him more than all his brethren 0251, they hated 08130 him, and could 03201 not speak 01696 peaceably 07965 to him.

⁵ And Joseph 03130 dreamed 02492 a dream 02472, and he told 05046 it to his brethren 0251: and they hated 08130 him yet the more 03254.

⁶ And he said 0559 to them, Hear 08085, I pray you, this dream 02472 which I have dreamed 02492:

⁷ For, behold, we were binding 0481, 8432 sheaves 0485 in the field 07704, and, lo, my sheaf 0485 arose 06965, and also stood upright 05324; and, behold, your sheaves 0485 stood around 05437, and made obeisance 07812 to my sheaf 0485.

⁸ And his brethren 0251 said 0559 to him, Shalt thou indeed 04427 reign 04427 over us? or shalt thou indeed 04910 have dominion 04910 over us? And they hated 08130 him yet the more 03254 for his dreams 02472, and for his words 01697.

⁹ And he dreamed 02492 yet another 0312 dream 02472, and told 05608 it to his brethren 0251, and said 0559, Behold, I have dreamed 02492 a dream 02472 more; and, behold, the sun 08121 and the moon 03394 and the eleven 06240, 259 stars 03556 made obeisance 07812 to me.

¹⁰ And he told 05608 it to his father 01, and to his brethren 0251: and his father 01 rebuked 01605 him, and said 0559 to him, What is this dream 02472 that thou hast dreamed 02492? Shall I and thy mother 0517 and thy brethren 0251 indeed 0935 come 0935 to bow down 07812 ourselves to thee to the earth 0776?

¹¹ And his brethren 0251 envied 07065 him; but his father 01 observed 08104 the saying 01697.

¹² And his brethren 0251 went 03212 to feed 07462 their father’s 01 flock 06629 in Shechem 07927.

¹³ And Israel 03478 said 0559 to Joseph 03130, Do not thy brethren 0251 feed 07462 the flock in Shechem 07927? come 03212, and I will send thee 07971 to them. And he said 0559 to him, Here am I.

¹⁴ And he said 0559 to him, Go 03212, I pray thee, see 07200 whether it is well 07965 with thy brethren 0251, and well 07965 with the flocks 06629; and bring 07725 me word 01697 again 07725. So he sent 07971 him from the vale 06010 of Hebron 02275, and he came 0935 to Shechem 07927. see…: Heb. see the peace of thy brethren, etc.

¹⁵ And a certain man 0376 found him 04672, and, behold, he was wandering 08582 in the field 07704: and the man 0376 asked him 07592, saying 0559, What seekest 01245 thou?

¹⁶ And he said 0559, I seek 01245 my brethren 0251: tell 05046 me, I pray thee, where 0375 they feed 07462 their flocks.

¹⁷ And the man 0376 said 0559, They have departed 05265 from here 02088; for I heard 08085 them say 0559, Let us go 03212 to Dothan 01886. And Joseph 03130 went 03212 after 0310 his brethren 0251, and found 04672 them in Dothan 01886.

¹⁸ And when they saw 07200 him afar off 07350, even before he came near 07126 to them, they conspired 05230 against him to slay 04191 him.

¹⁹ And they said 0559 one 0376 to another 0251, Behold, this 01976 dreamer 01167, 2472 is coming 0935. dreamer: Heb. master of dreams

²⁰ Come 03212 now therefore, and let us slay 02026 him, and cast 07993 him into some 0259 pit 0953, and we will say 0559, Some evil 07451 beast 02416 hath devoured 0398 him: and we shall see 07200 what will become of his dreams 02472.

²¹ And Reuben 07205 heard 08085 it, and he delivered 05337 him from their hands 03027; and said 0559, Let us not kill 05221, 5315 him.

²² And Reuben 07205 said 0559 to them, Shed 08210 no blood 01818, cast 07993 him into this pit 0953 that is in the wilderness 04057, and lay 07971 no hand 03027 upon him; that he might deliver 05337 him from their hands 03027, to bring him back 07725 to his father 01.

²³ And it came to pass, when Joseph 03130 had come 0935 to his brethren 0251, that they stripped 06584, 853 Joseph 03130 of 0854 his coat 03801, his coat 03801 of many colours 06446 that was on him; colours: or, pieces

²⁴ And they took 03947 him, and cast 07993 him into a pit 0953: and the pit 0953 was empty 07386, there was no water 04325 in it.

²⁵ And they sat down 03427 to eat 0398 bread 03899: and they lifted up 05375 their eyes 05869 and looked 07200, and, behold, a company 0736 of Ishmaelites 03459 came 0935 from Gilead 01568 with their camels 01581 bearing 05375 spicery 05219 and balm 06875 and myrrh 03910, going 01980 to carry them down 03381 to Egypt 04714.

²⁶ And Judah 03063 said 0559 to his brethren 0251, What profit 01215 is it if we slay 02026 our brother 0251, and conceal 03680 his blood 01818?

²⁷ Come 03212, and let us sell 04376 him to the Ishmaelites 03459, and let not our hand 03027 be upon him; for he is our brother 0251 our flesh 01320. And his brethren 0251 were content 08085. were…: Heb. hearkened

²⁸ Then there passed 05674 by Midianites 04084 merchants 0582, 5503; and they drew 04900 and lifted 05927 Joseph 03130 out of the pit 0953, and sold 04376 Joseph 03130 to the Ishmaelites 03459 for twenty 06242 pieces of silver 03701: and they brought 0935 Joseph 03130 into Egypt 04714.

²⁹ And Reuben 07205 returned 07725 to the pit 0953; and, behold, Joseph 03130 was not in the pit 0953; and he tore 07167 his clothes 0899.

³⁰ And he returned 07725 to his brethren 0251, and said 0559, The child 03206 is not; and I, where 0575 shall I go 0935?

³¹ And they took 03947 Joseph’s 03130 coat 03801, and killed 07819 a kid 08163 of the goats 05795, and dipped 02881 the coat 03801 in the blood 01818;

³² And they sent 07971 the coat 03801 of many colours 06446, and they brought 0935 it to their father 01; and said 0559, This have we found 04672: know 05234 now whether it is thy son’s 01121 coat 03801 or not.

³³ And he knew it 05234, and said 0559, It is my son’s 01121 coat 03801; an evil 07451 beast 02416 hath devoured 0398 him; Joseph 03130 is without doubt 02963 torn in pieces 02963.

³⁴ And Jacob 03290 tore 07167 his clothes 08071, and put 07760 sackcloth 08242 on his loins 04975, and mourned 056 for his son 01121 many 07227 days 03117.

³⁵ And all his sons 01121 and all his daughters 01323 rose up 06965 to comfort 05162 him; but he refused 03985 to be comforted 05162; and he said 0559, For I will go down 03381 into the grave 07585 to my son 01121 mourning 057. Thus his father 01 wept 01058 for him.

³⁶ And the Midianites 04092 sold 04376 him into Egypt 04714 to Potiphar 06318, an officer 05631 of Pharaoh’s 06547, and captain 08269 of the guard 02876. officer: Heb. eunuch: but the word doth signify not only eunuchs, but also chamberlains, courtiers, and officerscaptain…: or, chief marshal: Heb. chief of the slaughter men, or executioners

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¹ And it came to pass at that time 06256, that Judah 03063 went down 03381 from his brethren 0251, and turned 05186 in to a certain 0376 Adullamite 05726, whose name 08034 was Hirah 02437.

² And Judah 03063 saw 07200 there a daughter 01323 of a certain 0376 Canaanite 03669, whose name 08034 was Shuah 07770; and he took her 03947, and went in 0935 to her.

³ And she conceived 02029, and bore 03205 a son 01121; and he called 07121 his name 08034 Er 06147.

⁴ And she conceived 02029 again, and bore 03205 a son 01121; and she called 07121 his name 08034 Onan 0209.

⁵ And she yet again conceived 03254, and bore 03205 a son 01121; and called 07121 his name 08034 Shelah 07956: and he was at Chezib 03580, when she bore 03205 him.

⁶ And Judah 03063 took 03947 a wife 0802 for Er 06147 his firstborn 01060, whose name 08034 was Tamar 08559.

⁷ And Er 06147, Judah’s 03063 firstborn 01060, was wicked 07451 in the sight 05869 of the LORD 03068; and the LORD 03068 slew 04191 him.

⁸ And Judah 03063 said 0559 to Onan 0209, Go in 0935 to thy brother’s 0251 wife 0802, and marry 02992 her, and raise up 06965 seed 02233 to thy brother 0251.

⁹ And Onan 0209 knew 03045 that the seed 02233 should not be his; and it came to pass, when 0518 he went in 0935 to his brother’s 0251 wife 0802, that he wasted 07843 it on the ground 0776, lest 01115 he should give 05414 seed 02233 to his brother 0251.

¹⁰ And the thing which 0834 he did 06213 displeased 03415, 5869 the LORD 03068: therefore he slew 04191 him also. displeased…: Heb. was evil in the eyes of the Lord

¹¹ Then said 0559 Judah 03063 to Tamar 08559 his daughter in law 03618, Remain 03427 a widow 0490 at thy father’s 01 house 01004, till Shelah 07956 my son 01121 shall be grown 01431: for he said 0559, Lest perhaps he die 04191 also, as his brethren 0251 did. And Tamar 08559 went 03212 and dwelt 03427 in her father’s 01 house 01004.

¹² And in process 07235 of time 03117 the daughter 01323 of Shuah 07770 Judah’s 03063 wife 0802 died 04191; and Judah 03063 was comforted 05162, and went up 05927 to his sheepshearers 01494, 6629 to Timnath 08553, he and his friend 07453 Hirah 02437 the Adullamite 05726. in process…: Heb. the days were multiplied

¹³ And it was told 05046 to Tamar 08559, saying 0559, Behold thy father in law 02524 goeth up 05927 to Timnath 08553 to shear 01494 his sheep 06629.

¹⁴ And she put off 05493 from her, her widow’s 0491 garments 0899, and covered her 03680 with a veil 06809, and wrapped herself 05968, and sat in 03427 an open 05869 place 06607, which is by the way 01870 to Timnath 08553; for she saw 07200 that Shelah 07956 was grown 01431, and she was not given 05414 to him for a wife 0802. an open…: Heb. the door of eyes, or, of Enajim

¹⁵ When Judah 03063 saw her 07200, he thought 02803 her to be an harlot 02181; because she had covered 03680 her face 06440.

¹⁶ And he turned 05186 to her by the way 01870, and said 0559, Come 03051, I pray thee, let me come in 0935 to thee; (for he knew 03045 not that she was his daughter in law 03618.) And she said 0559, What wilt thou give 05414 me, that thou mayest come in 0935 to me?

¹⁷ And he said 0559, I will send 07971 thee a kid 05795, 1423 from the flock 06629. And she said 0559, Wilt thou give 05414 me a pledge 06162, till thou sendest 07971 it? a kid: Heb. a kid of the goats

¹⁸ And he said 0559, What 0834 pledge 06162 shall I give 05414 thee? And she said 0559, Thy signet 02368, and thy bracelets 06616, and thy staff 04294 that is in thy hand 03027. And he gave 05414 them to her, and came in 0935 to her, and she conceived 02029 by him.

¹⁹ And she arose 06965, and went her way 03212, and laid by 05493 her veil 06809 from her, and put on 03847 the garments 0899 of her widowhood 0491.

²⁰ And Judah 03063 sent 07971 the kid 01423, 5795 by the hand 03027 of his friend 07453 the Adullamite 05726, to receive 03947 his pledge 06162 from the woman’s 0802 hand 03027: but he found her 04672 not.

²¹ Then he asked 07592 the men 0582 of that place 04725, saying 0559, Where is the harlot 06948, that was openly 05869 by the way side 01870? And they said 0559, There was no harlot 06948 in this 02088 place. openly: or, in Enajim

²² And he returned 07725 to Judah 03063, and said 0559, I cannot 03808 find 04672 her; and also the men 0582 of the place 04725 said 0559, that there was no harlot 06948 in this place.

²³ And Judah 03063 said 0559, Let her take 03947 it to her, lest we be shamed 0937: behold, I sent 07971 this kid 01423, and thou hast not found 04672 her. be shamed: Heb. become a contempt

²⁴ And it came to pass about three 07969 months 02320 after, that it was told 05046 to Judah 03063, saying 0559, Tamar 08559 thy daughter in law 03618 hath played the harlot 02181; and also, behold, she is with child 02030 by harlotry 02183. And Judah 03063 said 0559, Bring her forth 03318, and let her be burnt 08313.

