d Heb. 11, 20. verse 5 And Rebekah heard when Isaac spake to Esau P.1, 6. his son. And Esau went to the field to hunt for 2 Kings & venison, and to bring it. 14. e 7. Jacob obtaineth a blessing. 28 Therefore God give thee of the dew of heaven, Before and the fatness of the earth, and plenty of " corn and cir. 1760. wine: CHRIST Hosea 29 Let people serve thee, and nations bow down 14, 6, 7. to thee: be lord over thy brethren, and let thy moth- Deut Jer. 22. er's sons bow down to thee: cursed be every one that 2 Sam. 1,21. 611 And Rebekah spake unto Jacob her son, say-curseth thee, and blessed be he that blesseth thee. Ps. 133, 3. brother, saying, Judges 5, ing, Behold, I heard thy father speak unto Esau thy 21. Deut. 32, 2. Isai. 45, 8 t ch. 4, 4. 30 And it came to pass, as soon as Isaac had made fch. 2o 3. 7 Bring me venison, and make me savoury meat, 31 And he also had made savoury meat, and x1 Chr.5,2 8 Now therefore, my son, hobey my voice, accord-brought it unto his father, and said unto his father, Let chap. 49, 10 h ch. 25.23. ing to that which I command thee: 32 And Isaac his father said unto him, Who art thou? And he said I am thy son, thy first-born, Esau. 10 And thou shalt bring it to thy father, that he 33 And Isaac † trembled very exceedingly, and trembled may eat, and that he may bless thee before his death. said, Who? where is he that hath taken venison, and trembling. 11 And Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, Be-brought it me, and I have eaten of all before thou z Rom. 11, camest, and have blessed him ? yea, and he shall be smooth man: blessed. i ch. 25, 25. hold, Esau my brother is ' a hairy man, and I am a 12 My father peradventure will feel me, and I shall 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 fanver. 20 24. ther: And he said, Here am I; who art thou, my son? 19 And Jacob said unto his father, I am Esau" thy first-born; I have done according as thou badest me: arise, I pray thee, sit and eat of my venison, that thy soul may bless me. Rom. 2, 28. o James 4, 8. Isai. 57, 19. Ps. 73, 28. said unto his father, Bless me, even me also, O my father! 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: 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 ? 20 And Isaac said unto his son, How is it that thou hast found it so quickly, my son? And he said, Be-serve thy brother: and it shall come to pass, when Mat. 10, 3 cause the LORD thy God brought it to me. 40 And by thy'sword shalt thou live, and shalt Deut. 33, 21 And Isaac said unto Jacob, Come near, I pray thee, that I may feel thee, 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 his hands were hairy, as his brother Esau's hands: so he P 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 Song 2,13. smelled the smell of his raiment, and blessed him, and & 7,11.12. said, See, the smell of my son is as the smell of a & 12, 13. field which the LORD hath blessed: 42 And these words of Esau her elder son were Ezek. 55, 5. told to Rebekah. And she sent and called Jacob her Amos 1, 11. younger son, and said unto him, Behold, thy brother k verse 42. Esau, as touching thee, doth comfort himself, pur- Prov. 6, 13. posing to kill thee. 43 Now, therefore, my son, obey my voice; and arise, flee thou to Laban my brother, to Haran; 44 And tarry with him a few days, until thy brother's fury turn away; 45 Until thy brother's anger turn away from thee, and he forget that which thou hast done to him: then I will send and fetch thee from thence. Why should I be deprived also of you both in one day? 46 And Rebekah said to Isaac, P I am weary of my life because of the daughters of Heth: if Jacob take a wife of the daughters of Heth, such as these which 12 Sam. 13 23. m Prov. 2, n ch. 31, 38, o ch.3, 6. Acts 28, 4. ch. 4, 11, 16. p chap. 26, 34, 35. Eph. 6, 4 a ch. 27, 33. b ch. 24, 3. e ch. 25, 20. 