&015 8 And Hamor communed with them, saying, The soul of my son Shechem longeth for your daughter: I pray you give her him to wife. 9 And make ye marriages with us, and give your daughters unto us, and take our daughters unto you. 10 And ye shall dwell with us: and the land shall be before you; dwell and trade ye therein, and get you possesch.. 27. sions therein. 13 And the sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father deceitfully, and said, because he had defiled Dinah their sister: 14 And they said unto them, We cannot do this thing, to give our sister to one p Josh. 5-9 that is uncircumcised; for that were a reproach unto us: 15 But in this will we consent unto you: If ye will be as we be, that every male of you be circumcised; The Shechemites spoiled. circumcised, all that went out of the gate IST cir. 1732. 25 And it came to pass on the third 6,7. mouth. 26 And they slew Hamor and Shechem 27 The sons of Jacob came upon the 28 They took their sheep, and their oxen, and their asses, and that which was in the city, and that which was in the field, 29 And all their wealth, and all their little ones, and their wives took they captive, and spoiled even all that was in the house. X u Josh. 7. 21. 1 Sam. 30 And Jacob said to Simeon and 31 And they said, Should he deal with CHAP. XXXV. 16 Then will we give our daughters 1 God sendeth Jacob to Beth-el. 2 He purgeth unto you, and we will take your daugh- 17 But if ye will not hearken unto us, 18 And their words pleased Hamor, and Shechem Hamor's son. 19 And the young man deferred not to do the thing, because he had delight in Ja11Chron. cob's daughter: and he was more honourable than all the house of his father. 20 And Hamor and Shechem his son came unto the gate of their city, and communed with the men of their city, saying, 21 These men are peaceable with us; therefore let them dwell in the land, and trade therein; for the land, behold, it is large enough for them; let us take their daughters to us for wives, and let us give them our daughters. 22 Only herein will the men consent unto us for to dwell with us, to be one people, if every male among us be circumcised, as they are circumcised. 23 Shall not their cattle and their substance and every beast of their's be our's? only let us consent unto them, and they will dwell with us. 24 And unto Hamor and unto Shechem 23. his son hearkened all that 'went out of the gate of his city; and every male was his house of idols. 6 He buildeth an altar at y Deut. 4. 12. up to Beth-el, and dwell there: and a ch. 28. 19. make there an altar unto God, that ap- b ch. 28. 13. peared unto thee when thou fleddeste ch. 27.43. from the face of Esau thy brother. Josh. 24. 15. 34. Josh. 24. 2 Then Jacob said unto his houshold, d ch. 18. 19. f Exod. 19. 24. Ps. 107.6. & 31. 3, 42. i Hos. 2. 13. 6. 4 And they gave unto Jacob all the 5 And they journeyed: and the ter- 16. & 23. 27. 61 So Jacob came to m Luz, which is 14in the land of Canaan, that is, Beth-el, he : : GENESIS. God blesseth Jacob. Before CHRIST cir. 1732. n Eccles. 5. 4. That is, The God of Beth-el. o ch. 28. 13. p ch. 24. 59. That is, the onk of weeping. and all the people that were with him. 7 And he built there an altar, and called the place || El-beth-el: because there God appeared unto him, when he fled from the face of his brother. 8 But Deborah Rebekah's nurse died, and she was buried beneath Beth-el under an oak: and the name of it was called || Allon-bachuth. 9 And God appeared unto Jacob q Hos. 12. 4. again, when he came out of Padan-aram, and blessed him. 10 And God said unto him, Thy name r ch. 17.5. is Jacob: thy name shall not be called any more Jacob, but Israel shall be thy name: and he called his name Israel. 5 ch. 32. 28. t ch. 17. 1. & 48. 3, 4 uch. 6, 16. & 28. 