²⁵ When she was brought forth 03318, she sent 07971 to her father in law 02524, saying 0559, By the man 0376, whose these are, am I with child 02030: and she said 0559, Discern 05234, I pray thee, whose are these, the signet 02858, and bracelets 06616, and staff 04294.

²⁶ And Judah 03063 acknowledged 05234 them, and said 0559, She hath been more righteous 06663 than I; because that I gave 05414 her not to Shelah 07956 my son 01121. And he knew her 03045 again 03254 no more.

²⁷ And it came to pass in the time 06256 of her travail 03205, that, behold, twins 08380 were in her womb 0990.

²⁸ And it came to pass, when she travailed 03205, that the one put out 05414 his hand 03027: and the midwife 03205 took 03947 and bound 07194 upon his hand 03027 a scarlet thread 08144, saying 0559, This came out 03318 first 07223.

²⁹ And it came to pass, as he drew back 07725 his hand 03027, that, behold, his brother 0251 came out 03318: and she said 0559, How hast thou broken forth 06555? this breach 06556 be upon thee: therefore his name 08034 was called 07121 Pharez 06557. How hast…: or, Wherefore hast thou made this breach against thee?Pharez: that is A breach

³⁰ And afterwards 0310 came out 03318 his brother 0251, that had the scarlet thread 08144 upon his hand 03027: and his name 08034 was called 07121 Zarah 02226.

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¹ And Joseph 03130 was brought down 03381 to Egypt 04714; and Potiphar 06318, an officer 05631 of Pharaoh 06547, captain 08269 of the guard 02876, an Egyptian 0376, 4713, bought 07069 him of the hands 03027 of the Ishmaelites 03459, who had brought him down 03381 there.

² And the LORD 03068 was with Joseph 03130, and he was a prosperous 06743 man 0376; and he was in the house 01004 of his master 0113 the Egyptian 04713.

³ And his master 0113 saw 07200 that the LORD 03068 was with him, and that the LORD 03068 made all that he did 06213 to prosper 06743 in his hand 03027.

⁴ And Joseph 03130 found 04672 grace 02580 in his sight 05869, and he served 08334 him: and he made him overseer 06485 over his house 01004, and all that he had 03426 he put 05414 into his hand 03027.

⁵ And it came to pass from the time 0227 that he had made him overseer 06485 in his house 01004, and over all that he had 03426, that the LORD 03068 blessed 01288 the Egyptian’s 04713 house 01004 for Joseph’s 03130 sake 01558; and the blessing 01293 of the LORD 03068 was on all that he had 03426 in the house 01004, and in the field 07704.

⁶ And he left 05800 all that he had in Joseph’s 03130 hand 03027; and he did not concern 03045 himself with any thing 03972 he had, except 0518 the bread 03899 which he ate 0398. And Joseph 03130 was a handsome 08389 person, and well 03303 favoured 04758.

⁷ And it came to pass after 0310 these things 01697, that his master’s 0113 wife 0802 cast 05375 her eyes 05869 upon Joseph 03130; and she said 0559, Lie 07901 with me.

⁸ But he refused 03985, and said 0559 to his master’s 0113 wife 0802, Behold, my master 0113 knoweth 03045 not what is with me in the house 01004, and he hath committed 05414 all that he hath 03426 to my hand 03027;

⁹ There is none greater 01419 in his house 01004 than I; neither 03808 hath he kept back 02820 any thing 03972 from me but thee, because 0834 thou 0859 art his wife 0802: how then can I do 06213 this great 01419 wickedness 07451, and sin 02398 against God 0430?

¹⁰ And it came to pass, as she spoke 01696 to Joseph 03130 day 03117 by day 03117, that he hearkened 08085 not to her, to lie 07901 by her 0681, or to be with her.

¹¹ And it came to pass about this time 03117, that Joseph went 0935 into the house 01004 to do 06213 his work 04399; and there was none of the men 0376, 582 of the house 01004 there within.

¹² And she caught 08610 him by his garment 0899, saying 0559, Lie 07901 with me: and he left 05800 his garment 0899 in her hand 03027, and fled 05127, and went 03318 outside 02351.

¹³ And it came to pass, when she saw 07200 that he had left 05800 his garment 0899 in her hand 03027, and had fled 05127 outside 02351,

¹⁴ That she called 07121 to the men 0582 of her house 01004, and spoke 0559 to them, saying 0559, See 07200, he hath brought in 0935 an Hebrew 0376, 5680 to us to mock 06711 us; he came in 0935 to me to lie 07901 with me, and I cried 07121 with a loud 01419 voice 06963: loud: Heb. great

¹⁵ And it came to pass, when he heard 08085 that I raised 07311 my voice 06963 and cried 07121, that he left 05800 his garment 0899 with me 0681, and fled 05127, and went 03318 outside 02351.

¹⁶ And she laid up 03240 his garment 0899 by her 0681, until his lord 0113 came 0935 home 01004.

¹⁷ And she spoke 01696 to him according to these words 01697, saying 0559, The Hebrew 05680 servant 05650, which thou hast brought 0935 to us, came in 0935 to me to mock 06711 me:

¹⁸ And it came to pass, as I raised 07311 my voice 06963 and cried 07121, that he left 05800 his garment 0899 with me 0681, and fled 05127 outside 02351.

¹⁹ And it came to pass, when his master 0113 heard 08085 the words 01697 of his wife 0802, which she spoke 01696 to him, saying 0559, After this manner 01697 did 06213 thy servant 05650 to me; that his wrath 0639 was kindled 02734.

²⁰ And Joseph’s 03130 master 0113 took 03947 him, and put him 05414 into the prison 01004, 5470, a place 04725 where the king’s 04428 prisoners 0615 were bound 0631: and he was there in the prison 01004, 5470.

²¹ But the LORD 03068 was with Joseph 03130, and showed 05186 him mercy 02617, and gave 05414 him favour 02580 in the sight 05869 of the keeper 08269 of the prison 01004, 5470. shewed…: Heb. extended kindness unto him

²² And the keeper 08269 of the prison 01004, 5470 committed 05414 to Joseph’s 03130 hand 03027 all the prisoners 0615 that were in the prison 01004, 5470; and whatever they did 06213 there, was done 06213 by him.

²³ The keeper 08269 of the prison 01004, 5470 looked 07200 not to any thing 03972 that was under his hand 03027; because the LORD 03068 was with him, and that which he did 06213, the LORD 03068 made it to prosper 06743.

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¹ And it came to pass after 0310 these things 01697, that the butler 08248 of the king 04428 of Egypt 04714 and his baker 0644 had offended 02398 their lord 0113 the king 04428 of Egypt 04714.

² And Pharaoh 06547 was furious 07107 with 05921 two 08147 of his officers 05631, with the chief 08269 of the butlers 08248, and with the chief 08269 of the bakers 0644.

³ And he put 05414 them in custody 04929 in the house 01004 of the captain 08269 of the guard 02876, into the prison 01004, 5470, the place 04725 where Joseph 03130 was bound 0631.

⁴ And the captain 08269 of the guard 02876 charged 06485 Joseph 03130 with them, and he served 08334 them: and they continued a season 03117 in custody 04929.

⁵ And they dreamed 02492 a dream 02472 both of them 08147, each man 0376 his dream 02472 in one 0259 night 03915, each man 0376 according to the interpretation 06623 of his dream 02472, the butler 08248 and the baker 0644 of the king 04428 of Egypt 04714, who were bound 0631 in the prison 01004, 5470.

⁶ And Joseph 03130 came 0935 to them in the morning 01242, and looked 07200 upon them, and, behold, they were sad 02196.

⁷ And he asked 07592 Pharaoh’s 06547 officers 05631 that were with him in the ward 04929 of his lord’s 0113 house 01004, saying 0559, Why look 06440 ye so sad 07451 to day 03117? look…: Heb. are your faces evil?

⁸ And they said 0559 to him, We have dreamed 02492 a dream 02472, and there is no interpreter 06622 of it. And Joseph 03130 said 0559 to them, Do not interpretations 06623 belong to God 0430? tell me 05608 them, I pray you.

⁹ And the chief 08269 butler 08248 told 05608 his dream 02472 to Joseph 03130, and said 0559 to him, In my dream 02472, behold, a vine 01612 was before me 06440;

¹⁰ And on the vine 01612 were three 07969 branches 08299: and it was as though it budded 06524, and its blossoms 05322 shot forth 05927; and its clusters 0811 brought forth ripe 01310 grapes 06025:

¹¹ And Pharaoh’s 06547 cup 03563 was in my hand 03027: and I took 03947 the grapes 06025, and pressed 07818 them into Pharaoh’s 06547 cup 03563, and I gave 05414 the cup 03563 into Pharaoh’s 06547 hand 03709.

¹² And Joseph 03130 said 0559 to him, This is the interpretation 06623 of it: The three 07969 branches 08299 are three 07969 days 03117:

¹³ Yet 05750 within three 07969 days 03117 shall Pharaoh 06547 lift up 05375 thy head 07218, and restore 07725 thee to thy place 03653: and thou shalt deliver 05414 Pharaoh’s 06547 cup 03563 into his hand 03027, after the former 07223 manner 04941 when thou wast his butler 08248. lift…: or, reckon

¹⁴ But think 02142 on me when it shall be well 03190 with thee, and show 06213 kindness 02617 to me, I pray thee, and make mention 02142 of me to Pharaoh 06547, and bring me 03318 out of this house 01004: think…: Heb. remember me with thee

¹⁵ For indeed I was stolen away 01589 from the land 0776 of the Hebrews 05680: and here also have I done 06213 nothing 03972 that they should put 07760 me into the dungeon 0953.

¹⁶ When the chief 08269 baker 0644 saw 07200 that the interpretation 06622 was good 02896, he said 0559 to Joseph 03130, I also 0637 was in my dream 02472, and, behold, I had three 07969 white 02751 baskets 05536 on my head 07218: white: or, full of holes

¹⁷ And in the uppermost 05945 basket 05536 there was of all manner 03978 of baked goods 04639, 644 for Pharaoh 06547; and the birds 05775 ate 0398 them out of the basket 05536 upon 05921 my head 07218. bakemeats…: Heb. meat of Pharaoh, the work of a baker, or, cook

¹⁸ And Joseph 03130 answered 06030 and said 0559, This is the interpretation 06623 of it: The three 07969 baskets 05536 are three 07969 days 03117:

¹⁹ Yet within three 07969 days 03117 shall Pharaoh 06547 lift up 05375 thy head 07218 from off thee, and shall hang 08518 thee on a tree 06086; and the birds 05775 shall eat 0398 thy flesh 01320 from off thee. lift…: or, reckon thee, and take thy office from thee

²⁰ And it came to pass the third 07992 day 03117, which was Pharaoh’s 06547 birthday 03117, 3205, that he made 06213 a feast 04960 to all his servants 05650: and he lifted up 05375 the head 07218 of the chief 08269 butler 08248 and of the chief 08269 baker 0644 among 08432 his servants 05650. lifted…: or, reckoned

²¹ And he restored 07725 the chief 08269 butler 08248 to his butlership 04945 again 07725; and he gave 05414 the cup 03563 into Pharaoh’s 06547 hand 03709:

²² But he hanged 08518 the chief 08269 baker 0644: as Joseph 03130 had interpreted 06622 to them.

²³ Yet the chief 08269 butler 08248 did not remember 02142 Joseph 03130, but forgot 07911 him.

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¹ And it came to pass at the end 07093 of two full 03117 years 08141, that Pharaoh 06547 dreamed 02492: and, behold, he stood 05975 by the river 02975.

² And, behold, there came up 05927 out of the river 02975 seven 07651 well 03303 favoured 04758 cows 06510 and fatfleshed 01277, 1320; and they fed 07462 in a meadow 0260.

³ And, behold, seven 07651 other 0312 cows 06510 came up 05927 after them 0310 out of the river 02975, ill 07451 favoured 04758 and leanfleshed 01851, 1320; and stood 05975 by 0681 the other cows 06510 upon the brink 08193 of the river 02975.

⁴ And the ill 07451 favoured 04758 and leanfleshed 01851, 1320 cows 06510 ate up 0398 the seven 07651 well 03303 favoured 04758 and fat 01277 cows 06510. So Pharaoh 06547 awoke 03364.

