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25 And the sons of Billah, Rachel's Eliphaz, in the land of Edom: these wer handmaid; Dan and Naphtali. the sons of Adah.

26 And the sons of Zilpah, Leah's hand- 17 And these are the sons of Reuel, Esau maid; Gad and Asher. These are the sons son; duke Nahath, duke Zerali, duke Sham of Jacob, which were born to him in Pa-mah, duke Mizzah. These are the dukes that dan-aram. came of Reuel in the land of Edom: these

27 And Jacob came unto Isaac his fa-are the sons of Bashemath, Esau's wife. ther unto Mamre, unto the city of Arba, 18 And these are the sons of Aholibamah, (which is Hebron,) where Abraham and Esau's wife; duke Jeush, duke Jaalam, duke sojourned.

Korah: these were the dukes that came of Aho

28 And the days of Isaac were an hun-libamal, the daughter of Anab, Esau's wife. dred and four core years. 19 These are the sons of Esau, (who is Edom,) and these are their dukes.

29 And Isaac gave up the ghost, and died, and was gathered unto his people, being old and full of days; and his sons Esau and Jacob buried him.

CHAP. XXXVI.

20 These are the sons of Seir the Horite, who inhabited the land; Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah,

21 And Dishon, and Ezer, and Dishan.

NOW these are the generations of Esau, These are the dukes of the Horites, the chil

who is Edom.

2 Esau took his wives of the daughters of Canaan; Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite, and Aholibamali the daughter of Anah, the daughter of Zibeon the Hivite; 3 And Bashemath, Ishmael's daughter, sister of Nebajoth.

4 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.

dren of Seir in the land of Edom.

22 And the children of Lotan were Hori, and Heman: and Lotan's sister was Timna 93 And the children of Shobal were these Alvan, and Manalath, and Ebal, Shepho, and Onam.

24 And these are the children of Zibeon; both Ajali, and Anal this was that Anak that found the mules in the wilderness, as he fed the asses of Zibeon his father,

25 And the children of Anah were these; Dishon, and Aholibamah the daughter of Anab.

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

6 And Esau took his wives, and his Dons, 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 27 The children of Ezer are these; Bilthe land of Canaan, and went into the coun-han, and Zaavan, and Akan. by from the face of his brother Jacob.

23 The children of Dishan are these ; Uz,

7 For their riches were more than that and Aran. they might dwell together; and the land wherein they were strangers could not bear them because of their cattle.

3 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.

10 These are the names of Esau's sons; Eliphaz the son of Adah the wife of Esau Reuel the son of Bashemath the wife of Esau. 11 And the sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho, and Gatam, and Kenaz.

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

30 Duke Dishon, duke Ezer, duke Di shan. These are the dukes that came of Ho

ri, among their dukes in the land of Seir.

31 And these are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom, before there reigned any king over the children of Israel.

32 And Bela the son of Beor reigned in E dom: and the name of his city was Dinhabah 33 And Bela died; and Jobab the sou u 12 And Timna was coucubine to Eliphaz, Zerab of Bozrah reigned in his stead. Esau's son; and she base to Eliphaz, Ama- 34 And Jobab died; and Husham of the lek: these were the sous of Adah, Esau's land of Temani reigned in his stead. wife. 35 And Husham died; and Hadad the 13 And these are the sons of Reuel; Na-son of Bedad, (who sinote Midian in the field ha h, and Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah: of Moab,) reigned in his stead: and the these were the sons of Bashemath, Esau's name of his city was Avith.

wife.

14 And these were the sons of Aholibamah, the daughter of Anah, the daughter of Zibeon Esau's wife; and she bare to Esau, Jcush, and Jaalam, and Korah.

36 And Hadad died; and Samlalı of Mas rekah reigned in his stead.

37 And Samlah died; and Saul of Reho both by the river reigned in his stead. 33 And Saul died; and Baal-hanan the

15 These were dukes of the sons of son of Achbor reigned in his stead. Esau; the sons of Eliphaz, the first-born 39 And Baal-hanan the son of Achhor son of Esau; duke Teman, duke Omar, died; and Hadar reigned in his stead: and auke Zepho, duke Kenaz, the name of his city was Pau; and his wife's

16 Duke Korah, duke Gatam, and duke name was Mehetabel, the daughter of MaAmalek. These are the dukes that came of tred, the daughter of Mezahab.

CHAP. XXXVII.

