Genesis 24 Cross References - MSTC

¹ Abraham was old and stricken in days, and the LORD had blessed him in all things. ² And he said unto his eldest servant of his house which had the rule over all that he had, "Put thy hand under my thigh ³ that I may make thee swear by the LORD that is God of heaven and God of the earth, that thou shalt not take a wife unto my son, of the daughters of the Canaanites, among which I dwell. ⁴ But shalt go unto my country and to my kindred, and there take a wife unto my son Isaac." ⁵ Then said the servant unto him, "What and if the woman will not agree to come with me unto this land, shall I bring thy son again unto the land which thou camest out of?" ⁶ And Abraham said unto him, "Beware of that, that thou bring not my son thither. ⁷ The LORD God of heaven which took me from my father's house and from the land where I was born, and which spake unto me and sware unto me saying 'unto thy seed will I give this land' — he shall send his angel before thee, that thou mayest take a wife unto my son from thence. ⁸ Nevertheless, if the woman will not agree to come with thee then shalt thou be without danger of this oath. But above all things bring not my son thither again." ⁹ And the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham and sware to him as concerning that matter. ¹⁰ And the servant took ten camels of the camels of his master and departed, and had of all manner goods of his master with him, and stood up and went to Mesopotamia, unto the city of Nahor. ¹¹ And made his camels to lie down without the city by a well's side of water, at even: about the time that women come out to draw water. ¹² And he said, "LORD God of my master Abraham, send me good speed this day, and show mercy unto my master Abraham. ¹³ Lo, I stand here by the well of water and the daughters of the men of this city will come out to draw water: ¹⁴ Now the damsel to whom I say, 'stoop down thy pitcher, and let me drink.' If she say, 'Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also,' the same is she that thou hast ordained for thy servant Isaac: yea, and thereby shall I know that thou hast showed mercy on my master. ¹⁵ And it came to pass, yer he had left speaking, that Rebekah came out — the daughter of Bethuel, son to Milcah the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother — and her pitcher upon her shoulder. ¹⁶ The damsel was very fair to look upon, and yet a maid and unknown of man. And she went down to the well and filled her pitcher and came up again. ¹⁷ Then the servant ran unto her and said, "Let me sip a little water of thy pitcher." ¹⁸ And she said, "Drink, my lord." And she hasted and let down her pitcher upon her arm and gave him drink. ¹⁹ And when she had given him drink, she said, "I will draw water for thy camels also, until they have drunk enough." ²⁰ And she poured out her pitcher into the trough hastily, and ran again unto the well, to fetch water: and drew for all his camels. ²¹ And the fellow wondered at her. But held his peace, to wete whether the LORD had made his journey prosperous or not. ²² And as the camels had left drinking, he took an earring of half a sicle weight, and two bracelets for her hands, of ten sicles weight of gold, ²³ and said unto her, "Whose daughter art thou? tell me: is there room in thy father's house, for us to lodge in?" ²⁴ And she said unto him, "I am the daughter of Bethuel, the son of Milcah which she bare unto Nahor," ²⁵ and said moreover unto him, "We have litter and provender enough and also room to lodge in." ²⁶ And the man bowed himself and worshipped the LORD, ²⁷ and said, "Blessed be the LORD God of my master Abraham which ceaseth not to deal mercifully and truly with my master. For the LORD hath brought me the way to my master's brother's house." ²⁸ And the damsel ran and told them of her mother's house these things. ²⁹ And Rebekah had a brother called Laban. And Laban ran out unto the man, to the well: ³⁰ for as soon as he had seen the earrings and the bracelets upon his sister's hands, and heard the words of Rebekah his sister saying "thus said the man unto me," then he went out unto the man. And lo, he stood yet with the camels by the well side. ³¹ And Laban said, "Come in, thou blessed of the LORD. Wherefore standest thou without? I have dressed the house and made room for the camels." ³² And then the man came in to the house: and he unbridled the camels: and brought litter and provender for the camels, and water to wash his feet and their feet that were with him, ³³ and there was meat set before him to eat. But he said, "I will not eat, until I have said mine errand." And he said, "Say on." ³⁴ And he said, "I am Abraham's servant, ³⁵ and the LORD hath blessed my master out of measure that he is become great and hath given him sheep, oxen, silver and gold, menservants, maidservants, camels and asses. ³⁶ And Sara my master's wife bare him a son, when she was old: and unto him hath he given all that he hath. ³⁷ And my master made me swear saying, 'Thou shalt not take a wife to my son, among the daughters of the Canaanites in whose land I dwell. ³⁸ But thou shalt go unto my father's house and to my kindred, and there take a wife unto my son.' ³⁹ And I said unto my master, 'What if the wife will not follow me?' ⁴⁰ And he said unto me, 'The LORD before whom I walk, will send his angel with thee, and prosper thy journey that thou shalt take a wife for my son, of my kindred and of my father's house. ⁴¹ But and if, when thou comest unto my kindred, they will not give thee one; then shalt thou bear no peril of mine oath.' ⁴² And I came this day unto the well and said, 'O LORD, the God of my master Abraham, if it be so that thou makest my journey which I go, prosperous: ⁴³ behold, I stand by this well of water, and when a virgin cometh forth to draw water, and I say to her 'give me a little water of thy pitcher to drink,' ⁴⁴ and she say again to me, 'drink thou, and I will also draw water for thy camels,' that same is the wife, whom the LORD hath prepared for my master's son.' ⁴⁵ And before I had made an end of speaking in mine heart, behold, Rebekah came forth, and her pitcher on her shoulder; and she went down unto the well and drew. And I said unto her, 'give me drink.' ⁴⁶ And she made haste, and took down her pitcher from off her, and said, 'drink, and I will give thy camels drink also.' And I drank, and she gave the camels drink also. ⁴⁷ And I asked her, saying, 'whose daughter art thou?' And she answered, 'the daughter of Bethuel, Nahor's son, whom Milcah bare unto him.' And I put the earring upon her face and the bracelets upon her hands. ⁴⁸ And I bowed myself, and worshipped the LORD, and blessed the LORD God of my master Abraham which had brought me the right way, to take my master's brother's daughter unto his son. ⁴⁹ Now, therefore, if ye will deal mercifully and truly with my master, tell me — And if not, tell me also — that I may turn me to the righthand or to the left." ⁵⁰ Then answered Laban and Bethuel, saying, "The thing is proceeded even out of the LORD, we can not therefore say unto thee, either good or bad: ⁵¹ Behold Rebekah before thy face: take her and go, and let her be thy master's son's wife, even as the LORD hath said." ⁵² And when Abraham's servant heard their words, he bowed himself unto the LORD, flat upon the earth. ⁵³ And the servant took forth jewels of silver and jewels of gold and raiment, and gave them to Rebekah: But unto her brother and to her mother, he gave spices. ⁵⁴ And then they ate and drank, both he and the men that were with him, and tarried all night and rose up in the morning. And he said, "Let me depart unto my master." ⁵⁵ But her brother and her mother said, "Let the damsel abide with us a while, and it be but even ten days, and then go thy ways." ⁵⁶ And he said unto them, "Hinder me not: for the LORD hath prospered my journey. Send me away that I may go unto my master." ⁵⁷ And they said, "Let us call the damsel, and wit what she saith to the matter." ⁵⁸ And they called forth Rebekah and said unto her, "Wilt thou go with this man?" And she said, "Yea." ⁵⁹ Then they brought Rebekah their sister on the way, and her nurse, and Abraham's servant, and the men that were with him. ⁶⁰ And they blessed Rebekah and said unto her, "Thou art our sister, grow into thousand thousands, and thy seed possess the gates of their enemies." ⁶¹ And Rebekah arose, and her damsels, and sat them up upon the camels and went their way after the man. And the servant took Rebekah and went his way. ⁶² And Isaac was a coming from the well of the living and seeing, for he dwelt in the south country, ⁶³ and was gone out to walk in his meditations before the even tide. And he lift up his eyes and looked, and behold the camels were coming. ⁶⁴ And Rebekah lift up her eyes, and when she saw Isaac, she lighted off the camel, ⁶⁵ and said unto the servant, "What man is this that cometh against us in the field?" And the servant said, "It is my master." And then she took her mantle, and put it about her. ⁶⁶ And the servant told Isaac all that he had done. ⁶⁷ Then Isaac brought her in to his mother Sara's tent, and took Rebekah and she became his wife, and he loved her: and so was Isaac comforted over his mother.

² And I will make of thee a mighty people, and will bless thee, and make thy name great, that thou mayst be a blessing.

² Abram was very rich in cattle, silver and gold.

¹¹ Abraham and Sara were both old and well stricken in age, and it ceased to be with Sara after the manner as it is with wives.

⁵ And Abraham was a hundred years old, when his son Isaac was born unto him.

³⁵ and the LORD hath blessed my master out of measure that he is become great and hath given him sheep, oxen, silver and gold, menservants, maidservants, camels and asses.

²⁰ And Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah to wife the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Mesopotamia and sister to Laban the Syrian.

²⁵ Thy father's God shall help thee, and the almighty shall bless thee with blessings from heaven above, and with blessings of the water that lieth under, and with blessings of the breasts and of the womb.

¹ When king David was waxen old and stricken in years, though they covered him with clothes, yet he caught no heat.

¹ {Praise the Everlasting} Blessed is the man that feareth the LORD, and hath great delight in his commandments. ² His seed shall be mighty upon earth; the generation of the faithful shall be blessed. ³ Riches and plenteousness shall be in his house, and his righteousness endureth forever.

²² The blessing of the LORD, maketh rich men; as for careful travail, it doth nothing thereto.

² Look unto Abraham your father and unto Sarah that bare you: how I called him only, and blessed him and multiplied him.

³³ But rather, seek ye first the kingdom of heaven, and the righteousness thereof; and all these things shall be ministered unto you.

⁷ And they had no child, because that Elizabeth was barren; And both were well stricken in age.

⁹ So then, they which be of faith are blessed with faithful Abraham.

³ Blessed be God the father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which hath blessed us with all manner of spiritual blessings in heavenly things by Christ,

⁸ For bodily exercise profiteth little: But godliness is good unto all things, as a thing which hath promises of the life that is now, and of the life to come.

² And Abram answered, "LORD Jehovah, what wilt thou give me? I go childless, and the cater of mine house, this Eliezer of Damascus, hath a son."

⁹ And the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham and sware to him as concerning that matter. ¹⁰ And the servant took ten camels of the camels of his master and departed, and had of all manner goods of his master with him, and stood up and went to Mesopotamia, unto the city of Nahor.

⁴ Wherefore he found grace in his master's sight, and served him. And his master made him ruler of his house, and put all that he had in his hand. ⁵ And as soon as he had made him ruler over his house and over all that he had, the LORD blessed this Egyptian's house for Joseph's sake, and the blessing of the LORD was upon all that he had: both in the house and also in the fields. ⁶ And therefore he left all that he had in Joseph's hand, and looked upon nothing that was with him, save only on the bread which he ate. And Joseph was a goodly person and a well favored.

⁸ But he denied, and said to her, "Behold, my master knoweth not what he hath in the house with me, but hath committed all that he hath to my hand. ⁹ He himself is not greater in the house than I, and hath kept nothing from me, but only thee because thou art his wife. How then can I do this great wickedness, for to sin against God?"

¹ And he commanded the ruler of his house, saying, "Fill the men's sacks with food, as much as they can carry,

²⁹ When the time drew nigh that Israel must die, he sent for his son Joseph and said unto him, "If I have found grace in thy sight, put thy hand under my thigh and deal mercifully and truly with me, that thou bury me not in Egypt:

²⁴ And all the lords and men of power, and thereto all the sons of king David submitted themselves under king Solomon.

¹⁷ The elders that rule well are worthy of double honour, most specially they which labour in the word and in teaching.

² the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair, and took unto them wives, which they best liked among them all.

⁴ There were tyrants in the world in those days. For after that the children of God had gone in unto the daughters of men and had begotten them children, the same children were the mightiest of the world and men of renown.

¹⁵ Canaan also begat Sidon his eldest son and Heth, ¹⁶ Jebusi, Amori, Girgosi, ¹⁷ Hivi, Arki, Sini, ¹⁸ Arvadi, Zemari and Hamathi. And afterward sprang the kindreds of the Canaanites. ¹⁹ And the coasts of the Canaanites were from Sidon till thou come to Gerar and to Gaza, and till thou come to Sodom, Gomorrah, Adma, Zeboiim: even unto Lasha.

¹⁹ "Blessed be Abram unto the most highest God, possessor of heaven and earth.

²² And Abram answered the king of Sodom, "I lift up my hand unto the LORD God most high, possessor of heaven and earth,

²³ Now therefore swear unto me even here by God, that thou wilt not hurt me nor my children, nor my children's children. But that thou shalt deal with me and the country where thou art a stranger, according unto the kindness that I have showed thee."