⁵ And he slept 03462 and dreamed 02492 the second time 08145: and, behold, seven 07651 ears of grain 07641 came up 05927 upon one 0259 stalk 07070, fat 01277 and good 02896. rank: Heb. fat

⁶ And, behold, seven 07651 thin 01851 ears 07641 and parched 07710 with the east wind 06921 sprung up 06779 after them 0310.

⁷ And the seven thin 01851 ears 07641 devoured 01104 the seven 07651 fat 01277 and full 04392 ears 07641. And Pharaoh 06547 awoke 03364, and, behold, it was a dream 02472.

⁸ And it came to pass in the morning 01242 that his spirit 07307 was troubled 06470; and he sent 07971 and called 07121 for all the magicians 02748 of Egypt 04714, and all its wise men 02450: and Pharaoh 06547 told 05608 them his dream 02472; but there was none that could interpret 06622 them to Pharaoh 06547.

⁹ Then spoke 01696 the chief 08269 butler 08248 to Pharaoh 06547, saying 0559, I do remember 02142 my faults 02399 this day 03117:

¹⁰ Pharaoh 06547 was furious 07107 with his servants 05650, and put 05414 me in custody 04929 in the captain 08269 of the guard’s 02876 house 01004, both me and the chief 08269 baker 0644:

¹¹ And we dreamed 02492 a dream 02472 in one 0259 night 03915, I and he; we dreamed 02492 each man 0376 according to the interpretation 06623 of his dream 02472.

¹² And there was there with us a young man 05288, an Hebrew 05680, servant 05650 to the captain 08269 of the guard 02876; and we told 05608 him, and he interpreted 06622 to us our dreams 02472; to each man 0376 according to his dream 02472 he interpreted 06622.

¹³ And it came to pass, as he interpreted 06622 to us, so it was; me he restored 07725 to my office 03653, and him he hanged 08518.

¹⁴ Then Pharaoh 06547 sent 07971 and called 07121 Joseph 03130, and they brought him hastily 07323 out of the dungeon 0953: and he shaved 01548 himself, and changed 02498 his raiment 08071, and came 0935 before Pharaoh 06547. brought…: Heb. made him run

¹⁵ And Pharaoh 06547 said 0559 to Joseph 03130, I have dreamed 02492 a dream 02472, and there is none that can interpret 06622 it: and I have heard 08085 it said 0559 of thee, that thou canst understand 08085 a dream 02472 to interpret 06622 it. thou…: or, when thou hearest a dream thou canst interpret it

¹⁶ And Joseph 03130 answered 06030 Pharaoh 06547, saying 0559, It is not in me 01107: God 0430 shall give 06030 Pharaoh 06547 an answer 06030 of peace 07965.

¹⁷ And Pharaoh 06547 said 01696 to Joseph 03130, In my dream 02472, behold, I stood 05975 upon the bank 08193 of the river 02975:

¹⁸ And, behold, there came 05927 out of the river 02975 seven 07651 cows 06510, fatfleshed 01277, 1320 and well 03303 favoured 08389; and they fed 07462 in a meadow 0260:

¹⁹ And, behold, seven 07651 other 0312 cows 06510 came out 05927 after them 0310, poor 01803 and very 03966 ill 07451 favoured 08389 and leanfleshed 07534, 1320, such 02007 as I never 03808 saw 07200 in all the land 0776 of Egypt 04714 for badness 07455:

²⁰ And the lean 07534 and the ill favoured 07451 cows 06510 ate up 0398 the first 07223 seven 07651 fat 01277 cows 06510:

²¹ And when they had eaten them up 0935, 7130, it could not be known 03045 that they had eaten them 0935, 7130; but they were still 04758 ill favoured 07451, as at the beginning 08462. So I awoke 03364. eaten…: Heb. come to the inward parts of them

²² And I saw 07200 in my dream 02472, and, behold, seven 07651 ears 07641 came up 05927 on one 0259 stalk 07070, full 04392 and good 02896:

²³ And, behold, seven 07651 ears 07641, withered 06798, thin 01851, and parched 07710 with the east wind 06921, sprung up 06779 after them 0310: withered: or, small

²⁴ And the thin 01851 ears 07641 devoured 01104 the seven 07651 good 02896 ears 07641: and I told 0559 this to the magicians 02748; but there was none that could make known 05046 the meaning of it to me.

²⁵ And Joseph 03130 said 0559 to Pharaoh 06547, The dream 02472 of Pharaoh 06547 is one 0259: God 0430 hath showed 05046 Pharaoh 06547 what he is about to do 06213.

²⁶ The seven 07651 good 02896 cows 06510 are seven 07651 years 08141; and the seven 07651 good 02896 ears 07641 are seven 07651 years 08141: the dream 02472 is one 0259.

²⁷ And the seven 07651 thin 07534 and ill favoured 07451 cows 06510 that came up 05927 after them 0310 are seven 07651 years 08141; and the seven 07651 empty 07386 ears 07641 blighted 07710 with the east wind 06921 shall be seven 07651 years 08141 of famine 07458.

²⁸ This is the thing 01697 which I have spoken 01696 to Pharaoh 06547: What God 0430 is about to do 06213 he showeth 07200 to Pharaoh 06547.

²⁹ Behold, there come 0935 seven 07651 years 08141 of great 01419 plenty 07647 throughout all the land 0776 of Egypt 04714:

³⁰ And there shall arise 06965 after them 0310 seven 07651 years 08141 of famine 07458; and all the plenty 07647 shall be forgotten 07911 in the land 0776 of Egypt 04714; and the famine 07458 shall consume 03615 the land 0776;

³¹ And the plenty 07647 shall not be known 03045 in the land 0776 by reason 06440 of the famine 07458 following 0310, 3651; for it shall be very 03966 grievous 03515. grievous: Heb. heavy

³² And for that the dream 02472 was doubled 08138 to Pharaoh 06547 twice 06471; it is because the thing 01697 is established 03559 by 05973 God 0430, and God 0430 will shortly 04116 bring it to pass 06213. established…: or, prepared of God

³³ Now therefore let Pharaoh 06547 look out 07200 a man 0376 discreet 0995 and wise 02450, and set 07896 him over the land 0776 of Egypt 04714.

³⁴ Let Pharaoh 06547 do 06213 this, and let him appoint 06485 officers 06496 over the land 0776, and take up the fifth part 02567 of the land 0776 of Egypt 04714 in the seven 07651 plenteous 07647 years 08141. officers: or, overseers

³⁵ And let them gather 06908 all the food 0400 of those good 02896 years 08141 that come 0935, and lay up 06651 grain 01250 under the hand 03027 of Pharaoh 06547, and let them keep 08104 food 0400 in the cities 05892.

³⁶ And that food 0400 shall be for reserve 06487 for the land 0776 against the seven 07651 years 08141 of famine 07458, which shall be in the land 0776 of Egypt 04714; that the land 0776 may not perish 03772 through the famine 07458. perish…: Heb. be not cut off

³⁷ And the thing 01697 was good 03190 in the eyes 05869 of Pharaoh 06547, and in the eyes 05869 of all his servants 05650.

³⁸ And Pharaoh 06547 said 0559 to his servants 05650, Can we find 04672 such a man as this 02088 is, a man 0376 in whom 0834 the Spirit 07307 of God 0430 is?

³⁹ And Pharaoh 06547 said 0559 to Joseph 03130, Forasmuch 0310 as God 0430 hath shown 03045 thee all this, there is none so discreet 0995 and wise 02450 as thou art:

⁴⁰ Thou shalt be 01961 over my house 01004, and according to thy word 06310 shall all my people 05971 be ruled 05401: only in the throne 03678 will I be greater 01431 than thou. be ruled: Heb. be armed, or, kiss

⁴¹ And Pharaoh 06547 said 0559 to Joseph 03130, See 07200, I have set 05414 thee over all the land 0776 of Egypt 04714.

⁴² And Pharaoh 06547 took off 05493 his ring 02885 from his hand 03027, and put 05414 it upon Joseph’s 03130 hand 03027, and arrayed 03847 him in vestures 0899 of fine linen 08336, and put 07760 a gold 02091 chain 07242 about his neck 06677; fine…: or, silk

⁴³ And he made him to ride 07392 in the second 04932 chariot 04818 which he had; and they cried 07121 before him 06440, Bow the knee 086: and he made 05414 him ruler over all the land 0776 of Egypt 04714. Bow…: or, Tender father: Heb. Abrech

⁴⁴ And Pharaoh 06547 said 0559 to Joseph 03130, I am Pharaoh 06547, and without 01107 thee shall no man 0376 lift up 07311 his hand 03027 or foot 07272 in all the land 0776 of Egypt 04714.

⁴⁵ And Pharaoh 06547 called 07121 Joseph’s 03130 name 08034 Zaphnathpaaneah 06847; and he gave 05414 him for a wife 0802 Asenath 0621 the daughter 01323 of Potipherah 06319 priest 03548 of On 0204. And Joseph 03130 went 03318 over all the land 0776 of Egypt 04714. Zaphnathpaaneah: which in the Coptic signifies, A revealer of secrets, or, The man to whom secrets are revealedpriest: or, prince

⁴⁶ And Joseph 03130 was thirty 07970 years 08141 old 01121 when he stood 05975 before 06440 Pharaoh 06547 king 04428 of Egypt 04714. And Joseph 03130 went out 03318 from the presence 06440 of Pharaoh 06547, and went throughout 05674 all the land 0776 of Egypt 04714.

⁴⁷ And in the seven 07651 plenteous 07647 years 08141 the earth 0776 brought forth 06213 by handfuls 07062.

⁴⁸ And he gathered 06908 all the food 0400 of the seven 07651 years 08141, which were in the land 0776 of Egypt 04714, and laid up 05414 the food 0400 in the cities 05892: the food 0400 of the field 07704, which was surrounding 05439 every city 05892, he laid up 05414 in the same 08432.

⁴⁹ And Joseph 03130 gathered 06651 grain 01250 as the sand 02344 of the sea 03220, very 03966 much 07235, until he finished 02308 numbering 05608; for it was without 0369 number 04557.

⁵⁰ And to Joseph 03130 were born 03205 two 08147 sons 01121 before the years 08141 of famine 07458 came 0935, which Asenath 0621 the daughter 01323 of Potipherah 06319 priest 03548 of On 0204 bore 03205 to him. priest: or, prince

⁵¹ And Joseph 03130 called 07121 the name 08034 of the firstborn 01060 Manasseh 04519: For God 0430, said he, hath made me forget 05382 all my toil 05999, and all my father’s 01 house 01004. Manasseh: that is, Forgetting

⁵² And the name 08034 of the second 08145 called 07121 he Ephraim 0669: For God 0430 hath caused me to be fruitful 06509 in the land 0776 of my affliction 06040. Ephraim: that is, Fruitful

⁵³ And the seven 07651 years 08141 of plenteousness 07647, that was in the land 0776 of Egypt 04714, were ended 03615.

⁵⁴ And the seven 07651 years 08141 of famine 07458 began 02490 to come 0935, according as Joseph 03130 had said 0559: and the famine 07458 was in all lands 0776; but in all the land 0776 of Egypt 04714 there was bread 03899.

⁵⁵ And when all the land 0776 of Egypt 04714 was famished 07456, the people 05971 cried 06817 to Pharaoh 06547 for bread 03899: and Pharaoh 06547 said 0559 to all the Egyptians 04714, Go 03212 to Joseph 03130; what he saith 0559 to you, do 06213.

⁵⁶ And the famine 07458 was over all the face 06440 of the earth 0776: And Joseph 03130 opened 06605 all the storehouses, and sold 07666 to the Egyptians 04714; and the famine 07458 became severe 02388 in the land 0776 of Egypt 04714. all the storehouses: Heb. all wherein was

⁵⁷ And all countries 0776 came 0935 into Egypt 04714 to Joseph 03130 to buy 07666 grain; because the famine 07458 was severe 02388 in all lands 0776.

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¹ Now when Jacob 03290 saw 07200 that there was 03426 grain 07668 in Egypt 04714, Jacob 03290 said 0559 to his sons 01121, Why do ye look 07200 one upon another?

² And he said 0559, Behold, I have heard 08085 that there is 03426 grain 07668 in Egypt 04714: go down 03381 there, and buy 07666 for us from there; that we may live 02421, and not die 04191.

