From: Subject: Septuagint Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2007 05:24:11 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/related; type="text/html"; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0000_01C7EEB3.D3FBCE00" X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3138 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0000_01C7EEB3.D3FBCE00 Content-Type: text/html; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Location: http://www.ecclesia.org/truth/septuagint-hyperlinked.html Septuagint

Septuagint

Brenton's edition (Sir Lancelot C.L. Brenton), by Hendrickson = Publishers.=20 Originally published by Samuel Bagster & Sons, Ltd., London, 1851.

Hyperlinked Table of Contents

    Genesis/Genesis
    Exodus/Exodus
    Leviticus/Leviticus
    Numbers/Numbers
    Deuteronomy/Deuteronomy
    Joshua/Joshua
    Judges/Judges
    R= uth/Ruth
    1=20 Samuel/I Kings
    2=20 Samuel/II Kings
    1=20 Kings/III Kings
    2=20 Kings/IV Kings
    1=20 Chronicles/I Chronicles
    2=20 Chronicles/II Chronicles
    E= zra/Ezra
    Nehemiah/Nehemiah
    Esther/Esther
    Jo= b/Job
    Psalms/Psalms
    Proverbs/Proverbs
    Ecclesiastes/Ecclesiastes
    The=20 Song of Solomon/ The Song
    Isaiah/Esaias
    Jeremiah/Jeremias
    Lamentations/Lamentations
    Ezekiel/Jezekiel
    Daniel/Daniel
    H= osea/Osee
    J= oel/Joel
    A= mos/Amos
    Obadiah/Obdias
    = Jonah/Jonas
    Micah/Michaeas
    N= ahum/Naum
    Habakkuk/Ambacum
    Zephaniah/Sophonias
    Haggai/Aggaeus
    Zechariah/Zacharias
    Malachi/Malachias

Genesis

1:1 In the beginning God made the heaven and the=20 earth.

1:2 But the earth was unsightly and unfurnished, and = darkness=20 was over the deep, and the Spirit of God moved over the = water.

1:3 And God said, Let there be light, and there was=20 light.

1:4 And God saw the light that it was good, and God = divided=20 between the light and the darkness.

1:5 And God called the light Day, and the darkness he = called=20 Night, and there was evening and there was morning, the first = day.

1:6 And God said, Let there be a firmament in the = midst of the=20 water, and let it be a division between water and water, and it was=20 so.

1:7 And God made the firmament, and God divided = between the=20 water which was under the firmament and the water which was above the=20 firmament.

1:8 And God called the firmament Heaven, and God saw = that it=20 was good, and there was evening and there was morning, the second=20 day.

1:9 And God said, Let the water which is under the = heaven be=20 collected into one place, and let the dry land appear, and it was so. = And the=20 water which was under the heaven was collected into its places, and the = dry land=20 appeared.

1:10 And God called the dry land Earth, and the = gatherings of=20 the waters he called Seas, and God saw that it was good.

1:11 And God said, Let the earth bring forth the herb = of grass=20 bearing seed according to its kind and according to its likeness, and = the=20 fruit-tree bearing fruit whose seed is in it, according to its kind on = the=20 earth, and it was so.

1:12 And the earth brought forth the herb of grass = bearing seed=20 according to its kind and according to its likeness, and the fruit tree = bearing=20 fruit whose seed is in it, according to its kind on the earth, and God = saw that=20 it was good.

1:13 And there was evening and there was morning, the = third=20 day.

1:14 And God said, Let there be lights in the = firmament of the=20 heaven to give light upon the earth, to divide between day and night, = and let=20 them be for signs and for seasons and for days and for years. =

1:15 And let them be for light in the firmament of = the heaven,=20 so as to shine upon the earth, and it was so.

1:16 And God made the two great lights, the greater = light for=20 regulating the day and the lesser light for regulating the night, the = stars=20 also.

1:17 And God placed them in the firmament of the = heaven, so as=20 to shine upon the earth,

1:18 and to regulate day and night, and to divide = between the=20 light and the darkness. And God saw that it was good.

1:19 And there was evening and there was morning, the = fourth=20 day.

1:20 And God said, Let the waters bring forth = reptiles having=20 life, and winged creatures flying above the earth in the firmament of = heaven,=20 and it was so.

1:21 And God made great whales, and every living = reptile, which=20 the waters brought forth according to their kinds, and every creature = that flies=20 with wings according to its kind, and God saw that they were good. =

1:22 And God blessed them saying, Increase and = multiply and=20 fill the waters in the seas, and let the creatures that fly be = multiplied on the=20 earth.

1:23 And there was evening and there was morning, the = fifth=20 day.

1:24 And God said, Let the earth bring forth the = living=20 creature according to its kind, quadrupeds and reptiles and wild beasts = of the=20 earth according to their kind, and it was so.

1:25 And God made the wild beasts of the earth = according to=20 their kind, and cattle according to their kind, and all the reptiles of = the=20 earth according to their kind, and God saw that they were = good.

1:26 And God said, Let us make man according to our = image and=20 likeness, and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over = the=20 flying creatures of heaven, and over the cattle and all the earth, and = over all=20 the reptiles that creep on the earth.

1:27 And God made man, according to the image of God = he made=20 him, male and female he made them.

1:28 And God blessed them, saying, Increase and = multiply, and=20 fill the earth and subdue it, and have dominion over the fish of the = seas and=20 flying creatures of heaven, and all the cattle and all the earth, and = all the=20 reptiles that creep on the earth.

1:29 And God said, Behold I have given to you every=20 seed-bearing herb sowing seed which is upon all the earth, and every = tree which=20 has in itself the fruit of seed that is sown, to you it shall be for=20 food.

1:30 And to all the wild beasts of the earth, and to = all the=20 flying creatures of heaven, and to every reptile creeping on the earth, = which=20 has in itself the breath of life, even every green plant for food; and = it was=20 so.

1:31 And God saw all the things that he had made, = and, behold,=20 they were very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the = sixth=20 day.

[Genesis] 2:1 And the heavens and = the earth=20 were finished, and the whole world of them.

2:2 And God finished on the sixth day his works which = he made,=20 and he ceased on the seventh day from all his works which he made. =

2:3 And God blessed the seventh day and sanctified = it, because=20 in it he ceased from all his works which God began to do.

2:4 This [is] the book of the generation of heaven = and earth,=20 when they were made, in the day in which the Lord God made the heaven = and the=20 earth,

2:5 and every herb of the field before it was on the = earth, and=20 all the grass of the field before it sprang up, for God had not rained = on the=20 earth, and there was not a man to cultivate it.

2:6 But there rose a fountain out of the earth, and = watered the=20 whole face of the earth.

2:7 And God formed the man [of] dust of the earth, = and breathed=20 upon his face the breath of life, and the man became a living soul. =

2:8 And God planted a garden eastward in Edem, and = placed there=20 the man whom he had formed.

2:9 And God made to spring up also out of the earth = every tree=20 beautiful to the eye and good for food, and the tree of life in the = midst of the=20 garden, and the tree of learning the knowledge of good and evil. =

2:10 And a river proceeds out of Edem to water the = garden,=20 thence it divides itself into four heads.

2:11 The name of the one, Phisom, this it is which = encircles=20 the whole land of Evilat, where there is gold.

2:12 And the gold of that land is good, there also is = carbuncle=20 and emerald.

2:13 And the name of the second river is Geon, this = it is which=20 encircles the whole land of Ethiopia.

2:14 And the third river is Tigris, this is that = which flows=20 forth over against the Assyrians. And the fourth river is = Euphrates.

2:15 And the Lord God took the man whom he had = formed, and=20 placed him in the garden of Delight, to cultivate and keep = it.

2:16 And the Lord God gave a charge to Adam, saying, = Of every=20 tree which is in the garden thou mayest freely eat,

2:17 but of the tree of the knowledge of good and = evil-- of it=20 ye shall not eat, but in whatsoever day ye eat of it, ye shall surely = die.=20

2:18 And the Lord God said, [It is] not good that the = man=20 should be alone, let us make for him a help suitable to him.

2:19 And God formed yet farther out of the earth all = the wild=20 beasts of the field, and all the birds of the sky, and he brought them = to Adam,=20 to see what he would call them, and whatever Adam called any living = creature,=20 that was the name of it.

2:20 And Adam gave names to all the cattle and to all = the birds=20 of the sky, and to all the wild beasts of the field, but for Adam there = was not=20 found a help like to himself.

2:21 And God brought a trance upon Adam, and he = slept, and he=20 took one of his ribs, and filled up the flesh instead = thereof.

2:22 And God formed the rib which he took from Adam = into a=20 woman, and brought her to Adam.

2:23 And Adam said, This now is bone of my bones, and = flesh of=20 my flesh; she shall be called woman, because she was taken out of her = husband.=20

2:24 Therefore shall a man leave his father and his = mother and=20 shall cleave to his wife, and they two shall be one flesh.

2:25 And the two were naked, both Adam and his wife, = and were=20 not ashamed.

[Genesis] 3:1 Now the serpent was = the most=20 crafty of all the brutes on the earth, which the Lord God made, and the = serpent=20 said to the woman, Wherefore has God said, Eat not of every tree of the=20 garden?

3:2 And the woman said to the serpent, We may eat of = the fruit=20 of the trees of the garden,

3:3 but of the fruit of the tree which is in the = midst of the=20 garden, God said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, = lest ye=20 die.

3:4 And the serpent said to the woman, Ye shall not = surely die.=20

3:5 For God knew that in whatever day ye should eat = of it your=20 eyes would be opened, and ye would be as gods, knowing good and = evil.

3:6 And the woman saw that the tree was good for = food, and that=20 it was pleasant to the eyes to look upon and beautiful to contemplate, = and=20 having taken of its fruit she ate, and she gave to her husband also with = her,=20 and they ate.

3:7 And the eyes of both were opened, and they = perceived that=20 they were naked, and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves = aprons=20 to go round them.

3:8 And they heard the voice of the Lord God walking = in the=20 garden in the afternoon; and both Adam and his wife hid themselves from = the face=20 of the Lord God in the midst of the trees of the garden.

3:9 And the Lord God called Adam and said to him, = Adam, where=20 art thou?

3:10 And he said to him, I heard thy voice as thou = walkedst in=20 the garden, and I feared because I was naked and I hid myself. =

3:11 And God said to him, Who told thee that thou = wast naked,=20 unless thou hast eaten of the tree concerning which I charged thee of it = alone=20 not to eat?

3:12 And Adam said, The woman whom thou gavest to be = with me--=20 she gave me of the tree and I ate.

3:13 And the Lord God said to the woman, Why hast = thou done=20 this? And the woman said, The serpent deceived me and I ate.

3:14 And the Lord God said to the serpent, Because = thou hast=20 done this thou art cursed above all cattle and all the brutes of the = earth, on=20 thy breast and belly thou shalt go, and thou shalt eat earth all the = days of thy=20 life.

3:15 And I will put enmity between thee and the woman = and=20 between thy seed and her seed, he shall watch against thy head, and thou = shalt=20 watch against his heel.

3:16 And to the woman he said, I will greatly = multiply thy=20 pains and thy groanings; in pain thou shalt bring forth children, and = thy=20 submission shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee. =

3:17 And to Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened = to the=20 voice of thy wife, and eaten of the tree concerning which I charged thee = of it=20 only not to eat-- of that thou hast eaten, cursed [is] the ground in thy = labours, in pain shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy = life.

3:18 Thorns and thistles shall it bring forth to = thee, and thou=20 shalt eat the herb of the field.

3:19 In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat thy = bread until=20 thou return to the earth out of which thou wast taken, for earth thou = art and to=20 earth thou shalt return.

3:20 And Adam called the name of his wife Life, = because she was=20 the mother of all living.

3:21 And the Lord God made for Adam and his wife = garments of=20 skin, and clothed them.

3:22 And God said, Behold, Adam is become as one of = us, to know=20 good and evil, and now lest at any time he stretch forth his hand, and = take of=20 the tree of life and eat, and [so] he shall live forever--

3:23 So the Lord God sent him forth out of the garden = of=20 Delight to cultivate the ground out of which he was taken.

3:24 And he cast out Adam and caused him to dwell = over against=20 the garden of Delight, and stationed the cherubs and the fiery sword = that turns=20 about to keep the way of the tree of life.

[Genesis] 4:1 And Adam knew Eve his = wife, and=20 she conceived and brought forth Cain and said, I have gained a man = through=20 God.

4:2 And she again bore his brother Abel. And Abel was = a keeper=20 of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.

4:3 And it was so after some time that Cain brought = of the=20 fruits of the earth a sacrifice to the Lord.

4:4 And Abel also brought of the first born of his = sheep and of=20 his fatlings, and God looked upon Abel and his gifts,

4:5 but Cain and his sacrifices he regarded not, and = Cain was=20 exceedingly sorrowful and his countenance fell.

4:6 And the Lord God said to Cain, Why art thou = become very=20 sorrowful and why is thy countenance fallen?

4:7 Hast thou not sinned if thou hast brought it = rightly, but=20 not rightly divided it? be still, to thee shall be his submission, and = thou=20 shalt rule over him.

4:8 And Cain said to Abl his brother, Let us go out = into the=20 plain; and it came to pass that when they were in the plain Cain rose up = against=20 Abel his brother, and slew him.

4:9 And the Lord God said to Cain, Where is Abel thy = brother?=20 and he said, I know not, am I my brother's keeper?

4:10 And the Lord said, What hast thou done? the = voice of thy=20 brother's blood cries to me out of the ground.

4:11 And now thou [art] cursed from the earth which = has opened=20 her mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand.

4:12 When thou tillest the earth, then it shall not = continue to=20 give its strength to thee: thou shalt be groaning and trembling on the=20 earth.

4:13 And Cain said to the Lord God, My crime [is] too = great for=20 me to be forgiven.

4:14 If thou castest me out this day from the face of = the=20 earth, and I shall be hidden from thy presence, and I shall be groaning = and=20 trembling upon the earth, then it will be that any one that finds me = shall slay=20 me.

4:15 And the Lord God said to him, Not so, any one = that slays=20 Cain shall suffer seven-fold vengeance; and the Lord God set a mark upon = Cain=20 that no one that found him might slay him.

4:16 So Cain went forth from the presence of God and = dwelt in=20 the land of Nod over against Edem.

4:17 And Cain knew his wife, and having conceived she = bore=20 Enoch; and he built a city; and he named the city after the name of his = son,=20 Enoch.

4:18 And to Enoch was born Gaidad; and Gaidad begot = Maleleel;=20 and Maleleel begot Mathusala; and Mathusala begot Lamech.

4:19 And Lamech took to himself two wives; the name = of the one=20 was Ada, and the name of the second Sella.

4:20 And Ada bore Jobel; he was the father of those = that dwell=20 in tents, feeding cattle.

4:21 And the name of his brother was Jubal; he it was = who=20 invented the psaltery and harp.

4:22 And Sella also bore Thobel; he was a smith, a = manufacturer=20 both of brass and iron; and the sister of Thobel was Noema.

4:23 And Lamech said to his wives, Ada and Sella, = Hear my=20 voice, ye wives of Lamech, consider my words, because I have slain a man = to my=20 sorrow and a youth to my grief.

4:24 Because vengeance has been exacted seven times = on Cain's=20 behalf, on Lamech's [it shall be] seventy times seven.

4:25 And Adam knew Eve his wife, and she conceived = and bore a=20 son, and called his name Seth, saying, For God has raised up to me = another seed=20 instead of Abel, whom Cain slew.

4:26 And Seth had a son, and he called his name Enos: = he hoped=20 to call on the name of the Lord God.

[Genesis] 5:1 This [is] the = genealogy of men=20 in the day in which God made Adam; in the image of God he made him: =

5:2 male and female he made them, and blessed them; = and he=20 called his name Adam, in the day in which he made them.

5:3 And Adam lived two hundred and thirty years, and = begot [a=20 son] after his [own] form, and after his [own] image, and he called his = name=20 Seth.

5:4 And the days of Adam, which he lived after his = begetting=20 Seth, were seven hundred years; and he begot sons and = daughters.

5:5 And all the days of Adam which he lived were nine = hundred=20 and thirty years, and he died.

5:6 Now Seth lived two hundred and five years, and = begot=20 Enos.

5:7 And Seth lived after his begetting Enos, seven = hundred and=20 seven years, and he begot sons and daughters.

5:8 And all the days of Seth were nine hundred and = twelve=20 years, and he died.

5:9 And Enos lived an hundred and ninety years, and = begot=20 Cainan.

5:10 And Enos lived after his begetting Cainan, seven = hundred=20 and fifteen years, and he begot sons and daughters.

5:11 And all the days of Enos were nine hundred and = five years,=20 and he died.

5:12 And Cainan lived an hundred and seventy years, = and he=20 begot Maleleel.

5:13 And Cainan lived after his begetting Maleleel, = seven=20 hundred and forty years, and he begot sons and daughters.

5:14 And all the days of Cainan were nine hundred and = ten=20 years, and he died.

5:15 And Maleleel lived an hundred and sixty and five = years,=20 and he begot Jared.

5:16 And Maleleel lived after his begetting Jared, = seven=20 hundred and thirty years, and he begot sons and daughters.

5:17 And all the days of Maleleel were eight hundred = and ninety=20 and five years, and he died.

5:18 And Jared lived an hundred and sixty and two = years, and=20 begot Enoch:

5:19 and Jared lived after his begetting Enoch, eight = hundred=20 years, and he begot sons and daughters.

5:20 And all the days of Jared were nine hundred and = sixty and=20 two years, and he died.

5:21 And Enoch lived an hundred and sixty and five = years, and=20 begat Mathusala.

5:22 And Enoch was well-pleasing to God after his = begetting=20 Mathusala, two hundred years, and he begot sons and = daughters.

5:23 And all the days of Enoch were three hundred and = sixty and=20 five years.

5:24 And Enoch was well-pleasing to God, and was not = found,=20 because God translated him.

5:25 And Mathusala lived an hundred and sixty and = seven years,=20 and begot Lamech.

5:26 And Mathusala lived after his begetting Lamech = eight=20 hundred and two years, and begot sons and daughters.

5:27 And all the days of Mathusala which he lived, = were nine=20 hundred and sixty and nine years, and he died.

5:28 And Lamech lived an hundred and eighty and eight = years,=20 and begot a son.

5:29 And he called his name Noe, saying, This one = will cause us=20 to cease from our works, and from the toils of our hands, and from the = earth,=20

which the Lord God has cursed.

5:30 And Lamech lived after his begetting Noe, five = hundred and=20 sixty and five years, and begot sons and daughters.

5:31 And all the days of Lamech were seven hundred = and=20 fifty-three years, and he died.

5:32 And Noe was five hundred years old, and he begot = three=20 sons, Sem, Cham, and Japheth.

[Genesis] 6:1 And it came to pass = when men=20 began to be numerous upon the earth, and daughters were born to = them,

6:2 that the sons of God having seen the daughters of = men that=20 they were beautiful, took to themselves wives of all whom they chose.=20

6:3 And the Lord God said, My Spirit shall certainly = not remain=20 among these men for ever, because they are flesh, but their days shall = be an=20 hundred and twenty years.

6:4 Now the giants were upon the earth in those days; = and after=20 that when the sons of God were wont to go in to the daughters of men, = they bore=20 [children to them, those were the giants of old, the men of = renown.

6:5 And the Lord God, having seen that the wicked = actions of=20 men were multiplied upon the earth, and that every one in his heart was = intently=20 brooding over evil continually,

6:6 then God laid it to heart that he had made man = upon the=20 earth, and he pondered [it] deeply.

6:7 And God said, I will blot out man whom I have = made from the=20 face of the earth, even man with cattle, and reptiles with flying = creatures of=20 the sky, for I am grieved that I have made them.

6:8 But Noe found grace before the Lord = God.

6:9 And these [are] the generations of Noe. Noe was a = just man;=20 being perfect in his generation, Noe was well-pleasing to = God.

6:10 And Noe begot three sons, Sem, Cham, Japheth. =

6:11 But the earth was corrupted before God, and the = earth was=20 filled with iniquity.

6:12 And the Lord God saw the earth, and it was = corrupted;=20 because all flesh had corrupted its way upon the earth.

6:13 And the Lord God said to Noe, A period of all = men is come=20 before me; because the earth has been filled with iniquity by them, and, = behold,=20 I destroy them and the earth.

6:14 Make therefore for thyself an ark of square = timber; thou=20 shalt make the ark in compartments, and thou shalt pitch it within and = without=20 with pitch.

6:15 And thus shalt thou make the ark; three hundred = cubits the=20 length of the ark, and fifty cubits the breadth, and thirty cubits the = height of=20 it.

6:16 Thou shalt narrow the ark in making it, and in a = cubit=20 above thou shalt finish it, and the door of the ark thou shalt make on = the side;=20 with lower, second, and third stories thou shalt make it.

6:17 And behold I bring a flood of water upon the = earth, to=20 destroy all flesh in which is the breath of life under heaven, and = whatsoever=20 things are upon the earth shall die.

6:18 And I will establish my covenant with thee, and = thou shalt=20 enter into the ark, and thy sons and thy wife, and thy sons' wives with=20 thee.

6:19 And of all cattle and of all reptiles and of all = wild=20 beasts, even of all flesh, thou shalt bring by pairs of all, into the = ark, that=20 thou mayest feed them with thyself: male and female they shall be. =

6:20 Of all winged birds after their kind, and of all = cattle=20 after their kind, and of all reptiles creeping upon the earth after = their kind,=20 pairs of all shall come in to thee, male and female to be fed with=20 thee.

6:21 And thou shalt take to thyself of all kinds of = food which=20 ye eat, and thou shalt gather them to thyself, and it shall be for thee = and them=20 to eat.

6:22 And Noe did all things whatever the Lord God = commanded=20 him, so did he.

[Genesis] 7:1 And the Lord God said = to Noe,=20 Enter thou and all thy family into the ark, for thee have I seen = righteous=20 before me in this generation.

7:2 And of the clean cattle take in to thee sevens, = male and=20 female, and of the unclean cattle pairs male and female.

7:3 And of clean flying creatures of the sky sevens, = male and=20 female, and of all unclean flying creatures pairs, male and female, to = maintain=20 seed on all the earth.

7:4 For yet seven days [having passed] I bring rain = upon the=20 earth forty days and forty nights, and I will blot out every offspring = which I=20 have made from the face of all the earth.

7:5 And Noe [did] all things whatever the Lord God = commanded=20 him.

7:6 And Noe was six hundred years old when the flood = of water=20 was upon the earth.

7:7 And then went in Noe and his sons and his wife, = and his=20 sons' wives with him into the ark, because of the water of the = flood.

7:8 And of clean flying creatures and of unclean = flying=20 creatures, and of clean cattle and of unclean cattle, and of all things = that=20 creep upon the earth,

7:9 pairs went in to Noe into the ark, male and = female, as God=20 commanded Noe.

7:10 And it came to pass after the seven days that = the water of=20 the flood came upon the earth.

7:11 In the six hundredth year of the life of Noe, in = the=20 second month, on the twenty-seventh day of the month, on this day all = the=20 fountains of the abyss were broken up, and the flood-gates of heaven = were=20 opened.

7:12 And the rain was upon the earth forty days and = forty=20 nights.

7:13 On that very day entered Noe, Sem, Cham, = Japheth, the sons=20 of Noe, and the wife of Noe, and the three wives of his sons with him = into the=20 ark.

7:14 And all the wild beasts after their kind, and = all cattle=20 after their kind, and every reptile moving itself on the earth after its = kind,=20 and every flying bird after its kind,

7:15 went in to Noe into the ark, pairs, male and = female of all=20 flesh in which is the breath of life.

7:16 And they that entered went in male and female of = all=20 flesh, as God commanded Noe, and the Lord God shut the ark outside of=20 him.

7:17 And the flood was upon the earth forty days and = forty=20 nights, and the water abounded greatly and bore up the ark, and it was = lifted on=20 high from off the earth.

7:18 And the water prevailed and abounded exceedingly = upon the=20 earth, and the ark was borne upon the water.

7:19 And the water prevailed exceedingly upon the = earth, and=20 covered all the high mountains which were under heaven.

7:20 Fifteen cubits upwards was the water raised, and = it=20 covered all the high mountains.

7:21 And there died all flesh that moved upon the = earth, of=20 flying creatures and cattle, and of wild beasts, and every reptile = moving upon=20 the earth, and every man.

7:22 And all things which have the breath of life, = and whatever=20 was on the dry land, died.

7:23 And [God] blotted out every offspring which was = upon the=20 face of the earth, both man and beast, and reptiles, and birds of the = sky, and=20 they were blotted out from the earth, and Noe was left alone, and those = with him=20 in the ark.

7:24 And the water was raised over the earth an = hundred and=20 fifty days.

[Genesis] 8:1 And God remembered = Noe, and all=20 the wild beasts, and all the cattle, and all the birds, and all the = reptiles=20 that creep, as many as were with him in the ark, and God brought a wind = upon the=20 earth, and the water stayed.

8:2 And the fountains of the deep were closed up, and = the=20 flood-gates of heaven, and the rain from heaven was withheld.

8:3 And the water subsided, and went off the earth, = and after=20 an hundred and fifty days the water was diminished, and the ark rested = in the=20 seventh month, on the twenty-seventh day of the month, on the mountains = of=20 Ararat.

8:4 And the water continued to decrease until the = tenth=20 month.

8:5 And in the tenth month, on the first day of the = month, the=20 heads of the mountains were seen.

8:6 And it came to pass after forty days Noe opened = the window=20 of the ark which he had made.

8:7 And he sent forth a raven; and it went forth and = returned=20 not until the water was dried from off the earth.

8:8 And he sent a dove after it to see if the water = had ceased=20 from off the earth.

8:9 And the dove not having found rest for her feet, = returned=20 to him into the ark, because the water was on all the face of the earth, = and he=20 stretched out his hand and took her, and brought her to himself into the = ark.

8:10 And having waited yet seven other days, he again = sent=20 forth the dove from the ark.

8:11 And the dove returned to him in the evening, and = had a=20 leaf of olive, a sprig in her mouth; and Noe knew that the water had = ceased from=20 off the earth.

8:12 And having waited yet seven other days, he again = sent=20 forth the dove, and she did not return to him again any more.

8:13 And it came to pass in the six hundred and first = year of=20 the life of Noe, in the first month, on the first day of the month, the = water=20 subsided from off the earth, and Noe opened the covering of the ark = which he had=20 made, and he saw that the water had subsided from the face of the=20 earth.

8:14 And in the second month the earth was dried, on = the=20 twenty-seventh day of the month.

8:15 And the Lord God spoke to Noe, = saying,

8:16 Come out from the ark, thou and thy wife and thy = sons, and=20 thy sons' wives with thee.

8:17 And all the wild beasts as many as are with = thee, and all=20 flesh both of birds and beasts, and every reptile moving upon the earth, = bring=20 forth with thee: and increase ye and multiply upon the earth.

8:18 And Noe came forth, and his wife and his sons, = and his=20 sons' wives with him.

8:19 And all the wild beasts and all the cattle and = every bird,=20 and every reptile creeping upon the earth after their kind, came forth = out of=20 the ark.

8:20 And Noe built an altar to the Lord, and took of = all clean=20 beasts, and of all clean birds, and offered a whole burnt-offering upon = the=20 altar.

8:21 And the Lord God smelled a smell of sweetness, = and the=20 Lord God having considered, said, I will not any more curse the earth, = because=20 of the works of men, because the imagination of man is intently bent = upon evil=20 things from his youth, I will not therefore any more smite all living = flesh as I=20 have done.

8:22 All the days of the earth, seed and harvest, = cold and=20 heat, summer and spring, shall not cease by day or night.

[Genesis] 9:1 And God blessed Noe = and his=20 sons, and said to them, Increase and multiply, and fill the earth and = have=20 dominion over it.

9:2 And the dread and the fear of you shall be upon = all the=20 wild beasts of the earth, on all the birds of the sky, and on all things = moving=20 upon the earth, and upon all the fishes of the sea, I have placed them = under=20 your power.

9:3 And every reptile which is living shall be to you = for meat,=20 I have given all things to you as the green herbs.

9:4 But flesh with blood of life ye shall not = eat.

9:5 For your blood of your lives will I require at = the hand of=20 all wild beasts, and I will require the life of man at the hand of [his] = brother=20 man.

9:6 He that sheds man's blood, instead of that blood = shall his=20 own be shed, for in the image of God I made man.

9:7 But do ye increase and multiply, and fill the = earth, and=20 have dominion over it.

9:8 And God spoke to Noe, and to his sons with him,=20 saying,

9:9 And behold I establish my covenant with you, and = with your=20 seed after you,

9:10 and with every living creature with you, of = birds and of=20 beasts, and with all the wild beasts of the earth, as many as are with = you, of=20 all that come out of the ark.

9:11 And I will establish my covenant with you and = all flesh=20 shall not any more die by the water of the flood, and there shall no = more be a=20 flood of water to destroy all the earth.

9:12 And the Lord God said to Noe, This [is] the sign = of the=20 covenant which I set between me and you, and between every living = creature which=20 is with you for perpetual generations.

9:13 I set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a = sign of=20 covenant between me and the earth.

9:14 And it shall be when I gather clouds upon the = earth, that=20 my bow shall be seen in the cloud.

9:15 And I will remember my covenant, which is = between me and=20 you, and between every living soul in all flesh, and there shall no = longer be=20 water for a deluge, so as to blot out all flesh.

9:16 And my bow shall be in the cloud, and I will = look to=20 remember the everlasting covenant between me and the earth, and between = [every]=20 living soul in all flesh, which is upon the earth.

9:17 And God said to Noe, This [is] the sign of the = covenant,=20 which I have made between me and all flesh, which is upon the earth. =

9:18 Now the sons of Noe which came out of the ark, = were Sem,=20 Cham, Japheth. And Cham was father of Chanaan.

9:19 These three are the sons of Noe, of these were = men=20 scattered over all the earth.

9:20 And Noe began to be a husbandman, and he planted = a=20 vineyard.

9:21 And he drank of the wine, and was drunk, and was = naked in=20 his house.

9:22 And Cham the father of Chanaan saw the nakedness = of his=20 father, and he went out and told his two brothers without.

9:23 And Sem and Japheth having taken a garment, put = it on both=20 their backs and went backwards, and covered the nakedness of their = father; and=20 their face [was] backward, and they saw not the nakedness of their=20 father.

9:24 And Noe recovered from the wine, and knew all = that his=20 younger son had done to him.

9:25 And he said, Cursed be the servant Chanaan, a = slave shall=20 he be to his brethren.

9:26 And he said, Blessed [be] the Lord God of Sem, = and Chanaan=20 shall be his bond-servant.

9:27 May God make room for Japheth, and let him dwell = in the=20 habitations of Sem, and let Chanaan be his servant.

9:28 And Noe lived after the flood three hundred and = fifty=20 years.

9:29 And all the days of Noe were nine hundred and = fifty years,=20 and he died.

[Genesis] 10:1 Now these [are] the = generations=20 of the sons of Noe, Sem, Cham, Japheth; and sons were born to them after = the=20 flood.

10:2 The sons of Japheth, Gamer, and Magog, and = Madoi, and=20 Jovan, and Elisa, and Thobel, and Mosoch, and Thiras.

10:3 And the sons of Gamer, Aschanaz, and Riphath, = and=20 Thorgama.

10:4 And the sons of Jovan, Elisa, and Tharseis, = Cetians,=20 Rhodians.

10:5 From these were the islands of the Gentiles = divided in=20 their land, each according to his tongue, in their tribes and in their=20 nations.

10:6 And the sons of Cham, Chus, and Mesrain, Phud, = and=20 Chanaan.

10:7 And the sons of Chus, Saba, and Evila, and = Sabatha, and=20 Rhegma, and Sabathaca. And the sons of Rhegma, Saba, and = Dadan.

10:8 And Chus begot Nebrod: he began to be a giant = upon the=20 earth.

10:9 He was a giant hunter before the Lord God; = therefore they=20 say, As Nebrod the giant hunter before the Lord.

10:10 And the beginning of his kingdom was Babylon, = and Orech,=20 and Archad, and Chalanne, in the land of Senaar.

10:11 Out of that land came Assur, and built Ninevi, = and the=20 city Rhooboth, and Chalach,

10:12 and Dase between Ninevi and Chalach: this is = the great=20 city.

10:13 And Mesrain begot the Ludiim, and the = Nephthalim, and the=20 Enemetiim, and the Labiim,

10:14 and the Patrosoniim, and the Chasmoniim (whence = came=20 forth Phylistiim) and the Gaphthoriim.

10:15 And Chanaan begot Sidon his fist-born, and the=20 Chettite,

10:16 and the Jebusite, and the Amorite, and the=20 Girgashite,

10:17 and the Evite, and the Arukite, and the=20 Asennite,

10:18 and the Aradian, and the Samarean, and the = Amathite; and=20 after this the tribes of the Chananites were dispersed.

10:19 And the boundaries of the Chananites were from = Sidon till=20 one comes to Gerara and Gaza, till one comes to Sodom and Gomorrha, = Adama and=20 Seboim, as far as Dasa.

10:20 There [were] the sons of Cham in their tribes = according=20 to their tongues, in their countries, and in their nations.

10:21 And to Sem himself also were children born, the = father of=20 all the sons of Heber, the brother of Japheth the elder.

10:22 Sons of Sem, Elm, and Assur, and Arphaxad, and = Lud, and=20 Aram, and Cainan.

10:23 And sons of Aram, Uz, and Ul, and Gater, and=20 Mosoch.

10:24 And Arphaxad begot Cainan, and Cainan begot = Sala. And=20 Sala begot Heber.

10:25 And to Heber were born two sons, the name of = the one,=20 Phaleg, because in his days the earth was divided, and the name of his = brother=20 Jektan.

10:26 And Jektan begot Elmodad, and Saleth, and = Sarmoth, and=20 Jarach,

10:27 and Odorrha, and Aibel, and Decla,

10:28 Eval, and Abimael, and Saba,

10:29 and Uphir, and Evila, and Jobab, all these were = the sons=20 of Jektan.

10:30 And their dwelling was from Masse, till one = comes to=20 Saphera, a mountain of the east.

10:31 These were the sons of Sem in their tribes, = according to=20 their tongues, in their countries, and in their nations.

10:32 These are the tribes of the sons of Noe, = according to=20 their generations, according to their nations: of them were the islands = of the=20 Gentiles scattered over the earth after the flood.

[Genesis] 11:1 And all the earth was = one lip,=20 and there was one language to all.

11:2 And it came to pass as they moved from the east, = they=20 found a plain in the land of Senaar, and they dwelt there.

11:3 And a man said to his neighbour, Come, let us = make bricks=20 and bake them with fire. And the brick was to them for stone, and their = mortar=20 was bitumen.

11:4 And they said, Come, let us build to ourselves a = city and=20 tower, whose top shall be to heaven, and let us make to ourselves a = name, before=20 we are scattered abroad upon the face of all the earth.

11:5 And the Lord came down to see the city and the = tower,=20 which the sons of men built.

11:6 And the Lord said, Behold, [there is] one race, = and one=20 lip of all, and they have begun to do this, and now nothing shall fail = from them=20 of all that they may have undertaken to do.

11:7 Come, and having gone down let us there confound = their=20 tongue, that they may not understand each the voice of his = neighbour.

11:8 And the Lord scattered them thence over the face = of all=20 the earth, and they left off building the city and the tower.

11:9 On this account its name was called Confusion, = because=20 there the Lord confounded the languages of all the earth, and thence the = Lord=20 scattered them upon the face of all the earth.

11:10 And these [are] the generations of Sem: and Sem = was a=20 hundred years old when he begot Arphaxad, the second year after the=20 flood.

11:11 And Sem lived, after he had begotten Arphaxad, = five=20 hundred years, and begot sons and daughters, and died.

11:12 And Arphaxad lived a hundred and thirty-five = years, and=20 begot Cainan.

11:13 And Arphaxad lived after he had begotten = Cainan, four=20 hundred years, and begot sons and daughters, and died. And Cainan lived = a=20 hundred and thirty years and begot Sala; and Canaan lived after he had = begotten=20 Sala, three hundred and thirty years, and begot sons and daughters, and = died.=20

11:14 And Sala lived an hundred and thirty years, and = begot=20 Heber.

11:15 And Sala lived after he had begotten Heber, = three hundred=20 and thirty years, and begot sons and daughters, and died.

11:16 And Heber lived an hundred and thirty-four = years, and=20 begot Phaleg.

11:17 And Heber lived after he had begotten Phaleg = two hundred=20 and seventy years, and begot sons and daughters, and died.

11:18 And Phaleg lived and hundred and thirty years, = and begot=20 Ragau.

11:19 And Phaleg lived after he had begotten Ragau, = two hundred=20 and nine years, and begot sons and daughters, and died.

11:20 And Ragau lived and hundred thirty and two = years, and=20 begot Seruch.

11:21 And Raau lived after he had begotten Seruch, = two hundred=20 and seven years, and begot sons and daughters, and died.

11:22 And Seruch lived a hundred and thirty years, = and begot=20 Nachor.

11:23 And Seruch lived after he had begotten Nachor, = two=20 hundred years, and begot sons and daughters, and died.

11:24 And Nachor lived a hundred and seventy-nine = years, and=20 begot Tharrha.

11:25 And Nachor lived after he had begotten Tharrha, = an=20 hundred and twenty-five years, and begot sons and daughters, and he = died.=20

11:26 And Tharrha lived seventy years, and begot = Abram, and=20 Nachor, and Arrhan.

11:27 And these [re] the generations of Tharrha. = Tharrha begot=20 Abram and Nachor, and Arrhan; and Arrhan begot Lot.

11:28 And Arrhan died in the presence of Tharrha his = father, in=20 the land in which he was born, in the country of the = Chaldees.

11:29 And Abram and Nachor took to themselves wives, = the name=20 of the wife of Abram was Sara, and the name of the wife of Nachor, = Malcha,=20 daughter of Arrhan, and he was the father of Malcha, the father of = Jescha.=20

11:30 And Sara was barren, and did not bear=20 children.

11:31 And Tharrha took Abram his son, and Lot the son = Arrhan,=20 the son of his son, and Sara his daughter-in-law, the wife of Abram his = son, and=20 led them forth out of the land of the Chaldees, to go into the land of = Chanaan,=20 and they came as far as Charrhan, and he dwelt there.

11:32 And all the days of Tharrha in the land of = Charrhan were=20 two hundred and five years, and Tharrha died in Charrhan.

[Genesis] 12:1 And the Lord said to = Abram, Go=20 forth out of thy land and out of thy kindred, and out of the house of = thy=20 father, and come into the land which I will shew thee.

12:2 And I will make thee a great nation, and I will = bless thee=20 and magnify thy name, and thou shalt be blessed.

12:3 And I will bless those that bless thee, and = curse those=20 that curse thee, and in thee shall all the tribes of the earth be=20 blessed.

12:4 And Abram went as the Lord spoke to him, and Lot = departed=20 with him, and Abram was seventy-five years old, when he went out of=20 Charrhan.

12:5 And Abram took Sara his wife, and Lot the son of = his=20 brother, and all their possessions, as many as they had got, and every = soul=20 which they had got in Charrhan, and they went forth to go into the land = of=20 Chanaan.

12:6 And Abram traversed the land lengthwise as far = as the=20 place Sychem, to the high oak, and the Chananites then inhabited the=20 land.

12:7 And the Lord appeared to Abram, and said to him, = I will=20 give this land to thy seed. And Abram built an altar there to the Lord = who=20 appeared to him.

12:8 And he departed thence to the mountain eastward = of=20 Baethel, and there he pitched his tent in Baethel near the sea, and = Aggai toward=20 the east, and there he built an altar to the Lord, and called on the = name of the=20 Lord.

12:9 And Abram departed and went and encamped in the=20 wilderness.

12:10 And there was a famine in the land, and Abram = went down=20 to Egypt to sojourn there, because the famine prevailed in the = land.

12:11 And it came to pass when Abram drew nigh to = enter into=20 Egypt, Abram said to Sara his wife, I know that thou art a fair=20 woman.

12:12 It shall come to pass then that when the = Egyptians shall=20 see thee, they shall say, This is his wife, and they shall slay me, but = they=20 shall save thee alive.

12:13 Say, therefore, I am his sister, that it may be = well with=20 me on account of thee, and my soul shall live because of = thee.

12:14 And it came to pass when Abram entered into = Egypt-- the=20 Egyptians having seen his wife that she was very beautiful--

12:15 that the princes of Pharao saw her, and praised = her to=20 Pharao and brought her into the house of Pharao.

12:16 And they treated Abram well on her account, and = he had=20 sheep, and calves, and asses, and men-servants, and women-servants, and = mules,=20 and camels.

12:17 And God afflicted Pharao with great and severe=20 afflictions, and his house, because of Sara, Abram's wife.

12:18 And Pharao having called Abram, said, What is = this thou=20 hast done to me, that thou didst not tell me that she was thy = wife?

12:19 Wherefore didst thou say, She is my sister? and = I took=20 her for a wife to myself; and now, behold, thy wife is before thee, take = her and=20 go quickly away.

12:20 And Pharao gave charge to men concerning Abram, = to join=20 in sending him forward, and his wife, and all that he had.

Genesis 13:1 And Abram went up out = of Egypt,=20 he and his wife, and all that he had, and Lot with him, into the=20 wilderness.

13:2 And Abram was very rich in cattle, and silver, = and=20 gold.

13:3 And he went [to the place] whence he came, into = the=20 wilderness as far as Baethel, as far as the place where his tent was = before,=20 between Baethel and Aggai,

13:4 to the place of the altar, which he built there = at first,=20 and Abram there called on the name of the Lord.

13:5 And Lot who went out with Abram had sheep, and = oxen, and=20 tents.

13:6 And the land was not large enough for them to = live=20 together, because their possessions were great; and the land was not = large=20 enough for them to live together.

13:7 And there was a strife between the herdmen of = Abram's=20 cattle, and the herdmen of Lot's cattle, and the Chananites and the = Pherezites=20 then inhabited the land.

13:8 And Abram said to Lot, Let there not be a strife = between=20 me and thee, and between my herdmen and thy herdmen, for we are = brethren.=20

13:9 Lo! is not the whole land before thee? Separate = thyself=20 from me; if thou [goest] to the left, I will go to the right, and if = thou goest=20 to the right, I will go to the left.

13:10 And Lot having lifted up his eyes, observed all = the=20 country round about Jordan, that it was all watered, before God = overthrew Sodom=20 and Gomorrha, as the garden of the Lord, and as the land of Egypt, until = thou=20 come to Zogora.

13:11 And Lot chose for himself all the country round = Jordan,=20 and Lot went from the east, and they were separated each from his = brother. And=20 Abram dwelt in the land of Chanaan.

13:12 And Lot dwelt in a city of the neighbouring = people, and=20 pitched his tent in Sodom.

13:13 But the men of Sodom were evil, and exceedingly = sinful=20 before God.

13:14 And God said to Abram after Lot was separated = from him,=20 Look up with thine eyes, and behold from the place where thou now art = northward=20 and southward, and eastward and seaward;

13:15 for all the land which thou seest, I will give = it to thee=20 and to thy seed for ever.

13:16 And I will make thy seed like the dust of the = earth; if=20 any one is able to number the dust of the earth, then shall thy seed be=20 numbered.

13:17 Arise and traverse the land, both in the length = of it and=20 in the breadth; for to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for = ever.

13:18 And Abram having removed his tent, came and = dwelt by the=20 oak of Mambre, which was in Chebrom, and he there built an altar to the = Lord.=20

[Genesis] 14:1 And it came to pass = in the=20 reign of Amarphal king of Sennaar, and Arioch king of Ellasar, that=20 Chodollogomor king of Elam, and Thargal king of nations,

14:2 made war with Balla king of Sodom, and with = Barsa king of=20 Gomorrha, and with Sennaar, king of Adama, and with Symobor king of = Seboim and=20 the king of Balac, this is Segor.

14:3 All these met with one consent at the salt = valley; this is=20 [now] the sea of salt.

14:4 Twelve years they served Chodollogomor, and the = thirteenth=20 year they revolted.

14:5 And in the fourteenth year came Chodollogomor, = and the=20 kings with him, and cut to pieces the giants in Astaroth, and Carnain, = and=20 strong nations with them, and the Ommaeans in the city Save.

14:6 And the Chorrhaeans in the mountains of Seir, to = the=20 turpentine tree of Pharan, which is in the desert.

14:7 And having turned back they came to the well of = judgment;=20 this is Cades, and they cut in pieces all the princes of Amalec, and the = Amorites dwelling in Asasonthamar.

14:8 And the king of Sodom went out, and the king of = Gomorrha,=20 and king of Adama, and king of Seboim, and king of Balac, this is Segor, = and=20 they set themselves in array against them for war in the salt = valley,

14:9 against Chodollogomor king of Elam, and Thargal = king of=20 nations, and Amarphal king of Sennaar, and Arioch king of Ellasar, the = four=20 kings against the five.

14:10 Now the salt valley [consists of] slime-pits. = And the=20 king of Sodom fled and the king of Gomorrha, and they fell in there: and = they=20 that were left fled to the mountain country.

14:11 And they took all the cavalry of Sodom and = Gomorrha, and=20 all their provisions, and departed.

14:12 And they took also Lot the son of Abram's = brother, and=20 his baggage, and departed, for he dwelt in Sodom.

14:13 And one of them that had been rescued came and = told Abram=20 the Hebrew; and he dwelt by the oak of Mamre the Amorite the brother of = Eschol,=20 and the brother of Aunan, who were confederates with Abram.

14:14 And Abram having heard that Lot his nephew had = been taken=20 captive, numbered his own home-born [servants] tree hundred and = eighteen, and=20 pursued after them to Dan.

14:15 And he came upon them by night, he and his = servants, and=20 he smote them and pursued them as far as Choba, which is on the left of=20 Damascus.

14:16 And he recovered all the cavalry of Sodom, and = he=20 recovered Lot his nephew, and all his possessions, and the women and the = people.

14:17 And the king of Sodom went out to meet him, = after he=20 returned from the slaughter of Chodollogomor, and the kings with him, to = the=20 valley of Saby; this was the plain of the kings.

14:18 And Melchisedec king of Salem brought forth = loaves and=20 wine, and he was the priest of the most high God.

14:19 And he blessed Abram, and said, Blessed be = Abram of the=20 most high God, who made heaven and earth,

14:20 and blessed be the most high God who delivered = thine=20 enemies into thy power. And Abram gave him the tithe of all.

14:21 And the king of Sodom said to Abram, Give me = the men, and=20 take the horses to thyself.

14:22 And Abram said to the king of Sodom, I will = stretch out=20 my hand to the Lord the most high God, who made the heaven and the=20 earth,

14:23 [that] I will not take from all thy goods from = a string=20 to a shoe-latchet, lest thou shouldest say, I have made Abram = rich.

14:24 Except what things the young men have eaten, = and the=20 portion of the men that went with me, Eschol, Aunan, Mambre, these shall = take a=20 portion.

[Genesis] 15:1 And after these = things the word=20 of the Lord came to Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram, I shield = thee,=20 thy reward shall be very great.

15:2 And Abram said, Master [and] Lord, what wilt = thou give me?=20 whereas I am departing without a child, but the son of Masek my = home-born female=20 slave, this Eliezer of Damascus [is mine heir.]

15:3 And Abram said, [I am grieved] since thou hast = given me no=20 seed, but my home-born [servant] shall succeed me.

15:4 And immediately there was a voice of the Lord to = him,=20 saying, This shall not be thine heir; but he that shall come out of thee = shall=20 be thine heir.

15:5 And he brought him out and said to him, Look up = now to=20 heaven, and count the stars, if thou shalt be able to number them fully, = and he=20 said, Thus shall thy seed be.

15:6 And Abram believed God, and it was counted to = him for=20 righteousness.

15:7 And he said to him, I am God that brought thee = out of the=20 land of the Chaldeans, so as to give thee this land to = inherit.

15:8 And he said, Master [and] Lord, how shall I know = that I=20 shall inherit it?

15:9 And he said to him, Take for me an heifer in her = third=20 year, and a she-goat in her third year, and a ram in his third year, and = a dove=20 and a pigeon.

15:10 So he took to him all these, and divided them = in the=20 midst, and set them opposite to each other, but the birds he did not=20 divide.

15:11 And birds came down upon the bodies, [even] = upon the=20 divided parts of them, and Abram sat down by them.

15:12 And about sunset a trance fell upon Abram, and = lo! a=20 great gloomy terror falls upon him.

15:13 And it was said to Abram, Thou shalt surely = know that thy=20 seed shall be a sojourner in a land not their won, and they shall = enslave them,=20 and afflict them, and humble them four hundred years.

15:14 And the nation whomsoever they shall serve I = will judge;=20 and after this, they shall come forth hither with much property. =

15:15 But thou shalt depart to thy fathers in peace, = nourished=20 in a good old age.

15:16 And in the fourth generation they shall return = hither,=20 for the sins of the Amorites are not yet filled up, even until = now.

15:17 And when the sun was about to set, there was a = flame, and=20 behold a smoking furnace and lamps of fire, which passed between these = divided=20 pieces.

15:18 I that day the Lord made a covenant with Abram, = saying,=20 To thy seed I will give this land, from the river of Egypt to the great = river=20 Euphrates.

15:19 The Kenites, and the Kenezites, and the=20 Kedmoneans,

15:20 and the Chettites, and the Pherezites, and the=20 Raphaim,

15:21 and the Amorites, and the Chananites, and the = Evites, and=20 the Gergesites, and the Jebusites.

[Genesis] 16:1 And Sara the wife of = Abram bore=20 him no children; and she had an Egyptian maid, whose name was = Agar.

16:2 And Sara said to Abram, Behold, the Lord has = restrained me=20 from bearing, go therefore in to my maid, that I may get children for = myself=20 through her. And Abram hearkened to the voice of Sara.

16:3 So Sara the wife of Abram having taken Agar the = Egyptian=20 her handmaid, after Abram had dwelt ten years in the land of Chanaan, = gave her=20 to Abram her husband as a wife to him.

16:4 And he went in to Agar, and she conceived, and = saw that=20 she was with child, and her mistress was dishonoured before = her.

16:5 And Sara said to Abram, I am injured by thee; I = gave my=20 handmaid into thy bosom, and when I saw that she was with child, I was=20 dishonoured before her. The Lord judge between me and thee.

16:6 And Abram said to Sara, Behold thy handmaid is = in thy=20 hands, use her as it may seem good to thee. And Sara afflicted her, and = she fled=20 from her face.

16:7 And an angel of the Lord found her by the = fountain of=20 water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Sur.

16:8 And the angel of the Lord said to her, Agar, = Sara's maid,=20 whence comest thou, and wither goest thou? and she said, I am fleeing = from the=20 face of my mistress Sara.

16:9 And the angel of the Lord said to her, Return to = thy=20 mistress, and submit thyself under her hands.

16:10 And the angel of the Lord said to her, I will = surely=20 multiply thy seed, and it shall not be numbered for = multitude.

16:11 And the angel of the Lord said to her, Behold = thou art=20 with child, and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Ismael, for = the Lord=20 hath hearkened to thy humiliation.

16:12 He shall be a wild man, his hands against all, = and the=20 hands of all against him, and he shall dwell in the presence of all his=20 brethren.

16:13 And she called the name of the Lord God who = spoke to her,=20 Thou art God who seest me; for she said, For I have openly seen him that = appeared to me.

16:14 Therefore she called the well, The well of him = whom I=20 have openly seen; behold it is between Cades and Barad.

16:15 And Agar bore a son to Abram; and Abram called = the name=20 of his son which Agar bore to him, Ismael.16:16 And Abram was eighty-six = years=20 old, when Agar bore Ismael to Abram.

[Genesis] 17:1 And Abram was = ninety-nine years=20 old, and the Lord appeared to Abram and said to him, I am thy God, be=20 well-pleasing before me, and be blameless.

17:2 And I will establish my covenant between me and = thee, and=20 I will multiply thee exceedingly.

17:3 And Abram fell upon his face, and God spoke to = him,=20 saying,

17:4 And I, behold! my covenant [is] with thee, and = thou shalt=20 be a father of a multitude of nations.

17:5 And thy name shall no more be called Abram, but = thy name=20 shall be Abraam, for I have made thee a father of many nations. =

17:6 And I will increase thee very exceedingly, and I = will make=20 nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee.

17:7 And I will establish my covenant between thee = and thy seed=20 after thee, to their generations, for an everlasting covenant, to be thy = God,=20 and [the God] of thy seed after thee.

17:8 And I will give to thee and to thy seed after = thee the=20 land wherein thou sojournest, even all the land of Chanaan for an = everlasting=20 possession, and I will be to them a God.

17:9 And God said to Abraam, Thou also shalt fully = keep my=20 covenant, thou and thy seed after thee for their generations.

17:10 And this [is] the covenant which thou shalt = fully keep=20 between me and you, and between thy seed after thee for their = generations; every=20 male of you shall be circumcised.

17:11 And ye shall be circumcised in the flesh of = your=20 foreskin, and it shall be for a sign of a covenant between me and=20 you.

17:12 And the child of eight days [old] shall be = circumcised by=20 you, every male throughout your generations, and [the servant] born in = the house=20 and he that is bought with money, of every son of a stranger, who is not = of thy=20 seed.

17:13 He that is born in thy house, and he that is = bought with=20 money shall be surely circumcised, and my covenant shall be on your = flesh for an=20 everlasting covenant.

17:14 And the uncircumcised male, who shall not be = circumcised=20 in the flesh of his foreskin on the eighth day, that soul shall be = utterly=20 destroyed from its family, for he has broken my covenant.

17:15 And God said to Abraam, Sara thy wife-- her = name shall=20 not be called Sara, Sarrha shall be her name.

17:16 And I will bless her, and give thee a son of = her, and I=20 will bless him, and he shall become nations, and kings of nations shall = be of=20 him.

17:17 And Abraam fell upon his face, and laughed; and = spoke in=20 his heart, saying, Shall there be a child to one who is a hundred years = old, and=20 shall Sarrha who is ninety years old, bear?

17:18 And Abraam said to God, Let this Ismael live = before=20 thee.

17:19 And God said to Abraam, Yea, behold, Sarrha thy = wife=20 shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name Isaac; and I will = establish=20 my covenant with him, for an everlasting covenant, to be a God to him = and to his=20 seed after him.

17:20 And concerning Ismael, behold, I have heard = thee, and,=20 behold, I have blessed him, and will increase him and multiply him = exceedingly;=20 twelve nations shall he beget, and I will make him a great = nation.

17:21 But I will establish my covenant with Isaac, = whom Sarrha=20 shall bear to thee at this time, in the next year.

17:22 And he left off speaking with him, and God went = up from=20 Abraam.

17:23 And Abraam took Ismael his son, and all his = home-born=20 [servants], and all those bought with money, and every male of the men = in the=20 house of Abraam, and he circumcised their foreskins in the time of that = day,=20 according as God spoke to him.

17:24 And Abraam was ninety-nine years old, when he = was=20 circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.

17:25 And Ismael his son was thirteen years old when = he was=20 circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.

17:26 And at the period of that day, Abraam was = circumcised,=20 and Ismael his son,

17:27 and all the men of his house, both those born = in the=20 house, and those bought with money of foreign nations.

[Genesis] 18:1 And God appeared to = him by the=20 oak of Mambre, as he sat by the door of his tent at noon.

18:2 And he lifted up his eyes and beheld, and lo! = three men=20 stood before him; and having seen them he ran to meet them fro the door = of his=20 tent, and did obeisance to the ground.

18:3 And he said, Lord, if indeed I have found grace = in thy=20 sight, pass not by thy servant.

18:4 Let water now be brought, and let them wash your = feet, and=20 do ye refresh [yourselves] under the tree.

18:5 And I will bring bread, and ye shall eat, and = after this=20 ye shall depart on your journey, on account of which [refreshment] ye = have=20 turned aside to your servant. And he said, So do, as thou hast = said.

18:6 And Abraam hasted to the tent to Sarrha, and = said to her,=20 Hasten, and knead three measures of fine flour, and make = cakes.

18:7 And Abraam ran to the kine, and took a young = calf, tender=20 and good, and gave it to his servant, and he hasted to dress = it.

18:8 And he took butter and milk, and the calf which = he had=20 dressed; and he set them before them, and they did eat, and he stood by = them=20 under the tree.

18:9 And he said to him, Where is Sarrha thy wife? = And he=20 answered and said, Behold! in the tent.

18:10 And he said, I will return and come to thee = according to=20 this period seasonably, and Sarrha thy wife shall have a son; and Sarrha = heard=20 at the door of the tent, being behind him.

18:11 And Abraam and Sarrha were old, advanced in = days, and the=20 custom of women ceased with Sarrha.

18:12 And Sarrha laughed in herself, saying, The = thing has not=20 as yet happened to me, even until now, and my lord is old.

18:13 And the Lord said to Abraam, Why is it that = Sarrha has=20 laughed in herself, saying, Shall I then indeed bear? but I am grown=20 old.

18:14 Shall anything be impossible with the Lord? At = this time=20 I will return to thee seasonably, and Sarrha shall have a = son.

18:15 But Sarrha denied, saying, I did not laugh, for = she was=20 afraid. And he said to her, Nay, but thou didst laugh.

18:16 And the men having risen up from thence looked = towards=20 Sodom and Gomorrha. And Abraam went with them, attending them on their=20 journey.

18:17 And the Lord said, Shall I hide from Abraam my = servant=20 what things I intend to do?

18:18 But Abraam shall become a great and populous = nation, and=20 n him shall all the nations of the earth be blest.

18:19 For I know that he will order his sons, and his = house=20 after him, and they will keep the ways of the Lord, to do justice and = judgment,=20 that the Lord may bring upon Abraam all things whatsoever he has spoken = to=20 him.

18:20 And the Lord said, The cry of Sodom and = Gomorrha has been=20 increased towards me, and their sins are very great.

18:21 I will therefore go down and see, if they = completely=20 correspond with the cry which comes to me, and if not, that I may know.=20

18:22 And the men having departed thence, came to = Sodom; and=20 Abraam was still standing before the Lord.

18:23 And Abraam drew nigh and said, Wouldest thou = destroy the=20 righteous with the wicked, and shall the righteous be as the = wicked?

18:24 Should there be fifty righteous in the city, = wilt thou=20 destroy them? wilt thou not spare the whole place for the sake of the = fifty=20 righteous, if they be in it?

18:25 By no means shalt thou do as this thing [is] so = as to=20 destroy the righteous with the wicked, so the righteous shall be as the = wicked:=20 by no means. Thou that judgest the whole earth, shalt thou not do=20 right?

18:26 And the Lord said, If there should be in Sodom = fifty=20 righteous in the city, I will spare the whole city, and the whole place = for=20 their sakes.

18:27 And Abraam answered and said, Now I have begun = to speak=20 to my Lord, and I am earth and ashes.

18:28 But if the fifty righteous should be diminished = to=20 forty-five, wilt thou destroy the whole city because of the five = [wanting]? And=20 he said, I will not destroy it, if I should find there = forty-five.

18:29 And he continued to speak to him still, and = said, But if=20 there should be found there forty? And he said, I will not destroy it = for the=20 forty's sake.

18:30 And he said, Will there be anything [against = me], Lord,=20 if I shall speak? but if there be found there thirty? And he said, I = will not=20 destroy it for the thirty's sake.

18:31 And he said, Since I am able to speak to the = Lord, what=20 if there should be found there twenty? And he said, I will not destroy = it, if I=20 should find there twenty.

18:32 And he said, Will there be anything [against = me], Lord,=20 if I speak yet once? but if there should be found there ten? And he = said, I will=20 not destroy it for the ten's sake.

18:33 And the Lord departed, when he left off = speaking to=20 Abraam, and Abraam returned to his place.

[Genesis] 19:1 And the two angels = came to=20 Sodom at evening. And Lot sat by the gate of Sodom, and Lot having seen = them,=20 rose up to meet them, and he worshiped with his face to the ground, and=20 said,

19:2 Lo! [my] lords, turn aside to the house of your = servant,=20 and rest from your journey, and wash your feet, and having risen early = in the=20 morning ye shall depart on your journey. And they said, Nay, but we will = lodge=20 in the street.

19:3 And he constrained them, and they turned aside = to him, and=20 they entered into his house, and he made a feast for them, and baked = unleavened=20 cakes for them, and they did eat.

19:4 But before they went to sleep, the men of the = city, the=20 Sodomites, compassed the house, both young and old, all the people=20 together.

19:5 And they called out Lot, and said to him, Where = are the=20 men that went in to thee this night? bring them out to us that we may be = with=20 them.

19:6 And Lot went out to them to the porch, and he = shut the=20 door after him,

19:7 and said to them, By no means, brethren, do not = act=20 villainously.

19:8 But I have two daughters, who have not known a = man. I will=20 bring them out to you, and do ye use them as it may please you, only do = not=20 injury to these men, to avoid which they came under the shelter of my = roof.=20

19:9 And they said to him, Stand back there, thou = camest in to=20 sojourn, was it also to judge? Now then we would harm thee more than = them. And=20 they pressed hard on the man, even Lot, and they drew nigh to break the=20 door.

19:10 And the men stretched forth their hands and = drew Lot in=20 to them into the house, and shut the door of the house.

19:11 And they smote the men that were at the door of = the house=20 with blindness, both small and great, and they were wearied with seeking = the=20 door.

19:12 And the men said to Lot, Hast thou here = sons-in-law, or=20 sons or daughters, or if thou hast any other friend in the city, bring = them out=20 of this place.

19:13 For we are going to destroy this place; for = their cry has=20 been raised up before the Lord, and the Lord has sent us to destroy it.=20

19:14 And Lot went out, and spoke to his sons-in-law = who had=20 married his daughters, and said, Rise up, and depart out of this place, = for the=20 Lord is about to destroy the city; but he seemed to be speaking absurdly = before=20 his sons-in-law.

19:15 But when it was morning, the angels hastened = Lot, saying,=20 Arise and take thy wife, and thy two daughters whom thou hast, and go = forth;=20 lest thou also be destroyed with the iniquities of the city.

19:16 And they were troubled, and the angels laid = hold on his=20 hand, and the hand of his wife, and the hands of his two daughters, in = that the=20 Lord spared him.

19:17 And it came to pass when they brought them out, = that they=20 said, Save thine own life by all means; look not round to that which is = behind,=20 nor stay in all the country round about, escape to the mountain, lest = perhaps=20 thou be overtaken together with them.

19:18 And Lot said to them, I pray, Lord,

19:19 since thy servant has found mercy before thee, = and thou=20 hast magnified thy righteousness, in what thou doest towards me that my = soul may=20 live,-- but I shall not be able to escape to the mountain, lest perhaps = the=20 calamity overtake me and I die.

19:20 Behold this city is near for me to escape = thither, which=20 is a small one, and there shall I be preserved, is it not little? and my = soul=20 shall live because of thee.

19:21 And he said to him, Behold, I have had respect = to thee=20 also about this thing, that I should not overthrow the city about which = thou=20 hast spoken.

19:22 Hasten therefore to escape thither, for I shall = not be=20 able to do anything until thou art come thither; therefore he called the = name of=20 that city, Segor.

19:23 The sun was risen upon the earth, when Lot = entered into=20 Segor.

19:24 And the Lord rained on Sodom and Gomorrha = brimstone and=20 fire from the Lord out of heaven.

19:25 And he overthrew these cities, and all the = country round=20 about, and all that dwelt in the cities, and the plants springing out of = the=20 ground.

19:26 And his wife looked back, and she became a = pillar of=20 salt.

19:27 And Abraam rose up early to go to the place, = where he had=20 stood before the Lord.

19:28 And he looked towards Sodom and Gomorrha, and = towards the=20 surrounding country, and saw, and behold a flame went up from the earth, = as the=20 smoke of a furnace.

19:29 And it came to pass that when God destroyed all = the=20 cities of the region round about, God remembered Abraam, and sent Lot = out of the=20 midst of the overthrow, when the Lord overthrew those cities in which = Lot=20 dwelt.

19:30 And Lot went up out of Segor, and dwelt in the = mountain,=20 he and his two daughters with him, for he feared to dwell in Segor; and = he dwelt=20 in a cave, he and his two daughters with him.

19:31 And the elder said to the younger, Our father = is old, and=20 there is no one on the earth who shall come in to us, as it is fit in = all the=20 earth.

19:32 Come and let us make our father drink wine, and = let us=20 sleep with him, and let us raise up seed from our father.

19:33 So they made their father drink wine in that = night, and=20 the elder went in and lay with her father that night, and he knew not = when he=20 slept and when he rose up.

19:34 And it came to pass on the morrow, that the = elder said to=20 the younger, Behold, I slept yesternight with our father, let us make = him drink=20 wine in this night also, and do thou go in and sleep with him, and let = us raise=20 up seed of our father.

19:35 So they made their father drink wine in that = night also,=20 and the younger went in and slept with her father, and he knew not when = he=20 slept, nor when he arose.

19:36 And the two daughters of Lot conceived by their = father.

19:37 And the elder bore a son and called his name = Moab,=20 saying, [He is] of my father. This is the father of the Moabites to this = present=20 day.

19:38 And the younger also bore a son, and called his = name=20 Amman, saying, The son of my family. This is the father of the Ammanites = to this=20 present day.

[Genesis] 20:1 And Abraam removed = thence to=20 the southern country, and dwelt between Cades and Sur, and sojourned in=20 Gerara.

20:2 And Abraam said concerning Sarrha his wife, She = is my=20 sister, for he feared to say, She is my wife, lest at any time the men = of the=20 city should kill him for her sake. So Abimelech king of Gerara sent and = took=20 Sarrha.

20:3 And God came to Abimelech by night in sleep, and = said,=20 Behold, thou diest for the woman, whom thou hast taken, whereas she has = lived=20 with a husband.

20:4 But Abimelech had not touched her, and he said, = Lord, wilt=20 thou destroy an ignorantly [sinning] and just nation?

20:5 Said he not to me, She is my sister, and said = she not to=20 me, He is my brother? with a pure heart and in the righteousness of my = hands=20 have I done this.

20:6 And God said to him in sleep, Yea, I knew that = thou didst=20 this with a pure heart, and I spared thee, so that thou shouldest not = sin=20 against me, therefore I suffered thee not to touch her.

20:7 But now return the man his wife; for he is a = prophet, and=20 shall pray for thee, and thou shalt live; but if thou restore her not, = know that=20 thou shalt die and all thine.

20:8 And Abimelech rose early in the morning, and = called all=20 his servants, and he spoke all these words in their ears, and all the = men feared=20 exceedingly.

20:9 And Abimelech called Abraam and said to him, = What is this=20 that thou hast done to us? Have we sinned against thee, that thou hast = brought=20 upon me and upon my kingdom a great sin? Thou hast done to me a deed, = which no=20 one ought to do.

20:10 And Abimelech said to Abraam, What hast thou = seen in [me]=20 that thou hast done this?

20:11 And Abraam said, Why I said, Surely there is = not the=20 worship of God in this place, and they will slay me because of my=20 wife.

20:12 For truly she is my sister by my father, but = not by my=20 mother, and she became my wife.

20:13 And it came to pass when God brought me forth = out of the=20 house of my father, that I said to her, This righteousness thou shalt = perform to=20 me, in every place into which we may enter, say of me, He is my=20 brother.

20:14 And Abimelech took a thousand pieces of silver, = and=20 sheep, and calves, and servants, and maid-servants, and gave them to = Abraam, and=20 he returned him Sarrha his wife.

20:15 And Abimelech said to Abraam, Behold, my land = is before=20 thee, dwell wheresoever it may please thee.

20:16 And to Sarrha he said, Behold, I have given thy = brother a=20 thousand pieces of silver, those shall be to thee for the price of thy=20 countenance, and to all the women with thee, and speak the truth in all=20 things.

20:17 And Abraam prayed to God, and God healed = Abimelech, and=20 his wife, and his women servants, and they bore children.

20:18 Because the Lord had fast closed from without = every womb=20 in the house of Abimelech, because of Sarrha Abraam's wife.

[Genesis] 21:1 And the Lord visited = Sarrha, as=20 he said, and the Lord did to Sarrha, as he spoke.

21:2 And she conceived and bore to Abraam a son in = old age, at=20 the set time according as the Lord spoke to him.

21:3 And Abraam called the name of his son that was = born to=20 him, whom Sarrha bore to him, Isaac.

21:4 And Abraam circumcised Isaac on the eighth day, = as God=20 commanded him.

21:5 And Abraam was a hundred years old when Isaac = his son was=20 born to him.

21:6 And Sarrha said, The Lord has made laughter for = me, for=20 whoever shall hear shall rejoice with me.

21:7 And she said, Who shall say to Abraam that = Sarrha suckles=20 a child? for I have born a child in my old age.

21:8 And the child grew and was weaned, and Abraam = made a great=20 feast the day that his son Isaac was weaned.

21:9 And Sarrha having seen the son of Agar the = Egyptian who=20 was born to Abraam, sporting with Isaac her son,

21:10 then she said to Abraam, Cast out this = bondwoman and her=20 son, for the son of this bondwoman shall not inherit with my son Isaac.=20

21:11 But the word appeared very hard before Abraam = concerning=20 his son.

21:12 But God said to Abraam, Let it not be hard = before thee=20 concerning the child, and concerning the bondwoman; in all things = whatsoever=20 Sarrha shall say to thee, hear her voice, for in Isaac shall thy seed be = called.=20

21:13 And moreover I will make the son of this = bondwoman a=20 great nation, because he is thy seed.

21:14 And Abraam rose up in the morning and took = loaves and a=20 skin of water, and gave [them] to Agar, and he put the child on her = shoulder,=20 and sent her away, and she having departed wandered in the wilderness = near the=20 well of the oath.

21:15 And the water failed out of the skin, and she = cast the=20 child under a fir tree.

21:16 And she departed and sat down opposite him at a = distance,=20 as it were a bow-shot, for she said, Surely I cannot see the death of my = child:=20 and she sat opposite him, and the child cried aloud and wept.

21:17 And God heard the voice of the child from the = place where=20 he was, and an angel of God called Agar out of heaven, and said to her, = What is=20 it, Agar? fear not, for God has heard the voice of the child from the = place=20 where he is.

21:18 Rise up, and take the child, and hold him in = thine hand,=20 for I will make him a great nation.

21:19 And God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of = springing=20 water; and she went and filled the skin with water, and gave the child = drink.=20

21:20 And God was with the child, and he grew and = dwelt in the=20 wilderness, and became an archer.

21:21 And he dwelt in the wilderness, and his mother = took him a=20 wife out of Pharan of Egypt.

21:22 And it came to pass at that time that Abimelech = spoke,=20 and Ochozath his friend, and Phichol the chief captain of his host, to = Abraam,=20 saying, God is with thee in all things, whatsoever thou mayest do. =

21:23 Now therefore swear to me by God that thou wilt = not=20 injure me, nor my seed, nor my name, but according to the righteousness = which I=20 have performed with thee thou shalt deal with me, and with the land in = which=20 thou hast sojourned.

21:24 And Abraam said, I will swear.

21:25 And Abraam reproved Abimelech because of the = wells of=20 water, which the servants of Abimelech took away.

21:26 And Abimelech said to him, I know not who has = done this=20 thing to thee, neither dist thou tell it me, neither heard I it but only = to-day.

21:27 And Abraam took sheep and calves, and gave them = to=20 Abimelech, and both made a covenant.

21:28 And Abraam set seven ewe-lambs by = themselves.

21:29 And Abimelech said to Abraam, What are these = seven=20 ewe-lambs which thou hast set alone?

21:30 And Abraam said, Thou shalt receive the seven = ewe-lambs=20 of me, that they may be for me as a witness, that I dug this = well.

21:31 Therefore he named the name of that place, The = Well of=20 the Oath, for there they both swore.

21:32 And they made a covenant at the well of the = oath. And=20 there rose up Abimelech, Ochozath his friend, and Phichol the = commander-in-chief=20 of his army, and they returned to the land of the = Phylistines.

21:33 And Abraam planted a field at the well of the = oath, and=20 called there on the name of the Lord, the everlasting God.

21:34 And Abraam sojourned in the land of the = Phylistines many=20 days.

[Genesis] 22:1 And it came to pass = after these=20 things that God tempted Abraam, and said to him, Abraam, Abraam; and he = said,=20 Lo! I [am here].

22:2 And he said, Take thy son, the beloved one, whom = thou hast=20 loved-- Isaac, and go into the high land, and offer him there for a=20 whole-burnt-offering on one of the mountains which I will tell thee=20 of.

22:3 And Abraam rose up in the morning and saddled = his ass, and=20 he took with him two servants, and Isaac his son, and having split wood = for a=20 whole-burnt-offering, he arose and departed, and came to the place of = which God=20 spoke to him,

22:4 on the third day; and Abraam having lifted up = his eyes,=20 saw the place afar off.

22:5 And Abraam said to his servants, Sit ye here = with the ass,=20 and I and the lad will proceed thus far, and having worshiped we will = return to=20 you.

22:6 And Abraam took the wood of the = whole-burnt-offering, and=20 laid it on Isaac his son, and he took into his hands both the fire and = the=20 knife, and the two went together.

22:7 And Isaac said to Abraam his father, Father. And = he said,=20 What is it, son? And he said, Behold the fire and the wood, where is the = sheep=20 for a whole-burnt-offering?

22:8 And Abraam said, God will provide himself a = sheep for a=20 whole-burnt-offering, [my] son. And both having gone = together,

22:9 came to the place which God spoke of to him; and = there=20 Abraam built the altar, and laid the wood on it, and having bound the = feet of=20 Isaac his son together, he laid him on the altar upon the = wood.

22:10 And Abraam stretched forth his hand to take the = knife to=20 slay his son.

22:11 And an angel of the Lord called him out of = heaven, and=20 said, Abraam, Abraam. And he said, Behold, I [am here].

22:12 And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the child, = neither=20 do anything to him, for now I know that thou fearest God, and for my = sake thou=20 hast not spared thy beloved son.

22:13 And Abraam lifted up his eyes and beheld, and = lo! a ram=20 caught by his horns in a plant of Sabec; and Abraam went and took the = ram, and=20 offered him up for a whole-burnt-offering in the place of Isaac his son. =

22:14 And Abraam called the name of that place, The = Lord hath=20 seen; that they might say to-day, I the mount the Lord was = seen.

22:15 And an angel of the Lord called Abraam the = second time=20 out of heaven, saying,

22:16 I have sworn by myself, says the Lord, because = thou hast=20 done this thing, and on my account hast not spared thy beloved = son,

22:17 surely blessing I will bless thee, and = multiplying I will=20 multiply thy seed as the stars of heaven, and as the sand which is by = the shore=20 of the sea, and thy seed shall inherit the cities of their enemies. =

22:18 And in thy seed shall all the nations of the = earth be=20 blessed, because thou hast hearkened to my voice.

22:19 And Abraam returned to his servants, and they = arose and=20 went together to the well of the oath; and Abraam dwelt at the well of = the=20 oath.

22:20 And it came to pass after these things, that it = was=20 reported to Abraam, saying, Behold, Melcha herself too has born sons to = Nachor=20 thy brother,

22:21 Uz the first-born, and Baux his brother, and = Camuel the=20 father of the Syrians, and Chazad, and

22:22 Azav and Phaldes, and Jeldaph, and Bathuel, and = Bthuel=20 begot Rebecca;

22:23 these are eight sons, which Melcha bore to = Nachor the=20 brother of Abraam.

22:24 And his concubine whose name was Rheuma, she = also bore=20 Tabec, and Taam, and Tochos, and Mocha.

[Genesis] 23:1 And the life of = Sarrha was an=20 hundred and twenty-seven years.

23:2 And Sarrha died in the city of Arboc, which is = in the=20 valley, this is Chebron in the land of Chanaan; and Abraam came to = lament for=20 Sarrha and to mourn.

23:3 And Abraam stood up from before his dead; and = Abraam spoke=20 to the sons of Chet, saying,

23:4 I am a sojourner and a stranger among you, give = me=20 therefore possession of a burying-place among you, and I will bury my = dead away=20 from me.

23:5 And the sons of Chet answered to Abraam, saying, = Not so,=20 Sir,

23:6 but hear us; thou art in the midst of us a king = from God;=20 bury thy dead in our choice sepulchres, for not one of us will by any = means=20 withhold his sepulchre from thee, so that thou shouldest not bury thy = dead=20 there.

23:7 And Abraam rose up and did obeisance to the = people of the=20 land, to the sons of Chet.

23:8 And Abraam spoke to them, saying, If ye have it = in your=20 mind that I should bury my dead out of my sight, hearken to me, and = speak for me=20 to Ephron the son Saar.

23:9 And let him give me the double cave which he = has, which is=20 in a part of his field, let him give it me for the money it is worth for = possession of a burying-place among you.

23:10 Now Ephron was sitting in the midst of the = children of=20 Chet, and Ephron the Chettite answered Abraam and spoke in the hearing = of the=20 sons of Chet, and of all who entered the city, saying,

23:11 Attend to me, my lord, and hear me, I give to = thee the=20 field and the cave which is in it; I have given it thee before all my = country=20 men; bury thy dead.

23:12 And Abraam did obeisance before the people of = the=20 land.

23:13 And he said in the ears of Ephron before the = people of=20 the land, Since thou art on my side, hear me; take the price of the = field from=20 me, and I will bury my dead there.

23:14 But Ephron answered Abraam, saying,

23:15 Nay, my lord, I have heard indeed, the land [is = worth]=20 four hundred silver didrachmas, but what can this be between me and = thee? nay,=20 do thou bury thy dead.

23:16 And Abraam hearkened to Ephron, and Abraam = rendered to=20 Ephron the money, which he mentioned in the ears of the sons of Chet, = four=20 hundred didrachmas of silver approved with merchants.

23:17 And the field of Ephron, which was in Double = Cave, which=20 is opposite Mambre, the field and the cave, which was in it, and every = tree=20 which was in the field, and whatever is in its borders round about, were = made=20 sure in its borders round about, were made sure

23:18 to Abraam for a possession, before the sons of = Chet, and=20 all that entered into the city.

23:19 After this Abraam buried Sarrha his wife in the = Double=20 Cave of the field, which is opposite Mambre, this is Chebron in the land = of=20 Chanaan.

23:20 So the field and the cave which was in it were = made sure=20 to Abraam for possession of a burying place, by the sons of = Chet.

[Genesis] 24:1 And Abraam was old, = advanced in=20 days, and the Lord blessed Abraam in all things.

24:2 And Abraam said to his servant the elder of his = house, who=20 had rule over all his possessions, Put thy hand under my = thigh,

24:3 and I will adjure thee by the Lord the God of = heaven, and=20 the God of the earth, that thou take not a wife for my son Isaac from = the=20 daughters of the Chananites, with whom I dwell, in the midst of = them.

24:4 But thou shalt go instead to my country, where I = was born,=20 and to my tribe, and thou shalt take from thence a wife for my son=20 Isaac.

24:5 And the servant said to him, Shall I carry back = thy son to=20 the land whence thou camest forth, if haply the woman should not be = willing to=20 return with me to this land?

24:6 And Abraam said to him, Take heed to thyself = that thou=20 carry not my son back thither.

24:7 The Lord the God of heaven, and the God of the = earth, who=20 took me out of my father's house, and out of the land whence I sprang, = who spoke=20 to me, and who swore to me, saying, I will give this land to thee and to = thy=20 seed, he shall send his angel before thee, an thou shalt take a wife to = my son=20 from thence.

24:8 And if the woman should not be willing to come = with thee=20 into this land, thou shalt be clear from my oath, only carry not my son = thither=20 again.

24:9 And the servant put his hand under the thigh of = his master=20 Abraam, and swore to him concerning this matter.

24:10 And the servant took ten camels of his master's = camels,=20 and [he took] of all the goods of his master with him, and he arose and = went=20 into Mesopotamia to the city of Nachor.

24:11 And he rested his camels without the city by = the well of=20 water towards evening, when damsels go forth to draw water.

24:12 And he said, O Lord God of my master Abraam, = prosper my=20 way before me to day, and deal mercifully with my master = Abraam.

24:13 Lo! I stand by the well of water, and the = daughters of=20 them that inhabit the city come forth to draw water.

24:14 And it shall be, the virgin to whomsoever I = shall say,=20 Incline thy water-pot, that I may drink, and she shall say, Drink thou, = and I=20 will give thy camels drink, until they shall have done drinking-- even = this one=20 thou hast prepared for thy servant Isaac, and hereby shall I know that = thou hast=20 dealt mercifully with my master Abraam.

24:15 And it came to pass before he had done speaking = in his=20 mind, that behold, Rebecca the daughter of Bathuel, the son of Melcha, = the wife=20 of Nachor, and [the same] the brother of Abraam, came forth, having a = water-pot=20 on her shoulders.

24:16 And the virgin was very beautiful in = appearance, she was=20 a virgin, a man had not known her; and she went down to the well, and = filled her=20 water-pot, and came up.

24:17 And the servant ran up to meet her, and said, = Give me a=20 little water to drink out of thy pitcher;

24:18 and she said, Drink, Sir; and she hasted, and = let down=20 the pitcher upon her arm, and gave him to drink, till he ceased=20 drinking.

24:19 And she said, I will also draw water for thy = camels, till=20 they shall all have drunk.

24:20 And she hasted, and emptied the water-pot into = the=20 trough, and ran to the well to draw again, and drew water for all the=20 camels.

24:21 And the man took great notice of her, and = remained silent=20 to know whether the Lord had made his way prosperous or not.

24:22 And it came to pass when all the camels ceased = drinking,=20 that the man took golden ear-rings, each of a drachm weight, and he = [put] two=20 bracelets on her hands, their weight was ten pieces of gold.

24:23 And he asked her, and said, Whose daughter art = thou? Tell=20 me if there is room for us to lodge with thy father.

24:24 And she said to him, I am the daughter of = Bathuel the son=20 of Melcha, whom she bore to Nachor.

24:25 And she said to him, We have both straw and = much=20 provender, and a place for resting.

24:26 And the man being well pleased, worshiped the=20 Lord,

24:27 and said, Blessed be the Lord the God of my = master=20 Abraam, who has not suffered his righteousness to fail, nor his truth = from my=20 master, and the Lord has brought me prosperously to the house of the = brother of=20 my lord.

24:28 And the damsel ran and reported to the house of = her=20 mother according to these words.

24:29 And Rebecca had a brother whose name was Laban; = and Laban=20 ran out to meet the man, to the well.

24:30 And it came to pass when he saw the ear-rings = and the=20 bracelets on the hands of his sister, and when he heard the words of = Rebecca his=20 sister, saying, Thus the man spoke to me, that he went to the man, as he = stood=20 by the camels at the well.

24:31 And he said to him, Come in hither, thou = blessed of the=20 Lord, why standest thou without, whereas I have prepared the house and a = place=20 for the camels?

24:32 And the man entered into the house, and = unloaded the=20 camels, and gave the camels straw and provender, and water to wash his = feet, and=20 the feet of the men that were with him.

24:33 And he set before them loaves to eat; but he = said, I will=20 not eat, until I have told my errand. And he said, Speak on.

24:34 And he said, I am a servant of = Abraam;

24:35 and the Lord has blessed my master greatly, and = he is=20 exalted, and he has given him sheep, and calves, and silver, and gold, = servants=20 and servant-maids, camels, and asses.

24:36 And Sarrha my master's wife bore one son to my = master=20 after he had grown old; and he gave him whatever he had.

24:37 And my master caused me to swear, saying, Thou = shalt not=20 take a wife to my son of the daughters of the Chananites, among whom I = sojourn=20 in their land.

24:38 But thou shalt go to the house of my father, = and to my=20 tribe, and thou shalt take thence a wife for my son.

24:39 And I said to my master, Haply the woman will = not go with=20 me.

24:40 And he said to me, The Lord God to whom I have = been=20 acceptable in his presence, himself shall send out his angel with thee, = and=20 shall prosper thy journey, and thou shalt take a wife for my son of my = tribe,=20 and of the house of my father.

24:41 Then shalt thou be clear from my curse, for = whensoever=20 thou shalt have come to my tribe, and they shall not give her to thee, = then=20 shalt thou be clear from my oath.

24:42 And having come this day to the well, I said, = Lord God of=20 my master Abraam, if thou prosperest my journey on which I am now=20 going,

24:43 behold, I stand by the well of water, and the = daughters=20 of the men of the city come forth to draw water, and it shall be [that] = the=20 damsel to whom I shall say, Give me a little water to drink out of thy=20 pitcher,

24:44 and she shall say to me, Both drink thou, and I = will draw=20 water for thy camels, this [shall be] the wife whom the Lord has = prepared for=20 his own servant Isaac; and hereby shall I know that thou hast wrought = mercy with=20 my master Abraam.

24:45 And it came to pass before I had done speaking = in my=20 mind, straightway Rebecca came forth, having her pitcher on her = shoulders; and=20 she went down to the well, and drew water; and I said to her, Give me to = drink.

24:46 And she hasted and let down her pitcher on her = arm from=20 her head, and said, Drink thou, and I will give thy camels drink; and I = drank,=20 and she gave the camels drink.

24:47 And I asked her, and said, Whose daughter art = thou? tell=20 me; and she said, I am daughter of Bathuel the son of Nachor, whom = Melcha bore=20 to him; and I put on her the earrings, and the bracelets on her=20 hands.

24:48 And being well-pleased I worshiped the Lord, = and I=20 blessed the Lord the God of my master Abraam, who has prospered me in a = true=20 way, so that I should take the daughter of my master's brother for his=20 son.

24:49 If then ye [will] deal mercifully and justly = with my=20 lord, [tell me], and if not, tell me, that I may turn to the right hand = or to=20 the left.

24:50 And Laban and Bathuel answered and said, This = matter has=20 come forth from the Lord, we shall not be able to answer thee bad or=20 good.

24:51 Behold, Rebecca is before thee, take her and go = away, and=20 let her be wife to the son of thy master, as the Lord has said. =

24:52 And it came to pass when the servant of Abraam = heard=20 these words, he bowed himself to the Lord down to the earth.

24:53 And the servant having brought forth jewels of = silver and=20 gold and raiment, gave them to Rebecca, and gave gifts to her brother, = and to=20 her mother.

24:54 And both he and the men with him ate and drank = and went=20 to sleep. And he arose in the morning and said, Send me away, that I may = go to=20 my master.

24:55 And her brethren and her mother said, Let the = virgin=20 remain with us about ten days, and after that she shall = depart.

24:56 But he said to them, Hinder me not, for the = Lord has=20 prospered my journey for me; send me away, that I may depart to my=20 master.

24:57 And they said, Let us call the damsel, and = enquire at her=20 mouth.

24:58 And they called Rebecca, and said to her, Wilt = thou go=20 with this man? and she said, I will go.

24:59 So they sent forth Rebecca their sister, and = her goods,=20 and the servant of Abraam, and his attendants.

24:60 And they blessed Rebecca, and said to her, Thou = art our=20 sister; become thou thousands of myriads, and let thy seed possess the = cities of=20 their enemies.

24:61 And Rebecca rose up and her maidens, and they = mounted the=20 camels and went with the man; and the servant having taken up Rebecca,=20 departed.

24:62 And Isaac went through the wilderness to the = well of the=20 vision, and he dwelt in the land toward the south.

24:63 And Isaac went forth into the plain toward = evening to=20 meditate; and having lifted up his eyes, he saw camels = coming.

24:64 And Rebecca lifted up her eyes, and saw Isaac; = and she=20 alighted briskly from the camel,

24:65 and said to the servant, Who is that man that = walks in=20 the plain to meet us? And the servant said, This is my master; and she = took her=20 veil and covered herself.

24:66 And the servant told Isaac all that he had = done.=20

24:67 And Isaac went into the house of his mother, = and took=20 Rebecca, and she became his wife, and he loved her; and Isaac was = comforted for=20 Sarrha his mother.

[Genesis] 25:1 And Abraam again took = a wife,=20 whose name was Chettura.

25:2 And she bore to him Zombran, and Jezan, and = Madal, and=20 Madiam, and Jesboc, and Soie.

25:3 And Jezan begot Saba and Dedan. And the sons of = Dedan were=20 the Assurians and the Latusians, and Laomim.

25:4 And the sons of Madiam [were] Gephar and Aphir, = and Enoch,=20 and Abeida, and Eldaga; all these were sons of Chettura.

25:5 But Abraam gave all his possessions to Isaac his = son.

25:6 But to the sons of his concubines Abraam gave = gifts, and=20 he sent them away from his son Isaac, while he was yet living, to the = east into=20 the country of the east.

25:7 And these [were] the years of the days of the = life of=20 Abraam as many as he lived, a hundred and seventy-five years.

25:8 And Abraam failing died in a good old age, an = old man and=20 full of days, and was added to his people.

25:9 And Isaac and Ismael his sons buried him in the = double=20 cave, in the field of Ephron the son of Saar the Chettite, which is over = against=20 Mambre:

25:10 [even] the field and the cave which Abraam = bought of the=20 sons of Chet; there they buried Abraam and Sarrha his wife.

25:11 And it came to pass after Abraam was dead, that = God=20 blessed Isaac his son, and Isaac dwelt by the well of the = vision.

25:12 And these [are] the generations of Ismael the = son of=20 Abraam, whom Agar the Egyptian the hand-maid of Sarrha bore to=20 Abraam.

25:13 And these [are] the names of the sons of = Ismael,=20 according to the names of their generations. The firstborn of Ismael, = Nabaioth,=20 and Kedar, and Nabdeel, and Massam,

25:14 and Masma, and Duma, and Masse,

25:15 and Choddan, and Thaeman, and Jetur, and = Naphes, and=20 Kedma.

25:16 These [are] the sons of Ismael, and these are = their names=20 in their tents and in their dwellings, twelve princes according to their = nations.

25:17 And these [are] the years of the life of = Ismael, a=20 hundred and thirty-seven years; and he failed and died, and was added to = his=20 fathers.

25:18 And he dwelt from Evilat to Sur, which is = opposite Egypt,=20 until one comes to the Assyrians; he dwelt in the presence of all his=20 brethren.

25:19 And these [are] the generations of Isaac the = son of=20 Abraam.

25:20 Abraam begot Isaac. And Isaac was forty years = old when he=20 took to wife Rebecca, daughter of Bathuel the Syrian, out of Syrian = Mesopotamia,=20 sister of Laban the Syrian.

25:21 And Isaac prayed the Lord concerning Rebecca = his wife,=20 because she was barren; and the Lord heard him, and his wife Rebecca = conceived=20 in her womb.

25:22 And the babes leaped within her; and she said, = If it will=20 be so with me, why is this to me? And she went to enquire of the=20 Lord.

25:23 And the Lord said to her, There are two nations = in thy=20 womb, and two peoples shall be separated from thy belly, and one people = shall=20 excel the other, and the elder shall serve the younger.

25:24 And the days were fulfilled that she should be = delivered,=20 and she had twins in her womb.

25:25 And the first came out red, hairy all over like = a skin;=20 and she called his name Esau.

25:26 And after this came forth his brother, and his = hand took=20 hold of the heel of Esau; and she called his name Jacob. And Isaac was = sixty=20 years old when Rebecca bore them.

25:27 And the lads grew, and Esau was a man skilled = in hunting,=20 dwelling in the country, and Jacob a simple man, dwelling in a = house.

25:28 And Isaac loved Esau, because his venison was = his food,=20 but Rebecca loved Jacob.

25:29 And Jacob cooked pottage, and Esau came from = the plain,=20 fainting.

25:30 And Esau said to Jacob, Let me taste of that = red pottage,=20 because I am fainting; therefore his name was called Edom.

25:31 And Jacob said to Esau, Sell me this day thy=20 birthright.

25:32 And Esau said, Behold, I am going to die, and = for what=20 good does this birthright [belong] to me?

25:33 And Jacob said to him, Swear to me this day; = and he swore=20 to him; and Esau sold his birthright to Jacob.

25:34 And Jacob gave bread to Esau, and pottage of = lentils; and=20 he ate and drank, and he arose and departed; so Esau slighted his=20 birthright.

[Genesis] 26:1 And there was a = famine in the=20 land, besides the former famine, which was in the time of Abraam; and = Isaac went=20 to Abimelech the king of the Phylistines to Gerara.

26:2 And the Lord appeared to him and said, Go not = down to=20 Egypt, but dwell in the land, which I shall tell thee of.

26:3 And sojourn in this land; and I will be with = thee, and=20 bless thee, for I will give to thee and to thy seed all this land; and I = will=20 establish my oath which I swore to thy father Abraam.

26:4 And I will multiply thy seed as the stars of = heaven; and I=20 will give to thy seed all this land, and all the nations of the earth = shall be=20 blest in thy seed.

26:5 Because Abraam thy father hearkened to my voice, = and kept=20 my injunctions, and my commandments, and my ordinances, and my=20 statutes.

26:6 And Isaac dwelt in Gerara.

26:7 And the men of the place questioned him = concerning Rebecca=20 his wife, and he said, She is my sister, for he feared to say, She is my = wife,=20 lest at any time the men of the place should slay him because of = Rebecca,=20 because she was fair.

26:8 And he remained there a long time, and Abimelech = the king=20 of Gerara leaned to look through the window, and saw Isaac sporting with = Rebecca=20 his wife.

26:9 And Abimelech called Isaac, and said to him, Is = she then=20 thy wife? why hast thou said, She is my sister? And Isaac said to him, = [I did=20 so], for I said, Lest at any time I die on her account.

26:10 And Abimelech said to him, Why hast thou done = this to us?=20 one of my kindred within a little had lain with thy wife, and thou = wouldest have=20 brought [a sin of] ignorance upon us.

26:11 And Abimelech charged all his people, saying = Every man=20 that touches this man and his wife shall be liable to death.

26:12 And Isaac sowed in that land, and he found in = that year=20 barley and hundred-fold, and the Lord blessed him.

26:13 And the man was exalted, and advancing he = increased, till=20 he became very great.

26:14 And he had cattle of sheep, and cattle of oxen, = and many=20 tilled lands, and the Phylistines envied him.

26:15 And all the wells which the servants of his = father had=20 dug in the time of his father, the Phylistines stopped them, and filled = them=20 with earth.

26:16 And Abimelech said to Isaac, Depart from us, = for thou art=20 become much mightier than we.

26:17 And Isaac departed thence, and rested in the = valley of=20 Gerara, and dwelt there.

26:18 And Isaac dug again the wells of water, which = the=20 servants of his father Abraam had dug, and the Phylistines had stopped = them,=20 after the death of his father Abraam; and he gave them names, according = to the=20 names by which his father named them.

26:19 And the servants of Isaac dug in the valley of = Gerara,=20 and they found there a well of living water.

26:20 And the shepherds of Gerara strove with the = shepherds of=20 Isaac, saying that the water was theirs; and they called the name of the = well,=20 Injury, for they injured him.

26:21 And having departed thence he dug another well, = and they=20 strove also for that; and he named the name of it, Enmity.

26:22 And he departed thence and dug another well; = and they did=20 not strive about that; and he named the name of it, Room, saying, = Because now=20 the Lord has made room for us, and has increased us upon the = earth.

26:23 And he went up thence to the well of the = oath.

26:24 And the Lord appeared to him in that night, and = said, I=20 am the God of Abraam thy father; fear not, for I am with thee, and I = will bless=20 thee, and multiply thy seed for the sake of Abraam thy = father.

26:25 And he built there an altar, and called on the = name of=20 the Lord, and there he pitched his tent, and there the servants of Isaac = dug a=20 well in the valley of Gerara.

26:26 And Abimelech came to him from Gerara, and so = did=20 Ochozath his friend, and Phichol the commander-in-chief of his army. =

26:27 And Isaac said to them, Wherefore have ye come = to me?=20 whereas ye hated me, and sent me away from you.

26:28 And they said, We have surely seen that the = Lord was with=20 thee, and we said, Let there be an oath between us and thee, and we will = make a=20 covenant with thee,

26:29 that thou shalt do no wrong by us, as we have = not=20 abhorred thee, and according as we have treated thee well, and have sent = thee=20 forth peaceably; and now thou art blessed of the Lord.

26:30 And he made a feast for them, and they ate and=20 drank.

26:31 And they arose in the morning, and swore each = to his=20 neighbour; and Isaac sent them forth, and they departed from him in=20 safety.

26:32 And it came to pass in that day, that the = servants of=20 Isaac came and told him of the well which they had dug; and they said, = We have=20 not found water.

26:33 And he called it, Oath: therefore he called the = name of=20 that city, the Well of Oath, until this day.

26:34 And Esau was forty years old; and he took to = wife Judith=20 the daughter of Beoch the Chettite, and Basemath, daughter of Helon the=20 Chettite.

26:35 And they were provoking to Isaac and = Rebecca.

[Genesis] 27:1 And it came to pass = after Isaac=20 was old, that his eyes were dimmed so that he could not see; and he = called Esau,=20 his elder son, and said to him, My son; and he said, Behold, I [am=20 here].

27:2 And he said, Behold, I am grown old, and know = not the day=20 of my death.

27:3 Now then take the weapons, both thy quiver and = thy bow,=20 and go into the plain, and get me venison,

27:4 and make me meats, as I like them, and bring = them to me=20 that I may eat, that my soul may bless thee, before I die.

27:5 And Rebecca heard Isaac speaking to Esau his = son; and Esau=20 went to the plain to procure venison for his father.

27:6 And Rebecca said to Jacob her younger son, = Behold, I heard=20 thy father speaking to Esau thy brother, saying,

27:7 Bring me venison, and prepare me meats, that I = may eat and=20 bless thee before the Lord before I die.

27:8 Now then, my son, hearken to me, as I command=20 thee.

27:9 And go to the cattle and take for me thence two = kids,=20 tender and good, and I will make them meats for thy father, as he=20 likes.

27:10 And thou shalt bring them in to thy father, and = he shall=20 eat, that thy father may bless thee before he dies.

27:11 And Jacob said to his mother Rebecca, Esau my = brother is=20 a hairy man, and I a smooth man.

27:12 Peradventure my father may feel me, and I shall = be before=20 him as one ill-intentioned, and I shall bring upon me a curse, and not a = blessing.

27:13 And his mother said to him, On me be thy curse, = son; only=20 hearken to my voice, and go and bring [them] me.

27:14 So he went and took and brought them to his = mother; and=20 his mother made meats, as his father liked [them].

27:15 And Rebecca having taken the fine raiment of = her elder=20 son Esau which was with her in the house, put it on Jacob her younger=20 son.

27:16 And she put on his arms the skins of the kids, = and on the=20 bare parts of his neck.

27:17 And she gave the meats, and the loaves which = she had=20 prepared, into the hands of Jacob her son.

27:18 And he brought [them] to his father, and said, = Father;=20 and he said, Behold I [am here]; who art thou, son?

27:19 And Jacob said to his father, I, Esau thy = first-born,=20 have done as thou toldest me; rise, sit, and eat of my venison, that thy = soul=20 may bless me.

27:20 And Isaac said to his son, What is this which = thou hast=20 quickly found? And he said, That which the Lord thy God presented before = me.

27:21 And Isaac said to Jacob, Draw night to me, and = I will=20 feel thee, son, if thou art my son Esau or not.

27:22 And Jacob drew night to his father Isaac, and = he felt=20 him, and said, The voice [is] Jacob's voice, but the hands [are] the = hands of=20 Esau.

27:23 And he knew him not, for his hands were as the = hands of=20 his brother Esau, hairy; and he blessed him,

27:24 and he said, Art thou my son Esau? and he said, = I=20 [am].

27:25 And he said, Bring hither, and I will eat of = thy venison,=20 son, that my soul may bless thee; and he brought [it] near to him, and = he ate,=20 and he brought him wine, and he drank.

27:26 And Isaac his father said to him, Draw nigh to = me, and=20 kiss me, son.

27:27 And he drew nigh and kissed him, and smelled = the smell of=20 his garments, and blessed him, and said, Behold, the smell of my son is = as the=20 smell of an abundant field, which the Lord has blessed.

27:28 And may God give thee of the dew of heaven, and = of the=20 fatness of the earth, and abundance of corn and wine.

27:29 And let nations serve thee, and princes bow = down to thee,=20 and be thou lord of thy brother, and the sons of thy father shall do = thee=20 reverence; accursed is he that curses thee, and blessed is he that = blesses=20 thee.

27:30 And it came to pass after Isaac had ceased = blessing his=20 son Jacob, it even came to pass, just when Jacob had gone out from the = presence=20 of Isaac his father, that Esau his brother came in from his = hunting.

27:31 And he also had made meats and brought them to = his=20 father; and he said to his father, Let my father arise and eat of his = son's=20 venison, that thy soul may bless me.

27:32 And Isaac his father said to him, Who art thou? = And he=20 said, I am thy first-born son Esau.

27:33 And Isaac was amazed with very great amazement, = and said,=20 Who then is it that has procured venison for me and brought it to me? = and I have=20 eaten of all before thou camest, and I have blessed him, and he shall be = blessed.

27:34 And it came to pass when Esau heard the words = of his=20 father Isaac, he cried out with a great and very bitter cry, and said, = Bless, I=20 pray thee, me also, father.

27:35 And he said to him, Thy brother has come with = subtlety,=20 and taken thy blessing.

27:36 And he said, Rightly was his name called Jacob, = for lo!=20 this second time has he supplanted me; he has both taken my birthright, = and now=20 he has taken my blessing; and Esau said to his father, Hast thou not = left a=20 blessing for me, father?

27:37 And Isaac answered and said to Esau, If I have = made him=20 thy lord, and have made all his brethren his servants, and have = strengthened im=20 with corn and wine, what then shall I do for thee, son?

27:38 And Esau said to his father, Hast thou [only] = one=20 blessing, father? Bless, I pray thee, me also, father. And Isaac being = troubled,=20 Esau cried aloud and wept.

27:39 And Isaac his father answered and said to him, = Behold,=20 thy dwelling shall be of the fatness of the earth, and of the dew of = heaven from=20 above.

27:40 And thou shalt live by thy sword, and shalt = serve thy=20 brother; and there shall be [a time] when thou shalt break and loosen = his yoke=20 from off thy neck.

27:41 And Esau was angry with Jacob because of the = blessing,=20 with which his father blessed him; and Esau said in his mind, Let the = days of my=20 father's mourning draw nigh, that I may slay my brother = Jacob.

27:42 And the words of Esau her elder son were = reported to=20 Rebecca, and she sent and called Jacob her younger son, and said to him, = Behold,=20 Esau thy brother threatens thee to kill thee.

27:43 Now then, my son, hear my voice, and rise and = depart=20 quickly into Mesopotamia to Laban my brother into Charran.

27:44 And dwell with him certain days, until thy = brother's=20 anger

27:45 and rage depart from thee, and he forget what = thou hast=20 done to him; and I will send and fetch thee thence, lest at any time I = should be=20 bereaved of you both in one day.

27:46 And Rebecca said to Isaac, I am weary of my = life, because=20 of the daughters of the sons of Chet; if Jacob shall take a wife of the=20 daughters of this land, wherefore should I live?

[Genesis] 28:1 And Isaac having = called for=20 Jacob, blessed him, and charged him, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife = of the=20 daughters of the Chananites.

28:2 Rise and depart quickly into Mesopotamia, to the = house of=20 Bathuel the father of thy mother, and take to thyself thence a wife of = the=20 daughters of Laban thy mother's brother.

28:3 And may my God bless thee, and increase thee, = and multiply=20 thee, and thou shalt become gatherings of nations.

28:4 And may he give thee the blessing of my father = Abraam,=20 even to thee and to thy seed after thee, to inherit the land of thy = sojourning,=20 which God gave to Abraam.

28:5 So Isaac sent away Jacob, and he went into = Mesopotamia to=20 Laban the son of Bethuel the Syrian, the brother of Rebecca the mother = of Jacob=20 and Esau.

28:6 And Esau saw that Isaac blessed Jacob, and sent = him away=20 to Mesopotamia of Syria as he blessed him, to take to himself a wife = thence, and=20 [that] he charged him, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife of the = daughters of=20 the Chananites;

28:7 and [that] Jacob hearkened to his father and his = mother,=20 and went to Mesopotamia of Syria.

28:8 And Esau also having seen that the daughters of = Chanaan=20 were evil before his father Isaac,

28:9 Esau went to Ismael, and took Maeleth the = daughter of=20 Ismael, the son of Abraam, the sister of Nabeoth, a wife in addition to = his=20 [other] wives.

28:10 And Jacob went forth from the well of the oath, = and=20 departed into Charrhan.

28:11 And came to a certain place and slept there, = for the sun=20 had gone down; and he took [one] of the stones of the place, and put it = at his=20 head, and lay down to sleep in that place,

28:12 and dreamed, and behold a ladder fixed on the = earth,=20 whose top reached to heaven, and the angels of God ascended and = descended on=20 it.

28:13 And the Lord stood upon it, and said, I am the = God of thy=20 father Abraam, and the God of Isaac; fear not, the land on which thou = liest, to=20 thee will I give it, and to thy seed.

28:14 And thy seed shall be as the sand of the earth; = and it=20 shall spread abroad to the sea, and the south, and the north, and to the = east;=20 and in thee and in thy seed shall all the tribes of the earth be=20 blessed.

28:15 And behold I am with thee to preserve thee = continually in=20 all the way wherein thou shalt go; and I will bring thee back to this = land; for=20 I will not desert thee, until I have done all that I have said to=20 thee.

28:16 And Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and said, = The Lord is=20 in this place, and I knew it not.

28:17 And he was afraid, and said, How fearful is = this place!=20 this is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of=20 heaven.

28:18 And Jacob rose up in the morning, and took the = stone he=20 [had] laid there by his head, and he set it up [as] a pillar, and poured = oil on=20 the top of it.

28:19 And he called the name of that place, the House = of God;=20 and the name of the city before was Ulam-luz.

28:20 And Jacob vowed a vow, saying, If the Lord God = will be=20 with me, and guard me throughout on this journey, on which I am going, = and give=20 me bread to eat, and raiment to put on,

28:21 and bring me back in safety to the house of my = father,=20 then shall the Lord be for a God to me.

28:22 And this stone, which I have set up for a = pillar, shall=20 be to me a house of God; and of all whatsoever thou shalt give me, I = will tithe=20 a tenth for thee.

[Genesis] 29:1 And Jacob started and = went to=20 the land of the east to Laban, the son of Bathuel the Syrian, and the = brother of=20 Rebecca, mother of Jacob and Esau.

29:2 And he looks, and behold! a well in the plain; = and there=20 were there three flocks of sheep resting at it, for out of that well = they=20 watered the flocks, but there was a great stone at the mouth of the=20 well.

29:3 And there were all the flocks gathered, and they = used to=20 roll away the stone from the mouth of the well, and water the flocks, = and set=20 the stone again in its place on the mouth of the well.

29:4 And Jacob said to them, Brethren, whence are ye? = and they=20 said, We are of Charrhan.

29:5 And he said to them, Know ye Laban, the son of = Nachor? and=20 they said, We do know [him].

29:6 And he said to them, Is he well? And they said, = He is=20 well. And behold Rachel his daughter came with the sheep.

29:7 And Jacob said, it is yet high day, it is not = yet time=20 that the flocks be gathered together; water ye the flocks, and depart = and feed=20 them.

29:8 And they said, We shall not be able, until all = the=20 shepherds be gathered together, and they shall roll away the stone from = the=20 mouth of the well, then we will water the flocks.

29:9 While he was yet speaking to them, behold, = Rachel the=20 daughter of Laban came with her father's sheep, for she fed the sheep of = her=20 father.

29:10 And it came to pass when Jacob saw Rachel the = daughter of=20 Laban, his mother's brother, and the sheep of Laban, his mother's = brother, that=20 Jacob came and rolled away the stone from the mouth of the well, and = watered the=20 sheep of Laban, his mother's brother.

29:11 And Jacob kissed Rachel, and cried with a loud = voice and=20 wept.

29:12 And he told Rachel that he was the near = relative of her=20 father, and the son of Rebecca; and she ran and reported to her father = according=20 to these words.

29:13 And it came to pass when Laban heard the name = of Jacob,=20 his sister's son, he ran to meet him, and embraced and kissed him, and = brought=20 him into his house; and he told Laban all these sayings.

29:14 And Laban said to him, Thou art of my bones and = of my=20 flesh; and he was with him a full month.

29:15 And Laban said to Jacob, Surely thou shalt not = serve me=20 for nothing, because thou art my brother; tell me what thy reward is to=20 be.

29:16 Now Laban had two daughters, the name of the = elder was=20 Lea, and the name of the younger, Rachel.

29:17 And the eyes of Lea were weak. But Rachel was = beautiful=20 in appearance, and exceedingly fair in countenance.

29:18 And Jacob loved Rachel, and said, I will serve = thee seven=20 years for thy younger daughter Rachel.

29:19 And Laban said to him, [It is] better that I = should give=20 her to thee, than that I should give her to another man; dwell with=20 me.

29:20 And Jacob served for Rachel seven years, and = they were=20 before him as a few days, by reason of his loving her.

29:21 And Jacob said to Laban, Give me my wife, for = my days are=20 fulfilled, that I may go in to her.

29:22 And Laban gathered together all the men of the = place, and=20 made a marriage-feast.

29:23 And it was even, and he took his daughter Lea, = and=20 brought her in to Jacob, and Jacob went in to her.

29:24 And Laban gave to his daughter Lea, Zelpha his = handmaid,=20 as a handmaid for her.

29:25 And it was morning, and behold it was Lea; and = Jacob said=20 to Laban, What is this that thou hast done to me? did I not serve thee = for=20 Rachel? and wherefore hast thou deceived me?

29:26 And Laban answered, It is not don thus in our = country, to=20 give the younger before the elder.

29:27 Fulfil then her sevens, and I will give to thee = her also=20 in return for thy labour, which thou labourest with me, yet seven other=20 years.

29:28 And Jacob did so, and fulfilled her sevens; and = Laban=20 gave him his daughter Rachel to wife.

29:29 And Laban gave to his daughter his handmaid = Balla, for a=20 handmaid to her.

29:30 And he went in to Rachel; and he loved Rachel = more than=20 Lea; and he served him seven other years.

29:31 And when the Lord God saw that Lea was hated, = he opened=20 her womb; but Rachel was barren.

29:32 And Lea conceived and bore a son to Jacob; and = she called=20 his name, Ruben; saying, Because the Lord has looked on my humiliation, = and has=20 given me a son, now then my husband will love me.

29:33 And she conceived again, and bore a second son = to Jacob;=20 and she said, Because the Lord has heard that I am hated, he has given = to me=20 this one also; and she called his name, Simeon.

29:34 And she conceived yet again, and bore a son, = and said, In=20 the present time my husband will be with me, for I have born him three = sons;=20 therefore she called his name, Levi.

29:35 And having conceived yet again, she bore a son, = and said,=20 Now yet again this time will I give thanks to the Lord; therefore she = called his=20 name, Juda; and ceased bearing.

[Genesis] 30:1 And Rachel having = perceived=20 that she bore Jacob no children, was jealous of her sister; and said to = Jacob,=20 Give me children; and if not, I shall die.

30:2 And Jacob was angry with Rachel, and said to = her, Am I in=20 the place of God, who has deprived thee of the fruit of the = womb?

30:3 And Rachel said to Jacob, Behold my handmaid = Balla, go in=20 to her, and she shall bear upon my knees, and I also shall have children = by=20 her.

30:4 And she gave him Balla her maid, for a wife to = him; and=20 Jacob went in to her.

30:5 And Balla, Rachel's maid, conceived, and bore = Jacob a=20 son.

30:6 And Rachel said, God has given judgment for me, = and=20 hearkened to my voice, and has given me a son; therefore she called his = name,=20 Dan.

30:7 And Balla, Rachel's's maid, conceived yet again, = and bore=20 a second son to Jacob.

30:8 And Rachel said, God has helped me, and I = contended with=20 my sister and prevailed; and she called his name, Nephthalim.

30:9 And Lea saw that she ceased from bearing, and = she took=20 Zelpha her maid, and gave her to Jacob for a wife; and he went in to=20 her.

30:10 And Zelpha the maid of Lea conceived, and bore = Jacob a=20 son.

30:11 And Lea said, [It is] happily: and she called = his name,=20 Gad.

30:12 And Zelpha the maid of Lea conceived yet again, = and bore=20 Jacob a second son.

30:13 And Lea said, I am blessed, for the women will = pronounce=20 me blessed; and she called his name, Aser.

30:14 And Ruben went in the day of barley-harvest, = and found=20 apples of mandrakes in the field, and brought them to his mother Lea; = and Rachel=20 said to Lea her sister, Give me of thy son's mandrakes.

30:15 And Lea said, [Is it] not enough for thee that = thou hast=20 taken my husband, wilt thou also take my son's mandrakes? And Rachel = said, Not=20 so: let him lie with thee to-night for thy son's mandrakes.

30:16 And Jacob came in out of the field at even; and = Lea went=20 forth to meet him, and said, Thou shalt come in to me this day, for I = have hired=20 thee for my son's mandrakes; and he lay with her that night.

30:17 And God hearkened to Lea, and she conceived, = and bore=20 Jacob a fifth son.

30:18 And Lea said, God has given me my reward, = because I gave=20 my maid to my husband; and she called his name Issachar, which is,=20 Reward.

30:19 And Lea conceived again, and bore Jacob a sixth = son.

30:20 And Lea said, God has given me a good gift in = this time;=20 my husband will choose me, for I have born him six sons: and she called = his=20 name, Zabulon.

30:21 And after this she bore a daughter; and she = called her=20 name, Dina.

30:22 And God remembered Rachel, and God hearkened to = her, and=20 he opened her womb.

30:23 And she conceived, and bore Jacob a son; and = Rachel said,=20 God has taken away my reproach.

30:24 And she called his name Joseph, saying, Let God = add to me=20 another son.

30:25 And it came to pass when Rache had born Joseph, = Jacob=20 said to Laban, Send me away, that I may go to my place and to my=20 land.

30:26 Restore my wives and my children, for whom I = have served=20 thee, that I may depart, for thou knowest the service wherewith I have = served=20 thee.

30:27 And Laban said to him, If I have found grace in = thy=20 sight, I would augur [well], for the Lord has blessed me at thy coming = in.=20

30:28 Appoint me thy wages, and I will give [them]. =

30:29 And Jacob said, Thou knowest in what things I = have served=20 thee, and how many cattle of thine are with me.

30:30 For it was little thou hadst before my time, = and it is=20 increased to a multitude, and the Lord God has blessed thee since my = coming; now=20 then, when shall I set up also my own house?

30:31 And Laban said to him, What shall I give thee? = and Jacob=20 said to him, Thou shalt not give me anything; if thou wilt do this thing = for me,=20 I will again tend thy flocks and keep them.

30:32 Let all thy sheep pass by to-day, and separate = thence=20 every grey sheep among the rams, and every one that is speckled and = spotted=20 among the goats-- [this] shall be my reward.

30:33 And my righteousness shall answer for me on the = morrow,=20 for it is my reward before thee: whatever shall not be spotted and = speckled=20 among the goats, and grey among the rams, shall be stolen with me. =

30:34 And Laban said to him, Let it be according to = thy=20 word.

30:35 And he separated in that day the spotted and = speckled=20 he-goats, and all the spotted and speckled she-goats, and all that was = grey=20 among the rams, and every one that was white among them, and he gave = them into=20 the hand of his sons.

30:36 And he set a distance of a three days' journey = between=20 them and Jacob. And Jacob tended the cattle of Laban that were left = behind.=20

30:37 And Jacob took to himself green rods of storax = tree and=20 walnut and plane-tree; and Jacob peeled in them white stripes; and as he = drew=20 off the green, the white stripe which he had made appeared alternate on = the=20 rods.

30:38 And he laid the rods which he had peeled, in = the hollows=20 of the watering-troughs, that whensoever the cattle should come to = drink, as=20 they should have come to drink before the rods, the cattle might = conceive at the=20 rods.

30:39 So the cattle conceived at the rods, and the = cattle=20 brought forth [young] speckled, and streaked and spotted with = ash-coloured=20 [spots].

30:40 And Jacob separated the lambs, and set before = the sheep a=20 speckled ram, and every variegated one among the lambs, and he separated = flocks=20 for himself alone, and did not mingle them with the sheep of = Laban.

30:41 And it came to pass in the time wherein the = cattle became=20 pregnant, conceiving in the belly, Jacob put the rods before the cattle = in the=20 troughs, that they might conceive by the rods.

30:42 But he did not put them in [indiscriminately] = whenever=20 the cattle happened to bring forth, but the unmarked ones were Laban's, = and the=20 marked ones were Jacob's.

30:43 And the man became very rich, and he had many = cattle, and=20 oxen, and servants, and maid-servants, and camels, and asses.

[Genesis] 31:1 And Jacob heard the = words of=20 the sons of Laban, saying, Jacob has taken all that was our father's, = and of our=20 father's property has he gotten all this glory.

31:2 And Jacob saw the countenance of Laban, and = behold it was=20 not toward him as before.

31:3 And the Lord said to Jacob, Return to the land = of thy=20 father, and to thy family, and I will be with thee.

31:4 And Jacob sent and called Lea and Rachel to the = plain=20 where the flocks were.

31:5 And he said to them, I see the face of your = father, that=20 it is not toward me as before, but the God of my father was with = me.

31:6 And ye too know that with all my might I have = served your=20 father.

31:7 But your father deceived me, and changed my = wages for the=20 ten lambs, yet God gave him not [power] to hurt me.

31:8 If he should say thus, The speckled shall be thy = reward,=20 then all the cattle would bear speckled; and if he should say, The white = shall=20 be thy reward, then would all the cattle bear white.

31:9 So God has taken away all the cattle of your = father, and=20 given them to me.

31:10 And it came to pass when the cattle conceived = and were=20 with young, that I beheld with mine eyes in sleep, and behold the = he-goats and=20 the rams leaping on the sheep and the she-goats, speckled and variegated = and=20 spotted with ash-coloured spots.

31:11 And the angel of God said to me in a dream, = Jacob; and I=20 said, What is it?

31:12 And he said, Look up with thine eyes, and = behold the=20 he-goats and the rams leaping on the sheep and the she-goats, speckled = and=20 variegated and spotted with ash-coloured spots; for I have seen all = things that=20 Laban does to thee.

31:13 I am God that appeared to thee in the place of = God where=20 thou anointedst a pillar to me, and vowedst to me there a vow; now then = arise=20 and depart out of this land, depart into the land of thy nativity, and I = will be=20 with thee.

31:14 And Rachel and Lea answered and said to him, = Have we yet=20 a part or inheritance in the house of our father?

31:15 Are we not considered strangers by him? for he = has sold=20 us, and quite devoured our money.

31:16 All the wealth and the glory which God has = taken from our=20 father, it shall be our's and our children's; now then do whatsoever God = has=20 said to thee.

31:17 And Jacob arose and took his wives and his = children up on=20 the camels;

31:18 and he took away all his possessions and all = his store,=20 which he had gotten in Mesopotamia, and all that belonged to him, to = depart to=20 Isaac his father in the land of Chanaan.

31:19 And Laban went to shear his sheep; and Rachel = stole her=20 father's images.

31:20 And Jacob hid [the matter from] Laban the = Syrian, so as=20 not to tell him that he ran away.

31:21 And he departed himself and all that belonged = to him, and=20 passed over the river, and went into the mountain Galaad.

31:22 But it was told Laban the Syrian on the third = day, that=20 Jacob was fled.

31:23 And having taken his brethren with him, he = pursued after=20 him seven days' journey, and overtook him on Mount Galaad.

31:24 And God came to Laban the Syrian in sleep by = night, and=20 said to him, Take heed to thyself that thou speak not at any time to = Jacob evil=20 things.

31:25 And Laban overtook Jacob; and Jacob pitched his = tent in=20 the mountain; and Laban stationed his brothers in the mount = Galaad.

31:26 And Laban said to Jacob, What hast thou done? = wherefore=20 didst thou run away secretly, and pillage me, and lead away my daughters = as=20 captives taken with the sword?

31:27 Whereas if thou hadst told me, I would have = sent thee=20 away with mirth, and with songs, and timbrels, and harp.

31:28 And I was not counted worthy to embrace my = children and=20 my daughters; now then thou hast wrought foolishly.

31:29 And now my hand has power to hurt thee; but the = God of=20 thy father spoke to me yesterday, saying, Take heed to thyself that thou = speak=20 not evil words to Jacob.

31:30 Now then go on thy way, for thou hast earnestly = desired=20 to depart to the house of thy father; wherefore hast thou stolen my=20 gods?

31:31 And Jacob answered and said to Laban, Because I = was=20 afraid; for I said, Lest at any time thou shouldest take away thy = daughters from=20 me, and all my possessions.

31:32 And Jacob said, With whomsoever thou shalt find = thy gods,=20 he shall not live in the presence of our brethren; take notice of what I = have of=20 thy property, and take it; and he observed nothing with him, but Jacob = knew not=20 that his wife Rachel had stolen them.

31:33 And Laban went in and searched in the house of = Lea, and=20 found [them] not; and he went out of the house of Lea, and searched in = the house=20 of Jacob, and in the house of the two maid-servants, and found them not; = and he=20 went also into the house of Rachel.

31:34 And Rachel took the idols, and cast them among = the=20 camel's packs, and sat upon them.

31:35 And she said to her father, Be not indignant, = Sir; I=20 cannot rise up before thee, for it is with me according to the manner of = women.=20 Laban searched in all the house, and found not the images.

31:36 And Jacob was angry, and strove with Laban; and = Jacob=20 answered and said to Laban, What is my injustice, and what my sin, that = thou=20 hast pursued after me,

31:37 and that thou hast searched all the furniture = of my=20 house? what hast thou found of all the furniture of thine house? set it = here=20 between thy relations and my relations, and let them decide between us=20 two.

31:38 These twenty years have I been with thee; thy = sheep, and=20 thy she-goats have not failed in bearing; I devoured not the rams of thy = cattle.

31:39 That which was taken of beasts I brought not to = thee; I=20 made good of myself the thefts of the day, and the thefts of the=20 night.

31:40 I was parched with heat by day, and [chilled] = with frost=20 by night, and my sleep departed from my eyes.

31:41 These twenty years have I been in thy house; I = served=20 thee fourteen years for thy two daughters, and six years among thy = sheep, and=20 thou didst falsely rate my wages for ten lambs.

31:42 Unless I had the God of my father Abraam, and = the fear of=20 Isaac, now thou wouldest have sent me away empty; God saw my = humiliation, and=20 the labour of my hands, and rebuked thee yesterday.

31:43 And Laban answered and said to Jacob, The = daughters are=20 my daughters, and the sons my sons, and the cattle are my cattle, and = all things=20 which thou seest are mine, and [the property] of my daughters; what = shall I do=20 to them to-day, or their children which they bore?

31:44 Now then come, let me make a covenant, both I = and thou,=20 and it shall be for a witness between me and thee; and he said to him, = Behold,=20 there is no one with us; behold, God is witness between me and = thee.

31:45 And Jacob having taken a stone, set it up for a = pillar.

31:46 And Jacob said to his brethren, Gather stones; = and they=20 gathered stones and made a heap, and ate there upon the heap; and Laban = said to=20 him, This heap witnesses between me and thee to-day.

31:47 And Laban called it, the Heap of Testimony; and = Jacob=20 called it, the Witness Heap.

31:48 And Laban said to Jacob, Behold this heap, and = the=20 pillar, which I have set between me and thee; this heap witnesses, and = this=20 pillar witnesses; therefore its name was called, the Heap = witnesses.

31:49 And the vision of which he said-- Let God look = to it=20 between me and thee, because we are about to depart from each other,-=20

31:50 If thou shalt humble my daughters, if thou = shouldest take=20 wives in addition to my daughters, see, there is no one with us looking = on. God=20 [is] witness between me and thee.

31:51 And Laban said to Jacob, Behold, this heap, and = this=20 pillar are a witness.

31:52 For if I should not cross over unto thee, = neither=20 shouldest thou cross over to me, for mischief beyond this heap and this=20 pillar.

31:53 The God of Abraam and the God of Nachor judge = between us;=20 and Jacob swore by the Fear of his father Isaac.

31:54 And he offered a sacrifice in the mountain, and = called=20 his brethren, and they ate and drank, and slept in the = mountain.

31:55 And Laban rose up in the morning, and kissed = his sons and=20 his daughters, and blessed them; and Laban having turned back, departed = to his=20 place.

[Genesis] 32:1 And Jacob departed = for his=20 journey; and having looked up, he saw the host of God encamped; and the = angels=20 of God met him.

32:2 And Jacob said, when he saw them, This is the = Camp of God;=20 and he called the name of that place, Encampments.

32:3 And Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his = brother=20 to the land of Seir, to the country of Edom.

32:4 And he charged them, saying, Thus shall ye say = to my lord=20 Esau: Thus saith thy servant Jacob; I have sojourned with Laban and = tarried=20 until now.

32:5 And there were born to me oxen, and asses, and = sheep, and=20 men-servants and women-servants; and I sent to tell my lord Esau, that = thy=20 servant might find grace in thy sight.

32:6 And the messengers returned to Jacob, saying, We = came to=20 thy brother Esau, and lo! he comes to meet thee, and four hundred men = with=20 him.

32:7 And Jacob was greatly terrified, and was = perplexed; and he=20 divided the people that was with him, and the cows, and the camels, and = the=20 sheep, into two camps.

32:8 And Jacob said, If Esau should come to one camp, = and smite=20 it, the other camp shall be in safety.

32:9 And Jacob said, God of my father Abraam, and God = of my=20 father Isaac, O Lord, thou [art] he that said to me, Depart quickly to = the land=20 of thy birth, and I will do thee god.

32:10 Let there be to me a sufficiency of all the = justice and=20 all the truth which thou hast wrought with thy servant; for with this my = staff I=20 passed over this Jordan, and now I am become two camps.

32:11 Deliver me from the hand of my brother, from = the hand of=20 Esau, for I am afraid of him, lest haply he should come and smite me, = and the=20 mother upon the children.

32:12 But thou saidst, I will do thee good, and will = make thy=20 seed as the sand of the sea, which shall not be numbered for=20 multitude.

32:13 And he slept there that night, and took of the = gifts=20 which he carried [with him], and sent out to Esau his = brother,

32:14 two hundred she-goats, twenty he-goats, two = hundred=20 sheep, twenty rams,

32:15 milch camels, and their foals, thirty, forty = kine, ten=20 bulls, twenty asses, and ten colts.

32:16 And he gave them to his servants [each] drove = apart; and=20 he said to his servants, Go on before me, and put a space between drove = and=20 drove.

32:17 And he charged the first, saying, If Esau my = brother meet=20 thee, and he ask thee, saying, Whose art thou? and whither wouldest thou = go, and=20 whose are these possessions advancing before thee?

32:18 Thou shalt say, Thy servant Jacob's; he hath = sent gifts=20 to my lord Esau, and lo! he is behind us.

32:19 And he charged the first and the second and the = third,=20 and all that went before him after these flocks, saying, Thus shall ye = speak to=20 Esau when ye find him;

32:20 and ye shall say, Behold thy servant Jacob = comes after=20 us. For he said, I will propitiate his countenance with the gifts going = before=20 his presence, and afterwards I will behold his face, for peradventure he = will=20 accept me.

32:21 So the presents went on before him, but he = himself lodged=20 that night in the camp.

32:22 And he rose up in that night, and took his two = wives and=20 his two servant-maids, and his eleven children, and crossed over the = ford of=20 Jaboch.

32:23 And he took them, and passed over the torrent, = and=20 brought over all his possessions.

32:24 And Jacob was left alone; and a man wrestled = with him=20 till the morning.

32:25 And he saw that he prevailed not against him; = and he=20 touched the broad part of his thigh, and the broad part of Jacob's thigh = was=20 benumbed in his wrestling with him.

32:26 And he said to him, Let me go, for the day has = dawned;=20 but he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me.

32:27 And he said to him, What is thy name? and he = answered,=20 Jacob.

32:28 And he said to him, Thy name shall no longer be = called=20 Jacob, but Israel shall be thy name; for thou hast prevailed with God, = and shalt=20 be mighty with men.

32:29 And Jacob asked and said, Tell me thy name; and = he said,=20 Wherefore dost thou ask after my name? and he blessed him = there.

32:30 And Jacob called the name of that place, the = Face of God;=20 for, [said he,] I have seen God face to face, and my life was=20 preserved.

32:31 And the sun rose upon him, when he passed the = Face of=20 God; and he halted upon his thigh.

32:32 Therefore the children of Israel will by no = means eat of=20 the sinew which was benumbed, which is on the broad part of the thigh, = until=20 this day, because [the angel] touched the broad part of the thigh of = Jacob--=20 [even] the sinew which was benumbed.

[Genesis] 33:1 And Jacob lifted up = his eyes,=20 and beheld, and lo! Esau his brother coming, and four hundred men with = him; and=20 Jacob divided the children to Lea and to Rachel, and the two = handmaidens.=20

33:2 And he put the two handmaidens and their = children with the=20 first, and Lea and her children behind, and Rachel and Joseph = last.

33:3 But he advanced himself before them, and did = reverence to=20 the ground seven times, until he drew near to his brother.

33:4 And Esau ran on to meet him, and embraced him, = and fell on=20 his neck, and kissed him; and they both wept.

33:5 And Esau looked up and saw the women and the = children, and=20 said, What are these to thee? And he said, The children with which God = has=20 mercifully blessed thy servant.

33:6 And the maid-servants and their children drew = near and did=20 reverence.

33:7 And Lea and her children drew near and did = reverence; and=20 after this drew near Rachel and Joseph, and did reverence.

33:8 And he said, What are these things to thee, all = these=20 companies that I have met? And he said, That thy servant might find = grace in thy=20 sight, my lord.

33:9 And Esau said, I have much, my brother; keep = thine=20 own.

33:10 And Jacob said, If I have found grace in thy = sight,=20 receive the gifts through my hands; therefore have I seen thy face, as = if any=20 one should see the face of God, and thou shalt be well-pleased with=20 me.

33:11 Receive my blessings, which I have brought = thee, because=20 God has had mercy on me, and I have all things; and he constrained him, = and he=20 took [them].

33:12 And he said, Let us depart, and proceed right=20 onward.

33:13 And he said to him, My lord knows, that the = children are=20 very tender, and the flocks and the herds with me are with young; if = then I=20 shall drive them hard one day, all the cattle will die.

33:14 Let my lord go on before his servant, and I = shall have=20 strength on the road according to the ease of the journey before me, and = according to the strength of the children, until I come to my lord to = Seir.=20

33:15 And Esau said, I will leave with thee some of = the people=20 who are with me. And he said, Why so? it is enough that I have found = favour=20 before thee, [my] lord.

33:16 And Esau returned on that day on his journey to = Seir.

33:17 And Jacob departs to his tents; and he made for = himself=20 there habitations, and for his cattle he made booths; therefore he = called the=20 name of that place, Booths.

33:18 And Jacob came to Salem, a city of Secima, = which is in=20 the land of Chanaan, when he departed out of Mesopotamia of Syria, and = took up a=20 position in front of the city.

33:19 And he bought the portion of the field, where = he pitched=20 his tent, of Emmor the father of Sychem, for a hundred lambs.

33:20 And he set up there an alter, and called on the = God of=20 Israel.

[Genesis] 34:1 And Dina, the = daughter of Lea,=20 whom she bore to Jacob, went forth to observe the daughters of the=20 inhabitants.

34:2 And Sychem the son of Emmor the Evite, the ruler = of the=20 land, saw her, and took her and lay with her, and humbled er. =

34:3 And he was attached to the soul of Dina the = daughter of=20 Jacob, and he loved the damsel, and he spoke kindly to the damsel. =

34:4 Sychem spoke to Emmor his father, saying, Take = for me this=20 damsel to wife.

34:5 And Jacob heard that the son of Emmor had = defiled Dina his=20 daughter (now his sons were with his cattle in the plain). And Jacob was = silent=20 until they came.

34:6 And Emmor the father of Sychem went forth to = Jacob, to=20 speak to him.

34:7 And the sons of Jacob came from the plain; and = when they=20 heard, the men were deeply pained, and it was very grievous to them, = because=20 [the man] wrought folly in Israel, having lain with the daughter of = Jacob, and=20 so it must not be.

34:8 And Emmor spoke to them, saying, Sychem my son = has chosen=20 in his heart your daughter; give her therefore to him for a = wife,

34:9 and intermarry with us. Give us your daughters, = and take=20 our daughters for your sons.

34:10 And dwell in the midst of us; and, behold, the = land is=20 spacious before you, dwell in it, and trade, and get possessions in=20 it.

34:11 And Sychem said to her father and to her = brothers, I=20 would find grace before you, and we will give whatever ye shall = name.

34:12 Multiply [your demand of] dowry very much, and = I will=20 give accordingly as ye shall say to me, only ye shall give me this = damsel for a=20 wife.

34:13 And the sons of Jacob answered to Sychem and = Emmor his=20 father craftily, and spoke to them, because they had defiled Dina their=20 sister.

34:14 And Symeon and Levi, the brothers of Dina, said = to them,=20 We shall not be able to do this thing, to give our sister to a man who = is=20 uncircumcised, for it is a reproach to us.

34:15 Only on these terms will we conform to you, and = dwell=20 among you, if ye also will be as we are, in that every male of you be=20 circumcised.

34:16 And we will give our daughters to you, and we = will take=20 of your daughters for wives to us, and we will dwell with you, and we = will be as=20 one race.

34:17 But if ye will not hearken to us to be = circumcised, we=20 will take our daughter and depart.

34:18 And the words pleased Emmor, and Sychem the son = of=20 Emmor.

34:19 And the young man delayed not to do this thing, = for he=20 was much attached to Jacob's daughter, and he was the most honourable of = all in=20 his father's house.

34:20 And Emmor and Sychem his son came to the gate = of their=20 city, and spoke to the men of their city, saying,

34:21 These men are peaceable, let them dwell with us = upon the=20 land, and let them trade in it, and behold the land is extensive before = them; we=20 will take their daughters to us for wives, and we will give them our=20 daughters.

34:22 Only on these terms will the men conform to us = to dwell=20 with us so as to be one people, if every male of us be circumcised, as = they also=20 are circumcised.

34:23 And shall not their cattle and their herds, and = their=20 possessions, be ours? only in this let us conform to them, and they will = dwell=20 with us.

34:24 And all that went in at the gate of their city = hearkened=20 to Emmor and Sychem his son, and they were circumcised in the flesh of = their=20 foreskin every male.

34:25 And it came to pass on the third day, when they = were in=20 pain, the two sons of Jacob, Symeon and Levi, Dina's brethren, took each = man his=20 sword, and came upon the city securely, and slew every male.

34:26 And they slew Emmor and Sychem his son with the = edge of=20 the sword, and took Dina out of the house of Sychem, and went = forth.

34:27 But the sons of Jacob came upon the wounded, = and ravaged=20 the city wherein they had defiled Dina their sister.

34:28 And their sheep, and their oxen, and their = asses they=20 took, and all things whatsoever were in the city, and whatsoever were in = the=20 plain.

34:29 And they took captive all the persons of them, = and all=20 their store, and their wives, and plundered both whatever things there = were in=20 the city, and whatever things there were in the houses.

34:30 And Jacob said to Symeon and Levi, Ye have made = me=20 hateful so that I should be evil to all the inhabitants of the land, = both among=20 the Chananites and the Pherezites, and I am few in number; they will = gather=20 themselves against me and cut m in pieces, and I shall be utterly = destroyed, and=20 my house.

34:31 And they said, Nay, but shall they treat our = sister as an=20 harlot?

[Genesis] 35:1 And God said to = Jacob, Arise,=20 go up to the place, Baethel, and dwell there; and make there an altar to = the God=20 that appeared to thee, when thou fledest from the face of Esau thy=20 brother.

35:2 And Jacob said to his house, and to all that = were with=20 him, Remove the strange gods that are with you from the midst of you, = and purify=20 yourselves, and change your clothes.

35:3 And let us rise and go up to Baethel, and let us = there=20 make an alter to God who hearkened to me in the day of calamity, who was = with=20 me, and preserved me throughout in the journey, by which I = went.

35:4 And they gave to Jacob the strange gods, which = were in=20 their hands, and the ear-rings which were in their ears, and Jacob hid = them=20 under the turpentine tree which is in Secima, and destroyed them to this = day.=20

35:5 So Israel departed from Secima, and the fear of = God was=20 upon the cities round about them, and they did not pursue after the = children of=20 Israel.

35:6 And Jacob came to Luza, which is in the land of = Chanaan,=20 which is Baethel, he and all the people that were with him.

35:7 And he built there an altar, and called the name = of the=20 place Baethel; for there God appeared to him, when he fled from the face = of his=20 brother Esau.

35:8 And Deborrha, Rebecca's nurse, died, and was = buried below=20 Baethel under the oak; and Jacob called its name, The Oak of=20 Mourning.

35:9 And God appeared to Jacob once more in Luza, = when he came=20 out of Mesopotamia of Syria, and God blessed him.

35:10 And God said to him, Thy name shall not be = called Jacob,=20 but Israel shall be thy name; and he called his name Israel.

35:11 And God said to him, I am thy God; increase and = multiply;=20 for nations and gatherings of nations shall be of thee, and kings shall = come out=20 of thy loins.

35:12 And the land which I gave to Abraam and Isaac, = I have=20 given it to thee; and it shall come to pass that I will give this land = also to=20 thy seed after thee.

35:13 And God went up from him from the place where = he spoke=20 with him.

35:14 And Jacob set up a pillar in the place where = God spoke=20 with him, [even] a pillar of stone; and offered a libation upon it, and = poured=20 oil upon it.

35:15 And Jacob called the name of the place in which = God spoke=20 with him, Baethel.

35:16 [[And Jacob removed from Baethel, and pitched = his tent=20 beyond the tower of Gader,]] and it came to pass when he drew nigh to = Chabratha,=20 to enter into Ephratha, Rachel travailed; and in her travail she was in = hard=20 labour.

35:17 And it came to pass in her hard labour, that = the midwife=20 said to her, Be of good courage, for thou shalt also have this = son.

35:18 And it came to pass in her giving up the ghost = (for she=20 was dying), that she called his name, The son of my pain; but his father = called=20 his name Benjamin.

35:19 So Rachel died, and was buried in the way of = the course=20 of Ephratha, this is Bethleem.

35:20 And Jacob set up a pillar on her tomb; this is = the pillar=20 on the tomb of Rachel, until this day.

35:21

35:22 And it came to pass when Israel dwelt in that = land, that=20 Ruben went and lay with Balla, the concubine of his father Jacob; and = Israel=20 heard, and the thing appeared grievous before him. And the sons of Jacob = were=20 twelve.

35:23 The sons of Lea, the first-born of Jacob; = Ruben, Symeon,=20 Levi, Judas, Issachar, Zabulon.

35:24 And the sons of Rachel; Joseph and = Benjamin.

35:25 And the sons of Balla, the hand-maid of Rachel; = Dan and=20 Nephthalim.

35:26 And the sons of Zelpha, the hand-maid of Lea; = Gad and=20 Aser. These [are] the sons of Jacob, which were born to him in = Mesopotamia of=20 Syria.

35:27 And Jacob came to Isaac his father to Mambre, = to a city=20 of the plain; this is Chebron in the land of Chanaan, where Abraam and = Isaac=20 sojourned.

35:28 And the days of Isaac which he lived were an = hundred and=20 eighty years.

35:29 And Isaac gave up the ghost and died, and was = laid to his=20 family, old and full of days; and Esau and Jacob his sons buried = him.

[Genesis] 36:1 And these [are] the = generations=20 of Esau; this is Edom.

36:2 And Esau took to himself wives of the daughters = of the=20 Chananites; Ada, the daughter of Aelom the Chettite; and Olibema, = daughter of=20 Ana the son of Sebegon, the Evite;

36:3 and Basemath, daughter of Ismael, sister of=20 Nabaioth.

36:4 And Ada bore to him Eliphas; and Basemath bore=20 Raguel.

36:5 And Olibema bore Jeus, and Jeglom, and Core; = these [are]=20 the sons of Esau, which were born to him in the land of = Chanaan.

36:6 And Esau took his wives, and his sons, and his = daughters,=20 and all the persons of his house, and all his possessions, and all his = cattle,=20 and all that he had got, and all things whatsoever he had acquired in = the land=20 of Chanaan; and Esau went forth from the land of Chanaan, from the face = of his=20 brother Jacob.

36:7 For their substance was too great for them to = dwell=20 together; and the land of their sojourning could not bear them, because = of the=20 abundance of their possessions.

36:8 And Esau dwelt in mount Seir; Esau, he is = Edom.

36:9 And these [are] the generations of Esau, the = father of=20 Edom in the mount Seir.

36:10 And these [are] the names of the sons of Esau. = Eliphas,=20 the son of Ada, the wife of Esau; and Raguel, the son of Basemath, wife = of=20 Esau.

36:11 And the sons of Eliphas were Thaeman, Omar, = Sophar,=20 Gothom, and Kenez.

36:12 And Thamna was a concubine of Eliphaz, the son = of Esau;=20 and she bore Amalec to Eliphas. These [are] the sons of Ada, the wife of = Esau.

36:13 And these [are] the sons of Raguel; Nachoth, = Zare, Some,=20 and Moze. These were the sons of Basemath, wife of Esau.

36:14 And these [are] the sons of Olibema, the = daughter of Ana,=20 the son of Sebegon, the wife of Esau; and she bore to Esau, Jeus, and = Jeglom,=20 and Core.

36:15 These [are] the chiefs of the son of Esau, = [even] the=20 sons of Eliphas, the first-born of Esau; chief Thaeman, chief Omar, = chief=20 Sophar, chief Kenez,

36:16 chief Core, chief Gothom, chief Amalec. These = [are] the=20 chiefs of Eliphas, in the land of Edom; these are the sons of = Ada.

36:17 And these [are] the sons of Raguel, the son of = Esau;=20 chief Nachoth, chief Zare, chief Some, chief Moe. These [are] the chiefs = of=20 Raguel, in the land of Edom; these are the sons of Basemath, wife of=20 Esau.

36:18 And these [are] the sons of Olibema, wife of = Esau; chief=20 Jeus, chief Jeglom, chief Core. These [are] the chiefs of Olibema, = daughter of=20 Ana, wife of Esau.

36:19 These [are] the sons of Esau, and these are the = chiefs;=20 these are the sons of Edom.

36:20 And these [are] the sons of Seir, the = Chorrhite, who=20 inhabited the land; Lotan, Sobal, Sebegon, Ana,

36:21 and Deson, and Asar, and Rison. These [are] the = chiefs of=20 the Chorrhite, the son of Seir, in the land of Edom.

36:22 And the sons of Lotan [were] Chorrhi and = Haeman; and the=20 sister of Lotan, Thamna.

36:23 And these [are] the sons of Sobal; Golam, and = Manachath,=20 and Gaebel, and Sophar, and Omar.

36:24 And these [are] the sons of Sebegon; Aie, and = Ana; this=20 is the Ana who found Jamin in the wilderness, when he tended the beasts = of his=20 father Sebegon.

36:25 And these [are] the sons of Ana; Deson-- and = Olibema=20 [was] daughter of Ana.

36:26 And these [are] the sons of Deson; Amada, and = Asban, and=20 Ithran, and Charrhan.

36:27 And these [are] the sons of Asar; Balaam, and = Zucam, and=20 Jucam.

36:28 And these [are] the sons of Rison; Hos, and=20 Aran.

36:29 And these [are] the chiefs of Chorri; chief = Lotan, chief=20 Sobal, chief Sebegon, chief Ana,

36:30 chief Deson, chief Asar, chief Rison. These = [are] the=20 chiefs of Chorri, in their principalities in the land of = Edom.

36:31 these [are] the kings which reigned in Edom, = before a=20 king reigned in Israel.

36:32 And Balac, son of Beor, reigned in Edom; and = the name of=20 his city [was] Dennaba.

36:33 And Balac died; and Jobab, son of Zara, from = Bosorrha=20 reigned in his stead.

36:34 And Jobab died; and Asom, from the land of the=20 Thaemanites, reigned in his stead.

36:35 And Asom died; and Adad son of Barad, who cut = off Madiam=20 in the plain of Moab, ruled in his stead; and the name of his city was=20 Getthaim.

36:36 And Adad died; and Samada of Massecca reigned = in his=20 stead.

36:37 Samada died; and Saul of Rhooboth by the river = reigned in=20 his stead.

36:38 And Saul died; and Ballenon the son of Achobor = reigned in=20 his stead.

36:39 And Ballenon the son of Achobor died; and Arad = the son of=20 Barad reigned in his stead; and the name of his city was Phogor; and the = name of=20 his wife was Metebeel, daughter of Matraith, son of Maizoob.

36:40 These [are] the names of the chiefs of Esau, in = their=20 tribes, according to their place, in their countries, and in their = nations;=20 chief Thamna, chief Gola, chief Jether,

36:41 chief Olibema, chief Helas, chief = Phinon,

36:42 chief Kenez, chief Thaeman, chief = Mazar,

36:43 chief Magediel, chief Zaphoin. These are the = chiefs of=20 Edom in their dwelling-places in the land of their possession; this is = Esau, the=20 father of Edom.

[Genesis] 37:1 And Jacob dwelt in = the land=20 where his father sojourned, in the land of Chanaan.

37:2 And these are the generations of Jacob. And = Joseph was=20 seventeen years old, feeding the sheep of his father with his brethren, = being=20 young; with the sons of Balla, and with the sons of Zelpha, the wives of = his=20 father; and Joseph brought to Israel their father their evil reproach.=20

37:3 And Jacob loved Joseph more than all his sons, = because he=20 was to him the son of old age; and he made for him a coat of many=20 colours.

37:4 And his brethren having seen that his father = loved him=20 more than all his sons, hated him, and could not speak anything = peaceable to=20 him.

37:5 And Joseph dreamed a dream, and reported it to = his=20 brethren.

37:6 And he said to them, Hear this dream which I = have=20 dreamed.

37:7 I thought ye were binding sheaves in the middle = of the=20 field, and my sheaf stood up and was erected, and your sheaves turned = round, and=20 did obeisance to my sheaf.

37:8 And his brethren said to him, Shalt thou indeed = reign over=20 us, or shalt thou indeed be lord over us? And they hated him still more = for his=20 dreams and for his words.

37:9 And he dreamed another dream, and related it to = his=20 father, and to his brethren, and said, Behold, I have dreamed another = dream: as=20 it were the sun, and the moon, and the eleven stars did me reverence.=20

37:10 And his father rebuked him, and said to him, = What is this=20 dream which thou hast dreamed? shall indeed both I and thy mother and = thy=20 brethren come and bow before thee to the earth?

37:11 And his brethren envied him; but his father = observed the=20 saying.

37:12 And his brethren went to feed the sheep of = their father=20 to Sychem.

37:13 And Israel said to Joseph, Do not thy brethren = feed their=20 flock in Sychem? Come, I will send thee to them; and he said to him, = Behold, I=20 [am here].

37:14 And Israel said to him, Go and see if thy = brethren and=20 the sheep are well, and bring me word; and he sent him out of the valley = of=20 Chebron, and he came to Sychem.

37:15 And a man found him wandering in the field; and = the man=20 asked him, saying, What seekest thou?

37:16 And he said, I am seeking my brethren; tell me = where they=20 feed [their flocks].

37:17 And the man said to him, They have departed = hence, for I=20 heard them saying, Let us go to Dothaim; and Joseph went after his = brethren, and=20 found them in Dothaim.

37:18 And they spied him from a distance before he = drew nigh to=20 them, and they wickedly took counsel to slay him.

37:19 And each said to his brother, Behold, that = dreamer=20 comes.

37:20 Now then come, let us kill him, and cast him = into one of=20 the pits; and we will say, An evil wild beast has devoured him; and we = shall see=20 what his dreams will be.

37:21 And Ruben having heard it, rescued him out of = their=20 hands, and said, Let us not kill him.

37:22 And Ruben said to them, Shed not blood; cast = him into one=20 of these pits in the wilderness, but do not lay [your] hands upon him; = that he=20 might rescue him out of their hands, and restore him to his = father.

37:23 And it came to pass, when Joseph came to his = brethren,=20 that they stripped Joseph of his many-coloured coat that was upon=20 him.