40 And these are the names of the dukes hold, he was wandering in the field: and the that came of Esau, according to their fami- man asked him, saying, What seekest thon? lies, after their places, by their names; duke Timnah, duke Alvah, duke Jetheth,

zar,

16 And he said, I seek my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they feed their flocks. 17 And the man said, They are departed hence: for I heard them say,. Let us go to

41 Duke Aholibamah, duke Elah, duke Pinon, 42 Duke Kenaz, duke Teman, duke Mib-Dothan. And Joseph went after his breth43 Duke Magdiel, duke Iram. These be ren, and found them in Dothan. the dukes of Edom, according to their habi-before he came near unto them, they con 18 And when they saw him afar off, even tations in the land of their possession: he is spired against him to slay him. Esau, the father of the Edomites.

CHAP. XXXVII.

ND Jacob dwelt in land wherein his

19 And they said one to another, Behold this dreamer cometh.

20 Come now therefore, and us

A father was stranger, in the land of him, and cast him inte fome it, and we will

Caraan.

2 These are the generations of Jacob. Jo-and we shall see what will become of his say, Some evil beast hath devoured him; seph, being seventeen years old, was feeding dreams. the flock with his brethren; and the lad tras with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons ered him out of their hands; and said, Let 21 And Reuben heard it, and he delivof Zilpah, his father's wives: and Josephus not kill him. brought unto his father their evil report.

3 Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his blood, but cast him into this pit that is in 22 And Reuben said unto them, Shed no children, because he was the son of his old the wilderness, and lay no hand upon him, age: and he made him a coat of many colours. that he might rid him out of their hands, to 4 And when his brethren saw that their deliver him to his father again. father loved him more than all his brethren, 23 ¶ And it came to pass, when Joseph they hated him, and could not speak peace-was come unto his brethren, that they stripably unto him. colours, that was on him; ped Joseph out of his coat, his coat of many

59 And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it his brethren: and they hated him yet the more.

6 And he said unto them, Hear, I pray you, this dream which I have dreamed:

7 For, behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and, lo, my sheaf arose, and al80 stood upright; and, behold, your sheaves stood round about, and made obeisance to my sheaf.

24 And they took him, and cast him inte water in it. pit: and the pit was empty, there was no

a

they lifted up their eyes and locked, and 25 And they sat down to eat bread and behold, a company of Ishmaelites came from Gilead, with their camels bearing spicery, and balm, and myrrhı, going to carry it down to Egypt.

What profit is it if we slay our brother, and 26 And Judah said unto his brethren, conceal his bloed?

8 And his brethren said unto him, Shalt thou indeed reign over us? or shalt thou indeed have dominion over us? And they hated him yet the more for his dreams, and for his words. 9 And he dreamed yet another dream, maclites, and let rot our hand be upon him; 27 Conie, and let us sell him to the Ishand told it his brethren, and said, Behold, I for he is our brother, and our flesh: and his have dreamed a dream more; and, behold, brethren were content. the sun, and the moon, and the eleven stars,

made obeisance to me.

23 Then there passed by Midianites, mer. 10 And he told it to his father, and to his Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the chant-men; and they drew and lifted up brethren; and his father rebuked him, and Ishmaelites for twenty pieces of silver: and ed unto him, What is this dream that thou they brought Joseph into Egypt. hast dreamed? Shall I, and thy mother, and

thy brethren, indeed come to bow down our-and, behold, Joseph was not in the pit: and
29 ¶ And Reuben returned unto the pit;
selves to thee to the earth?
he rent his clothes.

11 And his brethren envied him; but his father observed the saying.

30 And he returned unto his brethren, and said, The child is not; and I, whither shall

12 And his brethren went to feed their I go? father's flock in Shechem.

31 And they took Joseph's coat, and kill

13 And Israel said unto Joseph, Do not ed a kid of the goats, and dipped the coat in thy brethren feed the flock in Shechem ?the blood: me, and I will send thee unto them And

be said to him, Here am I.

32 And they sent the coat of many colours, 14 And he said to him, Go, I pray thee, This have we found: know now whether it and they brought it to their father; and said, ee whether it be well with thy brethren, and be thy son's coat or no. well with the flocks and bring me word

again. So he sent him out of the vale of coat: an evil beast hath devoured him: Jo33 And he knew it, and said, It is my son's Hebron, and he came to Shechem. seph is without doubt rent in pieces.

