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rwbs@Genesis:1:1 @ In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

rwbs@Genesis:1:2 @ And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.

rwbs@Genesis:1:3 @ And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.

rwbs@Genesis:1:4 @ And God saw the light, that good: and God divided the light from the darkness. (note:)the light from…: Hebrews. between the light and between the darkness(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:1:5 @ And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day. (note:)And the evening…: Hebrews. And the evening was, and the morning was etc.(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:1:6 @ And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters. (note:)firmament: Hebrews. expansion(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:1:7 @ And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which under the firmament from the waters which above the firmament: and it was so.

rwbs@Genesis:1:8 @ And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day. (note:)And the evening…: Hebrews. And the evening was, and the morning was etc.(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:1:9 @ And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together into one place, and let the dry appear: and it was so.

rwbs@Genesis:1:10 @ And God called the dry Earth; and the gathering together of the waters he called Seas: and God saw that good.

rwbs@Genesis:1:11 @ And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, the fruit tree yielding fruit after its kind, whose seed in itself, upon the earth: and it was so. (note:)grass: Hebrews. tender grass(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:1:12 @ And the earth brought forth grass, herb yielding seed after its kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed in itself, after its kind: and God saw that good.

rwbs@Genesis:1:13 @ And the evening and the morning were the third day. (note:)And the evening…: Hebrews. And the evening was, and the morning was etc.(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:1:14 @ And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years: (note:)the day…: Hebrews. between the day and between the night(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:1:15 @ And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so.

rwbs@Genesis:1:16 @ And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: the stars also. (note:)to rule the day…: Hebrews. for the rule of the day, etc.(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:1:17 @ And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,

rwbs@Genesis:1:18 @ And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that good.

rwbs@Genesis:1:19 @ And the evening and the morning were the fourth day. (note:)And the evening…: Hebrews. And the evening was, and the morning was etc.(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:1:20 @ And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven. (note:)moving: or, creeping(:note)life: Hebrews. soulfowl…: Heb. let fowl flyopen…: Heb. face of the firmament of heaven

rwbs@Genesis:1:21 @ And God created great sea creatures, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that good.

rwbs@Genesis:1:22 @ And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.

rwbs@Genesis:1:23 @ And the evening and the morning were the fifth day. (note:)And the evening…: Hebrews. And the evening was, and the morning was etc.(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:1:24 @ And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and the beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so.

rwbs@Genesis:1:25 @ And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that good.

rwbs@Genesis:1:26 @ And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.

rwbs@Genesis:1:27 @ So God created man in his image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.

rwbs@Genesis:1:28 @ And God blessed them, and God said to them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. (note:)moveth: Hebrews. creepeth(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:1:29 @ And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in which the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for food. (note:)bearing…: Hebrews. seeding seed(:note)yielding…: Heb. seeding seed

rwbs@Genesis:1:30 @ And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, in which life, every green herb for food: and it was so. (note:)life: Hebrews. a living soul(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:1:31 @ And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day. (note:)And the evening…: Hebrews. And the evening was, and the morning was etc.(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:2:1 @ Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them.

rwbs@Genesis:2:2 @ And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made.

rwbs@Genesis:2:3 @ And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made. (note:)created…: Hebrews. created to make(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:2:4 @ These the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens,

rwbs@Genesis:2:5 @ And every plant of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew: for the LORD God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and not a man to till the ground.

rwbs@Genesis:2:6 @ But there went up a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground. (note:)there…: or, a mist which went up from, etc.(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:2:7 @ And the LORD God formed man the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul. (note:)of the dust…: Hebrews. dust of the ground(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:2:8 @ And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.

rwbs@Genesis:2:9 @ And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.

rwbs@Genesis:2:10 @ And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from there it was parted, and became into four heads.

rwbs@Genesis:2:11 @ The name of the first Pison: which goest around the whole land of Havilah, where gold;

rwbs@Genesis:2:12 @ And the gold of that land good: there bdellium and the onyx stone.

rwbs@Genesis:2:13 @ And the name of the second river Gihon: the same that goest around the whole land of Cush. (note:)Ethiopia: Hebrews. Cush(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:2:14 @ And the name of the third river Hiddekel: which floweth toward the east of Assyria. And the fourth river Euphrates. (note:)toward…: or, eastward to Assyria(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:2:15 @ And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to tend it and to keep it. (note:)the man: or, Adam(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:2:16 @ And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: (note:)thou…: Hebrews. eating thou shalt eat(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:2:17 @ But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest of it thou shalt surely die. (note:)thou shalt surely…: Hebrews. dying thou shalt die(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:2:18 @ And the LORD God said, not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him. (note:)meet…: Hebrews. as before him(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:2:19 @ And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought to Adam to see what he would call them: and whatever Adam called every living creature, that its name. (note:)Adam: or, the man(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:2:20 @ And Adam gave names to all cattle, and to the fowls of the air, and to every beast of the field; but for Adam there was not found an help meet for him. (note:)gave: Hebrews. called(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:2:21 @ And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh in its place;

rwbs@Genesis:2:22 @ And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, he made a woman, and brought her to the man. (note:)made: Hebrews. builded(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:2:23 @ And Adam said, This now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man. (note:)Woman: Hebrews. Isha(:note)Man: Heb. Ish

rwbs@Genesis:2:24 @ Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they shall be one flesh.

rwbs@Genesis:2:25 @ And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.

rwbs@Genesis:3:1 @ Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said to the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? (note:)Yea…: Hebrews. Yea, because, etc.(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:3:2 @ And the woman said to the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden:

rwbs@Genesis:3:3 @ But of the fruit of the tree which in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.

rwbs@Genesis:3:4 @ And the serpent said to the woman, Ye shall not surely die:

rwbs@Genesis:3:5 @ For God doth know that in the day ye eat of it, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as God, knowing good and evil.

rwbs@Genesis:3:6 @ And when the woman saw that the tree good for food, and that it pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make wise, she took of its fruit, and ate, and gave also to her husband with her; and he ate. (note:)pleasant: Hebrews. a desire(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:3:7 @ And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made for themselves aprons. (note:)aprons: or, things to gird about(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:3:8 @ And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God among the trees of the garden. (note:)cool: Hebrews. wind(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:3:9 @ And the LORD God called to Adam, and said to him, Where thou?

rwbs@Genesis:3:10 @ And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I naked; and I hid myself.

rwbs@Genesis:3:11 @ And he said, Who told thee that thou naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat?

rwbs@Genesis:3:12 @ And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest with me, she gave me of the tree, and I ate.

rwbs@Genesis:3:13 @ And the LORD God said to the woman, What this thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I ate.

rwbs@Genesis:3:14 @ And the LORD God said to the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life:

rwbs@Genesis:3:15 @ And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.

rwbs@Genesis:3:16 @ To the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee. (note:)to thy…: or, subject to thy husband(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:3:17 @ And to Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened to the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat it all the days of thy life;

rwbs@Genesis:3:18 @ Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field; (note:)bring…: Hebrews. cause to bud(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:3:19 @ In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou shalt return to the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou , and to dust shalt thou return.

rwbs@Genesis:3:20 @ And Adam called his wife’s name Eve; because she was the mother of all living. (note:)Eve: Hebrews. Chavah: that is Living(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:3:21 @ For Adam also and for his wife the LORD God made coats of skins, and clothed them.

rwbs@Genesis:3:22 @ And the LORD God said, Behold, the man hath become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he should put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:

rwbs@Genesis:3:23 @ Therefore the LORD God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from which he was taken.

rwbs@Genesis:3:24 @ So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubim, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to guard the way of the tree of life.

rwbs@Genesis:4:1 @ And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bore Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the LORD. (note:)Cain: that is, Gotten, or, Acquired(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:4:2 @ And she again bore his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground. (note:)Abel: Hebrews. Hebel(:note)a keeper: Heb. a feeder

rwbs@Genesis:4:3 @ And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering to the LORD. (note:)in process…: Hebrews. at the end of days(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:4:4 @ And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of its fat. And the LORD had respect to Abel and to his offering: (note:)flock: Hebrews. sheep, or, goats(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:4:5 @ But to Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very angry, and his countenance fell.

rwbs@Genesis:4:6 @ And the LORD said to Cain, Why art thou angry? and why is thy countenance fallen?

rwbs@Genesis:4:7 @ If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And to thee his desire, and thou shalt rule over him. (note:)be accepted: or, have the excellency(:note)unto…: or, subject unto thee

rwbs@Genesis:4:8 @ And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him.

rwbs@Genesis:4:9 @ And the LORD said to Cain, Where Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: I my brother’s keeper?

rwbs@Genesis:4:10 @ And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother’s blood crieth to me from the ground. (note:)blood: Hebrews. bloods(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:4:11 @ And now thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother’s blood from thy hand;

rwbs@Genesis:4:12 @ When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield to thee its strength; a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth.

rwbs@Genesis:4:13 @ And Cain said to the LORD, My punishment greater than I can bear. (note:)My…: or, Mine iniquity is greater than that it may be forgiven(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:4:14 @ Behold, thou hast driven me this day from the face of the earth; and from thy face shall I be hid; and I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond in the earth; and it shall come to pass, any one that findeth me shall slay me.

rwbs@Genesis:4:15 @ And the LORD said to him, Therefore whoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And the LORD set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him.

rwbs@Genesis:4:16 @ And Cain went out from the presence of the LORD, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden.

rwbs@Genesis:4:17 @ And Cain knew his wife; and she conceived, and bore Enoch: and he built a city, and called the name of the city, after the name of his son, Enoch. (note:)Enoch: Hebrews. Chanoch(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:4:18 @ And to Enoch was born Irad: and Irad begat Mehujael: and Mehujael begat Methusael: and Methusael begat Lamech. (note:)Lamech: Hebrews. Lemech(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:4:19 @ And Lamech took to him two wives: the name of the one Adah, and the name of the other Zillah.

rwbs@Genesis:4:20 @ And Adah bore Jabal: he was the father of such as dwell in tents, and cattle.

rwbs@Genesis:4:21 @ And his brother’s name Jubal: he was the father of all such as handle the harp and flute.

rwbs@Genesis:4:22 @ And Zillah, she also bore Tubalcain, an instructor of every craftsman in brass and iron: and the sister of Tubalcain Naamah. (note:)instructer: Hebrews. whetter(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:4:23 @ And Lamech said to his wives, Adah and Zillah, Hear my voice; ye wives of Lamech, hearken to my speech: for I have slain a man who wounded me, and a young man for hurting me. (note:)I have…: or, I would slay a man in my wound, etc.(:note)to my hurt: or, in my hurt

rwbs@Genesis:4:24 @ If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy and sevenfold.

rwbs@Genesis:4:25 @ And Adam knew his wife again; and she bore a son, and called his name Seth: For God, , hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew. (note:)Seth: Hebrews. Sheth: that is Appointed, or, Put(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:4:26 @ And to Seth, to him also there was born a son; and he called his name Enos: then began men to call upon the name of the LORD. (note:)Enos: Hebrews. Enosh(:note)to call…: or, to call themselves by the name of the Lord

rwbs@Genesis:5:1 @ This the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made he him;

rwbs@Genesis:5:2 @ Male and female created he them; and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created.

rwbs@Genesis:5:3 @ And Adam lived an hundred and thirty years, and begat in his own likeness, after his image; and called his name Seth:

rwbs@Genesis:5:4 @ And the days of Adam after he had begotten Seth were eight hundred years: and he begat sons and daughters:

rwbs@Genesis:5:5 @ And all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years: and he died.

rwbs@Genesis:5:6 @ And Seth lived an hundred and five years, and begat Enos: (note:)Enos: Hebrews. Enosh(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:5:7 @ And Seth lived after he begat Enos eight hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters:

rwbs@Genesis:5:8 @ And all the days of Seth were nine hundred and twelve years: and he died.

rwbs@Genesis:5:9 @ And Enos lived ninety years, and begat Cainan: (note:)Cainan: Hebrews. Kenan(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:5:10 @ And Enos lived after he begat Cainan eight hundred and fifteen years, and begat sons and daughters:

rwbs@Genesis:5:11 @ And all the days of Enos were nine hundred and five years: and he died.

rwbs@Genesis:5:12 @ And Cainan lived seventy years, and begat Mahalaleel: (note:)Mahalaleel: Gr. Maleleel(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:5:13 @ And Cainan lived after he begat Mahalaleel eight hundred and forty years, and begat sons and daughters:

rwbs@Genesis:5:14 @ And all the days of Cainan were nine hundred and ten years: and he died.

rwbs@Genesis:5:15 @ And Mahalaleel lived sixty and five years, and begat Jared: (note:)Jared: Hebrews. Jered(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:5:16 @ And Mahalaleel lived after he begat Jared eight hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters:

rwbs@Genesis:5:17 @ And all the days of Mahalaleel were eight hundred ninety and five years: and he died.

rwbs@Genesis:5:18 @ And Jared lived an hundred sixty and two years, and he begat Enoch:

rwbs@Genesis:5:19 @ And Jared lived after he begat Enoch eight hundred years, and begat sons and daughters:

rwbs@Genesis:5:20 @ And all the days of Jared were nine hundred sixty and two years: and he died.

rwbs@Genesis:5:21 @ And Enoch lived sixty and five years, and begat Methuselah: (note:)Methuselah: Gr. Mathusala(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:5:22 @ And Enoch walked with God after he begat Methuselah three hundred years, and begat sons and daughters:

rwbs@Genesis:5:23 @ And all the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty and five years:

rwbs@Genesis:5:24 @ And Enoch walked with God: and he not; for God took him.

rwbs@Genesis:5:25 @ And Methuselah lived an hundred eighty and seven years, and begat Lamech:

rwbs@Genesis:5:26 @ And Methuselah lived after he begat Lamech seven hundred eighty and two years, and begat sons and daughters: (note:)Lamech: Hebrews. Lemech(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:5:27 @ And all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty and nine years: and he died.

rwbs@Genesis:5:28 @ And Lamech lived an hundred eighty and two years, and begat a son:

rwbs@Genesis:5:29 @ And he called his name Noah, saying, This shall comfort us concerning our work and toil of our hands, because of the ground which the LORD hath cursed. (note:)Noah: Gr. Noe: that is Rest, or, Comfort(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:5:30 @ And Lamech lived after he begat Noah five hundred ninety and five years, and begat sons and daughters:

rwbs@Genesis:5:31 @ And all the days of Lamech were seven hundred seventy and seven years: and he died.

rwbs@Genesis:5:32 @ And Noah was five hundred years old: and Noah begat Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

rwbs@Genesis:6:1 @ And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born to them,

rwbs@Genesis:6:2 @ That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they fair; and they took them wives of all whom they chose.

rwbs@Genesis:6:3 @ And the LORD said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years.

rwbs@Genesis:6:4 @ There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in to the daughters of men, and they bore to them, the same mighty men who of old, men of renown.

rwbs@Genesis:6:5 @ And God saw that the wickedness of man great in the earth, and every imagination of the thoughts of his heart only evil continually. (note:)every…: or, the whole imagination: the Hebrew word signifieth not only the imagination, but also the purposes and desires(:note)continually: Hebrews. every day

rwbs@Genesis:6:6 @ And the LORD repented that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.

rwbs@Genesis:6:7 @ And the LORD said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for I repent that I have made them. (note:)both…: Hebrews. from man unto beast(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:6:8 @ But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD.

rwbs@Genesis:6:9 @ These the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man perfect in his generations, Noah walked with God. (note:)perfect: or, upright(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:6:10 @ And Noah begat three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

rwbs@Genesis:6:11 @ The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.

rwbs@Genesis:6:12 @ And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.

rwbs@Genesis:6:13 @ And God said to Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth. (note:)with the earth: or, from the earth(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:6:14 @ Make thee an ark of gopher wood; rooms shalt thou make in the ark, and shalt pitch it within and without with pitch. (note:)rooms: Hebrews. nests(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:6:15 @ And this in which thou shalt make it: The length of the ark three hundred cubits, the breadth of it fifty cubits, and the height of it thirty cubits.

rwbs@Genesis:6:16 @ A window shalt thou make to the ark, and in a cubit shalt thou finish it above; and the door of the ark shalt thou set in its side; lower, second, and third shalt thou make it.

rwbs@Genesis:6:17 @ And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, in which the breath of life, from under heaven; every thing that on the earth shall die.

rwbs@Genesis:6:18 @ But with thee will I establish my covenant; and thou shalt come into the ark, thou, and thy sons, and thy wife, and thy sons’ wives with thee.

rwbs@Genesis:6:19 @ And of every living thing of all flesh, two of every shalt thou bring into the ark, to keep alive with thee; they shall be male and female.

rwbs@Genesis:6:20 @ Of fowls after their kind, and of cattle after their kind, of every creeping thing of the earth after its kind, two of every shall come to thee, to keep alive.

rwbs@Genesis:6:21 @ And take thou to thee of all food that is eaten, and thou shalt gather to thee; and it shall be for food for thee, and for them.

rwbs@Genesis:6:22 @ Thus did Noah; according to all that God commanded him, so did he.

rwbs@Genesis:7:1 @ And the LORD said to Noah, Come thou and all thy house into the ark; for thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation.

rwbs@Genesis:7:2 @ Of every clean beast thou shalt take to thee by sevens, the male and his female: and of beasts that not clean by two, the male and his female. (note:)by sevens: Hebrews. seven seven(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:7:3 @ Of fowls of the air also by sevens, the male and the female; to keep seed alive on the face of all the earth. (note:)by sevens: Hebrews. seven seven(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:7:4 @ For yet seven days, and I will cause it to rain upon the earth forty days and forty nights; and every living thing that I have made will I destroy from the face of the earth. (note:)destroy: Hebrews. blot out(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:7:5 @ And Noah did according to all that the LORD commanded him.

rwbs@Genesis:7:6 @ And Noah six hundred years old when the flood of waters was upon the earth.

rwbs@Genesis:7:7 @ And Noah went in, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons’ wives with him, into the ark, because of the waters of the flood.

rwbs@Genesis:7:8 @ Of clean beasts, and of beasts that not clean, and of fowls, and of every thing that creepeth upon the earth,

rwbs@Genesis:7:9 @ There went in two and two to Noah into the ark, the male and the female, as God had commanded Noah.

rwbs@Genesis:7:10 @ And it came to pass after seven days, that the waters of the flood were upon the earth. (note:)after…: or, on the seventh day(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:7:11 @ In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened. (note:)windows: or, floodgates(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:7:12 @ And the rain was upon the earth forty days and forty nights.

rwbs@Genesis:7:13 @ In the same day entered Noah, and Shem, and Ham, and Japheth, the sons of Noah, and Noah’s wife, and the three wives of his sons with them, into the ark;

rwbs@Genesis:7:14 @ They, and every beast after his kind, and all the cattle after their kind, and every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind, and every fowl after his kind, every bird of every sort. (note:)sort: Hebrews. wing(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:7:15 @ And they went in to Noah into the ark, two and two of all flesh, in which the breath of life.

rwbs@Genesis:7:16 @ And they that entered, went in male and female of all flesh, as God had commanded him: and the LORD shut him in.

rwbs@Genesis:7:17 @ And the flood was forty days upon the earth; and the waters increased, and bore up the ark, and it was lifted above the earth.

rwbs@Genesis:7:18 @ And the waters prevailed, and were increased greatly upon the earth; and the ark moved upon the face of the waters.

rwbs@Genesis:7:19 @ And the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth; and all the high hills, that under the whole heaven, were covered.

rwbs@Genesis:7:20 @ Fifteen cubits upward did the waters prevail; and the mountains were covered.

rwbs@Genesis:7:21 @ And all flesh died that moved upon the earth, both of fowl, and of cattle, and of beast, and of every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth, and every man:

rwbs@Genesis:7:22 @ All in whose nostrils the breath of life, of all that on the dry , died. (note:)the breath…: Hebrews. the breath of the spirit of life(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:7:23 @ And every living thing was destroyed which was upon the face of the ground, both man, and cattle, and the creeping things, and the fowl of heaven; and they were destroyed from the earth: and Noah only remained , and they that with him in the ark.

rwbs@Genesis:7:24 @ And the waters prevailed upon the earth an hundred and fifty days.

rwbs@Genesis:8:1 @ And God remembered Noah, and every living thing, and all the cattle that with him in the ark: and God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters abated;

rwbs@Genesis:8:2 @ The fountains also of the deep and the windows of heaven were stopped, and the rain from heaven was restrained;

rwbs@Genesis:8:3 @ And the waters returned from off the earth continually: and after the end of the hundred and fifty days the waters were abated. (note:)continually: Hebrews. in going and returning(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:8:4 @ And the ark rested in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month, upon the mountains of Ararat.

rwbs@Genesis:8:5 @ And the waters decreased continually till the tenth month: in the tenth , on the first of the month, were the tops of the mountains seen. (note:)decreased…: Hebrews. were in going and decreasing(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:8:6 @ And it came to pass at the end of forty days, that Noah opened the window of the ark which he had made:

rwbs@Genesis:8:7 @ And he sent forth a raven, which went forth to and fro, till the waters were dried from off the earth. (note:)to…: Hebrews. in going forth and returning(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:8:8 @ Also he sent forth a dove from him, to see if the waters were abated from off the face of the ground;

rwbs@Genesis:8:9 @ But the dove found no rest for the sole of her foot, and she returned to him into the ark, for the waters on the face of the whole earth: then he put forth his hand, and took her, and pulled her in to him into the ark. (note:)pulled…: Hebrews. caused her to come(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:8:10 @ And he stayed yet other seven days; and again he sent forth the dove out of the ark;

rwbs@Genesis:8:11 @ And the dove came in to him in the evening; and, lo, in her mouth an olive leaf plucked off: so Noah knew that the waters were abated from off the earth.

rwbs@Genesis:8:12 @ And he stayed yet other seven days; and sent forth the dove; which returned not again to him any more.

rwbs@Genesis:8:13 @ And it came to pass in the six hundredth and first year, in the first , the first of the month, the waters were dried from off the earth: and Noah removed the covering of the ark, and looked, and, behold, the face of the ground was dry.

rwbs@Genesis:8:14 @ And in the second month, on the seven and twentieth day of the month, was the earth dried.

rwbs@Genesis:8:15 @ And God spoke to Noah, saying,

rwbs@Genesis:8:16 @ Go forth from the ark, thou, and thy wife, and thy sons, and thy sons’ wives with thee.

rwbs@Genesis:8:17 @ Bring forth with thee every living thing that with thee, of all flesh, of fowl, and of cattle, and of every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth; that they may breed abundantly on the earth, and be fruitful, and multiply on the earth.

rwbs@Genesis:8:18 @ And Noah went forth, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons’ wives with him:

rwbs@Genesis:8:19 @ Every beast, every creeping thing, and every fowl, whatever creepeth upon the earth, after their kinds, went out of the ark. (note:)kinds: Hebrews. families(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:8:20 @ And Noah built an altar to the LORD; and took of every clean beast, and of every clean fowl, and offered burnt offerings on the altar.

rwbs@Genesis:8:21 @ And the LORD smelled a sweet savour; and the LORD said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man’s sake; for the imagination of man’s heart evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every living thing, as I have done. (note:)a sweet…: Hebrews. a savour of rest or, satisfaction(:note)for the imagination: or, through the imagination

rwbs@Genesis:8:22 @ While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease. (note:)While…: Hebrews. As yet all the days of the earth(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:9:1 @ And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said to them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the earth.

rwbs@Genesis:9:2 @ And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth, and upon every fowl of the air, upon all that moveth the earth, and upon all the fishes of the sea; into your hand are they delivered.

rwbs@Genesis:9:3 @ Every moving thing that liveth shall be food for you; even as the green herb have I given you all things.

rwbs@Genesis:9:4 @ But flesh with the life of it, its blood shall ye not eat.

rwbs@Genesis:9:5 @ And surely your blood of your lives will I require; at the hand of every beast will I require it, and at the hand of man; at the hand of every man’s brother will I require the life of man.

rwbs@Genesis:9:6 @ Whoever sheddeth man’s blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God made he man.

rwbs@Genesis:9:7 @ And you, be ye fruitful, and multiply; bring forth abundantly in the earth, and multiply in it.

rwbs@Genesis:9:8 @ And God spoke to Noah, and to his sons with him, saying,

rwbs@Genesis:9:9 @ And I, behold, I establish my covenant with you, and with your seed after you;

rwbs@Genesis:9:10 @ And with every living creature that with you, of the fowl, of the cattle, and of every beast of the earth with you; from all that go out of the ark, to every beast of the earth.

