He asketh for Rebekah,

Before

1807.

4P. 119, 23, Matt 21 42. Mark 12.11. rea. 31. 24. fch. 20. 15.

ch. 17. 16. * ch. 22. 17.

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.

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.

55 And her brother and her mother said, Let the damsel abide with us a few days, at the least ten; after that she shall go.

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.

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

59 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 the mother of thousands of millions, and let thy seed possess the gate of those which hate them.

61 And Rebekah arose, and her damsels, and they rode upon the camels, and followed the man: and the servant took Rebekah, and went his way. 27 And Isaac came from the way of ch. 16. 14. the well Lahai-roi; for he dwelt in the south country.

23.1

| Or, ta pray

63 And Isaac went out to 8 meditate in the field at the eventide and he liftJosh. 1.8 ed up his eyes, and saw, and, behold, 9 the camels were coming. 64 And Rebekah lifted up her eyes, and when she saw Isaac, she lighted off the

Pa. 1. 2.

&. 12.

119 15.

& 143. 5.

Jow. 15. 18. camel.

rch. 38. 12.

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 ", It is my master: therefore she took 12 a 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.

13 And these are the names of the 1 Chr. 1. sons of Ishmael, by their names, according to their generations: the firstborn of Ishmael, Nebajoth; and Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,

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 2 towns, and by their castles; "twelve princes according to their nations.

1 Chr.1, 30.

n ch. 17. 20.

1773.

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.

18 P And they dwelt from Havilah unto p1 Sam. 15.
7.
Shur, that is before Egypt, Bas thou
goest toward Assyria B: and he 5t died + Heb. fell,
Ps. 78. 64.
in the presence of all his brethren.
19 And these are the generations of
9 ch. 16. 12.
Isaac, Abraham's son: 'Abraham begat Matt. 1. 2.
Isaac:

20 And Isaac was forty years old when 1857. he took Rebekah to wife, the daughter ch. 22. 23. of Bethuel the Syrian of Padan-aram, the sister to Laban the 7 Syrian.

? ch. 24. 29. 1838.

21 And Isaac intreated the LORD for his wife, because she was barren: " and the 1Chr.5.20. 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.

23 And the LORD said unto her, Two 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.

2 Chr.33.13. Ezra 8. 28. Rom.9.10.

z 1 Sam. 9.9. & 10. 22.

y ch. 17. 16. & 24, 60,

z 2 Sam. 8. 14.

a ch. 27. 29. Mal. 1. 3. Kom. 9.12.

b ch. 27.11, 16, 23.

VAR. REND. Chap. 25. 1 V. 8. fellow-tribesmen ; and 80 in v. 17.- 2 v. 16. villages. 3 encamp6 Lit.

ments.

4 V. 18. i.e. east of. 5 settled. 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. B The best editions read Hadad (rather Khadad); comp. 1 Chr. 1. 30.V. 18. ẞ Interpolation from 1 Sam. 15. 7. (Hu.)

(Ex. 17. 8, 11

1 Sam 15.

H

9 And these are the generations of Esau the father of † the Edomites in mount Seir:

10 These are the names of Esau's sons; Eliphaz the son of Adah the wife of Esan, Reuel the son of Bashemath the wife of Esau.

11 And the sons of man, Omar, Zepho, Kenaz.

Eliphaz were and Gatam,

Teand

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.

13 And these are the sons of Reuel; 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 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 KO of Esan; duke Teman, duke Omar, duke Zepho, duke Kenaz,

16 8 Duke Korah ß, duke Gatam, and dake Amalek: these are the dukes that case 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 Esan'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. 20These are the sons of Seir the Horite, who inhabited the land; Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah, 21 And Dishon, and Ezer, and Dishan: est. 2. 11, these are the dukes of the Horites, the children of Seir in the land of Edom. * And the children of Lotan were Hori and Hemam; and Lotan's sister was Timna.

And the children of Shobal were these; Alvan, and Manahath, and Ebal, Shepho, and Onam.

24 And these are the children of Zibeon; both Ajah, and Anah: this was that Anah that found the 2 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 Aush.

126 And these are the children of Dishon; Hemdan, and Eshban, and Ithran, and Cheran.

27 The children of Ezer are these; BilJahan, and Zaavan, and Akan. Chr. 1 4

The children of Dishan are these; Uz, and Aran.

29 These are the dukes that came of the Horites; duke Lotan, duke Shobal, duke Zibeon, duke Anah,

30 Duke Dishon, duke Ezer, duke Dishan: these are the dukes that came of Hori, among their dukes 3 in the land

of Seir.

31 And these are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom, before there reigned any king over the children of Israel.

2 And Bela the son of Beor reigned in Edom: and the name of his city was Dinhabab.

VAR. BEND.-Chap. 36. 1V. 15. Lit. chiefs of thouanda' (subdivisions of tribes ').-2 V. 24. hotTag V. 30. duke by duke.

VAR. READ.-V. 16. B Omit, Sam, Tu. Kn. De. Ol. Di.