37:24 And they took him and cast him into the pit; = and the pit=20 was empty, it had not water.

37:25 And they sat down to eat bread; and having = lifted up=20 their eyes they beheld, and lo, Ismaelitish travellers came from Galaad, = and=20 their camels were heavily loaded with spices, and resin, and myrrh; and = they=20 went to bring them to Egypt.

37:26 And Judas said to his brethren, What profit is = it if we=20 slay our brother, and conceal his blood?

37:27 Come, let us sell him to these Ismaelites, but = let not=20 our hands be upon him, because he is our brother and our flesh; and his = brethren=20 hearkened.

37:28 And the men, the merchants of Madian, went by, = and they=20 drew and lifted Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ismaelites = for=20 twenty pieces of gold; and they brought Joseph down into = Egypt.

37:29 And Ruben returned to the pit, and sees not = Joseph in the=20 pit; and he rent his garments.

37:30 And he returned to his brethren and said, The = boy is not;=20 and I, whither am I yet to go?

37:31 And having taken the coat of Joseph, they slew = a kid of=20 the goats, and stained the coat with the blood.

37:32 And they sent the coat of many colours; and = they brought=20 it to their father, and said, This have we found; know if it be thy = son's coat=20 or no.

37:33 And he recognised it, and said, It is my son's = coat, an=20 evil wild beast has devoured him; a wild beast has carried off=20 Joseph.

37:34 And Jacob rent his clothes, and put sackcloth = on his=20 loins, and mourned for his son many days.

37:35 And all his sons and his daughters gathered = themselves=20 together, and came to comfort him; but he would not be comforted, = saying, I will=20 go down to my son mourning to Hades; and his father wept for = him.

37:36 And the Madianites sold Joseph into Egypt; to = Petephres,=20 the eunuch of Pharao, captain of the guard.

[Genesis] 38:1 And it came to pass = at that=20 time that Judas went down from his brethren, and came as far as to a = certain man=20 of Odollam, whose name was Iras.

38:2 And Judas saw there the daughter of a = Chananitish man,=20 whose name was Sava; and he took her, and went in to her.

38:3 And she conceived and bore a son, and called his = name,=20 Er.

38:4 And she conceived and bore a son again; and = called his=20 name, Aunan.

38:5 And she again bore a son; and called his name, = Selom: and=20 she was in Chasbi when she bore them.

38:6 And Judas took a wife for Er his first-born, = whose name=20 was Thamar.

38:7 And Er, the first-born of Judas, was wicked = before the=20 Lord; and God killed him.

38:8 And Judas said to Aunan, Go in to thy brother's = wife, and=20 marry her as her brother-in-law, and raise up seed to thy = brother.

38:9 And Aunan, knowing that the seed should not be = his-- it=20 came to pass when he went in to his brother's wife, that he spilled [it] = upon=20 the ground, so that he should not give seed to his brother's = wife.

38:10 And his doing this appeared evil before God; = and he slew=20 him also.

38:11 And Judas said to Thamar, his daughter-in-law, = Sit thou a=20 widow in the house of thy father-in-law, until Selom my son be grown; = for he=20 said, lest he also die as his brethren; and Thamar departed, and sat in = the=20 house of her father.

38:12 And the days were fulfilled, and Sava the wife = of Judas=20 died; and Judas, being comforted, went to them that sheared his sheep, = himself=20 and Iras his Shepherd the Odollamite, to Thamna.

38:13 And it was told Thamar his daughter-in-law, = saying,=20 Behold, thy father-in-law goeth up to Thamna, to shear his = sheep.

38:14 And having taken off the garments of her = widowhood from=20 her, she put on a veil, and ornamented her face, and sat by the gates of = Aenan,=20 which is in the way to Thamna, for she saw that Selom was grown; but he = gave her=20 not to him for a wife.

38:15 And when Judas saw her, he thought her to be a = harlot;=20 for she covered her face, and he knew her not.

38:16 And he went out of his way to her, and said to = her, Let=20 me come in to thee; for he knew not that she was his daughter-in-law; = and she=20 said, What wilt thou give me if thou shouldest come in to me? =

38:17 And he said, I will send thee a kid of the = goats from my=20 flock; and she said, [Well], if thou wilt give me an earnest, until thou = send=20 it.

38:18 And he said, What is the earnest that I shall = give thee?=20 and she said, Thy ring, and thy bracelet, and the staff in thy hand; and = he gave=20 them to her, and went in to her, and she conceived by him.

38:19 And she arose and departed, and took her veil = from off=20 her, and put on the garments of her widowhood.

38:20 And Judas sent the kid of the goats by the hand = of his=20 shepherd the Odollamite, to receive the pledge from the woman; and he = found her=20 not.

38:21 And he asked the men of the place, Where is the = harlot=20 who was in Aenan by the way-side? and they said, There was no harlot=20 here.

38:22 And he returned to Judas, and said, I have not = found her;=20 and the men of the place say, There is no harlot here.

38:23 And Judas said, Let her have them, but let us = not be=20 ridiculed; I sent this kid, but thou hast not found her.

38:24 And it came to pass after three months, that it = was told=20 Judas, saying, Thamar thy daughter-in-law has grievously played the = harlot, and=20 behold she is with child by whoredom; and Judas said, Bring her out, and = let her=20 be burnt.

38:25 And as they were bringing her, she sent to her=20 father-in-law, saying, I am with child by the man whose these things = are; and=20 she said, See whose is this ring and bracelet and staff.

38:26 And Judas knew [them], and said, Thamar is = cleared rather=20 than I, forasmuch as I gave her not to Selom my son: and he knew her not = again.

38:27 And it came to pass when she was in labour, = that she also=20 had twins in her womb.

38:28 And it came to pass as she was bringing forth, = one thrust=20 forth his hand, and the midwife having taken hold of it, bound upon his = hand a=20 scarlet [thread], saying, This one shall come out first.

38:29 And when he drew back his hand, then = immediately came=20 forth his brother; and she said, Why has the barrier been cut through = because of=20 thee? and she called his name, Phares.

38:30 And after this came forth his brother, on whose = hand was=20 the scarlet thread; and she called his name, Zara.

[Genesis] 39:1 And Joseph was = brought down to=20 Egypt; and Petephres the eunuch of Pharao, the captain of the guard, an=20 Egyptian, bought him of the hands of the Ismaelites, who brought him = down=20 thither.

39:2 And the Lord was with Joseph, and he was a = prosperous man;=20 and he was in the house with his lord the Egyptian.

39:3 And his master knew that the Lord was with him, = and the=20 Lord prospers in his hands whatsoever he happens to do.

39:4 And Joseph found grace in the presence of his = lord, and=20 was well-pleasing to him; and he set him over his house, and all that he = had he=20 gave into the hand of Joseph.

39:5 And it came to pass after that he was set over = his house,=20 and over all that he had, that the Lord blessed the house of the = Egyptian for=20 Joseph's sake; and the blessing of the Lord was on all his possessions = in the=20 house, and in his field.

39:6 And he committed all that he had into the hands = of Joseph;=20 and he knew not of anything that belonged to him, save the bread which = he=20 himself ate. And Joseph was handsome in form, and exceedingly beautiful = in=20 countenance.

39:7 And it came to pass after these things, that his = master's=20 wife cast her eyes upon Joseph, and said, Lie with me.

39:8 But he would not; but said to his master's wife, = If=20 because of me my master knows nothing in his house, and has given into = my hands=20 all things that belong to him:

39:9 and in this house there is nothing above me, nor = has=20 anything been kept back from me, but thou, because thou art his wife-- = how then=20 shall I do this wicked thing, and sin against God?

39:10 And when she talked with Joseph day by day, and = he=20 hearkened not to her to sleep with her, so as to be with her,

39:11 it came to pass on a certain day, that Joseph = went into=20 the house to do his business, and there was no one of the household = within.=20

39:12 And she caught hold of him by his clothes, and = said, Lie=20 with me; and having left his clothes in her hands, he fled, and went=20 forth.

39:13 And it came to pass, when she saw that he had = left his=20 clothes in her hands, and fled, and gone forth,

39:14 that she called those that were in the house, = and spoke=20 to them, saying, See, he has brought in to us a Hebrew servant to mock = us-- he=20 came in to me, saying, Lie with me, and I cried with a loud = voice.

39:15 And when he heard that I lifted up my voice and = cried,=20 having left his clothes with m, he fled, and went forth out.

39:16 So she leaves the clothes by her, until the = master came=20 to his house.

39:17 And she spoke to him according to these words, = saying,=20 The Hebrew servant, whom thou broughtest in to us, came in to me to mock = me, and=20 said to me, I will lie with thee.

39:18 And when he heard that I lifted up my voice and = cried,=20 having left his clothes with me, he fled and departed forth.

39:19 And it came to pass, when his master heard all = the words=20 of his wife, that she spoke to him, saying, Thus did thy servant to me, = that he=20 was very angry.

39:20 And his master took Joseph, and cast him into = the prison,=20 into the place where the king's prisoners are kept, there in the=20 prison.

39:21 And the Lord was with Joseph, and poured down = mercy upon=20 him; and he gave him favour in the sight of the chief keeper of the=20 prison.

39:22 And the chief keeper of the prison gave the = prison into=20 the hand of Joseph, and all the prisoners as many as were in the prison; = and all=20 things whatsoever they do there, he did them.

39:23 Because of him the chief keeper of the prison = knew=20 nothing, for all things were in the hand of Joseph, because the Lord was = with=20 him; and whatever things he did, the Lord made them to prosper in his=20 hands.

[Genesis] 40:1 And it came to pass = after these=20 things, that the chief cupbearer of the king of Egypt and the chief = baker=20 trespassed against their lord the king of Egypt.

40:2 And Pharao was wroth with his two eunuchs, with = his chief=20 cupbearer, and with his chief baker.

40:3 And he put them in ward, into the prison, into = the place=20 whereinto Joseph had been led.

40:4 And the chief keeper of the prison committed = them to=20 Joseph, and he stood by them; and they were [some] days in the=20 prison.

40:5 And they both had a dream in one night; and the = vision of=20 the dream of the chief cupbearer and chief baker, who belonged to the = king of=20 Egypt, who were in the prison, was this.

40:6 Joseph went in to them in the morning, and saw = them, and=20 they had been troubled.

40:7 And he asked the eunuchs of Pharao who were with = im in the=20 prison with his master, saying, Why is it that your countenances are sad = to-day?

40:8 And they said to him, We have seen a dream, and = there is=20 no interpreter of it. And Joseph said to them, Is not the interpretation = of them=20 through god? tell [them] than to me.

40:9 And the chief cupbearer related his dream to = Joseph, and=20 said, I my dream a vine was before me.

40:10 And in the vine [were] three stems; and it = budding shot=20 forth blossoms; the clusters of grapes were ripe.

40:11 And the cup of Pharao was in my hand; and I = took the=20 bunch of grapes, and squeezed it into the cup, and gave the cup into = Pharao's=20 hand.

40:12 And Joseph said to him, This is the = interpretation of it.=20 The three stems are three days.

40:13 Yet three days and Pharao shall remember thy = office, and=20 he shall restore thee to thy place of chief cupbearer, and thou shalt = give the=20 cup of Pharao into his hand, according to thy former high place, as thou = wast=20 wont to be cupbearer.

40:14 But remember me of thyself, when it shall be = well with=20 thee, and thou shalt deal mercifully with me, and thou shalt make = mention of me=20 to Pharao, and thou shalt bring me forth out of this dungeon.

40:15 For surely I was stolen away out of the land of = the=20 Hebrews, and here I have done nothing, but they have cast me into this=20 pit.

40:16 And the chief baker saw that he interpreted = aright; and=20 he said to Joseph, I also saw a dream, and methought I took up on my = head three=20 baskets of mealy food.

40:17 And in the upper basket there was the work of = the baker=20 of every kind which Pharao eats; and the fowls of the air ate them out = of the=20 basket that was on my head.

40:18 And Joseph answered and said to him, This is = the=20 interpretation of it; The three baskets are three days.

40:19 Yet three days, and Pharao shall take away thy = head from=20 off thee, and shall hang thee on a tree, and the birds of the sky shall = eat thy=20 flesh from off thee.

40:20 And it came to pass on the third day that it = was Pharao's=20 birth-day, and he made a banquet for all his servants, and he remembered = the=20 office of the cupbearer and the office of the baker in the midst of his=20 servants.

40:21 And he restored the chief cupbearer to his = office, and he=20 gave the cup into Pharao's hand.

40:22 And he hanged the chief baker, as Joseph, = interpreted to=20 them.

40:23 Yet did not the chief cupbearer remember = Joseph, but=20 forgot him.

[Genesis] 41:1 And it came to pass = after two=20 full years that Pharao had a dream. He thought he stood upon [the bank = of] the=20 river.

41:2 And lo, there came up as it were out of the = river seven=20 cows, fair in appearance, and choice of flesh, and they fed on the = sedge.=20

41:3 And other seven cows came up after these out of = the river,=20 ill-favoured and lean-fleshed, and fed by the [other] cows on the bank = of the=20 river.

41:4 And the seven ill-favoured and lean cows = devoured the=20 seven well-favoured and choice-fleshed cows; and Pharao = awoke.

41:5 And he dreamed again. And, behold, seven ears = came up on=20 one stalk, choice and good.

41:6 And, behold, seven ears thin and blasted with = the wind,=20 grew up after them.

41:7 And the seven thin ears and blasted with the = wind devoured=20 the seven choice and full ears; and Pharao awoke, and it was a = dream.

41:8 And it was morning, and his soul was troubled; = and he sent=20 and called all the interpreters of Egypt, and all her wise men; and = Pharao=20 related to them his dream, and there was no one to interpret it to = Pharao.=20

41:9 And the chief cupbearer spoke to Pharao, saying, = I this=20 day remember my fault:

41:10 Pharao was angry with his servants, and put us = in prison=20 in the house of the captain of the guard, both me and the chief=20 baker.

41:11 And we had a dream both in one night, I and he; = we saw,=20 each according to his dream.

41:12 And there was there with us a young man, a = Hebrew servant=20 of the captain of the guard; and we related to him [our dreams], and he=20 interpreted [them] to us.

41:13 And it came to pass, as he interpreted them to = us, so=20 also it happened, both that I was restored to my office, and that he was = hanged.

41:14 And Pharao having sent, called Joseph; and they = brought=20 him out from the prison, and shaved him, and changed his dress, and he = came to=20 Pharao.

41:15 And Pharao said to Joseph, I have seen a = vision, and=20 there is no one to interpret it; but I have heard say concerning thee = that thou=20 didst hear dreams and interpret them.

41:16 And Joseph answered Pharao and said, Without = God an=20 answer of safety shall not be given to Pharao.

41:17 And Pharao spoke to Joseph, saying, In my dream = methought=20 I stood by the bank of the river;

41:18 and there came up as it were out of the river, = seven cows=20 well-favoured and choice-fleshed, and they fed on the sedge.

41:19 And behold seven other cows came up after them = out of the=20 river, evil and ill-favoured and lean-fleshed, such that I never saw = worse in=20 all the land of Egypt.

41:20 And the seven ill-favoured and thin cows ate up = the seven=20 first good and choice cows.

41:21 And they went into their bellies; and it was = not=20 perceptible that they had gone into their bellies, and their appearance = was=20 ill-favoured, as also at the beginning; and after I awoke I slept, =

41:22 and saw again in my sleep, and as it were seven = ears came=20 up on one stem, full and good.

41:23 And other seven ears, thin and blasted with the = wind,=20 sprang up close to them.

41:24 And the seven thin and blasted ears devoured = the seven=20 fine and full ears: so I spoke to the interpreters, and there was no one = to=20 explain it to me.

41:25 And Joseph said to Pharao, The dream of Pharao = is one;=20 whatever God does, he has shewn to Pharao.

41:26 The seven good cows are seven years, and the = seven good=20 ears are seven years; the dream of Pharao is one.

41:27 And the seven thin kine that came up after them = are seven=20 years; and the seven thin and blasted ears are seven years; there shall = be seven=20 years of famine.

41:28 And as for the word which I have told Pharao, = whatsoever=20 God intends to do, he has shewn to Pharao:

41:29 behold, for seven years there is coming great = plenty in=20 all the land of Egypt.

41:30 But there shall come seven years of famine = after these,=20 and they shall forget the plenty that shall be in all Egypt, and the = famine=20 shall consume the land.

41:31 And the plenty shall not be known in the land = by reason=20 of the famine that shall be after this, for it shall be very=20 grievous.

41:32 And concerning the repetition of the dream to = Pharao=20 twice, [it is] because the saying which is from God shall be true, and = God will=20 hasten to accomplish it.

41:33 Now then, look out a wise and prudent man, and = set him=20 over the land of Egypt.

41:34 And let Pharao make and appoint local governors = over the=20 land; and let them take up a fifth part of all the produce of the land = of Egypt=20 for the seven years of the plenty.

41:35 And let them gather all the food of these seven = good=20 years that are coming, and let the corn be gathered under the hand of = Pharao;=20 let food be kept in the cities.

41:36 And the stored food shall be for the land = against the=20 seven years of famine, which shall be in the land of Egypt; and the land = shall=20 not be utterly destroyed by the famine.

41:37 And the word was pleasing in the sight of = Pharao, and in=20 the sight of all his servants.

41:38 And Pharao said to all his servants, Shall we = find such a=20 man as this, who has the Spirit of God in him?

41:39 And Pharao said to Joseph, Since God has shewed = thee all=20 these things, there is not a wiser or more prudent man than = thou.

41:40 Thou shalt be over my house, and all my people = shall be=20 obedient to thy word; only in the throne will I excel thee.

41:41 And Pharao said to Joseph, Behold, I set thee = this day=20 over all the land of Egypt.

41:42 And Pharao took his ring off his hand, and put = it on the=20 hand of Joseph, and put on him a robe of fine linen, and put a necklace = of gold=20 about his neck.

41:43 And he mounted him on the second of his = chariots, and a=20 herald made proclamation before him; and he set him over all the land of = Egypt.

41:44 And Pharao said to Joseph, I am Pharao; without = thee no=20 one shall lift up his hand on all the land of Egypt.

41:45 And Pharao called the name of Joseph, = Psonthomphanech;=20 and he gave him Aseneth, the daughter of Petephre, priest of Heliopolis, = to=20 wife.

41:46 And Joseph was thirty years old when he stood = before=20 Pharao, king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from the presence of Pharao, = and went=20 through all the land of Egypt.

41:47 And the land produced, in the seven years of = plenty,=20 [whole] handfuls [of corn].

41:48 And he gathered all the food of the seven = years, in which=20 was the plenty in the land of Egypt; and he laid up the food in the = cities; the=20 food of the fields of a city round about it he laid up in it.

41:49 And Joseph gathered very much corn as the sand = of the=20 sea, until it could not be numbered, for there was no number [of = it].

41:50 And to Joseph were born two sons, before the = seven years=20 of famine came, which Aseneth, the daughter of Petephres, priest of = Heliopolis,=20 bore to him.

41:51 And Joseph called the name of the first-born, = Manasse;=20 for God, [said he], has made me forget all my toils, and all my father's = house.=20

41:52 And he called the name of the second, Ephraim; = for God,=20 [said he], has increased me in the land of my humiliation.

41:53 And the seven years of plenty passed away, = which were in=20 the land of Egypt.

41:54 And the seven years of famine began to come, as = Joseph=20 said; and there was a famine in all the land; but in all the land of = Egypt there=20 was bread.

41:55 And all the land of Egypt was hungry; and the = people=20 cried to Pharao for bread. And Pharao said to all the Egyptians, Go to = Joseph,=20 and do whatsoever he shall tell you.

41:56 And the famine was on the face of all the = earth; and=20 Joseph opened all the granaries, and sold to all the = Egyptians.

41:57 And all countries came to Egypt to buy of = Joseph, for the=20 famine prevailed in all the earth.

[Genesis] 42:1 And Jacob having seen = that=20 there was a sale [of corn] in Egypt, said to his sons, Why are ye=20 indolent?

42:2 Behold, I have heard that there is corn in = Egypt; go down=20 thither, and buy for us a little food, that we may live, and not = die.

42:3 And the ten brethren of Joseph went down to buy = corn out=20 of Egypt.

42:4 But [Jacob] sent not Benjamin, the brother of = Joseph, with=20 his brethren; for he said, Lest, haply, disease befall him.

42:5 And the sons of Israel came to buy with those = that came,=20 for the famine was in the land of Chanaan.

42:6 And Joseph was ruler of the land; he sold to all = the=20 people of the land. And the brethren of Joseph, having come, did = reverence to=20 him, [bowing] with the face to the ground.

42:7 And when Joseph saw his brethren, he knew them, = and=20 estranged himself from them, and spoke hard words to them; and said to = them,=20 Whence are ye come? And they said, Out of the land of Chanaan, to buy=20 food.

42:8 And Joseph knew his brethren, but they knew not=20 him.

42:9 And Joseph remembered his dream, which he saw; = and he said=20 to them, Ye are spies; to observe the marks of the land are ye = come.

42:10 But they said, Nay, Sir, we thy servants are = come to buy=20 food;

42:11 we are all sons of one man; we are peaceable, = thy=20 servants are not spies.

42:12 And he said to them, Nay, but ye are come to = observe the=20 marks of the land.

42:13 And they said, We thy servants are twelve = brethren, in=20 the land of Chanaan; and, behold, the youngest is with our father = to-day, but=20 the other one is not.

42:14 And Joseph said to them, This is it that I = spoke to you,=20 saying, ye are spies;

42:15 herein shall ye be manifested; by the health of = Pharao,=20 ye shall not depart hence, unless your younger brother come = hither.

42:16 Send one of you, and take your brother; and go = ye to=20 prison, till your words be clear, whether ye speak the truth or not; = but, if=20 not, by the health of Pharao, verily ye are spies.

42:17 And he put them in prison three = days.

42:18 And he said to them on the third day, This do, = and ye=20 shall live, for I fear God.

42:19 If ye be peaceable, let one of your brethren be = detained=20 in prison; but go ye, and carry back the corn ye have purchased. =

42:20 And bring your younger brother to me, and your = words=20 shall be believed; but, if not, ye shall die. And they did = so.

42:21 And each said to his brother, Yes, indeed, for = we are in=20 fault concerning our brother, when we disregarded the aguish of his = soul, when=20 he besought us, and we hearkened not to him; and therefore has this = affliction=20 come upon us.

42:22 And Ruben answered them, saying, Did I not = speak to you,=20 saying, Hurt not the boy, and ye heard me not? and, behold, his blood is = required.

42:23 But they knew not that Joseph understood them; = for there=20 was an interpreter between them.

42:24 And Joseph turned away from them, and wept; and = again he=20 came to them, and spoke to them; and he took Symeon from them, and bound = him=20 before their eyes.

42:25 And Joseph gave orders to fill their vessels = with corn,=20 and to return their money to each into his sack, and to give them = provision for=20 the way; and it was so done to them.

42:26 And having put the corn on the asses, they = departed=20 thence.

42:27 And one having opened his sack to give his = asses fodder,=20 at the place where they rested, saw also his bundle of money, for it was = on the=20 mouth of his sack.

42:28 And he said to his brethren, My money has been = restored=20 to me, and behold this is in my sack. And their heart was wonder-struck, = and=20 they were troubled, saying one to another, What is this that God has = done to=20 us?

42:29 And they came to their father, Jacob, into the = land of=20 Chanaan, and reported to him all that had happened to them, = saying,

42:30 The man, the lord of the land, spoke harsh = words to us,=20 and put us in prison as spies of the land.

42:31 And we said to him, We are men of peace, we are = not=20 spies.

42:32 We are twelve brethren, sons of our father; one = is not,=20 and the youngest is with his father to-day in the land of = Chanaan.

42:33 And the man, the lord of the land, said to us, = Herein=20 shall I know that ye are peaceable; leave one brother here with me, and = having=20 taken the corn ye have purchased for your family, depart.

42:34 And bring to me your younger brother; then I = shall know=20 that ye are not spies, but that ye are men of peace: and I will restore = you your=20 brother, and ye shall trade in the land.

42:35 And it came to pass as they were emptying their = sacks,=20 there was each man's bundle of money in his sack; and they and their = father saw=20 their bundles of money, and they were afraid.

42:36 And their father Jacob said to them, Ye have = bereaved me.=20 Joseph is not, Symeon is not, and will ye take Benjamin? all these = things have=20 come upon me.

42:37 And Ruben spoke to his father, saying, Slay my = two sons,=20 if I bring him not to thee; give him into my hand, and I will bring him = back to=20 thee.

42:38 But he said, My son shall not go down with you, = because=20 his brother is dead, and he only has been left; and [suppose] it shall = come to=20 pass that he is afflicted by the way by which ye go, then ye shall bring = down my=20 old age with sorrow to Hades.

[Genesis] 43:1 But the famine = prevailed in the=20 land.

43:2 And it came to pass, when they had finished = eating the=20 corn which they had brought out of Egypt, that their father said to = them, Go=20 again; buy us a little food.

43:3 And Judas spoke to him, saying, The man, the = lord of the=20 country, positively testified to us, saying, Ye shall not see my face, = unless=20 your younger brother be with you.

43:4 If, then, thou send our brother with us, we will = go down,=20 and buy thee food;

43:5 but if thou send not our brother with us, we = will not go:=20 for the man spoke to us, saying, Ye shall not see my face, unless your = younger=20 brother be with you.

43:6 And Israel said, Why did ye harm me, inasmuch as = ye told=20 the man that ye had a brother?

43:7 And they said, The man closely questioned us = about our=20 family also, saying, Does your father yet live, and have ye a brother? = and we=20 answered him according to this question: did we know that he would say = to us,=20 Bring your brother?

43:8 And Judas said to his father Israel, Send the = boy with me,=20 and we will arise and go, that we may live and not die, both we and = thou, and=20 our store.

43:9 And I engage for him; at my hand do thou require = him; if I=20 bring him not to thee, and place him before thee, I shall be guilty = toward thee=20 for ever.

43:10 For if we had not tarried, we should now have = returned=20 twice.

43:11 And Israel, their father, said to them, If it = be so, do=20 this; take of the fruits of the earth in your vessels, and carry down to = the man=20 presents of gum and honey, and frankincense, and stacte, and turpentine, = and=20 walnuts.

43:12 And take double money in your hands, and the = money that=20 was returned in your sacks, carry back with you, lest peradventure it is = a=20 mistake.

43:13 And take your brother; and arise, go down to = the=20 man.

43:14 And my God give you favour in the sight of the = man, and=20 send away your other brother, and Benjamin, for I accordingly as I have = been=20 bereaved, am bereaved.

43:15 And the men having taken these presents, and = the double=20 money, took in their hands also Benjamin; and they rose up and went down = to=20 Egypt, and stood before Joseph.

43:16 And Joseph saw them and his brother Benjamin, = born of the=20 same mother; and he said to the steward of his household, Bring the men = into the=20 house, and slay beasts and make ready, for the men are to eat bread with = me at=20 noon.

43:17 And the man did as Joseph said; and he brought = the men=20 into the house of Joseph.

43:18 And the men, when they perceived that they were = brought=20 into the house of Joseph, said, We are brought in because of the money = that was=20 returned in our sacks at the first; even in order to inform against us, = and lay=20 it to our charge; to take us for servants, and our asses.

43:19 And having approached the man who was over the = house of=20 Joseph, they spoke to him in the porch of the house,

43:20 saying, We pray [thee], Sir; we came down at = first to buy=20 food.

43:21 And it came to pass, when we came to unlade, = and opened=20 our sacks, [there was] also this money of each in his sack; we have now = brought=20 back our money by weight in our hands.

43:22 And we have brought other money with us to buy = food; we=20 know not who put the money into our sacks.

43:23 And he said to them, [God deal] mercifully with = you; be=20 not afraid; your God, and the God of your fathers, has given you = treasures in=20 your sacks, and I have enough of your good money. And he brought Symeon = out to=20 them.

43:24 And he brought water to wash their feet; an = gave=20 provender to their asses.

43:25 And they prepared their gifts, until Joseph = came at noon,=20 for they heard that he was going to dine there.

43:26 And Joseph entered into the house, and they = brought him=20 the gifts which they had in their hands, into the house; and they did = him=20 reverence with their face to the ground.

43:27 And he asked them, How are ye? and he said to = them, Is=20 your father, the old man of whom ye spoke, well? Does he yet = live?

43:28 And they said, Thy servant our father is well; = he is yet=20 alive. And he said, Blessed be that man by God;-- and they bowed, and = did him=20 reverence.

43:29 And Joseph lifted up his eyes, and saw his = brother=20 Benjamin, born of the same mother; and he said, Is this your younger = brother,=20 whom ye spoke of bringing to me? and he said, God have mercy on thee, my = son.=20

43:30 And Joseph was troubled, for his bowels yearned = over his=20 brother, and he sought to weep; and he went into his chamber, and wept=20 there.

43:31 And he washed his face and came out, and = refrained=20 himself, and said, Set on bread.

43:32 And they set on [bread] for him alone, and for = them by=20 themselves, and for the Egyptians feasting with him by themselves, for = the=20 Egyptians could not eat bread with the Hebrews, for it is an abomination = to the=20 Egyptians.

43:33 And they sat before him, the first-born = according to his=20 seniority, and the younger according to his youth; and the men looked = with=20 amazement every one at his brother.

43:34 And they took their portions from him to = themselves; but=20 Benjamin's portion was five times as much as the portions of [the = others]. And=20 they drank and were filled with drink with him.

[Genesis] 44:1 And Joseph charged = the steward=20 of his house, saying, Fill the men's sacks with food, as much as they = can carry,=20 and put the money of each in the mouth of his sack.

44:2 And put my silver cup into the sack of the = youngest, and=20 the price of his corn. And it was done according to the word of Joseph, = as he=20 said.

44:3 The morning dawned, and the men were sent away, = they and=20 their asses.

44:4 And when they had gone out of the city, [and] = were not far=20 off, then Joseph said to his steward, Arise, and pursue after the men; = and thou=20 shalt overtake them, and say to them, Why have ye returned evil for=20 good?

44:5 Why have ye stolen my silver cup? is it not this = out of=20 which my lord drinks? and he divines augury with it; ye have = accomplished evil=20 in that which ye have done.

44:6 And he found them, and spoke to them according = to these=20 words.

44:7 And they said to him, Why does our lord speak = according to=20 these words? far be it from thy servants to do according to this=20 word.

44:8 If we brought back to thee out of the land of = Chanaan the=20 money which we found in our sacks, how should we steal silver or gold = out of the=20 house of thy lord?

44:9 With whomsoever of thy servants thou shalt find = the cup,=20 let him die; and, moreover, we will be servants to our lord.

44:10 And he said, Now then it shall be as ye say; = with=20 whomsoever the cup shall be found, he shall be my servant, and ye shall = be=20 clear.

44:11 And they hasted, and took down every man his = sack on the=20 ground, and they opened every man his sack.

44:12 And he searched, beginning from the eldest, = until he came=20 to the youngest; and he found the cup in Benjamin's sack.

44:13 And they rent their garments, and laid each man = his sack=20 on his ass, and returned to the city.

44:14 And Judas and his brethren came in to Joseph, = while he=20 was yet there, and fell on the ground before him.

44:15 And Joseph said to them, What is this thing = that ye have=20 done? know ye not that a man such as I can surely divine?

44:16 And Judas said, What shall we answer to our = lord, or what=20 shall we say, or wherein should we be justified? whereas God has = discovered the=20 unrighteousness of thy servants; behold, we are slaves to our lord, both = we and=20 he with whom the cup has been found.

44:17 And Joseph said, Far be it from me to do this = thing; the=20 man with whom the cup has been found, he shall be my servant; but do ye = go up=20 with safety to your father.

44:18 And Judas drew near him, and said, I pray, Sir, = let thy=20 servant speak a word before thee, and be not angry with thy servant, for = thou=20 art next to Pharao.

44:19 Sir, thou askedst thy servants, saying, Have ye = a father=20 or a brother?

44:20 And we said to [my] lord, We have a father, an = old man,=20 and he has a son of his old age, a young one, and his brother is dead, = and he=20 alone has been left behind to his mother, and his father loves = him.

44:21 And thou saidst to they servants, Bring him = down to me,=20 and I will take care of him.

44:22 And we said to [my] lord, The child will not be = able to=20 leave his father; but if he should leave his father, he will = die.

44:23 But thou saidst to they servants, Except your = younger=20 brother come down with you, ye shall not see my face again.

44:24 And it came to pass, when we went up to thy = servant our=20 father, we reported to him the words of our lord.

44:25 And our father said, Go again, and buy us a = little=20 food.

44:26 And we said, We shall not be able to go down; = but if our=20 younger brother go down with us, we will go down; for we shall not be = able to=20 see the man's face, our younger brother not being with us.

44:27 And thy servant our father said to us, Ye know = that my=20 wife bore me two [sons];

44:28 and one is departed from me; and ye said that = he was=20 devoured of wild beasts, and I have not seen him until now.

44:29 If then ye take this one also from my presence, = and an=20 affliction happen to him by the way, then shall ye bring down my old age = with=20 sorrow to the grave.

44:30 Now then, if I should go in to they servant, = and our=20 father, and the boy should not be with us, (and his life depends on this = [lad's]=20 life)

44:31 -- it shall even come to pass, when he sees the = boy is=20 not with us, [that] he will die, and thy servants will bring down the = old age of=20 thy servant, and our father, with sorrow to the grave.

44:32 For thy servant has received the boy [in = charge] from his=20 father, saying, If I bring him not to thee, and place him before thee, I = shall=20 be guilty towards my father for ever.

44:33 Now then I will remain a servant with thee = instead o the=20 lad, a domestic of my lord; but let the lad go up with his = brethren.

44:34 For how shall I go up to my father, the lad not = being=20 with us? lest I behold the evils which will befall my father.

[Genesis] 45:1 And Joseph could not = refrain=20 himself when all were standing by him, but said, Dismiss all from me; = and no one=20 stood near Joseph, when he made himself known to his = brethren.

45:2 And he uttered his voice with weeping; and all = the=20 Egyptians heard, and it was reported to the house of Pharao.

45:3 And Joseph said to his brethren, I am Joseph; = doth my=20 father yet live? And his brethren could not answer him, for they were=20 troubled.

45:4 And Joseph said to his brethren, Draw nigh to = me; and they=20 drew nigh; and he said, I am your brother Joseph, whom ye sold into=20 Egypt.

45:5 Now then be not grieved, and let it not seem = hard to you=20 that ye sold me hither, for God sent me before you for life.

45:6 For this second year there is famine on the = earth, and=20 there are yet five years remaining, in which there is to be neither = ploughing,=20 nor mowing.

45:7 For God sent me before you, that there might be = left to=20 you a remnant upon the earth, even to nourish a great remnant of = you.

45:8 Now then ye did not send me hither, but God; and = he hath=20 made me as a father of Pharao, and lord of all his house, and ruler of = all the=20 land of Egypt.

45:9 Hasten, therefore, and go up to my father, and = say to him,=20 These things saith thy son Joseph; God has made me lord of all the land = of=20 Egypt; come down therefore to me, and tarry not.

45:10 And thou shalt dwell in the land of Gesem of = Arabia; and=20 thou shalt be near me, thou and thy sons, and thy sons' sons, thy sheep = and=20 thine oxen, and whatsoever things are thine.

45:11 And I will nourish thee there: for the famine = is yet for=20 five years; lest thou be consumed, and thy sons, and all thy=20 possessions.

45:12 Behold, your eyes see, and the eyes of my = brother=20 Benjamin, that it is my mouth that speaks to you.

45:13 Report, therefore, to my father all my glory in = Egypt,=20 and all things that ye have seen, and make haste and bring down my = father=20 hither.

45:14 And he fell on his brother Benjamin's neck, and = wept on=20 him; and Benjamin wept on his neck.

45:15 And he kissed all his brethren, and wept on = them; and=20 after these things his brethren spoke to him.

45:16 And the report was carried into the house of = Pharao,=20 saying, Joseph's brethren are come; and Pharao was glad, and his=20 household.

45:17 And Pharao said to Joseph, Say to thy brethren, = Do this;=20 fill your wagons, and depart into the land of Chanaan.

45:18 And take up your father, and your possessions, = and come=20 to me; and I will give you of all the goods of Egypt, and ye shall eat = the=20 marrow of the land.

45:19 And do thou charge them thus; that they should = take for=20 them wagons out of the land of Egypt, for your little ones, and for your = wives;=20 and take up your father, and come.

45:20 And be not sparing in regard to your property, = for all=20 the good of Egypt shall be yours.

45:21 And the children of Israel did so; and Joseph = gave to=20 them wagons, according to the words spoken by king Pharao; and he gave = them=20 provision for the journey.

45:22 And he gave to them all two sets of raiment = apiece; but=20 to Benjamin he gave three hundred pieces of gold, and five changes of=20 raiment.

45:23 And to his father he sent [presents] at the = same rate,=20 and ten asses, bearing some of all the good things of Egypt, and ten = mules,=20 bearing bread for his father for thy journey.

45:24 And he sent away his brethren, and they went; = and he said=20 to them, Be not angry by the way.

45:25 And they went up out of Egypt, and came into = the land of=20 Chanaan, to Jacob their father.

45:26 And they reported to him, saying, Thy son = Joseph is=20 living, and he is ruler over all the land of Egypt; and Jacob was = amazed, for he=20 did not believe them.

45:27 But they spoke to him all the words uttered by = Joseph,=20 whatsoever he said to them; and having seen the chariots which Joseph = sent to=20 take him up, the spirit of Jacob their father revived.

45:28 And Israel said, It is a great thing for me if = Joseph my=20 son is yet alive. I will go and see him before I die.

[Genesis] 46:1 And Israel departed, = he and all=20 that he had, and came to the well of the oath; and he offered sacrifice = to the=20 God of his father Isaac.

46:2 And God spoke to Israel in a night vision, = saying, Jacob,=20 Jacob; and he said, What is it?

46:3 And he says to him, I am the God of thy fathers; = fear not=20 to go down into Egypt, for I will make thee there a great = nation.

46:4 And I will go down with thee into Egypt, and I = will bring=20 thee up at the end; and Joseph shall put his hands on thine = eyes.

46:5 And Jacob rose up from the well of the oath; and = the sons=20 of Israel took up their father, and the baggage, and their wives on the = wagons,=20 which Joseph sent to take them.

46:6 And they took up their goods, and all their = property,=20 which they had gotten in the land of Chanaan; they came into the land of = Egypt,=20 Jacob, and all his seed with him.

46:7 The sons, and the sons of his sons with him; = [his]=20 daughters, and the daughters of his daughters; and he brought all his = seed into=20 Egypt.

46:8 And these are the names of the sons of Israel = that went=20 into Egypt with their father Jacob-- Jacob and his sons. The first-born = of=20 Jacob, Ruben.

46:9 And the sons of Ruben; Enoch, and Phallus, = Asron, and=20 Charmi.

46:10 and the sons of Symeon; Jemuel, and Jamin, and = Aod, and=20 Achin, and Saar, and Saul, the son of a Chananitish woman.

46:11 And the sons of Levi; Gerson, Cath, and=20 Merari.

46:12 And the sons of Judas; Er, and Aunan, and = Selom, and=20 Phares, and Zara: and Er and Aunan died in the land of = Chanaan.

46:13 And the sons of Phares [were] Esron, and = Jemuel. And the=20 sons of Issachar; Thola, and Phua, and Asum, and Sambran.

46:14 And the sons of Zabulun, Sered, and Allon, and=20 Achoel.

46:15 These [are] the sons of Lea, which she bore to = Jacob in=20 Mesopotamia of Syria, and Dina his daughter; all the souls, sons and = daughters,=20 thirty-three.

46:16 And the sons of Gad; Saphon, and Angis, and = Sannis, and=20 Thasoban, and Aedis, and Aroedis, and Areelis.

46:17 And the sons of Aser; Jemna, Jessua, and Jeul, = and Baria,=20 ad Sara their sister. And the sons of Baria; Chobor, and = Melchiil.

46:18 These [are] the sons of Zelpha, which Laban = gave to his=20 daughter Lea, who bore these to Jacob, sixteen souls.

46:19 And the sons of Rachel, the wife of Jacob; = Joseph, and=20 Benjamin.

46:20 And there were sons born to Joseph in the land = of Egypt,=20 whom Aseneth, the daughter of Petephres, priest of Heliopolis, bore to = him,=20 [even] Manasses and Ephraim. And there were sons born to Manasses, which = the=20 Syrian concubine bore to him, [even] Machir. And Machir begot Galaad. = And the=20 sons of Ephraim, the brother of Manasses; Sutalaam, and Taam. And the = sons of=20 Sutalaam; Edom.

46:21 and the sons of Benjamin; Bala, and Bochor, and = Asbel.=20 And the sons of Bala were Gera, and Noeman, and Anchis, and Ros, and = Mamphim.=20 And Gera begot Arad.

46:22 These [are] the sons of Rachel, which she bore = to Jacob;=20 all the souls eighteen.

46:23 And the sons of Dan; Asom.

46:24 And the sons of Nephthalim; Asiel, and Goni, = and Issaar,=20 and Sollem.

46:25 These [are] the sons of Balla, whom Laban gave = to his=20 daughter Rachel, who bore these to Jacob; all the souls, = seven.

46:26 And all the souls that came with Jacob into = Egypt, who=20 came out of his loins, besides the wives of the sons of Jacob, [even] = all the=20 souls were sixty-six.

46:27 And the sons of Joseph, who were born to him in = the land=20 of Egypt, were nine souls; all the souls of the house of Jacob who came = with=20 Joseph into Egypt, were seventy-five souls.

46:28 And he sent Judas before him to Joseph, to meet = him to=20 the city of Heroes, into the land of Ramesses.

46:29 And Joseph having made ready his chariots, went = up to=20 meet Israel his father, at the city of Heroes; and having appeared to = him, fell=20 on his neck, and wept with abundant weeping.

46:30 And Israel said to Joseph, After this I will = [gladly]=20 die, since I have seen thy face, for thou art yet living.

46:31 And Joseph said to his brethren, I will go up = and tell=20 Pharao, and will say to him, My brethren, and my father's house, who = were in the=20 land of Chanaan, are come o me.

46:32 And the men are shepherds; for they have been = feeders of=20 cattle, and they have brought with them their cattle, and their kine, = and all=20 their property.

46:33 If then Pharao call you, and say to you, What = is you=20 occupation?

46:34 Ye shall say, We thy servants are herdsmen from = our youth=20 until now, both we and our fathers: that ye may dwell in the land of = Gesem of=20 Arabia, for every shepherd is an abomination to the = Egyptians.

[Genesis] 47:1 And Joseph came and = told=20 Pharao, [saying], My father, and my brethren, and their cattle, and = their oxen,=20 and all their possessions, are come out of the land of Chanaan, and = behold, they=20 are in the land of Gesem.

47:2 And he took of his brethren five men, and set = them before=20 Pharao.

47:3 And Pharao said to the brethren of Joseph, What = is your=20 occupation? and they said to Pharao, Thy servants are shepherds, both we = and our=20 father.

47:4 And they said to Pharao, We are come to sojourn = in the=20 land, for there is no pasture for the flocks of thy servants, for the = famine has=20 prevailed in the land of Chanaan; now then, we will dwell in the land of = Gesem.=20 And Pharao said to Joseph, Let them dwell in the land of Gesem; and if = thou=20 knowest that there are among them able men, make them overseers of my = cattle. So=20 Jacob and his sons came into Egypt, to Joseph; and Pharao, king of = Egypt, heard=20 [of it].

47:5 And Pharao spoke to Joseph, saying, Thy father, = and thy=20 brethren, are come to thee.

47:6 Behold, the land of Egypt is before thee; settle = thy=20 father and thy brethren in the best land.

47:7 And Joseph brought in Jacob his father, and set = him before=20 Pharao; and Jacob blessed Pharao.

47:8 And Pharao said to Jacob, How many are the years = of the=20 days of thy life?

47:9 And Jacob said to Pharao, The days of the years = of my=20 life, wherein I sojourn, are a hundred and thirty years; few and evil = have been=20 the days of the years of my life, they have not attained to the days of = the life=20 of my fathers, in which days they sojourned.

47:10 And Jacob blessed Pharao, and departed from=20 him.

47:11 And Joseph settled his father and his brethren, = and gave=20 them a possession in the land of Egypt, in the best land, in the land of = Ramesses, as Pharao commanded.

47:12 And Joseph gave provision to his father, and = his=20 brethren, and to all the house of his father, corn for each = person.

47:13 And there was no corn in all the land, for the = famine=20 prevailed greatly; and the land of Egypt, and the land of Chanaan, = fainted for=20 the famine.

47:14 And Joseph gathered all the money that was = found in the=20 land of Egypt, and the land of Chanaan, [in return for] the corn which = they=20 bought, and he distributed corn to them; and Joseph brought all the = money into=20 the house of Pharao.

47:15 And all the money failed out of the land of = Egypt, and=20 out of the land of Chanaan; and all the Egyptians came to Joseph, = saying, Give=20 us bread, and why do we die in thy presence? for our money is = spent.

47:16 And Joseph said to them, Bring your cattle, and = I will=20 give you bread for your cattle, if your money is spent.

47:17 And they brought their cattle to Joseph; and = Joseph gave=20 them bread in return for their horses, and for their sheep, and for = their oxen,=20 and for their asses; and Joseph maintained them with bread for all their = cattle=20 in that year.

47:18 And that year passed, and they came to him in = the second=20 year, and said to him, Must we then be consumed from before our lord? = for if our=20 money has failed, and our possessions, and our cattle, [brought] to thee = our=20 lord, and there has not been left to us before our lord more than our = own bodies=20 and our land, [we are indeed destitute].

47:19 In order, then, that we die not before thee, = and the land=20 be made desolate, buy us and our land for bread, and we and our land = will be=20 servants to Pharao: give seed that we may sow, and live and not die, so = our land=20 shall not be made desolate.

47:20 And Joseph bought all the land of the = Egyptians, for=20 Pharao; for the Egyptians sold their land to Pharao; for the famine = prevailed=20 against them, and the land became Pharao's.

47:21 And he brought the people into bondage to im, = for=20 servants, from one extremity of Egypt to the other,

47:22 except only the land of the priests; Joseph = bought not=20 this, for Pharao gave a portion in the way of gift to the priests; and = they ate=20 their portion which Pharao gave them; therefore they sold not their=20 land.

47:23 And Joseph said to all the Egyptians, Behold, I = have=20 bought you and your land this day for Pharao; take seed for you, and sow = the=20 land.

47:24 And there shall be the fruits of it; and ye = shall give=20 the fifth part to Pharao, and the four [remaining] parts shall be for=20 yourselves, for seed for the earth, and for food for you, and all that = are in=20 your houses.

47:25 And they said, Thou hast saved us; we have = found favour=20 before our lord, and we will be servants to Pharao.

47:26 And Joseph appointed it to them for an = ordinance until=20 this day; to reserve a fifth part for Pharao, on the land of Egypt, = except only=20 the land of the priests, that was not Pharao's.

47:27 And Israel dwelt in Egypt, in the land of = Gesem, and they=20 gained an inheritance upon it; and they increased and multiplied very=20 greatly.

47:28 And Jacob survived seventeen years in the land = of Egypt;=20 and Jacob's days of the years of his life were a hundred and forty-seven = years.

47:29 and the days of Israel drew nigh for him to = die: and he=20 called his son Joseph, and said to him, If I have found favour before = thee, put=20 thy hand under my thigh, and thou shalt execute mercy and truth toward = me, so as=20 not to bury me in Egypt.

47:30 But I will sleep with my fathers, and thou = shalt carry me=20 up out of Egypt, and bury me in their sepulchre. And he said, I will do=20 according to thy word.

47:31 And he said, Swear to me; and he swore to him. = And Israel=20 did reverence, leaning on the top of his staff.

[Genesis] 48:1 And it came to pass = after these=20 things, that it was reported to Joseph, Behold, thy father is ill; and, = having=20 taken his two sons, Manasse and Ephraim, he came to Jacob.

48:2 And it was reported to Jacob, saying, Behold, = thy son=20 Joseph cometh to thee; and Israel having strengthened himself, sat upon = the=20 bed.

48:3 And Jacob said to Joseph, My God appeared to me = in Luza,=20 in the land of Chanaan, and blessed me,

48:4 and said to me, Behold, I will increase thee, = and multiply=20 thee, and will make of thee multitudes of nations; and I will give this = land to=20 thee, and to thy seed after thee, for an everlasting = possession.

48:5 Now then thy two sons, who were born to thee in = the land=20 of Egypt, before I came to thee into Egypt, are mine; Ephraim and = Manasse, as=20 Ruben and Symeon they shall be mine.

48:6 And the children which thou shalt beget = hereafter, shall=20 be in the name of their brethren; they shall be named after their=20 inheritances.

48:7 And as for me, when I came out of Mesopotamia of = Syria,=20 Rachel, thy mother, died in the land of Chanaan, as I drew night to the=20 horse-course of Chabratha of the land [of Chanaan], so as to come to = Ephratha;=20 and I buried her in the road of the course; this is = Bethlehem.

48:8 And when Israel saw the sons of Joseph, he said, = Who are=20 these to thee?

48:9 And Joseph said to his father, They are my sons, = whom God=20 gave me here; and Jacob said, Bring me them, that I may bless = them.

48:10 Now the eyes of Israel were dim through age, = and he could=20 not see; and he brought them near to him, and he kissed them, and = embraced=20 them.

48:11 And Israel said to Joseph, Behold, I have not = been=20 deprived of [seeing] thy face, and lo! God has showed me thy seed=20 also.

48:12 And Joseph brought them out from [between] his = knees, and=20 they did reverence to him, with their face to the ground.

48:13 And Joseph took his two sons, both Ephraim in = his right=20 hand, but on the left of Israel, and Manasse on his left hand, but on = the right=20 of Israel, and brought them near to him.

48:14 But Israel having stretched out his right hand, = laid it=20 on the head of Ephraim, and he was the younger; and his left hand on the = head of=20 Manasse, [guiding] his hands crosswise.

48:15 And he blessed them and said, The God in whose = sight my=20 fathers were well pleasing, [even] Abraam and Isaac, the God who = continues to=20 feed me from my youth until this day;

48:16 the angel who delivers me from all evils, bless = these=20 boys, and my name shall be called upon them, and the name of my fathers, = Abraam=20 and Isaac; and let them be increased to a great multitude on the=20 earth.

48:17 And Joseph having seen that his father put his = right hand=20 on the head of Ephraim-- it seemed grievous to him; and Joseph took hold = of the=20 hand of his father, to remove it from the head of Ephraim to the head of = Manasse.

48:18 And Joseph said to his father, Not so, father; = for this=20 is the first-born; lay thy right-hand upon his head.

48:19 And he would not, but said, I know it, son, I = know it; he=20 also shall be a people, and he shall be exalted, but his younger brother = shall=20 be greater than he, and his seed shall become a multitude of = nations.

48:20 And he blessed them in that day, saying, In you = shall=20 Israel be blessed, saying, God make thee as Ephraim and Manasse; and he = set=20 Ephraim before Manasse.

48:21 And Israel said to Joseph, Behold, I die; and = God shall=20 be with you, and restore you to the land of your fathers.

48:22 And I give to thee Sicima, a select portion = above thy=20 brethren, which I took out of the hand of the Amorites with my sword and = bow.

[Genesis] 49:1 And Jacob called his = sons, and=20 said to them,

49:2 Assemble yourselves, that I may tell you what = shall happen=20 to you in the last days. Gather yourselves together, and hear me, sons = of Jacob;=20 hear Israel, hear your father.

49:3 Ruben, thou [art] my first-born, thou my = strength, and the=20 first of my children, hard to be endured, [hard and] self-willed. =

49:4 Thou wast insolent like water, burst not forth = with=20 violence, for thou wentest up to the bed of thy father; then thou = defiledst the=20 couch, whereupon thou wentest up.

49:5 Symeon and Levi, brethren, accomplished the = injustice of=20 their cutting off.

49:6 Let not my soul come into their counsel, and let = not mine=20 inward parts contend in their conspiracy, for in their wrath they slew = men, and=20 in their passion they houghed a bull.

49:7 Cursed be their wrath, for it was willful, and = their=20 anger, for it was cruel: I will divide them in Jacob, and scatter them = in=20 Israel.

49:8 Juda, thy brethren have praised thee, and thy = hands shall=20 be on the back of thine enemies; thy father's sons shall do thee=20 reverence.

49:9 Juda is a lion's whelp: from the tender plant, = my son,=20 thou art gone up, having couched thou liest as a lion, and as a whelp; = who shall=20 stir him up?

49:10 A ruler shall not fail from Juda, nor a prince = from his=20 loins, until there come the things stored up for him; and he is the = expectation=20 of nations.

49:11 Binding his foal to the vine, and the foal of = his ass to=20 the branch [of it], he shall wash his robe in wine, and his garment in = the blood=20 of the grape.

49:12 His eyes shall be more cheering than wine, and = his teeth=20 whiter than milk.

49:13 Zabulon shall dwell on the coast, and he [shall = be] by a=20 haven of ships, and shall extend to Sidon.

49:14 Issachar has desired that which is good; = resting between=20 the inheritances.

49:15 And having seen the resting place that it was = good, and=20 the land that it was fertile, he subjected his shoulder to labour, and = became a=20 husbandman.

49:16 Dan shall judge his people, as one tribe too in = Israel.

49:17 And let Dan be a serpent in the way, besetting = the path,=20 biting the heel of the horse (and the rider shall fall = backward),

49:18 waiting for the salvation of the = Lord.

49:19 Gad, a plundering troop shall plunder him; but = he shall=20 plunder him, [pursuing him] closely.

49:20 Aser, his bread [shall be] fat; and he shall = yield=20 dainties to princes.

49:21 Nephthalim is a spreading stem, bestowing = beauty on its=20 fruit.

49:22 Joseph is a son increased; my dearly loved son = is=20 increased; my youngest son, turn to me.

49:23 Against whom men taking evil counsel reproached = [him],=20 and the archers pressed hard upon him.

49:24 But their bow and arrows were mightily = consumed, and the=20 sinews of their arms were slackened by the hand of the mighty one of = Jacob;=20 thence is he that strengthened Israel from the God of thy = father;

49:25 and my God helped thee, and he blessed the with = the=20 blessing of heaven from above, and the blessing of the earth possessing = all=20 things, because of the blessing of the breasts and of the = womb,

49:26 the blessings of thy father and thy mother-- it = has=20 prevailed above the blessing of the lasting mountains, and beyond the = blessings=20 of the everlasting hills; they shall be upon the head of Joseph, and = upon the=20 head of the brothers of whom he took the lead.

49:27 Benjamin, as a ravening wolf, shall eat still = in the=20 morning, and at evening he gives food.

49:28 All these [are] the twelve sons of Jacob; and = their=20 father spoke these words to them, and he blessed them; he blessed each = of them=20 according to his blessing.

49:29 And he said to them, I am added to my people; = ye shall=20 bury me with my fathers in the cave, which is in the field of Ephron the = Chettite,

49:30 in the double cave which is opposite Mambre, in = the land=20 of Chanaan, the cave which Abraam bought of Ephron the Chettite, for a=20 possession of a sepulchre.

49:31 There they buried Abraam and Sarrha his wife; = there they=20 buried Isaac, and Rebecca his wife; there they buried Lea;

49:32 in the portion of the field, and of the cave = that was in=20 it, [purchased] of the sons of Chet.

49:33 And Jacob ceased giving charges to his sons; = and having=20 lifted up his feet on the bed, he died, and was gathered to his=20 people.

[Genesis] 50:1 And Joseph fell upon = his=20 father's face, and wept on him, and kissed him.

50:2 And Joseph commanded his servants the embalmers = to embalm=20 his father; and the embalmers embalmed Israel.

50:3 And they fulfilled forty days for him, for so = are the days=20 of embalming numbered; and Egypt mourned for him seventy = days.

50:4 And when the days of mourning were past, Joseph = spoke to=20 the princes of Pharao, saying, If I have found favour in your sight, = speak=20 concerning me in the ears of Pharao, saying,

50:5 My father adjured me, saying, In the sepulchre = which I dug=20 for myself in the land of Chanaan, there thou shalt bury me; now then I = will go=20 up and bury my father, and return again.

50:6 And Pharao said to Joseph, Go up, bury thy = father, as he=20 constrained thee to swear.

50:7 So Joseph went up to bury his father; and all = the servants=20 of Pharao went up with him, and the elders of his house, and all the = elders of=20 the land of Egypt.

50:8 And all the household of Joseph, and his = brethren, and all=20 the house of his father, and his kindred; and they left behind the sheep = and the=20 oxen in the land of Gesem.

50:9 And there went up with him also chariots and = horsemen; and=20 there was a very great company.

50:10 And they came to the threshing-floor of Atad, = which is=20 beyond Jordan; and they bewailed him with a great and very sore = lamentation; and=20 he made a mourning for his father seven days.

50:11 And the inhabitants of the land of Chanaan saw = the=20 mourning at the floor of Atad, and said, This is a great mourning to the = Egyptians; therefore he called its name, The mourning of Egypt, which is = beyond=20 Jordan.

50:12 And thus his sons did to him.

50:13 So his sons carried him up into the land of = Chanaan, and=20 buried him in the double cave, which cave Abraam bought for possession = of a=20 burying place, of Ephrom the Chettite, before Mambre.

50:14 And Joseph returned to Egypt, he and his = brethren, and=20 those that had gone up with him to bury his father.

50:15 And when the brethren of Joseph saw that their = father was=20 dead, they said, [Let us take heed], lest at any time Joseph remember = evil=20 against us, and recompense to us all the evils which we have done = against=20 him.

50:16 And they came to Joseph, and said, Thy father = adjured=20 [us] before his death, saying,

50:17 Thus say ye to Joseph, Forgive them their = injustice and=20 their sin, forasmuch as they have done thee evil; and now pardon the = injustice=20 of the servants of the God of thy father. And Joseph wept while they = spoke to=20 him.

50:18 And they came to him and said, We, these = [persons], are=20 thy servants.

50:19 And Joseph said to them, Fear not, for I am=20 God's.

50:20 Ye took counsel against me for evil, but God = took counsel=20 for me for good, that [the matter] might be as [it is] to-day, and much = people=20 might be fed.

50:21 And he said to them, Fear not, I will maintain = you, and=20 your families: and he comforted them, and spoke kindly to = them.

50:22 And Joseph dwelt in Egypt, he and his brethren, = and all=20 the family of his father; and Joseph lived a hundred and ten = years.

50:23 And Joseph saw the children of Ephraim to the = third=20 generation; and the sons of Machir the son of Manasse were borne on the = sides of=20 Joseph.

50:24 And Joseph spoke to his brethren, saying, I = die, and God=20 will surely visit you, and will bring you out of this land to the land=20 concerning which God sware to our fathers, Abraam, Isaac, and = Jacob.

50:25 And Joseph adjured the sons of Israel, saying, = At the=20 visitation with which God shall visit you, then ye shall carry up my = bones hence=20 with you.

50:26 And Joseph died, aged an hundred and ten years; = and they=20 prepared his corpse, and put him in a coffin in Egypt.

Exodus

1:1 These are the names of the sons of Israel that came into Egypt = together=20 with Jacob their father; they came in each with their whole = family.

1:2 Ruben, Simeon, Levi, Judas,

1:3 Issachar, Zabulon, Benjamin,

1:4 Dan and Nephthalim, Gad and Aser.

1:5 But Joseph was in Egypt. And all the souls [born] = of Jacob=20 were seventy-five.

1:6 And Joseph died, and all his brethren, and all = that=20 generation.

1:7 And the children of Israel increased and = multiplied, and=20 became numerous and grew exceedingly strong, and the land multiplied=20 them.

1:8 And there arose up another king over Egypt, who = knew not=20 Joseph.

1:9 And he said to his nation, Behold, the race of = the children=20 of Israel is a great multitude, and is stronger than we:

1:10 come then, let us deal craftily with them, lest = at any=20 time they be increased, and whensoever war shall happen to us, these = also shall=20 be added to our enemies, and having prevailed against us in war, they = will=20 depart out of the land.

1:11 And he set over them task-masters, who should = afflict them=20 in their works; and they built strong cities for Pharao, both Pitho, and = Ramesses, and On, which is Heliopolis.

1:12 But as they humbled them, by so much they = multiplied, and=20 grew exceedingly strong; and the Egyptians greatly abhorred the children = of=20 Israel.

1:13 And the Egyptians tyrannised over the children = of Israel=20 by force.

1:14 And they embittered their life by hard labours, = in the=20 clay and in brick-making, and all the works in the plains, according to = all the=20 works, wherein they caused them to serve with violence.

1:15 And the king of the Egyptians spoke to the = midwives of the=20 Hebrews; the name of the one was, Sepphora; and the name of the second,=20 Phua.

1:16 And he said, When ye do the office of midwives = to the=20 Hebrew women, and they are about to be delivered, if it be a male, kill = it; but=20 if a female, save it.

1:17 But the midwives feared God, and did not as the = king of=20 Egypt appointed them; and they saved the male children alive.

1:18 And the king of Egypt called the midwives, and = said to=20 them, Why is it that ye have done this thing, and saved the male = children=20 alive?

1:19 And the midwives said to Pharao, The Hebrew = women are not=20 as the women of Egypt, for they are delivered before the midwives go in = to them.=20 So they bore children.

1:20 And God did well to the midwives, and the people = multiplied, and grew very strong.

1:21 And as the midwives feared God, they established = for=20 themselves families.

1:22 And Pharao charged all his people, saying, = Whatever male=20 [child] shall be born to the Hebrews, cast into the river; and every = female,=20 save it alive.

[Exodus] 2:1 And there was a certain = man of=20 the tribe of Levi, who took to wife one of the daughters of = Levi.

2:2 And she conceived, and bore a male child; and = having seen=20 that he was fair, they hid him three months.

2:3 And when they could no longer hide him, his = mother took for=20 him an ark, and besmeared it with bitumen, and cast the child into it, = and put=20 it in the ooze by the river.

2:4 And his sister was watching from a distance, to = learn what=20 would happen to him.

2:5 And the daughter of Pharao came down to the river = to bathe;=20 and her maids walked by the river's side, and having seen the ark in the = ooze,=20 she sent her maid, and took it up.

2:6 And having opened it, she sees the babe weeping = in the ark:=20 and the daughter of Pharao had compassion on it, and said, This [is one] = of the=20 Hebrew's children.

2:7 And his sister said to the daughter of Pharao, = Wilt thou=20 that I call to thee a nurse of the Hebrews, and shall she suckle the = child for=20 thee?

2:8 And the daughter of Pharao said, Go: and the = young woman=20 went, and called the mother of the child.

2:9 And the daughter of Pharao said to her, Take care = of this=20 child, and suckled it for me, and I will give thee the wages; and the = woman took=20 the child, and suckled it.

2:10 And when the boy was grown, she brought him to = the=20 daughter of Pharao, and he became her son; and she called his name, = Moses,=20 saying, I took him out of the water.

2:11 And it came to pass in that length of time, that = Moses=20 having grown, went out to his brethren the sons of Israel: and having = noticed=20 their distress, he sees an Egyptian smiting a certain Hebrew of his = brethren the=20 children of Israel.

2:12 And having looked round this way and that way, = he sees no=20 one; and he smote the Egyptian, and hid him in the sand.

2:13 And having gone out the second day he sees two = Hebrew men=20 fighting; and he says to the injurer, Wherefore smitest thou thy=20 neighbour?

2:14 And he said, Who made thee a ruler and a judge = over us?=20 wilt thou slay me as thou yesterday slewest the Egyptian? Then Moses was = alarmed, and said, If [it be] thus, this matter has become = known.

2:15 And Pharao heard this matter, and sought to slay = Moses;=20 and Moses departed from the presence of Pharao, and dwelt in the land of = Madiam;=20 and having come into the land of Madiam, he sat on the well.

2:16 And the priest of Madiam had seven daughters, = feeding the=20 flock of their father Jothor; and they came and drew water until they = filled=20 their pitchers, to water the flock of their father Jothor.

2:17 And the shepherds came, and were driving them = away; and=20 Moses rose up and rescued them, and drew water for them, and watered = their=20 sheep.

2:18 And hey came to Raguel their father; and he said = to them,=20 Why have ye come so quickly to-day?

2:19 And they said, An Egyptian delivered us from the = shepherds, and drew water for us and watered our sheep.

2:20 And he said to his daughters, And where is he? = and why=20 have ye left the man? call him therefore, that he may eat = bread.

2:21 And Moses was established with the man, and he = gave=20 Sepphora his daughter to Moses to wife.

2:22 And the woman conceived and bore a son, and = Moses called=20 his name Gersam, saying, I am a sojourner in a strange land.

2:23 And in those days after a length of time, the = king of=20 Egypt died; and the children of Israel groaned because of their tasks, = and=20 cried, and their cry because of their tasks went up to God.

2:24 And God heard their groanings, and God = remembered his=20 covenant made with Abraam and Isaac and Jacob.

2:25 And God looked upon the children of Israel, and = was made=20 known to them.

[Exodus] 3:1 And Moses was feeding = the flock=20 of Jothor his father-in-law, the priest of Madiam; and he brought the = sheep nigh=20 to the wilderness, and came to the mount of Choreb.

3:2 And an angel of the Lord appeared to him in = flaming fire=20 out of the bush, and he sees that the bush burns with fire,-- but the = bush was=20 not consumed.

3:3 And Moses said, I will go near and see this great = sight,=20 why the bush is not consumed.

3:4 And when the Lord saw that he drew nigh to see, = the Lord=20 called him out of the bush, saying, Moses, Moses; and he said, What is=20 it?

3:5 And he said, Draw not nigh hither: loose thy = sandals from=20 off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy = ground.

3:6 And he said, I am the God of thy father, the God = of Abraam,=20 and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob; and Moses turned away his = face, for=20 he was afraid to gaze at God.

3:7 And the Lord said to Moses, I have surely seen = the=20 affliction of my people that is in Egypt, and I have heard their cry = [caused] by=20 their task-masters; for I know their affliction.

3:8 And I have come down to deliver them out of the = hand of the=20 Egyptians, and to bring them out of that land, and to bring them into a = good and=20 wide land, into a land flowing with milk and honey, into the place of = the=20 Chananites, and the Chettites, and Amorites, and Pherezites, and = Gergesites, and=20 Evites, and Jebusites.

3:9 And now, behold, the cry of the children of = Israel is come=20 to me, and I have seen the affliction with which the Egyptians afflict=20 them.

3:10 And now come, I will send thee to Pharao king of = Egypt,=20 and thou shalt bring out my people the children of Israel from the land = of=20 Egypt.

3:11 And Moses said to God, Who am I, that I should = go to=20 Pharao king of Egypt, and that I should bring out the children of Israel = from=20 the land of Egypt?

3:12 And God spoke to Moses, saying, I will be with = thee, and=20 this shall be the sign to thee that I shall send thee forth,-- when thou = bringest out my people out of Egypt, then ye shall serve God in this=20 mountain.

3:13 And Moses said to God, Behold, I shall go forth = to the=20 children of Israel, and shall say to them, The God of our fathers has = sent me to=20 you; and they will ask me, What is his name? What shall I say to=20 them?

3:14 And God spoke to Moses, saying, I am THE BEING; = and he=20 said, Thus shall ye say to the children of Israel, THE BEING has sent me = to=20 you.

3:15 And God said again to Moses, Thus shalt thou say = to the=20 sons of Israel, The Lord God of our fathers, the God of Abraam, and God = of=20 Isaac, and God of Jacob, has sent me to you: this is my name for ever, = and my=20 memorial to generations of generations.

3:16 Go then and gather the elders of the children of = Israel,=20 and thou shalt say to them, The Lord God of our fathers has appeared to = me, the=20 God of Abraam, and God of Isaac, and God of Jacob, saying, I have surely = looked=20 upon you, and upon all the things which have happened to you in=20 Egypt.

3:17 And he said, I will bring you up out of the = affliction of=20 the Egyptians to the land of the Chananites and the Chettites, and = Amorites and=20 Pherezites, and Gergesites, and Evites, and Jebusites, to a land flowing = with=20 milk and honey.

3:18 And they shall harken to thy voice, and thou and = the=20 elders of Israel shall go in to Pharao king of Egypt, and thou shalt say = to him,=20 The God of the Hebrews has called us; we will go then a journey of three = days=20 into the wilderness, that we may sacrifice to our God.

3:19 But I know that Pharao king of Egypt will not = let you go,=20 save with a mighty hand;

3:20 and I will stretch out my hand, and smite the = Egyptians=20 with all my wonders, which I shall work among them, and after that he = will send=20 you forth.

3:21 And I will give this people favour in the sight = of the=20 Egyptians, and whenever ye shall escape, ye shall not depart = empty.

3:22 But [every] woman shall ask of her neighbour and = fellow=20 lodger, articles of gold and silver, and apparel; and ye shall put them = upon=20 your sons and upon your daughters,-- and spoil ye the = Egyptians.

[Exodus] 4:1 And Moses answered and = said, If=20 they believe me not, and do not hearken to my voice (for they will say, = God has=20 not appeared to thee), what shall I say to them?

4:2 And the Lord said to him, What is this thing that = is in=20 thine hand? and he said, A rod.

4:3 And he said, Cast it on the ground: and he cast = it on the=20 ground, and it became a serpent, and Moses fled from it.

4:4 And the Lord said to Moses, Stretch forth thine = hand, and=20 take hold of its tail: so he stretched forth his hand and took hold of = the=20 tail,

4:5 and it became a rod in his hand,-- that they may = believe=20 thee, that the God of thy fathers has appeared to thee, the God of = Abraam, and=20 God of Isaac, and God of Jacob.

4:6 And the Lord said again to him, Put thine hand = into thy=20 bosom; and he put his hand into his bosom, and brought his hand out of = his=20 bosom, and his hand became as snow.

4:7 And he said again, Put thy hand into thy bosom; = and he put=20 his hand into his bosom, and brought his hand out of his bosom, and it = was again=20 restored to the complexion of his [other] flesh.

4:8 And if they will not believe thee, nor hearken to = the voice=20 of the first sign, they will believe thee [because] of the voice of the = second=20 sign.

4:9 And it shall come o pass if they will not believe = thee for=20 these two signs, and will not hearken to thy voice, that thou shalt take = of the=20 water of the river and pour it upon the dry land, and the water which = thou shalt=20 take from the river shall be blood upon the dry land.

4:10 And Moses said to the Lord, I pray, Lord, I have = not been=20 sufficient in former times, neither from the time that thou hast begun = to speak=20 to thy servant: I am weak in speech, and slow-tongued.

4:11 And the Lord said to Moses, Who has given a = mouth to man,=20 and who has made the very hard of hearing, and the deaf, the seeing and = the=20 blind? have not I, God?

4:12 And now go and I will open thy mouth, and will = instruct=20 thee in what thou shalt say.

4:13 And Moses said, I pray thee, Lord, appoint = another able=20 [person] whom thou shalt send.

4:14 And the Lord was greatly angered against Moses, = and said,=20 Lo! is not Aaron the Levite thy brother? I know that he will surely = speak to=20 thee; and, behold, he will come forth to meet thee, and beholding thee = he will=20 rejoice within himself.

4:15 And thou shalt speak to him; and thou shalt put = my words=20 into his mouth, and I will open thy mouth and his mouth, and I will = instruct you=20 in what ye shall do.

4:16 And he shall speak for thee to the people, and = he shall be=20 thy mouth, and thou shalt be for him in things pertaining to = God.

4:17 And this rod that was turned into a serpent thou = shalt=20 take in thine hand, wherewith thou shalt work miracles.

4:18 And Moses went and returned to Jothor his = father-in-law,=20 and says, I will go and return to my brethren in Egypt, and will see if = they are=20 yet living. And Jothor said to Moses, Go in health. And in those days = after some=20 time, the king of Egypt died.

4:19 And the Lord said to Moses in Madiam, Go, depart = into=20 Egypt, for all that sought thy life are dead.

4:20 And Moses took his wife and his children, and = mounted them=20 on the beasts, and returned to Egypt; and Moses took the rod [which he = had] from=20 God in his hand.

4:21 And the Lord said to Moses, When thou goest and = returnest=20 to Egypt, see-- all the miracles I have charged thee with, thou shalt = work=20 before Pharao: and I will harden his heart, and he shall certainly not = send away=20 the people.

4:22 And thou shalt say to Pharao, These things saith = the Lord,=20 Israel [is] my first-born.

4:23 And I said to thee, Send away my people, that = they may=20 serve me: now if thou wilt not send them away, see, I will slay thy = first-born=20 son.

4:24 And it came to pass [that] the angel of the Lord = met him=20 by the way in the inn, and sought to slay him.

4:25 and Sepphora having taken a stone cut off the = foreskin of=20 her son, and fell at his feet and said, The blood of the circumcision of = my son=20 is staunched:

4:26 and he departed from him, because she said, The = blood of=20 the circumcision of my son is staunched.

4:27 And the Lord said to Aaron, Go into the = wilderness to meet=20 Moses; and he went and met him in the mount of God, and they kissed each = other.

4:28 And Moses reported to Aaron all the words of the = Lord,=20 which he sent, and all the things which he charged him.

4:29 And Moses and Aaron went and gathered the elders = of the=20 children of Israel.

4:30 And Aaron spoke all these words, which God spoke = to Moses,=20 and wrought the miracles before the people.

4:31 and the people believed and rejoiced, because = God visited=20 the children of Israel, and because he saw their affliction: and the = people=20 bowed and worshiped.

[Exodus] 5:1 And after this went in = Moses and=20 Aaron to Pharao, and they said to him, These things says the Lord God of = Israel,=20 Send my people away, that they may keep a feast to me in the=20 wilderness.

5:2 And Pharao said, Who is he that I should hearken = to his=20 voice, so that I should send away the children of Israel? I do not know = the=20 Lord, and I will not let Israel go.

5:3 And they say to him, The God of the Hebrews has = called us=20 to him: we will go therefore a three days' journey into the wilderness, = that we=20 may sacrifice to the Lord our God, lest at any time death or slaughter = happen to=20 us.

5:4 And the king of Egypt said to them, Why do ye, = Moses and=20 Aaron, turn the people from their works? depart each of you to your=20 works.

5:5 And Pharao said, Behold now, the people is very = numerous;=20 let us not then give them rest from their work.

5:6 And Pharao gave orders to the task-masters of the = people=20 and the accountants, saying,

5:7 Ye shall no longer give straw to the people for=20 brick-making as yesterday and the third day; but let them go themselves, = and=20 collect straw for themselves.

5:8 And thou shalt impose on them daily the rate of=20 brick-making which they perform: thou shalt not abate anything, for they = are=20 idle; therefore have they cried, saying, Let us arise and do sacrifice = to our=20 God.

5:9 Let the works of these men be made grievous, and = let them=20 care for these things, and not care for vain words.

5:10 And the taskmasters and the accountants hastened = them, and=20 they spoke to the people, saying, thus says Pharao, I [will] give you = straw no=20 longer.

5:11 Go ye, yourselves, get for yourselves straw = whencesoever=20 ye can find it, for nothing is diminished from your rate.

5:12 So the people were dispersed in all the land of = Egypt, to=20 gather stubble for straw.

5:13 and the taskmasters hastened them, saying, = Fulfil your=20 regular daily tasks, even as when straw was given you.

5:14 And the accountants of the race of the children = of Israel,=20 who were set over them by the masters of Pharao, were scourged, [[and=20 questioned,]] [men] saying, Why have ye not fulfilled your rates of = brick-work=20 as yesterday and the third day, to-day also?

5:15 And the accountants of the children of Israel = went in and=20 cried to Pharao, saying, Why dost thou act thus to thy = servants?

5:16 Straw is not given to thy servants, and they = tell us to=20 make brick; and behold thy servants have been scourged: thou wilt = therefore=20 injure thy people.

5:17 And he said to them, Ye are idle, ye are idlers: = therefore=20 ye say, Let us go [and] do sacrifice to our God.

5:18 Now then go and work, for straw shall not be = given to you,=20 yet ye shall return the rate of bricks.

5:19 And the accountants of the children of Israel = saw=20 themselves in an evil light, [men] saying, Ye shall not fail to deliver = the=20 daily rate of the brick-making.

5:20 And they met Moses and Aaron coming forth to = meet them, as=20 they came forth from Pharao.

5:21 And they said to them, The Lord look upon you = and judge=20 you, for ye have made our savour abominable before Pharao, and before = his=20 servants, to put a sword into his hands to slay us.

5:22 And Moses turned to the Lord, and said, I pray, = Lord, why=20 hast thou afflicted this people? and wherefore hast thou sent = me?

5:23 For from the time that I went to Pharao to speak = in thy=20 name, he has afflicted this people, and thou hast not delivered thy=20 people.

[Exodus] 6:1 And the Lord said to = Moses, Now=20 thou shalt see what I will do to Pharao; for he shall send them forth = with a=20 mighty hand, and with a high arm shall he cast them out of his = land.

6:2 And God spoke to Moses and said to him, I [am] = the=20 Lord.

6:3 And I appeared to Abraam and Isaac and Jacob, = being their=20 God, but I did not manifest to them my name Lord.

6:4 And I established my covenant with them, to give = them the=20 land of the Chananites, the land wherein they sojourned, in which also = they=20 dwelt as strangers.

6:5 And I hearkened to the groaning of the children = of Israel=20 (the affliction with which the Egyptians enslave them) and I remembered = the=20 covenant with you.

6:6 Go, speak to the children of Israel, saying, I = [am] the=20 Lord; and I will lead you forth from the tyranny of the Egyptians, and I = will=20 deliver you from bondage, and I will ransom you with a high arm, and = great=20 judgment.

6:7 And I will take you to me a people for myself, = and will be=20 your God; and ye shall know that I am the Lord your God, who brought you = out=20 from the tyranny of the Egyptians.

6:8 And I will bring you into the land concerning = which I=20 stretched out my hand to give it to Abraam and Isaac and Jacob, and I = will give=20 it you for an inheritance: I [am] the Lord.

6:9 And Moses spoke thus to the sons of Israel, and = they=20 hearkened not to Moses for faint-heartedness, and for their hard=20 tasks.

6:10 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

6:11 Go in, speak to Pharao king of Egypt, that he = send forth=20 the children of Israel out of his land.

6:12 And Moses spoke before the Lord, saying, Behold, = the=20 children of Israel hearkened not to me, and how shall Pharao hearken to = me? and=20 I am not eloquent.

6:13 And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, and gave = them a=20 charge to Pharao king of Egypt, that he should send forth the children = of Israel=20 out of the land of Egypt.

6:14 And these are the heads of the houses of their = families:=20 the sons of Ruben the first-born of Israel; Enoch and Phallus, Asron, = and=20 Charmi, this is the kindred of Ruben.

6:15 And the sons of Symeon, Jemuel and Jamin, and = Aod, and=20 Jachin and Saar, and Saul the son of a Phoenician woman, these are the = families=20 of the sons of Symeon.

6:16 And these are the names of the sons of Levi = according to=20 their kindreds, Gedson, Caath, and Merari; and the years of the life of = Levi=20 were a hundred and thirty-seven.

6:17 And these are the sons of Gedson, Lobeni and = Semei, the=20 houses of their family. And the sons of Caath,

6:18 Ambram and Issaar, Chebron, and Oziel; and the = years of=20 the life of Caath were a hundred and thirty-three years.

6:19 And the sons of Merari, Mooli, and Omusi, these = are the=20 houses of the families of Levi, according to their kindreds.

6:20 And Ambram took to wife Jochabed the daughter of = his=20 father's brother, and she bore to him both Aaron and Moses, and Mariam = their=20 sister: and the years of the life of Ambram were a hundred and = thirty-two years.=20

6:21 And the sons of Issaar, Core, and Naphec, and=20 Zechri.

6:22 And the sons of Oziel, Misael, and Elisaphan, = and=20 Segri.

6:23 And Aaron took to himself to wife Elisabeth = daughter of=20 Aminadab sister of Naasson, and she bore to him both Nadab and Abiud, = and=20 Eleazar and Ithamar.

6:24 And the sons of Core, Asir, and Elkana, and = Abiasar, these=20 are the generations of Core.

6:25 And Eleazar the son of Aaron took to himself for = a wife=20 [one] of the daughters of Phutiel, and she bore to him Phinees. These = are the=20 heads of the family of the Leites, according to their = generations.

6:26 This is Aaron and Moses, whom God told to bring = out the=20 children of Israel out of the land of Egypt with their = forces.

6:27 These are they that spoke with Pharao king of = Egypt, and=20 Aaron himself and Moses brought out the children of Israel from the land = of=20 Egypt,

6:28 in the day in which the Lord spoke to Moses in = the land of=20 Egypt;

6:29 then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, I am the = Lord: speak=20 to Pharao king of Egypt whatsoever I say to thee.

6:30 And Moses said before the Lord, Behold, I am not = able in=20 speech, and how shall Pharao hearken to me?

[Exodus] 7:1 And the Lord spoke to = Moses,=20 saying, Behold, I have made thee a god to Pharao, and Aaron thy brother = shall be=20 thy prophet.

7:2 And thou shalt say to him all things that I = charge thee,=20 and Aaron thy brother shall speak to Pharao, that he should send forth = the=20 children of Israel out of his land.

7:3 And I will harden the heart of Pharao, and I will = multiply=20 my signs and wonders in the land of Egypt.

7:4 And Pharao will not hearken to you, and I will = lay my hand=20 upon Egypt; and will bring out my people the children of Israel with my = power=20 out of the land of Egypt with great vengeance.

7:5 And all the Egyptians shall know that I am the = Lord,=20 stretching out my hand upon Egypt, and I will bring out the children of = Israel=20 out of the midst of them.

7:6 And Moses and Aaron did as the Lord commanded = them, so did=20 they.

7:7 And Moses was eighty years old, and Aaron his = brother was=20 eighty-three years old, when he spoke to Pharao.

7:8 And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, = saying,

7:9 Now if Pharao should speak to you, saying, Give = us a sign=20 or a wonder, then shalt thou say to thy brother Aaron, Take thy rod and = cast it=20 upon the ground before Pharao, and before his servants, and it shall = become a=20 serpent.

7:10 And Moses and Aaron went in before Pharao, and = [before]=20 his servants, and they did so, as the Lord commanded them; and Aaron = cast down=20 his rod before Pharao, and before his servants, and it became a=20 serpent.

7:11 But Pharao called together the wise men of = Egypt, and the=20 sorcerers, and the charmers also of the Egyptians did likewise with = their=20 sorceries.

7:12 And they cast down each his rod, and they became = serpents,=20 but the rod of Aaron swallowed up their rods.

7:13 and the heart of Pharao was hardened, and he = hearkened not=20 to them, as the Lord charged them.

7:14 and the Lord said to Moses, The heart of Pharao = is made=20 hard, so that he should not let the people go.

7:15 Go to Pharao early in the morning: behold, he = goes forth=20 to the water; and thou shalt meet him on the bank of the river, and thou = shalt=20 take in thine hand the rod that was turned into a serpent.

7:16 And thou shalt say to him, The Lord God of the = Hebrews has=20 sent me to thee, saying, Send my people away, that they may serve me in = the=20 wilderness, and, behold, hitherto thou hast not hearkened.

7:17 These things saith the Lord: Hereby shalt thou = know that I=20 am the Lord: behold, I strike with the rod that is in my hand on the = water which=20 is in the river, and it shall change it into blood.

7:18 And the fish that are in the river shall die, = and the=20 river shall stink thereupon, and the Egyptians shall not be able to = drink water=20 from the river.

7:19 And the Lord said to Moses, Say to thy brother = Aaron, Take=20 thy rod in thy hand, and stretch forth thy hand over the waters of = Egypt, and=20 over their rivers, and over their canals, and over their ponds, and over = all=20 their standing water, and it shall become blood: and there was blood in = all the=20 land of Egypt, both in vessels of wood and of stone.

7:20 and Moses and Aaron did so, as the Lord = commanded them;=20 and [Aaron] having lifted up [his hand] with his rod, smote the water in = the=20 river before Pharao, and before his servants, and changed all the water = in the=20 river into blood.

7:21 And the fish in the river died, and the river = stank=20 thereupon; and the Egyptians could not drink water from the river, and = the blood=20 was in all the land of Egypt.

7:22 And the charmers also of the Egyptians did so = with their=20 sorceries; and the heart of Pharao was hardened, and he did not hearken = to them,=20 even as the Lord said.

7:23 And Pharao turned and entered into his house, = nor did he=20 fix his attention even on this thing.

7:24 And all the Egyptians dug round about the river, = so as to=20 drink water, for they could not drink water from the river.

7:25 and seven days were fulfilled after the Lord has = smitten=20 the river.

[Exodus] 8:1 And the Lord said to = Moses, Go in=20 to Pharao, and thou shalt say to him, These things says the Lord: send = forth my=20 people, that they may serve me.

8:2 And if thou wilt not send them forth, behold, I = afflict all=20 thy borders with frogs:

8:3 and the river shall teem with frogs, and they = shall go up=20 and enter into thy houses, and into thy bed-chambers, and upon thy beds, = and=20 upon the houses of thy servants, and of thy people and on thy dough, and = on=20 thine ovens.

8:4 And upon thee, and upon thy servants, and upon = thy people,=20 shall the frogs come up.

8:5 And the Lord said to Moses, Say to Aaron thy = brother,=20 Stretch forth with the hand thy rod over the rivers, and over the = canals, and=20 over the pools, and bring up the frogs.

8:6 And Aaron stretched forth his hand over the = waters of=20 Egypt, and brought up the frogs: and the frog was brought up, and = covered the=20 land of Egypt.

8:7 And the charmers of the Egyptians also did = likewise with=20 their sorceries, and brought up the frogs on the land of = Egypt.

8:8 And Pharao called Moses and Aaron, and said, Pray = for me to=20 the Lord, and let him take away the frogs from me and from my people; = and I will=20 send them away, and they shall sacrifice to the Lord.

8:9 And Moses said to Pharao, Appoint me [a time] = when I shall=20 pray for thee, and for thy servants, and for thy people, to cause the = frogs to=20 disappear from thee, and from thy people, and from your houses, only in = the=20 river shall they be left behind.

8:10 And he said, On the morrow: he said therefore, = As thou has=20 said; that thou mayest know, that there is no other [God] but the=20 Lord.

8:11 And the frogs shall be removed away from thee, = and from=20 your houses and from the villages, and from thy servants, and from thy = people,=20 only in the river they shall be left.

8:12 And Moses and Aaron went forth from Pharao, and = Moses=20 cried to the Lord concerning the restriction of the frogs, as Pharao = appointed=20 him.

8:13 And the Lord did as Moses said, and the frogs = died out of=20 the houses, and out of the villages, and out of the fields.

8:14 And they gathered them together in heaps, and = the land=20 stank.

8:15 And when Pharao saw that there was relief, his = heart was=20 hardened, and he did not hearken to them, as the Lord spoke.

8:16 And the Lord said to Moses, Say to Aaron, = Stretch forth=20 thy rod with thy hand and smite the dust of the earth; and there shall = be lice=20 both upon man, and upon quadrupeds, and in all the land of = Egypt.

8:17 So Aaron stretched out his rod with his hand, = and smote=20 the dust of the earth; and the lice were on men and on quadrupeds, and = in all=20 the dust of the earth there were lice.

8:18 And the charmers also did so with their = sorceries, to=20 bring forth the louse, and they could not. And the lice were both on the = men and=20 on the quadrupeds.

8:19 So the charmers said to Pharao, This is the = finger of God.=20 But the heart of Pharao was hardened, and he hearkened not to them, as = the Lord=20 said.

8:20 And the Lord said to Moses, Rise up early in the = morning,=20 and stand before Pharao: and behold, he will go forth to the water, and = thou=20 shalt say to him, These things says the Lord: Send away my people, that = they may=20 serve me in the wilderness.

8:21 And if thou wilt not let my people go, behold, I = send upon=20 thee, and upon thy servants, and upon thy people, and upon your houses, = the=20 dog-fly; and the houses of the Egyptians shall be filled with the = dog-fly, even=20 throughout the land upon which they are.

8:22 and I will distinguish marvelously in that day = the land of=20 Gesem, on which my people dwell, in which the dog-fly shall not be: that = thou=20 mayest know that I am the Lord the God of all the earth.

8:23 And I will put a difference between my people = and thy=20 people, and on the morrow shall this be on the land. And the Lord did=20 thus.

8:24 And the dog-fly came in abundance into the = houses of=20 Pharao, and into the houses of his servants, and into all the land of = Egypt; and=20 the land was destroyed by the dog-fly.

8:25 And Pharao called Moses and Aaron, saying, Go = and=20 sacrifice to the Lord your God in the land.

8:26 And Moses said, It cannot be so, for we shall = sacrifice to=20 the Lord our God the abominations of the Egyptians; for if we sacrifice = the=20 abominations of the Egyptians before them, we shall be = stoned.

8:27 We will go a journey of three days into the = wilderness,=20 and we will sacrifice to the Lord our God, as the Lord said to = us.

8:28 And Pharao said, I [will] let you go, and do ye = sacrifice=20 to your God in the wilderness, but do not go very far away: pray then = for me to=20 the Lord.

8:29 And Moses said, I then will go forth from thee = and pray to=20 God, and the dog-fly shall depart both from thy servants, and from thy = people=20 to-morrow. Do not thou, Pharao, deceive again, so as not to send the = people away=20 to do sacrifice to the Lord.

8:30 And Moses went out from Pharao, and prayed to=20 God.

8:31 And the Lord did as Moses said, and removed the = dog-fly=20 from Pharao, and from his servants, and from his people, and there was = not one=20 left.

8:32 And Pharao hardened his heart, even on this = occasion, and=20 he would not send the people away.

[Exodus] 9:1 And the Lord said to = Moses, Go in=20 to Pharao, and thou shalt say to him, These things saith the Lord God of = the=20 Hebrews; Send my people away that they may serve me.

9:2 If however thou wilt not send my people away, but = yet=20 detainest them:

9:3 behold, the hand of the Lord shall be upon thy = cattle in=20 the fields, both on the horses, and on the asses, and on the camels and = oxen and=20 sheep, a very great mortality.

9:4 And I will make a marvelous distinction in that = time=20 between the cattle of the Egyptians, and the cattle of the children of = Israel:=20 nothing shall die of all that is of the children's of Israel. =

9:5 And God fixed a limit, saying, To-morrow the Lord = will do=20 this thing on the land.9:6 And the Lord did this thing on the next day, = and all=20 the cattle of the Egyptians died, but of the cattle of the children of = Israel=20 there died not one.

9:7 And when Pharao saw, that of all the cattle of = the children=20 of Israel there died not one, the heart of Pharao was hardened, and he = did not=20 let the people go.

9:8 And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying, = Take you=20 handfuls of ashes of the furnace, and let Moses scatter it toward heaven = before=20 Pharao, and before his servants.

9:9 And let it become dust over all the land of = Egypt, and=20 there shall be upon men and upon beasts sore blains breaking forth both = on men=20 and on beasts, in all the land of Egypt.

9:10 So he took of the ashes of the furnace before = Pharao, and=20 Moses scattered it toward heaven, and it became sore blains breaking = forth both=20 on men and on beasts.

9:11 And the sorcerers could not stand before Moses = because of=20 the sores, for the sores were on the sorcerers, and in all the land of=20 Egypt.

9:12 And the Lord hardened Pharao's heart, and he = hearkened not=20 to them, as the Lord appointed.

9:13 And the Lord said to Moses, Rise up early in the = morning,=20 and stand before Pharao; and thou shalt say to him, These things saith = the Lord=20 God of the Hebrews, Send away my people that they may serve = me.

9:14 For at this present time do I send forth all my = plagues=20 into thine heart, and the heart of thy servants and of thy people; that = thou=20 mayest know that there is not another such as I in all the earth. =

9:15 For now I will stretch forth my hand and smite = thee and=20 kill thy people, and thou shalt be consumed from off the = earth.

9:16 And for this purpose hast thou been preserved, = that I=20 might display in thee my strength, and that my name might be published = in all=20 the earth.

9:17 Dost thou then yet exert thyself to hinder my = people, so=20 as not to let them go?

9:18 Behold, to-morrow at this hour I will rain a = very great=20 hail, such as has not been in Egypt, from the time it was created until = this=20 day.

9:19 Now then hasten to gather thy cattle, and all = that thou=20 hast in the fields; for all the men and cattle as many as shall be found = in the=20 fields, and shall not enter into a house, (but the hail shall fall upon = them,)=20 shall die.

9:20 He of the servants of Pharao that feared the = word of the=20 Lord, gathered his cattle into the houses.

9:21 And he that did not attend in his mind to the = word of the=20 Lord, left the cattle in the fields.

9:22 And the Lord said to Moses, Stretch out thine = hand to=20 heaven, and there shall be hail on all the land of Egypt, both on the = men and on=20 the cattle, and on all the herbage on the land.

9:23 And Moses stretched forth his hand to heaven, = and the Lord=20 sent thunderings and hail; and the fire ran along upon the ground, and = the Lord=20 rained hail on all the land of Egypt.

9:24 So there was hail and flaming fire mingled with = hail; and=20 the hail was very great, such as was not in Egypt, from the time there = was a=20 nation upon it.

9:25 And the hail smote in all the land of Egypt both = man and=20 beast, and the hail smote all the grass in the field, and the hail broke = in=20 pieces all the trees in the field.

9:26 Only in the land of Gesem where the children of = Israel=20 were, the hail was not.

9:27 And Pharao sent and called Moses and Aaron, and = said to=20 them, I have sinned this time: the Lord [is] righteous, and I and my = people are=20 wicked.

9:28 Pray then for me to the Lord, and let him cause = the=20 thunderings of God to cease, and the hail and the fire, and I will send = you=20 forth and ye shall remain no longer.

9:29 And Moses said to him, When I shall have = departed from the=20 city, I will stretch out my hands to the Lord, and the thunderings shall = cease,=20 and the hail and the rain shall be no longer, that thou mayest know that = the=20 earth [is] the Lord's.

9:30 But as for thee and thy servants, I know that ye = have not=20 yet feared the Lord.

9:31 And the flax and the barley were smitten, for = the barley=20 was advanced, and the flax was seeding.

9:32 But the wheat and the rye were not smitten, for = they were=20 late.

9:33 And Moses went forth from Pharao out of the = city, and=20 stretched ut his hands to the Lord, and the thunders ceased and the = hail, and=20 the rain did not drop on the earth.

9:34 And when Pharao saw that the rain and the hail = and the=20 thunders ceased, he continued to sin; and [he] hardened his heart, and = the heart=20 of his servants.

9:35 And the heart of Pharao was hardened, and he did = not send=20 forth the children of Israel, as the Lord said to Moses.

[Exodus] 10:1 And the Lord spoke to = Moses,=20 saying, Go in to Pharao: for I have hardened his heart and the heart of = his=20 servants, that these signs may come upon them; in order

10:2 that ye may relate in the ears of your children, = and to=20 your children's children, in how many things I have mocked the = Egyptians, and my=20 wonders which I wrought among them; and ye shall know that I [am] the=20 Lord.

10:3 And Moses and Aaron went in before Pharao, and = they said=20 to him, These things saith the Lord God of the Hebrews, How long dost = thou=20 refuse to reverence me? Send my people away, that they may serve = me.

10:4 But if thou wilt not send my people away, = behold, at this=20 hour to-morrow I will bring an abundance of locusts upon all thy=20 coasts.

10:5 And they shall cover the face of the earth, and = thou shalt=20 not be able to see the earth; and they shall devour all that is left of = the=20 abundance of the earth, which the hail has left you, and shall devour = every tree=20 that grows for you on the land.

10:6 And thy houses shall be filled, and the houses = of thy=20 servants, and all the houses in all the land of the Egyptians; things = which thy=20 fathers have never seen, nor their forefathers, from the day that they = were upon=20 the earth until this day. And Moses turned away and departed from=20 Pharao.

10:7 And the servants of Pharao say to him, How long = shall this=20 be a snare to us? send away the men, that they may serve their God; wilt = thou=20 know that Egypt is destroyed?

10:8 And they brought back both Moses and Aaron to = Pharao; and=20 he said to them, Go and serve the Lord your God; but who are they that = are going=20 with you?

10:9 And Moses said, We will go with the young and = the old,=20 with or sons, and daughters, and sheep, and oxen, for it is a feast of = the=20 Lord.

10:10 And he said to them, So let the Lord be with = you: as I=20 [will] send you away, [must I send away] you store also? see that evil = is=20 attached to you.

10:11 Not so, but let the men go and serve God, for = this ye=20 yourselves seek; and they cast them out from the presence of = Pharao.

10:12 And the Lord said to Moses, Stretch out thine = hand over=20 the land of Egypt, and let the locust come up on the land, and it shall = devour=20 every herb of the land, and all the fruit of the trees, which the hail=20 left.

10:13 And Moses lifted up his rod towards heaven, and = the Lord=20 brought a south wind upon the earth, all that day and all that night: = the=20 morning dawned, and the south wind brought up the locusts,

10:14 and brought them up over all the land of Egypt. = And they=20 rested in very great abundance over all the borders of Egypt. Before = them there=20 were not such locusts, neither after them shall there be.

10:15 And they covered the face of the earth, and the = land was=20 wasted, and they devoured all the herbage of the land, and all the fruit = of the=20 trees, which was left by the hail: there was no green thing left on the = trees,=20 nor on all the herbage of the field, in all the land of = Egypt.

10:16 And Pharao hasted to call Moses and Aaron, = saying, I have=20 sinned before the Lord your God, and against you;

10:17 pardon therefore my sin yet this time, and pray = to the=20 Lord your God, and let him take away from me this death.

10:18 And Moses went forth from Pharao, and prayed to = God.

10:19 And the Lord brought in the opposite direction = a strong=20 wind from the sea, and took up the locusts and cast them into the Red = Sea, and=20 there was not one locust left in all the land of Egypt.

10:20 And the Lord hardened the heart of Pharao, and = he did not=20 send away the children of Israel.

10:21 And the Lord said to Moses, Stretch out thy = hand to=20 heaven, and let there be darkness over the land of Egypt-- darkness that = may be=20 felt.

10:22 And Moses stretched out his hand to heaven, and = there was=20 darkness very black, even a storm over all the land of Egypt three days. =

10:23 And for three days no man saw his brother, and = no man=20 rose up from his bed for three days: but all the children of Israel had = light in=20 all the places where they were.

10:24 And Pharao called Moses and Aaron, saying, Go, = serve the=20 Lord your God, only leave your sheep and your oxen, and let your store = depart=20 with you.

10:25 And Moses said, Nay, but thou shalt give to us = whole=20 burnt-offerings and sacrifices, which we will sacrifice to the Lord our=20 God.

10:26 And our cattle shall go with us, and we will = not leave a=20 hoof behind, for of them we will take to serve the Lord our God: but we = know not=20 in what manner we shall serve the Lord our God, until we arrive=20 there.

10:27 But the Lord hardened the heart of Pharao, and = he would=20 not let them go.

10:28 And Pharao says, Depart from me, beware of = seeing my face=20 again, for in what day thou shalt appear before me, thou shalt = die.

10:29 And Moses says, Thou hast said, I will not = appear in thy=20 presence again.

[Exodus] 11:1 And the Lord said to = Moses, I=20 will yet bring one plague upon Pharao and upon Egypt, and after that he = will=20 send you forth thence; and whenever he sends you forth with every thing, = he will=20 indeed drive you out.

11:2 Speak therefore secretly in the ears of the = people, and=20 let every one ask of his neighbour jewels of silver and gold, and=20 raiment.

11:3 And the Lord gave his people favour in the sight = of the=20 Egyptians, and they lent to them; and the man Moses was very great = before the=20 Egyptians, and before Pharao, and before his servants.

11:4 And Moses said, These things saith the Lord, = About=20 midnight I go forth into the midst of Egypt.

11:5 And every first-born in the land of Egypt shall = die, from=20 the first-born of Pharao that sits on the throne, even to the first-born = of the=20 woman-servant that is by the mill, and to the first-born of all=20 cattle.

11:6 And there shall be a great cry through all the = land of=20 Egypt, such as has not been, and such shall not be repeated any = more.

11:7 But among all the children of Israel shall not a = dog snarl=20 with his tongue, either at man or beast; that thou mayest know how wide = a=20 distinction the Lord will make between the Egyptians and = Israel.

11:8 And all these thy servants shall come down to = me, and do=20 me reverence, saying, Go forth, thou and all the people over whom thou=20 presidest, and afterwards I will go forth.

11:9 And Moses went forth from Pharao with wrath. And = the Lord=20 said to Moses, Pharao will not hearken to you, that I may greatly = multiply my=20 signs and wonders in the land [of] Egypt.

11:10 And Moses and Aaron wrought all these signs and = wonders=20 in the land [of] Egypt before Pharao; and the Lord hardened the heart of = Pharao,=20 and he did not hearken to send forth the children of Israel out of the = land of=20 Egypt.

[Exodus] 12:1 And the Lord spoke to = Moses and=20 Aaron in the land of Egypt, saying,

12:2 This month [shall be] to you the beginning of = months: it=20 is the first to you among the months of the year.

12:3 Speak to all the congregation of the children of = Israel,=20 saying, On the tenth of this month let them take each man a lamb = according to=20 the houses of their families, every man a lamb for his household. =

12:4 And if they be few in a household, so that there = are not=20 enough for the lamb, he shall take with himself his neighbour that lives = near to=20 him,-- as to the number of souls, every one according to that which = suffices him=20 shall make a reckoning for the lamb.

12:5 It shall be to you a lamb unblemished, a male of = a year=20 old: ye shall take it of the lambs and the kids.

12:6 And it shall be kept by you till the fourteenth = of this=20 month, and all the multitude of the congregation of the children of = Israel shall=20 kill it toward evening.

12:7 And they shall take of the blood, and shall put = it on the=20 two door-posts, and on the lintel, in the houses in which soever they = shall eat=20 them.

12:8 And they shall eat the flesh in this night roast = with=20 fire, and they shall eat unleavened [bread] with bitter = herbs.

12:9 Ye shall not eat of it raw nor sodden in water, = but only=20 roast with fire, the head with the feet and the = appurtenances.

12:10 Nothing shall be left of it till the morning, = and a bone=20 of it ye shall not break; but that which is left of it till the morning = ye shall=20 burn with fire.

12:11 And thus shall ye eat it: your loins girded, = and your=20 sandals on your feet, and your staves in your hands, and ye shall eat it = in=20 haste. It is a passover to the Lord.

12:12 and I will go throughout the land of Egypt in = that night,=20 and will smite every first-born in the land of Egypt both man and beast, = and on=20 all the gods of Egypt will I execute vengeance: I [am] the = Lord.

12:13 And the blood shall be for a sign to you on the = houses in=20 which ye are, and I will see the blood, and will protect you, and there = shall=20 not be on you the plague of destruction, when I smite in the land of = Egypt.=20

12:14 And this day shall be to you a memorial, and ye = shall=20 keep it a feast to the Lord through all your generations; ye shall keep = it a=20 feast for a perpetual ordinance.

12:15 Seven days ye shall eat unleavened bread, and = from the=20 first day ye shall utterly remove leaven from your houses: whoever shall = eat=20 leaven, that soul shall be utterly destroyed from Israel, from the first = day=20 until the seventh day.

12:16 And the first day shall be called holy, and the = seventh=20 day shall be a holy convocation to you: ye shall do no servile work on = them,=20 only as many things as will [necessarily] be done by every soul, this = only shall=20 be done by you.

12:17 And ye shall keep this commandment, for on this = day will=20 I bring out your force out of the land of Egypt; and ye shall make this = day a=20 perpetual ordinance for you throughout your generations.

12:18 Beginning the fourteenth day of the first = month, ye shall=20 eat unleavened bread from evening, till the twenty-first day of the = month, till=20 evening.

12:19 Seven days leaven shall not be found in your = houses;=20 whosoever shall eat anything leavened, that soul shall be cut off from = the=20 congregation of Israel, both among the occupiers of the land and the = original=20 inhabitants.

12:20 Ye hall eat nothing leavened, but in every = habitation of=20 your ye shall eat unleavened bread.

12:21 And Moses called all the elders of the children = of=20 Israel, and said to them, Go away and take to yourselves a lamb = according to=20 your kindreds, and slay the passover.

12:22 And ye shall take a bunch of hyssop, and having = dipped it=20 into some of the blood that is by the door, ye shall touch the lintel, = and=20 [shall put it] upon both door-posts, even of the blood which is by the = door; but=20 ye shall not go out every one from the door of his house till the=20 morning.

12:23 And the Lord shall pass by to smite the = Egyptians, and=20 shall see the blood upon the lintel, and upon both the door-posts; and = the Lord=20 shall pass by the door, and shall not suffer the destroyer to enter into = your=20 houses to smite [you].

12:24 And keep ye this thing as an ordinance for = thyself and=20 for thy children for ever.

12:25 And if ye should enter into the land, which the = Lord=20 shall give you, as he has spoken, keep this service.

12:26 And it shall come to pass, if your sons say to = you, What=20 is this service?

12:27 that ye shall say to them, This passover is a = sacrifice=20 to the Lord, as he defended the houses of the children of Israel in = Egypt, when=20 he smote the Egyptians, but delivered our houses.

12:28 And the people bowed and worshiped. And the = children of=20 Israel departed and did as the Lord commanded Moses and Aaron, so did=20 they.

12:29 And it came to pass at midnight that the Lord = smote all=20 the first-born in the land of Egypt, from the first-born of Pharao that = sat on=20 the throne, to the first-born of the captive-maid in the dungeon, and = the=20 first-born of all cattle.

12:30 And Pharao rose up by night, and his servants, = and all=20 the Egyptians; and there was a great cry in all the land of Egypt, for = there was=20 not a house in which there was not one dead.

12:31 And Pharao called Moses and Aaron by night, and = said to=20 them, Rise and depart from my people, both ye and the children of = Israel. Go and=20 serve the Lord your God, even as ye say.

12:32 And take with you your sheep, and your oxen: = bless me=20 also, I pray you.

12:33 And the Egyptians constrained the people, so = that they=20 cast them out of the land with haste, for they said, We all shall=20 die.

12:34 And the people took their dough before their = meal was=20 leavened, bound up [as it was] in their garments, on their shoulders.=20

12:35 And the children of Israel did as Moses = commanded them,=20 and they asked of the Egyptians articles of silver and gold and=20 apparel.

12:36 And the Lord gave his people favour in the = sight of the=20 Egyptians, and they lent to them; and they spoiled the = Egyptians.

12:37 And the children Israel departed from Ramesses = to=20 Socchoth, to [the full number of] six hundred thousand footmen, even = men,=20 besides the baggage.

12:38 And a great mixed [company] went up with them, = and sheep=20 and oxen and very much cattle.

12:39 And they baked the dough which they brought out = of Egypt,=20 unleavened cakes, for it had not been leavened; for the Egyptians cast = them out,=20 and they could not remain, neither did they prepare provision for = themselves for=20 the journey.

12:40 And the sojourning of the children of Israel, = while they=20 sojourned in the land of Egypt and the land of Chanaan, [was] four = hundred and=20 thirty years.

12:41 And it came to pass after the four hundred and = thirty=20 years, all the forces of the Lord came forth out of the land of Egypt by = night.

12:42 It is a watch kept to the Lord, so that he = should bring=20 them out of the land of Egypt; that very night is a watch kept to the = Lord, so=20 that it should be to all the children of Israel to their generations.=20

12:43 And the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, This is = the law of=20 the passover: no stranger shall eat of it.

12:44 And every slave or servant bought with money-- = him thou=20 shalt circumcise, and then shall he eat of it.

12:45 A sojourner or hireling shall not eat of = it.

12:46 In one house shall it be eaten, and ye shall = not carry of=20 the flesh out from the house; and a bone of it ye shall not break. =

12:47 All the congregation of the children of Israel = shall keep=20 it.

12:48 An if any proselyte shall come to you to keep = the=20 passover to the Lord, thou shalt circumcise every male of him, and then = shall he=20 approach to sacrifice it, and he shall be even as the original = inhabitant of the=20 land; no uncircumcised person shall eat of it.

12:49 There shall be one law to the native, and to = the=20 proselyte coming among you.

12:50 And the children of Israel did as the Lord = commanded=20 Moses and Aaron for them, so they did.

12:51 And it came to pass in that day that the Lord = brought out=20 the children of Israel from the land of Egypt with their = forces.

[Exodus] 13:1 And the Lord spoke to = Moses,=20 saying,

13:2 Sanctify to me every first-born, first produced, = opening=20 every womb among the children of Israel both of man and beast: it is = mine.=20

13:3 And Moses said to the people, Remember this day, = in which=20 ye came forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage, for = with a=20 strong hand the Lord brought you forth thence; and leaven shall not be=20 eaten.

13:4 For on this day ye go forth in the month of new=20 [corn].

13:5 And it shall come to pass when the Lord thy God = shall have=20 brought thee into the land of the Chananites, and the Chettites, and = Amorites,=20 and Evites, and Jebusites, and Gergesites, and Pherezites, which he = sware to thy=20 fathers to give thee, a land flowing with milk and honey, that thou = shalt=20 perform this service in this month.

13:6 Six days ye shall eat unleavened bread, and on = the seventh=20 day is a feast to the Lord.

13:7 Seven days shall ye eat unleavened bread; = nothing leavened=20 shall be seen with thee, neither shalt thou have leaven in all thy=20 borders.

13:8 And thou shalt tell thy son in that day, saying, = Therefore=20 the Lord dealt thus with me, as I was going out of Egypt.

13:9 And it shall be to thee a sign upon thy hand and = a=20 memorial before thine eyes, that the law of the Lord may be in thy = mouth, for=20 with a strong hand the Lord God brought thee out of Egypt.

13:10 And preserve ye this law according to the times = of the=20 seasons, from year to year.

13:11 And it shall come to pass when the Lord thy God = shall=20 bring thee into the land of the Chananites, as he sware to thy fathers, = and=20 shall give it thee,

13:12 that thou shalt set apart every [offspring] = opening the=20 womb, the males to the Lord, every one that opens the womb out of the = herds or=20 among thy cattle, as many as thou shalt have: thou shalt sanctify the = males to=20 the Lord.

13:13 Every [offspring] opening the womb of the ass = thou shalt=20 change for a sheep; and if thou wilt not change it, thou shalt redeem = it: every=20 first-born of man of thy sons shalt thou redeem.

13:14 And if thy son should ask thee hereafter, = saying, What is=20 this? then thou shalt say to him, With a strong hand the Lord brought us = out of=20 Egypt, out of the house of bondage.

13:15 And when Pharao hardened [his heart so as not] = to send us=20 away, he slew every first-born in the land of Egypt, both the first-born = of man=20 and the first-born of beast; therefore do I sacrifice every [offspring] = that=20 opens the womb, the males to the Lord, and every first-born of my sons I = will=20 redeem.

13:16 And it shall be for a sign upon thy hand, and = immovable=20 before thine eyes, for with a strong hand the Lord brought thee out of=20 Egypt.

13:17 And when Pharao sent forth the people, God led = them not=20 by the way of the land of the Phylistines, because it was near; for God = said,=20 Lest at any time the people repent when they see war, and return to=20 Egypt.

13:18 And God led the people round by the way to the=20 wilderness, to the Red Sea: and in the fifth generation the children of = Israel=20 went up out of the land of Egypt.

13:19 And Moses took the bones of Joseph with him, = for he had=20 solemnly adjured the children of Israel, saying, God will surely visit = you, and=20 ye shall carry up my bones hence with you.

13:20 And the children of Israel departed from = Socchoth, and=20 encamped in Othom by the wilderness.

13:21 And God led them, in the day by a pillar of = cloud, to=20 show them the way, and in the night by a pillar of fire.

13:22 And the pillar of cloud failed not by day, nor = the pillar=20 of fire by night, before all the people.

[Exodus] 14:1 And the Lord spoke to = Moses,=20 saying,

14:2 Speak to the children of Israel, and let them = turn and=20 encamp before the village, between Magdol and the sea, opposite = Beel-sepphon:=20 before them shalt thou encamp by the sea.

14:3 And Pharao will say to his people, As for these = children=20 of Israel, they are wandering in the land, for the wilderness has shut = them=20 in.

14:4 And I will harden the heart of Pharao, and he = shall pursue=20 after them; and I will be glorified in Pharao, and in all his host, and = all the=20 Egyptians shall know that I am the Lord. And they did so.

14:5 And it was reported to the king of the Egyptians = that the=20 people had fled: and the heart of Pharao was turned, and that of his = servants=20 against the people; and they said, What is this that we have done, to = let the=20 children of Israel go, so that they should not serve us?

14:6 So Pharao yoked his chariots, and led off all = his people=20 with himself:

14:7 having also taken six hundred chosen chariots, = and all the=20 cavalry of the Egyptians, and rulers over all.

14:8 And the Lord hardened the heart of Pharao king = of Egypt,=20 and of his servants, and he pursued after the children of Israel; and = the=20 children of Israel went forth with a high hand.

14:9 And the Egyptians pursued after them, and found = them=20 encamped by the sea; and all the cavalry and the chariots of Pharao, and = the=20 horsemen, and his host [were] before the village, over against=20 Beel-sepphon.

14:10 And Pharao approached, and the children of = Israel having=20 looked up, beheld, and the Egyptians encamped behind them: and they were = very=20 greatly terrified, and the children of Israel cried to the Lord; =

14:11 and said to Moses, Because there were no graves = in the=20 land of Egypt, hast thou brought us forth to slay [us] in the = wilderness? What=20 is this that thou hast done to us, having brought us out of = Egypt?

14:12 Is not this the word which we spoke to thee in = Egypt,=20 saying, Let us alone that we may serve the Egyptians? for it is better = for us to=20 serve the Egyptians than to die in this wilderness.

14:13 And Moses said to the people, Be of good = courage: stand=20 and see the salvation which is from the Lord, which he will work for us = this=20 day; for as ye have seen the Egyptians to-day, ye shall see them again = no more=20 for ever.

14:14 The Lord shall fight for you, and ye shall hold = your=20 peace.

14:15 and the Lord said to Moses, Why criest thou to = me? speak=20 to the children of Israel, and let them proceed.

14:16 And do thou lift up thy rod, and stretch forth = thy hand=20 over the sea, and divide it, and let the children of Israel enter into = the midst=20 of the sea on the dry land.

14:17 And lo! I will harden the heart of Pharao and = of all the=20 Egyptians, and they shall go in after them; and I will be glorified upon = Pharao,=20 and on all his host, and on his chariots and his horses.

14:18 And all the Egyptians shall know that I am the = Lord, when=20 I am glorified upon Pharao and upon his chariots and his = horses.

14:19 And the angel of God that went before the camp = of the=20 children of Israel removed and went behind, and the pillar of the cloud = also=20 removed from before them and stood behind them.

14:20 And it went between the camp of the Egyptians = and the=20 camp of Israel, and stood; and there was darkness and blackness; and the = night=20 passed, and they came not near to one another during the whole = night.

14:21 And Moses stretched forth his hand over the = sea, and the=20 Lord carried back the sea with a strong south wind all the night, and = made the=20 sea dry, and the water was divided.

14:22 And the children of Israel went into the midst = of the sea=20 on the dry land, and the water of it was a wall on the right hand and a = wall on=20 the left.

14:23 And the Egyptians pursued them and went in = after them,=20 and every horse of Pharao, and his chariots, and his horsemen, into the = midst of=20 the sea.

14:24 And it came to pass in the morning watch that = the Lord=20 looked forth on the camp of the Egyptians through the pillar of fire and = cloud,=20 and troubled the camp of the Egyptians,

14:25 and bound the axle-trees of their chariots, and = caused=20 them to go with difficulty; and the Egyptians said, Let us flee from the = face of=20 Israel, for the Lord fights for them against the Egyptians.

14:26 And the Lord said to Moses, Stretch forth tine = hand over=20 the sea, and let the water be turned back to its place, and let it cover = the=20 Egyptians [coming] both upon the chariots and the riders.

14:27 And Moses stretched forth his hand over the = sea, and the=20 water returned to its place toward day; and the Egyptians fled from the = water,=20 and the Lord shook off the Egyptians in the midst of the sea. =

14:28 and the water returned and covered the chariots = and the=20 riders, and all the forces of Pharao, who entered after them into the = sea: and=20 there was not left of them even one.

14:29 But the children of Israel went along dry land = in the=20 midst of the sea, and the water was to them a wall on the right hand, = and a wall=20 on the left.

14:30 So the Lord delivered Israel in that day from = the hand of=20 the Egyptians, and Israel saw the Egyptians dead by the shore of the=20 sea.

14:31 And Israel saw the mighty hand, the [things] = which the=20 Lord did to the Egyptians; and the people feared the Lord, and they = believed God=20 and Moses his servant.

[Exodus] 15:1 Then sang Moses and = the children=20 of Israel this song to God, and spoke, saying, Let us sing to the Lord, = for he=20 is very greatly glorified: horse and rider he has thrown into the=20 sea.

15:2 He was to me a helper and protector for = salvation: this is=20 my God and I will glorify him; my father's God, and I will exalt = him.

15:3 The Lord bringing wars to nought, the Lord [is] = his=20 name.

15:4 He has cast the chariots of Pharao and his host = into the=20 sea, the chosen mounted captains: they were swallowed up in the Red=20 Sea.

15:5 He covered them with the sea: they sank to the = depth like=20 a stone.

15:6 Thy right hand, O God, has been glorified in = strength; thy=20 right hand, O God, has broken the enemies.

15:7 And in the abundance of thy glory thou hast = broken the=20 adversaries to pieces: thou sentest forth thy wrath, it devoured them as = stubble.

15:8 And by the breath of thine anger the water = parted asunder;=20 te waters were congealed as a wall, the waves were congealed in the = midst of the=20 sea.

15:9 The enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, = I will=20 divide the spoils; I will satisfy my soul, I will destroy with my sword, = my hand=20 shall have dominion.

15:10 Thou sentest forth thy wind, the sea covered = them; they=20 sank like lead in the mighty water.

15:11 Who is like to thee among the gods, O Lord? who = is like=20 to thee? glorified in holiness, marvelous in glories, doing = wonders.

15:12 Thou stretchedst forth thy right hand, the = earth=20 swallowed them up.

15:13 Thou hast guided in thy righteousness this thy = people=20 whom thou hast redeemed, by thy strength thou hast called them into thy = holy=20 resting-place.

15:14 The nations heard and were angry, pangs have = seized on=20 the dwellers among the Phylistines.

15:15 Then the princes of Edom, and the chiefs of the = Moabites=20 hasted; trembling took hold upon them, all the inhabitants of Chanaan = melted=20 away.

15:16 Let trembling and fear fall upon them; by the = greatness=20 of thine arm, let them become as stone; till thy people pass over, O = Lord, till=20 this thy people pass over, whom thou hast purchased.

15:17 Bring them in and plant them in the mountain of = their=20 inheritance, in thy prepared habitation, which thou, O Lord, hast = prepared; the=20 sanctuary, O Lord, which thine hands have made ready.

15:18 The Lord reigns for ever and ever and ever. =

15:19 For the horse of Pharao went in with the = chariots and=20 horsemen into the sea, and the Lord brought upon them the water of the = sea, but=20 the children of Israel walked through dry land in the midst of the=20 sea.

15:20 And Mariam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, = having=20 taken a timbrel in her hand-- then there went forth all the women after = her with=20 timbrels and dances.

15:21 And Mariam led them, saying, Let us sing to the = Lord, for=20 he has been very greatly glorified: the horse and rider has he cast into = the=20 sea.

15:22 So Moses brought up the children of Israel from = the Red=20 Sea, and brought them into the wilderness of Sur; and they went three = days in he=20 wilderness, and found no water to drink.

15:23 and they came to Merrha, and could not drink of = Merrha,=20 for it was bitter; therefore he named the name of that place,=20 Bitterness.

15:24 And the people murmured against Moses, saying, = What shall=20 we drink?

15:25 And Moses cried to the Lord, and the Lord = shewed him a=20 tree, and he cast it into the water, and the water was sweetened: there = he=20 established to him ordinances and judgments, and there he proved = him,

15:26 and said, If thou wilt indeed hear the voice of = the Lord=20 thy God, and do things pleasing before him, and wilt hearken to his = commands,=20 and keep all his ordinances, no disease which I have brought upon the = Egyptians=20 will I bring upon thee, for I am the Lord thy God that heals = thee.

15:27 And they came to Aelim, and there were there = twelve=20 fountains of water, and seventy stems of palm-trees; and they encamped = there by=20 the waters.

[Exodus] 16:1 And they departed from = Aelim,=20 and all the congregation of the children of Israel came to the = wilderness of=20 Sin, which is between Aelim and Sina; and on the fifteenth day, in the = second=20 month after their departure from the land of Egypt,

16:2 all the congregation of the children of Israel = murmured=20 against Moses and Aaron.

16:3 And the children of Israel said to them, Would = we had died=20 smitten by the Lord in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the flesh-pots, = and ate=20 bread to satiety! for ye have brought us out into this wilderness, to = slay all=20 this congregation with hunger.

16:4 And the Lord said to Moses, Behold, I [will] = rain bread=20 upon you out of heaven: and the people shall go forth, and they shall = gather=20 their daily portion for the day, that I may try them whether they will = walk in=20 my law or not.

16:5 And it shall come to pass on the sixth day that = they shall=20 prepare whatsoever they have brought in, and it shall be double of what = they=20 shall have gathered for the day, daily.

16:6 And Moses and Aaron said to all the congregation = of the=20 children of Israel, At even ye shall know that the Lord has brought you = out of=20 the land of Egypt;

16:7 and in the morning ye shall see the glory of the = Lord,=20 inasmuch as he hears your murmuring against God; and who are we, that ye = continue to murmur against us?

16:8 And Moses said, [This shall be] when the Lord = gives you in=20 the evening flesh to eat, and bread in the morning to satiety, because = the Lord=20 has heard your murmuring, which ye murmur against us: and what are we? = for your=20 murmuring is not against us, but against God.

16:9 And Moses said to Aaron, Say to all the = congregation of=20 the children of Israel, Come near before God; for he has heard your=20 murmuring.

16:10 And when Aaron spoke to all the congregation of = the=20 children of Israel, and they turned toward the wilderness, then the = glory of the=20 Lord appeared in a cloud.

16:11 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

16:12 I have heard the murmuring of the children of = Israel:=20 speak to them, saying, Towards evening ye shall eat flesh, and in the = morning ye=20 shall be satisfied with bread; and ye shall know that I am the Lord your = God.

16:13 And it was evening, and quails came up and = covered the=20 camp:

16:14 in the morning it came to pass as the dew = ceased round=20 about the camp, that, behold, on the face of the wilderness [was] a = small thing=20 like white coriander seed, as frost upon the earth.

16:15 And when the children of Israel saw it, they = said one to=20 another, What is this? for they knew not what it was; and Moses said to=20 them,

16:16 This [is] the bread which the Lord has given = you to eat.=20 This is that which the Lord has appointed: gather of it each man for his = family,=20 a homer for each person, according to the number of your souls, gather = each of=20 you with his fellow-lodgers.

16:17 And the children of Israel did so, and gathered = some much=20 and some less.

16:18 And having measured the homer [full], he that = gathered=20 much had nothing over, and he that had gathered less had no lack; each = gathered=20 according to the need of those who belonged to him.

16:19 And Moses said to them, Let no man leave of it = till the=20 morning.

16:20 But they did not hearken to Moses, bu some left = of it=20 till the morning; and it bred worms and stank: and Moses was irritated = with=20 them.

16:21 And they gathered it every morning, each man = what he=20 needed, and when the sun waxed hot it melted.

16:22 And it came to pass on the sixth day, they = gathered=20 double what was needed, two homers for one [man]; and all the chiefs of = the=20 synagogue went in and reported it to Moses.

16:23 And Moses said to them, Is not this the word = which the=20 Lord spoke? To-morrow [is] the sabbath, a holy rest to the Lord: bake = that ye=20 will bake, and seethe that ye will seethe, and all that is over leave to = be laid=20 by for the morrow.

16:24 And they left of it till the morning, as Moses = commanded=20 them; and it stank not, neither was there a worm in it.

16:25 And Moses said, Eat [that] to-day, for to-day = is a=20 sabbath to the Lord: [it] shall not be found in the plain.

16:26 Six days ye shall gather it, and on the seventh = day is a=20 sabbath, for there shall be none on that [day].

16:27 And it came to pass on the seventh day [that] = some of the=20 people went forth to gather, and found none.

16:28 And the Lord said to Moses, How long are ye = unwilling to=20 hearken to my commands and my law?

16:29 See, for the Lord has given you this day [as] = the=20 sabbath, therefore he has given you on the sixth day the bread of two = days: ye=20 shall sit each of you in your houses; let no one go forth from his place = on the=20 seventh day.

16:30 And the people kept sabbath on the seventh=20 day.

16:31 And the children of Israel called the name of = it Man; and=20 it was as white coriander seed, and the taste of it as a wafer with=20 honey.

16:32 And Moses said, This [is] the thing which the = Lord hath=20 commanded, Fill an homer with manna, to be laid up for your generations; = that=20 they may see the bread which ye ate in the wilderness, when the Lord led = you=20 forth out of the land of Egypt.

16:33 And Moses said to Aaron, Take a golden pot, and = cast into=20 it one full homer of manna; and thou shalt lay it up before God, to be = kept for=20 your generations,

16:34 as the Lord commanded Moses: and Aaron laid it = up before=20 the testimony to be kept.

16:35 And the children of Israel ate manna forty = years, until=20 they came to the land they ate the manna, until they came to the region = of=20 Phoenicia.

16:36 Now the homer was the tenth part of three=20 measures.

[Exodus] 17:1 And all the = congregation of the=20 children of Israel departed from the wilderness of Sin, according to = their=20 encampments, by the word of the Lord; and they encamped in Raphidin: and = there=20 was no water for the people to drink.

17:2 And the people reviled Moses, saying, Give us = water, that=20 we may drink; and Moses said to them, Why do ye revile me, and why tempt = ye the=20 Lord?

17:3 And the people thirsted there for water, and = there the=20 people murmured against Moses, saying, Why is this? hast thou brought us = up out=20 of Egypt to slay us and our children and our cattle with = thirst?

17:4 And Moses cried to the Lord, saying, What shall = I do to=20 this people? yet a little while and they will stone me.

17:5 And the Lord said to Moses, Go before this = people, and=20 take to thyself of the elders of the people; and the rod with which thou = smotest=20 the river, take in thine hand, and thou shalt go.

17:6 Behold, I stand there before thou [come], on the = rock in=20 Choreb, and thou shalt smite the rock, and water shall come out from it, = and the=20 people shall drink. And Moses did so before the sons of = Israel.

17:7 And he called the name of that place, = Temptation, and=20 Reviling, because of the reviling of the children of Israel, and because = they=20 tempted the Lord, saying, Is the Lord among us or not?

17:8 And Amalec came and fought with Israel in=20 Raphidin.

17:9 And Moses said to Joshua, Choose out for thyself = mighty=20 men, and go forth and set the army in array against Amalec to-morrow; = and,=20 behold, I [shall] stand on the top of the hill, and the rod of God [will = be] in=20 my hand.

17:10 And Joshua did as Moses said to him, and he = went out and=20 set the army in array against Amalec, and Moses and Aaron and Or went up = to the=20 top of the hill.

17:11 And it came to pass, when Moses lifted up his = hands,=20 Israel prevailed; and when he let down his hands, Amalec = prevailed.

17:12 But the hands of Moses were heavy, and they = took a stone=20 and put it under him, and he sat upon it; and Aaron and Or supported his = hands=20 one on this side and the other on that, and the hands of Moses were = supported=20 till the going down of the sun.

17:13 And Joshua routed Amalec and all his people = with the=20 slaughter of the sword.

17:14 And the Lord said to Moses, Write this for a = memorial in=20 a book, and speak [this] in the ears of Joshua; for I will utterly blot = out the=20 memorial of Amalec from under heaven.

17:15 And Moses built an altar to the Lord, and = called the name=20 of it, The Lord my Refuge.

17:16 For with a secret hand the Lord wages war upon = Amalec to=20 all generations.

[Exodus] 18:1 And Jothor the priest = of Madiam,=20 the father-in-law of Moses, heard of all that the Lord did to his people = Israel;=20 for the Lord brought Israel out of Egypt.

18:2 And Jothor the father-in-law of Moses, took = Sepphora the=20 wife of Moses after she had been sent away,

18:3 and her two sons: the name of the one was = Gersam, [his=20 father] saying, I was a sojourner in a strange land;--

18:4 and the name of the second Eliezer, saying, For = the God of=20 my father [is] my helper, and he has rescued me out of the hand of=20 Pharao.

18:5 And Jothor the father-in-law of Moses, and his = sons and=20 his wife, went forth to Moses into the wilderness, where he encamped on = the=20 mount of God.

18:6 And it was told Moses, saying, Behold, thy = father-in-law=20 Jothor is coming to thee, and thy wife and two sons with him.

18:7 And Moses went forth to meet his father-in-law, = and did=20 him reverence, and kissed him, and they embraced each other, and he = brought them=20 into the tent.

18:8 And Moses related to his father-in-law all = things that the=20 Lord did to Pharao and all the Egyptians for Israel's sake, and all the = labour=20 that had befallen them in the way, and that the Lord had rescued them = out of the=20 hand of Pharao, and out of the hand of the Egyptians.

18:9 And Jothor was amazed at all the good things = which the=20 Lord did to them, forasmuch as he rescued them out of the hand of the = Egyptians=20 and out of the hand of Pharao.

18:10 And Jothor said, Blessed be the Lord, because = he has=20 rescued them out of the hand of the Egyptians and out of the hand of=20 Pharao.

18:11 Now know I that the Lord is great above all = gods, because=20 of this, wherein they attacked them.

18:12 And Jothor the father-in-law of Moses took = whole=20 burnt-offerings and sacrifices for God, for Aaron and all the elders of = Israel=20 came to eat bread with the father-in-law of Moses before God.

18:13 And it came to pass after the morrow that Moses = sat to=20 judge the people, and all the people stood by Moses from morning till=20 evening.

18:14 And Jothor having seen all that [Moses] did to = the=20 people, says, What is this that thou doest to the people? wherefore = sittest thou=20 alone, and all the people stand by thee from morning till evening? =

18:15 And Moses says to his father-in-law, Because = the people=20 come to me to seek judgment from God.

18:16 For whenever there is a dispute among them, and = they come=20 to me, I give judgment upon each, and I teach them the ordinances of God = and his=20 law.

18:17 And the father-in-law of Moses said to him, = Thou dost not=20 this thing rightly,

18:18 thou wilt wear away with intolerable weariness, = both=20 those and all this people which is with thee: this thing is hard, thou = wilt not=20 be able to endure it thyself alone.

18:19 Now then hearken to me, and I will advise thee, = and God=20 shall be with thee: be thou to the people in the things pertaining to = God, and=20 thou shalt bring their matters to God.

18:20 And thou shalt testify to them the ordinances = of God and=20 his law, and thou shalt shew to them the ways in which they shall walk, = and the=20 works which they shall do.

18:21 And do thou look out for thyself out of all the = people=20 able men, fearing God, righteous men, hating pride, and thou shalt set = over the=20 people captains of thousands and captains of hundreds, and captains of = fifties,=20 and captains of tens.

18:22 And they shall judge the people at all times, = and the too=20 burdensome matter they shall bring to thee, but they shall judge the = smaller=20 cases; so they shall relieve thee and help thee.

18:23 If thou wilt do this thing, God shall = strengthen thee,=20 and thou shalt be able to attend, and all this people shall come with = peace into=20 their own place.

18:24 And Moses hearkened to the voice of his = father-in-law,=20 and did whatsoever he said to him.

18:25 And Moses chose out able men out of all Israel, = and he=20 made them captains of thousands and captains of hundreds, and captains = of=20 fifties and captains of tens over the people.

18:26 And they judged the people at all times; and = every too=20 burdensome matter they brought to Moses, but every light matter they = judged=20 themselves.

18:27 And Moses dismissed his father-in-law, and he = returned to=20 his own land.

[Exodus] 19:1 And in the third month = of the=20 departure of the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt, on the = same day,=20 they came into the wilderness of Sina.

19:2 And they departed from Raphidin, and came into = the=20 wilderness of Sina, and there Israel encamped before the = mountain.

19:3 And Moses went up to the mount of God, and God = called him=20 out of the mountain, saying, These things shalt thou say to the house of = Jacob,=20 and thou shalt report them to the children of Israel.

19:4 Ye have seen all that I have done to the = Egyptians, and I=20 took you up as upon eagles' wings, and I brought you near to = myself.

19:5 And now if ye will indeed hear my voice, and = keep my=20 covenant, ye shall be to me a peculiar people above all nations; for the = whole=20 earth is mine.

19:6 And ye shall be to me a royal priesthood and a = holy=20 nation: these words shalt thou speak to the children of = Israel.

19:7 And Moses came and called the elders of the = people, and he=20 set before them all these words, which God appointed them.

19:8 And all the people answered with one accord, and = said, All=20 things that God has spoken, we will do and hearken to: and Moses = reported these=20 words to God.

19:9 And the Lord said to Moses, Lo! I come to thee = in a pillar=20 of a cloud, that the people may hear me speaking to thee, and may = believe thee=20 for ever: and Moses reported the words of the people to the = Lord.

19:10 And the Lord said to Moses, Go down and = solemnly charge=20 the people, and sanctify them to-day and to-morrow, and let them wash = their=20 garments.

19:11 And let them be ready against the third day, = for on the=20 third day the Lord will descend upon mount Sina before all the=20 people.

19:12 And thou shalt separate the people round about, = saying,=20 Take heed to yourselves that ye go not up into the mountain, nor touch = any part=20 of it: every one that touches the mountain shall surely die.

19:13 A hand shall not touch it, for [every one that = touches]=20 shall be stoned with stones or shot through with a dart, whether beast = or=20 whether man, it shall not live: when the voices and trumpets and cloud = depart=20 from off the mountain, they shall come up on the mountain.

19:14 And Moses went down from the mountain to the = people, and=20 sanctified them, and they washed their clothes.

19:15 And he said to the people, Be ready: for three = days come=20 not near to a woman.

19:16 And it came to pass on the third day, as the = morning drew=20 nigh, there were voices and lightnings and a dark cloud on mount Sina: = the voice=20 of the trumpet sounded loud, and all the people in the camp = trembled.

19:17 And Moses led the people forth out of the camp = to meet=20 God, and they stood by under the camp.

19:18 The mount of Sina was altogether on a smoke, = because God=20 had descended upon it in fire; and the smoke went up as the smoke of a = furnace,=20 and the people were exceedingly amazed.

19:19 And the sounds of the trumpet were waxing very = much=20 louder. Moses spoke, and God answered him with a voice.

19:20 And the Lord came down upon mount Sina on the = top of the=20 mountain; and the Lord called Moses to the top of the mountain, and = Moses went=20 up.

19:21 And God spoke to Moses, saying, Go down, and = solemnly=20 charge the people, lest at any time they draw nigh to God to gaze, and a = multitude of them fall.

19:22 And let the priests that draw nigh to the Lord = God=20 sanctify themselves, lest he destroy some of them.

19:23 And Moses said to God, The people will not be = able to=20 approach to the mount of Sina, for thou hast solemnly charged us, = saying, Set=20 bounds to the mountain and sanctify it.

19:24 And the Lord said to him, Go, descend, and come = up thou=20 and Aaron with thee; but let not the priests and the people force their = way to=20 come up to God, lest the Lord destroy some of them.

19:25 And Moses went down to the people, and spoke to = them.

[Exodus] 20:1 And the Lord spoke all = these=20 words, saying:

20:2 I am the Lord thy God, who brought thee out of = the land of=20 Egypt, out of the house of bondage.

20:3 Thou shalt have no other gods beside = me.

20:4 Thou shalt not make to thyself an idol, nor = likeness of=20 anything, whatever things are in the heaven above, and whatever are in = the earth=20 beneath, and whatever are in the waters under the earth.

20:5 Thou shalt not bow down to them, nor serve them; = for I am=20 the Lord thy God, a jealous God, recompensing the sins of the fathers = upon the=20 children, to the third and fourth generation to them that hate = me,

20:6 and bestowing mercy on them that love me to = thousands [of=20 them], and on them that keep my commandments.

20:7 Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God = in vain;=20 for the Lord thy God will not acquit him that takes his name in = vain.

20:8 Remember the sabbath day to keep it = holy.

20:9 Six days thou shalt labour, and shalt perform = all thy=20 work.

20:10 But on the seventh day is the sabbath of the = Lord thy=20 God; on it thou shalt do no work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, = thy=20 servant nor thy maidservant, thine ox nor thine ass, nor any cattle of = thine,=20 nor the stranger that sojourns with thee.

20:11 For in six days the Lord made the heaven and = the earth,=20 and the sea and all things in them, and rested on the seventh day; = therefore the=20 Lord blessed the seventh day, and hallowed it.

20:12 Honour thy father and thy mother, that it may = be well=20 with thee, and that thou mayest live long on the good land, which the = Lord thy=20 God gives to thee.

20:13 Thou shalt not kill.

20:14 Thou shalt not commit adultery.

20:15 Thou shalt not steal.

20:16 Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy=20 neighbour.

20:17 Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife; thou = shalt not=20 covet thy neighbour's house; nor his field, nor his servant, nor his = maid, nor=20 his ox, nor his ass, nor any of his cattle, nor whatever belongs to thy=20 neighbour.

20:18 And all the people perceived the thundering, = and the=20 flashes, and the voice of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking; and all = the=20 people feared and stood afar off,

20:19 and said to Moses, Speak thou to us, and let = not God=20 speak to us, lest we die.

20:20 And Moses says to them, Be of good courage, for = God is=20 come to you to try you, that his fear may be among you, that ye sin=20 not.

20:21 And the people stood afar off, and Moses went = into the=20 darkness where God was.

20:22 And the Lord said to Moses, Thus shalt thou say = to the=20 house of Jacob, and thou shalt report it to the children of Israel, Ye = have seen=20 that I have spoken to you from heaven.

20:23 Ye shall not make to yourselves gods of silver, = and gods=20 of gold ye shall not make to yourselves.

20:24 Ye shall make to me an altar of earth; and upon = it ye=20 shall sacrifice your whole burnt-offerings, and your peace-offerings, = and your=20 sheep and your calves in every place, where I shall record my name; and = I will=20 come to thee and bless thee.

20:25 And if thou wilt make to me an altar of stones, = thou=20 shalt not build them hewn [stones]; for thou hast lifted up thy tool = upon them,=20 and they are defiled.

20:26 Thou shalt not go up to my altar by steps, that = thou=20 mayest not uncover thy nakedness upon it.

[Exodus] 21:1 And these [are] the = ordinances=20 which thou shalt set before them.

21:2 If thou buy a Hebrew servant, six years shall he = serve=20 thee, and in the seventh year he shall go forth free for = nothing.

21:3 If he should have come in alone, he shall also = go forth=20 alone; and if his wife should have gone in together with him, his wife = also=20 shall go out.

21:4 Moreover, if his master give him a wife, ad she = have=20 [born] him sons or daughters, the wife and the children shall be his = master's;=20 and he shall go forth alone.

21:5 And if the servant should answer and say, I love = my master=20 and wife and children, I will not go away free;

21:6 his master shall bring him to the judgment-seat = of God,=20 and then shall he bring him to the door,-- to the door-post, and his = master=20 shall bore his ear through with an awl, and he shall serve him for=20 ever.

21:7 And if any one sell his daughter as a domestic, = she shall=20 not depart as the maid-servants depart.

21:8 If she be not pleasing to her master, after she = has=20 betrothed herself to him, he shall let her go free; but he is not at = liberty to=20 sell her to a foreign nation, because he has trifled with her. =

21:9 And if he should have betrothed her to his son, = he shall=20 do to her according to the right of daughters.

21:10 And if he take another to himself, he shall not = deprive=20 her of necessaries and her apparel, and her companionship [with = him].

21:11 And if he will not do these three things to = her, she=20 shall go out free without money.

21:12 And if any man smite another and he die, let = him be=20 certainly put to death.

21:13 But as for him that did it not willingly, but = God=20 delivered him into his hands, I will give thee a place whither the = slayer may=20 flee.

21:14 And if any one lie in wait for his neighbour to = slay him=20 by craft, and he go for refuge, thou shalt take him from my altar to put = him to=20 death.

21:15 Whoever smites his father or his mother, let = him be=20 certainly put to death.

21:16 Whosoever shall steal one of the children of = Israel, and=20 prevail over him and sell him, and he be found with him, let him = certainly die.=20

21:17 He that reviles his father or his mother shall = surely=20 die.

21:18 And if two men revile each other and smite the = one the=20 other with a stone or his fist, and he die not, but be laid upon his=20 bed;

21:19 if the man arise and walk abroad on his staff, = he that=20 smote him shall be clear; only he shall pay for his loss of time, and = for his=20 healing.

21:20 And if a man site his man-servant or his = maid-servant,=20 with a rod, and [the party] die under his hands, he shall be surely=20 punished.

21:21 But if [the servant] continue to live a day or = two, let=20 not [the master] be punished; for he is his money.

21:22 And if two men strive and smite a woman with = child, and=20 her child be born imperfectly formed, he shall be forced to pay a = penalty: as=20 the woman's husband may lay upon him, he shall pay with a = valuation.

21:23 But if it be perfectly formed, he shall give = life for=20 life,

21:24 eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, = foot for=20 foot,

21:25 burning for burning, wound for wound, stripe = for=20 stripe.

21:26 And if one smite the eye of his man-servant, or = the eye=20 of his maid-servant, and put it out, he shall let them go free for their = eye's=20 sake.

21:27 And if he should smite out the tooth of his = man-servant,=20 or the tooth of his maid-servant, he shall send them away free for their = tooth's=20 sake.

21:28 And if a bull gore a man or woman and they die, = the bull=20 shall be stoned with stones, and his flesh shall not be eaten; but the = owner of=20 the bull shall be clear.

21:29 But if the bull should have been given to = goring in=20 former time, and men should have told his owner, and he have not removed = him,=20 but he should have slain a man or woman, the bull shall be stoned, and = his owner=20 shall die also.

21:30 And if a ransom should be imposed on him, he = shall pay=20 for the ransom of his soul as much as they shall lay upon = him.

21:31 And if [the bull] gore a son or daughter, let = them do to=20 him according to this ordinance.

21:32 And if the bull gore a man-servant or = maid-servant, he=20 shall pay to their master thirty silver didrachmas, and the bull shall = be=20 stoned.

21:33 And if any one open a pit or dig a cavity in = stone, and=20 cover it not, and an ox or an ass fall in there,

21:34 the owner of the pit shall make compensation; = he shall=20 give money to their owner, and the dead shall be his own.

21:35 And if any man's bull gore the bull of his = neighbour, and=20 it die, they shall sell the living bull and divide the money, and they = shall=20 divide the dead bull.

21:36 But if the bull be known to have been given to = goring in=20 time past, and they have testified to his owner, and he have not removed = him, he=20 shall repay bull for bull, but the dead shall be his own.

[Exodus] 22:1 And if one steal an ox = or a=20 sheep, and kill it or sell it, he shall pay five calves for a calf, and = four=20 sheep for a sheep.

22:2 And if the thief be found in the breach [made by = himself]=20 and be smitten and die, there shall not be blood shed for = him.

22:3 But if the sun be risen upon him, he is guilty, = he shall=20 die instead; and if a thief have nothing, let him be sold in = compensation for=20 what he has stolen.

22:4 And if the thing stolen be left and be in his = hand alive,=20 whether ox or sheep, he shall restore them two-fold.

22:5 And if any one should feed down a field or a = vineyard, and=20 should send in his beast to feed down another field, he shall make = compensation=20 of his own field according to his produce; and if he shall have fed down = the=20 whole field, he shall pay for compensation the best of his own field and = the=20 best of his vineyard.

22:6 And if fire have gone forth and caught thorns, = and should=20 also set on fire threshing-floors or ears of corn or a field, he that = kindled=20 the fire shall make compensation.

22:7 And if any one give to his neighbour money r = goods to=20 keep, and they be stolen out of the man's house, if the thief be found = he shall=20 repay double.

22:8 But if the thief be not found, the master of the = house=20 shall come forward before God, and shall swear that surely he has not = wrought=20 wickedly in regard of any part of his neighbour's deposit,

22:9 according to every injury alleged, both = concerning a calf,=20 and an ass, and a sheep, and a garment, and every alleged loss, = whatsoever in=20 fact it may be,-- the judgment of both shall proceed before God, and he = that is=20 convicted by God shall repay to his neighbour double.

22:10 And if any one give to his neighbour to keep a = calf or=20 sheep or any beast, and it be wounded or die or be taken, and no one=20 know,

22:11 an oath of God shall be between both, [each = swearing]=20 that he has surely not at all been guilty in the matter of his = neighbour's=20 deposit; and so his master shall hold him guiltless, and he shall not = make=20 compensation.

22:12 And if it be stolen from him, he shall make = compensation=20 to the owner.

22:13 And if it be seized of beasts, he shall bring = him to=20 [witness] the prey, and he shall not make compensation.

22:14 And if any one borrow [ought] of his neighbour, = and it be=20 wounded or die or be carried away, and the owner of it be not with it, = he shall=20 make compensation.

22:15 But if the owner be with it, he shall not make=20 compensation: but if it be a hired thing, there shall be [a = compensation] to him=20 instead of his hire.

22:16 And if any one deceive a virgin that is not = betrothed,=20 and lie with her, he shall surely endow her for a wife to = himself.

22:17 And if her father positively refuse, and will = not consent=20 to give her to him for a wife, he shall pay compensation to her father = according=20 to the amount of the dowry of virgins.

22:18 Ye shall not save the lives of = sorcerers.

22:19 Every one that lies with a beast ye shall = surely put to=20 death.

22:20 He that sacrifices to any gods but to the Lord = alone,=20 shall be destroyed by death.

22:21 And ye shall not hurt a stranger, nor afflict = him; for ye=20 were strangers in the land of Egypt.

22:22 Ye shall hurt no widow or orphan.

22:23 And if ye should afflict them by ill-treatment, = and they=20 should cry aloud to me, I will surely hear their voice.

22:24 And I will be very angry, and will slay you = with the=20 sword, and your wives shall be widows and your children = orphans.

22:25 And if thou shouldest lend money to thy poor = brother who=20 is by thee, thou shalt not be hard upon him thou shalt not exact usury = of=20 him.

22:26 And if thou take thy neighbour's garment for a = pledge,=20 thou shalt restore it to him before sunset.

22:27 For this is his clothing, this is the only = covering of=20 his nakedness; wherein shall he sleep? If then he shall cry to me, I = will=20 hearken to him, for I am merciful.

22:28 Thou shalt not revile the gods, nor speak ill = of the=20 ruler of thy people.

22:29 Thou shalt not keep back the first-fruits of = thy=20 threshing floor and press. The first-born of thy sons thou shalt give to = me.

22:30 So shalt thou do with thy calf and thy sheep = and thine=20 ass; seven days shall it be under the mother, and the eighth day thou = shalt give=20 it to me.

22:31 And ye shall be holy men to me; and ye shall = not eat=20 flesh taken of beasts, ye shall cast it to the dog.

[Exodus] 23:1 Thou shalt not receive = a vain=20 report: thou shalt not agree with the unjust [man] to become an unjust=20 witness.

23:2 Thou shalt not associate with the multitude for = evil; thou=20 shalt not join thyself with a multitude to turn aside with the majority = so as to=20 shut out judgment.

23:3 And thou shalt not spare a poor man in=20 judgment.

23:4 And if thou meet thine enemy's ox or his ass = going astray,=20 thou shalt turn them back and restore them to him.

23:5 And if thou see thine enemy's ass fallen under = its burden,=20 thou shalt not pass by it, but shalt help to raise it with = him.

23:6 Thou shalt not wrest the sentence of the poor in = his=20 judgment.

23:7 Thou shalt abstain from every unjust thing: thou = shalt not=20 slay the innocent and just, and thou shalt not justify the wicked for=20 gifts.

23:8 And thou shalt not receive gifts; for gifts = blind the eyes=20 of the seeing, and corrupt just words.