rwbs@Genesis:9:11 @ And I will establish my covenant with you; neither shall all flesh be cut off any more by the waters of a flood; neither shall there any more be a flood to destroy the earth.

rwbs@Genesis:9:12 @ And God said, This the token of the covenant which I make between me and you and every living creature that with you, for perpetual generations:

rwbs@Genesis:9:13 @ I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and the earth.

rwbs@Genesis:9:14 @ And it shall come to pass, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that the bow shall be seen in the cloud:

rwbs@Genesis:9:15 @ And I will remember my covenant, which between me and you and every living creature of all flesh; and the waters shall no more become a flood to destroy all flesh.

rwbs@Genesis:9:16 @ And the bow shall be in the cloud; and I will look upon it, that I may remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that upon the earth.

rwbs@Genesis:9:17 @ And God said to Noah, This the token of the covenant, which I have established between me and all flesh that upon the earth.

rwbs@Genesis:9:18 @ And the sons of Noah, that went forth from the ark, were Shem, and Ham, and Japheth: and Ham the father of Canaan. (note:)Canaan: Hebrews. Chenaan(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:9:19 @ These three the sons of Noah: and from them was the whole earth overspread.

rwbs@Genesis:9:20 @ And Noah began a farmer, and he planted a vineyard:

rwbs@Genesis:9:21 @ And he drank of the wine, and was drunk; and he was uncovered within his tent.

rwbs@Genesis:9:22 @ And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brethren outside.

rwbs@Genesis:9:23 @ And Shem and Japheth took a garment, and laid upon both their shoulders, and went backward, and covered the nakedness of their father; and their faces backward, and they saw not their father’s nakedness.

rwbs@Genesis:9:24 @ And Noah awoke from his wine, and knew what his younger son had done to him.

rwbs@Genesis:9:25 @ And he said, Cursed Canaan; a servant of servants shall he be to his brethren.

rwbs@Genesis:9:26 @ And he said, Blessed the LORD God of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant. (note:)his servant: or, servant to them(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:9:27 @ God shall enlarge Japheth, and he shall dwell in the tents of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant. (note:)enlarge: or, persuade(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:9:28 @ And Noah lived after the flood three hundred and fifty years.

rwbs@Genesis:9:29 @ And all the days of Noah were nine hundred and fifty years: and he died.

rwbs@Genesis:10:1 @ Now these the generations of the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth: and to them were sons born after the flood.

rwbs@Genesis:10:2 @ The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.

rwbs@Genesis:10:3 @ And the sons of Gomer; Ashkenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah.

rwbs@Genesis:10:4 @ And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim. (note:)Dodanim: or, as some read it, Rodanim(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:10:5 @ By these were the isles of the Gentiles divided in their lands; every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations.

rwbs@Genesis:10:6 @ And the sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, and Phut, and Canaan.

rwbs@Genesis:10:7 @ And the sons of Cush; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabtecha: and the sons of Raamah; Sheba, and Dedan.

rwbs@Genesis:10:8 @ And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the earth.

rwbs@Genesis:10:9 @ He was a mighty hunter before the LORD: therefore it is said, Even as Nimrod the mighty hunter before the LORD.

rwbs@Genesis:10:10 @ And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar. (note:)Babel: Gr. Babylon(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:10:11 @ Out of that land went forth Asshur, and built Nineveh, and the city Rehoboth, and Calah, (note:)went…: or, he went out into Assyria(:note)the city…: or, the streets of the city

rwbs@Genesis:10:12 @ And Resen between Nineveh and Calah: the same a great city.

rwbs@Genesis:10:13 @ And Mizraim begat Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, and Naphtuhim,

rwbs@Genesis:10:14 @ And Pathrusim, and Casluhim, (out of whom came Philistim,) and Caphtorim.

rwbs@Genesis:10:15 @ And Canaan begat Sidon his firstborn, and Heth, (note:)Sidon: Hebrews. Tzidon(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:10:16 @ And the Jebusite, and the Amorite, and the Girgasite,

rwbs@Genesis:10:17 @ And the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite,

rwbs@Genesis:10:18 @ And the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite: and afterward were the families of the Canaanites dispersed.

rwbs@Genesis:10:19 @ And the border of the Canaanites was from Sidon, as thou comest to Gerar, to Gaza; as thou goest, to Sodom, and Gomorrah, and Admah, and Zeboim, even to Lasha. (note:)Gaza: Hebrews. Azzah(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:10:20 @ These the sons of Ham, after their families, after their tongues, in their countries, in their nations.

rwbs@Genesis:10:21 @ To Shem also, the father of all the children of Eber, the brother of Japheth the elder, even to him were born.

rwbs@Genesis:10:22 @ The children of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram. (note:)Arphaxad: Hebrews. Arpachshad(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:10:23 @ And the children of Aram; Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Mash.

rwbs@Genesis:10:24 @ And Arphaxad begat Salah; and Salah begat Eber. (note:)Salah: Hebrews. Shelah(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:10:25 @ And to Eber were born two sons: the name of one Peleg; for in his days was the earth divided; and his brother’s name Joktan. (note:)Peleg: that is Division(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:10:26 @ And Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah,

rwbs@Genesis:10:27 @ And Hadoram, and Uzal, and Diklah,

rwbs@Genesis:10:28 @ And Obal, and Abimael, and Sheba,

rwbs@Genesis:10:29 @ And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab: all these the sons of Joktan.

rwbs@Genesis:10:30 @ And their dwelling was from Mesha, as thou goest to Sephar a mount of the east.

rwbs@Genesis:10:31 @ These the sons of Shem, after their families, after their tongues, in their lands, after their nations.

rwbs@Genesis:10:32 @ These the families of the sons of Noah, after their generations, in their nations: and by these were the nations divided in the earth after the flood.

rwbs@Genesis:11:1 @ And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech. (note:)language: Hebrews. lip.(:note)speech: Heb. words

rwbs@Genesis:11:2 @ And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar; and they dwelt there. (note:)from…: or, eastward(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:11:3 @ And they said one to another, come, let us make brick, and burn them thoroughly. And they had brick for stone, and slime had they for mortar. (note:)they said…: Hebrews. a man said to his neighbour(:note)burn…: Heb. burn them to a burning

rwbs@Genesis:11:4 @ And they said, come, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top to heaven; and let us make us a name, lest we should be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth.

rwbs@Genesis:11:5 @ And the LORD came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of men were building.

rwbs@Genesis:11:6 @ And the LORD said, Behold, the people one, and they have all one language; and this they begin to do: and now nothing will be withheld from them, which they have imagined to do.

rwbs@Genesis:11:7 @ Come, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another’s speech.

rwbs@Genesis:11:8 @ So the LORD scattered them abroad from there upon the face of all the earth: and they stopped building the city.

rwbs@Genesis:11:9 @ Therefore is the name of it called Babel; because the LORD there confounded the language of all the earth: and from there did the LORD scatter them abroad upon the face of all the earth. (note:)Babel: that is, Confusion(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:11:10 @ These the generations of Shem: Shem an hundred years old, and begat Arphaxad two years after the flood:

rwbs@Genesis:11:11 @ And Shem lived after he begat Arphaxad five hundred years, and begat sons and daughters.

rwbs@Genesis:11:12 @ And Arphaxad lived five and thirty years, and begat Salah:

rwbs@Genesis:11:13 @ And Arphaxad lived after he begat Salah four hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters.

rwbs@Genesis:11:14 @ And Salah lived thirty years, and begat Eber:

rwbs@Genesis:11:15 @ And Salah lived after he begat Eber four hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters.

rwbs@Genesis:11:16 @ And Eber lived four and thirty years, and begat Peleg: (note:)Peleg: Gr. Phalec(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:11:17 @ And Eber lived after he begat Peleg four hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters.

rwbs@Genesis:11:18 @ And Peleg lived thirty years, and begat Reu:

rwbs@Genesis:11:19 @ And Peleg lived after he begat Reu two hundred and nine years, and begat sons and daughters.

rwbs@Genesis:11:20 @ And Reu lived two and thirty years, and begat Serug: (note:)Serug: Gr. Saruch(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:11:21 @ And Reu lived after he begat Serug two hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters.

rwbs@Genesis:11:22 @ And Serug lived thirty years, and begat Nahor:

rwbs@Genesis:11:23 @ And Serug lived after he begat Nahor two hundred years, and begat sons and daughters.

rwbs@Genesis:11:24 @ And Nahor lived nine and twenty years, and begat Terah: (note:)Terah: Gr. Thara(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:11:25 @ And Nahor lived after he begat Terah an hundred and nineteen years, and begat sons and daughters.

rwbs@Genesis:11:26 @ And Terah lived seventy years, and begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran.

rwbs@Genesis:11:27 @ Now these the generations of Terah: Terah begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran begat Lot.

rwbs@Genesis:11:28 @ And Haran died before his father Terah in the land of his nativity, in Ur of the Chaldees.

rwbs@Genesis:11:29 @ And Abram and Nahor took them wives: the name of Abram’s wife Sarai; and the name of Nahor’s wife, Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah, and the father of Iscah.

rwbs@Genesis:11:30 @ But Sarai was barren; she no child.

rwbs@Genesis:11:31 @ And Terah took Abram his son, and Lot the son of Haran his son’s son, and Sarai his daughter in law, his son Abram’s wife; and they went forth with them from Ur of the Chaldees, to go into the land of Canaan; and they came to Haran, and dwelt there.

rwbs@Genesis:11:32 @ And the days of Terah were two hundred and five years: and Terah died in Haran.

rwbs@Genesis:12:1 @ Now the LORD had said to Abram, Depart from thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father’s house, to a land that I will show thee:

rwbs@Genesis:12:2 @ And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:

rwbs@Genesis:12:3 @ And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.

rwbs@Genesis:12:4 @ So Abram departed, as the LORD had spoken to him; and Lot went with him: and Abram seventy and five years old when he departed from Haran.

rwbs@Genesis:12:5 @ And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother’s son, and all their substance that they had gathered, and the souls that they had gotten in Haran; and they went to go forth into the land of Canaan; and into the land of Canaan they came.

rwbs@Genesis:12:6 @ And Abram passed through the land to the place of Sichem, to the plain of Moreh. And the Canaanite then in the land. (note:)plain: Hebrews. plains(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:12:7 @ And the LORD appeared to Abram, and said, To thy seed will I give this land: and there he built an altar to the LORD, who appeared to him.

rwbs@Genesis:12:8 @ And he departed from there to a mountain on the east of Bethel, and pitched his tent, Bethel on the west, and Ai on the east: and there he built an altar to the LORD, and called upon the name of the LORD.

rwbs@Genesis:12:9 @ And Abram journeyed, going on still toward the south. (note:)going…: Hebrews. in going and journeying(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:12:10 @ And there was a famine in the land: and Abram went down into Egypt to dwell there; for the famine grievous in the land.

rwbs@Genesis:12:11 @ And it came to pass, when he had come near to enter into Egypt, that he said to Sarai his wife, Behold now, I know that thou a fair woman to look upon:

rwbs@Genesis:12:12 @ Therefore it shall come to pass, when the Egyptians shall see thee, that they shall say, This his wife: and they will kill me, but they will save thee alive.

rwbs@Genesis:12:13 @ Say, I pray thee, thou my sister: that it may be well with me for thy sake; and my soul shall live because of thee.

rwbs@Genesis:12:14 @ And it came to pass, that, when Abram had come into Egypt, the Egyptians beheld the woman that she very fair.

rwbs@Genesis:12:15 @ The princes also of Pharaoh saw her, and commended her before Pharaoh: and the woman was taken into Pharaoh’s house.

rwbs@Genesis:12:16 @ And he treated Abram well for her sake: and he had sheep, and oxen, and male donkeys, and male and female servants, and female donkeys, and camels.

rwbs@Genesis:12:17 @ And the LORD afflicted Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai Abram’s wife.

rwbs@Genesis:12:18 @ And Pharaoh called Abram, and said, What this thou hast done to me? why didst thou not tell me that she thy wife?

rwbs@Genesis:12:19 @ Why saidst thou, She my sister? so I might have taken her to me for a wife: now therefore behold thy wife, take , and go thy way.

rwbs@Genesis:12:20 @ And Pharaoh commanded men concerning him: and they sent him away, and his wife, and all that he had.

rwbs@Genesis:13:1 @ And Abram returned from Egypt, he, and his wife, and all that he had, and Lot with him, into the south.

rwbs@Genesis:13:2 @ And Abram very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold.

rwbs@Genesis:13:3 @ And he went on his journeys from the south even to Bethel, to the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Bethel and Ai;

rwbs@Genesis:13:4 @ To the place of the altar, which he had made there at the first: and there Abram called on the name of the LORD.

rwbs@Genesis:13:5 @ And Lot also, who went with Abram, had flocks, and herds, and tents.

rwbs@Genesis:13:6 @ And the land was not able to bear them, that they might dwell together: for their substance was great, so that they could not dwell together.

rwbs@Genesis:13:7 @ And there was a strife between the herdmen of Abram’s cattle and the herdmen of Lot’s cattle: and the Canaanite and the Perizzite dwelt then in the land.

rwbs@Genesis:13:8 @ And Abram said to Lot, Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee, and between my herdmen and thy herdmen; for we brethren. (note:)brethren: Hebrews. men brethren(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:13:9 @ not the whole land before thee? separate thyself, I pray thee, from me: if the left hand, then I will go to the right; or if to the right hand, then I will go to the left.

rwbs@Genesis:13:10 @ And Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the plain of Jordan, that it well watered every where, before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, as the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt, as thou comest to Zoar.

rwbs@Genesis:13:11 @ Then Lot chose for himself all the plain of Jordan; and Lot journeyed east: and they separated themselves the one from the other.

rwbs@Genesis:13:12 @ Abram dwelt in the land of Canaan, and Lot dwelt in the cities of the plain, and pitched tent toward Sodom.

rwbs@Genesis:13:13 @ But the men of Sodom wicked and sinners before the LORD exceedingly.

rwbs@Genesis:13:14 @ And the LORD said to Abram, after Lot was separated from him, Lift up now thine eyes, and look from the place where thou art northward, and southward, and eastward, and westward:

rwbs@Genesis:13:15 @ For all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for ever.

rwbs@Genesis:13:16 @ And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth: so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, shall thy seed also be numbered.

rwbs@Genesis:13:17 @ Arise, walk through the land in the length of it and in the breadth of it; for I will give it to thee.

rwbs@Genesis:13:18 @ Then Abram removed tent, and came and dwelt in the plain of Mamre, which in Hebron, and built there an altar to the LORD. (note:)plain: Hebrews. plains(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:14:1 @ And it came to pass in the days of Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of nations;

rwbs@Genesis:14:2 @ made war with Bera king of Sodom, and with Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, and Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela, which is Zoar.

rwbs@Genesis:14:3 @ All these were joined together in the vale of Siddim, which is the salt sea.

rwbs@Genesis:14:4 @ Twelve years they served Chedorlaomer, and in the thirteenth year they rebelled.

rwbs@Genesis:14:5 @ And in the fourteenth year came Chedorlaomer, and the kings that with him, and smote the Rephaims in Ashteroth Karnaim, and the Zuzims in Ham, and the Emims in Shaveh Kiriathaim, (note:)Shaveh…: or, The plain of Kiriathaim(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:14:6 @ And the Horites in their mount Seir, to Elparan, which by the wilderness. (note:)Elparan: or, The plain of Paran(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:14:7 @ And they returned, and came to Enmishpat, which Kadesh, and smote all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites, that dwelt in Hazezontamar.

rwbs@Genesis:14:8 @ And there went out the king of Sodom, and the king of Gomorrah, and the king of Admah, and the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (the same Zoar;) and they joined battle with them in the vale of Siddim;

rwbs@Genesis:14:9 @ With Chedorlaomer the king of Elam, and with Tidal king of nations, and Amraphel king of Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar; four kings with five.

rwbs@Genesis:14:10 @ And the vale of Siddim slimepits; and the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, and fell there; and they that remained fled to the mountain.

rwbs@Genesis:14:11 @ And they took all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah, and all their food, and went their way.

rwbs@Genesis:14:12 @ And they took Lot, Abram’s brother’s son, who dwelt in Sodom, and his goods, and departed.

rwbs@Genesis:14:13 @ And there came one that had escaped, and told Abram the Hebrew; for he dwelt in the plain of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol, and brother of Aner: and these confederate with Abram. (note:)plain: Hebrews. plains(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:14:14 @ And when Abram heard that his brother was taken captive, he armed his trained , born in his own house, three hundred and eighteen, and pursued to Daniel. (note:)armed: or, led forth(:note)trained: or, instructed

rwbs@Genesis:14:15 @ And he divided his men against them, he and his servants, by night, and smote them, and pursued them to Hobah, which on the left hand of Damascus.

rwbs@Genesis:14:16 @ And he brought back all the goods, and also brought again his brother Lot, and his goods, and the women also, and the people.

rwbs@Genesis:14:17 @ And the king of Sodom went out to meet him after his return from the slaughter of Chedorlaomer, and of the kings that with him, at the valley of Shaveh, which the king’s dale.

rwbs@Genesis:14:18 @ And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he the priest of the most high God.

rwbs@Genesis:14:19 @ And he blessed him, and said, Blessed Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth:

rwbs@Genesis:14:20 @ And blessed be the most high God, who hath delivered thy enemies into thy hand. And he gave him tithes of all.

rwbs@Genesis:14:21 @ And the king of Sodom said to Abram, Give me the persons, and take the goods to thyself. (note:)persons: Hebrews. souls(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:14:22 @ And Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have lifted my hand to the LORD, the most high God, the possessor of heaven and earth,

rwbs@Genesis:14:23 @ That I will not from a thread even to a shoelatchet, and that I will not take any thing that thine, lest thou shouldest say, I have made Abram rich:

rwbs@Genesis:14:24 @ Except only that which the young men have eaten, and the portion of the men who went with me, Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre; let them take their portion.

rwbs@Genesis:15:1 @ After these things the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I thy shield, thy exceeding great reward.

rwbs@Genesis:15:2 @ And Abram said, LORD God, what wilt thou give me, seeing I go childless, and the heir of my house this Eliezer of Damascus?

rwbs@Genesis:15:3 @ And Abram said, Behold, to me thou hast given no seed: and, lo, one born in my house is my heir.

rwbs@Genesis:15:4 @ And, behold, the word of the LORD to him, saying, This shall not be thy heir; but he that shall come forth out of thy own loins shall be thy heir.

rwbs@Genesis:15:5 @ And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and count the stars, if thou art able to number them: and he said to him, So shall thy seed be.

rwbs@Genesis:15:6 @ And he believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for righteousness.

rwbs@Genesis:15:7 @ And he said to him, I the LORD that brought thee out of Ur of the Chaldees, to give thee this land to inherit it.

rwbs@Genesis:15:8 @ And he said, Lord GOD, by what shall I know that I shall inherit it?

rwbs@Genesis:15:9 @ And he said to him, Take me an heifer of three years old, and a female goat of three years old, and a ram of three years old, and a turtledove, and a young pigeon.

rwbs@Genesis:15:10 @ And he took to him all these, and divided them in the midst, and laid each piece one against another: but the birds he did not divide.

rwbs@Genesis:15:11 @ And when the fowls came down upon the carcases, Abram drove them away.

rwbs@Genesis:15:12 @ And when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and, lo, an horror of great darkness fell upon him.

rwbs@Genesis:15:13 @ And he said to Abram, Know certainly that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years;

rwbs@Genesis:15:14 @ And also that nation, which they shall serve, will I judge: and afterward shall they come out with great substance.

rwbs@Genesis:15:15 @ And thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace; thou shalt be buried in a good old age.

rwbs@Genesis:15:16 @ But in the fourth generation they shall come here again: for the iniquity of the Amorites not yet full.

rwbs@Genesis:15:17 @ And it came to pass, that, when the sun had gone down, and it was dark, behold a smoking furnace, and a burning lamp that passed between those pieces. (note:)a burning…: Hebrews. a lamp of fire(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:15:18 @ In that same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, To thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the river Euphrates:

rwbs@Genesis:15:19 @ The Kenites, and the Kenizzites, and the Kadmonites,

rwbs@Genesis:15:20 @ And the Hittites, and the Perizzites, and the Rephaims,

rwbs@Genesis:15:21 @ And the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Girgashites, and the Jebusites.

rwbs@Genesis:16:1 @ Now Sarai Abram’s wife bore him no children: and she had an handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name Hagar.

rwbs@Genesis:16:2 @ And Sarai said to Abram, Behold now, the LORD hath restrained me from bearing: I pray thee, go in to my maid; it may be that I may obtain children by her. And Abram hearkened to the voice of Sarai. (note:)obtain…: Hebrews. be built by her(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:16:3 @ And Sarai Abram’s wife took Hagar her maid the Egyptian, after Abram had dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan, and gave her to her husband Abram to be his wife.

rwbs@Genesis:16:4 @ And he went in to Hagar, and she conceived: and when she saw that she had conceived, her mistress was despised in her eyes.

rwbs@Genesis:16:5 @ And Sarai said to Abram, My wrong upon thee: I have given my maid into thy bosom; and when she saw that she had conceived, I was despised in her eyes: the LORD judge between me and thee.

rwbs@Genesis:16:6 @ But Abram said to Sarai, Behold, thy maid in thy hand; do to her as it pleaseth thee. And when Sarai afflicted her, she fled from her face. (note:)as…: Hebrews. that which is good in thine eyes(:note)dealt…: Heb. afflicted her

rwbs@Genesis:16:7 @ And the angel of the LORD found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur.

rwbs@Genesis:16:8 @ And he said, Hagar, Sarai’s maid, from where didst thou come? and where wilt thou go? And she said, I flee from the face of my mistress Sarai.

rwbs@Genesis:16:9 @ And the angel of the LORD said to her, Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands.

rwbs@Genesis:16:10 @ And the angel of the LORD said to her, I will multiply thy seed exceedingly, that it shall not be numbered for multitude.

rwbs@Genesis:16:11 @ And the angel of the LORD said to her, Behold, thou with child, and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael; because the LORD hath heard thy affliction. (note:)Ishmael: that is, God shall hear(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:16:12 @ And he will be a wild man; his hand against every man, and every man’s hand against him; and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren.

rwbs@Genesis:16:13 @ And she called the name of the LORD that spoke to her, Thou God seest me: for she said, Have I also here looked after him that seeth me?

rwbs@Genesis:16:14 @ Therefore the well was called Beerlahairoi; behold, between Kadesh and Bered. (note:)Beerlahairoi: that is, The well of him that liveth and seeth me(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:16:15 @ And Hagar bore Abram a son: and Abram called his son’s name, which Hagar bore, Ishmael.

rwbs@Genesis:16:16 @ And Abram eighty and six years old, when Hagar bore Ishmael to Abram.

rwbs@Genesis:17:1 @ And when Abram was ninety and nine years old, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said to him, I the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect. (note:)perfect: or, upright, or, sincere(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:17:2 @ And I will make my covenant between me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly.

rwbs@Genesis:17:3 @ And Abram fell on his face: and God talked with him, saying,

rwbs@Genesis:17:4 @ As for me, behold, my covenant with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations. (note:)many…: Hebrews. multitude of nations(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:17:5 @ Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made thee. (note:)Abraham: that is, Father of a great multitude(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:17:6 @ And I will make thee exceedingly fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come forth from thee.

rwbs@Genesis:17:7 @ And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God to thee, and to thy seed after thee.

rwbs@Genesis:17:8 @ And I will give to thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land in which thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God. (note:)wherein…: Hebrews. of thy sojournings(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:17:9 @ And God said to Abraham, Thou shalt keep my covenant therefore, thou, and thy seed after thee in their generations.

rwbs@Genesis:17:10 @ This my covenant, which ye shall keep, between me and you and thy seed after thee; Every male among you shall be circumcised.

rwbs@Genesis:17:11 @ And ye shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin; and it shall be a sign of the covenant between me and you.

rwbs@Genesis:17:12 @ And he that is eight days old shall be circumcised among you, every male in your generations, he that is born in the house, or bought with money of any stranger, who not of thy seed. (note:)he that is eight…: Hebrews. a son of eight days(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:17:13 @ He that is born in thy house, and he that is bought with thy money, must needs be circumcised: and my covenant shall be in your flesh for an everlasting covenant.

