rwbs - Genesis:36-38

rwbs@Genesis:36:1 @ Now these the generations of Esau, who Edom.

rwbs@Genesis:36:2 @ Esau took his wives of the daughters of Canaan; Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite, and Aholibamah the daughter of Anah the daughter of Zibeon the Hivite;

rwbs@Genesis:36:3 @ And Bashemath Ishmael’s daughter, sister of Nebajoth. (note:)Bashemath: or, Mahalath(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:36:4 @ And Adah bore to Esau Eliphaz; and Bashemath bore Reuel;

rwbs@Genesis:36:5 @ And Aholibamah bore Jeush, and Jaalam, and Korah: these the sons of Esau, who were born to him in the land of Canaan.

rwbs@Genesis:36:6 @ And Esau took his wives, and his sons, and his daughters, and all the persons of his house, and his cattle, and all his beasts, and all his substance, which he had gained in the land of Canaan; and went into the country from the face of his brother Jacob. (note:)persons: Hebrews. souls(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:36:7 @ For their riches were more than that they might dwell together; and the land where they were strangers could not sustain them because of their cattle.

rwbs@Genesis:36:8 @ Thus dwelt Esau in mount Seir: Esau Edom.

rwbs@Genesis:36:9 @ And these the generations of Esau the father of the Edomites in mount Seir: (note:)the Edomites: Hebrews. Edom(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:36:10 @ These the names of Esau’s sons; Eliphaz the son of Adah the wife of Esau, Reuel the son of Bashemath the wife of Esau.

rwbs@Genesis:36:11 @ And the sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho, and Gatam, and Kenaz. (note:)Zepho: or, Zephi(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:36:12 @ And Timna was concubine to Eliphaz Esau’s son; and she bore to Eliphaz Amalek: these the sons of Adah Esau’s wife.

rwbs@Genesis:36:13 @ And these the sons of Reuel; Nahath, and Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah: these were the sons of Bashemath Esau’s wife.

rwbs@Genesis:36:14 @ And these were the sons of Aholibamah, the daughter of Anah the daughter of Zibeon, Esau’s wife: and she bore to Esau Jeush, and Jaalam, and Korah.

rwbs@Genesis:36:15 @ These chiefs of the sons of Esau: the sons of Eliphaz the firstborn of Esau; chief Teman, chief Omar, chief Zepho, chief Kenaz,

rwbs@Genesis:36:16 @ Chief Korah, chief Gatam, chief Amalek: these the chiefs of Eliphaz in the land of Edom; these the sons of Adah.

rwbs@Genesis:36:17 @ And these the sons of Reuel Esau’s son; chief Nahath, chief Zerah, chief Shammah, chief Mizzah: these the chiefs of Reuel in the land of Edom; these the sons of Bashemath Esau’s wife.

rwbs@Genesis:36:18 @ And these the sons of Aholibamah Esau’s wife; chief Jeush, chief Jaalam, chief Korah: these the chiefs of Aholibamah the daughter of Anah, Esau’s wife.

rwbs@Genesis:36:19 @ These the sons of Esau, who Edom, and these their chiefs.

rwbs@Genesis:36:20 @ These the sons of Seir the Horite, who inhabited the land; Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah,

rwbs@Genesis:36:21 @ And Dishon, and Ezer, and Dishan: these the chiefs of the Horites, the children of Seir in the land of Edom.

rwbs@Genesis:36:22 @ And the children of Lotan were Hori and Hemam; and Lotan’s sister Timna. (note:)Hemam: or, Homam(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:36:23 @ And the children of Shobal these; Alvan, and Manahath, and Ebal, Shepho, and Onam. (note:)Alvan: or, Alian(:note)Shepho: or, Shephi

rwbs@Genesis:36:24 @ And these the children of Zibeon; both Ajah, and Anah: this Anah that found the mules in the wilderness, as he fed the donkeys of Zibeon his father.

rwbs@Genesis:36:25 @ And the children of Anah these; Dishon, and Aholibamah the daughter of Anah.