3. & 48. 4. 11 And God said unto him, I am God Exod. 6.3. Almighty: be fruitful and multiply; "a nation and a company of nations shall be of thee, and kings shall come out of thy loins; 12 And the land" which I gave Abraham and Isaac, to thee I will give it, and to thy seed after thee will I give the land. w ch. 12.7. & 13. 15. & 26. 3, 4 & 28. 13. x ch. 17. 22. y ch. 26. 18. 13 And God went up from him in the place where he talked with him. 14 And Jacob'set up a pillar in the place where he talked with him, even a pillar of stone: and he poured a drink offering thereon, and he poured oil thereon. 15 And Jacob called the name of the 2 ch. 28. 19. place where God spake with him, "Beth-el. 16 And they journeyed from Beth-el; and there was but + a little to come of ground. to Ephrath: and Rachel travailed, and † Heb. a little piece 2 Kings 519. 1 Sam. 4. 20. cir. 1729. she had hard labour. way 17 And it came to pass, when she was in hard labour, that the midwife said unto her, a ch. 30. 24. Fear not; thou shalt have this son also. 18 And it came to pass, as her soul was in departing, (for she died) that she called his name || Ben-oni: but his father called him || Benjamin. That is, the son of my 8071010. That is, the son of the right hand. b ch. 48.7. c Ruth 1.2. & 4. 11. Mic. 5. 2. Matt. ii. 6. d 1 Sam. 10. 2. 2 Sam. 18. 18. e Mic. 4. 8. 19 And Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath, which is Beth-lehem. 20 And Jacob set a pillar upon her grave: that is the pillar of Rachel's grave dunto this day. 21 And Israel journeyed, and spread his tent beyond the tower of Edar. 22 And it came to pass, when Israel dwelt in that land, that Reuben went and Chelay with Bilhah his father's concubine: 1. See 2 Sam. and Israel heard it. Now the sons of Ja f ch. 49. 4. 16. 22. & 20. 3.1 Cor. 5. cob were twelve: The age and death of Isa 27 And Jacob came unto Isaac his father unto Mamre, unto the city of Arbah, which is Hebron, where Abraham and Isaac sojourned. 28 And the days of Isaac were an hundred and fourscore years. Befor CHRI 1729. h ch. 13 & 15-13 & 23. 2, i Josh. 14 1716. k ch. 15 &25.8 29 And Isaac gave up the ghost, and died, and was gathered unto his people, being old and full of days: and his sons 1 So ch. Esau and Jacob buried him. CHAP. XXXVI. 1 Esau's three wives. 6 His removing to mount Seir. 9 His sons. 15 The dukes which descended of his sons. 20 The sons and dukes of Seir. 24 Anah findeth mules. 31 The kings of Edom. 40 The dukes that descended of Esau. OW these are the generations of 9. &. 49. cir. 17 a ch. 25 b ch. 26 2 Esau took his wives of the daughters of Canaan; Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite, and Aholibamah the ever. 25 daughter of Anah the daughter of Zibeon the Hivite; d ch. 28 3 And Bashemath Ishmael's daugh- cir. 17 ter, sister of Nebajoth. 4 And Adah bare to Esau Eliphaz; and Bashemath bare Reuel; 5 And Aholibamah bare Jeush, and Jaalam, and Korah: these are the sons of Esau, which were born unto him in the land of Canaan. e Chr 115 cir. 1 6 And Esau took his wives, and his sons, and his daughters, and all the † per- + Heb. sons of his house, and his cattle, and all his beasts, and all his substance, which he had got in the land of Canaan; and went into the country from the face of his brother Jacob. 10 These are the names of Esau's sons; Eliphaz the son of Adah the wife of Esau, Reuel the son of Bashemath the wife of Esau. 11 And the sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, || Zepho, and Gatam, and Kenaz. 12 And Timna was concubine to Eliphaz Esau's son; and she bare to Eliphaz Amalek: these were the sons of Adah Esau's wife. Deut. Josh. i ver. + He Edou ( 1.35, i Ch 36. 1 E 24. 