³ And Joseph’s 03130 ten 06235 brethren 0251 went down 03381 to buy 07666 grain 01250 in Egypt 04714.

⁴ But Benjamin 01144, Joseph’s 03130 brother 0251, Jacob 03290 sent 07971 not with his brethren 0251; for he said 0559, Lest perhaps 06435 harm 0611 shall befall him 07122.

⁵ And the sons 01121 of Israel 03478 came 0935 to buy 07666 grain among 08432 those that came 0935: for the famine 07458 was in the land 0776 of Canaan 03667.

⁶ And Joseph 03130 was the governor 07989 over the land 0776, and he it was that sold 07666 to all the people 05971 of the land 0776: and Joseph’s 03130 brethren 0251 came 0935, and bowed 07812 themselves before him with their faces 0639 to the earth 0776.

⁷ And Joseph 03130 saw 07200 his brethren 0251, and he knew 05234 them, but made himself strange 05234 to them, and spoke 01696 roughly 07186 to them; and he said 0559 to them, Where 0370 do you come 0935 from? And they said 0559, From the land 0776 of Canaan 03667 to buy 07666 food 0400. roughly…: Heb. hard things with them

⁸ And Joseph 03130 knew 05234 his brethren 0251, but they knew 05234 not him.

⁹ And Joseph 03130 remembered 02142 the dreams 02472 which he dreamed 02492 of them, and said 0559 to them, Ye are spies 07270; to see 07200 the nakedness 06172 of the land 0776 have ye come 0935.

¹⁰ And they said 0559 to him, No, my lord 0113, but to buy 07666 food 0400 have thy servants 05650 come 0935.

¹¹ We 05168 are all one 0259 man’s 0376 sons 01121; we are honest 03651 men, thy servants 05650 are no spies 07270.

¹² And he said 0559 to them, No, but to see 07200 the nakedness 06172 of the land 0776 have ye come 0935.

¹³ And they said 0559, Thy servants 05650 are twelve 08147, 6240 brethren 0251, the sons 01121 of one 0259 man 0376 in the land 0776 of Canaan 03667; and, behold, the youngest 06996 is this day 03117 with our father 01, and one 0259 is not.

¹⁴ And Joseph 03130 said 0559 to them, That is what I spoke 01696 to you, saying 0559, Ye are spies 07270:

¹⁵ By this 02063 ye shall be proved 0974: By the life 02416 of Pharaoh 06547 ye shall not go forth 03318 from here, except your youngest 06996 brother 0251 shall come 0935 here.

¹⁶ Send 07971 one 0259 of you, and let him bring 03947 your brother 0251, and ye shall be kept in prison 0631, that your words 01697 may be proved 0974, whether there is any truth 0571 in 0854 you: or else 03808 by the life 02416 of Pharaoh 06547 surely ye are spies 07270. kept…: Heb. bound

¹⁷ And he put them all together 0622 into prison 04929 three 07969 days 03117. put: Heb. gathered

¹⁸ And Joseph 03130 said 0559 to them the third 07992 day 03117, This do 06213, and live 02421; for I fear 03373 God 0430:

¹⁹ If ye are honest 03651 men, let one 0259 of your brethren 0251 be bound 0631 in the house 01004 of your prison 04929: go 03212 ye, carry 0935 grain 07668 for the famine 07459 of your houses 01004:

²⁰ But bring 0935 your youngest 06996 brother 0251 to me; so shall your words 01697 be verified 0539, and ye shall not die 04191. And they did 06213 so.

²¹ And they said 0559 one 0376 to another 0251, We are verily 061 guilty 0818 concerning our brother 0251, in that 0834 we saw 07200 the anguish 06869 of his soul 05315, when he besought 02603 us, and we would not hear 08085; therefore is this distress 06869 come 0935 upon us.

²² And Reuben 07205 answered 06030 them, saying 0559, Did I not speak 0559 to you, saying 0559, Do not sin 02398 against the young man 03206; and ye would not hear 08085? therefore, behold, also his blood 01818 is required 01875.

²³ And they knew 03045 not that Joseph 03130 understood 08085 them; for he spoke to them by an interpreter 03887. he spake…: Heb. an interpreter was between them

²⁴ And he turned himself away 05437 from them, and wept 01058; and returned to them again 07725, and spoke 01696 with them, and took 03947 from them Simeon 08095, and bound 0631 him before their eyes 05869.

²⁵ Then Joseph 03130 commanded 06680 to fill 04390 their sacks 03627 with grain 01250, and to restore 07725 every man’s 0376 money 03701 into his sack 08242, and to give 05414 them provision 06720 for the way 01870: and thus 03651 did he 06213 to them.

²⁶ And they loaded 05375 their donkeys 02543 with the grain 07668, and departed 03212 from there.

²⁷ And as one 0259 of them opened 06605 his sack 08242 to give 05414 his donkey 02543 feed 04554 at the inn 04411, he discovered 07200 his money 03701; for, behold, it was in his sack’s 0572 mouth 06310.

²⁸ And he said 0559 to his brethren 0251, My money 03701 is restored 07725; and, see 02009, it is even in my sack 0572: and their heart 03820 failed 03318 them, and they were afraid 02729, saying 0559 one 0376 to another 0251, What is this that God 0430 hath done 06213 to us? failed…: Heb. went forth

²⁹ And they came 0935 to Jacob 03290 their father 01 to the land 0776 of Canaan 03667, and told 05046 him all that befell 07136 them; saying 0559,

³⁰ The man 0376, who is the lord 0113 of the land 0776, spoke 01696 roughly 07186 to us, and took 05414 us for spies 07270 of the country 0776. roughly…: Heb. with us hard things

³¹ And we said 0559 to him, We are honest 03651 men; we are no spies 07270:

³² We are twelve 06240, 8147 brethren 0251, sons 01121 of our father 01; one 0259 is not, and the youngest 06996 is this day 03117 with our father 01 in the land 0776 of Canaan 03667.

³³ And the man 0376, the lord 0113 of the country 0776, said 0559 to us, By this shall I know 03045 that ye are honest 03651 men; leave 03240 one 0259 of your brethren 0251 here with me, and take 03947 food for the famine 07459 of your households 01004, and depart 03212:

³⁴ And bring 0935 your youngest 06996 brother 0251 to me: then shall I know 03045 that ye are no spies 07270, but that ye are honest 03651 men: then will I deliver 05414 to you your brother 0251, and ye shall trade 05503 in the land 0776.

³⁵ And it came to pass as they emptied 07324 their sacks 08242, that, behold, every man’s 0376 bundle 06872 of money 03701 was in his sack 08242: and when they and their father 01 saw 07200 the bundles 06872 of money 03701, they were afraid 03372.

³⁶ And Jacob 03290 their father 01 said 0559 to them, Me have ye bereaved 07921: Joseph 03130 is not, and Simeon 08095 is not, and ye will take 03947 Benjamin 01144 away: all these things are against me.

³⁷ And Reuben 07205 spoke 0559 to his father 01, saying 0559, Slay 04191 my two 08147 sons 01121, if I bring 0935 him not to thee: deliver 05414 him into my hand 03027, and I will bring him to thee again 07725.

³⁸ And he said 0559, My son 01121 shall not go down 03381 with you; for his brother 0251 is dead 04191, and he is left 07604 alone: if harm 0611 shall befall 07122 him by the way 01870 in which ye go 03212, then shall ye bring down 03381 my gray hairs 07872 with sorrow 03015 to the grave 07585.

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¹ And the famine 07458 was severe 03515 in the land 0776.

² And it came to pass, when they had consumed 03615, 398 the grain 07668 which they had brought 0935 from Egypt 04714, their father 01 said 0559 to them, Go again 07725, buy 07666 us a little 04592 food 0400.

³ And Judah 03063 spoke 0559 to him, saying 0559, The man 0376 did solemnly 05749 protest 05749 to us, saying 0559, Ye shall not see 07200 my face 06440, except 01115 your brother 0251 be with you. did…: Heb. protesting protested

⁴ If thou wilt 03426 send 07971 our brother 0251 with us, we will go down 03381 and buy 07666 thee food 0400:

⁵ But if thou wilt not send 07971 him, we will not go down 03381: for the man 0376 said 0559 to us, Ye shall not see 07200 my face 06440, except your brother 0251 be with you.

⁶ And Israel 03478 said 0559, Why dealt ye so ill 07489 with me, as to tell 05046 the man 0376 whether ye had yet a brother 0251?

⁷ And they said 0559, The man 0376 asked 07592 us carefully 07592 concerning our state, and our kindred 04138, saying 0559, Is your father 01 yet alive 02416? have ye 03426 another brother 0251? and we told 05046 him according 05921 to the tenor 06310 of these words 01697: could we certainly 03045 know 03045 that he would say 0559, Bring 03381 your brother 0251 down 03381? asked…: Heb. asking asked ustenor: Heb. mouthcould…: Heb. knowing could we know

⁸ And Judah 03063 said 0559 to Israel 03478 his father 01, Send 07971 the lad 05288 with me, and we will arise 06965 and go 03212; that we may live 02421, and not die 04191, both we, and thou, and also our little ones 02945.

⁹ I will be surety 06148 for him; of my hand 03027 shalt thou require 01245 him: if 0518 I bring 0935 him not 0518 to thee, and set 03322 him before thee 06440, then let me bear the blame 02398 for ever 03117:

¹⁰ For except 03884 we had delayed 04102, surely now we had returned 07725 this second time 06471. this: or, twice by this

¹¹ And their father 01 Israel 03478 said 0559 to them, If it must be so now 0645, do 06213 this; take 03947 of the best fruits 02173 in the land 0776 in your vessels 03627, and carry down 03381 to the man 0376 a present 04503, a little 04592 balm 06875, and a little 04592 honey 01706, spices 05219, and myrrh 03910, nuts 0992, and almonds 08247:

¹² And take 03947 double 04932 money 03701 in your hand 03027; and the money 03701 that was returned 07725 in the mouth 06310 of your sacks 0572, carry it again 07725 in your hand 03027; it may be it was an oversight 04870:

¹³ Take 03947 also your brother 0251, and arise 06965, go again 07725 to the man 0376:

¹⁴ And God 0410 Almighty 07706 give 05414 you mercy 07356 before 06440 the man 0376, that he may send away 07971 your other 0312 brother 0251, and Benjamin 01144. If 0834 I be bereaved 07921 of my children, I am bereaved 07921. If…: or, And I, as I have been, etc.

¹⁵ And the men 0582 took 03947 that 02063 present 04503, and they took 03947 double 04932 money 03701 in their hand 03027, and Benjamin 01144; and arose 06965, and went down 03381 to Egypt 04714, and stood 05975 before 06440 Joseph 03130.

¹⁶ And when Joseph 03130 saw 07200 Benjamin 01144 with 0854 them, he said 0559 to the ruler of his house 01004, Bring 0935 these men 0582 home 01004, and slaughter 02873, 2874 a beast, and make ready 03559; for these men 0582 shall dine 0398 with me at noon 06672. slay: Heb. kill a killingdine: Heb. eat

¹⁷ And the man 0376 did 06213 as Joseph 03130 commanded 0559; and the man 0376 brought 0935 the men 0582 into Joseph’s 03130 house 01004.

¹⁸ And the men 0582 were afraid 03372, because they were brought 0935 into Joseph’s 03130 house 01004; and they said 0559, Because 01697 of the money 03701 that was returned 07725 in our sacks 0572 at the first time 08462 are we brought in 0935; that he may seek occasion 01556 against us, and fall 05307 upon us, and take 03947 us for slaves 05650, and our donkeys 02543. seek…: Heb. roll himself upon us

¹⁹ And they came near 05066 to the steward 0376 of Joseph’s 03130 house 01004, and they spoke 01696 with him at the door 06607 of the house 01004,

²⁰ And said 0559, O 0994 sir 0113, we came down 03381 indeed 03381 at the first time 08462 to buy 07666 food 0400: we…: Heb. coming down we came down

²¹ And it came to pass, when we came 0935 to the inn 04411, that we opened 06605 our sacks 0572, and, behold, every man’s 0376 money 03701 was in the mouth 06310 of his sack 0572, our money 03701 in full weight 04948: and we have brought it again 07725 in our hand 03027.

²² And other 0312 money 03701 have we brought down 03381 in our hands 03027 to buy 07666 food 0400: we cannot tell 03045 who put 07760 our money 03701 in our sacks 0572.

