Jacobs name changed so Ifracl.. GENESIS. fon with the edge of the fword, and took Dinah out of Shechems house, and went out. 27 The fons of Jacob came upon the flain, and spoiled the city, because they had defiled their fifter. 28 They took their fheep, and their oxen, and their affes, and that which was in the city, and that which was in the field, 29 And all their wealth, and all their little ones, and their wives took they captive, and spoiled even all that was in the houte. 30 And Jacob faid to Simeon and Levi, Ye have troubled me to make me to stink among the inhabitants of the land, amongst the Canaanites, and the Perizzites few in number, they shall gather themselves sogether against me, and flay me, and I thall be destroved, I and my houre. and I being 31 And they faid, Should he deal with our fifter, as with an harlot ? CHAP. XXXV. God fendeth facob to Beth-el. 2 He purgeth his hout of idols, 6 and buildeth an altar at Beth-el. A Nd God faid unto Jacob, Arife, go up to Beth-el, and dwell there: and make there an altar unto God, that appeared unto thee when thou fleddeft from the face of Efau thy brother. 2 Then Jacob faid unto his houshold, and to all that were with him, Put away the strange gods that are among you, and be clean, and change your garments: 3 And let us arife, and go up to Beth-el; and I will make there an altar unto God, who answered me in the day of my distress, and was with me in the way which I went. 4 And they gave unto Jacob all the strange gods which were in their hand, and all their ear-rings which were in their ears; and Jacob hid them under the oak which was by Shechem. 5 And they journeyed and the terrour of God was upon the cities that were round about them, and they did not purfue after the fons of Jacob. 69 So Jacob came to Luz, which is in the Land of Canaan, (that is Beth-el) he and all the people that were with him. 7 And he built there an altar, and called the place El-beth-el: because there God appeared unto him, when he fled from the face of his brother. 8 But Deborah Rebekahs nurse died, and the was buried beneath Beth-el, under an oak: and the name of it was called Allon-bachuth. 9 And God appeared unto Jacob again, when he came out of Padan-aram; and bleffed him. ro And God faid unto him, Thy name is Jacob: thy name thall not be called any more Jacob, but Ifrael shall be thy name; and he called his name Ifrael. 11 And God faid unto him, I God Almighty; be fruitful and multiply, a nation nd a company of nations thall be of thee : And kings shall come out of thy loyns. 12 And the land which I gave Abraham ce where he talked with him. Waar's death and burial. where he talked with him, even a pillar of stone and he poured a drink-offering thereon, and he poured oyl thereon. 15 And Jacob called the name of the place where God fpake with him, Beth-el. 169 And they journeyed from Beth-el: and there was but a little way to come to Ephrath: and Rachel travailed, and the had hard labour. 17 And it came to pass when the was in hard labour, that the midwife laid unto her, Fear not, thou shalt have this fon alfo. 18 And it came to pafs as her foul was in departing (for the died) that the called his name Benoni: but his father called him Benjamin. 19 And Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath, which is Beth-lehen. 20 And Jacob set a pillar upon her grave: that is the pillar of Rachels grave unto this day. 21 And Itrael journeyed and spread his tent beyond the tower of Edar. 22 And it came to pais when Ifrael dwelt in that land, that Reuben went and lay with Bilhah his fathers concubine: and Ifrael heard it. Now the fons of Jacob were twelve. 23 The fons of Leah; Reuben Jacobs first born, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Iffachar, and Zebulun. 24 The fons of Rachel; Joseph and Benjamin. 25 And the fons of Bilhah, Rachels handmaid; Dan and Naphtali. 26 And the fons of Zilpah, Leahs handmaid; Gad, and Asher. There are the fons of Jacob, which were born to him in Padanaram. 279 And Jacob came unto Ifaac his father unto Mamre, unto the city of Arbah (which is Hebron) where Abraham and Ifaac fo journed. 28 And the days of Ifaac were an hundred and fourscore years. 29 And Ifaac gave up the ghoft and died, and was gathered unto his people, being old and full of days: and his fons Elau and Ja cob buried him. CHAP. XXXVI 2 Efan's wives. 6 He removeth to mount Seir 9 His fons. N Ow thefe are the generations of Efau, who is Edom. 2 Efau took his wives of the daughters of Cannaan; Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite, and Aholibamah the daughter of Anah the daughter of Zibeon the Hivite: 3 And Bashemath Ishmaels daughter, fifter of Nebajoth. 4 And Adah bare to Efau, Eliphaz: and Bashemath bare Reuel. And Aholibamah bare Jeush, and Jaalam, and Korah: these are the fons of Efau, which were born unto him in the land of Canaan. 