32, 33. Comp. ch. 21. 31. B.C. about 1804. 32. And it came-to-pass the same day, that Isaac's servants came, and told him concerning the "well which they had-digged, and *said unto him," We have found water." s. Shebah, An 33 And he Oath. *called it Shebah: therefore the_name_of the city is Beer-b. Beer-sheba, S .sheba unto *this *day בְּאֵר שֶׁבַע .b 3* And Esau *was forty years old when he took to wife "Judith the_daughter_of Beeri the Hittite, and "Bashemath the_daughter Well of an Oath. bi of Elon the Hittite: 5 which *were a 'grief-of mind unto Isaac bi. bitterness-of and to Rebekah. B.C. about 1760. 11. Ch. 25. 25. 21. r. 16. 8 AND it came-to-pass, that when Isaac-was-old, and his eyes were_dim, so that he could not see, he called "Esau his eldest son, and said unto him, "My son:" and he *said unto him, "Behold, here am I.” 2 And he said, "Behold) now, I am old, I know not the-day-of my death: now therefore take, I-pray_thee, thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, and go_out_to the field, and take me some venison; and make me savoury-meat, such as I love, and bring it to me, that I may eat; that my soul 'may_bless thee before I 'die." 4 spirit. ing. And Rebekah heard when Isaac spake to Esau -his son.h; was listen- I heard thy father speak unto Esau thy brother, saying, 3. speaking. 11 And Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, "Behold, Esau my 14 And he went, and *fetched, and brought them to his mother: and his mother *made "savoury-meat, such as his father loved. 15 And Rebekah took "goodly "raiment of her eldest son Esan, which were with her in the house, and *put them upon Jacob her younger son: 16 and she put "the_skins_of the_kids_of the goats upon his hands, and upon the_smooth_of his neck: 17 and she gave the savoury-meat and "the bread, which she had_prepared, into the hand of her son Jacob. 18 And he came unto his father, and said, "My father:" and he said, "Here am I: who at thou, my son?" 19 And Jacob said unto his father, "I am Esau thy firstborn; I "have_ done according as thou "badest me: arise, I-pray_thee, sit and eat of my venison, that thy soul 'may-bless me.' 20 And Isaac *said unto his son, "How is it that thou hast found it so quickly, my son?" And he said, "Because the LORD thy God broughts. Jehovah. "pit to me." 21 And Isaac *said unto Jacob, "Come-near, I-pray_thee, that I may feel thee, my son, whether thou be my very son Esau or not.' 22 And Jacob "went near unto Isaac his father; and he *felt him, and said, "The voice is Jacob's voice, but the hands are the hands-of Esau." 23 And he discerned him not, because] b. before me. B.C. about 1760. his hands were hairy, as his brother Esau's hands: so he *blessed him. 27. v. 15. 11. 2+ And he said, "Art thou my very son Esau?" And he said, "Eam." 25 And he said, "Bring-it-near to me, and I will eat of my son's venison, that my soul 'may-bless thee." And he *brought it near to him, and he did eat: and he brought him wine, and he drank. 26 And his father Isaac "said unto him, "Come-near now, and kiss me, my son." 27 And he came near, and *kissed him: and Heb. 11. 20. he smelled "the_smell of his raiment, and "blessed him, and *said, "See, the smell of my son is as the smell of a field which the LORD hath blessed: 28 therefore God give thee of the_dew_ of heaven, and the_fatness_of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine: 29 let people serve thee, and nations *bow-down to thee: n. new-wine, be lord over thy brethren, and *let thy mother's sons bow-down to thee: cursed be every-one-that-curseth thee, and blessed be the_that_blesseth thee." 34.Heb. 12. 14-17. tirōsh. *p. peoples. 30 And it came-to-pass, as soon as Isaac had_made_an_end of 32 And Isaac his father said unto him, "Who art thou?" 33 And Isaac trembled very exceedingly, and said, "Who? where is he that hath-taken venison, and brought it me, and I *have eaten of all before thou 'camest, and *have blessed him? yea, and he shall be blessed." 