Genesis 24 Cross References - Rotherham

¹ Now, Abraham, was old, far gone in days,––and, Yahweh, had blessed Abraham, in all things. ² So Abraham said unto his servant, elder of his house, ruler of all that he had,––Place, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh; ³ that I may put thee on oath, by Yahweh God of the heavens, and God of the earth––That thou wilt not take a wife for my son, from among the daughters of the Canaanites, in the midst of whom, I, am dwelling: ⁴ but, unto my own land and unto my own kindred, wilt go,––So shalt thou take a wife, for my son––for Isaac. ⁵ And the servant said unto him, Peradventure the woman may not be willing to follow me into this land,––May I, take back, thy son, into the land from whence thou camest? ⁶ And Abraham said unto him,––Beware, that thou do not take back my son thither! ⁷ Yahweh, God of the heavens, and God of the earth, who took me out of the house of my father, and out of the land of my kindred, and who spake to me, and who sware to me, saying, To thy seed, will I give this land, he, will send his messenger, before thee, so shalt thou take a wife for my son, from thence. ⁸ But, if unwilling be the woman to follow thee, then shalt thou be clear, from this mine oath,––Only, my son, shalt thou not take back thither! ⁹ So the servant placed his hand, under the thigh of Abraham, his lord,––and sware to him, over this thing.
¹⁰ Then took the servant ten camels, from among the camels of his lord, and went his way,––all the goods of his master, being in his hand,––so be mounted, and went his way unto Mesopotamia, unto the city of Nahor. ¹¹ And he made the camels kneel down outside the city, against the well of water,––at the time of evening, at the time of the coming forth of the women that drew water. ¹² Then he said, O Yahweh, God of my lord Abraham! I pray thee, cause it to fall out before me today,––that thou deal in lovingkindness, with my lord Abraham. ¹³ Here am, I, stationed by the fountain of water,––and, the daughters of the men of the city, are coming forth to draw water: ¹⁴ so it shall come to pass that, the young woman unto whom I shall say, Let down, pray, thy pitcher, that I may drink, and she shall say, Drink, and, to thy camels also, will I give to drink, that, her, hast thou appointed for thy servant, for Isaac, And, hereby, shall I get to know, that thou hast dealt in lovingkindness with my lord! ¹⁵ And it came to pass, ere yet, he, had done speaking, that lo! Rebekah, was coming forth, who had been born to Bethuel son of Milcah, wife of Nahor, brother of Abraham,––with her pitcher upon her shoulder. ¹⁶ Now, the young woman, was of very pleasing appearance, a virgin whom, no man, had known,––and she went down unto the fountain, and filled her pitcher, and came up. ¹⁷ And the servant ran to meet her,––and said, I pray thee, let me drink a little water, out of thy pitcher. ¹⁸ And she said, Drink, my lord,––And she hastened, and lowered her pitcher on her hand, and let him drink. ¹⁹ And, when she had done giving him drink,––she said, For thy camels also, will I draw, until they have done drinking. ²⁰ So she hastened, and emptied her pitcher into the drinking–trough, and ran again unto the well, to draw,––and she drew for all his camels. ²¹ Now, the man, was eagerly watching her,––keeping silence, to see––whether Yahweh had prospered his way, or not. ²² And it came to pass, when the camels had done drinking, that the man took a ring of gold, half a shekel its weight,––and two bracelets, for her hands, ten of gold their weight; ²³ and said, Whose daughter art, thou? I pray thee, tell me. Is there, in the house of thy father, a place for us to tarry the night? ²⁴ And she said unto him, Daughter of Bethuel, am, I,––[Bethuel] son of Milcah, whom she bare to Nahor. ²⁵ And she said unto him, Both straw and fodder in plenty, have we,––also a place, to tarry the night. ²⁶ Then the man bowed his head, and bent himself down unto Yahweh; ²⁷ and said, Blessed be Yahweh, God of my lord Abraham, who hath not withdrawn his lovingkindness and his faithfulness, from my lord,––I––being in the way, Yahweh led me unto the house of the brethren of my lord! ²⁸ And the young woman ran, and told the household of her mother,––according to these words.
²⁹ Now, Rebekah, had a brother, whose name, was Laban,––so Laban ran unto the man, outside, unto the fountain. ³⁰ And it came to pass, when he saw the ring, and the bracelets on the hands of his sister, and when he heard the words of Rebekah his sister saying, Thus, did the man speak unto me, that he came unto the man, and lo! he was standing by the camels, near the fountain; ³¹ and he said, Come in, thou blessed of Yahweh,––Wherefore shouldst thou stand outside, when, I, have made ready the house and a place for the camels? ³² So the man came in towards the house, and ungirded the camels,––and there was given him straw and fodder for the camels, and water for bathing his own feet, and the feet of the men who were with him; ³³ and [food] was set before him to eat, But he said, I cannot eat, until I have spoken my words. And he said––Speak! ³⁴ Then said he,––Servant of Abraham, am I. ³⁵ Now, Yahweh, having blessed my lord exceedingly, and made him great,––and given him flocks and herds, and silver and gold, and men–servants and maid–servants, and camels, and asses, ³⁶ then did Sarah, wife of my lord, bear a son to my lord, after she had become old,––so he gave to him all that he had; ³⁷ And my lord put me on oath, saying,––Thou shalt not take a wife for my son, of the daughters of the Canaanites, in whose land, I, am dwelling; ³⁸ but, unto the house of my father, shalt thou go, and unto my family,––and take a wife for my son. ³⁹ So I said unto my lord,––Peradventure the woman will not follow me. ⁴⁰ And he said unto me,––Yahweh, before whom I have walked to and fro, will send his messenger with thee, so shall he prosper thy way, and thou shalt take a wife for my son out of my kindred, and out of the house of my father. ⁴¹ Then, shalt thou clear thyself from mine oath, for thou shalt go in unto my kindred,––and, if they will not grant her unto thee, then shalt thou be clear from mine oath. ⁴² So I came in today, unto the fountain,––and I said, O Yahweh, God of my lord Abraham! if, I pray thee, thou art prospering my way whereon, I, am going, ⁴³ here am I, stationed by the fountain of water,––so then it shall come to pass that, the maiden that is coming forth to draw, and I shall say unto her, Let me drink, I pray thee, a little water out of thy pitcher; ⁴⁴ and she shall say unto me, Both, thou, drink, and, for thy camels also, will I draw, the same, shall be the woman whom Yahweh hath appointed for the son of my lord. ⁴⁵ Ere yet, I, could make an end of speaking unto mine own heart, lo! then, Rebekah, coming forth, with her pitcher on her shoulder, and she went down to the fountain, and drew,––and I said unto her, Let me drink, I pray thee! ⁴⁶ So she hastened, and lowered her pitcher from off her, and said, Drink! and, to thy camels also, will I give to drink,––So I drank, and, the camels also, she let drink. ⁴⁷ Then I asked her, and said, Whose daughter, art, thou? And she said, Daughter of Bethuel, son of Nahor, whom, Milcah, bare to him,––Then put I the ring upon her nose, and the bracelets upon her hands; ⁴⁸ and bowed my head and bent myself down, unto Yahweh,––and I blessed Yahweh, God of my lord Abraham, who had led me, in a way of faithfulness, to take the daughter of the brother of my lord, for his son. ⁴⁹ Now, therefore, if ye are dealing in lovingkindness and faithfulness with my lord, tell me,––and, if not, tell me, that I may turn unto the right hand, or unto the left. ⁵⁰ Then answered Laban and Bethuel, and said, from Yahweh, hath come forth the word,––we cannot speak unto thee, ill or well. ⁵¹ Lo! Rebekah, is before thee, Take [her] and go thy way,––And let her become wife unto the son of thy lord, as Yahweh hath spoken. ⁵² And it came to pass, when Abraham’s servant heard their words, that he bowed himself down towards the earth unto Yahweh. ⁵³ Then the servant brought forth jewels of silver and jewels of gold, and raiment, and gave unto Rebekah,––and, precious things, gave he to her brother, and to her mother.
⁵⁴ And they did eat and drink, he, and the men who were with him, and they tarried the night,––and when they arose in the morning, he said, Let me go unto my lord! ⁵⁵ Then said her brother and her mother, Let the young woman remain with us some days, or rather ten,––After that, she shall go. ⁵⁶ And he said unto them, Do not hinder me, when, Yahweh, hath prospered my journey,––Let me go, that I may take my journey unto my lord! ⁵⁷ Then said they, We must call the young woman, and ask at her mouth. ⁵⁸ So they called Rebekah, and said unto her, Wilt thou go with this man? And she said, I will go. ⁵⁹ So they let go Rebekah their sister, and her nurse, and Abraham’s servant, and his men. ⁶⁰ And they blessed Rebekah, and said to her, Our sister! become, thou, thousands of ten thousands,––And let thy seed take possession of the gate of them that hate them! ⁶¹ Then mounted Rebekah and her young woman, and they rode upon the camels, and followed the man,––so the servant took Rebekah, and went his way.
⁶² Now, Isaac, had come in at the entrance, of Beer–lahai–roi,––for, he, was dwelling in the land of the South: ⁶³ and Isaac came forth to meditate in the field, at the approach of evening,––so he lifted up his eyes, and looked, and lo! camels, coming in. ⁶⁴ And Rebekah lifted up her eyes, and saw Isaac,––so she alighted with haste from off the camel; ⁶⁵ and said unto the servant, Who, is this man that is walking in the field, to meet us? And the servant said, That, is my lord. So she took the veil, and covered herself. ⁶⁶ And the servant recounted to Isaac,––all the things which he had done. ⁶⁷ And Isaac brought her into the tent of Sarah his mother; thus he took Rebekah, and she became his wife, and he loved her,––and Isaac consoled himself, for the loss of his mother.

²⁸ And God blessed them, and God said to them––Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth, and subdue it,––and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the bird of the heavens, and over every living thing that moveth on the land.

²² And Yahweh God builded the rib which he had taken from the man, into a woman, and brought her in unto the man.

²² And Yahweh God builded the rib which he had taken from the man, into a woman, and brought her in unto the man. ²³ And the man said, This, one, now, is bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh! This, one shall be called Woman, for, out of a man, hath this one been taken. ²⁴ For this cause, will a man leave his father, and his mother,––and cleave unto his wife, and they shall become one flesh.

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

¹ Now, the man, having come to know Eve his wife,––she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a Man, even Yahweh!

³ So it came to pass, after certain days, that Cain brought in, of the fruit of the ground, a present to Yahweh:

²² and Enoch walked with God, after he begat Methuselah, three hundred years,––and begat sons and daughters;

²⁴ and Enoch walked with God,––and was not, for God had taken him.

² that, the sons of God, saw, the daughters of men, that they were, fair,––so they took to themselves wives of whomsoever they chose.

⁴ The giants, were in the earth in those days, and also, after that, when the sons of God began to go in unto the daughters of men, and sons were born to them, the same, were the heroes that were from age–past times, the men of renown.

⁹ These, are the generations of Noah, Noah, was, a righteous man, blameless, in his generations,––with God, did Noah walk.

¹ So God blessed Noah and his sons,––and said to them, Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth;

²⁶ And he said, Blessed, be Yahweh, God of Shem,––And let Canaan be their servant:

¹⁵ And, Canaan, begat Zidon his firstborn, and Heth; ¹⁶ and the Jebusite, and the Amorite, and the Girgashite; ¹⁷ and the Hivite and the Arkite, and the Sinite; ¹⁸ and the Arvadite and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite,––and, afterwards, were spread abroad the families of the Canaanite. ¹⁹ And it came to pass, that the boundary of the Canaanite was from Zidon, as thou enterest in towards Gerar, unto Gaza,––as thou enterest in towards Sodom and Gomorrah and Admah and Zeboim, as far as Lasha.

²⁵ and Nahor lived, after he begat Terah, a hundred and nineteen years,––and begat sons and daughters.

²⁷ These, then are the generations of Terah, Terah, begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran,––and, Haran, begat Lot;

²⁹ And Abram and Nahor took to themselves wives; the name of Abram’s wife, was Sarai; and, the name of Nahor’s wife, Milcah, daughter of Haran, father of Milcah, and father of Iscah.

²⁹ And Abram and Nahor took to themselves wives; the name of Abram’s wife, was Sarai; and, the name of Nahor’s wife, Milcah, daughter of Haran, father of Milcah, and father of Iscah. ³⁰ And, Sarai, remained, barren,––she had no child. ³¹ And Terah took Abram his son, and Lot son of Haran, his son’s son, and Sarai his daughter–in–law, wife of Abram his son,––and came forth with them out of Ur of the Chaldees, that they might go their way towards the land of Canaan, and they came in as far as Haran, and dwelt there.

¹ And Yahweh said unto Abram: Come thou on thy way, Out of thy land and out of the place of thy birth, and out of the house of thy father,––Unto the land that I will show thee;

¹ And Yahweh said unto Abram: Come thou on thy way, Out of thy land and out of the place of thy birth, and out of the house of thy father,––Unto the land that I will show thee; ² That I may make thee into a great nation, And bless thee, and make great thy name, And become thou a blessing;

² That I may make thee into a great nation, And bless thee, and make great thy name, And become thou a blessing; ³ That I may bless them who bless thee, But, him who maketh light of thee, will I curse,––So shall be, blessed in thee, all the families of the ground.
⁴ And Abram came on his way, according to that which Yahweh had spoken unto him, and Lot came with him,––now, Abram, was seventy–five years old, when he came forth out of Haran. ⁵ And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother’s son, with all the goods that they had gathered and the souls that they had gained in Haran,––and they came forth to go towards the land of Canaan, and came in to the land of Canaan.
⁶ And Abram passed along throughout the land, as far as the place of Shechem, as far as the Teacher’s Terebinth, the Canaanite, being, then, in the land. ⁷ And Yahweh appeared unto Abram, and said: To thy seed, will I give this land,––And he built there, an altar, unto Yahweh who appeared unto him.

⁷ And Yahweh appeared unto Abram, and said: To thy seed, will I give this land,––And he built there, an altar, unto Yahweh who appeared unto him.

⁹ Thus Abram brake up, again and again, towards the South.

¹⁶ and, with Abram, dealt he well for her sake,––so that he came to have flocks and herds, and he–asses, and men–servants, and maid–servants, and she–asses, and camels.

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

⁸ So then Abram said unto Lot, Pray let not cause of strife arise betwixt me and thee, or betwixt my herdmen and thy herdmen; for, brethren, are we.

¹⁵ for, all the land which thou art beholding––to thee, will I give it, and to thy seed, unto times age–abiding;

¹⁹ So he blessed him, and said,––Blessed be Abram, of GOD Most High, possessor of [the] heavens and earth; ²⁰ And blessed be GOD Most High, who hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand. So he gave unto him a tenth of all.

