1   And the Lord said vnto Noah, Enter thou and all thine house into the Arke: for thee haue I seene ^{note note} righteous before me in this ^note age.

2   Of euery ^note cleane beast thou shalt take to thee by seuens, the male & his female: but of vncleane beastes by couples, the male & his female.

3   Of the foules also of the heauen by seuens, male and female, to keepe seede aliue vpon the whole earth.

4   For seuen dayes hence I will cause it raine vpon the earth fourtie dayes and fourtie nightes, and all the substance that I haue made, will I destroy from off the earth.

5    ^noteNoah therefore did according vnto all that the Lord commanded him.

6   And Noah was sixe hundreth yeeres olde, when the flood of waters was vpon the earth.

7   ¶2; So Noah entred and his sonnes, and his wife, & his sonnes wiues with him into the Arke, because of the waters of the flood.

8   Of the cleane beastes, and of the vncleane beastes, and of the foules, and of all that creepeth vpon the earth,

9   There ^note came two and two vnto Noah into the Arke, male and female, as God had commanded Noah.

10   And so after seuen dayes the waters of the flood were vpon the earth.

11   ¶2; In the sixe hundreth yeere of Noahs life in the ^note second moneth, the seu&ebar;tenth day of the moneth, in the same day were all the ^note fountaines of the great deepe broken vp, and the windowes of heauen were opened,

12   And the raine was vpon the earth fourtie dayes and fourtie nightes.

13   In the selfe same day entred Noah with Shem, and Ham and Iapheth, the sonnes of Noah, and Noahs wife, and the three wiues of his sonnes with them into the Arke.

14   They and euery beast after his kinde, and all cattell after their kinde, and euery thing that creepeth and moueth vpon the earth after his kinde, and euery foule after his kinde, euen euery bird of euery fether.

15   For they came to Noah into þe; Arke, two The worlde drowned. and two, ^note of all flesh wherein is þe; breath of life.

16   And they entring in, came male and female of all flesh, as God had commanded him: and the Lord ^{note note} shut him in.

17   Then þe; flood was fourtie dayes vpon the earth, and the waters were increased, and bare vp the Arke, which was lift vp aboue the earth.

18   The waters also waxed strong, and were increased exceedingly vpon the earth, and the Arke went vpon the waters.

19   The waters ^note preuailed so exceedingly vpon the earth, that all the high mountaines, that are vnder the whole heauen, were couered.

20   Fifteene cubites vpwarde did the waters preuaile, when the mountaines were couered.

21    ^noteThen all flesh perished that moued vpon the earth, both foule and cattell and beast, and euery thing that creepeth and moueth vpon the earth, and euery man.

22   Euery thing in whose nostrels the spirit of life did breathe, whatsoeuer they were in the drie land, they died.

23   So ^note he destroyed euery thing that was vpon the earth, from man to beast, to þe; creeping thing, and to the foule of the heauen: they were euen destroyed from the earth. And Noah onely ^note remained; & they that were with him in þe; Arke.

24   And the waters preuailed vpon the earth an hundreth and fiftie dayes. CHAP. VIII. 13 The flood ceaseth. 16 Noah is commanded to come foorth of the Arke with his. 20 He sacrificeth to the Lord. 22 God promiseth that all things shall continue in their first order.

1   Nowe God ^note remembred Noah and ^note euery beast, and all the cattell that was with him in the Arke: therefore God made a winde to passe vpon the earth, and the waters ceased.

2   The fountaines also of the deepe and the windowes of heauen were stopped and the raine from heauen was restrained,

3   And the waters returned from aboue the earth, going and returning: and after the ende of the hundreth and fiftieth day the waters abated.

4   And in the ^note seuenth moneth, in the seuenteenth day of the moneth, the Arke ^note rested vpon the mountaines of ^note Ararat.

5   And the waters were going and decreasing vntill the ^note tenth moneth: in the tenth moneth, and in the first day of the moneth were the toppes of the mountaines seene.

6   ¶2; So ^note after fourtie dayes, Noah opened the windowe of the Arke, which he had made,

7   And sent forth a ^note rauen, which went out going forth and returning, vntill the waters were dried vp vpon the earth.

8   Againe he sent a ^note doue from him, that he might see if the waters were diminished from off the earth.

9   But the doue found no rest for the sole of her foote: therefore she returned vnto him into the Arke (for the waters were vpon the whole earth) and he ^note put forth his hand, and receiued her, and tooke her to him into the Arke.

10   And he abode yet other seuen dayes, and againe he sent forth the doue out of the Arke.

11   And the doue came to him in þe; euening, and loe, in her ^note mouth was an ^note oliue leafe that she had pluckt: whereby Noah knewe that the waters were abated from off the earth.

12   Notwithstanding he wayted yet other seuen

Noah goeth out of the Arke. dayes, and sent forth the doue, which returned not againe vnto him any more.

13   ¶2; And in the sixe hundreth and one yeere, in the first day of the ^note first moneth the waters were dryed vp from off the earth: and Noah remoued the couering of the Arke and looked, and beholde, the vpper part of the ground was drie.

14   And in the second moneth, in the seuen & twentieth day of the moneth was the earth drie.

15   ¶2; Then God spake to Noah, saying,

16    ^noteGoe forth of the Arke, thou & thy wife, and thy sonnes and thy sonnes wiues with thee.

17   Bring forth with thee euery beast that is with thee, of all flesh, both foule and cattell, and euery thing that creepeth and moueth vpon the earth, þt; they may breede abundantly in þe; earth, ^note and bring forth fruite & increase vpon þe; earth.

18   So Noah came forth, and his sonnes, and his wife, and his sonnes wiues with him.

19   Euery beast, euery creeping thing, and euery foule, all that moueth vpon the earth after their kindes went out of the Arke.

20   ¶2; Then Noah ^note built an altar to the Lord & tooke of euery cleane beast, & of euery cleane foule, and offered burnt offerings vpon the altar.

21   And the Lord smelled a ^{note note} sauour of rest, and the Lord said in his heart, I will hencefoorth curse the ground no more for mans cause: for the imagination of mans ^note heart is euill, euen from his youth: neither will I smite any more all things liuing, as I haue done.

22   Hereafter ^note seede time & haruest, & colde and heate, and sommer and winter, and day and night shal not cease, so long as þe; earth remaineth. CHAP. IX. 1 The confirmation of mariage. 2 Mans authoritie ouer all creatures. 3 Permission of meates. 6 The power of the sworde. 14 The rainebowe is the signe of Gods promise. 21 Noah is drunken and mocked of his sonne, whom he curseth. 29 The age and death of Noah.

1   And God ^note blessed Noah and his sonnes, and said to them, ^note Bring foorth fruite, and multiplie, and replenish the earth.

2   Also the ^note feare of you, and the dread of you shalbe vpon euery beast of the earth, and vpon euery foule of the heauen, vpon all that moueth on the earth, and vpon all the fishes of the sea: into your hand are they deliuered.

3   Euery ^note thing that moueth and liueth, shall be meate for you: as the ^note greene herbe, haue I giuen you all things.

4    ^{note note}But flesh with the life thereof, I meane, with the blood thereof, shall ye not eate.

5    ^noteFor surely I will require your blood, wherein your liues are: at the hand of euery beast will I require it: and at the hand of man, euen at the hand of a mans ^note brother will I require the life of man.

6   Who so ^note sheadeth mans blood, ^note by man shall his blood be shed: ^note for in the ^note image of God hath he made man.

7   But bring ye forth fruite & multiplie: grow plentifully in the earth, and increase therein.

8   ¶2; God spake also to Noah & to his sonnes with him, saying,

9   Behold, I, euen I establish my ^note couenant with you, and with your ^note seede after you, The Couenant and Raynebowe.

10   And with euery liuing creature that is with you, with the foule, with the cattell, and with euery beast of the earth with you, from all that goe out of the Arke, vnto euery beast of the earth.

11    ^noteAnd my couenant will I establish with you, that from henceforth all flesh shall not be rooted out by þe; waters of the flood, neither shall there be a flood to destroy the earth any more.

12   Then God saide, This is the token of the couenant which I make betweene me and you, and betweene euery liuing thing, that is with you vnto perpetuall generations.

13   I haue set my ^note bowe in the cloude, and it shalbe for a signe of the couenant betweene me and the earth.

14   And when ^note I shall couer the earth with a cloud, and the bowe shall be seene in the cloude,

15   Then will I remember my ^note couenant, which is betweene me and you, and betweene euery liuing thing in all flesh, and there shalbe no more waters of a flood to destroy all flesh.

16   Therefore the bowe shalbe in the cloude, that I may see it, and remember the euerlasting couenant betweene God, and euery liuing thing in all flesh that is vpon the earth.

17   God said yet to Noah, ^note This is the signe of the couenant, which I haue established betweene me and all flesh that is vpon the earth.

18   ¶2; Nowe the sonnes of Noah going foorth of the Arke, were Shem and Ham and Iapheth. And Ham is the father of Canaan.

19   These are the three sonnes of Noah, and of them was the ^note whole earth ouerspred.

20    ^noteNoah also began to be an husband man and planted a vineyard.

21   And he drunke of þe; wine and was ^note drunken, & was vncouered in the middes of his tent.

22   And when Ham the father ^note of Canaan sawe the nakednesse of his father, ^note he tolde his two brethren without.

23   Then tooke Shem & Iapheth a garment, and put it vpon both their shoulders, and went backwarde, and couered the nakednesse of their father with their faces backwarde: so they sawe not their fathers nakednesse.

24   Then Noah awoke from his wine, and knew what his yonger sonne had done vnto him,

25   And said, ^note Cursed be Canaan: a ^note seruant of seruants shall he be vnto his brethren.

26   He said moreouer, blessed be the Lord God of Shem, and let Canaan be ^note his seruant.

27   God ^{note note} perswade Iapheth, that he may dwell in the tentes of Shem, and let Canaan be his seruant.

28   ¶2; And Noah liued after the flood three hundreth and fiftie yeeres.

29   So all the dayes of Noah were nine hundreth and fiftie yeeres: and he died. CHAP. X. 1 The increase of mankinde by Noah and his sonnes. 10 The beginning of cities, countries and nations.

1   Now these are the ^note generations of the sonnes of Noah, Shem, Ham and Iapheth: vnto whom sonnes were borne after the flood.

2   The sonnes of Iapheth were Gomer and Magog, and ^note Madai, and Iauan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.

3   And the sonnes of Gomer, Ashkenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah.

4   Also the sonnes of Iauan, Elishah and

Noahs generations. Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.

5   Of these were the ^note yles of the Gentiles deuided in their landes, euery man after his tongue, and after their families in their nations.

6   ¶2; Moreouer, þe; sonnes of Ham were ^note Cush, and Mizraim, and Put, and Canaan.

7   And the sonnes of Cush, Seba and Hauilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabtecha: also the sonnes of Raamah were Sheba and Dedan.

8   And Cush begate Nimrod, who began to be ^note mightie in the earth.

9   He was a mightie hunter before the Lord. wherefore it is saide, ^note As Nimrod the mightie hunter before the Lord.

10   And the beginning of his kingdome was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land ^note of Shinar.

11   Out of that land came Asshur, and builded Niniueh, and the ^note citie Rehoboth, and Calah:

12   Resen also betweene Niniueh and Calah: this is a great citie.

13   And Mizraim begate ^note Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, and Naphtuhim.

14   Pathrusim also, & Casluhim (out of whom came the Philistims) and ^note Caphtorims.

15   ¶2; Also Canaan begat Zidon his first borne, and Heth,

16   And Iebusi, and Emori, and Girgashi,

17   And Hiui, and Arki, and Sini,

18   And Aruadi, and Zemari, and Hamathi: and afterwarde were the families of the Canaanites spred abroade.

19   Then the border of the Canaanites was from Zidon, as thou commest to Gerar vntil Azzah, and as thou goest vnto Sodom, & Gomorah, and Admah, and Zeboijm, euen vnto Lasha.

20   These are the sonnes of Ham according to their families, according to their tongues in their countries and in their nations.

21   ¶2; Vnto ^note Shem also the father of all the sonnes of ^note Eber, and elder brother of Iapheth were children borne.

22    ^noteThe sonnes of Shem were Elam and Asshur, and Arpachshad, and Lud, and Aram.

23   And the sonnes of Aram, Vz and Hul, and Gether and Mash.

24   Also Arpachshad begate Shelah, and Shelah begate Eber.

25   Vnto Eber also were borne two sonnes: the name of the one was Peleg: for in his dayes was the earth ^note diuided: and his brothers name was Ioktan.

26   Then Ioktan begate Almodad and Sheleph, and Hazarmaueth, and Ierah,

27   And Hadoram, and Vzal, and Dicklah,

28   And Obal, and Abimael, and Sheba,

29   And Ophir, and Hauilah, and Iobab: all these were the sonnes of Ioktan.

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

31   These are the sonnes of Shem according to their families, according to their tongues, in their countreis and nations.

32   These are the families of the sonnes of Noah, after their generations among their people: and ^note out of these were the nations diuided in the earth after the flood. CHAP. XI. 6 The building of Babel was the cause of the confusion of tongues. 10 The age and generation of Shem vnto Abram. 31 Abrams departure from Vr with his father Terah, Sarai and Lot. 32 The age and death of Terah. Babel.

1   Then the whole earth was of one ^note language and one speache.

2   And ^note as ^note they went from the ^note East, they found a plaine in the land of ^note Shinar, and there they abode.

3   And they said one to another, Come, let vs make bricke, and burne it in the fire. So they had bricke for stone, and slyme had they in steade of morter.

4   Also they said, Goe to, let vs ^note builde vs a citie and a towre, whose top may reache vnto the heauen, that we may get vs a name, lest we be scattered vpon the whole earth.

5   But the Lord ^note came downe, to see the citie and towre, which the sonnes of men builded.

6   And the Lord said, ^note Beholde, the people is one, and they all haue one language, and this they begin to doe, neither can they now be stopped from whatsoeuer they haue imagined to do.

7   Come on, ^note let vs goe downe, and ^note there confound their language, that euery one perceiue not anothers speache.

8   So þe; Lord scattered them from thence vpon all the earth, & they left off to build the citie.

9   Therefore the name of it was called ^note Babel, because the Lorde did there confounde the language of all the earth: from thence then did the Lord scatter them vpon all the earth.

10   ¶2; ^note These are the generations ^note of Shem: Shem was an hundreth yeere olde, & begate Arpachshad two yeere after the flood.

11   And Shem liued, after he begate Arpachshad, fiue hundreth yeeres, and begate sonnes and daughters.

12   Also Arpachshad liued fiue and thirtie yeeres, and begate Shelah.

13   And Arpachshad liued, after he begate Shelah, foure hundreth and three yeeres, and begate sonnes and daughters.

14   And Shelah liued thirtie yeeres, and begat Eber.

15   So Shelah liued, after he begat Eber, foure hundreth and three yeeres, and begat sonnes and daughters.

16   Likewise Eber liued foure & thirtie yeres, and begate Peleg.

17   So Eber liued, after he begate Peleg, foure hundreth and thirtie yeeres, and begate sonnes and daughters

18   And Peleg liued thirtie yeeres, and begate Reu.

19    ^noteAnd Peleg liued, after he begate Reu, two hundreth and nine yeeres, and begate sonnes and daughters.

20   Also Reu liued two and thirtie yeeres, and begate Serug.

21   So Reu liued, after he begate Serug, two hundreth & seuen yeeres, and begate sonnes and daughters.

22   Moreouer Serug liued thirtie yeeres, and begate Nahor.

23   And Serug liued, after he begate Nahor, two hundreth yeeres, and begate sonnes and daughters.

24   And Nahor liued nine and twentie yeeres, and begate Terah.

25   So Nahor liued, after he begate Terah, an hundreth and nineteene yeeres, and begat sonnes

Terahs generations. and daughters.

26    ^noteSo Terah liued seuentie yeeres, and begate Abram, Nahor, and Haran.

27   ¶2; Nowe these are the generations of Terah: Terah begate ^note Abram, Nahor, and Haran: and Haran begate Lot.

28   Then Haran died before Terah his father in the land of his natiuitie, in Vr of ^note the Caldees.

29   So Abram and Nahor tooke them wiues. The name of Abrams wife was Sarai, & the name of Nahors wife Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah, and the father of ^note Iscah.

30   But Sarai was barren, and had no childe.

31   Then ^note Terah tooke Abram his sonne, and Lot the sonne of Haran, his sonnes sonne, and Sarai his daughter in lawe, his sonne Abrams wife: and they departed together from Vr of the Caldees, to ^note goe into the land of Canaan, and they came to ^note Haran, and dwelt there.

32   So the dayes of Terah were two hundreth and fiue yeeres, and Terah died in Haran. CHAP. XII. 1 Abram by Gods commandement goeth to Canaan. 3 Christ is promised. 7 Abram buildeth altars for exercise and declaration of his faith among the infidels. 10 Because of the dearth he goeth into Egypt. 15 Pharaoh taketh his wife, and is punished.

1   For the Lorde had said vnto Abram, ^{note note} Get thee out of thy countrey, and from thy kindred, and from thy fathers house vnto ^note the land that I will shewe thee.

2   And I will make of thee a great nation, and will blesse thee, and make thy name great, and thou shalt be ^note a blessing.

3   I will also blesse them that blesse thee, and curse them that curse thee, and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.

4   So Abram departed, euen as þe; Lorde spake vnto him, and Lot went with him. (And Abram was seuentie and fiue yeere olde, when he departed out of Haran)

5   Then Abram tooke Sarai his wife, & Lot his brothers sonne, and all their substance that they possessed, and the ^note soules that they had gotten in Haran, & they departed, to goe to the land of Canaan: & to the land of Canaan they came.

