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lech took sheep and oxen, and menservants and womenservants, and gave them unto Abraham, and restored him 15 Sarah his wife. And Abimelech said, Behold, my land is before thee: dwell 16 where it pleaseth thee. °And unto Sarah he said, Behold, I have given thy brother a thousand pieces of silver: behold, it is for thee a covering of the eyes to all that are with thee; and in respect of all thou 17 art righted. And Abraham prayed unto God: and God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his maidser18 vants; and they bare children. °For the LORD had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah Abraham's wife. 211 And the LORD visited Sarah as he had said, and the LORD did unto Sarah 2 as he had spoken. And Sarah conceived, and bare Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which 3 God had spoken to him. And Abraham called the name of his son that was born unto him, whom Sarah bare 4 to him, Isaac. And Abraham circumcised his son Isaac 'when he was eight days old, as God had com5 manded him. And Abraham was an hundred years old, when his son Isaac 6 was born unto him. And Sarah said, God hath made me to laugh; 'every one that 'heareth' will laugh with me. 1 And she said, Who would have said unto Abraham, that Sarah should Igive children suck? for I have borne him a son in his old age.

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And the child grew, and was weaned : and Abraham made a great feast lon the day that Isaac was weaned. And Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, which she had 'borne' 10 unto Abraham, mocking. °Wherefore she said unto Abraham, Cast out this bondwoman and her son for the son of this bondwoman shall not be heir with my son, even with Isaac. 11 And the thing was very grievous in Abraham's sight on account' of his 12 son. And God said unto Abraham,

Let it not be grievous in thy sight because of the lad, and because of thy bondwoman; in all that Sarah 'saith unto thee, hearken unto her voice; for in Isaac shall thy seed be called. 13 And also of the son of the bondwoman will I make a nation, because

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14 he is thy seed. And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and took bread and a bottle of water, and gave it unto Hagar, putting it on her shoulder, and the child, and sent her away: and she departed, and wandered in the wilderness of Beer-sheba. 15) And the water in the bottle was

spent, and she cast the child under 16 one of the shrubs. And she went, and sat her down over against him a good way off, as it were a bowshot: for she said, Let me not 'look upon the death of the child. And she sat over against him, and lift up her voice, 17 and wept. And God heard the voice of the lad; and the angel of God called to Hagar out of heaven, and said unto her, What aileth thee, Hagar? fear not; for God hath heard the voice of the lad where he is. 18 Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him

in thine hand; for I will make him 19 a great nation. And God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water; and she went, and filled the bottle with water, and gave the lad drink. 20 And God was with the lad, and he

grew; and he dwelt in the wilder21 ness, and became an archer. And he dwelt in the wilderness of Paran : and his mother took him a wife out of the land of Egypt.

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And it came to pass at that time, that Abimelech and Phicol the captain of his host spake unto Abraham, saying, God is with thee in all that 23 thou doest: now therefore swear unto me here by God that thou wilt not deal falsely with me, nor with 7my son, nor with my son's son: but according to the kindness that I have done unto thee, thou shalt do unto me, and to the land wherein thou hast 24 sojourned. And Abraham said, I 25 will swear. "And Abraham reproved

Abimelech because of the well of water, which Abimelech's servants 26 had violently taken away. ° And Abimelech said, I know not who hath done this thing: neither didst thou tell me, neither yet heard I of 27 it, but to-day. And Abraham took

sheep and oxen, and gave them unto Abimelech; and they two made a 28 covenant. "And Abraham set seven ewe lambs of the flock by themselves. 29 And Abimelech said unto Abraham,

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6 Or, became, las he grew up, an
archer

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VERSION OF 1611.-16 he.. to.. unto.. with.. other: thus she was reproved; 17 So. XXI. 2 For; 4 being; 6 so that all..hear; 7 have given.. born; 8 same; 9 born; 11 because; 12 hath said; 16 see; 22 (chief); 25 a; 26 wot; 27 both of them. = [31]

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What mean these seven ewe lambs which thou hast set by themselves? (30 And he said, These seven ewe lambs shalt thou take of my hand, that it' may be a witness unto me, that I have 31 digged this well. "Wherefore he called that place Beer-sheba; because (32 there they sware both of them. So they made a covenant at Beer-sheba: land' Abimelech rose up, and Phicol the captain of his host, and they returned into the land of the Philistines. 33 And Abraham planted a 'tamarisk'

Itree in Beer-sheba, and called there on the name of the LORD, the Ever34 lasting God. "And Abraham sojourned in the land of the Philistines many days.

