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JEWISH SCHOOL AND FAMILY BIBLE.

VOLUME L, CONTAINING

THE PENTATEUCH,

NEATLY TRANSLATED

UNDiR TIIK SUPERVISION OF THK RKV. Tlia CHIEF RiB3I OF TII: UNITID CONGREGATIONS OF THE BRITISH FIvIPIRE.

EY DR A. BEKISCII.

LONDO>^: LONGMAN, BROWN, GRIlEN, AND LONGMANS.

PATERNi'STEU ROW. 18GL

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GENESIS.

Chapter I.

1 In tlie beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

2 But the earth was desolate and void, and darkness wa$ upon the face of the murmuring deep, and the Spirit of

•1 God was hovering on the face of the waters. And

4 God said. Be there hght : and hght was. And God saw the hght, that it was good : and God caused a division

5 between the hght and the darkness. And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And it was evening and it was morning, one day.

6 And God said, Be there an expanse in the midst of the waters, and let it cause a division between

7 waters and the waters. And God made the expanse, and caused a division between the waters which were under the expanse, and the waters which roere above

8 the expanse: and it was so. And God called the expanse Heaven. And it was evening and it was morning, a second day.

9 And God said. The waters shall be drawn together under the heaven unto one place, and let the dry land

10 appear: and it was so. And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called

1 1 he Seas ; and God saw that it was good. And God said, The earth shall sprout forth sprouts, herb yielding^ seed, fruit tree yielding^ fruit after its kind, whose seed is in

12 itself, upon the earth : and it was so. And the earth brought forth sprouts, herb yielding^ seed after its kind,

1 seeding. ' • making.

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and tree yielding^ fruit, whose seed teas in itself after

13 its kind: and God saw that it was good. And it was evening and it was morning, a third day.

14 And God said, Be there luminaries in the expanse of the heaven to cause a division between the day and the night; and they shall be for signs, and for appointed

15 seasons, and for days, and years. And they shall be for luminaries in the expanse of the heaven to give light up-

16 on the earth: and it was so. And God made the two great luminaries, the great luminary to rule^ the day, and

17 the small luminary to rule^ the night and the stars. And God set2 them in the expanse of the heaven to give light

18 upon the earth. And to rule* during the day and during the night, and to cause a division between the light and

19 the darkness: and God saw that it was good. And it was evening and it was morning, a fourth day.

20 And God said, The waters shall bring forth abundantly the prolific creature, a living soul, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the face of the expanse of heaven.

2 1 And God created the great huge creatures, and every living soul that creepeth, which the waters brought forth abund- antly, after their kinds, and every winged fowl after its

22 kind: and God saw that it was good. And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the

waters in the seas, and the fowl shall multiply on the earth.

23 And it was evening and it was morning, a fifth day.

24 And God said, The earth shall bring forth the living soul, after its kind, beast, and creeping thing, and animal of the earth after their kind: and it was so.

25 And God made the animal of the earth after its kind, and beasts after their kind, and every thing that creep- eth upon the ground after its kind : and God saw that it was good.

26 And God said, vVe will make man^ in our image, after our likeness : and they shall have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the heaven, and over the beasts, and over all the earth, and over every

27 creeping thing upon the earth. So God created the

» making. 2 gave. s Adam. * Iiave dominion.

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GENESIS, CuAP. I. II.

man^ in hia own image, in the image of Gcxl created he

28 him; male and female created he them. And God blessed them, and God said unto them,Be fruitful and mul- tiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it : and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the heaven, and over every animal that creepeth upon the earth.

29 And God said. Behold, I have given you every herb bearing^ seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree in which is the fruit of a tree yielding^

30 seed ; to you it shall be for food. And to every animal of the earth, and to every fowl of the heaven, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is a living soul, I have given every green herb for food :

31 and it was so. i^nd God saw every thing that he had made, and behold, it was very good. And it was even- ing and it was morning, day the sixth.

Chap. II.

1 Thus the heaven and the earth were finished, and all

2 the host of them. And on the seventh day God had finished his work which he had made : and he rested^ on the seventh day from all his work which he had

3 made. And God blessed the seventh day, and sancti- fied it: because that in it he rested'^ from all his work which God had created in order to make it, .

4 These are the generations^ of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that tiie

.0 Eternal God made the earth and the heaven. And every plant of the field was not yet in the earth, and every herb of the field had not yet grown : for the Eternal God had not caused it to rain upon the earth,

6 and there was no man^ to till'' the ground. But there went up a mist from the earth, and watered the whole

7 face of the ground. And the Eternal God formed the man' of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life ; and the man' became a living

8 soul. And the Eternal God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man' whom he had formed.

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GENESIS, Chap. II.

9 And out of the ground caused the Eternal God to grow every tree that is desirable to the sight and good for food"^; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden,

10 and the tree of knowledge of good and evil. And a river goeth out of Eden to water the garden ; and from

1 1 thence it parteth, and becometh into four heads. The name of the first is Pison : that is it which compasseth

12 the whole land of Havilah, where there is the gold ; And the gold of that land is good : there is the bedollach and

13 onyx stone. And the name of the second river is Gihon : the same is it that compasseth the whole land

14 of Ethiopia. And the name of the third river is Hid- dekel: that is it which goeth towards the east of Assyria.

15 And the fourth river is Euphrates. And the Eternal God took the man, and placed him in the garden of

16 Eden to cultivate^ it and to keep it. And the Eternal God commanded the man,^ saying, of every tree of the

17 garden thou mayest freely eat: ^ But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die. '*

18 And the Eternal God said, It is not good that the man2 should be alone; I will make him a help meet for^

19 'him. Now out of the ground the Eternal God had formed every animal of the field, and every fowl of the heaven; and brought it unto the man^ to see what he would call it: and whatsoever the man- called every

20 living soul that was its name. And the man^ gave** names to all the beasts, and to the fowl of the heaven, and to every animal of the field; but for the man" he

21 had not found a help meet for^ him. And the Eternal God caused an overpowering sleep to fall upon the man,^ and he slept : and he took one of his ribs, and shut in flesh

22 instead thereof; And the Eternal God made^ the rib, which, he had taken from the man'^ into a woman, and

23 brought her unto the man. And the man^ said. This is this time bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh : this shall be called Woman, because this was taken out of

24 man. Therefore a man leaveth his father and his mother, and cleaveth unto his wife: that they may

25 become as one flesh. And they were both naked, the man^ and his wife, and were not ashamed.

* serve. ^ Adam. ^ eating thou mayest eat. * dying thou shalt die. ^ as opposite. ^ called. '' built.

■' ' GENESIS, Chap. III.

Chap. III.

1 Now the serpent was more subtle than any animal of the field which the Eternal God had made. And it said unto the woman. Although God hath said, Ye

2 shall not eat of every tree of the garden .... And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit

3 of the trees of the garden : But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said. Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest yc die.

4 And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not

5 surely die : For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be unclosed, and ye shall

6 be as gods, knowing good and evil. And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and a tree to be desired in order to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her ; and

7 he did eat. And the eyes of them both were unclosed, and they knew that they were naked ; and they fastened

8 together fig leaves, and made themselves girdles. And they heard the voice of the Eternal God walking about in the garden in^ the ^ind of the day: and the man" and his wife hid themselves fi"om the face of the Eternal God

9 in the midst of the trees of the garden. And the Eternal God called unto the man,^ and said unto him, Where

10 art thou? And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked ; and I

11 hid myself And he said. Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof

12 I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat? And the man2 said. The woman whom thou gavest to be

13 with me, she gave me of the tree : and I did eat. And the Eternal God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said. The

14 serpent beguiled me, and I did eat. And the Eternal God said unto the serpent. Because thou hast done this, be thou cursed above all beasts, and above every animal of the field ; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and

15 dust shalt thou cat all the days of thy life: And I will set enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed ; it shall bruise thy hea(i, and thou shalt bruise its heel.

' towards. ^ Adam.

GENESIS, Chap. III. IV.

16 Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy pregnancy; in pain thou shalt bear children ; and thy longing shall be to thy husband, and he shall have dominion over thee.

17 And unta Adam he said, Because thou hast heark- ened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it : cursed be the ground for thy sake ; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life ;

18 Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth^ to thee; I'd and thou shalt eat the herb of the field; In the sweat

of thy face^ shalt tliou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground ; for out of it wast thou taken : for dust

20 thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return. And the man^ called his wife's name Eve ; because she was *tlie

21 mother of all living. And unto Adam and to his wife did the Eternal God make inner garments for the skin, and clothed them.

22 And the Eternal God said. Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil : and now, lest he put^ forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat and

23 live for ever: Therefore the Eternal God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to tilF the ground from

24 whence he was taken. So he drove out the man ;' and he stationed at the east of the garden of Eden the Che- rubim, and the flame of the sword turning itself to keep the way of the tree of life.

Crap. IV.

1 And the man^ knew Eve his wife ; and she became pregnant, and bare Cain, and said, I have obtained a

2 man from the Eternal. And she again bare'^ his brother Abel. Aftd Abel was a feeder of flocks, but

3 Cain was a tiller of^ the ground. And in process of time'' it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of

4 the ground an oblation unto the Eternal. And Abel, he also brought of the first-born of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the Eternal had regard unto Abel and

6 to his oblation. But unto Cain and to his oblation he

had not regard. And Cain was very wroth,i*' and his

6 face fell. And the Eternal said unto Cain, Wherefore

1 cause to grow. '■'nose. » Adam. *send. -serve. ^continued to bear. ' serving. ^at tbe end of days. "t^owxd greatly.

, ' GENESIS, Chap. IV.

art thou wrath ?i and wherefore is thy focc fallen?

7 Is it not thus 1 if thou mendest there is forgiveness,-' and if thou dost not mend, at the entrance sin croucheth; and unto thee is its longing, nevertheless thou mayest rule

8 over it. And Cain said to Abel his brother .... and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him.

9 And the Eternal said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother ? And he said, I know not : a?« I my brother's

10 keeper? And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto me from the ground.

11 And now cursed be thou from the ground, which hath opened her mouth to take thy brother's blood from

12 tliy hand; Wiien thou tillest^ the ground, it shall not continue to give unto thee her strength; a vagabond and

13 a wanderer shalt thou be in the earth. And Cain said unto the Eternal, My punishment^ is greater than can

14 be borne. Behold, thou hast driven me out this day fi-om the face of the ground ; and from thy face shall 1 DC hid ; and I shall be a vagabond and a wanderer in the earth; and it shall come to pass, that whosoever findeth

15 me shall slay me. And the Eternal said unto him, Verily, whosoever slaveth Cain, it shall be avenged sevenfold. And the li^ternal appointed^ a sign for Cain,

16 that none finding him should smite him. And Cain went away from the face of the Eternal, and abode in the land

17 of Nod, on the east of Eden. And Cain knew his wife; and she became pregnant, and bare Enoch: and he builded a city, and called the name of the city, after the

18 name of his son, Enoch. And unto Enoch was born Irad ; and Irad begat'' Mehnjael : and Mehujael beguL*

19 Methusael: and Methusael begat^ Lamech. And La- mech took unto him two wives: the name of the one

20 was Adah, and the name of the second Zillah. And Adah bare Jabal: he was the father of such its abide in

21 tents, and of such as have cattle. And his brother's name was Jubal : he was the father of all such as handle^

22 the harp and pipes. And Zillah, she also bare Tubal- cain, tile father of every shar|)cnc'r, and of every arti- ficer in coj)por and iron: and the sister of Fubal-

23 cain v>a.i Naamah. And Lamech said unto his wives,

' iliwl thou glow t 'forboaring. ^ bcrvcat. * iniquity, ''bare. ' lay hold of.

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GENESIS Chap. IV. V.

Adah and Zillah, hear my voice ; ye wives of Lamech, give ear unto my speech: now that I can slay^ a man by

24 a wound of mine, and a child by a stripe of mine : If Cain be avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy and

25 sevenfold. And Adam knew his wife again : and she bare a son, and called his name Sheth: for God, said she, hath appointed^ me another seed instead of Abel,

26 for Cain slew him. And to Sheth, to him also there was born a son ; and he called his name Enosh : then it was begun to call idols by the name of the Eternal.

Chap. V.

1 This is the book of the progeny of Adam. In the day that God created man,^ in the likeness of God

2 made he him ; Male and female created he them ; and blessed them, and called their name man,^ in the day

3 when they were created. And Adam lived an hundred and thirty years, and begat a son in his own likeness,

4 after his image ; and called his name Seth : And the days of Adam, after he had begotten Seth were eight

5 hundred years : and he begat sons and daughters: And all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years : and he died.

' 6 And Seth lived an hundred and five years, and

7 begat Enos : And Seth lived after he begat Enos eight hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters:

8 And all the days of Seth were nine hundred and twelve years : and he died.

9 And Enos lived ninety years, and begat Cainan :

10 And Enos lived after he begat Cainan eight hundred

1 1 and fifteen years, and begat sons and daughters : And all the days of Enos were nine hundred and five years ; and he died.

12 And Cainan lived seventy years, and begat Maha-

13 laleel: And Cainan lived after he begat MahalaleeJ eight hundred and forty years, and begat sons and

14 daughters: And all the days of Cainan were nine hundred and ten years: and he died.

15 And Mahalaleel lived sixty ?ind five years, and begat

1 have slaia ^ set, ^ Adam.

GENESIS, Chap- V.

? 6 Jared : And Mahalaleel lived after he begat Jared eight hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters :

17 And all the days of Mahalaleel were eight hundred ninety and five years : and he died.

18 And Jared lived an hundred sixty and two years,

19 and he begat Henoch: And Jared lived after he begat Henoch eight hundred years, and begat sons and

20 daughters : And all the days of Jared were nine hundred sixty and two years : and he died.

21 And Henoch lived sixty and five years, and begat

22 Methushelah : And Henoch walked with God after he begat Methushelah three hundred years, and begat sons

23 and daughters : And all the days of Henoch were three

24 hundred sixty and five years: And Henoch walked with God : and he was not ; for God took him.

25 And Methushelah lived an hundred eighty and seven

26 years, and begat Lamech : And Methushelah lived after he begat Lamech seven hundred eighty and two

27 years, and begat sons and daughters : And all the days of Methushelah were nine hundred sixty and nine years : and he died.

28 And Lamech lived an hundred eighty and two years,

29 and begat a son. And he called his name Noah, saying, This same shall comfort us concerning our work' and sorrow of our hands, because of the ground

30 which the Eternal hath cursed. And Lamech lived after he begat Noah five hundred ninety and five years,

31 and begat sons and daughters: And all the days of Lamech were seven huudi'ed seventy and seven years: and he died.

32 And Noah waa five hundred years old: and Noah begat Shem, Ham, and Ja[)heth.

> deed.

GENESIS, Chap. Vi.

Chap. VL

1 And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto

2 them, That the sons of the gods saw the daughters of men that they loere fair^ and they took them wives of all

3 whom they chose. And the Eternal said. My spirit shall not for ever pronounce judgment against man through their backslidings : he is only llesh, therefore

4 his days shall be an hundred and twenty years. There were the giants- in the earth in those days ; and also after that, when the sons of the gods came unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, these are the heroes who were of old men of name.

5 And the Eternal saw that the wickedness of man was great^ in the earth, and that every imagination of the

6 thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.-* And the Eternal repented that he had made man on the

7 earth, and it pained his heart. And the Eternal said, I will blot out^ the man whom I have created from the face of the ground ; from man, to beast, to the creeping thing, and to the fowls of the heaven ; for I repent that I

8 have made them. But Noah found favor in the eyes of the Eternal.

9 These are the progeny of Noah ; Noah was a righteous man and perfect in his generations, aiid Noah walked

10 with God. And Noah begat three sons, Shem, Ham,

11 and Japheth. Now the earth was corrupt befoi'c God,

12 and the earth was filled with violence. And God saw the earth, and behold, it was corrupt ; for all flesh had corrupted its way upon the earth.

13 And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me ; for the earth is filled with violence through them ; and, behold, I will destroy*' them with

14 the earth. Make thee an ark^ of gopher wood ; rooms'*

' good. * fallen ones. ^ numerous. * all the day. ^ wipe away. ^ corrupt. ■' chest. ^ uesta.

GENESIS, Chap. VI. VII.

shult thou nuiko in the iirk' andbhalt pitch it within and 15 without with ])itch. And thus shalt thou make it: The Icnirth of the ark' shall be three hundred cubits, the breatlth of it iitty cubits, and the height of it thirty I 'J cubits. A transparency shalt thou make to the ark,' and in a cubit shalt thou finish it above; and the eu- trancc of the ark' shalt thou ])ut in the side thereof; with lower, second, and third stories shalt thou make it,

17 And behold, I, even I, do bring a dehoge of waters upon the earth, to destroy''^ all llesh, wherein is the spirit of life, from under the heaven ; and every thin^ that is in

18 the earth shall expire. But with thee will 1 establish^ my covenant ; and thou shalt come into the ark,' thou, and thy sons, and thy wife, and thy sons' wives with

I'J thee. And of every living thing of all flesh, two of idl shalt thou bring into the ark,' to keep thcni alive with

20 thee ; they shall be male and female. Of fowls after their kind, and of beasts after their kind, of every creeping thing of the ground, after its kind, two ot all

21 shall come unto thee, to keep them alive. And take thou unto thee of all food that is eaten, and thou shalt gather it to thee ; and it shall be for food for thee, and

22 tor them. And Noah did thus; according to all that God commanded him, tio did he.

Chap. VIL

1 And the Eternal said unto Noah, Come thou and all thy house into the ark ;' for thee have 1 seen righteous

2 before me in this generation. Of every clean beast thou Bhalt Uike to thee by sevens, the male and its female :* and of beiusts that are not clean by two, the male and

3 its female.^ Of fowls also of the heaven, by scven.s,^ the male and the female ; to keep seed alive upon ihe

4 face of all the eaith. For yet seven days, and i will cause it to rain upon the earth forty days and tbrty nights; and every being that I have made will 1 blot''

5 out from (jff the face of the grouml. Ami Noah ditl according unto all that the Eternal connnandi'd him.

6 And Noah was six hundred years old" when the deluge

' client. - orriiiii. '■^ ruiso. * fscvcii sovcii, a man iiinl his wife

'' a Uiuu uinl Ins \»ifu. ■ seven sewn. ' wij>c. " a buii of.

GENESIS, Chap. VII.

7 of waters was upon the earth. And Noah came in, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons' wives with him ,

8 into the ark,* because of the waters of the deluge. Of clean beasts, and of beasts that are not clean, and of fowls, and of every thing that creepeth upon the earth,

9 There came in two and two unto Noah into the ark,i the male and the female, as God had commanded Noah.

10 And it came to pass after the seven days, that the waters

11 of the deluge were upon the earth. In the six hun- dredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the fountains of the great^ murmuring deep broken up,

12 and the apertures of the heaven were opened. And the rain was upon the earth forty days and forty nights.

13 In the selfsame day came Noah, and Shem, and Ham, and Japheth, the sons of Noah, and Noah's wife, and the three wives of his sons with them, into the ark.*

14 They, and every animal after its kind, and every beast after its kind, and every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth after its kind, and every fowl

15 after its kind, every bird, whatever hath wings. And they came in unto Noah into the ark,* two and two of

16 all flesh, wherein is the spirit of life. And they that came in, came in male and female of all flesh, as God had commanded him: and the Eternal shut him in.

17 And the deluge was forty days upon the earth; and the waters increased, and bare up the ark,* and it was lifted

18 up above the earth. And the waters prevailed, and were increased greatly upon the earth ; and the ark^

19 went upon the face of the waters. And the Avaters pre- vailed exceedingly upon the earth; and all the high mountains, that were under the whole heaven, were

20 covered. Fifteen cubits above them did the waters pre-

21 vail; and the mountains were covered. And all flesh expired that moved^ upon the earth, of fowl, and of beast, and of animal, and of every prolific creature thatbringeth forth abundantly upon the earth, and every

22 man : All in whose nostrils was the breath of the spirit

23 of life, of all that was in the dry^ land, died. And he blotted^ out every being which was upon the face of the

* cheat. * numerous. ^ crept. * dried up. ^ wiped away.

, - GENESIS, Chap. VII. VIII.

ground, from man to beast, to creeping things, and 'to fowl of the heaven ; and they were blotted^ out from the earth: and Noah only remained alive, and they that 24 were with him in the ark.^ And the waters prevailed upon the earth a hundred and fifty days.

Chap. VIII.

1 And God remembered Noah, and every animal, and every beast that was with him in the ark;* and God caused a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters

2 assuaged. The fountains also of the murmuring deep and the apertures of heaven were stopped, and the rain

3 from the heaven was withheld; And the waters returned from off the earth continually ;^ and after the end"* of

4 the hundred and fifty days the waters decreased. ^ And the ark rested in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month, upon the mountains of Ararat.

5 And the waters decreased* continually^ until the tenth month: in the tenth month, on the first day of the

6 month, were the tops'" of the mountains seen. And it came to pass at the end of forty days, that Noah opened

7 the window of the ark which he had made : And he sent forth the raven, which went out to and fro,^ until

8 the waters were dried up from off the earth. Also he sent forth the dove from him, to see if the waters were

9 abated from off the face of the ground ; But the dove found no rest for the sole^ of her foot, and she returned unto him into the ark,- for the waters were on the face of the whole earth : then he put fortli^^ his hand, and took her, and brought her in unto him into the ark.2

10 And he waited yet seven other days: and again he sent

11 forth^^ the dove out of the ark.* And the dove came in to him in the evening time ; and, lo, in her mouth was an olive leaf torn off: so Noah knew that the waters

12 were abated from off the earth. And he waited yet seven other days; and sent forth the dove which

13 returned not again unto him any more. And it came

to pass in the six hundredth and first year, in the first

month, the first dai/ of the month, the waters were dried

up from oft' the earth ; and Noah removed the covering

' wiped away, ^cheat. ' going and returning, ^extremity, ^diminished.

• were gi'ing and returning. ' heads. " going out and returning.

" lioliow. '"sent. n he continued to seniL

GENESIS, Chap. VIII. IX.

of the ark' and saw, and, behold, the face of the ground

14 was dried up. And in the second month, on the seven and twentieth day of the month, was the earth dried.

15 16 And God spake imto Noah, saying. Go out of the ark,' thou, and thy wife, and thy sons, and thy sons'

17 wives with thee. Bring forth with thee every animal that is with thee, of all flesh, of fowl, and of beast, and of every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth ; that they may bring forth abundantly in the earth, and be fruitful, and multiply upon the earth.

1 8 And Noah went out, and his sons, and his wife, and his

19 sons' wives with him : Every animal, every creeping thing, and every fowl ; whatsoever creepeth upon the earth, after their families, went forth out of the

20 ark.' And Noah built an altar unto the Eternal: and took of every clean beast, and of every clean fowl, and

2 1 offered^ burnt offerings on the altar. And the Eternal smelled the grateful odour ; and the Eternal said m his heart, I will not again^ execrate the ground any more for man's sake; for the imagination of mans heart is evil from his youth ; neither will I agam^ smite

22 any more every thing living, as I have done. While the earth remaineth,'* seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease.*

Chap. IX.

1 And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto

2 them. Be fruitful,andmaltiply,and fill the earth. And the dread^ of you and the terror of you shall be upon every animal of the earth, and upon every fowl of the heaven, upon all that creepeth upon the ground, and upon all the fishes of the sea ; into your hand are they

3 given. Every creeping thing that liveth shall be food for you; as the green herb have I given you all

4 things. Nevertheless flesh with the soul thereof, and

5 the blood thereof, shall ye not eat. Plowever your own blood of your souls will I require ; at the hand of every living soul'^ will I require it, and at the hand of man ; at the hand of a man's brother^ will I require

6 the soul of man. Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of

'cliest. '^brought up. '^ continue to. * yet all the days of the earth. ' leave ofl. ^ animal. ' a man his brother, s terribleness.

' ' GENESIS, Cn.vp. IX.

7 God made he man. And yon, be ye frnitful, and multiply ; bring forth abundantly in the earth, and multi])ly therein.

8 And God said unto Noah, and to his sons with him,

9 as follows, And I, behold,! establish- ray covenant with

10 you, and with your seed after you; And with every living soul that is with you, of the fowl, of the betist, and of every animal of the earth with you ; from all

1 1 that go out of the ark^ to every animal of the earth. And I will establish^ my covenant with you ; that all flesh shall not be cut off any more by the waters of the deluge ; neither shall there any more be a deluge to

12 destroy^ the earth. And God said, This is the sign of the covenant which I appoint^ between me and you and every living soul that is with you, for generations

13 for ever : My bow I have set'' in the cloud, and it shall be for a sign of a covenant between me and the

14 earth. And it shall come to pass, when I cloud the earth with clouds, that the bow shall be seen in the

15 cloud : And I will remember my covenant, which is between me and you and every living soul of all flesh ; and the waters shall no more become a deluge to

IG destroy"* all flesh. And the bow shall be in the cloud ; and I will regard*' it in order to remember for ever the covenant between God and every living soul of all flesh

17 that is upon the earth. And God said unto Noah, This is the sign of the covenant, which I have established^ between me and all flesh that is upon the earth.

18 And the sons of Noah that went out of the ark,^ were Shem, and IJam, and Japheth ; and Uam is the father

1 9 of Canaan. These arc the three sons of Noah : and

20 l)y them was the whole earth overspread. And Noah, the

21 husbandman,'' began and planted a vineyard. And ho drank of the wine, and was drunken; and he was

22 imcovcred in the midst of his tent. And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of liis father, ;md

23 told his two brethren without. And Shem and Japheth took an outer garment, and {)ut zYupon both their shoulders, and went backwards and covered the nakedness of their father ; and their faces ivere biickward, and they saw

24 not their father's nakedness. And Noah awoke from

» clioit. ' rnisc. * corrupt. * ((ivc. 5 t'^'*^"-

' i"-«- ' ni;iii of lliu (jruund. 8 raised.

GENEFIS, Chap. IX. X.

his wine, and knew what his younger^ son had done

25 unto him. And he said. Cursed is Canaan ; a servant

26 of servants will he be unto his brethren. And he said. Blessed is the Eternal God of Shem ; and may

27 Canaan be servant to them. May God enlarge Japheth, and may he dwell in the tents of Shem ; and may Canaan

28 be servant to them. And Noah lived after the deluge

29 three hundred and fifty years. And all the days of Noah were nine hundred and fifty years ; and he died.

Chap. X.

1 Now these are the progeny of the sons of Noah, SLem, Ham, and Japheth; and unto them were sons bom

2 after the deluge. The sons of Japheth ; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Me-

3 shech, and Tiras. And the sons of Gomer ; Ashkenaz,

4 and Riphath, and Torgarmah. And the sons of Javan ;

5 Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim. From these were parted the inhabitants of the maritime settle- ments of the nations in their lands; every one^ after his

6 tongue, after their families, in their nations. And the sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, and Put, and

7 Canaan. And the sons of Cush ; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabtechah: and the

8 sons of Raamah ; Sheba, and Dedan. And Cush begat

9 Nimrod : he began to be a hero in the earth. He was a hero of the chase^ before the Eternal : wherefore it is said. Even as Nimrod the hero of the chase^ before the

10 Eternal. And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land ot

11 Shinar. Out of that land went forth Asshur, and builded Nineveh, and the city Rehoboth and Calah.

12 And Resen between Nineveh and Calah : the same is

13 the great city. And Mitzraim begat Ludim, and Ana-

14 mim, and Lehabim and Naphtuhim, And Pathrusim, and Casluhim, out of whom came Philistim, and Caphtorim.

15 And Canaan begat Sidon his firstborn, and Heth,

16 And the Jebasite, and the Amorite, and the Girgashite.

^ little. ^ a man. ^ venison, provision.

GENESIS, Chap. X. XI.

17 And the Ilivite, and the Aikiie, and the Siiilte.

18 And the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the llama- thite : and afterwards were the faniihes of the Canaanite

19 spread abroad. And the boundary of the Canaanite was from Sidon, as tliou comcst to Gerar, mito Gaza; as thou comcst, unto Sodom, and Gomorrah, and Adinah,

20 and Zeboim, even unto Lasha. These are the sons of Mam, after their families, after their tongues, in their lands, and in their nations.

21 Unto Shem, also, the father of all the children of Eber, the brother of Japheth the elder,^ even to him were

22 children born. The children of Sheni ; Elam, and

23 Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram. And the children of Aiam; Uz. and llul, and Gethcr, and

24 Mash, And Arphaxad begat Shelah; and Shclah begat

25 Eber. And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of one teas Pclctr ; for in his days was the earth divided :

26 and his brother's name was Joktan. And Joktan begat Almodad, and Shcleph, and llazarmaveth, and Jcrah,

27 28 And liadoram, and Uzal, and Diklah, And Obal,

29 and Abimael, and Sheba, And 0])hir, and llavilah, and

30 Jobab : all tlicsc iccre the sons of Joktan. And their habitation wits from Mcsha, as thou comcst unto Sephar

31a mount of the cast. These are the sons of Sheni, after their families, after their tongues, in their lands, after

32 their nations. These are the families of the sons of Noah, after their progeny, in their nations: and from these were the nations parted on the earth after the deluge.

Chap. XL

1 And the whole earth was of one language,- and of few'

2 words. And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the esi-st, that they found a deep valley in the land of

3 Shinar; and they abode there. And they said, one to another,'' Come, let us niiike bricks, and burn them thoroughly.'' And they had brick for stone, and bitumen

4 had they for mortar. And they said. Conic, wc will build for us a city and a tcnver, wliosc head inaij reach. unto heaven ; anil wc will make for us a name, lest we be

' great. 2 lip. 3 sinijle. « a man to bis fellow, i to burning.

GENESIS, Chap. XI.

5 scattered upon the face of the whole earth. And the Eternal came down to see the city and the tower, which

6 the children of men had built. And the Eternal said, Behold, it is one people, and they have all one language ;i and this they begin to do : and now shall they not be precluded from anything which they have devised to

7 do? Come, we will go down and there confound' their language,! that they may not understand one another's

8 speech. ^ So the Eternal scattered them from thence upon the face of all the earth : and they ceased to build

9 the city. Therefore is the name of it called Babel ; because the Eternal did there confound^ the language ^ of all the earth : and from thence did the Eternal scatter them upon the face of all the earth.

iO These are the progeny of Shem : Shem was an hun- dred years olds'* and begat Arphaxad two years after

11 the deluge : And Shem lived after he begat Arphaxad five hundred years, and begat sons and daughters.

12 And Arphaxad lived five and thirty years, and begat

13 Salah : And Arphaxad lived after he begat Salah four hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters.

14 And Salah lived thirty years, and begat Eber:

15 And Salah lived after he begat Eber four hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters.

16 And Eber lived four and thirty years, and begat

17 Peleg: And Eber lived after he begat Peleg four hun- dred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters.

18 And Peleg lived thirty years, and begat Reu:

19 And Peleg lived after he begat Reu two hundred and nine years, and begat sons and daughters.

20 And Reu lived two and thirty years, and begat

2 1 Serug : And Reu lived after he begat Serug two hun- dred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters.

22 And Serug lived thirty years, and begat Nahor:

23 And Serug lived after he begat Nahor two hundred years, and begat sons and daughters.

24 And Nahor lived nine and twenty years, and begat

' lip» "^ mingle ' that they m?y not hear a man the lip of his fellow. * a son of hundred years.

GENESIS, Chap. XI. XII.

25 Terah: And Nahor lived after he begat Terah an hundred and nineteen years, and begat sons and daughters.

26 And Terah lived seventy years, and begat Abram,

27 Nahor, and Haran. Nov? these are the progeny of Terah : Terah begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran ; and

28 Haran begat Lot. And Haran died before his fothei' Terah in the land of his kindred, in Ur of the Chaldees.

29 And Abram and Nahor took them wives : the name of Abram 's wife xcos Sarai ; and the name of Nahor's wife, Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah,

30 and the father of Iscah. But Sarai was barren ; she

31 Aac^ no child. And Terah took Abram his son, and Lot the son of Haran his son's son, and Sarai his daughter in law, his son Abram's wife ; and they went forth with them from Ur of the Chaldees, to go into the land of Canaan ; and they came unto Haran, and abode

32 there. And the days of Terah were two hundred and five years : and Terah died in Haran.

Chap. XH.

1 Now the Eternal had said unto Abram, Go out of thy land, and from thy kindred, and from thy fatliers

2 house, unto the land that I will shew thee : And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great ; and thou shalt be a blessing :

3 And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that execrateth thee : and in thee shall all families of the

4 earth^ be blessed. So Abram went, as the Eternal had spoken uuto him ; and Lot went with him : and Abram was seventy and five years old"^ when he went out from

5 Haran. And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother's son, and all their substance tl:at they had gathered, and the sonls that they had gotten'^ in Haran: and they went forth to go into the land of Canaan ; and

* ground. ' a son of seventy and five years. * made. 2 c

GENESIS, Chap. XII. XIII.

6 they came into the land of Canaan. And Abram passed through the land unto the place of Sichem, unto the oak of Moreli. And the Canaanite was then

7 in the land. And the Eternal appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land : and there built he an altar unto the Eternal, who appeared unto

8 him. And he removed from thence unto the mountain on the east of Beth-el, and pitched^ his tent, having Beth-el on the west, and the Ai on the east : and there he built an altar unto the Eternal, and called on the

9 name of the Eternal. And Abram journeyijd, going and journeying towards the south.

10 And there was a famine in the land: and Abram went down into Egypt to sojourn there ; for the famine

1 1 was grievous^ in the land. And it came to pass, when he approached to enter into Egypt, that he said unto Sarai his wife, Behold now, I know that thou art a woman of

12 beautiful appearance.-^ Therefore it shall come to pass, that when the Egyptians see thee, they will say. This is his wife : and they will slay me, but thee they will

13 keep alive. Say, I pray, thou art my sister: that it may be well with me for thy sake ; and my soul shall

14 live because of thee. And it came to pass that, when Abram was come into Egypt, the Egyptians saw the

15 woman that she was very beautiful. The officers also of Pharaoh saw her, and praised her to Pharaoh : and

16 the woman was taken into Pharaoh's house. And to Abram he did well for her sake : and he had flocks, and herds, and he-asses, and menservants, and handmaids,

17 and she-asses, and camels. And the Eternal plagued Pharaoh and his house with great afflictions because of

18 Sarai Abram's wife. And Pharaoh called Abram, and said. What is this that thou hast done unto me ? where- fore didst thou not tell me that she was thy wife?

19 Wherefore saidst thou. She is my sister? so that I took her to me to wife : now therefore behold thy wife, take

20 her, and go. And Pharaoh commanded his men con- cerning him : and they let nim go, and his wife, and all that he had.

Chap. XIII.

and all that he had, and Lot with him, into the south. * inclined. 2 heavy. 3 sight.

, - GENESIS, Chap. XIII.

2 And Abram was very rich^ in cattle, in silver, and in

3 gold. And he went on his journeys from tlie south even to Beth-el, unto the place where his tent had been

4 previously, betweeen Beth-el.and the Ai ; Unto the place of the altar, which he had made there at the first : and

5 there Abram called on the name of the Eternal. And Lot also, who went with Abram, had flocks, and herds,

6 and tents. And the land was not able to bear them, that they might abide together; for their substance was great, so that they were not able to abide together.

7 And there was a quarrel between the herdmen of Abram's cattle and the herdmen of Lot's cattle : and the Canaanite and the Perrizite abode then in the land.

8 And Abram said unto Lot, Let there be no conten- tion, I pray, between me and thee, and between my

9 herdmen and thy herdmen ; for we be kinsmen.- Is not the whole land before thee? part, I pray, from me : if thou toilt take to the left, then I will go to the right ; or if thou depart to the right, then I will go to

10 the left. And Lot lifted up his eyes, and saw all the dis- trict^ of the Jordan, that it vms well watered every where, before the Eternal destroyed'* Sodom and Gomon-ah, even as the garden of the Eternal, like the land of

1 1 Egypt, as thou comest unto Zoar. Then Lot chose him all the district^ of the Jordan; and Lot journeyed from the

12 east: and they parted the one from the other.* Abram abode in the land of Canaan, and Lot abode in the cities of the district,^ and pitched his tent towards Sodom.

13 But the men of Sodom were evil and sinful before the

14 Eternal exceedingly. And the Eternal said unto Abram, after that Lot vras parted from him, Lift u]) now thine eyes, and look from the place where thou art northward, and southward, and eastward, and west-

15 ward:^ For all the land which thou seest, to ihce will

16 1 give it, and to thy seed for ever. And I will make'' thy seed as the dust of the earth: so that if a man is able to count the dust of the earth, then shall thy seed

17 also be counted. Ai'ise, walk about in the land in the length of it and in the breadth of it ; for nnto thee will

18 I give it. Then Abram pitched his tent, and came

and abode at the oaks of Mamre, which are in Hebron,

and built there an altar unto the Eternal.

I heavy. * men brethren. ^ circle. * corrupted. '' a man from his brother. ^ , ^ seaward. ' put.

GENESIS, Chap. XIV.

Chap. XIV.

1 And it came to pass in the days of Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of EUasar, Chedorlaomer king of

2 Elam, and Tidal king of Goiim ; That these made war with Bera king of Sodom, and with Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, and Shcmeber king

3 of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela, which is Zoar. All these joined together in the Vale of Siddim, which is

4 the salt sea. Twelve years they served Chedorlaomer,

5 and in the thirteenth^ year they rebelled. And in the fourteenth year came Chedorlaomer, and the kings that loere with him, and smote the Bephaim in Ashteroth Karnaim, and the Zuzim in Ham, and the Emim in

6 Shaveh Kiriathaim, And the Horites in their Mount

7 Seir, unto El-paran, which is by the desert. And they returned, and came to Enmishpat, which is Kadesh, and smote all the country^ of the Amalekites, and also

8 the Amorites, that abode in Hazezon-tamar. And there went out the king of Sodom, and the king of Gomorrah, and the king of Admah, and the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela, the same is Zoar; and they joined^

9 battle* with them in the vale of Siddim ; With Chedor- laomer the king of Elam, and with Tidal king of Goiim, and Amraphel king of Shinar, and Arioch king of

10 Ellasar; four kings with the five. And the vale of Siddim was full of bitumen pits; and the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled'' and fell there; and they

1 1 that remained fled" to the mountain. And they took all the substance of Sodom and Gomorrah, and all their

12 food, and went. And they took Lot, Abram's brother's son, who abode in Sodom, and his substance, and they

13 went. And there came one that had escaped, and told Abram the Hebrew: for he dwelt at the oaks of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eschol, and brother of Aner: and these were confederate^ with

14 Abram. And when Abram heard that his brother was taken captive, he armed his trained servants, born in his own house, tluree hundred and eighteen, and pursued

' thirteen. ^ field. ^ set in order. * war, ^ owners of the covenant.

" ran away.

, - GENESIS, Chap. XIV. XV.

15 them unto Dan. And he divided himself, by night, against them, he and his servants, and smote them, and pursued them unto Hobah, which is on the left of

16 Damascus. And he restored all the substance, and also his brother Lot, and his substance he restored,

17 and the women also, and the people. And the King of Sodom went out towards him after his re- turn from smiting Chedorlaomer, and the kings that were with him, to the vale of Shaveh, which is the

18 king's vale. And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he loas a priest of the

19 most high God. And he blessed him, and said. Blessed he Abrara of the most high God, possessor

20 of heaven and earth : And blessed be the most high God, who hath delivered up thine adversaries into thy

21 hand. And he gave him tithes of all. And the king of Sodom said unto Abram, Give me the souls, and take

22 the substance to thyself. And Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have lifted^ up mine hand unto the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth ;

23 If I take from a thread even to a shoe tie, and if I take anything that is thine, . . . and thou shalt not say, I

24 have made Abram rich : Nought for me, only that which the lads have eaten, and the portion of the men who went with me, Aner, Eschol, and Mamre; let them take their portion.

CnAP. XV.

1 After these things the word of the Eternal came^ unto Abram in a vision, saying. Fear not, Abram : I am thy

2 shield, thy reward shall be very great."* And Abram said. Lord Eternal, wherefore^ wilt thou give me, since I go childless, and the son of the steward of my house is this

3 EUezer of Damascus. And Abram said, Behold, to me thou hast given no seed : and, lo, one born in my house is

4 mine heir. And, behold, the word of the Eternal came unto him, saying. He shall not be thine heir; but he that shall come forth out of thine own bowels shall be thine heir.

6 And he brought him forth outside, and said, Look now towards heaven, and count the stans, if thou be able to count them : and he said unto him. So shall thy seed ^ heaved. ^ lads. ^ was. * much. * what.

GENESIS, Chap. XV. XVT.

6 be. And he believed in the Eternal ; and he accounted*

7 it to him for righteousness. And he said unto him, I am the Eternal who brought thee out of Ur of the

8 Chaldees, to give thee this land to possess it. And he said, Lord Eternal, whereby shall I know that I shall

9 possess it? And he said unto him. Take me an heifer of three years old,^ and a she goat of three years old,* and a ram of three j^ears old," and a turtle dove, and a

10 young pigeon. ^ And he took unto him all these, and split them in the midst, and laid each piece one against

1 1 another :^ but the birds split he not. And the birds of prey came down upon the carcases, and Abrara scared

12 them away. And when the sun was going down, an over- powering sleep fell upon Abram ; and, lo, an horror of

13 great darkness fell upon him. And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not their's, and shall serve them ; and they

14 shall afflict them four hundred years ; And also against that nation, whom they shall sei've, will 1 pronounce judgment; and afterwards shall they come out with

15 great substance. And thou shalt come to thy fathers in peace; thou shalt be buried in a good old age. *

16 But a fourth generation shall come hither again: for the iniquity of the Amorite is not yet complete.^

17 And it came to pass, that, when the sun went down, and it was thick darkness, behold a smoking furnace, and a torch of fire that passed between those fragments.

18 In the same day the Eternal made^ a covenant with Abram, saying. Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river

19 Euphrates: The Kenite, and the Kenizzite, and the

20 Kadmonite, And the Hittite, and the Perizzite, and

21 the Rephaim, And the Amorite, and the Canaanite, and the Girgashite, and the Jebusite.

Chap. XVI.

1 Now Sarai Abram's wife bare him no children : find she had an Egyptian handmaid, whose name was Hagar.

2 And Sarai said unto Abram, Behold now, the Eternal

hath restrained me from bearing: come, I pray, unto

my handmaid ; perhaps I may obtain children by

' thought. - threefold. ^ bird. * gave a man his piece towards his fellow. ' grey hair. ^ whole. '' cut.

- ' GENESIS, Chap. XVI. XVII.

her.i And Abram hearkened to the voice of Sarai.

3 And Sarai Abram's wife took Hagar her handmaid the Egyptian, after^ Abram had abode ten years in the land of Canaan, and gave her to her husband Abram to be

4 his wife. And he came unto Hagar, and she became pregnant: and when she saw that she was pregnant,

5 her mistress was sHghted in her eyes. And Sarai said unto Abram, My wrong^ is through thee : I have given my handmaid into thy bosom ; and when she saw that she was pregnant, I was shghted in her eyes: may

6 the Eternal judge between me and thee. But Abram said unto Sarai, Behold, thy handmaid is in thy hand ; do to her as it seemeth good in thine eyes. And Sarai

7 afflicted her, and she lied from her face. And an angeF of the Eternal found her by a fountain^ of water in the-

8 desert, by the fountaih^ on the way to Shur. And he said, Hagar, Sarai's handmaid, whence camest thou? and whither wilt thou go ? And she said, From the face

9 of my mistress Sarai 1 am fleeing. And the angeH of the Eternal said unto her. Return to thy mistress, and submit

10 thyself^ under her hands. And the angel^ of the Eternal said unto her, I will multiply thy seed exceedingly, that

1 1 it shall not be counted for multitude. And the angel"* of the Eternal said unto her, Behold, thou art pregnant, and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael ;

12 because the Eternal hath heard thy affliction. And he will be like a wild ass among men; his hand will be against all, and the hand of all against him ; and in the face of

13 all his brethren he shall dwell. And she called the name of the Eternal that spake unto her, Thou art a God visible to me : for she said, Did I see a vestige after

14 my seeing him'^ Therefore the well was called Beer- lahai-roi ; behold, it is between Kadesh and Bered.

15 And Hagar bare Abram a son: and Abram called his

16 son's name, whom Hagar bare, Ishmael. And Abram 7cas fourscore and six years old, when Hagar bare Ishmael to Abram.

Chap. XVII.

1 And when Abram was ninety years old^ and nine, the

Eternal appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am an

Almighty God ; walk before me, and be thou perfect.

' shall be built from her. ^ at the end. ■* violence. * messenger. * eye. 6 afflict thyself. '' a son of.

GENESIS, Chap. XVII.

2 And I will make^ my covenant between me and thee,

3 and will multiply thee exceedingly. And Abrara fell

4 on his face : and God spake to him, saying, I am He! behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a

5 father of a multitude of nations. Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham ; for a father of a multitude of nations have I

6 made- thee. And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make^ nations of thee, and kings shall go

7 forth from thee. And I will establish*^ my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee through- out their generations for a covenant for ever, to be a

8 God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee. And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land of

• thy sojournings, all the land of Canaan, for a possession

9 for ever ; and I will be their God. And God said unto Abraham, Thou shalt keep my covenant therefore, thou, and thy seed after thee, throughout their genera-

10 tions. This is my covenant, which ye shall keep, be- tween me and you and thy seed after thee; every male

11 of you shall be circumcised. And ye shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin ; and it shall be for a sign of the

12 covenant between me and you. And at the age** of eight days shall every male of you be circumcised throughout your generations, he that is born in the house, or bought with^ money of any son of an alien, who is not

13 of thy seed. He that is born in thy house, or bought with^ thy money, must needs be circumcised : and my covenant shall be in your flesh for a covenant

14 for ever. And the uncircumcised male who doth not circumcise the flesh of his foreskin, that soul shall be cut off from his people ; he hath made void my covenant.

15 And God said unto Abraham, As for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall her

16 name he. And I will bless her, and give thee a son also of her : yea, I will bless her, and she shall be a mother

17 of nations; kings of peoples shall be of her. Then Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, and said in his heart. Shall a child be born unto him that is an hundred years old?^ and shall Sarah, that is ninety

18 years old,^ bear ? And Abraham said unto God, O that

1 9 Ishmael might live before thee I And God said. Indeed,

^ give. 2 given. ^ raise. * a son of. ^ and the purchase of. *■' a daugnter of niuety years. 7 a sou of hunrded years.

GENESIS, Chap. XVII. XVIII.

Sarah, thy wife shall bear thee a son ; and thou shall call his name Isaac : and I will establish^ my covenant with hira for a covenant for ever, and with his seed

20 after him. And as for Ishmael, I have heard thee: Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly ; twelve princes shall

21 he beget, and I will make" him a great nation. But my covenant will I establish^ with Isaac, whom Sarah shall bear unto thee at this appointed time in the next^ year.

22 And he finished speaking with hira, and God went up

23 fi"om Abraham. And Abraham took Ishmael his son, and all that were born in his house, and all that were bought with^ his money, every male of the men of Abraham's house; and circumcised the flesh of their foreskin in the selfsame day, as God had spoken unto

24 him. And Abraham was ninety years old^ and nine, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.

25 And Ishmael his son was thirteen years old,^ when he

26 was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskm. In the selfsame day was Abraham circumcised, and Ishmael

27 his son. And all the men of his house, born in the house, or bought with money^ of the son of an alien, were circumcised with him.

Chap. XVIIL

1 And the Eternal appeared unto him in the oaks of Mamre : and he sat in the entrance of the tent in

2 the heat of the day. And he lifted up his eyes and saw, and lo, three men stood by him:'^ and when he saw thern, he ran towards them from the entrance of the tent, and prostrated himself to-

3 wards the earth. And said, My Lord, if now I have found favour in thy eyes, pass not, I pray,

4 from thy servant: Let a little water, I pray, be taken, and lave your feet, and recline under the

5 tree : And I will take a morsel of bread, and sustain ye your hearts ; after that ye may pass : for therefore have ye passed by your servant. And they said. So do,

6 as thou hast said. And Abraham hastened into the tent unto Sarah, and said. Hasten three seahs of fine meal,^

* raise. ^ give. ^ other. * the purchase of. ^ a sou of ninety years. ^ a son of thirteen years. ' and the purchase of. ** were placed above. " meal of flour.

GENESIS, Chap. XVIII.

7 knead it, and make hearthcakes. And Abraham ran unto the herd, and took a calf ^ tender and good, and gave it unto the lad ; and he hasted to dress* it.

8 And he took clotted cream, and milk, and the calf;* which he had dressed,^ and set^ it before them ; and he

9 stood by them under the tree, and they did eat. And they said unto him, Where is Sarah thy wife ? And he

10 said. Behold, in the tent. And he said, I will certainly return^ unto thee as the time that liveth ; and, lo, Sarah thy wife shall have a son. And Sarah heard it in the

11 entrance of the tent, as this icas behind him. Now Abraham and Sarah loere advanced in days;'' the man-

12 ner^ of women had ceased with Sarah. Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am faded

13 shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also? And the Eternal said unto Abraham, Wherefore did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I of a surety bear, I being old ?

14 Is anything too hard^ for the Eternal? At the time appointed I will return unto thee, as the time that liveth,

15 and Sarah shall have a son. Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid. And he

16 said, Nay; but thou didst laugh. And the men rose from thence, and glanced towards Sodom: and Abraham

17 went with them to let them go. And the Eternal said. Shall I hide^ from Abraham that thing which I am

18 about to do; Since Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth

19 shall be blessed in him? For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the Eternal, to do righteous- ness and judgment ; that the Eternal may bring upon

20 Abraham that which he hath spoken of him. Arid the Eternal said. Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah

21 is great, and because their sin is very heavy; I will go down now, and see, if they have done according to the cry of it which is come unto me — extermination, and if not —

22 I will know. And the men turned from thence, and went towards Sodom : but Abraham stood yet before the

23 Eternal. And Abraham stepped near, and said. Wilt thou also sweep away the righteous with the wicked ?

24 Peradventure there be fifty righteous in the midst of the

1 son of a herd. ^ make. ' son of the herd. * made. ^ gave. « return- ing I will return. " coming. ^ path. '•> distinguished. ^^ cover.

GENESIS, Chap. XVIII. XIX.

city ; wilt thou also sweep away and not bear with the

25 place for the fifty righteous that are therein? It is unworthy of thee to do after this manner^ to put to death the righteous with the wicked, so that like as the righteous so the wicked; it is unworthy of thee : Shall

26 the Judge of all the earth not do judgment ? And the Eternal said, If I find in Sodom fifty righteous in the midst of the city, then I will bear with all the place for

27 their sakes. And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have taken upon me- to speak unto the Lord,

28. and I am but dust and ashes: Peradventure there shall lack^ five of the fifty righteous: wilt thou destroy^ for five all the city ? And he said, If I find there forty

29 and five I will not destroy"* it. And he continued yet to speak unto him, and said, Peradventure there shall be forty found there. And he said, I will not do it for

30 forty's sake. And he said unto him. Oh let not the wrath of the Lord glow, and I will speak : Perad- venture there shall thirty be foimd there. And he said,

31 I will not do it, if 1 find there thirty. And he said. Behold, now, I have taken upon me^ to speak unto the Lord : Peradventure there shall be twenty found there. And he said, I will not destroy"* it for twenty's sake.

32 And he said, Oh let not the Lord be wroth,5 and I will speak yet but this once: Peradventure ten shall be found there. And he said, 1 will not destroy"* it for

33 ton's sake. And the Eternal went as soon as he had finished speaking with Abraham: and Abraham returned unto his place.

Chap. XIX.

1 And the two angels^ came to Sodom at evening ; and Lot was sitting in the gate of Sodom : and Lot seeing them rose to meet'' them ; and he prostrated himself with his

2 face^ towards the earth; And he said. Behold now, my lords, turn in,^ I pray, to your sei-vant's house, and lodge over night, and lave your feet, and ye may rise up early, and go on your ways. And they^ said, Nay; but we will abide^^ in the street over night.

3 And he pressed upon them greatly ; and they turned in^^

unto him, and came into his house ; and he made thera

1 word. 2 consented. ^ dirainisli. * corrupt. * glow. « messengers. ' towards. » nostrils. " depart. '" lodge. " departed.

GENESIS, Chap. XIX.

a feast, and did bake unleavened bread, and they did

4 eat. They had not yet laid down, when the men of the city, even the men of Sodom, compassed the house round, both old and young,i all the people from every

5 quarter.^ And they called unto Lot, and said unto him, Where are the men who came to thee this night? bring them out unto us, that we may know

6 them. And Lot went out at the entrance unto them,

7 and shut the door after him. And said, pray, my

8 brethren, do not so wickedly. Behold now, I have two daughters who have not known man; pray, let me bring them out unto you, and do ye to them as is good in your eyes : only unto these men do nothing ;^ for therefore came they under the shadow of my roof.-*

9 But they said. Step back. And they said again, This one came to sojourn, and he will needs judge: now will we do worse with thee, than with them. And they pressed sore upon the man, even Lot, and stepped

10 near to break the door. But the men put^ forth their hand, and brought Lot into the house to them, and shut

11 the door. And they smote the men that were at the entrance of the house with blindness, both small and great: so that they wearied themselves to find the

12 entrance. And the men said unto Lot, whom hast thou yet here ? son in law, and thy sons, and thy daughters, and whatsoever thou hast in the city, bring out of the

13 place : For we will destro}'^ this place, because the cry concerning them is great before the face of the Eternal ;

14 and the Eternal hath sent us to destroy^ it. And Lot went out, and spake unto his sons in law, the suitors oF his daughters, and said. Arise, go out of this place ; for the Eternal will destroy^ the city ; but he was as one

15 that jested in the eyes of his sons in law. And when the morning dawn went up, then the angels^ urged Lot, saying. Arise, take thy wife, and thy two daughters, who are found here, lest thou be swept away in the

16 iniquity of the city. And while he lingered, the men laid hold of his hand, and of the hand of his wife, and of the hand of his two daughters ; the Eternal having pity upon him : and they brought him forth, and placed

17 him without the city. And it came to pass, when they

^ from the lad to the old mau. ^ extremity. ^ not a word. * beam. * sent. ^ corrupt. 7 taking. * messengers.

. ■' GENESIS, Chap. XIX.

had brought them forth abroad, that he said. Escape for thy Hfei^*' look not behind thee, neither stand in all the district;^ escape to the mountain, lest thou be swept

18 away. And Lot said unto them. Oh, not so, my Lord:

19 Behold now, thy servant hath found favour in thy eyes, and thou hast magnified thy mercy, which thou hast showed^^me in keeping alive my soul; and I cannot escape to the mountain, lest some evil cleave unto me,

20 and I die: Behold now, this city w near to flee^^ unto, and it is little : Oh, let me escape thither, indeed it is^

21 little, that my soul may live? And he said unto him, See, I have accepted thee^ concerning this thing also, that I will not overthrow'* this city, for which thou hast

22 spoken. Haste thee, escape thither; for I cannot do any thing till thou art come thither. Therefore one

23 called the name of the city Zoar. The sun was risen^

24 upon the earth when Lot came into Zoar. Then the Eternal caused to rain upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone^ and fire from the Eternal out of heaven ;

25 And he overthrew^ those cities, and all the district, ^ and all the inhabitants of the cities, and the growth of the

26 ground. But his wife looked back from behind him,

27 and she became a pillar^ of salt And Abraham rose early in the morning to go to the place where he had stood

28 before the Eternal : And he glanced towards Sodom and Gomorrah, and towards all the face of the land of the district,! and beheld, and, lo, the vapour of the earth went

29 up as the vapour of a furnace. And it came to pass, when God destroyed^ the cities of the district,^ that God remembered Abraham, and sent Lot out of the midst of the overthrow, when he overthrew^ the cities in

30 which Lot abode. And Lot went up out of Zoar, and abode in the mountain, and his two daughters with him; for he feared to abide in Zoar : and he abode in a cave,

31 he and his two daughters. And the firstborn said unto the younger. Our father is old, and there is not a man in the earth to come unto us after the way of all

32 the earth: Come, let us make our father drink wine, and we will lie with him, that we may keep alive seed

33 from our father. And they made their father drink

wine that night: and the firstborn came and lay with

^ circle. ^ is it not. ^ borne thy face. * turn, ^ had gone out. ^ resin. '' turned. * one stationed. ^ corrupted. , lu soul. 11 done. '"•^ run away

GENESIS, Chap. XIX. XX.

her father ; and he knew not when she lay d 3wn, nor

34 when she arose. And it came to pass on the morrow, that the firstborn said unto the younger, Behold, I lay yesternight with my father; let us make him drink wine this night also ; and come thou, and lie with him,

35 that we may keep alive seed from our father. And they made their father drink wine that night also : and the younger arose, and lay with him ; and he knew not

36 when she lay down, nor when she arose. Thus the two daughters of Lot became pregnant by their father.

37 And the firstborn bare a son, and called his name Moab : the same is the father of Moab unto this day.

38 And the younger, she also bare a son, and called his name Ben-ammi : the same is the father of the children of Ammon unto this day.

Chap. XX.

1 And Abraham journeyed from thence towards the land of the south, and abode between Kadesh and Shur, and

2 sojourned in Gerar. And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, she is my sister : and Abimelech king of Gerar

3 sent, and took Sarah. But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night, and said to him. Behold, thou shalt die for the woman whom thou hast taken ; for she is a

4 man's wife.^ But Abimelech had not approached her: and he said. Lord, wilt thou slay also a righteous

5 nation ? Said he not unto to me. She is my sister ? and she, even she herself said. He is my brother : in the integrity of my heart and innocency of my hands have

6 I done this. And God said unto him in a dream. Yea, I know that thou didst this in the integrity of thy heart ; therefore I withheld thee from sinning against

7 me : therefore suffered^ I thee not to touch her. Now therefore restore the man his wife ; for he is a prophet,^ and he shall pray for thee, and thou shalt live: and if thou restore her not, know thou that thou sha't surely

8 die, thou, and all that are thine. Therefore Abimelech rose early in the morning, and called all his servants, and spake all these words in their ears : and the men

9 were sore afraid. Then Abimelech called Abraham,

1 owned by an owner. * gave.

GENESIS, Chap. XX. XXI.

and said unto him, What hast thou done unto us ? and in what have I sinned against thee, that thou hast brought on me and on my kingdom a great sin ? thou hast done deeds unto me that ought not to be done.

10 And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What sawest thou,

11 that thou hast done this thing? And Abraham said. Because I said, Surely the fear of God is not in this place; and they will slay me for my wife's sake.^

12 And yet indeed she is my sister ; she is the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother ; and she

13 became my wife. And it came to pass, when God caused me to wander from my father's house, that I said unto her, This is thy kindness^ which thou shalt do unto me : at every place whither we shall come, say

14 of me. He is my brother. And Abimelech took flocks, and herds, and menservants, and handmaids, and gave them unto Abraham, and restored him Sarah his wife.

15 And Abimelech said. Behold, my land is before thee:

16 abide where it is good in thine eyes. And unto Sarah he said. Behold, I have given thy brother a thousand pieces of silver: behold, it shall be to thee an eye- covering unto all that are with thee, and thou mayest

17 face^ every one. So Abraham prayed unto God: and God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his maid-

18 servants ; and they bare children. For the Eternal had restrained every womb of the house of Abimelech, because'* of Sarah Abraham's wife.

Chap. XXI.

1 And the Eternal visited Sarah as he had said, and the

2 Eternal did unto Sarah as he had spoken. For Sarah became pregnant, and bare Abraham a son in his old age, at the appointed time of which God had spoken to

3 him. And Abmham called the name of his son that was born unto nim, whom Sarah bare to him, Isaac.

4 And Abraham circumcised his son Isaac being eight

5 days old'' as God had commanded him. And Abraham was an hundred years old,^ when his son Isaac was born

6 unto him. And Sarah said, God hath made me a person

7 to be laughed at, all that hear it will laugh at me. And she

* on the word. ^ mercy. ^ stand opposite. * for the word. * a son of eight days. ® a son of an hundred years.

D

GENESIS, Chap. XXL

said, Who would have declared unto Abraham, that Sarah should have suckled children? for I have bora

8 him a son in his old age. And the child grew, and was weaned : and Abraham made a great feast on the

9 day that Isaac was weaned. And Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, whom she had bom unto Abraham,

10 mocking. Wherefore she said unto Abraham, Drive away this maidservant and her son : for the son of this maidservant shall not possess with my son, ■ even with

11 Isaac. And the thing was very evil in the eyes of

12 Abraham, because of his son. And God said unto Abraham, Let it not be evil in thy eyes because of the lad, and because of thy maid servant ; in all that Sarah hath said unto thee, hearken unto her voice ; for through

13 Isaac shall seed be raised unto tliee.^ And also of the son of the maidservant will I make^ a nation, because he isXhj

14 seed. And Abraham rose early in the morning, and took bread, and a skin-vessel of water, and gave it unto Hagar, putting it on her shoulder, and the child, and sent her away: and she went, and wandered in the

15 desert of Beer-sheba. And the water was finished from the skin-vessel, and she cast the child under one of the

16 plants. And she went, and sat her down over against him, at the distance of about a bowshot: for she said. Let me not see the death of the child. And she sat over against him, and lifted up her voice, and

17 wept. And God heard the voice of the lad: and an angeP of God called to Hagar out of the heaven, and said unto her. What aileth thee, Hagar? fear not; for God

1 8 hath heard the voice of the lad where he is. Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him in thine hand ; for I will

19 make^ him a great nation. And God unclosed her eyes, and she saw a well of water ; and she went, and filled the skin-vessel with water, and ^ve the lad drink.

20 And God was with the lad; and he grew, and abode in

21 the desert, and became an archer. And he abode in the desert of Paran : and his mother took him a wife out of the land of Egypt.

22 And it came to pass at that time, that Abimelech and

^ called unto thee. * put. ^ messenger.

GENESIS, Chap. XXI. XXII.

Phichol the officer of his host spake unto Abraham,

23 saying, God is with thee in all that thou doest: Now therefore swear unto me here by God that thou wilt not deal falsely with me, nor with my offspring, nor with my grand-child : || but according to the mercy that I have done unto thee, thou shalt do unto me, and to the land

24 wherein thou hast sojourned. And Abraham said, I

25 will swear. And Abraham reproved^ Abimelech be- cause of a well of water, which Abimelech's servants

26 had violently taken away. And Abimelech said, I know not who hath done this thing : neither didst thou

27 tell me, neither yet heard I of it, but to-day. And Abraham took flocks and herds, and gave them unto

28 Abimelech ; and both of them mades a covenant* And Abraham placed seven ewe lambs of the flock by them-

29 selves. And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What mean these seven ewe lambs which thou hast placed

30 by themselves? And he said, For these seven ewe lambs shalt thou take of my hand, that they may be a

31 witness unto me, that I have digged this well. Where- fore he called that place Beer-sheba; because there

32 they sware both of them. Thus they made^ a covenant at Beer-sheba: then Abimelech rose, and Phichol the officer of his host, and they returned into the land of

33 the Philistines. And Abraham planted a tamarisk in Beer-sheba, and invoked^ there in the name of the

34 Eternal, the everlasting"* God. And Abraham sojourned in the PhiHstines' land many days.

Chap. XXII.

1 And it came to pass after these things that God did try Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham: and he said,

2 Behold, here I am. And he said. Take now thy son, thine only one, whom thou lovest, Isaac, and go into the land of Moriah ; and bring him up there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell

3 thee of.^ And Abraham rose early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took his two lads with him, and Isaac his son, and clave the wood for the burnt offering, and rose, and went unto the place of which

' argued vvitli. ^ put. ^ (.yt_ i f^^ ever. * say unto tliee. o called.

2d

GENESIS, Chap. XXII.

4 God had told him. ^ Then on the third day Abraham

5 lifted up his eyes, and saw the place afar off. And Abraham said unto his lads, Abide ye here with the ass ; and I and the lad will go yonder and prostrate

6 ourselves, and return to you. And Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering, and put it upon Isaac his son; and he took the fire in his hand, and the slaughtering knife ; and they went both of them to-

7 gether. And Isaac said unto Abraham his father, and he said. My father: and he said. Here am I, my son. And he said, Behold the fire and the wood : but where

8 is any of the flock for a burnt offering ? And Abraham said. My son, God will provide^ himself one of the flock for a burnt offering: so they went both of them to-

9 gether. And they came to the place which God had told him of;^ and Abraham built an altar there, and set the wood in order, and bound Isaac his son, and put

10 him on the altar upon the wood. And Abraham stretched forth"* his hand, and took the slaughtering

1 1 knife to slaughter his son. And an angeP of the Eternal called unto him out of the heaven, and said, Abraham,

12 Abraham: and he said. Here am I. And he said, Lay^ not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him : for now I know that thou fearest God, since thou hast not kept back thy son, thine only one

13 from me. And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw, and behold a ram, afterwards caught^ in the thicket by its horns : and Abraham went and took the ram, and brought it up for a burnt offering in the stead of his

14 son. And Abraham called the name of that place Adonay-Yireh : as it is said to this day. In the mount

15 of the Eternal it shall be seen. And an angePof the Eternal called unto Abraham out of the heaven the second

16 time. And said. By myself have I sworn, is the decla- ration of the Eternal, that because thou hast done this thing, and hast not kept back thy son, thine only one :

17 That I will greatly bless thee, and I will exceedingly

multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the

sand which is upon the sea shore ;^ and thy seed shall

' which God had said unto him. ^ see. ^ said to him. * sent. * messenger.

^ send. '' seized. ^ lip.

ii

' ' GENESIS, Chap. XXII. XXIII.

18 possess the gate of its enemies; And all the nations of the earth shall bless themselves with thy seed ; because^

19 thou hast hearkened to my voice. So Abraham re- turned unto his lads, and they rose and went together to Beer-sheba; and Abraham abode at Beer-sheba.

20 And it came to pass after these things, that it was told Abraham, saying. Behold, Milcah, she hath also

21 born children unto thy brother Nahor; Huz his first- born, and Buz his brother, and Kemuel the father of

22 Aram, And Chesed, and Hazo, and Pildash, and

23 Jidlaph, and Bethuel. And Bethuel begat Rebekah : these eight Milcah did bear to Nahor, Abraham's bro-

24 ther. And his concubine, whose name was Reumah, she bare also Tebah, and Gaham, and Thahash, and Maachah.

Chap. XXIII.

1 And the life of Sarah was an hundred years and seven years and twenty years : these xoere the years of the life

2 of Sarah. And Sarah died in Kirjath-arba ; the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan : and Abraham came

3 to bewail Sarah, and to weep for her. And Abra- ham arose from before his dead, and spake unto the

4 sons of Heth, saying, I am a stranger and a sojourner with you : give me a possession of a burying-place with

5 you, that I may bury my dead from before me. And the children of Heth answered Abraham, saying unto

6 him, Hear us, my lord : thou art a prince of God in the midst of us : in the choice of our burying-place bury thy dead; none^ of us shall withhold from thee his burying-place, but that thou mayest bury thy dead.

7 And Abraham arose, and prostrated himself to the people of the land, even to the children of Heth.

8 And he spake with them, saying. If it be your mind^ to bury ray dead from before me ; hear me, and intreat* for me to Ephron the son of Zohar.

* heel, consequence. ^ a roan. ^ soul. * meet.

GENESIS, Chap. XXIII. XXIV.

9 That he may give me the cave of Machpelah, which he hath, which is in the extremity of his field; for its full va/ue in silver he shall give it me for a property of a

10 burying-place in the midst of you. Now Ephron was sitting in the midst of the children of Heth ; and Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the audience^ of the children of Heth, even of all that came in at the gate of

! 1 his city, saying. Nay, my lord, hear me : the field give I thee, and the cave that is therein, I give it thee; before the eyes of the sons of my people give I it thee : bury

12 thy dead. And Abraham prostrated himself before the

13 people of the land. And he spake unto Ephron in the audience^ of the people of the land, saying. But if thou wouldst only hear me: I will give thee money for the field : take it of me, and I will bury my dead there.

14 And Ephron answered Abraham, saying unto him.

15 My lord, hearken unto me: land wo?-th four hundred shekels of silver, — what is that between me and thee ?

IG bury therefore thy dead. And Abraham hearkened unto Ephron; and Abraham weighed to Ephron the silver, Avhich he had named^ in the audience^ of the sons of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver current^ money

17 with the merchant. And the field of Ephron, which icas in Machpelah, which was before Mamre, the field, and the cave which was therein, and all the trees that were in the field, that were in all the boundaries round

18 were made sure"* unto Abraham for a purchase before the eyes of the children of Heth, before all that came

19 in at the gate of his city. And after this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field of Mach- pelah before Mamre : the same is Hebron in the land of

20 Canaan. And the field, and the cave that is therein, were made sure^ unto Abraham for a property of a burying-place by the sons of Heth.

Chap. XXIV.

1 And Abraham was old, and well stricken in age,^ and

2 the Eternal had blessed Abraham in all things. And Abraham said unto his servant, the elder of his house, that ruled over all that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy

3 hand- under my thigh: And I will adjure thee by the

' ears. - spoken. ^ passing. * arose. * come into days.

-' ' GENESIS, Chap. XXIV;

Eternal, the God of the heaven, and the God of the earth, that thou shalt not take a wife unto my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I abide.

4 But thou shalt go unto my country, and to my kin-

5 dred, and take a wife unto my son Isaac. And the servant said unto him, Peradventure the woman will not be willing to go after me unto this land : must I needs bring^ thy son again unto the land from whence

6 thou didst go out? And Abraham said unto him,

7 Beware lest thou bring^ my son thither again. The Eternal God of the heaven, who took me from my father's house, and from the land of my kindred, and who spake unto me, and who sware unto me, saying, Unto thy seed will I give this land-: he shall send his angeP before thee, and thou shalt take a •'vife unto my son from

8 thence. And if the woman will not be willing to go after thee, then thou shalt be clear* from this my oath :

9 only bring^ not my son thither again. And the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his lord, and

10 sware to him concerning that matter. And the servant took ten camels of the camels of his lord, and went ; all the goods of his lord being in' his hand: ,and he arose, and went to Mesopotamia, unto the city of Nahor.

11 And he made his camels to kneel down without the city by a well of water at the time of the evening, even the

12 time that the females go out to draw water. And he said, O Eternal God of my lord Abraham, I pray thee, let it happen this day before me, and shew'^ mercy unto my lord

13 Abraham. Behold, I am placed by the welP of water; and the daughters of the men of the city come out to

14 draw water: And let it come to pass, that the damsel to whom I shall say, incline thy pitcher, I pray thee, that I may drink ; and she shall say. Drink, and 1 will give thy camels drink also : let the same be she that thou hast appointed-^ for thy servant Isaac ; and thereby shall

15 1 know that thou hast shown^ mercy unto my lord. And it came to pass, before he had finished speaking, that, behold, Rebekah came out, who was born to Bethuel, son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother,

16 with her pitcher upon her shoulder. And the damsel was very fair to look upon,'' a virgin, no man had known her : and she went down to the well^ and filled

1 restore. ? messenger. ^ guiltless. * eye. ' argued, ® of sight.

^ rlo. ^ (lone.

GENESIS, Chap. XXIV.

17 her pitcher, and went up. And the servant ran towards her, and said, Let me, I pray thee, sip a httle water from

18 thy pitcher. And she said. Drink, my lord : and she hasted, and let down her pitcher upon her hand, and

19 gave him drink. And when she had finished giving him drink, she said, I will draw water for thy camels also,

20 until they have finished drinking. And she hasted, and emptied her pitcher, into the drinking trough,and ran again unto the well to draw water, and drew for all his camels

21 And the man wondering at her was silent, to know whether the Eternal had made his journey^ prosperous

22 or not. And it came to pass, as the camels had finished drinking, that the man took a golden pendant a beka in weight, and two bracelets for her hands of ten shekels

23 weight of gold ; And said, Whose daughter art thou ? tell me, I pray thee: is there place in thy father's

24 house for us to lodge over night? And she said unto him, I am the daughter of Bethuel the son

25 of Milcah, whom she bare unto Nahor. She said moreover unto him, We have both straw and pro- vender enough, and place to lodge over night.

26 And the man bowed down his head, and prostrated

27 himself to the Eternal. And he said. Blessed be the Eternal God of my lord Abraham, who hath not left destitute- my lord of his mercy and his truth : I bemg in the way, the Eternal led me to the house of my

28 lord's brethren. And the damsel ran, and told them of

29 her mother's house these things. And Rebekah had a brother, and his name was Laban : and Laban ran out

30 unto the man, unto the well.^ And it came to pass, when he saw the pendant and bracelets upon his sister's hands, and when he heard the words of Rebekah his sister, saying. Thus spake the man urlto me ; that he came unto the man; and, behold, he stood by the

31 camels at the well.^ And he said> Come in, thou blessed of the Eternal ; wherefore standest thou with- out ? for I have cleared the house, and a place for the

32 camels. And the man came into the house: and he ungirded his camels, and gave straw and provender for the camels, and water to lave his feet, and the men's

33 feet that were with him. And there was put meat before him to eat : but he said, I will not eat until I

34 have spoken my words. And he said. Speak on. And

35 he said, Abraham's servant am I. And the Eternal

' way. ' forsaken. ^ p^g.

' ' GENESIS, Chap. XXIV.

hath blessed my lord greatly ; and he is become great : and he hath given him flocks, and herds, and silver, and gold, and menservants, and handmaids, and camels, and

36 asses. And Sarah my lord's wife bare a son to my master when she was old : and unto him hath he given

37 all that he hath. And my lord adjured me, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife to my son of the daughters

38 of the Canaanites, in whose land I abide: But thou shalt go unto my father's house, and to my family, and

39 take a wife unto my son. And I said unto my lord,

40 Peradventure the woman will not go after me. And he said unto me, The Eternal, before whom I walk, will send his angeP with thee, and prosper thy way ; and thou shalt take a wife for my son of my family, and of

41 my father's house : Then shalt thou be clear^ from this my oath, 3 when thou comest to my family ; and if they give not thee one, thou shalt be clear^ from my oath.**

42 And I came this day unto the well,'* and said, O Eternal God of my lord Abraham, if now thou do prosper my

43 way which I go : Behold, I am placed by the well"* of water ; and let it come to pass, that when the young woman cometh forth to draw water, and I say to her. Give me, I pray thee, a little water of thy pitcher to

44 drink ; And she say to me, both drink thou, and I will also draw for thy camels : let the same be the woman whom the Eternal hath appointed^ for my lord's son.

45 And before I had finished speaking in mine heart, be- hold, Rebekah came forth with her pitcher on her shoulder ; and she went down unto the well,^ and drew water: and I said unto her. Give me drink, I pray thee?

46 And she made haste, and let down her pitcher from her shoulder, and said. Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also : so I drank, and she gave the camels drink

47 also. And I asked her, and said. Whose daughter art thou ? And she said. The daughter of Bethuel, Nahoi-'s son, whom Milcah bare unto him : and I put the pen- dant upon her nose, and the bracelets upon her hands.

48 And I bowed down my head, and prostrated myself to the Eternal, and blessed the Eternal God of my lord Abraham, who had led me in the way of truth to take

49 my lord's brother's daughter unto his son. And now if ye will showfi mercy and truth with my lord, tell me : and

i messenger. * guiltless. ^ execration. ^ eye. •'' argued. t» do.

GENESIS, Chap. XXTV.

if not, tell me ; that I may turn to the right or to the

50 left. Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said.

The thing has gone forth from the Eternal : we cannot

51 speak unto thee evil or good. Behold, Rebekah is before thee, take her, and go, and let her be thy lord's

52 son's wife, as the Eternal hath spoken. And it came to pass, that, when Abraham's servant heard their words, he prostrated himself to the earth before the Eternal.

53 And the servant brought forth vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and garments, and gave them to Rebe- kah: he gave also to her brother and to her mother

54 precious things. And they did eat and drink, he and the men that were with him, and lodged over night ; and they rose in the morning, and he said. Send me away

55 unto my lord. And her brother and her mother said, Let the damsel abide with us a year^ or ten months ; after that

56 she may go. And he said unto them. Delay me not, for the Eternal hath prospered my way ; send me away that

57 I may go to my lord. And they said. We will call the

58 damsel, and ask at her mouth. And they called Rebe- kah, and said unto her. Wilt thou go with this man ?

59 And she said, I will go. And they sent away Rebekah their sister, and her nurse, and Abraham's servant, and

60 his men. And they blessed Rebekah, and said unto her. Our sister! mayest thou become thousands of myriads, and let thy seed possess the gate of those who

61 hate them. And Rebekah arose, and her damsels, and they rode upon the camels, and went after the man :

62 and the servant took Rebekah, and went. And Isaac had just come from the well Lahai-roi ; for he abode in

63 the south country. And Isaac went out to meditate in the field at the turn of evening : and he lifted up his

64 eyes, and saw, and, behold, camels were coming. And Rebekah lifted up her eyes, and she saw Isaac, and she

65 fell off the camel. And she said unto the servant. What man is this that goeth in the field towards us ? And the servant said. It is my lord ; and she took the

66 veil, and covered herself And the servant related to

67 Isaac all the things that he had done. And Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah's tent, and took Rebekah, and she became his wife; and he loved her: and Isaac was comforted after his mother's death.

1 days.

GENESIS, Chap. XXV.

Chap. XXV.

1 Then again^ Abraham took^ a wife, and her name was

2 Keturah. And she bare him Zimran, and Jokshan,

3 and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah. And Jokshan begat Sheba, and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim, and Letushim, and Leummim.

4 And the sons of Midian ; Ephah, and Epher, and Hanoch, and Abidah, and Eldaah. All these were the

5 children of Keturah. And Abraham gave all that he

6 had unto Isaac. But unto the sons of the concubines, whom Abraham had, Abraham gave gifts, and sent them away from Isaac his son, while he yet lived, east-

7 ward, unto the east country. And these are the days of the years of Abraham's life which he Uved, an hundred

8 years, and threescore, and fifteen years. Then Abraham expired, and died in a good old age, old and fuU^ of

9 years ; and was gathered to his peoples. And his sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron the son of Zohar the Ilittite,

10 which is before Mamre: The field which Abraham purchased^ of the sons of Heth: there was Abraham

1 1 buried, and Sarah his wife. And it came to pass after the death of Abraham, that God blessed his son Isaac ; and Isaac abode by the well Lahai-roi.

12 Now these are the progeny of Ishmael, Abraham's son, whom JIagar the Egyptian, Sarah's handmaid,

13 bare unto Abraham: And these are the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, according to their progeny: the firstborn of Ishmael, Nebajoth: and

14 Kedar, and Abdeel, and Mibsam, And Mishma, and

15 Dumah, and Massa. Iluhar, and Tema, Jctur, Nephish,

16 and Kedemah: These are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names, by their enclosures, and by their strongholds ; twelve princes according to their races.

17 And these are the years of the life of Ishmael, an hundred years, and thirty years, and seven years : and he expired

18 and died; and was gathered unto his peoples. And they dwelt from Havilah unto Shur, that is before

* continued. - and took. ' satisfied. * acquired.

GENESIS, Chap. XXV.

Egypt, as thou comest towards Assyria : hi* portion lay* in the presence of all his brethren.

19 And these are the progeny of Isaac, Abraham's son;

20 Abraham begat Isaac : And Isaac was forty years old^ when he took Rebekah to wife, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Padan-aram, the sister to Laban the

21 Syrian. And Isaac entreated the Eternal facing his wife, because she was barren: and the Eternal was entreated of him, and Rebekah his wife became preg-

22 nant. And the children struggled together within her; and she said, If it be so, wherefore am I thus — ? And

23 she went to enquire of the Eternal. And the Eternal said unto her. Two nations are in thy womb,^ and two races shall be parted from thy bowels ; and one race shall be firmer than the other race ; and the elder* shall serve the

24 younger. And when her days to bear were full, behold,

25 there were twins in her womb.^ And the first went out red, all over like an hairy robe ; and they called his

26 name Esau. And after that went his brother out, his hand seizing Esau's heel ; and his name he called Jacob : and Isaac loas threescore years old^ when she bare them.

27 And the lads grew : and Esau was a cunning hunter,* a man of the field; but Jacob was a plain man,

28 abiding in tents. And Isaac loved Esau, because he did eat of his venison f but Rebekah loved Jacob.

29 And Jacob sod pottage : and Esau came from the field,

30 and he was faint: And Esau said to Jacob, Let me devour, I pray thee, from this red, even this red thing ; for I am faint : therefore was his name called Edom.

31 And Jacob said. Sell me this^ day thy birthright.

32 And Esau said. Behold, I am in peril» to die : and what^

33 is this birthright to me ? And Jacob said. Swear to me this^ day; and he sware to him: and he sold his

34 birthright unto Jacob. Then Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage of lentiles ; and he did eat and drink, and he rose and went ; thus Esau despised his birthright.

' fell. ^ a son of. ^ belly. * numerous. ^ a man kr owing hunting. « the hunting was in his mouth. ' as the. * going. ^ wherefore.

GENESIS, Chap. XXVI.

Chap. XXVI.

1 And there was a famine in the land, besides the first famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went unto Abiraelech king of the Philistines unto

2 Gerar. And the Eternal appeared unto him, and said, Go not down into Egypt : dwell in the land which I

3 shall telU thee of. Sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee ; for unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all these countries, and I will establish^ the oath which I sware unto Abraham thy

4 father : And I will make thy seed to multiply as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all these lands ; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the

5 earth bless themselves. As a reward^ that Abraham hearkened to my voice, and kept my charge, my com-

6 mandments, my ordinances, and my laws. And Isaac

7 abode in Gerar : And the men of the place asked him of his wife ; and he said, She is my sister : for he feared to say, She is my wife ; lest, said lie, the men of the place should slay me for Rebekah; because she was fair to

8 look upon.* And it came to pass, when he had been there a long time,^ that Abimelech king of the Philistines glanced out at the window, and saw, and, behold Isaac

9 was sporting** with Rebekah his wife. And Abimelech called Isaac, and said. Behold, of a surety she is thy wiie : and how saidst thou. She is my sister ? And Isaac

10 said imto him. Because I said. Lest I die for her. And Abimelech said. What is this thou hast done unto us ? one of the people might lightly^ have lain with thy wife,

1 1 and thou wouldst have brought guilt upon us. And Abimelech commanded all the people, saying. He that toucheth this man or his wife shall surely be put to

12 death. Then Isaac sowed in that land, and found in that year an hundredfold:^ and the Eternal blessed

13 him: Thus the man grew, and went forward,'*

14 and grew until he became very great : For he had possession of flocks, and possession of herds, and many

domestics: and the Philistines were jealous of him.

15 For all the wells which his father's servants had digged

■* say. * raise. ' heel, consequence. ^ good of sight, * the days to him there had been long. •» mocking. ' as a little. ** gates. " going.

GENESIS, Chap. XXVI.

in the days of Abraham his father, the Philistines had

16 stopped them and filled them with dust. And Abime- lech said unto Isaac, Go from us ; for thou art become

17 much mightier than we. And Isaac went thence, and encamped in the valley^ of Gerar, and abode there.

18 And Isaac digged again^ the wells of water, which 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 which his

19 father had called them. And Isaac's servants digged in the valley, 1 and found there a well of living water.

20 And the herdmen of Gerar quarrelled with Isaac's herd- men, saying. The water is ours : and he called the name of the well Esek ; because they contended with him.

21 And they digged another well, and quarrelled for that

22 also: and he called the name of it Sitnah. And he removed from thence, and digged another well ; and for that they quarrelled not ; and he called the name of it Rehoboth; and he said. For now the Eternal hath made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land.

23 24 And he went up from thence to Beer-sheba. And the Eternal appeared unto him the same night, and said, I am the God of Abraham thy father: fear not, for I om with thee, and will bless thee, and multiply thy

25 seed for my servant Abraham's sake. And he builded an altar there, and invoked' the name of the Eternal, and pitched^ his tent there : and there Isaac's servants

26 digged a well. Then Abimelech went to him from Gerar, and Ahuzzath his companion, and Phichol the

27 officer of his host. And Isaac said unto them. Why come ye to me, when ye hate me, and have sent me

28 away fi-om you? And they said. We saw plainly that the Eternal was with thee : and we said, Let there be now an oath"* between us, even between us and thee, and

29 let us make^ a covenant with thee. That thou wilt do us no evil, since we have not touched thee, and since we have done unto thee nothing but good, and have sent thee away in peace. Thou art now blessed of the

30 Eternal. And he made them a feast, and they did eat

31 and drink. And they rose early in the morning, and sware one to another f and Isaac sent them away, and

32 they went from him in peace. And it came to pass that

1 brook. 2 returned and digged. ' inclined. * execration. ^ cut. " a man to his brother. ^ called in.

,' • GENESIS, Chap. XXVI. XXVII.

day, that Isaac's servants came, and told him con- cerning the well which they had digged, and said unto

33 him. We have found water. And he called it Shebah : therefore the name of the city in Beer-sheba unto this day.

34 And Esau was forty years old,^ when he took to wife Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Bashe-

35 math the daughter of Elon the Hittite : And they were a vexation of spirit unto Isaac and unto Rebekah.

Chap. XXVII.

1 And it came to pass, that when Isaac was old, and his eyes were too dim to see, he called Esau his eldest^ son, and said unto him, My son: and he said unto him,

2 Behold, here am I. And he said. Behold now, 1 am

3 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 hunt me some venison :^'

4 And make me savoury meats, such as I love, and bring them to me, that I may eat; that my soul may bless

5 thee before 1 die. And Rebekah heard when Isaac spake to Esau his son. And Esau went to the field to

6 hunt /or venison,^ in order to bring it. And Rebekah said unto Jacob her son, as follows: Behold, I heard thy

7 father speak unto Esau thy brother saying. Bring me venison^ and make me savoury meats, that I may eat, and bless thee before the Eternal before my death.

8 Now therefore, my son, hearken to my voice according

9 to that which I command thee. Go now to the flock, and take me from thence two good kids of the goats , and I will make them savoury meats for thy father, such

10 as he loveth : And thou shalt bring thein to thy father, that he may eat, so that he may bless thee before his

1 1 death. And Jacob said to Rebekah his mother. Behold, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I am a smooth

12 man: My father peradventure will feel me and I shall be in his eyes as an impostor ; and I shall bring a curse

13 upon me, and not a blessing. And his mother said unto him. Upon me be thy curse, my son : only hearken

14 to my voice, and go take them to me. And he went, and took, and brought them to his mother : and his mother made savoury meats, such as his father loved.

' a son of. 2 great. ^ bear. * vessels. '' hunting.

GENESIS, Chap. XXVIL

15 And Rebekah took the costly garments of her eldest* son Esau, which were with her in the house, and clothed

16 with them Jacob her younger- son : And she clothed with the skins of the kids of the goats his hands, and

17 the smooth of his neck : And she gave the savoury meats, and the bread, which she had made, into the

18 hand of her son Jacob. And he came unto his father, and said. My father : and he said. Here am I ; who art

19 thou, my son? And Jacob said unto his father, I am. Esau thy firstborn ; I have done according as thou spakest unto me : arise, I pray thee, sit and eat of my

20 venison,^ that thy soul may bless me. And Isaac said unto his son. How is it that thou hast found it so quickly,^ my son? And he said. Because the Eternal

21 thy God caused it thus to happen before me. And Isaac said unto Jacob, Step near, I pray thee, that I may feel thee, my son, whether thou be my son Esau himself^ or

22 not. And Jacob stepped near unto Isaac his father; and he felt him, and said, The voice is Jacob's voice,

23 but the hands are the hands of Esau. And he recog- nised him not, because his hands were hairy, as his

24 brother Esau's hands: so he blessed him. And he said. Art thou my son Esau himself^ ? And he said, I am.

25 And he said. Reach it to me, and I will eat of my son's venison,^ that my soul may bless thee. And he reached it to him, and he did eat: and he brought him wine,

26 and he drank. And his father Isaac said unto him,

27 Step near now, and kiss me, my son. And he stepped near, and kissed him : and he smelled the odour of his garments, and blessed him, and said. See, the odour of my son is as the odour of a field which the Eternal hath

28 blessed : Therefore God give thee of the dew of heaven, and the fatness^ of the earth, and plenty of com

29 and must : Let peoples sei-ve thee, and races prostrate themselves to thee : be master over thy brethren, and let thy mother's sons prostrate themselves to thee : they that curse thee shall be cursed, and they that bless thee

30 shall be blessed. And it came to pass, as soon as Isaac had finished blessing Jacob, and Jacob was yet scarce gone out from the face of Isaac his father, that Esau his

31 brother came in from his hunting. And he also had made savoury meats, and brought them unto his father, and said unto his father. Let my father arise, and eat of his son's venison,^ that thy soul may bless me.

> great. ^ little. ^ hunting. * What is this thou hast hastened to find ?

* this. ^ oils.

-' '' GENESIS, Chap. XXVII.

32 And Isaac his father said unto him, Who art thou ? And

33 he said, I am thy son, thy firstborn, Esau. And Isaac trembled with an exceedingly great trembling, and said. Who then is he that hath hunted venison^ and brought it me, and I have eaten of all before thou earnest, and

34 have blessed him ? yea, and he shall be blessed. And when Esau heard the words of his father, he cried with a great and exceeding bitter cry, and said unto his father

35 Bless me, even me also, O my father. And he said, Thy brother came with subtlety, and hath taken thy

36 blessing. And he said, Is it because he was called Jacob, that he hath supplanted me these two times : he took mj birthright ; and, behold, now he hath taken my blessing. And he said. Hast thou not reserved a bles-

37 sing for me? And Isaac answered and said unto Esau, Behold, I have made^ him thy master, and all his brethren have I given to him for servants ; and with corn and must have I supported him : and what shall

38 I do now unto thee, mj son? And Esau said unto his father. Hast thou but one blessing, my father ? bless me, even me also, O my father. And Esau lifted up

39 his voice, and wept. And Isaac his father answered and said unto him. Behold, thy dwelling^ shall be the fatness^ of the earth, and from the dew of heaven from above ;

40 And by thy sword shalt thou live, and shalt serve thy brother ; and it shall come to pass when thou rovest about, II that thou shalt pull his yoke from off thy neck.

41 And Esau was hostile to Jacob because of the blessing wherewith his father blessed him : and Esau said in his heart. The days of mourning for my father approach ;

42 then will I slay my brother Jacob. And these words of Esau her elder^ son were told to Rebekah : and she sent and called Jacob her younger^ son, and said unto him, Behold, thy brother Esau, concerning thee, doth

43 comfort himself, intending to slay thee. Now there- fore, my son, hearken to my voice ; and arise, flee thou

44 to Laban my brotlier to Haran ; And abide with him

45 a few'days, until thy brothers fury turn ; ^^ Until thy brother's wrath turn away from thee, and he forget that which thou hast done to him : then I will send, and take thee from thence : wherefore should I be bereft also of

46 you both in one day? And Rebekah said to Isaac,

' hunting. J^ put. ^ stay. * oils. ^ groat. ^ little.

7 sinirle 8 return.

GENESIS, Chap. XXVIl. XXVIII.

My life is harassed, because of the daughters of Heth : if Jacob take a wife of the daughters of Heth, like these of the daughters of the land, what^ is life to me ?

Chap. XXVIII.

1 And Isaac called Jacob, and blessed him, and com- manded him, and said unto him. Thou shalt not take a

2 wife of the daughters of Canaan. Arise, go to Padan- aram, to the house of Bethuel thy mother's father; and take thee a wife from thence of the daughters of Laban

3 thy mother's brother. And God Almighty will bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, that thou

4 mayest be an assembly of peoples ; And give thee the blessing of Abraham, to thee, and to thy seed with thee ; that thou mayest possess the land of thy sojournings,

5 which God gave unto Abraham. And Isaac sent away Jacob ; and he went to Padan-aram unto Laban, son of Bethuel the Syrian, the brother of Rebekah, Jacob's

6 and Esau's mother. When Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob, and sent him away to Padan-aram, to take him a wife from thence; and that as he blessed him he prohibited him, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife of

7 the daughters of Canaan; And that Jacob had hearkened unto his father and his mother, and was gone to Padan-

8 aram ; Esau thus saw that the daughters of Canaan were

9 evil in the eyes of Isaac his father : Then went Esau unto Ishmael, and took besides his former wives, Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael Abraham's son, the sister of Nebajoth, to be his wife.

10 And Jacob went out from Beer-sheba, and went to- ll wards Haran. And he lighted upon the place, and tarried there^ all night, because the sun was set ;'* and he took of the stones of that place, and put them for a resting-place for his head, and lay down in that place.

12 And he dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the earth, and the top^ of it reached to heaven : and behold angels^ of

13 God going up and down on it. And, behold, the Eternal fitood^ above it, and said, I am the Eternal God of

* wherefore. ^ lodged. * come. ° head. ^ messengers. ' was placed.

GENESIS, Chap. XXVIII. XXIX.

Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac : the larxd whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy

14 seed ; And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt spread abroad^ to the west,- and to the east, and to the north, and to the south: and in thee and in

15 thy seed shall all the families oftheearth^ be blessed. And behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee whither- soever thou goest, and will restore thee again into this land ; for I will not forsake thee, until I have done that

16 which I have spoken to thee. And Jacob awoke out of his sleep, and he said. Surely the Eternal is in this

17 place; and I knew it not. And he was afraid, and said. How fearful is this place ! this is none other but the

18 house of God, and this is the gate of heaven. And Jacob rose early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put /or a resting-place tor his head, and set it up for a pillar,5and poured oil upon the top"* of it.

1 9 and he called the name of that place Beth-el : whereas

20 Luz had been the name of the city at the first. And Jacob vowed a vow, saying. If God will be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give

21 me bread to eat, and a garment to put on. So that I return to my father's house in peace: then shall the

22 Eternal be my God ; and this stone which I have put for a pillar,*' shall be God's house: and of all that thou shalt give me I will surely give the tenth unto thee.

Chap. XXIX.

1 Then Jacob lifted up his feet, and went into the land

2 of the children of the east. And he saw, and behold a well in the field, and, lo, there were three droves of sheep-'* crouching by it; for out of that well they gave the droves drink : and the stone upon the well's mouth

3 was great. And thither were all the droves gathered : and they rolled the stone from the well's mouth, and gave the flocks drink, and restored the stone upon the

4 well's mouth in its place. And Jacob said unto them, My brethren, whence are ye ? And they said, of llaran

5 are we. And he said unto them. Know ye Laban the

^ burbt forth. * seaward. ^ giound. * head. '•" flocks. " moiiunient.

2 E

GENESIS, Chap. XXIX.

6 son of Nahor? And they said, We know /«'m. And he said unto them. Is he well?' And they said, He w welh^and, be- hold, Rachel his daughter is coming with the flock.

7 And he said, Lo, it is yet high^ da}", it is not yet time for the cattle to be gathered : give ye drink to the flock,

8 and go and feed them. And they said. We cannot, until all the droves be gathered, and till they roll the stone from the well's mouth; then we give the flock

9 drink. And while he yet spake with them, Rachel came with her father's flock : for she was a shepherdess.

10 And it came to pass, when Jacob saw Rachel the daughter of Laban his mother's brother, and the flock of Laban his mother's brother, that Jacob stepped near, and rolled the stone from the well's mouth, and gave drink to the flock of Laban his mother's brother.

11 And Jacob kissed Rachel, and lifted up his voice, and

12 wept. And Jacob told Rachel that he ivas her father's kinsman,i° and that he tvas Rebekah's son : and she ran

13 and told her father. And it came to pass, when Laban heard the report^ of Jacob his sister's son, that he ran towards him, and embraced him, and kissed him, and brought him to his house. And he related to Laban all

14 these things. And Laban said unto him, Surely thou art my bone and my flesh. And he abode with him

1 5 the space of a month.^ And Laban said unto Jacob, Is it because thou art my brothei-, that thou shouldest serve

16 me for nought? tell me, what shall thy hire be? And Laban had two daughters : the name of the elder^ was

17 Leah, and the name of the younger^ icas Rachel. And the eyes of Leah were tender ; but Rachel was of beau-

18 tiful form, and of beautiful appearance.^ And Jacob loved Rachel; and said, I will serve thee seven years

19 for Rachel thy younger'' daughter. And Laban said, In is better that I give her to thee, than that I should

20 give her to another man : abide with me. And Jacob served seven years for Rachel; and they were in his

21 eyes asafew^klays, in his love for her. And Jacob said unto Laban, Give me my wife,, for my days are fulfilled,^

22 that I may come unto her. And Laban gathered

23 all the men of the place, and made a feast. And it came to pass in the evening, that he took Leah his daughter, and brought her to him ; and he came unto

* peace unto him. - peace is unto hira. ^ great. * fame. ' a month of days. 6 great. " little. " si^'ht. a full, io brother n single.