²⁸ Then said they, "We saw that the LORD was with thee, and therefore we said that there should be an oath betwixt us and thee, and that we would make a bond with thee: ²⁹ that thou shouldest do us no hurt, as we have not touched thee, and have done unto thee nothing but good, and send thee away in peace: for thou art now the blessed of the LORD." ³⁰ And he made them a feast, and they ate and drank. ³¹ And they rose up betimes in the morning and sware one to another. And Isaac sent them away. And they departed from him in peace.

³⁴ When Esau was forty years old, he took to wife Judith the daughter of Beeri, an Hittite, and Basemath the daughter of Elon, an Hittite also, ³⁵ which were disobedient unto Isaac and Rebekah.

⁴⁶ And Rebekah spake to Isaac, "I am weary of my life, for fear of the daughters of Heth. If Jacob take a wife of the daughters of Heth, such one as these are, or of the daughters of the land, what lust should I have to live?"

⁸ and seeing also that the daughters of Canaan pleased not Isaac his father:

⁴⁴ Now therefore, come on, let us make a bond, I and thou together, and let it be a witness between thee and me." ⁴⁵ Then took Jacob a stone and set it up on end, ⁴⁶ and said unto his brethren, "Gather stones." And they took stones, and made a heap, and they ate there, upon the heap. ⁴⁷ And Laban called it Jegar Sahadutha, but Jacob called Gilead. ⁴⁸ Then said Laban, "This heap be witness between thee and me this day." Therefore is it called Gilead. ⁴⁹ "And this toot-hill which the LORD seeth," said he, "be witness between me and thee when we are departed one from another: ⁵⁰ that thou shalt not vex my daughters neither shalt take other wives unto them. Here is no man with us: behold, God is witness betwixt thee and me." ⁵¹ And Laban said moreover to Jacob, "Behold, this heap and this mark which I have set here, betwixt me and thee: ⁵² this heap be witness and also this mark, that I will not come over this heap to thee, and thou shalt not come over this heap and this mark, to do any harm. ⁵³ The God of Abraham, the God of Nahor, and the God of their fathers, be judge betwixt us." And Jacob sware by him that his father Isaac feared.

²⁵ And Joseph took an oath of the children of Israel and said, "God will not fail but visit you: see therefore that ye carry my bones hence."

⁷ "Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain, for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.

¹¹ then shall an oath of the LORD go between them, whether he have put his hand unto his neighbor's good, and the owner of it shall take the oath, and the other shall not make it good.

¹³ And in all things that I have said unto you, be circumspect. And make no rehearsal of the names of strange gods, neither let any man hear them out of your mouths.

¹⁶ And thou take of their daughters unto thy sons, and when their daughters go a whoring after their gods,

¹² Ye shall not swear by my name falsely, that thou defilest not the name of thy God; I am the LORD.

²¹ and let the priest conjure her with the conjuration of the curse, and say unto her: the LORD make thee a curse and a conjuration among thy people: so that the LORD make thy thigh rot, and thy womb to burst,

¹³ But fear the LORD thy God and serve him, and swear by his name,

³ Also thou shalt make no marriages with them, neither give thy daughter unto his son nor take his daughter unto thy son. ⁴ For they will make your sons depart from me and serve strange gods, and then will the wrath of the LORD wax hot upon you and destroy you shortly.

²⁰ Thou shalt fear the LORD thy God and serve him and cleave unto him and swear by his name,

¹² Now, therefore, swear unto me by the LORD because I have showed you mercy, that ye shall also show mercy unto my father's house and give me a true token.

¹⁷ And with other words Jonathan adjured David, because he loved him. For as his own soul he loved him.

¹⁵ And Hezekiah prayed before the LORD, and said, "LORD God of Israel which dwellest between the Cherubs, thou art God alone over all the kingdoms of the earth, and thou hast made both heaven and earth.

¹² And Hiram said moreover, "Blessed be the LORD God of Israel which hath made both heaven and earth, that he hath given David the king a wise son that hath discretion and understanding, to build a house for the LORD, and another for his kingdom.

⁶ LORD, thou alone hast made heaven, and the heaven of all heavens, with all their host, the earth and all that is therein, the sea and all that is therein: thou givest life unto all, and the host of heaven bow themselves unto thee.

²⁵ And I reproved them, and cursed them, and smote certain men of them, and plucked them up, and took an oath of them by God, "Ye shall not give your daughters unto their sons, neither shall ye take their daughters unto your sons, or for yourselves.

¹⁵ For ye are the blessed of the LORD, which made heaven and earth.

²³ I swear by myself: out of my mouth cometh the word of righteousness, and that may no man turn: but all knees shall bow unto me, and all tongues shall swear by me,

¹ Hear this, O thou house of Jacob; ye that are called by the name of Israel, and are come out of one stock with Judah; which swear by the name of the LORD, and bear witness by the God of Israel - but not with truth and right.

¹⁶ Whoso rejoiceth upon earth, shall rejoice in the true God: And whoso sweareth upon earth, shall swear in the true God. For the old enmity shall be forgotten, and taken away out of my sight.

² And shalt swear, 'The LORD liveth' in truth, in equity and righteousness: and all people shall be fortunable and joyful in him."

¹¹ As for their gods, it may well be said of them, "They are gods, that made neither heaven nor earth: therefore shall they perish from the earth, and from all things under heaven."

¹⁶ And if they, namely that trouble my people, will learn the ways of them, to swear by my name, 'The LORD liveth' - like as they learned my people to swear by Baal - then shall they be reckoned among my people.

⁵ yea, and such as upon their house-tops worship and bow themselves unto the host of heaven: which swear by the LORD, and by their Milcom also:

³⁹ The wife is bound to the law as long as her husband liveth. If her husband sleep, she is at liberty to marry with whom she will only in the Lord.

¹⁴ Set yourselves therefore at large, and bear not a stranger's yoke with the unbelievers. For what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? What company hath light with darkness? ¹⁵ What concord hath Christ with Belial? Either, what part hath he that believeth with an infidel? ¹⁶ How agreeth the temple of God with images? And ye are the temple of the living God, as said God, "I will dwell among them, and walk among them, and will be their God: and they shall be my people." ¹⁷ Wherefore, "Come out from among them, and separate yourselves," saith the Lord, "and touch none unclean thing: so will I receive you,

¹⁶ Men verily swear by him that is greater than themselves; And an oath to confirm the thing, is among them an end of all strife.

²⁵ and lived, after he had begot Terah, a hundred and nineteen years, and begat sons and daughters.

⁷ Then the LORD appeared unto Abram and said, "Unto thy seed will I give this land." And he built an altar there unto the LORD which appeared to him.

²⁰ And it chanced, after these things, that one told Abraham, saying, "Behold, Milcah she hath also born children unto thy brother Nahor: ²¹ Uz his eldest son and Buz his brother, and Kemuel the father of the Syrians, ²² and Chesed, and Hazo, and Pildash, and Jidlaph, and Bethuel." ²³ And Bethuel begat Rebekah. These eight did Milcah bear to Nahor, Abraham's brother.

² but arise and get thee to Mesopotamia, to the house of Bethuel thy mother's father: and there take thee a wife of the daughters of Laban, thy mother's brother.

⁵⁸ And they called forth Rebekah and said unto her, "Wilt thou go with this man?" And she said, "Yea."

² If thou wilt not let them go but wilt hold them still:

¹⁶ A wise man doth all things with discretion; but a fool will declare his folly.

¹ Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and wrap not yourselves again in the yoke of bondage.

³⁹ We are not which withdraw ourselves unto damnation, but pertain to faith, to the winning of the soul.

⁹ By faith he removed into the land that was promised him, as into a strange country, and dwelt in tabernacles: and so did Isaac, and Jacob, heirs with him of the same promise.

¹³ And they all died in faith, and received not the promises: but saw them afar off, and believed them, and saluted them: and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth. ¹⁴ They that say such things, declare that they seek a country. ¹⁵ Also, if they had been mindful of that country, from whence they came out, they had leisure to have returned again. ¹⁶ But now they desire a better, that is to say a heavenly. Wherefore God is not ashamed of them, even to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city.

²⁰ For if they, after they have escaped from the filthiness of the world through the knowledge of the Lord, and of the saviour Jesus Christ, they are yet tangled again therein and overcome: then is the latter end worse with them than the beginning. ²¹ For it had been better for them, not to have known the way of righteousness, then after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment given unto them. ²² It is happened unto them according to the true proverb, "The dog is turned to his vomit again, and the sow that was washed, is returned to her wallowing in the mire."

¹ Then the LORD said unto Abram, "Get thee out of thy country and from thy kindred; and out of thy father's house, into a land which I will show thee. ² And I will make of thee a mighty people, and will bless thee, and make thy name great, that thou mayst be a blessing. ³ And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse them that curse thee. And in thee shall be blessed all the generations of the earth." ⁴ And Abram went as the LORD bade him, and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy five years old, when he went out of Haran. ⁵ And Abram took Sarai, his wife, and Lot, his brother's son, with all their goods which they had gotten, and souls which they had begotten in Haran. And they departed to go into the land of Canaan. And when they were come into the land of Canaan, ⁶ Abram went forth into the land till he came unto a place called Shechem, and unto the oak of Moreh. And the Cananites dwelled then in the land. ⁷ Then the LORD appeared unto Abram and said, "Unto thy seed will I give this land." And he built an altar there unto the LORD which appeared to him.

¹⁵ for all the land which thou seest will I give unto thee and to thy seed for ever.

¹⁸ And that same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, "Unto thy seed will I give this land, from the river of Egypt, even unto the great river Euphrates:

⁸ And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger: even all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession, and will be their God."

¹⁶ saying, "By myself have I sworn, saith the LORD, because thou hast done this thing and hast not spared thy only son, ¹⁷ that I will bless thee and multiply thy seed as the stars of heaven and as the sand upon the sea side. And thy seed shall possess the gates of his enemies. ¹⁸ And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed, because thou hast obeyed my voice."

³ Sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and will 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, ⁴ and will multiply thy seed as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all these countries. And through thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed,

²⁴ And the LORD appeared unto 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."

⁵ When the LORD hath brought thee in to the land of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Hivites and Jebusites, which he sware unto thy fathers that he would give thee: a land wherein milk and honey floweth, then see that thou keep this service in this same month.

²⁰ "Behold, I send mine angel before thee, to keep thee in the way, and to bring thee into the place which I have prepared. ²¹ Beware of him and hear his voice and anger him not: for he will not spare your misdeeds, yea and my name is in him. ²² But and if thou shalt hearken unto his voice and keep all that I shall tell thee, then I will be an enemy unto thine enemies and an adversary unto thine adversaries. ²³ When mine angel goeth before thee and hath brought thee in unto the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Canaanites, Hivites and Jebusites, and I shall have destroyed them,

¹³ Remember Abraham, Isaac and Israel thy servants, to whom thou sworest by thine own self and saidest unto them, 'I will multiply your seed as the stars of heaven, and all this land which I have said, I will give unto your seed: and they shall inherit it forever.'"

² And I will send an angel before thee, and will cast out the Canaanites, the Amorites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites:

¹⁶ 'Because the LORD was not able to bring in this people into the land which he swore unto them, therefore he slew them in the wilderness.'

³⁰ come in to the land over which I lifted mine hand to make you dwell therein — save Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun.

¹¹ 'None of the men that came out of Egypt, from twenty years old and above, shall see the land which I swore unto Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, because they have not continually followed me:

⁸ Behold, I have set the land before you: go in therefore and possess the land which the LORD sware unto your fathers Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, to give unto them and their seed after them.'

⁴ And the LORD said unto him, "This is the land which I sware unto Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, saying, 'I will give it unto thy seed. I have showed it thee before thine eyes: but thou shalt not go over thither."

⁶ Be strong and bold: for unto this people shalt thou divide the land which I sware unto their fathers to give them.

¹ And the angel of the LORD came up from Gilgal to Bochim and said, "I brought you out of Egypt and have brought you unto the land which I sware unto your fathers. And I said that I would never break my covenant with you,

² "Thus sayeth Cyrus the king of Persia: 'The LORD God of heaven hath given me all the kingdoms of the land and hath commanded me to build him a house at Jerusalem in Judah.

⁸ I will inform thee, and teach thee in the way wherein thou shalt go; and I will guide thee with mine eye.

⁷ The angel of the LORD pitcheth his tent round about them that fear him, and delivereth them.

²⁴ Thou leadest me with thy counsel, and afterward receivest me unto glory.

²⁰ O praise the LORD ye angels of his, ye that excel in strength, ye that fulfill his commandment, and hearken unto the voice of his word.

