11 Take, I pray thee, my blessing that is brought to thee; because God hath dealt graciously with me, and because I have enough: and he urged him, and he took it. The kindness of Jacob and Esau. CHAP. XXXIV, XXXV. Hamor and Shechem slain drove which I met? And he said, These are to| 12 Ask me never so much dowry and gift, and find grace in the sight of my lord. I will give according as ye shall say unto me 9 And Esau said, I have enough, my brother; but give me the damsel to wife. keep that thou hast unto thyself. 13 And the sons of Jacob answered Shechem 10 And Jacob said, Nay, I pray thee, if now I and Hamor his father deceitfully, and said, Be have found grace in thy sight, then receive my cause he had defiled Dinah their sister: present at my hand: for therefore I have seen 14 And they said unto them, We cannot do this thy face, as though I had seen the face of God, thing, to give our sister to one that is uncircumand thou wast pleased with me. cised: for that were a reproach unto us: 15 But in this will we consent unto you: If ye will be as we be,that every male of you be circumcised; 16 Then will we give our daughters unto you, and we will take your daughters to us, and we will dwell with you, and we will become one people. 17 But if ye will not hearken unto us, to be cir13 And he said unto him, My lord knoweth cumcised; then will we take our daughter, and that the children are tender, and the flocks and herds with young are with me, and if men should over-drive them one day, all the flock will die. 14 Let my lord, I pray thee, pass over before his 19 And the young man deferred not to do the servant: and I will lead on softly, according as thing, because he had delight in Jacob's daughthe cattle that goeth before me and the children ter: and he was more honourable than all the be able to endure; until I come unto my lord house of his father. unto Seir. 12 And he said, Let us take our journey, and let us go, and I will go before thee. 15 And Esau said, Let me now leave with thee some of the folk that are with me: And he said, What needeth it? Let me find grace in the sight of my lord. 16 So Esau returned that day on his way un to Seir. we will be gone. 18 And their words pleased Hamor, and Shechem, Hamor's son. 20 1 And Hamor and Shechem his son came unto the gate of their city, and communed with the men of their city, saying, 21 These men are peaceable with us, therefore let them dwell in the land, and trade therein: for the land, behold, it is large enough for them. let us take their daughters to us for wives, and 17 And Jacob journeyed to Succoth, and built let us give them our daughters. him a house, and made booths for his cattle: 22 Only herein will the men consent unto us for therefore the name of the place is called Succoth. to dwell with us, to be one people, if every male 18 ¶ And Jacob came to Shalem, a city of She-among us be circumcised, as they are circumcised. chem, which is in the land of Canaan, when he 23 Shall not their cattle, and their substance, came from Padan-aram; and pitched his tent and every beast of theirs be ours? only let us before the city. consent unto them, and they will dwell with us 24 And unto Hamor, and unto Shechem his son, hearkened all that went out of the gate of his city and every male was circumcised, all that went out of the gate of his city. 19 And he bought a parcel of a field, where he had spread his tent, at the hand of the children of Hamor, Shechem's father, for a hundred pieces of money. 20 And he erected there an altar, and called it El-elohe-Israel. CHAP. XXXIV. Shechem defileth Dinah. 25 T And it came to pass on the third day, when they were sore, that two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, Dinah's brethren, took each man his sword, and came upon the city ND Dinah the daughter of Leah, which she boldly, and slew all the males. A bare unto Jacob, went out to see the daugh- 26 And they slew Hamor and Shechem his son ters of the land. 2 And when Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, prince of the country, saw her, he took her, and lay with her, and defiled her. 3 And his soul clave unto Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the damsel, and spake kindly unto the damsel. 4 And Shechem spake unto his father Hamor, saying, Get me this damsel to wife. 5 And Jacob heard that he had defiled Dinah his daughter: now his sons were with his cattle in the field and Jacob held his peace until they were come. S And Hamor the father of Shechem went out unto Jacob to commune with him. with the edge of the sword, and took Dinah out 28 They took their sheep, and their oxen, and their asses, and that which was in the city, and that which was in the field. 29 And all their wealth and all their little ones, and their wives took they captive, and spoiled even all that was in the house. 