GENESIS, Chap. XXIX. XXX.

24 her. And Laban ^ave unto his daughter Leah Zilpah

25 his handmaid for a handmaid. And it came to pass, that in the morning, behold, it teas Leah : and he said to Laban, What is this that thou hast done unto me ? did not I serve with thee for Rachel ? wherefore then

26 hast thou deceived me ? And Laban said. It must not be so done in our place, to give the younger before the

27 firstborn. Fulfil the week of this one, and we will give thee this also for the service which thou shalt serve

28 with me yet seven other years. And Jacob did so, and fulfilled the week of that one: and he gave hifh Rachel

29 his daughter to wife also. And Lnban gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah his handmaid to be her handmaid.

30 And he came also unto Rachel, and he loved Rachel more than Leah, and served with him yet seven other

3 1 years. And when the Eternal saw that Leah was hated,

32 he opened her womb : but Rachel ivas barren. And Leah became pregnant, and bare a son, and she called his name Reuben : for she said. Surely the Eternal hath seen my affliction ; now therefore my husband will love

33 me. And she became pregnant again, and bare a son: and said. Because the Eternal hath heard that I loas hated, he hath therefore given me this also: and she

34 called his name Simeon. And she became pregnant again and bare a son ; and said, Now this time will my husband become attached to me, because I have born him three sons: therefore was his name called Levi.

35 And she became pregnant again, and bare a son : and she said. Now will I praise the Eternal : therefore she called his name Judah; and left^ bearing.

Chap. XXX,

1 And when Rachel saw that she bare Jacob no chUdreji^ Rachel envied her sister; and said unto Jacob, (jive^*

2 me children, if not I am a dead woman. And Jacob's wrath glowed against Rachel: and he said. Am I in God's stead, who hath kept back^ from thee the fruit of

3 the womb? And she said. Behold my maid servant Bilhah, come unto her; and she shall bear upon my

* stood. ^ get. ' refrained.

GENESIS, Chap. XXX.

4 knees, that I may also have children by her.i And she gave him Bilhah her handmaid to wife: and Jacob

5 came unto her. And Bilhah became pregnant, and

6 bare Jacob a son. And Rachel said, God hath pro- nounced judgment upon me, and hath also heard my voice, and hath given me a son : therefore called she

7 his name Dan. And Bilhah Rachel's handmaid became

8 pregnant again, and bare Jacob a second son. And Rachel said, Wrestlings of God have I wrestled^ with my sister: and I have prevailed: and she called his

9 name Naphtali. When Leah saw that she had left^ bearing, she took Zilpah her handmaid, and gave her

10 Jacob to wife. And Zilpah Leah's handmaid bare

1 1 Jacob a son. And Leah said. Good luck cometh : and

12 she called his name Gad. And Zilpah Leah's hand-

13 maid bare Jacob a second son. And Leah said. For my happiness ! for daughters will call me happy : and

14 she called his name Asher. And Reuben went in the days of wheat harvest, and found mandrakes in the field, and brought them unto his mother Leah. Then Rachel said to Leah, Give me, I pray thee, of thy son's

15 mandrakes. And she said unto her, Is it too little that thou hast taken my husband? and wouldest thou take

ray my son's mandrakes also? And Rachel said, ''herefore he shall lie with thee to-night for thy son's

16 mandrakes. And Jacob came out of the field in the evening, and Leah went out towards him, and said. Thou must come unto me ; for surely I have hired thee with my son's mandrakes. And he lay with her that

17 night. And God hearkened unto Leah, and she be-

18 came pregnant, and bare Jacob a fifth son. And Leah said, God hath given me my share,* because I have given my handmaid to my husband : and she called his

19 name Issachar. And Leah became pregnant, again,

20 and bare Jacob a sixth son. And Leah said, God hath endued me with a good dowry; now will my husband reside with me, because I have born him six sons: and

21 she called his name Zebulun. And afterwards she

22 bare a daughter, and called her name Dinah. And God remembered Rachel, and God hearkened to her,

23 and opened her womb: And she became pregnant, and bare a son ; and said, God hath taken away^ my

» he built by her means. - was I entwined. ^ stood. ' hire. ^ gathered.

^l

. - GENESIS, Chap. XXX.

24 disgrace : And sho called his name Joseph ; and said,

25 The Eternal will add to me another son. And it came to pass, when Rachel had bom Joseph, that Jacob said unto Laban, Send me away, that I may go unto

26 mine oxen place, and to my country. Give me my wives and my children for whom 1 have served thee, and let me go : for thou knowest my service which I

27 have served thee. And Laban said unto him, I pray thee, would I had found favour in thine eyes, I have divined that the Eternal hath blessed me for thy sake.

28 And he said*, Appoint^ me thy hire, and I will give

29 it. And he said unto him, Thou knowest how^ I have served thee, and what thy cattle has become with me.

30 For a little which thou hadst before me, is now increased^ unto a multitude, and the Eternal hath blessed thee since my coming,"* and now when shall I provide^ for

31 mine ovm house ;ilso ? And he said, What shall I give thee ? And Jacob said, Thou shalt not give me any thing: if thou wilt do tliis thing for me, 1 will turn

32 again," feed avif/keep thy flock.'"* I. will pass through all thy flock to day, removing from thence every one of the flock speckled and spotted, and every one dark among the sheej), and the spotted and speckled among

33 the goats : and they shall be my hire. And my righteousness shall answer for me in time to come,^ when thou goest^ over my hire before thee: every one that is not speckled and spotted among the goats, and diu-k among the sheep, that shall be accounted stolen with

34 me. And Laban said, B<^hoid, I would it might

35 be according to thy word. And he removed that day the he -goats that were ringstraked and spotted, and all the she goats that were speckled and spotted, mid every one that had white in it, and all the dark among the sheep, and gave them into the hands of his sons.

36 And he set three days journey^ between himself and Jacob: and Jacob fed the flock of Laban that was left.

37 And Jacob took him moist sticks of pojjlar, and of the almond and plane tree ; and peeled white strakes in t?liem, making bare the white wliich van in the sticks.

38 And he set down the sticks which he had pei led in the gutters in the watering troughs, whither the flocks came to drink, opposite the flocks, that they should become

39 heated when they came to drink. And the flocks be-

' prick. - what. ^ burst forth. * to my foot. ' do. * on the day of to morrow. ' couicst. * wuv. •* return, lu every one of thv tlock.

GENESIS, Chap. XXX. XXXI.

came heated before the sticks, and the flocks bare ring-

40 straked, speckled and spotted. And Jacob parted the lambs, and set^ the faces of the flocks toward the ring- straked, and all the dark in the flock of Laban ; and he put his oion droves by themselves, and set them not

41 with Laban's flocks. And it came to pass, whensoever the stronger]! flocks became heated, that Jacob put the sticks before the eyes of the flocks in the gutters, that

42 they might become heated among the sticks. But when the flocks were feeble,! he put them not: so that

43 feebler! were Laban's, and the stronger! Jaccjb's. And the man increased^ exceedingly, and had many flocks, and handmaids, and menservants, and camels, and asses.

Chap. XXXI.

1 And he heard the words of liabao's sons, saying, Jacob hath taken all that was our father's ; and of that which

2 was our father's hath he made all this glory. And Jacob saw the face of Laban, and, behold, it teas not

3 towards him as before.^ And the Eternal said unto Jacob, Return unto the land of tliy fathers, and to

4 thy kindred; and I will be with thee. And Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah to the field unto

5 his flock. And said unto them, I see your father's face, that it is not towards me as before f but the God of my

6 father hath been with me. And ye know that with all

7 my strength I have served your father. And your father hath deceived me, and changed my hire ten

8 times; but God suffered^ him not to do me evil. If he said thus, The speckled shall be thy hire ; then all the flocks bare speckled; and if he said thus, The ring- straked shall be thy hire; then bare all the flocks

9 ringstraked. Thus God hath delivered the cattle of

10 your father, and given them to me. And it came to pass at the time that the flocks became heated, that I lifted up mine eyes, and saw in a dream, and, behold, the rams which went up on the flocks were ringstraked,

1 1 speckled, and grisled. And an angel* of God sjiake unto me in a dream, saying, Jacob : And I said. Here

12 am I. And he said, Lift up now thine eyes, and see, ^ gave. ^ burst forth. ' yesterday, before yesterday. * messenger.

, - GENESIS, Chap. XXXI.

all the rams which go up on the flocks are nngstrakcd, speckled, and grisled: for I have seen all that Laban

13 doeth unto thee. I am the God of Beth-el, where thou anointedst a pillar,^a?irf where thou vowedst a vow unto nie : now arise, go out from this land, and return unto

14 the land of thy kindred. And Rachel and Leah answered and said unto him, Is there yet any portion or

15 inheritance for us in our father's house ? Are we not thought aliens by him ? for he hath sold us, and hath

16 also altogether eaten our money. For all the riches which God hath delivered from our father, that is our's, and our children's: now then, whatsoever God hath

17 said unto thee, do. Then Jacob rose, and lifted up his

18 sons and his wives upon the camels ; And he led away all his cattle, and all his substance which he had gotten, the cattle of his property, which he had gotten in Padan-aram, to come to Isaac his father to the land of

19 Canaan. For Laban had gone to shear his flock : and

20 Rachel stole the teraphim that loere her father's. And Jacob stole the heart of Laban the Syrian, in that none

21 told him that he fled. So he fled with all that he had ; and he rose, and passed over the river, and put his face

22 toicards mount Gilead. And it was told Laban on the

23 third day that Jacob was fled. And he took his breth- ren with him, and pursued after him seven days' journey ;^

24 and he overtook^' him in Mount Gilead. And God came to Laban the Syrian in a dream by night, and said unto him, Take heed that thou speak not to Jacob

25 cither good ' or evil. Then Laban overtook Jacob. Now Jacob had fixed his tent in the mount: and Laban

2,Q fixed with his brethren in the mount of Gilead. And Luban said to Jacob, What hast thou done, that thou hast stolen away my heart, and led away my daughters,

27 as captives taken with the sword? Wherefore didst thou ilcc away secretly, and steal away from me ; and didst not tell me, that 1 might have sent thee away with

28 joy, and with songs, with timbrel, and with harp? And hast not suffered me to kiss my sons and my daughters?

29 thou hast now done fjoiishly. It is in the ])()wcr of my hand to do you evil: but the God of your father said unto me yesternight, Take thou heed that thou speak

' way. 2 clave to. 3 monument.

GENESIS, Chap. XXXI.

30 not to Jacob either good or evil. And now, though. thou wouldest needs be gone, because thou sore longedst after thy father's house, yet wherefore hast thou stolen

31 my gods? And Jacob answered and said to Laban, Because I feared: for I said, Peradventure thou wouldest

32 violently take thy daughters from me. With whomso- ever thou findest thy gods, let him not live ; before our brethren recognise what is thine with me, arid take it to thee ; for Jacob knew not that Rachel had stolen

33 them. And Laban came 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,

34 and came into Rachel's tent. Now Rachel had taken the teraphim, and put them in the camel's saddle-pillow, and sat upon them. And Laban felt all the tent, but

35 found them not. And she said to her father. Let it not be displeasing^ in the eyes of my lord that I cannot rise before thee ; for the way of women is upon me. And

36 he searched, but found not the teraphim. And Jacob was wroth,^ and quarrelled with Laban : and Jacob an- swered and said to Laban, What is my trespass ? what is my sin, that thou hast so hotly pursued after me ?

37 For thou hast felt all my vessels, what hast thou found of all thy hon&ehold vessels? put it here before my brethren and thy brethren, that they may judge' between

38 us both. This twenty years have I been with thee : thy ewes and thy she-goats have not lost their young, and

39 the rams of thy Hock have I not eaten. That which was torn 1 brought not unto thee : I bare the loss of it; at my hand didst thou seek it, whether stolen by

40 day, or stolen by night. Where I was by day the drought consumed'* me, and the frost by night ; and my

41 sleep departed from mine eyes. I have now been twenty years in thy house ; I served thee fourteen years for thy two daughters, and six years for thy flocks : and thou

42 hast changed my hire ten times. Unless the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and the dread of Isaac, had been Avith me, surely thou hadst sent me away now empty. God hath seen my misery, and the labour

43 of my hands, and reproved^ thee yesternight. And Laban answered and said unto Jacob, These daughters

^ glow. - glowed. 3 argue. * ate. ^ argued.

-' ' GENESIS, Chap. XXXI. XXXII.

are my daughters, and these children are my children, and these flocks are my flocks, and all that thou seest h mine : and what can I do this day unto these my daughters, or unto their children which they have

44 born ? Now therefore come thou, let us make^ a covenant, I and thou ; and let it be for a witness between

45 me and thee. And Jacob took a stone, and set" it up

46 for a pillar.^ And Jacob said unto his brethren, Collect stones ; and they took stones, and made a stone-heap :

47 and they did eat there upon the stone-heap. And Laban called it Jegar-saliadutha : but Jacob called it

48 Galeed. And Laban said. This stone-heap is a witness between me and thee this day. Therefore was the name

49 of it called Galeed; And Mizpah; for he said, The Eternal watch between me and thee, when we are absent

50 from one 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 between me and

51 thee. And Laban said to Jacob, Behold this stone- heap, and behold this pillar,*" which I have cast^ between

52 me and thee. This stone-heap he witness, and this pil- \2iX%e witness, that I will not pass over this stone-heap to thee, and that thou shalt not pass over this stone-

53 heap and this pillar'' unto me, for evil. The God of Abraham, and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge between us. And Jacob sware by the

54 dread of his father Isaac. Then Jacob sacrificed upon the mountain, and called his brethren to eat bread ; and they did eat bread, and lodged all night in the moun-

55 tain. And early in the morning Laban rose, and kissed his sons and his daughters, and blessed them: and Laban went, and returned unto his place.

Chap. XXXIL

1 And Jacob went on his way, and the angels*^ of God

2 met' him. And when Jacob saw them, he said. This is God's camp: and he called the name of that place Mahanaim.

' cut. ' heaved. ^ kept close a man from bis fellow. * shot. ^ messengers (i niouuiiient. '< lighted on.

GENESIS, Chap. XXXII.

3 And Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his

4 brother unto the land of Seir, the field of Edom. And he commanded them, saying, Thus shall ye say unto my lord Esau ; Thy servant Jacob saith thus, I have sojourned with Laban, and have delayed there until

5 now: And I have oxen,^ and asses, flocks, and men- servants, and handmaids: and I have sent to tell my

6 lord, that I may find favour in thy eyes. And the mes- sengers returned to Jacob, saying, We came to thy brother Esau, and also he goeth towards thee, and four

7 hundred men with him. Then Jacob feared greatly and was distressed : and he apportioned the people that were with him, and the flocks, and herds, and the camels, into

8 two camps ; And said, If Esau come to the one camp, and smite it, then the remaining camp may escape.

9 And Jacob said, O God of my father Abraham, and God of my father Isaac, Eternal who saidst unto me. Return unto thy country, and to thy kindred, and

10 I will do thee good: I am too unworthy of all the mercies, and ofallthe truth which thou hast showed'ain to thy servant; lor with my staff"'^ I passed this Jordan;

11 and now I am become two camps. 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,

12 avd the mother with the children. And thou saidst, I will surely do thee good, and make** thy seed as the sand of the

1 3 sea, which cannot be numbered for multitude. And he lodged there that same night; and took of that which

14 came to his hand a present^ for Esau his brother ; Two hundred she goats and twenty he goats, two hundred

15 ewes, and twenty rams. Thirty milch camels with their colts,^ forty kine, and ten bulls, twenty she asses, and

16 ten foals. And he gave tlcem into the hand of his servants, every drove by itself,'' and said unto his ser- vants. Pass before me, and put a space between drove

17 and drove. And he commanded the first, saying, When Esau my brother, meeteth thee, and asketh thee, saying. Whose art thou ? and whither goest thou ? and

1 one of the herd. ^ done. 3 stick, * put. ^ oblation. ^ sons. ' a drove, a drove alone.

' ' GENESIS, Chap. XXXII.

18 whose are these before thee? Then thou shalt say, TAcyare thy servant Jacob's; it is a present^ sent unto my lord Esau: and, behold, also he is behind us.

19 And so commanded he the second, and the third, and all that went after the droves, saying, In this manner

20 shall ye speak unto Esau, when ye find him. And say ye moreover. Behold, thy servant Jacob is behind us; For he said, I will appease him' with the present^ that gocth before me, and afterwards I will see his face ; per-

21 adventure he will accept of me.^ So the present^ passed before him : and himself lodged that night in the

22 camp. And he rose that night, and took his two wives, and his two handmaids, and his eleven children, and passed

23 the ford Jabbok. And he took them, and made them pass the brook, and he made pass that which was his.

24 And Jacob was left alone ; and there wrestled a man

25 with him until the breaking of the day.^ And when he saw that he was not able to prevail against him, he touched the hollow of his thigh; and the hollow of Jacob's thigh was sprained, as he wrestled with him.

26 And he said. Send me away, for the day breaketh.^ And he said, I will not send thee away, except thou

27 bless me. And he said unto him, What is thy name?

28 And he said, Jacob. And he said. Thy name shall ]^e called" no more Jacob, but Israel : for thou hast con- tended with God and with men, and hast prevailed. ^

29 And Jacob asked him, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, thy name. • And he said, Wherefore is it that thou dost

30 ask after my name ? And he blessed him there. And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for I have seen

31 an angeF face to face, and my soul is preserved. And the sun shone upon him as he passed over Penuel, and

32 he halted upon his thigh. Therefore the children of

Israel eat not of the tendon which shrank, which is

upon the hollow of the thigh, unto this day : because

he touched the hollow of Jacob's thigh on the tendon

that shrank.

^ oblation. - expiate his face. ^ lift i,p my face. * the going np of the

dawa. * the dawn goeth nn. ^ said. '' been able.

o God.

GENESIS, Chap. XXXIII.

1 And Jacob lifted up his eyes, and saw, and, behold, Esau came, and with him four hundred men. And he apportioned the children unto Leah, and unto Rachel,

2 and unto the two handmaids. And he put the hand- maids and their children first, and Leah and her children

3 behind, and Rachel and Joseph hindmost.^ And he himself" passed before them, and prostrated himself to the earth seven times, until he stepped near to his'brother.

4 And Esau ran towards him, and embraced him, and fell

5 on his neck, and kissed him : and they wept And he lifted up his eyes, and saw the women and the children; and said. Who are these with thee ? And he said. The children with whom God hath favored thy servant.

6 Then the handmaidens stepped near, they and their

7 children, and prostrated themselves. And Leah also with her children stepped near, and prostrated them- selves : and afterwards Joseph and Rachel stepped near,

8 and they prostrated themselves. And he said, Wliat meanest thou by all this camp- which I met? And he said,

9 These are to find favour in the eyes of my lord. And Esau said, I have enough ; my brother, be thine that

10 which is thine. And Jacob said. Nay, I pray thee, if now I have found favour in thy eyes, then take my present^ at my hand: for therefore I have seen thy

* face, as though I had seen the face of a god-like being,

11 and thou wast pleased with me. Take, I pray thee, my blessing that is brought to thee; because God hath favoured me, and because I have everything. And he

12 pressed him, and he took it. And he said. Let us journey, and let us go, and I will go along with thee.

13 And he said unto him, My lord knoweth that the chil- dren are tender, and the flocks and herds with young|| are with me: and if men should overdrive them one

14 day, all the flocks will die. Let my lord, I pray thee, pass before his servant : and I will lead on gently in my slow progress, according to the pace"* of the drove^ that is before me, and according to the pace"* of the

15 children, until I come unto my lord unto Seir. And Esau said. Let me now leave'' with thee some of the people that are with me. And he said, Wherefore this?

16 let me find favour in the eyes of my lord. So Esau

1 behind. ^ Who is all this camp to thee ? •'' oblation. * foot. * woik. * cause to stay.

GENESIS, Chap. XXXIII. XXXIV.

17 returned that day on his way unto Seir. • And Jacob journeyed to Succoth, and built for himself a house, and made booths for his cattle : therefore he called the name of the place Succoth.

18 And Jacob came safely^ to the city of Shechem, which is in the land of Canaan, when he came from Padan-

19 aram; and encamped before the city. And he ob- tained a part" of a field, where he had spread^ his tent, at the hand of the children of Hamor, Shechem's father,

20 for an hundred kesitahs. And he erected there an altar, and called it El-elohe-Israel.

Chap. XXXIV.

1 And Dinah the daughter of Leah, whom she bare unto J^cob, went out to see among tlie daughters of the

2 land. And when Shechem the son of Hamor the Ilivite, prince of the country, saw her, he took her, and

3 lay with her, and afflicted her. And his soul clave unto Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the

4 damsel, and spake lovingly* to the damsel. And Shechem spake unto his father Hamor, saying, Take

5 me this young maiden to wife. And Jacob heard that he had defiled Dinah his daughter : now his sons were with his cattle in the field : and Jacob was silent

6 until they were come. i\.nd Hamor the father of Shechem went out unto Jacob to speak with him.

*J And the sons of Jacob came from the field when they heard it: and the men were grieved, and they were very wroth,^ because he had wrought a base deed against Israel in lying with Jacob's daughter ; and thus it ought

8 not to be done. And Hamor spake with them, say- ing, The soul of my son Shechem delighteth in your

9 daughter : I pray you give her him to wife. And in- termarry with us, and give j'our daughters unto us, and

10 take our daughters unto you. And ye shall abide with us : and the land shall be before you ; and travel ye

1 1 therein, and get you possessions therein. And Shechem said unto her father and unto her brethren. Let me find favour in your eyes, and what ye shall say unto me I

12 will give. Multiply upon me greatly^ dowry and gift, and I will give according as ye shall say unto me : but

^ complete. - portion. ^ inclined. * to the heart. ^ glowed.

'' exceedingly. ^

GENESIS, Chap. XXXIV.

J 3 give me -the damsel to wife. And the sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Ilamor his father with subtlety, and spake thus because he had defiled Dinah their sister:

14 And they said unto them, We cannot do this thing, to give our sister to one that is uncircumcised ; for that

15 i^ere a disgrace unto us: But in this will we consent unto you : K ye will be as we are, to circumcise every

16 male of you. Then will we give our daughters unto you, and we will take your daughters to us, and we will

17 abide with you, and we will become one people. But if ye will not hearken unto us, to be circumcised ; then

18 will we take our daughter, and we will go. And their words were good in the eyes of Hamor, and in the eyes of

19 Shechem Hamor's son. And the young man^ delayed not to do the thirtg, because he was pleased with Jacob's daughter : and he was the most honoured of all the House

20 of his father. And Hamor and Shechem his son came unto the gate of their city, and spake with the men of

2 1 their city, saying. These men are completely with us ; therefore let them abide in the land, and travel therein; for the land, behold, it is large enough for them ;^ let us take their daughters to us for wives, and let us give

22 them our daughters. Only herein will the men con- sent unto us for to abide with us, to be one people, if every male among us be circumcised, as they are

23 circumcised. /SVia// not their cattle and their property and every beast of their's he our's? only let us consent

24 unto them, and they will abide with us. And unto Hamor and unto Shechem his son hearkened all that went out of the gate of his city ; and every male was circumcised, all that went out of the gate of his city.

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

26 upon the city in security, and slew all the males. And they slew Hamor and Shechem his son with the edge^ of the sword, and took Dinah out of Shechem's house,

27 and went out. The sons of Jacob came upon the slain^, and plundered the city, because they had defiled

28 their sister. They took their flocks, and their herds, and their asses, and that which ivas in the city, and that

29 which teas in the field; And all their wealth^ and all

^lad. 2 wide of hand before them. ^n^Quth. * stabbed. "force.

GENESIS, Chap. XXXIV. XXXV.

their little ones, and their wives took they captive, and 30 plundered even all that was in the house. 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 Perrizzites : and I beinc/ few in^ number, they may gather themselves together against me, and smite me ; and I shall be exterminated, I and S 1 my house. And they said. Should he do with our sister as'^with an harlot?

Chap. XXXV.

1 And God said unto Jacob, Arise, go up to Bcth-el, and abide there: and make there an altar unto God, who appeared unto thee when thou fleddest from the

2 face of Esau thy brother. Then Jacob said unto his household, and to all that were with him. Remove the strange gods that are in the midst of you, and purify

3 yourselves, and change your garments : ■^ And let us arise, and go up to Beth-el; and I will make there an altar 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 vjiere in their hand, and all their pendants which were in their ears; and Jacob secreted them under the terebinth

5 which was by Shechem. And 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

6 Jacob. So Jacob came to Luz, which is in the land of Canaan, that is, Beth-el, he and all the people that

7 tvere with him. And he built there an altar, and called the place £l-beth-el: because there god-like beings^ were revealed unto him, when he fled from the face of

8 his brother. But Deborah Rebekah's nurse died, and she was buried beneath Beth-el under the oak : and he called its name Allonbachuth.

9 And God appeared unto Jacob again, when he came

10 from Padan-aram, and blessed him. And God said unto him, Thy name is Jacob: thy name shall not be railed any more Jacob, but Israel shall he thv name:

11 and he called his name Israel. And God said unto

' persons of. ' gods. ' outer garinonts.

GENESIS, Chap. XXXV.

him, I am God Almighty: be fruitful and multiply; a nation and an assembly of nations shall be of thee,

12 and kings shall go out of thy loins. And the land which I gave Abraham and Isaac, to thee I will give it,

13 and to thy seed after thee will I give the land. And God went up from him at the place where he spake

14 with him. And Jacob set up a pillar*^ in the place where he spake with him, even a pillar'^of stone : and he poured out a hbation thereon, and he poured oil

15 thereon. And Jacob called the name of the place

16 where God spake with him, Beth-el. And they jour- neyed from Betli-el ; and there was but a kibrath of land to come to Ephrath: and Rachel bare, and she had

17 hard labour.^ And it came to pass, when she was in hard labour,^ that the midwife said unto her. Fear not;

18 for this also is a son for thee. And it came to pass, as her soul was departing,^ for she died, that she called his name Ben-oni : but his father called his name Ben-

19 jamin. And Rachel died, and was buried on the way

20 to Ephrath, which is Beth-lehem. And Jacob set up a pillar'' upon her burying-place : that is the pillar'' of

21 Rachel's burying place unto this day. And Israel journeyed, and spread"* his tent beyond Migdal Edar.

22 And it came 'to pass, when Israel dwelt in that land, that Reuben went and lay with Bilhah his father's con- cubine : and Israel heard it. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve.

23 The sons of Leah; Reuben, Jacob's firstborn, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Zebu-

24 luu : The sons of Rachel ; Joseph, and Benjamin :

25 And the sons of Bilhah, Rachel's handmaid; Dan and

26 Naphtali : And the sons of Zilpah, Leah's handmaid ; Gad, and Asher ; these are the sons of Jacob, who were

27 born to him in Padan-aram. And Jacob came unto Isaac his father unto Mamre, the city of Arbah, which

28 is Hebron, where Abraham and Isaac sojourned. And the days of Isaac were an hundred and fourscore years.

29 And Isaac expired, and died, and was gatherod unto his peoples, heing old and fulP of days : and his sons Esau and Jacob buried him.

' was hard in her bearing. - hard in her bearing. ^ going out. * inclined. ^ satisfied. ' monument.

GENESIS, Chap. XXXVI.

CiiAP. XXXVI.

1 Now these are the generations of Esau, who is Edom.

2 Esau took his wives of the daughters of Canaan ; Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite, and Ahohbamah the daughter of Anah the daughter of Zibeon the Hivite ;

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

4 And Adah bare to Esau Eiiphaz; and Basmath bare ■ 5 Reuel ; And Ahohbamah bare Jeush, and Jaalam, and

Korah : these are the sons of Esau, who were born unto

6 him in the land of Canaan. And Esau took his wives, and his sons, and his daughters, and all the souls of his house, and his cattle, and all his beasts, and all his pro- perty, which he had got in the land of Canaan : and went into a country away from the face of his brother Jacob.

7 For their substance was more than that they could abide together; and the land of their sojournings could not

8 bear them because of their cattle. Thus Esau abode

9 in mount Seir: Esau is Edom. And these are the generations of Esau the father of Edom in mount Seir:

10 These are the names of Esau's sons; Eiiphaz the son of Adah the wife of Esau, Reuel the son of Bas-math the

11 wife of Esau. And the sons of Eiiphaz were Teman,

12 Omar, Zepho, and Gatam, and Kenaz. And Timna was concubine to Eiiphaz Esau's son ; and she bare to Eiiphaz Amalek : these roere the sons of Adah Esau's

13 wife. And these are the sons of Reuel; Nahath, and Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah : these were the sons of

14 Basmath Esau's wife. And these were the sons of Ahohbamah, the daughter of Anah the daughter of Zibeon, Esau's wife : and she bare to Esau Jeush, and

15 Jaalam, and Korah. These icere chieftains of the sons of Esau : the sons of Eiiphaz the firstborn son of Esau ; chieftain Teman, chieftain Omar, chieftain Zepho,

16 chieftain Kenaz. Chieftain Korah, chieftain Gatam, anrf chieftain Amalek : these are the chieftains that came of Eiiphaz in the land of Edom ; these were the sons

17 of Adah. And these are the sons of Reuel Esau's son ; chieftain Nahath, chieftain Zerah, chieftain Sham- mah, chieftain Mizzah : these are the chieftains that came of Reuel in the land of Edom ; these are the sons

•1 V

GENESIS, Chap. XXXVI.

18 of Basraath Esau's wife. And these are the sons of AhoUbamah Esau's wife ; chieftain Jeush, chieftain Jaa- 1am, chieftain Korah: these icere the chieftains that came of AhoUbamah the daughter of Anah, Esau's wife.

19 These are the sons of Esau, who is Edora, and these are their chieftains.

20 These are the sons of Seir the Horite, the inhabit- ants of the land; Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon, and

21 Anah, And Dishon, and Ezer, and Dishan : these are the chieftains of the Horites, the children of Seir

22 in the land of Edom. And the children of Lotan were Hori and Ileman ; and Lotan's sister was Timna.

23 And the children of Shobal were these; Alvan, and

24 Manahath, and Ebal, Shepho, and Onam. • And these are the children of Zibeon; and Ajah, and Anah: this xoas that Anah that found the yemim in the desert, as

25 he fed the asses of Zibeon his father. And the chil- dren of Anah xi^ere these ; Dishon, and AhoUbamah the

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

27 The children of Ezer are these; Bilhan, and Zaavan,

28 and Akan. The children of Dishan are these; Uz,

29 and Aran. These are the chieftains that came of the Horites; chieftain Lotan, chieftain Shobal, chieftain

30 Zibeon, chieftain Anah. Chieftain Dishon, chieftain Ezer, chieftain Dishan: these are the chieftains that came of Hori, according to their chieftains 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

32 of Israel. And Bela the son of Beor reigned in Edom :

33 and the name of his city was Dinhabah. And Bela died, and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in

34 his stead. And Jobab died, and Husham of the land

35 of the Temanite reigned in his stead. And Husham died, and Hadad the son of Bedad, who smote Midian in the field of Moab, reigned in his stead : and the name of

oG his city was Avith. And Hadad died, and Samlah of

37 Masrekah reigned in his stead. And Samlah died, and Shiml of Rehoboth h>j the river reigned in his stead.

38 And Shaul died, and Baal-hanan the son of Achbor

39 reigned in his stead. And Baal-hanan the son of

. '" GENESIS, Chap. XXXVI. XXXVII.

Achbor died, and Hadar reigned in his stead • and the name of his city was Pau ; and his wife's name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Hatred, the daughter of

40 Mezahab. And these are the names of the chief- tains that came of Esau, according to their famihes, after their places, by their names; chieftain Timnah, chieftain

4 1 Alvah, chieftain Jetheth. Chieftain Ahohbamah, chief-

42 tnin Elah, chieftain Pinon, Chieftain Kenaz, chieftain

43 Teman, chieftain Mibzar, Chieftain Magdiel, chieftain Iram : these are the chieftains of Edom, according to their habitations, in the land of their possession : he is Esau the father of the Edomites.

Chap. XXXVII.

1 And Jacob abode in the land of his father's sojourning,

2 in the land of Canaan. These are the progeny of Jacob. Joseph, bemff seventeen years old,^ was feeding the flock with his brethren ; and the lad was with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father's wives: and Joseph brought unto his father their evil

3 report. Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age : and he

4 made him a long, sleeved garment. And when his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren, they hated him, and could not speak

5 peaceably unto him. And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it his brethren : and they continued still

6 more to hate him. And he said unto them, Hear, I

7 pray you, this dream which I have dreamed : For, be- hold, we were binding sheaves in the midst of the field, and, lo, my sheaf arose, and also placed itself upriglit ; and, behold, your sheaves surrounded, and prostrated

8 themselves to my sheaf. And his bi'ethren said to him, Shalt thou indeed reign over us? or shalt thou indeed have dominion over us ? and they continued to hate him

9 still more for his dreams, and for his words. And he dreamed yet another dream, and related it to his breth- ren, and said. Behold, I have dreamed a dream more ; and, behold, the sun and the moon and eleven stars

' a son of seventeen years.

GENESIS, Chap. XXXVII.

10 prostrated themselves to me. And he related it to his father, and to his brethren : and his father rebviked him, and said unto him, What is this dream that thou hast dreamed ? Shall I and thy mother and thy brethren indeed come to prostrate ourselves to thee to the earth?

11 And his brethren envied him; but his father observed

12 the matter.^ And his brethren vpent to feed their

13 father's flock in Shechem, And Israel said unto Joseph, Do not thy brethren feed the Jlock in Shechem ? come, and I will send thee unto them. And he said to him,

14 Here am I. And he said to him, Go, I pray thee, see if peace be with thy brethren, and if peace be with the flocks ; and bring^ me word again. So he sent him out

15 of the vale of Hebron, and he came to Shechem. And a man found him, and behold, he was straying in the field : and the man asked him, saying, What seekest

16 thou? And he said, I seek my brethren: tell me, I

17 pray thee, where they feed their Jlocks ? And the man said. They have journeyed hence ; for I heard them say, Let us go to Dothan. And Joseph went after his breth-

18 ren, and found them in Dothan. And when they saw Kim afar off, even before he approached unto them, they

19 conspired against him to put him to death. And they said one to another,^ Behold, that dreamer'' cometh.

20 Come now therefore, and let us slay him, and cast him into one of the pits, and we will say. Some evil beast^ hath ealen him : and we shall see what will become of

21 his dreams. And Reuben heard it, and he delivered him. out of their hands; and said, Let us not kill him.^

22 And Reuben said unto them. Shed no blood, cast him into this pit that is in the desert, but lay^ no hand upon him ; that he might deliver him out of their hands, to

23 restore him to his father. And it came to pass, when Joseph was come unto his brethren, that they made Joseph strip off *^his /o7<^, sleeved g^rmenX., the long, sleeved

24 garment that loas on him ; And they took him, and cast him into the pit : and the pit was empty, there was

25 no water in it. And they sat down to eat bread : and they lifted up their eyes and saw, and, behold, a com- pany of Ishmaelites came from Gilead with their camels

* kept the word. - restore. '^ a n^an to his brother. * owner of dreams.

5 animal. "^ smite him a soul. ' send.

t> iu.ctthcii.

.. ' GENESIS, Chap. XXXVII. XXXVIII.

oearing spiceryl and balm and labdanam,|| goinf; to

26 bring it down to Egypt. And Judah said unto his brethren, What profit is it if we slay our brother, and

27 conceaP his blood? Come, and let us sell him to the Ishmaelites, and let not our hand be upon him : for he is our brother and our flesh. And his brethren heark-

28 ened. Then there passed l)y Midianites merchantmen ; and they drew and brought up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmaelites for twenty pieces of

29 silver: and they brought Joseph into Egypt. And Reuben returned unto the pit; and he rent his gar-

30 ments. And he returned unto his brethren, and said,

31 The child is not; audi, whither shall I go? And they took Joseph's lo7ii/, sleeved garment, and slaughtered a kid- of the goats, and dipped the lo7i</, sleeved garment in the

32 blood ; And they sent the long, sleeved garment, and they brought it to their father ; and said, This have we found : recognise now whether it he thy son's long, sleeved

33 garment or no. And he recognised it, and said. It is my son's long, sleeved garment ; an evil beast^ hath eaten him ;

34 Josej)h is without doubt torn to pieces. And Jacob rent his outer garments, and put sackcloth upon his

35 loins, and mourned for his son many days. And all his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him ; but he refused to comfort himself; and he said, for I will go down into the grave unto my son mourning. Thus his

36 father wept for him. And the Midianites sold him into Egypt unto Potiphar, a captain^ of Pharaoh's, officer ot the executioners.

Chap. XXXVIII.

1 And it came to pass at that time, that Judah went down from his brethren, and turned in'' to a certain Adulla-

2 mite man, whose name 7cas llirah. And Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanitish man, whose name was Shuah ; and he took her, and came unto her.

3 And she became pregnant, and bare a son ; and he

4 called his nanic Er. And she became pregnant again,

5 and bare a son ; and she called his name Onan. And she continued and again bare a son ; and called his name Shclah : and he was at Chezib, when she bare

6 him. And Judah took a wife for Er his firstborn,

' cover. - liairv. ^ aiiiniHl. * a eunuch. ^ inclined.

GEXESIS, Chap. XXXVTII.

7 whose name was Tamar. And Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked^ in the eyes of the Eternal; and the Eternal

8 put him to death. And Judah said unto Onan, Come unto thy brother's wife, and marry her as brother-in-

9 law, and raise seed to thy brother. And Onan knew that the seed would not be his ; and it came to pass, when he came unto his brother's wife, that he wasted^ it on the earth, in order not to give seed to his brother.

10 And the thing which he did was evil in the eyes of the

1 1 Eternal : therefore he put him to death also. Then said Judah to Tamar h's daughter-in-law. Abide a widow at thy father's house, till Shelah my son be grown : for he said. Lest peradventure, he die also, as his brethren did. And Tamar went and abode in her father's house.

12 And in process of time^ the daughter of Shuah Judah's wife died ; and Judah was comforted, and went up unto his sheep-shearers to Timnath, he and his friend-* Hirah

13 the Adullamite. And it was told Tamar, saying, Be- hold thy husband's father goeth up to Tinmath to shear

14 his flock. And she removed the garments of her widow- hood from her, and covered herself with a veil, and wrapped herself, and sat at the entrance of Enayim, which is on the way to Timnath; for she saw that She- lah was grown, and she was not given unto him to

15 wife. When Judah saw her, he thought her to be an

16 harlot; because she had covered her face. And he inclined towards her by the way, and said, Come, I pray thee, let me come unto thee ; for he knew not that she was his daughter-in-law. And she said. What wilt thou

17 give me, that thou mayest come unto me? And he said, I will send forth to tJiee a kid of the goats from the flock. And she said. If thou wilt give me a pledge, till

18 thou send it? And he said. What pledge shall I give thee ? And she said, Thy signet, and thy string, and thy staff" that is in thine hand. And he gave it her, and

19 came unto her, and she became pregnant by him. And she arose, and went away, and removed her veil from

20 her, and put on the garments of her widowhood. And Judah sent the kid of the goats by the hand of his friend^ the Adullamite, to take his pledge from the

21 woman's hand: but he found her not. Then he asked the men of that place, saying, Where is the prostitute that was at Enayim on the road ? And they said. There was

22 no prostitute in \K\s place. And he returned unto Judah

1 evil. ^ corrupted. ' the days increased. * fellow.

GENESIS, CHAr. XXXVill. XXXIX.

and said, I did not find her; and the men of the place also

23 said, that there was no prostitute in this place. And Judah said, Let her take it to her, lest we become ascorn: behold,

24 I sent this kid, and thou hast not found her. And it came to pass about three months after, that it was told Judah, saying, Tamar thy daughter-in-law hath plaj'cd the harlot, and also, beheld, she is pregnant by fornication. And Judah said. Bring her forth, and let her be burnt.

25 When she loas brought forth, she sent to her husband's father, saying, By the man, whose these are, am I preg- nant: and she said. Recognise, I pray thee, whose are

26 these, the signet, and strings, and staff. And Judah recognised thcyn, and said. She hath been more righteous than I ; because that I gave her not to Shelah my son. ^

27 And he knew her again no more. And it came to pass, in the time of her bearing, that, behold, twins were in

28 her womb.^ And it came to pass, when she bare, that the one put out^ his hand: and the midwife took and tied upon his hand a shining red thread, saying. This came

29 out first. And it came to pass, as he drew back^ his hand, that, behold, his brother came out : and she said, How hast thou burst forth ? this breach be upon thee :

'30 therefore he called his name Pharez. And afterwards came out his brother, that had the shining red thread upon his hand: and his name was called Zarah.

Chap. ^XXIX.

1 And Joseph was brought down to Egypt ; and Potiphar, a captain"* of Pharaoh, officer of the executioners, an Egyptian man, obtained him from the hands of Ishmael-

2 ites, who had brought him down thither. And the Eternal was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man; and he was in the house of his lord the Egyptian.

3 And his lord saw that the Eternal icos with him, and that the Eternal made all that he did to prosper in his

4 hand. And Joseph found favour in his eyes, and he ministered unto him : and he appointed him overseer over his house, and all that he had he gave into his hand.

5 And it came to pass when he had appointed him over- seer over his house, and over all that he had, that the Eternal blessed the Egyptian's house for Joseph's sake ; and the blessing of the Eternal was upon all that lie hacl

G in the house, and in the field. And he left'' all that ^ belly. '■ gave. ' restored. ■* eunuch. ' forsook.

GENESIS, Chap. XXXIX. •

he had in Joseph's hand ; and he knew not ought he had, save the bread which he did eat. And Joseph

7 was of beautifal form and beautiful appearance.^ And it came to pass after these things that his lord's wife lifted up her eyes to Joseph ; and she said, Lie with

8 me. But he refused, and said unto his lord's wife, Behold, my lord knoweth not what is with me in the house, and he hath given all that he hath into my hand ;

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

10 against God? And it came to pass, as she spake to Joseph day by day, that he hearkened not unto her, to

1 1 lie by her, or to be with her. And it came to pass on such a day, that Joseph went into the house to do his work ; and there was none of the men of the house

12 there within. And she caught him by his garment, saying. Lie with me: and he left^ his garment in her

13 hand, and ran away, and went out abroad. And it came to pass, when she saw that he had left^ his garment in her

14 hand, and had run away abroad. That she called unto the men of her house, and spake unto them, saying. See, he hath brought in an Hebrew unto us to mock us ; he came unto me to lie with me, and I called with a loud^

15 voice: And it came to pass, when he heard that I lifted up my voice and called, that he left^ his garment

16 with me, and ran away, ana went out abroad. And she placed his garment by her, until his lord came into his

17 house. And she spake unto him according to these words, saying. The Hebrew sei-vant, whom thou hast

18 brought unto us, came unto me to mock me : And it came to pass, as I lifted up my voice and called, that he

19 left- his garment with me, and ran away abroad. And it came to pass, when his lord heard the words of his wife, which she spake unto him, saying, After this man- ner^ did thy servant to me; that his wrath glowed.

20 And Joseph's lord took him, and put^ him into the prison-house, a place where the king's prisoners were

21 bound: and he was there in the prison-house. But the Eternal was with Joseph, and shewed^ him mercy, and gave him flivour in the eyes of the officer of the

22 prison-house.* And the officer of the prison-house gave

^ sight. - forsook. " great. ' words. ' gave. * inclined.

. - ' GENESIS, Chap. XXXIX. XL.

to Joseph's hand all the prisoners that were in the prison- house ; and whatsoever they did there, ha was the doer 23 of it. The officer of the prison-house saw not to any thing that was under his hand ; because the Eternal was with him, and that which he did, the Eternal made to prosper.

Chap. XL.

1 And it came to pass after these things, that the butler of the king of Egypt and his baker had sinned against

2 their lord the king of Egypt. And Pharaoh was angry against two of his eunuchs, against the officer of the

3 butlers, and against the officer of the bakers. And he put^ them in the ward of the house of the officer of the executioners, into the prison-house the place where

4 Joseph was bound. And the officer of the executioners charged Joseph with them, and he ministered unto

5 them : and they were a year^ in ward. And they dreamed a dream both 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,

6 who were bound in the prison-house. And Joseph came unto them in the morning, and when he saw them,

' 7 behold they were troubled. And he asked Pharaoh's eunuchs that toere with him in the ward of his lord's

8 house, saying. Why are your faces sad^ to-day ? And they said unto him. We have dreamed a dream, and there is no interpreter of it. And Joseph said unto them. Do not interpretations belong to God ? relate them

9 to me, I pray you. And the officer of the butlers re- lated his dream to Joseph, and said to him, In my dream,

10 behold, a vine xvas before me; And on the vine weie three shoots: and it loas as though it flowered, and its blossom went up ; and tb.e clusters thereof ripened into

1 1 grapes : And Pharaoh's cup was in my hand : and I took the grapes, and pressed them into Pharaoh's cup,

1 2 and I gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand.^ And Joseph said unto him. This is the intei-pretation of it: The

13 three shoots are three days: Yet within three days shall Pharaoh lift up thine head, and restore thee unto thy place :^ and thou shalt give Pharaoh's cup into his hand, after the former manner^ when thou wast his

1 <ave. - days. ' evil. * hollow. ^ frame. " first judgment.

GENESIS, Chap. XL. XLI.

14 butler, O that thou wouldst remember me when it shall be well with thee, and wouldst show mercy, I pray tiiee, unto me and make mention of me unto Pharaoh,

15 and bring me out of this house: 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

16 the dungeon.! When the officer of the bakers saw that he had interpreted for good, he said unto Joseph, I also saw in my dream, and, behold, I had three baskets of

17 white bread on my head: And in the uppermost basket there was of all manner of food for Pharaoh, the work^ of a baker ; and the fowls did eat them out of the basket

18 upon my head. And Joseph answered and said. This is the interpretation thereof: The three baskets are three

19 days: Yet within three days shall Pharaoh lift up thy head from off thee, and shall hang thee on a tree ; and

20 the fowls shall eat thy flesh from off thee. And it came to pass the third day, ichich was Pharaoh's birth- day, that he made a feast unto all his servants : and he lifted up the head of the officer of the butlers, and of the officer of the bakers in the midst of his servants.

21 And he restored the officer of the butlers unto his but- lership again ; and he gave the cup into Pharaoh's

22 hand:"^ But he hanged the officer of the bakers: as

23 Joseph had interpreted to them.* Yet did not the officer of the butlers remember Joseph, but forgat him.

Chap. XLI.

1 And it came to pass at the end of two full years,'* that Pharaoh dreamed: and, behold, he stood by the river.

2 And, behold, there came up out of the river seven kine beautiful to the sight and plump-fleshed ; and they fed

3 in the reed-grass. And, behold, seven other kine came up after them out of the river, bad to the sight and thin- fleshed ; and stood by the otJier kine upon the brink^ of

4 the river. And the kine bad to the sight and thin- fleshed did eat uj) the seven kine that were beautiful to

* pit. -deed. ^jjoUow. * days. ^ lip.

GENESIS, Chap. XLI.

5 tht; sight and plump. So Pharaoh awoke. And he slept and dreamed a second time : and, behold, seven ears of corn came up upon one stalk,' plump and good.

6 And, behold, seven thin ears and parched with the east

7 wind grew up after them. And the seven thin ears swallowed the seven plump and full ears. And Pharaoh

8 awoke, and, behold, it was a dream. And it came to pass in the morning that his spirit was troubled- ; and he sent and called for all the engravers of hieroglyphics of Egypt, and all the wise men thereof: and Pharaoh re- lated to them his dream ; but none cftuld interpret it

9 unto Pharaoh. Then spake the officer of the butlers unto Pharaoh, saying, I will make mention of my

1 0 faults^ to-day : Pharaoh was angry with his servants, and put'* me in ward in the house of the officer of the executioners, both me and the officer of the bakers:

1 1 And we dreamed a dream in one night, I and he ; we dreamed each man according to the interpretation of his

12 dream. And there was there with us a lad, an Hebrew, servant to the officer of the executioners ; and we related to him, and he interpreted to us our dreams; to each

43 man according to his dream he did interpret. And it came to pass, as he interpreted to us, so it was; me he

14 restored unto my office,^ and him he hanged. Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they brought him hastily out of the dungeon -.^ and he clipped his hair, and

15 changed his raiment^ and came unto Pharaoh. And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I have dreamed a dream, and none can interpret it : and I have heard say of thee, that thou canst understand^ a dream to interpret it.

16 And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying. Not I: God

17 will answer the peace of Pharaoh. And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, In my dream, behold, I stood upon the

18 bank^ of the river: And, behold, there came up out of the river seven kine, plump-fleshed and beautiful of

19 form; and they fed in the reed-grass: And, behold, seven other kine came up after them, poor, and very bad of form and lean-fleshed, such as I never saw in all

20 the land of Egypt for badness : And the lean and the

* cane. * struck, ^ sins. * gave. ' frame. ° pit. ' outer garments.

* hear. * lip.

GENESIS, Chap. XLl.

21 bad kine did eat up the first seven plump kine: And when they had eaten them up,i it could not be known that they had eaten them up;i their appear-

22 ance" being bad, as previously. So I awoke. And I saw in my dream, and, behold, seven ears came

23 up on one stalk^ full and good : And, behold, seven ears, sapless, thin, and parched with the east wind, grew

24 up after them : And the thin ears swallowed the seven good ears : and I said it unto the engravers of hiero-

25 glyphics ; but none could tell it to me. And Joseph said unto Pharaoh, The dream of Pharaoh is one : God

26 hath told Pharaoh what he is about to do. The seven good kine are seven years ; and the seven good ears are

27 seven years ; the dream is one. And the seven thin and bad kine that came up after them are seven years , and the seven lean ears of corn parched with the east

28 wind shall be seven years of famine. This is the thing which I have spoken unto Pharaoh : What God is about

29 to do he hath shown unto Pharaoh. Behold, there come seven years of great plenty throughout all the

30 land of Egypt: And there shall arise after them seven years of famine : and all the plenty shall be forgotten in the land of Egypt ; and the famine shall consume'* the

31 land; And the plenty shall not be known in the land because of that famine afterwards ; for it shall be very

32 heavy. And for that the dream was repeated unto Pha- raoh twice ; it is because the thing is determined by God,

33 and God hasteneth to do it. Now therefore let Pharaoh look out^ a man understanding and wise, and set him over

34 the land of Egypt Let Pharaoh do this, and let him appoint overseers over the land, and take up the fifth part of the land of Egypt in the seven years of plenty.

35 And let them store up all the food of those good years that come, and pile up corn under the hand of Pharaoh,

36 for food in the cities and let them keep it. And the food shall be as a charge for the land against the seven years of famine, which shall be in the land of Egypt;

37 that the land be not cut off through the famine. And the thing was good in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the

^ when they had come into their inwards. ^ sight. ^ cane. * finish. * see.

^ ■ GENESIS, Chap. XLI.

38 eyes of all his sei*vants. And Pharaoh said unto his servants, Can we find such a one as this is, a man in

39 whom the Spirit of God is? And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Since God hath made all this known unto thee,

40 there is none so discreet and wise as thou xirt: Thou shalt be over my house, and to thee shall all my people do homage:^ only in the throne will I be greater than thou.

41 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, See, I have set^ thee

42 over all the land of Egypt. And Pharaoh took oflP^ his ring from his hand, and put'^ it upon Joseph's hand, and clothed him in garments of fine linen, and put a gold

43 collar about his neck ; And he made him to ride in the carriage of the second in rank which he had; and they called before him, Abrech : and he set- him

44 over all the land of Egypt. And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I am Pharaoh, but Avithout thee sl>all no man

45 lift up his hand or foot in all the land of Egypt. And Pharaoh called Joseph's name Zaphnath-paaneah ; and he gave him to wife Asenath the daughter of Poti- pherah priest of On. And Joseph went out over all

46 the land of Egypt. And Joseph loas thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from before Pharaoh, and passed

47 throughout all the land of Egypt. And in the seven years of plenty, the earth brought forth^ by handfuls.

48 And he stored up all the food of the seven years which was in the land of Egypt, and laid up^ the food in the cities: the food of the field which luas round about

49 every city, laid^ he up in the midst thereof And Joseph piled up corn as the sand of the sea, very much, until

50 he ceased numbering ; for zYwos without number. And unto Joseph were born two sons before the year of famine came, whom Asenath the daughter of Poti-

51 pherah priest of On bare unto him. And Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh : For God, said he, hath effaced from my mind all my trouble, and all my

52 father's house. And the name of the second called he Ephraim: For God hath caused me to be fruitful in the

53 land of my misery. And the seven years of plenty, that

54 was in the land of Egypt, were finished. And the seven

1 upon thy mouth shall all my people kiss. - given. ' removed. * gave.

^ made.

GENESIS, Chap. XLI. XLII.

years of famine began to come, according as Joseph had said : and the famine was in all lands ; but in all the land

55 of Egypt there was bread. And when all the land of Egypt was famished, the people cried to Pharaoh for bread: and Pharaoh said unto. all Egypt, Go unto

5Q Joseph ; what he saith to you, do. And the famine was over all the face of the earth : and Joseph opened all the places that had food in them, and sold grain unto the Egyptians ;i and the famine waxed sore^ in the land

57 of Egypt. And all the earth came into Egypt to Joseph for to buy grain ; because that the famine was sore" in all the earth.

Chap. XLII.

1 Now when Jacob saw that there was a sale of corn in Egypt, J.acob said unto his sons. Wherefore do ye look

2 to yourselves? And he said. Behold, I have heard that there is a sale of corn in Egypt : go down thither, and buy grain for us from thence ; that we may live,

3 and not die. And Joseph's ten brethren went down

4 to buy corn in Egypt. But Benjamin, Joseph's brother, Jacob sent not with his brethren ; for he said, Lest

5 peradventure mischief befall him. And the sons of Israel came to buy grain among those that came ; for

6 the famine was in the land of Canaan. And Joseph was the governor over the land, and he it was that sold grain to all the people of the land : and Joseph's breth- ren came, and prostrated themselves before him ivitU

7 their faces^ to the earth. And Joseph saw his breth- ren, and he recognised them, but made himself strange unto them, and spake roughly unto them ; and he said unto them. Whence come ye ? And they said. From the

8 land of Canaan to buy grain for food. And Joseph recognised his brethren, but they recognised him not.

9 And Joseph remembered the dreams which he dreamed of them, and said unto them, Ye are spies; to see the

10 nakedness of the land ye are come: And they said unto him. Nay, my lord, but to buy grain for food are

1 1 thy servants come. We are all one man's sons ; we are

12 trustworthy, thv servants are no spies. And he said

' Egypt. ^ was strong. ' nostrils.

GENESIS, Chap. XLIl.

unto them, Nay, but to see the nakedness of the land

13 ye are come. And they said, Thy servants are twelve brethren, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan ; and, behold, the youngest^ is this day with our father,

14 and one is not And Joseph said unto them, That is

15 it that I spake unto you, saying, Ye are spies: Hereby ye shall be proved : By the Ufe of Pharaoh ye shall not go forth hence, except your youngest^ brother come

16 hither. Send one of you, and let him fetch^ your bro- ther, and ye shall be bound in prison, that your words may be proved, whether there be any truth in you : and

17 if not, by the life of Pharaoh surely ye are spies : And

18 he put them all together^ into vpard tliree days. And Joseph said unto them the third day. This do, that ye

19 may live ; for I fear God : If ye he trustworthy, let one of your brethren be bound in the house of your ward : go ye, carry" a purchase of grain for the famine'' of your

20 houses : But bring your youngest' brother unto me ; so shall your words be verified, and ye shall not die.

2 1 And they did so. And they said, one to another,^ We are verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the distress of his soul, when he implored us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon

22 us. And Reuben answered them, saying. Said I not unto you as follows. Do not sin against the child ; and ye would not hear? therefore, behold, also his blood is

23 required. And they knew not that Joseph understood

24 them ; for the interpreter was between them. And he turned away from them, and wept ; and he returned to them again, and spake to them, and took from them

25 Simeon, and bound him before their eves. Then Joseph commanded to filF their vessels with com, and to restore every man's money into his sack, and to give them provision for the way : and thus did he unto

26 them. And they lifted their purchase of grain on

27 their asses, and went from thence. And as one of them opened his sack to give his ass provender in the lodging- place, he saw his money ; for, behold, it was in his bag s

28 mouth. And he said unto his brethren, My money is

1 little. ' take. ' gatliercil them. * briiif^. ' hunger. ^ a man to hib brother. ^ and they filled.

GENESIS, Chap. XLII. XLIII.

restored; and, lo, it is even in my bag: and their heart failed tliem ;^ and they trembled, saying one to another,^

29 What is this that God hath done unto us ? And they came unto Jacob their father unto the land of Canaan,

30 and told him all that befell unto them ; saying, The man, the lord of the land, spake roughly to us, and took"*

3 1 us for spies of the land. And we said unto him. We are

32 trustworthy ; we are no spies : We he twelve brethren, sons of our father ; one is not, and the youngest^ is this

33 day with our father in the land of Canaan. And the man, the lord of the land, said unto us. Hereby shall I know that ye are trustworthy ; place one of your breth- ren with me, and take food for the famine^ of your

34 houses, and go. And bring your youngest* brother unto me : then shall I know that ye are no spies, but that ye are trustworthy : so will I give you your brother,

35 and ye shall travel in the land. And it came to pass as they emptied their sacks, that, behold, every man's bundle of money loas in his sack : and when they and their father saw the bundles of money, they were

36 afraid. And Jacob their father said unto them. Me have ye bereaved of children : Joseph is not, and Simeon is not, and ye will take Benjamin: all these

37 things are upon me. And Reuben said unto his father, as follows, Put to death my two sons, If I bring him not to thee : give him into my hand, and 1 will restore him to

38 thee. And he said, My son shall not go down with you ; for his brother is dead, and he remains alone : if mischief befall him by the way in which ye go, then shall ye bring down my grey hairs with sorrow to the grave.

Chap. XLIII.

1 2 And the famine was heavy in the land. And it came to pass, when they had finished eating the purchase of grain which they had brought out of Egypt, their father said unto them, Go again,^ buy grain for us for a Httle ?) food. And Judah said unto him as follows. The man did solemnly protest unto us, saying. Ye shall not see ' went out. - a man to his brother. ^ gave. * little. * hunger. ^ return-

GENESIS, Chap. XLIII.

4 my face, except your brother he with you. If thou will send our brother with us, we will go down and buy thee

5 grain for food : But if thou wilt not send him, we will not go down : for the man said unto us, Ye shall not see

6 my face, except your brother be with you. And Israel said, Wliercfore did ye do evil to me, by telling the man

7 that ye had yet a brother? And they said, the man asked us strictly concerning ourselves, and our kindred, saving, Is your father yet alive? have ye another brother? and we told him according to the tenor^ of these words: could we certainly know that he would

8 say. Bring your brother down? And Judah said uuto Israel his father. Send the lad with me, and we will arise and go ; that we may live, and not die, both we,

9 and thou, and also our little ones. I will be surety for him ; at mv hand shalt thou seek him : if I bring him not unto thee, and set him before thee, then I shall have

10 sinned against thee all my days: For had we not

1 1 lingered, surely now we had returned twice. And their father Israel said unto them. If so, now do this ; take of the best fruitsji in the land in your vessels, and bring down to the man a present,^ a little balm, and a little honey, spices,!! and labdanum,|| nuts, and almonds:

12 And take double money in your hand ; and the money that was restored in the mouth of your bags, restore by

13 your own hand ; peradventuve it was an oversight : Take

14 also your brother, and arise, return unto the man : And God Almighty give you compassion before the man that he may send away your other brother, and Benjamin. If I am to be bercaitd of children, let me be bereaved

15 of children. And the men took that present,- and they took double money in their hand, and Benjamin; and rose, and went down to Egypt, and stood before

16 .Joseph. And when Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to him who was over his house. Bring thi-se men into the house, and kill, and prc})are; for these

17 men shall eat with me at noon. And the man did ;is Joseph said; and the man brought the men into

18 Joseph's house.* And the men were afraid, because

^ muiiili -' an olilation,

2g

GENESIS, Chap. XUII.

they were brought into Joseph's house ; and they said, Because of the money that was restored in our bags pre- viously are we brought in ; that he may seek occasion^ against us, and fall upon us, and take us for

19 servants, and our asses. And they stepped near to the man who was over Joseph's house, and they spake

20 with him at the entrance of the house. And said, O my lord, we came indeed down previously to buy grain

21 for food: And it came to pass, when we came to the lodging-place, that we opened our bags, and, behold, every man's money was in the mouth of his bag, our money in its full weight : and we have brought" it back in

22 our hand. And other money have we brought down in our hands to buy grain for food : we know not who put

23 our money in our bags. And he said. Peace be with you, Fear not : your God, and the God of your father, hath given you a hidden treasure in your bags : Your money came to me. And he brought Simeon out unto them.

24 And the man brought the men into Joseph's house, and gave them water, and they laved their feet ; and he gave

25 their asses provender. And they prepared the present^ against Joseph came at noon : for they heard that they

26 should eat bread there. And when Joseph came into the house, they brought him the present,^ which was in their hand into the house, and prostrated themselves

27 to him to the earth. And he asked them of their welfare'* and said. Is there peace with your father, the old

28 man of whom ye spake ? Is he yet alive ? And they answered, Peace is with thy servant our father, he is yet alive. And they bowed dowii%their heads, and pros-

29 trated themselves. And he lifted up his eyes, and saw his brother Benjamin, his mother's son, and said, Is this your younger* brother, of whom ye spake^ unto me ?

30 And he said, God be gracious unto thee, my son. And Joseph made haste ; for his compassion was excited to- wards his brother: and he sought where to weep, and

31 he came into his chamber, and wept there. And he laved his face, and went out, and refrained himself, and

32 said, Set on^ bread. And they set on^ for him alone, and for them alone, and for the Egyptians, who did eat with him alone : because the Egyptians could not eat bread with the Hebrews; for that is an abomination

1 roll himself. * restored. ^ an oblation. ^ peace. ^ little. ^ said. 7 put.

GENESIS, Chap. XLIII. XLTV.

oo unto the Egyptians. * And they Bat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright, and the youngest according to his youth : and the men marvelled one at

34 another.^ And one bore presents unto them from before his face : but Benjamin's present was five times as much as the presents of all of them. And they drank, and were merry^ with him.

Chap. XIJV.

1 And he commanded him that was over his house, say- ing, Fill the men's bags with food, as much as they can bear, and put every man's money in his bag's mouth.

2 And put my goblet, the silver goblet, in the bag's mouth of the youngest,-* and the money for his purchase of corn. And he did according to the word that Joseph had

3 spoken. When the morning was light, the men were

4 sent away, they and their asses. When they were gone out of the city, they were not yet far, Joseph said unto him that was over his house. Arise, pursue the men : and when thou dost overtake them, say unto them,

5 Wherefore have ye repaid evil for good ? Is not this it in which my lord drinketh, and whereby indeed he divineth? ye have done evil in that ye have done.

6 And he overtook them, and he spake unto them these

7 • words. And they said unto him. Wherefore spcaketh

my lord these words ? It were unworthy of thy servants

8 to do according to this thing: Behold, the money, which we found in our bags' mouths, we restored unto thee out of the land of Canaan : how then should we

9 steal out of thy lord's house silver or gold? With whomsoever of thy servants it be found, let him die,

10 and we also will be my lord's servants. And he said. It were right to he according unto your words : never- theless he only with whom it is found shall be my servant;

1 1 but ye shall be guiltless. Then they hastened and brought down every man his bag to the earth, and opened every

12 man his bag. And he searched, and began at the eldest,'^ and finished at the youngest ;'' and the goblet was found

13 in Benjamin's bag. Then they rent their outer-garments, and laded every man his ass, and returned to the city.

14 And Judah and his brethren came to Joseph's house;

' Ejypt. - a man to his fellow. ^ drimkeu. * little. * b'^eat.

GENESIS, Chap. XLIV.

while he was yet there : and they fell before him ori the

15 earth. And Joseph said unto them, What derd is this that ye have done ? did ye not know that such a man

16 as I can certainly divine? And Judah said, What shall we say unto my lord? what shall we speak? or how shall we justify ourselves? God hath found out the iniquity of thy servants : behold, we are my lord's ser- vants, both we, and he also in whose hand the goblet is

17 found. And he said. It were unworthy of me to do so: hut the man in whose hand the goblet is found, he shall be my servant ; and as for you, go you up in peace unto vour father.

18 Then Judah stepped near unto him, and said. Oh my lord, let thy servant, I pray thee, speak a word in my lord's ears, and let not thy wrath glow against thy

1 9 servant : for thou art even as Pharaoh. My lord asked his servants, saying. Have ye a father, or a brother ?

20 And we said unto my lord, We have an old father,

and a little child of his old age; and his brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother, and his

21 father loveth him. And thou saidst unto thy servants. Bring him down unto me, that I may set^ mine eyes

22 upon him. And we said unto my lord. The lad can- not leave his father: for if he should leave his father,

23 he would die. And thou saidst unto thy servants. Except your youngest^ brother come down with you, yc

2-i shall see my face no more.^ And it came to pass when we came up unto thy servant my father, we told him the

25 words of my lord. And our father said. Go again,'^ buy

26 us a little food. And we said, W^e cannot go down : if our youngest^ brother be with us, then will we go down : for we may not see the man's face, except our

27 youngest" brother de with us. And thy servant my father said unto us. Ye know that my wife bare me two

28 sons: And the one went out from me, and i said. Surely he is torn in pieces ; and I saw him not since :

29 And if ye take this also from me, and mischief befall him, ye shall bring down my gray hairs with evil to the

* put. - little. ^ not continue to see my face. ^ return.

GENESIS, CuAP. XLIV. XLV.

30 grave. Now therefore when I come to thy servant my fether, and the lad be not with us ; as his soul is bound

31 up in the lad's soul : It shall come to pass, when he seeth that the lad is not with us, that he will die : and thy sei-vants shall bring down the gray hairs of thy

32 servant our father with sorrow to the grave. For thy servant became surety for the lad unto my father, say- ing, If I bring him not unto thee, then I shall have

33 sinned against my father for ever.^ Now therefore, 1 pray thee, let thy servant abide instead of the lad a servant to my lord; and let the lad go up with his

34 brethren. For how shall I go up to my father, and the lad be not with me ? lest peradventure I see the evil that shall come on- my father.

Chap. XLV.

1 Then Joseph could not refrain himself before all them that stood^ by him ; and he called, Let every man go out from me. And there stood no man with him, while

2 Joseph made himself known unto his brethren. And he wept aloud :4 and the Egyptians'" and the house of

3 Pharaoh heard it. And Joseph said unto his brethren, I am Joseph ; doth my father yet live ? And his brethren could not answer him; for they were amazed at his

4 presence. And Joseph said unto his brethren. Step near to me, I pray you. And they stepped near. And he said, I am Joseph your brother, whom ye sold into

5 Egypt. Now therefore be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves,*" that ye sold me hither : for God did send me

6 before you for the preservation of life. For these two years liath the famine been in the land : and yet there are five years, in which there shall neither be ploughing nor

7 harvest. And God sent me before you to prepare for you a subsistence' in the earth, and to save your lives by a great

8 deliverance. So nov^iticas not you that sent me hither, but God: and he hath made^ me a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house, and a ruler throughout all the

9 land of Egypt. Haste ye, and go up to my father, and say unto him, Thus saith thy son, Joseph, God hath

' all 'lays. ^ find. ^ were placed. * gave his voice in weeping. ^ Egypt. '■ nor let it glow in your eyes. ' put for yon a remnant. " put.

GENESIS. CiiAP. XLV.

made^ me lord of all Egypt : come down mito me, tarry^

10 not: And thou shalt abide in the land of Goshen, and thou shalt be near unto me, thou, and thy children, and thy children's children, and thy flocks, and thy herds,

11 and all that thou hast: And there will I nourish thee ; for yet there are five years of famine ; lest thou, and thy house/ioM, and all that thou hast, be impoverished.

12 And, behold, your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin, that it is my mouth that speaketh unto you.

13 And ye shall tell my father of all my glory in Egypt, and of all that ye have seen ; and ye shall haste and

14 bring down my father hither. And he fell upon his brother Benjamin's neck, and wept ; and Benjamin wept

15 upon his neck. Moreover he kissed all his brethren, and wept upon them : and after that his brethren spake

16 with him. And the fame^ thereof wa.?, heard in Pharaoh's house, saying, Joseph's brethren are come : and it was good in the eyes of Pharaoh and in the eyes of his

17 servants. And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Say unto thy brethren. This do ye; lade your beasts, and go,

1 8 come unto the land of Canaan ; And take your fathei and your hoxxseholds, and come unto me : and I will give you the best of the land of Egypt, and ye shall eat the

1 9 fat of the land. Now thou art commanded, this do ye ; take you wagons out of the land of Egypt for your little ones, and for your wives, and bring* your father, and

20 come. Also regard not your stuff ;^ for the best of all

2 1 the land of Ey ypt is your's. And the children of Israel did so : and Joseph gave them wagons, according to the command^ of Pharaoh, and gave them provision for the

22 way. To all of them he gave each man changes of raiment;'^ but to Benjamin he gave three hundred

23 pieces of silver, and five changes of raiment.'" And to his father he sent after this manner ; ten asses bearing of the best things of Egypt, and ten she asses bearing com and bread and sustenance for his father by the

24 way. So he sent his brethren away, and they went : and he said unto them. See that ye be not agitated by

25 the way. And they went up out of Egypt, and came

26 into the land of Canaan unto Jacob their father. And told him, saying, Joseph is yet alive, and he is ruler

' put. ^ stand. ^ voice. * bear. ^ and your eyes bhall uoi .spare your vessels. ** mouth. ' outer-garmeuts.

GENESIS, Chap. XLV. XLVI.

over all the land of Egypt. And Jacob's heart con-

27 tinned cold, for he believed them not. And they spake to him all the words of Joseph, which he had said unto them : and when he saw the wagons which Joseph had sent to bear him, the spirit of Jacob their father revived:

28 And Israel said, It is enough ; Joseph my son is yet alive : I will go and see him before I die.

Chap. XLVL

1 And Israel journeyed with all that he had, and came to Beer-sheba, and sacrificed sacrifices unto the God of his

2 father Isaac. And God said unto Israel in the visions^ of the night, and said, Jacob, Jacob. And he said. Here

3 am I. And he said, I am the mighty God, the God of thy father : fear not to go down into Egypt ; for I will there

4 make^ of thee a great nation : I will go down with thee into Egypt ; and I myself will also surely bring thee up again : and Joseph shall set^ his hand upon thine eyes.

5 And Jacob rose from Beer-sheba : and the sons of Israel carried^ Jacob their father, and their little ones, and their wives, in the wagons which Pharaoh had sent to

" 6 carry* him. And they took their cattle, and their sub- stance, which they had gotten in the land of Canaan, and came into Egypt, Jacob, and all his seed with

7 him: His sons, and his sons' sons with him, his daughters, and his sons' daughters, and all his seed brought he with him into Egypt.

8 And these are the names of the children of Israel, who came into Egypt, Jacob and his sons: Reuben,

9 Jacob's firstborn. And the sons of Keuben ; Hanoch,

10 and Phallu, and Hezron, and Carmi. And the sons of Simeon; Jemuel, and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin, and Zohar, and Shaul, the son of the Canaanitish

11 woman. And the sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath,

12 and Mcrari. And the sons of Judah: Er, and Onan, and Shclah, and Pharcz, and Zarah : but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. And the sons of Piiarez

13 were Hezron and Ilamul. And the sons of Issachar,

14 Tola, and Phuvah, and Job, and Shimron. And the

15 sons of Zebulun ; Scred, and Elon, and Jahleel. These

'sights -pill. ' boic. ' !)cai.

GENESIS, Chap. XLVI.

are the sons of Leah, whom she bare unto Jacob in Padan-aram, with his daughter Dinah: all the souls of

16 his sons and his daughters loere thirty and three. And the sons of Gad; Ziphion, and Haggi, Shuni, and

17 Ezbon, Eri, and Arodi, and Areli. And the sons of Asher; Jimnah, and Ishuah, and Isui, and Beriah, and Serah their sister : and the sons of Beriah ; Heber, and

18 Malchiel. These are the sons of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to Leah his daughter, and these she bare unto

1 9 Jacob, even sixteen souls. The sons of Rachel Jacob's

20 wife; Joseph, and Benjamin. And unto Joseph in the land of E^ypt were born Manasseh and Ephraim, whom Asenath the daughter of Poti-pherah priest of On bare

2 1 unto him. And the sons of Benjamin were Belah, and Becher, and Ashbel, Gera, and Naaman, Ehi, and

22 Rosh, Muppim, and Huppim, and Ard. These are the sons of Rachel, who were born to Jacob : all the souls

23 were fourteen. And the sons of Dan; Hushim.

24 And the sons of Naphtali ; Jahzeel, and Guni, and

25 Jezer, and Shillem. These are the sons of Bilhah, whom Laban gave unto Rachel his daughter, and she

26 bare these unto 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

27 souls were threescore and six ; And the sons of Joseph, who were born him in Egypt, were two souls : all the souls of the house of Jacob, which came into Egypt, were threescore and ten.

28 And he sent Judah before him unto Joseph, to direct' him unto Goshen ; and they came into the land of

29 Goshen. And Joseph made ready^ his carriage, and went up towards Israel his father, to Goshen, and when he appeared before him, he fell on his neck, and wept

30 on his neck a good while.'* And Israel said unto Joseph, Now I will yam die, since I have seen thy face,

31 because thou art yet alive. And Joseph said unto his brethren, and unto his father's house, I will go up, and tell Pharaoh, and say unto him, My brethren, and mj father's house, which were in the land of Canaan, are

32 come unto me ; And the men are shepherds,^ for they have been cattle keepers :® and they have brought their

33 flocks, and their herds, and all that they have. And it ^ thif!;h. ^ teach, ^ bound. * further. '' herdtnen of flocks. '^ men of cattle.

GENESIS, Chap. XLVI. XLVII.

shall come to pass, when Pharaoh shall call you, and shall 34 say, What is your occupation ?i That ye shall say, Thy servants have been cattle keepers^ from our youth even until now, both we, and also our fathers : in order that ye may abide in the land of Goshen ; for every shep- herd, is an abomination unto the Egyptians.**

Chap. XLVII.

1 Then Joseph came and told Pharaoh, and said. My father and my brethren, and their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have, are come out of the land of Canaan ; and, behold, they are in the land of Goshen.

2 And he took some^ of his brethren, even five men, and

3 presented^ them unto Pharaoh. And Pharaoh said unto his brethren. What is your occupation ?^ And they said unto Pharaoh, Thy servants are shepherds,^ both

4 we, and also our fathers. They said moreover unto Pharaoh, To sojourn in the land are we come ; for thy servants have no pasture for their flocks ; for the famine is heavy in the land of Canaan : now therefore, we pray thee, let thy servants abide in the land of Goshen.

,5 And Pharaoh spake unto Joseph, saying, Thy father

6 and thy brethren are come unto thee : The land of Egypt is before thee ; in the best of the land settle thy father and brethren; in the land of Goshen let them abide : and if thou knowest a7ii/ men of activity^ among them, then makt'i" them rulers^^ over my cattle.

7 And Joseph brought in Jacob his father, and presented

8 him to Pharaoh: and Jacob blessed Pharaoh. And Pharaoh said unto Jacob, how many are the days of tlie

9 years of thy life ? And Jacob said unto 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^^ unto the days of the years of the life of my fathers in the days of their

10 pilgrimage.^* And Jacob blessed Pharaoh, and went

11 out from before Pharaoh.* And Joseph settled his father and his brethren, and gave them a possession in the land of Egypt, in the best of the land, in the

12 land ttf Rameses, as Pharaoh had commanded. And

* are your deeds. ^ men of cattle. ^ feeder of a flock. ' Egypt. * the

extreinity. ^ set. '' deed. ^ feeders of flocks. ^ force. "•'' put.

1' as officers. '- sojournings. ^'-^ overtaken?

GENESIS, CuAP. LVII.

Joseph supported his father, and his brethren, and all his father's household, with bread, according to their little

13 ones. And there was no bread in all the land ; for the famine was very heavy, so that the land of Egypt and all the land of Canaan fainted by reason of the famine.

14 And Joseph collected all the money that was found in the land of Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, for the corn which they bought:^ and Joseph brought the

15 money into Pharaoh's house. And when the money was exhausted in the land of Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, all the Egyptians^ came unto Joseph, and said. Give us bread : for why should we die in thy presence ?

16 for the money is at an end. And Joseph said. Come give your cattle ; and I will give you for your cattle, if

17 money is at an end. And they brought their cattle unto 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

1 8 for all their cattle for that year. When that year was ended,^ they came unto him the second year, and said unto him. We will not withhold from my lord, that our money is exhausted; my lord also hath our herds of cattle :^ nothing remains before my lord, but

19 our bodies, and our ground: Wherefore shall we die before thine eyes, both we and our ground ? buy'' us and our ground for bread, and we and our ground will be servants unto Pharaoh: and give us seed, that we may

20 live, and not die, that the ground be not desolate. And Joseph obtained all the ground of Egypt for Pharaoh ; for the Egyptians sold everi/ man his field, because the famine prevailed over them :^ so the land became Pha-

21 raoh's. And as for the people, he caused them to pass into cities from one extremity of the boundaries of

22 Egypt even to the other extremity thereof. Only the ground of the priests obtained he not ; for the priests had a portion^ from Pharaoh, and did eat their portion® which Pharaoh gave them: wherefore they sold not

23 their ground. Then Joseph said unto the people. Behold, 1 have obtained you this day and your ground for Pharaoh: lo, here is seed for you, and ya shall sow

24 the ground. And it shall come to pass in tire increase,

* lot the purchase of grain for which ihpy jju) chased grain. - Egypt. ■' cattle Of '.he flocks. ^ coaducied. ^ exiiausted. " cattle of beasts. ' obtaia. ** was strong. '■' statute.

.; GENESIS, Chap. XLVIl. XLVIIT.

that yp shall give the fifth part untvo Pharaoh, and four ])arts shall be your own, for seed of the field, and for your food, and for them of your howsQholds, and for food

25 for your little ones. And they said. Thou hast saved our lives : let us find favour in the eyes of my lord, and

26 we will be Pharaoh's servants. And Joseph made^ it a statute over the land^ of Egypt unto this day, that Pha- raoh should have the fifth part ; except the ground of

27 the priests onl}^, which became not Pharaoh's. And Israel abode in the land of Egypt, in the country of Goshen ; and they had possessions^ therein, and were fruitful,

28 and multiplied exceedingly. And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years : so the days of Jacob, the years of his life, were an hundred forty and seven years.

29 And when the days of Israel's death approached, he called his son Joseph, and said unto him. If now I have found favour in thy eyes, put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh, ihat thou wilt shew^ me mercy and

30 truth ; bury me not, I pray thee, in Egypt . But I will lie with my fathers, and thou shalt bear me from Egypt, and bury me in their burying-place. And he said, I will

31 do according to thy words. And he said. Swear unto me. And he sware unto him. And Israel prostrated himself upon the bed's head.

Chap. XLVIIL

1 And it came to pass after these things, that one said to Joseph, Behold, thy father is sick : and he took with him

2 his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim. And one told Jacob, and said. Behold, thy son Joseph cometh unto thee : and Israel strengthened himself, and sat upon the

3 bed. And Jacob said unto Joseph, God Almighty appeared unto me at Luz in the land of Canatm, and

4 blessed me. And said unto me. Behold, I will make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, and I will make of^ thee an assembly of peoples ; and will give this land to thy

* set. '^ ground. ^ seized. * do. * give.

GENESIS, Chap. XLVIII.

5 seed after thee for a possession henceforth. And now thy two sons, who were born unto thee in the land of Egypt before I came unto thee into Egypt, are mine ; as Reuben and Simeon, shall Ephraim and Manas-

6 seh, be mine. And thy issue,^ which thou begettest after them, shall be thine, and shall be called after the

7 name of their brethren in their inheritance.* And 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 kibrath of land to come unto Ephrath: and I buried her there in the way of Ephrath; the same is

8 Beth-lehem, And Israel saw Joseph's sons, and said,

9 Who are these? And Joseph said unto his father. They are my sons, whom God hath given me in this place. And he said, Bring^ them, I pray thee, unto me,

10 and I will bless them. Now the eyes of Israel were dim^ from old age, so that he could not see. And he made them step near unto him ; and he kissed them,

1 1 and embraced them. And Israel said unto Joseph, I had not contemplated to see thy face : and, lo, God hath

12 shewed me also thy seed. And Joseph brought them out from between his knees, and he prostrated himself

13 before his face'* to the earth.* And Joseph took them both, Ephraim in his right hand towards Israel's left, and Manasseh in his left hand towards Israel's right, and

14 made them step near unto him. And Israel sti-etched out his right hand, and set it upon Ephraim's head, although he ivas the younger, and his left upon Manas- seh's head, placing his hands designedly ; for Manasseh

15 was the firstborn.* And he blessed Joseph, and said, the God, before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac did walk, the God who has fed me since I existed unto this

16 day, The AngeP redeeming me from all evil, shall bless the lads ; and let my name be called on them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac ; and let them increase fish-like, as to multitude, in the midst of the

17 earth. And when Joseph saw that his father set his right hand upon the head of Ephraim, it was evil in his eyes: and he held up his father's hand, to remove it

18 from Ephraim's head unto Manasseh's head. And Joseph said unto his father. Not so, my father : for this is the firstborn ; put thy right hand upon his head.

19 And his father refused, and said, I know it, my son, I

* kindred. ^ take. ^ heavy. * nostrils. ^ sent. ^ messenger.

GENESIS, Chap. XLVIII. XLIX.

know it: he also shall become a people, and he also shall be great : but truly his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his seed shall become a multitude^

20 of nations. And he blessed them that day, saying, In thee shall Israel bless, saying, God make- thee as Eph- raim and as Manasseh: and he put Ephraim before

21 Manasseh. And Israel said unto Joseph, Behold, I die : but God shall be with you, and restore you unto

22 the land of your fathers. Moreover I have given to thee one portion^ above thy brethren, which I took out of the hand of the Amorite with my sword and with my bow.

Chap. XLIX.

1 And Jacob called unto his sons, and said. Gather your- selves together, that I may tell you that which shall be-

2 fall you in the remoteness of days. Gather^ yourselves together, and hear, ye sons of Jacob ; and hearken^ unto

3 Israel your father. Reuben, thou art my firstborn, my vigour, and the beginning of my manhood, superiority

4 in dignity,^ and superiority in power : Thy precipi- tancy is like the waters, thou shalt not be superior ;7 be- cause thou wentest up to thy father's place of repose; then profanedst thou my couch by going up.

5 Simeon and Levi are brethren ; instruments^ of violence

6 are their swords||.* O my soul, come not thou into their secret deliberation ; unto their asssembly, my glory, be not thou united : for in their wrath they slew a man,

7 and in their selfwWX they lamed an ox.^* Cursed bi their wrath, for it was powerful ; and their fierceness, for it was cruel: 10 I will divide them in Jacob, and scatter

8 them in Israel. Thou Judah, thy brethren shall praise thee: thy hand is in the neck of thine enemies; thy father's

9 sons shall prostrate themselves before thee.* A young lion is Judah : from the prey, my son, thou goest up : he stooped down, he crouched as a lion, and as a fierce

10 lioness|| ; who shall rouse him?* The rod shall not de- part from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come ; and his be the obedience of peo-

1 1 pies.* Binding unto the vine his foal, and to the vine branch the young of his she ass; he washed in wine iiis

12 attire, and in the blood of grapes his raiment:* His eyes are red| from wine, and the whiteness of his teeth is with milk.

' fullness. * put. ^ shoulder. * store. * hear. * rising. ' leave. " vessels. ' one of a herd. '" liaril. " ton.

GENESIS, Chap. XLIX.

1'6 Zebulun towards the coast of seas shall dwell; and he shall be for an haven^ of ships ; and his border' shall be unto Zidon.

14 Issachar is a bony ass crouching between the folds|| :

15 And he saw that repose was good, and the land that it was pleasant; and he inclined his shoulder to receive the burthen, and became a servant unto tribute.

16 Dan shall pronounce judgment on his people, as one

17 of the tribes of Israel. Dan shall be a serpent bj the way, a viper|i in the path, that biteth the horse heels, so

18 that his rider shall fall backward. I hope for thy aid,

19 0 Eternal. Gad, an assailing troop shall assail him :

20 but he shall assail the heel. Out of Asher cometh his fat bread, and he shall give dainties for a king.

21 Naphtali is a hind sent forth : he giveth sayings of plea-

22 santness. A son offruitfulnessis Joseph, eue;z a son of fruitfulness by a well^ : daughters tread on the wall :

2.3 And they embittered him and were numerous; and

24 the archers* were hostile to him. But his bow abideth in strength,^ and the arms of his hands remain supple and vigorous by the hands of the mighty God of Jacob ; from thence he became the feeder, the stone of Israel:

25 From the God of thy father, who shall help thee ; and the Almighty, who shall bless thee with blessings of heaven above, blessings of the murmuring deep that croucheth under, blessings of the breasts, and of the

26 womb : The blessings of thy father have prevailed above the blessings of my progenitors even to the boundaries|| of the everlasting*^ hills: they shall be on the head of Joseph, and on the crown of the head of him that is a Nazarite among his brethren.

27 Benjamin is a wolf that teareth artd in the morning eateth his prey,|| and at even he divideth the spoil.

28 All these are the twelve tribes of Israel : and this is it that their father spake unto them, when he blessed them ; every man according to his blessing he blessed

29 them. And he commanded them, and said unto them, I am to be gathered unto my people : bury me with my

•fathers in the cave that is in the field of Ephron the

30 Hittite. In the cave that is in the field of Machpelah, which is before Mamre, in the land of Canaan, which Abraham obtained with the field of Ephron the Hittite

' a coast. ^ thigh. ^ an eye. * owners of arrows. ^ continuity. ^ for ever.

GENESIS, Chap. XLIX. L.

3 1 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.

32 The purchase of the field and of the cave that is therein

33 was from the children of Ueth. And when Jacob had finished commanding his sons, he gathered up his feet into the bed, and expired, and was gathered unto his peoples.

Chap. L.

1 And Joseph fell upon his father's face, and wept upon

2 him, and kissed him. And Joseph commanded his servant] the physicians to embalm his father: and the

3 physicians embalmed Israel. And forty days were fulfilled! for him ; for so are fulfilled^ the days of em- balming: and the Egyptians- wept for him threescore

4 and ten days. And when the days of his weeping were past, Joseph spake unto the house of Pharaoh, saying, If now I have found favour in your eyes, speak,

5 I pray you, in the ears of Pharaoh, saying, My ft\ther adjured me, saying, Lo, I die: in my burying-place which I have bougcht for me in the land of Canaan, there shalt thou bury me. Now therefore let me go up, I pray thee, and bury my father, and I will return.

6 And Pharaoh said. Go up, and bury thy father, accord-

7 ing as he adjured thee. And Joseph went up to bury his father: and with him went up all the servants of Pharaoh, the elders of his house, and all the elders of

8 the land of Egypt, And 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

9 land of Goshen. And there went up with him both chariots and horsemen : and it was a very great'* camj).

10 And they came to the threshing floor of Atad, which is beyond the Jordan, and there they lamented with a great and very sore"* lamentation : and he made a mourning

11 for his father seven days. And when the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, saw the mourning in the thresh- ing lloor of Atad, they said. This is a grievous'' mourning to the Egyptians :^ wherefore the name of it was called

1 2 Abel-mizraun, which is bcvond the Jordan. And hissons

13 did unto him according as he commanded them: i'or

^ full. - Egypt. ' forsook. ■* heavy.

U

GENESIS, Chap. L.

his sons bore him into the land of Canaan, and buried him in the cave of the field of Machpelah, which Abra- ham obtained with the field for a possession of a bury-

14 ing-place of Ephron the Hittite, before Mamre. And Joseph returned into Egypt, he, and his brethren, and all that went up with him to bury his father, after he

1 5 had buried his father. And when Joseph's brethren saw that their father was dead, they said, Joseph will peradventure be hostile to us, and will certainly requite^

16 us all the evil which we did unto^ him. And they commanded some to go unto Joseph, saying. Thy father

17 did command before his death, saying. So shall ye say unto Joseph, Forgive,^ W^^-> ^^ trespass ot th}'- brethren, and their sin; for they did^ unto thee evil: and now, pray, forgive^ the trespass of the servants of the God of thy father. And Joseph wept

18 when they spake unto him.* And his brethren also went and fell down before him ; and they said., Behold, we

19 are thy servants. And Joseph said unto them. Fear not:

20 for am I instead of God ? Though ye thought evil against me, God thought it for good ; in order to do as

21 at this day, to preserve numerous people alive. Now therefore fear ye not : I v/ill support you and your little ones. Thus he comforted them, and spake kindly unto

22 them.^ And Joseph abode in Egypt, he, and his father's house : and Joseph lived an hundred and ten

23 years. And Joseph saw Ephraim's children of the third generation : the children also of Machir the son of Manasseh were, when children, upon Joseph's knees.

24 And Joseph said unto his brethren, I die : and God will surely visit you, and bring you out of this land unto the land which he sware to Abraham, to Isaac, and to

25 Jacob. And Joseph adjured the children of Israel, saying, God will surely visit you, and ye shall bring up

26 my bones fi'om hence. So Joseph died, beiiig an hun- dred and ten years old :® and they embalmed him, and he was put in a coffin^ in Egypt.

* restore to. ^ requited. ^ bear. * requited. ^ unto their hearts. * a 3un of an hundred and ten years, ''case.

EA'D or THE FIRST 1500K OF MOSBS.

EXODUS.

(^HAP. I.

i Now these are the names of the children of Israel, who came into Egypt ; every man and his house/ioW came

2 with Jacob. Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah,

3 4 Issachar, Zebulmi, and Benjamin, Dan, and Naph-

5 tali. Gad, and Asher. And all the souls that came out of the thigh of Jacob were seventy souls: including

6 Joseph who was in Egypt. And Joseph died, and all ,7 his brethren, and all that generation. And the chil- dren of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty; and the

8 land was filled with them. Now there arose a new

9 king over Egypt, who knew not Joseph. And he said unto his people. Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more numerous and powerful than we:

10 Come on, let us deal wisely with them; lest they mul- tiply, and it come to pass, that, when there falleth out'' any war, they be added also to our haters, and fight

11 against us, or go up out of the land. Therefore they did set' over them officers of tribute to afflict them with their burdens. And they built for Pharaoh store cities,

12 Pithom and Rameses. And as they afflicted them, so they multiplied and grew.' And they were har-

13 rassed because of the children of Israel. And the Epyptians made the children of Israel to serve Avith

14 rigour: And they made their lives bitter with hai'd sei'vice, in slime and in bricks, and in all manner of

' put. ^ burst forth. * they call.

EXODUS, Chap. I. II.

service in the field : all their service, wherein they made

15 them serve, was with rigour. And the king of Egypt spake to the Hebrew midwives, of whom the name of the one loas Shiphrah, and the name of the second

16 Puah: And he said. When ye do the office of a mid- wife to the Hebrew women, and see upon the stools ;' if it be a son, then ye shall put him to death : but if it

17 be a daughter, then she shall live. But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt spake to

18 them, but saved the children alive. And the king of Egypt called for the midwives, and said unto them. Why have ye done this thing, and have saved

19 the children alive? And the midwives said unto Pharaoh, Because the Hebrew women are not as the Egyptian women ; for they are vigorous,^ and bear ere

20 the midwives come unto them. Therefore God dealt well with the midwives : and the people multiplied, and

21 waxed very mighty. And it came to pass, because the

22 midwives feared God, that he made them houses. And Pharaoh commanded all his people, saying, Every son that is born ye shall cast into the river, and every daughter ye shall save alive.

Chap. II.

1 Now there had gone a man of the house of Levi, and

2 had taken to ivife a daughter of Levi. And the woman was pregnant, and bare a son : and when she saw him that he ivas good/y, she concealed him three months.

3 And when she could no longer conceal him, she took for him an ark^ of paper-reed, and daubed it with bitu~ men and with pitch, and put the child therein ; and she

4 put it in the flags by the river's brink.^ And his sister placed herself afar off, to know what would be done to

5 him. And the daughter of Pharaoh went down to lave at the river; and her damsels walked by the river's side;^ and when she saw the ark^ among the flags, she sent h(^r

6 maid-servant and she took it. And when she had opened it, she saw it — the child : and, behold, it was a weeping boy. And she pitied him, and said. This is

7 one of the Hebrews' children. Then said his sister to Pharaoh's daughter, Shall I go and call to thee a

^ two stones. - a'ive. ^ chest. * lip. ' hand.

EXODUS, Chap. IT

nursinp;i-woman of the Hebrews, that she may suckle

8 the child for thee ? And Pharaoh's daughter said to her, Go. And the young woman went and called the

9 childs mother. And Pharaoh's daughter said unto her. Take this child away, and suckle it for me, and I will give thee thy hire. And the woman took the

10 child and suckled it. And the child grew, and she brought him unto Pharaoh's daughter, and he became as her son. i^.nd she called his name Moses : and she

11 said. Because I pulled him out of the water. And it came to pass in those days, when Moses was grown, that he went out unto his brethren, and saw their bur- dens : and he saw an Egyptian-man smiting an Hebrew-

12 man, one of his brethren. And he turned this way and that way,^ and when he saw that there was no man, he smote the Egyptian to death, and secreted him in the

13 sand. And when he went out the second day, behold, two men of the Hebrews strove together: and he said to the guilty one,^ Wherefore smitest thou thy fellow?

14 And he said. Who made^ thee a personage^ an officer, or a judge over us? intendest^ thou to slay me, as thou slewest the Egyptian ? And Moses feared, and said. Surely the

15 thing is known. Now when Pharaoh heard this thing, he sought to slay Moses. But Moses fled from the face of Pharaoh, and abode in the land of Midian : and

16 he sat down by a well. Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters : and they came and drew water, and filled the gutters to give their father's flock drink.

1 7 And the shepherds came and drove them away : but Moses arose and saved them, and gave drink to their

18 flock. And when they came to Reucl their father, he

19 said. Why have ye come so hastily to day? And they said, An Egyptian-man delivered us out of the hand of the she])lierds, and also drew water enough for us, and

20 gave drink to the flock. And he said unto his daughters. And where is he ? wherefore have ye left''

2 1 the man ? call him, that he may eat bread. And Moses was content to abide with the man : and he gave Moses

22 Zipponih his daughter. And she bare lain a, son, and he called his name Gershom: for he said, I have been a stranger in a strange** land.

' sucklinjj. ^ thus and thus, ^wicked. ^ put, * mau. ^ sayest. ' forsakcu. ^ jj„ jn^.,,

EXODUS, Chap. II. III.

23 And it came to pass in process of tirae,i that the king of Egypt died : and the children of Israel sighed by reason of the service, and they cried, and their cry for help came up unto God by reason of the service.

24 And God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with

25 Jacob. And God saw the children of Israel, and God knew their affiiction.

Chap. III.

1 Now Moses fed the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, the priest of Midian ; and he led the flock behind the desert, and came to the mountain of God, eveii to

2 Horeb. And the angeP of the Eternal appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush : and he saw, and, behold the bush burned^ with fire,

3 and the bush was not devoured.* And Moses said, I will just depart, and see this great sight, why the bush

4 is not consumed. And when the Eternal saw that he departed to see, God called unto him out of the rnidst of the bush, and said, Moses, Moses. And he said. Here

5 am I. And he said. Approach not hither : put off thy shoes from thy feet, for the place whereon thou

6 standest is holy ground.'* Moreover he said, I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses screened his

7 face ; for he was afraid to look upon God. And the Eternal said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people who are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters ; for I know their sorrows ;

8 And I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Eg3'ptians, and to bring them up out of that land unto a good and. large land, unto a land flowing with milk and honey : unto the place of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites,

9 and the Hivites, and the Jebusites. Now therefore, behold, the cry of the children of Israel is come unto me : and I have also seen the oppression wherewith the

1 during those many days. ^ messenger. ^ was consuming, * ground of holiness.

EXODUS, Chap. III.

10 Egyptians oppress them. Come now therefore, and I will send thee unto Pharaoh, that thou mayest bring forth my people the children of Israel out of Egypt.

1 1 And Moses said unto God, Who am I, that I should go unto Pharaoh, and that I should bring forth the chil-

12 dren of Israel out of Egypt? And he said. Because I will be with thee ; and this shall be a sign unto thee, that I have sent thee: When thou hast brought forth the people out of Egypt, ye shall serve God upon this

13 mountain. And Moses said unto God, Behold, ivhen I come unto the children of Israel, and shall say unto them, The God of your fathers hath sent me unto you : and they shall say to me. What is his name ? what shall

14 I say unto them? And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM : and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you.

