Genesis 43 Cross References - Rotherham

¹ But, the famine, was severe in the land. ² So it came to pass, when they had made an end of eating the corn which they had brought in out of Egypt, that their father said unto them,––Return, buy for us a little food. ³ Then spake Judah unto him, saying,––The man, did protest, to us, saying––Ye shall not see my face, except, your brother, is with you. ⁴ If thou art sending our brother with us, we will certainly go down, and buy for thee food; ⁵ but, if thou art not sending him, we will not go down, for, the man, said unto us, Ye shall not see my face, except, your brother, is with you. ⁶ And Israel said, Wherefore did ye ill to me,––to tell the man, there yet remained to you, a brother? ⁷ And they said, The man, did ask, concerning ourselves and concerning our kindred, saying––Is your father yet, alive? Have, ye a brother? So we told him according to the tenor of these words. Could we, at all know, that he would say, Bring down your brother? ⁸ Then said Judah unto Israel his father––Come! send thou down the young man with me, that we may arise and go our way,––and live and not die, both, we and thou, and our little ones. ⁹ I, will be surety for him, at my hand, shalt thou require him,––as surely as I bring him not in unto thee, and set him down before thee, so surely will I be counted a sinner against thee, all the days, ¹⁰ For, if we had not lingered, surely, now, had we come back here a second time.
¹¹ Then Israel their father said unto them––If so, then, do, this,––Take of the song of the land in your vessels, and carry down to the man, a present,––A little balsam, and a little honey, tragacanth gum and cistus gum, pistachio nuts, and almonds. ¹² And, double silver, take in your hand,––also, the silver that was put back in the mouth of your sacks, carry ye back in your hand, peradventure it was, an error, ¹³ Your brother also, take ye,––and arise, go again unto the man. 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!
¹⁵ So the men took this present, double silver also, took they in their hand, and Benjamin,––and arose, and went down into Egypt, and stood before Joseph. ¹⁶ And Joseph saw––with them––Benjamin, so he said to him that was over his house, Bring the men into the house,––and slay meat, and make ready, for, with me, shall the men eat, at noon. ¹⁷ So the men did, as Joseph had said, and the man brought the men into Joseph’s house. ¹⁸ Then were the men afraid, because they had been brought into the house of Joseph, and they said––For the matter of the silver that came back in our sacks at the beginning, have, we, been brought in,––that he may turn round upon us and fall upon us, and take us for servants, and our asses. ¹⁹ So they drew near unto the man that was over Joseph’s house,––and spake unto him, at the entrance of the house; ²⁰ and said, May it please my lord! We, did indeed come down, at the beginning to buy food. ²¹ And it came to pass, when we had entered into the inn, that we opened our sacks, and lo! the silver of each man, in the mouth of his sack,––our silver in its full weight,––so we have bought it back in our hand! ²² And, more silver, have we brought down in our hand, to buy food,––we know not who put our silver in our sacks. ²³ And he said––Peace to you, do not fear! Your God, and the God of your father, hath given you secret treasure, in your sacks, as for your silver, it came in unto me. And he brought forth unto them, Simeon. 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. ²⁵ And they made ready the present, against the coming in of Joseph, at noon,––for they heard that it was, there, they should eat bread.
²⁶ So, when Joseph came into the house, they brought in to him the present which was in their hand, into the house,––and bowed themselves down to him to the earth. ²⁷ Then asked he after their welfare, and said––Is it well with your aged father, of whom ye spake? Is he yet, alive? ²⁸ And they said––It is well with thy servant our father, he is yet, alive. And they bent their heads, and bowed themselves down. ²⁹ Then lifted he up his eyes, and saw Benjamin his brother, son of his mother, and said––Is, this, your youngest brother, of whom ye spake unto me? And he said, God, grant thee favour, my son! ³⁰ And Joseph made haste, for his compassions towards his brother, were pent up, and he sought to weep,––so he went into the inner chamber, and wept there. ³¹ Then bathed he his face, and came forth,––and restrained himself, and said, Set on bread! 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. ³³ So they took their seats before him, the firstborn, according to his birthright, and, the youngest, according to his youth,––and the men looked with amazement, each one at his companion. ³⁴ And he sent portions, from before him, unto them, and the portion of Benjamin exceeded the portions of them all, five–fold. And they drank and made merry with him.

⁵ And surely, your blood, of your lives, will I require, From the hand of every living creature, will I require it,––and from the hand of man, From the hand of each one’s brother, will I require the life of man:

¹⁰ And it came to pass that there was a famine, in the land,––so Abram went down towards Egypt, to sojourn there, because, grievous, was the famine in the land.

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.

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:

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

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?

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.

¹⁶ And he lingered––so the men laid hold of his hand and of the hand of his wife, and of the hand of his two daughters, in the tenderness of Yahweh towards him,––and they brought him out, and led him forth outside the city.

⁸ And the child grew, and was weaned,––and Abraham made a great banquet, on the day of the weaning of Isaac.

¹⁴ So Abraham called the name of that place, Yahweh–yireh,––as to which it is still said today, In the mountain of Yahweh, will provision be made.

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.

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;

³⁰ So he made for them a banquet, and they did eat and drink,––

²⁹ Let peoples serve thee, And races bow down to thee, Become thou lord to thy brethren, And let the sons of thy mother bow down to thee,––He that curseth thee, be accursed! And, he that blesseth thee, be blessed!

³ And, GOD Almighty, bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee,––so shalt thou become a multitude of peoples.

²² Then God remembered Rachel,––and God hearkened unto her, and granted her to bear. ²³ So she conceived and bare a son,––and said, God hath taken away my reproach; ²⁴ So she called his name, Joseph, saying, Yahweh is adding unto me another son.