30 And Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, Ye have troubled me to make me to stink among the inhabitants of the land, among the Canaanites, and the Perizzites: and I being few in number, 7 And the sons of Jacob came out of the field they shall gather themselves together against me, when they heard it: and the men were grieved, and slay me, and I shall be destroyed, I and iny and they were very wroth, because he had house. CHAP. XXXV. wrought folly in Israel, in lying with Jacob's 31 And they said, Should he deal with our sisdaughter; which thing ought not to be done. ter as with a harlot ? 8 And Hamor communed with them, saying, The soul of my son Shechem lcngeth for your daughter: I pray you give her him to wife. 9 And make ye marriages with us, and give your daughters unto us, and take our daughters unto you. 10 And ye shall dwell with us: and the land shall be before you; dwell and trade ye therein, and get you possessions therein. 11 And Shechem said unto her father, and unto her brethren, Let me find grace in your eyes, and what ye shall say unto me, I will give. AND God said en Jacob, Ards to there Beth-el, and dwell there: and make there an altar unto God, that appeared unto thee when thou fleddest from the face of Esau thy brother. 2 Then Jacob said unto his household, and to all that were with him, Put away the strange gods that are among you, and be clean and change your garments: 3 And let us arise, and go up to Beth-el; and I will make there an altar unto God, who answer Death and burial of Isaac. GENESIS. The kings of Edom ed me in the day of my distress, and was with 2 Esau took his wives of the daughters of Ca. ine in the way which I went. naan; Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite, 4 And they gave unto Jacob all the strange gods and Aholibamah the daughter of Anah the which were in their hand, and all their ear-rings daughter of Zibeon the Hivite; which were in their ears; and Jacob hid them 3 And Bashemath, Ishmael's daughter, sister of under the oak which was by Shechem. Nebajoth. 5 And they journeyed: and the terror of God 4 And Adah bare to Esau, Eliphaz; and Bawas upon the cities that were round about them, shemath bare Reuel; and they did not pursue after the sons of Jacob. 5 And Aholibamah bare Jeush, and Jaalam, 6 So Jacob came to Luz, which is in the land and Korah: These are the sons of Esau, which of Canaan (that is Beth-el) he and all the peo- were born unto him in the land of Canaan. ple that were with him. 6 And Esau took his wives, and his sons, and 7 And he built there an altar, and called the his daughters, and all the persons of his house, place El-beth-el; because there God appeared and his cattle, and all his beasts, and all his sub unto him, when he fled from the face of his brother. stance which he had got in the land of Canaan; 8 But Deborah, Rebekah's nurse, died, and she and went into the country from the face of his was buried beneath Beth-el, under an oak: and brother Jacob. the name of it was called Allon-bachuth. 9 7 For their riches were more than that they And God appeared unto Jacob again when might dwell together: and the land wherein he came out of Padan-aram; and blessed him. they were strangers could not bear them, because 10 And God said unto him, Thy name is Ja- of their cattle. cob: thy name shall not be called any more Jacob, but Israel shall be thy name; and he called his name Israel. 11 And God said unto him, I am God Almighty: be fruitful and multiply; a nation and a company of nations shall be of thee, and kings shall come out of thy loins. 12 And the land which I gave Abraham and Isaac, to thee I will give it, and to thy seed after thee will I give the land. 8 Thus dwelt Esau in mount Seir: Esau is Edom. 9 And these are the generations of Esau the father of the Edomites, in mount Seir: 10 These are the names of Esau's sons; Eliphaz the son of Adah the wife of Esau; Reuel the son of Bashemath the wife of Esau. 11 And the sons of Eliphaz were, Teman, Omar, Zepho, and Gatam, and Kenaz. 12 And Timna was concubine to Eliphaz, Esau's son; and she bare to Eliphaz, Amalek: these were the sons of Adah, Esau's wife. 13 And these are the sons of Reuel; Nahath, and Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah: these were pour- the sons of Bashemath, Esau's wife. 13 And God went up from him, in the place where he talked with him. 14 And Jacob set up a pillar in the place where he talked with him, even a pillar of stone: and he poured a drink-offering thereon, and he ed oil thereon. place 14 ¶ And these were the sons of Aholibamah, the daughter of Anah, the daughter of Zibeon, Esau's wife: and she bare to Esau, Jeush, and Jaalam, and Korah.“ 15 And Jacob called the name of the where God spake with him, Beth-el. 16 And they journeyed from Beth-el; and there was but a little way to come to Ephrath: 15 ¶ These were dukes of the sons of Esau : and Rachel travailed, and she had hard labour. the sons of Eliphaz, the first-born son of Esau ; 17 And it came to pass when she was in hard duke Teman, duke Omar, duke Zepho, duke labour, that the midwife said unto her, Fear not; Kenaz, thou shalt have this son also. 16 Duke Korah, duke Gatam, and duke Aina18 And it came to pass as her soul was in de-lek: these are the dukes that came of Eliphaz, in parting, (for she died,) that she called his name Ben-oni: but his father called him Benjamin. 