GetPassageurn:cts:pbc:bible.parallel.eng.darby:1urn:cts:pbc:bible.parallel.eng.darby:1In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth . And the earth was waste and empty , and darkness was on the face of the deep , and the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters . And God said , Let there be light . And there was light . And God saw the light that it was good ; and God divided between the light and the darkness . And God called the light Day , and the darkness he called Night . And there was evening , and there was morning -- the first day . And God said , Let there be an expanse in the midst of the waters , and let it be a division between waters and waters . And God made the expanse , and divided between the waters that are under the expanse and the waters that are above the expanse ; and it was so . And God called the expanse Heavens . And there was evening , and there was morning -- a second day . And God said , Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together to one place , and let the dry [ land ] appear . And it was so . And God called the dry [ land ] Earth , and the gathering together of the waters he called Seas . And God saw that it was good . And God said , Let the earth cause grass to spring up , herb producing seed , fruit-trees yielding fruit after their kind , the seed of which is in them , on the earth . And it was so . And the earth brought forth grass , herb producing seed after its kind , and trees yielding fruit , the seed of which is in them , after their kind . And God saw that it was good . And there was evening , and there was morning -- a third day . And God said , Let there be lights in the expanse of the heavens , to divide between the day and the night ; and let them be for signs , and for seasons , and for days and years ; and let them be for lights in the expanse of the heavens , to give light on the earth . And it was so . And God made the two great lights , the great light to rule the day , and the small light to rule the night , -- and the stars . And God set them in the expanse of the heavens , to give light on the earth , and to rule during the day and during the night , and to divide between the light and the darkness . And God saw that it was good . And there was evening , and there was morning -- a fourth day . And God said , Let the waters swarm with swarms of living souls , and let fowl fly above the earth in the expanse of the heavens . And God created the great sea monsters , and every living soul that moves with which the waters swarm , after their kind , and every winged fowl after its kind . And God saw that it was good . And God blessed them , saying , Be fruitful and multiply , and fill the waters in the seas , and let fowl multiply on the earth . And there was evening , and there was morning -- a fifth day . And God said , Let the earth bring forth living souls after their kind , cattle , and creeping thing , and beast of the earth , after their kind . And it was so . And God made the beast of the earth after its kind , and the cattle after their kind , and every creeping thing of the ground after its kind . And God saw that it was good . 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 heavens , and over the cattle , and over the whole earth , and over every creeping thing that creepeth on the earth . And God created Man in his image , in the image of God created he him ; male and female created he them . 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 heavens , and over every animal that moveth on the earth . And God said , Behold , I have given you every herb producing seed that is on the whole earth , and every tree in which is the fruit of a tree producing seed : it shall be food for you ; and to every animal of the earth , and to every fowl of the heavens , and to everything that creepeth on the earth , in which is a living soul , every green herb for food . And it was so . And God saw everything that he had made , and behold it was very good . And there was evening , and there was morning -- the sixth day . And the heavens and the earth and all their host were finished . And God had finished on the seventh day his work which he had made ; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made . And God blessed the seventh day , and hallowed it , because that on it he rested from all his work which God had created in making it . These are the histories of the heavens and the earth , when they were created , in the day that Jehovah Elohim made earth and heavens , and every shrub of the field before it was in the earth , and every herb of the field before it grew ; for Jehovah Elohim had not caused it to rain on the earth , and there was no man to till the ground . But a mist went up from the earth , and moistened the whole surface of the ground . And Jehovah Elohim formed Man , dust of the ground , and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life ; and Man became a living soul . And Jehovah Elohim planted a garden in Eden eastward , and there put Man whom he had formed . And out of the ground Jehovah Elohim made every tree grow that is pleasant to the sight , and good for food ; and the tree of life , in the midst of the garden , and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil . And a river went out of Eden , to water the garden ; and from thence it was parted , and became four main streams . The name of the one is Pison : that is it which surrounds the whole land of Havilah , where the gold is . And the gold of that land is good ; bdellium and the onyx stone are there . And the name of the second river is Gihon : that is it which surrounds the whole land of Cush . And the name of the third river is Hiddekel : that is it which flows forward toward Asshur . And the fourth river , that is Euphrates . And Jehovah Elohim took Man , and put him into the garden of Eden , to till it and to guard it . And Jehovah Elohim commanded Man , saying , Of every tree of the garden thou shalt freely eat ; 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 certainly die . And Jehovah Elohim said , It is not good that Man should be alone ; I will make him a helpmate , his like . And out of the ground Jehovah Elohim had formed every animal of the field and all fowl of the heavens , and brought [ them ] to Man , to see what he would call them ; and whatever Man called each living soul , that was its name . And Man gave names to all cattle , and to the fowl of the heavens , and to every beast of the field ; but as for Adam , he found no helpmate , his like . And Jehovah Elohim caused a deep sleep to fall upon Man ; and he slept . And he took one of his ribs and closed up flesh in its stead . And Jehovah Elohim built the rib that he had taken from Man into a woman ; and brought her to Man . And Man said , This time it is bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh : this shall be called Woman , because this was taken out of a man . Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother , and cleave to his wife ; and they shall become one flesh . And they were both naked , Man and his wife , and were not ashamed . And the serpent was more crafty than any animal of the field which Jehovah Elohim had made . And it said to the woman , Is it even so , that God has said , Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden ? And the woman said to the serpent , We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden ; but of the fruit of the tree that is in the midst of the garden , God has said , Ye shall not eat of it , and ye shall not touch it , lest ye die . And the serpent said to the woman , Ye will not certainly die ; but God knows that in the day ye eat of it , your eyes will be opened , and ye will be as God , knowing good and evil . And the woman saw that the tree was good for food , and that it was a pleasure for the eyes , and the tree was to be desired to give intelligence ; and she took of its fruit , and ate , and gave also to her husband with her , and he ate . And the eyes of them both were opened , and they knew that they were naked . And they sewed fig-leaves together , and made themselves aprons . And they heard the voice of Jehovah Elohim , walking in the garden in the cool of the day . And Man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of Jehovah Elohim , in the midst of the trees of the garden . And Jehovah Elohim called to Man , and said to him , Where art thou ? And he said , I heard thy voice in the garden , and I feared , because I am naked ; and I hid myself . And he said , Who told thee that thou art naked ? Hast thou eaten of the tree of which I commanded thee not to eat ? And Man said , The woman , whom thou hast given [ to be ] with me , she gave me of the tree , and I ate . And Jehovah Elohim said to the woman , What is this thou hast done ? And the woman said , The serpent deceived me , and I ate . And Jehovah Elohim said to the serpent , Because thou hast done this , be thou cursed above all cattle , and above every beast of the field . On thy belly shalt thou go , and eat dust all the days of thy life . And I will put enmity between thee and the woman , and between thy seed and her seed ; he shall crush thy head , and thou shalt crush his heel . To the woman he said , I will greatly increase thy travail and thy pregnancy ; with pain thou shalt bear children ; and to thy husband shall be thy desire , and he shall rule over thee . And to Adam he said , Because thou hast hearkened to the voice of thy wife , and eaten of the tree of which I commanded thee saying , Thou shalt not eat of it : cursed be the ground on thy account ; with toil shalt thou eat [ of ] it all the days of thy life ; and thorns and thistles shall it yield thee ; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field . In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread , until thou return to the ground : for out of it wast thou taken . For dust thou art ; and unto dust shalt thou return . And Man called his wife's name Eve ; because she is the mother of all living . And Jehovah Elohim made Adam and his wife coats of skin , and clothed them . And Jehovah Elohim said , Behold , Man is become as one of us , to know good and evil . And now , lest he stretch out his hand , and take also of the tree of life , and eat , and live for ever . . . ! Therefore Jehovah Elohim sent him forth from the garden of Eden , to till the ground from which he was taken . And he drove out Man ; and he set the Cherubim , and the flame of the flashing sword , toward the east of the garden of Eden , to guard the way to the tree of life . And Man knew Eve his wife ; and she conceived , and bore Cain , and said , I have acquired a man with Jehovah . And she further bore his brother Abel . And Abel was a shepherd , but Cain was a husbandman . And in process of time it came to pass that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering to Jehovah . And Abel , he also brought of the firstlings of his flock , and of their fat . And Jehovah looked upon Abel , and on his offering ; and upon Cain , and on his offering , he did not look . And Cain was very angry , and his countenance fell . And Jehovah said to Cain , Why art thou angry , and why is thy countenance fallen ? If thou doest well , will not [ thy countenance ] look up [ with confidence ] ? and if thou doest not well , sin lieth at the door ; and unto thee [ shall be ] his desire , and thou shalt rule over him . And Cain spoke to 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 . And Jehovah said to Cain , Where is Abel thy brother ? And he said , I know not : am I my brother's keeper ? And he said , What hast thou done ? the voice of thy brother's blood is crying to me from the ground . And now be thou cursed from the ground , which hath opened its mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand . When thou tillest the ground , it shall not henceforth yield thee its strength ; a wanderer and fugitive shalt thou be on the earth . And Cain said to Jehovah , My punishment is too great to be borne . Behold , thou hast driven me this day from the face of the ground , and from thy face shall I be hid ; and I shall be a wanderer and fugitive on the earth ; and it will come to pass , [ that ] every one who finds me will slay me . And Jehovah said to him , Therefore , whoever slayeth Cain , it shall be revenged sevenfold . And Jehovah set a mark on Cain , lest any finding him should smite him . And Cain went out from the presence of Jehovah , and dwelt in the land of Nod , toward the east of Eden . And Cain knew his wife , and she conceived and bore Enoch . And he built a city ; and he called the name of the city after the name of his son Enoch . And to Enoch was born Irad ; and Irad begot Mehujael ; and Mehujael begot Methushael ; and Methushael begot Lemech . And Lemech took two wives : the name of the one was Adah , and the name of the second , Zillah . And Adah bore Jabal : he was the father of those who dwell in tents , and [ breed ] cattle . And his brother's name was Jubal : he was the father of those who handle the harp and pipe . And Zillah , she also bore Tubal-Cain , the forger of every kind of tool of brass and iron . And the sister of Tubal-Cain was Naamah . And Lemech said to his wives : Adah and Zillah , hear my voice , Ye wives of Lemech , listen to my speech . For I have slain a man for my wound , and a youth for my bruise . If Cain shall be avenged seven-fold ; Lemech seventy and seven fold . And Adam knew his wife again , and she bore a son , and called his name Seth : . . . For God has appointed me another seed instead of Abel , because Cain has slain him . And to Seth , to him also was born a son ; and he called his name Enosh . Then people began to call on the name of Jehovah . This is the book of Adam's generations . In the day that God created man , in the likeness of God made he him . Male and female created he them ; and blessed them , and called their name Adam , in the day when they were created . And Adam lived a hundred and thirty years , and begot [ a son ] in his likeness , after his image , and called his name Seth . And the days of Adam after he had begotten Seth were eight hundred years ; and he begot sons and daughters . And all the days of Adam that he lived were nine hundred and thirty years ; and he died . And Seth lived a hundred and five years , and begot Enosh . And Seth lived after he had begotten Enosh eight hundred and seven years , and begot sons and daughters . And all the days of Seth were nine hundred and twelve years ; and he died . And Enosh lived ninety years , and begot Cainan . And Enosh lived after he had begotten Cainan eight hundred and fifteen years , and begot sons and daughters . And all the days of Enosh were nine hundred and five years ; and he died . And Cainan lived seventy years , and begot Mahalaleel . And Cainan lived after he had begotten Mahalaleel eight hundred and forty years , and begot sons and daughters . And all the days of Cainan were nine hundred and ten years ; and he died . And Mahalaleel lived sixty-five years , and begot Jared . And Mahalaleel lived after he had begotten Jared eight hundred and thirty years , and begot sons and daughters . And all the days of Mahalaleel were eight hundred and ninety-five years ; and he died . And Jared lived a hundred and sixty-two years , and begot Enoch . And Jared lived after he had begotten Enoch eight hundred years , and begot sons and daughters . And all the days of Jared were nine hundred and sixty-two years ; and he died . And Enoch lived sixty-five years , and begot Methushelah . And Enoch walked with God after he had begotten Methushelah three hundred years , and begot sons and daughters . And all the days of Enoch were three hundred and sixty-five years . And Enoch walked with God ; and he was not , for God took him . And Methushelah lived a hundred and eighty-seven years , and begot Lemech . And Methushelah lived after he had begotten Lemech seven hundred and eighty-two years , and begot sons and daughters . And all the days of Methushelah were nine hundred and sixty-nine years ; and he died . And Lemech lived a hundred and eighty-two years , and begot a son . And he called his name Noah , saying , This [ one ] shall comfort us concerning our work and concerning the toil of our hands , because of the ground which Jehovah has cursed . And Lemech lived after he had begotten Noah five hundred and ninety-five years , and begot sons and daughters . And all the days of Lemech were seven hundred and seventy-seven years ; and he died . And Noah was five hundred years old , and Noah begot Shem , Ham , and Japheth . And it came to pass when mankind began to multiply on the earth , and daughters were born to them , that the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair , and took themselves wives of all that they chose . And Jehovah said , My Spirit shall not always plead with Man ; for he indeed is flesh ; but his days shall be a hundred and twenty years . In those days were the giants on the earth , and also afterwards , when the sons of God had come in to the daughters of men , and they had borne [ children ] to them ; these were the heroes , who of old were men of renown . And Jehovah saw that the wickedness of Man was great on the earth , and every imagination of the thoughts of his heart only evil continually . And Jehovah repented that he had made Man on the earth , and it grieved him in his heart . And Jehovah said , I will destroy Man , whom I have created , from the earth -- from man to cattle , to creeping things , and to fowl of the heavens ; for I repent that I have made them . But Noah found favour in the eyes of Jehovah . This is the history of Noah . Noah was a just man , perfect amongst his generations : Noah walked with God . And Noah begot three sons , Shem , Ham , and Japheth . And the earth was corrupt before God , and the earth was full of violence . And God looked upon the earth , and behold , it was corrupt ; for all flesh had corrupted its way on the earth . And God said to Noah , The end of all flesh is come before me , for the earth is full of violence through them ; and behold , I will destroy them with the earth . Make thyself an ark of gopher wood : [ with ] cells shalt thou make the ark ; and pitch it inside and outside with pitch . And thus shalt thou make it : let the length of the ark be three hundred cubits , the breadth of it fifty cubits , and the height of it thirty cubits . A light shalt thou make to the ark ; and to a cubit high shalt thou finish it above . And the door of the ark shalt thou set in its side : [ with ] a lower , second , and third [ story ] shalt thou make it . For I , behold , I bring a flood of waters on the earth , to destroy all flesh under the heavens in which is the breath of life : everything that is on the earth shall expire . But with thee will I establish my covenant ; and thou shalt go into the ark , thou , and thy sons , and thy wife , and thy sons' wives with thee . And of every living thing of all flesh , two of every [ sort ] shalt thou bring into the ark , to keep [ them ] alive with thee : they shall be male and female . Of fowl after their kind , and of the cattle after their kind , of every creeping thing of the ground after its kind , two of each shall go in to thee , to keep [ them ] alive . And take thou of all food that is eaten , and gather [ it ] to thee , that it may be for food for thee and for them . And Noah did it ; according to all that God had commanded him , so did he . And Jehovah said to Noah , Go into the ark , thou and all thy house ; for thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation . Of all clean beasts thou shalt take to thee by sevens , a male and its female ; but of the beasts that are not clean two , a male and its female . Also of the fowl of the heavens by sevens , male and female ; to keep seed alive on the face of all the earth . For in yet seven days I will cause it to rain on the earth forty days and forty nights ; and every living being which I have made will I destroy from the ground . And Noah did according to all that Jehovah had commanded him . And Noah was six hundred years old when the flood of waters was on the earth . 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 . Of clean beasts , and of beasts that are not clean , and of fowl , and of everything that creeps on the ground , there came two and two unto Noah into the ark , male and female , as God had commanded Noah . And it came to pass after seven days that the waters of the flood were on the earth . In the six hundredth year of Noah's life , in the second month , on the seventeenth day of the month , on that same day all the fountains of the great deep were broken up , and the windows of heaven were opened . And the pour of rain was on the earth forty days and forty nights . On the same day went 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 ; they , and every beast after its kind , and all the cattle after their kind , and every creeping thing that creeps on the earth after its kind , and all fowl after its kind -- every bird of every wing . And they went to Noah , into the ark , two and two of all flesh , in which was the breath of life . And they that came , came male and female of all flesh , as God had commanded him . And Jehovah shut him in . And the flood was forty days on the earth . And the waters increased , and bore up the ark ; and it was lifted up above the earth . And the waters prevailed and increased greatly on the earth ; and the ark went on the face of the waters . And the waters prevailed exceedingly on the earth ; and all the high mountains that are under all the heavens were covered . Fifteen cubits upward the waters prevailed ; and the mountains were covered . And all flesh that moved on the earth expired , fowl as well as cattle , and beasts , and all crawling things which crawl on the earth , and all mankind : everything which had in its nostrils the breath of life , of all that was on the dry [ land ] , died . And every living being was destroyed that was on the ground , both man , and cattle , and creeping things , and fowl of the heavens ; and they were destroyed from the earth . And Noah alone remained , and what was with him in the ark . And the waters prevailed on the earth a hundred and fifty days . And God remembered Noah , and all the animals , and all the cattle that were with him in the ark ; and God made a wind to pass over the earth , and the waters subsided . And the fountains of the deep and the windows of heaven were closed , and the pour of rain from heaven was stopped . And the waters retired from the earth , continually retiring ; and in the course of a hundred and fifty days the waters abated . And the ark rested in the seventh month , on the seventeenth day of the month , on the mountains of Ararat . And the waters abated continually until the tenth month : in the tenth [ month ] , on the first of the month , the tops of the mountains were seen . And it came to pass at the end of forty days that Noah opened the window of the ark which he had made . And he sent out the raven , which went forth going to and fro , until the waters were dried from the earth . And he sent out the dove from him , to see if the waters had become low on the ground . But the dove found no resting-place for the sole of her foot , and returned to him into the ark ; for the waters were on the whole earth ; and he put forth his hand , and took her , and brought her to him into the ark . And he waited yet other seven days , and again he sent forth the dove out of the ark . And the dove came to him at eventide ; and behold , in her beak was an olive-leaf plucked off ; and Noah knew that the waters had become low on the earth . And he waited yet other seven days , and sent forth the dove ; but she returned no more to him . And it came to pass in the six hundred and first year , in the first [ month ] , on the first of the month , that the waters were dried up from the earth . And Noah removed the covering of the ark , and looked , and behold , the surface of the ground was dried . And in the second month , on the twenty-seventh day of the month , the earth was dry . And God spoke to Noah , saying , Go out of the ark , thou , and thy wife , and thy sons , and thy sons' wives with thee . Bring forth with thee every animal which is with thee , of all flesh , fowl as well as cattle , and all the creeping things which creep on the earth , that they may swarm on the earth , and may be fruitful and multiply on the earth . And Noah went out , and his sons , and his wife , and his sons' wives with him . All the animals , all the creeping things , and all the fowl -- everything that moves on the earth , after their kinds , went out of the ark . And Noah built an altar to Jehovah ; and took of every clean animal , and of all clean fowl , and offered up burnt-offerings on the altar . And Jehovah smelled the sweet odour . And Jehovah said in his heart , I will no more henceforth curse the ground on account of Man , for the thought of Man's heart is evil from his youth ; and I will no more smite every living thing , as I have done . Henceforth , all the days of the earth , seed [ time ] and harvest , and cold and heat , and summer and winter , and day and night , shall not cease . And God blessed Noah and his sons , and said to them , Be fruitful and multiply , and fill the earth . And let the fear of you and the dread of you be upon every animal of the earth , and upon all fowl of the heavens : upon all that moveth [ on ] the ground ; and upon all the fishes of the sea : into your hand are they delivered . Every moving thing that liveth shall be food for you : as the green herb I give you everything . Only , the flesh with its life , its blood , ye shall not eat . And indeed your blood , [ the blood ] of your lives , will I require : at the hand of every animal will I require it , and at the hand of Man , at the hand of each [ the blood ] of his brother , will I require the life of Man . Whoso sheddeth Man's blood , by Man shall his blood be shed ; for in the image of God he hath made Man . And ye , be fruitful and multiply : swarm on the earth , and multiply on it . And God spoke to Noah , and to his sons with him , saying , And I , behold , I establish my covenant with you , and with your seed after you ; and with every living soul which is with you , fowl as well as cattle , and all the animals of the earth with you , of all that has gone out of the ark -- every animal of the earth . And I establish my covenant with you , neither shall all flesh be cut off any more by the waters of a flood , and henceforth there shall be no flood to destroy the earth . And God said , This is the sign of the covenant that I set between me and you and every living soul that is with you , for everlasting generations : I set my bow in the clouds , and it shall be for a sign of the covenant between me and the earth . And it shall come to pass when I bring clouds over the earth , that the bow shall be seen in the cloud , and I will remember my covenant which is between me and you and every living soul of all flesh ; and the waters shall not henceforth become a flood to destroy all flesh . 