6   ¶2; So Abram ^note passed through the land vnto the place of Shechem, and vnto the ^note plaine of Moreh (and the ^note Canaanite was then in þe; land)

7   And the Lord appeared vnto Abram, and said, Vnto thy seede will I giue this land. And there builded he an ^note altar vnto the Lord, which appeared vnto him.

8   Afterward remouing ^note thence vnto a mo&ubar;taine Eastward from Beth-el, he pitched his tent hauing Beth-el on the Westside, & Haai on the East: and there he built an ^note altar vnto the Lord, and called on the Name of the Lord.

9    ^noteAgaine Abram went forth going & iourneying toward the South.

10   ¶2; Then there came a ^note famine in the land: therefore Abram went downe into Egypt to soiourne there: for there was a great famine in the lande.

11   And when he drewe neere to enter into Egypt, he said to Sarai his wife, Beholde nowe, I know that thou art a faire woman to looke vp&obar;: Abram departeth out of Egypt.

12   Therefore it will come to passe, that when the Egyptians see thee, they will say, She is his wife: so will they kill me, but they will keepe thee aliue.

13   Say, I pray thee, that thou art my ^note sister, that I may fare well for thy sake, & that my ^note life may be preserued by thee.

14   ¶2; Nowe when Abram was come into Egypt, the Egyptians behelde the woman: for she was very faire.

15   And the Princes of Pharaoh sawe her, and commended her vnto Pharaoh: so the woman was ^note taken into Pharaohs house:

16   Who intreated Abram well for her sake, and he had sheepe, and beeues, and hee asses, and men seruants and maide seruants, and shee asses, and camelles.

17   But the Lorde ^note plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues, because of Sarai Abrams wife.

18   Then Pharaoh called Abram, and saide, Why hast thou done this vnto me? Wherefore diddest thou not tell me, that she was thy wife?

19   Why saidest thou, She is my sister, that I should take her to be my wife? Nowe therefore beholde thy wife, take her and goe thy way.

20   And Pharaoh gaue men ^note commaundement concerning him: and they conueyed him forth, and his wife, and all that he had. CHAP. XIII. 1 Abram departeth out of Egypt. 4 He calleth vpon the Name of the Lord. 11 Lot departeth from him. 13 The wickednes of the Sodomites. 14 The promise made to Abram is renued. 18 Abram buildeth an altar to the Lord.

1   Then ^note Abram went vp from Egypt, he, and his wife, and all that he had, and Lot with him toward the South.

2   And Abram was very rich in cattell, in siluer and in golde.

3   And he went on his iourney from þe; South toward ^note Beth-el, to the place where his tent had bene at þe; beginning, betweene Beth-el & Haai,

4   Vnto the place of the ^note altar, which he had made there at the first: and there Abram called on the Name of the Lord.

5   ¶2; And Lot also, who went with Abram, had sheepe, and cattell and tentes,

6   So that the land coulde not ^note beare them, that they might dwell together: for their ^note substance was great, so that they coulde not dwell together.

7   Also there was debate betweene þe; heardmen of Abrams cattell, & the heardmen of Lots cattell. (and the ^note Canaanites and the Perizzites dwelled at that time in the land.)

8   Then saide Abram vnto Lot, Let there be no ^note strife, I pray thee, betweene thee and me, neither betweene mine heardmen & thine heardmen: for we be brethren.

9   Is not the whole land before thee? depart I pray thee from me: if thou wilt ^note take the left hand, then I will goe to the right: or if thou goe to the right hand, then I will take the left.

10   So when Lot lifted vp his eyes, he saw that all the plaine of Iorden was watered euery where: (for before the Lorde destroyed Sodom and Gomorah, it was as the ^note garden of the Lorde, like the land of Egypt, as thou goest vnto Zoar)

11   Then Lot chose vnto him all the plaine of Iorden, and tooke his iourney from the East: and they departed the ^note one from the other.

The promise made to Abram is renued.

12   Abram dwelled in the lande of Canaan, and Lot abode in the cities of the plaine, and pitched his tent euen to Sodom.

13   Now the men of Sodom were wicked and exceeding ^note sinners against the Lord.

14   ¶2; Then the Lord saide vnto ^note Abram, (after that Lot was departed from him) Lift vp thine eyes nowe, and looke from the place where thou art, Northward, and Southward, and Eastwarde, and Westward:

15   For all ^note the land, which thou seest, will I giue vnto thee and to thy seede for ^note euer,

16   And I will make thy seede, as the dust of the earth: so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, then shall thy seede be numbred.

17   Arise, walke through the land, in þe; length thereof, and breadth thereof: for I will giue it vnto thee.

18   Then Abram remoued his tent, and came and dwelled in the plaine of Mamre, which is in Hebron, and builded there an altar vnto þe; Lorde. CHAP. XIIII. 12 In the ouerthrowe of Sodom Lot is taken prisoner. 16 Abram deliuereth him. 18 Melchi-zedek commeth to meete him. 23 Abram would not be enriched by the king of Sodom.

1   And in the dayes of Amraphel King of ^note Shinar, Arioch King of Ellasar, Chedor-laomer King of Elam, and Tidal king of the ^note nations:

2   These men made warre with Bera King of Sodom, and with Birsha King of Gomorah, Shinab King of Admah, and Shemeber King of Zeboiim, and the King of Bela, which is Zoar.

3   All these ^note ioyned together in the vale of ^note Siddim, which is the ^note salt Sea.

4   Twelue yeere were they subiect to Chedor-laomer, but in the thirteenth yeere they rebelled.

5   And in the fourteenth yeere came Chedor-laomer, and the Kings that were with him, and smote the ^note Rephaims in Ashteroth Karnaim, and the Zuzims in Ham, and the Emims in ^note Shaueh Kiriathaim,

6   And the Horites in their mount Seir, vnto the plaine of Paran, which is by the wildernesse.

7   And they returned and came to En-mishpat, which is Kadesh, and ^note smote all the countrey of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites that dwelled in Hazezon-tamar.

8   Then went out the King of Sodom, and the King of Gomorah, and the King of Admah, and the King of Zeboiim, and the King of Bela, which is Zoar: and they ioyned battell with them in the vale of Siddim:

9   To wit, with Chedor-laomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of nations, and Amraphel king of Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar: foure Kings against fiue.

10   Now the ^note vale of Siddim was full of slime pits, & the Kings of Sodom & Gomorah fled and ^note fell there: and þe; residue fled to the mountaine.

11   Then they tooke all the substance of Sodom and Gomorah, and al their vitailes and went their way.

12   They ^note tooke Lot also Abrams brothers sonne and his substance (for he dwelt at Sodom) and departed.

13   ¶2; Then came one that had escaped, and told Abram the Ebrew, which dwelt in the plaine of Mamre þe; Amorite, brother of Eshcol, & brother of Aner, which were ^note confederat &wt; Abram. Abram deliuereth Lot.

14   When Abram heard that his brother was taken, ^note he brought forth of them that were borne and brought vp in his house, three hundreth and eighteene, and pursued them vnto Dan.

15   Then he, and his seruants deuided them selues against them by night, & smote them and pursued them vnto Hobah, which is on the left side of ^note Damascus,

16   And he recouered all the substance, and also brought againe his brother Lot, & his goods, and the women also and the people.

17   ¶2; After that he returned from the slaughter of Chedor-laomer, and of the Kings that were with him, came the King of Sodom foorth to meete him in the valley of Shaueh, which is the ^note Kings dale.

18   And ^note Melchi-zedek King of Shalem ^note brought foorth bread and wine: and he was a Priest of the most high God.

19   Therefore he ^note blessed him, saying, Blessed art thou, Abram, of God most high possessour of heauen and earth,

20   And blessed be the most high God, which hath deliuered thine enemies into thine hand. ^noteAnd Abram gaue him tythe of all.

21   Then the King of Sodom saide to Abram, Giue me the ^note persons, and take the goodes to thy selfe.

22   And Abram said to the King of Sodom, ^note I haue lift vp mine hand vnto the Lorde the most hie God possessor of heauen and earth,

23    ^noteThat I will not take of all that is thine, so much as a threde or shoolatchet, lest thou shouldest say, I haue made Abram riche,

24    ^noteSaue onely that, which the yong men haue eaten, and the partes of the men which went with me, Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre: let them take their partes. CHAP. XV. 1 The Lord is Abrams defence and rewarde. 6 He is iustified by faith. 13 The seruitude and deliuerance out of Egypt is declared. 18 The land of Canaan is promised the fourth time.

1   After these things, the ^note worde of the Lorde came vnto Abram in a ^note vision, saying, Feare not, Abram, I am thy buckler, and thine exceeding ^note great reward.

2   And Abram said, ^note O Lord God, what wilt thou giue me, seeing I goe childlesse, and the steward of mine house is this Eliezer of Damascus?

3   Againe Abram saide, Beholde, to me thou hast giuen no seede: wherefore loe, a seruant of mine house shalbe mine heire.

4   Then beholde, the worde of the Lorde came vnto him, saying, This man shall not be thine heire, but one that shall come out of thine owne bowels, he shalbe thine heire.

5   Moreouer he brought him forth and said, ^note Looke vp nowe vnto heauen, and tell þe; starres, if thou be able to number them: and he said vnto him, So shall thy seede be.

6   And Abram ^note beleeued the Lorde, and he counted that to him for righteousnesse.

7   Againe he saide vnto him, I am the Lord, that brought thee out of ^note Vr of the Caldees, to giue thee this land to inherite it.

8   And he said, O Lord God, ^note whereby shall I knowe that I shall inherite it?

9   Then he said vnto him, Take me an heifer of three yeeres olde, and a shee goate of three yeeres olde, and a ramme of three yeeres olde, a

Sarai giueth Hagar to Abram. turtle doue also and a pigeon.

10   So he tooke all these vnto him, and ^note deuided them into the middes, & laid euery piece one against an other: but the birdes deuided he not.

11   Then foules fell on the carkases, and Abram droue them away.

12   And when the sunne went downe, there fell an heauie sleepe vpon Abram: and loe, ^note a very fearefull darkenes fell vpon him.

13   Then he saide to Abram, ^note Knowe for a suretie, that thy seede shalbe a stranger in a land, that is not theirs, ^{note note} foure hundreth yeeres, and shall serue them: & they shall intreate them euill.

14   Notwithstanding the nation, whom they shall serue, will I iudge: and afterward shall they come out with great substance.

15   But thou shalt goe vnto thy fathers in peace, and shalt be buried in a good age.

16   And in the ^note fourth generation they shall come hither againe: for the ^note wickednes of the Amorites is not yet full.

17   Also when the sunne went downe, there was a darkenes: & behold, a smoking fornace, and a firebrand, which went betweene those pieces.

18    ^noteIn that same day the Lord made a couenant with Abram, saying, Vnto thy seede haue I giuen this lande, ^note from the riuer of Egypt vnto the great riuer, the riuer ^note Euphrates.

19   The Kenites, and the Kenizites, and the Kadmonites,

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

21   The Amorites also, and the Canaanites, and the Girgashites, and the Iebusites. CHAP. XVI. 2 Sarai being barren, giueth Hagar to Abram. 4 Which conceiueth and despiseth her dame: 6 And being ill handled fleeth. 7 The Angel comforteth her. 11. 12 The name and maners of her sonne. 13 She calleth vpon the Lord, whom she findeth true.

1   Nowe ^note Sarai Abrams wife bare him no children, and she had a maide an Egyptian, Hagar by name.

2   And Sarai said vnto Abram, Beholde now, the Lorde hath ^note restrained me from childe bearing. I pray thee goe in vnto my maide: ^note it may be that I shall ^note receiue a childe by her. And Abram obeyed the voyce of Sarai.

3   Then Sarai Abrams wife tooke Hagar her maide the Egyptian, after Abram had dwelled ten yeere in the land of Canaan, and gaue her to her husband Abram for his wife.

4   ¶2; And he went in vnto Hagar, & she conceiued. and when she sawe that she had conceiued, her dame was ^note despised in her eyes.

5   Then Sarai saide to Abram, ^note Thou doest me wrong. I haue giuen my maide into thy bosome, and she seeth that she hath conceiued, and I am despised in her eyes: the Lorde iudge betweene me and thee.

6   Then Abram saide to Sarai, Beholde, thy maide is in thine ^note hand: doe with her as it pleaseth thee. Then Sarai dealt roughly with her: wherefore she fled from her.

7   ¶2; But the ^note Angel of the Lord founde her beside a fountaine of water in the wildernesse by the fountaine in the way to Shur,

8   And he saide, Hagar Sarais maide, whence commest thou? and whither wilt thou goe? And she said, I flie from my dame Sarai.

9   Then the Angel of the Lorde saide to her, Abram called Abraham. ^note Returne to thy dame, and humble thy selfe vnder her hands.

10   Againe the Angel of the Lorde saide vnto her, I will so greatly increase thy seede, that it shal not be numbred for multitude.

11   Also the Angel of the Lord said vnto her, See, thou art with childe, and shalt beare a sonne, and shalt call his name Ishmael: for the Lorde hath heard thy tribulation.

12   And he shalbe a ^note wilde man: his hande shall be against euery man, and euery mans hand against him. ^note and ^note he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren.

13   Then she called the name of the Lorde, that spake vnto her, Thou God lookest on me: for she said, ^note Haue I not also here looked after him that seeth me?

14    ^noteWherefore the well was called, ^note Beerlahai-roi. lo, it is betweene Kadesh and Bered.

15   ¶2; And Hagar bare Abram a sonne, and Abram called his sonnes name, which Hagar bare, Ishmael.

16   And Abram was foure score and sixe yeere olde, when Hagar bare him Ishmael. CHAP. XVII. 5 Abrams name is changed to confirme him in the promes. 8 The land of Canaan is the fift time promised. 12 Circumcision is instituted. 15 Sarai is named Sarah. 18 Abraham prayeth for Ishmael. 19 Izhak is promised. 23 Abraham and his house are circumcised.

1   When Abram was ninetie yeere olde and nine, the Lord appeared to Abram, and said vnto him, I am God ^note all sufficient. ^note walke before me, and be thou ^note vpright,

2   And I will make my couenant betweene me and thee, & I will multiplie thee exceedingly.

3   Then Abram fell on his face, and God talked with him, saying,

4   Beholde, I make my couenant with thee, and thou shalt be a ^note father of many nations,

5   Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shalbe ^note Abraham: ^note for a father of many nations haue I made thee.

6   Also I will make thee exceeding fruitfull, and will make nations of thee: yea, Kings shall proceede of thee.

7   Moreouer I wil establish my couenant betweene me and thee, and thy seede after thee in their generations, for an ^note euerlasting couenant, to be God vnto thee and to thy seede after thee.

8   And I will giue thee and thy seede after thee the land, wherein thou art a stranger, euen all the land of Canaan, for an euerlasting possession, and I will be their God.

9   ¶2; Againe God said vnto Abraham, Thou also shalt keepe my couenant, thou, and thy seede after thee in their generations.

10    ^noteThis is my couenant which ye shall keepe betweene me & you, & thy seede after thee, ^note Let euery man childe among you be circumcised:

11   That is, ye shall circumcise the ^note foreskin of your flesh, and it shalbe a ^note signe of the couenant betweene me and you.

12   And euery man childe of eight dayes olde among you, shalbe circumcised in your generations, aswell he that is borne in thine house, as he that is bought with money of any stranger, which is not of thy seede.

13   He that is borne in thine house, & he that is bought with thy money, must needes be circumcised: so my couenant shall be in your flesh

Abraham and all his house are circumcised. for an euerlasting couenant.

14   But the vncircumcised ^note man childe, in whose flesh the foreskin is not circumcised, euen that person shall be cut off from his people, because he hath broken my couenant.

15   ¶2; Afterward God said vnto Abraham, Sarai thy wife shalt thou not call Sarai, but ^note Sarah shalbe her name.

16   And I will blesse her, & will also giue thee a sonne of her, yea, I will blesse her, and she shall be the mother of nations: Kings also of people shall come of her.

17   Then Abraham fell vpon his face, and ^note laughed, and said in his heart, Shall a childe be borne vnto him, that is an hundreth yeere olde? and shall Sarah that is ninetie yeere olde beare?

18   And Abraham saide vnto God, Oh, that Ishmael might liue in thy sight.

19   Then God saide, ^note Sarah thy wife shall beare thee a sonne in deede, and thou shalt call his name Izhak: and I will establish my couenant with him for an ^note euerlasting couenant, and with his seede after him.

20   And as concerning Ishmael, I haue heard thee: loe, I haue blessed him, and will make him fruitfull, and will multiplie him ^note exceedingly: twelue princes shall he beget, and I will make a great nation of him.

21   But my couenant will I establish with Izhak, which Sarah shall beare vnto thee, the next ^note yeere at this season.

22   And he left off talking with him, and God went vp from Abraham.

23   ¶2; Then Abraham tooke Ishmael his sonne and all that were borne in his house, and all that was bought with his money, that is, euery man childe among the men of Abrahams house, and ^note he circumcised the foreskinne of their flesh in that selfe same day, as God had c&obar;maunded him.

24   Abraham also himselfe was ninetie yeere olde and nine, when the foreskinne of his flesh was circumcised.

25   And Ishmael his sonne was thirteene yeere olde, when the foreskinne of his flesh was circumcised.

26   The selfe same day was Abraham circumcised, and Ishmael his sonne:

27   And all the men of his house, both borne in his house, and bought with money of the stranger, were circumcised with him. CHAP. XVIII. 2 Abraham receiueth three Angels into his house. 10 Izhak is promised againe. 12 Sarah laugheth. 18 Christ is promised to all nations. 19 Abraham taught his familie to knowe God. 21 The destruction of Sodom is declared vnto Abraham. 23 Abraham prayeth for them.