15 And God said moreover unto Moses, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, The Eternal, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you : this is my name for ever, and this is my memo-

■ 16 rial unto all generations.^ Go, and gather the elders of Israel together, and say unto them. The Eternal God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, appeared unto me, saying, I have surely visited you, and seen that which is done to you in

1 7 Egypt : And I have said, I will bring you up out of the affliction of Egypt unto the land of the Canaanites, and the riittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzitcs, and the Hivites, and the Jebusitcs, unto a land flowing with

18 milk and honey. And they shall hearken to thy voice : and thou shalt come, thou and the elders of Israel, unto the king of Egypt, and ye shall say unto him. The Eternal God of the Hebrews hath happened to meet us: and now let us go, we pray thee, three days' journey-' into the desert, that we may sacrifice to the

1 9 Eternal our God. And I know that the king of Egy])t

20 will not Icf* you go, not even by a strong hand. And 1 will stretch out' my hand, and smite the Egyptians with all my wonders which I will do among them : and after that

21 he will let you go. And I will give this people favour in the eyes of the Egyptians : antl it shall come to pass, that, when ye go ye shall not go empty :

* gencr.Uiou generation. * way. * give, '■> scud.

EXODUS, Chap. III. IV.

22 But every woman shall ask of her neighbour, and of her that sojourneth in her house, vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and raiment -^ and ye shall put them upon your sons, and upon your daughters ; and ye shall spoil the Egyptians

Chap. IV.

1 And Moses answered and said, But, behold, they will not believe me, nor hearken unto my voice : for they will say the Eternal hath not appeared unto thee.

2 And the Eternal said unto him, What is that in thine

3 hand ? And he said, A staff. And he said. Cast it on the earth. And he cast it on the earth, and it became

4 a serpent ; and Moses ran away from before it. And the Eternal said unto Moses, Put forth^ thine hand, and seize it by its tail. And he put forth^ his hand,and laid hold

5 of it, and it became a staff in his hand :* That they may believe that the Eternal God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath

6 appeared unto thee. And the Eternal said furthermore unto him, Bring now thine hand into thy bosom. And he brought his hand into his bosom: and when he brought it out, behold, his hand icas leprous as snow.

7 And he said, Put^ thine hand into thy bosom again. And he put^ his hand into his bosom again; and brought it out of his bosom, and, behold, it had returned

8 as his other flesh. And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe thee, neither hearken to the voice of the first sign, that they will believe the voice of the

9 latter sign. And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe also these two signs, neither hearken unto thy voice, that thou shalt take of the water of the river, and pour it upon the dry land: 2ivA the water which thou takest out of the river shall become blood upon the dry

10 land. And Moses said unto the Eternal, Pardon, my Lord, I am not a man of words, neither heretofore,'' nor since thou hast spoken unto thy servant : but I am slow

11 of speech** and of aslow^ tongue. And the Eternal said unto him, Who hath made^*^ man's mouth? or who makethi^ the dumb, or deaf, or the open-eyed, or the

12 blind? have not I the Eternal? Now therefore go, and I will be with thy mouth, and teach thee what thou

13 shalt say. And he said. Pardon, my Lord, send, I pray

* outer garment. " send. -^ sent. * hollow. * restore. ^ restored.

' from yesterday nor from before yesterday. ^ of a heavy mouth.

" heavy. " put. i' putteth.

EXODUS, Chap. IV.

14 thee, by the hand of him whom thou wilt send. And the wrath of the Eternal glowed against Moses, and he said. Is not Aaron the Levite thy brother? I know that lie can speak well. And also, behold, he goeth forth towards thee : and when he seeth thee, he will be

15 glad in his heart. And thou shalt speak unto him, and put the words in his mouth : and I will be with thy mouth, and with his mouth, and will teach' you

16 what ye shall do. And he shall speak for thee unto the people : and he shall be, even he shall be to thee instead of a mouth, and thou shalt be to him instead of

17 God. And thou shalt take this staff in thine hand,

18 wherewith thou shalt do the signs. And Moses went and returned to Jethro his father-in-law, and said unto him, Let me go, I pray thee, and return unto ray brethren who are in Egypt, and see whether they he yet alive. And Jethro said to Moses, Go in peace.

19 And the Eternal said unto Moses in Midian, Go, return into Egypt : for all the men are dead who sought thy

20 life.^ And Moses took his wife and his sons, and made them ride upon the ass, and he returned to the land of Egypt : and Moses took the staff of God in his

21 hand. And the Eternal said unto Moses, When thou goest to return into Egypt, see that thou do all the wonders before Pharaoh, which I have put in thine hand : but I will suffer his heart to be hard^, that he

22 shall not let the people go. And thou shalt say unto Pharaoh, Thus saith the Eternal, Israel is my son,

23 even my firstborn: And I say unto thee. Let my son go, that he may serve me : and if thou refuse to let him go, behold, I. will slay thy son, even thy

24 firstborn. And it came to pass by the way in the lodging place, that the Eternal met him, and

25 sought to put him to death. Then Zippora took a sharp stone, and cut off the foreskin of her son, and cast it aX^ his feet, and said. Surely a bridegroom of

26 blood art thou to me. So he loosened his hohl of him: then she said, A bridegroom of blood thou art, because of circumcisions.

27 And the Eternal said to Aaron, Go into the desert towards Moses. And he went, and met him in

28 the mountain of God, and kissed him. And Moses told Aaron all the words of the Eternal who had sent

' sboot. - soul. ^ slroii}; ^ made it touch,

EXODUS, Chap. IV. V.

him, and all the signs which he had commanded him.

29 And Moses and Aaron went and gathered together all

30 the elders of the children of Israel : And Aaron spake all the words which the Eternal had spoken unto Moses, and did the signs in the eyes of the people.

3 1 And the people believed : and when they heard that the Eternal had visited the children of Israel, and that he had seen their affliction, then they bowed their heads and prostrated themselves.

Chap. V.

1 And afterwards Moses and Aaron came and said unto Pharaoh, Thus saith the Eternal God of Israel, Let my people go, that they may hold a feast unto me in

2 the desert. And Pharaoh said. Who is the Eternal, whose voice I am to obe}^, to let Israel go ? I know

3 not the Eternal, neither will I let Israel go. And they said. The God of the Hebrews hath happened to meet us : let us go, we pray thee, three days' journey^ into the desert, and sacrifice unto the Eternal our God; lest he light on us with pestilence, or with the sword.

4 And the king of Egypt said unto them. Wherefore do ye, Moses and Aaron, disturb the people from their

5 works : go ye unto your burdens. And Pharaoh said. Behold, the people of the land now are many, and ye

6 make them leave off their burdens. And Pharaoh commanded the same day the taskmasters of the people,

7 and their bailiffs, saying. Ye shall not continue to give the people straw to make bricks, as heretofore :'^

8 let them go and gather straw for themselves. And the proportion of the bricks which they did make hereto- fore,^ ye shall put upon them ; ye shall not diminish ou^ht thereof: for they are idle ; therefore they cry,

9 saying. Let us go and sacrifice to our God. Let the service be hard upon the men, that they may labour*

10 therein; and let them not regard vain words. And the taskmakers of the people went out, and their bailiffs, and they spake to the people, saying. Thus saith

1 1 Pharaoh, I will not give you straw. Go ye, take to yourselves straw where ye can find it : yet not ought*

1 way. * yesterday before yesterday. ^ (Jq. * word.

EXODUS, Chap. V. VI.

12 of your service shall be diminished. So the people were scattered abroad throughout all the land of Egypt

13 to gather stubble for straw. And the taskmasters urged them, saying, Finish your works,i your daily tasks,^ as

14 when there was straw. And the bailiffs of the children of Israel, whom Pharaoh's taskmasters had put over them, were smitten, saying, Wherefore have ye not finished your task^ in making bricks, both yesterday and

15 to-day, as heretofore.'* Then the baihffs of the children of Israel came and cried unto Pharaoh, saying, Where-

16 fore dost thou thus with thy servants? There is no straw given unto thy servants, and they say to us, Make brick : and, behold, thy servants are smitten ; but the

17 fault is in thine mvn people. ' But he said. Ye are idle, ye are idle : therefore ye say. Let us go and sacrifice to

18 the Eternal. Go therefore now, and serve ; for there shall no straw be given you, yet shall ye give the

19 amount of bricks. And the bailiffs of the children of Israel did see that they were in evil case, being obliged to say. Ye shall not diminish ought from your bricks of

20 your daily task.^ And they met Moses and Aaron, who stood in the way,^ as they came forth from

2 1 Pharaoh : And they said unto them. The Eternal look upon you, and judge ; because ye have made our odour to be abhorred^ in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of his servants, to put a sword in their hand to slay us.

22 And Moses returned unto the Eternal, and said, Lord, wherefore hast thou done so evil to this people ? where-

23 fore is it that thou hast sent me ? For since I came to Pharaoh to speak in thy name, he hath done evil to this people ; neither hast thou deUvered thy people at all.

Chap. VI.

1 Then the Eternal said unto Moses, Now shalt thou see what I will do to Pharaoh : for with a strong hand shall he send them away,and with a strong hand shall he drive thcniout

2 of his land. And God spake unto Moses, and said unto

3 him, I am the Eternal. And I appeared unto Abraham,

^deeds. ^ ihe word of a day on its day. ^ statute. •• as yesterday, before yesterday, also yesterday, also to-day. * were placed towards tliciu.

® to stink.

EXODUS, Chap. YI.

unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, by the name q/God Almiglit}'', but by my name, the Eternal, was I not known to

4 them. And I have also established my covenant with them, to give them the land of Canaan, the land of their

5 sojournings, wherein they sojourned. And I have also heard the groaning of the children of Israel, whom Egypt causes to serve; and I have remembered my

6 covenant. Wherefore say unto the children of Israel, I am the Eternal, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will deliver you out of their service, and I will redeem you with a stretched

7 out^ arm, and with great judgments: And I will take you to me for a people, and I will be to you a God: and ye shall know that? I am the Eternal your God, who bringeth you out from under the burdens of Egypt.

8 And I will bring you unto the land, concerning which I did swear^ to give it to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob ; and I will give it you for an heritage :

9 I am the Eternal. And Moses spake so unto the chil- dren of Israel : but they hearkened not unto Moses through anguish^ of spirit, and through hard service.

10 II And the Eternal spake vmto Moses, saying, Go'* in. speak unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, that he send the

12 children of Israel out of his land. And Moses spake before the Eternal, saying, Behold, the children of Israel have not hearkened unto me ; how then shall Pharaoh hear me, who am of uncircumcised lips ?

13 And the Eternal spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, and commanded them concerning the children of Israel, and concerning Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt.

14 These are the heads of their fathers' houses: The sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel ; Hanoch, and Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi: these are the families of

15 Reuben. And the sons of Simeon; Jemuel, and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin, and Zohar, and Shaul the son of the Canaanitish woman : these are the fami-

16 lies of Simeon. And these are the names of the sons of Levi according to their generations ; Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari : and the years of the life of Levi

17 loere an hundred thirty and seven years. The sons of

* an inclined. ^ lifted up my hand. ^ shortness. * come.

EXODUS, Chap. VI. VII.

Gershon ; Libni, and Shimi, according to their

18 families. And the sonsof Kohatht Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron and Uzziel : and the years of the hfe of

19 Kohath tvere an hundred thirty and three years. And the sons of Merari ; Mahli and Mushi : these are the

20 famiUes of Levi according to their generations. And Amram took to himself Jochebed his aunt to wife ; and she bare him Aaron and Moses : and the years of the life of Amram were an hundred and thirty

2 1 and seven years. And the sons of Izhar ; Korah, and

22 Nepheg, and Zichri. And the sons of Uzziel ; Mishael,

23 and Elzaphan, and Zithri. And Aaron took to him- self Elisheba, daughter of Amminadab, sister of Naashon, to wife ; and she bare him Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar,

24 and Ithamar. And the sons of Korah; Assir, and Elkanah, and Abiasaph: these are the families of the

25 Korhite. And Eleazar Aaron's son took to himself one of the daughters of Putiel to wife : and she bare him Phinehas: these are the heads of the fathers of the

26 Levites according to their families. These are that Aaron and Moses, to whom the Eternal said. Bring out the children of Israel from the land of Egypt according

27 to their hosts. These are they who spake to Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring out the children of Israel from

28 Egypt : these are that Moses and Aaron. And it came to pass on the day ivheyi the Eternal spake unto Moses

29 in the land of Egypt. That the Eternal spake unto Moses, saying, I am the Eternal : speak thou unto Pharaoh king of Egypt all that I impart unto thee.

30 And Moses said before the Eternal, Behold, I am of uncircumcised lips, and how shall Pharaoh hearken unto me ?

Chap. VII.

1 And the Eternal said unto Moses, See, I have made^ thee like a god to Pharaoh: and Aaron thy brother shall

2 be thy prophet. Thou shalt speak all that I command thee : and Aaron thy brother shall speak unto Pharaoh, that he send the children of Israel out of his land.

3 And I will allow Pharaoh's heart to harden, and mul- tiply my signs and my wonders in the land of Egy])t.

1 given.

EXODUS, Chap. VIL

4 But Pharaoh will not hearken unto you, and I will laj^ my hand upon Egypt, and bring forth my hosts, — my people the children of Israel, out of the land of Egypt

5 by great judgments. And Egypt shall know that I am the Eternal, when I stretch forth^ mine hand against Egypt, and bring out the children of Israel from the midst of

6 them. And Moses and Aaron did as the Eternal com-

7 manded them, so did they. And Moses xoas fourscore years old,^ and Aaron fourscore and three years old'* when they spake unto Pharaoh.

8 And the Eternal spake unto Moses and unto Aaron,

9 saying. When Pharaoh shall speak unto you, saying, Shew^ a wonder for you: then thou shalt say unto Aaron, Take thy staff, and cast it before Pharaoh,

10 and it shall become a serpent.^ And Moses and Aaron came in unto Pharaoh, and they did so as the Eternal had commanded : and Aaron cast down his staff before Pharaoh, and before his servants, and

11 it became a serpent.^ Then Pharaoh also called the wise men and the sorcerers : now the engravers of hieroglyphics of Egypt, they also did in like manner

12 with their secret arts. For they cast down every man his staff, and they became serpents :^ but Aaron's staff

13 swallowed their staves. But Pharaoh's heart was hard,'' and he hearkened not unto them : as the Eternal had

14 said. And the Eternal said unto Moses, Pharaoh's heart

15 is hardened,^ he refuseth to let the people go. Go unto Pharaoh in the morning; lo, he goeth out unto the water ; and thou shalt place thyself by the river's brink^ towards him ; and the staff which was turned into a

16 serpent shalt thou take in thine hand. And thou shalt say unto him, The Eternal God of the Hebrews hath sent me unto thee, saying, Send away my people, that they may serve me in the desert : and, behold,

17 hitherto thou wouldest not hear. Thus saith the Eternal, In this thou shalt know that I am the Eternal : behold, I will smite with the staff that is in mine hand upon the waters which are in the river, and they shall

18 be turned into blood. And the fish that is in the river shall die, and the river shall stink ; and Egypt shall be loath to drink^" of the water of the river.

19 And the Eternal said unto Moses, Say unto Aaron,

' give, - incline. ^ a son of fourscore years. ^ a son of fourscore and three years. ^ give. " huge creature. " strong. ® heavy. * Up. "' weary to drink.

EXODUS, Chap. VII. VIII.

Take thy staff, and stretch out^ thine hand upon the waters of Egypt, upon their streams, upon their rivers, and upon their ponds, and upon all their gatherings of water, that they may become blood; and that there may be blood throughout all the land of Eg3rpt, both in

20 vessels of wood, and in vessels of stone. And Moses and Aaron did so, as the Eternal commanded ; and he lifted up the staff, and smote the waters that were in the river, before the eyes of Pharaoh, and before the eyes of his servants ; and all the waters that were in the river

21 were turned into blood. And the fish that was in the river died ; and the river stank, and the Egyptians could not drink of the water of the river ; and there was blood

22 throughout all the land of Egypt. And the engravers of hieroglyphics of Egypt did so with their secret arts : and Pharaoh's heart was hard,^ and he did not hearken

23 unto them ; as the Eternal had said. And Pharaoh turned and went^ into his house, neither did he set his

24 heart to this also. And all the Egyptians digged round about the river for water to drink ; for they could not

25 drink of the water of the river. And seven days were fulfilled, after that the Eternal had smitten the river.

26 And the Eternal spake unto Moses, Go'* unto Pharaoh, and say unto him. Thus saith the Eternal, Let my

27 people go, that they may serve me. And if thou refuse to let them go, behold, I will plague all thy boun-

28 daries with the frogs. And the river shall bring forth frogs abundantly, and they shall go up and come into thine house, and into thy bedchamber, and upon thy bed, and into the house of thy servants, and upon thy people, and into thine ovens, and into thy kneading-

29 troughs : And the frogs shall come up both on thee, and upon thy people, and upon all thy servants.

Chap. VIII.

1 And the Eternal spake unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Stretch forth^ thine hand with thy staflPover the streams, over the rivers, and over the ponds, and cause the frogs to

2 come up upon the land of Egypt. And Aaron stretched forth'^ his hand OTcr the waters of Egypt; and the frogs

' incline. ^ strong. ^ came. * come. * inclined.

EXODUS, Chap. VIII.

3 came up, and covered the land of Egypt. And the en- gravers of hieroglyphics did so with their secret arts, and

4 brought up the frogs upon the land of Egypt. Then Pha- raoh called for Moses and Aaron, and said, Entreat the Eternal, that he may take away the frogs from me, and from my people ; and I will let the people go, that they

5 may sacrifice unto the Eternal. And Moses said unto Pharaoh, Glory over me: for what period^ shall I entreat for thee, and for thy servants, and for thy peo- ple, to destroy the frogs from thee and thy houses, that

6 they may remain in the river only? And he said. For to-morrow. And he said, Be it according to thy word: that thou mayest know that there is none like unto the

7 Eternal our God. And the frogs shall depart from thee, and from thy houses, and from thy servants, and from thy people ; they shall remain in the river only.

8 And Moses and Aaron went out from Pharaoh: and Moses cried unto the Eternal because of the frogs which

9 he had brought^ upon Pharaoh. And the Eternal did according to the word of Moses, and the frogs died out of the houses, out of the inclosures, and out of the

10 fields. And they piled them up in heaps^ and the land

1 1 stank. But when Pharaoh saw that there was respite, he allowed his heart to be hardened, and hearkened not

12 unto them; as the Eternal had spoken. And the Eternal said unto Moses, say unto Aaron, Stretch out^ thy staif, and smite the dust of the land that it may become

13 gnats throughout all the land of Egypt. And they did so ; for Aaron stretched out^ his hand with his staff, and smote the dust of the earth, and it became gnats on man, and on beast ; all the dust of the land became

14 gnats throughout all the land of Egypt. And the en- gravers of hieroylyphics did so with their secret arts to bring forth gnats, but they could not : so there were

15 gnats upon man, and upon beast. Then the engravers of hieroglyphics said unto Pharaoh, This is the finger ot God: and Pharaoh's heart was haraened,** and ho hearkened not unto them ; as the Eternal had spoken.

16 And the Eternal said unto Moses, Rise early in the morning, and place thyself before Pharaoh ; lo, he goeth forth to the water ; and say unto him, Thus saitb

' for when. * put. ^ heaps heaps. '' indiue. * inclined. ° strong.

EXODUS, Chap. VIII. IX.

the Eternal, Let my people go, that they may serve

1 7 me. But if thou wilt not let my people go, behold, I

will send the inscctsU upon thee, and upon thy servants,

and upon thy pco])le, and into thy houses : and the houses

of Egypt shall be full of the insects,|| and also the ground

1 S whereon they are. And I will distinguish in that day

the land of Goshen, in which my people dwell,i that no

insects| shall be there ; in order that thou mayest know

10 that 1 am the Eternal in the midst of the earth. And

I will put a division^ between my people and thy people :

20 for to-morrow shall this sign be. And the Eternal did so ; and there came numerous^ insects]! into the house of Pharaoh, and into his servants' houses, and into all the land of Egypt : the land was corrupted by reason of the

21 insects. 11 And Pharaoh called for Moses and for Aaron, and said. Go ye, sacrifice to your God in the land.

22 And Moses said. It is not meet^ so to do ; for we shall sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians to the Eternal our God : lo, shall we sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians before their eyes, and will they not stone

23 us? We will go three days' journey^ into the desert, and sacrifice to the Eternal our God, as he shall say

24 unto us. And Pharaoh said, I will let you go that ye may sacrifice to the Eternal your God in the desert; only ye shall not go very far away : entreat for me.

25 And Moses said. Behold, I go out from thee, and I will entreat the Eternal that the insects|j may depart from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people, to- morrow : but let not Pharaoh deal deceitfully any more in not letting the people go to sacrifice to the Eternal.

26 And Moses went out from l^liaraoh, and entreated the

27 Eternal. And the Eternal did according to the word of Moses ; and he removed the insects|| from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people ; there remained

28 not one. And Pharaoh hardened his heart at this time also, neither would he let the people go.

Chap. IX.

1 TuEN the Eternal said unto Moses, Go^ in unto Pha- raoh, and tell him^ Thus saith the Eternal God of the Hebrews, Let my peo})le go, that they may serve me. ^ stand. - release. ^ heavy. ^ ready. '•' way. '"' come.

EXODUS, Chap. IX.

2 For if thou refuse to let them go, and wilt hold them

3 still, Behold, the hand of the Eternal is upon thy cattle which is in the field, upon the horses, upon the asses, upon the camels, upon the herd, and upon the

4 flock : there shall be a very heavy pestilence. And the Eternal shall distinguish between the cattle of Israel and the cattle of Egypt : and there shall nothing die of

5 all that is the children's of Israel. And the Eternal set^ an appointed time, saying, To morrow the Eternal

6 shall do this thing in the land. And the Eternal did that thing on the morrow, and all the cattle of Egypt died ; but of the cattle of the children of Isra"l died not

7 one. And Pharaoh sent, and, behold, there was rot one of the cattle of the Israelites dead. And the heart of Pharaoh was hardened," and he did not let the people go.

8 And the Eternal said unto Moses and unto Aaron, Take to you handfuls of soot of the furnace, and let Moses sprinkle it towards the heaven in the eyes of

9 Pharaoh. And it shall become small dust in all the land of Egypt, and shall be a boil breaking forth^ with blains upon man, and upon beast, throughout all the

10 land of Egypt. And they took soot of the furnace, and stood before Pharaoh ; and Moses sprinkled it up towards heaven ; and it became a boil breaking forth^

11 with blains upon man, and upon beast. And the engravers of hieroglyphics could not stand before Moses because of the boils ; for the boil was upon the engravers

12 of hieroglyphics, and upon all Egypt. And the Eternal suffered the heart of Pharaoh to be hardened,^ and he hearkened not unto them ; as the Eternal had spoken unto Moses.

13 And the Eternal said unto Moses, Rise early in the morning, and place thyself before Pharaoh, and say unto him. Thus saith the Eternal God of the Hebrews, Let

14 my people go, that they may sarve me. For I will at this time send all my plagues upon thine heart, and upon thy servants, and upon thy people ; that thou mayest know that there is none like me in all the earth.

15 For now I might have stretched^ out my hand, and I might have smitten thee and thy people with pestilence; and thou wouldest have been exterminated from the

16 earth. But that in very deed for this cause have I raised^ thee up, for to shew thee my power ; and that my name ' put. 2 heavy. ^ blossoming. * strong. * sent. ^ caused thee to stand.

EXODUS, Chap. IX.

' 7 may be declared^ throughout all the earth. As yet exalt- est thou thyself against m}' people, that thou wilt not let

18 them go? Behold, to-morrow about this time I will cause it to rain a very heavy hail, such as hath not been in Egypt

19 from the day of its foundation even until now. Send therefore now, and use thy power over thy cattle, and all that thou hast in the field ; for i/pon every man and beast which shall be found in the field, and shall not be gathered into the house, the hail shall come down upon

20 them, and they shall die. He that feared the word of the Eternal among the sen'ants of Pharaoh made his

21 servants and his cattle flee into the houses: And he that regarded" not the word of the Eternal left^ his ser- vants and his cattle in the field.

22 And the Eternal said unto Moses, Stretch forth"* thine hand towards heaven, that there may be hail in all the land of Egypt, upon man, and upon beast, and upon every herb of the field, throughout the land of Egypt.

23 And Moses stretched forth,-'' his staff towards heaven : and the Eternal sent^ thunder'' and hail, and fire ran along upon the ground; and the Eternal caused hi'il to

24 rain upon the land of Egypt. So there was hail, and con- suming'* fire in the midst of the hail, very heavy, such as there was none like it in all the land of Egypt since it

25 became a nation. And the hail smote throughout all the land of Egypt all that was in' the field, both man and beast ; and the hail smote every herb of the field,

26 and shattered every tree of the field. Only in the land of Goshen, where the children of Israel were, was there

27 no hail. And Pharaoh sent, and called for Moses and Aaron, and said unto them, I have sinned this time ; the Eternal is righteous, and I and my people are wicked.

28 Entreat the Eternal, for there have been too many thunderings^ of God and hail ; and I will let you go,

29 and ye shall stay no longer.^ And Moses said unto him, As soon as I am gone out of the city, I will spread my hands^° unto the Eternal ; and the thunder shall cease, neither sfeall there be any more hail ; that thou mayest know that the earth belongs to the

30 Eternal. But as for thee and thy servants, I know

3 1 that ye will not yet be afraid of the Eternal God. And

i related. - put his heart. ' forsook. ^ incHne. ^ inclined. ^ gave. -^ voices. " taking to itself, 'ye shall not continue to stand. "* hollows.

2 I

EXODUS, Chap. IX. X.

the flax and the barley were smitten: for the barley

32 ivas in the ear, and the flax v)as boiled. But the wheat and the spelt were not smitten : for they were not

33 grown up.^ And Moses went out of the city from Pharaoh, and spread his hands- unto the Eternal ; and the thunders-'^ and hail ceased, and the rain was not

34 poured upon the earth. And when Pharaoh saw that the rain and the hail and the thunders^ were ceased, he continued to sin, and hardened his heart, he and

35 his servants. And the heart of Pharaoh was hardened,"* neither would he let the children of Israel go ; as the Eternal had spoken by the hand of Moses.

Chap. X.

1 And the Eternal said unto Moses, Go^ in unto Pharaoh : for I have allowed his heart to be hardened, and the heart of his servants, that I might set these my signs

2 among them : And that thou mayest relate in the ears of thy son, and of thy son's son, what things I have wrought in Egypt, and my signs which I have done^ among them ; that ye may know that I am the Eternal.

3 And Moses and Aaron came in unto Pharaoh, and said unto him. Thus saith the Eternal God of the Hebrews, How long wilt thou refuse to be humbled before me ?

4 let my people go, that they may serve me. For, if thou refuse to let my people go, behold, to-morrow will

5 I bring the locusts within thy boundaries : And they shall cover the face'^ of the earth, that one cannot be able to see the earth: and they shall eat the residue which is escaped, which remaineth unto you from the hail, and shall eat every tree which groweth for you out

6 of the field : And thy houses shall be full, and the houses of all thy servants, and the houses of all Egypt ; which neither thy fathers, nor thy fathers' fathers have seen, since the day that they were upon the ground unto this day. And he turned, and went out from Pharaoh.

7 And Pharaoh's servants said unto him. How long shall this man be a snare unto us ? let the men go, that they may serve the Eternal their God: knowest thou not

■•• daik. ' hollows. ^ voices. ^ strong. ^ come. ^ put. '' eye.

EXODUS, Chap. X.

8 yet that Egypt has perished ? And Moses and Aaron were brought again unto Pharaoh: and he said unto them, Go, serve the Eternal your God : who^ are they

9 that shall go? And Moses said, We will go with our young^ and with our old, with our sons and with our daughters, with our flocks and with our herds will we

10 p^o; for it is our feast unto the Eternal. And he said unto them, Let the Eternal be so with you, as I will let you go, and your little ones : look that evil is

11 before your lace. Not so: go now ye that are adult men, and serve the Eternal ; for that ye did seek. And they drove them out from before the face of Pharaoh.

12 And the Eternal said unto Moses, Stretch out"' thine hand over the land of Egypt for the locusts, that they may come up upon the land of Egypt, and eat every herb of the land, even all that hath remained from the

13 hail. And Moses stretched forth'* his staff over the land of Egypt, and the Eternal brought'^ an east wind upon the land all that day, and all that night; and when it was morning, the east wind brought'' the locusts.

14 And the locusts went up all over the land of Egypt, and rested within all the boundaries of Egypt : very heavy were they ; before them there were no such locusts as

15 they, neither after them shall be such. For they covered the face'' of the whole land, so that the land was dark- ened ; and they did eat every herb of the land, and all the fruit of the trees which the hail had left : and there was not left any green thing in the trees, or in the herbs

16 of the field, through all the land of Egypt. Then Pharaoh hastened to call for Moses and Aaron ; and he said, I have sinned against the Eternal your God, and

17 against you. Now therefore forgive,^ I pray thee, my sin only this once, and entreat the Eternal your God,

18 that he may remove from me this death only. And he went out from Pharaoh, and entreated the Eternal.

19 And the Eternal turned a very strong west^ wind, and bore away the locusts, and cast^° them into the Red sea;^i there remained not one locust in all the boundaries

20 of Egypt. But the Eternal allowed Fharaoh's heart to be hardened, '2 so that he would not let the children

of Israel go.
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EXODUS, CuAP. X. XT.

21 And the Eternal said unto Moses, Stretch out^ thine hand towards heaven, that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, even darkness which may be

22 felt. And Moses stretched forth- his hand towards heaven; and there was a thick darkness^ in all the land

23 of Egypt three days: They saw not one another,^ neither rose any man from his place^ for three days: but all the children of Israel had light in their habita-

24 tions. And Pharaoh called unto Moses, and said, Go ye, serve the Eternal; only let your flocks and your herds be stayed : let your little ones also go with you.

25 And Moses said, Thou nmst give into our hands also sacrifices and burnt offerings, that we may sacrifice^

26 unto the Eternal our God. Our cattle also shall go with us; there shall not an hoof remain; for thereof

26 must we take to serve the Eternal our God; and we know not tcitli what we must serve the Eternal, until

27 we come thither. But the Eternal allowed Piiaraoh's heart to be hardened,^ and he would not let them go.

28 And Pharaoh said unto him. Go from me, take heed to thyself, thou shalt not continue to see my face; for in

29 that day thou seest my face thou shalt die. And Moses said, Thou hast spoken right, I will not further continue to see thy face.

CuAP. XI.

1 And the Eternal said unto Moses, Yet will I bring one infliction wore upon Pharaoh, and upon Egypt; after- wards he will let you go hence : when he shall let you go, he shall surely drive you out hence altogether.

2 Speak now in the ears of the people, and let every man ask his fellow, and every woman her fellow, for vessels

3 of silver, and for vessels of gold. And the Eternal gave the people favour in the eyes of Egypt, Moreover the man Moses was very great in the land of Egypt, in the eyes of Pharaoh's servants, and in the eyes of the people.

4 And Moses said, Thus saith the Eternal, About mid-

5 night will I go out into the midst of Egypt: And all the firstborn in the land of Egypt shall die, from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sitteth upon his throne, even unto the firstborn of the handmaid that is behind the

» incline. ^ inclined. ^ darkness of thick darkness. * a man saw not his brother. ^ underneath him. ^ make. '' strengthened.

EXODUS, Chap. XI. XII.

6 mill-stones; and all the firstborn of beasts. And there shall be a great cry throughout all the land of Egypt, such as there was none like it, nor shall be like it any

7 more.^ But against any of the children of Israel shall not a dog move'"^ his tongue, against man or beast ; that ye may know that the Eternal distinguisheth be-

8 tween Egypt and Israel. And all these thy servants shall come down unto me, and prostrate themselves unto me, saying. Go out, and all the people that follow thee:^ and after that I will go out. And he went out from Pharaoh in fierceness of wrath.

9 And the Eternal said unto Moses, Pharaoh will not hearken unto you ; so that my wonders may be multiplied

lO in the land of Egypt. And Moses and Aaron did all these wonders before Pharaoh : and the Eternal allowed Pharaoh's heart to be hardened,"* so that he did not send the children of Israel out of his land.

Chap. XII.

1 And the Eternal spake unto Moses and Aaron in the

2 land of Egyjjt, saying. This month shall be unto you the beginning^ of months : it shall be the first month of

.3 the year to you. Speak ye unto all the congregation of Israel, saying, In the tenth day of this month they shall take to them every man one of a flock, for the

4 house of their fathers, one of a flock for a house : And if the houseAoW be too little for one of a flock, let him and his neighbour next unto his house take it according to the proportion of the souls; every man according to his eating shall make your count for the

5 one of the flock. The one of the flock shall be without blemish,^ a male of the first year :^ ye shall take it from the

6 sheep, or from the goats : And it shall be in your keep- ing until the fourteenth day of the same moutii : and the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall

7 slaughter it at eventide.^ And they shall take of the blood, and strike^ it on the two side posts and on the lintel ; on the houses, wherein they shall eat

8 it. And they shall eat the flesh in that night, roast with fire, and unleavened bread; with bitter herbs

9 they shall eat it. Eat not of it half-done, nor sodden^'* at all with water, but roast with fire ; its head with its

' continue. * sharpen. ' are at thy feet. * strengthened.' head. "^ perfect. ^ the son of a year. •* between the two evenings. ' give. '" cooked.

EXODUS, CuAP. XTI.

10 legs, and with the inward parts thereof. And ye shall not leave anything of it until the morning ; and that which is left of it until the morning ye shall burn with

11 fire. And thus shall ye eat it; with your loins girded, your shoes on your feet, and your stick in your hand ; and ye shall eat it in haste : it is the passover of the

12 Eternal. For I will pass through the land of Egypt this night, and will smite all the firstborn in tiie land of Egypt, both man and beast ; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute^ judgments; I am the Eternal,*

13 And the blood shall be to you for a sign upon the houses where ye are: and when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and the infliction shall not be upon you

14 as a destroyer, when I smite the land of Egypt. And this day shall be unto you for a memorial ; and ye shall celebrate it a feast to the Eternal throughout your gene- rations; ye shall celebrate it a feast, an ordinance for

15 ever. Seven days shall ye eat unleavened bread; even the first day ye shall have put away- leaven out of your houses: for whosoever eateth anything leavened from the first day until the seventh day, that soul shall be cut

16 off from Israel. And in the first day ihere shall be a convocation of holiness, and in the seventh day there shall be a convocation of holiness to you ; no work shall be done in them, save tltat which may be eaten by man,-^

17 that only may be done for you. And ye shall watch* the unleavened bread ,• for in this selfsame day have I brought your hosts out of the land of Egypt : therefore shall ye keep this day throughout your generations an

18 ordinance for ever. In the first mouth, on the four- teenth day of the month at even, ye shall eat unleavened bread, until the one and twentieth day of the month al,

19 even. Seven days shall there be no leaven found in your houses : for whosoever eateth that which leaveneth, even that soul shall be cut off from the congregation of Israel, whether he be a stranger or a native of the land.

20 Ye shall eat nothing that leaveneth ; in all your habita-

21 tions shall ye eat unleavened bread. Then Moses called for all the elders of Israel, and said unto them. Draw out or take you a lamb^ according to your families,

22 and slaughter the passover. And ye shall take a bunch

' do. ■•' cause to leax c otf. ■ u t.uul. * keep. ^ a flock.

EXODUS, Chap. XII.

of hyssop, and dip it in the blood that is in the bason, and touch the Untel and the two side posts with the bFood that is in the bason; and none of you shall go out from the entrance of his house until the mornino;.

23 For the Eternal will pass throuc/h to afflict Egypt; and when he seeth the blood upon the lintel, and on the two side posts, the Eternal will pass over the entrance, and will not suffer^ the destroyer to come in unto your

24 houses to afflict you. And ye shall keep this thing for a

25 statute to thee and thy sons for ever. And it shall come to pass, when ye be come to the land which the Eternal will give you, according as he hath spoken, that

26 ye shall keep this service. And it shall come to pass, when your children shall say unto you, What mean ye

27 hij this service? That ye shall say. It is the sacrifice of the passover of the Eternal, who passed over the houses of the children of Israel in Egypt, when he afflicted Egypt, and delivered onr houses. And the people bowed the head and prostrated themselves.

28 And the children of Israel went, and did as the Eternal had commanded Moses and Aaron, so did they.

29 And it came to pass, that at midnight the Eternal smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sat on his throne unto the firstborn of the captive that ^vas in the dungeon ;2 and

30 all the firstborn of beasts. And Pharaoh rose in the night, he, and all his servants, and all Egypt ; and there was a great cry in Egypt ; for there was not a house

31 where there was not one dead. And he called for Moses and Aaron by night, and said, Arise, go out from the midst of my people, both ye and the children of Israel ; and go, serve the Eternal, as ye have spoken.

32 Also take your flocks and your herds, as ye have spoken,

33 and be gone ; and bless me also. And Egypt was urgent'' upon the people, hastening to send them out of

34 the land ; for they said, We are all dead men. And the people took"* their dough before it was leavened, their kneading-troughs being bound up in their outer-garments

35 upon their shoulder. And the children of Israel did according to the word of Moses ; and they asked of the Egyptians vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and outer-

1 give. - bouse of the pit. ^ strong. * bore.

EXODUS. Chap. XII. XIII.

36 garments : And the Eternal gave the people favour in the eyes of the Egyptians, so that they complied with their asking. And they emptied Egy])t.

37 And the children of Israel journeyed from Rameses to Succoth, about six hundred thousand on foot,

38 adult males, besides little ones. And a mixed mul- titudei went up also with them ; and flocks, and herds,

39 even very much^ cattle. And they baked unleavened cakes of the dough which they brought forth out of Egypt, for it was not leavened ; because they were driven out of Egypt, and could not tarry, neither had

40 they made for themselves any provisions. Now the stay of the children of Israel, who abode in Egypt, ^«as

41 four hundred and thirty years. And it came to pass at the end of the four hundred and thirty years, even the self-same day it came to pass, that all the hosts of

42 the Eternal went out from the land of Egypt. It is a night of observation unto the Eternal for bringing them out from the land of Egypt : this is that night of obser- vation of the Eternal to all the children of Israel through- out their generations.

43 And the Eternal said unto Moses and Aaron, This is the ordinance of the passover : There shall no alien^ eat

44 thereof: But every man's servant that is bought^ for money, when thou hast circumcised him, then shall he

45 eat thereof. A tolerated sojourner and a hired servant

46 sliall not eat thereof. In one house shall it be eaten ; thou shalt not carry^ forth ought of the flesh abroad out of the

47 house; neither shall ye break a bone thereof All the

48 congregation of Israel shall keep'' it. And when a stranger shall sojourn with thee, and will keep^ the pass- over to the Eternal, let all his males be circumcised, and then let him come near and keep^ it; and he shall be as a native of the land : and no uncircumcised person

49 shall eat thereof One law shall be for the native, and for the stranger that sojourneth in the midst of you.

50 Thus did all the children of Israel ; as the Eternal com-

5 1 manded Moses and Aaron, so did they. ^nd it came to pass the selfsame day, that the Eternal did bring the children of Israel out of the land of Egvpt by their hosts.

Chap. XIII. 1 2 And the Eternal spake unto Moses, saying. Sanctify unto me all the firstborn, the first offspring of every * numerous mixture, -heavy. ^ son of an alien. * a purchase. ^ bring. ^ make.

EXODUS, Chap. XIII.

womb of the children of Israel, both of man and of

3 beast : it is mine. And Moses said unto the people. Remember this day, in which ye went out from Egypt, out of the house of servants; for by strength of hand the Eternal brought you out thence : nothing leavened

4 shall be eaten. This day go ye out in the month

5 Abib And it shall be when the Eternal shall bring thee into the land of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, which he sware unto thy fathers to give thee, a land flowing with milk and honey, that thou shalt serve this

6 service in this month. Seven days thou shalt eat un- leavened bread, and in the seventh day shall he afeast*^

7 to the Eternal. Unleavened bread shall be eaten seven days; and there shall nothing leavened be seen with thee, neither shall there be leaven seen with thee within

8 all thy boundaries. And thou shalt tell thy son in that day, saying, This is done because of that which the Eternal did unto me when I came forth out of Egypt.

9 And it shall be for a sign unto thee upon thine hand, and for a memorial between thine eyes, that the law of the Eternal may be in thy mouth : for with a strong hand hath the Eternal brought thee out of Egypt.

10 Thou shalt therefore keep this ordinance in its appointed season from year to year.^

1 1 And it shall be when the Eternal shall bring thee into the land of the Canaanites, as he sware unto thee and

12 to thy fathers, and shall give it thee. That thou shalt set apart^ unto the Eternal every first offspring of the womb, and every first offspring dropped by beast which

13 thou hast; the males ^Aa/Z be for the Eternal. And every first offspring of an ass thou shalt redeem^ with one of a flock ; and if thou wilt not redeem^ it, then thou shalt break its neck : and all the firstl)orn of man

14 among thy sons shalt thou redeem.^ And it shall be when thy son asketh thee in time to come,'' saying. What is this ? that thou shalt say unto him. By strength of hand the Eternal brought us out from Egypt, from

15 the house of servants: And it came to pass, when Pharaoh would hardly* let us go, that the Eternal sle\ all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both the firstborn of man, and the firstborn of beast : therefore I sacrifice to the Eternal every first otfspring of the womb, being

' from days to days. - cause to pass. ' release. * to-morrow. '•' made it haid.

^ festival.

EXODUS, Chap. XIII. XIV,

males; but all the firstborn among my sons I redeem.'

16 And it shall be for a sign upon thine hand, and for frontlets between thine e3^es : for by strength of hand the Eternal brought us forth out of Egypt.

17 And it came to pass, when Pharaoh had sent the people away, that God guided them not through the way of the land of the Philistines, although that teas near ; for God said, Lest peradventure the people repent

18 when they see war, and they return to Egypt: But God led the people about, through the way of the desert of the Red sea:^ and the children of Israel went up

19 harnessed out of the land of Egypt. And Moses took the bones of Joseph with him : for he had straitly ad- jured the children of Israel, saying, God will surely visit you : and ye shall bring up my bones away Jience

20 with you. And they- journeyed from Succoth, and en-

21 camped in Etham, in the extremity of the desert. And the Eternal went before them, by day in a colunm of cloud, to guide them in the way and by night in a column

22 of fire to give them light ; to go by day and night : He did not cause the column of cloud to depart by day, nor the column of fire by night, from before the people.

Chap. XIV. 1 2 And the Eternal spake unto Moses, saying. Speak unto the children of Israel, that they turn^ and encamp before Pi-hahiroth, between Migdol and the sea, be- fore Baal-zephon : over against it shall ye encamp by

3 the sea. For Pharaoh will say of the children of Israel, They are entangled in the land, the desert hath shut

4 them in. And I will allow Pharaoh's heart to be hard- ened^ that he shall pursue after them; and I will be honoured through Pharaoh, and through all his forces ; that Egypt may know that I am the Etei-nal. And they

5 did so. And it was told the king of Egypt that the people fled : and the heart of Pharaoh and of his ser- vants was turned against the people, and they said. What is this we have done, that we have sent Israel

6 away from serving us ? And he made ready^ his chariot,

7 and took his people with him : And he took six hun- dred chosen chariots, and all the chariots of Egypt, and

8 fighting men upon all of them. And the Eternal allowed the heart of Pharaoh king of Egypt to be hard- ened ^ and he pursued after the children of Israel : and

'release. ^ sea of flags. ^ return. * strengthen. = i^ovmd.

EXODUS, Chap. XIV.

9 the children of Israel went out with a hipjh^ hand. But the Egyptians pursued after them, all the horses ajid chariots of Pharaoh, and his horsemen, and his forces, and overtook them encamping by the sea, beside Pi-

10 hahiroth, before Baal-zephon. And when Pharaoh approached, the children of Israel lifted up their eyes, and, behold, the Egj'ptians marched^ after them ; and they were sore afraid: and the children of Israel cried

1 1 unto the Eternal. And they said unto Moses, Because there were no burying-places in Egypt, hast thou taken us away to die in the desert? what is it that thou hast

1 2 done unto us, to bring us forth out of Egypt ? Is not this the word that we spoke unto thee in Egypt, saying, liCt us alonc,^ that we may serve Egypt ? For it had been better for us to sei^ve Egypt, than that we should

13 die in the desert. And Moses said unto the people. Fear ye not, stand still, "^ and see the salvation of the Eternal, which he will shew^ to you to day : for the Egyp- tians'' whom ye have seen to day, ye shall see them

14 again no more'' for ever. The Eternal shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.

I'O And the Eternal said unto Moses, Wherefore^ criest thou unto me? speak unto the children of Israel,

16 that they journey omvards: But lift thou up thy staff, and stretch out,^ thine hand over the sea, and divide^" it: and the children of Israel shall come on dry

1 7 ground through the midst of the sea. And I, behold, I will allow the heart of Egypt to harden,^^ and they shall come after them : and I will be honoured through Pha- raoh, and through all his forces, through his chariots,

18 and through his horsemen. And Egypt shall know that I am the Eternal, when I have been honoured through Pharaoh, through his chariots, and through his

19 horsemen. And the angcP- of God who went before the camp of Israel, journeyed and went behind them ; and the column of the cloud went- from before their

20 face, and stood behind them : And it came between the camp of Egypt and the camp of Israel ; and it was a cloud and darkness to them, but it gave light by night to these : so that the one approached not the other all

21 the night.* And Moses stretched out i^ his hand over

'exalted. ^ journeyed. ^ ^case from us. ' place yourselves, ''do. "Egypt, '' ye shall not continue to sec. " what. '■• incline. '" cleave. " strengtlkeu.

'■- messenger. '^ inclined-

EXODUS, Chap. XIV. XV.

the sea ; and the Eternal caused the sea to go back by a powerful east wind all that night, and madei the sea dry

22 land, and the waters were divided.'' And the children of Israel came into the midst of the sea upon the dry ground: and the waters were a walP unto them on their

23 right, and on their left. And the Egyptians^ pursued, and came after them to the midst ot the sea, even all

24 Pharaoh's horses, his chariots, and his horsemen. And it came to pass, that in the morning watch the Eternal glanced on the camp of Egypt through the column of fire and cloud, and confounded the camp of Egypt,

25 And removed their chariot wheels, and he drave them heavily : so that the Egyptians^ said, Let us run away from the face of Israel ; for the Eternal fighteth for them against Egypt.

26 And the Eternal said unto Moses, Stretch out'^ thine hand over the sea, that the waters may return upon the Egyptians," upon their chariots, and upon their horse-

27 men. And Moses stretched forth^ his hand over the sea, and the sea returned to its continuity at the turning of the morning ; and the Egyptians^ fled^o towards it ; and the Eternal overthrew the Egyptians^ in the midst of

28 the sea. And the waters returned, and covered the chariots, and the horsemen, and all the forces of Pharaoh that came into the sea after them ; there remained not

29 so much as one of them. But the children of Israel walked'' upon dry land in the midst of the se'a, ; and the waters were a walP unto them on their right, and on

30 their left. Thus the Eternal saved Israel that day out of the hand of Egypt ; and Israel saw the Egyptians*

3 1 dead upon the sea shore.^ And Israel saw that great work^ which the Eternal did upon Egypt : and the peo- ple feared the Eternal, and believed in the Eternal, and in Moses his servant.

Chap. XV.

Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song unto the Eternal, and said as follows : I will sing unto the Eternal, for he is gloriously sublime ; the horse and

put. * cleft. ' rampart. * Egypt. * incline. ^ inclined. ' went. ^ lip. ^ hand, ^^xzn away.

EXODUS, Chap. XV.

2 his rider hath he hurled into the sea. The Eternal w my might and hymn, and he is become my salvation ; he is my God, and I will glorify him ; my father's God,

3 and I will exalt him. The Eternal is a man of war :

4 the Eternal is his name. Pharaoh's chariots and his forces hath he cast' into the sea : and the choicest of his

5 fio-hting-mcn are sunk in tho Red sea.2 The min-murinfj depths have covered them : they went down to the bot-

6 tom as a stone Thy right hand, O Eternal, is become glorious in power : thy right hand, O Eternal, hath

7 dashed in pieces the enemy. And in the greatness^ of thine excellency^ thou hast overthrown'^ them that rose up against thee: thou sentest forth thy wrath,^ which

8 consumed' them as stubble. And with the blasf^ of thy nostrils the waters were heaped up, the floods were placed as a mound, and the murmuring depths were

f) congealed in the heart of the sea. The enemy said, 1 will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; mv soul shall be full of them ; I will draw^ my sword, my

10 hand shall dispossess them. Thou didst blow with thy wind, the sea covered them : they dropped like lead in the

1 1 mighty waters. Who is like unto thee, O Eternal, amoiig the mighty beings ? who is like thee, glorious in holiness,

12 fearful in praises, doing wonderful things? Thou stretch- edst out'" thy right hand, the earth swallowed them.

13 Thou in thy mercy hast guided the people which thou hast redeemed : thou hast conducted thtm in thy might

14 unto the abode of thy holiness. Peoples shall hear, and be agitated : pangs shall seize the inhabitants of

15 Palashath. Then the chieftains of Edom shall be amazed; the powerful of Mcab, quaking shall seize them; all the inhabitants of Canaan shall despond.

16 Horror and dread shall fall upon them; by the great- ness of thine arm they shall be as still as a stone ; till thy people pass, O Eternal, till the people pass, ivhich

17 thou hast purchased. '• Thou shalt bring them in, and plant them in the mountain of thine inheritance, in the establishment, () Eternal, which thou hast made'- for thy residence, in the sanctuary, O Eternal, which thy

18 hands have established. The Eternal shall reign for

19 ever and ever. For the horse of Pharaoh came in with his chariots and with his horsemen into the sea,

' shot. 2 sea of flags. ^ multitmle. ♦ pride. * broken down. " fierceness 7 atu * wind, "empty. "* inclinedst. n obtained. '2 effected.

EXODUS, Chap. XV. XVI.

and the Eternal brought again' the waters of the sea upon them ; but the childi'en of Israel went on dry land in the midst of the sea.

20 And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took the timbrel in her hand ; and all the women went out

2 1 after her with timbrels and vvith dances. And Miriam answered them. Sing ye to the Eternal, for he is glori- ously sublime ; the horse and his rider hath he hurled into the sea.

22 So Moses caused Israel to journey from the Red sea^ and they went out into the desert of Shur; and they went three days in the desert, and found no

23 water. And when they came to Marah, they could not drink of the waters of Marah, for they were bitter :

24 therefore the name of it was called Marah. And the people murmured against Moses, saying, What shall we

25 drink? And he cried unto the Eternal; and the Eternal shewed'^ him a wood, and he cast it into the waters, and the waters became sweet: there he made* for them a statute and ordinance,^ and there he tried

26 them. And said. If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the Eternal thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his eyes, and wilt give ear to his command- ments, and will keep all his statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have put upon Egypt:

27 for I am the Eternal that healeth thee. And they came to Elim, where were twelve springs of water, and threescore and ten palm trees : and they encamped there by the waters.

Chap. XVI.

1 And they journeyed from Elim, and all the congrega- tion of the children of Israel came unto the desert of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month after their going out of the

2 land of Egjrpt. And the whole congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and Aaron

3 in the desert : And the children of Israel said unto them, Would that we had died^ by the hand of the Eternal in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the flesh

^ restored. * sea of flags. ^ taught, shot. ^ put. ^ judgment. ^ who will give our dying.

EXODUS, Chap. XVI.

pots, and when we did eat bread to satisfaction ; for ) e have brought us forth into this desert, to put to death

4 this whole assembly by famine. Then said the Eternal unto Moses, Behold, I will rain bread from heaven for you ; and the people shall go out and collect a certain rate every day,' that I may try them, whether

5 they will walk in my law, or no. And it shall come to pass, that on the sixth day they shall prepare that which they bring in ; and it shall be twice as much as thej

6 collect daily. ^ And Moses and Aaron said unto all the children of Israel, At even, then ye shall know that the Eternal hath brought you out from the land of Egypt :

7 And in the morning, then ye shall see the glory of the Eternal ; for that he heareth your murmurings against the Eternal : and what are we, that ye murmur against

8 us ? And Moses said, This shall be, when the Eternal shall give you in the evening flesh to eat, and in the morning bread to satisfaction; for that the Eternal heareth your murmurings which ye murmur against him: and what are we? your murmurings ar^not against

9 us, but against the Eternal. And Moses said unto - Aaron, Say unto all the congregation of the children of

Israel, Approach to the Eternal: for he hath heard

10 your murmurings. And it came to pass, as Aaron spake unto the whole congregation of the children of Israel, that they turned towards the desert, and, behold,

11 the glory of the Eternal appeared in the cloud. And

12 the Eternal sjiake unto Moses, saying, I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel : speak unto them, saying, At eventide-^ ye shall cat flesh, and in the morning ye shall be satisiied with bread ; and ye shall

13 know that I am the Eternal your God. And it came to pass, that at even the quails came up, and covered the camp : and in the morning there was a layer of dew

14 round about the camp. And when the layer of dev/ was gone up, behold, upon the face of the desert there lay a small peeled thing, || as small as the hoarfrost on

15 earth. And when the children of Israel saw it, they said one to another,^ What is it: for they knew not what it was. And Moses said unto them. This is the bread which the Eternal hath given you for food.

1 the thing for the day in its day. '^ day, day. ^ Ijetween the Uvc evenings,

*a n)an to his lirollicr.

K

EXODUS, CnAP. XVI.

16 This is the thing which the Eternal hath commanded. Collect of it everi/ man according to his eating, an oraer for every man,i according to the number of your souls ;

17 take ye every man for them which are in his tent. And the children of Israel did so, and collected, some much,

18 and some little. And when they did mete it with an omer, he that gathered much had no excess, and he that gathered little had no lack; they collected every

19 man according to his eating And Moses said. Let no

20 man leave of it till the morning. Notwithstanding they hearkened not unto Moses ; but some men left of it until the morning, and it bred worms, and it stank ;

21 and Moses was angry with them. And they collected it every morning,^ every man according to his eating:

22 when the sun waxed hot it melted. And it came to pass, that on the sixth day they collected double bread, two omers for one man : and all the princes of the con-

23 gregation came and told Moses. And he said unto them. This is that which the Eternal hath said, A strict rest of the sabbath of holiness is to morrow unto the Eternal, bake that which ye will bake to day, and seethe^ that ye will seethe^ to day; and that which remaineth over

24 lay up for you as a charge until the morning. And they laid it up till the morning, as Moses commanded : and it did not stink, neither was there any worm therein.

25 And Moses said, Eat that to day ; for to day is a sab- bath unto the Eternal : to day ye shall not find it in the

26 field. Six days ye shall collect it; but on the seventh day, ivhich is the sabbath, ia it there shall be none.

27 And it came to pass, that there went out some of the people on the seventh day to collect, and they found

28 none. And the Eternal said unto Moses, How long refuse ye to keep my commandments and my laws?

29 See, for that the Eternal hath given you the sabbath, therefore he giveth you on the sixth day the bread of two days ; abide ye every man in his place,^ let no man

30 go out of his place on the seventh day. So the people

31 rested^ on the seventh day. And the house of Israel called the name thereof manna : and it was like corian- der seed, white ; and the taste of it was like flat cakes

32 made with honey. And Moses said. This is the thing which the Eternal commandeth, Fill an omer of it for a

^ k skull. ^ in the morning in the morning. ^ cook. * underneath him.

5 left off.

EXODUS, CHA.P. XVI. XVII.

charge throughout your generations ; that they may see the bread which I have given you to cat in the desert,

33 when I brought you forth from the land of Egypt. And xMosessaid unto Aaron, Take a wicker vesscl,|| and])uti an omer full of manna therein, and lay it up before the Eternal, for a charge throughout your generations.

34 As the Eternal commanded Moses, so Aaron laid it up

35 before the testimony, for a charge. And the children of Israel did eat manna forty years, until they came to a land inhabited ; they did eat manna until they came

36 unto the extremity of the land of Canaan. Now an omer is the tenth part of an ephah.

Chap. XVII.

1 And all the congregation of the children of Israel jour- neyed from the desert of Sin, after their journeys, according to the commandment^ of the Eternal, and encamped in Rephidim : and there was no water for the

2 people to drink. Wherefore the people did quarrel with Moses, and said. Give us water that we may drink. And Moses said unto them, Why^quarrel ye with

3 me ? wherefore^ do ye try the Eternal ? And the peo- ple thirsted there for water ; and the people murmured against Moses, and said. Wherefore is this that thou hast brought us up out of Egypt, to put us and our children

4 and our cattle to death with thirst? And Moses cried imto the Eternal, saying. What shall I do unto this

5 people ? yet a little and they would stone me. And the Eternal said unto Moses, Pass before the people, and take with thee of the elders of Israel ; and thy staff, wherewith thou smotest the river, take in thine hand,

6 and go. Behold, I will stand before thee there upon the crag in lloreb; and thou shalt smite the crag, and there sliall come water out of it, that the people may drink. And Moses did so in the eyes of the elders of

7 Israel. And he called the name of the place Massah and Mei ibah, because of the quarrel of the children of Israel, and because of their trying the Eternal, saying, Is the Eternal among us or not.

8 Then came Amalek, and fought with Israel in Re-

9 phidim. And Moses said unto Joshua, Choose us

' give. ^ tilt mil. ^ what.

i

EXODUS, Chap. XVII. XVIII.

out men, and go out, fi|rht with Amalek : to-morrow I will stand on the top^ of the hill with the staff of God

10 in mine hand. So Joshua did as Moses had said to him, to fight with Amalek : and Moses, Aaron, and Hur

1 1 went up to the top^ of the hill. And it came to pass, when Moses lifted up his hand, that Israel prevailed : and Avhen he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed.

12 But Moses' hands were heavy; and they took a stone, and put it under him, and he sat thereon ; and Aaron and Hur stayed up his hands, the one on the one side, J and the other on the other side;^ and his hands were *

13 steady^ until the going down-* of the sun. And Joshua discomfited Amalek and his people with the edge* of the sword.

14 And the Eternal said unto Moses, Write this for a memorial in the book, and rehearse'' it in the ears of Joshua : for I will utterly blot out the remembrance of

15 Amalek from under heaven. And Moses built an altar,

16 and called the name of it Adonay-nissi : For he said. Because the hand is upon the throne of Yah, war from the Eternal with AmaJek from generation to generation.

Chap. XVIII.

1 When Jethro, the priest of Midian, Moses' father in law, heard of all that God had done for Moses, and for Israel his people, a?id that the Eternal had brought Israel out

2 of Egypt ; Then Jethro, Moses' father in law, took Zipporah, Moses' wife, after his having sent her away.

3 And her two sons ; of whom the name of the one was Gershom; for he said, I have been a stranger in an

4 alien land: And the name of the other'' was Eliezer; for the God of my father, said he, was mine help, and

5 delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh : And Jethro, Moses' father in law, came with his sons and his wife unto Moses into the desert, where he encamped at the

6 mountain of God : And he said unto Moses, I thy father in law Jethro am come unto thee, and thy wife,

7 and her two sons with her. And Moses went out to-

J iieiid. 2 one on this and one on this. ^ faithfulness. * coming. * mouth.

^ put. ' one.

EXODUS, Chap. XVIII.

wards his father in law, and prostrated himself, and kissed him ; and they asked each other of their welfare^;

8 and they came into the tent. And Moses related to his father in law all that the Eternal had done unto Pharaoh and to Egypt for Israel's sake, and all the tra- vail that had come upon* them by the way, and how the

9 Eternal delivered them. And Jethro rejoiced for all the goodness which the Eternal had done to Israel, whom

10 he had delivered out of the hand of Egypt. And Je- thro said, Blessed be the Eternal, who hath delivered you out of the hand of Egypt, and out of the hand of Pharaoh, who hath delivered the people from under the

1 1 hand of Egypt. Now I know that the Eternal is greater than all the gods : for it is in the thing wherein they acted

12 pvesumptuonsly^ that punishme7it came uY>oa them. And Jethro, Moses' father in law, took a burnt offering and sacrifices for God : and Aaron came, and all the elders of Israel, to eat bread with Moses' father in law before

13 God. And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses sat to judge the people : and the people stood by Moses

14 from the morning unto the evening V And when Moses' father in law saw all that he did to the people, he said. What is this thing that thou doest to the people ? why sittest thou thyself alone, and all the people are placed

15 near thee from morning unto evening. And Moses said unto his father in law, Because the people come

16 unto me to enquire of God: When they have a mat- ter,'* they come unto me ; and I judge between one and another,^ and I do make them know the statutes of God,

17 and his laws. And Moses' father in law said unto him,

18 The thing that thou doest is not good. Thou wilt surely wither away, both thou, and this people that is with thee : for this thing is too heavy for thee ; thou

19 art not able to do it thyself alone. Hearken now unto my voice, I will give thee counsel, and God shall -be with thee : Be thou for the people to God-ward, that

20 thou mayest bring the causes® unto God : And thou shalt enlifjhten them in the statutes and laws, and make them know the way where m they must go, and the deeds

- and a man asked his fellow of his peace. ^ found. ^ sod. * word, * a man and his fellow. " things.

EXODUS, Chap. XvIII. XIX.

21 that they must do. Moreover thou shalt provide^ out of all the people, men of ability," such as fear God, men of tnith, hating lucre; and put such over them, to be officers of thousands, a/tcf officers of hundreds, officers of

22 fifties, and officers of tens : And let them judge the people at all times : and it shall be that every great thing they shall bring unto thee, but every sm.all thing they shall judge: so shall it be easier for thyself, and they

23 shall bear the burden with thee. If thou shalt do this thing, and God command thee so, then thou shalt be able to stand, and all this people shall also come to their

24 place in peace. So Moses hearkened to the voice of

25 his father in law, and did all that he had said. And Moses chose men of ability^ out of all Israel, and made^ them heads over the people, officers of thousands, offi- cers of hundreds, officers of fifties, and officers of tens.

26 And they judged the people at all times : the hard thing they brought unto Moses, but every small thing they

27 judged themselves. And Moses let his father in law go, and he went his way into his own land.

CiiAP. XIX.

1 On the third month, after the children of Israel were gone out of the land of Egypt, the same day came they

2 into the desert of Sinai, For they had journeyed from Rephidim, and were come to the desert of Sinai, and had encamped in the desert ; and there Israel encamped

3 before the mountain. And Moses went up unto God, and the Eternal called unto him out of the mountain, saying, Thus shalt thou say to the house of Jacob, and

4 tell the children of Israel ; Ye have seen what I did unto Egypt, and hoio I bare you on eagles' wings, and

5 brought you unto myself Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye

-shall be a select portion unto me above all the peoples: for

6 all the earth is mine. And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation. These are the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel.

7 And Moses came and called for the elders of the people, and put before them all these words which the Eternal

1 behold. ^ force. ^ gave.

EXODUS, Chap. XIX.

8 commanded him. And all the people answered toge- ther, and said, All that the Eternal hath spoken we will do. And Moses returned^ the words of the people

9 mito the Eternal. And the Eternal said unto Moses, Behold, I come unto thee in a thick cloud, that the people may hear when I speak with thee, and also believe in thee for ever. And Moses told the words of the

10 people unto the Eternal. And the Eternal said unto Moses, Go unto the people, and sanctify them to day and to morrow, and let them wash their clothes, ^

1 1 And be ready^ against the third day : for on the third day the Eternal will come down before the eyes of

12 all the people upon mount Sinai. And thou shalt set bounds unto the people round about, saying, Take heed to yourselves, that ye go not up into the mountain, or touch the extremity of it : whosoever toucheth the moun-

13 tain, shall surely be put to death. There shall not a hand touch him, but he shall surely be stoned or shot through; whether it be beast or man, it shall not live : whilst the jubilant sound is drawing out, they shall come

14 up to the mountain. And Moses went down from the mountain unto the people, and sanctified the people ;

15 and they washed their clothes.^ And he said unto the ]ieople. Be ready^ against the third day:"* step not nigh unto

16 a .voman. And it came to pass on the third day in the morning, that there were thunders^ and lightnings, and a heavy cloud upon the mountain, and the voice of the cornet exceeding strong ; so that all the people that were

17 in the camp trembled. And Moses brought forth the people out of the camp towards God ; and they placed

18 themselves at the nether part of the mountain. And mount Sinai was altogether on a smoke, because the Eternal went down upon it in fire: and the smoke thereof went up as the smoke of a furnace, and the whole

19 mount trembled greatly. And the voice of the cornet went on stronger and stronger ; Moses spake, and God

20 answered him by a voice. And the Eternal came down upon mount Sinai, on the top*"' of the mountain : and the Eternal called Moses up to the top*^ of the mountain ;

21 and Moses went up. And the Eternal said unto Moses, Go down, chai'ge'' the people, lest they break tJirough

22 towards the Eternal to see, and many of them fail. And

^ ii;stored. - outer gariDCiits. ■* est.-iblished. * to three days. * voices. '' head. '' protest to.

EXODUS, Chap. XiX. XX.

let the priests also, who step nigh unto the Eternal, sanctify themselves, lest the Eternal burst forth upon

23 them. And Moses said unto the Eternal, The people cannot come up to mount Sinai : for thou chargedst^ us, saying, Set bounds about the mountain, and sanctify it.

24 And the Eternal said unto him. Go, go down, and thou shalt come up, thou, and Aaron with thee : but let not the priests and the people break through to come up

25 xuito the Eternal, lest he burst forth upon them. So Moses went down unto the people, and spake^ unto them.

Chap. XX.

1 2 And God spake all these words, saying, I am the Eternal thy God, who have brought thee out of the

3 land of Egypt, out of the house of servants. Thou

4 shalt have no other gods before my face. Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness^ of any thing that is in the heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the

5 water under the earth : Thou shalt not prostrate thy- self to them, nor serve them : for I the Eternal thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the Withers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation

6 of them that hate me ; And shewing^ mercy unto th' usand generations of them that love me, and keep my

7 commandments. Thou shalt not take^ the name of the Eternal thy God in vain ; for the Eternal will not hold him guiltless that taketh^ his name in vain.

8 9 Remember the sabbath day, to sanctify it. Six

10 daj'S mayest thou labour,'' and do all thy work: But the seventh day is the sabbath of the Eternal thy God : in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy beasts, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates :

1 1 For in six days the Eternal made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested'^ on the seventh day : therefore the Eternal blessed the sabbath day, and sanc-

1 2 tified it. Honour thy father and thy mother : that

'diclst testify unto. ^ said, 'similitude, ''doing * bear. ^ beaicth. 7 serve 8 left o.T.

I

EXODUS, Chap. XX. XXf.

thy days may be long upon the ground which the

13 Eternal thy God giveth thee. Thou shalt not mur- der. Thou shalt not commit adultery. Thou shalt not steal. Thou shalt not bear false witness^ against

14 thy fellow-man Thou shalt not covet thy fellow- mari's house. Thou shalt not covet thy fellow-maw's wife, nor his mansevvant, nor his maidservant, nor any of his herd, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy fellow-ma/i's.

15 And all the people saw the thunderings- and the flaming torches, and the voice of the cornet, and the mountain smoking : and when the people saw it, they

16 moved, and stood afar off. And they said unto Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear : but let not God

17 speak with us, lest we die. And Moses said unto the people. Fear not: for God is come in order to try you, and that his fear may be before your faces, that ye sin not.

18 And the people stood afar off, and Moses stepped near

19 unto the thick darkness where God was. And the Eternal said unto Moses, Thus thou shalt say unto the children of Israel, Ye have seen that I have spoken to

20 you from the heaven. Ye shall not make with me gods of silver, neither shall ye make unto you gods of gold.

21 An altar of earth^ thou shalt make unto me, and shalt sacrifice thereon thy burnt offerings, and thy feast offer- ings, thy flocks, and thine herds : in all places where I mention my name I will come unto thee, and I will bless

22 thee. And if thou wilt make me an altar of stone, thou shalt not build it of hewn stone ; for if thou wave

23 thy iron tool"* above it, thou hast profaned it. Neither . shalt thou go up by steps unto mine altar, that thy naked- ness be not uncovered thereon.

Chap. XXI.

1 Now these are the judgments which thou shalt put before

2 them. If thou obtain an Hebrew servant, six years he shall serve : and in the seventh he shall go out free for

3 nothing. K he came in by himself, he sliall go out bv himself: if he be married,5 th( n iiis wife shall go out

' answer as a witness of falsehood. ^ vciices. "ground. * hwnrd. 5 the ovMierof a wife.

EXODUS, Chap. XXI.

4 with him. If his lord have given him a wife, and she have born him sons or daughters; the wife and her children shall be her lord's, and he shall go out by

5 himself. And if the servant shall plainly say, I love my lord, my wife, and my children ; I will not go out

6 free : Then his lord shall cause him to step unto the judges,^ he shall also cause him to step unto the door, or unto the door post; and his lord shall bore his ear through with an awl; and he shall serve him for

7 ever. And if a man sell his daughter to be a maidservant, she shall not go out as the menservants

8 do. If she be evil in the ej^es of her lord, who hath betrothed her to himself,^ then shall he let her be re- leased : to sell her unto an alien people he shall have no

9 power,"* seeing he hath dealt deceitfully with her. And if he hath betrothed her unto his son, he sliall do unto

10 her after the manner^ of daughters. If he take him another wife ; her sustenance, her raiment, and her duty

1 1 of marriage shall he not diminish. And if he do not these three unto her, then shall she go out free without

12 money. He that smitethaman, so that he die, shall

13 surelybe put to death. And if a man lie not in wait, but God let him fall into his hand ; then I will appoint^ thee a

14 place whither he shall flee. ^ But ifa man act presump- tuously^ against his fellow-man, to slay him with guile ; thou shalt take him from mine altar, that he may die.

15 And he that smiteth his father, or his mother, shall surely

16 be put to death. And he that stealeth a man, and selleth him, and he be previous!]/ found in his hand, he

1 7 shall surely be put to death. And he that curseth his father or his mother shall surely be put to death. And

18 if men quarrel, and a man smite his fellow-maw with a stone, or with his fist, and he die not, but keepcth^ his

19 bed;!" Jf j^g j-jgg agabi, and walk abroad upon his stafF,^^ then shall he that smote him be freed: only he shall pay for the loss of his time,^^ and shall cause

20 him to be thoroughly healed. And if a man smite his servant, or his maid-servant, with a rod, and he die under his hand; he shall be surely avenged.

21 Notwithstanding, if he continue^^ a day or two, he shall

2 God. 3 kethib, not betrothed. ■! not rule. ° judgment, fi put. 7 run a.. ay. S seetheth. 9 falleth. it" couch, ll prop. '2 give/o/- liis sitting.

1'^ stand.

EXODUS, Chap. XXI.

22 not be avenged : for he is his money. If men strive, and hurti a woman with child, so that her fruit depart^

fro77i her, and yet there be no mischief fio'ther : he shall be surely be amerced, according as the husband*'' of the wife will lay* upon him : and he shall give ^s the arbitei-s

23 determine. And if there be any further mischief, then

24 thou shalt give soul for soul. Eye for eye, tooth for

25 tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, Burning for burn-

26 ing, wound for wound, wheal for wheah And if a man smite the eye of his servant, or the eye of his

maidservant, and cause it to perish,'' he shall let him

27 go free for his eye's sake. And if he cause his man- servant's tooth, or his maid-servant's tooth to fall out, he shall let him go free for his tooth's sake.

28 If one of a herd thrust a man or a woman, that he die : then that one of the herd shall surely be stoned, and his flesh shall not be eaten ; but the owner shall he

29 guiltless. But if one of a herd have been wont to thrust in time past,** and it hath been testified to his owner, and he hath not kept him in, but that he hath put to death a man or a woman ; that one of the herd shall be stoned, and his owner also shall perish.

30 If th.ere be set on him a ransom, then shall he give for the ransom'' of his soul whatsoever is set upon

31 him. Whether he have thnist a son, or have thrust a daughter, according to this judgment shall it be done

32 unto him. If one of the herd shall thrust a ma/iservant or a maidser\\int ; he shall give unto their lord thirty shekels of silver, and that one of the herd shall be

33 stoned. And if a man shall open a pit, or if a man shall dig a pit, and not cover it, and one of a herd or

34 an ass foil therein ; The owner of the pit shall pay for it, and restore money unto the owner of them ; and

35 the dead beast shall be his. And if one of a man's herd hurt' one of the herd of his fellow-ma;?, that he die ; then they shall sell the live one of the herd, and halve the money of it ; and the dead one also they shall halve.

36 Or it is known that the one of the herd was wont to thrust in time past and his owner hath not kept him in ; he shall surely pay one of a herd for one of a

37 herd; and the dead shall be his own. If a man shall steal one of a herd or of a flock, and kill it, or sell it ;

' uHlict. 2 iicr chiliiien go out. ^ ovvikt. * set,. ^ corruiit. •"' from ycs- teriiay, before yotci (lay. '' release.

EXODUS, Chap. XXII.

he shall pay five of the herd for one of the herd, and four of the flock for one of the flock : —

Chap. XXII.

1 If the thief be found breaking in, and be smitten that he die, there' shall no guilt of blood be incurred for him.

2 If the sun shone upon him, there shall be guilt of blood incurred for him: he shall surely pay; if he have no-

3 thing, then he shall be sold for his theft. If the theft be certainly found in his hand alive, whether it be one of the herd, or an ass, or one of the flock ; he shall pay

4 double. If a man shall lay waste a field or vineyard, and shall send in his beast of pasture, and shall devas- tate the field of another ; the best of his field, and the best

5 of his vineyard, shall he pay. If a fire break^ out, and catch in^ thorns, so that the stacks of corn, or the standing corn, or the field, be consumed^ therewith ; he

6 that kindled^ the conflagration shall surely pay. If a man shall give unto his fellow- wa?i money or vessels to keep, and it be stolen out of the man's house ; if the thief

7 be found, he shall pay double. If the thief be not found, then the owner of the house shall approach unto the judges,^ if he have not put^ his hand unto his fellow-?/ia7i's

8 goods.'' For all manner^ of trespass, whether it be for one of the herd, for an ass, for one of the flock, for an outer-garment, or for any lost thing, which another shall say is his, the word of both shall come before the judges ;*• and whom the judges^ shall condemn, he shall pay double

9 unto his fellow-waTz. If a man give unto his fellow-maw an ass, or one of a herd, or one of a flock, or any beast, to keep ; and it die, or be hurt,^ or be captured, no one

10 seeing it: Then shall an oath of the Eternal be be- tween them both, if he have not put*" his hand unto his ieWow-niaris goods :'' and the owner of it shall accept^*^

11 zY, and he shall not pay. But asuredly if it be stolen from him, he shall pay unto the owner thereof.

12 If it be torn in pieces, then let him bring it for wit-

13 ness, and he shall not pay that which was torn. And if a man borrow^' a beast of his fellow-;//a7z, and it be hurt,^ or die, the owner thereof being not with it, he shall

14 surely pay. But if the owner thereof be with it, he

' go. 2 find. 2 eaten. * laid waste by means of. * God. ^ sent. ' work. " word. ' broken. ^^ take. " asks.

EXODUS, Chap. XXII. XXIII.

15 shall not pay : if it he hired, it came for his hire.^ And if a man entice a virgin that is not betrothed, and lie with her, he shall surely give the marriage price for her

16 to be his wife. If her father utterly refuse to give her unto him, he shall pay^ money according to the mar-

17 ria^je price of the virgins. Thou shalt not suffer a witch

18 to live. Whosoever lieth with a beast shall surely be

19 put to death. He that sacrificeth unto any god, save inito the Eternal only, he shall be doomed to death.

20 Thou shalt neither be extortionate to a stranger, nor oppress him : for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.

21 Ye shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child.

22 If thou afflict them in any wise, and they cry at all unto

23 me, I will surely hear their cry : And my wrath shall glow, and I will slay you with the sword; and your wives shall be widows, and your children

24 fatherless. If thou lend money to any of my people that is poor by thee, thou shalt not be to him as an ex-

25 actor, neither shall ye lay upon him interest.^ If thou

at all take thy fellow-man's outer-garment to pledge, thou shalt restore it unto him at the going down of the

26 sun: For that is his raiment only, it is his outer- garment for his skin : wherein shall he lie down ? and it shall come to pass, when he crieth unto me, that I

27 will hear; for I am gracious. Thou shalt not execrate

28 God, nor curse a prince among thy people. Thou shalt not delay to offer from thy abundance, and of thy liquors: the firstborn of thy sons shalt thou give unto me.

29 Likewise shalt thou do with that of thy herd, and with that of thy flock: seven days it shall be with its dam;*

30 on the eighth day thou shalt give it me. And ye shall be men of holiness unto me : neither shall ye eat any flesh that is torn in the field ; ye shall cast it to the dogs.

Chap. XXIII.

1 Tiiou shalt not bear a false'' report: set not thine hand

2 with the wicked to be a witness for violence. Tiiou shalt not follow^ the many for evil ; neither shalt thou speak^ in a quarrel to incline after many to wrest judg-

3 ment: Neither shalt thou countenance the indigent in

4 his quarrel. If thou meet one of thine enemy's herd, or his ass wandering, thou shalt surely restore it to him

5 again. If thou see the ass of him that hatcth thee 'wages. ' weigli. ^biting. * mother. * vain. * be after. ' aiisuer.

EXODUS, Chap. XXIII.

crouching under its burden, thou shalt forbeari to for-

6 sake him ; surely thou canst forsake o)ili/ with him. Thou shalt not wrest' the judgment of thy needy in his quar-

7 rel. Keep thee far from a false^ thing ; and the guilt- less and righteous slay thou not : for I will not justify

8 the wicked. And thou shalt take no bribe : for the bribe bhndeth the open-eyed, and perverteth the words

9 of the righteous. Also thou shalt not oppress a stranger : for ye know the soul of a stranger, because

10 ye were strangers in the land of Egypt. And six years thou shalt sow thy land, and shalt gather in the increase

1 1 thereof: But the seventh ijear thou shalt let it rest^ and lie still ; that the needy of thy people may eat : and their leaving the animal of the field shall eat. In like manner thou shalt do with thy vineyard, and with thy

1 2 olive-tree. Six days thou shalt do thy work, and on the seventh day thou shalt leave off: that every one of thy herd, and thine ass may rest, and the son of thy maid-servant, and the stranger, may be refreshed.

13 And in all that I have said unto you take heed: and make no mention of the name of other gods,

14 neither let it be heard out. of thy mouth. Three times

15 thou shalt celebrate a festival unto me in the year. Thou shalt keep the festival of the unleavened bread : thou shalt eat unleavened bread seven days, as I commanded thee, in the season appointed in the month Abib ; for in it thou wentest out from Egypt: and none shall appear be-

1 6 fore my face empty : And also the festival of the harvest, the first fruits of thy labours'^ which thou hast sown in the field : and the festival of the ingathering, tohich is about the end*5 of the year, when thou hast gathered in thy labours^

17 out of the field. Three times in the year all thy males shall appear before the face of the Lord, the Eternal.

18 Thou shalt not sacrifice the blood of my sacrifice with leavened bread ; neither shall the fat of my festival sacri-

19 Jice^ remain^ until morning. The first^ of the first

fruits of thy ground thou shalt bring into the house of the Eternal thy God. Thou shalt not seethe^" a kid in its mother's milk.

20 Behold, I send a messenger before thee, to keep thee in the way, and to bring thee into the place which I

21 have prepared. Take heed of him,^^ and hearken to his voice, exasperate him not ; for he will not bear your

22 trespasses : for my name is in him : But if thou shalt

' cease. * incline. ^ falsehood. * fallow, * deeds. ^ going out. ^ feast, 8 lodge. ^ beginning. '" cook. ^^ his face.

EXODUS, Chap. XXIII. XXIV.

indeed hearken to his voice, and do all that I speak ; then I will be an enemy unto thine enemies, and an

23 adversary unto thine adversaries. For my messenger shall go before thee, and bring thee in unto the Amor- ites, and the Hittites, and the Perizzites, and the Canaanitcs, the Hivites, and the Jebusites : and I will

24 extirpate them. Thou shalt not prostrate thyself to their gods, nor serve them, nor do after their deeds ; \mt thou shalt utterly overthrow them, and quite break

25 down their monuments. And ye shall serve the Eternal your God, and he shall bless thy bread, and thy water-

26 and I will remove sickness from amongst thee. There shall nothing be bereaved of young, nor be barren, in

27 thy land: the number of thy days I will fulfil. I will send my horror before thee, and will confound all the people to whom thou shalt come, and 1 will make^ all

28 thine enemies turn their backs- unto thee. And I will send hornets before thee, which shall drive out the Hivite, the Canaanite, and the liittite, from before

29 thee. I will not drive them out from before thee in one year; lest the land become desolate, and the animals

30 of the field multiply against thee. By little and little I will drive them out from before thee, until thou be

31 fruitful, and inherit the land. And I will set thy boundaries from the Red sea^ even unto the sea of the Philistines, and from the desert unto the river: for I will give the inhabitants of the land into your hand ;

32 and thou shalt drive them out before thee. Thou shalt make^ no covenant with them, nor with their

•33 gods. They shall not abide in thy land, lest they make thee sin against me : for if thou serve their gods, it will surely be a snare unto thee.

Chap. XXIV.

1 And unto Moses he said. Come up unto the Eternal, thou, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel ; and prostrate yourselves afar off.

2 And Moses alone shall step near the Eternal ; but they shall not step nigh ; neither shall the people go up with

3 him. And Moses came and related to the people all

' give. - nape of the neck. ^ sea of flags. " cut.

EXODUS, Chap. XXIV.

the words of the Eternal, and all the judgments : and all the people answered with one voice, and said, All the words which the Eternal hath spoken will we do.

4 And Moses wrote all the words of the Eternal, and rose up early in the morning, and built an altar under the mountain, and twelve monuments, according the twelve

5 tribes of Israel. And he sent the lads of the children of Israel, and they offered burnt offerings, and sacrificed

6 feast offerings of bulls unto the Eternal. And Moses took half of the blood, and put it in basons ; and half of

7 the blood he sprinkled on the altar. And he tooknthe book of the covenant, and read^ in the ears of the peo- ple : and they said, All that the Eternal hath spoken

8 will we do, and hearken. And Moses took the blood, and sprinkled it on the people, and said, Behold the blood of the covenant, which the Eternal hath made^ with you

9 concerning all those words. Then went up Moses, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of

10 Israel: And they saw the God of Israel : and there was under his feet as it were a brickwork of sapphire, and

11 as it were the body^ of heaven for purity. And upon the nobles of the children of Israel he laid* not his hand : and they beheld God, and did eat and drink,

12 And the Eternal said uato Moses, Come up to me into the mountain, and be there : and I will give thee the tablets of stone, and the law, and the commandment

13 which I have written, to teach them. And Moses rose, and his minister Joshua : and Moses went up into

14 the mountain of God. And he said unto the elders. Abide ye here for us, until we return unto you : and, behold, Aaron and Hur are with you : he who has any

15 matters to do,^ let him step nigh unto them. And Moses went up into the mountain, and the cloud covered

16 the mountain. And the glory of the Eternal abode^ upon mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it six days : on the seventh day he called unto Moses out of the

17 midst of the cloud. And the sight of the glory of the Eternal was like devouring^ fire on the top*^ of the

18 mountain in the eyes of the children of Israel. And Moses came into the midst of the cloud, and went up into the mountain: and Moses was in the mountain forty days and forty nights.

* called. ■'* cut. ^ bone. * sent. ^ is an owner of words. ^ dwelt.

' eating. * head.

EXODUS, Ciup XXV.

Chap. XXV.

1 2 And the Eternal spake unto Moses, saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, that they take rae a heave offering: of every man whose heart impelleth him ye

3 shall take my heave offering. And this is the heave offering v^^hich ye shall take of them : gold, and silver,

4 and copper, And blue purple, and red purple, and

5 crimson! and fine linen, and goats' hair, And rams' skins dyed red, and tachash skins, and acacia wood.

6 Oil for the light, spices for anointing oil, and for incense

7 of aromatics. Onyx stones, and stones for setting in the

8 ephod, and in the breastplate. And let them make me a sanctuary ; that I may dwell in the midst of them.

9 According to all that I shew thee, after the pattern of the dwelling, and the pattern of all the vessels thereof,

10 even so shall ye make it. And they shall make an ark^ of acacia wood : two cubits and a half shall be the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof.

n And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, within and without shalt thou overlay it, and shnlt make upon it a

12 border of gold round about. And thou shalt cast four rings of gold for it, and put^ them in the four corners thereof; and two rings shall he in the one side* of it,

1 3 and two rings in the other side* of it. And thou shalt make bars o/" acacia wood, and overlay them with gold.

14 And thou shalt bring the bars into the rings by the sides'^ of the ark,^ that the ark'-^ may be borne with thcni.

15 The bars shall be in the rings of the ark: 2 they shall

16 not depart therefrom. And thou shalt put^ into the ark^ the testimony which I shall give thee. And thou shalt

17 make a cover of pure gold: two cubits and a half shall be the leny-th thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth

1 8 thereof. And thou shalt make two cherubim of gold, 0/* beaten work|| shalt thou make them, from the two

19 extremities of the cover. And make one cherub from the one extremity, and one cherub from the other extremity: even from the cover shall ye make the cherubim on the

20 two extremities thercoti And the cherubim shall spread

' shiuiag worm. 2 case. * give. * rib. * ribs.

I.

EXODUS, Chap. XXV.

their wings on high, sheltering the cover with their wings, and their faces turned one to another ;i to- wards the cover shall the faces of the cherubim be.

21 And thou shalt put^ the cover above upon the ark^ ; and in the ark^ thou shalt put^ the testimony that I

22 shall give thee. And there I will be met by thee, and I will speak with thee from above the cover, from between the two cherubim which are upon the ark^ of the testimony, of all which I will command thee concerning the children of Israel.

23 Thou shalt also make a table ©/"acacia wood : two cubits shall be the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof.

24 And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, and make

25 thereto a border of gold round about. And thou shalt make unto it a rim of an hand breadth round about, and thou shalt make a golden border to the rim thereof

26 round about. And thou shalt make for it four rings of gold, and put- the rings in the four corners that are

27 on the four feet thereof. Over against the rim shall the rings be for places^ for the bars to bear the table.

28 And thou shalt make the bars o/ acacia wood, and over- lay them with gold, that the table may be borne with

29 them. And thou shalt make the dishes thereof, and spoons thereof, and covers]] thereof, and bowls]] thereof^ to shelter withal : of pure gold shalt thou make them.

30 And thou shalt set^ upon the table shew^'bread before me always.

3 1 And thou shalt make a candelabrum of pure gold : of beaten work]] shall the candelabrum be made : its shaft,'' and its branches,^ its cups, its knobs, and its

32 flowers, shall be of the same. And six branches^ shall go out of the sides of it ; three branches^ of the cande- ^^ labrum out of the one side, and three branches^ of the '|

33 candelabrum out of the other^ side : Three cups made like unto almonds, with a knob and a flower in one branch,^*^ and three cups made like almonds in the other branch,^^ with a knob and a flower: so in the six branches^

34 that go out of the candelabrum. And in the cande- labrum shall be four cups made like unto almonds with

35 their knobs and their flowers. And there shall be a

• a man to his brother. ^ give. ^ case. * houses. ^ face. ' thigh.'^ ^ canes. '■' secoiid. '" cane. '' one caiie.

EXODUS, Chap. XXV. XXVI.

knob under two branches^ of the same, and a knob under two branches^ of the same, and a knob under two branches^ of the same, according to the six branches^

36 that go out of the candelabrum. Their knobs and their branches^ shall be of the same : all of it sliall be

37 one beaten work o/pure gold. And thou shalt make the seven lamps thereof: that when they set up the lamps thereof, they may give light over against it.^

38 And the tongs thereof, and the snuff-dishes thereof,

39 shall be of pure gold. Of a, talent^ of pure gold shall

40 he make it with all these vessels. And see that thou make them after their pattern, which was shewn thee in the mountain.

Chap. XXVL

1 Moreover thou shalt make the dwelling of ten cur- tains of fine twined linen, and blue purple, and red purple, and crimson :* with cherubim, the work of an

2 artist,^ shalt thou make them. The length of one curtain shall be eight and twenty cubits, and the breadth of one curtain four cubits : for all the curtains shall

3 be one measure. The five curtains shall join together, one to another:^ and other five curtains shall join one

4 to another.^ And thou shalt make loops of blue purple upon the edge^ of the one curtain from the ex- tremity in the joining ; and likewise shalt thou make in the outermost edge'' oi another curtain, in the joining

5 of the second. Fifty loops shalt thou make in the one curtain, and fifty loops shalt thou make in the ex- tremity of the curtain that is in the joining of the second : that the loops may take hold one of another"

6 And thou shalt make fifty catches of gold, and join the curtains together^ with the catches : and the dwelling

7 shall be one. And thou shalt make curtains of goat's hair to be a covering*^ upon the dwelling: eleven cur-

8 tains shalt thou make. The length of one curtain shall he thirty cubits, and the breadth of one curtain four cubits : and the eleven curtains shall he all of one

9 measure' And thou shalt join five curtains by them-

* canes. ' on the opposite side of its face. ^ circle. * shining worm. * the deed of a thinker. " a \Yomaii to her sister. '' lip. 9 tent.

2l

EXODUS, Chap. XXVI.

selves, and six curtains by themselves, and shalt double

10 the sixth curtain opposite the front^ of the tent. And thou shalt make fifty loops on the edge- of the one cur- tain that is outermost in the joining, and fifty loops in the edge"^ of the curtain which joineth the second.

1 1 And thou shalt make fifty catches of copper, and bring the catches into the loops, and join the tent together,

12 that it may be one. And the surplus of the curtains of the tent that exceedeth, that is, the exceeding half

13 curtain, shall hang over the back of the dwelling. And a cubit on the one side, and a cubit on the other side of the surplus in the length of the curtains of the tent, it shall hang over the sides of the dwelling on this side

14 and on that side, to cover it And thou shalt make a covering for the tent of rams' skins dyed red, and a covering above o/'tachash skins.

15 And thou shalt make boards for the dwelling of acacia

16 wood standing up. Ten cubits shall be the length of a board, and a cubit and a half shall he the breadth of

17 one board. Two tenons shall there be in one board, set in order one against another -.^ thus shalt thou make

18 for all the boards of the dwelling. And thou shalt make the boards for the dwelling, twenty boards on the

19 south side^ southward. And thou shalt make forty sockets of silver under the twenty boards ; two sockets under one board for its two tenons, and two sockets

20 under another board for its two tenons. And for the second side* of the dwelling on the north side'' there

21 shall be twenty boards : And their forty sockets of silver ; two sockets under one board, and two sockets

22 under another board. And for the back part^ of the dwel-

23 ling westward'' thou shalt make six boards. And two boards shalt thou make for the angles of the dwelling in

24 the back part.^ And they shall be coupled together beneath, and they shall be coupled together above the head of it unto one ring : thus shall it be for them both ;

25 they shall be for the two angles. And they shall be eight boards, and their sockets o/silver, sixteen sockets ; two sockets under one board, and two sockets under another^

' face. - lip. * a woraan to her sister. * rih. * corner, * two thighs. "■ sea.

H one.

EXODUS, Chap. XXVL XXVII.

26 board. And thou shalt make bolts of acacia wood ; five

27 for the boards of the one side^ of the dwelling. And five bolts for the boards of the other side'-^ of the dwelling, and five bolts for the boards of the side^ of the dwelling,

28 for the two sides^ westward. And the middle bolt in the midst of the boards shall reach from extremity to

29 extremity. And thou shalt overlay the boards with gold, and make their rings of gold for places"* for the bolts: and thou shalt overlay the bolts with gold.

30 And thoa shalt rear up the dwelling according to the fashion^ thereof which was shewed thee in the moun-

31 tain. Aud thou shalt make a partition vail of blue purple, and red puq^le, and crimson,^ and fine twined nnen the work of an artist -J with cherubim shall it be

32 made ; And thou shalt hang^ it upon four columns of acacia wood overlaid with gold : their hooks shall be

23 of gold, upon four sockets of silver. And thou shalt hang^ up the partition vail under the catches, that thou mayest bring in thither within the partition vail the ark'^ of the testimony : and the partition vail shall divide unto you between the holy place^^ and the -34 most holy.i^ And thou shalt put^ the cover upon the 35-ark3 of the testimony in the most holy p/ace.^^ And thou shalt put the table without the partition vail, and the candelabnim over against the table on the side^ of the dwellino; towards the south : and thou shalt nut** the

36 table on the north side.^ And thou shalt make a screen for the entrance of the tent, o/blue purple, and red purple, and crimson,^ and fine twined linen, the

37 work^- of an embroiderer. And thou shalt make for the screen, five columns of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold : and their hooks shall be of gold : aud thou shalt cast five sockets of copper for them.

Chap. XXVII.

1 And thou shalt make an altar o/ acacia wood, five cubits long, and five cubits broad ; the altar shall be square :

2 and the height thereof shall be three cubits. And thou shalt make the horns of it upon the four corners^^ thereof: its horns shall be of the same : and thou shalt

2 rill. 3 two thigbs. * houses, ^judgment. ^ shining worm. " deed of a thiuker. ^ give. ^ case. '" holiness, i' holiness of holiue>8. '- deed.

'■' turning.

EXODUS, Chap. XXVII.

3 overlay it with copper. And thou shalt make its pots to receive its ashes, and its shovels, and its bowls^ and its fleshhooks, and its firepans : all the vessels thereof

4 thou shalt make of copper. And thou shalt make for it a grate of network o/" copper; and upon the net shalt thou make four copper rings in the four extremities

5 thereof. And thou shalt put^ it under the compass of the altar beneath, that the net may be even to the

6 midst- of the altar. And thou shalt make bars for the altar, bars of acacia wood, and overlay them with cop-

7 per. And the bars shall be brought into the rings, and the bars shall be put upon the two sides-^ of the

8 altar to bear it. Hollow with tablets shalt thou make it : as it was shewed thee in the mountain, so shall

9 they make it. And thou shalt make the enclosure of the dwelling: for the south side^ southward there shall be hangings for the enclosure q/fine twined linen of an

10 hundred cubits long for one side.'' And twenty columns thereof and their twenty sockets shall he of copper ; the hoolcs of the columns and their cross-bars

1 1 shall be of silver. And likewise for the north side* in length there shall he hangings of an hundred cubits lo;ig, and its twenty columns and their twenty sockets of copper : the hooks of the columns and their cross-

12 bars of silver. And for the breadth of the enclosure on the west^ side *sAg// be hangings of fifty cubits : their

13 columns ten, and their sockets ten. And the breadth of the enclosure on the east*side eastward shall be

14 fifty cubits. The hangings of one side^ shall be fifteen cubits: their columns three, and their sockets

15 three. And on the other side'' shall be hangings fiifteen cubits: their columns three, and their sockets three.

16 And for the gate of the enclosure shall be a screen of twenty cubits, of blue purple, and red purple, and crimson,® and fine twined linen, the work^ of an em- broiderer : and their columns shall be four, and their

17 sockets four. All the columns round about the enclo- sure shall be cross-barred with silver ; their hooks shall

18 be of silver, and their sockets of copper. The length of the enclosure shall be an hundred cubits, and the breadth fifty everywhere,^^ and the height five cubits of

19 fine twined linen, and their sockets o/" copper. All the

' give. - half. ^ ribs. * corner. ^ sea. '' shoulder. ' second shoulder. * bhining worm. ' deed. *° in fifty.

EXODUS, Chap. XXVII. XXVIII.

vessels of the dwelling m all the service thereof, and all the pins thereof, and all the pins of the enclosure shall be o/' copper.

20 And thou shalt command the children of Israel, that they bring thee clear olive oil beaten for the light,^ to

21 set up the lamp continually. In the appointed tent, without the partition vail, wiiich is before the testimony, Aaron and his sons shall set it in order from evening to morning before the Eternal : it shall be an ordinance for ever unto the generations of the children of Israel.

Chap. XXVIII.

1 And cause thou to approach unto thee Aaron thy bro- ther, and his sons with him, from the midst of the chil- dren of Israel, to appoint him as priest unto me, even Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar,

2 Aaron's sons. And thou shalt make garments of holi- ness for Aaron thy brother for glory and for splendor.

3 And thou shalt speak unto all that are wise hearted, whom I have filled with the spirit of wisdom, that they may make Aaron's garments to sanctify him, to ap-

, 4 point him as priest unto me. And these are the garments which they shall make ; a breastplate, and an ephod, and a robe, and a quilted inner-garment, a mitre, and a belt : and they shall make garments of holiness for Aaron thy brother, and his sons, to appoint him

5 as priest unto me. And they shall take the gold, and the blue pm-ple, and the red purple, and the crimson,^ and the fine twined linen.

