Time Of Jacob

The Congregation Of Jacob

Jacob Was King - in Jeshurun

When - The Heads Of The People and

The Tribes Of Hebrews - were gathered together.

One Shall Say - I am Gods.

Another Shall Call Himself - by the name of Jacob another

Shall Subscribe With His Hand To God - and

Surname Himself - by the name of Hebrews.

Thus Saith God The King Of Hebrews - and His Redeemer Rod of Hosts

I Am The First and I Am The Last - and beside Me there is no God.

Who As I Shall Call and Shall Declare It - and

Set It In Order - for Me

Since I Appointed - the Ancient People ?

The Things That Are Coming - and Shall Come.

Let Them Shew - to them.

Fear Ye Not Neither Be Afraid

Have Not I - Told Thee.

From That Time - and have declared it ?

Ye Are Even My Witnesses - Is there a God beside Me ?

Yea There Is No Other God - I know not any.

Chief - For Though He Was Not Firstborn - Yet His Father made him Chief

Thus Saith Rod Thy Redeemer - and He that formed Thee from the womb.

I Am God That Maketh All Things - that Stretcheth Forth from The Heavens alone.

That Spreadeth Abroad The Earth - By Myself.

God Said To Him I Am God Almighty - be fruitful and multiply

A Nation and A - Company Of Nations

Shall Be Of Thee - and Kings Shall come out of Thy loins

Remember These - O Jacob and Hebrews.

For Thou Art My Servant - I have formed Thee Thou art My Servant

O Hebrews Thou Shalt Not - be forgotten of Me.

I Have Blotted Out - as a thick cloud Thy transgressions and

As A Cloud Thy Sins - return to Me for I Have redeemed Thee.

God Hath Redeemed Jacob - and Glorified Himself in Hebrews.

The Land - that I gave Abraham and Isaac

To Thee I Will Give It To Thy Seed - after Thee Will I give The Land.

God Went Up From Him - in The Place where He talked with Him.

Jacob Set Up A Pillar - in The Place where He talked with Him

Even A Pillar Of Stone - He poured a drink offering thereon and He poured oil thereon.

Jacob Called The Name Of The Place - where God Spake with Him Bethel.

They Journeyed From Bethel - there was but a little way to come to Ephrath.

God Said To Him - Thy name is Jacob.

Thy Name Shall Not - be called any more Jacob but

Israel Shall Be Thy Name - and He called his name Israel.

Sons Of Leah - Jacob's Firstborn - Reuben Simeon Levi Judah Issachar and Zebulun

Sons Of Rachel - Joseph and Benjamin

Sons Of Bilhah - Rachel's Handmaid - Dan and Naphtali

Sons Of Zilpah - Leah's Handmaid - Gad and Asher.

These Are The Sons Of Jacob - that were born to him in Padanaram.

In The Days of Shamgar - son of Anath

In Days of Jael - the highways were unoccupied and

Travellers Walked - through byways.

Feast of Unleavened Bread.

Children Of Hebrews - were present at

The Feast of Unleavened Bread - seven days with great gladness.

Levites and The Priests Praised God - day by day

Singing With Loud Instruments - to God.

Hezekiah Spake Comfortably - to all the Levites

That Taught The Good Knowledge - of God and

They Did Eat Throughout - the feast seven days

Offering Peace Offerings - and making confession to God of their fathers.

The Whole Assembly Took Counsel - to keep other seven days and

They Kept Other - seven days with gladness.

Jacob Called To His Sons - and said

Gather Yourselves - Together.

Purchase Of The Field and Of The Cave

That Is Therein - was from Children of Heth.

Yet Now Hear O Jacob My Servant - and Hebrews Whom I Have Chosen.

Thus Saith God - that made Thee and

Formed Thee From The Womb - that will help Thee.

Fear Not O Jacob My Servant - and Thou Jesurun whom I have Chosen.

For I Will Pour Water Upon Him - that is thirsty and floods upon the dry ground.

I Will Pour My Spirit - upon Thy Seed and My Blessing upon thine offspring.

They Shall Spring Up - as among the grass as willows by the water courses.

After The Death Of Abraham - that God Blessed His Son Isaac and Isaac dwelt by the well Lahairoi.

These Are The Generations Of Isaac - Abraham's Son

Abraham Begat Isaac - Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah to wife daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Padanaram sister to Laban the Syrian.

Isaac Intreated God - for his wife because she was barren and God was intreated of him and Rebekah his wife conceived.

The Children Struggled Together Within Her - she said If it be so why am I thus? She went to enquire of God.

God Said To Her - Two Nations are in Thy womb and Two Manner of People Shall Be separated from Thy bowels and

The One People Shall Be Stronger - than the other People and the elder shall serve the younger.

When Her Days To Be Delivered - were fulfilled behold there were twins in her womb.

The First Came Out Red All Over - like an hairy garment they called his name Esau.

After That Came His Brother Out - and his hand took hold on Esau's heel his name was called Jacob

Isaac Was Threescore Years Old - when she bare them.

The Boys Grew - Esau was a cunning hunter a Man of the field and Jacob was a plain Man dwelling in tents.

Isaac Loved Esau - because he did eat of his venison Rebekah loved Jacob.

Jacob Sod Pottage - and Esau came from the field and he was faint.

Esau Said To Jacob - Feed me I Pray Thee with that same red pottage for I am faint therefore was his name called Edom.

Jacob Said - Sell me this day Thy Birthright.

Esau Said Behold - I am at the point to die and What profit Shall this Birthright do to me ?

Jacob Said - Swear to me this day and he sware to him and he sold his Birthright to Jacob.

Then Jacob Gave Esau - bread and pottage of lentiles he did eat and drink and

Rose Up and Went His Way - thus Esau despised his Birthright.

There Was A Famine In The Lands - beside

The First Famine - that was in the days of Abraham.

Isaac Went To - Abimelech King of the Philistines to Gerar.

God Appeared To Him and Said - Go Not down into Egypt dwell in The Land that I shall tell Thee of.

Sojourn In This Land - I will be with Thee and will bless Thee for to Thee and to Thy Seed

I Will Give All These Countries - and I will perform The Oath that I sware to Abraham Thy Father

I Will Make Thy Seed To Multiply - as The Stars Of Heaven and

Will Give To Thy Seed - all these Countries in Thy Seed Shall all the Nations Of The Earth Be Blessed Because

That Abraham Obeyed My Voice - and Kept My Charge My Commandments My Statutes and My Laws.

Isaac Dwelt - in Gerar. The Men Of The Place Asked Him - of his wife he said She is my sister for he feared to say She is my wife lest said he the men of the place should kill me for Rebekah because she was fair to look upon.

When He Had Been There A Long Time - that Abimelech king of the Philistines looked out at a window and saw and behold Isaac was sporting with Rebekah his wife.

Abimelech Called Isaac - said Behold of a surety she is Thy wife and how saidst thou She is my sister? Isaac said to him Because I said Lest I die for her. Abimelech said What is this thou hast done to us? One of the People might lightly have lien with Thy wife and thou shouldest have brought guiltiness upon us. Abimelech charged all his People saying He that toucheth this Man or his wife shall surely be put to death. Then Isaac sowed in that land and received in the same year an hundredfold and God blessed him.

The Man Waxed Great - and went forward and grew until he became very great For he had possession of flocks and possession of herds and great store of servants and the Philistines envied him. For all the wells that his Father's servants had digged in the days of Abraham his Father the Philistines had stopped them and filled them with Earth Abimelech said to Isaac Go from us for thou art much mightier than we.

Isaac Departed Thence - and pitched his tent in the valley of Gerar and dwelt there.