1   Againe the Lord ^note appeared vnto him in the ^note plaine of Mamre, as he sate in his tent doore about the heate of the day.

2   And he lift vp his eyes, and looked: and lo, three ^note men stoode by him, and when he sawe them, he ranne to meete them from the tent doore, and bowed himselfe to the grounde.

3   And he said, ^note Lord, if I haue now founde fauour in thy sight, goe not, I pray thee, from thy seruant.

4   Let a litle water, I pray you, be brought, and ^note wash your feete, and rest your selues vnder the tree.

5   And I will bring a morsell of bread, that you may comfort your hearts, afterward ye shall Three Angels talke with Abraham. go your wayes: for therefore are ye ^note come to your seruant. And they said, Do euen as thou hast said.

6   Then Abraham made haste into the tent vnto Sarah, and saide, Make ready at once three ^note measures of fine meale: kneade it, and make cakes vpon the hearth.

7   And Abraham ranne to the beastes, and tooke a tender and good calfe, and gaue it to the seruant, who hasted to make it ready.

8   And he tooke butter and milke, and the calfe, which he had prepared, and set before them, and stoode himselfe by them vnder the tree, and ^note they did eate.

9   ¶2; Then they saide to him, Where is Sarah thy wife? And he answered, Beholde, she is in the tent.

10   And he saide, ^note I will certainely come againe vnto thee according to þe; time ^note of life: and loe, Sarah thy wife shall haue a sonne. and Sarah heard in the tent doore, which was behinde him.

11   (Nowe Abraham and Sarah were old and striken in age, and it ceased to be with Sarah after the maner of women)

12   Therefore Sarah ^note laughed within her selfe, saying, After I am waxed olde, ^note and my lord also, shall I haue lust?

13   And þe; Lord saide vnto Abraham, Wherefore did Sarah thus laugh, saying, Shall I certainely beare a childe, which am olde?

14   (Shall any thing be ^note hard to the Lord? at the time appointed will I returne vnto thee, euen according to the time of life, and Sarah shall haue a sonne.)

15   But Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not: for she was afraide. And he said, ^note It is not so: for thou laughedst.

16   ¶2; Afterwarde the men did rise vp from thence and looked toward Sodom: and Abraham went with them to bring them on the way.

17   And the ^note Lord said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I doe,

18   Seeing that Abraham shalbe in deede a great and a mightie nation, and ^note all the nations of the earth shalbe blessed in him?

19   For I knowe him ^note that he will commande his sonnes and his houshold after him, that they keepe the way of the Lord, to doe righteousnesse and iudgement, that the Lord may bring vpon Abraham that he hath spoken vnto him.

20   Then the Lorde saide, Because the crie of Sodom and Gomorah is great, and because their sinne is exceeding grieuous,

21   I will ^note goe downe nowe, and see whether they haue done altogether according to þt; ^note crie which is come vnto me: and if not, that I may knowe.

22   And the men turned thence and went toward Sodom: but Abraham stoode yet before the Lord.

23   Then Abraham drewe neere, & said, Wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked?

24   If there be fiftie righteous within the citie, wilt thou destroy and not spare the place for the fiftie righteous that are therein?

25   Be it farre fr&obar; thee from doing this thing, to slay the righteous with the wicked: and that the righteous should be euen as the wicked, be it farre from thee. shall not the Iudge of all the worlde ^note doe right?

26   And the Lord answered, If I shall finde in

Lot receiueth two Angels. Sodom ^note fiftie righteous within the citie, then will I spare all the place for their sakes.

27   Then Abraham answered and said, Behold nowe, I haue begun to speake vnto my Lord, and I am ^note but dust and ashes.

28   If there shall lacke fiue of fiftie righteous, wilt thou destroy all the citie for fiue? And he saide, If I finde there fiue and fourtie, I will not destroy it.

29   And he yet spake to him againe, and saide, What if there shalbe found fourtie there? Then he answered, I will not doe it for fourties sake.

30   Againe he said, Let not my Lord nowe be angry, that I speake, What if thirtie be founde there? Then he saide, I will not doe it, if I finde thirtie there.

31   Moreouer he said, Behold, now I haue begonne to speake vnto my Lord, What if twentie be founde there? And he answered, I will not destroy it for twenties sake.

32   Then he saide, Let not my Lord be nowe angrie, and I will speake but this ^note once, What if tenne be found there? And he answered, I will not destroy it for tennes sake.

33   ¶2; And the Lord went his way when he had left communing with Abraham, and Abraham returned vnto his place. CHAP. XIX. 3 Lot receiueth two Angels into his house. 4 The filthie lustes of the Sodomites. 16 Lot is deliuered. 24 Sodom is destroyed. 26 Lots wife is made a pillar of salt. 33 Lots daughters lie with their father, of whom come Moab and Ammon.

1   And in the euening there came two ^note Angels to Sodom: and Lot sate at the gate of Sodom, and Lot sawe them, and rose vp to meete them, and he bowed himselfe with his face to the ground.

2   And he saide, See my Lords, I pray you turne in nowe into your seruants house, and tarie all night, and ^note wash your feete, & ye shall rise vp early and goe your wayes. Who saide, Nay, but we will abide in the streete all night.

3   Then ^note he preassed vpon them earnestly, and they turned in to him, and came to his house, and he made them a feast, and did bake vnleauened bread, and they ^note did eate.

4   But before they went to bed, the men of the citie, euen the men of Sodom compassed the house rounde about from the yong euen to the olde, ^note all the people from all quarters.

5   Who crying vnto Lot said to him, Where are the men, which came to thee this night? bring them out vnto vs that we may knowe them.

6   Then Lot went out at the doore vnto them, and shut the doore after him,

7   And said, I pray you, my brethren, do not so wickedly.

8   Beholde nowe, I haue two ^note daughters, which haue not knowen man: them will I bring out now vnto you, and doe to them as seemeth you good: onely vnto these men doe nothing: ^note for therefore are they come vnder the shadowe of my roofe.

9   Then they said, Away hence, and they said, He is come alone as a stranger, and shall he iudge and rule? we will nowe deale worse with thee then with them. So they preassed sore vpon Lot ^note himselfe, and came to breake the doore.

10   But the men put forth their hand and pulled Lot into the house to them & shut to þe; doore. Sodom destroyed.

11    ^noteThen they smote the men that were at the doore of the house with blindnes both small and great, so that they were wearie in ^note seeking the doore.

12   ¶2; Then the men said vnto Lot, Whom hast thou yet here? either sonne in lawe, or thy sonnes, or thy daughters, or whatsoeuer thou hast in the citie, bring it out of this place.

13   For we ^note will destroy this place, because the ^note crye of them is great before the Lorde, and the Lord hath sent vs to destroy it.

14   Then Lot went out and spake vnto his sonnes in lawe, which ^note maried his daughters, and said, Arise, get you out of this place: for the Lord will destroy the citie: but he seemed to his sonnes in lawe as though he had mocked.

15   ¶2; And when the morning arose, the Angels hasted Lot, saying, Arise, take thy wife and thy two daughters ^note which are here, lest thou be destroyed in the punishment of the citie.

16   And as he ^note prolonged the time, ^note the men caught both him and his wife, and his two daughters by the hands (the Lord being mercifull vnto him) and they brought him foorth, and set him without the citie.

17   ¶2; And when they had brought them out, the Angel said, Escape for thy life: ^note looke not behinde thee, neither tarie thou in all the plaine: escape into þe; mountaine, least thou be destroyed.

18   And Lot saide vnto them, Not so, I pray thee, my Lord.

19   Behold now, thy seruant hath found grace in thy sight, and thou hast magnified thy mercie, which thou hast shewed vnto me in sauing my life: and I cannot escape in the mountaine, least some euill take me, and I die.

20   See nowe this citie hereby to flee vnto, which is a litle one: Oh let me escape thither: is it not a ^note litle one, and my soule shall liue?

21   Then he said vnto him, Beholde, I haue receiued ^note thy request also concerning this thing, that I will not ouerthrow this citie, for the which thou hast spoken.

22   Haste thee, saue thee there: for I can doe ^note nothing till thou be come thither. Therefore the name of the citie was called ^note Zoar.

23   ¶2; The sunne did rise vpon the earth, when Lot entred into Zoar.

24   Then the Lord ^note rained vpon Sodom and vpon Gomorah brimstone, & fire from the Lord out of heauen,

25   And ouerthrewe those cities and all the plaine, and all the inhabitants of the cities; and that that grewe vpon the earth.

26   ¶2; Now his wife behind him looked backe, and she became a ^note pillar of salt.

27   ¶2; And Abraham rising vp earely in þe; morning went to the place, where he had stand before the Lord,

28   And looking towarde Sodom and Gomorah and toward all the land of the plaine, behold, he sawe the smoke of the lande mounting vp as the smoke of a fornace.

29   ¶2; But yet when God destroyed the cities of the plaine, God thought vpon Abraham, and sent Lot out from the middes of the destruction, when he ouerthrewe the cities, wherein Lot dwelled.

30   ¶2; Then Lot went vp from Zoar, & dwelt in the mountaine with his two daughters: for he

Lots daughters. ^note feared to tarie in Zoar, but dwelt in a caue, he, and his two daughters.

31   And the elder saide vnto the yonger, Our father is old, and there is not a man in the ^note earth, to come in vnto vs after the maner of all þe; earth.

32   Come, wee will make our father ^note drinke wine, and lie with him, that we may preserue seede of our father.

33   So they made their father drinke wine that night, and the elder went and lay with her father: but he perceiued not, neither wh&ebar; she lay downe, neither when she rose vp.

34   And on the morowe the elder saide to the yonger, Behold, yester night lay I with my father: let vs make him drinke wine this night also, and goe thou and lie with him, that we may ^note preserue seede of our father.

35   So they made their father drinke wine that night also, and the yonger arose, & lay with him, but he perceiued not, when she lay downe, neither when she rose vp.

36   Thus were ^note both the daughters of Lot with childe by their father.

37   And the elder bare a sonne, and she called his name Moab: the same is the father of the ^note Moabites vnto this day.

38   And the yonger bare a sonne also, and she called his name ^note Ben-ammi: the same is the father of the Ammonites vnto this day. CHAP. XX. 1 Abraham dwelleth as a stranger in the land of Gerar. 2 Abimelech taketh away his wife. 3 God reproueth the King, 9 And the King, Abraham. 11 Sarah is restored with great giftes. 17 Abraham prayeth, and the King and his are healed.

1   Afterward Abraham departed thence toward the South countrey and dwelled betweene Cadesh and ^note Shur, and soiourned in Gerar.

2   And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, ^note She is my sister. Then Abimelech King of Gerar sent and tooke Sarah.

3   But God came to Abimelech in a dreame by night, and said to him, Beholde, ^note thou art but dead, because of the woman, which thou hast taken: for she is a mans wife.

4   (Notwithstanding Abimelech had not yet come neere her) And he said, Lord, wilt thou slay euen ^note the righteous nation?

5   Said not he vnto me, She is my sister? yea, and she her selfe said, He is my brother: with an vpright ^note minde, and ^note innocent handes haue I done this.

6   And God saide vnto him by a dreame, I knowe that thou diddest this euen with an vpright minde, and I ^note kept thee also that thou shouldest not sinne against me: therefore suffered I thee not to touche her.

7   Now then deliuer the man his wife againe: for he is a ^note Prophet, and he ^note shall pray for thee that thou mayest liue: but if thou deliuer her not againe, be sure that thou shalt die the death, thou, and all that thou hast.

8   Then Abimelech rising vp early in þe; morning, called all his seruants, and tolde all these things ^note vnto them, and the men were sore afraid.

9   Afterward Abimelech called Abraham, and said vnto him, What hast thou done vnto vs? and what haue I off&ebar;ded thee, that thou hast brought on me and on my ^note kingdome this great sinne? thou hast done things vnto me that ought not to be done. Izhak is borne.

10   So Abimelech said vnto Abraham, What sawest thou that thou hast done this thing?

11   Then Abrah&abar; answered, Because I thought thus, Surely the ^note feare of God is not in this place, and they will slay me for my wiues sake.

12   Yet in very deede she is my ^note sister: for she is the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother, and she is my wife.

13   Nowe when God caused me to wander out of my fathers house, I said then to her, This is thy kindnes that thou shalt shewe vnto me in all places where we come, ^note Say thou of me, He is my brother.

14   Then tooke Abimelech sheepe & beeues, & men seruants, & women seruants, & gaue them vnto Abraham, and restored him Sarah his wife.

15   And Abimelech saide, Beholde, my land is ^note before thee: dwell where it pleaseth thee.

16   Likewise to Sarah he said, Beholde, I haue giuen thy brother a thousand pieces of siluer: behold, he is the ^note vaile of thine eyes to all that are with thee, and to all others: and she was ^note thus reproued.

17   ¶2; Then Abraham prayed vnto God, and God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his women seruants: and they bare children.

18   For the Lorde ^note had shut vp euery wombe of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah Abrahams wife. CHAP. XXI. 2 Izhak is borne. 9 Ishmael mocketh Izhak. 14 Hagar is cast out with her sonne. 17 The Angel comforteth Hagar. 22 The couenant betweene Abimelech and Abraham. 33 Abraham called vpon the Lord.

1   Nowe the Lord visited Sarah, as he had saide, and did vnto her ^note according as he had promised.

2   For ^note Sarah conceiued, and bare Abraham a sonne in his ^note olde age, at the same season that God tolde him.

3   And Abraham called his sonnes name that was borne vnto him, which Sarah bare him, Izhak.

4   Then Abrah&abar; circumcised Izhak his sonne, when he was eight dayes olde, ^note as God had commanded him.

5   So Abraham was an hundreth yeere olde, when his sonne Izhak was borne vnto him.

6   ¶2; Then Sarah said, God hath made me to reioyce: all that heare will reioyce with me.

7   Againe she said, ^note Who would haue saide to Abraham, that Sarah shoulde haue giuen children sucke? for I haue borne him a sonne in his olde age.

8   Then the childe grewe and was weaned: and Abraham made a great feast the same day that Izhak was weaned.

9   ¶2; And Sarah sawe the sonne of Hagar the Egyptian (which she had borne vnto Abraham) ^note mocking.

10   Wherefore she saide vnto Abraham, ^note Cast out this bond woman and her sonne: for þe; sonne of this bonde woman shall not be heire with my sonne Izhak.

11   And this thing was very grieuous in Abrahams sight, because of his sonne.

12   ¶2; But God said vnto Abraham, Let it not be grieuous in thy sight for the childe, and for thy bonde woman: in all that Sarah shall say vnto thee, heare her voyce: for in Izhak shall thy seede be ^note called.

13   As for the sonne of the bond woman, I will

Hagar is cast out with her sonne. make him ^note a nation also, because he is thy seede.

14   So Abraham arose vp early in þe; morning, and tooke bread, and a bottell of water, and gaue it vnto Hagar, putting it on her shoulder, and the childe also, and ^note sent her away: who departing wandred in the wildernesse of Beer-sheba.

15   And when the water of the bottell was spent, she cast the childe vnder a certaine tree.

16   Then she went and sate her ouer against him a farre off about a bowe shoote: for she said, I will not see the death of the child. and she sate downe ouer against him, and lift vp her voyce and wept.

17   Then God ^note heard the voyce of þe; childe, and the Angel of God called to Hagar from heauen, and said vnto her, What aileth thee, Hagar? feare not, for God hath heard the voyce of the childe where he is.

18   Arise, take vp the childe, and holde him in thine hand: for I will make of him a great people.

19   And God ^note opened her eyes, and she sawe a well of water. so she went and filled the bottell with water, and gaue the boy drinke.

20   So God was ^note with the childe, and he grewe and dwelt in the wildernesse, and was an ^note archer.

21   And he dwelt in the wildernesse of Paran, and his mother tooke him a wife out of the land of Egypt.

22   ¶2; And at that same time Abimelech and Phichol his chief captaine spake vnto Abraham, saying, God is with thee in all that thou doest.

23   Nowe therefore sweare vnto me here by God, that thou wilt not ^note hurt me, nor my children, nor my childrens children: thou shalt deale with me, and with the countrey, where thou hast bene a stranger, according vnto the kindnesse that I haue shewed thee.

24   Then Abraham said, I will ^note sweare.

25   And Abraham rebuked Abimelech for a well of water, which Abimelechs seruants had violently taken away.

26   And Abimelech saide, ^note I knowe not who hath done this thing: also thou toldest me not, neither heard I of it but this day.

27   Then Abraham tooke sheepe and beeues, and gaue them vnto Abimelech: and they two made a couenant.

28   And Abraham set seuen lambes of the flocke by themselues.

29   Then Abimelech said vnto Abraham, What meane these seuen lambes, which thou hast set by themselues?

30   And he answered, Because thou shalt receiue of mine hand these seuen lambes, that it may be a witnes vnto me, that I haue digged this well.

31   Wherefore the place is called ^note Beer-sheba, because there they both sware.

32   Thus made they a ^note couenant at Beer-sheba: afterward Abimelech and Phichol his chiefe captaine rose vp, and turned againe vnto the land of the Philistims.

33   ¶2; And Abraham planted a groue in Beer-sheba, and ^note called there on the Name of þe; Lord, the euerlasting God.

34   And Abraham was a stranger in the Philistims land a long season. CHAP. XXII. 1. 2 The faith of Abraham is proued in offering his sonne Izhak. 8 Izhak is a figure of Christ. 20 The generation of Nahor Abrahams brother, of whom commeth Rebekah. Abraham goeth to offer Izhak.