²² And Abram said unto the king of Sodom,––I have lifted up my hand unto Yahweh, GOD Most High, possessor of [the] heavens and earth:

¹ After these things, came the word of Yahweh unto Abram, in a vision, saying,––Do not fear, Abram, I, am a shield to thee, thine exceeding great reward.
² And Abram said, My Lord Yahweh, what canst thou give me, when, I, am going on childless,––and, the heir of my house, is Eliezer, of Damascus.

⁸ And he said: My Lord Yahweh, whereby, can I know, that I shall inherit it?

¹⁸ In that day, did Yahweh solemnise with Abram a covenant, saying,––To thy seed, have I given this land, from the river of Egypt, as far as the great river––the river Euphrates:

¹⁴ On this account, is the well called, The well of the life of vision,––lo! it is between Kadesh and Bered.

¹ And it came to pass that, when Abram was ninety and nine years old, Yahweh appeared unto Abram, and said unto him, I, am GOD Almighty,––Walk thou before me, and become thou blameless:

⁷ And I will confirm my covenant betwixt me and thee, and thy seed after thee to their generations, for an age–abiding covenant,––to become to thee a God, and to thy seed after thee; ⁸ And I will give, to thee and to thy seed after thee, the land of thy sojournings––all the land of Canaan, for an age–abiding possession,––And I will be to them, a God.

⁸ And I will give, to thee and to thy seed after thee, the land of thy sojournings––all the land of Canaan, for an age–abiding possession,––And I will be to them, a God.

¹⁵ And God said unto Abraham, As for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not call her name, Sarai,––but, Sarah, is her name; ¹⁶ And I will bless her, yea moreover will give––from her––to thee, a son,––And I will bless her, and she shall become nations. Kings of peoples, from her, shall arise.

¹⁶ And I will bless her, yea moreover will give––from her––to thee, a son,––And I will bless her, and she shall become nations. Kings of peoples, from her, shall arise. ¹⁷ And Abraham fell on his face, and laughed,––and said in his heart, To one a hundred years old, shall a child be born? And shall, even Sarah, who is ninety years old, give birth? ¹⁸ And Abraham said unto God,––Oh that, Ishmael, might live before thee! ¹⁹ And God said––Truly, Sarah thy wife, is about to bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name, Isaac,––and I will establish my covenant with him, as an age–abiding covenant, to his seed after him.

⁴ Let there be fetched, I pray thee, a little water, and bathe ye your feet,––and rest yourselves under the tree.

⁴ Let there be fetched, I pray thee, a little water, and bathe ye your feet,––and rest yourselves under the tree. ⁵ And let me fetch a morsel of bread, and stay ye your heart, Afterwards, ye may pass on, For, on this account, have ye passed by, over against your servant. And they said, Thus, shalt thou do, as thou hast spoken. ⁶ So Abraham hastened towards the tent, unto Sarah,––and said, Hasten thou three measures of fine meal, knead it, and make hearth–cakes.

⁶ So Abraham hastened towards the tent, unto Sarah,––and said, Hasten thou three measures of fine meal, knead it, and make hearth–cakes. ⁷ And, unto the herd, ran Abraham,––and took a calf, tender and good, and gave unto the young man, and he hastened to make it ready. ⁸ And he took butter, and milk, and the calf that he had made ready, and set before them,––while, he, was standing near them under the tree, they did eat.
⁹ And they said unto him, As to Sarah thy wife. . . . And he said, Lo! [she is] in the tent. ¹⁰ And he said, I will, surely return, unto thee, at the quickening season,––and lo! a son, for Sarah thy wife. Now, Sarah, was hearkening at the opening of the tent, it, being behind him.

¹⁰ And he said, I will, surely return, unto thee, at the quickening season,––and lo! a son, for Sarah thy wife. Now, Sarah, was hearkening at the opening of the tent, it, being behind him. ¹¹ But, Abraham and Sarah, were old, far gone in days,––it had ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women.

¹¹ But, Abraham and Sarah, were old, far gone in days,––it had ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women. ¹² So then Sarah laughed within herself, saying: After I am past age, hath there come to me pleasure, my lord, also being old? ¹³ And Yahweh said unto Abraham,––Wherefore, now, did Sarah laugh, saying, Can it really and truly be that I should bear, seeing that, I, have become old? ¹⁴ Is anything, too wonderful for Yahweh? At the appointed time, I will return unto thee, at the quickening season, and, Sarah, shall have a son.

² And he said, Behold, I pray you, my lords, turn aside, I pray you, into the house of your servant,––and tarry the night, and bathe your feet, so shall ye rise early, and go on your way. And they said, Nay, but, in the broadway, will we tarry the night.

¹ And Abraham brake up from thence, towards the land of the South, and fixed his dwelling between Kadesh and Shur,––so he sojourned in Gerar.

¹⁵ And Abimelech said, Lo! my land, is before thee,––wherever it may seem good in thine eyes, dwell. ¹⁶ And, to Sarah, he said, Lo! I have given a thousand of silver unto thy brother: Lo! that, is for thee, as a covering of eyes, to all who are with thee,––And so, in every way, hath right been done.

¹ Now, Yahweh, visited Sarah, as he had said,––And Yahweh did for Sarah, as he had spoken. ² So, Sarah, conceived and bare, to Abraham, a son, for his old age,––at the set time, of which God had spoken with him. ³ And Abraham called the name of his son that was born to him, whom, Sarah, bare to him, Isaac. ⁴ And Abraham circumcised Isaac his son, when eight days old,––as God commanded him. ⁵ Now Abraham was a hundred years old,––when Isaac his son was born to him.

⁵ Now Abraham was a hundred years old,––when Isaac his son was born to him. ⁶ And Sarah said, A laughing, hath God made for me,––Everyone that heareth, will laugh with me! ⁷ And she said––Who would have announced to Abraham, Sarah hath suckled children? yet have I borne a son, for his old age!

¹⁰ So she said to Abraham, Cast out this bondwoman and her son,––for the son of this bondwoman must not inherit, with my son, with Isaac.

¹⁴ So Abraham rose up early in the morning––and took bread and a skin of water, and gave unto Hagar,––putting them on her shoulder, and the child, and sent her forth,––so she went her way and wandered, in the desert of Beer–sheba.

²³ Now, therefore, swear to me by God, here, that thou wilt not deal falsely by me, nor by mine offspring, nor by my descendants,––according to the lovingkindness wherewith I have dealt with thee, shalt thou deal with me, and with the land wherein thou hast sojourned.

⁵ And Abraham said unto his young men––Tarry by yourselves here, with the ass, but, I and the young man, must go yonder,––that we may bow ourselves down, and return unto you.

¹⁶ and said, By myself, have I sworn is the oracle of Yahweh,––Because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only one, ¹⁷ That I will, richly bless, thee, and, abundantly multiply, thy seed, as the stars of the heavens, and as the sand which is on the lip of the sea,––that thy seed may take possession of the gate of his foes:

¹⁷ That I will, richly bless, thee, and, abundantly multiply, thy seed, as the stars of the heavens, and as the sand which is on the lip of the sea,––that thy seed may take possession of the gate of his foes: ¹⁸ So shall all the nations of the earth bless themselves in thy seed,––Because thou didst hearken unto my voice.

²⁰ And it came to pass, after these things, that it was told Abraham, saying,––Behold! Milcah––she also, hath borne sons, to Nahor thy brother:

²⁰ And it came to pass, after these things, that it was told Abraham, saying,––Behold! Milcah––she also, hath borne sons, to Nahor thy brother: ²¹ Uz his firstborn, and Buz his brother,––and Kemuel, father of Aram–– ²² and Chesed and Hazo, and Pildash, and Jidlaph,––and Bethuel; ²³ And, Bethuel, hath begotten Rebekah,––These eight, hath Milcah borne to Nahor, brother of Abraham.

²³ And, Bethuel, hath begotten Rebekah,––These eight, hath Milcah borne to Nahor, brother of Abraham.

¹ And the life of Sarah came to be, a hundred and twenty–seven years,––the years of the life of Sarah. ² And Sarah died in Kiriath–arba, the same, is Hebron, in the land of Canaan,––and Abraham went in to wail for Sarah, and to weep for her.

¹⁵ My lord, hear me,––Land worth four hundred shekels of silver––betwixt me and thee, what is that? And, thy dead, bury thou.
¹⁶ And Abraham hearkened unto Ephron, and Abraham weighed out to Ephron the silver of which he had spoken in the ears of the sons of Heth,––four hundred shekels of silver, current with the merchant.

¹ Now, Abraham, was old, far gone in days,––and, Yahweh, had blessed Abraham, in all things. ² So Abraham said unto his servant, elder of his house, ruler of all that he had,––Place, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh;

² So Abraham said unto his servant, elder of his house, ruler of all that he had,––Place, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh; ³ that I may put thee on oath, by Yahweh God of the heavens, and God of the earth––That thou wilt not take a wife for my son, from among the daughters of the Canaanites, in the midst of whom, I, am dwelling: ⁴ but, unto my own land and unto my own kindred, wilt go,––So shalt thou take a wife, for my son––for Isaac.

⁴ but, unto my own land and unto my own kindred, wilt go,––So shalt thou take a wife, for my son––for Isaac.

⁴ but, unto my own land and unto my own kindred, wilt go,––So shalt thou take a wife, for my son––for Isaac. ⁵ And the servant said unto him, Peradventure the woman may not be willing to follow me into this land,––May I, take back, thy son, into the land from whence thou camest?

⁵ And the servant said unto him, Peradventure the woman may not be willing to follow me into this land,––May I, take back, thy son, into the land from whence thou camest?

⁵ And the servant said unto him, Peradventure the woman may not be willing to follow me into this land,––May I, take back, thy son, into the land from whence thou camest? ⁶ And Abraham said unto him,––Beware, that thou do not take back my son thither!

⁶ And Abraham said unto him,––Beware, that thou do not take back my son thither! ⁷ Yahweh, God of the heavens, and God of the earth, who took me out of the house of my father, and out of the land of my kindred, and who spake to me, and who sware to me, saying, To thy seed, will I give this land, he, will send his messenger, before thee, so shalt thou take a wife for my son, from thence.

⁷ Yahweh, God of the heavens, and God of the earth, who took me out of the house of my father, and out of the land of my kindred, and who spake to me, and who sware to me, saying, To thy seed, will I give this land, he, will send his messenger, before thee, so shalt thou take a wife for my son, from thence. ⁸ But, if unwilling be the woman to follow thee, then shalt thou be clear, from this mine oath,––Only, my son, shalt thou not take back thither!

⁸ But, if unwilling be the woman to follow thee, then shalt thou be clear, from this mine oath,––Only, my son, shalt thou not take back thither! ⁹ So the servant placed his hand, under the thigh of Abraham, his lord,––and sware to him, over this thing.

⁹ So the servant placed his hand, under the thigh of Abraham, his lord,––and sware to him, over this thing.
¹⁰ Then took the servant ten camels, from among the camels of his lord, and went his way,––all the goods of his master, being in his hand,––so be mounted, and went his way unto Mesopotamia, unto the city of Nahor.

¹⁰ Then took the servant ten camels, from among the camels of his lord, and went his way,––all the goods of his master, being in his hand,––so be mounted, and went his way unto Mesopotamia, unto the city of Nahor. ¹¹ And he made the camels kneel down outside the city, against the well of water,––at the time of evening, at the time of the coming forth of the women that drew water. ¹² Then he said, O Yahweh, God of my lord Abraham! I pray thee, cause it to fall out before me today,––that thou deal in lovingkindness, with my lord Abraham.

¹² Then he said, O Yahweh, God of my lord Abraham! I pray thee, cause it to fall out before me today,––that thou deal in lovingkindness, with my lord Abraham. ¹³ Here am, I, stationed by the fountain of water,––and, the daughters of the men of the city, are coming forth to draw water:

¹³ Here am, I, stationed by the fountain of water,––and, the daughters of the men of the city, are coming forth to draw water: ¹⁴ so it shall come to pass that, the young woman unto whom I shall say, Let down, pray, thy pitcher, that I may drink, and she shall say, Drink, and, to thy camels also, will I give to drink, that, her, hast thou appointed for thy servant, for Isaac, And, hereby, shall I get to know, that thou hast dealt in lovingkindness with my lord!

¹⁴ so it shall come to pass that, the young woman unto whom I shall say, Let down, pray, thy pitcher, that I may drink, and she shall say, Drink, and, to thy camels also, will I give to drink, that, her, hast thou appointed for thy servant, for Isaac, And, hereby, shall I get to know, that thou hast dealt in lovingkindness with my lord!

¹⁴ so it shall come to pass that, the young woman unto whom I shall say, Let down, pray, thy pitcher, that I may drink, and she shall say, Drink, and, to thy camels also, will I give to drink, that, her, hast thou appointed for thy servant, for Isaac, And, hereby, shall I get to know, that thou hast dealt in lovingkindness with my lord! ¹⁵ And it came to pass, ere yet, he, had done speaking, that lo! Rebekah, was coming forth, who had been born to Bethuel son of Milcah, wife of Nahor, brother of Abraham,––with her pitcher upon her shoulder.

¹⁵ And it came to pass, ere yet, he, had done speaking, that lo! Rebekah, was coming forth, who had been born to Bethuel son of Milcah, wife of Nahor, brother of Abraham,––with her pitcher upon her shoulder. ¹⁶ Now, the young woman, was of very pleasing appearance, a virgin whom, no man, had known,––and she went down unto the fountain, and filled her pitcher, and came up. ¹⁷ And the servant ran to meet her,––and said, I pray thee, let me drink a little water, out of thy pitcher. ¹⁸ And she said, Drink, my lord,––And she hastened, and lowered her pitcher on her hand, and let him drink.

¹⁸ And she said, Drink, my lord,––And she hastened, and lowered her pitcher on her hand, and let him drink. ¹⁹ And, when she had done giving him drink,––she said, For thy camels also, will I draw, until they have done drinking.

¹⁹ And, when she had done giving him drink,––she said, For thy camels also, will I draw, until they have done drinking. ²⁰ So she hastened, and emptied her pitcher into the drinking–trough, and ran again unto the well, to draw,––and she drew for all his camels. ²¹ Now, the man, was eagerly watching her,––keeping silence, to see––whether Yahweh had prospered his way, or not. ²² And it came to pass, when the camels had done drinking, that the man took a ring of gold, half a shekel its weight,––and two bracelets, for her hands, ten of gold their weight;

²² And it came to pass, when the camels had done drinking, that the man took a ring of gold, half a shekel its weight,––and two bracelets, for her hands, ten of gold their weight; ²³ and said, Whose daughter art, thou? I pray thee, tell me. Is there, in the house of thy father, a place for us to tarry the night? ²⁴ And she said unto him, Daughter of Bethuel, am, I,––[Bethuel] son of Milcah, whom she bare to Nahor.