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 soul of all flesh that is upon the earth . And God said to Noah , This is the sign of the covenant which I have established between me and all flesh that is upon the earth . And the sons of Noah who went out of the ark were Shem , and Ham , and Japheth . And Ham is the father of Canaan . These three are the sons of Noah ; and from these was [ the population of ] the whole earth spread abroad . And Noah began [ to be ] a husbandman , and planted a vineyard . And he drank of the wine , and was drunken , and he uncovered himself in his tent . And Ham the father of Canaan saw the nakedness of his father , and told his two brethren outside . And Shem and Japheth took the upper garment and both laid [ it ] upon their shoulders , and went backwards , and covered the nakedness of their father . And their faces were turned away , that they saw not their father's nakedness . And Noah awoke from his wine , and learned what his youngest son had done to him . And he said , Cursed be Canaan ; Let him be a bondman of bondmen to his brethren . And he said , Blessed be Jehovah , the God of Shem , And let Canaan be his bondman . Let God enlarge Japheth , and let him dwell in the tents of Shem , And let Canaan be his bondman . And Noah lived after the flood three hundred and fifty years . And all the days of Noah were nine hundred and fifty years ; and he died . And these are the generations of the sons of Noah : Shem , Ham , and Japheth ; and to them were sons born after the flood . The sons of Japheth : Gomer , and Magog , and Madai , and Javan , and Tubal , and Meshech , and Tiras . And the sons of Gomer : Ashkenaz , and Riphath , and Togarmah . And the sons of Javan : Elishah , and Tarshish , Kittim , and Dodanim . From these came the distribution of the isles of the nations , according to their lands , every one after his tongue , after their families , in their nations . And the sons of Ham : Cush , and Mizraim , and Phut , and Canaan . And the sons of Cush : Seba , and Havilah , and Sabtah , and Raamah , and Sabtecha . And the sons of Raamah : Sheba and Dedan . And Cush begot Nimrod : he began to be mighty on the earth . He was a mighty hunter before Jehovah ; therefore it is said , As Nimrod , the mighty hunter before Jehovah ! And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel , and Erech , and Accad , and Calneh , in the land of Shinar . From that land went out Asshur , and built Nineveh , and Rehoboth-Ir , and Calah , and Resen , between Nineveh and Calah : this is the great city . -- And Mizraim begot the Ludim , and the Anamim , and the Lehabim , and the Naphtuhim , and the Pathrusim , and the Casluhim , out of whom came the Philistines , and the Caphtorim . -- And Canaan begot Sidon , his firstborn , and Heth , and the Jebusite , and the Amorite , and the Girgashite , and the Hivite , and the Arkite , and the Sinite , and the Arvadite , and the Zemarite , and the Hamathite . And afterwards the families of the Canaanites spread themselves abroad . And the border of the Canaanite was from Sidon , as one goes to Gerar , up to Gazah ; as one goes to Sodom , and Gomorrah , and Admah , and Zeboim , up to Lesha . These are the sons of Ham , after their families , after their tongues , in their lands , in their nations . And to Shem -- to him also were [ sons ] born ; he is the father of all the sons of Eber , the brother of Japheth the elder . The sons of Shem : Elam , and Asshur , and Arphaxad , and Lud , and Aram . And the sons of Aram : Uz , and Hul , and Gether , and Mash . -- And Arphaxad begot Shelah ; and Shelah begot Eber . And to Eber were born two sons : the name of the one was Peleg , for in his days was the earth divided ; and his brother's name was Joktan . And Joktan begot Almodad , and Sheleph , and Hazarmaveth , and Jerah , and Hadoram , and Uzal , and Diklah , and Obal , and Abimael , and Sheba , and Ophir , and Havilah , and Jobab : all these were sons of Joktan . And their dwelling was from Mesha , as one goes to Sephar , the eastern mountain . These are the sons of Shem , after their families , after their tongues , in their lands , after their nations . These are the families of the sons of Noah , after their generations , in their nations . And from these came the distribution of the nations on the earth after the flood . And the whole earth had one language , and the same words . And it came to pass as they journeyed from the east , that they found a plain in the land of Shinar , and dwelt there . And they said one to another , Come on , let us make bricks , and burn [ them ] thoroughly . And they had brick for stone , and they had asphalt for mortar . And they said , Come on , let us build ourselves a city and a tower , the top of which [ may reach ] to the heavens ; and let us make ourselves a name , lest we be scattered over the face of the whole earth . And Jehovah came down to see the city and the tower which the children of men built . And Jehovah said , Behold , the people is one , and have all one language ; and this have they begun to do . And now will they be hindered in nothing that they meditate doing . Come , let us go down , and there confound their language , that they may not understand one another's speech . And Jehovah scattered them thence over the face of the whole earth . And they left off building the city . Therefore was its name called Babel ; because Jehovah there confounded the language of the whole earth . And Jehovah scattered them thence over the face of the whole earth . These are the generations of Shem . Shem was a hundred years old , and begot Arphaxad two years after the flood . And Shem lived after he had begotten Arphaxad five hundred years , and begot sons and daughters . And Arphaxad lived thirty-five years , and begot Shelah . And Arphaxad lived after he had begotten Shelah four hundred and three years , and begot sons and daughters . And Shelah lived thirty years , and begot Eber . And Shelah lived after he had begotten Eber four hundred and three years , and begot sons and daughters . And Eber lived thirty-four years , and begot Peleg . And Eber lived after he had begotten Peleg four hundred and thirty years , and begot sons and daughters . And Peleg lived thirty years , and begot Reu . And Peleg lived after he had begotten Reu two hundred and nine years , and begot sons and daughters . And Reu lived thirty-two years , and begot Serug . And Reu lived after he had begotten Serug two hundred and seven years , and begot sons and daughters . And Serug lived thirty years , and begot Nahor . And Serug lived after he had begotten Nahor two hundred years , and begot sons and daughters . And Nahor lived twenty-nine years , and begot Terah . And Nahor lived after he had begotten Terah a hundred and nineteen years , and begot sons and daughters . And Terah lived seventy years , and begot Abram , Nahor , and Haran . And these are the generations of Terah : Terah begot Abram , Nahor , and Haran ; and Haran begot Lot . And Haran died before the face of his father Terah in the land of his nativity at Ur of the Chaldeans . And Abram and Nahor took wives : the name of Abram's wife was Sarai ; and the name of Nahor's wife , Milcah , a daughter of Haran , the father of Milcah and the father of Iscah . And Sarai was barren : she had no child . 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 together out of Ur of the Chaldeans , to go into the land of Canaan , and came as far as Haran , and dwelt there . And the days of Terah were two hundred and five years ; and Terah died in Haran . And Jehovah had said to Abram , Go out of thy land , and from thy kindred , and from thy father's house , to the land that I will shew thee . And I will make of thee a great nation , and bless thee , and make thy name great ; and thou shalt be a blessing . 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 . And Abram departed as Jehovah had said to him . And Lot went with him . And Abram was seventy-five years old when he departed out of Haran . And Abram took Sarai his wife , and Lot his brother's son , and all their possessions that they had acquired , and the souls that they had obtained in Haran , and they went out to go into the land of Canaan ; and into the land of Canaan they came . And Abram passed through the land to the place of Shechem , to the oak of Moreh . And the Canaanite was then in the land . And Jehovah appeared to Abram , and said , Unto thy seed will I give this land . And there he built an altar to Jehovah who had appeared to him . And he removed thence towards the mountain on the east of Bethel , and pitched his tent , [ having ] Bethel toward the west , and Ai toward the east ; and there he built an altar to Jehovah , and called on the name of Jehovah . And Abram moved onward , going on still toward the south . And there was a famine in the land . And Abram went down to Egypt to sojourn there , for the famine was grievous in the land . And it came to pass when he was come near to enter into Egypt , that he said to Sarai his wife , Behold now , I know that thou art a woman fair to look upon . And it will come to pass when the Egyptians see thee , that they will say , She is his wife ; and they will slay me , and save thee alive . Say , I pray thee , thou art my sister , that it may be well with me on thy account , and my soul may live because of thee . And it came to pass when Abram came into Egypt , that the Egyptians beheld the woman that she was very fair . And the princes of Pharaoh saw her , and praised her to Pharaoh ; and the woman was taken into Pharaoh's house . And he treated Abram well on her account ; and he had sheep , and oxen , and he-asses , and bondmen , and bondwomen , and she-asses , and camels . And Jehovah plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai Abram's wife . And Pharaoh called Abram , and said , What is this thou hast done to me ? Why didst thou not tell me that she was thy wife ? Why didst thou say , She is my sister , so that I took her as my wife . And now , behold , there is thy wife : take [ her ] , and go away . And Pharaoh commanded [ his ] men concerning him , and they sent him away , and his wife , and all that he had . And Abram went up out of Egypt , he , and his wife , and all that he had , and Lot with him , towards the south . And Abram was very rich in cattle , in silver , and in gold . And he went on his journeys from the south as far as Bethel ; as far as the place where his tent had been at the beginning , between Bethel and Ai ; to the place of the altar that he had made there at the first . And there Abram called on the name of Jehovah . And Lot also who went with Abram had flocks , and herds , and tents . And the land could not support them , that they might dwell together , for their property was great ; and they could not dwell together . And there was strife between the herdsmen of Abram's cattle and the herdsmen of Lot's cattle . And the Canaanite and the Perizzite were dwelling then in the land . And Abram said to Lot , I pray thee let there be no contention between me and thee , and between my herdsmen and thy herdsmen , for we are brethren . Is not the whole land before thee ? Separate thyself , I pray thee , from me : if to the left , then I will take the right ; and if to the right , then I will take the left . And Lot lifted up his eyes , and beheld all the plain of the Jordan that it was thoroughly watered , before Jehovah had destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah ; as the garden of Jehovah , like the land of Egypt , as one goes to Zoar . And Lot chose for himself all the plain of the Jordan ; and Lot went toward the east . And they separated the one from the other : Abram dwelt in the land of Canaan ; and Lot dwelt in the cities of the plain , and pitched tents as far as Sodom . And the people of Sodom were wicked , and great sinners before Jehovah . And Jehovah said to Abram , after that Lot had separated himself from him , Lift up now thine eyes , and look from the place where thou art , northward and southward and eastward and westward ; for all the land that thou seest will I give to thee , and to thy seed for ever . And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth , so that if any one can number the dust of the earth , thy seed also will be numbered . Arise , walk through the land according to the length of it and according to the breadth of it ; for I will give it to thee . Then Abram moved [ his ] tents , and came and dwelt by the oaks of Mamre , which are in Hebron . And he built there an altar to Jehovah . And it came to pass in the days of Amraphel the king of Shinar , Arioch the king of El-lasar , Chedorlaomer the king of Elam , and Tidal the king of nations , [ that ] they made war with Bera the king of Sodom , and with Birsha the king of Gomorrah , Shinab the king of Admah , and Shemeber the king of Zeboim , and the king of Bela , which is Zoar . All these were joined in the vale of Siddim , which is the salt sea . Twelve years had they served Chedorlaomer ; and in the thirteenth year they rebelled . And in the fourteenth year came Chedorlaomer and the kings that were with him , and smote the Rephaim in Ashteroth-karnaim , and the Zuzim in Ham , and the Emim in Shaveh-Kirjathaim , and the Horites on their mount Seir , to El-Paran , which is by the wilderness . And they returned , and came to En-mishpat , which is Kadesh , and smote all the country of the Amalekites , and also the Amorites that dwelt at Hazazon-Tamar . And the king of Sodom and the king of Gomorrah , and the king of Admah , and the king of Zeboim , and the king of Bela , which is Zoar , went out , and they joined battle with them in the vale of Siddim , with Chedorlaomer the king of Elam , and Tidal the king of nations , and Amraphel the king of Shinar , and Arioch the king of Ellasar -- four kings with the five . And the vale of Siddim was full of pits of asphalt . And the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled , and fell there : and they that remained fled to the mountain . And they took all the property of Sodom and Gomorrah , and all their victuals , and departed . And they took Lot and his property , Abram's brother's son , and departed . For he dwelt in Sodom . And one who had escaped came and told Abram the Hebrew . And he dwelt by the oaks of Mamre the Amorite , the brother of Eshcol , and the brother of Aner . And these were Abram's allies . And Abram heard that his brother was taken captive ; and he led out his trained [ servants ] , born in his house , three hundred and eighteen , and pursued [ them ] as far as Dan . And he divided himself against them by night , he and his servants , and smote them , and pursued them as far as Hobah , which is to the left of Damascus . And he brought back all the property , and brought again his brother Lot and his property , and the women also , and the people . And the king of Sodom went out to meet him after he had returned from smiting Chedorlaomer , and the kings that were with him , into the valley of Shaveh , which is the king's valley . And Melchisedec king of Salem brought out bread and wine . And he was priest of the Most High God . And he blessed him , and said , Blessed be Abram of the Most High God , possessor of heavens and earth . And blessed be the Most High God , who has delivered thine enemies into thy hand . And he gave him the tenth of all . And the king of Sodom said to Abram , Give me the souls , and take the property for thyself . And Abram said to the king of Sodom , I have lifted up my hand to Jehovah , the Most High God , possessor of heavens and earth , if from a thread even to a sandal-thong , yes , if of all that is thine , I take [ anything ] . . . ; that thou mayest not say , I have made Abram rich ; save only that which the young men have eaten , and the portion of the men that went with me , Aner , Eshcol , and Mamre , let them take their portion . After these things the word of Jehovah came to Abram in a vision , saying , Fear not , Abram ; I am thy shield , thy exceeding great reward . And Abram said , Lord Jehovah , what wilt thou give me ? seeing I go childless , and the steward of my house is this Eliezer of Damascus . And Abram said , Lo , to me thou hast given no seed , and behold , a son of my house will be mine heir . And behold , the word of Jehovah [ came ] to him , saying , This shall not be thine heir , but he that will come forth out of thy body shall be thine heir . And he led him out , and said , Look now toward the heavens , and number the stars , if thou be able to number them . And he said to him , So shall thy seed be ! And he believed Jehovah ; and he reckoned it to him [ as ] righteousness . And he said to him , I am Jehovah who brought thee out of Ur of the Chaldeans , to give thee this land to possess it . And he said , Lord Jehovah , how shall I know that I shall possess it ? And he said to him , Take me a heifer of three years old , and a she-goat of three years old , and a ram of three years old , and a turtle-dove , and a young pigeon . And he took all these , and divided them in the midst , and laid the half of each opposite its fellow ; but the birds he did not divide . And the birds of prey came down on the carcases ; and Abram scared them away . And as the sun was just going down , a deep sleep fell upon Abram ; and behold , a horror , a great darkness , fell upon him . And he said to Abram , Know assuredly that thy seed will be a sojourner in a land [ that is ] not theirs , and they shall serve them ; and they shall afflict them four hundred years . But also that nation which they shall serve I will judge ; and afterwards they shall come out with great property . And thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace ; thou shalt be buried in a good old age . And [ in the ] fourth generation they shall come hither again ; for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full . And it came to pass when the sun had gone down , and it was dark , that behold , there was a smoking furnace , and a flame of fire which passed between those pieces . On the same day Jehovah made a covenant with Abram , saying , Unto thy seed I give this land , from the river of Egypt to the great river , the river Euphrates ; the Kenites , and the Kenizzites , and the Kadmonites , and the Hittites , and the Perizzites , and the Rephaim , and the Amorites , and the Canaanites , and the Girgashites , and the Jebusites . And Sarai Abram's wife did not bear him [ children ] . And she had an Egyptian maidservant ; and her name was Hagar . And Sarai said to Abram , Behold now , Jehovah has shut me up , that I do not bear . Go in , I pray thee , to my maidservant : it may be that I shall be built up by her . And Abram hearkened to the voice of Sarai . And Sarai Abram's wife took Hagar , the Egyptian , her maidservant , at the end of ten years that Abram had dwelt in the land of Canaan , and gave her to her husband Abram , as his wife . And he went in to Hagar , and she conceived . And when she saw that she had conceived , her mistress was lightly esteemed in her eyes . And Sarai said to Abram , My wrong be on thee ! I have given my maidservant into thy bosom ; and now she sees that she has conceived , I am lightly esteemed in her eyes . Jehovah judge between me and thee ! And Abram said to Sarai , Behold , thy maidservant is in thy hand : do to her what is good in thine eyes . And Sarai oppressed her ; and she fled from her face . And the Angel of Jehovah found her by a spring of water in the wilderness , by the spring on the way to Shur . And he said , Hagar , Sarai's maidservant , whence comest thou ? and whither art thou going ? And she said , I am fleeing from the face of my mistress Sarai . And the Angel of Jehovah said to her , Return to thy mistress , and submit thyself under her hands . And the Angel of Jehovah said to her , I will multiply thy seed exceedingly , that it shall not be numbered for multitude . And the Angel of Jehovah said to her , Behold , thou art with child , and shalt bear a son , and shalt call his name Ishmael , because Jehovah hath hearkened to thy affliction . And he will be a wild-ass of a man , his hand against every man , and every man's hand against him ; and he shall dwell before the face of all his brethren . And she called the name of Jehovah who spoke to her , Thou art the God who reveals himself , for she said , Also here have I seen after he has revealed himself . Therefore the well was named Beer-lahai-roi : behold , it is between Kadesh and Bered . And Hagar bore Abram a son ; and Abram called the name of his son whom Hagar bore , Ishmael . And Abram was eighty-six years old when Hagar bore Ishmael to Abram . And Abram was ninety-nine years old , when Jehovah appeared to Abram , and said to him , I [ am ] the Almighty God : walk before my face , and be perfect . And I will set my covenant between me and thee , and will very greatly multiply thee . And Abram fell on his face ; and God talked with him , saying , It is I : behold , my covenant is with thee , and thou shalt be a father of a multitude of nations . And thy name shall no more be called Abram , but thy name shall be Abraham ; for a father of a multitude of nations have I made thee . And I will make thee exceedingly fruitful , and I will make nations of thee , and kings shall come out of thee . 