34 And when Esau heard "the_words_of his father, he cried with a great and exceeding bitter cry, and *said unto his father, "Bless me, even me also, O my father." S5 And he said, "Thy brother came with subtilty, and "hath_taken away thy blessing.". Jacob, A 36. Ch.25.29-34. 36 And he said, "Is not he rightly named Jacob? for he hath p-supplanted me these two-times: he took away my "birthright; and, behold, now he "hath_taken away my blessing." j. b. 37. Fulfilled. m. And he said, "Hast thou not reserved a blessing for me?" 87 And Isaac answered and said unto Esau, "Behold, I have Supplanter. h. hath-supplanted me, yahekebēni. Heb. gebir. 2 Sam. 8.14; made him thy lord, and all his brethren "have-I-given to himm. mighty-one, for servants; and with corn and "wine have I sustained him and n. new-wine. what shall I do now unto thee, my son?" 38 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 his voice, and *wept. tirōsh. 39 And Isaac his father *answered and *said unto him, "Behold, app thy dwelling shall be the fatness of the earth, and of the o. of. dew-of heaven from above; 10 and by thy sword shalt thou_h. the heavens. live, and shalt-serve thy brother; and it shall-come-to-pass when thou shalt_have_the_dominion, that thou shalt-break his 140. 2 Kin. 8. 20-22. yoke from off thy neck." 41 And Esau *hated "Jacob because of the blessing wherewith his father blessed him: and Esau said in his heart," The-daysof mourning for my father 'are_at_hand; then will-I-slay my brother Jacob." 1 42 And these words of Esau her elder son bekah: and she sent and called Jacob her *said unto him, "Behold, thy brother Esau, doth-comfort_himself, purposing to kill thee. were told to Re- Khahran, B.C. about 1760. my son, obey my voice; and arise, flee thou to Laban my brother to "Haran; and tarry with him a few days, until thy 5. Haran, 45 turn-Parched, brother's fury turn away; until thy brother's anger turnaway from thee, and he forget that which thou hast done to Very-dry. him: then I will send, and fetch thee from thence: why should-I-be-deprived also of you both in one day?". 1760. 46 And Rebekah *said to Isaac, "I am weary of my life because of the daughters-of Heth: If Jacob take: a wife of thedaughters of Heth, such as these which are of the daughters of the land, what good shall my life do me?" AND Isaac called Jacob, and "blessed him, and 28 *charged him, and said unto him, "Thou shalt not .brother אֵל שַׁדִּי 2 i. is life to me. Padan-Aram, the Plain-of God Al- mighty or PD take a wife of the daughters of Canaan. Arise, go to P Padan-P. 6 When Esau *saw that Isaac had blessed "Jacob, and sent C. 2. 34, 35. Jacob "obeyed his "father and his mother, and was-gone to W plural. journings. God, Elohim. w. were evil in b. Bashe Khahiran, 9 pleased not Isaac his father; then went Esau unto Ishmael, the-eyes.of. and took unto the wives which he had Mahalath the-daughter-math, ch. 36. 1. Hos. 12. 12. of Ishmael, Abraham's son, the sister of Nebajoth, to be his wife. 3. 10 And Jacob went out from Beer-sheba, and *went toward h. Haran, Haran. 11 And he *lighted upon a certain place, and *tarried 3.1 Pet. 2. there all-night, because the sun was-set; and he took of thestones of that place, and *put-them for his pillows, and "lay_down. put it. Sec in that place to sleep. 11. See Isa. 28. 16. Matt. 11. אלהִים יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵי from p, to G. cast-up. 13. Gal. 3. 16. J.G. X= Parched, Very-Dry. f. from. v. 18. 12 And he dreamed, and behold a "ladder set-up on the w. way-cast-up, earth, and the-top-of it reached to heaven: and behold the angels of God ascending and descending on it. God of Isaac: 13 And, behold, the LORD stood above it, and said, "I am the LORD God of Abraham thy father, and the the land whereon thou liest, to thee will-I-give it and to thy -seed; 14 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 thy seed 'shall all the_families of the earth be-blessed. 