rwbs@Genesis:36:26 @ And these the children of Dishon; Hemdan, and Eshban, and Ithran, and Cheran. (note:)Hemdan: or, Amram(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:36:27 @ The children of Ezer these; Bilhan, and Zaavan, and Akan. (note:)Akan: or, Jakan(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:36:28 @ The children of Dishan these; Uz, and Aran.

rwbs@Genesis:36:29 @ These the chiefs of the Horites; chief Lotan, chief Shobal, chief Zibeon, chief Anah,

rwbs@Genesis:36:30 @ Chief Dishon, chief Ezer, chief Dishan: these the chiefs of Hori, among their chiefs in the land of Seir.

rwbs@Genesis:36:31 @ And these the kings that reigned in the land of Edom, before there reigned any king over the children of Israel.

rwbs@Genesis:36:32 @ And Bela the son of Beor reigned in Edom: and the name of his city Dinhabah.

rwbs@Genesis:36:33 @ And Bela died, and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his stead.

rwbs@Genesis:36:34 @ And Jobab died, and Husham of the land of Temani reigned in his stead.

rwbs@Genesis:36:35 @ 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 Avith.

rwbs@Genesis:36:36 @ And Hadad died, and Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his stead.

rwbs@Genesis:36:37 @ And Samlah died, and Saul of Rehoboth the river reigned in his stead.

rwbs@Genesis:36:38 @ And Saul died, and Baalhanan the son of Achbor reigned in his stead.

rwbs@Genesis:36:39 @ And Baalhanan the son of Achbor died, and Hadar reigned in his stead: and the name of his city Pau; and his wife’s name Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab. (note:)Hadar, Pau: or, Hadad, Pai: after his death was an Aristocracy(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:36:40 @ And these the names of the chiefs of Esau, according to their families, after their places, by their names; chief Timnah, chief Alvah, chief Jetheth, (note:)Alvah: or, Aliah(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:36:41 @ Chief Aholibamah, chief Elah, chief Pinon,

rwbs@Genesis:36:42 @ Chief Kenaz, chief Teman, chief Mibzar,

rwbs@Genesis:36:43 @ Chief Magdiel, chief Iram: these the chiefs of Edom, according to their habitations in the land of their possession: he Esau the father of the Edomites. (note:)the Edomites: Hebrews. Edom(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:37:1 @ And Jacob dwelt in the land in which his father was a stranger, in the land of Canaan. (note:)wherein…: Hebrews. of his father’s sojournings(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:37:2 @ These the generations of Jacob. Joseph, seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brethren; and the lad with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father’s wives: and Joseph brought to his father their bad report.

rwbs@Genesis:37:3 @ Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he the son of his old age: and he made him a coat of colours. (note:)colours: or, pieces(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:37:4 @ And when his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren, they hated him, and could not speak peaceably to him.

rwbs@Genesis:37:5 @ And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told to his brethren: and they hated him yet the more.

rwbs@Genesis:37:6 @ And he said to them, Hear, I pray you, this dream which I have dreamed:

rwbs@Genesis:37:7 @ For, behold, we binding sheaves in the field, and, lo, my sheaf arose, and also stood upright; and, behold, your sheaves stood around, and made obeisance to my sheaf.

rwbs@Genesis:37:8 @ And his brethren said to him, Shalt thou indeed reign over us? or shalt thou indeed have dominion over us? And they hated him yet the more for his dreams, and for his words.

rwbs@Genesis:37:9 @ And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it to his brethren, and said, Behold, I have dreamed a dream more; and, behold, the sun and the moon and the eleven stars made obeisance to me.

rwbs@Genesis:37:10 @ And he told to his father, and to his brethren: and his father rebuked him, and said to him, What 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?

rwbs@Genesis:37:11 @ And his brethren envied him; but his father observed the saying.

rwbs@Genesis:37:12 @ And his brethren went to feed their father’s flock in Shechem.

rwbs@Genesis:37:13 @ And Israel said to Joseph, Do not thy brethren feed in Shechem? come, and I will send thee to them. And he said to him, Here.

rwbs@Genesis:37:14 @ And he said to him, Go, I pray thee, see whether it is well with thy brethren, and well with the flocks; and bring me word again. So he sent him from the vale of Hebron, and he came to Shechem. (note:)see…: Hebrews. see the peace of thy brethren, etc.(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:37:15 @ And a certain man found him, and, behold, wandering in the field: and the man asked him, saying, What seekest thou?

