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í ch. 13. 12, 14, 15, 17.

& 15.18

109 And the beginning of his kingdom was † Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.

11 Out of that land went forth Asshur, and builded Nineveh, and 2 the city Rehoboth, and Calah,

12 And Resen between Nineveh and Calah: the same is 3a great city. 13 And Mizraim begat Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, and Naphtuhim, 14 And Pathrusim, and Casluhim, (out of whom came Philistim,) and Caphto

rim.

15 And Canaan begat †Sidon his firstborn, and Heth,

16 And the Jebusite, and the Amorite, and the Girgasite,

17 And the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite.

18 And the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite: and afterward were the families of the Canaanites spread abroad.

19 And the border of the Canaanites was from Sidon, as thou comest to Gerar, unto Gaza; as thou goest, unto Sodom, Nem. 3. 2 and Gomorrah, and Admah, and Zeboim, even unto Lasha.

21.

-12
Jon. 12. 7, 8.

† Heb.
Amst.

1 Chr. 1. 17, ke.

↑ Heb.

Arpachahed.

t Heb. The lak

I ch. 11. 12.

12.

1 Chr. 1.

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The confusion of tongues.

cir. 2247.

4 And they said, Go to, let us build us Before a city and a tower, whose top may reach CHRIST unto heaven; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth.

a Deut. 1.28.

5 And the LORD came down to see the ch. 18. 21. city and the tower, which the children of men builded.

6 And the LORD said, Behold, the people is one, and they have all d one language; and this they begin to do: and now nothing will be 2 restrained from them, which they have imagined to do.

7 Go to, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another's speech. 8 So the LORD scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth and they left off to build the city.

9 Therefore is the name of it called Babel ; because the LORD did there confound the language of all the earth: and from thence did the LORD scatter them abroad upon the face of all the earth.

10 3 These are the generations of Shem 3: Shem was an hundred years old, and begat Arphaxad two years after the flood:

11 And Shem lived after he begat Arphaxad five hundred years, and begat sons and daughters.

12 And Arphaxad lived five and thirty years, and begat Salah:

13 And 8 Arphaxad lived after he begat Salah ẞ four hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters.

14 And Salah lived thirty years, and begat Eber:

15 And Salah lived after he begat Eber four hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters.

16 And Eber lived four and thirty years, and begat⚫ Peleg :

17 And Eber lived after he begat Peleg

e ch. 9. 19. Acts 17. 26.

ver. 1.

Ps. 2. 1.

ch. 1. 26.

Ps. 2. 4.

Acts 2. 4, 5,

6.

9 ch. 42. 23. Deut. 28.49. Jer á. 15. 1 Cor. 14. 2, 11.

A Luke 1. 51. í ch. 10. 25,

32.

That is, Confusion. * 1 Cor. 14. 23.

? ch. 10. 22, 1 Chr. 1. 17.

9346.

2311. See Luke

3. 36.

2991.

2247. n1 Chr. 1.

19.

25 And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of one was Peleg; for in his days was the earth divided; and his four hundred and thirty years, and begat Called, 47. brother's name was Joktan.

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26 And Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah,

27 And Hadoram, and Uzal, and Diklah, 28 And Obal, and Abimael, and Sheba, 29 And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab: all these were the sons of Joktan.

30 And their dwelling was from Mesha, as thou goest unto Sephar a mount of the east.

31 These are the sons of Shem, after their families, after their tongues, in their lands, after their nations.

32 These are the families of the sons of Noah, after their generations, in their nations and 7 by these were the nations divided 7 in the earth after the flood.

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ND the whole earth was of one tlanguage, and of one speech.

2 And it came to pass, as they jourwith 1 Chr. neyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar; and they dwelt there.

12. 6.

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3 And they said one to another, Go to, let us make brick, and burn them Heb. burs throughly. And they had brick for stone, and slime had they for morter.

form to a burning.

VAR. REND.-2 V. 11. Rehoboth-Ir. V. 12. the. - P. 21. So the accents. Or, the elder brother of Japheth, Tu. Kn. De. Ka. The early interpreters are divided. V. 25. Or, did (the people of) the earth divide themselves, De.-6 v. 30. the. V. 32. from these did the nations separate themselves, Kn. De.

sons and daughters.