23:9 And ye shall not afflict a stranger, for ye know = the heart=20 of a stranger; for ye were yourselves strangers in the land of = Egypt.

23:10 Six years thou shalt sow thy land, and gather = in the=20 fruits of it.

23:11 But in the seventh year thou shalt let it rest, = and leave=20 it, and the poor of thy nation shall feed; and the wild beasts of the = field=20 shall eat that which remains: thus shalt thou do to thy vineyard and to = thine=20 oliveyard.

23:12 Six days shalt thou do thy works, and on the = seventh day=20 there shall be rest, that thine ox and thine ass may rest, and that the = son of=20 thy maid-servant and the stranger may be refreshed.

23:13 Observe all things whatsoever I have commanded = yo; and ye=20 shall make no mention of the name of other gods, neither shall they be = heard out=20 of your mouth.

23:14 Keep ye a feast to me three times in the = year.

23:15 Take heed to keep the feast of unleavened = bread: seven=20 days ye shall eat unleavened bread, as I charged thee at the season of = the month=20 of new [corn], for in it thou camest out of Egypt: thou shalt not appear = before=20 me empty.

23:16 And thou shalt keep the feast of the harvest of = first-fruits of thy labours, whatsoever thou shalt have sown in thy = field, and=20 the feast of completion at the end of the year in the gathering in of = thy fruits=20 out of thy field.

23:17 Three times in the year shall all thy males = appear before=20 the Lord thy God.

23:18 For when I shall have cast out the nations from = before=20 thee, and shall have widened thy borders, thou shalt not offer the blood = of my=20 sacrifice with leaven, neither must the fat of my feast abide till the = morning.=20

23:19 Thou shalt bring the first-offerings of the = first-fruits=20 of thy land into the house of the Lord thy God. Thou shalt not seethe a = lamb in=20 its mother's milk.

23:20 And, behold, I send my angel before thy face, = that he may=20 keep thee in the way, that he may bring thee into the land which I have = prepared=20 for thee.

23:21 Take heed to thyself and hearken to him, and = disobey him=20 not; for he will not give way to thee, for my name is on him.

23:22 If ye will indeed hear my voice, and if thou = wilt do all=20 the things I shall charge thee with, and keep my covenant, ye shall be = to me a=20 peculiar people above all nations, for the whole earth is mine; and ye = shall be=20 to me a royal priesthood, and a holy nation: these words shall ye speak = to the=20 children of Israel, If ye shall indeed hear my voice, and do all the = things I=20 shall tell thee, I will be an enemy to thine enemies, and an adversary = to thine=20 adversaries.

23:23 For my angel shall go as thy leader, and shall = bring thee=20 to the Amorite, and Chettite, and Pherezite, and Chananite, and = Gergesite, and=20 Evite, and Jebusite, and I will destroy them.

23:24 Thou shalt not worship their gods, nor serve = them: thou=20 shalt not do according to their works, but shalt utterly destroy them, = and break=20 to pieces their pillars.

23:25 And thou shalt serve the Lord thy God, and I = will bless=20 thy bread and thy wine and thy water, and I will turn away sickness from = you.

23:26 There shall not be on thy land one that is = impotent or=20 barren. I will surely fulfil the number of thy days.

23:27 And I will send terror before thee, and I will = strike=20 with amazement all the nations to which thou shalt come, and I will make = all=20 thine enemies to flee.

23:28 And I will send hornets before thee, and thou = shalt cast=20 out the Amorites and the Evites, and the Chananites and the Chettites = from=20 thee.

23:29 I will not cast them out in one year, lest the = land=20 become desolate, and the beasts of the field multiply against = thee.

23:30 By little [and little] I will cast them out = from before=20 thee, until thou shalt be increased and inherit the earth.

23:31 And I will set thy borders from the Red Sea, to = the sea=20 of the Phylistines, and from the wilderness to the great river = Euphrates; and I=20 will give into your hand those that dwell in the land, and will cast = them out=20 from thee.

23:32 Thou shalt make no covenant with them and their = gods.

23:33 And they shall not dwell in thy land, lest they = cause=20 thee to sin against me; for if thou shouldest serve their gods, these = will be an=20 offence to thee.

[Exodus] 24:1 And to Moses he said, = Go up to=20 the Lord, thou and Aaron and Nadab and Abiud, and seventy of the elders = of=20 Israel: and they shall worship the Lord from a distance.

24:2 And Moses alone shall draw nigh to God; and they = shall not=20 draw nigh, and the people shall not come up with them.

24:3 And Moses went in and related to the people all = the words=20 of God and the ordinances; and all the people answered with one voice, = saying,=20 All the words which the Lord has spoken, we will do and be obedient. =

24:4 And Moses wrote all the words of the Lord; and = Moses rose=20 up early in the morning, and built an altar under the mountain, and [set = up]=20 twelve stones for the twelve tribes of Israel.

24:5 And he sent forth the young men of the children = of Israel,=20 and they offered whole burnt-offerings, and they sacrificed young calves = as a=20 peace-offering to God.

24:6 And Moses took half the blood and poured it into = bowls,=20 and half the blood he poured out upon the altar.

24:7 And he took the book of the covenant and read it = in the=20 ears of the people, and they said, All things whatsoever the Lord has = spoken we=20 will do and hearken therein.

24:8 And Moses took the blood and sprinkled it upon = the people,=20 and said, Behold the blood of the covenant, which the Lord has made with = you=20 concerning all these words.

24:9 And Moses went up, and Aaron, and Nadab and = Abiud, and=20 seventy of the elders of Israel.

24:10 And they saw the place where the God of Israel = stood; and=20 under his feet was as it were a work of sapphire slabs, and as it were = the=20 appearance of the firmament of heaven in its purity.

24:11 And of the chosen ones of Israel there was not = even one=20 missing, and they appeared in the place of God, and did eat and drink.=20

24:12 And the Lord said to Moses, Come up to me into = the=20 mountain, and be there; and I will give thee the tables of stone, the = law and=20 the commandments, which I have written to give them laws.

24:13 And Moses rose up and Joshua his attendant, and = they went=20 up into the mount of God.

24:14 And to the elders they said, Rest there till we = return to=20 you; and behold, Aaron and Or are with you: if any man have a cause to = be tried,=20 let them go to them.

24:15 And Moses and Joshua went up to the mountain, = and the=20 cloud covered the mountain.

24:16 And the glory of God came down upon the mount = Sina, and=20 the cloud covered it six days; and the Lord called Moses on the seventh = day out=20 of the midst of the cloud.

24:17 And the appearance of the glory of the Lord was = as=20 burning fire on the top of the mountain, before the children of=20 Israel.

24:18 And Moses went into the midst of the cloud, and = went up=20 to the mountain, and was there in the mountain forty days and forty=20 nights.

[Exodus] 25:1 And the Lord spoke to = Moses,=20 saying,

25:2 Speak to the children of Israel, and take = first-fruits of=20 all, who may be disposed in their heart to give; and ye shall take my=20 first-fruits.

25:3 And this is the offering which ye shall take of = them; gold=20 and silver and brass,

25:4 and blue, and purple, and double scarlet, and = fine spun=20 linen, and goats' hair,

25:5 and rams' skins dyed red, and blue skins, and=20 incorruptible wood,

25:6 and oil for the light, incense for anointing = oil, and for=20 the composition of incense,

25:7 and sardius stones, and stones for the carved = work of the=20 breast-plate, and the full-length robe.

25:8 And thou shalt make me a sanctuary, and I will = appear=20 among you.

25:9 And thou shalt make for me according to all = things which I=20 shew thee in the mountain; even the pattern of the tabernacle, and the = pattern=20 of all its furniture: so shalt thou make it.

25:10 And thou shalt make the ark of testimony of = incorruptible=20 wood; the length of two cubits and a half, and the breadth of a cubit = and a=20 half, and the height of a cubit and a half.

25:11 And thou shalt gild it with pure gold, thou = shalt gild it=20 within and without; and thou shalt make for it golden wreaths twisted = round=20 about.

25:12 And thou shalt cast for it four golden rings, = and shalt=20 put them on the four sides; two rings on the one side, and two rings on = the=20 other side.

25:13 And thou shalt make staves [of] incorruptible = wood, and=20 shalt gild them with gold.

25:14 And thou shalt put the staves into the rings on = the sides=20 of the ark, to bear the ark with them.

25:15 The staves shall remain fixed in the rings of = the=20 ark.

25:16 And thou shalt put into the ark the testimonies = which I=20 shall give thee.

25:17 And thou shalt make a propitiatory, a lid of = pure gold;=20 the length of two cubits and a half, and the breadth of a cubit and a=20 half.

25:18 And thou shalt make two cherubs graven in gold, = and thou=20 shalt put them on both sides of the propitiatory.

25:19 They shall be made, one cherub on this side, = and another=20 cherub on the other side of the propitiatory; and thou shalt make the = two=20 cherubs on the two sides.

25:20 The cherubs shall stretch forth their wings = above,=20 overshadowing the propitiatory with their wings; and their faces shall = be toward=20 each other, the faces of the cherubs shall be toward the=20 propitiatory.

25:21 And thou shalt set the propitiatory on the ark = above, and=20 thou shalt put into the ark the testimonies which I shall give = thee.

25:22 And I will make myself known to thee from = thence, and I=20 will speak to thee above the propitiatory between the two cherubs, which = are=20 upon the ark of testimony, even in all things which I shall charge thee=20 concerning the children of Israel.

25:23 And thou shalt make a golden table of pure = gold, in=20 length two cubits, and in breadth a cubit, and in height a cubit and a=20 half.

25:24 And thou shalt make for it golden wreaths = twisted round=20 about, and thou shalt make for it a crown of an hand-breadth round=20 about.

25:25 And thou shalt make a twisted wreath for the = crown round=20 about.

25:26 And thou shalt make four golden rings; and thou = shalt put=20 the four rings upon the four parts of its feet under the = crown.

25:27 And the rings shall be for bearings for the = staves, that=20 they may bear the table with them.

25:28 And thou shalt make the staves of incorruptible = wood, and=20 thou shalt gild them with pure gold; and the table shall be borne with=20 them.

25:29 And thou shalt make its dishes and its censers, = and its=20 bowls, and its cups, with which thou shalt offer drink-offerings: of = pure gold=20 shalt thou make them.

25:30 And thou shalt set upon the table shewbread = before me=20 continually.

25:31 And thou shalt make a candlestick of pure gold; = thou=20 shalt make the candlestick of graven work: its stem and its branches, = and its=20 bowls and its knops and its lilies shall be of one piece.

25:32 And six branches proceeding sideways, three = branches of=20 the candlestick from one side of it, and three branches of the = candlestick from=20 the other side.

25:33 And three bowls fashioned like almonds, on each = branch a=20 knop and a lily; so to the six brances proceeding from the=20 candlestick,

25:34 and in the candlestick four bowls fashioned = like almonds,=20 in each branch knops and the flowers of the same.

25:35 A knop under two branches out of it, and a knop = under=20 four branches out of it; so to the six branches proceeding from the = candlestick;=20 and in the candlestick four bowls fashioned like almonds.

25:36 Let the knops and the branches be of one piece, = altogether graven of one piece of pure gold.

25:37 And thou shalt make its seven lamps: and thou = shalt set=20 on [it] the lamps, and they shall shine from one front.

25:38 And thou shalt make its funnel and its = snuff-dishes of=20 pure gold.

25:39 All these articles [shall be] a talent of pure=20 gold.

25:40 See, thou shalt make them according to the = pattern shewed=20 thee in the mount.

[Exodus] 26:1 And thou shalt make = the=20 tabernacle, ten curtains of fine linen spun, and blue and purple, and = scarlet=20 spun [with] cherubs; thou shalt make them with work of a = weaver.

26:2 The length of one curtain shall be eight and = twenty=20 cubits, and one curtain shall be the breadth of four cubits: there shall = be the=20 same measure to all the curtains.

26:3 And the five curtains shall be joined one to = another, and=20 [the other] five curtains shall be closely connected the one with the=20 other.

26:4 And thou shalt make for them loops of blue on = the edge of=20 one curtain, on one side for the coupling, and so shalt thou make on the = edge of=20 the outer curtain for the second coupling.

26:5 Fifty loops shalt thou make for one curtain, and = fifty=20 loops shalt thou make on the part of the curtain answering to the = coupling of=20 the second, opposite [each other], corresponding to each other at each = point.=20

26:6 And thou shalt make fifty golden rings; and thou = shalt=20 join the curtains to each other with the rings, and it shall be one=20 tabernacle.

26:7 And thou shalt make for a covering of the = tabernacle skins=20 with the hair on, thou shalt make them eleven skins.

26:8 The length of one skin thirty cubits, and the = breadth of=20 one skin four cubits: there shall be the same measure to the eleven=20 skins.

26:9 And thou shalt join the five skins together, and = the six=20 skins together; and thou shalt double the sixth skin in front of the=20 tabernacle.

26:10 And thou shalt make fifty loops on the border = of one=20 skin, which is in the midst for the joinings; and thou shalt make fifty = loops on=20 the edge of the second skin that joins it.

26:11 And thou shalt make fifty brazen rings; and = thou shalt=20 join the rings by the loops, and thou shalt join the skins, and they = shall be=20 one.

26:12 And thou shalt fix at the end that which is = over in the=20 skins of the tabernacle; the half of the skin that is left shalt thou = fold over,=20 according to the overplus of the skins of the tabernacle; thou shalt = fold it=20 over behind the tabernacle.

26:13 A cubit an this side, and a cubit on that side = of that=20 which remains of the skins, of the length of the skins of the = tabernacle: it=20 shall be folding over the sides of the tabernacle on this side and that = side,=20 that it may cover it.

26:14 And thou shalt make for a covering of the = tabernacle=20 rams' skins dyed red, and blue skins as coverings above.

26:15 And thou shalt make the posts of the tabernacle = of=20 incorruptible wood.

26:16 Of ten cubits shalt thou make one post, and the = breadth=20 of one post of a cubit and a half.

26:17 Two joints shalt thou make in one post, = answering the one=20 to the other: so shalt thou do to all the posts of the = tabernacle.

26:18 And thou shalt make posts to the tabernacle, = twenty posts=20 on the north side.

26:19 And thou shalt make to the twenty posts forty = silver=20 sockets; two sockets to one post on both its sides, and two sockets to = the other=20 post on both its sides.

26:20 And for the next side, toward the south, twenty = posts,

26:21 and their forty silver sockets: two sockets to = one post=20 on both its sides, and two sockets to the other post on both its=20 sides.

26:22 And on the back of the tabernacle at the part = which is=20 toward the [west] thou shalt make six posts.

26:23 And thou shalt make two posts on the corners of = the=20 tabernacle behind.

26:24 And it shall be equal below, they shall be = equal toward=20 the same part from the heads to one joining; so shalt thou make to both = the two=20 corners, let them be equal.

26:25 And there shall be eight posts, and their = sixteen silver=20 sockets; two sockets to one post on both its sides, and two sockets to = the other=20 post.

26:26 And thou shalt make bars of incorruptible wood; = five to=20 one post on one side of the tabernacle,

26:27 and five bars to one post on the second side of = the=20 tabernacle, and five bars to the hinder posts, on the side of the = tabernacle=20 toward the sea.

26:28 And let the bar in the middle between the posts = go=20 through from the one side to the other side.

26:29 And thou shalt gild the posts with gold; and = thou shalt=20 make golden rings, into which thou shalt introduce the bars, and thou = shalt gild=20 the bars with gold.

26:30 And thou shalt set up the tabernacle according = to the=20 pattern shewed thee in the mount.

26:31 And thou shalt make a veil of blue and purple = and scarlet=20 woven, and fine linen spun: thou shalt make it cherubs [in] woven=20 work.

26:32 And thou shalt set it upon four posts of = incorruptible=20 wood overlaid with gold; and their tops [shall be] gold, and their four = sockets=20 [shall be] of silver.

26:33 And thou shalt put the veil on the posts, and = thou shalt=20 carry in thither within the veil the ark of the testimony; and the veil = shall=20 make a separation for you between the holy and the holy of = holies.

26:34 And thou shalt screen with the veil the ark of = the=20 testimony in the holy of holies.

26:35 And thou shalt set the table outside the veil, = and the=20 candlestick opposite the table on the south side of the tabernacle; and = thou=20 shalt put the table on the north side of the tabernacle.

26:36 And thou shalt make a screen for the door of = the=20 tabernacle of blue, and purple, and spun scarlet and fine linen spun, = the work=20 of the embroiderer.

26:37 And thou shalt make for the veil five posts, = and thou=20 shalt gild them with gold; and their chapiters shall be gold; and thou = shalt=20 cast for them five brazen sockets.

[Exodus] 27:1 And thou shalt make an = altar of=20 incorruptible wood, of five cubits in the length, and five cubits in the = breadth; the altar shall be square, and the height of it shall be of = three=20 cubits.

27:2 And thou shalt make the horns on the four = corners; the=20 horns shall be of the same piece, and thou shalt overlay them with = brass.=20

27:3 And thou shalt make a rim for the altar; and its = covering=20 and its cups, and its flesh-hooks, and its fire-pan, and all its vessels = shalt=20 thou make of brass.

27:4 And thou shalt make for it a brazen grate with = net-work;=20 and thou shalt make for the grate four brazen rings under the four=20 sides.

27:5 And thou shalt put them below under the grate of = the=20 altar, and the grate shall extend to the middle of the altar.

27:6 And thou shalt make for the altar staves of = incorruptible=20 wood, and thou shalt overlay them with brass.

27:7 And thou shalt put the staves into the rings; = and let the=20 staves be on the sides of the altar to carry it.

27:8 Thou shalt make it hollow with boards: according = to what=20 was shewed thee in the mount, so thou shalt make it.

27:9 And thou shalt make a court for the tabernacle, = curtains=20 of the court of fine linen spun on the south side, the length of a = hundred=20 cubits for one side.

27:10 And their pillars twenty, and twenty brazen = sockets for=20 them, and their rings and their clasps of silver.

27:11 Thus [shall there be] to the side toward the = north=20 curtains of a hundred cubits in length; and their pillars twenty, and = their=20 sockets twenty of brass, and the rings and the clasps of the pillars, = and their=20 sockets overlaid with silver.

27:12 And in the breadth of the tabernacle toward the = west=20 curtains of fifty cubits, their pillars ten and their sockets = ten.

27:13 And in the breadth of the tabernacle toward the = south,=20 curtains of fifty cubits; their pillars ten, and their sockets = ten.

27:14 And the height of the curtains [shall be] of = fifty cubits=20 for the one side [of the gate]; their pillars three, and their sockets=20 three.

27:15 And [for] the second side the height of the = curtains=20 [shall be] of fifteen cubits; their pillars three, and their sockets=20 three.

27:16 And a veil for the door of the court, the = height [of it]=20 of twenty cubits of blue linen, and of purple, and spun scarlet, and of = fine=20 linen spun with the art of the embroiderer; their pillars four, and = their=20 sockets four.

27:17 All the pillars of the court round about = overlaid with=20 silver, and their chapiters silver and their brass sockets.

27:18 And the length of the court [shall be] a = hundred [cubits]=20 on each side, and the breadth fifty on each side, and the height five = cubits of=20 fine linen spun, and their sockets of brass.

27:19 And all the furniture and all the instruments = and the=20 pins of the court [shall be] of brass.

27:20 And do thou charge the children of Israel, and = let them=20 take for thee refined pure olive-oil beaten to burn for light, that a = lamp may=20 burn continually

27:21 in the tabernacle of the testimony, without the = veil that=20 is before the [ark of the] covenant, shall Aaron and his sons burn it = from=20 evening until morning, before the Lord: it is a perpetual ordinance = throughout=20 your generations of the children of Israel.

[Exodus] 28:1 And do thou take to = thyself both=20 Aaron thy brother, and his sons, even [them] of the children of Israel; = so that=20 Aaron, and Nadab and Abiud, and Eleazar and Ithamar, sons of Aaron, may = minister=20 to me.

28:2 And thou shalt make holy apparel for Aaron thy = brother,=20 for honour and glory.

28:3 And speak thou to all those who are wise in = understanding,=20 whom I have filled with the spirit of wisdom and perception; and they = shall make=20 the holy apparel of Aaron for the sanctuary, in which [apparel] he shall = minister to me as priest.

28:4 And these are the garments which they shall = make: the=20 breast-plate, and the shoulder-piece, and the full-length robe, and the = tunic=20 with a fringe, and the tire, and the girdle; and they shall make holy = garments=20 for Aaron and his sons to minister to me as priests.

28:5 And they shall take the gold, and the blue, and = the=20 purple, and the scarlet, and the fine linen.

28:6 And they shall make the shoulder-piece of fine = linen spun,=20 the woven work of the embroiderer.

28:7 It shall have two shoulder-pieces joined = together,=20 fastened on the two sides.

28:8 And the woven work of the shoulder-pieces which = is upon=20 it, shall be of one piece according to the work, of pure gold and blue = and=20 purple, and spun scarlet and fine twined linen.

28:9 And thou shalt take the two stones, the stones = of emerald,=20 and thou shalt grave on them the names of the children of = Israel.

28:10 Six names on the first stone, and the other six = names on=20 the second stone, according to their births.

28:11 [It shall be] the work of the stone-engraver's = art; as=20 the graving of a seal thou shalt engrave the two stones with the names = of the=20 children of Israel.

28:12 And thou shalt put the two stones on the = shoulders of the=20 shoulder-piece: they are memorial-stones for the children of Israel: and = Aaron=20 shall bear the names of the children of Israel before the Lord on his = two=20 shoulders, a memorial for them.

28:13 And thou shalt make circlets of pure gold; =

28:14 and thou shalt make two fringes of pure gold, = variegated=20 with flowers wreathen work; and thou shalt put the wreathen fringes on = the=20 circlets, fastening them on their shoulder-pieces in front.

28:15 And thou shalt make the oracle of judgment, the = work of=20 the embroiderer: in keeping with the ephod, thou shalt make it of gold, = and blue=20 and purple, and spun scarlet, and fine linen spun.

28:16 Thou shalt make it square: it shall be double; = of a span=20 the length of it, and of a span the breadth.

28:17 And thou shalt interweave with it a texture of = four rows=20 of stone; there shall be a row of stones, a sardius, a topaz, and = emerald, the=20 first row.

28:18 And the second row, a carbuncle, a sapphire, = and a=20 jasper.

28:19 And the third row, a ligure, an agate, an=20 amethyst:

28:20 and the fourth row, a chrysolite, and a beryl, = and an=20 onyx stone, set round with gold, bound together with gold: let them be = according=20 to their row.

28:21 And let the stones of the names of the children = of Israel=20 be twelve according to their names, engravings as of seals: let them be = for the=20 twelve tribes each according to the name.

28:22 And thou shalt make on the oracle woven = fringes, a=20 chain-work of pure gold.

28:23

28:24

28:25

28:26

28:27

28:28

28:29 And Aaron shall take the names of the children = of Israel,=20 on the oracle of judgment on his breast; a memorial before God for him = as he=20 goes into the sanctuary. And thou shalt put the fringes on the oracle of = judgment; thou shalt put the wreaths on both sides of the oracle, and = thou shalt=20 put the two circlets on both the shoulders of the ephod in = front.

28:30 And thou shalt put the Manifestation and the = Truth on the=20 oracle of judgment; and it shall be on the breast of Aaron, when he goes = into=20 the holy place before the Lord; and Aaron shall bear the judgments of = the=20 children of Israel on his breast before the Lord continually. =

28:31 And thou shalt make the full-length tunic all = of=20 blue.

28:32 And the opening of it shall be in the middle = having a=20 fringe round about the opening, the work of the weaver, woven together = in the=20 joining of the same piece that it might not be rent.

28:33 And under the fringe of the robe below thou = shalt make as=20 it were pomegranates of a flowering pomegranate tree, of blue, and = purple, and=20 spun scarlet, and fine linen spun, under the fringe of the robe round = about:=20 golden pomegranates of the same shape, and bells round about between=20 these.

28:34 A bell by the side of a golden pomegranate, and = flower-work on the fringe of the robe round about.

28:35 And the sound of Aaron shall be audible when he = ministers, as he goes into the sanctuary before the Lord, and has he = goes out,=20 that he die not.

28:36 And thou shalt make a plate [of] pure gold, and = thou=20 shalt grave on it [as] the graving of a signet, Holiness of the = Lord.

28:37 And thou shalt put it on the spun blue cloth, = and it=20 shall be on the mitre: it shall be in the front of the mitre.

28:38 And it shall be on the forehead of Aaron; and = Aaron shall=20 bear away the sins of their holy things, all that te children of Israel = shall=20 sanctify of every gift of their holy things, and it shall be on the = forehead of=20 Aaron continually acceptable for them before the Lord.

28:39 And the fringes of the garments [shall be] of = fine linen;=20 and thou shalt make a tire of fine linen, and thou shalt make a girdle, = the work=20 of the embroiderer.

28:40 And for the sons of Aaron thou shalt make = tunics and=20 girdles, and thou shalt make for them tires for honour and = glory.

28:41 And thou shalt put them on Aaron thy brother, = and his=20 sons with him, and thou shalt anoint them and fill their hands: and thou = shalt=20 sanctify them, that they may minister to me in the priest's office. =

28:42 And thou shalt make for them linen drawers to = cover the=20 nakedness of their flesh; they shall reach from the loins to the=20 thighs.

28:43 And Aaron shall have them, and his sons, = whenever they=20 enter into the tabernacle of witness, or when they shall advance to the = altar of=20 the sanctuary to minister, so they shall not bring sin upon themselves, = lest=20 they die: [it is] a perpetual statute for him, and for his seed after=20 him.

[Exodus] 29:1 And these are the = things which=20 thou shalt do to them: thou shalt sanctify them, so that they shall = serve me in=20 the priesthood; and thou shalt take one young calf from the herd, and = two=20 unblemished rams;

29:2 and unleavened loaves kneaded with oil, and = unleavened=20 cakes anointed with oil: thou shalt make them [of] fine flour of=20 wheat.

29:3 And thou shalt put them on one basket, and thou = shalt=20 offer them on the basket, and the young calf and the two = rams.

29:4 And thou shalt bring Aaron and his sons to the = doors of=20 the tabernacle of testimony, and thou shalt wash them with = water.

29:5 And having taken the garments, thou shalt put on = Aaron thy=20 brother both the full-length robe and the ephod and the oracle; and thou = shalt=20 join for him the oracle to the ephod.

29:6 And thou shalt put the mitre on his head; and = thou shalt=20 put the plate, [even] the Holiness, on the mitre.

29:7 And thou shalt take of the anointing oil, and = thou shalt=20 pour it o his head, and shalt anoint him,

29:8 and thou shalt bring his sons, and put garments = on=20 them.

29:9 And thou shalt gird them with the girdles, and = put the=20 tires upon them, and they shall have a priestly office to me for ever; = and thou=20 shalt fill the hands of Aaron and the hands of his sons.

29:10 And thou shalt bring the calf to the door of = the=20 tabernacle of witness; and Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands on = the head=20 of the calf, before the Lord, by the doors of the tabernacle of=20 witness.

29:11 And thou shalt slay the calf before the Lord, = by the=20 doors of the tabernacle of witness.

29:12 And thou shalt take of the blood of the calf, = and put it=20 on the horns of the altar with thy finger, but all the rest of the blood = thou=20 shalt pour out at the foot of the altar.

29:13 And thou shalt take all the fat that is on the = belly, and=20 the lobe of the liver, and the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon = them, and=20 shalt put them upon the altar.

29:14 But the flesh of the calf, and his skin, and = his dung,=20 shalt thou burn with fire without the camp; for it is an [offering on = account]=20 of sin.

29:15 And thou shalt take one ram, and Aaron and his = sons shall=20 lay their hands on the head of the ram.

29:16 And thou shalt kill it, and take the blood and = pour it on=20 the altar round about.

29:17 And thou shalt divide the ram by his several = limbs, and=20 thou shalt wash the inward parts and the feet with water, and thou shalt = put=20 them on the divided parts with the head.

29:18 And thou shalt offer the whole ram on the = altar, a whole=20 burnt-offering to the Lord for a sweet-smelling savour: it is an = offering of=20 incense to the Lord.

29:19 And thou shalt take the second ram, and Aaron = and his=20 sons shall lay their hands on the head of the ram.

29:20 And thou shalt kill it, and take of the blood = of it, and=20 put it on the tip of Aaron's right ear, and on the thumb of his right = hand, and=20 on the great toe of his right foot, and on the tips of the right ears of = his=20 sons, and on the thumbs of their right hands, and on the great toes of = their=20 right feet.

29:21 And thou shalt take of the blood from the = altar, and of=20 the anointing oil; and thou shalt sprinkle it upon Aaron and on his = garments,=20 and on his sons and on his sons' garments with him; and he shall be = sanctified=20 and his apparel, and his sons and his sons' apparel with him: but the = blood of=20 the ram thou shalt pour round about upon the altar.

29:22 And thou shalt take from the ram its fat, both = the fat=20 that covers the belly, and the lobe of the liver, and the two kidneys, = and the=20 fat that is upon them, and the right shoulder, for this is a = consecration.=20

29:23 And one cake [made] with oil, and one cake from = the=20 basket of unleavened bread set forth before the Lord.

29:24 And thou shalt put them all on the hands of = Aaron, and on=20 the hands of his sons, and thou shalt separate them as a separate = offering=20 before the Lord.

29:25 And thou shalt take them from their hands, and = shalt=20 offer them up on the altar of whole burnt-offering for a sweet-smelling = savour=20 before the Lord: it is an offering to the Lord.

29:26 And thou shalt take the breast from the ram of=20 consecration which is Aaron's, and thou shalt separate it as a separate = offering=20 before the Lord, and it shall be to thee for a portion.

29:27 And thou shalt sanctify the separated breast = and the=20 shoulder of removal which has been separated, and which has been removed = from=20 the ram of consecration, of the portion of Aaron and of [that of] his=20 sons.

29:28 And it shall be a perpetual statute of the = children of=20 Israel to Aaron and his sons, for this is a separate offering; and it = shall be a=20 special offering from the children of Israel, from the peace-offerings = of the=20 children of Israel, a special offering to the Lord.

29:29 And the apparel of the sanctuary which is = Aaron's shall=20 be his son's after him, for them to be anointed in them, and to fill = their=20 hands.

29:30 The priest his successor from among his sons = who shall go=20 into the tabernacle of witness to minister in the holies, shall put them = on=20 seven days.

29:31 And thou shalt take the ram of consecration, = and thou=20 shalt boil the flesh in the holy place.

29:32 And Aaron and his sons shall eat the flesh of = the ram,=20 and the loaves in the basket, by the doors of the tabernacle of=20 witness.

29:33 They shall eat the offerings with which they = were=20 sanctified to fill their hands, to sanctify them; and a stranger shall = not eat=20 of them, for they are holy.

29:34 And if [aught] be left of the flesh of the = sacrifice of=20 consecration and of the loaves until the morning, thou shalt burn the = remainder=20 with fire: it shall not be eaten, for it is a holy thing.

29:35 And thus shalt thou do for Aaron and for his = sons=20 according to all things that I have commanded thee; seven days shalt = thou fill=20 their hands.

29:36 And thou shalt sacrifice the calf of the = sin-offering on=20 the day of purification, and thou shalt purify the altar when thou dost = perform=20 consecration upon it, and thou shalt anoint it so as to sanctify it. =

29:37 Seven days shalt thou purify the altar and = sanctify it;=20 and the altar shall be most holy, every one that touches the altar shall = be=20 hallowed.

29:38 And these are the offerings which thou shalt = offer upon=20 the altar; two unblemished lambs of a year old daily on the altar = continually, a=20 constant offering.

29:39 One lamb thou shalt offer in the morning, and = the second=20 lamb thou shalt offer in the evening.

29:40 And a tenth measure of fine flour mingled with = the fourth=20 part of an hin of beaten oil, and a drink-offering the fourth part of a = hin of=20 wine for one lamb.

29:41 And thou shalt offer the second lamb in the = evening,=20 after the manner of the morning-offering, and according to the = drink-offering of=20 the morning lamb; thou shalt offer it an offering to the Lord for a=20 sweet-smelling savour,

29:42 a perpetual sacrifice throughout your = generations, at the=20 door of the tabernacle of witness before the Lord; wherein I will be = known to=20 thee from thence, so as to speak to thee.

29:43 And I will there give orders to the children of = Israel,=20 and I will be sanctified in my glory.

29:44 And I will sanctify the tabernacle of testimony = and the=20 altar, and I will sanctify Aaron and his sons, to minister as priests to = me.

29:45 And I will be called upon among the children of = Israel,=20 and will be their God.

29:46 And they shall know that I am the Lord their = God, who=20 brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, to be called upon by them, = and to=20 be their God.

[Exodus] 30:1 And thou shalt make = the altar of=20 incense of incorruptible wood.

30:2 And thou shalt make it a cubit in length, and a = cubit in=20 breadth: it shall be square; and the height of it shall be of two = cubits, its=20 horns shall be of the same piece.

30:3 And thou shalt gild its grate with pure gold, = and its=20 sides round about, and its horns; and thou shalt make for it a wreathen = border=20 of gold round-about.

30:4 And thou shalt make under its wreathen border = two rings of=20 pure gold; thou shalt make it to the two corners on the two sides, and = they=20 shall be bearings for the staves, so as to bear it with them.

30:5 And thou shalt make the staves of incorruptible = wood, and=20 shalt gild them with gold.

30:6 And thou shalt set it before the veil that is = over the ark=20 of the testimonies, wherein I will make myself known to thee from=20 thence.

30:7 And Aaron shall burn upon it fine compound = incense every=20 morning; whensoever he trims the lamps he shall burn incense upon = it.

30:8 And when Aaron lights the lamps in the evening, = he shall=20 burn incense upon it; a constant incense-offering always before the Lord = for=20 their generations.

30:9 And thou shalt not offer strange incense upon = it, [nor]=20 and offering made by fire, [nor] a sacrifice; and thou shalt not pour a=20 drink-offering upon it.

30:10 And once in the year Aaron shall make atonement = on its=20 horns, he shall purge it with the blood of purification for their = generations:=20 it is most holy to the Lord.

30:11 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

30:12 If thou take account of the children of Israel = in the=20 surveying of them, and they shall give every one a ransom for his soul = to the=20 Lord, then there shall not be among them a destruction in the visiting = of them.=20

30:13 Ad this is what they shall give, as many as = pass the=20 survey, half a didrachm which is according to the didrachm of the = sanctuary:=20 twenty oboli [go to] the didrachm, but the half of the didrachm is the = offering=20 to the Lord.

30:14 Every one that passes the survey from twenty = years old=20 and upwards shall give the offering to the Lord.

30:15 The rich shall not give more, and the poor = shall not give=20 less than the half didrachm in giving the offering to the Lord, to make=20 atonement for your souls.

30:16 And thou shalt take the money of the offering = from the=20 children of Israel, and shalt give it for the service of the tabernacle = of=20 testimony; and it shall be to the children of Israel a memorial before = the Lord,=20 to make atonement for your souls.

30:17 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

30:18 Make a brazen laver, and a brazen base for it, = for=20 washing; and thou shalt put it between the tabernacle of witness and the = altar,=20 and thou shalt pour forth water into it.

30:19 And Aaron and his sons shall wash their hands = and their=20 feet with water from it.

30:20 Whensoever they shall go into the tabernacle of = witness,=20 they shall wash themselves with water, so they shall not die, whensoever = they=20 advance to the altar to do service and to offer the whole = burnt-offerings to the=20 Lord.

30:21 They shall wash their hands and feet with = water,=20 whensoever they shall go into the tabernacle of witness; they shall wash = themselves with water, that they die not; and it shall be for them a = perpetual=20 statute, for him and his posterity after him.

30:22 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

30:23 Do thou also take sweet herbs, the flower of = choice myrrh=20 five hundred shekels, and the half of this two hundred and fifty shekels = of=20 sweet-smelling cinnamon, and two hundred and fifty shekels of = sweet-smelling=20 calamus,

30:24 and of cassia five hundred shekels of the = sanctuary, and=20 a hin of olive oil.

30:25 And thou shalt make it a holy anointing oil, a = perfumed=20 ointment [tempered] by the art of the perfumer: it shall be a holy = anointing=20 oil.

30:26 And thou shalt anoint with it the tabernacle of = witness,=20 and the ark of the tabernacle of witness,

30:27 and all its furniture, and the candlestick and = all its=20 furniture, and the altar of incense,

30:28 and the altar of whole burnt-offerings and all = its=20 furniture, and the table and all its furniture, and the = laver.

30:29 And thou shalt sanctify them, and they shall be = most=20 holy: every one that touches them shall be hallowed.

30:30 And thou shalt anoint Aaron and his sons, and = sanctify=20 them that they may minister to me as priests.

30:31 And thou shalt speak to the children of Israel, = saying,=20 This shall be to you a holy anointing oil throughout your=20 generations.

30:32 On man's flesh it shall not be poured, and ye = shall not=20 make [any] for yourselves according to this composition: it is holy, and = shall=20 be holiness to you.

30:33 Whosoever shall make it in like manner, and = whosoever=20 shall give of it to a stranger, shall be destroyed from among his=20 people.

30:34 And the Lord said to Moses, Take for thyself = sweet herbs,=20 stacte, onycha, sweet galbanum, and transparent frankincense; there = shall be and=20 equal weight of each.

30:35 And they shall make with it perfumed incense, = tempered=20 with the art of a perfumer, a pure holy work.

30:36 And of these thou shalt beat some small, and = thou shalt=20 put it before the testimonies in the tabernacle of testimony, whence I = will make=20 myself known to thee: it shall be to you a most holy incense.

30:37 Ye shall not make any for yourselves according = to this=20 composition; it shall be to you a holy thing for the Lord.

30:38 Whosoever shall make any in like manner, so as = to smell=20 it, shall perish from his people.

[Exodus] 31:1 And the Lord spoke to = Moses,=20 saying,

31:2 Behold, I have called by name Beseleel the son = of Urias=20 the son of Or, of the tribe of Juda.

31:3 And I have filled him [with] a divine spirit of = wisdom,=20 and understanding, and knowledge, to invent in every work,

31:4 and to frame works, to labour in gold, and = silver, and=20 brass, and blue, and purple, and spun scarlet,

31:5 and works in stone, and for artificers' work in = wood, to=20 work at all works.

31:6 And I have appointed him and Eliab the [son] of = Achisamach=20 of the tribe of Dan, and to every one understanding in heart I have = given=20 understanding; and they shall make all things as many as I have = appointed=20 thee,--

31:7 the tabernacle of witness, and the ark of the = covenant,=20 and the propitiatory that is upon it, and the furniture of the=20 tabernacle,

31:8 and the altars, and the table and all its=20 furniture,

31:9 and the pure candlestick and all its furniture, = and the=20 laver and its base,

31:10 and Aaron's robes of ministry, and the robes of = his sons=20 to minister to me as priests,

31:11 and the anointing oil and the compound incense = of the=20 sanctuary; according to all that I have commanded thee shall they make=20 them.

31:12 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

31:13 Do thou also charge the children of Israel, = saying, Take=20 heed and keep my sabbaths; [for] they are a sign with me and among you=20 throughout your generations, that ye may know that I am the Lord that = sanctifies=20 you.

31:14 And ye shall keep the sabbaths, because this is = holy to=20 the Lord for you; he that profanes it shall surely be put to death: = every one=20 who shall do a work on it, that soul shall be destroyed from the midst = of his=20 people.

31:15 Six days thou shalt do works, but the seventh = day is the=20 sabbath, a holy rest to the Lord; every one who shall do a work on the = seventh=20 day shall be put to death.

31:16 And the children of Israel shall keep the = sabbaths, to=20 observe them throughout their generations.

31:17 It is a perpetual covenant with me and the = children of=20 Israel, it is a perpetual sign with me; for in six days the Lord made = the heaven=20 and the earth, and on the seventh day he ceased, and rested.

31:18 And he gave to Moses when he left off speaking = to him in=20 mount Sina the two tables of testimony, tables of stone written [upon] = with the=20 finger of God.

[Exodus] 32:1 And when the people = saw that=20 Moses delayed to come down from the mountain, the people combined = against Aaron,=20 and said to him, Arise and make us gods who shall go before us; for this = Moses,=20 the man who brought us forth out of the land of Egypt-- we do not know = what is=20 become of him.

32:2 And Aaron says to them, Take off the golden = ear-rings=20 which are in the ears of your wives and daughters, and bring them to=20 me.

32:3 And all the people took off the golden ear-rings = that were=20 in their ears, and brought them to Aaron.

32:4 And he received them at their hands, and formed = them with=20 a graving tool; and he made them a molten calf, and said, These [are] = thy gods,=20 O Israel, which have brought thee up out of the land of = Egypt.

32:5 And Aaron having seen it built an altar before = it, and=20 Aaron made proclamation saying, To-morrow [is] a feast of the = Lord.

32:6 And having risen early on the morrow, he offered = whole=20 burnt-offerings, and offered a peace-offering; and the people sat down = to eat=20 and drink, and rose up to play.

32:7 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, Go quickly, = descend=20 hence, for thy people whom thou broughtest out of the land of Egypt have = transgressed;

32:8 they have quickly gone out of the way which thou = commandedst; they have made for themselves a calf, and worshiped it, and = sacrificed to it, and said, These are thy gods, O Israel, who brought = thee up=20 out of the land of Egypt.

32:9

32:10 And now let me alone, and I will be very angry = with them=20 and consume them, and I will make thee a great nation.

32:11 And Moses prayed before the Lord God, and said, = Wherefore, O Lord, art thou very angry with thy people, whom thou = broughtest out=20 of the land of Egypt with great strength, and with thy high = arm?

32:12 [Take heed] lest at any time the Egyptians = speak, saying,=20 With evil intent he brought them out to slay them in the mountains, and = to=20 consume them from off the earth; cease from thy wrathful anger, and be = merciful=20 to the sin of thy people,

32:13 remembering Abraam and Isaac and Jacob thy = servants, to=20 whom thou hast sworn by thyself, and hast spoken to them, saying, I will = greatly=20 multiply your seed as the stars of heaven for multitude, and all this = land which=20 thou spokest of to give to them, so that they shall possess it for=20 ever.

32:14 And the Lord was prevailed upon to preserve his = people.=20

32:15 And Moses turned and went down from the = mountain, and the=20 two tables of testimony were in his hands, tables of stone written on = both their=20 sides: they were written within and without.

32:16 And the tables were the work of God, and the = writing the=20 writing of God written on the tables.

32:17 And Joshua having heard the voice of the people = crying,=20 says to Moses, There is a noise of war in the camp.

32:18 And [Moses] says, It is not the voice of them = that begin=20 the battle, nor the voice of them that begin [the cry] of defeat, but = the voice=20 of them that begin [the banquet] of wine do I hear.

32:19 And when he drew nigh to the camp, he sees the = calf and=20 the dances; and Moses being very angry cast the two tables out of his = hands, and=20 broke them to pieces under the mountain.

32:20 And having taken the calf which they made, he = consumed it=20 with fire, and ground it very small, and scattered it on the water, and = made the=20 children of Israel to drink it.

32:21 And Moses said to Aaron, What has this people = done to=20 thee, that thou hast brought upon them a great sin?

32:22 And Aaron said to Moses, Be not angry, [my] = lord, for=20 thou knowest the impetuosity of this people.

32:23 For they say to me, Make us gods, which shall = go before=20 us; for as for this man Moses, who brought us out of Egypt, we do not = know what=20 is become of him.

32:24 And I said to them, If any one has golden = ornaments, take=20 them off; and they gave them me, and I cast them into the fire, and = there came=20 out this calf.

32:25 And when Moses saw that the people was = scattered,-- for=20 Aaron [had] scattered them [so as to be] a rejoicing to their enemies,-- =

32:26 then stood Moses at the gate of the camp, and = said, Who=20 is on the Lord's side? let him come to me. Then all the sons of Levi = came to=20 him.

32:27 And he says to them, Thus saith the Lord God of = Israel,=20 Put every one his sword on his thigh, and go through and return from = gate to=20 gate through the camp, and slay every one his brother, and every one his = neighbour, and every one him that is nearest to him.

32:28 And the sons of Levi did as Moses spoke to = them, and=20 there fell of the people in that day to the [number of] three thousand=20 men.

32:29 And Moses said to them, Ye have filled your = hands this=20 day to the Lord each one on his son or on his brother, so that blessing = should=20 be given to you.

32:30 And it came to pass after the morrow [had = begun], that=20 Moses said to the people, Ye have sinned a great sin; and now I will go = up to=20 God, that I may make atonement for your sin.

32:31 And Moses returned to the Lord and said, I = pray, O Lord,=20 this people has sinned a great sin, and they have made for themselves = golden=20 gods.

32:32 And now if thou wilt forgive their sin, forgive = [it]; and=20 if not, blot me out of thy book, which thou hast written.

32:33 And the Lord said to Moses, If any one has = sinned against=20 me, I will blot them out of my book.

32:34 And now go, descend, and lead this people into = the place=20 of which I spoke to thee: behold, my angel shall go before thy face; and = in the=20 day when I shall visit I will bring upon them their sin.

32:35 And the Lord smote the people for the making = the calf,=20 which Aaron made.

[Exodus] 33:1 And the Lord said to = Moses, Go=20 forward, go up hence, thou and thy people, whom thou broughtest out of = the land=20 of Egypt, into the land which I swore to Abraam, and Isaac, and Jacob, = saying, I=20 will give it to your seed.

33:2 And I will send at the same time my angel before = thy face,=20 and he shall cast out the Amorite and the Chettite, and the Pherezite = and=20 Gergesite, and Evite, and Jebusite, and Chananite.

33:3 And I will bring thee into a land flowing with = milk and=20 honey; for I will not go up with thee, because thou art a stiff-necked = people,=20 lest I consume thee by the way.

33:4 And the people having heard this grievous = saying, mourned=20 in mourning apparel.

33:5 For the Lord said to the children of Israel, Ye = are a=20 stiff-necked people; take heed lest I bring on you another plague, and = destroy=20 you: now then put off your glorious apparel, and [your] ornaments, and I = will=20 shew thee what I will do to thee.

33:6 So the sons of Israel took off their ornaments = and their=20 array at the mount of Choreb.

33:7 And Moses took his tabernacle and pitched it = without the=20 camp, at a distance from the camp; and it was called the Tabernacle of=20 Testimony: and it came to pass [that] every one that sought the Lord = went forth=20 to the tabernacle which was without the camp.

33:8 And whenever Moses went into the tabernacle = without the=20 camp, all the people stood every one watching by the doors of his tent; = and when=20 Moses departed, they took notice until he entered into the=20 tabernacle.

33:9 And when Moses entered into the tabernacle, the = pillar of=20 the cloud descended, and stood at the door of the tabernacle, and [God] = talked=20 to Moses.

33:10 And all the people saw the pillar of the cloud = standing=20 by the door of the tabernacle, and all the people stood and worshiped = every one=20 at the door of his tent.

33:11 And the Lord spoke to Moses face to face, as if = one=20 should speak to his friend; and he retired into the camp: but his = servant Joshua=20 the son of Naue, a young man, departed not forth from the = tabernacle.

33:12 And Moses said to the Lord, Lo! thou sayest to = me, Lead=20 on this people; but thou hast not shewed me whom thou wilt send with me, = but=20 thou hast said to me, I know thee above all, and thou hast favour with=20 me.

33:13 If then I have found favour in thy sight, = reveal thyself=20 to me, that I may evidently see thee; that I may find favour in thy = sight, and=20 that I may know that this great nation [is] thy people.

33:14 And he says, I myself will go before thee, and = give thee=20 rest.

33:15 And he says to him, If thou go not up with us = thyself,=20 bring me not up hence.

33:16 And how shall it be surely known, that both I = and this=20 people have found favour with thee, except only if thou go with us? So = both I=20 and thy people shall be glorified beyond all the nations, as many as are = upon=20 the earth.

33:17 And the Lord said to Moses, I will also do for = thee this=20 thing, which thou hast spoken; for thou hast found grace before me, and = I know=20 thee above all.

33:18 And [Moses] says, Manifest thyself to = me.

33:19 And [God] said, I will pass by before thee with = my glory,=20 and I will call by my name, the Lord, before thee; and I will have mercy = on whom=20 I will have mercy, and will have pity on whom I will have pity. =

33:20 And [God] said, Thou shalt not be able to see = my face;=20 for no man shall see my face, and live.

33:21 And the Lord said, Behold, [there is] a place = by me: thou=20 shalt stand upon the rock;

33:22 and when my glory shall pass by, then I will = put thee=20 into a hole of the rock; and I will cover thee over with my hand, until = I shall=20 have passed by.

33:23 And I will remove my hand, and then shalt thou = see my=20 back parts; but my face shall not appear to thee.

[Exodus] 34:1 And the Lord said to = Moses, Hew=20 for thyself two tables of stone, as also the first were, and come up to = me to=20 the mountain; and I will write upon the tables the words, which were on = the=20 first tables, which thou brokest.

34:2 And be ready by the morning, and thou shalt go = up to the=20 mount Sina, and shalt stand there for me on the top of the = mountain.

34:3 And let no one go up with thee, nor be seen in = all the=20 mountain; and let not the sheep and oxen feed near that = mountain.

34:4 And [Moses] hewed two tables of stone, as also = the first=20 were; and Moses having arisen early, went up to the mount Sina, as the = Lord=20 appointed him; and Moses took the two tables of stone.

34:5 And the Lord descended in a cloud, and stood = near him=20 there, and called by the name of the Lord.

34:6 And the Lord passed by before his face, and = proclaimed,=20 The Lord God, pitiful and merciful, longsuffering and very = compassionate, and=20 true,

34:7 and keeping justice and mercy for thousands, = taking away=20 iniquity, and unrighteousness, and sins; and he will not clear the = guilty;=20 bringing the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and to the = children's=20 children, to the third and fourth generation.

34:8 An Moses hasted, and bowed to the earth and=20 worshiped;

34:9 and said, If I have found grace before thee, let = my Lord=20 go with us; for the people is stiff-necked: and thou shalt take away our = sins=20 and our iniquities, and we will be thine.

34:10 And the Lord said to Moses, Behold, I establish = a=20 covenant for thee in the presence of all thy people; I will do glorious = things,=20 which have not been done in all the earth, or in any nation; and all the = people=20 among whom thou art shall see the works of the Lord, that they are = wonderful,=20 which I will do for thee.

34:11 Do thou take heed to all things whatsoever I = command=20 thee: behold, I cast out before your face the Amorite and the Chananite = and the=20 Pherezite, and the Chettite, and Evite, and Gergesite and = Jebusite:

34:12 take heed to thyself, lest at any time thou = make a=20 covenant with the dwellers on the land, into which thou art entering, = lest it be=20 to thee a stumbling-block among you.

34:13 Ye shall destroy their altars, and break in = pieces their=20 pillars, and ye shall cut down their groves, and the graven images of = their gods=20 ye shall burn with fire.

34:14 For ye shall not worship strange gods, for the = Lord God,=20 a jealous name, is a jealous God;

34:15 lest at any time thou make a covenant with the = dwellers=20 on the land, and they go a whoring after their gods, and sacrifice to = their=20 gods, and they call thee, and thou shouldest eat of their = feasts,

34:16 and thou shouldest take of their daughters to = thy sons,=20 and thou shouldest give of thy daughters to their sons; and thy = daughters should=20 go a whoring after their gods, and thy sons should go a whoring after = their=20 gods.

34:17 And thou shalt not make to thyself molten=20 gods.

34:18 And thou shalt keep the feast of unleavened = bread: seven=20 days shalt thou eat unleavened bread, as I have charged thee, at the = season in=20 the month of new [corn]; for in the month of new [corn] thou camest out = from=20 Egypt.

34:19 The males [are] mine, everything that opens the = womb;=20 every first-born of oxen, and [every] first-born of sheep.

34:20 And the first-born of an ass thou shalt redeem = with a=20 sheep, and if thou wilt not redeem it thou shalt pay a price: every = first-born=20 of thy sons shalt thou redeem: thou shalt not appear before me = empty.

34:21 Six days thou shalt work, but on the seventh = day thou=20 shalt rest: [there shall be] rest in seed-time and harvest.

34:22 And thou shalt keep to me the feast of weeks, = the=20 beginning of wheat-harvest; and the feast of ingathering in the middle = of the=20 year.

34:23 Three times in the year shall every male of = thine appear=20 before the Lord the God of Israel.

34:24 For when I shall have cast out the nations = before thy=20 face, and shall have enlarged thy coasts, no one shall desire thy land, = whenever=20 thou mayest go up to appear before the Lord thy God, three times in the=20 year.

34:25 Thou shalt not offer the blood of my sacrifices = with=20 leaven, neither shall the sacrifices of the feast of the passover remain = till=20 the morning.

34:26 The first-fruits of thy land shalt thou put = into the=20 house of the Lord thy God: thou shalt not boil a lamb in his mother's=20 milk.

34:27 And the Lord said to Moses, Write these words = for=20 thyself, for on these words I have established a covenant with thee and = with=20 Israel.

34:28 And Moses was there before the Lord forty days, = and forty=20 nights; he did not eat bread, and he did not drink water; and he wrote = upon the=20 tables these words of the covenant, the ten sayings.

34:29 And when Moses went down from the mountain, = [there were]=20 the two tables in the hands of Moses,-- as then he went down from the = mountain,=20 Moses knew not that the appearance of the skin of his face was = glorified, when=20 God spoke to him.

34:30 And Aaron and all the elders of Israel saw = Moses, and the=20 appearance of the skin of his face was made glorious, and they feared to = approach him.

34:31 And Moses called them, and Aaron and all the = rulers of=20 the synagogue turned towards him, and Moses spoke to them.

34:32 And afterwards all the children of Israel came = to him,=20 and he commanded them all things, whatsoever the Lord had commanded him = in the=20 mount of Sina.

34:33 And when he ceased speaking to them, he put a = veil on his=20 face.

34:34 And whenever Moses went in before the Lord to = speak to=20 him, he took off the veil till he went out, and he went forth and spoke = to all=20 the children of Israel whatsoever the Lord commanded him.

34:35 And the children of Israel saw the face of = Moses, that it=20 was glorified; and Moses put the veil over his face, till he went in to = speak=20 with him.

[Exodus] 35:1 And Moses gathered all = the=20 congregation of the children of Israel together, and said, These are the = words=20 which the Lord has spoken for [you] to do them.

35:2 Six days shalt thou perform works, but on the = seventh day=20 [shall be] rest-- a holy sabbath-- a rest for the Lord: every one that = does work=20 on it, let him die.

35:3 Ye shall not burn a fire in any of your = dwellings on the=20 sabbath-day; I [am] the Lord.

35:4 And Moses spoke to all the congregation of the = children of=20 Israel, saying, This [is] the thing which the Lord has appointed you,=20 saying,

35:5 Take of yourselves an offering for the Lord: = every one=20 that engages in his heart shall bring the first-fruits to the Lord; = gold,=20 silver, brass,

35:6 blue, purple, double scarlet spun, and fine = linen spun,=20 and goats' hair,

35:7 and rams' skins dyed red, and skins [dyed] blue, = and=20 incorruptible wood,

35:8

35:9 and sardine stones, and stones for engraving for = the=20 shoulder-piece and full-length robe.

35:10 And every man that is wise in heart among you, = let him=20 come and work all things whatsoever the Lord has commanded.

35:11 The tabernacle, and the cords, and the = coverings, and the=20 rings, and the bars, and the posts,

35:12 and the ark of the testimony, and its staves, = and its=20 propitiatory, and the veil,

35:13 and the table and all its furniture,

35:14 and the candle-stick for the light and all its=20 furniture,

35:15 and the incense, and the anointing = oil,

35:16 and the altar and all its furniture;

35:17 and the curtains of the court, and its posts, = and the=20 emerald stones,

35:18

35:19 and the holy garments of Aaron the priest, And = the=20 garments in which they shall do service; and the garments of priesthood = for the=20 sons of Aaron and the anointing oil, and the compound = incense.

35:20 And all the congregation of the children of = Israel went=20 out from Moses. And they brought, they whose heart prompted them, and = they to=20 whomsoever it seemed good in their mind, each and offering:

35:21 and they brought an offering to the Lord for = all the=20 works of the tabernacle of witness, and all its services, and for all = the robes=20 of the sanctuary.

35:22 And the men, even every one to whom it seemed = good in his=20 heart, brought from the women, [even] brought seals and ear-rings, and=20 finger-rings, and necklaces, and bracelets, every article of gold. =

35:23 And all as many as brought ornaments of gold to = the Lord,=20 and with whomsoever fine linen was found; and they brought skins [dyed] = blue,=20 and rams' skins dyed red.

35:24 And every one that offered an offering brought = silver and=20 brass, the offerings to the Lord; and [they] with whom was found = incorruptible=20 wood; and they brought [offerings] for all the works of the preparation. =

35:25 And every woman skilled in her heart to spin = with her=20 hands, brought spun [articles], the blue, and purple, and scarlet and = fine=20 linen.

35:26 And all the women to whom it seemed good in = their heart=20 in their wisdom, spun the goats' hair.

35:27 And the rulers brought the emerald stones, and = the stones=20 for setting in the ephod, and the oracle,

35:28 and the compounds both for the anointing oil, = and the=20 composition of the incense.

35:29 And every man and woman whose mind inclined = them to come=20 in and do all the works as many as the Lord appointed them to do by = Moses--=20 [they] the children of Israel brought an offering to the = Lord.

35:30 And Moses said to the children of Israel, = Behold, God has=20 called by name Beseleel the [son] of Urias the [son of] Or, of the tribe = of=20 Juda,

35:31 and has filled him with a divine spirit of = wisdom and=20 understanding, and knowledge of all things,

35:32 to labour skillfully in all works of cunning = workmanship=20 to form the gold and the silver and the brass,

35:33 and to work in stone, and to fashion the wood, = and to=20 work in every work of wisdom.

35:34 And [God] gave improvement in understanding = both to him,=20 and to Eliab the [son] of Achisamach of the tribe of Dan.

35:35 And [God] filled them with wisdom, = understanding [and]=20 perception, to understand to work all the works of the sanctuary, and to = weave=20 the woven and embroidered work with scarlet and fine linen, to do all = work of=20 curious workmanship [and] embroidery.

[Exodus] 36:1 And Beseleel wrought, = and Eliab=20 and every one wise in understanding, to whom was given wisdom and = knowledge, to=20 understand to do all the works according to the holy offices, according = to all=20 things which the Lord appointed.

36:2 And Moses called Beseleel and Eliab, and all = that had=20 wisdom, to whom God gave knowledge in [their] heart, and all who were = freely=20 willing to come forward to the works, to perform them.

36:3 And they received from Moses all the offerings, = which the=20 children of Israel brought for all the works of the sanctuary to do = them; and=20 they continued to receive the gifts brought, from those who brought them = in the=20 morning.

36:4 And there came all the wise men who wrought the = works of=20 the sanctuary, each according to his own work, which they = wrought.

36:5 And one said to Moses, The people bring an = abundance [too=20 great] in proportion to all the works which the Lord has appointed = [them] to do.=20

36:6 And Moses commanded, and proclaimed in the camp, = saying,=20 Let neither man nor woman any longer labour for the offerings of the = sanctuary;=20 and the people were restrained from bringing any more.

36:7 And they had materials sufficient for making the = furniture, and they left some besides.

36:8 And every wise one among those that wrought made = the robes=20 of the holy places, which belong to Aaron the priest, as the Lord = commanded=20 Moses.

36:9 And he made the ephod of gold, and blue, and = purple, and=20 spun scarlet, and fine linen twined.

36:10 And the plates were divided, the threads of = gold, so as=20 to interweave with the blue and purple, and with the spun scarlet, and = the fine=20 linen twined, they made it a woven work;

36:11 shoulder-pieces joined from both sides, a work = woven by=20 mutual twisting of the parts into one another.

36:12 They made it of the same material according to = the making=20 of it, of gold, and blue, and purple, and spun scarlet, and fine linen = twined,=20 as the Lord commanded Moses;

36:13 and they made the two emerald stones clasped = together and=20 set in gold, graven and cut after the cutting of a seal with the names = of the=20 children of Israel;

36:14 and he put them on the shoulder-pieces of the = ephod, [as]=20 stones of memorial of the children of Israel, as the Lord appointed=20 Moses.

36:15 And they made the oracle, a work woven with = embroidery,=20 according to the work of the ephod, of gold, and blue, and purple, and = spun=20 scarlet, ad fine linen twined.

36:16 They made the oracle square [and] double, the = length of a=20 span, and the breadth of a span,-- double.

36:17 And there was interwoven with it a woven work = of four=20 rows of stones, a series of stones, the first row, a sardius and topaz = and=20 emerald;

36:18 and the second row, a carbuncle and sapphire = and=20 jasper;

36:19 and the third row, a ligure and agate and=20 amethyst;

36:20 and the fourth row a chrysolite and beryl and = onyx set=20 round about with gold, and fastened with gold.

36:21 And the stones were twelve according to the = names of the=20 children of Israel, graven according to their names like seals, each = according=20 to his own name for the twelve tribes.

36:22 And they made on the oracle turned wreaths, = wreathen=20 work, of pure gold,

36:23 and they made two golden circlets and two = golden rings.=20

36:24 And they put the two golden rings on both the = [upper]=20 corners of the oracle;

36:25 and they put the golden wreaths on the rings on = both=20 sides of the oracle, and the two wreaths into the two = couplings.

36:26 And they put them on the two circlets, and they = put them=20 on the shoulders of the ephod opposite [each other] in front.

36:27 And they made two golden rings, and put them on = the two=20 projections on the top of the oracle, and on the top of the hinder part = of the=20 ephod within.

36:28 And they made two golden rings, and put them on = both the=20 shoulders of the ephod under it, in front by the coupling above the = connexion of=20 the ephod.

36:29 And he fastened the oracle by the rings that = were on it=20 to the rings of the ephod, which were fastened with [a string] of blue, = joined=20 together with the woven work of the ephod; that the oracle should not be = loosed=20 from the ephod, as the Lord commanded Moses.

36:30 And they made the tunic under the ephod, woven = work, all=20 of blue.

36:31 And the opening of the tunic in the midst woven = closely=20 together, the opening having a fringe round about, that it might not be=20 rent.

36:32 And they made on the border of the tunic below=20 pomegranates as of a flowering pomegranate tree, of blue, and purple, = and spun=20 scarlet, and fine linen twined.

36:33 And they made golden bells, and put the bells = on the=20 border of the tunic round about between the pomegranates:

36:34 a golden bell and a pomegranate on the border = of the=20 tunic round about, for the ministration, as the Lord commanded = Moses.

36:35 And they made vestments of fine linen, a woven = work, for=20 Aaron and his sons,

36:36 and the tires of fine linen, and the mitre of = fine linen,=20 and the drawers of fine linen twined;

36:37 and their girdles of fine linen, and blue, and = purple,=20 and scarlet spun, the work of an embroiderer, according as the Lord = commanded=20 Moses.

36:38 And they made the golden plate, a dedicated = thing of the=20 sanctuary, of pure gold;

36:39 and he wrote upon it graven letters [as] of a = seal,=20 Holiness to the Lord.

36:40 And they put it on the border of blue, so that = it should=20 be on the mitre above, as the Lord commanded Moses.

[Exodus] 37:1 And they made ten = curtains for=20 the tabernacle;

37:2 of eight and twenty cubits the length of one = curtain: the=20 same [measure] was to all, and the breadth of one curtain was of four=20 cubits.

37:3 And they made the veil of blue, and purple, and = spun=20 scarlet, and fine linen twined, the woven work with cherubs.

37:4 And they put it on four posts of incorruptible = [wood]=20 overlaid with gold; and their chapiters were gold, and their four = sockets were=20 silver.

37:5 And they made the veil of the door of the = tabernacle of=20 witness of blue, and purple, and spun scarlet, and fine linen twined, = woven work=20 with cherubs,

37:6 and their posts five, and the rings; and they = gilded their=20 chapiters and their clasps with gold, and they had five sockets of=20 brass.

37:7 And they made the court toward the south; the = curtains of=20 the court of fine linen twined, a hundred [cubits] every way, =

37:8 and their posts twenty, and their sockets=20 twenty;

37:9 and on the north side a hundred every way, and = on the=20 south side a hundred every way, and their posts twenty and their sockets = twenty.

37:10 And on the west side curtains of fifty cubits, = their=20 posts ten and their sockets ten.

37:11 And on the east side curtains of fifty cubits = of fifteen=20 cubits behind,

38:12 and their pillars three, and their sockets=20 three.

37:13 And at the second back on this side and on that = by the=20 gate of the court, curtains of fifteen cubits, their pillars three and = their=20 sockets three;

37:14 all the curtains of the tabernacle of fine = linen=20 twined.

37:15 And the sockets of their pillars of brass, and = their=20 hooks of silver, and their chapiters overlaid with silver, and all the = posts of=20 the court overlaid with silver:

37:16 and the veil of the gate of the court, the work = of an=20 embroiderer of blue, and purple, and spun scarlet, and fine linen = twined; the=20 length of twenty cubits, and the height and the breadth of five cubits, = made=20 equal to the curtains of the court;

37:17 and their pillars four, and their sockets four = of brass,=20 and their hooks of silver, and their chapiters overlaid with = silver.

37:18 And all the pins of the court round about of = brass, and=20 they [were] overlaid with silver.

37:19 And this was the construction of the tabernacle = of=20 witness, accordingly as it was appointed to Moses; so that the public = service=20 should belong to the Levites, through Ithamar the son of Aaron the = priest.=20

37:20 And Beseleel the son of Urias of the tribe of = Juda, did=20 as the Lord commanded Moses.

37:21 And Eliab the son of Achisamach of the tribe of = Dan [was=20 there], who was chief artificer in the woven works and needle-works and=20 embroideries, in weaving with the scarlet and fine linen.

[Exodus] 38:1 And Beseleel made the=20 ark,

38:2 and overlaid it with pure gold within and=20 without;

38:3 and he cast for it four golden rings, two on the = one side,=20 and two on the other,

38:4 wide [enough] for the staves, so that men should = bear the=20 ark with them.

38:5 And he made the propitiatory over the ark of = pure=20 gold,

38:6 and the two cherubs of gold;

38:7 one cherub on the one end of the propitiatory, = and another=20 cherub on the other end of the propitiatory,

38:8 overshadowing the propitiatory with their=20 wings.

38:9 And he made the set table of pure gold, =

38:10 and cast for it four rings: two on the one side = and two=20 on the other side, broad, so that [men] should lift it with the staves = in them.=20

38:11 And he made the staves of the ark and of the = table, and=20 gilded them with gold.

38:12 And he made the furniture of the table, both = the dishes,=20 and the ceners, and the cups, and the bowls with which he should offer=20 drink-offerings, of gold.

38:13 And he made the candlestick which gives light, = of=20 gold;

38:14 the stem solid, and the branches from both its=20 sides;

38:15 and blossoms proceeding from its branches, = three on this=20 side, and three on the other, made equal to each other.

38:16 And [as to] their lamps, which are on the ends, = knops=20 [proceeded] from them; and sockets proceeding from them, that the lamps = might be=20 upon them; and the seventh socket, on the top of the candlestick, on the = summit=20 above, entirely of solid gold.

38:17 And on the candlestick seven golden lamps, and = its=20 snuffers gold, and its funnels gold.

38:18 He overlaid the posts [with silver], and cast = for each=20 post golden rings, and gilded the bars with gold; and he gilded the = posts of the=20 veil with gold, and made the hooks of gold.

38:19 He made also the rings of the tabernacle of = gold; and the=20 rings of the court, and the rings for drawing out the veil above of=20 brass.

38:20 He cast the silver chapiters of the tabernacle, = and the=20 brazen chapiters of the door of the tabernacle, and the gate of the = court; and=20 he made silver hooks for the posts, he overlaid them with silver on the = posts.=20

38:21 He made the pins of the tabernacle and the pins = of the=20 court of brass.

38:22 He made the brazen altar of the brazen censers, = which=20 belonged to the men engaged in sedition with the gathering of = Core.

38:23 He made all the vessels of the altar and its = grate, and=20 its base, and its bowls, and the brazen flesh-hooks.

38:24 He made an appendage for the altar of network = under the=20 grate, beneath it as far as the middle of it; and he fastened to it four = brazen=20 rings on the four parts of the appendage of the altar, wide [enough] for = the=20 bars, so as to bear the altar with them.

38:25 He made the holy anointing oil and the = composition of the=20 incense, the pure work of the perfumer.

38:26 He made the brazen laver, and the brazen base = of it of=20 the mirrors of the women that fasted, who fasted by the doors of the = tabernacle=20 of witness, in the day in which he set it up.

38:27 And he made the laver, that at it Moses and = Aaron and his=20 sons might wash their hands and their feet: when they went into the = tabernacle=20 of witness, or whensoever they should advance to the altar to do = service, they=20 washed at it, as the Lord commanded Moses.

[Exodus] 39:1 All the gold that was = employed=20 for the works according to all the fabrication of the holy things, was = of the=20 gold of the offerings, twenty-nine talents, and seven hundred and twenty = shekels=20 according to the holy shekel.

39:2 And the offering of silver from the men that = were numbered=20 of the congregation a hundred talents, and a thousand seven hundred and=20 seventy-five shekels, one drachm apiece, even the half shekel, according = to the=20 holy shekel.

39:3 Every one that passed the survey from twenty = years old and=20 upwards to the [number f] six hundred thousand, and three thousand five = hundred=20 and fifty.

39:4 And the hundred talents of silver went to the = casting of=20 the hundred chapiters of the tabernacle, and to the chapiters of the=20 veil;

39:5 a hundred chapiters to the hundred talents, a = talent to a=20 chapiter.

39:6 And the thousand seven hundred and seventy-five = shekels he=20 formed into hooks for the pillars, and he gilt their chapiters and = adorned=20 them.

39:7 And the brass of the offering [was] seventy = talents, and a=20 thousand five hundred shekels;

39:8 and they made of it the bases of the door of the = tabernacle of witness,

39:9 and the bases of the court round about, and the = bases of=20 the gate of the court, and the pins of the tabernacle, and the pins of = the court=20 39:10 round about;

and the brazen appendage of the altar, and all the = vessels of=20 the altar, and all the instruments of the tabernacle of = witness.

39:11 And the children of Israel did as the Lord = commanded=20 Moses, so did they.

39:12 And of the gold that remained of the offering = they made=20 vessels to minister with before the Lord.

39:13 And the blue that was left, and the purple, and = the=20 scarlet they made [into] garments of ministry for Aaron, so that he = should=20 minister with them in the sanctuary;

39:14 and they brought the garments to Moses, and the = tabernacle, and its furniture, its bases and its bars and the = posts;

39:15 and the ark of the covenant, and its bearers, = and the=20 altar and all its furniture.

39:16 And they made the anointing oil, and the = incense of=20 composition, and the pure candlestick,

39:17 and its lamps, lamps for burning, and oil for = the=20 light,

39:18 and the table of shewbread, and all its = furniture, and=20 the shewbread upon it,

39:19 and the garments of the sanctuary which belong = to Aaron,=20 and the garments of his sons, for the priestly ministry;

39:20 and the curtains of the court, and the posts, = and the=20 veil of the door of the tabernacle, and the gate of the court, =

39:21 and all the vessels of the tabernacle and all = its=20 instruments: and the skins, even rams' skins dyed red, and the blue = coverings,=20 and the coverings of the other things, and the ins, and all the = instruments for=20 the works of the tabernacle of witness.

39:22 Whatsoever things the Lord appointed Moses, so = did the=20 children of Israel make all the furniture.

39:23 And Moses saw all the works; and they had done = them all=20 as the Lord commanded Moses, so had they made them; and Moses blessed=20 them.

[Exodus] 40:1 And the Lord spoke to = Moses,=20 saying,

40:2 On the first day of the first month, at the new = moon, thou=20 shalt set up the tabernacle of witness,

40:3 and thou shalt place [in it] the ark of the = testimony, and=20 shalt cover the ark with the veil,

40:4 and thou shalt bring in the table and shalt set = forth that=20 which is to be set forth on it; and thou shalt bring in the candlestick = and=20 place its lamps on it.

40:5 And thou shalt place the golden altar, to burn = incense=20 before the ark; and thou shalt put a covering of a veil on the door of = the=20 tabernacle of witness.

40:6 And thou shalt put the altar of burnt-offerings = by the=20 doors of the tabernacle of witness, and thou shalt set up the tabernacle = round=20 about, and thou shalt hallow all that belongs to it round = about.

40:7

40:8

40:9 And thou shalt take the anointing oil, and shalt = anoint=20 the tabernacle, and all things in it; and shalt sanctify it, and all its = furniture, and it shall be holy.

40:10 And thou shalt anoint the altar of = burnt-offerings, and=20 all its furniture; and thou shalt hallow the altar, and the altar shall = be most=20 holy.

40:11

40:12 And thou shalt bring Aaron and his sons to the = doors of=20 the tabernacle of witness, and thou shalt wash them with = water.

40:13 And thou shalt put on Aaron the holy garments, = and thou=20 shalt anoint him, and thou shalt sanctify him, and he shall minister to = me as=20 priest.

40:14 And thou shalt bring up his sons, and shalt put = garments=20 on them.

40:15 And thou shalt anoint them as thou didst anoint = their=20 father, and they shall minister to me as priests; and it shall be that = they=20 shall have an everlasting anointing of priesthood, throughout their = generations.=20

40:16 And Moses did all things whatsoever the Lord = commanded=20 him, so did he.

40:17 And it came to pass in the first month, in the = second=20 year after their going forth out of Egypt, at the new moon, that the = tabernacle=20 was set up.

40:18 And Moses set up the tabernacle, and put on the = chapiters, and put the bars into their places, and set up the = posts.

40:19 And he stretched out the curtains over the = tabernacle,=20 and put the veil of the tabernacle on it above as the Lord commanded=20 Moses.

40:20 And he took the testimonies, and put them into = the ark;=20 and he put the staves by the sides of the ark.

40:21 And he brought the ark into the tabernacle, and = put on=20 [it] the covering of the veil, and covered the ark of the testimony, as = the Lord=20 commanded Moses.

40:22 And he put the table in the tabernacle of = witness, on the=20 north side without the veil of the tabernacle.

40:23 And he put on it the shewbread before the Lord, = as the=20 Lord commanded Moses.

40:24 And he put the candlestick into the tabernacle = of=20 witness, on the side of the tabernacle toward the south.

40:25 And he put on it its lamps before the Lord, as = the Lord=20 had commanded Moses.

40:26 And he put the golden altar in the tabernacle = of witness=20 before the veil;

40:27 and he burnt on it incense of composition, as = the Lord=20 commanded Moses.

40:29 And he put the altar of the burnt-offerings by = the doors=20 of the tabernacle.

40:33 And he set up the court round about the = tabernacle and=20 the altar; and Moses accomplished all the works.

40:34 And the cloud covered the tabernacle of = witness, and the=20 tabernacle was filled with the glory of the Lord.

40:35 And Moses was not able to enter into the = tabernacle of=20 testimony, because the cloud overshadowed it, and the tabernacle was = filled with=20 the glory of the Lord.

40:36 And when the cloud went up from the tabernacle, = the=20 children of Israel prepared to depart with their baggage.

40:37 And if the cloud went not up, they did not = prepare to=20 depart, till the day when the cloud went up.

40:38 For a cloud was on the tabernacle by day, and = fire was on=20 it by night before all Israel, in all their journeyings.


Leviticus

1:1 And the Lord called Moses again and spoke to him = out of the=20 tabernacle of witness, saying, Speak to the children of Israel, and thou = shalt=20 say to them,

1:2 If [any] man of you shall bring gifts to the = Lord, ye shall=20 bring your gifts of the cattle and of the oxen and of the = sheep.

1:3 If his gift be a whole-burnt-offering, he shall = bring an=20 unblemished male of the herd to the door of the tabernacle of witness, = he shall=20 bring it as acceptable before the Lord.

1:4 And he shall lay his hand on the head of the = burnt-offering=20 as a thing acceptable for him, to make atonement for him.

1:5 And they shall slay the calf before the Lord; and = the sons=20 of Aaron the priests shall bring the blood, and they shall pour the = blood round=20 about on the altar, which [is] at the doors of the tabernacle of=20 witness.

1:6 And having flayed the whole burnt-offering, they = shall=20 divide it by its limbs.

1:7 And the sons of Aaron the priests shall put fire = on the=20 altar, and shall pile wood on the fire.

1:8 And the sons of Aaron the priests shall pile up = the divided=20 parts, and the head, and the fat on the wood on the fire, [the wood] = which is on=20 the altar.

1:9 And the entrails and the feet they shall wash in = water, and=20 the priests shall put all on the altar: it is a burnt-offering, a = sacrifice, a=20 smell of sweet savour to the Lord.

1:10 And if his gift [be] of the sheep to the Lord, = or of the=20 lambs, or of the kids for whole-burnt-offerings, he shall bring it a = male=20 without blemish.

1:11 And he shall lay his hand on its head; and they = shall kill=20 it by the side of the altar, toward the north before the Lord, and the = sons of=20 Aaron the priests shall pour its blood on the altar round = about.

1:12 And they shall divide it by its limbs, and its = head and=20 its fat, and the priests shall pile them up on the wood which is on the = fire, on=20 the altar.

1:13 And they shall wash the entrails and the feet = with water,=20 and the priest shall bring all the [parts] and put them on the altar: it = is a=20 burnt-offering, a sacrifice, a smell of sweet savour to the = Lord.

1:14 And if he bring his gift, a burnt-offering to = the Lord, of=20 birds, then shall he bring his gift of doves or pigeons.

1:15 And the priest shall bring it to the altar, and = shall=20 wring off its head; and the priest shall put it on the altar, and shall = wring=20 out the blood at the bottom of the altar.

1:16 And he shall take away the crop with the = feathers, and=20 shall cast it forth by the altar toward the east to the place of the=20 ashes.

1:17 And he shall break it off from the wings and = shall not=20 separate it, and the priest shall put it on the altar on the wood which = is on=20 the fire: it is a burnt-offering, a sacrifice, a sweet-smelling savour = to the=20 Lord.

[Leviticus] 2:1 And if a soul bring = a gift, a=20 sacrifice to the Lord, his gift shall be fine flour; and he shall pour = oil upon=20 it, and shall put frankincense on it: it is a sacrifice.

2:2 And he shall bring it to the priests the sons of = Aaron: and=20 having taken from it a handful of the fine flour with the oil, and all = its=20 frankincense, then the priest shall put the memorial of it on the altar: = [it is]=20 a sacrifice, an odour of sweet savour to the Lord.

2:3 And the remainder of the sacrifice shall be for = Aaron and=20 his sons, a most holy portion from the sacrifices of the = Lord.

2:4 And if he bring as a gift a sacrifice baked from = the oven,=20 a gift to the Lord of fine flour, [he shall bring] unleavened bread = kneaded with=20 oil, and unleavened cakes anointed with oil.

2:5 And if thy gift [be] a sacrifice from a pan, it = is fine=20 flour mingled with oil, unleavened [offerings].

2:6 And thou shalt break them into fragments and pour = oil upon=20 them: it is a sacrifice to the Lord.

2:7 And if thy gift be a sacrifice from the hearth, = it shall be=20 made of fine flour with oil.

2:8 And he shall offer the sacrifice which he shall = make of=20 these to the Lord, and shall bring it to the priest.

2:9 And the priest shall approach the altar, and = shall take=20 away from the sacrifice a memorial of it, and the priest shall place it = on the=20 altar: a burnt offering, a smell of sweet savour to the Lord.

2:10 And that which is left of the sacrifice [shall = be] for=20 Aaron and his sons, most holy from the burnt-offerings of the = Lord.

2:11 Ye shall not leaven any sacrifice which ye shall = bring to=20 the Lord; for [as to] any leaven, or any honey, ye shall not bring of it = to=20 offer a gift to the Lord.

2:12 Ye shall bring them in the way of fruits to the = Lord, but=20 they shall not be offered on the altar for a sweet-smelling savour to = the=20 Lord.

2:13 And every gift of your sacrifice shall be = seasoned with=20 salt; omit not the salt of the covenant of the Lord from your = sacrifices: on=20 every gift of yours ye shall offer salt to the Lord your God.

2:14 And if thou wouldest offer a sacrifice of = first-fruits to=20 the Lord, [it shall be] new grains ground [and] roasted for the Lord; so = shalt=20 thou bring the sacrifice of the first-fruits.

2:15 And thou shalt pour oil upon it, and shalt put=20 frankincense on it: it is a sacrifice.

2:16 And the priest shall offer the memorial of it = [taken] from=20 the grains with the oil, and all its frankincense: it is a = burnt-offering to the=20 Lord.

[Leviticus] 3:1 And if his gift to = the Lord be=20 a peace-offering, if he should bring it of the oxen, whether it be male = or=20 whether it be female, he shall bring it unblemished before the = Lord.

3:2 And he shall lay his hands on the head of the = gift, and=20 shall slay it before the Lord, by the doors of the tabernacle of = witness. And=20 the priests the sons of Aaron shall pour the blood on the altar of=20 burnt-offerings round about.

3:3 And they shall bring of the peace-offering a=20 burnt-sacrifice to the Lord, the fat covering the belly, and all the fat = on the=20 belly.

3:4 And the two kidneys and the fat hat is upon them; = he shall=20 take away that which is on the thighs, and the caul above the liver = together=20 with the kidneys.

3:5 And the priests the sons of Aaron shall offer = them on the=20 altar on the burnt-offering, on the wood which is on the fire upon the = altar:=20 [it is] a burnt-offering, a smell of sweet savour to the = Lord.

3:6 And if his gift be of the sheep, a peace-offering = to the=20 Lord, male or female, he shall bring it unblemished.

3:7 If he bring a lamb for his gift, he shall bring = it before=20 the Lord.

3:8 And he shall lay his hands on the head of his = offering, and=20 shall slay it by the doors of the tabernacle of witness; and the priests = the=20 sons of Aaron shall pour out the blood on the altar round = about.

3:9 And he shall bring of the peace-offering a = burnt-sacrifice=20 to the Lord: the fat and the hinder part unblemished he shall take away = with the=20 loins, and having taken away all the fat that covers the belly, and all = the fat=20 that is on the belly,

3:10 and both the kidneys and the fat that is upon = them, [and]=20 that which is on the thighs, and the caul which is on the liver with the = kidneys,

3:11 the priest shall offer these on the altar: [it = is] a=20 sacrifice of sweet savour, a burnt-offering to the Lord.

3:12 And if his offering be of the goats, then shall = he bring=20 it before the Lord.

3:13 And he shall lay his hands on its head; and they = shall=20 slay it before the Lord by the doors of the tabernacle of witness; and = the=20 priests the sons of Aaron shall pour out the blood on the altar round=20 about.

3:14 And he shall offer of it a burnt-offering to the = Lord,=20 [even] the fat that covers the belly, and all the fat that is on the=20 belly.

3:15 And both the kidneys, and all the fat that is = upon them,=20 that which is upon the thighs, and the caul of the liver with the = kidneys, shall=20 he take away.

3:16 And the priest shall offer it upon the altar: = [it is] a=20 burnt-offering, a smell of sweet savour to the Lord. All the fat = [belongs] to=20 the Lord.

3:17 [It is] a perpetual statute throughout your = generations,=20 in all your habitations; y shall eat no fat and no blood.

[Leviticus] 4:1 And the Lord spoke = to Moses,=20 saying,

4:2 Speak to the children of Israel, saying, If a = soul shall=20 sin unwillingly before the Lord, in any of the commandments of the Lord=20 concerning things which he ought not to do, and shall do some of them;=20

4:3 if the anointed priest sin so as to cause the = people to=20 sin, then shall he bring for his sin, which he has sinned, an = unblemished calf=20 of the herd to the Lord for his sin.

4:4 And he shall bring the calf to the door of the = tabernacle=20 of witness before the Lord, and he shall put his hand on the head of the = calf=20 before the Lord, and shall slay the calf in the presence of the = Lord.

4:5 And the anointed priest who has been consecrated = having=20 received of the blood of the calf, shall then bring it into the = tabernacle of=20 witness.

4:6 And the priest shall dip his finger into the = blood, and=20 sprinkle of the blood seven times before the Lord, over against the holy = veil.

4:7 And the priest shall put of the blood of the calf = on the=20 horns of the altar of the compound incense which is before the Lord, = which is in=20 the tabernacle of witness; and all the blood of the calf shall he pour = out by=20 the foot of the altar of whole-burnt-offerings, which is by the doors of = the=20 tabernacle of witness.

4:8 and all the fat of the calf of the sin-offering = shall he=20 take off from it; the fat that covers the inwards, and all the fat that = is on=20 the inwards,

4:9 and the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon = them, which=20 is on the thighs, and the caul that is on the liver with the kidneys, = them shall=20 he take away,

4:10 as he takes it away from the calf of the = sacrifice of=20 peace-offering, so shall the priest offer it on the altar of=20 burnt-offering.

4:11 And [they shall take] the skin of the calf, and = all his=20 flesh with the head and the extremities and the belly and the = dung,

4:12 and they shall carry out the whole calf out of = the camp=20 into a clean place, where they pour out the ashes, and they shall = consume it=20 there on wood with fire: it shall be burnt on the ashes poured out. =

4:13 And if the whole congregation of Israel trespass = ignorantly, and a thing should escape the notice of the congregation, = and they=20 should do one thing forbidden of any of the commands of the Lord, which = ought=20 not to be done, and should transgress:

4:14 and the sin wherein they have sinned should = become known=20 to them, then shall the congregation bring an unblemished calf of the = herd for a=20 sin-offering, and they shall bring it to the doors of the tabernacle of=20 witness.

4:15 And the elders of the congregation shall lay = their hands=20 on the head of the calf before the Lord, and they shall slay the calf = before the=20 Lord.

4:16 And the anointed priest shall bring in of the = blood of the=20 calf into the tabernacle of witness.

4:17 And the priest shall dip his finger into some of = the blood=20 of the calf, and shall sprinkle it seven times before the Lord, in front = of the=20 veil of the sanctuary.

4:18 And the priest shall put some of the blood on = the horns of=20 the altar of the incense of composition, which is before the Lord, which = is in=20 the tabernacle of witness; and he shall pour out all the blood at the = bottom of=20 the altar of whole-burnt-offerings, which is by the door of the = tabernacle of=20 witness.

4:19 And he shall take away all the fat from it, and = shall=20 offer it up on the altar.

4:20 And he shall do to the calf as he did to the = calf of the=20 sin-offering, so shall it be done; and the priest shall make atonement = for them,=20 and the trespass shall be forgiven them.

4:21 And they shall carry forth the calf whole = without the=20 camp, and they shall burn the calf as they burnt the former calf: it is = the=20 sin-offering of the congregation.

4:22 And if a ruler sin, and break one of all the = commands of=20 the Lord his God, [doing the thing] which ought not to be done, = unwillingly, and=20 shall sin and trespass,

4:23 and his trespass wherein he has sinned, be known = to him,--=20 then shall he offer for his gift a kid of the goats, a male without=20 blemish.

4:24 And he shall lay his hand on the head of the = kid, and they=20 shall kill it in the place were they kill the [victims for]=20 whole-burnt-offerings before the Lord; it is a sin-offering.

4:25 And the priest shall put some of the blood of = the=20 sin-offering with his finger on the horns of the altar of = whole-burnt-offering;=20 and he shall pour out all its blood by the bottom of the altar of=20 whole-burnt-offerings.

4:26 And he shall offer up all his fat on the altar, = as the fat=20 of the sacrifice of peace-offering; and the priest shall make atonement = for him=20 concerning his sin, and it shall be forgiven him.

4:27 And if a soul of the people of the land should = sin=20 unwillingly, in doing a thing [contrary to] any of the commandments of = the Lord,=20 which ought not to be done, and shall transgress,

4:28 and his sin should be known to him, wherein he = has sinned,=20 then shall he bring a kid of the goats, a female without blemish shall = he bring=20 for his sin, which he has sinned.

4:29 And he shall lay his hand on the head of his = sin-offering,=20 and they shall slay the kid of the sin-offering in the place where they = slay the=20 [victims for] whole-burnt-offerings.

4:30 And the priest shall take of its blood with his = finger,=20 and shall put it on the horns of the altar of whole-burnt-offerings; and = all its=20 blood he shall pour forth by the foot of the altar.

4:31 And he shall take away all the fat, as the fat = is taken=20 away from the sacrifice of peace-offering, and the priest shall offer it = on the=20 altar for a smell of sweet savour to the Lord; and the priest shall make = atonement for him, and [his sin] shall be forgiven him.

4:32 And if he should offer a lamb for his = sin-offering, he=20 shall offer it a female without blemish.

4:33 And he shall lay his hand on the head of the=20 sin-offerings, and they shall kill it in the place where they kill the = [victims=20 for] whole-burnt-offerings.

4:34 And the priest shall take of the blood of the = sin-offering=20 with his finger, and shall put it on the horns of the altar of=20 whole-burnt-offerings, and he shall pour out all its blood by the bottom = of the=20 altar of whole-burnt-offering.

4:35 And he shall take away ll his fat, as the fat of = the lamb=20 of the sacrifice of peace-offering is taken away, and the priest shall = put it on=20 the altar for a whole-burnt-offering to the Lord; and the priest shall = make=20 atonement for him for the sin which he sinned, and it shall be forgiven=20 him.

[Leviticus] 5:1 And if a soul sin, = and hear=20 the voice of swearing, and he is a witness or has seen or been = conscious, if he=20 do not report it, he shall bear his iniquity.

5:2 That soul which shall touch any unclean thing, or = carcase,=20 or [that which is] unclean being taken of beasts, or the dead bodies of=20 abominable [reptiles] which are unclean, or carcases of unclean=20 cattle,

5:3 or should touch the uncleanness of a man, or = whatever kind,=20 which he may touch and be defiled by, and it should have escaped him, = but=20 afterwards he should know,-- then he shall have transgressed.

5:4 That unrighteous soul, which determines with his = lips to do=20 evil or to do good according to whatsoever a man may determine with an = oath, and=20 it shall have escaped his notice, and he shall [afterwards] know [it], = and [so]=20 he should sin in some one of these things:

5:5 -- then shall he declare his sin in the tings = wherein he=20 has sinned by that sin.

5:6 And he shall bring for his transgressions against = the Lord,=20 for his sin which he has sinned, a ewe lamb of the flock, or a kid of = the goats,=20 for a sin-offering; and the priest shall make an atonement for him for = his sin=20 which he has sinned, and his sin shall be forgiven him.

5:7 And if he cannot afford a sheep, he shall bring = for his sin=20 which he has sinned, two turtle-doves or two young pigeons to the Lord; = one for=20 a sin-offering, and the other for a burnt-offering.

5:8 And he shall bring them to the priest, and the = priest shall=20 bring the sin-offering first; and the priest shall pinch off the head = from the=20 neck, and shall not divide the body.

5:9 And he shall sprinkle of the blood of the = sin-offering on=20 the side of the altar, but the rest of the blood he shall drop at the = foot of=20 the altar, for it is a sin-offering.

5:10 And he shall make the second a = whole-burnt-offering, as it=20 is fit; and the priest shall make atonement for his sin which he has = sinned, and=20 it shall be forgiven him.

5:11 And if he cannot afford a pair of turtle-doves, = or two=20 young pigeons, then shall he bring as his gift for his sin, the tenth = part of an=20 ephah of fine flour for a sin-offering; he shall not pour oil upon it, = nor shall=20 he put frankincense upon it, because it is a sin-offering.

5:12 And he shall bring it to the priest; and the = priest having=20 taken a handful of it, shall lay the memorial of it on the altar of=20 whole-burnt-offerings to the Lord; it is a sin-offering.

5:13 And the priest shall make atonement for him for = his sin,=20 which he has sinned in one of these things, and it shall be forgiven = him; and=20 that which is left shall be the priest's, as an offering of fine=20 flour.

5:14 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

5:15 The soul which shall be really unconscious, and = shall sin=20 unwillingly in any of the holy things of the Lord, shall even bring to = the Lord=20 for his transgression, a ram of the flock without blemish, valued = according to=20 shekels of silver according to the shekel of the sanctuary, for his=20 [transgression] wherein he transgressed.

5:16 And he shall make compensation for that wherein = he has=20 sinned in the holy things; and he shall add the fifth part to it, and = give it to=20 the priest; and the priest shall make atonement for him with the ram of=20 transgression, and [his sin] shall be forgiven him.

5:17 And the soul which shall sin, and do one thing = [against]=20 any of the commandments of the Lord, which it is not right to do, and = has not=20 known it, and shall have transgressed, and shall have contracted=20 guilt,

5:18 he shall even bring a ram without blemish from = the flock,=20 [valued] at a price of silver for his transgression to the priest; and = the=20 priest shall make atonement for his trespass of ignorance, wherein he = ignorantly=20 trespassed, and he knew it not; and it shall be forgiven him.

5:19 For he has surely been guilty of transgression = before the=20 Lord.

[Leviticus] 6:1 And the Lord spoke = to Moses,=20 saying,

6:2 The soul which shall have sinned, and willfully = overlooked=20 the commandments of the Lord, and shall have dealt falsely in the = affairs of his=20 neighbour in the matter of a deposit, or concerning fellowship, or = concerning=20 plunder, or has in anything wronged his neighbour,

6:3 or has found that which was lost, and shall have = lied=20 concerning it, and shall have sworn unjustly concerning [any] one of all = the=20 things, whatsoever a man may do, so as to sin hereby;

6:4 it shall come to pass, whensoever he shall have = sinned, and=20 transgressed, that he shall restore the plunder which he has seized, or=20 [redress] the injury which he has committed, or restore the deposit = which was=20 entrusted to him, or the lost article which he has found of any kind, = about=20 which he swore unjustly, he shall even restore it in full; and he shall = add to=20 it a fifth part besides; he shall restore it to him whose it is in the = day in=20 which he happens to be convicted.

6:5 And he shall bring to the Lord for his trespass, = a ram of=20 the flock, without blemish, of value to the amount of the thing in which = he=20 trespassed.

6:6 And the priest shall make atonement for him = before the=20 Lord, and he shall be forgiven for any one of all the things which he = did and=20 trespassed in it.

6:7 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

6:8 Charge Aaron and his sons, saying,

6:9 This [is] the law of whole-burnt-offering; this = is the=20 whole-burnt-offering in its burning on the altar all the night till the = morning;=20 and the fire of the altar shall burn on it, it shall not be put out. =

6:10 And the priest shall put on the linen tunic, and = he shall=20 put the linen drawers on his body; and shall take away that which has = been=20 thoroughly burnt, which the fire shall have consumed, even the=20 whole-burnt-offering from the altar, and he shall put it near the=20 altar.

6:11 And he shall put off his robe, and put on = another robe,=20 and he shall take forth the offering that has been burnt without the = camp into a=20 clean place.

6:12 And the fire on the altar shall be kept burning = on it and=20 shall not be extinguished; and the priest shall burn on it wood every = morning,=20 and shall heap on it the whole-burnt-offering, and shall lay on it the = fat of=20 the peace-offering.

6:13 And the fire shall always burn on the altar; it = shall not=20 be extinguished.

6:14 This is the law of the sacrifice, which the sons = of Aaron=20 shall bring near before the Lord, before the altar.

6:15 And he shall take from it a handful of the fine = flour of=20 the sacrifice with its oil, and with all its frankincense, which are = upon the=20 sacrifice; and he shall offer up on the altar a burnt-offering as a=20 sweet-smelling savour, a memorial of it to the Lord.

6:16 And Aaron and his sons shall eat that which is = left of it:=20 it shall be eaten without leaven in a holy place, they shall eat it in = the court=20 of the tabernacle of witness.

6:17 It shall not be baked with leaven. I have given = it as a=20 portion to them of the burnt-offerings of the Lord: it is most holy, as = the=20 offering for sin, and as the offering for trespass.

6:18 Every male of the priests shall eat it: it is a = perpetual=20 ordinance throughout your generations of the burnt-offerings of the = Lord;=20 whosoever shall touch them shall be hallowed.

6:19 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

6:20 This is the gift of Aaron and of his sons, which = they=20 shall offer to the Lord in the day in which thou shalt anoint him; the = tenth of=20 an ephah of fine flour for a sacrifice continually, the half of it in = the=20 morning, and the half of it in the evening.

6:21 It shall be made with oil in a frying-pan; he = shall offer=20 it kneaded [and] in rolls, an offering of fragments, an offering of a = sweet=20 savour unto the Lord.

6:22 The anointed priest who is in his place, [one] = of his=20 sons, shall offer it: it is a perpetual statute, it shall all be=20 consumed.

6:23 And every sacrifice of a priest shall be = thoroughly burnt,=20 and shall not be eaten.

6:24 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

6:25 Speak to Aaron and to his sons, saying, This is = the law of=20 the sin-offering;-- in the place where they slay the = whole-burnt-offering, they=20 shall slay the sin-offerings before the Lord: they are most = holy.

6:26 The priest that offers it shall eat it: in a = holy place it=20 shall be eaten, in the court of the tabernacle of witness.

6:27 Every one that touches the flesh of it shall be = holy, and=20 on whose soever garment any of its blood shall have been sprinkled, = whosoever=20 shall have it sprinkled, shall be washed in the holy place.

6:28 And the earthen vessel, in whichsoever it shall = have been=20 sodden, shall be broken; and if it shall have been sodden in a brazen = vessel, he=20 shall scour it and wash it with water.

6:29 Every male among the priests shall eat it: it is = most holy=20 to the Lord.

6:30 And no offerings for sin, of whose blood there = shall be=20 brought any into the tabernacle of witness to make atonement in the holy = place,=20 shall be eaten: they shall be burned with fire.

[Leviticus] 7:1 And this [is] the = law of the=20 ram for the trespass-offering; it is most holy.

7:2 In the place where they slay the = whole-burnt-offering, they=20 shall slay the ram of the trespass-offering before the Lord, and he = shall pour=20 out the blood at the bottom of the altar round about.

7:3 And he shall offer all the fat from it; and the = loins, and=20 all the fat that covers the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the = inwards,=20

7:4 and the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon = them, that=20 which is upon the thighs, and the caul upon the liver with the kidney, = he shall=20 take them away.

7:5 And the priest shall offer them on the altar a=20 burnt-offering to the Lord; it is for trespass.

7:6 Every male of the priest shall eat them, in the = holy place=20 they shall eat them: they are most holy.

7:7 As the sin-offering, so also [is] the = trespass-offering.=20 There is one law of them; the priest who shall make atonement with it, = his it=20 shall be.

7:8 And [as for] the priest who offers a man's=20 whole-burnt-offering, the skin of the whole-burnt-offering which he = offers,=20 shall be his.

7:9 And every sacrifice which shall be prepared in = the oven,=20 and every one which shall be prepared on the hearth, or on a frying-pan, = it is=20 the property of the priest that offers it; it shall be his.

7:10 And every sacrifice made up with oil, or not = made up [with=20 oil], shall belong to the sons of Aaron, an equal portion to = each.

7:11 This [is] the law of the sacrifice of = peace-offering,=20 which they shall bring to the Lord.

7:12 If a man should offer it for praise, then shall = he bring,=20 for the sacrifice of praise, loaves of fine flour made up with oil, and=20 unleavened cakes anointed with oil, and fine flour kneaded with = oil.

7:13 With leavened bread he shall offer his gifts, = with the=20 peace-offering of praise.

7:14 And he shall bring one of all his gifts, a = separate=20 offering to the Lord: it shall belong to the priest who pours forth the = blood of=20 the peace-offering.

7:15 And the flesh of the sacrifice of the = peace-offering of=20 praise shall be his, and it shall be eaten in the day in which it is = offered:=20 they shall not leave of it till the morning.

7:16 And if it be a vow, or he offer his gift of his = own will,=20 on whatsoever day he shall offer his sacrifice, it shall be eaten, and = on the=20 morrow.

7:17 And that which is left of the flesh of the = sacrifice till=20 the third day, shall be consumed with fire.

7:18 And if he do at all eat of the flesh on the = third day, it=20 shall not be accepted for him that offers: it shall not be reckoned to = him, it=20 is pollution; and whatsoever soul shall eat of it, shall bear his=20 iniquity.

7:19 And whatsoever flesh shall have touched any = unclean thing,=20 it shall not be eaten, it shall be consumed with fire; every one that is = clean=20 shall eat the flesh.

7:20 And whatsoever soul shall eat of the flesh of = the=20 sacrifice of the peace-offering which is the Lord's, and his uncleanness = be upon=20 him, that soul shall perish from his people.

7:21 And whatsoever soul shall touch any unclean = thing, either=20 of the uncleanness of a man, or of unclean quadrupeds, or any unclean = abominable=20 thing, and shall eat of the flesh of the sacrifice of the = peace-offering, which=20 is the Lord's, that soul shall perish from his people.

7:2 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

7:23 Speak to the children of Israel, saying, Ye = shall eat no=20 fat of oxen or sheep or goats.

7:24 And the fat of such animals as have died of = themselves, or=20 have been seized of beasts, may be employed for any work; but it shall = not be=20 eaten for food.

7:25 Every one that eats fat off the beasts, from = which he will=20 bring a burnt-offering to the Lord-- that soul shall perish from his=20 people.

7:26 Ye shall eat no blood in all your habitations, = either of=20 beasts or of birds.

7:27 Every soul that shall eat blood, that soul shall = perish=20 from his people.

7:28 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

7:29 Thou shalt also speak to the children of Israel, = saying,=20 He that offers a sacrifice of peace-offering, shall bring his gift to = the Lord=20 also from the sacrifice of peace-offering.

7:30 His hands shall bring the burnt-offerings to the = Lord; the=20 fat which is on the breast and the lobe of the liver, he shall bring = them, so as=20 to set them for a gift before the Lord.

7:31 And the priest shall offer the fat upon the = altar, and the=20 breast shall be Aaron's and his sons,

7:32 and ye shall give the right shoulder for a = choice piece to=20 the priest of your sacrifices of peace-offering.

7:33 He that offers the blood of the peace-offering, = and the=20 fat, of the sons of Aaron, his shall be the right shoulder for a=20 portion.

7:34 For I have taken the wave-breast and shoulder of = separation from the children of Israel from the sacrifices of your=20 peace-offerings, and I have given them to Aaron the priest and his sons, = a=20 perpetual ordinance [due] from the children of Israel.

7:35 This is the anointing of Aaron, and the = anointing of his=20 sons, [their portion] of the burnt-offerings of the Lord, in the day in = which he=20 brought them forward to minister as priests to the Lord;

7:36 as the Lord commanded to give to them in the day = in which=20 he anointed them of the sons of Israel, a perpetual statute through = their=20 generations.

7:37 This [is] the law of the whole-burnt-offerings, = and of=20 sacrifice, and of in-offering, and of offering for transgression, and of = the=20 sacrifice of consecration, and of the sacrifice of = peace-offering;

7:38 as the Lord commanded Moses in the mount Sina, = in the day=20 in which he commanded the children of Israel to offer their gifts before = the=20 Lord in the wilderness of Sina.

[Leviticus] 8:1 And the Lord spoke = to Moses,=20 saying,

8:2 Take Aaron and his sons, and his robes and the = anointing=20 oil, and the calf for the sin-offering, and the two rams, and the basket = of=20 unleavened bread,

8:3 and assemble the whole congregation at the door = of the=20 tabernacle of witness.

8:4 And Moses did as the Lord appointed him, and he = assembled=20 the congregation at the door of the tabernacle of witness.

8:5 And Moses said to the congregation, This is the = thing which=20 the Lord has commanded you to do.

8:6 And Moses brought nigh Aaron and his sons, and = washed them=20 with water,

8:7 and put on him the coat, and girded him with the = girdle,=20 and clothed him with the tunic, and put on him the ephod;

8:8 and girded him [with a girdle] according to the = make of the=20 ephod, and clasped him closely with it: and put upon it the oracle, and = put upon=20 the oracle the Manifestation and the Truth.

8:9 And he put the mitre on his head, and put upon = the mitre in=20 front the golden plate, the most holy thing, as the Lord commanded = Moses.=20

8:10 And Moses took of the anointing oil,

8:11 and sprinkled of it seven times on the altar; = and anointed=20 the altar, and hallowed it, and all things on it, and the laver, and its = foot,=20 and sanctified them; and anointed the tabernacle and all its furniture, = and=20 hallowed it.

8:12 And Moses poured of the anointing oil on the = head of=20 Aaron; and he anointed him and sanctified him.

8:13 And Moses brought the sons of Aaron near, and = put on them=20 coast and girded them with girdles, and put on them bonnets, as the Lord = commanded Moses.

8:14 And Moses brought near the calf for the = sin-offering, and=20 Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the head of the calf of the=20 sin-offering.

8:15 And he slew it; and Moses took of the blood, ad = put it on=20 the horns of the altar round about with his finger; and he purified the = altar,=20 and poured out the blood at the bottom of the altar, and sanctified it, = to make=20 atonement upon it.

8:16 And Moses took all the fat that was upon the = inwards, and=20 the lobe on the liver, and both the kidneys, and the fat that was upon = them, and=20 Moses offered them on the altar.

8:17 But the calf, and his hide, and his flesh, and = his dung,=20 he burnt with fire without the camp, as the Lord commanded = Moses.

8:18 And Moses brought near the ram for a = whole-burnt-offering,=20 and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the head of the ram. And = Moses slew=20 the ram: and Moses poured the blood on the altar round about.

8:19 And he divided the ram by its limbs, and Moses = offered the=20 head, and the limbs, and the fat; and he washed the belly and the feet = with=20 water.

8:20 And Moses offered up the whole ram on the altar: = it is a=20 whole-burnt-offering for a sweet-smelling savour; it is a burnt-offering = to the=20 Lord, as the Lord commanded Moses.

8:21 And Moses brought the second ram, the ram of = consecration,=20 and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the head of the ram, and [he] = slew=20 him;

8:22 and Moses took of his blood, and put it upon the = tip of=20 Aaron's right ear, and on the thumb of his right hand, and on the great = toe of=20 his right foot.

8:23 And Moses brought near the sons of Aaron; and = Moses put of=20 the blood on the tips of their right ears, and on the thumbs of their = right=20 hands, and on the great toes of their right feet, and Moses poured out = the blood=20 on the altar round about.

8:24 And he took the fat, and the rump, and the fat = on the=20 belly, and the lobe of the liver, and the two kidneys, and the fat that = is upon=20 them, and the right shoulder.

8:25 And from the basket of consecration, which was = before the=20 Lord, he also took one unleavened loaf, and one loaf made with oil, and = one=20 cake; and put [them] upon the fat, and the right shoulder:

8:26 and put them all on the hands of Aaron, and upon = the hands=20 of his sons, and offered them up for a wave-offering before the = Lord.

8:27 And Moses took them at their hands, and Moses = offered them=20 on the altar, on the whole-burnt-offering of consecration, which is a = smell of=20 sweet savour: it is a burnt-offering to the Lord.

8:28 And Moses took the breast, and separated it for = a=20 heave-offering before the Lord, from the ram of consecration; and it = became=20 Moses' portion, as the Lord commanded Moses.

8:29 And Moses took of the anointing oil, and of the = blood that=20 was on the altar, and sprinkled it on Aaron, and on his garments, and = his sons,=20 and the garments of his sons with him.

8:30 And he sanctified Aaron and his garments, and = his sons,=20 and the garments of his sons with him.

8:31 And Moses said to Aaron and to his sons, Boil = the flesh in=20 the tent of the tabernacle of witness in the holy place; and there ye = shall eat=20 it and the loaves in the basket of consecration, as it has been = appointed me,=20 [the Lord] saying, Aaron and his sons shall eat them.

8:32 And that which is left of the flesh and of the = loaves burn=20 ye with fire.

8:33 And ye shall not go out from the door of the = tabernacle of=20 witness for seven days, until the day be fulfilled, the day of your=20 consecration; for in seven days shall he consecrate you,

8:34 as he did in this day on which the Lord = commanded me to do=20 so, to make an atonement for you.

8:35 And ye shall remain seven days at the door of = the=20 tabernacle of witness, day and night; ye shall observe the ordinances of = the=20 Lord, that ye die not; for so has the Lord God commanded me.

8:36 And Aaron and his sons performed all these = commands which=20 the Lord commanded Moses.

[Leviticus] 9:1 And it came to pass = on the=20 eighth day, that Moses called Aaron and his sons, and the elders of=20 Israel,

9:2 and Moses said to Aaron, Take to thyself a young = calf of=20 the herd for a sin-offering, and a ram for a whole-burnt-offering, = unblemished,=20 and offer them before the Lord.

9:3 And speak to the elders of Israel, saying, Take = one kid of=20 the goats for a sin-offering, and a young calf, and a lamb of a year old = for a=20 whole-burnt-offering, spotless,

9:4 and a calf and a ram for a peace offering before = the Lord,=20 and fine flour mingled with oil, for to-day the Lord will appear among=20 you.

9:5 And they took as Moses commanded them before the = tabernacle=20 of witness, and all the congregation drew nigh, and they stood before = the=20 Lord.

9:6 And Moses said, This is the thing which the Lord = has=20 spoken; do [it], and the glory of the Lord shall appear among = you.

9:7 And Moses said to Aaron, Draw nigh to the altar, = and offer=20 thy sin-offering, and thy whole-burnt-offering, and make atonement for = thyself,=20 and for thy house; and offer the gifts of the people, and make atonement = for=20 them, as the Lord commanded Moses.

9:8 And Aaron drew nigh to the altar, and slew the = calf of his=20 sin-offering.

9:9 And the sons of Aaron brought the blood to him, = and he=20 dipped his finger into the blood, and put it on the horns of the altar, = and he=20 poured out the blood at the bottom of the altar.

9:10 And he offered up on the altar the fat and the = kidneys and=20 the lobe of the liver of the sin-offering, according as the Lord = commanded=20 Moses.

9:11 And the flesh and the hide he burnt with fire = outside of=20 the camp.

9:12 And he slew the whole-burnt-offering; and the = sons of=20 Aaron brought the blood to him, and he poured it on the altar round=20 about.

9:13 And they brought the whole-burnt-offering, = according to=20 its pieces; them and the head he put upon the altar.

9:14 And he washed the belly and the feet with water, = and he=20 put them on the whole-burnt-offering on the altar.

9:15 And he brought the gift of the people, and took = the goat=20 of the sin-offering of the people, and slew it, and purified it as also = the=20 first.

9:16 And he brought the whole-burnt-offering, and = offered it in=20 due form.

9:17 And he brought the sacrifice and filled his = hands with it,=20 and laid it on the altar, besides the morning = whole-burnt-offering.

9:18 And he slew the calf, and the ram of the = sacrifice of=20 peace-offering of the people; and the sons of Aaron brought the blood to = him,=20 and he poured it out on the altar round about.

9:19 And [he took] the fat of the calf, and the hind = quarters=20 of the ram, and the fat covering the belly, and the two kidneys, and the = fat=20 upon them, and the caul on the liver.

9:20 And he put the fat on the breasts, and offered = the fat on=20 the altar.

9:21 And Aaron separated the breast and the right = shoulder as a=20 choice-offering before the Lord, as the Lord commanded Moses.

9:22 And Aaron lifted up his hands on the people and = blessed=20 them; and after he had offered the sin-offering, and the = whole-burnt-offerings,=20 and the peace-offerings, he came down.

9:23 And Moses and Aaron entered into the tabernacle = of=20 witness. And they came out and blessed all the people, and the glory of = the Lord=20 appeared to all the people.

9:24 And fire came forth from the Lord, and devoured = the=20 offerings on the altar, both the whole-burnt-offerings and the fat; and = all the=20 people saw, and were amazed, and fell upon their faces.

[Leviticus] 10:1 And the two sons of = Aaron,=20 Nadab and Abiud, took each his censer, and put fire therein, and threw = incense=20 thereon, and offered strange fire before the Lord, which the Lord did = not=20 command them,

10:2 and fire came forth from the Lord, and devoured = them, and=20 they died before the Lord.

10:3 And Moses said to Aaron, This is the thing which = the Lord=20 spoke, saying, I will be sanctified among them that draw night to me, = and I will=20 be glorified in the whole congregation; and Aaron was pricked [in his=20 heart].

10:4 And Moses called Misadae, and Elisaphan, sons of = Oziel,=20 sons of the brother of Aaron's father, and said to them, Draw near and = take your=20 brethren from before the sanctuary out of the camp.

10:5 And they came near and took them in their coats = out of the=20 camp, as Moses said.

10:6 And Moses said to Aaron, and Eleazar and Ithamar = his sons=20 that were left, Ye shall not make bare your heads, and ye shall not tear = your=20 garments; that ye die not, and [so] there should be wrath on all the=20 congregation: but your brethren, [even] all the house of Israel, shall = lament=20 for the burning, with which they were burnt by the Lord.

10:7 And ye shall not go forth from the door of the = tabernacle=20 of witness, that ye die not; for the Lord's anointing oil [is] upon you: = and=20 they did according to the word of Moses.

10:8 And the Lord spoke to Aaron, saying,

10:9 Ye shall not drink wine nor strong drink, thou = and thy=20 sons with thee, whensoever ye enter into the tabernacle of witness, or = when ye=20 approach the altar, so shall ye not die; [it is] a perpetual statute for = your=20 generations,

10:10 to distinguish between sacred and profane, and = between=20 clean and unclean,

10:11 and to teach the children of Israel all the = statutes,=20 which the Lord spoke to them by Moses.

10:12 And Moses said to Aaron, and to Eleazar and = Ithamar, the=20 sons of Aaron who survived, Take the sacrifice that is left of the=20 burnt-offerings of the Lord, and ye shall eat unleavened bread by the = altar: it=20 is most holy.

10:13 And ye shall eat it in the holy place; for this = is a=20 statute for thee and a statute for thy sons, of the burnt-offerings to = the Lord;=20 for so it has been commanded me.

10:14 And ye shall eat the breast of separation, and = the=20 shoulder of the choice-offering in the holy place, thou and thy sons and = thy=20 house with thee; for it has been given as an ordinance for thee and an = ordinance=20 for thy sons, of the sacrifices of peace-offering of the children of=20 Israel.

10:15 They shall bring the shoulder of the = choice-offering, and=20 the breast of the separation upon the burnt-offerings of the fat, to = separate=20 for a separation before the Lord; and it shall be a perpetual ordinance = for thee=20 and thy sons and thy daughters with thee, as the Lord commanded=20 Moses.

10:16 And Moses diligently sought the goat of the = sin-offering,=20 but it had been consumed by fire; and Moses was angry with Eleazar and = Ithamar=20 the sons of Aaron that were left, saying,

10:17 Why did ye not eat the sin-offering in the holy = place?=20 for because it is most holy he has given you this to eat, that ye might = take=20 away the sin of the congregation, and make atonement for them before the = Lord.

10:18 For the blood of it was not brought into the = holy place:=20 ye shall eat it within, before [the Lord], as the Lord commanded me. =

10:19 And Aaron spoke to Moses, saying, If they have = brought=20 nigh to-day their sin-offerings, and their whole-burnt-offerings before = the=20 Lord, and these events have happened to me, and [yet] I should eat = to-day of the=20 sin-offerings, would it be pleasing to the Lord?

10:20 And Moses heard [it], and it pleased = him.

[Leviticus] 11:1 And the Lord spoke = to Moses=20 and Aaron, saying,

11:2 Speak ye to the sons of Israel, saying, These = are the=20 beasts which ye shall eat of all beasts that are upon the = earth.

11:3 Every beast parting the hoof and making = divisions of two=20 claws, and chewing the cud among beasts, these ye shall eat.

11:4 But of these ye shall not eat, of those that = chew the cud,=20 and of those that part the hoofs, and divide claws; the camel, because = it chews=20 the cud, but does not divide the hoof, this is unclean to = you.

11:5 And the rabbit, because it chews the cud, but = does not=20 divide the hoof, this is unclean to you.

11:6 And the hare, because it does not chew the cud, = and does=20 not divide the hoof, this is unclean to you.

11:7 And the swine, because this [animal] divides the = hoof, and=20 makes claws of the hoof, and it does not chew the cud, is unclean to=20 you.

11:8 Ye shall not eat of their flesh, and ye shall = not touch=20 their carcases; these are unclean to you.

11:9 And these [are] what ye shall eat of all that = are in the=20 waters: all things that have fins and scales in the waters, and in the = seas, and=20 in the brooks, these ye shall eat.

11:10 And all things which have not fins or scales in = the=20 water, or in the seas, and in the brooks, of all which the waters = produce, and=20 of every soul living in the water, are an abomination; and they shall be = abominations to you.

11:11 Ye shall not eat of their flesh, and ye shall = abhor their=20 carcases.

11:12 And all things that have not fins or scales of = those that=20 are in the waters, these are an abomination to you.

11:13 And these are the things which ye shall abhor = of birds,=20 an they shall not be eaten, they are an abomination: the eagle and the=20 ossifrage, and the sea-eagle.

11:14 And the vulture, and the kite, and the like to=20 it;

11:15 and the sparrow, and the owl, and the sea-mew, = and the=20 like to it:

11:16 and every raven, and the birds like it, and the = hawk and=20 his like,

11:17 and the night-raven and the cormorant and the=20 stork,

11:18 and the red-bill, and the pelican, and = swan,

11:19 and the heron, and the lapwing, and the like to = it, and=20 the hoopoe and the bat.

11:20 And all winged creatures that creep, which go = upon four=20 feet, are abominations to you.

11:21 But these ye shall eat of the creeping winged = animals,=20 which go upon four feet, which have legs above their feet, to leap with = on the=20 earth.

11:22 And these of them ye shall eat: the caterpillar = and his=20 like, and the attacus and his like, and the cantharus and his like, and = the=20 locust and his like.

11:23 Every creeping thing from among the birds, = which has four=20 feet, is an abomination to you.

11:24 And by these ye shall be defiled; every one = that touches=20 their carcases shall be unclean till the evening.

11:25 And every one that takes of their dead bodies = shall wash=20 his garments, and shall be unclean till the evening.

11:26 And whichever among the beasts divides the hoof = and makes=20 claws, and does not chew the cud, shall be unclean to you; every one = that=20 touches their dead bodies shall be unclean till evening.

11:27 And every one among all the wild beasts that = moves upon=20 its fore feet, which goes on all four, is unclean to you; every one that = touches=20 their dead bodies shall be unclean till evening.

11:28 And he that takes of their dead bodies shall = wash his=20 garments, and shall be unclean till evening: these are unclean to=20 you.

11:29 And these [are] unclean to you of reptiles upon = the=20 earth, the weasel, and the mouse, and the lizard,

11:30 the ferret, and the chameleon, and the evet, = and the=20 newt, and the mole.

11:31 These are unclean to you of all the reptiles = which are on=20 the earth; every one who touches their carcases shall be unclean till=20 evening.

11:32 And on whatsoever one of their dead bodies = shall fall it=20 shall be unclean; whatever wooden vessel, or garment, or skin, or sack = it may=20 be, every vessel in which work should be done, shall be dipped in water, = and=20 shall be unclean till evening; and [then] it shall be clean.

11:33 And every earthen vessel into which one of = these things=20 shall fall, whatsoever is inside it, shall be unclean, and it shall be=20 broken.

11:34 And all food that is eaten, on which water = shall come=20 [from such a vessel], shall be unclean; and every beverage which is = drunk in any=20 [such] vessel, shall be unclean.

11:35 And every thing on which there shall fall of = their dead=20 bodies shall be unclean; ovens and stands for jars shall be broken down: = these=20 are unclean, and they shall be unclean to you.

11:36 Only [if the water be] of fountains of water, = or a pool,=20 or confluence of water, it shall be clean; but he that touches their = carcases=20 shall be unclean.

11:37 And if one of their carcases should fall upon = any sowing=20 seed which shall be sown, it shall be clean.

11:38 But if water be poured on any seed, and one of = their dead=20 bodies fall upon it, it is unclean to you.

11:39 And if one of the cattle die, which it is = lawful for you=20 to eat, he that touches their carcases shall be unclean till = evening.

11:40 And he that eats of their carcases shall wash = his=20 garments, and be unclean till evening; and he that carries any of their = carcases=20 shall wash his garments, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean till = evening.

11:41 And every reptile that creeps on the earth, = this shall be=20 an abomination to you; it shall not be eaten.

11:42 And every [animal] that creeps on its belly, = and every=20 one that goes on four [feet] continually, which abounds with feet among = all the=20 reptiles creeping upon the earth-- ye shall not eat it, for it is an = abomination=20 to you.

11:43 And ye shall not defile your souls with any of = the=20 reptiles that creep upon the earth, and ye shall not be polluted with = them, and=20 ye shall not be unclean by them.

1:44 For I am the Lord your God; and ye shall be = sanctified,=20 and ye shall be holy, because I the Lord your God am holy; and ye shall = not=20 defile your souls with any of the reptiles creeping upon the = earth.

11:45 For I am the Lord who brought you up out of the = land of=20 Egypt to be your God; and ye shall be holy, for I the Lord am = holy.

11:46 This is the law concerning beasts and birds and = every=20 living creature moving in the water, and every living creature creeping = on the=20 earth;

11:47 to distinguish between the unclean and the = clean; and=20 between those that bring forth alive, such as should be eaten, and those = that=20 bring forth alive, such as should not be eaten.

[Leviticus] 12:1 And the Lord spoke = to Moses,=20 saying,

12:2 Speak to the children of Israel, and thou shalt = say to=20 them, Whatsoever woman shall have conceived and born a male child shall = be=20 unclean seven days, she shall be unclean according to the days of = separation for=20 her monthly courses.

12:3 And on the eighth day she shall circumcise the = flesh of=20 his foreskin.

12:4 And for thirty-three days she shall continue in = her=20 unclean blood; she shall touch nothing holy, and shall not enter the = sanctuary,=20 until the days of her purification be fulfilled.

12:5 But if she should have born a female child, then = she shall=20 be unclean twice seven days, according to the time of her monthly = courses; and=20 for sixty-six days shall she remain in her unclean blood.

12:6 And when the days of her purification shall have = been=20 fulfilled for a son or a daughter, she shall bring a lamb of a year old = without=20 blemish for a whole-burnt-offering, and a young pigeon or turtle-dove = for a=20 sin-offering to the door of the tabernacle of witness, to the = priest.

12:7 And he shall present it before the Lord, and the = priest=20 shall make atonement for her, and shall purge her from the fountain of = her=20 blood; this is the law of her who bears a male or a female.

12:8 And if she cannot afford a lamb, then shall she = take two=20 turtle-doves or two young pigeons, one for a whole-burnt-offering, and = one for a=20 sin-offering; ad the priest shall make atonement for her, and she shall = be=20 purified.

[Leviticus] 13:1 And the Lord spoke = to Moses=20 and Aaron, saying,

13:2 If any man should have in the skin of his flesh = a bright=20 clear spot, and there should be in the skin of his flesh a plague of = leprosy, he=20 shall be brought to Aaron the priest, or to one of his sons the=20 priests.

13:3 And the priest shall view the spot in the skin = of his=20 flesh; and [if] the hair in the spot be changed [to] white, and the = appearance=20 of the spot be below the skin of the flesh, it is a plague of leprosy; = and the=20 priest shall look upon it, and pronounce him unclean.

13:4 But if the spot be clear and white in the skin = of his=20 flesh, yet the appearance of it be not deep below the skin, and its hair = have=20 not changed [itself for] white hair, but it is dark, then the priest = shall=20 separate [him that has] the spot seven days;

13:5 and the priest shall look on the spot the = seventh day;=20 and, behold, [if] the spot remains before him, [if] the spot has not = spread in=20 the skin, then the priest shall separate him the second time seven=20 days.

13:6 And the priest shall look upon him the second = time on the=20 seventh day; and, behold, [if] the spot be dark, [and] the spot have not = spread=20 in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him clean; for it is a = [mere] mark,=20 and the man shall wash his garments and be clean.

13:7 But if the bright spot should have changed and = spread in=20 the skin, after the priest has seen him for the purpose of purifying = him, then=20 shall he appear the second time to the priest,

13:8 and the priest shall look upon him; and, behold, = [if] the=20 mark have spread in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him = unclean: it is=20 a leprosy.

13:9 And if a man have a plague of leprosy, then he = shall come=20 to the priest;

13:10 and the priest shall look, and, behold, if it = is a white=20 spot in the skin, and it has changed the hair to white, and [there be] = some of=20 the sound part of the quick flesh in the sore--

13:11 it is a leprosy waxing old in the skin of the = flesh; and=20 the priest shall pronounce him unclean, and shall separate him, because = he is=20 unclean.

13:12 And if the leprosy should have come out very = evidently in=20 the skin, and the leprosy should cover all the skin of the patient from = the head=20 to the feet, wheresoever the priest shall look;

13:13 then the priest shall look, and, behold, the = leprosy has=20 covered all the skin of the flesh; and the priest shall pronounce him = clean of=20 the plague, because it has changed all to white, it is clean.

13:14 But on whatsoever day the quick flesh shall = appear on=20 him, he shall be pronounced unclean.

13:15 And the priest shall look upon the sound flesh, = and the=20 sound flesh shall prove him to be unclean; for it is unclean, it is a=20 leprosy.

13:16 But if the sound flesh be restored and changed = [to]=20 white, then shall he come to the priest;

13:17 and the priest shall see [him], and, behold, = [if] the=20 plague is turned white, then the priest shall pronounce the patient = clean: he is=20 clean.

13:18 And if the flesh should have become an ulcer in = his skin,=20 and should be healed,

13:19 and there should be in the place of the ulcer a = white=20 sore, or [one] looking white and bright, or fiery, and it shall be seen = by the=20 priest;

13:20 then the priest shall look, and, behold, if the = appearance be beneath the skin, and its hair has changed to white, then = the=20 priest shall pronounce him unclean; because it is a leprosy, it has = broken out=20 in the ulcer.

13:21 But if the priest look, and behold there is no = white hair=20 on it, and it be not below the skin of the flesh, and it be = dark-coloured; then=20 the priest shall separate him seven days.

13:22 But if it manifestly spread over the skin, then = the=20 priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is a plague of leprosy; it has = broken out=20 in the ulcer.

13:23 But if the bright spot should remain in its = place and not=20 spread, it is the scar of the ulcer; and the priest shall pronounce him = clean.=20

13:24 And if the flesh be in his skin [in a state of] = fiery=20 inflammation, and there should be in his skin the part which is healed = of the=20 inflammation, bright, clear, and white, suffused with red or very=20 white;

13:25 then the priest shall look upon him, and, = behold, [if]=20 the hair being white is changed to a bright colour, and its appearance = is lower=20 than the skin, it is a leprosy; it has broken out in the inflammation, = and the=20 priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is a plague of = leprosy.

13:26 But if the priest should look, and, behold, = there is not=20 in the bright spot any white hair, and it should not be lower than the = skin, and=20 it should be dark, then the priest shall separate him seven = days.

13:27 And the priest shall look upon him on the = seventh day;=20 and if the spot be much spread in the skin, then the priest shall = pronounce him=20 unclean: it is a plague of leprosy, it has broken out in the = ulcer.

13:28 But if the bright spot remain stationary, and = be not=20 spread in the skin, but [the sore] should be dark, it is a scar of = inflammation;=20 and the priest shall pronounce him clean, for it is the mark of the=20 inflammation.

13:29 And if a man or a woman have in them a plague = of leprosy=20 in the head or the beard;

13:30 then the priest shall look on the plague, and, = behold,=20 [if] the appearance of it be beneath the skin, and in it there be thin = yellowish=20 hair, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is a scurf, it is = a=20 leprosy of the head or a leprosy of the beard.

13:31 And if the priest should see the plague of the = scurf,=20 and, behold, the appearance of it be not beneath the skin, and there is = no=20 yellowish hair in it, then the priest shall set apart [him that has] the = plague=20 of the scurf seven days.

13:32 And the priest shall look at the plague on the = seventh=20 day; and, behold, [if] the scurf be not spread, and there be no = yellowish hair=20 on it, and the appearance of the scurf is not hollow under the = skin;

13:33 then the skin shall be shaven, but the scurf = shall not be=20 shaven; and the priest shall set aside the person having the scurf the = second=20 time for seven days.

13:34 And the priest shall see the scurf on the = seventh day;=20 and, behold, [if] the scurf is not spread in the skin after the man's = being=20 shaved, and the appearance of the scurf is not hollow beneath the skin, = then the=20 priest shall pronounce him clean; and he shall wash his garments, and be = clean.

13:35 But if the scurf be indeed spread in the skin = after he=20 has been purified,

13:36 then the priest shall look, and, behold, [if] = the scurf=20 be spread in the skin, the priest shall not examine concerning the = yellow hair,=20 for he is unclean.

13:37 But if the scurf remain before [him] in its = place, and a=20 dark hair should have arisen in it, the scurf is healed: he is clean, = and the=20 priest shall pronounce him clean.

13:38 And if a man or woman should have in the skin = of their=20 flesh spots of a bright whiteness,

13:39 then the priest shall look; and, behold, there = [being]=20 bright spots of a bright whiteness in the skin of their flesh, it is a = tetter;=20 it burst forth in the skin of his flesh; he is clean.

13:40 And if any one's head should lose the hair, he = is [only]=20 bald, he is clean.

13:41 And if his head should lose the hair in front, = he is=20 forehead bald: he is clean.

13:42 And if there should be in his baldness of head, = or his=20 baldness of forehead, a white or fiery plague, it is leprosy in his = baldness of=20 head, or baldness of forehead.

13:43 And the priest shall look upon him, and, = behold, if the=20 appearance of the plague be white or inflamed in his baldness of head or = baldness in front, as the appearance of leprosy in the skin of his=20 flesh,

13:44 he is a leprous man: the priest shall surely = pronounce=20 him unclean, his plague is in his head.

13:45 And the leper in whom the plague is, let his = garments be=20 ungirt, and his head uncovered; and let him have a covering put upon his = mouth,=20 and he shall be called unclean.

13:46 All the days in which the plague shall be upon = him, being=20 unclean, he shall be [esteemed] unclean; he shall dwell apart, his place = of=20 sojourn shall be without the camp.

13:47 And if a garment have in it the plague of = leprosy, a=20 garment of wool, or a garment of flax,

13:48 either in the warp or in the woof, or in the = linen, or in=20 the woollen threads, or in a skin, or in any workmanship of = skin,

13:49 and the plague be greenish or reddish in the = skin, or in=20 the garment, either in the warp, or in the woof, or in any utensil of = skin, it=20 is a plague of leprosy, and he shall show it to the priest.

13:50 And the priest shall look upon the plague, and = the priest=20 shall set apart [that which has] the plague seven days.

13:51 And the priest shall look upon the plague on = the seventh=20 day; and if the plague be spread in the garment, either in the warp or = in the=20 woof, or in the skin, in whatsoever things skins may be used in their=20 workmanship, the plague is a confirmed leprosy; it is = unclean.

13:52 He shall burn the garment, either the warp or = woof in=20 woollen garments or in flaxen, or in any utensil of skin, in which there = may be=20 the plague; because it is a confirmed leprosy; it shall be burnt with=20 fire.

13:53 And if the priest should see, and the plague be = not=20 spread in the garments, either in the warp or in the woof, or in any = utensil of=20 skin,

13:54 then the priest shall give directions, and = [one] shall=20 wash that on which there may have been the plague, and the priest shall = set it=20 aside a second time for seven days.

13:55 And the priest shall look upon it after the = plague has=20 been washed; and [if] this, even the plague, has not changed its = appearance, and=20 the plague does not spread, it is unclean; it shall be burnt with fire: = it is=20 fixed in the garment, in the warp, or in the woof.

13:56 And if the priest should look, and the spot be = dark after=20 it has been washed, he shall tear it off from the garment, either from = the warp=20 or from the woof, or from the skin.

13:57 And if it should still appear in the garment, = either in=20 the warp or in the woof, or in any article of skin, it is a leprosy = bursting=20 forth: that wherein is the plague shall be burnt with fire.

13:58 And the garment, or the warp, or the woof, or = any article=20 of skin, which shall be washed, and the plague depart from it, shall = also be=20 washed again, and shall be clean.

13:59 This is the law of the plague of leprosy of a = woollen or=20 linen garment, either of the warp, or woof, or any leathern article, to=20 pronounce it clean or unclean.

[Leviticus] 14:1 And the Lord spoke = to Moses,=20 saying,

14:2 This is the law of the leper: in whatsoever day = he shall=20 have been cleansed, then shall he be brought to the priest.

14:3 And the priest shall come forth out of the camp, = and the=20 priest shall look, and, behold, the plague of the leprosy is removed = from the=20 leper.

14:4 And the priest shall give directions, and they = shall take=20 for him that is cleansed two clean live birds, and cedar wood, and spun = scarlet,=20 and hyssop.

14:5 And the priest shall give direction, and they = shall kill=20 one bird over an earthen vessel over running water.

14:6 And as for the living bird he shall take it, and = the cedar=20 wood, and the spun scarlet, and the hyssop, and he shall dip them and = the living=20 bird into the blood of the bird that was slain over running = water.

14:7 And he shall sprinkle seven times upon him that = was=20 cleansed of his leprosy, and he shall be clean; and he shall let go the = living=20 bird into the field.

14:8 and the man that has been cleansed shall wash = his=20 garments, and shall shave off all his hair, and shall wash himself in = water, and=20 shall be clean; and after that he shall go into the camp, and shall = remain out=20 of his house seven days.

14:9 And it shall come to pass on the seventh day, he = shall=20 shave off all his hair, his head and his beard, and his eye-brows, even = all his=20 hair shall he shave; and he shall wash his garments, and wash his body = with=20 water, and shall be clean.

14:10 And on the eighth day he shall take two lambs = without=20 spot of a year old, and one ewe lamp without spot of a year old, and=20 three-tenths of fine flour for sacrifice kneaded with oil, and one small = cup of=20 oil.

14:11 And the priest that cleanses shall present the = man under=20 purification, and these [offerings] before the Lord, at the door of the=20 tabernacle of witness.

14:12 And the priest shall take one lamb, and offer = him for a=20 trespass-offering, And the cup of oil, and set them apart for a special = offering=20 before the Lord.

14:13 and they shall kill the lamb in the place where = they kill=20 the whole-burnt-offerings, and the sin-offerings, in the holy places; = for it is=20 a sin-offering: as the trespass-offering, it belongs to the priest, it = is most=20 holy.

14:14 And the priest shall take of the blood of the=20 trespass-offering, and the priest shall put it on the tip of the right = ear of=20 the person under cleansing, and on the thumb of his right hand, and on = the great=20 toe of his right foot.

14:15 And the priest shall take of the cup of oil, = and shall=20 pour it upon his own left hand.

14:16 And he shall dip with the finger of his right = hand [into]=20 some of the oil that is in his left hand, and he shall sprinkle with his = finger=20 seven times before the Lord.

14:17 And the remaining oil that is in his hand, the = priest=20 shall put on the tip of the right ear of him that is under cleansing, = and on the=20 thumb of his right hand, and on the great toe of his right foot, on the = place of=20 the blood of the trespass-offering.

14:18 And the remaining oil that is on the hand of = the priest,=20 the priest shall put on the head of the cleansed [leper], and the priest = shall=20 make atonement for him before the Lord.

14:19 And the priest shall sacrifice the = sin-offering, and the=20 priest shall make atonement for the person under purification [to = cleanse him]=20 from his sin, and afterwards the priest shall slay the=20 whole-burnt-offering.

14:20 And the priest shall offer the = whole-burnt-offering, and=20 the sacrifice upon the altar before the Lord; and the priest shall make=20 atonement for him, and he shall be cleansed.

14:21 And if he should be poor, and cannot afford so = much, he=20 shall take one lamb for his transgression for a separate-offering, so as = to make=20 propitiation for him, and a tenth deal of fine flour mingled with oil = for a=20 sacrifice, and one cup of oil,

14:22 and two turtle-doves, or two young pigeons, as = he can=20 afford; and the one shall be for a sin-offering, and the other for a=20 whole-burnt-offering.

14:23 And he shall bring them on the eighth day, to = purify him,=20 to the priest, to the door of the tabernacle of witness before the=20 Lord.

14:24 And the priest shall take the lamb of the=20 trespass-offering, and the cup of oil, and place them for a set-offering = before=20 the Lord.

14:25 And he shall slay the lamb of the = trespass-offering; and=20 the priest shall take of the blood of the trespass-offering, and put it = on the=20 tip of the right ear of him that is under purification, and on the thumb = of his=20 right hand, and on the great toe of his right foot.

14:26 And the priest shall pour of the oil on his own = left=20 hand.

14:27 And the priest shall sprinkle with the finger = of his=20 right hand some of the oil that is in his left hand seven times before = the Lord.=20

14:28 And the priest shall put of the oil that is on = his hand=20 on the tip of the right ear of him that is under purification, and on = the thumb=20 of his right hand, and on the great toe of his right foot, on the place = of the=20 blood of the trespass-offering.

14:29 And that which is left of the oil which is on = the hand of=20 the priest he shall put on the head of him that is purged, and the = priest shall=20 make atonement for him before the Lord.

14:30 And he shall offer one of the turtle-doves or = of the=20 young pigeons, as he can afford it,

14:31 the one for a sin-offering, the other for a=20 whole-burnt-offering with the meat-offering, and the priest shall make = an=20 atonement before the Lord for him that is under purification.

14:32 This is the law for him in whom is the plague = of leprosy,=20 and who cannot afford the offerings for his purification.

14:33 And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, = saying,

14:34 Whensoever ye shall enter into the land of the=20 Chananites, which I give you for a possession, and I shall put the = plague of=20 leprosy in the houses of the land of your possession;

14:35 then the owner of the house shall come and = report to the=20 priest, saying, I have seen as it were a plague in the house.

14:36 And the priest shall give orders to remove the = furniture=20 of the house, before te priest comes in to see the plague, and [thus] = none of=20 the things in the house shall become unclean; and afterwards the priest = shall go=20 in to examine the house.

14:37 And he shall look on the plague, and, behold, = [if] the=20 plague is in the walls of the house, [he will see] greenish or reddish = cavities,=20 and the appearance of them [will be] beneath the surface of the=20 walls.

14:38 And the priest shall come out of the house to = the door of=20 the house, and the priest shall separate the house seven = days.

14:39 And the priest shall return on the seventh day = and view=20 the house; and, behold, [if] the plague is spread in the walls of the=20 house,

14:40 then the priest shall give orders, and they = shall take=20 away the stones in which the plague is, and shall cast them out of the = city into=20 an unclean place.

14:41 And they shall scrape the house within round = about, and=20 shall pour out the dust scraped off outside the city into an unclean=20 place.

14:42 And they shall take other scraped stones, and = put them in=20 the place of the [former] stones, and they shall take other plaster and = plaster=20 the house.

14:43 And if the plague should return again, and = break out in=20 the house after they have taken away the stones and after the house is = scraped,=20 and after it has been plastered,

14:44 then the priest shall go in and see if the = plague is=20 spread in the house: it is a confirmed leprosy in the house, it is=20 unclean.

14:45 And they shall take down the house, and its = timbers and=20 its stones, and they shall carry out all the mortar without the city = into an=20 unclean place.

14:46 And he that goes into the house at any time, = during its=20 separation, shall be unclean until evening.

14:47 And he that sleeps in the house shall wash his = garments,=20 and be unclean until evening; and he that eats in the house shall wash = his=20 garments, and be unclean until evening.

14:48 and if the priest shall arrive and enter and = see, and=20 behold the plague be not at all spread in the house after the house has = been=20 plastered, then the priest shall declare the house clean, because the = plague is=20 healed.

14:49 And he shall take to purify the house two clean = living=20 birds, and cedar wood, and spun scarlet, and hyssop.

14:50 And he shall slay one bird in an earthen vessel = over=20 running water.

14:51 And he shall take the cedar wood, and the spun = scarlet,=20 and the hyssop, and the living bird; and shall dip it into the blood of = the bird=20 slain over running water, and with them he shall sprinkle the house = seven=20 times.

14:52 and he shall purify the house with the blood of = the bird,=20 and with the running water, and with the living bird, and with the cedar = wood,=20 and with the hyssop, and with the spun scarlet.

14:53 And he shall let the living bird go out of the = city into=20 the field, and shall make atonement for the house, and it shall be=20 clean.

14:54 This [is] the law concerning every plague of = leprosy and=20 scurf,

14:55 and of the leprosy of a garment, and of a=20 house,

14:56 and of a sore, and of a clear spot, and of a = shining=20 one,

14:57 and of declaring in what day it is unclean, and = in what=20 day it shall be purged: this [is] the law of the leprosy.

[Leviticus] 15:1 And the Lord spoke = to Moses=20 and Aaron, saying,

15:2 Speak to the children of Israel, and thou shalt = say to=20 them, Whatever man shall have an issue out of his body, his issue is=20 unclean.

15:3 And this [is] the law of his uncleanness; = whoever has a=20 gonorrhea out of his body, this is his uncleanness in him by reason of = the=20 issue, by which, his body is affected through the issue: all the days of = the=20 issue of his body, by which his body is affected through the issue, = there is his=20 uncleanness.

15:4 Every bed on which he that has the issue shall = happen to=20 lie, is unclean; and every seat on which he that has the issue may = happen to=20 sit, shall be unclean.

15:5 And the man who shall touch his bed, shall wash = his=20 garments, and bathe himself in water, and shall be unclean till=20 evening.

15:6 And whosoever sits on the seat on which he that = has the=20 issue may have sat, shall wash his garments, and bathe himself in water, = and=20 shall be unclean until evening.

15:7 And he that touches the skin of him that has the = issue,=20 shall wash his garments and bathe himself in water, and shall be unclean = till=20 evening.

15:8 And if he that has the issue should spit upon = one that is=20 clean, [that person] shall wash his garments, and bathe himself in = water, and be=20 unclean until evening.

15:9 And every ass's saddle, on which the man with = the issue=20 shall have mounted, shall be unclean till evening.

15:10 And every one that touches whatsoever shall = have been=20 under him shall be unclean until evening; and he that takes them up = shall wash=20 his garments, and bathe himself in water, and shall be unclean until=20 evening.

15:11 And whomsoever he that has the issue shall = touch, if he=20 have not rinsed his hands in water, he shall wash his garments, and = bathe his=20 body in water, and shall be unclean until evening.

15:12 And the earthen vessel which he that has the = issue shall=20 happen to touch, shall be broken; and a wooden vessel shall be washed = with=20 water, and shall be clean.

15:13 and if he that has the issue should be cleansed = of his=20 issue, then shall he number to himself seven days for his purification; = and he=20 shall wash his garments, and bathe his body in water, and shall be=20 clean.

15:14 And on the eighth day he shall take to himself = two=20 turtle-doves or two young pigeons, and he shall bring them before the = Lord to=20 the doors of the tabernacle of witness, and shall give them to the=20 priest.

15:15 And the priest shall offer them one for a = sin-offering,=20 and the other for a whole-burnt-offering; and the priest shall make = atonement=20 for him before the Lord for his issue.

15:16 And the man whose seed of copulation shall = happen to go=20 forth from him, shall then wash his whole body, and shall be unclean = until=20 evening.

15:17 And every garment, and every skin on which = there shall be=20 the seed of copulation shall both be washed with water, and be unclean = until=20 evening.

15:18 And a woman, if a man shall lie with her with = seed of=20 copulation-- they shall both bathe themselves in water and shall be = unclean=20 until evening.

15:19 And the woman whosoever shall have an issue of = blood,=20 when her issue shall be in her body, shall be seven days in her = separation;=20 every one that touches her shall be unclean until evening.

15:20 And every thing whereon she shall lie in her = separation,=20 shall be unclean; and whatever she shall sit upon, shall be = unclean.

15:21 And whosoever shall touch her bed shall wash = his=20 garments, and bathe his body in water, and shall be unclean until=20 evening.

15:22 and every one that touches any vessel on which = she shall=20 sit, shall wash his garments and bathe himself in water, and shall be = unclean=20 until evening.

15:23 And whether it be while she is on her bed, or = on a seat=20 which she may happen to sit upon when he touches her, he shall be = unclean till=20 evening.

15:24 And if any one shall lie with her, and her = uncleanness be=20 upon him, he shall be unclean seven days; and every bed on which he = shall have=20 lain shall be unclean.

15:25 And if a woman have an issue of blood many = days, not in=20 the time of her separation; if the blood should also flow after her = separation,=20 all the days of the issue of her uncleanness [shall be] as the days of = her=20 separation: she shall be unclean.

15:26 And every bed on which she shall lie all the = days of her=20 flux shall be to her as the bed of her separation, and every seat = whereon she=20 shall sit shall be unclean according to the uncleanness of her=20 separation.

15:27 Every one that touches it shall be unclean; and = he shall=20 wash his garments, and bathe his body in water, and shall be unclean = till=20 evening.

15:28 But if she shall be cleansed from her flux, = then she=20 shall number to herself seven days, and afterwards she shall be esteemed = clean.=20

15:29 And on the eighth day she shall take two = turtle-doves, or=20 two young pigeons, and shall bring them to the priest, to the door of = the=20 tabernacle of witness.

15:30 And the priest shall offer one for a = sin-offering, and=20 the other for a whole-burnt-offering, and the priest shall make = atonement for=20 her before the Lord for her unclean flux.

15:31 And ye shall cause the children of Israel to = beware of=20 their uncleanness; so they shall not die for their uncleanness, in = polluting my=20 tabernacle that is among them.

15:32 This is the law of the man who has an issue, = and if one=20 discharge seed of copulation, so that he should be polluted by = it.

15:33 And [this is the law] for her that has the = issue of blood=20 in her separation, and as to the person who has an issue of seed, in his = issue:=20 [it is a law] for the male and the female, and for the man who shall = have lain=20 with her that is set apart.

[Leviticus] 16:1 and the Lord spoke = to Moses=20 after the two sons of Aaron died in bringing strange fire before the = Lord, so=20 they died.

16:2 And the Lord said to Moses, Speak to Aaron thy = brother,=20 and let him not come in at all times into the holy place within the veil = before=20 the propitiatory, which is upon the ark of the testimony, and he shall = not die;=20 for I will appear in a cloud on the propitiatory.

16:3 Thus shall Aaron enter into the holy place; with = a calf of=20 the herd for a sin-offering, and [having] a ram for a=20 whole-burnt-offering.

16:4 And he shall put on the consecrated linen tunic, = and he=20 shall have on his flesh the linen drawers, and shall gird himself with a = linen=20 girdle, and shall put on the linen cap, they are holy garments; and he = shall=20 bathe all his body in water, and shall put them on.

16:5 And he shall take of the congregation of the = children of=20 Israel two kids of the goats for a sin-offering, and one lamb for a=20 whole-burnt-offering.

16:6 And Aaron shall bring the calf for his own = sin-offering,=20 and shall make atonement for himself and for his house.

16:7 And he shall take the two goats, and place them = before the=20 Lord by the door of the tabernacle of witness.

16:8 and Aaron shall cast lots upon the two goats, = one lot for=20 the Lord, and the other for the scape-goat.

16:9 And Aaron shall bring forward the goat on which = the lot=20 for the Lord fell, and shall offer him for a sin-offering.

16:10 and the goat upon which the lot of the = scape-goat came,=20 he shall present alive before the Lord, to make atonement upon him, so = as to=20 send him away as a scape-goat, and he shall send him into the = wilderness.=20

16:11 And Aaron shall bring the calf for his sin, and = he shall=20 make atonement for himself and for his house, and he shall kill the calf = for his=20 sin-offering.

16:12 And he shall take his censer full of coals of = fire off=20 the altar, which is before the Lord; and he shall fill his hands with = fine=20 compound incense, and shall bring it within the veil.

16:13 And he shall put the incense on the fire before = the Lord,=20 and the smoke of the incense shall cover the mercy-seat over the tables = of=20 testimony, and he shall not die.

16:14 And he shall take of the blood of the calf, and = sprinkle=20 with his finger on the mercy-seat eastward: before the mercy-seat shall = he=20 sprinkle seven times of the blood with his finger.

16:15 and he shall kill the goat for the sin-offering = that is=20 for the people, before the Lord; and he shall bring in of its blood = within the=20 veil, and shall do with its blood as he did with the blood of the calf, = and=20 shall sprinkle its blood on the mercy-seat, in front of the=20 mercy-seat.