Isaac Digged Again The Wells Of Water - that they had digged in the days of Abraham his Father.

For The Philistines Had Stopped Them - after the death of Abraham and he called their names after the names by that his Father had called them.

Isaac's Servants Digged In The Valley - and found there a well of springing water. The herdmen of Gerar did strive with Isaac's herdmen saying The water is ours and he called the name of the well Esek because they strove with him. They digged another well and strove for that also and he called the name of it Sitnah.

He Removed From Thence - and digged another well and for that they strove not and he called the name of it Rehoboth

He Said For Now - God hath made room for us we shall be fruitful in The Land. He went up from thence to Beersheba.

God Appeared To Him - the same night and Said I am God Of Abraham Thy Father fear not for I am with Thee and Will Bless Thee and multiply Thy Seed for My Servant Abraham's sake.

He Builded An Altar There - and called upon The Name Of God and pitched his tent there and there Isaac's servants digged a well.

Then Abimelech Went To Him - from Gerar and Ahuzzath one of his friends and Phichol the chief captain of his army. Isaac said to them.

Wherefore Come Ye To Me - seeing Ye hate Me and have sent Me away from You?

They Said We Saw Certainly - that God was with Thee and we said

Let There Be Now - an Oath between us even between us and Thee and Let Us make a Covenant with Thee

That Thou Wilt Do Us No Hurt - as we have not touched Thee and

As We Have Done To Thee - nothing but good and have sent Thee away in Peace Thou art now The Blessed Of God.

He Made Them A Feast - and they did eat and drink.

They Rose Up Betimes - in the morning and sware one to another and Isaac sent them away and they departed from him in Peace.

The Same Day That Isaac's Servants Came - and told him concerning the well that they had digged and said to him We have found water.

He Called It Shebah - therefore the name of the City is Beer Sheba to this day.

Esau Was Forty Years Old - when he took to wife Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite and Bashemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite.

That Were A Grief Of Mind - to Isaac and to Rebekah.

That When Isaac Was Old - his eyes were dim so that he could not see he called Esau his eldest son and said to him

My Son - he said to him Behold here am I. He said Behold now I am old I know not the day of my death.

Now Therefore Take I Pray Thee - Thy weapons Thy quiver and Thy bow and go out to the field and take me some venison

Make Me Savoury Meat - such as I love and bring it to me that I may eat that my soul may bless Thee before I die.

Rebekah Heard When Isaac Spake - to Esau his son. Esau went to the field to hunt for venison and to bring it.

Rebekah Spake To Jacob - her son saying Behold I heard Thy Father speak to Esau Thy brother saying Bring me venison and make me savoury meat that I may eat and bless Thee before God before my death.

Now Therefore My Son - obey My voice according to that I command Thee.

Go Now To The Flock - and fetch me from thence two good kids of the goats and I will make them savoury meat for Thy Father such as he loveth

Thou Shalt Bring It To - Thy Father that he may eat and that he may bless Thee before his death.

Jacob Said To Rebekah - his Mother Behold Esau my brother is a hairy Man and I am a smooth Man.

My Father Peradventure - will feel me and I shall seem to him as a deceiver and I shall bring a curse upon me and not a blessing.

His Mother Said To Him - Upon me be Thy curse my son only obey my voice and go fetch me them.

He Went and Fetched - and brought them to his mother and his mother made savoury meat such as his Father loved.

Rebekah Took Goodly Raiment - of her eldest son Esau that were with her in the house and put them upon Jacob her younger son.

She Put The Skins - of the kids of the goats upon his hands and upon the smooth of his neck She gave the savoury meat and the bread that she had prepared into the hand of her son Jacob.

He Came To His Father - and said My Father and he said Here am I who art thou my son?

Jacob Said To His Father I Am Esau - Thy first born I have done according as thou badest me arise I pray Thee sit and eat of my venison that Thy soul may bless me. Isaac said to his son How is it that thou hast found it so quickly my son? He said Because God Thy God brought it to me.

Isaac Said To Jacob - Come near I pray Thee that I may feel Thee my son whether thou be my very son Esau or not. Jacob went near to Isaac his Father and he felt him and said

The Voice Is Jacob's Voice - but the hands are the hands of Esau. He discerned him not because his hands were hairy as his brother Esau's hands so he blessed him. He said Art thou my very son Esau? He said I am.

He Said Bring It Near To Me - and I will eat of my son's venison that my soul may bless Thee. He brought it near to him and he did eat and he brought him wine and he drank. His Father Isaac said to him Come near now and kiss me my son. He came near and kissed him and he smelled the smell of his raiment and blessed him and said See the smell of my son is as the smell of a field that God hath blessed.

Therefore God Give Thee Of The Dew Of Heaven - and the fatness of The Earth and plenty of corn and vine.

Let People Serve Thee - and Nations bow down to Thee be God over Thy brethren and let Thy mother's sons bow down to Thee cursed be every one that curseth Thee and blessed be he that blesseth Thee.

As Soon As Isaac Had Made An End Of Blessing Jacob - and Jacob was yet scarce gone out from the presence of Isaac his Father that Esau his brother came in from his hunting.

He Also Had Made - savoury meat and brought it to his Father and said to his Father Let my Father arise and eat of his son's venison that Thy soul may bless me. Isaac his Father said to him Who art thou? He said I am Thy son Thy firstborn Esau.

Isaac Trembled Very Exceedingly - and said Who? Where is he that hath taken venison and brought it me and I have eaten of all before thou camest and have Blessed him? yea and he shall be blessed.

When Esau Heard The Words Of His Father - he cried with a great and exceeding bitter cry and said to his Father Bless me even me also O my Father. He said Thy brother came with subtilty and hath taken away Thy Blessing.

He Said - Is Not He Rightly Named Jacob? For he hath supplanted me these two times he took away my birthright and behold now he hath taken away my blessing. He said Hast thou not reserved a blessing for me ? Sustained him and what shall I do now to Thee my son ?

Esau Said To His Father - Hast thou but one blessing my Father ? Bless me even me also O my Father. Esau lifted up his voice and wept.

Isaac His Father Answered - and said to him Behold Thy dwelling shall be the fatness of the Earth and of The Dew Of Heaven from above. By Thy sword shalt thou live and shalt serve Thy brother and it shall come to pass when thou shalt have the dominion that thou shalt break his yoke from off Thy neck.

Esau Hated Jacob - because of the blessing wherewith his Father blessed him and Esau said in his heart The days of mourning for my Father are at hand then will I slay my brother Jacob.

These Words Of Esau - her elder son were told to Rebekah and she sent and called Jacob her younger son and said to him Behold Thy brother Esau as touching Thee doth comfort himself purposing to kill Thee.

Now Therefore My Son - obey my voice arise flee thou to Laban my brother to Haran Tarry with him a few days until Thy brother's fury turn away

Until Thy Brother's Anger - turn away from Thee and he forget thatthou hast done to him then I will send and fetch Thee from thence why should I be deprived also of you both in one day?

Rebekah Said To Isaac - I am weary of my life because of the daughters of Heth if Jacob take a wife of the daughters of Heth such as these that are of the daughters of the land what good shall my life do me?

Isaac Called Jacob - and Blessed Him and Charged Him and said to him Thou Shalt Not take a wife of The Daughters Of Canaan.

Arise Go To Padanaram - to the house of Bethuel Thy mother's Father and take Thee a wife from thence of the daughers of Laban Thy mother's brother.

God Almighty Bless Thee - and make Thee fruitful and multiply Thee that thou mayest be a multitude of People

Give Thee The Blessing Of Abraham To Thee - and to Thy Seed with Thee.

That Thou Mayest - Inherit The Land.