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 . And I give to thee , and to thy seed after thee , the land of thy sojourning , all the land of Canaan , for an everlasting possession ; and I will be a God to them . And God said to Abraham , And [ as for ] thee , thou shalt keep my covenant , thou and thy seed after thee in their generations . This is my covenant which ye shall keep , between me and you and thy seed after thee -- that every male among you be circumcised . And ye shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin ; and [ that ] shall be a sign of the covenant between me and you . And at eight days old shall every male in your generations be circumcised among you -- he who is born in the house , and he who is bought with money , any stranger who is not of thy seed . He who is born in thy house , and he who is bought with thy money , must be circumcised ; and my covenant shall be in your flesh for an everlasting covenant . And the uncircumcised male who hath not been circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin , that soul shall be cut off from his peoples : he hath broken my covenant . And God said to Abraham , [ As to ] Sarai thy wife , thou shalt not call her name Sarai , but Sarah shall be her name . And I will bless her , and I will give thee a son also of her ; and I will bless her , and she shall become nations : kings of peoples shall be of her . And Abraham fell on his face and laughed , and said in his heart , Shall [ a child ] be born to him that is a hundred years old ? and shall Sarah , who is ninety years old , bear ? And Abraham said to God , Oh that Ishmael might live before thee ! And God said , Sarah thy wife shall indeed bear thee a son ; and thou shalt call his name Isaac ; and I will establish my covenant with him , for an everlasting covenant for his seed after him . And for Ishmael I have heard thee : behold , I will bless him , and will make him fruitful , and will very greatly multiply him ; twelve princes shall he beget , and I will make him a great nation . But my covenant will I establish with Isaac , whom Sarah shall bear to thee at this appointed time in the next year . And he left off talking with him ; and God went up from Abraham . And Abraham took Ishmael his son , and all who were born in his house , and all who were bought with his money -- every male among the people of Abraham's house -- and circumcised the flesh of their foreskin on that same day , as God had said to him . And Abraham was ninety-nine years old when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin . And Ishmael his son was thirteen years old when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin . In the selfsame day was Abraham circumcised , and Ishmael his son ; and all the men of his house , born in his house , or bought with money of the stranger , were circumcised with him . And Jehovah appeared to him by the oaks of Mamre . And he sat at the tent-door in the heat of the day . And he lifted up his eyes and saw , and behold , three men standing near him . And when he saw [ them ] , he ran to meet them from the tent-door , and bowed himself to the earth , and said , Lord , if now I have found favour in thine eyes , pass not away , I pray thee , from thy servant . Let now a little water be fetched , that ye may wash your feet , and rest yourselves under the tree . And I will fetch a morsel of bread ; and refresh yourselves ; after that ye shall pass on ; for therefore have ye passed on towards your servant . And they said , So do as thou hast said . And Abraham hastened into the tent to Sarah , and said , Knead quickly three seahs of wheaten flour , and make cakes . And Abraham ran to the herd , and took a calf tender and good , and gave [ it ] to the attendant ; and he hasted to dress it . And he took thick and sweet milk , and the calf that he had dressed , and set [ it ] before them ; and he stood before them under the tree , and they ate . And they said to him , Where is Sarah thy wife ? And he said , Behold , in the tent . And he said , I will certainly return to thee at [ this ] time of the year , and behold , Sarah thy wife shall have a son . And Sarah was listening at the tent-door , which was behind him . Now Abraham and Sarah were old [ and ] advanced in age : it had ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women . And Sarah laughed within herself , saying , After I am become old , shall I have pleasure , and my lord old ? And Jehovah said to Abraham , Why is this , that Sarah laughs , saying , Shall I indeed bear , when I am become old ? Is [ any ] matter too wonderful for Jehovah ? At the time appointed I will return to thee , at [ this ] time of the year , and Sarah shall have a son . And Sarah denied , saying , I did not laugh ; for she was afraid . And he said , No ; but thou didst laugh . And the men rose up thence , and looked toward Sodom ; and Abraham went with them to conduct them . And Jehovah said , Shall I hide from Abraham what I am doing ? Since Abraham shall indeed become a great and mighty nation ; and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him . For I know him that he will command his children and his household after him , and they shall keep the way of Jehovah , to do righteousness and justice , in order that Jehovah may bring upon Abraham what he hath spoken of him . And Jehovah said , Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great and their sin is very grievous , 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 [ it ] . And the men turned thence , and went towards Sodom ; and Abraham remained yet standing before Jehovah . And Abraham drew near , and said , Wilt thou also cause the righteous to perish with the wicked ? There are perhaps fifty righteous within the city : wilt thou also destroy and not forgive the place for the sake of the fifty righteous that are therein ? Far be it from thee to do so , to slay the righteous with the wicked , that the righteous should be as the wicked -- far be it from thee ! Will not the Judge of all the earth do right ? And Jehovah said , If I find at Sodom fifty righteous within the city , then I will forgive all the place for their sakes . And Abraham answered and said , Behold now , I have ventured to speak unto the Lord ; I , who am dust and ashes . Perhaps there may want five of the fifty righteous : wilt thou destroy all the city on account of the five ? And he said , If I shall find forty-five there , I will not destroy [ it ] . And he continued yet to speak with him , and said , Perhaps there may be forty found there . And he said , I will not do it for the forty's sake . And he said , Oh , let not the Lord be angry that I speak ! Perhaps there may be thirty found there . And he said , I will not do it if I find thirty there . And he said , Behold now , I have ventured to speak with the Lord . Perhaps there may be twenty found there . And he said , I will not destroy [ it ] for the twenty's sake . And he said , Oh , let not the Lord be angry , that I speak yet but this time ! Perhaps there may be ten found there . And he said , I will not destroy [ it ] for the ten's sake . And Jehovah went away when he had ended speaking to Abraham ; and Abraham returned to his place . And the two angels came to Sodom at even . And Lot was sitting in the gate of Sodom . And Lot saw them , and rose up to meet them ; and he bowed down , the face toward the ground , and he said , Behold now , my lords , turn in , I pray you , into your servant's house , and lodge , and wash your feet ; and ye shall rise up early , and go on your way . And they said , No ; but we will pass the night in the open place . And he urged them greatly ; and they turned in unto him , and entered into his house . And he made them a repast , and baked unleavened cakes ; and they ate . Before they lay down , the men of the city , the men of Sodom , surrounded the house , from the youngest to the oldest -- all the people from every quarter . And they called to Lot , and said to him , Where are the men that have come in to thee to-night ? bring them out to us that we may know them . And Lot went out to them to the entrance , and shut the door after him , and said , I pray you , my brethren , do not wickedly ! Behold now , I have two daughters who have not known a man : let me now bring them out to you ; and do to them as is good in your sight : only , to these men do nothing ; for therefore have they come under the shadow of my roof . And they said , Back there ! And they said [ again ] , This one came to sojourn , and he must be a judge ? Now we will deal worse with thee than with them . And they pressed hard on the man -- on Lot ; and drew near to break the door . And the men stretched out their hand , and brought Lot into the house to them , and shut the door . And they smote the men that were at the entrance of the house with blindness , from the smallest to the greatest ; and they wearied themselves to find the entrance . And the men said to Lot , Whom hast thou here besides ? a son-in-law , and thy sons , and thy daughters , and all whom thou hast in the city -- bring [ them ] out of the place . For we are going to destroy this place , because the cry of them is great before Jehovah , and Jehovah has sent us to destroy it . And Lot went out , and spoke to his sons-in-law , who had married his daughters , and said , Up , go out of this place , for Jehovah will destroy the city . But he was as if he jested , in the sight of his sons-in-law . And as the dawn arose , the angels urged Lot , saying , Up , take thy wife and thy two daughters who are present , lest thou perish in the iniquity of the city . And as he lingered , the men laid hold on his hand , and on the hand of his wife , and on the hand of his two daughters , Jehovah being merciful to him ; and they led him out , and set him without the city . And it came to pass when they had brought them outside , that he said , Escape for thy life : look not behind thee , neither stay thou in all the plain : escape to the mountain , lest thou perish . And Lot said to them , Not [ so ] , I pray thee , Lord ; behold now , thy servant has found favour in thine eyes , and thou hast magnified thy goodness , which thou hast shewn to me in preserving my soul alive ; but I cannot escape to the mountain , lest calamity lay hold on me , that I die . Behold now , this city is near to flee to , and it is small : I pray thee , let me escape thither -- is it not small ? -- and my soul shall live . And he said to him , Behold , I have accepted thee concerning this thing also , that I will not overthrow the city of which thou hast spoken . Haste , escape thither ; for I cannot do anything until thou art come there . Therefore the name of the city is called Zoar . The sun rose upon the earth when Lot came to Zoar . And Jehovah rained on Sodom and Gomorrah brimstone and fire from Jehovah out of heaven , and overthrew those cities , and all the plain , and all the inhabitants of the cities , and what grew upon the ground . And his wife looked back from behind him , and she became a pillar of salt . And Abraham rose early in the morning [ and went ] to the place where he had stood before Jehovah ; and he looked toward Sodom and Gomorrah , and toward all the land of the plain , and beheld , and lo , a smoke went up from the land as the smoke of a furnace . 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 . 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 . And the first-born said to the younger , Our father is old , and there is not a man in the land to come in to us after the manner of all the earth : come , let us give our father wine to drink , and let us lie with him , that we may preserve seed alive of our father . And they gave their father wine to drink that night . And the first-born went in , and lay with her father , and he did not know of her lying down , nor of her rising . And it came to pass on the next day that the first-born said to the younger , Lo , I lay last night with my father : let us give him wine to drink to-night also , and go thou in , lie with him , that we may preserve seed alive of our father . And they gave their father wine to drink that night also . And the younger arose , and lay with him ; and he did not know of her lying down , nor of her rising . And both the daughters of Lot were with child by their father . And the first-born bore a son , and called his name Moab : the same is the father of the Moabites to this day . And the younger , she also bore a son , and called his name Ben-ammi ; the same is the father of the children of Ammon to this day . And Abraham departed thence towards the south country , and dwelt between Kadesh and Shur , and sojourned at Gerar . And Abraham said of Sarah his wife , She is my sister . And Abimelech the king of Gerar sent and took Sarah . But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night , and said to him , Behold , thou art [ but ] a dead man , because of the woman that thou hast taken ; for she is a man's wife . But Abimelech had not come near her . And he said , Lord , wilt thou also kill a righteous nation ? Did he not say to me , She is my sister ? and she , even she said , He is my brother . In the integrity of my heart and in the innocency of my hands have I done this . And God said to him in a dream , I also knew that thou didst this in the integrity of thy heart , and I , too , have withheld thee from sinning against me : therefore have I not suffered thee to touch her . And now , restore the man's wife ; for he is a prophet , and will pray for thee , that thou mayest live . And if thou do not restore [ her ] , know that thou shalt certainly die , thou and all that is thine . And Abimelech rose early in the morning , and called all his servants , and spoke all these words in their ears ; and the men were greatly afraid . And Abimelech called Abraham and said to him , What hast thou done to us ? And in what have I sinned against thee , that thou hast brought on me , and on my kingdom , a great sin ? Thou hast done to me deeds that ought not to be done . And Abimelech said to Abraham , What hast thou seen that thou hast done this ? And Abraham said , Because I said , Surely the fear of God is not in this place , and they will kill me for my wife's sake . But she is also truly my sister , the daughter of my father , but not the daughter of my mother ; and she became my wife . And it came to pass when God caused me to wander from my father's house , that I said to her , Let this be thy kindness which thou shalt shew to me : at every place whither we shall come , say of me , He is my brother . And Abimelech took sheep and oxen , and bondmen and bondwomen , and gave [ them ] to Abraham , and restored him Sarah his wife . And Abimelech said , Behold , my land is before thee : dwell where it is good in thine eyes . And to Sarah he said , Behold , I have given thy brother a thousand [ pieces ] of silver ; behold , let that be to thee a covering of the eyes , in respect of all that are with thee , and with all ; and she was reproved . And Abraham prayed to God , and God healed Abimelech , and his wife and his handmaids , and they bore [ children ] . For Jehovah had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech because of Sarah Abraham's wife . And Jehovah visited Sarah as he had said , and Jehovah did to Sarah as he had spoken . And Sarah conceived , and bore Abraham a son in his old age , at the appointed time of which God had spoken to him . And Abraham called the name of his son who was born to him , whom Sarah bore to him , Isaac . And Abraham circumcised his son Isaac , being eight days old , as God had commanded him . And Abraham was a hundred years old when his son Isaac was born to him . And Sarah said , God has made me laugh : all that hear will laugh with me . And she said , Who would have said to Abraham , Sarah will suckle children ? For I have borne [ him ] a son in his old age . And the child grew , and was weaned . And Abraham made a great feast on the day that Isaac was weaned . And Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian , whom she had borne to Abraham , mocking . And she said to Abraham , Cast out this handmaid and her son ; for the son of this handmaid shall not inherit with my son -- with Isaac . And the thing was very grievous in Abraham's sight because of his son . And God said to Abraham , Let it not be grievous in thy sight because of the lad and because of thy handmaid : [ in ] all that Sarah hath said to thee hearken to her voice , for in Isaac shall a seed be called to thee . But also the son of the handmaid will I make a nation , because he is thy seed . And Abraham rose up early in the morning , and took bread , and a flask of water , and gave [ it ] to Hagar , putting [ it ] on her shoulder -- and the child , and sent her away . And she departed , and wandered about in the wilderness of Beer-sheba . And the water was exhausted from the flask ; and she cast the child under one of the shrubs , and she went and sat down over against [ him ] , a bow-shot off ; for she said , Let me not behold the death of the child . And she sat over against [ him ] , and lifted up her voice and wept . And God heard the voice of the lad . And the Angel of God called to Hagar from the heavens , and said to her , What [ aileth ] thee , Hagar ? Fear not ; for God hath heard the voice of the lad there , where he is . Arise , take the lad , and hold him in thy hand ; for I will make of him a great nation . And God opened her eyes , and she saw a well of water ; and she went and filled the flask with water , and gave the lad drink . And God was with the lad , and he grew ; and he dwelt in the wilderness , and became an archer . And he dwelt in the wilderness of Paran . And his mother took him a wife out of the land of Egypt . And it came to pass at that time that Abimelech , and Phichol the captain of his host , spoke to Abraham , saying , God is with thee in all that thou doest . And now swear to me here by God that thou wilt not deal deceitfully with me , nor with my son , nor with my grandson . According to the kindness that I have done to thee , thou shalt do to me , and to the land in which thou sojournest . And Abraham said , I will swear . And Abraham reproved Abimelech because of a well of water that Abimelech's servants had violently taken away . And Abimelech said , I do not know who has done this , neither hast thou told me [ of it ] , neither have I heard [ of it ] but to-day . And Abraham took sheep and oxen , and gave them to Abimelech ; and both of them made a covenant . And Abraham set seven ewe-lambs of the flock by themselves . And Abimelech said to Abraham , What [ mean ] these seven ewe-lambs , these which thou hast set by themselves ? And he said , That thou take the seven ewe-lambs of my hand , that they may be a witness to me that I have dug this well . Therefore he called that place Beer-sheba , because there they had sworn , both of them . And they made a covenant at Beer-sheba . And Abimelech rose up , and Phichol the captain of his host , and returned into the land of the Philistines . And [ Abraham ] planted a tamarisk in Beer-sheba , and called there on the name of Jehovah , the Eternal God . And Abraham sojourned in the Philistines' land many days . And it came to pass after these things , that God tried Abraham , and said to him , Abraham ! and he said , Here am I . And he said , Take now thy son , thine only [ son ] , whom thou lovest , Isaac , and get thee into the land of Moriah , and there offer him up for a burnt-offering on one of the mountains which I will tell thee of . And Abraham rose early in the morning , and saddled his ass , and took two of his young men with him , and Isaac his son ; and he clave the wood for the burnt-offering , and rose up and went to the place that God had told him of . On the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes and saw the place from afar . And Abraham said to his young men , Abide ye here with the ass ; and I and the lad will go yonder and worship , and come again to you . And Abraham took the wood of the burnt-offering , and laid it on Isaac his son ; and he took the fire in his hand , and the knife , and they went both of them together . And Isaac spoke to Abraham his father , and said , My father ! And he said , Here am I , my son . And he said , Behold the fire and the wood ; but where is the sheep for a burnt-offering ? And Abraham said , My son , God will provide himself with the sheep for a burnt-offering . And they went both of them together . And they came to the place of which God had told him . And Abraham built the altar there , and piled the wood ; and he bound Isaac his son , and laid him on the altar upon the wood . And Abraham stretched out his hand , and took the knife to slaughter his son . And the Angel of Jehovah called to him from the heavens , and said , Abraham , Abraham ! And he said , Here am I . And he said , Stretch not out thy hand against the lad , neither do anything to him ; for now I know that thou fearest God , and hast not withheld thy son , thine only [ son ] , from me . And Abraham lifted up his eyes , and looked , and behold , behind was a ram caught in the thicket by its horns ; and Abraham went and took the ram , and offered it up for a burnt-offering instead of his son . And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovah-jireh ; as it is said at the present day , On the mount of Jehovah will be provided . And the Angel of Jehovah called to Abraham from the heavens a second time , and said , By myself I swear , saith Jehovah , that , because thou hast done this , and hast not withheld thy son , thine only [ son ] , I will richly bless thee , and greatly multiply thy seed , as the stars of heaven , and as the sand that is on the sea-shore ; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies ; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth bless themselves , because thou hast hearkened to my voice . And Abraham returned to his young men , and they rose up and went together to Beer-sheba . And Abraham dwelt at Beer-sheba . And it came to pass after these things , that it was told Abraham , saying , Behold , Milcah , she also has borne sons to thy brother Nahor : Uz his first-born , and Buz his brother , and Kemuel the father of Aram , and Chesed , and Hazo , and Pildash , and Jidlaph , and Bethuel . ( And Bethuel begot Rebecca . ) These eight Milcah bore to Nahor , Abraham's brother . And his concubine , named Reumah , she also bore Tebah , and Gaham , and Thahash , and Maacah . And the life of Sarah was a hundred and twenty-seven years : [ these were ] the years of the life of Sarah . And Sarah died in Kirjath-Arba : that is Hebron , in the land of Canaan . And Abraham came to mourn for Sarah , and to weep for her . And Abraham rose up from before his dead , and spoke to the sons of Heth , saying , I am a stranger and a sojourner with you ; give me a possession of a sepulchre with you , that I may bury my dead from before me . And the sons of Heth answered Abraham , saying to him , Hear us , my lord : thou art a prince of God among us : in the choicest of our sepulchres bury thy dead : none of us shall withhold from thee his sepulchre for burying thy dead . And Abraham rose up , and bowed down to the people of the land , to the sons of Heth , and spoke to them , saying , If it be your will that I should bury my dead from before me , hear me , and entreat for me Ephron the son of Zohar , that he may give me the cave of Machpelah , which is his , which is at the end of his field ; for the full money let him give it to me amongst you for a possession of a sepulchre . And Ephron was dwelling among the sons of Heth . And Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham , in the ears of the sons of Heth , [ even ] of all that went in at the gate of his city , saying , No , my lord : hear me . The field give I thee ; and the cave that is in it , to thee I give it ; before the eyes of the sons of my people give I it thee : bury thy dead . And Abraham bowed down before the people of the land ; and he spoke to Ephron , in the ears of the people of the land , saying , But if only thou wouldst listen to me , I give the money for the field : take [ it ] of me , and I will bury my dead there . And Ephron answered Abraham , saying to him , My lord , hearken to me . A field of four hundred shekels of silver , what is that between me and thee ? bury therefore thy dead . And Abraham hearkened to Ephron ; and Abraham weighed to Ephron the money that he had named in the ears of the sons of Heth -- four hundred shekels of silver , current with the merchant . So the field of Ephron , which was at Machpelah , which was before Mamre , the field , and the cave that was in it , and all the trees that were in the field , that were in all its borders round about , were assured to Abraham for a possession before the eyes of the sons of Heth , before all who went in at the gate of his city . And after this , Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field at Machpelah , opposite to Mamre : that is Hebron , in the land of Canaan . And the field and the cave that was in it were assured to Abraham for a possession of a sepulchre by the sons of Heth . And Abraham was old , [ and ] advanced in age ; and Jehovah had blessed Abraham in all things . And Abraham said to his servant , the eldest of his house , who ruled over all that he had , Put thy hand , I pray thee , under my thigh , and I will make thee swear by Jehovah , the God of the heavens and the God of the earth , that thou take not a wife for my son of the daughters of the