19 And Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath, which is Beth-lehem. 20 And Jacob set a pillar upon her grave: that is the pillar of Rachel's grave unto this day. 21 ¶ And Israel journeyed, and spread his tent beyond the tower of Edar. 22 And it came to pass, when Israel dwelt in that land, that Reuben went and lay with Bilhah his father's concubine: and Israel heard it. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve: the land of Edom: these were the sons of Adah. 17 ¶ And these are the sons of Reuel, Esau's son; duke Nahath, duke Zerah, duke Shammah, duke Mizzah: these are the dukes that came of Reuel, in the land of Edom: these are the sons of Bashemath, Esau's wife. 18 T And these are the sons of Aholibamah, Esau's wife; duke Jeush, duke Jaalam, duke Korah: these were the dukes that came of Aholibamah the daughter of Anah, Esau's wife. 19 These are the sons of Esau (who is Edom) and these are their dukes. 23 The sons of Leah; Reuben, Jacob's first- 20 T These are the sons of Seir the Horite, who born, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Is-inhabited the land; Lotan, and Shobal, and sachar, and Zebulun: Zibeon, and Anah, 24 The sons of Rachel; Joseph, and Benjamin: 25 And the sons of Bilhah, Rachel's handmaid; Dan, and Naphtali: 26 And the sons of Zilpah, Leah's handmaid; Gad, and Asher. These are the sons of Jacob, which were born to him in Padan-aram. 27 ¶ And Jacob came unto Isaac his father unto Mamre, unto the city of Arbah (which is Hebron) where Abraham and Isaac sojourned. 28 And the days of Isaac were a hundred and fourscore years. 29 And Isaac gave up the ghost and died, and was gathered unto his people, being old and full of days; and his sons Esau and Jacob buried him. CHAP. XXXVI. Esau's family in Canaan. 21 And Dishon, and Ezer, and Dishan: these are the dukes of the Horites, the children of Seir in the land of Edom. 22 And the children of Lotan were Hori, and Heman: and Lotan's sister was Timna. 23 And the children of Shobal were these; Alvan, and Manahath, and Ebal, Shepao, and Onam. 24 And these are the children of Zibeon; both Ajah, and Anah: this was that Anah that found the mules in the wilderness, as he fed the asses of Zibeon his father. 25 And the children of Anah were these: Dishon, and Aholibamah the daughter of Anah. 26 And these are the children of Dishon; Hem. dan, and Eshban, and Ithran, and Cheran. Now these are the generations of Esau, who 27 The children of Ezer are these; Bilhan, and OW Zaayan, and Akan. Joseph relateth his dreams. CHAP. XXXVII. 28 The children of Dishan are these; Uz, and Aran. He is sold into Egypt. 11 And his brethren envied him; but his father observed the saying. 29 These are the dukes that came of the Horites: 12 ¶ And his brethren went to feed their father's duke Lotan, duke Shobal, duke Zibeon, duke flock in Shechem. Anah, 13 And Israel said unto Joseph, Do not thy 30 Duke Dishon, duke Ezer, duke Dishan: these brethren feed the flock in Shechem? Come, and are the dukes that came of Hori, among their I will send thee unto them. And he said to him, dukes in the land of Seir. Here am I. 31 ¶ And these are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom, before there reigned any king over the children of Israel. 32 And Bela the son of Beor reigned in Edom: and the name of his city was Dinhabah. 33 And Bela died, and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his stead. 34 And Jobab died, and Husham of the land of Temani reigned in his stead. 35 And Husham died, and Hadad the son of Bedad (who smote Midian in the field of Moab) reigned in his stead: and the name of his city was Avith. 36 And Hadad died, and Sam'ah of Masrekah reigned in his stead. 37 And Samlah died, and Saul of Rehoboth by the river reigned in his stead. 38 And Saul died, and Baal-hanan the son of Achbor reigned in his stead. 14 And he said to him, Go, I pray thee, see whether it be well with thy brethren, and well with the flocks; and bring me word again. So he sent him out of the vale of Hebron, and le came to Shechem. 15 ¶ And a certain man found him, and behold, he was wandering in the field: and the man asked him, saying, What seekest thou? 16 And he said, I seek my brethren: tell me I pray thee, where they feed their flocks. 17 And the man said, They are departed hence: for I heard them say, Let us go to Dothan. And Joseph went after his brethren, and found themi in Dothan. 18 And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him. 19 And they said one to another, Behold this dreamer cometh. 39 And Baal-hanan the son of Achbor died, and 41 Duke Aholibamah, duke Elah, duke Pinon, 42 Duke Kenaz, duke Teman, duke Mibzar, 43 Duke Magdiel, duke Iram: these be the dukes of Edom, according to their habitations, in the land of their possession: he is Esau, the father of the Edomites. CHAP. XXXVII. Joseph hated of his brethren. 