²³ And he said 0559, Peace 07965 be to you, fear 03372 not: your God 0430, and the God 0430 of your father 01, hath given 05414 you treasure 04301 in your sacks 0572: I had 0935 your money 03701. And he brought 03318 Simeon 08095 out to them. I had…: Heb. your money came to me

²⁴ And the man 0376 brought 0935 the men 0582 into Joseph’s 03130 house 01004, and gave 05414 them water 04325, and they washed 07364 their feet 07272; and he gave 05414 their donkeys 02543 feed 04554.

²⁵ And they made ready 03559 the present 04503 for 05704 Joseph’s 03130 coming 0935 at noon 06672: for they heard 08085 that they should eat 0398 bread 03899 there.

²⁶ And when Joseph 03130 came 0935 home 01004, they brought 0935 him the present 04503 which was in their hand 03027 into the house 01004, and bowed 07812 themselves to him to the earth 0776.

²⁷ And he asked 07592 them of their welfare 07965, and said 0559, Is your father 01 well 07965, the old man 02205 of whom ye spoke 0559? Is he yet alive 02416? welfare: Heb. peaceIs your…: Heb. Is there peace to your father?

²⁸ And they answered 0559, Thy servant 05650 our father 01 is in good health 07965, he is yet alive 02416. And they bowed their heads 06915, and made obeisance 07812.

²⁹ And he lifted up 05375 his eyes 05869, and saw 07200 his brother 0251 Benjamin 01144, his mother’s 0517 son 01121, and said 0559, Is this your younger 06996 brother 0251, of whom ye spoke 0559 to me? And he said 0559, God 0430 be gracious 02603 to thee, my son 01121.

³⁰ And Joseph 03130 made haste 04116; for his heart 07356 yearned 03648 toward his brother 0251: and he sought 01245 where to weep 01058; and he entered 0935 into his chamber 02315, and wept 01058 there.

³¹ And he washed 07364 his face 06440, and went out 03318, and controlled 0662 himself, and said 0559, Set on 07760 bread 03899.

³² And they set on 07760 for him by himself, and for them by themselves, and for the Egyptians 04713, who ate 0398 with him, by themselves: because the Egyptians 04713 might 03201 not eat 0398 bread 03899 with the Hebrews 05680; for that is an abomination 08441 to the Egyptians 04714.

³³ And they sat 03427 before him 06440, the firstborn 01060 according to his birthright 01062, and the youngest 06810 according to his youth 06812: and the men 0582 wondered 08539 one 0376 at another 07453.

³⁴ And he took 05375 and sent messes 04864 to them from before him 06440: but Benjamin’s 01144 mess 04864 was five 02568 times 03027 so much as 07235 any of theirs. And they drank 08354, and were merry 07937 with him. were…: Heb. drank largely

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¹ And he commanded 06680 the steward of his house 01004, saying 0559, Fill 04390 the men’s 0582 sacks 0572 with food 0400, as much as 0834 they can 03201 carry 05375, and put 07760 every man’s 0376 money 03701 in his sack’s 0572 mouth 06310. the steward…: Heb. him that was over his house

² And put 07760 my cup 01375, the silver 03701 cup 01375, in the sack’s 0572 mouth 06310 of the youngest 06996, and his grain 07668 money 03701. And he did 06213 according to the word 01697 that Joseph 03130 had spoken 01696.

³ As soon as the morning 01242 was light 0215, the men 0582 were sent away 07971, they and their donkeys 02543.

⁴ And when they had gone out 03318 of the city 05892, and were not yet far off 07368, Joseph 03130 said 0559 to his steward 01004, Arise 06965, follow 07291 after 0310 the men 0582; and when thou dost overtake 05381 them, say 0559 to them, Why have ye rewarded 07999 evil 07451 for good 02896?

⁵ Is not this the cup in which my lord 0113 drinketh 08354, and by which indeed 05172 he divineth 05172? ye have done evil 07489 in so doing 06213. divineth: or, maketh trial?

⁶ And he overtook 05381 them, and he spoke 01696 to them these same 0428 words 01697.

⁷ And they said 0559 to him, Why saith 01696 my lord 0113 these words 01697? Far be it from us 02486 that thy servants 05650 should do 06213 according to this thing 01697:

⁸ Behold, the money 03701, which we found 04672 in our sacks 0572’ mouths 06310, we brought again 07725 to thee from the land 0776 of Canaan 03667: how then should we steal 01589 from thy lord’s 0113 house 01004 silver 03701 or gold 02091?

⁹ With whomever of thy servants 05650 it shall be found 04672, both let him die 04191, and we also will be my lord’s 0113 slaves 05650.

¹⁰ And he said 0559, Now also let it be according to your words 03651, 1697: he with whom it shall be found 04672 shall be my servant 05650; and ye shall be blameless 05355.

¹¹ Then they speedily 04116 took down 03381 every man 0376 his sack 0572 to the ground 0776, and opened 06605 every man 0376 his sack 0572.

¹² And he searched 02664, and began 02490 at the eldest 01419, and stopped 03615 at the youngest 06996: and the cup 01375 was found 04672 in Benjamin’s 01144 sack 0572.

¹³ Then they tore 07167 their clothes 08071, and loaded 06006 every man 0376 his donkey 02543, and returned 07725 to the city 05892.

¹⁴ And Judah 03063 and his brethren 0251 came 0935 to Joseph’s 03130 house 01004; for he was yet there: and they fell 05307 before him 06440 on the ground 0776.

¹⁵ And Joseph 03130 said 0559 to them, What deed 04639 is this that ye have done 06213? knew ye 03045 not that such a man 0376 as I can certainly 05172 divine 05172? divine: or, make trial?

¹⁶ And Judah 03063 said 0559, What shall we say 0559 to my lord 0113? what shall we speak 01696? or how shall we clear ourselves 06663? God 0430 hath found out 04672 the iniquity 05771 of thy servants 05650: behold, we are my lord’s 0113 servants 05650, both we, and he also 01571 with whom 0834, 3027 the cup 01375 is found 04672.

¹⁷ And he said 0559, Far be it from me 02486 that I should do 06213 so 02063: the man 0376 in whose hand 03027 the cup 01375 is found 04672, he shall be my servant 05650; and as for you, go 05927 in peace 07965 to your father 01.

¹⁸ Then Judah 03063 came near 05066 to him, and said 0559, O 0994 my lord 0113, let thy servant 05650, I pray thee, speak 01696 a word 01697 in my lord’s 0113 ears 0241, and let not thy anger 0639 burn 02734 against thy servant 05650: for thou art even as Pharaoh 06547.

¹⁹ My lord 0113 asked 07592 his servants 05650, saying 0559, Have 03426 ye a father 01, or a brother 0251?

²⁰ And we said 0559 to my lord 0113, We have 03426 a father 01, an old man 02205, and a child 03206 of his old age 02208, a little one 06996; and his brother 0251 is dead 04191, and he alone is left 03498 of his mother 0517, and his father 01 loveth 0157 him.

²¹ And thou saidst 0559 to thy servants 05650, Bring him down 03381 to me, that I may set 07760 my eyes 05869 upon him.

²² And we said 0559 to my lord 0113, The lad 05288 cannot 03201 leave 05800 his father 01: for if he should leave 05800 his father 01, his father would die 04191.

²³ And thou saidst 0559 to thy servants 05650, Except 03808 your youngest 06996 brother 0251 shall come down 03381 with you, ye shall see 07200, 3254 my face 06440 no more 07200, 3254.

²⁴ And it came to pass when we came 05927 to thy servant 05650 my father 01, we told 05046 him the words 01697 of my lord 0113.

²⁵ And our father 01 said 0559, Go again 07725, buy 07666 us a little 04592 food 0400.

²⁶ And we said 0559, We cannot 03201 go down 03381: if our youngest 06996 brother 0251 shall be 03426 with us, then will we go down 03381: for we may 03201 not see 07200 the man’s 0376 face 06440, except 0369 our youngest 06996 brother 0251 shall be with us.

²⁷ And thy servant 05650 my father 01 said 0559 to us, Ye know 03045 that my wife 0802 bore 03205 me two 08147 sons:

²⁸ And the one 0259 went out 03318 from me, and I said 0559, Surely 02963 he is torn in pieces 02963; and I have not seen him 07200 since 02008:

²⁹ And if ye take 03947 this also from 05973 me 06440, and harm 0611 shall befall him 07136, ye shall bring down 03381 my gray hairs 07872 with sorrow 07451 to the grave 07585.

³⁰ Now therefore when I come 0935 to thy servant 05650 my father 01, and the lad 05288 is not with us; seeing that his life 05315 is bound up 07194 in the lad’s life 05315;

³¹ It shall come to pass, when he seeth 07200 that the lad 05288 is not with us, that he will die 04191: and thy servants 05650 shall bring down 03381 the gray hairs 07872 of thy servant 05650 our father 01 with sorrow 03015 to the grave 07585.

³² For thy servant 05650 became surety 06148 for the lad 05288 to 05973 my father 01, saying 0559, If I bring 0935 him not to thee, then I shall bear the blame 02398 to my father 01 for ever 03117.

³³ Now therefore, I pray thee, let thy servant 05650 abide 03427 instead of the lad 05288 a slave 05650 to my lord 0113; and let the lad 05288 return 05927 with his brethren 0251.

³⁴ For how 0349 shall I return 05927 to my father 01, and the lad 05288 be not with me? lest perhaps I see 07200 the evil 07451 that shall come on 04672 my father 01. come…: Heb. find my father

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¹ Then Joseph 03130 could 03201 not control 0662 himself before all them that stood 05324 by him; and he cried 07121, Cause 03318 every man 0376 to go out 03318 from me. And there stood 05975 no man 0376 with him, while Joseph 03130 made himself known 03045 to his brethren 0251.

² And he wept 06963, 1065 aloud 05414: and the Egyptians 04714 and the house 01004 of Pharaoh 06547 heard 08085, 8085. wept…: Heb. gave forth his voice in weeping

³ And Joseph 03130 said 0559 to his brethren 0251, I am Joseph 03130; doth my father 01 yet live 02416? And his brethren 0251 could 03201 not answer 06030 him; for they were terrified 0926 at his presence 06440. troubled: or, terrified

⁴ And Joseph 03130 said 0559 to his brethren 0251, Come near 05066 to me, I pray you. And they came near 05066. And he said 0559, I am Joseph 03130 your brother 0251, whom ye sold 04376 into Egypt 04714.

⁵ Now therefore be not grieved 06087, nor angry 02734 with yourselves 05869, that ye sold 04376 me here: for God 0430 sent 07971 me before you 06440 to preserve life 04241. nor…: Heb. neither let there be anger in your eyes

⁶ For these two years 08141 hath the famine 07458 been in 07130 the land 0776: and yet there are five 02568 years 08141, in which there shall neither 0369 be tillage 02758 nor harvest 07105.

⁷ And God 0430 sent 07971 me before you 06440 to preserve 07760 for you a posterity 07611 in the earth 0776, and to save your lives 02421 by a great 01419 deliverance 06413. to preserve…: Heb. to put for you a remnant

⁸ So now it was not you that sent 07971 me here, but God 0430: and he hath made 07760 me a father 01 to Pharaoh 06547, and lord 0113 of all his house 01004, and a ruler 04910 throughout all the land 0776 of Egypt 04714.

⁹ Haste 04116 ye, and return 05927 to my father 01, and say 0559 to him, Thus saith 0559 thy son 01121 Joseph 03130, God 0430 hath made 07760 me lord 0113 of all Egypt 04714: come down 03381 to me, delay 05975 not:

¹⁰ And thou shalt dwell 03427 in the land 0776 of Goshen 01657, and thou shalt be near 07138 to me, thou, and thy children 01121, and thy children’s 01121 children 01121, and thy flocks 06629, and thy herds 01241, and all that thou hast:

¹¹ And there will I nourish 03557 thee; for yet there are five 02568 years 08141 of famine 07458; lest thou, and thy household 01004, and all that thou hast, should come to poverty 03423.

¹² And, behold, your eyes 05869 see 07200, and the eyes 05869 of my brother 0251 Benjamin 01144, that it is my mouth 06310 that speaketh 01696 to you.

¹³ And ye shall tell 05046 my father 01 of all my glory 03519 in Egypt 04714, and of all that ye have seen 07200; and ye shall haste 04116 and bring down 03381 my father 01 here.