³⁹ The torn, have I not brought in unto thee––I, bare the loss, At my hand, didst thou require it,––Stolen by day, or stolen by night.

⁵⁴ and Jacob offered sacrifice in the mountain, and called on his brethren to eat bread. So they did eat bread, and tarried the night in the mountain.

¹¹ Deliver me, I pray thee, out of the hand of my brother, out of the hand of Esau,––for, I, am afraid, of him, lest he come in and smite––mother, as well as sons! ¹² But, thou thyself, saidst,––I will, deal well, with thee,––So will I make thy seed as the sand of the sea, which is not to be counted, for multitude.
¹³ And he tarried there that night, and took of that which came to his hand, a present for Esau his brother:––

¹³ And he tarried there that night, and took of that which came to his hand, a present for Esau his brother:–– ¹⁴ She–goats, two hundred; And he–goats, twenty; Ewes, two hundred; And rams, twenty;

¹⁴ She–goats, two hundred; And he–goats, twenty; Ewes, two hundred; And rams, twenty; ¹⁵ Milch camels, with their colts, thirty; Cows, forty; And bulls, ten; She–asses, twenty; And young he–asses, ten.

¹⁵ Milch camels, with their colts, thirty; Cows, forty; And bulls, ten; She–asses, twenty; And young he–asses, ten. ¹⁶ And he gave them into the hand of his servants, each drove by itself,––and said unto his servants––Pass over before me, and, a breathing–space, shall ye put betwixt drove and drove.

¹⁶ And he gave them into the hand of his servants, each drove by itself,––and said unto his servants––Pass over before me, and, a breathing–space, shall ye put betwixt drove and drove. ¹⁷ And he commanded the first one, saying: When Esau my brother shall fall in with thee, and shall ask thee, saying, Whose art, thou? and whither wouldst thou go? and to whom belong these before thee?

¹⁷ And he commanded the first one, saying: When Esau my brother shall fall in with thee, and shall ask thee, saying, Whose art, thou? and whither wouldst thou go? and to whom belong these before thee? ¹⁸ then shalt thou say, To thy servant Jacob: It is, a present, sent to my lord, to Esau; And behold, he himself also, is behind us.

¹⁸ then shalt thou say, To thy servant Jacob: It is, a present, sent to my lord, to Esau; And behold, he himself also, is behind us. ¹⁹ And he commanded the second also, and the third, yea all that were going on behind the droves, saying,––According to this word, shall ye speak unto Esau, when ye find him.

¹⁹ And he commanded the second also, and the third, yea all that were going on behind the droves, saying,––According to this word, shall ye speak unto Esau, when ye find him. ²⁰ Then shall ye say, Also, lo! thy servant Jacob, is behind us. For he said: I must pacify him with the present that goeth on before me, And, after that, will I see his face: Peradventure he will accept me.

²⁰ Then shall ye say, Also, lo! thy servant Jacob, is behind us. For he said: I must pacify him with the present that goeth on before me, And, after that, will I see his face: Peradventure he will accept me. ²¹ So the present passed over before him,––whereas, he himself, tarried that night in the camp.

²¹ So the present passed over before him,––whereas, he himself, tarried that night in the camp. ²² And he arose in that night, and took his two wives, and his two handmaids, and his eleven sons,––and passed over the ford of Jabbok. ²³ So he took them, and sent them over the brook,––and sent over that which he had.
²⁴ And Jacob was left alone,––and there wrestled a man with him, until the uprisings of the dawn. ²⁵ And, when he saw that he prevailed not against him, he touched the hollow of his thigh,––and the hollow of Jacob’s thigh was put out of joint, as he wrestled with him. ²⁶ Then said he––Let me go, for uprisen hath the dawn. And he said: I will not let thee go,––except, thou have blessed me. ²⁷ Then he said unto him––What is thy name? And he said––Jacob. ²⁸ Then he said––Not Jacob, shall thy name be called any more, but, Israel,––For thou hast contended with God and with men, and hast prevailed.

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.

¹¹ And God said to him––I, am GOD Almighty! Be fruitful and multiply, A nation, and a multitude of nations, shall spring from thee,––And, kings, from thy loins, shall come forth;

¹⁷ So it came to pass, when she was in hard–labour in her child–birth, that the midwife said to her––Do not fear, for, this also, of thine, is, a son. ¹⁸ And it came to pass, when her soul was going forth––for she died, that she called his name, Ben–oni,––but, his father, called him, Benjamin.

⁷ Lo! then, we, were binding sheaves in the midst of the field, when lo! my sheaf rose up, yea and took its stand,––and lo! round about, came your sheaves, and bowed themselves down, to my sheaf.

⁷ Lo! then, we, were binding sheaves in the midst of the field, when lo! my sheaf rose up, yea and took its stand,––and lo! round about, came your sheaves, and bowed themselves down, to my sheaf. ⁸ And his brethren said to him, Shalt thou, reign, over us, shalt thou, have dominion, over us? So they went on yet more, to hate him, because of his dreams, and because of his words. ⁹ Then dreamed he, yet another, dream, and related it to his brethren,––and said:––Lo! I have dreamed a dream, yet again, Lo! then, the sun and the moon, and eleven stars, were bowing themselves down to me. ¹⁰ So he related it unto his father, and unto his brethren,––and his father rebuked him, and said unto him, What is this dream which thou hast dreamed? Shall we, indeed come in, I, and thy mother and thy brethren, to bow ourselves down to thee, to the earth?

¹⁴ So he said to him––Go, I pray thee, look after the welfare of thy brethren, and the welfare of the flock, and bring me back, word. And he sent him from the vale of Hebron, and he came in towards Shechem.

¹⁹ And they said, each man unto his brother, Lo! that master of dreams yonder, coming in! ²⁰ Now, therefore, come! let us slay him, and cast him into one of the pits, and we will say––A cruel beast, hath devoured him,––And let us see what will become of his dreams.