1 And a certain man found him, and, be- 34 And Jacob rent his clothes, and put

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sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned for his] 17 And he said, I will send thee a kid from son many days. the flock. And she said, Wilt thou give me

35 And all his sons, and all his daughters, a pledge till thou send it ? rose up to comfort him, but he refused to be 18 And he said, What pledge shall I give comforted: and he said, For I will go down thee? and she said, Thy signet, and thy into the grave unto my son mourning. Thus bracelets, and thy staff that is in thine hand: his father wept for him. and he gave it her, and came in unto her: and she conceived by him.

36 And the Midianites sold him into Egypt unto Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh's, and captain of the guard.

CHAP. XXXVIII.

AND it came to pass at that time, that

19 And she arose, and went away, and laid by her vail from her, and put on the gar

ments of her widowhood.

20 And Judah sent the kid by the hand of Judah went down from his brethren, his friend the Aduilamite, to receive his and turned in to a certain Adullamite, whose pledge from the woman's hand ; but he found name was Hirali.

2 And Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite, whose name was Shuah; and he took her, and went in unto her.

3 And she conceived, and bare a son; and he called his name Er.

4 And she conceived again, and bare a son; and she called his name Onan.

5 And she yet again conceived, and bare a son; and called his name Shelah; and he was at Chezib when she bare him.

6¶ And Judah took a wife for Er his firstborn, whose name was Tamar.

7 And Er, Judah's first-born, was wicked m the sight of the LORD; and the LORD slew him.

8 And Judah said unto Onan, Go in unto thy brother's wife, and marry her, and raise up seed to thy brother.

her not.

21 Then he asked the men of that place, saying, Where is the harlot that was openly by the way-side? And they said, There was no harlot in this place.

22 And he returned to Judah, and said, 1 cannot find her; and also the men of the place said, that there was no harlot in this place.

23 And Judah said, Let her take it to her, lest we be shamed: behold, I sent this kid, and thou hast not found her.

24 And it came to pass, about three months after, that it was told Judah, saying, Tamar thy daughter-in-law hath played the harlot; and also, behold, she is with child by whoredom. And Jadab said, Bring her forth, and let her be burnt.

25 When she was brought forth, she sent to her father-in-law, saying, By the ma whose these are am I with child: and sh said, Discern, I pray thee, whose are these, the signet, and bracelets, and staff.

9 And Onan knew that the seed should not be his and it came to pass, when he went in unto his brother's wife, that he spilled it on the ground, lest that he should give seed to 26 And Judah acknowledged them, and his brother. said, She hath been more righteous than i; because that I gave her not to Shelah my son; and he knew her again no more.

10 And the thing which he did displeased the LORD; wherefore he slew him also.

11 Then said Judah to Tamar his daugh- 27 And it came to pass, in the time of ter-in-law, Remain a widow at thy father's her travail, that, behold, twins were in her house till Shelah my son be grown: (for he womb. said, Lest peradventure he die also, as his 8 And it came to pass, when she travail brethren did.) And Tamar went and dwelted, that the one put out his hand; and the in her father's house. midwife took and bound upon his hand a 12 And in process of time, the daughter scarlet thread, saying, This came out first. of Shuah, Judah's wife, died; and Judah 29 And it came to pass, as he drew back was comforted, and went up unto his sheep- his hand, chat, behold, his brother came out shearers to Timnath, he and his friend Hirah and she said, How hast thou broken forth? this breach be upon thee: therefore his name was called Pharez.

the Adullamite.

13 And it was told Tamar, saying, Behold, thy father-in-law goeth up to Timnath to shear his sheep.

30 And afterward came out his brother, that had the scarlet thread upon his hand and his name was called Zarah. CHAP. XXXIX.

14 And she put her widow's garments off from her, and covered her with a vail, and wrapped herself, and sat in an open place, AND Joseph was brought down to Egypt; which is by the way to Timnath: for she saw and Potiphar, an officer of Pharach, cap that Shelah was grown, and she was not giv-tain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought hila en unto him to wife. of the hands of the Ishmaelites, which had

15 When Judah saw her, he thought her to brought him down thither. be an harlot; because she had covered her face. 2 And the LORD was with Joseph, and he 16 And he turned unto her by the way, was a prosperous man; and he was in the and said, Go to, I pray thee, let me come in house of his master the Egyptian.

unto thee; (for he knew not that she was his 3 And his master saw that the LORD was daughter-in-law.) And she said, What wilt with him, and that the LORD made al that thou give me, that thou mayest come in unto he did to prosper in his hand. 1 And Joseph found grace in his sight, and

me?