12 CHAPTER XXVIII. 1 Isaac blesseth Jacob, and sendeth him to Padan-aram. a Jacob and Rachel meer. CHRIST 20 And Jacob vowed a vow, saying, If God will Before be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, cir. 1704). and will give me bread to eat, and raiment to put on, Tun 21 So that I come again to my father's house in & peace, then shall the LORD bed my God: AND Isaac called Jacob, and blessed him, and shall charged him, and said unto him, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan. 2 Arise, go to Padan-aram, to the house of Bethuel thy mother's father, and take theed a wife from Hosea 12 thence of the daughters of Laban, thy mother's brother. 3 And God Almighty bless thee, and make thee & 24, 10. fruitful, and multiply thee, that thou mayest be ta Psal. 123, 1. multitude of people; ch. 32, 10. e ch. 17, 1. Heb. an asesm big. e 4 And give thee the blessing of Abraham, to thee, and to thy seed with thee that thou mayest inherit the land wherein thou art a stranger, which God Rom. 4,7,8, hgave unto Abraham. (Gal. 3, 13. g Heb. 11,9. 5 And Isaac sent away Jacob: and he went to 22 And this stone, which I have set for a pillar, me, 2 d Ps. 116.9 e ch. 35, 7. † Heb. I will 1 Jacob cometh to the well of Haran: 18 He covenanteth for 222 Rachel 23 He is deceived with Lealı 28 He marrieth also Rachel, and serveth for her seven years more. T † Heb. lift Ps. 13, 52. 14. HEN Jacob † went on his journey, and came up his fect, into the land of the people of the east. 2 And he locked, and behold a well in the field, a John 4, 6, and, lo, there were three flocks of sheep lying by it; b Song 1,6. for out of that well they watered the flocks: and a great stone was upon the well's mouth. 3 And thither were all the flocks gathered: and e Isa. 12. 3. they rolled the stone from the well's mouth, and b chap. 12, Padan-aram, unto Laban, son of Bethuel the Syrian, { watered the sheep, and put the stone again upon the 7. i ch. 21, 11. k ch. 25, 17. 1 ch. 36, 3. the brother of Rebekah, Jacob's and Esau's mother. {well's mouth in his place. 6 When Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob, and sent him away to Padan-aram, to take him a wife from thence; and that, as he blessed him, he gave 7 And that Jacob obeyed his father and his mother, 8 And Esau seeing that the daughters of Canaan pleased not Isaac his father; 9 Then went Esau unto Ishmael, and took unto the wives which he had, Mahalath the daughter of ch.25, Ishmael, Abraham's son," the sister of Nebajoth, to be his wife. 4 And Jacob said unto them, My brethren, whence be ye? And they said, Of Haran are we. 5 And he said unto them, Know ye Laban the son of Nahor? And they said, We know him. 6 And he said unto them, † Is he well? And they said, He is well; and, behold, Rachel his daughter cometh with the sheep. 7 And he said, Lo, it is yet high day, neither is it time that the cattle should he gathered together: water ye the sheep, and go and feed them. 12 And he dreamed, and, behold, a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven: John, and, behold, the angels of God ascending and de-voice, and wept. r John 3,31. scending on it. & 16, 28. 13 And, behold, the LORD" stood above it, and • Heb. 8, 1. said, I am the LORD God of Abraham thy father, 11 Pet. 1, 12. and the God of Isaac : the land whereon thou liest, Rev. 4, 4. to thee will I give it, and to thy seed; x ch. 17, 1. 14 And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth; Heb. 14,16. and thou shalt + spread abroad to the west, and to y verses 3,4 the east, and to the north, and to the south: and in Heb. thee, and in thy seed, shall all the families of the break forth. earth be blessed. 12.28. 17 And he was afraid, and said, How dreadful is 18 And Jacob rose up early in the morning, and but the name of that city was called Luz at the first. 