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.

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;

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.

¹⁶ And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, Not to me, doth it pertain! May, God, grant in answer, the prosperity of Pharaoh!

⁵⁴ and the seven years of famine began to come in, according as Joseph had said,––and it came to pass that there was a famine in all the lands, but, in all the land of Egypt, there was bread. ⁵⁵ Yet was famine felt in all the land of Egypt, and the people made outcry unto Pharaoh, for bread,––and Pharaoh said to all Egypt,––Go ye unto Joseph, that which he saith to you, shall ye do. ⁵⁶ Now, the famine, was over all the face of the land,––so Joseph opened all [places] wherein it was, and sold corn to the Egyptians, and the famine laid fast hold of the land of Egypt. ⁵⁷ All the earth also, came in to Egypt to buy corn, unto Joseph,––because the famine had laid fast hold on all the earth.

¹ Then saw Jacob that there was corn, in Egypt,––and Jacob said to his sons, Wherefore look ye one at another? ² And he said, Lo! I have heard that there is, corn, in Egypt,––Go down thither, and buy corn for us from thence, that we may live, and not die.

² And he said, Lo! I have heard that there is, corn, in Egypt,––Go down thither, and buy corn for us from thence, that we may live, and not die. ³ So Joseph’s ten brethren went down,––to buy corn from the Egyptians;

⁵ Thus came in the sons of Israel, to buy corn, in the midst of them that came––for the famine was in the land of Canaan. ⁶ Now, Joseph––he, it was, that was in power over the land, he, it was, that was selling corn to all the people of the land,––so Joseph’s brethren came in, and bowed themselves down to him, with their faces to the earth.

¹⁰ And they said unto him, Nay, my lord,––but, thy servants, are come to buy food. ¹¹ All of us, are, sons of one man,––honest men, are, we: thy servants, are not, spies.

¹³ And they said: We, thy twelve servants, are, brethren, sons of one man, in the and of Canaan,––and lo! the youngest, is with our father, this day, and, the one, is not!

¹⁵ Hereby, shall ye be proved,––By the life of Pharaoh, ye shall not go forth from hence, save only by the coming in of your youngest brother, hither. ¹⁶ Send––from among you––one, that he may fetch your brother, but be, ye, held as prisoners, that your words may be proved, whether, truth, is with you,––and, if not, by the life of Pharaoh, surely, spies, ye are. ¹⁷ So he drew them all together into ward, for three days. ¹⁸ And Joseph said unto them, on the third day, This, do, and live,––God himself, do, I, revere. ¹⁹ If ye, are, honest men, one brother of you, shall be kept as a prisoner in your house of ward,––but, ye, go, take in corn for the famine of your houses; ²⁰ and, your youngest brother, shall ye bring in unto me, that your words may be confirmed, and ye die not. And they did so.
²¹ And they said, each man unto his brother––Verily guilty, we are, respecting our brother, in that we saw the distress of his soul, when he appealed unto us for favour, and we hearkened not,––therefore, hath come in unto us this distress.

²⁴ So he turned away from them, and wept,––then came back unto them, and spake unto them, and took away from them, Simeon, and bound him prisoner before their eyes. ²⁵ Then commanded Joseph that their bags should be filled with corn, and their silver be returned, each man’s into his sack, and provision be given, for the journey,––and it was done to them thus.

²⁷ And the first opened his sack, to give fodder to his ass, at the inn,––and beheld his silver, yea, there, it was, in the mouth of his sack!

²⁷ And the first opened his sack, to give fodder to his ass, at the inn,––and beheld his silver, yea, there, it was, in the mouth of his sack! ²⁸ So he said unto his brethren, My silver hath been returned, yea verily, there, it is, in my sack! Then went forth their heart, and they turned trembling––each man unto his brother, saying, What, is this, that God hath done to us?

²⁸ So he said unto his brethren, My silver hath been returned, yea verily, there, it is, in my sack! Then went forth their heart, and they turned trembling––each man unto his brother, saying, What, is this, that God hath done to us?
²⁹ So they came in unto Jacob their father, to the land of Canaan,––and told him all that had befallen them, saying: ³⁰ The man that is lord of the land, spake unto us harsh things,––and then delivered us up, as spies of the land. ³¹ And we said unto him, Honest men, are, we,––we are not spies! ³² Twelve brethren, are, we, sons of our father,––the one, is not, and, the youngest, is this day with our father, in the land of Canaan. ³³ Then said the man, the lord of the land, unto us, Hereby, shall I get to know that, honest men, ye are,––One brother of you, leave ye remaining with me, and, corn for the famine of your houses, take ye and go your way;

³³ Then said the man, the lord of the land, unto us, Hereby, shall I get to know that, honest men, ye are,––One brother of you, leave ye remaining with me, and, corn for the famine of your houses, take ye and go your way; ³⁴ And bring ye in your youngest brother unto me, So must I get to know that ye, are, not spies, but are, honest men: Your brother, will I give up to you, and, with the land, shall ye traffic.

³⁴ And bring ye in your youngest brother unto me, So must I get to know that ye, are, not spies, but are, honest men: Your brother, will I give up to you, and, with the land, shall ye traffic. ³⁵ And it came to pass, when, they, were emptying their sacks, then lo! each man’s bundle of silver, was in his sack,––and, when they beheld their bundles of silver––they and their father, they were afraid.

