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vants and I have sent to tell my lord,
that I may find grace in thy sight.
6 And 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.

7 Then Jacob was greatly afraid, and distressed: and he divided the people that was with him, and the flocks, and herds, and the camels, into two bands;

8 And said, If Esau come to the one company, and smite it, then the other company which is left shall escape. 9 ¶ And Jacob said, O God of my father Abraham, and God of my father Isaac, the LORD which saidst unto me, Return unto thy country, and to thy kindred, and I will deal well with thee;

with an angel.

19 And so commanded be the second, and the third, and all that followed the droves, saying, On this manner sball ye speak unto Esau, when ye find him. 20 And 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.

21 So went the present over before him; and himself lodged that night in the company.

22 And he rose up that night, and took his two wives, and his two wo men servants, and his eleven sons, and passed over the ford Jabbok. 23 And he took them, and sent them over the brook, and sent over that he bad.

the breaking of the day.

10 I am not worthy of the least of all] 24 T And Jacob was left alone; and the mercies, and of all the truth, there wrestled a man with him until which thou hast ehowed unto thy servant: for with my staff' I passed over this Jordan, and now I am become two bands.

11 Deliver me I pray thee, from the band 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.

12 And thou saidst, I will surely do thee good, and make thy seed as the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multitude.

25 And when he saw that he prevail ed not against him, he touched the hollow of his thigh; and the hollow of Jace's thigh was out of joint, as Le wrestled with him.

26 And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me. 27 And he said unto him, What is thy name? And he said, Jacob. 28 And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for 13 T And he lodged there that same as a prince hast thou power with God night; and took of that which came and with men, and hast prevailed. to his hand a present for Esau bis 29 And Jacob asked him, and said, brother; Tell me, I pray thee, thy name? And 14 Two hundred she-goats and twen-he said, Wherefore, is it that thou dost ty he-goats, two hundred ewes and ask after my name? And he blessed twenty rams, him there.

15 Thirty milch camels, with their colts, forty kine and ten bulls, twenty ohe-asses and ten foals.

16 And he delivered them into the hand of his servants, every drove by themselves; and said unto his servants, Pass over before me, and put a space betwixt drove and drove.

30 And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved. 31 And as he passed over Penuel, the sun rose upon him, and he halted upon bis thigh.

32 Therefore the children of Israel eat not of the sinew which shrank, 17 And he commanded the foremost, which is upon the hollow of the thigh, saying, When Esau my brother meet-Junto this day; because he touched the eth thee, and asketh thee, saying, hollow of Jacob's thigh in the sinew Whose art thou? and whither goest that shrank. thou? and whose are these before thee? 18 Then thou shalt say, They be

CHAP. XXXIII.
ND Jacob lifted his

and

servant Jacob's; it is a present sent A. looked, and, behold, Esau came,

unto my lord Esau; and, behold also and with him four hundred men. And he is behind us. The divided the children unto Leah, and

Meeting of

GENESIS.

Jacob and Esau. unto Rachel, and unto the two hand-with thee some of the folk that ari maids. with me. And he said, What needethi it? let me find grace in the sight of my lord.

2 And he put the handmaids and their children foremost, and Leah and her children after, and Rachel and Joseph hindermost.

3 And he passed over before them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his prother.

4 And Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck, and kissed him; and they wept.

5 And he lifted up his eyes, and saw the women, and the children, and said, Who are those with thee? And he said, The children which God hath graciously given thy servant.

16 So Esau returned that day on his way unto Seir.

17And Jacob journeyed toSuccoth, and built him a house, and made booths for his cattle: therefore the name of the place is called Succoth. 18 ¶ And Jacob came to Shalem, a city of Shechem, which is in the land of Canaan, when he came from Padanaram, and pitched his tent before the city.

19 And 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 a hundred pieces of

6 Then the handmaidens came near, they and their children, and they money. bowed themselves.

20 And he erected there an altar, and

7 And Leah also with her children called it El-elohe-Israel. came near, and bowed themselves :

CHAP. XXXIV.

and after came Joseph near and Ra- AND Dinah the daughter of Leah,

chel, and they bowed themselves.