6 And they shall make the ephod ©/"gold, o/blue pur- ple, and o/*red purple, of crimson,^ and fine twined

7 linen, the work of an artist.^ It shall have two shoulder pieces joined ; at the two extremities thereof

8 it shall be joined together. And the curious girdle of the ephod, which is upon it, shall be of the same, according to the work^ thereof; even of gold, of blue purple, and red purple, and crimson,^ and fine

9 twined linen. And tliou shalt take two onyx stones, and engrave on them the names of the children

10 of Israel: Six of their names on the one stone, and the other six names that are left On the other'' stone, accord-

1 1 ing to their birth. ^ With the work-* of an engraver in stone, like the engravings of a signet, shalt thou engrave

' luminary. - shining-worru. ^ thinker. * deed. ^ secoinl. ^ progeny.

EXODUS, Caw. XXrill.

the two stones with the names of the children of Israel:

12 thou shalt make them settings of gold. And thou shalt put the two stones upon the shoulder-pieces of the ephod /';;?• stones of memorial unto the children of Israel: and Aaron shall bear their names before the Eternal

13 upon his two shoulders for a memorial And thou

14 shalt make settings of gold; And two chains o/pure gold ; twisted of cord-like work shalt thou make them,

15 and fasteni the cord-like chains to the settings. And thou shalt make the breastplate of judgment the work of an artist f after the work of the ephod thou shalt make it ; o/gold, of h\xie purple, and of red purple, and of crimson,^ and of fine twined linen, shalt thou make

16 it. Square it shall be Aem^ doubled ; a span shall be the length thereof, and a span shill he the breadth there-

17 of. And thou shalt fill it with fillings of stones, eue/j four rows of stones: the first row shall he a sardius,ll a

18 topaz, and a carbuncle: this shall be the first row. And the second row shall be an emerald, |1 a sapphire, and a

19 diamond. And the third row a ligure,fl an agate, || and

20 an amethyst. II And the fourth row a beryl, || and an onyx, and a jasper : they shall be set in gold in their

21 fillings. And the stones shall be with the names of the children of Israel, twelve, according to their names, llJie the engravings of a signet; every one'^ with his name shall they be according to the twelve tribes.

22 And thou shalt make upon the breast-plate twisted

23 chains o/ cord-like work o/pure gold. And thou shalt make upon the breastplate two rings of gold, and shalt puti the two rings on the two extremities of the breast-

24 plate. And thou shalt put^ the two cords of gold in the two rings icldch are on the extremities of the breast-

25 plate. And the other two extremities of the two cords thou shalt fasten^ in the two settings, and put^ them on

26 the shoulder-pieces i,:f the ephod before it.'^ And thou shalt make two rings of gold, and thou shalt put them upon the two extremities of the breastplate in the border^ thereof, which is in the other side of the ephod inward.

27 And two rings of gold thou shalt make, and shall put^ them on the two shoulder-pieces of the ephod under- neath, towards the forepart thereof, ^over against the joining thereof, above the curious girdle of the ephod.

' give. - tliinker. ^ shining worm. ^ a man. ^ opposite the face thereof.

*■ lip ' opposite tlie face.

EXODUS, Chap. XXVllI.

28 And they shall fasten the breastplate by the rings there- of unto the rings of the ephod with a string of blue purple, that it may be above the curious girdle of the ephod, and that the breastplate be not loosed from the

29 ephod. And Aaron shall bear the names of the chil- dren of Israel in the breastplate of judgment upon his heart, when he cometh in unto the holy place^ for a me-

.30 morial befoi'e the Eternal continually. And thou shalt put- in the breastplate of judgment the Urim and Thum- mim ; and they shall be upon Aaron's heart when he cometh in before the Eternal: and Aaron shall bear the judgment of the children of Israel upon his heart before

."1 the Eternal continually. And thou shalt make the

32 robe of the ephod all of blue purple. And there shall be a hole^ in the top"* of it, in the midst thereof: it shall have a binding-'' of work of a weaver round about the holc'^ of it, as it were the hole^ of an habergeon, that it

33 be not rent. And beneath upon the hem of it thou shalt make pomgranatcs o/blue purple, and q/red pur- ple, and o/ crimson,** round about the hem thereof; and

34 bells of gold in the midst of them round about : A , golden bell and a pomegranate, a golden bell and a

35 pomgranate, upon the hem of the robe about. And it shall be upon Aaron to minister : and its sound'' shall be heard when he cometh in unto the ho\y place^ before the Eternal, and when he goeth out, that he die not.

30 And thou shalt make a bright plate of pure gold, and engrave upon it, lilie the engravings of a signet, IIOLI-

37 NESS TO THE ETERNAL. And thou shalt put it on a blue purple string that it maybe upon the mitre; upon

38 the forefront^of the mitre it shall be. And it shall be upon Aaron's forehead, and Aaron shall bear the iniquity of the holy things, which the children of Israel shall hallow in all their holy gifts ; and it shall be continually upon his forehead, tliat they may be accepted** before the Etei-nal.

39 And thou shalt work the inner garment with checker work of fine linen, thou shalt make the mitre of fine linen, and the belt thou shalt make the work of an embroiderer.

4 0 And for Aaron's sons thou shalt make inner garments, and tliou shalt make for them belts, and high caps shalt thou

4.1 make for them, for glory and for s[)kMHlor. And thou shalt

clothe them, Aaron thy brother, and hiri aons with him;

and shalt anoint them, and consecrate them, '"and sanctify

lioIliifSi.' ■ yive. ^ moutli. * head. '•> lip. " shining worm. ' voice. " opjiosite tlie face. '■' lu will, '" till their haiuis.

EXODUS, Chap. XXVITI. XXIX.

42 them, that they may minister unto me as priests. And thou shalt make them hnen breeches to cover their nakedness ; from the loins even unto the thighs shall

43 they be. And they shall be upon Aaron, and upon his sons, when they come in unto the appointed tent, or when they come near unto the altar to minister in the holy /)/ace ;^ that they bear not iniquity, and die : it shall be an ordinance for ever unto him and his seed after him.

Chap. XXIX.

1 And this is the thing that thou shalt do unto them to sanctify them, to minister unto me as priests : Take one

2 young^ bull, and two rams without blemish.-^ And un- leavened bread, and pierced cakes unleavened mingled with oil, and wafers unleavened anointed with oil : of

3 flour of wheat shalt thou make them. And thou shalt put* them into one basket, and offer them in the basket,

4 with the bull and the two rams. And Aaron and his sons thou shalt cause to approach unto the entrance of the

5 appointed tent, and shalt lave them with water. And thou shalt take the garments, and clothe Aaron with the inner garment, and the robe of the ephod, and the ephod, and the breastplate, and fasten the ephod on him with the

6 curiousgirdle of the ephod: Andthou shalt put the mitre upon his head, and puf* the diadem of holiness upon

7 the mitre. Then thou shalt take the anointing oil, and

8 pour it upon his head, and anoint him. And thou shalt cause his sons to approach, and clothe them with inner

9 garments. And thou shalt gird them with belts, Aaron and his sons, and bind high caps on them : and the priest's office shall be their's for an ordinance for ever :

10 and thoushalt consecrate'^ Aaron and his sons. Andthou shalt bring nigh^ the bull before the appointed tent : and Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands upon the head

1 1 of the bull. And thou shalt slaughter the bull before

1 2 the Eternal, by the entrance of the appointed tent. And thou shalt take of the blood of the bull, and put* it upon the horns of the altar with thy finger, and pour''

13 all the hlood beside the base of the altar. And thou shalt take all the fat that covereth the inwards, and the lobe^ that is above the liver, and the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, and cause them to ascend in

' holiness. - son of a herd. ^ perfect. ■* give. * fill the hands of. '' Offer. ' shed. ** superfluity.

EXODUS, Chap. XXIX.

14 fumes upon the altar. But the flesh of the bull, and its skin, and its dung, shalt thou burn with fire without

15 the camp : it is a sin offering. And the one ram thou shalt also take ; and Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands

16 upon the head of the ram. And thou shalt slaughter the ram, and thou shalt take its blood, and sprinkle it

17 round about upon the altar. And the ram thou shalt sever into pieces, and lave its inwards and its legs, and

18 put' them unto its pieces, and unto its head. And thou shalt cause the whole ram to ascend in fumes upon the altar : it is a burnt offering unto the Eternal : it is a pleasing odour, an offering made by fire unto the

19 Eternal. And thou shalt take the second ram ; and Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands upon the head

20 of the ram. Then shalt thou slaughter the ram, and take of its blood, and put^ it upon the tip of the right ear of Aaron, and upon the tip of the right ear of his sons, and upon the thumb of their right hand, and upon the great toe- of their right foot, and sprinkle the blood

21 upon the altar round about. And thou shalt take of the blood that is upon the altar, and of the anointing oil, and sprinkle it upon Aaron, and upon his garments, and upon his sons, and upon the garments of his sons with him : and he shall be holy, and his garments, and

22 his sons, and his sons' garments with him. Also thou shalt take of the ram the fat and the fat tail, and the fat that covereth the inwards, and the lobe-^ above the liver, and the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, and the right shoulder ; for it is a ram of consecration.^

23 And one loaf' of bread, and one pierced cake of oiled bread, and one wafer out of the basket of the unleavened

24 bread that is before the Eternal. And thou shalt put all in the hands" of Aaron, and in the hands" of his sons ; and shalt wave them for a wave offering before

25 the Eternal. And thou shalt take them from their hands, and cause them to ascend in fumes upon the altar besides the burnt offering, for a pleasing odour before the Eternal : it is an offering made by fire unto the Eternal.

26 And thou shalt take the breast of the rara of Aaron's consecration,'* and wave it for a wave offering before the

27 Eternal: and it shall be thy part. And thou shalt sanctify the breast of the wave offering, and the shoulder of the heave offering, which is waved, and which is heaved up, of the ram of the consecration, ' cvc7i of that

' give. - tliuiub. ^ superfluity. * fulfilment. ^ circle. ^ hollows.

EXODUS. Chap. XXIX.

29

30

31 32

which is for Aaron, and of that which is for his 28 sons: And it shall be Aaron's and his sons' by a statute for ever from the children of Israel: for it is an heave ofFerins; : and it shall be an heave offerinfi; from the children of Israel of the sacrifice of their feast offerings, eve7i their heave offering unto the Eternal. And the holy garments of Aaron shall be his sons' after him, to be anointed therein, arid to be conse- crated in them.^ Seven days shall he among his sons that is priest in his stead, put them on, when he comcth into the appointed tent to minister in the holy place.^ And the ram of the consecrationj'^thou shalt take and seethe* its flesh in a holy place. And Aaron and his sons shall eat the flesh of the ram, and the bread that is in the basket, b^ the entrance of the appointed tent.

33 And they shall eat those things wherewith the expiation was made, to consecrate^ and to sanctify them : but the stranger^ shall not eat thereof, because they are holy.^

34 And if ought of the flesh of the consecrations," or of the bread, be left unto the morning, then thou shalt burn that which is left with fire: it shall not be eaten, because

35 it is holiness.- And thus shalt thou do unto Aaron, and to his sons, according to all thi?igs which I have com- manded thee : seven days shalt thou consecrate them.**

36 And a bull, besides the sin offering, thou shalt oflcr^even/ day for expiation : and chou shalt purify the altar, when thou hast made an expiation for it, and thou shalt anoint

37 it, to sanctify it. Seven days thou shalt make an expiation for the ahar, and sanctify it ; and it shall be an altar most holy :^ whatsoever toucheth the altar shall be holy.

38 Now this is that which thou shalt ofter^ upon the altar ; two lambs of the first year^*^ day by day continually. The one lamb thou shalt offer^ in the mornmg ; and the other lamb thou shalt offer^ at evening :^i And with the one lamb a tenth deal of flour mingled with the fourth part of an hin of beaten oil ; and the fourth part of an hin of wine^br a libation. And the second lamb thou shalt offer*' at even^^ and shalt do thereto according to the oblation of the morning, and according to the libation thereof, for a pleasing odour, an offering made by fire

39 40

41

42 unto the Eternal.

"^his shall he a continual burnt

oflei'ing throughout your generations at the entrance of

the appointed tent before the Eternal ; where I shall be

' fill with them their hands. - holiness. ■* fulfilment. ^ cook. * fill their

iiaii'lG. ''layman, ''fulfilments. ^ make. '•' holiness of holiness. i" the

sons of a year. "- hetween the two evei.incs.

EXODUS, Chap. XXIX. XXX.

43 met by you, to speak tliere unto thee. And there 1 will be met by the children of Israel, and it shall

44 be sanctified by my glory. And I will sanctify the appointed tent, and the altar: I will sanctify also both Aaron and his sons to minister to me as

45 priests. And I will dwell in the midst of the chil- 40 dren of Israel, and will be their God.. And they shall

know that I am the Eternal their God, that brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, that I may dwell in the midst of them : I am the Eternal their God.

GiiAP. XXX.

1 And thou shalt make an altar for the burning of in-

2 cense : of acacia wood shalt thou make it. A cubit shall he the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof; square shall it be: and two cubits shall he the height thereof: the horns thereof shall be of the same.

3 And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, the roof thereof, and the sides' thereof round about, and the horns thereof; and thou shalt make unto it a border of

4 gold round about. And two golden rings shalt thou make to it under the border of it, by the two corners^ thereof, upon the two sides of it shalt thou make it ; and they shall be for places^ for the bars to bear it

5 withal. And thou shalt make the bars <j/" acacia wood,

6 and overlay them with gold. And thou shalt put^ it before the partition vail that is by the ark^ of the testi- mony, before the covering that is over the testimony,

7 where I will be met by thee. And Aaron shall cause incense of aromatics to ascend thereon in fumes every morning:^ when he trimmeth'' the lamps, he

8 shall cause it to ascend in fumes. And when Aaron setteth up the lamps at even," he shall cause it to ascend in fumes, a perpetual incense before the Eternal through-

9 out your generations. Ye shall not bring up strange^ incense thereon, nor burnt offering, nor oblation ; nci-

10 ther shall ye pour out a libation thereon. And Aaron shall make an expiation upon the horns of it once in the year: with the blood of the sin offering of expiations shall he, once in the year, make expiation upon it through- out your generations : it is most holy^*^ unto the Eternal.

11 12 And the Eternal spake unto Moses, saying, When thou takest the sum'' of the children of Israel according

'walls, -ribs, ^houses. * give. ^ case. '■ in tlie morning in the morning.

'^ doeth well to. ** I)etween tlie two cvtinings. "lay. ^"holiuc^scf

holinesb. " lieartst the head.

EXODUS, Chap. XXX.

to their muster, then shall they give every man a ransom for his soul unto the Eternal, when thou musterest' them : that there be no calamity among them, when

13 thou musterest^ them. This they shall give, every one that passeth among them that are mustered, the half of a shekel after the shekel of holiness : a shekel is twenty gerahs : a half of a shekel shall he the heave offering of

14 the Eternal. Every one that passeth among them that are mustered, from twenty years old^ and above, shall

15 give a heave offering unto the Eternal. The rich shall not give more, and the indigent shall not give less than the half of a shekel, in giving a heave offering unto the

16 Eternal, to make an expiation for your souls. And thou shalt take the expiation money from the children of Israel, and shalt give it for the service of the appointed tent ; that it may be a memorial unto the children of Israel before the Eternal, to make an expiation for your soulsj

17 18 And the Eternal spake unto Moses, saying, Thou shalt also make a laver of copper, and its frame also of copper, to lave withal: and thou shalt put^ it between the appointed tent and the altar, and thou shalt put'

19 water therein. For Aaron and his sons shall lave their

20 hands and their feet thereat : When they come into the appointed tent, they shall lave with water, that they die not ; or when they step near to the altar to minister, to cause an offering made by fire to ascend in fumes

21 unto the Eternal. So they shall lave their hands and their f^et, that they die not : and it shall be a statute for ever to them, even to him and to his seed through- out their generations.

22 23 And the Eternal spake unto Moses, saying. Take thou also unto thee principal^ spices, of pure^ myiTh five hundred shekels, and of cinnamon spice half so much, even two hundred and fifty shekels, and calamus^ spice

24 two hundred and fifty shekels And of cassia five Imn- dred shekels, after the shekel of holiness, and pf olive

25 oil an hin : And thou shalt make it an oil of ointment of holiness, a compound compounded, the work of a compounder: it shall be an oil of ointment of holiness.

26 And thou shalt anoint the appointed tent therewith,

27 and the ark^ of the testimony, And the table and all its vessels, and the candelabrum and its vessels, and the

28 altar of incense. And the altar of bmrnt offering with ' visitest. 2 a son of twenty years. ^ give. * head. '" free. '^ cane, ^ case.

EXODUS, Chap. XXX. XXXI.

29 all its vessels, and the laver and its frame. And thou shalt sanctify them, that they may be most holy:' what-

30 soever toucheth them shall be holy. And thou shalt anoint Aaron and his sons, and sanctify them, that

31 they may minister unto me as priests. And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying. This shall be an oil of ointment of holiness unto me throughout your

32 generations. Upon man's flesh shall it not be poured, and according to its proportion, ye shall not make any like it, it is holiness, and it shall be holiness unto you.

33 Whosoever compoundeth any like it, or whosoever put- teth^ any of it upon a stranger,^ shall even be cut oif

34 from his peoples. And the Eternal said unto Moses, Take unto thee aromatics, stacte,|| and onycha, and galbanum; these aromatics with pure^ frankincense:

35 let each be taken separately : || And thou shalt make it an incense, a compound after the work of the com-

36 pounder, tempered together, pure ybr holiness: And thou shalt rub some of it very small, and put'' of it before the testimony in the appointed tent, where I will be

37 met by thee: it shall be unto you most holy.' And as for the incense which thou shalt make, ye shall not make to yourselves according to the proportion thereof: it shall be unto thee holiness for the Eternal.

38 Whosoever^ shall make like unto that, to smell thereto, shall even be cut off from his peoples.

Chap. XXXI. 1 2 And the Eternal spake unto Moses, saying, See, I have called by name Bezeleel, the son of Uri, the son

3 of Hur, of the tribe of Judah : And I have filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding,

4 and in knowledge, and in all manner of work. To devise cunning works,^ to work^ in gold, and in silver,

5 and in copper. And in cutting of stones, to set^ tJicvi and in cutting of wood, to work^ in all manner (ywork.

6 And I, behold, I have given with him Aholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan: and in the hearts of all that are wise hearted I have given wisdom, that

7 they may make all that 1 have commanded thee ; The appointed tent, and the ark'" of the testimony, and the covering that is thereupon, and all the vessels of the

' holiness of liolincss. - givetli. ^ layman. * clear. * give. » a man. who. ' think tlioujthts. » do. » fill. "' case.

EXODUS, Chap. XXXI. XXXII.

8 the tent. And the table and its vessels, and the pure candelabrum with all its vessels, and the altar of incense.

9 And the altar of burnt offering with all its vessels, and

10 the laver and its frame, And the knitted|| garments, and the garments of holiness for Aaron the priest, and

1 1 the garments of his sons, to minister as priests. And the oil of anointing, and incense of aromatics, for the holiness : according to ail that I have commanded thee shall they do.

12 13 And the Eternal spake unto Moses, saying, Speak thou also unto the children of Israel, saying, Verily my sabbaths ye shall keep: for it is a sign between me and you throughout your generations ; that ?/e may know

14 that I am the Eternal that doth sanctify j^ou. Ye shall keep the sabbath therefore ; for it is holiness unto you : every one that profaneth it shall surely be put to death ; for whosoever doeth ariT/ work therein, that soul shall

15 be cut off from among his peoples. Six days may work be done ; but in the seventh is the sabbath of strict rest, holiness to the Eternal : whosoever doeth any work in the sabbath day, he shall surely be put to

16 death. Wherefore the children of Israel shall keep the sabbath, to observe' the sabbath throuo-hout their gene-

17 rations, ybr a covenant for ever. It is a sign between me and the children of Israel for ever : for in six days the Eternal made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he left off, and was refreshed.

IS And he gave unto Moses, when he finished speaking with him upon mount Sinai, two tablets of testimony, tablets of stone, written with the finger of God.

Chap. XXXII.

1 And when the people saw that Moses delayed a long while to come dov»m out of the mountain, the people assembled unto Aaron, and said unto him. Arise, make us gods, which shall go before us ; for as for this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we do not know

2 what is become of him. And Aaron said unto them. Pull oflF the golden pendants, which are in the ears of your wives, of your sons, and of your daughters, and

1 do.

EXODUS, Chap. XXXII.

3 bring them unto me. And all the people pulled off the golden pendants which were in their ears, and brought

4 tliem unto Aaron. And he took them from their hand, and formed it with a graving tool, and he made it a molten calf: and they said. These are thy gods, O Israel,

•5 which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt. And when Aaron saw it, he built an altar before it ; and Aaron called out, and said, To-morrow is a festival to the

6 Eternal. And they rose up early on the morrow, and brought up burnt offerings, and brought high feast offerings; and the people sat down to eat and to drink, and rose up to play.^

7 And the Eternal said unto Moses, Go, go down ; for thy people, which thou bn^ughtest out of the land

8 of Egypt, have corrupted themselves: They have de- parted quickly out of the way which I commanded them ; they have made them a molten calf, and have prostrated themselves to it, and have sacrificed there- imto, and said, These are thy gods, O Israel, which have

9 brought thee up out of the land of Egypt. And the Eternal said unto Moses, I have seen this people, and,

10 behold, it is a stiff-necked people : Now therefore let rae alone, that my wrath may glow against them, and that I may consume them : and I will make of thee a great

1 1 nation. And Moses besought the face of the Eternal his God, and said, Wherefore, O Eternal, doth thy wrath glow against thy people, whom thou hast brought forth out of the land of Egypt with great power, and with a

12 strong hand? Wherefore should the Egyptians speak, and say. For evil did he bring them out, to slay them in the mountains, and to consume them from the face of the ground? Return from the fierceness of thy wrath, and

13 repent of this evil against thy people. Remember Abra- ham, Isaac, and Israel, thy servants, to whom thou swarest by thine own self, and spakest unto them, I will multiply your seed as the stars of heaven, and all this land that I said will I give unto your seed, and they

14 shall inherit it for ever. And the Eternal rej)entcd of the evil which he thought- to do unto his people.

15 And Moses turned, and went down from the moun- tain, and the two tablets of the testimony were in his hand : the tablets were written on both their sides ; on the one side and on tlie other* were they written. Ami

16 the tablets were the work of God, and the writing was

^ mock. * spake. ^ on this and on this.

EXODUS, Chap. XXXII.

17 the writing of God, graven upon the tablets. And when Joshua heard the voice of the people as they shouted, he said unto Moses, A voice of war is in

18 the camp. And he said, It is not the voice of the cry of mastery, neither is it the voice of the cry of defeat :

19 but the voice of a choral sono; do I hear. And it came to pass, as soon as he approached unto the camp, that he saw the calf, and the dancing : and Moses' wrath glowed, and he cast the tablets out of his hands, and

20 brake them beneath the mountain. And he took the calf which they had made, and burnt it in the fire, and ground it till it was powdered, and strewed it upon the water, and gave the children of Israel to drink of it.

2 1 And Moses said unto Aaron, What did this people unto thee, that thou hast brought so great a sin upon them ?

22 And Aaron said. Let not the wrath of my lord glow: thou knowest the people, that they are set on evil.

23 For they said unto me. Make us gods, which shall go before us : for as for this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we know not what is

24 become of him. And I said unto them. Whosoever hath any gold, let them pull it off. So they gave it me : then I cast it into the fire, and there came out

25 this calf. And when JMoses saw that the people were unruly ; for Aaron had made them unruly unto their

26 ignominy among their adversaries : Then Moses stood in the gate of the camp, and said. Who is for the Eternal ? let him come unto me. And all the sons of

27 Levi gathered themselves together unto him. And he said unto them, Thus saith the Eternal God of Israel, Put every man his sword by his thigh, and pass and return from gate to gate throughout the camp, and slay every man his brother, and every man his fellow, and

28 every man him that is near him. And the children of Levi did according to the word of Moses : and there fell of the people that day about three thousand men.

29 For Moses had said. Consecrate yourselves^ to-day to the Eternal, even every man upon his son, and upon his brother ; that he may give you a blessing this day.

30 And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses said unto the people. Ye have sinned a great sin : and now I will go UD unto the Eternal ; peradventure I shall make an expia-

31 tion for your sin. And Moses returned unto the Eternal,

' fill your hand.

EXODUS, Chap. XXXII. XXXIII.

and said, Oh^ this people have sinned a great sin, and have

32 made them gods of gold. Yet now, if thou wilt bear their sin — ; and if not, blot^ me, I pray thee, out of thy

33 book which thou hast written. And the Eternal said unto Moses, Whosoever hath sinned against me, him

34 will I blot^ out of my book. Therefore now go, lead the people unto tJie place of which I have spoken unto thee : behold, mine angel- shall go before thee : and in the day when I visit I will visit their sin upon them.

35 And the Eternal plagued the people, because they made the calf, which Aaron made.

Chap. XXXIII.

1 And the Eternal said unto Moses, Go, go up hence, thou and the people which thou hast brought np out of the land of Egypt, unto the land which I sware unto Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, saying. Unto thy seed

2 will I give it: And I will send an angel'^ be- fore thee ; and I will drive out the Canaanite, the Amorite, and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, the Hivite,

3 and the Jebusite : Unto a land flowing with milk and honey : for I will not go up among thee ; for thou art a stiff-necked people : lest I consume'' thee in the way.

4 And when the people heard this evil thing, they mourned : and no man did put^ on him his ornaments.

5 For the Eternal had said unto Moses, Say unto the children of Israel, Ye are a stiff-necked people : Were I to go up among thee one moment, I should consume thee : therefore now put off ^ thy ornaments from thee,

6 and I shall know what I shall do unto thee. And the children of Israel stripped themselves of their ornaments

7 worn at the mount Iloreb. And Moses took the tent, and pitched'' it without the camp, distant from the camp, and called it the appointed tent. And it came to pass, tluit every one who sought the Eternal went out unto the appointed tent, which was without

8 the camp. And it came to pass, when Moses went out towards the tent, that all the people rose up, and were ])laced every man at the entrance of his tent, and looked after Moses, until he was gone into the

9 tent. And it came to pass, as Moses came into the tent, the column of cloud went down, and the ETERNAL

^ wipe. - messenger. " eat. ' set. '' take down. " inclined.

2 M

EXODUS, Chap. XXXIII. XXXIV.

10 spake with Moses. And all the people saw the column of cloud stand at the entrance of the tent : aud all the people rose up and prostrated themselves, everff man at

1 1 the entrance of his tent. And the Eternal spake unto Moses face to face, as a man speaketh unto his fellow. And he returned into the camp : but his minister Joshua, the son of Nun, a lad, stirred not out of the tent.

12 And Moses said unto the Eternal, See, thou sajest unto me, Bring up this people : and nevertheless thou hast not let me know whom thou wilt send with me. Yet thou hast said, I have known thee by name, and thou hast also found

13 favour in my eyes. Now therefore, I pray thee. If I have found favour in thy eyes, let me know now thy way, that I may know thee, that I may find favour in thy eyes: and consider^ that this nation is thy people.

14 And he said, M}' face shall go with thee, and 1 will give

15 thee repose. And he said unto him. If thy face go

16 not, bring us not up hence. For wherein shall it be known here that I and thy people have found favour in thy e^'es ? is it not in that thou goest with us ? so shall we be distinguished, I and thy people, from all the

17 people that are upon the face of the ground. And the Eternal said unto Moses, I will do this thing also that thou hast spoken: for thou hast found favour in my eyes, and I know thee by name.

18 And he said, I beseech thee, shew me thy glory.

19 And he said, I will make all my goodness pass before thy face, and I will call by name, O Eternal, before thee ; and I will be gracious, to whom I will be gracious, and I will shew mercy, to whom I will shew

20 mercy. And he said. Thou canst not see my face : for

21 there shall no man see me, and live. And the Eternal said. Behold, there is a place by me, and thou shalt be

22 placed upon the crag: And it shall come to pass, while my glory passeth by, that I will put thee in a cleft of the crag, and will shelter thee with my hand while I

23 pass by: And I will remove mine hand, and thou shalt see what is behind me : but my face shall not be seen.

Chap. XXXIV.

1 And the Eternal said unto Moses, Hew thee two tablets

' see.

EXODUS, Chap. XXXIV.

of stone like unto the first: and I will write upon thrae tablets the words that were in the first tablets, which

2 thou brakcst. And be ready in the morning;, and go up in the morning unto mount Sinai, and thoii shall be placed there before me in the top^ of the mountain.

3 And no man shall go up with thee, neither let any man be seen throughout all the mountain ; neither let the

4 flocks nor herds feed opposite that mountain. And he hewed two tablets of stone like unto the first; and Moses rose up early in the morning, and went up unto mount Sinai, as the Eternal had commanded him, and

5 took in his hand the two tablets of stone. And the Eternal went down in the cloud, and placed him- self with him there, and called by name, O Eter-

6 nal. And the Eternal passed before him, and called, The Eternal is, The Eternal God, merciful and gracious, slow to wrath,^ and abundant in mercy and

7 truth. Keeping'' mercy for thousands, bearing with ini- quity and transgression and sin, and holding guiltless by no means the wicked ; visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children's chil-

8 dren, unto the third and to the fourth generation.. And Moses made haste, and bowed his head towards the

9 earth, and prostrated himslf And he said. If nov/ I have found favour in thy eyes, O Lord, let my Lord, I pray thee, go among us; although it is a stiff-necked people, yet pardon our iniquity and our sin, and take

10 us for thine inheritance. And he said. Behold, I make"* a covenant : before all thy people I will do mar- vels, such as have not been created'^in all the earth, nor in any nation : and all the people among whom thou art shall sec the deeds of the Eternal : for it is a ioarful

11 thing that I will do with tiice. Keep thou that which I command thee this day : belujld, 1 drive out before thee the Amorite, and the Canaanite, and the Ilittite, and the Peiizziie, and the Hivite, and the Jebuzilc.

12 Take heed to thyself, lest thou make' a covenant wil.li the inhabitiints of the laud whither thou comest, lest it

liS be for a snare among thee : But ye shall pull down their altars, break their monuments, and cut down their

14 groves:* For thou shalt prostrate thyself to no utiuT god : for the Eternal, whose name ?.s- Jealous /.sajcilous

15 God: Lest thou make' a covenant with the inhabi- ' hcail. - length of wrath, 'puarding. ♦cut. ^ fortunate ones.

6 iliillr

EXODUS, Chaf. XXXIV.

tants of the land, and they go a whoring after their gods, and sacrifice unto their gods, and one call thee, and thou

16 eat of his sacrifice; And thou take of their daughters unto thy sons, and their daughters go a whoring after their g^ods, and make thy sons go a whoring after their gods.

17 18 Thou shalt make thee no molten gods. The festival of unleavened bread shalt thou keep. Seven days thou shalt eat unleavened bread, as I commanded thee, in the appointed time of the month Abib : for in the month

19 Abib thou wentest out from Egypt. Every first off- spring of the womb is mine ; and of all thy cattle that is male, the first offspring of any of the herd or of the

20 flock. But the first offspring of an ass thou shalt redeem^ with one of the flock : and if thou redeem^ it not, then shalt thou break its neck. All the firstborn of thy sons thou shalt redeem.i And none shall appear before me

21 empty. Six days thou may est work,^ but on the sev- enth day thou shalt leave ofi : in ploughing time and in

22 harvest thou shalt leave off. And thou shalt observe^ the festival of weeks, of the firstfruits of wheat harvest, and

23 the festival of ingathering at the year's circuit. Thrice in the year shall all your males appear before the Lord

24 Eternal God, the God of Israel. For I will drive out the nations before thee, and enlarge thy boundaries : neither shall any man covet thy land, when thou shalt go up to appear before the Eternal thy God thrice in

25 the year. Thou shalt not offer* the blood of my sacri- fice upon leaven ; neither shall the sacrifice of the fes- tival of the passover remain over night unto the

2G morning. The first^ of the firstfruits of thy ground thou shalt bring unto the house of the Eternal thy God. Thou shalt not seethe^ a kid in its mother's milk.

27 And the Eternal said unto Moses, Write thou these words, for according^ to these words have I made^ a cove-

28 nant with thee and with Israel. And he was there with the Eternal forty days and forty nights; he did neither eat bread, nor drink water. And he wrote upon the tablets the

29 words ofthe covenant, the ten words. Anditcametopass, when Moses went down from mount Sinai with the two tablets of testimony in Moses' hand, when he went down from the mountain, that Moses knew not that the skin

80 of his face beamed while he spoke with him. And

' release. ' serve. ^ do. * slaugliter. ^ beginniug. '' cook. " upon the

niouih. '^ cut.

EXODUS, Chap. XXXIV. XXXV.

when Aaron and all the children of Israel saw jNIoses, behold, the skin of his face beamed; and they were afraid

31 to step nigh unto him. And Moses called unto them ; and Aaron and all the princes of the congregation

32 returned unto him : and Moses spoke to them. And afterwards all the children of Israel stopped nigh : and he commanded them all that the Eternal had spoken

33 with him on mount Sinai. And when Moses had finished speaking with them, he put a veil on his face.

3-J: But when Moses came in before the Eternal to speak with him, he took the veil off, until his going out. And he went out, and spake unto the children of Israel tJmt

35 which he was commanded. And the children of Israel saw the face of Moses, that the skin of Moses' face beamed : and Moses replaced^ the veil upon his face, until he came in to speak with him.

Chap. XXXV.

1 And Moses assembled all the congregation of the chil- dren of Israel, and said unto them. These are the words which the Eternal hath commanded, that ye should do

2 them. Six days may work be done, but on the seventh day there shall be holiness to you, a sabbath of strict rest to the Eternal : whosoever doeth work therein

3 shall be put to death. Ye shall not kindle a fire throughout your habitations on the sabbath day.

4 And Moses said unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, as follows. This is the thing which

5 the Eternal commanded, saying. Take ye from among you a heave offering unto the Eternal : whosoever is of a willing heart, let him bring it, a heave offering of the

6 Eternal; gold, and silver, and copper. And blue purple, and red purple, and crimson,- and fine linen,

7 and goats' hair. And rams' skins dyed red, and

8 tachash' skins, and acacia wood. And oil lor the light,^ and sj)iccs for anointing oil, and for the incense of

9 aromatics. And onyx stones, and stones for setliug for

' rcstoieJ. ' sliining wonu. - lumiiKUy.

EXODUS, Chap. XXXV.

10 the ephod, and for the breastplate. And every wisp hearted among you shall come, and make all that the

1 1 Eternal hath commanded ; The dwelling, its tent, and its covering, its catches, and its boards, its bolts, its

12 columns, and its sockets, The ark^ and the bars there- of, with the cover, and the screening partition veil.

13 The table, and its bars, and all its vessels, and the shew?

14 bread. The candelabrum also for the light,3and its vessels, and its lamps, with the oil also for the light,^

15 And the incense altar, and its bars, and the anointing oil, and the incense of aromatics, and the screen for the

16 entrance — at the entrance of the. dwelling. The altar of burnt offering, with its copper grate, its bars, and ail

1 7 its vessels, the laver and its frame, The hangings of the enclosure, its columns, and their sockets, and the screen

18 for the gate of the enclosure. The pins of the dwell- ing, and the pins of the enclosure, and their cords,

19 The knitted! garments, for the serviceMn the holiness, the garments of holiness for Aaron the priest, and the gar-

20 ments of his sons, to minister as priests. And all the congregation of the children of Israel went out from the

21 presence''^ of Moses. And they came; every man whose heart stirred him up, and every one whom his spirit impelled him, and they brought the heave offering of the Eternal to the work of the appointed tent, and for

22 all its service, and for garments of holiness. And they came, both men and women, as many as were willing hearted, and brought clasps, and pendants, and rings, and golden beads, all vessels of gold: and every man that offered^ a wave offering of gold unto the

23 Eternal. And every man with whom was found blue purple, and red purple, and crimson,^ and fine linen, and goats' hair, and skins of rams dyed red, and tachash

24 skins, brought them. Every one that did lift up a heave offering of silver and copper brought the heave offering of the Eternal : and every man, with whom was found acacia wood for any work of the service, brought it.

25 And all the women that were wise hearted did spin with their hands, and brought that which they had spun, both of blue purple, and of red purple, and crimson,"

1 case. * face. ^ luminary, * to minister. = waved. ' shining worm,

6

EXODUS, Chap. XXXV. XXXVI.

26 and of fine linen. And all the women whose heart

27 prompted' them in wisdom spun goats' hair. And the princes brought onyx stones, and stones for setting,

28 for the ephod, and for the breastplate ; And spice, and oil for the light,- and for the anointing oil, and for the

29 incense of aromatics. The children of Israel brought a free-will offering unto the Eternal, every man and woman, whose heart impelled them to bring for all manner of work, which the Eternal had commanded to be made by the hand of Moses.

30 And Moses said unto the children of Israel, See, the Eternal hath called by name Bezaleel the son of Uri,

31 the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah; And he hath filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, in under- standing, and in knowledge, and in all manner of work ;

32 And to devise curious works,^ to work* in gold, and in

33 silver, and in copper. And in the cutting^ of stones, to set^ them, and in carving of wood, to make any manner

34 o/' cunning work.'' And he hath put^ in his heart that he may teach, both he, and Aholiab, the son of Ahisa-

' 35 mach, of the tribe of Dan. Them hath he filled with wisdom of heart, to work all manner of work, of the engraver, and of the cunning workman,^ and of the embroiderer, in blue purple, and in red purple, in crimson,!'^ and in fine linen, and of the weaver, even of them that do any work, and of those that devise cunning work/

Chap. XXXVI.

1 Then did Bezaleel and Aholiab, and every wise hearted man, to whom the Eternal gave wisdom and understand- ing to know how to do all manner of work for the service of holiness, according to all that the Eternal had com-

2 manded. And Moses called Bezaleel, and Aholiab, and every wise hearted man, into whose heart the Eter- nal had given wisdom, even every one whose heart

3 stirred him up^ to approach the work to do it: And

they took from before Moses all the heave offerings,

which the children of Israel had brought for the work

ol the service ot holiness, to make it v:ithal. And ihey

' bore * luminary. ^ think thoughts. * do. * caiving. '■fill. ' work of thought. * given. " thinker. '" shining wunu.

EXODUS, Chap. XXXVI.

brought yet unto him free-will offerings every mom-

4 ing.i And all the wise men, that did the work of the holiness, came every man from his work which they

5 made ; And they spake unto Moses, saying, The people bring much more^ than enough for the service of the

6 work, which the Eternal commanded to make. And Moses commanded, and they caused it to be proclaimed^ throughout the camp, saying, Let neither man nor woman make any more work for the heave offering of holiness. So the people were restrained from bringing.

7 For the stuffs they had was enough for all the work to make it, and some was left.

8 And every wise hearted man among them that did the work of the dwelling made ten curtains of fine twined linen, of blue purple, and red purple, and crimson:*

9 with cherubims of cunning work^ made he them. The length of one curtain was twenty and eight cubits, and the breadth of one curtain four cubits : the curtains were

10 all of one measure. And he joined the five curtains one unto another : ^ and the other five curtains he joined

11 one unto another.^ And he made loops of blue purple on the edge^ of one curtain from the extremity in the joining : likewise he made in the uttermost side^

12 oi another curtain, in the joining of the second. Fifty loops made he in one curtain, and fifty loops made he in the extremity of the curtain which was in the join- ing of the second : the loops held one curtain to

13 another.'' And he made fifty catches of gold, and joined the curtains one to another'' with the catches: so the dwelling was one.

14 And he made curtains q/" goats' hair for the tent over

15 the dwelling: eleven curtains he made them. The length of one curtain was thirty cubits, and four cubits was the breadth of one curtain: the eleven curtains

16 were of one measure. And he joined five curtains by

17 themselves, and six curtains by themselves. And he made fifty loops upon the uttermost edge^ of the cur- tain in the joining, and fifty loops made he upon the

^ in tlie morning in the morning. " multiply to bring. ' a voice to pass. * work. ^ shining worm. " the work of a thinker. "one. "lip.

EXODUS, Chap. XXXYL

18 edge^ of the curtain which joineth the second. iVnd he made fifty catches of copper to join the tent, that it

19 miffht be one. And he made a covering for the tent o/'rams' skins dyed red, and a covering oftSLchash skins above that.

20 And he made the boards for the dwelling o/" acacia

2 1 wood, standing up. The length of the board was ten cubits, and the breadth of the board one cubit and a half.

22 One board had two tenons, connected one with another^ thus did he make for all the boards of the dwelling.

2.3 And he made the boards for the dwelling; twenty boards

24 for the south side'^ southward : And forty sockets of silver he made under the twenty boards; two sockets under the one board for its two tenons, and two sockets

25 under the other^ board for its two tenons. And for the other side"* of the dwelling, which is towards the north

26 side,^ he made twenty boards. And their forty sockets of silver; two sockets under the one board, and two sockets

27 under the other- board. And for the sides* of the dwel-

28 lino- westward he made six boards. And two boards

made he for the angles of the dwelling in the two sides.*

29 And they were paired beneath, and })aired together at the head thereof to one ring : thus he did to both of them in

30 both the atigles. And there w ere eight boards ; and their sockets ivere sixteen sockets of silver, under every^ board

3 1 two sockets. And he made bolts of acacia wood ; five for

32 the boards of the one side** of the dwelling. And five bolts for the boards of the other" side^ of the dwelling, and five bolts for the boards of the dwelling for the

33 sides'' west-ward. And he made the middle bolt to bolt through the boards from the one extremity to the

34 other.' And he overlaid the boards with gold, and made their rings o/'gold to he places^ for the bolts, and

35 overlaid the bolts with gold. vVndhe made the partition vail of blue purple, and red purple, and crimson,^ and

' lip. * one. ^ corner. * rib. ' thighs. *■' second. ' extremity. " houses.

" stiinirg worm.

EXODUS, Chap. XXXVI. XXXVII.

fine twined linen : with cherubim made he it of

36 cunning work.^ And he made thereunto four columns o/ acacia wood, and overlaid them with gold : their hooks toere of gold ; and he cast for them four sockets of

37 silver. And he made a screen for the entrance of the tent of h\ne purple, and red purple, and crimson,^ and

38 fine twined linen, the work of an embroiderer; And the five columns of it with their hooks: and he overlaid their heads and their fillets with gold : but their five sockets were of copper.

Chap. XXXVII.

1 And Bezaleel made the ark^ of acacia wood: two cubits and a half icas the length of it, and a cubit and a half the breadth of it, and a cubit and a half the height of

2 it : And he overlaid it with pure gold within and with-

3 out, and made a border of gold to it round about. And he cast for it four rings of gold, to be set bj the four corners'* of it ; even two rings upon the one side^ of it,

4 and two rings upon the other side^ of it. And he made bars of acacia wood, and overlaid them with gold.

5 And he put'^ the bars into the rings by the sides^ of the

6 ark^ to bear the ark.^ And he made the covering of pure gold : two cubits and a hdX^was the length thereof,

7 and one cubit and a half the breadth thereof. And he made two cherubim of gold, of beaten work|] made he

8 them, on the two extremities of the cover ; One cherub on the extremity on this side, and one cherub on the other extremity on that side : out of the cover made he the cherubim on the two extremities thereof.

9 And the cherubim spread out their wings on high, and sheltered with their wings over the cover, with their faces one to another :9 even towards the cover were the faces of the cherubim.

10 And he made the table o/* acacia wood : two cubits was the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof,

1 1 and a cubit and a half the height thereof: And he overlaid it with pure gold, and made thereunto a border

12 of gold round about. Also he made thereunto a rim of an handbreadth round about ; and made a border of

*■ the work of a thinker. * shining worm. ^ case. * stroke, step. ^ rib. ^ second rib. ' brought. ^ ribs. ^ a man to his brother.

EXODUS, Chap. XXXVII.

13 gold for the rim thereof round about. And he cast for it four rings of gold, and put^ the rings upon the lour

14 corners that were in the four feet thereof. Over against the rim were the rings, the places- for the bars to bear

15 the table. And he made the bars of acacia wood, and

16 overlaid them with gold, to bear the table. And he made the vessels which loere upon the table, their dishes, and their spoons, and their bowls, |] and their covers, || to shelter withal, ©/"pure gold.

17 And he made the candelabrum of pure gold : of beaten work,|| made he the candelabrum ; its shaft,^ and its branch,^ its cups, its knobs and its flowers, were of

18 the same : And six branches-"' going out of the sides thereof; three branches-'' of the candelabrum out of the one side thereof, and three branches^ of the candelabrum

19 out of the other'' side thereof: Three cups made after the fashion of almonds in one branch,^ a knob and a flower ; and three cups made like almonds in another^ branch;"* a knob and a flower : so throughout the six

20 branches'^ going out of the candelabrum. And in the " candelabrum were four cups made like almonds, their

21 knobs, and their flowers: And a knob under two branches^ of the same, and a knob under two branches"'' of the same, and a knob under two branches^ of the same, according to the six branches^ o^ii^g out of it.

22 Their knobs and their branches^ were of the same : all

23 of it icas one beaten work|| o/pure gold. And he made its seven lamps, and its snuffers, and its snuff'-dishes, of

24 pure gold. Of a talent'' of pure gold made he it, and all the vessels thereof

25 And he made the incense altar o/" acacia wood: the length of it loas a cubit, and the breadth of it a cubit ; it was square ; and two cubits ivas the height of it ; the

26 horns thereof were of the same. And he overlaid it with pure gold, hotli the roof of it, and the sides^ thereof romid about, and the horns of it: also he made unto it

27 a border of gold round about. And he made two rings of gold for it under the border thereof, by the two corners'-' of it, upon the two sides thereof^ to be places"-^

28 for the bars to bear it withal. And he made the bars

29 o/" acacia wood, and overlaid them with gold. And he

iguve. "houses. 3 thigh. * cane. * ciiues. •'second, 'circle.

" walls. ' ribs.

EXODUS, Chap. XXXVII. XXXVIII.

made the anointing oil of holiness, and the pure incense of" aroinatics, according to the work of the com- pounder.

Chap. XXXVIII.

1 And he made the altar of burnt offering 0/ acacia wood: five cubits was the length thereof, and five cubits the breadth thereof; it was square ; and three cubits the

2 height thereof. And he made the horns thereof on the four corners of it ; the horns thereof were of the

3 same : and he overlaid it with copper. And he made all the vessels of the altar, the pots, and the shovels, and the bowls, and the fleshhooks, and the firepans : all the

4 vessels thereof made he <?/copper. And he made for the altar a copper grate of network luider the compass

5 thereof beneath unto the midst^ of it. And he cast four rings for the four extremities of the grate of cop-

6 per, to be places' for the bars. And he made the bars

7 o/" acacia wood, and overlaid them with copper. And he put^ the bars into the rings on the sides'* of the altar, to bear it withal : he made the altar hollow with tablets.

8 And he made the laver of copper, and the frame of it of copper, of the mirrors of the women crowding, who

9 crowded at the entrance of the appointed tent. And he made the enclosure; on the south side* southward the hangings of the enclosure loere of fine twined linen,

10 an hundred cubits : Their columns were twenty, and their copper sockets twenty ; the hooks of the columns

11 and their fillets v:ere of silver. And for the north side^ the hangings were an hundred cubits, their columns were twenty, and their sockets of copper twenty ; the

12 hooks of the columns and their fillets of silver. And for the west side^ ivere hangings of fifty cubits, their columns ten, and their sockets ten; the hooks af the

13 columns and their fillets o/" silver. And for the east

14 side^ eastward fifty cubits. The hangings of the one fc;- side^ of the gate were fifteen cubits ; their columns three,

15 and their sockets three. And for the other side^ of the enclosure gate, on this hand and that hand, were hangings of fifteen cubits ; their columns three, and

16 their sockets three. All the hangings of the enclo- haif. 2 houses. ^ brought. "* ribs. ^ corner. ^ shoulder. " second shoulder.

EXODUS, Chap. XXXVIII.

17 sure round about were of fine twined linen. And the sockets for the cohamns toere of copper; the hooks of the columns and their fillets o/ silver; and the overlaying of their chapiters^ of silver; and all the

18 columns of the enclosure were filleted with silver. And the screen for the gate of the enclosure teas the work of an embroiderer, of blue purple, and red purple, and crimson,2 and fine twined hnen : and twenty cubits teas the length, and the height in the breadth loas five cubits, answerable to the hangings of the enclosure.

19 And their columns loere four, and their sockets of cop- per four; their hooks o/ silver, and the overlaying of

20 their chapiters^ and their fillets o/" silver. And all the pins of the dwelling, and of the enclosure round about, were o/ copper.

21 These are the sums of the dwelling, even of the dwelling of testimony, as it was numbered, according to the commandment of Moses, for the service of the Levites, by the hand of Ithamar, son to Aaron the

22 priest. And Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, made all that the Eternal com-

'23 manded Moses. And with him v)os Aholiab, son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, an engraver, and a cunning'* workman, and an embroiderer in blue purple, and in red purple, and in crimson,^ and fine linen.

24 All the gold that was made use of for the work in all the work of holiness, even the gold of the wave-offering, was twenty and nine talents,'* and seven hundred and

25 thirty shekels, after the shekel of holiness. And the silver of them that were numbered of the congregation was an hundred talents,"* and a thousand seven hundred and threescore and fifteen shekels, after the shekel of

26 holiness : A bekah for every man,* thai is, half a shekel, after the shekel of holiness, for every one that went to be numbered, from twenty years old** and upward, for six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hun-

27 dred and fifty men. And of the hundred talents-* of silver were cast the sockets of holiness, and the sockets of the partition vail ; an hundred sockets of the hundred

28 talents,-* a talent^ for a socket. And of the thousand seven hundred seventy and five sliehels he made hooks for the columns, and overlaid their chapiters,* and

' heads. - shining worm. ^ thinking. * circles. ' scull. ^' a sou of twenty years. ' circle.

EXODUS, Chap. XXXVIII. XXXlX.

29 filleted them. And the copper of the wave-offering was seventy talents,^ and two thousand and four hundred

30 shekels. And therewith he made the sockets to the entrance of the appointed tent, and the copper altar, and the copper grate for it, and all the vessels of the

31 altar. And the sockets of the enclosure round about, and the sockets of the enclosure gate, and all the pins of the dwelling, and all the pins of the enclosure round about.

Chap. XXXIX.

1 And of the blue purple, and the red purple, and crimson,' they made knitted|| garments, to minister in the holi- ness, and made the garments of holiness for Aaron ; as the Eternal commanded Moses.

2 And he made the ephod of gold, blue purple, and

3 red purple, and crimson,^ and fine twined linen. And they did extend the gold plates, and split it into threads, to work it in the blue purple, and in the red purple, and in the crimson,^ and in the fine linen, with

4 cunning work.^ They made joining shoulderpieces for

5 it: by the two extremities was it joined. And the curious girdle of this ephod, that was upon it, loas of the same, according to the work thereof; of gold, blue purple, and red purple, and crimson,^ and fine twined linen ; as the Eternal commanded Moses.

6 And they made onyx stones inclosed in ouches of gold, graven, as signets are graven, with the names of

7 the children of Israel. And he put them on the shoulders of the ephod, that they shouM be stones for a memorial to the children of Israel ; as the Eternal com- manded Moses.

8 And he made the breastplate of cunning work,3like the work of the ephod ; of gold, blue purple, and red

9 purple, and crimson,^ and fine twined linen. It was square ; they made the breastplate coupled : a span was the length thereof, and a span the breadth thereof, being

10 coupled. And they set^ in it four rows of stones : the first row ivas a sardius,|| a topaz, and a carbuncle: this

11 was the first^ row. And the second row, an emerald, ||

12 a sapphire, and a diamond. And the third row, a ligure,|l

13 an agate, II and an amethyst. And the fourth row, i beryl, an onyx, and a jasper: they were inclosed in ouches

1 circles. * shining worm. ^ the work of a thinker * filled. ^ one.

EXODUS, Chap. XXXIX.

14 of gold in their inclosings.^ And the stones were accord- ing to the names of the children of Israel, twelve, ac- cording to their names, the engravings of a signet, every one with his name, according to the twelve tribes.

15 And they made upon the breastplate twisted chains,

16 o/" cord-like work of pure gold. And they made two ouches of gold, and two gold rings ; and put' the two

17 rings in the two extremities of the breastplate. And they put" the two cords of gold in the two rings on the

18 extremities of the breastplate. And the two extremities of the two cords they fastened" in the two ouches, and put them on the shoulderpieces of the ephod before it.

1 9 And they made two rings of gold, and put them on the two extremities of the breastplate, upon the border^ of it, which was on the opposite side of the ephod inward.

20 And they made two other golden rings, and put" them on the two shoulderjozeces of the ephod underneath, to- wards the forepart of it, over against the other joining

21 thereof, above the curious girdle of the ephod. And they did fasten the breastplate by its rings unto the rings of the ephod with a thread of blue purple, that it mi^t be above the curious girdle of the ephod, and that the breastplate might not be loosed from the ephod ; as the Eternal commanded Moses.

22 And he made the robe of the ephod of woven work,

23 all of blue purple* And there was a hole^ in the midst of the robe, as the hole'* of an habergeon, with a band^

24 round about the hole,* that it should not rend. And they made upon the hems of the robe pomegranates of blue purple and red purple, and crimson,^ and twined

25 linen. And they made bells of pure gold, and put^ the bells between the pomegranates upon the hems of

26 the robe, round about between the pomegranates ; A bell and a pomegranate, a bell and a pomegranate, round about the hems of the robe to minister in ; as the Eter-

27 nal commanded Moses. And they made inner gar- ments of fine linen of woven work for Aaron, and for his

28 sons. And the mitre of fine linen, and the ornamented high caps of fine hnen, and the linen breeches of fine

29 twined linen. And the belt o/fine twined linen, and blue purple, and red purple, and crimson,'' the work of an

1 fillings. - gave. ■' lip. * luoutli. " shining worm.

N

EXODUS, Chap. XXXIX. XL.

30 embroiderer: as the Eternal commanded Moses. And they made the bright plate of the diadem of holiness of pure gold, and wrote upon it a writing, the engrav- ings of a signet, HOLINESS TO THE ETERNAL.

31 And they tied^ unto it a thread of blue purple, to fasten^ it on high upon the mitre; as the Eternal

32 commanded Moses. Thus was all the service of the dwelling of the appointed tent finished : and the chil- dren of Israel did according to all that the Eternal com- manded Moses, so did they.

33 And they brought the dwelling unto Moses, the tent, and all its vessels, its catches, its boards, its bolts, and

34 its columns, and its sockets. And the covering ot rams' skins dyed red, and the covering of tachash skins,

35 and the partition vail of the screen ; The ark' of the

36 testimony, and the bars thereof, and the cover ; The table, and all the vessels thereof, and the shewbread;

37 The pure candelabrum, with the lamps thereof, even with the lamps to be set in order^ and all the vessels thereotj

38 and the oil for light ;^ And the golden altar, and the anointing oil,and the incense of aromatics, and the screen

39 for the entrance of the tent ; The altar of copper, and its grate of copper, its bars, and all its vessels, the laver

40 and its frame ; The hangings of the enclosure, its co- lumns, and its sockets, and the screen for the erkclosure gate, its cords, and its pins, and all the vessels of the

4 1 service of the dv/elling, for the appointed tent ; The knitted II garments to minister in holiness, and the gar- ments of holiness for Aaron the priest, and his son's

42 garments, to minister as priests. According to all that the Eternal commanded Moses, so the children of Israel

43 made all the work. And Moses saw all the work, and, behold, they had done it ; as the Eternal had com- manded, even so had they done it : and Moses blessed them.

CiiAP. XL. 1 2 And the Eternal spake unto Moses, saying. On the

first day of the first month shall thou set up^ the dwell- 3 ing of the atipointed tent. And thou shalt put therein

the ark=5 of the testimony, and shelter the ark^ with the ^ gave. * give. ^ case. * of disposition. ^ the luminary. « establish.

EXODUS, Chap. XL.

4 partition vail. And thoii shalt bring in the table, and set its appurtenances^ in order ; and thou shalt bring in the

5 candelabrura, and set up the lamps thereof. And thou shalt set^ the altar of gold for the incense before the ark^ of the testimony, and put the screen of the

6 entrance to the dwelling. And thou shalt set- the altar of the burnt offering before the entrance of the dwelling

7 of the appointed tent. And thou shalt set'^ the laver between the appointed tent and the altar, and shall

8 put^ water therein. And thou shalt put the enclosure round about, and put the screen at the enclosure gate.

9 And thou shalt take the anointing oil, and anoint the dwelling, and all that is therein, and shalt sanctify it, and all the vessels thereof; and it shall be holiness.

10 And thou shalt anoint the altar of the burnt offering, and all its vessels, and sanctify the altar : and the altar

11 shall be holiness of holinesses. And thou shalt

12 anoint the laver and its fr-anie, and sanctify it. And thou shalt bring* Aaron and his sons nigh unto the entrance of the appointed tent, and lave them with

13 water. And thou shalt clothe Aaron with the garments of holiness, and anoint him, and sanctify him ; that he

14 may minister unto me as priest. And thou shalt bring^ his sons, and clothe them with inner garments.

15 And thou shalt anoint them, as thou didst anoint their father, that they may minister unto me as priests ; and it shall be that their anointing shall be to them as priest-

16 hood for ever throughout their generations. Thus did Moses: according to all that the Eternal commanded

17 him, so did he. And it came to pass in the first month in the second year, on the first dai/ of the month, that the

18 dwelling was set up.^ And Moses set up'' the dwelling, and fastened^ its sockets, and put** the boards thereof j and

19 put in"* the bolts thereof, and set up'' its columns. And he spread abroad the tent over the dwelling, and put the covering of the tent above upon it ; as the Eternal

20 commanded Moses. And he took and puf* the testi- mony into the ark,^ and put the bars on the ark,-^ and

21 put*" the cover above upon the ark.^ And he brought the ark' into the dwelling, and put the partition vail of the screen, and sheltered the ark^ of the testimony :

1 disposition. - give. ^ case. ' oiFer. ^ established. '^ gave.

2 N

EXODUS, Chap. XL.

22 as the Eternal commanded Moses. And he put the table in the appointed tent, upon the side^ of the dwelling northward, without the partition vail.

23 And he set the disposed bread in order^ upon it before the Eternal ; as the Eternal had commanded Moses.

24 And he put the candelabrum in the appointed tent, over against the table, on the side^ of the dwelling southward.

25 And he set up the lamps before the Eternal ; as the

26 Eternal commanded Moses. And he put the golden altar in the appointed tent before the partition vail :

27 And he caused incense of aromatics to ascend in fumes

28 thereon ; as the Eternal commanded Moses. And he

29 put the screen at the entrance of the dwelling. And he put the altar of burnt offering by the entrance of the dwelling of the appointed tent, and offered upon it the burnt offering and the oblation ; as the Eternal com-

30 manded Moses. And he put the laver between the appointed tent and the altar, and put^ water there, to

31 lave withal. And Moses and Aaron and his sons

32 laved their hands and their feet thereat : When they came into the appointed tent, and when they approached the altar, they laved ; as the Eternal commanded

33 Moses. And he set up* the enclosure round about the dwelling and the altar, and set up^ the screen of the enclosure gate. So Moses finished the work.

34 Then a cloud covered the appointed tent, and the

35 glory of the Eternal filled the dwelling. And Moses was not able to come into the appointed tent, because the cloud abode^ thereon, and the glory of the Eternal

36 filled the dwelling. And when the cloud was taken up from over the dwelling, the children of Israel

37 journeyed in all their journeys : But if the cloud were not taken up, then they journeyed not till the day that

38 it was taken up. For the cloud of the Eternal was upon the dv/elling by day, and fire was on it by night, in the eyes of all the house of Israel, throughout all their journeys.

» gave. * thigh. ^ he set the disposition of bread in order, < established.

* dwelled.

END OV THE SECOND BOOK OF MOSES.

LEVITICUS.

Chap. 1.

1 And the Eternal called unto Moses, and spake unto

2 him out of the appohited tent, saying. Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, If any man of you offer an offering unto the Eternal, ye shall offer your offering of the beasts, even of the herd, and of the

3 flock. If his offering be a burnt sacrifice of the herd, he shall offer a male without blemish t^ he shall offer it for his acceptance at the entrance of the ap-

4 pointed tent before the Eternal. And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the burnt offering; and it shall be favourably accepted for him to make expiation for

5 him. And he shall slaughter the bull- before the Eternal : and the priests, Aaron's sons, shall offer the blood, and sprinkle the blood round about upon the altar that is by the entrance of the appointed tent.

6 And he shall flay^ the burnt offering, and sever it into

7 its pieces. And the sons of Aaron the priest shall put^ fire upon the altar, and set the wood in order upon the

8 fire: And the priests, Aaron's sons, shall set the pieces, the head, and the fat in order upon the wood

y that is on the fii'e which is upon the altar : But its inwards and its legs shall he lave in water: and the priest shall cause all to ascend in fumes on the aUar, to be a burnt sacrifice, a fire offering, of a 10 pleasing odour unto the Eternal. And if his offering be of the flock, iianuli/, of the sheep, or of the goats, for a burnt sacrifice ; he shall bring it a male without ' perfect. ''■ son of a lierd. ■* Kinoollieii. * give

LEVITICUS, Chap. I. II.

11 blemish.^ And he shall slaua;hter it on the side^ of the altar northward before the Eternal : and the priests, Aaron's sons, shall sprinkle its blood round about upon

12 the altar. And he shall sever it into its pieces, with its head and its fat: and the priest shall set them in order on the wood that is on the fire which is upon the

13 altar. But he shall lave the inwards and the lej^s with water: and the priest shall offer it all, and cause it to ascend in fumes upon the altar : it is a burnt sacrifice, a fire offering, of a pleasing odour unto the Eternal.

14 And if the burnt sacrifice for his offering; to the Eternal be of fowls, then he shall offer his offering of

15 turtledoves, or of young*"* pigeons. And the priest shall offer it at the altai', and nip off its head, and cause it to ascend in fumes on the altar ; and the blood thereof shall be wrung out at the wall of the altar.

1 6 And he shall remove its crop with its feathers, and cast it beside the altar on the east, by the place of the

1 7 ashes.'* And he shall cleave it with the wings thereof, but shall not separate it: and the priest shall cause it to ascend in fumes upon the altar, upon the wood that is upon the fire: it is a burnt sacrifice, a fire offer- ing, of a pleasing odour unto the Eternal.

Chap. II.

1 And when a soul will offer an offering of an oblation unto the Eternal, his offering shall be of flour, and he shall pour oil upon it, and put'' frankincense thereon.

2 And he shall bring it to Aaron's sons the priests : and he shall take thereout by grasping his handful of the Hour thereof, and of the oil thereof, with all the frankin- cense thereof; and the priest shall cause to ascend in fumes the memorial portion of it upon the altar, to be a fire offering, of a pleasing odour unto the Eternal :

3 And that which is left of the oblation shall be Aaron's and his sons' : it is a thing most holy^ of the fire

4 offerings of the Eternal. And if thou offer an offering of an oblation baken in the oven, it shall be unleavened cakes of Hour mingled with oil, or unleavened wafers

5 anointed with oil. And if an oblation baken in a pan be thy offering, it shall be of flour unleavened, min-

' perfect. - thigh. •' sons of. * animal ashes. * give. *' holiness of holi-

nesses.

LEVITICUS. Chap. II. II).

6 gled with oil. Thou shalt sunder it into morsels, and

7 pour oil thereon : it wan oblation. And if an oblation prepared in a boiling pot be thy offering, it shall be made

8 o/ flour with oil. And thou shalt bring the oblation that is made of these things unto the Eternal : and one shall offer it unto the priest, and he shall bring it nigh

9 unto the altar. And the priest shall take up from the oblation its memorial portion, and shall cause it to ascend in fumes, upon the altar: it is a fire offering

10 of a pleasing odour unto the Eternal. And that which is left of the oblation sliall be Aaron's and his sons' : it is a thing most holy^ of the fire offierings of the Eternal.

11 No oblation, which ye shall offer imto the Eternal,

shall be made with anything leavened: for ye shall not cause to ascend in fumes, either any leaven or honey,

12 in any offering of the Eternal made by fire. Ye may offer them as an offering of the first fruits^ unto the Eternal : but they shalt not go up upon the altar for a

13 pleasing odour. And every offering of thy oblation shalt thou salt with salt ; ricither shalt thou suffer the salt of the covenant of thy God to be lacking^ from thy oblation ; upon all thine offerings thou shalt offer salt.

14 And if thou offer an oblation of firstfruits unto the Eter- nal, thou shalt offer for the oblation of thy firstfruits tender stalks of corn parched by the fire, grit of fruitful

15 soil. II And thou shalt put* oil upon it, and put frankin-

16 cense thereon: it is an oblation. And the priest shall cause to ascend in fumes the memorial poi'tion of it, of the grit thereof, and part of the oil thereof, besides all the frankincense thereof: it is a fire offering uuto the Eternal.

Chap. HI.

1 And if his offering he a feast sacrifice, if he offer it of the herd ; whether it be a male or female, he shall offer

2 it without blemish'' before the Eternal. And he shall lay his- hand upon the head of his offering, and slaughter it at the entrance of the appointed tent : and Aaron's sons the priest's shall sprinkle the blood upon

3 the altar round about. And he shall offer of the sacri- fice of the feast offering a fire offering unto the Eternal: the fat that covereth the inwards, and all

4 the fat that is upon the inwards. And the two kidneys, and the fat that is on them, which is by the flanks, and

' holiiiesb of holiuess. " beginuing. ^ to cause to leave oil". * pive. * perfect.

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the lobe|| above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he

5 remove. And Aaron's sons shall cause it to ascend in fumes on the altar upon the burnt sacrifice, which is upon the wood that is on the fire : it is a fire offer- ing of a pleasing odour unto the Eternal.

6 And if his offering for a sacrifice of feast offering unto the Eternal be of the flock; male or female, he shall

7 offer it without blemish.^ If he offer a lamb for his

8 offering, then shall he offer it before the Eternal. And he shall lay his hand upon the head of his offering, and slaughter it before the appointed tent : and Aaron's sons shall sprinkle the blood thereof round about upon the

9 altar. And he shall offer of the sacrifice of the feast offering, a fire offering unto the Eternal: the fat thereof, and the whole fat tail, it shall he take off hard by the back -bone ; and the fat that covereth the

10 inwards, and all the fat that is upon the inwards. And the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, which is by the flanks, and the lobe|l above the liver, with the

11 kidneys, it shall he remove. And the priest shall cause it to ascend in fumes at the altar : it is the food^ of the fire offering unto the Eternal.

12 And if his offering be a goat, then he shall offer it

13 before the Eternal And he shall lay his hand upon the head of it, and slaughter it before the appointed tent : and the sons of Aaron shall sprinkle the blood

1 4 thereof upon the altar round about. And he shall offer thereof his offering, eveji an offering made by fire unto the Eternal; the fat that- covereth the inwards, and all

15 the fat that is upon the inwards. And the two kidneys and the fat that is upon them, which is by the flanks, and the lobe|l above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall

16 he remove. An J the priest shall cause them to ascend in fumes at the altar : it is the food^ of the fire offer- ing for a pleasing odour: all the fat is for the Eter-

17 nal. It shall be an ordinance for ever for your generations throughout all your dwellings, that ye eat not any fat nor blood.

Chap. IV.

1 2 And the Eternal spake unto Moses, saying. Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If a soul shall sin in error against any of the commandments of the Eternal concern- ing things which ought not to be done, and shall act^

3 against any of them : If the priest that is anointed ' perfect. - l)read. ' do.

LEVITICUS, Chap. IV.

do sin hringhig guilt on^ the people ; then let him offer for his sin, which he hath sinned, a young bull witliout blemish- unto the Eternal for a sin offer-

4 ing. And he shall bring the bull unto the entrance of the appointed tent before the Eternal ; and shall lay his hand upon the head of the bull, and slaughter the

5 bull before the Eternal. And the priest that is anointed shall take of the blood of the bull, and bring it to the

6 appointed tent. And the priest shall dip his finger in the blood, and sprinkle'' of the blood seven times before the Eternal, before the partition vail of the sanctuary.'*

7 And the priest shall put^ some of the blood upon the horns of the altar of incense of aromatics before the Eternal, which is in the appointed tent ; and shall pour^ all the blood of the bull at the base of the altar of the burnt offering, which is at the entrance of the

8 appointed tent. And he shall take up from it all the fiit of the bull for the sin offering ; the fat that covereth

y the inwards, and all the fat upon the inwards. And the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, which is by the flanks, and the lobe|| above the liver, with the

10 kidneys, it shall he remove. As it was taken up from the bull of the sacrifice of feast offerings : and the priest shall cause them to ascend in fumes upon the altar of

1 1 the burnt offering. And the hide^ of the bull, and all its flesh, with its head, and with its l^gs, and its inwards,

12 and its dung; Even the whole bull shall he bring forth without the camp unto a clean place, to the place for shedding the ashes,^ and burn it on the wood "with fire : upon the place for shedding the ashes'^ shall it be burnt.

13 And if the whole congregation of Israel eiT, and the thing be hid from the eyes of the assembly, and they have done someiohat against any'-' of the commandments of the Eternal concerning things which should not be

14 done, and have incurred guilt ; When the sin which they have sinned against it, is known, then the assem- bly shall offer a young bulU^ for the sin, and bring

15 it before the appointed tent. And the elders of the congregation shall lay their hands upon the head of the bull before the Etcnfal : and tiie bull

16 shall be slaughtered before the Eternal. And the priest that is anointed shall bring of the blood of the

17 bull to the aj^pointed tent. And the priest shall dip

' according to the sin of the people. - a bull son of the herd, perfect. * ->pai,er. ''Jioliness. 'give. ""'shed. "skin. *• animal ashes, 'cue.

'" eon of the herd.

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his finger in some of the blood, and sprinkle' it seven times before the Eternal, even before the paitition vail.

18 And some of the blood he shall put^ upon the horns of the altar which is before the Eternal, that is in the ap- pointed tent, and shall pour out- all the blood at the base of the altar of the burnt offering, which is at the

19 entrance of the appointed tent. And he shall take up all its fat from it, and cause it to ascend in fumes upon

20 the altar. And he shall do with the bull as he did with the bull for a sin offering, so shall he do with this : and the priest shall make an expiation for them, and it

21 shall be forgiven them. And he shall bring forth the bull without the camp, and burn it as he burned tho first bull : it is a sin offering for the assembly.

22 When a prince hath sinned, and done somewhat in error, against any of the commandments of the Eternal his God concerning things which should not be

23 done, and has incurred guilt; Or if his sin, wherein he hath sinned, was made known to him ; he shall bring his offering, a kid,-^ of the goats, a male without blemish.^

24 And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the goat,^ and slaughter it in the place where they slaughter the burnt offering before the Eternal : it is a sin offering.

25 And the priest shall take of the blood of the sin offering with his finger* and put^ it upon the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and shall pour out'^ its blood at the

26 base of the altar of burnt offering. And he shall cause all its flit to ascend in fumes at the altar, as the fat of the sacrifice of feast offerings : and the priest shall make an expiation for him as concerning his sin, and it shall be forgiven him.

27 And if a soul of the common people^ sin in error, while he doeth somewhat against any of the command- ments of the Eternal concerning things which ought not

28 to be done, and incur guilt ; Or if his sin, which he hath sinned, was made known to him: then he shall bring his offering, a kid^ of the goats, a female without

29 blemish,'* for his sin which he hath sinned. And he shall lay his haqd upon the head of the sin offering, and slaughter the sin oflFering in the place of the burnt offer-

30 ing. And the priest shall take of the blood thereof with his finger, and put'' it upon the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and shall pour out^ all the blood

31 thereof at the base of the altar. And he shall remove all the fat thereof, as the fat is removed ffom off the

1 spatter. ^ shed. ^ hairy one. * perfect. ^ give. °. people of the laud.

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sacrifice of feast offerings ; and the priest shall cause it to ascend in fumes at the altar for a pleasing odour unto the Eternal; and the priest shall make an expiation

32 for him, and it shall be forgiven him. And if he bring a lamb for his sin offering, he shall bring it a female with-

33 out blemish.i And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the sin offering, and slaughter it for a sin offer- ing in the place where they slaughter the burnt offering.

34 And the priest shall take of the blood of the sin offering with his finger, and put^ it upon the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and shall pour out^ all the blood

35 thereof at the base of the altar: And he shall remove all the fat thereof, as the fat of the lamb is removed from the sacrifice of the feast offerings ; and the priest shall cause them to ascend in fumes at the altar, accord- ing to the offerings made by fire unto the Eternal : and the priest shall make an expiation for his sin that he hath sinned, and it shall be forgiven him.

Chap. V.

1 And if a soul sin, and hear the voice of execration, and is a witness, whether he hath seen or known ofit; and

3 does not tell it, but bears his iniquity ; Or if a soul touch any unclean thing whether i'i hr carrion of an unclean animal, or carrion of unclean beasts, or carrion of unclean prolific creatures, and it is hidden from him

3 whilst he is unclean, and he incur guilt ; Or if he touch the uncleanness of man whatsoever uncleanness it be that a man shall be defiled withal, and it be hidden from him, but he knoweth after wards that he hath

4 incurred guilt; Or if a soul swear, pronouncing with his lips for harm, or for good, whatsoever it be that a man shall pronounce with an oath, and it be hid from him, but knoweth afterwards that he

5 hath incurred guilt in one of these — And it shall be, when he shall be guilty in one of these things, that

6 he shall confess that wherein he hath sinned : And he shall bring his guilt offering unto the Eternal for his sin which he hath sinned, a female from the flock, a lamb Of a she kid of the goats, for a sin offering ; and the priest shall make an expiation for him concerning his

7 sin. Andif he be not able to bring^ one of the flock, then

he shall bring for his guilt, which he hath committed,-''

two turtledoves, or two young pigeons" unto the Eternal ;

one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offer-

' perfect. - give. ^ shed. ^ his hand overtakes not the sufficiency of.

* sinned. *"' sons of a pigeon.

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6 ing. And he shall bring them unto the priest, who

shall offer that which is for the sin offering first, and

nip its head from the nape of the neck, but shall not

9 separate it ; And he shall sprinkle^ of the blood of

the sin offering upon the wall of the altar, and the

'^ remainder of the blood shall be wrung: out at the

10 base of the altar: it is a sin offering. And the second he shall offer'^ for a burnt otiering, according to the manner -.^ and the priest shall make an expiation for him and for his sin which he hath sinned, and it

11 shall be forgiven him. But if he be not able to bring^ two turtledoves, or two young pigeons,^ then he that sinned shall bring for his offering the tenth part of an ephah of flour for a sin offering; he shall put no oil upon it, neither shall he put any frankincense there-

12 on: for it is a sin offering. Then shall he bring it to the priest, and the priest shall take therefrom by grasping his handful of it, its memorial portion^ and cause it to ascend in fumes on the altar, accord- ing to the fire offerings of the Eternal: it is a

13 sin offering. And the priest shall make an expiation for him as touching his sin that he hath sinned in one of these, and it shall be forgiven him : and the remnant

14 shall be the priest's, as an oblation. And the Eternal

15 spake unto Moses, saying, If a soul commits a trespass, and sin in error, concerning the holy things of the Eternal ; then he shall bring for his guilt unto the Eternal a ram without blemish" out of the flocks, with thy valuation^ in shekels of silver, after the shekel of the sanctuary,^

16 for a guilt offering: And he shall pay for that wherein he hath sinned^ in the holy thing, and shall add its fifth part thereto, and give it unto the priest : and the priest shall make an expiation for him with the ram of the guilt offering, and it shall be forgiven him,

17 And if a soul sin, and do any of these things which should not be done according to the commandments ot the Eternal ; and he does not discover^^that he is guilty,

18 and beareth his iniquity ; He shall bring a ram with- out blemish" out of the flock, with thy valuation,'' for a guilt offering, unto the priest: and the priest shall make an expiation for him concerning his error wherein he erred

19 and wist it not, and it shall be forgiven him. It is a guilt offering : he hath surely incurred guilt to the Eternal.

20 2 1 And the Eternal spake unto Moses, saying. If a

1 spattf r. - make. ^ judgment.* ^ his hand overtake not. 'sons of a pigeon. '' perfect. ^ arraugetueut. = Lioliness. ^ what he has sinned.

JO know.

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soul sin, and commits^ a trespass ap;ainst the Eternal, and deny unto his neighbour,^ a charge, or a deposit, or a thing taken away by violence, or hath wronged

22 his neio-hbour ]} Or have found that which was lost, and denieth it, and sweareth falsely ; in any of all these

23 that a man doeth, sinning therein : Then it shall be, because he hath sinned, and incurred guilt, that he shall restore that which he took violently away, or the thing which he hath gotten wrongfully, or the charge which was entrusted to him, or the lost thing which he found,

24 Or all that about which he hath sworn falsely ; he shall even pay it in the principal,^ and shall add the fifth part more thereto, artd give it unto him to whom it ap-

25 pertaineth, in the day of the discovery of his guilt. And he shall bring the guilt offering unto the Eternal, a ram without blemish^ out of the flock, with thy valuation^

26 for a guilt offering unto the priest : And the priest shall make an expiation for him before the Eternal : and it shall be forgiven him for any thing of all he hath done in incurring guilt therein.

Chap. VI. 1 2 And the Eternal spake unto Moses saying. Com- mand Aaron and his sons, saying, This is the law of the burnt offering : Such burnt offering, shall remain on the fire-place upon the altar all night unto the morning, and

3 the fire of the altar shall be blazing in it. And the priest shall put on his linen robe, and his linen breeches shall he put upon his flesh, and take up the ashes^ which the fire hath consumed^ — the burnt offering on the altar,

4 and he shall put them beside the altar. And he shall put off his garments and put on other garments, and bring out the ashes^ without the camp unto a clean place.

5 And the fire upon the altar shall he blazing in it ; it shall not go out ; and the priest shall burn^ wood on it every morning^ and set the burnt offering in order upon it ; and he shall cause to ascend in fumes thereon the fat

6 of the feast offerings. A continual fire shall be blazing

7 upon the altar ; it shall never go out. And this is the law of the oblation : the sons of Aaron shall offer it

8 before the Eternal, before the altar. And he shall take up from it with his grasp of the flour of the oblation, and of the oil thereof, and all the frankincense which is upon the oblation, and shall cause it to ascend in fumes

' companionship. ^ head. '' perfect, * arrangement. * animal ashes.

•> eaten. '' put away. ** in the morning iu tlie morning.

9 trespass.

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upon the altar jfor a pleasing odour, its memorial portum 9 of it, unto the Eternal. And what is left thereof shall Aaron and his sons eat: as unleavened bread shall it be eaten in a holy place ; in the enclosure of the ap- pointed tent they shall eat it.

10 It shall not be baken as anything leavened, I have given it unto them for their portion of my fire offerings; it is most holyi as is the sin offering, and as the guilt

1 1 offering. All the males among the children of Aaron shall eat of it. It shall be a statute for ever in your generations concerning the fire offerings of the Eternal :

12 every one that touchgth them shall be holy. And

13 the Eternal spake unto Moses, saying. This is the offering of Aaron and of his sons, which they shall offer unto the Eternal in the day when he is anointed ; the tenth part of an ephah of flour for a perpetual oblation, half of it in the morning, and half

14 thereof at evening. In a pan it shall be made ; saturated with oil thou shalt bring it in : and the baken pieces of the oblation shalt thou offer /or a pleasing odour unto

15 the Eternal. And the priest amongst his sons that is anointed in his stead shall offer'^ it: it is a statute for ever unto the Eternal ; it shall wholly ascend in fumes.

16 For every oblation of the priest shall be wholly burnt ; it shall not be eaten.

\7 18 And the Eternal spake unto Moses, saying, Speak unto Aaron and to his sons, saying, This is the law of the sin offering : In the place where the burnt offering is slaughtered shall the sin offering be slaughtered before

19 the Eternal: it zs most holy. ^ The priest that offereth it for sin shall eat it : in a holy place shall it be^ eaten,

20 in the enclosure of the appointed tent. Whatsoever shall touch the flesh thereof shall be holy : and when there is sprinkled^ of the blood thereof upon any gar- ment, thou shalt wash that whereon it was sprinkled-' in

21 a holy place. But the earthen vessel wherein it is sodden'' shall be broken : and if it be sodden^ in a cop- per pot, it shall be both scoured, and rinsed in water.

22 All the males among the priests shall eat thereof: it is

23 most holy.i And no sin offering, whereof ani/ of the blood is brought into the appointed tent to expiate withal in the holy place, ^ shall be eaten : it shall be burnt in the fire.

Chap. VIL

1 And this is the law of the guilt offering : it is most

2 holy.^ In the place where they slaughter the burnt

1 holiness of holiness. - df» * spattered, 'cooked.

LEVITICUS, Chap. VII.

offering shall they slaughter the guilt offering : and the blood thereof shall he sprinkle round about upon

3 the altar. And he shall offer of it all the fat thereof; the fat tail, and the fat that covereth the inwards,

4 And the two kidneys, and th > fat that is on them, which is by the flanks, and the lobe|| above the liver, with the

5 kidneys, it shall he remove: And the priest shall cause them to ascend in fumes at the altar for a fire offering unto the Eternal: it is a guilt offering.

6 Every male among the priests may eat thereof: in a holy place it shall be eaten : it is most holy.^

7 As the sin offering is, so is the guilt offering: there is one law for them : the priest that maketh

8 expiation therewith shall have if. And the priest that offereth any man's burnt offering, even the priest shall have to himself the skin of the burnt offering which he

9 hath offered. And every oblation that is baken in the oven, and everything made in the boiling pot, and

10 in the pan, shall be the priest's that offereth it. And every oblation, mingled with oil, or dry, shall all the sons of Aaron have, one as muck as another.^

1 1 And this is the law of the sacrifice of feast offerings,

12 which he shall offer unto the Eternal. If he offer it for an acknowledgment, then he shall offer with the sacrifice of acknowledgment unleavened cakes mingled with oil, and unleavened wafers anointed with oil, and

13 cakes mingled with oil, of saturated flour. V^ith the cakes of leavened bread, he shall offer his offering with the sacrifice for acknowledgment of his feast offerings.

14 And of it he sha 1 offer one out of each offering for an heave offering unto the Eternal, and it shall be

the priest's that sprinkleth the blood of the feast offer-

15 ings. And the flesh of the sacrifice of his feast offer- ings for acknowledgment shall be eaten the same day that it is offered ; he shall not leave^ any of it until the

16 morning. But if the sacrifice of his offering be a vow, or a free-will offering, it shall be eaten the same day that he offereth his sacrifice : and on the morrow also

17 the remainder of it shall be eaten : But what is left of the flesh of the sacrifice on the third day shall be

18 burnt with fire. And if am/ of the flesh of the sacrifice of his feast-offering should be eaten at all on the third day, it shall not be accepted, neither shall it be imputed'* unto him that offereth it : it shall be a disgust, and the

19 soul that eateth it shall bear his iniquity. And the * holiness of holiness. ^ a man as his brother. ■'■ j)lace. ^ thought.

LEVITICUS, Chap. HI.

flesh that toiicheth any unclean thing shall not be eaten ; it shall be burnt with fire : and as for the flesh, all that

20 are clean may eat flesh. But the soul that eateth of the flesh of the sacrifice of feast offerings that is for the Eternal, having his uncleanness upon him,

21 even that soul shall be cut off" from his peoples. More- over, the soul that shall touch any unclean thing, as the uncleanness of man, or any unclean beast, or any abominable unclean thing, and eat of the flesh of the sacrifice of feast offerings which are for the Eternal, even that soul shall be cut off from his peoples.

22 23 And the Eternal spake unto Moses, saying. Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, Ye shall not cat any fat, of any of the herd, or of sheep, or of goat.

24 And the fat of carrion, and the fat of that which is torn, may be used^ in any work ; but ye shall in

25 no wise eat of it For whosoever eateth the fat of the beast, of which men offer a fire offering unto the Eternal, even the soul that eateth it shall

26 be cut off" from his peoples. Moreover, ye shall eat no blood, whether it he of fowl, or of beast, in any of your

27 habitations. Whatsoever soul it be that eateth any blood, even that soul shall be cut off" from his peoples.

28 29 And the Eternal spake unto Moses, saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, He that offercth the sacrifice of his feast offerings unto the Eternal, shall bring his offering unto the Eternal of the sacrifice of his

30 feast offerings. His own hands namely shall bring the fire offerings of the Eternal; the fat with the breast, it shall he bring, that the breast may be waved for a

31 wave offering before the Eternal. And the priest shall cause the fat to ascend in fumes at the altar; but the

32 breast shall be Aaron's and his sons'. And the shoul- der of the right side shall ye give unto the priest ^or an heave offering of the sacrifices of your feast offerings.

33 He among the sous of Aaron, that off'ereth the blood of the feast offerings, and the fat, shall have the shoulder

34 of the right side for his part. For the wave breast and the heave shoulder have I taken of the children of Israel from off" the sacrifices of their feast offerings, and have given them unto Aaron the priest and unto

his sons, by a statute for ever fi-om among the children

35 of Israel. This is the portion of the anointing of Aaron, and of the anointing of his sons, out of the fire

^ made.

LEVITICUS, Chap. VII. VIII.

offerings of the Eternal, in the day when he presented^

36 them to minister unto the Eternal as priests. Which the Eternal commanded to be given them of the children of Israel, in the day that he anointed them, by a statute

37 henceforth throughout their generations. Thiswthelaw of the burnt offering, of the oblation, and of the sin offer- ing, and of the guilt offering, and of the consecration

38 offering, and of the sacrifice of the feast offerings ; Which the Eternal commanded Moses in mount Sinai, in the day that he commanded the children of Israel to offer their offerings unto the Eternal, in the desert of Sinai.

Chap. VIII.

1 2 And the Eternal spake unto Moses, saying. Take Aaron, and his sons with him, and the garments, and the anointing oil, and tlie bull for the sin offering, and the two rams, and the basket of unleavened bread ;

3 And assemble thou all the congregation unto the

4 entrance of the appointed tent. And Moses did as the Eternal commanded him ; and the congregation assembled unto the entrance of the appointed tent.

5 And Moses said unto the congregation, This is the thing

6 which the Eternal commanded to be done. And Moses brought^ Aaron and his sons, and laved them

7 with water. And he put^ upon him the inner gar- ment, and girded him with the belt, and clothed him with the mantle, and put^ the ephod upon him, and he girded him with the curious girdle of the ephod,

8 and bound the ephod upon him therewith. And he put the breastplate upon him, also he put^ in the breast-

9 plate the Urim and the Thummim. And he put the mitre upon his head: also upon the mitre, against his face, did he put the golden bright plate, the diadem

10 of holiness: as the Eternal commanded Moses. And Moses took the anointing oil, and anointed the dwell- ing, and all that was therein, and sanctified them.

1 1 And he sprinkled^ thereof upon the altar seven times, and anointed the altar, and all its vessels, both the laver

12 and its frame, to sanctify them. And he poured of the anointing oil upon Aaron's head, and anointed him, to

13 sanctify him. And Moses brought^ Aaron's sons, and clothed them with inner garments, and girded them with belts, and bound high caps upon them ; as the Eternal

^ offered. * gave. ^ spattered.

LEVITICUS, Chap. VIII.

14 commanded Moses. And he brought near the bull for the sin offering; and Aaron and his sons laid their hands

15 upon the head of the bull for the sin offering. And he slaughtered it; and Moses took the blood, and put' it upon the horns of the altar round about with his finger, and purified the altar, and poured the blood at the base of the altar, and sanctified it, to make expiation

16 upon it. And he took all the fat that %vas upon the inwards, and the lobe|| above the liver, and the two kid- neys, and their fat, and Moses caused it to ascend in

17 fumes at the altar. But the bull and its hide,^ its flesh and its dung, he burnt with fire without the camp;

18 as the Eternal commanded Moses. And he offered the ram for the burnt offering : and Aaron and his sons

19 laid their hands upon the head of the ram. And he slaughtei'ed it\ and Moses sprinkled the blood upon

20 the altar round about. And he severed the ram into its pieces, and Moses caused the head, and the pieces,

21 and the fat, to ascend in fumes. And he laved the in- wards and the legs in water ; and Moses caused the whole ram to ascend in fumes at the altar : it was a burnt sacrifice for a pleasing odour, and a fire offering unto the Eternal ; as the Eternal commanded Moses.

22 And he offered the other ram, the mm of the consecra- tion offering:^ and Aaron and his sons laid their hands

23 upon the head of the ram. And he slaughtered it ; and Moses took of the blood of it, and put it upon the tip of Aaron's right ear, and upon the thumb of his right hand,

24 and upon the great toe"* of his right foot And he brought-^ Aaron's sons, and Moses put^ of the blood upon the tips of their right ear, and upon the thumbs of their right hands, and upon the great toes"* of their right feet ; and Moses sprinkled the blood upon the altar round about.

25 And he took the fat, and the fat tail, and all the fat that was upon the inwards, and the lobe|| above the liver, and the liver, and the two kidneys, and their fat, and the

26 shoulder of the right side: And out of the basket of unleavened bread, that was before the Eternal, he took one cake of unleavened bread, and one cake of oiled bread, and one wafer, and put them on the fat, and

27 upon the shoulder of the right side: And he put' all upon Aaron's hands,^ and upon his sons' hands, and waved them /or a wave offering before the Etei*nal.

^ gave. - skin. ^ fillings. * thumb. ^offered. ^ hollows.

LEVITICUS, Chap. VIII. IX.

28 And Moses took them from off their hands,^ and caused them to ascend in fumes at the altar upon the burnt offering : they icere consecration offerings^ for a pleasing

29 odour ; it is a fire offering unto the Eternal. And Moses took the breast, and waved it /or a wave offering before the Eternal: for of the ram of consecration offering^ it was Moses' part ; as the Eternal commanded Moses.

30 And Moses took of the anointing oil, and of the blood which ioas upon the altar, and sprinkled"* it upon Aaron, and upon his garments, and upon his sons, and upon his sons' garments with him ; and sanctified Aaron, and his

3 1 garments, his sons, and his sons' garments with him. And Moses said unto Aaron, and to his sons, Seethe^ the flesh at the entrance of the appointed tent ; and there eat it with the bread that is in the basket of the consecration,^ as I commanded, saying, Aaron and his sons shall eat it.

32 And that which is left of the flesh and of the bread shall

33 ye burn with fire. And ye shall not go out of the entrance of the appointed tent in seven days, until the days of your consecration^ be at an end : for seven days

34 shall he consecrate you.^ As he hath done this day, so the Eternal hath commanded to do, to make an expia-

35 tion for you. Therefore shall ye abide at the entrance of the appointed tent day and night, seven days, and keep the charge of the Eternal, that ye die not : for so

36 I am commanded. So Aaron and his sons did all the things which the Eternal commanded by the hand of Moses.

Chap. IX.

1 And it came to pass, on the eighth day, that Moses called Aaron and his sons, and the elders of Israel;

2 And he said unto Aaron, Take thee a young'' calf for a sin offering, and a ram for a burnt offering, without

3 blemish,^ and offer them before the Eternal. And unto the children of Israel thou shalt speak, saying. Take ye a kid^ of the goats for a sin offering ; and a calf, and a lamb, both of the first year,^° without blemish,^ for a

4 burnt offering ; Also a bull and a ram for feast offer- ings, to sacrifice before the Eternal; and an oblation mingled with oil : for to-day the Eternal will appear

5 unto you. Andthey brought'^ ^/ia^ which Moses com- manded befoi-e the appointed tent: and all the congre-

1 hollows. ' fillings. ^ filling. * spattered. * cook. •"' fill your hands. ' a son of a herd. ** perfect. '•• hairy. *" sons of a year.

11 took.

'Z O

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6 gation approached, and stood before the Eternal. And Moses said, This is the thing which the Eternal com- manded that ye should do ; and the glory of the Eternal

7 shall appear unto you. And Moses said unto Aaron, Approach unto the altar, and offer thy sin offering, and thy burnt offering, and make an expiation for thyself and for the people : and offer the offering of the people, and make an expiation for them ; as the Eternal com-

8 manded. Aaron therefore approached unto the altar, and slaughtered the calf of the sin offering, which loas

9 his. And the sons of Aaron brought^ the blood unto him ; and he dipped his finger in the blood, and put- it upon the horns of the altar, and poured out the

10 blood at the base of the altar. But the fat, and the kidneys, and the lobe|| from the liver of the sin offering, he caused to ascend in fumes at the altar ; as the Eternal

11 commanded Moses. And the flesh and the hide-^ he

12 burnt with fire without the camp. And he slaughtered the burnt offering ; and Aaron's sons presented unto him'* the blood, which he sprinkled round about upon the

13 altar. And they presented* the burnt offering unto him, with the pieces thereof, and the bead ; and he

14 caused them to ascend in fumes at the altar. And he did lave the inwards and the legs, and caused them to ascend in fumes upon the burnt offering on the altar.

15 And he offered the people's offering, and took the goat,* which was the sin offering for the people, and slaugh-

16 tered it, and made it a sin offering as the first. And he offered the burnt offering, and did it according

17 to the manner,^ And he offered the oblation, and filled his hand* therewith, and caused it to ascend in fumes at the altar, beside the burnt sacrifice of the morning.

18 He slaughtered also the bull and the ram,^r a sacrifice of feast offerings, Avhich was for the people : and Aaron's sons presented"* unto him the blood, and he sprinkled it

19 upon the altar round about. And the fat of the bull and of the ram, the fat tail, and that which covereth the inwards, and the kidneys, and the lobe|| of the liver :

20 And they put the fat upon the breasts, and he caused

21 the fat to ascend in fumes at the altar: And the breasts and the shoulder of the right side Aaron waved for a wave offering before the Eternal ; as Moses commanded.

22 And Aaron lifted uphis hands towards the people and bles- ^ oflfered. ^ gave. ^ skin. * caused him to find. ^ hairy. ^ made.

'' judgrasnt. ^ hollow.

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sed them ; and came down from offering^ of the sin ofFer-

23 ing, and the burnt offerhig, and feast offerings. And Mo- ses and Aaron went into the appointed tent, and came out and blessed the people : and the glory of the Eternal

24 appeared unto all the people. And there went out fire from before the Eternal, and consumed^ upon the altar the burnt offering and the fat: which when all the people saw, they uttered cries oi exultation, and fell on their faces.

Chap. X.

1 And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took each of them^ his censer, and put* fire therein, and put in- cense thereon, and offered strange^ fire before the

2 Eternal, which he commanded them not. And there went out fire from the Eternal, and devoured- them ;

3 and they died before the Eternal. Then Moses said unto Aaron, This is it that the Eternal spake, saying, I will be sanctified in them that approach unto me, and before all the people I will be glorified. And Aaron was

4 calmed. And Moses called Mishael and Elzaphan, the sons of Uzziel the uncle of Aaron, and said unto them. Approach, carry your brethren from before the sanc-

5 tuary^ out of' the camp. So they approached, and carried them in their garments^ out of the camp;

6 as Moses had said. And Moses said unto Aaron, and unto Eleazar and unto Ithamar, his sons. Let the hair of vour heads not be in disorder, neither unrip your garments ; lest ye die, and lest He be angry with all the assembly : but let 3'our brethren, the whole house of Israel, weep for the burning which the Eternal hath

7 kindled.^ And ye shall not go out from the entrance of the appointed tent, lest ye die : for the anointing oil of the Eternal is upon you. And they did according to the word of Moses.

8 9 And the Eternal spake unto Aaron, saying. Do not drink wine, nor strong drink, thou, nor thy sons with thee, when ye go into the appointed tent, lest ye die : it shall be an ordinance for ever throughout your

10 generations; And that ye may make a distinction between the holy and the unholy, and between the

1 1 unclean and the clean ; And that ye may teach the children of Israel all the statutes which the Eternal hath spoken unto them by the hand of Moses.

12 And Moses spake unto Aaron, and unto Eleazar and unto Ithamar, his sons that were left. Take the oblation

^ doing. 2 ate. ^ a man. * gave. * profane. ' holiness. * inner garments ^ burnt.