rwbs@Genesis:17:14 @ And the uncircumcised male whose flesh of his foreskin is not circumcised, that soul shall be cut off from his people; he hath broken my covenant.

rwbs@Genesis:17:15 @ And God said to Abraham, As for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not call her name Sarai, but Sarah her name . (note:)Sarah: that is Princess(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:17:16 @ And I will bless her, and give thee a son also by her: yea, I will bless her, and she shall be of nations; kings of people shall come from her. (note:)she…: Hebrews. she shall become nations(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:17:17 @ Then Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall be born to him that is an hundred years old? and shall Sarah, who is ninety years old, bear?

rwbs@Genesis:17:18 @ And Abraham said to God, O that Ishmael might live before thee!

rwbs@Genesis:17:19 @ And God said, Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son indeed; and thou shalt call his name Isaac: and I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant, with his seed after him.

rwbs@Genesis:17:20 @ And as for Ishmael, I have heard thee: Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly; twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation.

rwbs@Genesis:17:21 @ But my covenant will I establish with Isaac, whom Sarah shall bear to thee at this set time in the next year.

rwbs@Genesis:17:22 @ And he finished talking with him, and God went up from Abraham.

rwbs@Genesis:17:23 @ And Abraham took Ishmael his son, and all that were born in his house, and all that were bought with his money, every male among the men of Abraham’s house; and circumcised the flesh of their foreskin in the same day, as God had said to him.

rwbs@Genesis:17:24 @ And Abraham ninety and nine years old, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.

rwbs@Genesis:17:25 @ And Ishmael his son thirteen years old, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.

rwbs@Genesis:17:26 @ In the same day was Abraham circumcised, and Ishmael his son.

rwbs@Genesis:17:27 @ And all the men of his house, born in the house, and bought with money of the stranger, were circumcised with him.

rwbs@Genesis:18:1 @ And the LORD appeared to him in the plains of Mamre: and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day;

rwbs@Genesis:18:2 @ And he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood by him: and when he saw , he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself toward the ground,

rwbs@Genesis:18:3 @ And said, My Lord, if now I have found favour in thy sight, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant:

rwbs@Genesis:18:4 @ Let a little water, I pray you, be brought, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree:

rwbs@Genesis:18:5 @ And I will bring a morsel of bread, and comfort ye your hearts; after that you shall pass on: for therefore are ye come to your servant. And they said, So do, as thou hast said. (note:)comfort: Hebrews. stay(:note)are…: Heb. you have passed

rwbs@Genesis:18:6 @ And Abraham hastened into the tent to Sarah, and said, Make ready quickly three measures of fine meal, knead , and make cakes upon the hearth. (note:)Make ready…: Hebrews. Hasten(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:18:7 @ And Abraham ran to the herd, and brought a calf tender and good, and gave to a young man; and he hasted to dress it.

rwbs@Genesis:18:8 @ And he took butter, and milk, and the calf which he had dressed, and set before them; and he stood by them under the tree, and they ate.

rwbs@Genesis:18:9 @ And they said to him, Where Sarah thy wife? And he said, Behold, in the tent.

rwbs@Genesis:18:10 @ And he said, I will certainly return to thee according to the time of life; and, lo, Sarah thy wife shall have a son. And Sarah heard in the tent door, which behind him.

rwbs@Genesis:18:11 @ Now Abraham and Sarah old well advanced in years; it ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women.

rwbs@Genesis:18:12 @ Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am become old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?

rwbs@Genesis:18:13 @ And the LORD said to Abraham, Why did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I certainly bear a child, who am old?

rwbs@Genesis:18:14 @ Is any thing too hard for the LORD? At the time appointed I will return to thee, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son.

rwbs@Genesis:18:15 @ Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid. And he said, Nay; but thou didst laugh.

rwbs@Genesis:18:16 @ And the men rose up from there, and looked toward Sodom: and Abraham went with them to bring them on the way.

rwbs@Genesis:18:17 @ And the LORD said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do;

rwbs@Genesis:18:18 @ Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him?

rwbs@Genesis:18:19 @ For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do righteousness and justice; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.

rwbs@Genesis:18:20 @ And the LORD said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous;

rwbs@Genesis:18:21 @ I will go down now, and see whether they have done altogether according to the cry of it, which is come to me; and if not, I will know.

rwbs@Genesis:18:22 @ And the men turned their faces from there, and went toward Sodom: but Abraham stood yet before the LORD.

rwbs@Genesis:18:23 @ And Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked?

rwbs@Genesis:18:24 @ Suppose there are fifty righteous within the city: wilt thou also destroy and not spare the place for the fifty righteous that in it?

rwbs@Genesis:18:25 @ That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked: and that the righteous should be as the wicked, that be far from thee: Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?

rwbs@Genesis:18:26 @ And the LORD said, If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sakes.

rwbs@Genesis:18:27 @ And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I who dust and ashes, have taken upon me to speak to the Lord.

rwbs@Genesis:18:28 @ Suppose there shall lack five of the fifty righteous: wilt thou destroy all the city for five? And he said, If I find there forty and five, I will not destroy .

rwbs@Genesis:18:29 @ And he spoke to him yet again, and said, Suppose there shall be forty found there. And he said, I will not do for forty’s sake.

rwbs@Genesis:18:30 @ And he said, O let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak: Suppose there shall thirty be found there. And he said, I will not do , if I find thirty there.

rwbs@Genesis:18:31 @ And he said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak to the Lord: Suppose there shall be twenty found there. And he said, I will not destroy for twenty’s sake.

rwbs@Genesis:18:32 @ And he said, O let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak yet but this once: Suppose ten shall be found there. And he said, I will not destroy for ten’s sake.

rwbs@Genesis:18:33 @ And the LORD went his way, as soon as he had finished speaking with Abraham: and Abraham returned to his place.

rwbs@Genesis:19:1 @ And there came two angels to Sodom at evening; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom: and Lot seeing rose to meet them; and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground;

rwbs@Genesis:19:2 @ And he said, Behold now, my lords, turn, I pray you, into your servant’s house, and tarry all night, and wash your feet, and ye shall rise early, and go on your ways. And they said, Nay; but we will abide in the street all night.

rwbs@Genesis:19:3 @ And he urged them greatly; and they turned in to him, and entered into his house; and he made them a feast, and baked unleavened bread, and they ate.

rwbs@Genesis:19:4 @ But before they lay down, the men of the city, the men of Sodom, surrounded the house, both old and young, all the people from every quarter:

rwbs@Genesis:19:5 @ And they called to Lot, and said to him, Where the men who came in to thee this night? bring them out to us, that we may know them.

rwbs@Genesis:19:6 @ And Lot went out at the door to them, and shut the door after him,

rwbs@Genesis:19:7 @ And said, I pray you, brethren, do not so wickedly.

rwbs@Genesis:19:8 @ Behold now, I have two daughters who have not known man; let me, I pray you, bring them out to you, and do ye to them as good in your eyes: only to these men do nothing; for therefore came they under the shadow of my roof.

rwbs@Genesis:19:9 @ And they said, Stand back. And they said , This one came in to sojourn, and he will needs be a judge: now will we deal worse with thee, than with them. And they pressed hard upon the man, Lot, and came near to break the door.

rwbs@Genesis:19:10 @ But the men put forth their hand, and pulled Lot into the house to them, and shut the door.

rwbs@Genesis:19:11 @ And they smote the men that at the door of the house with blindness, both small and great: so that they wearied themselves to find the door.

rwbs@Genesis:19:12 @ And the men said to Lot, Hast thou here any besides? son in law, and thy sons, and thy daughters, and whomever thou hast in the city, bring out of this place:

rwbs@Genesis:19:13 @ For we will destroy this place, because the cry of them hast become great before the face of the LORD; and the LORD hath sent us to destroy it.

rwbs@Genesis:19:14 @ And Lot went out, and spoke to his sons in law, who married his daughters, and said, Arise, depart from this place; for the LORD will destroy this city. But he seemed to his sons in law as one that mocked.

rwbs@Genesis:19:15 @ And when the morning arose, then the angels hastened Lot, saying, Arise, take thy wife, and thy two daughters, who are here; lest thou be consumed in the iniquity of the city. (note:)are here: Hebrews. are found(:note)iniquity: or, punishment

rwbs@Genesis:19:16 @ And while he lingered, the men laid hold upon his hand, and upon the hand of his wife, and upon the hand of his two daughters; the LORD being merciful to him: and they brought him forth, and set him outside of the city.

rwbs@Genesis:19:17 @ And it came to pass, when they had brought them forth abroad, that he said, Escape for thy life; look not behind thee, neither stay thou in all the plain; escape to the mountain, lest thou be consumed.

rwbs@Genesis:19:18 @ And Lot said to them, O, not so, my Lord:

rwbs@Genesis:19:19 @ Behold now, thy servant hath found grace in thy sight, and thou hast magnified thy mercy, which thou hast shown to me in saving my life; and I cannot escape to the mountain, lest some evil should take me, and I die:

rwbs@Genesis:19:20 @ Behold now, this city near to flee to, and it a small one: O, let me escape there, ( it not a small one?) and my soul shall live.

rwbs@Genesis:19:21 @ And he said to him, See, I have accepted thee concerning this thing also, that I will not overthrow this city, for which thou hast spoken. (note:)thee: Hebrews. thy face(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:19:22 @ Haste thee, escape there; for I cannot do any thing till thou hast come there. Therefore the name of the city was called Zoar. (note:)Zoar: that is, Little(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:19:23 @ The sun had risen upon the earth when Lot entered into Zoar. (note:)risen: Hebrews. gone forth(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:19:24 @ Then the LORD rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the LORD out of heaven;

rwbs@Genesis:19:25 @ And he overthrew those cities, and all the plain, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and that which grew upon the ground.

rwbs@Genesis:19:26 @ But his wife looked back from behind him, and she became a pillar of salt.

rwbs@Genesis:19:27 @ And Abraham rose early in the morning to the place where he stood before the LORD:

rwbs@Genesis:19:28 @ And he looked toward Sodom and Gomorrah, and toward all the land of the plain, and beheld, and, lo, the smoke of the country went up as the smoke of a furnace.

rwbs@Genesis:19:29 @ And it came to pass, when God destroyed the cities of the plain, that God remembered Abraham, and sent Lot out of the midst of the overthrow, when he overthrew the cities in which Lot dwelt.

rwbs@Genesis:19:30 @ And Lot went up from Zoar, and dwelt in the mountain, and his two daughters with him; for he feared to dwell in Zoar: and he dwelt in a cave, he and his two daughters.

rwbs@Genesis:19:31 @ And the firstborn said to the younger, Our father old, and not a man on the earth to come in to us after the manner of all the earth:

rwbs@Genesis:19:32 @ Come, let us make our father drink wine, and we will lie with him, that we may preserve seed of our father.

rwbs@Genesis:19:33 @ And they made their father drink wine that night: and the firstborn went in, and lay with her father; and he perceived not when she lay down, nor when she arose.

rwbs@Genesis:19:34 @ And it came to pass on the next day, that the firstborn said to the younger, Behold, I lay last night with my father: let us make him drink wine this night also; and go thou in, lie with him, that we may preserve seed of our father.

rwbs@Genesis:19:35 @ And they made their father drink wine that night also: and the younger arose, and lay with him; and he perceived not when she lay down, nor when she arose.

rwbs@Genesis:19:36 @ Thus were both the daughters of Lot with child by their father.

rwbs@Genesis:19:37 @ And the firstborn bore a son, and called his name Moab: the same the father of the Moabites to this day.

rwbs@Genesis:19:38 @ And the younger, she also bore a son, and called his name Benammi: the same the father of the children of Ammon to this day.

rwbs@Genesis:20:1 @ And Abraham journeyed from there toward the south country, and dwelt between Kadesh and Shur, and sojourned in Gerar.

rwbs@Genesis:20:2 @ And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She my sister: and Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.

rwbs@Genesis:20:3 @ But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night, and said to him, Behold, thou a dead man, on account of the woman whom thou hast taken; for she a man’s wife. (note:)a man’s…: Hebrews. married to an husband(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:20:4 @ But Abimelech had not come near her: and he said, Lord, wilt thou also slay a righteous nation?

rwbs@Genesis:20:5 @ Said he not to me, She my sister? and she, even she herself said, He my brother: in the integrity of my heart and innocency of my hands have I done this. (note:)integrity: or, simplicity, or, sincerity(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:20:6 @ And God said to him in a dream, Yea, I know that thou didst this in the integrity of thy heart; for I also withheld thee from sinning against me: therefore I allowed thee not to touch her.

rwbs@Genesis:20:7 @ Now therefore restore to the man wife; for he a prophet, and he shall pray for thee, and thou shalt live: and if thou shalt not restore , know thou that thou shalt surely die, thou, and all that thine.

rwbs@Genesis:20:8 @ Therefore Abimelech rose early in the morning, and called all his servants, and told all these things in their ears: and the men were greatly afraid.

rwbs@Genesis:20:9 @ Then Abimelech called Abraham, and said to him, What hast thou done to us? and how have I offended thee, that thou hast brought on me and on my kingdom a great sin? thou hast done deeds to me that ought not to be done.

rwbs@Genesis:20:10 @ And Abimelech said to Abraham, What sawest thou, that thou hast done this thing?

rwbs@Genesis:20:11 @ And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely the fear of God not in this place; and they will slay me for my wife’s sake.

rwbs@Genesis:20:12 @ And yet indeed my sister; she the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife.

rwbs@Genesis:20:13 @ And it came to pass, when God caused me to wander from my father’s house, that I said to her, This thy kindness which thou shalt show to me; at every place where we shall come, say of me, He my brother.

rwbs@Genesis:20:14 @ And Abimelech took sheep, and oxen, and male and female servants, and gave to Abraham, and restored to him Sarah his wife.

rwbs@Genesis:20:15 @ And Abimelech said, Behold, my land before thee: dwell where it pleaseth thee. (note:)where…: Hebrews. as is good in thine eyes(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:20:16 @ And to Sarah he said, Behold, I have given thy brother a thousand of silver: behold, he to thee a covering of the eyes, to all that with thee, and with all : thus she was reproved.

rwbs@Genesis:20:17 @ So Abraham prayed to God: and God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his maidservants; and they bore .

rwbs@Genesis:20:18 @ For the LORD had closed fast all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah Abraham’s wife.

rwbs@Genesis:21:1 @ And the LORD visited Sarah as he had said, and the LORD did to Sarah as he had spoken.

rwbs@Genesis:21:2 @ For Sarah conceived, and bore Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him.

rwbs@Genesis:21:3 @ And Abraham called the name of his son that was born to him, whom Sarah bore to him, Isaac.

rwbs@Genesis:21:4 @ And Abraham circumcised his son Isaac being eight days old, as God had commanded him.

rwbs@Genesis:21:5 @ And Abraham was an hundred years old, when his son Isaac was born to him.

rwbs@Genesis:21:6 @ And Sarah said, God hath made me to laugh, all that hear will laugh with me.

rwbs@Genesis:21:7 @ And she said, Who would have said to Abraham, that Sarah shall nurse children? for I have borne a son in his old age.

rwbs@Genesis:21:8 @ And the child grew, and was weaned: and Abraham made a great feast the day that Isaac was weaned.

rwbs@Genesis:21:9 @ And Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, which she had borne to Abraham, mocking.

rwbs@Genesis:21:10 @ Therefore she said to Abraham, Cast out this bondwoman and her son: for the son of this bondwoman shall not be heir with my son, with Isaac.

rwbs@Genesis:21:11 @ And the thing was very grievous in Abraham’s sight because of his son.

rwbs@Genesis:21:12 @ And God said to Abraham, Let it not be grievous in thy sight because of the lad, and because of thy bondwoman; in all that Sarah hath said to thee, hearken to her voice; for in Isaac shall thy seed be called.

rwbs@Genesis:21:13 @ And also of the son of the bondwoman will I make a nation, because he thy seed.

rwbs@Genesis:21:14 @ And Abraham rose early in the morning, and took bread, and a bottle of water, and gave to Hagar, putting on her shoulder, and the child, and sent her away: and she departed, and wandered in the wilderness of Beersheba.

rwbs@Genesis:21:15 @ And the water was spent in the bottle, and she cast the child under one of the shrubs.

rwbs@Genesis:21:16 @ And she went, and sat her down apart from a good way off, as it were a bowshot: for she said, Let me not see the death of the child. And she sat apart from , and raised her voice, and wept.

rwbs@Genesis:21:17 @ And God heard the voice of the lad; and the angel of God called to Hagar out of heaven, and said to her, What aileth thee, Hagar? fear not; for God hath heard the voice of the lad where he .

rwbs@Genesis:21:18 @ Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him in thy hand; for I will make him a great nation.

rwbs@Genesis:21:19 @ And God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water; and she went, and filled the bottle with water, and gave the lad a drink.

rwbs@Genesis:21:20 @ And God was with the lad; and he grew, and dwelt in the wilderness, and became an archer.

rwbs@Genesis:21:21 @ And he dwelt in the wilderness of Paran: and his mother took for him a wife out of the land of Egypt.

rwbs@Genesis:21:22 @ And it came to pass at that time, that Abimelech and Phichol the chief captain of his host spoke to Abraham, saying, God with thee in all that thou doest:

rwbs@Genesis:21:23 @ Now therefore swear to me here by God that thou wilt not deal falsely with me, nor with my son, nor with my son’s son: according to the kindness that I have done to thee, thou shalt do to me, and to the land in which thou hast sojourned. (note:)that thou…: Hebrews. if thou shalt lie unto me(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:21:24 @ And Abraham said, I will swear.

rwbs@Genesis:21:25 @ And Abraham reproved Abimelech because of a well of water, which Abimelech’s servants had violently taken away.

rwbs@Genesis:21:26 @ And Abimelech said, I know not who hath done this thing: neither didst thou tell me, neither yet have I heard , but to day.

rwbs@Genesis:21:27 @ And Abraham took sheep and oxen, and gave them to Abimelech; and both of them made a covenant.

rwbs@Genesis:21:28 @ And Abraham set seven ewe lambs of the flock by themselves.

rwbs@Genesis:21:29 @ And Abimelech said to Abraham, What these seven ewe lambs which thou hast set by themselves?

rwbs@Genesis:21:30 @ And he said, For seven ewe lambs shalt thou take from my hand, that they may be a witness to me, that I have dug this well.

rwbs@Genesis:21:31 @ Therefore he called that place Beersheba; because there they swore both of them. (note:)Beersheba: that is, The well of the oath(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:21:32 @ Thus they made a covenant at Beersheba: then Abimelech arose, and Phichol the chief captain of his host, and they returned into the land of the Philistines.

rwbs@Genesis:21:33 @ And planted a grove in Beersheba, and called there on the name of the LORD, the everlasting God. (note:)grove: or, tree(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:21:34 @ And Abraham sojourned in the land of the Philistines many days.

rwbs@Genesis:22:1 @ And it came to pass after these things, that God tested Abraham, and said to him, Abraham: and he said, Behold, I . (note:)Behold…: Hebrews. Behold me(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:22:2 @ And he said, Take now thy son, thy only Isaac, whom thou lovest, and go into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of.

rwbs@Genesis:22:3 @ And Abraham rose early in the morning, and saddled his donkey, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son, and cut up the wood for the burnt offering, and rose, and went to the place which God had told him.

rwbs@Genesis:22:4 @ Then on the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw the place afar off.

rwbs@Genesis:22:5 @ And Abraham said to his young men, Abide ye here with the donkey; and I and the lad will go yonder and worship, and return to you.

rwbs@Genesis:22:6 @ And Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering, and laid upon Isaac his son; and he took the fire in his hand, and a knife; and they went both of them together.

rwbs@Genesis:22:7 @ And Isaac spoke to Abraham his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here I, my son. And he said, Behold the fire and the wood: but where the lamb for a burnt offering? (note:)lamb: or, kid(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:22:8 @ And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together.

rwbs@Genesis:22:9 @ And they came to the place which God had told him of; and Abraham built an altar there, and laid the wood in order, and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar upon the wood.

rwbs@Genesis:22:10 @ And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son.

rwbs@Genesis:22:11 @ And the angel of the LORD called to him from heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here I.

rwbs@Genesis:22:12 @ And he said, Lay not thy hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing to him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld from me thy son, thy only .

rwbs@Genesis:22:13 @ And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind a ram caught in a thicket by his horns: and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him for a burnt offering in the stead of his son.

rwbs@Genesis:22:14 @ And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovahjireh: as it is said this day, In the mount of the LORD it shall be seen. (note:)Jehovahjireh: that is, The Lord will see, or, provide(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:22:15 @ And the angel of the LORD called to Abraham from heaven the second time,

rwbs@Genesis:22:16 @ And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the LORD, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thy only :

rwbs@Genesis:22:17 @ That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of heaven, and as the sand which on the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies; (note:)shore: Hebrews. lip(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:22:18 @ And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.

rwbs@Genesis:22:19 @ So Abraham returned to his young men, and they rose and went together to Beersheba; and Abraham dwelt at Beersheba.

rwbs@Genesis:22:20 @ And it came to pass after these things, that it was told to Abraham, saying, Behold, Milcah, she hath also borne children to thy brother Nahor;

rwbs@Genesis:22:21 @ Huz his firstborn, and Buz his brother, and Kemuel the father of Aram,

rwbs@Genesis:22:22 @ And Chesed, and Hazo, and Pildash, and Jidlaph, and Bethuel.

rwbs@Genesis:22:23 @ And Bethuel begat Rebekah: these eight Milcah bore to Nahor, Abraham’s brother. (note:)Rebekah: Gr. Rebecca(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:22:24 @ And his concubine, whose name Reumah, she bore also Tebah, and Gaham, and Thahash, and Maachah.

rwbs@Genesis:23:1 @ And Sarah was an hundred and twenty and seven years old: the years of the life of Sarah.

rwbs@Genesis:23:2 @ And Sarah died in Kirjatharba; the same Hebron in the land of Canaan: and Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her.

rwbs@Genesis:23:3 @ And Abraham stood up from before his dead, and spoke to the sons of Heth, saying,

rwbs@Genesis:23:4 @ I a stranger and a sojourner with you: give me a possession of a buryingplace with you, that I may bury my dead out of my sight.

rwbs@Genesis:23:5 @ And the children of Heth answered Abraham, saying to him,

rwbs@Genesis:23:6 @ Hear us, my lord: thou a mighty prince among us: in the choice of our sepulchres bury thy dead; none of us shall withhold from thee his sepulchre, but that thou mayest bury thy dead. (note:)a mighty…: Hebrews. a prince of God(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:23:7 @ And Abraham stood up, and bowed himself to the people of the land, to the children of Heth.

rwbs@Genesis:23:8 @ And he spoke with them, saying, If it is your mind that I should bury my dead out of my sight; hear me, and entreat for me to Ephron the son of Zohar,

rwbs@Genesis:23:9 @ That he may give me the cave of Machpelah, which he hath, which in the end of his field; for as much money as it is worth he shall give it me for a possession of a buryingplace among you. (note:)as much…: Hebrews. full money(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:23:10 @ And Ephron dwelt among the children of Heth: and Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the presence of the children of Heth, of all that entered the gates of his city, saying, (note:)audience: Hebrews. ears(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:23:11 @ Nay, my lord, hear me: the field give I to thee, and the cave that in it I give it to thee; in the presence of the sons of my people I give it to thee: bury thy dead.

rwbs@Genesis:23:12 @ And Abraham bowed himself before the people of the land.

rwbs@Genesis:23:13 @ And he spoke to Ephron in the presence of the people of the land, saying, But if thou , I pray thee, hear me: I will give thee money for the field; take of me, and I will bury my dead there.

rwbs@Genesis:23:14 @ And Ephron answered Abraham, saying to him,

rwbs@Genesis:23:15 @ My lord, hearken to me: the land four hundred shekels of silver; what that between me and thee? bury therefore thy dead.

rwbs@Genesis:23:16 @ And Abraham hearkened to Ephron; and Abraham weighed to Ephron the silver, which he had named in the presence of the sons of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, current with the merchant.

rwbs@Genesis:23:17 @ And the field of Ephron, which in Machpelah, which before Mamre, the field, and the cave which in it, and all the trees that in the field, that in all the surrounding borders, were made sure

rwbs@Genesis:23:18 @ To Abraham for a possession in the presence of the children of Heth, before all that entered the gate of his city.

rwbs@Genesis:23:19 @ And after this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field of Machpelah before Mamre: the same Hebron in the land of Canaan.