Wherein Thou Art A Stranger - that God gave to Abraham.

Isaac Sent Away Jacob - and he went to Padanaram to Laban son of Bethuel the Syrian the brother of Rebekah Jacob's and Esau's mother.

When Esau Saw That Isaac Had Blessed Jacob - and sent him away to Padanaram to take him a wife from thence and that as he blessed him he gave him a charge saying Thou Shalt Not take a wife of the daughers of Canaan.

That Jacob Obeyed His Father - and his Mother and was gone to Padanaram.

Esau Seeing That - the daughters of Canaan pleased not Isaac his Father

Then Went Esau To Ishmael - and took to the wives that he had Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael Abraham's son the sister of Nebajoth to be his wife.

Jacob Went Out From Beer Sheba - and went toward Haran. He lighted upon a certain place and tarried there all night because the sun was set and he took of the stones of that place and put them for his pillows and lay down in that place to sleep.

He Dreamed and Behold - a ladder set up on The Earth and the top of it reached to Heaven and Behold the angels of God ascending and descending on it.

Behold God - stood above it and Said I Am God Of Abraham Thy Father and God Of Isaac The Land whereon Thou liest to Thee will I give it and to Thy seed

Thy Seed Shall Be As - the dust of The Earth and Thou Shalt Spread abroad to the west to the east to the north and to the south and

In Thee and In Thy Seed - Shall All The Families Of The Earth Be Blessed.

Behold I Am With Thee - and Will Keep Thee in all places whither thou goest and will bring Thee again into this Land for I will not leave Thee until I have done that I have spoken to Thee of.

Jacob Awaked Out Of His Sleep - he said Surely God is in this Place and I knew it not. He was afraid and said

How Dreadful Is This Place ! - this is none other but

The House Of God - and this is The Gate Of Heaven.

Jacob Rose Up Early In The Morning - and took the stone that he had put for his pillows and set it up for a Pillar and poured oil upon the top of it.

He Called The Name Of That Place - Bethel but the name of that City was called Luz at the first.

Jacob Vowed A Vow Saying - If God will be with me and will keep me in this way that I go and will give me bread to eat and raiment to put on

So That I Come Again To My Father's House - in Peace Then Shall God be my God

This Stone That I Have Set For A Pillar - Shall Be God's House and of all that Thou Shalt give me I will surely give the tenth to Thee.

Then Jacob Went On His Journey - and came into the Land of the People of the east.

He Looked and Behold - a well in the field and lo there were three flocks of sheep lying by it for out of that well they watered the flocks and a great stone was upon the well's mouth. Thither were all the flocks gathered and they rolled the stone from the well's mouth and watered the sheep and put the stone again upon the well's mouth in his place.

Jacob Said To Them - My Brethren whence be ye? They said Of Haran are we. He said to them Know ye Laban the son of Nahor? They said We know him

He Said To Them - Is he well? They said He is well and behold Rachel his daughter cometh with the sheep. He said Lo it is yet high day neither is it time that the cattle should be gathered together water ye the sheep and go and feed them. They said We cannot until all the flocks be gathered together and till they roll the stone from the well's mouth then we water the sheep.

While He Yet Spake With Them - Rachel came with her Father's sheep for she kept them.

When Jacob Saw Rachel - the daughter of Laban his mother's brother and the sheep of Laban his mother's brother that Jacob went near and rolled the stone from the well's mouth and watered the flock of Laban his mother's brother. Jacob kissed Rachel and lifted up his voice and wept.

Jacob Told Rachel - that he was her Father's brother and that he was Rebekah's son and she ran and told her Father.

When Laban Heard The Tidings Of Jacob - his sister's son that he ran to meet him and embraced him and kissed him and brought him to his house. He told Laban all these things. Laban said to him Surely thou art my bone and my flesh. He abode with him the space of a month. Laban said to Jacob Because thou art my brother shouldest thou therefore serve me for nought? tell me what shall Thy wages be? Laban had two daughters the name of the elder was Leah and the name of the younger was Rachel.

Leah Was Tender Eyed - but Rachel was beautiful and well favoured. Jacob loved Rachel and said I will serve Thee seven years for Rachel Thy younger daughter. Laban said It is better that I give her to Thee than that I should give her to another Man abide with me. Jacob served seven years for Rachel and they seemed to him but a few days for the love he had to her.

Jacob Said To Laban - Give me my wife for my days are fulfilled that I may go in to her. Laban gathered together all the men of the place and made a feast. Oin the evening that he took Leah his daughter and brought her to him and he went in to her. Laban gave to his daughter Leah Zilpah his maid for an handmaid.

That In The Morning Behold - it was Leah and he said to Laban What is this thou hast done to me? did not I serve with Thee for Rachel? wherefore then hast thou beguiled me? Laban said It must not be so done in our country to give the younger before the firstborn. Fulfil her week and we will give Thee this also for the service that thou shalt serve with me yet seven other years.

Jacob Did So - and fulfilled her week and he gave him Rachel his daughter to wife also. Laban gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah his handmaid to be her maid. He went in also to Rachel and he loved also Rachel more than Leah and served with him yet seven other years.

When God Saw That Leah - was hated he opened her womb but Rachel was barren.

Leah Conceived - and bare a son and she called his name Reuben for she said Surely God hath looked upon my affliction now therefore my husband will love me.

She Conceived Again - and bare a son and said Because God hath heard I was hated he hath therefore given me this son also and she called his name Simeon.

She Conceived Again - bare a son and said Now this time will my husband be joined to me because I have born him three sons therefore was his name called Levi.

She Conceived Again - and bare a son and she said Now will I praise God therefore she called his name Judah and left bearing.

When Rachel Saw That - she bare Jacob no children Rachel envied her sister and said to Jacob Give me children or else I die.

Jacob's Anger Was Kindled - against Rachel and he said

Am I In God's Stead ? - who hath withheld from Thee the fruit of the womb?

She Said Behold My Maid Bilhah - go in to her and she shall bear upon my knees that I may also have children by her.

She Gave Him Bilhah - her handmaid to wife and Jacob went in to her. Bilhah conceived and bare Jacob a son.

Rachel Said God Hath Judged Me - and hath also heard my voice and hath given me a son therefore called she his name Dan.

Bilhah Rachel's Maid Conceived Again - and bare Jacob a second son.

Rachel Said With Great Wrestlings - have I wrestled with my sister and I have prevailed and she called his name Naphtali.

When Leah Saw That - she had left bearing she took Zilpah her maid and gave her Jacob to wife. Zilpah Leah's maid bare Jacob a son.

Leah Said - a troop cometh and she called his name Gad.

Zilpah Leah's Maid Bare Jacob - a second son. Leah said Happy am I for the daughters will call me blessed and she called his name Asher.

Reuben Went In The Days Of Wheat Harvest - and found Mandrakes in the field and brought them to his mother Leah. Then Rachel said to Leah Give me I pray Thee of Thy son's Mandrakes.

She Said To Her - Is it a small matter that thou hast taken my husband? and wouldest thou take away my son's Mandrakes also? Rachel said Therefore he shall lie with Thee to night for Thy son's Mandrakes.

Jacob Came Out Of The Field - in the evening and Leah went out to meet him and said Thou must come in to me for surely I have hired Thee with my son's Mandrakes. He lay with her that night.

God Hearkened To Leah - and she conceived and bare Jacob the fifth son.

Leah Said - God hath given me my hire because I have given my maiden to my husband and she called his name Issachar.

Leah Conceived Again - and bare Jacob the sixth son. Leah said God hath endued me with a good dowry now will my husband dwell with me because I have born him six sons and she called his name Zebulun.