⁵ Put thy trust in the LORD with all thine heart, and lean not unto thine own understanding. ⁶ In all thy ways have respect unto him, and he shall order thy goings.

⁹ In their troubles he forsook them not, but the angel that went forth from his presence delivered them. Of very love and kindness that he had unto them, he redeemed them: He hath born them, and carried them up ever since the world began.

⁴⁴ In the days of these kings, shall the God of heaven set up an everlasting kingdom, which shall not perish, and his kingdom shall not be given over to another people. Yea, the same shall break and destroy all these kingdoms, but it shall endure forever.

⁹ And he answered them, "I am a Hebrew: and the LORD God of heaven which made both sea and dry land, I fear."

⁵ and he gave him none inheritance in it — no, not the breadth of a foot — But promised that he would give it to him to possess and to his seed after him, when as yet he had no child.

¹⁴ Are they not all spirits to do service, sent for to minister for their sakes, which shall be heirs of salvation?

¹³ And the same hour was there a great earthquake, and the tenth part of the city fell, and in the earthquake were slain names of men seven thousand. And the remnant were afeared, and gave glory to God of heaven.

⁴ But shalt go unto my country and to my kindred, and there take a wife unto my son Isaac." ⁵ Then said the servant unto him, "What and if the woman will not agree to come with me unto this land, shall I bring thy son again unto the land which thou camest out of?" ⁶ And Abraham said unto him, "Beware of that, that thou bring not my son thither.

⁵ But and if her father forbid her the same day that he heareth it, none of her vows nor bonds which she hath made upon her soul shall be of value, and the LORD shall forgive her, because her father forbade her.

⁸ But and if her husband forbade her the same day that he heard it, then hath he made her vow which she had upon her of none effect, and that also which she pronounced with her lips wherewith she bound her soul, and the LORD shall forgive her.

¹⁷ And the men said unto her, "We will be blameless of thy oath, which thou hast made us swear. ¹⁸ Behold, when we come unto the land, thou shalt bind this purple threaden cord in the window, which thou lettest us down by. And thou shalt bring thy father, thy mother, thy brethren, and all thy father's household, even into the house to thee. ¹⁹ And then whosoever go out at the doors of thy house, into the street, his blood shall be upon his own head, and we guiltless. And whosoever shall be with thee in the house, his blood be upon our heads if any man's hand be upon him: ²⁰ And even so if thou utter these our words, we will be quit of thy oath which thou hast made us swear."

²⁰ But this we will do to them and let them live: and so shall no wrath be upon us because of the oath which we sware unto them."

³² and ye shall know the truth: And the truth shall make you free."

² And he said, "Ye men, brethren, and fathers, hearken to. The God of glory appeared unto our father Abraham while he was yet in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Haran,

² And he said unto his eldest servant of his house which had the rule over all that he had, "Put thy hand under my thigh

³¹ Then took Terah: Abram his son, and Lot his son Haran's son, and Sarai his daughter-in-law his son Abram's wife. And they went with him from Ur in Chaldea, to go into the land of Canaan. And they came to Haran and dwelled there.

⁴³ Now therefore my son hear my voice, make thee ready, and flee to Laban my brother at Haran:

¹ Then Jacob lift up his feet, and went toward the east country.

⁴ And Jacob said unto them, "Brethren, whence be ye?" And they said, "Of Haran are we." ⁵ And he said unto them, "Know ye Laban, the son of Nahor?" And they said, "We know him."

²² which committed to Joseph's hand all the prisoners that were in the prison house. And whatsoever was done there, that did he. ²³ And the keeper of the prison looked unto nothing that was under his hand, because the LORD was with him, and because that whatsoever he did, the LORD made it come luckily to pass.

⁴ because they met you not with bread and water in the way when ye came out of Egypt, and because they hired against thee Balaam the son of Beor, the interpreter of Mesopotamia, to curse thee.

⁸ Therefore the LORD was angry with Israel and delivered them into the hands of Cushanrishathaim king of Mesopotamia. So that the children of Israel served Cushanrishathaim eight years. ⁹ And the children of Israel cried unto the LORD. And the LORD stirred them up a saver and saved them: one Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother. ¹⁰ And the spirit of the LORD came upon him. And he judged Israel, and went out to war. And the LORD sold Cushanrishathaim king of Mesopotamia into his hand. So that his hand was mighty over Cushanrishathaim.

⁶ And when the children of Ammon saw that they stank in the nose of David, Hanun, and the children of Ammon sent a thousand talents of silver to hire the chariots and horsemen out of Mesopotamia and out of Arammaacah and out of Zobah.

⁹ Parthians, Medes, and Elamites and the inhabiters of Mesopotamia, of Jewry and of Cappadocia, of Pontus and of Asia;

¹³ Lo, I stand here by the well of water and the daughters of the men of this city will come out to draw water: ¹⁴ Now the damsel to whom I say, 'stoop down thy pitcher, and let me drink.' If she say, 'Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also,' the same is she that thou hast ordained for thy servant Isaac: yea, and thereby shall I know that thou hast showed mercy on my master. ¹⁵ And it came to pass, yer he had left speaking, that Rebekah came out — the daughter of Bethuel, son to Milcah the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother — and her pitcher upon her shoulder. ¹⁶ The damsel was very fair to look upon, and yet a maid and unknown of man. And she went down to the well and filled her pitcher and came up again. ¹⁷ Then the servant ran unto her and said, "Let me sip a little water of thy pitcher." ¹⁸ And she said, "Drink, my lord." And she hasted and let down her pitcher upon her arm and gave him drink. ¹⁹ And when she had given him drink, she said, "I will draw water for thy camels also, until they have drunk enough." ²⁰ And she poured out her pitcher into the trough hastily, and ran again unto the well, to fetch water: and drew for all his camels.

¹³ And he said unto him, "My lord knoweth that I have tender children, ewes and cows with young, under mine hand, which if men should overdrive but even one day, the whole flock would die. ¹⁴ Let my lord therefore go before his servant and I will drive fair and softly, according as the cattle that goeth before me and the children, be able to endure: until I come to my lord unto Seir."

¹⁶ The priest of Midian had seven daughters which came and drew water and filled the troughs, for to water their father's sheep.

¹¹ And as they were going up into the city, they met with damsels that came out to draw water, and said unto them, "Is there here a Seer?"

¹⁰ A righteous man regardeth the life of his cattle; but the ungodly have cruel hearts.

⁷ And there came a woman of Samaria to draw water. And Jesus said unto her, "Give me drink" -

¹ After these deeds, the word of God came unto Abram in a vision, saying, "Fear not Abram, I am thy shield; and thy reward shall be exceeding great."

⁷ Moreover, I will make my covenant between me, and thee, and thy seed after thee; in their times to be an everlasting testament, so that I will be God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee. ⁸ And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger: even all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession, and will be their God."

²⁷ and said, "Blessed be the LORD God of my master Abraham which ceaseth not to deal mercifully and truly with my master. For the LORD hath brought me the way to my master's brother's house."

⁴² And I came this day unto the well and said, 'O LORD, the God of my master Abraham, if it be so that thou makest my journey which I go, prosperous:

⁴⁸ And I bowed myself, and worshipped the LORD, and blessed the LORD God of my master Abraham which had brought me the right way, to take my master's brother's daughter unto his son.

¹⁰ And thou shalt bring it to thy father and he shall eat, that he may bless thee before his death."

²⁰ But Isaac said unto his son, "How cometh it that thou hast found it so quickly my son?" He answered, "The LORD thy God brought it to my hand."

¹³ Yea, and the LORD stood upon it and said, "I am the LORD God of Abraham thy father and the God of Isaac: The land which thou sleepest upon will I give thee and thy seed.

⁴² And except the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and the God whom Isaac feareth, had been with me: surely thou hadst sent me away now all empty. But God beheld my tribulation, and the labour of my hands, and rebuked thee yesterday."

⁹ And Jacob said, "O God of my father Abraham, and God of my father Isaac: LORD, which saidest unto me, 'return unto thy country and to thy kindred, and I will deal well with thee.'

¹⁴ And God almighty give you mercy in the sight of the man and send you your other brother and also Benjamin, and I will be as a man robbed of his children."

⁶ And he said, "I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob." And Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to look upon God.

¹⁵ And God spake further unto Moses, "Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, 'the LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob hath sent me unto you': this is my name for ever, and this is my memorial throughout all generations.

³⁶ And when offering time was come, Elijah the prophet went to and said, "LORD God of Abraham, Isaac and of Israel, let it be known this day, that thou art the God in Israel, and that I am thy servant, and that I do all these things at thy commandment.

¹⁴ and took the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and smote the water and said, "Where is the LORD God of Elijah? Where is he?" And when he had smitten the water it divided part this way and part that way, and Elisha went over.

¹¹ O LORD, let thine ears mark the prayer of thy servant, and the prayer of thy servants, whose desire is to fear thy name; and let thy servant prosper this day, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man. For I was the king's butler."

⁴ Then said the king unto me, "What, then, is thy request?" Then made I my prayer to the God of heaven,

⁵ Commit thy way unto the LORD, set thy hope in him, and he shall bring it to pass.

¹⁶ Show thy servants thy work, and their children thy glory. ¹⁷ And the glorious majesty of the LORD our God be upon us. Prosper thou the work of our hands upon us; O prosper thou our handiwork.

²⁵ Help me now O LORD; O LORD, send us now prosperity.

⁶ O pray for the peace of Jerusalem; they shall prosper that love thee.

¹ {A song of the stairs} Except the LORD build the house, their labour is but lost that build it. Except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain.

⁶ In all thy ways have respect unto him, and he shall order thy goings.

³² 'I am Abraham's God, and Isaac's God, and the God of Jacob?' God is not the God of the dead: but of the living."

⁶ Be not careful: but in all things show your petition unto God in prayer and supplication with giving of thanks.

¹⁰ while we night and day pray exceedingly, that we might see you presently, and might fulfill that which is lacking in your faith. ¹¹ God himself, our father, and our Lord Jesus Christ guide our journey unto you:

¹¹ And made his camels to lie down without the city by a well's side of water, at even: about the time that women come out to draw water.

⁴³ behold, I stand by this well of water, and when a virgin cometh forth to draw water, and I say to her 'give me a little water of thy pitcher to drink,'

⁹ While he yet talked with them, Rachel came with her father's sheep, for she kept them. ¹⁰ As soon as Jacob saw Rachel, the daughter of Laban, his mother's brother, and the sheep of Laban, his mother's brother, he went and rolled the stone from the well's mouth, and watered the sheep of Laban, his mother's brother.

¹¹ Now the archers did cry, where men draw water; there shall they tell of the justice of the LORD, and of the justice of his uplandish folk in Israel. And then the people of the LORD went down unto the gates.

⁸ And he said, "LORD God, whereby shall I know that I shall possess it?"

⁴⁴ and she say again to me, 'drink thou, and I will also draw water for thy camels,' that same is the wife, whom the LORD hath prepared for my master's son.'

¹ Moses answered and said, "See, they will not believe me nor hearken unto my voice: but will say, 'the LORD hath not appeared unto thee.'" ² Then the LORD said unto him, "What is that in thine hand?" And he said, "A rod." ³ And he said, "Cast it on the ground." And it turned unto a serpent. And Moses ran away from it. ⁴ And the LORD said unto Moses, "Put forth thine hand and take it by the tail." And he put forth his hand and caught it, and it became a rod again in his hand. ⁵ "That they may believe that the LORD God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob hath appeared unto thee." ⁶ And the LORD said furthermore unto him, "Thrust thine hand into thy bosom." And he thrust his hand into his bosom and took it out. And behold, his hand was leprous, even as snow. ⁷ And he said, "Put thine hand into thy bosom again." And he put his hand into his bosom again, and plucked it out of his bosom, and behold, it was turned again as his other flesh. ⁸ "If they will not believe thee, neither hear the voice of the first token: yet will they believe the voice of the second token. ⁹ But and if they will not believe the two signs, neither hearken unto thy voice, then take of the water of the river and pour it upon the dry land. And the water which thou takest out of the river shall turn to blood upon the dry land."

¹⁷ And he answered him, "If I have found grace in thy sight, then show me a sign, that thou art the LORD that talketh with me.

³⁷ Behold, I will put a fleece of wool in the threshing place. And if the dew be on the fleece only, and dry upon all the earth beside: then I shall be sure that thou wilt save Israel by my hand as thou saidest."