1 Sa 13 And these are the sons of Reuel; 3, & Nahath, and Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah: these were the sons of Bashemath Esau's wife. 14 And these were the sons of Aholibamah, the daughter of Anah the daugh The dukes the sons of Esau. Before CHRIST cir. 1715 CHAP. XXXVII. ter of Zibeon, Esau's wife: and she bare eir. 1740 to Esau Jeush, and Jaalam, and Korah. 15 These were dukes of the sons of Esau: the sons of Eliphaz the firstborn of Esau; duke Teman, duke Omar, duke Zepho, duke Kenaz, dr. 1840. 16 Duke Korah, duke Gatam, and duke Amalek: these are the dukes that came of Eliphaz in the land of Edom; these were the sons of Adah. 17 And these are the sons of Reuel Esau's son; duke Nahath, duke Zerah, duke Shammah, duke Mizzah: these are the dukes that came of Reuel in the land of Edom; these are the sons of Bashemath Esau's wife.. 18 And these are the sons of Aholibamah Esau's wife; duke Jeush, duke Jaalam, duke Korah: these were the dukes that came of Aholibamah the daughter of Anah, Esau's wife. 19 These are the sons of Esau, who is Edom, and these are their dukes. 20 These are the sons of Seir "the Chron. Horite, who inhabited the land; Lotan, ch. 14.6. and Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah, 138 Deat. 2. 12, 21 201 21 And Dishon, and Ezer, and Dishan: these are the dukes of the Horites, the children of Seir in the land of Edom. 22 And the children of Lotan were Hori, and || Hemam; and Lotan's sister 1 Chron. 1. was Timna. Hom 23 And the children of Shobal were 10r, Alian, these; || Alvan, and Manahath, and Ebal, 1 Chron. 1. Or, Shephi, Chron. L. See Lev. 1919 10. Auram, 1 Chrom. L. || Shepho, and Onam. 24 And these are the children of Zibeon; both Ajah, and Anah: this was that Anah that found the mules in the wilderness, as he fed the asses of Zibeon his father. 25 And the children of Anah were these; Dishon, and Aholibamah the daughter of Anah. 26 And these are the children of Dishon; || Hemdan, and Eshban, and Ithran, and Cheran. 27 The children of Ezer are these; 10r, Jekan, Bilhan, and Zaavan, and || Akan. Joseph is hated of his brethren. CHRIST 1780. 34 And Jobab died, and Husham of Before the land of Temani reigned in his stead. 35 And Husham died, and Hadad the son of Bedad, who smote Midian in the field of Moab, reigned in his stead: and the name of his city was Avith. 36 And Hadad died, and Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his stead. 37 And Samlah died, and Saul of Rehoboth by the river reigned in his stead. 38 And Saul died, and Baal-hanan the son of Achbor reigned in his stead. 3 Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son cch. 44. 20. of his old age: and he made him a coat of many || colours. Or, pieces. Judg. 5. 30. 4 And when his brethren saw that 2 Sam. 13.18. their father loved him more than all his brethren, they dhated him, and could not dich. 27.41. speak peaceably unto him. 5 And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it his brethren: and they hated him yet the more. e & 19. 23. & 43. 26. & 6 And he said unto them, Hear, I pray you, this dream which I have dreamed: 7 For, behold, we were binding sheaves ch. 42. 6,9 in the field, and, lo, my sheaf arose, and 44-14also stood upright; and, behold, your sheaves stood round about, and made 55 And Bela died, and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his stead. ❘ obeisance to my sheaf. : Joseph's brethren conspire his death. Before CHRIST GENESIS. 8 And his brethren said to him, Shalt 17:29. thou indeed reign over us? or shalt thou indeed have dominion over us? And they hated him yet the more for his dreams, and for his words. 9 And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it his brethren, and said, Behold, I have dreamed a dream more; and, befch. 46. 