18 And Peleg lived thirty years, and begat Reu:

19 And Peleg lived after he begat Reu two hundred and nine years, and begat sons and daughters.

20 And Reu lived two and thirty years, and begat_ Serug :

21 And Reu lived after he begat Serug two hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters.

22 And Serug lived thirty years, and begat Nahor:

23 And Serug lived after he begat Nahor two hundred years, and begat sons and daughters.

24 And Nahor lived nine and twenty years, and begat Terah:

25 And Nahor lived after he begat Terah an hundred and nineteen years, and begat sons and daughters.

26 And Terah lived seventy years, and begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran.

27 Now these are the generations of Terah: Terah begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran begat Lot.

28 And Haran died before his father Terah in the land of his nativity, in Ur of the Chaldees.

29 And Abram and Nahor took them wives: the name of Abram's wife was Sarai; and the name of Nahor's wife,

Luke 3, 35, Phalee.

2217.

2185. p Luke 3.25, Saru h.

2155.

2126. 9 Luke 3.34,

Thara.

2056.

r Josh. 24. 2. 1 Chr. 1.26. 1996.

ch. 17. 15. & 20. 12,

VAR. REND. Chap. 11. 1 V. 4. Or, mark, Schu. Th.; memorial, De. V. 6. i.e. unattainable. 3. 10. N.B. The chronology of the Sam. and Sept. texts, especially that of the latter, differs remarkably from that of the Hebrew. See the Commentators.

VAR. READ. Chap. 11. V. 13. B Sept. inserts Cainan between Arphaxad and Salah. Comp. Luke

3. 36.

Abraham's servant sent to

GENESIS, 24.

seek a wife for Isaac

Before 9 And the servant put his hand under the man unto me; that he came unto CHRIST the thigh of Abrahamn his master, and the man; and, behold, he stood by the camels at the well.

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• Ver. 2. Or, and.

sware to him concerning that matter. 10 And the servant took ten camels of the camels of his master, and departed; for all the goods of his master were in his hand: and he arose, and went to p ch. 27. 43. Mesopotamia, unto P the city of Nahor. 11 And he made his camels to kneel down without the city by a well of water at the time of the evening, even the time † that women go out to draw water.

t Heb. that BOTECH which draw water go forth.

9 Ex. 2. 16.
1 Sam 9.11.
r ver. 27.

ch. 26. 24.
& 28. 13.

& 32. 9.

Ex. 3. 6, 15.

Ps. 37. 5.

I ver. 43.

12 And he said, O LORD God of my master Abraham, I pray thee, send me good speed this day, and shew kindness unto my master Abraham.

13 Behold, I stand here by the well 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 Neb. 1. 11. 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.

# ch. 29. 9.
Ex. 2. 16.
te See Judg.
6. 17, 37.

1 Sam. 6. 7.
& 14. 10.
& 20. 7.

ch. 11. 29. & 22, 23.

y ch. 26. 7. Heb. good

of CUMNIE
Race.

#1 Pet. 3. 8. & 4. 9.

15 And it came to pass, before he had done speaking, that, behold, Rebekah came out, who was born to Bethuel, son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother, with her pitcher upon her shoulder.

16 And the damsel was very fair to look upon, a virgin, neither had any man known her and she went down to the well, and filled her pitcher, and came up. 17 And the servant ran to meet her, and said, Let me, I pray thee, drink 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 water for thy camels also, until they have done drinking. 20 And she hasted, and emptied her pitcher into the trough, and ran again unto the well to draw water, and drew for all his camels.

21 And the man wondering at her held a ver. 12, 56. his peace, to wit whether the LORD had made his journey prosperous or not. 22 And it came to pass, as the camels had done drinking, that the man took a golden earring of half a shekel weight, and two bracelets for her hands of ten shekels weight of gold;

b Ex. 32. 2, 3. Is. 3. 19, 20, 21.

Ezek. 16. 11,

12.

1 Pet. 3. 3. 1 Or, jewel for the forehead.

e ch. 22. 23.

d ver. 52. Ex. 4. 31.

• Ex. 18. 10. Ruth 4, 14. 1 Sam. 25. 32. 39.

2 Sam. 18. 28. Luke 1. 68. f ch. 32. 10. Ps. 98. 3.

7 ver. 48.

A ch. 29. 5.

23 And said, Whose daughter art thou? tell me, I pray thee: is there room in thy father's house for us to lodge in? 24 And she said unto him, I am the daughter of Bethuel the son of Milcah, which she bare unto Nahor.