³⁵ And it came to pass, when, they, were emptying their sacks, then lo! each man’s bundle of silver, was in his sack,––and, when they beheld their bundles of silver––they and their father, they were afraid. ³⁶ And Jacob their father said unto them, Me, have ye bereaved,––Joseph, is not, and, Simeon, is not, and Benjamin, ye would take! Against me, have happened, all these things. ³⁷ Then spake Reuben unto his father, saying, My two sons, shalt thou put to death, if I bring him not unto thee,––Come, give him up upon my hand, and, I, will restore him unto thee. ³⁸ And he said, My son shall not go down with you,––For, his brother, is dead, and, he alone, is left, and, as surely as there befall him any mischief by the way wherein ye go, so surely shall ye bring down my grey hairs with sorrow unto hades.

³ Then spake Judah unto him, saying,––The man, did protest, to us, saying––Ye shall not see my face, except, your brother, is with you. ⁴ If thou art sending our brother with us, we will certainly go down, and buy for thee food; ⁵ but, if thou art not sending him, we will not go down, for, the man, said unto us, Ye shall not see my face, except, your brother, is with you.

⁷ And they said, The man, did ask, concerning ourselves and concerning our kindred, saying––Is your father yet, alive? Have, ye a brother? So we told him according to the tenor of these words. Could we, at all know, that he would say, Bring down your brother?

¹¹ Then Israel their father said unto them––If so, then, do, this,––Take of the song of the land in your vessels, and carry down to the man, a present,––A little balsam, and a little honey, tragacanth gum and cistus gum, pistachio nuts, and almonds. ¹² And, double silver, take in your hand,––also, the silver that was put back in the mouth of your sacks, carry ye back in your hand, peradventure it was, an error,

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!
¹⁵ So the men took this present, double silver also, took they in their hand, and Benjamin,––and arose, and went down into Egypt, and stood before Joseph. ¹⁶ And Joseph saw––with them––Benjamin, so he said to him that was over his house, Bring the men into the house,––and slay meat, and make ready, for, with me, shall the men eat, at noon.

¹⁹ So they drew near unto the man that was over Joseph’s house,––and spake unto him, at the entrance of the house; ²⁰ and said, May it please my lord! We, did indeed come down, at the beginning to buy food.

²⁶ So, when Joseph came into the house, they brought in to him the present which was in their hand, into the house,––and bowed themselves down to him to the earth. ²⁷ Then asked he after their welfare, and said––Is it well with your aged father, of whom ye spake? Is he yet, alive? ²⁸ And they said––It is well with thy servant our father, he is yet, alive. And they bent their heads, and bowed themselves down.

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;

⁴ They themselves, had gone out of the city––they had not gone far, when, Joseph, said to him who was over his house, Rise, chase after the men,––so shalt thou overtake them, and shalt say unto them, Wherefore, have ye requited evil for good?

²³ And thou saidst unto thy servants, Except your youngest brother do come down with you, ye shall not again behold my face.

²⁶ And we said, We cannot go down,––If our youngest brother be, with us, then, will we go down, for we cannot see the face of the man, if, our youngest brother, is not, with us.

³² For, thy servant, became surety for the lad, while away from my father, saying,––If I bring him not unto thee, then will I count myself a sinner against my father all the days. ³³ Now, therefore, I pray thee, let thy servant remain instead of the lad, as servant to my lord,––but, as for the lad, let him go up with his brethren.

¹ And Joseph could not restrain himself, before all who were stationed near him, so he cried out––Have forth every man from me! And there stood no man with him, when Joseph made himself known unto his brethren. ² Then gave he forth his voice, in weeping,––and the Egyptians heard, and the house of Pharaoh heard.

⁸ Now, therefore, it was not, ye, who sent me hither, but, God, himself,––who also appointed me to be a father to Pharaoh, and a lord to all his house, and a ruler, over all the land of Egypt.

¹⁴ Then fell he upon the neck of Benjamin his brother, and wept,––and, Benjamin, wept on his, neck. ¹⁵ Then kissed he all his brethren, and wept upon them,––and, thereafter, his brethren spake with him.

¹⁹ Thou, therefore, command them, This, do ye,––Take you, out of the land of Egypt, waggons for your little ones, and for your wives, so shall ye bring your father, and come in.

²² to all of them, gave he, to each man, changes of raiment,––but, to Benjamin, he gave three hundred pieces of silver, and five changes of raiment.

²⁹ Then yoked Joseph his chariot, and went up to meet Israel his father, towards Goshen,––and he appeared unto him, and fell upon his neck, and wept upon his neck, a good while.

³⁴ Then shall ye say––Men of cattle, have thy servants been, from our youth even until now, both we, and our fathers,––To the end ye may dwell in the land of Goshen, for, an abomination to Egyptians, is every feeder of a flock.

⁸ and all the house of Joseph, and his brethren, and the house of his father,––only, their little ones and their flocks and their herds, left they, in the land of Goshen.

²¹ Now, therefore, do not fear! I, will nourish you, and your little ones. Thus he consoled them, and spake unto their heart.

²⁶ And Moses said: Not meet, is it, to do thus, for, an abomination to the Egyptians, we should sacrifice to Yahweh our God. Lo! could we sacrifice that which is an abomination to the Egyptians before their eyes, and they not stone us?

⁷ So Moses went forth to meet his father–in–law, and bowed himself down to him, and kissed him, and they asked each other of their welfare,––and came into the tent.

¹² Honour thy father, and thy mother,––that thy days may be prolonged upon the soil, which Yahweh thy God is about to give unto thee.

²⁴ And said unto you––Ye, shall possess their soil, Yea, I myself, will give it you to possess it, A land flowing with milk and honey,––I––Yahweh, am your God, who have distinguished you from the peoples;

²⁵ Yahweh cause his face to shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee:

³¹ whereas, your little ones, of whom ye said, they should become, a prey, I will bring them in, and they shall acknowledge the land which ye refused.