12 And Jacob told Rachel that he was her father's brother, and that he was Rebekah's son: and she ran and told her father. k Ex. 4, 27. & 43, 30. m ch. 13, 8 13 And it came to pass, when Laban heard the tidings of Jacob his sister's son, that he ran to meet him, and embraced him, and kissed him, and brought Colos. 4.5. him to his house. And he told Laban all these things. ch. 24, 28. 14 And Laban said to him, Surely thou art my 02 Sam. 13, bone and my flesh. And he abode with him the Micah 1, 5. space of a month. 15 And Laban said unto Jacob, Because thou art my brother, shouldest thou therefore serve me for nought? tell me, what shall thy wages be? 16 And Laban had two daughters: the name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel. 17 Leah was tender-eyed; but Rachel was beautiful and well-favoured. 18 And Jacob loved Rachel: and said, I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter. 4 sch. 31, 40. t Malachi 1.13. Amos 5, 8. 7. 1 Cor. 18, Song 8, 7. 3 ch. 24,67. Mat. 1,18. y Judges 15, 1. z Judges 14, 12. 21 And Jacob said unto Laban, Give me my wife, for my days are fulfilled, that I may go in unto her. 22 And Laban gathered together all the men of the place, and made a feast. 23 And it came to pass in the evening, that he took Leah his daughter, and brought her to him: and he went in unto her. 24 And Laban gave unto his daughter Leah, Zilpah his maid, for a handmaid. 25 And it came to pass, that in the morning, beJohn 2,1,2 hold, it was Leah: and he said to Laban, What is n Micah 7,5. this thou hast done unto me? Did not I serve with thee chap. 32, 15. b ch. 16, 1. & 24, 59. c1 Cor. 3, 13. for Rachel? wherefore then hast thou beguiled me? 26 And Laban said, It must not be so done in our country, to give the younger before the first-born. Of Reuben's mandrakes, &c. 7 And Bilhah, Rachel's maid, conceived again, BeerST and bare Jacob a second son. 8 And Rachel said, With † great wrestlings have I wrestled with my sister, and I have prevailed: and she called his name || Naphtali. cir. 1749. † Heb. wrestlings of God, chap. 23, 6. & 32, 24. Wrestling. 9 When Leah saw that she had 'left bearing, she took Zilpah her maid, and gave her Jacob to wife. That is 10 And Zilpah, Leah's maid, bare Jacob a son. 11 And Leah said, A troop cometh: and she cal-veh 2935. led his naine || Gad. 12 And Zilpah, Leah's maid, bare Jacob a second son. verse. 17. g ch. 16, 3. That is, A troop, lsa. 65, 11. 29. 13 And Leah said, Happy am I, for the daughters will call me blessed: and she called his name || Asher. h Prcv. 31, 14 1 And Reuben went, in the days of wheat- Luke 1, 48. harvest, and found mandrakes in the field, and Song 6, 8. brought them unto his mother Leah. Then Rachel That is, said to Leah, Give me, I pray thee, of thy son's 27- Fulfil her week, and we will give thee this†mandrakes. dch. 27, 35. also, & for the service which thou shalt serve with me Prov. 11,31. Mat. 7, 2, 12. yet seven other years. 28 And Jacob did so, and fulfilled her week: and Judges 14, he gave him Rachel his daughter to wife also. 10. 29 And Laban gave to Rachel his daughter, Bilfstalachi hah his handmaid, to be her maid. g 1 Tim. 6, 10. h Ex. 5, 7. i ver. 20, 30. k ch. 20, 18. 11 Sam. 1,5. That is, See a son. That is, Hearing. 30 And he went in also unto Rachel, and he loved also Rachel more than Leah, and served with him yet seven other years. 31 And when the LORD saw that Leah was hated, he opened her womb: but Rachel was barren. 32 And Leah conceived, and bare a son, and she called his name || Reuben: for she said, Surely the LORD hath looked upon my affliction; now, therefore, my husband will love me. 33 And she conceived again, and bare a son; and said, Because the LORD hath heard that I was hated, he hath therefore given me this son also: and she called his name || Simeon. 