for a fifth part. 28 Jacob's age. 29 He sweareth Joseph to bury him with his fathers. HEN Joseph came and told Pharaoh, and said, My father and my brethren, and their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have, are come out of the land of Canaan; and, behold, they are in b ch. 45. 10. bthe land of Goshen. & 46. 28. 2 And he took some of his bre• Acts 7. 13. thren, even five men, and presented them unto Pharaoh. ch. 46. 33. ch. 46.34. Deut. 26.5. g ch. 43. 1. Acts 7. 11. d с 3 And Pharaoh said unto his brethren, a What is your occupation? And they said unto Pharaoh, Thy servants are shepherds, both we, and also our fathers. 4 They said moreover unto Phafch. 15. 13. raoh, For to sojourn in the land are we come; for thy servants have no pasture for their flocks; for the famine is sore in the land of Canaan : now therefore, we pray thee, let thy ach. 46.34. servants dwell in the land of Goshen. 5 And Pharaoh spake unto Joseph, saying, Thy father and thy brethren are come unto thee: 6 The land of Egypt is before thee; in the best of the land make thy father and brethren to dwell; in the land of Goshen let them dwell: and if thou knowest any men of activity among them, then make them rulers over my cattle. 7 And Joseph brought in Jacob his father, and set him before Pharaoh and Jacob blessed Pharaoh. 8 And Pharaoh said unto Jacob, 2 How old art thou? 9 And Jacob said unto Pharaoh, The days of the years of my pilgrimage are an hundred and thirty years: m few and evil have the days of the years of my life been, and have not attained unto the days of the years of the life of my fathers in the days of their pilgrimage. BEFORE CHRIST 1706. • ver. 7. 10 And Jacob blessed Pharaoh, and went out from before Pharaoh. 11 ¶ And Joseph placed his father and his brethren, and gave them a possession in the land of Egypt, in the best of the land, in the land of P Ra-PEx. 1. 11. meses, as Pharaoh had commanded. & 12. 37. 12 And Joseph nourished his father, and his brethren, and all his father's household, with bread, 23 ac-107, as cording to their families. r 13 And there was no bread in all the land; for the famine was very sore, so that the land of Egypt and all the land of Canaan fainted by reason of the famine. 14 And Joseph gathered up all the money that was found in the land of Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, for the corn which they bought: and Joseph brought the money into Pharaoh's house. q ver. 6. little child is nourished. 3 Heb. according to the little ones. ch. 50. 21. reh. 41.30. Acts 7. 11. 8 ch. 41. 56. 1702. 15 And when money failed in the land of Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, all the Egyptians came unto Joseph, and said, Give us bread: for why should we die in thy presence? t ver. 19. for the money faileth. 16 And Joseph said, Give your cattle; and I will give you for your cattle, if money fail. 17 And they brought their cattle unto Joseph: and Joseph gave them bread in exchange for horses, and for the flocks, and for the cattle of the herds, and for the asses: and he fed Heb. led them with bread for all their cattle for that year. 18 When that year was ended, they came unto him the second year, and said unto him, We will not hide it from my lord, how that our money is spent; my lord also hath our herds of cattle; there is not ought left in the sight of my lord, but our bodies, and our lands: 19 Wherefore shall we die before thine eyes, both we and our land? buy us and our land for bread, and we and our land will be servants unto Pharaoh and give us seed, that we may live, and not die, that the land be not desolate. 20 And Joseph bought all the land of Egypt for Pharaoh; for the Egyptians sold every man his field, because the famine prevailed over them: so the land became Pharaoh's. 21 And as for the people, he removed them to cities from one end of the borders of Egypt even to the other end thereof. 22 "Only the land of the 'priests bought he not; for the priests had a them. 1701. a Ezra 7.24. 5 Or, princes, 2 Sam.8.18. ch. 41. 45. Joseph with his sons GENESIS, XLVIII. portion assigned them of Pharaoh, and did eat their portion which Pharaoh gave them: wherefore they sold not their lands. 23 Then Joseph said unto the people, Behold, I have bought you this day and your land for Pharaoh: lo, here is seed for you, and ye shall sow the land. 24 And it shall come to pass in the increase, that ye shall give the fifth part unto Pharaoh, and four parts shall be your own, for seed of the field, and for your food, and for them of your households, and for food for your little ones. 25 And they said, Thou hast saved 3 ch. 33. 