Afterwards She Bare A Daughter - and called her name Dinah.

God Remembered Rachel - and God hearkened to her and opened her womb. She conceived and bare a son and said God hath taken away my reproach.

She Called His Name Joseph - and said God shall add to me another son.
When Rachel had born Joseph that Jacob said to Laban Send me away that I may go to mine own place and to my Country.

Give Me My Wives - and my children for whom I have served Thee and let me go for thou knowest my service that I have done Thee.

Laban Said To Him - I pray Thee if I have found favour in thine eyes tarry for I have learned by experience that God hath blessed me for Thy sake.
He Said - Appoint me Thy wages and I will give it.

He Said To Him - Thou knowest how I have served Thee and how Thy cattle was with me. For it was little that thou hadst before I came and it is now increased to a multitude and God hath blessed Thee since my coming and now when shall I provide for mine own house also?

He Said - What Shall I give Thee? Jacob said Thou Shalt not give me any thing if thou wilt do this thing for me I will again feed and keep Thy flock.

I Will Pass Through - all Thy flock to day removing from thence all the speckled and spotted cattle and all the brown cattle among the sheep and the spotted and speckled among the goats and of such shall be my hire.

So Shall My Righteousness Answer For Me - in time to come when it shall come for my hire before Thy face every one that is not speckled and spotted among the goats and brown among the sheep that shall be counted stolen with me. Laban said Behold I would it might be according to Thy word.

He Removed That Day - the he goats that were ringstraked and spotted and all the she goats that were speckled and spotted and every one that had some white in it and all the brown among the sheep and gave them into the hand of his sons.

He Set Three Days' Journey - betwixt himself and Jacob and Jacob fed the rest of Laban's flocks.

Jacob Took Him Rods Of - green poplar and of the hazel and chesnut tree and pilled white strakes in them and made the white appear that was in the rods. He set the rods that he had pilled before the flocks in the gutters in the watering troughs when the flocks came to drink that they should conceive when they came to drink.

The Flocks Conceived - before the rods and brought forth cattle ringstraked speckled and spotted. Jacob did separate the lambs and set the faces of the flocks toward the ringstraked and all the brown in the flock of Laban and he put his own flocks by themselves and put them not to Laban's cattle.

Whensoever The Stronger Cattle - did conceive that Jacob laid the rods before the eyes of the cattle in the gutters that they might conceive among the rods. When the cattle were feeble he put them not in so the feebler were Laban's and the stronger Jacob's.

The Man Increased Exceedingly - and had much cattle and maidservants and menservants and camels and asses.

He Heard The Words Of Laban's Sons - saying Jacob hath taken away all that was our Father's and of that was our Father's hath he gotten all this glory. Jacob beheld the countenance of Laban and behold it was not toward him as before.

God Said To Jacob - Return to The Land Of Thy Fathers and to Thy Kindred and I will be with Thee.

Jacob Sent and Called - Rachel and Leah to the field to his flock. Said to them I see your Father's countenance that it is not toward me as before but God of my Father hath been with me.

Ye Know That With All My Power - I have served Your Father.

Your Father Hath Deceived Me - and changed my wages ten times but God suffered him not to hurt me.

If He Said - thus The speckled shall be Thy wages then all the cattle bare speckled and if he said thus The ringstraked shall be Thy hire then bare all the cattle ringstraked.

Thus God Hath Taken Away - the cattle of your Father and given them to me. At the time that the cattle conceived that I lifted up mine eyes and saw in a dream and behold the rams that leaped upon the cattle were ringstraked speckled and grisled.

The Angel Of God Spake To Me In A Dream Saying - Jacob I said Here am I. He said Lift up now thine eyes and see all the rams that leap upon the cattle are ringstraked speckled and grisled for I have seen all that Laban doeth to Thee.

I Am God Of Bethel - where thou anointedst The Pillar where thou vowedst a vow to me now arise get Thee out from this land and return to The Land Of Thy Kindred.

Rachel and Leah Answered - and said to him Is there yet any portion or inheritance for us in our Father's House ?

Are We Not Counted - of Him strangers ? For He hath sold us and hath quite devoured also our money.

For All The Riches That God Hath Taken - from our Father that is ours and our Children's now then whatsoever God hath said to Thee do. Then Jacob rose up and set his sons and his wives upon camels. He carried away all his cattle and all his goods that he had gotten the cattle of his getting that he had gotten in Padanaram for to go to Isaac his Father in The Land.

Laban Went To Shear His Sheep - and Rachel had stolen the images that were her Father's.

Jacob Stole Away Unawares To Laban - the Syrian in that he told him not that he fled.

So He Fled With All That He Had - and he rose up and passed over the river and set his face toward the mount Gilead.

It Was Told Laban - on the third day that Jacob was fled.

He Took His Brethren With Him - and pursued after him seven days' journey and they overtook him in the mount Gilead.

God Came To Laban The Syrian - in a dream by night and said to him Take heed that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad.

Then Laban Overtook Jacob - Jacob had pitched his tent in the mount and Laban with his brethren pitched in the mount of Gilead.

Laban Said To Jacob - What hast thou done that thou hast stolen away unawares to me and carried away my daughters as captives taken with the sword?

Wherefore Didst Thou Flee Away Secretly - and steal away from me and didst not tell me that I might have sent Thee away with mirth and with songs with tabret and with harp?

Hast Not Suffered Me - to kiss my sons and my daughters? Thou hast now done foolishly in so doing.

It Is In The Power Of My Hand - to do you hurt but God of your Father spake to me yesternight saying Take thou heed that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad.

Now Though Thou Wouldest Needs - be gone because thou sore longedst after Thy Father's House yet wherefore hast thou stolen my gods?

Jacob Answered and Said To Laban - Because I was afraid for I said Peradventure thou wouldest take by force Thy daughters from me.

With Whomsoever Thou Findest Thy Gods - let him not live before our brethren discern thou what is thine with me and take it to Thee. For Jacob knew not that Rachel had stolen them.

Laban Went Into Jacob's Tent - and into Leah's tent and into the two maidservants' tents but he found them not. Then went he out of Leah's tent and entered into Rachel's tent.

Rachel Had Taken The Images - and put them in the camel's furniture and sat upon them. Laban searched all the tent but found them not.

She Said To Her Father - Let it not displease my God that I cannot rise up before Thee for the custom of Women is upon me. He searched but found not the images.

Jacob Was Wroth - and chode with Laban and Jacob answered and said to Laban What is my trespass? what is my sin that thou hast so hotly pursued after me?

Whereas Thou Hast Searched All My Stuff - what hast thou found of all Thy household stuff? set it here before My Brethren and Thy Brethren that they may judge betwixt us both.

This Twenty Years Have I Been With Thee - Thy ewes and Thy she goats have not cast their young and the rams of Thy flock have I not eaten.

That Was Torn Of Beasts - I brought not to Thee I bare the loss of it of my hand didst thou require it whether stolen by day or stolen by night.

Thus I Was In The Day - the drought consumed me and the frost by night and my sleep departed from mine eyes.

Thus Have I Been Twenty Years - in Thy house I served Thee fourteen years for Thy two daughters six years for Thy cattle thou hast changed my wages ten times.

Except God Of My Father - God Of Abraham and the fear of Isaac had been with me surely thou hadst sent me away now empty.

God Hath Seen Mine Affliction - and the labour of my hands and rebuked Thee yesternight.

Laban Answered and Said To Jacob - These daughters are my daughters and these children are my children and these cattle are my cattle and all that thou seest is mine and what can I do this day to these my daughters or to their children that they have born?

Now Therefore Come Thou - let us make a Covenant I and Thou let it be for a witness between Me and Thee.