34 And she conceived again, and bare a son; and & That is, said, Now this time will my husband be joined unto me, because I have borne him three sons: therefore was his name called || Levi. Happy. i Song 7, 13. Dudaim, used here 15 And she said unto her, Is it a small matter that d thou hast taken my husband? and wouldest thou a word only take away my son's mandrakes also ? And Rachel and said, Therefore he shall lie with thee to-night for thy Song 7, 13. son's mandrakes. 16 And Jacob came out of the field in the evening, and Leah went out to meet him, and said, 'Thou must come in unto me; for surely I have hired thee with my son's mandrakes. Andhe lay with her that night. 22 17 And God hearkened unto Leah, and she conceived, and bare Jacob the fifth son. 21 And afterwards she bare a daughter, and called 1 Sam. 1,19, her name || Dinah. 221 And God remembered Rachel, and God mi Sam. 15, hearkened to her, and opened her womb. 23 And she conceived and bare a son; and said, God hath taken away my reproach: 6. Luke 1, 25, 72. || That is, Adding. 24 And she called his name || Joseph; and said, n ch. 55, 17. The LORD shall add to me another son. o ch. 28, 13. 25 I And it came to pass, when Rachel had borne Joseph, that Jacob said unto Laban, Send me away Heb. 11, 9 that I may go unto mine own place, and to my country. 2 And Jacob's anger was kindled against Rachel; d1 Sam. 2, and he said, Am I din God's stead, who hath with-P 5, 6. e ch. 16, 2 Heb. be built by her. That is, Jelqing, ch. 10, 16. held from thee the fruit of the womb ? 3 And she said, Behold my maid Bilhah, go in unto her; and she shall bear upon my knees, that I may also † have children by her. 4 And she gave him Bilhah her handmaid to wife : and Jacob went in unto her. 5 And Bilhah conceived, and bare Jacob a son. 6 And Rachel said, God hath judged me, and hath also heard my voice, and hath given me a son: therefore called she his name || Dan. 0 26 Give me my wives and my children, for whom I have served thee, and let me go: for thou knowest my service which I have done thee. chap. 26, 3. q ch. 29, 9. 27 And Laban said unto him, I pray thee, if I p ch. 30, 3. have found favour in thine eyes, tarry: for I have learned by experience that the LORD hath blessed me for thy sake. 28 And he said, Appoint me thy wages, and will give it. r1 Pet. 2,15. Tit. 2, 10. I Dan. 6, 22. I s ch. 32, 8. & 46, 28. † Heb. broken 29 And he said unto him, Thou knowest how have served thee, and how thy cattle was with me. 30 For it was little which thou hadst before I over came, and it is † now increased unto a multitude; and + Heb. the LORD hath blessed thee † since my coming: and my foo Deut. 11,10 now, when shall I provide for mine own house also? 31 And he said, What shall I give thee? And Ja- 11 Tim. 5,8 cob said, Thou shalt " not give me any thing. If thou so verse 18 u Ps. 118, 8. Jacob's policy to become rich. Before CHAPTER XXXI. wilt do this thing for me, I will again feed and keep CHRIST thy flock: Before CHRIST 1739. Jacob departeth from Laban. my wages" ten times: but God suffered him not to hurt me. 32 I will pass through all thy flock to-day, remov8 If he said thus, The speckled shall be thy waing from thence all the speckled and spotted cattle,ges; then all the cattle bare speckled: and if he said 22 and all the brown cattle among the sheep, and the spotted and speckled among the goats; and of such ch. St, 10. shall be my hire. y Rom. 12, 17. 1 Isa. 50, 12. Heb m Num. 14. thus, The ring-straked shall be thy hire; then bare n cb. 20, 6. all the cattle ring-straked. 