²⁴ And she said unto him, Daughter of Bethuel, am, I,––[Bethuel] son of Milcah, whom she bare to Nahor.

²⁶ Then the man bowed his head, and bent himself down unto Yahweh;

²⁶ Then the man bowed his head, and bent himself down unto Yahweh; ²⁷ and said, Blessed be Yahweh, God of my lord Abraham, who hath not withdrawn his lovingkindness and his faithfulness, from my lord,––I––being in the way, Yahweh led me unto the house of the brethren of my lord!

²⁷ and said, Blessed be Yahweh, God of my lord Abraham, who hath not withdrawn his lovingkindness and his faithfulness, from my lord,––I––being in the way, Yahweh led me unto the house of the brethren of my lord! ²⁸ And the young woman ran, and told the household of her mother,––according to these words.

³⁰ And it came to pass, when he saw the ring, and the bracelets on the hands of his sister, and when he heard the words of Rebekah his sister saying, Thus, did the man speak unto me, that he came unto the man, and lo! he was standing by the camels, near the fountain; ³¹ and he said, Come in, thou blessed of Yahweh,––Wherefore shouldst thou stand outside, when, I, have made ready the house and a place for the camels?

³⁵ Now, Yahweh, having blessed my lord exceedingly, and made him great,––and given him flocks and herds, and silver and gold, and men–servants and maid–servants, and camels, and asses,

⁴² So I came in today, unto the fountain,––and I said, O Yahweh, God of my lord Abraham! if, I pray thee, thou art prospering my way whereon, I, am going, ⁴³ here am I, stationed by the fountain of water,––so then it shall come to pass that, the maiden that is coming forth to draw, and I shall say unto her, Let me drink, I pray thee, a little water out of thy pitcher; ⁴⁴ and she shall say unto me, Both, thou, drink, and, for thy camels also, will I draw, the same, shall be the woman whom Yahweh hath appointed for the son of my lord. ⁴⁵ Ere yet, I, could make an end of speaking unto mine own heart, lo! then, Rebekah, coming forth, with her pitcher on her shoulder, and she went down to the fountain, and drew,––and I said unto her, Let me drink, I pray thee!

⁴⁵ Ere yet, I, could make an end of speaking unto mine own heart, lo! then, Rebekah, coming forth, with her pitcher on her shoulder, and she went down to the fountain, and drew,––and I said unto her, Let me drink, I pray thee! ⁴⁶ So she hastened, and lowered her pitcher from off her, and said, Drink! and, to thy camels also, will I give to drink,––So I drank, and, the camels also, she let drink. ⁴⁷ Then I asked her, and said, Whose daughter, art, thou? And she said, Daughter of Bethuel, son of Nahor, whom, Milcah, bare to him,––Then put I the ring upon her nose, and the bracelets upon her hands; ⁴⁸ and bowed my head and bent myself down, unto Yahweh,––and I blessed Yahweh, God of my lord Abraham, who had led me, in a way of faithfulness, to take the daughter of the brother of my lord, for his son.

⁵⁰ Then answered Laban and Bethuel, and said, from Yahweh, hath come forth the word,––we cannot speak unto thee, ill or well.

⁵² And it came to pass, when Abraham’s servant heard their words, that he bowed himself down towards the earth unto Yahweh. ⁵³ Then the servant brought forth jewels of silver and jewels of gold, and raiment, and gave unto Rebekah,––and, precious things, gave he to her brother, and to her mother.

⁵⁵ Then said her brother and her mother, Let the young woman remain with us some days, or rather ten,––After that, she shall go. ⁵⁶ And he said unto them, Do not hinder me, when, Yahweh, hath prospered my journey,––Let me go, that I may take my journey unto my lord!

⁵⁸ So they called Rebekah, and said unto her, Wilt thou go with this man? And she said, I will go. ⁵⁹ So they let go Rebekah their sister, and her nurse, and Abraham’s servant, and his men. ⁶⁰ And they blessed Rebekah, and said to her, Our sister! become, thou, thousands of ten thousands,––And let thy seed take possession of the gate of them that hate them!

⁶⁷ And Isaac brought her into the tent of Sarah his mother; thus he took Rebekah, and she became his wife, and he loved her,––and Isaac consoled himself, for the loss of his mother.

⁵ And Abraham gave all that he had to Isaac;

¹¹ And it came to pass, after the death of Abraham, that God blessed Isaac his son,––and Isaac dwelt by Beer–lahai–roi.

²⁰ and it came to pass, that, Isaac, was forty years old, when he took Rebekah, daughter of Bethuel the Syrian, of the Plain of Syria,––sister of Laban the Syrian, to himself to wife.

¹ And there came to be a famine in the land, besides the first famine, which happened in the days of Abraham,––so Isaac went his way unto Abimelech, king of the Philistines, towards Gerar; ² and Yahweh appeared unto him, and said, Do not go down towards Egypt,––Make thy habitation in the land, which I may name unto thee: ³ Sojourn in this land, that I may be with thee, and bless thee,––for, to thee, and to thy seed, will I give all these lands, So will I establish the oath which I sware to Abraham, thy father;

³ Sojourn in this land, that I may be with thee, and bless thee,––for, to thee, and to thy seed, will I give all these lands, So will I establish the oath which I sware to Abraham, thy father; ⁴ and will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heavens, and will give to thy seed, all these lands,––And all the nations of the earth shall bless themselves in thy seed:

⁴ and will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heavens, and will give to thy seed, all these lands,––And all the nations of the earth shall bless themselves in thy seed: ⁵ Because that Abraham hearkened unto my voice,––and so kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes and my laws.
⁶ So Isaac dwelt in Gerar. ⁷ Then asked the men of the place, as to his wife, and he said, My sister, is she,––For he feared to say, My wife, lest [said he] the men of the place should slay me, on account of Rebekah, for, fair to look on, she is.

⁷ Then asked the men of the place, as to his wife, and he said, My sister, is she,––For he feared to say, My wife, lest [said he] the men of the place should slay me, on account of Rebekah, for, fair to look on, she is. ⁸ And it came to pass, when the days had lengthened out to him there, that Abimelech, king of the Philistines, looked out through the lattice of a window,––and he beheld, and lo! Isaac––laughing with Rebekah his wife. ⁹ So Abimelech called for Isaac, and said, But lo! she is, thy wife! How, then, saidst thou, She is, my sister? And Isaac said unto him, Because I said, Lest I die on her account. ¹⁰ Then said Abimelech, What, is this, thou hast done to us? A little more, and one of the people might have lien with thy wife, so shouldst thou have brought upon us, guilt. ¹¹ And Abimelech commanded all the people, saying,––He that toucheth this man or his wife, shall, surely be put to death.
¹² And Isaac sowed in that land, and found, in the same year, a hundredfold,––seeing that Yahweh had blessed him.

¹² And Isaac sowed in that land, and found, in the same year, a hundredfold,––seeing that Yahweh had blessed him. ¹³ So the man waxed great,––and went on and on waxing great, until that he had waxed exceeding great.

¹³ So the man waxed great,––and went on and on waxing great, until that he had waxed exceeding great. ¹⁴ So he came to have possessions of flocks, and possessions of herds, and a large body of servants,––and the Philistines envied him.

¹⁴ So he came to have possessions of flocks, and possessions of herds, and a large body of servants,––and the Philistines envied him. ¹⁵ And, as for all the wells, which the servants of his father digged, in the days of Abraham his father, the Philistines stopped them up, and filled them with dust. ¹⁶ And Abimelech said unto Isaac,––Get thee from us, for thou hast become far mightier than we. ¹⁷ So Isaac went from thence,––and encamped in the valley of Gerar, and dwelt there. ¹⁸ And Isaac again digged the wells of water which they had digged in the days of Abraham his father, and which the Philistines stopped up after the death of Abraham,––and he called their names, after the names which his father called them. ¹⁹ And Isaac’s servants digged in the valley,––and found, there, a well of living water. ²⁰ And the herdmen of Gerar disputed with the herdmen of Isaac, saying, Ours, is the water! So he called the name of the well, Esek, because they had stirred up a quarrel with him. ²¹ And they digged another well, and they disputed over that also,––so he called the name thereof, Sitnah. ²² And he moved on from thence, and digged another well, and they disputed not for it,––so he called the name thereof, Rehoboth, and said, For, now, hath Yahweh made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land. ²³ And he went up from thence, to Beer–sheba. ²⁴ And Yahweh appeared unto him the same night, and said, I, am the God of Abraham thy father,––Do not fear, for, with thee, am, I, And I will bless thee, and multiply thy seed, For the sake of Abraham my servant.

²⁴ And Yahweh appeared unto him the same night, and said, I, am the God of Abraham thy father,––Do not fear, for, with thee, am, I, And I will bless thee, and multiply thy seed, For the sake of Abraham my servant. ²⁵ So he builded there all altar, and called on the name of Yahweh, and spread out there, his tent,––and the servants of Isaac cut out there, a well.
²⁶ And, Abimelech, came unto him from Gerar,––with Ahuzzath his friend, and Phicol, commander of his host. ²⁷ And Isaac said unto them, Wherefore have ye come in mite me,––seeing that, ye, hated me, and sent me away from you? ²⁸ And they said: We, saw plainly, that Yahweh was with thee, so we said, Let there be, we pray thee, an oath betwixt us both, betwixt us and thee,––and let us solemnise a covenant with thee:––

²⁸ And they said: We, saw plainly, that Yahweh was with thee, so we said, Let there be, we pray thee, an oath betwixt us both, betwixt us and thee,––and let us solemnise a covenant with thee:–– ²⁹ That thou wilt not do wrong by us, according as we touched not thee, and according as we did by thee, nothing but good, and then sent thee away in peace, thee, who, now, art blessed of Yahweh!

²⁹ That thou wilt not do wrong by us, according as we touched not thee, and according as we did by thee, nothing but good, and then sent thee away in peace, thee, who, now, art blessed of Yahweh!

²⁹ That thou wilt not do wrong by us, according as we touched not thee, and according as we did by thee, nothing but good, and then sent thee away in peace, thee, who, now, art blessed of Yahweh! ³⁰ So he made for them a banquet, and they did eat and drink,––

³⁰ So he made for them a banquet, and they did eat and drink,–– ³¹ and rose up early in the morning, and took an oath, each man to his brother,––so Isaac let them go, and they departed from him, in peace.

³¹ and rose up early in the morning, and took an oath, each man to his brother,––so Isaac let them go, and they departed from him, in peace. ³² And it came to pass, on the same day, that the servants of Isaac came in, and told him concerning the well, which they had digged,––and said to him, We have found water! ³³ So he called it, Shibah. For this cause, hath, the name of the city, been Beer–sheba, unto this day.
³⁴ And, when Esau was forty years old, he took to wife Judith, daughter of Beeri, the Hittite; and Basemath, daughter of Elon, the Hittite; ³⁵ and they became a bitterness of spirit,––to Isaac and to Rebekah.

¹⁰ Then shalt thou take them in unto thy father, and he shall eat,––To the end he may bless thee, before his death.

²⁰ Then said Isaac unto his son, How is it thou hast been so quick in finding, my son? And he said, Because Yahweh thy God caused it so to fall out before me.

⁴³ Now, therefore, my son, hearken to my voice,––and rise, flee thou to Laban my brother, to Haran;

⁴⁶ So then Rebekah said unto Isaac, I am disgusted with my life, because of the daughters of Heth,––Should Jacob be taking a wife of the daughters of Heth, like these, of the daughters of the land, wherefore could I wish for life?

⁴⁶ So then Rebekah said unto Isaac, I am disgusted with my life, because of the daughters of Heth,––Should Jacob be taking a wife of the daughters of Heth, like these, of the daughters of the land, wherefore could I wish for life?

² Rise, go thy way to Padan–aram to the house of Bethuel, thy mother’s father,––and take thee from thence, a wife, of the daughters of Laban, thy mother’s brother. ³ And, GOD Almighty, bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee,––so shalt thou become a multitude of peoples.

⁵ So Isaac sent away Jacob, and he took his journey to Padan–aram,––unto Laban son of Bethuel, the Syrian, brother of Rebekah, mother of Jacob and Esau.
⁶ And Esau beheld that Isaac, when he blessed Jacob, and sent him to Padan–aram, to take to himself from thence, a wife, that, in blessing him, he laid command upon him, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan;

⁸ So then Esau beheld that, displeasing, were the daughters of Caanan,––in the eyes of Isaac his father:

¹³ and lo! Yahweh, standing by him,––and he said, I, am Yahweh, God of Abraham thy father and God of Isaac,––The land whereon, thou, art lying, to thee, will I give it, and to thy seed;

¹ Then Jacob lifted up his feet,––and went his way towards the land of the sons of the East.

⁴ And Jacob said to them, My brethren, whence are ye? And they said: From Haran, are we. ⁵ And he said to them, Know ye Laban, son of Nahor? And they said, We know [him].

⁵ And he said to them, Know ye Laban, son of Nahor? And they said, We know [him].

⁹ While yet he was speaking with them, Rachel, had come in with the sheep which belonged to her father, for, a shepherdess, was she.

⁹ While yet he was speaking with them, Rachel, had come in with the sheep which belonged to her father, for, a shepherdess, was she. ¹⁰ And it came to pass, when Jacob saw Rachel, daughter of Laban, his mother’s brother, and the sheep of Laban, his mother’s brother, that Jacob went near, and rolled away the stone from off the mouth of the well, and watered the sheep of Laban, his mother’s brother.

¹³ And it came to pass, when Laban heard the tidings of Jacob his sister’s son, that he ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fondly kissed him, and brought him into his house,––when he recounted to Laban all these things.

¹⁸ So Jacob loved Rachel,––and he said, I will serve thee seven years, for Rachel thy younger daughter.

¹⁹ Now, Laban, had gone, to shear his sheep,––so Rachel stole the household gods that belonged to her father.

²⁴ And God went in unto Laban the Syrian, in a dream of the night,––and said to him, Take heed to thyself, that thou speak not with Jacob, either good or bad.

²⁹ It is in the power of my hand, to deal with thee for harm,––but, the God of your father, last night, spake unto me, saying, Take heed to thyself that thou speak not with Jacob, either good or bad.

³³ Then entered Laban into the tent of Jacob and into the tent of Leah and into the tent of the two handmaids, and found nothing,––then went he forth out of the tent of Leah, and entered into the tent of Rachel. ³⁴ Now, Rachel, had taken the household gods and put them in the basket–saddle of the camel, and taken her seat upon them. And Laban felt about throughout all the tent, and found them not.

