Abrabam fendeth bis fervant, CHAP. XXIV. who meeteth Rebekah. 17 And the field of Ephron, which 13 Behold, I stand bere by the well was in Machpelah, which was before of water: and the daughters of the Mamre, the field, and the cave which men of the city come out to draw was therein, and all the trees that water: were in the field, that were in all the 14 And let it come to pass, that the borders round about, were made fure damfel to whom I shall say, Let down 18 Unto Abraham for a poffeffion thy pitcher, I pray thee, that I may in the prefence of the children of drink; and she shall say, Drink, and Heth, before all that went in at the I will give thy camels drink also: let gate of his city. the same be the that thou haft ap19 And after this, Abraham buried pointed for thy feryant Ifaac; and Sarah his wife in the cave of the thereby shall I know that thou haft field of Machpelah before Mamre: shewed kindness unto my mafter. the fames Hebron in the land of Canaan. 15 And it came to pass, before he had done fpeaking, that, behold, Re20 And the field, and the cave that bekah came out, who was born to & therein, were made fure unto Abra- Bethuel, fon of Milcah, the wife of ham for a poffeffion of a burying place Nahor, Abraham's brother, with her by the fons of Heth. CHAP. XXIV. pitcher upon her shoulder. 16 And the damsel was very fair to AND Abraham was old, and well look upon, a virgin, neither had any came up. ftricken in age the LORD man known her and the went down had bleffed Abraham in all things. to the well, and filled her pitcher, and 2 And Abraham faid unto his eldest fervant of his house, that ruled over all that he had, Put, 1 pray thee, thy hand under my thigh: 17 And the servant ran to meet her, and faid, Let me, I pray thee, drink a little water of thy pitcher. 3 And 1 will make thee swear by 18 And the faid, Drink, my lord: the LORD, the God of heaven, and the and the hafted, and let down her God of the earth, that thou shalt not pitcher upon her hand, and gave him take a wife unto my fon of the daugh-drink. 1 dwell: ters of the Canaanites, among whom 19 And when fhe had done giving him drink, she faid, I will draw water 4 But thou shalt go unto my coun- for thy camels alío, until they have try, and to my kindred, and take a done drinking. wife unto my fon Haac. 20 And the hafted, and emptied her 5 And the fervant faid unto him, pitcher into the trough, and ran again Peradventure the woman will not be unto the well to draw water, and willing to follow me unto this land: drew for all his camels. mat 1 needs bring thy fon again unto 21 And the man wondering at her, the land from whence thou cameft. 6 And Abraham faid unto him, Beware thou that thou bring not my fon thither again. held his peace, to wit whether the LORD had made his journey profperous, or not. 22 And it came to pass, as the 7. The LORD God of heaven, which camels had done drinking, that the took me from my father's house, and man took a golden ear ring of half a from the land of my kindred, and thekel weight, and two bracelets for which fpake unto me, and that fware her hands of ten shekels weight of mato me, faying, Unto thy feed will I gold; give this land: he shall fend his angel 23 And faid, Whose daughter art Before thee, and thou shalt take a wife unto my fon from thence. 8 And if the woman will not be wilEing to follow thee, then thou shalt be clear from this my oath: only bring not my fon thither again. And the fervant put his hand unthe thigh of Abraham his master, and fware to him concerning that matter thou? tell me, I pray thee: is there room in thy father's house for us to lodge in? 24 And she faid unto him, I am the daughter of Bethuel the fon of Milcah, which the bare unto Nahor. 25 She faid moreover unto him, We have both straw and provender enough, and room to lodge in. 26 And the man bowed down his head, and worshipped the LORD. 27 And he faid, Bleffed be the LORD 10 And the fer vant took ten camels of the camels of his mafter, and departed; for all the goods of his mafter God of my master Abraham, who hath were in his hand and he arose, and not left destitute my master of his merwent to Mefopotamia, unto the city of cy and his truth: I being in the way, the LORD led me to the house of my Nahor. 11 And he made his camels to kneel mafter's brethren. down without the city by a well of 28 And the damfel ran, and told water at the time of the evening, even them of her mother's house these the time that women go out to draw things. water. 