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that was left from the fire offerings of the Eternal and eat it as unleavened cakes beside the altar ; for

13 it is most holy. And ye shall eat it in the holy place, because it is thy due, and thy sons' due, of the fire offerings of the Eternal: for so I am com-

14 manded. And the wave breast and heave shoulder shall ye eat in a clean place ; thou, and thy sons, and thy daughters with thee : for the?/ are thy due, and thy sons' due, ichich are given out of the sacrifice of feast

15 offerings of the children of Israel. The heave shoulder, and the wave breast shall they bring, with the fire offerings of the fat, to wave it for a wave offering before the Eternal ; and it shall be thine, and thy sons' with thee, by a statute for ever; as the Eternal hath

16 commanded. And Moses diligently sought^ the goat^ of the sin offering, and, behold, it was burnt : and he was angry with Eleater and Ithamar, the sons of Aaron

17 rvho were left alive, saying, Wherefore have ye not eaten the sin offering in the holy place, seeing it is most holy, and God hath given it you to bear the iniquity of the congregation, to make expiation for them before the

18 Eternal? Behold, the blood of it was not brought in within the holy place :^ ye should indeed have eaten it

1 9 in the holy place,^ as T commanded. And Aaron said unto Moses, Behold, this day have they offered their sin offering and their burnt offering before the Eternal; and such things have befallen me : and if I had eaten the sin offering to-day, should it have been pleasing in

20 the eyes of the Eternal ? And when Moses heard that, it was pleasing in his eyes.

CuAP. XL

1 And the Eternal spake unto Moses, and to Aaron,

2 saying unto them. Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, These are the animals which ye may eat among

3 all the beasts that are on the earth. Whatsoever divideth the hoof, and hath cloven hoofs, a7id che weth'* the

4 cud among the beasts, that shall ye eat. Neverthe- less, these shall ye not eat, of them that chew^ the cud, or of them that divide the hoof: the camel, because it cheweth^ the cud, but divideth not the hoof; it is

5 unclean unto you. And the coney, because it cheweth* the cud, but divideth not the hoof; it is unclean unto

6 you. And the hare, because it cheweth* the cud, but

7 divideth not the hoof; it is unclean unto you. And

' inquired. •^ hairy. ^ holiness. * briageth up. ^ bring up.

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the swine, though it divide the hoof, and be cloven- hoofed ; yet it cheweth not the cud : it is unclean to

8 you. Of their flesh shall ye not eat, and their carrion shall ye not touch t they are unclean to you.

9 These may ye eat, of all that are in the waters : whatso- ever hath fins and scales, in the waters, in the seas, and

1 0 in the brooks, them may ye eat. And all that have not fins and scales in the seas, and in the brooks, of all the prolific creatures of the waters, and of any living thingi which is in the waters, they shall be an abomin-

1 1 able thing unto you. They shall be even an abomin- able thing unto you ; ye shall not eat of their flesh, but

12 ye shall have their carrion in abomination. Whatsoever hath no fins and scales in the waters, that shall be an

13 abominable thing unto you. And these a?'e thei/ which ye shall have in abomination among the fowls ; they shall not be eaten, they are an abominable thing ; the eagle,

14 the ossifi-age,|| and the ospray.| And the vulture, | and

15 the kite,! after its kind; Every raven after its kind;

16 And the ostrich, and the nighthawk,|| and the cuckow,]]

17 and the hawk after its kind. And the little owl, and

18 the cormorant, and the great owl,|| And the tinshemeth,

19 and the pelican, and the gier-eagle, || And the stork, the heron|| after its kind, and the lapwing,|| and the bat.

20 All prolific creatures among fowl, going upon all fdur,

21 shall be an abominable thing unto you. Yet these may ye eat, of every prolific creature among fowl that goeth upon all four, which have legs above their feet, to leap

22 withal upon the earth ; £ven these of them ye may eat; the locust after its kind, and the sallom after its kind, and the chargol after its kind, and the grass-

23 hopper! after its kind. But all other prolific creatures among fowl, which have four feet shall be an abomin-

24 able thing unto you. And for these ye shall be unclean; whosoever toucheth the carrion of them

25 shall be unclean until the even. And whoso- ever beareth ought of the carrion of them shall wash

26 his clothes, and be unclean until the even. In general every beast which divideth the hoof, and is not cloven- hoofed, nor cheweth^ the cud, is unclean unto you;

27 every one that toucheth them shall be unclean. And whatsoever goeth upon its paws,^ among all manner of animals that go on all four, those are unclean unto ^^ou .

I soul of the animal. -' briiigeth up, ^ hollows.

LEVITICUS, Chap. XL

whoso touch eth their carrion shall be unclean until the

28 even. And he that beareth the carrion of them shall wash his garments, and be unclean until the even: they

29 are unclean unto you. • These also shall he unclear unto you among the proHfic creatures that bring forth abun- dantly upon the earth ; the choled, and the mouse, and

30 the lizardll after its kind, And the anakah, and the chameleon, II and the letaah, and the snail, || and the

31 tenshemeth. These are unclean to you among all prolific creatures : whosoever doth touch them, when

32 they are dead, shall be unclean until the even. And upon whatsoever any of them, when they are dead, doth fall, it shall be unclean ; whether it "he any vessel of wood, or garment, or skin, or sack, whatsoever vessel it he, wherein anif work is done, it must be put^ into water, and it shall be unclean until the even ; and then

33 it shall he clean. And every earthen vessel, where- into any of them falleth, whatsoever is in it shall be un-

34 clean ; and it shall ye break. Of all the food which may be eaten, that on which water cometh shall be un- clean: and all drink that may be drunk in every

35 vessel shall be unclean. And every thing whereupon any part of their carrion falleth shall be unclean : whe- ther it be oven, or ranges for pots, they shall be pulled down : for they are unclean, and shall be unclean unto

36 you. Nevertheless a fountain or pit, wherein there is a gathering of water, shall be clean : but that which

37 toucheth their carrion shall be unclean. And if any part of their carrion fall upon any sowing seed which is

38 to be sown, it shall be clean. But if any water be put- upon the seed, and any part of their carrion fall thereon,

39 it shall he unclean unto you. And if any beast, of which ye may eat, die ; he that toucheth the carrion thereof

40 shall be unclean until the even. And he that eateth of the carcase of it shall wash his garments, and be unclean until the even : he also that beareth the carrion of it shall wash his garments, and be unclean until the even.

41 And every prolific creature that bringeth forth abun- dantly upon the earth shall be an abominable thing; it

42 shall not be eaten. Whatsoever goeth upon the belly, and whatsoever goeth upon all four, and whatsoever hath many feet among all prolific creatures that bring forth abundantly upon the earth, them ye shall not eat; for

1 brought. 2 given.

LEVITICUS, Chap. XI. XII.

43 they are an abominable thing. Ye shall not make your souls abominable with any prolific creature that bringeth forth abundantly, neither shall ye make yourselves un- clean with them, that ye should be defiled thereby.

44 For I am the Eternal your God; ye shall therefore sanctify yourselves, for I am holy ; neither shall ye de- file your souls with any prohfic creature that creepeth

45 upon the earth. For I am the Eternal that bringeth you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God : ye

46 shall therefore be holy, for I am holy. This is the law of the beasts, and of the fowl, and of the life^ of every animal that moveth^ in the waters, and of every soul

47 that bringeth forth abundantly unon the earth ; To make a distinction between the unclean and the clean, and between the animal that may be eaten and the animal that may not be eaten.

Chap. XII.

1 2 And the Eternal spake unto Moses saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If a woman have con- ceived seed, and born a male, then she shall be unclean seven days; as in the days of the separation for her

3 infirmity shall she be unclean. And in the eighth day

4 his foreskin shall be circumcised. And she shall then abide in the blood of her purifying three and thirty days: she shall touch nothing of holiness, nor come into the sanctuary, until the days of her purifying be ful-

5 filled. But if she bear a female, then she shall be un- clean two weeks, as in her separation : and she shall abide in the blood of her purifying threescore and six

6 days. And when the days of her purifying are fulfilled, for a son, or for a daughter, she shall bring a Iamb of a year- old for a burnt offering, and a young pigeon,"* or a turtle dove, for a sin offering, unto the entrance of

7 the appointed tent, unto the priest; And he shall offer it before the Eternal, and make an expiation for her, and she shall be cleansed from the issue* of her blood. This is the law for her that hath born a male or a female.

8 And if she be not able'^ to bring one of the flock, then

she shall take two turtles, or two young pigeons;*

the one for a burnt offering, and the other for a sin

1 creepeth. ^ sou of its year. ' a sou of a jiij^con. * source. * if her hand does uot find a suiJicieucy. ^ sous of a pigeou. ? soul.

LEVITICUS, Chap. XII. XIII.

offering : and the priest shall make an expiation for her, and she shall be clean.

Chap. XIH.

1 And the Eternal spake unto Moses and Aaron, saying,

2 When a man shall have in the skin of his flesh a rising, a scab, a bright spot, and it be in the skin of his flesh like the affliction of leprosy ; then he shall be brought unto Aaron the priest, or unto one of his sons the

3 priests : And the priest shall look on^ the plague2 in the skin of the flesh ; and when the hair in the plague^ is turned white, and the plague^ in sight he deeper than the skin of his flesh, it is an affliction of leprosy: and the priest shall see him, and pronounce him unclean.

4 If the bright spot be white in the skin of his flesh, and in sight he not deeper than the skin, and the hair thereof be not turned white ; then the priest shall shut up him

5 that hath the affliction seven days: And the priest shall see him the seventh day: and, behold, if the af- fliction in his sight be at a stay,^ and the affliction ex- tend not in the skin, then the priest shall shut him up

6 seven days more: And the priest shall see him a second time the seventh day; and, behold, if the plague- he dim, and the affliction extend not in the skin, the priest shall pronounce him clean ; it is but a scab : and he shall wash his garments, and be clean.

7 But if the scab extend much abroad in the skin, after that he hath been seen by the priest after his being pro- nounced clean, he shall be seen by the priest a second

8 time : And if the priest see that, behold, the scab extendeth in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean : it is a leprosy.

9 When the affliction of leprosy is in a man, then he shall

10 be brought unto the priest ; And the priest shall see him : and, behold, if a white rising be in the skin, and it have turned the hair white, and there be quick

11 raw flesh in the rising ; It is a leprosy of old standing in the skin of his flesh; and the priest shall pronounce him unclean, and shall not shut him up : for he is un-

12 clean. And if a leprosy break out^ abroad in the skin, and the leprosy cover all the skin of him that hath the affliction from his head even to his foot, wheresoever

13 the priest looketh;-^ Then the priest shall see: and, behold, if the leprosy have covered all his flesh, he shall

^ see. ^ affliction. ^ stood. * blossom. * to the whole sight of the eyes of

the priest. •

LEVITICUS, Chap. XIII.

pronounce him clean that hath the affliction : it is all

14 turned white: he is clean. But when^ raw^ flesh ap-

15 peareth in him, lie shall be unclean. And the priest shall see the raw^ flesh, and pronounce him to be un- clean ; for the raw'^ flesh is unclean : it is a leprosy.

16 Or if the raw- flesh turn ajrain, and be changed unto

17 white, he shall come unto , the priest; And the priest shall see him: and, behold, if the affliction be turned into white, then the priest shall pronounce him clean that hath the affliction : he is clean.

18 The flesh also, in which, even in the skin thereof, was

19 an inflammation, and is healed; And in the place of the inflammation there be a white rising, or a bright spot, white, or dark-red, and it be shewed to the

20 priest; And if, when the priest seeth it, behold, it be in sight lower than the skin, and the hair thereof be turned white ; the priest shall pronounce him un- clean : it is an affliction of leprosy broken^ out of the

21 inflammation. But if the priest see it, and, behold, there he no white hairs therein, and if it be not lower than the skin, but be dim, then the priest shall shut

122 him up seven days : And if it extend much abroad in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him

23 unclean : it is the affliction. But if the bright spot stay in his place, and extend not, it is the burning in- flammation ; and the priest shall pronounce him clean.

24 Or if there be any flesh, in the skin, wherein there is a part burnt by fire, and the quick flesh of the bm^nt part

25 have a white bright spot, dark-red or white. Then the priest shall see it: and, behold, if the hair in the bright spot be turned white, and it be in sight deeper than the skin, it is a leprosy broken out^ of the burnt part : wherefore the priest shall pronounce him unclean:

26 it is the affliction of leprosy. But if the priest see it, and, behold, there be no white hair in the bright spot, and it be no lower than the other skin, but be dim, then the priest shall shut him up seven days :

27 And the priest shall see him the seventh day ; and if it have extended much abroad in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean : it is the affliction of le-

28 prosy. And if the bright spot stay in its place,"* and extend not in the skin, but it be dim, it is a rising of the burnt part, and the priest shall pronounce him clean ; for it is the burning of the burnt part.

^ on the day that. - live. ^ blossomed. * stand beneath itself.

LEVITICUS, Chap. XI^.

29 If a man or woman hath an affliction upon the head

30 or the beard. Then the priest shall see the plague:^ and, behold, if it be in sight deeper than the skin, and there be in it a gold-coloured thin hair, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean : it is a scall, even a le-

31 prosy upon the head or beard. And if the priest see the plague^ of the scall, and, behold, it be not in sight deeper than the skin, and that there is no black hair in it, then the priest shall shut up him that hath the afflic-

32 tion of the scall seven days : And in the seventh day the priest shall see the plague ;^ and, behold, if the scall extend not, and there be in it no gold-colored hair, and the scall be not in sight deeper than the skin,

33 He shall clip his hair, but the hair round the scall shall he not clip; and the priest shall shut up him that hath ihe scall

34 seven days a second time : And in the seventh day the priest shall see the scall ; and, behold, if the scall be not extended in the skin, nor be in sight deeper than the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him clean ; and he

35 shall wash his garments, and be clean. But if the scall extend much in the skin after his being pronounced

36 clean. Then the priest shall see him : and, behold, if the scall be extended in the skin, the priest shall not search

37 for gold-colored hair; he is unclean. But if the scall be in his eyes at a stay," and that there is black hair grown up therein, the scall is healed, he is clean ; and the

38 priest shall pronounce him clean. If a man also or a woman have in the skin of their flesh, bright spots, even

39 white bright spots, Then the priest shall see : and, behold, if the bright spots in the skin of their flesh be dimly white, it is the bohak that groweth'* in the skin ;

40 he is clean. And the man whose hair is fallen ofi"^ his

41 head, he is bald; yet is he clean. And he that hath his hair fallen off'-* from the corner of his head towards

42 his face, he is forehead bald ; yet is he clean. And if there be in the bald head, or bald forehead, a white or dark red sore;^ it is a leprosy sprung up^ in his bald

43 head, or his bald forehead : Then the priest shall see it : and, behold, ifxhe rising of the sore^ be white or dark-red in the bald head, or in his bald forehead, as the leprosy

44 appeareth in the skin of the flesh, He is a leprous man, he is unclean : the priest shall pronounce him utterly

45 unclean ; his affliction is in his head. And the leper in whom the affliction is, his garments shall be unripped, and the hair of his head shall grow wild, and he shall wrap up his

^ affliction. - standing. ^ blossometh. * plucked out. * blossoming.

LEVITICUS, Chap. XIII.

46 lip, and shall call out, Unclean, unclean. All the days wherein the affliction shall be in him he shall be de- filed ; he is unclean : he shall abide solitary ; without

47 the camp sliall his habitation be. The garment also that the affliction of leprosy is in, whether it be in a gar-

48 ment of wool or in a garment of flax, Whether it he in the warp or woof, of flax, or of wool ; whether in a

49 skin, or in anything made of skin ; And if the affliction be dark-green or dark-red in the garment, or in the skin, either in the warp or in the woof, or in any vessel of skin ; it is an affliction of leprosy, and shall be shewed

50 unto the priest : And the priest shall see the plague,^ and shut up it that hath the affliction seven days:

51 And he shall see the plague^ on the seventh day : if the affliction have extended in the garment, either in the warp or in the woof, or in a skin, or in any work that is made of skin, the affliction is a fretting leprosy ; it is

52 unclean. He shall therefore burn that garment, whe- ther warp or woof, of wool or of flax, or any vessel of skin, wherein the affliction is: for it z's a fretting leprosy ;

'53 it shall be burnt in the fire. And if the priest shall see, and, behold, the afflictien have not extended in the garment, either in the warp or in the woof, or in any

54 vessel of skin ; Then the priest shall command that they wash the thing wherein the affliction is, and he

55 shall shut it up seven days a second time: And the priest shall see the plague^ after that it is washed: and, behold, if the plague^ have not changed its colour,^ and the affliction have not extended, it is unclean ; thou shalt burn it in the fire; it is fret inward, whether it be

56 bare within or without.^ And if the priest see, and, behold, the plague^ be dim after the washing of it, then he shall rend it out of the garment, or out of

57 the skin, or out of the warp or out of the woof: And if it appear still in the garment, either in the warp or in the woof, or in any vessel of skin, it is a spreading* plague; thou shalt burn that wherein the affliction is

68 with fire. And the garment, either warp or woof, or whatsoever vessel of skin it be which thou shalt wash, if the affliction be departed from them, then it shall be

59 washed the second time, and shall be clean. This is the law of the affliction of leprosy in a garment, of wool or flax, either in the warp or woof, or any vessel of skins, to pronounce it clean, or to pronounce it unclean.

1 affliction. ^ turned its eye. •' its bald head or bald forehead. * blossoming.

LEVITICUS, Chap. XIV.

Chap. XIV.

I 2 And the Eternal spake unto Moses, saying, This shall be the law of the leper in the day of his being pronounced

3 clean: He shall be brought unto the priest: And the priest shall go forth out of the camp ; and the priest shall see, and, behold, if the affliction of leprosy is healed in

4 the leper, Then shall the priest command to take for him that is to be cleansed two lively^ clean birds, and

5 cedar wood, and crimson,^ and hyssop : And the priest shall command that one of the birds be slaughtered in

6 an earthen vessel over running^ water : As for the living bird, he shall take it, and the cedar wood, and the crimson,^ and the hyssop, and shall dip them and the living bird in the blood of the bird that was

7 slaughtered over the running^ water : And he shall sprinkle"* upon him that is to be cleansed from the leprosy seven times, and shall pronounce him clean, and shall let the living bird go into the open^ field.

8 And he that is to be cleansed shall wash his garments, and clip off all his hair, and lave himself in water, that he may be clean : and after that he shall come into the camp, and shall abide abroad out of his tent seven days.

9 But it shall be on the seventh day, that he shall clip all his hair off his head, and his beard, and his eyebrows, even all his hair he shall clip off: and he shall wash

10 his garments, and he shall be clean. And on the eighth day he shall take two he-lambs without blemish,^ and one ewe lamb a year old'' without blemish, and three tenth deals of flour for an oblation, mingled

11 with oil, and one log of oil. And the priest that maketh him clean shall present the man that is to be made clean, and those things, before the Eternal, at the

12 entrance of the appointed tent. And the priest shall take the one he-lamb, and offer it for a guilt offering, and the log of oil, and wave them Jbr a wave offering before

13 the Eternal. And he shall slaughter the lamb in the place where he shall slaughter the sin offering and the burnt offering, in the place of holiness ; for as the sin offering is the priest's, so is the guilt offering ; it is most

14 holy. And the priest shall take some of the blood of the guilt offering, and the priest shall put^ it upon the tip of the right ear of him that is to be cleansed, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great

1 5 toe^ of his right foot : And the priest shall take sone

of the log of oil, and pour it into the palm^^ ofhisown^'

' alive. ^ shining worm. ' living. * spatter. ^ face. ^ perfect. 7 daughter of a year. ^ give. 'J thumb, i" hollow. " the priest's.

LEVITICUS, Chap. XIV.

16 left hand: And the priest shall dip his right finger in the oil that is in his left hand,' and shall sprinkle'-^ of the oil with his finger seven times before the Eternal :

17 And of the rest of the oil that is in his hand' shall the priest put^ upon the tip of the right ear of him that is to be cleansed, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe'* of his right foot, upon the blood

18 of the guilt offering: And what is left of the oil that is in the priest's hand^ he shall pour upon the head of him that is to be cleansed ; and the priest shall make

19 an expiation for him before the Eternal. And the priest shall offer^ the sin offering, and make an expiation for him that is to be cleansed from his uncleanness; and afterwards he shall slaughter the burnt offering.

20 And the priest shall offer^^ the burnt offering, and the oblation, upon the altar: and the priest shall make an

21 expiation for him, and he shall be clean. And if he be indigent, and his hand cannot get so much ;-' then he shall take one lamb /or a guilt offering to be waved, to make an expiation for him, and one tenth deal of flour mingled

22 with oil, for an oblation, and a log of oil ; And two turtle doves, or two young pigeons,** such as he is able to get f and the one shall be a sin offering, and the other a

23 burnt offering. And he shall bring them on the eighth day of his being pronounced clean, unto the priest, unto the entrance of the appointed tent, before the Eternal.

24 And the priest shall take the lamb of the guilt offering, and the log of oil, and the priest shall wave them /or a

25 wave offering before the Eternal. And he shall slaughter the lamb of the guilt offering, and the priest shall take some of the blood of the guilt offering, and put-* it upon the tip of the right ear of him that is to be cleansed, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and

26 upon the great toe"* of his right foot: And the priest shall pour of the oil into the palm^ of his own^*^ left

27 hand : And the priest shall sprinkle* with his right finger some of the oil that is in his left hand,' seven

28 times before the Eternal : And the priest shall put^ of the oil that is in his hand' upon the tip of the right car of him that is to be cleansed, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe* of his right foot,

29 upon the place of the blood of the guilt offering : And what is left of the oil that is in the priest's hand' he shall put"' upon the head of him that is to be cleansed,

' hollow. * spatter. •* give. * thumb. * make. ^ bring up. ' his Imnd overtakelli not. ** sons of a pigeon. '•' which his hand can overtake, '"tlie

priest's.

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30 to make an expiation for him before the Eternal. And he shall offeri the one of the turtle doves, or of the

31 young pigeons,^ such as he can get ;•'' Even such as he is able to get/ the one^br a sin offering, and the other

for a burnt offering, with the oblation ; and the priest shall make an expiation for him that is to be cleansed

32 before the Eternal. This is the law of him in whom is the affliction of leprosy, whose hand is not able to get* that ichich pertaineth to his being pronounced clean.

33 And the Eternal spake unto Moses and unto Aaron,

34 saying. When ye be come into the land of Canaan, which I give to you for a possession, and I put the affliction of leprosy in a house of the land of your pos-

35 session ; And he that owneth the house shall come, and tell the priest, saying. Something like an affliction appear-

36 eth to me in the house ; Then the priest shall command that they clear the house, before the priest go into it to see the plague,^ that all that is in the house be not made unclean ; and afterwards the priest shall go in to see

37 the house : And he shall see the plague,^ and, behold, if the affliction be in the walls of the house, with hollow strakes, dark-green or dark-red which in sight are lower

38 than the wall ; Then the priest shall go out of the house, to the entrance of the house, and shut up the

39 house seven days : And the priest shall come again on the seventh day, and shall see : and, behold, if the affliction have extended in the- walls of the house,

40 Then the priest shall command that they take away^ the stones in which the affliction is, and they shall cast

41 them into an unclean place without the city: And he shall cause the house to be scraped within round about, and they shall pour out^^the dust that they scrape off

42 without the city, into an unclean place : And they shall take other stones, and bring them instead of those stones ; and he shall take other mortar,'^ and shall

43 plaister the house. And if the affliction return and break out^ in the house, after that he hath taken away*' the stones, and after he hath scraped the house, and

44 after it is plaistered; Then the priest shall come and see, and, behold, if the affliction have extended in the house, it is a fretting leprosy in the house : it is unclean.

45 And he shall pull down the house, the stones of it, and the wood thereof, and all the mortar'^ of the house ; and he shall carry^ them forth out of the city, into an

46 unclean place. Moreover, he that goeth into the

* make. ^ son of a pigeon. ^ his hand can overtake. * cannot overtake. 5 atllicMon. '^ set tree. ''dust. "blossom. ^ bring, to shed.

LEVITICUS, Chav. XIV. XV.

house, all the while that it i8 shut up, shall be unclean

47 until the even. And he that lieth in the house shall wash his garments; and he that eateth in the house

48 shall wash his garments. And if the priest shall come in, and see it, and, behold, the affliction hath not extended in the house, after the house was plaistered ; then the priest shall pronounce the house clean, because

49 the affliction is healed. And he shall take to cleanse the house two birds, and cedar wood, and crimson,^ and

50 hyssop: And he shall slaughter the one of the birds in

51 an earthen vessel over running^ water: And he shall take the cedar wood, and the hyssop, and the crimson, ^ and the living bird, and dip them in the blood of the slaughtered bird, and in the running^ water, and

52 sprinkle^ the house seven times : And he shall cleanse the house with the blood of the bird, and with the running^ water, and with the living bird, and with the cedar-wood, and with the hyssop, and with the

53 crimson -.^ But he shall let go the living bird out of the city into the open fields, and make an expiation for

54 the house : and it shall be clean. This is the law for

55 every affliction of leprosy, and scall, And for the 5^ leprosy of a garment, and of a house. And for a rising, 57 and for a scab, and for a bright spot ; To instrucf*

concerning the day of its being clean and the day of its being unclean : this is the law of leprosy.

Chap. XV.

1 And the Eternal spake unto Moses and to Aaron, say-

2 ing, Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them. When any man^ hath a running issue out of his

3 flesh, because of his issue he is unclean. And this shall be his uncleanUness in his issue : whether his flesh drip with his issue, or his flesh be stopped from his issue, it

4 is his uncleanliness. Every place of repose whereon he lieth that hath the issue is unclean : and every thing"

5 whereon he sitteth shall be unclean. And whosoever^ toucheth his place of repose shall wash his garments, and lave himself in water, and be unclean until the even.

6 And he that sitteth on any thing** whereon he sat that hath the issue shall wash his garments, and lave himself m

7 water, and be unclean until the even. And he that toucheth the flesh of him that hath the issue shall wash his garments, and lave himselfm water, auvl be unclean

8 until the even. And if he that hath the issue spit upon ' shiniag worm, -living. ^ spaUer. 'teach. ' a man a man. * vessel.

LEVITICUS, Chap. XV.

him that is clean, then he shall wash his garments, and lave

9 himself in water, and be unclean until the even. And

anything for riding which he rideth upon that hath the

10 issue shall be unclean. And whosoever toucheth any thing that was under him shall be unclean until the even : and he that beareth any of those things shall wash his garments, and lave himself in water, and be

11 unclean until the even. And whomsoever he toucheth that hath the issue, and hath not rinsed his hands in water, he shall wash his garments, and lave himself m.

12 water, and be unclean until the even. And the vessel of earth that^ he toucheth which hath the issue shall be broken: and every vessel of wood shall be rinsed in

13 water. And when he that hath an issue is cleansed of his issue, then he shall number to himself seven days from his being pronounced clean, and wash his garments, and

14 lave his flesh in running^ water, and shall be clean. And on the eighth day he shall take to him two turtle-doves, or two young pigeons,^ and come before the Eternal unto the entrance of the appointed tent, and give them

15 unto the priest: And the priest shall offer'* them, the one^r a sin offering, and the other /br a burnt offering; and the priest shall make an expiation for him before the

16 Eternal for his issue. And if any man's seed of copu- lation go out from him, then he shall lave all his body*

17 in water, and be unclean until the even. And every garment, and every skin, whereon is the seed of copula- tion, shall be washed with water, and be unclean until

18 the even. The woman also with whom man shall lie with seed of copulation, they shall both lave themselves in water, and be unclean until the even.

19 And if a woman have an issue, and her issue in her flesh be blood, she shall be put apart^ seven days ; and whosoever toucheth her shall be unclean until the even.

20 And everything that she lieth upon in her separation shall be unclean ; every thing also that she sitteth upon

21 shall be unclean. And whosoever toucheth her place of repose shall wash his clothes, and lave himself in

22 water, and be unclean until the even. And whosoever toucheth any thing that she sat upon, shall wash his garments,- and lave himself in water, and be unclean

23 until the even. And if it be on her place of repose, or on any thing whereon she sitteth, when he toucheth it,

24 he shall be unclean until the even. And if any man lie with her at all, then shall her uncleanliness of separation be upon him, he shall be unclean seven

* wherein. ^ living. ^ sons of a pigeon. * make. ^ flesh. ^ in separation

LEVITICUS, Chap. XV. XVI.

days , and every place of repose whereon he lieth shall

25 be unclean. And if a woman have an issue of her blood many days out of the time of her separation, or if it flow beyond the time of her separation ; all the days of the flowing of her uncleanness shall be as the days of her separation: she sliall be un-

26 clean. Every place of repose whereon she lieth all the days of her issue shall be unto her as the place of her separation : and whatsoever she sitteth upon shall be unclean, as the uncleanness of her separation.

27 And whosoever toucheth those things shall be unclean, and shall wash his garments, and lave himself in water,

28 and be unclean until the even. But if she be cleansed of her issue, then she shall number to herself seven

29 days, and after that she shall be clean. And on the eighth d^y she shall take unto her two turtles, or two young pigeons,^ and bring them unto the priest, to the

30 entrance of the appointed tent. And the priest shall offer^ the one for a sin offering, and the other /o»- a burnt offering ; and the priest shall make an expiation for her before the Eternal, for the issue of her unclean-

31 ness. Thus shall ye put apart the children of Israel from their uncleanness, that they die not in their un- cleanness, when they defile my dwelling that is among

32 them. This is the law of him that hath an issne, and of him whose seed of copulation gocth from him, and is

33 defiled therewith ; And of her that hath the infirmity of her separation, and of him that hath an issue, of the male, and of the female, and of him that lieth with her who is unclean.

CuAP. XVI.

1 And the Eternal spake unto Moses after the death of the two sons of Aaron, when they approached unto the

2 Eternal, and died ; And the Eternal said unto Moses, Speak unto Aaron thy brother, that he come not at all times into the holy place^ within the })artition vail, i)c- fore the covering which is upon the ark,* that he die not: for I will appear in the clond upon the covering.

3 With this shall Aaron come into the holy place f- With a young^ bull for a sin offering, and a ram for a

4 burnt offering. He shall put on the linen inner garment of holiness, and he shall have the linen breeches upon his flesh, and shall be girded with a linen belt, and wrap round the linen mitre : these are garments of holiness ; ' sons of a pigeon. 2 uiakc 3 holiness. ■♦ case. 5 son of a herd.

LEVITICUS, Chap. XVI.

therefore shall he lave his flesh in water, and so put them

5 on. And he shall take of the congregation of the chil- dren of Israel two kids^ of the goats for a sin offering,

6 and one ram for a burnt offering. And Aaron shall offer the bull of the sin offering which is his, and

7 make an expiation for himself, and for his house. And he shall take the two goats,i and present them before the

8 Eternal at the entrance of the appointed tent. And Aaron shall cast^lots upon the two goats;' one lot for

9 the Eternal, and the other lot for Azazel. And Aaron shall offer the goat^ upon which the lot for the Eternal

10 fell, and bring' it for a sin offering : But the goat,i on which the lot fell^ to Azazel, shall be presented alive before the Eternal, to make an expiation with it, a7id

11 to send it forth unto Azazel into the desert. And Aaron shall offer the bull of the sin offering which is for him- self, and shall make an expiation for himself, and for his house, and shall slaughter the bull of the sin offering

12 which is for himself And he shall take a censer full of burning coals of fire from off the altar before the Eternal, and his hands full of incense of aromatics beaten

13 small, and bring it within the partition vail. And he shall put- the incense upon the fire before the Eternal, that the cloud of the incense may cover the covering

14 that is upon the testimony that he die not. And he shall take ofthe blood ofthe bull, and sprinkle^ ^<f with his finger above the covering eastward : and before the covering shall he sprinkle'' of the blood with his finger seven times.

15 Then shall he slaughter the goat^ of the sin offering, that is for the people, and bring its blood within the partition vail, and do with that blood as he did with the blood of the bull, and sprinkle'' it above the covering, and before

16 the covering. And he shall make an expiation for the holy place,^ because of the uncleanness of the children of Israel, and because of their transgressions in all their sins: and so shall he do for the appointed tent that re- maineth'' among them in the midst of their uncleanness.

17 And there shall be no man in the appointed tent when he goeth in to make an expiation in the holy -placed un- til he come out, and he shall make an expiation for himself, and for his house, and for all the congregation of Israel.

18 And he shall go out unto the altar that is before the Eternal, and make an expiation for it; and shall take of the blood of the bull and of the blood of the goat,^ and put^ it

1 9 upon the horns of the altar round about. And he shall 'haiiv. -give ^ mai^e, « went up. •''spatter, <> holiness. ' dwelleth.

LEVITICUS. Chap. XVI.

sprinkle^ of the blood upon it with his finger seven times, and cleanse it, and hallow it from the unclean-

20 ness of the children of Israel. And when he hath finished making an expiation for the holy place,^ and the appointed tent, and the altar, he shall bring '^the

21 live goat. ^ And Aaron shall lay both his hands upon the head of the live goat,^ and confess over it all the iniquities of the children of Israel, and all their trans- gressions in all their sins, putting"* them upon the head of the goat,^ and shall send it forth by the hand of a

22 ready man into the desert. And the goat^ shall bear upon it all their iniquities unto a desolate land : atid

23 he shall send forth the goat'' into the desert. And Aaron shall come into the appointed tent, and shall put off^ the linen garments which he put on when he went mto

2-4 the holy placed and shall place them there : And he shall lave his flesh with water in the holy place, and })ut on his garments, and come out, and offer'' his burnt offering, and the burnt offering of the people, and make an expiation for himself, and for the people.

25 And the fat of the sin offering shall he cause to ascend

26 in fumes upon the altar. And he that sent forth the goat, for Azazel shall wash his garments, and lave his flesh iu

27 water, and afterwards come into the camp. And the buliybr the sin offering, and the goat^ _/or the sin offer- ing, whose blood was brought in to make expiation in the holy place, shall one bring forth without the camp ; and they shall burn in the fire their skins, and their

28 flesh, and their dung. And he that burneth them shall wash his garments, and lave his flesh in water, and

29 afterwards he shall come into the camp. And this shall be an ordinance for ever unto you, that in the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, ye shall fast,'' and do no work at all, u^hetJier the native, or the

30 stranger that sojourncth among you. For on that day shall the htf/Iin-pnest make an expiation for you, to cleanse you, that ye may be clean from all your sins before the

31 Eternal, It shall be a. sabbath of strict rest unto you,

32 and ye shall fast,^ it is an ordinance for ever. And the priest, whom they shall anoint, and whom they shall consecrate'^ to minister as priest in his father's stead, shall make the expiation, and shall put on the

33 linen garments, even the garments of holiness: And lie shall make an expiation for the sanctuary of holiness,

* spalier. '^ holiness. •* hairy. ' sind give. ' smootlicn. " make.

' ailUot your souls. '' whose hands ye shall fill.

9 olTer.

LEVITICUS, Chap. XVI. XVII.

and he shall make an expiation for the appointed tent, and for the altar ; and he shall make an expiation for the priests, and for all the people of the assembly. 34 And this shall be an ordinance for ever, to make an expiation for the children of Israel, for all their sins, once a year. And he did as the Eternal commanded Moses.

Chap. XVII. 1 2 And the Eternal spake unto Moses, saying, Speak unto Aaron, and unto his sons, and unto all the children of Israel, and sav unto them. This is the thins; which

3 the Eternal hath commanded, saying. What man soever there be of the house of Israel that slaughtereth one of the herd, or lamb, or goat, in the camp, or that

4 slaughtereth it out of the camp. And bringeth it not unto the entrance of the appointed tent, to offer an offering unto the Eternal, before the dwelling of the Eternal, blood shall be imputed unto that man ; he hath shed blood: and that man shall be cut off from

5 among 'his people: To the end that the children of Israel may bring their sacrifices, which they sacrifice in the open^ field, even that they may bring them unto the Eternal, unto the entrance of the appointed tent unto the priest, and sacrifice them for feast offerings unto

6 the Eternal. And the priest shall sprinkle the blood upon the altar of the Eternal, at the entrance of the appointed tent, and cause the fat to ascend in fumes,

7 for a pleasing odour unto the Eternal. And they shall no more sacrifice their sacrifices unto the devils,- after whom they have gone a whoring. This shall be an ordinance for ever unto them throughout their genera-

8 tions. And thou shalt say unto them, Whatsoever man there be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers who sojourn among you, that offereth^ a burnt offering or

9 sacrifice. And bringeth it not unto the entrance of the appointed tent, to offer^ it unto the Eternal, even that

10 man shall be cut off from among his peoples. And whatsoever man^ there be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn among you, that eateth any blood, I will even set^ my face against that soul that eateth blood, and will cut him off from among his

11 people. For the life^ of the flesh is in the blood; and I have given it to you upon the altar, to make an expia- tion for your souls: for it is the blood with the life'

1 face of the field. - huiry ones. ^- bringeth up. * -nakc. ' ii<aii or c;ea.

LEVITICUS, Cb4p. XVIL XVIII.

12 that maketh expiation. Therefore I said unto the children of Israel, No soul of you shall eat blood, neither shall any stranger that sojourneth among you eat blood.

13 And whatsoever man^ there be of the children of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn among you, who hunteth, and catcheth- any beast or fowl that may be eaten ; he shall even pour out^ the blood thereof, and

14 cover it with dust. For the life^ of all flesh, its blood expiates^ for his soul : therefore I said unto the children of Israel, Ye shall not eat the blood of any flesh: for the life^ of all flesh is the blood

15 thereof: whosoever eateth it shall be cut off". And every soul that eateth carrion, or that which was torn, whether a native, or a stranger, he shall both wash his garments, and lave himself in water, and be unclean until the even; then shall he be clean.

16 But if he wash them not, nor lave his flesh, then he shall bear his iniquity.

Chap. XVIII.

1 2 And the Eternal spake unto Moses, saying. Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, I am

3 the Eternal your God. After the deeds of the land of Egypt, wherein ye abode, shall ye not do : and after the deeds of the land of Canaan, whither I bring you, shall ye not do ; neither shall ye walk in their ordi-

4 nances. Ye shall do my judgments, and keep mine ordinances, to walk therein : I am the Eternal vour

5 God. Ye shall therefore keep my ordinances and my judgments ; which if a man do, he shall live in them :

6 I am the Eternal. None of you^ shall approach to any that is near of kin to him,^ to uncover their nakedness :

7 I am the Eternal. The nakedness of thy ftither, and the nakedness of thy mother, shalt thou not uncover: she is thy mother ; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.

8 The nakedness of thy father's wife shalt thou not un-

9 cover: it is thy father's nakedness. The nakedness of thy sister, the daughter of thy father, or daughter of thy mother, whether she be begotten at home,'' ur begotten abroad, eve7i their nakedness thou shalt not uncover.

10 The nakedness of thy son's daughter, or of thy daughter's daughter, even their nakedness thou shalt not uncover :

11 for thcir's is thine own nakedness. The nakedness of thy father's wife's daughter, begotten of thy father, she is thy sister, thou shalt not uncover her nakcd-

' amnn a uiati. - t'lc venison. •' blictl. Ms. ■'soul. '' liib flesli. ''house.

L!:^VIT1CUS, Chap. XVUI.

12 ness. The nakedness of thy father's sister thou shalt

13 not uncover: she is near of kin to thy father. The nakedness of thy mother's sister thou shah not unco-

14 ver : for she is near of kin to thy mother. The naked- ness of thy father's brother, thou shalt not uncover, thou shalt not approach to his wife : she is thine aunt.

15 The nakedness of thy daughter-in-law thou shalt not uncover: she is thy son's wife; thou shalt not uncover

1 6 her nakedness. The nakedness of thy brother's wife thou shalt not uncover: it is thy brother's naked-

17 ness. The nakedness of a woman and her daughter thou shalt not uncover, neither shalt thou take her son's daughter, or her daughter's daughter, to uncover her nakedness; for they are her near kinswomen: it is

18 wickedness. 1 Neither shalt thou take a wife to her sister, to vex her, to uncover her nakedness, be-

19 side the other, in her \ife-tir7ie. And unto a woman during her separation for her uncleanliness, thou shalt

20 not approach to uncover her nakedness. Moreover thou shalt not lie^ carnally with thy neighbour's^ wife,

21 to defile thyself with her. And thou shalt not lef* any of thy seed pass through the fire to Molech, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God : I am the Eternal.

22 Thou shalt not lie with a male, as with^ a woman : it is

23 abomination. Neither shalt thou lie with- any beast, to defile thyself therewith; neither shall any woman stand before a beast to gender with it: it is con-

24 fusion. Defile not yourselves in any of these things : for in all these the nations are defiled which I cast out^

25 before you : And the land is defiled : therefore I do visit the iniquity thereof upon it, and the land itself

26 voftiiteth out her inhabitants. Ye shall therefore keep my ordinances and my judgments, and shall not commit any of these abominations ; neither any native, nor any

27 stranger that sojourneth among you; For all these abominations have the men of the land done, who were

28 before you, and the land is defiled; That the land vomit not you out also, when ye defile it, as it spued

29 out the nations that were before you For whosoever shall do any of these abominations, even the souls that do

30 them shall be cut off from among their people. There- fore shall ye keep my charges, that r/t' do not any one of these abominable customs,^ which were done before you,

1 evil imagination. ^ give thy lying, ■^companion. ^ give. * the Ijing of. * send away. ' ordinances of abomination.

LEVITICUS, Chap. XIX.

and that ye defile not yourselves therein: I am the Eternal your God.

Chap. XIX.

1 2 And the Eternal spake unto Moses, sayinij, Speak unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say unto them. Ye shall be holy : for I the Eternal

3 your God am holy. Ye shall fear every man his mother, and his father, and keep my sabbaths; \am the Eternal

4 your God. Turn ye not unto idols, nor make to your-

5 selves molten Gods ; I am the Eternal your God. And if ye sacrifice a sacrifice of feast offerings unto the Eternal, ye shall sacrifice it to be acceptable for you.*

6 On the day ye sacrifice it, and on the morrow it shall be eaten : and if ought be left until the third day, it shall

7 be burnt in the fire. And if it should be eaten at all on the third day, it is a disgust ; it shall not be fjivourably

8 acce})tcd. Therefore every one that eateth it shall bear his iniquity, because he hath profaned the holiness of the Eternal ; and that soul shall be cut off from among

9 his peoples. And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not wholly reap' the corner of thy field, neither shalt thou collect the gleanings of thy

10 harvest. And thou shalt not glean thy vineyard, neither shalt thou collect the fallen grapes of thy vine- yard ; thou shalt leave^ them for the poor and stranger :

11 1 am the Eternal your God. Ye shall not steal, neither

12 deal falsely,"* neither lie one to another.''' And ye shall not swear by my name to a lie, thou wouldst then profane

13 the name of thy God : I am the Eternal. Thou shalt not wrong thy ieWoyv-man, neither rob Itim : the wages of him that is hired thou shalt not let abide with thee all

14 night until the morning. Thou shalt not execrate the deaf, nor put** a stumbling-block before the blind, but

15 shalt fear thy God: I mn the Eternal. Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment : thou shalt not respect the person,'' of the indigent, nor honour the person of the mighty:^ hut in righteousness shalt thou judge

16 thy com])anion. Thou shalt not go aI>out r/.v a taU'- bearcr among thy ])e()ple ; neither shalt thou stand against the blood of thy fellow: I am the Eternal.

1 7 Thou shalt not hate thy brodicr in thine heart : thou shalt in any wise rebuke'' thy companion, and not bear a sin on

' to your will * finish. ^ forsako. * deny. '' a man to his companion. • give. ' bear the person. " adorn the face of the great. '■' argue with.

LEVITICUS, Chap. XIX.

18 account of hira. Thou shalt not avenge, nor retain any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt

1 9 love thy fellow-man as thyself: I am the Eternal. Ye shall keep my ordinances. Thou shalt not cause two kinds of thy cattle to gender. Thou shalt not sow thy field with two kinds of seed; neither shall a garment mingled of linen

20 and woollen come upon^ thee. And whosoever^ lieth carnally^ with a woman that is a hand-maid, given over to a man, and not at all redeemed, nor freedom given her, investigation shall be made concerning her : they shall not

21 be put to death because she was not free. And he shall bring his guilt offering unto the Eternal, unto the entrance

22 of the apponited tent, even a ram for a guilt offering. And the priest shall make an expiation for him with the ram of the guilt offering, before the Eternal, for the sin which he hath sinned : and the sin which he hath sinned shall be forgiven him.

23 And when ye shall come into the land, and shall have planted all manner of trees for food, then ye shall count the fruit thererof as uncircumcised : three years it shall be as uncircumcised unto you; it shall not be eaten

24 of. But in the fourth year all the fruit thereof shall be

25 holy in praise^ of the Eternal. And in the fifth year shall ye eat the fruit thereof, that it may yield^ unto you its increase: I am the Eternal your

26 God. Ye shall not eat any thing over blood ; neither

27 shall ye divine, nor observe clouds. Ye shall not round the corners of your heads, neither shalt thou mar^ the

28 corners of thy beard. Ye shall not make^ any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor impress'' any writing by

29 etching upon you : I am the Eternal. Do not prosti- tute^ thy daughter, to cause her to be a harlot ; lest the land fall to whoredom, and the land become full of

30 wickedness.^ Ye shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence^*'

31 my sanctuary: I am the Eternal. Do not turn to familiar spirits, neither seek after wizards, to be defiled

32 by them : I am the Eternal your God. Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honour^i the face of

33 the old, and fear thy God : I am the Eternal. And if a stranger sojourn with thee in the land, ye shall not be

34 extortionate to him. But the stranger that sojcnirneth with you shall be as a native amongst you, and thou shalt love him as thyself; for ye were strangers in the

' go up. 2 a man. ^ lying of seed, * holiness of praises. ^ add. « cornipt. 'give, ^profane. ^ evil imagination, '"fear, ''adorn.

LEVITICUS, Chap. XIX. XX.

35 land of Egypt: I am the Eternal your God. Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, inniete-yard, in weight,

36 or in measure. Just balances, just weights,^ a just ephah, and a just hin, shall ye have: I am the Eternal your God,

37 who brought you out of the land of Egypt. Therefore shall ye keep all my ordinances, and all my judgmentSj and do them : I am the Eternal.

Chap. XX.

I 2 And the Eternal spake unto Moses, saying, Again

thou shalt say to the children of Israel, Whosever he be^ of the children of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn in Israel, that giveth any of his seed unto Molech, he shall surely be put to death ; the people of the land shall

3 overwhelm him with stones. And I will set^ my face against that man, and will cut him off from among his peo- ple ; because he hath given of his seed to Molech ; to defile my sanctuary, and to profane the name of my

4 holiness. And if the people of the land do any ways hide their eyes from the man, when he giveth of his seed

" 5 unto Molech, and put him not to death ; Then I will set^ my face against that man, and against his family, and will cut him off, and all that go a whoring after him, to commit whoredom with Molech, from among

6 their people. And the soul that turneth to familiar spirits, and after wizards, to go a whoring after them, I will even set'^ my face against that soul, and will cut him off

7 from among his people. Sanctify yourselves, there- fore, and be ye holy : for I am the Eternal your God.

8 And ye shall keep my ordinances and do them : 1 am

9 the Eternal who sanctify you. For every one^ that execrateth his father or his mother shall be surely put to death : he hath execrated his father or his mother ; his

10 blood is upon him. And the man that committeth adultery with another man's wife, even he that committeth adultery with the wife of his fellow-wan, the adulterer and

I I the adultress shall surely be put to death. And the man that lieth with his father's wife hath uncovered his father's nakedness : both of them shall surely be put

12 to death; their blood shall be upon them. And if a man lie with his daughter-in-law, both of them shall surely be put to death : they have wrought"* confusion ;

13 their blood is upon them. If a man also lie with a male, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have

' stones. - a innn a man. •* give. ■* done.

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committed an abomination: they shall surely be put

14 to death ; their blood is upon them. And if a man take a wife and her mother, it is wickedness:^ ^^^y

■ shall be burnt with fire, both he and they ; that there

15 be no wickedness^ among you. And if a man lie^ with a beast, he shall surely be put to death ; and ye shall

16 slay the beast. And if a woman approach unto any beast, and gender with it, thou shalt slay the woman and the beast. They shall surely be put to death; their

17 blood is upon them. And if a man shall take his sister, his father's daughter, or his mother's daughter, and see her nakedness, and she see his nakedness, it is a wicked thing; and they shall be cut off in the eyes of the children of their people : he hath uncovered his

18 sister's nakedness ; he shall bear his iniquity. And if a man shall lie with a woman having her sickness, and shall uncover her nakedness, he hath bared her foun- tain,^ and she hath uncovered the fountain'^ of her blood ; and both of them shall be cut off from among their peo-

1 9 pie. And thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy mother's sister, nor of thy father's sister ; for he bareth

20 his near kin : they shall bear their iniquity. And if a man shall lie with his aunt, he hath uncovered his uncle's nakedness: they shall bear their sin ; they shall

21 die childless. And if a man shall take his brother's wife, it is as a woman in her separation ; he hath un- covered his brother's nakedness: they shall be child-

22 less. Ye shall therefore keep all my ordinances, and all my judgments, and do them ; that the land, whither

23 I bring you to abide therein, vomit you not out. And ye shall not walk in the ordinances of the nations which I cast out^ before you : for they did all these things,

24 and therefore I abhorred them.^ But I have said unto you, Ye shall possess their land, and I will give it unto you to possess it, a land flowing with milk and honey : I am the Eternal your God, who have sepa-

25 rated you from the peoples. Ye shall thei-efore make a distinction between clean beasts and unclean, and between unclean fowls and clean: and ye shall not make your souls abominable by beast or by fowl, or by any manner of living thing that creepeth on the ground,

26 which I have separated from you as defiling. And ye shall be holy unto me ; for I the Eternal am holy, and have separated you from the peoples, that ye should

27 be mine. A man also, or woman, that hath a familiar

1 evil imagination. * giveth his lying. * source. * send forth. ^ t was bdr-

rassed through them.

LEVITICUS, Chap. XXI.

spirit, or that is a wizard, shall surely be put to death : they shall overwhelm them with stones; their blood is upon them.

Chap. XXL

1 And the Eternal said unto Moses, Say unto the priests the sons of Aaron, and thou shalt say unto them. There shciU none be defiled by the dead^ among his peoples.

2 But for his kin that is near unto him, for his mother, and for his father, and for his son, for his daughter, and for his

3 brother; Andfor his sister a virgin that is nigh unto him, who hath had no husband, for' her may he be defiled.

4 But he shall not defile himself, beinr/ a chief man^

5 among his people, to profane himself. They shall not make baldness upon their head ; neither shall they clip off the corner of their beard, nor make any incision in

6 their flesh. They shall be holy unto their God, and not profane the name of their God : for the fire offer- ings of the Eternal, a7id the bread of their God,

7 they do offer; therefore they shall be holy.^ They shall not take a wife that is a harlot, or profane ; neither shall they take a woman divorced* from her husband :

8 for he is holy unto his God. Thou shalt sanctify him therefore ; for he offereth the bread of thy God : he shall be holy unto thee : for I the Eternal who

9 sanctify you, am holy. And the daughter of any priest, if she profane herself by becoming a harlot, she pro-

10 faneth her father: she shall be burnt with fire. And he that is the high priest among his brethren, upon whose head the anointing oil was poured, and that is con- secrated'' to put on the garments, the hair of hie head shall not be in disorder, nor shall he unrip his garments;

1 1 Neither shall he go in to any dead body,** nor defile

12 himself for his father, or for his mother; Neither shall he go out of the sanctuary, nor profane the sanctuary of his God ; for the diadem of the anointing-oil of his

1.3 God is upon him: I am the Eternal. And he shall

14 take a wife in her virginity. A widow, or a divorced woman, or profane, or a harlot, these sltiill he not take : but he shall take a virgin of his own j)eoples to

15 vvfife. Neither shall he profane his seed among his

16 peoples; for 1 the Eternal do sanctify him. And the

17 Eternal s])ake unto Moses, saying, Speak unto Aaron, saying, Whosoever he be of thy seed in their genera- tions that hath ani/ blemish, let him not approach

' soul. - an owner. * holiness. * driven. * one filled his hand. " souls

of the dead.

LEVITICUS, Chap. XXI. XXII.

18 to offer the bread of his God : For any man that hath a blemish, shall not approach : a blind man, or a lame, or he that hath a fiat nose, or a

19 limb too large, Or a man that is broken -footed, or

20 broken-handed. Or crook -backt, or a dwarf, or that hath a speck^ in his eye, or the itch, or a tetter, or

21 hath his stones smashed ; No man that hath a blemish, of the seed of Aaron the priest shall come nigh to offer the fire offerings of the Eternal: he hath a blemish ; he shall not come nigh to offer the bread of

22 his God. He may eat the bread of his God, both of

23 the most holy, and of the holy ; Only he shall not go in unto the partition vail, nor come nigh unto the altar, because he hath a blemish; that he profane not my

24 sanctuaries : for I the Eternal, do sanctify them. And ' Moses told it unto Aaron, and to his sons, and unto all

the children of Israel.

Chap. XXIL

1 2 And the Eternal spake unto Moses, saying. Speak unto Aaron and to his sons, that they keep away from the holy things of the children of Israel — that they profane not my holy name — which they hallow unto

3 me : I am the Eternal. Say unto them, In behalf of your generations, whosoever he be of all your seed, that goeth unto the holy things, which the chil- dren of Israel hallow unto the Eternal, having his uncleanness upon him, that soul shall be cut off from

4 my presence^: \am the Eternal. What man soever^ of the seed of Aaron is a leper, or hath a running issue, he shall npt eat of the holy things until he be clean ; and whoso toucheth any thing that is unclean by the dead,^

5 or a man whose seed* goeth from him ; Or whosoever toucheth any prolific creature, whereby he may be made unclean, or a man by whom he may be made unclean,

6 whatsoever uncleanness he hath ; The soul which hath touched any such shall be unclean until even, and shall not eat of the holy things, unless he lave his flesh with

7 water. And when the sun is down he shall be clean, and may afterwards eat of the holy things, because

8 it is his bread. Carrion, or that which is torn he shall not eat, to defile himself therewith: I am the

9 Eternal. They shall therefore keep my charge, lest

they bear sin for it, and die therefore, if they profane

' mixture. • a man a man. ^ soul. ' layer of seed. 5 face

LEVITICUS, Chap. XXIL

10 it: I the Eternal do sanctify theqi. There shall no layman eat of the holy thing :^ a sojourner with the priest, or an hired servant, shall not eat of the holy thing;.^

1 1 But if the priest obtain awy soul as property with his money, he may eat of it ; and they that are born in his

12 house, they may eat of his bread. If the priest's daughter also be married unto a layman, she may not eat

13 of the heave-offering of the holy things. But if the priest's daughter be a widow, or divorced,^ and have no seed, and is returned unto her father's house, as in her

. youth, she may eat of her father's bread; but there

14 shall no layman eat thereof. And if a man eat of a holy thingi through error, then he shall add its fifth unto it, and shall give it unto the priest with the

15 holy thing.i And they shall not profane the holy tilings of the children of Israel, which they offer^

16 unto the I'A^rnal ; Or suffer them to bear the iniquity of trespass, when they eat their holy things : for I the Eternal do sanctify them.

17 18 And the Eternal spake unto Moses, saying. Speak unto Aaron, and to his sons, and unto all the children of Israel, and say unto them, Whosoever* of the house of Israel, or of the strangers in Israel, that will offer his offering for all his vows, and for all his free will offerings, which they will offer unto the Eternal for

19 a burnt offering ; Ye shall offer, to be accepted for you,^ a male without blemish,'' of the herd, of the sheep, or of

20 the goats. But whatsoever hath a blemish, shall ye

21 not offer; for it shall not be acceptable for you. And whosoever^ offereth a sacrifice of feast offerings unto the Eternal to distinguish himself by a vow, or as a free will offering of the herd or flock, it shall be perfect, to be

22 accepted ; there shall be no blemish therein. Blind, or broken, or chapped, or having a wart, or the itch, or a tetter, ye shall not offer these unto the Eternal, nor make a fire offering of them upon the altar unto the Eternal.

23 Any of the herd or flock that hath a limb too large or small, that maycst thou offer'-* for a free will gift ;

24 but for a vow it shall not be accepted. Ye shall not offer unto the Eternal that which h<ith its stones bruised, or crushed, or torn off, or cut ; neither shall yc do this

25 in your land. Neither from a stranger's hand'^" shall ye offer the bread of your Ciod of any of these; because their corruption in them, is a blemish in them ;

* holiness. ' driven away. * take up. ' a man a man. " at your will. " perfect. ^ if a man. ' make. '" thf hand of the son of an alien.

LEVITICUS, Chap. XXIL XXIII.

26 they shall not be accepted for you. And the Eternal

27 spake unto Moses, saying. When any of the herd, or a sheep, or a goat is brought forth, ^ then it shall be seven days under its dam;^ and from the eighth day, and thenceforth, it shall be favorably accepted as a fire offering

28 unto the Eternal. And whether it be one of the herd or flock, ye shall not slaughter it and its young^ both

29 in one day. And when ye will sacrifice a sacrifice of acknowledgment unto the Eternal, offer it to be accepted

30 for you."* On the same day it shall be eaten up ; ye shall leave none of it until the morrow : I am the Eternal. '

31 Therefore shall ye keep my commandments, and dj

32 them : I am the Eternal. Neither shall ye profane my holy name ; but I will be hallowed among the children

33 of Israel : I am the Eternal who hallow you. That brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God : I am the Eternal. %

Chap. XXIII.

1 2 And the Eternal spake unto Moses, saying. Speak

unto the children of Israel, and declare* unto them,

the appointed festivals of the Eternal, which ye shall

proclaim^ to be convocations of holiness, even these are

3 my appointed festivals. Six days may work be done : but the seventh day is the sabbath of strict rest, a con- vocation of holiness ; ye shall do no work therein : it is the sabbath of the Eternal in all your habitations.

4 These are the appointed festivals of the Eternal, even convocations of holiness, which ye shall proclaim^ in

5 their appointed seasons. In the fourteenth day of the first month at eventide is the passover of the Eternal.

6 And on the fifteenth day of the same month, is the festi- val of unleavened bread unto the Eternal : seven days

7 ye must eat unleavened bread. In the first day ye shall have a convocation of hohness:; ye shall do no servile

8 work^ therein. But ye shall offer a fire offering unto the Eternal seven days: in the seventh day is a convocation of holiness ; ye shall do no servile work^ therein.

9 10 And the Eternal spake unto Moses, saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them. When ye are come into the land which I give unto you, and shall reap the harvest thereof, then ye shall bring an omer of the first

1 1 fruits'* of your harvest unto the priest: And he shall wave

the omer before the Eternal, to be accepted for you f

' born. * its mother. ^ his son. * to your will. * say. ^ call. " work of service. " beginr.ing. " at your will.

LEVITICUS, Chap. XXIII.

on the morrow after the day of rest' the priest

i2 shall wave it. And ye shall offer^ that day, when

ye wave the omer, a he lamb without blemish^ of

13 one year,^ for a burnt offering unto the Eternal. And

the oblation thereof shall be two tenth deals of flour

mingled with oil, a fire offering unto the Eternal

for a pleasing odour: and the drink offering thereof

of wine, sliall be the fourth part of an hin. And

14 ye shall eat neither bread, nor parched corn, nor green ears,^ until the selfsame day that ye have brou"-ht the offermg unto your God : it shall be an ordinance for ever throughout your generations, in all your habita-

15 tions. And ye shall count unto you from the morrow after the day of rest,^ from the day that ye brought the omer of the wave offering ; seven weeks'^ shall be

16 complete :3 Even unto the morrow after the seventh weeki shall yc number fifty days ; and ye shall offer a

17 new oblation unto the Eternal. Ye shall bring out of your habitations two wave'' loaves, of two tenth deals : they shall be of flour ; they shall be baken leavened ;

18 they are the firstlings unto the Eternal. And ye shall offer with the bread seven lambs without blemish,'' of one year,8 and one young bull,^ and two rams : they shall be for a burnt offering unto the Eternal, with their oblation, and their drink offerings, even a fire

19 offering of a pleasing odour unto the Eternal. Then ye shall sacrifice- one kid'^ of the goats for a sin offering, and two lambs of one year^ for a sacrifice

20 of feast offerings. And the priest shall wave them with the bread of the firstlings, for a wave offering before the Eternal, with the two lambs : they shall be holy'i

21 to the Eternal for the priests. And ye shall proclaim'- on the selfsame day, that it may be a convocation of holiness unto you ; ye shall do no servile work'^Mrm/i; it shall he an ordinance for ever in all your habitations

22 throughout your generations. And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not make clean ridclance of '■• the corner of the field when thou reupest, neither shalt thou collect any gleaning of thy harvest; thou shalt leave'^ them unto the poor, and to the stranger; I am the internal your God.

23 24 And the Eternal sjiako unto Moses, saying, Sp(,';ik unto the children of Israel, saying, In the seventh

'sabbath. = make. 'perfect ' sou of its year. * fruitful ground. '• sabbaths. ' bread. •* sons of a year. " a bull son of tbe bcnl. i" hairy! " holiuesb. '-call. '■* work of service, '•finish. '^ forsiikc.

LEVITICUS, Chap. XXIII.

month, in the first day of the month, shall ye have strict rest, a memorial of sounding a cornet,^ a con-

25 vocation of holiness. Ye shall do no servile work' therein ; but ye shall offer a fire offering unto

26 the Eternal. And the Eternal spake unto Moses,

27 saying, Also on the tenth day of this seventh month there shall he a day of expiation : it shall be a convocation of holiness unto you ; and ye shall fast,3 and offer a fire offering unto the Eternal.

28 And ye shall not do any work in that same day; for it is a day of expiation, to make an expiation for you

29 before the Eternal your God. For whatsoever soul it he that shall not fast* in that same day, he shall

30 be cut off from among his peoples. And whatsoever soul it he that doeth any work in that same day, the

31 same soul will I destroy from among his people. Ye shall not do any work: it shall be an ordinance for ever throughout your generations, in all your habita-

32 tions. It shall be unto you a sabbath of strict rest, and ye shall fast:^ in the ninth day of the month at even, from even unto even, shall ye celebrate your day of rest.^

33 34 And the Eternal spake unto Moses, saying. Speak unto the children of Israel, saying. The fifteenth day of this seventh month sliall he the festival of tabernacles^ _/or

35 seven days unto the Eternal. On the first day shall he a convocation of holiness ; ye shall not do any servile

36 work^ therein. Seven days ye shall offer a fire offering unto the Eternal : on the eighth day shall be a convocation of holiness unto you, and ye shall offer a fire offering unto the Eternal : there is a restriction ;

37 ye shall do no servile work^ therein. These are the appointed festivals of the Eternal, which ye shall proclaim^ to be convocations of holiness, to offer a fire offering unto the Eternal, a burnt offering, and an oblation, a sacrifice, and drink offerings,

38 everything upon his day: Beside the sabbaths of the Eternal, and beside your gifts, and beside all your vows, and beside all your free will offerings, which ye

39 give unto the Eternal. But in the fifteenth day of the seventh month, when ye have gathered in the increase of the land, ye shall celebrate a festival unto the Eternal seven days : on the first day shall be strict rest, and on

40 the eighth day shall be strict rest. And ye shall take you on the first day the fruit of the tree hadar, and branches

1 a din. 2 work of service. ^ afflict your souls. * be afflicted. 5 sabbath.

6 booths. 7 call.

LEVITICUS, Chap. XXIII. XXIV.

of palm-trees, and a bough of the tree aboth, and willows of the brook ; and ye shall rejoice before the Eternal your

4 1 God seven days. And ye shall celebrate it a festival unto the Eternal seven da^^s in the year : it shall be a statute for ever in your g;enerations ; ye shall celebrate it in

42 the seventh month. Ye shall abide in booths seven days : every native among Israel shall abide in booths :

43 That your generations may know that I made the chil- dren of Israel to abide in booths, when I brought them out of the land of Egypt: I am the Eternal your God.

44 And Moses declared^ unto the children of Israel the appointed festivals of the Eternal.

Chap. XXIV. 1 2 And the Eternal spake unto Moses, saying, Com- mand the children of Israel, that they bring'-^ unto thee clear oil-olive, beaten, for the light,^ to set up the lamps

3 continually. Without the partition vail of the testi- mony, in the appointed tent, shall Aaron set it in. order, from everdng unto morning, before the Eternal continually : it shall he an ordinance for ever in your generations.

4 He shall set in order the lamps upon the pure candela-

5 brum before the Eternal continually. And thou shalt take flour, and bake twelve pierced cakes thereof: two tenth deals shall be in one pierced cake.

6 And thou shalt sef* them in two rows six on a row, upon

7 the pure table before the Eternal. And thou shalt puf^ pure frankincense upon each row, that it may be on the bread for a memorial, even a fire offering

8 unto the Eternal. Every sabbath^ he shall set it in order before the Eternal continually, being taken from

9 the children of Israel by a covenant for ever. And it shall be Aaron's and his sons' ; and they shall eat it in a holy place : for it is most holy unto him of the fire ofl'erings of the Eternal, by a statute for ever.

10 And the son of an Israelitish woman, who was the son of an Egyptian man, went out among the children of Israel ; and this son of the Israelitish woman and a man of

11 Israel strove together in the camp ; And the Israelitish woman's son uttered blasphemously the name and exe- crated, and they brought him unto Moses ; and his mother's name ?r«5 Shelomith, the daughter ofDil)ri,

12 of the tribe of Dan, And they ])laccd him in ward,

that the mind of the Eternal might be shewed them.^

> spoke. "^ take. ' luminary. * put. ^ gjve_ s q^ tbe day of the sabbath on the day of the sabbath. ^ to explain to them according to the mouth of

the Eternal.

a

2

LEVITICUS, Chap. XXIV. XXV.

13 14 And the Eternal spake unto Moses, saying, Bring forth him that hath execrated without the camp ; and let all that heard him lay their hands upon his head, and let all the congregation overwhelm him loith stones.

15 And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying,

16 Whosoever! execrateth his God shall bear his sin. And he that uttereth blasphemously the name of the Eter- nal, he shall surely be put to death, and all the congre- gation shall certainly overwhelm him witli stones: as well the stranger, as the native, when he uttereth blas-

17 phemously the name, shall be put to death. And he that ^"^killeth any man^ shall surely be put to death.

18 And he that killethio a beast^ shall pay for it; beast

1 9 for beast.'' And if a man cause^ a blemish in his com- panion ; as he hath done, so shall it be done to him ;

20 Breach for breach, eye for eye, tooth for tooth ; as he hath caused^ a blemish in a man, so shall it be done to

21 hita ayain. And he that killeth'" a beast, he shall pay for it : and he that killeth^*^ a man, he shall be put to

22 death. Ye shall have one manner of law,^ as well for the stranger as for the native : for I am the Eternal

23 your God. And Moses spake to the children of Israel, that they should bring forth him that had execrated out of the camp, and overwhelm him with stones : And the children of Israel did as the Eternal commanded Moses.

Chap. XXV.

1 And the Eternal spake unto Moses in mount Sinai,

2 saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them. When ye come into the land which I give you, then shall the land keep resf^ unto the Eter-

3 nal. Six years thou shalt sow thy field, and six years thou shalt prune thy vineyard, and gather in the increase

4 thereof; But in the seventh year shall be a sabbath of strict rest unto the land, a sabbath for the Eternal : thou shalt neither sow thy field, nor prune thy vineyard.

5 That which groweth of its own accord of thy harvest thou shalt not reap, neither gather^ the grapes of thy vine undressed : for it is a year of strict rest unto the

6 land. And the sabbath of the land shall be food for you ; for thee, and for thy servant, and for thy maid servant, and for thy hired servant, and for thy sojourner

7 that sojourneth with thee. And for thy beasts, and for the animals that are in thy land, shall all the increase

1 a man a man. * a soul of a man. ' a soul of a beast. * soul for soul.

^ give. ^ given. ' judgment. ^ sabbath. ^ prune.

io smitcth.

LEVITICUS, Chap. XXV.

8 thereof be food. And thou shalt number Beven sab- baths of years unto thee, seven times seven years ; and the period' of the seven sabbaths of years shall be unto

9 thee forty and nine years. Then shalt thou cause the cornet of the jubilee" to sound,-^ on the tenth dayoi the seventh month ; in the day of expiation shall ye make

10 the cornet pass throughout all your land. And ye shall sanctify the fiftieth year, and proclaim-* liberty through- out all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof: it shall be a jubilee unto you; and ye shall return eoery man unto his possession, and ye shall return every man unto

1 1 his family. It is a jubilee : the fiftieth year shall be unto you a period:'' ye shall not sow, neither reap that which groweth of its own accord in it, nor gather*' tlie grapes in it

12 of thy vine undressed. For it is the jubilee ; it shall be holy' unto you : ye shall eat the increase thereof out of

13 the field. In the year of this jubilee ye shall return

14 every man unto his possession. And if thou sell ought*^ unto thy companion, or huy^'^ ought of tliy neighbour's hand, ye shall not be extortionate to one

15 another:^ According to the number of years after the jubilee thou shalt buy "^ of thy companion, a/Z(/ according to the number of years of the fruits he shall sell unto

16 thee: According to the multitude of years thou shalt increase^' the price'^ thereof, and according to the fewness of years thou shalt diminish'^ the price'" of it: i'or accor- ding to the number of the years of the increase doth he

17 sell unto thee. Ye shall not therefore be extortionate one to another ;'* but thou shalt fear thy God : for I

18 am the Eternal your God. Wherefore ye shall do my ordinances, and keep my judgments, and do them ; and

19 ye shall abide in the land in safety. Antl the land shall yicld'-^ her produce, and ye shall eat your fill, and abide

20 therein in safety. And if ye shall say, What shall we eat the seventh year? behold, we shall not sow nor

21 gather in our increase: Then I will conmiand my blessing upon you in the sixth year, and it shall bring

22 fortli^incrcase for three years. And ye shall sow the eighth year, and cat yet of the increase of former time until the ninth year; until her increase come in ye

23 shall eat that of former time. The -land shall not be sold absolutely : for the laud is mine ; for ye are stran-

^ I gcrs and sojourners with me. And in all the land of

J (lays. -din. 'pass. * call. * year. "prune, 'holiness. ^ g >,;iie,

a am.:, jliis broilicr. *" obtain. "multiply. 1' purcliiisc. " ilecrcjsc.

'* a mail liis companion. '* give. '" make.

LEVITICUS, Chap. XXV.

your possession ye shall grant^ a redemption for the lancL

25 If thy brother be waxen poor, and hath sold away somne of his possession, and if any of his kin come to redeem it,2 then shall he redeem that which his brother sold.^

26 And if the man have none to redeem it, and himself be

27 able to redeem it;^ Then let him reckon the years of the sale thereof, and restore the overplus unto the man to whom he sold it, that he may return unto his

28 possession. But if he be not able^ to restore it to him, then that which is sold^ shall remain in the hand of him that hath obtained it until the year of jubilee: and in the jubilee it shall go out, and he shall return

29 unto his possession. And if a man sell a dwelling-house in a city which hath a rampart,'' then he hath the right of redemption till the completion of the year of its sale, a full

30 year^ has he the re^/i^ of redemption. And if it be not re- deemed within the space of a full year,^ then the house that is in the city which hath a rampart, shall be esta- blished'^^ absolutely to him that obtained it, throughout his generations : it shall not go out in the jubilee.

31 But the houses of the villages^^ which have no rampart round about them shall be counted^- as the fields of the country; they may be redeemed,^^ and they shall go

32 out in the jubilee. Notwithstanding, the cities cf the Levites, and the houses of the cities of their possession,

33 may the Levites redeem at any time.^"^ And if one of the Levites redeem, then the house that was sold,i^ and the city of his possession, shall go out in the year of jubilee : for the houses of the cities of the Levites are

34 their possession among the children of Israel. But the field of the suburbs of their cities may not be sold ;

35 for it is their possessions for ever. And if thy brother be waxen poor, and fallen in decay^^ with thee, then thou shalt relieve him ; yea, though he be a stranger, or

36 a sojourner ; that he may live with thee. Take thou no interest^' of him, or increase t^^ but fear thy God ;

37 that thy brother may live with thee. Thou shalt not give him thy money upon interest,^' nor lend him thy

38 victuals for augmentation. I am the Eternal your God, who brought you forth out of the land of Lgypt, to give

*^ give. 2 and if his redeemer come that is iirar him. ^ the sale of his brother. * and his hand overtaketh and findeth sufficient to redeem. * if his hand tindeth not sufEcient. ^ (j^g g^le. ' a house of habitation in a city of a rampart. ^ jays. ^ the fulness of a perfect year, '"arise, "inclosures. '2 thought, ^3 ^jjgy jj^yg ^ redemption. '* a redemption for ever shall be to the Levites, '^ the sale of the hou-^e, '^ his hand is lowered. '" bite.

'* unj'ist gain.

LEVITICUS, Chap. XXV.

39 jou the land of Canaan, and to be your God. And if thy brother that dicelleth by thee be waxen poor, and be sold unto thee, thou shaU not compel him to serve as a boTid-

40 servant : But as an hired servant, and as a sojourner, he shall be with thee, a??^ shall serve thee unto the year of the

41 jubilee: And ^^e^i shall he go away from thee, io^/i he and his children with him, and shall return unto his own family and unto the possession of his fathers shall he return.

42 For they are my servants, whom I brought forth out of the land of Egypt : they shall not be sold as bondmen.^

43 Thou shalt not rule over him with rigour, but shalt fear

44 thy God. Both thy man-servant and thy maid- servant, who will be thine, shall be of the nations that are round about you ; of them may ye buy^ men-servants

45 and maid-servants. Moreover, of the children of the tolerated strangers that do sojourn among you, of them may ye buy,^ and of their families that are with you, which they begat in your land ; and they shall be your

46 possession. And ye may leave them as an inheritance for your children after you, to inherit^ them for a pos- session ; they shall serve you for ever : but over your brethren, the children of Israel, ye shall not rule one

47 over another* with rigour. And if a sojourner or stranger wax rich,^ by thee, and thy brother that dwelleth by him wax poor, and sell himself unto the tolerated sojourner by thee, or to the stock of the

48 stranger's family : After that he is sold he may be re- deemed again f one of his brethren may redeem him :

49 Either his uncle, or his uncle's son, may redeem him, or any that is nigh of kin unto him of his family may redeem him ; or, if he be able,^ he may redeem him-

50 self. And he shall reckon with him that bought him from the year that he was sold to him unto the year of the jubilee : and the price^ of his sale shall be according to the number of years ; at the rate of the days of an

51 hired servant shall it be with him. If there be yet many years behind, according to them he shall restore the price of his redemption out of the money that he

52 was bought for.^ And if there remain but few years unto the year of the jubilee, then he shall reckon with him, and according to his years shall he restore the price

53 of his redemption. And as a yearly^*' hired servant shall

1 the sale of a servant. * obtain. ' possess. * a man over his brother. <* if

the hand of a stranger or tolerated sojourner overtaketh. " there is for him

a redemption. "> if his hand overtaketh. * silver. » of his purchase.

10 year in year

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he be with him : and the other shall not rule with riffour

54 over him in thy eyes. And if he be not redeemed in these ways, then he shall go out in the year of jubilee,

55 both he, and his children with him. For unto me the children of Israel are servants ; they are my servants, whom I brought forth out of the land of Egypt : I am the Eternal your God.

Chap. XXVL

1 Ye shall make you no idols nor graven image, neither raise a standing image,i neither shall ye set up'^ anif sculptured stone in your land, to prostrate yourselves

2 unto it: for I am the Eternal your God. Ye shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence^ my sanctuary : I am

3 the Eternal. If ye walk in my ordinances, and keep

4 my commandments, and do them ; Then I will give you rain in its season, and the land shall yield^ its pro- duce, and the trees of the field shall yield'^ their fruit.

5 And your threshing shall reach* unto the vintage, and the vintage shall reach"* unto the sowing time ;^ and ye shall eat your bread to the fuU,^ and abide in your land

6 safely. And I will give peace in the land, and ye shall lie down, and none shall make you tremble : and I will rid evil beasts' out of the land, neither shall the

7 sword pass through your land. And ye shall pursue vour enemies, and they shall fall before you by the

8 sword. And five of you shall pursue a hundred, and a hundred of you shall pursue ten thousand : and your

9 enemies shall fall before you by the sword. For I will turn unto you, and make you fruitful, and multiply you,

10 and establish my covenant with you. And ye shall eat store of former years, and bring forth that of former

11 years because of the new. And I will set^ my dwelhng

12 amongst you: and my soul shall not loathe you. And I will walk among you, and will be your God, and ye

13 shall be my people. I am the Eternal your God, who brought you forth out of the land of Egypt, that ye should not be their servants ; and I have broken the bands^ of your yoke, and make you go upright.

14 But if ye will not hearken unto me, and will not do

15 all these commandments; And if ye shall scorn my ordinances, or if your soul loathe my judgments, so that ye will not do all my commandments, but that ye make

16 void my covenant: I also will do this unto you; I will even visit you with dejection, consumption, and the fever, that shall consume tiie eyes, and cause sorrow of

\ a monument. ^ give. ' fear. ^ overtake. * seed. ^ in abundance.

' animals. ** poles.

LEVITICUS. Chap. XXVI.

soul : and ye shall sow your seed in vain, for your ene-

17 mies shall eat it. And I will set^ my face against you, and ye shall be beaten by your enemies : they that hate you shall rule over you ; and ye shall run away

18 when none pursueth you. And if ye will not yet for all this hearken unto me, then will I continue to chas-

19 tise you seven times more for your sins. And I will break the pride of your power ; I will make^ your heaven

20 as iron, and your earth as copper. And your strength shall be spent^ in vain : for your land shall not yield^ its produce, neither shall the trees of the land yield^ their

21 fruits. And if ye walk contrary unto me, and will not hearken unto me; I will bring*' seven times more plagues^

22 upon you, according to your sins. I will also let loose the tcild animals of the field among you, which shall rob you of your children, and destroy your beasts, and make you few

23 in number; and your hi<jh-\NSiys shall be desolate. And if ye will not be reformed by me, by these things, but will

24 walk contrary unto me ; Then will I also walk contrary unto you, and I, even I, will smite you yet seven times for

25 yoursins. And I will bring upon youa sword avenging the vengeance of my covenant : and ye shall be gathered to- gether within your cities, and I will send forth the pesti- lence among you; and ye shall be given into the hand of

26 the enemy. And whan I have broken the staff of your bread, ten women shall bake your bread in one oven, and they shall dehver*' your own bread again by weight : and

27 ye shall eat, and not be satisfied. And if ye will not for all this hearken unto me, but walk contrary unto me ;

28 Then I will walk contrary unto you also in wrath ; and 1, even I, will chastise you seven times for your sins.

29 And ye shall eat the flesh of your sons, and the Hcsh of

30 your daughters shall ye eat. And I will exterminate your high places, and destroy your sun-images, and cast! your carcases upon the carcases of your idols, and

31 my soul shall loathe you. And I will make your cities waste, and bring your sanctuaries unto desolation, and I

32 will not smell your pleasing odors. And I will bring the land into desolation ; and your enemies who abide

33 therein shall be amazed at it. And I will disperse you among the nations, and will draw out^ a sword after you; and your land shall be desolate, and your cities

34 waste. Then shall the land enjoy her sabbaths, as long as it lieth desolate, and ye ic in your enemies' land ; even then shall the land rest, and enjoy her sabbaths.

1 give. * completed. ^ continue. '' slroUe. '•' ciiipty. ' rcbtore.

LEVITICUS, Chap. XXVI. XXVII.

35 As long as it lieth desolate it shall rest ; because it did not rest in your sabbaths, when ye abode upon it.

36 And upon them that remain of you I will send a faint- ness into their hearts in the lands of their enemies ; and the sound^ of a rusthng leaf shall chase them ;2 and they shall run away, as running away from a sword; and

37 they shall fall when none pursueth. And they shall stumble one upon another,^ as it were before a sword, when none pursueth : and ye shall have no power to

38 stand before your enemies. And ye shall perish among the nations, and the land of your enemies shall eat you

39 up. And they that remain of you shall pine away in their iniquity in your enemies' lands ; and also in the iniquities of their fathers shall they pine away with

40 them. If they shall confess their iniquity, and the in- iquity of their fathers, with their trespass which they trespassed against me, and that also they have walked

41 contrary unto me; And that I also have walked con- trary unto them, and have brought them into the land of their enemies ; if then their uncircumcised hearts be humbled, and they then accept of the punishment of

42 their iniquity ; Then will I remember my covenant with Jacob, and also my covenant with Isaac, and also my covenant with Abraham will I remember; and I

43 will remember the land. The land also shall be leff* of them, and shall enjoy^ her sabbaths, while she lieth de- solate without them : and they shall accept of the pun- ishment of their iniquity ; because, even because they despised my judgments, and because their soul loathed

44 my ordinances. And yet for all that, when they be in the land of their enemies, I will not cast them away,^ neither will I loathe them, to consume them, and to make void my covenant with them : for I am the

45 Eternal their God. But I will for their sakes remember the covenant of their ancestors,' whom I brought forth out of the land of Egypt in the eyes of the nations, that

46 I might be their God : I am the Eternal. These are the statutes and judgements and laws which the Eternal made^ between hira and the children of Israel in mount Sinai by the hand of Moses.

Chap. XXVII.

1 2 And the Eternal spake unto Moses, saying. Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them. When a

' voice. ^ pursue. ^ a man upon his brother. * forsaken. * accept. ' despise them. '' the first. 8 gave.

LEVITICUS, Chap. XXVII.

man shall make a singular vow, the souls shall be for

3 the Eternal by thy valuation. And thy valuation shall be, of the male from twenty years old' even unto sixty years old,^ even thy valuation shall be fifty shekels of silver, after the shekel of the sanctuary. ^

4 And if it be a female, then thy valuation shall be thirty

5 shekels. And if it be from five years old^ even unto twenty years old,i then thy valuation shall be of the male twenty shekels, and for the female ten shekels.

6 And \^it be from a month old^ even unto five years old,^ then thy valuation shall be of the male five shekels of silver, and for the female thy valuation shall be three

7 shekels of silver. And if it be from sixty years old^ and above ; if it be a male, then thy valuation shall be

8 fifteen shekels, and for the female ten shekels. But if he be poorer than thy valuation, then he shall present himself before the priest, and the priest shall value him : according to his ability that vowed-^ shall the priest value

9 him. And if it be a beast, whereof men offer an offer- ing unto the Eternal, all that any man giveth of such

10 unto the Eternal shall be holiness. He shall neither change it, nor exchange it, a good for a bad, or a bad for a good : and if he shall at all exchange beast for beast, then it and the exchange thereof shall be holy.^

1 1 And if it be any unclean beast, of which they do not offer an offering unto the Eternal, then he shall present the

12 beast before the priest: And the priest shall value it, whether it be good or bad : as thou, the priest, vainest

13 it, so shall it be. But if he will at all redeem it, then he shall add its fifth unto thy valuation.

14 And when a man shall sanctify his house to be holy^ unto the Eternal, then the priest shall value it, whether it be good or bad : as the priest shall value it,

15 so shall it stand.'* And if he that sanctified it will redeem his house, then he shall add the fifth part of the money of thy valuation unto it, and it shall be

16 his. And if a man shall sanctify unto the Eternal some part of a field of his possession, then thy valuation shall be according to the seed thereof; an omer of

17 barley seed shall be valued at fifty shekels of silver. If he sanctify his field from the year of jubilee, according

18 to thy valuation it shall stand.-* But if he sanctify his field after the jubilee, then the priest shall reckon unto him the mon(.>y according to the years that are lelt, evea

* a sou. * holiness. ' as tbe hand of him that rowcth shall overtake.

♦ arise, a a son of.

LEVITICUS, Chap. XXVII.

unto the year of the jubilee, and it shall be abated' from

1 9 thy valuation. And if he that sanctified the field will in any wise redeem it, then he shall add the fifth part of the money of thy valuation unto it, and it shall be

20 assured^ to him. And if he will not redeem the field, or if one have sold the field to another man, it

21 shall not be redeemed any more. But the field, when it goeth out in the jubilee, shall be holiness unto the Eternal, as a field devoted i^ the possession thereof shall

22 be the priest's. And if a man sanctify unto the Eternal a field of his purchase, which is not of the fields of his

23 possession ; Then the priest shall reckon unto him the proportion of thy valuation, even unto the year of the jubilee: and he shall give thy valuation in that day,

24 as a holy thing unto the Eternal. In the year of the jubilee the field shall return unto him from whom it was obtained, even to him to whom the possession of the land

25 did belong. And all thy valuation shall be according to the shekel • of the sanctuary :* twenty gerahs shall be

26 the shekel. Only the firstborn of the beasts, which is declared the firstling of the Eternal, no man shall sanctify it ; whether it he of the herd, or flock : it belongeth to the

27 Eternal. And if it he of afti unclean beast, then he shall redeem^ it according to thy valuation, and shali add its fifth thereto: or if it be not redeemed,

28 then it shall be sold according to thy valuation. Not- withstanding no doomed thing, that a man shall devote^ unto the Eternal of all that he hath, both of man and beast, and of the field of his possession, shall be sold or redeemed : every doomed thing is most holy'' unto the

29 Eternal. None doomed who shall be doomed of man, shall be released ; hut shall surely be put to

30 death. And all the tithe of the land, whether of the seed of the land, or of the fruit of the tree, belongeth to

31 the Eternal: it is holiness unto the Eternal. And if a man will at all redeem ought of his tithes, he shall

32 add thereto its fifth. And concerning the tithe of the herd, or of the flock, even of whatsoever passeth under the rod, the tenth shall be holiness unto the

33 Eternal, He shall not seek out whether it be good or bad, neither shall he exchange it: and if he ex- change it at all, then both it and the change thereof shall

3 i be holiness ; it shall not be redeemed These are the commandments, which the Eternal commanded Moses for the children of Israel in mount Sinai.

' diminished. * arise. ^ doomed. * holiness. * release. * doom.

7 holiness of holiness.

JiNl) OF THE BOOK OF LEVITICUS.

NUMBERS.

Chap. I.

1 And the Eternal spake unto Moses in the desert of Sinai, in the appointed tent, on the first day of the second month, in the second year after they were come

2 out of the land of Egypt, saying, Take ye the sum^ of all the conorreo-ation of the children of Israel, after their families, by the house of their fathers, with the number

3 of their names, every male by their polls ;* From twenty years old^ and upwards, all that went forth to the host in Israel: thou and Aaron shall number* them by their

4 hosts. And with you there shall be a man*^ of every tribe ; every one^ head of the house of his fathers.

5 And these are the names of the men that shall stand with you : of the tribe of Reuben ; Elizur the son of

'6 Shedeur. Of Simeon; Shelumiel the son of Zurishad-

7 dai. Of Judah ; Nashon the son of Amminadab.

8 9 Of Issachar ; Nethaneel the son of Zuar. Of Zebu-

10 lun; Eliab the son of Helon. Of the children of Joseph : of Ephraim ; Elishama the son of Ammihud :

11 12 ofManasseh; Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur. Of Benjamin; Abidan the son of Gideoni. Of

13 Dan; Ahiezcr the son of Ammishaddai. Of Asher,

14 Pagiel the son of Ocran. Of Gad; Ehasaph the

15 son of Deuel. OfNaphtali; Ahira the son of Enan.

16 These were the called of the congregation, princes of the tribes of their fathers, heads of thousands in Israel.

17 And Moses and Aaron took these men who were ex-

18 pressed^ by their names: And they assembled all the congregation together on the first day of the second month, and they declared their pedigrees after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of names, from twenty years old' and upwards,

19 by their polls.'^ As the Eternal commanded Moses, so he numbered^ them in the desert of Sinai.

20 And the children of Reuben, Israel's first-born, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of names, by their polls,^ every male from twenty years okP and up-

1 bear ye the head. ' skulls. ' a son of. * visit. ' a man a man. • a mau:

7 uttered. ** visited.

NUMBERS, Chap. I.

21 wards, all that went forth to the host; Those that were numbered^ of them, even of the tribe of Reuben, were forty and six thousand and five hundred.

22 Of the children of Simeon, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, those that were numbered^ of them, according to the number of names, by their polls,- every male from twenty years old^ and upwards, all that went forth to the host ;

23 Those that were numbered' of them, even of the tribe of Simeon, were fifty and nine thousand and three hun- dred.

24 Of the children of Gad, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of names, from twenty years old^ and

25 upwards, all that went forth to the host; Those that were numbered' of them, even the tribe of Gad, were forty and five thousand six hundred and fifty.

26 Of the children of Judah, by their generations, after their families,, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of names, from twenty years old-* and

27 upwards, all that went forth to the host; Those that were numbered' of them, even of the tribe of Judah, were threescore and fourteen thousand and six hun- dred.

28 Of the children of Issachar, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, accord- ing to the number of names, from twenty years old

29 and upwards, all that went forth to the host; Those that were numbered' of them, even of the tribe of Issa- char, were fifty and four thousand and four hundred.

30 Of the children of Zebulun, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, accord- ing to the number of names, from twenty years olds

31 and upwards, all that went forth to the host; Those that were numbered' of them, even of the tribe of Zebu- lun, were fifty and seven thousand and four hundred.

32 Of the children of Joseph, namely, of the children of Ephraim, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of names, from twenty years old^ and upwards, all that

S3 went forth to the host; Those that were numbered' of them, even of the tribe of Ephraim, were forty thou- sand and five hundred.

34 Of the children of Manasseh, by their generations, after their famiUes, by the house of their fathers, accord- ' visited. - skulls. ' a son of.

NUMBERS, Chap. T.

ing to the number of names, from twenty years old' and

35 upwards, all that went forth to the host ; Those that were numbered^ of them, even of the tribe of Manasseh, were thirty and two thousand and two hundred.

36 Of the children of Benjamin, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, accord- ing to the number of names, from twenty years old^

37 and upwards, all that went forth to the host ; Those that were numbered- of them, even of the tribe of Ben- jamin, were thirty and five thousand and four hundred.

38 Of the children of Dan by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of names, from twenty years old^ and

39 upwards, all that went forth to the host ; Those that were numbered^ of them, even of the tribe of Dan, were threescore and two thousand and seven hundred.

40 Of the children of Asher, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of names, from twenty years old^ and

41 upwards, all that went forth to the host; Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Asher, were forty and one thousand and five hundred.

42 Of the children of Naphtali, throughout their genera- tions, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of names, from twenty years old^ and upwards, all that went forth to the host ;

43 Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Naphtali, were fifty and three thousand and four hun- dred.

44 These are those that were numbered, which Moses and Aaron numbered,' and the princes of Israel, being twelve men: each one*' was for the house of his

45 fathers. So were all those that were numbered- of the children of Israel, by the house of their fathers, from twenty years old^ and upwards, all that went

46 forth to war in Israel ; Even all they that were num- bered2 were six hundred thousand and three thousand and

47 five hundred and fifty. But the Levites after the tribe

48 of their fathers were not numbered^ among them. For

49 the Eternal had spoken unto Moses, saying, Only thou shalt not number' the tribe of Levi, neither take the

50 sura* of them among the children of Israel: But thou shalt appoint the Levites overseers over the dwelling of testimony, and over all the vessels thereof, and over all things that belong to it : they shall bear the dwelUng,

1 a son of. ^ visited. * one man. * visit. * bear the head.

NUMBERS, Chap. 1. II.

and all the vessels thereof: and they shall minister unto it, and shall encamp round about the dwelling.

51 And when the dwelling setteth forward,^ the Levites shall take it down : and when the dwelling is to be pitched,- the Levites shall set it up :^ and the layman

52 that Cometh nigh shall be put to death. And the children of Israel shall encamp, every man by his own camp, and every man by his own standard, throughout

53 their hosts. But the Levites shall encamp round about the dwelling of the testimony, that there be no anger upon the congregation of the children of Israel : and the Levites shall keep the charge of the dwelling

54 of the testimony. And the children of Israel did ac- cording to all that the Eternal commanded Moses, so did they.

Chap. II.

1 And the Eternal spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, say-

2 ing, Every man of the children of Israel shall encamp by his own standard, with the signs of their father's house : at some distance'' around the appointed tent shall they

3 encamp. And eastward towards the rising of the sun shall they of the standard of the camp of Judah encamp throughout their hosts : and Nashon the son of Ammi-

4 nadab was the prince of the children of Judah. And his host, and those that were numbered'' of them, were threescore and fourteen thousand and six hundred.

5 And those that encamp next unto him shall he the tribe of Issachar : and Nethaneel the son of Zuar was the

6 prince of the children of Issachar. And his host, and those that were numbered^ thereof, were fifty and four

7 thousand and four hundred. Then the tribe of Zebu- lun : and Ehab the son of Helon was the prince of the

8 children of Zebulun. And his host, and those that were numbered^ thereof, were fifty and seven thousand and

9 four hundred. All that were numbered^ in the camp of Judah were an hundred thousand and fourscore thou- sand and six thousand and four hundred, throughout

10 their hosts. These shall first journey. On the south side shall he the standard of the camp of Reuben accor- ding to their hosts : and the prince of the children of

11 Reuben was Elizur the son of Shedeur. And his host, and those that were numbereds thereof, were forty and

12 six thousand and five hundred. And those who en- camp by him shall he the tribe of Simeon : and the

^ journeyeth. * encamped. ' raise it. * opposite. * visited.

1

NUMBERS, Chap. II.

prince of the children of Simeon was Shelumiel the

13 son of Zurishaddai. And his host, and those that were numbered^ of them rcere fifty and nine thousand and

14 three hundred. Then the tribe of Gad : and the prince of the sons of Gad was Ehasaph the son of

15 Reuel. And his host, and those that were numbered^ of them were forty and five thousand and six hundred

16 and fifty. All that were numbered^ in the camp of Reuben were an hundred thousand and fifty and one thousand and four himdred and fifty, throughout their hosts, And they shall journey in the second rank.

17 Then the appointed tent shall set forward' with the camp of the Levites in the midst of the camp : as they encamp, so shall they journey, every man in his place

18 by their standards. On the west^ side shall be the standard of the camp of Ephraira according to their hosts : and the prince of the sons of Ephraim was

1 9 Elishama the son of Ammihud. And his host, and those that were numbered^ of them were forty thousand

20 and five hundred. And by him shall be the tribe of Manasseh : and the prince of the children of Manasseh

21 icas Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur. And his host, and those that were numbered^ of them, were thirty and

22 two thousand and two hundred. Then the tribe of Benjamin ; and the prince of the sons of Benjamin v^as

23 Abidan the son of Gideoni. And his host, and those that were numbered' of them, were thirty and five thou-

24 sand and four hundred. All that were numbered^ of the camp of Ephraim loere an hundred thousand and eight thousand and an hundred, throughout their hosts.

25 And they shall journey in the third rank* The stan- dard of the camp of Dan shall be on the north side by their hosts: and the prince of the children of Dan icaa

26 Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai. And his host, and those that were numbered^ of them, loere threescore and

27 two thousand and seven hundred. And those that encamp by him shall be the tribe of Asher: and the prince of the children of Asher was Pagiel the son of

28 Ocran. And his host, and those that were nimibered^ of them, were forty and one thousand and five hundred.

29 Then the tribe of Naphtali: and the prince of thechil-

30 dren of Naphtali xvas Ahira the son of Euan. And his host, and those that were numbered' of them, tvere

31 fifty and three thousand and four hundred. All they that were numbered' in the camp of Dan icere an hun-

1 visited. - journeyed. ' sea.

B

NUMBERS, Chap. II. III.

dred thousand and fifty and seven thousand and six hun- dred. They shall journey hindmost with their standards.

32 These are those which were numbered^ of the children of Israel by the house of their fathers : all those that were numbered^ of the camps throughout their hosts were six hundred thousand and three thousand and five

33 hundred and fifty. But the Levites were not num- bered^ among the children of Israel; as the Eternal

34 commanded Moses. And the children of Israel did according to all that the Eternal commanded Moses : so they encamped by their standards, and so they journeyed, every ones after their families, according to the house of their fathers.

Chap. III.

1 These also are the generations of Aaron and Moses in the day that the Eternal spake with Moses in mount

2 Sinai. And these are the names of the sons of Aaron ; Nadab the firstborn, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

3 These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the priests who were anointed, whom he consecrated^ to minister

4 as priests. And Nadab and Abihu died before the Eternal, when they brought nigh profane^ fire before the Eternal, in the desert of Sinai, and they had no children : and Eleazar and Ithamar ministered as priests

5 before the face of Aaron their father. And the Eternal

6 spake unto Moses, saying. Bring the tribe of Levi near, and present them before Aaron the priest, that

7 they may minister unto him. And they shall keep his charge, and the charge of the whole congregation before the appointed tent, to do the service of the

8 dwelling. And they shall keep all the vessels of the appointed tent, and the charge of the children of Israel,

9 to do the service of the dwelling. And thou shalt give the Levites unto Aaron and to his sons: they are wholly^ given unto him out of the children of Israel.

10 And thou shalt charge^ Aaron and his sons, and they shall keep their priest's office : and the layman that Cometh nigh shall be put to death.