rwbs@Genesis:23:20 @ And the field, and the cave that in it, were made sure to Abraham for a possession of a buryingplace by the sons of Heth.

rwbs@Genesis:24:1 @ And Abraham was old, well advanced in years: and the LORD had blessed Abraham in all things. (note:)well…: Hebrews. gone into days(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:24:2 @ And Abraham said to his eldest servant of his house, that ruled over all that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh:

rwbs@Genesis:24:3 @ And I will make thee swear by the LORD, the God of heaven, and the God of the earth, that thou shalt not take a wife for my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell:

rwbs@Genesis:24:4 @ But thou shalt go to my country, and to my kindred, and take a wife for my son Isaac.

rwbs@Genesis:24:5 @ And the servant said to him, It may be the woman will not be willing to follow me to this land: must I needs bring thy son again to the land from which you came?

rwbs@Genesis:24:6 @ And Abraham said to him, Beware that thou bring not my son there again.

rwbs@Genesis:24:7 @ The LORD God of heaven, who took me from my father’s house, and from the land of my kindred, and who spoke to me, and who swore to me, saying, To thy seed will I give this land; he shall send his angel before thee, and thou shalt take a wife for my son from there.

rwbs@Genesis:24:8 @ And if the woman will not be willing to follow thee, then thou shalt be clear from this my oath: only bring not my son there again.

rwbs@Genesis:24:9 @ And the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master, and swore to him concerning that matter.

rwbs@Genesis:24:10 @ And the servant took ten camels of the camels of his master, and departed; for all the goods of his master in his hands: and he arose, and went to Mesopotamia, to the city of Nahor. (note:)for: or, and(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:24:11 @ And he made his camels to kneel down outside the city by a well of water at the time of the evening, the time when women go out to draw . (note:)that…: Hebrews. that women who draw water go forth(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:24:12 @ And he said, O LORD God of my master Abraham, I pray thee, prosper me this day, and show kindness to my master Abraham.

rwbs@Genesis:24:13 @ Behold, I stand by the well of water; and the daughters of the men of the city come out to draw water:

rwbs@Genesis:24:14 @ And let it come to pass, that the damsel to whom I shall say, Let down thy pitcher, I pray thee, that I may drink; and she shall say, Drink, and I will water thy camels also: she thou hast appointed for thy servant Isaac; and by that shall I know that thou hast shown kindness to my master.

rwbs@Genesis:24:15 @ And it came to pass, before he had finished speaking, that, behold, Rebekah came out, who was born to Bethuel, son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham’s brother, with her pitcher upon her shoulder.

rwbs@Genesis:24:16 @ And the damsel very fair to look upon, a virgin, neither had any man known her: and she went down to the well, and filled her pitcher, and came up. (note:)very…: Hebrews. good of countenance(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:24:17 @ And the servant ran to meet her, and said, Let me, I pray thee, drink a little water from thy pitcher.

rwbs@Genesis:24:18 @ And she said, Drink, my lord: and she hasted, and let down her pitcher upon her hand, and gave him a drink.

rwbs@Genesis:24:19 @ And when she had finished giving him drink, she said, I will draw for thy camels also, till they have finished drinking.

rwbs@Genesis:24:20 @ And she hasted, and emptied her pitcher into the trough, and ran again to the well to draw , and drew for all his camels.

rwbs@Genesis:24:21 @ And the man wondering at her held his peace, to know whether the LORD had made his journey prosperous or not.

rwbs@Genesis:24:22 @ And it came to pass, as the camels had finished drinking, that the man took a golden earring of half a shekel weight, and two bracelets for her wrists of ten weight of gold; (note:)earring: or, jewel for the forehead(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:24:23 @ And said, Whose daughter thou? tell me, I pray thee: is there room thy father’s house for us to lodge in?

rwbs@Genesis:24:24 @ And she said to him, I the daughter of Bethuel the son of Milcah, whom she bore to Nahor.

rwbs@Genesis:24:25 @ She said moreover to him, We have both straw and feed enough, and room to lodge in.

rwbs@Genesis:24:26 @ And the man bowed his head, and worshipped the LORD.

rwbs@Genesis:24:27 @ And he said, Blessed the LORD God of my master Abraham, who hath not left my master destitute of his mercy and his truth: I in the way, the LORD led me to the house of my master’s brethren.

rwbs@Genesis:24:28 @ And the damsel ran, and told these things to her mother’s house.

rwbs@Genesis:24:29 @ And Rebekah had a brother, and his name Laban: and Laban ran out to the man, to the well.

rwbs@Genesis:24:30 @ And it came to pass, when he saw the earring and bracelets upon his sister’s wrists, and when he heard the words of Rebekah his sister, saying, Thus spoke the man to me; that he came to the man; and, behold, he stood by the camels at the well.

rwbs@Genesis:24:31 @ And he said, Come in, thou blessed of the LORD; why standest thou outside? for I have prepared the house, and room for the camels.

rwbs@Genesis:24:32 @ And the man came into the house: and he ungirded his camels, and gave straw and feed for the camels, and water to wash his feet, and the men’s feet that with him.

rwbs@Genesis:24:33 @ And there was set before him to eat: but he said, I will not eat, until I have told my errand. And he said, Speak on.

rwbs@Genesis:24:34 @ And he said, I Abraham’s servant.

rwbs@Genesis:24:35 @ And the LORD hath blessed my master greatly; and he is become great: and he hath given him flocks, and herds, and silver, and gold, and male and female servants, and camels, and donkeys.

rwbs@Genesis:24:36 @ And Sarah my master’s wife bore a son to my master when she was old: and to him hath he given all that he hath.

rwbs@Genesis:24:37 @ And my master made me swear, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife for my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, in whose land I dwell:

rwbs@Genesis:24:38 @ But thou shalt go to my father’s house, and to my kindred, and take a wife for my son.

rwbs@Genesis:24:39 @ And I said to my master, It may be the woman will not follow me.

rwbs@Genesis:24:40 @ And he said to me, The LORD, before whom I walk, will send his angel with thee, and prosper thy way; and thou shalt take a wife for my son of my kindred, and of my father’s house:

rwbs@Genesis:24:41 @ Then shalt thou be clear from my oath, when thou comest to my kindred; and if they give not thee , thou shalt be clear from my oath.

rwbs@Genesis:24:42 @ And I came this day to the well, and said, O LORD God of my master Abraham, if now thou dost prosper my way which I go:

rwbs@Genesis:24:43 @ Behold, I stand by the well of water; and it shall come to pass, that when the virgin cometh forth to draw , and I say to her, Give me, I pray thee, a little water of thy pitcher to drink;

rwbs@Genesis:24:44 @ And she saith to me, Both drink thou, and I will also draw for thy camels: the same the woman whom the LORD hath appointed for my master’s son.

rwbs@Genesis:24:45 @ And before I had finished speaking in my heart, behold, Rebekah came forth with her pitcher on her shoulder; and she went down to the well, and drew : and I said to her, Let me drink, I pray thee.

rwbs@Genesis:24:46 @ And she made haste, and let down her pitcher from her , and said, Drink, and I will water thy camels also: so I drank, and she watered the camels also.

rwbs@Genesis:24:47 @ And I asked her, and said, Whose daughter thou? And she said, The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor’s son, whom Milcah bore to him: and I put the earring upon her face, and the bracelets upon her wrists.

rwbs@Genesis:24:48 @ And I bowed my head, and worshipped the LORD, and blessed the LORD God of my master Abraham, who had led me in the right way to take my master’s brother’s daughter for his son.

rwbs@Genesis:24:49 @ And now if you will deal kindly and truly with my master, tell me: and if not, tell me; that I may turn to the right hand, or to the left.

rwbs@Genesis:24:50 @ Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said, The thing proceedeth from the LORD: we cannot speak to thee bad or good.

rwbs@Genesis:24:51 @ Behold, Rebekah before thee, take , and go, and let her be thy master’s son’s wife, as the LORD hath spoken.

rwbs@Genesis:24:52 @ And it came to pass, that, when Abraham’s servant heard their words, he worshipped the LORD, to the earth.

rwbs@Genesis:24:53 @ And the servant brought forth jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment, and gave to Rebekah: he gave also to her brother and to her mother precious things. (note:)jewels: Hebrews. vessels(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:24:54 @ And they ate and drank, he and the men that with him, and tarried all night; and they rose in the morning, and he said, Send me away to my master.

rwbs@Genesis:24:55 @ And her brother and her mother said, Let the damsel abide with us days, at the least ten; after that she shall go. (note:)a few…: or, a full year, or ten months(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:24:56 @ And he said to them, Hinder me not, seeing the LORD hath prospered my way; send me away that I may go to my master.

rwbs@Genesis:24:57 @ And they said, We will call the damsel, and enquire at her mouth.

rwbs@Genesis:24:58 @ And they called Rebekah, and said to her, Wilt thou go with this man? And she said, I will go.

rwbs@Genesis:24:59 @ And they sent away Rebekah their sister, and her nurse, and Abraham’s servant, and his men.

rwbs@Genesis:24:60 @ And they blessed Rebekah, and said to her, Thou our sister, be thou of thousands of millions, and let thy seed possess the gate of those who hate them.

rwbs@Genesis:24:61 @ And Rebekah arose, and her damsels, and they rode upon the camels, and followed the man: and the servant took Rebekah, and went his way.

rwbs@Genesis:24:62 @ And Isaac came from the way of the well Lahairoi; for he dwelt in the south country.

rwbs@Genesis:24:63 @ And Isaac went out to meditate in the field at evening: and he lifted up his eyes, and saw, and, behold, the camels coming. (note:)to meditate: or, to pray(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:24:64 @ And Rebekah lifted up her eyes, and when she saw Isaac, she got off the camel.

rwbs@Genesis:24:65 @ For she said to the servant, What man this that walketh in the field to meet us? And the servant said, It my master: therefore she took a veil, and covered herself.

rwbs@Genesis:24:66 @ And the servant told Isaac all things that he had done.

rwbs@Genesis:24:67 @ And Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah’s tent, and took Rebekah, and she became his wife; and he loved her: and Isaac was comforted after his mother’s .

rwbs@Genesis:25:1 @ Then again Abraham took a wife, and her name Keturah.

rwbs@Genesis:25:2 @ And she bore him Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah.

rwbs@Genesis:25:3 @ And Jokshan begat Sheba, and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim, and Letushim, and Leummim.

rwbs@Genesis:25:4 @ And the sons of Midian; Ephah, and Epher, and Hanoch, and Abida, and Eldaah. All these the children of Keturah.

rwbs@Genesis:25:5 @ And Abraham gave all that he had to Isaac.

rwbs@Genesis:25:6 @ But to the sons of the concubines, which Abraham had, Abraham gave gifts, and sent them away from Isaac his son, while he yet lived, eastward, to the east country.

rwbs@Genesis:25:7 @ And these the days of the years of Abraham’s life which he lived, an hundred and seventy and five years.

rwbs@Genesis:25:8 @ Then Abraham gave up the ghost, and died in a good old age, an old man, and full ; and was gathered to his people.

rwbs@Genesis:25:9 @ And his sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron the son of Zohar the Hittite, which before Mamre;

rwbs@Genesis:25:10 @ The field which Abraham purchased of the sons of Heth: there was Abraham buried, and Sarah his wife.

rwbs@Genesis:25:11 @ And it came to pass after the death of Abraham, that God blessed his son Isaac; and Isaac dwelt by the well Lahairoi.

rwbs@Genesis:25:12 @ Now these the generations of Ishmael, Abraham’s son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah’s handmaid, bore to Abraham:

rwbs@Genesis:25:13 @ And these the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, according to their generations: the firstborn of Ishmael, Nebajoth; and Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,

rwbs@Genesis:25:14 @ And Mishma, and Dumah, and Massa,

rwbs@Genesis:25:15 @ Hadar, and Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah: (note:)Hadar: or, Hadad(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:25:16 @ These the sons of Ishmael, and these their names, by their towns, and by their castles; twelve princes according to their nations.

rwbs@Genesis:25:17 @ And these the years of the life of Ishmael, an hundred and thirty and seven years: and he gave up the ghost and died; and was gathered to his people.

rwbs@Genesis:25:18 @ And they dwelt from Havilah to Shur, that before Egypt, as thou goest toward Assyria: he died in the presence of all his brethren. (note:)died: Hebrews. fell(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:25:19 @ And these the generations of Isaac, Abraham’s son: Abraham begat Isaac:

rwbs@Genesis:25:20 @ And Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah for a wife, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Padanaram, the sister to Laban the Syrian.

rwbs@Genesis:25:21 @ And Isaac entreated the LORD for his wife, because she barren: and the LORD was entreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived.

rwbs@Genesis:25:22 @ And the children struggled together within her; and she said, If so, why I thus? And she went to enquire of the LORD.

rwbs@Genesis:25:23 @ And the LORD said to her, Two nations in thy womb, and two manner of people shall be born of thee; and people shall be stronger than people; and the elder shall serve the younger.

rwbs@Genesis:25:24 @ And when her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, twins in her womb.

rwbs@Genesis:25:25 @ And the first was born red, all over like an hairy garment; and they called his name Esau.

rwbs@Genesis:25:26 @ And after that his brother was born, and his hand took hold on Esau’s heel; and his name was called Jacob: and Isaac sixty years old when she bore them.

rwbs@Genesis:25:27 @ And the boys grew: and Esau was a skilful hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob a plain man, dwelling in tents.

rwbs@Genesis:25:28 @ And Isaac loved Esau, because he ate of venison: but Rebekah loved Jacob. (note:)he…: Hebrews. venison was in his mouth(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:25:29 @ And Jacob boiled pottage: and Esau came from the field, and he faint:

rwbs@Genesis:25:30 @ And Esau said to Jacob, Feed me, I pray thee, with that same red ; for I faint: therefore was his name called Edom. (note:)with…: Hebrews. with that red, with that red pottage(:note)Edom: that is Red

rwbs@Genesis:25:31 @ And Jacob said, Sell to me this day thy birthright.

rwbs@Genesis:25:32 @ And Esau said, Behold, I at the point to die: and what profit shall this birthright bring to me? (note:)at…: Hebrews. going to die(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:25:33 @ And Jacob said, Swear to me this day; and he swore to him: and he sold his birthright to Jacob.

rwbs@Genesis:25:34 @ Then Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage of lentiles; and he ate and drank, and rose, and went his way: thus Esau despised birthright.

rwbs@Genesis:26:1 @ And there was a famine in the land, besides the first famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went to Abimelech king of the Philistines to Gerar.

rwbs@Genesis:26:2 @ And the LORD appeared to him, and said, Go not down into Egypt; dwell in the land which I shall tell thee of:

rwbs@Genesis:26:3 @ Sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee; for to thee, and to thy seed, I will give all these countries, and I will perform the oath which I swore to Abraham thy father;

rwbs@Genesis:26:4 @ And I will make thy seed to multiply as the stars of heaven, and will give to thy seed all these countries; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed;

rwbs@Genesis:26:5 @ Because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.

rwbs@Genesis:26:6 @ And Isaac dwelt in Gerar:

rwbs@Genesis:26:7 @ And the men of the place asked of his wife; and he said, She my sister: for he feared to say, my wife; lest, , the men of the place should kill me for Rebekah; because she fair to look upon.

rwbs@Genesis:26:8 @ 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 saw, and, behold, Isaac sporting with Rebekah his wife.

rwbs@Genesis:26:9 @ And Abimelech called Isaac, and said, Behold, surely she thy wife: and how saidst thou, She my sister? And Isaac said to him, Because I said, Lest I should die on her account.

rwbs@Genesis:26:10 @ And Abimelech said, What this thou hast done to us? one of the people might lightly have lain with thy wife, and thou wouldest have brought guiltiness upon us.

rwbs@Genesis:26:11 @ And Abimelech charged all people, saying, He that toucheth this man or his wife shall surely be put to death.

rwbs@Genesis:26:12 @ Then Isaac sowed in that land, and received in the same year an hundredfold: and the LORD blessed him. (note:)received: Hebrews. found(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:26:13 @ And the man became great, and continued, and grew until he became very great: (note:)went…: Hebrews. went going(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:26:14 @ For he had possession of flocks, and possession of herds, and very many servants: and the Philistines envied him. (note:)servants: or, husbandry(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:26:15 @ For all the wells which his father’s servants had dug in the days of Abraham his father, the Philistines had stopped them, and filled them with earth.

rwbs@Genesis:26:16 @ And Abimelech said to Isaac, Go from us; for thou art much mightier than we.

rwbs@Genesis:26:17 @ And Isaac departed from there, and pitched his tent in the valley of Gerar, and dwelt there.

rwbs@Genesis:26:18 @ And Isaac dug again the wells of water, which they had dug in the days of Abraham his father; for the Philistines had stopped them after the death of Abraham: and he called their names after the names by which his father had called them.

rwbs@Genesis:26:19 @ And Isaac’s servants dug in the valley, and found there a well of springing water. (note:)springing: Hebrews. living(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:26:20 @ And the herdmen of Gerar contended with Isaac’s herdmen, saying, The water ours: and he called the name of the well Esek; because they strove with him. (note:)Esek: that is, Contention(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:26:21 @ And they dug another well, and contended for that also: and he called the name of it Sitnah. (note:)Sitnah: that is, Hatred(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:26:22 @ And he departed from there, and dug another well; and for that they did not contend: and he called the name of it Rehoboth; and he said, For now the LORD hath made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land. (note:)Rehoboth: that is Room(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:26:23 @ And he went up from there to Beersheba.

rwbs@Genesis:26:24 @ And the LORD appeared to him the same night, and said, I the God of Abraham thy father: fear not, for I with thee, and will bless thee, and multiply thy seed for my servant Abraham’s sake.

rwbs@Genesis:26:25 @ And he built an altar there, and called upon the name of the LORD, and pitched his tent there: and there Isaac’s servants dug a well.

rwbs@Genesis:26:26 @ Then Abimelech went to him from Gerar, and Ahuzzath one of his friends, and Phichol the chief captain of his army.

rwbs@Genesis:26:27 @ And Isaac said to them, Why come ye to me, seeing ye hate me, and have sent me away from you?

rwbs@Genesis:26:28 @ And they said, We saw certainly that the LORD was with thee: and we said, Let there be now an oath between us, between us and thee, and let us make a covenant with thee; (note:)We saw…: Hebrews. Seeing we saw(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:26:29 @ That thou wilt do us no harm, as we have not touched thee, and as we have done to thee nothing but good, and have sent thee away in peace: thou now the blessed of the LORD. (note:)That…: Hebrews. If thou shalt(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:26:30 @ And he made them a feast, and they ate and drank.

rwbs@Genesis:26:31 @ And they rose early in the morning, and swore one to another: and Isaac sent them away, and they departed from him in peace.

rwbs@Genesis:26:32 @ And it came to pass the same day, that Isaac’s servants came, and told him concerning the well which they had dug, and said to him, We have found water.

rwbs@Genesis:26:33 @ And he called it Shebah: therefore the name of the city Beersheba to this day. (note:)Shebah: That is, an oath(:note)Beersheba: that is, the well of the oath

rwbs@Genesis:26:34 @ And Esau was forty years old when he took for a wife Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Bashemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite:

rwbs@Genesis:26:35 @ Who were a grief of mind to Isaac and Rebekah. (note:)a grief…: Hebrews. bitterness of spirit(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:27:1 @ And it came to pass, that when Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called Esau his eldest son, and said to him, My son: and he said to him, Behold, I.

rwbs@Genesis:27:2 @ And he said, Behold now, I am old, I know not the day of my death:

rwbs@Genesis:27:3 @ Now therefore take, I pray thee, thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, and go out to the field, and take me venison; (note:)take: Hebrews. hunt(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:27:4 @ And make me savoury meat, such as I love, and bring to me, that I may eat; that my soul may bless thee before I die.

rwbs@Genesis:27:5 @ And Rebekah heard when Isaac spoke to Esau his son. And Esau went to the field to hunt venison, to bring .

rwbs@Genesis:27:6 @ And Rebekah spoke to Jacob her son, saying, Behold, I heard thy father speak to Esau thy brother, saying,

rwbs@Genesis:27:7 @ Bring me venison, and make me savoury meat, that I may eat, and bless thee before the LORD before my death.

rwbs@Genesis:27:8 @ Now therefore, my son, obey my voice according to that which I command thee.

rwbs@Genesis:27:9 @ Go now to the flock, and bring me from there two good kids of the goats; and I will make them savoury meat for thy father, such as he loveth:

rwbs@Genesis:27:10 @ And thou shalt bring to thy father, that he may eat, and that he may bless thee before his death.

rwbs@Genesis:27:11 @ And Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, Behold, Esau my brother a hairy man, and I a smooth man:

rwbs@Genesis:27:12 @ My father perhaps will feel me, and I shall seem to him as a deceiver; and I shall bring a curse upon me, and not a blessing.

rwbs@Genesis:27:13 @ And his mother said to him, Upon me thy curse, my son: only obey my voice, and go bring them to me.

rwbs@Genesis:27:14 @ And he went, and took, and brought to his mother: and his mother made savoury meat, such as his father loved.

rwbs@Genesis:27:15 @ And Rebekah took the choicest raiment of her eldest son Esau, which was with her in the house, and put it upon Jacob her younger son: (note:)goodly: Hebrews. desirable(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:27:16 @ And she put the skins of the kids of the goats on his hands, and on the smooth part of his neck:

rwbs@Genesis:27:17 @ And she gave the savoury meat and the bread, which she had prepared, into the hand of her son Jacob.

rwbs@Genesis:27:18 @ And he came to his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here I; who thou, my son?

rwbs@Genesis:27:19 @ And Jacob said to his father, I Esau thy firstborn; I have done according as thou badest me: arise, I pray thee, sit and eat of my venison, that thy soul may bless me.

rwbs@Genesis:27:20 @ And Isaac said to his son, How that thou hast found so quickly, my son? And he said, Because the LORD thy God brought to me. (note:)to me: Hebrews. before me(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:27:21 @ And Isaac said to Jacob, Come near, I pray thee, that I may feel thee, my son, whether thou my very son Esau or not.

rwbs@Genesis:27:22 @ And Jacob went near to Isaac his father; and he felt him, and said, The voice Jacob’s voice, but the hands the hands of Esau.

rwbs@Genesis:27:23 @ And he knew him not, because his hands were hairy, as his brother Esau’s hands: so he blessed him.

rwbs@Genesis:27:24 @ And he said, thou my very son Esau? And he said, I .

rwbs@Genesis:27:25 @ And he said, Bring near to me, and I will eat of my son’s venison, that my soul may bless thee. And he brought near to him, and he ate: and he brought him wine, and he drank.

rwbs@Genesis:27:26 @ And his father Isaac said to him, Come near now, and kiss me, my son.

rwbs@Genesis:27:27 @ And he came near, and kissed him: and he smelled the smell of his raiment, and blessed him, and said, See, the smell of my son as the smell of a field which the LORD hath blessed:

rwbs@Genesis:27:28 @ Therefore God give thee of the dew of heaven, and the fatness of the earth, and plenty of grain and wine:

rwbs@Genesis:27:29 @ Let people serve thee, and nations bow down to thee: be lord over thy brethren, and let thy mother’s sons bow down to thee: cursed every one that curseth thee, and blessed he that blesseth thee.

rwbs@Genesis:27:30 @ And it came to pass, as soon as Isaac had finished blessing Jacob, and Jacob had yet scarcely gone out from the presence of Isaac his father, that Esau his brother came in from his hunting.

rwbs@Genesis:27:31 @ And he also had made savoury meat, and brought it to his father, and said to his father, Let my father arise, and eat of his son’s venison, that thy soul may bless me.

rwbs@Genesis:27:32 @ And Isaac his father said to him, Who thou? And he said, I thy son, thy firstborn Esau.

rwbs@Genesis:27:33 @ And Isaac trembled exceedingly, and said, Who? where he that hath taken venison, and brought me, and I have eaten of all before thou camest, and have blessed him? yea, he shall be blessed. (note:)trembled…: Hebrews. trembled with a great trembling greatly(:note)taken: Heb. hunted

rwbs@Genesis:27:34 @ And when Esau heard the words of his father, he cried with a great and exceedingly bitter cry, and said to his father, Bless me, me also, O my father.

rwbs@Genesis:27:35 @ And he said, Thy brother came deceitfully, and hath taken away thy blessing.

