Genesis 39 Cross References - Rotherham

¹ Now, Joseph, was taken down to Egypt,––and Potiphar, courtier of Pharaoh, chief of the royal executioners, an Egyptian, bought him, at the hand of the Ishmaelites, who had brought him down thither. ² And it came to pass that, Yahweh, was with Joseph, so that he became a prosperous man,––and was in the house of his lord the Egyptian. 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.
⁷ And it came to pass, after these things, that his lord’s wife lifted up her eyes unto Joseph,––and she said––Come! lie with me. 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? ¹⁰ And it came to pass, that, although she spake unto Joseph day after day, yet hearkened he not unto her, to lie beside her, to be with her. ¹¹ And it came to pass, when, on a certain day, he went into the house to attend to his business,––and there was no man, of the household, there, in the house, ¹² that she caught him by his garment, saying––Come! lie with me. Then left he his garment in her hand, and fled, and gat forth outside.
¹³ And it came to pass, when she saw that he had left his garment in her hand,––and fled forth outside, ¹⁴ that she cried out to the men of her house, and spake to them, saying, Look ye! he hath brought in to us, a Hebrew man to insult us,––He came in unto me, to lie with me, so I cried out with a loud voice. ¹⁵ And it came to pass, when he heard that I lifted high my voice, and cried out, then left he his garment beside me, and fled, and gat forth outside. ¹⁶ So she laid by his garment, beside her,––until his lord should come into his house. ¹⁷ Then spake she unto him, according to these words, saying,––He hath been in unto me––the Hebrew servant whom thou didst bring in to us––to insult me. ¹⁸ And it came to pass, when I lifted high my voice, and cried out, then left he his garment beside me, and fled outside.
¹⁹ And it came to pass, when his lord heard the words of his wife, which she spake unto him, saying, According to these words, hath thy servant done to me, Then was kindled his anger. ²⁰ So Joseph’s lord took him, and delivered him up to the prison, the place where, the prisoners of the king, were imprisoned,––so he was there, in the prison. ²¹ And it came to pass, that, Yahweh, was with Joseph, and extended unto him lovingkindness,––and gave him his favour in the eyes of the chief of the prison. 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.

⁵ but, of Cain and his present, he approved not,––and it angered Cain greatly, and his countenance fell.
⁶ So then Yahweh said unto Cain,––Wherefore hath it angered thee, and wherefore hath thy countenance fallen?

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.

²¹ Now, to Shem, father of all the sons of Eber, elder brother of Japheth, to him also, were children born.

² That I may make thee into a great nation, And bless thee, and make great thy name, And become thou a blessing;

¹⁴ And so it was, when Abram entered into Egypt, the Egyptians beheld the woman, that, fair, was she, exceedingly. ¹⁵ And the princes of Pharaoh beheld her, and praised her unto Pharaoh,––so the woman was taken to the house of Pharaoh;

¹³ Then came in a fugitive, and told Abram the Hebrew,––he, having his dwelling among the oaks of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol and brother of Aner, they, also having a covenant with Abram.

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.

³ and said,––O My Lord! if, I pray thee, I have found favour in thine eyes, do not, I pray thee, pass on from thy servant.

¹⁹ Behold, I pray thee, thy servant hath found favour in thine eyes, so that thou hast magnified thy lovingkindness which thou hast performed with me, in keeping alive my soul.––But, I, cannot escape to the mountain, lest calamity overtake me, so shall I die.

²⁹ And it came to pass, when God destroyed the cities of the circuit, that God remembered Abraham,––and sent forth Lot out of the midst of the overthrow, when he overthrew the cities wherein Lot had dwelt.

³ Then God went in unto Abimelech, in a dream of the night,––and said to him, Behold thee––dead! because of the woman whom thou hast taken, seeing that, she, is a married woman.

⁶ And God said unto him in a dream, I also, knew, that, in the integrity of thy heart, thou didst this, so then, even I myself, withheld thee from sinning against me,––for this reason, have I not suffered thee to touch her.

²² And it came to pass, at that time, that Abimelech, with Phicol chieftain of his host, spake unto Abraham, saying,––God, is with thee in all that, thou, art doing.

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;

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.

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:––

¹⁵ Lo! then, I, am with thee, so will I keep thee in every place whithersoever thou mayest go, and will bring thee back unto this soil,––For I will not forsake thee until I have done that of which I have spoken to thee.

¹⁷ But, the eyes of Leah, were weak,––whereas, Rachel, was comely in form, and comely in countenance.

²⁷ And Laban said unto him, If, I pray thee, I have found favour in thine eyes, . . . I have divined that Yahweh hath blessed me for thy sake.

³⁰ For it was, little, that thou hadst––before I came, and then it brake forth into multitude, and Yahweh blessed thee at my every step. Now, therefore, when am, I, also to do something, for my own house?

⁵ And I have oxen and asses, flocks and men–servants and maid–servants, So I must needs send to tell my lord, that I might find favour in thine eyes.

⁸ Then said he, What to thee is all this camp, which I have fallen in with? And he said,––To find favour, in the eyes of my lord.

¹⁰ Then said Jacob, Nay, I pray thee, if, I pray thee, I have found favour in thine eyes, then thou wilt take my present at my hand,––For, on this account, hath my seeing thy face been like seeing the face of God, in that thou wast well–pleased with me.

²⁵ And, when they had sat down to eat bread, they lifted up their eyes, and looked, and lo! a caravan of Ishmaelites, coming in from Gilead,––and, their camels, were bearing tragacanth gum, and balsam and cistus–gum, they were going their way, to take them down to Egypt.