¹³ And when Gideon was come, behold, there was a man that told a dream unto his fellow and said, "Behold, I dreamed a dream and me thought that a broiled loaf of barley bread tumbled into the host of Midian, and came unto a tent, and smote it that it fell, and overturned it, that the tent lay along." ¹⁴ And his fellow answered and said, this is nothing else save the sword of Gideon the son of Joash, a man of Israel, into whose hand God hath delivered Midian and all the host." ¹⁵ When Gideon heard the telling of the dream and the interpretation of the same, he bowed himself to the earth and returned unto the host of Israel, and said, "Up, for the LORD hath delivered into your hands the host of the Midianites."

⁵ And they said unto him, "Ask of God, I pray thee, that we may know whether the way which we go, shall be prosperous or no."

⁷ Now therefore make a new cart and take two milk kine, on whose neck never came yoke. And tie the kine in the cart, and bring the calves home from them. ⁸ Then take the ark of the LORD and put it in the cart, and put the Jewels of gold — which ye reward him with for a trespass offering — in a forcer by the side thereof and send it away and let it go. ⁹ And mark if he go up by the way that leadeth unto his own coast, to Bethshemesh, then it is he that did us this great evil. But and if he do not, then it is not his hand that smote us, but it was a chance that happened us."

² And now when thou art departed from me, thou shalt meet two men by Rachel's sepulchre in the borders of Benjamin, even at Zelzah. And they will say unto thee, "The asses which thou wentest to seek, are found; see, thy father hath left the care of the asses and sorroweth for you, saying, 'What shall I do for my son?'" ³ Then thou shalt go forth from thence and shalt come to the oak of Tabor. And there shalt thou meet three men going to God to Bethel: one carrying three kids; and another carrying three loaves of bread; and the third carrying a bottle of wine. ⁴ And they will salute thee and give thee two loaves of bread: which thou shalt receive of their hands. ⁵ After that, thou shalt come to the hill of God, where the Philistines keep their watch. And when thou art come thither to the city thou shalt meet a company of prophets coming down from the hill, with a psaltery, a timbrel, a pipe, and a harp before them; and they prophesying. ⁶ And the spirit of the LORD will come upon thee, and thou shalt prophesy with them, and shalt be turned into another man. ⁷ And when these signs are chanced thee, then do what thou hast to do, for God is with thee. ⁸ And thou shalt also go before me to Gilgal. And behold, I will come unto thee to sacrifice burnt sacrifice and peace offerings. Tarry for me seven days till I come to thee and show thee what thou shalt do." ⁹ And as soon as he had turned his shoulder to go from Samuel, God gave him another manner of heart, and all those tokens came to pass that same day. ¹⁰ When they came to the hill, behold, the company of prophets met him, and the spirit of God came upon him, and he prophesied among them.

⁸ Then said Jonathan, "Behold, when we go over unto the men, and show ourselves unto them, ⁹ if they say on this wise to us, 'Tarry until we come to you,' then we will stand still where we be and not go up unto them. ¹⁰ But and if they so say unto us, 'Come up unto us,' then we will go up, for the LORD hath delivered them into our hands. And this shall be a sign unto us."

⁷ And if thy father say thus, 'It is well done,' then thy servant shall have peace. But and if he be angry, then be sure that wickedness is utterly concluded of him.

²⁴ And when thou hearest the noise of a thing going in the tops of the pear trees, then move. For then the LORD is gone out before thee, to smite the host of the Philistines."

⁹ And Joab said to Amasa, "Are all things in rest and peace my brother?" And Joab took Amasa by the chin with the right hand, as though he would have kissed him.

⁸ Then said Hezekiah to Isaiah, "What is the sign that the LORD will heal me, and that I shall go up into the house of the LORD the third day?" ⁹ And Isaiah said, "This sign shalt thou have of the LORD, that the LORD will do that he hath spoken: shall the shadow go forward ten degrees, or go back again ten degrees?" ¹⁰ And Hezekiah said, "It is a light thing for the shadow to go down ten degrees. Therefore I will not that: but let the shadow go backward ten degrees." ¹¹ And Isaiah the Prophet called to the LORD, and he brought the shadow ten degrees backward by which it had gone down, in the dial of Ahaz.

¹⁴ House and riches may a man have by the heritage of his elders; but a discreet woman is the gift of the LORD.

¹¹ "Ask thee a sign of the LORD thy God, from alow beneath, or from on high above."

¹⁰ beseeching that at one time or another, a prosperous journey, by the will of God, might fortune me to come unto you.

²⁷ And these are the generations of Terah. Terah begat Abram, Nahor and Haran. And Haran begat Lot.

²⁹ And Abram and Nahor took them wives. Abram's wife was called Sarai. And Nahor's wife, Milcah the daughter of Haran; which was father of Milcah and of Iscah.

¹⁴ And Abraham rose up early in the morning and took bread and a bottle with water, and gave it unto Hagar, putting it on her shoulders with the lad also, and sent her away. And she departed and wandered up and down in the wilderness of Beersheba.

²⁴ And she said unto him, "I am the daughter of Bethuel, the son of Milcah which she bare unto Nahor,"

⁴⁵ And before I had made an end of speaking in mine heart, behold, Rebekah came forth, and her pitcher on her shoulder; and she went down unto the well and drew. And I said unto her, 'give me drink.'

⁹ While he yet talked with them, Rachel came with her father's sheep, for she kept them.

³⁶ And Gideon said unto God, "If thou wilt save Israel by my hand as thou hast said: ³⁷ Behold, I will put a fleece of wool in the threshing place. And if the dew be on the fleece only, and dry upon all the earth beside: then I shall be sure that thou wilt save Israel by my hand as thou saidest." ³⁸ And it came to pass. And he rose up early on the morrow, and he thrust the fleece together and wrung the dew thereout and filled a bowl of water. ³⁹ And Gideon said unto God, "Be not angry with me, that I speak once more; let me prove only once again with the fleece. Let it be dry only upon the fleece, and dew upon all the ground about." ⁴⁰ And God did so that same night: so that it was dry upon the fleece only, and on all the ground about, dew.

² And Ruth the Moabitess said unto Naomi, "Let me go to the field and lease and gather ears, after whomsoever I find grace in his sight." And she said unto her, "Go, my daughter."

¹⁷ And so she gathered until even and then threshed that she had gathered, and it was upon an ephah of barley.

¹⁵ For the eyes of the LORD are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers.

² Thou that hearest the prayer, unto thee shall all flesh come.

¹⁸ The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon him, yea, all such as call upon him faithfully. ¹⁹ He fulfilleth the desire of them that fear him; he heareth their cry, and helpeth them.

²⁷ She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not her bread with idleness.

⁹ Then shouldest thou call, and the LORD answer; then shouldest thou cry, and he shall say, "Lo, here am I. For I the LORD thy God am merciful."

²⁴ And it shall be, that before they call, I shall answer them. While they are yet but thinking how to speak, I shall hear them.

²⁰ As I was yet speaking at my prayers, knowledging mine own sins, and the sins of my people, making so mine intercession before the LORD my God, for the holy hill's sake of my God: ²¹ Yea, while I was yet speaking in my prayer, behold, the man Gabriel, whom I had seen afore in the vision, came flying to me, and touched me about the offering time in the evening. ²² He informed me, and spake unto me, "O Daniel," said he, "I am now come, to make thee understand it: ²³ For as soon as thou begannest to make thy prayer, it was so devised, and therefore am I come to show thee. And why? For thou art a man greatly beloved. Wherefore, ponder the matter well, that thou mayest learn to understand the vision.

¹ And Adam lay with Eve his wife, which conceived and bare Cain, and said, "I have gotten a man of the LORD."

⁷ And the men of the place asked him of his wife, and he said that she was his sister: for he feared to call her his wife lest the men of the place should have killed him for her sake, because she was beautiful to the eye.

⁶ And therefore he left all that he had in Joseph's hand, and looked upon nothing that was with him, save only on the bread which he ate. And Joseph was a goodly person and a well favored.

¹⁷ Now, therefore, slay all the men-children and the women that have lain with men, fleshly. ¹⁸ But all the women-children that have not lain with men, keep alive for yourselves.

² As I was asleep, and my heart waking, I heard the voice of my beloved, when he knocked. Open to me, said he, O my sister, my love, my darling, my dove: for my head is full of dew, and my locks of my hair are full of the night drops.

¹ And there fell a dearth in the land, passing the first dearth that fell in the days of Abraham. Wherefore Isaac went unto Abimelech king of the Philistines, unto Gerar. ² Then the LORD appeared unto him and said, "Go not down into Egypt, but bide in the land which I say unto thee: ³ Sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and will 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, ⁴ and will multiply thy seed as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all these countries. And through thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed, ⁵ because that Abraham hearkened unto my voice and kept mine ordinances, commandments, statutes and laws." ⁶ And Isaac dwelled in Gerar. ⁷ And the men of the place asked him of his wife, and he said that she was his sister: for he feared to call her his wife lest the men of the place should have killed him for her sake, because she was beautiful to the eye. ⁸ And it happened after he had been there long time, that Abimelech king of the Philistines looked out at a window, and saw Isaac sporting with Rebekah his wife. ⁹ And Abimelech sent for Isaac and said, "See, she is of a surety thy wife, and why saidest thou that she was thy sister?" And Isaac said unto him, "I thought that I might peradventure have died for her sake." ¹⁰ Then said Abimelech, "Why hast thou done this unto us? One of the people might lightly have lain by thy wife and so shouldest thou have brought sin upon us." ¹¹ Then Abimelech charged all his people saying, "He that toucheth this man or his wife, shall surely die for it." ¹² And Isaac sowed in the land, and found in the same year a hundred bushels; for the LORD blessed him. ¹³ And the man waxed mighty, and went forth and grew till he was exceeding great, ¹⁴ that he had possession of sheep, of oxen, and a mighty household; so that the Philistines had envy at him, ¹⁵ insomuch that they stopped, and filled up with earth, all the wells which his father's servants digged in his father Abraham's time. ¹⁶ Then said Abimelech unto Isaac, "Get thee from me, for thou art mightier than we a great deal." ¹⁷ Then Isaac departed thence, and pitched his tent in the valley Gerar and dwelt there. ¹⁸ And Isaac digged again, the wells of water which they digged in the days of Abraham his father which the Philistines had stopped after the death of Abraham, and gave them the same names which his father gave them. ¹⁹ As Isaac's servants digged in the valley, they found a well of springing water. ²⁰ And the herdsmen of Gerar did strive with Isaac's herdsmen, saying, "The water is ours." Then called he the well Esek, because they strove with him. ²¹ Then digged they another well, and they strove for that also. Therefore called he it Sitnah. ²² And then he departed thence, and digged another well for the which they strove not: therefore called he it Rehoboth, saying, "The LORD hath now made us room, and we are increased upon the earth." ²³ Afterward departed he thence and came to Beersheba. ²⁴ And the LORD appeared unto 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." ²⁵ And then he built an altar there and called upon the name of the LORD, and there pitched his tent. And there Isaac's servants digged a well. ²⁶ Then came Abimelech to him from Gerar; and Ahuzzath his friend, and Phicol his chief captain. ²⁷ And Isaac said unto them, "Wherefore come ye to me, seeing ye hate me and have put me away from you?" ²⁸ Then said they, "We saw that the LORD was with thee, and therefore we said that there should be an oath betwixt us and thee, and that we would make a bond with thee: ²⁹ that thou shouldest do us no hurt, as we have not touched thee, and have done unto thee nothing but good, and send thee away in peace: for thou art now the blessed of the LORD." ³⁰ And he made them a feast, and they ate and drank. ³¹ And they rose up betimes in the morning and sware one to another. And Isaac sent them away. And they departed from him in peace. ³² And the same day came Isaac's servants, and told him of a well which they had digged: and said unto him, that they had found water. ³³ And he called it Sheba, wherefore the name of the city is called Beersheba unto this day.

¹⁰ And he arose and went to Zarephath. And when he came to the gate of the city, there was a widow there gathering sticks. And he called to her and said, "Fetch me, I pray thee, a little water in a dish that I may drink."

¹⁴ Meet the thirsty with water, O ye citizens of Tema; meet those with bread that are fled.

²⁵ Goodly rivers shall flow out of all his mountains and hills. In the day of the great slaughter when the towers shall fall,

⁶ Then shall the lame man leap as a hart and the dumb man's tongue shall give thanks. In the wilderness also, there shall wells spring, and floods of water in the desert. ⁷ The dry ground shall turn to rivers, and the thirsty to springs of water. Whereas dragons dwelt afore, there shall grow sweet flowers and green rushes.

¹⁷ When the thirsty and poor seek water, and find none, and when their tongue is dry of thirst: I give it them, sayeth the LORD. I, the God of Israel, forsake them not. ¹⁸ I bring forth floods in the hills, and wells in the plain fields. I turn the wilderness to rivers, and the dry land to conduits of water.