rwbs@Genesis:37:16 @ And he said, I seek my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they feed.

rwbs@Genesis:37:17 @ And the man said, They have departed from here; for I heard them say, Let us go to Dothan. And Joseph went after his brethren, and found them in Dothan.

rwbs@Genesis:37:18 @ And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near to them, they conspired against him to slay him.

rwbs@Genesis:37:19 @ And they said one to another, Behold, this dreamer is coming. (note:)dreamer: Hebrews. master of dreams(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:37:20 @ 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 shall see what will become of his dreams.

rwbs@Genesis:37:21 @ And Reuben heard, and he delivered him from their hands; and said, Let us not kill him.

rwbs@Genesis:37:22 @ And Reuben said to them, Shed no blood, cast him into this pit that in the wilderness, and lay no hand upon him; that he might deliver him from their hands, to bring him back to his father.

rwbs@Genesis:37:23 @ And it came to pass, when Joseph had come to his brethren, that they stripped Joseph of his coat, coat of colours that on him; (note:)colours: or, pieces(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:37:24 @ And they took him, and cast him into a pit: and the pit empty, no water in it.

rwbs@Genesis:37:25 @ And they sat down to eat bread: and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and, behold, a company of Ishmaelites came from Gilead with their camels bearing spicery and balm and myrrh, going to carry down to Egypt.

rwbs@Genesis:37:26 @ And Judah said to his brethren, What profit if we slay our brother, and conceal his blood?

rwbs@Genesis:37:27 @ Come, and let us sell him to the Ishmaelites, and let not our hand be upon him; for he our brother our flesh. And his brethren were content. (note:)were…: Hebrews. hearkened(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:37:28 @ Then there passed by Midianites merchants; and they drew and lifted Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmaelites for twenty of silver: and they brought Joseph into Egypt.

rwbs@Genesis:37:29 @ And Reuben returned to the pit; and, behold, Joseph not in the pit; and he tore his clothes.

rwbs@Genesis:37:30 @ And he returned to his brethren, and said, The child not; and I, where shall I go?

rwbs@Genesis:37:31 @ And they took Joseph’s coat, and killed a kid of the goats, and dipped the coat in the blood;

rwbs@Genesis:37:32 @ And they sent the coat of colours, and they brought to their father; and said, This have we found: know now whether it thy son’s coat or not.

rwbs@Genesis:37:33 @ And he knew it, and said, my son’s coat; an evil beast hath devoured him; Joseph is without doubt torn in pieces.

rwbs@Genesis:37:34 @ And Jacob tore his clothes, and put sackcloth on his loins, and mourned for his son many days.

rwbs@Genesis:37:35 @ And all his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him; but he refused to be comforted; and he said, For I will go down into the grave to my son mourning. Thus his father wept for him.

rwbs@Genesis:37:36 @ And the Midianites sold him into Egypt to Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh’s, captain of the guard. (note:)officer: Hebrews. eunuch: but the word doth signify not only eunuchs, but also chamberlains, courtiers, and officers(:note)captain…: or, chief marshal: Heb. chief of the slaughter men, or executioners

rwbs@Genesis:38:1 @ And it came to pass at that time, that Judah went down from his brethren, and turned in to a certain Adullamite, whose name Hirah.

rwbs@Genesis:38:2 @ And Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite, whose name Shuah; and he took her, and went in to her.

rwbs@Genesis:38:3 @ And she conceived, and bore a son; and he called his name Er.

rwbs@Genesis:38:4 @ And she conceived again, and bore a son; and she called his name Onan.

rwbs@Genesis:38:5 @ And she yet again conceived, and bore a son; and called his name Shelah: and he was at Chezib, when she bore him.

rwbs@Genesis:38:6 @ And Judah took a wife for Er his firstborn, whose name Tamar.

rwbs@Genesis:38:7 @ And Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the LORD; and the LORD slew him.

rwbs@Genesis:38:8 @ And Judah said to Onan, Go in to thy brother’s wife, and marry her, and raise up seed to thy brother.