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things, that God did 'prove' Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham; and he 2) said, Here am I. And he said, Take now thy son, thine only son, whom thou lovest, leven Isaac, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell (3 thee of. And Abraham rose early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son; and he clave the wood for the burnt offering, and rose up, and went unto the place of which (4 God had told him. On the third day

Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw 5 the place afar off. And Abraham said unto his young men, Abide 1yel here with the ass, and I and the lad will go yonder; and we will worship, 6) and come again to you. And Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering, and laid it upon Isaac his son; and he took in his hand the fire and the knife; and they went both of 7 them together. And Isaac spake unto Abraham his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here am I, my son. And he said, Behold, the fire and the wood: but where is the lamb 8) for a burnt offering? And Abraham said, God will provide himself the lamb for a burnt offering, my son: so they went both of them together. 9 And they came to the place which God had told him of; and Abraham built the altar there, and laid the wood in order, and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar, upon

1 Heb. see for himself.

2 Or, according to many ancient authorities, behold a (Heb. one) ram caught

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10 the wood. And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to 11 slay his son. And the angel of the LORD called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham: and he 12 said, Here am I. And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine 13 only son, from me. "And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and 2behold, behind him a ram caught in the thicket by his horns: and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering 14 in the stead of his son. °And Abraham called the name of that place "Jehovah-jireh: as it is said to this day, In the mount of the LORD it shall 15) be provided'. And the angel of the LORD called unto Abraham la second (16 time out of heaven, and said, By myself have I sworn, saith the LORD, because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only 17 son: that in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the 18 gate of his enemies; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed 19 my voice. So Abraham returned unto his young men, and they rose up and went together to Beer-sheba; and Abraham dwelt at Beer-sheba.

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And it came to pass after these things, that it was told Abraham, saying, Behold, Milcah, she also hath borne children unto thy brother Na21 hor; Uz his firstborn, and Buz his

brother, and Kemuel the father of 22 Aram; and Chesed, and Hazo, and

Pildash, and Jidlaph, and Bethuel. 23) And Bethuel begat Rebekah: these

eight did Milcah bear to Nahor, Abra24) ham's brother. And his concubine, whose name was Reumah, she also bare Tebah, and Gaham, and Tahash', and Maacah.

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And the life of Sarah was an hundred and seven and twenty years: these were the years of the life of 2 Sarah. And Sarah died in 'Kiriath'arba (the same is Hebron), in the land of Canaan: and Abraham came to

That is, The LORD will see, or, provide.

4 Or, he shall be seen

5 Or, bless themselves

VERSION OF 1611.-30 (For).. they; 32 Thus. . then.. (chief); 33 grove: 34 Philistines'. XXII. 1 tempt. . (Behold); 3 (up); 4 (Then). . lift; 5 you; 6a; 8a; 9 an; 13 a; 14 seen; 15 the; 16 (for); 20 born; 21 Huz; 24 Thahash. XXIII. 1 old; 2 Kirjath. = [25]

mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her. 3 °And Abraham 'rose up from before his dead, and spake unto the 'children' 4 of Heth, saying, I am a stranger and a sojourner with you: give me a possession of a buryingplace with you, that I may bury my dead out of my 5 sight. And the children of Heth answered Abraham, saying unto him, *6 °Hear us, my lord: thou art 1a mighty prince among us: in the choice of our sepulchres bury thy dead; none of us shall withhold from thee his sepulchre, but that thou mayest bury thy dead. 1 And Abraham rose up, and bowed himself to the people of the land, even 8 to the children of Heth. And he communed with them, saying, If it be your mind that I should bury my dead out of my sight, hear me, and intreat for me to Ephron the son of Zohar, 9) that he may give me the cave of Machpelah, which he hath, which is in the end of his field; for the full price let him give it to me in the midst of you for a possession of a 10 buryingplace. Now! Ephron Iwas sitting in the midst of the children of Heth and Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the audience of the children of Heth, even of all that went in at the gate of his city, saying, 11 Nay, my lord, hear me: the field give I thee, and the cave that is therein, I give it thee; in the presence of the sons of my people give I it thee: bury 12) thy dead. And Abraham bowed him

self down before the people of the (13 land. And he spake unto Ephron in

the audience of the people of the land, saying, But if thou wilt, I pray thee, hear me: I will give the price of the field; take it of me, and I will 14 bury my dead there. And Ephron

answered Abraham, saying unto him, (15 My lord, hearken unto me: la piece of land worth four hundred shekels of silver, what is that betwixt me and 16 thee? bury therefore thy dead.

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Abraham hearkened unto Ephron; and Abraham weighed to Ephron the silver, which he had named in the audience of the children' of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, cur11 rent money with the merchant. ¡Sol the field of Ephron, which was in Machpelah, which was before Mamre, the field, and the cave which was therein,

1 Heb. a prince of God.

and all the trees that were in the field, that were in all the border thereof 18 round about, were made sure unto Abraham for a possession in the presence of the children of Heth, before all that went in at the gate of his city. 19 °And after this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field of Machpelah before Mamre (the same is Hebron), in the land of Canaan. 20 And the field, and the cave that is therein, were made sure unto Abraham for a possession of a buryingplace by the children' of Heth. 241 And Abraham was old, and well stricken in age: and the LORD had 2 blessed Abraham in all things. And Abraham said unto his servant, the elder of his house, that ruled over all that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy 3 hand under my thigh: and I will make thee swear by the LORD, the God of heaven and the God of the earth, that thou shalt not take a wife 'for my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell: 4 but thou shalt go unto my country,

and to my kindred, and take a wife 5 for my son Isaac. And the servant said unto him, Peradventure the woman will not be willing to follow me unto this land: must I needs bring thy son again unto the land from 6 whence thou camest? And Abraham said unto him, Beware thou that thou bring not my son thither again. 7 The LORD, the God of heaven, Ithat took me from my father's house, and from the land of my nativity', and that' spake unto me, and that sware unto me, saying, Unto thy seed will I give this land; he shall send his angel before thee, and thou shalt take a wife for my son from thence. (8)°And if the woman be not willing to follow thee, then thou shalt be clear from this my oath; only thou shalt 9 not bring my son thither again. And the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master, and sware to him concerning this1 matter. 10 And the servant took ten camels, of the camels of his master, and departed; having all goodly things! of his master's in his hand: and he arose, and went to Mesopotamia, (11 unto the city of Nahor. And he made the camels to kneel down

2 Or, for all the goods of his master
were in his hand

Heb. Aram-naharaim, that is, Aram of the two rivers.

VERSION OF 1611.-3 stood.. sons; 7 stood; 9 as much money as it is worth he shall.. amongst; 10 And.. dwelt amongst; 13 (give it).. thee money for; 15 the.. is; 16 sons; 17 And.. borders; XXIV. 2 eldest; 3 unto. . amongst; 4 unto; 7 which.. kindred. . which.. unto: 8 (will); 9 that; 10 for.. the goods.. master were; 11 his. = [43]