15. our lives: let us find grace in the sight of my lord, and we will be Pharaoh's servants. 7 ver. 22 1 Or, princes, ver. 22. ver. 11. ach. 46. 3. 1689. 3 Heb. the days of the years of his See ver. 9. life. b So Deut. 31. 14. 1 Kings 2.1. 26 And Joseph made it a law over the land of Egypt unto this day, that Pharaoh should have the fifth part; except the land of the 'priests only, which became not Pharaoh's. у 27 And Israel dwelt in the land of Egypt, in the country of Goshen; and they had possessions therein, and a grew, and multiplied exceedingly. 28 And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years: so the whole age of Jacob was an hundred forty and seven years. 29 And the time drew nigh that Israel must die: and he called his son Joseph, and said unto him, If now I have found grace in thy sight, put, I pray thee, thy hand under 4 ch. 24. 49. my thigh, and deal kindly and truly with me; bury me not, I pray thee, in Egypt: • ch. 24. 2. So ch. 50. 25. f 2 Sam 19.37. с 30 But I will lie with my fathers, and thou shalt carry me out of Egypt, sch. 49.29. and bury me in their buryingplace. And he said, I will do as thou hast said. & 50. 5, 13. bch. 48.2. 1 Kings 1. 47. Heb. 11. 21. 1689. 31 And he said, Swear unto me. And he sware unto him. And Israel bowed himself upon the bed's head. CHAPTER XLVIII. 1 Joseph with his sons visiteth his sick father. 2 Jacob strengtheneth himself to bless them. 3 He repeateth the promise. 5 He taketh Ephraim and Manasseh as his own. 7 He telleth Joseph of his mother's grave. 9 He blesseth Ephraim and Manasseh. 17 He preferreth the younger before the elder. 21 He prophesieth their return to Canaan. ND it came to pass after these things, that one told Joseph, Behold, thy father is sick: and he took with him his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim. A 2 And one told Jacob, and said, visiteth his sick father. 4 And said unto me, Behold, I will make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, and I will make of thee a multitude of people; and will give this land to thy seed after thee for an everlasting bch. 17. 8. possession. 5 And now thy ctwo sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, which were Josh. 13. 7. born unto thee in the land of Egypt before I came unto thee into Egypt, are mine; as Reuben and Simeon, they shall be mine. 6 And thy issue, which thou begettest after them, shall be thine, and shall be called after the name of their brethren in their inheritance. 9 And Joseph said unto his father, They are my sons, whom God hath So ch. 33. given me in this place. And he said, Bring them, I pray thee, unto me, and I will bless them. 10 Now the eyes of Israel were 2 dim for age, so that he could not see. And he brought them near unto him; and he kissed them, and embraced them. 11 And Israel said unto Joseph, 'I had not thought to see thy face: and, lo, God hath shewed me also thy seed. 12 And Joseph brought them out from between his knees, and he bowed himself with his face to the earth. 13 And Joseph took them both, Ephraim in his right hand toward Israel's left hand, and Manasseh in his left hand toward Israel's right hand, and brought them near unto him. 14 And Israel stretched out his right hand, and laid it upon Ephraim's head, who was the younger, and his left hand upon Manasseh's head, guiding his hands wittingly; for Manasseh was the firstborn. Ps. 34. 22. & 121. 7. • Amos 9. 12. Acts 15. 17. 2 Heb. as fishes do increase: See Num. 26. 34, 37. p ver. 14. 3 was evil in his eyes, ch. 28. 8. a ver. 14. 17 And when Joseph saw that his father Plaid his right hand upon the head of Ephraim, it displeased him: and he held up his father's hand, to remove it from Ephraim's head unto Manasseh's head. 18 And Joseph said unto his father, Not so, my father: for this is the firstborn; put thy right hand upon his head. r 19 And his father refused, and said, I know it, my son, I know it: he also shall become a people, and Num. 1.33, he also shall be great: but truly his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his seed shall become 'multitude of nations. 35. & 2. 19, 21. Deut.38.17. 4 Heb. fulness. So Ruth 4. 11, 12. a and blesseth them. 2 and in their selfwill they digged BEFORE down a wall. 7 Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce; and their wrath, for it was cruel: PI will divide them in Jacob, and scatter them in Israel. 