11 12 And the Eternal spake unto Moses, saying, And, I, behold, I have taken the Levites from among the children of Israel instead of all the firstborn, the first offspring of the womb among the children of Israel:

13 therefore the Levites shall be mine ; Because all the firstborn are mine ; for on the day that I smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt I sanctified unto me all 1 visited. ^ a man. ^ whose hand he filled. * lay. ^ given. ^ visit.

NUMBERS, Chap. III.

the firstborn in Israel, both man and beast : mine shall they be : I am the Eternal.

14 And the Eternal spake unto Moses in the desert of

15 Sinai, saying, Number^ the children of Levi after the house of their fathers, by their families: every male from a month old^ and upwards shalt thou number^

16 them. And Moses numbered^ them according to the

17 word of the Eternal, as he was commanded. And these were the sons of Levi by their names ; Gershon,

18 and Kohath, and Merari. And these are the names of the sons of Gershon by their families ; Libni, and

1 9 Shimi. And the sons of Kohath by their famines ;

20 Amram, and Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. And the sons of Merari by their flimilies; Mahli, and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to the

21 house of their fathers. Of Gershon was the family of the Libnites, and the family of the Shimites ; these are

22 the families of the Gershonites. Those that were num- bered^ of them, according to the number of all the males, from a month old^ and upwards, eveji those that were numbered^ of them were seven thousand and five

23 hundred. The families of the Gershonites shall encamp

24 behind the dwelling west*ward. And the prince of the house of the father of the Gershonites was Eliasaph

25 the son of Lael. And the charge of the sons of Ger- shon in the appointed tent. shall be the dwelling, and the tent, the covering thereof, and the screen for the

26 entrance of the appointed tent. And the hangings of the enclosure, and the screen for the entrance of the enclosure, which is by the dwelling, and by the altar round about, and the cords of it for all the service

27 thereof. And of Kohath ivas the family of the Amram- ites, and the family of the Izeharites, and the family of the Hebronites, and the family of the Uzzielites : these

28 are the families of the Kohathites. In the number of all the males, from a month old' and upwards, tvere eight thousand and six hundred, keeping the charge of the

29 sanctuary.^ The families of the sons of Kohath shall

30 encamp on the side** of the dwelling southward. And the ])rince of the house of the father of the families of

31 the Kohathites was Elizaphan the son of Uzziel. And their charge shall he the ark,^ and the table, and the candelabrum, and the altars, and the vessels of holiness wherewith they minister, and the screen and all the

32 service thereof And Elcazar the son of Aaron the priest, was prince over the princes of the Levites, and had the oversight® of rhem that keep the charge of the

^ visit. - a son of. ' vibited. * sea. * holiness. ' tliigli. ' case. " visitation

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33 sanctuary.^ Of Merari toas the family of the Mahlites, and the family of the Mushites : these are the families

34 of Merari. And those that were numbered^ of them, according to the number of all the males, from a month oid^ and upwards, were six thousand and two hundred.

35 And the prince of the house of the father of the families of Merari was Zuriel the son of Abihail: these shail

36 encamp on the side^ of the dwelling northward. And wider the custody^ and charge of the sons of Merari shail be the boards of the dwelling, and the bolts thereof, and the columns thereof, and the sockets thereof, and all the

37 vessels thereof, and all the service thereof. And the columns of the enclosure round about, and their sockets,

38 and their pins, and their cords. But those that encamp before the dwelling towards the east, even before the appointed tent eastward, shall be Moses, and Aaron and his sons, keeping the charge of the sanctuary for the charge of the children of Israel ; and the layman that

39 Cometh nigh shall be put to death. All that were numbered^ of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaroa numbered- at the commandment^ of the Eternal, through- out their families, all the males from a month old-^ and

40 upwards, were twenty and two thousand. And the Eternal said unto Moses, Number'' all the first-born of the males of the children of Israel from a month old^

41 and upwards, and take'^ the number of their names. And thou shalt take the Levites for me who am the Eternal instead of all the firstborn among the children of Israel : and the beasts of the Levites instead of all the firstborn

42 among the beasts of the children of Israel. And Moses numbered,^ as the Eternal commanded him, all the first-

43 born among the children of Israel. And all the first- born males by the number of names, from a month old^ and upwards, of those that were numbered^ of them, were twenty and two thousand two hundred and three- score and thirteen.

44 45 And the Eternal spake unto Moses, saying. Take the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the chil- dren of Israel, and the beasts of the Levites instead of their beasts ; and the Levites shall be mine : I am. the

46 Eternal. And for those that are to be redeemed^ of the two hundred and threescore and thirteen of the first- born of the children of Israel, of the overplus of the

47 Levites : Thou shalt even take five shekels apiece*" by the poll,*^ after the shekel of holiness shalt thou

48 take them: the shekel is twenty gerahs: And thou

^ holiness. * visited. ■* a son of. * thigh. * visitation. * mouth. ' visit, 8 bear. ^ releasetl. '° live live shekels. '^ skull.

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shalt give the money, wherewith the overplus of them

49 is to be redeemed,^ unto Aaron and to his sons. And Moses took the redemption' money of the overplus that

50 were more than those redeemed^ by the Levitcs: Of • the firstborn of the children of Israel took he the

money ; a thousand three hundred and threescore and

5 1 five shekels, after the shekel of holiness ; And Moses gave the money of them that were redeemed unto Aaron and to his sons, according to the word'^ of the Eternal, as the Eternal commanded Moses.

Chap. IV.

1 And the Eternal spake unto Moses and unto Aaron,

2 saying, Take the sum'* of the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, after their families, by the

3 house of their fathers ; From thirty years old'' and u[)- wards, even until fifty years old,^ all that enter^ into the

4 host, to do a work in the appointed tent. This shall be the scr\dce of the sons of Kohath, in the appointed tent,

5 about the most holy^ things. And when the camp setteth forward,^ Aaron shall come, and his sons, and they shall take down the screening partition vail, and

6 cover the ark^*^ of testimony with it ; And shall put^^ thereon the covering of tachash skin, and shall spread over it a cloth wholly of bliie ]nirple, and shall put in

7 the bars thereof And upon the table of shew bread they shall spread a garment (jf blue purple, and put'^ thereon the dishes, and the spoons,^- and the bowls, || and covcrs|| to cover withal : and the continual bread shall

8 be thereon. And they shall spread upon them a gar- ment of crimson,^-* and cover the same with a covering of tachash skins, and shall put in the bars thereof

9 And they shall take a garment of blue purple, and cover the candelabrum of the light,^^ and its lamps, and its tongs, and its snuff dishes, and all the oil vcs^^cls

10 thereof, wherewith they minister unto it: And they shall put" it, and all the vessels thereof, within a cover- ing of tachash skins, and shall put^' it upon a pole.

11 Atid upon the golden altar t»ey shall spread a garment of blue {)ur])l(', and cover it with a covering of tachash

12 skins, and shall jmt in the bars thereof And they shall take all the vessels of ministry, wherewith they minister in the sanctuary,^* and put'^ than in a garment of blue piu'ple, and cover them with a covering of tachash

13 skins, and shall put them on a pole. And they shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread

1 released. * release. 'mouth. * hear the hea('. * a son of. " a soa. ''come. " holiness of holiness. " jonriicyclli. incase, "give. '^ liollo«». '-^ shilling worm, i' luminary. '3 holiness.

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1 4 a garment of red purple thereon : And they shall put^ upon it all the vessels thereof, wherewith they minister about it, even the censers, the flesh-hooks, and the shovels, and the bowls, all the vessels of the altar : and they shall spread upon it a covering of tachJ^h

15 skin, and put in the bars of it. And when Aaron and his sons have finished covering the sanctuary,^ and all the vessels of the sanctuary,^ as the camp is to set for- ward ;3 after that, the sons of Kohath shall come to bear it', so that they shall not touch any thing of holiness, lest they die. These things are the burden of the sons of

16 Kohath in the appointed tent. And to the office'* of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, pei-taineth the oil for the light,^ and the incense of aromatics, and the continual oblation, and the anointing oil, and the over- sight* of all the dwelling, and of all that therein is, in the sanctuary," and in the vessels thereof.

17 And the Eternal spake unto Moses and unto Aaron,

18 saying. Cut ye not off the tribe of the famiUes of the-

19 Kohathites from amono; the Levites : But thus do unto them, that they may live, and not die, when they step nigh unto the most holy things •J' Aaron and his sons shall go in, and appoint them every one'' to his service

20 and to his burden : But they shall not come in to see when the holy things ai'e covered,^ lest they die.

21 22 And the Eternal spake unto Moses, saying, Take also the sum,^ of the sons of Gershon, throughout the

23 houses of their fathers, by their families ; From thirty years oXd,^'^ shalt thou number^^ them; all that come to perform the service,'^ to do'^ the work in the appointed

24 tent. This is the service of the families of the Ger-

25 shonites, to serve, and for burdens. And they shall bear the curtains of the dwelling, and the apjiointed tent, its covering, and the covering of the tachash -skins that is above upon it, and the screen for the entrance

26 of the appointed tent. And the hangings of the en- closure, and the screen for the entrance of the gate of the enclosure which is by the dwelling, and by the altar round about, and their cords, and all the vessels of their service, and all that is made for them: so shall

27 they serve. At the appointment^* of Aaron and his sons shall be all the service of the sons of the Gershon- ites, in all their burdens, and in all their service : and ye shall appoint^' unto them in charge all their

28 burdens. This is the service of the families of

^ give. - holiness. •* journey- * vi^tation. * luminary. * holiness of holi- uess. ' put thcra a man a man. ® the holiness is swallowed. ^ heai- the head. 10 u sou of. -ll visii. 12 crowd iu the host. 13 serve. H mouth.

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the sons of Gershon in the appointed tent : and their charge shall be under the hand of Ithamar, the son of

29 Aaron the priest. As for the sons of Merari, thou shalt number^ them after their famiUes, by the house of

30 their fathers : From thirty years old- and upwards, even unto fifty years old' shalt thou number them, every one that cometh into the host, to do^ the work

3 1 of the appointed tent. And this is the charge of their burden, according to all their service in the appointed tent ; the boards of the dwelling, and the bolts thereof,

32 and the columns thereof, and sockets thereof. And the columns of the enclosure round about, and their sockets, and their pins, and their cords, with all their vessels, and with all their service : and by name ye shall

33 reckon^ the vessels of the charge of their burden. This is the service of the families of the sons of Merari, accor- ding to all their service in the appointed tent, under

34 the hand of Ithamar, the son of Aaron the priest. And Moses and Aaron, and the princes of the congregation, numbered^ the sons of the Kohathites, after their fami-

35 lies, and after the house of their fathers, From thirty years old- and upwards, even unto fifty years old,^ every one that cometh into the host, for the work in the ap-

36 pointed tent: And those that were numbered^ of them, by their families, were two thousand seven hun-

37 dred and fifty. These ^vere they that were numbered^ of the families of the Kohathites, all that do ser- vice in the appointed tent, whom Moses and Aaron did number,^ according to the commandment^ of the

38 Eternal by the hand of Moses. And those that were numbered^ of the sons of Gershon, throughout their

39 families, and by the house of their fathers. From thirty years old- and upwards, even unto fifty years old,^ every one that cometh into the host, for the work in the

40 appointed tent. Even those that were numbered-' of them, throughout their families, by the houses of their fathers, were two thousand and six hundred and thirty.

41 These are they that are numbered^- of the families of the sons of Gershon, of all that do service in the appointed tent, whom Moses and Aaron did number,^

42 according to the commandment^ of the Eternal. And those that were numbered^ of the families of the sons of Merari, throughout their families, by the house of their

43 fathers. From thirty years old- and upwards, even unto fifty years old,^ every one that cometh into the

44 host, for the work in the appointed tent, Even those that were numbered^ of them, after their families, were

' visit. - a sou of. •* visited. * mouth. ^ serve.

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45 three thousand and two hundred. These are those that were numbered^ of the families of the sons of Me- rari, whom Moses and Aaron numbered,^ accordino^ to

46 the word^ of the Eternal by the hand of Moses. All those that were numbered^ of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron and the princes of Israel numbered,^ after their families, and after the house of their fathiers,

47 From thirty years old^ and upwards, even unio fifty years old,^ eyery one that came to do^ the service of the ministry,^ and the service of the burden

48 in the appointed tent. Even those that were num- bered' of them, were eight thousand and five hun-

49 dred and fourscore. According to the commandment^ of the Eternal they were numbered' by the hand of Moses, every one according to his service, and according to his burden : thus were they numbered' of him, as the Eternal commanded Moses.

Chap. V.

1 2 And the Eternal spake unto Moses, saying. Com- mand the children of Israel, that they send away from the camp every leper, and every one that hath an issue,

3 and whosoever is unclean by the dead ;^ Both male and female shall ye send away, without the camp shall ye send them away : that they defile not their camps,

4 in the midst whereof I dwell. And the children of Israel did so, and sent them away without the camp : as the Eternal spake unto Moses, so did the children of Israel.

5 6 And the Eternal spake unto Moses, saying, Speak unto the children of Israel ; When a man or woman shall do any of the sins against man, to act deceitfully against the Eternal, and that person have incurred

7 guilt; Then they shall confess their sin which they have done : and he shall restore that wherein he is guilty with the principal" thereof, and add unto it its

8 fifth, and give it unto him to whom he is guilty. But if the man have no kinsman'' to restore that wherein he is guilty unto, let that Vv'herein he is guilty, and which is to be restored to the Eternal, he (jiven to the priest ; besides the ram of the expiation, whereby an expiation

9 shall be made for him. And every heave-offering of all the holy things of the children of Israel, which they

10 bring unto the priest, shall be his. And every man'u. holy things shall be his : whatsoever any man giveth the priest, it shall be his.

11 12 And the Eternal spake unto Moses, saying, Speak

' visited. - mouth. ^ ^ son of. * service. * soul. ^ head, "> redeemer.

*> serve.

NUMBERS, Chap. V.

\into the children of Israel, and say unto them, If any man's wife go aside, and act deceitfully against him,

13 And a man lie with her carnally,^ and it be hid from the eyes of her husband, and be kept close, and she be

• defiled, and there he no witness against her, neither she

14 be coerced ;- And the spirit of jealousy come^ upon him, and he be jealous of his wife : and she be defiled: or if the spirit of jealousy come^ upon him, and

15 he be jealous of his wife, and she be not defiled ; Then shall the man bring his wife unlo the priest, and he shall bring her offering for her, the tenth part of an ephah of barley meal ; he shall pour no oil upon it, nor put* frankincense thereon ; for it is an oblation of jealous}', an oblation of memorial, bringing iniquity to

16 remembrance. And the priest shall cause her to ap-

17 preach and present her before the Eternal : • And the priest shall take holy water in an earthen vessel ; and of the dust that is in the floor of the dwelling the priest

18 shall take, and put^ it into the water: And the priest shall present the woman before the Eternal, an'd put in disorder^ the woman's hair, and puf* the oblation of memorial in her hands,^ which is the jealousy-oblation : and the priest shall have in his hand the bitter water

19 that causeth the curse. And the priest shall adjure her, and say unto the woman. If no man have lain with thee, and if thou hast not gone aside to uncleanness ivith an- other instead of thy husband, be thou free'' from this

20 bitter water that causeth the curse: But if thou hast gone aside to another instead of thy husband, and if thou be defiled, and some man hath lain^ with thee besides

21 thine husband; Tlien the priest shall adjure the woman with an oath of execration ; and the priest shall say unto the woman. The Eternal make thee an execration, and an oath among thy people, when the Eternal doth make

22 thy thigh to waste,'-' and thy belly to swell: And this water that causeth the curse shall go into thy bowels, to make thy belly to swell, and tht/ thigh to waste. ^*^ And

23 the woman shall say. Amen, amen. And the priost shall write these execrations on a bilU', and he shall blot

24 them out with the bitter water : And he shall cause the woman to drink the bitter water that causeth the curse: and the water that causeth the curse siiall come

25 into her, ami hccome bitter. Then the priest shall take the jealousy-oblation out of the woman's hand, and shall wave the oblation before the Eternal, and offer it upon

1 a lying of •eed. -caught. 'pass. * give. 5 disorder the hair of liorlirml. 'hollows, ''guiltless. * given his lying. » fallinjj. 1^) fall. H book.

NUMBERS, Chap. V. VI.

'26 the altar: And the priest shall take by grasping an handful of the oblation, everi the memorial pari thereof, and cause it to ascend in fumes upon the altar, and afterwards shall cause the woman to

27 drink the water. And when he hath made her to drink the water, then it shall come to pass, that if she be de- filed, and have acted deceitfully against her husband, that the water that causeth the curse shall enter into her a?id become bitter, and her belly shall swell, and her thigh shall waste:' and the woman shall be an

28 execration among her people. And if the woman be not defiled, but be clean ; then she shall be free," and

29 shall conceive seed.^ This is the law of jealousies, when a wife goeth aside to another instead of her husband,

30 and is defiled ; Or when the spirit of jealousy cometh'* upon him, and he be jealous over his wife, and shall present the woman before the Eternal, and the priest

31 shall execute^ upon her all this law; Then shall the man be guiltless from iniquity, and this woman shall bear her iniquity.

Chap. VI. 1 2 And the Eternal spake unto Moses, saying. Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them. When either man or woman shall distinguish themselves to vow a vow of a Nazarite, to abstain in honor of the Eternal.

3 He shall abstain from wine, and strong drink, and shall drink no vinegar of wine, or vinegar of strong drink, neither shall he drink any liquor of grapes, nor eat jnoist

4 grapes, or dried. All the days of his nazaritehood^ shall he eat nothing that is made of the vine-tree, from

5 the kernels even to the husk. All the days of the vow of his nazaritehood*^ there shall no razor pass over his head : imtil the days be fulfilled, during which he abstained in honor of the Eternal, he shall be holy, and shall let the

6 hair of his head grow freely.'' All the days of his abstaining in honor of the Eternal, he shall come at no

7 dead body.^ He shall not make himself unclean for his father, or for his mother, for his brother, or for his sister, when they die ; because the diadem of his God is

8 upon his head. All the days of his nazariteship^ he is

9 holy unto the Eternal. And if any man^ die very suddenly by him, and he hath defiled the head of his nazaritehood;'^then he shall clip the hair of his head in the day of his cleansing, on the seventh day shall he clip it.

10 And on the eighth day he shall bring two turtles, or two young pigeons,'*' to the priest, to the entrance of the

1 fall. ' guiltless. ^ seed may be sown. * passetli. * do. ^ diadem. 7 uuiuly. ** soul of the dead. ^ dead. ^" sons of.

NUMBERS, Chap. VI.

1 1 appointed tent : And the priest shall ofFer^ the one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering, and make an expiation for him, for that he sinned by the

12 dead,2 and shall hallow his head that same day. And he shall abstain aneio in honor of the Eternal during the days of his nazaritehood,-^ and shall bring a lamb of one year^ for a guilt offering : but the days that were before shall

13 be lost,'' because his nazaritehood^ was unclean. And this is the law of the Nazarite, when the days of his nazaritehood'^ are fulfilled : they shall bring him to the

14 entrance of the appointed tent; And he shall offer his offering unto the Eternal, one he-lamb of one year"* without blemish^ for a burnt offering, and one ewe-lamb of one year* without blemish^ for a sin offering, and one

15 ram without blemish^ for a feast offering. And a basket of unleavened bread, pierced cakes of flour mingled with oil, and wafers of unleavened bread anointed with

16 oil, and their oblation, and their drink offerings. And the priest shall offer them before the Eternal, and shall

17 oflFeri his sin offering, and his burnt offering. And he shall offer^ the ram ybr a sacrifice of a feast offering unto the Eternal, with the basket of unleavened bread: the priest shall offer ^ also his oblation, and his drink offer-

18 ing. And the Nazarite shall clip the hair of the head of his nazaritehood^ at the entrance of the appointed tent ; and shall take the hair of the head of his naza- ritehood,^ and put'' it in the fire which is under the sacri-

19 fice of the feast offering. And the priest shall take the sodden shoulders of the ram, and one unleavened cake out of the basket, and one unleavened wafer, and shall put them upon the hands^ of the Nazarite, after he

20 hath clipped the hairofh.\Q nazaritehood:*^ And the priest shall wave them^r a wave offering before the Eternal: this is holy^'* for the priest, with the wave-breast and heave-shoulder: and after that the Nazarite may drink

2 1 wine. This is the law of the Nazarite who hath vowed, and o/his offering unto the Eternal for his nazaritehood,^ besides that which his hand shall get :^' according to the vow which he vowed, so he must do after the law of his nazaritehood.^

22 23 And the Eternal spake unto Moses, saying. Speak

unto Aaron, and unto his sons, saying. Thus ye shall

' make. * soul. ^ diadem. ^ its year. * fall. ^ perfect. ' give. ^ cooked arm. ^ hollows. ^° holiness, i' overtake.

• NUMBERS, Chap. VI. VII.

24 bless the children of Israel, sayhig unto them, The

25 Eternal bless thee, and keep thee ; The Eternal make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee ;

26 The Eternal lift up his countenance^ upon thee, and

27 give thee peace. And they shall put my name upon the children of Israel, and I will bless them.

Chap. VII.

1 And it came to pass on the day that Moses had finished raising the dwelling, and had anointed it, and sanctified it, and all the vessels thereof, the altar and all the vessels thereof, and had anointed them, and sanc-

2 tified them, That the princes of Israel, heads of the house of their fathers, who were the princes of the tribes, and were^ over them that were numbered,^ offered :

3 And they brought their offering before the Eternal, six covered waggons, || and twelve of the herd; a wag- gon for two of the princes, and for each one, one of the herd : and they brought"* them before the dwelling.

4 5 And the Eternal spake unto Moses, saying, Take it of them, that they may be to serve the service of the appointed tent ; and thou shalt give them unto the Le-

6 vites, to every man according to his service. And Moses took the waggons and the oxen,^ and gave them

7 unto the Levites. Two waggons and four of the herd he gave unto the sons of Gershon, according to their

8 service : And four waggons and eight of the herd he gave unto the sons of Merari, according unto their ser- vice, under the hand of Ithamar, the son of Aaron

9 the priest. But unto the sons of Kohath he gave none; because the service of the holiness loas incumbent upon

10 them, they should bear upon their shoulders. And the princes offered for the dedicating of the altar, in the day that it was anointed, even the princes offered their offer-

11 ing before the altar. And the Eternal said unto Moses, They shall offer their offering, each prince on his day**

12 for the dedicating of the altar. And he that offered his offering the first day was Nahshon, the son of Ammi-

13 nadab, of the tribe of Judah : And his offering was one silver dish, the weight thereof z^^as an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of holiness ; both of them were full of

* face. 2 stood. ' visited. * offered. * herd. * one prince for the day,

one prince for the day.

NUMBERS, Chap. VII.

14 flour minfirlcd with oil, for an oblation : One spoon^

15 oi^ ten shekels of go\d, full of incense: One young- bull, one ram, one lamb of one year,3 for a burnt

16 offering: One kid** of the goats for a sin offering:

17 And for a sacrifice of the feast offerings, two of the herd, five rams, five he-goats, five lambs of one year.^ This was the offering of Nahshon, the son of Ammi- nadab.

18 On the second day Nethaneel, the son of Zuar, prince

19 of Isaachar, did offer: He offered /?;?' his offering one silver dish, the weight whereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of holiness ; both of them full of flour min-

20 gled with oil, for an oblation : One spoon^ of gold of

21 ten shekels, full of incense: One young^ bull, one

22 ram, one lamb of one year,^ for a burnt offering : One

23 kid* of the goats for a sin offerino; : And for a sacri- fice of the feast offerings, two of the herd, five rams, five he-goats, five lambs of one year.^ This was the offer- ing of Nethaneel, the son of Zuar.

24 On the third day Eliab, the son of Ilelon, prince of

25 the children of Zebulun, f/zV/ o^er : His offering was one silver dish, the weight whereof ?oas an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of holiness ; both of them full of flour min-

26 gled with oil for an oblation : One golden spoon' of

27 ten shekels, full of incense : One young- bull, one ram,

28 one lamb of one year,'* for a burnt offering : One kid*

29 of the goats for a sin offering : And for a sacrifice of the feast offering, two of the herd, five rams, five he-goats, five lambs of one year.3 This j^asthe offering of Eliab, the son of Hclon.

30 On the foiuth day Elizur, the son of Shedeur, prince

31 of the children of Reuben, did offer : His offering was one silver dish of an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of holi- ness; both of them full of flour mingled with oil, for an

32 oblation : One golden s])oon' of ten shekels, full of in-

33 cense: One young" bullock, one ram, one lamb of

34 one year,"* for a l)urnt offering: One kid'of the goats

35 for a sin offering : And for a sacrifice of the feast offer- ings, two of the herd, five rams, five he-goats, five lambs of one year.3 This was the offering of Elizur, the son of Shedeur.

'hollow. * son of a herd. ' its year. * hairy.

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36 On the fifth day Shelumiel, the son of Zurishaddai,

37 prince of the children of Simeon, did offer : His offer- ing was one silver dish, the weight whereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of holiness ; both of them full

38 of flour mingled with oil, for an oblation : One golden

39 spoon^ often shekels, full of incense : One young^ bull, one ram, one lamb of one year,^ for a burnt offering :

40 41 One kid"* of the goats for a sin offering: And for a sacrifice of the feast offerings, two of the herd, five ram s, five he-goats, five lambs of one year.^ This was the offering of Shelumiel, the son of Zurishaddai.

42 On the sixth day Eliasaph, the son of Deuel, prince

43 of the children of Gad, offered : His offering was one silver dish, of the weight of an hundred and thirty ^AeM^, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of holiness ; both of them full of flour mingled with oil,

44 for an oblation : One golden spoon^ of ten shekels, full

45 of incense : One young^ bull, one ram, one lamb of

46 one year,^ for a burnt offering : One kid* of the goats

47 for a sin offering: And for a sacrifice of the feast offer- ings, two of the herd, five rams, five he-goats, five lambs of one year.^ This was the offering of Eliasaph, the son of Deuel.

48 On the seventh day Elishamah, the son of Ammihud,

49 prince of the children of Ephraim, offered: His offering was one silver dish, the weight whereof t^jqs an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of holiness ; both of them full of flour

50 mingled with oil, for an oblation : One golden spoon^

5 1 of ten shekels, full of incense : One young^ bull, one

52 ram, one lamb of one year,^ for a burnt offering : One

53 kid"* of the goats for a sin offering : And for a sacrifice of the feast offerings, two of the herd, five rams, five he- goats, five lambs of one year.^ This was the offering of Elishama, the son of Ammihud.

54 On the eighth day offered Gamaliel, the son of

55 Pedahzur, prince of the children of Manasseh: His offering was one silver dish of an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of holiness ; both of them full of flour mingled

^ hollow 2 gon of a herd. -^ its year. * hairy.

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56 with oil, for an oblation : One golden spoon^ of ten

57 shekels, full of incense : One young^ bull one ram,

58 one lamb of one year,^ for a burnt offering: One kid*

59 of the goats for a sin offering: And for a sacrifice of the feast offerings, two of the herd, five rams, five he-goats, five lambs of one year.^ This teas the offering of Gamaliel, the son of Pedahzur.

60 On the ninth day Abidan, the son of Gideoni,

61 prince of the children of Benjamin, ojferec?: His offer- ing loas one silver dish, the weight whereof ivas an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of holiness ; both of them full

62 of flour mingled with oil, for an oblation: One golden

63 spoon' of ten shekels, full of incense : One young- bull, one ram, one lamb of one year,^ for a burnt offering:

64 Q5 One kid^ of the goats for a sin offering : And for a sacrifice of the feast offerings^, two of the herd, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of one ye^r.^ This was the offering of Abidan, the son of Gideoni. ,

66 On the tenth day Ahiezer, the son of Ammishaddai,

67 prince of the children of Dan, offered: His offering was one silver dish, the weight whereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of holiness ; both of them full of flour

68 mingled with oil, for an oblation: One golden spoon^

69 of ten shekels, full of incense : One young^ bull, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering :

70 71 One kid* of the goats for a sin offering: And for a sacrifice of the feast offerings, two of the herd, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of one year."^ This icas the offering of Ahiezer, the son of Ammishaddai.

72 On the eleventh day Pagiel, the son of Ocran, prince

73 of the children of Asher, offered: Plis offering was one silver dish, the weight whereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of holiness; both of them full of flour

74 mingled with oil, for an oblation : One golden spoon^

75 of ten shekels, full of incense: One young^ bull, one ram, one lamb of one year,^ for a burnt oficring:

' hollow. ' son of a herd. ' its year. * hairy.

NUMBERS, Chap. VII.

76 77 One kidi of the goats for a sin offering: And for a sacrifice of the feast offerings, two of the herd, five rams, five he-goats, five lambs of one year.'-^ This %vas tiie offering of Pagiel, the son of Ocran.

78 On the twelfth day Ahira, the son of Enan, prince of

79 the children of Naphtali, offered: His offering was one silver dish, the weight whereof urns an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of holiness, both of them full of flour mingled

80 with oil, for an oblation : One golden spoon^ of ten she-

81 kels, full of incense : One young^ bull, one ram, one lamb

82 of one year,^ for a burnt offering; One kid^ of the

83 goats for a sin offering : And for a sacrifice of the feast offerings, two of the herd, five rams, five he-goats, five lambs, of one year z^ this was the offering of Ahira, the son of Enan.

84 This was the* dedication of the altar in the day when it was anointed, by the princes of Israel : twelve dishes of silver, twelve silver bowls, tw^elve spoons^ of gold :

85 Each^ dish of silver iceif/hing an hundred and thirty shekels, each^ bowl seventy : all the silver vessels weighed two thousand and four hundred shekels, after the sliekel

86 of holiness : The golden spoons^ were twelve, full of incense, weighing ten shekels apiece,'' after the shekel of holiness : all the gold of the spoons^ was an hundred

87 and twenty shekels. All of the herd for the burnt offer- ing icere twelve bulls, the rams twelve, the lambs of one year2 twelve, with their oblations : and the kids*^ of the

88 goats for sin offering, twelve. And all of the herd for the sacrifice of the feast offerings toere twenty and four bulls, the rams sixty, the he-goats sixty, the lambs of one year- sixt}'. This teas the dedication of the altar,

89 after that it was anointed. And when Moses had come into the appointed tent to speak with him, then he heard the voice speaking unto him from off the cover- ing that teas upon the ark^ of testimony, from between the two cherubim : and he spake unto him.

* hairy. ^ its year ■' hollow. * son of a herd. •'■ hollows. one. ' ten ten. ^ hairy ones. ^ case.

NUMBERS, Chap. VIII.

Chap. VIII.

1 2 And the Eternal spake unto Moses, saying, Speak unto Aaron, and say unto him, When thou settest up the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light over against

3 the face of the candelabrum. And Aaron did so : he set up the lamps thereof over against the face of the

4 candelabrum, as the Eternal commanded Moses. And this was the work of the candelabrum; it teas o/" beaten gold, II unto the shaft^ thereof, unto the flowers thereof, it loas beaten work|| : according unto the pattern- which the Eternal had shewed Moses, so he made the candelabrum.

5 6 And the Eternal spake unto Moses, saying. Take the Levites from among the children of Israel, and

7 cleanse them. And thus shalt thou do unto them, to cleanse them : Sprinkle^ water of purifying^ upon them, and let them pass a razor over all their tlesh, and let them wash their garments, and so make themselves

8 clean. Then let them take 3, young^ bull with its ob- lation, even flour mingled with oil, and a second young

9 bulls shalt thou take for a sin offering. And thou shalt bring** the Levites before the appointed tent: and thou shalt assemble the whole congregation of the children

10 of Israel: And thou shalt bring the Levites before the Eternal ; and the children of Israel shall lay their

11 hands upon the Levites: And Aaron shall offer" the Levites before the Eternal for an offering*^ of the chil- dren of Israel, that they may serve the service of the

12 Eternal. And the Levites shall lay their hands upon the heads of the bulls : and thou shalt offer^ the one

for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering, unto the Eternal, to make an expiation for the Levites.

13 And thou shalt present the Levites before Aaron, and before his sons, and offer' them /or an offering^ unto the

14 Eternal. Thus shalt thou separate the Levites from among the children of Israel : and the Levites shall be

15 mine. And after that shall the Levites go in to do the service of ^ the appointed tent : and thou shalt

16 cleanse them, and offer' them for an offering.'^ l-'or they are wholly given"^ unto me from among the chil- dren of Israel; instead of the first offspring of every womb, even imtead of the firstborn of all the children

17 of Israel, have I taken them unto me. For all the firstborn of the children of Israel are mine, botk maa

1 thigh. - sight. ' spaltiT. * sin ofl'i-iing. ' son of a herd. * maivC. ^ wave. •* wave oll'eriiig. " icrvc. '" givcu given.

NUMBERS. Chap. VIII, IX.

and beast :" on the day that I smote every firstborn in

18 the land of Egypt I sanctified them for myself. And I have taken the Levites for all the firstborn of the chil-

1 9 dren of Israel. And I have given the Levites as a gift^ to Aaron and to his sons from among the children of Israel, to do the service of the children of Israel in the appointed tent, and to make an expiation for the children of Israel : that there be no infliction among the children of Israel, when the children of Israel step

20 nigh unto the sanctuary.'-^ And Moses, and Aaron, and all the congregation of the children of Israel, did to the Levites according to all that the Eternal com- manded Moses concerning the Levites, so did the chil-

21 dren of Israel unto them. And the Levites purified themselves, and they washed their garments ; and Aaron offered^ them as an offering'* before the Eternal; and Aaron made an expiation for them to cleanse them.

22 And after that came the Levites in to do their ser- vice in the appointed tent before Aaron, and before his sons : as the Eternal had commanded Moses concern-

23 ing the Levites, so did they unto them. And the

24 Eternal spake unto Moses saying, This is touching the Levites : from twenty and five years old* and upwards they shall come to wait upon^ the service

25 of the appointed tent : And from the age' of fifty years they shall cease waiting upon^ the service thereof,

26 and shall serve no more : But shall minister to their brethren in the appointed tent, to keep the charge, and shall do no service. Thus shalt thou do unto the Levites touching their charge.

Chap. IX.

1 And the Eternal spake unto Moses in the desert of Sinai, in the first month of the second year after they

2 were gone out of the land of Egypt, saying. Let the children of Israel also bring the passover lamh^ at its ap-

3 pointed season. In the fourteenth day of this month, at even,io yg shall bring^' it in its appointed season : ac- cording to all the ordinances of it, and according to

4 all the manner^^ thereof, shall ye bring^^ it. And Moses spake unto the children of Israel, that they

5 should bringii the passover lamb. And they brought'^

the passover lamb on the fourteenth day of the first

1 given, 2 holiness. ^ waved. * wave offering. * a son. ^ to crowd in the host of. ' a son. ^ return from the host of. " make the passover. lo be- tween the two evenings, "make. ^^ judgment, "made.

NUMBERS, Chap. IX.

month, at even,^ in the desert of Sinai, according to all that the Eternal commanded Moses, so did the

6 children of Israel. And there were men who were unclean by the dead body-' of a man, that they could not bring"* the passover lamb on that day: and they came .before Moses and before Aaron on that day :

7 And those men said unto him, We are unclean by the dead body- of a man : wherefore are we kept back,^ that we may not offer an offering of the Eternal in its ap-

8 pointed season among the children of Israel? And Moses said unto them. Stand still ; and I will hear what the Eternal will command concerning you.

9 10 And the Eternal spake unto Moses, saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, saying. If any man of you or of your generations shall be unclean by a dead body,^ or be on a distant way ; yet he shall bring^ the passover

11 lamb unto the Eternal. The fourteenth day of the second month at even' they shall bring^ it, aw/feat it with

12 unleavened bread and bitter lierhs. They shall leave none of it unto the morning, nor break any bone of it: according to all the ordinances of the passover they shall

13 bring^ it But the man that is clean, and is not on a journey,* and forbeareth^ to bring^ the passover lamh, even the same soul shall be cut off" from his peoples : be- cause he offered not the offering of the Eternal in its

14 appointed season, that man shall bear his sin. And if a stranger shall sojourn among you, and will bring-* the passover lamb unto the Eternal ; according to the ordi- nance of the passover, and according to the manner" there- of, so shall he do: ye shall have one oi'dinance, both for

15 the stranger, and for the native of the land. And on the day that the dwelling was raised up, the cloud covered the dwelling, namely, the tent of the testimony : and at even there was u{)on the dwelling as it were the

16 appearance'' of fire, until the morning. So it was always : the cloud covered it bi/ dai/, and the aj)j)ear-

17 ance" of fire by night. And when the cloud was taken up from the clwelling, then after that tiie children of Israel jonrneyed : and in the place where the cloud

18 abode,'-' there the children of Israel eneamjied. At the commandment-^ of the Eternal the children of Israel journeyed, and at the connnaiulnient'*^ of the EjLernal they encamped : as long as the cloud abode^ upon the

19 dwelling they remained encamped. And when the cloud tarried long upon the dwelling many days, then the children of Israel kept the charge of the

^ between the two evenings. * soul. ' make. * diminished. * way. " ceaseth. ' judgment. * siglit. " dwelled. '" mouth.

NUMBERS, Chap. X. XI.

32 And it shall be, if thou go with us, yea, it shall be, that what goodness the Eternal shall do unto us, the

33 same will we do unto thee. And they journeyed from the mount of the Eternal three days' journey:^ and the ark^ of the covenant of the Eternal went before them in the three days' journey,^ to search

34 out a resting place for them. And the cloud of the Eternal was upon them by day, when they journeyed

35 out of the camp. And it came to pass, when the ark^ set forward,^ that Moses said, Rise up, Eternal, and let thine enemies be scattered, and let them that hate thee

36 flee^ before thee. And when it rested, he said, Return,l| O Eternal, unto the myriads of thousands of Israel.

Chap. XL

1 And when the people complained, it was evil in the eyes of the Eternal: and the Eternal heard it; and his wrath glowed ; and the fire of the Eternal consumed among them, and destroyed^ them that were in the extremity of

2 the camp. And the people cried unto Moses; and when Moses pra^^ed unto the Eternal, the fire sank

3 down. And he called the name of that place Taberah ; because the fire of the Eternal consumed among them.

4 And the multitude that was among them fell^ a lusting : and the children of Israel also wept again,^ and said,

5 Who shall give us flesh to eat? We remember the fish which we did eat in Egypt for nothing; the cucumbers and the melons, and the leeks,^ and the onions, and the

6 garlic : But now our soul is dried away : there is no-

7 thing at all, save that our eyes, are on this manna. And the manna was as corriander seed, and the colour^ there-

8 of as the colour^ of bedolach. And the people went about, and collected it, and ground it with mill-stones, or pounded it in the mortar, and baked it in pans, and made hearth cakes of it : and the taste of it was as the

9 taste of fresh || oil. And when the dew came down upon the camp in the night, the manna fell upon it.

10 Then Moses heard the people weep throughout their families, every man at the entrance of his tent : and the wrath of the Eternal glowed greatly : and in the eyes of

11 Moses it was also evil. And Moses said unto the Eternal, Wherefore hast thou done evil unto thy ser- vant? and wherefore have I not fouVid favour in thy eyes, that thou puttest the burden of all this people

12 upon me? Have I conceivedi"^ all this people? have I born them, that thou shouldest say unto me. Carry them in thy bosom, as a nursing father beareth the suckling,

1 way. - *ase. 'journeyed. * run away, * ate. ''lusted, 'returned aud wept. » grass. ^ eye. '" have t been pregnant with.

NUMBERS, Chap. XI.

Tinto the land which thou swarest unto their father?

13 Whence should I have flesh to give unto all this people ? for they weep unto me, saying, Give us flesh, that we may

14 eat. I am not able to bear all this people alone, because

15 it is too heavy for me. And if thou do thus with me, kill me, I pray thee, out of hand, if I have found favour in thy eyes ; and let me not see my evil.

16 And the Eternal said unto Moses, Gather unto me seventy men of the elders of Israel, whom thou knowest to be the elders of the people, and bailiffs over them ; and bring^ them unto the appointed tent, and let them

17 place themselves there with thee. And I will come down and speak with thee there : and I will resei-ve of the spirit which is upon thee, and will put it upon them ; and they shall bear the burden of the people with thee,

18 that thou bear it not thyself alone. And say thou unto the people. Sanctify yourselves against to-morrow, and ye shall eat flesh : for ye have wept in the ears of the Eternal, saying. Who shall give us flesh to eat? for it was well with ua in Egypt : therefore the Eternal will

19 give you flesh, and ye shall eat. Ye shall not eat one day, nor two days, nor five da^^s, neither ten days, nor

20 twenty days ; But even a whole month,^ until it come out at your nostrils, and, it be loathsome unto you: because that ye have scorned the Eternal who is among you, and have wept before him, saying, Wherefore came

21 we forth out of Egypt? And Moses said, The people, amongst whom I am, are six hundred thousand foot- men ; and thou hast said, I will give them flesh, that

22 they may eat a whole month.^ Shall the flocks and the herds be slaughtered for them, to suffice^ them ? or shall all the fish of the sea be gathered together for

23 them, to suffice^ them ? And the Eternal said unto Moses, Is the hand of the Eternal waxed short? thou shalt see now whether my w^ord shall come to pass imto

24 thee or not. And Moses went out, and told the people the words of the Eternal, and gathered the seventy men of the elders of the j^ople, and set"* them round about

25 the tent. And the Eternal came down in a cloud, and spake unto him, and reserved of the spirit that tvas upon him, and gave it unto the seventy elders : and it came to pass, that, when the spirit rested upon them,

26 they prophesied, but did not continue. But there re- mained two of the men in the camp, the name of the one was Eldad, and the name of the other Medad: and the spirit rested upon them ; and they tcere of them

' take. * month of days. ^ and will if find. * presented.

NUMBERS, Chap. XI. XII.

that were written, but went not out unto the tent : and

27 they prophesied in the camp. And there ran the lad, and told Moses, and said, Eldad and Medad do pro-

28 phesy in the camp, And Joshua the son of Nun, the minister of Moses, from his youth, answered and said,

29 My lord Moses, forbid^ them. And Moses said unto him, Enviest thou for my sake ? Would God that all the people of the Eternal were^ prophets, and that the

30 Eternal would give his spirit unto them! And Moses gat him^ into the camp, he and the elders of Israel.

31 And there went forth'* a wind from the Eternal, and brought^ quails from the sea, and let them fall by the camp, about a day's journey^ on this side,^ and about a day's journey^ on the other side,^ round about the camp,

'62 about two cubits tiigh upon the face of the earth. And the people rose all that day, and all that night, and all the next day, and they gathered the quails : he that gathered least gathered ten homers : and they spread them all abroad** for themselves round about the camp.

33 And while the flesh icas yet between their teeth, ere it was chewed,'^ the wrath of the Eternal glowed against the people, and the Eternal smote the people with a very

34 great slaughter. And he called the name of that place Kibroth-hattaavah : because there they buried the

35 people that lusted. And the people journeyed from Kibroth-hattaavah unto Hazeroth ; and abode at Ha- zeroth.

Chap. XIT.

1 And Miriam and Aaron spake against Moses because of the Cushite woman, whom he had married t^o for he

2 had married'" a Cushite woman. And they said. Hath the Eternal indeed spoken only by Moses ? hath he not

3 spoken also by us ? And the Eternal heard it. Now the man Moses tons very meek, above all the men

4 who were upon the face of the earth. And the Eter- nal spake suddenly unto Moses, and unto Aaron, and unto Miriam, Go out ye th^e unto the appointed tent.

5 And they three went out. And the Eternal came down in the column of the cloud, and stood in the en- trance of the dwelling, and called Aaron and Miriam :

6 and they both went forth. And he said, Hear now my words: If there be a prophet among you," / the Eternal will make myself known unto him in a vision,

withhold. - and who would give all the people of the Eterniil. 3 ^gg g^. thered. ^ journeyed, f* sheared, cut off. <"■ way. ''here, ''spreading. » cut. 10 taken. ' i your prophet

NUMBERS, Chap XII. XIII.

7 aw^ will speak unto him in a dream. My servant Moses

8 is not so, who is faithful in all mine house. With him wiir I speak mouth to mouth, in a plain vision,^ and not in riddles ; and the similitude of the Eternal shall he behold ; why then were ye not afraid to speak against

9 my servant Moses ? And the wrath of the Eternal

10 glowed against them ; and he went away. And the cloud departed from off the tent ; and, behold, Miriam became leprous, ivhite as snow : and Aaron turned to-

11 wards Miriam, and, behold, she loas leprous. And Aaron said unto Moses, Alas, m}^ lord, I beseech thee, lay- not the sin upon us, wherein we have done fool-

12 ishly, and wherein we have sinned. Let her not be as one dead, of whom the flesh is half consumed^ when

13 he Cometh out of his mother's womb. And Moses cried unto the Eternal, saying. Heal her now, O God, I beseech thee.

14 And the Eternal said unto Moses, If her father had but spit in her face, should she not be ashamed seven days ? Let her be shut out from the camp seven

15 days, and after that let her be gathered in^ again. And Miriam was shut out from the camp seven days : and the people journeyed not till Miriam was brought in*

16 again. And afterwards the people journeyed from Hazeroth, and encamped in the desert of Paran.

Chap. XIII.

1 2 And the Eternal spake unto Moses, saying, Send

thou men, that they may search tlie land ot Canaan,

which I give unto the children of Israel: of every tribe

of their fathers shall ye send a man, every one'^ a prince

3 among them. And Moses by the conuuandm^eut of the Eternal sent them from the desert of Pai'an : all those

4 men were heads of the ciiildren of Israel. And these t<;ere their names: Of the tribe of Reuben, Shamnma

5 the son of Zaccur. Of the tribe of Simeon, Shaphat

6 the son of Ilori. Of the tribe of Judah, Caleb the

7 son of Jephunneh. Of tlie tribe of Isaachar, Igal the

8 son of Jose[)h. Of the tribe of Ephraim, Iloshea, the

9 son of Nun. Of the tribe of Benjamin, Palti the son

10 of Raphu. Of the tribe of Zebulun, Gaddiel the son

11 of Sodi. Of the tribe of Joscj)h, tuinuh/, of the tribe

12 of Manasseh, Gaddi the son of Susi.

13 Dan, Arnmiel the son of Gcmalli.

14 Asher, Sethur the son of Michael.

I in sight, -set. ''eatei' * sfathered.

Of the tribe	of
Of the tribe	of
Of the tribe	of
lu-'tii a luao

NUMBERS, Chap. XITI. ^

15 Naphtali, Nahbi the son of Vophsi. Of the tribe of

16 Gad, Geuel the son of Machi. These are the names of the men whom Moses sent to search the land. And

17 Moses called Hoshea the son of Nnn, Joshua. And Moses sent them to search the land of Canaan, and said unto them, Go up this wai/ southward, and go up into

18 the mountain : And see the land, what it is ; and the people that abideth therein, whether they are strong or

19 weak, few or many; And what the land is that they abide in, whether it is good or bad; and what cities thei/ are that they dwell in, whether in camps, or in strong-

20 holds ; And what the land is, whether it is fat or lean, whether there are trees therein or not : and be ye of good courage,^ and bring of the fruit of the land. Now the days were the days of the firstlings of the grapes.

2 1 So they went up and searched the land, from the desert

22 of Zin unto Rehob, as men come to- Hamath. And they went up by the south, and came unto Hebron, where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the children of Anak tvere. Now Hebron was built seven years before

23 Zoan in Egypt. And they came unto the brook of Eshcol, and cut down from thence a branch with one cluster of grapes, and they bare it between two upon a pole, and tliey brought of the pomegranates, and of the

24 figs. The place was called the brook Eshcol, because of the cluster of grapes which the children of Israel cut

25 down from thence. And they returned from search-

26 ing of the land at the end of forty days. And they went and came to Moses, and to Aaron, and to all the congregation of the children of Israel, unto the desert ofParan, to Kadesh; and brought back^ word unto them, and unto all the congregation, and shewed them

27 the fruit of the land. And they related to him, and said. We came unto the land whither thou sentest us, and surely it floweth with milk and honey ; and this is

28 the fruit of it Nevertheless the people are powerful that abide in the land, and the cities are fortified and very great : and, moreover, we saw the children of Anak

20 there. The Amalekites abide in the land of the south ; and the Hittites, and the Jebusites, and the Amorites, abide in the mountains ; and the Canaanites abide by the

30 sea, and by the coasf^of the Jordan. And Caleb stilled the people concerning Moses, and said. Let us go up at once

3 1 and possess it; for we are well able to overcome it. But the

' strengthen yourselves. " to the comin? of ^ restored. * haad.

NUMBERS, Chap. XIII. XIV.

men that went up with him said, We are not able to go up against the people ; for they are stronger than we.

32 And they brought up an evil report of the land which they had searched unto the children of Israel, saying, The land, through which we have gone to search it, is a land that eateth up the inhabitants thereof; and all the people that we saw in it are men of a great stature.^

33 And there we saw the giants,^ the sons of Anak, who come of the giants ;* and we were in our own eyes as grasshoppers, and so we must have been in their eyes.

Chap. XIV.

1 And all the congregation lifted up, and raised^ their

2 voice; and the people wept that night And all the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron : and the whole congregation said unto them, Would God that we had died in the land of Egypt! or would God we had died in this desert 1

3 And wherefore hath the Eternal brought us unto this land, to fall by the sword, that our wives and our little ones should be a prey ? were it not better for us to re-

4 turn into Egypt? And they said one to another,* Let

5 us make a captain,'^ and let us return into Egypt. Then Moses and Aaron fell on their faces before all the assembly of the congregation of the children of Israel.

6 And Joshua the son of Nun, and Caleb the son of .Tephunneh, who were of them that searched the land,

7 rent their garments: And they spake unto all the con- gregation of the children of Israel, saying. The land, which we passed through to search it, is an exceeding

8 good land. If the Eternal delight in us, then he will bring us into this land, and give it us ; a land which

9 floweth with milk and honey. Only rebel not ye against the Eternal ; neither fear ye the people of the land; for they are bread for us: their defence^ is de- parted from them, and the Eternal is with us : fear them

10 not. But all the consrcgation badc'^ overwhelm them with stones. And the glory of the Eternal appeared in the appointed tent, before the children of Israel.

11 And the Eternal said unto Moses, How long will this people provoke me ? and how long will it be ere they believe me, for all the signs which 1 have shewed"

12 among them? I will smite them with the pestilence,

and dispossess them, and will make of thee a greater

' measures. ^ fallen ones. ' pave. * a man to bis brother. ' give a bead. * sbadow. 7 said. " done.

NUMBERS. Chap. XIV.

13 nation and mightier than they. And Moses said unto the Eternal, When the Egyptians shall hear it, for thou broughtest up this people in thy strength from among

14 them ; And they will say to the inhabitants of this land: loho have heard that thou, Eternal, art among this people ; that thou, Eternal, art seen face to face •■} and that thy cloud standeth over them ; and that thou goest before them, by day time in a column of a cloud,

15 and in a column of fire by night. 7/" thou shalt put to death all this people as one man, then the nations who have heard the fame of thee will say as follows:

16 Because of the inability of the Eternal to bring this people into the land which he sware unto them, there-

17 fore he hath slaughtered them in the desert. And now, I beseech thee, let the strength of my Lord be great,

18 according as thou hast spoken, saying, The Eternal is long-sutfering, and of much mercy, forgiving iniquity and transgression, and by no means clearing the yiiilty ; visiting the iniquity of the fathers iipon the children

19 unto the third and fourth ^ene?Y//w7z. Forgive, I beseech thee, the iniquity of this people, according to the greatness of thy mercy, and as thou hast borne with

20 this people from Egypt even until hither. And the Eternal said, I have forgiven, according to thy word :

21 But as truly as I live, and as all the earth is filled with

22 the glory of the Eternal ; Because all the men who have seen my glory, and my signs which I showed^ in Egypt and the desert, and have tried me now these ten times,

23 and have not hearkened to my voice ; If they shall see the land which I sware unto their fathers, . . . none

24 of them that provoked me shall see it : But my servant Caleb, because he had another spirit with him, and hath followed* me fully, him will I bring into the land

25 whereinto he went, and his seed shall possess it. And the Amalekites and the Canaanites abode in the valley.' To-morrow turn you, and journey into the desert by the wa}^ of the Red Sea.

26 And the Eternal spake unto Moses and unto Aaron,

27 saying. How long shall I bear with this evil congrega- tion, which murmur against me? I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel, which they mur-

28 mur against me. Say unto them, as truly as I live, is the declaration of the Eternal, as ye have spoken in

29 mine ears, so will I do to you : Yoiu: carcases shall fall

1 eye to eye. * did. * filled.

NUMBERS, Chap. XIV.

in this desert; and all that were numbered^ of you, ac- cording to your whole number, from twenty years old-

30 and upwards, who have murmured against me. If ye come into the land concerning which I sware^ to make you dwell therein, . . . save Caleb the son of Je-

31 phunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun. But your little ones, which ye said should be a prey, them will I bring in, and they shall know the land which ye have scorned.

32 But as for you, your carcases, they shall fall in this

33 desert. And your children shall wander"* in the desert forty years, and bear your whoredoms, until your

34 carcases be wasted^ in the desert. After the number of the days in which ye searched the land, even forty days, each day for a year,^ shall ye bear your iniquities, even fortv years ; and ye shall know my estrangement /rom

35 you: I the Eternal have said. If I do not this unto all this evil congregation, that are convened against me : . . . in this desert they shall be consumed,^ and there they

36 shall die. And the men whom Moses sent to search the land, who returned, and made all the congregation to murmur against him, by bringing up an evil report upon

37 the land. Even those men, that did bring up the evil report upon the land, died by the plague before the

38 Eternal. But Joshua the son of Nun, and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, who were of the men that went to

39 search the land, lived still. And Moses spake these words unto all the children of Israel : and the people

40 mourned greatly. And they rose up early in the morning, and went up into the top'' of the mountain, saying, Lo, we are here, and will go up unto the place which the Eternal hath promised :^ for we have sinned.

41 And Moses said. Wherefore now do you transgress the commandment^ of the Eternal ? but it shall not pros-

42 per. Go not up, for the Eternal is not among you ;

43 that ye be not defeated before your enemies. For the Amalekites and the Canaanites are there before you, and ye shall fall by the sword : because ye are turned away from the Eternal, therefore the Eternal will

44 not be with you. But they presumed to go up unto the mountain-top:'" nevertheless the ark'' of the covenant of the Eternal, and Moses departed not out of the camp.

45 Then the Amalekites came down, and the Canaanites

1 visited. ^ a son. ^ uftgd up my hand. * feed. * completed. ^ a day for a year, a day for a year. '' head. ** said. * pass the mouth. '° head of

the mountain, u cabe.

NUMBERS, Chap. XIV. XV.

who abode on that mountain, and smote them, and completely discomfited them, even unto Hormah.

Chap. XV.

1 2 And the Eternal spake unto Moses, saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye are come into the land of 3'our habitations, which I

3 give unto you, And will make a fire offering unto the Eternal, a burnt offering, or a sacrifice to distinguish yourselves by a vow, or by a free-will offering, or in your appointed seasons, to make a pleasing odour unto the

4 Eternal, of the herd, or of the flock ; Then shall he that offcrcth his offering unto the Eternal bring an ob- lation of a tenth deal of flour, mingled with the fourth

5 part of an hin of oil. And the fourth part of an hin of wine for a drink offering shalt thou prepare,^ with the

6 burnt offering or sacrifice, for one lamb. Or for a ram, thou shalt prepare' for an oblation two tenth deals of flour mingled with the third part of an hin of oil.

7 And for a drink offering thou shalt offer the third part of an hin of wine, for a pleasing odour unto the

8 Eternal; And when thou preparest^ abulPybr a burnt offering, or for a sacrifice in distinguishing thyself by a

9 vow, or feast offerings unto the Eternal ; Then shall he bring with a bulP an oblation of lliree tenth deals of

iO flour mingled with half an hin of oil. And thou shalt bring for a drink offering half an hin of vf'\ne,for a fire

1 1 offering of a pleasing odour unto the Eternal. Thus shall it be done for one of the herd, or for one ram, or for one of the flock, be it of the lambs or goats.

12 According to the number that ye shall prepare,^ so shall ye do to every one, according to their number.

13 Every native shall thus do these things in offering a fire

14 offering of a pleasing odour unto the Eternal. And if a stranger sojourn with you, or whosoever be among you in your generations, and will offer a fire offering of a pleasing odour unto the Eternal ; as ye do, so he shall

15 do. One ordinance shall be both for you of the assem- bly, and also for the stranger that sojourneth with you, an ordinance for ever in your generations : as ye are so

16 shall the stranger be before the Eternal. One law and one manner* shall be for you, and for the stranger that sojourneth with you.

17 18 And the Eternal spake unto Moses, saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them. When

^ make. ^ makest. ^ son gf a herd. * judgment.

NUMBERS, Chap. XV.

19 ye come into the land whither I bring you: Then it shall be, that, when ye eat of the bread of the land, ye

20 shall heave an offering unto the Eternal. Ye shall heave a cake^ of the first^ of your dough for an heave offering : as ye do the heave offering of the

21 threshing-floor, so shall ye heave it. Of the first of your dough ye shall give unto the Eternal an heave

22 offering in your generations. And if ye have erred, and not done all these commandments which the

23 Eternal hath spoken unto Moses. Even all that the • Eternal hath commanded you by the hand of Moses,

from the day that the Eternal commanded Moses, and

24 henceforward among your generations ; Then it shall be, if ought be done by error, hidden from the eyes of the congregation, that all the congregation shall offer^ one young bull* for a burnt-offering, for a pleasing odour unto the Eternal, with its oblation, and its drink offering, according to the manner,^ and one kid^ of the

25 goats for a sin offering. And the priest shall make an expiation for all the congregation of the children of Israel, and it shall be pardoned them ; for it is an error : and thev shall bring their offering, a fire offering unto the Eternal, and their sin offering before the Eternal,

26 for their error : And it shall be pardoned all the con- gregation of the children of Israel, and the stranger that sojourneth among them ; all the people were in error.

27 And if any soul sin through error, then he shall bring

28 a she-goat of one year^ for a sin offering. And the priest shall make an expiation for the erring soul when he sinneth through error before the Eternal, to make an

29 expiation for him ; and it shall be pardoned him. You shall have one law for him that sinneth^ through error, 6o^A/or the native amongst the children of Israel, and for

30 the stranger that sojourneth among them.* But the soul that doeth ought with a high hand, whether he be a native in the land, or a stranger, the same revileth the Eternal ; and that soul shall be cut off from among his

31 people. Because he hath scorned the word of the Eternal, and hath made void his commandment, that soul shall utterly be cut off; his iniquity shall he upon him.

32 And while the children of Israel were in the desert, they found a man that picked up wood upon the sabbath day.

33 And they that found him picking up wood brought^ him

1 pierced cake. 2 beginning. 3 praise. 4 son of a herd, ^judgment. 6 hairy. ^ a daughter of her year. 8 doeth. s offered.

NUMBERS, Chap. XV. XVI.

unto Moses and Aaron, and unto all the congregation i

34 And they placed him in ward, because it was not ex-

35 plained what should be done to him. And the Eternal said unto Moses, The man shall be surely put to death : all the congregation shall overwhelm him with stones

3G without the camp. And all the congregation brought him without the camp, and overwhelmed him with stones, and he died ; as the Eternal commanded Moses.

37 38 And the Eternal spake unto Moses, saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them that they make them a fringe in the borders^ of their garments, throughout their generations, and that they put' upou the fringes of the borders^ a thread of blue purple :

39 And it shall be unto you for a fringe, that ye may see it, and remember all the commandments of the Eternal, and do them: and that ye search not after your own heart, and your own eyes, after which ye use to go a

40 whoring: That ye may remember, and do all my

41 commandments, and be holy unto your God. I a?n the Eternal your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God : I am the Eternal your God,

Chap. XVL

1 Now Korah the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi; and Dathan and Abirara the sons of Eliab, and On the son of Peleth, sons of Reuben, pre-

2 sumed :^ And they rose up before Moses, and certain men of the children of Israel, two hundred and fifty princes of the congregation called into the assembly*

3 men of name: And they were assembled against Moses, and against Aaron, and said unto them, Ve take too much upon you, for all the congregation are holy, every one of them, and the Eternal is among them : why then lift you up yourselves above the assembly of

4 the Eternal ? And when Moses heard it, he fell upon

5 his face : And he spake unto Korah, and unto all his con- gregation, saying, Even Lo-morrow the Eternal will make known who aje his, and who is holy ; and will cause him to come near unto him : even him whom he hath chosen

6 will he cause to come near unto him. This do : Take

7 you censers, Korah, and all his assembly ; And put^ fire therein, and put incense in fehem before the Eternal to-morrow : and it shall be, thai the man whom the

^ wiugs. * give. ^ took. * appointment.

NUMBERS, Chap. XVI.

Eternal doth choose, he shall he the holy one: ye take too

8 much upon you, ye sons of Levi. And Moses said unto Korah, Hear, I pray you, ye sons of

9 Levi. Is it too Httle for you, that the God of Israel hath separated you from the congregation of Israel, to bring^ you near to himself, to perform''' the ser- vice of the dwelling of the Eternal, and to stand before

10 the congre2:ation, to minister unto them ? And he hath brought- thee near to him, and all thy brethren the sons of Levi with thee : and seek ye the priesthood also ?

1 1 Therefore both thou and all thy congregation are con- vened against the Eternal: and what is Aaron, that ye

12 murmur against him ? And Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram, the sonsof Eliab; and they said. We will

13 not come up. Is it a small thing^ that thou hast brought us up out of the land flowing with milk and honey, to put us to death in the desert, that thou wonldst make thyself altogether a prince over us?

14 Neither hast thou brought us into a land flowing with milk and honey, nor given us inheritance of fields and vineyards: wilt thou put out the eyes of these men?

15 we will not come up. And Moses was very wroth,^ and said unto the Eternal, Turn not thou to their obla- tion : I have not taken^ one ass from them, neither have

16 I done evil to one of them. And Moses said unto Korah, Be thou and all thy congregation before the

17 Eternal, thou, and they, and Aaron, to-morrow : And take every man his censer, and put^ incense in them, and offer ye before the Eternal every man his censer, two hundred and fifty censers ; thou also, and Aaron,

18 each^ of you his censer. And they took every man his censer, and put^ fire in them, and put incense thereon, and stood in the entrance of the appointed tent with

19 Moses and Aaron. And Korah convened all the congre- gation against them, unto the entrance of the appointed tent : and the glory of the Eternal appeared unto all the

20 congregation. And *ie Eternal spake unto Moses, and

21 unto Aaron, saying, Separate yourselves from among this congregation, that I may consume'^ them in a mo-

22 ment. And they fell upon their faces, and said, O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, shall one man sin, and wilt thou be angry with all the congregation ?

23 24 And the Eternal spake unto Moses, saying, Speak

unto the congregation, saying, Get you up Ir-om about

^ offer. 2 offered. ' little. * glowed. * borne. * give. ' a man. * gave, ^finiih. '"serve.

NUMBERS, Chap. XVI. XVII.

25 the dwelling of Korah, Dathan and Abiram. And Moses rose up, and went unto Dathan and Abiram ;

26 and the elders of Israel went behind him. And he spake unto the congregation, saying, Depart, I pray you from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing

27 of theirs, lest ye be swept away in all their sins. So they gat up from the dwelling of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram, round about : and Dathan and Abiram came out, being placed in the entrance of their tents, and

28 their wives, and their sons, and their little ones. And Moses said. Hereby ye shall know that the Eternal hath sent me to do all these works ; for / have not done tkem

29 of mine own mind.^ If these men die the common death of all men, or if they be visited after the visita- tion of all men ; then the Eternal hath not sent me ;

30 But if the Eternal create a new thing,^ and the earth open wide her mouth, and swallow them up, with all that appertain unto them, and they go down alive into the grave ; then ye shall know that these men have pro-

31 voked the Eternal. And it came to pass, as he had finished speaking all these words, that the ground clave

32 asunder that was under them : And the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up, and their houses, and all the men that appertained unto Korah, and all

33 their substance. They, and all that appertained to them, went down alive into the grave, and the earth covered them : and they perished from among the con-

34 gregation. And all Israel that were round about them ran away at their voice : for they said, Lest the earth swallow

35 us up also. And there came out a fire from the Eternal, and consumed^the two hundred and fifty men that oflfered incense.

Chap. XVU.

1 2 And the Eternal spake unto Moses, saying, Speak unto Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, that he heave the censers out of the burnipg, and scatter^ thou the

3 fire yonder ; for they are hallowed. The censers of these sinners against their own souls, let them make them broad plates /or an overlaying of the altar, forthey offered them before the Eternal, therefore they are hallowed : and they shall be for a sign unto the chil-

4 dren of Israel. And Eleazar the priest took the copper censers, wherewith they that were burnt had

1 heart. * creature. ^ ate. * disperse.

NUMBERS, Chap. XVII.

offered; and they expanded them into an overlaying for 6 the altar: To be a memorial unto the children of Israel, that no layman, who is not of the seed of Aaron, approach to cause incense to ascend in fumes before the Eternal ; that he be not as Korah, and as his congrega- tion : as the Eternal said to him by the hand of Moses.

6 But, on the morrow, all the congregation of the chil- dren of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron, saying, Ye have put to death the people of the

7 Eternal. And it came to pass when the congregation was assembled against Moses and against Aaron, that they looked towards the appointed tent: and, behold, the cloud covered it, and the glory of tlie Eternal appeared.

8 And Moses and Aaron came before the appointed tent.

9 10 And the Eternal spake unto Moses saying. Get you up from the midst of this congregation, that I may consume^ them as in a moment. And they fell upon

11 their faces. And Moses said unto Aaron, Take the censer, and put^ fire therein from off the altar, and put on incense, and go quickly unto the congregation, and make an expiation for them : for there is anger gone out

12 fromthe Eternal; and the plague is begun. And Aaron took, as Moses commanded, and ran into the midst of the congregation ; and, behold, the plague was begun among the people : and he put on^ incense, and made an

13 expiation for the people. And he stood between the dead and the living ; and the pestilence was restrained.

14 Now they that died in the pestilence were fourteen thousand seven hundred, besides them that died about

15 the matter of Korah. And Aaron returned unto Moses, unto the entrance of the appointed tent: and the pesti- lence was restrained.

16 17 And the Eternal spake unto Moses, saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, and take of every one of them a staff,^ according to the house of their fathers, of all their princes according to the house of their fathers, twelve staves : write thou every man's name upon his

18 staff. And thou shalt write Aaron's name upon the staff of Levi : for one staff shall be for the head of the house

19 of their fathers. And thou shalt place them in the appointed tent, before the testimony, where I have my

20 appointments with you. And it shall come to pass that the man's staff, whom I shall choose, shall blossom : and I will cause to cease* from me tiie murmurings of the chil-

' fiuibh. - giTd. ' gave ' a staff a staff. ' quiet.

NUMBERS, Chai'. XVII XVIII.

21 dren of Israel whereby they murmur against you. And Moses spake unto the children of Israel ; and every one of their princes gave him a staff apiece, for each prince one,i according to their fathers' houses, even twelve staves : and the staff of Aaron was in the midst of their

22 staves. And Moses placed the staves before the Eternal

23 in the tent of the testimony. And it came to pass, that, on the morrow, Moses came into the tent of testi- mony ; and behold, the staff of Aaron, for the house of Levi, yielded a flower,^ and brought forth buds, and

24 bloomed blossoms, and ripened into almonds. And Moses brought out all the staves from before the Eternal unto the children of Israel : and they saw and took every man his staff.

25 And the Eternal said unto Moses, Restore Aaron's staff before the testimony, to be kept as a charge and a sign against the sons of rebellion ; and thou shalt quite take away^ their murmurings from me, that they die not.

26 And Moses did so : as the Eternal commanded him, so did he.

27 And the children of Israel spake unto Moses, saying,

28 Behold, we expire, we perish, we all perish. Whoso- ever approachety unto the dwelling of the Eternal shall die : have we not yet done^ expiring ?

Chap. XVIII.

1 And the Eternal said unto Aaron, Thou, and thy sons, and thy father's house with thee, shall bear the iniquity of the sanctuary, and thou and thy sons with thee shall

2 bear the iniquity of your priesthood. And thy brethren also of the tribe of Levi, the tribe of thy father, bring thou^ with thee, that they may be attached unto thee, and minister unto thee : but thou and thy sons with thee shall minister before the tent of the

3 testimony. And they shall keep thy charge, and the charge of all the tent : only they shall not approach the vessels of holiness and the altar, that neither they nor

4 you also die. And they shall be attached unto thee, and keep the charge of the appointed tent, for all the service of the tent : and a layman shall not approach

5 unto you. And ye shall keep the charge of the holi- ness, and the charge of the altar; that there be no

• and all their princes gave him a staff for one prince a staff for one prince. =* blossom. 3 finish. * approacheth approachcth. ^ ended. ^ offer.

NUMDERS, Chap. XVIII.

6 anger any more upon the children of Israel. And I, behold I, have taken your brethren the Levites from the midst of the children of Israel ; to you they are given as a gift for the Eternal, to perform the service of the ap-

7 pointed tent. Therefore thou and thy sons with thee shall keep your priesthood for every thing of the altar, and within the partition vail ; and ye shall serve : I have given yom' priesthood unto you as a service of gift: and the layman that approacheth shall be put to death.

8 And the Eternal spake unto Aaron, Behold, I also have given thee the charge of mine heave oiferings of all the hallowed things of the children of Israel ; unto thee have I given them, by reason of the anointing,

9 and to thy sons, by a statute for ever. This shall be thine of the most holy things, from the fire offerings'. every offering of theirs, every oblation of theirs, and every sin offering of theirs, and every guilt offering of theirs, which they shall render unto me, they be'mg most holy

10 are for thee and for thy sons. In the most holy -place shalt thou eat it ; every male shall eat it : it shall be

11 hohnessunto thee. And this is thine: the heave offer- ing of their gift, with all the wave offerings of the chil- dren of Israel : I have given them unto thee, and to thy sons, and to thy daughters with thee, by a statute for ever : every one that is clean in thy house shall eat ol

12 it. All the best^ of the oil,'* and all the best^ of the must, and of the corn, the first-fruits^ of them, which they shall give unto the Eternal, them have I given

13 thee. The firstling of every thing in their land, which they shall bring unto the Eternal, shall be thine : every

14 one that is clean in thine house shall eat of it. Every

15 thing doomed in Israel shall be thine. Every first offspring of the womb in all flesh, which they offer unto the Eternal, whether it he of men or beasts, shall be thine: nevertheless the firstborn of man shalt thou surely re- deem,'* and the firstborn of unclean beasts shalt thou

16 redeem.* And those that are to be rcdeeined,^ from a month old*" shalt thou redeem,-* according to thy valua- tion, for the money of five shekels, after the shekel of the

17 holiness, which is twenty gerahs. But the firstborn of any of the herd, the firstborn of a lamb, or the firstborn of a goat, thou shalt not redeem ;^ they are holy' : thou shalt sprinkle their blood upon the altar, and shalt cause their fat to ascend in fumes /or a fire offering, for a pleasing

18 odour unto the Eternal. And the flesh of them shall

be thine, as the wave breast and as the right shoulder**

1 fat. * brightness. ^ beginning, * release, ^released. ® a son of.

7 holiness. *■ thigh.

NUMBERS, Chap. XVIII.

1 9 are thine. All the heave offerings of the holy things, which the children of Israel heave unto the Eternal, have I given thee and thy sons, and thy daughters with thee, by a statute for ever : it is a covenant of salt for ever before the Eternal unto thee, and to thy seed with

20 thee . • And the Eternal said unto Aaron, Thou shalt not inherit in their land, neither shalt thou have any portion in the midst of them : I am thy portion and

21 thine inheritance among the children of Israel. And, behold, I have given the children of I^evi all the tithes in Israel in exchange for an inheritance, for their service which they perform,^ even the service of the appointed

22 tent. Neither must the children of Israel further approach

23 the appointed tent, lest they bear sin and die. But the Levites shall perform-'' the service of the appointed tent, and they shall bear their iniquity. It shall be an ordi- nance throughout your generations, that among the

24 children of Israel they have no inheritance. But the tithes of the children of Israel, which they heave as an heave offering, unto the Eternal, I have given to the Levites as an inheritance : therefore I have said unto them. Among the children of Israel they shall have no inheritance.

25 26 And the Eternal spake unto Moses, saying. And unto the Levites shalt thou speak, and say unto them. When ye take of the children of Israel the tithes, which I have given you from them for your inheritance, then ye shall heave an heave offering of it for the Eternal,

27 even a tithe of the tithe. And this your heave offering shall be reckoned^ unto you as though it were the corn of the threshing floor, and as the fuhiess of the wine

28 press. Thus ye also shall heave an heave offering unto the Eternal of all your tithes which ye take from the children of Israel ; and ye shall give thereof the

29 heave offering of the Eternal, to Aaron the priest. Out of all your gifts ye shall heave every heave offering of the Eternal, all the best^ thereof, even the hallowed part^

30 thereof, out of it. And thou shalt say unto them, When ye have heaved the best^ thereof from it, then it shall be counted^ unto the Levites as the increase of the threshing-floor, and as the increase of the winepress.

31 And ye shall eat it in every place, ye and your households :^ for it is your hire in exchange for

32 your service in the appointed tent. And ye shall bear no sin by reason of it, when ye have heaved from it the best^ of it: neither shall ye profane the holy things of the children of Israel, lest ye die.

1 tiiougiit. ^ fat. •* sanctuitry. '' liouses. 5 serve.

NUMBERS, Chap. XIX.

Chap. XIX.

1 And the Eternal spake unto Moses, and unto Aaron,

2 saying, This is the ordinance of the law which the Eternal hath commanded, saying, Speak unto the chil- dren of Israel, that they take thee a red cow without spot,i wherein is no blemish, and upon which never

3 came yoke. And ye shall give her unto »Eleazar the priest, that he may bring her forth without the camp,

4 and ojie shall slaughter her before his face. And Eleazar the priest shall take of her blood with his finger, and sprinkle- of her blood towards the front side"' of the ap-

5 pointed tent seven times. And 07ie shall burn the cow be- fore his eyes; her skin, and her flesh, and her blood, with

6 her dung, shall he burn: And the priest shall take cedar wood, and hyssop, and crimson,'* and cast it into the midst

7 of the burning of the cow. Then the priest shall wash his garments, and he shall lave his flesh in water, and after- wards he shall come into the camp, but the priest shall

8 be unclean until the even. And he that burneth her shall wash his garments in water, and lave his flesh in

9 water, and shall be unclean until the even. And a man that is clean shall gather the ashes of the cow, and place them without the camp in a clean place, and it shall be as a charge for the congregation of the children of Israel, for a water of separation : it is a purification for

10 sin.^ And he that gathereth the ashes of the cow shall wash his garments and be unclean until the even: and it shall be unto the children of Israel, and unto the stranger that soiourneth among them, for an ordinance

1 1 for ever. He that toucheth a dead bodt/ of any man

12 shall be unclean seven days. He shall purify himself with it on the third day, and on the seventh day he shall be clean: but if he purify not himself on the third

13 day, then on the seventh day he shall not be clean. Who- soever toucheth a dead bod^^ of any man that died, and purifieth not himself, defileth the dwelling of the Eternal; and that soul shall be cut off from Israel: be- cause the water of separation was not sprinkled upon him, he shall be unclean ; his uncleanncss is yet upon

14 him. This is the law when a man dieth in a tent ; all that come into the tent, and all that is in the tent,

1 perfect. - spatter, 3 face. ^ shining worm. 5 a sin offering. 6 a soul.

NUMBERS, Chap. XIX. XX.

15 shall be unclean seven days. And every open ves- sel, which hath no lid bound upon it, is unclean.

16 And whosoever toucheth one that is pierced with a sword in the open^ fields, or a dead bodi/, or a bone of a man, or a grave,- shall be unclean seven

17 days. And for an unclean person they shall take of the dust of the burnt cow of%purificaiion for sin,* and running* water shall be put^ thereto in a vessel ;

18 And a clean person shall take hyssop, and dip it in the water, and sprinkle*^ it upon the tent, and upon all the vessels, and upon the persons'' that were there, and upon him that touched a bone, or one piercedj'or one

19 dead, or a grave:- And the clean person shall sprmkle^ upon the unclean on the third day, and on the seventh day; and on the seventh day he shall purify him, and he shall wash his garments, and lave himself in

20 water, and shall be clean at even. But the man that tjhall be unclean, and shall not purify himself, that soul shall be cut off from among the assembly, because he hath defiled the sanctuary of the Eternal : the water of separation hath not been sprinkled'' upon him ; he is

21 unclean. And it shall be an ordinance for ever unto them ; he that sprinkleth^ the water of separation shall wash his garments, and he that toucheth the water

22 of separation shall be unclean untilthe even. And what- soever the unclean person toucheth shall be unclean ; and the soul that toucheth him shall be unclean until the even.

Chap. XX.

1 TnEN came the children of Israel, even the whole con- gregation, into the desert of Zin, in the first month : and the people abode in Kadesh; and Miriam died

2 there, and was buried there. And there was no water for the congregation: and they assembled themselves

3 against Moses and against Aaron. And the people quarrelled with Moses, and spake, saying, Would that we had died when our brethren died before the

4 Eternal ! And why have ye brought up the assem- bly of the Eternal into this desert, that we and our

5 beasts should die there ? And wherefore have ye made us to come up out of Egypt, to bring us in unto this evil place? it is no place of seed, or of figs, or of vines, or of pomegranates ; neither is there any water to drink.

6 And Moses and Aaron went from the presence!^ of the

assembly unto the entrance of the appointed tent,

I face of the. * buiying-place. ^ sin offering. * living. * given. ^ spattfir.

"^ souis. * spattered. '■^ spatteieth. ^^ face.

ii- stabbed to deiitli.

NUMBERS. Chap. XX.

and they fell upon their faces ; and the glory of the Eternal appeared unto them.

7 8 And the Eternal spake unto Moses, saying, Take the staff, and assemble thou the assembly together, thou and Aaj'on thy brother, and speak ye unto the rock before their eyes ; and it shall give forth its water, and thou shalt bring forth to them water out of the rock : so thou shalt give the congregation and their beasts^

9 drink. And Moses took the staff from befoi'e the

10 Eternal, as he commanded him. And Moses and Aaron assembled the congregation before the rock ; and he said unto them, Hear now, ye rebels ; must we

11 bring yoa tbrth water out of this rock? And Moses lifted up- his hand, and with his staff he smote the rock twice; and the water came out abundantly: and the

12 congregation drank, and their beasts^ also. And the Eternal spake unto Moses and Aaron, Because ye believed me not, to sanctify me in the eyes of the children of Israel, therefore ye shall not bring this as-

J3 sembly into the land which 1 have given them. This is ttie water of Meribah ; because the children of Israel quarrelled with the Eternal, and he was sanctified in them.

14 And Moses sent messengers from Kadesh unto the king of Edom, Thus saith thy brother Israel, Thou

15 k no west all the travail that hath befallen^ us. How our fathers went down into Egypt, and we have abode in Egypt a long time f and the Egyptians did evil unto

16 us and our fathers: And when we cried unto the Eternal, he heard our voice, and sent a messenger, and hath brought us forth out of Egypt ; and, behold, we are in Kadesh, a city in the extremity of thy boundaries.

17 Let us pass, I pray thee, through thy country: we will not pass through the fields, or through the vineyards, neither will we drink ofxha water of the wells: we will go by the king's hir/h-\vaj, we will not turn*'' to the right nor to the left, until we have passed thy bounda-

18 ries. And Edom said unto him. Thou shalt not pass by me, lest I come out towards thee with the sword.

19 And the children of Israel said unto him, We will go by the highway ; and if I and my cattle drink of thy water, then I will pay its price : I will only, without

20 doitiff any thing else, go through on my feet. And he said. Thou shalt not go through. And Edo m came out towards him with much*^ people, and with a strong hand.

21 Thus Edom refused to give Israel passage"^ through his

boundary : wherefore Israel turned away^ from him.

i beasts of pasture, ^heaved. ^ found. ^ many day.s. ^ indjue. ^^ a heavy

' to pass. * inclined.

NUMBERS, Chap. XX. XXl.

22 And the children of Israel, even the whole congregation, journeyed from Kadesh, and came unto mount Hor.

23 And the Eternal spake unto Moses and Aaron in mount Hor, by the boundary of the land of Edom, saying,

24 Aaron shall be gathered unto his peoples : for he shall not come into the land which I have given unto the children of Israel, because ye rebelled against my word^

25 at the water of Meribah. Take Aaron and Eleazar his

26 son, and bring them up unto mount Hor ; And strip* Aaron of his garments, and put them upon Eleazar his son : and Aaron shall be gathered unto his people, and

27 shall die there. And Moses did as the Eternal com- manded: and they went up into mount Hor, in the

28 eyes of all the congregation. And Moses stripped* Aaron of his garments, and put them upon Eleazar his son ; and Aaron died there in the top* of the mount : and Moses and Eleazar came down from the mount.

29 And when all the congregation saw that Aaron had expired, they wept for Aaron thirty days, even all the house of Israel.

Chap. XXL

1 And when the king of Arad the Canaanite, the inhabi- tant of the south, heard that Israel came by the way of Atharim ; then he fought against Israel, and took^ some

2 of them prisoners. And Israel vowed a vow unto the Eternal, and said, If thou wilt indeed give this people into my hand, then I will doom their cities to destruction.

3 And the Eternal hearkened to the voice of Israel, and delivered up^ the Canaanites; and they doomed them and their cities to destruction : and he called the name of the place Hormah.

4 And theyjourneyed from mount Hor by the way of the Red Sea^ to compass the land of Edom : and the soul of the people was much discouraged^ because of the

5 way. And the people spake against God, and against Moses, Wherefore have ye brought us up out of Egypt, to die in the desert ? for there is no bread, neither is there any water ; and our soul is harrassed through this

6 light bread. And the Eternal sent forth burning ser- pents among the people, and they bit the people ; and

7 much people of Israel died. Therefore the peo- ple came to Moses, and said. We have sinned, for we have spoken against the Eternal and against thee; pray unto the Eternal, that he remove the serpents

* mouth. 2 smoothen. ^ smoothed. * head. ^ captured. ' gave. 1 sea of reeds. ^ short.

NUMBERS, Chap. XXI.

8 from us. And Moses prayed for the people. And the Eternal said unto Moses, Make thee a burning serpent, and put it upon a banner : and it shall come to pass, that every one that is bitten, when he seeth it, shall

9 live. And Moses made a serpent of copper, and put it upon a baimer : and it came to pass, that if a serpent had bitten any man, when he beheld the serpent of

10 copper, he lived. And the children of Israel journeyed,

11 and encamped in Oboth. And they journeyed from Oboth, and encamped at Ije-abarim, in the desert which

12 is before Moab, towards the sun-rising. From thence they journeyed, and encamped at the brook of Zered.

13 From thence they journeyed, and encamped on the other side of Arnon, which is in the desert that cometh out of the boundary of the Amorites : for Arnon is the boundary of Moab, between Moab and the Amorites.

14 Wherefore it is said in the book of the wars of the Eternal, Waheb in Sufa and Arnon among/ the brooks,

15 And the discharge of the brooks that inclineth to Shebeth- Ar and leaneth upon the boundary of Moab.

16 And from thence they toent to the well: that is the well whereof the Eternal spake unto Moses, Assemble the

17 people, and I will give them water. Then Israel sang

18 this song. Come up, O well; singi ye unto it:* The princes digged the well, the nobles of the. people hol- lowed it, by the direction of the law -giver, with their staves.' And from the desert they went to Mattanah :

19 And from Mattanah to Nahaliel: and from Nahaliel to

20 Bamoth : And from Bamoth to the Gay, that is in the field of Moab, to the top^ of Pisgah, and is discerned upon the face of the desert.'* ,

21 And Israel sent messengers unto Sihon king of the

22 Amorites, saying. Let me pass through thy land : we will not turn'' into the fields, or into the vineyards ; we will not drink of the waters of the well : but we will go along by the king's hryh-way, until we be past thy boun-

23 daries. And Sihon would not suffer^ Israel to pass through his boundary ; but Sihon assembled all his peo- ple together, and went out against Israel into the desert:

24 and he came to Jahaz, and fought against Israel. And Israel smote him with the edge'^ of the sword, and pos- sessed his land from Arnon unto Jabbok, even unto the children of Amnion : for the bound.iry of the children

25 of Ammon was powerful. And Israel took all these * answer. - props. ^ head. * solitude. * incline. * give. ' mouth.

NUMBERS, Chap XXI. XXII.

cities : and Israel abode in all the cities of the Amor-

26 ites, in Heshbon, and in all the villages^ thereof. For Heshbon was the city of Sihon the king of the Amorites, who had fought against the former king of Moab, and taken all his land out of his hand, even unto Arnon.

27 Wherefore they that speak in parables say, Come into Heshbon, let the city of Sihon be built and established :

28 For there is a fire gone out of Heshbon, a flame from the city of Sihon : it hath consumed^ Ar of Moab, and

29 the owners of the high places of Arnon. Woe to thee, Moab ! thou art perished, O people of Chemosh : he hath given his sons that escaped, and his daughters,

30 into captivity unto Sihon king of the Amorites. We have shot at them : Heshbon is perished even unto Dibon, and we have laid them waste even unto Nophah,

31 which reacheth unto Medeba. Thus Israel abode in

32 the land of the Amorites. And Moses sent to search Jaazer : and thoy conquered the villages^ thereof, and

33 dispossessed the Amorites that loere there. And they turned, and went up by the way of Bashan : and Og the Kiny; of Bashan went out towards them, he and all

34 his people, to the war at Edrei. And the Eternal said unto Moses, Fear him not: for I have given him into thy hand, and all his people, and his land ; and thou shalt do to him as thou didst unto Sihon king of the

35 Amorites, who abode at Heshbon. So they smote him, and his sons, and all his people, until there remained no remnant of him : and they possessed his land.

Chap. XXII.

1 jtefD the children of Israel journeyed, and encamped in the plains of Moab, on this side of the Jordan 5j/ Jericho.

2 And Balak, the son of Zipper, saw all that Israel had

3 done to the Amorites. And Moab was sore afraid of the people, because they were many : and IMoab was

4 harassed because of the children of Israel. And Moab said unto the elders of Midian, Now shall this assembly lick up all that are round about us, as one of the herd licketh up the green herb of the field. And Balak, the son of Zippor, was king of the Moabites at that time.

5 He sent messengers, therefoi'e, unto Balaam, the son of Beor, to Pethor, which is by the river of the land of the children of his people, to call him, saying, Behold, there

* daughters. * eaten-

NUMBERS, Chap. XXII.

is a people come out from Egypt : behold, they cover the face' of the earth, and they abide over against me.

6 Come now, therefore, I pray thee, curse me this people, for they are too mighty for me : peradventure I shall prevail, that we may smite them, and that I may drive them out of the land : for I know that he whom thou blessest is blessed, and he whom thou cursest is

7 cursed. And the elders of Moab, and the elders of Midian, went with the rewards of divination in their hand ; and they came unto Balaam, and spake unto him

8 the words of Balak. And he said unto them. Lodge here this night, and I will bring- you word again, as the Eternal shall speak unto me : And the officers of Moab

9 abode with Balaam. And God came unto Balaam,

10 and said, Who are these men with thee ? And Balaam said unto God, Balak, the son Zippor, king of Moab,

1 1 hath sent unto me, saying, Behold, there is a people come out of Egypt, and it covereth the face^ of the earth : come now, imprecate me them ; peradventure I shall be able to fight with them, and drive them out.

■'12 And God said unto Balaam, Thou shalt not go with them; thou shalt not curse the people: for they are

13 blessed. And Balaam rose up in the morning, and said unto the officers of Balak, Go into your land : for the Eternal refuseth to give me leave to go with you.

14 And the officers of Moab rose up, and they went unto 16 Balak, and said, Balaam refuseth to go with us. And

Balak sent yet again^ officers, more, and more honorable

16 than they. And they came to Balaam, and said to him, Thus saith Balak, the son of Zippor, Let nothing,

17 1 pray thee, hinder thee from coming unto me : For I will honor thee exceedingly, and I will do whatsoever thou sayest unto me : come, therefore, I l)ray thee, im-

18 precate me this people And Balaam answered and said unto the servants of Balak, If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the word'* of the Eternal my God, to do less or more.

19 Now, therefore, I pray you, abide ye also here this night, that I may know what the Eternal will say unto

20 me more.'' And God came unto Balaam at night, and said unto him. If the men come to call thee, rise up, and go with them ; but yet the word which

21 I shall speak unto thee, that shalt thou do. And

* eje. ^ restore. ^ coutiuued to send. ' pass the mouth. ^ coutinueth

to speak unto me.

NUMBERS, Chap. XXII.

Balaam rose up in the morning, and saddled^ his

22 she-ass, and went with the officers of Moab. And God's wrath glowed because he went : and the angel* of the Eternal placed himself in the way for a hinderer against him. Now he was riding upon his she-ass, and

23 his two lads were with him. And the she-ass saw the angeP of the Eternal placed in the way, and his sword drawn in his hand : and the she-ass turned aside^ out of the way, and went into the field ; and Balaam smote

24 the she-ass, to incline her into the way. But the angeP of the Eternal stood in a hollow path of the vineyards, a fence being on this side, and a fence on that side.

25 And when the she-ass saw the angel of the Eternal, she pressed herself unto the wall, and pressed Balaam's foot

26 against the wall; and he smote her again.* And the angeP of the Eternal went further,* and stood in a narrow place, where was no way to incline, either to

27 the right or the left. And when the she-ass saw the angeP of the Eternal, she crouched under Balaam : and Balaam's wrath glowed, and he smote the she-ass with

28 a stick. And the Eternal opened the mouth of the she-ass ; and she said unto Balaam, What have I done unto thee, that thou hast smitten me these three times?

29 And Balaam said unto the she-ass. Because thou hast mocked me : I would there were a sword in mine hand,

30 for now would I slay thee. And the she-ass said unto Balaam, Am not I thy she-ass, upon which thou hast ridden ever since thy existence unto this day ? was I ever wont to do so unto thee ? And he said, Nay.

31 Then the Eternal uncovered the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the angeP of the Eternal placed in the way, and his sword drawn in his hand : and he bowed down his

32 head and prostrated himself on his face.^ And the angeF of the Eternal said unto him. Wherefore hast thou smitten thy she-ass these three times ? behold, I went out as a hinderer, because thy way is perverse||

33 before me : And the she-ass saw me, and turned^ from me these three times : unless she had turned^ from me, surely now also I had slain thee, and kept her

34 alive. And Balaam said unto the angel^ of the Eternal, I have sinned ; for I knew not that thou was placed in the way against me : now, therefore, if it be evil in thy

35 eyes, I will return. And the angel'^ of the Eternal said unto Balaam, Go with the men : but only the word that I shall speak unto thee, that thou shalt speak. So Balaam

' bound. 2 messenger. ' inclined. * continued. ' nostrils.

NUMBERS, Chap. XXII. XXtll.

36 went with the officers of Balak. And when Balak heard that Balaam was come, he went out towards him unto Eir Moab, which is in the boundary of Amon,

37 which is the extremity of the boundary. And Balak said unto Balaam, Did I not earnestly send unto thee to call thee? wherefore camest thou not unto me ? am

38 I not able indeed to honor thee? And Balaam said unto Balak, Lo, I am come unto thee : have I now any power at alU to say^ any thing ? the word that God

39 putteth in my mouth, that shall I speak. And Balaam went with Balak, and they came unto Kirjath-huzoth.

40 And Balak sacrificed of the herd and flock, and sent away of it to Balaam, and to the officers that icere with

41 him. And it came to pass on the morrow, that Balak took Balaam, and brought him up to Bamoth Baal, that thence he might see the utmost part^ of the people.

Chap. XXIII.

1 And Balaam said unto Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven bulls and seven rams.

2 And Balak did as Balaam had spoken ; and Balak and ^ 3 Balaam offered'* on every altar a bull and a ram. And

Balaam said unto Balak, Place thyself by thy burnt- offering, and I will go ; peradventure the Eternal will happen to meet^ me : and what thing soever he sheweth me I will tell thee. And he went to an elevated place.

4 And God happened to meet Balaam : and he said unto him. The seven altars I have set in order, and I have

5 offered* upon evert/ altar a bull and a ram. And the Eternal put a word in Balaam's mouth, and said, Re-

6 turn unto Balak, and thus thou shalt speak. And he returned unto him ; and, lo, he was placed by his

7 burnt-offering, he, and all the officers of Moab. And he took^ up his parable, and said, Balak the king of Moab hath brought^ me from Aram, out of the moun- tains of the east, saying, Come, curse me Jacob, and

8 come, defy** Israel. How shall I imprecate, whom God hath not imprecated? or how shall I be indignant, if the

9 Eternal is not indignant ? For from the top'-^ of the crags, I sec him, and from the hills I view him: lo, the people shall dwell solitary, and shall not reckon itself

10 among the nations. Who hath counted the dust of Jacob, and the number of the fourth pai-t of Israel ? Let me die the death of the upright, and let my last

11 end'" be like his I And Balak said unto Balaam, What

' am I now able. ' speak. ^ extremitj. * brought up, * towards. * lifted* 'guided. * be indignant at. * head. '° remoteness.

NUMBERS, Chap. XXIII.

hast thou done unto me ? I took thee to imprecate mine enemies, and, behold, thou hast blessed them altogether.

12 And he answered and said, Must I not take heed^ to speak that which the Eternal hath put in my mouth ?

13 And Balak said unto him, Come, I pray thee, with me unto another place, from whence thou mayest see them: thou shalt see but a part^ of them, and shalt not see them all ; and imprecate me them from thence.

14 And he took him up to the field of Zophim, to the top2 of Pisgah, and built seven altars, and offered* a

15 bull and a ram on ever i/ altar. And he said unto Balak, Place thyself here by thy burnt-offering, while I repair^

16 yonder. And the Eternal happened to yjieet Balaam, and put a word in his mouth, and said, Return unto

17 Balak, and thus shalt thou speak. And when he came to him, behold, he was placed by his burnt-offering, and the officers of Moab with him. And Balak said unto

18 him, What hath the Eternal spoken? And he took^ up his parable, and said. Rise up, Balak, and hear;

19 hearken unto me, thou son of Zippor: God is not a man, that he should be false ; neither the son of man, that he should repent : hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not establish it ?

20 Behold, I have received' commandment to bless ; and he

2 1 hath blessed ; and I cannot reverse^ it. He hath not beheld iniquity in Jacob, neither hath he seen trouble in Israel : the Eternal his God is with him, and the

22 shout^ of a king is among them. God that brought them out of Egypt : is to them as the strength || of a

23 buffalo. II Surely there is no enchantment in Jacob, neither is there any divination in Israel : in due time it shall be said to Jacob and to Israel, What God hath

24 wrought. Behold, the people shall rise up as a lioness, and lift up himself as a lion : he shall not lie down until he eat of the prey, and drink the blood of

25 the pierced,^' And Balak said unto Balaam, Neither

26 imprecate them at all, nor bless them at all. But Balaam answered and said unto Balak, Told not I thee, saying, All that the Eternal speaketh that I must do?

27 And Balak said unto Balaam, Come, I pray thee, I will take thee unto another place : peradventure it will be right in the eyes of God that thou mayest imprecate

28 me them from thence. And Balak took Balaam unto the top^ of Peor, that is discerned upon the

29 face of the desert.^^ And Balaam said unto Balak,

' keep. * extremity. ^ head. * brought up. * happen. * lifted. ' taken, '"restore, 'diu. '"solitude. U stabbed to death.

NUMBERS, Chap. XXIII. XXIV.

Build me here seven altars, and set me in order here 30 seven bulls and seven rams. And Balak did as Balaam had said, and offered^ a bull and a ram on every altar.

Chap. XXIV.

1 And when Balaam saw that it was good in the eyes of the Eternal to bless Israel, he went not, as at other times, to seek for enchantments," but he set his face towards

2 the desert. And Balaam lifted up his eyes, and he saw Israel dwelling in his tents according to their tribes; and

3 the spirit of the Eternal was upon him. And he took* up his parable, and said, Declaration of Balaam the son of Beor and the declaration of the strong man with the

4 penetrating eye ; Declaration of him that heard the sayings of God, who saw the vision of the Almighty,

5 falling, but having his eyes uncovered : How goodly are thy tents, O Jacob, and thy dwellings, O Israel !

6 As the brooks that wind,'' as gardens beside the river, as the trees of lign-aloes which the Etenial hath planted, and as cedar trees beside the waters.