8 And he said, What meanest thou by all this drove which 1 met? And he said, These are to find grace in the sight of my lord.

9 And Esau said, 1 have enough, my brother; keep that thou hast unto thyself.

10 And 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.

which she bare unto Jacob, went out to see the daughters of the land. 2 And when Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, prince of the country, saw her, he took her, and lay with her, and defiled her.

3 And his soul clave unto Dinah the daughter of Jacob; and he loved the damsel, and spake kindly unto the damsel.

4 1 And Shecbem spake unto his father Hamor, saying, Get me this damsel to wife.

5And Jacob heard that he had defiled 11 Take, I pray thee, my blessing Dinah his daughter; (now his sons that is brought to thee; because God were with his cattle in the field,) and hath dealt graciously with me, and Jacob held his peace until they were because I have enough : and he urged come.

him, and he took it.

6 And Hamor the father of Shechem 12 And he said, Let us take ourjour- went out unto Jacob to commune with ney, and let us go, and I will go before thee.

13 And he said unto him, My lord knoweth that the children are tender, and the flocks and herds with young are with me; and if men should over drive them one day, all the flock will die.

11 Let my lord, 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 unto my lord unto Seir.

15 And Esau said, Let me now leave]

him.

7 And 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 daugliter; which thing ought not to be done. 8 And Hamor communed with them, saying, The soul of my son Shechem longeth for your daughter: I pray you give her him to wife.

9 And make ye marriages with us, and give your daughters unto us, and take our daughters unto you. 10 And ye shall dwell with us; and

Murder of

CHAP. XXXV.

the land shall be before you; dwell and trade ye therein, and get you possessions therein.

11 And Shechem said unto her father, and unto her brethren, Let me find grace in your eyes, and what ye shall say unto me I will give.

12 Ask me never so much dowry and gist, and I will give acording as ye ehall say unto me: but give me the damsel to wife.

13¶ And the sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hanor his father deceitfully, and said, (because he had defiled Dinah their sister,)

the Shechemitez. 25 ¶ And it came to pass 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.

26 And they slew Hamor and Shechem bis son with the edge of the sword, and took Dinah out of Shechem's house, and went out. 27 The sons of Jacob came upon the slain, and spoiled the city, because they had defied their sister.

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28 They took their sheep, and their oxen, and their asses, and that which 14 And they said unto them, We can-was in the city, and that which was not do this thing, to give our sister to in the field, one that is uncircumcised; for that were a reproach unto us:

15 But in this will we consent unto you: If ye will be as we be, that every male of you be circumcised;

16 Then will we give our daughters unto you, and we will take your daughters to us; and we will dwell with you, and we will become one people. 17 But if ye will not hearken unto us, to be circumcised; then will we take our daughter, and we will be gone. 18 And their words pleased Hamor, and Shechem, Hamor's son.

19 And the young man deferred not

29 And all their wealth, and all their little ones, and their wives took they captives, and spoiled even all that was in the house.

30 T And 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 ine; and 1 shall be destroyed, I and my house. 31 And they said, Should he deal with our sister as with a harlot ? CHAP. XXXV.

to do the thing, because he had delight AND God said unto Jacob, Arise go

in Jacob's daughter, and he was more honourable than all the house of his father

up to Bethel, and dwell there; and make there an altar unto God, that appeared unto thee when thou fleddest from the face of Esau thy brother.

20 T And Hamor and Shechem his son came unto the gate of their city, and communed with the men of their] 2 Then Jacob said unto his housecity, saying, hold, and to all that were with him, 21 These men are peaceable with us, Put away the strange gods that are therefore let them dwell in the land, among you, and be clean, and change and trade therein; for the land, be-your garments:

hold, it is large enough for them: let 3 And let us arise, and go up to us take their daughters to us for wives, Beta-el; and I will make there an and let us give them our daughters. 22 Only herein will the men consent unto us for to dwell with us, to be oue people, if every male among us be circumcised, as they are circumcised. 23 Shall not their cattle, and their substance, and every beast of theirs be ours? only let us consent unto them, and they will dwell with us.

jaltar unto God, who answered me in the day of my distress, and was with me in the way which I went. 4 And they gave unto Jacob all the strange gods which were in their band, and all their car-rings which were in their cars: aud Jacob hid them under the oak which was by Shechem. 5 And they journeyed: and the terror 24 And unto Hamor, and unto She-of God was upon the cities that were chem his son, hearkened all that went round about them, and they did not out of the gate of his city; and every pursue after the sons of Jacob. male was circumcised, all that weat out of the gate of his city.