25 She said moreover unto him. We have both straw and provender enough, and room to lodge in. 26 And the man bowed down his head, and worshipped the LORD.

27 And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of my master Abraham, who hath not left destitute my master of his mercy and his truth: 31 being in the way, the LORD sled me to the house of my master's brethren.

28 And the damsel ran, and told them of her mother's house these things.

29 And Rebekah had a brother, and his name was Laban: and Laban ran out unto the man, unto the well.

30 And it came to pass, when he saw the earring and bracelets upon his sister's hands, and when he heard the words of Rebekah his sister, saying, Thus spake

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31 And he said, Come in, thou blessed of the LORD; wherefore standest thou without? for I have prepared the house, and room for the camels.

32 And the man came into the house: and he ungirded his camels, and gave straw and provender for the camels, and water to wash his feet, and the men's feet that were with him.

33 And there was set meat before him to eat: but he said, 'I will not eat, until I have told mine errand. And he said, Speak on.

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34 And he said, I am Abraham's servant. 35 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 asses. 36 And Sarah my master's wife bare a son to my master when she was old: and unto him hath he given all thatch. 21. 10. he hath.

37 And my master P made me swear, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife to my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, in whose land I dwell:

ch. 23. 2.

& 25. 5. p ver. 3.

38 But thou shalt go unto my father's a ver. house, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son.

ver. 7. ch. 17. 1.

39 And I said unto my master, Per-r ver. 5. adventure the woman will not follow me. 40 And he said unto me, The LORD, before whom I walk, will send hits 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 this my oath, when thou comest to my kin dred; and if they give not thee one, thou shalt be clear from my oath.

42 And I came this day unto the well, and said, "O LORD God of my master Abraham, if now thou do prosper my way which I go:

43 Behold, I stand by the well of water; and it shall come to pass, that when the virgin cometh forth to draw water, and I say to her, Give me, I pray thee, a little water of thy pitcher to drink;

ver. 8.

ver. 12.

ver. 13.

z ver. 15, &c.

44 And she say to me, Both drink thou, and I will also draw for thy camels: let the same be the woman whom the LORD hath appointed out for my master's son. 45 And before I had done speaking in mine heart, behold, Rebekah came forth Sam. 1. with her pitcher on her shoulder; and she went down unto the well, and drew water and I said unto her, Let me drink, I pray thee.

46 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 drink also.

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VAR. REND.- V. 43. (Understand,) let this be the sign. 5 let it. See on Isa. 7. 14.7 V. 48. i.e. kinsman's.

He asketh for Rebekak.

Refere

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50 Then Laban and Bethuel answered Epher, and Hanoch, and Abidah, and CHRIST and said, The thing proceedeth from Eldaah. All these were the children of

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+ the LORD: we cannot speak unto thee bad or good.

51 Behold, Rebekah is before thee, take her, and go, and let her be thy master's son's wife, as the LORD hath spoken. 52 And it came to pass, that, when Abraham's servant heard their words, he worshipped the LORD, bowing himself to the earth.

53 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 mother precious things. 14 Ch. 3 54 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 my master.

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55 And her brother and her mother said, 1 Dr. a/t ! Let the damsel abide with us a few wadays, at the least ten; after that she shall go. Judg. 14.

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56 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.

57 And they said, We will call the damsel, and enquire at her mouth.

! 38 And they called Rebekah, and said unto her, Wilt thou go with this man? And she said, I will go.

And they sent away Rebekah their sister, and her nurse, and Abraham's servant, and his men.

60 And they blessed Rebekah, and said unto her, Thou art our sister, be thou ch. 17. 16. the mother of thousands of millions, and let thy seed possess the gate of those which hate them.

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63 And Isaac went out to 8 meditate in the field at the eventide: and he lifted up his eyes, and saw, and, behold, the camels were coming.

64 And Rebekah lifted up her eyes, and when she saw Isaac, she lighted off the camel.

65 10 For she had said 10 unto the servant, What man is this that walketh in the field to meet us? And the servant 11 had said 11, It is my master: therefore she took 12a vail 12, and covered herself. 66 And the servant told Isaac all things that he had done.

67 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.

CHAPTER 25.

