The dukes which descended of Esau's sons. CHAP. XXXVII. these were the sons of Bashemath Esau's | cir. 1740. wife. Before CHRIST 14 And these were the sons of Aholibamah, the daughter of Anah the daughter of Zibeon, Esau's wife and she bare to Esau Jeush, and Jaalam, and Korah. 15 ¶ These were dukes of the sons of Esau; the sons of Eliphaz the firstborn son of Esau; duke Teman, duke Omar, duke Zepho, duke Kenaz, 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. m 20 These are the sons of Seir" the T Horite, who inhabited the land; Lotan, and Deut. 2. 12, Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah, Or, Ho mam, 1 Chron. 1. Joseph hated of his brethren. Before CHRIST 32 And Bela the son of Beor reigned in Edom and the name of his city was Din- cir. 1676. habah. 33 And Bela died, and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his stead. 34 And Jobab died, and Husham of 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. 39 And Baal-hanan the son of Achbor died, and Hadar reigned in his stead: and the name of his city was Pau; and his wife's name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab. r 40 ¶ And these are the names of the dukes that came of Esau, according to their families, after their places, by their names; duke Timnah, duke || Alvah, duke Jetheth, 41 Duke Aholibamah, duke Elah, duke Pinon, 42 Duke Kenaz, duke Teman, duke Mib 21 And Dishon, and Ezer, and Dishan: these are the dukes of the Horites, the chil-zar, dren of Seir in the land of Edom. 22 And the children of Lotan were Hori and || Heman; and Lotan's sister was Timna. 23 And the children of Shobal were these; Or, Alian, Alvan, and Manahath, and Ebal, Shepho, 40. and Onam. 39. 1 Chron. 1. 10:,Shephi, 1 Chron. 1. 40. ; 24 And these are the children of Zibeon both Ajah, and Anah: this was that Anah See Ler. that found the mules in the wilderness, as he fed the asses of Zibeon his father. 19.19. 25 And the children of Anah were these; Dishon, and Aholibamah the daughter of Anah. 26 And these are the children of Dishon; 43 Duke Magdiel, duke Iram: these be the dukes of Edom, according to their habitations in the land of their possession: he is Esau the father of † the Edomites. CHAP. XXXVII. Or, Am- || Hemdan, and Eshban, and Ithran, and Che- his father was a stranger, in the land of strings. Canaan. his father's a ch. 17. 8. & 23. 4. & 7. 1729. 2 These are the generations of Jacob, Jo- 28. 4. & 36. seph, being seventeen years old, was feeding Hebr. 11.9. the flock with his brethren; and the lad was with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father's wives: and Joseph brought unto his father their evil report. c b 1 Sam. 2. 22, 23, 24. 3 Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his ch. 44. 20. old age: and he made him a coat of many || colours. 4 And when his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren, Or, pieces. Judg. 5. 30. Sam. 13. 18. Joseph's brethren conspire his death. GENESIS. Before they d hated him, and could not speak peaceably unto him. CHRIST 1729. a ch. 27. 41. & 49. 23. ⚫ ch. 42. 6, 9. & 43. 26. & 44. 14. 5 ¶ And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it his brethren: and they hated him yet the more. 6 And he said unto them, Hear, I pray you, this dream which I have dreamed: 7 For, behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and, lo, my sheaf arose, and also stood upright; and, behold, your sheaves stood round about, and made obeisance to my sheaf. 8 And his brethren said to him, Shalt 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, behold, fch. 46. 29. f 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 mother and ch. 27. 29. thy brethren indeed come to bow down ourselves to thee to the earth? λ Acts 7. 9. 11 And his brethren envied him; but his Dan. 7. 28. father observed the saying. Luke 2. 19, 51. i 12 And his brethren went to feed their cir. 1729. father's flock in Shechem. t 13 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, Heb. see + see whether it be well with thy brethren, and thy brethren, well with the flocks; and bring me word again. So he sent him out of the vale of Hebron, *ch. 55. 27. and he came to Shechem. &c. ch. 29. 6. 'Cant. 1. 7. k 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: 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 brethren, m2 Kings 6. and found them in Dothan. 13. D 1 Sam. 19. 1. m 18 And when they saw him afar off, even Ps.31.13.& before he came near unto them, "they con& 94. 21. spired against him to slay him. 37. 12, 32. Matt. 27. 1. Mark 14. 1. 19 And they said one to another, Behold, John 11. 53. this † dreamer cometh. Acts 23. 12. + Heb. 20° Come now therefore, and let us slay master of him, and cast him into some pit, and we will dreams. Prov. 1. & 6. 11,6 say, Some evil beast hath devoured him: and 17. & 27. 4. we shall see what will become of his dreams. He is sold into Egypt. Before CHRIST 21 And Reuben heard it, and he delivered him out of their hands; and said, Let us not cir. 1729. 