8 Judah, thou art he whom thy brethren shall praise: thy hand shall be in the neck of thine enemies; thy father's children shall bow down before thee. 8 CHRIST 1689. 2 Or, houghed oxen. Josh. 19.1. & 21. 5, 6, 7. 1 Chron. 4. 24, 89. q ch. 29. 35. r Ps. 18. 40. ch. 27.29. 1 Chron. 5. 2. Hos. 5. 14. Rev. 5. 5. ■ Num. 23. 9 Judah is a lion's whelp: from the prey, my son, thou art gone up: " he stooped down, he couched as a lion, and as an old lion; who shall 24. & 24.9. rouse him up? 10 The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be. 11 Binding his foal unto the vine, and his ass's colt unto the choice vine; he washed his garments in wine, and his clothes in the blood of grapes: 12 His eyes shall be red with wine, and his teeth white with milk. 13 Zebulun shall dwell at the haven of the sea; and he shall be for an haven of ships; and his border shall be unto Zidon. 14 Issachar is a strong ass couching down between two burdens: 15 And he saw that rest was good, and the land that it was pleasant; and bowed his shoulder to bear, and became a servant unto tribute. 16 & Dan shall judge his people, Deut. 33. as one of the tribes of Israel. Josh. 19. 10, f1 Sam.10.9. 22. 17 h Dan shall be a serpent by the way, an adder in the path, that 27. 3 AND Jacob called unto his sons, biteth the horse heels, so that his and said, Gather yourselves to Dan. 2. 28, gether, that I may tell you that which • Pa. 34. 11. d ch. 29. 32. Ps. 78. 51. 5 Heb. do not thou excel. f 1 Chron. 5. 1. g ch. 35. 22. Deut. 27.20. 1Chron.5.1. 6 Or, my couch is gone. rider shall fall backward. 8 Heb. 18 I have waited for thy salva-PB. tion, O LORD. 19 Gad, a troop shall overcome 4 Unstable as water, thou shalt not excel; because thou wentest up to thy father's bed; then defiledst Prov. 18.9. thou it: he went up to my couch. 5 Simeon and Levi are bre- him: b h ch. 29. 33, 34. 7 Or, their swords are weapons of violence. thren; 7k instruments of cruelty are Prov.1.15, in their habitations. k ch. 34. 25. 16. m Ps. 20. 9. Ephes. 5.11. Ps. 16. 9. & 30. 12. & 57.8. ch. 34. 26. 6 O my soul, come not thou into their secret; munto their assembly, mine honour, be not thou united: for in their anger they slew a man, 23 The archers have "sorely grieved him, and shot at him, and hated 24 But his bow abode in strength, PPs.132.2,5. and the arms of his hands were made strong by the hands of the mighty God of Jacob; (from thence is the shepherd, "the stone of Israel:) r Ps. 80. 1. • Is. 28. 16. t ch. 28. 18, 21. & 35. 3. 25 Even by the God of thy father, & 43.23. who shall help thee; "and by the Almighty, who shall bless thee with blessings of heaven above, blessings of the deep that lieth under, blessDeut. 33. ings of the breasts, and of the womb: 26 The blessings of thy father have prevailed above the blessings of my progenitors unto the utmost bound of the everlasting hills: they shall be on the head of Joseph, and on the crown of the head of him that was separate from his brethren. > Deut. 83. 15. Hab. 3. 6. 16. Deut. 33. Judg. 20. 21, 25. Ezek. 22. 25, 27. b Num. 23. 24. Esth. 8. 11. Ezek.39.10. Zech. 14. 1,7. ch. 15. 15. ch. 47. 30. & 25.8. 2 Sam. 19. 37. ⚫ch. 50. 13. 27 ¶ Benjamin shall aravin as a wolf: in the morning he shall devour the prey, band at night he shall divide the spoil. 28 T All these are the twelve tribes of Israel: and this is it that their father spake unto them, and blessed them; every one according to his blessing he blessed them. 29 And he charged them, and said unto them, I am to be gathered unto my people: bury me with my fathers in the cave that is in the field of Ephron the Hittite, 30 In the cave that is in the field of Machpelah, which is before Mamre, in the land of Canaan, fch. 23. 16.which Abraham bought with the field of Ephron the Hittite for a possession of a buryingplace. 8 ch. 23. 19. & 25.9. h ch. 35. 29. Ivar. 29. ach. 46.4. b2 Kings 13. 14 ⚫ver. 26. 2 Chr. 16. 14. Matt. 26.12. 31 & There they buried Abraham and Sarah his wife; there they buried Isaac and Rebekah his wife; and there I buried Leah. 32 The purchase of the field and of the cave that is therein was from the children of Heth. 33 And when Jacob had made an end of commanding his sons, he gathered up his feet into the bed, and yielded up the ghost, and 1 was gathered unto his people. CHAPTER L. 1 The mourning for Jacob. 4 Joseph getteth leave of Pharaoh to go to bury him. 7 The funeral. 15 Joseph comforteth his brethren, who craved his pardon. 