¹⁰ There shall neither hunger nor thirst, heat nor Sun hurt them. For he that favoureth them shall lead them, and give them drink of the spring wells.

⁹ Then the woman of Samaria said unto him, "How is it that thou, being a Jew, askest drink of me, which am a Samaritan?" For the Jews meddle not with the Samaritans.

¹⁴ Now the damsel to whom I say, 'stoop down thy pitcher, and let me drink.' If she say, 'Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also,' the same is she that thou hast ordained for thy servant Isaac: yea, and thereby shall I know that thou hast showed mercy on my master.

²⁶ She openeth her mouth with wisdom, and in her tongue is the law of grace.

⁸ In conclusion, be ye all of one mind, one suffer with another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous,

⁸ But above all things, have fervent love among you. For love covereth the multitude of sins. ⁹ Be ye harborous, one to another, and that without grudging.

⁴⁵ And before I had made an end of speaking in mine heart, behold, Rebekah came forth, and her pitcher on her shoulder; and she went down unto the well and drew. And I said unto her, 'give me drink.' ⁴⁶ And she made haste, and took down her pitcher from off her, and said, 'drink, and I will give thy camels drink also.' And I drank, and she gave the camels drink also.

⁹ Be ye harborous, one to another, and that without grudging.

¹² And he said, "LORD God of my master Abraham, send me good speed this day, and show mercy unto my master Abraham.

⁵⁶ And he said unto them, "Hinder me not: for the LORD hath prospered my journey. Send me away that I may go unto my master."

¹⁸ then went King David and set him down before the LORD and said, "What am I, Lord Jehovah, and what is my kin, that thou shouldest have brought me this far forth? ¹⁹ And is this a small thing in thy sight Lord Jehovah, but that thou shouldest speak also of thy servant's house for a great while to come? Is this a law among men Lord Jehovah? ²⁰ And what can David say more unto thee, seeing thou knowest thy servant, Lord Jehovah?

¹ {Of David, when he changed his speech before Abimelech; which drove him away, and he departed} I will always give thanks unto the LORD; his praise shall ever be in my mouth. ² My soul shall make her boast in the LORD: the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad. ³ O praise the LORD with me, and let us magnify his name together. ⁴ I sought the LORD, and he heard me; yea, he delivered me out of all my fear. ⁵ They had an eye unto him, and were lightened; and their faces were not ashamed. ⁶ Lo, the poor crieth, and the LORD heareth him, yea, and saveth him out of all his troubles.

¹ I give thanks unto the LORD, for he is gracious, and his mercy endureth forever.

⁸ O that men would therefore praise the LORD for his goodness; and declare the wonders that he doeth for the children of men!

¹⁵ O that men would therefore praise the LORD for his goodness, and declare the wonders that he doeth for the children of men!

⁴³ Whoso is wise, and pondereth these things well, shall understand the loving-kindness of the LORD.

¹ I am well pleased, that the LORD hath heard the voice of my prayer, ² that he hath inclined his ear unto me; therefore will I call upon him as long as I live. ³ The snares of death compassed me round about, the pains of hell got hold upon me. ⁴ I shall find trouble and heaviness, and I will call upon the Name of the LORD, "O LORD, I beseech thee, deliver my soul." ⁵ Gracious is the LORD, and righteous, yea our God is merciful. ⁶ The LORD preserveth the simple; I was brought down in misery and he helped me. ⁷ Turn again then unto thy rest, O my soul, for the LORD hath given thee thy desire.

¹⁹ But Mary kept all those sayings, and pondered them in her heart.

⁵¹ And he went with them, and came to Nazareth, and was obedient to them. But his mother kept all these things in her heart.

¹⁵ "My lord, hearken unto me. The land is worth four hundredth sicles of silver: But what is that betwixt thee and me? Bury thy dead." ¹⁶ And Abraham hearkened unto Ephron and weighed him the silver which he had said in the audience of the sons of Heth. Even four hundred silver sicles of current money among merchants.

³⁰ for as soon as he had seen the earrings and the bracelets upon his sister's hands, and heard the words of Rebekah his sister saying "thus said the man unto me," then he went out unto the man. And lo, he stood yet with the camels by the well side.

⁴⁷ And I asked her, saying, 'whose daughter art thou?' And she answered, 'the daughter of Bethuel, Nahor's son, whom Milcah bare unto him.' And I put the earring upon her face and the bracelets upon her hands.

² And Aaron said unto them, "Pluck off the golden earrings which are in the ears of your wives, your sons and of your daughters: and bring them unto me." ³ And all the people plucked off the golden earrings that were in their ears, and brought them unto Aaron.

¹ And on the third day put Esther on her royal apparel, and stood in the inner court of the king's palace within, over against the king's house. And the king sat upon his royal seat in the king's palace over against the gate of the house.

¹⁹ and collars, bracelets and hooves, ²⁰ the goodly flowered wide and broidered raiment, brushes and headbands, ²¹ rings and garlands, ²² holiday clothes and veils, kerchiefs and pins, ²³ glasses and smocks, bonnets and taches.

³² Doth a maiden forget her raiment, or a bride her stomacher? But as for my people, they have forgotten me for days innumerable.

¹¹ I decked thee with costly apparel; I put rings upon thy fingers, ¹² a chain about thy neck, spangles upon thy forehead, earrings upon thine ears, and set a beautiful crown upon thine head.

⁹ Likewise also the women, that they array themselves in comely apparel with shamefastness, and discreet behavior, not with broided hair, other gold, or pearls, or costly array: ¹⁰ but with such as becometh women that profess the worshipping of God through good works.

³ Whose apparel shall not be outward with broided hair, and hanging on of gold, other in putting on of gorgeous apparel:

²⁰ And it chanced, after these things, that one told Abraham, saying, "Behold, Milcah she hath also born children unto thy brother Nahor:

²³ And Bethuel begat Rebekah. These eight did Milcah bear to Nahor, Abraham's brother.

¹⁵ And it came to pass, yer he had left speaking, that Rebekah came out — the daughter of Bethuel, son to Milcah the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother — and her pitcher upon her shoulder.

⁴ Let a little water be fetched, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree: ⁵ And I will fetch a morsel of bread, to comfort your hearts withal. And then go your ways, for even therefore are ye come to your servant." And they answered, "Do even so as thou hast said." ⁶ And Abraham went a pace into his tent unto Sara, and said, Make ready at once three pecks of fine meal; knead it, and make cakes." ⁷ And Abraham ran unto his beasts and fetched a calf that was tender and good, and gave it unto a young man, which made it ready at once. ⁸ And he took butter and milk and the calf which he had prepared, and set it before them, and stood himself by them under the tree: and they ate.

¹⁹ and yet I have straw and provender for our asses, and bread and wine for me and thy handmaid, and thy lad that are with thy servant, and lack nothing." ²⁰ The old man said, "Peace be with thee, all that thou lackest shalt thou find with me: onely abide not in the streets all night." ²¹ And he brought him into his house, and gave fodder unto his asses. And they washed their feet, and did eat and drink.

⁸ But the liberal person imagineth honest things, and cometh up with honesty.

⁵ and said unto his young men, "Bide here with the ass. I and the lad will go yonder and worship and come again unto you."

⁵² And when Abraham's servant heard their words, he bowed himself unto the LORD, flat upon the earth.

²⁷ Ye shall say, 'It is the sacrifice of the LORD's Passover, which passed over the houses of the children of Israel in Egypt, as he smote the Egyptians and saved our houses.'" Then the people bowed themselves and worshipped.

⁸ And Moses bowed himself to the earth quickly, and worshipped,

²⁰ And David said to all the congregation, "Bless the LORD your God." And all the congregation blessed the LORD God of their fathers, and stooped and bowed themselves unto the LORD and to the king.

¹⁸ And Jehoshaphat bowed himself with his face to the city, and all Judah and the inhabiters of Jerusalem fell before the LORD, to bow themselves unto the LORD.

³⁰ And Hezekiah the king and the lords bade the Levites to praise the LORD with the words of David and of Asaph the seer of visions. And the Levites praised that they rejoiced again, and the other stooped and bowed themselves.

⁶ And Ezra praised the LORD, the great God. And all the people answered, "Amen, Amen," with their hands up, and bowed themselves, and worshipped the LORD with their faces to the ground.

²⁹ All such as be fat upon earth have eaten and worshipped. All they that go down into the dust shall kneel before him; and no man hath quickened his own soul.

⁴ For all the world shall worship thee, sing of thee, and praise thy name." Selah.

⁹ They that dwell in the wilderness shall kneel before him, and his enemies shall lick the dust.

⁶ O come, let us worship and fall down, and kneel before the LORD our maker.

⁶ "What acceptable thing shall I offer unto the LORD? Shall I bow my knee to the high God? Shall I come before him with burnt offerings, and with calves of a year old?

¹⁰ That in the name of Jesus should every knee bow, both of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under earth;

²⁶ And he said, "Blessed be the LORD God of Shem, and Canaan be his servant.

⁸ Then said Abram unto Lot, "Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between thee and me, and between my herdsmen and thine, for we be brethren.

²⁰ And blessed be God the most highest, which hath delivered thine enemies into thy hands." And Abram gave him tithes of all.

⁴ But shalt go unto my country and to my kindred, and there take a wife unto my son Isaac."

²¹ And the fellow wondered at her. But held his peace, to wete whether the LORD had made his journey prosperous or not.

¹⁰ I am not worthy of the least of all the mercies and truth which thou hast showed unto thy servant. For with my staff came I over this Jordan, and now have I gotten two droves.

¹¹ And it happened in these days when Moses was waxed great, that he went out unto his brethren and looked on their burdens, and spied an Egyptian smiting one of his brethren, an Hebrew.

¹³ And he went out another day: and behold, two Hebrews strove together. And he said unto him that did the wrong, "Wherefore smitest thou thine neighbor?"

¹⁰ And Jethro said, "Blessed be the LORD which hath delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians and out of the hand of Pharaoh, which hath delivered his people from under the power of the Egyptians.

¹⁴ And the women said unto Naomi, "Blessed be the LORD, the which hath not left thee without a heir this day that shall have a name in Israel,

³² Then said David to Abigail, "Blessed be the LORD God of Israel which sent thee this day to meet me.

³⁹ And when David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, "Blessed be the LORD that hath judged the cause of my rebuke of the hand of Nabal, and hath kept his servant from evil, and hath turned the wickedness of Nabal again upon his own head." And David sent to commune with Abigail, to the intent to take her to his wife.

²⁸ And Ahimaaz called and said to the king, "Good tidings," and bowed himself to the earth upon his face before the king and said, "Blessed be the LORD thy God which hath shut up all the men that lifted up their hands against my Lord the king."

¹⁰ And David blessed the LORD before all the congregation and said, "Blessed art thou LORD God of Israel our father, from ever and for ever. ¹¹ Thine, O LORD, is the greatness, power and glory, victory and praise: for all that is in heaven and in earth is thine, and thine is the kingdom, O LORD, and thou art lifted up a head above all. ¹² And riches and honour come of thee, and thou reignest over all, and in thine hand is power and strength, and in thine hand it is to make great and to give strength unto all. ¹³ And now our God, we thank thee, and praise thy glorious name. For what am I? And what is my people, that would obtain strength to be so willing?

¹⁹ Praised be the LORD daily, even the God which helpeth us, and poureth his benefits upon us. Selah.

¹⁸ Blessed be the LORD God, even the God of Israel, which only doeth wondrous things. ¹⁹ And blessed be the name of his majesty forever; and all the lands be fulfilled with his glory. Amen, Amen.

³ He hath remembered his mercy and truth toward the house of Israel: so that all the ends of the world see the salvation of our God.

⁵ For the LORD is gracious, his mercy is everlasting, and his truth endureth from generation to generation.

¹¹ I will show thee the way of wisdom, and lead thee in the right paths. ¹² So that if thou goest therein, there shall no straitness hinder thee: and when thou runnest, thou shalt not fall. ¹³ Take fast hold of doctrine, let her not go: keep her, for she is thy life.

²⁰ I walk in the way of righteousness, and in the street of judgment:

²⁰ Thou shalt keep thy trust with Jacob, and thy mercy for Abraham, like as thou hast sworn unto our fathers long ago.

⁶⁸ "Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, for he hath visited and redeemed his people.

¹⁷ For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.

¹⁷ So then unto God, King everlasting, immortal, invisible, and wise only, be honour and praise for ever and ever. Amen.

⁵⁵ But her brother and her mother said, "Let the damsel abide with us a while, and it be but even ten days, and then go thy ways."

⁶⁷ Then Isaac brought her in to his mother Sara's tent, and took Rebekah and she became his wife, and he loved her: and so was Isaac comforted over his mother.