⁴² But that the God of my father––The God of Abraham, and the Dread of Isaac––Proved to be mine, Surely, even now, empty, hadst thou let me go? My humiliation and the wearying toil of my hands, God had seen, And therefore gave sentence last night!

⁴⁴ Now, therefore, come on! Let us solemnise a covenant, I and thou,––So shall it be a witness betwixt me and thee. ⁴⁵ So Jacob took a stone,––and set it up as a pillar. ⁴⁶ Then said Jacob to his brethren––Gather stones. And they took stones, and made a heap,––and they did eat there, by the heap. ⁴⁷ And Laban called it, Jegar–sahadutha,––but, Jacob, called it, Galeed. ⁴⁸ Then said Laban: This heap, be witness, betwixt me and thee, today. For this cause, is the name thereof called, Galeed; ⁴⁹ also The Watch Tower, as to which it is said, Yahweh watch betwixt me and thee, when we are parted one from another. ⁵⁰ If thou oppress my daughters, or if thou take wives besides my daughters,––there may be no man with us––see! God, be witness betwixt me and thee! ⁵¹ And Laban said to Jacob––Behold this heap, and behold this pillar, which I have set betwixt me and thee: ⁵² A witness, be this heap, and, a witness, the pillar,––That, I, am not to pass, unto thee, over this heap, And, thou, art not to pass, unto me, over this heap and this pillar, for harm. ⁵³ The Gods of Abraham and the Gods of Nahor judge betwixt us––the Gods of their fathers. And Jacob sware by the Dread of his father Isaac;

⁹ And Jacob said, God of my father Abraham, and God of my father Isaac,––Yahweh, who wast saying unto me,––Return to thy land and to thy kindred, that I may deal well with thee; –– ¹⁰ I am too small for all the lovingkindnesses, and for all the faithfulness, which thou hast done unto thy servant,––For, with my staff, passed I over this Jordan, But, now, have I become two camps.

¹³ And he said unto him, My lord, is taking note, that, the children, are tender,––and, the flocks and the herds, are giving suck with me,––and, should I overdrive them a single day, then would all the flocks die. ¹⁴ Let my lord, I pray thee, pass over before his servant,––and let, me, lead on in my own easy way, at the pace of the cattle that are before me, and at the pace of the children, until that I come in unto my lord, towards Seir.

⁸ And Deborah, Rebekah’s nurse died, and was buried below Bethel, under the oak,––so the name thereof was called, Allon–bacuth.

³⁵ And all his sons and all his daughters rose up to console him, but he refused to be consoled, and said––Surely I will go down unto my son, mourning, to hades! And his father wept for him.

¹² And, when the days were multiplied, then died Shua’s daughter, Judah’s wife,––and Judah consoled himself, and went up unto his sheepshearers, he, and Hirah his friend the Adullamite, towards Timnah.

³ And his lord saw, that, Yahweh, was with him,––and that, whatsoever, he, was doing, Yahweh, was causing to prosper in his hand. ⁴ So Joseph found favour in his eyes, and waited upon him,––and he made him overseer over his house, and, all that he had, gave he into his hand. ⁵ And it came to pass, from the time that he made him overseer in his house, and over all that he had, that Yahweh blessed the house of the Egyptian, for Joseph’s sake,––yea it came to pass, that, the blessing of Yahweh, was with all that he had, in the house, and in the field; ⁶ so that he left all that he had in the hand of Joseph, and took note with him, of nothing, save only the bread which, he himself, was eating. And so it was, that Joseph was comely in form and comely in countenance.

⁶ so that he left all that he had in the hand of Joseph, and took note with him, of nothing, save only the bread which, he himself, was eating. And so it was, that Joseph was comely in form and comely in countenance.

⁸ And he refused and said unto his lord's wife, Lo! my lord, taketh no note with me as to what is in the house, - but, all that pertaineth to him, hath he delivered into my hand: ⁹ There is no one greater in this house than I, neither hath he withheld from me, anything, save only thyself, in that, thou, art his wife,––how, then, could I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?

²² So the chief of the prison delivered up, into Joseph’s hand, all the prisoners who were in the prison,––and, of all that was doing there, he, was the doer. ²³ After nothing, was the chief of the prison looking, of whatever was in his hand,––in that, Yahweh, was with him, and, whatsoever, he, was doing, Yahweh, was causing to prosper.

¹⁴ And, GOD Almighty, give you compassion before the man, so shall he send with you, your other brother, and Benjamin. But, as for me, when I am bereaved, I am bereaved!

²⁴ So the man brought the men into Joseph’s house,––and gave them water, and they bathed their feet, and he gave them provender for their asses.

¹ Then commanded he him who was over his house, saying––Fill the sacks of the men, with food, as much as they can carry, and put each man’s silver in the mouth of his sack;

⁹ Haste ye, and go up unto my father, then shall ye say unto him––Thus, saith thy son Joseph, God hath appointed me lord to all Egypt,––come down unto me, do not delay; ¹⁰ so shalt thou dwell in the land of Goshen, and shalt be near unto me, thou, and thy sons, and thy sons’ sons,––and thy flocks and thy herds, and all that is thine; ¹¹ so will I sustain thee, there, for there are yet five years, of famine,––lest thou come to poverty––thou, and thy house, and all who are thine. ¹² Now lo! your own eyes, do see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin,––that it is, my own mouth, that doth speak unto you. ¹³ As soon as ye have told my father all my honour in Egypt, and all that ye have seen, so soon shall ye hasten, and bring down my father, hither.

²⁴ Thus sent he forth his brethren, and they departed,––and he said unto them, Do not fall out, by the way.

²⁹ And the days of Israel drew near that he must die, so he called for his son, for Joseph, and said to him––If, I pray thee, I have found favour in thine eyes, place, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh,––so shalt thou deal with me in lovingkindness and faithfulness––Do not, I pray thee, bury me in Egypt.

¹⁵ Thus blessed he Joseph, and said,––God himself––before whom walked my fathers, Abraham and Isaac, God himself––who hath been my shepherd, since I came into being until this day; ––

¹⁵ Thus blessed he Joseph, and said,––God himself––before whom walked my fathers, Abraham and Isaac, God himself––who hath been my shepherd, since I came into being until this day; –– ¹⁶ The Messenger––who hath been my redeemer from all evil––bless the lads! And may there be called upon them, my name, and the name of my fathers, Abraham and Isaac; And may they swarm into a multitude in the midst of the earth!

²⁰ And he blessed them on that day, saying––In thee, let Israel bless himself, saying, God set thee as Ephraim, and as Manasseh! So he set Ephraim before Manasseh.

²⁵ From the GOD of thy father, who doth help thee, And GOD Almighty, who doth bless thee, Blessings of the heavens, above, Blessings of the abyss, couching beneath,––Blessings of breasts and womb:

²⁵ Then Joseph made the sons of Israel swear, saying,––God will, surely concern, himself for you, So shall ye carry up my bones, from hence.

¹¹ And it came to pass in those days, when Moses grew up, that he went out unto his brethren, and looked on their burdens,––and saw, an Egyptian, smiting a Hebrew––of his brethren.

¹³ And he went out on the second day, and lo! two Hebrews, striving together,––so he said to him that did the wrong, Wherefore shouldest thou smite thy fellow?

¹⁶ Now, the priest of Midian, had seven daughters,––and they came and drew, and filled the troughs, to water their fathers flock.

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

¹⁵ And God said yet further unto Moses––Thus, shalt thou say unto the sons of Israel, Yahweh, God of your fathers, God of Abraham, God of Isaac, and God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you. This, is my name to times age–abiding, And, this, my memorial to generation after generation.

²² but every woman shall ask of her neighbour, and of her that sojourneth in her house, jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and mantles,––and ye shall put them upon your sons, and upon your daughters, so shall ye spoil the Egyptians.

¹ Then responded Moses, and said, And lo! they will not believe me, neither hearken to my voice,––for they will say, Yahweh, hath not appeared unto thee. ² And Yahweh said unto him––What is this in thy hand? And he said––A staff. ³ Then said he––Cast it to the earth. And he cast it to the earth, and it became a serpent,––and Moses fled from the face thereof. ⁴ And Yahweh said unto Moses, Put forth thy hand, and take it by its tail: So he put forth his hand, and laid hold of it, and it became a staff in his hand:–– ⁵ that they may believe that Yahweh, God of their fathers,––God of Abraham, God of Isaac, and God of Jacob––hath appeared unto thee. ⁶ Then said Yahweh unto him, yet again––Bring, I pray thee, thy hand, into thy bosom. So he brought his hand, into his bosom,––and then took it out, and lo! his hand, was leprous,––like snow, ⁷ And he said––Put back thy hand into thy bosom: So he put back his hand, into his bosom,––and then took it out of his bosom, and lo! it had come again, like his own flesh: ⁸ thus shall it come to pass, if they will not believe thee, nor hearken to the voice of the first sign, then will they believe the voice of the next sign; ⁹ and it shall come to pass, if they will not believe, even these two signs, nor hearken to thy voice, then shalt thou take of the water of the river, and pour it out on the dry land,––so shall the water which thou hast taken from the river, become, yea it shall become blood, on the dry land.

³¹ And the people believed,––and, when they heard that Yahweh had concerned himself for the sons of Israel, and that he had looked upon their humiliation, then bent they their heads and bowed themselves down.

² But, if, refusing, thou art to let them go,––and still art holding them fast,

² Speak, I pray you, in the ears of the people,––and let them ask––every man of his neighbour, and every woman of her neighbour, articles of silver and articles of gold.

²⁷ Then shall ye say––A passover sacrifice, it is to Yahweh, who passed–over the houses of the sons of Israel, in Egypt, when he plagued the Egyptians, but, our houses, he delivered. Then did the people bend their heads and bow themselves down.

³⁵ And, the sons of Israel, did according to the word of Moses,––and asked of the Egyptians, articles of silver and articles of gold and mantles.

⁵ And it shall be, when Yahweh shall bring thee into the land of the Canaanite and the Hittite and the Amorite, and the Hivite and the Jebusite, which he sware to thy fathers to give thee, a land flowing with milk and honey, then shalt thou serve with this service, in this month.

¹⁰ And Jethro said––Blessed be Yahweh, who hath delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of Pharaoh,––Who hath delivered the people from under the hand of the Egyptians:

²⁰ and shalt cause to shine upon them, the statutes and the laws,––and make known to them the way wherein they should go, and the work they should do.

⁷ Thou shalt not utter the name of Yahweh thy God, for falsehood, for Yahweh will not let him go unpunished who uttereth his name, for falsehood.

¹¹ the oath of Yahweh, shall come between them both, That he hath not laid his hand on the property of his neighbour,––then shall the owner thereof accept it, and he shall not make restitution.

¹³ And, in all that I have said unto thee, shalt thou take heed to thyself,––and, the name of other gods, shalt thou not mention, it shall not be heard upon thy mouth.

²⁰ Lo! I, am sending a messenger before thee, to guard thee in the way,––and to bring thee into the place which I have prepared.

²⁰ Lo! I, am sending a messenger before thee, to guard thee in the way,––and to bring thee into the place which I have prepared. ²¹ Take thou heed of his presence, and hearken to his voice––do not vex him,––for he will not pardon your transgression, for, my name, is within him. ²² But, if thou, wilt indeed hearken, to his voice, and so wilt do all that I may speak, then will I be an enemy to thine enemies, and an adversary to thine adversaries; ²³ for my messenger shall go before thee, and bring thee in––unto the Amorite, and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, and the Canaanite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite,––so will I destroy them.

² And Aaron said unto them, Break off the rings of gold, which are in the ears of your wives, of your sons, and of your daughters,––and bring them unto me. ³ And all the people of themselves brake off the rings of gold which were in their ears,––and brought them unto Aaron.

¹³ Have remembrance of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Israel, thy servants, to whom thou didst swear by thyself, and didst speak unto them saying, I will multiply your seed, as the stars of the heavens,––and, all this land of which I have spoken, will I give to your seed, and they shall inherit it to times age–abiding.

² And I will send before thee a messenger,––and will drive out the Canaanite, the Amorite, and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite;

⁸ Then Moses made haste,––and bent his head towards the earth, and bowed himself down;

¹⁶ And thou wilt take of his daughters, for thy sons,––And his daughters will go unchastely after their gods, And will cause, thy sons, to go unchastely after their gods.

¹² Nor swear by my name, falsely,––And so profane the name of thy God: I, am Yahweh.

²⁹ And, when, any man, selleth a dwelling–house in a walled city, then shall his right of redemption remain, until the completion of a year after he sold it,––for, [a year of] days, shall his right of redemption remain.

⁴⁶ and ye may take them as an inheritance, for your sons after you, to inherit as a possession, unto times age–abiding, of them, may ye take to be bondmen,––but, over your brethren the sons of Israel––a man over his brother, ye shall not rule, over him, with rigour.

²¹ then shall the priest put the woman on oath, with an oath of cursing, and the priest shall say unto the woman, Yahweh give thee up for a curse and for an oath, in the midst of thy people,––in that Yahweh shall give up thy thigh to fall away, and thy womb to swell:

¹² Did, I, conceive all this people, or, I, beget them,––that thou shouldest say unto me, Carry them in thy bosom, as a nursing father carrieth a suckling, unto the soil which thou didst swear unto their fathers?

¹⁶ Because Yahweh, was not able, to bring in this people into the land which he had sworn unto them, therefore did he slay them in the desert.

³⁰ none of you, shall enter into the land, as to which I uplifted my hand, to give you an abode therein,––save Caleb, son of Jephunneh, and Joshua, son of Nun:

¹⁷ Let us, we pray thee, pass through thy land––we will not pass through field or vineyard, nor will we drink the waters of a well,––by the king’s road, will we go––we will turn neither to the right hand nor to the left, until we get through thy boundary.

⁵ But, if her father forbade her, in the day when he heard, none of her vows or her bonds which she hath bound upon her soul, shall stand,––and, Yahweh, will pardon her, because her father forbade her.

⁸ But, if, on the day her husband heard, he forbade her, then shall he have made of none effect her vow that is upon her, or the rash utterance of her lips, wherewith she put a bond upon her soul,––and, Yahweh, will pardon her.

¹⁷ Now, therefore, slay ye every male among the young,––every woman also that hath cohabited with man, slay ye. ¹⁸ But, all the young of womankind that have not cohabited with man, preserve alive for yourselves.

¹¹ Surely none of the men that came up out of Egypt, from twenty years old and upwards, shall see the soil, which I sware unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob,––because they have not followed after me fully;

⁸ See! I have set before you, the land,––enter, and possess the land, which Yahweh sware unto your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give unto them, and unto their seed, after them.