9P Thus God hath taken away the cattle of your father, and given them to me. 33 So shall my righteousness answer for me e-morrote, ted among the goats, and brown among the sheep, Ex. 13, 14 a ch. 31, 9, 10, 11. chap. 28, 19. b Ezek. 31, & that shall be counted stolen with me. 31 And Laban said, Behold, I would it might be according to thy word. 35 And he removed that day the he-goats, that were ring-straked and spotted, and all the she-goats that were speckled and spotted, and every one that had some white in it, and all the brown among the sheep, and gave them into the hands of his sons. o ch. 30, 32. p verse 1. 13 I am the God of Beth-el, where thou anointedst t ch. 28, 18 36 And he set three days' journey betwixt him-the pillar, and where thou vowedst a vow unto me: 37 And Jacob took him rods of green poplar, and of the † hazel and chesnut-tree; and pilled white straeks in them, and made the white appear which was in the rods. 38 And he set the rods which he had pilled before the flocks in the gutters in the watering-troughs, when Het be in the flocks came to drink, that they should † conceive chap 31,10. when they came to drink. Fx. 12, 35, 39 And the flocks conceived before the rods, and brought forth cattle ring-straked, speckled, and spotted. 40 And Jacob did separate the lambs, and set the faces of the flocks toward the ring-st:aked and all the brown in the flock of Laban; and he put his own flocks by themselves, and put them not unto Laban's cattle. 41 And it came to pass, whensoever the stronger cattle did conceive, that Jacob laid the rods before the eyes of the cattle in the gutters, that they might con• Hab. 23. ceive among the rods: 14 And " Rachel and Leah answered and said un- z ch. 2, 24 to him, Is there yet any portion or inheritance for us in our father's house? 15 Are we not counted of him strangers? for he y ch. 30, 18 hath scld us, and hath quite devoured also our money. 16 For all the riches which God hath taken from our father, that is ours and our children's: now then, whatsoever God hath said unto thee, do. 17 Then Jacob rose up, and set his sons and his wives upon camels: 3 And the LORD said unto Jacob, Return unto the land of thy fathers, and to thy kindred; and Isword? will be with thee. 4 And Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah to erse 14. the field, ' unto his flock, 5 And said unto them, I see your father's countenance, that it is not toward me as before: but the * verse 13. God of my father hath been with me. I ver. 40, 42. 6 And ye know, that with all my power I have served your father. 7 And your father hath deceived me, and changed 23, 24, 25. ch. 18, 16 m Ex. 15, 27 Wherefore didst thou flee away secretly, and steal away from me; and didst not tell me, that 11 20. might have sent thee away with mirth and with songs, with tabret and with harp? 28 And hast not suffered me to kiss my sons and my daughters? Thou hast now done foolishly in so doing. n ch. 29, 13. 23. ch cor o verse 3. P. Ps. 52 1 29 It is in the power of my hand to do you hurt. 9 Dan 2,47, but the God of your father spake unto me yesternight, & 3, 22, Before saying, Take thou heed that thou speak not to Jacob } me and thee this day. CHRIST either good or bad. F.Jer. 10, 11. it called Galeed: Laban's covenant with Jacob. Therefore was the name of Before 30 And now, though thou wouldest needs be gone, 49 And || Mizpah: for he said, The LORD watch because thou sore longedst after thy father's house, Judg. 6, 31, yet wherefore hast thou stolen my gods? & 13, 24. Num. 33, 4. 31 And Jacob answered and said to Laban, BeEx. 12, 12 cause I was afraid: for I said, Peradventure thou Jer. 43, 12. wouldest take by force thy daughters from me. 8 ch. 20, 11. 