6 1 So Jacob came to Luz, which is in the land of Canaan, (that is, Beth

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and lay with Bilhah his father's con cubine: and Israel heard it. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve.

23 Thesons of Leah; Reuben,Jacob's first-born, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Zebulun. 24 The sons of Rachel; Joseph and Benjamin.

7 And he built there an altar, and called the place El-beth-el; because there God appeared unto him, when he fled from the face of his brother. 8 ¶ But Deborah, Rebekah's nurse, died, and she was buried beneath Beth-el, under an oak: and the name 25 And the sons of Bilhab, Rachel's of it was called Allon-bachuth. handmaid; Dan and Naphtali. 9 ¶ And God appeared unto Jacob 26 And the sons of Zilpah, Leah's again, when he came out of Padan-handmaid; Gad and Asher. These aram, and blessed him. are the sons of Jacob, which were born to him in Padan-arain. 27 ¶ And Jacob came unto Isaac his father unto Mamre, unto the city of Arbah, (which is Hebron,) where Abraham and Isaac sojourned. 11 And God said unto him, I am God 28 ¶ And the days of Isaac were a Almighty be fruitful and multiply;hundred and fourscore years.

10 And God said unto him, Thy name is Jacob: thy name shall not be called any more Jacob, but Israel shall be thy naine; and he called his name Israel.

a nation, and a company of nations, shall be of thee, and kings shall come out of thy loins.

12 And the land which I gave Abraham and Isaac, to thee will 1 give it, and to thy seed after thee will I give the land.

29 And Isaac gave up the ghost, and died, and was gathered unto his peo ple, being old and full of days; and his sous Esau and Jacob buried him. CHAP. XXXVI.

13 And God went up from bin in the NOW these are the generations of

place where he talked with him.

14 And Jacob set up a pillar in the place where he talked with him, even a pillar of stone; and he poured a drink-offering thereon, and he poured cil thereon.

15 And Jacob called the name of the place, where God spake with him, Beth-cl.

16 T And they journeyed from Bethel; and there was but a little way to come to Ephrath: and Rachel travailed, and she had hard labour.

17 And it came to pass, when she was in hard labour, that the midwife gaid unto her, Fear not; thou shalt bave this son also.

18 And it came to pass, as her soul was in departing, (for she died,) that she called his name Ben-oni: but his father called him Benjamin.

Esau, who is Edom.

2 Esau took his wives of the daugh ters of Canaan; Adah, the daughter of Elon the Hittite,and Aholibamah, the daughter of Anah, the daughter of Zibeou the Hivite;

3 And Bashemath, Ishmael's daughter, sister of Nebajoth.

And Adah bare to Esau, Eliphaz: and Bashemath bare Reuel; 5 And Aholibamah bare Jeush, and Jaalam,and Korah: these are the sons of Esau, which were born unto him in the land of Canaan.

6 ¶ And Esau took his wives, and his sous, and his daughters, and all the persons of his house, and his cattle, and all his beasts, and all his substance, which he had got in the land of Cagaan; and went into the country from the face of his brother Jacob.

7 For their riches were more than 19 And Rachel died, and was buried that they might dwell together; and in the way to Ephrath, which is Beth-the land wherein they were strangers lehem. could not bear them, because of their

20 And Jacob set a pillar upon her cattle, grave: that is the pillar of Rachel's] grave unto this day.

21¶ And Israel journeyed,and spread his tent beyond the tower of Edar.

8 Thus dwelt Esau in mount Seir: Esau is Edom.

9 ¶ And these are the generations of Esau, the father of the Edomites, in mount Seir.