¹⁴ and raiseth against her, occasions of speech, and bringeth upon her an evil name, and saith––This woman, I took, and approached her, and found not that she had the tokens of virginity,

¹⁷ and lo! he, hath raised occasions of speech, saying––I found not that thy daughter had the tokens of virginity, and yet, these, are the tokens of the virginity of my daughter. And they shall spread out the garment before the elders of the city.

⁶ Let Reuben live and not die,––Nor his men be easily counted.

¹⁴ And with the precious fruits of the sun,––And with the precious yield of the moons;

¹⁹ And Joshua said unto Achan––My son give I pray thee glory unto Yahweh God of Israel and make to him confession,––and tell me I pray thee what thou hast done, do not hide it from me.

²³ And Yahweh said unto him––Peace be unto thee! Do not fear,––thou shalt not die.

²² And Manoah said unto his wife, We shall, die,––for, upon God, have we looked.

⁴ Now, his father and his mother, knew not, that, from Yahweh, it was, that, an occasion, he was seeking of the Philistines,––at that time, the Philistines having dominion over Israel.

¹⁵ So they turned aside thither, and entered into the house of the young man the Levite, the house of Micah,––and asked him of his welfare.

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.

⁵ and, unto Hannah, used he to give one portion,––howbeit, Hannah, he loved, although, Yahweh, had restrained her from having children.

⁷ Then said Saul to his young man: Behold, if we go, what shall we bring the man, for, the bread, hath failed from our sacks, and, present, there is none to bring to the man of God,––what is there with us?

²² And Samuel took Saul and his young man, and brought them into the guest–chamber,––and gave them a place at the head of them who were bidden, they being about thirty persons. ²³ And Samuel said to the cook, Set on the portion that I gave thee,––of which I said unto thee, Put it by thee. ²⁴ And the cook took up the shoulder, and that which was upon it, and placed it before Saul, and said––Lo! the part reserved! Set it before thee [and] eat, for, unto the time appointed, hath it been kept for thee, since the time that I said, The people, have I bidden. So Saul did eat with Samuel, on that day.

²² Then David entrusted the provisions that were upon him to the care of the keeper of the stores, and ran unto the ranks,––and came and asked for the welfare of his brethren.

⁵ David, therefore, sent ten young men,––and David said unto the young men,––Go up to Carmel, and enter in unto Nabal, and ye shall ask him, in my name, of his welfare; ⁶ and say thus––Long life to thee! Mayest, thou, prosper, And, thy household, prosper, And, all that thou hast, prosper!

¹¹ Shall I, then, take my bread, and my wine, and my slain beasts, that I have slaughtered for my shearers,––and give unto men of whom I know not whence they are?

²⁷ Now, therefore, this blessing which thy maid–servant hath brought to my lord, let it even be given unto the young men who are going to and fro at the feet of my lord.

² yea so it was, on the third day, that lo! a man came out of the camp, from Saul, with his clothes rent, and earth upon his head,––and so it was, when he came in unto David, that he fell to the earth, and did homage.

¹³ And he said––Good! I, will solemnise with thee a covenant,––but, one thing, must I ask of thee, saying––Thou shalt not see my face, except thou have brought in Michal, Saul’s daughter, when thou comest to see my face.

⁸ Then said David unto Uriah, Go down unto thy house, and bathe thy feet. And, when Uriah went out of the house of the king, there followed him, a present from the king.

⁴ And, when the woman of Tekoa came in unto the king, she fell on her face to the ground, and did homage,––and said––Save, O king!

²⁴ And the king said––Let him go round to his own house, and, my face, let him not see. So Absolom went round, unto his own house, and, the face of the king, saw he not.

²⁸ So Absolom dwelt in Jerusalem two years of days,––and, the face of the king, had he not seen.

³² And Absolom said unto Joab––Lo! I sent unto thee, saying––Come hither, that I may send thee unto the king, saying––Wherefore, am I come from Geshur? I, might as well have yet been there. Now, therefore, let me see the face of the king, and, if there is in me iniquity, then let him put me to death.

¹⁶ And Bath–sheba bowed, and did homage unto the king,––and the king said––What aileth thee?

²¹ Otherwise it shall come to pass, when my lord the king shall sleep with his fathers, then shall I and my son Solomon be counted, offenders.

²⁶ Then spake the woman, whose was the living child, unto the king––for tender became her compassions over her son––so she said––Pardon, my lord! Give, her, the living child, and do not, kill, it. But the other kept on saying––Neither mine, nor thine, shall it be, divide it.

²¹ And, Solomon, became ruler over all the kingdoms, from the River [even unto] the land of the Philistines, and as far as the boundary of Egypt,––and these were bringing presents, and serving Solomon, all the days of his life.

¹⁵ besides the tribute of the subjugated, and of the travelling merchants,––and of all the kings of Arabia, and the pashas of the land.

²⁵ And, they, did bring every man his present––vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and garments, and armour, and spices, horses and mules,––a rate of a year in a year.

¹⁹ [Let there be a] covenant between me and thee, [as] between my father and thy father: Lo! I have sent thee a gift, silver and gold, Come break thy covenant with Baasha, king of Israel, that he may go up from against me.

⁴ If we say––Let us enter into the city, Then, the famine, is in the city, and we shall die there, and, if we remain here, then shall we die. Now, therefore, let us fall away unto the camp of the Syrians, if they save us alive, we shall live, and, if they put us to death, we shall die.

¹³ Then responded one of his servants, and said––Let there be taken, I pray thee, five of the horses that remain, which have been left therein, there they are, according to all the multitude of Israel who have been left therein, there they are, according to all the multitude of Israel, who have been consumed,––and let us send and see!

⁸ So the king said unto Hazael––Take in thy hand a present, and go to meet the man of God,––so shalt thou enquire of Yahweh, from him, saying, Shall I recover from this sickness?