20 Come now therefore, and let us slay him, and cast him into some pit; and we will say, Some evil beast hath devoured him; and we 21 And Reuben heard it, and he delivered him out of their hands; and said, Let us not kill him. 22 And Reuben said unto them, Shed no blood, but cast him into this pit that is in the wilderness, and lay no hand upon him; that he might rid him out of their hands, to deliver him to his father again. 23 And it came to pass when Joseph was come unto his brethren, that they stript Joseph out of his coat, his coat of many colours that was on him. 24 And they took him, and cast him into a pit: ND Jacob dwelt in the land wherein his fa- and the pit was empty, there was no water in it. At Jacob in thin the land of Canaan. 25 And they sat down to eat bread, and they 2 These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph lifted up their eyes and looked, and behold, a being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock company of Ishmaelites came from Gilead, with with his brethren, and the lad was with the sons their camels bearing spicery, and balm, and of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his fa- myrrh, going to carry it down to Egypt. ther's wives: and Joseph brought unto his father their evil report. 26 And Judah said unto his brethren, What profit is it if we slay our brother, and conceal his blood? 27 Come, and let us sell him to the Ishmaelites, and let not our hand be upon him; for he is our brother, and our flesh: and his brethren were content. 3 Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age: and he made him a coat of many colours. 4 And when his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren, they hated him, and could not speak peaceably unto him. 28 Then there passed by Midianites, merchant5 And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told men; and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of it his brethren: and they hated him yet the more. the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmaelites for 6 And he said unto them, Hear, I pray you, this twenty pieces of silver: and they brought Jodream which I have dreamed: seph into Egypt. 7 For behold, we were binding sheaves in the 29 ¶ And Reuben returned unto the pit; and field, and lo, my sheaf arose, and also stood up-behold, Joseph was not in the pit: and he rent right; and behold, your sheaves stood round his clothes. about, and made obeisance to my sheaf. 30 And he returned unto his brethren, and said, 8 And his brethren said unto him, Shalt thou The child is not: and I, whither shall I go? indeed reign over us? or shalt thou indeed have 31 And they took Joseph's coat, and killed a kid dominion over us? And they hated him yet the of the goats, and dipped the coat in the blood: more for his dreams and for his words. 32 And they sent the coat of many colours, ard 9 And he dreamed yet another dream, and told they brought it to their father; and said, This 1 his brethren, and said, Behold, I have dream- have we found: know now whether it be thy ed a dream more: and behold, the sun and the son's coat or no. moon and the eleven stars made obeisance to me. 33 And he knew it, and said, It is my son's 10 And he told it to his father, and to his breth-coat; an evil beast hath devoured him: Joseph ren and his father rebuked him, and said unto is without doubt rent in pieces. him, What is this dream that thou hast dreamed? Shall I and thy mother and thy brethren indeed come to bow down ourselves to thee to the earth? 34 And Jacob rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his loins,and mourned for his son manydays. 35 And all his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him; but he refused to be comforted, Joseph cast into prison. CHAP. XL, XLI. Pharaoh sendeth for him. and spake unto them, saying, See, he hath brought and make mention of me unto Pharaoh, and in a Hebrew unto us to mock us: he came in unto bring me out of this house: me to lie with me, and I cried with a loud voice: 15 For indeed I was stolen away out of the land 15 And it came to pass, when he heard that I of the Hebrews: and here also have I done noth lifted up my voice and cned, that he left his gar- ing that they should put me into the dungeon. ment with me, and fled, and got him out. 16 When the chief baker saw that the interpre tation was good, he said unto Joseph, I also was in my dream, and behold I had three white baskets on my head: 16 And she laid up his garment by her, until his lord came home. 17 And she spake unto him according to these words. saying, The Hebrew servant which thou hast brought unto us, came in unto me to mock me: 18 And it came to pass as I lifted up my voice and cried, that he left his garment with me, and fled out. 19 And it came to pass, when his master heard the words of his wife, which she spake unto him, saying, After this manner did thy servant to me; that his wrath was kindled. 