9

1 The sons of Abraham by Keturah. 5 The di-
vision of kis goods. 7 His age, and death.
His burial. 12 The generations of ishmael. 17
His age, and death, 19 iso ac prayeth for Re-
bekah, being barren. 22 The children strive in
her womb. 24 The birth of Esau and Jacob. 27
Their diference. 29 Esau selleth his birthright.

THEN again Abraham took a wife, and

her name was Keturah.

2 And she bare him Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah.

3 And Jokshan begat Sheba, and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim, and Letushim, and Leummim.

4 And the sons of Midian; Ephah, and

VAL REND. -7V. &. Now Isaac had come. . Or, lament, Ew. Kn. Omit. 10 v. 65. And she said. ———— 11 said. Is her mantle.

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10 The field which Abraham purchased ch. 23. 16. of the sons of Heth: 'there was Abraham buried, and Sarah his wife.

11 And it came to pass after the death of Abraham, that God blessed his son Isaac; and Isaac dwelt by the well ch. 16. 14. Lahai-roi.

12 Now these are the generations of Ishmael, Abraham's son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah's handmaid, bare unto Abraham :

13 And these are the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, according to their generations: the firstborn of Ishmael, Nebajoth; and Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,

& 24, 62, cir. 1800. ch. 16. 15.

1 Chr. 1. 29.

1 Chr.1.30.

14 And Mishma, and Dumah, and Massa, 15 8 Hadar, and Tema, Jetur, Naphish, Or, Hadad, and Kedemah : 16 These are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names, by their towns, and by their 3 castles; "twelve princes according to their nations.

■ ch. 17. 20.

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17 And these are the years of the life of Ishmael, an hundred and thirty and seven years: and he gave up the ghost ver. 8. and died; and was gathered unto his people.

7.

Ps. 78. 64.

18 P And they dwelt from Havilah unto P1 Sam. 15. Shur, that is before Egypt, B as thou goest toward Assyria ß: and he diedt Heb. fell, in the presence of all his brethren. 19 And these are the generations of Isaac, Abraham's son: Abraham begat Isaac:

ch. 16. 12.

r Matt. 1. 2.

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20 And Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah to wife, the daughter ch. 22. 23. of Bethuel the Syrian of Padan-aram, the sister to Laban the 7 Syrian.

21 And Isaac intreated the LORD for his

wife, because she was barren: "and the LORD was intreated of him, and "Rebekah his wife conceived.

22 And the children struggled together within her; and she said, If it be so, 8 why am I thus 8? And she went to enquire of the LORD.

t ch. 24. 29.

1838. 1Chr.5.20.

2 Chr.33 13. Lara S. 28.

w kom.9.10.

1 Sam. 9.9. & 10. 22.

& 24. 60.

23 And the LORD said unto her, Two ch. 17. 16. nations are in thy womb, and two manner of people shall be separated from thy bowels; and the one people shall be stronger than the other people; and "the elder shall serve the younger.

24 And when her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in

her womb.

25 And the first came out red, all over like an hairy garment; and they called his name Esau.

z 2 Sam. 8. 14.

e ch. 27. 29. Mal. 1. 3. Kom. 9. 12.

b ch. 27. 11, 16, 23.

VAR. REND.- Chap. 25. IV. 8. fellow-tribesmen ; 3 encampand so in v. 17.2 V. 16. villages. ments. -4 V. 18. i.e. east of. settled.6 Lit. before the face; comp. ch. 16. 12.7 V. 20. Aramæan.8 V. 22. why then do I live?

VAR. READ.-Chap. 25. V. 15. 8 The best editions read Hadad (rather Khadad); comp. 1 Chr. 1. 30.V. 18. B Interpolation from 1 Sam. 15. 7. (Hu.)

Sarai giveth Hagar to Abram.

Before CHRIST cir. 1913.

Lev. 1. 17.
t ch. 2. 21.
Jub 4. 13.
u Ex. 12. 40.
Pa. 105. 23.
Acts 7. 6.

to Ex. 1. 11.
Ps. 105, 25.
Ex. 6. 6.

Deut. 6. 22.
y Ex. 12, 36.
"Ps. 105. 37.
# Job 5. 26.
a Acts 13.36.
beh. 25. 8.
c Ex. 12. 40.
d1 Kin. 21,
26.

e Dan. 8. 23.
Matt.23.32.

1 Thes. 2.
16.

+ Heb. a
lamp of fire.
f Jer. 34. 18,
19.