16:16 and he shall make atonement for the sanctuary = on account=20 of the uncleanness of the children of Israel, and for their trespasses = in the=20 matter of all their sins; and thus shall he do to the tabernacle of = witness=20 established among them in the midst of their uncleanness.

16:17 and there shall be no man in the tabernacle of = witness,=20 when he goes in to make atonement in the holy place, until he shall have = come=20 out; and he shall make atonement for himself, and for his house, and for = all the=20 congregation of the children of Israel.

16:18 And he shall come forth to the altar that is = before the=20 Lord, and he shall make atonement upon it; and he shall take of the = blood of the=20 calf, and of the blood of the goat, and shall put it on the horns of the = altar=20 round about.

16:19 And he shall sprinkle some of the blood upon it = seven=20 times with his finger, and shall purge it, and hallow it from the = uncleanness of=20 the children of Israel.

16:20 And he shall finish making atonement for the = sanctuary=20 and for the tabernacle of witness, and for the altar; and he shall make = a=20 cleansing for the priests, and he shall bring the living = goat;

16:21 and Aaron shall lay his hands on the head of = the live=20 goat, and he shall declare over him all the iniquities of the children = of=20 Israel, and all their unrighteousness, and all their sins; and he shall = lay them=20 upon the head of the live goat, and shall send him by the hand of a = ready man=20 into the wilderness.

16:22 And the goat shall bear their unrighteousnesses = upon him=20 into a desert land; and Aaron shall send away the goat into the=20 wilderness.

16:23 And Aaron shall enter into the tabernacle of = witness, and=20 shall put off the linen garment, which he had put on, as he entered into = the=20 holy place, and shall lay it by there.

16:24 And he shall bathe his body in water in the = holy place,=20 and shall put on his raiment, and shall go out and offer the=20 whole-burnt-offering for himself and the whole-burnt-offering for the = people:=20 and shall make atonement for himself and for his house, and for the = people, as=20 for the priests.

16:25 And he shall offer the fat for the sin-offering = on the=20 altar.

16:26 And he that sends forth the goat that has been = set apart=20 to be let go, shall wash his garments, and bathe his body in water, and=20 afterwards shall enter into the camp.

16:27 And the calf for the sin-offering, and the goat = for the=20 sin-offering, whose blood was brought in to make atonement in the holy = place,=20 they shall carry forth out of the camp, and burn them with fire, even = their=20 skins and their flesh and their dung.

16:28 And he that burns them shall wash his garments, = and bathe=20 his body in water, and afterwards he shall enter into the = camp.

16:29 And this shall be a perpetual statute for you; = in the=20 seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, ye shall humble your = souls, and=20 shall do no work, the native and the stranger who abides among you. =

16:30 For in this day he shall make an atonement for = you, to=20 cleanse you from all your sins before the Lord, ad ye shall be=20 purged.

16:31 This shall be to you a most holy sabbath, a = rest, and ye=20 shall humble your souls; it is a perpetual ordinance.

16:32 The priest whomsoever they shall anoint shall = make=20 atonement, and whomsoever they shall consecrate to exercise the priestly = office=20 after his father; and he shall put on the linen robe, the holy garment.=20

16:33 And he shall make atonement for the most holy = place, and=20 the tabernacle of witness; and he shall make atonement for the altar, = and for=20 the priests; and he shall make atonement for all the = congregation.

16:34 And this shall be to you a perpetual statute to = make=20 atonement for the children of Israel for all their sins: it shall be = done once=20 in the year, as the Lord commanded Moses.

[Leviticus] 17:1 And the Lord spoke = to Moses,=20 saying,

17:2 Speak to Aaron and to his sons, and to all the = children of=20 Israel, and thou shalt say to them, This is the word which the Lord has=20 commanded, saying,

17:3 Every man of the children of Israel, or of the = strangers=20 abiding among you, who shall kill a calf, or a sheep, or a goat in the = camp, or=20 who shall kill it out of the camp,

17:4 and shall not bring it to the door of the = tabernacle of=20 witness, so as to sacrifice it for a whole-burnt-offering or = peace-offering to=20 the Lord to be acceptable for a sweet-smelling savour: and whosoever = shall slay=20 it without, and shall not bring it to the door of the tabernacle of = witness, so=20 as to offer it as a gift to the Lord before the tabernacle of the Lord; = blood=20 shall be imputed to that man, he has shed blood; that soul shall be cut = off from=20 his people.

17:5 That the children of Israel may offer their = sacrifices,=20 all that they shall slay in the fields, and bring them to the Lord unto = the=20 doors of the tabernacle of witness to the priest, and they shall = sacrifice them=20 as a peace-offering to the Lord.

17:6 And the priest shall pour the blood on the altar = round=20 about before the Lord by the doors of the tabernacle of witness, and = shall offer=20 the fat for a sweet-smelling savour to the Lord.

17:7 And they shall no longer offer their sacrifices = to vain=20 [gods] after which they go a whoring; it shall be a perpetual statute to = you for=20 your generations.

17:8 And thou shalt say to them, Whatever man of the = children=20 of Israel, or of the sons of the proselytes abiding among you, shall = offer a=20 whole-burnt-offering or a sacrifice,

17:9 and shall not bring it to the door of the = tabernacle of=20 witness to sacrifice it to the Lord, that man shall be destroyed from = among his=20 people.

17:10 And whatever man of the children of Israel, or = of the=20 strangers abiding among you, shall eat any blood, I will even set my = face=20 against that soul that eats blood, and will destroy it from its=20 people.

17:11 For the life of flesh is its blood, and I have = given it=20 to you on the altar to make atonement for your souls; for its blood = shall make=20 atonement for the soul.

17:12 Therefore I said to the children of Israel, No = soul of=20 you shall eat blood, and the stranger that abides among you shall not = eat=20 blood.

17:13 And whatever man of the children of Israel, or = of the=20 strangers abiding among you shall take any animal in hunting, beast, or = bird,=20 which is eaten, then shall he pour out the blood, and cover it in the=20 dust.

17:14 For the blood of all flesh is its life; and I = said to the=20 children of Israel, Ye shall not eat the blood of any flesh, for the = life of all=20 flesh is its blood: every one that eats it shall be = destroyed.

17:15 And every soul which eats that which has died = of itself,=20 or is taken of beasts, either among the natives or among the strangers, = shall=20 wash his garments, and bathe himself in water, and shall be unclean = until=20 evening: then shall he be clean.

17:16 But if he do not wash his garments, and do not = bathe his=20 body in water, then shall he bear his iniquity.

[Leviticus] 18:1 And the Lord spoke = to Moses,=20 saying,

18:2 Speak to the children of Israel, and thou shalt = say to=20 them, I [am] the Lord your God.

18:3 Ye shall not do according to the devices of = Egypt, in=20 which ye dwelt: and according to the devices of the land of Chanaan, = into which=20 I bring you, ye shall not do; and ye shall not walk in their=20 ordinances.

18:4 Ye shall observe my judgments, and shall keep my = ordinances, and shall walk in them: I [am] the Lord your God.

18:5 So ye shall keep all my ordinances, and all my = judgments,=20 and do them; which if a man do, he shall live in them: I [am] the Lord = your God.=20

18:6 No man shall draw nigh to any of his near = kindred to=20 uncover their nakedness; I [am] the Lord.

18:7 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy = father, or the=20 nakedness of thy mother, for she is thy mother; thou shalt not uncover = her=20 nakedness.

18:8 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy = father's wife;=20 it is thy father's nakedness.

18:9 The nakedness of thy sister by thy father or by = thy=20 mother, born at home or abroad, their nakedness thou shalt not=20 uncover.

18:10 The nakedness of thy son's daughter, or thy = daughter's=20 daughter, their nakedness thou shalt not uncover; because it is thy=20 nakedness.

18:11 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of the = daughter of=20 thy father's wife; she is thy sister by the same father: thou shalt not = uncover=20 her nakedness.

18:12 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy = father's=20 sister, for she is near akin to thy father.

18:13 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy = mother's=20 sister, for she is near akin to thy mother.

18:14 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy = father's=20 brother, and thou shalt not go in to his wife; for she is thy=20 relation.

18:15 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy=20 daughter-in-law, for she is thy son's wife, thou shalt not uncover her=20 nakedness.

18:16 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy = brother's=20 wife: it is thy brother's nakedness.

18:17 The nakedness of a woman and her daughter shalt = thou not=20 uncover; her son's daughter, and her daughter's daughter, shalt thou not = take,=20 to uncover their nakedness, for they are thy kinswomen: it is=20 impiety.

18:18 Thou shalt not take a wife in addition to her = sister, as=20 a rival, to uncover her nakedness in opposition to her, while she is yet = living.

18:19 And thou shalt not go in to a woman under = separation for=20 her uncleanness, to uncover her nakedness.

18:20 And thou shalt not lie with thy neighbour's = wife, to=20 defile thyself with her.

18:21 And thou shalt not give of thy seed to serve a = ruler; and=20 thou shalt not profane my holy name; I [am] the Lord.

18:22 And thou shalt not lie with a man as with a = woman, for it=20 is an abomination.

18:23 Neither shalt thou lie with any quadruped for = copulation,=20 to be polluted with it: neither shall a woman present herself before any = quadruped to have connexion with it; for it is an = abomination.

18:24 Do not defile yourselves with any of these = things; for in=20 all these things the nations are defiled, which I drive out before=20 you,

18:25 and the land is polluted; and I have = recompensed their=20 iniquity to them because of it, and the land is aggrieved with them that = dwell=20 upon it.

18:26 And ye shall keep all my statutes and all my = ordinances,=20 and ye shall do none of these abominations; neither the native, nor the = stranger=20 that joins himself with you:

18:27 (for all these abominations the men of the land = did who=20 were before you, and the land was defiled,)

18:28 and lest the land be aggrieved with you in your = polluting=20 it, as it was aggrieved with the nations before you.

18:29 For whosoever shall do any of these = abominations, the=20 souls that do them shall be destroyed from among their = people.

18:30 And ye shall keep mine ordinances, that ye may = not do any=20 of the abominable practices, which have taken place before your time: = and ye=20 shall not be polluted in them; for I [am] the Lord your God.

[Leviticus] 19:1 And the Lord spoke = to Moses,=20 saying,

19:2 Speak to the congregation of the children of = Israel, and=20 thou shalt say to them, Ye shall be holy; for I the Lord your God [am]=20 holy.

19:3 Let every one of you reverence his father and = his mother;=20 and ye shall keep my sabbaths: I [am] the Lord your God.

19:4 Ye shall not follow idols, and ye shall not make = to=20 yourselves molten gods: I [am] the Lord your God.

19:5 And if ye will sacrifice a peace-offering to the = Lord, ye=20 shall offer it acceptable from yourselves.

19:6 In what day soever ye shall sacrifice it, it = shall be=20 eaten; and on the following day, and if any of it should be left till = the third=20 day, it shall be thoroughly burnt with fire.

19:7 And if it should be at all eaten on the third = day, it is=20 unfit for sacrifice: it shall not be accepted.

19:8 And he that eats it shall bear his iniquity, = because he=20 has profaned the holy things of the Lord; and the souls that eat it = shall be=20 destroyed from among their people.

19:9 And when ye reap the harvest of your land, ye = shall not=20 complete the reaping of your field with exactness, and thou shalt not = gather=20 that which falls from thy reaping.

19:10 And thou shalt not go over the gathering of thy = vineyard,=20 neither shalt thou gather the remaining grapes of thy vineyard: thou = shalt leave=20 them for the poor and the stranger: I am the Lord your God.

19:11 Ye shall not steal, ye shall not lie, neither = shall one=20 bear false witness as an informer against his neighbour.

19:12 And ye shall not swear unjustly by my name, and = ye shall=20 not profane the holy name of your God: I am the Lord your = God.

19:13 Thou shalt not injure thy neighbour, neither do = thou rob=20 [him], neither shall the wages of thy hireling remain with thee until = the=20 morning.

19:14 Thou shalt not revile the deaf, neither shalt = thou put a=20 stumbling-block in the way of the blind; and thou shalt fear the Lord = thy God: I=20 am the Lord your God.

19:15 Thou shalt not act unjustly in judgment: thou = shalt not=20 accept the person of the poor, nor admire the person of the mighty; with = justice=20 shalt thou judge thy neighbour.

19:16 Thou shalt not walk deceitfully among thy = people; thou=20 shalt not rise up against the blood of thy neighbour: I am the Lord your = God.

19:17 Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart: = thou=20 shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbour, so thou shalt not bear sin on = his=20 account.

19:18 And thy hand shall not avenge thee; and thou = shalt not be=20 angry with the children of thy people; and thou shalt love thy neighbour = as=20 thyself; I am the Lord

19:19 Ye shall observe my law: thou shalt not let thy = cattle=20 gender with one of a different kind, and thou shalt not sow thy vineyard = with=20 diverse seed; and thou shalt not put upon thyself a mingled garment = woven of two=20 [materials].

19:20 And if any one lie carnally with a woman, and = she should=20 be a home-servant kept for a man, and she has not been ransomed, [and] = her=20 freedom has not been given to her, they shall be visited [with = punishment]; but=20 they shall not die, because she was not set at liberty.

19:21 And he shall bring for his trespass to the Lord = to the=20 door of the tabernacle of witness, a ram for a = trespass-offering.

19:22 And the priest shall make atonement for him = with the ram=20 of the trespass-offering, before the Lord, for the sin which he sinned; = and the=20 sin which he sinned shall be forgiven him.

19:23 And whenever ye shall enter into the land which = the Lord=20 your God gives you, and shall plant any fruit-tree, then shall ye purge = away its=20 uncleanness; its fruit shall be three years uncleansed to you, it shall = not be=20 eaten.

19:24 And in the fourth year all its fruit shall be = holy, a=20 subject of praise to the Lord.

19:25 And in the fifth year ye shall eat the fruit, = its produce=20 is an increase to you. I am the Lord your God.

19:26 Eat not on the mountains, nor shall ye employ = auguries,=20 nor divine by inspection of birds.

19:27 Ye shall not make a round cutting of the hair = of your=20 head, nor disfigure your beard.

19:28 And ye shall not make cuttings in your body for = a [dead]=20 body, and ye shall not inscribe on yourselves any marks. I am the Lord = your God.=20

19:29 Thou shalt not profane thy daughter to = prostitute her; so=20 the land shall not go a whoring, and the land be filled with=20 iniquity.

19:30 Ye shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence my = sanctuaries:=20 I am the Lord.

19:31 Ye shall not attend to those who have in them = divining=20 spirits, nor attach yourselves to enchanters, to pollute yourselves with = them: I=20 am the Lord your God.

19:32 Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and = honour the=20 face of the old an, and shalt fear thy God: I am the Lord your = God.

19:33 And if there should come to you a stranger in = your land,=20 ye shall not afflict him.

19:34 The stranger that comes to you shall be among = you as the=20 native, and thou shalt love him as thyself; for ye were strangers in the = land of=20 Egypt: I am the Lord your God.

19:35 Ye shall not act unrighteously in judgment, in = measures=20 and weights and scales.

19:36 There shall be among you just balances and just = weights=20 and just liquid measure. I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of = the land=20 of Egypt.

19:37 And ye shall keep all my law and all my = ordinances, and=20 ye shall do them: I am the Lord your God.

[Leviticus] 20:1 And the Lord spoke = to Moses,=20 saying,

20:2 Thou shalt also say to the children of Israel, = If [there=20 shall be] any of the children of Israel, or of those who have become = proselytes=20 in Israel, who shall give of his seed to Moloch, let him be surely put = to death;=20 the nation upon the land shall stone him with stones.

20:3 And I will set my face against that man, and = will cut him=20 off from his people, because he has given of his seed to Moloch, to = defile my=20 sanctuary, and profane the name of them that are consecrated to = me.

20:4 And if the natives of the land should in anywise = overlook=20 that man in giving of his seed to Moloch, so as not to put him to=20 death;

20:5 then will I set my face against that man and his = family,=20 and I will destroy him, and all who have been of one mind with him, so = that he=20 should go a whoring to the princes, from their people.

20:6 And the soul that shall follow those who have in = them=20 divining spirits, or enchanters, so as to go a whoring after them; I = will set my=20 face against that soul, and will destroy it from among its = people.

20:7 And ye shall be holy, for I the Lord your God = [am]=20 holy.

20:8 And ye shall observe my ordinances, and do them: = I [am]=20 the Lord that sanctifies you.

20:9 Every man who shall speak evil of his father or = of his=20 mother, let him die the death; has he spoken evil of his father or his = mother?=20 he shall be guilty.

20:10 Whatever man shall commit adultery with the = wife of a=20 man, or whoever shall commit adultery with the wife of his neighbour, = let them=20 die the death, the adulterer and the adulteress.

20:11 And if any one should lie with his father's = wife, he has=20 uncovered his father's nakedness: let them both die the death, they are=20 guilty.

20:12 And if any one should lie with his = daughter-in-law, let=20 them both be put to death; for they have wrought impiety, they are=20 guilty.

20:13 And whoever shall lie with a male as with a = woman, they=20 have both wrought abomination; let them die the death, they are=20 guilty.

20:14 Whosoever shall take a woman and her mother, it = is=20 iniquity: they shall burn him and them with fire; so there shall not be = iniquity=20 among you.

20:15 And whosoever shall lie with a beast, let him = die the=20 death; and ye shall kill the beast.

20:16 And whatever woman shall approach any beast, so = as to=20 have connexion with it, ye shall kill the woman and the beast: let them = die the=20 death, they are guilty.

20:17 Whosoever shall take his sister by his father = or by his=20 mother, and shall see her nakedness, and she see his nakedness, it is a=20 reproach: they shall be destroyed before the children of their family; = he has=20 uncovered his sister's nakedness, they shall bear their sin.

20:18 And whatever man shall lie with a woman that is = set apart=20 [for a flux], and shall uncover her nakedness, he has uncovered her = fountain,=20 and she has uncovered the flux of her blood: they shall both be = destroyed from=20 among their generation.

20:19 And thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy = father's=20 sister, or of the sister of thy mother; for that man has uncovered the = nakedness=20 of one near akin: they shall bear their iniquity.

20:20 Whosoever shall lie with his near kinswoman, = has=20 uncovered the nakedness of one near akin to him: they shall die=20 childless.

20:21 Whoever shall take his brother's wife, it is = uncleanness;=20 he has uncovered his brother's nakedness; they shall die = childless.

20:22 And keep ye all my ordinances, and my = judgments; and ye=20 shall do them, and the land shall not be aggrieved with you, into which = I bring=20 you to dwell upon it.

20:23 And walk ye not in the customs of the nations = which I=20 drive out from before you; for they have done all these things, and I = have=20 abhorred them:

20:24 and I said to you, Ye shall inherit their land, = and I=20 will give it to you for a possession, [even] a land flowing with milk = and honey:=20 I [am] the Lord your God, who have separated you from all = people.

20:25 And ye shall make a distinction between the = clean and the=20 unclean cattle, and between clean and unclean birds; and ye shall not = defile=20 your souls with cattle, or with birds, or with any creeping things of = the earth,=20 which I have separated for you by reason of uncleanness.

20:26 And ye shall be holy to me; because I the Lord = your God=20 [am] holy, who separated you from all nations, to be mine.

20:27 And [as for] a man or woman whosoever of them = shall have=20 in them a divining spirit, or be an enchanter, let them both die the = death: ye=20 shall stone them with stones, they are guilty.

[Leviticus] 21:1 And the Lord spoke = to Moses,=20 saying, Speak to the priests the sons of Aaron, and thou shalt tell them = [that]=20 they shall not defile themselves in their nation for the = dead,

21:2 but [they may mourn] for a relative who is very = near to=20 them, for a father and mother, and sons and daughters, for a = brother,

21:3 and for a virgin sister that is near to one, = that is not=20 espoused to a man; for these one shall defile himself.

21:4 He shall not defile himself suddenly among his = people to=20 profane himself.

21:5 And ye shall not shave your head for the dead = with a=20 baldness on the top; and they shall not shave their beard, neither shall = they=20 make gashes on their flesh.

21:6 They shall be holy to their God, and they shall = not=20 profane the name of their God; for they offer the sacrifices of the Lord = as the=20 gifts of their God, and they shall be holy.

21:7 They shall not take a woman who is a harlot and = profaned,=20 or a woman put away from her husband; for he is holy to the Lord his = God.=20

21:8 And thou shalt hallow him; he offers the gifts = of the Lord=20 your God: he shall be holy, for I the Lord that sanctify them [am]=20 holy.

21:9 And if the daughter of a priest should be = profaned to go a=20 whoring, she profanes the name of her father: she shall be burnt with = fire.=20

21:10 And the priest that is chief among his = brethren, the oil=20 having been poured upon the head of the anointed one, and he having been = consecrated to put on the garments, shall not take the mitre off his = head, and=20 shall not rend his garments:

21:11 neither shall he go in to any dead body, = neither shall he=20 defile himself for his father or his mother.

21:12 And he shall not go forth out of the sanctuary, = and he=20 shall not profane the sanctuary of his God, because the holy anointing = oil of=20 God [is] upon him: I [am] the Lord.

21:13 He shall take for a wife a virgin of his own = tribe.=20

21:14 But a widow, or one that is put away, or = profaned, or a=20 harlot, these he shall not take; but he shall take for a wife a virgin = of his=20 own people.

21:15 And he shall not profane his seed among his = people: I=20 [am] the Lord that sanctifies him.

21:16 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

21:17 Say to Aaron, A man of thy tribe throughout = your=20 generations, who shall have a blemish on him, shall not draw nigh to = offer the=20 gifts of his God.

21:18 No man who has a blemish on him shall draw = nigh; a man=20 blind, lame, with his nose disfigured, or his ears cut,

21:19 a man who has a broken hand or a broken = foot,

21:20 or hump-backed, or blear-eyed, or that has lost = his=20 eye-lashes, or a man who has a malignant ulcer, or tetter, or one that = has lost=20 a testicle.

21:21 Whoever of the seed of Aaron the priest has a = blemish on=20 him, shall not draw nigh to offer sacrifices to thy God, because he has = a=20 blemish on him; he shall not draw nigh to offer the gifts of = God.

21:22 The gifts of God [are] most holy, and he shall = eat of the=20 holy things.

21:23 Only he shall not approach the veil, and he = shall not=20 draw nigh to the altar, because he has a blemish; and he shall not = profane the=20 sanctuary of his God, or I am the Lord that sanctifies them.

21:24 And Moses spoke to Aaron and his sons, and to = all the=20 children of Israel.

[Leviticus] 22:1 And the Lord spoke = to Moses,=20 saying,

22:2 Speak to Aaron and to his sons, and let them = take heed=20 concerning the holy things of the children of Israel, so they shall not = profane=20 my holy name in any of the things which they consecrate to me: I [am] = the=20 Lord.

22:3 Say to them, Every man throughout your = generations,=20 whoever of all your seed shall approach to the holy things, whatsoever = the=20 children of Israel shall consecrate to the Lord, while his uncleanness = is upon=20 him, that soul shall be cut off from me: I [am] the Lord your God. =

22:4 And the man of the seed of Aaron the priest, if = he should=20 have leprosy or issue of the reins, shall not eat of the holy things, = until he=20 be cleansed; and he that touches any uncleanness of a dead body, or the = man=20 whose seed of copulation shall have gone out from him,

22:5 or whosoever shall touch any unclean reptile, = which will=20 defile him, or [who shall touch] a man, whereby he shall defile him = according to=20 all his uncleanness:

22:6 whatsoever soul shall touch them shall be = unclean until=20 evening; he shall not eat of the holy things, unless he bathe his body = in=20 water,

22:7 and the sun go down, and then he shall be clean; = and then=20 shall he eat of all the holy things, for they are his bread.

22:8 He shall not eat that which dies of itself, or = is taken of=20 beasts, so that he should be polluted by them: I [am] the = Lord.

22:9 And they shall keep my ordinances, that they do = not bear=20 iniquity because of them, and die because of them, if they shall profane = them: I=20 [am] the Lord God that sanctifies them.

22:10 And no stranger shall eat the holy things: one = that=20 sojourns with a priest, or a hireling, shall not eat the holy = things.

22:11 But if a priest should have a soul purchased = for money,=20 he shall eat of his bread; and they that are born in his house, they = also shall=20 eat of his bread.

22:12 And if the daughter of a priest should marry a = stranger,=20 she shall not eat of te offerings of the sanctuary.

22:13 And if the daughter of priest should be a = widow, or put=20 away, and have no seed, she shall return to her father's house, as in = her youth:=20 she shall eat of her father's bread, but no stranger shall eat of = it.

22:14 And the man who shall ignorantly eat holy = things, shall=20 add the fifth part to it, and give the holy thing to the = priest.

22:15 And they shall not profane the holy things of = the=20 children of Israel, which they offer to the Lord.

22:16 So should they bring upon themselves the = iniquity of=20 trespass in their eating their holy things: for I [am] the Lord that = sanctifies=20 them.

22:17 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

22:18 Speak to Aaron and his sons, and to all the = congregation=20 of Israel, and thou shalt say to them, Any man of the children of = Israel, or of=20 the strangers that abide among them in Israel, who shall offer his gifts = according to all their confession and according to all their choice, = whatsoever=20 they may bring to the Lord for whole-burnt-offerings--

22:19 your free-will-offerings [shall] be males = without blemish=20 of the herds, or of the sheep, or of the goats.

22:20 They shall not bring to the Lord anything that = has a=20 blemish in it, for it shall not be acceptable for you.

22:21 And whatsoever man shall offer a peace-offering = to the=20 Lord, discharging a vow, or in the way of free-will-offering, or an = offering in=20 your feasts, of the herds or of the sheep, it shall be without blemish = for=20 acceptance: there shall be no blemish in it.

22:22 One that is blind, or broken, or has its tongue = cut out,=20 or is troubled with warts, or has a malignant ulcer, or tetters, they = shall not=20 offer these to the Lord; neither shall ye offer any of them for a = burnt-offering=20 on the altar of the Lord.

22:23 And a calf or a sheep with the ears cut off, or = that has=20 lost its tail, thou shalt slay them for thyself; but they shall not be = accepted=20 for thy vow.

22:24 That which has broken testicles, or is crushed = or gelt or=20 mutilated,-- thou shalt not offer them to the Lord, neither shall ye = sacrifice=20 them upon your land.

22:25 Neither shall ye offer the gifts of your God of = all these=20 things by the hand of a stranger, because there is corruption in them, a = blemish=20 in them: these shall not be accepted for you.

22:26 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

22:27 As for a calf, or a sheep, or a goat, whenever = it is=20 born, then shall it be seven days under its mother; and on the eighth = day and=20 after they shall be accepted for sacrifices, a burnt-offering to the=20 Lord.

22:28 And a bullock and a ewe, it and its young, thou = shalt not=20 kill in one day.

22:29 And if thou shouldest offer a sacrifice, a vow = of=20 rejoicing to the Lord, ye shall offer it so as to be accepted for=20 you.

22:30 In that same day it shall be eaten; ye shall = not leave of=20 the flesh till the morrow: I am the Lord.

22:31 And ye shall keep my commandments and do = them.

22:32 And ye shall not profane the name of the Holy = One, and I=20 will be sanctified in the midst of the children of Israel. I [am] the = Lord that=20 sanctifies you,

22:33 who brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be = your God:=20 I [am] the Lord.

[Leviticus] 23:1 And the Lord spoke = to Moses,=20 saying,

23:2 Speak to the children of Israel, and thou shalt = say unto=20 them, The feasts of the Lord which ye shall call holy assemblies, these = are my=20 feasts.

23:3 Six days shalt thou do works, but on the seventh = day is=20 the sabbath; a rest, a holy convocation to the Lord: thou shalt not do = any work,=20 it is a sabbath to the Lord in all your dwellings.

23:4 These [are] the feasts to the Lord, holy = convocations,=20 which ye shall call in their seasons.

23:5 In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the = month,=20 between the evening times is the Lord's passover.

23:6 And on the fifteenth day of this month is the = feast of=20 unleavened bread to the Lord; seven days shall ye eat unleavened=20 bread.

23:7 And the first day shall be a holy convocation to = you: ye=20 shall do no servile work.

23:8 And ye shall offer whole-burnt-offerings to the = Lord seven=20 days; and the seventh day shall be a holy convocation to you: ye shall = do no=20 servile wok.

23:9 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

23:10 Speak to the children of Israel, and thou shalt = say to=20 them, When ye shall enter into the land which I give you, and reap the = harvest=20 of it, then shall ye bring a sheaf, the first-fruits of your harvest, to = the=20 priest;

23:11 and he shall lift up the sheaf before the Lord, = to be=20 accepted for you. On the morrow of the first day the priest shall lift = it=20 up.

23:12 And ye shall offer on the day on which ye bring = the=20 sheaf, a lamb without blemish of a year old for a whole-burnt-offering = to the=20 Lord.

23:13 And its meat-offering two tenth portions of = fine flour=20 mingled with oil: it is a sacrifice to the Lord, a smell of sweet savour = to the=20 Lord, and its drink-offering the fourth part of a hin of = wine.

23:14 And ye shall not eat bread, or the new parched = corn,=20 until this same day, until ye offer the sacrifices to your God: [it is] = a=20 perpetual statute throughout your generations in all your = dwellings.

23:15 And ye shall number to yourselves from the day = after the=20 sabbath, from the day on which ye shall offer the sheaf of the = heave-offering,=20 seven full weeks:

23:16 until the morrow after the last week ye shall = number=20 fifty days, and shall bring a new meat-offering to the Lord.

23:17 Ye shall bring from your dwelling loaves, as a=20 heave-offering, two loaves: they shall be of two tenth portions of fine = flour,=20 they shall be baked with leaven of the first-fruits to the = Lord.

23:18 And ye shall bring with the loaves seven = unblemished=20 lambs of a year old, and one calf of the herd, and two rams without = blemish, and=20 they shall be a whole-burnt-offering to the Lord: and their = meat-offerings and=20 their drink-offerings [shall be] a sacrifice, a smell of sweet savour to = the=20 Lord.

23:19 And they shall sacrifice one kid of the goats = for a=20 sin-offering, and two lambs of a year old for a peace-offering, with the = loaves=20 of the first-fruits.

23:20 And the priest shall place them with the loaves = of the=20 first-fruits an offering before the Lord with the two lambs, they shall = be holy=20 to the Lord they shall belong to the priest that brings them.

23:21 And ye shall call this day a convocation: it = shall be=20 holy to you; ye shall do no servile work on it: it is a perpetual = ordinance=20 throughout your generations in all your habitations.

23:22 And when ye shall reap the harvest of your = land, ye shall=20 not fully reap the remainder of the harvest of your field when thou = reapest, and=20 thou shalt not gather that which falls from thy reaping; thou shalt = leave it for=20 the poor and the stranger: I [am] the Lord your God.

23:23 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

23:24 Speak to the children of Israel, saying, In the = seventh=20 month, on the first day of the month, ye shall have a rest, a memorial = of=20 trumpets: it shall be to you a holy convocation.

23:25 Ye shall do no servile work, and ye shall offer = a=20 whole-burnt-offering to the Lord.

23:26 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

23:27 Also on the tenth day of this seventh month is = a day of=20 atonement: it shall be a holy convocation to you; and ye shall humble = your=20 souls, and offer a whole-burnt-offering to the Lord.

23:28 Ye shall do no work on this self-same day: for = this is a=20 day of atonement for you, to make atonement for you before the Lord your = God.

23:29 Every soul that shall not be humbled in that = day, shall=20 be cut off from among its people.

23:30 And every soul which shall do work on that day, = that soul=20 shall be destroyed from among its people.

23:31 Ye shall do no manner of work: it is a = perpetual statute=20 throughout your generations in all your habitations.

23:32 It shall be a holy sabbath to you; and ye shall = humble=20 your souls, from the ninth day of the month: from evening to evening ye = shall=20 keep your sabbaths.

23:33 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

23:34 Speak to the children of Israel, saying, On the = fifteenth=20 day of this seventh month, there shall be a feast of tabernacles seven = days to=20 the Lord.

23:35 And on the first day shall be a holy = convocation; ye=20 shall do no servile work.

23:36 Seven days shall ye offer whole-burnt-offerings = to the=20 Lord, and the eighth-day shall be a holy convocation to you; and ye = shall offer=20 whole-burnt-offerings to the Lord: it is a time of release, ye shall do = no=20 servile work.

23:37 These [are] the feasts to the Lord, which ye = shall call=20 holy convocations, to offer burnt-offerings to the Lord, = whole-burnt-offerings=20 and their meat-offerings, and their drink-offerings, that for each day = on its=20 day:

23:38 besides the sabbaths of the Lord, and besides = your gifts,=20 and besides all your vows, and besides your free-will-offerings, which = ye shall=20 give to the Lord.

23:39 And on the fifteenth day of this seventh month, = when ye=20 shall have completely gathered in the fruits of the earth, ye shall keep = a feast=20 to the Lord seven days; on the first day there shall be a rest, and on = the=20 eighth day a rest.

23:40 And on the first day ye shall take goodly fruit = of trees,=20 and branches of palm trees, and thick boughs of trees, and willows, and = branches=20 of osiers from the brook, to rejoice before the Lord your God seven days = in the=20 year.

23:41 [It is] a perpetual statute for your = generations: in the=20 seventh month ye shall keep it.

23:42 Seven days ye shall dwell in tabernacles: every = native in=20 Israel shall dwell in tents,

23:43 that your posterity may see, that I made the = children of=20 Israel to dwell in tents, when I brought them out of the land of Egypt: = I [am]=20 the Lord your God.

23:44 And Moses recounted the feasts of the Lord to = the=20 children of Israel.

[Leviticus] 24:1 And the Lord spoke = to Moses,=20 saying,

24:2 Charge the children of Israel, and let them take = for thee=20 pure olive oil beaten for the light, to burn a lamp = continually,

24:3 outside the veil in the tabernacle of witness; = and Aaron=20 and his sons shall burn it from evening until morning before the Lord=20 continually, a perpetual statute throughout your generations.

24:4 Ye shall burn the lamps on the pure lamp-stand = before the=20 Lord till the morrow.

24:5 And ye shall take fine flour, and make of it = twelve=20 loaves; each loaf shall be of two tenth parts.

24:6 And ye shall put them [in] two rows, each row = [containing]=20 six loaves, on the pure table before the Lord.

24:7 And ye shall put on [each] row pure frankincense = and salt;=20 and [these things] shall be for loaves for a memorial, set forth before = the=20 Lord.

24:8 On the sabbath-day they shall be set forth = before the Lord=20 continually before the children of Israel, for an everlasting=20 covenant.

24:9 And they shall be for Aaron and his sons, and = they shall=20 eat them in the holy place: for this is their most holy portion of the = offerings=20 made to the Lord, a perpetual statute.

24:10 And there went forth a son of an Israelitish = woman, and=20 he was son of an Egyptian man among the sons of Israel; and they fought = in the=20 camp, the son of the Israelitish woman, and a man who was an=20 Israelite.

24:11 And the son of the Israelitish woman named THE = NAME and=20 curse; and they brought him to Moses: and his mother's name was = Salomith,=20 daughter of Dabri of the tribe of Dan.

24:12 And they put him in ward, to judge him by the = command of=20 the Lord.

24:13 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

24:14 Bring forth him that cursed outside the camp, = and all who=20 heard shall lay their hands upon his head, and all the congregation = shall stone=20 him.

24:15 And speak to the sons of Israel, and thou shalt = say to=20 them, Whosoever shall curse God shall bear his sin.

24:16 And he that names the name of the Lord, let him = die the=20 death: let all the congregation of Israel stone him with stones; whether = he be a=20 stranger or a native, let him die for naming the name of the = Lord.

24:17 And whosoever shall smite a man and he die, let = him die=20 the death.

24:18 And whosoever shall smite a beast, and it shall = die, let=20 him render life for life.

24:19 And whosoever shall inflict a blemish on his = neighbour,=20 as he has done to him, so shall it be done to himself in = return;

24:20 bruise for bruise, eye for eye, tooth for = tooth: as any=20 one may inflict a blemish on a man, so shall it be rendered to him. =

24:21 Whosoever shall smite a man, and he shall die, = let him=20 die the death.

24:22 There shall be one judgment for the stranger = and the=20 native, for I [am] the Lord your God.

24:23 And Moses spoke to the children of Israel, and = they=20 brought him that had cursed out of the camp, and stoned him with stones: = and the=20 children of Israel did as the Lord commanded Moses.

[Leviticus] 25:1 And the Lord spoke = to Moses=20 in the mount Sina, saying,

25:2 Speak to the children of Israel, and thou shalt = say to=20 them, Whensoever ye shall have entered into the land, which I give to = you, then=20 the land shall rest which I give to you, for its sabbaths to the=20 Lord.

25:3 Six years thou shalt sow thy field, and six = years thou=20 shall prune thy vine, and gather in its fruit.

25:4 But in the seventh year [shall be] a sabbath, it = shall be=20 a rest to the land, a sabbath to the Lord: thou shalt not sow thy field, = and=20 thou shalt not prune thy vine.

25:5 And thou shalt not gather the spontaneous = produce of thy=20 field, and thou shalt not gather fully the grapes of thy dedication: it = shall be=20 a year of rest to the land.

25:6 And the sabbaths of the land shall be food for = thee, and=20 for thy man-servant, and for thy maid-servant, and thy hireling, and the = stranger that abides with thee.

25:7 And for thy cattle, and for the wild beats that = are in thy=20 land, shall every fruit of it be for food.

25:8 And thou shalt reckon to thyself seven sabbaths = of years,=20 seven times seven years; and they shall be to thee seven weeks of years, = nine=20 and forty years.

25:9 In the seventh month, on the tenth day of the = month, ye=20 shall make a proclamation with the sound of a trumpet in all your land; = on the=20 day of atonement ye shall make a proclamation with a trumpet in all your = land.

25:10 And ye shall sanctify the year, the fiftieth = year, and ye=20 shall proclaim a release upon the land to all that inhabit it; it shall = be given=20 a year of release, a jubilee for you; and each one shall depart to his=20 possession, and ye shall go each to his family.

25:11 This is a jubilee of release, the year shall be = to you=20 the fiftieth year: ye shall not sow, nor reap the produce that comes of = itself=20 from the land, neither shall ye gather it dedicated fruits.

25:12 For it is a jubilee of release; it shall be = holy to you,=20 ye shall eat its fruits off the fields.

25:13 In the year of the release [even] the jubilee = of it,=20 shall [each] one return to his possession.

25:14 And if thou shouldest sell a possession to thy = neighbour,=20 or if thou shouldest buy of thy neighbour, let not a man oppress his = neighbour.=20

25:15 According to the number of years after the = jubilee shalt=20 thou buy of thy neighbour, according to the number of years of the = fruits shall=20 he sell to thee.

25:16 According as [there may be] a greater number of = years he=20 shall increase [the value of] his possession, and according as [there = may be] a=20 less number of years he shall lessen [the value of] his possession; for=20 according to the number of his crops, so shall he sell to = thee.

25:17 Let not a man oppress his neighbour, and thou = shalt fear=20 the Lord thy God: I am the Lord thy God.

25:18 And ye shall keep all my ordinances, and all my = judgments; and do ye observe them, and ye shall keep them, and dwell = securely in=20 the land.

25:19 And the land shall yield her increase, and ye = shall eat=20 to fullness, and shall dwell securely in it.

25:20 And if ye should say, What shall we eat in this = seventh=20 year, if we do not sow nor gather in our fruits?

25:21 Then will I send my blessing upon you in the = sixth year,=20 and the land shall produce its fruits for three years.

25:22 And ye shall sow in the eighth year, and eat = old fruits=20 till the ninth year: until its fruit come, ye shall eat old fruits of = the=20 old.

25:23 And the land shall not be sold for a = permanence; for the=20 land is mine, because ye are strangers and sojourners before = me.

25:24 And in every land of your possession, ye shall = allow=20 ransoms for the land.

25:25 And if thy brother who is with thee be poor, = and should=20 have sold [part] of his possession, and his kinsman who is nigh to him = come,=20 then he shall redeem the possession which his brother has = sold.

25:26 And if one have no near kinsman, and he prosper = with his=20 hand, and he find sufficient money, [even] his ransom;

25:27 then shall he calculate the years of his sale, = and he=20 shall give what is due to the man to whom he sold it, and he shall = return to his=20 possession.

25:28 But if his hand have not prospered = sufficiently, so as=20 that he should restore the money to him, then he that bought the = possessions=20 shall have them till the sixth year of the release; and it shall go out = in the=20 release, and the owner shall return to his possession.

25:29 And if any one should sell an inhabited house = in a walled=20 city, then there shall be the ransom of it, until [the time] is = fulfilled: its=20 time of ransom shall be a full year.

25:30 And if it be not ransomed until there be = completed of its=20 time a full year, the house which is in the walled city shall be surely=20 confirmed to him that bought it, throughout his generations; and it = shall not go=20 out in the release.

25:31 But the houses in the villages which have not a = wall=20 round about them, shall be reckoned as the fields of the country: they = shall=20 always be redeemable, and they shall go out in the release.

25:32 And the cities of the Levites, the houses of = the cities=20 in their possession, shall be always redeemable to the = Levites.

25:33 And if any one shall redeem a house of the = Levites, then=20 shall their sale of the houses of their possession go out in the = release;=20 because the houses of the cities of the Levites are their possession in = the=20 midst of the children of Israel.

25:34 And the lands set apart for their cities shall = not be=20 sold, because this is their perpetual possession.

25:35 And if thy brother who is with thee become = poor, and he=20 fail in resources with thee, thou shalt help him as a stranger and a = sojourner,=20 and thy brother shall live with thee.

25:36 Thou shalt not receive from him interest, nor = increase:=20 and thou shalt fear thy God: I [am] the Lord: and thy brother shall live = with=20 thee.

25:37 Thou shalt not lend thy money to him at = interest, and=20 thou shalt not lend thy meat to him to be returned with increase. =

25:38 I [am] the Lord your God, who brought you out o = the land=20 of Egypt, to give you the land of Chanaan, so as to be your = God.

25:39 And if thy brother by thee be lowered, and be = sold to=20 thee, he shall not serve thee with the servitude of a slave.

25:40 He shall be with thee as a hireling or a = sojourner, he=20 shall work for thee till the year of release:

25:41 and he shall go out in the release, and his = children with=20 him; and he shall go to his family, he shall hasten back to his=20 patrimony.

25:42 Because these are my servants, whom I brought = out of the=20 land of Egypt; such an one shall not be sold as a [common] = servant.

25:43 Thou shalt not oppress him with labour, and = shalt fear=20 the Lord thy God.

25:44 And whatever number of men-servants and = maid-servants=20 thou shalt have, thou shalt purchase male and female servants from the = nations=20 that are round about thee.

25:45 And of the sons of the sojourners that are = among you, of=20 these ye shall buy and of their relations, all that shall be in your = lands; let=20 them be to you for a possession.

25:46 And ye shall distribute them to your children = after you,=20 and they shall be to you permanent possessions for ever: but of your = brethren=20 the children of Israel, one shall not oppress his brother in = labours.

25:47 And if a stranger or sojourner with thee wax = rich, and=20 thy brother in distress be sold to the stranger or the sojourner that is = with=20 thee, or to a proselyte by extraction;

25:48 after he is sold to him there shall be = redemption for=20 him, one of his brethren shall redeem him.

25:49 A brother of his father, or a son of his = father's brother=20 shall redeem him; or let one of his near kin of his tribe redeem him, = and if he=20 should be rich and redeem himself,

25:50 then shall he calculate with his purchaser from = the year=20 that he sold himself to him until the year of release: and the money of = his=20 purchase shall be as that of a hireling, he shall be with him from year = to=20 year.

25:51 And if any have a greater number of years [than = enough],=20 according to these he shall pay his ransom out of his = purchase-money.

25:52 And if but a little time be left of the years = to the year=20 of release, then shall he reckon to him according to his years, and = shall pay=20 his ransom

25:53 as a hireling; he shall be with him from year = to year;=20 thou shalt not oppress him with labour before thee.

25:54 And if he do not pay his ransom accordingly, he = shall go=20 out in the year of his release, he and his children with him.

25:55 For the children of Israel are my servants: = they are my=20 attendants, whom I brought out of the land of Egypt.

[Leviticus] 26:1 I [am] the Lord = your God: ye=20 shall not make to yourselves gods made with hands, or graven; neither = shall ye=20 rear up a pillar for yourselves, neither shall ye set up a stone [for] = an object=20 in your land to worship it: I am the Lord your God.

26:2 Ye shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence my = sanctuaries: I=20 am the Lord.

26:3 If ye will walk in my ordinances, and keep my=20 commandments, and do them,

26:4 then will I give you the rain in its season, and = the land=20 shall produce its fruits, and the trees of the field shall yield their=20 fruit.

26:5 And your threshing time shall overtake the = vintage, and=20 your vintage shall overtake your seed time; and ye shall eat your bread = to the=20 full; and ye shall dwell safely upon your land, and war shall not go = through=20 your land.

26:6 And I will give peace in your land, and ye shall = sleep,=20 and none [shall] make you afraid; and I will destroy the evil beasts out = of your=20 land,

26:7 and ye shall pursue your enemies, and they shall = fall=20 before you with slaughter.

26:8 And five of you shall chase a hundred, and a = hundred of=20 you shall chase tens of thousands; and your enemies shall fall before = you by the=20 sword.

26:9 And I will look upon you, and increase you, and = multiply=20 you, and establish my covenant with you.

26:10 And ye shall eat that which is old and very = old, and=20 bring forth the old to make way for the new.

26:11 And I will set my tabernacle among you, and my = soul shall=20 not abhor you;

26:12 and I will walk among you, and be your God, and = ye shall=20 be my people.

26:13 I am the Lord your God, who brought you out o = the land of=20 Egypt, where ye were slaves; and I broke the band of your yoke, and = brought you=20 forth openly.

26:14 But if ye will not hearken to me, nor obey = these my=20 ordinances,

26:15 but disobey them, and your soul should loathe = my=20 judgments, so that ye should not keep all my commands, so as to break my = covenant,

26:16 then will I do thus to you: I will even bring = upon you=20 perplexity and the itch, and the fever that causes your eyes to waste = away, and=20 [disease] that consumes your life; and ye shall sow your seeds in vain, = and your=20 enemies shall eat them.

26:17 And I will set my face against you, and ye = shall fall=20 before your enemies, and they that hate you shall pursue you; and ye = shall flee,=20 no one pursuing you.

26:18 And if ye still refuse to hearken to me, then = will I=20 chasten you yet more even seven times for your sins.

26:19 And I will break down the haughtiness of your = pride; and=20 I will make your heaven iron, and your earth as it were = brass.

26:20 And your strength shall be in vain; and your = land shall=20 not yield its seed, and the tree of your field shall not yield its=20 fruit.

26:21 And if after this ye should walk perversely, = and not be=20 willing to obey me, I will further bring upon you seven plagues = according to=20 your sins.

26:22 And I will send upon you the wild beasts of the = land, and=20 they shall devour you, and shall consume your cattle: and I will make = you few in=20 number, and your ways shall be desolate.

26:23 And if hereupon ye are not corrected, but walk = perversely=20 towards me,

26:24 I also will walk with you with a perverse = spirit, and I=20 also will smite you seven times for your sins.

26:25 And I will bring upon you a sword avenging the = cause of=20 [my] covenant, and ye shall flee for refuge to your cities; and I will = send out=20 death against you, and ye shall be delivered into the hands of your=20 enemies.

26:26 When I afflict you with famine of bread, then = ten women=20 shall bake your loaves in one oven, and they shall render your loaves by = weight;=20 and ye shall eat, and not be satisfied.

26:27 And if hereupon ye ill not obey me, but walk = perversely=20 towards me,

26:28 then will I walk with you with a froward mind, = and I will=20 chasten you seven-fold according to your sins.

26:29 And ye shall eat the flesh of your sons, and = the flesh of=20 your daughters shall ye eat.

26:30 And I will render your pillars desolate, and = will utterly=20 destroy your wooden [images] made with hands; and I will lay your = carcases on=20 the carcases of your idols, and my soul shall loathe you.

26:31 And I will lay your cities waste, and I will = make your=20 sanctuaries desolate, and I will not smell the savour of your=20 sacrifices.

26:32 And I will lay your land desolate, and your = enemies who=20 dwell in it shall wonder at it.

26:33 And I will scatter you among the nations, and = the sword=20 shall come upon you and consume you; and your land shall be desolate, = and your=20 cities shall be desolate.

26:34 Then the land shall enjoy its sabbaths all the = days of=20 its desolation.

26:35 And ye shall be in the land of your enemies; = then the=20 land shall keep its sabbaths, and the land shall enjoy its sabbaths all = the days=20 of its desolation: it shall keep sabbaths which it kept not among your = sabbaths,=20 when ye dwelt in it.

26:36 And to those who are left of you I will bring = bondage=20 into their heart in the land of their enemies; and the sound of a shaken = leaf=20 shall chase them, and they shall flee as fleeing from war, and shall = fall when=20 none pursues them.

26:37 And brother shall disregard brother as in war, = when none=20 pursues; and ye shall not be able to withstand your enemies.

26:38 And ye shall perish among the Gentiles, and the = land of=20 your enemies shall devour you.

26:39 And those who are left of you shall perish, = because of=20 their sins, and because of the sins of their fathers: in the land of = their=20 enemies shall they consume away.

26:40 And they shall confess their sins, and the sins = of their=20 fathers, that they have transgressed and neglected me, and that they = have walked=20 perversely before me,

26:41 and I walked with them with a perverse mind; = and I will=20 destroy them in the land of heir enemies: then shall their uncircumcised = heart=20 be ashamed, and then shall they acquiesce in [the punishment of] their = sins.=20

26:42 And I will remember the covenant of Jacob, and = the=20 covenant of Isaac, and the covenant of Abraam will I = remember.

26:43 And I will remember the land, and the land = shall be left=20 of them; then the land shall enjoy her sabbaths, when it is deserted = through=20 them: and they shall accept [the punishment of] their iniquities, = because they=20 neglected my judgments, and in their soul loathed my = ordinances.

26:44 And yet not even thus, while they were in the = land of=20 their enemies, did I overlook them, nor did I loathe them so as to = consume them,=20 to break my covenant made with them; for I am the Lord their = God.

26:45 And I will remember their former covenant, when = I brought=20 them out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage before the = nation, to=20 be their God; I am the Lord.

26:46 These are my judgments and my ordinances, and = the law=20 which the Lord gave between himself and the children of Israel, in the = mount=20 Sina, by the hand of Moses.

[Leviticus] 27:1 And the Lord spoke = to Moses,=20 saying,

27:2 Speak to the children of Israel, and thou shalt = say to=20 them, Whosoever shall vow a vow as the valuation of his soul for the=20 Lord,

27:3 the valuation of a male from twenty years old to = sixty=20 years old shall be-- his valuation shall be fifty didrachmas of silver = by the=20 standard of the sanctuary.

27:4 And the valuation of a female shall be thirty=20 didrachmas.

27:5 And if it be from five years old to twenty, the = valuation=20 of a male shall be twenty didrachmas, and of a female ten = didrachmas.

27:6 And from a month old to five years old, the = valuation of a=20 male shall be five didrachmas, and of a female, three didrachmas of=20 silver.

27:7 And if from sixty year [old] and upward, if it = be a male,=20 his valuation shall be fifteen didrachmas of silver, and if a female, = ten=20 didrachmas.

27:8 And if the man be too poor for the valuation, he = shall=20 stand before the priest; and the priest shall value him: according to = what the=20 man who has vowed can afford, the priest shall value him.

27:9 And if it be from the cattle that are offered as = a gift to=20 the Lord, whoever shall offer one of these to the Lord, it shall be=20 holy.

27:10 He shall not change it, a good for a bad, or a = bad for a=20 good; and if he do at all change it, a beast for a beast, it and the = substitute=20 shall be holy.

27:11 And if it be any unclean beast, of which none = are offered=20 as a gift to the Lord, he shall set the beast before the = priest.

27:12 And the priest shall make a valuation between = the good=20 and the bad, and accordingly as the priest shall value it, so shall it=20 stand.

27:13 And if [the worshipper] will at all redeem it, = he shall=20 add the fifth part to its value.

27:14 And whatsoever man shall consecrate his house = as holy to=20 the Lord, the priest shall make a valuation of it between the good and = the bad:=20 as the priest shall value it, so shall it stand.

27:15 And if he that has sanctified it should redeem = his house,=20 he shall add to it the fifth part of the money of the valuation, and it = shall be=20 his.

27:16 And if a man should hallow to the Lord a part = of the=20 field of his possession, then the valuation shall be according to its = seed,=20 fifty didrachmas of silver for a homer of barley.

27:17 And if he should sanctify his field from the = year of=20 release, it shall stand according to his valuation.

27:18 And if he should sanctify his field in the = latter time=20 after the release, the priest shall reckon to him the money for the = remaining=20 years, until the [next] year of release, and it shall be deducted as an=20 equivalent from his full valuation.

27:19 And if he that sanctified the field would = redeem it, he=20 shall add to its value the fifth part of the money, and it shall be=20 his.

27:20 And if he do not redeem the field, but should = sell the=20 field to another man, he shall not after redeem it.

27:21 But the field shall be holy to the Lord after = the=20 release, as separated land; the priest shall have possession of = it.

27:22 And if he should consecrate to the Lord of a = field which=20 he has bought, which s not of the field of his possession,

27:23 the priest shall reckon to him the full = valuation from=20 the year of release, and he shall pay the valuation in that day [as] = holy to the=20 Lord.

27:24 And in the year of release the land shall be = restored to=20 the man of whom the other bought it, whose the possession of the land=20 was.

27:25 And every valuation shall be by holy weights: = the=20 didrachm shall be twenty oboli.

27:26 And every first-born which shall be produced = among thy=20 cattle shall be the Lord's, and no man shall sanctify it: whether calf = or sheep,=20 it is the Lord's.

27:27 But if he should redeem an unclean beast, = according to=20 its valuation, then he shall add the fifth part to it, and it shall be = his; and=20 if he redeem it not, it shall be sold according to its valuation. =

27:28 And every dedicated thing which a man shall = dedicate to=20 the Lord of all that he has, whether man or beast, or of the field of = his=20 possession, he shall not sell it, nor redeem it: every devoted thing = shall be=20 most holy to the Lord.

27:29 And whatever shall be dedicated of men, shall = not be=20 ransomed, but shall be surely put to death.

27:30 Every tithe of the land, both of the seed of = the land,=20 and of the fruit of trees, is the Lord's, holy to the Lord.

27:31 And if a man should at all redeem his tithe, he = shall add=20 the fifth part to it, and it shall be his.

27:32 And every tithe of oxen, and of sheep, and = whatsoever may=20 come in numbering under the rod, the tenth shall be holy to the = Lord.

27:33 Thou shalt not change a good for a bad, or a = bad for a=20 good; and if thou shouldest at all change it, its equivalent also shall = be holy,=20 it shall not be redeemed.

27:34 These are the commandments which the Lord = commanded Moses=20 for the sons of Israel in mount Sina.



Numbers

1:1 And the Lord spoke to Moses in the wilderness of = Sina, in=20 the tabernacle of witness, on the first day of the second month, in the = second=20 year of their departure from the land of Egypt, saying,

1:2 Take the sum of all the congregation of Israel = according to=20 their kindreds, according to the houses of their fathers' families, = according to=20 their number by their names, according to their heads: every = male

1:3 from twenty years old and upwards, every one that = goes=20 forth in the forces of Israel, take account of them with their strength; = thou=20 and Aaron take account of them.

1:4 And with you there shall be each one of the = rulers=20 according to the tribe of each: they shall be according to the houses of = their=20 families.

1:5 And these are the names of the men who shall be = present=20 with you; of the tribe of Ruben, Elisur the son of Sediur.

1:6 Of Symeon, Salamiel the son of = Surisadai.

1:7 Of Juda, Naasson the son of Aminadab.

1:8 Of Issachar, Nathanael the son of = Sogar.

1:9 Of Zabulon, Eliab the son of Chaelon.

1:10 Of the sons of Joseph, of Ephraim, Elisama the = son of=20 Emiud: of Manasses, Gamaliel the son of Phadasur.

1:11 Of Benjamin, Abidan the son of = Gadeoni.

1:12 Of Dan, Achiezer the son of Amisadai.

1:13 Of Aser, Phagaiel the son of Echran.

1:14 Of Gad, Elisaph the son of Raguel.

1:15 Of Nephthali, Achire the son of = Aenan.

1:16 These were famous men of the congregation, heads = of the=20 tribes according to their families: these are heads of thousands in=20 Israel.

1:17 And Moses and Aaron took these men who were = called by=20 name.

1:18 And they assembled all the congregation on the = first day=20 of the month in the second year; and they registered them after their = lineage,=20 after their families, after the number of their names, from twenty years = old and=20 upwards, every male according to their number:

1:19 as the Lord commanded Moses, so they were = numbered in the=20 wilderness of Sina.

1:20 And the sons of Ruben the first-born of Israel = according=20 to their kindreds, according to their divisions, according to the houses = of=20 their families, according to the number of their names, according to = their=20 heads, were-- all males from twenty years old and upward, every one that = went=20 out with the host--

1:21 the numbering of them of the tribe of Ruben, was = forty-six=20 thousand and four hundred.

1:22 For the children of Symeon according to their = kindreds,=20 according to their divisions, according to the houses of their families, = according to the number of their names, according to their polls, all = males from=20 twenty years old and upward, every one that goes out with the = host,

1:23 the numbering of them of the tribe of Symeon, = was=20 fifty-nine thousand and three hundred.

1:24 For the sons of Gad according to their kindreds, = according=20 to their divisions, according to the houses of their families, according = to the=20 number of their names, according to their polls, all males from twenty = years old=20 and upward, every one that goes forth with the host,

1:25 the numbering of them of the tribe of Gad, was = forty and=20 five thousand and six hundred and fifty.

1:26 For the sons of Juda according to their = kindreds,=20 according to their divisions, according to the houses of their families, = according to the number of their names, according to their polls, all = males from=20 twenty years old and upward, every one that goes forth with the = host,

1:27 the numbering of them of the tribe of Juda, was=20 seventy-four thousand and six hundred.

1:28 For the sons of Issachar according to their = kindreds,=20 according to their divisions, according to the houses of their families, = according to the number of their names, according to their polls, all = males from=20 twenty years old and upward, every one that goes forth with the = host,

1:29 the numbering of them of the tribe of Issachar, = was=20 fifty-four thousand and four hundred.

1:30 For the sons of Zabulon according to their = kindreds,=20 according to their divisions, according to the houses of their families, = according to the number of their names, according to their polls, all = males from=20 twenty years old and upward, every one that goes out with the = host,

1:31 the numbering of them of the tribe of Zabulon, = was=20 fifty-seven thousand and four hundred.

1:32 For the sons of Joseph, the sons of Ephraim, = according to=20 their kindreds, according to their divisions, according to the houses of = their=20 families, according to the number of their names, according o their = polls, all=20 males from twenty years old and upward, every one that goes out with the = host,

1:33 the numbering of them of the tribe of Ephraim, = was forty=20 thousand and five hundred.

1:34 For the sons of Manasse according to their = kindreds,=20 according to their divisions, according to the houses of their families, = according to the number of their names, according to their polls, all = males from=20 twenty years old and upward, every one that goes out with the = host,

1:35 the numbering of them of the tribe of Manasse, = was=20 thirty-two thousand and two hundred.

1:36 For the sons of Benjamin according to their = kindreds,=20 according to their divisions, according to the houses of their families, = according to the number of their names, according to their polls, every = male=20 from twenty years old and upward, every one that goes forth with the=20 host,

1:37 the numbering of them of the tribe of Benjamin, = was=20 thirty-five thousand and four hundred.

1:38 For the sons of Dan according to their kindreds, = according=20 to their divisions, according to the houses of their families, according = to the=20 number of their names, according to their polls, all males from twenty = years old=20 and upward, every one that goes forth with the host,

1:39 the numbering of them of the tribe of Dan, was = sixty and=20 two thousand and seven hundred.

1:40 For the sons of Aser according to their = kindreds,=20 according to their divisions, according to the houses of their families, = according to the number of their names, according to their polls, every = male=20 from twenty years old and upward, every one that goes forth with the=20 host,

1:41 the numbering of them of the tribe of Aser, was = forty and=20 one thousand and five hundred.

1:42 For the sons of Nephthali according to their = kindreds,=20 according to their divisions, according to the houses of their families, = according to the number of their names, according to their polls, every = male=20 from twenty years old and upward, every one who goes forth with the=20 host,

1:43 the numbering of them of the tribe of Nephthali, = was=20 fifty-three thousand and four hundred.

1:44 This is the numbering which Moses and Aaron and = the rulers=20 of Israel, being twelve men, conducted: there was a man for each tribe, = they=20 were according to the tribe of the houses of their family.

1:45 And the whole numbering of the children of = Israel with=20 their host from twenty years old and upward, every one that goes out to = set=20 himself in battle array in Israel, came to

1:46 six hundred thousand and three thousand and five = hundred=20 and fifty.

1:47 But the Levites of the tribe of their family = were not=20 counted among the children of Israel.

1:48 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

1:49 See, thou shalt not muster the tribe of Levi, = and thou=20 shalt not take their numbers, in the midst of the children of = Israel.

1:50 And do thou set the Levites over the tabernacle = of=20 witness, and over all its furniture, and over all things that are in it; = and=20 they shall do service in it, and they shall encamp round about the=20 tabernacle.

1:51 And in removing the tabernacle, the Levites = shall take it=20 down, and in pitching the tabernacle they shall set it up: and let the = stranger=20 that advances [to touch it] die.

1:52 And the children of Israel shall encamp, every = man in his=20 own order, and every man according to his company, with their host. =

1:53 But let the Levites encamp round about the = tabernacle of=20 witness fronting it, and [so] there shall be no sin among the children = of=20 Israel; and the Levites themselves shall keep the guard of the = tabernacle of=20 witness.

1:54 And the children of Israel did according to all = that the=20 Lord commanded Moses and Aaron, so did they.

[Numbers] 2:1 And the Lord spoke to = Moses and=20 Aaron, saying,

2:2 Let the children of Israel encamp fronting [each = other],=20 every man keeping his own rank, according to [their] standards, = according to the=20 houses of their families; the children of Israel shall encamp round = about the=20 tabernacle of witness.

2:3 And they that encamp first toward the east [shall = be] the=20 order of the camp of Juda with their host, and the prince of the sons of = Juda,=20 Naasson the son of Aminadab.

2:4 His forces that were numbered, were seventy-four = thousand=20 and six hundred.

2:5 And they that encamp next [shall be] of the tribe = of=20 Issachar, and the prince of the sons of Issachar [shall be] Nathanael = the son of=20 Sogar.

2:6 His forces that were numbered, were fifty-four = thousand and=20 four hundred.

2:7 And they that encamp next [shall be] of the tribe = of=20 Zabulon, and the prince of the sons of Zabulon [shall be] Eliab the son = of=20 Chaelon.

2:8 His forces that were numbered, were fifty-seven = thousand=20 and four hundred.

2:9 All that were numbered of the camp of Juda were a = hundred=20 and eighty thousand and six thousand and four hundred: they shall move = first=20 with their forces.

2:10 [This is] the order of the camp of Ruben; their = forces=20 [shall be] toward the south, and the prince of the children of Ruben = [shall be]=20 Elisur the son of Sediur.

2:11 His forces that were numbered, were forty-six = thousand and=20 five hundred.

2:12 And they that encamp next to him [shall be] of = the tribe=20 of Symeon, and the prince of the sons of Symeon [shall be] Salamiel the = son of=20 Surisadai.

2:13 His forces that were numbered, were fifty-nine = thousand=20 and three hundred.

2:14 And they that encamp next to them [shall be] the = tribe of=20 Gad; and the prince of the sons of Gad, Elisaph the son of = Raguel.

2:15 His forces that were numbered, were forty-five = thousand=20 and six hundred and fifty.

2:16 All who were numbered of the camp of Ruben, were = a hundred=20 and fifty-one thousand and four hundred and fifty: they with their = forces shall=20 proceed in the second place.

2:17 And [then] the tabernacle of witness shall be = set forward,=20 and the camp of the Levites [shall be] between the camps; as they shall = encamp,=20 so also shall they commence their march, each one next in order to his = fellow=20 according to their companies.

2:18 The station of the camp of Ephraim [shall be] = westward=20 with their forces, and the head of the children of Ephraim [shall be] = Elisama=20 the son of Emiud.

2:19 His forces that were numbered, are forty = thousand and five=20 hundred.

2:20 And they that encamp next [shall be] of the = tribe of=20 Manasse, and the prince of the sons of Manasse, Gamaliel the son of=20 Phadassur.

2:21 His forces that were numbered, were thirty-two = thousand=20 and two hundred.

2:22 And they that encamp next [shall be] of the = tribe of=20 Benjamin, and the prince of the sons of Benjamin, Abidan the son of=20 Gadeoni.

2:23 His forces that were numbered, were thirty-five = thousand=20 and four hundred.

2:24 All that were numbered of the camp of Ephraim, = were one=20 hundred and eight thousand and one hundred: they with their forces shall = set out=20 third.

2:25 The order of the camp of Dan [shall be] = northward with=20 their forces; and the prince of the sons of Dan, Achiezer the son of=20 Amisadai.

2:26 His forces that were numbered, were sixty-two = thousand and=20 seven hundred.

2:27 And they that encamp next to him [shall be] the = tribe of=20 Aser; and the prince of the sons of Aser, Phagiel the son of = Echran.

2:28 His forces that were numbered, were forty-one = thousand and=20 five hundred.

2:29 And they that encamp next [shall be] of the = tribe of=20 Nephthali; and the prince of the children of Nephthali, Achire son=20 Aenan.

2:30 His forces that were numbered were fifty-three = thousand=20 and four hundred.

2:31 All that were numbered of the camp of Dan, = [were] a=20 hundred and fifty-seven thousand and six hundred: they shall set out = last=20 according to their order.

2:32 This [is] the numbering of the children of = Israel=20 according to the houses of their families: all the numbering of the = camps with=20 their forces, [was] six hundred and three thousand, five hundred and=20 fifty.

2:33 But the Levites were not numbered with them, as = the Lord=20 commanded Moses.

2:34 And the children of Israel did all things that = the Lord=20 commanded Moses; thus they encamped in their order, and thus they began = their=20 march in succession each according to their divisions, according to the = houses=20 of their families.

[Numbers] 3:1 And these [are] the = generations=20 of Aaron and Moses, in the day in which the Lord spoke to Moses in mount = Sina.

3:2 And these [are] the names of the sons of Aaron; = Nadab the=20 first-born; and Abiud, Eleazar and Ithamar.

3:3 These [are] the names of the sons of Aaron, the = anointed=20 priests whom they consecrated to the priesthood.

3:4 And Nadab and Abiud died before the Lord, when = they offered=20 strange fire before the Lord, in the wilderness of Sina; and they had no = children; and Eleazar and Ithamar ministered in the priests' office with = Aaron=20 their father.

3:5 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

3:6 Take the tribe of Levi, and thou shalt set them = before=20 Aaron the priest, and they shall minister to him,

3:7 and shall keep his charges, and the charges of = the children=20 of Israel, before the tabernacle of witness, to do the works of the=20 tabernacle.

3:8 And they shall keep all the furniture of the = tabernacle of=20 witness, and the charges of the children of Israel as to all the works = of the=20 tabernacle.

3:9 And thou shalt give the Levites to Aaron, and to = his sons=20 the priests; they are given for a gift to me of the children of=20 Israel.

3:10 And thou shalt appoint Aaron and his sons over = the=20 tabernacle of witness; and they shall keep their charge of priesthood, = and all=20 things belonging to the altar, and within the veil; and the stranger = that=20 touches them shall die.

3:11 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

3:12 Behold, I have taken the Levites from the midst = of the=20 children of Israel, instead of every male that opens the womb from among = the=20 children of Israel: they shall be their ransom, and the Levites shall be = mine.

3:13 For every first-born [is] mine; in the day in = which I=20 smote every first-born in the land of Egypt, I sanctified to myself = every=20 first-born in Israel: both of man and beast, they shall be mine: I [am] = the=20 Lord.

3:14 And the Lord spoke to Moses in the wilderness of = Sina,=20 saying,

3:15 Take the number of the sons of Levi, according = to the=20 houses of their families, according to their divisions; number ye them = every=20 male from a month old and upwards.

3:16 And Moses and Aaron numbered them by the word of = the Lord,=20 as the Lord commanded them.

3:17 And these were the sons of Levi by their names; = Gedson,=20 Caath, and Merari.

3:18 And these [are] the names of the sons of Gedson = according=20 to their families; Lobeni and Semei:

3:19 and the sons of Caath according to their = families; Amram=20 and Issaar, Chebron and Oziel:

3:20 and the sons of Merari according to their = families, Mooli=20 and Musi; these are the families of the Levites according to the houses = of their=20 families.

3:21 To Gedson belongs the family of Lobeni, and the = family of=20 Semei: these are the families of Gedson.

3:22 The numbering of them according to the number of = every=20 male from a month old and upwards, their numbering [was] seven thousand = and five=20 hundred.

3:23 And the sons of Gedson shall encamp westward = behind the=20 tabernacle.

3:24 And the ruler of the household of the family of = Gedson=20 [was] Elisaph the son of Dael.

3:25 And the charge of the sons of Gedson in the = tabernacle of=20 witness [was] the tent and the veil, and the covering of the door of the = tabernacle of witness,

3:26 and the curtains of the court, and the veil of = the door of=20 the court, which is by the tabernacle, and the remainder of all its=20 works.

3:27 To Caath [belonged] one division, that of Amram, = and=20 another division, that of Issaar, and another division, that of Chebron, = and=20 another division, that of Oziel: these are the divisions of Caath, = according to=20 number.

3:28 Every male from a month old and upward, eight = thousand and=20 six hundred, keeping the charges of the holy things.

3:29 The families of the sons of Caath, shall encamp = beside the=20 tabernacle toward the south.

3:30 And the chief of the house of the families of = the=20 divisions of Caath, [was] Elisaphan the son of Oziel.

3:31 And their charge [was] the ark, and the table, = and the=20 candlestick, and the altars, and all the vessels of the sanctuary = wherewith they=20 do holy service, and the veil, and all their works.

3:32 And the chief over the chief of the Levites, = [was] Eleazar=20 the son of Aaron the priest, appointed to keep the charges of the holy=20 things.

3:33 To Merari [belonged] the family of Mooli, and = the family=20 of Musi: these are the families of Merari.

3:34 The mustering of them according to number, every = male from=20 a month old and upwards, [was] six thousand and fifty.

3:35 And the head of the house of the families of the = division=20 of Merari, was Suriel the son of Abichail: they shall encamp by the side = of the=20 tabernacle northwards.

3:36 The oversight of the charge of the sons of = Merari=20 [included] the chapiters of the tabernacle, and its bars, and its = pillars, and=20 its sockets, and all their furniture, and their works,

3:37 and the pillars of the court round about, and = their bases,=20 and their pins, and their cords.

3:38 They that encamp before the tabernacle of = witness on the=20 east [shall be] Moses and Aaron and his sons, keeping the charges of the = sanctuary according to the charges of the children of Israel; and the = stranger=20 that touches them, shall die.

3:39 All the numbering of the Levites, whom Moses and = Aaron=20 numbered by the word of the Lord, according to their families, every = male from a=20 month old and upwards, [were] two and twenty thousand.

3:40 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, Count every = first-born male of the children of Israel from a month old and upwards, = and take=20 the number by name.

3:41 And thou shalt take the Levites for me-- I [am] = the Lord--=20 instead of all the first-born of the sons of Israel, and the cattle of = the=20 Levites instead of all the first-born among the cattle of the children = of=20 Israel.

3:42 And Moses counted, as the Lord commanded him, = every=20 first-born among the children of Israel.

3:43 And all the male first-born in number by name, = from a=20 month old and upwards, were according to their numbering twenty-two = thousand and=20 two hundred and seventy-three.

3:44 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

3:45 Take the Levites instead of all the first-born = of the sons=20 of Israel, and the cattle of the Levites instead of their cattle, and = the=20 Levites shall be mine; I [am] the Lord.

3:46 And for the ransoms of the two hundred and = seventy-three=20 which exceed the Levites in number of the first-born of the sons of=20 Israel;

3:47 thou shalt even take five shekels a head; thou = shalt take=20 them according to the holy didrachm, twenty oboli to the = shekel.

3:48 And thou shalt give the money to Aaron and to = his sons,=20 the ransom of those who exceed in number among them.

3:49 And Moses took the silver, the ransom of those = that=20 exceeded in number the redemption of the Levites.

3:50 He took the silver from the first-born of the = sons of=20 Israel, a thousand three hundred and sixty-five shekels, according to = the holy=20 shekel.

3:51 And Moses gave the ransom of them that were over = to Aaron=20 and his sons, by the word of the Lord, as the Lord commanded Moses. =

[Numbers] 4:1 And the Lord spoke to = Moses and=20 Aaron, saying,

4:2 Take the sum of the children of Caath from the = midst of the=20 sons of Levi, after their families, according to the houses of their = fathers'=20 households;

4:3 from twenty-five years old and upward until fifty = years,=20 every one that goes in to minister, to do all the works in the = tabernacle of=20 witness.

4:4 And these are the works of the sons of Caath in = the=20 tabernacle of witness; it is most holy.

4:5 And Aaron and his sons shall go in, when the camp = is about=20 to move, and shall take down the shadowing veil, and shall cover with it = the ark=20 of the testimony.

4:6 And they shall put on it a cover, even a blue = skin, and put=20 on it above a garment all of blue, and shall put the staves through [the = rings].

4:7 And they shall put on the table set forth for = shew-bred a=20 cloth all of purple, and the dishes, and the censers, and the cups, and = the=20 vessels with which one offers drink-offerings; and the continual loaves = shall be=20 upon it.

4:8 And they shall put upon it a scarlet cloth, and = they shall=20 cover it with a blue covering of skin, and they shall put the staves = into=20 it.

4:9 And they shall take a blue covering, and cover = the=20 candlestick that gives light, and its lamps, and its snuffers, and its = funnels,=20 and all the vessels of oil with which they minister.

4:10 And they shall put it, and all its vessels, into = a blue=20 skin cover; and they shall put it on bearers.

4:11 And they shall put a blue cloth for a cover on = the golden=20 altar, and shall cover it with a blue skin cover, and put in its=20 staves.

4:12 And they shall take all the instruments of = service, with=20 which they minister in the sanctuary: and shall place them in a cloth of = blue,=20 and shall cover them with blue skin covering, and put them upon=20 staves.

4:13 And he shall put the covering on the altar, and = they shall=20 cover it with a cloth all of purple.

4:14 And they shall put upon it all the vessels with = which they=20 minister upon it, and the fire-pans, and the flesh-hooks, and the cups, = and the=20 cover, and all the vessels of the altar; and they shall put on it a blue = cover=20 of skins, and shall put in its staves; and they shall take a purple = cloth, and=20 cover the laver and its foot, and they shall put it into a blue cover of = skin,=20 and put it on bars.

4:15 And Aaron and his sons shall finish covering the = holy=20 things, and all the holy vessels, when the camp begins to move; and = afterwards=20 the sons of Caath shall go in to take up [the furniture]; but shall not = touch=20 the holy things, lest they die: these shall the sons of Caath bear in = the=20 tabernacle of witness.

4:16 Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest is = overseer-- the oil=20 of the light, and the incense of composition, and the daily = meat-offering and=20 the anointing oil, are his charge; even the oversight of the whole = tabernacle,=20 and all things that are in it in the holy place, in all the = works.

4:17 And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, = saying,

4:18 Ye shall not destroy the family of Caath from = the tribe=20 out of the midst of the Levites.

4:19 This do ye to them, and they shall live and not = die, when=20 they approach the holy of holies: Let Aaron and his sons advance, and = they shall=20 place them each in his post for bearing.

4:20 And [so] they shall by no means go in to look = suddenly=20 upon the holy things, and die.

4:21 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

4:22 Take the sum of the children of Gedson, and = these=20 according to the houses of their lineage, according to there=20 families.

4:23 Take the number of them from five and twenty = years old and=20 upwards until the age of fifty, every one that goes in to minister, to = do his=20 business in the tabernacle of witness.

4:24 This [is] the public service of the family of = Gedson, to=20 minister and to bear.

4:25 And they shall bear the skins of the tabernacle, = and the=20 tabernacle of witness, and its veil, and the blue cover that was on it = above,=20 and the cover of the door of the tabernacle of witness.

4:26 And all the curtains of the court which were = upon the=20 tabernacle of witness, and the appendages, and all the vessels of = service that=20 they minister with they shall attend to.

4:27 According to the direction of Aaron and his sons = shall be=20 the ministry of the sons of Gedson, in all their ministries, and in all = their=20 works; and thou shalt take account of them by name in all things borne = by=20 them.

4:28 This is the service of the sons of Gedson in the = tabernacle of witness, and their charge by the hand of Ithamar the son = of Aaron=20 the priest.

4:29 The sons of Merari according to their families, = according=20 to the houses of their lineage, take ye the number of them.

4:30 Take the number of them from five and twenty = years old and=20 upwards until fifty years old, every one that goes in to perform the = services of=20 the tabernacle of witness.

4:31 And these are the charges of the things borne by = them=20 according to all their works in the tabernacle of witness: they shall = bear the=20 chapiters of the tabernacle, and the bars, and its pillars, and its = sockets, and=20 the veil, and [there shall be] their sockets, and their pillars, and the = curtain=20 of the door of the tabernacle.

4:32 And they shall bear the pillars of the court = round about,=20 and [there shall be] their sockets, and [they shall bear] the pillars of = the=20 veil of the door of the court, and their sockets and their pins, and = their=20 cords, and all their furniture, and all their instruments of service: = take ye=20 their number by name, and all the articles of the charge of the things = borne by=20 them.

4:33 This is the ministration of the family of the = sons of=20 Merari in all their works in the tabernacle of witness, by the hand of = Ithamar=20 the son of Aaron the priest.

4:34 And Moses and Aaron and the rulers of Israel = took the=20 number of the sons of Caath according to their families, according to = the houses=20 of their lineage;

4:35 from five and twenty years old and upwards to = the age of=20 fifty years, every one that goes in to minister and do service in the = tabernacle=20 of witness.

4:36 And the numbering of them according to their = families was=20 two thousand, seven hundred and fifty.

4:37 This is the numbering of the family of Caath, = every one=20 that ministers in the tabernacle of witness, as Moses and Aaron numbered = them by=20 the word of the Lord, by the hand of Moses.

4:38 And the sons of Gedson were numbered according = to their=20 families, according to the houses of their lineage,

4:39 from five and twenty years old and upward till = fifty years=20 old, every one that goes in to minister and to do the services in the = tabernacle=20 of witness.

4:40 And the numbering of them according to their = families,=20 according to the houses of their lineage, [was] two thousand six hundred = and=20 thirty.

4:41 This [is] the numbering of the family of the = sons of=20 Gedson, every one who ministers in the tabernacle of witness; whom Moses = and=20 Aaron numbered by the word of the Lord, by the hand of Moses.

4:42 And also the family of the sons of Merari were = numbered=20 according to their divisions, according to the house of their=20 fathers;

4:43 from five and twenty years old and upward till = fifty years=20 old, every one that goes in to minister in the services of the = tabernacle of=20 witness.

4:44 And the numbering of them according to their = families,=20 according to the houses of their lineage, [was] three thousand and two=20 hundred.

4:45 This [is] the numbering of the family of the = sons of=20 Merari, whom Moses and Aaron numbered by the word of the Lord, by the = hand of=20 Moses.

4:46 All that were numbered, whom Moses and Aaron and = the=20 rulers of Israel numbered, [namely], the Levites, according to their = families=20 and according to the houses of their lineage,

4:47 from five and twenty years old and upward till = fifty years=20 old, every one that goes in to the service of the works, and the [charge = of] the=20 things that are carried in the tabernacle of witness.

4:48 And they that were numbered were eight thousand = five=20 hundred and eighty.

4:49 He reviewed them by the word of the Lord by the = hand of=20 Moses, appointing each man severally over their [respective] work, and = over=20 their burdens; and they were numbered, as the Lord commanded = Moses.

[Numbers] 5:1 And the Lord spoke to = Moses,=20 saying,

5:2 Charge the children of Israel, and let them send = forth out=20 of the camp every leper, and every one who has in issue of the reins, = and every=20 one who is unclean from a dead body.

5:3 Whether male or female, send them forth out of = the camp;=20 and they shall not defile their camps in which I dwell among = them.

5:4 And the children of Israel did so, and sent them = out of the=20 camp: as the Lord said to Moses, so did the children of = Israel.

5:5 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

5:6 Speak to the children of Israel, saying, Every = man or woman=20 who shall commit any sin that is common to man, or if that soul shall in = anywise=20 have neglected the commandment and transgressed;

5:7 [that person] shall confess the sin which he has = committed,=20 and shall make satisfaction for his trespass: he [shall pay] the = principal, and=20 shall add to it the fifth part, and shall make restoration to him = against whom=20 he has trespassed.

5:8 But if a man have no near kinsman, so as to make=20 satisfaction for his trespass to him, the trespass-offering paid to the = Lord=20 shall be for the priest, besides the ram of atonement, by which he shall = make=20 atonement with it for him.

5:9 And every first-fruits in all the sanctified = things among=20 the children of Israel, whatsoever they shall offer to the Lord, shall = be for=20 the priest himself.

5:10 And the hallowed things of every man shall be = his; and=20 whatever man shall give [any thing] to the priest, the gift shall be=20 his.

5:11 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

5:12 Speak to the children of Israel, and thou shalt = say to=20 them, Whose soever wife shall transgress against him, and slight and = despise=20 him,

5:13 and [supposing] any one shall lie with her = carnally, and=20 the thing shall be hid from the eyes of her husband, and she should = conceal it=20 and be herself defiled, and there be no witness with her, and she should = not be=20 taken;

5:14 and there should come upon him a spirit of = jealousy, and=20 he should be jealous of his wife, and she be defiled; or there should = come upon=20 him a spirit of jealousy, and he should be jealous of his wife, and she = should=20 not be defiled;

5:15 then shall the man bring his wife to the priest, = and shall=20 bring his gift for her, the tenth part of an ephah of barley-meal: he = shall not=20 pour oil upon it, neither shall he put frankincense upon it; for it is a = sacrifice of jealousy, a sacrifice of memorial, recalling sin to=20 remembrance.

5:16 And the priest shall bring her, and cause her to = stand=20 before the Lord.

5:17 And the priest shall take pure running water in = an earthen=20 vessel, and he shall take of the dust that is on the floor of the = tabernacle of=20 witness, and the priest having taken it shall cast it into the = water.

5:18 And the priest shall cause the woman to stand = before the=20 Lord, and shall uncover the head of the woman, and shall put into her = hands the=20 sacrifice of memorial, the sacrifice of jealousy; and in the hand of the = priest=20 shall be the water of this conviction that brings the curse.

5:19 And the priest shall adjure her, and shall say = to the=20 woman, If no one has lain with thee, and if thou hast not transgressed = so as to=20 be polluted, being under the power of thy husband, be free from this = water of=20 the conviction that causes the curse.

5:20 But if being a married woman thou hast = transgressed, or=20 been polluted, and any one has lain with thee, beside thy = husband:

5:21 then the priest shall adjure the woman by the = oaths of=20 this curse, and the priest shall say to the woman, The Lord bring thee = into a=20 curse and under an oath in the idst of thy people, in that the Lord = should cause=20 thy thigh to rot and thy belly to swell;

5:22 and this water bringing the curse shall enter = into thy=20 womb to cause thy belly to swell, and thy thigh to rot. And the woman = shall say,=20 So be it, So be it.

5:23 And the priest shall write these curses in a = book, and=20 shall blot them out with the water of the conviction that brings the = curse.=20

5:24 And he shall cause the woman to drink the water = of the=20 conviction that brings the curse; and the water of the conviction that = brings=20 the curse shall enter into her.

5:25 And the priest shall take from the hand of the = woman the=20 sacrifice of jealousy, and shall present the sacrifice before the Lord, = and=20 shall bring it to the altar.

5:26 And the priest shall take a handful of the = sacrifice as a=20 memorial of it, and shall offer it up upon the altar; and afterwards he = shall=20 cause the woman to drink the water.

5:27 And it shall come to pass, if she be defiled, = and have=20 altogether escaped the notice of her husband, then the water of the = conviction=20 that brings the curse shall enter into her; and she shall swell in her = belly,=20 and her thigh shall rot, and the woman shall be for a curse in the midst = of her=20 people.

5:28 But if the woman have not been polluted, and be = clean,=20 then shall she be guiltless and shall conceive seed.

5:29 This is the law of jealousy, wherein a married = woman=20 should happen to transgress, and be defiled;

5:30 or in the case of a man on whomsoever the spirit = of=20 jealousy should come, and he should be jealous of his wife, and he = should place=20 his wife before the Lord, and the priest shall execute towards her all = this=20 law.

5:31 Then the man shall be clear from sin, and that = woman shall=20 bear her sin.

[Numbers] 6:1 And the Lord spoke to = Moses,=20 saying,

6:2 speak to the children of Israel, and thou shalt = say to=20 them, Whatsoever man or woman shall specially vow a vow to separate = oneself with=20 purity to the Lord,

6:3 he shall purely abstain from wine and strong = drink; and he=20 shall drink no vinegar of wine or vinegar of strong drink; and whatever = is made=20 of the grape he shall not drink; neither shall he eat fresh grapes or=20 raisins,

6:4 all the days of his vow: he shall eat no one of = all the=20 things that come from the vine, wine from the grape-stones to the husk,=20

6:5 all the days of his separation:-- a razor shall = not come=20 upon his head, until the days be fulfilled which he vowed to the Lord: = he shall=20 be holy, cherishing the long hair of the head,

6:6 all the days of his vow to the Lord: he shall not = come nigh=20 to any dead body,

6:7 to his father or his mother, or to his brother or = his=20 sister; he shall not defile himself for them, when they have died, = because the=20 vow of God is upon him on his head.

6:8 All the days of his vow he shall be holy to the=20 Lord.

6:9 And if any one should die suddenly by him, = immediately the=20 head of his vow shall be defiled; and he shall shave his head in = whatever day he=20 shall be purified: on the seventh day he shall be shaved.

6:10 And on the eighth day he shall bring two = turtledoves, or=20 two young pigeons, to the priest, to the doors of the tabernacle of=20 witness.

6:11 And the priest shall offer one for a = sin-offering; and the=20 other for a whole-burnt-offering; and the priest shall make atonement = for him in=20 the things wherein he sinned respecting the dead body, and he shall = sanctify his=20 head in that day,

6:12 in which he was consecrated to the Lord, [all] = the days of=20 his vow; and he shall bring a lamb of a year old for a = trespass-offering; and=20 the former days shall not be reckoned, because the head of his vow was=20 polluted.

6:13 And this is the law of him that has vowed: in = whatever day=20 he shall have fulfilled the days of his vow, he shall himself bring his = gift to=20 the doors of the tabernacle of witness.

6:14 And he shall bring his gift to the Lord; one = he-lamb of a=20 year old without blemish for a whole-burnt-offering, and one ewe-lamb of = a year=20 old without blemish for a sin-offering, and one ram without blemish for = a=20 peace-offering;

6:15 and a basket of unleavened bread of fine flour, = [even]=20 loaves kneaded with oil, and unleavened cakes anointed with oil, and = their=20 meat-offering, and their drink-offering.

6:16 And the priest shall bring them before the Lord, = and shall=20 offer his sin-offering, and his whole-burnt-offering.

6:17 And he shall offer the ram as a sacrifice of=20 peace-offering to the Lord with the basket of unleavened bread; and the = priest=20 shall offer its meat-offering and its drink-offering.

6:18 And he that has vowed shall shave the head of = his=20 consecration by the doors of the tabernacle of witness, and shall put = the hairs=20 on the fire which is under the sacrifice of peace-offering.

6:19 And the priest shall take the sodden shoulder of = the ram,=20 and one unleavened loaf from the basket, and one unleavened cake, and = shall put=20 them on the hands of the votary after he has shaved off his holy hair.=20

6:20 And the priest shall present them as an offering = before=20 the Lord; it shall be the holy portion for the priest beside the breast = of the=20 heave-offering and beside the shoulder of the wave-offering: and = afterwards the=20 votary shall drink wine.

6:21 This is the law of the votary who shall have = vowed to the=20 Lord his gift to the Lord, concerning his vow, besides what he may be = able to=20 afford according to the value of his vow, which he may have vowed = according to=20 the law of separation.

6:22 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

6:23 Speak to Aaron and to his sons, saying, Thus ye = shall=20 bless the children of Israel, saying to them,

6:24 The Lord bless thee and keep thee;

6:25 the Lord make his face to shine upon thee, and = have mercy=20 upon thee;

6:26 the Lord lift up his countenance upon thee, and = give thee=20 peace.

6:27 And they shall put my name upon the children of = Israel,=20 and I the Lord will bless them.

[Numbers] 7:1 And it came to pass in = the day=20 in which Moses finished the setting-up of the tabernacle, that he = anointed it,=20 and consecrated it, and all its furniture, and the altar and all its = furniture,=20 he even anointed them, and consecrated them.

7:2 And the princes of Israel brought [gifts], twelve = princes=20 of their fathers' houses: these were te heads of tribes, these are they = that=20 presided over the numbering.

7:3 And they brought their gift before the Lord, six = covered=20 wagons, and twelve oxen; a waggon from two princes, and a calf from = each: and=20 they brought them before the tabernacle.

7:4 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

7:5 Take of them, and they shall be for the works of = the=20 services of the tabernacle of witness: and thou shalt give them to the = Levites,=20 to each one according to his ministration.

7:6 And Moses took the wagons and the oxen, and gave = them to=20 the Levites.

7:7 And he gave two wagons and four oxen to the sons = of Gedson,=20 according to their ministrations.

7:8 And four wagons and eight oxen he gave to the = sons of=20 Merari according to their ministrations, by Ithamar the son of Aaron the = priest.

7:9 But to the sons of Caath he gave them not, = because they=20 have the ministrations of the sacred things: they shall bear them on = their=20 shoulders.

7:10 And the rulers brought [gifts] for the = dedication of the=20 altar, in the day in which he anointed it, and the rulers brought their = gifts=20 before the altar.

7:11 And the Lord said to Moses, One chief each day, = they shall=20 offer their gifts a chief each day for the dedication of the = altar.

7:12 And he that offered his gift on the first day, = was Naasson=20 the son of Aminadab, prince of the tribe of Juda.

7:13 And he brought his gift, one silver charger of a = hundred=20 and thirty shekels was its weight, one silver bowl, of seventy shekels = according=20 to the holy shekel; both full of fine flour kneaded with oil for a=20 meat-offering.

7:14 One golden censer of ten shekels full of = incense.=20

7:15 One calf of the herd, one ram, one he-lamb of a = year old=20 for a whole-burnt-offering;

7:16 and one kid of the goats for a = sin-offering.

7:17 And for a sacrifice of peace-offering, two = heifers, five=20 rams, five he goats, five ewe-lambs of a year old: this [was] the gift = of=20 Naasson the son of Aminadab.

7:18 On the second day Nathanael son of Sogar, the = prince of=20 the tribe of Issachar, brought [his offering].

7:19 And he brought this gift, one silver charger, = its weight a=20 hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels according = to the=20 holy shekel; both full of fine flour kneaded with oil for a=20 meat-offering.

7:20 One censer of ten golden shekels, full of=20 incense.

7:21 One calf of the herd, one ram, one he-lamb of a = year old=20 for a whole-burnt-offering,

7:22 and one kid of the goats for a = sin-offering.

7:23 And for a sacrifice, a peace-offering, two = heifers, five=20 rams, five he-goats, five ewe-lambs of a year old: this [was] the gift = of=20 Nathanael the son of Sogar.

7:24 On the third day the prince of the sons of = Zabulon, Eliab=20 the son of Chaelon.

7:25 [He brought] his gift, one silver charger, its = weight a=20 hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels according = to the=20 holy shekel; both full of fine flour kneaded with oil for a=20 meat-offering.

7:26 One golden censer of ten shekels, full of=20 incense.

7:27 One calf of the herd, one ram, one he-lamb of a = year old=20 for a whole-burnt-offering,

7:28 and one kid of the goats for a = sin-offering.

7:29 And for a sacrifice of peace-offering, two = heifers, five=20 rams, five he-goats, five ewe-lambs of a year old: this [was] the gift = of Eliab=20 the son of Chaelon.

7:30 On the fourth day Elisur the son of Sediur, the = prince of=20 the children of Ruben.

7:31 [He brought] his gift, one silver charger, its = weight a=20 hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels according = to the=20 holy shekel; both full of fine flour kneaded with oil for a=20 meat-offering.

7:32 One golden censer of ten shekels full of=20 incense.

7:33 One calf of the herd, one ram, one he-lamb of a = year old=20 for a whole-burnt-offering,

7:34 and one kid of the goats for a = sin-offering.

7:35 And for a sacrifice of peace-offering, two = heifers, five=20 rams, five he-goats, five ewe-lambs of a year old: this [was] the gift = of Elisur=20 the son of Sediur.

7:36 On the fifth day the prince of the children of = Symeon,=20 Salamiel the son of Surisadai.

7:37 [He brought] his gift, one silver charger, its = weight one=20 hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels according = to the=20 holy shekel; both full of fine flour kneaded with oil for a=20 meat-offering.

7:38 One golden censer of ten shekels, full of=20 incense.

7:39 One calf of the herd, one ram, one he-lamb of a = year old=20 for a whole-burnt-offering,

7:40 and one kid of the goats for a = sin-offering.

7:41 And for a sacrifice of peace-offering, two = heifers, five=20 rams, five he-goats, five ewe-lambs of a year old: this [was] the gift = of=20 Salamiel the son of Surisadai.

7:42 On the sixth day the prince of the sons of Gad, = Elisaph=20 the son of Raguel.

7:43 [He brought] his gift, one silver charger, its = weight a=20 hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels according = to the=20 holy shekel; both full of fine flour kneaded with oil for a meat=20 offering.

7:44 One golden censer of ten shekels, full of=20 incense.

7:45 One calf of the herd, one ram, one he-lamb of a = year old=20 for a whole-burnt-offering,

7:46 and one kid of the goats for a = sin-offering.

7:47 And for a sacrifice of peace-offering, two = heifers, five=20 rams, five he-goats, five ewe-lambs of a year old: this [was] the gift = of=20 Elisaph the son of Raguel.

7:48 On the seventh day the prince of the sons of = Ephraim,=20 Elisama the son of Emiud.

7:49 [He brought] his gift, one silver charger, its = weight was=20 a hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels = according to=20 the holy shekel; both full of fine flour kneaded with oil for a=20 meat-offering.

7:50 One golden censer of ten shekels, full of=20 incense.

7:51 One calf of the herd, one ram, one he-lamb of a = year old=20 for a whole-burnt-offering,

7:52 and one kid of the goats for a = sin-offering.

7:53 And for a sacrifice of peace-offering, two = heifers, five=20 rams, five he-goats, five ewe-lambs of a year old: this [was] the gift = of=20 Elisama the son of Emiud.

7:54 On the eighth day the prince of the sons of = Manasse,=20 Gamaliel the son of Phadassur.

7:55 [He brought] his gift, one silver charger, its = weight one=20 hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels according = to the=20 holy shekel; both full of fine flour mingled with oil for a=20 meat-offering.

7:56 One golden censer of ten shekels, full of=20 incense.

7:57 One calf of the herd, one ram, one he-lamb of a = year old=20 for a whole-burnt-offering,

7:58 and one kid of the goats for a = sin-offering.

7:59 And for a sacrifice of peace-offering two = heifers, five=20 rams, five he-goats, five ewe-lambs of a year old: this [was] the gift = of=20 Gamaliel the son of Phadassur.

7:60 On the ninth day the prince of the sons of = Benjamin,=20 Abidan the son of Gadeoni.

7:61 [He brought] his gift, one silver charger, its = weight a=20 hundred and thirty [shekels], one silver bowl of seventy shekels = according to=20 the holy shekel; both full of fine flour mingled with oil for a=20 meat-offering.

7:62 One golden censer of ten shekels, full of=20 incense.

7:63 One calf of the herd, one ram, one he-lamb of a = year old=20 for a whole-burnt-offering,

7:64 and one kid of the goats for a = sin-offering.

7:65 And for a sacrifice of peace-offering, two = heifers, five=20 rams, five he-goats, five ewe-lambs of a year old: this [was] the gift = of Abidan=20 the son of Gadeoni.

7:66 On the tenth day the prince of the sons of Dan, = Achiezer=20 the son of Amisadai.

7:67 [He brought] his gift, one silver charger, its = weight a=20 hundred and thirty [shekels], one silver bowl of seventy shekels = according to=20 the holy shekel; both full of fine flour kneaded with oil for a=20 meat-offering.

7:68 One golden censer of ten shekels, full of=20 incense.

7:69 One calf of the herd, one ram, one he-lamb of a = year old=20 for a whole-burnt-offering,

7:70 and one kid of the goats for a = sin-offering.

7:71 And for a sacrifice of peace-offering, two = heifers, five=20 rams, five he-goats, five ewe-lambs of a year old. This [was] the gift = of=20 Achiezer the son of Amisadai.

7:72 On the eleventh day the prince of the sons of = Aser,=20 Phageel the son of Echran.

7:73 [He brought] his gift, one silver charger, its = weight a=20 hundred and thirty [shekels], one silver bowl of seventy shekels = according to=20 the holy shekel; both full of fine flour mingled with oil for=20 meat-offering.

7:74 One golden censer of ten shekels, full of=20 incense.

7:75 One calf of the herd, one ram, one he-lamb of a = year old=20 for a whole-burnt-offering,

7:76 and one kid of the goats for a = sin-offering.

7:77 And for a sacrifice of peace-offering, two = heifers, five=20 rams, five he-goats, five ewe-lambs of a year old: this [was] the gift = of=20 Phageel the son of Echran.

7:78 On the twelfth day the prince of the sons of = Nephthali,=20 Achire the son of Aenan.

7:79 [He brought] his gift, one silver charger, its = weight a=20 hundred and thirty shekels; one silver bowl of seventy shekels according = to the=20 holy shekel; both full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat=20 offering.

7:80 One golden censer of ten shekels, full of=20 incense.

7:81 One calf of the herd, one ram, one he-lamb of a = year old=20 for a whole-burnt-offering,

7:82 and one kid of the goats for a = sin-offering.

7:83 And for a sacrifice of peace-offering, two = heifers, five=20 rams, five he-goats, five ewe-lambs of a year old: this [was] the gift = of Achire=20 the son of Aenan.

7:84 This was the dedication of the altar in the day = in which=20 [Moses] anointed it, by the princes of the sons of Israel; twelve silver = chargers, twelve silver bowls, twelve golden censers:

7:85 each charger of a hundred and thirty shekels, = and each=20 bowl of seventy shekels: all the silver of the vessels [was] two = thousand four=20 hundred shekels, the shekels according to the holy shekel.

7:86 Twelve golden censers full of incense: all the = gold of the=20 shekels, a hundred and twenty shekels.

7:87 All the cattle for whole-burnt-offerings, twelve = calves,=20 twelve rams, twelve he-lambs of a year old, and their meat-offerings, = and their=20 drink-offerings: and twelve kids of the goats for sin-offering. =

7:88 All the cattle for a sacrifice of = peace-offering,=20 twenty-four heifers, sixty rams, sixty he-goats of a year old, sixty = ewe-lambs=20 of a year old without blemish: this is the dedication of the altar, = after that=20 [Moses] consecrated [Aaron], and after he anointed him.

7:89 When Moses went into the tabernacle of witness = to speak to=20 God, then he heard the voice of the Lord speaking to him from off the=20 mercy-seat, which is upon the ark of the testimony, between the two = cherubs; and=20 he spoke to him.

[Numbers] 8:1 And the Lord spoke to = Moses,=20 saying,

8:2 Speak to Aaron, and thou shalt say to him, = Whenever thou=20 shalt set the lamps in order, the seven lamps shall give light opposite = the=20 candlestick.

8:3 And Aaron did so: on one side opposite the = candlestick he=20 lighted its lamps, as the Lord appointed Moses.

8:4 And this [is] the construction of the = candlestick: [it is]=20 solid, golden-- its stem, and its lilies-- all solid: according to the = pattern=20 which the Lord shewed Moses, so he made the candlestick.

8:5 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

8:6 Take the Levites out of the midst of the children = of=20 Israel, and thou shalt purify them.

8:7 And thus shalt thou perform their purification: = thou shalt=20 sprinkle them with water of purification, and a razor shall come upon = the whole=20 of their body, and they shall wash their garments, and shall be=20 clean.

8:8 And they shall take one calf of the herd, and its = meat-offering, fine flour mingled with oil: and thou shalt take a calf = of a year=20 old of the herd for a sin-offering.

8:9 And thou shalt bring the Levites before the = tabernacle of=20 witness; and thou shalt assemble all the congregation of the sons of=20 Israel.

8:10 And thou shalt bring the Levites before the = Lord; and the=20 sons of Israel shall lay their hands upon the Levites.

8:11 And Aaron shall separate the Levites for a gift = before the=20 Lord from the children of Israel: and they shall be prepared to perform = the=20 works of the Lord.

8:12 And the Levites shall lay their hands on the = heads of the=20 calves; and thou shalt offer one for a sin-offering, and the other for a = whole-burnt-offering to the Lord, to make atonement for them.

8:13 And thou shalt set the Levites before the Lord, = and before=20 Aaron, and before his sons; and thou shalt give them as a gift before = the=20 Lord.

8:14 And thou shalt separate the Levites from the = midst of the=20 sons of Israel, ad they shall be mine.

8:15 And afterwards the Levites shall go in to = perform the=20 works of the tabernacle of witness; and thou shalt purify them, and = present them=20 before the Lord.

8:16 For these are given to me for a present out of = the midst=20 of the children of Israel: I have taken them to myself instead of all = the=20 first-born of the sons of Israel that open every womb.

8:17 For every first-born among the children of = Israel [is]=20 mine, whether of man or beast: in the day in which I smote every = first-born in=20 the land of Egypt, I sanctified them to myself.

8:18 And I took the Levites in the place of every = first-born=20 among the children of Israel.

8:19 And I gave the Levites presented as a gift to = Aaron and=20 his sons out of the midst of the children of Israel, to do the service = of the=20 children of Israel in the tabernacle of witness, and to make atonement = for the=20 children of Israel: thus there shall be none among the sons of Israel to = draw=20 nigh to the holy things.

8:20 And Moses and Aaron, and all the congregation of = the=20 children of Israel, did to the Levites as the Lord commanded Moses = concerning=20 the Levites, so the sons of Israel did to them.

8:21 So the Levites purified themselves and washed = their=20 garments; and Aaron presented them as a gift before the Lord, and Aaron = made=20 atonement for them to purify them.

8:22 And afterwards the Levites went in to minister = in their=20 service in the tabernacle of witness before Aaron, and before his sons; = as the=20 Lord appointed Moses concerning the Levites, so they did to = them.

8:23 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

8:24 This is the [ordinance] for the Levites; From = five and=20 twenty years old and upward, they shall go in to minister in the = tabernacle of=20 witness.

8:25 And from fifty years old [the Levites] shall = cease from=20 the ministry, and shall not work any longer.

8:26 And his brother shall serve in the tabernacle of = witness=20 to keep charges, but he shall not do works: so shalt thou do to the = Levites in=20 their charges.

[Numbers] 9:1 And the Lord spoke to = Moses in=20 the wilderness of Sina in the second year after they had gone forth from = the=20 land of Egypt, in the first month, saying,

9:2 Speak, and let the children of Israel keep the = passover in=20 its season.

9:3 On the fourteenth day of the first month at even, = thou=20 shalt keep it in its season; thou shalt keep it according to its law, = and=20 according to its ordinance.

9:4 And Moses ordered the children of Israel to = sacrifice the=20 passover,

9:5 on the fourteenth day of the first month in the = wilderness=20 of Sina, as the Lord appointed Moses, so the children of Israel = did.

9:6 And there came men who were unclean by reason of = a dead=20 body, and they were not able to keep the passover on that day; and they = came=20 before Moses and Aaron on that day.

9:7 And those men said to Moses, We are unclean by = reason of=20 the dead body of a man: shall we therefore fail to offer the gift to the = Lord in=20 its season in the midst of the children of Israel?

9:8 And Moses said to them, stand there, and I will = hear what=20 charge the Lord will give concerning you.

9:9 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

9:10 Speak to the children of Israel, saying, = Whatever man=20 shall be unclean by reason of a dead body, or on a journey far off, = among you,=20 or among your posterity; he shall then keep the passover to the = Lord,

9:11 in the second month, on the fourteenth day; in = the evening=20 they shall offer it, with unleavened bread and bitter herbs shall they = eat=20 it.

9:12 They shall not leave of it until the morrow, and = they=20 shall not break a bone of it; they shall sacrifice it according to the = ordinance=20 of the passover.

9:13 And whatsoever man shall be clean, and is not = far off on a=20 journey, and shall fail to keep the passover, that soul shall be cut off = from=20 his people, because he has not offered the gift to the Lord in its = season: that=20 man shall bear his iniquity.

9:14 And if there should come to you a stranger in = your land,=20 and should keep the passover to the Lord, he shall keep it according to = the law=20 of the passover and according to its ordinance: there shall be one law = for you,=20 both for the stranger, and for the native of the land.

9:15 And in the day in which the tabernacle was = pitched the=20 cloud covered the tabernacle, the place of the testimony; and in the = evening=20 there was upon the tabernacle as the appearance of fire till the = morning.=20

9:16 So it was continually: the cloud covered it by = day, and=20 the appearance of fire by night.

9:17 And when the cloud went up from the tabernacle, = then after=20 that the children of Israel departed; and in whatever place the cloud = rested,=20 there the children of Israel encamped.

9:18 The children of Israel shall encamp by the = command of the=20 Lord, and by the command of the Lord they shall remove: all the days in = which=20 the cloud overshadows the tabernacle, the children of Israel shall=20 encamp.

9:19 And whenever the cloud shall be drawn over the = tabernacle=20 for many days, then the children of Israel shall keep the charge of God, = and=20 they shall not remove.

9:20 And it shall be, whenever the cloud overshadows = the=20 tabernacle a number of days, they shall encamp by the word of the Lord, = and=20 shall remove by the command of the Lord.

9:21 And it shall come to pass, whenever the cloud = shall remain=20 from the evening till the morning, and in the morning the cloud shall go = up,=20 then shall they remove by day or by night.

9:22 When the cloud continues a full month = overshadowing the=20 tabernacle, the children of Israel shall encamp, and shall not depart.=20

9:23 For they shall depart by the command of the = Lord:-- they=20 kept the charge of the Lord by the command of the Lord by the hand of=20 Moses.

[Numbers] 10:1 And the Lord spoke to = Moses,=20 saying,

10:2 Make to thyself two silver trumpets: thou shalt = make them=20 of beaten work; and they shall be to thee for the purpose of calling the = assembly, and of removing the camps.

10:3 And thou shalt sound with them, and all the = congregation=20 shall be gathered to the door of the tabernacle of witness.

10:4 And if they shall sound with one, all the rulers = even the=20 princes of Israel shall come to thee.

10:5 And ye shall sound an alarm, and the camps = pitched=20 eastward shall begin to move.

10:6 And ye shall sound a second alarm, and the camps = pitched=20 southward shall move; and ye shall sound a third alarm, and the camps = pitched=20 westward shall move forward; and ye shall sound a fourth alarm, and they = that=20 encamp toward the north shall move forward: they shall sound an alarm at = their=20 departure.

10:7 And whenever ye shall gather the assembly, ye = shall sound,=20 but not an alarm.

10:8 And the priests the sons of Aaron shall sound = with the=20 trumpets; and it shall be a perpetual ordinance for you throughout your=20 generations.

10:9 And if ye shall go forth to war in your land = against your=20 enemies that are opposed to you, then shall ye sound with the trumpets; = and ye=20 shall be had in remembrance before the Lord, and ye shall be saved from = your=20 enemies.

10:10 And in the days of your gladness, and in your = feasts, and=20 in your new moons, ye shall sound with the trumpets at your=20 whole-burnt-offerings, and at the sacrifices of your peace-offerings; = and there=20 shall be a memorial for you before your God: I [am] the Lord your=20 God.

10:11 And it came to pass in the second year, in the = second=20 month, on the twentieth day of the month, the cloud went up from the = tabernacle=20 of witness.

10:12 And the children of Israel set forward with = their baggage=20 in the wilderness of Sina; and the cloud rested in the wilderness of=20 Pharan.

10:13 And the first rank departed by the word of the = Lord by=20 the hand of Moses.

10:14 And they first set in motion the order of the = camp of the=20 children of Juda with their host; and over their host [was] Naasson, son = of=20 Aminadab.

10:15 And over the host of the tribe of the sons of = Issachar,=20 [was] Nathanael son of Sogar.

10:16 And over the host of the tribe of the sons of = Zabulon,=20 [was] Eliab the son of Chaelon.

10:17 And they shall take down the tabernacle, and = the sons of=20 Gedson shall set forward, and the sons of Merari, who bear the=20 tabernacle.

10:18 And the order of the camp of Ruben set forward = with their=20 host; and over their host [was] Elisur the son of Sediur.

10:19 And over the host of the tribe of the sons of = Symeon,=20 [was] Salamiel son of Surisadai.

10:20 And over the host of the tribe of the children = of Gad,=20 [was] Elisaph the son of Raguel.

10:21 And the sons of Caath shall set forward bearing = the holy=20 things, and [the others] shall set up the tabernacle until they arrive.=20

10:22 And the order of the camp of Ephraim shall set = forward=20 with their forces; and over their forces [was] Elisama the son of=20 Semiud.

10:23 And over the forces of the tribes of the sons = of Manasse,=20 [was] Gamaliel the [son] of Phadassur.

10:24 And over the forces of the tribe of the = children of=20 Benjamin, [was] Abidan the [son] of Gadeoni.

10:25 And the order of the camp of the sons of Dan = shall set=20 forward the last of all the camps, with their forces: and over their = forces=20 [was] Achiezer the [son] of Amisadai.

10:26 And over the forces of the tribe of the sons of = Aser,=20 [was] Phageel the son of Echran.

10:27 And over the forces of the tribe of the sons of = Nephthali, [was] Achire the son of Aenan.

10:28 These [are] the armies of the children of = Israel; and=20 they set forward with their forces.

10:29 And Moses said to Obab the son of Raguel the = Madianite,=20 the father-in-law of Moses, We are going forward to the place concerning = which=20 the Lord said, This will I give to you: Come with us, and we will do = thee good,=20 for the Lord has spoken good concerning Israel.

10:30 And he said to him, I will not go, but [I will = go] to my=20 land and to my kindred.

10:31 And he said, Leave us not, because thou hast = been with us=20 in the wilderness, and thou shalt be an elder among us.

10:32 And it shall come to pass if thou wilt go with = us, it=20 shall even come to pass that in whatsoever things the Lord shall do us = good, we=20 will also do thee good.

10:33 And they departed from the mount of the Lord a = three=20 days' journey; and the ark of the covenant of the Lord went before them = a three=20 days' journey to provide rest for them.

10:34 And the cloud overshadowed them by day, when = they=20 departed from the camp.

10:35 And it came to pass when the ark set forward, = that Moses=20 said, Arise, O Lord, and let thine enemies be scattered: let all that = hate thee=20 flee.

10:36 And in the resting he said, Turn again, O Lord, = the=20 thousands [and] tens of thousands in Israel.

[Numbers] 11:1 And the people = murmured=20 sinfully before the Lord; and the Lord heard [them] and was very angry; = and fire=20 was kindled among them from the Lord, and devoured a part of the=20 camp.

11:2 And the people cried to Moses: and Moses prayed = to the=20 Lord, and the fire was quenched.

11:3 And the name of that place was called Burning; = for a fire=20 was kindled among them from the Lord.

11:4 And the mixed multitude among them lusted = exceedingly; and=20 they and the children of Israel sat down and wept and said, Who shall = give us=20 flesh to eat?

11:5 We remember the fish, which we ate in Egypt = freely; and=20 the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the garlic, and the = onions.=20

11:6 But now our soul is dried up; our eyes [turn] to = nothing=20 but to the manna.

11:7 And the manna is as coriander seed, and the = appearance of=20 it the appearance of hoar-frost.

11:8 And the people went through the field, and = gathered, and=20 ground it in the mill, or pounded it in a mortar, and baked it in a pan, = and=20 made cakes of it; and the sweetness of it was as the taste [of] wafer = made with=20 oil.

11:9 And when the dew came upon the camp by night, = the manna=20 came down upon it.

11:10 And Moses heard them weeping by their families, = every one=20 in his door: and the Lord was very angry; and the thing was evil in the = sight of=20 Moses.

11:11 And Moses said to the Lord, Why hast thou = afflicted thy=20 servant, and why have I not found grace in thy sight, that thou = shouldest lay=20 the weight of this people upon me?

11:12 Have I conceived all this people, or have I = born them?=20 that thou sayest to me, Take them into thy bosom, as a nurse would take = her=20 suckling, into the land which thou swarest to their fathers?

11:13 Whence have I flesh to give to all this people? = for they=20 weep to me, saying, Give us flesh, that we may eat.

11:14 I shall not be able to bear this people alone, = for this=20 thing is too heavy for me.

11:15 And if thou doest thus to me, slay me utterly, = if I have=20 found favour with thee, that I may not see my affliction.

11:16 And the Lord said to Moses, Gather me seventy = men from=20 the elders of Israel, whom thou thyself knowest that they are the elders = of the=20 people, and their scribes; and thou shalt bring them to the tabernacle = of=20 witness, and they shall stand there with thee.

11:17 And I will go down, and speak there with thee; = and I will=20 take of the spirit that is upon thee, and will put it upon them; and = they shall=20 bear together with thee the burden of the people, and thou shalt not = bear them=20 alone.

11:18 And to the people thou shalt say, Purify = yourselves for=20 the morrow, and ye shall eat flesh; for ye wept before the Lord, saying, = Who=20 shall give us flesh to eat? for it was well with us in Egypt: and the = Lord shall=20 allow you to eat flesh, and ye shall eat flesh.

11:19 Ye shall not eat one day, nor two, nor five = days, nor ten=20 days, nor twenty days;

11:20 ye shall eat for a full month, until [the = flesh] come out=20 at your nostrils; and it shall be nausea to you, because ye disobeyed = the Lord,=20 who is among you, and wept before him, saying, What had we to do to come = out of=20 Egypt?

11:21 And Moses said, The people among whom I am are = six=20 hundred thousand footmen; and thou saidst, I will give them flesh to = eat, and=20 they shall eat a whole month.

11:22 Shall sheep and oxen be slain for them, and = shall it=20 suffice them? or shall all the fish of the sea be gathered together for = them,=20 and shall it suffice them?

11:23 And the Lord said to Moses, Shall not the hand = of the=20 Lord be fully sufficient? now shalt thou know whether my word shall come = to pass=20 to thee or not.

11:24 And Moses went out, and spoke the words of the = Lord to=20 the people; and he gathered seventy men of the elders of the people, and = he set=20 them round about the tabernacle.

11:25 And the Lord came down in a cloud, and spoke to = him, and=20 took of the spirit that was upon him, and put it upon the seventy men = that were=20 elders; and when the spirit rested upon them, they prophesied and=20 ceased.

11:26 And there were two men left in the camp, the = name of the=20 one was Eldad, and the name of the other Modad; and the spirit rested = upon them,=20 and these were of the number of them that were enrolled, but they did = not come=20 to the tabernacle; and they prophesied in the camp.

11:27 And a young man ran and told Moses, and spoke, = saying,=20 Eldad and Modad prophesy in the camp.

11:28 And Joshua the son of Naue, who attended on = Moses, the=20 chosen one, said, [My] lord Moses, forbid them.

11:29 And Moses said to him, Art thou jealous on my = account?=20 and would that all the Lord's people were prophets; whenever the Lord = shall put=20 his spirit upon them.

11:30 And Moses departed into the camp, himself and = the elders=20 of Israel.

11:31 And there went forth a wind from the Lord, and = brought=20 quails over from the sea; and it brought them down upon the camp a day's = journey=20 on this side, and a day's journey on that side, round about the camp, as = it were=20 two cubits from the earth.

11:32 And the people rose up all the day, and all the = night,=20 and all the next day, and gathered quails; he that gathered least, = gathered ten=20 measures; and they refreshed themselves round about the camp. =

11:33 The flesh was yet between their teeth, before = it failed,=20 when the Lord was wroth with the people, and the Lord smote the people = with a=20 very great plague.

11:34 And the name of that place was called the = Graves of Lust;=20 for there they buried the people that lusted.

11:35 The people departed from the Graves of Lust to = Aseroth;=20 and the people halted at Aseroth.

[Numbers] 12:1 And Mariam and Aaron = spoke=20 against Moses, because of the Ethiopian woman whom Moses took; for he = had taken=20 an Ethiopian woman.

12:2 And they said, Has the Lord spoken to Moses = only? has he=20 not also spoken to us? and the Lord heard it.

12:3 And the man Moses was very meek beyond all the = men that=20 were upon the earth.

12:4 And the Lord said immediately to Moses and Aaron = and=20 Mariam, Come forth all three of you to the tabernacle of witness. =

12:5 And the three came forth to the tabernacle of = witness; and=20 the Lord descended in a pillar of a cloud, and stood at the door of the=20 tabernacle of witness; and Aaron and Mariam were called; and both came=20 forth.

12:6 And he said to them, Hear my words: If there = should be of=20 you a prophet to the Lord, I will be made known to him in a vision, and = in sleep=20 will I speak to him.

12:7 My servant Moses [is] not so; he is faithful in = all my=20 house.

12:8 I will speak to him mouth to mouth apparently, = and not in=20 dark speeches; and he has seen the glory of the Lord; and why were ye = not afraid=20 to speak against my servant Moses?

12:9 And the great anger of the Lord [was] upon them, = and he=20 departed.

12:10 And the cloud departed from the tabernacle; = and, behold,=20 Mariam was leprous, [white] as snow; and Aaron looked upon Mariam, and, = behold,=20 she [was] leprous.

12:11 And Aaron said to Moses, I beseech thee, my = lord, do not=20 lay sin upon us, for we were ignorant wherein we sinned.

12:12 Let her not be as it were like death, as an = abortion=20 coming out of his mother's womb, when [the disease] devours the half of = the=20 flesh.

12:13 And Moses cried to the Lord, saying, O God, I = beseech=20 thee, heal her.

12:14 And the Lord said to Moses, If her father had = only spit=20 in her face, would she not be ashamed seven days? let her be set apart = seven=20 days without the camp, and afterwards she shall come in.

12:15 And Mariam was separated without the camp seven = days; and=20 the people moved not forward till Mariam was cleansed.

12:16 And afterwards the people set forth from = Aseroth, and=20 encamped in the wilderness of Pharan.

[Numbers] 13:1 And the Lord spoke to = Moses,=20 saying,

13:2 Send for thee men, and let them spy the land of = the=20 Chananites, which I give to the sons of Israel for a possession; one man = for a=20 tribe, thou shalt send them away according to their families, every one = of them=20 a prince.

13:3 And Moses sent them out of the wilderness of = Pharan by the=20 word of the Lord; all these [were] the princes of the sons of = Israel.

13:4 And these [are] their names: of the tribe of = Ruben, Samuel=20 the son of Zachur.

13:5 Of the tribe of Symeon, Saphat the son of = Suri.

13:6 Of the tribe of Judah, Chaleb the son of=20 Jephonne.

13:7 Of the tribe of Issachar, Ilaal the son of=20 Joseph.

13:8 Of the tribe of Ephraim, Ause the son of = Naue.

13:9 Of the tribe of Benjamin, Phalti the son of=20 Raphu.

13:10 Of the tribe of Zabulon, Gudiel the son of=20 Sudi.

13:11 Of the tribe of Joseph of the sons of Manasse, = Gaddi the=20 son of Susi.

13:12 Of the tribe of Dan, Amiel the son of = Gamali.

13:13 Of the tribe of Aser, Sathur the son of=20 Michael.

13:14 Of the tribe of Nephthali, Nabi the son of=20 Sabi.

13:15 Of the tribe of Gad, Gudiel the son of = Macchi.

13:16 These [are] the names of the men whom Moses = sent to spy=20 out the land; and Moses called Ause the son of Naue, Joshua.

13:17 And Moses sent them to spy out the land of = Chanaan, and=20 said to them, Go up by this wilderness; and ye shall go up to the=20 mountain,

13:18 and ye shall see the land, what it is, and the = people=20 that dwells on it, whether it is strong or weak, or [whether] they are = few or=20 many.

13:19 And what the land is on which they dwell, = [whether] it is=20 good or bad; and what the cities are wherein these dwell, whether they = dwell in=20 walled [cities] or unwalled.

13:20 And what the land is, whether rich or poor; = whether there=20 are trees in it or no: and ye shall persevere and take of the fruits of = the=20 land: and the days [were] the days of spring, the forerunners of the = grape.=20

13:21 And they went up and surveyed the land from the = wilderness of Sin to Rhoob, as men go in to Aemath.

13:22 And they went up by the wilderness, and = departed as far=20 as Chebron; and there [was] Achiman, and Sessi, and Thelami, the progeny = of=20 Enach. Now Chebron was built seven years before Tanin of = Egypt.

13:23 And they came to the valley of the cluster and = surveyed=20 it; and they cut down thence a bough and one cluster of grapes upon it, = and bore=20 it on staves, and [they took] of the pomegranates and the = figs.

13:24 And they called that place, The valley of the = luster,=20 because of the cluster which the children of Israel cut down from=20 thence.

13:25 And they returned from thence, having surveyed = the land,=20 after forty days.

13:26 And they proceeded and came to Moses and Aaron = and all=20 the congregation of the children of Israel, to the wilderness of Pharan = Cades;=20 and they brought word to them and to all the congregation, and they = shewed the=20 fruit of the land:

13:27 and they reported to him, and said, We came = into the land=20 into which thou sentest us, a land flowing with milk and honey; and this = is the=20 fruit of it.

13:28 Only the nation that dwells upon it is bold, = and they=20 have very great and strong walled towns, and we saw there the children = of=20 Enach.

13:29 And Amalec dwells in the land toward the south: = and the=20 Chettite and the Evite, and the Jebusite, and the Amorite dwells in the = hill=20 country: and the Chananite dwells by the sea, and by the river=20 Jordan.

13:30 And Chaleb stayed the people from speaking = before Moses,=20 and said to him, Nay, but we will go up by all means, and will inherit = it, for=20 we shall surely prevail against them.

13:31 But the men that went up together with him = said, We will=20 not go up, for we shall not by any means be able to go up against the = nation,=20 for it is much stronger than we.

13:32 And they brought a horror of that land which = they=20 surveyed upon the children of Israel, saying, The land which we passed = by to=20 survey it, is a land that eats up its inhabitants; and all the people = whom we=20 saw in it are men of extraordinary stature.

13:33 And there we saw the giants; and we were before = them as=20 locusts, yea even so were we before them.

[Numbers] 14:1 And all the = congregation lifted=20 up their voice and cried; and the people wept all that night.

14:2 And all the children of Israel murmured against = Moses and=20 Aaron; and all the congregation said to them,

14:3 Would we had died in the land of Egypt! or in = this=20 wilderness, would we had died! and why does the Lord bring us into this = land to=20 fall in war? our wives and our children shall be for a prey: now then t = is=20 better to return into Egypt.

14:4 And they said one to another, Let us make a = ruler, and=20 return into Egypt.

14:5 And Moses and Aaron fell upon their face before = all the=20 congregation of the children of Israel.

14:6 But Joshua the [son] of Naue, and Chaleb the = [son] of=20 Jephonne, of [the number of] them that spied out the land, rent their=20 garments,

14:7 and spoke to all the congregation of the = children of=20 Israel, saying, The land which we surveyed is indeed extremely = good.

14:8 If the Lord choose us, he will bring us into = this land,=20 and give it us; a land which flows with milk and honey.

14:9 Only depart not from the Lord; and fear ye not = the people=20 of the land, for they are meat for us; for the season [of prosperity] is = departed from them, but the Lord [is] among us: fear them = not.

14:10 And all the congregation bade stone them with = stones; and=20 the glory of the Lord appeared in the cloud on the tabernacle of witness = to all=20 the children of Israel.

14:11 And the Lord said to Moses, How long does this = people=20 provoke me? and how long do they refuse to believe me for all the signs = which I=20 have wrought among them?

14:12 I will smite them with death, and destroy them; = and I=20 will make of thee and of thy father's house a great nation, and much = greater=20 than this.

14:13 And Moses said to the Lord, So Egypt shall = hear, for thou=20 hast brought up this people from them by thy might.

14:14 Moreover all the dwellers upon this land have = heard that=20 thou art Lord in the midst of this people, who, O Lord, art seen [by = them] face=20 to face, and thy cloud rests upon them, and thou goest before them by = day in a=20 pillar of a cloud, and by night in a pillar of fire.

14:15 And [if] thou shalt destroy this nation as one = man; then=20 all the nations that have heard thy name shall speak, saying,

14:16 Because the Lord could not bring this people = into the=20 land which he sware to them, he has overthrown them in the=20 wilderness.

14:17 And now, O Lord, let thy strength be exalted, = as thou=20 spakest, saying,

14:18 The Lord [is] long-suffering and merciful, and = true,=20 removing transgressions and iniquities and sins, and he will by no means = clear=20 the guilty, visiting the sins of the fathers upon the children to the = third and=20 fourth generation.

14:19 Forgive this people their sin according to thy = great=20 mercy, as thou wast favourable to them from Egypt until now.

14:20 And the Lord said to Moses, I am gracious to = them=20 according to thy word.

14:21 But [as] I live and my name is living, so the = glory of=20 the Lord shall fill all the earth.

14:22 For all the men who see my glory, and the signs = which I=20 wrought in Egypt, and in the wilderness, and have tempted me this tenth = time,=20 and have not hearkened to my voice,

14:23 surely they shall not see the land, which I = sware to=20 their fathers; but their children which are with me here, as many as = know not=20 good or evil, every inexperienced youth, to them will I give the land; = but none=20 who have provoked me shall see it.

14:24 But my servant Chaleb, because there was = another spirit=20 in him, and he followed me, I will bring him into the land into which he = entered, and his seed shall inherit it.

14:25 But Amalec and the Chananite dwell in the = valley:=20 to-morrow turn and depart for the wilderness by the way of the Red=20 Sea.

14:26 And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, = saying,

14:27 How long [shall I endure] this wicked = congregation? I=20 have heard their murmurings against me, [even] the murmuring of the = children of=20 Israel, which they have murmured concerning you.

14:28 Say to them, [As] I live, saith the Lord: = surely as ye=20 spoke into my ears, so will I do to you.

14:29 Your carcases shall fall in this wilderness; = and all=20 those of you that were reviewed, and those of you that were numbered = from twenty=20 years old and upward, all that murmured against me,

14:30 ye shall not enter into the land for which I = stretched=20 out my hand to establish you upon it; except only Chaleb the son of = Jephonne,=20 and Joshua the [son] of Naue.

14:31 And your little ones, who ye said should be a = prey, them=20 will I bring into the land; and they shall inherit the land, wich ye = rejected.=20

14:32 And your carcases shall fall in this=20 wilderness.

14:33 And your sons shall be fed in the wilderness = forty years,=20 and they shall bear your fornication, until your carcases be consumed in = the=20 wilderness.

14:34 According to the number of the days during = which ye spied=20 the land, forty days, a day for a year, ye shall bear your sins forty = years, and=20 ye shall know my fierce anger.

14:35 I the Lord have spoken, Surely will I do thus = to this=20 evil congregation that has risen up together against me: in this = wilderness they=20 shall be utterly consumed, and there they shall die.

14:36 And the men whom Moses sent to spy out the = land, and who=20 came and murmured against it to the assembly so as to bring out evil = words=20 concerning the land,--

14:37 the men that spoke evil reports against the = land, even=20 died of the plague before the Lord.

14:38 And Joshua the son of Naue and Chaleb the son = of Jephonne=20 [still] lived of those men that went to spy out the land.

14:39 And Moses spoke these words to all the children = of=20 Israel; and the people mourned exceedingly.

14:40 And they rose early in the morning and went up = to the top=20 of the mountain, saying, Behold, we that are here will go up to the = place of=20 which the Lord has spoken, because we have sinned.

14:41 And Moses said, Why do ye transgress the word = of the=20 Lord? ye shall not prosper.

14:42 Go not up, for the Lord is not with you; so = shall ye fall=20 before the face of your enemies.

14:43 For Amalec and the Chananite [are] there before = you, and=20 ye shall fall by the sword; because ye have disobeyed the Lord and = turned aside,=20 and the Lord will not be among you.

14:44 And having forced their passage, they went up = to the top=20 of the mountain; but the ark of the covenant of the Lord and Moses = stirred not=20 out of the camp.

14:45 And Amalec and the Chananite that dwelt in that = mountain=20 came down, and routed them, and destroyed them unto Herman; and they = returned to=20 the camp.

[Numbers] 15:1 And the Lord spoke to = Moses,=20 saying,

15:2 Speak to the children of Israel, and thou shalt = say to=20 them, When ye are come into the land of your habitation, which I give to = you,

15:3 and thou wilt offer whole-burnt-offerings to the = Lord, a=20 whole-burnt-offering or a meat-offering to perform a vow, or a free-will = offering, or to offer in your feasts a sacrifice of sweet savour to the = Lord,=20 whether of the herd or the flock:

15:4 then he that offers his gift to the Lord shall = bring a=20 meat-offering of fine flour, a tenth part of an ephah mingled with oil, = even=20 with the fourth part of a hin.

15:5 And for a drink-offering ye shall offer the = fourth part of=20 a hin on the whole-burnt-offering, or on the meat-offering: for every = lamb thou=20 shalt offer so much, as a sacrifice, a smell of sweet savour to the=20 Lord.

15:6 And for a ram, when ye offer it as a = whole-burnt-offering=20 or as a sacrifice, thou shalt prepare as a meat-offering two tenths of = fine=20 flour mingled with oil, the third part of a hin.

15:7 And ye shall offer for a smell of sweet savour = to the Lord=20 wine for a drink-offering, the third part of a hin.

15:8 And if ye sacrifice [a bullock] from the herd = for a=20 whole-burnt-offering or for a sacrifice, to perform a vow or a = peace-offering to=20 the Lord,

15:9 then [the worshipper] shall offer upon the calf = a=20 meat-offering, three tenth deals of fine flour mingled with oil, [even] = the half=20 of a hin.

15:10 And wine for a drink-offering the half of a = hin, a=20 sacrifice for a smell of sweet savour to the Lord.

15:11 Thus shalt thou do to one calf or to one ram, = or to one=20 lamb of the sheep or kid of the goats.

15:12 According to the number of what ye shall offer, = so shall=20 ye do to each one, according to their number.

15:13 Every native of the country shall do thus to = offer such=20 things as sacrifices for a smell of sweet savour to the Lord.

15:14 And if there should be a stranger among you in = your land,=20 or one who should be born to you among your generations, and he will = offer a=20 sacrifice, a smell of sweet savour to the Lord-- as ye do, so the = [whole]=20 congregation shall offer to the Lord.

15:15 There shall be one law for you an for the = strangers=20 abiding among you, a perpetual law for your generations: as ye [are], so = shall=20 the stranger be before the Lord.

15:16 There shall be one law and one ordinance for = you, and for=20 the stranger that abides among you.

15:17 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

15:18 Speak to the sons of Israel, and thou shalt say = to them,=20 When ye are entering into the land, into which I bring you,

15:19 then it shall come to pass, when ye shall eat = of the=20 bread of the land, ye shall separate a wave-offering, a special offering = to the=20 Lord, the first-fruits of your dough.

15:20 Ye shall offer your bread a heave-offering: as = a=20 heave-offering from the threshing-floor, so shall ye separate = it,

15:21 even the first-fruits of your dough, and ye = shall give=20 the Lord a heave-offering throughout your generations.

15:22 But whensoever ye shall transgress, and not = perform all=20 these commands, which the Lord spoke to Moses;

15:23 as the Lord appointed you by the hand of Moses, = from the=20 day which the Lord appointed you and forward throughout your=20 generations,

15:24 then it shall come to pass, if a trespass be = committed=20 unwillingly, unknown to the congregation, then shall all the = congregation offer=20 a calf of the herd without blemish for a whole-burnt-offering of sweet = savour to=20 the Lord, and its meat-offering and its drink-offering according to the=20 ordinance, and one kid of the goats for a sin-offering.

15:25 And the priest shall make atonement for all the = congregation of the children of Israel, and [the trespass] shall be = forgiven=20 them, because it is involuntary; and they have brought their gift, a=20 burnt-offering to the Lord for their trespass before the Lord, even for = their=20 involuntary sins.

15:26 And it shall be forgiven as respects all the = congregation=20 of the children of Israel, and the stranger that is abiding among you, = because=20 [it is] involuntary to all the people.

15:27 And if one soul sin unwillingly, he shall bring = one=20 she-goat of a year old for a sin-offering.

15:28 And the priest shall make atonement for the = soul that=20 committed the trespass unwillingly, and that sinned unwillingly before = the Lord,=20 to make atonement for him.

15:29 There shall be one law for the native among the = children=20 of Israel, and for the stranger that abides among them, whosoever shall = commit a=20 trespass unwillingly.

15:30 And whatever soul either of the natives or of = the=20 strangers shall do any thing with a presumptuous hand, he will provoke = God; that=20 soul shall be cut off from his people,

15:31 for he has set at nought the word of the Lord = and broken=20 his commands: that soul shall be utterly destroyed, his sin [is] upon=20 him.

15:32 And the children of Israel were in the = wilderness, and=20 they found a man gathering sticks on the sabbath-day.

15:33 And they who found him gathering sticks on the=20 sabbath-day brought him to Moses and Aaron, and to all the congregation = of the=20 children of Israel.

15:34 And they placed him in custody, for they did = not=20 determine what they should do to him.

15:35 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, Let the = man be by=20 all means put to death: [do ye] all the congregation, stone him with=20 stones.

15:36 And all the congregation brought him forth out = of the=20 camp; and all the congregation stoned him with stones outside the camp, = as the=20 Lord commanded Moses.

15:37 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

15:38 Speak to the children of Israel, and thou shalt = tell=20 them; and let them make for themselves fringes upon the borders of their = garments throughout their generations: and ye shall put upon the fringes = of the=20 borders a lace of blue.

15:39 And it shall be on your fringes, and ye shall = look on=20 them, and ye shall remember all the commands of the Lord, and do them: = and ye=20 shall not turn back after your imaginations, and after [the sight of = your] eyes=20 in the things after which ye go a whoring;

15:40 that ye may remember and perform all my = commands, and ye=20 shall be holy unto your God.

15:41 I [am] the Lord your God that brought you out = of the land=20 of Egypt, to be your God: I [am] the Lord your God.

[Numbers] 16:1 And Core the son of = Isaar the=20 son of Caath the so of Levi, and Dathan and Abiron, sons of Eliab, and = Aun the=20 son of Phaleth the son of Ruben, spoke;

16:2 and rose up before Moses, and two hundred and = fifty men of=20 the sons of Israel, chiefs of the assembly, chosen councillors, and men = of=20 renown.

16:3 They rose up against Moses and Aaron, and said, = Let it be=20 enough for you that all the congregation [are] holy, and the Lord [is] = among=20 them; and why do ye set up yourselves against the congregation of the=20 Lord?

16:4 And when Moses heard it, he fell on his = face.

16:5 And he spoke to Core and all his assembly, = saying, God has=20 visited and known those that are his and who are holy, and has brought = them to=20 himself; and whom he has chosen for himself, he has brought to=20 himself.

16:6 This do ye: take to yourselves censers, Core and = all his=20 company;

16:7 and put fire on them, and put incense on them = before the=20 Lord to-morrow; and it shall come to pass that the man whom the Lord has = chosen,=20 he shall be holy: let it be enough for you, ye sons of Levi.

16:8 And Moses said to Core, Hearken to me, ye sons = of=20 Levi.

16:9 Is it a little thing for you, that the God of = Israel has=20 separated you from the congregation of Israel, and brought you near to = himself=20 to minister in the services of the tabernacle of the Lord, and to stand = before=20 the tabernacle to minister for them?

16:10 And he has brought thee near and all thy = brethren the=20 sons of Levi with thee, and do ye seek to be priests also?

16:11 Thus [it is with] thee and all thy congregation = which is=20 gathered together against God: and who is Aaron, that ye murmur against=20 him?

16:12 And Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiron sons = of Eliab;=20 and they said, We will not go up.

16:13 Is it a little thing that thou hast brought us = up to a=20 land flowing with milk and honey, to kill us in the wilderness, [and] = that thou=20 altogether rulest over us?

16:14 Thou art a prince, and hast thou brought us = into a land=20 flowing with milk and honey, and hast thou given us an inheritance of = land and=20 vineyards? wouldest thou have put out the eyes of those men we will not = go up.=20

16:15 And Moses was exceeding indignant, and said to = the Lord,=20 Do thou take no heed to their sacrifice: I have not taken away the = desire of any=20 one of them, neither have I hurt any one of them.

16:16 And Moses said to Core, Sanctify thy company, = and be=20 ready before the Lord, thou and Aaron and they, to-morrow.

16:17 And take each man his censer, and ye shall put = incense=20 upon them, and shall bring each one his censer before the Lord, two = hundred and=20 fifty censers, and thou and Aaron shall bring each his = censer.

16:18 And each man took his censer, and they put on = them fire,=20 and laid incense on them; and Moses and Aaron stood by the doors of the=20 tabernacle of witness.

16:19 And Core raised up against them all his company = by the=20 door of the tabernacle of witness; and the glory of the Lord appeared to = all the=20 congregation.

16:20 And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, = saying,

16:21 Separate your selves from the midst of this = congregation,=20 and I will consume them at once.

16:22 And they fell on their faces, and said, O God, = the God of=20 spirits and of all flesh, if one man has sinned, [shall] the wrath of = the Lord=20 [be] upon the whole congregation?

16:23 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

16:24 Speak to the congregation, saying, Depart from = the=20 company of Core round about.

16:25 And Moses rose up and went to Dathan and = Abiron, and all=20 the elders of Israel went with him.

16:26 And he spoke to the congregation, saying, = Separate=20 yourselves from the tents of these stubborn men, and touch nothing that = belongs=20 to them, lest ye be consumed with them in all their sin.

16:27 And they stood aloof from the tent of Core = round about;=20 and Dathan and Abiron went forth and stood by the doors of their tents, = and=20 their wives and their children and their store.

16:28 And Moses said, Hereby shall ye know that the = Lord has=20 sent me to perform all these works, that [I have] not [done them] of=20 myself.

16:29 If these men shall die according to the death = of all men,=20 if also their visitation shall be according to the visitation of all = men, then=20 the Lord has not sent me.

16:30 But if the Lord shall shew by a wonder, and the = earth=20 shall open her mouth and swallow them up, and their houses, and their = tents, and=20 all that belongs to them, and they shall go down alive into Hades, then = ye shall=20 know that these men have provoked the Lord.

16:31 And when he ceased speaking all these words, = the ground=20 clave asunder beneath them.

16:32 And the ground opened, and swallowed them up, = and their=20 houses, and all the men that were with Core, and their = cattle.

16:33 And they went down and all that they had, alive = into=20 Hades; and the ground covered them, and they perished from the midst of = the=20 congregation.

16:34 And all Israel round about them fled from the = sound of=20 them, for they said, Lest the earth swallow us up [also].

16:35 And fire went forth from the Lord, and devoured = the two=20 hundred and fifty men that offered incense.

16:36 And the Lord said to Moses,

16:37 and to Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, = Take up the=20 brazen censers out of the midst of the men that have been burnt, and = scatter the=20 strange fire yonder, for they have sanctified the censers

16:38 of these sinners against their own souls, and = do thou=20 make them beaten plates a covering to the altar, because they were = brought=20 before the Lord and hallowed; and they became a sign to the children of=20 Israel.

16:39 And Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest took = the brazen=20 censers, which the men who had been burnt brought near, and they put = them as a=20 covering on the altar:

16:40 a memorial to the children of Israel that no = stranger=20 might draw nigh, who is not of the seed of Aaron, to offer incense = before the=20 Lord; so he shall not be as Core and as they that conspired with him, as = the=20 Lord spoke to him by the hand of Moses.

16:41 And the children of Israel murmured the next = day against=20 Moses and Aaron, saying, Ye have killed the people of the = Lord.

16:42 And it came to pass when the congregation = combined=20 against Moses and Aaron, that they ran impetuously to the tabernacle of = witness;=20 and the cloud covered it, and the glory of the Lord appeared.

16:43 And Moses and Aaron went in, in front of the = tabernacle=20 of witness.

16:44 And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, = saying,

16:45 Depart out of the midst of this congregation, = and I will=20 consume them at once: and they fell upon their faces.

16:46 And Moses said to Aaron, Take a censer, and put = on it=20 fire from the altar, and put incense on it, and carry it away quickly = into the=20 camp, and make atonement for them; for wrath is gone forth from the = presence of=20 the Lord, it has begun to destroy the people.

16:47 And Aaron took as Moses spoke to him, and ran = among the=20 congregation, for already the plague had begun among the people; and he = put on=20 incense, and made an atonement for the people.

16:48 And he stood between the dead and the living, = and the=20 plague ceased.

16:49 And they that died in the plague were fourteen = thousand=20 and seven hundred, besides those that died on account of = Core.

16:50 And Aaron returned to Moses to the door of the = tabernacle=20 of witness, and the plague ceased.

[Numbers] 17:1 And the Lord spoke to = Moses,=20 saying,

17:2 Speak to the children of Israel, and take rods = of them,=20 according to the houses of their families, a rod from all their princes, = according to the houses of their families, twelve rods, and write the = name of=20 each on his rod.

17:3 And write the name of Aaron on the rod of Levi; = for it is=20 one rod [for each]: they shall give [them] according to the tribe of the = house=20 of their families.

17:4 And thou shalt put them in the tabernacle of = witness,=20 before the testimony, where I will be made known to thee.

17:5 And it shall be, the man whom I shall choose, = his rod=20 shall blossom; and I will remove from me the murmuring of the children = of=20 Israel, which they murmur against you.

17:6 And Moses spoke to the children of Israel, and = all their=20 chiefs gave him a rod [each], for one chief a rod, according to the = house of=20 their families, twelve rods; and the rod of Aaron [was] in the midst of = the=20 rods.

17:7 And Moses laid up the rods before the Lord in = the=20 tabernacle of witness.

17:8 And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses = and Aaron=20 went into the tabernacle of witness; and, behold, the rod of Aaron for = the house=20 of Levi blossomed, and put forth a bud, and bloomed blossoms and = produced=20 almonds.

17:9 And Moses brought forth all the rods from before = the Lord=20 to all the sons of Israel; and they looked, and each one took his=20 rod.

17:10 And the Lord said to Moses, Lay up the rod of = Aaron=20 before the testimonies to be kept as a sign for the children of the = disobedient;=20 and let their murmuring cease from me, and they shall not = die.

17:11 And Moses and Aaron did as the Lord commanded = Moses, so=20 did they.

17:12 And the children of Israel spoke to Moses, = saying,=20 Behold, we are cut off, we are destroyed, we are consumed.

17:13 Every one that touches the tabernacle of the = Lord, dies:=20 shall we die utterly?

[Numbers] 18:1 And the Lord spoke to = Aaron,=20 saying, Thou and thy sons and thy father's house shall bear the sins of = the holy=20 things, and thou and thy sons shall bear the iniquity of your=20 priesthood.

18:2 And take to thyself thy brethren the tribe of = Levi, the=20 family of thy father, and let them be joined to thee, and let them = minister to=20 thee; and thou and thy sons with thee [shall minister] before the = tabernacle of=20 witness.

18:3 And they shall keep thy charges, and the charges = of the=20 tabernacle; only they shall not approach the holy vessels and the altar, = so both=20 they and you shall not die.

18:4 And they shall be joined to thee, and shall keep = the=20 charges of the tabernacle of witness, in all the services of the = tabernacle; and=20 a stranger shall not approach to thee.

18:5 And ye shall keep the charges of the holy = things, and the=20 charges of the altar, and [so] there shall not be anger among the = children of=20 Israel.

18:6 And I have taken your brethren the Levites out = of the=20 midst of the children of Israel, a present given to the Lord, to = minister in the=20 services of the tabernacle of witness.

18:7 And thou and thy sons after thee shall keep up = your=20 priestly ministration, according to the whole manner of the altar, and = that=20 which is within the veil; and ye shall minister in the services as the = office of=20 your priesthood; and the stranger that comes near shall die.

18:8 And the Lord said to Aaron, And, behold, I have = given you=20 the charge of the first-fruits of all things consecrated to me by the = children=20 of Israel; and I have given them to thee as an honour, and to thy sons = after=20 thee for a perpetual ordinance.

18:9 And let this be to you from all the holy things = that are=20 consecrated [to me, even] the burnt-offerings, from all their gifts, and = from=20 all their sacrifices, and from every trespass-offering of theirs, and = from all=20 their sin-offerings, whatever things they give to me of all their holy = things,=20 they shall be thine and thy sons'.

18:10 In the most holy place shall ye eat them; every = male=20 shall eat them, thou and thy sons: they shall be holy to = thee.

18:11 And this shall be to you of the first-fruits of = their=20 gifts, of all the wave-offerings of the children of Israel; to thee have = I given=20 them and to thy sons and thy daughters with thee, a perpetual ordinance; = every=20 clean person in thy house shall eat them.

18:12 Every first-offering of oil, and every = first-offering of=20 wine, their first-fruits of corn, whatsoever they may give to the Lord, = to thee=20 have I given them.

18:13 All the first-fruits that are in their land, = whatsoever=20 they shall offer to the Lord, shall be thine: every clean person in thy = house=20 shall eat them.

18:14 Every devoted thing among the children of = Israel shall be=20 thine.

18:15 And every thing that opens the womb of all = flesh,=20 whatsoever they bring to the Lord, whether man or beast, shall be thine: = only=20 the first-born of men shall be surely redeemed, and thou shalt redeem = the=20 first-born of unclean cattle.

18:16 And the redemption of them [shall be] from a = month old;=20 their valuation of five shekels-- it is twenty oboli according to the = holy=20 shekel.

18:17 But thou shalt not redeem the first-born of = calves and=20 the first-born of sheep and the first-born of goats; they are holy: ad = thou=20 shalt pour their blood upon the altar, and thou shalt offer the fat as a = burnt-offering for a smell of sweet savour to the Lord.

18:18 And the flesh shall be thine, as also the = breast of the=20 wave-offering and as the right shoulder, it shall be thine.

18:19 Every special offering of the holy things, = whatsoever the=20 children of Israel shall specially offer to the Lord, I have given to = thee and=20 to thy sons and to thy daughters with thee, a perpetual ordinance: it is = a=20 covenant of salt for ever before the Lord, for thee and thy seed after = thee.=20

18:20 And the Lord said to Aaron, Thou shalt have no=20 inheritance in their land, neither shalt thou have any portion among = them; for I=20 [am] thy portion and thine inheritance in the midst of the children of=20 Israel.

18:21 And, behold, I have given to the sons of Levi = every tithe=20 in Israel for an inheritance for their services, whereinsoever they = perform=20 ministry in the tabernacle of witness.

18:22 And the children of Israel shall no more draw = nigh to the=20 tabernacle of witness to incur fatal guilt.

18:23 And the Levite himself shall perform the = service of the=20 tabernacle of witness; and they shall bear their iniquities, it is a = perpetual=20 statute throughout their generations; and in the midst of the children = of Israel=20 they shall not receive an inheritance.

18:24 Because I have given as a distinct portion to = the Levites=20 for an inheritance the tithes of the children of Israel, whatsoever they = shall=20 offer to the Lord; therefore I said to them, In the midst of the = children of=20 Israel they shall have no inheritance.

18:25 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

18:26 Thou shalt also speak to the Levites, and shalt = say to=20 them, If ye take the tithe from the children of Israel, which I have = given you=20 from them for an inheritance, then shall ye separate from it a = heave-offering to=20 the Lord, a tenth of the tenth.