6 And Efau took his wives and his fons and his daughters, and all the perfons of his houle, and his cattel, and all his beasts, and all his substance, which he had got in the land of Canaan; and went into the country, from the face of his brother Ja 4 And jacob fet up a pillar in the place 7 For their riches were more than that cob. chem 1 : Efes's genealogy. Chap. xxxvij. they might dwell together and the land wherein they were strangers, could not bear them, because of their cattel. 8 Thus dwelt Efau in mount Seir: Elau Edom. 94 And these are the generations of Elan the father of the Edomites in mount Seir. 10 These are the names of Efau's fons; Eliphaz the son of Adah the wife of Elau, Reuel the fon of Bashemath the wife of Efau, 11 And the fons of Eliphaz were, Teman, Omar, Zepho, and Gatam, and Kenaz. 12 And Timna was concubine to Eliphaz Elau's fons and the bare to Eliphaz Amalek there were the fons of Adah Elau's wife. 13 And these are the fons of Reuel; Nahath and Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah: these were the fons of Bathemath, Elau's wife. 14 And these were the fons of Aholibamah, the daughter of Anah, the daughter of Ziocon Efau's wife and the bare to Efau, Jevin, and Jaalam, and Korah. 15 Thele were dukes of the fons of E. fau: the fons of Eliphaz the first-born for of Eizu; 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 fons of Adah. 17 And these are the fons of Renel Esau's fon; duke Nahath, duke Zerah, duke Sham mah, duke Mizzah. These are the dukes that case of Reuel, in the land of Edom: these are the fons of Bashemath Efau's wife. 18 And there are the fons of Aholibamah Blau's wife; duke Jeush, duke Jaalam, duke Korah: thele were the dukes that came of Aholibamah the daughter of Anah Esau's wife. 19 These are the fons of Elau (who is Edom) and these are their dukes. 209 These are the fons of Seir the Horite, who inhabited the land; Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah. 21 And Duhon, and Ezer, and Dishan: these are the dukes of the Horites, the children of Seir in the land of Edom. 22 And the children of Lotan were Hori, and Heman: and Lotans filter was Timna. 23 And the children of Shobal were these; Alvan, and Manahath, and Ebal, Shepho, and Onam. 24 And there are the children of Zibeon; both Ajah, and Anah: this wu that Anah that found the mules in the wilderness, as he fed the affes of Ziheon his father. 25 And the children of Anah were these; Dishon, and Aholibamah the daughter of Anais 26 And these are the children of Dishon; Hemdan, and Eihban, and Ithran, and Cheran. 27 The children of Ezer are these; Bil han, and Zaavan, and Achan. 28 The children of Dishan are these; Uz, and Aran. 19 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 duises in the land of Seir. Joseph hated of bis brethren. 31 And these are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom, before there reigned any king over the children of Ifrael. 32 And Bela the fon of Beor reigned in R dom: and the name of his city w Dinhabah. 33 And Bela died, and Jobab the fon 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 fon 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 Mafre kah reigned in his stead. 37 And Samlah died, and Saul of Rehe both by the river reigned in his ftead. 38 And Saul died, and Baal-hanan the fon of Achbor reigned in his stead. 39 And Baal-hanan the fon of Achbor died, and Hadar reigned in his stead: and the name of his city wes Pau; and his wifes name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab. 40 And there are the names of the dukes that same of Efau, 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, 43 Duke Magdiel, duke Iram: there be the dukes of Edom, according to their habitations, in the land of their pofieffion; he证 Efau the father of the Edomites. CHAP. XXXVII. 1 Joseph is hated of his breshrin. 5 His two dreams. 18 His brethren confpire his death 36 He is fold to Potiphar in Egypt. And Jacob dwelt in the land wherein Canaan. stranger, in his land of 2 These are the generations of Jacob; Joseph being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brethren, and the lad was with the fons of Bilhah, and with the fons of Zilpah, his fathers wives: and Joseph brought unto his father their evil report. 3 Now Ifrael 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 And when his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren, they hated him, and could not speak peaceably unto him. 59 And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told is 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 arote, and alfo stood upright; and behold, your sheaves flood round about, and made obeisance to my sheaf. 8 And his brethren faid unto 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, an for his words. 99 And he dreamed yet another drea and told it his brethren, and faid, Behold B4 Ih 17 1 Fofephs brethren confpire bis death. GENESIS. Judah begetteth Er. I have dreamed a dream more, and behold, out of the pit, and fold Jofeph to the Ith the fun and the moon, and the eleven stars made obeilance to me. 10 And he told it to his father, and to his brethren: and his father rebuked him, and faid unto him, What this dream that thou haft dreamed? Shall I and thy mother and thy brethren indeed come to bow down our felves to thee to the earth? 