1   And after these things God did ^note proue Abraham, and said vnto him, Abraham. Who answered, ^note Here am I.

2   And he said, Take nowe thine onely sonne Izhak whom thou louest, and get thee vnto the land of ^note Moriah, and ^note offer him there for a burnt offering vpon one of the mountaines, which I will shewe thee.

3   Then Abraham rose vp early in the morning, and sadled his asse, and tooke two of his seruants with him, and Izhak his sonne, and cloue wood for the burnt offering, and rose vp & went to the place, which God had tolde him.

4   ¶2; Then the third day Abraham lift vp his eyes, and sawe the place afarre off,

5   And said vnto his seruants, Abide you here with the asse: for I and the childe will go yonder and worship, and ^note come againe vnto you.

6   Then Abraham tooke the wood of the burnt offering, and layed it vpon Izhak his sonne, and he tooke the fire in his hand, and the knife: and they went both together.

7   Then spake Izhak vnto Abraham his father, and said, My father. And he answered, Here am I, my sonne. And he said, Behold the fire & the wood, but where is the lambe for þe; burnt offring?

8   Then Abraham answered, My sonne, God will ^note prouide him a lambe for a burnt offering: so they went both together.

9   And when they came to the place which God had shewed him, Abraham builded an altar there, & couched þe; wood, and ^note bound Izhak his sonne ^note and laid him on the altar vpon the wood.

10   And Abraham stretching forth his hand, tooke the knife to kill his sonne.

11   But the Angel of the Lord called vnto him from heauen, saying, Abraham, Abraham. And he answered, Here am I.

12   Then he said, Lay not thine hand vpon the childe, neither doe any thing vnto him: for now I ^note know that thou fearest God, seeing for my sake ^note thou hast not spared thine ^note onely sonne.

13   And Abraham lifting vp his eyes, looked: and behold, there was a ramme behind him caught by the hornes in a bush. then Abraham went and tooke the ramme, and offered him vp for a burnt offering in the steade of his sonne.

14   And Abraham called the name of that place, ^note Iehouah-ijreh. as it is said this day, In the mount will the Lord ^note be seene.

15   ¶2; And the Angel of the Lorde cryed vnto Abraham from heauen the second time,

16   And saide, ^note By ^note my selfe haue I sworne (saith þe; Lord) because thou hast done this thing, and hast not spared thine onely sonne,

17   Therefore will I surely blesse thee, and will greatly multiplie thy seede, as the starres of the heauen, and as the sand which is vpon the sea shore, and thy seede shall possesse the ^note gate of his enemies.

18    ^noteAnd in thy seede shall all the nations of the earth be blessed, because thou hast obeyed my voyce.

19   Then turned Abraham againe vnto his seruants, and they rose vp & went together to Beer-sheba: and Abraham dwelt at Beer-sheba.

20   ¶2; And after these things one tolde Abraham, saying, Beholde Milcah, she hath also borne children vnto thy brother Nahor:

21   To wit, Vz his eldest sonne, and Buz his

Abraham byeth Ephrons fielde. brother, and Kemuel the father of ^note Aram,

22   And Chesed and Hazo, and Pildash, and Iidlaph, and Bethuel.

23   And Bethuel begate Rebekah: these eight did Milcah beare to Nahor Abrahams brother.

24   And his ^note concubine called Reumah, she bare also Tebah, and Gahan, and Thahash and Maachah. CHAP. XXIII. 2 Abraham lamenteth the death of Sarah. 4 He bieth a field, to burie her, of the Hittites. 13 The equitie of Abraham. 19 Sarah is buried in Machpelah.

1   When Sarah was an hundreth twentie and seuen yeere olde ( ^note so long liued she).

2   Then Sarah dyed in Kiriath-arba: the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan. and Abraham came to mourne for Sarah and to weepe for her.

3   ¶2; Then Abraham ^note rose vp from the sight of his corps, & talked with the ^note Hittites, saying,

4   I am a stranger, & a forreiner among you, giue me a possession of buriall with you, that I may burie my dead out of my sight.

5   Then the Hittites answered Abraham, saying vnto him,

6   Heare vs, my lorde: thou art a prince ^note of God among vs: in the chiefest of our sepulchres bury thy dead: none of vs shall forbid thee his sepulchre, but thou mayest bury thy dead therein.

7   Then Abraham stoode vp, and bowed him selfe before the people of the land of the Hittites.

8   And he communed with them, saying, If it be ^note your minde, that I shall bury my dead out of my sight, heare me, and intreate for me to Ephron the sonne of Zohar,

9   That he would giue me þe; caue ^note of Machpelah, which he hath in the ende of his field: that he would giue it me for as much ^note money as it is worth, for a possession to bury in among you.

10   (For Ephron dwelt among the Hittites) Then Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the audience of all the Hittites that ^note went in at the gates of his citie, saying,

11   No, my Lorde, heare me: the fielde giue I thee, and the caue, that therein is, I giue it thee: euen in the presence of the sonnes of my people giue I it thee, to bury thy dead.

12   Then Abraham ^note bowed himselfe before the people of the land,

13   And spake vnto Ephron in the audience of the people of the countrey, saying, Seeing thou wilt giue it, I pray thee, heare me, I will giue the price of the fielde: receiue it of me, and I will bury my dead there.

14   Ephron then answered Abraham, saying vnto him,

15   My lord, hearken vnto me: þe; land is worth foure hundreth ^note shekels of siluer: what is that betweene me and thee? bury therefore thy dead.

16   So Abraham hearkened vnto Ephron, and Abraham weyed to Ephron the siluer, which he had named, in the audience of the Hittites, euen foure hundreth siluer shekels of currant money among marchants.

17   ¶2; So the fielde of Ephron which was in Machpelah, and ouer against Mamre, euen the field and the caue that was therein, and all the trees that were in the fielde, which were in all the borders round about, was made sure

18   Vnto Abraham for a possession, in þe; sight of the Hittites, euen of all that ^note went in at the Abrahams seruant. gates of his citie.

19   And after this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the caue of the fielde of Machpelah ouer against Mamre: the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan.

20   Thus the fielde and the caue, that is therein, was made sure vnto Abraham for a possession of buriall ^note by the Hittites. CHAP. XXIIII. 2 Abraham causeth his seruant to sweare to take a wife for Izhak in his owne kindred. 12 The seruant prayeth to God. 33 His fidelitie toward his master. 50 The friendes of Rebekah commit the matter to God. 58 They aske her consent and she agreeth, 67 And is maried to Izhak.

1   Nowe Abraham was olde, and ^note striken in yeeres, and the Lord had blessed Abraham in all things.

2   Therefore Abraham saide vnto his eldest seruant of his house, which had the rule ouer all that he had, ^{note note} Put nowe thine hand vnder my thigh,

3   And I will make thee ^note sweare by þe; Lorde God of the heauen, and God of the earth, that thou shalt not take a wife vnto my sonne of the daughters of the Canaanites among wh&obar; I dwel.

4   But thou shalt go vnto my ^note countrey, and to my kinred, & take a wife vnto my s&obar;ne Izhak.

5   And the seruant saide to him, What if the woman will not come with me to this land? shall I bring thy sonne againe vnto the lande from whence thou camest?

6   To whom Abraham answered, Beware that thou bring not my sonne ^note thither againe.

7   ¶2; The Lord God of heauen, who tooke me from my fathers house, and from the land where I was borne, and that spake vnto me, and that sware vnto me, saying, ^note Vnto thy seede wil I giue this land, he shall send his Angel before thee, and thou shalt take a wife vnto my sonne fr&obar; thence.

8   Neuertheles if the woman wil not followe thee, then shalt thou bee ^note discharged of this mine othe: onely bring not my sonne thither againe.

9   Then the seruant put his hand vnder the thigh of Abraham his master, and sware to him for this matter.

10   ¶2; So the seruant tooke ten camels of the camels of his master, and departed: (for he had all his masters goods in his hand:) and so he arose, and went to ^note Aram Naharaim, vnto the ^note citie of Nahor.

11   And he made his camels to ^note lye downe without the citie by a well of water, at euentide about the time that the women come out to draw water.

12   And he said, O ^note Lord God of my master Abraham, I beseech thee, ^note send me good speede this day, & shew mercy vnto my master Abrah&abar;.

13   Lo, I stand by the well of water, whiles the mens daughters of this citie come out to drawe water.

14    ^noteGraunt therefore that þe; maide, to whom I say, Bowe downe thy pitcher, I pray thee, that I may drinke: if she say, Drinke, and I will giue thy camels drinke also: may be she that thou hast ordeined for thy seruant Izhak: and thereby shall I know þt; thou hast shewed mercy on my master.

15   ¶2; And nowe yer he had left speaking, beholde, ^note Rebekah came out, the daughter of Bethuel, sonne of Milcah the wife of Nahor Abrahams brother, and her pitcher vpon her shoulder.

16   (And the maide was very faire to looke

Abrahams seruant talketh with Rebekah: vpon, a virgine and vnknowen of man) and she ^note went downe to the well, and filled her pitcher, and came vp.

17   Then the seruant ranne to meete her, and said, Let me drinke, I pray thee, a litle water of thy pitcher.

18   And she said, Drinke ^note sir: and she hasted, and let downe her pitcher vpon her hand and gaue him drinke.

19   And when she had giuen him drinke, she said, I will drawe water for thy camels also vntill they ^note haue drunken inough.

20   And she powred out her pitcher into the trough speedily; and ranne againe vnto the well to drawe water, and she drewe for all his camels.

21   So the man wondred at her, and helde his peace, to knowe whether the Lord had made his iourney prosperous or not.

22   And when the camels had left drinking, the man tooke a golden ^{note note} abillement of ^note halfe a shekell weight, and two bracelets for her hands, of ten shekels weight of golde:

23   And he said, Whose daughter art thou? tell me, I pray thee, Is there roume in thy fathers house for vs to lodge in?

24   Then she said to him, I am the daughter of Bethuel the sonne of Milcah whom she bare vnto Nahor.

25   Moreouer she said vnto him, We haue litter also & prouender ynough, & roume to lodge in.

26   And the man bowed himselfe and worshipped the Lord,

27   And said, Blessed be the Lorde God of my master Abraham, which hath not withdrawen his mercie ^note and his trueth from my master: for when I was in the way, the Lord brought me to my masters brethrens house.

28   And the maide ranne and tolde them of her mothers house according to these wordes.

29   ¶2; Now Rebekah had a brother called Laban, and Laban ranne vnto the man to the well.

30   For when he had seene the earings and the bracelets in his sisters hands, and when he heard the wordes of Rebekah his sister, saying, Thus said the man vnto me, then he went to the man, and loe, ^note he stoode by the camels at the well.

31   And he saide, Come in thou blessed of the Lord: wherefore standest thou without, seeing I haue prepared the house, & roume for þe; camels?

32   ¶2; Then the man came into the house, and ^note he vnsadled the ^note camels, and brought litter and prouender for the camels, and water to wash his feete, and the mens feete that were with him.

33   Afterward the meate was set before him: but he saide, I ^note will not eate, vntill I haue saide my message: And he said, Speake on.

34   Then he said, I am Abrahams seruant,

35   And the Lord hath ^note blessed my master wonderfully, that he is become great: for he hath giuen him sheepe, and beeues, and siluer, and golde, and men seruants, and maide seruants, and camels, and asses.

36   And Sarah my masters wife hath borne a sonne to my master, when she was olde, and vnto him hath he giuen all that he hath.

37   Now my master made me sweare, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife to my sonne of the daughters of the ^note Canaanites, in whose land I dwell:

38   But thou shalt go vnto my ^note fathers house Her friends graunt him his request. and to my kinred, and take a wife vnto my sonne.

39   Then I saide vnto my master, What if the woman will not followe me?

40   Who answered me, The Lord, before wh&obar; I walke, will send his Angel with thee, and prosper thy iourney, and thou shalt take a wife for my sonne of my kinred and my fathers house.

41   Then shalt thou be discharged of ^note mine othe, when thou commest to my kinred: and if they giue thee not one, thou shalt be free from mine othe.

42   So I came this day to the well, and said, O Lorde, the God of my master Abraham, if thou nowe prosper my ^note iourney which I goe,

43   Behold, ^note I stand by the wel of water: when a virgine commeth forth to drawe water, and I say to her, Giue me, I pray thee, a litle water of thy pitcher to drinke,

44   And she say to me, Drinke thou, and I will also drawe for thy camels, let her be þe; wife, which the Lord hath ^note prepared for my masters sonne.

45   And before I had made an end of speaking in mine ^note heart, beholde, Rebekah came foorth, and her pitcher on her shoulder, and she went downe vnto the well, and drewe water. Then I said vnto her, Giue me drinke, I pray thee.

46   And she made haste, and tooke downe her pitcher from her shoulder, and said, Drinke, and I will giue thy camels drinke also. So I dranke, and she gaue the camels drinke also.

47   Then I asked her, and said, Whose daughter art thou? And she answered, The daughter of Bethuel Nahors sonne, whom Milcah bare vnto him. Then I put the abillement vpon her face, and the bracelets vpon her hands:

48    ^noteAnd I bowed downe and worshipped the Lord, and blessed the Lord God of my master Abraham, which had brought me the ^note right way to take my masters brothers daughter vnto his s&obar;ne.

49   Now therefore, if ye will deale ^note mercifully and truely with my master, tell me: and if not, tell me that I may turne me to the ^note right hand or to the left.

50   Then answered Laban and Bethuel, and said, ^note This thing is proceeded of the Lorde: we cannot therefore say vnto thee, neither euill nor good.

51   Beholde, Rebehak is ^note before thee, take her and goe, that she may be thy masters sonnes wife, euen as the Lord hath ^note said.

52   And when Abrahams seruant heard their wordes, he bowed himselfe toward the earth vnto the Lord.

53   Then the seruant tooke foorth iewels of siluer, and iewels of golde, and raiment, and gaue to Rebekah: also vnto her brother and to her mother he gaue gifts.

54   Afterward they did eate & drinke, both he, and the men that were with him, and taried all night. and when they rose vp in the morning, he said, ^note Let me depart vnto my master.

55   Then her brother and her mother answered, Let the maide abide with vs, at the least ^note ten dayes: then shall she goe.

56   But he said vnto them, Hinder you me not, seeing the Lord hath prospered my iourney: send me away, that I may goe to my master.

57   Then they said, We will call the maide, and aske ^note her ^note consent.

58   And they called Rebekah, and saide vnto

Rebekah is brought to Izhak. her, Wilt thou go with this man? And she answered, I will go.

59   So they let Rebekah their sister goe, & her nourse, with Abrahams seruant and his men.

60   And they blessed Rebekah, and sayde vnto her, Thou art our sister, growe into thousande thousands, and thy seede possesse the ^note gate of his enemies.

61   ¶2; Then Rebekah arose, & her maydes, and rode vpon the camels, and followed the man. and the seruant tooke Rebekah, and departed.

62   Nowe Izhak came from the way of ^note Beer-lahai-roi, (for he dwelt in the South countrey)

63   And Izhak went out. to ^note pray in the fielde toward the euening: who lift vp his eyes and looked, and behold, the camels came.

64   Also Rebekah lift vp her eyes, & when she saw Izhak, she lighted downe from the camel.

65   (For shee had sayde to the seruant, Who is yonder man, that commeth in the fielde to meete vs? and the seruant had said, It is my master) So she tooke ^note a vaile, and couered her.

66   And the seruant tolde Izhak all things, that he had done.

67   Afterward Izhak brought her into the tent of Sarah his mother, and he tooke Rebekah, and she was his wife, and he loued her: So Izhak was ^note comforted after his mothers death. CHAP. XXV. 1 Abraham taketh Keturah to wife, & getteth many children. 5 Abraham giueth all his goods to Izhak. 8 Hee dyeth. 12 The genealogie of Ismael. 25 The birth of Iaakob and Esau. 30 Esau selleth his birthright for a messe of pottage.

1   Nowe Abraham had taken ^note him another wife called Keturah,

2   Which bare him Zimran, and Iokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah.

3   And Iokshan begate Sheba, and Dedan: ^note And the sonnes of Dedan were Asshurim, and Letushim, and Leummim.

4   Also the sonnes of Midian were Ephah, and Epher, and Hanoch, and Abida, & Eldaah all these were the sonnes of Keturah.

5   ¶2; And Abraham gaue ^note all his goods to Izhak,

6   But vnto the ^note sonnes of the ^note concubines, which Abraham had, Abraham ^note gaue giftes, and sent them away from Izhak his sonne (while he yet liued) Eastward to the East countrey.

7   And this is the age of Abrahams life, which he liued, an hundreth seuentie & fiue yeere.

8   Then Abraham yeelded the spirit, and died in a good age, an olde man, and of great yeeres, & was ^note gathered to his people.

9   And his sonnes, Izhak and Ishmael buryed him in the caue of Machpelah, in the fielde of Ephron sonne of Zohar the Hittite, before Mamre.

10   Which ^note fielde Abraham bought of the Hittites, where Abraham was buryed with Sarah his wife.

11   ¶2; And after the death of Abraham God blessed Izhak his sonne, ^note and Izhak dwelt by Beer-lahai-roi.

12   ¶2; Nowe these are the generations of Ishmael Abrahams sonne, whome Hagar the Egyptian Sarahs handmayde bare vnto Abraham.

13    ^noteAnd these are the names of the sonnes of Ishmael, name by name, according to their kinreds; the ^note eldest sonne of Ishmael was Nebaioth, Iaakob & Esau borne. then Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,

14   And Mishma, and Dumah, and Massa,

15   Hadar, and Tema, Ietur, Naphish, and Kedemah.

16   These are the sonnes of Ishmael, and these are their names, by their townes and by their castles: to wit, twelue princes of their nations.