18:27 And your heave-offerings shall be reckoned to = you as corn=20 from the floor, and an offering from the wine-press.

18:28 So shall ye also separate them from all the = offerings of=20 the Lord out of all your tithes, whatsoever ye shall receive from the = children=20 of Israel; and ye shall give of them an offering to the Lord to Aaron = the=20 priest.

18:29 Of all your gifts ye shall offer an offering to = the Lord,=20 and of every first-fruit the consecrated part from it.

18:30 And thou shalt say to them, When ye shall offer = the=20 first-fruits from it, then shall it be reckoned to the Levites as = produce from=20 the threshing-floor, and as produce from the wine-press.

18:31 And ye shall eat it in any place, ye and your = families;=20 for this is your reward for your services in the tabernacle of=20 witness.

18:32 And ye shall not bear sin by reason of it, for = ye shall=20 have offered an offering of first-fruits from it, and ye shall not = profane the=20 holy things of the children of Israel, that ye die not.

[Numbers] 19:1 And the Lord spoke to = Moses and=20 Aaron, saying,

19:2 This is the constitution of the law, as the Lord = has=20 commanded, saying, Speak to the sons of Israel, and let them take for = thee a red=20 heifer without spot, which has no spot on her, and on which no yoke has = been=20 put.

19:3 And thou shalt give her to Eleazar the priest; = and they=20 shall bring her out of the camp into a clean place, and shall kill her = before=20 his face.

19:4 And Eleazar shall take of her blood, and = sprinkle of her=20 blood seven times in front of the tabernacle of witness.

19:5 And they shall burn her to ashes before him; and = her skin=20 and her flesh and her blood, with her dung, shall be = consumed.

19:6 And the priest shall take cedar wood and hyssop = and=20 scarlet wool, and they shall cast them into the midst of the burning of = the=20 heifer.

19:7 And the priest shall wash his garments, and = bathe his body=20 in water, and afterwards he shall go into the camp, and the priest shall = be=20 unclean till evening.

19:8 And he that burns her shall wash his garments, = and bathe=20 his body, and shall be unclean till evening.

19:9 And a clean man shall gather up the ashes of the = heifer,=20 and lay them up in a clean place outside the camp; and they shall be for = the=20 congregation of the children of Israel to keep: it is the water of = sprinkling, a=20 purification.

19:10 And he that gathers up the ashes of the heifer = shall wash=20 his garments, and shall be unclean until evening; and it shall be a = perpetual=20 statute for the children of Israel and for the strangers joined to=20 them.

19:11 He that touches the dead body of any man, shall = be=20 unclean seven days.

19:12 He shall be purified on the third day and the = seventh=20 day, and shall be clean; but if he be not purged on the third day and = the=20 seventh day, he shall not be clean.

19:13 Every one that touches the carcase of the = person of a=20 man, if he should have died, and [the other] not have been purified, has = defiled=20 the tabernacle of the Lord: that soul shall be cut off from Israel, = because the=20 water of sprinkling has not been sprinkled upon him; he is unclean; his=20 uncleanness is yet upon him.

19:14 And this [is] the law; if a man die in a house, = every one=20 that goes into the house, and all things in the house, shall be unclean = seven=20 days.

19:15 And every open vessel which has not a covering = bound upon=20 it, shall be unclean.

19:16 And every one who shall touch a man slain by = violence, or=20 a corpse, or human bone, or sepulchre, shall be unclean seven = days.

19:17 And they shall take for the unclean of the = burnt ashes of=20 purification, and they shall pour upon them running water into a=20 vessel.

19:18 And a clean man shall take hyssop, and dip it = into the=20 water, and sprinkle it upon the house, and the furniture, and all the = souls that=20 are therein, and upon him that touched the human bone, or the slain man, = or the=20 corpse, or the tomb.

19:19 And the clean man shall sprinkle [the water] on = the=20 unclean on the third day and on the seventh day, and on the seventh day = he shall=20 purify himself; and [the other] shall wash his garments, and bathe = himself in=20 water, and shall be unclean until evening.

19:20 And whatever man shall be defiled and shall not = purify=20 himself, that soul shall be cut off from the midst of the congregation, = because=20 he has defiled the holy things of the Lord, because the water of = sprinkling has=20 not been sprinkled upon him; he is unclean.

19:21 And it shall be to you a perpetual statute; and = he that=20 sprinkles the water of sprinkling shall wash his garments; and he that = touches=20 the water of sprinkling shall be unclean until evening.

19:22 And whatsoever the unclean man shall touch = shall be=20 unclean, and the soul that touches it shall be unclean till = evening.

[Numbers] 20:1 And the children of = Israel,=20 [even] the whole congregation, came into the wilderness of Sin, in the = first=20 month, and the people abode in Cades; and Mariam died there, and was = buried=20 there.

20:2 And there was no water for the congregation: and = they=20 gathered themselves together against Moses and Aaron.

20:3 And the people reviled Moses, saying, Would we = had died in=20 the destruction of our brethren before the Lord!

20:4 And wherefore have ye brought up the = congregation of the=20 Lord into this wilderness, to kill us and our cattle?

20:5 And wherefore [is] this? Ye have brought us up = out of=20 Egypt, that we should come into this evil place; a place where there is = no=20 sowing, neither figs, nor vines, nor pomegranates, neither is there = water to=20 drink.

20:6 And Moses and Aaron went from before the = assembly to the=20 door of the tabernacle of witness, and they fell upon their faces; and = the glory=20 of the Lord appeared to them.

20:7 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

20:8 Take thy rod, and call the assembly, thou and = Aaron thy=20 brother, and speak ye to the rock before them, and it shall give forth = its=20 waters; and ye shall bring forth for them water out of the rock, and = give drink=20 to the congregation and their cattle.

20:9 And Moses took his rod which was before the = Lord, as the=20 Lord commanded.

20:10 And Moses and Aaron assembled the congregation = before the=20 rock, and said to them, Hear me, ye disobedient ones; must we bring you = water=20 out of this rock?

20:11 And Moses lifted up his hand and struck the = rock with his=20 rod twice; and much water came forth, and the congregation drank, and = their=20 cattle.

20:12 And the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, Because = ye have not=20 believed me to sanctify me before the children of Israel, therefore ye = shall not=20 bring this congregation into the land which I have given = them.

20:13 This is the water of Strife, because the = children of=20 Israel spoke insolently before the Lord, and he was sanctified in=20 them.

20:14 And Moses sent messengers from Cades to the = king of Edom,=20 saying, Thus says thy brother Israel; Thou knowest all the distress that = has=20 come upon us.

20:15 And [how] our fathers went down into Egypt, and = we=20 sojourned in Egypt many days, and the Egyptians afflicted us and our=20 fathers.

20:16 And we cried to the Lord, and the Lord heard = our voice,=20 and sent an angel and brought us out of Egypt; and now we are in the = city of=20 Cades, at the extremity of thy coasts.

20:17 We will pass through thy land: we will not go = through the=20 fields, nor through the vineyards, nor will we drink water out of thy = cistern:=20 we will go by the king's highway; we will not turn aside to the right = hand or to=20 the left, until we have passed thy borders.

20:18 And Edom said to him, Thou shalt not pass = through me, and=20 if otherwise, I will go forth to meet thee in war.

20:19 And the children of Israel say to him, We will = pass by=20 the mountain; and if I and my cattle drink of thy water, I will pay = thee: but it=20 is no matter of importance, we will go by the mountain.

20:20 And he said, Thou shalt not pass through me; = and Edom=20 went forth to meet him with a great host, and a mighty hand.

20:21 So Edom refused to allow Israel to pass through = his=20 borders, and Israel turned away from him.

20:22 And they departed from Cades; and the children = of Israel,=20 even the whole congregation, came to Mount Or.

20:23 And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron in mount = Or, on the=20 borders of the land of Edom, saying,

20:24 Let Aaron be added to his people; for ye shall = certainly=20 not go into the land which I have given the children of Israel, because = ye=20 provoked me at the water of strife.

20:25 Take Aaron, and Eleazar his son, and bring them = up to the=20 mount Or before all the congregation;

20:26 and take Aaron's apparel from off him, and put = it on=20 Eleazar his son: and let Aaron die there and be added to [his=20 people].

20:27 And Moses did as the Lord commanded him, and = took him up=20 to mount Or, before all the congregation.

20:28 And he took Aaron's garments off him, and put = them on=20 Eleazar his son, and Aaron died on the top of the mountain; and Moses = and=20 Eleazar came down from the mountain.

20:29 And all the congregation saw that Aaron was = dead: and=20 they wept for Aaron thirty days, [even] all the house of = Israel.

[Numbers] 21:1 And Arad the = Chananitish king=20 who dwelt by the wilderness, heard that Israel came by the way of = Atharin; and=20 he made war on Israel, and carried off some of them captives. =

21:2 And Israel vowed a vow to the Lord, and said, If = thou wilt=20 deliver this people into my power, I will devote it and its cities [to=20 thee].

21:3 And the Lord hearkened to the voice of Israel, = and=20 delivered the Chananite into his power; and [Israel] devoted him and his = cities,=20 and they called the name of that place Anathema.

21:4 And having departed from mount Or by the way = [leading] to=20 the Red Sea, they compassed the land of Edom, and the people lost = courage by the=20 way.

21:5 And the people spoke against God and against = Moses,=20 saying, Why is this? Hast thou brought us ought of Egypt to slay us in = the=20 wilderness? for there is not bread nor water; and our soul loathes this = light=20 bread.

21:6 And the Lord sent among the people deadly = serpents, and=20 they bit the people, and much people of the children of Israel = died.

21:7 And the people came to Moses and said, We have = sinned, for=20 we have spoken against the Lord, and against thee: pray therefore to the = Lord,=20 and let him take away the serpent from us.

21:8 And Moses prayed to the Lord for the people; and = the Lord=20 said to Moses, Make thee a serpent, and put it on a signal-[staff]; and = it shall=20 come to pass that whenever a serpent shall bite a man, every one [so] = bitten=20 that looks upon it shall live.

21:9 And Moses made a serpent of brass, and put it = upon a=20 signa-[staff]: and it came to pass that whenever a serpent bit a man, = and he=20 looked on the brazen serpent, he lived.

21:10 And the children of Israel departed, and = encamped in=20 Oboth.

21:11 And having departed from Oboth, they encamped = in=20 Achalgai, on the farther side in the wilderness, which is opposite Moab, = toward=20 the east.

21:12 And thence they departed, and encamped in the = valley of=20 Zared.

21:13 And they departed thence and encamped on the = other side=20 of Arnon in the wilderness, [the country] which extends from the coasts = of the=20 Amorites; for Arnon is the borders of Moab, between Moab and the = Amorites.=20

21:14 Therefore it is said in a book, A war of the = Lord has set=20 on fire Zoob, and the brooks of Arnon.

21:15 And he has appointed brooks to cause Er to = dwell [there];=20 and it lies near to the coasts of Moab.

21:16 And thence [they came to] the well; this [is] = the well of=20 which the Lord said to Moses, Gather the people, and I will give them = water to=20 drink.

21:17 Then Israel sang this song at the well, Begin = [to sing]=20 of the well;

21:18 the princes digged it, the kings of the nations = in their=20 kingdom, in their lordship sank it in the rock: and [they went] from the = well to=20 Manthanain,

21:19 and from Manthanain to Naaliel, and from = Naaliel to=20 Bamoth, and from Bamoth to Janen, which is in the plain of Moab [as = seen] from=20 the top of the quarried [rock] that looks toward the wilderness. =

21:20 And Moses sent ambassadors to Seon king of the = Amorites,=20 with peaceable words, saying,

21:21 We will pass through thy land, we will go by = the road; we=20 will not turn aside to the field or to the vineyard.

21:22 We will not drink water out of thy well; we = will go by=20 the king's highway, until we have past thy boundaries.

21:23 And Seon did not allow Israel to pass through = his=20 borders, and Seon gathered all his people, and went out to set the = battle in=20 array against Israel into the wilderness; and he came to Jassa, and set = the=20 battle in array against Israel.

21:24 And Israel smote him with the slaughter of the = sword, and=20 they became possessors of his land, from Arnon to Jaboc, as far as the = children=20 of Amman, for Jazer is the borders of the children of Amman.

21:25 And Israel took all their cities, and Israel = dwelt in all=20 the cities of the Amorites, in Esebon, and in all cities belonging to=20 it.

21:26 For Esebon is the city of Seon king of the = Amorites; and=20 he before fought against the king of Moab, and they took all his land, = from=20 Aroer to Arnon.

21:27 Therefore say they who deal in dark speeches, = Come to=20 Esebon, that the city of Seon may be built and prepared.

21:28 For a fire has gone forth from Esebon, a flame = from the=20 city of Seon, and has consumed as far as Moab, and devoured the pillars = of=20 Arnon.

21:29 Woe to thee, Moab; thou art lost, thou people = of Chamos:=20 their sons are sold for preservation, and their daughters are captives = to Seon=20 king of the Amorites.

21:30 And their seed shall perish [from] Esebon to = Daebon; and=20 their women have yet farther kindled a fire against Moab.

21:31 And Israel dwelt in all the cities of the=20 Amorites.

21:32 And Moses sent to spy out Jazer; and they took = it, and=20 its villages, and cast out the Amorite that dwelt there.

21:33 And having returned, they went up the road that = leads to=20 Basan; and Og the king of Basan went forth to meet them, and all his = people to=20 war to Edrain.

21:34 And the Lord said to Moses, Fear him not; for I = have=20 delivered him and all his people, and all his land, into thy hands; and = thou=20 shalt do to him as thou didst to Seon king of the Amorites, who dwelt in = Esebon.

21:35 And he smote him and his sons, and all his = people, until=20 he left none of his to be taken alive; and they inherited his = land.

[Numbers] 22:1 And the children of = Israel=20 departed, and encamped on the west of Moab by Jordan toward = Jericho.

22:2 And when Balac son of Sepphor saw all that = Israel did to=20 the Amorite,

22:3 then Moab feared the people exceedingly because = they were=20 many; and Moab was grieved before the face of the children of Israel.=20

22:4 And Moab said to the elders of Madiam, Now shall = this=20 assembly lick up all that are round about us, as a calf would lick up = the green=20 [herbs] of the field:-- and Balac son of Sepphor was king of Moab at = that=20 time.

22:5 And he sent ambassadors to Balaam the son of = Beor, to=20 Phathura, which is on a river of the land of the sons of his people, to = call=20 him, saying, Behold, a people is come out of Egypt, and behold it has = covered=20 the face of the earth, and it has encamped close to me.

22:6 And now come, curse me this people, for it is = stronger=20 than we; if we may be able to smite some of them, and I will cast them = out of=20 the land: for I know that whomsoever thou dost bless, they are blessed, = and=20 whomsoever thou dost curse, they are cursed.

22:7 And the elders of Moab went, and the elders of = Madiam, and=20 their divining [instruments were] in their hands; and they came to = Balaam, and=20 spoke to him the words of Balac.

22:8 And he said to them, Tarry here the night, and I = will=20 answer you the things which the Lord shall say to me; and the princes of = Moab=20 stayed with Balaam.

22:9 And God came to Balaam, and said to him, Who are = these men=20 with thee?

22:10 And Balaam said to God, Balac son of Sepphor, = king of=20 Moab, sent them to me, saying,

22:11 Behold, a people has come forth out of Egypt, = and has=20 covered the face of the land, and it has encamped near to me; and now = come,=20 curse it for me, if indeed I shall be able to smite it, and cast it out = of the=20 land.

22:12 And God said to Balaam, Thou shalt not go with = them,=20 neither shalt thou curse the people; for they are blessed.

22:13 And Balaam rose up in the morning, and said to = the=20 princes of Balac, Depart quickly to your lord; God does not permit me to = go with=20 you.

22:14 And the princes of Moab rose, and came to = Balac, and=20 said, Balaam will not come with us.

22:15 And Balac yet again sent more princes and more = honourable=20 than they.

22:16 And they came to Balaam, and they say to him, = Thus says=20 Balac the son of Sepphor: I beseech thee, delay not to come to = me.

22:17 For I will greatly honour thee, and will do for = thee=20 whatsoever thou shalt say; come then, curse me this people.

22:18 And Balaam answered and said to the princes of = Balac, If=20 Balac would give me his house full of silver and gold, I shall not be = able to go=20 beyond the word of the Lord God, to make it little or great in my=20 mind.

22:19 And now do ye also tarry here this night, and I = shall=20 know what the Lord will yet say to me.

22:20 And God came to Balaam by night, and said to = him, If=20 these men are come to call thee, rise and follow them; nevertheless the = word=20 which I shall speak to thee, it shalt thou do.

22:21 And Balaam rose up in the morning, and saddled = his ass,=20 and went with the princes of Moab.

22:22 And God was very angry because he went; and the = angel of=20 the Lord rose up to withstand him. Now he had mounted his ass, and his = two=20 servants were with him.

22:23 And when the ass saw the angel of God standing = opposite=20 in the way, and his sword drawn in his hand, then the ass turned aside = out of=20 the way, and went into the field; and [Balaam] smote the ass with his = staff to=20 direct her in the way.

22:24 And the angel of the Lord stood in the avenues = of the=20 vines, a fence [being] on this side and a fence on that.

22:25 And when the ass saw the angel of God, she = thrust herself=20 against the wall, and crushed Balaam's foot against the wall, and he = smote her=20 again.

22:26 And the angel of the Lord went farther, and = came and=20 stood in a narrow place where it was impossible to turn to the right or = the=20 left.

22:27 And when the ass saw the angel of God, she lay = down under=20 Balaam; and Balaam was angry, and struck the ass with his staff. =

22:28 And God opened the mouth of the ass, and she = says to=20 Balaam, What have I done to thee, that thou hast smitten me this third=20 time?

22:29 And Balaam said to the ass, Because thou hast = mocked me;=20 and if I [had] had a sword in my hand, I would now have killed = thee.

22:30 And the ass says to Balaam, [Am] not I thine = ass on which=20 thou hast ridden since thy youth till this day? did I ever do thus to = thee,=20 utterly disregarding [thee]? and he said, No.

22:31 And God opened the eyes of Balaam, and he sees = the angel=20 of the Lord withstanding [him] in the way, and his sword drawn in his = hand, and=20 he stooped down and worshiped on his face.

22:32 And the angel of God said to him, Why hast thou = smitten=20 thine ass this third time? and, behold, I came out to withstand thee, = for thy=20 way was not seemly before me; and when the ass saw me, she turned away = from me=20 this third time.

22:33 And if she had not turned out of the way, = surely now, I=20 should have slain thee, and should have saved her alive.

22:34 And Balaam said to the angel of the Lord, I = have sinned,=20 for I did not know that thou wert standing opposite in the way to meet = [me]; and=20 now if it shall not be pleasing to thee [for me to go on], I will=20 return.

22:35 And the angel of the Lord said to Balaam, Go = with the=20 men: nevertheless the word which I shall speak to thee, that thou shalt = take=20 heed to speak. And Balaam went with the princes of Balac.

22:36 And when Balac heard that Balaam was come, he = went out to=20 meet him, to a city of Moab, which is on the borders of Arnon, which is = on the=20 [extreme] part of the borders.

22:37 And Balac said to Balaam, Did I not send to = thee to call=20 thee? why hast thou not come to me? shall I not indeed be able to honour = thee?

22:38 And Balaam said to Balac, Behold, I am now come = to thee:=20 shall I be able to say anything? the word which God shall put into my = mouth,=20 that I shall speak.

22:39 And Balaam went with Balac, and they came to = the cities=20 of streets.

22:40 And Balac offered sheep and calves, and sent to = Balaam=20 and to his princes who were with him.

22:41 And it was morning; and Balac took Balaam, and = brought=20 him up to the pillar of Baal, and shewed him thence a part of the=20 people.

[Numbers] 23:1 And Balaam said to = Balac, Build=20 me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven calves, and seven=20 rams.

23:2 And Balac did as Balaam told him; and he offered = up a calf=20 and a ram on [every] altar.

23:3 And Balaam said to Balac, Stand by thy = sacrifice, and I=20 will go and see if God will appear to me and meet me, and the word which = he=20 shall shew me, I will report to thee. And Balac stood by his sacrifice.=20

23:4 And Balaam went to enquire of God; and he went = straight=20 forward, and God appeared to Balaam; and Balaam said to him, I have = prepared the=20 seven altars, and have offered a calf and a ram on [every] = altar.

23:5 And God put a word into the mouth of Balaam, and = said,=20 thou shalt return to Balac, and thus shalt thou speak.

23:6 And he returned to him, and moreover he stood = over his=20 whole-burnt-offerings, and all the princes of Moab with him; and the = Spirit of=20 God came upon him.

23:7 And he took up his parable, and said, Balac king = of Moab=20 sent for me out of Mesopotamia, out of the mountains of the east, = saying, Come,=20 curse me Jacob, and Come, call for a curse for me upon = Israel.

23:8 How can I curse whom the Lord curses not? or how = can I=20 devote whom God devotes not?

23:9 For from the top of the mountains I shall see = him, and=20 from the hills I shall observe him: behold, the people shall dwell = alone, and=20 shall not be reckoned among the nations.

23:10 Who has exactly calculated the seed of Jacob, = and who=20 shall number the families of Israel? let my soul die with the souls of = the=20 righteous, and let my seed be as their seed.

23:11 And Balac said to Balaam, What hast thou done = to me? I=20 called thee to curse my enemies, and behold thou hast greatly blessed=20 [them].

23:12 And Balaam said to Balac, Whatsoever the Lord = shall put=20 into my mouth, shall I not take heed to speak this?

23:13 And Balac said to him, Come yet with me to = another place=20 where thou shalt not see the people, but only thou shalt see a part of = them, and=20 shalt not see them all; and curse me them from thence.

23:14 And he took him to a high place of the field to = the top=20 of the quarried [rock], and he built there seven altars, and offered a = calf and=20 a ram on [every] altar.

23:15 And Balaam said to Balac, Stand by thy = sacrifice, and I=20 will go to enquire of God.

23:16 And God met Balaam, and put a word into his = mouth, and=20 said, return to Balac, and thus shalt thou speak.

23:17 And he returned to him: and he also as standing = by his=20 whole-burnt-sacrifice, and all the princes of Moab with him; and Balac = said to=20 him, What has the Lord spoken?

23:18 And he took up his parable, and said, rise up, = Balac, and=20 hear; hearken as a witness, thou son of Sepphor.

23:19 God is not as man to waver, nor as the son of = man to be=20 threatened; shall he say and not perform? shall he speak and not keep = [to his=20 word]?

23:20 Behold, I have received [commandment] to bless: = I will=20 bless, and not turn back.

23:21 There shall not be trouble in Jacob, neither = shall sorrow=20 be seen in Israel: the Lord his God [is] with him, the glories of rulers = [are]=20 in him.

23:22 It was God who brought him out of Egypt; he has = as it=20 were the glory of a unicorn.

23:23 For there is no divination in Jacob, nor = enchantment in=20 Israel; in season it shall be told to Jacob and Israel what God shall = perform.=20

23:24 Behold, the people shall rise up as a lion's = whelp, and=20 shall exalt himself as a lion; he shall not lie down till he have eaten = the=20 prey, and he shall drink the blood of the slain.

23:25 And Balac said to Balaam, Neither curse the = people at all=20 for me, nor bless them at all.

23:26 And Balaam answered and said to Balac, Spoke I = not to=20 thee, saying, Whatsoever thing God shall speak to me, that will I = do?

23:27 And Balac said to Balaam, Come [and] I will = remove thee=20 to another place, if it shall please God, and curse me them from=20 thence.

23:28 And Balac took Balaam to the top of Phogor, = which extends=20 to the wilderness.

23:29 And Balaam said to Balac, build me here seven = altars, and=20 prepare me here seven calves, and seven rams.

23:30 And Balac did as Balaam told him, and offered a = calf and=20 a ram on [every] altar.

[Numbers] 24:1 And when Balaam saw = that it=20 pleased God to bless Israel, he did not go according to his custom to = meet the=20 omens, but turned his face toward the wilderness.

24:2 And Balaam lifted up his eyes, and sees Israel = encamped by=20 their tribes; and the Spirit of God came upon him.

24:3 And he took up his parable and said, Balaam son = of Beor=20 says, the man who sees ruly says,

24:4 he says who hears the oracle of the Mighty One, = who saw a=20 vision of God in sleep; his eyes were opened:

24:5 How goodly [are] thy habitations, Jacob, and thy = tents,=20 Israel!

24:6 as shady groves, and as gardens by a river, and = as tents=20 which God pitched, and as cedars by the waters.

24:7 There shall come a man out of his seed, and he = shall rule=20 over many nations; and the kingdom of God shall be exalted, and his = kingdom=20 shall be increased.

24:8 God led him out of Egypt; he has as it were the = glory of a=20 unicorn: he shall consume the nations of his enemies, and he shall drain = their=20 marrow, and with his darts he shall shoot through the enemy.

24:9 He lay down, he rested as a lion, and as a young = lion; who=20 shall stir him up? they that bless thee are blessed, and they that curse = thee=20 are cursed.

24:10 And Balac was angry with Balaam, and clapped = his hands=20 together; and Balac said to Balaam, I called thee to curse my enemy, and = behold=20 thou hast decidedly blessed [him] this third time.

24:11 Now therefore flee to thy place: I said, I will = honour=20 thee, but now the Lord has deprived thee of glory.

24:12 And Balaam said to Balac, Did I not speak to = thy=20 messengers also whom thou sentest to me, saying,

24:13 If Balac should give me his house full of = silver and=20 gold, I shall not be able to transgress the word of the Lord to make it = good or=20 bad by myself; whatsoever things God shall say, them will I speak. =

24:14 And now, behold, I return to my place; come, I = will=20 advise thee of what this people shall do to thy people in the last=20 days.

24:15 And he took up his parable and said, Balaam the = son of=20 Beor says, the man who sees truly says,

24:16 hearing the oracles of God, receiving knowledge = from the=20 Most High, and having seen a vision of God in sleep; his eyes were = opened.=20

24:17 I will point to him, but not now; I bless him, = but he=20 draws not near: a star shall rise out of Jacob, a man shall spring out = of=20 Israel; and shall crush the princes of Moab, and shall spoil all the = sons of=20 Seth.

24:18 And Edom shall be an inheritance, and Esau his = enemy=20 shall be an inheritance [of Israel], and Israel wrought = valiantly.

24:19 And [one] shall arise out of Jacob, and destroy = out of=20 the city him that escapes.

24:20 And having seen Amalec, he took up his parable = and said,=20 Amalec [is] the first of the nations; yet his seed shall = perish.

24:21 And having seen the Kenite, he took up his = parable and=20 said, thy dwelling-place [is] strong; yet though thou shouldest put thy = nest in=20 a rock,

24:22 and though Beor should have a skillfully = contrived=20 hiding-place, the Assyrians shall carry thee away captive.

24:23 And he looked upon Og, and took up his parable = and said,=20 Oh, oh, who shall live, when God shall do these things?

24:24 And one shall come forth from the hands of the = Citians,=20 and shall afflict Assur, and shall afflict the Hebrews, and they shall = perish=20 together.

24:25 And Balaam rose up and departed and returned to = his=20 place, and Balac went to his own home.

[Numbers] 25:1 And Israel sojourned = in Sattin,=20 and the people profaned itself by going a-whoring after the daughters of = Moab.=20

25:2 And they called them to the sacrifices of their = idols; and=20 the people ate of their sacrifices, and worshiped their = idols.

25:3 And Israel consecrated themselves to = Beel-phegor; and the=20 Lord was very angry with Israel.

25:4 And the Lord said to Moses, Take all the princes = of the=20 people, and make them examples [of judgment] for the Lord in the face of = the=20 sun, and the anger of the Lord shall be turned away from Israel. =

25:5 And Moses said to the tribes of Israel, Slay ye = every one=20 his friend that is consecrated to Beel-phegor.

25:6 And, behold, a man of the children of Israel = came and=20 brought his brother to a Madianitish woman before Moses, and before all = the=20 congregation of the children of Israel; and they were weeping at the = door of the=20 tabernacle of witness.

25:7 And Phinees the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron = the=20 priest, saw it, and rose out of the midst of the congregation, and took = a=20 javelin in his hand,

25:8 and went in after the Israelitish man into the = chamber,=20 and pierced them both through, both the Israelitish man, and the woman = through=20 her womb; and the plague was stayed from the children of Israel. =

25:9 And those that died in the plague were four and = twenty=20 thousand.

25:10 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

25:11 Phinees the son of Eleazar the son of Aaron the = priest=20 has caused my wrath to cease from the children of Israel, when I was = exceedingly=20 jealous among them, and I did not consume the children of Israel in my = jealousy.=20

25:12 Thus do thou say [to him], Behold, I give him a = covenant=20 of peace:

25:13 and he and his seed after him shall have a = perpetual=20 covenant of priesthood, because he was zealous for his God, and made = atonement=20 for the children of Israel.

25:14 Now the name of the smitten Israelitish man, = who was=20 smitten with the Madianitish woman, [was] Zambri son of Salmon, prince = of a=20 house of the tribe of Symeon.

25:15 And the name of the Madianitish woman who was = smitten,=20 [was] Chasbi, daughter of Sur, a prince of the nation of Ommoth: it is a = chief=20 house among the people of Madiam.

25:16 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, Speak to = the=20 children of Israel, saying,

25:17 Plague the Madianites as enemies, and smite=20 them,

25:18 for they are enemies to you by the treachery = wherein they=20 ensnare you through Phogor, and through Chasbi their sister, daughter of = a=20 prince of Madiam, who was smitten in the day of the plague because of=20 Phogor.

[Numbers] 26:1 And it came to pass = after the=20 plague, that the Lord spoke to Moses and Eleazar the priest, = saying,

26:2 Take the sum of all the congregation of the = children of=20 Israel, from twenty years old and upward, according to the houses of = their=20 lineage, every one that goes forth to battle in Israel.

26:3 And Moses and Eleazar the priest spoke in = Araboth of Moab=20 at the Jordan by Jericho, saying,

26:4 [This is the numbering] from twenty years old = and upward=20 as the Lord commanded Moses. And the sons of Israel that came out of = Egypt [are=20 as follows]:

26:5 Ruben [was] the first-born of Israel: and the = sons of=20 Ruben, Enoch and the family of Enoch; to Phallu belongs the family of = the=20 Phalluites.

26:6 To Asron, the family of Asroni: to Charmi, the = family of=20 Charmi.

26:7 These [are] the families of Ruben; and their = numbering was=20 forty-three thousand and seven hundred and thirty.

26:8 And the sons of Phallu [were] Eliab,-- =

26:9 and the sons of Eliab, Namuel, and Dathan, and = Abiron:=20 these [are] renowned men of the congregation; these are they that rose = up=20 against Moses and Aaron in the gathering of Core, in the rebellion = against the=20 Lord.

26:10 And the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed = up them and=20 Core, when their assembly perished, when the fire devoured the two = hundred and=20 fifty, and they were made a sign.

26:11 But the sons of Core died not.

26:12 And the sons of Symeon:-- the family of the = sons of=20 Symeon: to Namuel, [belonged] the family of the Namuelites; to Jamin the = family=20 of the Jaminites; to Jachin the family of the Jachinites.

26:13 To Zara the family of the Zaraites; to Saul the = family of=20 the Saulites.

26:14 These [are] the families of Symeon according to = their=20 numbering, two and twenty thousand and two hundred.

26:15 The sons of Gad according to their families: to = Saphon,=20 the family of the Saphonites; to Angi, the family of the Angites; to = Suni, the=20 family of the Sunites;

26:16 to Azeni, the family of the Azenites; to Addi, = the family=20 of the Addites:

26:17 to Aroadi, the family of the Aroadites; to = Ariel, the=20 family of the Arielites.

26:18 These [are] the families of the children of Gad = according=20 to their numbering, forty-four thousand and five hundred.

26:19 And the sons of Juda, Er and Aunan; and Er and = Aunan died=20 in the land of Chanaan.

26:20 And these were the sons of Juda, according to = their=20 families: to Selom [belonged] the family of the Selonites; to Phares, = the family=20 of the Pharesites; to Zara, the family of the Zaraites.

26:21 And the sons of Phares were, to Asron, the = family of the=20 Asronites; to Jamun, the family of the Jamunites.

26:22 These [are] the families of Juda according to = their=20 numbering, seventy-six thousand and five hundred.

26:23 And the sons of Issachar according to their = families: to=20 Thola, the family of the Tholaites; to Phua, the family of the=20 Phuaites.

26:24 To Jasub, the family of the Jasubites; to = Samram, the=20 family of the Samramites.

26:25 These [are] the families of Issachar according = to their=20 numbering, sixty-four thousand and four hundred.

26:26 The sons of Zabulon according to their = families: to=20 Sared, the family of the Saredites; to Allon, the family of the = Allonites; to=20 Allel, the family of the Allelites.

26:27 These [are] the families of Zabulon according = to their=20 numbering, sixty thousand and five hundred.

26:28 The sons of Joseph according to their families, = Manasse=20 and Ephraim.

26:29 The sons of Manasse. To Machir the family of = the=20 Machirites; and Machir begot Galaad: to Galaad, the family of the=20 Galaadites.

26:30 And these [are] the sons of Galaad; to = Achiezer, the=20 family of the Achiezerites; to Cheleg, the family of the = Chelegites.

26:31 To Esriel, the family of the Esrielites; to = Sychem, the=20 family of the Sychemites.

26:32 To Symaer, the family of the Symaerites; and to = Opher,=20 the family of the Opherites.

26:33 And to Salpaad the son of Opher there were no = sons, but=20 daughters: and these [were] the names of the daughters of Salpaad; Mala, = and=20 Nua, and Egla, and Melcha, and Thersa.

26:34 These [are] the families of Manasse according = to their=20 numbering, fifty-two thousand and seven hundred.

26:35 And these [are] the children of Ephraim; to = Suthala, the=20 family of the Suthalanites; to Tanach, the family of the = Tanachites.

26:36 These [are] the sons of Suthala; to Eden, the = family of=20 the Edenites.

26:37 These [are] the families of Ephraim according = to their=20 numbering, thirty-two thousand and five hundred: these [are] the = families of the=20 children of Joseph according to their families.

26:38 The sons of Benjamin according to their = families; to=20 Bale, the family of the Balites; to Asyber, the family of the = Asyberites; to=20 Jachiran, the family of the Jachiranites.

26:9 To Sophan, the family of the = Sophanites.

26:40 And the sons of Bale were Adar and Noeman; to = Adar, the=20 family of the Adarites; and to Noeman, the family of the = Noemanites.

26:41 These [are] the sons of Benjamin by their = families=20 according to their numbering, thirty-five thousand and five = hundred.

26:42 And the sons of Dan according to their = families; to Same,=20 the family of the Sameites; these [are] the families of Dan according to = their=20 families.

26:43 All the families of Samei according to their = numbering,=20 sixty-four thousand and four hundred.

26:44 The sons of Aser according to their families; = to Jamin,=20 the family of the Jaminites; to Jesu, the family of the Jesusites; to = Baria, the=20 family of the Bariaites.

26:45 To Chober, the family of the Choberites; to = Melchiel, the=20 family of the Melchielites.

26:46 And the name of the daughter of Aser, = Sara.

26:47 These [are] the families of Aser according to = their=20 numbering, forty-three thousand and four hundred.

26:48 The sons of Nephthali according to their = families; to=20 Asiel, the family of the Asielites; to Gauni, the family of the=20 Gaunites.

26:49 To Jeser, the family of the Jeserites; to = Sellem, the=20 family of the Sellemites.

26:50 These [are] the families of Nephthali, = according to their=20 numbering, forty thousand and three hundred.

26:51 This [is] the numbering of the children of = Israel, six=20 hundred and one thousand and seven hundred and thirty.

26:52 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

26:53 To these the land shall be divided, so that = they may=20 inherit according to the number of the names.

26:54 To the greater number thou shalt give the = greater=20 inheritance, and to the less number thou shalt give the less = inheritance: to=20 each one, as they have been numbered, shall their inheritance be=20 given.

26:55 The land shall be divided to the names by lot, = they shall=20 inherit according to the tribes of their families.

26:56 Thou shalt divide their inheritance by lot = between the=20 many and the few.

26:57 And the sons of Levi according to their = families; to=20 Gedson, the family of the Gedsonites; to Caath, the family of the = Caathites; to=20 Merari, the family of the Merarites.

26:58 These [are] the families of the sons of Levi; = the family=20 of the Lobenites, the family of the Chebronites, the family of the = Coreites, and=20 the family of the Musites; and Caath begot Amram.

26:59 And the name of his wife [was] Jochabed, = daughter of=20 Levi, who bore these to Levi in Egypt, and she bore to Amram, Aaron and = Moses,=20 and Mariam their sister.

26:60 And to Aaron were born both Nadab and Abiud, = and Eleazar,=20 and Ithamar.

26:61 And Nadab and Abiud died when they offered = strange fire=20 before the Lord in the wilderness of Sina.

26:62 And there were according to their numbering, = twenty-three=20 thousand, every male from a month old and upward; for they were not = numbered=20 among the children of Israel, because they have no inheritance in the = midst of=20 the children of Israel.

26:63 And this [is] the numbering of Moses and = Eleazar the=20 priest, who numbered the children of Israel in Araboth of Moab, at = Jordan by=20 Jericho.

26:64 And among these there was not a man numbered by = Moses and=20 Aaron, whom, [even] the children of Israel, they numbered in the = wilderness of=20 Sinai.

26:65 For the Lord said to them, They shall surely = die in the=20 wilderness; and there was not left even one of them, except Chaleb the = son of=20 Jephonne, and Joshua the [son] of Naue.

[Numbers] 27:1 And the daughters of = Salpaad=20 the son of Opher, the son of Galaad, the son of Machir, of the tribe of = Manasse,=20 of the sons of Joseph, came near; and these were their names, Maala, and = Nua,=20 and Egla, and Melcha, and Thersa;

27:2 and they stood before Moses, and before Eleazar = the=20 priest, and before the princes, and before all the congregation at the = door of=20 the tabernacle of witness, saying,

27:3 Our father died in the wilderness, and he was = not in the=20 midst of the congregation that rebelled against the Lord in the = gathering of=20 Core; for he died for his own sin, and he had no sons. Let not the name = of our=20 father be blotted out of the midst of his people, because he has no son = give us=20 an inheritance in the midst of our father's brethren.

27:4 And Moses brought their case before the = Lord.

27:5 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

27:6 The daughters of Salpaad have spoken rightly: = thou shalt=20 surely give them a possession of inheritance in the midst of their = father's=20 brethren, and thou shalt assign their father's inheritance to = them.

27:7 And thou shalt speak to the children of Israel,=20 saying,

27:8 If a man die, and have no son, ye shall assign = his=20 inheritance to his daughter.

27:9 And if he have no daughter, ye shall give his = inheritance=20 to his brother.

27:10 And if he have no brethren, ye shall give his = inheritance=20 to his father's brother.

27:11 And if there be no brethren of his father, ye = shall give=20 the inheritance to his nearest relation of his tribe, to inherit his=20 possessions; and this shall be to the children of Israel an ordinance of = judgment, as the Lord commanded Moses.

27:12 And the Lord said to Moses, Go up to the = mountain that is=20 in the country beyond Jordan, this mount Nabau, and behold the land = Chanaan,=20 which I give to the sons of Israel for a possession.

27:13 And thou shalt see it, and thou also shalt be = added to=20 thy people, as Aaron thy brother was added [to them] in mount = Or:

27:14 because ye transgressed my commandment in the = wilderness=20 of Sin, when the congregation resisted [and refused] to sanctify me; ye=20 sanctified me not at the water before them. This is the water of Strife = in Cades=20 in the wilderness of Sin.

27:15 And Moses said to the Lord,

27:16 Let the Lord God of spirits and of all flesh = look out for=20 a man over this congregation,

27:17 who shall go out before them, and who shall = come in=20 before them, and who shall lead them out, and who shall bring them in; = so the=20 congregation of the Lord shall not be as sheep without a = shepherd.

27:18 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, Take to = thyself=20 Joshua the son of Naue, a man who has the Spirit in him, and thou shalt = lay thy=20 hands upon him.

27:19 And thou shalt set him before Eleazar the = priest, and=20 thou shalt give hi a charge before all the congregation, and thou shalt = give a=20 charge concerning him before them.

27:20 And thou shalt put of thy glory upon him, that = the=20 children of Israel may hearken to him.

27:21 And he shall stand before Eleazar the priest, = and they=20 shall ask of him before the Lord the judgment of the Urim: they shall go = forth=20 at his word, and at his word they shall come in, he and the children of = Israel=20 with one accord, and all the congregation.

27:22 And Moses did as the Lord commanded him; and he = took=20 Joshua, and set him before Eleazar the priest, and before all the=20 congregation.

27:23 And he laid his hands on him, and appointed him = as the=20 Lord ordered Moses.

[Numbers] 28:1 And the Lord spoke to = Moses,=20 saying,

28:2 Charge the children of Israel, and thou shalt = speak to=20 them, saying, Ye shall observe to offer to me in my feasts my gifts, my=20 presents, my burnt-offerings for a sweet-smelling savour.

28:3 And thou shalt say to them, These are the = burnt-offerings,=20 all that ye shall bring to the Lord; two lambs of a year old without = blemish=20 daily, for a whole-burnt offering perpetually.

28:4 Thou shalt offer one lamb in the morning, and = thou shalt=20 offer the second lamb towards evening.

28:5 And thou shalt offer the tenth part of an ephah = of fine=20 flour for a meat-offering, mingled with oil, with the fourth part of a=20 hin.

28:6 [It is] a perpetual whole-burnt-offering, a = sacrifice=20 offered in the mount of Sina for a sweet-smelling savour to the = Lord.

28:7 And its drink-offering, the fourth part of a hin = to each=20 lamb; in the holy place shalt thou pour strong drink as a drink-offering = to the=20 Lord.

28:8 And the second lamb thou shalt offer toward = evening; thou=20 shalt offer it according to its meat-offering and according to its=20 drink-offering for a smell of sweet savour to the Lord.

28:9 And on the sabbath-day ye shall offer two lambs = of a year=20 old without blemish, and two tenth deals of fine flour mingled with oil = for a=20 meat-offering, and a drink-offering.

28:10 [It is] a whole-burnt-offering of the sabbaths = on the=20 sabbath days, besides the continued whole-burnt-offering, and its drink=20 offering.

28:11 And at the new moons ye shall bring a=20 whole-burnt-offering to the Lord, two calves of the herd, and one ram, = seven=20 lambs of a year old without blemish.

28:12 Three tenth deals of fine flour mingled with = oil for one=20 calf, and two tenth deals of fine flour mingled with oil for one = ram.

28:13 A tenth deal of fine flour mingled with oil for = each=20 lamb, as a meat-offering, a sweet-smelling savour, a burnt-offering to = the Lord.=20

28:14 Their drink-offering shall be the half of a hin = for one=20 calf; and the third of a hin for one ram; and the fourth part of a hin = of wine=20 for one lamb: this [is] the whole-burnt-offering monthly throughout the = months=20 of the year.

28:15 And [he shall offer] one kid of the goats for a = sin-offering to the Lord; it shall be offered beside the continual=20 whole-burnt-offering and its drink-offering.

28:16 And in the first month, on the fourteenth day = of the=20 month, [is] the passover to the Lord.

28:17 And on the fifteenth day of this month [is] a = feast;=20 seven days ye shall eat unleavened bread.

28:18 And the first day shall be to you a holy = convocation; ye=20 shall do no servile work.

28:19 And ye shall bring whole-burnt-offerings, a = sacrifice to=20 the Lord, two calves of the herd, one ram, seven lambs of a year old; = they shall=20 be to you without blemish.

28:20 And their meat-offering shall be fine flour = mingled with=20 oil; three tenth deals for one calf, and two tenth deals for one = ram.

28:21 Thou shalt offer a tenth for each lamb, for the = seven=20 lambs.

28:22 And [thou shalt offer] one kid of the goats for = a=20 sin-offering, to make atonement for you.

28:23 Beside the perpetual whole-burnt-offering in = the morning,=20 which is a whole-burnt-sacrifice for a continuance,

28:24 these shall ye thus offer daily for seven days, = a gift, a=20 sacrifice for a sweet-smelling savour to the Lord; beside the continual=20 whole-burnt-offering, thou shalt offer its drink-offering.

28:25 And the seventh day shall be to you a holy = convocation;=20 ye shall do no service work in it.

28:26 And on the day of the new corn, when ye shall = offer a new=20 sacrifice [at the festival] of weeks to the Lord, there shall be to you = a holy=20 convocation; ye shall do no servile work,

28:27 and ye shall bring whole-burnt-offerings for a=20 sweet-smelling savour to the Lord, two calves of the herd, one ram, = seven lambs=20 without blemish.

28:28 Their meat-offering [shall be] fine flour = mingled with=20 oil; there shall be three tenth deals for one calf, and two tenth deals = for one=20 ram.

28:29 A tenth for each lamb separately, for the seven = lambs;=20 and a kid of the goats,

28:30 for a sin-offering, to make atonement for you; = beside the=20 perpetual whole-burnt-offering: and

28:31 ye shall offer to me their meat-offering. They = shall be=20 to you unblemished, and ye shall offer their drink-offerings.

[Numbers] 29:1 And in the seventh = month, on=20 the first day of the month, there shall be to you a holy convocation: ye = shall=20 do no servile work: it shall be to you a day of blowing the = trumpets.

29:2 And ye shall offer whole-burnt-offerings for a = sweet=20 savour to the Lord, one calf of the herd, one ram, seven lambs of a year = old=20 without blemish.

29:3 Their meat-offering shall be fine flour mingled = with oil;=20 three tenth deals for one calf, and two tenth deals for one = ram:

29:4 a tenth deal for each several ram, for the seven = lambs.

29:5 And one kid of the goats for a sin-offering, to = make=20 atonement for you.

29:6 Beside the whole-burnt-offerings for the new = moon, and=20 their meat-offerings, and their drink-offerings, and their perpetual=20 whole-burnt-offering; and their meat-offerings and their drink-offerings = according to their ordinance for a sweet-smelling savour to the = Lord.

29:7 And on the tenth of this month there shall be to = you a=20 holy convocation; and ye shall afflict your souls, and ye shall do no=20 work.

29:8 And ye shall bring near whole-burnt-offerings = for a=20 sweet-smelling savour to the Lord; burnt-sacrifices to the Lord, one = calf of the=20 herd, one ram, seven lambs of a year old; they shall be to you without=20 blemish.

29:9 Their meat-offering shall be fine flour mingled = with oil;=20 three tenth deals for one calf, and two tenth deals for one = ram.

29:10 A tenth deal for each several lamb, for the = seven=20 lambs.

29:11 And one kid of the goats for a sin-offering, to = make=20 atonement for you; beside the sin-offering for atonement, and the = continual=20 whole-burnt-offering, its meat-offering, and its drink-offering = according to its=20 ordinance for a smell of sweet savour, a burnt-sacrifice to the = Lord.

29:12 And on the fifteenth day of this seventh month = ye shall=20 have a holy convocation; ye shall do no servile work; and ye shall keep = it a=20 feast to the Lord seven days.

29:13 And ye shall bring near whole-burnt-offerings, = a=20 sacrifice for a smell of sweet savour to the Lord, on the first day = thirteen=20 calves of the herd, two rams, fourteen lambs of a year old; they shall = be=20 without blemish.

29:14 their meat-offerings [shall be] fine flour = mingled with=20 oil; there shall be three tenth deals for one calf, for the thirteen = calves; and=20 two tenth deals for one ram, for the two rams.

29:15 A tenth deal for every lamb, for the fourteen=20 lambs.

29:16 And one kid of the goats for a sin-offering; = beside the=20 continual whole-burnt-offering: there shall be their meat-offerings and = their=20 drink-offerings.

29:17 And on the second day twelve calves, two rams, = fourteen=20 lambs of a year old without blemish.

29:18 Their meat-offering and their drink-offering = shall be for=20 the calves and the rams and the lambs according to their number, = according to=20 their ordinance.

29:19 And one kid of the goats for a sin-offering; = beside the=20 perpetual whole-burnt-offering; their meat-offerings and their=20 drink-offerings.

29:20 On the third day eleven calves, two rams, = fourteen lambs=20 of a year old without blemish.

29:21 Their meat-offering and their drink-offering = shall be to=20 the calves and to the rams and to the lambs according to their number, = according=20 to their ordinance.

29:22 And one kid of the goats for a sin-offering; = beside the=20 continual whole-burnt-offering; [there shall be] their meat-offerings = and their=20 drink-offerings.

29:23 On the fourth day ten calves, two rams, = fourteen lambs of=20 a year old without spot.

29:24 There shall be their meat-offerings and their=20 drink-offerings to the calves and the rams and the lambs according to = their=20 number, according to their ordinance.

29:25 And one kid of the goats for a sin-offering; = beside the=20 continual whole-burnt-offering [there shall be] their meat-offerings and = their=20 drink-offerings.

29:26 On the fifth day nine calves, two rams, = fourteen lambs of=20 a year old without spot.

29:27 Their meat-offerings and their drink-offerings = [shall be]=20 to the calves and the rams and the lambs according to their number, = according to=20 their ordinance.

29:28 And one kid of the goats for a sin-offering; = beside the=20 perpetual whole-burnt-offering; [there shall be] their meat-offerings = and their=20 drink-offerings.

29:29 On the sixth day eight calves, two rams, = fourteen lambs=20 of a year old without blemish.

29:30 There shall be their meat-offerings and their=20 drink-offerings to the calves and rams and lambs according to their = number,=20 according to their ordinance.

29:31 And one kid of the goats for a sin-offering; = beside the=20 perpetual whole-burnt-offering; [there shall be] their meat-offerings = and their=20 drink-offerings.

29:32 On the seventh day seven calves, two rams, = fourteen lambs=20 of a year old without blemish.

29:33 Their meat-offerings and their drink-offerings = shall be=20 to the calves and the rams and the lambs according to their number, = according to=20 their ordinance.

29:34 And one kid of the goats for a sin-offering; = beside the=20 continual whole-burnt-offering; [there shall be] their meat-offerings = and their=20 drink-offerings.

29:35 And on the eighth day there shall be to you a = release: ye=20 shall do no servile work in it.

29:36 And ye shall offer whole-burnt-offerings [as] = sacrifices=20 to the Lord, one calf, one ram, seven lambs of a year old without=20 spot.

29:37 [There shall be] their meat-offerings and their = drink-offerings for the calf and the ram and the lambs according to = their=20 number, according to their ordinance.

29:38 And one kid of the goats for a sin-offering; = beside the=20 continual whole-burnt-offering; [there shall be] their meat-offerings = and their=20 drink-offerings.

29:39 These [sacrifices] shall ye offer to the Lord = in your=20 feasts, besides your vows; and [ye shall offer] your free-will-offerings = and=20 your whole-burnt-offerings, and your meat-offerings and your = drink-offerings,=20 and your peace-offerings.

29:40 And Moses spoke to the children of Israel = according to=20 all that the Lord commanded Moses.

[Numbers] 30:1 And Moses spoke to = the heads of=20 the tribes of the children of Israel, saying, This [is] the thing which = the Lord=20 has commanded.

30:2 Whatsoever man shall vow a vow to the Lord, or = swear an=20 oath, or bind himself with an obligation upon his soul, he shall not = break his=20 word; all that shall come out of his mouth he shall do.

30:3 And if a woman shall vow a vow to the Lord, or = bind=20 herself with an obligation in her youth in her father's house; and her = father=20 should hear her vows and her obligations, wherewith she has bound her = soul, and=20 her father should hold his peace at her, then all her vows shall=20 stand,

30:4 and all the obligations with which she has bound = her soul,=20 shall remain to her.

30:5 But if her father straitly forbid [her] in the = day in=20 which he shall hear all her vows and her obligations, which she has = contracted=20 upon her soul, they shall not stand; and the Lord shall hold her = guiltless,=20 because her father forbade her.

30:6 But if she should be indeed married, and her = vows be upon=20 her according to the utterance of her lips, in respect of [the = obligations]=20 which she has contracted upon her soul;

30:7 and her husband should hear, and hold his peace = at her in=20 the day in which he should hear, then thus shall all her vows be = binding, and=20 her obligations, which she has contracted upon her soul shall = stand.

30:8 But if her husband should straitly forbid [her] = in the day=20 in which he should hear her, none of her vows or obligations which she = has=20 contracted upon her soul shall stand, because her husband has disallowed = her,=20 and the Lord shall hold her guiltless.

30:9 And the vow of a widow and of her that is put = away,=20 whatsoever she shall bind upon her soul, shall stand to her.

30:10 And if her vow [be made] in the house of her = husband, or=20 the obligation upon her soul with an oath,

30:11 and her husband should hear, and hold his peace = at her,=20 and not disallow her, then all her vows shall stand, and all the = obligations=20 which she contracted against her soul, shall stand against = her.

30:12 But if her husband should utterly cancel the = vow in the=20 day in which he shall hear it, none of the things which shall proceed = out of her=20 lips in her vows, and in the obligations [contracted] upon her soul, = shall stand=20 to her; her husband has canceled them, and the Lord shall hold her = guiltless.=20

30:13 Every vow, and every binding oath to afflict = her soul,=20 her husband shall confirm it to her, or her husband shall cancel = it.

30:14 But if he be wholly silent at her from day to = day, then=20 shall he bind upon her all her vows; and he shall confirm to her the = obligations=20 [which she has bound] upon herself, because he held his peace at her in = the day=20 in which he heard her.

30:15 And if her husband should in any wise cancel = [them] after=20 the day in which he heard [them], then he shall bear his iniquity. =

30:16 These [are] the ordinances which the Lord = commanded=20 Moses, between a man and his wife, and between a father and daughter in = [her]=20 youth in the house of [her] father.

[Numbers] 31:1 And the Lord spoke to = Moses,=20 saying,

31:2 Avenge the wrongs of the children of Israel on = the=20 Madianites, and afterwards thou shalt be added to thy people. =

31:3 And Moses spoke to the people, saying, Arm some = of you,=20 and set yourselves in array before the Lord against Madian, to inflict = vengeance=20 on Madian from the Lord.

31:4 Send a thousand of each tribe from all the = tribes of the=20 children of Israel to set themselves in array.

31:5 And they numbered of the thousands of Israel a = thousand of=20 [each] tribe, twelve thousands; [these were] armed for war.

31:6 And Moses sent them away a thousand of every = tribe with=20 their forces, and Phinees the son of Eleazar the son of Aaron the = priest: and=20 the holy instruments, and the signal trumpets [were] in their = hands.

31:7 And they set themselves in array against Madian, = as the=20 Lord commanded Moses; and they slew every male.

31:8 And they slew the kings of Madian together with = their=20 slain [subjects]; even Evi and Rocon, and Sur, and Ur, and Roboc, five = kings of=20 Madian; and they slew with the sword Balaam the son of Beor with their = [other]=20 slain.

31:9 And they made a prey of the women of Madian, and = their=20 store, and their cattle, and all their possessions: and they spoiled = their=20 forces.

31:10 And they burnt with fire all their cities in = the places=20 of their habitation and they burnt their villages with fire.

31:11 And they took all their plunder, and all their = spoils,=20 both man and beast.

31:12 And they brought to Moses and to Eleazar the = priest, and=20 to all the children of Israel, the captives, and the spoils, and the = plunder, to=20 the camp to Araboth Moab, which is at Jordan by Jericho.

31:13 And Moses and Eleazar the priest and all the = rulers of=20 the synagogue went forth out of the camp to meet them.

31:14 And Moses was angry with the captains of the = host, the=20 heads of thousands and the heads of hundreds who came from the=20 battle-array.

31:15 And Moses said to them, Why have ye saved every = female=20 alive?

31:16 For they were [the occasion] to the children of = Israel by=20 the word of Balaam of their revolting and despising the word of the = Lord,=20 because of Phogor; and there was a plague in the congregation of the=20 Lord.

31:17 Now then slay every male in all the spoil, slay = every=20 woman, who has known the lying with man.

31:18 And as for all the captivity of women, who have = not known=20 the lying with man, save ye them alive.

31:19 And ye shall encamp outside the [great] camp = seven days;=20 every one who has slain and who touches a dead body, shall be purified = on the=20 third day, and ye and your captivity [shall purify yourselves] on he = seventh=20 day.

31:20 And ye shall purify every garment and every = leathern=20 utensil, and all furniture of goat skin, and every wooden vessel. =

31:21 And Eleazar the priest said to the men of the = host that=20 came from the battle-array, This [is] the ordinance of the law which the = Lord=20 has commanded Moses.

31:22 Beside the gold, and the silver, and the brass, = and the=20 iron, and lead, and tin,

31:23 every thing that shall pass through the fire = shall so be=20 clean, nevertheless it shall be purified with the water of = sanctification; and=20 whatsoever will not pass through the fire shall pass through = water.

31:24 And on the seventh day ye shall wash your = garments, and=20 be clean; and afterwards ye shall come into the camp.

31:25 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

31:26 Take the sum of the spoils of the captivity = both of man=20 and beast, thou and Eleazar the priest, and the heads of the families of = the=20 congregation.

31:27 And ye shall divide the spoils between the = warriors that=20 went out to battle, and the whole congregation.

31:28 And ye shall take a tribute for the Lord from = the=20 warriors that went out to battle; one soul out of five hundred, from the = men,=20 and from the cattle, even from the oxen, and from the sheep, and from = the asses;=20 and ye shall take from their half.

31:29 And thou shalt give [them] to Eleazar the = priest [as] the=20 first-fruits of the Lord.

31:30 And from the half belonging to the children of = Israel=20 thou shalt take one in fifty from the men, and from the oxen, and from = the=20 sheep, and from the asses, and from all the cattle; and thou shalt give = them to=20 the Levites that keep the charges in the tabernacle of the Lord. =

31:31 And Moses and Eleazar the priest did as the = Lord=20 commanded Moses.

31:32 And that which remained of the spoil which the = warriors=20 took, was-- of the sheep, six hundred and seventy-five = thousand:

31:33 and oxen, seventy-two thousand:

31:34 and asses, sixty-one thousand.

31:35 And persons of women who had not known lying = with man,=20 all the souls, thirty-two thousand.

31:36 And the half, [even] the portion of them that = went out to=20 war, from the number of the sheep, was three hundred and thirty-seven = thousand=20 and five hundred.

31:37 And the tribute to the Lord from the sheep was = six=20 hundred and seventy-five.

31:38 And the oxen, six and thirty thousand, and the = tribute to=20 the Lord seventy-two.

31:39 And asses, thirty thousand and five hundred, = and the=20 tribute to the Lord, sixty-one:

31:40 and the persons, sixteen thousand, and the = tribute of=20 them to the Lord, thirty-two souls.

31:41 And Moses gave the tribute to the Lord, the=20 heave-offering of God, to Eleazar the priest, as the Lord commanded=20 Moses;

31:42 from the half belonging to the children of = Israel, whom=20 Moses separated from the men of war.

31:43 And the half [taken] from the sheep, belonging = to the=20 congregation, was three hundred and thirty-seven thousand and five=20 hundred.

31:44 And the oxen, thirty-six thousand;

31:45 asses, thirty thousand and five = hundred;

31:46 and persons, sixteen thousand.

31:47 And Moses took of the half belonging to the = children of=20 Israel the fiftieth part, of men and of cattle, and he gave them to the = Levites=20 who keep the charges of the tabernacle of the Lord, as the Lord = commanded Moses.=20

31:48 And all those who were appointed to be officers = of=20 thousands of the host, captains of thousands and captains of hundreds,=20 approached Moses, and said to Moses,

31:49 Thy servants have taken the sum of the men of = war with=20 us, and not one is missing.

31:50 And we have brought our gift to the Lord, = [every] man who=20 has found an article of gold, whether an armlet, or a chain, or a ring, = or a=20 bracelet, or a clasp for hair, to make atonement for us before the=20 Lord.

31:51 And Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold = from them,=20 even every wrought article.

31:52 And all the wrought gold, even the offering = that they=20 offered to the Lord, was sixteen thousand and seven hundred and fifty = shekels=20 from the captains of thousands and the captains of hundreds.

31:53 For the men of war took plunder every one for=20 himself.

31:54 And Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold = from the=20 captains of thousands and captains of hundreds, and brought the vessels = into the=20 tabernacle of witness, a memorial of the children of Israel before the = Lord.=20

[Numbers] 32:1 And the children of = Ruben and=20 the children of Gad had a multitude of cattle, very great; and they saw = the land=20 of Jazer, and the land of Galaad; and the place was a place for cattle:=20

32:2 and the children of Ruben and the children of = Gad came,=20 and spoke to Moses, and to Eleazar the priest, and to the princes of the = congregation, saying,

32:3 Ataroth, and Daebon, and Jazer, and Namra, and = Esebon, and=20 Eleale, and Sebama, and Nabau, and Baean,

32:4 the land which the Lord has delivered up before = the=20 children of Israel, is pasture land, and thy servants have = cattle.

32:5 And they said, If we have found grace in thy = sight, let=20 this land be given to thy servants for a possession, and do not cause us = to pass=20 over Jordan.

32:6 And Moses said to the sons of Gad and the sons = of Ruben,=20 Shall your brethren go to war, and shall ye sit here?

32:7 And why do ye pervert the minds of the children = of Israel,=20 that they should not cross over into the land, which the Lord gives=20 them?

32:8 Did not your fathers thus, when I sent them from = Cades=20 Barne to spy out the land?

32:9 And they went up to the valley of the cluster, = and spied=20 the land, and turned aside the heart of the children of Israel, that = they should=20 not go into the land, which the Lord gave them.

32:10 And the Lord was very angry in that day, and = sware,=20 saying,

32:11 Surely these men who came up out of Egypt from = twenty=20 years old and upward, who know good and evil, shall not see the land = which I=20 sware [to give] to Abraam and Isaac and Jacob, for they have not closely = followed after me:

32:12 save Caleb the son of Jephonne, who was set = apart, and=20 Joshua the son of Naue, for they closely followed after the = Lord.

32:13 And the Lord was very angry with Israel; and = for forty=20 years he caused them to wander in the wilderness, until all the = generation which=20 did evil in the sight of the Lord as extinct.

32:14 Behold, ye are risen up in the room of your = fathers, a=20 combination of sinful men, to increase yet farther the fierce wrath of = the Lord=20 against Israel.

32:15 For ye will turn away from him to desert him = yet once=20 more in the wilderness, and ye will sin against this whole=20 congregation.

32:16 And they came to him, and said, We will build = here folds=20 for our cattle, and cities for our possessions;

32:17 and we will arm ourselves and go as an advanced = guard=20 before the children of Israel, until we shall have brought them into = their=20 place; and our possessions shall remain in walled cities because of the=20 inhabitants of the land.

32:18 We will not return to our houses till the = children of=20 Israel shall have been distributed, each to his own = inheritance.

32:19 And we will not any longer inherit with them = from the=20 other side of Jordan and onwards, because we have our full inheritance = on the=20 side beyond Jordan eastward.

32:20 And Moses said to them, If ye will do according = to these=20 words, if ye will arm yourselves before the Lord for battle,

32:21 and every one of you will pass over Jordan = fully armed=20 before the Lord, until his enemy be destroyed from before his = face,

32:22 and the land shall be subdued before the Lord, = then=20 afterwards ye shall return, and be guiltless before the Lord, and as = regards=20 Israel; and this land shall be to you for a possession before the=20 Lord.

32:23 But if ye will not do so, ye will sin against = the Lord;=20 and ye shall know your sin, when afflictions shall come upon = you.

32:24 And ye shall build for yourselves cities for = your store,=20 and folds for your cattle; and ye shall do that which proceeds out of = your=20 mouth.

32:25 And the sons of Ruben and the sons of Gad spoke = to Moses,=20 saying, Thy servants will do as our lord commands.

32:26 Our store, and our wives, and all our cattle = shall be in=20 the cities of Galaad.

32:27 But thy servants will go over all armed and set = in order=20 before the Lord to battle, as [our] lord says.

32:28 And Moses appointed to them [for judges] = Eleazar the=20 pries, and Joshua the son of Naue, and the chiefs of the families of the = tribes=20 of Israel.

32:29 And Moses said to them, If the sons of Ruben = and the sons=20 of Gad will pass over Jordan with you, every one armed for war before = the Lord,=20 and ye shall subdue the land before you, then ye shall give to them the = land of=20 Galaad for a possession.

32:30 But if they will not pass over armed with you = to war=20 before the Lord, then shall ye cause to pass over their possessions and = their=20 wives and their cattle before you into the land of Chanaan, and they = shall=20 inherit with you in the land of Chanaan.

32:31 And the sons of Ruben and the sons of Gad = answered,=20 saying, Whatsoever the Lord says to his servants, that will we do. =

32:32 We will go over armed before the Lord into the = land of=20 Chanaan, and ye shall give us our inheritance beyond Jordan.

32:33 And Moses gave to them, even to the sons of Gad = and the=20 sons of Ruben, and to the half tribe of Manasse of the sons of Joseph, = the=20 kingdom of Seon king of the Amorites, and the kingdom of Og king of = Basan, the=20 land and its cities with its coasts, the cities of the land round about. =

32:34 And the sons of Gad built Daebon, and Ataroth, = and=20 Aroer,

32:35 and Sophar, and Jazer, and they set them = up,

32:36 and Namram, and Baetharan, strong cities, and = folds for=20 sheep.

32:37 And the sons of Ruben built Esebon, and Eleale, = and=20 Kariatham,

32:38 and Beelmeon, surrounded [with walls], and = Sebama; and=20 they called the names of the cities which they built, after their own=20 names.

32:39 And a son of Machir the son of Manasse went to = Galaad,=20 and took it, and destroyed the Amorite who dwelt in it.

32:40 And Moses gave Galaad to Machir the son of = Manasse, and=20 he dwelt there.

32:41 And Jair the [son] of Manasse went and took = their=20 villages, and called them the villages of Jair.

32:42 And Nabau went and took Caath and her villages, = and=20 called them Naboth after his name.

[Numbers] 33:1 And these are the = stages of the=20 children of Israel, as they went out from the land of Egypt with their = host by=20 the hand of Moses and Aaron.

33:2 And Moses wrote their removals and their stages, = by the=20 word of the Lord: and these are the stages of their = journeying.

33:3 They departed from Ramesses in the first month, = on the=20 fifteenth day of the first month; on the day after the passover the = children of=20 Israel went forth with a high hand before all the Egyptians.

33:4 And the Egyptians buried those that died of = them, even all=20 that the Lord smote, every first-born in the land of Egypt; also the = Lord=20 executed vengeance on their gods.

33:5 And the children of Israel departed from = Ramesses, and=20 encamped in Socchoth:

33:6 and they departed from Socchoth and encamped in = Buthan,=20 which is a part of the wilderness.

33:7 And they departed from Buthan and encamped at = the mouth of=20 Iroth, which is opposite Beel-sepphon, and encamped opposite = Magdol.

33:8 And they departed from before Iroth, and crossed = the=20 middle of the sea into the wilderness; and they went a journey of three = days=20 through the wilderness, and encamped in Picriae.

33:9 And they departed from Picriae, and came to = Aelim; and in=20 Aelim [were] twelve fountains of water, and seventy palm-trees, and they = encamped there by the water.

33:10 And they departed from Aelim, and encamped by = the Red=20 Sea.

33:11 And they departed from the Red Sea, and = encamped in the=20 wilderness of Sin.

33:12 And they departed from the wilderness of Sin, = and=20 encamped in Raphaca.

33:13 And they departed from Raphaca, and encamped in = Aelus.

33:14 And they departed from Aelus, and encamped in = Raphidin;=20 and there was no water there for the people to drink.

33:15 And they departed from Raphidin, and encamped = in the=20 wilderness of Sina.

33:16 And they departed from the wilderness of Sina, = and=20 encamped at the Graves of Lust.

33:17 And they departed from the Graves of Lust, and = encamped=20 in Aseroth.

33:18 And they departed from Aseroth, and encamped in = Rathama.

33:19 And they departed from Rathama, and encamped in = Remmon=20 Phares.

33:20 And they departed from Remmon Phares, and = encamped in=20 Lebona.

33:21 And they departed from Lebona, ad encamped in=20 Ressan.

33:22 And they departed from Ressan, and encamped in=20 Makellath.

33:23 And they departed from Makellath, and encamped = in=20 Saphar.

33:24 And they departed from Saphar, and encamped in=20 Charadath.

33:25 And they departed from Charadath, and encamped = in=20 Makeloth.

33:26 And they departed from Makeloth, and encamped = in=20 Kataath.

33:27 And they departed from Kataath, and encamped in = Tarath.

33:28 And they departed from Tarath, and encamped in=20 Mathecca.

33:29 And they departed from Mathecca, and encamped = in=20 Selmona.

33:30 And they departed from Selmona, and encamped in = Masuruth.

33:31 And they departed from Masuruth, and encamped = in=20 Banaea.

33:32 And they departed from Banaea, and encamped in = the=20 mountain Gadgad.

33:33 And they departed from the mountain Gadgad, and = encamped=20 in Etebatha.

33:34 And they departed from Etebatha, and encamped = in=20 Ebrona.

33:35 And they departed from Ebrona, and encamped in = Gesion=20 Gaber.

33:36 And they departed from Gesion Gaber, and = encamped in the=20 wilderness of Sin; and they departed from the wilderness of Sin, and = encamped in=20 the wilderness of Pharan; this is Cades.

33:37 And they departed from Cades, and encamped in = mount Or=20 near the land of Edom.

33:38 And Aaron the priest went up by the command of = the Lord,=20 and died there in the fortieth year of the departure of the children of = Israel=20 from the land of Egypt, in the fifth month, on the first [day] of the=20 month.

33:39 And Aaron was a hundred and twenty-three years = old, when=20 he died in mount Or.

33:40 And Arad the Chananitish king (he too dwelt in = the land=20 of Chanaan) having heard when the children of Israel were entering [the = land]--=20

33:41 then they departed from mount Or, and encamped = in=20 Selmona.

33:42 And they departed from Selmona, and encamped in = Phino.

33:43 And they departed from Phino, and encamped in=20 Oboth.

33:44 And they departed from Oboth, and encamped in = Gai, on the=20 other side [Jordan] on the borders of Moab.

33:45 And they departed from Gai, and encamped in = Daebon=20 Gad.

33:46 And they departed from Daebon Gd, and encamped = in Gelmon=20 Deblathaim.

33:47 And they departed from Gelmon Deblathaim, and = encamped on=20 the mountains of Abarim, over against Nabau.

33:48 And they departed from the mountains of Abarim, = and=20 encamped on the west of Moab, at Jordan by Jericho.

33:49 And they encamped by Jordan between Aesimoth, = as far as=20 Belsa to the west of Moab.

33:50 And the Lord spoke to Moses at the west of Moab = by Jordan=20 at Jericho, saying,

33:51 Speak to the children of Israel, and thou shalt = say to=20 them, Ye are to pass over Jordan into the land of Chanaan.

33:52 And ye shall destroy all that dwell in the land = before=20 your face, and ye shall abolish their high places, and all their molten = images=20 ye shall destroy, and ye shall demolish all their pillars.

33:53 And ye shall destroy all the inhabitants of the = land, and=20 ye shall dwell in it, for I have given their land to you for an=20 inheritance.

33:54 And ye shall inherit their land according to = your tribes;=20 to the greater number ye shall give the larger possession, and to the = smaller ye=20 shall give the less possession; to whatsoever [part] a man's name shall = go forth=20 [by lot], there shall be his [property]: ye shall inherit according to = the=20 tribes of your families.

33:55 But if ye will not destroy the dwellers in the = land from=20 before you, then it shall come to pass that whomsoever of them ye shall = leave=20 shall be thorns in your eyes, and darts in your sides, and they shall be = enemies=20 to you on the land on which ye shall dwell;

33:56 and it shall come to pass that as I had = determined to do=20 to them, so I will do to you.

[Numbers] 34:1 And the Lord spoke to = Moses,=20 saying,

34:2 Charge the children of Israel, and thou shalt = say to them,=20 Ye are entering into the land of Chanaan: it shall be to you for an = inheritance,=20 the land of Chanaan with its boundaries.

34:3 And your southern side shall be from the = wilderness of Sin=20 to the border of Edom, and your border southward shall extend on the = side of the=20 salt sea eastward.

34:4 And your border shall go round you from the = south to the=20 ascent of Acrabi, and shall proceed by Ennac, and the going forth of it = shall be=20 southward to Cades Barne, and it shall go forth to the village of Arad, = and=20 shall proceed by Asemona.

34:5 And the border shall compass from Asemona to the = river of=20 Egypt, and the sea shall be the termination.

34:6 And ye shall have your border on the west, the = great sea=20 shall be the boundary: this shall be to you the border on the west. =

34:7 And this shall be your northern border; from the = great sea=20 ye shall measure to yourselves, by the side of the mountain.

34:8 And ye shall measure to yourselves the mountain = from mount=20 [Hor] at the entering in to Emath, and the termination of it shall be = the coasts=20 of Saradac.

34:9 And the border shall go out to Dephrona, and its = termination shall be at Arsenain; this shall be your border from the=20 north.

34:10 And ye shall measure to yourselves the eastern = border=20 from Arsenain to Sepphamar.

34:11 And the border shall go down from Sepphamar to = Bela=20 eastward to the fountains, and the border shall go down from Bela behind = the sea=20 Chenereth eastward.

34:12 And the border shall go down to Jordan, and the = termination shall be the salt sea; this shall be your land and its = borders round=20 about.

34:13 And Moses charged the children of Israel, = saying, This=20 [is] the land which ye shall inherit by lot, even as the Lord commanded = us to=20 give it to the nine tribes and the half-tribe of Manasse.

34:14 For the tribe of the children of Ruben, and the = tribe of=20 the children of Gad have received [their inheritance] according to their = families; and the half-tribe of Manasse have received their = inheritances.=20

34:15 Two tribes and half a tribe have received their = inheritance beyond Jordan by Jericho from the south = eastwards.

34:16 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

34:17 These [are] the names of the men who shall = divide the=20 land to you for an inheritance; Eleazar the priest and Joshua the [son] = of Naue.=20

34:18 And ye shall take one ruler from [each] tribe = to divide=20 the land to you by lot.

34:19 And these [are] the names of the men; of the = tribe of=20 Juda Chaleb the son of Jephonne.

34:20 Of the tribe of Symeon, Salamiel the son of=20 Semiud.

34:21 Of the tribe of Benjamin, Eldad the son of=20 Chaslon.

34:22 Of the tribe of Dan the prince [was] Bacchir = the son of=20 Egli.

34:23 Of the sons of Joseph of the tribe of the sons = of=20 Manasse, the prince was Aniel the son of Suphi.

34:24 Of the tribe of the sons of Ephraim, the prince = was=20 Camuel the son of Sabathan.

34:25 Of the tribe of Zabulon, the prince was = Elisaphan the son=20 of Pharnac.

34:26 Of the tribe of the sons of Issachar, the = prince was=20 Phaltiel the son of Oza.

34:27 Of the tribe of the children of Aser, the = prince was=20 Achior the son of Selemi.

34:28 Of the tribe of Nephthali, the prince was = Phadael the son=20 of Jamiud.

34:29 These did the Lord command to distribute [the=20 inheritances] to the children of Israel in the land of = Chanaan.

[Numbers] 35:1 And the Lord spoke to = Moses to=20 the west of Moab by Jordan near Jericho, saying,

35:2 Give orders to the children of Israel, and they = shall give=20 to the Levites cities to dwell in from the lot of their possession, and = they=20 shall give to the Levites the suburbs of the cities round about them.=20

35:3 And the cities shall be for them to dwell in, = and their=20 enclosures shall be for their cattle and all their beasts.

35:4 And the suburbs of the cities which ye shall = give to the=20 Levites, shall be from the wall of the city and outwards two thousand = cubits=20 round about.

35:5 And thou shalt measure outside the city on the = east side=20 two thousand cubits, and on the south side two thousand cubits, and on = the west=20 side two thousand cubits, and on the north side two thousand cubits; and = your=20 city shall be in the midst of this, and the suburbs of the cities [as=20 described].

35:6 And ye shall give the cities to the Levites, the = six=20 cities of refuge which ye shall give for the slayer to flee thither, and = in=20 addition to these, forty-two cities.

35:7 Ye shall give to the Levites in all forty-eight = cities,=20 them and their suburbs.

35:8 And as for the cities which ye shall give out of = the=20 possession of the children of Israel, from those [that have] much [ye = shall=20 give] much, and from those that have less ye shall give less: they shall = give of=20 their cities to the Levites each one according to his inheritance which = they=20 shall inherit.

35:9 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

35:10 Speak to the children of Israel, and thou shalt = say to=20 them, Ye are to cross over Jordan into the land of Chanaan.

35:11 And ye shall appoint to yourselves cities: they = shall be=20 to you cities of refuge for the slayer to flee to, every one who has = killed=20 another unintentionally.

35:12 And the cities shall be to you places of refuge = from the=20 avenger of blood, and the slayer shall not die until he stands before = the=20 congregation for judgment.

35:13 And the cities which ye shall assign, [even] = the six=20 cities, shall be places of refuge for you.

35:14 Ye shall assign three cities on the other side = of Jordan,=20 and ye shall assign three cities in the land of Chanaan.

35:15 It shall be a place of refuge for the children = of Israel,=20 and for the stranger, and for him that sojourns among you; these cities = shall be=20 for a place of refuge, for every one to flee thither who has killed a = man=20 unintentionally.

35:16 And if he should smite him with an iron = instrument, and=20 the man should die, he is a murderer; let the murderer by all means be = put to=20 death.

35:17 And if he should smite him with a stone = [thrown] from his=20 hand, whereby a man may die, and he [thus] die, he is a murderer; let = the=20 murderer by all means be put to death.

35:18 And if he should smite him with an instrument = of wood=20 from his hand, whereby he may die, and he [thus] die, he is a murderer; = let the=20 murderer by all means be put to death.

35:19 The avenger of blood himself shall slay the = murderer:=20 whensoever he shall meet him he shall slay him.

35:20 And if he should thrust him through enmity, or = cast any=20 thing upon him from an ambuscade, and the man should die,

35:21 or if he have smitten him with his hand through = anger,=20 and the man should die, let the man that smote him be put to death by = all means,=20 he is a murderer: let the murderer by all means be put to death: the = avenger of=20 blood shall slay the murderer when he meets him.

35:22 But if he should thrust him suddenly, not = through enmity,=20 or cast any thing upon him, not from an ambuscade,

35:23 or [smite him] with any stone, whereby a man = may die,=20 unawares, and it should fall upon him, and he should die, but he was not = his=20 enemy, nor sought to hurt him;

35:24 then the assembly shall judge between the = smiter and the=20 avenger of blood, according to these judgments.

35:25 And the congregation shall rescue the slayer = from the=20 avenger of blood, and the congregation shall restore him to his city of = refuge,=20 whither he fled for refuge; and he shall dwell there till the death of = the=20 high-priest, whom they anointed with the holy oil.

35:26 But if the slayer should in any wise go out = beyond the=20 bounds of the city whither he fled for refuge,

35:27 and the avenger of blood should find him = without the=20 bounds of the city of his refuge, and the avenger of blood should kill = the=20 slayer, he is not guilty.

35:28 For he ought to have remained in the city of = refuge till=20 the high-priest died; and after the death of the high-priest the slayer = shall=20 return to the land of his possession.

35:29 And these things shall be to you for an = ordinance of=20 judgment throughout your generations in all your dwellings.

35:30 Whoever kills a man, thou shalt slay the = murderer on the=20 testimony of witnesses; and one witness shall not testify against a soul = that he=20 should die.

35:31 And ye shall not accept ransoms for life from a = murderer=20 who is worthy of death, for he shall be surely put to death.

35:32 Ye shall not accept a ransom [to excuse] his = fleeing to=20 the city of refuge, so that he should again dwell in the land, until the = death=20 of the high-priest.

35:33 So shall ye not pollute with murder the land in = which ye=20 dwell; for this blood pollutes the land, and the land shall not be = purged from=20 the blood shed upon it, but by the blood of him that shed it.

35:34 And ye shall no defile the land whereon ye = dwell, on=20 which I dwell in the midst of you; for I am the Lord dwelling in the = midst of=20 the children of Israel.

[Numbers] 36:1 And the heads of the = tribe of=20 the sons of Galaad the son of Machir the son of Manasse, of the tribe of = the=20 sons of Joseph, drew near, and spoke before Moses, and before Eleazar = the=20 priest, and before the heads of the houses of the families of the = children of=20 Israel:

36:2 and they said, The Lord commanded our lord to = render the=20 land of inheritance by lot to the children of Israel; and the Lord = appointed our=20 lord to give the inheritance of Salpaad our brother to his = daughters.

36:3 And they will become wives in one of the tribes = of the=20 children of Israel; so their inheritance shall be taken away from the = possession=20 of our fathers, and shall be added to the inheritance of the tribe into = which=20 the women shall marry, and shall be taken away from the portion of our=20 inheritance.

36:4 And if there shall be a release of the children = of Israel,=20 then shall their inheritance be added to the inheritance of the tribe = into which=20 the women marry, and their inheritance, shall be taken away from the = inheritance=20 of our family's tribe.

36:5 And Moses charged the children of Israel by the=20 commandment of the Lord, saying, Thus says the tribe of the children of = Joseph.=20

36:6 This [is] the thing which the Lord has appointed = the=20 daughters of Salpaad, saying, Let them marry where they please, only let = them=20 marry [men] of their father's tribe.

36:7 So shall not the inheritance of the children of = Israel go=20 about from tribe to tribe, for the children of Israel shall steadfastly = continue=20 each in the inheritance of his family's tribe.

36:8 And whatever daughter is heiress to a property = of the=20 tribes of the children Israel, [such] women shall be married each to one = of her=20 father's tribe, that the sons of Israel may each inherit the property of = his=20 father's tribe.

36:9 And the inheritance shall not go about from one = tribe to=20 another, but the children of Israel shall steadfastly continue each in = his on=20 inheritance.

36:10 As the Lord commanded Moses, so did they to the = daughters=20 of Salpaad.

36:11 So Thersa, and Egla, and Melcha, and Nua, and = Malaa, the=20 daughters of Salpaad, married their cousins;

36:12 they were married [to men] of the tribe of = Manasse of the=20 sons of Joseph; and their inheritance was attached to the tribe of their = father's family.

36:13 These [are] the commandments, and the = ordinances, and the=20 judgments, which the Lord commanded by the hand of Moses, at the west of = Moab,=20 at Jordan by Jericho.

Deuteronomy

1:1 These [are] the words which Moses spoke to all = Israel on=20 this side Jordan in the desert towards the west near the Red Sea, = between Pharan=20 Tophol, and Lobon, and Aulon, and the gold works.

1:2 [It is] a journey of eleven days from Choreb to = mount Seir=20 as far as Cades Barne.

1:3 And it came to pass in the fortieth year, in the = eleventh=20 month, on the first [day] of the month, Moses spoke to all the children = of=20 Israel, according to all things which the Lord commanded him for=20 them:

1:4 after he had smitten Seon king of the Amorites = who dwelt in=20 Esebon, and Og the king of Basan who dwelt in Astaroth and in = Edrain;

1:5 beyond Jordan in the land of Moab, Moses began to = declare=20 this law, saying,

1:6 The Lord your God spoke to us in Choreb, saying, = Let it=20 suffice you to have dwelt [so long] in this mountain.

1:7 Turn ye and depart and enter into the mountain of = the=20 Amorites, and [go] to all that dwell near about Araba, to the mountain = and the=20 plain and to the south, and the land of the Chananites near the sea, and = Antilibanus, as far as the great river, the river Euphrates.

1:8 Behold, [God] has delivered the land before you; = go in and=20 inherit the land, which I sware to your fathers, Abraam, and Isaac, and = Jacob,=20 to give it to them and to their seed after them.

1:9 And I spoke to you at that time, saying, I shall = not be=20 able by myself to bear you.

1:10 The Lord your God has multiplied you, and, = behold, ye are=20 to-day as the stars of heaven for multitude.

1:11 The Lord God of your fathers add to you a = thousand-old=20 more than you are, and bless you as he has spoken to you.

1:12 How shall I alone be able to bear your labour, = and your=20 burden, and your gainsayings?

1:13 Take to yourselves wise and understanding and = prudent men=20 for your tribes, and I will set your leaders over you.

1:14 And ye answered me and said, The thing which = thou hast=20 told us [is] good to do.

1:15 So I took of you wise and understanding and = prudent men,=20 and I set them to rule over you as rulers of thousands, and rulers of = hundreds,=20 and rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens, and officers to your judges.=20

1:16 And I charged your judges at that time, saying, = Hear=20 [causes] between your brethren, and judge rightly between a man and = [his]=20 brother, and the stranger that is with him.

1:17 Thou shalt not have respect to persons in = judgment, thou=20 shalt judge small and great equally; thou shalt not shrink from before = the=20 person of a man, for the judgment is God's; and whatsoever matter shall = be too=20 hard for you, ye shall bring it to me, and I will hear it.

1:18 And I charged upon you at that time all the = commands which=20 ye shall perform.

1:19 And we departed from Choreb, and went through = all that=20 great wilderness and terrible, which ye saw, by the way of the mountain = of the=20 Amorite, as the Lord our God charged us, and we came as far as Cades=20 Barne.

1:20 And I said to you, Ye have come as far as the = mountain of=20 the Amorite, which the Lord our God gives to you:

1:21 behold, the Lord your God has delivered to us = the land=20 before you: go up and inherit it as the Lord God of your fathers said to = you;=20 fear not, neither be afraid.

1:22 And ye all came to me, and said, Let us send men = before=20 us, and let them go up to the land for us; and let them bring back to us = a=20 report of the way by which we shall go up, and of the cities into which = we shall=20 enter.

1:23 And the saying pleased me: and I took of you = twelve men,=20 one man of a tribe.

1:24 And they turned and went up to the mountain, and = they came=20 as far as the valley of the cluster, and surveyed it.

1:25 And they took n their hands of the fruit of the = land, and=20 brought it to you, and said, The land is good which the Lord our God = gives=20 us.

1:26 Yet ye would not go up, but rebelled against the = words of=20 the Lord our God.

1:27 And ye murmured in your tents, and said, Because = the Lord=20 hated us, he has brought us out of the land of Egypt to deliver us into = the=20 hands of the Amorites, to destroy us.

1:28 Whither do we go up? and your brethren drew away = your=20 heart, saying, [It is a] great nation and populous, and mightier than = we; and=20 [there are] cities great and walled up to heaven: moreover we saw there = the sons=20 of the giants.

1:29 And I said to you, Fear not, neither be ye = afraid of=20 them;

1:30 the Lord your God who goes before your face, he = shall=20 fight against them together with you effectually, according to all that = he=20 wrought for you in the land of Egypt;

1:31 and in this wilderness which ye saw, by the way = of the=20 mountain of the Amorite; how the Lord thy God will bear thee as a = nursling, as=20 if any man should nurse his child, through all the way which ye have = gone until=20 ye came to this place.

1:32 And in this matter ye believed not the Lord our=20 God,

1:33 who goes before you in the way to choose you a = place,=20 guiding you in fire by night, shewing you the way by which ye go, and a = cloud by=20 day.

1:34 And the Lord heard the voice of your words, and = being=20 greatly provoked he sware, saying,

1:35 Not one of these men shall see this good land, = which I=20 sware to their fathers,

1:36 except Chaleb the son of Jephonne, he shall see = it; and to=20 him I will give the land on which he went up, and to his sons, because = he=20 attended to the things of the Lord.

1:37 And the Lord was angry with me for your sake, = saying,=20 Neither shalt thou by any means enter therein.

1:38 Joshua the son of Naue, who stands by thee, he = shall enter=20 in there; do thou strengthen him, for he shall cause Israel to inherit=20 it.

1:39 And every young child who this day knows not = good or=20 evil,-- they shall enter therein, and to them I will give it, and they = shall=20 inherit it.

1:40 And ye turned and marched into the wilderness, = in the way=20 by the Red Sea.

1:41 And ye answered and said, We have sinned before = the Lord=20 our God; we will go up and fight according to all that the Lord our God = has=20 commanded us: and having taken every one his weapons of war, and being = gathered=20 together, ye went up to the mountain.

1:42 And the Lord said to me, Tell them, Ye shall not = go up,=20 neither shall ye fight, for I am not with you; thus shall ye not be = destroyed=20 before your enemies.

1:43 And I spoke to you, and ye did not hearken to = me; and ye=20 transgressed the commandment of the Lord; and ye forced your way and = went up=20 into the mountain.

1:44 And the Amorite who dwelt in that mountain came = out to=20 meet you, and pursued you as bees do, and wounded you from Seir to=20 Herma.

1:45 And ye sat down and wept before the Lord our = God, and the=20 Lord hearkened not to your voice, neither did he take heed to = you.

1:46 And ye dwelt in Cades many days, as many days as = ye dwelt=20 [there].

[Deuteronomy] 2:1 And we turned and = departed=20 into the wilderness, by the way of the Red Sea, as the Lord spoke to me, = and we=20 compassed mount Seir many days.

2:2 And the Lord said to me,

2:3 Ye have compassed this mount long enough; turn = therefore=20 toward the north.

2:4 And charge the people, saying, Ye are going = through the=20 borders of your brethren the children of Esau, who dwell in Seir; and = they shall=20 fear you, and dread you greatly.

2:5 Do not engage in war against them, for I will not = give you=20 of their land even enough to set your foot upon, for I have given mount = Seir to=20 the children of Esau as an inheritance.

2:6 Buy food of them for money and eat, and ye shall = receive=20 water of them by measure for money, and drink.

2:7 For the Lord our God has blessed thee in every = work of thy=20 hands. Consider how thou wentest through that great and terrible = wilderness:=20 behold, the Lord thy God [has been] with thee forty years; thou didst = not lack=20 any thing.

2:8 And we passed by our brethren the children of = Esau, who=20 dwelt in Seir, by the way of Araba from Aelon and from Gesion Gaber; and = we=20 turned and passed by the way of the desert of Moab.

2:9 And the Lord said to me, Do not ye quarrel with = the=20 Moabites, and do not engage in war with them; for I will not give you of = their=20 land for an inheritance, for I have given Aroer to the children of Lot = to=20 inherit.

2:10 Formerly the Ommin dwelt in it, a great and = numerous=20 nation and powerful, like the Enakim.

2:11 These also shall be accounted Raphain like the = Enakim; and=20 the Moabites call them Ommin.

2:12 And the Chorrhite dwelt in Seir before, and the = sons of=20 Esau destroyed them, and utterly consumed them from before them; and = they dwelt=20 in their place, as Israel did to the land of his inheritance, which the = Lord=20 gave to them.

2:13 Now then, arise ye, [said I], and depart, and = cross the=20 valley of Zaret.

2:14 And the days in which we traveled from Cades = Barne till we=20 crossed the valley of Zaret, [were] thirty and eight years, until the = whole=20 generation of the men of war failed, dying out of the camp, as the Lord = God=20 sware to them.

2:15 And the hand of the Lord was upon them to = destroy them out=20 of the midst of the camp, until they were consumed.

2:16 And it came to pass when all the men of war = dying out of=20 the midst of the people had fallen,

2:17 that the Lord spoke to me, saying,

2:18 Thou shalt pass over this day the borders of = Moab to=20 Aroer;

2:19 and ye shall draw nigh to the children of Amman: = do not=20 quarrel with them, nor wage war with them; for I will not give thee of = the land=20 of the children of Amman for an inheritance, because I have given it to = the=20 children of Lot for an inheritance.

2:20 It shall be accounted a land of Raphain, for the = Raphain=20 dwelt there before, and the Ammanites call them Zochommin.

2:21 A great nation and populous, and mightier than = you, as=20 also the Enakim: yet the Lord destroyed them from before them, and they=20 inherited [their land], and they dwelt [there] instead of them until = this=20 day.

2:22 As they did to the children of Esau that dwell = in Seir,=20 even as they destroyed the Chorrhite from before them, and inherited = their=20 country, and dwelt [therein] instead of them until this day.

2:23 And the Evites who dwell in Asedoth to Gaza, and = the=20 Cappadocians who came out of Cappadocia, destroyed them, and dwelt in = their=20 room.

2:24 Now then arise and depart, and pass over the = valley of=20 Arnon: behold, I have delivered into thy hands Seon the king of Esebon = the=20 Amorite, and his land: begin to inherit [it]: engage in war with him = this=20 day.

2:25 Begin to put thy terror and thy fear on the face = of all=20 the nations under heaven, who shall be troubled when they have heard thy = name,=20 and shall be in anguish before thee.

2:26 And I sent ambassadors from the wilderness of = Kedamoth to=20 Seon king of Esebon with peaceable words, saying,

2:27 I will pass through thy land: I will go by the = road, I=20 will not turn aside to the right hand or to the left.

2:28 Thou shalt give me food for money, and I will = eat; and=20 thou shalt give me water for money, and I will drink; I will only go = through on=20 my feet:

2:29 as the sons of Esau did to me, who dwelt in = Seir, and the=20 Moabites who dwelt in Aroer, until I shall have passed Jordan into the = land=20 which the Lord our God gives us.

2:30 And Seon king of Esebon would not that we should = pass by=20 him, because the Lord our God hardened his spirit, and made his heart = stubborn,=20 that he might be delivered into thy hands, as on this day.

2:31 And the Lord said to me, Behold, I have begun to = deliver=20 before thee Seon the king of Esebon the Amorite, and his land, and do = thou begin=20 to inherit his land.

2:32 And Seon the king of Esebon came forth to meet = us, he and=20 all his people to war at Jassa.

2:33 And the Lord our God delivered him before our = face, and we=20 smote him, and his sons, and all his people.

2:34 And we took possession of all his cities at that = time, and=20 we utterly destroyed every city in succession, and their wives, and = their=20 children; we left no living prey.

2:35 Only we took the cattle captive, and took the = spoil of the=20 cities.

2:36 From Aroer, which is by the brink of the brook = of Arnon,=20 and the city wich is in the valley, and as far as the mount of Galaad; = there was=20 not a city which escaped us: the Lord our God delivered all of them into = our=20 hands.

2:37 Only we did not draw near to the children of = Amman, even=20 all the parts bordering on the brook Jaboc, and the cities in the = mountain=20 country, as the Lord our God charged us.

[Deuteronomy] 3:1 And we turned and = went by=20 the way leading to Basan; and Og the king of Basan came out to meet us, = he and=20 all his people, to battle at Edraim.

3:2 And the Lord said to me, Fear him not, for I have = delivered=20 him, and all his people, and all his land, into thy hands; and thou = shalt do to=20 him as thou didst to Seon king of the Amorites who dwelt in = Esebon.

3:3 And the Lord our God delivered him into our = hands, even Og=20 the king of Basan, and all his people; and we smote him until we left = none of=20 his seed.

3:4 And we mastered all his cities at that time; = there was not=20 a city which we took not from them; sixty cities, all the country round = about=20 Argob, belonging to king Og in Basan:

3:5 all strong cities, lofty walls, gates and bars; = besides the=20 very many cities of the Pherezites.

3:6 We utterly destroyed [them] as we dealt with Seon = the king=20 of Esebon, so we utterly destroyed every city in order, and the women = and the=20 children,

3:7 and all the cattle; and we took for a prey to = ourselves the=20 spoil of the cities.

3:8 And we took at that time the land out of the = hands of the=20 two kings of the Amorites, who were beyond Jordan, [extending] from the = brook of=20 Arnon even unto Aermon.

3:9 The Phoenicians call Aermon Sanior, but the = Amorite has=20 called it Sanir.

3:10 All the cities of Misor, and all Galaad, and all = Basan as=20 far as Elcha and Edraim, cities of the kingdom of Og in = Basan.

3:11 For only Og the king of Basan was left of the = Raphain:=20 behold, his bed [was] a bed of iron; behold, [it is] in the chief city = of the=20 children of Ammon; the length of it [is] nine cubits, and the breadth of = it four=20 cubits, according to the cubit of a man.

3:12 And we inherited that land at that time from = Aroer, which=20 s by the border of the torrent Arnon, and half the mount of Galaad; and = I gave=20 his cities to Ruben and to Gad.

3:13 And the rest of Galaad, and all Basan the = kingdom of Og I=20 gave to the half-tribe of Manasse, and all the country round about = Argob, all=20 that Basan; it shall be accounted the land of Raphain.

3:14 And Jair the son of Manasse took all the country = round=20 about Argob as far as the borders of Gargasi and Machathi: he called = them by his=20 name Basan Thavoth Jair until this day.

3:15 And to Machir I gave Galaad.

3:16 And to Ruben and to Gad I gave [the land] under = Galaad as=20 far as the brook of Arnon, the border between the brook and as far as = Jaboc; the=20 brook [is] the border to the children Amman.

3:17 And Araba and Jordan [are] the boundary of = Machanareth,=20 even to the sea of Araba, the salt sea under Asedoth Phasga = eastward.

3:18 And I charged you at that time, saying, The Lord = your God=20 has given you this land by lot; arm yourselves, every one [that is] = powerful,=20 and go before your brethren the children of Israel.

3:19 Only your wives and your children and your = cattle (I know=20 that ye have much cattle), let them dwell in your cities which I have = given=20 you;

3:20 until the Lord your God give your brethren rest, = as also=20 he has given to you, and they also shall inherit the land, which the = Lord our=20 God gives them on the other side of Jordan; then ye shall return, each = one to=20 his inheritance which I have given you.

3:21 And I commanded Joshua at that time, saying, = Your eyes=20 have seen all things, which the Lord our God did to these two kings: so = shall=20 the Lord our God do to all the kingdoms against which thou crossest over = thither.

3:22 Ye shall not be afraid of them, because the Lord = our God=20 himself shall fight for you.

3:23 And I besought the Lord at that time, = saying,

3:24 Lord God, thou hast begun to shew to thy servant = thy=20 strength, and thy power, and thy mighty hand, and thy high arm: for what = God is=20 there in heaven or on the earth, who will do as thou hast done, and = according to=20 thy might?

3:25 I will therefre go over and see this good land = that is=20 beyond Jordan, this good mountain and Antilibanus.

3:26 And the Lord because of you did not regard me, = and=20 hearkened not to me; and the Lord said to me, Let it suffice thee, speak = not of=20 this matter to me any more.

3:27 Go up to the top of the quarried rock, and look = with thine=20 eyes westward, and northward, and southward, and eastward, and behold = [it] with=20 thine eyes, for thou shalt not go over this Jordan.

3:28 And charge Joshua, and strengthen him, and = encourage him;=20 for he shall go before the face of this people, and he shall give them = the=20 inheritance of all the land which thou hast seen.

3:29 And we abode in the valley near the house of=20 Phogor.

[Deuteronomy] 4:1 And now, Israel, = hear the=20 ordinances and judgments, all that I teach you this day to do: that ye = may live,=20 and be multiplied, and that ye may go in and inherit the land, which the = Lord=20 God of your fathers gives you.

4:2 Ye shall not add to the word which I command you, = and ye=20 shall not take from it: keep the commandments of the Lord our God, all = that I=20 command you this day.

4:3 Your eyes have seen all that the Lord our God did = in [the=20 case of] Beel-phegor; for every man that went after Beel-phegor, the = Lord your=20 God has utterly destroyed him from among you.

4:4 But ye that kept close to the Lord your God are = all alive=20 to-day.

4:5 Behold, I have shewn you ordinances and judgments = as the=20 Lord commanded me, that ye should do so in the land into which ye go to = inherit=20 it.

4:6 And ye shall keep and do them: for this is your = wisdom and=20 understanding before all nations, as many as shall hear all these = ordinances;=20 and they shall say, Behold, this great nation [is] a wise and = understanding=20 people.

4:7 For what manner of nation [is so] great, which = has God so=20 near to them as the Lord our God [is] in all things in whatsoever we may = call=20 upon him?

4:8 And what manner of nation [is so] great, which = has=20 righteous ordinances and judgments according to all this law, which I = set before=20 you this day?

4:9 Take heed to thyself, and keep thy heart = diligently: forget=20 not any of the things, which thine eyes have seen, and let them not = depart from=20 thine heart all the days of thy life; and thou shalt teach thy sons and = thy=20 sons' sons,

4:10 [even the things that happened in] the day in = which ye=20 stood before the Lord our God in Choreb in the day of the assembly; for = the Lord=20 said to me, Gather the people to me, and let them hear my words, that = they may=20 learn to fear me all the days which they live upon the earth, and they = shall=20 teach their sons.

4:11 And ye drew nigh and stood under the mountain; = and the=20 mountain burned with fire up to heaven: [there was] darkness, blackness, = [and]=20 tempest.

4:12 And the Lord spoke to you out of the midst of = the fire a=20 voice of words, which ye heard: and ye saw no likeness, only [ye heard] = a=20 voice.

4:13 And he announced to you his covenant, which he = commanded=20 you to keep, even the ten commandments; and he wrote them on two tables = of=20 stone.

4:14 And the Lord commanded me at that time, to teach = you=20 ordinances and judgments, that ye should do them on the land, into which = ye go=20 to inherit it.

4:15 And take good heed to your hearts, for ye saw no = similitude in the day in which the Lord spoke to you in Choreb in the = mountain=20 out of the midst of the fire:

4:16 lest ye transgress, and make to yourselves a = carved image,=20 any kind of figure, the likeness of male or female,

4:17 the likeness of any beast of those that are on = the earth,=20 the likeness of any winged bird which flies under heaven,

4:18 the likeness of any reptile which creeps on the = earth, the=20 likeness of any fish of those which are in the waters under the=20 earth;

4:19 and lest having looked up to the sky, and having = seen the=20 sun and the moon and the stars, and all the heavenly bodies, thou = shouldest go=20 astray and worship them, and serve them, which the Lord thy God has = distributed=20 to all the nations under heaven.

4:20 But God took you, and led you forth out of the = land of=20 Egypt, out of the iron furnace, out of Egypt, to be to him a people of=20 inheritance, as at this day.

:21 And the Lord God was angry with me for the things = said by=20 you, and sware that I should not go over this Jordan, and that I should = not=20 enter into the land, which the Lord thy God giveth thee for an=20 inheritance.

4:22 For I am to die in this land, and shall not pass = over this=20 Jordan; but ye are to pass over, and shall inherit this good land. =

4:23 Take heed to yourselves, lest ye forget the = covenant of=20 the Lord our God, which he made with you, and ye transgress, and make to = yourselves a graven image of any of the things concerning which the Lord = thy God=20 commanded thee.

4:24 For the Lord thy God is a consuming fire, a = jealous God.=20

4:25 And when thou shalt have begotten sons, and = shalt have=20 sons' sons, and ye shall have dwelt a long time on the land, and shall = have=20 transgressed, and made a graven image of any thing, and shall have done = wickedly=20 before the Lord your God to provoke him;

4:26 I call heaven and earth this day to witness = against you,=20 that ye shall surely perish from off the land, into which ye go across = Jordan to=20 inherit it there; ye shall not prolong your days upon it, but shall be = utterly=20 cut off.

4:27 And the Lord shall scatter you among all = nations, and ye=20 shall be left few in number among all the nations, among which the Lord = shall=20 bring you.

4:28 And ye shall there serve other gods, the works = of the=20 hands of men, wood and stones, which cannot see, nor can they hear, nor = eat, nor=20 smell.

4:29 And there ye shall seek the Lord your God, and = ye shall=20 find him whenever ye shall seek him with all your heart, and with all = your soul=20 in your affliction.

4:30 And all these things shall come upon thee in the = last=20 days, and thou shalt turn to the Lord thy God, and shalt hearken to his = voice.=20

4:31 Because the Lord thy God [is] a God of pity: he = will not=20 forsake thee, nor destroy thee; he will not forget the covenant of thy = fathers,=20 which the Lord sware to them.

4:32 Ask of the former days which were before thee, = from the=20 day when God created man upon the earth, and [beginning] at the [one] = end of=20 heaven to the other end of heaven, if there has happened any thing like = to this=20 great event, if such a thing has been heard:

4:33 if a nation have heard the voice of the living = God=20 speaking out of the midst of the fire, as thou hast heard and hast=20 lived;

4:34 if God has assayed to go and take to himself a = nation out=20 of the midst of [another] nation with trial, and with signs, and with = wonders,=20 and with war, and with a mighty hand, and with a high arm, and with = great=20 sights, according to all the things which the Lord our God did in Egypt = in thy=20 sight.

4:35 So that thou shouldest know that the Lord thy = God he is=20 God, and there is none beside him.

4:36 His voice was made audible from heaven to = instruct thee,=20 and he shewed thee upon the earth his great fire, and thou heardest his = words=20 out of the midst of the fire.

4:37 Because he loved thy fathers, he also chose you = their seed=20 after them, and he brought thee himself with his great strength out of=20 Egypt,

4:38 to destroy nations great and stronger than thou = before thy=20 face, to bring thee in, to give thee their land to inherit, as thou hast = it this=20 day.

4:39 An thou shalt know this day, and shalt consider = in thine=20 heart, that the Lord thy God he [is] God in heaven above, and on the = earth=20 beneath, and there is none else but he.

4:40 And keep ye his commandments, and his = ordinances, all that=20 I command you this day; that it may be well with thee, and with thy sons = after=20 thee, that ye may be long-lived upon the earth, which the Lord thy God = giveth=20 thee for ever.

4:41 Then Moses separated three cities beyond Jordan = on the=20 east,

4:42 that the slayer might flee thither, who should = have slain=20 his neighbour unintentionally, and should not have hated him in times = past, and=20 he shall flee to one of these cities and live:

4:43 Bosor in the wilderness, in the plain country of = Ruben,=20 and Ramoth in Galaad [belonging to] Gad, and Gaulon in Basan [belonging = to]=20 Manasse.

4:44 This [is] the law which Moses set before the = children of=20 Israel.

4:45 These [are] the testimonies, and the ordinances = and the=20 judgments, which Moses spoke to the sons of Israel, when they came out = of the=20 land of Egypt:

4:46 on the other side of Jordan, in the valley near = the house=20 of Phogor, in the land of Seon king of the Amorites, who dwelt in = Esebon, whom=20 Moses and the sons of Israel smote when they came out of the land of = Egypt.=20

4:47 And they inherited his land, and the land of Og = king of=20 Basan, two kings of the Amorites, who were beyond Jordan = eastward.

4:48 From Aroer, which is on the border of the brook = Arnon,=20 even to the mount of Seon, which is Aermon.

4:49 All Araba beyond Jordan eastward under Asedoth = hewn in the=20 rock.

[Deuteronomy] 5:1 And Moses called = all Israel,=20 and said to them, Hear, Israel, the ordinances and judgments, all that I = speak=20 in your ears this day, and ye shall learn them, and observe to do=20 them.

5:2 The Lord your God made a covenant with you in=20 Choreb.

5:3 The Lord did not make this covenant with your = fathers, but=20 with you: ye are all here alive this day.

5:4 The Lord spoke to you face to face in the = mountain out of=20 the midst of the fire.

5:5 And I stood between the Lord and you at that time = to report=20 to you the words of the Lord, (because ye were afraid before the fire, = and ye=20 went not up to the mountain,) saying,

5:6 I am the Lord thy God, who brought thee out of = the land of=20 Egypt, out of the house of bondage.

5:7 Thou shalt have no other gods before my = face.

5:8 Thou shalt not make to thyself an image, nor = likeness of=20 any thing, whatever things [are] in the heaven above, and whatever [are] = in the=20 earth beneath, and whatever [are] in the waters under the = earth.

5:9 Thou shalt not bow down to them, nor shalt thou = serve them;=20 for I am the Lord thy God, a jealous God, visiting the sins of the = fathers upon=20 the children to the third and fourth generation to them that hate = me,

5:10 and doing mercifully to thousands of them that = love me,=20 and that keep my commandments.

5:11 Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God = in vain,=20 for the Lord thy God will certainly not acquit him that takes his name = in=20 vain.

5:12 Keep the sabbath day to sanctify it, as the Lord = thy God=20 commanded thee.

5:13 Six days thou shalt work, and thou shalt do all = thy=20 works;

5:14 but on the seventh day [is] the sabbath of the = Lord thy=20 God: thou shalt do in it no work, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, = thy=20 man-servant, and thy maid-servant, thine ox, and thine ass, and all thy = cattle,=20 and the stranger that sojourns in the midst of thee; that thy = man-servant may=20 rest, and thy maid, and thine ox, as well as thou.

5:15 And thou shalt remember that thou wast a slave = in the land=20 of Egypt, and the Lord thy God brought thee out thence with a mighty = hand, and a=20 high arm: therefore the Lord appointed thee to keep the sabbath day and = to=20 sanctify it.

5:16 Honour thy father and thy mother, as the Lord = thy God=20 commanded thee; that it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest live = long=20 upon the land, which the Lord thy God gives thee.

5:17 Thou shalt not commit murder.

5:18 Thou shalt not commit adultery.

5:19 Thou shalt not steal.

5:20 Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy=20 neighbour.

5:21 Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife; thou = shalt not=20 covet thy neighbour's house, nor his field, nor his man-servant, nor his = maid,=20 nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any beast of his, nor any thing that is thy = neighbour's.

5:22 These words the Lord spoke to all the assembly = of you in=20 the mountain out of the midst of the fire-- [there was] darkness, = blackness,=20 storm, a loud voice-- and he added no more, and he wrote them on two = tables of=20 stone, and he gave them to me.

5:23 And it came to pass when ye heard the voice out = of the=20 midst of the fire, for the mountain burned with fire, that ye came to = me, even=20 all the heads of your tribes, and your elders:

5:24 and ye said, Behold, the Lord our God has shewn = us his=20 glory, and we have heard his voice out of the midst of the fire: this = day we=20 have seen that God shall speak to man, and he shall live.

5:25 And now let us not die, for this great fire will = consume=20 us, if we shall hear the voice of the Lord our God any more, an we shall = die.

5:26 For what flesh [is there] which has heard the = voice of the=20 living God, speaking out of the midst of the fire, as we [have heard], = and shall=20 live?

5:27 Do thou draw near, and hear all that the Lord = our God=20 shall say, and thou shalt speak to us all things whatsoever the Lord our = God=20 shall speak to thee, and we will hear, and do.

5:28 And the Lord heard the voice of your words as ye = spoke to=20 me; and the Lord said to me, I have heard the voice of the words of this = people,=20 even all things that they have said to thee. [They have] well [said] all = that=20 they have spoken.

5:29 O that there were such a heart in them, that = they should=20 fear me and keep my commands always, that it might be well with them and = with=20 their sons for ever.

5:30 Go, say to them, Return ye to your = houses;

5:31 but stand thou here with me, and I will tell = thee all the=20 commands, and the ordinances, and the judgments, which thou shalt teach = them,=20 and let them do so in the land which I give them for an = inheritance.

5:32 And ye shall take heed to do as the Lord thy God = commanded=20 thee; ye shall not turn aside to the right hand or to the = left,

5:33 according to all the way which the Lord thy God = commanded=20 thee to walk in it, that he may give thee rest; and that it may be well = with=20 thee, and ye may prolong your days on the land which ye shall=20 inherit.

[Deuteronomy] 6:1 And these [are] = the=20 commands, and the ordinances, and the judgments, as many as the Lord our = God=20 gave commandment to teach you to do so in the land on which ye enter to = inherit=20 it.

6:2 That ye may fear the Lord your God, keep ye all = his=20 ordinances, and his commandments, which I command thee to-day, thou, and = thy=20 sons, and thy sons' sons, all the days of thy life, that ye may live = many=20 days.

6:3 Hear, therefore, O Israel, and observe to do = them, that it=20 may be well with thee, and that ye may be greatly multiplied, as the = Lord God of=20 thy fathers said that he would give thee a land flowing with milk and = honey: and=20 these [are] the ordinances, and the judgments, which the Lord commanded = the=20 children of Israel in the wilderness, when they had gone forth from the = land of=20 Egypt.

6:4 Hear, O Israel, The Lord our God is one Lord. =

6:5 And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy = mind, and=20 with all thy soul, and all thy strength.

6:6 And these words, all that I command thee this = day, shall be=20 in thy heart and in thy soul.

6:7 And thou shalt teach them to thy children, and = thou shalt=20 speak of them sitting in the house, and walking by the way, and lying = down, and=20 rising up.

6:8 And thou shalt fasten them for a sign upon thy = hand, and it=20 shall be immoveable before thine eyes.

6:9 And ye shall write them on the lintels of your = houses and=20 of your gates.

6:10 And it shall come to pass when the Lord thy God = shall have=20 brought thee into the land which he sware to thy fathers, to Abraam, and = to=20 Isaac, and to Jacob, to give thee great and beautiful cities which thou = didst=20 not build,

6:11 houses full of all good things which thou didst = not fill,=20 wells dug in the rock which thou didst not dig, vineyards and oliveyards = which=20 thou didst not plant, then having eaten and been filled,

6:12 beware lest thou forget the Lord thy God that = brought thee=20 forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.

6:13 Thou shalt fear the Lord thy God, and him only = shalt thou=20 serve; and thou shalt cleave to him, and by his name thou shalt swear.=20

6:14 Go ye not after other gods of the gods of the = nations=20 round about you;

6:15 for the Lord thy God in the midst of thee [is] a = jealous=20 God, lest the Lord thy God be very angry with thee, and destroy thee = from off=20 the face of the earth.

6:16 Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God, as ye = tempted him=20 in the temptation.

6:17 Thou shalt by all means keep the commands of the = Lord thy=20 God, the testimonies, and the ordinances, which he commanded = thee.

6:18 And thou shalt do that which is pleasing and = good before=20 the Lord thy God, that it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest go = in and=20 inherit the good land, which the Lord sware to your fathers,

6:19 to chase all thine enemies from before thy face, = as the=20 Lord said.

6:20 And it shall come to pass when thy son shall ask = thee at a=20 future time, saying, What are the testimonies, and the ordinances, and = the=20 judgments, which the Lord our God has commanded us?

6:21 Then shalt thou say to thy son, We were slaves = to Pharao=20 in the land of Egypt, and the Lord brought us forth thence with a mighty = hand,=20 and with a high arm.

6:22 And the Lord wrought signs and great and = grievous wonders=20 in Egypt, on Pharao and on his house before us.

6:23 And he brought us out thence to give us this = land, which=20 he sware to give to our fathers.

6:24 And the Lord charged us to observe all these = ordinances;=20 to fear the Lord our God, that it may be well with us for ever, that we = may=20 live, as even to-day.

6:25 And there shall be mercy to us, if we take heed = to keep=20 all these commands before the Lord our God, as he has commanded = us.

[Deuteronomy] 7:1 And when the Lord = thy God=20 shall bring thee into the land, into which thou goest to possess it, and = shall=20 remove great nations from before thee, the Chettite, and Gergesite, and = Amorite,=20 and Chananite, and Pherezite, and Evite, and Jebusite, seven nations = [more]=20 numerous and stronger than you,

7:2 and the Lord thy God shall deliver them into thy = hands,=20 then thou shalt smite them: thou shalt utterly destroy them: thou shalt = not make=20 a covenant with them, neither shall ye pity them:

7:3 neither shall ye contract marriages with them: = thou shalt=20 not give thy daughter to his son, and thou shalt not take his daughter = to thy=20 son.

7:4 For he will draw away thy son from me, and he = will serve=20 other gods; and the Lord will be very angry with you, and will soon = utterly=20 destroy thee.

7:5 But thus shall ye do to them; ye shall destroy = their=20 altars, and shall break down their pillars, and shall cut down their = groves, and=20 shall burn with fire the graven images of their gods.

7:6 For thou art a holy people to the Lord thy God; = and the=20 Lord thy God chose thee to be to him a peculiar people beyond all = nations that=20 [are] upon the face of the earth.

7:7 It as not because ye are more numerous than all = [other]=20 nations that the Lord preferred you, and the Lord made choice of you: = for ye are=20 fewer in number than all [other] nations.

7:8 But because the Lord loved you, and as keeping = the oath=20 which he sware to your fathers, the Lord brought you out with a strong = hand, and=20 the Lord redeemed thee from the house of bondage, out of the hand of = Pharao king=20 of Egypt.

7:9 Thou shalt know therefore, that the Lord thy God, = he [is]=20 God, a faithful God, who keeps covenant and mercy for them that love = him, and=20 for those that keep his commandments to a thousand = generations,

7:10 and who recompenses them that hate him to their = face, to=20 destroy them utterly; and will not be slack with them that hate him: he = will=20 recompense them to their face.

7:11 Thou shalt keep therefore the commands, and the=20 ordinances, and these judgments, which I command thee this day to = do.

7:12 And it shall come to pass when ye shall have = heard these=20 ordinances, and shall have kept and done them, that the Lord thy God = shall keep=20 for thee the covenant and the mercy, which he sware to your = fathers.

7:13 And he will love thee, and bless thee, and = multiply thee;=20 and he will bless the off-spring of thy body, and the fruit of thy land, = thy=20 corn, and thy wine, and thine oil, the herds of thine oxen, and the = flocks of=20 thy sheep, on the land which the Lord sware to thy fathers to give to = thee.=20

7:14 Thou shalt be blessed beyond all nations; there = shall not=20 be among you an impotent or barren one, or among thy cattle.

7:15 And the Lord thy God shall remove from thee all = sickness;=20 and none of the evil diseases of Egypt, which thou hast seen, and all = that thou=20 hast known, will he lay upon thee; but he will lay them upon all that = hate=20 thee.

7:16 And thou shalt eat all the spoils of the nations = which the=20 Lord thy God gives thee; thine eye shall not spare them, and thou shalt = not=20 serve their gods; for this is an offence to thee.

7:17 But if thou shouldest say in thine heart, This = nation [is]=20 greater than I, how shall I be able to destroy them utterly?

7:18 thou shalt not fear them; thou shalt surely = remember all=20 that the Lord thy God did to Pharao and to all the Egyptians:

7:19 the great temptations which thine eyes have = seen, those=20 signs and great wonders, the strong hand, and the high arm; how the Lord = thy God=20 brought thee forth: so the Lord your God will do to all the nations, = whom thou=20 fearest in their presence.

7:20 And the Lord thy God shall send against them the = hornets,=20 until they that are left and they that are hidden from thee be utterly=20 destroyed.

7:21 Thou shalt not be wounded before them, because = the Lord=20 thy God in the midst of thee [is] a great and powerful God.

7:22 And the Lord thy God shall consume these nations = before=20 thee by little and little: thou shalt not be able to consume them = speedily, lest=20 the land become desert, and the wild beasts of the field be multiplied = against=20 thee.

7:23 And the Lord thy God shall deliver them into thy = hands,=20 and thou shalt destroy them with a great destruction, until ye shall = have=20 utterly destroyed them.

7:24 And he shall deliver their kings into your = hands, and ye=20 shall destroy their name from that place; none shall stand up in = opposition=20 before thee, until thou shalt have utterly destroyed them.

7:25 Ye shall burn with fire the graven images of = their gods:=20 thou shalt not covet [their] silver, neither shalt thou take to thyself = gold=20 from them, lest thou shouldest offend thereby, because it is an = abomination to=20 the Lord thy God.

7:26 And thou shalt not bring an abomination into = thine house,=20 so shouldest thou be an accursed thing like it; thou shalt utterly hate = it, and=20 altogether abominate it, because it is an accursed thing.

[Deuteronomy] 8:1 Ye shall observe = to do all=20 the commands which I charge you to-day, that ye may live and be = multiplied, and=20 enter in and inherit the land, which the Lord your God sware [to give] = to your=20 fathers.

8:2 And thou shalt remember all the way which the = Lord thy God=20 led thee in the wilderness, that he might afflict thee, and try thee, = and that=20 the things in thine heart might be made manifest, whether thou wouldest = keep his=20 commandments or no.

8:3 And he afflicted thee and straitened thee with = hunger, and=20 fed thee with manna, which thy fathers knew not; that he might teach = thee that=20 man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out = of the=20 mouth of God shall man live.

8:4 Thy garments grew not old from off thee, thy = shoes were not=20 worn from off thee, thy feet were not [painfully] hardened, lo! these = forty=20 years.

8:5 And thou shalt know in thine heart, that as if = any man=20 should chasten his son, so the Lord thy God will chasten = thee.

8:6 And thou shalt keep the commands of the Lord thy = God, to=20 walk in his ways, and to fear him.

8:7 For the Lord thy God will bring thee into a good = and=20 extensive land, where there are torrents of waters, and fountains of = deep places=20 issuing through the plains and through the mountains:

8:8 a land of wheat and barley, [wherein are] vines, = figs,=20 pomegranates; a land of olive oil and honey;

8:9 a land on which thou shalt not eat thy bread with = poverty,=20 and thou shalt not want any thing upon it; a land whose stones are iron, = and out=20 of its mountains thou shalt dig brass.

8:10 And thou shalt eat and be filled, and shalt = bless the Lord=20 thy God on the good land, which he has given thee.

8:11 Take heed to thyself that thou forget not the = Lord thy=20 God, so as not to keep his commands, and his judgments, and ordinances, = which I=20 command thee this day:

8:12 lest when thou hast eaten and art full, and hast = built=20 goodly houses, and dwelt in them;

8:13 and thy oxen and thy sheep are multiplied to = thee, and thy=20 silver and thy gold are multiplied to thee, and all thy possessions are=20 multiplied to thee,

8:14 thou shouldest be exalted in heart, and forget = the Lord=20 thy God, who brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of=20 bondage:

8:15 who brought thee through that great and terrible = wilderness, where [is] the biting serpent, and scorpion, and drought, = where=20 there was no water; who brought thee a fountain of water out of the = flinty=20 rock:

8:16 who fed thee with manna in the wilderness, which = thou=20 knewest not, and thy fathers knew not; that he might afflict thee, and=20 thoroughly try thee, and do thee good in thy latter days.

8:17 Lest thou shouldest say in thine heart, My = strength, and=20 the power of mine hand have wrought for me this great wealth.

8:18 But thou shalt remember the Lord thy God, that = he gives=20 thee strength to get wealth; even that he may establish his covenant, = which the=20 Lord sware to thy fathers, as at this day.

8:19 And it shall come to pass if thou do at all = forget the=20 Lord thy God, and shouldest go after other gods, and serve them, and = worship=20 them, I call heaven and earth to witness against you this day, that ye = shall=20 surely perish.

8:20 As also the other nations which the Lord God = destroys=20 before your face, so shall ye perish, because ye hearkened not to the = voice of=20 the Lord your God.

[Deuteronomy] 9:1 Hear, O Israel: = Thou goest=20 this day across Jordan to inherit nations greater and stronger than = yourselves,=20 cities great and walled up to heaven;

9:2 a people great and many and tall, the sons of = Enac, whom=20 thou knowest, and concerning whom thou hast heard [say], Who can stand = before=20 the children of Enac?

9:3 And thou shalt know to-day, that the Lord thy God = he shall=20 go before thy face: he is a consuming fire; he shall destroy them, and = he shall=20 turn them back before thee, and shall destroy them quickly, as the Lord = said to=20 thee.

9:4 Speak not in thine heart, when the Lord thy God = has=20 destroyed these nations before thy face, saying, For my righteousness = the Lord=20 brought me in to inherit this good land.

9:5 Not for thy righteousness, nor for the holiness = of thy=20 heart, dost thou go in to inherit their land, but because of the = wickedness of=20 these nations the Lord will destroy them from before thee, and that he = may=20 establish the covenant, which the Lord sware to our fathers, to Abraam, = and to=20 Isaac, and to Jacob.

9:6 And thou shalt know to-day, that [it is] not for = thy=20 righteousnesses the Lord thy God gives thee this good land to inherit, = or thou=20 art a stiff-necked people.

9:7 Remember, forget not, how much thou provokedst = the Lord thy=20 God in the wilderness: from the day that ye came forth out of Egypt, = even till=20 ye came into this place, ye continued to be disobedient toward the=20 Lord.

9:8 Also in Choreb ye provoked the Lord, and the Lord = was angry=20 with you to destroy you;

9:9 when I went up into the mountain to receive the = tables of=20 stone, the tables of the covenant, which the Lord made with you, and I = was in=20 the mountain forty days and forty nights, I ate no bread and drank no=20 water.

9:10 And the Lord gave me the two tables of stone = written with=20 the finger of God, and on them there had been written all the words = which the=20 Lord spoke to you in the mountain in the day of the assembly.

9:11 And it came to pass after forty days and forty = nights, the=20 Lord gave me the two tables of stone, the tables of the = covenant.

9:12 And the Lord said to me, Arise, go down quickly = from=20 hence, for thy people whom thou broughtest out of the land of Egypt have = transgressed; they have gone aside quickly out of the way which I = commanded=20 them, and have made themselves a molten image.

9:13 And the Lord spoke to me, saying, I have spoken = to thee=20 once and again, saying, I have seen this people, and, behold, it is a=20 stiff-necked people.

9:14 And now suffer me utterly to destroy them, and I = will blot=20 out their name from under heaven, and will make of thee a nation great = and=20 strong, and more numerous than this.

9:15 And I turned and went down from the mountain; = and the=20 mountain burned with fire to heaven; and the two tables of the = testimonies=20 [were] in my two hands.

9:16 And when I saw that ye had sinned against the = Lord your=20 God, and had made to yourselves a molten image, and had gone astray out = of the=20 way, which the Lord commanded you to keep;

9:17 then I took hold of the two tables, and cast = them out of=20 my two hands, and broke them before you.

9:18 And I made my petition before the Lord as also = at the=20 first forty days and forty nights: I ate no bread and drank no water, n = account=20 of all your sins which ye sinned in doing evil before the Lord God to = provoke=20 him.

9:19 And I was greatly terrified because of the wrath = and=20 anger, because the Lord was provoked with you utterly to destroy you; = yet the=20 Lord hearkened to me at this time also.

9:20 And he was angry with Aaron to destroy him = utterly, and I=20 prayed for Aaron also at that time.

9:21 And your sin which ye had made, [even] the calf, = I took,=20 and burnt it with fire, and pounded it and ground it down till it became = fine;=20 and it became like dust, and I cast the dust into the brook that = descended from=20 the mountain.

9:22 Also in the burning, and in the temptation, and = at the=20 graves of lust, ye provoked the Lord.

9:23 And when the Lord sent you forth from Cades = Barne, saying,=20 Go up and inherit the land which I give to you, then ye disobeyed the = word of=20 the Lord your God, and believed him not, and hearkened not to his=20 voice.

9:24 Ye were disobedient in the things relating to = the Lord=20 from the day in which he became known to you.

9:25 And I prayed before the Lord forty days and = forty nights,=20 the number that I prayed [before], for the Lord said that he would = utterly=20 destroy you.

9:26 And I prayed to God, and said, O Lord, King of = gods,=20 destroy not thy people and thine inheritance, whom thou didst redeem, = whom thou=20 broughtest out of the land of Egypt with thy great power, and with thy = strong=20 hand, and with thy high arm.

9:27 Remember Abraam, and Isaac, and Jacob thy = servants, to=20 whom thou swarest by thyself: look not upon the hardness of heart of = this=20 people, and their impieties, and their sins.

9:28 Lest the inhabitants of the land whence thou = broughtest us=20 out speak, saying, Because the Lord could not bring them into the land = of which=20 he spoke to them, and because he hated them, has he brought them forth = to slay=20 them in the wilderness.

9:29 And these [are] thy people and thy portion, whom = thou=20 broughtest out of the land of Egypt with thy great strength, and with = thy mighty=20 hand, and with thy high arm.

[Deuteronomy] 10:1 At that time the = Lord said=20 to me, Hew for thyself two stone tables as the first, and come up to me = into the=20 mountain, and thou shalt make for thyself an ark of wood.

10:2 And thou shalt write upon the tables the words = which were=20 on the first tables which thou didst break, and thou shalt put them into = the=20 ark.

10:3 So I made an ark of boards of incorruptible = wood, and I=20 hewed tables of stone like the first, and I went up to the mountain, and = the two=20 tables were in my hand.

10:4 And he wrote upon the tables according to the = first=20 writing the ten commandments, which the Lord spoke to you in the = mountain out of=20 the midst of the fire, and the Lord gave them to me.

10:5 And I turned and came down from the mountain, = and I put=20 the tables into the ark which I had made; and there they were, as the = Lord=20 commanded me.

10:6 And the children of Israel departed from Beeroth = of the=20 sons of Jakim [to] Misadai: there Aaron died, and there he was buried, = and=20 Eleazar his son was priest in his stead.

10:7 Thence they departed to Gadgad; and from Gadgad = to=20 Etebatha, a land [wherein are] torrents of water.

10:8 At that time the Lord separated the tribe of = Levi, to bear=20 the ark of the covenant of the Lord, to stand near before the Lord, to = minister=20 and bless in his name to this day.

10:9 Therefore the Levites have no part nor = inheritance among=20 their brethren; the Lord himself [is] their inheritance, as he said to=20 them.

10:10 And I remained in the mount forty days and = forty nights:=20 and the Lord heard me at that time also, and the Lord would not destroy = you.=20

10:11 And the Lord said to me, Go, set out before = this people,=20 and let them go in and inherit the land, which I sware to their fathers = to give=20 to them.

10:12 And now, Israel, what does the Lord thy God = require of=20 thee, but to fear the Lord thy God, and to walk in all his ways, and to = love=20 him, and to serve the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy=20 soul;

10:13 to keep the commandments of the Lord thy God, = and his=20 ordinances, all that I charge thee to-day, that it may be well with=20 thee?

10:14 Behold, the heaven and the heaven of heavens = belong to=20 the Lord thy God, the earth and all things that are in it.

10:15 Only the Lord chose your fathers to love them, = and he=20 chose out their seed after them, [even] you, beyond all nations, as at = this=20 day.

10:16 Therefore ye shall circumcise the hardness of = your heart,=20 and ye shall not harden your neck.

10:17 For the Lord your God, he [is] God of gods, and = the Lord=20 of lords, the great, and strong, and terrible God, who does not accept = persons,=20 nor will he by any means accept a bribe:

10:18 executing judgment for the stranger and orphan = and widow,=20 and he loves the stranger to give him food and raiment.

10:19 And ye shall love the stranger; for ye were = strangers in=20 the land of Egypt.

10:20 Thou shalt fear the Lord thy God, and serve = him, and=20 shalt cleave to him, and shalt swear by his name.

10:21 He [is] thy boast, and he [is] thy God, who has = wrought=20 in the midst of thee these great and glorious things, which thine eyes = have=20 seen.

10:22 With seventy souls your fathers went down into = Egypt; but=20 the Lord thy God has made thee as the stars of heaven in = multitude.

[Deuteronomy] 11:1 Therefore thou = shalt love=20 the Lord thy God, and shalt observe his appointments, and his = ordinances, and=20 his commandments, and his judgments, always.

11:2 And ye shall know this day; for [I speak] not to = your=20 children, who know not and have not seen the discipline of the Lord thy = God, and=20 his wonderful works, and his strong hand, and his high arm,

11:3 and his miracles, and his wonders, which he = wrought in the=20 midst of Egypt on Pharao king of Egypt, and all his land;

11:4 and what he did to the host of the Egyptians, = and to their=20 chariots, and their cavalry, and their host; how he made the water of = the Red=20 Sea to overwhelm the face of them as they pursued after you, and the = Lord=20 destroyed them until this day;

11:5 and all the things which he did to you in the = wilderness=20 until ye came into this place;

11:6 and all the things that he did to Dathan and = Abiron the=20 sons of Eliab the son of Ruben, whom the earth opening her mouth = swallowed up,=20 and their houses, and their tents, and all their substance that was with = them,=20 in the midst of all Israel:

11:7 for your eyes have seen all the mighty works of = the Lord,=20 which he wrought among you to-day.

11:8 And ye shall keep all his commandments, as many = as I=20 command thee to-day, that ye may live, and be multiplied, and that ye = may go in=20 and inherit the land, into which ye go across Jordan to inherit = it:

11:9 that ye may live long upon the land, which the = Lord sware=20 to your fathers to give to them, and to their seed after them, a land = flowing=20 with milk and honey.

11:10 For the land into which thou goest to inherit = it, is not=20 as the land of Egypt, whence ye came out, whensoever they sow the seed, = and=20 water it with their feet, as a garden of herbs:

11:11 but the land into which thou goest to inherit = it, is a=20 land of mountains and plains; it shall drink water of the rain of=20 heaven.

11:12 A land which the Lord thy God surveys = continually, the=20 eyes of the Lord thy God are upon it from the beginning of the year to = the end=20 of the year.

11:13 Now if ye will indeed hearken to all the = commands which I=20 charge thee this day, to love the Lord thy God, and to serve him with = all thy=20 heart, and with all thy soul,

11:14 then he shall give to thy land the early and = latter rain=20 in its season, and thou shalt bring in thy corn, and thy wine, and thine = oil.

11:15 And he shall give food in thy fields to thy = cattle; and=20 when thou hast eaten and art full,

11:16 take heed to thyself that thy heart be not = puffed up, and=20 ye transgress, and serve other gods, and worship them:

11:17 and the Lord be angry with you, and restrain = the heaven;=20 and there shall not be rain, and the earth shall not yield its fruit, = and ye=20 shall perish quickly from off the good land, which the Lord has given=20 you.

11:18 And ye shall store these words in your heart = and in your=20 soul, and ye shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and it shall be = fixed=20 before your eyes.

11:19 And ye shall teach them to your children, so as = to speak=20 about them when thou sittest in the house, and when thou walkest by the = way, and=20 when thou sleepest, and when thou risest up.

11:20 And ye shall write them on the lintels of your = houses,=20 and on your gates;

11:21 that your days may be long, and the days of = your=20 children, upon the land which the Lord sware to your fathers to give to = them, as=20 the days of heaven upon the earth.

11:22 And it shall come to pass that if ye will = indeed hearken=20 to all these commands, which I charge thee to observe this day, to love = the Lord=20 our God, and to walk in all his ways, and to cleave close to = him;

11:23 then the Lord shall cast out all these nations = before=20 you, and ye shall inherit great nations and stronger than = yourselves.

11:24 Every place whereon the sole of your foot shall = tread=20 shall be your; from the wilderness and Antilibanus, and from the great = river,=20 the river Euphrates, even as far as the west sea shall be your=20 coasts.

11:25 No one shall stand before you; and the Lord = your God will=20 put the fear of you and the dread of you on the face of all the land, on = which=20 ye shall tread, as he told you.

11:26 Behold, I set before you this day the blessing = and the=20 curse;

11:27 the blessing, if ye hearken to the commands of = the Lord=20 your God, all that I command you this day;

11:28 and the curse, if ye do not hearken to the = commands of=20 the Lord our God, as many as I command you this day, and ye wander from = the way=20 which I have commanded you, having gone to serve other gods, which ye = know=20 not.

11:29 And it shall come to pass when the Lord thy God = shall=20 have brought thee into the land into which thou goest over to inherit = it, then=20 thou shalt put blessing on mount Garizin, and the curse upon mount=20 Gaebal.

11:30 Lo! are not these beyond Jordan, behind, = westward in the=20 land of Chanaan, which lies westward near Golgol, by the high = oak?

11:31 For ye are passing over Jordan, to go in and = inherit the=20 land, which the Lord our God gives you to inherit always, and ye shall = dwell in=20 it.

11:32 And ye shall take heed to do all his = ordinances, and=20 these judgments, as many as I set before you to-day.

[Deuteronomy] 12:1 And these [are] = the=20 ordinances and the judgments, which ye shall observe to do in the land, = which=20 the Lord God of your fathers gives you for an inheritance, all the days = which ye=20 live upon the land.

12:2 Ye shall utterly destroy all the places in which = they=20 served their gods, whose [land] ye inherit, on the high mountains and on = the=20 hills, and under the thick tree.

12:3 And ye shall destroy their altars, and break in = pieces=20 their pillars, and ye shall cut down their groves, and ye shall burn = with fire=20 the graven images of their gods, and ye shall abolish their name out of = that=20 place.

12:4 Ye shall not do so to the Lord your = God.

12:5 But in the place which the Lord thy God shall = choose in=20 one of your cities to name his name there, and to be called upon, ye = shall even=20 seek [him] out and go thither.

12:6 And ye shall carry thither your = whole-burnt-offerings, and=20 your sacrifices, and your first-fruits, and your vowed-offerings, and = your=20 freewill-offerings, and your offerings of thanksgiving, the first-born = of your=20 herds, and of your flocks.

12:7 And ye shall eat there before the Lord your God, = and ye=20 shall rejoice in all the things on which ye shall lay your hand, ye and = your=20 houses, as the Lord your God has blessed you.

12:8 Ye shall not do altogether as we do here to-day, = every man=20 that which is pleasing in his own sight.

12:9 For hitherto ye have not arrived at the rest and = the=20 inheritance, which the Lord our God gives you.

12:10 And ye shall go over Jordan, and shall dwell in = the land,=20 which the Lord our God takes as an inheritance for you; and he shall = give you=20 rest from all your enemies round about, and ye shall dwell = safely.

12:11 And there shall be a place which the Lord thy = God shall=20 choose for his name to be called there, thither shall ye bring all = things that I=20 order you to-day; your whole-burnt-offerings, and your sacrifices, and = your=20 tithes, and the first-fruits of your hands, and every choice gift of = yours,=20 whatsoever ye shall vow to the Lord your Gd.

12:12 And ye shall rejoice before the Lord your God, = ye and=20 your sons, and your daughters, and your men-servants and your = maid-servants, and=20 the Levite that is at your gates; because he has no portion or = inheritance with=20 you.

12:13 Take heed to thyself that thou offer not thy=20 whole-burnt-offerings in any place which thou shalt see;

12:14 save in the place which the Lord thy God shall = choose, in=20 one of thy tribes, there shall ye offer your whole-burnt-offerings, and = there=20 shalt thou do all things whatsoever I charge thee this day.

12:15 But thou shalt kill according to all thy = desire, and=20 shalt eat flesh according to the blessing of the Lord thy God, which he = has=20 given thee in every city; the unclean that is within thee and the clean = shall=20 eat it on equal terms, as the doe or the stag.

12:16 Only ye shall not eat the blood; ye shall pour = it out on=20 the ground as water.

12:17 Thou shalt not be able to eat in thy cities the = tithe of=20 thy corn, and of thy wine, and of thine oil, the first-born of thine = herd and of=20 thy flock, and all [your] vows as many as ye shall have vowed, and your=20 thank-offerings, and the first-fruits of thine hands.

12:18 But before the Lord thy God thou shalt eat it, = in the=20 place which the Lord thy God shall choose for himself, thou, and thy = son, and=20 thy daughter, thy man-servant, and thy maid-servant, and the stranger = that is=20 within thy gates; and thou shalt rejoice before the Lord thy God, on = whatsoever=20 thou shalt lay thine hand.

12:19 Take heed to thyself that thou do not desert = the Levite=20 all the time that thou livest upon the earth.

12:20 And if the Lord thy God shall enlarge thy = borders, as he=20 said to thee, and thou shalt say, I will eat flesh; if thy soul should = desire to=20 eat flesh, thou shalt eat flesh according to all the desire of thy soul. =

12:21 And if the place be far from thee, which the = Lord thy God=20 shall choose for himself, that his name be called upon it, then thou = shalt kill=20 of thy herd and of thy flock which God shall have given thee, even as I=20 commanded thee, and thou shall eat in thy cities according to the desire = of thy=20 soul.

12:22 As the doe and the stag are eaten, so shalt = thou eat it;=20 the unclean in thee and the clean shall eat it in like = manner.

12:23 Take diligent heed that thou eat no blood, for = blood [is]=20 the life of it; the life shall not be eaten with the flesh.

12:24 Ye shall not eat [it]; ye shall pour it out on = the ground=20 as water.

12:25 Thou shalt not eat it, that it may be well with = thee and=20 with thy sons after thee, if thou shalt do that which is good and = pleasing=20 before the Lord thy God.

12:26 But thou shalt take thy holy things, if thou = hast any,=20 and thy vowed-offerings, and come to the place which the Lord thy God = shall=20 choose to have his name named upon it.

12:27 And thou shalt sacrifice thy = whole-burnt-offerings, thou=20 shalt offer the flesh upon the altar of the Lord thy God; but the blood = of thy=20 sacrifices thou shalt pour out at the foot of the altar of the Lord thy = God, but=20 the flesh thou shalt eat.

12:28 Beware and hearken, and thou shalt do all the = commands=20 which I charge thee, that it may be well with thee and with thy sons for = ever,=20 if thou shalt do that which is pleasing and good before the Lord thy=20 God.

12:29 And if the Lord thy God shall utterly destroy = the=20 nations, to whom thou goest in thither to inherit their land, from = before thee,=20 and thou shalt inherit it, and dwell in their land;

12:30 take heed to thyself that thou seek not to = follow them=20 after they are destroyed before thee, saying, How do these nations act = towards=20 their gods? I will do likewise.

12:31 Thou shalt not do so to thy God; for they have = sacrificed=20 to their gods the abominations of the Lord which he hates, for they burn = their=20 sons and their daughters in fire to their gods.

12:32 Every word that I command you this day, it = shalt thou=20 observe to do: thou shalt not add to it, nor diminish from = it.

[Deuteronomy] 13:1 And if there = arise within=20 thee a prophet, or one who dreams a dream, and he gives thee a sign or a = wonder,

13:2 and the sign or the wonder come to pass which he = spoke to=20 thee, saying, Lt us go and serve other gods, which ye know = not;

13:3 ye shall not hearken to the words of that = prophet, or the=20 dreamer of that dream, because the Lord thy God tries you, to know = whether ye=20 love your God with all your heart and with all your soul.

13:4 Ye shall follow the Lord your God, and fear him, = and ye=20 shall hear his voice, and attach yourselves to him.

13:5 And that prophet or that dreamer of a dream, = shall die;=20 for he has spoken to make thee err from the Lord thy God who brought = thee out of=20 the land of Egypt, who redeemed thee from bondage, to thrust thee out of = the way=20 which the Lord thy God commanded thee to walk in: so shalt thou abolish = the evil=20 from among you.

13:6 And if thy brother by thy father or mother, or = thy son, or=20 daughter, or thy wife in thy bosom, or friend who is equal to thine own = soul,=20 entreat thee secretly, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which = neither=20 thou nor thy fathers have known,

13:7 of the gods of the nations that are round about = you, who=20 are near thee or at a distance from thee, from one end of the earth to = the=20 other;

13:8 thou shalt not consent to him, neither shalt = thou hearken=20 to him; and thine eye shall not spare him, thou shalt feel no regret for = him,=20 neither shalt thou at all protect him:

13:9 thou shalt surely report concerning him, and thy = hands=20 shall be upon him among the first to slay him, and the hands of all the = people=20 at the last.

13:10 And they shall stone him with stones, and he = shall die,=20 because he sought to draw thee away from the Lord thy God who brought = thee out=20 of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.

13:11 And all Israel shall hear, and fear, and shall = not again=20 do according to this evil thing among you.

13:12 And if in one of thy cities which the Lord God = gives thee=20 to dwell therein, thou shalt hear men saying,

13:13 Evil men have gone out from you, and have = caused all the=20 inhabitants of their land to fall away, saying, Let us go and worship = other=20 gods, whom ye knew not,

13:14 then thou shalt enquire and ask, and search = diligently,=20 and behold, [if] the thing is clearly true, and this abomination has = taken place=20 among you,

13:15 thou shalt utterly destroy all the dwellers in = that land=20 with the edge of the sword; ye shall solemnly curse it, and all things = in=20 it.

13:16 And all its spoils thou shalt gather into its = public=20 ways, and thou shalt burn the city with fire, and all its spoils = publicly before=20 the Lord thy God; and it shall be uninhabited for ever, it shall not be = built=20 again.

13:17 And there shall nothing of the cursed thing = cleave to thy=20 hand, that the Lord may turn from his fierce anger, and shew thee mercy, = and=20 pity thee, and multiply thee, as he sware to thy fathers;

13:18 if thou wilt hear the voice of the Lord thy = God, to keep=20 his commandments, all that I charge thee this day, to do that which is = good and=20 pleasing before the Lord thy God.

[Deuteronomy] 14:1 Ye are the = children of the=20 Lord your God: ye shall not make any baldness between you eyes for the=20 dead.

14:2 For thou art a holy people to the Lord thy God, = and the=20 Lord thy God has chosen thee to be a peculiar people to himself of all = the=20 nations on the face of the earth.

14:3 Ye shall not eat any abominable = thing.

14:4 These [are] the beasts which ye shall eat; the = calf of the=20 herd, and lamb of the sheep, and kid of the goats;

14:5 the stag, and doe, and pygarg, and wild goat, = and=20 camelopard.

14:6 Every beast that divides the hoofs, and makes = claws of two=20 divisions, and that chews the cud among beasts, these ye shall = eat.

14:7 And these ye shall not eat of them that chew the = cud, and=20 of those that divide the hoofs, and make distinct claws; the camel, and = the=20 hare, and the rabbit; because they chew the cud, and do not divide the = hoof,=20 these are unclean to you.

14:8 And as for the swine, because he divides the = hoof, and=20 makes claws of the hoof, yet he chews not the cud, he is unclean to you; = ye=20 shall not eat of their flesh, ye shall not touch their dead = bodies.

14:9 And these ye shall eat of all that are in the = water, ye=20 shall eat all that have fins and scales.

14:10 And all that have not fins and scales ye shall = not eat;=20 they are unclean to you.

14:11 Ye shall eat every clean bird.

14:12 And these of them ye shall not eat; the eagle, = and the=20 ossifrage, and the sea-eagle,

14:13 and the vulture, and the kite and the like to=20 it,

14:14

14:15 and the sparrow, and the owl, and the = seamew,

14:16 and the heron, and the swan, and the = stork,

14:17 and the cormorant, and the hawk, and its like, = and the=20 hoopoe, and the raven,

14:18 and the pelican, and the diver and the like to = it, and=20 the red-bill and the bat.

14:19 All winged animals that creep are unclean to = you; ye=20 shall not eat of them.

14:20 Ye shall eat every clean bird.

14:21 Ye shall eat nothing that dies of itself; it = shall be=20 given to the sojourner in thy cities and he shall eat it, or thou shalt = sell it=20 to a stranger, because thou art a holy people to the Lord thy God. Thou = shalt=20 not boil a lamb in his mother's milk.

14:22 Thou shalt tithe a tenth of all the produce of = thy seed,=20 the fruit of thy field year by year.

14:23 And thou shalt eat it in the place which the = Lord thy God=20 shall choose to have his name called there; ye shall bring the tithe of = thy corn=20 and of thy wine, and of thine oil, the first-born of thy herd and of thy = flock,=20 that thou mayest learn to fear the Lord thy God always.

14:24 And if the journey be too far for thee, and = thou art not=20 able to bring them, because the place [is] far from thee which the Lord = thy God=20 shall choose to have his name called there, because the Lord thy God = will bless=20 thee;

14:25 then thou shalt sell them for money, and thou = shalt take=20 the money in thy hands, and thou shalt go to the place which the Lord = thy God=20 shall choose.

14:26 And thou shalt give the money for whatsoever = thy soul=20 shall desire, for oxen or for sheep, or for wine, or [thou shalt lay it = out] on=20 strong drink, or on whatsoever thy soul may desire, and thou shalt eat = there=20 before the Lord thy God, and thou shalt rejoice and thy = house,

14:27 and the Levite that is in thy cities, because = he has not=20 a portion or inheritance with thee.

14:28 Afer three years thou shalt bring out all the = tithes of=20 thy fruits, in that year thou shalt lay it up in thy cities.

14:29 And the Levite shall come, because he has no = part or lot=20 with thee, and the stranger, and the orphan, and the widow which is in = thy=20 cities; and they shall eat and be filled, that the Lord thy God may = bless thee=20 in all the works which thou shalt do.

[Deuteronomy] 15:1 Every seven years = thou=20 shalt make a release.

15:2 And this [is] the ordinance of the release: thou = shalt=20 remit every private debt which thy neighbour owes thee, and thou shalt = not ask=20 payment of it from thy brother; for it has been called a release to the = Lord thy=20 God.

15:3 Of a stranger thou shalt ask again whatsoever he = has of=20 thine, but to thy brother thou shalt remit his debt to thee.

15:4 For [thus] there shall not be a poor person in = the midst=20 of thee, for the Lord thy God will surely bless thee in the land which = the Lord=20 thy God gives thee by inheritance, that thou shouldest inherit = it.