Canaanites , among whom I am dwelling ; but thou shalt go to my land and to my kindred , and take a wife for my son Isaac . And the servant said to him , Perhaps the woman will not be willing to follow me to this land : must I , then , bring thy son again in any case to the land from which thou hast removed ? And Abraham said to him , Beware that thou bring not my son thither again . Jehovah the God of the heavens , who took me out of my father's house , and out of the land of my nativity , and who has spoken to me , and who has sworn to me , saying , Unto thy seed will I give this land -- he will send his angel before thee , that thou mayest take a wife for my son thence . And if the woman be not willing to follow thee , then thou shalt be quit of this my oath : only , bring not my son thither again . And the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master , and swore unto him concerning that matter . And the servant took ten camels of the camels of his master , and departed ; now all the treasure of his master was under his hand ; and he arose and went to Aram-naharaim , to the city of Nahor . And he made the camels kneel down outside the city by a well of water , at the time of the evening , when the women came out to draw [ water ] . And he said , Jehovah , God of my master Abraham , meet me , I pray thee , [ with thy blessing ] this day , and deal kindly with my master Abraham . Behold , I stand [ here ] by the well of water , and the daughters of the men of the city come out to draw water . And let it come to pass , [ that ] the maiden to whom I shall say , Let down thy pitcher , I pray thee , that I may drink , and who will say , Drink , and I will give thy camels drink also , be she whom thou hast appointed for thy servant Isaac ; and hereby I shall know that thou hast dealt kindly with my master . And it came to pass before he had ended speaking , that behold , Rebecca came out , who was born to Bethuel , son of Milcah the wife of Nahor , Abraham's brother ; and [ she had ] her pitcher upon her shoulder . And the maiden was very fair in countenance ; a virgin , and no man had known her . And she went down to the well , and filled her pitcher , and came up . And the servant ran to meet her , and said , Let me , I pray thee , sip a little water out of thy pitcher . And she said , Drink , my lord ! And she hasted and let down her pitcher on her hand , and gave him to drink . And when she had given him enough to drink , she said , I will draw [ water ] for thy camels also , until they have drunk enough . And she hasted and emptied her pitcher into the trough , and ran again to the well to draw [ water ] ; and she drew for all his camels . And the man was astonished at her , remaining silent , to know whether Jehovah had made his journey prosperous or not . And it came to pass when the camels had drunk enough , that the man took a gold ring , of half a shekel weight , and two bracelets for her hands , ten [ shekels ] weight of gold , and said , Whose daughter art thou ? tell me , I pray thee . Is there room [ in ] thy father's house for us to lodge ? And she said to him , I am the daughter of Bethuel the son of Milcah , whom she bore to Nahor . And she said to him , There is straw , and also much provender with us ; also room to lodge . And the man stooped , and bowed down before Jehovah , and said , Blessed be Jehovah , God of my master Abraham , who has not withdrawn his loving-kindness and his faithfulness from my master ; I being in the way , Jehovah has led me to the house of my master's brethren . And the maiden ran and told these things to her mother's house . And Rebecca had a brother , named Laban ; and Laban ran out to the man , to the well . And it came to pass when he saw the ring and the bracelets on his sister's hand , and when he heard the words of Rebecca his sister , saying , Thus spoke the man to me -- that he came to the man , and behold , he was standing by the camels , by the well . And he said , Come in , blessed of Jehovah ! why standest thou outside ? for I have prepared the house , and room for the camels . And the man came into the house ; and he ungirded the camels , and gave the camels straw and provender , and water to wash his feet , and the feet of the men who were with him . And there was set [ meat ] before him to eat ; but he said , I will not eat until I have made known my business . And he said , Speak on . And he said , I am Abraham's servant . And Jehovah has blessed my master greatly , and he is become great ; and he has given him sheep and cattle , and silver and gold , and bondmen and bondwomen , and camels and asses . And Sarah , my master's wife , bore a son to my master after she had grown old ; and unto him has he given all that he has . And my master made me swear , saying , Thou shalt not take a wife for my son of the daughters of the Canaanite , in whose land I am dwelling ; but thou shalt by all means go to my father's house and to my family , and take a wife for my son . And I said to my master , Perhaps the woman will not follow me ? And he said to me , Jehovah , before whom I have walked , will send his angel with thee , and prosper thy way , that thou mayest take a wife for my son of my family , and out of my father's house . Then shalt thou be quit of my oath , when thou shalt have come to my family . And if they give thee not [ one ] , thou shalt be quit of my oath . And I came this day to the well , and said , Jehovah , God of my master Abraham , if now thou wilt prosper my way on which I go , behold , I stand by the well of water , and let it come to pass that the damsel who cometh forth to draw [ water ] , and to whom I shall say , Give me , I pray thee , a little water out of thy pitcher to drink , and she shall say to me , Both drink thou , and I will also draw for thy camels -- that she should be the woman whom Jehovah hath appointed for my master's son . Before I ended speaking in my heart , behold , Rebecca came forth with her pitcher on her shoulder , and went down to the well , and drew [ water ] ; and I said to her , Give me , I pray thee , to drink . And she hasted and let down her pitcher from her [ shoulder ] , and said , Drink , and I will give thy camels drink also . And I drank ; and she gave the camels drink also . And I asked her , and said , Whose daughter art thou ? And she said , The daughter of Bethuel , Nahor's son , whom Milcah bore to him . And I put the ring on her nose , and the bracelets on her hands . And I stooped , and bowed down before Jehovah ; and I blessed Jehovah , God of my master Abraham , who has led me the right way to take my master's brother's daughter for his son . And now , if ye will deal kindly and truly with my master , tell me ; and if not , tell me ; and I will turn to the right hand or to the left . And Laban and Bethuel answered and said , The thing proceeds from Jehovah : we cannot speak to thee bad or good . Behold , Rebecca is before thee : take [ her ] , and go away ; and let her be wife of thy master's son , as Jehovah has said . And it came to pass , when Abraham's servant heard their words , that he bowed down to the earth before Jehovah . And the servant brought forth silver articles , and gold articles , and clothing , and he gave [ them ] to Rebecca ; and he gave to her brother , and to her mother , precious things . And they ate and drank , he and the men that were with him , and lodged . And they rose up in the morning ; and he said , Send me away to my master . And her brother and her mother said , Let the maiden abide with us [ some ] days , or [ say ] ten ; after that she shall go . And he said to them , Do not hinder me , seeing Jehovah has prospered my way : send me away , and I will go to my master . And they said , Let us call the maiden and inquire at her mouth . And they called Rebecca and said to her , Wilt thou go with this man ? And she said , I will go . And they sent away Rebecca their sister , and her nurse , and Abraham's servant , and his men . And they blessed Rebecca , and said to her , Thou art our sister ; mayest thou become thousands of tens of thousands ; and may thy seed possess the gate of their enemies ! And Rebecca arose , and her maids , and they rode upon the camels , and followed the man . And the servant took Rebecca , and went away . And Isaac had just returned from Beer-lahai-roi ; for he was dwelling in the south country . And Isaac had gone out to meditate in the fields toward the beginning of evening . And he lifted up his eyes and saw , and behold , camels were coming . And Rebecca lifted up her eyes and saw Isaac , and she sprang off the camel . And she had said to the servant , Who is the man that is walking in the fields to meet us ? And the servant said , That is my master ! Then she took the veil , and covered herself . And the servant told Isaac all things that he had done . And Isaac led her into his mother Sarah's tent ; and he took Rebecca , and she became his wife , and he loved her . And Isaac was comforted after [ the death of ] his mother . And Abraham took another wife named Keturah . And she bore him Zimran , and Jokshan , and Medan , and Midian , and Ishbak , and Shuah . And Jokshan begot Sheba and Dedan ; and the sons of Dedan were the Asshurim , and the Letushim , and the Leummim . And the sons of Midian were Ephah , and Epher , and Enoch , and Abida , and Eldaah . All these were sons of Keturah . And Abraham gave all that he had to Isaac . And to the sons of the concubines that Abraham had , Abraham gave gifts , and , while he yet lived , sent them away from Isaac his son , eastward to the east country . And these are the days of the years of Abraham's life which he lived : a hundred and seventy-five years . And Abraham expired and died in a good old age , old and full [ of days ] ; and was gathered to his peoples . 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 was opposite to Mamre -- the field that Abraham had purchased of the sons of Heth : there was Abraham buried , and Sarah his wife . And it came to pass after the death of Abraham , that God blessed his son Isaac . And Isaac dwelt at Beer-lahai-roi . And these are the generations of Ishmael , Abraham's son , whom Hagar the Egyptian , Sarah's bondwoman , bore to Abraham . And these are the names of the sons of Ishmael by their names according to their generations : Nebaioth , the firstborn of Ishmael ; and Kedar , and Adbeel , and Mibsam , and Mishma , and Dumah , and Massa , Hadad and Tema , Jetur , Naphish and Kedmah . These are the sons of Ishmael , and these are their names , in their hamlets and their encampments -- twelve princes of their peoples . And these are the years of the life of Ishmael : a hundred and thirty-seven years ; and he expired and died , and was gathered to his peoples . And they dwelt from Havilah to Shur , which is opposite to Egypt , as one goes towards Assyria . He settled before the face of all his brethren . And these are the generations of Isaac , Abraham's son . Abraham begot Isaac . And Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebecca as wife , the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Padan-Aram , the sister of Laban the Syrian . And Isaac entreated Jehovah for his wife , because she was barren ; and Jehovah was entreated of him , and Rebecca his wife conceived . And the children struggled together within her ; and she said , If [ it be ] so , why am I thus ? And she went to inquire of Jehovah . And Jehovah said to her , Two nations are in thy womb , And two peoples shall be separated from thy bowels ; And one people shall be stronger than the other people , And the elder shall serve the younger . And when her days to be delivered were fulfilled , behold , there were twins in her womb . And the first came out red -- all over like a hairy garment ; and they called his name Esau . And after that came his brother out ; and his hand took hold of Esau's heel ; and his name was called Jacob . And Isaac was sixty years old when they were born . And the boys grew , and Esau became a man skilled in hunting , a man of the field ; and Jacob was a homely man , dwelling in tents . And Isaac loved Esau , because venison was to his taste ; and Rebecca loved Jacob . And Jacob had cooked a dish ; and Esau came from the field , and he was faint . And Esau said to Jacob , Feed me , I pray thee , with the red -- the red thing there , for I am faint . Therefore was his name called Edom . And Jacob said , Sell me now thy birthright . And Esau said , Behold , I am going to die , and of what use can the birthright be to me ? And Jacob said , Swear unto me now . And he swore unto him , and sold his birthright to Jacob . And Jacob gave Esau bread and the dish of lentils ; and he ate and drank , and rose up and went away . Thus Esau despised the birthright . And there was a famine in the land , besides the former famine which had been in the days of Abraham . And Isaac went to Abimelech the king of the Philistines , to Gerar . And Jehovah appeared to him and said , Go not down to Egypt : dwell in the land that I shall tell thee of . Sojourn in this land ; and I will be with thee and bless thee ; for unto thee , and unto thy seed , I will give all these countries ; and I will perform the oath which I swore unto Abraham thy father . And I will multiply thy seed as the stars of heaven , and unto thy seed will I give all these countries ; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth bless themselves -- because that Abraham hearkened to my voice , and kept my charge , my commandments , my statutes , and my laws . And Isaac dwelt at Gerar . And the men of the place asked about his wife . And he said , She is my sister ; for he feared to say , my wife , [ saying to himself , ] Lest the men of the place slay me on account of Rebecca -- because she was fair in countenance . And it came to pass when he had been there some time , that Abimelech the king of the Philistines looked out of the window , and saw , and behold , Isaac was dallying with Rebecca his wife . Then Abimelech called Isaac , and said , Behold , she is certainly thy wife ; and how saidst thou , She is my sister ? and Isaac said to him , Because I said , Lest I die on account of her . And Abimelech said , What is this thou hast done to us ? But a little and one of the people might have lain with thy wife , and thou wouldest have brought a trespass on us . And Abimelech charged all the people , saying , He that touches this man or his wife shall certainly be put to death . And Isaac sowed in that land , and received in the same year a hundredfold ; and Jehovah blessed him . And the man became great , and he became continually greater , until he was very great . And he had possessions of flocks , and possessions of herds , and a great number of servants ; and the Philistines envied him . And all the wells that his father's servants had dug in the days of Abraham his father , the Philistines stopped them and filled them with earth . And Abimelech said to Isaac , Go from us ; for thou art become much mightier than we . And Isaac departed thence , and pitched his camp in the valley of Gerar , and dwelt there . And Isaac dug again the wells of water that they had dug in the days of Abraham his father , and that the Philistines had stopped after the death of Abraham ; and he called their names after the names by which his father had called them . And Isaac's servants dug in the valley , and found there a well of springing water . But the shepherds of Gerar strove with Isaac's shepherds , saying , The water is ours . And he called the name of the well Esek , because they had quarrelled with him . And they dug another well , and they strove for that also ; and he called the name of it Sitnah . And he removed thence and dug another well ; and they did not strive for that . And he called the name of it Rehoboth , and said , For now Jehovah has made room for us , and we shall be fruitful in the land . And he went up thence to Beer-sheba . And Jehovah appeared to him the same night , and said , I am the God of Abraham thy father : fear not , for I am with thee , and will bless thee , and multiply thy seed for my servant Abraham's sake . And he built an altar there , and called upon the name of Jehovah . And he pitched his tent there ; and there Isaac's servants dug a well . And Abimelech , and Ahuzzath his friend , and Phichol the captain of his host , went to him from Gerar . And Isaac said to them , Why are ye come to me , seeing ye hate me , and have driven me away from you ? And they said , We saw certainly that Jehovah is with thee ; and we said , Let there be then an oath between us -- between us and thee , and let us make a covenant with thee , that thou wilt do us no wrong , as we have not touched thee , and as we have done to thee nothing but good , and have let thee go in peace ; thou art now blessed of Jehovah . And he made them a feast , and they ate and drank . And they rose early in the morning , and swore one to another ; and Isaac sent them away , and they departed from him in peace . And it came to pass the same day , that Isaac's servants came , and told him concerning the well that they had dug , and said to him , We have found water . And he called it Shebah ; therefore the name of the city is Beer-sheba to this day . And Esau was forty years old , when he took as wives Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite , and Basmath the daughter of Elon the Hittite . And they were a grief of mind to Isaac and to Rebecca . And it came to pass when Isaac had become old , and his eyes were dim so that he could not see , that he called Esau his elder son , and said to him , My son ! And he said to him , Here am I . And he said , Behold now , I am become old ; I know not the day of my death . And now , I pray thee , take thy weapons , thy quiver and thy bow , and go out to the field and hunt me venison , and prepare me a savoury dish such as I love , and bring it to me that I may eat , in order that my soul may bless thee before I die . And Rebecca heard when Isaac spoke to Esau his son . And Esau went to the field to hunt venison , to bring it . And Rebecca spoke to Jacob her son , saying , Behold , I heard thy father speak to Esau thy brother , saying , Bring me venison , and prepare me a savoury dish , that I may eat , and bless thee before Jehovah , before my death . And now , my son , hearken to my voice in that which I command thee . Go , I pray thee , to the flock , and fetch me thence two good kids of the goats . And I will make of them a savoury dish for thy father , such as he loves . And thou shalt bring [ it ] to thy father , that he may eat , in order that he may bless thee before his death . And Jacob said to Rebecca his mother , Behold , Esau my brother is a hairy man , and I am a smooth man . My father perhaps will feel me , and I shall be in his sight as one who mocks [ him ] , and I shall bring a curse on me , and not a blessing . And his mother said to him , On me [ be ] thy curse , my son ! Only hearken to my voice , and go , fetch [ them ] . And he went , and fetched and brought [ them ] to his mother . And his mother prepared a savoury dish such as his father loved . And Rebecca took the clothes of her elder son Esau , the costly ones which were with her in the house , and put them on Jacob her younger son ; and she put the skins of the kids of the goats on his hands , and on the smooth of his neck ; and she gave the savoury dishes and the bread that she had prepared into the hand of her son Jacob . And he came to his father , and said , My father ! And he said , Here am I : who art thou , my son ? And Jacob said to his father , I am Esau , thy firstborn . I have done according as thou didst say to me . Arise , I pray thee , sit and eat of my venison , in order that thy soul may bless me . And Isaac said to his son , How is it that thou hast found [ it ] so quickly , my son ? And he said , Because Jehovah thy God put [ it ] in my way . And Isaac said to Jacob , Come near , I pray thee , that I may feel thee , my son , whether thou be really my son Esau or not . And Jacob drew near to Isaac his father ; and he felt him , and said , The voice is Jacob's voice , but the hands are the hands of Esau . And he did not discern him , because his hands were hairy , as his brother Esau's hands ; and he blessed him . And he said , Art thou really my son Esau ? And he said , It is I . And he said , Bring [ it ] near to me , that I may eat of my son's venison , in order that my soul may bless thee . And he brought [ it ] near to him , and he ate ; and he brought him wine , and he drank . And his father Isaac said to him , Come near , now , and kiss me , my son . And he came near , and kissed him . And he smelt the smell of his clothes , and blessed him , and said , See , the smell of my son is as the smell of a field which Jehovah hath blessed . And God give thee of the dew of heaven , And of the fatness of the earth , And plenty of corn and new wine . Let peoples serve thee , And races bow down to thee . Be lord over thy brethren , And let thy mother's sons bow down to thee . Cursed be they that curse thee , And blessed be they that bless thee . And it came to pass when Isaac had ended blessing Jacob , and when Jacob was only just gone out from Isaac his father , that Esau his brother came from his hunting . And he also had prepared savoury dishes , and he brought [ them ] in to his father , and said to his father , Let my father arise and eat of his son's venison , in order that thy soul may bless me . And Isaac his father said to him , Who art thou ? And he said , I am thy son , thy firstborn , Esau . Then Isaac trembled with exceeding great trembling , and said , Who was he , then , that hunted venison and brought [ it ] to me ? And I have eaten of all before thou camest , and have blessed him ; also blessed he shall be . When Esau heard the words of his father , he cried with a great and exceeding bitter cry , and said to his father , Bless me -- me also , my father ! And he said , Thy brother came with subtilty , and has taken away thy blessing . And he said , Is it not therefore he was named Jacob , for he has supplanted me now twice ? He took away my birthright , and behold , now he has taken away my blessing . And he said , Hast thou not reserved a blessing for me ? And Isaac answered and said to Esau , Behold , I have made him lord over thee , and all his brethren have I given to him for servants , and with corn and new wine have I supplied him -- and what can I do now for thee , my son ? And Esau said to his father , Hast thou then but one blessing , my father ? bless me -- me also , my father ! And Esau lifted up his voice and wept . And Isaac his father answered and said to him , Behold , thy dwelling shall be of the fatness of the earth , And of the dew of heaven from above ; And by thy sword shalt thou live ; And thou shalt serve thy brother ; And it shall come to pass when thou rovest about , That thou shalt break his yoke from off thy neck . And Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing with which his father had blessed him . And Esau said in his heart , The days of mourning for my father are at hand , and I will slay my brother Jacob . And the words of Esau her elder son were told to Rebecca . And she sent and called Jacob her younger son , and said to him , Behold , thy brother Esau , as touching thee , comforts himself that he will kill thee . And now , my son , hearken to my voice , and arise , flee to Laban my brother , to Haran ; and abide with him some days , until thy brother's fury turn away -- until thy brother's anger turn away from thee , and he forget what thou hast done to him ; then I will send and fetch thee thence . Why should I be bereaved even of you both in one day ? And Rebecca said to Isaac , I am weary of my life because of the daughters of Heth . If Jacob take a wife of the daughters of Heth , such as these , of the daughters of the land , what good should my life do me ? 