Joseph is hated of his brethren.

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 84 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.

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 Mibzar,

Before CHRIST cir. 1780.

q 1 Chr. 1. 50. Hadad Pai. After his death was an Aristocracy, Ex. 15. 15. cir. 1496. r1 Chr. 1. 51.

¡Or, Aliah.

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. Heb.Edom. CHAPTER 37.

2 Joseph is hated of his brethren. 5 His two dreams. 13 Jacob sendeth him to visit his brethren. 18 His brethren conspire his death, 21 Reuben saveth him. 26 They sell him to the Ishmeelites. 31 His father, deceived by the bloody coat, mourneth for him. 36 He is sold to Potiphar in Egypt.

in the

AND Jacob dwelt in the land wherein his father was a stranger, land of Canaan.

2 These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brethren; 2 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 3 their evil report 3.

3 Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age: and he made him a coat of many colours 4.

4 And when his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren, they hated him, and could speak peaceably unto him.

+ Heb. of his father's

sojourn-
inga.

a ch. 17. 8.
& 23. 4.
& 28. 4.
& 36. 7.
Heb. 11. 9.
1729.

61 Sam. 2. 22, 23, 24.

e ch. 44. 20.

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 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, the sun and the moon and fch. 46. 23. the eleven stars made obeisance to me. 10 And he told it to his father, and to

VAR. REND.- Chap. 37. 1 V. 1. Or, remained.

2 V. 2. and he was as a servant with, Ge. Kn. Or, while yet a lad in comparison of, De. an evil report concerning them.- -4 Vs. 3, 23, 32. a long coat. Lit. a tunic of extremities, i.e. reaching to the hands and feet.-5 V. 7. set themselves.

VAR. READ.-V. 39. B Hadad, good MSS. and editions, Sam. Pesh, some MSS. of Targ. Comp. 1 Chr. 1. 50.

cir. 1804. a ch. 12. 10.

b ch. 20. 2.

e ch. 12. 1.

d ch. 20. 1. Ps. 39. 12. Heb. 11. 9. e ch. 28. 15. f ch. 12. 2. g ch. 13. 15. & 15. 18.

A ch. 22. 16.

33 And Jacob said, Swear to me this day; and he sware unto him: and he sold his birthright unto Jacob.

34 Then Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage of lentiles; and he did eat and drink, and rose up, and went his way: thus Esau despised his birthright.

CHAPTER 26.

or

11 And Abimelech charged all his people, saying, He that toucheth this man his wife shall surely be put to death. 12 Then Isaac sowed in that land, and † received in the same year an hundredfold: and the LORD blessed him. 13 And the man waxed great, and went forward, and grew until he became very great:

Before CHRIST cir. 1804

q Pa. 105. 15. 1 Heb. found.

- Matt. 13.8. Mark 4. 5.

ver. 3. ch. 24. 1,33. Job 42 12.

14 For he had possession of flocks, and possession of herds, and great store ofch. 24 33. servants: and the Philistines" envied

Ps. 112. 3. Prov. 10.22.

going. | Or, Asiabandry.

him. 15 For all the wells which his father's Heb. went servants had digged in the days of Abraham his father, the Philistines had stopped them, and filled them with earth.

16 And Abimelech said unto Isaac, Go from us; for thou art much mightier than we.

17 And Isaac departed thence, and pitched his tent in the valley of Gerar, and dwelt there.

u eh. 37. 11.

Eccles. 4.4.

eh. 21. 30. Ex. 1. 2.

18 And Isaac digged again the wells of water, which they had digged in the days of Abraham his father; for the Philistines had stopped them after the death of Abraham: and he called their ch. 21.31. names after the names by which his father had called them.

19 And Isaac's servants digged in the valley, and found there a well of

A

ND there was a famine in the land, beside the first famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went unto Abimelech king of the Philistines unto Gerar.

2 And the LORD appeared unto him, and said, Go not down into Egypt; dwell in the land which I shall tell thee of:

3Sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee; for unto thee, and unto thy seed, 9 I will give all these countries, and I will perform the oath which I sware unto Abraham thy father;

4 And I will make thy seed to multiPs. 105. 9. ply as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all these countries; and 1 in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed";

i ch. 15. 5. & 22. 17.

k ch. 12. 3. & 22. 18.

I ch. 22. 16, 18.

m ch. 12. 13. 20. 2, 13.

a Pro. 29. 25.

o chỉ 24. 16.

2 ch. 20. 9.

5 Because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws. 6 And Isaac dwelt in Gerar:

7 And the men of the place asked him of his wife; and he said, She is my sister: for he feared to say, She is my wife; lest, said he, the men of the place should kill me for Rebekah; because she was fair to look upon.

8 And it came to pass, when he had been there a long time, that Abimelech king of the Philistines looked out at a window, and saw, and, behold, Isaac was sporting with Rebekah his wife.

