B.C. 1913. 18. Ch. 12. 7; 13. 14-17. c. 8. h. J. Ps. 105. 9-12. firmed. that passed between those *pieces. 18 In the same day the 16 .gar יְהוָה s. Sarai, My The Sojourner. J. Jehovah. NOW Sarai Abram's wife bare him no children: and she had an handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name was Ha2 And Sarai *said unto Abram, "Behold now, the LORD hath-restrained me from bearing: I-pray_thee 'go_in unto my b. maid; it-may-be that I 'may obtain_children by her." And Abram *hearkened to the_voice_of Sarai. 3 And Sarai Abram's b. be-built-up. wife took Hagar her maid the Egyptian, after Abram had dwelt ten years in the_land_of Canaan, and "gave her to her husband Abram to be his wife. 1911. 9. Tit. 2. 9. 1 Pet. 2. 18. And he went-in unto Hagar, and she *conceived: and when since she w. I have-been. hath-seen. 7 And the angel of the LORD *found her by a fountain_of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur. And he said, "Hagar, Sarai's maid, whence camest thou? and whither wilt thou-go?" And she said, "E flee from the_face_f. am-fleeing. of my mistress Sarai." 9 And the_angel_of the LORD said unto her, "Return to thy mistress, and submit_thyself under her hands." 10 And the_angel_of the LORD said unto her, "I will-multiply thy "seed exceedingly, that it shall not be_numbered for multitude." 11 And the angel of the LORD said unto her, "Behold, thou art with child, and shalt bear a son, and 'shalt-call his Supy name Ishmael; because the LORD hath heard thy affliction. 12. Ch. 25. 18. 12 And he will be a wild man; his hand will be against everyman, and every-man's hand against him; and he 'shall_dwell in a. Heb.ahdahm. the-presence of all his brethren." 13 And she called the_name_of the LORD that spake unto t. 7 ans her, "Thou-God seest me:" for she said, "Have I also here t. Thou God 14. Ch. 24. 62; looked after "him_that_seeth me?" 14 Wherefore the well was- w. i.e. the-wellcalled "Beer-lahai-roi;" behold, it is between Kadesh and Bered. 15 And Hagar "bare Abram a son: and Abram *called his son's name, which Hagar bare, "Ishmael." 16 And Abram was fourscore and six years old, when Hagar bare "Ishmael to Abram. e of him that liveth and seeth me. e. El-Shad. dai, -God Almighty AND when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the 2 And I will make my covenant between me and thee, and 3 And Abram fell on his face and God talked with him G. Elohim. B.C. 1898. 4. Rox. 4. 9-17. m. לְאָב הֲמוֹן . גוים אַבְרָם אַבְרָהָם ab. 5 tude-of nations, and r. Exalted father. saying, "As-for-me, behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of "many nations. Neither shall thy name m. a multiany more be called Abram, but thy name 'shall be ab Abraham; for a father_of "many nations have_I_made thee. And 5. I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of a. Abram, 7. Gal. 3. 16, 17. thee, and kings shall come out of thee. 7 And I will-establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in ab. Abraham, their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto multitude. thee, and to thy seed after thee. And I will give unto thee, b. between. and to thy seed after thee, "the-land wherein thou_art_a_o. of thy sojournings. stranger, "all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God." b. 0. 10. Acts 7, 8. 12. ma. John 7. 22. 11 "And God said unto Abraham, "Thou 'shalt-keep my "covenant therefore, thou, and thy seed after thee in their generations. 10 This is my covenant, which ye 'shall keep, between me and Ab you and thy seed after thee; Every ma man-child among you b. between. shall be circumcised. And ye shall circumcise "the-flesh-male. of your foreskin; and it shall be a_token_of the covenant be12. Luke 2. 21. twixt me and you. 12 And he that is eight days old 'shall be a. circumcised among you, every ma man-child in your generations, he_that_is_born in the house, or bought with money of any 13 alien. stranger, which is not of thy seed. Is He_that_is_born in thy phouse, and he_that_is_bought with thy money, must-needs 'bes. silver. circumcised: and my covenant shall be in your flesh for an ever14. Ex. 4. 24 lasting covenant. And the uncircumcised a man-child whose "flesh of his foreskin 'is not circumcised, that 'soul 'shall_be_cut -off from his people: he hath broken my "covenant." 17. Ch. 18. 12 15 And God said unto Abraham, "As for Sarai thy wife, thou 'shalt not call her name Sarai, but sa Sarah shall her name be. s. Sarai, My 16 And I will bless her, and give thee a son also of her: yea, princess. will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings-of people shall be of her." 17 Then Abraham *fell upon his face, and laughed, and 15; 21.6, 7. said in his heart, Shall a child be born unto him that is tan hundred years old? and shall Sarah, that is ninety years old, bear?" 16. XE 18 And Abraham said unto God, "O-that Ishmael 'might live before thee!" 19 And God said, "Sarah thy wife shall Py bear thee a son indeed; and thou shalt-call his name Isaac: and I will-establish my "covenant with him for an everlasting 2. Ch. 25. 