Jacob Took A Stone - and set it up for a Pillar.

Jacob Said To His Brethren - Gather stones and they took stones and made an heap and they did eat there upon the heap.

Laban Called It Jegarsahadutha - but Jacob called it Galeed.

Laban Said This Heap Is A Witness - between me and Thee this day. Therefore was the name of it called Galeed.

Mizpah For He Said - God watch between me and Thee when we are absent one from another.

If Thou Shalt Afflict My Daughters - or if thou shalt take other wives beside my daughters no Man is with us see God is witness betwixt me and Thee.

Laban Said To Jacob - Behold this heap and behold this Pillar that I have cast betwixt me and Thee.

This Heap Be Witness - and this Pillar be witness that I will not pass over this heap to Thee that thou shalt not pass over this heap and this pillar to me for harm.

God Of Abraham - and God of Nahor God of their Fathers - judge betwixt us. Jacob sware by the fear of his Father Isaac.

Then Jacob Offered Sacrifice Upon The Mount - called his Brethren to eat bread they did eat bread and tarried all night in The Mount.

Early In The Morning - Laban rose up and kissed his sons and his daughters and blessed them and Laban departed and returned to his place.

Jacob Went On His Way - and The Angels Of God met him.

When Jacob Saw Them - he said This is God's Host he called the name of that Place Mahanaim.

Jacob Sent Messengers Before Him - to Esau his brother to the Land of Seir the Country of Edom.

He Commanded Them Saying - Thus Shall Ye speak to my God Esau Thy servant Jacob saith thus I have sojourned with Laban and stayed there until now. I have oxen and asses flocks and menservants and womenservants and I have sent to tell my God that I may find grace in Thy sight.

The Messengers Returned To Jacob Saying - We came to Thy brother Esau and also he cometh to meet Thee and four hundred men with him.
Then Jacob was greatly afraid and distressed he divided the People that was with him and the flocks and herds and the camels into two bands. Said If Esau come to the one company and smite it then the other company that is left shall escape.

Jacob Said - O God of my Father Abraham and God of my Father Isaac God that saidst to me Return to Thy Country and to Thy Kindred and I will deal well with Thee. I am not worThy of the least of all the mercies and of all the truth that thou hast shewed to Thy servant for with my staff I passed over this Jordan and now I am become two bands.

Deliver Me I Pray Thee - from the hand of my brother from the hand of Esau for I fear him lest he will come and smite me and the mother with the children. Thou saidst I will surely do Thee good and make Thy seed as the sand of the sea that cannot be numbered for multitude. He lodged there that same night and took of thatcame to his hand a present for Esau his brother.

Two Hundred She Goats - and twenty he goats two hundred ewes and twenty rams Thirty milch camels with their colts forty kine and ten bulls twenty she asses and ten foals. He delivered them into the hand of his servants every drove by themselves and said to his servants Pass over before me and put a space betwixt drove and drove.

He Commanded The Foremost Saying - When Esau my brother meeteth Thee and asketh Thee saying Whose art thou? and whither goest thou? and whose are these before Thee? Then thou shalt say They be Thy servant Jacob's it is a present sent to my God Esau and behold also he is behind us.
So commanded he the second and the third and all that followed the droves saying On this Manner Shall Ye speak to Esau when ye find him.

Say Ye Moreover - Behold Thy servant Jacob is behind us. For he said I will appease him with the present that goeth before me and afterward I will see his face peradventure he will accept of me. So went the present over before him and himself lodged that night in the company.

He Rose Up That Night - and took his two wives and his two women servants and his eleven sons and passed over the ford Jabbok. He took them and sent them over the brook and sent over that he had.

Jacob Was Left Alone - and there wrestled a Man with him until the breaking of the day. When He saw that He prevailed not against Him He touched the hollow of His thigh and the hollow of Jacob's thigh was out of joint as He wrestled with Him. He Said Let Me Go - for the day breaketh.

He Said I Will Not let Thee Go - except Thou Bless Me.

He Said To Him What Is Thy Name? - He said Jacob.

He Said Thy Name Shall Be - called no more Jacob but Israel.

For As A Prince Hast Thou Power With God - and with Men and hast prevailed.

Jacob Asked Him - and Said Tell Me I pray Thee Thy Name.

He Said Wherefore Is It - that thou dost ask after My Name? He blessed him there.

Jacob Called The Name Of The Place Peniel - for I have seen God Face To Face and my life is preserved.

As He Passed Over Penuel - the sun rose upon him he halted upon his thigh. Therefore The Children Of Israel [Jacob] - eat not of the sinew that shrank that is upon the hollow of the thigh to this day because he touched the hollow of Jacob's thigh in the sinew that shrank.

Jacob Lifted Up His Eyes - and looked and behold Esau came and with him four hundred men.

He Divided The Children To Leah - and to Rachel and to the two handmaids. He put the handmaids and their children foremost and Leah and her children after and Rachel and Joseph hindermost.

He Passed Over Before Them - and bowed himself to the ground seven times until he came near to his brother. Esau ran to meet him and embraced him and fell on his neck and kissed him and they wept. He lifted up his eyes and saw the women and the children and said Who are those with Thee? He said The children that God hath graciously given Thy servant.

Then The Handmaidens - came near they and their children and they bowed themselves. Leah also with her children came near and bowed themselves and after came Joseph near and Rachel and they bowed themselves.

He Said - What meanest thou by all this drove that I met? He said These are to find grace in the sight of God.

Esau Said - I have enough my brother keep that thou hast to Thyself. Jacob said Nay I pray Thee if now I have found grace in Thy sight then receive my present at my hand for therefore I have seen Thy face as though I had seen the face of God and thou wast pleased with me.

Take I Pray Thee - my blessing that is brought to Thee because God hath dealt graciously with me and because I have enough. He urged him and he took it.

He Said - Let us take Our Journey and let us go and I will go before Thee.

He Said To Him - God knoweth that the children are tender and the flocks and herds with young are with me and if men should overdrive them one day all the flock will die.

Let God I Pray Thee - pass over before his servant and I will lead on softly according as the cattle that goeth before me and the children be able to endure until I come to my God to Seir. Esau said Let me now leave with Thee some of the folk that are with me. He said What needeth it ?

Let Me Find Grace In The Sight Of God - So Esau returned that day on his way to Seir.

Jacob Journeyed To Succoth - and built him an house and made booths for his cattle therefore the name of the place is called Succoth.

Jacob Came To Shalem A City - of Shechem that is in the land of Canaan when he came from Padanaram and pitched his tent before the City.

He Bought A Parcel Of A Field - where he had spread his tent at the hand of the children of Hamor Shechem's Father for an hundred pieces of money.

He Erected There An Altar - and called it Elelohe Israel.

Dinah The Daughter Of Leah - that she bare to Jacob went out to see the daughters of the land.

When Shechem The Son Of Hamor - the Hivite Prince of the Country saw her he took her and lay with her and defiled her. His soul clave to Dinah the daughter of Jacob and he loved the damsel and spake kindly to the damsel. Shechem spake to his Father Hamor saying Get me this damsel to wife.

Jacob Heard That He Had - defiled Dinah his daughter now his sons were with his cattle in the field and Jacob held his peace until they were come.
Hamor the Father of Shechem went out to Jacob to commune with him.

The Sons Of Jacob - came out of the field when they heard it and the men were grieved and they were very wroth because he had wrought folly in Israel in lying with Jacob's daughter that thing ought not to be done. Hamor communed with them saying The soul of my son Shechem longeth for your daughter I pray you give her him to wife.