9 ch. 24. 7.
A ch. 12. 7.
& 13. 15.

& 26. 4.

Ex 23. 31.
Num. 34. 3.
Deut. 1. 7.
& 11. 24.
& 34. 4.
Josh. 1. 4.
1 Kin. 4. 21.
2 Chr. 9,26.
Neh. 9. 8.
Ps. 105. 11.
1s. 27. 12.

a ch. 15. 2, 3.

b ch. 21. 9.

c Gal. 4. 24.

d ch. 30. 3.

e ch. 20, 18. & 30. 2.

1 Sam. 1.5, 6.

So ch. 30. 3, 9.

† Heb. be builded by

her. g ch. 3. 17. 1911.

A ch. 12. 5.

i 2 Sam. 6. 16. Prov.30. 21, 23.

& ch. 31. 53. 1 Sain. 21. 12.

! Prov, 15. 1. 1 Pet. 3.7.

m Job 2. 6.

GENESIS, 16, 17.

5 each piece one against another 5: but the birds divided he not.

11 And when the fowls came down upon the carcases, Abram drove them away. 12 And when the sun was going down, ta deep sleep fell upon Abram; and, lo, an horror of great darkness fell upon him. 13 And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not their's, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years;

14 And also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge and afterward shall they come out with great substance. 15 And thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace; thou shalt be buried in a good old age.

16 But in the fourth generation they shall come hither again: for the iniquity d of the Amorites is not yet full.

17 And it came to pass, that, when the sun went down, and it was dark, behold a smoking furnace, and ta burning lamp that passed between those pieces.

18 In the same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates:

19 The Kenites, and the Kenizzites, and

the Kadmonites,

20 And the Hittites, and the Perizzites, and the Rephaims,

21 And the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Girgashites, and the Jebusites.

CHAPTER 16.

1 Sarai, being barren, gieeth Hagar to Abram. 4 Hagar, being afflicted for despising her mistress, runneth away. 7 An angel sendeth her back to submit herself, 11 and telleth her of her child. 15 Ishmael is born.

Abram's wife a bare him

Abram's name is changed.

1911.

Before 11 And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Behold, thou art with child, and CHRIST shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael; because the LORD hath heard thy affliction.

12 And he will be a wild man1; his man, and hand will be against every every man's hand against him; and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren. 13 And she called the name of the LORD that spake unto her, 3 Thou God seest me 3: for she said, 8 Have I also here looked after him that seeth me ß*? 14 Wherefore the well was called 'y Beerlahai-roi 5; behold, it is between Kadesh and Bered.

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AND when Abram was ninety years old ch 5.23.

and nine, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect. d

2 And I will make my covenant between me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly.

3 And Abram f fell on his face: and God talked with him, saying,

4 As for me, behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations.

5 Neither shall thy name any more be

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2 And Sarai said unto Abram, Behold now, the LORD hath restrained me from bearing: I pray thee, go in unto my maid; it may be that I may obtain children by her. And Abram 9 hearkened to the voice of Sarai.

3 And Sarai Abram's wife took Hagar her maid the Egyptian, after Abram had dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan, and gave her to her husband Abram to be his wife.

4 And he went in unto Hagar, and she conceived: and when she saw that she had conceived, her mistress was spised in her eyes.

de

5 And Sarai said unto Abram, My wrong be upon thee: I have given my maid into thy bosom; and when she saw that she had conceived, I was despised in her eyes: the LORD judge between me and thee.

as

6 But Abram said unto Sarai, Behold, thy maid is in thy hand; do to her it pleaseth thee. And when Sarai + dealt Pa. 106, 41, hardly with her, she fled from her face. 7 ¶ And the angel of the LORD found her by a fountam of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to

42.

Jer. 38, 5. f Heb, that which is good in thine eyes. Heb afflicted her. n Ex. 2. 15.

a ch. 25, 18.

p Ex. 15. 22. Tit. 2. 9.

9

1 Pet. 2. 18.

r ch. 17. 20.

& 21. 18,

& 25, 12.

P Shur.

8 And he said, Hagar, Sarai's maid, whence camest thou and whither wilt thou go? And she said, I flee from the face of my mistress Sarai.

9 And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands.

10 And the angel of the LORD said unto her, I will multiply thy seed exceedingly, that it shall not be numbered for multitude.