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served him: and he made him overseer to Joseph's hand all the prisoners that were in the prison; and whatsoever they did there, he was the doer of it

wer his house, and all that he had he put into his hand.

5 And it came to pass, from the time that he had made him overseer in his house, and over all that he had, that the LORD blessed the Egyptian's house for Joseph's sake; and the blessing of the LORD was upon all that be had in the house, and in the field.

23 The keeper of the prison looked not o any thing that was under his hand; because the LORD was with him, and that which he did, the LORD made it to prosper. CHAP. XI..

AND it came to pass after these things, 6 And he let all that he had in Joseph's that the butler of the king of Egypt and hand; and he knew not ought he had, save his baker had offended their lord the king of the bread which he did eat and Joseph was Egypt. agodly person, and well-favoured.

And Pharaoh was wroth against two o And it caine to pass after these things, his officers, against the chief of the butlers, that his master's wife cast her eyes upon Jo- and against the chief of the bakers. seph and she said, Lie with me. 3 And he put them in wurd in the house

& But he refused; and said unto his mas-of the captain of the guard, into the prison, ter's wife, Behold, my master wotteth not the place where Joseph was bound. what is with me in the house, and he hath committed all that he hath to my hand:

There is none greater in this house than 1; neither hath he kept back any thing from me but thee, because thou art his wife: how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin gainst God?

10 And it came to pass, as she spake to Joeph day by day, that he hearkened not unto her, to lie by her, or to be with her.

11 And it came to pass about this time, that Joseph went into the house to do his bu siness; and there was none of the men of the house there within.

12 And she caught him by his garment, aying, Lie with me: and he left his garment her hand, and fled, and got him out.

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4 And the captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he served them; they continued a season in ward.

5¶ And they dreamed a dream bo... of them, each man his dream in one night, each man according to the interpretation of his dream, the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt, which were bound in the prison.

6 And Joseph came in unto them in the morning, and looked upon them, and, behold, they were sad.

7 And he asked Pharaoh's officers that were with him in the ward of his lord's house, saying, Wherefore look ye so sadly to-day?

8 And they said unto him, We have dreained a dream, and there is no interpreter of it. And Joseph said unto them, Do not interpre 13 And it came to pass, when she saw that tations belong to God? tell me them, I pray ne had left his garment in her hand, and was you.

fled forth,

9 And the chief butler told his dream to 1 That she called unto the men of her Joseph, and said unto him, In my dream, house, and spake unto them, saying, See, he behold, a vine was before me; hath brought in an Hebrew unto us to mock 10 And in the vine were three branches; ; he came in unto me to lie with me, and and it was as though it budded, and her Ieried with a loud voice: blossoms shot forth; and the clusters thereof brought forth ripe grapes:

15 And it came to pass, when he heard that Lifted up my voice and cried, that he left his garment with me, and fled, and got him

out.

11 And Pharaoh's cup was in my hand; and I took the grapes, and pressed them into Pharaoh's cup, and I gave the cup into Pha

16 And she laid up his garment by her un-raoh's hand. il his lord came home.

12 And Joseph said unto him, This is the 17 And she spake unto him according to interpretation of it: The three branches are these words, saying, The Hebrew servant, three days.

unto me to mock me:

which thou hast brought unto us, came in 13 Yet within three days shall Pharaoh lift up thine head, and restore thee unto thy And it came to pass, as I lifted up my place and thou shalt deliver Pharaoh's cup ice and cried, that he left his garment with into his hand, after the former manner when ine, and fed out. Ithou wast his butler.

19 And it came to pass, when his master Leard the words of his wife, which she spake to him, saying, After this manner did thy servant to me; that his wrath was kindled. 20 And Joseph's master took him, and put him into the prison, a place where the king's prisoners were bound: ard he was there in une prison. 211 But the LORD was with Joseph, and 16 When the chief baker saw that the inshewed him mercy, and gave him favour interpretation was good, he said unto Joseph, the sight of the keeper of the prison. I also was in my dream, and, beirold, I had And the keeper of the prison committed torce white baskets on my head

14 But think on me when it shall be well

with thee, and shew kindness, I pray thee, unto me; and make mention of me unto Pharaoh, and bring me out of this house:

15 For indeed I was stolen away out of the land of the Hebrews; and here also have I done nothing that they should put me into the dungeon.