12- covenant, and with his seed after him. 20 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 he beget, and I will make him a great nation. But my "covenant will_I_establish with Isaac, which Sarah shall bear unto thee at this set-time in the next year.' 22 And he leftoff talking with him, and God *went-up from Abraham. t. cess. the-son-of an hundred years. t. the daughter. i. of ninety years. Isaac, 23 And Abraham took "Ishmael his son, and "all that were iap born in his house, and all that were-bought with his money, s. silver. every male among the men of Abraham's house; and "cir-. analishim, plural of ish. cumcised "the-flesh-of their foreskin in the selfsame day, as a. according-as. God had said unto him. 24 And Abraham was ninety years old and nine, when he wascircumcised in the flesh of his foreskin, 25 And Ishmael his son was thirteen years old, when he was-circumcised in "the_flesh_of his foreskin. 26 In the selfsame day was Abraham circumcised, and Ishmael his son. And all the men_of his house, born in the house, and bought with money of "the- stranger, were-s. -son-of tle. circumcised with him. 8. silver. 17 B.C. 1898. 1. Ch. 13. 18. J. b. m. e. יְהוָה בְּאלני 18. e b. or by the oaks-of. From the AND the LORD appeared unto him in the-plains of J. Jehovah. Mamre and he sat in the tent door in the heat-of : the day; and he "lift up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three m. Mamre, men stood by him: and when he saw them, he ran to meet vision. them from the tent door, and bowed himself toward_the_e, entrauce. 3 ground, and said, "My Lord, if now I have found favour. analishim, a. Adonahy, Comp. ch.19. in thy sight, 'pass not away, I-pray_thee, from thy servant: plural, a divine title. let a little water, I-pray-you, be-fetched, and wash your feet, t. thy servant and rest-yourselves under the tree : 5 and I *will-fetch a_morsel of bread, and comfort ye your hearts; after that ye shall_passw. wash ye -on for therefore "are-ye-come to your servant.' *said, "So 'do, ac as thou hast said." 2. Heb. 13. 2. nc. 1-3, And Abraham "hastened into the tent unto Sarah, and *said, "Make_ready_quickly three measures of fine meal, among-thenig knead it, and make cakes_upon_the_hearth." 7 And Abraham ran unto the herd, and *fetcht à calf tender and good, and gave it unto a young-man; and he hasted to dress it. And he took butter, and milk, and the calf which he had-dressed, and set it before them'; and he stood by them under the tree, and they *did_eat. 10. Rom. 9. 9. And he said, "Behold, in the tent." ashes. And they said unto him, "Where is Sarah thy wife?" 10 And he said, "I will-F certainly 'return unto thee according to the time-of life; and, lo, Sarah thy wife shall have a son." And Sarah heard it in the h. was-listentent door, which was behind him. Now Abraham and Sarah were old and well-stricken in age; and it ceased to be with Sarah after_the_manner of women. 12. See ch. 21.12 Therefore Sarah laughed within_herself, saying, "After I am_waxed-old shall have pleasure, my lord being-old also?". shall-I18 And the LORD said unto Abraham, "Wherefore did Sarah 13. laugh, saying, 'Shall E of_a_surety bear_a_child which am old?' 1 Is any thing too_hard for the LORD? At the time-t. or too-wonappointed I will return unto thee, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son." 15 Then Sarah *denied, saying, "I laughed not;" for she wasafraid. And he said "Nay; but thou didst laugh." derful. ward-to-lock.! 16 AND the men rose-up from thence, and be looked to-be. bei t-torward Sodom: and Abraham went with them to bring them_ on the way. J 17 And the LORD said, "Shall I hide from Abraham that thing -which do; 18 seeing-that Abraham shall surely 'become af great and mighty nation, and all the_nations_of the earth shall 19. Ch. 17. 23.be_blessed in him? 19 For I know him, that he will_command his children and his "household after him, and they shall keep the_way_of the LORD to do justice and judgment; that the LORD may_bring upon Abraham "that_which he hath spoken of him." 20 And the LORD said, "Because the-cry-of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous, 21 I will-go-down now, and see whether they have done altogether according to the_cry_of it, which is_come unto me; and if not, I will know." 22 And the men *turned_their_faces from thence, and went toward Sodom: but Abraham stood yet before the LORD. 23 And Abraham *drew_"near,- and *said, "Wilt thou also a. drew-nigh. -destroy the righteous with the wicked? 24 Peradventure. or lawless. there be fifty righteous within the city: wilt thou also destroy and not spare the place for the fifty righteous that are therein? 25 That_be_far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the 1-wicked: and that the righteons should. B.C. 1898. be as the wicked, that_be_far_from thee: Shall not the JudgeDP of all the earth do right?" j. judgment. 26 And the LORD said, "If I find in Sodom fifty "righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sakes." 27 And Abraham answered and said, "Behold now, I havetaken upon me to speak unto the Lord, which am but dust and a. Adonahy, ashes: 2 Peradventure there shall lack five of the fifty righteous: wilt thou destroy all the city for lack of five?" And he said, "If I find there forty and five, I will not destroy it." 29 And he spake unto him yet again, and there shall be forty found there." And he it for forty's sake.". said, "Peradventure Lord, plural. Sovereign. 