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 . Arise , go to Padan-Aram , to the house of Bethuel thy mother's father , and take a wife thence of the daughters of Laban thy mother's brother . And the Almighty God bless thee , and make thee fruitful and multiply thee , that thou mayest become a company of peoples . And may he give thee the blessing of Abraham , to thee and to thy seed with thee , in order that thou mayest possess the land of thy sojourning , which God gave to Abraham ! And Isaac sent away Jacob ; and he went to Padan-Aram , to Laban the son of Bethuel the Syrian , the brother of Rebecca , Jacob's and Esau's mother . And Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob , and sent him away to Padan-Aram , to take a wife thence , blessing him , and giving him a charge saying , Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan ; and [ that ] Jacob had obeyed his father and his mother , and was gone to Padan-Aram . And Esau saw that the daughters of Canaan were evil in the sight of Isaac his father . And Esau went to Ishmael , and took , besides the wives that he had , Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael Abraham's son , the sister of Nebaioth , to be his wife . And Jacob went out from Beer-sheba , and went towards Haran . And he lighted on a certain place , and lodged there , because the sun had set . And he took [ one ] of the stones of the place , and made [ it ] his pillow , and lay down in that place . And he dreamed , and behold , a ladder was set up on the earth , and the top of it reached to the heavens . And behold , angels of God ascended and descended upon it . And behold , Jehovah stood above it . And he said , I am Jehovah , the 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 . 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 . And behold , I am with thee , and will keep thee in all [ places ] to which thou goest , and will bring thee again into this land ; for I will not leave thee until I have done what I have spoken to thee of . And Jacob awoke from his sleep , and said , Surely Jehovah is in this place , and I knew [ it ] not . And he was afraid , and said , How dreadful is this place ! this is none other but the house of God , and this is the gate of heaven . And Jacob rose early in the morning , and took the stone that he had made his pillow , and set it up [ for ] a pillar , and poured oil on the top of it . And he called the name of that place Beth-el ; but the name of that city was Luz at the first . And Jacob vowed a vow , saying , If God will be with me , and keep me on this road that I go , and will give me bread to eat , and a garment to put on , and I come again to my father's house in peace -- then shall Jehovah be my God . And this stone , which I have set up [ for ] a pillar , shall be God's house ; and of all that thou wilt give me I will without fail give the tenth to thee . And Jacob continued his journey , and went into the land of the children of the east . And he looked , and behold , there was a well in the fields , and behold there , three flocks of sheep were lying by it ; for out of that well they watered the flocks , and a great stone was at the mouth of the well . And when all the flocks were gathered there , they rolled the stone from the mouth of the well , and watered the sheep , and put the stone again on the mouth of the well in its place . And Jacob said to them , My brethren , whence are ye ? And they said , Of Haran are we . And he said to them , Do ye know Laban the son of Nahor ? And they said , We do know [ him ] . And he said to them , Is he well ? And they said , [ He is ] well ; and behold , there comes Rachel his daughter with the sheep . And he said , Behold , it is yet high day ; it is not time that the cattle should be gathered together ; water the sheep , and go , feed [ them ] . And they said , We cannot until all the flocks are gathered together , and they roll the stone from the mouth of the well , and we water the sheep . While he was still speaking to them , Rachel came with her father's sheep , for she was a shepherdess . 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 mouth of the well , and watered the sheep of Laban his mother's brother . And Jacob kissed Rachel , and lifted up his voice and wept . And Jacob told Rachel that he was a brother of her father , and that he was Rebecca's son ; and she ran and told her father . 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 . And Laban said to him , Thou art indeed my bone and my flesh . And he abode with him a month's time . And Laban said to Jacob , Because thou art my brother , shouldest thou serve me for nothing ? tell me , what shall be thy wages ? And Laban had two daughters : the name of the elder was Leah , and the name of the younger , Rachel . And the eyes of Leah were tender ; but Rachel was of beautiful form and beautiful countenance . And Jacob loved Rachel , and said , I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter . And Laban said , It is better that I give her to thee than that I should give her to another man : abide with me . And Jacob served seven years for Rachel ; and they were in his eyes as single days , because he loved her . And Jacob said to Laban , Give [ me ] my wife , for my days are fulfilled , that I may go in to her . And Laban gathered together all the men of the place , and made a feast . 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 . And Laban gave to her Zilpah , his maidservant , to be maidservant to Leah his daughter . And it came to pass in the morning , that behold , it was Leah . And he said to Laban , What is this thou hast done to me ? Have I not served thee for Rachel ? Why then hast thou deceived me ? And Laban said , It is not so done in our place , to give the younger before the firstborn . Fulfil the week [ with ] this one : then we will give thee the other one also , for the service that thou shalt serve me yet seven other years . And Jacob did so , and fulfilled the week [ with ] this one , and he gave him Rachel his daughter to be his wife . And Laban gave to Rachel his daughter , Bilhah , his maidservant , to be her maidservant . And he went in also to Rachel ; and he loved also Rachel more than Leah . And he served with him yet seven other years . And when Jehovah saw that Leah was hated , he opened her womb ; but Rachel was barren . And Leah conceived , and bore a son , and called his name Reuben ; for she said , Because Jehovah has looked upon my affliction ; for now my husband will love me . And she again conceived , and bore a son , and said , Because Jehovah has heard that I am hated , he has therefore given me this one also ; and she called his name Simeon . And she again conceived , and bore a son , and said , Now this time will my husband be united to me , for I have borne him three sons ; therefore was his name called Levi . And she again conceived , and bore a son , and said , This time will I praise Jehovah ; therefore she called his name Judah . And she ceased to bear . 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 . And Jacob's anger was kindled against Rachel , and he said , Am I in God's stead , who has withheld from thee the fruit of the womb ? And she said , Behold , there is my maid , Bilhah : go in to her , in order that she may bear on my knees , and I may also be built up by her . And she gave him Bilhah her maidservant as wife , and Jacob went in to her . And Bilhah conceived , and bore Jacob a son . And Rachel said , God has done me justice , and has also heard my voice , and given me a son ; therefore she called his name Dan . And Bilhah Rachel's maidservant again conceived , and bore Jacob a second son . And Rachel said , Wrestlings of God have I wrestled with my sister , and have prevailed ; and she called his name Naphtali . And when Leah saw that she had ceased to bear , she took Zilpah her maidservant and gave her to Jacob as wife . And Zilpah Leah's maidservant bore Jacob a son . And Leah said , Fortunately ! and she called his name Gad . And Zilpah Leah's maidservant bore Jacob a second son . And Leah said , Happy am I ; for the daughters will call me blessed ! and she called his name Asher . And Reuben went out in the days of wheat-harvest , and found mandrakes in the fields ; and he brought them to his mother Leah . And Rachel said to Leah , Give me , I pray thee , of thy son's mandrakes . And she said to her , Is it [ too ] little that thou hast taken my husband , that thou wilt take my son's mandrakes also ? And Rachel said , Therefore he shall lie with thee to-night for thy son's mandrakes . And when Jacob came from the fields in the evening , Leah went out to meet him , and said , Thou must come in to me , for indeed I have hired thee with my son's mandrakes . And he lay with her that night . And God hearkened to Leah , and she conceived , and bore Jacob a fifth son . And Leah said , God has given me my hire , because I have given my maidservant to my husband ; and she called his name Issachar . And Leah again conceived , and bore Jacob a sixth son ; and Leah said , God has endowed me with a good dowry ; this time will my husband dwell with me , because I have borne him six sons . And she called his name Zebulun . And afterwards she bore a daughter , and called her name Dinah . And God remembered Rachel , and God listened to her , and opened her womb . And she conceived , and bore a son , and said , God has taken away my reproach . And she called his name Joseph ; and said , Jehovah will add to me another son . And it came to pass when Rachel had borne Joseph , that Jacob said to Laban , Send me away , that I may go to my place and to my country . Give [ me ] my wives for whom I have served thee , and my children ; that I may go away , for thou knowest my service which I have served thee . And Laban said to him , I pray thee , if I have found favour in thine eyes -- I have discovered that Jehovah has blessed me for thy sake . And he said , Appoint to me thy wages , and I will give it . And he said to him , Thou knowest how I have served thee , and what thy cattle has become with me . For it was little that thou hadst before me , and it is increased to a multitude , and Jehovah has blessed thee from the time I came ; and now , when shall I also provide for my house ? And he said , What shall I give thee ? And Jacob said , Thou shalt not give me anything . If thou doest this for me , I will again feed [ and ] keep thy flock : I will pass through all thy flock to-day , to remove thence all the speckled and spotted sheep , and all the brown lambs , and the spotted and speckled among the goats ; and [ that ] shall be my hire . And my righteousness shall answer for me hereafter , when thou comest about my hire , before thy face : all that is not speckled and spotted among the goats , and brown among the lambs , let that be stolen with me . And Laban said , Well , let it be according to thy word . And he removed that day the he-goats that were ringstraked and spotted , and all the she-goats that were speckled and spotted , every one that had white in it , and all the brown among the lambs , and gave [ them ] into the hand of his sons . And he put three days' journey between himself and Jacob . And Jacob fed the rest of Laban's flock . And Jacob took fresh rods of white poplar , almond-tree , and maple ; and peeled off white stripes in them , uncovering the white which was on the rods . And he set the rods which he had peeled before the flock , in the troughs at the watering-places where the flock came to drink , and they were ardent when they came to drink . And the flock was ardent before the rods ; and the flock brought forth ringstraked , speckled , and spotted . And Jacob separated the lambs , and set the faces of the flock toward the ringstraked , and all the brown in the flock of Laban ; and he made himself separate flocks , and did not put them with Laban's flock . And it came to pass whensoever the strong cattle were ardent , that Jacob laid the rods before the eyes of the flock in the gutters , that they might become ardent among the rods ; but when the sheep were feeble , he put [ them ] not in ; so the feeble were Laban's , and the strong Jacob's . And the man increased very , very much , and had much cattle , and bondwomen , and bondmen , and camels , and asses . And he heard the words of Laban's sons , saying , Jacob has taken away all that was our father's , and of what was our father's he has acquired all this glory . And Jacob saw the countenance of Laban , and behold , it was not toward him as previously . And Jehovah said to Jacob , Return into the land of thy fathers , and to thy kindred ; and I will be with thee . And Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah to the fields to his flock , and said to them , I see your father's countenance , that it is not toward me as previously ; but the God of my father has been with me . And you know that with all my power I have served your father . And your father has mocked me , and has changed my wages ten times ; but God suffered him not to hurt me . If he said thus ; The speckled shall be thy hire , then all the flocks bore speckled ; and if he said thus : The ringstraked shall be thy hire , then all the flocks bore ringstraked . And God has taken away the cattle of your father , and given [ them ] to me . And it came to pass at the time of the ardour of the flocks , that I lifted up mine eyes , and saw in a dream , and behold , the rams that leaped upon the flocks were ringstraked , speckled , and spotted . And the Angel of God said to me in a dream , Jacob ! And I said , Here am I . And he said , Lift up now thine eyes , and see : all the rams that leap upon the flock are ringstraked , speckled , and spotted ; for I have seen all that Laban does to thee . I am the God of Bethel , where thou anointedst the pillar , where thou vowedst a vow to me . Now arise , depart out of this land , and return to the land of thy kindred . And Rachel and Leah answered and said to him , Is there yet any portion or inheritance for us in our father's house ? Are we not reckoned of him strangers ? for he has sold us , and has even constantly devoured our money . For all the wealth that God has taken from our father is ours and our children's ; and now whatever God has said to thee do . And Jacob rose up , and set his sons and his wives upon camels , and carried away all his cattle , and all his property that he had acquired -- the cattle of his possessions that he had acquired in Padan-Aram , to go to Isaac his father , into the land of Canaan . And Laban had gone to shear his sheep . And Rachel stole the teraphim that [ belonged ] to her father . And Jacob deceived Laban the Syrian , in that he did not tell him that he fled . And he fled with all that he had ; and he rose up and passed over the river , and set his face [ toward ] mount Gilead . And it was told Laban on the third day that Jacob had fled . And he took his brethren with him , and pursued after him seven days' journey , and overtook him on mount Gilead . And God came to Laban the Syrian in a dream by night , and said to him , Take care thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad . And Laban came up with Jacob ; and Jacob had pitched his tent on the mountain ; Laban also with his brethren pitched on mount Gilead . And Laban said to Jacob , What hast thou done , that thou hast deceived me , and hast carried away my daughters as captives of war ? Why didst thou flee away covertly , and steal away from me , and didst not tell me , that I might have conducted thee with mirth and with songs , with tambour and with harp ; and hast not suffered me to kiss my sons and my daughters ? Now thou hast acted foolishly . It would be in the power of my hand to do you hurt ; but the God of your father spoke to me last night , saying , Take care that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad . And now that thou must needs be gone , because thou greatly longedst after thy father's house , why hast thou stolen my gods ? And Jacob answered and said to Laban , I was afraid ; for I said , Lest thou shouldest take by force thy daughters from me . With whomsoever thou findest thy gods , he shall not live . Before our brethren discern what is thine with me , and take [ it ] to thee . But Jacob did not know that Rachel had stolen them . And Laban went into Jacob's tent , and into Leah's tent , and into the two handmaids' tents , and found nothing ; and he went out of Leah's tent , and entered into Rachel's tent . Now Rachel had taken the teraphim and put them under the camel's saddle ; and she sat upon them . And Laban explored all the tent , but found nothing . And she said to her father , Let it not be an occasion of anger in the eyes of my lord that I cannot rise up before thee , for it is with me after the manner of women . And he searched carefully , but did not find the teraphim . And Jacob was angry , and he disputed with Laban . And Jacob answered and said to Laban , What is my fault , what my sin , that thou hast so hotly pursued after me ? Whereas thou hast explored all my baggage , what hast thou found of all thy household stuff ? Set [ it ] here before my brethren and thy brethren , and let them decide between us both . These twenty years have I been with thee : thy ewes and thy she-goats have not cast their young , and the rams of thy flock I have not eaten . What was torn I have not brought to thee ; I had to bear the loss of it : of my hand hast thou required it , [ whether ] stolen by day or stolen by night . Thus it was with me : in the day the heat consumed me , and the frost by night ; and my sleep fled from mine eyes . I have been these twenty years in thy house : I have served thee fourteen years for thy two daughters , and six years for thy flock ; and thou hast changed my wages ten times . Had not the God of my father , the God of Abraham , and the fear of Isaac , been with me , it is certain thou wouldest have sent me away now empty . God has looked upon my affliction and the labour of my hands , and has judged last night . And Laban answered and said to Jacob , The daughters are my daughters , and the sons are my sons , and the flock is my flock , and all that thou seest is mine ; but as for my daughters , what can I do this day to them , or to their sons whom they have brought forth ? And now , come , let us make a covenant , I and thou ; and let it be a witness between me and thee . And Jacob took a stone , and set it up [ for ] a pillar . And Jacob said to his brethren , Gather stones . And they took stones , and made a heap , and ate there upon the heap . And Laban called it Jegar-sahadutha , and Jacob called it Galeed . And Laban said , This heap is a witness between me and thee this day . Therefore was the name of it called Galeed , -- and Mizpah ; for he said , Let Jehovah watch between me and thee , when we shall be hidden one from another : if thou shouldest afflict my daughters , or if thou shouldest take wives besides my daughters , -- no man is with us ; see , God is witness between me and thee ! And Laban said to Jacob , Behold this heap , and behold the pillar which I have set up between me and thee : [ let ] this heap be witness , and the pillar a witness , that neither I pass this heap [ to go ] to thee , nor thou pass this heap and this pillar [ to come ] to me , for harm . 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 . And Jacob offered a sacrifice upon the mountain , and invited his brethren to eat bread : and they ate bread , and lodged on the mountain . And Laban rose early in the morning , and kissed his sons and his daughters , and blessed them ; and Laban went and returned to his place . And Jacob went on his way ; and the angels of God met him . And when Jacob saw them he said , This is the camp of God . And he called the name of that place Mahanaim . And Jacob sent messengers before his face to Esau his brother , into the land of Seir , the fields of Edom . And he commanded them , saying , Thus shall ye speak to my lord , to Esau : Thy servant Jacob speaks thus -- With Laban have I sojourned and tarried until now ; and I have oxen , and asses , sheep , and bondmen , and bondwomen ; and I have sent to tell my lord , that I may find favour in thine eyes . And the messengers returned to Jacob , saying , We came to thy brother , to Esau ; and he also is coming to meet thee , and four hundred men with him . Then Jacob was greatly afraid , and was distressed ; and he divided the people that were with him , and the sheep and the cattle and the camels , into two troops . And he said , If Esau come to the one troop and smite it , then the other troop which is left shall escape . And Jacob said , God of my father Abraham , and God of my father Isaac , Jehovah , who saidst unto me : Return into thy country and to thy kindred , and I will do thee good , -- I am too small for all the loving-kindness and all the faithfulness that thou hast shewn unto thy servant ; for with my staff I passed over this Jordan , and now I am become two troops . Deliver me , I pray thee , from the hand of my brother , from the hand of Esau ; for I fear him , lest he come and smite me , [ and ] the mother with the children . And thou saidst , I will certainly deal well with thee , and make thy seed as the sand of the sea , which cannot be numbered for multitude . And he lodged there that night ; and took of what came to his hand a gift for Esau his brother -- two hundred she-goats , and twenty he-goats ; two hundred ewes , and twenty rams ; thirty milch camels with their colts ; forty kine , and ten bulls ; twenty she-asses , and ten young asses . And he delivered [ them ] into the hand of his servants , every drove by itself ; and he said to his servants , Go on before me , and put a space between drove and drove . And he commanded the foremost , saying , When Esau my brother meets thee , and asks thee , saying , Whose art thou , and where goest thou , and whose are these before thee ? -- then thou shalt say , Thy servant Jacob's : it is a gift sent to my lord , to Esau . And behold , he also is behind us . And so commanded he the second , and the third , and all that followed the droves , saying , According to this word shall ye speak to Esau when ye find him . And , moreover , ye shall say , Behold , thy servant Jacob is behind us . For he said , I will propitiate him with the gift that goes before me , and afterwards I will see his face : perhaps he will accept me . And the gift went over before him ; and he himself lodged that night in the camp . And he rose up that night , and took his two wives , and his two maidservants , and his eleven sons , and passed over the ford of the Jabbok ; and he took them and led them over the river , and led over what he had . And Jacob remained alone ; and a man wrestled with him until the rising of the dawn . And when he saw that he did not prevail against him , he touched the joint of his thigh ; and the joint of Jacob's thigh was dislocated as he wrestled with him . And he said , Let me go , for the dawn ariseth . And he said , I will not let thee go except thou bless me . And he said to him , What is thy name ? And he said , Jacob . And he said , Thy name shall not henceforth be called Jacob , but Israel ; for thou hast wrestled with God , and with men , and hast prevailed . And Jacob asked and said , Tell [ me ] , I pray thee , thy name . And he said , How is it that thou askest after my name ? And he blessed him there . And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel -- For I have seen God face to face , and my life has been preserved . And as he passed over Peniel , the sun rose upon him ; and he limped upon his hip . Therefore the children of Israel do not eat of the sinew that is over the joint of the thigh , to this day ; because he touched the joint of Jacob's thigh -- the sinew . And Jacob lifted up his eyes and looked , and behold , Esau was coming , and with him four hundred men . And he distributed the children to Leah , and to Rachel , and to the two maidservants : and he put the maidservants and their children foremost , and Leah and her children after , and Rachel and Joseph hindmost . And he passed on before them , and bowed to the earth seven times , until he came near to his brother . And Esau ran to meet him , and embraced him , and fell on his neck , and kissed him ; and they wept . And he lifted up his eyes and saw the women and the children , and said , Who are these with thee ? And he said , The children that God has graciously given thy servant . And the maidservants drew near , they and their children , and they bowed . And Leah also , with her children , drew near , and they bowed . And lastly Joseph drew near , and Rachel , and they bowed . And he said , What [ meanest ] thou by all the drove which I met ? And he said , To find favour in the eyes of my lord . And Esau said , I have enough , my brother ; let what thou hast be thine . And Jacob said , No , I pray thee ; if now I have found favour in thine eyes , then receive my gift from my hand ; for therefore have I seen thy face , as though I had seen the face of God , and thou hast received me with pleasure . Take , I pray thee , my blessing which has been brought to thee ; because God has been gracious to me , and because I have everything . And he urged him , and he took [ it ] . And he said , Let us take our journey , and go on , and I will go before thee . And he said to him , My lord knows that the children are tender , and the suckling sheep and kine are with me ; and if they should overdrive them only one day , all the flock would die . Let my lord , I pray thee , pass on before his servant , and I will drive on at my ease according to the pace of the cattle that is before me , and according to the pace of the children , until I come to my lord , to Seir . And Esau said , Let me now leave with thee [ some ] of the people that are with me . And he said , What need ? Let me find favour in the eyes of my lord . And Esau returned that day on his way to Seir . And Jacob journeyed to Succoth , and built himself a house , and for his cattle he made booths . Therefore the name of the place was called Succoth . And Jacob came safely [ to the ] city Shechem , which is in the land of Canaan , when he came from Padan-Aram ; and he encamped before the city . And he bought the portion of the field where he had spread his tent , of the hand of the sons of Hamor , Shechem's father , for a hundred kesitahs . And there he set up an altar , and called it El-Elohe-Israel . And Dinah the daughter of Leah , whom she had borne to Jacob , went out to see the daughters of the land . And when Shechem , the son of Hamor the Hivite , the prince of the country , saw her , he took her , and lay with her , and humbled her . And his soul fastened on Dinah the daughter of Jacob , and he loved the maiden , and spoke consolingly to the maiden . And Shechem spoke to his father Hamor , saying , Take me this girl as wife . And Jacob heard that he had defiled Dinah his daughter ; but his sons were with his cattle in the fields , and Jacob said nothing until they came . And Hamor the father of Shechem came out to Jacob , to speak to him . And the sons of Jacob came from the fields when they heard [ it ] ; and the men were grieved , and they were very angry , because he had wrought what was disgraceful in Israel , in lying with Jacob's daughter , which thing ought not to be done . And Hamor spoke to them , saying , My son Shechem's soul cleaves to your daughter : I pray you , give her to him as wife . And make marriages with us : give your daughters to us , and take our daughters to you . And dwell with us , and the land shall be before you : dwell and trade in it , and get yourselves possessions in it . 