17   (And these are the yeeres of the life of Ishmael, an hundreth thirtie and seuen yeere, and he yeelded the spirit, and dyed, and was gathered vnto his ^note people)

18   And they dwelt from Hauilah vnto Shur, that is towardes Egypt, as thou goest to Asshur. Ishmael ^note dwelt ^note in the presence of all his brethren.

19   ¶2; Likewise these are the generations of Izhak Abrahams sonne Abraham begate Izhak,

20   And Izhak was fourtie yeere olde, when he tooke Rebekah to wife, the daughter of Bethuel the ^note Aramite of Padan Aram, and sister to Laban the Aramite.

21   And Izhak prayed vuto the Lorde for his wife, because she was barren: and the Lord was intreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceiued,

22   But the children ^note stroue together within her: therefore shee sayde, Seeing it is so, why am I ^note thus? wherefore she went ^note to aske the Lord.

23   And the Lord sayd to her, Two nations are in thy wombe, and two maner of people shalbe diuided out of thy bowels, and the one people shall be mightier then the other, and the ^note elder shall serue the yonger.

24   ¶2; Therefore when her time of deliuerance was fulfilled, behold, twinnes were in her wombe.

25   So he that came out first was red, and he was all ouer as a rough garment, and they called his name Esau.

26    ^noteAnd afterward came his brother out, and his hande helde Esau by the heele: therefore his name was called Iaakob. Nowe Izhak was threescore yeere olde when Rebekah bare them.

27   And the boyes grew, and Esau was a cunning hunter, and ^note liued in the fields: but Iaakob was a ^note plaine man, and dwelt in tentes.

28   And Izhak loued Esau, for ^note venison was his meate, but Rebekah loued Iaakob.

29   Nowe Iaakob sod pottage, and Esau came from the fielde and was wearie.

30   Then Esau sayd to Iaakob, ^note Let me eate, I pray thee, of that pottage so red, for I am wearie. Therefore was his name called Edom.

31   And Iaakob sayd, Sell me euen nowe thy birthright.

32   And Esau sayd, Lo, I am almost dead, what is then this ^note birthright to me?

33   Iaakob then said, Sweare to me euen now. And he sware to him, ^note and ^note solde his birthright vnto Iaakob.

34   Then Iaakob gaue Esau bread and pottage of lentiles: and he did eate and drinke, and rose vp, and went his way: So Esau contemned his birthright. CHAP. XXVI. 1 God prouideth for Izhak in the famine. 3 He renueth his promise. 9 The King blameth him for denying his wife. 14 The Philistims hate him for his riches, 15 Stoppe his welles, 16 And driue him away. 24 God comforteth him. 31 He maketh alliance with Abimelech.

1   And there was a famine in the ^note lande besides the first famine that was in the dayes of Abraham. Wherefore Izhak went to Abimelech

Izhak increaseth in riches. King of the Philistims vnto Gerar.

2   For the Lord appeared vnto him, and sayde, ^note Goe not downe into Egypt, but abide in the land which I shall shewe vnto thee.

3   Dwell in this lande, and I will be with thee, and will blesse thee: for to thee, and to thy seede I will giue all these ^note countreys: and I will performe the othe which I sware vnto Abraham thy father.

4   Also I wil cause thy seede to multiply as the starres of heauen, and will giue vnto thy seede all these countreys: and in thy seede shall all the nanations of the earth be ^note blessed,

5   Because that Abraham ^note obeyed my voyce and kept mine ^note ordinance, my commandements, my statutes, and my Lawes.

6   ¶2; So Izhak dwelt in Gerar.

7   And the men of the place asked him of his wife, and he sayd, She is my sister: for he ^note feared to say, She is my wife, least, sayde he, the men of the place shoulde kill me, because of Rebekah: for she was beautifull to the eye.

8   So after hee had bene there long time, Abimelech King of the Philistims looked out at a windowe, and loe, he sawe Izhak ^note sporting with Rebekah his wife.

9   Then Abimelech called Izhak, and sayde, Loe, shee is of a suertie thy wife, and why saydest thou, She is my sister? To whom Izhak answered, Because I thought this, It may be that I shall dye for her.

10   Then Abimelech said, Why hast thou done this vnto vs? one of the people had almost lien by thy wife, so shouldest thou haue brought ^note sinne vpon vs.

11   Then Abimelech charged all his people, saying, He that toucheth this man, or his wife, shal die the death.

12   Afterwarde Izhak sowed in that lande, and founde in the same yeere an ^note hundreth folde by estimation: and so the Lord blessed him.

13   And the man waxed mightie, and ^note stil increased, till he was exceeding great,

14   For he had flockes of sheepe, and heards of cattell, and a mightie housholde: therefore the Philistims had ^note enuy at him.

15   In so much that the Philistims stopped and filled vp with earth all the welles, which his fathers seruantes digged in his father Abrahams time.

16   Then Abimelech sayde vnto Izhak, Get thee from vs, for thou art mightier then wee a great deale.

17   ¶2; Therefore Izhak departed thence and pitched his tent in the ^note valley of Gerar, and dwelt there.

18   And Izhak returning, digged the welles of water, which they had digged in the dayes of Abraham his father: for the Philistims had stopped them after the death of Abraham, and hee gaue them the same names, which his father gaue them.

19   Izhaks seruantes then digged in the valley, and found there a well of ^note liuing water.

20   But the herdmen of Gerar did striue with Izhaks herdmen, saying, The water is ours: therefore called he the name of the wel ^note Esek, because they were at strife with him.

21   Afterwarde they digged another well, and stroue for that also, and he called the name of it Esau is sent for venison. ^note Sitnah.

22   Then he remoued thence, and digged an other well, for the which they stroue not: therefore called hee the name of it ^note Rehoboth, and sayde, Because the Lorde hath nowe made vs roome, we shall increase vpon the earth.

23   So he went vp thence to Beer-sheba.

24   And the Lord appeared vnto him the same night, and sayde, I am the God ^note of Abraham thy father: feare not, for I am with thee, and wil blesse thee, and will multiplie thy seede for my seruant Abrahams sake.

25   Then he builte an ^note altar there, and called vpon the Name of the Lorde, and there spred his tent: where also Izhaks seruauntes digged a well.

26   ¶2; Then came Abimelech to him from Gerar, and Ahuzzath one of his friendes, and Phichol the captaine of his armie.

27   To whom Izhak sayd, Wherefore come ye to me, seeing ye hate mee and haue put mee away from you?

28   Who answered, Wee sawe certainely that the Lorde was with thee, and wee thought thus, Let there be nowe an othe betweene vs, euen betweene vs and thee, and let vs make a couenant with thee.

29    ^noteIf thou shalt do vs no hurt, as we haue not touched thee, and as we haue done vnto thee nothing but good, and sent thee away in peace: thou nowe, the blessed of the Lord, doe this.

30   Then hee made them a feast, and they dyd eate and drinke.

31   And they rose vp betimes in the morning, and sware one to another: then Izhak let them go, and they departed from him in peace.

32   And that same day Izhaks seruantes came and tolde him of a well, which they had digged, and said vnto him, We haue found water.

33   So hee called it ^note Shibah: therefore the name of the citie is called ^note Beer-sheba vnto this day.

34   ¶2; Nowe when Esau was fourtie yeere olde, he tooke to wife Iudith, the daughter of Beeri an Hittite, and Bashemath the daughter of Elon an Hittite also.

35   And they ^note were ^note a griefe of minde to Izhak and to Rebekah. CHAP. XXVII. 8 Iaakob getteth the blessing from Esau by his mothers counsell. 38 Esau by weeping moueth his father to pitie him. 41 Esau hateth Iaakob and threatneth his death. 43 Rebekah sendeth Iaakob away.

1   And when Izhak was olde, and his eyes were dimme (so that he coulde not see) he called Esau his eldest sonne, and sayde vnto him, My sonne. And he answered him, ^note I am here.

2   Then he sayd, Beholde, I am nowe olde, and knowe not the day of my death:

3   Wherefore nowe, I pray thee take thine instrumentes, thy quiuer and thy bowe, and get thee to the fielde, that thou mayest ^note take mee some venison.

4   Then make mee sauourie meate, such as I loue, and bring it me that I may eat, and that my ^note soule may blesse thee, before I die.

5   (Nowe Rebekah heard, when Izhak spake to Esau his sonne) and Esau went into the fielde to hunt for venison, and to bring it.

6   ¶2; Then Rebekah spake vnto Iaakob her

Izhak blesseth Iaakob. sonne, saying, Beholde, I haue heard thy father talking with Esau thy brother, saying,

7   Bring mee venision, and make mee sauourie meate, that I may eate and blesse thee before the Lord, afore my death.

8   Nowe therefore, my sonne, heare my voyce in that which I command thee.

9    ^noteGet thee nowe to the flocke, and bring me thence two good kids of the goates, that I may make pleasant meate of them for thy father, such as he loueth.

10   Then shalt thou bring it to thy father, and he shal eate, to the intent that he may blesse thee before his death.

11   But Iaakob sayde to Rebekah his mother, Beholde, Esau my brother is rough, and I am smoothe.

12   My father may possibly feele me, and I shal seem ^note to him to be a ^note mocker: so shall I bring a curse vpon me, and not a blessing.

13   But his mother sayd vnto him, ^{note note} vpon me be thy curse, my sonne: onely heare my voyce, and go and bring me them.

14   So he went and set them, and brought them to his mother: and his mother made pleasant meat, such as his father loued.

15   And Rebekah tooke faire clothes of her elder sonne Esau, which were in her house, and clothed Iaakob her yonger sonne:

16   And she couered his hands and the smoothe of his necke with the skinnes of the kiddes of the goates.

17   Afterward she put the pleasant meate and bread, which she had prepared, in the hand of her sonne Iaakob.

18   ¶2; And when he came to his father, he sayd, My father. Who answered, I am here: who art thou, my sonne?

19   And Iaakob sayde to his father, ^note I am Esau thy first borne, I haue done as thou badest me, arise, I pray thee: sit vp and eate of my venison, that thy soule may blesse me.

20   Then Izhak said vnto his sonne, Howe hast thou founde it so quickly my sonne? Who sayde, Because the Lorde thy God brought it to mine hande.

21   Againe sayde Izhak vnto Iaakob, Come neere nowe, that I may feele thee, my sonne, whether thou be that my sonne Esau or not.

22   Then Iaakob came neere to Izhak his father, and he felt him and sayd, The ^note voyce is Iaakobs voyce, but the hands are the hands of Esau.

23   (For he knewe him not, because his hands were rough as his brother Esaus hands: wherefore he blessed him)

24   Againe he sayd, Art thou that my sonne Esau? Who answered, ^note Yea.

25   Then said he, Bring it me hither, and I will eate of my sonnes venison, that my soule may blesse thee. And he brought it to him, and he ate: also he brought him wine, and he dranke.

26   Afterward his father Izhak sayd vnto him, Come neere nowe, and kisse me, my sonne.

27   And hee came neere and kissed him. Then he smelled the sauour of his garmentes, and blessed him, and sayde, Behold, the smell of my sonne is as the smell of a fielde, which the Lorde hath blessed.

28    ^noteGod giue thee therefore of the dewe of heauen, and the fatnesse of the earth, and plentie Esau threatneth Iaakob. of wheate and wine.

29   Let people bee thy seruantes, and nations bowe vnto thee: be Lorde ouer thy brethren, and let thy mothers children honour thee. cursed be he that curseth thee, and blessed be he that blesseth thee.

30   ¶2; And when Izhak had made an ende of blessing Iaakob, and Iaakob was scarce gone out from the presence of Izhak his father, then came Esau his brother from his hunting,

31   And hee also prepared sauourie meate and brought it to his father, and sayd vnto his father, Let my father arise, and eat of his sonnes venison, that thy soule may blesse me.

32   But his father Izhak sayde vnto him, Who art thou? And he answered, I am thy sonne, euen thy first borne Esau.

33   Then Izhak was ^note stricken with a marueilous great feare, and sayde, Who and where is hee that hunted venison, and brought it mee, and I haue eate ^note of all before thou camest? and I haue blessed him, therefore he shalbe blessed.

34   When Esau heard the wordes of his father, he cryed out with a great crye and bitter, out of measure, and sayde vnto his father, Blesse me, euen me also, my father.

35   Who answered, Thy brother came with subtiltie, and hath taken away thy blessing.

36   Then he sayde, Was hee not iustly called ^note Iaakob? for hee hath deceiued mee these two times: he tooke my birthright, and loe, nowe hath he taken my blessing. Also he sayd, Hast thou not reserued a blessing for me?

37   Then Izhak answered, and sayd vnto Esau, Beholde, I haue made him ^note thy lorde, and all his brethr&ebar; haue I made his seruants: also with wheate and wine haue I furnished him, & vnto thee now what shall I doe, my sonne?

38   Then Esau sayde vnto his father, Hast thou but one blessing my father? blesse mee, ^note euen me also, my father: and Esau lifted vp his voyce, and ^note wept.

39   Then Izhak his father answered, and sayde vnto him, Behold, the fatnesse of the earth shal be thy dwelling place, and thou shalt haue of the dewe of heauen from aboue.

40   And ^note by thy sword shalt thou liue, and shalt be thy brothers ^note seruant. But it shall come to passe, when thou shalt get the masterie, that thou shalt breake his yoke from thy necke.

41   ¶2; Therefore Esau hated Iaakob, because of the blessing, wherewith his father blessed him. And Esau thought in his minde, ^note The dayes of mourning for my father will come shortly, ^note then I will slay may brother Iaakob.

42   And it was told to Rebekah of the wordes of Esau her elder sonne, and shee sent and called Iaakob her yonger sonne, and sayd vnto him, Beholde, thy brother Esau ^note is comforted against thee, meaning to kill thee:

43   Now therefore my sonne, heare my voyce, arise, & flee thou to Haran to my brother Laban,

44   And tarie with him a while vntill thy brothers fiercenesse be swaged,

45   And till thy brothers wrath turne away from thee, and hee forget the thinges, which thou hast done to him: then will I sende and take thee from thence: why shoulde I bee ^note depriued of you both in one day?

46   Also Rebekah said to Izhak, ^note I am weary

Iaakobs dreame of a ladder. of my life, for the ^note daughters of Heth. If Iaakob take a wife of the daughters of Heth like these of the daughters of the lande, ^note what auaileth it me to liue? CHAP. XXVIII. 1 Izhak forbiddeth Iaakob to take a wife of the Canaanites. 6 Esau taketh a wife of the daughters of Ishmael against his fathers will. 12 Iaakob in the way to Haran seeth a ladder reaching to heauen. 14 Christ is promised. 20 Iaakob asketh of God onely meate and clothing.

1   Then Izhak called Iaakob and ^note blessed him, and charged him, and sayde vnto him, Take not a wife of the daughters of Canaan.

2   Arise, ^note get thee to ^note Padan Aram to the house of Bethuel thy mothers father, and thence take thee a wife of the daughters of Laban thy mothers brother.

3   And God ^note all sufficient blesse thee, and make thee to encrease, and multiplie thee, that thou mayest be a multitude of people,

4   And giue thee the blessing of Abraham, euen to thee & to thy seede with thee, that thou mayest inherite the lande (wherein thou art a ^note stranger,) which God gaue vnto Abraham.

5   Thus Izhak sent forth Iaakob, & he went to Padan Aram vnto Laban sonne of Bethuel the Aramite, brother to Rebekah, Iaakobs and Esaus mother.

6   ¶2; When Esau sawe that Izhak had blessed Iaakob, and sent him to Padan Aram, to set him a wife thence, and giuen him a charge when he blessed him, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan,

7   And that Iaakob had obeyed his father & his mother, and was gone to Padan Aram:

8   Also Esau seeing that the daughters of Canaan displeased Izhak his father,

9   Then went Esau to Ishmael, & tooke ^note vnto the wiues, which he had, Mahalath the daughter of ^note Ishmael Abrahams sonne, the sister of Nabaioth, to be his wife.

10   ¶2; Now Iaakob departed from Beer-sheba, and went to Haran,

11   And he came vnto a certaine place, and taried there al night, because the sunne was downe, and tooke of the stones of the place, and layde vnder his head and slept in the same place.

12   Then he dreamed, & behold, there stoode a ^note ladder vpon the earth, and the top of it reached vp to heauen: and loe, the Angels of God went vp and downe by it.

13    ^noteAnd behold, the Lord stoode aboue it, & sayd, I am the Lord God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Izhak: the land, vpon the which thou sleepest, ^note wil I giue thee and thy seede.

14   And thy seede shall be as the dust of the earth, & thou shalt spread abroad ^note to the West, and to the East, & to the North, & to the South, and in thee and in thy seede shall all the ^note families of the earth be blessed.

15   And lo, I am with thee, and wil keepe thee whithersoeuer thou goest, and will bring thee againe into this lande: for I will not forsake thee vntill I haue performed that, that I haue promised thee.

16   ¶2; Then Iaakob awoke out of his sleepe, & sayde, Surely the Lorde is in this place, and I was not aware.

17   And he was ^note afraid, & said, How fearefull is this place! this is none other but the house of God, and this is the gate of heauen. Iaakob commeth to Laban.

18   Then Iaakob rose vp early in the morning, and tooke the stone that hee had layde vnder his head, and ^note set it vp as ^note a pillar, and powred oyle vpon the top of it.

19   And he called þe; name of that place ^note Bethel: notwithstanding the name of the citie was at the first called Luz.