²⁷ I would pass along through thy land, by the road, by the road, will I go,––I will not turn aside, to the right hand or to the left:

¹³ Yahweh thy God, shalt thou revere, And, him, shalt thou serve,––And, by his name, shalt thou swear.

³ neither shalt thou intermarry with them,––thy daughter, shalt thou not give unto his son, nor, his daughter, shalt thou take for thy son; ⁴ for he will turn aside thy son from following me, and they will serve other gods,––so shall the anger of Yahweh kindle upon you, and he will destroy thee, speedily.

²⁰ Yahweh thy God, shalt thou revere, Him, shalt thou serve,––And, unto him, shalt thou cleave, And, in his name, shalt thou swear.

¹⁹ then shall his father and his mother, lay hold of him,––and bring him forth unto the elders of his city, and unto the gate of his place;

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

¹² that thou mayest pass through into the covenant of Yahweh thy God, and into his oath,––which Yahweh thy God is solemnising with thee, today:

¹³ And, of Joseph, he said, Blessed of Yahweh, be his land,––With the precious things of the heavens, with the dew, And with the abyss, couching beneath; ¹⁴ And with the precious fruits of the sun,––And with the precious yield of the moons; ¹⁵ And with the chief of the ancient mountains,––And with the precious things of the age–abiding hills; ¹⁶ And with the precious things of the earth and its fulness, And with the goodwill of One who dwelt in a thorn–bush.––Let it come on the head of Joseph, And on the crown of the head of him who was consecrated among his brethren.

⁴ And Yahweh said unto him––This, is the land which I sware to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, saying, Unto thy seed, will I give it. I have let thee see with thine own eyes, But, thither, shalt thou not pass over.

⁶ Be firm and bold,––for, thou, shalt cause this people to inherit the land which I sware unto their fathers,––to give unto them.

⁸ This scroll of the law must not cease out of thy mouth, but thou must talk to thyself therein, day and night, that thou mayest take heed to do according to all that is written therein,––for, then, shalt thou make thy way prosperous, and, then, shalt thou have good success.

¹² Now, therefore I pray you, swear unto me by Yahweh, since I have dealt with you in lovingkindness, that, ye also, will deal with the house of my father in lovingkindness, and will give me a token of faithfulness,

¹⁴ And the men said unto her, Our souls in your stead unto death, if ye utter not this our business,––so shall it be, when Yahweh shall give us the land, that we will deal with thee in lovingkindness and in faithfulness.

¹⁷ And the men said unto her,––Free, will we be from this thine oath which thou hast made us swear: ¹⁸ Lo! when we are coming into the land, this cord of crimson thread, must thou bind in the window by which thou didst let us down, and, thy father and thy mother and thy brethren and all the household of thy father, must thou gather together unto thee unto the house. ¹⁹ And it shall be, whosoever shall go forth out of the doors of thy house into the street, his blood, shall be on his own head and, we, shall be free,––but, whosoever shall be with thee in the house, his blood, shall be on our heads, if a, hand, be upon him. ²⁰ Or, if thou utter this our business, then shall we be free from this thine oath which thou hast made us swear.

²⁰ This, will we do unto them, even let them live,––lest there come on us wrath, because of the oath which we have sworn unto them.

¹⁸ And it came to pass, when she came, that she moved him to ask of her father a field, and, when she alighted from off the ass, Caleb said unto her––What aileth thee?

¹⁴ And it came pass, when she came, that she moved him to ask of her father a field, and, when she alighted from off the ass, Caleb said unto her––What aileth thee?

¹ And the messenger of Yahweh came up from Gilgal, unto Bochim. And he said––I led you up out of Egypt, and brought you into the land, which I had sworn unto your fathers, And I said, I will not break my covenant with you, to times age–abiding;

⁸ Then kindled the anger of Yahweh upon Israel, and he sold them into the hand of Chushan–rishathaim, king of Mesopotamia,––and the sons of Israel served Chushan–rishathaim, eight years. ⁹ And the sons of Israel made outcry unto Yahweh, so Yahweh raised up a saviour unto the sons of Israel, who saved them,––even Othniel son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother. ¹⁰ And the Spirit of Yahweh came upon him, and he judged Israel, and went out to war, and Yahweh delivered into his hand, Chushan–rishathaim, king of Syria,––and his hand prevailed over Chushan–rishathaim.

¹¹ In the place of the noise of bowmen among the wells, there, laud ye––the righteous acts of Yahweh, the righteous acts of his rule over Israel. Then, had come down to the gates the people of Yahweh.

¹⁷ And he said unto him, If, I beseech thee, I have found favour in thine eyes, then wilt thou work for me a sign, that it is, thou, who art speaking with me.

³⁶ And Gideon said unto God,––If thou art about to bring salvation, by my hand, unto Israel, as thou hast spoken, ³⁷ lo! I am placing a woollen fleece, on the threshing–floor,––if, dew, be on the fleece alone and, on all the ground, it be dry, then shall I know that thou wilt bring salvation, by my hand, unto Israel, as thou hast spoken.

³⁷ lo! I am placing a woollen fleece, on the threshing–floor,––if, dew, be on the fleece alone and, on all the ground, it be dry, then shall I know that thou wilt bring salvation, by my hand, unto Israel, as thou hast spoken. ³⁸ And it was so, and he rose up early, on the morrow, and pressed together the fleece,––and wrung out the dew from the fleece, a small bowl full of water. ³⁹ Then said Gideon unto God, Let not thine anger kindle upon me, but let me speak, only this once,––Let me, I pray thee, put to the proof, only this once, with the fleece, I pray thee, let it be dry on the fleece alone, while, on all the ground, there be dew. ⁴⁰ And God did so on that night,––and it was dry on the fleece alone, while, on all the ground, there was dew.

¹³ And Gideon came in, and lo! a man relating to his neighbour a dream,––and he said––Lo! a dream, have I dreamt, and lo! a round cake of barley bread tumbling into the camp of Midian, and it came as far as the tent––and smote it that it fell, and turned it upside down, and the tent lay along. ¹⁴ Then responded his neighbour and said:––Nothing else, is this, than the sword of Gideon son of Joash, a man of Israel,––God hath delivered into his hand, both Midian and all the host. ¹⁵ And it was so, when Gideon heard the story of the dream, and the interpretation thereof, that he bowed himself down,––and returned unto the camp of Israel, and said––Arise! for Yahweh hath delivered into your hand the host of Midian.

⁸ And he returned, after a time, to take her, and went aside to see the carcass of the lion,––and lo! a swarm of bees, in the body of the lion, and, honey,

² And he said unto his mother––The eleven hundred pieces of silver that were taken by thee, when, thou, didst utter a curse, and didst also say in my hearing, Lo! the silver, is with me! I took it. Then said his mother, Blessed, be my son by Yahweh.

⁵ So they said unto him––Ask of God, we pray thee,––that we may know whether the journey on which we are going shall have good success.

¹⁹ Nevertheless, straw and fodder too, is there for our asses, yea moreover, bread and wine, there are for me, and for thy handmaid, and for the young man that is with thy servants,––there is lack, of nothing. ²⁰ And the old man said––Thou art welcome! only, all thy wants, be on me,––by no means, in the broadway, mayest thou lodge. ²¹ So he brought him into his house, and gave provender to the asses,––and they bathed their feet, and did eat and drink.

²¹ So he brought him into his house, and gave provender to the asses,––and they bathed their feet, and did eat and drink.

² And Ruth the Moabitess said unto Naomi––Let me go, I pray thee, to the field, and glean ears of corn after him in whose eyes I may find favour. And she said to her––Go, my daughter.

¹⁷ So she gleaned in the field, until the evening,––and beat out that which she had gleaned, and there was about an ephah of barley.

¹⁰ And he said––Blessed, be thou of Yahweh, my daughter, for thou hast made thy last lovingkindness better than the first,––in not following after young men, whether poor, or rich.

¹¹ Then said all the people who were in the gate, and the elders––Witnesses!, ––Yahweh grant the woman who is coming into thy house, to be as Rachel, and as Leah, which two of them did build the house of Israel. Do thou bravely, then, in Ephrathah, and proclaim thou a name in Bethlehem, ¹² And let thy house be like the house of Perez, whom Tamar bare to Judah,––of the seed which––may Yahweh give thee, of this young woman.

¹⁴ Then said the women unto Naomi, Blessed, be Yahweh! who hath not let thee fail of a kinsman today,––and may his name, be proclaimed, in Israel;

¹³ But as for, Hannah, she, was speaking in her heart, only her lips, were moving, but, her voice, could not be heard,––so Eli thought she had been drunken. ¹⁴ And Eli said unto her, How long, wilt thou be, drunken? Put away thy wine from thee. ¹⁵ And Hannah responded and said––Nay! my lord; A woman depressed in spirit, am I: neither wine nor strong drink, have I drunk,––but I poured out my soul, before Yahweh.

⁷ Now, therefore, take and get ready, one new waggon, and two milch kine, whereon hath never come yoke,––then shall ye fasten the kine in the waggon, and withdraw their calves from them, into the shed; ⁸ and ye shall take the ark of Yahweh, and place it in the waggon, also, the jewels of gold which ye send back to him as a guilt–offering, shall ye put into a coffer, at the side thereof,––so shall ye let it go, and it shall depart. ⁹ Then shall ye look––if, by the way of its own boundary, it goeth up to Beth–shemesh, he, it was who caused us this great affliction,––but, if not, then shall we know that it was not, his hand, that smote us, a chance, it was, that befell us.

¹¹ They were going up the ascent of the city, when they found young women, coming out to draw water,––so they said unto these, Is, the seer, in this place?

² When thou departest, today, from me, then shalt thou find two men by the grave of Rachel, within the boundary of Benjamin, in Zelzah,––and they will say unto thee, The asses are found, which thou wentest to seek, and lo! thy father hath abandoned caring for the asses, and is concerned for you, saying, What shall I do for my son? ³ Then shalt thou pass on quickly from thence onwards, and come as far as the oak of Tabor, and there shall find thee there, three men going up unto God, at Bethel,––one, carrying three kids, and, another, carrying three cakes of bread, and, another, carrying a skin of wine; ⁴ then will they ask thee, of thy welfare,––and give thee two cakes of bread, which thou shalt receive at their hand. ⁵ After that, shalt thou come unto the hill of God, where is the garrison of the Philistines,––and it shall be, as thou comest in thither into the city, thou shalt light upon a band of prophets, coming down from the high place, and, before them, a harp, and a timbrel, and a flute, and a lyre, they having been moved to prophesy. ⁶ Then will come suddenly upon thee, the Spirit of Yahweh, and thou shalt be moved to prophesy with them,––and shalt be changed into another man. ⁷ And it shall be, when these signs shall come unto thee, then act thou for thyself, as thou shalt find occasion, for, God, is with thee. ⁸ And thou shalt go down before me to Gilgal, for lo! I am coming down unto thee, to offer up ascending–offerings, to sacrifice peace–offerings,––seven days, shalt thou tarry, until I come unto thee, then will I let thee know what thou shalt do.
⁹ And so it was, that, when he turned away to depart from Samuel, God gave him another heart,––and all these signs came to pass that day. ¹⁰ And, when they came thither to the hill, lo! a band of prophets coming to meet him,––then came suddenly upon him, the Spirit of God, and he was moved to prophesy in their midst.

⁸ Then said Jonathan, Lo! we, are crossing over unto the men,––and will discover ourselves unto them. ⁹ If, thus, they say unto us, Keep quiet until we get to you, then will we stand still where we are, and will not go up unto them; ¹⁰ but, if thus, they say, Come up unto us, then will we go up; for Yahweh hath delivered them into our hand,––This, then, is our sign.

⁷ If, thus, he say––It is well,––thy servant shall have, peace,––but, if it, anger, him, know that harm hath been determined by him.

¹⁷ And again Jonathan sware unto David, by his love to him,––for, as he loved his own soul, so loved he him.

³² Then said David unto Abigail,––Blessed, be Yahweh, the God of Israel, who hath sent thee this day, to meet me;

³⁹ And, when David heard that Nabal was dead, he said––Blessed, be Yahweh, who hath maintained the plea of my reproach, at the hand of Nabal, and hath restrained, his servant, from wrong, yea, the wrong of Nabal, hath Yahweh turned back on his own head. Then sent David, and spake with Abigail, to take her to himself wife.

⁴¹ And she arose, and bowed herself down with her face to the earth,––and said––Lo! thy handmaid, as serving–woman to bathe the feet of the servants of my lord.

¹⁷ And David smote them, from the closing twilight even unto the evening of the next day,––and there escaped not of them a man, save four hundred young men who rode upon camels, and fled.

²⁴ And it shall be, when thou shalt hear a sound of marching in the tops of the mulberry–trees, then, shalt thou act with decision,––for, then, will Yahweh have gone forth before thee, to smite the host of the Philistines.

¹⁸ Then entered King David, and tarried before Yahweh,––and said––Who am, I, My Lord, Yahweh, and what is my house, that thou hast brought me, hitherto; ¹⁹ and hast yet further made this seem little in thine eyes, My Lord, Yahweh, in that thou hast spoken, even of the house, of thy servant, for a great while to come? This, then is the law of manhood, O My Lord, Yahweh! ²⁰ What more, then, can David yet further speak unto thee,––seeing that, thou thyself knowest thy servant, O My Lord Yahweh?

²⁷ For, thou, O Yahweh of hosts, God of Israel, hast unveiled the ear of thy servant, saying––A house, will I build for thee. For this cause, hath thy servant found in his heart, to pray unto thee, this prayer.

²² And Absolom spake not with Amnon, either bad or good,––though Absolom hated Amnon, because he had forced Tamar his sister.

¹⁰ But the king said, What have I in common with you, ye sons of Zeruiah? thus, he curseth, because, Yahweh, hath said unto him––Curse David. Who then can say, Why hast thou done thus?

¹⁹ Then, Ahimaaz, son of Zadok, said, Let me run, I pray thee, and carry tidings unto the king,––how that Yahweh hath vindicated him, at the hand of his enemies.

²⁷ Then said the watchman, It seemeth, to me, that, the running of the foremost, is like the running of Ahimaaz son of Zadok. And the king said, A good man, is he, and, with good tidings, he cometh. ²⁸ Then called out Ahimaaz, and said unto the king, Peace! And he bowed himself down to the king, with his face to the earth,––and said––Blessed, be Yahweh thy God, who hath surrendered the men who were lifting up their hand, against my lord the king.

²⁸ Then called out Ahimaaz, and said unto the king, Peace! And he bowed himself down to the king, with his face to the earth,––and said––Blessed, be Yahweh thy God, who hath surrendered the men who were lifting up their hand, against my lord the king.