²⁸ And there passed by certain Midianites, travelling merchants, so they drew forth and uplifted Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmaelites, for twenty pieces of silver,––and they brought Joseph into Egypt.

³⁶ Now, the Midianites, sold him into Egypt,––to Potiphar, courtier of Pharaoh, chief of the royal executioners.

² And it came to pass that, Yahweh, was with Joseph, so that he became a prosperous man,––and was in the house of his lord the Egyptian.

² And it came to pass that, Yahweh, was with Joseph, so that he became a prosperous man,––and was in the house of his lord the Egyptian. 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.

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.
⁷ And it came to pass, after these things, that his lord’s wife lifted up her eyes unto Joseph,––and she said––Come! lie with me.

⁷ And it came to pass, after these things, that his lord’s wife lifted up her eyes unto Joseph,––and she said––Come! lie with me. 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? ¹⁰ And it came to pass, that, although she spake unto Joseph day after day, yet hearkened he not unto her, to lie beside her, to be with her.

¹⁴ that she cried out to the men of her house, and spake to them, saying, Look ye! he hath brought in to us, a Hebrew man to insult us,––He came in unto me, to lie with me, so I cried out with a loud voice.

¹⁷ Then spake she unto him, according to these words, saying,––He hath been in unto me––the Hebrew servant whom thou didst bring in to us––to insult me.

²¹ And it came to pass, that, Yahweh, was with Joseph, and extended unto him lovingkindness,––and gave him his favour in the eyes of the chief of the prison. 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.

¹ And it came to pass, after these things, that the butler of the king of Egypt, and the baker, had sinned against their lord, the king of Egypt. ² Then fell the wroth of Pharaoh upon his two courtiers,––upon the chief of the butlers, and upon the chief of the bakers; ³ so he delivered them up into the ward of the house of the chief of the royal executioners, into the prison,––the place where, Joseph, was imprisoned.

³ so he delivered them up into the ward of the house of the chief of the royal executioners, into the prison,––the place where, Joseph, was imprisoned.

³ so he delivered them up into the ward of the house of the chief of the royal executioners, into the prison,––the place where, Joseph, was imprisoned. ⁴ And the chief of the royal executioners charged Joseph with them, and he waited upon them,––and they were some days in ward.

¹⁵ For I was, stolen, out of the land of the Hebrews,––and, even here, had I done nothing, that they should have put me in the dungeon.

⁹ Then spake the chief of the butlers with Pharaoh, saying, My faults, would, I, mention this day. ¹⁰ Pharaoh, was wroth with his servants,––and put them in the ward of the house of the chief of the royal executioners, me, and the chief of the bakers. ¹¹ Then must we needs dream, a dream in one night, I and he,––each man, according to the interpretation of his dream, did we dream. ¹² And, there with us, was a young man, a Hebrew, servant to the chief of the royal executioners, and we related to him, and he interpreted to us, our dreams,––to each man––according to his dream, did he interpret. ¹³ And it came to pass, as he interpreted to us, so, it happened,––me, he restored to mine office, but, him, he hanged. ¹⁴ Then sent Pharaoh and summoned Joseph, and they hastened him out of the dungeon,––so he shaved himself, and changed his garments, and came in unto Pharaoh.

⁴⁰ Thou, shalt be over my house, and, on thy mouth, shall all my people kiss,––only as to the throne, will I be greater than thou.

⁴⁰ Thou, shalt be over my house, and, on thy mouth, shall all my people kiss,––only as to the throne, will I be greater than thou. ⁴¹ And Pharaoh said unto Joseph,––See, I have set thee over all the land of Egypt.

¹⁸ And Joseph said unto them, on the third day, This, do, and live,––God himself, do, I, revere.

³² So they set on, for him––by himself, and for them––by themselves,––and for the Egyptians that were eating with him––by themselves, for the Egyptians might not eat, bread, with the Hebrews, for, an abomination, had that been to Egyptians.

⁴ Then said Joseph unto his brethren––Draw near, I pray you, unto me. And they drew near. And he said––I, am Joseph your brother, whom ye sold into Egypt.

²³ So they attack him, and have shot,––So they enclose him, do the masters of arrows. ²⁴ But abideth, as an enduring one, his bow, And supple are the arms of his hands,––From the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob, From thence, is the Shepherd, the Stone of Israel:

²¹ Thus will I give favour to this people, in the eyes of the Egyptians,––so shall it come to pass that, when ye do go, ye shall not go, empty;

³ And Yahweh gave the people favour, in the eyes of the Egyptians,––even the man Moses himself, was exceeding great in the land of Egypt,––in the eyes of Pharaoh’s servants, and in the eyes of the people.

³⁶ And, Yahweh, gave the people favour in the eyes of the Egyptians, and they gave them gladly,––so they spoiled the Egyptians.

¹⁶ Thou shalt not testify against thy neighbour, with a witness of falsehood.

¹ Thou shalt not utter a false report. Do not lay thy hand with a lawless man, to become a witness helping forward violence and wrong.

² When, any person, shall sin, and shall commit a trespass against Yahweh,––and shall withhold something of the truth from his neighbour, in respect of a deposit, or a pledge or anything plundered, or shall use extortion with his neighbour;

¹⁰ And, any man, who committeth adultery with the wife of any other man, he that committeth adultery with the wife of his neighbour, shall, surely be put to death––the adulterer, and the adulteress.

²³ But, if ye shall not do this, lo! ye will have sinned against Yahweh,––and take note of your sin, that it will find you out.