⁸ And Ahaz took the silver and the gold that was found in the house of Yahweh, and in the treasuries of the house of the king,––and sent them to the king of Assyria, as a bribe.

¹² At that time, Berodach–baladan son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a present, unto Hezekiah,––for he had heard that Hezekiah had been sick.

¹⁸ Then, the spirit, clothed Amasai, chief of the thirty, Thine, O David, Yea, with, thee, O son of Jesse! Prosperity, prosperity to thee, And prosperity to thy helpers, For thy God, hath helped thee: So David accepted them, and set them among the chiefs of the band.

¹⁰ he sent Hadoram his son unto King David, to ask after his welfare, and to bless him, because he had made war against Hadarezer and had smitten him, for, a man making wars against Tou, had been Hadarezer,––and [he had with him] all manner of vessels of gold and silver and bronze;

¹⁷ Now, after the death of Jehoiada, came the rulers of Judah, and bowed themselves down unto the king,––then, hearkened the king unto them.

¹¹ My sons! now, do not be faulty,––for, of you, hath Yahweh made choice, to stand before him, and to wait upon him, and to be his attendants and burners of incense.

¹⁷ The king sent, a message, unto Rehum holder of judicial authority, and Shimshai the scribe, and the rest of their associates, who were dwelling in Samaria, and the rest Beyond the River, Peace and so forth.

²⁷ Blessed be Yahweh, God of our fathers,––who hath put the like of this into the heart of the king, to beautify the house of Yahweh, which is in Jerusalem;

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.

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.

¹⁶ Go! gather ye together all the Jews who are to be found in Shusan, and fast ye for me––and neither eat nor drink––three days, night nor day, and, I and my maidens, will fast so,––and, in this manner, will I go in unto the king, though it is not according to the law, and, when I have perished, I have perished!

²¹ A noise of dreadful things, is in his ears, In prosperity, the destroyer cometh upon him;

³ Appoint it, I pray thee––be thou surety for me with thyself, Who is there that, on my side, can pledge himself?

¹⁴ As through a wide breach, came they on, with a crashing noise, they rolled themselves along.

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.

⁵ There have they been in great dread where no dread was, Because, God, hath scattered the bones of thy besieger,––Thou hast put [him] to shame, Because, God, had, rejected, them.

¹ [To the Chief Musician. With stringed Instruments. A Melody, a Song.]
God, be favorable to us and bless us, Cause his face to shine upon us. [Selah.]

²⁹ Because of thy temple above Jerusalem, Unto thee, shall kings bear along a gift––

⁹ Before him, let the men of the desert kneel, But, as for his foes, the dust, let them lick; ¹⁰ The kings of Tarshish and of the Coastlands, A gift, let them render, The kings of Sheba and Seba, A present, let them bring;

¹⁶ When I reasoned, that I might understand this, A vexation, it was in mine eyes:

¹¹ Vow and pay, unto Yahweh your God,––Let, all who are round about him, bear along a gift unto him who is to be revered.

⁷ Show us, O Yahweh, thy lovingkindness, And, thy salvation, wilt thou grant us.

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

⁴ A memorial, hath he made by his wonders, Gracious and compassionate, is Yahweh.

⁴ Risen––in darkness, is light to the upright, The gracious and compassionate and righteous.

¹⁷ I shall not die, but live, That I may recount the doings of Yah.

⁴¹ [WAW.] And let thy lovingkindness reach me, O Yahweh, thy salvation, according to thy word.

¹²² Be thou surety for thy servant for good, Let not insolent men oppress me.

¹ [A Song of Ascents. David’s.]
Lo! how good and how delightful, for brethren, to dwell together even as one. ² Like the precious oil upon the head, descending upon the beard; the beard of Aaron,––which descended unto the opening of his robe:

¹ The proverbs of Solomon, son of David, King of Israel:

² hath slaughtered her beasts, hath mingled her wine, hath even set in order her table;

¹⁶ Better is a little, with the reverence of Yahweh, than great treasure, and disquietude therewith.

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

¹⁸ Before grievous injury, pride! and, before a fall, haughtiness of spirit!

¹⁸ A man lacking sense, is one who striketh hands, giving security, before his neighbour.

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

⁶ Many, will entreat the favour of a noble, and, every one, is a friend to a man abounding in gifts.

¹ [Like] channels of water, is the heart of a king, in the hand of Yahweh,––whithersoever he will, he turneth it.

¹⁴ A gift in secret, quencheth anger, and, a present in the bosom, mighty wrath.

⁶ Give strong drink, to him that is perishing, and wine, to such as are embittered in soul:

¹⁶ She considereth a field, and procureth it, Out of the fruit of her hands, she planteth a vineyard:

¹ For, unto all this, I applied my heart, and, my heart, considered all this, that, the righteous and the wise and their servants, were in the hand of God,––neither love nor hatred, could any man know, every one, was before Him. ² Every one, was like every one else, one destiny, had the righteous and the lawless, the good and the pure and the impure, and he that sacrificed, and he that did not sacrifice,––as the good man, so, the sinner, he that took an oath, as he who, of an oath, stood in fear.

⁷ Go thy way––eat, with gladness, thy food, and drink, with a happy heart, thy wine,––when already God is well pleased with thy works.

¹⁹ Merrily people make bread, and, wine, gladdeneth life,––but, money, answereth all things.

¹⁰ How beautiful are thy caresses, my sister, bride,––how much more delightful thy caresses, than wine, and the fragrance of thine oils, than all spices:

¹⁴ Nard and saffron, sweet cane and cinnamon, with all woods of frankincense,––myrrh and aloes, with all the chiefs of spices:

¹ [HE] I have entered my garden, my sister, bride, I have plucked my myrrh, with my balsam, I have eaten the honey of my thicket, I have drunk my wine, with my milk:––Eat ye, O friends, Drink, yea drink abundantly, ye beloved! [****]

¹⁴ [SHE] Come quickly, my beloved, and resemble thou a gazelle, or a young stag, upon the mountains of balsam–trees.