⁹ Then said Joab unto Amasa, Art thou, well, my brother? And Joab took Amasa by the beard with his right hand, to kiss him.

¹ Now, King David, was old, advanced in days,––and they covered him with clothes, but he gat no heat.

³ and keep the observances of Yahweh thy God, by walking in his ways, by keeping his statutes, his commandments, and his regulations and his testimonies, as written in the law of Moses,––to the end thou mayest prosper in all that thou doest, and whithersoever thou turnest thyself;

²³ and said––O Yahweh, God of Israel! Not like thee, is there a God, in the heavens above, or upon the earth beneath,––keeping Covenant and Lovingkindness for thy servants who are walking before thee, with all their heart;

¹⁰ So he arose and went to Zarephath, and, when he came to the entrance of the city, lo! there, a widow woman gathering sticks,––and he called to her, and said, Fetch me, I pray thee, a little water in a vessel, that I may drink.

³⁶ And it came to pass, at the time of the offering of the gift, that Elijah the prophet drew near, and said, O Yahweh, God of Abraham, Isaac and Israel! Today, let it be known––That, thou, art God in Israel, and that, I, am thy servant,––and that, by thy word, have I done all these things.

¹⁴ and took the mantle of Elijah which had fallen from him, and smote the waters, and said, Where is Yahweh, the God of Elijah? And, when, he also, smote the waters, they were divided, hither and thither, and Elisha, passed over.

¹⁵ And Hezekiah prayed before Yahweh, and said, O Yahweh, God of Israel, inhabiting the cherubim, thou thyself, art GOD, alone, for all the kingdoms of the earth,––thou, didst make the heavens and the earth.

³ I beseech thee, O Yahweh, remember, I pray thee, how I have walked before thee, in truth, and with a whole heart, and, that which is good in thine eyes, have I done! And Hezekiah wept aloud.

⁸ Now Hezekiah had said unto Isaiah, What sign is there, that Yahweh will heal me,––and that I shall go up on the third day, to the house of Yahweh? ⁹ And Isaiah said,––This unto thee, is the sign from Yahweh, that Yahweh will do the thing which he hath spoken, The shadow hath gone forward ten steps, shall it return ten steps? ¹⁰ And Hezekiah said––It is, a light thing, for the shadow, to decline ten steps,––Nay, but let the shadow go back ten steps. ¹¹ And Isaiah the prophet cried unto Yahweh, and he caused the shadow on the steps by which it had gone down on the steps of Ahaz to go back, ten steps.

⁶ And, when the sons of Ammon saw, that they had made themselves odious with David, Hanun and the sons of Ammon sent a thousand talents of silver, to hire for themselves––out of Mesopotamia, and out of Aram–maacah, and out of Zobah,––chariots, and horsemen.

¹⁰ Therefore did David bless Yahweh in the eyes of all the convocation,––and David said, Blessed art thou, O Yahweh, the God of Israel our father, from age even unto age. ¹¹ Thine, O Yahweh, are Greatness, and Might, and Beauty, and Victory, and Majesty, nay! all in the heavens and in the earth,––thine, O Yahweh, is the kingdom, who art exalted above all,––as chief; ¹² and, riches and honour, are from before thee, and, thou, art ruling over all, and, in thy hand, are power and might,––and, in thy hand, it is, to give greatness and strength unto any. ¹³ Now, therefore, O our God, we are giving thanks unto thee,––and offering praise, unto thy beautiful Name.

²⁰ Then said David, unto all the convocation, Bless, I beseech you, Yahweh your God. So all the convocation blessed Yahweh, the God of their fathers, and did bend their heads and bow themselves down unto Yahweh, and unto the king;

²⁴ And, all the rulers, and the heroes, yea moreover all the sons of King David, gave a hand, under Solomon the king.

¹² And Huram said, Blessed be Yahweh, God of Israel, who made the heavens and the earth,––who hath given, unto David the king, a wise son, skilled in prudence and understanding, who will build a house for Yahweh, and a house for his kingdom.

¹⁸ And Jehoshaphat bowed his head, with his face to the ground,––and, all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, fell down before Yahweh, prostrating themselves unto Yahweh.

³ and their father gave them large presents––of silver and of gold and of precious things, with cities of defence, in Judah,––but, the kingdom, gave he unto Jehoram, for, he, was the firstborn.

³⁰ And Hezekiah the king and the rulers gave word to the Levites, to offer praise unto Yahweh, in the words of David, and of Asaph the seer,––so they offered praise right joyfully, and bent their heads and bowed themselves in prostration.

² Thus, saith Cyrus, king of Persia, All the kingdoms of the earth, hath Yahweh God of the heavens, given to me,––and, he himself, hath laid charge upon me, to build for him a house, in Jerusalem, which is in Judah.

⁶ and, all they who were round about them, strengthened their hands, with utensils of silver, with gold with goods and with beasts, and with precious things,––besides any thing he had volunteered.

²¹ Then proclaimed I there a fast, by the river Ahava, that we might humble ourselves before our God,––to seek of him a smooth way, for us and for our little ones, and for all our substance.

¹ Now, when these things were ended, the rulers drew near unto me, saying, The people of Israel and the priests and the Levites have not kept themselves separate from the peoples of the lands,––in view of their abominations–even of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites, the Ammonites, the Moabites, the Egyptians, and the Amorites; ² for they have taken of their daughters, for themselves and for their sons, so that the holy seed have intermingled themselves among the peoples of the lands,––and, the hand of the rulers and the deputies, hath, in this unfaithfulness, been, foremost. ³ When I heard this thing, I rent my garment, and my robe,––and tore out of the hair of my head and my beard, and sat stunned.

¹¹ I beseech thee O My Lord, let––I pray thee––thine ear be attentive unto the prayer of thy servant, and unto the prayer of thy servants who delight to revere thy Name, and oh prosper, I pray thee, thy servant today, and grant him compassion before this man. Now, I, was cup–bearer unto the king.

⁴ Then the king said to me, Concerning what, is it, thou, wouldst make request? So I prayed unto the God of the heavens,

⁶ And Ezra blessed Yahweh the great God,––and all the people responded, Amen! Amen! with the lifting up of their hands,––and they bent their heads and bowed themselves down unto Yahweh, with their faces to the ground.

⁶ Thou, art Yahweh, thou alone, Thou, didst make the heavens, the heavens of heavens, and all their host, the earth and all that is thereon, the seas and all that is therein, and, thou, holdest them all in life,––and, the host of the heavens, unto thee, are bowing down.

²⁵ So I contended with them, and laid a curse upon them, and I smote, from among them, certain men, and pulled out their hair,––and I put them on oath by God, Ye shall not give your daughters unto their sons, nor take of their daughters, for your sons nor for yourselves.

¹ And it came to pass, on the third day, that Esther put on her royal apparel, and stood in the inner court of the house of the king, over against the house of the king,––and, the king, was sitting upon his royal seat, in the royal house, over against the opening of the house.

¹⁰ and he wrote in the name of King Ahasuerus, and sealed it with the king’s signet–ring,––and sent letters by the hand of runners on horses, riding the swift steeds used in the kings service, bred of the stud:

¹⁴ The runners that rode on the swift steeds used in the king’s service, went forth, being urged forward and pressed on, by the word of the king,––and, the edict, was given in Shusan the palace.

³ And his substance was––seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she–asses, and a body of servants exceeding large,––thus was that man the greatest of all the sons of the East.

¹² The command of his lips, and would not go back, and, in my bosom, have I treasured the words of his lips.

¹⁰ And, Yahweh himself, turned the captivity of Job, when he prayed in behalf of his friends,––and Yahweh increased all that Job had possessed, unto twice as much. ¹¹ Then came unto him all his brethren and all his sisters, and all his former acquaintances, and they did eat bread with him in his house,––and shewed sympathy with him and comforted him, over all the calamity which Yahweh had brought upon him,––and they gave him, every one a weight of money, and every one, a ring of gold. ¹² And, Yahweh, blessed the latter end of Job, more than his beginning,––and so he came to have fourteen thousand sheep, and six thousand camels, and a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand she–asses.

² But, in the law of Yahweh, is his delight,––and, in his law, doth he talk with himself day and night. ³ So doth he become like a tree planted by streams of waters,––that yieldeth, its fruit, in its season, whose leaf, also doth not wither, and, whatsoever he doeth, prospereth.

⁸ I have set Yahweh before me continually, because he is on my right hand, I shall not be shaken!

³⁵ Thus didst thou grant me, as a shield, thy salvation,––and, thy right hand, sustained me, and, thy condescension, made me great.

²⁹ All the great ones of the earth, shall eat and bow down, Before him shall kneel, all that go down to the dust, Even he who had not kept alive, his own soul!

⁸ I will make thee discreet, I will point out to thee the way which thou must go, I will fix upon thee mine eye.

¹ [David’s. When he disguised his sanity before Abimelech,––who dismissed him, and he departed. [An Alphabetical Psalm.]]
Let me bless Yahweh at all times, Continually be his praise in my mouth.

¹ [David’s. When he disguised his sanity before Abimelech,––who dismissed him, and he departed. [An Alphabetical Psalm.]]
Let me bless Yahweh at all times, Continually be his praise in my mouth. ² In Yahweh, boasteth my soul, The patient oppressed–ones shall hear and be glad.

² In Yahweh, boasteth my soul, The patient oppressed–ones shall hear and be glad. ³ Ascribe ye greatness unto Yahweh with me, and let us exalt his Name together. ⁴ I enquired of Yahweh, and he hath answered me, And, out of all my terrors, hath he rescued me. ⁵ They looked unto him and were radiant, And, as for their faces, let them not be abashed. ⁶ This, oppressed one cried, and, Yahweh, heard––and, out of all his distresses, saved him. ⁷ The messenger of Yahweh encampeth around them who revere him, Thus hath he delivered them.

¹⁵ The eyes of Yahweh, are towards the righteous, And, his ears, towards their cry for help:

⁵ Roll on Yahweh thy way, Trust also in him, and, he, will effectually work:

⁹ Daughters of kings, are among thine honourable women, Stationed is the bride at thy right hand, in gold of Ophir.
¹⁰ Hearken, O daughter, and observe, Incline also thine ear, Forget, then, thine own people, And the house of thy father;

¹⁰ Hearken, O daughter, and observe, Incline also thine ear, Forget, then, thine own people, And the house of thy father; ¹¹ When the king shall desire thy beauty, Surely, he, is thy lord, then bow down to him.

¹³ All glorious––the daughter of a king [sitteth] within, Brocades, wrought with gold, [are] her clothing! ¹⁴ In embroidered raiment, shall she be brought unto the king––The virgins that follow her, her companions, are to be conducted unto thee:

¹⁴ For, this God, is our God, to times age–abiding and beyond, He himself, will conduct us till death.

² Thou hearer of prayer! Unto thee, shall all flesh come.

⁴ All the earth, shall bow themselves down to thee, And sing praises unto thee, Shall praise in song thy Name. [Selah.]

¹⁹ Blessed be My Lord! Day by day, he beareth our burden for us, GOD himself, is our salvation. [Selah.]

⁹ Before him, let the men of the desert kneel, But, as for his foes, the dust, let them lick;

¹⁸ Blessed be Yahweh God, the God of Israel,––Who doeth wondrous things by himself alone; ¹⁹ And blessed be his glorious Name, unto times ago–abiding,––And filled with his glory be all the earth, Amen and Amen!

²⁴ By thy counsel, wilt thou guide me, And, afterwards, unto glory, wilt thou take me.

¹¹ I will remember the doings of Yah, Surely I will remember, out of aforetime, thy wonderful way; ¹² And will talk to myself of all thy work, And, of thy doings, will I muse:––

¹⁶ Let thy work, appear unto thy servants, And, thy majesty, upon their children; ¹⁷ And let the delightfulness of Adonay our God be upon us,––And, the work of our hands, establish thou upon us, Yea, the work of our hands, establish thou it.

¹⁷ And let the delightfulness of Adonay our God be upon us,––And, the work of our hands, establish thou upon us, Yea, the work of our hands, establish thou it.

¹¹ For, his messengers, will he charge concerning thee, To keep thee, in all thy ways;

⁶ Enter! let us bow down, and bend low, Let us kneel, before Yahweh our maker;

³ He hath remembered his lovingkindness and his faithfulness towards the house of Israel,––All the ends of the earth, have seen, the salvation of our God.

⁵ For good is Yahweh, Age–abiding is his lovingkindness, And, unto generation after generation, his faithfulness.

²⁰ Bless Yahweh, ye messengers of his,––Heroes of vigour, doing his word, To hearken [again] to the voice of his word;

³⁴ Pleasing unto him, be my meditation, I, will rejoice in Yahweh.

¹ [BOOK THE FIFTH]
¶ O give thanks to Yahweh––For he is good, For, age–abiding, is his lovingkindness.

⁷ And led them by a straight road, That they might journey to a city to dwell in. ⁸ Let them give thanks to Yahweh for his lovingkindness, and for his wonderful dealings with the sons of men;

¹⁵ Let them give thanks to Yahweh for his lovingkindness, and for his wonderful dealings with the sons of men!

²¹ Let them give thanks to Yahweh for his lovingkindness, and for his wonderful dealings with the sons of men! ²² Yea let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and recount his works with a shout.

³⁸ Thus hath he blessed them, and they have multiplied greatly, And, their cattle, he maketh not few.

⁴³ Who is wise? then let him observe these things! and diligently consider the lovingkindness of Yahweh.

¹ Praise ye Yah! How happy is the man who revereth Yahweh, In his commandments, delighteth he greatly; ² Mighty in the earth, shall be his seed, The generation of the upright, shall be blessed; ³ Wealth and riches, shall be in his house, and, his righteousness, standeth for aye.

³ Wealth and riches, shall be in his house, and, his righteousness, standeth for aye.

¹⁵ Blessed are ye of Yahweh, who made the heavens and the earth:

¹ I love Yahweh––because he heareth my voice, my supplications;

¹ I love Yahweh––because he heareth my voice, my supplications; ² Because he hath bowed down his ear unto me, therefore, throughout my days, will I call.

² Because he hath bowed down his ear unto me, therefore, throughout my days, will I call. ³ The meshes of death encompassed me, and the distresses of hades, came upon me, Peril and sorrow, I found; ⁴ But, on the Name of Yahweh, I called––I beseech thee, Yahweh, deliver my soul. ⁵ Gracious is Yahweh and righteous, and, our God, is full of compassion. ⁶ Yahweh, preserveth the simple, I was brought low, when, to me, he granted salvation. ⁷ Return, O my soul, to thy rest, For, Yahweh, hath dealt bountifully with thee.

²³ From Yahweh, hath this come to pass, The same, is marvelous in our eyes.