³ Blessed, shalt thou be in the city,––and, blessed, shalt thou be in the field: ⁴ Blessed, shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy ground, and the fruit of thy cattle,––the young of thy kine, and the ewes of thy flock: ⁵ Blessed, shall be thy basket, and thy kneading–trough: ⁶ Blessed, shalt thou be when thou comest in,––and, blessed, shalt thou be when thou goest out:

⁷ Only be very firm and bold, taking heed to do according to all the law which Moses my servant commanded thee, do not turn aside therefrom, to the right hand or to the left,––that thou mayest prosper, whithersoever thou goest. 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.

³⁰ Hence, the oracle of Yahweh God of Israel, I, said, that, thy house, and the house of thy father, should go to and fro in my presence, unto times age–abiding: But, now, (is the oracle of Yahweh)––Be it far from me! For, them who honour me, will I honour, but, they who despise me, shall be lightly esteemed.

¹⁹ And Samuel grew,––and, Yahweh, proved to he with him, and let none of all his words fall to the ground.

²⁷ And, when Samuel turned about to go away, then laid he hold of the skirt of his robe, and it was rent.

¹² So he sent, and brought him in. Now, he, was ruddy, a stripling with handsome eyes, and noble mien. Then said Yahweh––Rise––anoint him, for, this, is, he.

¹⁸ Then responded one of the young men and said––Lo! I have seen––a son of Jesse, the Bethlehemite, skilled in playing, and a mighty man of valour, and a man of war, and of intelligent speech, and a handsome man, and, Yahweh, is with him.

²² And Saul sent unto Jesse, saying,––I pray thee, let David stand before me, for he hath found favour in mine eyes.

⁴² And, when the Philistine looked about, and saw David, he disdained him,––for he was a youth, and ruddy, a stripling of fair countenance.

¹⁴ And it came to pass that David, in all his ways, acted prudently,––and, Yahweh, was with him.

²⁸ And Saul saw and knew that, Yahweh, was with David, and that, all Israel, loved him.

¹¹ And the ark of Yahweh abode in the house of Obed–edom the Gittite, three months,––and Yahweh blessed Obed –edom, and all his household.
¹² And it was told King David, saying, Yahweh hath blessed the household of Obed–edom, and all that he hath, because of the ark of God. David therefore went and brought up the ark of God, out of the house of Obed–edom, unto the city of David, with rejoicing.

²⁷ And, when the time of mourning had passed, David sent and received her into his house, and she became his wife, and bare him a son. But the thing which David had done was wicked in the eyes of Yahweh.

¹³ And David said unto Nathan, I have sinned against Yahweh. Then said Nathan unto David,––Yahweh also, hath put away thy sin, thou shalt not die!

¹¹ And, when she brought them unto him to eat, he took hold of her, and said to her, Come lie with me, my sister!

¹⁷ And it came to pass, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said unto him, Now, art, thou, troubling Israel?

⁹ Now she wrote in the letters, saying,––Proclaim ye a fast, and cause Naboth to sit at the head of the people; ¹⁰ then let two reckless men take their seats before him, that they may bear witness against him, saying, Thou hast reviled God and king! then shall ye carry him forth and stone him, that he die. ¹¹ So the men of his city, the elders and the nobles who dwelt in his city, did just as Jezebel had sent unto them,––as it was written in the letters which she had sent unto them: ¹² they proclaimed a fast,––and caused Naboth to sit at the head of the people. ¹³ Then came in the two reckless men, and sat before him, and the men bare witness against him, even against Naboth, before the people, saying, Naboth hath reviled God and king! So they carried him forth, outside the city, and stoned him with stones, that he died.

¹³ Then, shalt thou prosper, if thou take heed to do the statutes and the regulations, which Yahweh commanded Moses, concerning Israel,––be strong and bold, thou mayst not be in fear, nor be dismayed.

⁵ And it came to pass that he set himself to seek God, in the days of Zechariah, who gave understanding in the seeing of God,––and, throughout the days of his seeking Yahweh, God, prospered him.

⁴ Then the king said to me, Concerning what, is it, thou, wouldst make request? So I prayed unto the God of the heavens, ⁵ and then said unto the king, If, unto the king, it seemeth good, and if thy servant might find favour before thee, That thou wouldst send me unto Judah, unto the city of the sepulchres of my fathers, that I might build it.

²⁰ Then answered I them, and said to them––The God of the heavens––he, will prosper us, therefore, we his servants, will arise and build,––But, to you, pertaineth no portion, nor right, nor memorial, in Jerusalem.

¹⁵ whereas, the former pashas, who were before me, suffered themselves to be a burden upon the people, and took from them in bread and wine, besides forty shekels of silver, even, their young men, bare rule over the people,––but, I, did not so, because of the fear of God.

¹¹ Then said I, Should, such a man as I, flee? Who then, being such as I, would enter the temple to save his life? I will not enter.

¹⁵ And, the eye of the adulterer, watcheth for the evening twilight, saying, Not an eye will see me! A covering for the face, he putteth on;

¹⁶ A father, was, I, to the needy, and, as for the cause which I knew not, I used to search it out;

¹ A covenant, I solemnised for mine eyes,––How then could I gaze upon a virgin?

⁹ If my heart hath been enticed unto a woman, or, by the door of my neighbour, I have lien in wait, ¹⁰ Let my wife, grind to another, and, over her, let others bend! ¹¹ Surely that had been a shameful thing! and that an iniquity for the judges! ¹² Surely, a fire, had that been, which, unto destruction, would have consumed, and, of all mine increase, had it torn up the root.