² And it was told the house of David, saying, Syria hath settled down upon Ephraim. Then shook his heart, and the heart of his people, as the trees of a forest shake, before a wind.

¹⁹ For, a people, In Zion, shall dwell, In Jerusalem,––As for weeping, thou shalt not weep! As for favour, he will grant thee favour, at the sound of thine outcry,––As soon as he heareth, he hath answered thee!

² O Yahweh! shew us favour,––For thee, have we waited,––Be thou their arm every morning, Yea our salvation in the time of distress.

¹⁴ I have held my peace from age–past times, I kept still, I restrained myself,––As a travailing woman, I pant, I breathe hard and gasp, all at once!

¹³ Shout in triumph––O heavens! And exult––O earth! And break forth, ye mountains, into shouts of triumph,––For Yahweh hath comforted his people, And, on his humbled ones, taketh he compassion.

²² Balsam, is there none, in Gilead? Is there no, physician, there? Why hath not appeared the healing of the daughter of my people?

¹⁶ Thus, saith Yahweh––Restrain thy voice from weeping, And thine eyes from tears,––For there is, a reward for thy labour, Declareth Yahweh, So they shall return from the land of the enemy:

²⁰ Was Ephraim, a very precious son to me? Was he a most delightful, child? For, as often as I have spoken against him, I have, remembered, him, again! For this cause, have my affections been deeply moved for him, I must have, compassion, upon him, Declareth Yahweh.

¹⁰ Our skin, as with a furnace, is scorched, because of the hot winds of famine.

¹⁸ When I say to the lawless man––Thou shalt, surely die, and thou hast not given him warning, neither hast spoken to warn the lawless man from his lawless, way, to save himself alive, the same lawless man, in his iniquity, shall die, but, his blood, at thy hand, will I require.

²⁰ And, when a righteous man hath turned, from his righteousness, and committed perversity, and I have suffered a stumbling–block to be laid before him, he, shall die,––though thou hast not warned him, in his sin, shall he die, neither shall be remembered, his righteous deeds which he hath done, but, his blood, at thy hand, will I require;

¹⁵ The sons of Dedan, were merchants of thine, Many isles, took the merchandise of thy hand,––Horns of ivory and ebony, gave they back to thee, in exchange:

¹⁷ Judah and the land of Israel, They, were merchants of thine,––With the wheat of Minnith and the sweets of pannag and honey and oil and balsam, Shared they in thy barter:

⁶ But, as for the watchman––When he seeth the sword coming, And hath not blown with the horn, And, the people, have not been warned, And the sword, hath come, and taken away from among them any person, He, for his iniquity, hath been taken away, But, his blood, at the hand of the watchman, will I require.

⁸ When I say to the lawless man, O lawless man, thou shalt, surely die, And thou have not spoken to warn the lawless man from his way, He, the lawless man, for his iniquity shall die, But, his blood––at thy hand, will I demand.

⁸ How can I give thee up, Ephraim? abandon thee Israel? How can I make thee as Admah? set thee as Zeboim? Mine own heart, turneth against me, at once, are kindled my compassions.

⁶ For, behold me! raising up the Chaldeans, the bitter and headlong nation,––that marcheth to the breadths of the earth, to take possession of habitations, not his.

⁹ Now, therefore, pacify, I pray you, the face of GOD, that he may grant us favour,––at your hands, hath this come to pass, Will he lift up the countenances, of any of you? saith Yahweh of hosts.

² And lo! they were bringing unto him a paralytic, on a couch, laid prostrate; and Jesus, seeing, their faith, said to the paralytic,––Take courage! child, forgiven are thy sins.

²² And, Jesus, turning and seeing her, said,––Take courage! daughter, Thy faith, hath made thee well. And the woman was made well, from that hour.

¹⁹ The Son of Man, came, eating and drinking, and they say, Lo! a gluttonous man and a wine–drinker! a friend of, tax–collectors, and sinners! And yet wisdom hath been justified by her works.

²⁶ And, the disciples, seeing him, upon the lake walking, were troubled,––saying––It is, a ghost; and, by reason of their fear, they cried out. ²⁷ And, straightway, Jesus spake unto them, saying––Take courage! it is, I,––be not afraid.

¹⁶ But, when Herod heard, he was saying––He whom I beheaded––John, the same, hath been raised.

²⁴ And, the disciples, were in amazement, because of the words. But, Jesus, again answering, saith unto them––Children! how difficult, it is, to enter, into the kingdom of God!

⁵⁰ And his mercy is unto generations and generations, to them who revere him;

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].

⁵ And, into whatsoever house ye enter, First, say, Peace to this house!

⁵⁰ That the blood of all the prophets which hath been shed from the foundation of the world, may be sought out, from this generation,––

³⁶ Now, as, these very things, they were telling, he himself, stood in their midst [and saith unto them––Peace to you!]

¹⁰ and saith unto him––Every man, first the good wine, setteth out; and, when they had been well–supplied, the inferior:––Thou, hast kept the good wine until, even now.

³³ Jesus, therefore, when he saw her weeping, and the Jews who came with her weeping, was indignant in the spirit, and troubled himself, ³⁴ and said––Where have ye laid him? They say unto him––Lord! come and see. ³⁵ Jesus wept. ³⁶ The Jews, therefore, were saying––See! how tenderly he loved him! ³⁷ But, some from among them, said––Could not this man, who opened the eyes of the blind, have caused that, this one also, should not have died? ³⁸ Jesus, therefore, again, being indignant within himself, cometh unto the tomb. Now it was a cave, and, a stone, was lying thereon.