¹⁴ And he fell 05307 upon his brother 0251 Benjamin’s 01144 neck 06677, and wept 01058; and Benjamin 01144 wept 01058 upon his neck 06677.

¹⁵ Moreover he kissed 05401 all his brethren 0251, and wept 01058 upon them: and after 0310 that his brethren 0251 talked 01696 with him.

¹⁶ And the report 06963 of this was heard 08085 in Pharaoh’s 06547 house 01004, saying 0559, Joseph’s 03130 brethren 0251 are come 0935: and it pleased 03190, 5869 Pharaoh 06547 well 03190, 5869, and 05869 his servants 05650. pleased…: Heb. was good in the eyes of Pharaoh

¹⁷ And Pharaoh 06547 said 0559 to Joseph 03130, Say 0559 to thy brethren 0251, This do 06213 ye; load 02943 your beasts 01165, and go 03212, return 0935 to the land 0776 of Canaan 03667;

¹⁸ And take 03947 your father 01 and your households 01004, and come 0935 to me: and I will give 05414 you the good 02898 of the land 0776 of Egypt 04714, and ye shall eat 0398 the fat 02459 of the land 0776.

¹⁹ Now thou art commanded 06680, this do 06213 ye; take 03947 for yourselves wagons 05699 from the land 0776 of Egypt 04714 for your little ones 02945, and for your wives 0802, and bring 05375 your father 01, and come 0935.

²⁰ Also 05869 regard 02347 not your possessions 03627; for the good 02898 of all the land 0776 of Egypt 04714 is yours. regard…: Heb. let not your eye spare, etc.

²¹ And the children 01121 of Israel 03478 did 06213 so: and Joseph 03130 gave 05414 them wagons 05699, according to the commandment 06310 of Pharaoh 06547, and gave 05414 them provision 06720 for the way 01870. commandment: Heb. mouth

²² To all of them he gave 05414 each man 0376 changes 02487 of raiment 08071; but to Benjamin 01144 he gave 05414 three 07969 hundred 03967 pieces of silver 03701, and five 02568 changes 02487 of raiment 08071.

²³ And to his father 01 he sent 07971 after this 02063 manner; ten 06235 donkeys 0860 loaded 05375 with the good things 02898 of Egypt 04714, and ten 06235 female donkeys 02543 loaded 05375 with grain 01250 and bread 03899 and food 04202 for his father 01 by the way 01870. laden…: Heb. carrying

²⁴ So he sent 07971 his brethren 0251 away 07971, and they departed 03212: and he said 0559 to them, See that ye contend not 07264 by the way 01870.

²⁵ And they went up 05927 from Egypt 04714, and came 0935 into the land 0776 of Canaan 03667 to Jacob 03290 their father 01,

²⁶ And told 05046 him, saying 0559, Joseph 03130 is yet alive 02416, and he is governor 04910 over all the land 0776 of Egypt 04714. And Jacob’s heart 03820 fainted 06313, for he believed 0539 them not. Jacob’s: Heb. his

²⁷ And they told 01696 him all the words 01697 of Joseph 03130, which he had said 01696 to them: and when he saw 07200 the wagons 05699 which Joseph 03130 had sent 07971 to carry 05375 him, the spirit 07307 of Jacob 03290 their father 01 revived 02421:

²⁸ And Israel 03478 said 0559, It is enough 07227; Joseph 03130 my son 01121 is yet alive 02416: I will go 03212 and see him 07200 before I die 04191.

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¹ And Israel 03478 took his journey 05265 with all that he had, and came 0935 to Beersheba 0884, and offered 02076 sacrifices 02077 to the God 0430 of his father 01 Isaac 03327.

² And God 0430 spoke 0559 to Israel 03478 in the visions 04759 of the night 03915, and said 0559, Jacob 03290, Jacob 03290. And he said 0559, Here am I.

³ And he said 0559, I am God 0410, the God 0430 of thy father 01: fear 03372 not to go down 03381 into Egypt 04714; for I will there make 07760 of thee a great 01419 nation 01471:

⁴ I will go down 03381 with thee into Egypt 04714; and I will also surely 05927 bring thee up 05927 again: and Joseph 03130 shall put 07896 his hand 03027 upon thine eyes 05869.

⁵ And Jacob 03290 rose up 06965 from Beersheba 0884: and the sons 01121 of Israel 03478 carried 05375 Jacob 03290 their father 01, and their little ones 02945, and their wives 0802, in the wagons 05699 which Pharaoh 06547 had sent 07971 to carry 05375 him.

⁶ And they took 03947 their cattle 04735, and their goods 07399, which they had gained 07408 in the land 0776 of Canaan 03667, and came 0935 into Egypt 04714, Jacob 03290, and all his seed 02233 with him:

⁷ His sons 01121, and his sons 01121’ sons 01121 with him, his daughters 01323, and his sons 01121’ daughters 01323, and all his seed 02233 brought he 0935 with him into Egypt 04714.

⁸ And these are the names 08034 of the children 01121 of Israel 03478, who came 0935 into Egypt 04714, Jacob 03290 and his sons 01121: Reuben 07205, Jacob’s 03290 firstborn 01060.

⁹ And the sons 01121 of Reuben 07205; Hanoch 02585, and Phallu 06396, and Hezron 02696, and Carmi 03756.

¹⁰ And the sons 01121 of Simeon 08095; Jemuel 03223, and Jamin 03226, and Ohad 0161, and Jachin 03199, and Zohar 06714, and Shaul 07586 the son 01121 of a Canaanitish 03669 woman. Jemuel: or, NemuelJachin: or, JaribZohar: or, Zerah

¹¹ And the sons 01121 of Levi 03878; Gershon 01648, Kohath 06955, and Merari 04847. Gershon: or, Gershom

¹² And the sons 01121 of Judah 03063; Er 06147, and Onan 0209, and Shelah 07956, and Pharez 06557, and Zerah 02226: but Er 06147 and Onan 0209 died 04191 in the land 0776 of Canaan 03667. And the sons 01121 of Pharez 06557 were Hezron 02696 and Hamul 02538.

¹³ And the sons 01121 of Issachar 03485; Tola 08439, and Phuvah 06312, and Job 03102, and Shimron 08110. Phuvah, and Job: or, Puah, and Jashub

¹⁴ And the sons 01121 of Zebulun 02074; Sered 05624, and Elon 0356, and Jahleel 03177.

¹⁵ These are the sons 01121 of Leah 03812, which she bore 03205 to Jacob 03290 in Padanaram 06307, with his daughter 01323 Dinah 01783: all the souls 05315 of his sons 01121 and his daughters 01323 were thirty 07970 and three 07969.

¹⁶ And the sons 01121 of Gad 01410; Ziphion 06837, and Haggi 02291, Shuni 07764, and Ezbon 0675, Eri 06179, and Arodi 0722, and Areli 0692. Ziphion: or, ZephonEzbon: or, OzniArodi: or, Arod

¹⁷ And the sons 01121 of Asher 0836; Jimnah 03232, and Ishuah 03438, and Isui 03440, and Beriah 01283, and Serah 08294 their sister 0269: and the sons 01121 of Beriah 01283; Heber 02268, and Malchiel 04439.

¹⁸ These are the sons 01121 of Zilpah 02153, whom Laban 03837 gave 05414 to Leah 03812 his daughter 01323, and these she bore 03205 to Jacob 03290, even sixteen 06240, 8337 souls 05315.

¹⁹ The sons 01121 of Rachel 07354 Jacob’s 03290 wife 0802; Joseph 03130, and Benjamin 01144.

²⁰ And to Joseph 03130 in the land 0776 of Egypt 04714 were born 03205 Manasseh 04519 and Ephraim 0669, whom Asenath 0621 the daughter 01323 of Potipherah 06319 priest 03548 of On 0204 bore 03205 to him. priest: or, prince

²¹ And the sons 01121 of Benjamin 01144 were Belah 01106, and Becher 01071, and Ashbel 0788, Gera 01617, and Naaman 05283, Ehi 0278, and Rosh 07220, Muppim 04649, and Huppim 02650, and Ard 0714. Ehi: or, AhiramMuppim: or, Shupham or, ShuppimHuppim: or, Hupham

²² These are the sons 01121 of Rachel 07354, who were born 03205 to Jacob 03290: all the souls 05315 were fourteen 0702, 6240.

²³ And the sons 01121 of Dan 01835; Hushim 02366. Hushim: or, Shuham

²⁴ And the sons 01121 of Naphtali 05321; Jahzeel 03183, and Guni 01476, and Jezer 03337, and Shillem 08006.

²⁵ These are the sons 01121 of Bilhah 01090, whom Laban 03837 gave 05414 to Rachel 07354 his daughter 01323, and she bore 03205 these to Jacob 03290: all the souls 05315 were seven 07651.

²⁶ All the souls 05315 that came 0935 with Jacob 03290 into Egypt 04714, who came out 03318 of his loins 03409, besides Jacob’s 03290 sons 01121’ wives 0802, all the souls 05315 were sixty 08346 and six 08337; loins: Heb. thigh

²⁷ And the sons 01121 of Joseph 03130, who were born 03205 to him in Egypt 04714, were two 08147 souls 05315: all the souls 05315 of the house 01004 of Jacob 03290, who came 0935 into Egypt 04714, were seventy 07657.

²⁸ And he sent 07971 Judah 03063 before him 06440 to Joseph 03130, to direct 03384 his face 06440 to Goshen 01657; and they came 0935 into the land 0776 of Goshen 01657.

²⁹ And Joseph 03130 made ready 0631 his chariot 04818, and went 05927 to meet 07125 Israel 03478 his father 01, to Goshen 01657, and presented 07200 himself to him; and he fell 05307 on his neck 06677, and wept 01058 on his neck 06677 a good while 05750.

³⁰ And Israel 03478 said 0559 to Joseph 03130, Now 06471 let me die 04191, since 0310 I have seen 07200 thy face 06440, because thou art yet 05750 alive 02416.

³¹ And Joseph 03130 said 0559 to his brethren 0251, and to his father’s 01 house 01004, I will go up 05927, and show 05046 Pharaoh 06547, and say 0559 to him, My brethren 0251, and my father’s 01 house 01004, who were in the land 0776 of Canaan 03667, are come 0935 to me;

³² And the men 0582 are shepherds 07462, 6629, for their occupation hath been to feed cattle 04735; and they have brought 0935 their flocks 06629, and their herds 01241, and all that they have. their trade…: Heb. they are men of cattle

³³ And it shall come to pass, when Pharaoh 06547 shall call 07121 you, and shall say 0559, What is your occupation 04639?

³⁴ That ye shall say 0559, The occupation 0582 of thy servants 05650 hath been about cattle 04735 from our youth 05271 even until now, both we, and also our fathers 01: that ye may dwell 03427 in the land 0776 of Goshen 01657; for every shepherd 07462, 6629 is an abomination 08441 to the Egyptians 04714.

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¹ Then Joseph 03130 came 0935 and told 05046 Pharaoh 06547, and said 0559, My father 01 and my brethren 0251, and their flocks 06629, and their herds 01241, and all that they have, have come 0935 from the land 0776 of Canaan 03667; and, behold, they are in the land 0776 of Goshen 01657.

² And he took 03947 some 07097 of his brethren 0251, even five 02568 men 0582, and presented 03322 them to 06440 Pharaoh 06547.

³ And Pharaoh 06547 said 0559 to his brethren 0251, What is your occupation 04639? And they said 0559 to Pharaoh 06547, Thy servants 05650 are shepherds 07462, 6629, both we, and also our fathers 01.

⁴ They said 0559 moreover to Pharaoh 06547, We have come 0935 to sojourn 01481 in the land 0776; for thy servants 05650 have no pasture 04829 for their flocks 06629; for the famine 07458 is severe 03515 in the land 0776 of Canaan 03667: now therefore, we pray thee, let thy servants 05650 dwell 03427 in the land 0776 of Goshen 01657.

⁵ And Pharaoh 06547 spoke 0559 to Joseph 03130, saying 0559, Thy father 01 and thy brethren 0251 have come 0935 to thee:

⁶ The land 0776 of Egypt 04714 is before thee 06440; in the best 04315 of the land 0776 make 03427 thy father 01 and brethren 0251 to dwell 03427; in the land 0776 of Goshen 01657 let them dwell 03427: and if thou knowest 03045, 3426 any able men 0582, 2428 among them, then make them 07760 rulers 08269 over my cattle 04735.