rwbs@Genesis:27:36 @ And he said, Is he not rightly named Jacob? for he hath supplanted me twice: he took away my birthright; and, behold, now he hath taken away my blessing. And he said, Hast thou not reserved a blessing for me? (note:)Jacob: that is, A supplanter(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:27:37 @ And Isaac answered and said to Esau, Behold, I have made him thy lord, and all his brethren have I given to him for servants; and with grain and wine have I sustained him: and what shall I do now to thee, my son? (note:)sustained: or, supported(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:27:38 @ And Esau said to his father, Hast thou but one blessing, my father? bless me, me also, O my father. And Esau lifted up his voice, and wept.

rwbs@Genesis:27:39 @ And Isaac his father answered and said to him, Behold, thy dwelling shall be the fatness of the earth, and of the dew of heaven from above; (note:)the fatness: or, of the fatness(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:27:40 @ And by thy sword shalt thou live, and shalt serve thy brother; and it shall come to pass when thou shalt have the dominion, that thou shalt break his yoke from off thy neck.

rwbs@Genesis:27:41 @ And Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing with which his father blessed him: and Esau said in his heart, The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then will I slay my brother Jacob.

rwbs@Genesis:27:42 @ And these words of Esau her elder son were told to Rebekah: and she sent and called Jacob her younger son, and said to him, Behold, thy brother Esau, as concerning thee, doth comfort himself, to kill thee.

rwbs@Genesis:27:43 @ Now therefore, my son, obey my voice; and arise, flee thou to Laban my brother to Haran;

rwbs@Genesis:27:44 @ And tarry with him a few days, until thy brother’s fury shall turn away;

rwbs@Genesis:27:45 @ Till thy brother’s anger shall turn away from thee, and he shall forget which thou hast done to him: then I will send, and bring thee from there: why should I be deprived also of you both in one day?

rwbs@Genesis:27:46 @ And Rebekah said to Isaac, I am weary of my life because of the daughters of Heth: if Jacob shall take a wife of the daughters of Heth, such as these of the daughters of the land, what good shall my life do me?

rwbs@Genesis:28:1 @ And Isaac called Jacob, and blessed him, and charged him, and said to him, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan.

rwbs@Genesis:28:2 @ Arise, go to Padanaram, to the house of Bethuel thy mother’s father; and take thee a wife from there of the daughters of Laban thy mother’s brother.

rwbs@Genesis:28:3 @ And God Almighty bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, that thou mayest be a multitude of people; (note:)a multitude…: Hebrews. an assembly of people(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:28:4 @ And give thee the blessing of Abraham, to thee, and to thy seed with thee; that thou mayest inherit the land in which thou art a stranger, which God gave to Abraham. (note:)wherein…: Hebrews. of thy sojournings(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:28:5 @ And Isaac sent away Jacob: and he went to Padanaram to Laban, son of Bethuel the Syrian, the brother of Rebekah, Jacob’s and Esau’s mother.

rwbs@Genesis:28:6 @ When Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob, and sent him away to Padanaram, to take him a wife from there; and that as he blessed him he gave him a charge, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan;

rwbs@Genesis:28:7 @ And that Jacob obeyed his father and his mother, and was gone to Padanaram;

rwbs@Genesis:28:8 @ And Esau seeing that the daughters of Canaan pleased not Isaac his father; (note:)pleased…: Hebrews. were evil in the eyes, etc(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:28:9 @ Then went Esau to Ishmael, and took to the wives which he had Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael Abraham’s son, the sister of Nebajoth, to be his wife. (note:)Mahalath: or, Bashemath(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:28:10 @ And Jacob went out from Beersheba, and went toward Haran. (note:)Haran: Gr. Charran(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:28:11 @ And he came to a certain place, and tarried there all night, because the sun was set; and he took of the stones of that place, and put his pillows, and lay down in that place to sleep.

rwbs@Genesis:28:12 @ And he dreamed, and behold a ladder set upon the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven: and behold the angels of God ascending and descending on it.

rwbs@Genesis:28:13 @ And, behold, the LORD stood above it, and said, I the LORD God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: the land on which thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed;

rwbs@Genesis:28:14 @ And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south: and in thee and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed. (note:)spread…: Hebrews. break forth(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:28:15 @ And, behold, I with thee, and will keep thee in all where thou goest, and will bring thee again into this land; for I will not leave thee, until I have done which I have promised to thee.

rwbs@Genesis:28:16 @ And Jacob awoke from his sleep, and he said, Surely the LORD is in this place; and I knew not.

rwbs@Genesis:28:17 @ And he was afraid, and said, How dreadful this place! this no other but the house of God, and this the gate of heaven.

rwbs@Genesis:28:18 @ And Jacob rose early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put his pillows, and set it up a pillar, and poured oil on the top of it.

rwbs@Genesis:28:19 @ And he called the name of that place Bethel: but the name of that city Luz at the first. (note:)Bethel: that is, The house of God(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:28:20 @ And Jacob vowed a vow, saying, If God will be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat, and raiment to put on,

rwbs@Genesis:28:21 @ So that I come again to my father’s house in peace; then shall the LORD be my God:

rwbs@Genesis:28:22 @ And this stone, which I have set a pillar, shall be God’s house: and of all that thou shalt give me I will surely give the tenth to thee.

rwbs@Genesis:29:1 @ Then Jacob went on his journey, and came into the land of the people of the east. (note:)went…: Hebrews. lift up his feet(:note)people: Heb. children

rwbs@Genesis:29:2 @ And he looked, and behold a well in the field, and, lo, there three flocks of sheep lying by it; for out of that well they watered the flocks: and a great stone upon the well’s mouth.

rwbs@Genesis:29:3 @ And there were all the flocks gathered: and they rolled the stone from the well’s mouth, and watered the sheep, and put the stone again upon the well’s mouth in its place.

rwbs@Genesis:29:4 @ And Jacob said to them, My brethren, from where ye? And they said, We from Haran.

rwbs@Genesis:29:5 @ And he said to them, Know ye Laban the son of Nahor? And they said, We know .

rwbs@Genesis:29:6 @ And he said to them, he well? And they said, well: and, behold, Rachel his daughter cometh with the sheep. (note:)Is he…: Hebrews. Is there peace to him?(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:29:7 @ And he said, Lo, yet high day, neither time that the cattle should be gathered together: water ye the sheep, and go feed . (note:)it is…: Hebrews. yet the day is great(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:29:8 @ And they said, We cannot, until all the flocks are gathered together, and they roll the stone from the well’s mouth; then we water the sheep.

rwbs@Genesis:29:9 @ And while he was yet speaking with them, Rachel came with her father’s sheep: for she kept them.

rwbs@Genesis:29:10 @ And it came to pass, when Jacob saw Rachel the daughter of Laban his mother’s brother, and the sheep of Laban his mother’s brother, that Jacob went near, and rolled the stone from the well’s mouth, and watered the flock of Laban his mother’s brother.

rwbs@Genesis:29:11 @ And Jacob kissed Rachel, and lifted up his voice, and wept.

rwbs@Genesis:29:12 @ And Jacob told Rachel that he her father’s brother, and that he Rebekah’s son: and she ran and told her father.

rwbs@Genesis:29:13 @ And it came to pass, when Laban heard the tidings of Jacob his sister’s son, that he ran to meet him, and embraced him, and kissed him, and brought him to his house. And he told Laban all these things. (note:)tidings: Hebrews. hearing(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:29:14 @ And Laban said to him, Surely thou my bone and my flesh. And he abode with him the space of a month. (note:)the space…: Hebrews. a month of days(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:29:15 @ And Laban said to Jacob, Because thou my brother, shouldest thou therefore serve me for nothing? tell me, what thy wages ?

rwbs@Genesis:29:16 @ And Laban had two daughters: the name of the elder Leah, and the name of the younger Rachel.

rwbs@Genesis:29:17 @ Leah tender eyed; but Rachel was beautiful and well favoured.

rwbs@Genesis:29:18 @ And Jacob loved Rachel; and said, I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter.

rwbs@Genesis:29:19 @ And Laban said, better that I give her to thee, than that I should give her to another man: abide with me.

rwbs@Genesis:29:20 @ And Jacob served seven years for Rachel; and they seemed to him a few days, for the love he had for her.

rwbs@Genesis:29:21 @ And Jacob said to Laban, Give my wife, for my days are fulfilled, that I may go in to her.

rwbs@Genesis:29:22 @ And Laban gathered together all the men of the place, and made a feast.

rwbs@Genesis:29:23 @ And it came to pass in the evening, that he took Leah his daughter, and brought her to him; and he went in to her.

rwbs@Genesis:29:24 @ And Laban gave to his daughter Leah Zilpah his maid an handmaid.

rwbs@Genesis:29:25 @ And it came to pass, that in the morning, behold, it Leah: and he said to Laban, What this thou hast done to me? did I not serve with thee for Rachel? why then hast thou deceived me?

rwbs@Genesis:29:26 @ And Laban said, It must not be so done in our country, to give the younger before the firstborn. (note:)country: Hebrews. place(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:29:27 @ Fulfil her week, and we will give thee this also for the service which thou shalt serve with me yet seven other years.

rwbs@Genesis:29:28 @ And Jacob did so, and fulfilled her week: and he gave him Rachel his daughter for a wife also.

rwbs@Genesis:29:29 @ And Laban gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah his handmaid to be her maid.

rwbs@Genesis:29:30 @ And he went in also to Rachel, and he loved also Rachel more than Leah, and served with him yet seven other years.

rwbs@Genesis:29:31 @ And when the LORD saw that Leah hated, he opened her womb: but Rachel barren.

rwbs@Genesis:29:32 @ And Leah conceived, and bore a son, and she called his name Reuben: for she said, Surely the LORD hath looked upon my affliction; now therefore my husband will love me. (note:)Reuben: that is, See a son(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:29:33 @ And she conceived again, and bore a son; and said, Because the LORD hath heard that I hated, he hath therefore given me this also: and she called his name Simeon. (note:)Simeon: that is, Hearing(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:29:34 @ And she conceived again, and bore a son; and said, Now this time will my husband love me, because I have borne him three sons: therefore was his name called Levi. (note:)Levi: that is, Joined(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:29:35 @ And she conceived again, and bore a son: and she said, Now will I praise the LORD: therefore she called his name Judah; and stopped bearing. (note:)Judah: that is, Praise(:note)left…: Hebrews. stood from bearing

rwbs@Genesis:30:1 @ And when Rachel saw that she bore Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister; and said to Jacob, Give me children, or else I die.

rwbs@Genesis:30:2 @ And Jacob’s anger was kindled against Rachel: and he said, I in God’s stead, who hath withheld from thee the fruit of the womb?

rwbs@Genesis:30:3 @ And she said, Behold my maid Bilhah, go in to her; and she shall bear upon my knees, that I may also have children by her. (note:)have…: Hebrews. be built by her(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:30:4 @ And she gave him Bilhah her handmaid for a wife: and Jacob went in to her.

rwbs@Genesis:30:5 @ And Bilhah conceived, and bore Jacob a son.

rwbs@Genesis:30:6 @ And Rachel said, God hath judged me, and hath also heard my voice, and hath given me a son: therefore she called his name Daniel. (note:)Dan: that is, Judging(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:30:7 @ And Bilhah Rachel’s maid conceived again, and bore Jacob a second son.

rwbs@Genesis:30:8 @ And Rachel said, With great wrestlings have I wrestled with my sister, and I have prevailed: and she called his name Naphtali. (note:)great…: Hebrews. wrestlings of God(:note)Naphtali: that is, My wrestling: Gr. Nephthalim

rwbs@Genesis:30:9 @ When Leah saw that she had stopped bearing, she took Zilpah her maid, and gave her Jacob for a wife.

rwbs@Genesis:30:10 @ And Zilpah Leah’s maid bore Jacob a son.

rwbs@Genesis:30:11 @ And Leah said, A troop cometh: and she called his name Gad. (note:)Gad: that is, A troop, or, company(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:30:12 @ And Zilpah Leah’s maid bore Jacob a second son.

rwbs@Genesis:30:13 @ And Leah said, Happy am I, for the daughters will call me blessed: and she called his name Asher. (note:)Happy…: Hebrews. In my happiness(:note)Asher: that is, Happy

rwbs@Genesis:30:14 @ And Reuben went in the days of wheat harvest, and found mandrakes in the field, and brought them to his mother Leah. Then Rachel said to Leah, Give me, I pray thee, of thy son’s mandrakes.

rwbs@Genesis:30:15 @ And she said to her, a small matter that thou hast taken my husband? and wouldest thou take away my son’s mandrakes also? And Rachel said, Therefore he shall lie with thee to night for thy son’s mandrakes.

rwbs@Genesis:30:16 @ And Jacob came from the field in the evening, and Leah went out to meet him, and said, Thou must come in to me; for surely I have hired thee with my son’s mandrakes. And he lay with her that night.

rwbs@Genesis:30:17 @ And God hearkened to Leah, and she conceived, and bore Jacob the fifth son.

rwbs@Genesis:30:18 @ And Leah said, God hath given me my hire, because I have given my maiden to my husband: and she called his name Issachar. (note:)Issachar: that is, An hire(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:30:19 @ And Leah conceived again, and bore Jacob the sixth son.

rwbs@Genesis:30:20 @ And Leah said, God hath bestowed on me a good dowry; now will my husband dwell with me, because I have borne him six sons: and she called his name Zebulun. (note:)Zebulun: that is, Dwelling: Gr. Zabulon(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:30:21 @ And afterwards she bore a daughter, and called her name Dinah. (note:)Dinah: that is Judgment(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:30:22 @ And God remembered Rachel, and God hearkened to her, and opened her womb.

rwbs@Genesis:30:23 @ And she conceived, and bore a son; and said, God hath taken away my reproach:

rwbs@Genesis:30:24 @ And she called his name Joseph; and said, The LORD shall add to me another son. (note:)Joseph: that is, Adding(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:30:25 @ And it came to pass, when Rachel had borne Joseph, that Jacob said to Laban, Send me away, that I may go to my own place, and to my country.

rwbs@Genesis:30:26 @ Give my wives and my children, for whom I have served thee, and let me go: for thou knowest my service which I have done thee.

rwbs@Genesis:30:27 @ And Laban said to him, I pray thee, if I have found favour in thine eyes, I have learned by experience that the LORD hath blessed me for thy sake.

rwbs@Genesis:30:28 @ And he said, Appoint me thy wages, and I will give .

rwbs@Genesis:30:29 @ And he said to him, Thou knowest how I have served thee, and how thy cattle were with me.

rwbs@Genesis:30:30 @ For little which thou hadst before I , and it is increased to a multitude; and the LORD hath blessed thee since my coming: and now when shall I provide for my own house also? (note:)increased: Hebrews. broken forth(:note)since…: Heb. at my foot

rwbs@Genesis:30:31 @ And he said, What shall I give thee? And Jacob said, Thou shalt not give me any thing: if thou wilt do this thing for me, I will again feed keep thy flock:

rwbs@Genesis:30:32 @ I will pass through all thy flock to day, removing from there all the speckled and spotted cattle, and all the brown cattle among the sheep, and the spotted and speckled among the goats: and shall be my hire.

rwbs@Genesis:30:33 @ So shall my righteousness answer for me in time to come, when it shall come for my hire before thy face: every one that not speckled and spotted among the goats, and brown among the sheep, that shall be accounted stolen with me. (note:)in time…: Hebrews. to morrow(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:30:34 @ And Laban said, Behold, I would it might be according to thy word.

rwbs@Genesis:30:35 @ And he removed that day the male goats that were striped and spotted, and all the female goats that were speckled and spotted, every one that had white in it, and all the brown among the sheep, and gave into the hands of his sons.

rwbs@Genesis:30:36 @ And he set three days’ journey between himself and Jacob: and Jacob fed the rest of Laban’s flocks.

rwbs@Genesis:30:37 @ And Jacob took to him rods of green poplar, and of the hazel and chesnut tree; and peeled white stripes in them, and made the white appear which in the rods.

rwbs@Genesis:30:38 @ And he set the rods which he had peeled before the flocks in the gutters in the watering troughs when the flocks came to drink, that they should conceive when they came to drink.

rwbs@Genesis:30:39 @ And the flocks conceived before the rods, and brought forth cattle striped, speckled, and spotted.

rwbs@Genesis:30:40 @ And Jacob separated the lambs, and set the faces of the flocks toward the striped, and all the brown in the flock of Laban; and he put his own flocks by themselves, and put them not with Laban’s cattle.

rwbs@Genesis:30:41 @ And it came to pass, whenever the stronger cattle conceived, that Jacob laid the rods before the eyes of the cattle in the gutters, that they might conceive among the rods.

rwbs@Genesis:30:42 @ But when the cattle were feeble, he put not in: so the feebler were Laban’s, and the stronger Jacob’s.

rwbs@Genesis:30:43 @ And the man increased exceedingly, and had many cattle, and female and male servants, and camels, and donkeys.

rwbs@Genesis:31:1 @ And he heard the words of Laban’s sons, saying, Jacob hath taken away all that our father’s; and of which our father’s hath he obtained all this glory.

rwbs@Genesis:31:2 @ And Jacob beheld the countenance of Laban, and, behold, it not toward him as before. (note:)as before: Hebrews. as yesterday and the day before(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:31:3 @ And the LORD said to Jacob, Return to the land of thy fathers, and to thy kindred; and I will be with thee.

rwbs@Genesis:31:4 @ And Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah into the field to his flock,

rwbs@Genesis:31:5 @ And said to them, I see your father’s countenance, that it not toward me as before; but the God of my father hath been with me.

rwbs@Genesis:31:6 @ And ye know that with all my power I have served your father.

rwbs@Genesis:31:7 @ And your father hath deceived me, and changed my wages ten times; but God allowed him not to hurt me.

rwbs@Genesis:31:8 @ If he said thus, The speckled shall be thy wages; then all the cattle bore speckled: and if he said thus, The striped shall be thy hire; then all the cattle bore striped.

rwbs@Genesis:31:9 @ Thus God hath taken away the cattle of your father, and given to me.

rwbs@Genesis:31:10 @ And it came to pass at the time that the cattle conceived, that I lifted up my eyes, and saw in a dream, and, behold, the rams which leaped upon the cattle striped, speckled, and spotted. (note:)rams: or, he goats(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:31:11 @ And the angel of God spoke to me in a dream, , Jacob: And I said, Here I.

rwbs@Genesis:31:12 @ And he said, Lift up now thy eyes, and see, all the rams which leap upon the cattle striped, speckled, and spotted: for I have seen all that Laban doeth to thee.

rwbs@Genesis:31:13 @ I the God of Bethel, where thou didst anoint the pillar, where thou didst vow to me a vow: now arise, depart from this land, and return to the land of thy kindred.

rwbs@Genesis:31:14 @ And Rachel and Leah answered and said to him, yet any portion or inheritance for us in our father’s house?

rwbs@Genesis:31:15 @ Are we not counted by him strangers? for he hath sold us, and hath quite consumed also our money.

rwbs@Genesis:31:16 @ For all the riches which God hath taken from our father, that ours, and our children’s: now then, whatever God hath said to thee, do.

rwbs@Genesis:31:17 @ Then Jacob arose, and set his sons and his wives upon camels;

rwbs@Genesis:31:18 @ And he carried away all his cattle, and all his goods which he had gained, the cattle of his getting, which he had gained in Padanaram, to go to Isaac his father in the land of Canaan.

rwbs@Genesis:31:19 @ And Laban went to shear his sheep: and Rachel had stolen the images that her father’s. (note:)images: Hebrews. teraphim(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:31:20 @ And Jacob stole away unawares to Laban the Syrian, in that he told him not that he was fleeing. (note:)unawares…: Hebrews. the heart of Laban(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:31:21 @ So he fled with all that he had; and he arose, and passed over the river, and set his face the mount Gilead.

rwbs@Genesis:31:22 @ And it was told Laban on the third day that Jacob had fled.

rwbs@Genesis:31:23 @ And he took his brethren with him, and pursued after him seven days’ journey; and they overtook him in the mount Gilead.

rwbs@Genesis:31:24 @ And God came to Laban the Syrian in a dream by night, and said to him, Take heed that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad. (note:)either…: Hebrews. from good to bad(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:31:25 @ Then Laban overtook Jacob. Now Jacob had pitched his tent in the mount: and Laban with his brethren pitched in the mount of Gilead.

rwbs@Genesis:31:26 @ And Laban said to Jacob, What hast thou done, that thou hast stolen away unawares to me, and carried away my daughters, as captives with the sword?

rwbs@Genesis:31:27 @ Why didst thou flee away secretly, and steal away from me; and didst not tell me, that I might have sent thee away with mirth, and with songs, with timbrel, and with harp? (note:)steal…: Hebrews. hast stolen me(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:31:28 @ And hast not permitted me to kiss my sons and my daughters? thou hast now done foolishly in doing.

rwbs@Genesis:31:29 @ It is in the power of my hand to do you harm: but the God of your father spoke to me last night, saying, Take thou heed that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad.

rwbs@Genesis:31:30 @ And now, thou wouldest needs be gone, because thou didst earnestly long after thy father’s house, why hast thou stolen my gods?

rwbs@Genesis:31:31 @ And Jacob answered and said to Laban, Because I was afraid: for I said, It may be thou wouldest take thy daughters from me by force.

rwbs@Genesis:31:32 @ With whomever thou findest thy gods, let him not live: before our brethren discern thou what thine with me, and take to thee. For Jacob knew not that Rachel had stolen them.

rwbs@Genesis:31:33 @ And Laban went into Jacob’s tent, and into Leah’s tent, and into the two maidservants’ tents; but he found not. Then he went out of Leah’s tent, and entered into Rachel’s tent.

rwbs@Genesis:31:34 @ Now Rachel had taken the images, and put them in the camel’s saddle, and sat upon them. And Laban searched all the tent, but found not. (note:)searched: Hebrews. felt(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:31:35 @ And she said to her father, Let it not displease my lord that I cannot rise up before thee; for the custom of women upon me. And he searched, but found not the images.

rwbs@Genesis:31:36 @ And Jacob was angry, and contended with Laban: and Jacob answered and said to Laban, What my trespass? what my sin, that thou hast so hotly pursued after me?

rwbs@Genesis:31:37 @ Though thou hast searched all my things, what hast thou found of all thy household things? set here before my brethren and thy brethren, that they may judge between us both. (note:)searched: Hebrews. felt(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:31:38 @ These twenty years I with thee; thy ewes and thy female goats have not cast their young, and the rams of thy flock have I not eaten.

rwbs@Genesis:31:39 @ That which was torn I brought not to thee; I bore the loss of it; of my hand didst thou require it, stolen by day, or stolen by night.

rwbs@Genesis:31:40 @ I was; in the day the drought consumed me, and the frost by night; and my sleep departed from my eyes.

rwbs@Genesis:31:41 @ Thus have I been twenty years in thy house; I served thee fourteen years for thy two daughters, and six years for thy cattle: and thou hast changed my wages ten times.

rwbs@Genesis:31:42 @ Except the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and the fear of Isaac, had been with me, surely thou hadst now sent me away empty. God hath seen my affliction and the labour of my hands, and rebuked last night.

rwbs@Genesis:31:43 @ And Laban answered and said to Jacob, daughters my daughters, and children my children, and cattle my cattle, and all that thou seest mine: and what can I do this day to these my daughters, or to their children which they have borne?

rwbs@Genesis:31:44 @ Now therefore come thou, let us make a covenant, I and thou; and let it be for a witness between me and thee.

rwbs@Genesis:31:45 @ And Jacob took a stone, and set it up a pillar.

rwbs@Genesis:31:46 @ And Jacob said to his brethren, Gather stones; and they took stones, and made an heap: and they ate there upon the heap.

rwbs@Genesis:31:47 @ And Laban called it Jegarsahadutha: but Jacob called it Galeed. (note:)Jegarsahadutha: that is, The heap of witness, Chaldee(:note)Galeed: that is, The heap of witness, Hebrews.

rwbs@Genesis:31:48 @ And Laban said, This heap a witness between me and thee this day. Therefore was the name of it called Galeed;

rwbs@Genesis:31:49 @ And Mizpah; for he said, The LORD watch between me and thee, when we are absent one from another. (note:)Mizpah: that is, A beacon, or, watchtower(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:31:50 @ If thou shalt afflict my daughters, or if thou shalt take wives besides my daughters, no man with us; see, God witness between me and thee.

rwbs@Genesis:31:51 @ And Laban said to Jacob, Behold this heap, and behold pillar, which I have cast between me and thee;

rwbs@Genesis:31:52 @ This heap witness, and pillar witness, that I will not pass over this heap to thee, and that thou shalt not pass over this heap and this pillar to me, for harm.