VAR. REND.-F. 10. the half of each against the other. V. 11. birds of prey. V. 17. torch.

| Abraham for a father of many nations have I made thee.

6 And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee.

7 And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee 3 in their generations for an everlasting covenant, "to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee.

8 And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God.

9 And God said unto Abraham, Thou shalt keep my covenant therefore, thou, and thy seed after thee in their generations.

48. 15.
1 Kin. 2. 4.
& 8. 25.
2 Kin. 20.3.
1 Or, up-
right, or,
sincere.

d ch. 6. 9.
Deut. 18.13.
Job 1. 1.
Matt. 5. 48.

e ch. 12. 2.
& 13. 16.

& 22. 17.
f ver. 17.
9 Kom. 4. 11,
12, 16.
Gal. 3. 29.
↑ Heb. m
titude of
nations.

A Neh. 9. 7.
That is,
Father of

a great
multitude.

i Rom. 4. 17.
A ch. 35, 11.
Iver. 16.
ch. 35. 11.
Matt. 1. 6,
&c.

m Gal. 3. 17.
n ch. 26. 24
& 28. 13.
Heb. 11. 16.
• Rom. 9. 8.
p ch. 12. 7.
& 13. 15.
Ps.105.9.11.

+ Heb. ef
thy sojourn
inga.

10 This is my covenant, which ye shall keep, between me and you and thy seed ch. 23. 4. after thee; Every man child among you shall be circumcised.

11 And ye shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin; and it shall be a token of the covenant betwixt me and you. 12 And the that is eight days old" shall be circumcised among you, every man child in your generations, he that is born in the house, or bought with money of any stranger, which is not of thy seed.

13 He that is born in thy house, and he that is bought with thy money, must needs be circumcised and my covenant

& 28.4. r Ex. 6. 7.

Lev, 26. 12. Deut. 4. 37. & 14.2. & 26. 18. & 29. 13. Acts 7. 8.

t Acts 7. 8. Rom. 4. 11.

† Heb. a son of eight days.

Lev. 12. 3. Luke 2. 21. John 7. 22. Phil. 3. 5.

VAR. REND. - Chap. 16. 1. 12. Lit. a wild ass among men.- Lit. before the face of, i.e. to the east of, Tu. Kn. De.-3 V. 13. Thou art El Roi (the God of Seeing).- So De. Or, Do I even still (?) see (live) after seeing (God)? Ka. Tu. Kn. 5 V. 14.

i. e. Well of the Living One who sees me (?) De. -Chap. 17. 1 V. 1. Heb. El Shaddai.-2 V. 5. i. e. exalted father.-3 T. 7. throughout.

VAR. READ. - Chap. 16. V. 13. § Text corrupt, Ol. La.

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CHAPTER 27.

1 Isaac sendeth Esau for venison. 6 Rebekah instructeth Jacob to obtain the blessing. 15 Jacob under the person of Esau obtaineth it. 30 Esur bringeth venison. 33 Isaac trembleth. 34 Esau complaineth, and by importunity obtaineth a Liezing. 41 He threateneth Jacob. 42 Rebekah d.sappointeth it.

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ND it came to pass, that when Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called Esau : his eldest son, and said unto him, My son: and he said unto him, Behold, here am I.

2 And he said, Behold now, I am old, I know not the day of my_death:

3 Now therefore take, I pray thee, thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, and go out to the field, and t take me some veLison;

4 And make me savoury meat, such as I love, and bring it to me, that I may eat; that my soul may bless thee be15. fore I die.

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5 And Rebekah heard when Isaac spake to Esau his son. And Esau went to the field to hunt for venison, and to bring it.

6 And Rebekah spake unto Jacob her son, saying, Behold, I heard thy father speak unto Esau thy brother, saying,

7 Bring me venison, and make me savoary meat, that I may eat, and bless thee before the LORD before my death. 8 Now therefore, my son, obey my voice according to that which I command thee.

9 Go now to the flock, and fetch me from thence two good kids of the goats; and I will make them savoury meat for thy father, such as he loveth:

10 And thou shalt bring it to thy fa ther, that he may eat, and that he may

bless thee before his death.

11 And Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, Behold, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man:

12 My father peradventure will feel me, and I shall seem to him as a deceiver; and I shall bring a curse upon me, beris, and not a blessing.

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13 And his mother said unto him, 'Upon me be thy curse, my son: only obey my voice, and go fetch me them.