⁷ And Joseph 03130 brought in 0935 Jacob 03290 his father 01, and set him 05975 before 06440 Pharaoh 06547: and Jacob 03290 blessed 01288 Pharaoh 06547.

⁸ And Pharaoh 06547 said 0559 to Jacob 03290, How 04100 old 02416, 3117, 8141 art thou? How…: Heb. How many are the days of the years of thy life?

⁹ And Jacob 03290 said 0559 to Pharaoh 06547, The days 03117 of the years 08141 of my pilgrimage 04033 are an hundred 03967 and thirty 07970 years 08141: few 04592 and evil 07451 have been the days 03117 of the years 08141 of my life 02416, nor have they attained 05381 to the days 03117 of the years 08141 of the life 02416 of my fathers 01 in the days 03117 of their pilgrimage 04033.

¹⁰ And Jacob 03290 blessed 01288 Pharaoh 06547, and went out 03318 from before 06440 Pharaoh 06547.

¹¹ And Joseph 03130 placed 03427 his father 01 and his brethren 0251, and gave 05414 them a possession 0272 in the land 0776 of Egypt 04714, in the best 04315 of the land 0776, in the land 0776 of Rameses 07486, as Pharaoh 06547 had commanded 06680.

¹² And Joseph 03130 nourished 03557 his father 01, and his brethren 0251, and all his father’s 01 household 01004, with bread 03899, according 06310 to their families 02945. according…: or, as a little child is nourished: Heb. according to the little ones

¹³ And there was no bread 03899 in all the land 0776; for the famine 07458 was very 03966 severe 03515, so that the land 0776 of Egypt 04714 and all the land 0776 of Canaan 03667 fainted 03856 by reason 06440 of the famine 07458.

¹⁴ And Joseph 03130 gathered 03950 all the money 03701 that was found 04672 in the land 0776 of Egypt 04714, and in the land 0776 of Canaan 03667, for the grain 07668 which they bought 07666: and Joseph 03130 brought 0935 the money 03701 into Pharaoh’s 06547 house 01004.

¹⁵ And when money 03701 failed 08552 in the land 0776 of Egypt 04714, and in the land 0776 of Canaan 03667, all the Egyptians 04714 came 0935 to Joseph 03130, and said 0559, Give 03051 us bread 03899: for why should we die 04191 in thy presence? for the money 03701 faileth 0656.

¹⁶ And Joseph 03130 said 0559, Give 03051 your cattle 04735; and I will give 05414 you for your cattle 04735, if money 03701 hath failed 0656.

¹⁷ And they brought 0935 their cattle 04735 to Joseph 03130: and Joseph 03130 gave 05414 them bread 03899 in exchange for horses 05483, and for the flocks 06629, and for the cattle 04735 of the herds 01241, and for the donkeys 02543: and he fed 05095 them with bread 03899 for all their cattle 04735 for that year 08141. fed…: Heb. led them

¹⁸ When that year 08141 was ended 08552, they came 0935 to him the second 08145 year 08141, and said 0559 to him, We will not hide 03582 from my lord 0113, how that our money 03701 is spent 08552; my lord 0113 also hath 0413 our herds 04735 of cattle 0929; there is nothing left 07604 in the sight 06440 of my lord 0113, but our bodies 01472, and our lands 0127:

¹⁹ Why shall we die 04191 before thy eyes 05869, both we and our land 0127? buy 07069 us and our land 0127 for bread 03899, and we and our land 0127 will be servants 05650 to Pharaoh 06547: and give 05414 us seed 02233, that we may live 02421, and not die 04191, that the land 0127 be not desolate 03456.

²⁰ And Joseph 03130 bought 07069 all the land 0127 of Egypt 04714 for Pharaoh 06547; for the Egyptians 04714 sold 04376 every man 0376 his field 07704, because the famine 07458 prevailed 02388 over them: so the land 0776 became Pharaoh’s 06547.

²¹ And as for the people 05971, he removed 05674 them to cities 05892 from one end 07097 of the borders 01366 of Egypt 04714 even to its other end 07097.

²² Only the land 0127 of the priests 03548 bought he 07069 not; for the priests 03548 had a portion 02706 assigned them by Pharaoh 06547, and ate 0398 their portion 02706 which Pharaoh 06547 gave 05414 them: therefore they sold 04376 not their lands 0127. priests: or, princes

²³ Then Joseph 03130 said 0559 to the people 05971, Behold, I have bought 07069, 853 you this day 03117 and your land 0127 for Pharaoh 06547: lo 01887, here is seed 02233 for you, and ye shall sow 02232 the land 0127.

²⁴ And it shall come to pass in the harvest 08393, that ye shall give 05414 the fifth 02549 part to Pharaoh 06547, and four 0702 parts 03027 shall be your own, for seed 02233 of the field 07704, and for your food 0400, and for them of your households 01004, and for food 0398 for your little ones 02945.

²⁵ And they said 0559, Thou hast saved our lives 02421: let us find 04672 grace 02580 in the sight 05869 of my lord 0113, and we will be Pharaoh’s 06547 servants 05650.

²⁶ And Joseph 03130 made 07760 it a law 02706 over the land 0127 of Egypt 04714 to this day 03117, that Pharaoh 06547 should have the fifth 02569 part; except 07535 the land 0127 of the priests 03548 only, which became not Pharaoh’s 06547. priests: or, princes

²⁷ And Israel 03478 dwelt 03427 in the land 0776 of Egypt 04714, in the country 0776 of Goshen 01657; and they had possessions 0270 in it, and grew 06509, and multiplied 07235 exceedingly 03966.

²⁸ And Jacob 03290 lived 02421 in the land 0776 of Egypt 04714 seventeen 06240, 7651 years 08141: so the whole age 02416, 3117 of Jacob 03290 was an hundred 03967 and forty 0705, 8141 and seven 07651 years 08141. the whole…: Heb. the days of the years of his life

²⁹ And the time 03117 drew near 07126 that Israel 03478 must die 04191: and he called 07121 his son 01121 Joseph 03130, and said 0559 to him, If now I have found 04672 grace 02580 in thy sight 05869, put 07760, I pray thee, thy hand 03027 under my thigh 03409, and deal 06213 kindly 02617 and truly 0571 with me; bury 06912 me not, I pray thee, in Egypt 04714:

³⁰ But I will lie 07901 with my fathers 01, and thou shalt carry 05375 me out of Egypt 04714, and bury 06912 me in their buryingplace 06900. And he said 0559, I will do 06213 as thou hast said 01697.

³¹ And he said 0559, Swear 07650 to me. And he swore 07650 to him. And Israel 03478 bowed 07812 himself upon the bed’s 04296 head 07218.

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¹ And it came to pass after 0310 these things 01697, that one told 0559 Joseph 03130, Behold, thy father 01 is sick 02470: and he took 03947 with him his two 08147 sons 01121, Manasseh 04519 and Ephraim 0669.

² And one told 05046 Jacob 03290, and said 0559, Behold, thy son 01121 Joseph 03130 cometh 0935 to thee: and Israel 03478 strengthened 02388 himself, and sat 03427 upon the bed 04296.

³ And Jacob 03290 said 0559 to Joseph 03130, God 0410 Almighty 07706 appeared 07200 to me at Luz 03870 in the land 0776 of Canaan 03667, and blessed 01288 me,

⁴ And said 0559 to me, Behold, I will make thee fruitful 06509, and multiply 07235 thee, and I will make 05414 of thee a multitude 06951 of people 05971; and will give 05414 this land 0776 to thy seed 02233 after thee 0310 for an everlasting 05769 possession 0272.

⁵ And now thy two 08147 sons 01121, Ephraim 0669 and Manasseh 04519, who were born 03205 to thee in the land 0776 of Egypt 04714 before 05704 I came 0935 to thee into Egypt 04714, are mine; as Reuben 07205 and Simeon 08095, they shall be mine.

⁶ And thy issue 04138, which thou begettest 03205 after 0310 them, shall be thine, and shall be called 07121 after 05921 the name 08034 of their brethren 0251 in their inheritance 05159.

⁷ And as for me, when I came 0935 from Padan 06307, Rachel 07354 died 04191 by me in the land 0776 of Canaan 03667 in the way 01870, when 05750 yet there was but a little 03530 way 0776 to come 0935 to Ephrath 0672: and I buried her 06912 there in the way 01870 of Ephrath 0672; the same is Bethlehem 01035.

⁸ And Israel 03478 beheld 07200 Joseph’s 03130 sons 01121, and said 0559, Who are these?

⁹ And Joseph 03130 said 0559 to his father 01, They are my sons 01121, whom God 0430 hath given 05414 me in this place. And he said 0559, Bring them 03947, I pray thee, to me, and I will bless 01288 them.

¹⁰ Now the eyes 05869 of Israel 03478 were dim 03513 for age 02207, so that he could 03201 not see 07200. And he brought them near 05066 to him; and he kissed 05401 them, and embraced 02263 them. dim: Heb. heavy

¹¹ And Israel 03478 said 0559 to Joseph 03130, I had not thought 06419 to see 07200 thy face 06440: and, lo, God 0430 hath shown 07200 me also thy seed 02233.

¹² And Joseph 03130 brought them out 03318 from between 05973 his knees 01290, and he bowed 07812 himself with his face 0639 to the earth 0776.

¹³ And Joseph 03130 took 03947 them both 08147, Ephraim 0669 in his right hand 03225 toward Israel’s 03478 left hand 08040, and Manasseh 04519 in his left hand 08040 toward Israel’s 03478 right hand 03225, and brought them near 05066 to him.

¹⁴ And Israel 03478 stretched out 07971 his right hand 03225, and laid 07896 it upon Ephraim’s 0669 head 07218, who was the younger 06810, and his left hand 08040 upon Manasseh’s 04519 head 07218, guiding 07919 his hands 03027 knowingly 07919; for Manasseh 04519 was the firstborn 01060.

¹⁵ And he blessed 01288 Joseph 03130, and said 0559, God 0430, before 06440 whom my fathers 01 Abraham 085 and Isaac 03327 did walk 01980, the God 0430 who hath fed 07462 me all my life long 05750 to this day 03117,

¹⁶ The Angel 04397 who hath redeemed 01350 me from all evil 07451, bless 01288 the lads 05288; and let my name 08034 be named 07121 on them, and the name 08034 of my fathers 01 Abraham 085 and Isaac 03327; and let them grow 01711 into a multitude 07230 in the midst 07130 of the earth 0776. grow: Heb. as fishes do increase

¹⁷ And when Joseph 03130 saw 07200 that his father 01 laid 07896 his right 03225 hand 03027 upon the head 07218 of Ephraim 0669, it displeased 03415, 5869 him: and he lifted 08551 his father’s 01 hand 03027, to remove 05493 it from Ephraim’s 0669 head 07218 to Manasseh’s 04519 head 07218. displeased…: was evil in his eyes

¹⁸ And Joseph 03130 said 0559 to his father 01, Not so, my father 01: for this is the firstborn 01060; put 07760 thy right hand 03225 upon his head 07218.

¹⁹ And his father 01 refused 03985, and said 0559, I know 03045 it, my son 01121, I know 03045 it: he also shall become a people 05971, and he also shall be great 01431: but truly 0199 his younger 06996 brother 0251 shall be greater 01431 than he, and his seed 02233 shall become a multitude 04393 of nations 01471. multitude: Heb. fulness

²⁰ And he blessed 01288 them that day 03117, saying 0559, In thee shall Israel 03478 bless 01288, saying 0559, God 0430 make 07760 thee as Ephraim 0669 and as Manasseh 04519: and he set 07760 Ephraim 0669 before 06440 Manasseh 04519.

²¹ And Israel 03478 said 0559 to Joseph 03130, Behold, I die 04191: but God 0430 shall be with you, and bring you again 07725 to the land 0776 of your fathers 01.

²² Moreover I have given 05414 to thee one 0259 portion 07926 above thy brethren 0251, which I took 03947 out of the hand 03027 of the Amorite 0567 with my sword 02719 and with my bow 07198.

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¹ And Jacob 03290 called 07121 to his sons 01121, and said 0559, Gather yourselves together 0622, that I may tell 05046 you that which shall befall 07122 you in the last 0319 days 03117.