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; ¹⁵ For, an example, have I given you,––that, just as, I, did unto you, ye also, should be doing. ¹⁶ Verily, verily, I say unto you––A servant is not greater than his lord, neither one sent forth greater than he that sent him. ¹⁷ If, these things, ye know, happy, are ye, if ye be doing them.

²⁷ Peace, I leave with you, My own peace, give, I, unto you,––Not as, the world, giveth, give, I, unto you:––Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.

¹⁹ It being late, therefore, on that day, the first of the week,––and, the doors, having been made fast where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came, and stood in the midst, and saith unto them––Peace be unto you!

²¹ Jesus, therefore, said unto them, again,––Peace be unto you! Just as, my Father, sent me forth, I, also, send you.

²⁶ And, eight days after, his disciples again were within, and Thomas with them. Jesus cometh––the doors having been made fast––and stood in the midst, and said––Peace be unto you!

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. ¹¹ And there came a famine upon all Egypt and Canaan, and great tribulation, and our fathers could not find pasture. ¹² But Jacob, hearing there was corn in Egypt, sent off our fathers, first; ¹³ And, the second time, Joseph was made known unto his brethren, and, the race of Joseph was made, manifest, unto Pharaoh.

³⁴ I have, indeed seen, the ill–treatment of my people that is in Egypt, and, unto their groaning, have I hearkened, and have come down to rescue them. Now, therefore, come! I will send thee into Egypt.

¹⁹ doing service unto the Lord, with all humility and tears, and temptations which befell me through the plots of the Jews:

²⁵ And, now, lo! I, know that, no more, shall ye see my face,––ye all, among whom I have gone about proclaiming the kingdom.

³¹ Wherefore, be on the watch, remembering that, for three years, night and day, I gave myself no rest, with tears, admonishing each one.

³⁷ And they all wept much, and, falling upon Paul’s neck, they were tenderly kissing him; ³⁸ being most distressed for the word which he had said,––That, no more, should they, his face, behold. And they accompanied him unto the ship.

¹⁴ And, as he was not to be persuaded, we ceased, saying––the Lord’s, will be done!

⁸ Howbeit sin taking, occasion––through the commandment, wrought out in me all manner of coveting; for, apart from law, sin is dead; ––

¹⁷ Unto no one, evil for evil rendering: providing honourable things before all men:

⁸ Nothing to any, be owing––save to be loving one another; for, he that loveth his neighbour, hath given to, law, its fulfillment.

¹¹ For it is written––Living am, I, saith the Lord, unto me, shall bow every knee, and, every tongue, shall openly confess unto God.

²¹ For we provide things honourable, not only before [the] Lord, but also before men.

⁸ For God is, my witness, how I long for you all in the tender affections of Christ Jesus.

¹ If there be, therefore, any encouragement in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of spirit, if any tender affections and compassions,

¹⁰ In order that, in the name of Jesus, every knee might bow––of beings in heaven, and on earth, and underground,–– ¹¹ And, every tongue, might openly confess––that Jesus Christ is, Lord, unto the glory of God the Father.

⁸ For the rest, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are dignified, whatsoever things are righteous, whatsoever things are chaste, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report,––if there be any virtue, and if any praise, the same, be taking into account;

¹² Put on, therefore, as men chosen of God, holy and beloved, tender affections of compassion, graciousness, lowliness of mind, meekness, long–suffering,

⁶ Not over–reaching and defrauding, in the matter, his brother; because, an avenger, is the Lord, concerning all these things,––even as we before told you, and solemnly called you to witness.

²¹ [But], all things, put to the proof––what is comely, hold ye fast:

² unto Timothy, my true child in faith: favour, mercy, peace, from God our Father, and Christ Jesus our Lord.

¹⁶ Nevertheless, on this account, was mercy shewn me,––that, in me, the chief, Christ Jesus might shew forth his entire longsuffering, for an ensample of them about to believe on him unto life age–abiding.

⁸ If, however, anyone, for his own, and specially them of his household, taketh not forethought, his faith, hath he denied, and is worse, than one without faith!

⁶ Now it is a great means of gain––godliness, with a sufficiency of one’s own; ⁷ For, nothing, brought we into the world, neither, to take anything out, are we able; –– ⁸ And, having sustenance and covering, we shall be content;

⁴ longing to see thee, being mindful of thy tears,––in order that, with joy, I may be filled:

⁴ Unto Titus, my true child according to a common faith,––favour and peace, from God [our] Father and Christ Jesus our Saviour.

¹⁸ And, if he hath wronged thee at all or oweth thee aught, the same, unto me, do thou reckon:–– ¹⁹ I, Paul, have written [it] with, my own, hand,––I, will repay [it]; that I may not tell thee––that, thyself, unto me, thou still owest.

²² By as much as this, hath, Jesus, become surety of a better covenant also.

¹ Let brotherly love continue.

⁵ Without fondness for money, be your way of life,––being content with the present things,––for, he, hath said: In nowise, thee, will I leave, no indeed! in nowise, thee, will I forsake:

⁸ Jesus Christ, yesterday, and today, is the same,––and unto the ages.

¹⁸ Be praying for us; for we persuade ourselves that an honourable conscience have we, in all things honourably, desiring to behave ourselves.

¹² Having, your behaviour among the nations, honourable,––in order that, wherein they speak against you as evil–doers, they may, owing to the honourable works they are permitted to behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.

¹⁰ For, he that desireth to love, life, and to see good days, Let him cause his tongue to cease from mischief, and lips, that they speak not deceit;

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 But, whoso hath this world’s goods, and beholdeth his brother having, need, and shutteth up his tender affections from him, how, is, the love of God, abiding in him?

³ Favour, mercy, peace shall be with us, from God the Father, and from Jesus Christ the Son of the Father, in truth and love.