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 . Impose on me very much as dowry and gift , and I will give according as ye shall say to me ; but give me the maiden as wife . And the sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father deceitfully , and spoke -- because he had defiled Dinah their sister -- and said to them , We cannot do this , to give our sister to one that is uncircumcised ; for that [ were ] a reproach to us . But only in this will we consent to you , if ye will be as we , that every male of you be circumcised ; then will we give our daughters to you , and take your daughters to us , and we will dwell with you , and be one people . But if ye do not hearken to us , to be circumcised , then will we take our daughter and go away . And their words were good in the eyes of Hamor and Shechem , Hamor's son . And the youth did not delay to do this , because he had delight in Jacob's daughter . And he was honourable above all in the house of his father . And Hamor and Shechem his son came to the gate of their city , and spoke to the men of their city , saying , These men are peaceable with us ; therefore let them dwell in the land , and trade in it . And the land -- behold , it is of wide extent before them . We will take their daughters as wives , and give them our daughters . But only in this will the men consent to us to dwell with us , to be one people -- if every male among us be circumcised , just as they are circumcised . Their cattle , and their possessions , and every beast of theirs , shall they not be ours ? only let us consent to them , and they will dwell with us . And all that went out at the gate of his city hearkened to Hamor and to Shechem his son ; and every male was circumcised -- all that went out at the gate of his city . 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 his sword , and came upon the city boldly , and slew all the males . And Hamor and Shechem his son they slew with the edge of the sword ; and took Dinah out of Shechem's house ; and went out . The sons of Jacob came upon the slain , and plundered the city , because they had defiled their sister . Their sheep , and their oxen , and their asses , and what [ was ] in the city , and what [ was ] in the field they took ; and all their goods , and all their little ones , and their wives took they captive , and plundered them , and all that was in the houses . And Jacob said to Simeon and Levi , Ye have troubled me , in that ye make me odious among the inhabitants of the land -- among the Canaanites and the Perizzites ; and I am few men in number , and they will gather themselves against me and smite me , and I shall be destroyed , I and my house . And they said , Should people deal with our sister as with a harlot ? And God said to Jacob , Arise , go up to Bethel , and dwell there , and make there an altar unto the God that appeared unto thee when thou fleddest from the face of Esau thy brother . And Jacob said to his household , and to all that were with him , Put away the strange gods that are among you , and cleanse yourselves , and change your garments ; and we will arise , and go up to Bethel ; and I will make there an altar to the God that answered me in the day of my distress , and was with me in the way that I went . And they gave to Jacob all the strange gods that were in their hand , and the rings that were in their ears , and Jacob hid them under the terebinth that [ is ] by Shechem . And they journeyed ; and the terror of God was upon the cities that were round about them , and they did not pursue after the sons of Jacob . And Jacob came to Luz , which is in the land of Canaan , that is , Bethel , he and all the people that were with him . And he built there an altar , and called the place El-beth-el ; because there God had appeared to him when he fled from the face of his brother . And Deborah , Rebecca's nurse , died ; and she was buried beneath Bethel , under the oak ; and the name of it was called Allon-bachuth . And God appeared to Jacob again after he had come from Padan-Aram , and blessed him . And God said to him , Thy name is Jacob : thy name shall not henceforth be called Jacob , but Israel shall be thy name . And he called his name Israel . And God said to him , I am the Almighty God : be fruitful and multiply ; a nation and a company of nations shall be of thee ; and kings shall come out of thy loins . And the land that I gave Abraham and Isaac , to thee will I give it , and to thy seed after thee will I give the land . And God went up from him in the place where he had talked with him . And Jacob set up a pillar in the place where he had talked with him , a pillar of stone , and poured on it a drink-offering , and poured oil on it . And Jacob called the name of the place where God had talked with him , Beth-el . And they journeyed from Bethel . And there was yet a certain distance to come to Ephrath , when Rachel travailed in childbirth ; and it went hard with her in her childbearing . And it came to pass when it went hard with her in her childbearing , that the midwife said to her , Fear not ; for this also is a son for thee . And it came to pass as her soul was departing -- for she died -- that she called his name Benoni ; but his father called him Benjamin . And Rachel died , and was buried on the way to Ephrath , which [ is ] Bethlehem . And Jacob erected a pillar upon her grave : that is the pillar of Rachel's grave to [ this ] day . And Israel journeyed , and spread his tent on the other side of Migdal-Eder . 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 of it . And the sons of Jacob were twelve . The sons of Leah : Reuben -- Jacob's firstborn -- and Simeon , and Levi , and Judah , and Issachar , and Zebulun . The sons of Rachel : Joseph and Benjamin . And the sons of Bilhah , Rachel's maidservant : Dan and Naphtali . And the sons of Zilpah , Leah's maidservant : Gad and Asher . These are the sons of Jacob that were born to him in Padan-Aram . And Jacob came to Isaac his father to Mamre -- to Kirjath-Arba , which is Hebron ; where Abraham had sojourned , and Isaac . And the days of Isaac were a hundred and eighty years . And Isaac expired and died , and was gathered to his peoples , old and full of days . And his sons Esau and Jacob buried him . And these are the generations of Esau , that is Edom . Esau took his wives of the daughters of Canaan : Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite , and Oholibamah the daughter of Anah , daughter of Zibeon the Hivite , and Basmath Ishmael's daughter , the sister of Nebaioth . And Adah bore to Esau Eliphaz ; and Basmath bore Reuel . And Oholibamah bore Jeush and Jaalam and Korah . These are the sons of Esau that were born to him in the land of Canaan . And Esau took his wives , and his sons , and his daughters , and all the souls of his house , and his cattle , and all his beasts , and all his possessions , that he had acquired in the land of Canaan , and went into a country away from his brother Jacob . For their property was too great for them to dwell together , and the land where they were sojourners could not bear them , because of their cattle . Thus Esau dwelt in mount Seir ; Esau is Edom . And these are the generations of Esau , the father of Edom , in mount Seir . These are the names of Esau's sons : Eliphaz , the son of Adah the wife of Esau ; Reuel , the son of Basmath the wife of Esau . -- And the sons of Eliphaz were Teman , Omar , Zepho , and Gatam , and Kenaz . And Timna was concubine to Eliphaz Esau's son , and she bore Amalek to Eliphaz . These are the sons of Adah Esau's wife . -- And these are the sons of Reuel : Nahath and Zerah , Shammah and Mizzah . These are the sons of Basmath Esau's wife . -- And these are the sons of Oholibamah , the daughter of Anah , daughter of Zibeon , Esau's wife : and she bore to Esau Jeush and Jaalam and Korah . These are the chiefs of the sons of Esau . The sons of Eliphaz , the firstborn of Esau : chief Teman , chief Omar , chief Zepho , chief Kenaz , chief Korah , chief Gatam , chief Amalek . These are the chiefs of Eliphaz in the land of Edom ; these are the sons of Adah . And these are the sons of Reuel Esau's son : chief Nahath , chief Zerah , chief Shammah , chief Mizzah : these are the chiefs of Reuel in the land of Edom ; these are the sons of Basmath Esau's wife . -- And these are the sons of Oholibamah Esau's wife : chief Jeush , chief Jaalam , chief Korah ; these are the chiefs of Oholibamah the daughter of Anah , Esau's wife . These are the sons of Esau , and these their chiefs : he is Edom . These are the sons of Seir the Horite , the inhabitant of the land : Lotan , and Shobal , and Zibeon , and Anah , and Dishon , and Ezer , and Dishan . These are the chiefs of the Horites , the sons of Seir in the land of Edom . -- And the sons of Lotan were Hori and Hemam ; and Lotan's sister was Timna . -- And these are the sons of Shobal : Alvan , and Manahath , and Ebal , Shepho and Onam . -- And these are the sons of Zibeon : both Ajah and Anah . This is the Anah that found the warm springs in the wilderness as he fed the asses of Zibeon his father . -- And these are the sons of Anah : Dishon , and Oholibamah the daughter of Anah . -- And these are the sons of Dishon : Hemdan , and Eshban , and Ithran , and Cheran . -- These are the sons of Ezer : Bilhan , and Zaavan , and Akan . -- These are the sons of Dishan : Uz and Aran . These are the chiefs of the Horites : chief Lotan , chief Shobal , chief Zibeon , chief Anah , chief Dishon , chief Ezer , chief Dishan . These are the chiefs of the Horites , according to their chiefs in the land of Seir . And these are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom before there reigned a king over the children of Israel . And Bela the son of Beor reigned in Edom ; and the name of his city was Dinhabah . And Bela died ; and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his stead . And Jobab died ; and Husham of the land of the Temanites reigned in his stead . And Husham died ; and Hadad the son of Bedad , who smote Midian in the fields of Moab , reigned in his stead . And the name of his city was Avith . And Hadad died ; and Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his stead . And Samlah died ; and Saul of Rehoboth on the river reigned in his stead . And Saul died ; and Baal-hanan the son of Achbor reigned in his stead . And Baal-hanan the son of Achbor died ; and Hadar reigned in his stead ; and the name of his city was Pau ; and his wife's name was Mehetabel , the daughter of Matred daughter of Mezahab . And these are the names of the chiefs of Esau , according to their families , after their places , with their names : chief Timna , chief Alvah , chief Jetheth , chief Oholibamah , chief Elah , chief Pinon , chief Kenaz , chief Teman , chief Mibzar , chief Magdiel , chief Iram . These are the chiefs of Edom , according to their dwelling-places in the land of their possession . This is Esau , the father of Edom . And Jacob dwelt in the land where his father sojourned -- in the land of Canaan . These are the generations of Jacob . Joseph , being seventeen years old , fed the flock with his brethren ; and he was doing service with the sons of Bilhah , and with the sons of Zilpah , his father's wives . And Joseph brought to his father an evil report of them . And Israel loved Joseph more than all his sons , because he was son of his old age ; and he made him a vest of many colours . And his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren , and they hated him , and could not greet him with friendliness . And Joseph dreamed a dream , and told [ it ] to his brethren , and they hated him yet the more . And he said to them , Hear , I pray you , this dream , which I have dreamt : Behold , we were binding sheaves in the fields , and lo , my sheaf rose up , and remained standing ; and behold , your sheaves came round about and bowed down to my sheaf . And his brethren said to him , Wilt thou indeed be a king over us ? wilt thou indeed rule over us ? And they hated him yet the more for his dreams and for his words . And he dreamed yet another dream , and told it to his brethren , and said , Behold , I have dreamt another dream , and behold , the sun and the moon and eleven stars bowed down to me . And he told [ it ] to his father and to his brethren . And his father rebuked him , and said to him , What is this dream which thou hast dreamt ? Shall we indeed come , I and thy mother and thy brethren , to bow down ourselves to thee to the earth ? And his brethren envied him ; but his father kept the saying . And his brethren went to feed their father's flock at Shechem . And Israel said to Joseph , Do not thy brethren feed [ the flock ] at Shechem ? Come , that I may send thee to them . And he said to him , Here am I . And he said to him , Go , I pray thee , see after the welfare of thy brethren , and after the welfare of the flock ; and bring me word again . And he sent him out of the vale of Hebron ; and he came towards Shechem . And a man found him , and behold , he was wandering in the country ; and the man asked him , saying , What seekest thou ? And he said , I am seeking my brethren : tell me , I pray thee , where they feed [ their flocks ] . And the man said , They have removed from this ; for I heard them say , Let us go to Dothan . And Joseph went after his brethren , and found them at Dothan . And when they saw him from afar , and before he came near to them , they conspired against him to put him to death . And they said one to another , Behold , there comes that dreamer ! And now come and let us kill him , and cast him into one of the pits , and we will say , An evil beast has devoured him ; and we will see what becomes of his dreams . And Reuben heard [ it ] , and delivered him out of their hand , and said , Let us not take his life . And Reuben said to them , Shed no blood : cast him into this pit which is in the wilderness ; but lay no hand upon him -- in order that he might deliver him out of their hand , to bring him to his father again . And it came to pass when Joseph came to his brethren , that they stripped Joseph of his vest , the vest of many colours , which he had on ; and they took him and cast him into the pit ; now the pit was empty -- there was no water in it . And they sat down to eat bread ; and they lifted up their eyes and looked , and behold , a caravan of Ishmaelites came from Gilead ; and their camels bore tragacanth , and balsam , and ladanum -- going to carry [ it ] down to Egypt . And Judah said to his brethren , What profit is it that we kill our brother and secrete his blood ? Come and let us sell him to the Ishmaelites ; but let not our hand be upon him ; for he is our brother , our flesh . And his brethren hearkened [ to him ] . And Midianitish men , merchants , passed by ; and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit , and sold Joseph to the Ishmaelites for twenty silver-pieces ; and they brought Joseph to Egypt . And Reuben returned to the pit , and behold , Joseph [ was ] not in the pit ; and he rent his garments , and returned to his brethren , and said , The child is not ; and I , where shall I go ? And they took Joseph's vest , and slaughtered a buck of the goats , and dipped the vest in the blood ; and they sent the vest of many colours and had it carried to their father , and said , This have we found : discern now whether it is thy son's vest or not . And he discerned it , and said , [ It is ] my son's vest ! an evil beast has devoured him : Joseph is without doubt rent in pieces ! And Jacob rent his clothes , and put sackcloth on his loins , and mourned for his son many days . And all his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him , but he refused to be comforted , and said , For I will go down to my son into Sheol mourning . Thus his father wept for him . And the Midianites sold him into Egypt , to Potiphar , a chamberlain of Pharaoh , the captain of the life-guard . And it came to pass at that time , that Judah went down from his brethren , and turned in to a man of Adullam whose name was Hirah . And Judah saw there the daughter of a Canaanitish man whose name was Shua ; and he took her , and went in to her . And she conceived and bore a son ; and he called his name Er . And she again conceived and bore a son , and she called his name Onan . And again she bore a son , and she called his name Shelah ; and he was at Chezib when she bore him . And Judah took a wife for Er his firstborn , and her name was Tamar . And Er , Judah's firstborn , was wicked in the sight of Jehovah , and Jehovah slew him . Then Judah said to Onan , Go in to thy brother's wife , and fulfil to her the brother-in-law's duty , and raise up seed to thy brother . But when Onan knew that the seed should not be his own , it came to pass when he went in to his brother's wife , that he spilled [ it ] on the ground , in order to give no seed to his brother . And the thing which he did was evil in the sight of Jehovah , and he slew him also . And Judah said to Tamar his daughter-in-law , Remain a widow in thy father's house , until Shelah my son is grown ; for he said , Lest he die also , as his brethren . And Tamar went and remained in her father's house . And as the days were multiplied , Judah's wife , the daughter of Shua , died . And Judah was comforted , and he went up to his sheep-shearers , to Timnah , he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite . And it was told Tamar , saying , Behold thy father-in-law is going up to Timnah to shear his sheep . And she put the garments of her widowhood off from her , and covered herself with a veil , and wrapped herself , and sat in the entry of Enaim , which is on the way to Timnah ; for she saw that Shelah was grown , and she was not given to him as wife . And Judah saw her , and took her for a harlot ; because she had covered her face . And he turned aside to her by the way , and said , Come , I pray thee , let me go in to thee ; for he did not know that she was his daughter-in-law . And she said , What wilt thou give me , that thou mayest come in to me ? And he said , I will send [ thee ] a kid of the goats from the flock . And she said , Wilt thou give [ me ] a pledge , until thou send it ? And he said , What pledge shall I give thee ? And she said , Thy signet , and thy lace , and thy staff which is in thy hand . And he gave [ it ] her , and went in to her ; and she conceived by him . And she arose and went away ; and she laid by her veil from her , and put on the garments of her widowhood . And Judah sent the kid of the goats by the hand of his friend the Adullamite , to receive the pledge from the woman's hand ; but he found her not . And he asked the men of her place , saying , Where is the prostitute that was at Enaim , by the way-side ? And they said , There was no prostitute here . And he returned to Judah , and said , I have not found her ; and also the men of the place said , No prostitute has been here . Then Judah said , Let her take [ it ] for herself , lest we be put to shame . Behold , I sent this kid , and thou hast not found her . And it came to pass about three months after , that it was told Judah , saying , Tamar thy daughter-in-law has committed fornication , and behold , she is also with child by fornication . And Judah said , Bring her forth , that she may be burned . When she was brought forth , she sent to her father-in-law , saying , By the man to whom these [ belong ] am I with child ; and she said , Acknowledge , I pray thee , whose are this signet , and this lace , and this staff . And Judah acknowledged [ them ] , and said , She is more righteous than I , because I have not given her to Shelah my son . And he knew her again no more . And it came to pass at the time of her delivery , that behold , twins were in her womb . And it came to pass when she brought forth , that one stretched out [ his ] hand , and the midwife took it and bound round his hand a scarlet thread , saying , This came out first . 