29 And Rebekah had a brother, 12 And he faid, O LORD God of and his name was Laban: and Laban my malter Abraham, I pray thee, send ran out unto the man, unto the well. me good speed this day, and shew kind- 30 And it came to pafs, when he mis unto my mafter Abraham. faw the ear ring and bracelets upon his NEW Abrabam's fervant GENESIS. Sherweth his message. After's hands, and when he heard the camels drink also so I drank, and words of Rebekah his lifter, saying, the made the camels drink alfo. Thus spake the man unto me; that he 47 And I asked her, and faid, came unto the man; and, behold, he Whose daughter art thou? And the Nood by the camels at the well, faid, The daughter of Bethuel, Na.. 31 And he faid, Come in, thou hor's fon, whom Milcah bare unto blessed of the LORD; wherefore him and I put the ear-ring upon her Randest thou without? for I have face, and the bracelets upon her prepared the house, and room for the hands. camels. 48 And I bowed down my head, and 32 And the man came into the worshipped the LORD, and blessed the houte: and he ungirded his camels, LORD God of my mafter Abraham, and gave straw and provender for the which had led me in the right way to camels, and water to wash his feet, take my master's brother's daughter and the men's feet that were with him. unto his fon. 33 And there was fet meat before 49 And now if ye will deal kindly him to eat: but he faid, I will not eat, and truly with my master, tell me: until I have told mine errand. And and if not, tell me, that I may turn he faid, Speak on. to the right hand, or to the left. 34 And he faid, I am Abraham's Servant. 50 Then Laban and Bethuel anfwered and faid, The thing proceedeth from the LORD: we cannot speak 35 And the LORD hath bleffed my mafter greatly; and he is become unto thee bad or good. great and he hath given him flocks, 51 Behold, Rebekah is before thee, and herds, and filver, and gold, and take her, and go, and let her be thy men servants, and maid servants, and master's fon's wife, as the LORD hath camels, and affes. ipoken. 36 And Sarah my master's wife bare! 52 And it came to pass, that, when a fon to my master when she was old: Abraham's fervant heard their words, and unto him hath he given all that he he worshipped the LORD, bowing him. hath. felf to the earth. 37 And my master made me swear, 53 And the fervant brought forth faying, Thou shalt not take a wife to jewels of filver, and jewels of gold, my fon of the daughters of the Ca- and raiment, and gave them to Rebenaanites, in whose land I dwell: kah: he gave alfo to her brother and 38 But thou shalt go unto my fa- to her mother precious things. ther's house, and to my kindred, and 54 And they did eat and drink, he take a wife unto my fon. and the men that were with him, and 39 And I faid unto my master, Per-tarried all night; and they rose up in adventure the woman will not follow the morning, and he faid, Send me ne? away unto my matter. 40 And he said unto me, The LORD, 55 And her brother and her mother before whom I walk, will fend his faid, Let the damfel abide with us a angel with thee, and profper thy few days, at the leaft ten; after that way; and thou shalt take a wife for the shall go. my fou of my kindred, and of my 56 And he faid unto them, Hinder father's house: 41 Then shalt thou be clear from this my oath, when thou comeft to any kindred; and if they give not thee one, thou shalt be clear from my oath, 42 And I came this day unto the well, and faid, O LORD God of my mafter Abraham, if now thou do profper my way which I go: me not, feeing the LORD hath profpered my way; fend me away that I may go to my mafter. 57 And they faid, We will call the damfel, and enquire at her mouth. 58 And they called Rebekah, and faid unto her, Wilt thou go with this man? And the faid, I will go. 59 And they fent away Rebekah 43 Behold, I stand by the well of their fifter, and her nurfe, and Abrawater; and it shall come to pais, that ham's fervant, and his men. when the virgin cometh forth to draw 60 And they bleffed blef Rebekah, and water, and I fay to her, Give me, I faid unto her, Thou art our fister, be pray thee, a little water of thy pitcher, thou the mother of thousands of mil to drink; lions, and let thy feed poffeis the gate 44 And she say to me, Both drink of those which hate them. thou, and I will alfo draw for thy Of And Rebekah arofe, and her camels: let the fame be the woman damsels, and they rode upon the whom the LORD hath appointed out for my master's fon. 45 And before 1 had done fpeaking in mine heart, behold, Rebekah came forth with her pitcher on her shoul der and she went down unto the welt, and drew water: and I faid unto her, Let me drink, I pray thee. 46 And the made hafte, and let down her pitcher from her shoulder, and faid, Drink, and I will give thy camels, and followed the man: and the fervant took Rebekah, and went his way. 62 And Ifaac came from the way of the well Lahai-roi; for he dwelt in the fouth country. 