²³ For, a dread unto me, was calamity from GOD, and, from his majesty, I could not escape.

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.

⁶ For thou wilt appoint him blessings evermore, wilt cheer him with joy by thy countenance;

¹¹ There rise up witnesses helping forward violence and wrong, What I know not, they demand of me:

³ Trust in Yahweh, and do good, Dwell in the land, and feed on fidelity;

³ Trust in Yahweh, and do good, Dwell in the land, and feed on fidelity; ⁴ Yea, rest thy delight on Yahweh, that he may give thee the requests of thy heart. ⁵ Roll on Yahweh thy way, Trust also in him, and, he, will effectually work: ⁶ So will he bring forth, as the light, thy righteousness, and thy vindication as the noonday.
⁷ Be resigned to Yahweh, yea wait with longing for him; Burn not with vexation at him who prospereth in his way,––at the man who doeth wickedness. ⁸ Cease from anger, and forsake wrath, Burn not with vexation––[it would be] only to do evil; ⁹ For, evil doers, shall be cut off, but, as for them who wait for Yahweh, they, shall inherit the earth. ¹⁰ Yet a little, therefore, and the lawless one shall not be, Yea thou shalt look about, over his place––and he shall have vanished! ¹¹ But, the patient oppressed–ones, shall inherit the earth, and shall delight themselves over the abundance of prosperity.

¹¹ But, the patient oppressed–ones, shall inherit the earth, and shall delight themselves over the abundance of prosperity. ¹² Plotting is the lawless one, against the just, and gnashing upon him with his teeth.

¹⁴ A sword, have the lawless, drawn out, and have trodden their bow,––To bring down the oppressed and the needy, To slaughter the upright in life:

³² The lawless man, lieth in wait, for the just, and seeketh to put him to death:

⁷ Yahweh of hosts, is with us, A high tower for us, is the God of Jacob. [Selah.]

¹¹ Yahweh of hosts, is with us, A high tower for us, is the God of Jacob. [Selah.]

⁴ Against thee––against thee alone, have I sinned, And, wickedness––in thine eyes, have I done,––That thou mayest, Be justified when thou speakest,––Be clear when thou judgest.

³ Because of the noise of the enemy, By reason of the oppression of the lawless one, For they would let trouble drop upon me, And, in anger, would they entrap me.

¹⁷ May his Name be age–abiding, In the presence of the sun, let his Name flourish,––And may all the families of the ground bless themselves in him, All nations, pronounce him happy!

¹⁰ For the multitude of mankind shall give thanks unto thee, The remainder of the multitude, shall keep holy festival unto thee.

¹⁵ He shall call me, and I will answer him, With him, will, I, be, in distress, I will rescue him, and will honour him;

¹⁷ He sent before them a man, For a slave, was he sold––[even] Joseph; ¹⁸ They forced, into a fetter, his foot, Into the iron, entered his soul; ¹⁹ Until the time when his word came to pass, Speech of Yahweh, proved him;

¹⁹ Until the time when his word came to pass, Speech of Yahweh, proved him;

²² That he might bind his rulers as he pleased, And, his elders, he might embue with wisdom.

⁴⁶ And granted them compassion before all their captors.

³⁷ Turn away mine eyes, from beholding vanity, In thy way, give me life.

² O Yahweh! rescue thou my soul––from the false lip, from the deceitful tongue. ³ What shall be given to thee, and what shall be added to thee, thou deceitful tongue?

³ What shall be given to thee, and what shall be added to thee, thou deceitful tongue? ⁴ The arrows of the hero sharpened, with burning coals of broom.

¹⁰ My son, if sinners entice thee, do not consent.

¹⁵ My son, do not walk in the way with them, Withhold thy foot from their path.

¹⁰ When wisdom entereth thy heart, and, knowledge, to thy soul, is sweet,

¹⁶ To rescue thee, from the woman that is a stranger, from the female unknown, who with her speeches seduceth;

¹⁶ To rescue thee, from the woman that is a stranger, from the female unknown, who with her speeches seduceth; ¹⁷ Who forsaketh the friend of her youth, and, the covenant of her God, hath forgotten; ¹⁸ For she hath appointed, unto death, her house, and unto the shades, her courses; ¹⁹ None who go in unto her, come back, neither attain they unto the paths of life:

³ For, with sweet droppings, drip the lips of her that is a stranger, and, smoother than oil, is her mouth;

³ For, with sweet droppings, drip the lips of her that is a stranger, and, smoother than oil, is her mouth; ⁴ But, the latter end of her, is bitter as wormwood, sharp, as a two–edged sword! ⁵ Her feet, are going down to death,––on hades, will her steps take firm hold. ⁶ Lest, the path of life, she should ponder, her tracks have wandered she knoweth not [whither]. ⁷ Now, therefore, ye sons, hearken unto me, and do not turn away from the sayings of my mouth. ⁸ Keep far from her thy way, and do not go near the opening of her house:

⁸ Keep far from her thy way, and do not go near the opening of her house: ⁹ Lest thou give, to other men, thy vigour, and thy years, to him that is cruel:

⁵ Deliver thyself, as a gazelle out of the hand, and as a bird, out of the hand of the fowler.