7 Water shall flow out of his buckets, and his seed shall be in many waters, and his king shall be more exalted than

8 Agag, and his kingdom shall be elevated. God that brought him out of Egypt, is to him as the strength || of a buffalo: II he shall eat up the nations his adversaries, and shall crush their bones, and pierce them through

9 with his arrows. He crouched, he lay down as a lion, and as a lioness : who shall stir him up ?^ Blessed is he that blesseth thee, and cursed is he that curseth thee.

10 And Balak's wrath glowed against Balaam, and he clapped his hands together: and Balak said unto Balaam, I called thee to curse mine enemies, and, behold, thou

1 1 hast altogether blessed them these three times. There- fore now flee thou to thy place : I thought'' to honour thee exceedingly; but, lo, the Eternal hath kept thee back

12 from honour. And Balaam said unto Balak, Spake I not also to thy messengers which thou sentcst unto me,

13 saying, If Halak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond'' the commandmenl'^ of the Eternal, to do either good or bad of mine own mind ;

14 but what the Eternal saith, that will I speak? And now, behold, I go unto my people : come therefore, arid I will advertise-' thee what this ])eople shall do to thy

15 people in the remoteness of days. An(.\ he took'* up his parable, and said, Declaration of Balaam the son of Beor and declaration of the man with the penetrating eye :

' brought up. * towards serpents, 'lifted. * are inclined. ' raise him. • said. ' pass. ^ mouth. * counsel.

V

NUMBERS, Chap. XXIV. XXV.

16 Declaration of him that heard the sayings of God, and knoweth the knowledge of the Most High, who seeth the vision of the Almighty, falling, but having his

17 eyes uncovered. I see him, but not now; I perceive him, but not nigh : a Star steppeth out of Jacob, and a rod riseth out of Israel, and pierceth the corners of Moab, and dasheth all the children of Sheth.

18 And Edom shall be a possession, Seir also shall be a possession for his enemies; and Israel shall do valiantly.^

19 And out of Jacob he shall rule, and destroy the remnant

20 of the city. And when he saw Amalek, he took^ up his parable, and said, Amalek was the beginning of nations ; but his latter ertd^ shall be, that he perish everlastingly.

21 And he saw the Kenites, and he took'^ up his parable, and said, Firm is thy dwelling-place, and thou puttest thy

22 nest in a rock. Nevertheless the Kenite shall be a waste,

23 how long ere Ashur will carry thee away captive ? And he took'^ up his parable, and said, Alas, who shall live

24 whenhe doethHhis! And ships from the landofChittim shall afflict Ashur, and shall afflict Eber, and he also

25 shall perish everlastingly. And Balaam rose up, and returned to his place : and Balak also went his way.

Chap. XXV.

1 And Israel abode in Shittim, and the people began to

2 commit whoredom with the daughters of Moab. And they called the people unto the sacrifices of their gods : and the people did eat, and prostrated themselves to

3 their gods. And Israel was attached to Baal-peor : and

4 the wrath of the Eternal glowed against Israel. And the Eternal said unto Moses, Take all the heads of the people, and hang^ them up before the Eternal against the sun, that the fierce wrath of the Eternal may be

5 turned away from Israel. And Moses said unto the judges of Israel, Kill every one his men that were at-

6 tached unto Baal-peor. And, behold one of the chil- dren of Israel came, and brought^ unto his brethren the Midianitish woman, in the eyes of Moses, and in the eyes of all the congregation of the children of Israel, who were weeping before the entrance of the appointed

7 tent. And when Phinehas the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, saw it, he rose up from among the

8 congregation, and took a lance in his hand ; And he went after the man of Israel into the recess, and thrust both of them through, the man of Israel, and the woman in her stomach. So the pestilence was restrained from 1 force. ' lifted. ^ remoteness. * putteth. * dislocate, o otfered.

NUMBERS, Chap. XXV. XXVI.

9 the children of Israel. And those that died in the pestilence were twenty and four thousand.

10 11 And the Eternal spake unto Moses saying, Phi- nehas the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, hath turned'^ my wrath away from the children of Israel, while he was zealous with my jealoiasy in the midst of them, that I consumed^ not the children of Israel in my

1 2 jealousy. Wherefore, say, Behold, I give unto him my

13 covenant of peace: And he shall have it, and his seed after him, even the covenant of a priesthood for ever: because he was zealous for his God, and made an expia-

14 tion for the children of Israel. Now the name of the Israelite that was smitten, even that was smitten with the Midianitish icoman, teas Zimri, the son of Salu, a prince

15 of a chief house^ among the Simeonites. And the name of the Midianitish woman that was smitten ivas Cozbi, the daughter of Zur ; head of nations, and of a chief house^ in Midian.

16 17 And the Eternal spake unto Moses, saying, Distress l8 the Midianites, and smite them: For they distress you

with their guiles, wherewith they have beguiled you, in the matter of Peor, and in the matter'* of Cozbi, the daughter of a prince of Midian, their sister, who was smitten in the day of the plague, for Peor's sake.'*

Chap. XXVI.

1 And it came to pass, after the pestilence,

that the Eternal spake unto Moses, and unto Eleazar, the

2 son of Aaron the priest, as follows, Take the sum-^ of all the congregation of the children of Israel, from twenty years old^ and upwards, throughout their flither's house, every

3 one of Israel that gocth to the host. And Moses and Eleazar the priest spake with them in the plains of

4 Moab, by the Jordan, 7iear Jericho, saying. Take the sum of the people, from twenty years old*"' and upwards : as the Eternal commanded Moses, and the children of

5 Israel, who went forth out of the land of Egypt. Reu- ben the firstborn of Israel : the children of Reuben ; Hanoch, the family of the Ilanochite : of Pallu, the

J restored. ^ finished. ^ house of a father. * word. '' hear the head,

" a son.

2 u

NUMBERS. Chap. XXVI.

6 family of the Palluites : Of Hezron, the family of the Hezronites : of Carmi, the family of the Carmites.

7 These are the families of the Reubenites : and they that were numbered of them were forty and three thousand

8 and seven hundred and thirty. And the sons of Pallu:

9 Ehab. _ And the sons of Efiab ; Nemuel and Dathan, and Abiram. This is that Dathan and Abiram the called ones of the congregation, who excited strife against Moses and against Aaron in the congregation of Korah,

10 when they excited strife against the Eternal. And the earth opened its mouth, and swallowed them up together with Korah, when that congregation died; whea the fire devoured^ two hundred and fifty men ; and they

1 1 became a sign.^ Notwithstanding the children of Ko-

12 rah died not. The sons of Simeon after their famihes: of Nemuel, the family of the Nemuehtes : of Jamin, the family of the Jaminites: of Jachin, the family of the

13 Jachinites : Of Zerah, the family of the Zarhites: of

1 4 Shaul, the family of the Shaulites. These are the fami- hes of the Simeonites, twenty and two thousand and

15 two hundred. The children of Gad, after their fami- lies: ofZephon, the family of the Zephonites: of Haggi, the family of the Haggites : of Shuni, the family of "the

16 Shunites : Of Ozni, the family of the Oznites : of Eri,

17 the family of the Erites. Of Arod, the family of the

1 8 Arodites : of Areli, the family of the Arelites. These are the families of the children of Gad, according to those that were numbered of them, forty thousand and five hun-

19 dred. The sons of Judah were Er and Onan : and Er

20 and Onan died in the land of Canaan. And the sons of Judah after their families were ; of Shelah, the family of the Shelanites: of Pharez, the family of the Pharzites:

21 of Zerah, the family of the Zarhites. And the sons of Pharez were ; of Hezron the family of the Hezronites :

22 of Hamul, the family of the Hamulites. These are the families of Judah according to those that were num- bered of them, threescore and sixteen thousand and five

23 hundred. Of the sons of Issachar after their families : of Tola, the family of the Tolaites : of Pua, the family

24 of the Punites : Of Jashub, the family of Jashubites :

25 of Shimron, the family of the Shimronites. These are the families of Issachar according to those that were numbered of them, threescore and four thousand and

26 three hundred. Of the sons of Zebulun after their

' ate. * banner

NUMBERS, Chap. XXVI.

families: of Sered, the family of the Sardites: of Elon, the family of the Elonites : of Jahleel, the family of the

27 Jahleelites. These are the families of the Zebulunites, according to those that were numbered of them, three-

28 score thousand and five hundred. The sons of Joseph,

29 after their families, were Manasseh and Ephraim. Of the sons of Manasseh : of Machir, the family of the Machirites; and Machir begat Gilead: of Gilead come

30 the family of the Gileadites. These are the sons of Gilead: of Joezer, the family of the Jeezerites: of

31 Helek, the family of the Helekites: And of Asriel, the family of the Asrielites : and of Shechem, the family

32 of the Shechemites : And of Shemida, the family of the Shemidaites: and of Hepher, the family of the

33 Hepherites.- And Zelophehad the son of Hepher had no sons, but dauschters: and the names of the daughters of Zelophehad were Mahlah, and Noah, Hoglah, Milcah,

34 and Tirzah. These are the families of Manasseh, and those I hat were numbered of them, fifty and two thou-

35 sand and seven hundred. These are the sons of Eph- - raim after their families : of Shuthelah, the family of the

Shuthalhites : of Becher, the family of the Bachrites : of

36 Tahan, the family of the Tahanites. And these are the sons of Shuthelah : of Eran, the family of the

37 Eranites. These are the families of the sons of Ephraim, according to those that were numbered of them,, thirty and two thousand and five hundred. These are the

38 sons of Joseph after their families. The sons of Ben- jamin after their families: of Bela, the family of the

Belaites: of Ashbel, the family of the Ashbelites: of

39 Ahiram, the family of the Ahiramites : Of Shupham, the family of the Shuphamites: of Hupham, the family

40 of the Huphamites. And the sons of Bela were Ard and Naaman : of Ard, the family of the Ardites: andoi

4 1 Naaman, the family of the Naamites. These are the sons of Benjamin, after their families: and they that were numbered of them loere forty and five thousand

42 and six lumdrcd. These are the sous of Dan, after their families: of Shuham, the family of the Shuhaiuites. These are the families of Dan, after their families.

43 All the families of the Shuhaniitcs, according to those that were numbered of them, were threescore and four

44 thousand and four hundred. O/the children of Ashcr, after their fiimilies : of Jimna, the family of the .Timnites: of Jesui, the family of the Jcsuites : of Bcriah, the

NUMBERS, Chap. XXVI.

45 family of the Beriites. Of the sons of Beriah : of He- ber, the families of the Heberites : of Malchiel, the

46 family of the Malchielites. And the name of the

47 daughter of Asher was Sarach. These are the families of the sons of Asher, according to those that were num- bered of them, who were fifty and three thousand and

48 four hundred. Of the sons of Naphtali, after their families : of Jahzeel, the family of the Jahzeelites : of

49 Guni, the family of the Gunites: Of Jezer, the family of the Jezerites : of Shillem, the family of the Shil-

50 lemites. These are the families of Naphtali, according to their families : and they that were numbered of them

51 were forty and five thousand and four hundred. These loere the numbered^ of the children of Israel, six hun- dred thousand, and a thousand seven hundred and thirty.

52 53 And the Eternal spake unto Moses saying, Unto these the land shall be divided for an inheritance, ac-

54 cording to the number of names. To the numerous thou shalt increase the inheritance, and to few thou shalt give the less inheritance : to every one shall his inheri- tance be given according to those that were numbered

55 of him. Notwithstanding the land shall be divided by lot : according to the names of the tribes of their fathers

6Q they shall inherit. According to the lot shall the pos- session thereof be divided between the numerous and the

61 few. And these are they that were numbered^ of the Levites, after their famiUes : of Gershon, the family of the Gershonites : of Kohath, the familv of the Kohath-

58 ites: of Merari, the family of the Merarites. These are the families of the Levites: the family of the Lib- nites, the family of the Hebronites, the family of the Mahlites, the famil}'^ of the Mushites, the family of the

59 Korathites : and Kohath begat Amram. And the name of Amram's wife was Jochebed, the daughter of Levi, whom her mother bare to Levi in Egypt ; and she bare unto Amram, Aaron, and Moses, and Miriam their

60 sister. And unto Aaron was born Nadab, and Abihu,

61 Eleazar, and Ithamar. And Nadab and Abihu died, when they offered strange^ fire before the Eternal.

62 And those that were numbered^ of them were twenty and three thousand, all males, from a month old^ and upwards : for they were not numbered among the chil- dren of Israel, because there was no inheritance given

63 them in the midst of the children of Israel. These are

^ visited. ^ lay. ^ a son of.

NUMBERS. Chap. XXVI. XXVIi.

they that were numbered^ by Moses and Eleazar the priest, who numbered^ the children of Israel in the

6,4 pl'iins of Moab, by the Jordan near Jericho. But among these there was not a man of them whom Moses and Aaron the priest numbered,^ when they numbered'

65 the children of Israel in the desert of Sinai : For the

Eternal had said of them, They shall surely die in the

desert. And there was not left a man of them, save

Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun.

Chap. XXVII.

1 Then approached the daughters of Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, of the families of Manasseh the son of Joseph : and these are the names of his daughters ; Mahlah, Noah, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Tirzah.

2 And they stood before Moses, and before Eleazar the priest, and before the princes and all the congregation,

3 by the entrance of the appointed tent, saying, Our father died in the desert, and he was not in the con- gregation of them that were convened against the

' Eternal in the congregation of Korah; but died in his

4 own sin, and had no sons. Wherefore should the name of our father be done away^ from among his family, because he hath no son ? Give unto us, therefore, a pos- session among the brethren of our father.

5 And Moses brought^^ their cause* before the Eternal.

6 7 And the Eternal spake unto Moses, saying, The daughters of Zelophehad speak right : thou shalt surely give them a possession of an inheritance in the midst of their father's brethren ; and thou shalt cause the in-

8 heritance of their father to pass unto them. And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying. If a man die, and have no son, then ye shall cause his inheritance

9 to pass unto his daughter. And if he have no daughter, then ye shall give his inheritance unto his brethren.

10 And if he have no brethren, then ye shall give his

1 1 inheritance unto his father's brethren. And if his father have no brethren, then ye shall give his inherit- ance unto his kin that is next to him of his family, and he shall possess it : and it shall be unto the children of Israel an ordinance of judgment , as the Eternal com- manded Moses.

12 And the Eternal said unto Moses, Go up into this mount Abarim, and see the land which I have

13 given unto the children of Israel. And when thou hast seen it thou also shall be gathered unto thy

J visik-d. 2 diminished. ^ offered. * judgment.

NUMBERS, Chap. XXVII. XXVIII.

14 peoples, as Aaron thy brother was gathered. Since ye rebelled against my commandment^ in the desert of Zin, in the strife of the congregation, to sanctify me with the water before their eyes : that is the water of Meribah in

15 Kadesh, in the desert of Zin. And Moses spake unto

16 the Eternal, saying, Let the Eternal, the God of the spirits of all flesh, set a man over the congregation,

1 7 Who may go out before them, and who may come in before them, and who may lead them out, and who may bring them in ; that the congregation of the Eternal

18 be not as a flock which have no shepherd And the Eternal said unto Moses, Take thee Joshua the son of Nun, a man in whom is spirit, and lay thine hand upon

19 him; And present him before Eleazar the priest, and before all the congregation : and command him before

20 their eyes. And thou shalt put- some of thine honour^ upon him, that all the congregation of the children of

21 Israel may be obedient.* And he shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who shall ask counsel for him, after the judgment of Urim before the Eternal : at his word^ shall they go out, and at his word^ they shall come in,

f both he, and all the children of Israel with him, even all

22 the congregation : And Moses did as the Eternal commanded him: and he took Joshua, and presented him before Eleazar the priest, and before all the con-

23 gregation: And he laid his hands upon him, and commanded him, as the Eternal spoke by the hand of Moses.

Chap. XXVIII.

1 2 And the Eternal spake unto Moses, saying, Command

the children of Israel, and say unto them, My offering,

my bread for my fire offerings for a pleasing odour

unto me, shall ye keep to offer unto me in its appointed

3 season. And thou shalt say unto them. This is the fire offering which ye shall offer unto the Eternal ; two lambs of one^ year without spot,^ for ever^ day, for a, con-

4 tinual burnt offering. The one lamb shalt thou offer in the morning, and the other lamb shalt thou offer at

5 even f And a tenth part of an ephah of flour for an oblation, mingled with the fourth part of an bin of

6 beaten oil. It is a continual burnt offering, ordained^ in mount Sinai for a pleasing odour, a fire off^ering unto

7 the Eternal. And the drink offering thereof shall be

the fourth part of an bin for the one lamb : in the holy

place shalt thou cause the strong drink to be poured

' mouth. * give. ^ majesty. * hear. ^ sons of its. * perfect. "^ make. * make between the two evenings. " made.

IVUMBERS, Chap. XXVIII.

8 unto the Eternal ^r a drink offering. And the second lamb shalt thou oifer at even :^ as the oblation of the morning, and as the drink offering thereof, thou shalt offer^ it, a fire offering of a pleasing odour unto the Eternal.

9 And on the sabbath day two lambs of one^ year without spot,* and two tenth deals of flour for an obla- tion, mingled with oil, and the drink offering thereof.

10 This is the burnt offering of every sabbath^ besides the continual burnt offering, and its drink offering.

11 And in the beginnings^ of your months ye shall offer a burnt offering unto the Eternal; two young bulls,'' and one ram, seven lambs of one^ year without

12 spot;"* And three tenth deals of flour for an oblation, mingled with oil, for one bull : and two tenth deals of flour for an oblation, mingled with oil, for one ram ;

13 And a several tenth deaF of flour mingled with oil for an oblationuntotheonelamb,/(9r a burnt offering of a

14 pleasing odour, a fire offering unto the Eternal. And their drink offerings shall be half an hin of wine unto a bull, and the third part of an hin unto a ram, and a fourth part of an hin unto a lamb : this is the burnt offering of every month in its month throughout the

15 months of the year. And one kid**^ of the goats for a sin offering unto ttie Eternal shall be offered^^, besides the

16 continual burnt offering, and its drink offering. And in the fourteenth day of the first month is the passover

17 of the Eternal, And in the fifteenth day of this month is a festival : seven days shall unleavened bread

18 be eaten. In the first day shall be a convocation of holiness : ye shall do no manner of servile work*^

1 9 therein : But ye shall offer a fire offering fo)r a burnt offering unto the Eternal : two young bulls,!*' and one ram, and seven lambs of one^ year : they shall be unto

20 you without blemish :* And their oblation shall be of flour mingled with oil : three tenth deals shall ye offer

21 for a bull, and two tenth deals for a ram: A several tenth deal* shalt thou offer^ for the one lamb, through-

22 out the seven lambs: And one goat^/ora sin offering,

23 to make an expiation for you. Ye shall offer'-' these besides the burnt offering in the morning, which is for a

24 continual burnt offering. Like these ye shall offer* on each day throughout the seven da3's, the food"* of the fire offering of a pleasing odour unto the

* make hetweon tlie two evenings. ' make. ' sons of a. * pt-rtcct. * a sab- bath in its sabbath. " heads. 7 sons of a herd. * soim of a. 10 hairy. ' ' made. '* work of service. 13 bulls sons of the herd. 9 u truth deal a tenth deal.

'■» bread.

NUMBERS, Chap. XXVUl. XXIX.

Eternal : it shall be offered^ besides the continual

25 burnt offering, and its drink offering. And on the seventh day ye shall have a convocation of holi-

26 ness; ye shall do no servile work.^ Also in the day of the firstlings, when ye bring a new oblation unto the Eternal, after your weeks he out, ye shall have a convo-

27 cation of holiness; ye shall do no servile work:^ But ye shall offer a burnt offering for a pleasing odour unto the Eternal ; two young bulls,^ one ram, seven

28 lambs of one* year ; And their oblation of flour mingled with oil, three tenth deals unto one bull, two tenth

29 deals unto one ram ; A several tenth deaP unto one

30 lamb, throughout the seven lambs ; And one kid*"

31 of the goats, to make an expiation for you. Ye shall offer' tliem besides the continual burnt offering, and its oblation, they shall be unto you without blemish/ and their drink offerings.

Chap. XXIX.

1 And in the seventh month, on the first dmj of the fnonth, ye shall have a convocation of holiness : ye shall do no servile work;^ it is a day of sounding the cornet^ unto

2 you. And ye shall offer^ a burnt offering for a pleasing odour unto the Eternal, one young bull,i'' one ram, aiid

3 seven lambs of one* year without blemish:^ And their oblation shall be of flour mingled with oil, three tenth

4 deals for a bull, ajid two tenth deals for a ram. And one tenth deal for the one lamb, throughout the seven

5 lambs ; And one kid^ of the goats /or a sin offering, to

6 make an expiation for you : Besides the burnt offering of the month, and its oblation, and the continual burnt offering, and its oblation, and their drink offerings, according to their manner,ii for a pleasing odour a

7 fire offering unto the Eternal. And ye shall have on the tenth day of this seventh month a convocation of holiness ; and ye shall fast^^ : ye shall not do any work

8 therein : But ye shall offer a burnt offering unto the Eternal for a pleasing odour ; one young bull,i^ one ram, and seven lambs of one* year; they shall be unto

9 you without blemish.^ And their oblation shall he of flour mingled with oil, three tenth deals to a bull, and

' made. ^ work cf service. ^ sons of the herd. * sons of its. ^ a tenth

deal a te-ith deal. ^ hairy one. 7 make. ^ perfect. ^ din. ^^ a bull son of

the herd, ii judgment. 12 aflSict your souls. 13 bull son of a herd.

NUMBERS, CuA^^ XXIX.

10 two tenth deals to one ram, A several tenth deal' for

11 one lamb, throughout the seven lambs: One kid^ of the goats for a sin offering of expiation, and the con- tinual burnt offering, and the oblation of it, and their

12 drink offerings. And on the fifteenth day of the seventh month ye shall have a convocation of holiness ; ye shall do no servile work,^ and ye shall celebrate a festival unto

13 the Eternal seven days : And ye shall offer a burnt offering, a fire offering, of a pleasing odour unto the Eternal : thirteen young bulls,'* two rams, and fourteen lambs of one* year; they shall be without blemish:^

14 And their oblation shall be o/" flour mingled with oil, three tenth deals to every^ bull of the thirteen bulls,

15 two tenth deals to each^ ram of the two rams. And a several tenth deaU to each' lamb of the fourteen lambs ;

16 And one kid- of the goats foT a sin offering, besides the .continual burnt offering, its oblation, and its drink

17 offering. And on the second day ye s/ifi(ZZ q/fir twelve young bulls,® two rams, fourteen lambs, of one^ year,

18 without spot:^ And their oblation, and their drink offerings, for the bulls, for the rams, and for the lambs, shall he according to their number, after the manner :^

19 And one kid- of the goats /or a sin offering ; besides the continual burnt offering, and the oblation thereof, and

20 their drink offerings. And on the third day eleven bulls, two rams, fourteen lambs of one^ year without

21 blemish;^ And their oblation, and their drink offer- ings, for the bulls, for the rams, and for the lambs, shall

22 he according to their number, after the manner \^ And one goat'/ora sin offering; besides liie continual bm'nt

23 offering, and its oblation, and its drink offering. And on the fourth day ten bulls, two rams, and fourteen lambs

24 of one* year without blemish:'' Their oblation, and their drink offerings, for the bulls, for the rams, and for the lambsi!, shall he according to their number,

25 after the manner :'* And one kid- of the goats /or a sin offering; besides a continual burnt offering, its oblation,

26 and its drink offering. And on the filth day nine i)ulls, two rams, and fourteen lambs of one'' year, without

27 spot:® And their oblation, and their drink offerings, for the bulls, for the rams, and for the lambs, shall

'a tenth flea) a tenth (leal, -hairy one. 'work nf senice.. < sons of (he herd. *EOiisot'a ''perfect. Ulie oue. " sons of a Let d. " jiid^ineni.

NUMBERS, Chap. XXIX. XXX.

be according to their number, after the manner : ^

28 And one goat- for a sin offering ; besides the continual burnt offering, and its oblation, and its drink offering.

29 And on the sixth day eight bulls, two rams, and four-

30 teen lambs of one year^ without blemish :'* And their oblation, and their drink offerings, for the bulls, for the rams, and for the lambs, shall be according to their num-

31 ber, after the manner:^ And one goat^ for a sin offering; besides the continual burnt offering, its obla-

32 tion, and its drink offering. And on the seventh day seven bulls, two rams, a7id fourteen lambs of one year,

33 without blemish t"* And their oblation, and their drink offerings, for the bulls, for the rams, and for the lambs, shall be according to their number, after the. manner:'

34 And one goat^/ora sin offering; besides the continual burnt offering, its oblation, and its drink offering.

35 On the eighth day there shall be a restriction ^ro?/? labor

36 unto you; ye shall do no servile^ work therein: But ye shall offer a burnt offering, a fire offering, of pleasing odour unto the Eternal ; one bull, one ram, seven lambs of one^

37 year without blemish :* Their oblation, and their drink offerings, for the bull, for the ram, and for the lambs, shall be according to their number, after the

38 manner :i And one goat^ /or a sin offering; besides the continual burnt offering, its oblation, and its drink

3^ offering. These things ye shall do unto the Eternal in your appointed festivals, besides your vows, and your free-will-offerings, for your burnt offerings, and for your oblations, and for your drink offerings, and for your feast offerings.

Chap. XXX.

1 And Moses told the children of Israel, according to all that the Eternal commanded Moses.

2 And Moses spake unto the heads of the tribes concern- ing the children of Israel, saying. This is the word which

3 the Eternal hath commanded. If a man vow a vow unto the Eternal, or swear an oath to bind his soul with a bond ; he shall not violate his word, he shall do ac-

4 cording to all that goeth forth from his mouth. If a woman also vow a vow unto the Eternal, and bind herself by a bond, being in her father's house in her

5 youth ; And her father heard her vow, and her bond

^ judgment. ^ hairy. ' sons of a. * perfect. ^ work of service.

NUMBERS, CuAP. XXX. XXXI.

wherewith she hath bound her soul, and her father held his peace at her ; then all her vows shall stand,^ and every bond wherewith she hath bound her soul shall

6 stand.i But if her father disallow her in the day that he heareth; not any of her vows, or of her bonds, where- with she hath bound her soul, shall stand :i and the Eternal shall forgive her, because her father disallowed

7 her. And if she were at all betrothed to a man, and there are vows upon her, or an utterance of her lips, where-

8 with she bound her soul ; And her betrothed^ heard ity and held his peace at her in the day that he heard it ; then her vows shall stand,^ and her bonds wherewith she

9 bound her soul shall stand. ^ Butif her husband disallow her on the day that he hear it ; then he shall make void her vow which is upon her, and the utterance of her lips, wherewith she bound her soul : and the Eternal

10 shall foro'ive her. But the vow of a widow, and of her that is divorced,^ with whatever they have bound their

11 souls, shall stand^ against her. And if she vowed in her husband's house, or bound her soul by a bond with

12 an oath; And her husband heard it, and held his peace at her, and disallowed her not ; then all her vows shall stand,^ and every bond wherewith she bound her

13 soul shall stand.^ Butif her husband hath utterly made them void on the day he heard them ; then whatsoever goeth forth from her lips concerning her vows, or con- cerning the bond of her soul, shall not stand ;i her hus- band hath made them void, and the Eternal shall forgive

14 her. Every vow, and every binding oath to afflict the soul, her husband may establish it, or her husband may

15 make it void. But if her husband altogether hold his peace at her, from day to day ; then he establisheth all her vows, or all her bonds, which ai-e upon her : he establisheth them, because he held his peace at her in

16 the day that he heard them. But if he shall any ways make them void, some time after that he hath heard them;

17 then he shall bear her iniquity. These are the statutes which the Eternal commanded Moses, between a man and his wife ; between a father and his daughter, deint/ yet in her youth in her father's house.

CuAP. XXXI.

1 2 And the Eternal spake unto Moses, saying, Avenge the children of Israel of the Midianites: afterwards 3 shalt thou be gathered unto thy peoples. And Moses ' rise. - husband. * driven away.

NUMBERS, Chap. XXXI.

spake unto the people, saying, Eciuip some of yourselves for the host, and let them go^ against the Midianites, to execute^ the venjieance of the Eternal aijainst Midian.

4 Of every tribe a thousand,^ throughout all the tribes of

5 Israel, shall ye send to the host. So there were delivered over out of thousands of Israel, a thousand of everj/trihe;

6 twelve thousand equipped for the host. And Moses sent them to the host*a thousand of ewer^/ tribe, them and Phi- nehas the son of Eleazarthe priest, to the host, with the vessels of holiness, and the trumpets to blow,^ in his

7 hand. And they warred''' against the Midianites, as the Eternal commanded Moses ; and they slew every

8 male. And they slew the kings of Midian, amon^ those pierced^^ by them ; namely, Evi, and Rekem, ana Zur, and Hm*, and Reba, five kings of Midian : Balaam also, the son of Boor, they slew with the sword.

9 And the children of Israel took ail the women of Midian captives, and their little ones, and took^^ all their

10 beasts, and all their cattle, and all their goods. ^ And they burnt all their cities wherein they dwelt,'' and all

11 their strongholds, with fire. And they took all the

12 spoil, and all the prey, hoth of men and of beasts. And they brought the captives, and the prey, and the spoil, unto Moses and Eleazar the priest, and unto the con- gregation of the children of Israel, unto the camp at the plains of Moab, which are by the Jordan near Jericho.

13 And Moses, and Eleazar the priest, and all the princes of the congregation, went forth towards them without

14 the camp. And Moses was angry with those ap- pointed over the force, with the officers over thousands, and officers over hundreds, who came from the host of

15 the war. And Moses said unto them. Have ye kept

16 all the females alive ? Behold, these were a7i enticement to the children of Israel, through the word of Balaam, to commit^ a perfidy against the Eternal in the matter* of Peor, and there was a pestilence among the congre-

17 gation*of the EternaL Now therefore .kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman that hath

18 known man bv lying with a male. But all the little ones among women that have not known a male, by

19 lying, keep alive for yourselves. And do ye abide'" without the camp seven days: whosoever hath killed

^be. - give the vengance of. ' a thousand of the tribe, a thousand of a

tribe. * din. ^ crowded. ^ force. ' in their habitations. * a perfidy. ,

9 word. 10 encamp, n plundered. 12 stabbed to death.

NUMBERS, Chap. XXXI.

any person,^ and whosoever hath touched any one stabbed to death, purify both yourselves and your captives, on the

20 third da}'^, and on the seventh day ; Every garment and every vessel of skin, and every work of goats' hair, and

21 every vessel made of wood ; purify yourselves. And Eleazar the priest said unto the men of the host who went to the war. This is the ordinance of the law which the Eter-

22 nal commanded Moses ; Only the gold, and the silver,

23 the copper, the iron, the tin, and the lead, Every thing that may come into the fire, ye shall pass through the fire, and it shall be clean ; nevertheless it shall be puri- fied Avith the water of separation : and all that cometh

24 not into the fire ye shall pass through the water. And ye shall wash your garments on the seventh day, and ye shall be clean, and afterwards ye shall come into the

25 camp. And the Eternal spake unto Moses, saying,

26 Take the sum^ of the prey that was captured, both of man and of beast, thou, and Eleazar the priest, and the

27 heads of the fathers of the congregation ; And divide the prey into two parts ; between them that took-^ the war upon them, who went out to the host, and between

28 all the congregation: And raise a tribute unto the Eternal of the men of war who went out to the host : one soul of five hundred, both of the persons, and of the

29 herd, and of the asses, and of the flock; Take it of their half, and give it unto Eleazar the priest, /or an

30 heave offering of the Eternal. And of the children of Israel's half, thou shalt take one portion* of fifty, of the persons, of the herds, of the asses, and of the flocks, of all manner q/' beasts, and give them unto the Levites, who

31 keep the charge of the dwelling of the Eternal. And Moses and Eleazar the priest did as the Eternal com-

32 manded Moses. And the prey, being the rest of the booty which the men of the host had taken, ^ was six hundred thousand, and seventy thousand, and five thou-

33 sand ot the flock. And threescore and twelve thousand

34 of the herd. And threescore and one thousand asses,

35 And thirty and two thousand persons* in all, of wo- men that had not known a male by lying with

36 him. And the half, which ivas the portion of them that went out to the host, was of the flock in number three hundred thousand, and seven thousand and

I 80ul. 'bear the head. ^ seized. * caught hold of. ^ soul.s of persons.

6 plundered

NUMBERS, Chap. XXXI. XXXII.

37 thirty thousand and five hundred : And of the flock the tribute of the Eternal was six hundred and

38 three score and fifteen. And the herd was thirty and six thousand; of which the tribute of the Eternal was

39 threescore and twelve. And the asses ivere thirty thousand and five hundred ; of which the tribute of the

40 Eternal was threescore and one. And the persons^ were sixteen thousand ; of which the tribute of the

41 Eternal ivas thirty and two persons. And Moses gave the tribute, which was the heave offering of the Eternal, unto Eleazar the priest; as the Eternal commanded

42 Moses. And of the children of Israel's half, which

43 Moses divided'^ from the men that warred.^ Now the half of the flock that pertained unto the congregation was three hundred thousand, and thirty thousand, and

44 seven thousand and five hundred. And thirty and six

45 thousand of the herd. And thirty thousand asses

46 and five hundred. And sixteen thousand persons,^

47 Even of the children of Israel's half, Moses took one portion'* of fifty, both of man and of beast, and gave them unto the Levites, who kept the charge of the dwelling of the Eternal, as the Eternal commanded

48 Moses. And those appointed over thousands of the host, the officers of thousands, and officers of hundreds,

49 approached unto Moses: And they said unto Moses, Thy servants have taken the sum^ of the men of war who are under our charge,^ and there is not missed one

50 man of us. We have therefore offered the offering for the Eternal, what every man hath found, of vessels of gold, chains, and clasps, rings, ear-rings, and beads, to make an expiation for our souls before the Eternal.

51 And Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of

52 them, even all wrought vessels.^ And all the gold of the heave offering that they heaved to the Eternal, of the officers of thousands, and of the officers of hundreds, was sixteen thousand seven hundred and fifty shekels.

53 For the men of war had plundered every man for him-

54 self. And Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of the officers of thousands and of hundreds, and brought it in the appointed tent, for a memorial for the children of Israel before the Eternal.

Chap. XXXII. 1 Now the children of Reuben and the children of Gad had cattle in a very great^ multitude : and when they

* souls of persons. * halved. * congregated. * caught hold, 'take the head- •^ in our hand. ' vessels of deed. ^ numerous.

NUMBRRS, CiiAP. XXXII.

saw the land of Jazer, and the land of Gilead, that, be-

2 hold, the place was a place for cattle ; The cliiUhen of Gad and the children of Reuben came and spake unto Moaes, and to Eleazar the priest, and unto the

3 princes of the congregation, saying, Ataroth, and Dibon, and Jazer, and Niinrah, and Heshbon, and

4 Elcaleh, andMicbaai, and Nebo, and Beon. Even the country which the Eternal smote before the congrega- tion of Israel, is a land for cattle, and thy servants have

5 cattle : Wherefore, said they, if we have found favour in thine eye:, let this land be given unto thy servants for

6 a possession, one? make us not pass over the Jordan. And Moses said unto the children of Gad and to the children of Reuben, Shall your brethren go to war, and shall ye

7 abide here ? And wherefore discourage ye the heart of the children of Israel from passing into the land

8 which the Eternal hath given them ? Thus did your fathei's, v/hen I sent them from Kadesh-barnea to see

9 the land. For when they went up unto the brook of Eshcol, and saw the land, they discouraged the chil- dren of Israel, that they should not go into the land

10 which the Eternal had given them. And the wrath of the Eternal glowed on that day, and he sware, saying,

1 1 If the men that went up out of Egypt, from twenty year old^ and upwards, see the ground which I sware unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob ; for they

12 have not wholly followed me :- Save Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite, and Joshua the son of Nun :

13 for they have wholly followed'Hhe Eternal. . . . And the wrath of the Eternal glowed against Israel, and he made them wander in the desert forty years, until all the generation, that had done evil in the eyes of the Eternal,

14 was consumed.'* And, behold, ye are risen up in your fathers' stead, a progeny of sinful men, to add yet to the fierce wrath of the Eternal towards Israel.

1.5 For if ye turn away from after him, he Avill yet again"* place them in the desert; and ye shall destroy^ all this

IG ])ooplc. And they stepped near unto him, and said. We will build sheepfolds'" here for our cattle, and cities

17 for our little ones: But we ourselves will equip and speed before the children of Israel, until we have brought them unto their place : and our little ones shall abide in the fenced cities because of the inhabi-

i£ tants of the land. We will not return unto our houses,

' a soil of. * filled after me. ■'' filli-d. ♦ co^nplctc. * conlintic to.

• corrupt. ■ liiMlges.

NUMBERS, Chap, XXXII.

until the children of Israel have inherited every one his

19 inheritance. For we will not inherit with them on yonder side of the Jordan, or forward ; because our inheritance, is fallen' to us on this side of the Jordan eastward.

20 And Moses said unto them, If ye will do this thing,

21 if ye will equip before the Eternal to war, And will pass all of you equipped over the Jordan before the Eternal, until he hath dispossessed his enemies from before him,

22 And the land be subdued before the Eternal: then afterwards ye shall return, and be guiltless before the Eternal, and before Israel ; and this land shall be your

23 possession before the Eternal. But if ye will not do so, behold, ye have sinned against the Eternal : arid

24 know your sin which will find you. Build ye cities for your little ones and folds^ for your flock; and

25 do that which hath gone out of your mouth. And the children of Gad and the children of Reuben spake unto Moses, saying, Thy servants will do as my lord com-

26 mandeth. Our little ones, our wives, our cattle, and

27 all our beasts, shall be there in the cities of Gilead< But thy servants will pass over, every man equipped for the host, before the Eternal to war, as my lord speaketh.

28 So concerning them Moses commanded Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the

29 fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel: And Moses said unto them, If the children of Gad and the children of Reuben will pass with you over the Jordan, every one equipped for the war, before the Eternal, and the land shall be subdued before you ; then ye shall

30 give them the land of Gilead for a possession : But if they will not pass over with you equipped, they shall have possessions among you in the land of Canaan.

31 And the children of Gad and the children of Reuben answered, saying. As the Eternal hath spoken unto thy

32 servants, so will we do. We will pass over equipped before the Eternal into the land of Canaan, that the possession of our inheritance on this side of the Jordan

33 may he our's And Moses gave unto them, even to the children of Gad, and to the children of Reuben, and unto half the tribe of Manasseh the son of Joseph, the king- dom of Sihon, king of the Amorites, and the kingdom of Og king of Bashan, the land, with the cities thereof in the boundaries, even the cities of the country round

34 about. And the children of Gad built Dibon, and

35 Ataroth, and Aroer. And Atroth, Shophan, and

1 come. 2 hedges.

NUMBERS. Chap. XXXII. XXXIII.

36 Jazar, and Jogbehah, And Both-nimrah, aud Beth-

37 haran, fenced cities : and folds^ for sheep : And the children of Reuben built Ilcshbon, and Elealeh

38 and Kirjathaim. And Nebo, and Baal-incon, their names being altered, and Shibmah: and called otlier names

39 unto the cities which they builded. And the children of Machir the son of Manasseli went to Gilead, and con- quered it, and dispossessed the Amorite which teas in

40 it. And Moses gave Gilead unto Macliir the son of

4 1 Manasseh ; and he abode therein. And Jair the son of Manasseh went and conc^uered the hamlets thereof,

42 and called them the hamlets of Jair. And Nobah went and conquered Ivenath, and the villages'^ thereof, aud called it Nobah, after his oion name.

Chap. XXXIII.

1 These are the journe3'S of the children of Israel, who went forth out of the land of Egypt with their hosts

2 under the hand of Moses and Aaron. And Moses wrote their goings out according to their journeys by the com- mandment-' of the Eternal: and these art? their journeys

3 according to their goings out. And the}^ journeyed from Rameses in the first month, on the fifteenth day of the first month ; on the morrow after the passover the children of Israel went out with an high hand in the

4 eyes of all Egypt. And the Egyptians buried all their firstborn, whom the Eternal had smitten among them : upon their gods also the Eternal executed'* judgments.

5 And the children of Israel journeyed from Rameses, and

6 encamped in Succoth. And they journeyed from Suc- coth, and encamped in Etham, which is in the extremity

7 of the desert. And they journeyed from Etham, and turned unto Pi-hahiroth, which w before Baal-zephon :

8 and they encamped before Migdol. And they jour- neyed from before Pi-hahiroth, and passed through the midst of the sea into the desert, and went three days' journey* in the desert of Etham, and encamped in

9 Marah. And thev journeyed from Marah, and came unto Elim : and in Elim were twelve fountains of water, and threescore and ten ])alm trees; aud they encamped

10 there. And they journeyed from Elim, and encamped

11 by the Red" sea. And they journeyed from the Hed^sea,

12 and encamped in the desert of Sin. And they journeyed out of the desert of Sin, and encamped in l)oj)likali.

13 And they journeyed from I )ophkah, and encamped in

14 AlusL And they journeyed from Alush, and en-

' hedges. * daiightcrfi. ' moitli. * diil. * way. * sra of flags.

2x

NUMBERS, Chap. XXXIII.

camped at Rephidim, where was no water for the people

15 to drink. And they journeyed from Rephidim, and

16 encamped in the desert of Sinai. And they journeyed from the desert of Sinai, and encamped at Kibroth-hat-

17 taavah. And they journeyed from Kibroth-hattaavah,

18 and encamped at Hazeroth. And they journeyed

19 from Hazeroth and encamped in Rithmah. And they journeyed from Rithmah, and encamped at Rimmon-

20 parez. And they journeyed from Rimmon-parez, and

21 encamped in Libnah. And they journeyed from Lib-

22 nah, and encamped at Rissah. And they journeyed

23 from Rissah, and encamped in Kehelathah. And they journeyed from Kehelathah, and encamped in Moimt

24 Shapher. And they journeyed from mount Shapher,

25 and encamped in Haradah. And they journeyed from

26 Haradah, and encamped in Makheloth. And they journeyed from Makheloth, and encamped at Tahath.

27 And they journeyed from Tahath, and encamped at

28 Tarah. And they journeyed from Tarah, and encamped

29 in Mithcah. And they journeyed from Mithcah, and

30 encamped in Hashmonah. And they journeyed from

31 Hashmonah, and encamped at Moseroth. And they journeyed from Moseroth, and encamped in Bene-

32 jaakan. And they journeyed from Bene-jaakan, and

33 encamped at Hor-hagidgad. And they journeyed

34 from Hor-hagidgad, and encamped in Jotbathah. And they journeyed from Jotbathah, and encamped at Ebro-

35 nah. And they journeyed from Ebronah, and en-

36 camped at Ezion-gaber. And they journeyed from Ezion-gaber, and encamped in the desert of Zin, which

37 is Kadesh. And they journeyed from Kadesh, and encamped in mount Hor, in the extremity of the land

38 of Edom. And Aaron the priest went up into mount Hor at the commandment^ of the Eternal, and died there, in the fortieth year after the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, in the first da?/ of

39 the fifth month. And Aaron loas an hundred and twenty and three years old^ when he died in mount

40 Hor. And the king of Arad the Canaanite, who abode in the south in the land of Canaan, heard of the coming

41 of the children of Israel. And they journeyed from

42 mount Hor, and encamped in Zalmonah. And they journeyed from Zalmonah, and encamped in Punon.

43 And they journeyed from Punon, and encamped in

44 Oboth. And they journeyed from Oboth, and en-

' mouth. * a son of.

NUMBERS, CuAP XXXIII. XXXIV.

45 camped in Ije-abarim, in the boundary of Moal). And the}' journeyed from lim, and encamped in Dibon-gad.

46 And they journeyed from Dibon-gad, and encam})ed in

47 Almon-diblathaim. And they journeyed from Ahnon- dibhithaim, and encamped in the mountains of Abarim,

48 before Nebo. And they journeyed from the mountains of Abarim, and encamped in the plains of Moab by the Jor-

49 dan near Jericho. And they encamped by the Jordan, from Beth-jesimoth, even unto Abel-shittim in the plains of

50 Moab. And the Eternal spake unto Moses in the plains

51 ofMoab,by the Jordan /^ea/• Jericho, saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye are

52 passed over the Jordan into the land of Canaan ; Then ye shall dispossess all the inhabitants of the land before you, and destroy all their sculptures, and destroy all their molten images, and quite pluck down- all their

53 high places : And ye shall dispossess the inhabitants of the land, and abide therein : for I have given you the

54 land to possess it. And ye shall divide the land by lot for an inheritance among your families: and to the nu-

" merous ye shall increase the inheritance, and to the few ye shall lessen the inheritance : every man's inheritance shall be in the place where his lot fallcth ;- according to the tribes of your fathers 3'e shall divide the inheri-

55 tance. But if ye will not dispossess the inhabitants of the land before you ; then it shall come to pass, that those which ye leave of them ^AoZ/ie pricks in your eyes, and thorns in your sides, and shall vex you in the land

50 wherein ye abide. Moreover it shall come to pass, tliat I shall do unto you, as I intended to do unto them. Chap. XXXIV. 1 2 And the Eternal spake unto Moses, saying, Com- mand the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye come into the land of Canaan; this is the land that shall fall unto you for an inheritance, even the land of

3 Canaan with the boundaries thereof; Then the south corner shall be unto you from the desert of Ziu along by the cosisl-' of Edom, and your south boundary shall

4 be the extremity of the salt sea eastward : And your bountlary shall fetch a compass from the south to the ascent of Akr;il)hini, and pass on to Zin; and the going forth thereof shall be from the south to Kadesh- barnea, and shall go on to Ilazar-addar, and pass on to

5 Azmon: And the boundary shall fetch a comj)as8 from Azmon unto the brook of Egypt, and the goings

' cxtcrm.nalc. - goi*li out. ' hands.

NUMBERS, Chap. XXXIV.

6 out of it shall be at the sea. And as for the western^ boundary, ye shall even have the great sea for a boun-

7 dary : this shall be your westi boundary. And this shall be your north boundary : from the great sea ye

8 shall point out for you mount Hor: From mount Hor ye shall point out your border unto the entrance" of Ha- math ; and the goings forth of the boundary shall be to

9 Zedad : And the boundary shall go forth from Ziphron, and the goings out of it shall be at Hazar-enan : this

10 shall be your north boundary. And ye shall point out your north boundary from Hazar-enan to Shepham :

1 1 And the boundary shall go down from Shepham to Rib- lah, on the east side of Ain ; and the boundary shall go down, and shall reach^ unto the side^ of the sea of Chin-

1 2 nereth eastward : And the boundary shall go down to the Jordan, and the goings out of it shall be at the salt sea: this shall be your land v/ith the boundaries thereof round

13 about. And Moses commanded the children of Israel saying, This is the land which ye shall divide for inheri- tance by lot, which the Eternal commanded to give unto

1-i the nine tribes, and to the half tribe : For the tribe of the children of Reuben according to the house of their fathers, and the tribe of the children of Gad according to the house of their fathers, have taken ^Aez'r inheritance; and half the tribe of Manasseh have taken their inheritance:

15 The two tribes and the half tribe have taken their inhe- ritance on this side of the Jordan near Jericho eastward, towards the sun-rising,

16 17 And the Eternal spake unto Moses, saying,* These are the names of the men which shall divide the landbyin- heritance unto you; Eleazarthepriest,and Joshua the son

18 of Nun. And ye shall take one prince^ of every tribe, to

19 divide the land by inheritance. And the names of the men are these : Of the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of

20 Jephunneh. And of the tribe of the children of Simeon,

21 Shemue] the son of Ammihud. Of the tribe of Ben-

22 jamin, Elidad the son of Chislon. And the prince of the tribe of the children of Dan, Bukki the son of Jogli.

23 The prince of the children of Joseph, for the tribe of the children of Manasseh, Ilanniel the son of Ephod.

24 And the prince of the tribe of the children of Ephraim,

25 Kemuel the son of Shiphtan, And the prince of the tribe of the children of Zebulun, Elizaphan the son of

20 Parnach. And the prince of the tribe of the children

^ sea. - coming. ^ strike out. ^ shoulder. ° one prince one prince.

NUMBERS, Chap. XXXIV. XXXV.

27 oflssachar, Paltiel the son of Azzan. And the prince of the tribe of the children of Asher, Abihud the son of

28 Shelomi. And the prince of the tribe of the chil- dren of NaphtaH, Pedahel the son of Ammihud.

29 These are they whom the Eternal commanded to divide the inheritance unto the children of Israel in the land of Canaan.

Chap. XXXV.

1 And the Eternal spake unto Moses in the plains of Moab

2 by the Jordan near Jericho, saying, Command the chil - dren of Israel, that they give unto the Levites of the inheritance of their possession cities to abide in : and ye shall give also unto the Levites an out-place for the

3 cities round about them. And the cities shall they have to dwelP in ; and the out-places of them shall be for their beasts, and for their substance, and for all their

4 necessaries of life. And the out-places of the cities, which ye shall give unto the Levites, shall reach from the wall of the city and outward a thousand cubits round

^5 about. And ye shall measure from without the city on the east corner two thousand cubits, and on the south corner two thousand cubits, and on the west corner two thousand cubits, and on the north corner two thousand cubits ; and the city shall he in the midst : this shall

6 be to them the out-places of the cities. And the cities which ye shall give unto the Levites shall be, six cities for refuge,^ which ye shall give in order that the manslayer^ may flee^ thither : and to them ye shall

7 add^ forty and two cities. So all the cities which ye shall give to the Levites shall he forty and eight cities :

8 them shall ye give with their out-places. And the cities which ye shall give shall he of the possession of the children of Israel: from him that has much ye shall take much; but from him that has little ye shall take little; every one** shall give of his cities unto the Levites according to his inheritance which he inheriteth.

9 10 And the Eternal spake unto Moses, saying. Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them. When ye have passed over the Jordan into the land of Canaan ;

11 Then ye shall appoint'' you cities to be cities of refuge' for you ; th«it the slayer^ may flee* thither, who smiteth

12 to death any person" unintentionally. And tiiey shall be unto you cities for refuge''^ from the avenger f that

' abide. ^ reception. ' murderer. * run away. * give. " a uian. 7 cause lu cliaiice. ^ soul. '•' redeemer.

Nrix-HliEHS, Chap. XXXV.

the man-slayer' die not, until he stand before the coQ-

13 gregation in judgment. And of the cities which ye

14 shall give six cities shall ye have for refuge.^ Ye shall give three cities on this side of the Jordan, and three cities shall ye give in the land of Canaan, lohich shall be cities

15 of refuge.2 These six cities shall be a refuge,2 both for the children of Israel, and for the stranger, and for the sojourner among them : that every one that smiteth to death any person^ unintentionally may flee"* thither.

16 And if he smite him with an instrument^ of iron, so that he die, he is a murderer : the murderer shall surely be

17 put to death. And if he smite him with a stone in the hand, wherewith he may die, and he die, he is a mur-

18 derer : the murderer shall surely be put to death. Or if he smite him with a vessel of wood in the hand, wherewith he may die, and he die, he is a murderer :

19 the murderer shall surely be put to death. The avenger*^ of blood himself shall kill the murderer: when

20 he meeteth him he may kill him. But if he thrust him of hatred, or cast upon him by lying in wait, that

21 he die; Or in enmity smite him with his hand, that he die : he that smote him shall surely be put to death ;

/(?;• he is a murderer : the avenger'' of blood may kill

22 the murderer, when he meeteth him. But if he thrust him suddenly without enmity, or have cast upon him

23 any vessel without lying in wait, Or with any stone wherewith one may die, seeing him not, and cast it upon him, that he die, and was not his enemy, neither sought

24 his harm.7 Then the congregation shall judge between the slayer' and the avenger'^ of blood according to

25 these judgments: And the congregation shall deliver the slayer' out of the hand of the avenger^ of blood, and the congregation shall restore him to the city of his refuge,- whither he was fled :* and he shall abide in it unto the death of the high priest, who was anointed

20 with the oil of holiness. But if the slayer' shall any how go without the boundary of the city of his

27 refuge,^ whither he was fled ;* And the avenger of blood find him without the boundary of the city of his refuo-e,^ and the avenger*^ of blood kill the slayer;' he

28 shall not be guilty of blood f For he shall abide in the city of his refuge^ until the death of the high priest ; but after the death of the high priest the slayer^

29 shall return into the laud of his possession. So these

' murderer. ^ reception. ' soul. * run away. * vessel. " redeemer. ' ev!L * there is no bloo<l into him.

NUMBERS, CiTAP. XXXV. XXXVI.

things shall be for an ordinance of judgement unto you, throughout your generations, in all your habi-

30 tations. Whoso smiteth any person' by the evidence' of witnesses, the murderer shall be put to death ; but one witness shall not testify^ against any person' to

31 cause him to die. Moreover, ye shall take no ran- som for the life^ of a murderer, who is guilty'* of

32 death; but he shall be surely put to death. And ye shall take no ransom for him that is fled'^ to the city of his refuge^ to return to. abide in the land, until the

33 death of the priest. So ^'e shall not sully the land wherein ye are ; for blood it sullieth the land : and the land cannot be expiated of the blood that is shed

34 therein, but by the blood of him that shed it. Defile not therefore the land wherein ye abide, in the midst of which I dwell : for I the Eternal dwell among the chil- dren of Israel.

Chap. XXXVI.

1 And the heads of the fathers of the families of the chil- dren of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, of the families of the sons of Joseph, approached, and spake before Moses, and before the princes, the heads

2 of the fathers of the children of Israel : And they said, The Eternal commanded my lord to give the land for an inheritance by lot to the children of Israel: and my lord was commanded by the Eternal to give the inherit- ance of Zelophehad our brother unto his daughters.

3 And if they be wives of any of the sons of the other tribes of the children of Israel, then shall their inherit- ance be taken'' from the inheritance of our fathers, and shall be added to the inheritance of the tribe whereunto they are received^ so shall it be taken^ from the lot of

4 our inheritance. And when the jubilee of the children of Israel shall be, then shall their inheritance be added unto the inheritance of the tribe whereunto they are received :^ so shall their inheritance be taken away'' from

5 the inheritance of the tribe of our fathers. And Moses commanded the children of Israel according to the word^ of the Eternal, saying. The tribe of the sons of Joseph hath

G spoken well.'-* This «s the thing which the Eternal doth command concernmg the daughters of Zelophehad, say- ing, Let them be wives of whom they think best;'^ only 1 soul. - mouth. ' answer. * wicked. ** run forth. « reception. ' diiuinisUeil. ^ will be. * right. "> is good in their eyes.

NUMBERS, Chap. XXXVI.

to the family of the tribe of their father shall they be

7 for wives. So shall not the inheritance of the children of Israel remove^ from tribe to tribe, for every one of the children of Israel shall cleave to the inheritance of the

8 tribe of his fathers. And every daughter, that pos- sesseth an inheritance in any tribe of the children of Israel, shall be wife unto one of the family of the tribe of her father, that the children of Israel may possess

9 ecery man the inheritance of his fathers. Neither shall the inheritance remove^ from one tribe to another tribe • but every one of the tribes of the children of Israel shall

10 cleave to his own inheritance. Even as the Eternal commanded Moses, so did the daughters of Zelophehad:

1 1 For Mahlah, Tirzah, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Noah, the daughters of Zelophehad, were wives unto their

12 fathers' brothers' sons. Of the families of the sons of Manaseh the son of Joseph, xoere those tvhose wiyes they were, and their inheritance remained^ in the tribe of

13 the family of their father. These are the command- ments and the judgments, which the Eternal commanded by the hand of Moses unto the children of Israel in the plains of Moab by the Jordan near Jericho.

^ compass. * was.

E>J1> OF THE FOrilTH BOOJS. 01' MOSES.

DEIJTEEONOMY.

Chapter I.

1 These are the words which Moses spake unto all Israel

on tkk side of the Jordan in the desert, in the plain over

against the Red^ sea, between Paran, and Tophel, and

^2 Laban, and Hazeroth, and Dizahab. Eleven days'

journey from Horeb on the way of mount Seir unto

3 Kadesh-barnea. And it came to pass in the fortieth year, in the eleventh month, on the first day of the month, that Moses spake unto the children of Israel, according unto all that the Eternal had commanded

4 him for them; After he had smitten Silion king of the Amorites, who abode in Heshbon, and Og king

5 of Bashan, who abode at Astaroth in Edrci : On if/u'sside of the Jordan, in the land of Moab, began^ Moses to

6 explain this law, saying. The Eternal our God spako unto us in Horeb, saying. Ye have abode long enough

7 in this mount: Turn you, and journey, and go tc the mount of the Amorite, and unto all his neighbom-s, in the plain, in the mountain, and in the low land, and in the south, and by the sea coast, to the land of the Canaanites, and unto Lebanon, unto the great river,

8 the river Euphrates. Behold, I have set^ the land be- fore you: go in and possess the land which the Eternal swarc unto your fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to

9 give unto them and to their seed after them. And I spake unto you at that time, saying, I am not able lu

i l.ag>. * WHS couteut ^ given.

DEUTERONOMY. Chap. T.

10 bear you myself alone : The Eternal your GqcI hath multiplied you, and, behold, ye are this day as the stars

1 1 of heaven for multitude. May the Eternal God of your fathers add to you a thousand times so many more as ye are, and bless you, as he hath spoken concerning you !

12 How can I myself alone bear your cumbrance, and your

13 burden, and your strife ? Get you wise men, and un- derstanding, and known among your tribes, and I will

14 make^ them heads over you. And ye answered me, and said, The thing which tnou hast spoken is good for us

15 to do. So I took the heads of your tribes, wise men, and known, and made^ them heads over you, officers over thousands, and officers over hundreds, and officers over fifties, and officers over tens, and bailiffs among

16 your tribes. And I commanded your judges at that time, saying, Hear the causes between your brethren, and judge righteously between every man and his

17 brother, and between the stranger with him. Ye shall not respect persons^ in judgment ; but ye shall hear the small as well as the great ; ye shall not stand in awe of the face of man ; for the judgment is God's : and the cause that is too hard for you, bring it unto me, and I

18 will hear it. And I commanded you at that time all

19 the things which ye should do. And when we journeyed from Horeb, we went through all that great and fearful desert, which ye saw by the way of the mountain of the Amorites, as the Eternal our God commanded us; and we came to Kadesh-barnea.

20 And I said unto you, Ye are come unto the moun- tain of the Amorites, which the Eternal our God doth

21 give unto us. Behold, the Eternal, thy God hath set-* the land before thee : go up and possess it, as the Eter- nal God of thy fathers hath said unto thee : fear not,

22 neither be dismayed. And ye approached unto me all of ye, and said. We will send men before us, and they shall search^ us out the land, and bring" us word again by what way we must go up, and into what

23 cities we shall come. And the thing pleased me well,^ and I took twelve men of you, one man out of a tribe :

24 And they turned and went up into the mountain, and came unto the brook of Eshcol, and spied it out.

25 And they took of the fruit of the land in their hands, and brought it down unto us, and brought** us word

1 puft. ' gave. ^ recognise a face. * given. ' dig. ^ restore. ' was good in my eyes. ** restored.

DEUTERONOMY, Lhap. I.

again, and said, It is a good land which the Eternal

26 our God doth give us. Notwithstanding ye would not go up, but rebelled against the commandment^ ot

27 the Eternal your God : And ye murmured" in your tents, and said, Because the Eternal hated us, he hath brought us forth out of the land of Egypt, to give us into the hand of the Amorites, to exterminate us.

28 Whither shall we go up ? our brethren have discour- aged^ our heart, saying. The people is greater and loftier than we; the cities are great and fortified to heaven ; and moreover we have seen the sons of the

29 Anakim there. Then I said unto you, Be not ter-

30 rifled, neither be afraid of them. The Eternal your God who goeth before you, he shall fight for you, ac- cording to all that he did for you in Egypt before your

31 eyes: And in the desert, where thou hast seen how that the Eternal thy God bare thee, as a man doth bear his son, in all the way that ye went, until ye came into

32 this place. Yet in this thing ye did not believe the

33 Eternal your God. Who went in the way before you, to search you out a place to encamp in, in fire by night, to show you by what way ye should go, and in a cloud

34 by day. And the Eternal heard the voice of your

35 words, and was angry, and sware, saying, If one of these men of this evil generation see that good land,

36 which I sware to give unto your fathers, Save Caleb the son of Jephunneh : he shall see it, and to him will I give the land that he hath trodden upon, and to his children, because he hath wholly followed'^ the Eternal.

37 . . . Also the Eternal was wroth with me for your sakes,

38 saying. Thou also shalt not go in thithei'. But Joshua the son of Nun, who standeth before thee, he shall go in thither : strengthen him : for he shall cause Israel to

39 inherit it. Moreover your little ones, whom ye said should be a prey, and your children, who in that day did not know between good and evil, they shall go in thither, and unto thorn will I give it, and they shall

40 possess it. But as for you, turn ye, and journey into

41 the desert by the way ot the Ked^ sea. Then ye an- swered and said unto me. We have siimed against the Eternal, we will go up and fight, according to all that the Eternal our God commanded us. And when ye

' mouth. * vituimrated. ^ caused to melt. * fullillcd. '■ (lags.

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had girded on every man his weapon^ of war, ye

4 2 insisted to go up into the mountain. And the Eternal

said unto me. Say unto them. Go not up, neither fight :

for 1 am not among you ; lest ye be smitten^ before your

43 enemies. So I spake unto you; and ye would not hear, but rebelled against the commandment^ of the Eter- nal, and acted presumptuously* and went up into the

44 mountain. And the Amorites, abiding in that mountain, came out towards you, and pursued you, as bees do, and

45 dispersed you in Seir, even unto Hormah. And ye returned and wept before the Eternal ; but the Eternal

46 would not hear your voice, nor give ear unto you. So ye abode in Kadesh many days, according unto the days that ye abode there.

Chap. IL

1 Then we turned, and journeyed into the desert by the way of the Red-'' sea, as the Eternal spake unto me :

2 and we compassed mount Seir many days. And the

3 Eternal spake unto me, saying, Ye have compassed this mountain long enough: turn you northv/'ard.

4 And command thou the people, saying, Ye are to pass through the boundary of your brethren the children of Esau, who abide in Seir ; and they shall be afraid of you : take ye good heed unto yourselves therefore :

5 Contend not with them; for I will not give you of their land, no, not so much as a foot breadth f because I have given mount Seir unto Esau for a possession.

6 Ye shall buy^ food of them for money, that ye may eat ; and even water you dig for, shall be from

7 them for money that ye may drink. For the Eternal thy God hath blessed thee in all the works of thy hand : he knoweth thy walking through this great desert: these forty years the Eternal thy God hath been with thee ; thou hast lacked nothing.

8 And when we passed by from our brethren the chil- ' dren of Esau, who abode in Seir, through the way of the

plain from Elath, and from Ezion-gaber, ... we turned

9 and passed by the way of the desert of Moab. And the Eternal said unto me. Distress not the Moabites, neither contend with them in war : for I will not give thee of their land for a possession; because I have given Ar unto the children of Lot for a possession.

10 The Emim abode therein formerly, a people great,

1 vessels. ' plagued. ^ mouth. * seethed. * flags. * the treading place of the hollow of the foot. ' buy corn.

DEUTERONOMY, Chap. II.

11 and many, and lofty, as the Anakim ; Who also were accounted giants, as the Anakira ; but the Moabites

12 call them Emim. The Horim also abode in Seir formerly; but the children of Esau succeeded^ them when they had exterminated them from before them, and abode in their stead ; as Israel did unto the land of his possession, which the Eternal gave unto them.

13 Now rise up, said I, and pass ye over the brook Zered. And we had passed over the brook Zered.

14 And the space^ in which we came from Kadesh-barnea, until we had passed over the brook Zered, was thirty and eight years; until all the generation of the men of war were wasted out^ of the camp, as the

15 Eternal sware unto them. For indeed the hand of the Eternal was against them, to destroy* them from

16 among the camp, until they were consumed.^ So it came to pass, when all the men of war were consumed^

17 and dead from among the people. That the Eternal

18 spake unto me, sayinj, Thou art to pass over through

19 Ar, the boundary of Moab, this day: And when thou approachest over against the children of Ammon, distress them not, nor contend with them : for I will not give thee of the land of the children of Ammon any possession ; because I have given it unto the children of

20 \jOt for a possession. That also was accounted a land of Refaim: Refaim abode therein formerly, and the

21 Ammonites call them Zamzummim; A people great, an many, and lofty, as the Anakim ; but the Eternal exterminated them before them : and they succeeded^

22 them, and abode in their stead : As he did to the children of Esau, who abode in Seir, when he exter- minated the Horim from before them ; and they suc- ceeded^ them, and abode in their stead even unto this

23 day: And the Avim, who abode in Hazcrim, even unto Gazah, the Caphtorim, who came forth out of Caphtor, exterminated them, and abode in their stead.

24 Rise ye, journey, and pass over the river Arnon: behold, I have given into thine hand Sihon the Amoritc, king of Heshbon, and his land : begin to possess it, and

25 contend wdth him in war. This day will I begin to put'' the dread of thee and the fear of thee upon the nations that are under the whole heaven, who shall hear report of thee, and shall shake, and be in anguish

* possessed. ^ days. ^ complete. ^ confound. * give.

DEUTERONOMY. Chap. TI. III.

23 because of thee. And I sent messengers out of tlie desert of Kedemoth unto Sihon king of Heshbon with

27 words of peace, saying, Let me pass through thy land : I will go along by the high way,i I will neither

28 turn unto the right hand nor the left. Thou shalt sell"^ me food for money, that I may eat; and give me water for money, that I may drink : only I will pass through on

29 my feet : As the children of Esau who abide in Seir, and the Moabites who abide in Ar, did unto me ; until I shall pass over the Jordan into the land which the Eter-

30 nal our God giveth us. But Sihon king of Heshbon would not let us pass by him : for the Eternal thy God allowed his spirit to be hardened and his heart to be obsti- nate, that he might give him into thy hand, as at this

31 day. And the Eternal said unto me, Behold, I have begun to give Sihon aud his land before thee : begin

32 to possess, that thou mayest possess his land. Then Sihon came out towards us, he and all his people, to

33 war at Jahaz. And the Eternal our God gave him wp unto us; and we smote him, and his sons, and all his

34 people. And we conquered all his cities at that time, and doomed to destruction the men, and the women, and the little ones, of every city, we left none^ remain :

35 Only the beasts we took^ unto ourselves, and the

36 spoil of cities which we conquered. From Aroer, which is by the brink* of the brook of Arnon, and/rom that city that is by the brook, even unto Gilead, there was not one town too strong for us :^ the Eternal our

37 God gave all unto us. Only unto the land of the children of Ammon thou approachedst not, unto the side of the brook Jabbok, nor unto the cities in the mountains, and all as the Eternal our God com- manded us.

Chap. III.

1 Then we turned, and went up the way to Bashan : and Og the king of Bashan went out towards us, he and all his people, to war at Edrei. And the Eternal said

2 unto me. Fear him not : for I will give him, and all his people, and his land, into thy hand ; and thou shalt do unto him as thou didst unto Sihon king of the Amorites, who abode at Heshbon. So the Eternal our God

3 gave into our hands Og also, the king of Bashan, and

* on the way on the way. * sell corn. ' remnant. * plundered, ^ lip

' loftier than we.

DEUTERONOMY, Chap. MI.

all his people : and we smote him until no remnant re-

4 mained unto him. And we conquered all his cities at that time, there was not a town which we took not from them, threescore cities, all the line of Argob, the

5 kingdom of Og in Bashan. All these cities were for- tified with high walls, doors, and bolts; besides unwalled

6 cities a great many. And we doomed them to de- struction, as we did unto Sihon king of Heshbon, doom- ing to destruction the men, women, and little ones, of

7 every city. But all the beasts, and the spoil of the

8 cities, we took for a prey to ourselves. And we took at that time out of the hand of the two kings of the Amorites the land that was on this side of the Jordan,

9 from the brook of Arnon unto mount Hermon ; Which Hermon the Sidonians call Sirion ; and the Amorites

10 call it Shenir; All the cities of the level, and all Gilead, and all Bashan, unto Salchah and Edrei, cities

11 of the kingdom of Og in Bashan, For only Og king of Bashan remained of the rest of Refaim ; behold, his bedstead was a bedstead of iron; is it not in Rabbah of the children of Ammon? nine cubits was the length thereof, and four cubits the breadth of it, after the

12 cubit of a man. And this land, lohich we possessed at that time, from Aroer, which is by the brook Arnon, and half mount Gilead, and the cities thereof, gave I

13 unto the Reubenites and to the Gadites. And the rest of Gilead, and all Bashan, being the kingdom of Og, gave I unto the half tribe of Manasseh ; all the line of Argob, with all Bashan, which was called the land of

14 Refaim. Jair the son of Manasseh took all the line of Argob unto the boundaries of Geshuri and Maachathi ; and called them after his own name, Bashan-havoth-

15 jair, unto this day. And I gave Gilead unto Machir.

16 And unto the Reubenites and unto the Gadites I gave from Gilead even unto the midst of the brook Arnon, and the boundary even unto the brook Jabbok, which is

17 theboundary of thc'childrenof Ammon; The plain also, and the Jordan, and the honnd?ixy thereof , from Chinncr- cth even unto the sea of the plain, even the salt sea, un-

18 der the ravines of Pisgah eastward. And I commanded you at that time, saying, The Eternal your God hathgiven you his land to possess it : ye shall pass over equipped

DEUTERONOMY, Chap. III. IV.

before your brethren the childreri of Israel, all that are

19 meet for the war.^ But your wives, and your little ones, and your cattle, for I know that ye have much cattle, shall abide in your cities which I have given

20 you ; Until the Eternal have given rest unto your brethren, as well as unto you, and until they also pos- sess the land which the Eternal your God hath given them on the other side of the Jordan : and then shall ye return every man unto his possession, which I have

21 given you. And I commanded Joshua at that time, saying, Thine eyes have seen all that the Eternal your God hath done unto these two kings: so shall the Eternal do unto all the kingdoms whither thou passest.

22 Ye shall not fear them : for it is the Eternal your God

23 that fighteth for you. And I besought the Eternal at that time, saying, O Eternal God, thou hast begun

24 to show thy servant thy greatness, and thy strong hand: for what God is there in heaven or in earth, that can do according to thy works, and according to thy might?

25 I pray thee, let me pass over, and see the good land that is on the other side of the Jordan, that goodly mountain,

26 and Lebanon. But the Eternal was incensed against me for your sakes, and would not hear me : and the Eternal said unto me. Let it suffice thee ; continue not

27 to speak unto me of this thing. Go up into the top^ of Pisgah, and lift up thine eyes westward,^ and north- ward, and southward, and eastward, and see it with

28 thine eyes: for thou shalt not pass over this Jordan. But command Joshua, and strengthen him, and make him firm : for he shall pass over before this people, and he shall cause them to inherit the land which thou

29 shalt see. So we abode in the glen over against Beth-peor.

Chap. IV.

1 Now therefore hearken, O Israel, unto the statutes and unto the judgments which I teach you, for to do them, that ye may live, and go in and possess the land which the Eternal God of your fathers giveth you. Ye shall

2 not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish ought from it, that ye may keep the commandments of the Eternal your God which I com-

^ aons of force. - head. ' seaward.

DEUTERONOMY, Chap. IV.

3 mand yon. Your eyes have seen what the Eternal did because of Baal-peor : for every man that went after Baal-peor, the Eternal thy God hath exterminated him

4 from among you. But ye that did cleave unto the Eternal your God are alive all of you this day.

5 Behold, I have taught you statutes, and judgments, even as the Eternal my God commanded me, that ye should do so in the land whither ye go to possess it.

6 Keep, therefore, and do them: for this is your wisdom and your understanding in the eyes of the peoples, who shall hear all these statutes, and say. Only this great

7 people is a wise and understanding nation. For what great nation is there who hath God se nigh unto them, as the Eternal our God is at all times that we call

8 upon him? And what great nation is there that hath statutes and judgments so righteous as all this law,

9 which I set^ before you this day ? Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things which thme eyes have seen, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life; but make them known to thy sons, and thy sons' sons ;

'10 The day that thou stoodest before the Eternal thy God in Horeb, when the Eternal said unto me. Assemble me the people together, and I will make them hear my words, that they may learn to fear me all the days that they shall live upon the ground, and that they may teach

1 1 their children. And ye approached, and stood under the mountain ; and the mountain burned with fire unto the midst^ of heaven, with darkness, clouds, and dark clouds.

12 And the Eternal spake unto you out of the midst of the fire : ye heard the voice of the words, but saw no

13 similitude ; only ye heard a voice. And he told you his covenant, which he commanded you to do, even ten words ; and he wrote them upon two tablets of stone.

14 And the Eternal commanded me at that time to teach you statutes and judgments, that ye might do them in

15 the land whither ye pass over to possess it. Take ye therefore good heed unto yourselves,^ for ye saw not any similitude on the day that the Eternal spake unto

16 you in Horeb out of the midst of the fire. Lest ye

^ give. 2 was consuming in fire unto the heart, 'your souls.

2 V

DEUTERONOMY, Chap. IV.

corrupt yourselves, and make you a graven image, the similitude of any figure, the Hkeness^ of male or female ;

17 The likeness^ of any beast that is on the earth, the likeness! of any winged bird that flieth in the heaven;

18 The likeness^ of any thing that creepeth on the ground, the likenees^ of any fish that is in the waters beneath the

19 earth: And lest thou lift up thine eyes unto heaven, and see the sun, and the moon, and the stars, even all the host of heaven, and be driven to prostrate thy- self before them, and serve them, which the Eternal thy God hath divided unto all peoples under the whole

20 heaven. But you the Eternal hath taken, and brought you forth out of the iron furnace, even out of Egypt, to be unto him a people of inheritance, as ye are this day.

21 Furthermore, the Eternal was wroth with me for your sakes, and sware that I should not pass over the Jordan, and that I should not come unto that good land which the Eternal thy God giveth thee for an inheritance :

22 But I must die in this land, I must not pass over the Jordan : but ye shall pass over, and possess that good

23 land. Take heed unto yourselves, lest ye forget the covenant of the Eternal your God, which he made^ with you, and make you a graven image, or the likeness^ of any thing, which the Eternal thy God hath forbidden^

24 thee. For the Eternal thy God is a consuming* fire,

25 even a jealous God. When thou shalt beget children and children's children, and ye shall have been long es- tablished in the land, and shall corrupt yourselves, and make a graven image, or the likeness^ of any thing, and shall do evil in the eyes of the Eternal thy God, topro-

26 voke him to anger ; I call heaven and earth to witness against you this day, that ye shall soon utterly perish from off the land whereunto you pass over the Jordan to possess it ; ye shall not prolong your days upon it, but

27 shall utterly be exterminated. And the Eternal shall scatter you among the peoples, and ye shall remain few in number^ among the nations whither the Eternal shall

28 lead you. And there ye shall serve gods, the work of men's hands, wood and stone, which neither see, nor

29 hear, nor eat, nor smell. But if from- thence thou shalt seek the Eternal thy God,' thou shalt find him, if

^ pattern. * cut. ^ commanded. * eating. ' men of number.

DEUTERONOMY, Chap. IV.

30 thou seek^ him with all thy heart and with all thy souL When thou art in tribulation, and all these things are come upon- thee, even in the remoteness of days, if thou turn to the Eternal thy God, and obey his voice.

31 For the Eternal thy God is a merciful God, he will not fail thee, neither destroy^ thee, nor forget the conve-

32 nant of thy fathers, which he sware unto them. For ask now of the days that are past,"* which were before thee, since the day that God created man upon the earth, and ask from the one extremity of heaven unto the other extremity of heaven, whether there hath been any such thing as this great thing is, or hath been heard

33 like it ? Did ever people hear the voice of God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as thou hast.

34 heard, and live ? Or hath God tried to go, and take him a nation from the midst of another nation, by trials, by signs, and by wonders, and by war, and by a strong hand, and by a stretched-out^ arm, and by great dread, according to all that the Eternal your God did for you

35 in Egypt befoi'e your eyes ? Unto thee it was shewed that thou mightest know that the Eternal he is God ;

36 there is none else besides him. Out of heaven he made thee to hear his voice, that he might instruct^ thee : and upon earth he shewed thee his great fire ; and thou heardest his words out of the midst of the fire.

37 And for that he loved thy fathers, and chose their seed after them, and brought thee out in his sight^ with his

38 great streugth out of Egypt ; To dispossess nations

before thee, greater and mightier than thou art, to bring thee in, to give thee their land^or an inheritance,

39 as it is this day. Thou shalt know this day, and con- sider^ it in thine heart, that the Eternal he is God in heaven above, and upon the earth beneath : there is

40 none else. Thou shalt keep therefore his statutes, and his commandments, which I command thee this day, that it may be well with thee, and with thy children after thee, and that thou mayest prolong thy da\s upon the ground, which the Elernal thy God givcth thcc,

41 for ever'-* Tlien Moses separated tlu'ce cities on this

42 side of the Jordan, towards the sun-rising ; Tliat the slayer^** might flee" thither, who should kilP- his

' raquire. ^ have found. ^ corrupt. * first days. " iiiclinod. '"' cliaslisp. face. " restore. ^ all days. '^ murderer. " ruu away. '^ murder.

DEUTERONOMY, Chap. IV. V.

fellow unawares, and hated him not in time past; and that, fleeing2 unto one of these cities, he mlgh

43 live. Namely, Bezer in the desert, in the plain coun- try of the Reubenites ; and Ramoth in Gilead, of the Gadites; and Golan in Bashan, of the Manassites,

44 And this is the law which Moses put before the children

45 of Israel: These are the testimonies, and the statutes, and the judgments, which Moses spake unto the chil-

46 dren of Israel, after they came forth out of Egypt, On this side of the Jordan, in the glen over against Beth- peor, in the land of Sihon king of the Amorites, who abode at Heshbon, whom Moses and the children o. Israel smote, after they were come forth out of Egypt:

47 And they possessed his land, and the land of Og king of Bashan, two kings of the Amorites, who were on this

48 side of the Jordan, towards the sun-rising ; From Aroer, which is by the bank^ of the river Arnon, even unto

49 mount Sion, which is Hermon ; And all the plain of this side of the Jordan eastward, even unto the sea of the plain, under the ravines of Pisgah.

Chap. V.

1 And Moses called all Israel, and said unto them. Hear, O Israel, the statutes and judgments which I speak in your ears this day, that ye may learn them, and keep,

2 and do them. The Eternal our God made* a cove-

3 nant with us in Horeb. The Eternal made* not this covenant with our fathers, but with us, even us, who are

4 all of us here alive this day. The Eternal talked with you face to face in the mount out of the midst of the

5 fire. I stood between the Eternal and you at that time, to tell you the word of the Eternal: for ye were afraid by reason of the fire, and went not up into the

6 mount ; saying, I am the Eternal thy God, who brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the

7 house of servants. Thou shalt have no other gods

8 before my face. Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness,^ of anything that is in the heaven above, or that is in the water under the earth :

9 Thou shalt not prostrate thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the Eternal thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate

1 0 me. And shewing^ mercy unto thousand generations

* from yesterday and before yesterday. ' running away. ^ lip. * cut.

* similitude. •' doing.

DEUTERONOMY, Cuap. V.

of them that love me, and keep my commandments.

1 1 Thou shalt not take^ the name of the Eternal thy God in vain : for the Eternal will not hold him guiltless that takcth^ his name in vain.

12 Keep the sabbath day, to sanctify it, as the Eternal

13 thy God hath commanded thee. Six days thou

14 mayest labour,^ and do all thy work : But the seventh day is the sabbath of the Eternal thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy TTzaw-servant, nor thy maid-servant, nor any of thy herd, nor thine ass, nor thy beasts, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates, that thy 7naw- servant and thy maid-servant may rest as well as thou.

15 And remember that thou wast a servant in the land of Egypt, and that the Eternal thy God brought thee out thence through a mighty hand and by a stretched out^ arm : therefore the Eternal thy God commanded thee

16 to keep the sabbath day. Honour thy father and thy mother, as the Eternal thy God hath commanded thee, that thy days may be prolonged, and that it may go

-. well with thee on the ground which the Eternal thy

17 God giveth thee. Thou shalt not murder. Nei- ther shalt thou commit adultery, Neither shalt thou steal, Neither .'halt thou bear^ false witness against thy

18 fellow-mflA?, Neither «<ialt thou covet thy feUow-rmui's wife. Neither shalt thou desire^ thy i'eWow -man's house, his field, or his /nan-servant, or his maid-servant, any of his herd, or his ass, or any thinff that is thy ie\\ow-7mins.

19 These words the Eternal spake unto all your assembly in the mount out of the midst of the fire, of the cloud, and of the thick cloud, with a great voice : and he added no more. And he wrote them in two tablets of

20 stone, and gave them unto me. And it came to ])ass, when ye heard the voice out of the midst of the dark- ness, for the mountain was consuming with lire, that ye approached unto me, even all the heads of your tribes,

21 and your elders ; And ye said, Behold, the Eternal our God hath shewed us his glory and his greatness, and we have heard his voice out of the midst of the fire : we have seen this day that God may speak to man,

22 and he yet remain alive. Now, therefore, whcrefoce

' bear - Ijcarctli. ' serve. * inclined. '-' answer ." liibt.

DEUTERONOMY, Chap. V. VI.

should we die ? for this great fire will consume^ us : if we hear the voice of the Eternal our God any

23 more,2 then we shall die. For who is there of all flesh, that hath heard the voice of the living God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as we have, and lived ?'^

24 Approach thou, and hear all that the Eternal our God shall say; and speak thou unto us all that the Eternal our God shall speak unto thee : and we will hear it,

25 and do it. And the Eternal heard the voice of your words, when ye spake unto me ; and the Eternal said unto me, I have heard the voice of the words of this people? which they have spoken unto thee : they have

26 well said all that they have spoken. O that there were such an heart in them, that they would fear^ me, and keep all my commandments all the days, that it might be well with them, and with their children for ever !

27 28 Go say to them, Return you into your tents. But as for thee, stand thou here by me, and I will speak unto thee all the commandments, and the statutes, and the judgments, which thou shalt teach them, that they may do them in the land which I give them to possess

29 it. Ye shall keep them to do as the Eternal your God hath commanded you ; ye shall not depart to the right

30 hand or to the left. Ye shall walk in all the ways which the Eternal your God hath commanded you, that ye may live, and that it maybe well with you, and ihatje may prolong your days in the land which ye shall possess.

Chap. VI.

1 Now these are the commandments, the statutes, and the judgments, which the Eternal your God commanded to teach you, that ye might do them in the land whither

2 ye pass to possess it: That thou mightest fear the Eternal thy God, to keep all his ordinances and his commandments, which I command thee, thou, and thy son, and thy son's son, all the days of thy life ; and that

3 thy days may be prolonged. Hear, therefore, O Israel, and observe^ to do it; that it may be well with thee, and that ye may increase mightily, as the Eternal God of thy fathers hath promised thee, in the land flowino-

4 with milk and honey. Hear, O Israel : The Eternal

5 our God the Eternal is one. And thou shalt love the

■' eat. ' add to hear. s y„},o will give that this their heart were unto him

to fear. * keep.

DEUTERONOMY, Chap. VI.

Eternal thy God, with all thine heart, and with all

6 thy soul, and with all thy intensity. And these words, which I command thee this da}^, shall be in

7 thine heart : And thou shalt enjoin them on thy chil- dren, and shalt speak of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when

8 thou liest down, and when thou risest up. And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thine hand, and they

9 shall be as frontlets between thine eyes. And thou shalt write them upon the door posts of thy house, and in

10 thy gates. And it shall be, when the Eternal thy God shall have brought thee into the land which he sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give thee great and goodly cities, which thou buildedst

1 1 not. And houses full of all good things, which thou filledst not, and wells^ hewn out, which thou hewedst not, vineyards and olive trees, which thou plantedst not ;

1 2 when thou shalt have eaten and be satisfied ; Then take heed lest thou forget the Eternal, who brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, from the house of ser-

13 vants. Thou shalt fear the Eternal thy God, and serve

14 him, and shalt swear by his name.* Ye shall not go after other gods, of the gods of the peoples which are

15 round about you; For the Eternal thy God is a jealous God among you lest the wrath of the Eternal thy God glow against thee, and exterminate thee from

16 off the face of the ground. Ye shall not try the Eternal

17 your God, as ye tried him in Massah. Ye shall dili- gently keep the commandments of the Eternal your God, and his testimonies, and his statutes, which he

1 8 hath commanded thee. And thou shalt do that which is right and good in the eyes of the Eternal : that it may be well with thee, and that thou may est go in and j)()s- sess the good land which the Eternal sware unto thy

19 fathers, To tlirust out all thine enemies from before

20 thee, as the Eternal hath spoken. When thy sou asketh thee in time to come-, saying, What mean the testimonies, and the statutes, and the judgments, which

21 the Eternal our God hath commanded you? Then thou shalt say unto thy son. We were Pharaoh's servants in Egypt ; and the Eternal brought us out of Egypt with

22 a strong hand: And the Eternal shewed' signs and

1 pits, - to-morrow. ^ gave

DEUTEilONOMY, Chap. VI. VII.

wonders, great and evil, upon Egypt, upon Pharaoh,

23 and upon all his household, before our eyes : And he brought us out from thence, that he might bring us in, to give us the land which he sware unto our fathers.

24 And the Eternal commanded us to do all these statutes, to fear the Eternal our God, for our good all the days,

25 that he might keep us alive, as it is at this day. And it shall be righteousness to us, if we observe^ to do all these commandments before the Eternal our God, as he hath commanded us.

Chap. VH.

1 When the Eternal thy God shall bring thee into the land whither thou goest to possess it, and hath cast out^ many nations before thee, the Hittites, and the Gir- gashites, and the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, seven

2 nations more numerous and mightier than thou ; And when the Eternal thy God shall have given them before th^e, and thou shalt have smitten them, thou shalt utterly doom them to destruction ; thou shalt make^ no cove-

3 nant with them, nor be gracious unto them : Neither shalt thou intermarry with them ; thy daughter thou shalt not give unto his son, nor his daughter shalt thou

4 take unto thy son. For he will turn away^ thy son from following^ me, that they may serve other gods : so will the wrath of the Eternal glow against you, and ex-

5 terminate thee suddenly. But thus shall ye do to them ; ye shall pull down their altars, and break down their monuments, and cut down their groves,^ and burn their

6 graven images with fire. For thou art an holy people unto the Eternal thy God: the Eternal thy God hath chosen thee to be a people of a select portion unto him- self, from all the peoples that are upon the face of the

7 ground. The Eternal did not delight in you, nor choose you, because ye were more numerous than any

8 people ; for ye were the fewest of all the peoples : But because the Eternal loved you, and because he would keep the oath which he had sworn unto your fathers hath the Eternal brought you out with a strong hand* and released you out of the house of servants, from the

9 hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt. Know therefore that the Eternal thy God, he is God, the faithful God, who keepeth the covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand

10 generations. And repayeth them that hate him tc ikeep. - put off. ' eat. ^ remove. * after. 6 happy ones>.

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their face, to cause them to perish : he will not delay to him that hateth him, he will repay him to his face.

1 1 Thou shalt therefore keep the commandments, and the statutes, and the judgments, which I command thee this day to do them.

12 And the consequence^ will be, if ye hearken to these judgments, and keep, and do them, that the Eternal thy God shall keep unto the covenant and the mercy which

13 he sware unto thy fathers : And he will love thee, and and bless thee, and multiply thee : he will also bless the fruit of thy womb,2 and the fruit of thy ground, thy corn, and thy must, and thine oil,' the offspring dropped by thy kine, and the breeds of thy flock, in the land which he

14 sware unto thy fathers to give thee. Thou shalt be blessed above all the people : there shall not be male or

15 female barren among you, or among your beasts. And the Eternal will remove from thee all sickness, and will put none of the evil diseases of Egypt, which thou knowest, upon thee ; but will lay'' them upon all them

16 that hate thee. And thou shalt consume^ all the peo- ^ pies which the Eternal thy God shall give thee ; thine eye

shall not spare them : neither shalt thou serve their gods :

17 for that will be a snare unto thee. If thou shalt say in thine heart, These nations are more numerous than

18 I ; how can I dispossess them? Thou shalt not be afraid of them : Z-m^ shalt well remember what the Eternal

19 thy God did unto Pharaoh, and unto all Egypt; The great trials which thine eyes saw, and the signs, and the wonders, and the strong hand, and the stretched out* arm, whereby the Eternal thy God brought thee out; so shall the Eternal thy God do unto all the peoples

20 of whom thou art afraid. Moreover the Eternal thy God will send forth the hornet among them, until they that remain and are liidden'' from thee,

21 perish. Thou shalt not be terrified at them: for the Eternal thy God is among you, a great God and

22 fearful. And the Eternal thy God will put out those nations before thee by little and little: thou mayest not be able to consume** them speedily, lest the

23 animals of the field increase upon thee. But the Eternal thy God shall give them unto thee, and shall confound them with a great confusion, imtil they be cxteruiinatcd.

24 And ho shall give their kings into thine hand, and thou ' Ueel, * belly. * brightness. * givfi. « gat. o iudiucd. ■" kept cluec*

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shalt cause their name to perish from under the heaven : there shall not a man be able to stand' against thee, until

25 thou have exterminated them. The graven images of their gods shall ye burn with fire: thou shalt not covet the silver or gold that is on them, nor take it unto thee, lest thou be snared therein : for it is an

26 abomination to the Eternal thy God. Neither shalt thou bring an abomination into thine house, lest thou be a doomed thing like it : but thou shalt utterly detest it, and thou shalt utterly abhor it ; for it is a doomed thing.

Chap. VIII.

1 Every commandment which I command thee this day shall ye observe^ to do, that ye may live, and increase, and go in and possess the land which the Eternal sware

2 unto your fathers. And thou shalt remember all the way which the Eternal thy God led thee^ these forty years in the desert to afflict thee, and to try thee, to know what was in thine heart, whether thou wouldest

3 keep his commandments, or not. And he afflicted thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and gave thee manna to eat, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know; that he might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but by whatever the mouth of

4 the Eternal bringeth forth doth man live. Th}' rai- ment^ did not flide from off thee, neither did thy foot

5 swell these forty years. Thou shalt also know in thine heart, that, as a man chasteneth his son, so the Eternal

6 thy God chasteneth thee. Therefore thou shalt keep the commandments of the Eternal thy God, to go in

7 his ways, and to fear him. For the JEternal thy God bringeth thee into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and murmuring depths, that come out

8 in deep valleys and mountains ; A land of wheat, and barley, and vines, and fig trees, and pomegranates ; a

9 land of oil olive, and honey ; A land w-herein thou shalt eat bread without scarceness, thou shalt not lack any thing in it; a land whose stones are iron, and out of whose mountains thou may est hew

10 copper. When thou hast eaten and art satisfied, then thou shalt bless the Eternal thy God for the

11 good land which he hath given thee. Take heed that thou forget not the Eternal thy God, in not keeping ^ to place himself. ^ keep. ^ caused thee to go. ^ outer garment.

DEUTERONOMY, Chap. VIII. IX.

his commandments, and his judgments, and his ordi-

12 nances, which I command ihee this day: Lest token thou hast eaten and art satisfied, and hast built goodly

13 houses, and dwelt therein; And ichen thy herds and thy flocks increase, and thy silver and thy gold is increased, and all that thou hast is increased ;

14 Then thine heart be exalted, and thou forget the Eter- nal thy God, who brought thee forth out of the land of

15 Egypt, from the land of servants; Who led thee^ through that great and fearful desert, wherein were burn- ing serpents, and scorpions, and drought, where there was no water ; who brought thee forth water out of the

16 solid rock;" Who gave thee manna to eat in the desert, which thy fathers knew not, that he might afflict thee, and that he might try thee, to do thee good at thy

17 latter end \^ And thou say in thine heart. My strength and the might of mine hand hath gotten-^ me this

18 wealth.-^ But thou shalt remember the Eternal thy God : for it is he that giveth thee strength to get wealth,^ that he may establish*' his covenant which he sware unto

" thy fathers, as it is this day.

19 And it shall be, if thou do at all forget the Eternal thy God, and go after other gods, and serve them, and prostrate thyself to them, I testify against you this day

20 that ye shall surely perish. As the nations which the Eternal causeth to perish before your face, so shall ye perish ; because ye would not be obedient unto the voice of the Eternal your God.

CUAP. IX.

1 Hear, O Israel: Thou art to pass over the Jordan this day, to go in to possess nations greater and mightier than

2 thyself, cities great and fortified up to heaven. A peo- ple great and lofty, the children of the Anakim, whom thou knowest, and oftuhom thou hast heard say, Who

3 can stand against' the children of Anak ! Know therefore this day, that the Eternal thy God is he who passeth over before thee ; as a consuming*^ fire he shall exterminate them, and he shall humble them before thy face : so shalt thou dispossess them, and cause them to perish quickly, as the Eternal hath said unto thee.

4 Speak not thou in thine heart, after that the Eternal

thy God hath thrust them out from before thee, saying

For my righteousness the Eternal hath brought me in

to possess this land : and for the wickedness of these na-

' caused thee to go. ^ remoteness. * made. * force. ' make force*. •"' raise, i place liimself. " eating.

DEUTERONOMY. Chap. IX.

tions the Eternal doth dispossess them from before thee. 5 Not for thy righteousness, or for the uprightness of thine heart, dost thou go to possess their land : but for the wickedness of these nations the Eternal thy God doth disposess them from before thee, and that he may perform^ the word which the Eternal sware unto thy

6 fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Know, therefore that the Eternal thy God giveth thee not this land to possess it for thy righteousness ; for thou art a stiff-

7 necked people. Remember, and forget not, how thou madest angry the Eternal thy God in the desert ; from the day that thou didst depart out of the land of Egypt, until ye came unto this place, ye have been rebellious

8 against the Eternal. Also in Horeb ye made the Eternal angry, so that the Eternal was wrath with you

9 to have exterminated you. When I was gone up into the mount to receive^ the tablets of stone, even the tablets of the covenant which the Eternal made^ with you, then I abode in the mount forty days and forty

10 nights, I neither did eat bread nor drink water : And the Eternal gave unto me two tablets of stone written with the finger of God ; and on them toas written ac- cording to all the words, which the Eternal spake with you in the mount out of the midst of the fire in the day

1 1 of the assembly. And it came to pass at the end of forty days and forty nights, that the Eternal gave me the two tablets of stone, even the tablets of the covenant.

12 And the Eternal said unto me. Arise, go down quickly from hence ; for thy people which thou hast brought forth out of Egypt, have corrupted themselves; they are quickly departed from the way which I com- manded them ; they have made them a molten image.

13 Furthermore the Eternal spake unto me, saying, I have seen this people, and, behold, it is a stiffnecked people:

14 Let me alone,^ that I may exterminate them, and blot out their name from under heaven : and I will make of thee a nation mightier and more numerous than they.

15 So I turned and came down from the mount, and the mount was consuming in fire : and the two tablets ot

16 the covenant were on my two hands. And I saw, and, behold, ye had sinned against the Eternal your God, and had made you a molten calf: ye had departed quickly from the way which the Eternal had commanded you.

17 And I caught the two tablets, and cast them out of my

* raise. * take. ^ cut. * fail me.

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18 two hands, and brake them before your eyes. And I threw myself before the Eternal, as at the first, forty days and forty nights: I did neither eat bread, nor drink water, because of all your sins, which ye sinned, in doing wickedly in the eyes of the Eternal to provoke

19 him to anger. For I stood in awe of the wrath and the fury wherewith the Eternal was angry with you to exterminate you ; and the Eternal hearkened unto me

20 at that time also. And with Aaron the Eternal was very angry to have exterminated him ; and I prayed

21 for Aaron also the same time. And I took your sin, the calf, which ye had made, and burned it with fire, and I beat it, grinding it well, until it was as small as dust ; and I cast the dust thereof into the brook that

22 descended^ out of the mountain. And at Taberah, and at Massah, and at Kibroth-Hattaavah, ye provoked

23 the Eternal to anger. Likewise when the Eternal sent you from Kadesh-Barnea, saying. Go up and pos- sess the land which I have given you ; then ye rebelled against the commandment^ of the Eternal your God, and ye believed him not, nor hearkened to his voice.

24 Ye have been rebellious against the Eternal from the

25 day that I knew you. And I threw myself before the Eternal the forty days and the forty nights which I had thrown myself; because the Eternal had said to exter-

26 minate you. And I prayed therefore unto the Eternal, and said, O Lord Eternal, destroy^ not thy people and thine inheritance, which thou hast released through thy greatness which thou hast brought forth out of Egypt

27 with a strong hand. Remember thy servants, Abra- ham, Isaac, and Jacob ; look not unto the stubbornness of this people, nor to their wickedness, nor to their sin :

28 Lest the land whence thou broughtest us out say, from inability of the Eternal to bring them into the land which he promised them, and from hatred to them he hath brought them out to put them to death in the

29 desert. Yet they are thy people, and thine inherit- ance, which thou broughtest out by thy great strength, and by thy stretched ouf* arm.