20   Then Iaakob vowed a vowe, saying, If ^note God will be with me, and will keepe me in this iourney which I go, & wil giue me bread to eate, and clothes to put on:

21   So that I come againe vnto my fathers house in safetie, then shal the Lord be my God.

22   And this stone, which I haue set vp as a pillar, shall be Gods house: and of all that thou shalt giue me, wil I giue the tenth vnto thee. CHAP. XXIX. 13 Iaakob commeth to Laban & serueth seuen yeere for Rahel. 23 Leah brought to his bed in steade of Rahel. 27 He serueth seuen yeere more for Rahel. 32 Leah conceiueth and beareth foure sonnes.

1   Then Iaakob ^note lift vp his feete and came into the ^note East countrey.

2   And as he looked about, behold there was a well in the field, ^note and lo, three flocks of sheepe lay thereby (for at that well were the flockes watered) & there was a great stone vpon the welles mouth.

3   And thither were all the flockes gathered, & they rolled the stone from the welles mouth, and watered the sheepe, and put the stone againe vpon the welles mouth in his place.

4   And Iaakob sayde vnto them, My ^note brethren, whence be ye? And they answered, We are of Haran.

5   Then he sayd vnto them, Know ye Laban the sonne of Nahor? Who said, We know him.

6   Againe he sayd vnto them, ^note Is he in good health? And they answered, He is in good health, and beholde, his daughter Rahel commeth with the sheepe.

7   Then he sayd, Lo, it is yet hie day, neither is it time that the cattell shoulde be gathered together: water ye the sheepe and go feede them.

8   But they sayde, We may not vntill all the flocks be brought together, and till men rolle the stone from the welles mouth, that we may water the sheepe.

9   ¶2; While he talked with them, Rahel also came with her fathers sheepe, for she kept them.

10   And assoone as Iaakob saw Rahel þe; daughter of Laban his mothers brother, and the sheepe of Laban his mothers brother, then came Iaakob neere, & rolled the stone fr&obar; the welles mouth, & watered þe; flocke of Laban his mothers brother.

11   And Iaakob kissed Rahel, and lift vp his voyce and wept.

12   (For Iaakob tolde Rahel, that he was her fathers ^note brother, & that he was Rebekahs sonne) then she ranne and tolde her father.

13   And when Laban heard tell of Iaakob his sisters sonne, he ranne to meete him, and embraced him and kissed him, and brought him to his house: and he tolde Laban ^note all these things.

14   To whome Laban sayd, Well, thou art my ^note bone and my flesh. and he abode with him the space of a moneth.

15   ¶2; For Laban sayde vnto Iaakob, Though thou be my brother, shouldest thou therfore serue me for nought? tell me, what shalbe thy wages?

Leah is brought to Iaakob.

16   Now Laban had two daughters, the elder called Leah, and the yonger called Rahel.

17   And Leah was ^note tender eyed, but Rahel was beautifull and faire.

18   And Iaakob loued Rahel, and sayde, I will serue thee seuen yeeres for Rahel thy yonger daughter.

19   Then Laban answered, It is better that I giue her thee, then that I should giue her to another man: abide with me.

20   And Iaakob serued seuen yeres for Rahel, and they seemed vnto him but a ^note few dayes, because he loued her.

21   ¶2; Then Iaakob sayde to Laban, Giue me my wife, that I may goe in to her: for my ^note terme is ended.

22   Wherefore Laban gathered together all the men of the place, and made a feast.

23   But ^note wh&ebar; the euening was come, he tooke Leah his daughter and brought her to him, and he went in vnto her.

24   And Laban gaue his mayde Zilpah to his daughter Leah, to be her seruant.

25   But when the morning was come, behold, it was Leah. Then sayde he to Laban, Wherefore hast thou done thus to mee? did not I serue thee for Rahel? wherfore then hast thou beguiled me?

26   And Laban answered, It is not the ^note maner of this place, to giue the yonger before the elder.

27   Fulfill seuen yeeres for her, and we wil also giue thee this for the seruice, which thou shalt serue me yet seuen yeeres more.

28   Then Iaakob did so, and fulfilled her seuen yeeres, so he gaue him Rahel his daughter to be his wife.

29   Laban also gaue to Rahel his daughter Bilhah his mayde to be her seruant.

30   So entred he in to Rahel also, and loued also Rahel more then Leah, and serued him yet seuen yeeres mo.

31   ¶2; When the Lord saw that Leah was despised, he ^note made her ^note fruitful: but Rahel was barren.

32   And Leah conceiued & bare a sonne, and she called his name Reuben: for she said, Because the ^note Lord hath looked vpon my tribulation, now therefore mine husband will ^note loue me.

33   And she conceiued againe & bare a sonne, and sayde, Because the Lord heard that I was hated, he hath therefore giuen me this sonne also, & she called his name Simeon.

34   And she conceiued againe & bare a sonne, and said, Now at this time wil my husband keepe mee company, because I haue borne him three sonnes: therefore was his name called Leui.

35   Moreouer shee conceiued againe and bare a sonne, saying, Nowe will I ^note prayse the Lorde: ^note therefore shee called his name Iudah, and ^note left bearing. CHAP. XXX. 4.9 Rahel and Leah being both barren giue their maides vnto their husband, and they beare him children. 15 Leah giueth mandrakes to Rahel that Iaakob might lie with her. 27 Laban is enriched for Iaakobs sake. 43 Iaakob is made very rich.

1   And when Rahel saw that she bare Iaakob no children, Rahel enuied her sister, and said vnto Iaakob, Giue me children, or els I dye.

2   Then Iaakobs anger was kindled against Rahel, and he sayde, Am I in ^note Gods steade, which hath withholden from thee the fruite of the wombe? Rahel and Leah.

3   And she said, Behold my maide Bilhah, goe in to her, and she shal beare vpon my ^note knees, and ^note I shal haue children also by her.

4   Then shee gaue him Bilhah her mayde to wife, and Iaakob went in to her.

5   So Bilhah conceiued and bare Iaakob a sonne.

6   Then said Rahel, God hath giuen sentence on my side, and hath also heard my voyce, and hath giuen mee a sonne: therefore called shee his name, Dan.

7   And Bilhah Rahels maide c&obar;ceiued againe, and bare Iaakob the second sonne.

8   Then Rahel said, with ^{note note} excellent wrestlings haue I wrestled with my sister, & haue gotten the vpper hande: and shee called his name, Naphtali.

9   And when Leah saw that she had left bearing, shee tooke Zilpah her mayde, and gaue her Iaakob to wife.

10   And Zilpah Leahs mayde bare Iaakob a sonne.

11   Then sayd Leah, ^note A companie commeth: and she called his name, Gad.

12   Againe Zilpah Leahs mayde bare Iaakob another sonne.

13   Then sayde Leah, Ah, blessed am I, for the daughters will blesse me. and she called his name, Asher.

14   ¶2; Nowe Reuben went in the dayes of the wheateharuest, and founde ^note mandrakes in the fielde and brought them vnto his mother Leah. Then sayde Rahel to Leah, Giue me, I pray thee, of thy sonnes mandrakes.

15   But shee answered her, Is it a small matter for thee to take mine husband, except thou take my sonnes mandrakes also? Then sayde Rahel, Therefore he shall sleepe with thee this night for thy sonnes mandrakes.

16   And Iaakob came from the fielde in the euening, and Leah went out to meete him, and sayde, Come in to mee, for I haue ^note bought and payed for thee with my sonnes mandrakes: and he slept with her that night.

17   And God heard Leah and shee conceiued, and bare vnto Iaakob the fift sonne.

18   Then said Leah, God hath giuen me my reward, because I gaue my ^note mayde to my husband, and she called his name Issachar.

19   After, Leah conceiued againe, & bare Iaakob the sixt sonne.

20   Then Leah said, God hath endued me with a good dowrie: nowe will mine husbande dwell with me, because I haue borne him sixe sonnes: & she called his name Zebulun.

21   After that, shee bare a daughter, and shee called her name Dinah.

22   ¶2; And God remembred Rahel, and God heard her, ^note and opened her wombe.

23   So she conceiued & bare a sonne, and said, God hath taken away my ^note rebuke.

24   And shee called his name Ioseph, saying, The Lord wil giue me yet another sonne.

25   ¶2; And assoone as Rahel had borne Ioseph, Iaakob said to Laban, Sende me away that I may go vnto my place and to my countrey.

26   Giue me my wiues and my children, for whom I haue serued thee, and let me go: for thou knowest what seruice I haue done thee.

27   To whom Laban answered, If I haue nowe

Iaakobs spotted lambes: found fauour in thy sight tarie: I haue ^note perceiued that the Lord hath blessed me for thy sake.

28   Also he said, Appoynt vnto me thy wages, and I will giue it thee.

29   But he sayd vnto him, Thou knowest, what seruice I haue done thee, and in what taking thy cattell hath bene ^note vnder me.

30   For the litle, that thou haddest before I came, is increased into a multitude: and the Lorde hath blessed thee ^note by my comming: but nowe when shall ^note I trauell for mine owne house also?

31   Then he saide, What shal I giue thee? And Iaakob answered, Thou shalt giue mee nothing at all: if thou wilt doe this thing for mee, I will returne, feede, and keepe thy sheepe.

32   I wil passe through all thy flockes this day, and ^note separate from them all the sheepe with litle spots & great spots, and al ^note blacke lambes among the sheepe, and the great spotted, and litle spotted among the goates: ^note and it shalbe my wages.

33   So shal my ^note righteousnesse answere for me hereafter, when it shall come for my rewarde before thy face, and euery one that hath not litle or great spots among the goates, and blacke among the sheepe, the same shalbe ^note theft with me.

34   Then Laban sayde, Goe to, woulde God it might be according to thy saying.

35   Therefore ^note he tooke out the same day the hee goates that were partie coloured and with great spots, and all the shee goates with litle and great spots, and all that had white in them, and all the ^note blacke among the sheepe, and put them in the keeping of his sonnes.

36   And hee set three dayes iourney betweene himselfe and Iaakob. And Iaakob kept the rest of Labans sheepe.

37   ¶2; Then Iaakob ^note tooke rods of greene popular, and of hasell, and of the chesnut tree, and pilled white strakes in them, and made the white appeare in the rods.

38   Then he put the rods, which he had pilled, in the gutters and watering troughes, when the sheepe came to drink, before the sheepe. (for they were in heate, when they came to drinke)

39   And the sheepe ^note were in heate before the rods, and afterward brought forth yong of partie colour, and with small and great spots.

40   And Iaakob parted these lambes, and turned the faces of the flocke towardes these lambes partie coloured and all maner of blacke, among the sheepe of Laban: so hee put his owne flockes by themselues, and put them not with Labans flocke.

41   And in euery ramming time of the ^note stronger sheepe, Iaakob layde the rods before the eyes of the sheepe in the gutters, that they might conceiue before the rods.

42   But when the sheepe were feeble, hee put them not in: and so the feebler were Labans, and the stronger Iaakobs.

43   So the man encreased exceedingly, and had many flockes, and maide seruantes, and men seruants, and camels and asses. CHAP. XXXI. 1 Labans children murmure against Iaakob. 3 God commandeth him to returne to his countrey. 13. 24 The care of God for Iaakob. 19 Rahel stealeth her fathers idoles. 23 Laban followeth Iaakob. 44 The couenant betweene Laban and Iaakob. He returneth to his countrey.

1   Now he heard the ^note words of Labans sonnes, saying, Iaakob hath taken away all that was our fathers, and of our fathers goods hath he gotten all this honour.

2   Also Iaakob beheld the countenance of Laban, ^note that it was not towards him as in times past:

3   And the Lorde had said vnto Iaakob, Turne againe into the lande of thy fathers, and to thy kinred, and I wilbe with thee.

4   Therefore Iaakob sent and called Rahel and Leah to the fielde vnto his flocke.

5   Then sayde hee vnto them, I see your fathers countenance, that it is not towardes me ^note as it was wont, and the ^note God of my father hath bene with me.

6   And yee knowe that I haue serued your father with all my might.

7   But your father hath deceiued me, & changed my wages ^note tenne times: but God suffred him not to hurt me.

8   If he thus sayd, The spotted shall be thy wages, then all the sheepe bare spotted: and if he sayd thus, the party coloured shalbe thy rewarde, then bare all the sheepe particoloured.

9   Thus hath ^note God taken away your fathers ^note substance, and giuen it me.

10   ¶2; For in ramming time I lifted vp mine eyes and saw in a dreame, & beholde, þe; hee goates leaped vpon the shee goates, that were partie coloured with litle and great spots spotted.

11   And the Angel of God sayde to mee in a dreame, Iaakob. And I answered, Lo, I am here.

12   And he sayde, Lift vp nowe thine eyes, and see all the hee goates leaping vpon þe; shee goates that are partie coloured, spotted with litle and great spots: for I haue seene all that Laban doeth vnto thee.

13    ^noteI am the God of Beth-el, where thou ^note anoyntedst the pillar, where thou vowedst a vowe vnto me. Nowe arise, get thee out of this countrey and returne vnto þe; land where thou wast borne.

14   Then answered Rahel and Leah, and sayde vnto him, Haue wee any more porcion and inheritance in our fathers house?

15   Doeth not he count vs as strangers? for he hath ^note solde vs, and hath eaten vp and consumed our money.

16   Therefore all the riches, which God hath taken from our father, is ours and our childrens: nowe then whatsoeuer God hath saide vnto thee, doe it.

17   ¶2; Then Iaakob rose vp, and set his sonnes and his wiues vpon camels.

18   And he caried away all his flockes, & al his substance which he had gotten, to wit, his riches, which he had gotten in Padan Aram, to goe to Izhak his father vnto the land of Canaan.

19   Wh&ebar; Laban was gone to shere his sheepe, Then Rahel stole her fathers ^note idoles.

20   Thus Iaakob ^note stole away þe; heart of Laban the Aramite: for he told him not that he fled.

21   So fled he with all that he had, and he rose vp, and passed the ^note riuer, and set his face towarde mount Gilead.

22   And the third day after was it told Laban, that Iaakob fled.

23   Then he tooke his ^note brethren with him, & followed after him seuen dayes iourney, and ^note ouertooke him at mount Gilead.

24   And God came to Laban the Aramite in a

Iaakob and Laban talke together: dreame by night, and sayde vnto him, Take heede that thou speake not to Iaakob ^note ought saue good.

25   ¶2; Then Laban ouertooke Iaakob, & Iaakob had pitched his tent in the mount: and Laban also with his brethren pitched vpon mount Gilead.

26   Then Laban sayde to Iaakob, What hast thou done? ^note thou hast euen stolen away mine heart and caried away my daughters as though they had bene taken captiues with the sworde.

27   Wherfore diddest thou flie so secretly and steale away from me, and diddest not tel me, that I might haue sent thee foorth with mirth & with songs, with timbrel and with harpe?

28   But thou hast not suffered me to kisse my sonnes and my daughters: nowe thou hast done foolishly in doing so.

29   I am ^note able to do you euill: but the ^note God of your father spake vnto me yesternight, saying, Take heed that thou speake not to Iaakob ought saue good.

30   Nowe though thou wentest thy way, because thou greatly longedst after thy fathers house, yet wherefore hast thou stollen my gods?

31   Then Iaakob answered, and said to Laban, Because I was afraid, & thought that thou wouldest haue taken thy daughters from me.

32   But with whome thou findest thy gods, ^note let him not liue. Search thou before our brethr&ebar; what I haue of thine, & take it to thee, (but Iaakob wist not that Rahel had stolen them)

33   Then came Laban into Iaakobs tent, and into Leahs tent, and into the two maides tentes, but founde them not. So hee went out of Leahs tent, and entred into Rahels tent.

34   (Nowe Rahel had taken the idoles, & put them in the camels ^note litter and sate downe vpon them) and Laban searched al the tent, but found them not.

35   Then said she to her father, ^note My Lord, be not angrie that I cannot rise vp before thee: for the custome of women is vp&obar; me: so he searched, but found not the idoles.

36   ¶2; Th&ebar; Iaakob was wroth, and chode with Laban: Iaakob also answered and sayd to Laban, What haue I trespassed? what haue I offended, that thou hast pursued after me?

37   Seeing thou hast searched all my stuffe, what hast thou fo&ubar;d of all thine houshold stuffe? put it here before my brethren & thy brethren, that they may iudge betweene vs both.

38   This twenty yere I haue bin with thee: thine ewes & thy goates haue not ^note cast their yong, and the rammes of thy flocke haue I not eaten.

39    ^noteWhatsoeuer was torne of beasts, I brought it not vnto thee, but made it good my selfe: ^note of mine hand diddest thou require it, were it stollen by day or stollen by night.

40   I was in the day consumed with heate, and with frost in the night, and my ^note sleepe departed from mine eyes.

41   Thus haue I bene twentie yeere in thine house, and serued thee fourteene yeeres for thy two daughters, and sixe yeeres for thy sheepe, and thou hast changed my wages tenne times.

42   Except the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and the ^note feare of Izhak had bene with me, surely thou haddest sent me away nowe emptie: but God behelde my tribulation, & the They make a couenant. labour of mine h&abar;ds, & rebuked thee yester night.

43   Then Laban answered, and saide vnto Iaakob, These daughters are my daughters, & these sonnes are my sonnes, and these sheepe are my sheepe, and all that thou seest, is mine, and what can I doe this day vnto these my daughters, or to their sonnes which they haue borne?

44   Nowe therefore ^note come and let vs make a couenant, I and thou, which may be a witnes betweene me and thee.

45   Then tooke Iaakob a stone, and set it vp as a pillar:

46   And Iaakob sayde vnto his brethren, Gather stones: who brought stones, and made an heape, and they did eate there vpon the heape.