²⁰ Observe thou, my son, the commandment of thy father, and do not decline from the instruction of thy mother: ²¹ Bind them upon thy heart continually, fasten them upon thy neck; ²² When thou walkest abroad, it shall guide thee, when thou sleepest, it shall watch over thee, when thou wakest, it shall speak to thee: ²³ For, a lamp, is the commandment, and, the instruction, a light, and, the way of life, are the reproofs of correction: ²⁴ To keep thee from the wicked woman, from the flattery of the tongue of her that is a stranger. ²⁵ Do not covet her beauty, in thy heart, neither let her take thee, by her eyelashes;

²⁵ Do not covet her beauty, in thy heart, neither let her take thee, by her eyelashes; ²⁶ Because, for the sake of an impure woman, [a man may be brought] even to a cake of bread,––and, a man’s wife, for a precious soul, may hunt!

²⁹ So, he that goeth in unto his neighbour’s wife, no man shall be guiltless who toucheth her!

³² He that committeth adultery with a woman, lacketh sense, A destroyer of his own life, is he that doeth it;

³² He that committeth adultery with a woman, lacketh sense, A destroyer of his own life, is he that doeth it; ³³ Smiting and shame, shall he find, and, his reproach, shall not be wiped out; ³⁴ For, jealousy, is the rage of a man, nor will he spare, in the day of avenging; ³⁵ He will not look, at any ransom, neither will he consent, though thou increase the bribe.

⁵ That thou mayest be kept, from the woman that is a stranger, from the female unknown, who, with her speeches, doth flatter.

¹³ So she caught him, and kissed him, and, embolding her face, she said to him:

¹³ So she caught him, and kissed him, and, embolding her face, she said to him: ¹⁴ Peace–offerings, are by me, today, have I paid my vows; ¹⁵ For this cause, came I forth to meet thee, to seek diligently thy face, and I have found thee:

¹⁵ For this cause, came I forth to meet thee, to seek diligently thy face, and I have found thee: ¹⁶ Coverlets, have I spread on my couch of pleasure, dark–hued stuffs, of the yarn of Egypt;

¹⁶ Coverlets, have I spread on my couch of pleasure, dark–hued stuffs, of the yarn of Egypt; ¹⁷ I have sprinkled my bed, with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon:

¹⁷ I have sprinkled my bed, with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon: ¹⁸ Come! let us take our fill of endearments, until morning, let us delight ourselves with caresses;

¹⁸ Come! let us take our fill of endearments, until morning, let us delight ourselves with caresses; ¹⁹ For the husband is not in his house, he hath gone on a journey afar; ²⁰ A bag of silver, hath he taken in his hand, On the day of the full moon, will he enter his house. ²¹ She turneth him aside, with her great persuasiveness,––with the flattery of her lips, she compelleth him: ²² Going after her instantly, as an ox, to the slaughter, he entereth, and, as in fetters, unto the correction of a fool. ²³ Until an arrow cleaveth his liver, as a bird hasteth into a snare, and knoweth not, that, for his life, it is!
²⁴ Now, therefore, ye sons, hearken unto me, and attend, to the sayings of my mouth; ²⁵ Let not thy heart, turn aside to her ways, Do not go astray, in her paths. ²⁶ For, many, wounded, hath she caused to fall,––yea strong men, slain wholly by her: ²⁷ Ways to hades, are in her house, descending into the chambers of death.

¹³ The woman Stupidity, is boisterous, so simple that she knoweth not what she would do; ¹⁴ So she sitteth at the entrance of her house, upon a seat, in the heights of the city;

¹⁴ So she sitteth at the entrance of her house, upon a seat, in the heights of the city; ¹⁵ To invite them who pass by the way, who are going straight on in their paths: ¹⁶ Whoso is simple, let him turn aside hither, and, as for him that lacketh sense, she saith to him:

¹⁶ Whoso is simple, let him turn aside hither, and, as for him that lacketh sense, she saith to him: ¹⁷ Stolen waters, will be sweet,––and a secret meal, will be pleasant;

¹⁷ Stolen waters, will be sweet,––and a secret meal, will be pleasant; ¹⁸ But he knoweth not, that the shades are there; In the depths of hades, are her guests.

¹⁸ He that concealeth hatred, hath false lips, and he that sendeth forth slander, the same, is a dullard.

¹⁹ A lip that is faithful, shall be firm to futurity, but, only for a twinkling, is the tongue that is false.

³⁵ The good–pleasure of a king, is due to a servant who is discreet, but, his indignation, shall be against him that bringeth shame.

⁷ When, acceptable to Yahweh, are the ways of a man, even his enemies, doth he cause to make peace with him.

² A prudent servant, shall rule over a son who causeth shame, and, in the midst of brothers, shall he share the inheritance.

¹⁷ Righteous is he that is first in his own cause, then cometh his neighbour, and thoroughly searcheth him.

²⁴ A man having [many] friends, shall come to ruin, but there is a loving one, who sticketh closer than a brother.

⁵ A false witness, shall not be held innocent, and, he that uttereth lies, shall not escape.

⁹ A false witness, shall not be held innocent, and, he that uttereth lies, shall perish.

¹⁴ A deep chasm, is the mouth of strange women, he with whom Yahweh is indignant, falleth there.

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

²⁶ Oh give, my son, thy mind unto me, and let, thine eyes, observe, my ways; ²⁷ For, a deep chasm, is the unchaste woman, and, a narrow pit, the female unknown;

²⁷ For, a deep chasm, is the unchaste woman, and, a narrow pit, the female unknown; ²⁸ Yea, she, as for prey, lieth in wait, and, the treacherous among mankind, she causeth to abound.

¹⁸ He that guardeth the fig–tree, shall eat the fruit thereof, and, he that watcheth over his master, shall be honoured.

¹² When a ruler giveth heed to the word of falsehood, all his attendants, become lawless.