32 With whomsoever thou findest thy gods, let him not live: 'before our brethren, discern thou what is thine with me, and take it to thee. For Jacob knew not that Rachel had stolen them. 33 And Laban went into Jacob's tent, and into "Leah's tent, and into the two maid-servants' tents; but he found them not. Then went he out of Leah's tent, and entered into Rachel's tent. 34 Now * Rachel had taken the images, and put them in the camel's furniture, and sat upon them. And Laban searched all the tent, but found them not. 35 And she said to her father, Let it not displease my lord that I cannot rise up before thee; for the * custom of women is upon me. And he searched, but found not the images. 36 And Jacob was wroth, and chode with Laban: and Jacob answered and said to Laban, What is my Num. 20, 3. trespass, what is my sin, that thou hast so hotly pursued after me? b Pr. 10, 18. 1 ch. 15, 12. m verse 32, 37, 54. That is, 43 And Laban answered and said unto Jacob, These daughters are my daughters, and these children are my children, and these cattle are my cattle, and all that thou seest is mine; and what can I do this day unto these my daughters, or unto their children which they have borne? CHRIST 1739. That is, between me and thee, when we are absent one from 4 watch another. tower. Hos. 5, 1 22 50 If thou shalt afflict my daughters, or if thou shalt 1 Kings 1 take other wives besides my daughters, no man is with us: see, God is witness betwixt me and thee. 51 And Laban said to Jacob, Behold this heap, and behold this pillar, which I have cast betwixt me and thee; 52 This heap be witness, and this pillar be witness, that I will not pass over this heap to thee, and that thou shalt not pass over this heap and this pillar unto me, for harm. A ND Jacob went on God met him. Acts 28,4,6. * his way, and the angels of Ps. 91, 11. 2 And when Jacob saw them, he said, This is God's host: and he called the name of that place || Mahanaim. 3 And Jacobsent messengers before him to Esau his brother, unto the land of Seir, the country of Edom. Heb. 1, 14 be Two hosts, Josh. 21,30. 2 Kin. 9, 17. That is, c Mal. 3, 1. Luke 9, 52. 4 And he commanded them, saying, Thus shall ye d ch. 14, 6. speak unto my lord Esau; Thy servant Jacob saith Deut. 2, 24 thus, I have sojourned with Laban, and stayed there until now: 5 And I have oxen, and asses, flocks, and menservants, and women-servants: and I have sent to tell my lord, that I may find grace in thy sight. ech. 4,7. 1 Pet. 3, 6. Prov. 15, 1 6 And the messengers returned to Jacob, saying, We came to thy brother Esau, and also he cometh to meet thee, and four hundred men with him. Amos 5, 19. (ver.11. 7 Then Jacob was greatly afraid and distressed: g. Ps. 30, 7. and he divided the people that was with him, and ch. 14, 15. the flocks, and herds, and the camels, into two bands; 8 And said, if Esau come to the one company and smite it, then the other company which is left shall b Ps. 50, 15. escape. 9 And Jacob said, O God of my father Abraham, 1 ch. 31, 3. and God of my father Isaac, the LORD which saidst unto me, Return unto thy country, and to thy kindred, and I will deal well with thee : 10 † I am not worthy of the least of all the mer Heb.an less than all. k ch. 24, 27. 44 Now, therefore, come thou, let us make a covenant, I and thou; and let it be for a witness be-cies, and of all the truth, which thou hast shewed 1 Job 8, 7. tween me and thee. 45 And Jacob took a stone, and set it up for a pillar. 46 And Jacob said unto his brethren, Gather stones: and they took stones, and made a heap; and they did eat there upon the heap. 47 And Laban called it || Jegar-sahadutha; but wincheap of Jacob called it Galeed. witness. unto thy servant; for1 with my staff I passed over this Jordan, and now I am become two bands. 11 Deliver me, I pray thee, from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau: for I fear him, lest he will come and smite me, and the mother with the children. 12 And thou saidst, I will surely do thee good, and m ch. 28, 14 make thy seed as the sand of the sea, which cannot Heb. 12, 1. 48 And Laban said, This heap is a witness between & be numbered for multitude. |