15 And, behold, I am with Heb. 13. 5, 6. thee, and will keep thee in all places whither thou 'goest, and will_bring_thee_again into this land; for I 'will not leave thee, see Isa. 57. 14; 62, 10, and 35. 8-10. h. the heavens. God, Elohim, J. Jehovah. Elohim.shall and will, certainty. f. fearful or solemn. . Pa. 139. 1- until I have done that which I have spoken to thee of." 16 And Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and he said, "Surely is. yeesh. 17 And he the LORD is in this place; and I knew it not." *was afraid, and said, "How dreadful is *this place! this is h. the-house-of none-other but the house of God, and this is the-gate-of 18 And Jacob rose_up_early in the morning, and took the Tim. 3. stone that he had put for his pillows, and *set it up for a pillar, and poured oil upon the-top-of it. 11-16. See T. 11. Elohim, Beth h. the heavens. D B.C. about 1760. 19 And he called "the-name-of that place Bēth-ēl: but b. Beth-El, na the-name-of that city was called 'Luz at the first. b. 22. See 1 Tim. 3. 14-16. 1-8. Comp. ch. 1. app J -House of God. 1. Luz, Depar ture, Per verseness. 20 And Jacob *vowed a vow, saying, "If God 'will be with me, and will keep me in this way that go, and will-give me bread to eat, and raiment to put-on, 21 so that I come again to my father's house in peace; then shall the LORD be my God: J. Jehovah. and this stone, which I have set for a pillar, 'shall be God, Elohim. God's house: and of all that thou shalt-give me I will surely give the tenth unto thee." 29 THEN Jacob 1*went on his journey, and *came into the S. W. i.. 5 1. Heb. lifted-up his feet. s. sons. w. well, beer. 2 And he looked, and behold a "well in the field, and, lo, there were three flocks of sheep lying by it; for out-of that well they watered the flocks: and a great stone was upon the "well's mouth. And thither were all the flocks gathered: and they rolled the stone from the "well's mouth, and watered "the sheep, and put the stone again upon the "well's mouth in his place. * And Jacob *said unto them, "My brethren, whence be ge?" And they said, "Of Haran are we." And he said unto them, Know ye "Laban the_son_of Nahor?" And they said, "We i. Is there peace is Diben know him.' And he said unto them, "Is he well?" And to him? Dithey said, "He is well: and, behold, Rachel his daughter P. peace. cometh with the sheep." And he said, "Lo, it is yet high y. Heb. yet the day is great. day, neither is it time that the cattle should-be-gatheredtogether: water ye the sheep, and go and feed them." And they said, "We cannot, until all the flocks 'be-gatheredtogether, and till they roll the stone from the "well's mouth; then we water the sheep." 9-12. Comp. 9 And while_he-yet 'spake with them, Rachel 'came with her ch. 21. 15-18, father's sheep for she kept them. : 10 And it came-to-pass, and Ex. 2. 16, 17. when Jacob saw "Rachel the_daughter_of Laban his mother's 11 And Jacob *kissed Rachel, and "lifted-up his voice, and 12. Ch. 13. 8; wept. 12 And Jacob told Rachel that he was her father's brother, and that he was Rebekah's son: and she ran and told her father. 14. 14, 16. 13, 14. Comp. ch. 21. 29-31, and Ex. 2. 18-21... 13 And it came-to-pass, when Laban heard the_tidings_of Jacob his sister's son, that he ran to meet him, and embraced him, and *kissed him, and "brought him to his house. And he told Laban "all these things. 14 And Laban said to him, Surely thou art my bone and my flesh." And he *abode with Dhim the space of a month. p. a. Heb. a month, -of days. Rahkheel, 15 And Laban *said unto Jacob, "Because thou art my brother, shouldest thou therefore serve me for_nought? tell me, what shall thy wages be?" 16 And Laban had two daughters: the-1. Leah, Wearyname of the elder was 'Leah, and the_name_of the younger was r. Rachel, Rachel. 