CUAP. X.

1 At that time the Eternal said unto me. Hew thee two tablets of stone like unto the first, and come up unto ' came down. * mouth. ^ corrupt. * inclined.

DEUTERONOMY, Chap X.

me into the mount, and make thee an ark^ of wood;

2 And I will write on the tablets the words that were in the first tablets, which thou brakest in pieces, and thou

3 shalt put them in the ark.* And I made an ark* of acacia wood, and hewed two tablets of stone like unto the first, and went up into the mountain, having the two

4 tablets in mine hand. And he wrote on the tablets,, according to the first writing, the ten words, which the Eternal spake unto you in the mountain out of the midst of the fire, in the day of the assembly : and the Eternal '

5 gave them unto me. And I turned myself, and came down fi-om the mountain, and put the tablets in the ark* which I had made ; and there they are, as the Eternal

6 commanded me. And the children of Israel journeyed from Beeroth of the children of Jaakan to Mosera: there Aaron died, and there he was buried ; and

7 Eleazar his son ministered as priest in his stead. From thence they journeyed unto Gudgodah; and from Gud-

8 godah to Jotbath, a land of brooks of waters. At that time the Eternal separated the tribe of Levi, to bear the ark* of the covenant of the Eternal, to stand before the Eternal, to minister unto him, and to bless in his name,

9 unto this day. Wherefore Levi hath no portion nor inheritance with his brethren : the Eternal is his in- heritance, according as the Eternal thy God promised

10 him. And I stayed- in the mountain, according to the first days, forty days and forty nights ; and the Eternal hearkened unto me at that time also, and the Eternal

1 1 would not destroy^ thee. And the Eternal said unto me, Arise, go on the journey before the people, that they may go on and possess the land, which I sware unto their fathers to give unto them.

12 And now, Israel, what doth the Eternal thy God de- mand of thee, but to fear the Eternal thy God, to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve the Eter- nal thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul,

1 3 To keep the commandments of the Eternal, and his ordi- nances, which I command thee this day for thy good ?

14 Behold, the heaven and the heaven of heavens belong to the Eternal thy God, the earth also, with all that

15 therein is. Yet the Eternal delighted in thy fathers

1 case. * stood. ^ cause thee to corrupt.

DEUTERONOMY, Chap. X. XI.

to love them, and he chose their seed after them, even

16 you from all peoples, as it is this day. Circumcise therefore the foreskin of your heart, and be no more

17 stifF-necked.i For the Eternal your God is God of the gods, and Lord of the lords, the great God, the mighty," and the fearful, who regardeth not persons,^ nor taketh

18 bribery: He doth' the judgment of the fatherless and widow, and loveth the stranger, in giving him bread and

r9 raiment.* Love ye, therefore, the stranger: for ye

20 were strangers in the land of Egypt. Thou shalt fear the Eternal thy God ; him shalt thou serve, and to him

21 shalt thou cleave, and swear by his name. He is thy praise, and he is thy God, that hath done for thee these great and fearful things, which thine eyes have seen.

22 Thy fathers went down into Egypt with threescore and ten souls, and now the Eternal thy God hath made* thee as the stars of heaven for multitude.

Chap. XL

1 Therefore thou shalt love the Eternal thy God, and , keep his charge, and his ordinances, and his judgments,

2 and his commandments, always. And know ye this day : for / speak not with your children who have not known, and who have not seen the chastisement of the Eternal your God, his greatness, his strong hand, and

3 his stretched out^ arm. And his signs, and his acts v/hich he did in the midst of Egypt, unto Pharaoh

4 king of Egypt, and unto all his land*, And what he did unto the force of Egypt, unto their horses, and to their chariots ; how he made the water of the Red Sea' to overflow them as they pursued after you, and how

5 the Eternal hath destroyed them unto this day ; And what he did unto you in the desert, until ye came into

6 this place ; And what he did unto Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, the son of Reuben : how the earth opened wide her mouth, and swallowed them up, and their houses, and their tents, and all the substance that

7 ivas at their feet, in the midst of all Israel: But your eyes have seen all the great acts of the Eternal which

8 he did. Therefore shall ye keep all the commandments which I command you this day, that ye may be strong,

' bardea not further the naj)e of your neck. - hero. ^ lifteth not up a face. * outer ganneut. * put. "^ inclined. 7 sea of flags.

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and come and possess the land whither ye go to pos-

9 sess it ; And that ye may prolong, your days on tlie

ground, which the Eternal sware unto your fathers to

give unto them and to their seed, a land flowing

10 with milk and honey. For the land whither thou goest in to possess it, is not as the land of Egypt, from whence ye came out, where thou sowedst thy seed, and wateredst it with thy foot, as a garden of green herbs ;

1 1 But the land, whither ye go to possess it, is a land of mountains and deep valleys, and drinketh water of the

12 rain of heaven; A land which the Eternal thy God careth^ for : the eyes of the Eternal thy God are always upon it, from the beginning of the year even unto the

13 end- of the year. And it shall come to pass, if you shall hearken diligently unto my commandments which I commmand you this day, to love the Eternal your God, and to sei-ve him with all your heart, and with all

14 your soul, That I will give you the rain of your land in its season, the first rain and the latter rain, that thou mayest gather in thy corn and thy must, and thine

15 oil.^ And I will give grass in thy fields for thy beasts,

16 that thou mayest eat and be satisfied. Take heed to yourselves that your heart mislead you not, and ye turn aside,'* and serve other gods, and prostrate yourselves be-

17 fore them; And then the wrath of the Eternal will glow against you, and he will restrain the heaven, that there be no rain, and that the ground give not its in- crease ; and ye shall perish quickly from off the good

18 land which the Eternal giveth you. Therefore shall ye put these my words in your heart and in your soul, , and bind them for a sign upon your hand, and they

19 shall be as frontlets between your eyes. And ye shall teach them your children, speaking of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest

20 up. And thou shalt write them upon the door-posts of

2 1 thine house, and in thy gates ; That your days may in- crease, and the days of your children, on the ground which the Eternal sware unto your fathers to give them,

22 as the days of heaven upon the earth. For if ye shall diligently keep my commandments which I command you, to do them, to love the Eternal your God, to go

' inquiieth ^ remoteness. ^ britjhtness. * depart.

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23 in all his ways, and to cleave unto him; Then will the Eternal dispossess all these nations before you, and ye shall possess greater nations and mightier than your-

24 selves. Every place whereon the soles- of your feet shall tread shall be yours : from the desert and Lebanon, from the river, the river Euphrates, even unto the back sea,

25 shall your boundary be. There shall no man be able to stand^ before you: for the Eternal your God shall lay'-' the dread of you and the terribleness of you upon all the land that ye shall tread upon, as he hath said unto you.

26 Behold, I set^ before you this day a blessing and a

27 curse: The blessing, if ye obey the commandments of the Eternal your God, which I command you this day ;

28 And a curse, if ye will not obey the commandments of the Eternal your God, but depart from the way which I command you this day, to go after other gods, which

29 ye have not known. And it shall come to pass, when the Eternal thy God hath bromght thee in unto the land whither thou goest to possess it, that thou shalt put^ the blessing upon mount Geiizim, and the curse upon mount

30 Ebal. Are they not on the other side of the Jordan, behind the way of the setting of the sun, in the land of the Canaanites, who abide in the plains over against

:1 Gilgal, beside the terebinths|| of Moreh? For ye shall pass over the Jordan, to go in to possess the land which the Eternal your God giveth you, and ye shall possess

32 it, and abide therein. And ye shall observe^ to do all the statutes and judgments which I set^ before you this day.

Chap. XII.

1 These are the statutes and judgments which ye shall observe* to do in the land which the Eternal God of thy fathers giveth thee to possess it, all the days that ye

2 live upon the ground. Ye shall utterly destroy all the places wherein the nations which ye shall possess served their gods, upon the lofty mountains and upon the hills,

3 and under every bushy tree: And you shall pull down their altars, and break their monuments in pieces, and bum their groves ^^ with fire ; and you shall cut down the graven images of their gods, and destroy the names

1 hollows. ^ place himself. ^ give. * keep. * happy ones.

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DEUTERONOMY, Chap. XII.

4 of them out of that place. Ye shall not do so unto the

5 Paternal your God. But unto the place which the Eternal your God shall choose out of all your tribes to put his name there, even after his residence shall ye

6 inquire, and thither thou shalt come : And thither ye shall bring your burnt-offerings, and your sacrifices, and your tithes, and heave-offerings of your hand, and your vows, and your free will-offerings, and the firstlings of

7 your herds and of your flocks: And there ye shall eat before the Eternal your God, and ye shall rejoice in every performance of your hand, you and your hoxxsQholdsy

8 wherein the Eternal your God hath blessed thee. Ye shall not do after all the things that we do here this day, every man whatsoever is right in his own

9 eyes. For ye are not as yet come to the rest and to the inheritance, which the Eternal your God giveth

10 you. But when ye go over the Jordan, and abide in the land which the Eternal your God giveth you to inherit, and wlieji he giveth you rest from all your

1 1 enemies round about, so that ye abide safely. Then it shall be that ye shall bring to the place which the Eternal your God will choose to establish his name there, even thither shall ye bring all that I command you; your burnt-offerings, and your sacrifices, your tithes, and the heave-offering of your hand, and all your

12 choice vows which ye vow unto the Eternal: And ye shall rejoice before the Eternal your God, ye, and your sons, and your daughters, and your men-servants, and your maid-servants, and the Levite that is within your gates ; forasmuch as he hath no portion nor inheritance

13 with you. Take heed to thyself lest thou offer^ thy

14 burnt offerings in every place that thou seest: But in the place which the Eternal shall choose in one of thy tribes, there thou shalt offer^ thy burnt-offerings, and

15 there thou shalt do all that I command thee. However thou mayest slaughter^ and eat flesh in all thy gates, in every longing of thy soul, according to the blessing of the Eternal thy God which he hath given thee: the unclean and the clean may eat thereof, as of the gazelle,

16 and as of the hart Only ye shall not eat the blood •

^ cause to go up. * sacrifice.

DEUTERONOMY, Chap. XII.

17 ye shall pour^ it upon the earth as water. Thou may est' not eat within thy gates the tithe of thy corn, or of thy must, or of thy oil,'' or the firstlings of thy herds or of thy flock, nor any of thy vows which thou vowest, nor thy free-

18 will-offerings, or heave-offering of thine hand: But thou must eat them before the Eternal thy God, in the place which the Eternal thy God shall choose, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy man-servant, and thy maid-servant, and the Levite that is within thy gates : and thou shalt rejoice before the Eternal thy God in

19 every performance of thy hand. Take heed to thyself lest thou forsake the Levite as long as thou livest"* upon

20 the ground. When the Eternal thy God shall enlarge thy boundary, as he hath promised thee, and thou shalt say, I will eat flesh, because thy soul longeth to eat flesh,

2 1 thou mayest eat flesh, in every longing of thy soul. If the place which the Eternal thy God hath chosen to put his name there be too far from thee, then thou mayest sacrifice of thy herd and of thy flock, which the Eternal hath given thee, as I have commanded thee, and thou mayest eat in thy gates in every longing

22 of thy soul. But only as the gazelle and the hart is eaten, so thou shalt eat them ; the unclean and the clean

23 shall eat of them alike.* Only be sure^ that thou eat not the blood : for the blood is the life :^ and thou

24 mayest not eat the life^ with the flesh. Thou shalt not eat it; thou shalt pour^ it upon the earth as water.

25 Thou shalt not eat it; that it may be well with thee, and with thy children after thee, when thou shalt do

26 what is right in the eyes of the Eternal. Only thy holy things which thou hast, and thy vows, thou shalt bear, and go unto the place which the Eternal shall choose:

27 And thou shalt offer^ thy burnt-offerings, the flesh and the blood, upon the altar of the Eternal thy God : and the blood of thy sacrifices shall be poured^ upon the altar of the Eternal thy God, and thou shalt eat the flesh.

28 Keep and hear all these words which I command thee, that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee for ever, when thou doest what is good and

29 right in the eyes of the Eternal thy God. When the

1 shed. * shalt be able. * brightness. * all the days. ' stronj. " soul,

y give.

DEUTERONOMY, Chap. XII. Xlil.

Eternal thy God shall cut off the nations from before thee, whither thou goest to possess them, and thou suc-

30 ceedesti them, and abidest in their land ; Take heed to thyself, lest thou be snared by going after them, after that they be exterminated from before thee; and lest thou inquire after their gods, saying. How did these na- tions serve their gods? even so will I do likewise.

31 Thou shalt not do so unto the Eternal thy God: for every abomination to the Eternal, which he hateth, have they done unto their gods; for even their sons and their daughters have they burnt in the fire to their

32 gods. What thing soever I command you, observe"'^ to do : thou shalt not add thereto, nor diminish from it.

CUAP. XIII.

1 If there arise among you a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams, and givetli thee a sign or a wonder,

2 And the sign or the wonder come to pass whereof he spake unto thee, saying. Let us go after other gods, which thou hast not known, and let us serve them ;

3 Thou shalt not hearken unto the words of that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams : for the Eternal your God trieth you, to know whether you really love the Eternal your God with all your heart and with all your soul.

4 Ye shall go after the Eternal your God, him ye shall fear, his commandments ye shall keep, his voice ye shall obey, him ye shall serve, and unto him ye shall cleave.

5 And that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams, shall be put to death; because he hath spoken defection from the Eternal your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, and released you out of the house of servants, to drive thee out of the way which the Eternal thy God commanded thee to go in : so shalt thou put the evil

6 away from the midst of thee. If thy brother, the son of thy mother, or thy son, or thv daughter, or the wife of thy bosom, or thy fellow-wan, who is as thine own soul, entice thee secretly, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which thou hast not known, thou, nor thy fathers;*

7 Namely, of the gods of the peoples which are round about you, nigh unto thee, or far off from thee, from the one end of the earth even unto the other end of the

8 earth; Thou shalt not consent^ unto him, nor hearken unto him ; neither shall thine eye spare him, neither shalt

' possessest. ' keep. " be willing.

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DEUTERONOMY, Chap. XIII. XIV.

9 thou pity him, neither shalt thou conceal him ;^ But thou shalt surely kill him ; thine hand shall be first upon him to put him to death, and afterwards the hand of all

10 the people. And thou shalt stone him with stones, that he die ; because he hath sought to thrust thee away from the Eternal thy God, who brought thee out of the land of

1 1 Egypt, from the house of servants. And all Israel shall hear, and fear," and shall do no moi*e any such evil as

1 2 this is among you. If thou shalt hear say in one of thy cities, which the Eternal thy God hath given thee to

13 abide there, saying, Certain men, worthless per- sons,2 are gone out from among you, and have thrust away the inhabitants of their city, saying, Let us go and

14 serve other gods, which ye have not known; Then shalt thou inquire, and make search, and ask diligently,^ and, behold, if it be truth, and the thing certain, that

15 such abomination is done among you; Thou shalt surely smite the inhabitants of that city with the edge'* of the sword, dooming it to destruction, and all that is therein, and the beasts thereof, with the edge^ of the

IG sword. And thou shalt gather^ all the spoil of it into the midst of the street thereof, and shalt burn with fire the city, and all the spoil thereof every whit, for the Eternal thy God: and it shall be a heap of ruins for ever; it

17 shall not be built again. And there shall cleave nought of the doomed thing to thine hand: that the Eternal may turn from the fierceness of his wrath, and shew^ thee compassion, and compassionate thee, and multiply

18 thee, as he hath sworn unto thy fathers; When thou shalt hearken to the Eternal thy God, to keep all his commandments which I command thee this day, to do that which is right in the eyes of the Eternal thy God.

Chap. XIV.

1 Ye are children of the Eternal your God : ye shall not cut yourselves, nor make any baldness between your

2 eyes for the dead For thou art an holy people unto the Eternal thy God, and the Eternal hath chosen thee to be a people of a select portion unto himself,

3 from all the nations that are upon the ground. Thou

4 shalt not eat any abomination. These are the beasts which ye may eat : ■ any of the herd, any of the sheep,

' ver. *scns of wortlilessness. ' ask well. ■* mouth. * store up. ^give.

DEUTERONOMY, Chap. XIV.

5 and any of the goats, The hart, and the gazelle, and the fallow deerj and the wild goat,|| and the djshon,

6 and the wild ox,|| and the zamer.|l And every beast that parteth the hoof, and cleaveth the cleft into two hoofs, and cheweth^ the cud among the beasts, that

7 ye may eat. Nevertheless these ye shall not eat of them that chew^ the cud, or of them that part the hoof, being cloven footed; as the camel, and the hjre and the coney: for they chew'^ the cud, but part not the hoof; therefore

8 they are unclean unto you : And the swine, because it parteth the hoof,, yet chewethhiot the cud, it is unclean unto you: ye shall not eat of their flesh, nor touch their

9 carrion. These ye may eat of all that are in the

10 waters: all that have fins and scales may ye eat: And whatsoever hath not fins and scales ye may not eat ; it

1 1 is unclean unto you. Of a\\ clean birds ye may eat.

12 Bat these are they of which ye shall not eat: the eagle,

13 and the ossifrage,|| and the ospray,|j And the glede,||

14 and the kite,! and the vulture|| after its kind. And

15 every raven after its kind. And the ostrich, || and the night-hawk,|| and the cuckow,|| and the hawk|| after its

16 kind, The little owl,|[ and the great owl,|| and the

17 swan, || And the pelican, and the gier-eagle,|| and the

18 cormorant, And the stork, and the heron|| after its

19 kind, and the lapwing, |1 and the bat. And every pro- lific creature among fowl is unclean unto you: they

20 shall not be eaten. But of all clean fowls ye may eat.

2 1 Ye shall not eat any carrion : thou shalt give it unto the stranger that is in thy gates, that he may eat it; or thou mayest sell it unto an alien: for thou art an holy peo- ple unto the Eternal thy God. Thou shalt not seethe^ a kid in its mother's milk.

22 Thou shalt truly tithe all the Increase of thy seed,

23 that the field bringeth forth^ year by year. And thou shalt eat before the Eternal thy God, in the place which he shall choose to establish his name there, the tithe of thy corn, of thy must, and of thine oil,'* and the firstlings of thy herds, and of thy flocks : that thou mayest learn

24 to tear the Eternal thy God all the days.' And if the way be too much for thee, so that thou art not able to carry it ; for the place is too far from thee, which the Eternal thy God shall choose to set'' his name there,

26 when the Eternal thy God hath blessed thee; Then shalt thou give it for money, and bind up the money in 1 bringeth up. ^ cook. ^ goetli forth. * briglitne^s. * pat.

DEUTERONOMY, Chap. XIV. XV.

thine hand, and shalt go unto the place which the Eter-

26 nal thy God shall choose : And thou mayest give that money for whatsoever thy soul longeth after, for any of the herd, or any of the ilock, or for wine, or for strong drink, or for whatsoever thy soul desirethr^ and thou shalt eat there before the Eternal thy God, and thou

27 shalt rejoice, thou, and thy house. And the Levite that is within thy gates; thou shalt not forsake him; for

2S he hath no portion nor inheritance with thee. At the end- of three years thou shalt bring forth all the tithe of thine increase the same year, and shalt lay it up

29 within thy gates : And the Levite, because he hath no portion nor inheritance with thee, and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, who are within thy gates, shall come, and shall eat and be satisfied; that the Eternal thy God may bless thee in all the work of thine hand which thou doest.

Chap. XV.

1 At the end of evert/ seven years thou shalt make a re-

2 mission. And this is the manner of the remission: Every creditor that lendeth ought unto his fellow shall remit it ;^ he shall not exact it of his fellow, or of his brother; because it is proclaimed^ the remission of the

3 Eternal. Of an alien thou mayest exact it again : but that which is thine with thy brother, thine hand shall re-

4 mit ; Save when there shall be no needy among you ; for the Eternal shall greatly bless thee in the land which the Eternal thy God giveth thee for an inheritance to

5 possess it: If thou wilt only carefully hearken unto the voice of the Eternal thy God, to observe-^ to do all these

6 commandments which I command thee this day. For the Eternal thy God blesseth thee, as he promised thee: and thou shalt lend on pledge unto many nations, but thou shalt not borrow on pledge ; and thou shalt rule over many nations, but they shall not rule over thee.

7 If there be among you a needy man of one of thy brethren within any of thy gates, in thy land which the Eternal thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not make thy hcarf obstinate, nor close thine hand from thy needy

8 brother; But thou shalt surely open thine hand unto him, and shalt surely lend him on pledge sufficient for

9 his need, in that which he lacketh. Take hcod unto diyself le<=!t there be in thy heart a word of worthlcssncss, saying, The seventh year, the year of remistjion, a[).

-1 deinandeth. ^ extremity. 3 his hand. ' Culkd. 5 keep.

DEUTERONOMY, Chap. XV.

proacheth; and thine eye be evil against thy needy brother, and thou givest him nought ; and he cry unto

10 the Eternal against thee, and it be sin unto thee. Thou shalt surely give him, and thine heart shall not be grieved when thou givest unto him : because that for this thing the Eternal thy God shall bless thee in all thy works,

1 1 and in every performance of thy hand. For the needy shall never cease out of the land : therefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt surely open thine hand unto thy brother, to thy poor, and to thy needy, in the land.

12 And if thy brother, an Hebrew man, or an Hebrew wo- man, be sold unto thee, and serve thee six years, then in the seventh year thou shalt let him go free from

13 thee. And when thou lettest him go free from

14 thee, thou shalt not let him go empty: Thou shalt furnish him liberally out of thy flock, and out of thy floor, and out of thy wine-press: of that wherewith the Eternal thy God hath blessed thee thou shalt give unto

15 him. And thou shalt remember that thou wast a ser- vant in the land of Egypt, and the Eternal thy God re- leased thee: therefore I command thee this thingj to-

16 day. And it shall be, if he say unto thee, I will not go forth from thee, because he loveth thee and thine house,

17 because he is well with thee. Then thou shalt take an awl, and thrust^ it through his ear and into the door, and he shall be thy servant for ever : And also unto thy

18 maid-servant thou shalt do likewise. It shall not seem hard unto thee, when thou lettest him go free from thee ; for he hath been worth a double hired servant to thee, in serving thee six years: and the Eternal thy God shall bless thee in all that thou doest.

19 All the firstling males that are born of thy herd and of thy flock thou ' shalt sanctify unto the Eternal thy God : thou shalt do no work with the firstling of thy

20 herd, nor shear the firstling of thy flock : Thou shaft eat it before the Eternal thy God year by year, in the place which the Eternal shall choose, thou and thy

21 house. And if there be any blemish therein, as if it be lame, or blind, or have any ill blemish, thou shalt not

22 sacrifice it unto the Eternal thy God. Thou shalt eat it within thy gates: the unclean and the clean person

23 shall eat it alike, as the gazelle, and as the hart. Only thou shalt not eat the blood thereof; thou shalt pour^ it upon the earth as water.

* give. ^ shed.

DEUTERONOMY, Chap. XVI.

.^ Chap. XVI.

1 Keep the month of Abib, and observe^ the passover unto the Eternal thy God : for in the month of Abib the Eternal thy God brought thee forth out of Egypt by

2 night. Thou shalt therefore sacrifice the passover sa- crifice unto the Eternal thy God, also of the flock and the herd, in the place which the Eternal shall choose to

3 establish his name there. Thou shalt eat nothing leavened by it ; seven days shalt thou eat unleavened bread by it, even the bread of poverty: for thou earnest forth out of the land of Eg3'pt in haste ; that thou may- est remember the day when thou camest forth out of the

4 land of Egypt all the days of thy life. And there shall be no leaven seen with thee in all thy boundaries seven days; neither shall there any of the flesh, which thou sacrificedst the first day at even, remain- all night

o until the morning. Thou mayest not sacrifice the pass- over within any of the gates, which the Eternal thy God

6 giveth thee : But at the place which the Eternal thy God shall choose to establish his name in, there thou shalt sacrifice the passover at even, at the going down^ of the sun, at the appointed time that thou camest forth

7 out of Egypt. And thou shalt roast* and eat it in the place which the Eternal th}^ God shall choose : and thou

8 shalt turn in the morning, and go into thy tents. Six days thou shalt eat unleavened bread : and on the se- venth day shall be a restriction from labour in honour of the Eternal thy God : thou shalt do no work therein.

9 Seven weeks shalt thou number unto thee: begin to number the seven weeks from such time as thou beginnest

10 to put the sickle to the corn. And thou shalt kecp^ the festival of weeks unto the Eternal thy God with a tribute of a free-will oflering of thine hand, which thou shalt give according as the Eternal

1 1 thy God may bless thee : And thou shalt rejoice belbrc the Eternal thy God, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and diy ?«a/i-scrvanl, and thy maid- ser- vant, and the Levite that is within -thy gates, and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, that are among you, in the place which the Eternal thy God

12 hath chosen to establish his name there. And thou shalt remeni!)er that thou wast a servant in Egyj)t: and thou shalt keep and do these statutes.

13 Thou shalt keep* the festival of tabernacles"' seven days, after that thou hast gathered iu the produce of thy

' make. -' lodge. ■• coiniug. ' cook. * booths.

DEUTERONOMY. Chap. XVI. XVII.

14 threshlngfloor and thy winepress. And thou shalt re- joice in thy festival, thou, and thy son, and thy daugh- ter, and thy ma?i-sQvva.iit, and thy maid-servant, and the Levite, the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow,

15 that are within thy gates. Seven days shalt thou cele- brate a festival unto the Eternal thy God in the place which the Eternal shall choose : because the Eternal thy God shall bless thee in all thy increase, and in all

16 the works of thine hands, only De rejoiced. Three times in a year shall all thy males appear before the Eternal thy God in the place which he shall choose ; in the festival of unleavened bread, and in the festival of weeks, and in the festival of tabernacles r^ and they shall

17 not appear before the Eternal empty: Every man shall bring according to the ability of his hand to give, ac- cording to the blessing of the Eternal thy God which he

18 hath given thee. Judges and bailiffs shalt thou make^ thee in all thy gates, which the Eternal thy God giveth thee, throughout thy tribes : and they shall judge the

1 9 people with just judgment. Thou shalt not wrest-' judg- ment ; thou shalt not respect persons,"* neither take bri- bery: for bribery doth blind the eyes of the wise, and

20 pervert the words of the righteous. Justice, justice shalt thou pursue, that thou mayest live, and inherit the land

21 which the Eternal thy God giveth thee. Thou shalt not plant thee a grove* of any trees near unto the altar of the Eternal thy God, which thou shalt make thee.

22 Neither shalt thou raise thee any monument, which the Eternal thy God hateth.

Chap. XVII.

1 Thou shalt not sacrifice unto the Eternal thy God any of the herd or flock wherein is blemish, or any evil thing; for that is an abomination unto the Eternal thy God,

2 If there be found among you, within any of thy gates which the Eternal thy God giveth thee, man or woman, that hath done evil in the eyes of the Eternal thy God,

3 in transgressing^ his covenant. And hath gone and served other gods, and prostrated himself to them, either the sun, or moon, or any of the host of heaven, which

4 I have not commanded ; And it be told thee, and thou hast heard of it, and inquired diligently,'' and, behold.

' booths. - give. ^ cauie to incline. * recognise a face.

^ passing over. ' well.

a happy one.

DEUTERONOMY, Chap. XVII.

it he true, and the thing certain, that such abomination

5 was done in Israel. Then shalt thou bring forth that man or that woman, who have done that evil thing, unto thy gates, even that man or that woman, and shalt stone

6 them with stones, till they die. At the mouth of two witnesses, or three witnesses, shall he that is worthy of deathi be put to death ; but at the mouth of one witness

7 he shall not be put to death. - The hands of the wit- nesses shall be first upon him to put him to death, and afterwards the hands of all the people. So shalt thou put the evil away from among you.

8 If there be a thing too hard for thee in judgment, be- tween blood and blood, between plea and plea, and be- tween stroke and stroke,- being words of strife within thy gates : then shalt thou arise, and go up into the

9 place which the Eternal thy God shall choose ; And thou shalt come unto the priests the Levites, and unto the judge that shall be in those days, and inquire; and

10 they shall tell thee the words of judgment: And thou shalt do according to the word, which they of that place which the Eternal shall choose shall tell thee ; and thou shalt observe^ to do according to all that they teach*

11 thee: According^ to the word of the law which they shall teach"* thee, and according to the judgment which they shall tell thee, thou shalt do : thou shalt not depart from the word which they shall tell thee, to

12 the right nor to the left. And the man that will do presumptuously, and will not hearken unto the priest standing to minister there before the Eternal thy God, or unto the judge, even that man shall die: and thou

13 shalt put away the evil from Israel. And all the pco^ pie shall hear, and fear, and do no more prcsumptu-

14 ously. When thou art come unto the land which the Eternal thy God giveth thee, and shalt possess it, and shalt abide therein, and shalt say, I will set" a king over

15 me, like as all the nations that are about me; Thou mayest by all means set** Idm king over thee whom the Eternal thy God shall choose : one from among thy bre- thren shcUt thou set'' king over thee : thou mayest not

16 set'' an alien over thee, who is not thy brother. But he shall not multiply horses to himself, so that he cause not the people to return" to Egypt, to the end that he should multiply horses: forasmuch as the Eternal hath said unto you, Ye shall henceforth return no more*^ that

' the dead. - afllictiiin and atlliction ' keep. * shoot. ' upon the mouth. '' put. '' restore. * not continue to return.

DEUTERONOMY, Chap. XVII. XVIIL

17 way. Neither shall he multiply wives to himself, that his heart turn not awayi^ neither shall he greatly mul-

18 tiply to himself silver and gold. And it shall be, when he sitteth* upon the throne of his kingdom, that he shall write him a copy of this law in a book out of that which

19 is before the priests the Levites: And it shall be with him, and he shall read therein all the days of his life : that he may learn to fear the Eternal his God, to keep all the words of this law and these statutes, to do

20 them : That his heart be not exalted above his bre- thren, and that he depart not from the commandment, to the right or to the left: to the end that he may prolong his days in his kingdom, he, and his children, among Israel.

Chap. XVIII.

1 The priests the Levites, namely all the tribe of Levi, shall have no portion nor inheritance with Israel : they shall eat the fire-oiferings of the Eternal, and his inherit-

2 ance. But they shall have no inheritance among their brethren : the Eternal is their inheritance, as he hath

3 said unto them. And this shall be the priest's due^ from the people, from them that sacrifice a sacrifice, whether it be one of the herd, or one of the flock ; and they shall give unto the priest the shoulder,^ and the

4 two cheeks, and the maw. The first-fruit^ also of thy corn, of thy must, and of thy oil,^ and the first-^ of the

5 fleece of thy flock, shalt thou give him. For the Eter- nal thy God hath chosen him out of all thy tribes, to stand to minister in the name of the Eternal, him and

6 his sons for ever. And if a Levite come from any of thy gates out of all Israel, where he sojourned, and come with all the longing of his soul unto the place

7 which the Eternal shall choose ; And minister in the name of the Eternal his God, as all his bre- thren the Levites do, who stand there before the Eter- ^

8 nal. They shall enjoy^ like portions, besides the sale

9 of his patrimony.^ When thou art come into the land which the Eternal thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not learn to do after the abominations of those nations.

10 There shall not be found among you any one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, or that useth divination, or an observer of clouds, or an

11 enchanter, or a sorcerer, Or a charmer, or a consulter

' depart not. - ahideth. ' judgment. * arm. = beginning. ^ brightness. " beginning. ^ g^t. ^ upon his fathers.

DEUTERONOMY, Chap. XVIII. XIX.

with familiar spirits, || or a wizard, or a necromancer.

12 For all that do these things are an abomination unto the Eternal : an^ because of these abominations the Eternal

13 thy God doth dispossess them before thee. Thou

14 shalt be perfect with the Eternal thy God. For these nations, which thou shalt possess, hearkened unto ob- servers of clouds, and unto diviners : but not so thee, the

15 Eternal thy God hath not suffered^ thee so to do. The Eternal thy God will raise up unto thee a Prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me ; unto

^ ^ him ye shall hearken ; According to all that thou de- siredst^ of the Eternal thy God in Horeb in the day of the assembly, saying, Let me not continue to hear the voice of the Eternal my God, neither let me see this

^ 7 great fire any more, that I die not. And the Eternal said unto me, They have well spoken that which they

18 have spoken. I will raise them up a Prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee, and will put my words in his mouth ; and he shall speak unto them all

19 that I shall command him. And it shall come to pass, that whosoever will not hearken unto my words which he shall speak in my name, I will require it of him.

20 But the prophet who shall presume to speak a word in my name which I have not commanded him to speak, or that shall speak in the name of other gods, even that

21 prophet shall die. And if thou say in thine heart, How shall we know the word which the Eternal hath not

22 spoken? When a prophet speakcth in the name of the Eternal, if the thing follow^ not, nor come to pass, that is the thing which the Eternal hath not spoken, but the prophet hath spoken presumptuously: thou shalt not be afraid of him.

Chap. XIX.

1 When the Eternal thy God hath cut off the nations, whose land the Eternal thy God giveth thee, and thou inheritest them, and abidest in their cities, and in their

2 houses ; Thou shalt separate three cities for thee in the midst of thy land, which the Eternal thy God giveth thee

3 to possess it. Thou shalt prepare thee a way, and di- vide the boundaries of thy land, which the Eternal thy God giveth thee to inherit, into three parts, that every

4 slayer'' may flee* thither. And this is the case^ of the

* given. - deniandest. ' lie. ' muidt rcr. ' run away. * word.

DEUTEROI.OMY. Chap. XIX.

slayer^ who shall flee^ thither, that he may live. Whoso smiteth his fellow to death ignorantly, wliQm he hated

5 not in time past;^ As when a man goeth into the wood with his neighbour to hew wood, and hi's hand fetcheth a stroke* with the axe to cut down the tree, and the iron slippeth from the helve,^ and lighteth** upon his fellow, that he die ; he shall flee- unto one of those cities, and

6 live : Lest the avenger" of the blood pursue the slayer,' while his heart is hot, and overtake him, because the way is long,^ and smite him to death ;'2 whereas he was not worthy^ of death, inasmuch as he hated him not Ik,

7 time past.^ Wherefore I command thee, saying, Thou

8 shalt separate three cities for thee. And if the Eternal thy God enlarge thy boundary, as he hath sworn unto thy fathers, and give thee all the land which he pro-

9 mised to give unto thy fathers; Kthou shalt keep all these commandments to do them, which I command thee this day, to love the Eternal thy God, and to walk gygj.10 jji jjjs ways : then shalt thou add three cities more

10 for thee, besides these three; That innocent'^ blood be not shed in thy land which the Eternal thy God giveth thee /or an inheritance, and so blood be upon thee.

1 1 But if any man hate his fellow, and lie in wait for him, and rise up against him, and smite him mortally'^

12 that he die, and fleeth^^ into one of these cities: Then the elders of his city shall send and take him thence, and give him into the hand of the avenger^ of blood,

13 that he may die. Thine eye shall not pity^* him, but thou shalt put away the guilt of innocent'^ blood from

14 Israel, that it may go well with thee. Thou shalt not remove thy fellow-maw'^ landmark,^^ which they of old time have set in thine inheritance, which thou shalt in- herit in the land that the Eternal thy God giveth thee

15 to possess it. One witness shall not rise up against a man for any iniquity, or for any sin, in any sin that he sinneth : at the mouth of two witnesses, or at the mouth

16 of three witnesses, shall the matter be established. '^ If a witness for violence rise up against any man, to tes-

17 tifyi^ against him that ichich 25 wrong;!^ Then both the men, between whom the strife is, shall stand before the Eternal, before the priests and the judges who shall be

18 in those days; And the judges shall diligently-" in-

1 murderer. ^ run away. ^ from yesterday, before yesterday. * be driven

6 wood. 6 fifijgtjj_ "redeemer. 8 much. ^ and to him is not a judgment.

*" all the days. H guiltless. 12 a soul. 13 runneth away, 14 spare, is guiltlesst

iS boundary. 17 shall the tiling rise, is answer. 19 defection. 20 well.

DEUTERONOMY, Chai-. XIX. XX.

quire : and, behold, if the witness be a false witness, and

19 testified^ falsely against his brother; Then shall ye do unto him as he had intended to have done unto his brother: so shalt thou put the evil away from among

20 you. And those who remain shall hear, and fear, and shall henceforth commit no more- any such evil thing

21 among 3'ou. And thine eye shall not pity;^ ^m^ soul shall f/o for soul, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot

Chap. XX.

1 When thou goest out to war against thine enemies, and seest horses and chariots, and a people more than thou, be not afraid of them : for the Eternal thy God is with thee, who brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.

2 And it shall be, when ye are come nigh unto the bat- tle,'* that the priest shall step nigh, and speak unto the

3 people, And shall say unto them, Hear, O Israel, Ye approach this day unto war against your enemies: let not your hearts faint ; fear not, and hurry not precipi-

4 tately, neither be ye terrified because of them : For the ^ Eternal your God is he that goeth with you, to fight

5 for you against your enemies, to save you. And the bailiffs shall speak unto the people, saying, What man is there that hath built a new house, and hath not dedi- cated it? let him go and return to his house, lest he die

6 in the war, and another man dedicate it. And what man is he that hath planted a vineyard, and hath not 7/et eaten of^ it? let him also go and return unto his house, lest he die in the war, and another man eat'' of

7 it. And what man is there that hath betrothed a wo- man, and hath not taken her? let him go and return unto his house, lest he die in the war, and another man

8 take her. And the bailiffs shall speak further'^ unto the people, and they shall say. What man is there that is fearful and faint-hearted? let him go and return unto his house, lest his brethren's heart faint as well as his

9 heart. And it shall be, when the bailiffs have fniislicd speaking unto the people, that they shall appoint officers

10 of the hosts at the head of the people. When thou approachest unto a city to fight against it, then ]>ro-

1 1 claim"^ peace unto it. And it shall be, if it make thee answer of peace, and open unto thee, then it shall be, that all the people that is found therein shall be tributaries,"

' answered. * not continue to do. ' spare. * approach the war. * profaned. * profane. T add to speak. ** call. * for a tribute.

2A

DEUTERONOMY, Chap. XX. XXI.

12 unto thee, and they shall serve thee. And if it will make no peace with thee, but will make war against

13 thee, then thou shalt besiege it: And when the Eter- nal thy God hath given it into thine hands, thou shalt smite every male thereof with the edge^ of the sword:

14 But the women, and the little ones, and the beasts, and all that is in the city, even all the spoil thereof, shalt thou take^ unto thyself; and thou mayest eat the spoil of thine enemies, which the Eternal thy God hath

15 given thee. Thus thou shalt do unto all the cities which are very far off from thee, which are not of the

16 cities of these nations. But of the cities of these peo- ples, which the Eternal thy God doth give thee/br an inheritance, thou shalt keep alive nothing that hath

17 breath: But thou shalt doom them to destruction; namely, the Hittites, and the Amorites, the Canaanites, and the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites, as

18 the Eternal thy God hath commanded thee: That they teach you not to do after all their abominations, which they have done unto their gods ; so should ye

19 sin against the Eternal your God. When thou shalt besiege a city a long time, in fighting against it to take^ it, thou shalt not destroy^ the trees thereof by forcing* an axe against them : for thou mayest eat of them, and thou shalt not cut them down ; for is the tree of the

20 field a man that it should be besieged by thee ?^ Only trees which thou knowest that they be not trees for food, thou mayest destroy^ and cut them down ; and thou shalt build bulwarks^ against the city that maketh war with thee, until it be subdued. '^

Chap. XXI.

1 If one be found stabbed to death^*^ in the land which the Eternal thy God giveth thee to possess it, lying^ in the field, and it be not known who hath smit-

2 ten him : Then thy elders and thy judges shall go forth, and they shall measure unto the cities which are round about him that is stabbed to death •'"

3 And it shall be, that the city which is next unto the stabbed^" man, even the elders of that city shall take an heifer which hath not been wrought with, and

4 which hath not drawn in the yoke ; And the elders of

that city shall bring down the heifer unto a rough

valley^ which is neither tilled nor sown, and shall

* mouth. ' plunder. ' corrupt. * driving. ' should come into siege from thy face. ^ siege. ' come down. " falling. 9 perennial brook.

i** pierced.

DEUTEIIONOMY. Chap. XXI.

5 strike off the heifer's neck there in the valley:' And the priests the sons of Levi shall step nigh, for them the Eternal thy God hath chosen to minister unto him, and to bless in the name of the Eternal, and by their mouth shall every strife and every stroke* be tried.

6 And all the elders of that city, that are next unto the stabbed ^*wa??, shall lave their hands over the heifer whose

7 neck is struck qf'iu. the valley i^ And they shall answer and say, Our hands have not shed this blood, neither

8 have our eyes seen it. Be merciful,^ O Eternal, unto thy people Israel, whom thou hast released ; and lay* not innocent^ blood unto thy people of Israel's charge.

9 And the blood shall be pardoned them. So shalt thou put away the guilt of innocent^ blood from among you, when thou shalt do that which is right in the eyes of the

10 Eternal. When thou goest forth to war against thine enemies, and the Eternal thy God hath given them into thine hands, and thou hast captured captives,

1 1 And seest among the captives a woman of a beautiful figure and delightest in her, that thou wouldest take

12 her for thy wife ; Then thou shalt bring her home to^ thine house : and she shall clip the hair of her head, and

13 pare^ her nails ; And she shall remove the raiment*^ of her captivity from off her, and shall remain in thine house, and weep for her father and her mother a full month:" and after that thou mayest come unto her,

14 and be her husband, and she shall be thy wife. And it shall be, if thou art not pleased with her, then thou shalt let her go whither she will ;i'^ but thou shalt not sell her at all for money, thou shalt not make merchan-

15 dise|| of her, because thou hast afflicted her. If a man have two wives, one beloved, and another hated, and they have born him children, both the beloved and the hated; and if the first-born son be hers that was

16 hated: Then it shall be? when he maketh his sons to inherit that which he hath, that he may not declare the son of the beloved first-born, in the face of the first-born,

17 the son of the hated: But he shall acknowledge'' the son of the hated /or the first-born, by giving him a dou- ble portion'-^ of all that shall be found with him : for he is the beginning of his manhood; the right'-' of the first-

18 born'^ is his. If a man have a refractory and rebellious

' brook. ^ afflictioD. •' make an expiation. * give. ' {^ailllcbs. ' iiuo llie

midst of. ' make. " outer gariueiii. '^ a moon of days. '" send her away

to her soul, ii reco^mse. '* a mouth of tvo. '■* judgment. '' birthright.

li pierced.

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DEUTERONOMY, Chap. XXI. XXII.

son, who will not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and tliat, when they have chastened him,

19 will not hearken unto them ; Then shall his father and his mother lay hold on^ him, and bring him out unto the

20 elders of his city, and unto the gate of his place : And they shall say unto the elders of his city, This our son is refractory and rebellious; he will not obey our voice ;

2\ he is a contemner, and a drunkard. And all the men of his city shall stone him with stones, that he die : so shalt thou put away evil from among you : and all Israel

22 shall hear, and fear. And if there be in a man a sin deserving the judgment of death, and he be put to

23 death, and thou hang him on a tree ; His body^ shall not not remain^ all night upon the tree, but thou shalt in any wise bury him that day : for he that is hanged is a degradation^ of God, that thou defile not thy land, which the Eternal thy God giveth thee for an in- heritance.

Chap. XXII.

1 Thou shalt not see any of thy brother's herd, or of his flock go astray,^ and hide thyself from them : thou shalt

2 in any case restore them unto thy brother. And if thy brother he not nigh unto thee, or if thou know him not, then thou shalt gather it unto^ thine own house, and it shall be with thee until thy brother require it, and thou

3 shalt restore it to him. Thus shalt thou do with his ass; and so shalt thou do with his raiment ;7 and with every lost thing of thy brother's, which he hath lost,*^ and thou hast found, shalt thou do likewise : thou mayest

4 not hide thyself Thou shalt not see thy brother's ass or any of his herd fall down by the way, and hide thyself from them: thou shalt surely raise tJiem with him.

5 The apparels of a man^" shall not be on a woman neither shall a man put on a woman's garment :'' for all that do so are abomination unto the Eternal thy God.

6 If a bird's nest chance to be before thee in the way in any tree, or on the earth, whetJter they he young^' ones or eggs, and the mother sitting^-' upon the young or upon the eggs, thou shalt not take the mother with

7 the young : But thou shalt in any wise let the mother go, and take the young to thee ; and that it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest prolong thy days.

8 When thou buildest a new house, then thou shalt make a battlement for thy roof^ that thou bringi^ not blood

Icatch. ^ carrion. ' lodge. * curse. -'' driven- ^ into the midst of. 7 outer jjarmeut. * is perished from him. * vessel. "^ an aJult male. Ii young ones of birds. 12 crouching. •* put.

DEUTERONOMY, Chap. XXII.

upon thine house, if any man' fall from thence. Thou shalt not sow thy vineyard with two kinds of seeds ; lest the fulness — the seed which thou hast sown, and the in-

10 creaseof thy vineyard, become unlawful. ^ Thou shalt not

1 1 plough with one of the herd and an ass together. Thou shalt not wear a garment of two kinds, as of woollen and

12 linen together. Thou shalt make thee tassels upon the tour quarters of thy vesture, wherewith thou coverest

13 thyself. If any man take a wife, and come unto her,

14 and hate her. And impute'"^ actions to her by mere words, and bring up an evil name upon her, and say, I took this woman, and, when I came to her, I found not

15 on her the tokens o/" virginity : Then shall the father of the damsel, and her mother, take and bring forth the tokens of the damsel's virginity unto the elders of the

16 city in the gate: And the damsel'^ father shall say unto the elders, I gave my daughter unto this man to

17 wife, and he hateth her; And, lo, he hath imputed actions to her by mere words, saying, I found not on thy daughter the tokens o/" virginity ; and yet these are the tokens o/'my daughter's virginity: And they shall spread

18 the cloth* before the elders of the city. And the elders of that city shall take that man, and chastise

19 him; And they shall amerce him in an hundred she- kels of silver, and give them unto the father of the dam- sel, because he hath brought up an evil name upon a virtrin of Israel : and she shall be his wife ; he may not

20 send her away" all his days. But if this thing be true, and the tokens o/"virginity be not found for the damsel :

21 Then they shall bring out the damsel to the entrance of her father's house, and the men of her city shall over- whelm her with stones that she die; because she hath done a base deed in Israel, to play the whore in her fa- ther's house : so shalt thou ]mt evil away from among

22 you. If a man be found lying with a woman married to an husband,''' then they shall both of them die, both the man that lay with the woman, and the woman ; so

23 shalt thou put away evil from Israel. If a damsel that is a virgin be betrothed unto a man, and a man find her

24 in the city, and lie with her; Then ye shall bring them both out unto the gate of that city, and ye shall overwhelm them with stones that they die ; the damsel, because she cried not, hcing in the city: and the man, because he hath afflicted the wife of his fellow : so thou

1 he that fallclh. - holy. 3 put. * outer p-arment. 5 owning an owner

<> 1( t her ^0.

DEUTERONOMY, Chap. XXII. XXIII.

25 shalt put away evil from amon^ you. But if a man find a betrothed damsel in the field, and the man lays hold on her, and lie with her; then the man only that lay

26 with her shall die : But unto the damsel thou shalt do nothing; there is in the damsel no sin deserving death : for as when a man riseth against his fellow-man,

27 and slayeth him, even so is this thing : For he found her in the field, and the betrothed damsel cried, and

28 there was none to save her. If a man find a damsel that is a virgin, who is not betrothed, and seizes her,

29 and lie with her, and they be found ; Then the man that lay with her shall give unto the damsel's father fifty shekels of silver, and she shall be his wife : because he hath afflicted her, he may not put her away" all his

30 days. A man shall not take his father's wife, nor un- cover his father's skirt. ^

Chap. XXIII.

1 He that is bruised in the stones, | or hath his privy member cut off, shall not come into the assembly of the

2 Eternal. One bom in incest or adultery shall not come into the assembly of the Eternal; even to his tenth genera- tion shall he not come into the assembly of the Eternal.

3 An Ammonite or Moabite shall not come into the as- sembly of the Eternal ; even to their tenth generation shall they not enter into the assembly of the Eternal

4 for ever : Because they met^ you not with bread and with water in the way, when ye came forth out of Egypt ; and because they hired against thee Balaam the son of

5 Beor, of Pethor of Mesopotamia, to curse thee. Ne- vertheless the Eternal thy God was not willing to hearken unto Balaam ; but the Eternal thy God turned the curse into a blessing unto thee, because the Eternal

6 thy God loved thee. Thou shalt not seek^ their peace

7 nor their prosperity all thy days for ever. Thou shalt not abhor an Edomite; for he is thy brother: thou shalt not abhor an Egyptian, because thou wast a

8 stranger in his land. The children that are born unto them may come into the assembly of the Eternal

9 in their third generation. When the host* goeth forth against thine enemies, then keep thee from every evil

10 thing. If there be among you any man that is not

clean by reason of uncleanness that chanceth him^ by

night, then he shall go abroad out of the camp, he shall

' wing. ' anticipated. ' require. * camp. ^ through an accident.

5 let ill" i p:o.

DEUTERONOMY, Chap. XXIII.

11 not come within^ the camp: But it shall be, when evening cometh on,^ he shall lave himself with water: and when the sun is down,^ he shall come into the

12 camp again. Thou shalt have a place"* also without the

13 camp, whither thou shalt go forth abroad : And thou shalt have a pin upon thy weapon; and it shall be, when thou wilt ease thyself* abroad, thou shalt dig therewith, and shalt turn back and cover that which

14 cometh from thee : For the Eternal thy God goeth in the midst of thy camp, to deliver thee, and to give up thine enemies before thee ; therefore shall thy camp be holy ; that he see no nakedness of anything in thee, and

15 turn away from thee. Thou shalt not deliver^ unto his lord the servant who is escaped from his lord unto

16 thee: He shall abide with you, even among you, in that place which he shall choose in one of thy gates, where it liketh him best : thou shalt not be extortionate

17 with him. There shall be no prostitute of the daugh- ters of Israel, laor a man prostituting himself of the sons

18 of Israel. Thou shalt not bring the prostitution hire of a whore, or the price of a dog, into the house of the Eternal thy God for any vow: for even both these are

19 abomination unto the Eternal thy God. Thou shalt not lend'' upon interest to thy brother; interest of money, interest of food, interest of any thing that is lent upon

20 interest. Unto an alien thou mayest lend'' upon interest; but unto thy brother thou shalt not lend'' upon in- terest : that the Eternal thy God may bless thee in every performance of thine hand in the land whither

21 thou goest to possess it. When thou shalt vow a vow unto the Eternal thy God, thou shalt not delay to pay it: for the Eternal thy God will surely require it of

22 thee ; and it would be sin in thee. But if thou shalt

23 forbear^^ to vow, it shall be no sin in thee. That which is gone out of thy lips thou shalt keep and do ; even a free-will offering, according as thou hast vowed unto the Eternal thy God, which thou hast spoken with thy

24 mouth. When thou comest into the vineyard of thy felbw man, then thou mayest eat grapes at thy fill at thine own pleasure;'-* but thou shalt not \)ni^'^ any in thy vessel.

25 When thou comest into the standing corn of thy fellow

man then thou ma^'est pluck the ears with thine hand,

but thou shalt not move a sickle unto the standing corn

of thy fellow man.

' into the midst of. * tiirneth. ' and at the coming, 'hand. 'sit. 'rautie totHatup. ' cause to bite. * cease, 'according to thy soul. '"give.

DEUTERONOMY, Chap. XXIV.

CiiAP. XXIV.

1 WuEN a man hath taken a wife, and married' her, and it come to pass that she find no favour in his eyes, be- cause he hath found some scandalous thing^ in her; then let him write her a bilP of divorcement, and give it in her

2 hand, and send her awaj^^outof his house. And when she is gone out of his liouse, she may go and be ano-

3 ther man's wife. And if the Latter husband hate her, and write her a bill^ of divorcement, and giveth it in her hand, and sendcth her away^^outof his house; or if the hitter husband die, who took her tn be his wife :

4 Her first husband,* who sent her away,'*may not take lier again^ to be his wife, after that she is defiled ; for that is abomination before the Eternal : and tiiou slialt not cause the land to sin, which the Eternal thy God

5 givefh thee for an inheritance. When a man hath taken a new wife, he shall not go out to the host, nei- ther shall he be charged^ with any thing : but he shall be free at home^ one year, and shall cheer up his wife

6 whom he hath taken. No man shall take the hand mill or the upper millstone^ to pledge : for he taketh a muji's

7 lifc^ to pledge. If a man be found stealing any'^ of his brethren of the children of Israel, and maketh mer- chandize of him, or selleth him; then that thief sha.l die; and thou shalt put evil away from among

8 you. Take heed in the affliction of leprosy, that thou observe'^' diligently, and do according to all that the priests the Levites shall teach^- you : as I commanded

9 them, so ye shall observe'^ to do. Remember w^iat the Eternal thy God did unto Miriam by the way, after

10 that ye were come forth out of Egypt. When thou dost lend thy fellow man a loan of any thing, thou shalt not go

11 into his house to fetch' •* his pledge. Thou shalt stand abroad, and the man to whom thou dost lend shall

12 bring out the pledge abroad unto thee. And if the

13 man be poor, thou shalt not sleep in his pledge: In any case thou shalt restore to him the pledge when the sun goeth down, that he may lie down in his mvn rai- ment,i* and bless thee : and it shall be righteousness

14 unto thee before the Eternal thy Gcd. Thou shalt not wrong an hired servant that is poor and needy, whether he be of thy brethren, or of any strangers that^are in thy

downed. ' nakedness of a thiDg. ^ book, ''owner. * return to take her. * pass over him. ^ guiltless for his house. 8 chnriot. - soul. u, ;i soul. 1' keep. 1- shoot. '3 ^li^di^e. '4 outtr ganuenl.

1^ hi h.

r :

DEUTERONOMY, Chap. XXIV. XXV.

15 land within thy gates: At his day thou shalt give him his hire, neither shall the sun go down upon it ; for he is poor, and setteth his heart upon it:i lest he call against thee unto the Eternal, and it be sin unto thee.

16 Fathers shall not be put to death for children, neither shall children be put to death for fathers: every

17 man shall be put to death for his own sin. Thou shalt not pervert^ the judgment of the stranger, of the father-

18 less; nor take a widow's garment to pledge: But thou shalt remember that thou wast a servant in Egypt, and the Eternal th}' God released thee thence : there-

19 fore I command thee to do this thing. When thou reapest thine harvest in thy field, and hast forgot a sheaf"' in the field, ihou shalt not return to take it: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow : that the Eternal thy God may bless thee in all

20 the work of thine hands. When thou beatest thine olive-tree, thou shalt not go over the boughs again : it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for tjie

21 widow. When thou gatherest the grapes of thy vine- " yard, thou shalt not glean it afterwards : it shall be for

the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow.

22 And thou shalt remember that thou wast a servant in the land of Egypt; therefore I command thee to do this thing.

Chap. XXV.

1 If there be a quarrel between men ; and they step nigh unto judgment, that the Judges may judge them; then they shall justify the righteous, and condemn

2 the wicked. And it shall be, if the wicked man be worthy to be beaten,'^ that the judge shall cause him to fall down, and o?ie shall smite him before his face, ac-

3 cording to his wickedness, by a certain number. Forty stripes he may give'** him, and not exceed:^ lest if he should exceed, and smite him above these with many stripes,'' then thy brother should seem vile unto thee.

4 Thou shalt not muzzle the ox when he treadeth out the

5 corn. If brethren abide together, and one of them die, and have no child"^, the wife of the dead shall not marry^ abroad unto a stranger :i^ her husband's brother shall come unto her, and take her to him to wife, and perform the duty of an husband's brother unto her.

r> And it shall be, that the first-born whom she beareth

shall succeed^i [^^ iI^q name of his dead brother, that his

7 name be not wiped out of Israel. And if the man like

I to it he beareth his soul. ^ incline * oraer. * a son of smiting, ''smite. « continue. 7 a ^reat smiting. * son. ^ be. 10 layman. H arise.

DEUTERONOMY, Chap. XXV. XXVI.

not to take his brother's wife, then let his brother's wife go up to the gate unto the elders, and say. My husband's brother refuse th to raise up unto his brother a name in Israel, he is not willing to perform the duty

8 of my husband's brother : Then the elders of his city shall call him, and speak unto him : and he shall stand

9 and say, I like not to take her : Then shall his brother's wife step nigh unto him before the eyes of the elders, and loose his shoe from off his foot, and spit before' his face, and shall answer and say, So shall it be done unto that man that will not build up his brother's house.

10 And his name shall b0» called in Israel, The house of

1 1 him that hath his shoe loosed. When men strive toge- ther one with another,^ and the wife of the one ap- proacheth to deliver her husband out of the hand of him that smiteth him, and putteth forth^ her hand, and

12 layeth hold of him by the secrets; Then thou shalt

13 hew off her hand,* thine eye shalt not pity^ her. Thou shalt not have in thy bag divers weights,^ a great and a

14 small. Thou shalt not have in thine house divers lo measures,^ a great and a small. But thou shalt have

a perfect and just weight,8 a perfect and just measure^ shait thou have ; that thy days may be lengthened on the ground which the Eternal thy God giveth thee.

16 For all that do such things, and all that do unrighteous- ness, are an abomination unto the Eternal thy God.

17 Remember what Amalek did unto thee by the way,

18 when ye were gone forth out of Egypt; How he met'** thee by the way, and smote the hindmost of thee, even all that were feeble behind thee, when thou wast faint

19 and weary; and he feared not God. Therefore it shall be, when the Eternal thy God hath given thee rest from all thine enemies round about, in the land which the Eternal thy God giveth thee_/or an inheritance to pos- sess it, that thou shalt wipe away the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven : thou shalt not forget it.

Chap. XXVI.

1 And it shall be, when thou art come in unto the land which the Eternal thy God giveth thee /or an inherit-

2 ance, and possessest it, and abidest therein, That thou shalt take of the first'' of all the fruit of the ground, which thou shalt bring of thy land that the Eternal thy

^ in. ^ a man with his brother. ^ sendeth. * the hollow. * spare- ® a stone and a stone. ? an ephah and an eji'iah. 8 btone. * epha'ii.

10 happened, l' beginning.

DEUTERONOMY, Chap. XXVI.

God giveth thee, and shalt put it in a basket, and shalt go unto the place which the Eternal thy God shall

3 choose to place^ his name there. And thou shalt go unto the priest that shall be in those days, and say unto him, I profess* this day unto the Eternal thy God, that I am come unto the land which the Eternal sware unto

4 our fathers for to give us. And the priest shall take the basket out of thine hand, and place it before the

5 altar of the Eternal thy God. And thou shalt speak, and say before the Eternal thy God, A straying Syrian was my father ; and he went down into Egypt, and so- journed there with a few,^ and became there a nation,

6 great, mighty, and numerous: And the Egyptians evil-entreated us, and afflicted us, and laid* upon us

7 hard labour: And when we cried unto the Eternal God of our fathers, the Eternal heard our voice, and looked on our affliction,' and our poverty, and our

8 oppression : And the Eternal brought us forth out of Egypt with a strong hand, and with an out-stretched^ arm, and with great terribleness, and with signs, and

"" 9 with wonders ; And he hath brought us into this place, and hath given us this land, eve7i a land flowing with

10 milk and honey. And now, behold, I have brought the first-fruits^ of the land, which thou, O Eternal, hast given me. And thou shalt place it before the Eternal thy God, and prostrate thyself before the Eternal thy

1 1 God : And thou shalt rejoice in every good thin^ which the Eternal thy God hath given unto thee, and unto thine house, thou, and the Levite, and the stranger that

12 is among you. When thou hast finished tithing all the tithes of thine increase the third year, which is the year of tithing, and hast given it unto the Levite, the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, that they may

13 eat within thy gates, and be satisfied; Then thou shalt say before the Eternal thy God, I have put away the hallowed things*^ out of mine house, and also have given them unto the Levite, and unto the stranger, to the fatherless, and to the widow, according to all thy commandments, which thou hast commanded me: I have not transgressed" thy commandments, neither have

14 I forgotten them: I have not eaten thereof in my mourning,'" neither have I put away mtght thereof un- clean, nor given aught thereof for the dead : but I have

I settle. * telL •* men of few. * gave. * trouble. '' inclined. ? beginnings ^ holiuess. ' patsed. '* inicjnity.

DEUTERONOMY, Chap. XXVI. XXVII.

hearkened to the voice of the Eternal my God, and have done according to all that thou hast commanded

15 me. Glance down from the residence of thy holiness, from heaven, and bless thy people Israel, and the land which thou hast given us, as thou swarest unto our fa-

16 thers, a land flowing with milk and honey. This day the Eternal thy God hath commanded thee to do these statutes and judgments: thou shalt therefore keep and do them with all thine heart, and with all thy soul.

17 Thou hast avoviched the Eternal this day to be thy God, and to walk in his way, and to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and to hearken

18 unto his voice: And the Eternal hath avouched thee this day to be a people of his select portion, as he hath promised thee, and that ^/io?/ shouldest keep all his com-

19 mandments: And to make^ thee supreme above all nations which he hath made, in praise, and in name, and in splendour; and that thou mayest be an holy people unto the Eternal thy God, as he hath spoken.

Chap. XXVIL

1 And Moses, with the elders of Israel, commanded the people, saying, K^ep every commandment which I com-

2 mand you this day. And it shall be, on the day when ye shall pass over the Jordan unto the land which the Eternal thy God giveth thee, that thou shalt raise thee

3 up great stones, and plaster them with plaster : And thou shalt write upon them all the words of this law, when thou art passed over, that thou mayest go in unto the land which the Eternal thy God giveth thee, a land flowing with milk and honey; as the Eternal God of

4 thy fathers hath promised thee. Therefore it shall be, when ye have passed over the Jordan, that ye shall raise up these stones, which I command you this day, in mount Ebal, and thou shalt plaster them with plas-

5 ter. And thou shalt build an altar unto the Eternal thy God, an altar of stones : thou shalt not wave any

6 iron tool over them. Thou shalt build the altar of the Eternal thy God of whole- stones ; and thou shalt bring up burnt-offerings thereon unto the Eternal thy God :

7 And thou shalt sacrifice feast offerings, and shalt eat

8 there, and rejoice before the Eternal thy God. And thou shalt write upon the stones all the words of this

9 law very plainly.'"^ And Moses, and the priests the Levites, spake unto all Israel, saying, Take heed, and hearken, O Israel ; This day thou art become the peo-

1 give. - perfect. '' scoop it out wel).

DEUTERONOMY, Cuap. XXVII. XVIIl.

10 pie of the Eternal thy God. Thou shalt therefore obey the voice of the Eternal thy God, and do his command- ments and his statutes, which I command thee this

1 1 day. And Moses commanded the people the same

12 day, saying, These shall stand upon mount Gerizim to bless the people, when ye are passed over the Jor- dan ; Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issacluir, and

13 Joseph, and Benjamin. And these shall stand upon mount Ebal for the curse; Reuben, Gad, and Ashcr,

14 and Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali. And the I^evites shall speak,! and say unto all the men of Israel with an

15 exalted voice. Cursed be the man that maketh any graven or molten image, an abomination unto the Eter- nal, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and put- teth it in secret. And all the people shall answer and

16 say, Amen. Cursed he he that setteth light by his fa- ther or his mother. And all the people shall say,

17 Amen. Cursed be he that removeth his neighbour's Iand-mark.2 And all the people shall say. Amen.

1,8 Cursed be he that causeth the blind to go astray on the

19 way. And all the people shall say. Amen. Cursed be he that perv^erteth^ the judgment of the stranger, fa- therless, and widow. And all the people shall say,

20 Amen. Cursed he he that heth with his father's wife; because he uncovereth his father's skirt.'* And all the

21 people shall say. Amen. Cursed be he that lieth with any beast And all the people shall say. Amen.

22 Cursed he he that lieth with his sister, the daughter of his father, or the daughter of his mother. And all the

23 people shall say, Amen. Cursed be he that lieth with his mother-in-law. And all the people shall say, Amen.

24 Cursed he he that smiteth his fellow secretly. And all

25 the people shall say. Amen. Cursed he he that takcth bribery to smite to death an innocent person.'^ And all

26 the people shall say, Amen. Cursed he he that con- firmeth" not all the"^ words of this law to do them. And all the people shall say. Amen.

Chap. XXVIII.

1 And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken dili- gently unto the voice of the Eternal thy (Jod, to ob- serve and to do all his commandments which I com- mand thee this day, that the Eternal thy God will set'

2 thee supreme above all nations of the earth : And all 1 answer. * causeth the bouiuhiry of his fellow to recede. * iucliuetli,

* wing. ^ a ioul of guiltless blood. 6 raisctb. '^ give.

DEUTERONOMY, Chap. XIVIII.

these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the Eternal thy

3 God. Blessed shalt thou he in the city, and blessed

4 shalt thou be in the field. Blessed shall be the fruit of thy body,i and the fruit of thy ground, and the fruit of thy beasts, those dropped by thy neat, and the breeds

5 of thy flock. Blessed shall be thy basket and thy

6 kneading-trough. Blessed shalt thou be when thou comest in, and blessed shalt thou be when thou goest

7 out. The Eternal shall cause^ thine enemies that rise up against thee to be beaten before thy face : they shall come out against thee one way, and run away before

8 thee seven ways. The Eternal shall command the bless- ing upon thee in thy storehouses, and in ever;^ per- formance of thine hand ; and he shall bless thee in the

9 land which the Eternal thy God giveth thee. The Eternal shall raise thee an holy people unto himself, as he hath sworn unto thee, if thou shalt keep the coni- mandments of the Eternal thy God, and go in his

10 ways. And all people of the earth shall see that thou art called by the name of the Eternal : and they shall

11 be afraid of thee: And the Eternal shall make thee plenteous in goods,^ in the fruit of thy body,i and in the fruit of thy beasts, and in the fruit of thy ground, in the land which the Eternal sware unto thy fathers to

12 give thee. The Eternal shall open unto thee his good treasure, the heaven to give the rain unto thy land in its season, and to bless all the work of thine hand : and thou shalt lend unto many nations, and thou shalt not

13 borrow. And the Eternal shall make^ thee the head, and not the tail ; and thou shalt be above only, and thou shalt not be beneath; if that thou hearken unto the commandments of the Eternal thy God, which I command thee this day, to keep and to do them:

14 And thou shalt not depart from any of the words which I command thee this day, to the right or to the left, to go after other gods to serve them.

15 But it shall come to pass, if thou wilt not obey the voice of the Eternal thy God, to observe^ to do all his commandments and his ordinances which I command thee this day, that all these curses shall come upon thee,

16 and overtake thee. Cursed shalt thou he in the city,

17 and cursed s/iaZ/ thou fte in the field. Cursed shall be

18 thy basket and thy kneading trough. Cursed shall he

' beUy. * give. ' leave thee for the gt od. * keep.

DEUTEHONOMY, Chap. XXVIII.

the fruit of thy body,' and the fruit of thy land, those dropped by thy neat, and the breeds of thy flock.

19 Cursed shalt thou be when thou comest in, and cursed

20 shalt thou be when thou goest out. The Eternal shall send upon thee cursing, confusion, and rebuke, in every performance of thine hand, until thou be exterminated, and until thou perish quickly; because of the wicked- ness of thy doings, whereby thou hast forsaken me.

21 The Eternal shall make the pestilence cleave unto thee, until he have consumed thee from off the ground, whi-

22 ther thou goest to possess it. The Eternal shall smite thee with a consumption, and with a fever, and with an intense heat, and with an extreme burning, and with the sword,2 and with blasting, and with mildew \^ and

23 they shall pursue thee until thou perish. And thy heaven that is over thy head shall be copper, and the

24 earth that is under- thee shall be iron. The Eternal shall make"* the rain of thy land powder and dust: from heaven shall it come down upon thee, until thou be ex-

25 terminated. The Eternal shall cause"* thee to be beaten before thine enemies: thou shalt go out one way against them, and run away seven ways before them ; and shalt

26 be a fright unto all the kingdoms of the earth. And thy carrion shall be food unto all fowls of the heaven, and unto the beasts of the earth, and no man shall fray them

27 away. The Eternal will smite thee with the inflam- mation of Egypt, and with the emcrods, and with the scab, and with the itch, whereof thou canst not be

28 healed. The Eternal shall smite thee with madness,

29 and blindness, and disquietude of heart: And thou shalt grope^ at noon-day, as the blind gropeth^ in thick dartness, and thou shalt not prosper in thy ways: and thou shalt be only wronged and spoiled^ all the

30 days, and no man shall save thee. Thou shalt betroth a wife, and another man shall lie with her : thou shalt build an house, and thou shalt not abide therein : thou shalt plant a vineyard, and shalt not gather the grapes

31 thereof.^ Thine ox' shall he slain before thine eyes, and thou shalt not eat thereof: thine ass shall he vio- lently taken away from before thy face, and shall not return to thee: thy flock shall be given unto thine ene-

32 mies, and thou shalt have none to save them. Tliy sons

and thy daughters shall be given unto another people,

and thine eyes shall see, and {-.uV'^ioith longing for them

all the day long : and there shall he no might in thine

\ beily. * drought. * wasting. * give. * feel. * feeletli. r yioleull)' t^en aw«y. * prufaiiu it. * one of thy herd. '" finish.

DEUTERONOMY, Chap. XXVIII.

33 hand. The fruit of thy ground, and all thy labours, shall a people which thou knowest not eat up; and tliou

34 shalt be only wronged and crushed all the days : So that thou shalt be mad for the sight of thine eyes which

35 thou shalt see. The Eternal shall smite thee in the knees, and in the thighs, with a sore inflammation that cannot be healed, from the sole^ of thy foot unto the top

36 of thy head. The Eternal shall bring-' thee, and thy king whom thou shalt raise over thee, unto a nation which neither thou nor thy fathers have known ; and there shalt thou serve other gods, wood and stone.

37 And thou shalt become an astonishment, a proverb, and a satire, among all peoples whither the Eternal shall

38 lead thee. Thou shalt bring much seed out into the field, and shalt gather hut little in ; for the locust shall

39 crop it off, Thou shalt plant vineyards, and dress^ them, but shalt neither drink o/lthe wine, nor lay it up;

40 for the worms shall eat them. Thou shalt have olive- trees throughout all thy boundaries, but thou shalt not anoint* thyself with the oil ; for thine olive shall cast^

41 his fruit. Thou shalt beget sons and daughters, but thou shalt not enjoy them ; for they shall go into cap-

42 tivity. All thy trees and fruit of thy land shall the

43 locust" make bare. The stranger that is among you shall get up above thee very high;^ and thou shalt come

44 down very low.^ He shall lend to thee, and thou shalt not lend to him : he shall be the head, and thou shalt be

45 the tail. Moreover, all these curses shall come upon thee, and pui'sue thee, and overtake thee, till thou be exterminated ; because thou hearkenedst not unto the voice of the Eternal thy God, to keep his command- ments and his ordinances which he commanded thee :

46 And they shall be upon thee for a sign and for a won-

47 der, and upon thy seed for ever. Because thou servedst not the Eternal thy God with joy fulness, and with gladness of heart, for the multitude of all things :

48 Therefore shalt thou serve thine enemies, whom the Eternal shall send forth against thee, in famine, and in nakedness, and in want of all things: and he shall putj" a yoke of iron upon thy neck, until he have extermi-

49 nated thee. The Eternal shall bring" a nation against thee from afar, from the extremity of the earth, as sunft as the eagle soareth; a nation whose tongue thou shalt not

50 understand :i- A nation of fierce countenance,'^ which shall not regard the person of ^^ the old, nor shew favour

1 hollow. 2 cause to go. ' serve. ■• rub. '^ put off. "^ the shrill one. ' step step. 8 down down, lo give, n bear. 12 hear, powerful face.

i* bear face to.

DEUTERONOMY, Chap. XXVIII.

51 to the young:' And he shall eat the fruit of thy beasts, and the fruit of thy land, until thou be exter- minated : which also shall not let remain to thee either corn, must, or oil, or the increase of thy neat, or breeds

52 of thy llocks, until he have destroyed thee. And lie shall besiege thee in all thy gates, until thy high and fortified walls come down, wherein thou trustedst, throughout all thy land : and he shall besiege thee in all thy gates throughout all thy land, which the Eternal

53 thy God hath given thee. And thou shalt eat the fruit of thine own body,^ the flesh of thy sons and of thy daughters, whom the Eternal thy God hath given thee, in the siege, and in the straitness, wherewith

54 thine enemies shall distress thee : So that the man that «5most tender among yon, and delicate, his eye shall be evil towards his brother, and towards the wife of his bosom, and towards the remnant^ of his children whom

55 he shall leave: So that he will not give to any of them of the flesh of his children whom he shall eat: because nothing remaineth to him in the siege, and in the straitness, wherewith thine enemies shall distress

56 thee in all thy gates. The tender and delicate woman among you, who would not adventure^ to set the sole'' of her foot upon the ground for delicateness and tenderness, her eye shall be evil towards the husband of her bosom,

57 and towards her son, and towards her daughter. And towards her after-birth that cometh out from between her feet, and towards her children whom she shall bear : for she shall eat them for want of all things secretly in the siege and straitness wherewith thine enemy shall

58 distress thee in thy gates. If thou wilt not observe'' to do all the words of this law that are written in this book, that thou mayest fear this glorious and fearful

59 name, THE ETERNAL THY GOD; Then the Eternal will distinguish thy plagues,^ and the plagues^ of thy seed, even great plagues,' and of long continuance,**

60 and sore sickness, and of long continuance.^ More- over, he will bring^ upon thee all the diseases of Egypt, which thou dreadest; and they shall cleave unto thee.

61 And every sickness, and every plague,'" which is not written in the book of this law, them will the Eternal

62 bring up upon thee, until thou be exterminated. And ye shall remaiu few in number, 'i whereas ye were as the stars of heaven for multitude ; because thou wouldst

63 not obey the voice of the Eternal thy God. And it

1 lad. 2 rest. ^ i,elly. * try. * hollow, c keep. 7 strokes. R faithful. 9 restore, lo btioke. n with uicii of fe\vii(;ss.

DEUTERONOMY, Chap. XXVIII. XXIX.

shall come to pass, that as the Eternal rejoiced over you to do you good, and to multiply you ; so the Eternal will rejoice over you to cause you to perish, and to ex- terminate you ; and ye shall be plucked from off the land

64 whither thou goest to possess it. And the Eternal shall scatter thee among all peoples, from the one ex- tremity of the earth even unto the other extremity; and there thou shalt serve other gods, which neither thou

63 nor thy fathers have known, evcTi wood and stone. And among these nations shalt thou find no ease, neither shall the sole^ of thy foot have rest : but the Eternal shall give thee a shaking heart, and failing of eyes, and

66 fainting of mind : And thy life shall hang in doubt before thee : and thou shall dread day and night, and

67 shalt have none assurance oP thy life : In the morn- ing thou shalt say. Would it were^ even ! and at even thou shalt say. Would it were^ morning I for the dread of thine heart wherewith thou shalt dread, and

68 for the sight of thine eyes which thou shalt see. And the Eternal shall bring'' thee into Egypt again with ships, by the way whereof I spake unto thee, Thou shalt see it no more again:' and there shall ye be sold unto your enemies for servants and handmaids, and no man shall buy yo^i.

CnAP. XXIX.

1 These are the words of the covenant, which the Eternal commanded Moses to makee with the children of Israel in the land of Moab, besides the covenant which he

2 madee with them in Horeb. And Moses called unto all Israel, and said unto them. Ye have seen all that the Eternal did before your eyes in the land of Egypt unto Pharaoh, and unto all his servants, and unto all his

3 land ; The great trials which thine eyes have seen,

4 the signs, and those great wonders : Yet the Eternal hath not given you an heart to know, and eyes to see,

5 and ears to hear, unto this day. And I have led you'' forty years in the desert : your clothes^ are not faded upon you, and thy shoe is not worn^ out upon thy foot.

6 Ye have not eaten bread, neither have ye drunk wine or strong drink : that ye might know that I am the

7 Eternal your God. And when ye came unto this place, Sihon the king of Heshbon, and Og the king of Bashan, came out against us unto war, and we smote

* hollow, 2 believe in. ^ who will give. * restore. ' not continue to see !t. 6 cut. 'I caused you to go. 8 outer garments. ^ faded.

DEUTERONOMY, Chap. XXIX.

8 them : And we took their land, and gave it for an inheritance unto the Reubenites, and unto the Gadites, and unto the half tribe of Manasseh.

9 Keep therefore the words of this covenant, and do

10 them, that ye may prosper^ in all that ye do. Ye are placed this day all of you before the Eternal your God ; your heads of your tribes, your elders, and your bailiffs,

1 1 with all the men of Israel, Your little ones, your wives, and thy stranger that is in thy camp, from the hewer of

12 thy wood unto the drawer of thy water: That thou shouldest enter^ into covenant with the Eternal thy God, and into his oath,'' which the Eternal thy God

13 maketh* with thee this day: That he may raise thee to-day for a people unto himself, and that he may be unto thee a God, as he hath promised unto thee, and as he hath sworn unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to

14 Isaac, and to Jacob. Neither with you only do I makes

15 this covenant and this oath;^ But with him that stand- eth here with us this day before the Eternal our God, and also with him that is not here with us this day :

16 For ye know how we have abode in the land of Egypt; and how we passed in the midst of the nations which

17 ye passed by; And ye have seen their abominable things, and their idols, wood and stone, silver and gold,

18 which were with them: Lest there should bo among you man, or woman, or family, or tribe, whose heart tumeth away this day from the Eternal our God, to go and serve the gods of these nations ; lest there should be among you a root that is fruitful in poisonous herb

19 and wormwood ; And it come to pass, when he hearcth the words of this execration, that he bless himself in his heart, saying, I shall have peace, though I will go in the firmness of mine heart, that the intoxication sweep

20 away the thirst: The Eternal will not be willing to forgive him, but then the wrath of the Eternal and his jealousy shall smoke against that man, and all the exe- crations that are .written in this book shall lie'' upon him, and the Eternal shall wipe away his name from un-

21 der heaven. And the Eternal shall separate him unto evil out of all the tribes of Israel, according to all the execrations of the covenant that are written in this

22 book of the law: So that the remote generation, your children, that shall rise up after you, and the alien that shall come from a far land, shall say, when they

* act wisely. ^ pass. ' execration. * ciUtelli, ^ cut. c crouch.

2 B 2

DEUTERONOMY, Chap. XXX. XXXI.

thy days; that thou mayest abide upon the ground which the Eternal sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacoo, to give them.

Chap. XXXI.

1 And Moses went, and spake these words unto all

2 Israel. And he said unto them, I am an hundred and twenty years old^ this day : I can no more go out and come in: also the Eternal hath sa'.d unto me, Thou

3 shalt not pass over this Jordan. The Eternal thy God, he will go over before thee, and he will exterminate these nations from before thee, and thou shalt possess them : and Joshua, he shall pass over before thee, as

4 (he Eternal hath said. And the Eternal shall do unto them as he did to Sihon and to Og, kings of the Amor- ites, and unto the land of them whom he extermi-

5 nated. And the Eternal shall give them up before your face, that ye may do unto them according to all

6 the commandments which I have commanded you. Be strong and firm, fear not, nor be terrified by them : for the Eternal thy God, he it is that doth go with thee ;

7 he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee. And Moses called unto Joshua, and said unto him before the eyes of all Israel, Be strong and firm : for thou must go with this people unto the land which the Eternal hath sworn unto their fathers to give them ; and thou shalt cause

8 them to inherit it. And the Eternal, he it is that doth pass before thee ; he will be with thee, he will not fail thee, neither forsake thee : fear not, neither be dis-

9 mayed. And Mose? wrote this law, and gave it unto the priests the sons of Levi, who bare the ark^ of the covenant of the Eternal, and unto all the elders of

10 Israel. And Moses commanded them, saying. At the end of every seven years, at the appointed season of the

1 1 year of remission, in the festival of tabemacles,^ When all Israel is come to appear before the Eternal thy God in the place which he shall choose, thou shalt read"* this

' a son of. 2 case. •• booths. * call.

DEUTERONOMY. Chap. XXXI.

12 law before all Israel in their hearing.^ Assemble the people together, men, and women, and little ones, and thy stranger that is within thy gates, that they may hear, and that they may learn, and fear the Eternal your God, and observe^ to do all the words of this law;

13 And that their children, who have not known an?/ thing, may hear, and learn to fear the Eternal your God, all the days that ye live on the ground whither ye pass over the Jordan to possess it.

14 And the Eternal said unto Moses, Behold, thy days approach that thou must die : call Joshua, and place yourselves in the appointed tent, that I may give him a charge.3 And Moses and Joshua went and placed

15 themselves in the appointed tent And the Eternal appeared in the tent in a column of a cloud : and the column of the cloud stood over the entrance of the

16 tent. And the Eternal said unto Moses, Behold, thou shalt lie with thy fathers ; and this people will rise up, and go a whoring after the gods of the aliens of the land whither they go to be amongst them, and will for- sake me, and make void my covenant which I have

17 made* with them. Then my wrath shall glow against them in that day, and I will forsake them, and 1 will hide^ my face from them, and they shall be devoured,'' and many evils and distresses shall befalF them ; so that they will say in that day. Are not these evils come upon

18 us,^ because our God is not amongst us? And I will surely hide'' my face in that da}', for all the evils which they shall have done, in that they are turned unto other

19 gods. Now therefore write ye this song for you, and teach it the children of Israel : put it in their mouths, that this song may be a witness for me against the chil-

20 dren of Israel. For when I have brought them to the ground which I sware unto their fathers, that floweth with milk and honey; and they shall have eaten and be satisfied, and waxen fat; then will they turn unto other gods, and serve them, and provoke me, and make void

21 my covenant, ' And it shall come to pass, when many evils and distresses are befallen^ them, that this song shall testify!'' against them as a witness ; for it shall not be forgotten out of the mouths of their seed that I know their imagination which they go aboutj^^ even this day,

icais. -keep. ^ command him. *cut. * screen. * eaten. 7 find, *> Lave not these evils found us. " have fouud. ^^ auswer. ^' arc doiug.

DEUTERONOMY, Chap. XXXI. XXXII.

before I have brought them into the land which I

22 sware. Moses therefore wrote this song the same day,

23 and taught it the children of Israel. And he com- manded Joshua the son of Nun, and said. Be strong and firm : for thou shalt bring the children of Israel into the land which I sware unto them: and I will be

24 with thee. And it came to pass, when Moses had finished writing the words of this law in' a book, until

25 they were completed, That Moses commanded the Levites, who bare the ark' of the covenant of the

26 Eternal, saying. Take this book of the law, and put it in the side of the ark' of the covenant of the Eternal your God, that it may be there for a witness against

27 thee. For I know thy rebellion, and thy stiff neck :^ behold, while I am alive with you this day ye have been rebellious against the Eternal; and how much more

28 after my death? Assemble unto me all the elders of your tribes, and your bailiifs, that I may speak these words in their ears, and call the heaven and the earth as

29 witnesses against them. For I know that after my death ye will utterly corrupt yourselves, and depart from the way which I have commanded you ; and the evil will befall you in the remoteness of days ; because ye will do evil in the eyes of the Eternal, to provoke him to

30 Anger through the work of your hands. And Moses spake in the ears of all the congregation of Israel the words of this song, until they were completed.

Chap. XXXII.

1 Give car, O ye heavens, and I will speak ; and hear, O

2 earth, the words of my mouth, My doctrine shall drop as the rain, my speech shall flow as the dew, as the small rain upon the sprouts^' and as showers upon the

3 grass : Because I will call the name of the Eternal :

4 ascribe^ ye greatness unto our God. The Rock,'* his doing is perfect; for all his ways are judgment: a God of ftiithfulness and without iniquity, righteous and up-

5 ri<Tht is he. The corruption is not his ; it is that of hil children, the spot is theirs ; a perverse and crooked

1 case. - hard nape of the neck. ^ get. * crag.

DEUTERONOMY Chap. XXXII.

6 generation. Do ye thus requite tlie Eternal ? O de- based people and unwise ! is not he thy father that hath obtained thee ? hath he not made thee, and established

7 thee ? Remember the days of old,^ consider the years of many generations :^ ask^ thy father, and he will tell

<S thee ; thy elders, and they will say unto thee ; When the Supreme divided to the nations their inheritance, when he separated the sons of Adam, he set the boun- daries of the people according to the number of the

9 children of Israel. For the portion of the Eternal is

1 0 his people ; Jacob is the lot* of his inheritance. He found him in a desert land, and in the desolate howling solitude; he surrounded him, he instructed him, he

1 1 guarded him as the pupil of his eye. As an eagle stirreth up her nest, hovereth over her young,* spreadeth abroad her wings, taketh them, beareth them on her

12 pinions. So the Eternal alone did guide him, and

13 there was no alien god with him. He made him ride on the high places of the earth, that he might eat the produce of the fields ; and he made him to suck honey

14 out of the rock, and oil out of the flinty crag; Clotted cream of the herd, and milk of the flock, with fat of fat- tened lambs, and rams of the breed^ of Bashan, and he- goats, with the fat of kidneys of wheat ; and thou shalt

15 drink the foaming blood of the grape. But Jeshurun waxed fat, and kicked; thou art waxen fat, thou art grown thick, thou art covered with fatness: then he for- sook^ God who made him, and lightly esteemed the

1 6 Rock^ of his salvation. They provoked him to jealousy with strange^ gods, with abominations provoked they

1 7 him to anger. They sacrificed unto devils,^'' not being God; to gods whom they knew not, to new (jods thai came from near, whom your fathers reverenced not.

18 Of the Rock*^ that bare thee thou art unmindful, and

19 hast forgotten God that gave thee birth. And when the Eternal saw it, he scorned them, because of the pro-

20 vocation of his sons, and of his daughters. And he said, I will hide^^ my face from them, I will sec what their end^' shall be : for they are a froward generation of

21 perversity, children in whom is no faith. They have moved me to jealousy with that ivhich is not God ; they have provoked me to anger with their vanities : and I

1 ever. - generation and generation. ' demand. * cord. * young birds. * sons. 'left. ** crag. ''lay. lu he goats, "screen. '- reiuotcness.

DEUTERONOMY, Chap. XXXII.

will move them to jealousy with those who are not a peo- ple ; I will provoke them to anger with a debased na-

22 tion. For a fire flames in my wrath, and shall blaze unto the lowest hell,^ and shall consume^ the earth with her increase, and set on fire the foundations of the

23 mountains. I will exhaust my evils upon them : I will

24 spend^ mine arrows upon them. They shall be ema- ciated I with hunger, and devoured with burning heat, and with bitter destruction : I will also send forth the teeth of beasts upon them, with the fury of those crawl-

25 ing in the dust. The sword without, and horror with- in,4 shall destroy^ both the young man and the virgin,

26 the suckling with the man of gray hairs. I said, I would scatter them into corners, || I would make the re-

27 membrance of them to cease from among men : Were it not that I was in dread of the wrath^ from the enemy, lest their adversaries should behave themselves strangely, ar<c? lest they should say, Our hand is exalted, and the Eternal

28 hath not effected all this. For they are a nation of erring counsel, neither is there any understanding in

29 them. O that they were wise, that they understood

30 this, that they would consider their latter end V How should one pursue a thousand, and two put a myriad to flight, except their Rock^ had sold them, and the Eter-

31 nal had shut them up? For their rock^ is not as our Rock,^ even our enemies themselves being umpires.

32 For their vine is of the vine of Sodom, and of the fields of Gomorrah: their grapes are grapes of gall, I their

33 clusters are bitter: Their wine is the poison of dra-

34 gons,^ and the cruel venom'" of asps ? Is not this laid up in store with me, and sealed up among my trea-

35 sures ? To me belongeth vengeance, and recompence ; their foot shall totter in due time : for the day of their calamity!! is nigh, and the things that shall come upon

36 them make haste. For the Eternal shall pronounce judgment on his people, and repent himself for his ser- vants, when he seeth that their power'2 is spent, and

37 nothing is left, whether guarded,!^ or forsaken. And he shall say, Where are their gods, their rock^ in whom

38 they trusted ; Who did eat the fat of their sacrifices, and drank the wine of their drink-offerings ? let them

39 rise up and help you, and be your protection. See now

* grave. '^ eat. ^ consume. * in the room. * make childless. ^ grief, 'remoteness, ^crag. » fury of huge creatures. '" head, n mist. I2hand.

13 restrained.

DEUTERONOMY, Chap. XXXII. XXXIII.

that it is I, even I, and there is no god with mc: I put to death, and I make aUve ; I strike, and I heal : neither is there any that can deUver out of my hand.

40 For I Uft up my hand to heaven, and say, I Hve for

41 ever. If I whet the hu;htning of my sword, and mine hand take hoid^ on judgment, I will render^ vengeance to mine adversaries, and will repay them that hate mc.

4:i I will make mine arrows drunk with blood, and my sword shall devour flesh; and that with the blood of the stabbed and the captives, from the split! ^^ead of the

43 enemy. Make, O ye nations, his people exult ; for he will avenge the blood of his servants, and will render- vengeance to his adversaries, and make expiation for his ground, and his people.

44 And Moses came and spake all the words of this song in the ears of the people, he, and Iloshea the son of

45 Nun. And Moses finished speaking all these words to 4G all Israel: And he said unto them, Set^ your hearts

unto all the words which I testify among you this day, which ye shall command your children to observe^ to do,

47 all the words of this law. For it is not a vain"* thing for you; because it is your lifer^and through this thing ye shall ])rolong your days upon the ground, whither ye piiss over the Jordan to possess it.

48 And the Eternal spake unto Moses that self-same* 41) day, saying. Go up into this mountain Abarim, unto

mount Nebo, which is in the land of Moab, that is over against" Jericho; and behold the land of Canajin, which I give imto the cliildrcn of Israel for a possession: .50 And die in the mount whither thou goest up, and be gathered unto thy people ; as Aaron thy brother died

51 in mount llor, and was gathered unto his ])eoi)lc. Be- cause ye trespjussed against me in the midst of the chil- dren of Israel at the waters of Mcribah-Kadesh, in the desert of Zin; because ye sanctified me not in the midst

52 of the children of Israel. Yet thou shalt see the \;\ud before tlirc ; l)iit thou shalt not come thither unto the land which 1 give the children of Israel.

Chap. XXXIIL

1 And this is the blessing, wherewith Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death.

2 And he said, Thu Eternal came fiom Sinai, and shone

' icizc. * restore. ' put, ♦ eiinity. •' liouc, substance. ''' ujinn ilie face of.

' keep.

DEUTERONOMY, Chap. XXXIII.

forth from Seir unto them; he beamed from moimt Paran, and he came from the myriads of his saints: from his right hand went a fire of the law^ for them.

3 Yea, he bare|| the people in his bosom :|1 all his saints are in thy hand: and they sat down^ at thy feet; every one shall

4 receive^ of thy decisions. Moses commanded us a law,

5 even the possession of the congregation of Jacob. And he was king in Jeshurun, when the heads of the people

6 and the tribes of Israel were gathered together. Let Reuben live, and not die ; and let his men not be few.*

7 And this is of Judah : and he said. Hear, Eternal, the voice of Judah, and bring him unto his people : let his hands be numerous for him ; and be thou an help to him from his adversaries.

8 And of Levi he said. Thy Thummim and thy Urim belong to thy pious man, whom thou didst try at Massah, and with whom thou didst strive at the waters of Meri-

9 bah ; Who said unto his father and to his mother, I have not seen him ; neither did he acknowledge his bre- thren, nor know his oivn children: for they have kept

10 thy word, and guarded thy covenant. They shall teach Jacob thy judgments, and Israel thy law: they shall put incense before thee,'"' and whole burnt sacrifice upon

1 1 thine altar. Bless, Eternal, his substance,^ and accept favourably the work of his hands : strike through the loins of them that rise against him, and of them that hate

12 him, that they rise not again. And of Benjamin he said. The beloved of the Eternal shall dwell in safety by him ; he shall harbour him all the day long, and he shall dwell

13 between his shoulders. And of Joseph he said. Blessed of the Eternal be his land, for the precious things of hea- ven, for the dew, and for the murmuring deep that

14 croucheth beneath, And for the precious fruits brought forth by the sun, and for the precious things put'^ forth

15 by the moon, And for the chief things of the ancient mountains,^ and for the precious things of the lasting''

1 6 hills. And for the precious things of the earth and ful- ness thereof, and for the will of him that dwelt in tJie bush: let the blessing come upon the head of Joseph, and upon the top of the head of him that was sepa-

17 rated^ofrom his brethren. The first-born of his herd is comeliness to him, and his horns are like the horns

decree. * will be smitten. ^ bear. ■* numerous. ^ in thy nose. ^ force. ' driven. ** head of the mountains of the east. ^ for ever, lo nazarite.

I

DEUTERONOMY, Chap. XXXIII. XXX IV.

of a buffalo; II vath them he shall push the people together to the uttermost ends of the earth: and they are the myriads of Ephraim, and they are the thousands

18 of Manasseh. And of Zebulun he said, Rejoice, Ze- bulun, in thy going out ; and, Issachar, in thy tents.

19 They shall call peoples unto the mountain: there they shall sacrifice sacrifices of righteousness : for they shall suck o/"the abundance of the seas, and o/ treasures! se-

20 creted in the sand. And of Gad he said, Blessed he he that extendeth Gad : he dwelleth as a lioness, and tear-

21 eth the arm with the top of the head. And he pro- vided the first part for himself,^ because there is the portion set apart by the lawgiver ; and he came with the heads of the people, he did the righteousness of the

22 Eternal, and his judgments with Israel. And of Dan he said, Dan is a lion's whelp : he shall leap from Ba-

23 shan. And of Naphtali he said, O Naphtali, satisfied with favour,- and full with the blessing of the Eternal :

24 possess thou the west^ and the south. And of Asher he said. Let Asher he blessed among sons ; let him be acceptable to his brethren, and let him dip his foot in

25 oil. Thy door locks shall he iron and copper ; and as thy

26 days, so shall thy strengthll be. There is none like unto the God of Jeshurun, loho rideth upon the heaven in

27 thy help, and in his excellency on the sky. The God of ancient times'* is thy refuge, and underneath are the everlasting^ arms : and he shall drive away the enemy

28 from before thee ; and said, Exterminate ! Israel dwelled in safety: the fountain? of Jacob is solitary upon a land of corn and must ; also his heavens shall drop

29 down dew. Happy art thou, O Israel : who is like unto thee, O people saved by the Eternal, the shield of thy help, and who is the sword of thy excellency ! and thine enemies shall be found liars^ unto thee ; and thou shall tread upon their high places.

Chap. XXXIV.

1 And Moses went up from the plains of Moab unto the mountain of Nebo, to the top^ of Pisgah, that is over against^ Jericho. And the Eternal shewed him all the

2 land of Gilead, unto Dan. And all Naphtali, and the land of Ephraim, and Manasseh, and all the land of

3 Judah, unto the hindmost sea. And the south, and the

^ saw the bec;iniung. ^ good will. ^ sea. * east. " for ever. " deny. ' head. * upon the tace. !) eye.

DEUTERONOMY, Chap. XXXIV.

district/ the deep valley of Jericho, tht city of palm

4 trees, unto Zoar. And the Eternal said unto him. This is the land which I sware unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, saying, I will give it unto thy seed : I have caused thee to see it with thine eyes, but

5 thou shalt not pass over thither. So Moses the servant of the Eternal died there in the land of Moab, according

6 to the word^ of the Eternal. And he buried him in the glen in the land of Moab, over against Beth-peor : but no

7 man knoweth of his sepulchre unto this day. And Moses was an hundred and twenty years old^ when he died : his eye was not dim, nor his natural force abated.*

8 And the children of Israel wept for Moses in the plains of Moab thirty days: so the days of weeping a7id

9 mourning for Moses were completed. And Joshua the son of Nun was full of the spirit of wisdom ; for Moses had laid his hands upon him : and the children of Israel hearkened unto him, and did as the Eternal commanded

10 Moses. And there arose not a prophet since in Israel like unto Moses, whom the Eternal knew face to face.

11 In all the signs and the wonders, which the Eternal sent him to do in the land of Egypt to Pharaoh, and to

12 all his servants, and to all his land. And in all that strong hand, and in all that great terribleness which Moses shewed'* before the eyes of all Israel.

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