rwbs@Genesis:31:53 @ The God of Abraham, and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge between us. And Jacob swore by the fear of his father Isaac.

rwbs@Genesis:31:54 @ Then Jacob offered sacrifice upon the mount, and called his brethren to eat bread: and they ate bread, and tarried all night in the mount. (note:)offered…: or, killed beasts(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:31:55 @ And early in the morning Laban arose, and kissed his sons and his daughters, and blessed them: and Laban departed, and returned to his place.

rwbs@Genesis:32:1 @ And Jacob went on his way, and the angels of God met him.

rwbs@Genesis:32:2 @ And when Jacob saw them, he said, This God’s host: and he called the name of that place Mahanaim. (note:)Mahanaim: that is, Two hosts, or, camps(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:32:3 @ And Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother to the land of Seir, the country of Edom. (note:)country: Hebrews. field(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:32:4 @ And he commanded them, saying, Thus shall ye speak to my lord Esau; Thy servant Jacob saith thus, I have sojourned with Laban, and stayed there till now:

rwbs@Genesis:32:5 @ And I have oxen, and donkeys, flocks, and male and female servants: and I have sent to tell my lord, that I may find grace in thy sight.

rwbs@Genesis:32:6 @ And the messengers returned to Jacob, saying, We came to thy brother Esau, and also he is coming to meet thee, and four hundred men with him.

rwbs@Genesis:32:7 @ Then Jacob was greatly afraid and distressed: and he divided the people that with him, and the flocks, and herds, and camels, into two bands;

rwbs@Genesis:32:8 @ And said, If Esau shall come to the one company, and smite it, then the other company which is left shall escape.

rwbs@Genesis:32:9 @ And Jacob said, O God of my father Abraham, and God of my father Isaac, the LORD who saidst to me, Return to thy country, and to thy kindred, and I will deal well with thee:

rwbs@Genesis:32:10 @ I am not worthy of the least of all the mercies, and of all the truth, which thou hast shown to thy servant; for with my staff I passed over this Jordan; and now I am become two bands. (note:)I am not…: Hebrews. I am less than all(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:32:11 @ Deliver me, I pray thee, from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau: for I fear him, lest he will come and smite me, the mother with the children. (note:)with: Hebrews. upon(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:32:12 @ And thou saidst, I will surely do thee good, and make thy seed as the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multitude.

rwbs@Genesis:32:13 @ And he lodged there that same night; and took of that which came to his hand a present for Esau his brother;

rwbs@Genesis:32:14 @ Two hundred female goats, and twenty male goats, two hundred ewes, and twenty rams,

rwbs@Genesis:32:15 @ Thirty milk camels with their colts, forty cows, and ten bulls, twenty female donkeys, and ten foals.

rwbs@Genesis:32:16 @ And he delivered into the hand of his servants, every drove by themselves; and said to his servants, Pass over before me, and put a space between drove and drove.

rwbs@Genesis:32:17 @ And he commanded the foremost, saying, When Esau my brother meeteth thee, and asketh thee, saying, Whose thou? and where goest thou? and whose these before thee?

rwbs@Genesis:32:18 @ Then thou shalt say, thy servant Jacob’s; it a present sent to my lord Esau: and, behold, also he behind us.

rwbs@Genesis:32:19 @ And so he commanded the second, and the third, and all that followed the droves, saying, In this manner shall ye speak to Esau, when ye find him.

rwbs@Genesis:32:20 @ And say ye moreover, Behold, thy servant Jacob behind us. For he said, I will appease him with the present that goeth before me, and afterward I will see his face; perhaps he will accept of me. (note:)of me: Hebrews. my face(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:32:21 @ So the present went over before him: and he himself lodged that night in the company.

rwbs@Genesis:32:22 @ And he arose that night, and took his two wives, and his two female servants, and his eleven sons, and passed over the ford Jabbok.

rwbs@Genesis:32:23 @ And he took them, and sent them over the brook, and sent over that which he had. (note:)sent them: Hebrews. caused to pass(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:32:24 @ And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day. (note:)breaking…: Hebrews. ascending of the morning(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:32:25 @ And when he saw that he prevailed not against him, he touched the hollow of his thigh; and the hollow of Jacob’s thigh was out of joint, as he wrestled with him.

rwbs@Genesis:32:26 @ And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me.

rwbs@Genesis:32:27 @ And he said to him, What thy name? And he said, Jacob.

rwbs@Genesis:32:28 @ And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed. (note:)Israel: that is, A prince of God(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:32:29 @ And Jacob asked , and said, Tell , I pray thee, thy name. And he said, why it thou dost ask after my name? And he blessed him there.

rwbs@Genesis:32:30 @ And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved. (note:)Peniel: that is, The face of God(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:32:31 @ And as he passed over Penuel the sun rose upon him, and he limped upon his thigh.

rwbs@Genesis:32:32 @ Therefore the children of Israel eat not the sinew which shrank, which upon the hollow of the thigh, to this day: because he touched the hollow of Jacob’s thigh in the sinew that shrank.

rwbs@Genesis:33:1 @ And Jacob lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, Esau came, and with him four hundred men. And he divided the children to Leah, and to Rachel, and to the two handmaids.

rwbs@Genesis:33:2 @ And he put the handmaids and their children foremost, and Leah and her children after, and Rachel and Joseph last .

rwbs@Genesis:33:3 @ And he passed on before them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, till he came near to his brother.

rwbs@Genesis:33:4 @ And Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck, and kissed him: and they wept.

rwbs@Genesis:33:5 @ And he lifted up his eyes, and saw the women and the children; and said, Who those with thee? And he said, The children whom God hath graciously given to thy servant. (note:)with…: Hebrews. to thee(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:33:6 @ Then the handmaidens came near, they and their children, and they bowed themselves.

rwbs@Genesis:33:7 @ And Leah also with her children came near, and bowed themselves: and after came Joseph near and Rachel, and they bowed themselves.

rwbs@Genesis:33:8 @ And he said, What thou by all this drove which I met? And he said, to find grace in the sight of my lord. (note:)What…: Hebrews. What is all this band to thee?(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:33:9 @ And Esau said, I have enough, my brother; keep what thou hast to thyself. (note:)keep…: Hebrews. be that to thee that is thine(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:33:10 @ And Jacob said, Nay, I pray thee, if now I have found grace in thy sight, then receive my present at my hand: for therefore I have seen thy face, as though I had seen the face of God, and thou hast been pleased with me.

rwbs@Genesis:33:11 @ 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 . (note:)enough: Hebrews. all things(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:33:12 @ And he said, Let us take our journey, and let us go, and I will go before thee.

rwbs@Genesis:33:13 @ And he said to him, My lord knoweth that the children tender, and the flocks and herds with young with me: and if men should overdrive them one day, all the flock will die.

rwbs@Genesis:33:14 @ Let my lord, I pray thee, pass over before his servant: and I will lead on slowly, according as the cattle that go before me and the children are able to endure, until I come to my lord to Seir. (note:)according…: Hebrews. according to the foot of the work, etc., and according to the foot of the children(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:33:15 @ And Esau said, Let me now leave with thee of the people that with me. And he said, What needeth it? let me find grace in the sight of my lord. (note:)leave: Hebrews. set, or, place(:note)What…: Heb. Wherefore is this?

rwbs@Genesis:33:16 @ So Esau returned that day on his way to Seir.

rwbs@Genesis:33:17 @ And Jacob journeyed to Succoth, and built for himself an house, and made booths for his cattle: therefore the name of the place is called Succoth. (note:)Succoth: that is, Booths(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:33:18 @ And Jacob came to Shalem, a city of Shechem, which in the land of Canaan, when he came from Padanaram; and pitched his tent before the city. (note:)Shechem: Gr. Sychem(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:33:19 @ And he bought the piece of land, where he had spread his tent, at the hand of the children of Hamor, Shechem’s father, for an hundred pieces of money. (note:)Hamor: Gr. Emmor(:note)pieces…: or, lambs

rwbs@Genesis:33:20 @ And he built there an altar, and called it Elelohe–Israel. (note:)Elelohe–Israel: that is God the God of Israel(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:34:1 @ And Dinah the daughter of Leah, which she bore to Jacob, went out to see the daughters of the land.

rwbs@Genesis:34:2 @ 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. (note:)defiled…: Hebrews. humbled her(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:34:3 @ And his soul cleaved to Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the damsel, and spoke kindly to the damsel. (note:)kindly…: Hebrews. to the heart of the damsel(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:34:4 @ And Shechem spoke to his father Hamor, saying, Get me this damsel for a wife.

rwbs@Genesis:34:5 @ 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 had come.

rwbs@Genesis:34:6 @ And Hamor the father of Shechem went out to Jacob to speak with him.

rwbs@Genesis:34:7 @ And the sons of Jacob came from the field when they heard : and the men were grieved, and they were very angry, because he had wrought folly in Israel in lying with Jacob’s daughter; which thing ought not to be done.

rwbs@Genesis:34:8 @ And Hamor spoke with them, saying, The soul of my son Shechem longeth for your daughter: I pray you give her to him for a wife.

rwbs@Genesis:34:9 @ And make ye marriages with us, give your daughters to us, and take our daughters to you.

rwbs@Genesis:34:10 @ And ye shall dwell with us: and the land shall be before you; dwell and trade ye in it, and get you possessions in it.

rwbs@Genesis:34:11 @ And Shechem said to her father and to her brethren, Let me find favour in your eyes, and what ye shall say to me I will give.

rwbs@Genesis:34:12 @ Ask me never so much dowry and gift, and I will give according as ye shall say to me: but give me the damsel for a wife.

rwbs@Genesis:34:13 @ And the sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father deceitfully, and said, because he had defiled Dinah their sister:

rwbs@Genesis:34:14 @ And they said to them, We cannot do this thing, to give our sister to one that is uncircumcised; for that a reproach to us:

rwbs@Genesis:34:15 @ But in this will we consent to you: If ye will be as we , that every male of you shall be circumcised;

rwbs@Genesis:34:16 @ Then will we give our daughters to you, and we will take your daughters to us, and we will dwell with you, and we will become one people.

rwbs@Genesis:34:17 @ But if ye will not hearken to us, to be circumcised; then will we take our daughter, and we will be gone.

rwbs@Genesis:34:18 @ And their words pleased Hamor, and Shechem Hamor’s son.

rwbs@Genesis:34:19 @ And the young man deferred not to do the thing, because he had delight in Jacob’s daughter: and he more honourable than all the house of his father.

rwbs@Genesis:34:20 @ And Hamor and Shechem his son came to the gate of their city, and spoke with the men of their city, saying,

rwbs@Genesis:34:21 @ These men peaceable with us; therefore let them dwell in the land, and trade in it; for the land, behold, large enough for them; let us take their daughters to us for wives, and let us give them our daughters.

rwbs@Genesis:34:22 @ Only on this will the men consent to us to dwell with us, to be one people, if every male among us shall be circumcised, as they circumcised.

rwbs@Genesis:34:23 @ not their cattle and their substance and every beast of theirs ours? only let us consent to them, and they will dwell with us.

rwbs@Genesis:34:24 @ And to Hamor and to 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.

rwbs@Genesis:34:25 @ 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 boldly, and slew all the males.

rwbs@Genesis:34:26 @ And they slew Hamor and Shechem his son with the edge of the sword, and took Dinah out of Shechem’s house, and went out. (note:)edge: Hebrews. mouth(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:34:27 @ The sons of Jacob came upon the slain, and spoiled the city, because they had defiled their sister.

rwbs@Genesis:34:28 @ They took their sheep, and their oxen, and their donkeys, and that which in the city, and that which in the field,

rwbs@Genesis:34:29 @ And all their wealth, and all their little ones, and their wives they took captive, and spoiled even all that in the house.

rwbs@Genesis:34:30 @ And Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, Ye have troubled me to make me odious among the inhabitants of the land, among the Canaanites and the Perizzites: and I few in number, they shall gather themselves together against me, and slay me; and I shall be destroyed, I and my house.

rwbs@Genesis:34:31 @ And they said, Should he deal with our sister as with an harlot?

rwbs@Genesis:35:1 @ And God said to Jacob, Arise, go up to Bethel, and dwell there: and make there an altar to God, who appeared to thee when thou fleddest from the face of Esau thy brother.

rwbs@Genesis:35:2 @ Then Jacob said to his household, and to all that with him, Put away the foreign gods that among you, and be clean, and change your garments:

rwbs@Genesis:35:3 @ And let us arise, and go up to Bethel; and I will make there an altar to God, who answered me in the day of my distress, and was with me in the way which I went.

rwbs@Genesis:35:4 @ And they gave to Jacob all the foreign gods which in their hand, and earrings which in their ears; and Jacob hid them under the oak which by Shechem.

rwbs@Genesis:35:5 @ And they journeyed: and the terror of God was on the cities that around them, and they did not pursue after the sons of Jacob.

rwbs@Genesis:35:6 @ So Jacob came to Luz, which in the land of Canaan, that , Bethel, he and all the people that with him.

rwbs@Genesis:35:7 @ And he built there an altar, and called the place Elbethel: because there God appeared to him, when he fled from the face of his brother. (note:)Elbethel: that is, The God of Bethel(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:35:8 @ But Deborah Rebekah’s nurse died, and she was buried beneath Bethel under an oak: and the name of it was called Allonbachuth. (note:)Allonbachuth: that is, The oak of weeping(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:35:9 @ And God appeared to Jacob again, when he came out of Padanaram, and blessed him.

rwbs@Genesis:35:10 @ And God said to him, Thy name Jacob: thy name shall not be called any more Jacob, but Israel shall be thy name: and he called his name Israel.

rwbs@Genesis:35:11 @ And God said to him, I God Almighty: be fruitful and multiply; a nation and a multitude of nations shall spring from thee, and kings shall come out of thy loins;

rwbs@Genesis:35:12 @ And the land which I gave to Abraham and Isaac, to thee I will give it, and to thy seed after thee will I give the land.

rwbs@Genesis:35:13 @ And God went up from him in the place where he talked with him.

rwbs@Genesis:35:14 @ And Jacob set up a pillar in the place where he talked with him, a pillar of stone: and he poured a drink offering on it, and he poured oil on it.

rwbs@Genesis:35:15 @ And Jacob called the name of the place where God spoke with him, Bethel.

rwbs@Genesis:35:16 @ And they journeyed from Bethel; and there was but a little way to come to Ephrath: and Rachel travailed, and she had hard labour. (note:)a little…: Hebrews. a little piece of ground(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:35:17 @ And it came to pass, when she was in hard labour, that the midwife said to her, Fear not; thou shalt have this son also.

rwbs@Genesis:35:18 @ And it came to pass, as her soul was in departing, (for she died) that she called his name Benoni: but his father called him Benjamin. (note:)Benoni: that is, The son of my sorrow(:note)Benjamin: that is, The son of the right hand

rwbs@Genesis:35:19 @ And Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath, which Bethlehem.

rwbs@Genesis:35:20 @ And Jacob set a pillar on her grave: that the pillar of Rachel’s grave to this day.

rwbs@Genesis:35:21 @ And Israel journeyed, and spread his tent beyond the tower of Edar.

rwbs@Genesis:35:22 @ 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 . Now the sons of Jacob were twelve:

rwbs@Genesis:35:23 @ The sons of Leah; Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Zebulun:

rwbs@Genesis:35:24 @ The sons of Rachel; Joseph, and Benjamin:

rwbs@Genesis:35:25 @ And the sons of Bilhah, Rachel’s handmaid; Dan, and Naphtali:

rwbs@Genesis:35:26 @ And the sons of Zilpah, Leah’s handmaid; Gad, and Asher: these the sons of Jacob, who were born to him in Padanaram.

rwbs@Genesis:35:27 @ And Jacob came to Isaac his father to Mamre, to the city of Arbah, which Hebron, where Abraham and Isaac sojourned.

rwbs@Genesis:35:28 @ And the days of Isaac were an hundred and eighty years.

rwbs@Genesis:35:29 @ And Isaac gave up the ghost, and died, and was gathered to his people, old and full of days: and his sons Esau and Jacob buried him.

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.

rwbs@Genesis:39:2 @ And the LORD was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian.

rwbs@Genesis:39:3 @ And his master saw that the LORD with him, and that the LORD made all that he did to prosper in his hand.

rwbs@Genesis:39:4 @ And Joseph found grace in his sight, and he served him: and he made him overseer over his house, and all he had he put into his hand.

rwbs@Genesis:39:5 @ And it came to pass from the time he had made him overseer in his house, and over all that he had, that the LORD blessed the Egyptian’s house for Joseph’s sake; and the blessing of the LORD was on all that he had in the house, and in the field.

rwbs@Genesis:39:6 @ And he left all that he had in Joseph’s hand; and he did not concern himself with any thing he had, except the bread which he ate. And Joseph was handsome , and well favoured.

rwbs@Genesis:39:7 @ And it came to pass after these things, that his master’s wife cast her eyes upon Joseph; and she said, Lie with me.

rwbs@Genesis:39:8 @ But he refused, and said to his master’s wife, Behold, my master knoweth not what with me in the house, and he hath committed all that he hath to my hand;

rwbs@Genesis:39:9 @ none greater in his house than I; neither hath he kept back any thing from me but thee, because thou his wife: how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?

rwbs@Genesis:39:10 @ And it came to pass, as she spoke to Joseph day by day, that he hearkened not to her, to lie by her, to be with her.

rwbs@Genesis:39:11 @ And it came to pass about this time, that went into the house to do his work; and none of the men of the house there within.

rwbs@Genesis:39:12 @ And she caught him by his garment, saying, Lie with me: and he left his garment in her hand, and fled, and went outside.

rwbs@Genesis:39:13 @ And it came to pass, when she saw that he had left his garment in her hand, and had fled outside,

rwbs@Genesis:39:14 @ That she called to the men of her house, and spoke to them, saying, See, he hath brought in an Hebrew to us to mock us; he came in to me to lie with me, and I cried with a loud voice: (note:)loud: Hebrews. great(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:39:15 @ And it came to pass, when he heard that I raised my voice and cried, that he left his garment with me, and fled, and went outside.

rwbs@Genesis:39:16 @ And she laid up his garment by her, until his lord came home.

rwbs@Genesis:39:17 @ And she spoke to him according to these words, saying, The Hebrew servant, which thou hast brought to us, came in to me to mock me:

rwbs@Genesis:39:18 @ And it came to pass, as I raised my voice and cried, that he left his garment with me, and fled outside.

rwbs@Genesis:39:19 @ And it came to pass, when his master heard the words of his wife, which she spoke to him, saying, After this manner did thy servant to me; that his wrath was kindled.

rwbs@Genesis:39:20 @ And Joseph’s master took him, and put him into the prison, a place where the king’s prisoners bound: and he was there in the prison.

rwbs@Genesis:39:21 @ But the LORD was with Joseph, and showed him mercy, and gave him favour in the sight of the keeper of the prison. (note:)shewed…: Hebrews. extended kindness unto him(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:39:22 @ And the keeper of the prison committed to Joseph’s hand all the prisoners that in the prison; and whatever they did there, was done by him.

rwbs@Genesis:39:23 @ The keeper of the prison looked not to any thing under his hand; because the LORD was with him, and which he did, the LORD made to prosper.

rwbs@Genesis:40:1 @ And it came to pass after these things, the butler of the king of Egypt and baker had offended their lord the king of Egypt.

rwbs@Genesis:40:2 @ And Pharaoh was furious with two his officers, with the chief of the butlers, and with the chief of the bakers.

rwbs@Genesis:40:3 @ And he put them in custody in the house of the captain of the guard, into the prison, the place where Joseph bound.

rwbs@Genesis:40:4 @ And the captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he served them: and they continued a season in custody.

rwbs@Genesis:40:5 @ 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, who bound in the prison.

rwbs@Genesis:40:6 @ And Joseph came to them in the morning, and looked upon them, and, behold, they sad.

rwbs@Genesis:40:7 @ And he asked Pharaoh’s officers that with him in the ward of his lord’s house, saying, Why look ye sad to day? (note:)look…: Hebrews. are your faces evil?(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:40:8 @ And they said to him, We have dreamed a dream, and no interpreter of it. And Joseph said to them, not interpretations to God? tell me , I pray you.

rwbs@Genesis:40:9 @ And the chief butler told his dream to Joseph, and said to him, In my dream, behold, a vine before me;

rwbs@Genesis:40:10 @ And on the vine three branches: and it as though it budded, its blossoms shot forth; and its clusters brought forth ripe grapes:

rwbs@Genesis:40:11 @ And Pharaoh’s cup in my hand: and I took the grapes, and pressed them into Pharaoh’s cup, and I gave the cup into Pharaoh’s hand.

rwbs@Genesis:40:12 @ And Joseph said to him, This the interpretation of it: The three branches three days:

rwbs@Genesis:40:13 @ Yet within three days shall Pharaoh lift up thy head, and restore thee to thy place: and thou shalt deliver Pharaoh’s cup into his hand, after the former manner when thou wast his butler. (note:)lift…: or, reckon(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:40:14 @ But think on me when it shall be well with thee, and show kindness to me, I pray thee, and make mention of me to Pharaoh, and bring me out of this house: (note:)think…: Hebrews. remember me with thee(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:40:15 @ For indeed I was stolen away from the land of the Hebrews: and here also have I done nothing that they should put me into the dungeon.

rwbs@Genesis:40:16 @ When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was good, he said to Joseph, I also in my dream, and, behold, three white baskets on my head: (note:)white: or, full of holes(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:40:17 @ And in the uppermost basket of all manner of baked goods for Pharaoh; and the birds ate them out of the basket upon my head. (note:)bakemeats…: Hebrews. meat of Pharaoh, the work of a baker, or, cook(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:40:18 @ And Joseph answered and said, This the interpretation of it: The three baskets three days:

rwbs@Genesis:40:19 @ 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. (note:)lift…: or, reckon thee, and take thy office from thee(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:40:20 @ And it came to pass the third day, Pharaoh’s birthday, that he made a feast to all his servants: and he lifted up the head of the chief butler and of the chief baker among his servants. (note:)lifted…: or, reckoned(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:40:21 @ And he restored the chief butler to his butlership again; and he gave the cup into Pharaoh’s hand:

rwbs@Genesis:40:22 @ But he hanged the chief baker: as Joseph had interpreted to them.

rwbs@Genesis:40:23 @ Yet the chief butler did not remember Joseph, but forgot him.

rwbs@Genesis:41:1 @ And it came to pass at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh dreamed: and, behold, he stood by the river.

rwbs@Genesis:41:2 @ And, behold, there came up out of the river seven well favoured cows and fatfleshed; and they fed in a meadow.

rwbs@Genesis:41:3 @ And, behold, seven other cows came up after them out of the river, ill favoured and leanfleshed; and stood by the cows upon the brink of the river.

rwbs@Genesis:41:4 @ And the ill favoured and leanfleshed cows ate up the seven well favoured and fat cows. So Pharaoh awoke.

rwbs@Genesis:41:5 @ And he slept and dreamed the second time: and, behold, seven ears of grain came up upon one stalk, fat and good. (note:)rank: Hebrews. fat(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:41:6 @ And, behold, seven thin ears and parched with the east wind sprung up after them.

rwbs@Genesis:41:7 @ And the seven thin ears devoured the seven fat and full ears. And Pharaoh awoke, and, behold, a dream.

rwbs@Genesis:41:8 @ 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 its wise men: and Pharaoh told them his dream; but none that could interpret them to Pharaoh.

rwbs@Genesis:41:9 @ Then spoke the chief butler to Pharaoh, saying, I do remember my faults this day:

rwbs@Genesis:41:10 @ Pharaoh was furious with his servants, and put me in custody in the captain of the guard’s house, me and the chief baker:

rwbs@Genesis:41:11 @ And we dreamed a dream in one night, I and he; we dreamed each man according to the interpretation of his dream.

rwbs@Genesis:41:12 @ And there with us a young man, an 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 interpreted.

rwbs@Genesis:41:13 @ And it came to pass, as he interpreted to us, so it was; me he restored to my office, and him he hanged.

rwbs@Genesis:41:14 @ Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they brought him hastily out of the dungeon: and he shaved , and changed his raiment, and came before Pharaoh. (note:)brought…: Hebrews. made him run(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:41:15 @ And Pharaoh said to Joseph, I have dreamed a dream, and none that can interpret it: and I have heard it said of thee, thou canst understand a dream to interpret it. (note:)thou…: or, when thou hearest a dream thou canst interpret it(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:41:16 @ And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, not in me: God shall give Pharaoh an answer of peace.