³³ Then went Laban into Jacob's tent, and into Lea's tent, and into two maidens' tents: but found them not. Then went he out of Lea's tent, and entered into Rachel's tent.

⁶⁰ And they blessed Rebekah and said unto her, "Thou art our sister, grow into thousand thousands, and thy seed possess the gates of their enemies."

⁵ And he said unto them, "Know ye Laban, the son of Nahor?" And they said, "We know him."

¹³ When Laban heard tell of Jacob, his sister's son, he ran against him, and embraced him and kissed him and brought him into his house. And then Jacob told Laban all the matter.

²⁹ that thou shouldest do us no hurt, as we have not touched thee, and have done unto thee nothing but good, and send thee away in peace: for thou art now the blessed of the LORD."

² which said unto his mother, "The eleven hundred silverlings that were taken from thee, about which thou cursedst and saidst in mine ears: Behold, the silver is with me for I took it away." Then said his mother, "Blessed be thou my son, in the LORD."

¹⁰ And then he said, "Blessed be thou in the LORD my daughter, for thou hast showed more goodness in the latter end, than at the beginning; inasmuch as thou followedst not young men, whether they were poor or rich.

⁸ Liberality is a precious stone unto him that hath it; for wheresoever he becometh, he prospereth.

¹⁶ Liberality bringeth a man to honour and worship, and setteth him among great men.

⁴ Let a little water be fetched, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree:

² And he said, "See lords, turn in, I pray you, into your servant's house; and tarry all night and wash your feet, and rise up early and go on your ways." And they said, "Nay, but we will bide in the streets all night."

²⁴ and led them into Joseph's house, and gave them water to wash their feet, and gave their asses provender.

²¹ And he brought him into his house, and gave fodder unto his asses. And they washed their feet, and did eat and drink.

⁴¹ And she arose and bowed herself on her face to the earth, and said, "Behold thy handmaid, to be a servant to wash the feet of the servants of my lord."

⁴⁴ And he turned to the woman, and said unto Simon, "Seest thou this woman? I entered into thy house, and thou gavest me no water to my feet: but she hath washed my feet with tears, and wiped them with the hairs of her head.

⁴ He rose from supper, and laid aside his upper garments, and took a towel, and gird himself. ⁵ After that, poured he water into a basin, and began to wash his disciples' feet, and to wipe them with the towel wherewith he was gird. ⁶ Then came he to Simon Peter. And Peter said to him, "Lord shalt thou wash my feet?" ⁷ Jesus answered and said unto him, "What I do, thou knowest not now, but thou shalt know hereafter." ⁸ Peter said unto him, "Thou shalt not wash my feet while the world standeth." Jesus answered him, "If I wash thee not, thou shalt have no part with me." ⁹ Simon Peter said unto him, "Lord not my feet only: but also my hands and my head." ¹⁰ Jesus said to him, "He that is washed needeth not, save to wash his feet, and is clean every whit. And ye are clean: but not all." ¹¹ For he knew his betrayer. Therefore said he, "Ye are not all clean." ¹² After he had washed their feet, and received his clothes, and was set down again, he said unto them, "Know ye what I have done to you? ¹³ Ye call me 'Master' and 'Lord,' and ye say well, for so am I. ¹⁴ If I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet: ye also ought to wash one another's feet.

¹⁰ and well reported of in good works: if she have nourished children, if she have been liberal to strangers, if she have washed the saints' feet, if she have ministered unto them which were in adversity, if she were continually given unto all manner good works.

¹² I have not forsaken the commandment of his lips; but look, what he charged me with his mouth, that have I shut up in my heart.

³ "I will not come within the tabernacle of my house, nor climb up into my bed; ⁴ I will not suffer mine eyes to sleep, nor mine eyelids to slumber, ⁵ until I find out a place for the temple of the LORD, a habitation for the mighty one of Jacob."

²⁹ Seest thou not, that they which be diligent in their business stand before kings, and not among the simple people?

¹⁰ Whatsoever thou takest in hand to do, that do with all thy power: for among the dead, where thou goest unto, there is neither work, counsel, knowledge nor wisdom.

¹⁴ But whosoever shall drink of the water that I shall give him, shall never be more a thirst: But the water that I shall give him, shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life."

³¹ And in the meanwhile his disciples prayed him, saying, "Master, eat." ³² He said unto them, "I have meat to eat, that ye know not of." ³³ Then said the disciples between themselves, "Hath any man brought him meat?" ³⁴ Jesus said unto them, "My meat is to do the will of him that sent me. And to finish his work.

⁵ Servants, be obedient unto your carnal masters, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your hearts, as unto Christ: ⁶ not with service in the eyesight, as men-pleasers: but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart ⁷ with good will, even as though serving the Lord and not men. ⁸ And remember that whatsoever good thing any man doeth, that shall he receive again of the Lord, whether he be bond or free.

² See that they which have believing masters despise them not because they are brethren: but so much the rather do service, forasmuch as they are believing and beloved and partakers of the benefits. These things teach and exhort.

¹⁶ which entreated Abram well for her sake, so that he had sheep, oxen and he-asses, men servants, maid servants, she-asses and camels.

¹ Abraham was old and stricken in days, and the LORD had blessed him in all things.

¹¹ And after the death of Abraham, God blessed Isaac his son, which dwelt by the well of the living and seeing.

¹² And Isaac sowed in the land, and found in the same year a hundred bushels; for the LORD blessed him. ¹³ And the man waxed mighty, and went forth and grew till he was exceeding great, ¹⁴ that he had possession of sheep, of oxen, and a mighty household; so that the Philistines had envy at him,

³ His substance was seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred yoke of oxen, five hundred she-asses, and a very great household: so that he was one of the most principal men among all them of the east country.

¹⁰ and the LORD turned him unto Job, when he prayed for his friends: Yea, the LORD gave Job twice as much as he had afore. ¹¹ And then came there unto him all his brethren, all his sisters, with all them that had been of his acquaintance afore, and ate bread with him in his house: wondering at him, and comforting him over all the trouble that the LORD had brought upon him. Every man gave him a sheep and a Jewel of gold. ¹² And the LORD made Job richer than he was before: for he had fourteen thousand sheep, and six thousand camels, and a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand asses.

³⁵ Thou hast given me the defense of thy salvation; thy right hand also shall hold me up, and thy loving correction shall make me great. {TYNDALE: And thou hast saved me with thy shield, and keptest me ever in meekness.}

³⁸ He blesseth them, so that they multiply exceedingly, and suffereth not their cattle to decrease.

³ Riches and plenteousness shall be in his house, and his righteousness endureth forever.

⁴ The end of lowliness and the fear of God, is riches, honour, prosperity and health.

²⁹ And Abram and Nahor took them wives. Abram's wife was called Sarai. And Nahor's wife, Milcah the daughter of Haran; which was father of Milcah and of Iscah. ³⁰ But Sarai was barren and had no child.

¹⁵ And God said unto Abraham, "Sarai, thy wife, shall no more be called Sarai: but Sara shall her name be. ¹⁶ For I will bless her and give thee a son of her; and will bless her so that people, yea and kings of people, shall spring of her." ¹⁷ And Abraham fell upon his face and laughed, and said in his heart, "Shall a child be born unto him that is a hundred years old? And shall Sara, that is ninety years old, bear?" ¹⁸ And Abraham said unto God, "O that Ishmael might live in thy sight!" ¹⁹ Then said God, "Nay. Sara thy wife shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name Isaac. And I will make my covenant with him, that it shall be an everlasting covenant unto his seed after him.

¹⁰ And he said, "I will come again unto thee as soon as the fruit can live. And lo, Sara thy wife shall have a son." That heard Sara, out of the tent door which was behind his back. ¹¹ Abraham and Sara were both old and well stricken in age, and it ceased to be with Sara after the manner as it is with wives. ¹² And Sara laughed in herself saying, "Now I am waxed old, shall I give myself to lust, and my lord old also?" ¹³ Then said the LORD unto Abraham, "Wherefore doth Sara laugh saying, 'shall I of a surety bear a child, now when I am old?' ¹⁴ Is the thing too hard for the LORD to do? In the time appointed will I return unto thee, as soon as the fruit can have life. And Sara shall have a son."

¹ The LORD visited Sara as he had said, and did unto her according as he had spoken. ² And Sara was with child and bare Abraham a son in his old age, even the same season which the LORD had appointed. ³ And Abraham called his son's name that was born unto him, which Sara bare him, Isaac: ⁴ and Abraham circumcised Isaac his son when he was eight days old, as God commanded him. ⁵ And Abraham was a hundred years old, when his son Isaac was born unto him. ⁶ And Sara said, "God hath made me a laughingstock: for all that hear, will laugh at me." ⁷ She said also, "Who would have said unto Abraham, that Sara should have given children suck, or that I should have borne him a son in his old age?"

¹⁰ Then she said unto Abraham, "Put away this bondmaid and her son: for the son of this bondwoman shall not be heir with my son Isaac."

⁵ But Abraham gave all that he had unto Isaac.

¹⁹ And he fainted not in the faith, nor yet considered his own body, which was now dead, even when he was almost a hundred years old: neither yet that Sara was past childbearing.

² And he said unto his eldest servant of his house which had the rule over all that he had, "Put thy hand under my thigh ³ that I may make thee swear by the LORD that is God of heaven and God of the earth, that thou shalt not take a wife unto my son, of the daughters of the Canaanites, among which I dwell. ⁴ But shalt go unto my country and to my kindred, and there take a wife unto my son Isaac." ⁵ Then said the servant unto him, "What and if the woman will not agree to come with me unto this land, shall I bring thy son again unto the land which thou camest out of?" ⁶ And Abraham said unto him, "Beware of that, that thou bring not my son thither. ⁷ The LORD God of heaven which took me from my father's house and from the land where I was born, and which spake unto me and sware unto me saying 'unto thy seed will I give this land' — he shall send his angel before thee, that thou mayest take a wife unto my son from thence. ⁸ Nevertheless, if the woman will not agree to come with thee then shalt thou be without danger of this oath. But above all things bring not my son thither again." ⁹ And the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham and sware to him as concerning that matter.

⁴⁶ And Rebekah spake to Isaac, "I am weary of my life, for fear of the daughters of Heth. If Jacob take a wife of the daughters of Heth, such one as these are, or of the daughters of the land, what lust should I have to live?"

¹ Then all this was performed, the rulers came to me, and said, "The people of Israel, and the priests, and Levites are not separated from the nations in the lands as touching their abominations, namely of the Cananites, Hittites, Perezites, Jebusites, Ammonites, Moabites, Egyptians, and Amorites. ² For they have taken the daughters of the same, and their sons, and have mixed the holy seed with the nations in the lands: and the hand of the rulers and lords of council hath been principal in this trespass." ³ When I heard this, I rent my clothes and my raiment, and plucked off the hair of my head and of my beard, and sat mourning.

¹ Then the LORD said unto Abram, "Get thee out of thy country and from thy kindred; and out of thy father's house, into a land which I will show thee.

¹⁹ Laban was gone to shear his sheep, and Rachel had stolen her father's images.

⁵ Then said the servant unto him, "What and if the woman will not agree to come with me unto this land, shall I bring thy son again unto the land which thou camest out of?"

²² And Enoch walked with God, after he had begot Methuselah, three hundred years, and begat sons and daughters:

²⁴ and then Enoch lived a godly life, and was no more seen - for God took him away.

⁹ These are the generations of Noah. Noah was a righteous man and uncorrupt in his time, and walked with God.

¹ When Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to him saying, "I am the almighty God: walk before me and be uncorrupt.

⁷ The LORD God of heaven which took me from my father's house and from the land where I was born, and which spake unto me and sware unto me saying 'unto thy seed will I give this land' — he shall send his angel before thee, that thou mayest take a wife unto my son from thence.

¹⁵ And he blessed Joseph saying, "God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac did walk, and the God which hath fed me all my life long unto this day;

²⁰ "Behold, I send mine angel before thee, to keep thee in the way, and to bring thee into the place which I have prepared.

³ And see that thou keep the appointment of the LORD thy God, that thou walk in his ways and keep his commandments, ordinances, laws and testimonies, even as it is written in the law of Moses: that thou mayest understand all that thou oughtest to do, and all that thou shouldest meddle with.

²³ and said, "LORD God of Israel, there is no God like thee in heaven above or in the earth beneath, that keepest appointment and mercy with thy servants that walk before thee with all their hearts:

³ "Oh LORD, remember yet how I have walked before thee truly and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in thy sight," and wept a great pace.

³ And he shall be like a tree planted by the waterside, that will bring forth his fruit in due season. His leaf, also, shall not wither; and, look, whatsoever he doeth, it shall prosper.

⁸ I have set the LORD always before me; for he is on my righthand. Therefore I shall not fall.