¹¹ The heart of her husband, trusteth her, and, gain, he shall not lack:

²⁶ I, could indeed find, to be, more bitter than death, the woman, whose heart is, snares and nets, and her hands, bonds,––whoso is pleasing before God, shall escape from her, but, he that sinneth, shall be captured by her.

⁷ Many waters, cannot quench love, nor shall, floods, overwhelm it,––If a man would give all the substance of his house, for love, they would, utterly despise, him. [****]

⁹ Rage, O ye peoples,––and be overthrown, And give ear, all ye distant parts of the earth,––Gird yourselves and be overthrown, Gird yourselves, and be overthrown: ¹⁰ Determine a plan,––and it shall be frustrated,––Speak a word, and it shall not stand, For With–us–is–GOD!

¹⁰ Do not fear, for, with thee, I am! Look not around, for, I, am thy God,––I have emboldened thee, Yea I have helped thee, Yea I have upheld thee, with my righteous, right–hand.

² When thou passest through the waters, with thee, I am, Or, through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee,––When thou walkest through fire, thou shall not be scorched, And, a flame, shall not kindle upon thee;

⁷ Hearken unto me, ye who discern righteousness, The people in whose heart is my law,––Do not fear the reproach of frail men, Nor, at their revilings, be dismayed;

⁸ By constraint and by sentence, was he taken away, And, of his age, who considered, That he was cut off out of the land of the living, For my people’s transgression, did the stroke fall on him?

¹⁷ No instrument formed against thee, shall prosper, And, every tongue that riseth against thee in judgment, shalt thou prove to be lawless,––This, is the inheritance of the servants of Yahweh, And, their righteousness, is, from me, Declareth Yahweh.

³ Therefore have been withholden the showers, And, the latter rain, hath not come,––Yet, the forehead of an unchaste woman, hast thou, Thou hast refused to be ashamed.

²² Surely, perverse, is my people, Me, have they not known, Foolish sons, they are, Yea, without understanding, they are, Wise, they are, to commit wickedness, But, how to do well, they know not!

⁸ Lusty, well–fed horses, had they become, Every man, unto his neighbour’s wife, would neigh! ⁹ For these things, shall I not punish? Demandeth Yahweh: Yea, on a nation such as this, must not my soul avenge herself?

³ Who have prepared their tongue as their bow of falsehood, And, not by faithfulness, have they become mighty in the land,––For, from wickedness unto wickedness, have they gone forth, But, me, have they not known, Declareth Yahweh. ⁴ Every one, of his neighbour, beware ye, And, in no brother, may ye trust,––For, every brother, supplanteth! And, every neighbour, as a tale–bearer, goeth about; ⁵ Yea, every one, of his neighbour, maketh a dupe, And, truth, they do not speak,––They have taught their tongue to speak falsehood, In acting perversely, they have wearied themselves.

²⁰ So will I make thee, to this people, a wall of bronze, fortified, When they fight against thee, they shall not prevail against thee,––For, with thee, am, I, to save thee and to deliver thee, Declareth Yahweh;

²⁴ Can any hide, himself in secret places, that, I, shall not see him? Demandeth Yahweh,––The heavens and the earth, do I, not fill? Demandeth Yahweh.

¹⁶ Therefore, Thus, saith Yahweh, Behold me! driving thee away from off the face of the ground,––This year, art thou, to die, Because, revolt, hast thou spoken against Yahweh.

⁷ All who found them, devoured them, And, their adversaries, said––We shall not be guilty,––Because they have sinned, Against, Yahweh, the pasturage of righteousness, Yea, the hope of their fathers––Yahweh.

²⁵ At the head of every road, didst thou build thy height, And bring thy beauty into disgust, And open thy feet to every passer–by, So didst thou make thine unchaste ways to abound.

³⁰ How weak was thy heart! Exclaimeth My Lord, Yahweh,––That thou couldst have done all these things, The doing of a lewd woman, without shame: ³¹ That thou couldst have built thy brothel at the head of every road, And, thy height, couldst have made in every broadway,––Yet becamest not as a harlot, to lay claim to a harlot’s hire. ³² A wife who committeth adultery, instead of her husband, accepteth strangers.

³⁴ And so there came about, in thee, the reverse of women, in thine unchastity, In that they, did not follow thee, for purposes of lewdness,––And in that thou, gavest a present, while, no present, was given to thee, So didst thou become, the reverse.

⁵ They who are near, and they who are far off from thee, shall shew themselves derisive over thee,––O thou of impure name, abounding in confusion!

⁵ Then became Oholah unchaste, after she had become mine,––And lusted after her lovers, For Assyrians, so warlike, ⁶ Clothed in blue, Governors and deputies, Attractive young men, all of them,––Horsemen, riding on horses.

¹² After the sons of Assyria, she lusted, Governors and deputies so warlike. Clothed in splendid array, Horsemen, riding on horses,––Attractive young men, all, of them. ¹³ So I saw, that she defiled herself,––One way, had they both. ¹⁴ Yet did she add, unto her unchaste doings,––when she saw men portrayed upon the wall, likenesses of Chaldeans, Portrayed with vermilion: ¹⁵ Girded with waistcloths upon their loins, With overhanging high turbans upon their heads, In appearance, knights, all, of them,––The likeness of the sons of Babylon of Chaldea, the land of their birth. ¹⁶ Then lusted she after them, as soon as her eyes beheld them,––And she sent messengers unto them, to Chaldea.