²⁵ Ah now, Yahweh, do save, we beseech thee, Ah now, Yahweh, do send success, we beseech thee!

¹⁵ In thy precepts, will I meditate, that I may discern thy paths.

²⁷ The way of thy precepts, cause thou me to understand, and I will indeed meditate in thy wonders.

⁴⁸ That I may lift up my hands unto thy commandments, which I have loved, and may meditate in thy statutes.

⁶ Ask ye for the peace of Jerusalem, They shall prosper, who love thee!

¹ [A Song of Ascents. Solomon’s.]
If, Yahweh, build not the house, in vain, have the builders of it toiled thereon, If, Yahweh, watch not the city, in vain, hath the watchman kept awake:

³ Surely I will not enter the home of my own house, nor ascend my curtained couch; ⁴ I will not give sleep to mine eyes, nor, to mine eye–lashes, slumber: ⁵ Until I find a place for Yahweh, habitations for the Mighty One of Jacob.

¹⁷ To me, then, how precious have thy desires become, O GOD! How numerous, the heads of them! ¹⁸ I would recount them! Beyond the sands, they multiply, I rouse myself––and am still with thee.

⁵ I have remembered the days of aforetime, I have talked with myself of every deed of thine, Of the work of thy hands, I would speak: ⁶ I have spread out my hands unto thee, My soul, is as a thirsty land, for thee. [Selah.]

⁵ The splendour of the glory of thy majesty, shall they speak, and, thy wonders, will I utter.

¹⁸ Near is Yahweh to all who call upon him,––to all them who call upon him in faithfulness. ¹⁹ The desire of them who revere him, will he fulfill, and, their cry, will he hear, and will save them.

³ Lovingkindness and faithfulness, let them not forsake thee,––bind them, upon thy neck, write them upon the tablet of thy heart:

⁵ Trust thou in Yahweh, with all thy heart, and, unto thine own understanding, do not lean: ⁶ In all thy ways, acknowledge him, and, he, will make straight thy paths.

⁶ In all thy ways, acknowledge him, and, he, will make straight thy paths.

¹¹ In the way of wisdom, have I taught thee, I have guided thee in tracks of uprightness.

¹¹ In the way of wisdom, have I taught thee, I have guided thee in tracks of uprightness. ¹² When thou walkest, thy step shall not be hemmed in, and, if thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble. ¹³ Take fast hold of correction, let her not go,––keep her, for, she, is thy life.

²⁰ In the way of righteousness, I march along, in the middle of the paths of justice:

²² The blessing of Yahweh, itself maketh rich, and he addeth no grievance therewith.

¹⁰ A righteous man, regardeth the desire of his beast, but, the compassions of the lawless, are cruel.

¹⁶ Every prudent man, maketh use of knowledge, but, a dullard, spreadeth folly.

³³ Into the lap, is cast the lot, but, from Yahweh, is its every decision.

⁸ A gift, in the eyes of its owner, is, a stone of beauty, whithersoever it turneth, it bringeth prosperity.

¹⁶ The gift of a man, maketh room for him, and, before great men, setteth him down.

²² Who hath found a wife, hath found a blessing, and hath obtained favour from Yahweh.

¹⁴ House and substance, are an inheritance from one’s fathers, but, from Yahweh, cometh a wife who is prudent.

⁴ The reward of humility, is the reverence of Yahweh, riches, and honour, and life.

²⁹ Seest thou a man prompt in his business? before kings, shall he stand, he shall not stand before men who are obscure.

²⁵ As cold water to a thirsty soul, so is a good report from a far country.

²⁶ Her mouth, she openeth with wisdom, and, the instruction of kindness, is on her tongue: ²⁷ She looketh well to the goings of her household, and, the bread of idleness, will she not eat.

¹⁰ Do not say, What hath happened, that, the former days, were better than these? for, not wisely, askest thou concerning this.

¹⁰ Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, with thy might, do,––for there is no work nor calculation nor knowledge nor wisdom, in hades, whither, thou, art going.

¹³ Thy buddings forth, are a paradise of pomegranates, with precious fruits,––henna bushes, with nard blossoms:

² [SHE] I, was sleeping, but, my heart, was awake,––The voice of my beloved––knocking! Open to me, my sister, my fair one, my dove, my perfect one, for, my head, is filled with dew, my locks, with the moisture of the night.

² I would have guided thee––brought thee into the house of my mother, Thou wouldst have instructed me,––I would have let thee drink of spiced wine, of the pressed–out juice of my pomegranate.

¹⁹ the pendants, and the bracelets, and the veils; ²⁰ the chaplets, and the armlets, and the girdles, and the scent–cases, and the amulets; ²¹ the rings, and the nose–jewels; ²² the robes, and the over–tunics, and the cloaks, and the purses; ²³ and the mirrors, and the linen wraps, and the tiaras, and the cloaks.

¹¹ Ask thee a sign, of Yahweh thy God,––Go down deep for a request, Or ascend on high!

¹⁴ To meet the thirsty, bring ye water,––Ye dwellers in the land of Tema; With bread for him, get in advance of him that is in flight!

²⁵ Then shall there be, On every lofty mountain, and, On every lifted hill, Channels, Conduits of water,––In the great day of slaughter, When the towers fall.

⁸ But, a noble man, noble things, hath devised,––And, he, upon noble things, will stand,

⁶ Then, shall leap as a hart, the lame, Then, shall shout, the tongue of the dumb, For, there have broken forth––In the desert––waters, And, streams, in, the waste plain: ⁷ Then shall, the glowing sand, become, a lake, And, thirsty ground––springs of water,––In the home of the wild dog––its lair, Shall be an enclosure for cane and paper–reed.

² And Hezekiah, rejoiced over them, and showed them his house of precious things––the silver and the gold and the spices and the precious ointment, and all his armoury––and all that was found among his treasures,––there was nothing, which Hezekiah, did not show them––in his house, or in all his dominion.

¹⁷ As for the oppressed and the needy, Seeking water, when there is, none, Their tongue, with thirst, being parched, I––Yahweh, will answer them, The God of Israel, I will not forsake them: ¹⁸ I will open, On bare hills, rivers, and, In the midst of plains, fountains,––I will make, The desert, a lake of water, and, Parched land, springs of water;

²³ By myself, have I sworn, Gone forth out of my mouth, is righteousness as a decree, And shall not turn back,––That, unto myself, Shall bow, every knee, Shall swear, every tongue:

¹ Hear ye this––O house of Jacob, Ye who call yourselves by the name of Israel, Yea, from the waters of Judah, came they forth,––Who swear by the name of Yahweh, And, by the God of Israel, call to remembrance––Not in truth, nor in righteousness;

¹⁵ I––I, have spoken, Yea I have called him,––I have brought him in, and he shall make prosperous his way.

¹⁷ Thus saith Yahweh––Thy Redeemer, The Holy One of Israel,––I––Yahweh, am thy God, Teaching thee to profit, Guiding thee in the way thou shouldest go.

¹⁰ They shall neither hunger, nor thirst, Nor shall smite, them the glowing sand, or the glaring sun,––For, he that hath compassion upon them, will lead them, And, unto springs of water, will he conduct them.

² Look well unto Abraham your father, And unto Sarah who gave you birth,––For he was, alone, when called I him, And I blessed him, that I might make him, many.

¹ Shout in triumph, O barren one, Who hadst not borne,––Break forth into shouts of triumph––and trill thy voice, Who hadst not travailed in birth, For, more, are the children of the Desolate Than the children of Her who had the husband, Saith Yahweh. ² Enlarge the space of thy tent, And, the curtains of thy habitations, let them spread forth, do not spare,––Lengthen thy cords, And, thy tent–pins, make thou fast; ³ For, on the right hand and on the left, shalt thou break forth,––And, thy seed, shall, of the nations, take possession, And, forsaken cities, shall they cause to be inhabited. ⁴ Do not fear, for thou shalt not turn pale, Neither feel disgraced, for thou shalt not be put to the blush,––For, the shame of thy youth, shalt thou forget, And, the reproach of thy widowhood, shalt thou remember no more; ⁵ For, thy husband, is, thy Maker, Yahweh of hosts, is his Name,––And, thy redeemer, the Holy One of Israel, The God of all the earth, shall he be called.

⁹ Then, shalt thou, Call, and, Yahweh, will answer, Cry out, and he will say, Behold me! If thou remove, out of thy midst, The yoke, The pointing of the finger, and, The speaking of iniquity;

³ Then shalt thou become––A crown of adorning, in the hand of Yahweh, and, A royal diadem, in the hand of thy God. ⁴ Thou shalt he termed no longer–Forsaken, Nor shall, thy land, be termed any longer, A desolation, But, thou, shalt be called, Hephzibah[=" My delight is in her"], And, thy land, Beulah[=" married"], ––For Yahweh hath found delight, in thee, And, thy land, shall be married. ⁵ For, a young man, marrieth, a virgin, Thy sons, marry thee! And, the bridegroom, rejoiceth, over, the bride––Thy God, rejoiceth over thee.

⁹ In all their affliction, he, was afflicted, And, the messenger of his presence, saved them, In his love and in his pity, he, redeemed them,––And then lifted them up and carried them, all the days of the age–past time.

¹⁶ So that, he who blesseth himself in the earth, Will bless himself in the God of faithfulness, And, he who sweareth in the earth, Will swear by the God of faithfulness––Because the former troubles, have been forgotten, and, Because they are hid from mine eyes.

²⁴ And it shall come to pass–That, before they call, I, will answer, And, while yet they, are speaking, I, will hear.

³² Can, a virgin, forget, her ornaments,––A bride, her girdle? Yet, my people, have forgotten me, days without number.

² If thou wilt swear, By the life of Yahweh! in faithfulness, in justice, and in righteousness, Then shall the nations bless themselves in him, And, in him, shall they glory.

¹¹ Thus, shall ye say unto them, The gods that made not the heavens, And the earth, Shall perish out of the earth, And from under these heavens!

¹⁶ And it shall come to pass––If they will, diligently learn, the ways of my people––To swear by my Name, [saying], By the life of Yahweh, As they taught my people to swear by Baal, Then shall they be built, in the midst of my people.

¹⁰ And clothed thee with an embroidered dress, And sandalled thee in red leather,––And wrapped thee about with fine linen, And put over thee a mantle of silk. ¹¹ Then decked I thee with ornaments,––And put bracelets upon thy hands, And a neckchain upon thy throat;

¹¹ Then decked I thee with ornaments,––And put bracelets upon thy hands, And a neckchain upon thy throat; ¹² And put a nose–jewel upon thy nose, And earrings in thine ears,––And a crown of adorning, upon thy head.

¹² And put a nose–jewel upon thy nose, And earrings in thine ears,––And a crown of adorning, upon thy head. ¹³ Thus wast thou adorned with gold and silver, And, thy raiment, was of fine linen and silk, and embroidered work, Fine flour and honey and oil, didst thou eat,––And so thou becamest exceedingly, beautiful, And didst attain unto royalty.

⁴⁴ And, in the days of those kings, shall the God of the heavens, set up, a kingdom which, to the ages, shall not be destroyed, and, the kingdom, to another people, shall not be left,––it shall break in pieces and make an end of all these kingdoms, but, itself, shall stand to the ages.

²⁸ Nebuchadnezzar spake and said, Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed–nego, who hath sent his messenger, and delivered his servants, who trusted in him,––when, the word of the king, they transgressed, and delivered up their bodies, that they might not serve nor adore any god, saving their own God.

¹⁰ A stream of fire, was flowing on and issuing forth from before him, a thousand thousand, waited upon him and, ten thousand times ten thousand, before him, stood up,––Judgment, took its seat, and, books, were opened.

¹⁹ O Lord, hear! O Lord, forgive! O Lord, hearken and perform! Do not delay! For thine own sake, O my God, because, thine own name, hath been called, upon thy city, and upon thy people.
²⁰ And, while yet I was speaking, and praying, and confessing mine own sin, and the sin of my people Israel,––and causing my supplication to fall down before Yahweh my God, concerning the holy mountain of my God; ²¹ while yet I was speaking in prayer, then, the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in vision at the beginning, wearied with rapid flight, touched me, about the time of the evening present. ²² Yea he came, and spake with me,––and said––O Daniel! now, have I come forth, to teach thee understanding. ²³ At the beginning of thy supplications, came forth a word, I, therefore, am arrived to tell, because, a man delighted in, thou art,––mark then the word, and have understanding in the revelation:––

²³ At the beginning of thy supplications, came forth a word, I, therefore, am arrived to tell, because, a man delighted in, thou art,––mark then the word, and have understanding in the revelation:––

⁹ And he said unto them, A Hebrew, am I,––and, Yahweh, the God of the heavens, do, I, revere, him who made the sea, and the dry land.

⁶ Wherewith, shall I come before Yahweh? bow myself to God on high? Shall I come before him with ascending–sacrifice? with calves of a year old?

²⁰ Thou wilt grant––the faithfulness to Jacob, the lovingkindness to Abraham,––which thou didst swear to our fathers, from the days of ancient time.

⁵ And them who bow down upon the housetops to the host of the heavens,––and them who bow down––who swear to Yahweh, and swear by Milcom;

¹¹ and, coming into the house, they saw the child, with Mary its mother,––and, falling down, prostrated themselves unto it, and, opening their treasures, offered unto it gifts––gold and frankincense and myrrh;

³³ But be seeking first, the kingdom and its righteousness,––and, all these things, shall be added unto you.

⁷ Be asking, and it shall be given you, Be seeking, and ye shall find,––Be knocking, and it shall be opened unto you.

⁴² Jesus saith unto them––Have ye, never, read in the Scriptures, A stone which the builders rejected, the same, hath become, head of the corner: From the Lord, hath this come to pass, and is marvelous in our eyes.

³² I, am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob?––He is not God, of the dead, but, of the living.

³⁰ And the apostles gather themselves together unto Jesus, and reported unto him all things, as many as they had done, and as many as they had taught.

¹¹ From the Lord, hath this come to pass, and is marvelous in our eyes?

⁷ and they had no child, inasmuch as Elizabeth was barren, and, both, had become, advanced in their days.

³⁸ And Mary said––Lo! the handmaid of the Lord! Might it come to pass unto me, according to thy declaration. And the messenger departed from her.

⁶⁸ Blessed, be the Lord, the God of Israel! Because he hath visited and wrought redemption for his people,

¹⁹ but, Mary, was closely observing, all, these things, putting them together in her heart.

⁵¹ And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and was submitting himself unto them. And, his mother, was closely observing all these things in her heart.

⁴⁴ And, turning towards the woman, unto Simon, he said––Seest thou this woman? I entered into thy house: water to me, on my feet, thou didst not give,––but, she, with her tears, hath wetted my feet, and, with her hair, wiped off [the tears].