63 And Ifaac went out to meditate in the field at the eventide and he lifted up his eyes, and faw, and, behold, the camels were coming. 64 And Rebekah lifted up hereyes, Abrabam's death. CHAP. XXV. Birth of Efau and Jacob. and when the faw Ifaac, the lighted, ghost and died; and was gathered unte off the camel. his people. 65 For the bad faid unto the fer- 18 And they dwelt from Havilah vant, What man is this that walketh unto Shur, that is before Egypt, as in the field to meet us? And the fer-thou goeft toward Affyria: and he vant bad faid, It is my mafter; there- died in the prefence of all his [brefore the took a vail, and covered thren. herielf. 66 And the fervant told Ifaac all things that he had done. 19 And these are the generations of liaac, Abraham's fon: Abraham begat Ifaac; 67 And Ifaac brought her into his mother Sarah's tent, and took Rebekah, and she became his wife; and he loved her: and Ifaac was comforted Padan-aram, the fifter to Laban the after his mother's death. and her name was Keturah. 2 And the bare him Zimran, and Jokfaan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah. 20 And Ifaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah to wife, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Syrian. 21 And Ifaac intreated the LORD for his wife, because she was barren : and the LORD was intreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived. 22 And the children ftruggled together within her; and she said, If it be fo, why am I thus? And the went to enquire of the LORD. 23 And the Lord faid unto her, Two nations are in thy womb, and two 3 And Jokshan begat Sheba, and Dedan. And the fons of Dedan were AfThurim, and Letushim, and Leummim. 4 And the fons of Midian; Ephah, and Epher, and Hanoch, and Abidah, manner of people shall be feparated end Eldazh. All these were the chil- from thy bowels; and the one people dren of Keturah. 5 And Abraham gave all that he had Esto Ifaac. shall be stronger than the other people; and the elder shall serve the younger. 24 And when her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb. 6 But unto the fons of the concu. hines which Abraham had, Abraham gave gifts, and fent them away from Maac his fon, while he yet lived, 25 And the first came out red, all eaftward, unto the east country. 7 And these are the days of the years of Abraham's life which he lived, an hundred threefcore and fifteen years. & Then Abraham gave up the ghoft, and died in a good old age, an old man, and full of years; and was gathered to his people. over like an hairy garment; and they called his name Efau. 26 And after that came his brother out, and his hand took hold on Efau's heel; and his name was called Jacob: and Ifaac was threefcore years old when the bare them. 27 And the boys grew and Efau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field: and Jacob was a plain man, 9 And his fons Ifaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah, dwelling in tents. in the field of Ephron the fon of Zohar the Hittite, which is before Mamre; 10 The field which Abraham purchafed of the fons of Heth: there was Abraham buried, and Sarah his wife. 11 And it came to pafs after the death of Abraham, that God blessed his fon Ifaac; and Ifaac dwelt by the wril Lahai-roi. 28 And Ifaac loved Efau, because he did eat of bis venifon: but Rebekah loved Jacob. 29 And Jacob fod pottage: and Efau came from the field, and he was faint: 30 And Efau said to Jacob, Feed me, I pray thee, with that fame red pottage; for I am faint: therefore was his name called Edom. 31 And Jacob faid, Sell me this day thy birth right. 32 And Efau faid, Behold, I am at the point to die and what profit shalk this birth right do to me? 33 And Jacob faid, Swear to me this day, and he fware unto him: and he fold his birth right unto Jacob. 34 Then Jacob gave Efau bread and pottage of lentiles; and he did eat and drink, and rofe up, and went his way: thus Efau defpised bis birth right. CHAP. XXVI. AND there was famine in the land, befide the first famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Ifaac went unto Abimelech king of the Philistines unto Gerar. 2 And the LORD appeared unto Ifaac goeth to Gerar. GENESIS. Abimelech's covenant with Ifaac. him, and faid, Go not down into Egypt; dwell in the land which I shall tell thee of. 3 Sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee; for unto thee, and unto thy feed, I will give all these countries, and I will perform the oath which 1 fware unto Abraham thy father; 4 And I will make thy feed to multiply as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy feed all these countries; and in thy feed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; 5 Because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my ftatutes, and my laws. 6 And Ifaac dwelt in Gerar. 