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 ! on thee be the breach ! And they called his name Pherez . And afterwards came out his brother , round whose hand was the scarlet thread ; and they called his name Zerah . And Joseph was brought down to Egypt ; and Potiphar , a chamberlain of Pharaoh , the captain of the life-guard , an Egyptian , bought him of the hand of the Ishmaelites who had brought him down thither . And Jehovah was with Joseph , and he was a prosperous man ; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian . And his master saw that Jehovah was with him , and that Jehovah made all that he did to prosper in his hand . And Joseph found favour in his eyes , and attended on him ; and he set him over his house , and all that he had he gave into his hand . And it came to pass from the time he had set him over his house and all that he had , that Jehovah blessed the Egyptian's house for Joseph's sake ; and the blessing of Jehovah was on all that he had in the house and in the field . And he left all that he had in Joseph's hand , and took cognizance of nothing with him , save the bread that he ate . And Joseph was of a beautiful form and of a beautiful countenance . And it came to pass after these things , that his master's wife cast her eyes on Joseph , and said , Lie with me ! But he refused , and said to his master's wife , Behold , my master takes cognizance of nothing with me : what is in the house , and all that he has , he has given into my hand . There is none greater in this house than I ; neither has he withheld anything from me but thee , because thou art his wife ; and how should I do this great wickedness , and sin against God ? And it came to pass as she spoke to Joseph day by day and he hearkened not to her , to lie with her [ and ] to be with her , that on a certain day he went into the house to do his business , and there was none of the men of the house there in the house . Then she caught him by his garment , saying , Lie with me ! But he left his garment in her hand , and fled and ran out . And it came to pass , when she saw that he had left his garment in her hand and had fled forth , that she called to the men of her house , and spoke to them , saying , See , he has brought in a Hebrew man to us , to mock us : he came in to me , to lie with me ; and I cried with a loud voice ; and it came to pass when he heard that I lifted up my voice and cried , that he left his garment with me , and fled and went out . And she laid his garment by her until his lord came home . And she spoke to him according to these words , saying , The Hebrew bondman that thou hast brought to us came in to me to mock me ; and it came to pass as I lifted up my voice and cried , that he left his garment with me , and fled forth . And it came to pass when his lord heard the words of his wife which she spoke to him , saying , After this manner did thy bondman to me , that his wrath was kindled . And Joseph's lord took him and put him into the tower-house , [ the ] place where the king's prisoners were confined ; and he was there in the tower-house . And Jehovah was with Joseph , and extended mercy to him , and gave him favour in the eyes of the chief of the tower-house . And the chief of the tower-house committed to Joseph's hand all the prisoners that were in the tower-house ; and whatever they had to do there he did . The chief of the tower-house looked not to anything under his hand , because Jehovah was with him ; and what he did , Jehovah made it prosper . And it came to pass after these things , [ that ] the cup-bearer of the king of Egypt and the baker offended their lord the king of Egypt . And Pharaoh was wroth with his two chamberlains -- with the chief of the cup-bearers and with the chief of the bakers ; and he put them in custody into the house of the captain of the life-guard , into the tower-house , into the place where Joseph was imprisoned . And the captain of the life-guard appointed Joseph to them , that he should attend on them . And they were [ several ] days in custody . And they dreamed a dream , both of them in one night , each his dream , each according to the interpretation of his dream , the cup-bearer and the baker of the king of Egypt , who were imprisoned in the tower-house . And Joseph came in to them in the morning , and looked on them , and behold , they were sad . And he asked Pharaoh's chamberlains that were with him in custody in his lord's house , saying , Why are your faces [ so ] sad to-day ? And they said to him , We have dreamt a dream , and there is no interpreter of it . And Joseph said to them , [ Do ] not interpretations [ belong ] to God ? tell me [ your dreams ] , I pray you . Then the chief of the cup-bearers told his dream to Joseph , and said to him , In my dream , behold , a vine was before me ; and in the vine were three branches ; and it was as though it budded : its blossoms shot forth , its clusters ripened into grapes . And Pharaoh's cup was in my hand ; and I took the grapes , and pressed them into Pharaoh's cup , and gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand . And Joseph said to him , This is the interpretation of it : the three branches are three days . In yet three days will 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 cup-bearer . Only bear a remembrance with thee of me when it goes well with thee , and deal kindly , I pray thee , with me , and make mention of me to Pharaoh , and bring me out of this house ; for indeed I was stolen out of the land of the Hebrews , and here also have I done nothing that they should put me into the dungeon . And when the chief of the bakers saw that the interpretation was good , he said to Joseph , I also was in my dream , and behold , three baskets of white bread were on my head . And in the uppermost basket there were all manner of victuals for Pharaoh that the baker makes , and the birds ate them out of the basket upon my head . And Joseph answered and said , This is the interpretation of it : the three baskets are three days . In yet three days will Pharaoh lift up thy head from off thee , and hang thee on a tree ; and the birds will eat thy flesh from off thee . And it came to pass the third day -- Pharaoh's birthday -- that he made a feast to all his bondmen . And he lifted up the head of the chief of the cup-bearers , and the head of the chief of the bakers among his bondmen . And he restored the chief of the cup-bearers to his office of cup-bearer again ; and he gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand . And he hanged the chief of the bakers , as Joseph had interpreted to them . But the chief of the cup-bearers did not remember Joseph , and forgot him . And it came to pass at the end of two full years , that Pharaoh dreamed , and behold , he stood by the river . And behold , there came up out of the river seven kine , fine-looking and fat-fleshed , and they fed in the reed-grass . And behold , seven other kine came up after them out of the river , bad-looking and lean-fleshed , and stood by the kine on the bank of the river . And the kine that were bad-looking and lean-fleshed ate up the seven kine that were fine-looking and fat . And Pharaoh awoke . And he slept and dreamed the second time ; and behold , seven ears of corn grew up on one stalk , fat and good . And behold , seven ears , thin and parched with the east wind , sprung up after them . And the thin ears devoured the seven fat and full ears . And Pharaoh awoke ; and behold , it was a dream . And it came to pass in the morning , that his spirit was troubled ; and he sent and called for all the scribes of Egypt , and all the sages who were therein , and Pharaoh told them his dream ; but [ there was ] none to interpret them to Pharaoh . Then spoke the chief of the cup-bearers to Pharaoh , saying , I remember mine offences this day . Pharaoh was wroth with his bondmen , and put me in custody into the captain of the life-guard's house , me and the chief of the bakers . And we dreamed a dream in one night , I and he ; we dreamed each according to the interpretation of his dream . And there was there with us a Hebrew youth , a bondman of the captain of the life-guard , to whom we told [ them ] , and he interpreted to us our dreams ; to each he interpreted according to his dream . And it came to pass , just as he interpreted to us , so it came about : me has he restored to my office , and him he hanged . Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph ; and they brought him hastily out of the dungeon . And he shaved [ himself ] , and changed his clothes , and came in to Pharaoh . And Pharaoh said to Joseph , I have dreamt a dream , and there is none to interpret it . And I have heard say of thee , thou understandest a dream to interpret it . And Joseph answered Pharaoh , saying , It is not in me : God will give Pharaoh an answer of peace . And Pharaoh said to Joseph , In my dream , behold , I stood on the bank of the river . And behold , there came up out of the river seven kine , fat-fleshed and of fine form , and they fed in the reed-grass . And behold , seven other kine came up after them , poor , and very ill-formed , and lean-fleshed -- such as I never saw in all the land of Egypt for badness . And the lean and bad kine ate up the seven first fat kine ; and they came into their belly , and it could not be known that they had come into their belly ; and their look was bad , as at the beginning . And I awoke . And I saw in my dream , and behold , seven ears came up on one stalk , full and good . And behold , seven ears , withered , thin , parched with the east wind , sprung up after them ; and the thin ears devoured the seven good ears . And I told it to the scribes ; but there was none to make it known to me . And Joseph said to Pharaoh , The dream of Pharaoh is one . What God will do he has made known to Pharaoh . The seven fine kine are seven years ; and the seven good ears are seven years : the dream is one . And the seven lean and bad kine that came up after them are seven years ; and the seven empty ears , parched with the east wind , will be seven years of famine . This is the word which I have spoken to Pharaoh : what God is about to do he has let Pharaoh see . Behold , there come seven years of great plenty throughout the land of Egypt . And there will arise after them seven years of famine ; and all the plenty will be forgotten in the land of Egypt , and the famine will waste away the land . And the plenty will not be known afterwards in the land by reason of that famine ; for it will be very grievous . And as regards the double repetition of the dream to Pharaoh , it is that the thing is established by God , and God will hasten to do it . And now let Pharaoh look himself out a man discreet and wise , and set him over the land of Egypt . Let Pharaoh do [ this ] : let him appoint overseers over the land , and take the fifth part of the land of Egypt during the seven years of plenty , and let them gather all the food of these coming good years , and lay up corn under the hand of Pharaoh , for food in the cities , and keep [ it ] . And let the food be as store for the land for the seven years of famine , which will be in the land of Egypt , that the land perish not through the famine . And the word was good in the eyes of Pharaoh , and in the eyes of all his bondmen . And Pharaoh said to his bondmen , Shall we find [ one ] as this , a man in whom the Spirit of God is ? And Pharaoh said to Joseph , Since God has made all this known to thee , there is none [ so ] discreet and wise as thou . Thou shalt be over my house , and according to thy commandment shall all my people regulate themselves ; only concerning the throne will I be greater than thou . And Pharaoh said to Joseph , See , I have set thee over all the land of Egypt . And Pharaoh took off his ring from his hand , and put it on Joseph's hand , and arrayed him in clothes of byssus , and put a gold chain on his neck . And he caused him to ride in the second chariot that he had ; and they cried before him , Bow the knee ! and he set him over all the land of Egypt . And Pharaoh said to Joseph , I am Pharaoh ; and without thee shall no man lift up his hand or his foot in all the land of Egypt . And Pharaoh called Joseph's name Zaphnath-paaneah , and gave him as wife Asnath the daughter of Potipherah the priest in On . And Joseph went out over the land of Egypt . And Joseph was thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh king of Egypt . And Joseph went out from Pharaoh , and passed through the whole land of Egypt . And in the seven years of plenty the land brought forth by handfuls . And he gathered up all the food of the seven years that was in the land of Egypt , and put the food in the cities ; the food of the fields of the city , which were round about it , he laid up in it . And Joseph laid up corn as sand of the sea exceeding much , until they left off numbering ; for it was without number . And to Joseph were born two sons before the year of famine came , whom Asnath the daughter of Potipherah the priest in On bore to him . And Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh -- For God has made me forget all my toil , and all my father's house . And the name of the second he called Ephraim -- For God has caused me to be fruitful in the land of my affliction . And the seven years of plenty that were in the land of Egypt were ended ; and the seven years of the dearth began to come , according as Joseph had said . And there was dearth in all lands ; but in all the land of Egypt there was bread . And all the land of Egypt suffered from the dearth . And the people cried to Pharaoh for bread ; and Pharaoh said to all the Egyptians , Go to Joseph : what he says to you , that do . And the famine was on all the earth . And Joseph opened every place in which there was [ provision ] , and sold grain to the Egyptians ; and the famine was grievous in the land of Egypt . And all countries came into Egypt to Joseph , to buy [ grain ] , because the famine was grievous on the whole earth . And Jacob saw that there was grain in Egypt , and Jacob said to his sons , Why do ye look one upon another ? And he said , Behold , I have heard that there is grain in Egypt ; go down thither and buy [ grain ] for us from thence , in order that we may live , and not die . And Joseph's ten brethren went down to buy [ grain ] out of Egypt . But Benjamin , Joseph's brother , Jacob sent not with his brethren ; for he said , Lest mischief may befall him . So the sons of Israel came to buy [ grain ] among those that came ; for the famine was in the land of Canaan . And Joseph , he was the governor over the land -- he it was that sold [ the corn ] to all the people of the land . And Joseph's brethren came and bowed down to him , the face to the earth . And Joseph saw his brethren , and knew them ; but he made himself strange to them , and spoke roughly to them , and said to them , Whence come ye ? And they said , From the land of Canaan , to buy food . And Joseph knew his brethren , but they did not know him . And Joseph remembered the dreams that he had dreamt of them ; and he said to them , Ye are spies : to see the exposed places of the land ye are come . And they said to him , No , my lord ; but to buy food are thy servants come . We are all one man's sons ; we are honest : thy servants are not spies . And he said to them , No ; but to see the exposed places of the land are ye come . And they said , Thy servants were twelve brethren , sons of one man , in the land of Canaan ; and behold , the youngest is this day with our father , and one is not . And Joseph said to them , That is it that I have spoken to you , saying , Ye are spies . By this ye shall be put to the proof : as Pharaoh lives , ye shall not go forth hence , unless your youngest brother come hither ! Send one of you , that he may fetch your brother , but ye shall be imprisoned , and your words shall be put to the proof , whether the truth is in you ; and if not , as Pharaoh lives , ye are spies . And he put them in custody three days . And Joseph said to them the third day , This do , that ye may live : I fear God . If ye are honest , let one of your brethren remain bound in the house of your prison , but go ye , carry grain for the hunger of your households ; and bring your youngest brother to me , in order that your words be verified , and that ye may not die . And they did so . Then they said one to another , We are indeed guilty concerning our brother , whose anguish of soul we saw when he besought us , and we did not hearken ; therefore this distress is come upon us . And Reuben answered them , saying , Did I not speak to you , saying , Do not sin against the lad ? But ye did not hearken ; and now behold , his blood also is required . And they did not know that Joseph understood , for the interpreter was between them . And he turned away from them , and wept . And he returned to them , and spoke to them , and took Simeon from among them , and bound him before their eyes . And Joseph gave orders to fill their vessels with corn , and to restore every man's money into his sack , and to give them provision for the way . And thus did they to them . And they loaded their asses with their grain , and departed thence . And one of them opened his sack to give his ass food in the inn , and saw his money , and behold , it was in the mouth of his sack . And he said to his brethren , My money is returned [ to me ] , and behold , it is even in my sack . And their heart failed [ them ] , and they were afraid , saying one to another , What is this [ that ] God has done to us ? And they came into the land of Canaan , to Jacob their father , and told him all that had befallen them , saying , The man , the lord of the land , spoke roughly to us , and treated us as spies of the land . And we said to him , We are honest ; we are not spies : we are twelve brethren , sons of our father ; one is not , and the youngest is this day with our father in the land of Canaan . And the man , the lord of the land , said to us , Hereby shall I know that ye are honest : leave one of your brethren with me , and take [ for ] the hunger of your households , and go , and bring your youngest brother to me , and I shall know that ye are not spies , but are honest . Your brother will I give up to you ; and ye may trade in the land . And it came to pass as they emptied their sacks , that behold , every man had his bundle of money in his sack ; and they saw their bundles of money , they and their father , and were afraid . And Jacob their father said to them , Ye have bereaved me of children : Joseph is not , and Simeon is not , and ye will take Benjamin ! All these things are against me . And Reuben spoke to his father , saying , Slay my two sons if I bring him not back to thee : give him into my hand , and I will bring him to thee again . But he said , My son shall not go down with you , for his brother is dead , and he alone is left ; and if mischief should befall him by the way in which ye go , then would ye bring down my grey hairs with sorrow to Sheol . And the famine was grievous in the land . And it came to pass , when they had finished eating the grain which they had brought from Egypt , that their father said to them , Go again , buy us a little food . And Judah spoke to him , saying , The man did positively testify to us , saying , Ye shall not see my face , unless your brother be with you . If thou wilt send our brother with us , we will go down and buy thee food ; but if thou do not send [ him ] , we will not go down , for the man said to us , Ye shall not see my face , unless your brother be with you . And Israel said , Why did ye deal [ so ] ill with me [ as ] to tell the man whether ye had yet a brother ? And they said , The man asked very closely after us , and after our kindred , saying , Is your father yet alive ? have ye a brother ? And we told him according to the tenor of these words . Could we at all know that he would say , Bring your brother down ? 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 and our little ones . I will be surety for him : of my hand shalt thou require him ; if I bring him not to thee , and set him before thy face , then shall I be guilty toward thee for ever . For had we not lingered , we should now certainly have returned already twice . And their father Israel said to them , If it is then so , do this : take of the best fruits in the land in your vessels , and carry down the man a gift : a little balsam and a little honey , tragacanth and ladanum , pistacia-nuts and almonds . And take other money in your hand , and the money that was returned to you in the mouth of your sacks , carry back in your hand : perhaps it is an oversight . And take your brother , and arise , go again to the man . And the Almighty God give you mercy before the man , that he may send away your other brother and Benjamin ! And I , if I be bereaved of children , am bereaved . And the men took that gift , and took double money in their hand , and Benjamin , and rose up , and went down to Egypt , and came before Joseph . And Joseph saw Benjamin with them , and said to the [ man ] who was over his house , Bring the men into the house , and slaughter cattle , and make ready ; for the men shall eat with me at noon . And the man did as Joseph had said ; and the man brought the men into Joseph's house . And the men were afraid because they were brought into Joseph's house , and said , Because of the money that was returned to us in our sacks at the beginning are we brought in , that he may turn against us , and fall upon us and take us for bondmen , and our asses . And they came up to the man that was over Joseph's house , and they spoke to him at the door of the house , and said , Ah ! my lord , we came indeed down at the first to buy food . And it came to pass when we came to the inn , that we opened our sacks , and behold , [ every ] man's money was in the mouth of his sack , our money according to its weight ; and we have brought it again in our hand . And other money have we brought down in our hand to buy food . We do not know who put our money in our sacks . And he said , Peace be to you , fear not : your God , and the God of your father , has given you treasure in your sacks ; your money came to me . And he brought Simeon out to them . And the man brought the men into Joseph's house , and gave water , and they washed their feet ; and he gave their asses food . And they made ready the gift for Joseph's coming at noon ; for they had heard that they should eat bread there . When Joseph came home , they brought him the gift that was in their hand , into the house , and bowed themselves to him to the earth . And he asked them of their welfare , and said , Is your father well -- the old man of whom ye spoke ? Is he yet alive ? And they said , Thy servant our father is well ; he is yet alive . And they bowed , and made obeisance . And he lifted up his eyes and saw his brother Benjamin , his mother's son , and said , Is this your younger brother of whom ye spoke to me ? And he said , God be gracious to thee , my son ! And Joseph made haste , for his bowels burned for his brother ; and he sought [ a place ] to weep , and he went into the chamber , and wept there . And he washed his face , and came out , and controlled himself , and said , Set on bread . 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 is an abomination unto the Egyptians . And they sat before him , the firstborn according to his birthright , and the youngest according to his youth ; and the men marvelled one at another . And he had portions carried to them from before him . And Benjamin's portion was five times greater than the portions of them all . And they drank , and made merry with him . And he commanded him who was over his house , saying , Fill the men's sacks with food , as much as they can carry ; and put every man's money in the mouth of his sack . And put my cup , the silver cup , in the mouth of the sack of the youngest , and his grain-money . And he did according to the word of Joseph which he had spoken . In the morning , when it was light , the men were sent away , they and their asses . They were gone out of the city , [ and ] not [ yet ] far off , when Joseph said to him who was over his house , Up ! follow after the men ; and when thou overtakest them , thou shalt say to them , Why have ye rewarded evil for good ? Is not this [ it ] in which my lord drinks , and in which indeed he divines ? Ye have done evil [ in ] what ye have done . And he overtook them , and he spoke to them these words . And they said to him , Why does my lord speak such words as these ? Far be it from thy servants to do such a thing ! Behold , the money that we found in our sacks' mouths we have brought again to thee from the land of Canaan ; and how should we steal out of thy lord's house silver or gold ? With whomsoever of thy servants it is found , let him die ; and we also will be my lord's bondmen . And he said , Now also [ let ] it [ be ] according to your words : let him with whom it is found be my bondman , but ye shall be blameless . And they hasted and laid down every man his sack on the ground , and opened every man his sack . And he searched carefully : he began at the eldest , and ended at the youngest ; and the cup was found in Benjamin's sack . Then they rent their clothes , and loaded every man his ass , and they returned to the city . And Judah and his brethren came to Joseph's house ; and he was still there ; and they fell down before him to the ground . And Joseph said to them , What deed is this which ye have done ? Did ye not know that such a man as I can certainly divine ? And Judah said , What shall we say to my lord ? what shall we speak , and how justify ourselves ? God has found out the iniquity of thy servants ; behold , we are my lord's bondmen , both we , and he in whose hand the cup has been found . And he said , Far be it from me to do so ! The man in whose hand the cup has been found , he shall be my bondman ; but as for you , go up in peace to your father . Then Judah came near to him , and said , Ah ! my lord , let thy servant , I pray thee , speak a word in my lord's ears , and let not thine anger burn against thy servant ; for thou art even as Pharaoh . My lord asked his servants , saying , Have ye a father , or a brother ? And we said to my lord , We have an aged father , and a child born to him in his old age , [ yet ] young ; and his brother is dead , and he alone is left of his mother ; and his father loves him . And thou saidst unto thy servants , Bring him down to me , that I may set mine eye on him . And we said to my lord , The youth cannot leave his father : if he should leave his father , [ his father ] would die . And thou saidst to thy servants , Unless your youngest brother come down with you , ye shall see my face no more . And it came to pass when we came up to thy servant my father , we told him the words of my lord . And our father said , Go again , buy us a little food . But we said , We cannot go down : if our youngest brother be with us , then will we go down ; for we cannot see the man's face unless our youngest brother is with