¹¹ For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.

²⁸ Then spake Nebuchadnezzar, and said, "Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego: which hath sent his angel, and defended his servants that put their trust in him: that have altered the king's commandment, and jeopardized their bodies thereupon, rather than they would serve or worship any other god except their own God only.

⁸ I am John, which saw these things and heard them. And when I had heard and seen, I fell down, to worship before the feet of the angel which showed me these things.

¹⁶ "I, Jesus, sent mine angel, to testify unto you these things in the congregations. I am the root and the generation of David, and the bright morning star."

⁸ Nevertheless, if the woman will not agree to come with thee then shalt thou be without danger of this oath. But above all things bring not my son thither again."

¹² that thou shouldest come under the covenant of the LORD thy God, and under his oath which the LORD thy God maketh with thee this day.

¹² And he said, "LORD God of my master Abraham, send me good speed this day, and show mercy unto my master Abraham. ¹³ Lo, I stand here by the well of water and the daughters of the men of this city will come out to draw water: ¹⁴ Now the damsel to whom I say, 'stoop down thy pitcher, and let me drink.' If she say, 'Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also,' the same is she that thou hast ordained for thy servant Isaac: yea, and thereby shall I know that thou hast showed mercy on my master.

³¹ And Laban said, "Come in, thou blessed of the LORD. Wherefore standest thou without? I have dressed the house and made room for the camels."

³ And his master saw that the LORD was with him and that the LORD made all that he did prosper in his hand.

²¹ And even there at the water beside Ahava, I proclaimed a fast, that we might humble ourselves before our God, to seek of him a right way for us, and our children and all our substance.

¹⁷ And the glorious majesty of the LORD our God be upon us. Prosper thou the work of our hands upon us; O prosper thou our handiwork.

⁷ When the angel which spake unto Cornelius was departed, he called two of his household servants, and a devout soldier of them that waited on him, ⁸ and told them all the matter, and sent them to Joppa.

²² And they said unto him, "Cornelius the captain, a just man and one that feareth God, and of good report among all the people of the Jews, was warned by a holy angel, to send for thee into his house, and to hear words of thee."

²² And the LORD God made of the rib which he took out of Adam, a woman, and brought her unto Adam.

³³ The lots are cast into the lap, but their fall standeth in the LORD.

²² Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and receiveth an wholesome benefit of the LORD.

¹⁰ but with such as becometh women that profess the worshipping of God through good works.

² Be not forgetful to lodge strangers. For thereby have divers received angels into their houses unawares.

¹³ For Hannah, she spake in her heart; and her lips did but move only, but her voice was not heard. And therefore Eli took her for drunken, ¹⁴ and said unto her, "How long wilt thou be drunken? Put away from thee the wine that thou hast." ¹⁵ Hannah answered, and said, "Not so, my lord. I am a woman sorrowful in mine heart, and have drunk neither wine nor any strong drink, but I have poured out my soul before the LORD.

²⁷ For thou, LORD of Hosts, God of Israel, hast told in the ear of thy servant, saying, "I will build thee a house. And therefore hath thy servant found in his heart to pray this prayer unto thee.

¹⁹ O Lord, hear; O forgive Lord; O Lord consider, tarry not over long: but for thine own sake do it. O my God: for thy city and thy people is called after thy name."

²³ For as soon as thou begannest to make thy prayer, it was so devised, and therefore am I come to show thee. And why? For thou art a man greatly beloved. Wherefore, ponder the matter well, that thou mayest learn to understand the vision.

⁷ "Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:

²⁴ And when they heard that, they lifted up their voices to God with one accord and said, "Lord, thou art God which hast made heaven and earth, the sea and all that in them is, ²⁵ which by the mouth of thy servant David hast said, 'Why did the heathen rage and the people imagine vain things? ²⁶ The kings of the earth stood up and the rulers came together against the Lord, and against his Christ.' ²⁷ For of a truth, against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, both Herod and also Pontius Pilate with the gentiles, and the people of Israel, gathered themselves together: ²⁸ for to do whatsoever thy hand and thy counsel determined before to be done. ²⁹ And now Lord behold their threatenings, and grant unto thy servants with all confidence to speak thy word. ³⁰ So that thou stretch forth thine hand, that healing, and signs, and wonders be done by the name of thy holy child Jesus." ³¹ And as soon as they had prayed, the place moved where they were assembled together, and they were all filled with the holy ghost, and they spake the word of God boldly. ³² And the multitude of them that believed, were of one heart; And of one soul. Also, none of them said that any of the things which he possessed was his own: But had all things common. ³³ And with great power gave the apostles witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. And great grace was with them all.

³⁰ And Cornelius said, "This day now four days I fasted, and at the ninth hour I prayed in my house, and behold, a man stood before me in bright clothing,

¹² And as he considered the thing, he came to the house of Mary the mother of one John, which was called Mark also, where many were gathered together in prayer. ¹³ As Peter knocked at the entry door, a damsel came forth to hearken, named Rhoda. ¹⁴ And when she knew Peter's voice, she opened not the entry for gladness, but ran in and told how Peter stood before the entry. ¹⁵ And they said unto her, "Thou art mad." And she bare them down that it was even so. Then said they, "It is his angel." ¹⁶ Peter continued knocking: When they had opened the door, and saw him, they were astonished. ¹⁷ And he beckoned unto them with the hand to hold their peace, and told them by what means the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said, "Go show these things unto James and to the brethren." And he departed and went into another place.

²⁶ Likewise, the spirit also helpeth our infirmities. For we know not, what to desire as we ought: but the spirit maketh intercession mightily for us with groanings which cannot be expressed with tongue.

¹⁸ And she said, "Drink, my lord." And she hasted and let down her pitcher upon her arm and gave him drink. ¹⁹ And when she had given him drink, she said, "I will draw water for thy camels also, until they have drunk enough."

²² And as the camels had left drinking, he took an earring of half a sicle weight, and two bracelets for her hands, of ten sicles weight of gold, ²³ and said unto her, "Whose daughter art thou? tell me: is there room in thy father's house, for us to lodge in?" ²⁴ And she said unto him, "I am the daughter of Bethuel, the son of Milcah which she bare unto Nahor,"

⁵³ And the servant took forth jewels of silver and jewels of gold and raiment, and gave them to Rebekah: But unto her brother and to her mother, he gave spices.

⁹ Kings' daughters go in thy goodly array, and upon thy righthand standeth the queen in a vesture of the most fine gold.

¹³ The king's daughter is all glorious within, her clothing is of wrought gold. ¹⁴ She shall be brought unto the king in raiment of needlework; the virgins that be her fellows shall bear her company, and shall be brought unto thee.

³ Thou shalt be a crown in the hand of the LORD, and a glorious garland in the hand of thy God. ⁴ From this time forth thou shalt never be called the forsaken, and thy land shall no more be called the wilderness. But thou shalt be called Hephzibah, that is, my beloved; and thy land Beulah, that is, a married woman: for the LORD loveth thee, and thy land shall be inhabited. ⁵ And like as a young man taketh a daughter to marriage, so shall God marry himself unto thy sons. And as a bridegroom is glad of his bride, so shall God rejoice over thee.

¹⁰ I gave thee change of raiments; I made thee shoes of Taxus leather; I girded thee about with white silk; I clothed thee with kerchiefs; ¹¹ I decked thee with costly apparel; I put rings upon thy fingers, ¹² a chain about thy neck, spangles upon thy forehead, earrings upon thine ears, and set a beautiful crown upon thine head. ¹³ Thus wast thou decked with silver and gold, and thy raiment was of fine white silk, of needle work and divers colors. Thou didst eat nothing but simnels, honey and oil: marvelous goodly wast thou, and beautiful, yea even a very Queen wast thou.

²⁶ to sanctify it, and cleansed it in the fountain of water through the word, ²⁷ to make it unto himself a glorious congregation without spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing: but that it should be holy and without blame.

²⁶ And the man bowed himself and worshipped the LORD, ²⁷ and said, "Blessed be the LORD God of my master Abraham which ceaseth not to deal mercifully and truly with my master. For the LORD hath brought me the way to my master's brother's house."

²⁰ and provide them ordinances and laws, and show them the way wherein they must walk and the works that they must do.

¹⁴ For this God is our God for ever and ever; he shall be our guide unto death.

⁷ He led them forth by the right way, that they might go to the city where they dwelt.

¹¹ I will show thee the way of wisdom, and lead thee in the right paths.

¹⁷ And thus sayeth the LORD God thine avenger, the holy one of Israel: I am the LORD thy God, which teach thee profitable things, and lead thee the way, that thou shouldest go.

¹⁷ let us go a good fellowship through thy country: we will not go through the fields nor through the vineyards, neither will we drink of the water of the fountains: but we will go by the highway and neither turn unto the right hand nor to the left, until we be past thy country."

²⁷ 'Let me go through thy land. I will go always along by the high way and will neither turn unto the right hand, nor to the left.

¹⁴ And the men answered her, "Our lives for you to die, if you utter not this our business. And so when the LORD hath given us the land, we will deal mercifully and truly with thee."

³ Let mercy and faithfulness never go from thee: bind them about thy neck, and write them in the tables of thine heart.

²⁸ And the damsel ran and told them of her mother's house these things.

²⁴ And God came to Laban the Sirian in a dream by night, and said unto him, "Take heed to thyself, that thou speak not to Jacob ought save good."

²⁹ for I am able to do you evil. But the God of your father spake unto me yesterday, saying, 'take heed that thou speak not to Jacob ought save good.'

²² And Absalom said unto his brother Amnon neither good nor bad. Howbeit, Absalom hated Amnon because he had forced his sister Tamar.

²³ This is the LORD's doing, and it is marvelous in our eyes.

⁴² Jesus said unto them, "Did ye never read in the scriptures? 'The same stone which the builders refused, the same is set in the principal part of the corner: this was the Lord's doing, and it is marvelous in our eyes.'

¹¹ This was done of the Lord, and is marvelous in our eyes.'"

¹⁷ Forasmuch then as God gave them like gifts, as he did unto us, when we believed on the Lord Jesus Christ: what was I that I should have withstood God?"

¹⁵ And Abimelech said, "Behold, the land lieth before thee: dwell where it pleaseth thee best."

¹⁰ And the king said, "What have I to do with you, ye sons of Zeruiah? Let him curse: for the LORD hath bid him curse David. And who dare presume to say wherefore doth he so?"

²⁶ And the man bowed himself and worshipped the LORD,

¹ {Of David, when he changed his speech before Abimelech; which drove him away, and he departed} I will always give thanks unto the LORD; his praise shall ever be in my mouth. ² My soul shall make her boast in the LORD: the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad.

²¹ O that men would therefore praise the LORD for his goodness, and declare the wonders that he doeth for the children of men! ²² — That they would offer unto him the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and tell out his works with gladness!

¹ I am well pleased, that the LORD hath heard the voice of my prayer, ² that he hath inclined his ear unto me; therefore will I call upon him as long as I live.

¹¹ and went into the house, and found the child with Mary his mother, and knelt down, and worshipped him: and opened their treasures, and offered unto him gifts; gold, frankincense and myrrh.

²⁵ And as it chanced Peter to come in, Cornelius met him, and fell down at his feet, and worshipped him. ²⁶ But Peter took him up, saying, "Stand Up: for even I myself am a man."

¹⁰ And the servant took ten camels of the camels of his master and departed, and had of all manner goods of his master with him, and stood up and went to Mesopotamia, unto the city of Nahor.

²² And as the camels had left drinking, he took an earring of half a sicle weight, and two bracelets for her hands, of ten sicles weight of gold,

²² but every wife shall borrow of her neighboress and of her that sojourneth in her house, jewels of silver and of gold and raiment. And ye shall put them on your sons and daughters, and shall rob the Egyptians."

² But bid the people that every man borrow of his neighbor and every woman of her neighboress: jewels of silver and jewels of gold."

³⁵ And the children of Israel did according to the saying of Moses: and they borrowed of the Egyptians jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment.

¹³ And unto Joseph he said, "Blessed of the LORD is his land with the goodly fruits of heaven, with dew and with springs that lie beneath: ¹⁴ and with fruits of the increase of the sun and with ripe fruit of the months, ¹⁵ and with the tops of mountains that were from the beginning and with the dainties of hills that last ever, ¹⁶ and with goodly fruit of the earth and of the fullness thereof. And the goodwill of him that dwelleth in the bush shall come upon the head of Joseph and upon the top of the head of him that was separated from among his brethren.

³ And their father gave them many great gifts in silver, gold and other precious things with strong cities in Judah: but the kingdom he gave to Jehoram, because he was the eldest.

⁶ And all they that were about them, strengthened their hands with vessels of silver and gold, with goods and cattle, and jewels, beside that which they gave of their own free will.