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 many colours that was on him; 24 And they took him, and cast him into a pit: and the pit was empty, there was no water in it. 32 And they sent the coat of many colours, and they brought it to their father; and said, This have we found: know now whether it be thy son's coat or no. f my son's 33 And he knew it, and said, It is 34 And Jacob rent his clothes, and put y ch. 29. 14. + Heb. hearkened. g. 6. 3. Judg. ch. 45.4, 5. Wisd.10.13. see Mait. a Ps. 105.17. Acts 7. 9. 27.9. © Job 1. 20. d ch. 42. 13, *ver. 23. 35 And all his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him; but he refused to be not only eucomforted; and he said, For I will go down nuchs, but into the grave unto my son mourning. Thus berlains, his father wept for him. k 36 And the Midianites sold him into also cham. courtiers, and officers. Esth. 1. 10. ↑ Heb. chief termen, or, executioners. of the slaugh || Or, chief marshal. CHAP. XXXVIII. 1 Judah begetteth Er, Onan, and Shelah. 6 Er marrieth Tamar. 8 The trespass of Onan. 11 Tamar stayeth for Shelah: 13 she deceiveth Judah; 27 she beareth twins, Pharez and Zarah. A ND it came to pass at that time, that Judah went down from his brethren, ch. 19. S. and turned in to a certain Adullamite, whose Kings 4.8. name was Hirah. ch. 31.9. a b 2 And Judah saw there a daughter of a 1 Chron. 2. certain Canaanite, whose name was Shuah; and he took her, and went in unto her. 3 And she conceived, and bare a son; and ch. 16. 12. he called his name " Er. Numb. 26. 19. d 4 And she conceived again, and bare a son; cir. 1727. and she called his name Onan. ch. 46. 12. Numb. 26. 19. f 5 And she yet again conceived, and bare a Ch. 46. 12. son; and called his name Shelah: and he was at Chezib, when she bare him. Numb. 26. 20. 6 ¶ And Judah took a wife for Er his firstborn, whose name was Tamar. 7 And Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the LORD; and the LORD slew him. 8 And Judah said unto Onan, Go in unto Deut. 25. *thy brother's wife, and marry her, and raise Matt. 22.24. up seed to thy brother. 5. 9 And Onan knew that the seed should not 'Deut. 25.6. 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. 10 And the thing which he did t displeased eyes of the the LORD: wherefore he slew him also. 11 Then said Judah to Tamar his daughter Numb. 26. in law," Remain a widow at thy father's house, Ruth 1.13 till Shelah my son be grown: for he said, Lest peradventure he die also, as his brethren Lev.22.13. did. And Tamar went and dwelt in her father's house. + Heb. the days were P2 Sam. 13. 12 And tin process of time the daughter multiplied. of Shuah Judah's wife died; and Judah was comforted, and went up unto his sheepshearers to Timnath, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite. 39. q 13 And it was told Tamar, saying, Behold Josh. 15. thy father in law goeth up to Timnath to Judg. 14. 1. shear his sheep. 10, 57. 3. Judith 10. 'Prov.7.12. r 14 And she put her widow's garments off from her, and covered her with a vail, and Heb. the wrapped herself, and sat in an open place, which is by the way to Timnath; for she saw that Shelah was grown, and she was not given unto him to wife. Ena ver. 11, 26 15 When Judah saw her, he thought her to be an harlot; because she had covered her face. 16 And he turned unto her by the way, and said, Go to, I pray thee, let me come 18 And he said, What pledge shall I give thee? And she said, Thy signet, and thy ver. 25. 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 ver. 14. 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 openly or, in by the way side? And they said, There was no harlot in this place. 22 And he returned to Judah, and said, I cannot find her; and also the men of the place said, that there was no harlot in this place. 27 And it came to pass in the time of 32. her travail, that, behold, twins were in her womb. 28 And it came to pass, when she travailed, that the one put out his hand: and the midwife took and bound upon his hand a scarlet thread, saying, This came out first. 29 And it came to pass, as he drew back his hand, that, behold, his brother came out : and she said, How hast thou broken forth? this breach be upon thee: therefore his name was called " Pharez. || GENESIS. 1 Joseph advanced in Potiphar's house: 7 he resisteth his mistress's temptation: 13 he is falsely accused: 20 he is cast in prison. 21 God is with him there. a ND Joseph was brought down to Egypt; and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, ch. 57. 28. captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him of the hands of the Ishmeelites, which had brought him down thither. c ver. 21. ch. 21. 22. c 2 And the LORD was with Joseph, and he & 26. 21, 28. was a prosperous man; and he was in the 1 Sam. 16. house of his master the Egyptian. & 28. 15. 18. & 18. 14, 28. Acts 7. 9. d Ps. 1. 3. e ch. 18. 3. & 19. 19. ver. 21. f Gen. 24. 