9 And Abimelech called Isaac, and said, Behold, of a surety she is thy wife: and how saidst thou, She is my sister? And Isaac said unto him, Because I said, Lest I die for her.

10 And Abimelech said, What is this thou hast done unto us? one of the people might lightly have lien with thy wife, and P thou shouldest have brought guilti ness upon us.

VAR. REND. 9 V. 27. perfect, i.e. blameless. 10 v. 31. at once, Ge. Kn. De. And so in v. 33. Chap. 26. V. 4. Or, through; or, by.-2 bless themselves.

20 And the herdmen of Gerardid strive with Isaac's herdmen, saying, The water is our's: and he called the name of the well Esek; because they strove with him.

21 And they digged another well, and strove for that also: and he called the name of it Sitnah.

+ Heb. Nring.

I cl. 21. 25.

I That is, Contention.

I That is, Hatred.

22 And he removed from thence, and digged another well; and for that they strove not: and he called the name of it Rehoboth; and he said, For now the That is, LORD hath made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land.

23 And he went up from thence to Beersheba.

Room.

a ch. 17. 6. & 28.3 & 41. 52. Es. 1. 7.

24 And the LORD appeared unto him the same night, and said, I am the bch. 17. 7. God of Abraham thy father: fear not, for I am with thee, and will bless thee, and multiply thy seed for my servant Abraham's sake.

25 And he builded an altar there, and f called upon the name of the LORD, and pitched his tent there: and there Isaac's servants digged a well.

& 24. 12.
k 28. 13.
Ex. 3. 6.
Acta 7. 31.

e ch. 15, 1.

a ver. 3, 4. e ch. 12, 7,

& 13. 18. f Ps. 116. 17.

26 Then Abimelech went to him from Gerar, and Ahuzzath 3 one of his friends, 9 and Phichol the chief captain of his g ch. 21. 22. army.

27 And Isaac said unto them, Wherefore come ye to me, seeing ye hate me, and have sent me away from you? 28 And they said, † We saw certainly that the LORD was with thee: and we said, Let there be now an oath betwixt us, even betwixt us and thee, and let us make a covenant with thee;

29 That thou wilt do us no hurt, as we have not touched thee, and as we have done unto thee nothing but good, and have sent thee away in peace: thou art now the blessed of the LORD. 30 And he made them a feast, and they did eat and drink.

31 And they rose up betimes in the morning, and sware one to another: and Isaac sent them away, and they departed from him in peace.

32 And it came to pass the same day, that Isaac's servants came, and told him concerning the well which they had

Isaac sendeth Esau for venison.

Before

digged, and said unto him, We CHRIST found water.

cir. 1804

That is, tu cal.

» ch. 21, 31. That in The with of The A 1796 p ch. 36. 2.

ch. 27. 46. &28.1, 8. Heb

best ess of spiri

cir. 1700.

10.

$3 And he called it Shebah : fore the name of the city is sheba unto this day.

35 Which were ta grief of mind unto Isaac and to Rebekah.

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 Estu bringeth venison. 35 Isaac trembleth. 34 Esau complaineth, and by importunity obtaineth a Liessing. 41 He threateneth Jacob. 12 Rebekah disappointeth it.

ΑΝ ND it came to pass, that when Isaac A was old, and his eyes were dim, so 1 Sam. 3. 2. 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 Prov 27.1. know not the day of my death:

Jan. 4. 14. ech. 25. 27,

2

+ Heb. Aunt.

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

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 beeh9, 15. fore I die.

d ver. 2.

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 sa-
voury 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 com-
mand 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 father, that he may eat, and that he may bless thee before his death.

11 And Jacob said to Rebekah his moJeb. 25. 23.ther, 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, and not a blessing.

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 them 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 am Esan 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.

VAR. REND.-Chap. 27. 1 V. 12. Lit. jester.

Before CHRIST cir. 1760.

+ Heb. before me.

21 And Isaac said unto Jacob, Come near, I pray thee, that I may feel thee, 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

9 his hands were hairy, as his brother 9 ver. 16. Esau's hands: so he blessed him.

24 And he said, Art thou my very son Esau? And he said, I am.

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 of my son is as the smell of a field which the LORD hath blessed:

r ver. 4.

■ Hos. 14. 6.

Heb. 11. 20,

u Deut. 33. 13, 28.

28 Therefore God give thee of the dew of heaven, and the fatness of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine: 29 y Let people serve thee, and nations bow down to thee: be lord over thy brethren, and let thy mother's sons bow down to thee: cursed be every one that curseth thee, and blessed be he that sch. 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 eat 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, 3 Who? where is he that hath taken venison, and brought it me, and I have eaten of all before thou camest, and have blessed him? yea, e 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.

2 Sam. 1.21. ch. 45. 18. z Deu. 33. 28. y ch. 9. 25. & 25. 23.

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

b ver. 4.

† Heb. trenbled with a great trembling greatly. ↑ Heb. hunted.

c ch. 28. 3, 4. Rom. 11.29. d Heb. 12.17.

e 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; 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;