rwbs@Genesis:41:17 @ And Pharaoh said to Joseph, In my dream, behold, I stood upon the bank of the river:

rwbs@Genesis:41:18 @ And, behold, there came out of the river seven cows, fatfleshed and well favoured; and they fed in a meadow:

rwbs@Genesis:41:19 @ And, behold, seven other cows came out after them, poor and very ill favoured and leanfleshed, such as I never saw in all the land of Egypt for badness:

rwbs@Genesis:41:20 @ And the lean and the ill favoured cows ate up the first seven fat cows:

rwbs@Genesis:41:21 @ And when they had eaten them up, it could not be known that they had eaten them; but they still ill favoured, as at the beginning. So I awoke. (note:)eaten…: Hebrews. come to the inward parts of them(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:41:22 @ And I saw in my dream, and, behold, seven ears came up on one stalk, full and good:

rwbs@Genesis:41:23 @ And, behold, seven ears, withered, thin, parched with the east wind, sprung up after them: (note:)withered: or, small(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:41:24 @ And the thin ears devoured the seven good ears: and I told to the magicians; but none that could make known to me.

rwbs@Genesis:41:25 @ And Joseph said to Pharaoh, The dream of Pharaoh one: God hath showed Pharaoh what he about to do.

rwbs@Genesis:41:26 @ The seven good cows seven years; and the seven good ears seven years: the dream one.

rwbs@Genesis:41:27 @ And the seven thin and ill favoured cows that came up after them seven years; and the seven empty ears blighted with the east wind shall be seven years of famine.

rwbs@Genesis:41:28 @ This the thing which I have spoken to Pharaoh: What God about to do he showeth to Pharaoh.

rwbs@Genesis:41:29 @ Behold, there come seven years of great plenty throughout all the land of Egypt:

rwbs@Genesis:41:30 @ And there shall arise after them seven years of famine; and all the plenty shall be forgotten in the land of Egypt; and the famine shall consume the land;

rwbs@Genesis:41:31 @ And the plenty shall not be known in the land by reason of the famine following; for it very grievous. (note:)grievous: Hebrews. heavy(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:41:32 @ And for that the dream was doubled to Pharaoh twice; because the thing established by God, and God will shortly bring it to pass. (note:)established…: or, prepared of God(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:41:33 @ Now therefore let Pharaoh look out a man discreet and wise, and set him over the land of Egypt.

rwbs@Genesis:41:34 @ Let Pharaoh do , and let him appoint officers over the land, and take up the fifth part of the land of Egypt in the seven plenteous years. (note:)officers: or, overseers(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:41:35 @ And let them gather all the food of those good years that come, and lay up grain under the hand of Pharaoh, and let them keep food in the cities.

rwbs@Genesis:41:36 @ And that food shall be for reserve for the land against the seven years of famine, which shall be in the land of Egypt; that the land may not perish through the famine. (note:)perish…: Hebrews. be not cut off(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:41:37 @ And the thing was good in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of all his servants.

rwbs@Genesis:41:38 @ And Pharaoh said to his servants, Can we find as this , a man in whom the Spirit of God ?

rwbs@Genesis:41:39 @ And Pharaoh said to Joseph, Forasmuch as God hath shown thee all this, none so discreet and wise as thou :

rwbs@Genesis:41:40 @ Thou shalt be over my house, and according to thy word shall all my people be ruled: only in the throne will I be greater than thou. (note:)be ruled: Hebrews. be armed, or, kiss(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:41:41 @ And Pharaoh said to Joseph, See, I have set thee over all the land of Egypt.

rwbs@Genesis:41:42 @ And Pharaoh took off his ring from his hand, and put it upon Joseph’s hand, and arrayed him in vestures of fine linen, and put a gold chain about his neck; (note:)fine…: or, silk(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:41:43 @ And he made him to ride in the second chariot which he had; and they cried before him, Bow the knee: and he made him over all the land of Egypt. (note:)Bow…: or, Tender father: Hebrews. Abrech(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:41:44 @ And Pharaoh said to Joseph, I Pharaoh, and without thee shall no man lift up his hand or foot in all the land of Egypt.

rwbs@Genesis:41:45 @ And Pharaoh called Joseph’s name Zaphnathpaaneah; and he gave him for a wife Asenath the daughter of Potipherah priest of On. And Joseph went over the land of Egypt. (note:)Zaphnathpaaneah: which in the Coptic signifies, A revealer of secrets, or, The man to whom secrets are revealed(:note)priest: or, prince

rwbs@Genesis:41:46 @ And Joseph thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh, and went throughout all the land of Egypt.

rwbs@Genesis:41:47 @ And in the seven plenteous years the earth brought forth by handfuls.

rwbs@Genesis:41:48 @ And he gathered all the food of the seven years, which were in the land of Egypt, and laid up the food in the cities: the food of the field, which surrounding every city, he laid up in the same.

rwbs@Genesis:41:49 @ And Joseph gathered grain as the sand of the sea, very much, until he finished numbering; for without number.

rwbs@Genesis:41:50 @ And to Joseph were born two sons before the years of famine came, which Asenath the daughter of Potipherah priest of On bore to him. (note:)priest: or, prince(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:41:51 @ And Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh: For God, , hath made me forget all my toil, and all my father’s house. (note:)Manasseh: that is, Forgetting(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:41:52 @ And the name of the second called he Ephraim: For God hath caused me to be fruitful in the land of my affliction. (note:)Ephraim: that is, Fruitful(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:41:53 @ And the seven years of plenteousness, that was in the land of Egypt, were ended.

rwbs@Genesis:41:54 @ And the seven years of famine began to come, according as Joseph had said: and the famine was in all lands; but in all the land of Egypt there was bread.

rwbs@Genesis:41:55 @ And when all the land of Egypt was famished, the people cried to Pharaoh for bread: and Pharaoh said to all the Egyptians, Go to Joseph; what he saith to you, do.

rwbs@Genesis:41:56 @ And the famine was over all the face of the earth: And Joseph opened all the storehouses, and sold to the Egyptians; and the famine became severe in the land of Egypt. (note:)all the storehouses: Hebrews. all wherein was(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:41:57 @ And all countries came into Egypt to Joseph to buy ; because the famine was severe in all lands.

rwbs@Genesis:42:1 @ Now when Jacob saw that there was grain in Egypt, Jacob said to his sons, Why do ye look one upon another?

rwbs@Genesis:42:2 @ And he said, Behold, I have heard that there is grain in Egypt: go down there, and buy for us from there; that we may live, and not die.

rwbs@Genesis:42:3 @ And Joseph’s ten brethren went down to buy grain in Egypt.

rwbs@Genesis:42:4 @ But Benjamin, Joseph’s brother, Jacob sent not with his brethren; for he said, Lest perhaps harm shall befall him.

rwbs@Genesis:42:5 @ And the sons of Israel came to buy among those that came: for the famine was in the land of Canaan.

rwbs@Genesis:42:6 @ And Joseph the governor over the land, he that sold to all the people of the land: and Joseph’s brethren came, and bowed themselves before him their faces to the earth.

rwbs@Genesis:42:7 @ And Joseph saw his brethren, and he knew them, but made himself strange to them, and spoke roughly to them; and he said to them, Where do you come from? And they said, From the land of Canaan to buy food. (note:)roughly…: Hebrews. hard things with them(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:42:8 @ And Joseph knew his brethren, but they knew not him.

rwbs@Genesis:42:9 @ And Joseph remembered the dreams which he dreamed of them, and said to them, Ye spies; to see the nakedness of the land have ye come.

rwbs@Genesis:42:10 @ And they said to him, No, my lord, but to buy food have thy servants come.

rwbs@Genesis:42:11 @ We all one man’s sons; we honest , thy servants are no spies.

rwbs@Genesis:42:12 @ And he said to them, No, but to see the nakedness of the land have ye come.

rwbs@Genesis:42:13 @ And they said, Thy servants twelve brethren, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan; and, behold, the youngest this day with our father, and one not.

rwbs@Genesis:42:14 @ And Joseph said to them, That what I spoke to you, saying, Ye spies:

rwbs@Genesis:42:15 @ By this ye shall be proved: By the life of Pharaoh ye shall not go forth from here, except your youngest brother shall come here.

rwbs@Genesis:42:16 @ Send one of you, and let him bring your brother, and ye shall be kept in prison, that your words may be proved, whether truth in you: or else by the life of Pharaoh surely ye spies. (note:)kept…: Hebrews. bound(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:42:17 @ And he put them all together into prison three days. (note:)put: Hebrews. gathered(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:42:18 @ And Joseph said to them the third day, This do, and live; I fear God:

rwbs@Genesis:42:19 @ If ye are honest , let one of your brethren be bound in the house of your prison: go ye, carry grain for the famine of your houses:

rwbs@Genesis:42:20 @ But bring your youngest brother to me; so shall your words be verified, and ye shall not die. And they did so.

rwbs@Genesis:42:21 @ And they said one to another, We verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us.

rwbs@Genesis:42:22 @ And Reuben answered them, saying, Did I not speak to you, saying, Do not sin against the young man; and ye would not hear? therefore, behold, also his blood is required.

rwbs@Genesis:42:23 @ And they knew not that Joseph understood ; for he spoke to them by an interpreter. (note:)he spake…: Hebrews. an interpreter was between them(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:42:24 @ And he turned himself away from them, and wept; and returned to them again, and spoke with them, and took from them Simeon, and bound him before their eyes.

rwbs@Genesis:42:25 @ Then Joseph commanded to fill their sacks with grain, and to restore every man’s money into his sack, and to give them provision for the way: and thus did he to them.

rwbs@Genesis:42:26 @ And they loaded their donkeys with the grain, and departed from there.

rwbs@Genesis:42:27 @ And as one of them opened his sack to give his donkey feed at the inn, he discovered his money; for, behold, it in his sack’s mouth.

rwbs@Genesis:42:28 @ And he said to his brethren, My money is restored; and, see, even in my sack: and their heart failed , and they were afraid, saying one to another, What this God hath done to us? (note:)failed…: Hebrews. went forth(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:42:29 @ And they came to Jacob their father to the land of Canaan, and told him all that befell them; saying,

rwbs@Genesis:42:30 @ The man, the lord of the land, spoke roughly to us, and took us for spies of the country. (note:)roughly…: Hebrews. with us hard things(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:42:31 @ And we said to him, We honest ; we are no spies:

rwbs@Genesis:42:32 @ We twelve brethren, sons of our father; one not, and the youngest this day with our father in the land of Canaan.

rwbs@Genesis:42:33 @ And the man, the lord of the country, said to us, By this shall I know that ye honest ; leave one of your brethren with me, and take the famine of your households, and depart:

rwbs@Genesis:42:34 @ And bring your youngest brother to me: then shall I know that ye no spies, but ye honest will I deliver to you your brother, and ye shall trade in the land.

rwbs@Genesis:42:35 @ And it came to pass as they emptied their sacks, that, behold, every man’s bundle of money in his sack: and when they and their father saw the bundles of money, they were afraid.

rwbs@Genesis:42:36 @ And Jacob their father said to them, Me have ye bereaved: Joseph not, and Simeon not, and ye will take Benjamin : all these things are against me.

rwbs@Genesis:42:37 @ And Reuben spoke to his father, saying, Slay my two sons, if I bring him not to thee: deliver him into my hand, and I will bring him to thee again.

rwbs@Genesis:42:38 @ And he said, My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he is left alone: if harm shall befall him by the way in which ye go, then shall ye bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.

rwbs@Genesis:43:1 @ And the famine severe in the land.

rwbs@Genesis:43:2 @ And it came to pass, when they had consumed the grain which they had brought from Egypt, their father said to them, Go again, buy us a little food.

rwbs@Genesis:43:3 @ And Judah spoke to him, saying, The man did solemnly protest to us, saying, Ye shall not see my face, except your brother with you. (note:)did…: Hebrews. protesting protested(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:43:4 @ If thou wilt send our brother with us, we will go down and buy thee food:

rwbs@Genesis:43:5 @ But if thou wilt not send , we will not go down: for the man said to us, Ye shall not see my face, except your brother with you.

rwbs@Genesis:43:6 @ And Israel said, Why dealt ye ill with me, to tell the man whether ye had yet a brother?

rwbs@Genesis:43:7 @ And they said, The man asked us carefully concerning our state, and our kindred, saying, your father yet alive? have ye brother? and we told him according to the tenor of these words: could we certainly know that he would say, Bring your brother down? (note:)asked…: Hebrews. asking asked us(:note)tenor: Heb. mouthcould…: Heb. knowing could we know

rwbs@Genesis:43:8 @ And Judah said to Israel his father, Send the lad with me, and we will arise and go; that we may live, and not die, both we, and thou, also our little ones.

rwbs@Genesis:43:9 @ I will be surety for him; of my hand shalt thou require him: if I bring him not to thee, and set him before thee, then let me bear the blame for ever:

rwbs@Genesis:43:10 @ For except we had delayed, surely now we had returned this second time. (note:)this: or, twice by this(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:43:11 @ And their father Israel said to them, If so now, do this; take of the best fruits in the land in your vessels, and carry down to the man a present, a little balm, and a little honey, spices, and myrrh, nuts, and almonds:

rwbs@Genesis:43:12 @ And take double money in your hand; and the money that was returned in the mouth of your sacks, carry again in your hand; it may be it an oversight:

rwbs@Genesis:43:13 @ Take also your brother, and arise, go again to the man:

rwbs@Genesis:43:14 @ And God Almighty give you mercy before the man, that he may send away your other brother, and Benjamin. If I be bereaved , I am bereaved. (note:)If…: or, And I, as I have been, etc.(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:43:15 @ And the men took that present, and they took double money in their hand, and Benjamin; and arose, and went down to Egypt, and stood before Joseph.

rwbs@Genesis:43:16 @ And when Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the ruler of his house, Bring men home, and slaughter , and make ready; for men shall dine with me at noon. (note:)slay: Hebrews. kill a killing(:note)dine: Heb. eat

rwbs@Genesis:43:17 @ And the man did as Joseph commanded; and the man brought the men into Joseph’s house.

rwbs@Genesis:43:18 @ And the men were afraid, because they were brought into Joseph’s house; and they said, Because of the money that was returned in our sacks at the first time are we brought in; that he may seek occasion against us, and fall upon us, and take us for slaves, and our donkeys. (note:)seek…: Hebrews. roll himself upon us(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:43:19 @ And they came near to the steward of Joseph’s house, and they spoke with him at the door of the house,

rwbs@Genesis:43:20 @ And said, O sir, we came down indeed at the first time to buy food: (note:)we…: Hebrews. coming down we came down(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:43:21 @ And it came to pass, when we came to the inn, that we opened our sacks, and, behold, man’s money in the mouth of his sack, our money in full weight: and we have brought it again in our hand.

rwbs@Genesis:43:22 @ And other money have we brought down in our hands to buy food: we cannot tell who put our money in our sacks.

rwbs@Genesis:43:23 @ And he said, Peace to you, fear not: your God, and the God of your father, hath given you treasure in your sacks: I had your money. And he brought Simeon out to them. (note:)I had…: Hebrews. your money came to me(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:43:24 @ And the man brought the men into Joseph’s house, and gave water, and they washed their feet; and he gave their donkeys feed.

rwbs@Genesis:43:25 @ And they made ready the present for Joseph’s coming at noon: for they heard that they should eat bread there.

rwbs@Genesis:43:26 @ And when Joseph came home, they brought him the present which in their hand into the house, and bowed themselves to him to the earth.

rwbs@Genesis:43:27 @ And he asked them of welfare, and said, your father well, the old man of whom ye spoke? he yet alive? (note:)welfare: Hebrews. peace(:note)Is your…: Heb. Is there peace to your father?

rwbs@Genesis:43:28 @ And they answered, Thy servant our father in good health, he yet alive. And they bowed their heads, and made obeisance.

rwbs@Genesis:43:29 @ And he lifted up his eyes, and saw his brother Benjamin, his mother’s son, and said, this your younger brother, of whom ye spoke to me? And he said, God be gracious to thee, my son.

rwbs@Genesis:43:30 @ And Joseph made haste; for his heart yearned toward his brother: and he sought to weep; and he entered into chamber, and wept there.

rwbs@Genesis:43:31 @ And he washed his face, and went out, and controlled himself, and said, Set on bread.

rwbs@Genesis:43:32 @ And they set on for him by himself, and for them by themselves, and for the Egyptians, who ate with him, by themselves: because the Egyptians might not eat bread with the Hebrews; for that an abomination to the Egyptians.

rwbs@Genesis:43:33 @ And they sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright, and the youngest according to his youth: and the men wondered one at another.

rwbs@Genesis:43:34 @ And he took messes to them from before him: but Benjamin’s mess was five times so much as any of theirs. And they drank, and were merry with him. (note:)were…: Hebrews. drank largely(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:44:1 @ And he commanded the steward of his house, saying, Fill the men’s sacks food, as much as they can carry, and put every man’s money in his sack’s mouth. (note:)the steward…: Hebrews. him that was over his house(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:44:2 @ And put my cup, the silver cup, in the sack’s mouth of the youngest, and his grain money. And he did according to the word that Joseph had spoken.

rwbs@Genesis:44:3 @ As soon as the morning was light, the men were sent away, they and their donkeys.

rwbs@Genesis:44:4 @ when they had gone out of the city, were not far off, Joseph said to his steward, Arise, follow after the men; and when thou dost overtake them, say to them, Why have ye rewarded evil for good?

rwbs@Genesis:44:5 @ not this in which my lord drinketh, and by which indeed he divineth? ye have done evil in so doing. (note:)divineth: or, maketh trial?(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:44:6 @ And he overtook them, and he spoke to them these same words.

rwbs@Genesis:44:7 @ And they said to him, Why saith my lord these words? Far be it from us that thy servants should do according to this thing:

rwbs@Genesis:44:8 @ Behold, the money, which we found in our sacks’ mouths, we brought again to thee from the land of Canaan: how then should we steal from thy lord’s house silver or gold?

rwbs@Genesis:44:9 @ With whomever of thy servants it shall be found, both let him die, and we also will be my lord’s slaves.

rwbs@Genesis:44:10 @ And he said, Now also it according to your words: he with whom it shall be found shall be my servant; and ye shall be blameless.

rwbs@Genesis:44:11 @ Then they speedily took down every man his sack to the ground, and opened every man his sack.

rwbs@Genesis:44:12 @ And he searched, began at the eldest, and stopped at the youngest: and the cup was found in Benjamin’s sack.

rwbs@Genesis:44:13 @ Then they tore their clothes, and loaded every man his donkey, and returned to the city.

rwbs@Genesis:44:14 @ And Judah and his brethren came to Joseph’s house; for he yet there: and they fell before him on the ground.

rwbs@Genesis:44:15 @ And Joseph said to them, What deed this that ye have done? knew ye not that such a man as I can certainly divine? (note:)divine: or, make trial?(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:44:16 @ And Judah said, What shall we say to my lord? what shall we speak? or how shall we clear ourselves? God hath found out the iniquity of thy servants: behold, we my lord’s servants, both we, and also with whom the cup is found.

rwbs@Genesis:44:17 @ And he said, Far be it from me that I should do so: the man in whose hand the cup is found, he shall be my servant; and as for you, go in peace to your father.

rwbs@Genesis:44:18 @ Then Judah came near to him, and said, O my lord, let thy servant, I pray thee, speak a word in my lord’s ears, and let not thy anger burn against thy servant: for thou even as Pharaoh.

rwbs@Genesis:44:19 @ My lord asked his servants, saying, Have ye a father, or a brother?

rwbs@Genesis:44:20 @ And we said to my lord, We have a father, an old man, and a child of his old age, a little one; and his brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother, and his father loveth him.

rwbs@Genesis:44:21 @ And thou saidst to thy servants, Bring him down to me, that I may set my eyes upon him.

rwbs@Genesis:44:22 @ And we said to my lord, The lad cannot leave his father: for he should leave his father, would die.

rwbs@Genesis:44:23 @ And thou saidst to thy servants, Except your youngest brother shall come down with you, ye shall see my face no more.

rwbs@Genesis:44:24 @ And it came to pass when we came to thy servant my father, we told him the words of my lord.

rwbs@Genesis:44:25 @ And our father said, Go again, buy us a little food.

rwbs@Genesis:44:26 @ And we said, We cannot go down: if our youngest brother shall be with us, then will we go down: for we may not see the man’s face, except our youngest brother shall with us.

rwbs@Genesis:44:27 @ And thy servant my father said to us, Ye know that my wife bore me two :

rwbs@Genesis:44:28 @ And the one went out from me, and I said, Surely he is torn in pieces; and I have not seen him since:

rwbs@Genesis:44:29 @ And if ye take this also from me, and harm shall befall him, ye shall bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.

rwbs@Genesis:44:30 @ Now therefore when I come to thy servant my father, and the lad not with us; seeing that his life is bound up in the lad’s life;

rwbs@Genesis:44:31 @ It shall come to pass, when he seeth that the lad not , that he will die: and thy servants shall bring down the gray hairs of thy servant our father with sorrow to the grave.

rwbs@Genesis:44:32 @ For thy servant became surety for the lad to my father, saying, If I bring him not to thee, then I shall bear the blame to my father for ever.

rwbs@Genesis:44:33 @ Now therefore, I pray thee, let thy servant abide instead of the lad a slave to my lord; and let the lad return with his brethren.

rwbs@Genesis:44:34 @ For how shall I return to my father, and the lad not with me? lest perhaps I see the evil that shall come on my father. (note:)come…: Hebrews. find my father(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:45:1 @ Then Joseph could not control himself before all them that stood by him; and he cried, Cause every man to go out from me. And there stood no man with him, while Joseph made himself known to his brethren.

rwbs@Genesis:45:2 @ And he wept aloud: and the Egyptians and the house of Pharaoh heard. (note:)wept…: Hebrews. gave forth his voice in weeping(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:45:3 @ And Joseph said to his brethren, I Joseph; doth my father yet live? And his brethren could not answer him; for they were terrified at his presence. (note:)troubled: or, terrified(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:45:4 @ And Joseph said to his brethren, Come near to me, I pray you. And they came near. And he said, I Joseph your brother, whom ye sold into Egypt.

rwbs@Genesis:45:5 @ Now therefore be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me here: for God sent me before you to preserve life. (note:)nor…: Hebrews. neither let there be anger in your eyes(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:45:6 @ For these two years the famine in the land: and yet five years, in which neither tillage nor harvest.

rwbs@Genesis:45:7 @ And God sent me before you to preserve for you a posterity in the earth, and to save your lives by a great deliverance. (note:)to preserve…: Hebrews. to put for you a remnant(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:45:8 @ So now not you sent me here, but God: and he hath made me a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house, and a ruler throughout all the land of Egypt.

rwbs@Genesis:45:9 @ Haste ye, and return to my father, and say to him, Thus saith thy son Joseph, God hath made me lord of all Egypt: come down to me, delay not:

rwbs@Genesis:45:10 @ And thou shalt dwell in the land of Goshen, and thou shalt be near to me, thou, and thy children, and thy children’s children, and thy flocks, and thy herds, and all that thou hast:

rwbs@Genesis:45:11 @ And there will I nourish thee; for yet five years of famine; lest thou, and thy household, and all that thou hast, should come to poverty.

rwbs@Genesis:45:12 @ And, behold, your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin, that my mouth that speaketh to you.

rwbs@Genesis:45:13 @ And ye shall tell my father of all my glory in Egypt, and of all that ye have seen; and ye shall haste and bring down my father here.

rwbs@Genesis:45:14 @ And he fell upon his brother Benjamin’s neck, and wept; and Benjamin wept upon his neck.

rwbs@Genesis:45:15 @ Moreover he kissed all his brethren, and wept upon them: and after that his brethren talked with him.

rwbs@Genesis:45:16 @ And the report of this was heard in Pharaoh’s house, saying, Joseph’s brethren are come: and it pleased Pharaoh well, and his servants. (note:)pleased…: Hebrews. was good in the eyes of Pharaoh(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:45:17 @ And Pharaoh said to Joseph, Say to thy brethren, This do ye; load your beasts, and go, return to the land of Canaan;

rwbs@Genesis:45:18 @ And take your father and your households, and come to me: and I will give you the good of the land of Egypt, and ye shall eat the fat of the land.

rwbs@Genesis:45:19 @ Now thou art commanded, this do ye; take for yourselves wagons from the land of Egypt for your little ones, and for your wives, and bring your father, and come.