17 And in the uppermost basket there was of all manner of bake-meats for Pharaoh: and the birds did eat them out of the basket upon my head. 18 And Joseph answered, and said, This is the interpretation thereof: The three baskets are three days: 19 Yet within three days shall Pharaoh lift up thy head from off thee, and shall hang thee on a tree; and the birds shall eat thy flesh from off thee. 20 And Joseph's master took him, and put him 20 And it came to pass the third day, which was into the prison, a place where the king's prisoners Pharaoh's birth-day, that he made a feast unto all were bound: and he was there in the prison. his servants: and he lifted up the head of the chief 21 But the LORD was with Joseph, and shew-butler and of the chief baker among his servants. ed him mercy, and gave him favour in the sight 21 And he restored the chief butler unto his butof the keeper of the prison. |lership again; and he gave the cup into Pharaoh's 22 And the keeper of the prison committed to hand Joseph's hand all the prisoners that were in the 22 But he hanged the chief baker, as Joseph had prison; and whatsoever they did there, he was interpreted to them. the doer of it. 23 The keeper of the prison looked not to any thing that was under his hand; because the LORD was with him and that which he did, the LORD made it to prosper. CHAP. XL. Pharaoh's butler and baker. 23 Yet did not the chief butler remember Jo seph, but forgat him. CHAP. XLI. AND it came to pass at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh dreamed: and behold, he stood by the river. ND it came to pass after these things, that 2 And behold, there came up out of the river A of Egypt kine fat-fleshed; had offended their lord the king of Egypt. baker seven they fed in a meadow. 2 And Pharaoh was wroth against two of his 3 And behold, seven other kine came up after officers, against the chief of the butlers, and them out of the river, ill-favoured and lean-fleshagainst the chief of the bakers. ed; and stood by the other kine upon the brink 3 And he put them in ward in the house of the of the river. captain of the guard, into the prison, the place 4 And the ill-favoured and lean-fleshed kine 4 And the captain of the guard charged Joseph So Pharaoh awoke. 5 And they dreamed a dream both of them, each man his dream in one night, each man according to the interpretation of his dream; the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt, which were bound in the prison. 6 And Joseph came in unto them in the morning, and looked upon them, and behold, they were sad. 7 And he asked Pharaoh's officers that were with him in the ward of his lord's house, saying, Wherefore look ye so sadly to-day? 5 And he slept and dreamed the second time; and behold, seven ears of corn came up upon one stalk, rank and good. 6 And behold, seven thin ears and blasted with the east wind sprung up after them. 7 And the seven thin ears devoured the seven rank and full ears. And Pharaoh awoke, and behold, it was a dream. 8 And it came to pass in the morning, that his spirit was troubled; and he sent and called for all the magicians of Egypt, and all the wise men thereof: and Pharaoh told them his dreams; but there 8 And they said unto him, We have dreamed a was none that could interpret them unto Pharaoh. dream, and there is no interpreter of it. And 9 ¶ Then spake the chief butler unto Pharaoh, Joseph said unto them, Do not interpretations belong to God? Tell me them, I pray you. 9 And the chief butler told his dream to Joseph, and said unto him, In my dream, behold, a vine was before me; 10 And in the vine were three branches: and it was as though it budded, and her blossoms shot forth; and the clusters thereof brought forth ripe grapes: I saying, I do remember my faults this day: 12 And there was there with us a young man, a Hebrew, servant to the captain of the guard; and we told him, and he interpreted to us our dreams; to each man according to his dream he did interpret. 11 And Pharaoh's cup was in my hand: and took the grapes, and pressed them into Pharaoh's cup, and I gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand. 12 And Joseph said unto him, This is the inter- 13 And it came to pass, as he interpreted to us, pretation of it: The three branches are three days: so it was: me he restored unto mine office, and 13 Yet within three days shall Pharaoh lift up him he hanged. thy head, and restore thee unto thy place and 14 T Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and thou shalt deliver Pharaoh's cup into his hand, they brought him hastily out of the dungeon: after the former manner when thou wast his and he shaved himself, and changed his raiment, butler. and came in unto Pharaoh. 14 But think on me when it shall be well with 15 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I have dreamthee, and shew kindness, I pray thee, unto me, ed a dream, and there is none that can interpret |