22 And it came to pass, when Israel dwelt in that Land, that Reuben went] 10 These are the names of Esau's

The Generations

CHAP. XXXVI. sons; Eliphaz the son of Adah the wife of Esau; Reuel the son of Bashemath the wife of Esau.

II And the sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho,and Gatam, and

Kenaz.

12 And Timna was concubine to Eliphaz, Esau's son; and she bare to Eliphaz, Amalek: these were the sons of Adab, Esau's wife.

13. And these are the sons of Reuel; Nahath, and Zerah, Shammab, and Mizzah: These were the sons of Bashemath, Esau's wife.

14 And these were the sons of Aholihamah, the daughter of Anal, the daughter of Zibeon, Esau's wife; and she bare to Esau, Jeush, and Jaalam,] and Korah.

of Esau. 25 And the children of Anah were these; Dishon, and Aholibamalı the daugliter of Anali.

26 And these are the children of Dishon; Hemdan, and Eshban, and Ithran, and Cheran.

27 The children of Ezer are these; Bilhan, and Zaavan and Akan. 28 The children of Dishan are these; Uz, and Aran.

29 These are the dukes that came of the Horites; duke Lotan, duke Shobal, duke Zibeon, duke Anah,

30 Duke. Dishon, duke Ezer, duke Dishan: these are the dukes that came of Hori, among their dukes in the land of Seir.

31 T And these are the kings that reigned in the laud of Edom, before 15 ¶ These were dukes of the sons of there reigned any king over the chil Esau: the sons of Eliphaz, the first-dren of Israel.

33 And Bela died; and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his stead.

born son of Esau; duke Teman, duke 32 And Bela the son of Beor reigned Omar, duke Zepho, duke Kenaz, in Edom: and the name of his city 16 Duke Korah, duke Gatam, and was Dinhabahı. duke Amalek: these are the dukes that came of Eliphaz, in the land of Edom: these were the sons of Adah. 17 And these are the sons of Reuel, Esau's son; duke Nabath,duke Zerah, duke Shammah, duke Mizzah: these are the dukes that came of Reuel in the land of Edom: these are the sons of Bashemath, Esau's wife.

34 And Jobab died; and Husham of the land of Temani reigned in his stead.

35 And Husham died; and Hadad the son of Redad, (who smote Midian in the field of Moab,)reigued in bis stead : 18 And these are the sons of Aholi-¦and the name of his city was Avith. baman, Esau's wife; duke Jeush,duke 36 And Hadad died ; and Samlah of Jaalam, duke Korah : these were the|Masrekah reigned in his stead. dukes that came of Aholibamah, the 37 And Samlah died; and Saul of daughter of Anah, Esau's wife. Rehoboth by the river reigned in bis 19. These are the sons of Esau,(who|stead. is Edom,) and these are their dukes. 20 ↑ These are the sons of Seir the Horite, who inhabited the land; Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anahi,

21 And Dishon,andEzer, and Dishan: hese are the dukes of the Horites, the children of Seir in the land of Edom.

38 And Saul died; and Baal-lanan the son of Achbor reigned in his stead. 39 AndBaal-hanan the son of Achbor died; and Hadar reigned in his stead and the name of his city 1008 Pau; and his wife's name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Diatred, the daughter of Mezahab.

40 And these are the names of the 22 And the children of Lotan were dukes that came of Esau,according to Hori and Heman: and Lotan's sister their families, after their places, by was Timna their names; duke Timnab, duke

23 And the children of Shobal were] Alvah, duke Jetheth,
these; Alvan, and Manalath, and
Ebal, Sheplio, and Onam.

41 Duke Aholibamalı, duke Elah, duke Pinon,

42 Duke Kenaz, duke Teman, duke Mibzar,

24 And these are the children of Zibeon; ooth Ajah, and Anab: this was that Anah that found the mules 43 Duke Magdiel, duke Iram: these in the wilderness, as he fed the asses be the dukes of Edom, according to of Zibeon his father. their habitations in the land of their

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