⁹ But, although God had brought Daniel into lovingkindness and tender compassion, before the ruler of the eunuchs,

²¹ Then bound they, these men, in their trousers, their tunics, and their cloaks, and their (other) clothing,––and cast into the midst of the burning furnace of fire. ²² Therefore, because the word of the king had raged forth, and the furnace was exceeding hot, those very men who took up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed–nego, were slain by the flame of the fire;

²² My God, hath sent his messenger, and hath shut the mouth of the lions, and they have not hurt me; forasmuch as, before him, rectitude was found in me, moreover also, before thee, O king, no, crime, had I committed.

²³ Thus, saith Yahweh of hosts, In those days, [it shall be] that ten men out of all the tongues of the nations, shall take hold,––yea take hold of the skirt of every one that is a Jew, saying––We will go with you! For we have heard [that], God, is with you.

⁵ Therefore will I draw near unto you for judgment, and will become a swift witness against the mutterers of incantations, and against the adulterers, and against them that swear to a falsehood,––and against them who rob the hire of the hireling, the widow and the fatherless, and that drive away the sojourner, and do not revere me, saith Yahweh of hosts.

²³ Lo! a Virgin, shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son,––and they shall call his name Emmanuel; which is, being translated, God with us.

¹¹ Happy, are ye, whensoever they may reproach you and persecute you, and say every evil thing against you, falsely, for my sake:

¹⁶ In like manner, let your light shine before men,––that they may see your good works,––and glorify your Father who is in the heavens.

²⁸ But, I, say unto you, that, Every one who looketh on a woman so as to covet her, already, hath committed adultery with her, in his heart.

⁵⁹ Now, the High–priests and all the High–council, were seeking false–witness against Jesus, that they might, put him to death;

⁶⁵ Then, the High–priest rent asunder his garments, saying––He hath spoken profanely! What further need have we, of witnesses? Lo! now, ye have heard the profanity!

⁵¹ And, a certain young man, was following with him, having cast about himself a fine Indian cloth, over his naked body,––and they are securing him; ⁵² but, he, leaving behind the cloth, fled naked.

⁴⁸ Whereas, he who had not come to know, and did things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. And, every one to whom was given much, much, shall be sought from him; and, he to whom they committed much, for more than common, will they ask him.

¹⁰ The faithful in least, in much also, is, faithful, and, he that in least is unrighteous, in much also, is, unrighteous.

¹⁷ And he said to him––Well done! good servant. Because, in a very small thing, thou hast been, faithful, have thou authority over, ten cities.

² And they began to accuse him, saying––This one, found we, perverting our nation, and forbidding to give, tribute unto Caesar,––and affirming himself to be, an anointed king.

⁹ And, the patriarchs, being jealous of Joseph, gave him up into Egypt; and, God, was, with him,

⁹ And, the patriarchs, being jealous of Joseph, gave him up into Egypt; and, God, was, with him, ¹⁰ And rescued him out of all his tribulations, and gave him favour and wisdom before Pharaoh king of Egypt; and he appointed him governor over Egypt and all his house.

²⁰ In which season, Moses, was born, and was exceeding goodly,––who was nourished up three months in the house of his father;

³¹ And, he, said––How indeed should be able––unless someone shall guide me? And he called upon Philip, to come up and sit with him.

²⁸ Be taking heed unto yourselves, and unto all the little flock in which the Holy Spirit hath set, you, as overseers,––to be shepherding the assembly of God which he hath acquired through means of the blood of his own.

¹⁶ unto whom made answer––That it is not a custom with Romans, to grant as a favour any man, before the accused, face to face, should have his accusers, and, opportunity of defence, should receive, concerning the charge.

²⁴ saying––Be not afraid, Paul! for, before Caesar, must thou needs stand. And lo! God hath granted to thee as a favour, all them who are sailing with thee.

³¹ What, then, shall we say to a these things? If God [is] for us, who [shall be] against us? ³² He, at least, who his own Son did not spare, but in behalf of us all delivered him up, how shall he not also, with him, all things upon us in favour bestow?

³⁷ Nay, in all these things, we are more than conquering through him that hath loved us.

² Here, furthermore, it is sought in stewards, that, faithful, one be found.

⁹ Or know ye not that, wrong–doers, shall not inherit, God’s kingdom? Be not deceiving yourselves:––neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor sodomites, ¹⁰ Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners––shall inherit, God’s kingdom.

¹⁸ Flee fornication! Every sin, whatsoever a man shall commit, is, outside his body, but, he that committeth fornication, bringeth sin into his own body.

²⁰ Each one, in the calling wherein he was called, in the same, let him abide: ²¹ A bond–servant, wast thou called? let it not cause thee concern; but, if thou canst even become, free, rather use it. ²² For, he who in the Lord was called, being a bond–servant, is, a freed–man of the Lord: in like manner, he that was called being, a freeman, is Christ’s bond–servant:–– ²³ With a price, have ye been bought,––do not become bond–servants of men: ²⁴ Each one, wherein he was called, brethren, in the same, let him abide with God.

³³ Be not deceiving yourselves,––evil communications corrupt gentle manners:––

² Upon the first of the week, let, each one of you, put, by itself, in store, as he may be prospering,––lest, as soon as I come, then, collections, should be in progress.

⁸ through glory and dishonour, through bad report and good report; as deceivers, and yet true,

¹⁹ Manifest, however, are the works of the flesh, which, indeed, are––fornication, impurity, wantonness, ²⁰ idolatry, enchantment, enmities, strife, jealousy, outbursts of wrath, factions, divisions, parties, ²¹ envyings, drunkenness, revellings; ––and such things as these: as to which I forewarn you, even as I have forewarned you,––that, they who such things as these do practise, shall not inherit, God’s kingdom.