22 His age. 23 He seeth the third generation of his sons. 24 He prophesieth unto his brethren of their return. 25 He taketh an oath of them for his bones. 26 He dieth, and is chested. b AND Joseph "fell upon his father's face, and wept upon him, and kissed him. 2 And Joseph commanded his servants the physicians to embalm his father and the physicians em Mark 14.8. balmed Israel. & 16. 1. Luke 24.1. John 12.7. 3 And forty days were fulfilled for 19. 39, 40. him; for so are fulfilled the days of Heb.cept those which are embalmed: and the Egyptians 24mourned for him threescore and ten days. 4 Num. 20. 29. Deut. 34.8. 5 My father made me swear, say-ch. ing, Lo, I die: in my graves which I have digged for me in the land of Canaan, there shalt thou bury me. Now therefore let me go up, I pray thee, and bury my father, and I will come again. 6 And Pharaoh said, Go up, and bury thy father, according as he made thee swear. 7 And Joseph went up to bury his father: and with him went up all the servants of Pharaoh, the elders of his house, and all the elders of the land of Egypt, 8 And all the house of Joseph, and his brethren, and his father's house: only. their little ones, and their flocks, and their herds, they left in the land of Goshen. 9 And there went up with him both chariots and horsemen: and it was a very great company. 10 And they came to the threshing floor of Atad, which is beyond Jordan, and there they mourned with a great and very sore lamentation: and he made a mourning for his father seven days. 11 And when the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, saw the mourning in the floor of Atad, they said, This is a grievous mourning to the Egyptians: wherefore the name of it was called Abel-mizraim, which is beyond Jordan. 12 And his sons did unto him according as he commanded them: 13 For his sons carried him intoch. 49. 29, the land of Canaan, and buried him in the cave of the field of Machpelah, which Abraham 'bought with 1 ch. 23. 16. the field for a possession of a buryingplace of Ephron the Hittite, before Mamre. 14 ¶ And Joseph returned into Egypt, he, and his brethren, and all that went up with him to bury his father, after he had buried his father. Joseph comforteth his brethren. BEFORE CHRIST 1689. » Prov. 28. 13. EXODUS, I. Forgive, I pray thee now, the trespass of thy brethren, and their sin; for they did unto thee evil: and now, we pray thee, forgive the tresooh. 49. 25. pass of the servants of the God of thy father. And Joseph wept when they spake unto him. p ch. 87.7, 10. q ch. 45. 5. r Deut. 32. 85. 2 Kings 5.7. Job 34. 29. 18 And his brethren also went and fell down before his face; and they said, Behold, we be thy servants. 19 And Joseph said unto them, Fear not: for am I in the place of God? 20 But as for you, ye thought evil Rom. 12.19. against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive. Heb. 10. 30. ■ Ps. 56. 5. Is. 10. 7. t ch. 45. 5,7. Acts 3. 13, 14, 15. 21 Now therefore fear ye not: "I will nourish you, and your little ones. ach. 47. 12. And he comforted them, and spake 2kindly unto them. Matt. 5. 2 Heb. to their hearts. ch. 34. 3. His age and death. BEFORE CHRIST 1635. 22 ¶ And Joseph dwelt in Egypt, he, and his father's house: and Joseph lived an hundred and ten years. 23 And Joseph saw Ephraim's children of the third generation: Job 42.16. the children also of Machir the son of Manasseh were brought up upon Joseph's knees. 24 And Joseph said unto his brethren, I die: and God will surely visit you, and bring you out of this land unto the land which he sware to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob. 25 And Joseph took an oath of the children of Israel, saying, God will surely visit you, and ye shall carry up my bones from hence. y Num. 32. 39. z ch. 30. 3. 2 Heb. borne. ch. 15. 14. & 46. 4. & 48. 21. Ex. 3.16,17. Heb. 11. 22. b ch. 15. 18. & 26.3. 46. 4. Josh. 24. 32. & 35. 12. & • Ex. 13. 19. Acts 7. 16. 15 And the king of Egypt spake to the Hebrew midwives, of which the name of the one was Shiphrah, and the name of the other Puah : 16 And he said, When ye do the office of a midwife to the Hebrew women, and see them upon the stools; if it be a son, then ye shall kill him: but if it be a daughter, then she shall live. 17 But the midwives feared God, and did not P as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men children alive. 18 And the king of Egypt called 15. 34. n Ps. 81. 6. cir. 1635. o Prov. 16.6. P Dan. 8. 16, 18. & 6. 13. Acts 5. 29. |