17 Leah was "tender eyed; but Rachel was beautiful A Ewe. and well favoured. 18 And Jacob "loved "Rachel: and said, "Im. mild or will-serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter." a. and. 19 And Laban said, "It is better that I give her to thee, than that I should-give her to another iman: abide with me." 20 And Jacob served seven years for Rachel; and they *seemed unto him but a few days, for the love he had to her. gentle. i. Heb. ish. 21 And Jacob said unto Laban, "Give me my "wife, for my e. Heb. anah b. 1. t. 2. B.C. 1753. 123 And it *came-to-pass in the evening, that he took "Leah his Dropping. 25 And it came-to-pass, that in the morning, behold, it was Leah: and he said to Laban, "What is this thou hast-done unto me? did not I serve with thee for Rachel? wherefore then hast thou-beguiled me?" 26 And Laban *said, "It must not pipe be so done in our Pcountry, to give the younger before the first-p. place. 27. See Jud. born. 27 Fulfil ther week, and we will give thee this also for t.the-week-of the service which thou shalt_serve with me yet seven other this, and Tapi shp years." G. 14.12. זאת יְהוָה about 1752. 28 And Jacob did so, and fulfilled ther week: and he gave him "Rachel his daughter to wife also. 29 And Laban *gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah his handmaid to be her maid. b. Bithal, so And he went in also unto Rachel, and he *loved also "Rachel Wastingmore than Leah, and served with him yet seven other years. away. 31 And when the LORD saw that Leah was hated, he "opened J. Jehovah. her womb: but Rachel was barren. 32 And Leah "conceived, hold a son. 12187 and bare a son, and she called his name 'Reuben: for she r. Reuben, Be- shamang. Shimeon, Hearing. about 1751. 33 And she conceived again, and *bare a son; and said, "Because the LORD hath bheard that I was hated, he hath therefore h. heard, jpy given me "this son also:" and she called his name Simeon. 8. Simeon, And she conceived again, and *bare a son; and *said, "Now this time will my husband be-joined unto me, because I have-;. joined, born him three sons:" therefore was his name called 'Levi. 35 And she *conceived again, and bare a son: and she said, Now will_I_Ppraise the LORD:" therefore she called his name Judah; and left bearing. AND when Rachel *saw that she bare Jacob no children, S yillaveh. 1. Levi, Joined. p. praise, odeb. j. Judah, Yehudah, Praise. 8. sons. Heb. bahnim, from bahnal. to build, see v. 3. 2 And Jacob's anger was-kindled against Rachel: and he D*said, "Am E in God's stead, who hath withheld from thee the "God, Elohim. fruit-of the womb?" And she said, "Behold my maid Bilhah, 'go in unto her; and she shall bear upon my knees, that I *may also "have-child- b. Heb. be ren by her." And she gave him "Bilhah her handmaid to wife: and Jacob about 1718. went-in unto her. 5 And Bilhah *conceived, and "bare Jacob built-up. a son. And Rachel *said, "God hath judged me, and hath also j. judged, heard my voice, and "hath-given me a son: therefore called she about 1747. his name "Dan. 7 And Bilhah Rachel's maid *conceived again, and *bare Jacob a second son. 8 And Rachel *said, "With great wrestlings have naphtulee. I wrestled with my sister, and I have prevailed:" and she called n. Naphtali, his name "Naphtali. 9 When Leah *saw that she had left bearing, she took "Zilpah her maid, and *gave her Jacob to wife. 10 And Zilpah Leah's maid *bare Jacob a son. 11 And Leah *said, "A troop cometh : " and ¦ about 1747. she called his ̋name "Gad. about 1748. My wrestling. t. a troop cometh, bah-gad. g. Gad, A Troop. beashri. 12 And Zilpah Leah's maid "bare Jacob a second son. 13 And h. Happy-am.I. Leah said, "Happy-am-I, for the daughters will-call-me- f. for, etc., blessed" and she called his name Asher. 1+ And Reuben went in the-days-of wheat harvest, and Happy. Dfound mandrakes in the field, and brought them unto his 1. love-apples. |