us . And thy servant my father said to us , Ye know that my wife bore me two [ sons ] ; and the one went out from me , and I said , He must certainly have been torn in pieces ; and I have not seen him [ again ] hitherto . And if ye take this one also from me , and mischief should befall him , ye will bring down my grey hairs with misery to Sheol . And now , when I come to thy servant my father , and the lad is not with us , -- seeing that his life is bound up with his life , it will come to pass when he sees that the lad is not [ there ] , that he will die ; and thy servants will bring down the grey hairs of thy servant our father with sorrow to Sheol . For thy servant became surety for the lad to my father , saying , If I bring him not to thee , then I shall be guilty toward my father all my days . And now , let thy servant stay , I pray thee , instead of the lad a bondman to my lord , and let the lad go up with his brethren ; for how should I go up to my father if the lad were not with me ? -- lest I see the evil that would come on my father . And Joseph could not control himself before all them that stood by him , and he cried , Put every man out from me ! And no man stood with him when Joseph made himself known to his brethren . And he raised his voice in weeping ; and the Egyptians heard , and the house of Pharaoh heard . And Joseph said to his brethren , I am Joseph . Does my father yet live ? And his brethren could not answer him , for they were troubled at his presence . And Joseph said to his brethren , Come near to me , I pray you . And they came near . And he said , I am Joseph your brother , whom ye sold into Egypt . And now , be not grieved , and be not angry with yourselves , that ye sold me hither , for God sent me before you to preserve life . For the famine has been these two years in the land ; and yet there are five years in which there will be neither ploughing nor harvest . So God sent me before you to preserve you a remnant in the earth , and to save you alive by a great deliverance . And now it was not you [ that ] sent me here , but God ; and he has made me a father to Pharaoh , and lord of all his house , and governor over all the land of Egypt . Haste and go up to my father , and say to him , Thus says thy son Joseph : God has made me lord of all Egypt ; come down to me , tarry not . And thou shalt dwell in the land of Goshen , and thou shalt be near to me , thou , and thy sons , and thy sons' sons , and thy sheep , and thy cattle , and all that thou hast . And there will I maintain thee ; for yet there are five years of famine ; in order that thou be not impoverished , thou , and thy household , and all that thou hast . And behold , your eyes see , and the eyes of my brother Benjamin , that it is my mouth which speaks to you . And tell my father of all my glory in Egypt , and of all that ye have seen , and haste and bring down my father hither . And he fell on his brother Benjamin's neck , and wept ; and Benjamin wept on his neck . And he kissed all his brethren , and wept upon them ; and after that his brethren talked with him . And the report was heard in Pharaoh's house , saying , Joseph's brethren are come . And it was good in the eyes of Pharaoh , and in the eyes of his bondmen . And Pharaoh said to Joseph , Say to thy brethren , Do this : load your beasts and depart , go into the land of Canaan , 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 . And thou art commanded -- this do : take waggons out of the land of Egypt for your little ones and for your wives , and take up your father , and come . And let not your eye regret your stuff ; for the good of all the land of Egypt shall be yours . And the sons of Israel did so ; and Joseph gave them waggons , according to the commandment of Pharaoh , and gave them provision for the way . To each one of them all he gave changes of clothing ; but to Benjamin he gave three hundred [ pieces ] of silver and five changes of clothing . And to his father he sent this : ten asses laden with the good things of Egypt , and ten she-asses laden with corn and bread , and food for his father by the way . And he sent his brethren away , and they departed . And he said to them , Do not quarrel on the way . And they went up out of Egypt , and came into the land of Canaan to Jacob their father . And they told him , saying , Joseph is still alive , and he is governor over all the land of Egypt . And his heart fainted , for he did not believe them . And they spoke to him all the words of Joseph , which he had spoken to them . And he saw the waggons that Joseph had sent to carry him . And the spirit of Jacob their father revived . And Israel said , It is enough : Joseph my son is yet alive ; I will go and see him before I die . And Israel took his journey with all that he had , and came to Beer-sheba ; and he offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac . And God spoke to Israel in the visions of the night and said , Jacob , Jacob ! And he said , Here am I . And he said , I am God , the God of thy father : fear not to go down to Egypt ; for I will there make of thee a great nation . I will go down with thee to Egypt , and I will also certainly bring thee up ; and Joseph shall put his hand on thine eyes . And Jacob rose up from Beer-sheba ; and the sons of Israel carried Jacob their father , and their little ones , and their wives , on the waggons that Pharaoh had sent to carry him . And they took their cattle , and their goods which they had acquired in the land of Canaan , and came to Egypt , Jacob and all his seed with him ; his sons and his sons' sons with him , his daughters and his sons' daughters and all his seed he brought with him to Egypt . And these are the names of the sons of Israel who came into Egypt : Jacob and his sons . Jacob's firstborn , Reuben . And the sons of Reuben : Enoch , and Phallu , and Hezron , and Carmi . -- And the sons of Simeon : Jemuel , and Jamin , and Ohad , and Jachin , and Zohar , and Saul the son of a Canaanitish woman . -- And the sons of Levi : Gershon , Kohath , and Merari . -- And the sons of Judah : Er , and Onan , and Shelah , and Pherez , and Zerah ; but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan . And the sons of Pherez were Hezron and Hamul . -- And the sons of Issachar : Tola , and Puah , and Job , and Shimron . -- And the sons of Zebulun : Sered , and Elon , and Jahleel . -- These are the sons of Leah , whom she bore to Jacob in Padan-Aram ; and his daughter , Dinah . All the souls of his sons and his daughters were thirty-three . And the sons of Gad : Ziphion and Haggi , Shuni and Ezbon , Eri , and Arodi , and Areli . -- And the sons of Asher : Jimnah , and Jishvah , and Jishvi , and Beriah ; and Serah their sister ; and the sons of Beriah : Heber and Malchiel . -- These are the sons of Zilpah , whom Laban gave to Leah his daughter ; and she bore these to Jacob : sixteen souls . The sons of Rachel Jacob's wife : Joseph and Benjamin . And to Joseph in the land of Egypt were born Manasseh and Ephraim , whom Asnath bore to him , the daughter of Potipherah the priest in On . -- And the sons of Benjamin : Belah , and Becher , and Ashbel , Gera and Naaman , Ehi and Rosh , Muppim , and Huppim , and Ard . -- These are the sons of Rachel who were born to Jacob : all the souls were fourteen . And the sons of Dan : Hushim . -- And the sons of Naphtali : Jahzeel , and Guni , and Jezer , and Shillem . -- These are the sons of Bilhah , whom Laban gave to Rachel his daughter ; and she bore these to Jacob : all the souls were seven . All the souls that came with Jacob to Egypt , that had come out of his loins , besides Jacob's sons' wives : all the souls were sixty-six . And the sons of Joseph who were born to him in Egypt , were two souls . All the souls of the house of Jacob that came to Egypt were seventy . And he sent Judah before him to Joseph , to give notice before he came to Goshen . And they came into the land of Goshen . Then Joseph yoked his chariot , and went up to meet Israel his father , to Goshen , and he presented himself to him ; and he fell on his neck , and wept on his neck a good while . And Israel said to Joseph , Now let me die , after I have seen thy face , since thou still livest . And Joseph said to his brethren and to his father's house , I will go up , and tell Pharaoh , and say to him , My brethren and my father's house , who were in the land of Canaan , are come to me ; and the men are shepherds , for they have been occupied with cattle ; and they have brought their sheep , and their cattle , and all that they have . And it shall come to pass that when Pharaoh shall call you and say , What is your occupation ? then ye shall say , Thy servants are men that have been occupied with cattle from our youth even until now , both we and our fathers ; in order that ye may dwell in the land of Goshen ; for every shepherd is an abomination to the Egyptians . And Joseph came and told Pharaoh and said , My father and my brethren , and their sheep and their cattle , and all that they have , are come out of the land of Canaan ; and behold , they are in the land of Goshen . And he took from the whole number of his brethren , five men , and set them before Pharaoh . And Pharaoh said to his brethren , What is your occupation ? And they said to Pharaoh , Thy servants are shepherds , both we and our fathers . And they said to Pharaoh , To sojourn in the land are we come ; for there is no pasture for the sheep that thy servants have , for the famine is grievous in the land of Canaan ; and now , we pray thee , let thy servants dwell in the land of Goshen . And Pharaoh spoke to Joseph , saying , Thy father and thy brethren are come to thee . The land of Egypt is before thee ; in the best of the land settle thy father and thy brethren : let them dwell in the land of Goshen . And if thou knowest men of activity among them , then set them as overseers of cattle over what I have . And Joseph brought Jacob his father , and set him before Pharaoh . And Jacob blessed Pharaoh . And Pharaoh said to Jacob , How many are the days of the years of thy life ? And Jacob said to Pharaoh , The days of the years of my sojourning are a hundred and thirty years . Few and evil have been the days of the years of my life , and they do not attain to the days of the years of the life of my fathers , in the days of their sojourning . And Jacob blessed Pharaoh , and went out from Pharaoh . And Joseph settled 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 . And Joseph maintained his father , and his brethren , and all his father's household , with bread , according to the number of the little ones . And there was no bread in all the land ; for the famine was very grievous ; and the land of Egypt and the land of Canaan were exhausted through the famine . And Joseph gathered up 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 . And when money came to an end in the land of Egypt and in the land of Canaan , all the Egyptians came to Joseph , saying , Give us bread ! for why should we die before thee ? for [ our ] money is all gone . And Joseph said , Give your cattle , and I will give you for your cattle , if [ your ] money be all gone . And they brought their cattle to Joseph ; and Joseph gave them bread for horses , and for flocks of sheep , and for herds of cattle , and for asses ; and he fed them with bread for all their cattle that year . And that year ended ; and they came to him the second year , and said to him , We will not hide [ it ] from my lord that since [ our ] money is come to an end , and the herds of cattle are in the possession of my lord , nothing is left before my lord but our bodies and our land . Why should we die before thine eyes , both we and our land ? Buy us and our land for bread , and we and our land will be bondmen to Pharaoh ; and give seed , that we may live , and not die , and that the land be not desolate . And Joseph bought all the soil of Egypt for Pharaoh ; for the Egyptians sold every man his field , because the famine prevailed over them ; and the land became Pharaoh's . And as for the people , he removed them into the cities , from [ one ] end of the borders of Egypt even to the [ other ] end of it . Only the land of the priests he did not buy ; for the priests had an assigned portion from Pharaoh , and ate their assigned portion which Pharaoh had given them ; so they did not sell their land . And Joseph said to the people , Behold , I have bought you this day and your land for Pharaoh : lo , here is seed for you , and sow the land . And it shall come to pass in the increase that ye shall give the fifth to Pharaoh , and the 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 . And they said , Thou hast saved us alive . Let us find favour in the eyes of my lord , and we will be Pharaoh's bondmen . And Joseph made it a law over the land of Egypt to this day , [ that ] the fifth should be for Pharaoh , except the land of the priests : theirs alone did not become Pharaoh's . And Israel dwelt in the land of Egypt , in the land of Goshen ; and they had possessions in it , and were fruitful and multiplied exceedingly . And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years ; and the days of Jacob , the years of his life , were a hundred and forty-seven years . And the days of Israel approached that he should die . And he called his son Joseph , and said to him , If now I have found favour in thine eyes , put , I pray thee , thy hand under my thigh , and deal kindly and truly with me : bury me not , I pray thee , in Egypt ; but when I shall lie with my fathers , thou shalt carry me out of Egypt , and bury me in their sepulchre . And he said , I will do according to thy word . And he said , Swear to me ; and he swore to him . And Israel worshipped on the bed's head . And it came to pass after these things , that one told Joseph , Behold , thy father is sick . And he took with him his two sons Manasseh and Ephraim . And one told Jacob and said , Behold , thy son Joseph is coming to thee . And Israel strengthened himself , and sat upon the bed . And Jacob said to Joseph , The Almighty God appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan , and blessed me , and he said to me , Behold , I will make thee fruitful and multiply thee , and I will make of thee a company of peoples ; and will give this land to thy seed after thee [ for ] an everlasting possession . And now thy two sons , who were born to thee in the land of Egypt before I came to thee into Egypt , shall be mine : Ephraim and Manasseh shall be mine , as Reuben and Simeon . And thy family which thou hast begotten after them shall be thine : they shall be called after the name of their brethren in their inheritance . And as for me , when I came from Padan , Rachel died by me in the land of Canaan on the way , when there was yet a certain distance to come to Ephrath ; and I buried her there on the way to Ephrath , that is , Bethlehem . And Israel beheld Joseph's sons , and said , Who are these ? And Joseph said to his father , They are my sons , whom God has given me here . And he said , Bring them , I pray thee , to me , that I may bless them . But the eyes of Israel were heavy from age : he could not see . And he brought them nearer to him ; and he kissed them , and embraced them . And Israel said to Joseph , I had not thought to see thy face ; and behold , God has let me see also thy seed . And Joseph brought them out from his knees , and bowed down with his face to the earth . 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 [ them ] near to him . But Israel stretched out his right hand , and laid [ it ] on Ephraim's head -- now he was the younger -- and his left hand on Manasseh's head ; guiding his hands intelligently , for Manasseh was the firstborn . And he blessed Joseph , and said , The God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked , the God that shepherded me all my life long to this day , the Angel that redeemed me from all evil , bless the lads ; and let my name be named upon them , and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac ; and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the land ! When Joseph saw that his father laid his right hand on the head of Ephraim , it was evil in his eyes ; and he took hold of his father's hand to remove it from Ephraim's head to Manasseh's head . And Joseph said to his father , Not so , my father , for this is the firstborn : put thy right hand on his head . But his father refused and said , I know , my son , I know : he also will become a people , and he also will be great ; but truly his younger brother will be greater than he ; and his seed will become the fulness of nations . And he blessed them that day , saying , In thee will Israel bless , saying , God make thee as Ephraim and Manasseh ! And he set Ephraim before Manasseh . And Israel said to Joseph , Behold , I die ; and God will be with you , and bring you again to the land of your fathers . And * I * have given to thee one tract [ of land ] above thy brethren , which I took out of the hand of the Amorite with my sword and with my bow . And Jacob called his sons , and said , Gather yourselves together , and I will tell you what will befall you at the end of days . Assemble yourselves , and hear , ye sons of Jacob , And listen to Israel your father . Reuben , thou art my firstborn , My might , and the firstfruits of my vigour : Excellency of dignity , and excellency of strength . Impetuous as the waters , thou shalt have no pre-eminence ; Because thou wentest up to thy father's couch : Then defiledst thou [ it ] : he went up to my bed . Simeon and Levi are brethren : Instruments of violence their swords . My soul , come not into their council ; Mine honour , be not united with their assembly ; For in their anger they slew men , And in their wantonness houghed oxen . Cursed be their anger , for it [ was ] violent ; And their rage , for it [ was ] cruel ! I will divide them in Jacob , And scatter them in Israel . Judah -- [ as to ] thee , thy brethren will praise thee ; Thy hand will be upon the neck of thine enemies ; Thy father's children will bow down to thee . Judah is a young lion ; From the prey , my son , thou art gone up . He stoopeth , he layeth himself down as a lion , And as a lioness : who will rouse him up ? The scepter will not depart from Judah , Nor the lawgiver from between his feet , Until Shiloh come , And to him will be the obedience of peoples . He bindeth his foal to the vine , And his ass's colt to the choice vine ; He washeth his dress in wine , And his garment in the blood of grapes . The eyes are red with wine , And the teeth [ are ] white with milk . Zebulun will dwell at the shore of the seas ; Yea , he will be at the shore of the ships , And his side [ toucheth ] upon Sidon . Issachar is a bony ass , Crouching down between two hurdles . And he saw the rest that it was good , And the land that it was pleasant ; And he bowed his shoulder to bear , And was a tributary servant . Dan will judge his people , As another of the tribes of Israel . Dan will be a serpent on the way , A horned snake on the path , Which biteth the horse's heels , So that the rider falleth backwards . I wait for thy salvation , O Jehovah . Gad -- troops will rush upon him ; But he will rush upon the heel . Out of Asher , his bread shall be fat , And he will give royal dainties . Naphtali is a hind let loose ; He giveth goodly words . Joseph is a fruitful bough ; A fruitful bough by a well ; [ His ] branches shoot over the wall . The archers have provoked him , And shot at , and hated him ; But his bow abideth firm , And the arms of his hands are supple By the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob . From thence is the shepherd , the stone of Israel : From the God of thy father , and he will help thee ; And from the Almighty , and he will bless thee -- With blessings of heaven from above , With blessings of the deep that lieth under , With blessings of the breast and of the womb . The blessings of thy father surpass the blessings of my ancestors , Unto the bounds of the everlasting hills : They shall be on the head of Joseph , And on the crown of the head of him that was separated from his brethren . Benjamin -- [ as ] a wolf will he tear to pieces ; In the morning he will devour the prey , And in the evening he will divide the booty . All these are the twelve tribes of Israel , and this is what their father spoke to them ; and he blessed them : every one according to his blessing he blessed them . And he charged them , and said to them , I am gathered to my people : bury me with my fathers in the cave that is in the field of Ephron the Hittite , in the cave that is in the field of Machpelah , which is opposite to Mamre , in the land of Canaan , which Abraham bought of Ephron the Hittite along with the field for a possession of a sepulchre . There they buried Abraham and Sarah his wife ; there they buried Isaac and Rebecca his wife ; and there I buried Leah . The purchase of the field , and of the cave that is in it , was from the children of Heth . And when Jacob had made an end of commanding his sons , he gathered his feet into the bed , and expired , and was gathered to his peoples . And Joseph fell upon his father's face , and wept upon him , and kissed him . And Joseph commanded his servants the physicians to embalm his father . And the physicians embalmed Israel . 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 . And when the days of his mourning were past , Joseph spoke to the house of Pharaoh , saying , If now I have found favour in your eyes , speak , I pray you , in the ears of Pharaoh , saying , My father made me swear , saying , Behold , I die ; in my grave which I have dug myself in the land of Canaan , there shalt thou bury me . And now , let me go up , I pray thee , that I may bury my father ; and I will come again . And Pharaoh said , Go up and bury thy father , according as he made thee swear . And Joseph went up to bury his father ; and with him went up all the bondmen of Pharaoh , the elders of his house , and all the elders of the land of Egypt , 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 . And there went up with him both chariots and horsemen ; and the camp was very great . And they came to the threshing-floor of Atad , which is beyond the Jordan ; and there they lamented with a great and very grievous lamentation ; and he made a mourning for his father of seven days . And the inhabitants of the land , the Canaanites , saw the mourning at the threshing-floor of Atad , and they said , This is a grievous mourning of the Egyptians . Therefore the name of it was called Abel-Mizraim , which is beyond the Jordan . And his sons did to him according as he had commanded them ; and his sons carried him into the land of Canaan , and buried him in the cave of the field of Machpelah which Abraham had bought along with the field , for a possession of a sepulchre , of Ephron the Hittite , opposite to Mamre . And , after he had buried his father , Joseph returned to Egypt , he and his brethren , and all that had gone up with him to bury his father . And when Joseph's brethren saw that their father was dead , they said , If now Joseph should be hostile to us , and should indeed requite us all the evil that we did to him ! And they sent a messenger to Joseph , saying , Thy father commanded before he died , saying , Thus shall ye speak to Joseph : Oh forgive , I pray thee , the transgression of thy brethren , and their sin ! for they did evil to thee . And now , we pray thee , forgive the transgression of the servants of the God of thy father . And Joseph wept when they spoke to him . And his brethren also went and fell down before his face , and said , Behold , we are thy bondmen . And Joseph said to them , Fear not : am I then in the place of God ? Ye indeed meant evil against me : God meant it for good , in order that he might do as [ it is ] this day , to save a great people alive . And now , fear not : I will maintain you and your little ones . And he comforted them , and spoke consolingly to them . And Joseph dwelt in Egypt , he and his father's house ; and Joseph lived a hundred and ten years . And Joseph saw Ephraim's children of the third [ generation ] ; the sons also of Machir the son of Manasseh were born on Joseph's knees . And Joseph said to his brethren , I die ; and God will certainly visit you , and bring you up out of this land , into the land that he swore unto Abraham , to Isaac , and to Jacob . And Joseph took an oath of the children of Israel , saying , God will certainly visit you ; and ye shall carry up my bones hence . And Joseph died , a hundred and ten years old ; and they embalmed him ; and he was put in a coffin in Egypt .