47   And Laban called it ^note Iegar-sahadutha, and Iaakob called it ^note Galeed.

48   For Laban sayd, This heape is witnesse betweene me and thee this day: therefore he called the name of it Galeed.

49   Also he called it ^note Mizpah, because he said, The Lorde ^note looke betweene me and thee, when we shalbe ^note departed one from another,

50   If thou shalt vexe my daughters, or shalt take ^note wiues beside my daughters: there is no man with vs, beholde, God is witnesse betweene me and thee.

51   Moreouer Laban sayd to Iaakob, Beholde this heape, and behold the pillar, which I haue set betweene me and thee,

52   This heape shall be witnesse, and the pillar shall be witnesse, that I will not come ouer this heape to thee, and that thou shalt not passe ouer this heape and this pillar vnto me for euill.

53   The God of Abraham, and the God of ^note Nabor, and the God of their father be iudge betweene vs: But Iaakob sware by the ^note feare of his father Izhak.

54   Then Iaakob did offer a sacrifice vpon the mount, and called his brethren to eate ^note bread. and they did eate bread, and taried all night in the mount.

55   And earely in the morning Laban rose vp and kissed his sonnes and his daughters, & ^note blessed them, & Laban departing, went vnto his place againe. CHAP. XXXII. 1 God comforteth Iaakob by his Angels. 9. 10 He prayeth vnto God confessing his vnworthinesse. 13 He sendeth presentes vnto Esau. 24. 28 He wrestled with the Angel who nameth him Israel.

1   Nowe Iaakob went forth on his iourney and ^note the Angels of God met him.

2   And when Iaakob saw them, he said, ^note This is Gods hoste, and called the name of the same place ^note Mahanaim.

3   Then Iaakob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother, vnto the land of Seir into the countrey of Edom:

4   To whom he gaue commandement, saying, Thus shall ye speake to my ^note lorde Esau: thy seruant Iaakob sayeth thus, I haue bene a stranger with Laban, and taried vnto this time.

5   I haue beeues also and Asses, sheepe, & men seruantes, and women seruantes, and haue sent to shew my lord, that I may find grace in thy sight.

6   ¶2; So þe; messengers came againe to Iaakob, saying, We came vnto thy brother Esau, and hee also commeth against thee and foure hundreth men with him.

Iaakobs prayer.

7   Then Iaakob was ^note greatly afraid, and was sore troubled, and deuided the people that was with him, and the sheepe, and the beeues, and the camels into two companies.

8   For he said, If Esau come to þe; one c&obar;panie and smite it, the other companie shall escape.

9   ¶2; Moreouer Iaakob said, O God of my father Abraham, & God of my father Izhak: Lord, which ^note saydest vnto me, Returne vnto thy co&ubar;trey and to thy kinred, and I will do thee good,

10   I am not ^note worthy of the least of all the mercies, and al the trueth, which thou hast shewed vnto thy seruant: for with my ^note staffe came I ouer this Iorden, & now haue I gott&ebar; two b&abar;ds.

11   I pray thee, Deliuer me from the hande of my brother, from the hande of Esau: for I feare him, least he will come and smite me, and the ^note mother vpon the children.

12   For thou saydest; I will surely doe thee good, and make thy seede as the sande of the sea, which can not be nombred for multitude.

13   ¶2; And he taryed there the same night, and tooke of that which came to h&abar;d, a ^note present for Esau his brother:

14   Two hundreth shee goates & twenty hee goates, two hundreth ewes & twentie rammes:

15   Thirtie mylche camels with their coltes, fourtie kine, and ten bullockes, twentie she asses and ten foles.

16   So he deliuered them into the hande of his seruants, euery droue by themselues, and saide vnto his seruants, Passe before me, & put a space betweene droue and droue.

17   And he commanded the formost, saying, If Esau my brother meete thee, and aske thee, saying, Whose seruant art thou? And whither goest thou? And whose are these before thee?

18   Then thou shalt say, They be thy seruant Iaakobs: it is a present sent vnto my lord Esau: and beholde, he him selfe also is behinde vs.

19   So likewise commaunded he the seconde and the thirde, and all that followed the droues, saying, After this maner, ye shall speake vnto Esau, when ye finde him.

20   And ye shall say moreouer, Beholde, thy seruant Iaakob commeth after vs (for he thought, I ^note will appease his wrath with the present that goeth before me, and afterwarde I will see his face: it may be that he will ^note accept me.)

21   So went the present before him: but he taried that night with the companie.

22   And he rose vp the same night, and tooke his two wiues, and his two maides, and his eleuen children, and went ouer the forde Iabbok.

23   And he tooke them, and sent them ouer the riuer, and sent ouer that he had.

24   ¶2; Now when Iaakob was left him selfe alone, there wrestled a ^note man with him vnto the breaking of the day.

25   And he sawe that he could not ^note preuaile against him: therefore he touched the holowe of his thigh, and the holowe of Iaakobs thigh was loosed, as he wrestled with him.

26   And he saide, Let me goe, for the morning appeareth. Who answered, ^note I will not let thee go except thou blesse me.

27   Then said he vnto him, What is thy name? And he said, Iaakob.

28   Then said he, ^note Thy name shalbe called Iaakob no more, but Israel: because thou hast had Esau receiueth Iaakobs present. ^note power &wt; God, thou shalt also preuaile &wt; men.

29   Then Iaakob dem&abar;ded, saying, Tell me, I pray thee, thy name. And he said, Wherefore now doest thou aske my name? & he blessed him there

30   And Iaakob called the name of the place, Peniel: for, saide he, I haue seene God face to face, and ^note my life is preserued.

31   And the sunne rose vp to him as he passed Peniel, and he ^note halted vpon his thigh.

32   Therefore the children of Israel eate not of the sinewe that shranke in the hollowe of the thigh, vnto this day: because he touched the sinew that shranke in the holow of Iaakobs thigh. CHAP. XXXIII. 4 Esau and Iaakob meete and are agreed. 11 Esau receiueth his giftes. 19 Iaakob byeth a possession, 20 And buildeth an altar.

1   And as Iaakob lift vp his eyes, and looked, behold, Esau came, and with him foure hundreth men: and he ^note deuided the children to Leah, and to Rahel, and to the two maides.

2   And he put the maides, and their children formost, and Leah, and her children after, and Rahel, and Ioseph hindermost.

3   So he went before them and ^note bowed him selfe to the ground seuen times, vntill he came neere to his brother.

4   Then Esau ranne to meete him, and embraced him, and fell on his necke, and kissed him, & they wept.

5   And he lift vp his eyes, and sawe the women, and the children, and saide, Who are these with thee? And he answered, They are þe; childr&ebar; whome God of his grace hath giuen thy seruant.

6   Then came the maides neere, they, and their children, and ^note bowed themselues.

7   Leah also with her children came nere and made obeysance: and after Ioseph & Rahel drew neere, and did reuerence.

8   Then he said, What meanest thou by all this droue, which I met? Who answered, I haue sent it, that I may finde fauour in the sight of my lorde:

9   And Esau said, I haue ynough, my brother: keepe that thou hast to thy selfe.

10   But Iaakob answered, Nay, I pray thee: if I haue found grace nowe in thy sight, then receiue my present at mine hande: for ^note I haue seene thy face, as though I had seene the face of God, because thou hast accepted me.

11   I pray thee take my ^note blessing, that is brought thee: for God hath had mercie on me, and therefore I haue all things: so he ^note compelled him, and he tooke it.

12   And he saide, Let vs take our iourney and go, and I will goe before thee.

13   Then he answered him, My lord knoweth, that the children are tender, & the ewes & kine with yong vnder mine hande: and if they should ouerdriue them one day, all the flocke would die.

14   Let now my lord go before his seruant, & I will driue softly, according to þe; pase of þe; cattel, which is before me, and as the children be able to endure, vntill ^note I come to my lord vnto Seir.

15   Then Esau said, I will leaue then some of my folke &wt; thee. And he answered, what needeth this? let me finde grace in the sight of my lorde.

16   ¶2; So Esau returned, and went his way that same day vnto Seir.

17   And Iaakob went forwarde towarde Succoth, and built him an house, & made boothes for

Dinah rauished. his cattell: therefore he called the name of the place ^note Succoth.

18   ¶2; Afterward, Iaakob came safe to Shech&ebar; a citie, which is in the lande of Canaan, when he came from ^note Padan Aram, and pitched before the citie.

19   And there he bought a parcell of ground, where hee pitched his tent, at the hande of the sonnes of Hamor Shechems father, for an hundreth ^note pieces of money.

20   And he set vp there an altar, and called ^note it, The mightie God of Israel. CHAP. XXXIIII. 2 Dinah is rauished. 8 Hamor asketh her in marriage for his sonne. 22 The Shechemites are circumcised at the request of Iaakobs sonnes, and the persuasion of Hamor. 25 The whoredome is reuenged. 28 Iaakob reprooueth his sonnes.

1   Then Dinah the daughter of Leah, which she bare vnto Iaakob, ^note went out to see the daughters of that countrey.

2   Whome when Shechem the sonne of Hamor the Hiuite lorde of that countrey sawe, hee tooke her, and lay with her, and ^note defiled her.

3   So his heart claue vnto Dinah the daughter of Iaakob: and he loued the maide, & ^note spake kindely vnto the maide.

4   Then said Shechem to his father Hamor, saying, ^note Get me this maide to wife.

5   (Nowe Iaakob heard that he had defiled Dinah his daughter, and his sonnes were with his cattell in the fielde: therefore Iaakob helde his peace, vntill they were come.)

6   ¶2; Then Hamor the father of Shechem went out vnto Iaakob to commune with him.

7   And wh&ebar; the sonnes of Iaakob were come out of the fielde and heard it, it grieued the men, & they were very angry, because he had wrought ^note villenie in Israel, in þt; he had lyen with Iaakobs daughter: ^note which thing ought not to be done.

8   And Hamor communed with them, saying, the soule of my sonne Shechem longeth for your daughter: giue her him to wife, I pray you.

9   So make ^note affinitie &wt; vs: giue your daughters vnto vs, and take our daughters vnto you,

10   And ye shall dwell with vs, and the lande shalbe before you: dwell, and doe your businesse in it, and haue your possessions therein.

11   Shechem also said vnto her father & vnto her brethren, ^note Let me finde fauour in your eyes, and I will giue whatsoeuer ye shall appoint me.

12    ^noteAske of me abundantly both dowrie and giftes, and I will giue as ye appoint me, so that ye giue me the maide to wife.

13   Then the sonnes of Iaakob answered Shechem and Hamor his father, talking deceitfully, because he had defiled Dinah their sister,

14   And they said vnto them, ^note We can not do this thing, to giue our sister to an vncircumcised man: for that were a ^note reproofe vnto vs.

15   But in this will we consent vnto you, if ye will be as we are, that euery man childe among you be ^note circumcised:

16   Then will we giue our daughters to you, and we will take your daughters to vs, and will dwell with you, and be one people.

17   But if ye will not hearken vnto vs to be circumcised, then will we take our daughter and depart.

18   Nowe their wordes pleased Hamor, and Shechem Hamors sonne. The Shechemites circumcised.

19   And the yong man deferd not to doe the thing because he loued Iaakobs daughter: he was also the ^note most set by of all his fathers house.

20   ¶2; Then Hamor and Shechem his Sonne went vnto the ^note gate of their citie, and communed with the men of their citie, saying,

21   These men are ^note peaceable with vs: and that they may dwell in the land, and doe their affaires therin (for behold, the land hath roume ynough for them) let vs take their daughters to wiues, and giue them our daughters.

22   Onely herein will the men consent vnto vs for to dwell with vs, and to be one people, if all the men children among vs be circumcised as they are circumcised.

23   Shall not ^note their flockes and their substance and all their cattell be ours? onely let vs consent herein vnto them, and they will dwell with vs.

24   And vnto Hamor, and Shechem his sonne hearkened all that went out of the gate of his citie: and all the men children were circumcised, euen all that went out of the gate of his citie.

25   And on the thirde day (when they were sore) two of the sonnes of Iaakob, ^note Simeon and Leui, Dinahs brethren tooke either of them his sworde and went into the citie boldly, and ^note slue ^note euery male.

26   They slewe also Hamor and Shechem his sonne &wt; the ^note edge of the sword, & tooke Dinah out of Shechems house, and went their way.

27   Againe the other sonnes of Iaakob came vpon the dead, and spoyled the citie, because they had defiled their sister.

28   They tooke their sheepe & their beeues, and their asses, and whatsoeuer was in the citie, and in the fieldes.

29   Also they caryed away captiue & spoyled all their goods, and all their children and their wiues, and all that was in the houses.

30   Then Iaakob said to Simeon and Leui, Ye haue troubled me, and made me ^note stinke among the inhabit&abar;ts of the land, aswell the Canaanites, as the Perizzites, and and I being few in nomber, they shall gather th&ebar;selues together against me, & slay me, and so shall I, and my house be destroied.

31   And they answered, Shoulde hee abuse our sister as a whore? CHAP. XXXV. 1 Iaakob at Gods commaundement goeth vp to Beth-el, to builde an altar. 2 He reformeth his housholde. 5 God maketh the enemies of Iaakob afraide. 8 Deborah dyeth. 12 The lande of Canaan is promised him. 18 Rahel dyeth in labour. 22 Reuben lyeth with his fathers concubine. 23 The sonnes of Iaakob. 29 The death of Izhak.

1   Then ^note God sayde to Iaakob, Arise, goe vp to Beth-el and dwell there, and make there an altar vnto God, that appeared vnto thee, ^note when thou fleddest from Esau thy brother.

2   Then saide Iaakob vnto his houshold and to all that were with him, Put away the strange gods that are among you, and ^note clense your selues, and change your garments:

3   For we will rise and goe vp to Beth-el, and I will make an altar there vnto God, which heard me in the day of my tribulation, and was with me in the way which I went.

4   And they gaue vnto Iaakob all the strange gods, which were in their hands, and all their ^note earings which were in their eares, and Iaakob hidde them vnder an oke, which was by Shechem.

Rahel dyeth, and Izhak.

5   Then they went on their iourney, and the ^note feare of God was vpon the cities that were ro&ubar;d about them: so that they did not followe after the sonnes of Iaakob.

6   ¶2; So came Iaakob to Luz, which is in the land of Canaan: (the same is Beth-el) hee and all the people that was with him.

7   And he built there an altar, and ^note had called the place, The God of Beth-el, because that God appeared vnto him there, when he fled from his brother.

8   Then Deborah Rebekahs nourse dyed, and was buried beneath Beth-el vnder an oke: and he called the name of it ^note Allon Bachuth.

9   ¶2; Againe God appeared vnto Iaakob, after he came out of Padan Aram, and blessed him.

10   Moreouer God said vnto him, Thy name is Iaakob: thy name shalbe no more called Iaakob, but ^note Israel shalbe thy name: and hee called his name Israel.

11   Againe God said vnto him, I am God ^note all sufficient. growe, and multiplie. a nation and a multitude of nations shall spring of thee, and Kings shall come out of thy loynes.

12   Also I will giue the lande, which I gaue to Abraham and Izhak, vnto thee: and vnto thy seede after thee will I giue that land.

13   So God ^note ascended from him in the place where he had talked with him.

14   And Iaakob set vp a pillar in the place where he talked with him, a pillar of stone, and powred drinke offring thereon: also hee powred oyle thereon.

15   And Iaakob called the name of the place, where God spake with him, Beth-el.

16   ¶2; Then they departed from Beth-el, and when there was ^note about halfe a daies iourney of ground to come to Ephrath, Rahel trauailed, and in trauailing she was in perill.

17   And wh&ebar; she was in paines of her labour, the midwife saide vnto her, Feare not: for thou shalt haue this sonne also.

18   Then as she was about to yeelde vp the Ghost (for she died) she called his name Ben-oni, but his father called him Beniamin.

19   Thus ^note died Rahel, and was buried in the way to Ephrath, which is Beth-lehem.

20   And Iaakob set a ^note pillar vpon her graue: This is the pillar of Rahels graue vnto this day.

21   ¶2; Then Israel went forwarde, and pitched his tent beyond Migdal-eder.

22   Now, when Israel dwelt in that land, Reuben went, and ^note lay ^note with Bilhah his fathers concubine, and it came to Israels eare. And Iaakob had twelue sonnes.

23   The sonnes of Leah: Reuben Iaakobs eldest sonne, and Simeon, and Leui, and Iudah, and Issachar, and Zebulun.

24   The sonnes of Rahel: Ioseph & Beniamin.

25   And the sonnes of Bilhah Rahels maide: Dan and Naphtali.

26   And the sonnes of Zilpah Leahs maide: Gad and Asher. These are the sonnes of Iaakob, which were borne him in Padan Aram.

27   ¶2; Then Iaakob came vnto Izhak his father to Mamre a citie of Arbah: this is Hebron, where Abraham and Izhak were strangers.

28   And the daies of Izhak were an hundreth and fourescore yeeres.

29   And Izhak gaue vp the ghost and died, and Esaus generations. was ^note gathered vnto his people, being olde & full of daies: & his sonnes Esau & Iaakob buried him. CHAP. XXXVI. 2 The wiues of Esau. 7 Iaakob and Esau are rich. 9 The genealogie of Esau. 24 The finding of mules.

1   Nowe these are the ^note generations of Esau, which is Edom.

2   Esau tooke his wiues of the ^note daughters of Canaan: Adah the daughter of Elon an Hittite, & Aholibamah the daughter of Anah, the daughter of Zibeon an Hiuite,

3   And tooke Basemath Ishmaels daughter, sister of Nebaioth.

4   And ^note Adah bare vnto Esau, Eliphaz: and Basemath bare Reuel.

5   Also Aholibamah bare Ieush, and Iaalam, and Korah: these are the sonnes of Esau which were borne to him in the land of Canaan.