15:5 And if ye shall indeed hearken to the voice of = the Lord=20 your God, to keep and do all these commandments, as many as I charge = thee this=20 day,

15:6 (for the Lord thy God has blessed thee in the = way of which=20 he spoke to thee,) then thou shalt lend to many nations, but thou shalt = not=20 borrow; and thou shalt rule over many nations, but they shall not rule = over=20 thee.

15:7 And if there shall be in the midst of thee a = poor [man] of=20 thy brethren in one of thy cities in the land, which the Lord thy God = gives=20 thee, thou shalt not harden thine heart, neither shalt thou by any means = close=20 up thine hand from thy brother who is in want.

15:8 Thou shalt surely open thine hands to him, and = shalt lend=20 to him as much as he wants according to his need.

15:9 Take heed to thyself that there be not a secret = thing in=20 thine heart, an iniquity, saying, The seventh year, the year of release, = draws=20 nigh; and thine eye shall be evil to thy brother that is in want, and = thou shalt=20 not give to him, and he shall cry against thee to the Lord, and there = shall be=20 great sin in thee.

15:10 Thou shalt surely give to him, and thou shalt = lend him as=20 much as he wants, according as he is in need; and thou shalt not grudge = in thine=20 heart as thou givest to him, because on this account the Lord thy God = will bless=20 thee in all thy works, and in all things on which thou shalt lay thine=20 hand.

15:11 For the poor shall not fail off thy land, = therefore I=20 charge thee to do this thing, saying, Thou shalt surely open thine hands = to thy=20 poor brother, and to him that is distressed upon thy land.

15:12 And if thy brother [or sister], a Hebrew man or = a Hebrew=20 woman, be sold to thee, he shall serve thee six years, and in the = seventh year=20 thou shalt send him out free from thee.

15:13 And when thou shalt send him out free from = thee, thou=20 shalt not send him out empty.

15:14 Thou shalt give him provision for the way from = thy flock,=20 and from thy corn, and from thy wine; as the Lord thy God has blessed = thee, thou=20 shalt give to him.

15:15 And thou shalt remember that thou wast a = servant in the=20 land of Egypt, and the Lord thy God redeemed thee from thence; therefore = I=20 charge thee to do this thing.

15:16 And if he should say to thee, I will not go out = from=20 thee, because he continues to love thee and thy house, because he is = well with=20 thee;

15:17 then thou shalt take an awl, and bore his ear = through to=20 the door, and he shall be thy servant for ever; and in like manner shalt = thou do=20 to thy maid-servant.

15:18 It shall not seem hard to thee when they are = sent out=20 free from thee, because [thy servant] has served thee six years = according to the=20 annual hire of a hireling; so the Lord thy God shall bless thee in all = things=20 whatsoever thou mayest do.

15:19 Every first-born that shall be born among thy = kine and=20 thy sheep, thou shalt sanctify the males to the Lord thy God; thou shalt = not=20 work with thy first-born calf, and thou shalt not shear the first-born = of thy=20 sheep.

15:20 Thou shalt eat it before the Lord year by year = in the=20 place which the Lord thy God shall choose, thou and thy = house.

15:21 And if there be in it a blemish, if it belame = or blind,=20 an evil blemish, thou shalt not sacrifice it to the Lord thy = God.

15:22 Thou shalt eat it in thy cities; the unclean in = thee and=20 the clean shall eat it in like manner, as the doe or the = stag.

15:23 Only ye shall not eat the blood; thou shalt = pour it out=20 on the earth as water.

[Deuteronomy] 16:1 Observe the month = of new=20 [corn], and thou shalt sacrifice the passover to the Lord thy God; = because in=20 the month of new corn thou camest out of Egypt by night.

16:2 And thou shalt sacrifice the passover to the = Lord thy God,=20 sheep and oxen in the place which the Lord thy God shall choose to have = his name=20 called upon it.

16:3 Thou shalt not eat leaven with it; seven days = shalt thou=20 eat unleavened [bread] with it, bread of affliction, because ye came = forth out=20 of Egypt in haste; that ye may remember the day of your coming forth out = of the=20 land of Egypt all the days of your life.

16:4 Leaven shall not be seen with thee in all thy = borders for=20 seven days, and there shall not be left of the flesh which thou shalt = sacrifice=20 at even on the first day until the morning.

16:5 thou shalt not have power to sacrifice the = passover in any=20 of the cities, which the Lord thy God gives thee.

16:6 But in the place which the Lord thy God shall = choose, to=20 have his name called there, thou shalt sacrifice the passover at even at = the=20 setting of the sun, at the time when thou camest out of = Egypt.

16:7 And thou shalt boil and roast and eat it in the = place,=20 which the Lord thy God shall choose; and thou shalt return in the = morning, and=20 go to thy house.

16:8 Six days shalt thou eat unleavened bread, and on = the=20 seventh day is a holiday, a feast to the Lord thy God: thou shalt not do = in it=20 any work, save what must be done by any one.

16:9 Seven weeks shalt thou number to thyself; when = thou hast=20 begun [to put] the sickle to the corn, thou shalt begin to number seven=20 weeks.

16:10 And thou shalt keep the feast of weeks to the = Lord thy=20 God, accordingly as thy hand has power in as many things as the Lord thy = God=20 shall give thee.

16:11 And thou shalt rejoice before the Lord thy God, = thou and=20 thy son, and thy daughter, thy man-servant and thy maid-servant, and the = Levite,=20 and the stranger, and the orphan, and the widow which dwells among you, = in=20 whatsoever place the Lord thy God shall choose, that his name should be = called=20 there.

16:12 And thou shalt remember that thou wast a = servant in the=20 land of Egypt, and thou shalt observe and do these commands.

16:13 Thou shalt keep for thyself the feast of = tabernacles=20 seven days, when thou gatherest in [thy produce] from thy corn-floor and = thy=20 wine-press.

16:14 And thou shalt rejoice in thy feast, thou, and = thy son,=20 and thy daughter, thy man-servant, and thy maid-servant, and the Levite, = and the=20 stranger, and the orphan, and the widow that is in thy = cities.

16:15 Seven days shalt thou keep a feast to the Lord = thy God in=20 the place which the Lord thy God shall choose for himself; and if the = Lord thy=20 God shall bless thee in all thy fruits, and in every work of thy hands, = then=20 thou shalt rejoice.

16:16 Three times in the year shall all thy males = appear before=20 the Lord thy God in the place which the Lord shall choose in the feast = of=20 unleavened bread, and in the feast of weeks, and in the feast of = tabernacles:=20 thou shalt not appear before the Lord thy God empty.

16:17 Each one according to his ability, according to = the=20 blessing of the Lord thy God which he has given thee.

16:18 Thou shalt make for thyself judges and officers = in thy=20 cities, which the Lord thy God gives thee in [thy] tribes, and they = shall judge=20 the people with righteous judgment:

16:19 they shall not wrest judgment, nor favour = persons, nor=20 receive a gift; for gifts blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the = words of=20 the righteous.

16:20 Thou shalt justly pursue justice, that ye may = live, and=20 go in and inherit the land which the Lord thy God gives thee.

16:21 Thou shalt not plant for thyself a grove; thou = shalt not=20 plant for thyself any tree near the altar of thy God.

16:22 Thou shalt not set up for thyself a pillar, = which the=20 Lord thy God hates.

[Deuteronomy] 17:1 Thou shalt no = sacrifice to=20 the Lord thy God a calf or a sheep, in which there is a blemish, [or] = any evil=20 thing; for it is an abomination to the Lord thy God.

17:2 And if there should be found in any one of thy = cities,=20 which the Lord thy God gives thee, a man or a woman who shall do that = which is=20 evil before the Lord thy God, so as to transgress his = covenant,

17:3 and they should go and serve other gods, and = worship them,=20 the sun, or the moon, or any of the host of heaven, which he commanded = thee not=20 to do,

17:4 and it be told thee, and thou shalt have = enquired=20 diligently, and, behold, the thing really took place, this abomination = has been=20 done in Israel;

17:5 then shalt thou bring out that man, or that = woman, and ye=20 shall stone them with stones, and they shall die.

17:6 He shall die on the testimony of two or three = witnesses; a=20 man who is put to death shall not be put to death for one witness. =

17:7 And the hand of the witnesses shall be upon him = among the=20 first to put him to death, and the hand of the people at the last; so = shalt thou=20 remove the evil one from among yourselves.

17:8 And if a matter shall be too hard for thee in = judgment,=20 between blood and blood, and between cause and cause, and between stroke = and=20 stroke, and between contradiction and contradiction, matters of judgment = in your=20 cities;

17:9 then thou shalt arise and go up to the place = which the=20 Lord thy God shall choose, and thou shalt come to the priests the = Levites, and=20 to the judge who shall be in those days, and they shall search out [the = matter]=20 and report the judgment to thee.

17:10 And thou shalt act according to the thing which = they=20 shall report to thee out of the place which the Lord thy God shall = choose, and=20 thou shalt observe to do all whatsoever shall have been by law appointed = to=20 thee.

17:11 Thou shalt do according to the law and to the = judgment=20 which they shall declare to thee: thou shalt not swerve to the right = hand or to=20 the left from any sentence which they shall report to thee.

17:12 And the man whosoever shall act in haughtiness, = so as no=20 to hearken to the priest who stands to minister in the name of the Lord = thy God,=20 or the judge who shall preside in those days, that man shall die, and = thou shalt=20 remove the evil one out of Israel.

17:13 And all the people shall hear and fear, and = shall no more=20 commit impiety.

17:14 And when thou shalt enter into the land which = the Lord=20 thy God gives thee, and shalt inherit it and dwell in it, and shalt say, = I will=20 set a ruler over me, as also the other nations round about = me;

17:15 thou shalt surely set over thee the ruler whom = the Lord=20 God shall choose: of thy brethren thou shalt set over thee a ruler; thou = shalt=20 not have power to set over thee a stranger, because he is not thy=20 brother.

17:16 For he shall not multiply to himself horses, = and he shall=20 by no means turn the people back to Egypt, lest he should multiply to = himself=20 horses; for the Lord said, Ye shall not any more turn back by that=20 way.

17:17 And he shall not multiply to himself wives, = lest his=20 heart turn away; and he shall not greatly multiply to himself silver and = gold.=20

17:18 And when he shall be established in his = government, then=20 shall he write for himself this repetition of the law into a book by the = hands=20 of the priests the Levites;

17:19 and it shall be with him, and he shall read in = it all the=20 days of his life, that he may learn to fear the Lord thy God, and to = keep all=20 these commandments, and to observe these ordinances:

17:20 that his heart be not lifted up above his = brethren, that=20 he depart not from the commandments on the right hand or on the left; = that he=20 and his sons may reign long in his dominion among the children of = Israel.=20

[Deuteronomy] 18:1 The priests, the = Levites,=20 even the whole tribe of Levi, shall have no part nor inheritance with = Israel;=20 the burnt-offerings of the Lord [are] their inheritance, they shall eat=20 them.

18:2 And they shall have no inheritance among their = brethren;=20 the Lord himself [is] his portion, as he said to him.

18:3 And this [is] the due of the priests in the = things coming=20 from the people from those who offer sacrifices, whether it be a calf or = a=20 sheep; and thou shalt give the shoulder to the priest, and the cheeks, = and the=20 great intestine:

18:4 and the first-fruits of thy corn, and of thy = wine, and of=20 thine oil; and thou shalt give to him the first-fruits of the fleeces of = thy=20 sheep:

18:5 because the Lord has chosen him out of all thy = tribes, to=20 stand before the Lord thy God, to minister and bless in his name, = himself and=20 his sons among the children of Israel.

18:6 And if a Levite come from one of the cities of = all the=20 children of Israel, where he himself dwells, accordingly as his mind = desires, to=20 the place which he shall have chosen,

18:7 he shall minister to the name of the Lord his = God, as all=20 his brethren the Levites, who stand there present before the Lord thy=20 God.

18:8 He shall eat an allotted portion, besides the = sale of his=20 hereditary property.

18:9 And when thou shalt have entered into the land = which the=20 Lord thy God gives thee, thou shalt not learn to do according to the=20 abominations of those nations.

18:10 There shall not be found in thee one who purges = his son=20 or his daughter with fire, one who uses divination, who deals with = omens, and=20 augury,

18:11 a sorcerer employing incantation, one who has = in him a=20 divining spirit, and observer of signs, questioning the dead.

18:12 For every one that does these things is an = abomination to=20 the Lord thy God; for because of these abominations the Lord will = destroy them=20 from before thy face.

18:13 Thou shalt be perfect before the Lord thy = God.

18:14 For all these nations whose [land] thou shalt = inherit,=20 they will listen to omens and divinations; but the Lord thy God has not=20 permitted thee so [to do].

18:15 The Lord thy God shall raise up to thee a = prophet of thy=20 brethren, like me; him shall ye hear:

18:16 according to all things which thou didst desire = of the=20 Lord thy God in Choreb in the day of the assembly, saying, We will not = again=20 hear the voice of the Lord thy God, and we will not any more see this = great=20 fire, and [so] we shall not die.

18:17 And the Lord said to me, They have spoken = rightly all=20 that they have said to thee.

18:18 I will raise up to them a prophet of their = brethren, like=20 thee; and I will put my words in his mouth, and he shall speak to them = as I=20 shall command him.

18:19 And whatever man shall not hearken to = whatsoever words=20 that prophet shall speak in my name, I will take vengeance on him. =

18:20 But the prophet whosoever shall impiously speak = in my=20 name a word which I have not commanded him to speak, and whosoever shall = speak=20 in the name of other gods, that prophet shall die.

18:21 But if thou shalt say in thine heart, How shall = we know=20 the word which the Lord has not spoken?

18:22 Whatsoever words that prophet shall speak in = the name of=20 the Lord, and they shall not come true, and not come to pass, this [is] = the=20 thing which the Lord has not spoken; that prophet has spoken wickedly: = ye shall=20 not spare him.

[Deuteronomy] 19:1 And when the Lord = thy God=20 shall have destroyed the nations, which God gives thee, [even] the land, = and ye=20 shall inherit them, and dwell in their cities, and in their = houses,

19:2 thou shalt separate for thyself three cities in = the midst=20 of thy land, which the Lord thy God gives thee.

19:3 Take a survey of thy way, and thou shalt divide = the coasts=20 of thy land, which the Lord thy God apportions to thee, into three = parts, and=20 there shall be there a refuge for every manslayer.

19:4 And this shall be the ordinance of the = manslayer, who=20 shall flee thither, and shall live, whosoever shall have smitten his = neighbour=20 ignorantly, whereas he hated him not in times past.

19:5 And whosoever shall enter with his neighbour = into the=20 thicket, to gather wood, if the hand of him that cuts wood with the axe = should=20 be violently shaken, and the axe head falling off from the handle should = light=20 on his neighbour, and he should die, he shall flee to one of these = cities, and=20 live.

19:6 Lest the avenger of blood pursue after the = slayer, because=20 his heart is hot, and overtake him, if the way be too long, and slay = him, though=20 there is to this man no sentence of death, because he hate him not in = time past.=20

19:7 Therefore I charge thee, saying, Thou shalt = separate for=20 thy self three cities.

19:8 And if the Lord shall enlarge thy borders, as he = sware to=20 thy fathers, and the Lord shall give to thee all the land which he said = he would=20 give to thy fathers;

19:9 if thou shalt hearken to do all these commands, = which I=20 charge thee this day, to love the Lord thy God, to walk in all his ways=20 continually; thou shalt add for thyself yet three cities to these=20 three.

19:10 So innocent blood shall not be spilt in the = land, which=20 the Lord thy God gives thee to inherit, and there shall not be in thee = one=20 guilty of blood.

19:11 But if there should be in thee a man hating his = neighbour, and he should lay wait for him, and rise up against him, and = smite=20 him, that he die, and he should flee to one of these cities,

19:12 then shall the elders of his city send, and = take him=20 thence, and they shall deliver him into the hands of the avengers of = blood, and=20 he shall die.

19:13 Thine eye shall not spare him; so shalt thou = purge=20 innocent blood from Israel, and it shall be well with thee.

19:14 Thou shalt not move the landmarks of thy = neighbour, which=20 thy fathers set in the inheritance, in which thou hast obtained a share = in the=20 land, which the Lord thy God gives thee to inherit.

19:15 One witness shall not stand to testify against = a man for=20 any iniquity, or for any fault, or for any sin which he may commit; by = the mouth=20 of two witnesses, or by the mouth of three witnesses, shall every word = be=20 established.

19:16 And if an unjust witness rise up against a man, = alleging=20 iniquity against him;

19:17 then shall the two men between whom the = controversy is,=20 stand before the Lord, and before the priests, and before the judges, = who may be=20 in those days.

19:18 And the judges shall make diligent inquiry, = and, behold,=20 [if] and unjust witness has borne unjust testimony; [and] has stood up = against=20 his brother;

19:19 then shall ye do to him as he wickedly devised = to do=20 against his brother, and thou shalt remove the evil from = yourselves.

19:20 And the rest shall hear and fear, and do no = more=20 according to this evil thing in the midst of you.

19:21 Thine eye shall not spare him: [thou shalt = exact] life=20 for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for = foot.

[Deuteronomy] 20:1 And if thou = shouldest go=20 forth to war against thine enemies, and shouldest see horse, and rider, = and a=20 people more numerous than thyself; thou shalt not be afraid of them, for = the=20 Lord thy God [is] with thee, who brought thee up out of the land of=20 Egypt.

20:2 And it shall come to pass whenever thou shalt = draw nigh to=20 battle, that the priest shall draw nigh and speak to the people, and = shall say=20 to them,

20:3 Hear, O Israel; ye are going this day to battle = against=20 your enemies: let not your heart faint, fear not, neither be confounded, = neither=20 turn aside from their face.

20:4 For [it is] the Lord your God who advances with = you, to=20 fight with you against your enemies, [and] to save you.

20:5 And the scribes shall speak to the people, = saying, What=20 man [is] he that has built a new house, and has not dedicated it? let = him go and=20 return to his house, lest he die in the war, and another man dedicate=20 it.

20:6 And what man [is] he that has planted a = vineyard, and not=20 been made merry with it? let him go and return to his house, lest he die = in the=20 battle, and another man be made merry with it.

20:7 And what man [is] he that has betrothed a wife, = and has=20 not taken her? let him go and return to his house, lest he die in the = battle,=20 and another man take her.

20:8 And the scribes shall speak further to the = people, and=20 say, What man [is] he that fears and is cowardly in his heart? Let him = go and=20 return to his house, lest he make the heart of his brother fail, as his=20 own.

20:9 And it shall come to pass when the scribes shall = have=20 ceased speaking to the people, that they shall appoint generals of the = army to=20 be leaders of the people.

20:10 And if thou shalt draw nigh to a city to = overcome them by=20 war, then call them out peaceably.

20:11 If then they should answer peaceably to thee, = and open o=20 thee, it shall be that all the people found in it shall be tributary and = subject=20 to thee.

20:12 But if they will not hearken to thee, but wage = war=20 against thee, thou shalt invest it;

20:13 until the Lord thy God shall deliver it into = thy hands,=20 and thou shalt smite every male of it with the edge of the = sword:

20:14 except the women and the stuff: and all the = cattle, and=20 whatsoever shall be in the city, and all the plunder thou shalt take as = spoil=20 for thyself, and shalt eat all the plunder of thine enemies whom the = Lord thy=20 God gives thee.

20:15 Thus shalt thou do to all the cities that are = very far=20 off from thee, not [being] of the cities of these nations which the Lord = thy God=20 gives thee to inherit their land.

20:16 [Of these] ye shall not take any thing = alive;

20:17 but ye shall surely curse them, the Chettite, = and the=20 Amorite, and the Chananite, and the Pherezite, and the Evite, and the = Jebusite,=20 and the Gergesite; as the Lord thy God commanded thee:

20:18 that they may not teach you to do all their = abominations,=20 which they did to their gods, and [so] ye should sin before the Lord = your=20 God.

20:19 And if thou shouldest besiege a city many days = to prevail=20 against it by war to take it, thou shalt not destroy its trees, by = applying an=20 iron tool to them, but thou shalt eat of it, and shalt not cut it down: = Is the=20 tree that is in the field a man, to enter before thee into the work of = the=20 siege?

20:20 But the tree which thou knowest to be not = fruit-bearing,=20 this thou shalt destroy and cut down; and thou shalt construct a mound = against=20 the city, which makes war against thee, until it be delivered = up.

[Deuteronomy] 21:1 And if one be = found slain=20 with the sword in the land, which the Lord thy God gives thee to = inherit, having=20 fallen in the field, and they do not know who has smitten = [him];

21:2 thine elders and thy judges shall come forth, = and shall=20 measure the distances of the cities round about the slain = man:

21:3 and it shall be that the city which is nearest = to the=20 slain man the elders of that city shall take a heifer of the herd, which = has not=20 laboured, and which has not borne a yoke.

21:4 And the elders of that city shall bring down the = heifer=20 into a rough valley, which has not been tilled and is not sown, and they = shall=20 slay the heifer in the valley.

21:5 And the priests the Levites shall come, because = the Lord=20 God has chosen them to stand by him, and to bless in his name, and by = their word=20 shall every controversy and every stroke be [decided].

21:6 And all the elders of that city who draw nigh to = the slain=20 man shall wash their hands over the head of the heifer which was slain = in the=20 valley;

21:7 and they shall answer and say, Our hands have = not shed=20 this blood, and our eyes have not seen [it].

21:8 Be merciful to thy people Israel, whom thou hast = redeemed,=20 O Lord, that innocent blood may not be charged on thy people Israel: and = the=20 blood shall be atoned for to them.

21:9 And thou shalt take away innocent blood from = among you, if=20 thou shouldest do that which is good and pleasing before the Lord thy=20 God.

21:10 And if when thou goest out to war against thine = enemies,=20 the Lord thy God should deliver them into thine hands, and thou = shouldest take=20 their spoil,

21:11 and shouldest see among the spoil a woman = beautiful in=20 countenance, and shouldest desire her, and take her to thyself for a = wife,=20

21:12 and shouldest bring her within thine house: = then shalt=20 thou shave her head, and pare her nails;

21:13 and shalt take away her garments of captivity = from off=20 her, and she shall abide in thine house, and shall bewail her father and = mother=20 the days of a month; and afterwards thou shalt go in to her and dwell = with her,=20 and she shall be thy wife.

21:14 And it shall be if thou do not delight in her, = thou shalt=20 send her out free; and she shall not by any means be sold for money, = thou shalt=20 not treat her contemptuously, because thou hast humbled her.

21:15 And if a man have two wives, the one loved and = the other=20 hated, and both the loved and the hated should have born him [children], = and the=20 son of the hated should be first-born;

21:16 then I shall be that whensoever he shall divide = by=20 inheritance his goods to his sons, he shall not be able to give the = right of the=20 first-born to the son of the loved one, having overlooked the son of the = hated,=20 which is the first-born.

21:17 But he shall acknowledge the first-born of the = hated one=20 to give to him double of all things which shall be found by him, because = he is=20 the first of his children, and to him belongs the birthright. =

21:18 And if any man has a disobedient and = contentious son, who=20 hearkens not to the voice of his father and the voice of his mother, and = they=20 should correct him, and he should not hearken to them;

21:19 then shall his father and his mother take hold = of him,=20 and bring him forth to the elders of his city, and to the gate of the=20 place:

21:20 and they shall say to the men of their city, = This our son=20 is disobedient and contentious, he hearkens not to our voice, he is a = reveler=20 and a drunkard.

21:21 And the men of his city shall stone him with = stones, and=20 he shall die; and thou shalt remove the evil one from yourselves, and = the rest=20 shall hear and fear.

21:22 And if there be sin in any one, [and] the = judgment of=20 death [be upon him], and he be put to death, and ye hang him on a=20 tree:

21:23 his body shall not remain all night upon the = tree, but ye=20 shall by all means bury it in that day; for every one that is hanged on = a tree=20 is cursed of God; and ye shall by no means defile the land which the = Lord thy=20 God gives thee for an inheritance.

[Deuteronomy] 22:1 When thou seest = the calf of=20 thy brother or his sheep wandering in the way, thou shalt not overlook = them;=20 thou shalt by all means turn them back to thy brother, and thou shalt = restore=20 them to him.

22:2 And if thy brother do not come nigh thee, and = thou dost=20 not know him, thou shalt bring it into thy house within; and it shall be = with=20 thee until thy brother shall seek them, and thou shalt restore them to=20 him.

22:3 Thus shalt thou do to his ass, and thus shalt = thou do to=20 his garment, and thus shalt thou do to every thing that thy brother has = lost;=20 whatsoever shall have been lost by him, and thou shalt have found, thou = shalt=20 not have power to overlook.

22:4 Thou shalt not see the ass of thy brother, or = his calf,=20 fallen in the way: thou shalt not overlook them, thou shalt surely help = him to=20 raise them up.

22:5 The apparel of a man shall not be on a woman, = neither=20 shall a man put on a woman's dress; for every one that does these things = is an=20 abomination to the Lord thy God.

22:6 And if thou shouldest come upon a brood of birds = before=20 thy face in the way or upon any tree, or upon the earth, young or eggs, = and the=20 mother be brooding on the young or the eggs, thou shalt not take the dam = with=20 the young ones.

22:7 Thou shalt by all means let the mother go, but = thou shalt=20 take the young to thyself; that it may be well with thee, and that thou = mayest=20 live long.

22:8 If thou shouldest build a new house, then shalt = thou make=20 a parapet to thy house; so thou shalt not bring blood-guiltiness upon = thy house,=20 if one should in any wise fall from it.

22:9 Thou shalt not sow thy vineyard with diverse = seed, lest=20 the fruit be devoted, and whatsoever seed thou mayest sow, with the = fruit of thy=20 vineyard.

22:10 Thou shalt not plough with an ox and an ass=20 together.

22:11 Thou shalt not wear a mingled [garment], = woollen and=20 linen together.

22:12 Thou shalt make fringes on the four borders of = thy=20 garments, with which soever thou mayest be clothed.

22:13 And if any one should take a wife, and dwell = with her,=20 and hate her,

22:14 and attach to her reproachful words, and bring = against=20 her an evil name, and say, I took this woman, and when I came to her I = found not=20 her tokens of virginity:

22:15 then the father and the mother of the damsel = shall take=20 and bring out the damsel's tokens of virginity to the elders of the city = to the=20 gate.

22:16 And the father of the damsel shall say to the = elders, I=20 gave this my daughter to this man for a wife;

22:17 and now he has hated her, and attaches = reproachful words=20 to her, saying, I have not found tokens of virginity with thy daughter; = and=20 these [are] the tokens of my daughter's virginity. And they shall unfold = the=20 garment before the elders of the city.

22:18 And the elders of that city shall take that = man, and=20 shall chastise him,

22:19 and shall fine him a hundred shekels, and shall = give=20 [them] to the father of the damsel, because he has brought forth an evil = name=20 against a virgin of Israel; and she shall be his wife: he shall never be = able to=20 put her away.

22:20 But if this report be true, and the tokens of = virginity=20 be not found for the damsel;

22:21 then shall they bring out the damsel to the = doors of her=20 father's house, and shall stone her with stones, and she shall die; = because she=20 has wrought folly among the children of Israel, to defile the house of = her=20 father by whoring: so thou shalt remove the evil one from among = you.

22:22 And if a man be found lying with a woman = married to a=20 man, ye shall kill them both, the man that lay with the woman, and the = woman: so=20 shalt thou remove the wicked one out of Israel.

22:23 And if there be a young damsel espoused to a = man, and a=20 man should have found her in the city and have lain with her;

22:24 ye shall bring them both out to the gate of = their city,=20 and they shall be stoned with stones, and they shall die; the damsel, = because=20 she cried not in the city; and the man, because he humbled his = neighbour's=20 spouse: so shalt thou remove the evil one from yourselves.

22:25 But if a man find in the field a damsel that is = betrothed, and he should force her and lie with her, ye shall slay the = man that=20 lay with her only.

22:26 And the damsel has not [committed] a sin worthy = of death;=20 as if a man should rise up against his neighbour, and slay him, so [is] = this=20 thing;

22:27 because he found her in the field; the = betrothed damsel=20 cried, and there was none to help her.

22:28 And if any one should find a young virgin who = has not=20 been betrothed, and should force [her] and lie with her, and be=20 found,

22:29 the man who lay with her shall give to the = father of the=20 damsel fifty silver didrachms, and she shall be his wife, because he has = humble=20 her; he shall never be able to put her away.

22:30 A man shall not take his father's wife, and = shall not=20 uncover his father's skirt.

[Deuteronomy] 23:1 He that is = fractured or=20 mutilated in his private parts shall not enter into the assembly of the=20 Lord.

23:2 [One born] of a harlot shall not enter into the = assembly=20 of the Lord.

23:3 The Ammanite and Moabite shall not enter into = the assembly=20 of the Lord, even until the tenth generation he shall not enter into the = assembly of the Lord, even for ever:

23:4 because they met you not with bread and water by = the way,=20 when ye went out of Egypt; and because they hired against thee Balaam = the son of=20 Beor of Mesopotamia to curse thee.

23:5 But the Lord thy God would not hearken to = Balaam; and the=20 Lord thy God changed the curses into blessings, because the Lord thy God = loved=20 thee.

23:6 Thou shalt not speak peaceably or profitably to = them all=20 thy days for ever.

23:7 Thou shalt not abhor an Edomite, because he is = thy=20 brother; thou shalt not abhor an Egyptian, because thou wast a stranger = in his=20 land.

23:8 If sons be born to them, in the third generation = they=20 shall enter into the assembly of the Lord.

23:9 And if thou shouldest go forth to engage with = thine=20 enemies, then thou shalt keep thee from every wicked thing.

23:10 If there should be in thee a man who is not = clean by=20 reason of his issue by night, then he shall go forth out of the camp, = and he=20 shall not enter into the camp.

23:11 And it shall come to pass toward evening he = shall wash=20 his body with water, and when the sun has gone down, he shall go into = the=20 camp.

23:12 And thou shalt have a place outside of the = camp, and thou=20 shalt go out thither,

23:13 and thou shalt have a trowel on thy girdle; and = it shall=20 come to pass when thou wouldest relieve thyself abroad, that thou shalt = dig with=20 it, and shalt bring back the earth and cover thy nuisance.

23:14 Because the Lord thy God walks in thy camp to = deliver=20 thee, and to give up thine enemy before thy face; and thy camp shall be = holy,=20 and there shall not appear in thee a disgraceful thing and [so] he shall = turn=20 away from thee.

23:15 Thou shalt not deliver a servant to his master, = who=20 [coming] from his master attaches himself to thee.

23:16 He shall dwell with thee, he shall dwell among = you where=20 he shall please; thou shalt not afflict him.

23:17 There shall not be a harlot of the daughters of = Israel,=20 and there shall not be a fornicator of the sons of Israel; there shall = not be an=20 idolatress of the daughters of Israel, and there shall not be an = initiated=20 person of the sons of Israel.

23:18 Thou shalt not bring the hire of a harlot, nor = the price=20 of a dog into the house of the Lord thy God, for any vow; because even = both are=20 an abomination to the Lord thy God.

23:19 Thou shalt not lend to thy brother on usury of = silver, or=20 usury of meat, or usury of any thing which thou mayest lend = out.

23:20 Thou mayest lend on usury to a stranger, but to = thy=20 brother thou shalt not lend on usury; that the Lord thy God may bless = thee in=20 all thy works upon the land, into which thou art entering to inherit=20 it.

23:21 And if thou wilt vow a vow to the Lord thy God, = thou=20 shalt not delay to pay it; for the Lord thy God will surely require it = of thee,=20 and [otherwise] it shall be sin in thee.

23:22 But if thou shouldest be unwilling to vow, it = is not sin=20 in thee.

23:23 Thou shalt observe the words that proceed from = between=20 thy lips; and as thou hast vowed a gift to the Lord God, [so] shalt thou = do that=20 which thou hast spoken with thy mouth.

23:24 And if thou shouldest go into the vineyard of = thy=20 neighbour, thou shalt eat grapes sufficient to satisfy thy desire; but = thou=20 mayest not put them into a vessel.

23:25 And if thou shouldest go into the corn field of = thy=20 neighbour, then thou mayest gather the ears with thy hands; but thou = shalt not=20 put the sickle to thy neighbour's corn.

[Deuteronomy] 24:1 And if any one = should take=20 a wife, and should dwell with her, then it shall come to pass if she = should not=20 have found favour before him, because he has found some unbecoming thing = in her,=20 that he shall write for her a bill of divorcement, and give it into her = hands,=20 and he shall send her away out of his house.

24:2 And [if] she should go away and be married to = another=20 man;

24:3 and the last husband should hate her, and write = for her a=20 bill of divorcement; and should give it into her hands, and send her = away out of=20 his house, and the last husband should die, who took her to himself for = a=20 wife;

24:4 the former husband who sent her away shall not = be able to=20 return and take her to himself for a wife, after she has been defiled; = because=20 it is an abomination before the Lord thy God, and ye shall not defile = the land,=20 which the Lord thy God gives thee to inherit.

24:5 And if any one should have recently taken a = wife, he shall=20 not go out to war, neither shall any thing be laid upon him; he shall be = free in=20 his house; for one year he shall cheer his wife whom he has taken. =

24:6 Thou shalt not take for a pledge the under = millstone, nor=20 the upper millstone; for he who does so takes life for a pledge. =

24:7 And if a man should be caught stealing one of = his brethren=20 of the children of Israel, and having overcome him he should sell him, = that=20 thief shall die; so shalt thou remove that evil one from yourselves. =

24:8 Take heed to thyself in [regard of] the plague = of leprosy:=20 thou shalt take great heed to do according to all the law, which the = priests the=20 Levites shall report to you; take heed to do, as I have charged = you.

24:9 Remember all that the Lord thy God did to Mariam = in the=20 way, when ye were going out of Egypt.

24:10 If thy neighbour owe thee a debt, any debt = whatsoever,=20 thou shalt not go into his house to take his pledge:

24:11 thou shalt stand without, and the man who is in = thy debt=20 shall bring the pledge out to thee.

24:12 And if the man be poor, thou shalt not sleep = with his=20 pledge.

24:13 Thou shalt surely restore his pledge at sunset, = and he=20 shall sleep in his garment, and he shall bless thee; and it shall be = mercy to=20 thee before the Lord thy God.

24:14 Thou shalt not unjustly withhold the wages of = the poor=20 and needy of thy brethren, r of the strangers who are in thy = cities.

24:15 Thou shalt pay him his wages the same day, the = sun shall=20 not go down upon it, because he is poor and he trusts in it; and he = shall cry=20 against thee to the Lord, and it shall be sin in thee.

24:16 The fathers shall not be put to death for the = children,=20 and the sons shall not be put to death for the fathers; every one shall = be put=20 to death for his own sin.

24:17 Thou shalt not wrest the judgment of the = stranger and the=20 fatherless, and widow; thou shalt not take the widow's garment for a=20 pledge.

24:18 And thou shalt remember that thou wast a = bondman in the=20 land of Egypt, and the Lord thy God redeemed thee from thence; therefore = I=20 charge thee to do this thing.

24:19 And when thou shalt have reaped corn in thy = field, and=20 shalt have forgotten a sheaf in thy field, thou shalt not return to take = it; it=20 shall be for the stranger, and the orphan, and the widow, that the Lord = thy God=20 may bless thee in all the works of thy hands.

24:20 And if thou shouldest gather thine olives, thou = shalt not=20 return to collect the remainder; it shall be for the stranger, and the=20 fatherless, and the widow, and thou shalt remember that thou wast a = bondman in=20 the land of Egypt; therefore I command thee to do this thing.

24:21 And when soever thou shalt gather the grapes of = thy=20 vineyard, thou shalt not glean what thou hast left; it shall be for the=20 stranger, and the orphan, and the widow:

24:22 and thou shalt remember that thou wast a = bondman in the=20 land of Egypt; therefore I command thee to do this thing.

[Deuteronomy] 25:1 And if there = should be a=20 dispute between men, and they should come forward to judgment, and [the = judges]=20 judge, and justify the righteous, and condemn the wicked:

25:2 then it shall come to pass, if the unrighteous = should be=20 worthy of stripes, thou shalt lay him down before the judges, and they = shall=20 scourge him before them according to his iniquity.

25:3 And they shall scourge him with forty stripes in = number,=20 they shall not inflict more; for if thou shouldest scourge him [with] = more=20 stripes beyond these stripes, thy brother will be disgraced before=20 thee.

25:4 Thou shalt not muzzle the ox that treads out the = corn.=20

25:5 And if brethren should live together, and one of = them=20 should die, and should not have seed, the wife of the deceased shall not = marry=20 out [of the family] to a man not related: her husband's brother shall go = in to=20 her, and shall take her to himself for a wife, and shall dwell with her. =

25:6 And it shall come to pass that the child which = she shall=20 bear, shall be named by the name of the deceased, and his name shall not = be=20 blotted out of Israel.

25:7 And if the man should not be willing to take his = brother's=20 wife, then shall the woman go up to the gate to the elders, and she = shall say,=20 My husband's brother will not raise up the name of his brother in = Israel, my=20 husband's brother has refused.

25:8 And the elders of his city shall call him, and = speak to=20 him; and if he stand and say, I will not take her:

25:9 then his brother's wife shall come forward = before the=20 elders, and shall loose one shoe from off his foot, and shall spit in = his face,=20 and shall answer and say, Thus shall they do to the man who will not = build his=20 brother's house in Israel.

25:10 And his name shall be called in Israel, The = house of him=20 that has had his shoe loosed.

25:11 And if men should strive together, a man with = his=20 brother, and the wife of one of them should advance to rescue her = husband out of=20 the hand of him that smites him, and she should stretch forth her hand, = and take=20 hold of his private parts;

25:12 thou shalt cut off her hand; thine eye shall = not spare=20 her.

25:13 Thou shalt not have in thy bag divers weights, = a great=20 and a small.

25:14 Thou shalt not have in thine house divers = measures, a=20 great and a small.

25:15 Thou shalt have a true and just weight, and a = true and=20 just measure, that thou mayest live long upon the land which the Lord = thy God=20 gives thee for an inheritance.

25:16 For every one that does this [is] an = abomination to the=20 Lord thy God, even every one that does injustice.

25:17 Remember what things Amalec did to thee by the = way, when=20 thou wentest forth out of the land of Egypt:

25:18 how he withstood thee in the way, and harassed = thy rear,=20 [even] those that were weary behind thee, and thou didst hunger and wast = weary;=20 and he did not fear God.

25:19 And it shall come to pass whenever the Lord thy = God shall=20 have given thee rest from all thine enemies round about thee, in the = land which=20 the Lord thy God gives thee to inherit, thou shalt blot out the name of = Amalec=20 from under heaven, and shalt not forget [to do it].

[Deuteronomy] 26:1 And it shall be = when thou=20 shalt have entered into the land, which the Lord thy God gives thee to = inherit=20 it, and thou shalt have inherited it, and thou shalt have dwelt upon=20 it,

26:2 that thou shalt take of the first of the fruits = of thy=20 land, which the Lord thy God gives thee, and thou shalt put them into a = basket,=20 and thou shalt go to the place which the Lord thy God shall choose to = have his=20 name called there.

26:3 And thou shalt come to the priest who shall be = in those=20 days, and thou shalt say to him, I testify this day to the Lord my God, = that I=20 am come into the land which the Lord sware to our fathers to give to=20 us.

26:4 And the priest shall take the basket out of = thine hands,=20 and shall set it before the altar of the Lord thy God:

26:5 and he shall answer and say before the Lord thy = God, My=20 father abandoned Syria, and went down into Egypt, and sojourned there = with a=20 small number, and became there a mighty nation and a great = multitude.

26:6 And the Egyptians afflicted us, and humbled us, = and=20 imposed hard tasks on us:

26:7 and we cried to the Lord our God, and the Lord = heard our=20 voice, and saw our humiliation, and our labour, and our = affliction.

26:8 And the Lord brought us out of Egypt himself = with his=20 great strength, and his mighty hand, and his high arm, and with great = visions,=20 and with signs, and with wonders.

26:9 And he brought us into this place, and gave us = this land,=20 a land flowing with milk and honey.

26:10 And now, behold, I have brought the first of = the fruits=20 of the land, which thou gavest me, O Lord, a land flowing with milk and = honey:=20 and thou shalt leave it before the Lord thy God, and thou shalt worship = before=20 the Lord thy God;

26:11 and thou shalt rejoice in all the good = [things], which=20 the Lord thy God has given thee, [thou] and thy family, and the Levite, = and the=20 stranger that is within thee.

26:12 And when thou shalt have completed all the = tithings of=20 thy fruits in the third year, thou shalt give the second tenth to the = Levite,=20 and stranger, and fatherless, and widow; and they shall eat it in thy = cities,=20 and be merry.

26:13 And thou shalt say before the Lord thy God, I = have fully=20 collected the holy things out of my house, and I have given them to the = Levite,=20 and the stranger, and the orphan, and the widow, according to all = commands which=20 thou didst command me: I did not transgress thy command, and I did not = forget=20 it.

26:14 And in my distress I did not eat of them, I = have not=20 gathered of them for an unclean purpose, I have not given of them to the = dead; I=20 have hearkened to the voice of the Lord our God, I have done as thou = hast=20 commanded me.

26:15 Look down from thy holy house, from heaven, and = bless thy=20 people Israel, and the land which thou hast given them, as thou didst = swear to=20 our fathers, to give to us a land flowing with milk and = honey.

26:16 On this day the Lord thy God charged thee to = keep all the=20 ordinances and judgments; and ye shall observe and do them, with all = your heart,=20 and with all your soul.

26:17 Thou hast chosen God this day to be thy God, = and to walk=20 in all his ways, and to observe his ordinances and judgments, and to = hearken to=20 his voice.

26:18 And the Lord has chosen thee this day that thou = shouldest=20 be to him a peculiar people, as he said, to keep his = commands;

26:19 and that thou shouldest be above all nations, = as he has=20 made thee renowned, and a boast, and glorious, that thou shouldest be a = holy=20 people to the Lord thy God, as he has spoken.

[Deuteronomy] 27:1 And Moses and the = elders of=20 Israel commanded, saying, Keep all these commands, all that command you = this=20 day.

27:2 And it shall come to pass in the day when ye = shall cross=20 over Jordan into the land which the Lord thy God gives thee, that thou = shalt set=20 up for thyself great stones, and shalt plaster them with = plaster.

27:3 And thou shalt write on these stones all the = words of this=20 law, as soon as ye have crossed Jordan, when ye are entered into the = land, which=20 the Lord God of thy fathers gives thee, a land flowing with milk and = honey,=20 according as the Lord God of thy fathers said to thee.

27:4 And it shall be as soon as ye are gone over = Jordan, ye=20 shall set up these stones, which I command thee this day, on mount = Gaebal, and=20 thou shalt plaster them with plaster.

27:5 And thou shalt build there an altar to the Lord = thy God,=20 an altar of stones; thou shalt not lift up iron upon it.

27:6 Of whole stones shalt thou build an altar to the = Lord thy=20 God, and thou shalt offer upon it whole-burnt-offerings to the Lord thy=20 God.

27:7 And thou shalt there offer a peace-offering; and = thou=20 shalt eat and be filled, and rejoice before the Lord thy God.

27:8 And thou shalt write upon the stones all this = law very=20 plainly.

27:9 And Moses and the priests the Levites spoke to = all Israel,=20 saying, Be silent and hear, O Israel; this day thou art become a people = to the=20 Lord thy God.

27:10 And thou shalt hearken to the voice of the Lord = thy God,=20 and shalt do all his commands, and his ordinances, as many as I command = thee=20 this day.

27:11 And Moses charged the people on that day,=20 saying,

27:12 These shall stand to bless the people on mount = Garizin=20 having gone over Jordan; Symeon, Levi, Judas, Issachar, Joseph, and=20 Benjamin.

27:13 And these shall stand for cursing on mount = Gaebal; Ruben,=20 Gad, and Aser, Zabulon, Dan, and Nephthali.

27:14 And the Levites shall answer and say to all = Israel with a=20 loud voice,

27:15 Cursed [is] the man whosoever shall make a = graven or=20 molten image, an abomination to the Lord, the work of the hands of = craftsmen,=20 and shall put it in a secret place: and all the people shall answer and = say, So=20 be it.

27:6 Cursed is the man that dishonours his father or = his=20 mother: and all the people shall say, So be it.

27:17 Cursed is he that removes his neighbour's = landmarks: and=20 all the people shall say, So be it.

27:18 Cursed is he that makes the blind to wander in = the way:=20 and all the people shall say, So be it.

27:19 Cursed is every one that shall pervert the = judgment of=20 the stranger, and orphan, and widow: and all the people shall say, So be = it.

27:20 Cursed is he that lies with his father's wife, = because he=20 has uncovered his father's skirt: and all the people shall say, So be=20 it.

27:21 Cursed is he that lies with any beast: and all = the people=20 shall say, So be it.

27:22 Cursed is he that lies with his sister by his = father or=20 his mother: and all the people shall say, So be it.

27:23 Cursed is he that lies with his = daughter-in-law: and all=20 the people shall say, So be it. Cursed is he that lies with his wife's = sister:=20 and all the people shall say, So be it.

27:24 Cursed is he that smites his neighbour = secretly: and all=20 the people shall say, So be it.

27:25 Cursed is he whosoever shall have taken a bribe = to slay=20 an innocent man: and all the people shall say, So be it.

27:26 Cursed is every man that continues not in all = the words=20 of this law to do them: and all the people shall say, So be it. =

[Deuteronomy] 28:1 And it shall come = to pass,=20 if thou wilt indeed hear the voice of the Lord thy God, to observe and = do all=20 these commands, which I charge thee this day, that the Lord thy God = shall set=20 thee on high above all the nations of the earth;

28:2 and all these blessings shall come upon thee, = and shall=20 find thee. If thou wilt indeed hear the voice of the Lord thy = God,

28:3 blessed [shalt] thou [be] in the city, and = blessed shalt=20 thou be in the field.

28:4 Blessed shall be the offspring of thy body, and = the fruits=20 of thy land, and the herds of thy oxen, and the flocks of thy sheep. =

28:5 Blessed shall be thy barns, and thy = stores.

28:6 Blessed shalt thou be in thy coming in, and = blessed shalt=20 thou be in thy going out.

28:7 The Lord deliver tine enemies that withstand = thee utterly=20 broken before thy face: they shall come out against thee one way, and = they shall=20 flee seven ways from before thee.

28:8 The Lord send upon thee his blessing in thy = barns, and on=20 all on which thou shalt put thine hand, in the land which the Lord thy = God gives=20 thee.

28:9 The Lord raise thee up for himself a holy = people, as he=20 sware to thy fathers; if thou wilt hear the voice of the Lord thy God, = and walk=20 in all his ways.

28:10 And all the nations of the earth shall see = thee, that the=20 name of the Lord is called upon thee, and they shall stand in awe of = thee.=20

28:11 And the Lord thy God shall multiply thee for = good in the=20 offspring of thy body, and in the offspring of thy cattle, and in the = fruits of=20 thy land, on thy land which the Lord sware to thy fathers to give to = thee.=20

28:12 May the Lord open to thee his good treasure, = the heaven,=20 to give rain to thy land in season: may he bless all the works of thy = hands: so=20 shalt thou lend to many nations, but thou shalt not borrow; and thou = shalt rule=20 over many nations, but they shall not rule over thee.

28:13 The Lord thy God make thee the head, and not = the tail;=20 and thou shalt then be above and thou shalt not be below, if thou wilt = hearken=20 to the voice of the Lord thy God, in all things that I charge thee this = day to=20 observe.

28:14 Thou shalt not turn aside from any of the = commandments,=20 which I charge thee this day, to the right hand or to the left, to go = after=20 other gods to serve them.

28:15 But it shall come to pass, if thou wilt not = hearken to=20 the voice of the Lord thy God, to observe all his commandments, as many = as I=20 charge thee this day, then all these curses shall come on thee, and = overtake=20 thee.

28:16 Cursed [shalt] thou [be] in the city, and = cursed shalt=20 thou be in the field.

28:17 Cursed shall be thy barns and thy = stores.

28:18 Cursed shall be the offspring of thy body, and = the fruits=20 of thy land, the herds of thine oxen, and the flocks of thy = sheep.

28:19 Cursed shalt thou be in thy coming in, and = cursed shalt=20 thou be in hy going out.

28:20 The Lord send upon thee want, and famine, and = consumption=20 of all things on which thou shalt put thy hand, until he shall have = utterly=20 destroyed thee, and until he shall have consumed thee quickly because of = thine=20 evil devices, because thou hast forsaken me.

28:21 The Lord cause the pestilence to cleave to = thee, until he=20 shall have consumed thee off the land into which thou goest to inherit = it.=20

28:22 The Lord smite thee with distress, and fever, = and cold,=20 and inflammation, and blighting, and paleness, and they shall pursue = thee until=20 they have destroyed thee.

28:23 And thou shalt have over thine head a sky of = brass, and=20 the earth under thee shall be iron.

28:24 The Lord thy God make the rain of thy land = dust; and dust=20 shall come down from heaven, until it shall have destroyed thee, and = until it=20 shall have quickly consumed thee.

28:25 The Lord give thee up for slaughter before = thine enemies:=20 thou shalt go out against them one way, and flee from their face seven = ways; and=20 thou shalt be a dispersion in all the kingdoms of the earth.

28:26 And your dead men shall be food to the birds of = the sky,=20 and to the beasts of the earth; and there shall be none to scare them=20 away.

28:27 The Lord smite thee with the botch of Egypt in = the seat,=20 and with a malignant scab, and itch, so that thou canst not be=20 healed.

28:28 The Lord smite thee with insanity, and = blindness, and=20 astonishment of mind.

28:29 And thou shalt grope at mid-day, as a blind man = would=20 grope in the darkness, and thou shalt not prosper in thy ways; and then = thou=20 shalt be unjustly treated, and plundered continually, and there shall be = no=20 helper.

28:30 thou shalt take a wife, and another man shall = have her;=20 thou shalt build a house, and thou shalt not dwell in it; thou shalt = plant a=20 vineyard, and shalt not gather the grapes of it.

28:31 Thy calf [shall be] slain before thee, and thou = shalt not=20 eat of it; thine ass shall be violently taken away from thee, and shall = not be=20 restored to thee: thy sheep shall be given to thine enemies, and thou = shalt have=20 no helper.

28:32 Thy sons and thy daughters shall be given to = another=20 nation, and thine eyes wasting away shall look for them: thine hand = shall have=20 no strength.

28:33 A nation which thou knowest not shall eat the = produce of=20 thy land, and all thy labours; and thou shalt be injured and crushed=20 always.

28:34 And thou shalt be distracted, because of the = sights of=20 thine eyes which thou shalt see.

28:35 The Lord smite thee with an evil sore, on the = knees and=20 the legs, so that thou shalt not be able to be healed from the sole of = thy foot=20 to the crown of thy head.

28:36 The Lord carry away thee and thy princes, whom = thou shalt=20 set over thee, to a nation which neither thou nor thy fathers know; and = thou=20 shalt there serve other gods, wood and stone.

28:37 An thou shalt be there for a wonder, and a = parable, and a=20 tale, among all the nations, to which the Lord thy God shall carry thee=20 away.

28:38 Thou shalt carry forth much seed into the = field, and thou=20 shalt bring in little, because the locust shall devour it.

28:39 Thou shalt plant a vineyard, and dress it, and = shalt not=20 drink the wine, neither shalt thou delight thyself with it, because the = worm=20 shall devour it.

28:40 Thou shalt have olive trees in all thy borders, = and thou=20 shalt not anoint thee with oil, because thine olive shall utterly cast = [its=20 fruit].

28:41 Thou shalt beget sons and daughters, and they = shall not=20 be [thine], for they shall depart into captivity.

28:42 All thy trees and the fruits of thy land shall = the blight=20 consume.

28:43 The stranger that is within thee shall get up = very high,=20 and thou shalt come down very low.

28:44 He shall lend to thee, and thou shalt not lend = to him: he=20 shall be the head, and thou shalt be the tail.

28:45 And all these curses shall come upon thee, and = shall=20 pursue thee, and shall overtake thee, until he shall have consumed thee, = and=20 until he shall have destroyed thee; because thou didst not hearken to = the voice=20 of the Lord thy God, to keep his commands, and his ordinances which he = has=20 commanded thee.

28:46 And [these things] shall be signs in thee, and = wonders=20 among thy seed for ever;

28:47 because thou didst not serve the Lord thy God = with=20 gladness and a good heart, because of the abundance of all = things.

28:48 And thou shalt serve thine enemies, which the = Lord will=20 send forth against thee, in hunger, and in thirst, and in nakedness, and = in the=20 want of all things; and thou shalt wear upon thy neck a yoke of iron = until he=20 shall have destroyed thee.

28:49 The Lord shall bring upon thee a nation from = the=20 extremity of the earth, like the swift flying of an eagle, a nation = whose voice=20 thou shalt not understand;

28:50 a nation bold in countenance, which shall not = respect the=20 person of the aged and shall not pity the young.

28:51 And it shall eat up the young of thy cattle, = and the=20 fruits of thy land, so as not to leave to thee corn, wine, oil, the = herds of=20 thine oxen, and the flocks of thy sheep, until it shall have destroyed=20 thee;

28:52 and have utterly crushed thee in thy cities, = until the=20 high and strong walls be destroyed, in which thou trustest, in all thy = land; and=20 it shall afflict thee in thy cities, which he has given to = thee.

28:53 And thou shalt eat the fruit of thy body, the = flesh of=20 thy sons and of thy daughters, all that he has given thee, in thy = straitness and=20 thy affliction, with which thine enemy shall afflict thee.

28:54 He that is tender and very delicate within thee = shall=20 look with an evil eye upon his brother, and the wife in his bosom, and = the=20 children that are left, which may have been left to him;

28:55 so as [not] to give to one of them of the flesh = of his=20 children, whom he shall eat, because of his having nothing left him in = thy=20 straitness, and in thy affliction, with which thine enemies shall = afflict thee=20 in all thy cities.

28:56 And she that is tender and delicate among you, = whose foot=20 has not assayed to go upon the earth for delicacy and tenderness, shall = look=20 with an evil eye on her husband in her bosom, and her son and her=20 daughter,

28:57 and her offspring that comes out between her = feet, and=20 the child which she shall bear; for she shall eat them because of the = want of=20 all things, secretly in thy straitness, and in thy affliction, with = which thine=20 enemy shall afflict thee in thy cities.

28:58 If thou wilt not hearken to do all the words of = this law,=20 which have been written in this book, to fear this glorious and = wonderful name,=20 the Lord thy God;

28:59 then the Lord shall magnify thy plagues, and = the plagues=20 of thy seed, great and wonderful plagues, and evil and abiding=20 diseases.

28:60 And he shall bring upon thee all the evil pain = of Egypt,=20 of which thou wast afraid, and they shall cleave to thee.

28:61 And the Lord shall bring upon thee every = sickness, and=20 every plague that is not written, and every one that is written in the = book of=20 this law, until he shall have destroyed thee.

28:62 And ye shall be left few in number, whereas ye = were as=20 the stars of the sky in multitude; because thou didst not hearken to the = voice=20 of the Lord thy God.

28:63 And it shall come to pass that as the Lord = rejoiced over=20 you to do you good, and to multiply you, so the Lord will rejoice over = you to=20 destroy you; and ye shall be quickly removed from the land, into which = ye go to=20 inherit it.

28:64 And the Lord thy God shall scatter thee among = all=20 nations, from one end of the earth to the other; and thou shalt there = serve=20 other gods, wood and stone, which thou hast not known, nor thy=20 fathers.

28:65 Moreover among those nations he will not give = thee quiet,=20 neither by any means shall the sole of thy foot have rest; and the Lord = shall=20 give thee there another and a misgiving heart, and failing eyes, and a = wasting=20 soul.

28:66 And thy life shall be in suspense before thine = eyes; and=20 thou shalt be afraid by day and by night, and thou shalt have no = assurance of=20 thy life.

28:67 In the morning thou shalt say, Would it were = evening! and=20 in the evening thou shalt say, Would it were morning! for the fear of = thine=20 heart with which thou shalt fear, and for the sights of thine eyes which = thou=20 shalt see.

28:68 And the Lord shall bring thee back to Egypt in = ships, by=20 the way of which I said, Thou shalt not see it again; and ye shall be = sold there=20 to your enemies for bondmen and bondwomen, and none shall buy = you.

[Deuteronomy] 29:1 These [are] the = words of=20 the covenant, which the Lord commanded Moses to make with the children = of Israel=20 in the land of Moab, besides the covenant which he made with them in=20 Choreb.

29:2 And Moses called all the sons of Israel and said = to them,=20 Ye have seen all things that the Lord did in the land of Egypt before = you to=20 Pharao and his servants, and all his land;

29:3 the great temptations which thine eyes have = seen, the=20 signs, and those great wonders.

29:4 Yet the Lord God has not given you a heart to = know, and=20 eyes to see, and ears to hear, until this day.

29:5 And he led you forty years in the wilderness; = your=20 garments did not grow old, and your sandals were not worn away off your=20 feet.

29:6 Ye did not eat bread, ye did not drink wine or = strong=20 drink, that ye might know that I [am] the Lord your God.

29:7 And ye came as far as this place; and there came = forth=20 Seon king of Esebon, and Og king of Basan, to meet us in war.

29:8 And we smote them and took their land, and I = gave it for=20 an inheritance to Ruben and Gad, and to the half-tribe of = Manasse.

29:9 And ye shall take heed to do all the words of = this=20 covenant, that ye may understand all things that ye shall do.

29:10 Ye all stand to-day before the Lord your God, = the heads=20 of your tribes, and your elders, and your judges, and your officers, = every man=20 of Israel,

29:11 your wives, and your children, and the stranger = who is in=20 the midst of your camp, from your hewer of wood even to your drawer of=20 water,

29:12 that thou shouldest enter into the covenant of = the Lord=20 thy God and into his oaths, as many as the Lord thy God appoints thee = this=20 day;

29:13 that he may appoint thee to himself for a = people, and he=20 shall be thy God, as he said to thee, and as he sware to thy fathers, = Abraam,=20 and Isaac, and Jacob.

29:14 And I do not appoint to you alone this covenant = and this=20 oath;

29:15 but to those also who are here with you to-day = before the=20 Lord your God, and to those who are not here with you to-day.

29:16 For ye know how we dwelt in the land of Egypt, = how we=20 came through the midst of the nations through whom ye came.

29:17 And ye beheld their abominations, and their = idols, wood=20 and stone, silver and gold, which are among them.

29:18 Lest there be among you man, or woman, or = family, or=20 tribe, whose heart has turned aside from the Lord your God, having gone = to serve=20 the gods of these nations; lest there be in you a root springing up with = gall=20 and bitterness.

29:19 And it shall be if one shall hear the words of = this=20 curse, and shall flatter himself in his heart, saying, Let good happen = to me,=20 for I will walk in the error of my heart, lest the sinner destroy the = guiltless=20 with [him]:

29:20 God shall by no means be willing to pardon him, = but then=20 the wrath of the Lord and his jealousy shall flame out against that man; = and all=20 the curses of this covenant shall attach themselves to him, which are = written in=20 this book, and the Lord shall blot out his name from under = heaven.

29:21 And the Lord shall separate that man for evil = of all the=20 children of Israel, according to all the curses of the covenant that are = written=20 in the book of this law.

29:22 And another generation shall say-- even your = sons who=20 shall rise up after you, and the stranger who shall come from a land = afar off,=20 and shall see the plagues of that land and their diseases, which the = Lord has=20 sent upon it,

29:23 brimstone and burning salt, (the whole land = shall not be=20 sown, neither shall any green thing spring, nor rise upon it, as Sodom = and=20 Gomorrha were overthrown, Adama and Seboim, which the Lord overthrew in = his=20 wrath and anger:)--

29:24 and all the nations shall say, Why has the Lord = done thus=20 to this land? what [is] this great fierceness of anger?

29:25 And [men] shall say, Because they forsook the = covenant of=20 the Lord God of their fathers, the things which he appointed to their = fathers,=20 when he brought them out of the land of Egypt:

29:26 and the went and served other gods, which they = knew not,=20 neither did he assign [them] to them.

29:27 And the Lord was exceedingly angry with that = land to=20 bring upon it according to all the curses which are written in the book = of this=20 law.

29:28 And the Lord removed them from their land in = anger, and=20 wrath, and very great indignation, and cast them out into another land = as at=20 present.

29:29 The secret things [belong] to the Lord our God, = but the=20 things that are revealed [belong] to us and to our children for ever, to = do all=20 the words of this law.

[Deuteronomy] 30:1 And it shall come = to pass=20 when all these things shall have come upon thee, the blessing and the = curse,=20 which I have set before thy face, and thou shalt call [them] to mind = among all=20 the nations, wherein the Lord shall have scattered thee,

30:2 and shalt return to the Lord thy God, and shalt = hearken to=20 his voice, according to all things which I charge thee this day, with = all thy=20 heart, and with all thy soul;

30:3 then the Lord shall heal thine iniquities, and = shall pity=20 thee, and shall again gather thee out from all the nations, among which = the Lord=20 has scattered thee.

30:4 If thy dispersion be from one end of heaven to = the other,=20 thence will the Lord thy God gather thee, and thence will the Lord thy = God take=20 thee.

30:5 And the Lord thy God shall bring thee in from = thence into=20 the land which thy fathers have inherited, and thou shalt inherit it; = and he=20 will do thee good, and multiply thee above thy fathers.

30:6 And the Lord shall purge thy heart, and the = heart of thy=20 seed, to love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy = soul, that=20 thou mayest live.

30:7 And the Lord thy God will put these curses upon = thine=20 enemies, and upon those that hate thee, who have persecuted = thee.

30:8 And thou shalt return and hearken to the voice = of the Lord=20 thy God, and shall keep his commands, all that I charge thee this=20 day.

30:9 And the Lord thy God shall bless thee in every = work of=20 thine hands, in the offspring of thy body, and in the offspring of thy = cattle,=20 and in the fruits f thy land, because the Lord thy God will again = rejoice over=20 thee for good, as he rejoiced over thy fathers:

30:10 if thou wilt hearken to the voice of the Lord = thy God, to=20 keep his commandments, and his ordinances, and his judgments written in = the book=20 of this law, if thou turn to the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and = with all=20 thy soul.

30:11 For this command which I give thee this day is = not=20 grievous, neither is it far from thee.

30:12 It is not in heaven above, [as if there were = one] saying,=20 Who shall go up for us into heaven, and shall take it for us, and we = will hear=20 and do it?

30:13 Neither is it beyond the sea, saying, Who will = go over=20 for us to the other side of the sea, and take it for us, and make it = audible to=20 us, and we will do it?

30:14 The word is very near thee, in thy mouth, and = in thine=20 heart, and in thine hands to do it.

30:15 Behold, I have set before thee this day life = and death,=20 good and evil.

30:16 If thou wilt hearken to the commands of the = Lord thy God,=20 which I command thee this day, to love the Lord thy God, to walk in all = his=20 ways, and to keep his ordinances, and his judgments; then ye shall live, = and=20 shall be many in number, and the Lord thy God shall bless thee in all = the land=20 into which thou goest to inherit it.

30:17 But if thy heart change, and thou wilt not = hearken, and=20 thou shalt go astray and worship other gods, and serve them,

30:18 I declare to you this day, that ye shall = utterly perish,=20 and ye shall by no means live long upon the land, into which ye go over = Jordan=20 to inherit it.

30:19 I call both heaven and earth to witness this = day against=20 you, I have set before you life and death, the blessing and the curse: = choose=20 thou life, that thou and thy seed may live;

30:20 to love the Lord thy God, to hearken to his = voice, and=20 cleave to him; for this [is] thy life, and the length of thy days, that = thou=20 shouldest dwell upon the land, which the Lord sware to thy fathers, = Abraam, and=20 Isaac, and Jacob, to give to them.

[Deuteronomy] 31:1 And Moses = finished speaking=20 all these words to all the children of Israel;

31:2 and said to them, I am this day a hundred and = twenty years=20 [old]; I shall not be able any longer to come in or go out; and the Lord = said to=20 me, Thou shalt not go over this Jordan.

31:3 The Lord thy God who goes before thee, he shall = destroy=20 these nations before thee, and thou shalt inherit them: and [it shall = be] Joshua=20 that goes before thy face, as the Lord has spoken.

31:4 And the Lord thy God shall do to them as he did = to Seon=20 and Og the two kings of the Amorites, who were beyond Jordan, and to = their land,=20 as he destroyed them.

31:5 And the Lord has delivered them to you; and ye = shall do to=20 them, as I charged you.

31:6 Be courageous and strong, fear not, neither be = cowardly=20 neither be afraid before them; for [it is] the Lord your God that = advances with=20 you in the midst of you, neither will he by any means forsake thee, nor = desert=20 thee.

31:7 And Moses called Joshua, and said to him before = all=20 Israel, Be courageous and strong; for thou shalt go in before this = people into=20 the land which the Lord sware to your fathers to give to them, and thou = shalt=20 give it to them for an inheritance.

31:8 And the Lord that goes with thee shall not = forsake thee=20 nor abandon thee; fear not, neither be afraid.

31:9 And Moses wrote the words of this law in a book, = and gave=20 it to the priests the sons of Levi who bear the ark of the covenant of = the Lord,=20 and to the elders of the sons of Israel.

31:10 And Moses charged them in that day, saying, = After seven=20 years, in the time of the year of release, in the feast of=20 tabernacles,

31:11 when all Israel come together to appear before = the Lord=20 your God, in the place which the Lord shall choose, ye shall read this = law=20 before all Israel in their ears,

31:12 having assembled the people, the men, and the = women, and=20 the children, and the stranger that is in your cities, that they may = hear, and=20 that they may learn to fear the Lord your God; and they shall hearken to = do all=20 the words of this law.

31:13 And their sons who have not known shall hear, = and shall=20 learn to fear the Lord thy God all the days that they live upon the = land, into=20 which ye go over Jordan to inherit it.

31:14 And the Lord said to Moses, Behold, the days of = thy death=20 are at hand; call Joshua, and stand ye by the doors of the tabernacle of = testimony, and I will give him a charge. And Moses and Joshua went to = the=20 tabernacle of testimony, and stood by the doors of the tabernacle of=20 testimony.

31:15 And the Lord descended in a cloud, and stood by = the doors=20 of the tabernacle of testimony; and the pillar of the cloud stood by the = doors=20 of the tabernacle of testimony.

31:16 And the Lord said to Moses, Behold, thou shalt = sleep with=20 thy fathers, and this people will arise and go a whoring after the = strange gods=20 of the land, into which they are entering: and they will forsake me, and = break=20 my covenant, which I made with them.

31:17 And I will be very angry with them in that day, = and I=20 will leave them and turn my face away from them, and they shall be = devoured; and=20 many evils and afflictions shall come upon them; and they shall say in = that day,=20 Because the Lord my God is not with me, these evils have come upon=20 me.

31:18 And I will surely turn away my face from them = in that=20 day, because of all their evil doings which they have done, because they = turned=20 aside after strange gods.

31:19 And now write the words of this song, and teach = it to the=20 children of Israel, and ye shall put it into their mouth, that this song = may=20 witness for me among the children of Israel to their face.

31:20 For I will bring them into the good land, which = I sware=20 to their fathers, to give to them a land flowing with milk and honey: = and they=20 shall eat and be filled and satisfy [themselves]; then will they turn = aside=20 after other gods, and serve them, and they will provoke me, and break my = covenant.

31:21 And this song shall stand up to witness against = them; for=20 they shall not forget it out of their mouth, or out of the mouth of = their seed;=20 for I know their wickedness, what they are doing here this day, before I = have=20 brought them into the good land, which sware to their = fathers.

31:22 And Moses wrote this song in that day, and = taught it to=20 the children of Israel.

31:23 And he charged Joshua, and said, Be courageous = and=20 strong, for thou shalt bring the sons of Israel into the land, which the = Lord=20 sware to them, and he shall be with thee.

31:24 And when Moses finished writing all the words = of this law=20 in a book, even to the end,

31:25 then he charged the Levites who bear the ark of = the=20 covenant of the Lord, saying,

31:26 Take the book of this law, and ye shall put it = in the=20 side of the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God; and it shall be = there=20 among you for a testimony.

31:27 For I know thy provocation, and thy stiff neck; = for yet=20 during my life with you at this day, ye have been provoking in your = conduct=20 toward God: how shall ye not also be so after my death?

31:28 Gather together to me the heads of your tribes, = and your=20 elders, and your judges, and your officers, that I may speak in their = ears all=20 these words; and I call both heaven and earth to witness against=20 them.

31:29 For I know that after my death ye will utterly=20 transgress, and turn aside out of the way which I have commanded you; = and evils=20 shall come upon you in the latter days, because ye will do evil before = the Lord,=20 to provoke him to anger by the works of your hands.

31:30 And Moses spoke all the words of this song even = to the=20 end, in the ears of the whole assembly.

[Deuteronomy] 32:1 Attend, O heaven, = and I=20 will speak; and let the earth hear the words out of my mouth.

32:2 Let my speech be looked for as the rain, and my = words come=20 down as dew, as the shower upon the herbage, and as snow upon the=20 grass.

32:3 For I have called on the name of the Lord: = assign ye=20 greatness to our God.

32:4 [As for God], his works [are] true, and all his = ways [are]=20 judgment: God [is] faithful, and there is no unrighteousness [in him]; = just and=20 holy [is] the Lord.

32:5 They have sinned, not [pleasing] him; spotted = children, a=20 froward and perverse generation.

32:6 Do ye thus recompense the Lord? [is the] people = thus=20 foolish and unwise? did not he himself thy father purchase thee, and = make thee,=20 and form thee?

32:7 Remember the days of old, consider the years for = past=20 ages: ask thy father, and he shall relate to thee, thine elders, and = they shall=20 tell thee.

32:8 When the Most High divided the nations, when he = separated=20 the sons of Adam, he set the bounds of the nations according to the = number of=20 the angels of God.

32:9 And his people Jacob became the portion of the = Lord,=20 Israel was the line of his inheritance.

32:10 He maintained him in the wilderness, in burning = thirst=20 and a dry land: he led him about and instructed him, and kept him as the = apple=20 of an eye.

32:11 As an eagle would watch over his brood, and = yearns over=20 his young, receives them having spread his wings, and takes them up on = his=20 back:

32:12 the Lord alone led them, there was no strange = god with=20 them.

32:13 He brought them up on the strength of the land; = he fed=20 them with the fruits of the fields; they sucked honey out of the rock, = and oil=20 out of the solid rock.

32:14 Butter of cows, and milk of sheep, with the fat = of lambs=20 and rams, of calves and kids, with fat of kidneys of wheat; and he drank = wine,=20 the blood of the grape.

32:15 So Jacob ate and was filled, and the beloved = one kicked;=20 he grew fat, he became thick and broad: then he forsook the God that = made him,=20 and departed from God his Saviour.

32:16 They provoked me to anger with strange gods; = with their=20 abominations they bitterly angered me.

32:17 They sacrificed to devils, and not to God; to = gods whom=20 they knew not: new and fresh [gods] came in, whom their fathers knew=20 not.

32:18 Thou hast forsaken God that begot thee, and = forgotten God=20 who feeds thee.

32:19 And the Lord saw, and was jealous; and was = provoked by=20 the anger of his sons and daughters,

32:20 and said, I will turn away my face from them, = and will=20 show what shall happen to them in the last days; for it is a perverse=20 generation, sons in whom is no faith.

32:21 They have provoked me to jealousy with [that = which is]=20 not God, they have exasperated me with their idols; and I will provoke = them to=20 jealousy with them that are no nation, I will anger them with a nation = void of=20 understanding.

32:22 For a fire has been kindled out of my wrath, it = shall=20 burn to hell below; it shall devour the land, and the fruits of it; it = shall set=20 on fire the foundations of the mountains.

32:23 I will gather evils upon them, and will fight = with my=20 weapons against them.

32:24 [They shall be] consumed with hunger and the = devouring of=20 birds, and there shall be irremediable destruction: I will send forth = against=20 them the teeth of wild beasts, with the rage of [serpents] creeping on = the=20 ground.

32:25 Without, the sword shall bereave them of = children, and=20 terror [shall issue] out of the secret chambers; the young man shall = perish with=20 the virgin, the suckling with him who has grown old.

32:26 I said, I will scatter them, and I will cause = their=20 memorial to cease from among men.

32:27 Were it not for the wrath of the enemy, lest = they should=20 live long, lest their enemies should combine against them; lest they = should say,=20 Our own high arm, and not the Lord, has done all these = things.

32:28 It is a nation that has lost counsel, neither = is there=20 understanding in them.

32:29 They had not sense to understand: let them = reserve these=20 things against the time to come.

32:30 How should one pursue a thousand, and two rout = tens of=20 thousands, if God had not sold them, and the Lord delivered them up? =

32:31 For their gods are not as our God, but our = enemies [are]=20 void of understanding.

32:32 For their vine [is] of the vine of Sodom, and = their=20 vine-branch of Gomorrha: their grape [is] a grape of gall, their cluster = [is]=20 one of bitterness.

32:33 Their wine [is] the rage of serpents, and the = incurable=20 rage of asps.

32:34 Lo! are not these things stored up by me, and = sealed=20 among my treasures?

32:35 In the day of vengeance I will recompense, = whensoever=20 their foot shall be tripped up; for the day of their destruction [is] = near to=20 them, and the judgments at hand are close upon you.

32:36 For the Lord shall judge hi people, and shall = be=20 comforted over his servants; for he saw that they were utterly weakened, = and=20 failed in the hostile invasion, and were become feeble:

32:37 and the Lord said, Where are their gods on whom = they=20 trusted?

32:38 the fat of whose sacrifices ye ate, and ye = drank the wine=20 of their drink-offerings? let them arise and help you, and be your=20 protectors.

32:39 Behold, behold that I am [he], and there is no = god beside=20 me: I kill, and I will make to live: I will smite, and I will heal; and = there is=20 none who shall deliver out of my hands.

32:40 For I will lift up my hand to heaven, and swear = by my=20 right hand, and I will say, I live for ever.

32:41 For I will sharpen my sword like lightning, and = my hand=20 shall take hold of judgment; and I will render judgment to my enemies, = and will=20 recompense them that hate me.

32:42 I will make my weapons drunk with blood, and my = sword=20 shall devour flesh, [it shall glut itself] with the blood of the = wounded, and=20 from the captivity of the heads of [their] enemies that rule over them.=20

32:43 Rejoice, ye heavens, with him, and let all the = angels of=20 God worship him; rejoice ye Gentiles, with his people, and let all the = sons of=20 God strengthen themselves in him; for he will avenge the blood of his = sons, and=20 he will render vengeance, and recompense justice to his enemies, and = will reward=20 them that hate him; and the Lord shall purge the land of his people. =

32:44 And Moses wrote this song in that day, and = taught it to=20 the children of Israel; and Moses went in and spoke all the words of = this law in=20 the ears of the people, he and Joshua the [son] of Naue.

32:45 And Moses finished speaking to all = Israel.

32:46 And he said to them, Take heed with your heart = to all=20 these words, which I testify to you this day, which ye shall command = your sons,=20 to observe and do all the words of this law.

32:47 For this [is] no vain word to you; for it [is] = your life,=20 and because of this word ye shall live long upon the land, into which ye = go over=20 Jordan to inherit it.

32:48 And the Lord spoke to Moses in this day,=20 saying,

32:49 Go up to the mount Abarim, this mountain Nabau = which is=20 in the land of Moab over against Jericho, and behold the land of = Chanaan, which=20 I give to the sons of Israel:

32:50 and die in the mount whither thou goest up, and = be added=20 to thy people; as Aaron thy brother died in mount Or, and was added to = his=20 people.

32:51 Because ye disobeyed my word among the children = of=20 Israel, at the waters of strife of Cades in the wilderness of Sin; = because ye=20 sanctified me not among the sons of Israel.

32:52 Thou shalt see the land before [thee], but thou = shalt not=20 enter into it.

[Deuteronomy] 33:1 And this [is] the = blessing=20 with which Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel before = his=20 death.

33:2 And he said, The Lord is come from Sina, and has = appeared=20 from Seir to us, and has hasted out of the mount of Pharan, with the ten = thousands of Cades; on his right hand [were] his angels with him. =

33:3 And he spared his people, and all his sanctified = ones=20 [are] under thy hands; and they are under thee; and he received of his=20 words

33:4 the law which Moses charged us, an inheritance = to the=20 assemblies of Jacob.

33:5 And he shall be prince with the beloved one, = when the=20 princes of the people are gathered together with the tribes of=20 Israel.

33:6 Let Ruben live, and not die; and let him be many = in=20 number.

33:7 And this [is the blessing] of Juda; Hear, Lord, = the voice=20 of Juda, and do thou visit his people: his hands shall contend for him, = and thou=20 shalt be a help from his enemies.

33:8 And to Levi he said, Give to Levi his = manifestations, and=20 his truth to the holy man, whom they tempted in the temptation; they = reviled him=20 at the water of strife.

33:9 Who says to his father and mother, I have not = seen thee;=20 and he knew not his brethren, and he refused to know his sons: he kept = thine=20 oracles, and observed thy covenant.

33:10 They shall declare thine ordinances to Jacob, = and thy law=20 to Israel: they shall place incense in [the time of] thy wrath = continually upon=20 thine altar.

33:11 Bless, Lord, his strength, and accept te works = of his=20 hands; break the loins of his enemies that have risen up against him, = and let=20 not them that hate him rise up.

33:12 And to Benjamin he said, The beloved of the = Lord shall=20 dwell in confidence, and God overshadows him always, and he rested = between his=20 shoulders.

33:13 And to Joseph he said, His land [is] of the = blessing of=20 the Lord, of the seasons of sky and dew, and of the deeps of wells=20 below,

33:14 and of the fruits of the changes of the sun in = season,=20 and of the produce of the months,

33:15 from the top of the ancient mountains, and from = the top=20 of the everlasting hills,

33:16 and of the fullness of the land in season: and = let the=20 things pleasing to him that dwelt in the bush come on the head of = Joseph, and on=20 the crown [of him who was] glorified above his brethren.

33:17 His beauty [is as] the firstling of his bull, = his horns=20 [are] the horns of a unicorn; with them he shall thrust the nations at = once,=20 even from the end of the earth: these [are] the ten thousands of = Ephraim, and=20 these [are] the thousands of Manasse.

33:18 And to Zabulon he said, Rejoice, Zabulon, in = thy going=20 out, and Issachar in his tents.

33:19 They shall utterly destroy the nations, and ye = shall call=20 [men] there, and there offer the sacrifice of righteousness; for the = wealth of=20 the sea shall suckle thee, and so shall the marts of them that dwell by = the=20 sea-coast.

33:20 And to Gad he said, Blessed [be] he that = enlarges Gad: as=20 a lion he rested, having broken the arm and the ruler.

33:21 And he saw his first-fruits, that there the = land of the=20 princes gathered with the chiefs of the people was divided; the Lord = wrought=20 righteousness, and his judgment with Israel.

33:22 And to Dan he said, Dan [is] a lion's whelp, = and shall=20 leap out of Basan.

33:23 And to Nephthali he said, Nephthali [has] the = fulness of=20 good things; and let him be filled with blessing from the Lord: he shall = inherit=20 the west and the south.

33:24 And to Aser he said, Aser [is] blessed with = children; and=20 he shall be acceptable to his brethren: he shall dip his foo in = oil.

33:25 His sandal shall be iron and brass; as thy = days, so=20 [shall be] thy strength.

33:26 There is not [any such] as the God of the = beloved; he who=20 rides upon the heaven [is] thy helper, and the magnificent One of the=20 firmament.

33:27 And the rule of God shall protect thee, and = [that] under=20 the strength of the everlasting arms; and he shall cast forth the enemy = from=20 before thy face, saying, Perish.

33:28 And Israel shall dwell in confidence alone on = the land of=20 Jacob, with corn and wine; and the sky [shall be] misty with dew upon=20 thee.

33:29 Blessed [art] thou, O Israel; who [is] like to = thee, O=20 people saved by the Lord? thy helper shall hold his shield over thee, = and [his]=20 sword [is] thy boast; and thine enemies shall speak falsely to thee, and = thou=20 shalt tread upon their neck.

[Deuteronomy] 34:1 And Moses went up = from=20 Araboth Moab to the mount of Nabau, to the top of Phasga, which is = before=20 Jericho; and the Lord shewed him all the mount of Galaad to Dan, and all = the=20 land of Nephthali,

34:2 and all the land of Ephraim and Manasse, and all = the land=20 of Juda to the farthest sea;

34:3 and the wilderness, and the country round about = Jericho,=20 the city of palm-trees, to Segor.

34:4 And the Lord said to Moses, This [is] the land = of which I=20 sware to Abraam, and Isaac, and Jacob, saying, To your seed will I give = it: and=20 I have shewed it to thine eyes, but thou shalt not go in = thither.

34:5 So Moses the servant of the Lord died in the = land of Moab=20 by the word of the Lord.

34:6 And they buried him in Gai near the house of = Phogor; and=20 no one has seen his sepulchre to this day.

34:7 And Moses was a hundred and twenty years old at = his death;=20 his eyes were not dimmed, nor were his natural powers = destroyed.

34:8 And the children of Israel wept for Moses in = Araboth of=20 Moab at Jordan near Jericho thirty days; and the days of the sad = mourning for=20 Moses were completed.

34:9 And Joshua the son of Naue was filled with the = spirit of=20 knowledge, for Moses had laid his hands upon him; and the children of = Israel=20 hearkened to him; and they did a the Lord commanded Moses.

34:10 And there rose up no more a prophet in Israel = like Moses,=20 whom the Lord knew face to face,

34:11 in all the signs and wonders, which the Lord = sent him to=20 work in Egypt on Pharao, and his servants, and all his land;

34:12 the great wonders, and the mighty hand which = Moses=20 displayed before all Israel.



Joshua=20

1:1 And it came to pass after the death of Moses, = that the Lord=20 spoke to Joshua the son of Naue, the minister of Moses, = saying,

1:2 Moses my servant is dead; now then arise, go over = Jordan,=20 thou and all this people, into the land, which I give them.

1:3 Every spot on which ye shall tread I will give it = to you,=20 as I said to Moses.

1:4 The wilderness and Antilibanus, as far as the = great river,=20 the river Euphrates, and as far as the extremity of the sea; your costs = shall be=20 from the setting of the sun.

1:5 Not a man shall stand against you all the days of = thy life;=20 and as I was with Moses, so will I also be with thee, and I will not = fail thee,=20 or neglect thee.

1:6 Be strong and 'quit thyself like a man, for thou = shalt=20 divide the land to this people, which I sware to give to your fathers.=20

1:7 Be strong, therefore, and quit thyself like a = man, to=20 observe and do as Moses my servant commanded thee; and thou shalt not = turn=20 therefrom to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest be wise in=20 whatsoever thou mayest do.

1:8 And the book of this law shall not depart out of = thy mouth,=20 and thou shalt meditate in it day and night, that thou mayest know how = to do all=20 the things that are written [in it]; then shalt thou prosper, and make = thy ways=20 prosperous, and then shalt thou be wise.

1:9 Lo! I have commanded thee; be strong and = courageous, be not=20 cowardly nor fearful, for the Lord thy God is with thee in all places = whither=20 thou goest.

1:10 And Joshua commanded the scribes of the people,=20 saying,

1:11 Go into the midst of the camp of the people, and = command=20 the people, saying, Prepare provisions; for yet three days and ye shall = go over=20 this Jordan, entering in to take possession of the land, wich the Lord = God of=20 your fathers gives to you.

1:12 And to Ruben, and to Gad, and to the half tribe = of=20 Manasse, Joshua said,

1:13 Remember the word which Moses the servant of the = Lord=20 commanded you, saying, the Lord your God has caused you to rest, and has = given=20 you this land.

1:14 Let your wives and your children and your cattle = dwell in=20 the land, which he has given you; and ye shall go over well armed before = your=20 brethren, every one of you who is strong; and ye shall fight on their = side;=20

1:15 until the Lord your God shall have given your = brethren=20 rest, as also to you, and they also shall have inherited the land, which = the=20 Lord your God gives them; then ye shall depart each one to his = inheritance,=20 which Moses gave you beyond Jordan eastward.

1:16 And they answered Joshua and said, We will do = all things=20 which thou commandest us, and we will go to every place whither thou = shalt send=20 us.

1:17 Whereinsoever we hearkened to Moses we will = hearken to=20 thee; only let the Lord our God be with thee, as he was with = Moses.

1:18 And whosoever shall disobey thee, and whosoever = shall not=20 hearken to thy words as thou shalt command him, let him die; but be thou = strong=20 and courageous.

[Joshua] 2:1 And Joshua the son of = Naue sent=20 out of Sattin two young men to spy [the land], saying, Go up and view = the land=20 and Jericho: and the two young men went and entered into Jericho; and = they=20 entered into the house of a harlot, whose name [was] Raab, and lodged=20 there.

2:2 An it was reported to the king of Jericho, = saying, Men of=20 the sons of Israel have come in hither to spy the land.

2:3 And the king of Jericho sent and spoke to Raab, = saying,=20 Bring out the men that entered into thine house this night; for they are = come to=20 spy out the land.

2:4 And the woman took the two men and hid them; and = she spoke=20 to the messengers, saying, The men came in to me,

2:5 but when the gate was shut in the evening, the = men went=20 out; I know not whither they are gone: follow after them, if ye may = overtake=20 them.

2:6 But she [had] brought them up upon the house, and = hid them=20 in the flax-stalks that were spread by her on the house.

2:7 And the men followed after them in the way to = Jordan to the=20 fords; and the gate was shut.

2:8 And it came to pass when the men who pursued = after them=20 were gone forth, and before the spies had lain down to sleep, that she = came up=20 to them on the top of the house;

2:9 and she said to them, I know that the Lord has = given you=20 the land; for the fear of you has fallen upon us.

2:10 For we have heard that the Lord God dried up the = Red Sea=20 before you, when ye came out of the land of Egypt, and all that he did = to the=20 two kings of the Amorites, who were beyond Jordan, to Seon and Og, whom = ye=20 utterly destroyed.

2:11 And when we heard it we were amazed in our = heart, and=20 there was no longer any spirit in any of us because of you, for the Lord = your=20 god [is] God in heaven above, and on the earth beneath.

2:12 And now swear to me by the Lord God; since I = deal=20 mercifully with you, so do ye also deal mercifully with the house of my=20 father:

2:13 and save alive the house of my father, my = mother, and my=20 brethren, and all my house, and all that they have, and ye shall rescue = my soul=20 from death.

2:14 And the men said to her, Our life for yours = [even] to=20 death: and she said, When the Lord shall have delivered the city to you, = ye=20 shall deal mercifully and truly with me.

2:15 And she let them down by the window;

2:16 and she said to them, Depart into the = hill-country, lest=20 the pursuers meet you, and ye shall be hidden there three days until = your=20 pursuers return from after you, and afterwards ye shall depart on your=20 way.

2:17 And the men said to her, We are clear of this = thy=20 oath.

2:18 Behold, we shall enter into a part of the city, = and thou=20 shalt set a sign; thou shalt bind this scarlet cord in the window, by = which thou=20 hast let us down, and thou shalt bring in to thyself, into thy house, = thy=20 father, and thy mother, and thy brethren, and all the family of thy = father.=20

2:19 And it shall come to pass that whosoever shall = go outside=20 the door of thy house, his guilt shall be upon him, and we shall be quit = of this=20 thine oath; and we will be responsible for all that shall be found with = thee in=20 thy house.

2:20 But if any one should injure us, or betray these = our=20 matters, we shall be quit of this thine oath.

2:21 And she said to them, Let it be according to = your word;=20 and she sent them out, and they departed.

2:22 And they came to the hill-country, and remained = there=20 three days; and the pursuers searched all the roads, and found them=20 not.

2:23 And the two young men returned, and came down = out of the=20 mountain; and they went over to Joshua the son of Naue, and told him all = things=20 that had happened to them.

2:24 And they said to Joshua, The Lord has delivered = all the=20 land into our power, and all the inhabitants of that land tremble = because of=20 us.

[Joshua] 3:1 And Joshua rose up = early in the=20 morning, and departed from Sattin; and they came as far as Jordan, and = lodged=20 there before they crossed over.

3:2 And it came to pass after three days, [that] the = scribes=20 went through the camp;

3:3 and they charged the people, saying, When ye = shall see the=20 ark of the covenant of the Lord our God, and our priests and the Levites = bearing=20 it, ye shall depart from your places, and ye shall go after = it.

3:4 But let there be a distance between you and it; = ye shall=20 stand as much as two thousand cubits [from it]. Do not draw nigh to it, = that ye=20 may know the way which ye are to go; for ye have not gone the way = before.=20

3:5 And Joshua said to the people, Sanctify = yourselves against=20 to-morrow, for to-morrow the Lord will do wonders among you.

3:6 And Joshua said to the priests, Take up the ark = of the=20 covenant of the Lord, and go before the people: and the priests took up = the ark=20 of the covenant of the Lord, and went before the people.

3:7 And the Lord said to Joshua, This day do I begin = to exalt=20 thee before all the children of Israel, that they may know that as I was = with=20 Moses, so will I also be with thee.

3:8 And now charge the priests that bear the ark of = the=20 covenant, saying, As soon as ye shall enter on a part of the water of = Jordan,=20 then ye shall stand in Jordan.

3:9 And Joshua said to the children of Israel, Come = hither, and=20 hearken to the word of the Lord our God.

3:10 Hereby ye shall know that the living God [is] = among you,=20 and will utterly destroy from before our face the Chananite, and the = Chettite=20 and Pherezite, and the Evite, and the Amorite, and the Gergesite, and = the=20 Jebusite.

3:11 Behold, the ark of the covenant of the Lord of = all the=20 earth passes over Jordan.

3:12 Choose for yourselves twelve men of the sons of = Israel,=20 one of each tribe.

3:13 And it shall come to pass, when the feet of the = priests=20 that bear the ark of the covenant of the Lord of the whole earth rest in = the=20 water of Jordan, the water of Jordan [below] shall fail, and the water = coming=20 down from above shall stop.

3:14 And the people removed from their tents to cross = over=20 Jordan, and the priests bore the ark of the covenant of the Lord before = the=20 people.

3:15 And when the priests that bore the ark of the = covenant of=20 the Lord entered upon Jordan, and the feet of the priests that bore the = ark of=20 the covenant of the Lord were dipped in part of the water of Jordan; = (now Jordan=20 overflowed all its banks about the time of wheat harvest:)

3:16 then the waters that came down from above = stopped; there=20 stood one solid heap very far off, as far as the region of Kariathiarim, = and the=20 lower part came down to the sea of Araba, the salt sea, till it = completely=20 failed; and the people stood opposite Jericho.

3:17 And the priests that bore the ark of the = covenant of the=20 Lord stood on dry land in the midst of Jordan; and all the children of = Israel=20 went through on dry land, until all the people had completely gone over=20 Jordan.

[Joshua] 4:1 And when the people had = completely passed over Jordan, the Lord spoke to Joshua, = saying,

4:2 Take men from the people, one of each = tribe,

4:3 and charge them; and ye shall take out of the = midst of=20 Jordan twelve fit stones, and having carried them across together with=20 yourselves, place them in your camp, where ye shall encamp for the = night.=20

4:4 and Joshua having called twelve men of = distinction among=20 the children of Israel, one of each tribe,

4:5 said to them, Advance before me in the presence = of the Lord=20 into the midst of Jordan, and each having taken up a stone from thence, = let him=20 carry it on his shoulders, according to the number of the twelve tribes = of=20 Israel:

4:6 that these may be to you continually for an = appointed sign,=20 that when thy son asks thee in future, saying, What are these stones to = us?=20

4:7 then thou mayest explain to thy son, saying, The = river=20 Jordan was dried up from before the ark of the covenant of the Lord of = the whole=20 earth, when it passed it: and these stones shall be for a memorial for = you for=20 the children of Israel for ever.

4:8 And the children of Israel did so, as the Lord = commanded=20 Joshua; and they took up twelve stones out of the midst of Jordan, (as = the Lord=20 commanded Joshua, when the children of Israel had completely passed = over,) and=20 carried these stones with them into the camp, and laid them down=20 there.

4:9 And Joshua set also other twelve stones in Jordan = itself,=20 in the place that was under the feet of the priests that bore the ark of = the=20 covenant of the Lord; and there they are to this day.

4:10 And the priests that bore the ark of the = covenant stood in=20 Jordan, until Joshua [had] finished all that the Lord commanded him to = report to=20 the people; and the people hasted and passed over.

4:11 And it came to pass when all the people had = passed over,=20 that the ark of the covenant of the Lord passed over, and the stones = before=20 them.

4:12 And the sons of Ruben, and the sons of Gad, and = the half=20 tribe of Manasse passed over armed before the children of Israel, as = Moses=20 commanded them.

4:13 Forty thousand armed for battle went over before = the Lord=20 to war, to the city of Jericho.

4:14 In that day the Lord magnified Joshua before all = the=20 people of Israel; and they feared him, as [they did] Moses, as long as = he=20 lived.

4:15 And the Lord spoke to Joshua, saying,

4:16 Charge the priests that bear the ark of the = covenant of=20 the testimony of the Lord, to go up out of Jordan.

4:17 And Joshua charged the priests, saying, Go up = out of=20 Jordan.

4:18 And it came to pass when the priests who bore = the ark of=20 the covenant of the Lord were gone up out of Jordan, and set their feet = upon the=20 land, [that] the water of Jordan returned impetuously to its place, and = went as=20 before over all its banks.

4:19 And the people went up out of Jordan on the = tenth day of=20 the first month; and the children of Israel encamped in Galgala in the = region=20 eastward from Jericho.

4:20 And Joshua set these twelve stones which he took = out of=20 Jordan, in Galgala,

4:21 saying, When your sons ask you, saying, What are = these=20 stones?

4:22 Tell your sons, that Israel went over this = Jordan on dry=20 land,

4:23 when the Lord our God had dried up the water of = Jordan=20 from before them, until they had passed over; as the Lord our God did to = the Red=20 Sea, which the Lord our God dried up from before us, until we passed=20 over.

4:24 That all the nations of the earth might know, = that the=20 power of the Lord is mighty, and that ye might worship the Lord our God = in every=20 work.

[Joshua] 5:1 And it came to pass = when the=20 kings of the Amorites who were beyond Jordan heard, and the kings of = Phoenicia=20 by the sea, that the Lord God had dried up the river Jordan from before = the=20 children of Israel when they passed over, that their hearts failed, and = they=20 were terror-stricken, and there was no sense in them because of the = children of=20 Israel.

5:2 And about this time the Lord said to Joshua, Make = thee=20 stone knives of sharp stone, and sit down and circumcise the children of = Israel=20 the second time.

5:3 And Joshua made sharp knives of stone, and = circumcised the=20 children of Israel at the place called the "Hill of = Foreskins."

5:4 And [this is] the way in which Joshua purified = the children=20 of Israel; as many as were born in the way, and as many as were = uncircumcised of=20 them that came out of Egypt,

5:5 all these Joshua circumcised; for forty and two = years=20 Israel wondered in the wilderness of Mabdaris--

5:6 Wherefore most of the fighting men that came out = of the=20 land of Egypt, were uncircumcised, who disobeyed the commands of God; = concerning=20 whom also he determined that they should not see the land, which the = Lord sware=20 to give to their fathers, [even] a land flowing with milk and = honey.

5:7 And in their place he raised up their sons, whom = Joshua=20 circumcised, because they were uncircumcised, having been born by the=20 way.

5:8 And when they had been circumcised they rested = continuing=20 there in the camp till they were healed.

5:9 And the Lord said to Joshua the son of Naue, On = this day=20 have I removed the reproach of Egypt from you: and he called the name of = that=20 place Galgala.

5:10 And the children of Israel kept the passover on = the=20 fourteenth day of the month at evening, to the westward of Jericho on = the=20 opposite side of the Jordan in the plain.

5:11 And they ate of the grain of the earth = unleavened and new=20 [corn].

5:12 In this day the manna failed, after they had = eaten of the=20 corn of the land, and the children of Israel no longer had manna: and = they took=20 the fruits of the land of the Phoenicians in that year.

5:13 And it came to pass when Joshua was in Jericho, = that he=20 looked up with his eyes and saw a man standing before him, and [there = was] a=20 drawn sword in his hand; and Joshua drew near and said to him, Art thou = for us=20 or on the side of our enemies?

5:14 And he said to him, I am now come, the chief = captain of=20 the host of the Lord. And Joshua fell on his face upon the earth, and = said to=20 him, Lord, what commandest thou thy servant?

5:15 And the captain of the Lord's host said to = Joshua, Loose=20 thy shoe off thy feet, for the place whereon thou now standest is=20 holy.

[Joshua] 6:1 Now Jericho was closely = shut up=20 and besieged, and none went out of it, and none came in.

6:2 And the Lord said to Joshua, Behold, I deliver = Jericho into=20 thy power, and its king in it, [and its] mighty men.

6:3 And do thou set the men of war round about = it.

6:4

6:5 And it shall be [that] when ye shall sound with = the=20 trumpet, all the people shall shout together. And when They have = shouted, the=20 walls of the city shall fall of themselves; and all the people shall = enter, each=20 one rushing direct into the city.

6:6 And Joshua the [son] of Naue went in to the = priests, and=20 spoke to them, saying, And let seven priests having seven sacred = trumpets=20 proceed thus before the Lord, and let them sound loudly; and let the ark = of the=20 covenant of the Lord follow.

6:7 Charge the people to go round, and encompass the = city; and=20 let your men of war pass on armed before the Lord.

6:8

6:9 And let the men of war proceed before, and the = priests=20 bringing up the rear behind the ark of the covenant of the Lord = [proceed]=20 sounding the trumpets.

6:10 And Joshua commanded the people, saying, Cry not = out, nor=20 let any one hear your voice, until he himself declare to you the time to = cry=20 out, and then ye shall cry out.

6:11 And the ark of the covenant of God having gone = round=20 immediately returned into the camp, and lodged there.

6:12 And on the second day Joshua rose up in the = morning, and=20 the priests took up the ark of the covenant of the Lord.

6:13 And the seven priests bearing the seven trumpets = went on=20 before the Lord; and afterwards the men of war went on, and the = remainder of the=20 multitude went after the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and the = priests=20 sounded with the trumpets.

6:14 And all the rest of the multitude compassed the = city six=20 times from within a short distance, and went back again into the camp; = this they=20 did six days.

6:15 And on the seventh day they rose up early, and = compassed=20 the city on that day seven times.

6:16 And it came to pass at the seventh circuit the = priests=20 blew the trumpets; and Joshua said to the children of Israel, Shout, for = the=20 Lord has given you the city.

6:17 And the city shall be devoted, it and all things = that are=20 in it, to the Lord of Hosts: only do ye save Raab the harlot, and all = things in=20 her house.

6:18 But keep yourselves strictly from the accursed = thing, lest=20 ye set your mind upon and take of the accursed thing, and ye make the = camp of=20 the children of Israel and accursed thing, and destroy us.

6:19 And all the silver, or gold, or brass, or iron, = shall be=20 holy to the Lord; it shall be carried into the treasury of the = Lord.

6:20 And the priests sounded with the trumpets: and = when the=20 people heard the trumpets, all the people shouted at once with a loud = and strong=20 shout; and all the wall fell round about, and all the people went up = into the=20 city:

6:21 and Joshua devoted it to destruction, and all = things that=20 were in the city, man and woman, young man and old, and calf and ass, = with the=20 edge of the sword.

6:22 And Joshua said to the two young men who had = acted a=20 spies, Go into the house of the woman, and bring her out thence, and all = that=20 she has.

6:23 And the two young men who had spied out the city = entered=20 into the house of the woman, and brought out Raab the harlot, and her = father,=20 and her mother, and her brethren, and her kindred, and all that she had; = and=20 they set her without the camp of Israel.

6:24 And the city was burnt with fire with all things = that were=20 in it; only of the silver, and gold, and brass, and iron, they gave to = be=20 brought into the treasury of the Lord.

6:25 And Joshua saved alive Raab the harlot, and all = the house=20 of her father, and caused her to dwell in Israel until this day, because = she hid=20 the spies which Joshua sent to spy out Jericho.

6:26 And Joshua adjured [them] on that day before the = Lord,=20 saying, Cursed [be] the man who shall build that city: he shall lay the=20 foundation of it in his first-born, and he shall set up the gates of it = in his=20 youngest son. And so did Hozan of Baethel; he laid the foundation in = Abiron his=20 first-born, and set up the gates of it in his youngest surviving son.=20

6:27 And the Lord was with Joshua, and his name was = in all the=20 land.

[Joshua] 7:1 But the children of = Israel=20 committed a great trespass, and purloined [part] of the accursed thing; = and=20 Achar the son of Charmi, the son of Zambri, the son of Zara, of the = tribe of=20 Juda, took of the accursed thing; and the Lord was very angry with the = children=20 of Israel.

7:2 And Joshua sent en to Gai, which is by Baethel, = saying, Spy=20 out Gai: and the men went up and spied Gai.

7:3 And they returned to Joshua, and said to him, Let = not all=20 the people go up, but let about two or three thousand men go up and take = the=20 city by siege: carry not up thither the whole people, for [the enemy] = are=20 few.

7:4 And there went up about three thousand men, and = they fled=20 from before the men of Gai.

7:5 And the men of Gai slew of them to the number of = thirty-six=20 men, and they pursued them from the gate, and destroyed them from the = steep=20 hill; and the heart of the people was alarmed and became as = water.

7:6 And Joshua tore his garments; and Joshua fell on = the earth=20 on his face before the Lord until evening, he and the elders of Israel; = and they=20 cast dust on their heads.

7:7 And Joshua said, I pray, Lord, wherefore has thy = servant=20 brought this people over Jordan to deliver them to the Amorite to = destroy us?=20 would we had remained and settled ourselves beyond Jordan.

7:8 And what shall I say since Israel has turned his = back=20 before his enemy?

7:9 And when the Chananite and all the inhabitants of = the land=20 hear it, they shall compass us round and destroy us from off the land: = and what=20 wilt thou do [for] thy great name?

7:10 And the Lord said to Joshua, Rise up; why hast = thou fallen=20 upon thy face?

7:11 The people has sinned, and transgressed the = covenant which=20 I made with them; they have stolen from the cursed thing, and put it = into their=20 store.

7:12 And the children of Israel will not be able to = stand=20 before their enemies; they will turn their back before their enemies, = for they=20 have become an accursed thing: I will not any longer be with you, unless = ye=20 remove the cursed thing from yourselves.

7:13 Rise, sanctify the people and tell them to = sanctify=20 themselves for the morrow: thus says the Lord God of Israel, The = accursed thing=20 is among you; ye shall not be able to stand before your enemies, until = ye shall=20 have removed the cursed thing from among you.

7:14 And ye shall all be gathered together by your = tribes in=20 the morning, and it shall come to pass that the tribe which the Lord = shall shew,=20 ye shall bring by families; and the family which the Lord shall shew, ye = shall=20 bring by households; and the household which the Lord shall shew, ye = shall bring=20 man by man.

7:15 And the man who shall be pointed out, shall be = burnt with=20 fire, and all that he has; because he has transgressed the covenant of = the Lord,=20 and has wrought wickedness in Israel.

7:16 And Joshua rose up early, and brought the people = by their=20 tribes; and the tribe of Juda was pointed out.

7:17 And it was brought by their families, and family = of the=20 Zaraites was pointed out.

7:18 And it was brought man by man, and Achar the son = of Zambri=20 the son of Zara was pointed out.

7:19 And Joshua said to Achar, Give glory this day to = the Lord=20 God of Israel, and make confession; and tell me what thou hast done, and = hide it=20 not from me.

7:20 And Achar answered Joshua, and said, Indeed I = have sinned=20 against the Lord God of Israel: thus and thus have I done:

7:21 I saw in the spoil an embroidered mantle, and = two hundred=20 didrachms of silver, and one golden wedge of fifty didrachms, and I = desired them=20 and took them; and, behold, they are hid in my tent, and the silver is = hid under=20 them.

7:22 And Joshua sent messengers, and they ran to the = tent into=20 the camp; and these things were hidden in his tent, and the silver under = them.

7:23 And they brought them out of the tent, and = brought them to=20 Joshua and the elders of Israel, and they laid them before the = Lord.

7:24 And Joshua took Achar the son of Zara, and = brought him to=20 the valley of Achor, and his sons, and his daughters, and his calves, = and his=20 asses, and all his sheep, and his tent, and all his property, and all = the people=20 [were] with him; and he brought them to Emec Achor.

7:25 And Joshua said to Achar, Why hast thou = destroyed us? the=20 Lord destroy thee as at this day. And all Israel stoned him with stones. =

7:26 And they set up over him a great heap of stones; = and the=20 Lord ceased from his fierce anger. Therefore he called the place = Emecachr until=20 this day.

[Joshua] 8:1 And the Lord said to = Joshua, Fear=20 not, nor be timorous: take with thee all the men of war, and arise, go = up to=20 Gai; behold, I have given into thy hands the king of Gai, and his=20 land.

8:2 And thou shalt do to Gai, as thou didst to = Jericho and its=20 king; and thou shalt take to thyself the spoil of its cattle; set now = for=20 thyself an ambush for the city behind.

8:3 And Joshua and all the men of war rose to go up = to Gai; and=20 Joshua chose out thirty thousand mighty men, and he sent them away by=20 night.

8:4 And he charged them, saying, Do ye lie in ambush = behind the=20 city: do not go far from the city, and ye shall all be ready.

8:5 Land I and all with me will draw near to the = city: and it=20 shall come to pass when the inhabitants of Gai shall come forth to meet = us, as=20 before, that we will flee from before them.

8:6 And when they shall come out after us, we will = draw them=20 away from the city; and they will say, These men flee from before us, as = also=20 before.

8:7 And ye shall rise up out of the ambuscade, and go = into the=20 city.

8:8 Ye shall do according to this word, lo! I have = commanded=20 you.

8:9 And Joshua sent them, and they went to lie in = ambush; and=20 they lay between Baethel and Gai, westward of Gai.

8:10 And Joshua rose up early in the morning, and = numbered the=20 people; and he went up, he and the elders before the people to Gai. =

8:11 And all the men of war went up with him, and = they went=20 forward and came over against the city eastward.

8:12 And the ambuscade [was] on the west side of the=20 city.

8:13

8:14 And it came to pass when the king of Gai saw = [it], he=20 hasted and went out to meet them direct to the battle, he and all the = people=20 [that were] with him: and he knew not that there was an ambuscade = [formed]=20 against him behind the city.

8:15 And Joshua and Israel saw, and retreated from = before=20 them.

8:16 And they pursued after the children of Israel, = and they=20 themselves went to a distance from the city.

8:17 There was no one left in Gai who did not pursue = after=20 Israel; and they left the city open, and pursued after = Israel.

8:18 And the Lord said to Joshua, Stretch forth thy = hand with=20 the spear that is in thy hand toward the city, for I have delivered it = into thy=20 hands; and the liers in wait shall rise up quickly out of their=20 place.

8:19 And Joshua stretched out his hand [and] his = spear toward=20 the city, and the ambuscade rose up quickly out of their place; and they = came=20 forth when he stretched out his hand; and they entered into the city, = and took=20 it; and they hasted and burnt the city with fire.

8:20 And when the inhabitants of Gai looked round = behind them,=20 then they saw the smoke going up out of the city to heaven, and they = were no=20 longer able to flee this way or that way.

8:21 And Joshua and all Israel saw that the ambuscade = had taken=20 the city, and that the smoke of the city went up to heaven; and they = turned and=20 smote the men of Gai.

8:22 And these came forth out of the city to meet = them; and=20 they were in the midst of the army, some [being] on this side, and some = on that;=20 and they smote them until there was not left of them one who survived = and=20 escaped.

8:23 And they took the king of Gai alive, and brought = him to=20 Joshua.

8:24 And when the children of Israel had ceased = slaying all=20 that were in Gai, and in the fields, and in the mountain on the descent, = from=20 whence they pursued them [even] to the end, then Joshua returned to Gai, = and=20 smote it with the edge of the sword.

8:25 And they that fell in that day, men and women, = were twelve=20 thousand: [they slew] all the inhabitants of Gai.

8:26

8:27 Beside the spoils that were in the city, all = things which=20 the children of Israel took as spoil for themselves according to the = command of=20 the Lord, as the Lord commanded Joshua.

8:28 And Joshua burnt the city with fire: he made it = an=20 uninhabited heap for ever, [even] to this day.

8:29 And he hanged the king of Gai on a gallows; and = he=20 remained on the tree till evening: and when the sun went down, Joshua = gave=20 charge, and they took down his body from the tree, and cast it into a = pit, and=20 they set over him a heap of stones until this day.

8:30 Then Joshua built an altar to the Lord God of = Israel in=20 mount Gaebal,

8:31 as Moses the servant of the Lord commanded the = children of=20 Israel, as it is written in the law of Moses, an altar of unhewn stones, = on=20 which iron had not been lifted up; and he offered there = whole-burnt-offerings to=20 the Lord, and a peace-offering.

8:32 And Joshua wrote upon the stones a copy of the = law, [even]=20 the law of Moses, before the children of Israel.

8:33 And all Israel, and their elders, and their = judges, and=20 their scribes, passed on one side and on the other before the ark; and = the=20 priests and the Levites took up the ark of the covenant of the Lord; and = the=20 stranger and the native [were there], who were half of them near mount = Garizin,=20 and half near mount Gaebal, as Moses the servant of the Lord commanded = at first,=20 to bless the people.

8:34 And afterwards Joshua read accordingly all the = words of=20 this law, the blessings and the curses, according to all things written = in the=20 law of Moses.

8:35 There was not a word of all that Moses charged = Joshua,=20 which Joshua read not in the ears of all the assembly of the children of = Israel,=20 the men, and the women, and the children, and the strangers that joined=20 themselves to Israel.

[Joshua] 9:1 And when the kings of = the=20 Amorites on the other side of Jordan, who were in the mountain country, = and in=20 the plain, and in all the coast of the great sea, and those who were = near=20 Antilibanus, and the Chettites, and the Chananites, and the Pherezites, = and the=20 Evites, and the Amorites, and the Gergesites, and the Jebusites, heard = [of=20 it],

9:2 they came all together at the same time to make = war against=20 Joshua and Israel.

9:3 And the inhabitants of Gabaon heard of all that = the Lord=20 did to Jericho and Gai.

9:4 And they also wrought craftily, and they went and = made=20 provision and prepared themselves; and having taken old sacks on their=20 shoulders, and old and rent and patched bottles of wine,

9:5 and the upper part of their shoes and their = sandals old and=20 clouted on their feet, and their garments ld upon them-- and the bread = of their=20 provision was dry and mouldy and corrupt.

9:6 And they came to Joshua into the camp of Israel = to Galgala,=20 and said to Joshua and Israel, We are come from a far land: now then = make a=20 covenant with us.

9:7 And the children of Israel said to the = Chorrhaean,=20 Peradventure thou dwellest amongst us; and how should I make a covenant = with=20 thee?

9:8 And they said to Joshua, We are thy servants: and = Joshua=20 said to them, Whence are ye, and whence have ye come?

9:9 And they said, Thy servants are come from a very = far=20 country in the name of the Lord thy God: for we have heard his name, and = all=20 that he did in Egypt,

9:10 and all that he did to the kings of the = Amorites, who were=20 beyond Jordan, to Seon king of the Amorites, and Og king of Basan, who = dwelt in=20 Astaroth and in Edrain.

9:11 And our elders and all that inhabit our land = when they=20 heard spoke to us, saying, Take to yourselves provision for the way, and = go to=20 meet them; and ye shall say to them, We are thy servants, and now make a = covenant with us.

9:12 These [are] the loaves-- we took them hot for = our journey=20 on the day on which we came out to come to you; and now they are dried = and=20 become mouldy.

9:13 And these [are] the skins of wine which we = filled when=20 new, and they are rent; and our garments and our shoes are worn out = because of=20 the very long journey.

9:14 And the chiefs took of their provision, and = asked not=20 [counsel of] the Lord.

9:15 And Joshua made peace with them, and they made a = covenant=20 with them to preserve them; and the princes of the congregation sware to = them.

9:16 And it came to pass three days after they had = made a=20 covenant with them, they heard that they were near neighbours, and that = they=20 dwelt among them.

9:17 And the children of Israel departed and came to = their=20 cities; and their cities [were] Gabaon, and Kephira, and Berot, and the = cities=20 of Jarin.

9:18 Land the children of Israel fought not with = them, because=20 all the princes sware to them by the Lord God of Israel; and all the=20 congregation murmured at the princes.

9:19 And the princes said to all the congregation: We = have=20 sworn to them by the Lord God of Israel, and now we shall not be able to = touch=20 them.

9:20 This we will do; take them alive, and we will = preserve=20 them: so there shall not be wrath against us by reason of the oath which = we=20 swore to them.

9:21 They shall live, and shall be hewers of wood and = drawers=20 of water to all the congregation, as the princes said to = them.

9:22 And Joshua called them together and said to = them, Why have=20 ye deceived me, saying, We live very far from you; whereas ye are=20 fellow-countrymen of those who dwell among us?

9:23 And now ye are cursed: there shall not fail of = you a=20 slave, or a hewer of wood, or a drawer of water to me and my = God.

9:24 And they answered Joshua, saying, It was = reported to us=20 what the Lord thy God charged his servant Moses, to give you this land, = and to=20 destroy us and all that dwelt on it from before you; and we feared very = much for=20 our lives because of you, and [therefore] we did this thing.

9:25 And now, behold, we [are] in your power; do to = us as it is=20 pleasing to you, and as it seems [good] to you.

9:26 Land they did so to them; and Joshua rescued = them in that=20 day out of the hands of the children of Israel, and they did not slay=20 them.

9:27 And Joshua made them in that day hewers of wood = and=20 drawers of water to the whole congregation, and for the altar of God: = therefore=20 the inhabitants of Gabaon became hewers of wood and drawers of water for = the=20 altar of God until this day, even for the place which the Lord should=20 choose.

[Joshua] 10:1 And when Adoni-bezec = king of=20 Jerusalem heard that Joshua had taken Gai, and had destroyed it, as he = did to=20 Jericho and its king, even so they did to Gai and its king, and that the = inhabitants of Gabaon had gone over to Joshua and Israel;

10:2 then they were greatly terrified by them, for = [the king]=20 knew that Gabaon [was] a great city, as one of the chief cities, and all = its men=20 [were] mighty.

10:3 So Adoni-bezec king of Jerusalem sent to Elam = king of=20 Hebron, and to Phidon king of Jerimuth, and to Jephtha king of Lachis, = and to=20 Dabin king of Odollam, saying,

10:4 Come up hither to me, and help me, and let us = take Gabaon;=20 for the Gabaonites have gone over to Joshua and to the children of = Israel.=20

10:5 And the five kings of the Jebusites went up, the = king of=20 Jerusalem, and the king of Chebron, and the king of Jerimuth, and the = king of=20 Lachis, and the king of Odollam, they and all their people; and encamped = around=20 Gabaon, and besieged it.

10:6 And the inhabitants of Gabaon sent to Joshua = into the camp=20 to Galgala, saying, Slack not thy hands from thy servants: come up = quickly to=20 us, and help us, and rescue us; for all the kings of the Amorites who = dwell in=20 the hill country are gathered together against us.

10:7 And Joshua went up from Galgala, he and all the = people of=20 war with him, every one mighty in strength.

10:8 And the Lord said to Joshua, Fear them not, for = I have=20 delivered them into thy hands; there shall not one of them be left = before=20 you.

10:9 And when Joshua came suddenly upon them, he = [had] advanced=20 all the night out of Galgala.

10:10 And the Lord struck them with terror before the = children=20 of Israel; and the Lord destroyed them with a great slaughter at Gabaon; = and=20 they pursued them by the way of the going up of Oronin, and they smote = them to=20 Azeca and to Makeda.

10:11 And when they fled from the face of the = children of=20 Israel at the descent of Oronin, then the Lord cast upon them hailstones = from=20 heaven to Azeca; and they were more that died by the hailstones, than = those whom=20 the children of Israel slew with the sword in the battle.

10:12 Then Joshua spoke to the Lord, in the day in = which the=20 Lord delivered the Amorite into the power of Israel, when he destroyed = them in=20 Gabaon, and they were destroyed from before the children of Israel: and = Joshua=20 said, Let the sun stand over against Gabaon, and the moon over against = the=20 valley of Aelon.

10:13 And the sun and the moon stood still, until God = executed=20 vengeance on their enemies; and the sun stood still in the midst of = heaven; it=20 did not proceed to set till the end of one day.

10:14 And there was not such a day either before or = after, so=20 that God should hearken to a man, because the Lord fought on the side of = Israel.

10:15

10:16 And these five kings fled, and hid themselves = in a cave=20 that is in Makeda.

10:17 And it was told Joshua, saying, The five kings = have been=20 found hid in the cave that is in Makeda.

10:18 And Joshua said, Roll stones to the mouth of = the cave,=20 and set men to watch over them.

10:19 But do not ye stand, but pursue after your = enemies, and=20 attack the rear of them, and do not suffer them to enter into their = cities; for=20 the Lord our God has delivered them into our hands.

10:20 And it came to pass when Joshua and all Israel = ceased=20 destroying them utterly with a very great slaughter, that they that = escaped took=20 refuge in the strong cities.

10:21 And all the people returned safe to Joshua to = Makeda; and=20 no one of the children of Israel murmured with his tongue.

10:22 And Joshua said, Open the cave, and bring out = these five=20 kings out of the cave.

10:23 And they brought out the five kings out of the = cave, the=20 king of Jerusalem, and the king of Chebron, and the king of Jerimuth, = and the=20 king of Lachis, and the king of Odollam.

10:24 And when they brought them out to Joshua, then = Joshua=20 called together all Israel, and the chiefs of the army that went with = him,=20 saying to them, Come forward and set your feet on their necks; and they = came and=20 set their feet on their necks.

10:25 And Joshua said to them, Do not fear them, = neither be=20 cowardly; be courageous and strong, for thus the Lord will do to all = your=20 enemies, against whom ye fight.

10:26 And Joshua slew them, and hanged them on five = trees; and=20 they hung upon the trees until the evening.

10:27 And it came to pass toward the setting of the = sun, Joshua=20 commanded, and they took them down from the trees, and cast them into = the cave=20 into which they [had] fled for refuge, and rolled stones to the cave, = [which=20 remain] till this day.

10:28 And they took Makeda on that day, and slew the=20 inhabitants with the edge of the sword, and they utterly destroyed every = living=20 thing that was in it; and there was none left in it that was preserved = and had=20 escaped; and they did to the king of Makeda, as they did to the king of = Jericho.=20

10:29 And Joshua and all Israel with him departed out = of Makeda=20 to Lebna, and besieged Lebna.

10:30 And the Lord delivered it into the hands of = Israel: and=20 they took it, and its king, and slew the inhabitants with the edge of = the sword,=20 and every thing breathing in it; and there was not left in it any that = survived=20 and escaped; and they did to its king, as they did to the king of=20 Jericho.

10:31 And Joshua and all Israel with him departed = from Lebna to=20 Lachis, and he encamped about it, and besieged it.

10:32 And the Lord delivered Lachis into the hands of = Israel;=20 and they took it on the second day, and they put the inhabitants to = death with=20 the edge of the sword, and utterly destroyed it, as they had done to = Lebna.=20

10:33 Then Elam the king of Gazer went up to help = Lachis; and=20 Joshua smote him and his people with the edge of the sword, until there = was not=20 left to him one that was preserved and escaped.

10:34 And Joshua and all Israel with him departed = from Lachis=20 to Odollam, and he besieged it and took it.

10:35 And the Lord delivered it into the hand of = Israel; and he=20 took it on that day, and slew the inhabitants with the edge of the = sword, and=20 slew every thing breathing in it, as they did to Lachis.

10:36 And Joshua and all Israel with him departed to = Chebron,=20 and encamped about it.

10:37 And he smote it with the edge of the sword, and = all the=20 living creatures that were in it; there was no one preserved: they = destroyed it=20 and all things in it, as they did to Odollam.

10:38 And Joshua and all Israel returned to Dabir; = and they=20 encamped about it;

10:39 and they took it, and its king, and its = villages: and he=20 smote it with the edge of the sword, and they destroyed it, and every = thing=20 breathing in it; and they did not leave in it any one that was = preserved: as=20 they did to Chebronand her king, so they did to Dabir and her = king.

10:40 And Joshua smote all the land of the hill = country, and=20 Nageb and the plain country, and Asedoth, and her kings, they did not = leave of=20 them one that was saved: and they utterly destroyed every thing that had = the=20 breath of life, as the Lord God of Israel commanded,

10:41 from Cades Barne to Gaza, all Gosom, as far as=20 Gabaon.

10:42 And Joshua smote, once for all, all their = kings, and=20 their land, because the Lord God of Israel fought on the side of=20 Israel.

[Joshua] 11:1 And when Jabis the = king of Asor=20 heard, he sent to Jobab king of Maron, and to the king of Symoon, and to = the=20 king of Aziph,

11:2 and to the kings who were by the great Sidon, to = the hill=20 country and to Araba opposite Keneroth, and to the plain, and to=20 Phenaeddor,

11:3 and to the Chananites on the coast eastward, and = to the=20 Amorites on the coast, and the Chettites, and the Pherezites, and the = Jebusites=20 in the mountain, and the Evites, and those dwelling under [mount] Aermon = in the=20 land Massyma.

11:4 And they and their kings with them went forth, = as the sand=20 of the sea in multitude, and horses, and very many chariots.

11:5 And all the kings assembled in person, and came = to the=20 same place, and encamped at the waters of Maron to war with = Israel.

11:6 And the Lord said to Joshua, Be not afraid of = them, for=20 to-morrow [at] this time I will put them to flight before Israel: thou = shalt=20 hough their horses, and burn their chariots with fire

11:7 And Joshua and all the men of war came upon them = at the=20 water of Maron suddenly; and they attacked them in the hill country. =

11:8 And the Lord delivered them into the power of = Israel; and=20 they smote them and pursued them to great Sidon, and to Maseron, and to = the=20 plains of Massoch eastward; and they destroyed them till there was not = one of=20 them left that survived.

11:9 And Joshua did to them, as the Lord commanded = him: he=20 houghed their horses, and burned their chariots with fire.

11:10 And Joshua returned at that time, and took Asor = and her=20 king; now Asor in former time was the chief of these = kingdoms.

11:11 And they slew with the sword all that breathed = in it, and=20 utterly destroyed them all, and there was no living thing left in it; = and they=20 burnt Asor with fire.

11:12 And Joshua took all the cities of the kingdoms, = and their=20 kings, and slew them with the edge of the sword; and utterly slew them, = as Moses=20 the servant of the Lord commanded.

11:13 But all the walled cities Israel burnt not; but = Israel=20 burnt Asor only.

11:14 And the children of Israel took all its spoils = to=20 themselves; and they slew all the men with the edge of the sword, until = he=20 destroyed them; they left not one of them breathing.

11:15 As the Lord commanded his servant Moses, even = so Moses=20 commanded Joshua; and so Joshua did, he transgressed no precept of all = that=20 Moses commanded him.

11:16 And Joshua took all the hill country, and all = the land of=20 Nageb, and all the land of Gosom, and the plain country, and that toward = the=20 west, and the mountain of Israel and the low country by the = mountain;

11:17 from the mountain of Chelcha, and that which = goes up to=20 Seir, and as far as Balagad, and the plains of Libanus, under mount = Aermon; and=20 he took all their kings, and destroyed, and slew them.

11:18 And for many days Joshua waged war with these=20 kings.

11:19 And there was no city which Israel took not; = they took=20 all in war.

11:20 For it was of the Lord to harden their hearts = to go forth=20 to war against Israel, that they might be utterly destroyed, that mercy = should=20 not be granted to them, but that they should be utterly destroyed, as = the Lord=20 said to Moses.

11:21 And Joshua came at that time, and utterly = destroyed the=20 Enakim out of the hill country, from Chebron and from Dabir, and from = Anaboth,=20 and from all the race of Israel, and from all the mountain of Juda with = their=20 cities; and Joshua utterly destroyed them.

11:22 There was not [any one] left of the Enakim by = the=20 children of Israel, only there was left of them in Gaza, and in Gath, = and in=20 Aseldo.

11:23 And Joshua took all the land, as the Lord = commanded=20 Moses; and Joshua gave them for an inheritance to Israel by division = according=20 to their tribes; and the land ceased from war.

[Joshua] 12:1 And these [are] the = kings of the=20 land, whom the children of Israel slew, and inherited their land beyond = Jordan=20 from the east, from the valley of Arnon to the mount of Aermon, and all = the land=20 of Araba on the east.

12:2 Seon king of the Amorites, who dwelt in Esebon, = ruling=20 from Arnon, which is in the valley, on the side of the valley, and half = of=20 Galaad as far as Jaboc, the borders of the children of Ammon. =

12:3 And Araba as far as the sea of Chenereth = eastward, and as=20 far as the sea of Araba; the salt sea eastward [by] the way to Asimoth, = from=20 Thaeman under Asedoth Phasga.

12:4 And Og king of Basan, who dwelt in Astaroth and = in Edrain,=20 was left of the giants

12:5 ruling from mount Aermon and from Secchai, and = [over] all=20 the land of Basan to the borders of Gergesi, and Machi, and the half of = Galaad=20 of the borders of Seon king of Esebon.

12:6 Moses the servant of the Lord and the children = of Israel=20 smote them; and Moses gave them by way of inheritance to Ruben, and Gad, = and to=20 the half tribe of Manasse.

12:7 And these [are] the kings of the Amorites, whom = Joshua and=20 the children of Israel slew beyond Jordan by the sea of Balagad in the = plain of=20 Libanus, and as far as the mountain of Chelcha, as men go up to Seir: = and Joshua=20 gave it to the tribes of Israel to inherit according to their=20 portion;

12:8 in the mountain, and in the plain, and in Araba, = and in=20 Asedoth, and in the wilderness, and Nageb; the Chettite, and the = Amorite, and=20 the Chananite, and the Pherezite, and the Evite, and the = Jebusite.

12:9 The king of Jericho, and the king of Gai, which = is near=20 Baethel;

12:10 the king of Jerusalem, the king of = Chebron,

12:11 the king of Jerimuth, the king of = Lachis;

12:12 the king of Aelam, the king of = Gazer;

12:13 the king of Dabir, the king of = Gader:

12:14 the king of Hermath, the king of = Ader;

12:15 the king of Lebna, the king of = Odollam,

12:16 the king of Elath,

12:17 the king of Taphut, the kin of = Opher,

12:18 the king of Ophec of Aroc,

12:19 the king of Asom,

12:20 the king of Symoon, the king of Mambroth, the = king of=20 Aziph,

12:21 the king of Cades, the king of = Zachac,

12:22 the king of Maredoth, the king of Jecom of=20 Chermel,

12:23 the king of Odollam [belonging to] Phennealdor, = the king=20 of Gei of Galilee:

12:24 the king of Thersa: all these [were] = twenty-nine=20 kings.

[Joshua] 13:1 And Joshua [was] old = and very=20 advanced in years; and the Lord said to Joshua, Thou art advanced in = years, and=20 there is much land left to inherit.

13:2 And this [is] the land that is left: the borders = of the=20 Phylistines, the Gesirite, and the Chananite,

13:3 from the wilderness before Egypt, as far as the = borders of=20 Accaron on the left of the Chananites [the land] is reckoned to the five = principalities of the Phylistines, to the inhabitant of Gaza, and of = Azotus, and=20 of Ascalon, and of Geth, and of Accaron, and to the Evite;

13:4 from Thaeman even to all the land of Chanaan = before Gaza,=20 and the Sidonians as far as Aphec, as far as the borders of the=20 Amorites.

13:5 And all the land of Galiath of the Phylistines, = and all=20 Libanus eastward from Galgal, under the mountain Aermon as far as the = entering=20 in of Emath;

13:6 every one that inhabits the hill country from = Libanus as=20 far as Masereth Memphomaim. All the Sidonians, I will destroy them from = before=20 Israel; but do thou give them by inheritance to Israel, as I charged=20 thee.

13:7 And now divide this land by lot to the nine = tribes, and to=20 the half tribe of Manasse.

13:8 From Jordan to the great sea westward thou shalt = give it=20 [them]: the great sea shall be the boundary. [But] to the two tribes and = to the=20 half tribe of Manasse, to Ruben and to Gad Moses gave [an inheritance] = beyond=20 Jordan: Moses the servant of the Lord gave [it] to them eastward, =

13:9 from Aroer, which is on the bank of the brook of = Arnon,=20 and the city in the midst of the valley, and all Misor from = Maedaban.

13:10 All the cities of Seon king of the Amorites, = who reigned=20 from Esebon to the coasts of the children of Ammon;

13:11 and the region of Galaad, and the borders of = the=20 Gesirites and the Machatites, the whole mount of Aermon, and all the = land of=20 Basan to Acha.

13:12 All the kingdom of Og in the region of Basan, = who reigned=20 in Astaroth and in Edrain: he was left of the giants; and Moses smote = him, and=20 destroyed him.

13:13 But the children of Israel destroyed not the = Gesirite and=20 the Machatite and the Chananite; and the king of the Gesiri and the = Machatite=20 dwelt among the children of Israel until this day.

13:14 Only no inheritance was given to the tribe of = Levi: the=20 Lord God of Israel, he [is] their inheritance, as the Lord said to them; = and=20 this [is] the division which Moses made to the children of Israel in = Araboth=20 Moab, on the other side of Jordan, by Jericho.

13:15 And Moses gave the land to the tribe of Ruben = according=20 to their families.

13:16 And their borders were from Aroer, which is = opposite the=20 brook of Arnon, and [theirs is] the city that is in the valley of Arnon; = and all=20 Misor,

13:17 to Esebon, and all the cities in Misor, and = Daebon, and=20 Baemon-Baal, and the house of Meelboth;

13:18 and Basan, and Bakedmoth, and = Maephaad,

13:19 and Kariathaim, and Sebama, and Serada, and = Sion in mount=20 Enab;

13:20 and Baethphogor, and Asedoth Phasga, and=20 Baetthasinoth,

13:21 and all the cities of Misor, and all the = kingdom of Seon=20 king of the Amorites, whom Moses smote, even him and the princes of = Madian, and=20 Evi, and Roboc, and Sur, and Ur, and Robe prince of the spoils of Sion, = and the=20 inhabitants of Sion.

13:22 And Balaam the son of Baeor the prophet they = slew in the=20 battle.

13:23 And the borders of Ruben were-- [even] Jordan = [was the]=20 boundary; this [is] the inheritance of the children of Ruben according = to their=20 families, [these were] their cities and their villages.

13:24 And Moses gave inheritance to the sons of Gad = according=20 to their families.

13:25 And their borders were Jazer, all the cities of = Galaad,=20 and half the land of the children of Ammon to Araba, which is before=20 Arad.

13:26 And from Esebon to Araboth by Massepha, and = Botanim, and=20 Maan to the borders of Daebon,

13:27 and Enadom, and Othargai, and Baenthanabra, and = Soccotha,=20 and Saphan, and the rest of the kingdom of Sean king of Esebon: and = Jordan shall=20 be the boundary as far as part of the sea of Chenereth beyond Jordan=20 eastward.

13:28 This [is] the inheritance of the children of = Gad=20 according to their families and according to their cities: according to = their=20 families they will turn their backs before their enemies, because their = cities=20 and their villages were according to their families.

13:29 And Moses gave to half the tribe of Manasse = according to=20 their families.

13:30 And their borders were from Maan, and all the = kingdom of=20 Basan, and all the kingdom of Og king of Basan, and all the villages of = Jair,=20 which are in the region of Basan, sixty cities:

13:31 and the half of Galaad, and in Astaroth, and in = Edrain,=20 royal cities of Og in the land of Basan, [Moses gave] to the sons of = Machir the=20 sons of Manasse, even to the half-tribe sons of Machir the sons of = Manasse,=20 according to their families.

13:32 These [are] they whom Moses caused to inherit = beyond=20 Jordan in Araboth Moab, beyond Jordan by Jericho eastward.

[Joshua] 14:1 And these [are] they = of the=20 children of Israel that received their inheritance in the land of = Chanaan, to=20 whom Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the [son] of Naue, and the heads of = the=20 families of the tribes of the children of Israel, gave = inheritance.

14:2 They inherited according to their lots, as the = Lord=20 commanded by the hand of Joshua to the nine tribes and the half tribe, = on the=20 other side of Jordan.

14:3 But to the Levites he gave no inheritance among=20 them.

14:4 For the sons of Joseph were two tribes, Manasse = and=20 Ephraim; and there was none inheritance in the land given to the = Levites, only=20 cities to dwell in, and their suburbs separated for the cattle, and = their=20 cattle.

14:5 As the Lord commanded Moses, so did the children = of=20 Israel; and they divided the land.

14:6 And the children of Juda came to Joshua in = Galgal, and=20 Chaleb the [son] of Jephone the Kenezite said to him, Thou knowest the = word that=20 the Lord spoke to Moses the man of God concerning me and thee in Cades=20 Barne.

14:7 For I was forty years old when Moses the servant = of God=20 sent me out of Cades Barne to spy out the land; and I returned him an = answer=20 according to his mind.

14:8 My brethren that went up with me turned away the = heart of=20 the people, but I applied my self to follow the Lord my God.

14:9 And Moses sware on that day, saying, The land on = which=20 thou art gone up, it shall be thy inheritance and thy children's for = ever,=20 because thou hast applied thyself to follow the Lord our God.

14:10 And now the Lord has kept me alive as he said: = this [is]=20 the forty-fifth year since the Lord spoke that word to Moses; and Israel = journeyed in the wilderness; and now, behold, I [am] this day = eighty-five years=20 old.

14:11 I am still strong this day, as when the Lord = sent me:=20 just so strong am I now to go out and to come in for war.

14:12 And now I ask of thee this mountain, as the = Lord said in=20 that day; for thou heardest this word on that day; and now the Enakim = are there,=20 cities great and strong: if then the Lord should be with me, I will = utterly=20 destroy them, as the Lord said to me.

14:13 And Joshua blessed him, and gave Chebron to = Chaleb the=20 son of Jephone the son of Kenez for an inheritance.

14:14 Therefore Chebron became the inheritance of = Chaleb the=20 [son] of Jephone the Kenezite until this day, because he followed the=20 commandment of the Lord God of Israel.

14:15 And the name of Chebron before was the city = Argob, it=20 [is] the metropolis of the Enakim: and the land rested from war. =

[Joshua] 15:1 And the borders of the = tribe of=20 Juda according to their families were from the borders of Idumea from = the=20 wilderness of sin, as far as Cades southward.

15:2 And their borders were from the south as far as = a part of=20 the salt sea from the high country that extends southward.

15:3 And they proceed before the ascent of Acrabin, = and go out=20 round Sena, and go up from the south to Cades Barne; and go out to = Asoron, and=20 proceed up to Sarada, and go out by the way that is west of = Cades.

15:4 And they go out to Selmona, and issue at the = valley of=20 Egypt; and the termination of its boundaries shall be at the sea: these = are=20 their boundaries southward.

15:5 And their boundaries eastward [are] all the salt = sea as=20 far as Jordan; and their borders from the north, and from the border of = the sea,=20 and from part of Jordan--

15:6 the borders go up to Baethaglaam, and they go = along from=20 the north to Baetharaba, and the borders go on up to the stone of Baeon = the son=20 of Ruben.

15:7 And the borders continue on to the fourth part = of the=20 valley of Achor, and go down to Galgal, which is before the approach of = Adammin,=20 which is southward in the valley, and terminate at the water of the = fountain of=20 the sun; and their going forth shall be the fountain of Rogel. =

15:8 And the borders go up to the valley of Ennom, = behind Jebus=20 southward; this is Jerusalem: and the borders terminate at the top of = the=20 mountain, which is before the valley of Ennom toward the sea, which is = by the=20 side of the land of Raphain northward.

15:9 And the border [going forth] from the top of the = mountain=20 terminates at the fountain of the water of Naphtho, and terminates at = mount=20 Ephron; and the border will lead to Baal; this is the city of = Jarim.

15:10 And the border will go round from Baal to the = sea, and=20 will go on to the mount of Assar behind the city of Jarin northwards; = this is=20 Chaslon: and it will come down to the city of Sun, and will go on to the = south.

15:11 And the border terminates behind Accaron = northward, and=20 the borders will terminate at Socchoth, and the borders will go on to = the south,=20 and will terminate at Lebna, and the issue of the borders will be at the = sea;=20 and their borders [shall be] toward the sea, the great sea shall be the=20 boundary.

15:12 These [are] the borders of the children of Juda = round=20 about according to their families.

15:13 And to Chaleb the son of Jephone he gave a = portion in the=20 midst of the children of Juda by the command of God; and Joshua gave him = he city=20 of Arboc the metropolis of Enac; this is Chebron.

15:14 And Chaleb the son of Jephone destroyed thence = the three=20 sons of Enac, Susi, and Tholami, and Achima.

15:15 And Chaleb went up thence to the inhabitants of = Dabir;=20 and the name of Dabir before was the city of Letters.

15:16 And Chaleb said, Whosoever shall take and = destroy the=20 city of Letters, and master it, to him will I give my daughter Ascha to=20 wife.

15:17 And Gothoniel the son of Chenez the brother of = Chaleb=20 took it; and he gave him Ascha his daughter to wife.

15:18 And it came to pass as she went out that she = counseled=20 him, saying, I will ask of my father a field; and she cried from off her = ass;=20 and Chaleb said to her, What is it?

15:19 And she said to him, Give me a blessing, for = thou hast=20 set me in the land of Nageb; give me Botthanis: and he gave her = Gonaethla the=20 upper, and Gonaethla the lower.

15:20 This [is] the inheritance of the tribe of the = children of=20 Juda.

15:21 And their cities were cities belonging to the = tribe of=20 the children of Juda on the borders of Edom by the wilderness, and = Baeseleel,=20 and Ara, and Asor,

15:22 and Icam, and Regma, and Aruel,

15:23 and Cades, and Asorionain, and = Maenam,

15:24 and Balmaenan, and their villages,

15:25 and the cities of Aseron, this [is] = Asor,

15:26 and Sen, and Salmaa, and Molada,

15:27 and Seri, and Baephalath,

15:28 and Cholaseola, and Beersabee; and their = villages, and=20 their hamlets,

15:29 Bala and Bacoc, and Asom,

15:30 and Elboudad, and Baethel, and = Herma,

15:31 and Sekelac, and Macharim, and = Sethennac,

15:32 and Labos, and Sale, and Eromoth; twenty-nine = cities, and=20 their villages.

15:33 In the plain country Astaol, and Raa, and=20 Assa,

15:34 and Ramen, and Tano, and Iluthoth, and = Maeani,

15:35 and Jermuth, and Odollam, and Membra, and = Saocho, and=20 Jazeca.

15:36 And Sacarim and Gadera, and its villages; = fourteen=20 cities, and their villages;

15:37 Senna, and Adasan, and Magadalgad,

15:38 and Dalad, and Maspha, and = Jachareel,

15:39 and Basedoth, and Ideadalea;

15:40 and Chabra, and Maches, and Machos,

15:41 and Geddor, and Bagadiel, and Noman, and = Machedan:=20 sixteen cities, and their villages;

15:42 Lebna, and Ithac, and Anoch,

15:43 and Jana, and Nasib,

15:44 and Keilam, and Akiezi, and Kezib, and = Bathesar, and=20 Aelom: ten cities, and their villages;

15:45 Accaron and her villages, and their = hamlets:

15:46 from Accaron, Gemna, and all the cities that = are near=20 Asedoth; and their villages.

15:47 Asiedoth, and her villages, and her hamlets; = Gaza, and=20 its villages and its hamlets as far as the river of Egypt, and the great = sea is=20 the boundary.

15:48 And in the hill country Samir, and Jether, and=20 Socha,

15:49 and Renna and the city of Letters, this [is]=20 Dabir;

15:50 and Anon, and Es, and Man, and = Aesam,

15:51 and Gosom, and Chalu, and Channa, and Gelom: = eleven=20 cities, and their villages;

15:52 Aerem, and Remna, and Soma,

15:53 and Jemain, and Baethachu, and = Phacua,

15:54 and Euma, and the city Arboc, this is Chebron, = and=20 Soraith: nine cities and their villages:

15:55 Maor, and Chermel, and Ozib, and = Itan,

15:56 and Jariel, and Aricam, and = Zacanaim,

15:57 and Gabaa, and Thamnatha; nine cities, and = their=20 villages;

15:58 Aelua, and Bethsur, and Geddon,

15:59 and Magaroth, and Baethanam, and Thecum; six = cities, and=20 their villages; Theco, and Ephratha, this is Baethleem, and Phagor, and = Aetan,=20 and Culon, and Tatam, and Thobes, and Carem, and Galem, and Thether, and = Manocho: eleven cities, and their villages,

15:60 Cariathbaal, this [is] the city of Jarim, and = Sotheba:=20 two cities, and their villages:

15:61 and Baddargeis, and Tharabaam, and = Aenon;

15:62 and Aeochioza, and Naphlazon, and the cities of = Sadon,=20 and Ancades; seven cities, and their villages.

15:63 And the Jebusite dwelt in Jerusalem, and the = children of=20 Juda could not destroy them; and the Jebusites dwelt in Jerusalem to = this=20 day.

[Joshua] 16:1 And the borders of the = children=20 of Joseph were from Jordan by Jericho eastward; and they will go up from = Jericho=20 to the hill country, to the wilderness, to Baethel Luza.

16:2 And they will go out to Baethel, and will = proceed to the=20 borders of Achatarothi.

16:3 And they will go across to the sea to the = borders of=20 Aptalim, as far as the borders of Baethoron the lower, and the going = forth of=20 them shall be to the sea.

16:4 And the sons of Joseph, Ephraim and Manasse, = took their=20 inheritance.

16:5 And the borders of the children of Ephraim were = according=20 to their families, and the borders of their inheritance were eastward to = Ataroth, and Eroc as far as Baethoron the upper, and Gazara.

16:6 And the borders will proceed to the sea to = Icasmon north=20 of Therma; they will go round eastward to Thenasa, and Selles, and will = pass on=20 eastward to Janoca,

16:7 and to Macho, and Ataroth, and [these are] their = villages;=20 and they will come to Jericho, and will issue at Jordan.

16:8 And the borders will proceed from Tapho to the = sea to=20 Chelcana; and their termination will be at the sea; this [is] the = inheritance of=20 the tribe of Ephraim according to their families.

16:9 And the cities separated to the sons of Ephraim = [were] in=20 the midst of the inheritance of the sons of Manasse, all the cities and = their=20 villages.

16:10 And Ephraim did not destroy the Chananite who = dwelt in=20 Gazer; and the Chananite dwelt in Ephraim until this day, until Pharao = the king=20 of Egypt went up and took it, and burnt it with fire; and the = Chananites, and=20 Pherezites, and the dwellers in Gaza they destroyed, and Pharao gave = them for a=20 dowry to his daughter.

[Joshua] 17:1 And the borders of the = tribe of=20 the children of Manasse, (for he [was] the first-born of Joseph,) = [assigned] to=20 Machir the first-born of Manasse the father of Galaad, for he was a = warrior,=20 [were] in the land of Galaad and of Basan.

17:2 And there was [land] assigned to the other sons = of Manasse=20 according to their families; to the sons of Jezi, and to the sons of = Kelez, and=20 to the sons of Jeziel, and to the sons of Sychem, and to the sons of = Symarim,=20 and to the sons of Opher: these [are] the males according to their=20 families.

17:3 And Salpaad the sons of Opher had no sons but = daughters:=20 and these [are] the names of the daughters of Salpaad; Maala, and Nua, = and Egla,=20 and Melcha, and Thersa.

17:4 And they stood before Eleazar the priest, and = before=20 Joshua, and before the rulers, saying, God gave a charge by the hand of = Moses,=20 to give us an inheritance in the midst of our brethren: so there was = given to=20 them by the command of the Lord an inheritance among the brethren of = their=20 father.

17:5 And their lot fell [to them] from Anassa, and = [to the]=20 plain of Labec of the land of Galaad, which is beyond Jordan.

17:6 For the daughters of the sons of Manasse = inherited a=20 portion in the midst of their brethren, and the land of Galaad was = assigned to=20 the remainder of the sons of Manasse.

17:7 And the borders of the sons of Manasse were = Delanath,=20 which is before the sons of Anath, and it proceeds to the borders [even] = to=20 Jamin and Jassib to the fountain of Thaphthoth.

17:8 It shall belong to Manasse, and Thapheth on the = borders of=20 Manasse [shall belong] to the sons of Ephraim.

17:9 And the borders shall go down to the valley of = Carana=20 southward by the valley of Jariel, ([there is] a turpentine tree = [belonging] to=20 Ephraim between [that and] the city of Manasse:) and the borders of = Manasse=20 [are] northward to the brook; and the sea shall be its = termination.

17:10 Southward [the land belongs] to Ephraim, and = northward to=20 Manasse; and the sea shall be their cost; and northward they shall = border upon=20 Aseb, and eastward upon Issachar.

17:11 And Manasses shall have in [the portion of] = Issachar and=20 Aser Baethsan and their villages, and the inhabitants of Dor, and its = villages,=20 and the inhabitants of Mageddo, and its villages, and the third part of = Mapheta,=20 and its villages.

17:12 And the sons of Manasse were not able to = destroy these=20 cities; and the Chananite began to dwell in that land.

17:13 And it came to pass that when the children of = Israel were=20 strong, they made the Chananites subject, but they did not utterly = destroy=20 them.

17:14 And the sons of Joseph answered Joshua, saying, = Wherefore=20 hast thou caused us to inherit one inheritance, and one lie? whereas I = am a=20 great people, and God has blessed me.

17:15 And Joshua said to them, If thou be a great = people, go up=20 to the forest, and clear [the land] for thyself, If mount Ephraim be too = little=20 for thee.

17:16 And they said, The mount of Ephraim does not = please us,=20 and the Chananite dwelling in it in Baethsan, and in its villages, [and] = in the=20 valley of Jezrael, has choice cavalry and iron.

17:17 And Joshua said to the sons of Joseph, If thou = art a=20 great people, and hast great strength, thou shalt not have [only] one=20 inheritance.

17:18 For thou shalt have the wood, for there is a = wood, and=20 thou shalt clear it, and [the land] shall be thine; even when thou shalt = have=20 utterly destroyed the Chananite, for he has chosen cavalry; yet thou art = stronger than he.

[Joshua] 18:1 And all the = congregation of the=20 children of Israel were assembled at Selo, and there they pitched the = tabernacle=20 of witness; and the land was subdued by them.

18:2 And the sons of Israel remained, [even] those = who [had]=20 not received their inheritance, seven tribes.

18:3 And Joshua said to the sons of Israel, How long = will ye be=20 slack to inherit the land, which the Lord our God has given = you?

18:4 Appoint of yourselves three men of each tribe, = and let=20 them rise up and go through the land, and let them describe it before = me, as it=20 will be proper to divide it.

18:5 And they came to him: and he divided to them = seven=20 portions, [saying], Juda shall stand to them a border southward, and the = sons of=20 Joseph shall stand to them northward.

18:6 And do ye divide the land into seven parts, and = bring the=20 description hither to me, and I will give you a lot before the Lord our = God.=20

18:7 For the sons of Levi have no part among you; for = the=20 priesthood of the Lord [is] his portion; and Gad, and Ruben, and the = half tribe=20 of Manasse, have received their inheritance beyond Jordan eastward, = which Moses=20 the servant of the Lord gave to them.

18:8 And the men rose up and went; and Joshua charged = the men=20 who went to explore the land, saying, Go and explore the land, and come = to me,=20 and I will bring you forth a lot here before the Lord in Selo. =

18:9 And they went, and explored the land: and they = viewed it,=20 and described it according to the cities, seven parts in a book, and = brought=20 [the book] to Joshua.

18:10 And Joshua cast the lot for them in Selo before = the=20 Lord.

18:11 And the lot of the tribe of Benjamin came forth = first=20 according to their families: and the borders of their lot came forth = between the=20 children of Juda and the children of Joseph.