29. hold, 'the sun and the moon and the eleven stars made obeisance to me. 10 And he told it to his father, and to his brethren: and his father rebuked him, and said unto him, What is this dream that thou hast dreamed? Shall I and thy g ch. 27. 29. mother and thy brethren indeed come to bow down ourselves to thee to the earth? h Acts 7. 9. 11 And his brethren envied him; but i Dan. 7. 28. his father obs rved the saying. Luke 2. 19, 51. cir. 1799. + Heb. see peace of 12 And his brethren went to feed their father's flock in Shechem. 15 And Israel said unto Joseph, Do not thy brethren feed the flock in Shechem? come, and I will send thee unto them. And he said to him, Here am I. 14 And he said to him, Go, I pray thee, † see whether it be well with thy thy brethren, brethren, and well with the flocks; and c. ch. 29. 6. bring me word again. So he sent him k ch. 35-27. out of the vale of Hebron, and he came to Shechem. 15 And a certain man found him, and, behold, he was wandering in the field: and the man asked him, saying, What seekest thou? 16 And he said, I seek my brethren: 1 Cant. 1.7. 1 tell me, I pray thee, where they feed their flocks. 17 And the man said, They are departed hence; for I heard them say, Let us go to Dothan. And Joseph went after his m 2 Kings 6. brethren, and found them in TM Dothan. 13. nl 1 Sam. 19. 1. Ps. 31. 13. & 37. 12, 32. & 94.21. Matt. 27. 1. Mark 14. 1. Johu 11. 53. Acts 23. 12. + Heb. master of dreams. o Prov. 1. 11, 16. & 6. 17. & 27.4. p ch. 42. 22. 18 And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near unto them, "they conspired against him to slay him. 19 And they said one to another, Behold, this + dreamer cometh. 20 °Come now therefore, and let us slay him, and cast him into some pit, and we will say, Some evil beast hath devoured him: and we shall see what will become of his dreams. 21 And Reuben heard it, and he delivered him out of their hands; and said, Let us not kill him. 22 And Reuben said unto them, Shed no blood, but cast him into this pit that is in the wilderness, and lay no hand upon him; that he might rid him out of their hands, to deliver him to his father again. 23 And it came to pass, when Joseph was. come unto his brethren, that they stript Joseph out of his coat, his coat of Or, picoes. many || colours that was on him; 24 And they took him, and cast him | 38 into a pit: and the pit was empty, there Hofors T His brethren sell him. was no water in it. Before 1729. q Prov. 30 20. Amos 6. 25 And they sat down to eat bread: and they lifted up their eyes and looked, 20 came from Gilead with their camels bear- 36. and, behold, a company of Ishmeelites See ver. 28, ing spicery and 'balm and myrrh, going $ Jer 8. 22. to carry it down to Egypt.. 26 And Judah said unto his brethren, and conceal his blood? What profit is it if we slay our brother, t ch. 4. 10. ver. 20. Job u 1 Sam. 18. meelites, and "let not our hand be upon 27 Come, and let us sell him to the Ish- 16. 18. him; for he is our brother and our flesh. And his brethren + were content. xch. 42. 21. y ch. 29. 14. + Heb. ch. 45-45Wisd. 10. 13. 28 Then there passed by Midianites hearkened. up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph a Ps. 105. 17. merchantmen; and they drew and lifted 2 Judg. 6. 3. ver: and they brought Joseph into Egypt. b See Matt. to the Ishmeelites for twenty pieces of sil- Acts 7.0. pit; and, behold, Joseph was not in the 29 And Reuben returned unto the 27.9. pit; and he rent his clothes. c Job 1. 20. whi- dich. 42. 13, and said, The child dis not; and I, and killed a kid of the goats, and dipped 32 And they sent the coat of many co- 38. Jer. 31. 15. e ver. 23. f ver. 20. ch. 44. 28. g ver. 29. 31. 35 And he knew it, and said, It is my son's coat; an evil beast hath devoured h 2 Sam. 12. pieces. him; Joseph is without doubt rent in Brent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and mourn- 17. i ch. 42. 