7 And the men of the place asked him of his wife and he faid, She is my fifter: for he feared to fay, She is my wife; left, faid be, the men of the place should kill me for Rebekah; because she was fair to look upon. 8 And it came to pass, when he had been there a long time, that Abimelech king of the Philistines looked out at a window, and faw, and, behold, Ifaac was sporting with Rebekah his wife. 9 And Abimelech called Ifaac, and faid, Behold, of a furety she is thy wife and how faidft thou, She is my fifter? And Ifaac said unto him, Because I faid, Left I die for her. 10 And Abimelech faid, What is this thou haft done unto us? one of the people might lightly have lien with thy wife, and thou shouldest have brought guiltiness upon us. II And Abimelech charged all his Reople, faying, He that toucheth this man or his wife shall furely be put to death. 12 Then Ifaac fowed in that land, and received in the fame year an hundred fold: and the LORD blessed him: 13 And the man waxed great, and went forward, and grew until he became very great: 14 For he had poffeffion of flocks, and poffeffion of herds, and great store of fervants and the Philiftines envied him. 15 For all the wells which his father's fervants had digged in the days of Abraham his father, the Philiftines had ftopped them, and filled them with earth. 16 And Abimelech faid unto Ifaac, Go from us; for thou art much mightier than we. 17 And Ifaac departed thence, and pitched his tent in the valley of Gerar, and dwelt there. 18 And Ifaac digged again the wells of water, which they had digged in the days of Abraham his father; for the Philiftines had topped them after the death of Abraham and he called their names after the names by which his father had called them. 19 And Ifaac's fervants digged in the valley, and found there a well of fprinting water. 20 And the herdmen of Gerar did strive with Ifaac's herdmen, faying, The water is our's: and he called the name of the well Efek; because they strove with him.. 21 And they digged another well, and strove for that alfo and he called the name of it Sitnah. 22 And he removed from thence, and digged another well; and for that they ftrove not and he called the name of it Rehoboth; and he faid, For now the LORD hath made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land. 23 And he went up from thence to Beer-fheba. 24 And the LORD appeared unto him the fame night, and faid, I aziz the God of Abraham thy father: fear not, for I am with thee, and will blefs thee, and multiply thy feed for my fervant Abraham's fake. 25 And he builded an altar there, and called upon the name of the LORD, and pitched his tent there and there Ifaac's fervants digged a well. 26 Then Abimelech went to him from Gerar, and Ahuzzath one of his friends, and Phichol the chief captain of his army. 27 And Ifaac said unto them, Wherefore come ye to me, fecing ye hate me, and have fent me away from you? 28 And they faid, We faw certainly that the LORD was with thee and we faid, Let there be now an oath be. twixt us, even betwixt us and thee, and let us make a covenant with thee; 29 That thou wilt do us no hurt, as we have not touched thee, and as we have done unto thee nothing but good, and have fent thee away in peace: thou art now the blessed of the LORD. 30 And he made them a feaft, and they did eat and drink. 31 And they rofe up betimes in the morning, and fware one to another: and Itaac fent them away, and they departed from him in peace. 32 And it came to pass the fame day, that Ifaac's fervants came, and told him concerning the well which they had digged, and faid unto him, We have found water. 33 And he called it Shebah: therefore the name of the city is Beer-sheba, unto this day. 34 And Efau was forty years old when he took to wife Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Bathemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite: 35 Which were a grief of mind unte Ifaac and to Rebekah. AND it CHAP. XXVII. came to pass, that when Ifaac was old, and his eyes were dim, fo that he could not fee, he called Efau his eldeit fon, and faid unto him, My fon and he faid unto him, Behold, bere am I. 2 And he said, Behold now, I am Isau jent for venison. CHAP XXVII. Jacob getteth the blessing. old, I know not the day of my death: his father; and he felt him, and said, The voice is Jacob's voice, but the hands are the hands of Efau. 3 Now therefore take, I pray thee, thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, 23 And he difcerned him not, beand go out to the field, and take me fome venifon; 4 And make me favoury meat, such as I love, and bring it to me, that 1 may eat; that my foul may bless thee before I die. 5 And Rebekah heard when Ifaac Ipeke to Efau his fon. And Efau went to the field to hunt for venifon, and to bring it. 6 And Rebekah spake unto Jacob her fon, faying, Behold, I heard thy father speak unto Efau thy brother, faying, 7 Bring me venifon, and make me favoury meat, that I may eat, and bless thee before the LORD, before my death. 