18:12 And their borders were northward: the borders = shall go up=20 from Jordan behind Jericho northward, and shall go up to the mountain = westward,=20 and the issue of it shall be Baethon of Mabdara.

18:13 And the borders will go forth thence to Luz, = behind Luz,=20 from the south of it; this is Baethel: and the borders shall go down to = Maatarob=20 Orech, to the hill country, which is southward of Baethoron the=20 lower.

18:14 And the borders shall pass through and proceed = to the=20 part that looks toward the sea, on the south, from the mountain in front = of=20 Baethoron southward, and its termination shall be at Cariath-Baal, this = is=20 Cariath-Jarin, a city of the children of Juda; this is the part toward = the=20 west.

18:15 And the south side on the part of Cariath-Baal; = and the=20 borders shall go across to Gasin, to the fountain of the water of=20 Naphtho.

18:16 And the borders shall extend down on one side, = this is in=20 front of the forest of Sonnam, which is on the side of Emec Raphain = northward,=20 and it shall come down to Gaeenna behind Jebusai southward: it shall = come down=20 to the fountain of Rogel.

18:17 And [the borders] shall go across to the = fountain of=20 Baethsamys:

18:18 and shall proceed to Galiloth, which is in = front by the=20 going up of Aethamin; and they shall come down to the stone of Baeon of = the sons=20 of Ruben; and shall pass over behind Baetharaba northward, and shall go = down to=20 the borders behind the sea northward.

18:19 And the termination of the borders shall be at = the creek=20 of the salt sea northward to the side of Jordan southward: these are = their=20 souther borders.

18:20 And Jordan shall be their boundary on the east: = this [is]=20 the inheritance of the children of Benjamin, these [are] their borders = round=20 about according to their families.

18:21 And the cities of the children of Benjamin = according to=20 their families [were] Jericho, and Bethagaeo, and the = Amecasis,

18:22 and Baethabara, and Sara, and = Besana,

18:23 and Aeein, and Phara, and Ephratha,

18:24 and Carapha, and Cephira, and Moni, and Gabaa, = twelve=20 cities and their villages:

18:25 Gabaon, and Rama, and Beerotha;

18:26 and Massema, and Miron, and Amoke;

18:27 and Phira, and Caphan, and Nacan, and Selecan, = and=20 Thareela,

18:28 and Jebus (this is Jerusalem); and Gabaoth, = Jarim,=20 thirteen cities, and their villages; this [is] the inheritance of the = sons of=20 Benjamin according to their families.

[Joshua] 19:1 And the second lot = came out for=20 the children of Symeon; and their inheritance was in the midst of the = lots of=20 the children of Juda.

19:2 And their lot was Beersabee, and Samaa, and=20 Caladam,

19:3 and Arsola, and Bola, and Jason,

19:4 and Erthula, and Bula, and Herma,

19:5 and Sikelac, and Baethmachereb, and = Sarsusin,

19:6 and Batharoth, and their fields, thirteen = cities, and=20 their villages.

19:7 Eremmon, and Thalcha, and Jether, and Asan; four = cities=20 and their villages,

19:8 round about their cities as far as Balec as = [men] go to=20 Bameth southward: this [is] the inheritance of the tribe of the children = of=20 Symeon according to their families.

19:9 The inheritance of the tribe of the children of = Symeon=20 [was a part] of the lot of Juda, for the portion of the children of Juda = was=20 greater than theirs; and the children of Symeon inherited in the midst = of their=20 lot.

19:10 And the third lot came out to Zabulon according = to their=20 families: the bounds of their inheritance shall be-- Esedekgola shall be = their=20 border,

19:11 the sea and Magelda, and it shall reach to = Baetharaba in=20 the valley, which is opposite Jekman.

19:12 And the border returned from Sedduc in a = contrary=20 direction eastward from Baethsamys, to the borders of Chaselohaith, and = shall=20 pass on to Dabiroth, and shall proceed upward to Phangai.

19:13 And thence it shall come round in the opposite = direction=20 eastward to Gebere to the city of Catasem, and shall go on to Remmonaa=20 Matharaoza.

19:14 And the borders shall come round northward to = Amoth, and=20 their going out shall be at Gaephael,

19:15 and Catanath, and Nabaal, and Symoon, and = Jericho, and=20 Baethman.

19:16 This [is] the inheritance of the tribe of the = sons of=20 Zabulon according to their families, [these] cities and their=20 villages.

19:17 And the fourth lot came out to = Issachar.

19:18 And their borders were Jazel, and Chasaloth, = and=20 Sunam,

19:19 and Agin, and Siona, and Reeroth,

19:20 and Anachereth, and Dabiron, and Kison, and=20 Rebes,

19:21 and Remmas, and Jeon, and Tomman, and Aemarec, = and=20 Bersaphes.

19:22 And the boundaries shall border upon Gaethbor, = and upon=20 Salim westward, and Baethsamys; and the extremity of his bounds shall be = Jordan.

19:23 This [is] the inheritance of the tribe of the = children of=20 Issachar according to their families, the cities and their = villages.

19:24 And the fifth lot came out to Aser according to = their=20 families.

19:25 And their borders were Exeleketh, and Aleph, = and Baethok,=20 and Keaph,

19:26 and Elimelech, and Amiel, and Maasa, and the = lot will=20 border on Carmel westward, and on Sion, and Labanath.

19:27 And it will return westward from Baethegeneth, = and will=20 join Zabulon and Ekgai, and Phthaeel northwards, and the borders will = come to=20 Saphthaebaethme, and Inael, and will go on to Chobamasomel,

19:28 and Elbon, and Raab, and Ememaon, and Canthan = to great=20 Sidon.

19:29 And the borders shall turn back to Rama, and to = the=20 fountain of Masphassat, and the Tyrians; and the borders shall return to = Jasiph,=20 and their going forth shall be the sea, and Apoleb, and = Echozob,

19:30 and Archob, and Aphec, and Raau.

19:31 This [is] the inheritance of the tribe of the = sons of=20 Aser according to their families, the cities and their = villages.

19:32 And the sixth lot came out to = Nephthali.

19:33 And their borders were Moolam, and Mola, and = Besemiin,=20 and Arme, and Naboc, and Jephthamai, as far as Dodam; and their goings = out were=20 Jordan.

19:34 And the coasts will return westward by Athabor, = and will=20 go out thence to Jacana, and will border on Zabulon southward, and Aser = will=20 join [it] westward, and Jordan eastward.

19:35 And the walled cities of the Tyrians, Tyre, and = Omathadaketh, and Kenereth,

19:36 and Armaith, and Areal, and Asor,

19:37 and Cades, and Assari, and the well of = Asor;

19:38 and Keroe, and Megalaarim, and Baetthame, and=20 Thessamys.

19:39 This [is] the inheritance of the tribe of the = children of=20 Nephthali.

19:40 And the seventh lot came out to Dan.

19:41 And their borders were Sarath, and Asa, and the = cities of=20 Sammaus,

19:42 and Salamin, and Ammon, and Silatha,

19:43 and Elon, and Thamnatha, and = Accaron;

19:44 and Alcatha, and Begethon, and = Gebeelan,

19:45 and Azor, and Banaebacat, and = Gethremmon.

19:46 And westward of Hieracon the border [was] near = to=20 Joppa.

19:47 And the sons of Dan went and fought against = Lachis, and=20 took it, and smote it with the edge of the sword; and they dwelt in it, = and=20 called the name of it Lasendan: and the Amorite continued to dwell in = Edom and=20 in Salamin: and the hand of Ephraim prevailed against them, and they = became=20 tributaries to them.

19:48 This [is] the inheritance of the tribe of the = children of=20 Dan, according to their families, these [are] their cities and their = villages:=20 and the children of Dan did not drive out the Amorite who afflicted them = in the=20 mountain; and the Amorite would not suffer them to come down into the = valley,=20 but they forcibly took from them the border of their portion.

19:49 And they proceeded to take possession of the = land=20 according to their borders, and the children of Israel gave an = inheritance to=20 Joshua the son of Naue among them,

19:50 by the command of God, and they gave him the = city which=20 he asked for, Thamnasarach, which is in the mount of Ephraim; and he = built the=20 city, and dwelt in it.

19:51 These [are] the divisions which Eleazar the = priest=20 divided by lot, and Joshua the [son] of Naue, and the heads of families = among=20 the tribes of Israel, according to the lots, in Selo before the Lord by = the=20 doors of the tabernacle of testimony, and they went to take possession = of the=20 land.

[Joshua] 20:1 And the Lord spoke to = Joshua,=20 saying,

20:2 Speak to the children of Israel, saying, Assign = the cities=20 of refuge, [of] which I spoke to you by Moses.

20:3 [Even] a refuge to the slayer who has smitten a = man=20 unintentionally; and the cities shall be to you a refuge, and the slayer = shall=20 not be put to death by the avenger of blood, until he have stood before = the=20 congregation for judgement.

20:4

20:5

20:6

20:7 And Joshua separated Cades in Galilee in the = mount=20 Nephthali, and Sychem in the mount Ephraim, and the city of Arboc; this = is=20 Chebron, in the mountain of Juda.

20:8 And beyond Jordan he appointed Bosor in the = wilderness in=20 the plain out of the tribe of Ruben, and Aremoth in Galaad out of the = tribe of=20 Gad, and Gaulon in the country of Basan out of the tribe of Manasse. =

20:9 These [were] the cities selected for the sons of = Israel,=20 and for the stranger abiding among them, that every one who smites a = soul=20 unintentionally should flee thither, that he should not die by the hand = of the=20 avenger of blood, until he should stand before the congregation for = judgement.=20

[Joshua] 21:1 And the heads of the = families of=20 the sons of Levi drew near to Eleazar the priest, and to Joshua the = [son] of=20 Naue, and to the heads of families of the tribes of Israel.

21:2 And they spoke to them in Selo in the land of = Chanaan,=20 saying, The Lord gave commandment by Moses to give us cities to dwell = in, and=20 the country round about for our cattle.

21:3 So the children of Israel gave to the Levites in = their=20 inheritance by the command of the Lord the cities and the country=20 round.

21:4 And the lot came out for the children of Caath; = and the=20 sons of Aaron, the priests the Levites, had by lot thirteen cities out = of the=20 tribe of Juda, and out of the tribe of Symeon, and out of the tribe of = Benjamin.=20

21:5 And to the ons of Caath that were left were = [given by] lot=20 ten cities, out of the tribe of Ephraim, and out of the tribe of Dan, = and out of=20 the half tribe of Manasse.

21:6 And the sons of Gedson had thirteen cities, out = of the=20 tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Aser, and out of the tribe of = Nephthali, and out of the half tribe of Manasse in Basan.

21:7 And the sons of Merari according to their = families had by=20 lot twelve cities, out of the tribe of Ruben, and out of the tribe of = Gad, and=20 out of the tribe of Zabulon.

21:8 And the children of Israel gave to the Levites = the cities=20 and their suburbs, as the Lord commanded Moses, by lot.

21:9 And the tribe of the children of Juda, and the = tribe of=20 the children of Symeon, and [part] of the tribe of the children of = Benjamin gave=20 these cities, and they were assigned

21:10 to the sons of Aaron of the family of Caath of = the sons=20 of Levi, for the lot fell to these.

21:11 And they gave to them Cariatharboc the = metropolis of the=20 sons of Enac; this is Chebron in the mountain [country] of Juda, and the = suburbs=20 round it.

21:12 But the lands of the city, and its villages = Joshua gave=20 to the sons of Chaleb the son of Jephonne for a possession.

21:13 And to the sons of Aaron he gave the city of = refuge for=20 the slayer, Chebron, and the suburbs belonging to it; and Lemna and the = suburbs=20 belonging to it;

21:14 and Aelom and its suburbs; and Tema and its=20 suburbs;

21:15 and Gella and its suburbs; and Dabir and its=20 suburbs;

21:16 and Asa and its suburbs; and Tany and its = suburbs; and=20 Baethsamys and its suburbs: nine cities from these two = tribes.

21:17 And from the tribe of Benjamin, Gabaon and its = suburbs;=20 and Gatheth and its suburbs;

21:18 and Anathoth and its suburbs; and Gamala and = its suburbs;=20 four cities.

21:19 All the cities of the sons of Aaron the = priests,=20 thirteen.

21:20 And to the families, [even] the sons of Caath = the=20 Levites, that were left of the sons of Caath, there was [given] their = priests'=20 city,

21:21 out of the tribe of Ephraim; and they gave them = the=20 slayer's city of refuge, Sychem, and its suburbs, and Gazara and its = appendages,=20 and its suburbs;

21:22 and Baethoron and its suburbs: four = cities:

21:23 and the tribe of Dan, Helcothaim and its = suburbs; and=20 Gethedan and its suburbs:

21:24 and Aelon and its suburbs; and Getheremmon and = its=20 suburbs: four cities.

21:25 And out of the half tribe of Manasse, Tanach = and its=20 suburbs; and Jebatha and its suburbs; two cities.

21:26 In all [were given] ten cities, and the suburbs = of each=20 belonging to them, to the families of the sons of Caath that=20 remained.

21:27 And [Joshua gave] to the sons of Gedson the = Levites out=20 of the other half tribe of Manasse cities set apart for the slayers, = Gaulon in=20 the country of Basan, and its suburbs; and Bosora and its suburbs; two=20 cities.

21:28 And out of the tribe of Issachar, Kison and its = suburbs;=20 and Debba and its suburbs;

21:29 and Remmath and its suburbs; and the well of = Letters, and=20 its suburbs; four cities.

21:30 And out of the tribe of Aser, Basella and its = suburbs;=20 and Dabbon and its suburbs;

21:31 and Chelcat and its suburbs; and Raab and its = suburbs;=20 four cities.

21:32 And of the tribe of Nephthali, the city set = apart for the=20 slayer, Cades in Galilee, and its suburbs; and Nemmath, and its suburbs; = and=20 Themmon and its suburbs; three cities.

21:33 All the cities of Gedson according to their = families=20 [were] thirteen cities.

21:34 And to the family of the sons of Merari the = Levites that=20 remained, [he gave] out of the tribe of Zabulon, Maan and its suburbs; = and Cades=20 and its suburbs,

21:35 and Sella and its suburbs: three = cities.

21:36 And beyond Jordan over against Jericho, out of = the tribe=20 of Ruben, the city of refuge for the slayer, Bosor in the wilderness; = Miso and=20 its suburbs;

21:37 and Jazer and its suburbs; and Decmon and its = suburbs;=20 and Mapha and its suburbs; four cities.

21:38 And out of the tribe of Gad the city of refuge = for the=20 slayer, both Ramoth in Galaad, and its suburbs; Camin and its=20 suburbs;

21:39 and Esbon and its suburbs; and Jazer and its = suburbs: the=20 cities [were] four in ll.

21:40 All [these] cities [were given] to the sons of = Merari=20 according to the families of them that were left out of the tribe of = Levi; and=20 their limits were the twelve cities.

21:41 All the cities of the Levites in the midst of = the=20 possession of the children of Israel, [were] forty-eight cities, and = their=20 suburbs round about these cities:

21:42 a city and the suburbs round about the city to = all these=20 cities: and Joshua ceased dividing the land by their borders: and the = children=20 of Israel gave a portion to Joshua because of the commandment of the = Lord: they=20 gave him the city which he asked: they gave him Thamnasachar in mount = Ephraim;=20 and Joshua built the city, and dwelt in it: and Joshua took the knives = of stone,=20 wherewith he circumcised the children of Israel that were born in the = desert by=20 the way, and put them in Thamnasachar.

21:43 So the Lord gave to Israel all the land which = he sware to=20 give to their fathers: and they inherited it, and dwelt in = it.

21:44 And the Lord gave them rest round about, as he = sware to=20 their fathers: not one of all their enemies maintained his ground = against them;=20 the Lord delivered all their enemies into their hands.

21:45 There failed not one of the good things which = the Lord=20 spoke to the children of Israel; all came to pass.

[Joshua] 22:1 Then Joshua called = together the=20 sons of Ruben, and the sons of Gad, and the half tribe of = Manasse,

22:2 and said to them, Ye have heard all that Moses = the servant=20 of the Lord commanded you, and ye have hearkened to my voice in all that = he=20 commanded you.

22:3 Ye have not deserted your brethren these many = days: until=20 this day ye have kept the commandment of the Lord your God.

22:4 And now the Lord our God has given our brethren = rest, as=20 he told them: now then return and depart to your homes, and to the land = of your=20 possession, which Moses gave you on the other side Jordan.

22:5 But take great heed to do the commands and the = law, which=20 Moses the servant of the Lord commanded you to do; to love the Lord our = God, to=20 walk in all his ways, to keep hi commands, and to cleave to him, and = serve him=20 with all your mind, and with all your soul.

22:6 And Joshua blessed them, and dismissed them; and = they went=20 to their homes.

22:7 And to [one] half the tribe of Manasse Moses = gave a=20 portion in the land of Basan, and to [the other] half Joshua gave a = portion with=20 his brethren on the other side of Jordan westward: and when Joshua sent = them=20 away to their homes, then he blessed them.

22:8 And they departed with much wealth to their = houses, and=20 they divided the spoil of their enemies with their brethren; very much = cattle,=20 and silver, and gold, and iron, and much raiment.

22:9 So the sons of Ruben, and the sons of Gad, and = the half=20 tribe of Manasse, departed from the children of Israel in Selo in the = land of=20 Chanaan, to go away into Galaad, into the land of their possession, = which they=20 inherited by the command of the Lord, by the hand of Moses.

22:10 And they came to Galaad of Jordan, which is in = the land=20 of Chanaan: and the children of Ruben, and the children of Gad, and the = half=20 tribe of Manasse built there an alter by Jordan, a great altar to look=20 at.

22:11 And the children of Israel heard say, Behold, = the sons of=20 Ruben, and the sons of Gad, and the half tribe of Manasse have built an = alter at=20 the borders of the land of Chanaan at Galaad of Jordan, on the opposite = side to=20 the children of Israel.

22:12 And all the children of Israel gathered = together to Selo,=20 so as to go up and fight against them.

22:13 And the children of Israel sent to the sons of = Ruben, and=20 the sons of Gad, and to the sons of the half tribe of Manasse into the = land of=20 Galaad, both Phinees the son of Eleazar the son of Aaron the = priest,

22:14 and ten of the chiefs with him; [there was] one = chief of=20 every household out of all the tribes of Israel; (the heads of families = are the=20 captains of thousands in Israel.)

22:15 And they came to the sons of Ruben, and to the = sons of=20 Gad, and to the half tribe of Manasse into the land of Galaad; and they = spoke to=20 them, saying,

22:16 Thus says the whole congregation of the Lord, = What [is]=20 this transgression that ye have transgressed before the God of Israel, = to turn=20 away today from the Lord, in that ye have built for yourselves an alter, = so that=20 ye should be apostates from the Lord?

22:17 Is the sin of Phogor too little for you, = whereas we have=20 not been cleansed from it until this day, though there was a plague = among the=20 congregation of the Lord?

22:18 And ye have this day revolted from the Lord; = and it shall=20 come to pass if ye revolt this day from the Lord, that to-morrow there = shall be=20 wrath upon all Israel.

22:19 And now if the land of your possession [be too] = little,=20 cross over to the land of the possession of the Lord, where the = tabernacle of=20 the Lord dwells, and receive ye an inheritance among us; and do not = become=20 apostates from God, neither do ye apostatize from the Lord, because of = your=20 having built an altar apart from the altar of the Lord our = God.

22:20 Lo! did not Achar the [son] of Zara commit a = trespass=20 [taking] of the accursed thing, and there was wrath on the whole = congregation of=20 Israel? and he himself died alone in his own sin.

22:21 And the sons of Ruben, and the sons of Gad, and = the half=20 tribe of Manasse answered, and spoke to the captains of the thousands of = Israel,=20 saying,

22:22 God [even] God is the Lord, and God [even] God = himself=20 knows, and Israel he shall know; if we have transgressed before the Lord = by=20 apostasy, let him not deliver us this day.

22:23 And if we have built to ourselves an altar, so = as to=20 apostatize from the Lord our God, so as to offer upon it a sacrifice of=20 whole-burnt-offerings, so as to offer upon it a sacrifice of = peace-offering,--=20 the Lord shall require it.

22:24 But we have done this for the sake of = precaution=20 [concerning this] thing, saying, Lest hereafter your sons should say to = our=20 sons, What have ye to do with the Lord God of Israel?

22:25 Whereas the Lord has set boundaries between us = and you,=20 even Jordan, and ye have no portion in the Lord: so your sons shall = alienate our=20 sons, that they should not worship the Lord.

2226 And we gave orders to do thus, to build this = altar, not=20 for burnt-offerings, nor for meat-offerings;

22:27 but that this may be a witness between you and = us, and=20 between our posterity after us, that we may do service to the Lord = before him,=20 with our burnt-offerings and our meat-offerings and our peace-offerings: = so your=20 sons shall not say to our sons, hereafter, Ye have no portion in the = Lord.=20

22:28 And we said, If ever it should come to pass = that they=20 should speak [so] to us, or to our posterity hereafter; then shall they = say,=20 Behold the likeness of the altar of the Lord, which our fathers made, = not for=20 the sake of burnt-offerings, nor for the sake of meat-offerings, but it = is a=20 witness between you and us, and between our sons.

22:29 Far be it from us therefore that we should turn = away from=20 the Lord this day so as to apostatize from the Lord, so as that we = should build=20 an altar for burnt-offerings, and for peace-offerings, besides the altar = of the=20 Lord which is before his tabernacle.

22:30 And Phinees the priest and all the chiefs of = the=20 congregation of Israel who were with him heard the words which the = children of=20 Ruben, and the children of Gad, and the half tribe of Manasse spoke; and = it=20 pleased them.

22:31 And Phinees the priest said to the sons of = Ruben, and to=20 the sons of Gad, and to the half of the tribe of Manasse, To-day we know = that=20 the Lord [is] with us, because ye have not trespassed grievously against = the=20 Lord, and because ye have delivered the children of Israel out of the = hand of=20 the Lord.

22:32 So Phinees the priest and the princes departed = from the=20 children of Ruben, and from the children of Gad, and from the half tribe = of=20 Manasse out of Galaad into the land of Chanaan to the children of = Israel; and=20 reported the words to them.

22:33 And it pleased the children of Israel; and they = spoke to=20 the children of Israel, and blessed the God of the children of Israel, = and told=20 them to go up no more to war against the others to destroy the land of = the=20 children of Ruben, and the children of Gad, and he half tribe of = Manasse: so=20 they dwelt upon it.

22:34 And Joshua gave a name to the altar of the = children of=20 Ruben, and the children of Gad, and the half tribe of Manasse; and said, = It is a=20 testimony in the midst of them, that the Lord is their God.

[Joshua] 23:1 And it came to pass = after many=20 days after the Lord had given Israel rest from all his enemies round = about, that=20 Joshua was old and advanced in years.

23:2 And Joshua called together all the children of = Israel, and=20 their elders, and their chiefs, and their judges, and their officers; = and said=20 to them, I am old and advanced in years.

23:3 And ye have seen all that the Lord our God has = done to all=20 these nations before us; [for it] is the Lord your God who has fought = for=20 you.

23:4 See, that I have given to you these nations that = are left=20 to you by lots to your tribes, all the nations beginning at Jordan; and = [some] I=20 have destroyed; and the boundaries shall be at the great sea westward.=20

23:5 And the Lord our God, he shall destroy them = before us,=20 until they utterly perish; and he shall send against them the wild = beasts, until=20 he shall have utterly destroyed them and their kings from before you; = and ye=20 shall inherit their land, as the Lord our God said to you.

23:6 Do ye therefore strive diligently to observe and = do all=20 things written in the book of the law of Moses, that ye turn not to the = right=20 hand or to the left;

23:7 that ye go not in among these nations that are = left; and=20 the names of their gods shall not be named among you, neither shall ye = serve=20 them, neither shall ye bow down to them.

23:8 But ye shall cleave to the Lord our God, as ye = have done=20 until this day.

23:9 And the Lord shall destroy them before you, = [even] great=20 and strong nations; and no one has stood before us until this = day.

23:10 One of you has chased a thousand, for the Lord = our God,=20 he fought for you, as he said to us.

23:11 And take ye great heed to love the Lord our=20 God.

23:12 For if ye shall turn aside and attach = yourselves to these=20 nations that are left with you, and make marriages wit them, and become = mingled=20 with them and they with you,

23:13 know that the Lord will no more destroy these = nations=20 from before you; and they will be to you snares and stumbling-blocks, = and nails=20 in your heels, and darts in your eyes, until ye be destroyed from off = this good=20 land, which the Lord your God has given you.

23:14 But I hasten to go the way [of death], as all = that are=20 upon the earth also [do]: and ye know in your heart and in your soul, = that not=20 one word has fallen [to the ground] of all the words which the Lord our = God has=20 spoken respecting all that concerns us; there has not one of them=20 failed.

23:15 And it shall come to pass, that as all the good = things=20 are come upon us which the Lord God will bring upon you all the evil = things,=20 until he shall have destroyed you from off this good land, which the = Lord has=20 given you,

23:16 when ye transgress the covenant of the Lord our = God,=20 which he has charged us, and go and serve other gods, and bow down to=20 them.

[Joshua] 24:1 And Joshua gathered = all the=20 tribe of Israel to Selo, and convoked their elders, and their officers, = and=20 their judges, and set them before God.

24:2 And Joshua said to all the people, Thus says the = Lord God=20 of Israel, Your fathers at first sojourned beyond the river, [even] = Thara, the=20 father of Abraam and the father of Nachor; and they served other=20 gods.

24:3 And I took your father Abraam from the other = side of the=20 river, and I guided him through all the land, and I multiplied his seed; =

24:4 and I gave to him Isaac, and to Isaac Jacob and = Esau: and=20 I gave to Esau mount Seir for him to inherit: and Jacob and his sons = went down=20 to Egypt, and became there a great and populous and mighty nation: and = the=20 Egyptians afflicted them.

24:5 And I smote Egypt with the wonders that I = wrought among=20 them.

24:6 And afterwards [God] brought out our fathers = from Egypt,=20 and ye entered into the Red Sea; and the Egyptians pursued after our = fathers=20 with chariots and horses into the Red Sea.

24:7 And we cried aloud to the Lord; and he put a = cloud and=20 darkness between us an the Egyptians, and he brought the sea upon them, = and=20 covered them; and your eyes have seen all that the Lord did in the land = of=20 Egypt; and ye were in the wilderness many days.

24:8 And he brought us into the land of the Amorites = that dwelt=20 beyond Jordan, and the Lord delivered them into our hands; and ye = inherited=20 their land, and utterly destroyed them from before you.

24:9 And Balac, king of Moab, son of Sepphor, rose = up, and made=20 war against Israel, and sent and called Balaam to curse us.

24:10 But the Lord thy God would not destroy thee; = and he=20 greatly blessed us, and rescued us out of their hands, and delivered = them [to=20 us].

24:11 And ye crossed over Jordan, and came to = Jericho; and the=20 inhabitants of Jericho fought against us, the Amorite, and the = Chananite, and=20 the Pherezite, and the Evite, and the Jebusite, and the Chettite, and = the=20 Gergesite, and the Lord delivered them into our hands.

24:12 And he sent forth the hornet before you; and he = drove=20 them out from before you, [even] twelve kings of the Amorites, not with = thy=20 sword, nor with thy bow.

24:13 And he gave you a land on which ye did not = labour, and=20 cities which ye did not build, and ye were settled in them; and ye eat = [of]=20 vineyards and oliveyards which ye did not plant.

24:14 And now fear the Lord, and serve him in = righteousness and=20 justice; and remove the strange gods, which our fathers served beyond = the river,=20 and in Egypt; and serve the Lord.

24:15 But if it seem not good to you to serve the = Lord, choose=20 to yourselves this day whom ye will serve, whether the gods of your = fathers that=20 were on the other side of the river, or the gods of the Amorites, among = whom ye=20 dwell upon their land: but I and my house will serve the Lord, for he is = holy.

24:16 And the people answered and said, Far be it = from us to=20 forsake the Lord, so as to serve other gods.

24:17 The Lord our God, he is God; he brought up us = and our=20 fathers from Egypt, and kept us in all the way wherein we walked, and = among all=20 the nations through whom we passed.

24:18 And the Lord cast ut the Amorite, and all the = nations=20 that inhabited the land from before us: yea, we will serve the Lord, for = he is=20 our God.

24:19 And Joshua said to the people, Indeed ye will = not be able=20 to serve the Lord, for God is holy; and he being jealous will not = forgive your=20 sins and your transgressions.

24:20 Whensoever ye shall forsake the Lord and serve = other=20 gods, then he shall come upon you and afflict you, and consume you, = because he=20 has done you good.

24:21 And the people said to Joshua, Nay, but we will = serve the=20 Lord.

24:22 And Joshua said to the people, Ye [are] = witnesses against=20 yourselves, that ye have chosen the Lord to serve him.

24:23 And now take away the strange gods that are = among you,=20 and set your heart right toward the Lord God of Israel.

24:24 And the people said to Joshua, We will serve = the Lord,=20 and we will hearken to his voice.

24:25 So Joshua made a covenant with the people on = that day,=20 and gave them a law and an ordinance in Selo before the tabernacle of = the God of=20 Israel.

24:26 And he wrote these words in the book of the = laws of God:=20 and Joshua took a great stone, and set it up under the oak before the = Lord.=20

24:27 And Joshua said to the people, Behold, this = stone shall=20 be among you for a witness, for it has heard all the words that have = been spoken=20 to it by the Lord; for he has spoken to you this day; and this [stone] = shall be=20 among you for a witness in the last days, whenever ye shall deal falsely = with=20 the Lord my God.

24:28 And Joshua dismissed the people, and they went = every man=20 to his place.

24:29 And it came to pass after these things that = Joshua the=20 son of Naue the servant of the Lord died, [at the age] of a hundred and = ten=20 years.

24:30 And they buried him by the borders of his = inheritance in=20 Thamnasarach in the mount of Ephraim, northward of the mount of Galaad: = there=20 they put with him into the tomb in which they buried him, the knives of = stone=20 with which he circumcised the children of Israel in Galgala, when he = brought=20 them out of Egypt, as the Lord appointed them; and there they are o this = day.

24:31 And Israel served the Lord all the days of = Joshua, and=20 all the days of the elders that lived as long as Joshua, and all that = knew all=20 the works of the Lord which he wrought for Israel.

24:32 And the children of Israel brought up the bones = of Joseph=20 out of Egypt, and buried [them] in Sicima, in the portion of the land = which=20 Jacob bought of the Amorites who dwelt in Sicima for a hundred = ewe-lambs; and he=20 gave it to Joseph for a portion.

24:33 And it came to pass afterwards that Eleazar the = high-priest the son of Aaron died, and was buried in Gabaa of Phinees = his son,=20 which he gave him in mount Ephraim. In that day the children of Israel = took the=20 ark of God, and carried it about among them; and Phinees exercised the = priest's=20 office in the room of Eleazar his father till he died, and he was buried = in his=20 own place Gabaa: but the children of Israel departed every one to their = place,=20 and to their own city: and the children of Israel worshipped Astarte, = and=20 Astaroth, and the gods of the nations round about them; and the Lord = delivered=20 them into the hands of Eglom king of Moab and he ruled over them = eighteen=20 years

Judges=20

1:1 And it came to pass after the death of Joshua, = that the=20 children of Israel enquired of the Lord, saying, Who shall go up for us = first=20 against the Chananites, to fight against them?

1:2 And the Lord said, Judas shall go up: behold, I = have=20 delivered the land into his hand.

1:3 And Judas said to his brother Symeon, Come up = with me into=20 my lot, and let us array ourselves against the Chananites, and I also = will go=20 with thee into thy lot: and Symeon went with him.

1:4 And Judas went up; and the Lord delivered the = Chananite and=20 the Pherezite into their hands, and they smote them in Bezek to [the = number of]=20 ten thousand men.

1:5 And they overtook Adonibezek in Bezek, and fought = against=20 him; and they smote the Chananite and the Pherezite.

1:6 And Adonibezek fled, and they pursued after him, = and took=20 him, and cut off his thumbs and his great toes.

1:7 And Adonibezek said, Seventy kings, having heir = thumbs and=20 their great toes cut off, gathered [their food] under my table: as I = therefore=20 have done, so God has recompensed me: and they brought him to Jerusalem, = and he=20 died there.

1:8 And the children of Judas fought against = Jerusalem, and=20 took it, and smote with the edge of the sword, and they burnt the city = with=20 fire.

1:9 And afterwards the children of Judas went down to = fight=20 with the Chananite dwelling in the hill country, and the south, and the = plain=20 country.

1:10 And Judas went to the Chananite who dwelt in = Chebron; and=20 Chebron came out against him; [[and the name of Chebron before was=20 Cariatharbocsepher:]] and they smote Sessi, and Achiman, and Tholmi, = children of=20 Enac.

1:11 And they went up thence to the inhabitants of = Dabir; but=20 the name of Dabir was before Cariathsepher, the city of = Letters.

1:12 And Chaleb said, Whosoever shall smite the city = of=20 Letters, and shall first take it, I will give to him Ascha my daughter = to=20 wife.

1:13 And Gothoniel the younger son of Kenez the = brother of=20 Chaleb took it; and Chaleb gave him his daughter Ascha to = wife.

1:14 And it came to pass as she went in, that = Gothoniel urged=20 her to ask a field of her father; and she murmured and cried from off = her ass,=20 Thou hast sent me forth into a south land: and Chaleb said to her, What = is thy=20 request?

1:15 And Ascha said to him, Give me, I pray thee, a = blessing,=20 for thou hast sent me forth into a south land, and thou shalt give me = the ransom=20 of water: and Chaleb gave her according to her heart the ransom of the = upper=20 [springs] and the ransom of the low [springs].

1:16 And the children of Jothor the Kenite the = father-in-law of=20 Moses went up from the city of palm-trees with the children of Judas, to = the=20 wilderness that is in the south of Juda, which is at the descent of = Arad, and=20 they dwelt with the people.

1:17 And Judas went with Symeon his brother, and = smote the=20 Chananite that inhabited Sepheth, and they utterly destroyed them; and = they=20 called the name of the city Anathema.

1:18 But Judas did not inherit Gaza nor her coasts = nor Ascalon=20 nor her coasts, nor Accaron nor her coasts, [nor] Azotus nor the lands = around=20 it.

1:19 And the Lord was with Judas, and he inherited = the=20 mountain; for they were not able to destroy the inhabitants of the = valley, for=20 Rechab prevented them.

1:20 And they gave Chebron to Chaleb, as Moses said; = and thence=20 he inherited the three cities of the children of Enac.

1:21 But the children of Benjamin did not take the = inheritance=20 of the Jebusite who dwelt in Jerusalem; and the Jebusite dwelt with the = children=20 of Benjamin in Jerusalem until this day.

1:22 And the sons of Joseph, they also went up to = Baethel; and=20 the Lord was with them.

1:23 And they encamped and surveyed Baethel: and the = name of=20 the city before was Luza.

1:24 And the spies looked, and behold, a man went out = of the=20 city, and they took him; and they said to him, Shew us the way into the = city,=20 and we will deal mercifully with thee.

1:25 And he shewed them the way into the city; and = they smote=20 the city with the edge of the sword; but they let go the man and his=20 family.

1:26 And the man went into the land of Chettin, and = built there=20 a city, and called the name of it Luza; this [is] its name until this=20 day.

1:27 And Manasse did not drive out [the inhabitants = of]=20 Baethsan, which is a city of Scythians, nor her towns, nor her suburbs; = nor=20 Thanac, nor her towns; nor the inhabitants of Dor, nor her suburbs, nor = her=20 towns; nor the inhabitant of Balac, nor her suburbs, nor her towns; nor = the=20 inhabitants of Magedo, nor her suburbs, nor her towns; nor the = inhabitants of=20 Jeblaam, nor her suburbs, nor her towns; and the Chananite began to = dwell in=20 this land.

1:28 And it came to pass when Israel was strong, that = he made=20 the Chananite tributary, but did not utterly drive them out.

1:29 And Ephraim did not drive out the Chananite that = dwelt in=20 Gazer; and the Chananite dwelt in the midst of him in Gazer, and became=20 tributary.

1:30 And Zabulon did not drive out the inhabitants of = Kedron,=20 nor the inhabitants of Domana: and the Chananite dwelt in the midst of = them, and=20 became tributary to them.

1:31 And Aser did not drive out the inhabitants of = Accho, and=20 [that people] became tributary to him, nor the inhabitants of Dor, nor = the=20 inhabitants of Sidon, nor the inhabitants of Dalaph, nor Aschazi, nor = Chebda,=20 nor Nai, nor Ereo.

1:32 And Aser dwelt in the midst of the Chananite who = inhabited=20 the land, for he could not drive him out.

1:33 And Nephthali did not drive out the inhabitants = of=20 Baethsamys, nor the inhabitants of Baethanach; and Nephthali dwelt in = the midst=20 of the Chananite who inhabited the land: but the inhabitants of = Bethsamys and of=20 Baetheneth became tributary to them.

1:34 And the Amorite drove out the children of Dan = into the=20 mountains, for they did not suffer them to come down into the = valley.

1:35 And the Amorite began to dwell in the mountain = of shells,=20 in which [are] bears, and foxes, in Myrsinon, and in Thalabin; and the = hand of=20 the house of Joseph was heavy upon the Amorite, and he became tributary = to=20 them.

1:36 And the border of the Amorite [was] from the = going up of=20 Acrabin, from the rock and upwards.

[Judges] 2:1 And an angel of the = Lord went up=20 from Galgal to the [place of] weeping, and to Baethel, and to the house = of=20 Israel, and said to them, Thus says the Lord, I brought you up out of = Egypt, and=20 I brought you into the land which I sware to your fathers; and I said, I = will=20 never break my covenant that I have made with you.

2:2 And ye shall make no covenant with them that = dwell in this=20 land, neither shall ye worship their gods; but ye shall destroy their = graven=20 images, ye shall pull down their altars: but ye hearkened not to my = voice, for=20 ye did these things.

2:3 And I said, I will not drive them out from before = you, but=20 they shall be for a distress to you, and their gods shall be to you for = an=20 offence.

2:4 And it came to pass when the angel of the Lord = spoke these=20 words to all the children of Israel, that the people lifted up their = voice, and=20 wept.

2:5 And they named the name of that place Weepings; = and they=20 sacrificed there to the Lord.

2:6 And Joshua dismissed the people, and they went = every man to=20 his inheritance, to inherit the land.

2:7 And the people served the Lord all the days of = Joshua, and=20 all the days of the elders that lived many days with Joshua, as many as = knew all=20 the great work of the Lord, what things he had wrought in = Israel.

2:8 And Joshua the son of Naue, the servant of the = Lord, died,=20 a hundred and ten years old.

2:9 And they buried him in the border of his = inheritance, in=20 Thamnathares, in mount Ephraim, on the north of the mountain of = Gaas.

2:10 And all that generation were laid to their = fathers: and=20 another generation rose up after them, who knew not the Lord, nor yet = the work=20 which he wrought in Israel.

2:11 And the children of Israel wrought evil before = the Lord,=20 and served Baalim.

2:12 And they forsook the Lord God of their fathers, = who=20 brought them out of the land of Egypt, and walked after other gods, of = the gods=20 of the nations round about them; and they worshipped them.

2:13 And they provoked the Lord, and forsook him, and = served=20 Baal and the Astartes.

2:14 And the Lord was very angry with Israel; and he = gave them=20 into the hands of the spoilers, and they spoiled them; and he sold them = into the=20 hands of their enemies round about, and they could not any longer resist = their=20 enemies,

2:15 among whomsoever they went; and the hand of the = Lord was=20 against them for evil, as the Lord spoke, and as the Lord sware to them; = and he=20 greatly afflicted them.

2:16 And the Lord raised up judges, and the Lord save = them out=20 of the hands of them that spoiled them: and yet they hearkened not to = the=20 judges,

2:17 for they went a whoring after other gods, and = worshipped=20 them; and they turned quickly out of the way in which their fathers = walked to=20 hearken to the words of the Lord; they did not so.

2:18 And because the Lord raised them up judges, so = the Lord=20 was with the judge, and saved them out of the hand of their enemies all = the days=20 of the judge; for the Lord was moved at their groaning by reason of them = that=20 besieged them and afflicted them.

2:19 And it cam to pass when the judge died, that = they went=20 back, and again corrupted [themselves] worse than their fathers to go = after=20 other gods to serve them an to worship them: they abandoned not their = devices=20 nor their stubborn ways.

2:20 And the Lord was very angry with Israel, and = said,=20 Forasmuch as this nation has forsaken my covenant which I commanded = their=20 fathers, and has not hearkened to my voice,

2:21 therefore I will not any more cast out a man of = the=20 nations before their face, which Joshua the son of Naue left in the = land. And=20 [the Lord] left [them],

2:22 to prove Israel with them, whether they would = keep the way=20 of the Lord, to walk in it, as their fathers kept it, or no.

2:23 So the Lord will leave these nations, so as not = to cast=20 them out suddenly; and he delivered them not into the hand of Joshua.=20

[Judges] 3:1 And these [are] the = nations which=20 the Lord left to prove Israel with them, all that had not known the wars = of=20 Chanaan.

3:2 Only for the sake of the generations of Israel, = to teach=20 them war, only the men before them knew them not.

3:3 The five lordships of the Phylistines, and every = Chananite,=20 and the Sidonian, and the Evite who dwelt in Libanus from the mount of = Aermon to=20 Laboemath.

3:4 And [this] was done in order to prove Israel by = them, to=20 know whether they would obey the commands of the Lord, which he charged = their=20 fathers by the hand of Moses.

3:5 And the children of Israel dwelt in the midst of = the=20 Chananite, and the Chettite, and the Amorite, and the Pherezite, and the = Evite,=20 and the Jebusite.

3:6 And they took their daughters for wives to = themselves, and=20 they gave their daughters to their sons, and served their = gods.

3:7 And the children of Israel did evil in the sight = of the=20 Lord, and forgot the Lord their God, and served Baalim and the=20 groves.

3:8 And the Lord was very angry with Israel, and sold = them into=20 the hand of Chusarsathaim king of Syria of the rivers: and the children = of=20 Israel served Chusarsathaim eight years.

3:9 And the children of Israel cried to the Lord; and = the Lord=20 raised up a saviour to Israel, and he saved them, Gothoniel the son of = Kenez,=20 the brother of Chaleb younger than himself.

3:10 And the Spirit of the Lord came upon him, and he = judged=20 Israel; and he went out to war against Chusarsathaim: and the Lord = delivered=20 into his hand Chusarsathaim king of Syria of the rivers, and his hand = prevailed=20 against Chusarsathaim.

3:11 And the land was quiet forty years; and = Gothoniel the son=20 of Kenez died.

3:12 And the children of Israel continued to do evil = before the=20 Lord: and the Lord strengthened Eglom king of Moab against Israel, = because they=20 had done evil before the Lord.

3:13 And he gathered to himself all the children of = Ammon and=20 Amalec, and went and smote Israel, and took possession of the city of=20 Palm-trees.

3:14 And the children of Israel served Eglom the king = of Moab=20 eighteen years.

3:15 And the children of Israel cried to the Lord; = and he=20 raised up to them a saviour, Aod the son of Gera a son of Jemeni, a man = who used=20 both hands alike: and the children of Israel sent gifts by his hand to = Eglom=20 king of Moab.

3:16 And Aod made himself a dagger of two edges, of a = span=20 long, and he girded it under his cloak upon his right thigh.

3:17 And he went, and brought the presents to Eglom = king of=20 Moab, and Eglom [was] a very handsome man.

3:18 And it came to pass when [Aod] had made an end = of offering=20 his gifts, that he dismissed those that brought the gifts.

3:19 And he himself returned from the quarries that = are by=20 Galgal; and Aod said, I have a secret errand to thee, O king! and Eglom = said to=20 him, Be silent: and he sent away from his presence all who waited upon=20 him.

3:20 And Aod went in to him; and he sat in his own = upper summer=20 chamber quite alone; and Aod said, I have a message from God to thee, O = king:=20 and Eglom rose up from his throne near him.

3:21 And it came to pass as he arose, that Aod = stretched forth=20 his left hand, and took the dagger off his right thigh, and plunged it = into his=20 belly;

3:22 and drove in also the haft after the blade, and = the fat=20 closed in upon the blade, for he drew not out the dagger from his=20 belly.

3:23 And Aod went out to the porch, and passed out by = the=20 appointed [guards], and shut the doors of the chamber upon him, and = locked=20 [them].

3:24 And he went out: and Eglom's servants came, and = saw, and=20 behold, the doors of the upper chamber [were] locked; and they said, = Does he not=20 uncover his feet in the summer-chamber?

3:25 And they waited till they were ashamed, and, = behold, there=20 was no one that opened the doors of the upper chamber; and they took the = key,=20 and opened them; and, behold, their lord was fallen down dead upon the = earth.=20

3:26 And Aod escaped while they were in a tumult, and = no one=20 paid attention to him; and he passed the quarries, and escaped to=20 Setirotha.

3:27 And it came to pass when Aod came into the land = of Israel,=20 that he blew the horn in mount Ephraim, and the children of Israel came = down=20 with him from the mountain, and he [was] before them.

3:28 And he said to them, Come down after me, for the = Lord God=20 has delivered our enemies, even Moab, into our hand; and they went down = after=20 him, and seized on the fords of Jordan before Moab, and he did not = suffer a man=20 to pass over.

3:29 And they smote Moab on that day about ten = thousand men,=20 every [lusty] person and every mighty man; and not a man = escaped.

3:30 So Moab was humbled in that day under the hand = of Israel,=20 and the land had rest eighty years; and Aod judged them till he died.=20

3:31 And after him rose up Samegar the son of Dinach, = and smote=20 the Philistines to the number of six hundred men with a ploughshare = [such as is=20 drawn by] oxen; and he too delivered Israel.

[Judges] 4:1 And the children of = Israel=20 continued to do evil against the Lord; and Aod was dead.

4:2 And the Lord sold the children of Israel into the = hand of=20 Jabin king of Chanaan, who ruled in Asor; and the chief of his host was = Sisara,=20 and he dwelt in Arisoth of the Gentiles.

4:3 And the children of Israel cried to the Lord, = because he=20 had nine hundred chariots of iron; and he mightily oppressed Israel = twenty=20 years.

4:4 And Debbora, a prophetess, the wife of = Lapidoth,-- she=20 judged Israel at that time.

4:5 And she sat under the palm-tree of Debbora = between Rama and=20 Baethel in mount Ephraim; and the children of Israel went up to her for=20 judgement.

4:6 And Debbora sent and called Barac the son of = Abineem out of=20 Cades Nephthali, and she said to him, Has not the Lord God of Israel = commanded=20 thee? and thou shalt depart to mount Thabor, and shalt take with thyself = ten=20 thousand men of the sons of Nephthali and of the sons of = Zabulon.

4:7 And I will bring to thee to the torrent of Kison = Sisara the=20 captain of the host of Jabin, and his chariots, and his multitude, and I = will=20 deliver them into thine hands.

4:8 And Barac said to her, If thou wilt go with me, I = will go;=20 and if thou wilt not go, I will not go; for I know not the day on which = the Lord=20 prospers his messenger with me.

4:9 And she said, I will surely go with thee; but = know that thy=20 honour shall not attend on the expedition on which thou goest, for the = Lord=20 shall sell Sisara into the hands of a women: and Debbora arose, and went = with=20 Barac out of Cades.

4:10 And Barac called Zabulon and Nephthali out of = Cades, and=20 there went up at his feet ten thousand men, and Debbora went up with=20 him.

4:11 And Chaber the Kenite had removed from Caina, = from the=20 sons of Jobab the father-in-law of Moses, and pitched his tent by the = oak of the=20 covetous ones, which is near Kedes.

4:12 And it was told Sisara that Barac the son of = Abineem was=20 gone up to mount Thabor.

4:13 And Sisara summoned all his chariots, nine = hundred=20 chariots of iron and all the people with him, from Arisoth of the = Gentiles to=20 the brook of Kison.

4:14 And Debbora said to Barac, Rise up, for this = [is] the day=20 on which the Lord has delivered Sisara into thy hand, for the Lord shall = go=20 forth before thee: and Barac went down from mount Thabor, and ten = thousand men=20 after him.

4:15 And the Lord discomfited Sisara, and all his = chariots, and=20 all his army, with the edge of the sword before Barac: and Sisara = descended from=20 off his chariot, and fled on his feet.

4:16 An Barac pursued after the chariots and after = the army,=20 into Arisoth of the Gentiles; and the whole army of Sisara fell by the = edge of=20 the sword, there was not one left.

4:17 And Sisara fled on his feet to the tent of Jael = the wife=20 of Chaber the Kenite his friend: for there was peace between Jabin king = of Asor=20 and the house of Chaber the Kenite.

4:18 And Jael went, out to meet Sisara, and said to = him, Turn=20 aside, my lord, turn aside to me, fear not: and he turned aside to her = into the=20 tent; and she covered him with a mantle.

4:19 And Sisara said to her, Give me, I pray thee, a = little=20 water to drink, for I am thirsty: and she opened a bottle of milk, and = gave him=20 to drink, and covered him.

4:20 And Sisara said to her, Stand now by the door of = the tent,=20 and it shall come to pass if any man come to thee, and ask of thee, and = say, Is=20 there [any] man here? then thou shalt say, There is not.

4:21 And Jael the wife of Chaber took a pin of the = tent, and=20 took a hammer in her hand, and went secretly to him, and fastened the = pin in his=20 temple, and it went through to the earth, and he fainted away, and = darkness fell=20 upon him and he died.

4:22 And, behold, Barac [was] pursuing Sisara: and = Jael went=20 out to meet him, and he said to him, Come, and I will shew thee the man = whom=20 thou seekest: and he went in to her; and, behold, Sisara was fallen = dead, and=20 the pin [was] in his temple.

4:23 So God routed Jabin king of Chanaan in that day = before the=20 children of Israel.

4:24 And the hand of the children of Israel prevailed = more and=20 more against Jabin king of Chanaan, until they utterly destroyed Jabin = king of=20 Chanaan.

[Judges] 5:1 And Debbora and Barac = son of=20 Abineem sang in that day, saying,

5:2 A revelation was made in Israel when the people = were made=20 willing: Praise ye the Lord.

5:3 Hear, ye kings, and hearken, rulers: I will sing, = it is I=20 [who will sing] to the Lord, it is I, I will sing a psalm to the Lord = the god of=20 Israel.

5:4 O Lord, in thy going forth on Seir, when thou = wentest forth=20 out of the land of Edom, the earth quaked and the heaven dropped dews, = and the=20 clouds dropped water.

5:5 The mountains were shaken before the face of the = Lord Eloi,=20 this Sina before the face of the Lord God of Israel.

5:6 In the days of Samegar son of Anath, in the days = of Jael,=20 they deserted the ways, and went in by-ways; they went in crooked=20 paths.

5:7 The mighty men in Israel failed, they failed = until Debbora=20 arose, until she arose a mother in Israel.

5:8 They chose new gods; then the cities of rulers = fought;=20 there was not a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel. =

5:9 My heart [inclines] to the orders given in = Israel; ye that=20 are willing among the people, bless the Lord.

5:10 Ye that mount a she-ass at noon-day, ye that sit = on the=20 judgement-seat, and walk by the roads of them that sit in judgement by = the way;=20 declare

5:11 [ye that are delivered] from the noise of = disturbers among=20 the drawers of water; there shall they relate righteous acts: O Lord, = increase=20 righteous acts in Israel: then the people of the Lord went down to the = cities.=20

5:12 Awake, awake, Debbora; awake, awake, utter a = song: arise,=20 Barac, and lead thy captivity captive, son of Abineem.

5:13 Then went down the remnant to the strong, the = people of=20 the Lord went down for him among the mighty ones from me.

5:14 Ephraim rooted them out in Amalec, behind thee = was=20 Benjamin among thy people: the inhabitants of Machir came down with me = searching=20 out the enemy, and from Zabulon came they that draw with the scribe's = pen of=20 record.

5:15 And princess in Issachar were with Debbora and = Barac, thus=20 she sent Barac on his feet in the valleys into the portions of Ruben; = great=20 [pangs] reached to the heart.

5:16 Why did they sit between the sheep-folds to hear = the=20 bleating of flocks for the divisions of Ruben? [there were] great = searchings of=20 heart.

5:17 Galaad [is] on the other side of Jordan where he = pitched=20 his tents; and why does Dan remain in ships? Aser sat down on the = sea-coasts,=20 and he will tabernacle at his ports.

5:18 The people Zabulon exposed their soul to death, = and=20 Nephthali came to he high places of their land.

5:19 Kings set themselves in array, then the kings of = Chanaan=20 fought in Thanaach at the water of Mageddo; they took no gift of=20 money.

5:20 The stars from heaven set themselves in array, = they set=20 themselves [to fight] with Sisara out of their paths.

5:21 The brook of Kison swept them away, the ancient = brook, the=20 brook Kison: my mighty soul will trample him down.

5:22 When the hoofs of the horse were entangled, his = mighty=20 ones earnestly hasted

5:23 to curse Meroz: Curse ye [it], said the angel of = the Lord;=20 cursed [is] every one that dwells in it, because they came not to the = help of=20 the Lord, to his help among the mighty.

5:24 Blessed among women be Jael wife of Chaber the = Kenite; let=20 her be blessed above women in tents.

5:25 He asked for water, she gave him milk in a dish; = she=20 brought butter of princes.

5:26 She stretched forth her left hand to the nail, = and her=20 right to the hand workman's hammer, and she smote Sisara with it, she = nailed=20 through his head and smote him; she nailed through his temples. =

5:27 He rolled down between her feet; he fell and lay = between=20 her feet; he bowed and fell: where he bowed, there he fell dead. =

5:28 The mother of Sisara looked down through the = window out of=20 the loophole, [saying], Why was his chariot ashamed? why did the wheels = of his=20 chariots tarry?

5:29 Her wise ladies answered her, and she returned = answers to=20 herself, [saying],

5:30 Will they not find him dividing the spoil? he = will surely=20 be gracious to every man: [there are] spoils of dyed garments for = Sisara, spoils=20 of various dyed garments, dyed embroidered garments, they [are] the = spoils for=20 his neck.

5:31 Thus let all thine enemies perish, O Lord: and = they that=20 love him shall be as the going forth of the sun in his strength. And the = land=20 had rest forty years.

[Judges] 6:1 And the children of = Israel did=20 evil in the sight of the Lord, and the Lord gave them into the hand of = Madiam=20 seven years.

6:2 And the hand of Madiam prevailed against Israel: = and the=20 children of Israel made for themselves because f Madiam the caves in the = mountains, and the dens, and the holes in the rocks.

6:3 And it came to pass when the children of Israel = sowed, that=20 Madiam and Amalec went up, and the children of the east went up together = with=20 them.

6:4 And they encamped against them, and destroyed = their fruits=20 until they came to Gaza; and they left not the support of life in the = land of=20 Israel, not even ox or ass among the herds.

6:5 For they and their stock came up, and their tents = were with=20 them, as the locust in multitude, and there was no number to them and = their=20 camels; and they came to the land of Israel, and laid it = waste.

6:6 And Israel was greatly impoverished because of = Madiam.=20

6:7 And the children of Israel cried to the Lord = because of=20 Madiam.

6:8 And the Lord sent a prophet to the children of = Israel; and=20 he said to them, Thus says the Lord God of Israel, I am he that brought = you up=20 out of the land of Egypt, and I brought you up out of the house of your = bondage.=20

6:9 And I delivered you out of the hand of Egypt, and = out of=20 the hand of all that afflicted you, and I cast them out before you; and = I gave=20 you their land.

6:10 And I said to you, I [am] the Lord your God: ye = shall not=20 fear the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell; but ye hearkened = not to=20 my voice.

6:11 And an angel of the Lord came, and sat down = under the fir=20 tree, which was in Ephratha in the land of Joas father of Esdri; and = Gedeon his=20 son [was] threshing wheat in a wine-press in order to escape from the = face of=20 Madiam.

6:12 And the angel of the Lord appeared to him and = said to him,=20 The Lord [is] with thee, thou mighty in strength.

6:13 And Gedeon said to him, [Be gracious] with me, = my Lord:=20 but if the Lord is with us, why have these evils found us? and where are = all his=20 miracles, which our fathers have related to us, saying, Did not the Lord = bring=20 us up out of Egypt? and now he has cast us out, and given us into the = hand of=20 Madiam.

6:14 And the angel of the Lord turned to him, and = said, Go in=20 this thy strength, and thou shalt save Israel out of the hand of Madiam: = behold,=20 I have sent thee.

6:15 And Gedeon said to him, [Be gracious] with me, = my Lord:=20 whereby shall I save Israel? behold, my thousand is weakened in Manasse, = and I=20 am the least in my father's house.

6:16 And the angel of the Lord said to him, The Lord = shall be=20 with thee, and thou shalt smite Madiam as one man.

6:17 And Gedeon said to him, If now I have found = mercy in thine=20 eyes, and thou wilt do this day for me all that thou hast spoken of with = me,

6:18 depart not hence until I come to thee, and I = will bring=20 forth an offering and offer it before thee: and he said, I will remain = until=20 thou return.

6:19 And Gedeon went in, and prepared a kid of the = goats, and=20 an ephah of fine flour unleavened; and he put the flesh in the basket, = and=20 poured the broth into the pot, and brought them forth to him under the=20 turpentine tree, and drew nigh.

6:20 And the angel of God said to him, Take the flesh = and the=20 unleavened cakes, and put them on that rock, and pour out the broth = close by:=20 and he did so.

6:21 And the angel of the Lord stretched out the end = of the rod=20 that was in his hand, and touched the flesh and the unleavened bread; = and fire=20 came up out of the rock, and consumed the flesh and the unleavened = bread, and=20 the angel of the Lord vanished from his sight.

6:22 And Gedeon saw that he was an angel of the Lord; = and=20 Gedeon said, Ah, ah, Lord my God! for I have seen the angel of the Lord = face to=20 face.

6:23 And the Lord said to him, Peace be to thee, fear = not, thou=20 shalt not die.

6:24 And Gedeon built there an altar to the Lord, and = called it=20 The peace of the Lord, until this day, as it is still in Ephratha of the = father=20 of Esdri.

6:25 And it came to pass in that night, that the Lord = said to=20 him, Take the young bullock which thy father has, even the second = bullock of=20 seven years old, and thou shalt destroy the altar of Baal which thy = father has,=20 and the grove which is by it thou shalt destroy.

6:26 And thou shalt build an altar to the Lord thy = God on the=20 top of this Maozi in the ordering [it], and thou shalt take the second = bullock,=20 and shalt offer up whole-burnt-offerings with the wood of the grove, = which thou=20 shalt destroy.

6:27 And Gedeon took ten men of his servants, and did = as the=20 Lord spoke to him: and it came to pass, as he feared the house of his = father and=20 the men of the city if he should do it by day, that he did it by night.=20

6:28 And the men of the city rose up early in the = morning; and=20 behold, the altar of Baal had been demolished, and the grove by it had = been=20 destroyed; and they saw the second bullock, which Gedeon offered on the = altar=20 that had been built.

6:29 And a man said to his neighbour, Who has done = this thing?=20 and they enquired and searched, and learnt that Gedeon the son of Joas = had done=20 this thing.

6:30 And the men of the city said to Joas, Bring out = thy son,=20 and let him die, because he has destroyed the altar of Baal, and because = he has=20 destroyed the grove that is by it.

6:31 And Gedeon the son of Joas said to all the men = who rose up=20 against him, Do ye now plead for Baal, or will ye save him? whoever will = plead=20 for him, let him be slain this morning: if he be a god let him plead for = himself, [because] one has thrown down his altar.

6:32 And he called it in that day Jerobaal, saying, = Let Baal=20 plead thereby, because his altar has been thrown down.

6:33 And all Madiam, and Amalek, and the sons of the = east=20 gathered themselves together, and encamped in the valley of = Jezrael.

6:34 And the Spirit of the Lord came upon Gedeon, and = he blew=20 with the horn, and Abiezer came to help after him.

6:35 And [Gedeon] sent messengers into all Manasse, = and into=20 Aser, and into Zabulon, and into Nephthali; and he went up to meet them. =

6:36 And Gedeon said to God, If thou wilt save Israel = by my=20 hand, as thou hast said,

6:37 behold, I put the fleece of wool in the = threshing-floor:=20 if there be dew on the fleece only, and drought on all the ground, I = shall know=20 that thou wilt save Israel by my hand, as thou hast said.

6:38 And it was so: and he rose up early in the = morning, and=20 wrung the fleece, and dew dropped from he fleece, a bowl full of=20 water.

6:39 And Gedeon said to God, Let not, I pray thee, = thine anger=20 be kindled with me, and I will speak yet once; I will even yet make one = trial=20 more with the fleece: let now the drought be upon the fleece only, and = let there=20 be dew on all the ground.

6:40 And God did so in that night; and there was = drought on the=20 fleece only, and on all the ground there was dew.

[Judges] 7:1 And Jerobaal rose = early, the same=20 is Gedeon, and all the people with him, and encamped at the fountain of = Arad;=20 and the camp of Madiam was to the north of him, [reaching] from = Gabaathamorai,=20 in the valley.

7:2 And the Lord said to Gedeon, The people with thee = [are]=20 many, so that I may not deliver Madiam into their hand, lest at any time = Israel=20 boast against me, saying, My hand has saved me.

7:3 And now speak in the ears of the people, saying, = Who [is]=20 afraid and fearful? let him turn and depart from mount Galaad: and there = returned of the people twenty-two thousand, and ten thousand were=20 left.

7:4 And the Lord said to Gedeon, The people is yet = numerous;=20 bring them down to the water, and I will purge them there for thee: and = it shall=20 come to pass that of whomsoever I shall say to thee, This one shall go = with=20 thee, [even] he shall go with thee; and of whomsoever I shall say to = thee, This=20 one shall not go with thee, [even] he shall not go with thee.

7:5 And he brought the people down to the water; and = the Lord=20 said to Gedeon, Whosoever shall lap of the water with his tongue as if a = dog=20 should lap, thou shalt set him apart, and [also] whosoever shall bow = down upon=20 his knees to drink.

7:6 And the number of those that lapped with their = hand to=20 their mouth was three hundred men; and all the rest of the people bowed = upon=20 their knees to drink water.

7:7 And the Lord said to Gedeon, I will save you by = the three=20 hundred men that lapped, and I will give Madiam into thy hand; and all = the [rest=20 of the] people shall go every one to his place.

7:8 And they took the provision of the people in = their hand,=20 and their horns; and he sent away every man of Israel each to his tent, = and he=20 strengthened the three hundred; and the army of Madiam were beneath him = in the=20 valley.

7:9 And it came to pass in that night that the Lord = said to=20 him, Arise, go down into the camp, for I have delivered it into thy=20 hand.

7:10 And if thou art afraid to go down, go down thou = and thy=20 servant Phara into the camp.

7:11 And thou shalt hear what they shall say, and = afterwards=20 thy hands shall be strong, and thou shalt go down into the camp: and he = went=20 down and Phara his servant to the extremity of the [companies of] fifty, = which=20 were in the camp.

7:12 And Madiam and Amalec and all the children of = the east=20 [were] scattered in the valley, as the locust for multitude; and there = was no=20 number to their camels, but they were as the sand on the seashore for=20 multitude.

7:13 And Gedeon came, and behold a man [was] relating = to his=20 neighbour a dream, and he said, Behold, I have dreamed a dream, and = behold, a=20 cake of barley bread rolling into the camp of Madiam, and it came as far = as a=20 tent, and smote it, and it fell, and it turned it up, and the tent=20 fell.

7:14 And his neighbour answered and said, This is = none other=20 than the sword of Gedeon, son of Joas, a man of Israel: God has = delivered Madiam=20 and all the host into his hand.

7:15 And it came to pass when Gedeon heard the = account of the=20 dream and the interpretation of it, that he worshipped the Lord, and = returned to=20 the camp of Israel, and said, Rise, for the Lord has delivered the camp = of=20 Madiam into our hand.

7:16 And he divided the three hundred men into three = companies,=20 and put horns in the hands of all, and empty pitchers, and torches in = the=20 pitchers:

7:17 and he said to them, Ye shall look at me, and so = shall ye=20 do; and behold, I will go into the beginning of the host, and it shall = come to=20 pass [that] as I do, so shall ye do.

7:18 And I will sound with the horn, and all ye with = me shall=20 sound with the horn round about the whole camp, and ye shall say, For = the Lord=20 and Gedeon.

7:19 And Gedeon and the hundred men that were with = him came to=20 the extremity of the army in the beginning of the middle watch; and they = completely roused the guards, and sounded with the horns, and they broke = the=20 pitchers that were in their hands,

7:20 and the three companies sounded with the horns, = and broke=20 the pitchers, and held the torches in their left hands, and in their = right hands=20 their horns to sound with; and they cried out, A sword for the Lord and = for=20 Gedeon.

7:21 And [every] man stood in his place round about = the host;=20 and all the host ran, and sounded [an alarm], and fled.

7:22 And they sounded with the three hundred horns; = and the=20 Lord set [every] man's sword in all the host against his = neighbour.

7:23 And the host fled as far as Bethseed Tagaragatha = Abel-meula to Tabath; and the men of Israel from Nephthali, and from = Aser, and=20 from all Manasse, came to help, and followed after Madiam.

7:24 And Gedeon sent messengers into all mount = Ephraim, saying,=20 Come down to meet Madiam, and take to yourselves the water as far as = Baethera=20 and Jordan: and every man of Ephraim cried out, and they took the water = before=20 hand unto Baethera and Jordan.

7:25 And they took the princess of Madiam, even Oreb = and Zeb;=20 and they slew Oreb in Sur Oreb, and they slew Zeb in Jakephzeph; and = they=20 pursued Madiam, and brought the heads of Oreb and Zeb to Gedeon from = beyond=20 Jordan.

[Judges] 8:1 And the men of Ephraim = said to=20 Gedeon, What [is] this [that] thou hast done to us, in that thou didst = not call=20 us when thou wentest to fight with Madiam? and they chode with him=20 sharply.

8:2 And he said to them, What have I now done in = comparison of=20 you? [is] not the gleaning of Ephraim better than the vintage of=20 Abiezer?

8:3 The Lord has delivered into your hand the princes = of=20 Madiam, Oreb and Zeb; and what could I do in comparison of you? Then was = their=20 spirit calmed toward him, when he spoke this word.

8:4 And Gedeon came to Jordan, and went over, himself = and the=20 three hundred with him, hungry, yet pursuing.

8:5 And he said to the men of Socchoth, Give, I pray = you, bread=20 to feed this people that follow me; because they are faint, and behold, = I am=20 following after Zebee and Salmana, kings of Madiam.

8:6 And the princes of Socchoth said, [Are] the hands = of Zebee=20 and Salmana now in thy hand, that we should give bread to thy host? =

8:7 And Gedeon said, Therefore when the Lord gives = Zebee and=20 Salmana into my hand, then will I tear your flesh with the thorns of the = wilderness, and the Barkenim.

8:8 And he went up thence to Phanuel, and spoke to = them=20 likewise: and the men of Phanuel answered him as the men of Socchoth = [had]=20 answered him.

8:9 And Gedeon said to the men of Phanuel, When I = return in=20 peace, I will break down this tower.

8:10 And Zebee and Salmana [were] in Carcar, and = their host=20 [was] with them, about fifteen thousand, all that were left of all the = host of=20 the aliens; and they that fell [were] a hundred and twenty thousand men = that=20 drew the sword.

8:11 And Gedeon went up by the way of them that dwelt = in tents,=20 eastward of Nabai and Jegebal; and he smote the host, and the host was=20 secure.

8:12 And Zebee and Salmana fled; and he pursued after = them, and=20 took the two kings of Madiam, Zebee and Salmana, and discomfited all the = army.

8:13 And Gedeon the son of Joas returned from the = battle, down=20 from the battle of Ares.

8:14 And he took prisoner a young lad of the men of = Socchoth,=20 and questioned him; and he wrote to him the names of the princes of = Socchoth and=20 of their elders, seventy-seven men.

8:15 And Gedeon came to the princes of Socchoth, and = said,=20 Behold Zebee and Salmana, about whom ye reproached me, saying, [Are] the = hands=20 of Zebee and Salmana now in thy hand, that we should give bread to thy = men that=20 are faint?

8:16 And he took the elders of the city with the = thorns of the=20 wilderness and the Barkenim, and with them he tore the men of the=20 city.

8:17 And he overthrew the tower of Phanuel, and slew = the men of=20 the city.

8:18 And he said to Zebee and Salmana, Where [are] = the men whom=20 ye slew in Thabor? and they said, As thou, so [were] they, according to = the=20 likeness of the son of a king.

8:19 Ad Gedeon said, They were my brethren and the = sons of my=20 mother: [as] the Lord lives, if ye had preserved them alive, I would not = have=20 slain you.

8:20 And he said to Jether his first-born, Rise and = slay them;=20 but the lad drew not his sword, for he was afraid, for he was yet very=20 young.

8:21 And Zebee and Salmana said, Rise thou and fall = upon us,=20 for thy power [is] as that of a man; and Gedeon arose, and slew Zebee = and=20 Salmana: and he took the round ornaments that were on the necks of their = camels.=20

8:22 And the men of Israel said to Gedeon, Rule, [my] = lord,=20 over us, both thou, and thy son, and thy son's son; for thou hast saved = us out=20 of the hand of Madiam.

8:23 And Gedeon said to them, I will not rule, and my = son shall=20 not rule among you; the Lord shall rule over you.

8:24 And Gedeon said to them, I will make a request = of you, and=20 do ye give me every man an earring out of his spoils: for they had = golden=20 earrings, for they were Ismaelites.

8:25 And they said, We will certainly give them: and = he opened=20 his garment, and each man cast therein an earring of his spoils. =

8:26 And the weight of the golden earrings which he = asked, was=20 a thousand and seven hundred pieces of gold, besides the crescents, and = the=20 chains, and the garments, and the purple cloths that were on the kings = of=20 Madiam, and besides the chains that were on the necks of their=20 camels.

8:27 And Gedeon made an ephod of it, an set it in his = city in=20 Ephratha; and all Israel went thither a whoring after it, and it became = a=20 stumbling-block to Gedeon and his house.

8:28 And Madiam, was straitened before the children = of Israel,=20 and they did not lift up their head any more; and the land had rest = forty years=20 in the days of Gedeon.

8:29 And Jerobaal the son of Joas went and sat in his = house.

8:30 And Gedeon had seventy sons begotten of his = body, for he=20 had many wives.

8:31 And his concubine was in Sychem, and she also = bore him a=20 son, and gave him the name Abimelech.

8:32 And Gedeon son of Joas died in his city, and he = was buried=20 in the sepulchre of Joas his father in Ephratha of Abi-Esdri.

8:33 And it came to pass when Gedeon was dead, that = the=20 children of Israel turned, and went a whoring after Baalim, and made for = themselves a covenant with Baal that he should be their god.

8:34 And the children of Israel remembered not the = Lord their=20 God who had delivered them out of the hand of all that afflicted them = round=20 about.

8:35 And they did not deal mercifully with the house = of=20 Jerobaal, (the same is Gedeon) according to all the good which he did to = Israel.=20

[Judges] 9:1 And Abimelech son of = Jerobaal=20 went to Sychem to his mother's brethren; and he spoke to them and to all = the=20 kindred of the house of his mother's father, saying,

9:2 Speak, I pray you, in the ears of all the men of = Sychem,=20 saying, Which [is] better for you, that seventy men, even all the sons = of=20 Jerobaal, should reign over you, or that one man should reign over you? = and=20 remember that I am your bone and your flesh.

9:3 And his mother's brethren spoke concerning him in = the ears=20 of all the men of Sychem all these words; and their heart turned after=20 Abimelech, for they said, He is our brother.

9:4 And they gave him seventy [pieces] of silver out = of the=20 house of Baalberith; and Abimelech hired for himself vain and cowardly = men, and=20 they went after him.

9:5 And he went to the house of his father to = Ephratha, and=20 slew his brethren the sons of Jerobaal, seventy men upon one stone; but = Joatham=20 the youngest son of Jerobaal was left, for he hid himself.

9:6 And all the men of Sicima, and all the house of = Bethmaalo,=20 were gathered together, and they went and made Abimelech king by the oak = of=20 Sedition, which was at Sicima.

9:7 And it was reported to Joatham, and he went and = stood on=20 the top of mount Garizin, and lifted up his voice, and wept, and said to = them,=20 Hear me, ye men of Sicima, and God shall hear you.

9:8 The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king = over them;=20 and they said to the olive, Reign over us.

9:9 But the olives said to them, Shall I leave my = fatness, with=20 which men shall glorify God, and go to be promoted over he trees? =

9:10 And the trees said to the fig-tree, Come, reign = over=20 us.

9:11 But the fig-tree said to them, Shall I leave my = sweetness=20 an my good fruits, and go to be promoted over the trees?

9:12 And the trees said to the vine, Come, reign over = us.

9:13 And the vine said to them, Shall I leave my wine = that=20 cheers God and men, and go to be promoted over the trees?

9:14 Then all the trees said to the bramble, Come = thou and=20 [reign] over us.

9:15 And the bramble said to the trees, If ye in = truth anoint=20 me to reign over you, come, stand under my shadow; and if not, let fire = come out=20 from me and devour the cedars of Libanus.

9:16 And now, if ye have done it in truth and = integrity, and=20 have made Abimelech king, and if ye have wrought well with Jerobaal, and = with=20 his house, and if ye have done to him according to the reward of his=20 hand,

9:17 as my father fought for you, and put his life in = jeopardy,=20 and delivered you out of the hand of Madiam;

9:18 and ye are risen up this day against the house = of my=20 father, and have slain his sons, being seventy men, upon one stone, and = have=20 made Abimelech the son of his bondwoman king over the men of Sicima, = because he=20 is your brother:

9:19 if then ye have done truly and faithfully with = Jerobaal,=20 and with his house this day, rejoice ye in Abimelech, and let him also = rejoice=20 over you:

9:20 but if not, let fire come out from Abimelech, = and devour=20 the men of Sicima, and the house of Bethmaalo; and let fire come out = from the=20 men of Sicima and from the house of Bethmaalo, and devour = Abimelech.

9:21 And Joatham fled, and ran away, and went as far = as Baeer,=20 and dwelt there out of the way of his brother Abimelech.

9:22 And Abimelech reigned over Israel three = years.

9:23 And God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech = and the men=20 of Sicima; and the men of Sicima dealt treacherously with the house of=20 Abimelech:

9:24 to bring the injury done to the seventy sons of = Jerobaal,=20 and to lay their blood upon their brother Abimelech, who slew them, and = upon the=20 men of Sicima, because they strengthened is hands to slay his=20 brethren.

9:25 And the men of Sicima set liers in wait against = him on the=20 top of the mountains, and robbed every one who passed by them on the = way; and it=20 was reported to the king Abimelech.

9:26 And Gaal son of Jobel came, and his brethren, = and passed=20 by Sicima, and the men of Sicima trusted in him.

9:27 And they went out into the field, and gathered = their=20 grapes, and trod them, and made merry; and they brought [the grapes] = into the=20 house of their god, and ate and drank, and cursed Abimelech.

9:28 And Gaal the son of Jobel said, Who is = Abimelech, and who=20 is the son of Sychem, that we should serve him? [Is he] not the son of = Jerobaal,=20 and [is] not Zebul his steward, his servant with the son of Emmor the = father of=20 Sychem? and why should we serve him?

9:29 And would that this people were under my hand! = then would=20 I remove Abimelech, and I would say to him, Multiply thy host, and come = out.=20

9:30 And Zebul the ruler of the city heard the words = of Gaal=20 the son of Jobel, and he was very angry.

9:31 And he sent messengers to Abimelech secretly, = saying,=20 Behold, Gaal the son of Jobel and his brethren are come to Sychem; and = behold,=20 they have besieged the city against thee.

9:32 And now rise up by night, thou and the people = with thee,=20 and lay wait in the field.

9:33 And it shall come to pass in the morning at = sunrising,=20 thou shalt rise up early and draw toward the city; and behold, he and = the people=20 with him will come forth against thee, and thou shalt do to him = according to thy=20 power.

9:34 And Abimelech and all the people with him rose = up by=20 night, and formed an ambuscade against Sychem in four = companies.

9:35 And Gaal the son of Jobel went forth, and stood = by the=20 door of the gate of the city: and Abimelech and the people with him rose = up from=20 the ambuscade.

9:36 And Gaal the son of Jobel saw the people, and = said to=20 Zebul, Behold, a people comes down from the top of the mountains: and = Zebul said=20 to him, Thou seest the shadow of the mountains as men.

9:37 And Gaal continued to speak and said, Behold a = people=20 comes down westward from the part bordering on the middle of the land, = and=20 another company comes by the way of Helon Maonenim.

9:38 And Zebul said to him, And where is thy mouth as = thou=20 spokest, Who is Abimelech that we should serve him? [Is] not this the = people=20 whom thou despisedst? go forth now, and set the battle in array against=20 him.

9:39 And Gaal went forth before the men of Sychem, = and set the=20 battle in array against Abimelech.

9:40 And Abimelech pursued him, and he fled from = before him;=20 and many fell down slain as far as the door of the gate.

9:41 And Abimelech entered into Arema, and Zebul cast = out Gaal=20 and his brethren, so that they should not dwell in Sychem.

9:42 And it came to pass on the second day that the = people went=20 out into the field, and [one] brought word to Abimelech.

9:43 And he took the people, and divided them into = three=20 companies, and formed an ambush in the field; and he looked, and, = behold, the=20 people went forth out of the city, and he rose up against them, and = smote=20 them.

9:44 And Abimelech and the chiefs of companies that = were with=20 him rushed forward, and stood by the door of the gate of the city; and = the two=20 [other] companies rushed forward upon all that were in the field, and = smote=20 them.

9:45 And Abimelech fought against the city all that = day, and=20 took the city, and slew the people that were in it, and destroyed the = city, and=20 sowed it with salt.

9:46 And all the men of the tower of Sychem heard, = and came to=20 the gathering of Baethel-berith.

9:47 And it was reported to Abimelech, that all the = men of the=20 tower of Sychem were gathered together.

9:48 And Abimelech went up to the mount of Selmon, = and all the=20 people that were with him; and Abimelech took an axe in his hand, and = cut down a=20 branch of a tree, and took it, and laid it on his shoulders; and said to = the=20 people that were with him, What ye see me doing, do quickly as I. =

9:49 And they cut down likewise even every man a = branch, and=20 went after Abimelech, and laid them against the place of gathering, and = burnt=20 the place o gathering over them with fire; and they died, even all the = men of=20 the tower of Sicima, about a thousand men and women.

9:50 And Abimelech went out of Baethel-berith, and = encamped=20 against Thebes, and took it.

9:51 And there was a strong tower in the midst of the = city; and=20 thither all the men and the women of the city fled, and shut [the door] = without=20 them, and went up on the roof of the tower.

9:52 And Abimelech drew near to the tower, and they = besieged=20 it; and Abimelech drew near to the door of the tower to burn it with=20 fire.

9:53 And a woman cast a piece of a millstone upon the = head of=20 Abimelech, and broke his skull.

9:54 And he cried out quickly to the young man his=20 armour-bearer, and said to him, Draw thy sword, and slay me, lest at any = time=20 they should say, A woman slew him: and his young man thrust him through = and he=20 died.

9:55 And the men of Israel saw that Abimelech was = dead; and=20 they went each to his place.

9:56 So God requited the wickedness of Abimelech, = which he=20 wrought against his father, in slaying his seventy brethren.

9:57 And all the wickedness of the men of Sychem God = requited=20 upon their head; and the curse of Joatham the son of Jerobaal came upon=20 them.

[Judges] 10:1 And after Abimelech = Thola the=20 son of Phua rose up to save Israel, [being] the son of his father's = brother, a=20 man of Issachar; and he dwelt in Samir in mount Ephraim.

10:2 And he judged Israel twenty-three years, and = died, and was=20 buried in Samir.

10:3 And after him arose Jair of Galaad, and he = judged Israel=20 twenty-two years.

10:4 And he had thirty-two sons riding on thirty-two = colts, and=20 they had thirty-two cities; and they called them Jair's towns until this = day in=20 the land of Galaad.

10:5 And Jair died, and was buried in = Rhamnon.

10:6 And the children of Israel did evil again in the = sight of=20 the Lord, and served Baalim, and Astaroth, and the gods of Aram, and the = gods of=20 Sidon, and the gods of Moab, and the gods of the children of Ammon, and = the gods=20 of the Phylistines; and they forsook the Lord, and did not serve = him.

10:7 And the Lord was very angry with Israel, and = sold them=20 into the hands of the Phylistines, and into the hand of the children of=20 Ammon.

10:8 And they afflicted and bruised the children of = Israel at=20 that time eighteen years, all the children of Israel beyond Jordan in = the land=20 of the Amorite in Galaad.

10:9 And the children of Ammon went over Jordan to = fight with=20 Juda, and Benjamin, and with Ephraim; and the children of Israel were = greatly=20 afflicted.

10:10 And the children of Israel cried to the Lord, = saying, We=20 have sinned against thee, because we have forsaken God, and served=20 Baalim.

10:11 And the Lord said to the children of Israel, = Did I not=20 [save you] from Egypt and from the Amorite, and from the children of = Ammon, and=20 from the Phylistines,

10:12 and from the Sidonians, and Amalec, and Madiam, = who=20 afflicted you? and ye cried to me, and I saved you out of their = hand?

10:13 Yet ye forsook me and served other gods; = therefore I will=20 not save you any more.

10:14 Go, and cry to the gods whom ye have chosen to=20 yourselves, and let them save you in the time of your = affliction.

10:15 And the children of Israel said to the Lord, We = have=20 sinned: do thou to us according to all [that is] good in thine eyes; = only=20 deliver us this day.

10:16 And they put away the strange gods from the = midst of=20 them, and served the Lord only, and his soul was pained for the trouble = of=20 Israel.

10:17 And the children of Ammon went up, and encamped = in=20 Galaad; and the children of Israel were gathered together and encamped = on the=20 hill.

10:18 And the people the princes of Galaad said every = man to=20 his neighbour, Who [is] he that shall begin to fight against the = children of=20 Ammon? he shall even be head over all that dwell in Galaad.

[Judges] 11:1 And Jephthae the = Galaadite [was]=20 a mighty man; and he [was] the son of a harlot, who bore Jephthae to = Galaad.=20

11:2 And the wife of Galaad bore him sons; and the = sons of his=20 wife grew up, and they cast out Jephthae, and said to him, Thou shalt = not=20 inherit in the house of our father, for thou art the son of a=20 concubine.

11:3 And Jehthae fled from the face of his brethren, = and dwelt=20 in the land of Tob; and vain men gathered to Jephthae, and went out with = him.

11:4 And it came to pass when the children of Ammon = prepared to=20 fight with Israel,

11:5 that the elders of Galaad went to fetch Jephthae = from the=20 land of Tob.

11:6 And they said to Jephthae, Come, and be our = head, and we=20 will fight with the sons of Ammon.

11:7 And Jephthae said to the elders of Galaad, Did = ye not hate=20 me, and cast me out of my father's house, and banish me from you? and = wherefore=20 are ye come to me now when ye want me?

11:8 And the elders of Galaad said to Jephthae, = Therefore have=20 we now turned to thee, that thou shouldest go with us, and fight against = the=20 sons of Ammon, and be our head over all the inhabitants of Galaad. =

11:9 And Jephthae said to the elders of Galaad, If ye = turn me=20 back to fight with the children of Ammon, and the Lord should deliver = them=20 before me, then will I be your head.

11:10 And the elders of Galaad said to Jephthae, The = Lord be=20 witness between us, if we shall not do according to thy word.

11:11 And Jephthae went with the elders of Galaad, = and the=20 people made him head and ruler over them: and Jephthae spoke all his = words=20 before the Lord in Massepha.

11:12 And Jephthae sent messengers to the king of the = children=20 of Ammon, saying, What have I to do with thee, that thou hast come = against me to=20 fight in my land?

11:13 And the king of the children of Ammon said to = the=20 messengers of Jephthae, Because Israel took my land when he went up out = of=20 Egypt, from Arnon to Jaboc, and to Jordan: now then return them = peaceably and I=20 will depart.

11:14 And Jephthae again sent messengers to the king = of the=20 children of Ammon,

11:15 and said to him, Thus says Jephthae, Israel = took not the=20 land of Moab, nor the land of the children of Ammon;

11:16 for in their going up out of Egypt Israel went = in the=20 wilderness as far as the sea of Sigh, and came to Cades.

11:17 And Israel sent messengers to the king of Edom, = saying, I=20 will pass, if it please thee, by thy land: and te king of Edom complied = not: and=20 [Israel] also sent to the king of Moab, and he did not consent; and = Israel=20 sojourned in Cades.

11:18 And [they] journeyed in the wilderness, and = compassed the=20 land of Edom and the land of Moab: and they came by the east of the land = of=20 Moab, an encamped in the country beyond Arnon, and came not within the = borders=20 of Moab, for Arnon [is] the border of Moab.

11:19 And Israel sent messengers to Seon king of the = Amorite,=20 king of Esbon, and Israel said to him, Let us pass, we pray thee, by thy = land to=20 our place.

11:20 And Seon did not trust Israel to pass by his = coast; and=20 Seon gathered all his people, and they encamped at Jasa; and he set the = battle=20 in array against Israel.

11:21 And the Lord God of Israel delivered Seon and = all his=20 people into the hand of Israel, and they smote him; and Israel inherited = all the=20 land of the Amorite who dwelt in that land,

11:22 from Arnon and to Jaboc, and from the = wilderness to=20 Jordan.

11:23 And now the Lord God of Israel has removed the = Amorite=20 from before his people Israel, and shalt thou inherit his [land]? =

11:24 Wilt thou not inherit those possessions which = Chamos thy=20 god shall cause thee to inherit; and shall not we inherit the [land of] = all=20 those whom the Lord our God has removed from before you?

11:25 And now art thou any better than Balac son of = Sepphor,=20 king of Moab? did he indeed fight with Israel, or indeed make war with=20 him,

11:26 when [Israel] dwelt in Esebon and in its = coasts, and in=20 the land of Aroer and in its coasts, and in all the cities by Jordan, = three=20 hundred years? and wherefore didst thou not recover them in that time?=20

11:27 And now I have not sinned against thee, but = thou wrongest=20 me in preparing war against me: may the Lord the Judge judge this day = between=20 the children of Israel and the children of Ammon.

11:28 But the king of the children of Ammon hearkened = not to=20 the words of Jephthae, which he sent to him.

11:29 And the spirit of the Lord came upon Jephthae, = and he=20 passed over Galaad, and Manasse, and passed by the watch-tower of Galaad = to the=20 other side of the children of Ammon.

11:30 And Jephthae vowed a vow to the Lord, and said, = If thou=20 wilt indeed deliver the children of Ammon into my hand,

11:31 then it shall come to pass that whosoever shall = first=20 come out of the door of my house to meet me when I return in peace from = the=20 children of Ammon, he shall be the Lord's: I will offer him up for a=20 whole-burnt-offering.

11:32 And Jephthae advanced to meet the sons of Ammon = to fight=20 against them; and the Lord delivered them into his hand.

11:33 And he smote them from Aroer till [one] comes = to Arnon,=20 in number twenty cities, and as far as Ebelcharmim, with a very great=20 destruction: and the children of Ammon were straitened before the = children of=20 Israel.

11:34 And Jephthae came to Massepha to his house; and = behold,=20 his daughter came forth to meet him with timbrels and dances; and she = was his=20 only child, he had not another son or daughter.

11:35 And it came to pass when he saw her, that he = rent his=20 garments, and said, Ah, ah, my daughter, thou hast indeed troubled me, = and thou=20 wast the cause of my trouble; and I have opened my mouth against thee to = the=20 Lord, and I shall not be able to return from it.

11:36 And she said to him, Father, hast thou opened = thy mouth=20 to the Lord? Do to me accordingly as [the word] went out of thy mouth, = in that=20 the Lord has wrought vengeance for thee on thine enemies of the children = of=20 Ammon.

11:37 And she said to her father, Let my father now = do this=20 thing: let me alone for two months, and I will go up and down on the = mountains,=20 and I will bewail my virginity, I and my companions.

11:38 And he said, Go: and he sent her away for two = months; and=20 she went, and her companions, and she bewailed her virginity on the=20 mountains.

11:39 And it came to pass at the end of the two = months that she=20 returned to her father; and he performed upon her his vow which he = vowed; and=20 she knew no man:

11:40 and it was an ordinance in Israel, [That] the = daughters=20 of Israel went from year to year to bewail the daughter of Jephtha the = Galaadite=20 for four days in a year.

[Judges] 12:1 And the men of Ephraim = assembled=20 [themselves], and passed on to the north, and said to Jephthae, = Wherefore didst=20 thou go over to fight with the children of Ammon, and didst not call us = to go=20 with thee? we will burn thy house over thee with fire.

12:2 And Jephthae said to them, I and my people and = the=20 children of Ammon were very much engaged in war; and I called for you, = and ye=20 did not save me out of their hand.

12:3 And I saw that thou wert no helper, and I put my = life in=20 my hand, and passed on to the sons of Ammon; and the Lord delivered them = into my=20 hand: and wherefore are ye come up against me this day to fight with me? =

12:4 And Jephthae gathered all the men of Galaad, and = fought=20 with Ephraim; and the men of Galaad smote Ephraim, because they that = were=20 escaped of Ephraim said, Ye [are] of Galaad in the midst of Ephraim and = in the=20 midst of Manasse.

12:5 And Galaad took the fords of Jordan before = Ephraim; and=20 they that escaped of Ephraim said to them, Let us go over: and the men = of Galaad=20 said, Art thou an Ephrathite? and he said, No.

12:6 Then they said to him, Say now Stachys; and he = did not=20 rightly pronounce it so: and they took him, and slew him at the fords of = Jordan;=20 and there fell at that time of Ephraim two and forty thousand. =

12:7 And Jephthae judged Israel six years; and = Jephthae the=20 Galaadite died, and was buried in his city Galaad.

12:8 And after him Abaissan of Bethleem judged=20 Israel.

12:9 And he had thirty sons, and thirty daughters, = whom he sent=20 forth; and he brought in thirty daughters for his sons from without; and = he=20 judged Israel seven years.

12:10 And Abaissan died, and was buried in = Bethleem.

12:11 And after him Aelom of Zabulon judged Israel = ten=20 years.

12:12 And Aelom of Zabulon died, and was buried in = Aelom in the=20 land of Zabulon.

12:13 And after him Abdon the son of Ellel, the = Pharathonite,=20 judged Israel.

12:14 And he had forty sons, and thirty grandsons, = that rode=20 upon seventy colts: and he judged Israel eight years.

12:15 And Abdon the on of Ellel, the Pharathonite, = died, and=20 was buried in Pharathon in the land of Ephraim in the mount of=20 Amalec.

[Judges] 13:1 And the children of = Israel yet=20 again committed iniquity before the Lord; and the Lord delivered them = into the=20 hand of the Phylistines forty years.

13:2 And there was a man of Saraa, of the family of = the kindred=20 of Dan, and his name was Manoe, and his wife was barren, and bore=20 not.

13:3 And an angel of the Lord appeared to the woman, = and said=20 to her, Behold, thou art barren and hast not born; yet thou shalt = conceive a=20 son.

13:4 And now be very cautious, and drink no wine nor = strong=20 drink, and eat no unclean thing;

13:5 for behold, thou art with child, and shalt bring = forth a=20 son; and there shall come no razor upon his head, for the child shall be = a=20 Nazarite to God from the womb; and he shall begin to save Israel from = the hand=20 of the Phylistines.

13:6 And the woman went in, and spoke to her husband, = saying, A=20 man of God came to me, and his appearance [was as] of an angel of God, = very=20 dreadful; and I did not ask him whence he was, and he did not tell me = his name.=20

13:7 And he said to me, Behold, thou art with child, = and shalt=20 bring forth a son; and now drink no wine nor strong drink, and eat no = unclean=20 thing; for the child shall be holy to God from the womb until the day of = his=20 death.

13:8 And Manoe prayed to the Lord and said, I pray = thee, O Lord=20 my lord, [concerning] the man of God whom thou sentest; let him now come = to us=20 once more, and teach us what we shall do to the child about to be born.=20

13:9 And the Lord heard the voice of Manoe, and the = angel of=20 God came yet again to the woman; and she sat in the field, and Manoe her = husband=20 was not with her.

13:10 And the woman hasted, and ran, and brought word = to her=20 husband, and said to him, Behold the man who came in [the other] day to = me has=20 appeared to me.

13:11 And Manoe arose and followed his wife, and came = to the=20 man, and said to him, Art thou the man that spoke to the woman? and the = angel=20 said, I [am].

13:12 And Manoe said, Now shall [thy] word come to = pass: what=20 shall be the ordering of the child, and our dealings with him? =

13:13 And the angel of the Lord said to Manoe, Of all = things=20 concerning which I spoke to the woman, she shall beware.

13:14 She shall eat of nothing that comes of the vine = yielding=20 wine, and let her not drink wine or strong liquor, and let her not eat = anything=20 unclean: all things that I have charged her she shall observe. =

13:15 And Manoe said to the angel of the Lord, Let us = detain=20 thee here, and prepare before thee a kid of the goats.

13:16 And the angel of the Lord said to Manoe, If = thou=20 shouldest detain me, I will not eat of thy bread; and if thou wouldest = offer a=20 whole-burnt-offering, to the Lord thou shalt offer it: for Manoe knew = not that=20 he [was] an angel of the Lord.

13:17 And Manoe said to the angel of the Lord, What = [is] thy=20 name, that [when] thy word shall come to pass, we may glorify = thee?

13:18 And the angel of the Lord said to him, Why dost = thou thus=20 ask after my name; whereas it is wonderful?

13:19 And Manoe took a kid of the goats and its = meat-offering,=20 and offered it on the rock to the Lord; and [the angel] wrought a = distinct work,=20 and Manoe and his wife were looking on.

13:20 And it came to pass when the flame went up = above the=20 altar toward heaven, that the angel of the Lord went up in the flame; = and Manoe=20 and his wife were looking, and they fell upon their face to the=20 earth.

13:21 And the angel appeared no more to Manoe and to = his wife:=20 then Manoe knew that this [was] an angel of the Lord.

13:22 And Manoe said to his wife, We shall surely = die, because=20 we have seen God.

13:23 But his wife said to him, If the Lord were = pleased to=20 slay us, he would not have received of our hand a whole-burnt-offering = and a=20 meat-offering; and he would not have shewn us all these things, neither = would he=20 have caused us to hear all these things as at this time.

13:24 And the woman brought forth a son, and she = called his=20 name Sampson; and the child grew, and the Lord blessed him.

13:25 And the Spirit of the Lord began to go out with = him in=20 the camp of Dan, and between Saraa and Esthaol.

[Judges] 14:1 And Sampson went down = to=20 Thamnatha, and saw a woman in Thamnatha of the daughters of the = Philistines.=20

14:2 And he went up and told his father and his = mother, and=20 said, I have seen a woman in Thamnatha of the daughters of the = Phylistines; and=20 now take her to me for a wife.

14:3 And his father and his mother said to him, Are = there no=20 daughters of thy brethren, and [is there not] a woman of all my people, = that=20 thou goest to take a wife of the uncircumcised Philistines? And Sampson = said to=20 his father, Take her for me, for she [is] right in my eyes.

14:4 And his father and his mother knew not that it = was of the=20 Lord, that he sought to be revenged on the Philistines: and at that time = the=20 Philistines lorded it over Israel.

14:5 And Sampson and his father and his mother went = down to=20 Thamnatha, and he came to the vineyard of Thamnatha; and behold, a young = lion=20 roared in meeting him.

14:6 And the spirit of the Lord came powerfully upon = him, and=20 he crushed him as he would have crushed a kid of the goats, and there = was=20 nothing in his hands: and he told not his father and his mother what he = had=20 done.

14:7 And they went down and spoke to the woman, and = she was=20 pleasing in the eyes of Sampson.

14:8 And after some time he returned to take her, and = he turned=20 aside to see the carcase of the lion; and behold, a swarm of bees, and = honey=20 [were] in the mouth of the lion.

14:9 And he took it into his hands, and went on = eating, and he=20 went to his father and his mother, and gave to them, and they did eat; = but he=20 told them not that he took the honey out of the mouth of the = lion.

14:10 And his father went down to the woman, and = Sampson made=20 there a banquet for seven days, for so the young men are used to do. =

14:11 And it came to pass when they saw him, that = they took=20 thirty guests, and they were with him.

14:12 And Sampson said to them, I propound you a = riddle: if ye=20 will indeed tell it me, and discover it within the seven days of the = feast, I=20 will you give thirty sheets and thirty changes of raiment.

14:13 And if ye cannot tell it me, ye shall give me = thirty=20 napkins and thirty changes of apparel: and they said to him, Propound = thy=20 riddle, and we will hear it.

14:14 And he said to them, Meat came forth of the = eater, and=20 sweetness out of the strong: and they could not tell the riddle for = three=20 days.

14:15 And it came to pass on the fourth day, that = they said to=20 the wife of Sampson, Deceive now thy husband, and let him tell thee the = riddle,=20 lest we burn thee and thy father's house with fire: did ye invite us to = do us=20 violence?

14:16 And Sampson's wife wept before him, and said, = Thou dost=20 but hate me, and lovest me not; for the riddle which thou hast = propounded to the=20 children of my people thou hast not told me: and Sampson said to her, If = I have=20 not told it to my father and my mother, shall I tell it to = thee?

14:17 And she wept before him the seven days, during = which=20 their banquet lasted: and it came to pass on the seventh day, that he = told her,=20 because she troubled him; and she told it to the children of her=20 people.

14:18 And the men of the city said to him on the = seventh day,=20 before sunrise, What [is] sweeter than honey? and what [is] stronger = than a=20 lion? and Sampson said to them, If ye had not ploughed with my heifer, = ye would=20 not have known my riddle.

14:19 And the Spirit of the Lord came upon him = powerfully, and=20 he went down to Ascalon, and destroyed of the inhabitants thirty men, = and took=20 their garments, and gave the changes of raiment to them that told the = riddle;=20 and Sampson was very angry, and went up to the house of his father. =

14:20 And the wife of Sampson was [given] to one of = his=20 friends, with whom he was on terms of friendship.

[Judges] 15:1 And it came to pass = after a=20 time, in the days of wheat harvest, that Sampson visited his wife with a = kid,=20 and said, I will go in to my wife even into the chamber: but her father = did not=20 suffer him to go in.

15:2 And her father spoke, saying, I said that thou = didst=20 surely hate her, and I gave her to one of thy friends: [is] not her = younger=20 sister better than she? let her be to thee instead of her.

15:3 And Sampson said to them, Even for once am I = guiltless=20 with regard to the Philistines, in that I do mischief among = them.

15:4 And Sampson went and caught three hundred foxes, = and took=20 torches, and turned tail to tail, and put a torch between two tails, and = fastened it.

15:5 And he set fire to the torches, and sent [the = foxes] into=20 the corn of the Philistines; and every thing was burnt from the = threshing floor=20 to the standing corn, and even to the vineyard and olives.

15:6 And the Philistines said, Who [has done] these = things? and=20 they said, Sampson the son-in-law of the Thamnite, because he has taken = his=20 wife, and given her to one of his friends; and the Philistines went up, = and=20 burnt her and her father's house with fire.

15:7 And Sampson said to them, Though ye may have = dealt thus=20 with her, verily I will be avenged of you, and afterwards I will=20 cease.

15:8 And he smote them leg on thigh [with] a great = overthrow;=20 and went down and dwelt in a cave of the rock Etam.

15:9 And the Philistines went up, and encamped in = Juda, and=20 spread themselves abroad in Lechi.

15:10 And the men of Juda said, Why are ye come up = against us?=20 and the Philistines said, We are come up to bind Sampson, and to do to = him as he=20 has done to us.

15:11 And the three thousand men of Juda went down to = the hole=20 of the rock Etam, and they said to Sampson, Knowest thou not that the=20 Philistines rule over us? and what [is] this [that] thou hast done to = us? and=20 Sampson said to them, As they did to me, so have I done to = them.

15:12 And they said to him, We are come down to bind = thee to=20 deliver thee into the hand of the Philistines: and Sampson said to them, = Swear=20 to me that ye will not fall upon me yourselves.

15:13 And they spoke to him, saying, Nay, but we will = only bind=20 thee fast, and deliver thee into their hand, and will by no means slay = thee: and=20 they bound him with two new ropes, and brought him from that = rock.

15:14 And they came to Lechi: and the Philistines = shouted, and=20 ran to meet him: and the Spirit of the Lord came mightily upon him, and = the=20 ropes that were upon his arms became as tow which is burnt with fire; = and his=20 bonds were consumed from off his hands.

15:15 And he found the jaw-bone of an ass that had = been cast=20 away, and he put forth his hand and took it, and smote with it a = thousand=20 men.

15:16 And Sampson said, With the jaw-bone of an ass I = have=20 utterly destroyed them, for with the jaw-bone of an ass I have smitten a = thousand men.

15:17 And it came to pass when he ceased speaking, = that he cast=20 the jaw-bone out of his hand; and he called that place the Lifting of = the=20 jaw-bone.

15:18 And he was very thirsty, and wept before the = Lord, and=20 said, Thou hast been well pleased to grant this great deliverance by the = hand of=20 thy servant, and new shall I die for thirst, and fall into the hand of = the=20 uncircumcised?

15:19 And God broke open a hollow place in the jaw, = and there=20 came thence water, and he drank; and his spirit returned and he revived: = therefore the name of the fountain was called 'The well of the invoker,' = which=20 is in Lechi, until this day.

15:20 And he judged Israel in the days of the = Philistines=20 twenty years.

[Judges] 16:1 And Sampson went to = Gaza, and=20 saw there a harlot, and went in to her.

16:2 And it was reported to the Gazites, saying, = Sampson is=20 come hither: and they compassed him and laid wait for him all night in = the gate=20 of the city, and they were quiet all the night, saying, Let us wait till = the=20 dawn appear, and we will slay him.

16:3 And Sampson slept till midnight, and rose up at = midnight,=20 and took hold of the doors of the gate of the city with the two posts, = and=20 lifted them up with the bar, and laid them on his shoulders, and he went = up to=20 the top of the mountain that is before Chebron, and laid them = there.

16:4 And it came to pass after this that he loved a = woman in=20 Alsorech, and her name [was] Dalida.

16:5 And the princess of the Philistines came up to = her, and=20 said to her, Beguile him, and see wherein his great strength [is], and = wherewith=20 we shall prevail against him, and bind him to humble him; and we will = give thee=20 each eleven hundred [pieces] of silver.

16:6 And Dalida said to Sampson, Tell me, I pray = thee, wherein=20 [is] thy great strength, and wherewith thou shalt be bound that thou = mayest be=20 humbled.

16:7 And Sampson said to her, If they bind me with = seven moist=20 cords that have not been spoiled, then shall I be weak and be as one of = ordinary=20 men.

16:8 And the princess of the Philistines brought to = her seven=20 moist cords that had not been spoiled, and she bound him with = them.

16:9 And the liers in wait remained with her in the = chamber;=20 and she said to him, the Philistines [are] upon thee, Sampson: and he = broke the=20 cords as if any one should break a thread of tow when it has touched the = fire,=20 and his strength was not known.

16:10 And Dalida said to Sampson, Behold, thou hast = cheated me,=20 and told me lies; now then tell me wherewith thou shalt be = bound.

16:11 And he said to her, If they should bind me fast = with new=20 ropes with which work has not been done, then shall I be weak, and shall = be as=20 another man.

16:12 And Dalida took new ropes, and bound him with = them, and=20 the liers in wait came out of the chamber, and she said, The Philistines = [are]=20 upon thee, Sampson: and he broke them off his arms like a = thread.

16:13 And Dalida said to Sampson, Behold, thou hast = deceived=20 me, and told me lies; tell me, I intreat thee, wherewith thou mayest be = bound:=20 and he said to her, If thou shouldest weave the seven locks of my head = with the=20 web, and shouldest fasten them with the pin into the wall, then shall I = be weak=20 as another man.

16:14 And it came to pass when he was asleep, that = Dalida took=20 the seven locks of his head, and wove them with the web, and fastened = them with=20 the pin into the wall, and she said, The Philistines [are] upon thee, = Sampson:=20 and he awoke out of his sleep, and carried away the pin of the web out = of the=20 wall.

16:15 And Dalida said to Sampson, How sayest thou, I = love thee,=20 when thy heart is not with me? this third time thou hast deceived me, = and hast=20 not told e wherein [is] thy great strength.

16:16 And it came to pass as she pressed him sore = with her=20 words continually, and straitened him, that his spirit failed almost to=20 death.

16:17 Then he told her all his heart, and said to = her, A razor=20 has not come upon my head, because I have been a holy [one] of God from = my=20 mother's womb; if then I should be shaven, my strength will depart from = me, and=20 I shall be weak, and I shall be as all [other] men.

16:18 And Dalida saw that he told her all his heart, = and she=20 sent and called the princess of the Philistines, saying, Come up yet = this once;=20 for he has told me all his heart. And the chiefs of the Philistines went = up to=20 her, and brought the money in their hands.

16:19 And Dalida made Sampson sleep upon her knees; = and she=20 called a man, and he shaved the seven locks of his head, and she began = to humble=20 him, and his strength departed from him.

16:20 And Dalida said, The Philistines [are] upon = thee,=20 Sampson: and he awoke out of his sleep and said, I will go out as at = former=20 times, and shake myself; and he knew not that the Lord was departed from = him.

16:21 And the Philistines took him, and put out his = eyes, and=20 brought him down to Gaza, and bound him with fetters of brass; and he = ground in=20 the prison-house.

16:22 And the hair of his head began to grow as = before it was=20 shaven.

16:23 And the chiefs of the Philistines met to offer = a great=20 sacrifice to their god Dagon, and to make merry; and they said, God has = given=20 into our hand our enemy Sampson.

16:24 And the people saw him, and sang praises to = their god;=20 for our god, [said they], has delivered into our hand our enemy, who = wasted our=20 land, and who multiplied our slain.

16:25 And when their heart was merry, then they said, = Call=20 Sampson out of the prison-house, and let him play before us: and they = called=20 Sampson out of the prison-house, and he played before them; and they = smote him=20 with the palms of their hands, and set him between the = pillars.

16:26 And Sampson said to the young man that held his = hand,=20 Suffer me to feel the pillar on which the house [rests], and I will stay = myself=20 upon them.

16:27 And the house [was] full of men and woman, and = there were=20 all the chiefs of the Philistines, and on the roof [were] about three = thousand=20 men and woman looking at the sports of Sampson.

16:28 And Sampson wept before the Lord, and said, O = Lord, my=20 lord, remember me, I pray thee, and strengthen me, O God, yet this once, = and I=20 will requite one recompense to the Philistines for my two = eyes.

16:29 And Sampson took hold of the two pillars of the = house on=20 which the house stood, and leaned on them, and laid hold of one with his = right=20 hand, and the other with his left.

16:30 And Sampson said, Let my wife perish with the=20 Philistines: and he bowed himself mightily; and the house fell upon the = princes,=20 and upon all the people that were in it: and the dead whom Sampson slew = in his=20 death were more than those whom he slew in his life.

16:31 And his brethren and his father's house went = down, and=20 they took him; and they went up and buried him between Saraa and Esthaol = in the=20 sepulchre of his father Manoe; and he judged Israel twenty = years.

[Judges] 17:1 And there was a man of = mount=20 Ephraim, and his name was Michaias.

17:2 And he said to his mother, The eleven hundred = pieces of=20 silver which thou tookest of thyself, and [about which] thou cursedst = me, and=20 spokest in my ears, behold, the silver [is] with me; I took it: and his = mother=20 said, Blessed [be] my son of the Lord.

17:3 And he restored the eleven hundred pieces of = silver to his=20 mother; and his mother said, I had wholly consecrated the money to the = Lord out=20 of my hand for my son, to make a graven and a molten [image], and now I = will=20 restore it to thee.

17:4 But he returned the silver to his mother, and = his mother=20 took two hundred pieces of silver, and gave them to a silversmith, and = he made=20 it a graven and a molten image; and it was in the house of Michaias. =

17:5 And the house of Michaias [was] to him the house = of God,=20 and he made an ephod and theraphin, and he consecrated one of his sons, = and he=20 became to him a priest.

17:6 And in those days there was no king in Israel; = every man=20 did that which was right in his own eyes.

17:7 And there was a young man in Bethleem of the = tribe of=20 Juda, and he [was] a Levite, and he was sojourning there.

17:8 And the man departed from Bethleem the city of = Juda to=20 sojourn in whatever place he might find; and he came as far as mount = Ephraim,=20 and to the house of Michaias to accomplish his journey.

17:9 And Michaias said to him, Whence comest thou? = and he said=20 to him, I am a Levite of Bethleem Juda, and I go to sojourn in any place = I may=20 find.

17:10 And Michaias said to him, Dwell with me, and be = to me a=20 father and a priest; and I will give thee ten pieces of silver by the = year, and=20 a change of raiment, and thy living.

17:11 And the Levite went and began to dwell with the = man; and=20 the young man was to him as one of his sons.

17:12 And Michaias consecrated the Levite, and he = became to him=20 a priest, and he was in the house of Michaias.

17:13 And Michaias said, Now I know that the Lord = will do me=20 good, because a Levite has become my priest.

[Judges] 18:1 In those days there = was no king=20 in Israel; and in those days the tribe of Dan sought for itself an = inheritance=20 to inhabit, because no inheritance had fallen to it until that day in = the midst=20 of the tribes of the children of Israel.

18:2 And the sons of Dan sent from their families = five men of=20 valour, from Saraa and from Esthaol, to spy out the land and to search = it; and=20 they said to them, Go and search out the land. And they came as far as = the mount=20 of Ephraim to the house of Michaias and they lodged there,

18:3 in the house of Michaias, and they recognised = the voice of=20 the young man the Levite, and turned in thither; and said to him, Who = brought=20 thee in hither? and what doest thou in this place? and what hast thou=20 here?

18:4 And he said to them, Thus and thus did Michaias = to me, and=20 he hired me, and I became his priest.

18:5 And they said to him, Enquire now of God, and we = shall=20 know whether our way will prosper, on which we are going.

18:6 And the priests said to them, Go in peace; your = way in=20 which ye go, [is] before the Lord.

18:7 And the five men went on, and came to Laisa; and = they saw=20 the people in the midst of it dwelling securely, at ease as [is] the = manner of=20 the Sidonians, and there is no one perverting or shaming a matter in the = land,=20 no heir extorting treasures; and they are far from the Sidonians, and = they have=20 no intercourse with any one.

18:8 And the five men came to their brethren to Saraa = and=20 Esthaol, and said to their brethren, Why sit ye here [idle]?

18:9 And they said, Arise, and let us go up against = them, for=20 we have seen the land, and, behold, [it is] very good, yet ye are still: = delay=20 not to go, an to enter in to possess the land.

18:10 And whensoever ye shall go, ye shall come in = upon a=20 people secure, and the land [is] extensive, for God has given it into = your hand;=20 a place where there is no want of anything that the earth affords. =

18:11 And there departed thence of the families of = Dan, from=20 Saraa and from Esthaol, six hundred men, girded with weapons of = war.

18:12 And they went up, and encamped in Cariathiarim = in Juda;=20 therefore it was called in that place the camp of Dan, until this day: = behold,=20 [it is] behind Cariathiarim.

18:13 And they went on thence to the mount of = Ephraim, and came=20 to the house of Michaias.

18:14 And the five men who went to spy out the land = of Laisa=20 answered, and said to their brethren, Ye know that there is in this = place an=20 ephod, and theraphin, and a graven and a molten image; and now consider = what ye=20 shall do.

18:15 And they turned aside there, and went into the = house of=20 the young man, the Levite, [even] into the house of Michaias, and asked = him how=20 he was.

18:16 And the six hundred men of the sons of Dan who = were=20 girded with their weapons of war stood by the door of the gate. =

18:17 And the five men who went to spy out the land = went up,=20 and entered into the house of Michaias, and the priest stood. =

18:18 And they took the graven image, and the ephod, = and the=20 theraphin, and the molten image; and the priest sad to them, What are ye = doing?

18:19 And they said to him, Be silent, lay thine hand = upon thy=20 mouth, and come with us, and be to us a father and a priest: [is it] = better for=20 thee to be the priest of the house of one man, or to be the priest of a = tribe=20 and house for a family of Israel?

18:20 And the heart of the priest was glad, and he = took the=20 ephod, and the theraphin, and the graven image, and the molten image, = and went=20 in the midst of the people.

18:21 So they turned and departed, and put their = children and=20 their property and their baggage before them.

18:22 they went some distance from the house of = Michaias, and,=20 behold, Michaias and the men in the houses near Michaias' house, cried = out, and=20 overtook the children of Dan.

18:23 And the children of Dan turned their face, and = said to=20 Michaias, What is the matter with thee that thou hast cried = out?

18:24 And Michaias said, Because ye have taken my = graven image=20 which I made, and my priest, and are gone; and what have I remaining? = and what=20 [is] this [that] ye say to me, Why criest thou?

18:25 And the children of Dan said to him, Let not = thy voice be=20 heard with us, lest angry men run upon thee, and take away thy life, and = the=20 lives of thy house.

18:26 And the children of Dan went their way; and = Michaias saw=20 that they were stronger than himself, and he returned to his = house.

18:27 And the children of Dan took what Michaias had = made, and=20 the priest that he had, and they came to Laisa, to a people quiet and = secure;=20 and they smote them with the edge of the sword, and burnt the city with=20 fire.

18:28 And there was no deliverer, because [the city] = is far=20 from the Sidonians, and they have no intercourse with men, and it [is] = in the=20 valley of the house of Raab; and they built the city, and dwelt in=20 it.

18:29 And they called the name of the city Dan, after = the name=20 of Dan their father, who was born to Israel; and the name of the city = was=20 Ulamais before.

18:30 And the children of Dan set up the graven image = for=20 themselves; and Jonathan son of Gerson son of Manasse, he and his sons = were=20 priests to the tribe of Dan till the time of the carrying away of the = nation.=20

18:31 And they set up for themselves the graven image = which=20 Michaias made, all the days that the house of God was in Selom; and it = was so in=20 those days [that] there was no king in Israel.

[Judges] 19:1 And there was a Levite = sojourning in the sides of mount Ephraim, and he took to himself a = concubine=20 from Bethleem Juda.

19:2 And his concubine departed from him, and went = away from=20 him to the house of her father to Bethleem Juda, and she was there four=20 months.

19:3 And her husband rose up, and went after her to = speak=20 kindly to her, to recover her to himself; and he had his young man with = him, and=20 a pair of asses; and she brought him into the house of her father; and = the=20 father of the damsel saw him, and was well pleased to meet him. =

19:4 And his father-in-law, the father of the damsel, = constrained him, and he stayed with him for three days; and they ate and = drank,=20 and lodged there.

19:5 And it came to pass on the fourth day that they = rose=20 early, and he stood up to depart; and the father of the damsel said to = his=20 son-in-law, Strengthen thy heart with a morsel of bread, and afterwards = ye shall=20 go.

19:6 So they two sat down together and ate and drank: = and the=20 father of the damsel said to her husband, Tarry now the night, and let = thy heart=20 be merry.

19:7 And the man rose up to depart; but his = father-in-law=20 constrained him, and he stayed and lodged there.

19:8 And he rose early in the morning on the fifth = day to=20 depart; and the father of the damsel said, Strengthen now thine heart, = and quit=20 thyself as a soldier till the day decline; and the two ate.

19:9 And the man rose up to depart, he and his = concubine, and=20 his young man; but his father-in-law the father of the damsel said to = him,=20 Behold now, the day has declined toward evening; lodge here, an let thy = heart=20 rejoice; and ye shall rise early to-morrow for your journey, and thou = shalt go=20 to thy habitation.

19:10 But the man would not lodge there, but he arose = and=20 departed, and came to the part opposite Jebus, (this is Jerusalem,) and = [there=20 was] with him a pair of asses saddled, and his concubine [was] with=20 him.

19:11 And they came as far as Jebus: and the day had = far=20 advanced, and the young man said to his master, Come, I pray thee, and = let us=20 turn aside to this city of the Jebusites, and let us lodge in = it.

19:12 And his master said to him, We will not turn = aside to a=20 strange city, where there is not one of the children of Israel, but we = will pass=20 on as far as Gabaa.

19:13 And he said to his young man, Come, and let us = draw nigh=20 to one of the places, and we will lodge in Gabaa or in Rama.

19:14 And they passed by and went on, and the sun = went down=20 upon them near to Gabaa, which is in Benjamin.

19:15 And they turned aside thence to go in to lodge = in Gabaa;=20 and they went in, and sat down in the street of the city, and there was = no one=20 who conducted them into a house to lodge.

19:16 And behold, an old man came out of the field = from his=20 work in the evening; and the man was of mount Ephraim, and he sojourned = in=20 Gabaa, and the men of the place [were] sons of Benjamin.

19:17 And he lifted up his eyes, and saw a traveller = in the=20 street of the city; and the old man said to him, Whither goest thou, and = whence=20 comest thou?

19:18 And he said to him, We are passing by from = Bethleem Juda=20 to the sides of mount Ephraim: I am from thence, and I went as far as = Bethleem=20 Juda, and I am going home, and there is no man to take me into his=20 house.

19:19 Yet is there straw and food for our asses, and = bread and=20 wine for me and my handmaid and the young man with thy servants; there = is no=20 want of anything.

19:20 And the old man said, Peace [be] to thee; only = be every=20 want of thine upon me, only do thou by no means lodge in the = street.

19:21 And he brought him into his house, and made = room for his=20 asses; and they washed their feet, and ate and drank.

19:22 And they [were] comforting their heart, when, = behold, the=20 men of the city, sons of transgressors, compassed the house, knocking at = the=20 door: and they spoke to the old man the owner of the house, saying, = Bring out=20 the man who came into thy house, that we may know him.

19:23 And the master of the house came out to them, = and said,=20 Nay, brethren, do not ye wrong, I pray you, after this man has come into = my=20 house; do not ye this folly.

19:24 Behold my daughter a virgin, and the man's = concubine: I=20 will bring them out, and humble ye them, and do to them that which is = good in=20 your eyes; but to this man do not this folly.

19:25 But the men would not consent to hearken to = him; so the=20 man laid hold of his concubine, and brought her out to them; and they = knew her,=20 and abused her all night till the morning, and let her go when the = morning=20 dawned.

19:26 And the woman came toward morning, and fell = down at the=20 door of the house where her husband was, until it was light.

19:27 And her husband rose up in the morning, and = opened the=20 doors of the house, and went forth to go on his journey; and, behold, = the woman=20 his concubine had fallen down by the doors of the house, and her hands = were on=20 the threshold.

19:28 And he said to her, Rise, and let us go; and = she answered=20 not, for she was dead: and he took her upon his ass, and went to his=20 place.

19:29 And he took his sword, and laid hold of his = concubine,=20 and divided her into twelve parts, and sent them to every coast of=20 Israel.

19:30 And it was so, that every one who saw it said, = [Such a=20 day] as this has not happened nor has been seen from the day of the = going up of=20 the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt until this day: take ye = counsel=20 concerning it, and speak.

[Judges] 20:1 And all the children = of Israel=20 went out, and all the congregation was gathered as one man, from Dan = even to=20 Bersabee, and in the land of Galaad, to the Lord at Massepha.

20:2 And all the tribes of Israel stood before the = Lord in the=20 assembly of the people of God, four hundred thousand footmen that drew=20 sword.

20:3 And the children of Benjamin heard that the = children of=20 Israel were gone up to Massepha: and the children of Israel came and = said, Tell=20 us, where did this wickedness take place?

20:4 And the Levite, the husband of the woman that = was slain,=20 answered and said, I and my concubine went to Gabaa of Benjamin to=20 lodge.

20:5 And the men of Gabaa rose up against me, and = compassed the=20 house by night against me; they wished to slay me, and they have humbled = my=20 concubine, and she is dead.

20:6 And I laid hold of my concubine, and divided her = in=20 pieces, and sent [the parts] into every coast of the inheritance of the = children=20 of Israel; for they have wrought lewdness and abomination in = Israel.

20:7 Behold, all ye [are] children of Israel; and = consider and=20 take counsel here among yourselves.

20:8 And all the people rose up as one man, saying, = No one of=20 us shall return to his tent, and no one of us shall return to his=20 house.

20:9 And now this [is] the thing which shall be done = in Gabaa;=20 we will go up against it by lot.

20:10 Moreover we will take ten men for a hundred for = all the=20 tribes of Israel, and a hundred for a thousand, and a thousand for ten = thousand,=20 to take provision, to cause them to come to Gabaa of Benjamin, to do to = it=20 according to all the abomination, which they wrought in Israel. =

20:11 And all the men of Israel were gathered to the = city as=20 one man.

20:12 And the tribes of Israel sent men through the = whole tribe=20 of Benjamin, saying, What [is] this wickedness that has been wrought = among=20 you?

20:13 Now then give up the men the sons of = transgressors that=20 are in Gabaa, and we will put them to death, and purge out wickedness = from=20 Israel: but the children of Benjamin consented not to hearken to the = voice of=20 their brethren the children of Israel.

20:14 And the children of Benjamin were gathered from = their=20 cities to Gabaa, to go forth to fight with the children of = Israel.

20:15 And the children of Benjamin from their cities = were=20 numbered in that day, twenty-three thousand, [every] man drawing a = sword,=20 besides the inhabitants of Gabaa, who were numbered seven hundred chosen = men of=20 all the people, able to use both hands alike;

20:16 All these could sling with stones at a hair, = and not=20 miss.

20:17 And the men of Israel, exclusive of Benjamin, = were=20 numbered four hundred thousand men that drew sword; all these [were] men = of=20 war.

20:18 And they arose and went up to Baethel, and = enquired of=20 God: and the children of Israel said, Who shall go up for us first to = fight with=20 the children of Benjamin? And the Lord said, Juda shall go up first as=20 leader.

20:19 And the children of Israel rose up in the = morning, and=20 encamped against Gabaa.

20:20 And they went out, all the men of Israel, to = fight with=20 Benjamin, and engaged with them at Gabaa.

20:21 And the sons of Benjamin went forth from Gabaa, = and they=20 destroyed in Israel on that day two and twenty thousand men down to the=20 ground.

20:22 And the men of Israel strengthened themselves, = and again=20 engaged in battle in the place where they had engaged on the first day.=20

20:23 And the children of Israel went up, and wept = before the=20 Lord till evening, and enquired of the Lord, saying, Shall we again draw = nigh to=20 battle with our brethren the children of Benjamin? and the Lord said, Go = up=20 against them.

20:24 And the children of Israel advanced against the = children=20 of Benjamin on the second day.

20:25 And the children of Benjamin went forth to meet = them from=20 Gabaa on the second day, and destroyed of the children of Israel yet = further=20 eighteen thousand men down to the ground: all these drew = sword.

20:26 And the children of Israel and all the people = went up,=20 and came to Baethel; and they wept, and sat there before the Lord; and = they=20 fasted on that day until evening, and offered whole-burnt-offerings and = perfect=20 sacrifices, before the Lord,

20:27 for the ark of the Lord God [was] there in = those=20 days,

20:28 and Phinees the son of Eleazar the son of Aaron = stood=20 before it in those days; and the children of Israel enquired of the = Lord,=20 saying, Shall we yet again go forth to fight with our brethren the sons = of=20 Benjamin? and the Lord said, Go up, to-morrow I will give them into your = hands.

20:29 And the children of Israel set an ambush = against Gabaa=20 round about [it].

20:30 and the children of Israel went up against the = children=20 of Benjamin on the third day, and arrayed themselves against Gabaa as=20 before.

20:31 And the children of Benjamin went out to meet = the people,=20 and were all drawn out of the city, and began to smite and slay the = people as=20 before in the roads, whereof one goes up to Baethel, and one to Gabaa in = the=20 field, about thirty men of Israel.

20:32 And the children of Benjamin said, They fall = before us as=20 at the first: but the children of Israel said, Let us flee, and draw = them out=20 from the city into the roads; and they did so.

20:33 And all the men rose up out of their places, = and engaged=20 in Baal Thamar; and the liers in wait of Israel advanced from their = place from=20 Maraagabe.

20:34 And there came over against Gabaa ten thousand = chosen men=20 out of all Israel; and the fight [was] severe; and they knew not that = evil was=20 coming upon them.

20:35 And the Lord smote Benjamin before the children = of=20 Israel; and the children of Israel destroyed of Benjamin in that day a = hundred=20 and twenty-five thousand men: all these drew sword.

20:36 And the children of Benjamin saw that they were = smitten;=20 and the men of Israel gave place to Benjamin, because they trusted in = the=20 ambuscade which they had prepared against Gabaa.

20:37 And when they retreated, then the liers in wait = rose up,=20 and they moved toward Gabaa, and the whole ambush came forth, and they = smote the=20 city with the edge of the sword.

20:38 And the children of Israel had a signal of = battle with=20 the liers in wait, that they should send up a signal of smoke from the = city.=20

20:39 And the children of Israel saw that the liers = in wait had=20 seized Gabaa, and they stood in line of battle; and Benjamin began to = smite down=20 wounded ones among the men of Israel about thirty men; for they said, = Surely=20 they fall again before us, as in the first battle.

20:40 And the signal went up increasingly over the = city as a=20 pillar of smoke; and Benjamin looked behind him, and behold the = destruction of=20 the city went up to heaven.

20:41 And the men of Israel turned back, and the men = of=20 Benjamin hasted, because they saw that evil had come upon = them.

20:42 And they turned to the way of the wilderness = from before=20 the children of Israel, and fled: but the battle overtook them, and they = from=20 the cities destroyed them in the midst of them.

20:43 And they cut down Benjamin, and pursued him = from Nua=20 closely till they came opposite Gabaa on the east.

20:44 And there fell of Benjamin eighteen thousand = men: all=20 these [were] men of might.

20:45 And the rest turned, and fled to the wilderness = to the=20 rock of Remmon; and the children of Israel picked off of them five = thousand men;=20 and the children of Israel went down after them as far as Gedan, and = they smote=20 of them two thousand men.

20:46 And all that fell of Benjamin were twenty-five = thousand=20 men that drew sword in that day: all these were men of might.

20:47 And the rest turned, and fled to the wilderness = to the=20 rock of Remmon, even [six] hundred men; and they sojourned four months = in the=20 rock of Remmon.

20:48 And the children of Israel returned to the = children of=20 Benjamin, and smote them with the edge of the sword from the city of = Methla,=20 even to the cattle, and every thing that was found in all the cities: = and they=20 burnt with fire the cities they found.

[Judges] 21:1 Now the children of = Israel swore=20 in Massephath, saying, No man of us shall give his daughter to Benjamin = for a=20 wife.

21:2 And the people came to Baethel, and sat there = until=20 evening before God: and they lifted up their voice and wept with a great = weeping;

21:3 and said, Wherefore, O Lord God of Israel, has = this come=20 to pass, that to-day one tribe should be counted [as missing] from=20 Israel?

21:4 And it came to pass on the morrow that the = people rose up=20 early, and built there an altar, and offered up whole-burnt-offerings = and peace=20 offerings.

21:5 And the children of Israel said, Who of all the = tribes of=20 Israel, went not up in the congregation to the Lord? for there was a = great oath=20 concerning those who went not up to the Lord to Massephath, saying, He = shall=20 surely be put to death.

21:6 And the children of Israel relented toward = Benjamin their=20 brother, and said, To-day one tribe is cut off from Israel.

21:7 What shall we do for wives for the rest that = remain?=20 whereas we have sworn by the Lord, not to give them of our daughters for = wives.

21:8 And they said, What one [man is there] of the = tribes of=20 Israel, who went not up to the Lord to Massephath? and, behold, no man = came to=20 the camp from Jabis Galaad to the assembly.

21:9 And the people were numbered, and there was not = there a=20 man from the inhabitants of Jabis Galaad.

21:10 And the congregation sent thither twelve = thousand men of=20 the strongest, and they charged them, saying, Go ye and smite the = inhabitants of=20 Jabis Galaad with the edge of the sword.

21:11 And this shall ye do: every male and every = woman that has=20 known the lying with man ye shall devote [to destruction], but the = virgins ye=20 shall save alive: and they did so.

21:12 And they found among the inhabitants of Jabis = Galaad four=20 hundred young virgins, who had not known man by lying with him; and they = brought=20 them to Selom in the land of Chanaan.

21:13 And all the congregation sent and spoke to the = children=20 of Benjamin in the rock Remmon, and invited them to [make] = peace.

21:14 And Benjamin returned to the children of Israel = at that=20 time, and the children of Israel gave them the women whom they [had] = save alive=20 of the daughters of Jabis Galaad; and they were content.

21:15 And the people relented for Benjamin, because = the Lord=20 had made a breach in the tribes of Israel.

21:16 And the elders of the congregation said, What = shall we do=20 for wives for them that remain? for the women have been destroyed out of = Benjamin.

21:17 And they said, [There must be] an inheritance = of them=20 that are escaped of Benjamin; and [so] a tribe shall not be destroyed = out of=20 Israel.

21:18 For we shall not be able to give them wives of = our=20 daughters, because we swore among the children of Israel, saying, Cursed = [is] he=20 that gives a wife to Benjamin.

21:19 And they said, Lo! now [there is] feast of the = Lord from=20 year to year in Selom, which is on the north of Baethel, eastward on the = way=20 that goes up from Baethel to Sychem, and from the south of Lebona. =

21:20 And they charged the children of Benjamin, = saying, Go and=20 lie in wait in the vineyards;

21:21 and ye shall see; and lo! if there come out the = daughters=20 of the inhabitants of Selom to dance in dances, then shall ye go out of = the=20 vineyards and seize for yourselves every man a wife of the daughters of = Selom,=20 and go ye into the land of Benjamin.

21:22 And it shall come to pass, when their fathers = or their=20 brethren come to dispute with us, that we will say to them, Grant them = freely to=20 us, for we have not taken every man his wife in the battle: because ye = did not=20 give to them according to the occasion, ye transgressed.

21:23 And the children of Benjamin did so; and they = took wives=20 according to their number from the dancers whom they seized: and they = went and=20 returned to their inheritance, and built the cities, and dwelt in=20 them.

21:24 And the children of Israel went thence at that = time every=20 man to his tribe and his kindred; and they went thence every man to his=20 inheritance.

21:25 And in those days there was no king in Israel; = every man=20 did that which was right in his own sight.

Ruth

1:1 And it came to pass when the judges ruled, that = there was a=20 famine in the land: and a man went from Bethleem Juda to sojourn in the = land of=20 Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons.

1:2 And the man's name [was] Elimelech, and his = wife's name=20 Noemin, and the names of his two sons Maalon and Chelaion, Ephrathites = of=20 Bethleem of Juda: and they came to the land of Moab, and remained there. =

1:3 And Elimelech the husband of Noemin died; and she = was left,=20 and her two sons.

1:4 And they took to themselves wives, women of Moab; = the name=20 of the one [was] Orpha, and the name of the second Ruth; and they dwelt = there=20 about ten years.

1:5 And both Maalon and Chelaion died also; and the = woman was=20 left of her husband and her two sons.

1:6 And she rose up and her two daughters-in-aw, and = they=20 returned out of the country of Moab, for she heard in the country of = Moab that=20 the Lord [had] visited his people to give them bread.

1:7 And she went forth out of the place where she = was, and her=20 two daughters-in-law with her: and they went by the way to return to the = land of=20 Juda.

1:8 And Noemin said to her daughter-in-law, Go now, = return each=20 to the house of her mother: the Lord deal mercifully with you, as ye = have dealt=20 with the dead, and with me.

1:9 The Lord grant you that ye may find rest each of = you in the=20 house of her husband: and she kissed them; and they lifted up their = voice, and=20 wept.

1:10 And they said to her, We will return with thee = to thy=20 people.

1:11 And Noemin said, Return now, my daughters; and = why do ye=20 go with me? have I yet sons in my womb to be your husbands?

1:12 Turn now, my daughters, for I am too old to be = married:=20 for I said, Suppose I were married, and should bear sons;

1:13 would ye wait for them till they should be = grown? or would=20 ye refrain from being married for their sakes? Not so, my daughters; for = I am=20 grieved for you, that the hand of the Lord has gone forth against me.=20

1:14 And they lifted up their voice, and wept again; = and Orpha=20 kissed her mother-in-law and returned to her people; but Ruth followed=20 her.

1:15 And Noemin said to Ruth, Behold, thy = sister-in-law has=20 returned to her people and to her gods; turn now thou also after thy=20 sister-in-law.

1:16 And Ruth said, Intreat me not to leave thee, or = to return=20 from following thee; for whithersoever thou goest, I will go, and = wheresoever=20 thou lodgest, I will lodge; thy people [shall be] my people, and thy God = my=20 God.

1:17 And wherever thou diest, I will die, and there = will I be=20 buried: the Lord do so to me, and more also, [if I leave thee], for = death [only]=20 shall divide between me and thee.

1:18 And Noemin seeing that she was determined to go = with her,=20 ceased to speak to her any more.

1:19 And they went both of them until they came to = Bethleem:=20 and it came to pass, when they arrived at Bethleem, that all the city = rang with=20 them, and they said, Is this Noemin?

1:20 And she said to them, Nay, do not call me = Noemin; call me=20 'Bitter,' for the Mighty One has dealt very bitterly with me.

1:21 I went out full, and the Lord has brought me = back empty:=20 and why call ye me Noemin, whereas the Lord has humbled me and the = Mighty One=20 has afflicted me?

1:22 So Noemin and Ruth the Moabitess, her = daughter-in-law,=20 returned from the country of Moab; and they came to Bethleem in the = beginning of=20 barley harvest.

[Ruth] 2:1 And Noemin had [a friend] = an=20 acquaintance of her husband, and the man [was] a mighty man of the = kindred of=20 Elimelech, and his name [was] Booz.

2:2 And Ruth the Moabitess said to Noemin, Let me go = now to the=20 field, and I will glean among the ears behind the man with whomsoever I = shall=20 find favour: and she said to her, Go, daughter.

2:3 And she went; and came and gleaned in the field = behind the=20 reapers; and she happened by chance to come on a portion of the land of = Booz, of=20 the kindred of Elimelech.

2:4 And, behold, Booz came from Bethleem, and said to = the=20 reapers, The Lord [be] with you: and they said to him, The Lord bless=20 thee.

2:5 And Booz said to his servant who was set over the = reapers,=20 Whose [is] this damsel?

2:6 And his servant who was set over the reapers = answered and=20 said, It is the Moabitish damsel who returned with Noemin out of the = land of=20 Moab.

2:7 And she said, I pray you, let me glean and gather = among the=20 sheaves after the reapers: and she came and stood from morning till = evening, and=20 rested not [even] a little in the field.

2:8 And Booz said to Ruth, Hast thou not heard, [my] = daughter?=20 go not to glean in another field; and depart not thou hence, join = thyself here=20 with my damsels.

2:9 [Let] thine eyes [be] on the field where [my men] = shall=20 reap, and thou shalt go after them: behold, I have charged the young men = not to=20 touch thee: and when you shalt thirst, then thou shalt go to the = vessels, and=20 drink of that which the young men shall have drawn.

2:10 And she fell upon her face, and did reverence to = the=20 ground, and said to him, How is it that I have found grace in thine = eyes, that=20 thou shouldest take notice of me, whereas I am a stranger?

2:11 And Booz answered and said to her, It has fully = been told=20 me how thou hast dealt with thy mother-in-law after the death of thy = husband;=20 and how thou didst leave thy father and thy mother, and the land of thy = birth,=20 and camest to a people whom thou knewest not before.

2:12 The Lord recompense thy work; may a full reward = be given=20 thee of the Lord God of Israel, to whom thou hast come to trust under = his=20 wings.

2:13 And she said, Let me find grace in thy sight, my = lord,=20 because thou hast comforted me, and because thou hast spoken kindly to = thy=20 handmaid, and behold, I shall be as one of thy servants.

2:14 And Booz said to her, Now [it is] time to eat; = come=20 hither, and thou shalt eat of the bread, and thou shalt dip thy morsel = in the=20 vinegar: and Ruth sat by the side of the reapers: and Booz handed her = meal, and=20 she ate, and was satisfied, and left.

2:15 And she rose up to glean; and Booz charged his = young men,=20 saying, Let her even glean among the sheaves, and reproach her not. =

2:16 And do ye by all means carry it for her, and ye = shall=20 surely let fall for her some of that which is heaped up; and let her = eat, and=20 glean, and rebuke her not.

2:17 So she gleaned in the field till evening, and = beat out=20 that she had gleaned, and it was about an ephah of barely.

2:18 And she took [it] up, and went into the city: = and her=20 mother-in-law saw what she had gleaned, and Ruth brought forth and gave = to her=20 the food which she had left from what she had been satisfied = with.

2:19 And her mother-in-law said to her, Where hast = thou gleaned=20 to-day, and where hast thou wrought? blessed be he that took notice of = thee. And=20 Ruth told her mother-in-law where she [had] wrought, and said, The name = of the=20 man with whom I wrought to-day [is] Booz.

2:20 And Noemin said to her daughter-in-law, Blessed = is he of=20 the Lord, because he has not failed in his mercy with the living and = with the=20 dead: and Noemin said to her The man is near akin to us, he is one of = our=20 relations.

2:21 And Ruth said to her mother-in-law, Yea, he said = also to=20 me, Keep close to my damsels, until the men shall have finished all my=20 reaping.

2:22 And Noemin said to Ruth her daughter-in-law, [It = is] well,=20 daughter, that thou wentest out with his damsels; thus they shall not = meet thee=20 in another field.

2:23 And Ruth joined herself to the damsels of Booz = to glean=20 until they had finished the barley-harvest and the = wheat-harvest.

[Ruth] 3:1 And she lodged with her=20 mother-in-law: and Noemin her mother-in-law said to her, My daughter, = shall I=20 not seek rest for thee, that it may be well with thee?

3:2 And now [is] not Booz our kinsman, with whose = damsels thou=20 wast? behold, he winnows barley this night in the floor.

3:3 But do thou wash, and anoint thyself, and put thy = raiment=20 upon thee, and go up to the threshing-floor: do not discover thyself to = the man=20 until he has done eating and drinking.

3:4 And it shall come to pass when he lies down, that = thou=20 shalt mark the place where he lies down, and shalt come and lift up the = covering=20 of his feet, and shalt lie down; and he shall tell thee what thou shalt=20 do.

3:5 And Ruth said to her, All that thou shalt say, I = will=20 do.

3:6 And she went down to the threshing-floor, and did = according=20 to all that her mother-in-law enjoined her.

3:7 And Booz ate and drank, and his heart was glad, = and he came=20 to lie down by the side of the heap of corn; and she came secretly, and = lifted=20 up the covering of his feet.

3:8 And it came to pass at midnight that the man was = amazed,=20 and troubled, and behold, a woman lay at his feet.

3:9 And he said, Who art thou? and she said, I am = thine=20 handmaid Ruth; spread therefore thy skirt over thine handmaid, for thou = art a=20 near relation.

3:10 And Booz said, Blessed [be] thou of the Lord = God, [my]=20 daughter, for thou hast made thy latter kindness greater than the = former, in=20 that thou followest not after young men, whether [any be] poor or=20 rich.

3:11 And now fear not, my daughter, whatever thou = shalt say I=20 will d to thee; for all the tribe of my people knows that thou art a = virtuous=20 woman.

3:12 And now I am truly akin to thee; nevertheless = there is a=20 kinsman nearer than I.

3:13 Lodge [here] for the night, and it shall be in = the=20 morning, if he will do the part of a kinsman to thee, well-- let him do = it: but=20 if he will not do the part of a kinsman to thee, I will do the kinsman's = part to=20 thee, [as] the Lord lives; lie down till the morning.

3:14 And she lay at his feet until the morning; and = she rose up=20 before a man could know his neighbour; and Booz said, Let it not be = known that a=20 woman came into the floor.

3:15 And he said to her, Bring the apron that is upon = thee: and=20 she held it, and he measured six measures of barley, and put them upon = her, and=20 she went into the city.

3:16 And Ruth went in to her mother-in-law, and she = said to=20 her, [My] daughter! and [Ruth] told her all that the man had done to=20 her.

3:17 And she said to her, He gave me these six = measures of=20 barley, for he said to me, Go not empty to thy mother-in-law.

3:18 And she said, Sit still, [my] daughter, until = thou shalt=20 know how the matter will fall out; for the man will not rest until the = matter be=20 accomplished this day.

[Ruth] 4:1 And Booz went up to the = gate, and=20 sat there; and behold, the relative passed by, of whom Booz spoke: and = Booz said=20 to him, Turn aside, sit down here, such a one: and he turned aside and = sat down.=20

4:2 And Booz took ten men of the elders of the city, = and said,=20 Sit ye here; and they sat down.

4:3 And Booz said to the relative, [The matter = regards] the=20 portion of the field which was our brother Elimelech's which was given = to=20 Noemin, now returning out of the land of Moab;

4:4 and I said, I will inform thee, saying, Buy it = before those=20 that sit, and before the elders of my people: if thou wilt redeem it, = redeem it,=20 but if thou wilt not redeem it, tell me, and I shall know; for there is = no one=20 beside thee to do the office of a kinsman, and I am after thee: and he = said, I=20 am [here], I will redeem it.

4:5 And Booz said, In the day of thy buying the field = of the=20 hand of Noemin and of Ruth the Moabitess the wife of the deceased, thou = must=20 also buy her, so as to raise up the name of the dead upon his=20 inheritance.

4:6 And the kinsman said, I shall not be able to = redeem it for=20 myself, lest I mar my own inheritance; do thou redeem my right for = thyself, for=20 I shall not be able to redeem [it].

4:7 And this [was] in former time the ordinance in = Israel for=20 redemption, and for a bargain, to confirm every word: A man loosed his = shoe, and=20 gave it to his neighbour that redeemed his right; and this was a = testimony in=20 Israel.

4:8 And the kinsman said to Booz, Buy my right for = thyself: and=20 he took off his shoe and gave it to him.

4:9 And Booz said to the elders and to all the = people, Ye [are]=20 this day witnesses, that I have bought all that was Elimelech's, and all = that=20 belonged to Chelaion and Maalon, of the hand of Noemin.

4:10 Moreover I have bought for myself for a wife = Ruth the=20 Moabitess, the wife of Maalon, to raise up the name of the dead upon his = inheritance; so the name of the dead shall not be destroyed from among = his=20 brethren, and from the tribe of his people: ye [are] this day=20 witnesses.

4:11 And all the people who were in the gate said, = [We are]=20 witnesses: and the elders said, The Lord make thy wife who goes into thy = house,=20 as Rachel and as Lia, who both [together] built the house of Israel, and = wrought=20 mightily in Ephratha, and there shall be a name [to thee] in Bethleem.=20

4:12 And let thy house be as the house of Phares, = whom Thamar=20 bore to Juda, of the seed which the Lord shall give thee of this=20 handmaid.

4:13 And Booz took Ruth, and she became his wife, and = he went=20 in to her; and the Lord gave her conception, and she bore a = son.

4:14 And the woman said to Noemin, Blessed [is] the = Lord, who=20 has not suffered a redeemer to fail thee this day, even to make thy name = famous=20 in Israel.

4:15 And he shall be to thee a restorer of thy soul, = and one to=20 cherish thy old age; for thy daughter-in-law which has loved thee, who = is better=20 to thee than seven sons, ha born him.

4:16 And Noemin took the child and laid it in her = bosom, and=20 became a nurse to it.

4:17 And the neighbours gave it a name, saying, A son = has been=20 born to Noemin; and they called his name Obed; this [is] the father of = Jessae=20 the father of David.

4:18 And these [are] the generations of Phares: = Phares begot=20 Esrom:

4:19 Esrom begot Aram; and Aram begot = Aminadab.

4:20 And Aminadab begot Naasson; and Naasson begot=20 Salmon.

4:21 And Salmon begot Booz; and Booz begot = Obed.

4:22 And Obed begot Jessae; and Jessae begot=20 David.

I Kings (I Samuel)

1:1 There was a man of Armathaim Sipha, of mount = Ephraim, and=20 his name [was] Helkana, a son of Jeremeel the son of Elias the son of = Thoke, in=20 Nasib Ephraim.

1:2 And he [had] two wives; the name of the one [was] = Anna, and=20 the name of the second Phennana. And Phennana had children, but Anna had = no=20 child.

1:3 And the man went up from year to year from his = city, from=20 Armathaim, to worship and sacrifice to the Lord God of Sabaoth at Selom: = and=20 [there were] Heli and his two sons Ophni and Phinees, the priests of the = Lord.=20

1:4 And the day came, and Helkana sacrificed, and = gave portions=20 to his wife Phennana and her children.

1:5 And to Anna he gave a prime portion, because she = had no=20 child, only Helkana loved Anna more than the other; but the Lord [had] = closed=20 her womb.

1:6 For the Lord gave her no child in her affliction, = and=20 according to the despondency of her affliction; and she was dispirited = on this=20 account, that the Lord shut up her womb so as not to give her a=20 child.

1:7 So she did year by year, in going up to the house = of the=20 Lord; and she was dispirited, and wept, and did not eat.

1:8 And Helkana her husband said to her, Anna: and = she said to=20 him, Here [am] I, my lord: and he said to her, What ails thee that thou = weepest?=20 and why dost thou not eat? and why does thy heart smite thee? [am] I not = better=20 to thee than ten children?

1:9 And Anna rose up after they had eaten in Selom, = and stood=20 before the Lord: and Heli the priest [was] on a seat by the threshold of = the=20 temple of the Lord.

1:1 And she [was] very much grieved in spirit, and = prayed to=20 the Lord, and wept abundantly.

1:11 And she vowed a vow to the Lord, saying, O Lord = God of=20 Sabaoth, if thou welt indeed look upon the humiliation of thine = handmaid, and=20 remember me, and give to thine handmaid a man-child, then will I indeed = dedicate=20 him to thee till the day of his death; and he shall drink no wine nor = strong=20 drink, and no razor shall come upon his head.

1:12 And it came to pass, while she was long praying = before the=20 Lord, that Heli the priest marked her mouth.

1:13 And she was speaking in her heart, and her lips = moved, but=20 her voice was not heard: and Heli accounted her a drunken = woman.

1:14 And the servant of Heli said to her, How long = wilt thou be=20 drunken? take away thy wine from thee, and go out from the presence of = the=20 Lord.

1:15 And Anna answered and said, Nay, my lord, [I = live] in a=20 hard day, and I have not drunk wine or strong drink, and I pour out my = soul=20 before the Lord.

1:16 Count not thy handmaid for a pestilent woman, = for by=20 reason of the abundance of my importunity I have continued [my prayer] = until=20 now.

1:17 And Heli answered and said to her, Go in peace: = the God of=20 Israel give thee all thy petition, which thou hast asked of = him.

1:18 And she said, Thine handmaid has found favour in = thine=20 eyes: and the woman went her way, and entered into her lodging, and ate = and=20 drank with her husband, and her countenance was no more sad.

1:19 And they rise early in the morning, and worship = the Lord,=20 and they go their way: and Helkana went into his house at Armathaim, and = knew=20 his wife Anna; and the Lord remembered her, and she = conceived.

1:20 And it came to pass when the time was come, that = she=20 brought forth a son, and called his name Samuel, and said, Because I = asked him=20 of the Lord God of Sabaoth.

1:21 And the man Helkana and all his house went up to = offer in=20 Selom the yearly sacrifice, and his vows, and all the tithes of his=20 land.

1:22 But Anna did not go up with him, for she said to = her=20 husband, [I will not go up] until the child goes up, when I have weaned = him, and=20 he shall be presented before the Lord, and he shall abide there=20 continually.

1:23 And Helkana her husband said to her, Do that = which is good=20 in thine eyes, abide still until thou shalt have weaned him; but may the = Lord=20 establish that which comes out of thy mouth: and the woman tarried, and = suckled=20 her son until she had weaned him.