17 And in the uppermost basket there was and they brought him hastily out of the dunof all manner of bake-meats for Pharaoh; geon: and he shaved himself, and changed his and the birds did eat them out of the basket raiment, and came in unto Pharaoh. upon my head. 15 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I have 18 And Joseph answered and said, This dreamed a dream, and there is none that can is the interpretation thereof: The three bas-interpret it; and I have heard say of thee, kets are three days. that thou canst understand a dream to inter

19 Yet within three days shall Pharaoh lift pret it. up thy head from off thee, and shall hang 16 And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, thee on a tree; and the birds shall cat thy It is not in me: God shall give Pharaoh an flesh from off thee. answer of peace.

20 And it came to pass the third day, 17 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, In my hich was Pharaoh's birth-day, that he made dream, behold, I stood upon the bank of the feast unto all his servants: and he lifted up the head of the chief butler and of the chief baker among his servants.

21 And he restored the chief butler unto his butlership again; and he gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand:

river:

18 And, behold, there came up out of the river seven kine, fat-fleshed and wel!-favoured; and they fed in a meadow.

19 And, behold, seven other kine came up after them, poor, and very ill-favoured, and 22 But he hanged the chief baker, as Jo-lean-fleshed, such as I never saw in all the seph had interpreted to them.

23 Yet did not the chief butler remember Joseph, but forgat him.

CHAP. XLI.

AND it came to pass at the end of two full years, that Pharaoli dreamed; and, behold, he stood by the river.

land of Egypt for badness:

20 And the lean and the ill-favoured kine did eat up the first seven fat kine.

21 And when they had eaten them up, it could not be known that they had eaten them; but they were still il-favoured, as at the beginning. So I awoke.

22 And I saw in my dream, and, behold, se

2 And, behold, there came up out of the river seven well-favoured kine and fat-flesh-ven ears came up in one stalk, full and good, ed; and they fed in a meadow.

3 And, behold, seven other kine came up after them out of the river, ill-favoured and lean fleshed; and stood by the other kine upon the brink of the river.

4 And the ill-favoured and lean-fleshed kine did eat up the seven well-favoured and fat kine. So Pharaoh awoke.

5 And he slept, and dreamed the second time: and, behold, seven ears of corn came up upon one stalk, rank and good.

23 And, behold, seven ears withered, thin. and blasted with the east wind, sprung up after them:

24 And the thin ears devoured the seven good ears. And I told this unto the magicians; but there was none that could declare it to me.

25 ¶ And Joseph said unto Pharaoh, The dream of Pharaoh is one; God hath shewed Pharaoh what he is about to do.

26 The seven good kine are seven years. and the seven good ears are seven years: the 6 And, behold, seven thin ears, and blast-dream is one."

ed with the east wind, sprung up after them. 27 And the seven thin and ill-favoured kine 7 And the seven thin ears devoured the se-that came up after them are seven years; and ven rank and full ears. And Pharaoh awoke, the seven empty cars blasted with the eas! and, behold, it was a dream. wind shall be seven years of famine.

28 This is the thing which I have spoken unto Pharach: What God is about to do he sheweth unto Pharaoh.

8 And it came to pass in the morning, that his spirit was troubled; and he sent and called for all the magicians of Egypt, and all the wise men thereof: and Pharaoh told them 29 Behold, there come seven years of great his dreams; but there was none that could in-plenty throughout all the land of Egypt: terpret them unto Pharaoh,* 30 And there shall arise after them seven

9Then spake the chief buler unto Phiara-years of famine; and all the plenty shall be oh, saying, I do remember my faults this day: forgotten in the land of Egypt: and the fa10 Pharaoh was wroth with his servants, mine shall consume the land:

and put me in ward in the captain of the 31 And the plenty shall not be known in guard's house, both me and the chief baker: the land by reason of that famine following, 11 And we dreamed a dream in one night, for it shall be very grievous.

1 and he: we dreamed each man according 32 And for that the dream was doubled to the interpretation of his dream. unto Pharaoh twice; it is because the thing 12 And there was there with us a young is established by God, and God will shortly maa, an Hebrew, servant to the captain of the bring it to pass. guard; and we told him, and he interpreted to us our dreams: to each man according to his dream he did interpret.

13 And it came to pass, as he interpreted to ns, so it was; me he restored unto mine office, and him he hanged.

14 Then Pharaon sent and called Joseph,

53 Now therefore let Pharaoli look out a man discreet and wise, and set him over time land of Egypt.

31 Let Tharaoh do this, and let him appoint officers over the land, and take up the fifth part of the land of Egypt in the seven plenteous years.

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