¹³ The fruits that sprout in thee are like a very Paradise of pomegranates with sweet fruits:

² And Hezekiah was glad thereof, and showed them the commodities of his treasure, of silver, of gold, of spices and roots, of precious oils, and all that was in his cupboards and treasure houses. There was not one thing in Hezekiah's house, and so throughout all his kingdom, but he let them see it.

⁵⁹ Then they brought Rebekah their sister on the way, and her nurse, and Abraham's servant, and the men that were with him.

⁵ Thus Isaac sent forth Jacob, to go to Mesopotamia unto Laban, son of Bethuel the Syrian, and brother to Rebekah, Jacob's and Esau's mother. ⁶ When Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob, and sent him to Mesopotamia, to fetch him a wife thence, and that, as he blessed him he gave him a charge saying 'see thou take not a wife of the daughters of Canaan,'

²⁴ So sent he his brethren away, and they departed. And he said unto them, "See that ye fall not out by the way."

¹⁹ Then said Ahimaaz, the son of Zadok, "Let me run I pray thee, and bear the king tidings, how that the LORD hath judged him quite of the hands of all his enemies."

²⁷ And the watchman said, "Me thinketh the running of the foremost is like the running of Ahimaaz the son of Zadok." And the king said, "He is a good man and cometh with good tidings." ²⁸ And Ahimaaz called and said to the king, "Good tidings," and bowed himself to the earth upon his face before the king and said, "Blessed be the LORD thy God which hath shut up all the men that lifted up their hands against my Lord the king."

¹⁰ Say not thou, "What is the cause that the days of the old time were better than they that be now?" For that were no wise question.

³⁸ Then the man out of whom the devils were departed, besought him that he might be with him: But Jesus sent him away, saying, ³⁹ "Go home again into thine own house, and show what great things God hath done to thee." And he went his way, and preached throughout all the city what great things Jesus had done unto him.

³ And it fortuned, in process of time, that Cain brought of the fruit of the earth an offering unto the LORD.

²⁹ "'If a man sell a dwelling house in a walled city, he may buy it out again any time within a whole year after it is sold: and that shall be the space in which he may redeem it again.

⁸ And within a short space after, as he went thither again to take her to wife, he turned out of the way, to see the carcass of the Lion. And behold, there was a swarm of bees in the carcass of the Lion and honey.

⁹ Haste you and go to my father and tell him, 'This sayeth thy son Joseph: God hath made me lord over all Egypt. Come down unto me and tarry not. ¹⁰ And thou shalt dwell in the land of Goshen and be by me: both thou and thy children, and thy children's children: and thy sheep, and beasts and all that thou hast. ¹¹ There will I make provision for thee: for there remain yet five years of dearth, lest thou and thy household and all that thou hast perish.' ¹² Behold, your eyes do see, and the eyes also of my brother Benjamin, that I speak to you by mouth. ¹³ Therefore, tell my father of all my honour which I have in Egypt and of all that ye have seen, and make haste and bring in father hither."

⁸ Let not the book of this law depart out of thy mouth: but record therein day and night that thou mayest be circumspect to do according to all that is written therein. For then shalt thou make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have understanding.

²⁵ A good report out of a far country, is like cold water to a thirsty soul.

¹⁵ I myself alone have told you this before. Yea, I shall call him and bring him forth, and give him a prosperous journey.

¹⁰ Hearken, O daughter, and consider; incline thine ear. Forget also thine own people, and thy father's house. ¹¹ So shall the king have pleasure in thy beauty; for he is thy LORD, and thou shalt worship him.

³⁸ And Mary said, "Behold the handmaiden of the Lord, be it unto me even as thou hast said." And the angel departed from her.

⁵⁰ Then answered Laban and Bethuel, saying, "The thing is proceeded even out of the LORD, we can not therefore say unto thee, either good or bad:

⁸ Then died Debora, Rebekah's nurse, and was buried beneath Bethel under an oak. And the name of it was called the oak of lamentation.

¹² Have I conceived all this people, or have I begotten them, that thou shouldest say unto me, 'Carry them in thy bosom, as a nurse beareth the sucking child, unto the land which thou swarest unto their fathers?'

⁵ Neither was our conversation at any time with flattering words — as ye well know — neither in cloaked covetousness, God is record:

²⁸ And God blessed them, and God said unto them, "Grow and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it, and have dominion over the fishes of the sea, and over the fowls of the air, and over all the beasts that move on the earth.

¹ And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, "Increase and multiply and fill the earth.

¹⁶ For I will bless her and give thee a son of her; and will bless her so that people, yea and kings of people, shall spring of her."

¹⁷ that I will bless thee and multiply thy seed as the stars of heaven and as the sand upon the sea side. And thy seed shall possess the gates of his enemies.

³ And God almighty bless thee, increase thee, and multiply thee that thou mayest be a number of people,

¹⁵ And he blessed Joseph saying, "God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac did walk, and the God which hath fed me all my life long unto this day; ¹⁶ And the angel which hath delivered me from all evil, bless these lads: that they may be called after my name, and after my father Abraham and Isaac, and that they may grow and multiply upon the earth."

²⁰ And he blessed them, saying, "At the example of these, the Israelites shall bless and say, 'God make thee as Ephraim and as Manasseh.'" Thus set he Ephraim before Manasseh.

⁴⁶ And ye shall possess them and give them unto your children after you, to possess them for ever: and they shall be your bondmen. But over your brethren the children of Israel, ye shall not reign one over another cruelly.

¹⁹ Then let his father and his mother take him and bring him out unto the elders of that city and unto the gate of that same place,

¹¹ And all the people that were in the gate, and the elders, said "We are witnesses: the LORD make the woman that is come into thine house like Rachel and Lea, which twain did build the house of Israel: that she may do virtuously in Ephrata, and be famous in Bethlehem, ¹² and that thine house be like the house of Perez, whom Tamar bare unto Judah, even of the seed which the LORD shall give thee of this young woman."

¹⁰ There drew forth a fiery stream, and went out from him. A thousand times a thousand served him. Ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him. The judgment was set, and the books opened.

²⁴ For this cause shall a man leave father and mother and cleave unto his wife, and they shall be one flesh.

³⁴ And Rachel took the images, and put them in the camel's straw, and sat down upon them. And Laban searched all the tent: but found them not.

¹⁷ And David laid upon them from the twilight until the evening on the morrow: so that there escaped not a man, save four hundred young men which rode away upon camels and fled.

¹⁰ And it was written in the king Ahasuerus' name, and sealed with the king's ring. And by posts that rode upon swift young Mules, sent he the writings,

¹⁴ And the posts that rode upon the Mules made haste with all speed, according to the king's word: and the commandment was devised in the castle of Susa.

¹⁰ Hearken, O daughter, and consider; incline thine ear. Forget also thine own people, and thy father's house.

⁹ And then Abram departed and took his journey southward.

¹⁴ Wherefore she called the well, "the well of the living that seeth me" which well is between Kadesh and Bered.

¹ And Abraham departed thence toward the south country and dwelled between Kadesh and Shur and sojourned in Gerar.

² But his delight is in the law of the LORD, and in his law will he exercise himself, day and night.

¹¹ Therefore will I remember the works of the LORD, and call to mind thy wonders of old time. ¹² I will speak of all thy works, and my talking shall be of thy doings.

³⁴ O that my words might please him, for my joy is in the LORD.

¹⁵ I will exercise myself in thy commandments, and have respect unto thy footpaths.

²⁷ Make me to understand the way of thy commandments, and so shall I talk of thy wondrous works.

⁴⁸ My hands also will I lift up unto thy commandments, which I love; and my study shall be in thy statutes.

¹⁷ How dear are thy counsels unto me, O God! O how great is the sum of them! ¹⁸ If I tell them, they are more in number than the sand; when I wake up, I am present with thee.

⁵ Yet do I remember the times past; I muse upon all thy works. Yea, I exercise myself in the works of thy hands. ⁶ I stretch forth my hands unto thee; my soul gaspeth unto thee as a thirsty land. Selah.

⁵ As for me, I will be talking of thy worship, thy glory, thy praise, and wondrous works;

¹⁸ And as she went, she moved him to ask of her father a field. And she alighted off her ass. And Caleb said unto her, "What aileth thee?"

¹⁴ and as they went she counseled him to ask of her father a field. And then she lighted off her ass, and Caleb said unto her, "What aileth thee?"

¹⁶ And unto Sara he said, "See, I have given thy brother a thousand pieces of silver, behold this thing shall be a covering to thine eyes unto all that are with thee and unto all men and an excuse."

⁵ Every woman that prayeth or prophesieth bare-headed, dishonesteth her head. For it is even all one and the very same thing, even as though she were shaven. ⁶ If the woman be not covered, let her also be shorn. If it be shame for a woman to be shaven or shorn, let her cover her head.

¹⁰ For this cause ought the woman to have power on her head, for the angels' sakes.

⁹ Likewise also the women, that they array themselves in comely apparel with shamefastness, and discreet behavior, not with broided hair, other gold, or pearls, or costly array:

³⁰ And the apostles gathered themselves together to Jesus, and told him all things, both what they had done, and what they had taught.

²² And the LORD God made of the rib which he took out of Adam, a woman, and brought her unto Adam. ²³ Then said Adam, "This is once bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh. This shall be called woman: because she was taken of the man." ²⁴ For this cause shall a man leave father and mother and cleave unto his wife, and they shall be one flesh.

⁶ And Abraham went a pace into his tent unto Sara, and said, Make ready at once three pecks of fine meal; knead it, and make cakes."

⁹ And they said unto him, "Where is Sara, thy wife?" And he said, "In the tent." ¹⁰ And he said, "I will come again unto thee as soon as the fruit can live. And lo, Sara thy wife shall have a son." That heard Sara, out of the tent door which was behind his back.

¹ Sara was a hundred and twenty seven years old, for so long lived she, ² and then died in a head-city called Hebron in the land of Canaan. Then Abraham came to mourn Sara and to weep for her.

¹⁸ And Jacob loved her well, and said, "I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy youngest daughter."

³⁵ Then came all his sons and all his daughters to comfort him. And he would not be comforted, but said, "I will go down into the grave unto my son, mourning." And thus his father wept for him.

¹² And in process of time, the daughter of Shuah Judah's wife died. Then Judah, when he had left mourning, went unto his sheep shearers to Timnath with his friend Hirah of Adullam.

² if I took thee, and brought thee into my mother's house - that thou mightest teach me, and that I might give thee drink of spiced wine and of the sweet sap of my pomegranates.

¹ Therefore be glad now, thou barren that bearest not. Rejoice, sing and be merry, thou that art not with child: For the desolate hath more children, than the married wife, sayeth the LORD. ² Make thy tent wider, and spread out the hangings of thine habitation: spare not, lay forth thy cords, and make fast thy stakes: ³ for thou shalt be multiplied on the right side and on the left, and thy seed shall have the Gentiles in possession, and dwell in the desolate cities. ⁴ Fear not, for thou shalt not be confounded. Be not ashamed, for thou shalt not come to confusion. Yea, thou shalt forget the shame of thy youth, and shalt not remember the dishonour of thy widowhood. ⁵ For he that made thee, shall be thy LORD and husband, whose name is the LORD of Hosts: and thine avenger shall be even the holy one of Israel, the LORD of the whole world.

¹ Would to God, ye could suffer me a little in my foolishness: yea, and I pray you forbear me. ² For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy. For I coupled you to one man, to make you a chaste virgin to Christ:

²² Women: submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord. ²³ For the husband is the wife's head, even as Christ is the head of the congregation, and the same is the saviour of the body. ²⁴ Therefore as the congregation is in subjection to Christ, likewise let the wives be in subjection to their husbands in all things. ²⁵ Husbands: love your wives, even as Christ loved the congregation, and gave himself for it, ²⁶ to sanctify it, and cleansed it in the fountain of water through the word, ²⁷ to make it unto himself a glorious congregation without spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing: but that it should be holy and without blame. ²⁸ So ought men to love their wives, as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife, loveth himself. ²⁹ For no man ever yet, hated his own flesh; but nourisheth, and cherisheth it: even as the Lord doth the congregation. ³⁰ For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones. ³¹ "For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall continue with his wife, and two shall be made one flesh." ³² This is a great secret, but I speak between Christ and the congregation. ³³ Nevertheless, do ye so that every one of you love his wife truly even as himself: And let the wife see that she fear her husband.

¹³ I would not, brethren, have you ignorant concerning them which are fallen asleep, that ye sorrow not as others do which have no hope.

¹⁵ And this say we unto you in the word of the Lord, that we which live and are remaining in the coming of the Lord, shall not come before they which sleep.