2. d 3 And his master saw that the LORD was with him, and that the LORD made all that he did to prosper in his hand. f 4 And Joseph found grace in his sight, and he served him: and he made him overseer over his house, and all that he had he put into his hand. 5 And it came to pass from the time that he had made him overseer in his house, and tch. 30. 27. over all that he had, that the LORD blessed the Egyptian's house for Joseph's sake; and the blessing of the LORD was upon all that he had in the house, and in the field. 12. 6 And he left all that he had in Joseph's hand; and he knew not ought he had, save 1 Sam. 16. the bread which he did eat. And Joseph "was a goodly person, and well favoured. 7 And it came to pass after these things, that his master's wife cast her eyes upon Jo12 Sam. 13. seph; and she said, Lie with me. 11. * Prov. 6. 29, 32. ch. 20. 6. Lev. 6-2. 2 Sam. 12. 13. Ps. 51. 4. in Prov. 7. 13, &c. 8 But he refused, and said unto his master's wife, Behold, my master wotteth not what is with me in the house, and he hath committed all that he hath to my hand; 9 There is none greater in this house than I; neither hath he kept back any thing from me but thee, because thou art his wife: how then can I do this great wickedness, and 'sin against God? 17 And she spake unto him according to these words, saying, The Hebrew servant, Ps. 120. 3. which thou hast brought unto us, came in unto me to mock me: 18 And it came to pass, as I lifted up my voice and cried, that he left his garment with me, and fled out. 19 And it came to pass, when his master heard the words of his wife, which she spake unto him, saying, After this manner did thy servant to me; that his wrath was kindled. 10 And it came to pass, as she spake to Jo- AND it came to pass after these things, cir. 170. f ver. 18. ch. 41. 12, 9 And the chief butler told his dream to Before CHRIST Pharaoh's two dreams. 21 And he restored the chief butler unto his butlership again; and he gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand: T t 1718. ver. 13. ver. 19. 22 But he 'hanged the chief baker: as Jo- Neh. 2. 1. seph had interpreted to them. " Job 19. 14. Ps. 31. 12. 23 Yet did not the chief butler remember Eccles. 9.15, Joseph, but "forgat him. CHAP. XLI. 1 Pharaoh's two dreams. 25 Joseph interpreteth them: 35 he giveth Pharaoh counsel. 38 Joseph is advanced: 50 he begetteth Manasseh and Ephraim. 53 The famine beginneth. Joseph, and said to him, In my dream, be- AND it came to pass at the end of two hold, a vine was before me; 10 And in the vine were three branches: and it was as though it budded, and her blossoms shot forth; and the clusters thereof brought forth ripe grapes: 11 And Pharaoh's cup was in my hand: and I took the grapes, and pressed them into Pharaoh's cup, and I gave the cup into Pha raoh's hand. 12 And Joseph said unto him, 'This is the interpretation of it: The three branches are Dan. 2. 36. three days: 25. Judg. 7. 14. & 4. 19. 13 Yet within three days shall Pharaoh 2 Kings 25. || lift up thine head, and restore thee unto 3.3 thy place: and thou shalt deliver Pharaoh's Or, reckon, cup into his hand, after the former manner when thou wast his butler. Jer. 52.31. years, that Pharaoh dreamed: and, behold, he stood by the river. 2 And, behold, there came up out of the river seven well favoured kine and fatfleshed; and they fed in a meadow. 3 And, behold, seven other kine came up after them out of the river, ill favoured and leanfleshed; and stood by the other kine upon the brink of the river. 4 And. the ill favoured and leanfleshed kine did eat up the seven well favoured and fat kine. So Pharaoh awoke. 5 And he slept and dreamed the second time: and, behold, seven ears of corn came up upon one stalk, † rank and good. 6 And, behold, seven thin ears and blasted with the east wind sprung up after them. 7 And the seven thin ears devoured the seven rank and full ears. And Pharaoh awoke, and, behold, it was a dream. a 16. Amos 6. 6. 8 And it came to pass in the morning, that his spirit was troubled; and he sent and called for all the magicians of Egypt, and all the wise men thereof: and Pharaoh told them his dream; but there was none that could in- 7 & 2.2. & 4. terpret them unto Pharaoh. c 9 ¶ Then spake the chief butler unto Pharaoh, saying, I do remember my faults this day: e e Matt. 2. 1. 10 Pharaoh was wroth with his servants, ch. 10. 2,3. and put me in ward in the captain of the ch. 39. 20. guard's house, both me and the chief baker: 11 And we dreamed a dream in one night, fch. 40. 5. I and he; we dreamed each man according to the interpretation of his dream. f 12 And there was there with us a young man, an Hebrew, servant to the captain of ch. 37. 36. the guard; and we told him, and he inter-ch. 40. 12, preted to us our dreams; to each man according to his dream he did interpret. i &c. 13 And it came to pass, as he interpreted 'ch. 40. 22. to us, so it was; me he restored unto mine office, and him he hanged. k 14 ¶ Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they 't brought him hastily "out of * Ps. 105. 20. Dan. 2. 25. Heb. made 1 Sam. 2.8. him run. Ps. 113.7,8. |