30 And he said unto him, "Oh let not the Lord be angry, a. Adoualy. and I will speak: Peradventure there shall thirty be found there." And he said, "I will not do it, if I find thirty there." 31 And he said, "Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord: Peradventure there shall be twenty found a. Adonahy. there." And he said, "I will not destroy it for twenty's sake." 32 And he said, "Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak yet but this once: Peradventure ten shall be found there." And he said, "I will not destroy it for ten's sake." 33 And the LORD went his way, as soon as he had left communing with Abraham: and Abraham returned unto his place. 19 S a. the two angels. Burning. AND there came two angels to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the-gate-of Sodom: and Lot seeings. Sodom, them rose up to meet them; and he "bowed himself with his face toward-the-ground; and he said, "Behold now, my lords, turn-in, I-pray-you, into your servant's house, and tarry_all_m. night, and wash your feet, and ye shall rise up-early, and 'goon your ways." 4 Flaming, was sitting. my lords, Adonahy. adonay, not And they said, "Nay; but we will abide in the street all night." And he pressed-upon them greatly; and they turned in unto him, and entered into his house; and he made them a feast, and did bake unleavened bread, and they did eat.from But before they lay down, the men of the city, even the-Laydown for men of Sodom, compassed the house round, both old and e. Heb. anayoung, all the people from every-quarter: 5 and they called unto Lot, and *said unto him, "Where are the men which camein to thee this night? bring_them_out unto us, that we mayknow them.". the night. shim. 6 And Lot *went out at the door unto them, and shut the e. entrance, pethakh. door after him, and said, "I pray-you, brethren, do not sod. door, wickedly. Behold now, I have two daughters which have not dalah. known man; 'let me, I-pray-you, bring them out unto you, and i. Heb. ish. do ye to them as is 'good in your eyes: only unto these ** 'do nothing; for therefore came they under the shadow of my roof." men 9 And they said, "Stand back." And they said again, "This. one fellow came in to sojourn, and he will needs be a judge : now will-we-deal-worse with thee, than with them." And they *pressed sore upon the man, even Lot, and *came near to break the door. 10 But the men *put-forth their "hand, and *pulled "Lot into B.C. 1898. the house to them, and shut to the door. 11 And they smote 11. See 2 Kin. the men that were at the door of the house with blind- d. dazzlings. Dness, both small and great: so that they *wearied themselves to d. 6. 18. find the door. 12 And the men *said unto Lot, "Hast thou here any besides? son-in-law, and thy sons, and thy daughters, and whatsoever thou hast in the city, bring them out-of this "place, 13 for we will-destroy this place, because the cry of them "is_waxen_w. are-aboutnin great before-"the_face_of the LORD; and the LORD hath sent J. Jehovah. to-destroy. us to destroy it." 15. 2 Pet. 2. 7-9. 14 And Lot *went out, and *spake unto his sons_in_law, which 15 And when the morning arose, then the angels *hastened n two daughters; the LORD in being-merciful unto him: and they in. in mercy. desire or 17 And it *came-to-pass, when they had brought them forth s. soul. abroad, that he said, "Escape for thy life; look not behind 1. look not with thee, neither 'stay thou in all the plain; escape to the mountain, expectation. lest thou 'be consumed." 18 And Lot *said unto them, "Oh, not so, "my Lord: 19 behold a. Adonahy. now, thy servant hath found grace in thy sight, and thou *hast S ness. 17 magnified thy 10 mercy which thou hast shewed unto me in lo. lovingkind- 24. Isa. 1. 9. Luke 17. 2832. 2 Pet. 2. z. Zoar, Little. fear. 23 The sun was_risen upon the earth when Lot entered into Zoar. 24 Then the LORD rained upon Sodom and upon Go-g. Gomorrah, People of 6-9. Jude 7. morrah brimstone and fire from the LORD out of **heaven; by 25 and he overthrew those cities, and all the plain, and all. the the_inhabitants of the cities, and that which grew upon the heavens. ground. 26 But his wife 1*looked back from behind him, and she *became 1. looked-backa pillar of salt. desiringly. 27 And Abraham *gat_up_early in the morning to the place where he stood before the LORD: 28 and he looked toward. Jehovah. b. bent-forward Sodom and Gomorrah, and toward all the land of the plain, and -to-look. *beheld, and, lo, the smoke_of the country went up as the_smoke of a "furnace. 29 And it came-to-pass when God destroyed "the_cities of the plain, that God remembered Abraham, and "sent "Lot out of the midst of the overthrow, when he overthrew the cities in the which Lot dwelt. 80 And Lot *went-up out-of Zoar, and *dwelt in the mountain, and his two daughters with him; for he feared to dwell in Zoar: and he dwelt in a 'cave, he and his two daughters. 31 And the firstborn said unto the younger, "Our father is old, and there is not a man in the earth to come in unto us after the manner_of i. Heb. ish. |