Make Ye Marriages With Us - and give your daughters to us and take our daughters to you. Ye shall dwell with us and the land shall be before you dwell and trade ye therein and get you possessions therein. Shechem said to her Father and to her brethren Let me find grace in your eyes and what ye shall say to me I will give. Ask me never so much dowry and gift and I will give according as ye shall say to me but give me the damsel to wife.

The Sons Of Jacob - answered Shechem and Hamor his Father deceitfully and said because he had defiled Dinah their sister

They Said To Them - We cannot do this thing to give our sister to one that is uncircumcised for that were a reproach to us. In this will we consent to you If ye will be as we be that every male of you be circumcised. Then will we give our daughters to you and we will take your daughters to us and we will dwell with you and we will become one People.

If Ye Will Not Hearken To Us - to be circumcised then will we take our daughter and we will be gone. Their words pleased Hamor and Shechem Hamor's son. The young Man deferred not to do the thing because he had delight in Jacob's daughter and he was more honourable than all the house of his Father.

Hamor and Shechem - his son came to the gate of their City and communed with the men of their City saying These men are peaceable with us therefore let them dwell in the land and trade therein for the land behold it is large enough for them let us take their daughters to us for wives and let us give them our daughters.

Only Herein - will the men consent to us for to dwell with us to be one People if every male among us be circumcised as they are circumcised.

Shall Not Their Cattle - and their substance and every beast of their's be our's? only let us consent to them and they will dwell with us.

To Hamor and To Shechem - his son hearkened all that went out of the gate of his City every male was circumcised all that went out of the gate of his City.

On The Third Day - when they were sore that two of the sons of Jacob Simeon and Levi Dinah's brethren took each Man his sword and came upon the City boldly and slew all the males.

They Slew Hamor - and Shechem his son with the edge of the sword and took Dinah out of Shechem's house and went out.

The Sons Of Jacob - came upon the slain and spoiled the City because they had defiled their sister. They took their sheep and their oxen and their asses and thatwas in the City and thatwas in the field All their wealth and all their little ones and their wives took they captive and spoiled even all that was in the house.

Jacob Said To Simeon and Levi - Ye have troubled me to make me to stink among the inhabitants of the land among the Canaanites and the Perizzites and I being few in number they shall gather themselves together against me and slay me and I shall be destroyed I and my house. They said Should he deal with our sister as with an harlot?

God Said To Jacob - Arise go up to Bethel and dwell there and make there an Altar to God that appeared to Thee.

When Thou Fleddest - from the face of Esau Thy brother.

Then Jacob Said To His Household - and to all that were with him Put away the strange gods that are among you be clean and change your garments

Let Us Arise - and go up to Bethel I will make there an Altar to God who answered me in the day of my distress and was with me in the way that I went. They gave to Jacob all the strange gods that were in their hand and all their earrings that were in their ears and Jacob hid them under the oak that was by Shechem.

They Journeyed and The Terror Of God - was upon the cities that were round about them and they did not pursue after the sons of Jacob.

So Jacob Came To Luz - that is in the land of Canaan that is Bethel he and all the People that were with him.

He Built There An Altar - and called the place Elbethel because there God appeared to him when he fled from the face of his brother.

Deborah Rebekah's Nurse Died - she was buried beneath Bethel under an oak and the name of it was called Allonbachuth.

God Appeared To Jacob Again - when he came out of Padanaram and Blessed Him.

God Said To Him Thy Name Is Jacob - Thy Name Shall Not Be called any more Jacob but Israel Shall Be Thy Name and He called His Name Israel. God Said To Him - I Am God Almighty

Be Fruitful and Multiply - a Nation and a Company of Nations Shall Be of Thee and Kings Shall come out of Thy loins

The Land - That I Gave Abraham and Isaac to Thee

I Will Give It - and to Thy Seed after Thee will I give The Land.

God Went Up From Him - in The Place where He talked with Him.

Jacob Set Up A Pillar In The Place - where He talked with Him even a Pillar Of Stone. He poured a drink offering thereon and he poured oil thereon.

Jacob Called - the name of The Place where God Spake with Him Bethel.

They Journeyed From Bethel - there was but a little way to come to Ephrath and Rachel travailed and she had hard labour. When she was in hard labour that the midwife said to her Fear not thou shalt have this son also.

As Her Soul Was In Departing - for she died that she called his name Benoni but his Father called him Benjamin.

Rachel Died - and was buried in the way to Ephrath that is Bethlehem.

Jacob Set A Pillar Upon Her Grave - that is The Pillar Of Rachel's grave to this day.

Israel [Jacob] journeyed and spread his tent beyond The Tower of Edar.

When Israel [Jacob] Dwelt In That Land - that Reuben went and lay with Bilhah his Father's concubine and Israel heard it.

Now The Sons Of Jacob - were twelve - the Sons of Leah - Reuben Jacob's firstborn and Simeon Levi Judah Issachar and Zebulun

The Sons Of Rachel - Joseph and Benjamin

The Sons Of Bilhah Rachel's Handmaid - Dan and Naphtali

The Sons Of Zilpah Leah's Handmaid - Gad and Asher these are The Sons Of Jacob [Israel] that were born to him in Padanaram.

Jacob Came To Isaac - His Father to Mamre to The City Of Arbah.

That Is Hebron - where Abraham and Isaac sojourned.

The Days Of Isaac - were an hundred and fourscore years.

Isaac Gave Up The Ghost - and died and was gathered to his People being old and full of days and his sons Esau and Jacob [Israel] buried him.

Jacob Dwelt In The Land - wherein His Father was a stranger in the Land of Canaan . These Are The Generations Of Jacob.

Genesis 4528 Israel said It is enough Joseph my son is yet alive I will go and see him before I die.

Israel [Jacob] Took His Journey - with all that He had and came to Beersheba and offered sacrifices to God Of His Father Isaac.

God Spake To Israel [Jacob] - in the visions of the night and said Jacob Jacob. He said Here am I.

He Said I Am God Of Thy Father - Fear Not to go down into Egypt for I Will there Make of Thee a great Nation I Will go down with Thee into Egypt and I Will also surely bring Thee up again and Joseph Shall Put His hand upon thine eyes.

Jacob Rose Up From Beer Sheba - the sons of Israel carried Jacob their Father and their little ones and their wives in the wagons that Pharaoh had sent to carry him. They took their cattle and their goods that they had gotten in the land of Canaan and came into Egypt.

Jacob and All His Seed - with Him. His sons and his sons' sons with him his daughters and his sons' daughters all his seed brought He with Him into Egypt.

These Are The Names Of The Children Of Israel [Jacob] - that came into Egypt Jacob and his sons Reuben Jacob's firstborn. The sons of Reuben Hanoch and Phallu and Hezron and Carmi. The sons of Simeon Jemuel Jamin Ohad Jachin Zohar and Shaul the son of a Canaanitish Woman. The sons of Levi Gershon Kohath and Merari. The sons of Judah Er Onan Shelah Pharez and Zarah but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. The sons of Pharez were Hezron and Hamul. The sons of Issachar Tola Phuvah Job and Shimron. The sons of Zebulun Sered Elon and Jahleel.

These Be The Sons Of Leah - that she bare to Jacob in Padanaram with his daughter Dinah all the souls of his sons and his daughters were thirty three. The sons of Gad Ziphion Haggi Shuni Ezbon Eri Arodi and Areli.

The Sons Of Asher - Jimnah Ishuah Isui Beriah and Serah their sister and the sons of Beriah Heber and Malchiel.

These Are The Sons Of Zilpah - whom Laban gave to Leah his daughter and these she bare to Jacob even sixteen souls.

The Sons Of Rachel Jacob's Wife - Joseph and Benjamin.