11 And his brethren envied him but his father obferved the faying. 12 And his brethren went to feed their fathers flock in Shechem. 13 And Ifrael faid unto Jofeph, Do not thy brethren feed the flock in Shechem? Come, and I will fend thee unto them. And he faid unto him, Here am I. 14 And he faid to him, Go, I pray thee, fee wh whether it be well with thy brethren, and well with the flocks; and bring me word again. So he fent him out of the vale of Hebron, and he came to Shechem. 159 And a certain man found him, and behold, be w wandring in the field and the man asked him, faying, What seekest shou? 16 And he faid, I seek my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they feed their locks. 17 And the man faid, They are departed hence: for I heard them fsay, Let us go to Dothan. And Jofeph went after his brethren, and found them in Dothan. 18 And when they faw him afar off, even before he came near unto them, they conpired against him, to flay him. 19 And they faid one to another, Behold, this dreamer cometh. 20 Come now therefore, and let us flay him, and caft him into fome pit; and we will fay, Some evil beaft hath devoured him: and we shall fee what will become of his dreams. 21 And Reuben heard it, and he delivered him out of their hands; and faid, Let us not kill him. 22 And Reuben faid unto them, Shed no blood, but caft bim into this pit that 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 pafs when Jofeph was come unto his brethren, that they ftript JoTeph 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. 25 And they fat down to eat bread and they lift up their eyes and looked, and behold, a company of Ifhmeelites came from Gilead, with their camels bearing fpicery, and balm, and myrrhe, going to carry it down to Egypt. 26 And Judar faid unto his brethren, What ofit is it if we flay our brother, and conceal blood? 27 Come, and let us fell him to the Ithelites, and let not our hand be upon him; he is our brother, and our flesh and his thren were content. 28 Then there parfed by Midianites mer men; and they drew and lift #pjoreph meelites for twenty pieces of filver: and they brought Jofeph into Egypt. 29 And Reuben returned unto the pit; and behold, Jofeph was not in the pit: and he rent his cloaths. 30 And he returned unto his brethren, and faid, The child not; and I, whither shall I go? 31 And they took Jofephs coat, and killed a kid of the goats, and dipped the coat in the blood. 32 And they sent the coat of many colours, and they brought it to their father; and faid This have we found: know now whether it be thy fons coat or no. 33 And he knew it, and faid, I my fons coat; an evil beast hath devoured him: Jofeph is is without doubt rent in pieces. 34 And Jacob rent his cloaths, and put fackcloth upon his loyns, and mourned for his fon many days. 35 And all his fons, and all his daughters rofe up to comfort him; but he refused to be comforted; and he faid, For I will go down into the grave unto my fon mourning: Thus his father wept for him. 36 And the Midianites fold him into Egypt, unto Potiphar, an officer of Pharaohs, and captain of the guard. CHAP. XXXVIII. 1. Judah begetteth Er, Onan, and Shelah. 6 Er marrieth Tamar. 8 The trefpaß of Onen. A Nd it came to pafs at that time, that Judah went down from his brethren, and turned in to a certain Adullamite, whose name w Hirah. 2 And Judah faw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite, whose name w Shuah and he took her, and went in unto her. 3 And the conceived and bare a fon; and he called his name Er. 4 And the conceived again, and bare a fon; and the called his name Onan. 5 And the yet again conceived, and bare a fon; and called his rame Shelah: and he was at Chezib, when the bare him. 6 And Judah took a wife for Er his firftborn, whole name was Tamar. 7 And Er, Judahs firit-born was wicked in the fight of the LORD; and the LORD flew him. 8 And Judah faid unto Onan, Go in unto thy brothers wife, and marry her, and raife up feed to thy brother. 9 And Onan knew that the feed should not be his and it came to pafs, when he went in unto his brothers wife, that he ipilled it on the ground, left that he should give feed to his brother. 10 And the thing which he did, difpleafed the LORD: Wherefore he flew him allo. 11 Then faid Judah to Tamar his daughter in law, Remain a widow at thy fathers honte till Shelah my fon be grown; (for he faid, Left peradventure he die alfo as his brethren did :) and Tamar went and dwelt in her fathers house. 12 And in procefs of time, the daughter of Shuah Judabs wife died and Judah was conaforted, and went up unto his theep learers to Timnath, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite, 13 And it was told Tamar, faying, Behold, the father in law goeth up to Timnath, to fhear his theep. 