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,

³ But, fornication, and all impurity, or covetousness, let it not be named among you––even as becometh saints;

¹² For, of the secret things which are brought to pass by them, it is, shameful, even to speak!

¹⁵ In order that ye may become faultless and inviolate, children of God, blameless amidst a crooked and perverted generation, amongst whom ye appear as luminaries in the world, ¹⁶ A word of light, holding forth,––as a matter of boasting unto me, for the day of Christ,––that, not in vain, I ran, nor, in vain, I toiled:––

²² From every form of wickedness, abstain.

¹¹ And, for this cause, God sendeth them an inworking of error, to the end they should believe in the falsehood,––

¹⁴ I am minded, therefore, that, the younger ones, marry, bear children, be mistress of the house,––giving, no single occasion, unto the opposer, as a cause, of reviling;

¹ Let, as many as are servants under a yoke, be counting, their own masters, worthy, of all honour, lest, the name of God and the teaching, be defamed.

⁹ In which I am suffering hardship, even unto bonds, as an evil–doer; but, the word of God, is not bound.

²² But, from the youthful covetings, flee! and pursue righteousness, faith, love, peace, along with them who call upon the Lord out of a pure heart.

⁹ Servants, unto their own masters, to be submitting themselves in all things, to be, well–pleasing, not gainsaying, ¹⁰ not taking anything away, shewing, all good faith,––that, the instruction which is of our Saviour God, they may adorn in all things.

¹⁰ not taking anything away, shewing, all good faith,––that, the instruction which is of our Saviour God, they may adorn in all things.

³ For, even we, used, at one time, to be––thoughtless, unyielding, deceived, in servitude unto manifold covetings and pleasures, in malice and envy, leading on, detestable, hating one another.

⁴ Let marriage be honourable in all, and the bed undefiled, for, fornicators and adulterers, God, will judge.

¹¹ Beloved! I exhort you, as sojourners and pilgrims, to abstain from fleshly covetings, such as take the field against the soul;

¹⁹ For, this, is thankworthy,––If, for the sake of conscience towards God, one beareth griefs, suffering wrongfully,–– ²⁰ For what sort of honour is it––if, committing sin, and being buffeted, ye endure it? But, if, doing good, and suffering, ye endure it, this, is thankworthy with God.

¹³ Who, then, is he that shall harm you, if, for that which is good, ye become zealous? ¹⁴ Nevertheless, even if ye should suffer for righteousness’ sake, happy [are ye]! Their fear, however, do not fear, neither be troubled;

¹⁴ Nevertheless, even if ye should suffer for righteousness’ sake, happy [are ye]! Their fear, however, do not fear, neither be troubled; ¹⁵ But, the Lord Christ, hallow ye in your hearts, ready always for a defence, unto every one that is asking you a reason concerning, the hope within you,––nevertheless, with meekness and reverence:
¹⁶ Having, a good conscience, in order that, wherein they speak against you, they may be put to shame who cast wanton insult on, your good behaviour in Christ. ¹⁷ For it is, better, as well–doers, if it should please the pleasure of God, to be suffering, than, as evil–doers:

¹⁷ For it is, better, as well–doers, if it should please the pleasure of God, to be suffering, than, as evil–doers:
¹⁸ Because, Christ also, once for all, concerning sins, died,––Just in behalf of unjust,––in order that he might introduce us unto God; being put to death, indeed, in flesh, but made alive in spirit,––

¹⁴ If ye are being reproached in the name of Christ, happy [are ye]! Because, the Spirit, of the glory, and the [Spirit] of God, unto you is bringing rest.

¹⁴ If ye are being reproached in the name of Christ, happy [are ye]! Because, the Spirit, of the glory, and the [Spirit] of God, unto you is bringing rest. ¹⁵ For let, none of you, be suffering as a murderer, or a thief, or an evil–doer, or as one prying into other men’s affairs;

¹⁵ For let, none of you, be suffering as a murderer, or a thief, or an evil–doer, or as one prying into other men’s affairs; ¹⁶ But, if as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but be glorifying God in this name.

¹⁶ But, if as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but be glorifying God in this name. ¹⁷ For it is the ripe time for the judgment to begin with the house of God; but, if first with us, what shall be the end of them who yield not unto the glad–message of God? ¹⁸ And, if, the righteous man, is, with difficulty, saved, where then shall, the ungodly and sinful man, appear? ¹⁹ So then, let, them who are even suffering, according to the will of God, unto a faithful Creator, be committing their souls, in well–doing.

¹⁴ Having, eyes, full of an adulteress, and that cannot rest from sin, enticing unstable souls, having, a heart trained in greed,––children of a curse,––

¹⁶ Because, all that is in the world––the coveting of the flesh, the coveting of the eyes, and the vain grandeur of life––is not of the Father, but is, of the world;

⁹ Whosoever hath been born of God, is not committing, sin, because, a seed of him, within him, abideth; and he cannot be committing sin, because, of God, hath he been born.

⁹ Lo! I give them of the synagogue of Satan, who are affirming themselves to be, Jews, and are not,––but say what is false,––lo! I will cause them, that they shall have come, and shall bow down before thy feet, and shall get to know that, I, loved thee.

⁸ But, as for the timid, and disbelieving, and abominable, and murderers, and fornicators, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all the false, their part, is in the lake that burneth with fire and brimstone,––which is the second death.

¹⁵ Outside, are the dogs, and the sorcerers, and the unchaste, and the murderers, and the idolaters, and every one loving and doing falsehood.