8 Now therefore, my fon, obey my voice, according to that which I command thee. caufe his hands were hairy, as his brother Efau's hands: so he blessed him. 24 And he faid, Art thou my very fon Efau? And he faid, I am. and 25 And he faid, Bring it near to me, nd I will eat of my fon's venifon, that my foul may bless thee. And he brought it near to him, and he did eat: and he brought him wine, and he drank. 26 And his father Ifaac said unto him, Come near now, and kiss me, my fon. 27 And he came near, and kissed him and he fmelled the fmell of his raiment, and bleffed him, and faid, See, the smell of my fon is as the fmell of a field which the LORD hath bleffed: 28 Therefore God give thee of the dew of heaven, and the fatness of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine: 29 Let people ferve thee, and na 9 Go now to the flock, and fetch me from thence two good kids of the goats; and I will make them favoury meat for thy father, such as he lov-tions bow down to thee; be lord over eth: 10 And thou shalt bring it to thy father, that he may eat, and that he may biefs thee before his death. thy brethren, and let thy mother's fons bow down to thee: cursed be every one that curseth thee, and bleffed be he that bleffeth thee. 30 And it came to pass, as foon as Ifaac had made an end of bleffing Jacob, and Jacob was yet scarce gone 11 And Jacob faid to Rebekah his mother, Behold, Efau my brother is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man: 12 My father peradventure will feel out from the prefence of Ifaac his the, and I fhall seem to him as a de- father, that Efau his brother came in ceiver; and 1 shall bring a curse upon from his hunting. me, and not a bleffing. 13 And his mother faid unto him, Upon me be thy curse, my fon: only bey my voice, and go fetch me them. 14 And he went, and fetched, and brought them to his mother and his mother made favoury meat, such as his father loved. 15 And Rebekah took goodly raiment of her eldeft fon Efau, which were with her in the house, and put them upon Jacob her younger fon: 16 And she put the skins of the kids of the goats upon his hands, and upon the imooth of his neck: 17 And she gave the favoury meat and the bread, which she had prepared, into the hand of her fon Jacob. 18 And he came unto his, father, and faid, My father and he said, Here am I; who art thou, my fon. 19 And Jacob faid unto his father, lam Efau thy firft born; I have done according as thou badeft me : arife, 1 pray thee, fit and eat of my venifon, that thy foul may bless me. 20 And Ifaac faid unto his fon, How is it that thou haft found it fo quickly, my fon? And he said,. Becaufe the LORD thy God brought it to me. 21 And Ifaac faid unto Jacob, Come near, 1 pray thee, that I may feel the, my fon, whether thou be my very fon Efau or not. 2 And Jacob went near unto Ifaac 31 And he alfo had made savoury meat, and brought it unto his father, and faid unto his father, Let my father arife, and eat of his fon's venifon, that thy foul may bless me. 32 And Ifaac his father faid unto him, who art thou? And he said, I am thy fon, thy first born Efau. 33 And Ifaac trembled very exceedingly, and faid, Who? where is he that hath taken venifon, and brought it me, and I have eaten of all before thou cameft, and have bleffed him? yea, and he shall be bleffed. 34 And when Efau heard the words of his father, he cried with a great and exceeding bitter cry, and fald unto his father, Bless me, even me alfo, O my father. 35 And he said, Thy brother came with fubtilty, and hath taken away thy bleffing. 36 And he said, Is not he rightly named Jacob? for he hath supplanted me these two times: he took away my bright right; and, behold, now he hath taken away my blessing. And he faid, Haft thou not referved a bleffing for me? 37 And Ifaac answered and faid unto Efau, Behold, I have made him thy lord, and all his brethren have I given to him for fervants; and with corn and wine have I fustained him: and what shall I do now unto thee my fon? |