14. And the put her widows garments off which is by the way to Timnath for the faw 15 When Judah faw her, he thought her 16 And he turned unto her by the way, and faid, Go to, I pray thee, let me come in unto thee (for he knew not that the was his daughter in law) and the faid, What wilt thou give me, that thou mayest come in un. to me? 17 And he faid, I will fend thee a kid from the flock and the faid, Wiit thou give me a pledge, till thou send it? 18 And he faid, What pledge shall I give thee? And the faid, Thy fignet, and thy bracelet, and thy staff that is in thine hand: and he gave ir her, and came in unto her, and the conceived by him. 19 And the arose and went away, and laid by her vail from her, and put on the garments of her widowhood. 2o And Judah fent the kid by the hand of his friend the Adullamite, to receive his pledge from the womans hand: but he found her not. 21 Then he asked the men of that place, faring, Where is the harlot, that was openly by the way-fide? And they faid, There was no harlot in this pice. 11And he returned to Judah, and faid, I cannot find her; and alío the men of the place faid, that there was no hariot in this place. 23 And Jadah faid, Let her take it to her, left we be shamed: behold, I fent this kid, and thou hast not found her. 249 And it came to pafs about three months after, that it was told Judah, faying, Tamar thy daughter in law hath played the harlot; and alfo behold, the is with child by whoredom: and Judah said, Bring her forth, and let her be burnt. Josephs advancement. CHAP. XXXIX. Jofeph advanced in Potiphars house, 7 refifteth bis mistresses temptation. 13 He is falfly ac onused, 19 and cal into prifon. Egypt: and Potiphar an officer of Pharaoh captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him of the hands of the ihmeelites, which had brought him down thither. 2 And the LORD was with Jofeph, and he was a profperous man and he was in the houfe of his mafter the Egyptian. 3 And his mafter faw that the LORD WAS with him, and that the LORD made all that he did to profper in his hand. 4. And Jofeph found grace in his fight, and he served him and he made him overfeer over his house, and all that he had he put into his hand. And it came to pass from the time that he had made him overfeer in his house, and over all that he had, that the LORD blesled the Egyptians house for Jofephs take and the bleffing of the LORD was upon all that he had, in the house, and in the field. 6 And he left all that he had in Jofephs hand; and he knew not ought he had, fave the bread which he did eat and Jofeph was a goodly perfon, and well-favoured. 79-And it came to pafs after these things, that his masters wife caft her eyes upon foseph; and she said, Lie with me. 8 Bat he refused, and faid unto his masters wife, Behold, my mafter wotteth not what 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 wickednels, and fin against God? 10. And it came to pass as the spake to Joseph day by day, that he hearkned not unto her, to lie by her, or to be with her. And it came to pafs about this time, that Jofeph went into the house to do his bu finess; and there was none of the men of the house there within. 12 And the caught him by his garment, saying, Lie with me and he left his garment in her hand, and sled, and got him men whote 25. When the brought forth, she sent to her father in law, faying, By the man whote thele are, am I with child and the faid Difcern, I pray thee, whose are these, the fignet, and bracelets, and staff. 26 And Judah acknowledged them, and faid, She hath been more righteous than 1, because that I gave her not to Shelah my fon: and he knew her again no more, 27 And it came to pass in the time of ber travail, that behold, twins were in her womb. 28 And it came to pass when the travailed, that the one put out bis hand; and the midwife took and bound upon his hand a fcarlet thread, faying, This came out first. 29 And it came to pais as he drew back his hand, that behold, his brother came out, and the faid, How haft thou broken forth? ir breach beupon thee therefore his name was called Pharez. 30 And afterward came out his brother that had the scarlet thread upon his hand; and his name was called Zarah out. 13 And it came to pass when the faw that he had left his garment in her hand, and was fled forth, 14 That the called unto the men of her houme, and fpake unto them, faying, See, he hath brought in an Hebrew unto us to mock us: he came in unto me to lie with me, and I cried with a loud voice. 15 And it came to pass, when he heard that I lifted up my voice and cried, that he left his garment with me, and fled, and got him out. 16 And the laid up his garment by her, until his lord came home. 17 And the fpake unto him according to thefe words, faying, The Hebrew lervant which thou hast brought anto us, came in unto ime to mock me. 18 And it came to pass, as I lift up my voice and cried, that he left his garme with me, and fled out. BS 19 A - Pharaohs butler and baker. His the dream GENESIS 19 And it came to pass, when his matter with thee, and thew kindness, I pray thee,.. heard the words of his wife, which the Spake unto him, faying, After this manner did thy fervant to me; that his wrath was kindled. 