6   So Esau tooke his wiues and his sonnes, and his daughters, & all the soules of his house, & his flocks, & all his cattell, & all his substance, which he had gotten in the land of Canaan, and ^note went into an other countrey from his brother Iaakob.

7   For their riches were so great, that they could not dwell together, and the lande, wherein they were strangers, coulde not receiue them because of their flockes.

8    ^noteTherefore dwelt Esau in mount Seir: this Esau is Edom.

9   ¶2; So these are the generations of Esau father of ^note Edom in mount Seir.

10   These are the names of Esaus sonnes: ^note Eliphaz, the sonne of Adah, the wife of Esau, & Reuel the sonne of Bashemath, the wife of Esau.

11   And the sonnes of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho, and Gatam, and Kenaz.

12   And Timna was concubine to Eliphaz Esaus sonne, and bare vnto Eliphaz, Amalek: these be the sonnes of Adah Esaus wife.

13   ¶2; And these are the ^note sonnes of Reuel: Nahath, and Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah: these were the sonnes of Bashemath Esaus wife.

14   ¶2; And these were the sonnes of Aholibamah the daughter of Anah, ^note daughter of Zibeon Esaus wife: for she bare vnto Esau, Ieush, and Iaalam, and Korah.

15   ¶2; These were ^{note note} Dukes of the sonnes of Esau: the sonnes of Eliphaz, the first borne of Esau: Duke Teman, Duke Omar, Duke Zepho, Duke Kenaz,

16   Duke Korah, Duke Gatam, Duke Amalek: these are the Dukes that came of Eliphaz in the land of Edom: these were the ^note sonnes of Adah.

17   ¶2; And these are the sonnes of Reuel Esaus sonne: Duke Nahath, Duke Zerah, Duke Shammah, Duke Mizzah: these are the Dukes that came of Reuel in the land of Edom: these are the ^note sonnes of Bashemath Esaus wife.

18   ¶2; Likewise these were the sonnes of Aholibamah Esaus wife: Duke Ieush, Duke Iaalam, Duke Korah: these Dukes came of Aholibamah, the daughter of Anah Esaus wife.

19   These are the children of Esau, and these are the Dukes of them: This Esau is Edom.

20   ¶2; ^note These are the sonnes of Seir the Horite, which ^note inhabited the lande before, Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah.

21   And Dishon, and Ezer, and Dishan: these are the Dukes of the Horites, the sonnes of Seir in the land of Edom.

The Kings of Edom.

22   And the sonnes of Lotan were, Hori and Hemam, and Lotans sister was Timna.

23   And the sonnes of Shobal were these: Aluan, and Manahath, and Ebal, Shepho, and Onam.

24   And these are the sonnes of Zibeon: Both Aiah, and Anah: this was Anah that founde ^note mules in the wildernesse, as he fedde his father Zibeons asses.

25   And the children of Anah were these: Dishon and Aholibamah, the daughter of Anah.

26   Also these are the sonnes of Dishan: Hemdan, and Eshban, and Ithran, and Cheran.

27   The sonnes of Ezer are these: Bilhan, and Zaauan, and Akan.

28   The sonnes of Dishan are these: Vz, and Aran.

29   These are the Dukes of the Horites: Duke Lotan, Duke Shobal, Duke Zibeon, Duke Anah,

30   Duke Dishon, Duke Ezer, Duke Dishan: these bee the Dukes of the Horites, after their Dukedomes in the land of Seir.

31   ¶2; And these are the ^note Kings that reigned in the lande of Edom, before there reigned any King ouer the children of Israel.

32   Then Bela the sonne of Beor reigned in Edom, & the name of his citie was Dinhabah.

33   And when Bela dyed, Iobab the sonne of Zerah of Bozra reigned in his steade.

34   When Iobab also was dead, Husham of the land of Temani reigned in his steade.

35   And after the death of Husham, Hadad the sonne of Bedad, which slewe Midian in the field of Moab, reigned in his steade, and the name of his citie was Auith.

36   When Hadad was dead, then Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his steade.

37   When Samlah was dead, Shaul of ^note Rehoboth by the riuer, reigned in his steade.

38   When Shaul dyed, Baal-hanan the sonne of Achbor reigned in his steade.

39   And after the death of Baal-hanan the sonne of Achbor, Hadad reigned in his stead, and the name of his citie was Pau: and his wiues name Mehetabel the daughter of Matred, the ^note daughter of Mezahab.

40   Then these are the names of the Dukes of Esau according to their families, their places and by their names: Duke Timna, Duke Aluah, Duke Ietheth,

41   Duke Aholibamah, Duke Elah, Duke Pinon,

42   Duke Kenaz, Duke Teman, Duke Mibzar,

43   Duke Magdiel, Duke Iram: these bee the Dukes of Edom, according to their habitations, in the lande of their inheritance. This Esau is the father of ^note Edom. CHAP. XXXVII. 2 Ioseph accuseth his brethren. 5 He dreameth and is hated of his brethren. 28 They sell him to the Ishmeelites. 34 Iaakob bewayleth Ioseph.

1   Iaakob nowe dwelt in the lande, wherein his father was a stranger, in the lande of Canaan.

2   These are the ^note generations of Iaakob, when Ioseph was seuenteene yeere olde: he kept sheepe with his brethren, and the childe was with the sonnes of Bilhah, and with the sonnes of Zilpah, his fathers wiues. And Ioseph brought vnto their father their euill ^{note note} saying. Iosephs dreames.

3   Nowe Israel loued Ioseph more then all his sonnes, because he begate him in his old age, and he made him a coat of many ^note colours.

4   So when his brethren sawe that their father loued him more then all his brethren, then they hated him, and could not speake peaceably vnto him.

5   ¶2; And Ioseph ^note dreamed a dreame, and told his brethren, who hated him so much the more.

6   For he saide vnto them, Heare, I pray you, this dreame which I haue dreamed.

7   Beholde nowe, wee were binding sheues in the middes of the field: and loe, my shefe arose and also stoode vpright, and behold, your sheues compassed rounde about, and did reuerence to my shefe.

8   Then his brethren saide to him, What, shalt thou reigne ouer vs, and rule vs? or shalt thou haue altogether dominion ouer vs? And they ^note hated him so much the more, for his dreames, and for his wordes.

9   ¶2; Againe hee dreamed an other dreame, & tolde it his brethren, and saide, Behold, I haue had one dreame more, and beholde, the Sunne and the Moone & eleuen starres did reuerence to me.

10   Then he tolde it vnto his father and to his brethren, and his father ^note rebuked him, and saide vnto him, What is this dreame, which thou hast dreamed? shal I, and thy mother, & thy brethren come in deede & fall on the ground before thee?

11   And his brethren enuied him, but his father ^{note note} noted the saying.

12   ¶2; Then his brethren went to keepe their fathers sheepe in Shechem.

13   And Israel said vnto Ioseph, Doe not thy brethren keepe in Shechem? come and I will send thee to them.

14   And he answered him, I am here. Then he saide vnto him, Goe now, see whether it bee well with thy brethren, and how the flocks prosper, and bring me word againe. so hee sent him from the vale of Hebron, and he came to Shechem.

15   ¶2; Then a man found him: for lo, hee was wandring in the fielde, and the man asked him, saying, What seekest thou?

16   And he answered, I seeke my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they keepe sheepe.

17   And the man said, they are departed h&ebar;ce: for I heard them say, Let vs goe vnto Dothan. Then went Ioseph after his brethren, and found them in Dothan.

18   And when they sawe him a farre off, euen before he came at them, they ^note conspired against him for to slay him.

19   For they sayd one to another, Behold, this ^note dreamer commeth.

20   Come now therefore, and let vs slay him, and cast him into some pitte, and wee will say, A wicked beast hath deuoured him: then wee shall see, what will come of his dreames.

21    ^noteBut when Reuben heard that, he deliuered him out of their handes, and saide, ^note Let vs not kill him.

22   Also Reuben saide vnto them, Shed not blood, but cast him into this pitte that is in the wildernesse, and lay no hande vpon him. Thus he said, that he might deliuer him out of their hand, and restore him to his father againe.

23   ¶2; Now when Ioseph was come vnto his brethren, they stript Ioseph out of his coate, his

Ioseph is solde. particoloured coate that was vpon him.

24   And they tooke him, and cast ^note him into a pit, and the pit was emptie, without water in it.

25   Then they sate them downe to eate bread: and they lift vp their eyes and looked, and behold, there came a companie of Ishmeelites from Gilead, and their camels laden with spicerie, and ^note balme, and myrrhe, and were going to cary it downe into Egypt.

26   Then Iudah said vnto his brethren, What auaileth it, if we slay our brother, though wee keepe his blood secret?

27   Come and let vs sell him to the Ishmeelites, and let not our handes be vpon him: for he is our brother and our flesh: and his brethren obeyed.

28   Then the ^note Midianites marchant men passed by, and they drewe foorth, and lift Ioseph out of the pit, and solde Ioseph vnto the ^note Ishmeelites for twentie pieces of siluer: who brought Ioseph into Egypt.

29   ¶2; Afterwarde Reuben returned to the pit, and beholde, Ioseph was not in the pit: then he rent his clothes,

30   And returned to his brethren, and said, The childe is not yonder, and I, whither shall I goe?

31   And they tooke Iosephs coate, and killed a kidde of the goates, and dipped the coate in the blood.

32   So they sent that particoloured coat, ^note and they brought it vnto their father, and saide, This haue we founde: see nowe, whether it be thy sonnes coate, or no.

33   Then he knewe it and said, It is my sonnes coate: a wicked beast hath ^note deuoured him: Ioseph is surely torne in pieces.

34   And Iaakob rent his clothes, & put sackecloth about his loynes, and sorowed for his sonne a long season.

35   Then all his sonnes and all his daughters rose vp to comfort him, but he woulde not be comforted, but said, ^note Surely I will go downe into the graue vnto my sonne mourning: so his father wept for him.

36   And the Midianites solde him into Egypt vnto Potiphar ^note an Eunuche of Pharaohs, and his ^note chiefe stewarde. CHAP. XXXVIII. 2 The marriage of Iudah. 7. 9 The trespa&esset;e of Er and Onan, and the vengeance of God that came thereupon. 18 Iudah lyeth with his daughter in law Tamar. 29. 30 The birth of Pharez and Zarah. 24 Tamar is iudged to be burnt for whoredome.

1   And at that time ^note Iudah went downe from his brethren, and turned in to a man called Hirah an Adullamite.

2   And Iudah sawe there the daughter of a man called ^note Suah a ^note Canaanite: and he tooke her to wife, and went in vnto her.

3   So she conceiued and bare a sonne, and he called his name Er.

4    ^noteAnd she conceiued againe, & bare a sonne, and she called his name Onan.

5   Moreouer she bare yet a sonne, whome she called Shelah: and Iudah was at Chezib when she bare him.

6   Then Iudah tooke a wife to Er his first borne sonne whose name was Tamar.

7    ^noteNow Er the first borne of Iudah was wicked in the sight of the Lord: therefore the Lord slewe him. Iudah and Tamar.

8   Then Iudah said to Onan, Goe in vnto thy brothers wife, and do the office of a kinsman vnto her, and raise ^note vp seede vnto thy brother.

9   And Onan knewe that the seede should not be his: therefore when he went in vnto his brothers wife, he spilled it on the grounde, least he should giue seede vnto his brother.

10   And it was wicked in the eyes of the Lord, which he did: wherefore he slewe him also.

11   Then said Iudah to Tamar his daughter in lawe, ^note Remaine a widowe in thy fathers house, till Shelah my sonne growe vp (for he thought thus, Least he die as well as his brethren.) So Tamar went and dwelt in her fathers house.

12   ¶2; And in processe of time also the daughter of Shuah Iudahs wife dyed. Then Iudah, when he ^note had left mourning, went vp to his sheepe sherers to Timnah, he, and his neighbour Hirah the Adullamite.

13   And it was tolde Tamar, saying, beholde, thy father in lawe goeth vp to Timnah, to shere his sheepe.

14   Then she put her widowes garments off from her, and couered her with a vaile, and wrapped her selfe, and sate downe in ^note Pethah-enaim, which is by the way to Timnah, because she sawe that Shelah was growen, and she was not giuen vnto him to wife.

15   When Iudah sawe her, he iudged her an whore: for she had couered her face.

16   And he turned to the way towardes her, and saide, Come, I pray thee, let me lie with thee. (for he ^note knewe not that she was his daughter in lawe) And she answered, What wilt thou giue me for to lie with me?

17   Then said he, I will sende thee a kid of the goates from the flocke. and she said, Well, if thou wilt giue me a pledge, till thou sende it.

18   Then he saide, What is the pledge that I shall giue thee? And she answered, Thy signet, and thy ^note cloke, and thy staffe that is in thine hande. So he gaue it her, and lay by her, and she was with childe by him.

19   Then she rose, and went and put her vaile from her and put on her widowes raiment.

20   Afterwarde Iudah sent a kid of the goates by the hande of his ^note neighbour the Adullamite, for to receiue his pledge from the womans hand: but he found her not.

21   Then asked he the men of that place, saying, Where is þe; whore, that sate in Enaim by the way side? And they answered, There was no whore here.

22   He came therefore to Iudah againe, and said, I can not finde her, and also the men of the place said, There was no whore there.

23   Then Iudah said, Let her take it to her, lest we be ^{note note} shamed: beholde, I sent this kid, and thou hast not found her.

24   ¶2; Now after three moneths, one tolde Iudah, saying, Tamar thy daughter in law hath played the whore, and lo, with playing the whore, she is great with childe. Then Iudah saide, Bring ye her foorth and let her be ^note burnt.

25   When she was brought foorth, she sent to her father in law, saying, By the man, vnto whom these things pertaine, am I with childe: and saide also, Looke, I pray thee, whose these are, the seale, and the cloke, and the staffe.

26   Then Iudah knewe them, and said, She is

Ioseph tempted to adulterie: ^note more righteous then I: for she hath done it because I gaue her not to Shelah my sonne. So he lay with her ^note no more.

27   ¶2; Now, when the time was come that she should be deliuered, beholde, there were twinnes in her wombe.

28   And when she was in trauell, the one put out his hand: and the midwife tooke and bound a red threde about his hand, saying, This is come out first.

29   But when he ^note plucked his hand backe againe, loe, his brother came out, and the midwife said, How hast ^note thou broken the breach vpon thee? and his name was called ^note Pharez.

30   And afterward came out his brother that had the red threde about his hande, and his name was called Zarah. CHAP. XXXIX. 1 Ioseph is solde to Potiphar. 2 God prospereth him. 7 Potiphars wife tempteth him. 13. 20 He is accused and cast in prison. 21 God sheweth him fauour.

1   Now Ioseph was brought downe into Egypt: and Potiphar ^note an Eunuche of Pharaohs (and his chiefe stewarde an Egyptian) bought him at the hande of the Ishmeelites, which had brought him thither.

2   And the ^note Lorde was with Ioseph, and he was a man that prospered and was in the house of his master the Egyptian.

3   And his master sawe that the Lorde was with him, and that the Lorde made all that hee did to prosper in his hande.

4   So Ioseph founde fauour in his sight, and serued him: and he made him ^note ruler of his house, and put all that he had in his hand.

5   And from that time that he had made him ruler ouer his house and ouer all that he had, the Lorde ^note blessed the Egyptians house for Iosephs sake: and the blessing of the Lorde was vpon all that he had in the house, and in the fielde.

6   Therefore he left all that he had in Iosephs hand, ^note and tooke accompt of nothing, that was with him, saue onely of the bread, which he did eate. And Ioseph was a faire person, and well fauoured.

7   ¶2; Nowe therefore after these thinges, his masters wife cast her eyes vpon Ioseph, and saide, ^note Lye with me.

8   But he refused and said to his masters wife, Beholde, my master knoweth not what he hath in the house with me, but hath committed all that he hath to mine hande.

9   There is no m&abar; greater in this house then I: neither hath he kept any thing from me, but only thee, because thou art his wife: how then can I do this great wickednes & so sinne against ^note God?

10   And albeit she spake to Ioseph day by day, yet he hearkened not vnto her, to lye with her, or to be in her company.

11   Then on a certaine day Ioseph entred into the house, to doe his businesse: and there was no man of the houshold in the house:

12   Therefore she caught him by his garm&ebar;t, saying, Sleepe with me: but he left his garment in her hand and fled, and got him out.

13   Nowe when she sawe that he had left his garment in her hand, and was fled out,

14   She called vnto the men of her house, and tolde them, saying, Beholde, he hath brought in an Ebrewe vnto vs ^note to mocke vs: who came in He is cast in prison. to me for to haue slept with me: but I ^note cryed with a loude voyce.

15   And when he heard that I lift vp my voice and cryed, he left his garment with me, and fled away, and got him out.

16   So she layde vp his garment by her, vntill her lord came home.

17   Then she tolde him ^note according to these words, saying, The Ebrew seru&abar;t, which thou hast brought vnto vs, came in to me, to mocke me.

18   But assoone as I lift vp my voyce & cried, he left his garment with me, and fled out.

19   Then when his master heard the wordes of his wife, which she tolde him, saying, After this maner did thy seruant to me, his anger was kindled.

20   And Iosephs master tooke him and put him in ^{note note} prison, in the place, where the kings prisoners lay bounde: and there he was in prison.

21   ¶2; But the Lorde was with Ioseph, and ^note shewed him mercie, and got him fauour in the sight of the ^note master of the prison.

22   And the keeper of the prison committed to Iosephs hande all the prisoners that were in the prison, and ^note whatsoeuer they did there, that did he.