² Gather yourselves together 06908, and hear 08085, ye sons 01121 of Jacob 03290; and hearken 08085 to Israel 03478 your father 01.

³ Reuben 07205, thou art my firstborn 01060, my might 03581, and the beginning 07225 of my strength 0202, the excellency 03499 of dignity 07613, and the excellency 03499 of power 05794:

⁴ Unstable 06349 as water 04325, thou shalt not excel 03498; because thou wentest up 05927 to thy father’s 01 bed 04904; then thou didst defile 02490 it: he went up 05927 to my couch 03326. thou shalt…: Heb. do not thou excelhe went…: or, my couch is gone

⁵ Simeon 08095 and Levi 03878 are brethren 0251; instruments 03627 of cruelty 02555 are in their habitations 04380. instruments…: or, their swords are weapons of violence

⁶ O my soul 05315, come 0935 not thou into their secret 05475; to their assembly 06951, my honour 03519, be not thou united 03161: for in their anger 0639 they slew 02026 a man 0376, and in their selfwill 07522 they digged down 06131 a wall 07794. digged…: or, houghed oxen

⁷ Cursed 0779 be their anger 0639, for it was fierce 05794; and their wrath 05678, for it was cruel 07185: I will divide 02505 them in Jacob 03290, and scatter 06327 them in Israel 03478.

⁸ Judah 03063, thou art he whom thy brethren 0251 shall praise 03034: thy hand 03027 shall be on the neck 06203 of thy enemies 0341; thy father’s 01 children 01121 shall bow down 07812 before thee.

⁹ Judah 03063 is a lion’s 0738 whelp 01482: from the prey 02964, my son 01121, thou hast gone up 05927: he stooped down 03766, he crouched 07257 as a lion 0738, and as an old lion 03833; who shall rouse him up 06965?

¹⁰ The sceptre 07626 shall not depart 05493 from Judah 03063, nor a lawgiver 02710 from between his feet 07272, until 03588 Shiloh 07886 shall come 0935; and to him shall be the obedience 03349 of the people 05971.

¹¹ Binding 0631 his foal 05895 to the vine 01612, and his donkey’s 0860 colt 01121 to the choice vine 08321; he washed 03526 his garments 03830 in wine 03196, and his clothes 05497 in the blood 01818 of grapes 06025:

¹² His eyes 05869 shall be red 02447 with wine 03196, and his teeth 08127 white 03836 with milk 02461.

¹³ Zebulun 02074 shall dwell 07931 at the haven 02348 of the sea 03220; and he shall be for an haven 02348 of ships 0591; and his border 03411 shall be to Zidon 06721.

¹⁴ Issachar 03485 is a strong 01634 donkey 02543 crouching down 07257 between two burdens 04942:

¹⁵ And he saw 07200 that rest 04496 was good 02896, and the land 0776 that it was pleasant 05276; and bowed 05186 his shoulder 07926 to bear 05445, and became a slave 05647 at forced labour 04522.

¹⁶ Dan 01835 shall judge 01777 his people 05971, as one 0259 of the tribes 07626 of Israel 03478.

¹⁷ Dan 01835 shall be a serpent 05175 by the way 01870, an adder 08207 in the path 0734, that biteth 05391 the horse 05483 heels 06119, so that his rider 07392 shall fall 05307 backward 0268. an adder: Heb. an arrow–snake

¹⁸ I have waited for 06960 thy salvation 03444, O LORD 03068.

¹⁹ Gad 01410, a troop 01416 shall overcome 01464 him: but he shall overcome 01464 at the last 06119.

²⁰ Out of Asher 0836 his bread 03899 shall be fat 08082, and he shall yield 05414 royal 04428 dainties 04574.

²¹ Naphtali 05321 is a hind 0355 let loose 07971: he giveth 05414 goodly 08233 words 0561.

²² Joseph 03130 is a fruitful 06509 bough 01121, even a fruitful 06509 bough 01121 by a well 05869; whose branches 01323 run 06805 over the wall 07791: branches: Heb. daughters

²³ The archers 01167, 2671 have bitterly attacked him 04843, and shot 07232 at him, and hated him 07852:

²⁴ But his bow 07198 abode 03427 in strength 0386, and the arms 02220 of his hands 03027 were made strong 06339 by the hands 03027 of the mighty 046 God of Jacob 03290; (from there is the shepherd 07462, the stone 068 of Israel 03478:)

²⁵ Even by the God 0410 of thy father 01, who shall help 05826 thee; and by 0854 the Almighty 07706, who shall bless 01288 thee with blessings 01293 of heaven 08064 above 05920, blessings 01293 of the deep 08415 that lieth 07257 beneath, blessings 01293 of the breasts 07699, and of the womb 07356:

²⁶ The blessings 01293 of thy father 01 have prevailed 01396 above the blessings 01293 of my ancestors 02029 to the utmost bound 08379 of the everlasting 05769 hills 01389: they shall be on the head 07218 of Joseph 03130, and on the crown of the head 06936 of him that was separate 05139 from his brethren 0251.

²⁷ Benjamin 01144 shall raven 02963 as a wolf 02061: in the morning 01242 he shall devour 0398 the prey 05706, and at night 06153 he shall divide 02505 the spoil 07998.

²⁸ All these are the twelve 06240, 8147 tribes 07626 of Israel 03478: and this is it which their father 01 spoke 01696 to them, and blessed 01288 them; every 0834 one 0376 according to his blessing 01293 he blessed 01288 them.

²⁹ And he charged 06680 them, and said 0559 to them, I am to be gathered 0622 to my people 05971: bury 06912 me with my fathers 01 in the cave 04631 that is in the field 07704 of Ephron 06085 the Hittite 02850,

³⁰ In the cave 04631 that is in the field 07704 of Machpelah 04375, which is before 06440 Mamre 04471, in the land 0776 of Canaan 03667, which Abraham 085 bought 07069 with the field 07704 of Ephron 06085 the Hittite 02850 for a possession 0272 of a buryingplace 06913.

³¹ There they buried 06912 Abraham 085 and Sarah 08283 his wife 0802; there they buried 06912 Isaac 03327 and Rebekah 07259 his wife 0802; and there I buried 06912 Leah 03812.

³² The purchase 04735 of the field 07704 and of the cave 04631 that is in it was from the children 01121 of Heth 02845.

³³ And when Jacob 03290 had made an end 03615 of commanding 06680 his sons 01121, he drew 0622 his feet 07272 into the bed 04296, and yielded up the ghost 01478, and was gathered 0622 to his people 05971.

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¹ And Joseph 03130 fell 05307 upon his father’s 01 face 06440, and wept 01058 upon him, and kissed 05401 him.

² And Joseph 03130 commanded 06680 his servants 05650 the physicians 07495 to embalm 02590 his father 01: and the physicians 07495 embalmed 02590 Israel 03478.

³ And forty 0705 days 03117 were fulfilled 04390 for him; for so are fulfilled 04390 the days 03117 of those who are embalmed 02590: and the Egyptians 04714 mourned 01058 for him seventy 07657 days 03117. mourned: Heb. wept

⁴ And when the days 03117 of his mourning 01068 were past 05674, Joseph 03130 spoke 01696 to the house 01004 of Pharaoh 06547, saying 0559, If now I have found 04672 grace 02580 in your eyes 05869, speak 01696, I pray you, in the ears 0241 of Pharaoh 06547, saying 0559,

⁵ My father 01 made me swear 07650, saying 0559, Lo 02009, I die 04191: in my grave 06913 which I have dug 03738 for me in the land 0776 of Canaan 03667, there shalt thou bury me 06912. Now therefore let me go 05927, I pray thee, and bury 06912 my father 01, and I will come again 07725.

⁶ And Pharaoh 06547 said 0559, Go up 05927, and bury 06912 thy father 01, according as he made thee swear 07650.

⁷ And Joseph 03130 went up 05927 to bury 06912 his father 01: and with him went 05927 all the servants 05650 of Pharaoh 06547, the elders 02205 of his house 01004, and all the elders 02205 of the land 0776 of Egypt 04714,

⁸ And all the house 01004 of Joseph 03130, and his brethren 0251, and his father’s 01 house 01004: only their little ones 02945, and their flocks 06629, and their herds 01241, they left 05800 in the land 0776 of Goshen 01657.

⁹ And there went 05927 with him both chariots 07393 and horsemen 06571: and it was a very 03966 great 03515 company 04264.

¹⁰ And they came 0935 to the threshingfloor 01637 of Atad 0329, which is beyond 05676 Jordan 03383, and there they mourned 05594 with a great 01419 and very 03966 grievous 03515 lamentation 04553: and he made 06213 a mourning 060 for his father 01 seven 07651 days 03117.

¹¹ And when the inhabitants 03427 of the land 0776, the Canaanites 03669, saw 07200 the mourning 060 in the threshingfloor 01637 of Atad 0329, they said 0559, This is a grievous 03515 mourning 060 to the Egyptians 04714: therefore the name of it 08034 was called 07121 Abelmizraim 067, which is beyond 05676 Jordan 03383. Abelmizraim: that is, The mourning of the Egyptians

¹² And his sons 01121 did 06213 to him according as he commanded 06680 them:

¹³ For his sons 01121 carried 05375 him into the land 0776 of Canaan 03667, and buried 06912 him in the cave 04631 of the field 07704 of Machpelah 04375, which Abraham 085 bought 07069 with the field 07704 for a possession 0272 of a buryingplace 06913 of Ephron 06085 the Hittite 02850, before 06440 Mamre 04471.

¹⁴ And Joseph 03130 returned 07725 to Egypt 04714, he, and his brethren 0251, and all that went up 05927 with him to bury 06912 his father 01, after 0310 he had buried 06912 his father 01.

¹⁵ And when Joseph’s 03130 brethren 0251 saw 07200 that their father 01 was dead 04191, they said 0559, Joseph 03130 will perhaps 03863 hate us 07852, and will certainly 07725 repay 07725 us all the evil 07451 which we did 01580 to him.

¹⁶ And they sent a messenger 06680 to Joseph 03130, saying 0559, Thy father 01 commanded 06680 before 06440 he died 04194, saying 0559, sent: Heb. charged

¹⁷ So shall ye say 0559 to Joseph 03130, Forgive 05375, I pray thee 0577 now, the trespass 06588 of thy brethren 0251, and their sin 02403; for they did 01580 to thee evil 07451: and now, we pray thee, forgive 05375 the trespass 06588 of the servants 05650 of the God 0430 of thy father 01. And Joseph 03130 wept 01058 when they spoke 01696 to him.

¹⁸ And his brethren 0251 also went 03212 and fell down 05307 before his face 06440; and they said 0559, Behold, we are thy servants 05650.

¹⁹ And Joseph 03130 said 0559 to them, Fear 03372 not: for am I in the place of God 0430?

²⁰ But as for you, ye thought 02803 evil 07451 against me; but God 0430 meant it 02803 for good 02896, to 04616 bring to pass 06213, as it is this day 03117, to save 02421 many 07227 people 05971 alive 02421.

²¹ Now therefore fear 03372 ye not: I will nourish 03557 you, and your little ones 02945. And he comforted 05162 them, and spoke 01696 kindly 03820 to them. kindly…: Heb. to their hearts

²² And Joseph 03130 dwelt 03427 in Egypt 04714, he, and his father’s 01 house 01004: and Joseph 03130 lived 02421 an hundred 03967 and ten 06235 years 08141.

²³ And Joseph 03130 saw 07200 Ephraim’s 0669 children 01121 of the third 08029 generation: the children 01121 also of Machir 04353 the son 01121 of Manasseh 04519 were brought up 03205 upon Joseph’s 03130 knees 01290. brought…: Heb. born

²⁴ And Joseph 03130 said 0559 to his brethren 0251, I die 04191: and God 0430 will surely 06485 visit 06485 you, and bring you out 05927 of this land 0776 to the land 0776 which he swore 07650 to Abraham 085, to Isaac 03327, and to Jacob 03290.

²⁵ And Joseph 03130 took an oath 07650 of the children 01121 of Israel 03478, saying 0559, God 0430 will surely 06485 visit 06485 you, and ye shall carry up 05927 my bones 06106 from here 02088.

²⁶ So Joseph 03130 died 04191, being an hundred 03967 and ten 06235 years 08141 old 01121: and they embalmed 02590 him, and he was put 03455 in a coffin 0727 in Egypt 04714.