rwbs@Genesis:45:20 @ Also regard not your possessions; for the good of all the land of Egypt yours. (note:)regard…: Hebrews. let not your eye spare, etc.(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:45:21 @ And the children of Israel did so: and Joseph gave them wagons, according to the commandment of Pharaoh, and gave them provision for the way. (note:)commandment: Hebrews. mouth(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:45:22 @ To all of them he gave each man changes of raiment; but to Benjamin he gave three hundred of silver, and five changes of raiment.

rwbs@Genesis:45:23 @ And to his father he sent after this ; ten donkeys loaded with the good things of Egypt, and ten female donkeys loaded with grain and bread and food for his father by the way. (note:)laden…: Hebrews. carrying(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:45:24 @ So he sent his brethren away, and they departed: and he said to them, See that ye contend not by the way.

rwbs@Genesis:45:25 @ And they went up from Egypt, and came into the land of Canaan to Jacob their father,

rwbs@Genesis:45:26 @ And told him, saying, Joseph yet alive, and he governor over all the land of Egypt. And Jacob’s heart fainted, for he believed them not. (note:)Jacob’s: Hebrews. his(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:45:27 @ And they told him all the words of Joseph, which he had said to them: and when he saw the wagons which Joseph had sent to carry him, the spirit of Jacob their father revived:

rwbs@Genesis:45:28 @ And Israel said, enough; Joseph my son yet alive: I will go and see him before I die.

rwbs@Genesis:46:1 @ And Israel took his journey with all that he had, and came to Beersheba, and offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac.

rwbs@Genesis:46:2 @ And God spoke to Israel in the visions of the night, and said, Jacob, Jacob. And he said, Here I.

rwbs@Genesis:46:3 @ And he said, I God, the God of thy father: fear not to go down into Egypt; for I will there make of thee a great nation:

rwbs@Genesis:46:4 @ I will go down with thee into Egypt; and I will also surely bring thee up : and Joseph shall put his hand upon thine eyes.

rwbs@Genesis:46:5 @ And Jacob rose up from Beersheba: and the sons of Israel carried Jacob their father, and their little ones, and their wives, in the wagons which Pharaoh had sent to carry him.

rwbs@Genesis:46:6 @ And they took their cattle, and their goods, which they had gained in the land of Canaan, and came into Egypt, Jacob, and all his seed with him:

rwbs@Genesis:46:7 @ His sons, and his sons’ sons with him, his daughters, and his sons’ daughters, and all his seed brought he with him into Egypt.

rwbs@Genesis:46:8 @ And these the names of the children of Israel, who came into Egypt, Jacob and his sons: Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn.

rwbs@Genesis:46:9 @ And the sons of Reuben; Hanoch, and Phallu, and Hezron, and Carmi.

rwbs@Genesis:46:10 @ And the sons of Simeon; Jemuel, and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin, and Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanitish woman. (note:)Jemuel: or, Nemuel(:note)Jachin: or, JaribZohar: or, Zerah

rwbs@Genesis:46:11 @ And the sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. (note:)Gershon: or, Gershom(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:46:12 @ And the sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah, and Pharez, and Zerah: but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. And the sons of Pharez were Hezron and Hamul.

rwbs@Genesis:46:13 @ And the sons of Issachar; Tola, and Phuvah, and Job, and Shimron. (note:)Phuvah, and Job: or, Puah, and Jashub(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:46:14 @ And the sons of Zebulun; Sered, and Elon, and Jahleel.

rwbs@Genesis:46:15 @ These the sons of Leah, which she bore to Jacob in Padanaram, with his daughter Dinah: all the souls of his sons and his daughters thirty and three.

rwbs@Genesis:46:16 @ And the sons of Gad; Ziphion, and Haggi, Shuni, and Ezbon, Eri, and Arodi, and Areli. (note:)Ziphion: or, Zephon(:note)Ezbon: or, OzniArodi: or, Arod

rwbs@Genesis:46:17 @ And the sons of Asher; Jimnah, and Ishuah, and Isui, and Beriah, and Serah their sister: and the sons of Beriah; Heber, and Malchiel.

rwbs@Genesis:46:18 @ These the sons of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to Leah his daughter, and these she bore to Jacob, sixteen souls.

rwbs@Genesis:46:19 @ The sons of Rachel Jacob’s wife; Joseph, and Benjamin.

rwbs@Genesis:46:20 @ And to Joseph in the land of Egypt were born Manasseh and Ephraim, whom Asenath the daughter of Potipherah priest of On bore to him. (note:)priest: or, prince(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:46:21 @ And the sons of Benjamin Belah, and Becher, and Ashbel, Gera, and Naaman, Ehi, and Rosh, Muppim, and Huppim, and Ard. (note:)Ehi: or, Ahiram(:note)Muppim: or, Shupham or, ShuppimHuppim: or, Hupham

rwbs@Genesis:46:22 @ These the sons of Rachel, who were born to Jacob: all the souls fourteen.

rwbs@Genesis:46:23 @ And the sons of Dan; Hushim. (note:)Hushim: or, Shuham(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:46:24 @ And the sons of Naphtali; Jahzeel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shillem.

rwbs@Genesis:46:25 @ These the sons of Bilhah, whom Laban gave to Rachel his daughter, and she bore these to Jacob: all the souls seven.

rwbs@Genesis:46:26 @ All the souls that came with Jacob into Egypt, who came out of his loins, besides Jacob’s sons’ wives, all the souls sixty and six; (note:)loins: Hebrews. thigh(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:46:27 @ And the sons of Joseph, who were born to him in Egypt, two souls: all the souls of the house of Jacob, who came into Egypt, seventy.

rwbs@Genesis:46:28 @ And he sent Judah before him to Joseph, to direct his face to Goshen; and they came into the land of Goshen.

rwbs@Genesis:46:29 @ And Joseph made ready his chariot, and went to meet Israel his father, to Goshen, and presented himself to him; and he fell on his neck, and wept on his neck a good while.

rwbs@Genesis:46:30 @ And Israel said to Joseph, Now let me die, since I have seen thy face, because thou yet alive.

rwbs@Genesis:46:31 @ And Joseph said to his brethren, and to his father’s house, I will go up, and show Pharaoh, and say to him, My brethren, and my father’s house, who in the land of Canaan, are come to me;

rwbs@Genesis:46:32 @ And the men shepherds, for their occupation hath been to feed cattle; and they have brought their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have. (note:)their trade…: Hebrews. they are men of cattle(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:46:33 @ And it shall come to pass, when Pharaoh shall call you, and shall say, What your occupation?

rwbs@Genesis:46:34 @ That ye shall say, The occupation of thy servants hath been about cattle from our youth even until now, both we, also our fathers: that ye may dwell in the land of Goshen; for every shepherd an abomination to the Egyptians.

rwbs@Genesis:47:1 @ Then Joseph came and told Pharaoh, and said, My father and my brethren, and their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have, have come from the land of Canaan; and, behold, they in the land of Goshen.

rwbs@Genesis:47:2 @ And he took some of his brethren, five men, and presented them to Pharaoh.

rwbs@Genesis:47:3 @ And Pharaoh said to his brethren, What your occupation? And they said to Pharaoh, Thy servants shepherds, both we, also our fathers.

rwbs@Genesis:47:4 @ They said moreover to Pharaoh, We have come to sojourn in the land; for thy servants have no pasture for their flocks; for the famine severe in the land of Canaan: now therefore, we pray thee, let thy servants dwell in the land of Goshen.

rwbs@Genesis:47:5 @ And Pharaoh spoke to Joseph, saying, Thy father and thy brethren have come to thee:

rwbs@Genesis:47:6 @ The land of Egypt before thee; in the best of the land make thy father and brethren to dwell; in the land of Goshen let them dwell: and if thou knowest able men among them, then make them rulers over my cattle.

rwbs@Genesis:47:7 @ And Joseph brought in Jacob his father, and set him before Pharaoh: and Jacob blessed Pharaoh.

rwbs@Genesis:47:8 @ And Pharaoh said to Jacob, How old thou? (note:)How…: Hebrews. How many are the days of the years of thy life?(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:47:9 @ And Jacob said to Pharaoh, The days of the years of my pilgrimage an hundred and thirty years: few and evil have been the days of the years of my life, nor have they attained to the days of the years of the life of my fathers in the days of their pilgrimage.

rwbs@Genesis:47:10 @ And Jacob blessed Pharaoh, and went out from before Pharaoh.

rwbs@Genesis:47:11 @ And Joseph placed his father and his brethren, and gave them a possession in the land of Egypt, in the best of the land, in the land of Rameses, as Pharaoh had commanded.

rwbs@Genesis:47:12 @ And Joseph nourished his father, and his brethren, and all his father’s household, with bread, according to families. (note:)according…: or, as a little child is nourished: Hebrews. according to the little ones(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:47:13 @ And no bread in all the land; for the famine very severe, so that the land of Egypt and the land of Canaan fainted by reason of the famine.

rwbs@Genesis:47:14 @ And Joseph gathered all the money that was found in the land of Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, for the grain which they bought: and Joseph brought the money into Pharaoh’s house.

rwbs@Genesis:47:15 @ And when money failed in the land of Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, all the Egyptians came to Joseph, and said, Give us bread: for why should we die in thy presence? for the money faileth.

rwbs@Genesis:47:16 @ And Joseph said, Give your cattle; and I will give you for your cattle, if money hath failed.

rwbs@Genesis:47:17 @ And they brought their cattle to Joseph: and Joseph gave them bread for horses, and for the flocks, and for the cattle of the herds, and for the donkeys: and he fed them with bread for all their cattle for that year. (note:)fed…: Hebrews. led them(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:47:18 @ When that year was ended, they came to him the second year, and said to him, We will not hide from my lord, how that our money is spent; my lord also hath our herds of cattle; there is nothing left in the sight of my lord, but our bodies, and our lands:

rwbs@Genesis:47:19 @ Why shall we die before thy eyes, both we and our land? buy us and our land for bread, and we and our land will be servants to Pharaoh: and give seed, that we may live, and not die, that the land be not desolate.

rwbs@Genesis:47:20 @ And Joseph bought all the land of Egypt for Pharaoh; for the Egyptians sold every man his field, because the famine prevailed over them: so the land became Pharaoh’s.

rwbs@Genesis:47:21 @ And as for the people, he removed them to cities from end of the borders of Egypt even to its end.

rwbs@Genesis:47:22 @ Only the land of the priests bought he not; for the priests had a portion by Pharaoh, and ate their portion which Pharaoh gave them: therefore they sold not their lands. (note:)priests: or, princes(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:47:23 @ Then Joseph said to the people, Behold, I have bought you this day and your land for Pharaoh: lo, seed for you, and ye shall sow the land.

rwbs@Genesis:47:24 @ And it shall come to pass in the harvest, that ye shall give the fifth to Pharaoh, and four parts shall be your own, for seed of the field, and for your food, and for them of your households, and for food for your little ones.

rwbs@Genesis:47:25 @ And they said, Thou hast saved our lives: let us find grace in the sight of my lord, and we will be Pharaoh’s servants.

rwbs@Genesis:47:26 @ And Joseph made it a law over the land of Egypt to this day, Pharaoh should have the fifth ; except the land of the priests only, became not Pharaoh’s. (note:)priests: or, princes(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:47:27 @ And Israel dwelt in the land of Egypt, in the country of Goshen; and they had possessions in it, and grew, and multiplied exceedingly.

rwbs@Genesis:47:28 @ And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years: so the whole age of Jacob was an hundred and forty and seven years. (note:)the whole…: Hebrews. the days of the years of his life(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:47:29 @ And the time drew near that Israel must die: and he called his son Joseph, and said to him, If now I have found grace in thy sight, put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh, and deal kindly and truly with me; bury me not, I pray thee, in Egypt:

rwbs@Genesis:47:30 @ But I will lie with my fathers, and thou shalt carry me out of Egypt, and bury me in their buryingplace. And he said, I will do as thou hast said.

rwbs@Genesis:47:31 @ And he said, Swear to me. And he swore to him. And Israel bowed himself upon the bed’s head.

rwbs@Genesis:48:1 @ And it came to pass after these things, that told Joseph, Behold, thy father sick: and he took with him his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim.

rwbs@Genesis:48:2 @ And told Jacob, and said, Behold, thy son Joseph cometh to thee: and Israel strengthened himself, and sat upon the bed.

rwbs@Genesis:48:3 @ And Jacob said to Joseph, God Almighty appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and blessed me,

rwbs@Genesis:48:4 @ And said to me, Behold, I will make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, and I will make of thee a multitude of people; and will give this land to thy seed after thee an everlasting possession.

rwbs@Genesis:48:5 @ And now thy two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, who were born to thee in the land of Egypt before I came to thee into Egypt, mine; as Reuben and Simeon, they shall be mine.

rwbs@Genesis:48:6 @ And thy issue, which thou begettest after them, shall be thine, shall be called after the name of their brethren in their inheritance.

rwbs@Genesis:48:7 @ And as for me, when I came from Padan, Rachel died by me in the land of Canaan in the way, when yet but a little way to come to Ephrath: and I buried her there in the way of Ephrath; the same Bethlehem.

rwbs@Genesis:48:8 @ And Israel beheld Joseph’s sons, and said, Who these?

rwbs@Genesis:48:9 @ And Joseph said to his father, They my sons, whom God hath given me in this . And he said, Bring them, I pray thee, to me, and I will bless them.

rwbs@Genesis:48:10 @ Now the eyes of Israel were dim for age, he could not see. And he brought them near to him; and he kissed them, and embraced them. (note:)dim: Hebrews. heavy(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:48:11 @ And Israel said to Joseph, I had not thought to see thy face: and, lo, God hath shown me also thy seed.

rwbs@Genesis:48:12 @ And Joseph brought them out from between his knees, and he bowed himself with his face to the earth.

rwbs@Genesis:48:13 @ And Joseph took them both, Ephraim in his right hand toward Israel’s left hand, and Manasseh in his left hand toward Israel’s right hand, and brought near to him.

rwbs@Genesis:48:14 @ And Israel stretched out his right hand, and laid upon Ephraim’s head, who the younger, and his left hand upon Manasseh’s head, guiding his hands knowingly; for Manasseh the firstborn.

rwbs@Genesis:48:15 @ And he blessed Joseph, and said, God, before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac did walk, the God who hath fed me all my life long to this day,

rwbs@Genesis:48:16 @ The Angel who hath redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads; and let my name be named on them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth. (note:)grow: Hebrews. as fishes do increase(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:48:17 @ And when Joseph saw that his father laid his right hand upon the head of Ephraim, it displeased him: and he lifted his father’s hand, to remove it from Ephraim’s head to Manasseh’s head. (note:)displeased…: was evil in his eyes(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:48:18 @ And Joseph said to his father, Not so, my father: for this the firstborn; put thy right hand upon his head.

rwbs@Genesis:48:19 @ And his father refused, and said, I know , my son, I know : he also shall become a people, and he also shall be great: but truly his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his seed shall become a multitude of nations. (note:)multitude: Hebrews. fulness(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:48:20 @ And he blessed them that day, saying, In thee shall Israel bless, saying, God make thee as Ephraim and as Manasseh: and he set Ephraim before Manasseh.

rwbs@Genesis:48:21 @ And Israel said to Joseph, Behold, I die: but God shall be with you, and bring you again to the land of your fathers.

rwbs@Genesis:48:22 @ Moreover I have given to thee one portion above thy brethren, which I took out of the hand of the Amorite with my sword and with my bow.

rwbs@Genesis:49:1 @ And Jacob called to his sons, and said, Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you which shall befall you in the last days.

rwbs@Genesis:49:2 @ Gather yourselves together, and hear, ye sons of Jacob; and hearken to Israel your father.

rwbs@Genesis:49:3 @ Reuben, thou my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, the excellency of dignity, and the excellency of power:

rwbs@Genesis:49:4 @ Unstable as water, thou shalt not excel; because thou wentest up to thy father’s bed; then thou didst defile : he went up to my couch. (note:)thou shalt…: Hebrews. do not thou excel(:note)he went…: or, my couch is gone

rwbs@Genesis:49:5 @ Simeon and Levi brethren; instruments of cruelty their habitations. (note:)instruments…: or, their swords are weapons of violence(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:49:6 @ O my soul, come not thou into their secret; to their assembly, my honour, be not thou united: for in their anger they slew a man, and in their selfwill they digged down a wall. (note:)digged…: or, houghed oxen(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:49:7 @ Cursed their anger, for fierce; and their wrath, for it was cruel: I will divide them in Jacob, and scatter them in Israel.

rwbs@Genesis:49:8 @ Judah, thou whom thy brethren shall praise: thy hand on the neck of thy enemies; thy father’s children shall bow down before thee.

rwbs@Genesis:49:9 @ Judah a lion’s whelp: from the prey, my son, thou hast gone up: he stooped down, he crouched as a lion, and as an old lion; who shall rouse him up?

rwbs@Genesis:49:10 @ The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh shall come; and to him the obedience of the people.

rwbs@Genesis:49:11 @ Binding his foal to the vine, and his donkey’s colt to the choice vine; he washed his garments in wine, and his clothes in the blood of grapes:

rwbs@Genesis:49:12 @ His eyes red with wine, and his teeth white with milk.

rwbs@Genesis:49:13 @ Zebulun shall dwell at the haven of the sea; and he for an haven of ships; and his border to Zidon.

rwbs@Genesis:49:14 @ Issachar a strong donkey crouching down between two burdens:

rwbs@Genesis:49:15 @ And he saw that rest good, and the land that pleasant; and bowed his shoulder to bear, and became a slave at forced labour.

rwbs@Genesis:49:16 @ Dan shall judge his people, as one of the tribes of Israel.

rwbs@Genesis:49:17 @ Dan shall be a serpent by the way, an adder in the path, that biteth the horse heels, so that his rider shall fall backward. (note:)an adder: Hebrews. an arrow–snake(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:49:18 @ I have waited for thy salvation, O LORD.

rwbs@Genesis:49:19 @ Gad, a troop shall overcome him: but he shall overcome at the last.

rwbs@Genesis:49:20 @ Out of Asher his bread fat, and he shall yield royal dainties.

rwbs@Genesis:49:21 @ Naphtali a hind let loose: he giveth goodly words.

rwbs@Genesis:49:22 @ Joseph a fruitful bough, a fruitful bough by a well; branches run over the wall: (note:)branches: Hebrews. daughters(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:49:23 @ The archers have bitterly attacked him, and shot , and hated him:

rwbs@Genesis:49:24 @ But his bow abode in strength, and the arms of his hands were made strong by the hands of the mighty of Jacob; (from there the shepherd, the stone of Israel:)

rwbs@Genesis:49:25 @ by the God of thy father, who shall help thee; and by the Almighty, who shall bless thee with blessings of heaven above, blessings of the deep that lieth beneath, blessings of the breasts, and of the womb:

rwbs@Genesis:49:26 @ The blessings of thy father have prevailed above the blessings of my ancestors to the utmost bound of the everlasting hills: they shall be on the head of Joseph, and on the crown of the head of him that was separate from his brethren.

rwbs@Genesis:49:27 @ Benjamin shall raven a wolf: in the morning he shall devour the prey, and at night he shall divide the spoil.

rwbs@Genesis:49:28 @ All these the twelve tribes of Israel: and this which their father spoke to them, and blessed them; every one according to his blessing he blessed them.

rwbs@Genesis:49:29 @ And he charged them, and said to them, I am to be gathered to my people: bury me with my fathers in the cave that in the field of Ephron the Hittite,

rwbs@Genesis:49:30 @ In the cave that in the field of Machpelah, which before Mamre, in the land of Canaan, which Abraham bought with the field of Ephron the Hittite for a possession of a buryingplace.

rwbs@Genesis:49:31 @ There they buried Abraham and Sarah his wife; there they buried Isaac and Rebekah his wife; and there I buried Leah.

rwbs@Genesis:49:32 @ The purchase of the field and of the cave that in it from the children of Heth.

rwbs@Genesis:49:33 @ And when Jacob had made an end of commanding his sons, he drew his feet into the bed, and yielded up the ghost, and was gathered to his people.

rwbs@Genesis:50:1 @ And Joseph fell upon his father’s face, and wept upon him, and kissed him.

rwbs@Genesis:50:2 @ And Joseph commanded his servants the physicians to embalm his father: and the physicians embalmed Israel.

rwbs@Genesis:50:3 @ And forty days were fulfilled for him; for so are fulfilled the days of those who are embalmed: and the Egyptians mourned for him seventy days. (note:)mourned: Hebrews. wept(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:50:4 @ And when the days of his mourning were past, Joseph spoke to the house of Pharaoh, saying, If now I have found grace in your eyes, speak, I pray you, in the ears of Pharaoh, saying,

rwbs@Genesis:50:5 @ My father made me swear, saying, Lo, I die: in my grave which I have dug for me in the land of Canaan, there shalt thou bury me. Now therefore let me go, I pray thee, and bury my father, and I will come again.

rwbs@Genesis:50:6 @ And Pharaoh said, Go up, and bury thy father, according as he made thee swear.

rwbs@Genesis:50:7 @ And Joseph went up to bury his father: and with him went all the servants of Pharaoh, the elders of his house, and all the elders of the land of Egypt,

rwbs@Genesis:50:8 @ And all the house of Joseph, and his brethren, and his father’s house: only their little ones, and their flocks, and their herds, they left in the land of Goshen.

rwbs@Genesis:50:9 @ And there went with him both chariots and horsemen: and it was a very great company.

rwbs@Genesis:50:10 @ And they came to the threshingfloor of Atad, which beyond Jordan, and there they mourned with a great and very grievous lamentation: and he made a mourning for his father seven days.

rwbs@Genesis:50:11 @ And when the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, saw the mourning in the threshingfloor of Atad, they said, This a grievous mourning to the Egyptians: therefore the name of it was called Abelmizraim, which beyond Jordan. (note:)Abelmizraim: that is, The mourning of the Egyptians(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:50:12 @ And his sons did to him according as he commanded them:

rwbs@Genesis:50:13 @ For his sons carried him into the land of Canaan, and buried him in the cave of the field of Machpelah, which Abraham bought with the field for a possession of a buryingplace of Ephron the Hittite, before Mamre.

rwbs@Genesis:50:14 @ And Joseph returned to Egypt, he, and his brethren, and all that went up with him to bury his father, after he had buried his father.

rwbs@Genesis:50:15 @ And when Joseph’s brethren saw that their father was dead, they said, Joseph will perhaps hate us, and will certainly repay us all the evil which we did to him.

rwbs@Genesis:50:16 @ And they sent a messenger to Joseph, saying, Thy father commanded before he died, saying, (note:)sent: Hebrews. charged(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:50:17 @ So shall ye say to Joseph, Forgive, I pray thee now, the trespass of thy brethren, and their sin; for they did to thee evil: and now, we pray thee, forgive the trespass of the servants of the God of thy father. And Joseph wept when they spoke to him.

rwbs@Genesis:50:18 @ And his brethren also went and fell down before his face; and they said, Behold, we thy servants.

rwbs@Genesis:50:19 @ And Joseph said to them, Fear not: for I in the place of God?

rwbs@Genesis:50:20 @ But as for you, ye thought evil against me; God meant it for good, to bring to pass, as this day, to save many people alive.

rwbs@Genesis:50:21 @ Now therefore fear ye not: I will nourish you, and your little ones. And he comforted them, and spoke kindly to them. (note:)kindly…: Hebrews. to their hearts(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:50:22 @ And Joseph dwelt in Egypt, he, and his father’s house: and Joseph lived an hundred and ten years.

rwbs@Genesis:50:23 @ And Joseph saw Ephraim’s children of the third : the children also of Machir the son of Manasseh were brought up upon Joseph’s knees. (note:)brought…: Hebrews. born(:note)

rwbs@Genesis:50:24 @ And Joseph said to his brethren, I die: and God will surely visit you, and bring you out of this land to the land which he swore to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.

rwbs@Genesis:50:25 @ And Joseph took an oath of the children of Israel, saying, God will surely visit you, and ye shall carry up my bones from here.

rwbs@Genesis:50:26 @ So Joseph died, an hundred and ten years old: and they embalmed him, and he was put in a coffin in Egypt.

rwbs@Exodus:17:9 @ And Moses said to Joshua, Choose us out men, and go out, fight with Amalek: to morrow I will stand on the top of the hill with the rod of God in my hand. (note:)Joshua: called Jesus(:note)

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