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without the city by the well of water at the time of evening, the time that 12) women go out to draw water. And he said, O LORD, the God of my master Abraham, send me, I pray thee, good speed this day, and shew kindness unto my master Abraham. (13 °Behold, I stand by the fountain' of

water; and the daughters of the men of the city come out to draw water: 14 and let it come to pass, that the damsel to whom I shall say, Let down thy pitcher, I pray thee, that I may drink; and she shall say, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also: let the same be she that thou hast appointed for thy servant Isaac; and thereby shall I know that thou hast shewed kindness unto my master. 15 °And it came to pass, before he had done speaking, that, behold, Rebekah came out, who was born to Bethuel the son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother, with her 16 pitcher upon her shoulder. And the damsel was very fair to look upon, a virgin, neither had any man known her and she went down to the fountain', and filled her pitcher, and came 17) up. And the servant ran to meet her, and said, 'Give me 'to' drink, I pray thee, a little water of thy pitcher. 18 And she said, Drink, my lord: and she hasted, and let down her pitcher upon her hand, and gave him drink. (19 °And when she had done giving him drink, she said, I will draw for thy camels also, until they have done (20 drinking. And she hasted, and emptied her pitcher into the trough, and ran again unto the well to draw, and 21 drew for all his camels. And the man looked stedfastly on her; 'holding his peace, to know whether the LORD had made his journey prosper22 ous or not. And it came to pass, as the camels had done drinking, that the man took a golden ring' of 1half a shekel weight, and two bracelets for her hands of ten shekels weight 23 of gold; and said, Whose daughter

art thou? tell me, I pray thee. Is there room in thy father's house for 24 us to lodge in? And she said unto

him, I am the daughter of Bethuel the son of Milcah, which she bare 25 unto Nahor. She said moreover unto him, We have both straw and provender enough, and room to lodge (26 in. And the man bowed his head,

27) and worshipped the LORD. And he said, Blessed be the LORD, 'the' God of my master Abraham, who hath not 'forsaken his mercy and his truth Itoward' my master: 'as for me, the LORD hath led me in the way to the (28 house of my master's brethren. And the damsel ran, and told her mother's house according to these words'. 29 And Rebekah had a brother, and his name was Laban: and Laban ran out unto the man, unto the fountain'. 30 And it came to pass, when he saw the ring, and the bracelets upon his sister's hands, and when he heard the words of Rebekah his sister, saying, Thus spake the man unto me; that he came unto the man; and, behold, he stood by the camels at the 31 fountain. And he said, Come in,

thou blessed of the LORD; wherefore standest thou without? for I have prepared the house, and room for the 32 camels. And the man came into the house, and he ungirded 'the' camels; and he gave straw and provender for the camels, and water to wash his feet and the men's feet that were 33 with him. "And there was set meat before him to eat: but he said, I will not eat, until I have told mine errand. 34 And he said, Speak on. And he 35 said, I am Abraham's servant. And

the LORD hath blessed my master greatly; and he is become great: and he hath given him flocks and herds, and silver and gold, and menservants and maidservants, and camels and 36 asses. °And Sarah my master's wife bare a son to my master when she was old and unto him hath he given 37 all that he hath. And my master made me swear, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife for my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, in whose 38 land I dwell: but thou shalt go unto my father's house, and to my kindred, 39 and take a wife for my son.

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I said unto my master, Peradventure 40 the woman will not follow me. And he said unto me, The LORD, before whom I walk, will send his angel with thee, and prosper thy way; and thou shalt take a wife for my son of my kindred, and of my father's house: (41 then shalt thou be clear from my oath, when thou comest to my kindred; and if they give her not 'to' thee, thou shalt be clear from my oath. 42 And I came this day unto the foun

1 Heb. a beka. See Ex. xxxviii. 26.

VERSION OF 1611.-a.. (the).. (even); 13 (here).. well; 16 well; 17 Let; 19 (water); 20 (water); 21 wondering at.. held.. wit; 22 earring; 26 (down); 27 left destitute. . of.. I being: 28 (them of).. things; 29 well; 30 earring.. well; 32 his; 37 to; 38 unto; 41 (this)..one; 42 well. = [32]

tain', and said, O LORD, 'the God of my master Abraham, if now thou do 43) prosper my way which I go: °behold,