14 And he went, and fetched, and brought thei to his mother: and his mother made savoury meat, such as his father loved.

15 And Rebekah took †goodly raiment of her eldest son Esau, which were with her in the house, and put them upon Jacob her younger son :

16 And she put the skins of the kids of the goats upon his hands, and upon the smooth of his neck:

17 And she gave the savoury meat and the bread, which she had prepared, into the hand of her son Jacob.

18 And he came unto his father, and said, My father and he said, Here am I; who art thou, my son?

19 And Jacob said unto his father, I an Esau thy firstborn; I have done according as thou badest me: arise, I pray thee, sit and eat of my venison, that thy soul may bless me.

VAL REND.-Chap. 27. 1 r. 12. Lit. jester.

Jacob obtaineth the blessing.

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21 And Isaac said unto Jacob, Come near, I pray thee, that I may feel thee, P ver. 12. my son, whether thou be my very son Esau or not.

22 And Jacob went near unto Isaac his father; and he felt him, and said, The voice is Jacob's voice, but the hands are the hands of Esau.

23 And he discerned him not, because 7 his hands were hairy, as his brother Esau's hands: so he blessed him. 24 And he said, Art thou my very son Esau? And he said, I am.

9 ver. 16.

r ver. 4.

25 And he said, Bring it near to me, and I will eat of my son's venison, that my soul may bless thee. And he brought it near to him, and he did eat and he brought him wine, and he drank. 26 And his father Isaac said unto him, Come near now, and kiss me, my son. 27 And he came near, and kissed him: and he smelled the smell of his raiment, and blessed him, and said, See, the smell Hos. 14. 6. of my son is as the smell of a field which the LORD hath blessed:

Deut. 33. 13, 28.

2 Sam. 1.21. vech. 45. 18.

28 Therefore God give thee of " the Hleb. 11. 20, dew of heaven, and the fatness of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine: 29 Let people serve thee, and nations bow down to thee: be lord over thy bre-x Deu, 33, 28. thren, and let thy mother's sons bowych. 9. 25. down to thee: cursed be every one that curseth thee, and blessed be he thatch. 49. 8. blesseth thee.

30 And it came to pass, as soon as Isaac had made an end of blessing Jacob, and Jacob was yet scarce gone out from the presence of Isaac his father, that Esau his brother came in from his hunting.

31 And he also had made savoury meat, and brought it unto his father, and said unto his father, Let my father arise, and beat of his son's venison, that thy soul may bless me.

32 And Isaac his father said unto him, Who art thou? And he said, I am thy son, thy firstborn Esau.

33 And Isaac † trembled very exceedingly, and said, Who? where 3 is he that hath taken venison, and brought it me, and I have eaten of all before thou camest, and have blessed him? yea, and he shall be blessed.

34 And when Esau heard the words of his father, he cried with a great and exceeding bitter cry, and said unto his father, Bless me, even me also, O my father.

& 25. 23.

a ch. 12. 3. Num. 24. 9.

b ver. 4.

† Heb. trembled with a great trembling greatly.

↑ Heb. hunted.

e ch. 28. 3, 4. Rom. 11.29.

d Heb. 12.17.

ch. 25. 26. That is, A supplanter.

35 And he said, Thy brother came with subtilty, and hath taken away thy blessing. 36 And he said, "Is not he rightly named Jacob? for he hath supplanted me these two times: he took away my birthright; 7 ch. 25. 33. and, behold, now he hath taken away my blessing. And he said, Hast thou not reserved a blessing for me?

37 And Isaac answered and said unto Esau, Behold, I have made him thy lord, and all his brethren have I given to him for servants; and with corn and wine have I sustained him: and what shall I do now unto thee, my son? 38 And Esau said unto his father, Hast thou but one blessing, my father? bless me, even me also, O my father. And Esau lifted up his voice, and wept. 39 And Isaac his father answered and said unto him, Behold, thy dwelling shall be the fatness of the earth, and of the dew of heaven from above;

g ver. 29 Fulfilled,

2 Sam 5.14. A ver. 28.

[ Or.

supported.

Heb. 12. 17.

ver. 28. Heb. 11. 20. I Or, of the fatness.

VAR. REND. V. 29. peoples.- 3 V. 33. Who then P V. 39. So Pu. Or, apart from the fatness and apart from.... Ge. Ew. He. Tu. De. Ka. Di.

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