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Rheims Douai [1582], THE NEVV TESTAMENT OF IESVS CHRIST, TRANSLATED FAITHFVLLY INTO ENGLISH out of the authentical Latin, according to the best corrected copies of the same, diligently conferred vvith the Greeke and other editions in diuers languages: Vvith Argvments of bookes and chapters, Annotations, and other necessarie helpes, for the better vnderstanding of the text, and specially for the discouerie of the Corrvptions of diuers late translations, and for cleering the Controversies in religion, of these daies: In the English College of Rhemes (Printed... by Iohn Fogny, RHEMES) [word count] [B09000].
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Chap. V. Genealogies of Ruben, whose birthright, concerning duble portion, is translated to Ioseph, the principalitie to Iuda, with their special actes. 11. Also of God. 18. who with Ruben, and half tribe of Manasses, subdue the Agarenes: 25. but for their sinnes are led captiue into Assyria.

1   Also the sonnes of Ruben the first begotten of Israel (for he was his first begotten: note but when he had violated his fathers bed, his first birthright was giuen to the sonnes of Ioseph the sonne of Israel, and he was not reputed for the first begotten.

2   Moreouer Iudas, which was the strongest among his brethren, of his stocke sprang the princes: but the first birthright was reputed to Ioseph.)

3   The sonnes then of Ruben the first begotten of Israel: Enoch, & Phallu, Esron, and Charmi.

4   The sonnes of Ioel: Samia his sonne, Gog his sonne, Semei his sonne,

5   Micha his sonne, Reia his sonne, Baal his sonne,

6   Beera his sonne, whom Theglathphalnasar the king of the Assyrians led away captiue, and he was prince in the tribe of Ruben.

7   And his brethren, and al his kinred, when they were numbred by their families, had these princes Iehiel, and Zacharias.

8   Moreouer Bala the sonne of Azaz, the sonne of Samma, the sonne of Ioel, he dwelt in Arper as far as Nebo, and Beelmeon.

9   Agaynst the

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Genealogies. east quarter also he dwelt vnto the entrance of the desert, and the riuer Euphrates. For they possessed a great number of cattel in the land of Galaad.

10   And in the daies of Saul they fought agaynst the Agarenes, and slewe them, and dwelt for them in their tabernacles, in al the quarter, that looketh to the East of Galaad.

11   But the children of Gad dwelt ouer agaynst them in the land of Basan, as far as Selcha:

12   Iohel the head, and Sapham the second: and Ianai, and Saphat in Basan.

13   And their brethren according to the houses of their kinredes, Michael, and Mosollam, and Sebe, and Iorai, and Iacan, and Zie, and Heber, seuen.

14   These are the sonnes of Abihail, the sonnes of Huri, the sonne of Iara, the sonne of Galaad, the sonne of Michael, the sonne of Iesesi, the sonne of Ieddo, the sonne of Buz.

15   Also the brethren of the sonne of Abdiel, the sonne of Guni, prince of the house in their families.

16   And they dwelt in Galaad, and in Basan, and in the townes therof, and in al the suburbes of Saron, vnto the borders.

17   Al these were numbred in the daies of Ioatham the king of Iuda, and in the daies of Ieroboam the king of Israel.

18   The children of Ruben, and of Gad, and of the halfe tribe of Manasses, men of warre, carying sheildes, & swordes, and bending the bow, and taught to battels, foure and fourtie thousand, and seuen hundred threescore going forth to fight.

19   They fought agaynst the Agarenes: but the Itureians, and Naphis, and Nodab

20   gaue them ayde. And the Agarenes were deliuered into their handes, and al that were with them, because they called vpon God when they fought: and he heard them, note because they beleued in him.

21   And they tooke al that they possessed, Camels fiftie thousand, and sheepe two hundred fiftie thousand, and asses two thousand, and of men an hundred thousand soules.

22   And manie fel downe wounded: for it was the battel of our Lord. And they dwelt for them vntil the transmigration.

23   Also the children of the halse tribe of Manasses possessed the land, from the costes of Basan vnto Baal, Hermon, and Sanir, and mount Hermon, for the number was great.

24   And these were the princes of the house of their kinred, Epher, and Iesi, and Eliel, and Esriel, and Ieremia, and Odoia, and Iediel, most valiant men and mightie, and renowned princes in their families.

25   But they forsooke the God of their fathers, and fornicated after the goddes of the peoples of the land, whom

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Genealogies. God tooke away before them.

26   And the God of Israel raysed vp the spirit of Phul king of the Assyrians, and the spirit of Thelgathphalnasar king of Assur: and he transported Ruben, and Gad, and the halfe tribe of Manasses, and brought them into Lahela, and into Habor, and to Ara, and to the riuer of Gozan, vntil this day.
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Rheims Douai [1582], THE NEVV TESTAMENT OF IESVS CHRIST, TRANSLATED FAITHFVLLY INTO ENGLISH out of the authentical Latin, according to the best corrected copies of the same, diligently conferred vvith the Greeke and other editions in diuers languages: Vvith Argvments of bookes and chapters, Annotations, and other necessarie helpes, for the better vnderstanding of the text, and specially for the discouerie of the Corrvptions of diuers late translations, and for cleering the Controversies in religion, of these daies: In the English College of Rhemes (Printed... by Iohn Fogny, RHEMES) [word count] [B09000].
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