I stand by the fountain of water; and let it come to pass, that the Imaiden which cometh forth to draw, to whom I shall say, Give me, I pray thee, a little water of thy pitcher (4 to drink; and she shall say to me, Both drink thou, and I will also draw for thy camels: let the same be the woman whom the LORD hath ap(45 pointed for my master's son. °And before I had done speaking in mine heart, behold, Rebekah came forth with her pitcher on her shoulder; and she went down unto the fountain, and drew: and I said unto her, 46 Let me drink, I pray thee. And she made haste, and let down her pitcher from her shoulder, and said, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also: so I drank, and she made the camels 1 drink also. And I asked her, and said, Whose daughter art thou? And she said, The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor's son, whom Milcah bare unto him and I put the ring upon her nose, and the bracelets upon her (48 hands. And I bowed my head, and worshipped the LORD, and blessed the LORD, the God of my master Abraham, which had led me in the right way to take my master's brother's daughter for his son. 49 ©And now if ye will deal kindly and truly with my master, tell me and if not, tell me; that I may turn to the 50 right hand, or to the left. Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said, The thing proceedeth from the LORD: we cannot speak unto thee bad or 51 good. "Behold, Rebekah is before thee, take her, and go, and let her be thy master's son's wife, as the LORD 52) hath spoken. And it came to pass,

that, when Abraham's servant heard their words, he 'bowed' himself 'down' 53 to the earth unto the LORD. And the servant brought forth jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment, and gave them to Rebekah: he gave also to her brother and to her 54 mother precious things. And they did eat and drink, he and the men that were with him, and tarried all night; and they rose up in the morning, and he said, Send me away unto 55 my master. And her brother and

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her mother said, Let the damsel abide with us a few days, at the least ten; 56 after that she shall go. And he said unto them, Hinder me not, seeing the LORD hath prospered my way; send me away that I may go to my master. And they said, We will call the damsel, and inquire at her mouth. And they called Rebekah, and said unto her, Wilt thou go with this man? 59 And she said, I will go. And they sent away Rebekah their sister, and her nurse, and Abraham's servant, (60 and his men. And they blessed Rebekah, and said unto her, Our sister, be thou the mother of thousands of 'ten thousands', and let thy seed possess the gate of those which 61 hate them. "And Rebekah arose, and her damsels, and they rode upon the camels, and followed the man: and the servant took Rebekah, and 62 went his way. And Isaac came

1from the way of 'Beer'-lahai-roi; for he dwelt in the land of the South. 63) And Isaac went out to meditate in the field at the eventide: and he

lifted' up his eyes, and saw, and, behold, there were camels coming. 64 And Rebekah lifted up her eyes,

and when she saw Isaac, she lighted (65 off the camel. And she said unto the servant, What man is this that walketh in the field to meet us? And the servant said, It is my master: and she took her veil, and 66 covered herself. And the servant

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told Isaac all the things that he had 67 done. And Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah's tent, and took Rebekah, and she became his wife; and he loved her: and Isaac was comforted after his mother's death. 251 And Abraham took another wife, 2 and her name was Keturah. And she bare him Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, 3 and Shuah. And Jokshan begat Sheba, and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim, and Letushim, 4 and Leummim. And the sons of Midian; Ephah, and Epher, and Hanoch, and Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the children of Keturah. 5 °And Abraham gave all that he had 6 unto Isaac. But unto the sons of the concubines, which Abraham had, Abraham gave gifts; and he sent them away from Isaac his son, while

1 The Sept. has, through the wilderness.

VERSION OF 1611.-43 well.. shall.. when.. virgin . . water, and .. her; 44 (out); 45 well. (water); 47 earring.. face; 48 (down).. unto; 52 worshipped.. bowing; 60 (Thou art).. millions; 62 the well..country; 63 lift.. the; 64 lift; 65 For..(had).. (had).. therefore..a.. again. = [32]

XXV. 1 Then

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