38. & 44.29, 31. k ch: 39. 1. + Heb. eu much But the word doth signify not only eu nuchs, but berlains, Esth. 1. 10. also cham and officers, 35 And all his sons and all his daughfused to be comforted; and he said, For courtiers, ters hrose up to comfort him; but he reI will go down into the grave unto my son mourning. Thus his father wept for him. of the 36 And the Midianites sold him into slaughterEgypt unto Potiphar, raoh's, and of Pha- cutioners + an +officer 1 Judah begetteth Er, Onan, and Shelah. 6 A + Heb. chief men, or, ска Or, chief marshal. ND it came to pass at that time, that and turned in to a certain Adullamite, ch.193 Judah went down from his brethren, whose name was Hirah. 2 Kings 4.8. C1 Chron. 22 a certain Canaanite, whose name was Shu- son; and she called his name Onan. Numb. 2 d ch. 46. 12. 19. ech. 16.12. cir. 1727. Numb. 26. 19. Tamar deceiveth Judah. Before CHRIST 5 And she yet again conceived, and | || openly by the way side? And they said, cois cr. 17:47 bare a son; and called his name Shelah: Ich... and he was at Chezib, when she bare him. Numb. ch 61 And Judah took a wife for Er his h Kch. 1. 1. firstborn, whose name was Tamar. 7 And Er, Judah's firstborn, wicked in the sight of the LORD; Nomb 19 Chros the LORD slew him. was and 8 And Judah said unto Onan, Go in De 155 unto thy brother's wife, and marry her, Matt and raise up seed to thy brother. 9 And Onan knew that the seed should | Deut. 256. not be his; and it came to pass, when he went in unto his brother's wife, that he spilled it on the ground, lest that he should give seed to his brother. * Beb. was in the of the LORD. Numb. 26. 12 10 And the thing which he did + displeased the LORD: wherefore he slew him also. 11 Then said Judah to Tamar his Ruth 1.13. daughter in law, "Remain a widow at thy father's house, till Shelah my son be grown: for he said, Lest peradventure he die also, as his brethren did. And Tamar + Heb. the daus were • Lev. 22. 13. went and dwelt in her father's house. 12 And in process of time the walt splied, daughter of Shuah Judah's wife died; and 22 Sam. 13. Judah was comforted, and went up un Josh. 15. to his sheepshearers to Timnath, he and 13 And it was told Tamar, saying, Behold thy father in law goeth up to Tim14 Jude nath to shear his sheep. 1. 14 And she put her widow's garments off from her, and covered her with a vail, • Prov. 7.12. and wrapped herself, and 'sat in tan dorofes, open place, which is by the way to Timnath; for she saw that Shelah was grown, Ever. 11, 26. and she was not given unto him to wife. 15 When Judah saw her, he thought her to be an harlot; because she had covered her face. o, of EnaJu Ezek. 16. 24 And it came to pass about three 16 And he turned unto her by the way, 1 Joseph advanced in Potiphar's house. 7 17 And he said, "I will send thee † a kid Hakkind from the flock. And she said, "Wilt thou give me a pledge, till thou send it? 18 And he said, What pledge shall I give thee? And she said, * Thy signet, and thy bracelets, and thy staff that is in thine hand. And he gave it her, and came in unto her, and she conceived by him. 19 And she arose, and went away, and laid by her vail from her, and put on the garments of her widowhood. 20 And Judah sent the kid by the hand of his friend the Adullamite, to receive his pledge from the woman's hand: but he found her not. 21 Then he asked the men of that place, saying, Where is the harlot, that was to E gainst thee? a Numb. 26. cir. 1729. a ch. 37. 36. Ps. 105. 17. AND Joseph was brought down 2 And the LORD was with Joseph, e ver. 21. ch. 24, 28.828. 3 And his master saw that the LORD e ch. 18. 3. f Gen. 24. 2. 4 And Joseph found grace in his & 19:19 5 And it came to pass from the time 7 |