rwbs@Genesis:38:9 @ And Onan knew that the seed should not be his; and it came to pass, when he went in to his brother’s wife, that he wasted on the ground, lest he should give seed to his brother.

rwbs@Genesis:38:10 @ And the thing which he did displeased the LORD: therefore he slew him also. (note:)displeased…: Hebrews. was evil in the eyes of the Lord(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:38:11 @ Then said Judah to Tamar his daughter in law, Remain a widow at thy father’s house, till Shelah my son shall be grown: for he said, Lest perhaps he die also, as his brethren. And Tamar went and dwelt in her father’s house.

rwbs@Genesis:38:12 @ And in process of time the daughter of Shuah Judah’s wife died; and Judah was comforted, and went up to his sheepshearers to Timnath, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite. (note:)in process…: Hebrews. the days were multiplied(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:38:13 @ And it was told to Tamar, saying, Behold thy father in law goeth up to Timnath to shear his sheep.

rwbs@Genesis:38:14 @ And she put off from her, her widow’s garments, and covered her with a veil, and wrapped herself, and sat in an open place, which by the way to Timnath; for she saw that Shelah was grown, and she was not given to him for a wife. (note:)an open…: Hebrews. the door of eyes, or, of Enajim(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:38:15 @ When Judah saw her, he thought her an harlot; because she had covered her face.

rwbs@Genesis:38:16 @ And he turned to her by the way, and said, Come, I pray thee, let me come in to thee; (for he knew not that she his daughter in law.) And she said, What wilt thou give me, that thou mayest come in to me?

rwbs@Genesis:38:17 @ And he said, I will send a kid from the flock. And she said, Wilt thou give a pledge, till thou sendest? (note:)a kid: Hebrews. a kid of the goats(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:38:18 @ And he said, What pledge shall I give thee? And she said, Thy signet, and thy bracelets, and thy staff that in thy hand. And he gave her, and came in to her, and she conceived by him.

rwbs@Genesis:38:19 @ And she arose, and went her way, and laid by her veil from her, and put on the garments of her widowhood.

rwbs@Genesis:38:20 @ And Judah sent the kid by the hand of his friend the Adullamite, to receive pledge from the woman’s hand: but he found her not.

rwbs@Genesis:38:21 @ Then he asked the men of that place, saying, Where the harlot, that openly by the way side? And they said, There was no harlot in this. (note:)openly: or, in Enajim(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:38:22 @ And he returned to Judah, and said, I cannot find her; and also the men of the place said, there was no harlot in this.

rwbs@Genesis:38:23 @ And Judah said, Let her take to her, lest we be shamed: behold, I sent this kid, and thou hast not found her. (note:)be shamed: Hebrews. become a contempt(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:38:24 @ And it came to pass about three months after, that it was told to Judah, saying, Tamar thy daughter in law hath played the harlot; and also, behold, she with child by harlotry. And Judah said, Bring her forth, and let her be burnt.

rwbs@Genesis:38:25 @ When she brought forth, she sent to her father in law, saying, By the man, whose these I with child: and she said, Discern, I pray thee, whose these, the signet, and bracelets, and staff.

rwbs@Genesis:38:26 @ And Judah acknowledged, and said, She hath been more righteous than I; because that I gave her not to Shelah my son. And he knew her again no more.

rwbs@Genesis:38:27 @ And it came to pass in the time of her travail, that, behold, twins in her womb.

rwbs@Genesis:38:28 @ And it came to pass, when she travailed, that put out hand: and the midwife took and bound upon his hand a scarlet thread, saying, This came out first.

rwbs@Genesis:38:29 @ And it came to pass, as he drew back his hand, that, behold, his brother came out: and she said, How hast thou broken forth? breach upon thee: therefore his name was called Pharez. (note:)How hast…: or, Wherefore hast thou made this breach against thee?(:note)Pharez: that is A breach

rwbs@Genesis:38:30 @ And afterwards came out his brother, that had the scarlet thread upon his hand: and his name was called Zarah.

rwbs@Genesis:39:1 @ And Joseph was brought down to Egypt; and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him of the hands of the Ishmaelites, who had brought him down there.