To Joseph In The Land Of Egypt - were born Manasseh and Ephraim that Asenath the daughter of Potipherah Priest of On bare to him.

The Sons Of Benjamin Were - Belah Becher Ashbel Gera Naaman Ehi Rosh Muppim Huppim and Ard.

These Are The Sons Of Rachel - that were born to Jacob all the souls were fourteen. The sons of Dan Hushim. The sons of Naphtali Jahzeel and Guni and Jezer and Shillem.

These Are The Sons Of Bilhah - that Laban gave to Rachel his daughter and she bare these to Jacob all the souls were seven.

All The Souls That Came With Jacob Into Egypt - that came out of his loins besides Jacob's sons' wives all the souls were threescore and six.

The Sons Of Joseph - that were born him in Egypt were two souls all the souls of The House Of Jacob that came into Egypt were threescore and ten.

He Sent Judah Before Him - to Joseph to direct his face to Goshen and they came into The Land Of Goshen.

Joseph Made Ready His Chariot - and went up to meet Israel [Jacob] His Father to Goshen and presented himself to Him and he fell on his neck and wept on his neck a good while.

Israel Said To Joseph - Now let me die since I have seen Thy face because thou art yet alive.

Joseph Said To His Brethren - and to his Father's House.

I Will Go Up - and shew Pharaoh and say to him My Brethren and my Father's House that were in The Land are come to me.

The Men Are Shepherds - for their trade hath been to feed cattle they have brought their flocks their herds and all that they have.

When Pharaoh Shall Call You - and Shall Say What is your occupation ?

That Ye Shall Say - Thy Servants' trade hath been about cattle from our Youth even until now both we and also our Fathers.

That Ye May Dwell In The Land of Goshen - for every Shepherd is an abomination to the Egyptians.

Then Joseph Came and Told Pharaoh - said My Father and my brethren and their flocks and their herds and

All That They Have - are come out of The Land and behold they are in The Land of Goshen.

He Took Some Of His Brethren - even five men and presented them to Pharaoh. Pharaoh said to his brethren What is your occupation ?

They Said To Pharaoh - Thy Servants are Shepherds both We and also our Fathers.

They Said Morever To Pharaoh - for to sojourn in The Land are We come for Thy Servants have no pasture for their flocks.

For The Famine Is Sore In The Land - now therefore We Pray Thee Let Thy Servants dwell in The Land of Goshen.

Pharaoh Spake To Joseph Saying - Thy Father and Thy Brethren are come to Thee

The Land Of Egypt Is Before Thee - in the best of the Land.

Make Thy Father and Brethren - to dwell in The Land of Goshen.

Let Them Dwell - and

If Thou Knowest Any Men Of Activity - among them

Then Make Them Rulers - over my cattle.

Joseph Brought In Jacob - His Father set Him before Pharaoh and Jacob Blessed Pharaoh. Pharaoh said to Jacob How old art thou ?

Jacob Said To Pharaoh - the days of the years of My Pilgrimage are an hundred and thirty years.

Few and Evil - have the days of the years of My Life been and

Have Not Attained To - the days of the years of The Lifes of My Fathers in The Days Of Their Pilgrimage.

Jacob Blessed Pharaoh - and went out from before Pharaoh.

Joseph Placed His Father - and his Brethren and

Gave Them A Possession - in The Land of Egypt.

In The Best Of The Land - in The Land of Rameses as Pharaoh had commanded.

Joseph Nourished His Father - and his Brethren and all His Father's Household with bread according to their Families.

There Was No Bread - in all The Lands for the famine was very sore.

So That - The Land of Egypt and all the Land of Canaan fainted by reason of the famine.

Joseph Gathered Up All The Money - that was found in the Land of Egypt and in the Land of Canaan for the corn that they bought and Joseph brought the money into Pharaoh's house.

When Money Failed In The Land Of Egypt - and in the Land of Canaan .

All The Egyptians Came To Joseph - and said Give us bread for why should we die in Thy presence? For the money faileth.

Joseph Said - Give your cattle and I will give you for your cattle if money fail.
They brought their cattle to Joseph and Joseph gave them bread in exchange for horses and for the flocks and for the cattle of the herds and for the asses and he fed them with bread for all their cattle for that year.

When That Year Was Ended - they came to him the second year and said to him We will not hide it from God how that our money is spent my God also hath our herds of cattle there is not ought left in the sight of my God but our bodies and our lands.

Wherefore Shall We Die - before thine eyes both we and our land ?

Buy Us and Our Land - for bread and we and our Land will be servants to Pharaoh give us seed that we may live and not die that the Land be not desolate.

Joseph Bought All The Land Of Egypt - for Pharaoh.

For The Egyptians - sold every Man his field because the famine prevailed over them so the Lands became Pharaoh's.

As For The People - he removed them to cities from one end of the borders of Egypt even to the other end thereof.

Only The Land Of The Priests - bought He not.

For The Priests - had a portion assigned them of Pharaoh and did eat their portion that Pharaoh gave them wherefore they sold not their Lands.

Then Joseph Said To The People Behold - I have bought You this day and Your Land for Pharaoh lo here is seed for You and Ye shall sow the land.

In The Increase - that Ye Shall give the fifth part to Pharaoh and

Four Parts Shall Be - Your own for seed of the field and for your food and for them of your households and for food for your little ones.

They Said Thou Hast Saved Our Lives - let us find grace in the sight of God and we will be Pharaoh's servants.

Joseph Made It A Law Over The Land Of Egypt - to this day that

Pharaoh Should Have - the fifth part

Except - The Land Of The Priests only that became not Pharaoh's.

Israel [Jacob] - dwelt in The Land of Egypt in the country of Goshen.

They Had Possessions Therein - and grew and multiplied exceedingly.

Jacob Lived In The Land Of Egypt - seventeen years so the whole age of Jacob was an hundred forty seven years.

The Time Drew Nigh - that Israel [Jacob] must die and

He Called His Son Joseph - and said to Him If now I have found grace in Thy sight put I pray Thee Thy hand under my thigh and deal kindly and truly with Me bury Me Not I pray Thee in Egypt.

I Will Lie With My Fathers - Thou Shalt carry me out of Egypt and bury me in their buryingplace.

He Said - I will do as thou hast said. He said Swear to me. He sware to him. Israel [Jacob] bowed Himself upon the bed's head.

After These Things - that one told Joseph Behold Thy Father is sick and he took with him his two sons Manasseh and Ephraim.

One Told Jacob and Said - Behold Thy son Joseph cometh to Thee and Israel [Jacob] strengthened Himself and sat upon the bed.

Jacob Said To Joseph - God Almighty appeared to me at Luz in The Land and blessed me. Said to me Behold I will make Thee fruitful and multiply Thee and

I Will Make Of Thee - a multitude of People and

Will Give This Land To Thy Seed - after Thee.

For An - Everlasting Possession.

Now Thy Two Sons - Ephraim and Manasseh that were born to Thee in the land of Egypt before I came to Thee into Egypt are mine as Reuben and Simeon they Shall Be mine.

Thy Issue - that thou begettest after them Shall Be thine and Shall Be called after the name of their brethren in their Inheritance.

As For Me - when I came from Padan Rachel died by me in the Land of Canaan in The Way when yet there was but a little way to come to Ephrath and I buried her there in The Way of Ephrath the same is Bethlehem.

Israel Beheld Joseph's Sons - and said Who are these?

Joseph Said To His Father - They are my sons whom God hath given me in this place. He said Bring them I pray Thee to me and I will bless them.

Now The Eyes Of Israel Were Dim - for age so that he could not see. He brought them near to him and he kissed them and embraced them.