20 And Jofephs master took him, and put him into the prifon, a place where the kings prifoners were bound: and he was there in the prifon. 21 But the LORD was with Jofeph, and thewed him mercy, and gave him favour in the fight of the keeper of the prifon. 22 And the keeper of the prifon commit ted to Jotephs hand all the prisoners that were in the prifon; and whatsoever they did there, he was the doer of it. 23 The keeper of the prifon looked not to any thing that was under his hand; because the LORD wa with him: and that which he did, the LORD made it to profper. CHAP. XL. The butler and baker of Pharach are imprisoned. 4 fojeph bath charge of them. S'He inseruretesh their dreams. A Nd it came to pass after these things, that the butler of the king of Egypt and bie baker had offended their loud the king of Egypt. 2 And Pharaoh was wroth against two of his officers, against the chief of the butlers, and against the chief of the bakers. 3 And he put them in ward in the house of the captain of the guard, into the prifon, the place where Jofeph was bound. 4 And the captain of the guard charged Jofeph with them, and he served them; and they continued a featon in wards 59And they dreamed a dream both of them, each man his dream in one night, each man according to the interpretation of his dream; the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt, which were bound in the priten. And Joferh came in unto them in the morning, and looked upon them, and behold they were fad. And he asked Pharaohs officers that were With him in the ward of his lords house, saying, Wherefore look ye so fadly to day? 8 And they faid unto him, We have dream ed a dream, and there is no interpreter of it. And Jofeph faid unto them, Do not interpretations belong to God? tell me shem, I pray ye. 9 And the chief butler told his dream to Joseph, and faid unto him, In my dream, behold, a vine was before me. to And in the vine were three branches: and it was as though it budded, and her bloffoms thot forth; and the clusters thereof brought forth ripe grapes. 11 And Pharaohs cup wes in my hand: and I took the grapes, and prefied them into Pharaohs cup, and I gave the cup into Pharaohs hand. 12 And Jofeph faid unto him, This the interpretation of it: the three branches are three days. 13 Yet within three days shall Pharaoh lift up thine head, and restore thee unto thy place and thou halt deliver Pharaohs cup nto his hand, after the former manner when Thou wait his butier 44. But think on me when it shall be well unto me; and make mention of me unto Pha- 15 For indeed I was flolen away out of the 16 When the chief baker faw that the interpetation was good; he faid unto Jofeph, I alio was in my dream, and behold, I had three white baskets on my head. 17 And in the uppermoft basket there was of all manner of bake-meats for Pharaoh: and the birds did eat them out of the basket upon my head. 18 And Jofeph answered, and faid, This the interpretation thereof: the three baskets. are three days. 19 Yet within three days shall Pharaoh life up thy head from off thee, and thall hang thee on a tree; and the birds shall eat thy flech from off thee. 20 And it came to pass the third day, which was Pharaohs birth-day, that he made a feaft unto all his fervants: and he lifted up the head of the chief butler, and of the chief baker among his fervants. 21 And he restored the chief butler unto his butlership again; and he gave the cup into Pharaohs hand: 22 But he hanged the chief baker: as Joseph had interpreted to them. 23 Yet did not the chief butler remember Jofeph, but forgat him. forgame. XII. 1. Pharaohs two dreams. 25 Jofepb interpreseth them. 33 He giveth Pharaoh counsel. 38 A Nd it came to pafs at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh dreamed, and be hold, he stood by the river. 2 And behold, there came up out of the river, seven well-favoured kine, and fatflehed; and they fed in a meadow. 3 And behold, seven other kine came up after them out of the river, ill-favoured, and lean-fleshed; and stood by the other kine, upon the brink of the river. 4 And the ill-favoured and lean-flelhed kine, did eat up the seven well-favoured and fat kine. So Pharaoh awoke. 5 And he flept and dreamed the fecend time and benold, leven ears of corn came up upon one italk, rank and good. 6 And behold, feven thin ears and blafted with the east-wind Iprung up after them. 7 And the feven tirin ears devoured the feven rank and full ears and Pharaoh a woke, and behold, it was a dream. 8 And it came so pass in the morning that his fpirit was troubled; and he fent and call ed for all the magicians of Egypt, and all the wife-men thereof: and Pharaoh told them his dream; but there was none that could interpret them unto Pharaoh. Then ipake the chief butler unto Pharaon, faying, I do remember my faults this day. 10 Pharach was wroth with his fervants and put me in ward in the captain of the guards houfe, both me, and the chief haker LA And we dreamed adreamin one nighe Lande |