³⁸ And the man from whom the demons had gone forth, began to beg of him, that he might be with him; but he dismissed him, saying–– ³⁹ Be returning unto thy house, and telling forth what great things, God, for thee, hath done. And he departed, through all the city, proclaiming what great things, Jesus, had done for him.

¹⁷ Because, the law, through Moses, was given, favour and truth, through Jesus Christ, came into existence.

⁷ There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water. Jesus saith unto her––Give me to drink!

⁹ The Samaritan woman, therefore, saith unto him––How dost, thou, being, a Jew, ask to drink, of me, who am, a Samaritan woman? [for, Jews, have no dealings with Samaritans.]

¹⁴ But, whosoever shall drink of the water which, I, will give him, in nowise shall thirst, unto times age–abiding,––but, the water which I will give him, shall become, within him, a fountain of water, springing up unto life age–abiding.

³¹ In the meantime, the disciples were requesting him, saying––Rabbi! eat. ³² But, he, said unto them––I, have, food, to eat, of which, ye, know not. ³³ The disciples, therefore, began to say, one to another––Hath anyone brought him, to eat? ³⁴ Jesus saith unto them––My food, is, that I should do the will of him that sent me, and complete, his work.

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

⁴ rouseth himself out of the supper, and layeth aside his garments, and taking a linen cloth, girded himself. ⁵ Next, he poureth water into the wash–basin, and began to be washing the feet of the disciples, and to be wiping them with the linen cloth wherewith he was girded. ⁶ So he cometh unto Simon Peter. He saith unto him––Lord, dost, thou, wash my feet? ⁷ Jesus answered, and said unto him––What, I, am doing, thou, knowest not, as yet; howbeit, thou shalt got to know, hereafter. ⁸ Peter saith unto him––In nowise shalt thou, ever, wash my feet. Jesus answered him––If I wash thee not, thou hast no part with me. ⁹ Simon Peter saith unto him––Lord! not my feet only, but my hands also, and my head. ¹⁰ Jesus saith unto him––He that hath bathed himself, hath no need [save as to the feet] to get washed; but is pure, as a whole. And, ye, are, pure, but not ye, all. ¹¹ For he know the man that was delivering him up; therefore, said he––Not ye all, are pure. ¹² When, therefore, he had washed their feet, and taken his garments, and reclined, again said he unto them––Are ye taking note, what I have done unto you? ¹³ Ye, call me, The Teacher, and, The Lord,––and, well, say, for I am. ¹⁴ If then, I, have washed your feet,––[I] The Lord, and, The Teacher, ye also, ought to wash, one another’s, feet;

⁹ Parthians and Medes and Elamites, and those dwelling in Mesopotamia, Judaea also and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia,

²⁴ And, they, having heard, with one accord, uplifted voice unto God, and said––O Sovereign! Thou, art he that made the heaven, and the earth, and the sea, and all things that are herein: ²⁵ Who, by our father, through means of the Holy Spirit, even by the mouth of David thy servant, said––Unto what end did nations rage, and, peoples, busy themselves with empty things? ²⁶ The kings of the earth stationed themselves, and, the rulers, were gathered together, with one intent, against the Lord, and against his Christ. ²⁷ For they were gathered together, of a truth, in this city, against thy holy servant Jesus, whom thou hadst anointed,––both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with them of the nations, and peoples of Israel; –– ²⁸ To do whatsoever, thy hand and thy counsel, marked out beforehand to come to pass. ²⁹ As to the present things, then, O Lord,––look upon their threats, and grant unto thy servants, with all freedom of utterance, to be speaking thy word, ³⁰ By stretching forth thy hand for healing, and by the coming to pass of both signs and wonders, through the name of thy holy servant Jesus. ³¹ And, when they had made supplication, the place was shaken in which they were gathered together, and they were filled, one and all, with the Holy Spirit, and began speaking the word of God with freedom of utterance.
³² And, the throng of them that believed, had one heart and soul, and not so much as one was saying that, aught of his goods, was, his own, but they had all things common. ³³ And, with great power, were the apostles giving forth their witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus; great favour also was upon them all.

² And, he, said––Brethren and fathers, hearken! The God of Glory, appeared unto our father Abraham, while he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Haran,––

⁵ And gave him no inheritance therein, not even a place to set his foot on; and yet promised to give it unto him in possession, and unto his seed after him, when as yet he had not a child.

⁷ And, when the messenger who had been speaking with him had departed, calling two of the domestics, and a devout soldier of them that constantly attended him, ⁸ And relating everything unto them, he sent them off unto Joppa.

²² And they said––Cornelius, a centurion, a man righteous and fearing God, well–attested by the whole nation of the Jews, hath been divinely instructed by a holy messenger to send for thee unto his house, and to hear words from thee.

²⁵ And, when it came about that Peter entered, Cornelius met him, and, falling at his feet, did homage. ²⁶ But, Peter, raised him up, saying––Arise! I also myself, am, a man.

³⁰ And Cornelius said––Four days ago, counting unto this very hour, I was keeping, the ninth hour, as one of prayer, in my house. And lo! a man stood before me, in bright clothing,

¹⁷ If therefore the like free–gift God gave unto them, as even unto us, when we had believed upon the Lord Jesus Christ, who was, I, that could withstand God?

¹² And, considering the matter, he came unto the house of Mary, the mother of John who was surnamed Mark, where a considerable number were gathered together and praying. ¹³ And, when he had knocked at the door of the porch, there came unto it a maiden to hearken, by name Rhoda; ¹⁴ And, recognizing the voice of Peter, by reason of her joy, she opened not the porch,––but, running in, bare tidings that Peter was standing before the porch. But, they, unto her, said––Thou art raving ¹⁵ She, however, kept on strongly declaring that, so, it was. But, they, were saying––It is his, messenger. ¹⁶ And, Peter, continued knocking; and, opening, they saw him, and were amazed. ¹⁷ But, making a sign to them with his hand to hold their peace, he related to them how, the Lord, had brought, him, forth out of the prison; and he said––Carry tidings unto James and the brethren, as to these things. And, going out, he went his way unto some other place.

¹⁰ At all times in my prayers,––making supplication––if, by some means, even now, at any time, I may have a way opened, in the will of God, to come unto you;

¹⁹ And, without becoming weak in his faith, he attentively considered his own body, already deadened––he being a hundred years old, the deadening also of Sarah’s womb;

²⁶ In the selfsame way moreover, even the Spirit, helpeth together in our weakness,––for, what we should pray for as we ought, we know not, but, the Spirit itself, maketh intercession with sighings unutterable,

³⁹ A wife, is bound for as long a time as her husband is living; but, if the husband have fallen asleep, she is, free, to be married unto whom she pleaseth,––only, in the Lord;

⁵ But, every woman, praying, or prophesying, with her head, unveiled, putteth to shame her head,––for it is, one and the same, with her having been shaven. ⁶ For, if a woman doth not veil herself, let her also be shorn; but, if it were a shame in a woman to be shorn or shaven, let her be veiled.

¹⁰ For this cause, ought the woman to have, permission, upon her head, because of the messengers.

¹⁴ Be not getting diversely yoked with unbelievers; for what partnership have righteousness and lawlessness? Or what fellowship hath light with darkness? ¹⁵ And what concord hath Christ with Beliar? Or what part hath a believer with an unbeliever? ¹⁶ And what agreement hath a shrine of God with idols? For, we, are [the] shrine of a God, that liveth:––even as God hath said––will dwell in them, and walk, and will be their God, and, they, shall be my people. ¹⁷ Wherefore come ye forth out of their midst, and be separated,––saith [the] Lord,––and, one impure, do not touch; and, I, will give you welcome,

¹ I could wish ye would bear with me as to some little foolishness,––Nay! do even bear with me! ² For I am jealous over you with a jealousy, of God; for I myself betrothed you unto one husband, to present, a chaste virgin, unto the Christ,––

⁹ So then, they who are of faith, are blessed with believing Abraham;

¹ With her freedom, Christ hath made you, free. Stand fast, therefore, and do not, again, with a yoke of servitude, be held fast!

³ Blessed, be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with every spiritual blessing, in the heavenlies, in Christ,

²² Ye wives, unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord, ²³ Because, a husband, is the head of his wife, as, the Christ also, is the head of the assembly, he, being the saviour of the body,–– ²⁴ Nevertheless, as, the assembly, submitteth herself unto the Christ, so, the wives, unto their husbands, in everything: ²⁵ Ye husbands, be loving your wives, even as, the Christ also, loved the assembly, and delivered, himself, up in her behalf, ²⁶ That, her, he might sanctify, having purified [her] with the bath of water, in declaration,

²⁶ That, her, he might sanctify, having purified [her] with the bath of water, in declaration, ²⁷ That, he, might present, unto himself, the assembly, all glorious, not having spot or wrinkle or any of such things, but that she should be holy and blameless;

²⁷ That, he, might present, unto himself, the assembly, all glorious, not having spot or wrinkle or any of such things, but that she should be holy and blameless; ²⁸ So, ought the husbands [also] to be loving their own wives, as their own bodies,––he that loveth his own wife, loveth himself, ²⁹ No one, in fact, ever yet hated, his own flesh, but nourisheth and cherisheth it,––even as, the Christ, the assembly, ³⁰ Because, members, are we of his body; –– ³¹ For this cause, will a man leave his father and his mother, and will cleave unto his wife, and, they two, shall become, one flesh. ³² This sacred secret, is, great,––I, however, am speaking as to Christ and [as to] the assembly; –– ³³ Nevertheless, ye also, do ye, individually, each man be so loving, his own wife, as himself, and, the wife, [see] that she reverence her husband.

⁵ Ye servants, be obedient unto them who, after the flesh, are your masters, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto the Christ; ⁶ Not by way of eye–service as man–pleasers, but as servants of Christ, doing the will of God, from the soul, ⁷ with good will, rendering service––as unto the Lord, and not unto men; ⁸ Knowing that, each one, whatsoever he may do that is good, the same, shall he receive back from the Lord, whether bond or free.

¹⁰ In order that, in the name of Jesus, every knee might bow––of beings in heaven, and on earth, and underground,––

⁶ For nothing, be anxious, but, in everything, by your prayer and supplication with thanksgiving, let, your petitions, be made known unto God;

⁵ For neither at any time were we found, using words of flattery,––even as ye know, nor a pretext for greed––God, is witness!

¹⁰ Night and day, making very abundant entreaties, that we may see your face, and fit in the things which are lacking in your faith?
¹¹ Now may, our God and Father himself and our Lord Jesus, make straight our way unto you:

¹³ But we do not wish you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them who are falling asleep,––lest ye be sorrowing, even as the rest also, who are without hope;

¹⁵ For, this, unto you, do we say, by a word of the Lord,––that, we, the living who are left unto the Presence of the Lord, shall in nowise get before them who have fallen asleep;

¹⁷ Now, unto the King of the ages,––incorruptible, invisible, alone God, be honour and glory, unto the ages of ages, Amen!

⁹ In the same way, that, the women, in seemly attire, with modesty and sober–mindedness, be adorning themselves,––not with plaitings and ornamentation of gold, or with pearls, or with costly apparel,––

⁹ In the same way, that, the women, in seemly attire, with modesty and sober–mindedness, be adorning themselves,––not with plaitings and ornamentation of gold, or with pearls, or with costly apparel,–– ¹⁰ But, which becometh women promising godliness, through means of good works.

¹⁰ But, which becometh women promising godliness, through means of good works.

⁸ For, the bodily training, for little, is profitable, whereas, godliness, for all things is profitable,––having, promise, of life––the present and the coming.

¹⁰ In noble works, being well–attested; ––if she hath nourished children, if she hath shewn hospitality, if, saints feet, she hath washed, if, them who were in tribulation, she hath succoured, if, in every good, work she hath followed on:

¹⁷ Let, the well presiding elders, of double honour, be accounted worthy, especially they who toil in discourse and teaching;

² They, however, that have believing masters, let them not despise them, because they are, brethren but, the more, be doing them service, because, believing and beloved, are they who, from the good workmanship, receive advantage. These things, be teaching, and exhorting:––

¹⁴ Are they not, all, spirits, doing public service,––for ministry, sent forth, for the sake of them who are about to inherit salvation?

¹⁶ For, men, by the greater one, swear, and, with them, an end of all gainsaying by way of confirmation is, the oath:

³⁹ We, however, are not of a drawing back unto destruction, but, of faith, unto an acquisition of life.

⁹ By faith, he sojourned in the land of promise, as a foreign land, in tents, dwelling, along with Isaac and Jacob, the joint–heirs of the same promise;

¹³ In faith, all these died––not bearing away the promises, but, from afar, beholding and saluting them, and confessing that, strangers and sojourners, were they upon the land. ¹⁴ For, they who such things as these are saying, make it clear that, of a paternal home they are in quest; ¹⁵ And, if indeed of that they had been mindful, from which they had come out, they might, in that case, have had an opportunity, to return; ¹⁶ But, now, after a better one, are they reaching, that is, a heavenly; wherefore God is not ashamed of them, to be invoked as, their God,––for he hath prepared for them, a city.

² Of the entertaining of strangers, be not forgetful, for, hereby, unawares, have some entertained, messengers.

³ Whose adorning, let it be––not the outward, of plaiting the hair and wearing golden ornaments, or putting on of apparel,

⁸ And, finally, all, being of one mind, having fellow––feeling, attached to the brethren, of tender affection, of lowly mind:

⁸ Before all things, keeping, fervent, your love, among yourselves, because, love, covereth a multitude of sins; ⁹ Showing hospitality one to another without murmuring,––

⁹ Showing hospitality one to another without murmuring,––

²⁰ For, if, having escaped from the defilements of the world by a personal knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, but, by the same having again become entangled, they are defeated, the, last, state hath become, for them, worse than, the first; ²¹ For, better, had it been for them––not to have obtained a personal knowledge of the way of righteousness, than, having obtained such knowledge, to turn back out of the holy commandment delivered unto them. ²² There hath befallen them the thing [spoken of] in the true proverb––A dog, turning back unto his own vomit, and––A sow, as soon as washed, unto wallowing in mire.

¹³ And, in that hour, there came to be a great earthquake; and, the tenth of the city, fell, and there were slain, in the earthquake, names of men––seven thousand. And, the rest, became, greatly afraid, and gave glory unto the God of heaven.

⁸ And, I, John, am he that was hearing and seeing these things; and, when I had heard and seen, I fell down to do homage at the feet of the messenger who had been pointing out unto me these things,––

¹⁶ I, Jesus, have sent my messenger, to bear witness unto you of these things, for the assemblies. I, am the Root and the Offspring of David, the bright and the morning Star.