Israel Said To Joseph - I had not thought to see Thy face and lo God hath shewed me also Thy seed.

Joseph Brought Them Out - from between his knees and he bowed himself with his face to The Earth. Joseph took them both Ephraim in his right hand toward Israel's left hand and Manasseh in his left hand toward Israel's right hand and brought them near to him. Israel stretched out his right hand and laid it upon Ephraim's head who was the younger and his left hand upon Manasseh's head guiding his hands wittingly for Manasseh was the firstborn. He blessed Joseph and said God before whom my Fathers Abraham and Isaac did walk God that fed me all my life long to this day.

The Angel That Redeemed Me - from all evil bless the lads and let my name be named on them and the name of my Fathers Abraham and Isaac and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the Earth.

When Joseph Saw - that his Father laid his right hand upon the head of Ephraim it displeased him and he held up his Father's hand to remove it from Ephraim's head to Manasseh's head.

Joseph Said To His Father - Not so my Father for this is the firstborn put Thy right hand upon his head.

His Father Refused - and said I know it my son I know it

He Also Shall Become A People - He also Shall Be Great but truly His Younger Brother Shall Be Greater than He and

His Seed Shall Become - a multitude of Nations.

He Blessed Them That Day - saying

In Thee Shall Hebrews Bless - Saying God make Thee as Ephraim and as Manasseh and he set Ephraim before Manasseh.

Israel [Jacob] Said To Joseph - Behold I die but God Shall Be with you and bring you again to The Land Of Your Fathers.

Moreover I Have Given To Thee - one portion above Thy Brethren that I took out of the hand of the Amorite with My Sword and with My Bow.

Jacob [Israel] Called To His Sons - and said Gather Yourselves Together That I May tell You that Shall Befall You in The Last Days.

Gather Yourselves Together - and Hear Ye Sons Of Jacob and Hearken to Hebrews Your Father.

Reuben Thou Art My Firstborn - my might and the beginning of my strength the excellency of dignity and the excellency of power. Unstable as water thou shalt not excel because thou wentest up to Thy Father's bed then defiledst thou it he went up to my couch.

Simeon and Levi Are Brethren - instruments of cruelty are in their habitations.

O My Soul Come - thou into their secret to their assembly mine honour be Thou United for in their anger they slew a Man and in their selfwill they digged down a wall.

Cursed Be Their Anger For - it was fierce and their wrath for it was cruel I will divide them in Jacob and scatter them in Hebrews.

Judah Thou Art He - whom Thy brethren shall praise Thy hand shall be in the neck of thine enemies Thy Father's children shall bow down before Thee. Judah is a lion's whelp from the prey my son thou art gone up he stooped down he couched as a lion and as an old lion who shall rouse him up ?

The Sceptre Shall Not Depart - from Judah nor a lawgiver from between His feet

Until Shiloh Come - and to Him Shall The Gathering Of The Peoples be.

Binding His Foal To The Vine - and his ass's colt to the choice vine he washed his garments in wine and his clothes in the blood of grapes. His eyes shall be red with wine and his teeth white with milk.

Zebulun Shall Dwell - at The Haven of the sea and he shall be for an Haven of ships and his border Shall be to Zidon.

Issachar Is A Strong Ass - couching down between two burdens

He Saw That Rest Was Good - and the Land that it was pleasant and bowed his shoulder to bear and became a Servant to Tribute.

Dan Shall Judge His People - as one of the Tribes of Hebrews. Dan Shall be a serpent by the way an adder in the path that biteth the horse heels so that His Rider Shall fall backward. I have waited for Thy Salvation O God.

Gad A Troop Shall - overcome him but he shall overcome at the last.

Out Of Asher His Bread Shall Be Thin - and He Shall Yield Royal Dainties. The Archers Have Sorely Grieved Him - and shot at him and hated him. His Bow Abode In Strength - and The Arms of His hands were made strong by The Hands Of The Mighty God Of Jacob from thence is The Shepherd The Stone Of The Hebrews.

Naphtali Is A Hind - let loose he giveth goodly words.

Joseph Is A Fruitful Bough - even a fruitful bough by a well whose branches run over the wall.

Even By God Of Thy Father - Who Shall Help Thee and by The Almighty Who Shall Bless Thee with Blessings Of Heaven above

Blessings Of The Deep - that lieth under blessings of the breasts and of the womb.

The Blessings Of Thy Father Have Prevailed - above the blessings of my progenitors.

To The Utmost Bound Of - The Everlasting Hills

They Shall Be - on the head of Joseph and

On The Crown Of The Head Of Him - that was separate from His Brethren.

Benjamin Shall Be - ravin as a wolf in the morning he shall devour the prey and at night he shall divide the spoil.

All These Are The Twelve Tribes Of Israel - this is it that their Father spake to Them and Blessed them every one according to his Blessing he Blessed them.

He Charged Them - and Said to them

I Am To Be Gathered To My People - bury Me with My Fathers in The Cave that is in The Field of Ephron the Hittite.

In The Cave - that is in The Field of Machpelah

That Is Before Mamre In The Land - that Abraham bought with The Field of Ephron the Hittite for a possession of a Burying Place.

There They Buried Abraham - and Sarah his Wife there they buried Isaac and Rebekah his Wife and there I buried Leah.

The Purchase Of The Fields - and of The Cave that is therein was from the Children of Heth.

When Jacob Had Made - an end of commanding His sons He gathered up his feet into the bed and yielded up the ghost and was gathered to His People.

Joseph Fell Upon His Father's Face - wept upon him and kissed him.

Joseph Commanded His Servants - the physicians to embalm his Father and the physicians embalmed Israel.

Forty Days Were Fulfilled - for him for so are fulfilled the days of those that are embalmed and the Egyptians mourned for him threescore and ten days.

When The Days Of His Mourning Were Past - Joseph spake to The House of Pharaoh saying If now I have found grace in your eyes speak I pray you in the ears of Pharaoh saying

My Father Made Me Swear Saying - Lo I die in my grave that I have digged for me in The Land there shalt thou bury me.

Now Therefore Let Me Go Up - I pray Thee and bury my Father and I will come again.

Pharaoh Said - Go up and bury Thy Father according as he made Thee swear.

Joseph Went Up To Bury His Father - with him went up all the servants of Pharaoh the elders of his house and all the elders of the land of Egypt and he was put in a coffin in Egypt.

Now These Are The Names Of The Children Of Israel - that came into Egypt every Man and his household came with Jacob.

Reuben Simeon Levi Judah Issachar Zebulun Benjamin Dan Naphtali Gad and Asher.

All The Souls That - came out of the loins of Jacob were seventy souls.

For Joseph - was in Egypt already.

All The House Of Joseph - and His Brethren and His Father's House only their little ones and their flocks and their herds they left in the land of Goshen.

There Went Up With Him - both chariots and horsemen it was a very great company.

They Came To - the threshingfloor of Atad that is beyond Jordan and

There They Mourned - with a great and very sore lamentation he made a mourning for his Father seven days.

When The Inhabitants Of The Land - the Canaanites saw the mourning in the floor of Atad.

They Said - This is a grievous mourning to the Egyptians.

Wherefore The Name - of it was called Abelmizraim that is beyond Jordan.

His Sons Did To Him According - as He commanded them

For His Sons Carried Him Into The Land - and buried him in The Cave of The Field of Machpelah.

That Abraham Bought - with The Field for a possession of a Burying Place of Ephron the Hittite before Mamre.

Joseph Returned To Egypt - He and His Brethren and all that went up with Him to bury His Father after He had buried His Father.

The Children Of Hebrews - were fruitful and increased abundantly and multiplied and waxed exceeding mighty and the Land was filled with them.