1:24 And she went up with him to Selom with a calf of = three=20 years old, and loaves, and an ephah of fine flour, and a bottle of wine: = and she=20 entered into the house of the Lord in Selom, and the child with them.=20

1:25 And they brought him before the Lord; and his = father slew=20 his offering which he offered from year to year to the Lord; and he = brought near=20 the child, and slew the calf; and Anna the mother of the child brought = him to=20 Heli.

1:26 And she said, I pray thee, my lord, as thy soul = liveth, I=20 [am] the woman that stood in thy presence with thee while praying to the = Lord.

1:27 For this child I prayed; and the Lord has given = me my=20 request that I asked of him.

1:28 And I lend him to the Lord all his days that he = lives, a=20 loan to the Lord: and she said,

[I Kings (I Samuel)] 2:1 My heart is = established in the Lord, my horn is exalted in my God; my mouth is = enlarged over=20 my enemies, I have rejoiced in thy salvation.

2:2 For there is none holy as the Lord, and there is = none=20 righteous as our God; there is none holy besides thee.

2:3 Boast not, and utter not high things; let not = high-sounding=20 words come out of your mouth, for the Lord [is] a God of knowledge, and = God=20 prepares his own designs.

2:4 The bow of the mighty has waxed feeble, and the = weak have=20 girded themselves with strength.

2:5 They that were full of bread are brought low; and = the=20 hungry have forsaken the land; for the barren has born seven, and she = that=20 abounded in children has waxed feeble.

2:6 The Lord kills and makes alive; he brings down to = the=20 grave, and brings up.

2:7 The Lord makes poor, and makes rich; he brings = low, and=20 lifts up.

2:8 He lifts up the poor from the earth, and raises = the needy=20 from the dunghill; to seat him with the princes of the people, and = causing them=20 to inherit the throne of glory:

2:9 granting his petition to him that prays; and he = blesses the=20 years of the righteous, for by strength cannot man prevail.

2:10 The Lord will weaken his adversary; the Lord = [is] holy.=20 Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, nor let the mighty man boast = in his=20 strength, and let not the rich man boast in his wealth; but let him that = boasts=20 boast in this, to understand and know the Lord, and to execute judgement = and=20 justice in the midst of the earth. The Lord has gone up to the heavens, = and has=20 thundered: he will judge the extremities of the earth, and he gives = strength to=20 our kings, and will exalt the horn of his Christ. And she left him there = before=20 the Lord,

2:11 and departed to Armathaim: and the child = ministered in the=20 presence of the Lord before Heli the priest.

2:12 And the sons of Heli the priest [were] evil = sons, not=20 knowing the Lord.

2:13 And the priest's claim from every one of the = people that=20 sacrificed [was this:] the servant of the priest came when the flesh was = in=20 seething, and a flesh-hook of three teeth [was] in his hand.

2:14 And he struck it into the great caldron, or into = the=20 brazen vessel, or into the pot, and whatever came up with the = flesh-hook, the=20 priest took for himself: so they did to all Israel that came to = sacrifice to the=20 Lord in Selom.

2:15 And before the fat was burnt for a sweet savour, = the=20 servant of the priest would come, and say to the man that sacrificed, = Give flesh=20 to roast for the priest, and I will by no means take of thee sodden = flesh out of=20 the caldron.

2:16 And [if] the man that sacrificed said, First let = the fat=20 be burned, as it is fit, and take for thyself of all things which thy = soul=20 desires: then he would say, Nay, for thou shalt give it me now; and if = not I=20 will take it by force.

2:17 So the sin of the young men was very great = before the=20 Lord, for they set at nought the offering of the Lord.

2:18 And Samuel ministered before the Lord, a child = girt with a=20 linen ephod.

:19 And his mother made him a little doublet, and = brought it to=20 him from year to year, in her going up in company with her husband to = offer the=20 yearly sacrifice.

2:20 And Heli blessed Helcana and his wife, saying = The Lord=20 recompense to thee seed of this woman, in return for the loan which thou = hast=20 lent to the Lord: and the man returned to his place.

2:21 And the Lord visited Anna, and she bore yet = three sons,=20 and two daughters. And the child Samuel grew before the Lord.

2:22 And Heli [was] very old, and he heard what his = sons did to=20 the children of Israel.

2:23 And he said to them, Why do ye according to this = thing,=20 which I hear from the mouth of all the people of the Lord?

2:24 Nay [my] sons, for the report which I hear [is] = not good;=20 do not so, for the reports which I hear [are] not good, so that the = people do=20 not serve God.

2:25 If a man should at all sin against another, then = shall=20 they pray for him to the Lord; but if a man sin against the Lord, who = shall=20 intreat for him? But they hearkened not to the voice of their father, = because=20 the Lord would by all means destroy them.

2:26 And the child Samuel advanced, and was in favour = with God=20 and with men.

2:27 And a man of God came to Heli, and said, Thus = says the=20 Lord, I plainly revealed myself to the house of thy father, when they = were=20 servants in Egypt to the house of Pharao.

2:28 And I chose the house of thy father out of all = the tribes=20 of Israel to minister to me in the priest's office, to go up to my = altar, and to=20 burn incense, and to wear an ephod. And I gave to the house of thy = father all=20 the offerings by fire of the children of Israel for food.

2:29 And wherefore hast thou looked upon my = incense-offering=20 and my meat-offering with a shameless eye, and hast honoured thy sons = above me,=20 so that they should bless themselves with the first-fruits of every = sacrifice of=20 Israel before me?

2:30 Therefore thus says the Lord God of Israel, I = said, Thy=20 house and the house of thy father shall pass before me for ever: but now = the=20 Lord says, That be far from me; for will only honour them that honour = me, and he=20 that sets me at nought shall be despised.

2:31 Behold, the days come when I will destroy thy = seed and the=20 seed of thy father's house.

2:32 And thou shalt not have an old man in my house = for=20 ever.

2:33 And [if] I do not destroy a man of thine from my = altar,=20 [it shall be] that his eyes may fail and his soul may perish; and every = one that=20 remains in thy house shall fall by the sword of men.

2:34 And this which shall come upon thy two sons = Ophni and=20 Phinees shall be a sign to thee; in one day they shall both = die.

2:35 And I will raise up to myself a faithful priest, = who shall=20 do all that is in my heart and in my soul; and I will build him a sure = house,=20 and he shall walk before my Christ for ever.

2:36 And it shall come to pass that he that survives = in thy=20 house, shall come to do obeisance before him for a little piece of = silver,=20 saying, Put me into one of thy priest's offices to eat bread. =

[I Kings (I Samuel)] 3:1 And the = child Samuel=20 ministered to the Lord before Heli the priest: and the word of the Lord = was=20 precious in those days, there was no distinct vision.

3:2 And it came to pass at that time that Heli was = sleeping in=20 his place; and his eyes began to fail, and could not see.

3:3 And the lamp of God [was burning] before it was = trimmed,=20 and Samuel slept in the temple, where [was] the ark of God.

3:4 And the Lord called, Samuel, Samuel; and he said, = Behold,=20 [here am] I.

3:5 And he ran to Heli, and said, [Here am] I, for = thou didst=20 call me: and he said, I did not call thee; return, go to sleep; and he = returned=20 and went to sleep.

3:6 And the Lord called again, Samuel, Samuel: and he = went to=20 Heli the second time, and said, Behold [here am] I, for thou didst call = me: and=20 he said, I called thee not; return, go to sleep.

3:7 And [it was] before Samuel knew the Lord, and = [before] the=20 word of the Lord was revealed to him.

3:8 And the Lord called Samuel again for the third = time: and he=20 arose and went to Heli, and said, Behold, I [am here], for thou didst = call me:=20 and Heli perceived that the Lord [had] called the child.

3:9 And he said, Return, child, go to sleep; and it = shall come=20 to pass if he shall call thee, that thou shalt say, Speak for thy = servant hears:=20 and Samuel went and lay down in his place.

3:10 And the Lord came, and stood, and called him as = before:=20 and Samuel said, Speak, for thy servant hears.

3:11 And the Lord said to Samuel, Behold, I execute = my words in=20 Israel; whoever hears them, both his ears shall tingle.

3:12 In that day I will raise up against Heli all = things that I=20 have said against his house; I will begin, and I will make an = end.

3:13 And I have told him that I will be avenged on = his house=20 perpetually for the iniquities of his sons, because his sons spoke evil = against=20 God, and he did not admonish them.

3:14 And [it shall] not [go on] so; I have sworn to = the house=20 of Eli, the iniquity of the house of Eli shall not be atoned for with = incense or=20 sacrifices for ever.

3:15 And Samuel slept till morning, and rose early in = the=20 morning, and opened the doors of the house of the Lord; and Samuel = feared to=20 tell [Heli] the vision.

3:16 And Heli said to Samuel, Samuel, [my] son; and = he said,=20 Behold, [here am] I.

3:17 And he said, What [was] the word that was spoken = to thee?=20 I pray thee hide it not from me: may God do these things to thee, and = more also,=20 if thou hide from me any thing of all the words that were spoken to thee = in=20 thine ears.

3:18 And Samuel reported all the words, and hid them = not from=20 him. And Heli said, He [is] the Lord, he shall do that which is good in = his=20 sight.

3:19 And Samuel grew, and the Lord was with him, and = there did=20 not fall one of his words to the ground.

3:20 And all Israel knew from Dan even to Bersabee, = that Samuel=20 [was] faithful as a prophet to the Lord.

3:21 And the Lord manifested himself again in Selom, = for the=20 Lord revealed himself to Samuel; and Samuel was accredited to all Israel = as a=20 prophet to the Lord from one end of the land to the other: and Heli = [was] very=20 old, and his sons kept advancing [in wickedness], and their way [was] = evil=20 before the Lord.

[I Kings (I Samuel)] 4:1 And it came = to pass=20 in those days that the Philistines gathered themselves together against = Israel=20 to war; and Israel went out to meet them and encamped at Abenezer, and = the=20 Philistines encamped in Aphec.

4:2 And the Philistines prepare to fight with Israel, = and the=20 battle was turned against them; and the men of Israel fell before the=20 Philistines, and there were smitten in the battle in the field four = thousand=20 men.

4:3 And the people came to the camp, and the elders = of Israel=20 said, Why has the Lord caused us to fall this day before the = Philistines? let us=20 take the ark of our God out of Selom, and let it proceed from the midst = of us,=20 and it shall save us from the hand of our enemies.

4:4 And the people sent to Selom, and they take = thence the ark=20 of the Lord who dwells between the cherubs: and both the sons of Heli, = Ophni and=20 Phinees, [were] with the ark.

4:5 And it came to pass when the ark of the Lord = entered into=20 the camp, that all Israel cried out with a loud voice, and the earth=20 resounded.

4:6 And the Philistines heard the cry, and the = Philistines=20 said, What [is] this great cry in the camp of the Hebrews: and they = understood=20 that the ark of the Lord was come into the camp.

4:7 And the Philistines feared, and said, These are = the Gods=20 that are come to them into the camp.

4:8 Woe to us, O Lord, deliver us to-day for such a = thing has=20 not happened aforetime: woe to us, who shall deliver us out of the hand = of these=20 mighty Gods? these [are] the Gods that smote Egypt with every plague, = and in the=20 wilderness.

4:9 Strengthen yourselves and behave yourselves like = men, O ye=20 Philistines, that ye may not serve the Hebrews as they have served us, = but be ye=20 men and fight with them.

4:10 And they fought with them; and the men of Israel = fall, and=20 they fled every man to his ten; and there was a very great slaughter; = and there=20 fell of Israel thirty thousand fighting men.

4:11 And the ark of God was taken, and both the sons = of Heli,=20 Ophni, and Phinees, died.

4:12 And there ran a man of Benjamin out of the = battle, and he=20 came to Selom on that day: and his clothes [were] rent, and earth [was] = upon his=20 head.

4:13 And he came, an behold, Heli was upon the seat = by the gate=20 looking along the way, for his heart was greatly alarmed for the ark of = God: and=20 the man entered into the city to bring tidings; and the city cried=20 out.

4:14 And Heli heard the sound of the cry, and said, = What [is]=20 the voice of this cry? and the men hasted and went in, and reported to=20 Heli.

4:15 Now Heli [was] ninety years old, and his eyes = were fixed,=20 and he saw not.

4:16 And Heli said to them that stood round about = him, What=20 [is] the voice of this sound? And the man hasted and advanced to Heli, = and said=20 to him, I am he that is come out of the camp, and I have fled from the = battle=20 to-day: and Heli said, What [is] the even, [my] son?

4:17 And they young man answered and said, The men of = Israel=20 fled from the face of the Philistines, and there was a great slaughter = among the=20 people, and both thy sons are dead, and the ark of God is = taken.

4:18 And it came to pass, when he mentioned the ark = of God,=20 that he fell from the seat backward near the gate, and his back was = broken, and=20 he died, for [he was] an old man and heavy: and he judged Israel twenty=20 years.

4:19 And his daughter-in-law the wife of Phinees = [was] with=20 child, [about] to bring forth; and she heard the tidings, that the ark = of God=20 was taken, and that her father-in-law and her husband were dead; and she = wept=20 and was delivered, for her pains came upon her.

4:20 And in her time she was at the point of death; = and the=20 women that stood by her, said to her, Fear not, for thou hast born a = son: but=20 she answered not, and her heart did not regard it.

4:21 And she called the child Uaebarchaboth, because = of the ark=20 of God, and because of her father-in-law, and because of her = husband.

4:22 And they said, The glory of Israel is departed, = forasmuch=20 as the ark of the Lord is taken.

[I Kings (I Samuel)] 5:1 And the = Philistines=20 took the ark of God, and brought it from Abenezer to Azotus.

5:2 And the Philistines took the ark of the Lord, and = brought=20 it into the house of Dagon, and set it by Dagon.

5:3 And the people of Azotus rose early, and entered = into the=20 house of Dagon; and looked, and behold, Dagon had fallen on his face = before the=20 ark of the Lord: and they lifted up Dagon, and set him in his place. And = the=20 hand of the Lord was heavy upon the Azotians, and he plagued them, and = he smote=20 them in their secret parts, Azotus and her coasts.

5:4 And it came to pass when they rose early in the = morning,=20 behold, Dagon had fallen on his face before the ark of the covenant of = the Lord;=20 and the head of Dagon and both the palms of his hands [were] cut off = each before=20 the threshold, and both the wrists of his hands had fallen on the floor = of the=20 porch; only the stump of Dagon was left.

5:5 Therefore the priests of Dagon, and every one = that enters=20 into the house of Dagon, do not tread upon the threshold of the house of = Dagon=20 in Azotus until this day, for they step over.

5:6 And the hand of the Lord was heavy upon Azotus, = and he=20 brought evil upon them, and it burst out upon them into the ships, and = mice=20 sprang up in the midst of their country, and there was a great and=20 indiscriminate mortality in the city.

5:7 And the men of Azotus saw that [it was] so, and = they said,=20 The ark of the God of Israel shall not abide with us, for his hand [is] = heavy=20 upon us and upon Dagon our god.

5:8 And they send and gather the lords of the = Philistines to=20 them, and say, What shall we do to the ark of the God of Israel? and the = Gittites say, Let the ark of God come over to us; and the ark of the God = of=20 Israel came to Geth.

5:9 And it came to pass after it went about to Geth, = that the=20 hand of the Lord comes upon the city, a very great confusion; and he = smote the=20 men of the city small and great, and smote them in their secret parts: = and the=20 Gittites made to themselves images of emerods.

5:10 And they send away the ark of God to Ascalon; = and it came=20 to pass when the ark of God went into Ascalon, that the men of Ascalon = cried=20 out, saying, Why have ye brought back the ark of the God of Israel to = us, to=20 kill us and our people?

5:11 And they send and gather the lords of the = Philistines, and=20 they said, Send away the ark of the God of Israel, and let it lodge in = its=20 place; and let it not slay us and our people.

5:12 For there was a very great confusion in all the = city, when=20 the ark of the God of Israel entered there; and those, who lived and = died not=20 were smitten with emerods; and the cry of the city went up to heaven.=20

[I Kings (I Samuel)] 6:1 And the ark = was seven=20 months in the country of the Philistines, and their land brought forth = swarms of=20 mice.

6:2 And the Philistines call their priests, and their = prophets,=20 and their enchanters, saying, What shall we do to the ark of the Lord? = teach us=20 wherewith we shall send it away to its place.

6:3 And they said, If ye send away the ark of the = covenant of=20 the Lord God of Israel, do not on any account send it away empty, but by = all=20 means render to it an offering for the plague; and then shall ye be = healed, and=20 an atonement shall be made for you: should not his hand be [thus] stayed = from=20 off you?

6:4 And they say, What [is] the offering for the = plague [which]=20 we shall return to it? and they said,

6:5 According to the number of the lords of the = Philistines,=20 five golden emerods, for the plague was on you, and on your rulers, and = on the=20 people; and golden mice, the likeness of the mice that destroy your = land: and ye=20 shall give glory to the Lord, that he may lighten his hand from off you, = and=20 from off your gods, and from off your land.

6:6 And why do ye harden your hearts, as Egypt and = Pharao=20 hardened their hearts? [was it] not [so] when he mocked them, [that] = they let=20 the people go, and they departed?

6:7 And now take wood and make a new wagon, and take = two cows,=20 that have calved for the first time, without their calves; and do ye = yoke the=20 cows to the wagon, and lead away the calves from behind them = home.

6:8 And ye shall take the ark and put it on the = wagon; and ye=20 shall restore to it the golden articles for the trespass-offering in a = coffer by=20 the side of it: and ye shall let it g, and sent it away, and ye shall = depart.=20

6:9 And ye shall see, if it shall go the way of its = coasts=20 along by Baethsamys, he has brought upon us this great affliction; and = if not,=20 then shall we know that his hand has not touched us, but this [is a] = chance=20 [which] has happened to us.

6:10 And the Philistines did so; and they took two = cows that=20 had calved for the first time, and yoked them to the waggon, and shut up = their=20 calves at home.

6:11 And they set the ark of the Lord, and the = coffer, and the=20 golden mice, on the waggon.

6:12 And the cows went straight on the way to the way = of=20 Baethsamys, they went along one track; and laboured, and turned not = aside to the=20 right hand or to the left, and the lords of the Philistines went after = it as far=20 as the coasts of Baethsamys.

6:13 And the men of Baethsamys were reaping the wheat = harvest=20 in the valley; and they lifted up their eyes, and saw the ark of the = Lord, and=20 rejoiced to meet it.

6:14 And the waggon entered into the field of Osee, = which was=20 in Baethsamys, and they set there by it a great stone; and they split = the wood=20 of the waggon, and offered up the cows for a whole-burnt-offering to the = Lord.

6:15 And the Levites brought up the ark of the Lord, = and the=20 coffer with it, and the golden articles upon it, and placed them on the = great=20 stone, and the men of Baethsamys offered whole-burnt-offerings and meat=20 offerings on that day to the Lord.

6:16 And the five lords of the Philistines saw, and = returned to=20 Ascalon in that day.

6:17 And these [are] the golden emerods which the = lords of the=20 Philistines gave as a trespass-offering to the Lord; for Azotus one, for = Gaza=20 one, for Ascalon one, for Geth one, for Accaron one.

6:18 And the golden mice according to the number of = all the=20 cities of the Philistines, belonging to the five lords, from the fenced = city to=20 the village of the Pherezite, and to the great stone, on which they = placed the=20 ark of the covenant of the Lord, that was in the field of Osee the=20 Baethsamysite.

6:19 And the sons of Jechonias were not pleased with = the men of=20 Baethsamys, because they saw the ark of the Lord; and [the Lord] smote = among=20 them seventy men, and fifty thousand men: and the people mourned, = because the=20 Lord had inflicted on the people, a very great plague.

6:20 And the men of Baethsamys said, Who shall be = able to pass=20 before this holy Lord God? and to whom shall the ark of the Lord go up = from=20 us?

6:21 And they send messengers to the inhabitants of=20 Cariathiarim, saying, The Philistines have brought back the ark of the = Lord, go=20 down and take it home to yourselves.

[I Kings (I Samuel)] 7:1 And the men = of=20 Cariathiarim come, and bring up the ark of the covenant of the Lord: and = they=20 bring it into the house of Aminadab in the hill; and they sanctified = Eleazar his=20 son to keep the ark of the covenant of the Lord.

7:2 And it came to pass from the time that the ark = was in=20 Cariathiarim, the days were multiplied, and [the time] was twenty years; = and all=20 the house of Israel looked after the Lord.

7:3 And Samuel spoke to all the house of Israel, = saying, If ye=20 do with all your heart return to the Lord, take away the strange gods = from the=20 midst of you, and the groves, and prepare your hearts to [serve] the = Lord, and=20 serve him only; and he shall deliver you from the hand of the=20 Philistines.

7:4 And the children of Israel took away Baalim and = the groves=20 of Astaroth, and served the Lord only.

7:5 And Samuel said, Gather all Israel to Massephath, = and I=20 will pray for you to the Lord.

7:6 And they were gathered together to Massephath, = and they=20 drew water, and poured it out upon the earth before the Lord. And they = fasted on=20 that day, and said, We have sinned before the Lord. And Samuel judged = the=20 children of Israel in Massephath.

7:7 And the Philistines heard that all the children = of Israel=20 were gathered together to Massephath: and the lords of the Philistines = went up=20 against Israel: and the children of Israel heard, and they feared before = the=20 Philistines.

7:8 And the children of Israel said to Samuel, Cease = not to cry=20 to the Lord thy God for us, and he shall save us out of the hand of the=20 Philistines.

7:9 And Samuel took a sucking lamb, and offered it up = as a=20 whole-burnt-offering with all the people to the Lord: and Samuel cried = to the=20 Lord for Israel, and the Lord heard him.

7:10 And Samuel was offering the = whole-burnt-offering; and the=20 Philistines drew near to war against Israel; and the Lord thundered with = a=20 mighty sound in that day upon the Philistines, and they were confounded = and=20 overthrown before Israel.

7:11 And the men of Israel went forth out of = Massephath, and=20 pursued the Philistines, and smote them to the parts under = Baethchor.

7:12 And Samuel took a stone, and set it up between = Massephath=20 and the old [city]; and he called the name of it Abenezer, stone of the = helper;=20 and he said, Hitherto has the Lord helped us.

7:13 So the Lord humbled the Philistines, and they = did not=20 anymore come into the border of Israel; and the hand of the Lord was = against the=20 Philistines all the days of Samuel.

7:14 And the cities which the Philistines took from = the=20 children of Israel were restored; and they restored them to Israel from = Ascalon=20 to Azob: and they took the coast of Israel out of the hand of the = Philistines;=20 and there was peace between Israel and the Amorite.

7:15 And Samuel judged Israel all the days of his=20 life.

7:16 And he went year by year, and went round = Baethel, and=20 Galgala, and Massephath; and he judged Israel in all these consecrated=20 places.

7:17 And his return was to Armathaim, because there = was his=20 house; and there he judged Israel, and built there an altar to the=20 Lord.

[I Kings (I Samuel)] 8:1 And it came = to pass=20 when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over = Israel.

8:2 And these [are] the names of his sons; Joel the = first-born,=20 and the name of the second Abia, judges in Bersabee.

8:3 And his sons did not walk in his way; and they = turned aside=20 after gain, and took gifts, and perverted judgments.

8:4 And the men of Israel gather themselves together, = and come=20 to Armathaim to Samuel,

8:5 and they said to him, Behold, thou art grown old, = and thy=20 sons walk not in thy way; and now set over us a king to judge us as also = the=20 other nations [have].

8:6 And the thing [was] evil in the eyes of Samuel, = when they=20 said, Give us a king to judge us: and Samuel prayed to the = Lord.

8:7 And the Lord said to Samuel, Hear the voice of = the people,=20 in whatever they shall say to thee; for they have not rejected thee, but = they=20 have rejected me from reigning over them.

8:8 According to all their doings which they have = done to me,=20 from the day that I brought them out of Egypt until this day, even [as] = they=20 have deserted me, and served other gods, so they do also to = thee.

8:9 And now hearken to their voice; only thou shalt = solemnly=20 testify to them, and thou shalt describe to them the manner of the king = who=20 shall reign over them.

8:10 And Samuel spoke every word of the Lord to the = people who=20 asked of him a king.

8:11 And he said, This shall be the manner of the = king that=20 shall rule over you: he shall take your sons, and put them in his = chariots, and=20 among his horsemen, and running before his chariots,

8:12 and [his manner shall be] to make them to = himself captains=20 of hundreds and captains of thousands; and to reap his harvest, and = gather his=20 vintage, and prepare his instruments of war, and the implements of his=20 chariots.

8:13 And he will take your daughters to be perfumers, = and=20 cooks, and bakers.

8:14 And he will take your fields, and your = vineyards, and your=20 good oliveyards, and give them to his servants.

8:15 And he will take the tithe of your seeds and = your=20 vineyards, and give [it] to his eunuchs, and to his servants.

8:16 And he will take your servants, and your = handmaids, and=20 your good herds and your asses, and will take the tenth of them for his=20 works.

8:17 And he will tithe your flocks; and ye shall be = his=20 servants.

8:18 And ye shall cry out in that day because of your = king whom=20 ye have chosen to yourselves, and the Lord shall not hear you in those = days,=20 because ye have chosen to yourselves a king.

8:19 But the people would not hearken to Samuel; and = they said=20 to him, Nay, but there shall be a king over us.

8:20 And we also will be like all the nations; and = our king=20 shall judge us, and shall go out before us, and fight our battles. =

8:21 And Samuel heard all the words of the people, = and spoke=20 them in the ears of the Lord.

8:22 And the Lord said to Samuel, Hearken to their = voice, and=20 appoint them a king. And Samuel said to the men of Israel, Let each man = depart=20 to his city.

[I Kings (I Samuel)] 9:1 And [there = was] a man=20 of the sons of Benjamin, and his name [was] Kis, the son of Abiel, the = son of=20 Jared, the son of Bachir, the son of Aphec, the son of a Benjamite, a = man of=20 might.

9:2 And this man [had] a son, and his name was Saul, = of great=20 stature, a goodly man; and there was not among the sons of Israel a = goodlier=20 than he, high above all the people from his shoulders and upward. =

9:3 And the asses of Kis the father of Saul were = lost; and Kis=20 said to Saul his son, Take with thee one of the young men, and arise ye, = and go=20 seek the asses.

9:4 And they went through mount Ephraim, and they = went through=20 the land of Selcha, and found them not: and they passed through the land = of=20 Segalim, and they were not there: and they passed through the land of = Jamin, and=20 found them not.

9:5 And when they came to Sigh, then Saul said to his = young man=20 that was with him, Come and let us return, lest my father leave the = asses, and=20 take care for us.

9:6 And the young man said to him, Behold now, [there = is] a man=20 of God in this city, and the man [is] of high repute; all that he shall = speak=20 will surely come to pass: now then let us go, that he may tell us our = way on=20 which we have set out.

9:7 And Saul said to his young man that was with him, = Lo, then,=20 we will go; but what shall we bring the man of God? for the loaves are = spent out=20 of our vessels, and we have nothing more with us that belongs to us to = bring to=20 the man of God.

9:8 And the young man answered Saul again, and said, = Behold,=20 there is found in my hand a fourth part of a shekel of silver; and thou = shalt=20 give it to the man of God, and he shall tell us our way.

9:9 Now before time in Israel every one in going to = enquire of=20 God said, Come and let us go to the seer; for the people beforetime = called the=20 prophet, the seer.

9:10 And Saul said to his servant, Well said, come = and let us=20 go: and they went to the city where the man of God was.

9:11 As they went up the ascent to the city, they = find damsels=20 come out to draw water, and they say to them, Is the seer = here?

9:12 And the virgins answered them, and they say to = them, He=20 is: behold, [he is] before you: now he is coming to the city, because of = the=20 day, for to-day [there is] a sacrifice for the people in = Bama.

9:13 As soon as ye shall enter into the city, so = shall ye find=20 him in the city, before he goes up to Bama to eat; for the people will = not eat=20 until he comes in, for he blesses the sacrifice, and afterwards the = guests eat;=20 now then go up, for ye shall find him because of the holiday. =

9:14 And they go up to the city; and as they were = entering into=20 the midst of the city, behold, Samuel came out to meet them, to go up to = Bama.

9:15 And the Lord uncovered the ear of Samuel one day = before=20 Saul came to him, saying,

9:16 At this time to-morrow I will send to thee a man = out of=20 the land of Benjamin, and thou shalt anoint him to be ruler over my = people=20 Israel, and he shall save my people out of the hand of the Philistines; = for I=20 have looked upon the humiliation of my people, for their cry is come = unto=20 me.

9:17 And Samuel looked upon Saul, and the Lord = answered him,=20 Behold the man of whom I spoke to thee, this one shall rule over my=20 people.

9:18 And Saul drew near to Samuel into the midst of = the city,=20 and said, Tell me now which [is] the house of the seer?

9:19 And Samuel answered Saul, and said, I am he: go = up before=20 me to Bama, and eat with me to-day, and I will send thee away in the = morning,=20 and I will tell thee all that is in thine heart.

9:20 And concerning thine asses that have been lost = now these=20 three days, care not for them, for they are found. And to whom does the=20 excellency of Israel belong? does it not to thee and to thy father's=20 house?

9:21 And Saul answered and said, Am not I the son of = a=20 Benjamite, the least tribe of the people of Israel? and of the least = family of=20 the whole tribe of Benjamin? and why hast thou spoken to me according to = this=20 word?

9:22 And Samuel took Saul and his servant, and = brought them to=20 the inn, and set them there a place among the chief of those that were = called,=20 about seventy men.

9:23 And Samuel said to the cook, Give me the portion = which I=20 gave thee, which I told thee to set by thee.

9:24 Now the cook [had] boiled the shoulder, and he = set it=20 before Saul; and Samuel said to Saul, Behold that which is left: set = before=20 thee, an eat; for it is set thee for a testimony in preference to the = others;=20 take [of it]: and Saul ate with Samuel on that day.

9:25 And he went down from Bama into the city; and = they=20 prepared a lodging for Saul on the roof, and he lay down.

9:26 An it came to pass when the morning dawned, that = Samuel=20 called Saul on the roof, saying, Rise up, and I will dismiss thee. And = Saul=20 arose, and he and Samuel went out.

9:27 As they went down to a part of the city, Samuel = said to=20 Saul, Speak to the young man, and let him pass on before us; and do thou = stand=20 as to-day, and hearken to the word of God.

[I Kings (I Samuel)] 10:1 And Samuel = took a=20 vial of oil, and poured [it] on his head, and kissed him, and said to = him, Has=20 not the Lord anointed thee for a ruler over his people, over Israel? and = thou=20 shalt rule among the people of the Lord, and thou shalt save them out of = the=20 hand of their enemies; and this [shall be] the sign to thee that the = Lord has=20 anointed thee for a ruler over his inheritance.

10:2 [As soon] as thou shalt have departed this day = from me,=20 thou shalt find two men by the burial-place of Rachel on the mount of = Benjamin,=20 exulting greatly; and they shall say to thee, The asses are found which = ye went=20 to seek; and, behold, thy father has given up the matter of the asses, = and he is=20 anxious for you, saying, What shall I do for my son?

10:3 And thou shalt depart thence, and shalt go = beyond that as=20 far as the oak of Thabor, and thou shalt find there three men going up = To God to=20 Baethel, one bearing three kids, and another bearing three vessels of = bread, and=20 another bearing a bottle of wine.

10:4 And they shall ask thee how thou doest, and = shall give=20 thee two presents of bread, and thou shall receive them of their=20 hand.

10:5 And afterward thou shalt go to the hill of God, = where is=20 the encampment of the Philistines; there [is] Nasib the Philistine: an = it shall=20 come to pass when ye shall have entered into the city, that thou shalt = meet a=20 band of prophets coming down from the Bama; and before them will be = lutes, and a=20 drum, and a pipe, and a harp, and they shall prophesy.

10:6 And the Spirit of the Lord shall come upon thee, = and thou=20 shalt prophesy with them, and shalt be turned into another man. =

10:7 And it shall come to pass when these signs shall = come upon=20 thee,-- [then] do thou whatsoever thy hand shall find, because God [is] = with=20 thee.

10:8 And thou shalt go down in front of Galgal, and = behold, I=20 come down to thee to offer a whole-burnt-offering and peace-offerings: = seven=20 days shalt thou wait until I shall come to thee, and I will make known = to thee=20 what thou shalt do.

10:9 And it came to pass when he turned his back to = depart from=20 Samuel, God gave him another heart; and all these signs came to pass in = that=20 day.

10:10 And he comes thence to the hill, and behold a = band of=20 prophets opposite to him; and the Spirit of God came upon him, and he = prophesied=20 in the midst of them.

10:11 And all that had known him before came, and = saw, and=20 behold, he [was] in the midst of the prophets: and the people said every = one to=20 his neighbour, What [is] this that has happened to the son of Kis? [is] = Saul=20 also among the prophets?

10:12 And one of them answered and said, And who [is] = his=20 father? and therefore it became a proverb, [Is] Saul also among the=20 prophets?

10:13 And he ceased prophesying, and comes to the=20 hill.

10:14 And his kinsman said to him and to his servant, = Whither=20 went ye? and they said, To seek the asses; and we saw that they were = lost, and=20 we went in to Samuel.

10:15 And his kinsman said to Saul, Tell me, I pray = thee, What=20 did Samuel say to thee?

10:16 And Saul said to his kinsman, he verily told me = that the=20 asses were found. But the matter of the kingdom he told him = not.

10:17 And Samuel summoned all the people before the = Lord to=20 Massephath.

10:18 And he said to the children of Israel, Thus has = the Lord=20 God of Israel spoken, saying, I brought up the children of Israel out of = Egypt,=20 and I rescued you out of the hand of Pharao king of Egypt, and out of = all the=20 kingdoms that afflicted you.

10:19 And ye have this day rejected God, who is = himself your=20 Deliverer out of all your evils and afflictions; and ye said, Nay, but = thou=20 shalt set a king over us: and now stand before the Lord according to = your=20 tribes, and according to your families.

10:20 And Samuel brought nigh all the tribes of = Israel, and the=20 tribe of Benjamin is taken by lot.

10:21 And he brings near the tribe of Benjamin by = families, and=20 the family of Mattari is taken by lot: and they bring near the family of = Mattari, man by man, and Saul the son of Kis is taken; and he sought = him, but he=20 was not found.

10:22 And Samuel asked yet again of the Lord, Will = the man come=20 hither? and the Lord said, Behold, he is hid among the stuff. =

10:23 And he ran and took him thence, and he set him = in the=20 midst of the people; and he was higher than all the people by his = shoulders and=20 upwards.

10:24 And Samuel said to all the people, Have ye seen = whom the=20 Lord has chosen to himself, that there is none like to him among you = all? And=20 all the people took notice, and said, Let the king live!

10:25 And Samuel told the people the manner of the = king, and=20 wrote it in a book, and set it before the Lord: and Samuel sent away all = the=20 people, and each went to his place.

10:26 And Saul departed to his house to Gabaa; and = there went=20 with Saul mighty men whose hearts God had touched.

10:27 But evil men said, Who [is] this man [that] = shall save=20 us? and they despised him, and brought him no gifts.

[I Kings (I Samuel)] 11:1 And it = came to pass=20 about a month after this, that Naas the Ammanie went up, and encamped = against=20 Jabis Galaad: and all the men of Jabis said to Naas the Ammanite, Make a = covenant with us, and we will serve thee.

11:2 Naas the Ammanite said to them, On these terms = will I make=20 a covenant with you, that I should put out all your right eyes, and I = will lay a=20 reproach upon Israel.

11:3 And the men of Jabis say to him, Allow us seven = days, and=20 we will send messengers into all the coasts of Israel: if there should = be no one=20 to deliver us, we will come out to you.

11:4 And the messengers came to Gabaa to Saul, and = they speak=20 the words into the ears of the people; and all the people lifted up = their voice,=20 and wept.

11:5 And, behold, Saul came after the early morning = out of the=20 field: and Saul said, Why does the people week? and they tell him the = words of=20 the men of Jabis.

11:6 And the Spirit of the Lord came upon Saul when = he heard=20 these words, and his anger was greatly kindled against them.

11:7 And he took two cows, and cut them in pieces, = and sent=20 them into all the coasts of Israel by the hand of messengers, saying, = Whoso=20 comes not forth after Saul and after Samuel, so shall they do to his = oxen: and a=20 transport from the Lord came upon the people of Israel, and they came = out to=20 battle as one man.

11:8 And he reviews them at Bezec in Bama, every man = of Israel=20 six hundred thousand, and the men of Juda seventy thousand.

11:9 And he said to the messengers that came, Thus = shall ye say=20 to the men of Jabis, To-morrow ye shall have deliverance when the sun is = hot;=20 and the messengers came to the city, and told the men of Jabis, and they = rejoiced.

11:10 And the men of Jabis said to Naas the Ammanite, = To-morrow=20 we will come forth to you, and ye shall do to us what seems good in your = sight.

11:11 And it came to pass on the morrow, that Saul = divided the=20 people into three companies, and they go into the midst of the camp in = the=20 morning watch, and they smote the children of Ammon until the day was = hot; at it=20 came to pass that those who were left were scattered, and there were not = left=20 among them two together.

11:12 And the people said to Samuel, Who has said = that Saul=20 shall not reign over us? Give up the men, and we will put them to=20 death.

11:13 And Saul said, No man shall die this day, for = to-day the=20 Lord has wrought deliverance in Israel.

11:14 And Samuel spoke to the people, saying, Let us = go to=20 Galgala, and there renew the kingdom.

11:15 And all the people went to Galgala, and Samuel = anointed=20 Saul there to be king before the Lord in Galgala, and there he offered=20 meat-offerings and peace-offerings before the Lord: and Samuel and all = Israel=20 rejoiced exceedingly.

[I Kings (I Samuel)] 12:1 And Samuel = said to=20 all Israel, Behold, I have hearkened to your voice in all things that ye = have=20 said to me, and I have set a king over you.

12:2 And now, behold, the king goes before you; and I = am grown=20 old and shall rest; and, behold, my sons [are] among you; and, behold, I = have=20 gone about before you from my youth to this day.

12:3 Behold, [here am] I, answer against me before = the Lord and=20 before his anointed: whose calf have I taken? or whose ass have I taken? = or whom=20 of you have I oppressed? or from whose hand have I taken a bribe, even = [to] a=20 sandal? bear witness against me, and I will make restitution to you. =

12:4 And they said to Samuel, Thou hast not injured = us, and=20 thou hast not oppressed us; and thou hast not afflicted us, and thou = hast not=20 taken anything from any one's hand.

12:5 And Samuel said to the people, The Lord [is] = witness among=20 you, and his anointed [is] witness this day, that ye have not found = anything in=20 my hand: and they said, [He is] witness.

12:6 And Samuel spoke to the people, saying, The Lord = who=20 appointed Moses and Aaron [is] witness, who brought our fathers up out = of=20 Egypt.

12:7 And now stand still, and I will judge you before = the Lord;=20 and I will relate to you all the righteousness of the Lord, the things = which he=20 has wrought among you and your fathers.

12:8 When Jacob and his sons went into Egypt, and = Egypt humbled=20 them, then our fathers cried to the Lord, and the Lord sent Moses and = Aaron; and=20 they brought our fathers out of Egypt, and he made them to dwell in this = place.

12:9 And they forgot the Lord their God, and he sold = them into=20 the hands of Sisara captain of the host of Jabis king of Asor, and into = the=20 hands of the Philistines, and into the hands of the king of Moab; and he = fought=20 with them.

12:10 And they cried to the Lord, and said, We have = sinned, for=20 we have forsaken the Lord, and have served Baalim and the groves: and = now=20 deliver us out of the hand of our enemies, and we will serve = thee.

12:11 And he sent Jerobaal, and Barac, and Jephthae, = and=20 Samuel, and rescued us out of the hand of our enemies round about, and = ye dwelt=20 in security.

12:12 And ye saw that Naas king of the children of = Ammon came=20 against you, and ye said, Nay, none but a king shall reign over us; = whereas the=20 Lord our God [is] our king.

12:13 And now behold the king whom ye have chosen; = and behold,=20 the Lord has set a king over you.

12:14 If ye should fear the Lord, and serve him, and = hearken to=20 his voice, and not resist the mouth of the Lord, and ye and your king = that=20 reigns over you should follow the Lord, [well].

12:15 But if ye should not hearken to the voice of = the Lord,=20 and ye should resist the mouth of the Lord, then shall the hand of the = Lord be=20 upon you and upon your king.

12:16 And now stand still, and see this great thing, = which the=20 Lord will do before your eyes.

12:17 [Is it] not wheat-harvest to-day? I will call = upon the=20 Lord, and he shall send thunder and rain; and know ye and see, that your = wickedness [is] great which ye have wrought before the Lord, having = asked for=20 yourselves a king.

12:18 And Samuel called upon the Lord, and the Lord = sent=20 thunders and rain in that day; and all the people feared greatly the = Lord and=20 Samuel.

12:19 And all the people said to Samuel, Pray for thy = servants=20 to the Lord thy God, and let us not die; for we have added to all our = sins this=20 iniquity, in asking for us a king.

12:20 And Samuel said to the people, Fear not: ye = have [indeed]=20 wrought all this iniquity; only turn not from following the Lord, and = serve the=20 Lord with all your heart.

12:21 And turn not aside after the [gods] that are = nothing, who=20 will do nothing, and will not deliver [you], because they are=20 nothing.

12:22 For the Lord will not cast off his people for = his great=20 name's sake, because the Lord graciously took you to himself for a=20 people.

12:23 And far be it from me to sin against the Lord = in ceasing=20 to pray for you: but I will serve the Lord, and shew you the good and = the right=20 way.

12:24 Only fear the Lord, and serve him in truth and = with all=20 your heart, for ye see what great things he has wrought with = you.

12:25 But if ye continue to do evil, then shall ye = and your=20 king be consumed.

[I Kings (I Samuel)] 13:1 And Saul = chooses for=20 himself three thousand men of the men of Israel:

13:2 and there were with Saul two thousand who were = in Machmas,=20 and in mount Baethel, and a thousand were with Jonathan in Gabaa of = Benjamin:=20 and he sent the rest of the people every man to his tent.

13:3 And Jonathan smote Nasib the Philistine that = dwelt in the=20 hill; and the Philistines hear of it, and Saul sounds the trumpet = through all=20 the land, saying, The servants have despised [us].

13:4 And all Israel heard say, Saul has smitten Nasib = the=20 Philistine; now Israel had been put to shame before the Philistines; and = the=20 children of Israel went up after Saul in Galgala.

13:5 And the Philistines gather together to war with = Israel;=20 and then come up against Israel thirty thousand chariots, and six = thousand=20 horsemen, and people as the sand by the seashore for multitude: and they = come=20 up, and encamp in Machmas, opposite Baethoron southward.

13:6 And the men of Israel saw that they were in a = strait so=20 that they could not draw nigh, and the people hid themselves in caves, = and=20 sheepfolds, and rocks, and ditches, and pits.

13:7 And they that went over went over Jordan to the = land of=20 Gad and Galaad: and Saul was yet in Galgala, and all the people followed = after=20 him in amazement.

13:8 And he continued seven days for the appointed = testimony,=20 as Samuel told him, and Samuel came not to Gagala, and his people were = dispersed=20 from him.

13:9 And Saul said, Bring hither [victims], that I = may offer=20 whole-burnt-offerings and peace-offerings: and he offered the=20 whole-burnt-offering.

13:10 And it came to pass when he had finished = offering the=20 whole-burnt-offering, that Samuel arrived, and Saul went out to meet = him, [and]=20 to bless him.

13:11 And Samuel said, What hast thou done? and Saul = said,=20 Because I saw how the people were scattered from me, and thou was not = present as=20 thou purposedst according to the set time of the days, and the = Philistines were=20 gathered to Machmas.

13:12 Then I said, Now will the Philistines come down = to me to=20 Galgala, and I have not sought the face of the Lord: so I forced myself = and=20 offered the whole-burnt-offering.

13:13 And Samuel said to Saul, Thou hast done = foolishly; for=20 thou hast not kept my command, which the Lord commanded thee, as now the = Lord=20 would have confirmed thy kingdom over Israel for ever.

13:14 But now thy kingdom shall not stand to thee, = and the Lord=20 shall seek for himself a man after his own heart; and the Lord shall = appoint him=20 to be a ruler over his people, because thou hast not kept all that the = Lord=20 commanded thee.

13:15 And Samuel arose, and departed from Galgala, = and the=20 remnant of the people went after Saul to meet [him] after the men of = war, when=20 they had come out of Galgala to Gabaa of Benjamin. And Saul numbered the = people=20 that were found with him, about six hundred men.

13:16 And Saul and Jonathan his son, and the people = that were=20 found with them, halted in Gabaa, of Benjamin; and they wept: and the=20 Philistines had encamped in Machmas.

13:17 And men came forth to destroy out of the land = of the=20 Philistines in three companies; one company turning by the way of = Gophera toward=20 the land of Sogal,

13:18 and another company turning the way of = Baethoron, and=20 another company turning by the way of Gabae that turns aside to Gai of=20 Sabim.

13:19 And there was not found a smith in all the land = of=20 Israel, for the Philistines said, Lest the Hebrews make themselves sword = or=20 spear.

13:20 And all Israel went down to the Land of the = Philistines=20 to forge every one his reaping-hook and his tool, and every one his axe = and his=20 sickle.

13:21 And it was near the time of vintage: and their = tools were=20 [valued at] three shekels for a plough-share, and there was the same = rate for=20 the axe and the sickle.

13:22 And it came to pass in the days of the war of = Machmas,=20 that there was not a sword or spear found in the hand of all the people, = that=20 were with Saul and Jonathan; but with Saul and Jonathan his son was = there=20 found.

13:23 And there went out some from the camp of the = Philistines=20 to the place beyond Machmas.

[I Kings (I Samuel)] 14:1 And when a = certain=20 day arrived, Jonathan the son of Saul said to the young man that bore = his=20 armour, Come, and let us go over to Messab of the Philistines that is on = the=20 other side yonder; but he told not his father.

14:2 And Saul sat on the top of the hill under the = pomegranate=20 tree that is in Magdon, and there were with him about six hundred=20 men.

14:3 And Achia son of Achitob, the brother of = Jochabed the son=20 of Phinees, the son of Heli, [was] the priest of God in Selom wearing an = ephod:=20 and the people knew not that Jonathan was gone.

14:4 And in the midst of the passage whereby Jonathan = sought to=20 pass over to the encampment of the Philistines, there was both a sharp = rock on=20 this side, and a sharp rock on the other side: the name of the one [was] = Bases,=20 and the name of the other Senna.

14:5 The one way [was] northward to one coming to = Machmas, and=20 the other way [was] southward to one coming to Gabae.

14:6 And Jonathan said to the young man that bore his = armour,=20 Come, let us go over to Messab of these uncircumcised, if [peradventure] = the=20 Lord may do something for us; for the Lord is not straitened to save by = many or=20 by few.

14:7 And his armour-bearer said to him, Do all that = thine heart=20 inclines toward: behold, I [am] with thee, my heart [is] as thy=20 heart.

14:8 And Jonathan said, Behold, we will go over to = the men, and=20 will come down suddenly upon them.

14:9 If they should say thus to us, Stand aloof there = until we=20 shall send you word; then we will stand still by ourselves, and will not = go up=20 against them.

14:10 [But] if they should say thus to us, Come up to = us; then=20 will we go up, for the Lord has delivered them into our hands; this = [shall be] a=20 sign to us.

14:11 And they both went in to Messab of the = Philistines; and=20 the Philistines said, Behold, the Hebrews come forth out of their Caves, = where=20 they had hidden themselves.

14:12 And the men of Messab answered Jonathan and his = armour-bearer, and said, Come up to us, and we will shew you a thing: = and=20 Jonathan said to his armour-bearer, Come up after me, for the Lord has = delivered=20 them into the hands of Israel.

14:13 And Jonathan went up on his hands and feet, and = his=20 armour-bearer with him; and they looked on the face of Jonathan, and he = smote=20 them, and his armour-bearer did smite [them] after him.

14:14 And the first slaughter which Jonathan and his=20 armour-bearer effected was twenty men, with darts and slings, and = pebbles of the=20 field.

14:15 And there was dismay in the camp, and in the = field; and=20 all the people in Messab, and the spoilers were amazed; and they would = not act,=20 and the land was terror-struck, and there was dismay from the = lord.

14:16 And the watchmen of Saul beheld in Gabaa of = Benjamin,=20 and, behold, the army was thrown into confusion on every = side.

14:17 And Saul said to the people with him, Number = yourselves=20 now, and see who has gone out from you: and they numbered themselves, = and=20 behold, Jonathan and his armour-bearer were not found.

14:18 And Saul said to Achia, Bring the ephod; for he = wore the=20 ephod in that day before Israel.

14:19 And it came to pass while Saul was speaking to = the=20 priest, that the sound in the camp of the Philistines continued to = increase=20 greatly; and Saul said to the priest, Withdraw thy hands.

14:20 And Saul went up and all the people that were = with him,=20 and they come to the battle: and, behold, [every] man's sword was = against his=20 neighbour, a very great confusion.

14:21 And the servants who had been before with the=20 Philistines, who had gone up to the army, turned themselves also to be = with the=20 Israelites who were with Saul and Jonathan.

14:22 And all the Israelites who were hidden in mount = Ephraim=20 heard also that the Philistines fled; and they also gather themselves = after them=20 to battle: and the Lord saved Israel in that day; and the war passed = through=20 Bamoth; and all the people with Saul were about ten thousand = men.

14:23 And the battle extended itself to every city in = the mount=20 Ephraim.

14:24 And Saul committed a great trespass of = ignorance in that=20 day, and he lays a curse on the people, saying, Cursed [is] the man who = shall=20 eat bread before the evening; so I will avenge myself on my enemy: and = none of=20 the people tasted bread, though all the land was dining.

14:25 And Jaal was a wood abounding in swarms of bees = on the=20 face of the ground.

14:26 And the people went into the place of the bees, = and,=20 behold, they continued speaking; and, behold, there was none that put = his hand=20 to his mouth, for the people feared the oath of the Lord.

14:27 And Jonathan had not heard when his father = adjured the=20 people; and he reached forth the end of the staff that was in his hand, = an=20 dipped it into the honeycomb, and returned his hand to his mouth, and = his eyes=20 recovered their sight.

14:28 And one of the people answered and said, Thy = father=20 solemnly adjured the people, saying, Cursed [is] the man who shall eat = bread=20 to-day. And the people were very faint,

14:29 and Jonathan knew it, and said, My father has = destroyed=20 the land: see how my eyes have received sight [now] that I have tasted a = little=20 of this honey.

14:30 Surely if the people had this day eaten freely = of the=20 spoils of their enemies which they found, the slaughter among the = Philistines=20 would have been greater.

14:31 And on that day he smote some of the = Philistines in=20 Machmas; and the people were very weary.

14:32 And the people turned to the spoil; and the = people took=20 flocks, and herds, and calves, and slew them on the ground, and the = people ate=20 with the blood.

14:33 And it was reported to Saul, saying, The people = have=20 sinned against the Lord, eating with the blood: and Saul said, Out of = Getthaim=20 roll a great stone to me hither.

14:34 And Saul said, Disperse yourselves among the = people, and=20 tell them to bring hither every one his calf, and every one his sheep: = and let=20 them slay it on this [stone] and sin not against the Lord in eating with = the=20 blood: and the people brought each one that which was in his hand, and = they slew=20 [them] there.

14:35 And Saul built an altar there to the Lord: this = was the=20 first altar that Saul built to the Lord.

14:36 And Saul said, Let us go down after the = Philistines this=20 night, and let us plunder among them till the day break, and let us not = leave a=20 man among them. And they said, Do all that is good in thy sight: and the = priest=20 said, let us draw nigh hither to God.

14:37 And Saul enquired of God, If I go down after = the=20 Philistines, wilt thou deliver them into the hands of Israel? And he = answered=20 him not in that day.

14:38 And Saul said, Bring hither all the chiefs of = Israel, and=20 know and see by whom this sin has been committed this day.

14:39 For as the Lord lives who has saved Israel, if = answer=20 should be against my son Jonathan, he shall surely die. And there was no = one=20 that answered out of all the people.

14:40 And he said to all the men of Israel, Ye shall = be under=20 subjection, and I an Jonathan my son will be under subjection: and the = people=20 said to Saul, Do that which is good in thy sight.

14:41 And Saul said, O Lord God of Israel, why hast = thou not=20 answered thy servant this day? [is] the iniquity in me, or in Jonathan = my son?=20 Lord God of Israel, give clear [manifestations]; and if [the lot] should = declare=20 this, give, I pray thee, to thy people of Israel, give, I pray, = holiness. And=20 Jonathan and Saul are taken, and the people escaped.

14:42 And Saul said, Cast [lots] between me and my = son=20 Jonathan: whomsoever the Lord shall cause to be taken by lot, let him = die: and=20 the people said to Saul, This thing is not [to be done: and Saul = prevailed=20 against the people, and they cast [lots] between him and Jonathan his = son, and=20 Jonathan is taken by lot.

14:43 And Saul said to Jonathan, Tell me what thou = hast done:=20 and Jonathan told him, and said, I did indeed taste a little honey, with = the end=20 of my staff that was in my hand, and, lo! I [am to] die.

14:44 And Saul said to him, God do so to me, and more = also,=20 thou shalt surely die to-day.

14:45 And the people said to Saul, Shall he that has = wrought=20 this great salvation in Israel be put to death this day? [As] the Lord = lives,=20 there shall not fall to the ground one of the hairs of his head; for the = people=20 of God have wrought successfully this day. And the people prayed for = Jonathan in=20 that day, and he died not.

14:46 And Saul went up from following the = Philistines; and the=20 Philistines departed to their place.

14:47 And Saul received the kingdom, by lot he = inherits the=20 office [of ruling] over Israel: and he fought against all his enemies = round=20 about, against Moab, and against the children of Ammon, and against the = children=20 of Edom, and against Baethaeor, and against the king of Suba, and = against the=20 Philistines: whithersoever he turned, he was victorious.

14:48 And he wrought valiantly, and smote Amalec, and = rescued=20 Israel out of the hand of them that trampled on him.

14:49 And the sons of Saul were Jonathan, and Jessiu, = and=20 Melchisa: and [these were] the names of his two daughters, the name of = the=20 first-born Merob, and the name of the second Melchol.

14:50 And the name of his wife was Achinoom, the = daughter of=20 Achimaa: and the name of his captain of the host was Abenner, the son of = Ner,=20 son of a kinsman of Saul.

14:51 And Kis [was] the father of Saul, and Ner, the = father of=20 Abenezer, [was] son of Jamin, son of Abiel.

14:52 And the war was vehement against the = Philistines all the=20 days of Saul; and when Saul saw any mighty man, and any valiant man, = then he=20 took them to himself.

[I Kings (I Samuel)] 15:1 And Samuel = said to=20 Saul, The Lord sent me to anoint thee king over Israel: and now hear the = voice=20 of the Lord.

5:2 Thus said the Lord of hosts, Now will I take = vengeance for=20 what Amalec did to Israel, when he met him in the way as he came up out = of=20 Egypt.

15:3 And now go, and thou shalt smite Amalec and = Hierim and all=20 that belongs to him, and thou shalt not save anything of him alive, but = thou=20 shalt utterly destroy him: and thou shalt devote him and all his to=20 [destruction], and thou shalt spare nothing belonging to him; and thou = shalt=20 slay both man and woman, and infant and suckling, and calf and sheep, = and camel=20 and ass.

15:4 And Saul summoned the people, and he numbered = them in=20 Galgala, four hundred thousand regular troops, and Juda thirty thousand = regular=20 troops.

15:5 And Saul came to the cities of Amalec, and laid = wait in=20 the valley.

15:6 And Saul said to the Kinite, Go, and depart out = of the=20 midst of the Amalekites, lest I put thee with them; for thou dealedst = mercifully=20 with the children of Israel when they went up out of Egypt. So the = Kinite=20 departed from the midst of Amalec.

15:7 And Saul smote Amalec from Evilat to Sur = fronting=20 Egypt.

15:8 And he took Agag the king of Amalec alive, and = he slew all=20 the people and Hierim with the edge of the sword.

15:9 And Saul and all the people saved Agag alive, = and the best=20 of the flocks, and of the herds, and of the fruits, of the vineyards, = and of all=20 the good things; and they would not destroy them: but every worthless = and refuse=20 thing they destroyed.

15:10 And the word of the Lord came to Samuel,=20 saying,

15:11 I have repented that I have made Saul to be = king: for he=20 has turned back from following me, and has not kept my word. And Samuel = was=20 grieved, and cried to the Lord all night.

15:12 And Samuel rose early and went to meet Israel = in the=20 morning, and it was told Saul, saying, Samuel has come to Carmel, and he = has=20 raised up help for himself: and he turned his chariot, and came down to = Galgala=20 to Saul; and, behold, he was offering up a whole-burnt-offering to the = Lord, the=20 chief of the spoils which he brought out of Amalec.

15:13 And Samuel came to Saul: and Saul said to him, = Blessed=20 [art] thou of the Lord: I have performed all that the Lord = said.

15:14 And Samuel said, What then [is] the bleating of = this=20 flock in my ears, and the sound of the oxen which I hear?

15:15 And Saul said, I have brought them out of = Amalec, that=20 which the people preserved, even the best of the sheep, and of the = cattle, that=20 it might be sacrificed to the Lord thy God, and the rest have I utterly=20 destroyed.

15:16 And Samuel said to Saul, Stay, and I will tell = thee what=20 the Lord has said to me this night: and he said to him, Say = on.

15:17 And Samuel said to Saul, Art thou not little in = his eyes,=20 [though] a leader of one of the tribes of Israel? and [yet] the Lord = anointed=20 thee to be king over Israel.

15:18 And the Lord sent thee on a journey, and said = to thee,=20 Go, and utterly destroy: thou shalt slay the sinners against me, [even] = the=20 Amalekites; and thou shalt war against them until thou have consumed=20 them.

15:19 And why didst not thou hearken to the voice of = the Lord,=20 but didst haste to fasten upon the spoils, and didst that which was evil = in the=20 sight of the Lord?

15:20 And Saul said to Samuel, Because I listened to = the voice=20 of the people: yet I went the way by which the Lord sent me, and I = brought Agag=20 the king of Amalec, and I destroyed Amalec.

15:21 But the people took of the spoils the best = flocks and=20 herds [out] of that which was destroyed, to sacrifice before the Lord = our God in=20 Galgal.

15:22 And Samuel said, Does the Lord take pleasure in = whole-burnt-offerings and sacrifices, as in hearing the words of the = Lord?=20 behold, obedience [is] better than a good sacrifice, and hearkening than = the fat=20 of rams.

15:23 For sin is [as] divination; idols bring on pain = and=20 grief. Because thou hast rejected the word of the Lord, the Lord also = shall=20 reject thee from being king over Israel.

15:24 And Saul said to Samuel, I have sinned, in that = I have=20 transgressed the word of the Lord and thy direction; for I feared the = people,=20 and I hearkened to their voice.

15:25 And now remove, I pray thee, my sin, and turn = back with=20 me, and I will worship the Lord thy God.

15:26 And Samuel said to Saul, I will not turn back = with thee,=20 for thou hast rejected the word of the Lord, and the Lord will reject = thee from=20 being king over Israel.

15:27 And Samuel turned his face to depart, and Saul = caught=20 hold of the skirt of his garment, and tore it.

15:28 And Samuel said to him, The Lord has rent thy = kingdom=20 from Israel out of thy hand this day, and will give it to thy neighbour = who is=20 better than thou.

15:29 And Israel shall be divided to two: and [God] = will not=20 turn nor repent, for he is not as a man to repent.

15:30 And Saul said, I have sinned; yet honour me, I = pray thee,=20 before the elders of Israel, and before my people; and turn back with = me, and I=20 will worship the Lord thy God.

15:31 So Samuel turned back after Saul, and he = worshipped the=20 Lord.

15:32 And Samuel said, Bring me Agag the king of = Amalec: and=20 Agag came to him trembling; and Agag said Is death thus = bitter?

15:33 And Samuel said to Agag, As thy sword has = bereaved women=20 of their children, so shall thy mother be made childless among women: = and Samuel=20 slew Agag before the Lord in Galgal.

15:34 And Samuel departed to Armathaim, and Saul went = up to his=20 house at Gabaa.

15:35 And Samuel did not see Saul again till the day = of his=20 death, for Samuel mourned after Saul, and the Lord repented that he had = made=20 Saul king over Israel.

[I Kings (I Samuel)] 16:1 And the = Lord said to=20 Samuel, How long dost thou mourn for Saul, whereas I have rejected him = from=20 reigning over Israel? Fill thy horn with oil, and come, I will send thee = to=20 Jessae, to Bethleem; for I have seen among his sons a king for = me.

16:2 And Samuel said, How can I go? whereas Saul will = hear of=20 it, and slay me: and the Lord said, Take a heifer in thine hand and thou = shall=20 say, I am come to sacrifice to the Lord.

16:3 And thou shalt call Jessae to the sacrifice, and = I will=20 make known to thee what thou shalt do; and thou shalt anoint him whom I = shall=20 mention to thee.

16:4 And Samuel did all that the Lord told him; and = he came to=20 Bethleem: and the elders of the city were amazed at meeting him, and = said, Dost=20 thou come peaceably, thou Seer?

16:5 And he said, Peaceably: I am come to sacrifice = to the=20 Lord. Sanctify yourselves, and rejoice with me this day: and he = sanctified=20 Jessae and his sons, and he called them to the sacrifice.

16:6 And it came to pass when they came in, that he = saw Eliab,=20 and said, Surely the Lord's anointed [is] before him.

16:7 But the Lord said to Samuel, Look not on his = appearance,=20 nor on his stature, for I have rejected him; for God sees not as man = looks; for=20 man looks at the outward appearance, but God looks at the = heart.

16:8 And Jessae called Aminadab, and he passed before = Samuel:=20 and he said, Neither has God chosen this one.

16:9 And Jessae caused Sama to pass by: and he said, = Neither=20 has God chosen this one.

16:10 And Jessae caused his seven sons to pass before = Samuel:=20 and Samuel said, the Lord has not chosen these.

16:11 And Samuel said to Jessae, Hast thou no more = sons? And=20 Jessae said, [There is] yet a little one; behold, he tends the flock. = And Samuel=20 said to Jessae, Send and fetch him for we may not sit down till he = comes.=20

16:12 And he sent and fetched him: and he was ruddy, = with=20 beauty of eyes, and very goodly to behold. And the Lord said to Samuel, = Arise,=20 and anoint David, for he is good.

16:13 And Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed = him in the=20 midst of his brethren: and the Spirit of the Lord came upon David from = that day=20 forward: and Samuel arose, and departed to Armathaim.

16:14 And the Spirit of the Lord departed from Saul, = and an=20 evil spirit from the Lord tormented him.

16:15 And Saul's servants said to him, Behold now, = and evil=20 spirit from the Lord torments thee.

16:16 Let now thy servants speak before thee, and let = them seek=20 for our lord a man skilled to play on the harp; and it shall come to = pass when=20 an evil spirit comes upon thee and he shall play on his harp, that thou = shalt be=20 well, and he shall refresh thee.

16:17 And Saul said to his servants, Look now out for = me a=20 skillful player, and bring him tome.

16:18 And one of his servants answered and said, = Behold, I have=20 seen a son of Jessae the Bethleemite, and he understands playing [on the = harp],=20 and the man [is] prudent, and a warrior, and wise in speech, and the man = [is]=20 handsome, and the Lord [is] with him.

16:19 And Saul sent messengers to Jessae, saying, = Send to me=20 thy son David who is with thy flock.

16:20 And Jessae took a homer of bread, and a bottle = of wine,=20 and one kid of the goats, and sent them by the hand of his son David to=20 Saul.

16:21 And David went in to Saul, and stood before = him; and he=20 loved him greatly; and he became his armour-bearer.

16:22 And Saul sent to Jessae, saying, Let David, I = pray thee,=20 stand before me, for he has found grace in my eyes.

16:23 And it came to pass when the evil spirit was = upon Saul,=20 that David took his harp, and played with his hand: and Saul was = refreshed, and=20 [it was] well with him, and the evil spirit departed from = him.

[I Kings (I Samuel)] 17:1 And the = Philistines=20 gather their armies to battle, and gather themselves to Socchoth of = Judaea, and=20 encamp between Socchoth and Azeca Ephermen.

17:2 And Saul and the men of Israel gather together, = and they=20 encamp in the valley, and set the battle in array against the=20 Philistines.

17:3 And the Philistines stand on the mountain on one = side, and=20 Israel stands on the mountain on the other side, and the valley was = between=20 them.

17:4 And there went forth a mighty man out of the = army of the=20 Philistines, Goliath, by name, out of Geth, his height [was] four cubits = and a=20 span.

17:5 And [he had] a helmet upon his head, and he wore = a=20 breastplate of chain armour; and the weight of his breastplate [was] = five=20 thousand shekels of brass and iron.

17:6 And greaves of grass [were] upon his legs, and a = brazen=20 target [was] between his shoulders.

17:7 And the staff of his spear [was] like a weaver's = beam, and=20 the spear's head [was formed] of six hundred shekels of iron; and his=20 armour-bearer went before him.

17:8 And he stood and cried to the army of Israel, = and said to=20 them, Why are ye come forth to set yourselves in battle array against = us? Am not=20 I a Philistine, and ye He brews of Saul? Choose for yourselves a man, = and let=20 him come down to me.

17:9 And if he shall be able to fight against me, and = shall=20 smite me, then will we be your servants: but if I should prevail and = smite him,=20 ye shall be our servants, and serve us.

17:10 And the Philistine said, Behold, I have defied = the armies=20 of Israel this very day: give me a man, and we will both of us fight in = single=20 combat.

17:11 And Saul and all Israel heard these words of = the=20 Philistine, and they were dismayed, and greatly terrified.

17:12 [see Appendix]

17:13 [see Appendix]

17:14 [see Appendix]

17:15 [see Appendix]

17:16 [see Appendix]

17:17 [see Appendix]

17:18 [see Appendix]

17:19 [see Appendix]

17:20 [see Appendix]

17:21 [see Appendix]

17:22 [see Appendix]

17:23 [see Appendix]

17:24 [see Appendix]

17:25 [see Appendix]

17:26 [see Appendix]

17:27 [see Appendix]

17:28 [see Appendix]

17:29 [see Appendix]

17:30 [see Appendix]

17:31 [see Appendix]

17:32 And David said to Saul, Let not, I pray thee, = the heart=20 of my lord be dejected within him: thy servant will go, and fight with = this=20 Philistine.

17:33 And Saul said to David, Thou wilt not in = anywise be able=20 to go against this Philistine to fight with him, for thou art a mere = youth, and=20 he a man of war from his youth.

17:34 And David said to Saul, Thy servant was tending = the flock=20 for his father; and when a lion came and a she-bear, and took a sheep = out of the=20 flock,

17:35 then I went forth after him, and smote him, and = drew [the=20 spoil] out of his mouth: and as he rose up against me, then I caught = hold of his=20 throat, and smote him, and slew him.

17:36 Thy servant smote both the lion and the bear, = and the=20 uncircumcised Philistine shall be as one of them: shall I not go and = smite him,=20 and remove this day a reproach from Israel? For who [is] this = uncircumcised one,=20 who has defied the army of the living God?

17:37 The Lord who delivered me out of the paw of the = lion and=20 out the paw of the bear, he will deliver me out of the hand of this=20 uncircumcised Philistine. And Saul said to David, Go, and the Lord shall = be with=20 thee.

17:38 And Saul clothed David with a military coat, = and [put]=20 his brazen helmet on his head.

17:39 And he girt David with his sword over his coat: = an he=20 made trial walking [with them] once and again: and David said to Saul, I = shall=20 not be able to go with these, for I have not proved [them]: so they = remove them=20 from him.

17:40 And he took his staff in his hand, and he chose = for=20 himself five smooth stones out of the brook, and put them in the = shepherd's=20 scrip which he had for his store, and his sling was in his hand; and he=20 approached the Philistine.

17:41 [see Appendix]

17:42 And Goliath saw David, and despised him; for he = was a=20 lad, and ruddy, with a fair countenance.

17:43 And the Philistine said to David, Am I as a = dog, that=20 thou comest against me with a staff and stones? [[and David said, Nay, = but worse=20 than a dog.]] And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.

17:44 And the Philistine said to David, Come to me, = and I will=20 give thy flesh to the birds of the air, and to the beasts of the=20 earth.

17:45 And David said to the Philistine, Thou comest = to me with=20 sword, and with spear, and with shield; but I come to thee in the name = of the=20 Lord God of hosts of the army of Israel, which thou hast = defied

17:46 this day. And the Lord shall deliver thee this = day into=20 my hand; and I will slay thee, and take away thy head from off thee, and = will=20 give thy limbs and the limbs of the army of the Philistines this day to = the=20 birds of the sky, and to the wild beasts of the earth; and all the earth = shall=20 know that there is a God in Israel.

17:47 And all this assembly shall know that the Lord = delivers=20 not by sword or spear, for the battle [is] the Lord's, and the Lord will = deliver=20 you into our hands.

17:48 And the Philistine arose and went to meet=20 David.

17:49 And David stretched out his hand to his scrip, = and took=20 thence a stone, and slang it, and smote the Philistine on his forehead, = and the=20 stone penetrated through the helmet into his forehead, and he fell upon = his face=20 to the ground.

17:50 [see Appendix]

17:51 And David ran, and stood upon him, and took his = sword,=20 and slew him, and cut off his head: and the Philistines saw that their = champion=20 was dead, and they fled.

17:52 And the men of Israel and Juda arose, and = shouted and=20 pursued them as far as the entrance to Geth, and as far as the gate of = Ascalon:=20 and the slain men of the Philistines fell in the way of the gates, both = to Geth,=20 and to Accaron.

17:53 And the men of Israel returned from pursuing = after the=20 Philistines, and they destroyed their camp.

17:54 And David took the head of the Philistine, and = brought it=20 to Jerusalem; but he put his armour in his tent.

17:55 [see Appendix]

17:56 [see Appendix]

17:57 [see Appendix]

17:58 [see Appendix]

[I Kings (I Samuel)] 18:1 [see = Appendix]=20

18:2 [see Appendix]

18:3 [see Appendix]

18:4 [see Appendix]

18:5 [see Appendix]

18:6 And there came out women in dances to meet David = out of=20 all the cities of Israel, with timbrels, and with rejoicing, and with=20 cymbals.

18:7 And the women began [the strain], and said, Saul = has=20 smitten his thousands, and David his ten thousands.

18:8 And it seemed evil in the eyes of Saul = concerning this=20 matter, and he said, To David they have given ten thousands, and to me = they have=20 given thousands. [for continuation, see Appendix]

18:9 [see Appendix]

18:10 [see Appendix]

18:11 [see Appendix]

18:12 And Saul was alarmed on account of = David.

18:13 And he removed him from him, and made him a = captain of a=20 thousand for himself; and he went out and came in before the = people.

18:14 And David was prudent in all his ways, and the = Lord was=20 with him.

18:15 And Saul saw that he was very wise, and he was = afraid of=20 him.

18:16 And all Israel and Juda loved David, because he = came in=20 and went out before the people.

18:17 [see Appendix]

18:18 [see Appendix]

18:19 [see Appendix]

18:20 And Melchol the daughter of Saul loved David; = and it was=20 told Saul, and the thing was pleasing in his eyes.

18:21 And Saul said, I will give her to him, and she = shall be a=20 stumbling-block to him. Now the hand of the Philistines was against=20 Saul.

18:22 And Saul charged his servants, saying, Speak ye = privately=20 to David, saying, Behold, the king delights in thee, and all his = servants love=20 thee, and do thou becomes the king's son-in-law.

18:23 And the servants of Saul spoke these words in = the ears of=20 David; and David said, [Is it] a light thing in your eyes to become = son-in-law=20 to the king? Whereas I [am] an humble man, an not honourable?

18:24 And the servants of Saul reported to him = according to=20 these words, which David spoke.

18:25 And Saul said, Thus shall ye speak to David, = The king=20 wants no gift but a hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to avenge = himself on=20 the kings enemies. Now Saul thought to cast him into the hands of the=20 Philistines.

18:26 And the servants of Saul report these words to = David, and=20 David was well pleased to become the son-in-law to the king.

18:27 And David arose, and went, he and his men, and = smote=20 among the Philistines a hundred men: and he brought their foreskins, and = he=20 becomes the king's son-in-law, and [Saul] gives him Melchol his daughter = to=20 wife.

18:28 And Saul saw that the Lord [was] with David, = and [that]=20 all Israel loved him.

18:29 And he was yet more afraid of David.

18:30 [see Appendix]

[I Kings (I Samuel)] 19:1 And Saul = spoke to=20 Jonathan his son, and to all his servants, to slay David.

19:2 And Jonathan, Saul's son, loved David much: and = Jonathan=20 told David, saying, Saul seeks to kill thee: take heed to thyself = therefore=20 to-morrow morning, and hide thyself, and dwell in secret.

19:3 And I will go forth, and stand near my father in = the field=20 where thou shalt be, and I will speak concerning thee to my father; and = I will=20 see what his answer may be, and I will tell thee.

19:4 And Jonathan spoke favorably concerning David to = Saul his=20 father, and said to him, Let not the king sin against thy servant David, = for he=20 has not sinned against thee, and his deeds [are] very good.

19:5 And he put his life in his hand, and smote the = Philistine,=20 and the Lord wrought a great deliverance; and all Israel saw, and = rejoined: why=20 then dost thou sin against innocent blood, to slay David without a=20 cause?

19:6 And Saul hearkened to the voice of Jonathan; and = Saul=20 swore, saying, [As] the Lord lives, he shall not die.

19:7 And Jonathan called David, and told him all = these words;=20 and Jonathan brought David in to Saul, and he was before him as in = former=20 times.

19:8 And there was again war against Saul; and David = did=20 valiantly, and fought against the Philistines, and smote them with a = very great=20 slaughter, and they fled from before him.

19:9 And an evil spirit from God was upon Saul, and = he was=20 resting in his house, and a spear [was] in his hand, and David was = playing on=20 the harp with his hands.

19:10 And Saul sought to smite David with the spear; = and David=20 withdrew [suddenly] from the presence of Saul; and he drove the spear = into the=20 wall; and David retreated and escaped.

19:11 And it came to pass in that night, that Saul = sent=20 messengers to the house of David to watch him, in order to slay him in = the=20 morning; and Melchol David's wife told him, saying, Unless thou save thy = life=20 this night, to-morrow thou shalt be slain.

19:12 So Melchol lets David down by the window, and = he=20 departed, and fled, and escaped.

19:13 And Melchol took images, and laid them on the = bed, and=20 she put the liver of a goat by his head, and covered them with clothes.=20

19:14 And Saul sent messengers to take David; and = they say that=20 he is sick.

19:15 And he sends to David, saying, Bring him to me = on the=20 bed, that I may slay him.

19:16 And the messengers come, and, behold, the = images [were]=20 on the bed, and the goat's liver at his head.

19:17 And Saul said to Melchol, Why hast thou thus = deceived me,=20 and suffered my enemy to depart, and he has escaped? and Melchol said to = Saul,=20 He said, let me go, and if not, I will slay thee.

19:18 So David fled, and escaped, and comes to Samuel = to=20 Armathaim, and tells him all that Saul had done to him: and Samuel and = David=20 went, and dwelt in Navath in Rama.

19:19 And it was told Saul, saying, Behold, David = [is] in=20 Navath in Rama.

19:20 And Saul sent messengers to take David, and = they saw the=20 assembly of the prophets, and Samuel stood [as] appointed over them; and = the=20 Spirit of God came upon the messengers of Saul, and they = prophesy.

19:21 And it was told Saul, and he sent other = messengers, and=20 they also prophesied: and Saul sent again a third set of messengers, and = they=20 also prophesied.

19:22 And Saul was very angry, and went himself also = to=20 Armathaim, and he comes as far as the well of the threshing floor that = is in=20 Sephi; and he asked and said, Where [are] Samuel and David? And they = said,=20 Behold, in Navath in Rama.

19:23 And he went thence to Navath in Rama: and there = came the=20 Spirit of God upon him also, and he went on prophesying till he came to = Navath=20 in Rama.

19:24 And he took off his clothes, and prophesied = before them;=20 and lay down naked all that day and all that night: therefore they said, = [Is]=20 Saul also among the prophets?

[I Kings (I Samuel)] 20:1 And David = fled from=20 Navath in Rama, and comes into the presence of Jonathan; and he said, = What have=20 I done, and what [is] my fault, and wherein have I sinned before thy = father,=20 that he seeks my life?

20:2 And Jonathan said to him, Far be it from thee: = thou shalt=20 not die: behold, my father will not do any thing great or small without=20 discovering it to me; and why should my father hide this matter from me? = This=20 thing is not [so].

20:3 And David answered Jonathan, and said, Thy = father knows=20 surely that I have found grace in thy sight, and he said, Let not = Jonathan know=20 this, lest he refuse his consent: but [as] the Lord lives and thy soul = lives, as=20 I said, [the space] is filled up between me and death.

20:4 And Jonathan said to David, What does thy soul = desire, and=20 what shall I do for thee.

20:5 And David said to Jonathan, Behold, to-morrow = [is] the new=20 moon, and I shall not on any account sit down to eat, but thou shalt let = me go,=20 and I will hide in the plain till the evening.

20:6 And if thy father do in anywise enquire for me, = then shalt=20 thou say, David earnestly asked leave of me to run to Bethleem his city, = for=20 [there is] there, a yearly sacrifice for all the family.

20:7 If he shall say thus, Well,-- [all is] safe for = thy=20 servant: but if he shall answer harshly to thee, know that evil is = determined by=20 him.

20:8 And thou shalt deal mercifully with thy servant; = for thou=20 hast brought thy servant into a covenant of the Lord with thyself: and = if there=20 is iniquity in thy servant, slay me thyself; but why dost thou thus = bring me to=20 thy father?

20:9 And Jonathan said, That e far from thee: for if = I surely=20 know that evil is determined by my father to come upon thee, although it = should=20 not be against thy cities, I will tell thee.

20:10 And David said to Jonathan, Who can tell me if = thy father=20 should answer roughly?

20:11 And Jonathan said to David, Go, and abide in = the field.=20 And they went out both into the field.

20:12 And Jonathan said to David, the Lord God of = Israel knows=20 that I will sound my father as I have an opportunity, three several = times, and,=20 behold, [if good] should be determined concerning David, and I do not = send to=20 thee to the field,

20:13 God do so to Jonathan and more also: as I shall = [also]=20 report the evil to thee, and make it known to thee, and I will let thee = go; and=20 thou shalt depart in peace, and the Lord shall be with thee, as he was = with my=20 father.

20:14 And if indeed I continue to live, then shalt = thou deal=20 mercifully with me; and if I indeed die,

20:15 thou shalt not withdraw thy mercy from my house = for ever:=20 and if thou doest not, when the Lord cuts off the enemies of David each = from the=20 face of the earth,

20:16 [should it happen] that the name of Jonathan be = discovered by the house of David, then let the Lord seek out the enemies = of=20 David.

20:17 And Jonathan swore yet again to David, because = he loved=20 the soul of him that loved him.

20:18 And Jonathan said, To-morrow [is] the new moon, = and thou=20 wilt be enquired for, because thy seat will be observed as = vacant.

20:19 And thou shalt stay three days, and watch an = opportunity,=20 and shalt come to thy place where thou mayest hide thyself in the day of = thy=20 business, and thou shalt wait by that ergab.

20:20 And I will shoot three arrows, aiming them at a = mark.=20

20:21 And behold, I [will] send a lad, saying, Go = find me the=20 arrow.

20:22 If I should expressly say to the lad, The arrow = [is]=20 here, and on this side of thee, take it; [then] come, for it is well = with thee,=20 and there is no reason [for fear, as] the Lord lives: [but] if I should = say thus=20 to the young man, The arrow [is] on that side of thee, and beyond go, = for the=20 Lord hath sent thee away.

20:23 And as for the word which thou and I have = spoken, behold,=20 the Lord [is] witness between me and thee for ever.

20:24 So David hides himself in the field, and the = [new] month=20 arrives, and the king comes to the table to eat.

20:25 And he sat upon his seat as in former times, = even on his=20 seat by the wall, and he went before Jonathan; and Abenner sat on one = side of=20 Saul, and the place of David was empty.

20:26 And Saul said nothing on that day, for he said, = It seems=20 to have fallen out that he is not clean, because he has not purified=20 himself.

20:27 And it came to pass on the morrow, on the = second day of=20 the month, that the place of David was empty; and Saul said to Jonathan = his son,=20 Why has not the son of Jessae attended both yesterday and today at the=20 table?

20:28 And Jonathan answered Saul, and said to him, = David asked=20 leave of me to go as far as Bethleem his city;

20:29 and he said, Let me go, I pray thee, for we = have a family=20 sacrifice in the city, and my brethren have sent for me; and now, if I = have=20 found grace in thine eyes, I will even go over and see my brethren: = therefore he=20 is not present at the table of the king.

20:30 And Saul was exceedingly angry with Jonathan, = and said to=20 him, Thou son of traitorous damsels! for do I not know that thou art an=20 accomplice with the son of Jessae to thy same, and to the shame of thy = mother's=20 nakedness?

20:31 For so long as the son of Jessae lives upon the = earth,=20 thy kingdom shall not be established: now then send and take the young = man, for=20 he shall surely die.

20:32 And Jonathan answered Saul, Why is he to die? = What has he=20 done?

20:33 And Saul lifted up his spear against Jonathan = to slay=20 him: so Jonathan knew that this evil was determined on by his father to = slay=20 David.

20:34 And Jonathan sprang up from the table in great = anger, and=20 did not eat bread on the second [day] of the month, for he grieved = bitterly for=20 David, because his father determined [on mischief] against = him.

20:35 And morning came, and Jonathan went out to the = field, as=20 he appointed [to do] for a signal to David, and a little boy [was] with=20 him.

20:36 And he said to the boy, Run, find me the arrows = which I=20 shoot: and the boy ran, and [Jonathan] shot an arrow, and sent it beyond = [him].

20:37 And the boy came to the place where the arrow = was which=20 Jonathan shot; and Jonathan cried out after the lad, and said, The arrow = [is] on=20 that side of thee and beyond thee.

20:38 And Jonathan cried out after his boy, saying, = Make all=20 speed, and stay not. And Jonathan's boy gathered up the arrows, and = brought the=20 arrows to his master.

20:39 And the boy knew nothing, only Jonathan and = David=20 [knew].

20:40 And Jonathan gave his weapons to his boy, and = said to his=20 boy, Go, enter into the city.

20:41 And when the lad went in, then David arose from = the=20 argab, and fell upon his face, and did obeisance to him three times, and = they=20 kissed each other, and wept for each other, for a great while. =

20:42 And Jonathan said to David, Go in peace, and as = we have=20 both sworn in the name of the Lord, saying, The Lord shall be witness = between me=20 and thee, and between my seed and thy seed for ever-- [even so let it = be]. And=20 David arose and departed, and Jonathan went into the city.

[I Kings (I Samuel)] 21:1 And David = comes to=20 Nomba to Abimelech the priest: and Abimelech was amazed at meeting him, = and said=20 to him, Why [art] thou alone, and nobody with thee?

21:2 And David said to the priest, The king gave me a = command=20 to-day, and said to me, Let no one know the matter on which I send thee, = an=20 concerning which I have charged thee: and I have charged my servants [to = be] in=20 the place that is called, The faithfulness of God, phellani maemoni. =

21:3 And now if there are under thy hand five loaves, = give into=20 my hand what is ready.

21:4 And the priest answered David, and said, There = are no=20 common loaves under my hand, for I have none but holy loaves: if the = young men=20 have been kept at least from women, then they shall eat = [them].

21:5 And David answered the priest, and said to him, = Yea, we=20 have been kept from women for three day: when I came forth for the = journey all=20 the young men were purified; but this expedition is unclean, wherefore = it shall=20 be sanctified this day because of my weapons.

21:6 So Abimelech the priest gave him the shewbread; = for there=20 were no loaves there, but only the presence loaves which had been = removed from=20 the presence of the Lord, in order that hot bread should be set on, on = the day=20 on which he took them.

21:7 And there was there on that day one of Saul's = servants=20 detained before the Lord, and his name [was] Doec the Syrian, tending = the mules=20 of Saul.

21:8 And David said to Abimelech, See if there is = here under=20 thy hand spear or sword, for I have not brought in my hand my sword or = my=20 weapons, for the word of the king was urgent.

21:9 And the priest said, Behold the sword of Goliath = the=20 Philistine, whom thou smotest in the valley of Ela; and it is wrapped in = a=20 cloth: if thou wilt take it, take it for thyself, for there is no other = except=20 it here. And David said, Behold, there is none like it; give it me. =

21:10 And he gave it him; and David arose, and fled = in that day=20 from he presence of Saul: and David came to Anchus king of = Geth.

21:11 And the servants of Anchus said to him, [Is] = not this=20 David the king of the land? Did not the dancing women begin the son to = him,=20 saying, Saul has smitten his thousand, and David his ten = thousands?

21:12 And David laid up the words in his heart, and = was greatly=20 afraid of Anchus king of Geth.

21:13 And he changed his appearance before him, and = feigned=20 himself a false character in that day; and drummed upon the doors of the = city,=20 and used extravagant gestures with his hands, and fell against the doors = of the=20 gate, and his spittle ran down upon his beard.

21:14 And Anchus said to his servants, Lo! ye see the = man [is]=20 mad: why have ye brought him in to me?

21:15 [Am] I in want of madmen, that ye have brought = him in to=20 me to play the madman? He shall not come into the house.

[I Kings (I Samuel)] 22:1 And David = departed=20 thence, and escaped; and he comes to the cave of Odollam, and his = brethren hear,=20 and the house of his father, and they go down to him there.

22:2 And there gathered to him every one that was in = distress,=20 and every one that was in debt, and every one that was troubled in mind; = and he=20 was a leader over them, and there were with him about four hundred=20 men.

22:3 And David departed thence to Massephath of Moab, = and said=20 to the king of Moab, Let, I pray thee, my father and my mother be with = thee,=20 until I know what God will do to me.

22:4 And he persuaded the King of Moab, and they = dwell with him=20 continually, while David was in the hold.

22:5 And Gad the prophet said to David, Dwell not in = the hold:=20 go, and thou shalt enter the land of Juda. So David went, and came and = dwelt in=20 the city of Saric.

22:6 And Saul heard that David was discovered, and = his men with=20 him: now Saul dwelt in the hill below the field that is in Rama, and his = spear=20 [was] in his hand, and all his servants stood near him.

22:7 And Saul said to his servants that stood by him, = Hear now,=20 ye sons of Benjamin, will the son of Jessae indeed give all of you = fields and=20 vineyards, and will he make you all captains of hundreds and captains of = thousands?

22:8 That ye are conspiring against me, and there is = no one=20 that informs me, whereas my son has made a covenant with the son of = Jessae, and=20 there is no one of you that is sorry for me, or informs me, that my son = has=20 stirred up my servant against me for an enemy, as [it is] this day? =

22:9 And Doec the Syrian who was over the mules of = Saul=20 answered and said, I saw the son of Jessae as he came to Nomba to = Abimelech son=20 of Achitob the priest.

22:10 And [the priest] enquired of God for him, and = gave him=20 provision, and gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine.

22:11 And the king sent to call Abimelech son of = Achitob and=20 all his father's sons, the priests that were in Nomba; and they all came = to the=20 king.

22:12 And Saul said, Hear now, thou son of Achitob. = And he=20 said, Lo! I [am here], speak, [my] lord.

22:13 And Saul said to him, Why have thou and the son = of Jessae=20 conspired against me, that thou shouldest give him bread and a sword, = and=20 shouldest enquire of God for him, to raise him up against me as an = enemy, as [he=20 is] this day?

22:14 And he answered the king, and said, And who = [is] there=20 among all thy servants faithful as David, and [he is] a son-in-law of = the king,=20 and [he is] executor of all thy commands, and [is] honourable in thy=20 house?

22:15 Have I begun to-day to enquire of God for him? = By no=20 means: let not the king bring a charge against his servant, and against = thee=20 whole of my father's house; for thy servant knew not in all these = matters=20 anything great or small.

22:16 And king Saul said, Thou shalt surely die, = Abimelech,=20 thou, and all thy father's house.

22:17 And the king said to the footmen that attended = on him,=20 Draw nigh and slay the priests of the Lord, because their hand [is] with = David,=20 and because they knew that he fled, and they did not inform me. But the = servants=20 of the king would not lift their hands to fall upon the priest of the = Lord.=20

22:18 And the king said to Doec, Turn thou, and fall = upon the=20 priests: and Doec the Syrian turned, and slew the priests of the Lord in = that=20 day, three hundred and five men, all wearing an ephod.

22:19 And he smote Nomba the city of the priest with = the edge=20 of the sword, both man, and woman, infant and suckling, and calf, and = ox, and=20 sheep.

22:20 And one son of Abimelech son of Achitob = escapes, and his=20 name [was] Abiathar, and he fled after David.

22:21 And Abiathar told David that Saul had slain all = the=20 priests of the Lord.

22:22 And David said to Abiathar, I knew it in that = day, that=20 Doec the Syrian would surely tell Saul: I am guilty of the death of the = house of=20 thy father.

22:23 Dwell with me; fear not, for wherever I shall = seek a=20 place [of safety] for my life, I will also seek a place for thy life, = for thou=20 art safely guarded [while] with me.

[I Kings (I Samuel)] 23:1 And it was = told=20 David, saying, behold, the Philistines war in Keila, and they rob, they = trample=20 on the threshing-floors.

23:2 And David enquired of the Lord, saying, Shall I = go and=20 smite these Philistines? And the Lord said, Go, and thou shalt smite = these=20 Philistines, and shalt save Keila.

23:3 And the men of David said to him, Behold, we are = afraid=20 here in Judea; and how shall it be if we go to Keila? Shall we go after = the=20 spoils of the Philistines?

23:4 And David enquired yet again of the Lord; and = the Lord=20 answered him, and said to him, Arise and go down to Keila, for I will = deliver=20 the Philistines into thy hands.

23:5 So David and his men with him went to Keila, and = fought=20 with the Philistines; and they fled from before him, and he carried off = their=20 cattle, and smote them with a great slaughter, and David rescued the = inhabitants=20 of Keila.

23:6 And it came to pass when Abiathar the son of = Achimelech=20 fled to David, that he went down with David to Keila, having and ephod = in his=20 hand.

23:7 And it was told Saul that David was come to = Keila: and=20 Saul said, God has sold him into my hands, for he is shut up, having = entered=20 into a city that has gates and bars.

23:8 And Saul charged all the people to go down to = war to=20 Keila, to besiege David and his men.

23:9 And David knew that Saul spoke openly of = mischief against=20 him: and David said to Abiathar the priest, Bring the ephod of the Lord. =

23:10 And David said, Lord God of Israel, thy servant = has=20 indeed heard, that Saul seeks to come against Keila to destroy the city = on my=20 account.

23:11 Will [the place] be shut up? And now will Saul = come down,=20 as thy servant has heard? Lord God of Israel, tell thy servant. And the = Lord=20 said, It will be shut up.

23:12

23:13 And David arose, and the men with him, in = number about=20 four hundred, and they went forth from Keila, and went whithersoever = they could=20 go: and it was told Saul that David had escaped from Keila, and he = forbore to=20 come.

23:14 And he dwelt in Maserem in the wilderness, in = the narrow=20 [passes]; and dwelt in the wilderness in mount Ziph, in the dry country. = And=20 Saul sought him continually, but the Lord delivered him not into his=20 hands.

23:15 And David perceived that Saul went forth to = seek David;=20 and David was in the dry mountain in the New Ziph.

23:16 And Jonathan son of Saul rose, and went to = David to=20 Caene, and strengthened his hands in the Lord.

23:17 And he said to him, Fear not, for the hand of = Saul my=20 father shall not find thee; and thou shalt be king over Israel, and I = shall be=20 second to thee; and Saul my father knows it.

23:18 So they both made a covenant before the Lord; = and David=20 dwelt in Caene, and Jonathan went to his home.

23:19 And the Ziphites came up out of the dry country = to Saul=20 to the hill, saying, Behold, is not David hidden with us in Messara, in = the=20 narrows in Caene in the hill of Echela, which is on the right of=20 Jessaemon?

23:20 And now [according to] all the king's desire to = come=20 down, let him come down to us; they have shut him up into the hands of = the=20 king.

23:21 And Saul said to them, Blessed [be] ye of the = Lord, for=20 ye have been grieved on my account.

23:22 Go, I pray you, and make preparations yet, and = notice his=20 place where his foot shall be, quickly, in that place which ye spoke of, = lest by=20 any means he should deal craftily.

23:23 Take notice, then, and learn, and I will go = with you; and=20 it shall come to pass that if he is in the land, I will search him out = among all=20 the thousands of Juda.

23:24 And the Ziphites arose, and went before Saul: = and David=20 and his men [were] in the wilderness of Maon, westward, to the right of=20 Jessaemon.

23:25 And Saul and his men went to seek him: and they = brought=20 word to David, and he went down to the rock that was in the wilderness = of Maon:=20 and Saul heard, and followed after David to the wilderness of = Maon.

23:26 And Saul and his men go on one side of the = mountain, and=20 David and his men are on the other side of the mountain: and David was = hiding=20 himself to escape from Saul: and Saul and his men encamped against David = and his=20 men, in order to take them.

23:27 And there came a messenger to Saul, saying, = Haste thee,=20 and come hither, for the Philistines have invaded the land.

23:28 So Saul returned from following after David, = and went to=20 meet the Philistines: therefore that place was called The divided=20 Rock.

23:29 And David rose up from thence, and dwelt in the = narrow=20 passes of Engaddi.

[I Kings (I Samuel)] 24:1 And it = came to pass=20 when Saul returned from pursuing after the Philistines, that it was = reported to=20 him, saying, David [is] in the wilderness of Engaddi.

24:2 And he took with him three thousand men, chosen = out of all=20 Israel, and went to seek David and his men in front of = Saddaeem.

24:3 And he came to the flocks of sheep that were by = the way,=20 and there was a cave there; and Saul went in to make preparation, and = David and=20 his men were sitting in the inner part of the cave.

24:4 And the men of David said to him, Behold, this = [is] the=20 day of which the Lord spoke to thee, that he would deliver thine enemy = into thy=20 hands; and thou shalt do to him as [it is] good in thy sight. So David = arose and=20 cut off the skirt of Saul's garment secretly.

24:5 And it came to pass after this that David's = heart smote=20 him, because he had cut off the skirt of his garment.

24:6 And David said to his men, The Lord forbid it = me, that I=20 should do this ting to my lord the anointed of the Lord, to lift my hand = against=20 him; for he is the anointed of the Lord.

24:7 So David persuaded his men by [his] words, and = did not=20 suffer them to arise and slay Saul: and Saul arose and went his = way.

24:8 And David rose up [and went] after him out of = the cave:=20 and David cried after Saul, saying, [My] lord, [O] king! and Saul looked = behind=20 him, and David bowed with his face to the ground, and did obeisance to = him.=20

24:9 And David said to Saul, Why dost thou hearken to = the words=20 of the people, saying, Behold, David seeks thy life?

24:10 Behold, thine eyes have seen this day how that = the Lord=20 has delivered thee this day into my hands in the cave; and I would not = slay=20 thee, but spared thee, and said, I will not lift up my hand against my = lord, for=20 he is the Lord's anointed.

24:11 And behold, the skirt of thy mantle [is] in my = hand, I=20 cut off the skirt, and did not slay thee: know then and see to-day, = there is no=20 evil in my hand, nor impiety, nor rebellion; and I have not sinned = against thee,=20 yet thou layest snares for my soul to take it.

24:12 The Lord judge between me and thee, and the = Lord requite=20 thee on thyself: but my hand shall not be upon thee.

24:13 As the old proverb says, Transgression will = proceed from=20 the wicked ones: but my hand shall not be upon thee.

24:14 And now after whom dost thou come forth, O king = of=20 Israel? After whom dost thou pursue? After a dead dog, and after a=20 flea?

24:15 The Lord be judge and umpire between me and = thee, the=20 Lord look upon and judge my cause, and rescue me out of thy = hand.

24:16 And it came to pass when David had finished = speaking=20 these words to Saul, that Saul said, [Is] this thy voice, Son David? And = Saul=20 lifted up his voice, and wept.

24:17 And Saul said to David, Thou [art] more = righteous that I,=20 for thou hast recompensed me good, but I have recompensed thee = evil.

24:18 And thou hast told me to-day what good thou = hast done me,=20 how the Lord shut me up into thy hands to-day, and thou didst not slay=20 me.

24:19 And if any one should find his enemy in = distress, and=20 should send him forth in a good way, then the Lord will reward him good, = as thou=20 has done this day.

24:20 And now, behold, I know that thou shalt surely = reign, and=20 the kingdom of Israel shall be established in thy hand.

24:21 Now then swear to me by the Lord, that thou = wilt not=20 destroy my seed after me, that thou wilt not blot out my name from the = house of=20 my father.

24:22 So David swore to Saul: and Saul departed to = his place,=20 and David and his men went up to the strong-hold of Messera.

[I Kings (I Samuel)] 25:1 And Samuel = died, and=20 all Israel assembled, and bewailed him, and they bury him in his house = in=20 Armathaim: and David arose, and went down to the wilderness of Maon. =

25:2 And there was a man in Maon, and his flocks were = in=20 Carmel, and [he was] a very great man; and he had three thousand sheep, = and a=20 thousand she-goats: and he happened to be shearing his flock in Carmel.=20

25:3 And the man's name [was] Nabal, and his wife's = name [was]=20 Abigaia: and his wife [was] of good understanding and very beautiful in = person:=20 but the man [was] harsh, and evil in his doings, and the man [was]=20 churlish.

25:4 And David heard in the wilderness, that Nabal = the=20 Carmelite was shearing his sheep.

25:5 And David sent ten young men, and he said to the = young=20 men, Go up to Carmel, and go to Nabal, and ask him in my name how he is. =

25:6 And thus shall ye say, May thou and thy house = seasonably=20 prosper, and all thine be in prosperity.

25:7 And now, behold, I have heard that thy shepherds = who were=20 with is in the wilderness are shearing thy sheep, and we hindered them = not,=20 neither did we demand any thing from them all the time they were in = Carmel.=20

25:8 Ask thy servants, and they will tell thee. Let = then thy=20 servants find grace in thine eyes, for we are come on a good day; give = we pray=20 thee, whatsoever thy hand may find, to thy son David.

25:9 So the servants come and speak these words to = Nabal,=20 according to all these words in the name of David.

25:10 And Nabal sprang up, and answered the servants = of David,=20 and said, Who [is] David? and who [is] the son of Jessae? Now-a-days = there is=20 abundance of servants who depart every one from his master.

25:11 And shall I take my bread, and my wine, and my = beasts=20 that I have slain for my shearers, and shall I give them to men of whom = I know=20 not whence they are?

25:12 So the servants of David turned back, and = returned, and=20 came and reported to David according to these words.

25:13 And David said to his men, Gird on every man = his sword.=20 And they went up after David, about four hundred men: and two hundred = abode with=20 the stuff.

25:14 And one of the servants reported to Abigaia the = wife of=20 Nabal, saying, Behold, David sent messengers out of the wilderness to = salute our=20 lord; but he turned away from them.

25:15 And the men were very good to us; they did not = hinder us,=20 neither did they demand from us any thing all the days that we were with = them.

25:16 And when we were in the field, they were as a = wall round=20 about us, both y night and by day, all the days that we were with them = feeding=20 the flock.

25:17 And now do thou consider, and see what thou = wilt do; for=20 mischief is determined against our lord and against his house; and he = [is] a=20 vile character, and one cannot speak to him.

25:18 And Abigaia hasted, and took two hundred = loaves, and two=20 vessels of wine, and five sheep ready dressed, and five ephahs of fine = flour,=20 and one homer of dried grapes, and two hundred cakes of figs, and put = them upon=20 asses.

25:19 And she said to her servants, Go on before me, = and behold=20 I come after you: but she told not her husband.

25:20 And it came to pass when she had mounted her = ass and was=20 going down by the covert of the mountain, behold, David and his men came = down to=20 meet her, and she met them.

25:21 And David said, Perhaps I have kept all his = possessions=20 in the wilderness that he should wrong me, and we did not order the = taking=20 anything of all his goods; yet he has rewarded me evil for = good.

25:22 So God do to David and more also, if I leave = one male of=20 all that belong to Nabal until the morning.

25:23 And Abigaia saw David, and she hasted and = alighted from=20 her ass; and she felt before David on her face, and did obeisance to = him,=20 [bowing] to the ground

25:24 [even] to his feet, and said, On me, my lord, = be my=20 wrong: let, I pray thee, thy servant speak in thine ears, and hear thou = the=20 words of thy servant.

25:25 Let not my lord, I pray thee, take to heart = this=20 pestilent man, for according to his name, so is he; Nabal [is] his name, = and=20 folly [is] with him: but I thy handmaid saw not the servants of my lord = whom=20 thou didst send.

25:26 And now, my lord, [as] the Lord lives, and thy = soul=20 lives, as the Lord has kept thee from coming against innocent blood, and = from=20 executing vengeance for thyself, now therefore let thine enemies, and = those that=20 seek evil against my lord, become as Nabal.

25:27 And now accept this token of goodwill, which = thy servant=20 has brought to my lord, and thou shalt give it to the servants that wait = on my=20 lord.

25:28 Remove, I pray thee, the trespass of thy = servant; for the=20 Lord will surely make for my lord a sure house, for the Lord fights the = battles=20 of my lord, and there shall no evil be ever found in thee.

25:29 And [if] a man shall rise up persecuting thee = and seeking=20 thy life, yet shall the life of my lord be bound up in the bundle of = life with=20 the Lord God, and thou shalt whirl the life of thine enemies [as] in the = midst=20 of a sling.

25:30 And it shall be when the Lord shall have = wrought for my=20 lord all the good things he has spoken concerning thee, and shall = appoint thee=20 to be ruler over Israel;

25:31 then this shall not be an abomination and = offence to my=20 lord, to have shed innocent blood without cause, and for my lord to have = avenged=20 himself: and so may the Lord do good to my lord, and thou shalt remember = thine=20 handmaid to do her good.

25:32 And David said to Abigaia, Blessed [be] the = Lord God of=20 Israel, who sent thee this very day to meet me:

25:33 and blessed [be] thy conduct, and blessed [be] = thou, who=20 hast hindered me this very day from coming to shed blood, and from = avenging=20 myself.

25:34 But surely as the Lord God of Israel lives, who = hindered=20 me this day from doing thee harm, if thou hadst not hasted and come to = meet me,=20 then I said, There shall [surely] not be left to Nabal till the morning = one=20 male.

25:35 And David took of her hand all that she brought = to him,=20 and said to her, Go in peace to thy house: see, I have hearkened to thy = voice,=20 and accepted thy petition.

25:36 And Abigaia came to Nabal: and, behold, he had = a banquet=20 in this house, as the banquet of a king, and the heart of Nabal [was] = merry=20 within him, and he [was] very drunken: and she told him nothing great or = small=20 till the morning light.

25:37 And it came to pass in the morning, when Nabal = recovered=20 from his wine, his wife told him these words; and his heart died within = him, and=20 he became as a stone.

25:38 And it came to pass after about ten days, that = the Lord=20 smote Nabal, and he died.

25:39 And David heard it and said, Blessed [be] the = Lord, wh=20 has judged the cause of my reproach at the hand of Nabal, and has = delivered his=20 servant from the power of evil; and the Lord has returned the mischief = of Nabal=20 upon his own head. And David sent and spoke concerning Abigaia, to take = her to=20 himself for a wife.

25:40 So the servants of David came to Abigaia to = Carmel, and=20 spoke to her, saying, David has sent us to thee, to take thee to himself = for a=20 wife.

25:41 And she arose, and did reverence with her face = to the=20 earth, and said, Behold, thy servant [is] for an handmaid to wash the = feet of=20 thy servants.

25:42 And Abigaia arose, and mounted her ass, and = five damsels=20 followed her: and she went after the servants of David, and became his=20 wife.

25:43 And David took Achinaam out of Jezrael, and = they were=20 both his wives.

25:44 And Saul gave Melchol his daughter, David's = wife, to=20 Phalti the son of Amis who was of Romma.

[I Kings (I Samuel)] 26:1 And the = Ziphites=20 come out of the dry country to Saul to the hill, saying, Behold, David = hides=20 himself with us in the hill Echela, opposite Jessemon.

26:2 And Saul arose, and went down to the wilderness = of Ziph,=20 and with him [went] three thousand men chosen out of Israel, to seek = David in=20 the wilderness of Ziph.

26:3 And Saul encamped in the hill of Echela in front = of=20 Jessemon, by the way, and David dwelt in the wilderness: and David saw = that Saul=20 came after him into the wilderness.

26:4 And David sent spies, and ascertained that Saul = was come=20 prepared out of Keila.

26:5 And David arose secretly, and goes into the = place where=20 Saul was sleeping, and there [was] Abenner the son of Ner, the captain = of his=20 host: and Saul was sleeping in a chariot, and the people had encamped = along=20 round about him.

26:6 And David answered and spoke to Abimelech the = Chettite,=20 and to Abessa the son Saruia the brother of Joab, saying, Who will go in = with me=20 to Saul into the camp? And Abessa said, I will go in with = thee.

26:7 So David and Abessa go in among the people by = night: and=20 behold, Saul was fast asleep in the chariot, and his spear was stuck in = the=20 ground near his head, and Abenner and his people slept round about=20 him.

26:8 And Abessa said to David, The Lord has this day = shut up=20 thine enemy into thine hands, and now I will smite him to the earth with = the=20 spear to the ground once [for all], and I will not smite him again. =

26:9 And David said to Abessa, Do not lay him low, = for who=20 shall lift up his hand against the anointed of the Lord, and be=20 guiltless?

26:10 And David said, [As] the Lord lives, if the = Lord smite=20 him not, or his day come and he die, or he go down to battle and be = added [to=20 his fathers, do not so].

26:11 The Lord forbid it me that I should lift up my = hand=20 against the anointed of the Lord: and now take, I pray thee, the spear = from his=20 bolster, and the pitcher of water, and let us return home.

26:12 So David took the spear, and the pitcher of = water from=20 his bolster, and they went home: and there was no one that saw, and no = one that=20 knew, and there was no one that awoke, all being asleep, for a stupor = from the=20 Lord had fallen upon them.

26:13 So David went over to the other side, and stood = on the=20 top of a hill afar off, and [there was] a good distance between = them.

26:14 And David called to the people, and spoke to = Abenner,=20 saying, Wilt thou not answer, Abenner? and Abenner answered and said, = Who art=20 thou that callest?

26:15 And David said to Abenner, [Art] not thou a = man? and who=20 [is] like thee in Israel? Why then dost thou not guard thy lord the = king? for=20 one out of the people went in to destroy thy lord the king.

26:16 And this thing [is] not good which thou hast = done. [As]=20 the Lord lives, ye are worthy of death, ye who guard your lord the king, = the=20 anointed of the Lord: and now behold, I pray you, the spear of the king, = and the=20 cruse of water: where are the articles that should be at his head? =

26:17 And Saul recognized the voice of David, and = said, [Is]=20 this thy voice, son David? and David said, I [am] thy servant, [my] = lord, O=20 king.

26:18 And he said, Why does my lord thus pursue after = his=20 servant? for in what have I sinned? and what unrighteousness ha been = found in=20 me?

26:19 And now let my lord the king hear the word of = his=20 servant. If God stirs thee up against me, let thine offering be = acceptable: but=20 if the sons of men, they [are] cursed before the Lord, for they have = cast me out=20 this day so that I should not be established in the inheritance of the = Lord,=20 saying, Go, serve other Gods.

26:20 And now let not my blood fall to the ground = before the=20 Lord, for the king of Israel has come forth to seek thy life, as the = night hawk=20 pursues [its prey] in the mountains.

26:21 And Saul said, I have sinned: turn, son David, = for I will=20 not hurt thee, because my life was precious in thine eyes; and to-day I = have=20 been foolish and have erred exceedingly.

26:22 And David answered and said, Behold, the spear = of the=20 king: let one of the servants come over and take it.

26:23 And the Lord shall recompense each according to = his=20 righteousness and his truth, since the Lord delivered thee this day into = my=20 hands, and I would not lift my hand against the Lord's = anointed.

26:24 And, behold, as thy life has been precious this = very day=20 in my eyes, so let my life be precious before the Lord, and may he = protect me,=20 and deliver me out of all affliction.

26:25 And Saul said to David, Blessed [be] thou, [my] = son; and=20 thou shalt surely do valiantly, and surely prevail. And David went on = his way,=20 and Saul returned to his place.

[I Kings (I Samuel)] 27:1 And David = said in=20 his heart, Now shall I be one day delivered [for death] into the hands = of Saul;=20 and there is no good thing for me unless I should escape into the land = of the=20 Philistines, and Saul should cease from seeking me through every coast = of=20 Israel: so I shall escape out of his hand.

27:2 So David arose, and the six hundred men that = were with=20 him, and he went to Anchus, son Ammach, king of Geth.

27:3 And David dwelt with Anchus, he and his men, = each with his=20 family; and David and both his wives, Achinaam, the Jezraelitess, and = Abigaia=20 the wife of Nabal the Carmelite.

27:4 And it was told Saul that David had fled to = Geth; and he=20 no longer sought after him

27:5 And David said to Anchus, If now thy servant has = found=20 grace in thine eyes, let them give me, I pray thee, a place in one of = the cities=20 in the country, and I will dwell there: for why does thy servant dwell = with thee=20 in a royal city?

27:6 And he gave him Sekelac in that day: therefore = Sekelac=20 came into possession of the king of Judea to this day.

27:7 And the number of the days that David dwelt in = the country=20 of the Philistines was four months.

27:8 And David and his men went up, and made an = attack on all=20 the Gesirites and on the Amalekites: and behold, the land was inhabited, = (even=20 the land from Gelampsur) by those who come from the fortified [cities] = even to=20 the land of Egypt.

27:9 And he smote the land, and saved neither man nor = woman=20 alive; and they took flocks, and herds, and asses, and camels, and = raiment; and=20 they returned and came to Anchus.

27:10 And Anchus said to David, On whom have ye made = an attack=20 to-day? And David said to Anchus, On the south of Judea, and on the = south of=20 Jesmega, and on the south of the Kenezite.

27:11 And I have not saved man or woman alive to = bring them to=20 Geth, saying, Lest they carry a report to Geth against us, saying, These = things=20 David does. And this was his manner all the days that David dwelt in the = country=20 of the Philistines.

27:12 So David had the full confidence of Anchus, who = said, He=20 is thoroughly disgraced among his people in Israel and he shall be my = servant=20 for ever.

[I Kings (I Samuel)] 28:1 And it = came to pass=20 in those days that the Philistines gathered themselves together with = their=20 armies to go out to fight with Israel; and Anchus said to David, Know = surely,=20 that thou shalt go forth to battle with me, [thou], and thy men. =

28:2 And David said to Anchus, Thus now thou shalt = know what=20 thy servant will do. And Anchus said to David, So will I make thee = captain of my=20 body-guard continually.

28:3 And Samuel died, and all Israel lamented for = him, and they=20 bury him in his city, in Armathaim. And Saul had removed those who had = in them=20 divining spirits, and the wizards, out of the land.

28:4 And the Philistines assemble themselves, and = come and=20 encamp in Sonam: and Saul gathers all the men of Israel, and they encamp = in=20 Gelbue.

28:5 And Saul saw the camp of the Philistines, and he = was=20 alarmed, and his heart was greatly dismayed.

28:6 And Saul enquired of the Lord; and the Lord = answered him=20 not by dreams, nor by manifestations, nor by prophets.

28:7 Then Saul said to his servants, Seek for me a = woman who=20 has in her a divining spirit, and I will go to her, and enquire of her: = and his=20 servants said to him, Behold, [there is] a woman who has in her a = divining=20 spirit at Aendor.

28:8 And Saul disguised himself, and put on other = raiment, and=20 he goes, and two men with him, and they come to the woman by night; and = he said=20 to her, Divine to me, I pray thee, by the divining spirit within thee, = and bring=20 up to me him whom I shall name to thee.

28:9 And the woman said to him, Behold now, thou = knowest what=20 Saul has done, how he has cut off those who had in them divining = spirits, and=20 the wizards from the land, and why dost thou spread a snare for my life = to=20 destroy it?

28:10 And Saul swore to her, and said, [As] the Lord = lives, no=20 injury shall come upon thee on this account.

28:11 And the woman said, Whom shall I bring up to = thee? and he=20 said, Bring up to me Samuel.

28:12 And the woman saw Samuel, and cried out with a = loud=20 voice: and the woman said to Saul, Why hast thou deceived me? for thou = art=20 Saul.

28:13 And the king said to her, Fear not; tell me = whom thou has=20 seen. And the woman said to him, I saw gods ascending out of the=20 earth.

28:14 And he said to her, What didst thou perceive? = and she=20 said to him, An upright man ascending out of the earth, and he [was] = clothed=20 with a mantle. And Saul knew that this was Samuel, and he stooped with = his face=20 to the earth, and did obeisance to him.

28:15 And Samuel said, Why hast thou troubled me, = that I should=20 come up? And Saul said, I am greatly distressed, and the Philistines war = against=20 me, and God has departed from me, and no longer hearkens to me either by = he hand=20 of the prophets or by dreams: and now I have called thee to tell me what = I shall=20 do.

28:16 And Samuel said, Why askest thou me, whereas = the Lord has=20 departed from thee, and taken part with thy neighbour?

28:17 And the Lord has done to thee, as the Lord = spoke by me;=20 and the Lord will rend thy kingdom out of thy hand, and will give it to = thy=20 neighbour David.

28:18 because thou didst not hearken to the voice of = the Lord,=20 and didst not execute his fierce anger upon Amalec, therefore the Lord = has done=20 this thing to thee this day.

28:19 And the Lord shall deliver Israel with thee = into the=20 hands of the Philistines, and to-morrow thou and thy sons with thee = shall fall,=20 and the Lord shall deliver the army of Israel into the hands of the=20 Philistines.

28:20 And Saul instantly fell at his full length upon = the=20 earth, and was greatly afraid because of the words of Samuel; and there = was no=20 longer any strength in him, for he had eaten no bread all that day, and = all that=20 night.

28:21 And the woman went in to Saul, and saw that he = was=20 greatly disquieted, and said to him, Behold now, thine handmaid has = hearkened to=20 thy voice, and I have put my life in my hand, and have heard the words = which=20 thou has spoken to me.

28:22 And now hearken, I pray thee, to the voice of = thine=20 handmaid, and I will set before thee a morsel of bread, and eat, and = thou shalt=20 be strengthened, for thou wilt be going on thy way.

28:23 But he would not eat; so his servants and the = woman=20 constrained him, and he hearkened to their voice, and rose up from the = earth,=20 and sat upon a bench.

28:24 And the woman had a fat heifer in the house; = and she=20 hasted and slew it; and she took meal and kneaded it, and baked = unleavened=20 cakes.

28:25 And she brought [the meat] before Saul, and = before his=20 servants; and they ate, and rose up, and departed that night.

[I Kings (I Samuel)] 29:1 And the = Philistines=20 gather all their armies to Aphec, and Israel encamped in Aendor, which = is in=20 Jezrael.

29:2 And the lords of the Philistines went on by = hundreds and=20 thousands, and David and his men wen on in the rear with Anchus. =

29:3 And the lords of the Philistines said, Who [are] = these=20 that pass by? And Anchus said to the captains of the Philistines, [Is] = not this=20 David the servant of Saul king of Israel? He has been with us some time, = even=20 this second year, and I have not found any fault in him from the day = that he=20 attached himself to me even until this day.

29:4 And the captains of the Philistines were = displeased at=20 him, and they say to him, Send the man away, and let him return to his = place,=20 where thou didst set him; and let him not come with us to the war, and = let him=20 not be a traitor in the camp: and wherewith will he be reconciled to his = master?=20 Will it not be with the heads of those men?

29:5 [Is] not this David whom they celebrated in = dances,=20 saying, Saul has smitten his thousands, and David his ten thousands? =

29:6 And Anchus called David, and said to him, [As] = the Lord=20 lives, thou [art] right and approved in my eyes, and [so is] thy going = out and=20 thy coming in with me in the army, and I have not found [any] evil to = charge=20 against thee from the day that thou camest to me until this day: but = thou art=20 not approved in the eyes of the lords.

29:7 Now then return and go in peace, thus thou shalt = not do=20 evil in the sight of the lords of the Philistines.

29:8 And David said to Anchus, What have I done to = thee? and=20 what hast thou found in thy servant from the [first] day that I was = before thee=20 even until this day, that I should not come and war against the enemies = of the=20 lord my king?

29:9 And Anchus answered David, I know that thou = [art] good in=20 my eyes, but the lords of the Philistines say, He shall not come with us = to the=20 war.

29:10 Now then rise up early in the morning, thou and = the=20 servants of thy lord that are come with thee, and go to the place where = I=20 appointed you, and entertain no evil thought in thy heart, for thou = [art] good=20 in my sight: and rise early for your journey when it is light, and = depart.=20

29:11 So David arose early, he and his men, to depart = and guard=20 the land of the Philistine: and the Philistines went up to Jezrael to=20 battle.

[I Kings (I Samuel)] 30:1 And it = came to pass=20 when David and his men had entered Sekelac on the third day, that Amalec = had=20 made an incursion upon the south, and upon Sekelac, and smitten Sekelac, = and=20 burnt it with fire.

30:2 And as to the women and all things that were in = it, great=20 and small, they slew neither man nor woman, but carried them captives, = and went=20 on their way.

30:3 And David and his men came into the city, and, = behold, it=20 was burnt with fire; and their wives, and their sons, and their = daughters were=20 carried captive.

30:4 And David and his men lifted up their voice, and = wept till=20 there was no longer any power within them to weep.

30:5 And both the wives of David were carried = captive,=20 Achinaam, the Jezraelitess, and Abigaia the wife of Nabal the=20 Carmelite.

30:6 And David was greatly distressed, because the = people spoke=20 of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, each for = his=20 sons and his daughters: but David strengthened himself in the Lord his=20 God.

30:7 And David said to Abiathar the priest the son of = Achimelech, Bring near the ephod.

30:8 And David enquired of the Lord, saying, Shall I = pursue=20 after this troop? shall I overtake them? and he said to him, Pursue, for = thou=20 shalt surely overtake them, and thou shalt surely rescue [the captives]. =

30:9 So David went, he an the six hundred men with = him, an they=20 come as far as the brook Bosor, and the superfluous ones = stopped.

30:10 And he pursued them with four hundred men; and = there=20 remained behind two hundred men, who tarried on the other side of the = brook=20 Bosor.

30:11 And they find an Egyptian in the field, and = they take=20 him, and bring him to David; and they gave him bread and he ate, and = they caused=20 him to drink water.

30:12 And they gave him a piece of a cake of figs, = and he ate,=20 and his spirit was restored in him; for he had not eaten bread, and had = not=20 drunk water three days and three nights.

30:13 And David said to him, Whose art thou? and = whence art=20 thou? and the young man the Egyptian said, I am the servant of an = Amalekite; and=20 my master left me, because I was taken ill three days ago.

30:14 And we made an incursion on the south of the = Chelethite,=20 and on the parts of Judea, and on the south of Chelub, and we burnt = Sekelac with=20 fire.

30:15 And David said to him, Wilt thou bring me down = to this=20 troop? And he said, Swear now to me by God, that thou wilt not kill me, = and that=20 thou wilt not deliver me into the hands of my master, and I will bring = thee down=20 upon this troop.

30:16 So be brought him down thither, and behold, = they [were]=20 scattered abroad upon the surface of the whole land, eating and = drinking, and=20 feasting by [reason of] all the great spoils which they had taken out of = the=20 land of the Philistines, and out of the land of Juda.

30:17 And David came upon them, and smote them from = the morning=20 till the evening, and on the next day; and not one of them escaped, = except four=20 hundred young men, who were mounted on camels, and fled.

30:18 And David recovered all that the Amalekites had = taken,=20 and he rescued both his wives.

30:19 And nothing was wanting to them of great or = small, either=20 of the spoils, or the sons and daughters, or anything that they had = taken of=20 theirs; and David recovered all.

30:20 And he took all the flocks, and the herds, and = led them=20 away before the spoils: and it was said of these spoils, These [are] the = spoils=20 of David.

30:21 And David comes to the two hundred men who were = left=20 behind that they should not follow after David, and he had caused them = to remain=20 by the brook of Bosor; and they came forth to meet David, and to meet = his people=20 with him: and David drew near to the people, and they asked him how he = did.=20

30:22 Then every ill-disposed and bad man of the = soldiers who=20 had gone with David, answered and said, Because they did not pursue = together=20 with us, we will not give them of the spoils which we have recovered, = only let=20 each one lead away with him his wife and his children, and let them=20 return.

30:23 And David said, Ye shall not do so, after the = Lord has=20 delivered [the enemy] to us, and guarded us, and the Lord has delivered = into our=20 hands the troop that came against u.

30:24 And who will hearken to these your words? for = they are=20 not inferior to us; for according to the portion of him that went down = to the=20 battle, so shall be the portion of him that abides with the baggage; = they shall=20 share alike.

30:25 And it came to pass from that day forward, that = it became=20 an ordinance and a custom in Israel until this day.

30:26 And David came to Sekelac, and sent of the = spoils to the=20 elders of Juda, and to his friends, saying, Behold [some] of the spoils = of the=20 enemies of the Lord;

30:27 to those in Baethsur, and to those in Rama of = the south,=20 and to those in Gethor.

30:28 And to those in Aroer, and to those in Ammadi, = and to=20 those in Saphi, and to those in Esthie, and to those in Geth, and to = those in=20 Cimath, and to those in Saphec, and to those in Themath,

30:29 and to those in Carmel, and to those in the = cities of=20 Jeremeel, and to those in the cities of the Kenezite;

30:30 and to those in Jerimuth, and to those in = Bersabee, and=20 to those in Nombe,

30:31 and to those in Chebron, and to all the places = which=20 David and his men had passed through.

[I Kings (I Samuel)] 31:1 And the = Philistines=20 fought with Israel: and the men of Israel fled from before the = Philistines, and=20 they fall down wounded in the mountain in Gelbue.

31:2 And the Philistines press closely on Saul and = his sons,=20 and the Philistines smite Jonathan, and Aminadab, and Melchisa son of=20 Saul.

31:3 And the battle prevails against Saul, and the = shooters=20 with arrows, even the archers find him, and he was wounded under the = ribs.=20

31:4 And Saul said to his armour-bearer, Draw thy = sword and=20 pierce me through with it; lest these uncircumcised come and pierce me = through,=20 and mock me. But his armour-bearer would not, for he feared greatly: so = Saul=20 took his sword and fell upon it.

31:5 And his armour-bearer saw that Saul was dead, = and he fell=20 also himself upon his sword, and died with him.

31:6 So Saul died, and his three sons, and his = armour-bearer,=20 in that dy together.

31:7 And the men of Israel who were on the other side = of the=20 valley, and those beyond Jordan, saw that the men of Israel fled, and = that Saul=20 and his sons were dead; and they leave their cities and flee: and the=20 Philistines come and dwell in them.

31:8 And it came to pass on the morrow that the = Philistines=20 come to strip the dead, and they find Saul and his three sons fallen on = the=20 mountains of Gelbue.

31:9 And they turned him, and stripped off his = armour, and sent=20 it into the land of the Philistines, sending round glad tidings to their = idols=20 and to the people.

31:10 And they set up his armour at the temple of = Astarte, and=20 they fastened his body on the wall of Baethsam.

31:11 And the inhabitants of Jabis Galaad hear what = the=20 Philistines did to Saul.

31:12 And they rose up, [even] every man of might, = and marched=20 all night, and took the body of Saul and the body of Jonathan his son = from the=20 wall of Baethsam; and they bring them to Jabis, and burn them = there.

31:13 And they take their bones, and bury them in the = field=20 that is in Jabis, and fast seven days.



II = Kings (2=20 Samuel)

1:1 And it came to pass after Saul was dead, that = David=20 returned from smiting Amalec, and David abode two days in = Sekelac.

1:2 And it came to pass on the third day, that, = behold, a man=20 came from the camp, from the people of Saul, and his garments were rent, = and=20 earth [was] upon his head: and it came to pass when he went in to David, = that he=20 fell upon the earth, and did obeisance to him.

1:3 And David said to him, Whence comest thou? and he = said to=20 him, I have escaped out of the camp of Israel.

1:4 And David said to him, What [is] the matter? tell = me. And=20 he said, The people fled out of the battle, and many of the people have = fallen=20 and are dead, and Saul and Jonathan his son are dead.

1:5 And David said to the young man who brought him = the=20 tidings, How knowest thou that Saul and Jonathan his son are = dead?

1:6 And the young man that brought the tidings, said = to him, I=20 happened accidentally to be upon mount Gelbue; and, behold, Saul was = leaning=20 upon his spear, and, behold, the chariots and captains of horse pressed = hard=20 upon him.

1:7 And he looked behind him, and saw me, and called = me; and I=20 said, Behold, [here am] I.

1:8 And he said to me, Who art thou? and I said, I am = an=20 Amalekite.

1:9 And he said to me, Stand, I pray thee, over me, = and slay=20 me, for a dreadful darkness has come upon me, for all my life [is] in=20 me.

1:10 So I stood over him and slew him, because I knew = he would=20 not live after he was fallen; and I took the crown that was upon his = head, and=20 the bracelet that was upon his arm, and I have brought them hither to my = lord.=20

1:11 And David laid hold of his garments, and rent = them; and=20 all the men who were with him rent their garments.

1:12 And they lamented, and wept, and fasted till = evening, for=20 Saul and for Jonathan his son, and for the people of Juda, and for the = house of=20 Israel, because they were smitten with the sword.

1:13 And David said to the young man who brought the = tidings to=20 him, Whence art thou? and he said, I am the son of an Amalekite=20 sojourner.

1:14 And David said to him, How was it thou wast not = afraid to=20 lift thy hand to destroy the anointed of the Lord?

1:15 And David called one of his young men, and said, = Go and=20 fall upon him: and he smote him, and he died.

1:16 And David said to him, Thy blood [be] upon thine = own head;=20 for thy mouth has testified against thee, saying, I have slain the = anointed of=20 the Lord.

1:17 And David lamented with this lamentation over = Saul and=20 over Jonathan his son.

1:18 And he gave orders to teach it the sons of Juda: = behold,=20 it is written in the book of Right.

1:19 Set up a pillar, O Israel, for the slain that = died upon=20 thy high places: how are the mighty fallen!

1:20 Tell it not in Geth, and tell it not as glad = tidings in=20 the streets of Ascalon, lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, = lest the=20 daughters of the uncircumcised triumph.

1:21 Ye mountains of Gelbue, let not dew no rain = descend upon=20 you, nor fields of first-fruits [be upon you], for there the shield of = the=20 mighty ones has been grievously assailed; the shield of Saul was not = anointed=20 with oil.

1:22 From the blood of the slain, and from the fat of = the=20 mighty, the bow of Jonathan returned not empty; and the sword of Saul = turned not=20 back empty.

1:23 Saul and Jonathan, the beloved and the = beautiful, were not=20 divided: comely [were they] in their life, and in their death they were = not=20 divided: [they were] swifter than eagles, and they were stronger than=20 lions.

1:24 Daughters of Israel, weep for Saul, who clothed = you with=20 scarlet together with your adorning, who added golden ornaments to your=20 apparel.

1:25 How are the mighty fallen in the midst of the = battle! O=20 Jonathan, even the slain ones upon thy high places!

1:26 I am grieved for thee, my brother Jonathan; thou = wast very=20 lovely to me; thy love to me was wonderful beyond the love of = women.

1:27 How are the mighty fallen, and the weapons of = war=20 perished!

[II Kings (2 Samuel)] 2:1 And it = came to pass=20 after this that David enquired of the Lord, saying, Shall I go up into = one of=20 the cities of Juda? and the Lord said to him, Go up. And David said, = Whither=20 shall I go up? and he said, To Chebron.

2:2 And David went up thither to Chebron, [he] and = both his=20 wives, Achinaam the Jezraelitess, and Abigaia the wife of Nabal the=20 Carmelite,

2:3 and the men that were with him, every one and his = family;=20 and they dwelt in the cities of Chebron.

2:4 And the men of Judea come, and anoint David there = to reign=20 over the house of Juda; and they reported to David, saying, The men of = Jabis of=20 the country of Galaad have buried Saul.

2:5 And David sent messengers to the rulers of Jabis = of the=20 country of Galaad, and David said to them, Blessed be ye of the Lord, = because ye=20 have wrought this mercy toward your lord, even toward Saul the anointed = of the=20 Lord, and ye have buried him and Jonathan his son.

2:6 And now may the Lord deal in mercy and truth = towards you:=20 and I also will requite towards you this good deed, because ye have done = this.

2:7 And now let your hands be made strong, and be = valiant; for=20 your master Saul is dead, and moreover the house of Juda have anointed = me to be=20 king over them.

2:8 But Abenner, the son of Ner, the = commander-in-chief of=20 Saul's army, took Jebos the son of Saul, and brought him up from the = camp to=20 Manaem

2:9 and made him king over the land of Galaad, and = over=20 Thasiri, and over Jezrael, and over Ephraim, and over Benjamin, and over = all=20 Israel.

2:10 Jebosthe, Saul's son [was] forty years old, when = he=20 reigned over Israel; and he reigned two years, but not over the house of = Juda,=20 who followed David.

2:11 And the days which David reigned in Chebron over = the house=20 of Juda were seven years and six months.

2:12 And Abenner the son of Ner went forth, and the = servants of=20 Jebosthe the son of Saul, from Manaem to Gabaon.

2:13 And Joab the son of Saruia, and the servants of = David,=20 went forth from Chebron, and met them at the fountain of Gabaon, at the = same=20 place: and these sat down by the fountain on this side, and those by the = fountain on that side.

2:14 And Abenner said to Joab, Let now the young men = arise, and=20 play before us. And Joab said, Let them arise.

2:15 And there arose and passed over by number twelve = of the=20 children of Benjamin, belonging to Jebosthe the son of Saul, and twelve = of the=20 servants of David.

2:16 And they seized every one the head of his = neighbour with=20 his hand, and his sword [was thrust] into the side of his neighbour, and = they=20 fall down together: and the name of that place was called The portion of = the=20 treacherous ones, which is in Gabaon.

2:17 And the battle was very severe on that day; and = Abenner=20 and the men of Israel were worsted before the servants of = David.

2:18 And there were there the three sons of Saruia, = Joab, and=20 Abessa, and Asael: and Asael was swift in his feet as a roe in the=20 field.

2:19 And Asael followed after Abenner, and turned not = to go to=20 the right hand or to the left from following Abenner.

2:20 And Abenner looked behind him, and said, Art = thou Asael=20 himself? and he said, I am.

2:21 And Abenner said to him, Turn thou to the right = hand or to=20 the left, and lay hold for thyself on one of the yung men, and take to = thyself=20 his armour: but Asel would not turn back from following him.

2:22 And Abenner said yet again to Asael, Stand aloof = from me,=20 lest I smite thee to the ground? and how should I lift up my face to=20 Joab?

2:23 And what does this mean? return to Joab thy = brother? But=20 he would not stand aloof; and Abenner smites him with the hinder end of = the=20 spear on the loins, and the spear went out behind him, and he falls = there and=20 dies on the spot: and it came to pass that every one that came to the = place=20 where Asael fell and died, stood still.

2:24 And Joab and Abessa pursued after Abenner, and = the sun=20 went down: and they went as far as the hill of Amman, which is in the = front of=20 Gai, by the desert way of Gabaon.

2:25 And the children of Benjamin who followed = Abenner gather=20 themselves together, and they formed themselves into one body, and stood = on the=20 top of a hill.

2:26 And Abenner called Joab, and said, Shall the = sword devour=20 perpetually? knowest thou not that it will be bitter at last? How long = then wilt=20 thou refuse to tell the people to turn from following our = brethren?

2:27 And Joab said, As the Lord lives, if thou hadst = not=20 spoken, even from the morning the people had gone up every one from = following=20 his brother.

2:28 And Joab sounded the trumpet, and all the people = departed,=20 and did not pursue after Israel, and did not fight any = longer.

2:29 And Abenner and his men departed at evening, = [and went]=20 all that night, and crossed over Jordan, and went along the whole = adjacent=20 [country], and they come to the camp.

2:30 And Joab returned from following Abenner, and he = assembled=20 all the people, and there were missing of the people of David, nineteen = men, and=20 Asael.

2:31 And the servants of David smote of the children = of=20 Benjamin, of the men of Abenner, three hundred and sixty men belonging = to=20 him.

2:32 And they take up Asael, and bury him in the tomb = of his=20 father in Bethleem. And Joab and the men with him went all the night, = and the=20 morning rose upon them in Chebron.

[II Kings (2 Samuel)] 3:1 And there = was war=20 for a long time between the house of Saul and the house of David; and = the house=20 of David grew continually stronger; but the house of Saul grew = continually=20 weaker.

3:2 And sons were born to David in Chebron: and his = first-born=20 was Ammon the son of Achinoom the Jezraelitess.

3:3 And his second son [was] Daluia, the son of = Abigaia the=20 Carmelitess; and the third, Abessalom the son of Maacha the daughter of = Tholmi=20 the king of Gessir.

3:4 And the fourth [was] Ornia, the son of Aggith, = and the=20 fifth [was] Saphatia, the son of Abital.

3:5 And the sixth [was] Jetheraam, the son of Aegal = the wife of=20 David. These were born to David in Chebron.

3:6 And it came to pass while there was war between = the house=20 of Saul and the house of David, that Abenner was governing the house of=20 Saul.

3:7 And Saul had a concubine, Respha, the daughter of = Jol; and=20 Jebosthe the son of Saul said to Abenner, Why hast thou gone in to my = father's=20 concubine?

3:8 And Abenner was very angry with Jebosthe for this = saying;=20 and Abenner said to him, Am I a dog's head? I have this day wrought = kindness=20 with the house of Saul thy father, and with his brethren and friends, = and have=20 not gone over to the house of David, and dost thou this day seek a = charge=20 against me concerning injury to a woman?

3:9 God do thus and more also to Abenner, if as the = Lord swore=20 to David, so do I not to him this day;

3:10 to take away the kingdom from the house of Saul, = and to=20 raise up the throne of David over Israel and over Juda from Dan to=20 Bersabee.

3:11 And Jebosthe could not any longer answer Abenner = a word,=20 because he feared him.

3:12 And Abenner sent messengers to David to Thaelam = where he=20 was, immediately, saying, Make thy covenant with me, and, behold, my = hand [is]=20 with thee to bring back to thee all the house of Israel.

3:13 And David said, With a good will I will make = with thee a=20 covenant: only I demand one condition of thee, saying, Thou shalt not = see my=20 face, unless thou bring Melchol the daughter of Saul, when thou comest = to see my=20 face.

3:14 And David sent messengers to Jebosthe he son of = Saul,=20 saying, Restore me my wife Melchol, whom I took for a hundred foreskins = of the=20 Philistines.

3:15 And Jebosthe sent, and took her from her = husband, [even]=20 from Phaltiel the son of Selle.

3:16 And her husband went with her weeping behind her = as far as=20 Barakim. And Abenner said to him, Go, return; and he = returned.

3:17 And Abenner spoke to the elders of Israel, = saying, In=20 former days ye sought David to reign over you;

3:18 and now perform [it]: for the Lord has spoken = concerning=20 David, saying, By the hand of my servant David I will save Israel out of = the=20 hand of all their enemies.

3:19 And Abenner spoke in the ears of Benjamin: and = Abenner=20 went to speak in the ears of David at Chebron, all that seemed good in = the eyes=20 of Israel and in the eyes of the house of Benjamin.

3:20 And Abenner came to David to Chebron, and with = him twenty=20 men: and David made for Abenner and his men with him a banquet of=20 wine.

3:21 And Abenner said to David, I will arise now, and = go, and=20 gather to my lord the king all Israel; and I will make with him a = covenant, and=20 thou shalt reign over all whom thy soul desires. And David sent away = Abenner,=20 and he departed in peace.

3:22 And, behold, the servants of David and Joab = arrived from=20 their expedition, and they brought much spoil with them: and Abenner was = not=20 with David in Chebron, because he had sent him away, and he had departed = in=20 peace.

3:23 And Joab and all his army came, and it was = reported to=20 Joab, saying, Abenner the son of Ner is come to David, and David has let = him go,=20 and he has departed in peace.

3:24 And Joab went in to the king, and said, What = [is] this=20 [that] thou hast done? behold, Abenner came to thee; and why hast thou = let him=20 go, and he has departed in peace?

3:25 Knowest thou not the mischief of Abenner the son = of Ner,=20 that he came to deceive thee, and to know thy going out and thy coming = in, and=20 to know all things that thou doest?

3:26 And Joab returned from David, and sent = messengers to=20 Abenner after [him]; and they bring him back from the well of Seiram: bu = David=20 knew [it] not.

3:27 And he brought back Abenner to Chebron, and Joab = caused=20 him to turn aside from the gate to speak to him, laying wait for him: = and he=20 smote him there in the loins, and he died for the blood of Asael the = brother of=20 Joab.

3:28 And David heard [of it] afterwards, and said, I = and my=20 kingdom are guiltless before the Lord even for ever of the blood of = Abenner the=20 son of Ner.

3:29 Let it fall upon the head of Joab, and upon all = the house=20 of his father; and let there not be wanting of the house of Joab one = that has an=20 issue, or a leper, or that leans on a staff, or that falls by the sword, = or that=20 wants bread.

3:30 For Joab and Abessa his brother laid wait = continually for=20 Abenner, because he slew Asael their brother at Gabaon in the = battle.

3:31 And David said to Joab and to all the people = with him,=20 Rend your garments, and gird yourselves with sackcloth, and lament = before=20 Abenner. And king David followed the bier.

3:32 And they bury Abenner in Chebron: and the king = lifted up=20 his voice, and wept at his tomb, and all the people wept for = Abenner.

3:33 And the king mourned over Abenner, and said, = Shall Abenner=20 die according to the death of Nabal?

3:34 Thy hands were not bound, and thy feet [were] = not [put] in=20 fetters: [one] brought [thee] not near as Nabal; thou didst fall before = children=20 of iniquity.

3:35 And all the people assembled to weep for him. = And all the=20 people came to cause David to eat bread while it was yet day: and David = swore,=20 saying, God do so to me, and more also, if I eat bread or any thing else = before=20 the sun goes down.

3:36 And all the people took notice, and all things = that the=20 king did before the people were pleasing in their sight.

3:37 So all the people and all Israel perceived in = that day,=20 that it was not of the king to slay Abenner the son of Ner.

3:38 And the king said to his servants, Know ye not = that a=20 great prince is this day fallen in Israel?

3:39 And that I am this day a [mere] kinsman [of = his], and [as=20 it were] a subject; but these men the sons of Saruia are too had for me: = the=20 Lord reward the evil-doer according to his wickedness.

[II Kings (2 Samuel)] 4:1 And = Jebosthe the son=20 of Saul heard that Abenner the son of Ner had died in Chebron; and his = hands=20 were paralyzed, and all the men of Israel grew faint.

4:2 And Jebosthe the son of Saul had two men that = were captains=20 of bands: the name of the one [was] Baana, and the name of the other = Rechab,=20 sons of Remmon the Berothite of the children of Benjamin; for Beroth was = reckoned to the children of Benjamin.

4:3 And the Berothites ran away to Gethaim, and were = sojourners=20 there until this day.

4:4 And Jonathan Saul's son [had] a son lame of his = feet, five=20 years old, and he was [in the way] when the news of Saul and Jonathan = his son=20 came from Jezrael, and his nurse took him up, and fled; and it came to = pass as=20 he hasted and retreated, that he fell, and was lamed. And his name [was] = Memphibosthe.

4:5 And Rechab and Baana the sons of Remmon the = Berothite went,=20 and they came in the heat of the day into the house of Jebosthe; and he = was=20 sleeping on a bed at noon.

4:6 And, behold, the porter of the house winnowed = wheat, and he=20 slumbered and slept: and the brothers Rechab and Baana went privily into = the=20 house:

4:7 And Jebosthe was sleeping on his bed in his = chamber: and=20 they smite him, and slay him, and take off his head: and they took his = head, and=20 went all the night by the western road.

4:8 And they brought the head of Jebosthe to David to = Chebron,=20 and they said to the king, Behold the head of Jebosthe the son of Saul = thy=20 enemy, who sought thy life; and the Lord has executed for my lord the = king=20 vengeance on his enemies, as [it is] this day: even on Saul thy enemy, = and on=20 his seed.

4:9 And David answered and Rechab and Baana his = brother, the=20 sons of Remmon the Berothite, and said to them, [As] the Lord lives, who = has=20 redeemed my soul out of all affliction;

4:10 he that reported to me that Saul was dead, even = he was as=20 one bringing glad tidings before me: but I seized him and slew him in = Sekelac,=20 to whom I ought, [as he thought], to have given a reward or his=20 tidings.

4:11 And now evil men have slain a righteous men in = his house=20 on his bed: now then I will require his blood of your hand, and I will = destroy=20 you from off the earth.

4:12 And David commanded his young men, and they slay = them, and=20 cut off their hands and their feet; and they hung them up at the = fountain in=20 Chebron: and they buried the head of Jebosthe in the tomb of Abenezer = the son of=20 Ner.

[II Kings (2 Samuel)] 5:1 And all = the tribes=20 of Israel come to David to Chebron, and they said to him, Behold, we = [are] thy=20 bone and thy flesh.

5:2 And heretofore Saul being king over us, thou was = he that=20 didst lead out and bring in Israel: and the Lord said to thee, Thou = shalt feed=20 my people Israel, and thou shalt be for a leader to my people Israel.=20

5:3 And all the elders of Israel come to the king to = Chebron;=20 and king David made a covenant with them in Chebron before the Lord; and = they=20 anoint David king over all Israel.

5:4 David [was] thirty years old when he began to = reign, and he=20 reigned forty years.

5:5 Seven years and six months he reigned in Chebron = over Juda,=20 and thirty-three years he reigned over all Israel and Juda in=20 Jerusalem.

5:6 And David and his men, departed to Jerusalem, to = the=20 Jebusite that inhabited the land: and it was said to David, Thou shalt = not come=20 in hither: for the blind and the lame withstood him, saying, David shall = not=20 come in hither.

5:7 And David took first the hold of Sion: this [is] = the city=20 of David.

5:8 And David said on that day, Every one that smites = the=20 Jebusite, let him attack with the dagger both the lame and the blind, = and those=20 that hate the soul of David. Therefore they say, The lame and the blind = shall=20 not enter into the house of the Lord.

5:9 And David dwelt in the hold, and it was called = the city of=20 David, and he built the city itself round about from the citadel, and = [he built]=20 his own house.

5:10 And David advanced and became great, and the = Lord Almighty=20 [was] with him.

5:11 And Chiram king of Tyre sent messengers to = David, and=20 cedar wood, and carpenters, and stone-masons: and they built a house for = David.

5:12 And David knew that the Lord had prepared him to = be king=20 over Israel, and that his kingdom was exalted for the sake of his people = Israel.

5:13 And David took again wives and concubines out of = Jerusalem, after he came from Chebron: and David had still more sons and = daughters born to him.

5:14 And these [are] the names of those that were = born to him=20 in Jerusalem; Sammus, and Sobab, and Nathan, and Solomon.

5:15 And Ebear, and Elisue, and Naphec, and = Jephies.

5:16 And Elisama, and Elidae, and Eliphalath, Samae, = Jessibath,=20 Nathan, Galamaan, Jebaar, Theesus, Eliphalat, Naged, Naphec, Janathan, = Leasamys,=20 Baalimath, Eliphaath.

5:17 And the Philistines heard that David was = anointed king=20 over Israel; and all the Philistines went up to seek David; and David = heard of=20 it, and went down to the strong hold.

5:18 And the Philistines came, and assembled in the = valley of=20 the giants.

5:19 And David enquired of the Lord, saying, Shall I = go up=20 against the Philistines? and wilt thou deliver them into my hands? and = the Lord=20 said to David, Go up, for I will surely deliver the Philistines into = thine=20 hands.

5:20 And David came from Upper Breaches, and smote = the=20 Philistines there: and David said, The Lord has destroyed the hostile=20 Philistines before me, as water is dispersed; therefore the name of that = place=20 was called Over Breaches.

5:21 And they leave there their gods, and David and = his men=20 with him took them.

5:22 And the Philistines came up yet again, and = assembled in=20 the valley of Giants.

5:23 And David enquired of the Lord: and the Lord = said, Thou=20 shalt not go up to meet them: turn from them, and thou shalt meet them = near the=20 place of weeping.

5:24 And it shall come to pass when thou hearest the = sound of a=20 clashing together from the grove of weeping, then thou shalt go down to = them,=20 for then the Lord shall go forth before thee to make havoc in the battle = with=20 the Philistines.

5:25 And David did as the Lord commanded him, and = smote the=20 Philistines from Gabaon as far as the land of Gazera.

[II Kings (2 Samuel)] 6:1 And David = again=20 gathered all the young men of Israel, about seventy thousand.

6:2 And David arose, and went, he and all the people = that were=20 with him, and some of the rulers of Juda, on an expedition [to a distant = place],=20 to bring back thence the ark of God, on which the name of the Lord of = Host who=20 dwells between the cherubs upon it is called.

6:3 And they put the ark of the Lord on a new waggon, = and took=20 it out of the house of Aminadab who lived on the hill, and Oza and his = brethren=20 the sons of Aminadab drove the waggon with the ark.

6:4 And his brethren went before the ark.

6:5 And David and the children of Israel [were] = playing before=20 the Lord on well-tuned instruments mightily, and with songs, and with = harps, and=20 with lutes, and with drums, and with cymbals, and with pipes.

6:6 And they come as far as the threshing floor of = Nachor: and=20 Oza reached forth his hand to the ark of God to keep it steady, and took = hold of=20 it; for the ox shook it out of its place.

6:7 And the Lord was very angry with Oza; and God = smote him=20 there: and he died there by the ark of the Lord before God.

6:8 And David was dispirited because the Lord made a = breach=20 upon Oza; and that place was called the breach of Oza until this = day.

6:9 And David feared the Lord in that day, saying, = How shall=20 the ark of the Lord come in to me?

6:10 And David would not bring in the ark of the = covenant of=20 the Lord to himself into the city of David: and David turned it aside = into the=20 house of Abeddara the Gethite.

6:11 And the ark of the Lord lodged in the house of = Abeddara=20 the Gethite three months, and the Lord blessed all the house of = Abeddara, and=20 all his possessions.

6:12 And it was reported to king David, saying, The = Lord has=20 blessed the house of Abeddara, and all that he has, because of the ark = of the=20 Lord. And David went, and brought up the Ark of the Lord from the house = of=20 Abeddara to the city of David with gladness.

6:13 And there were with him bearing the ark seven = bands, and=20 for a sacrifice a calf and lambs.

6:14 And David sounded with well-tuned instruments = before the=20 Lord, and David [was] clothed with a fine long robe.

6:15 And David and all the house of Israel brought up = the ark=20 of the Lord with shouting, and with the sound of a trumpet.

6:16 And it came to pass as the ark arrived at the = city of=20 David, that Melchol the daughter of Saul looked through the window, and = saw king=20 David dancing and playing before the Lord; and she despised him in her=20 heart.

6:17 And they bring the ark of the Lord, and set it = in its=20 place in the midst of the tabernacle which David pitched for it: and = David=20 offered whole-burnt-offerings before the Lord, [and] = peace-offerings.

6:18 And David made an end of offering the=20 whole-burnt-offerings and peace-offerings, and blessed the people in the = name of=20 the Lord of Hosts.

6:19 And he distributed to all the people, even to = all the host=20 of Israel from Dan to Bersabee, both men and women, to every one a cake = of=20 bread, and a joint of meat, and a cake from the frying-pan: and all the = people=20 departed every one to his home.

6:20 And David returned to bless his house. And = Melchol the=20 daughter of Saul came out to meet David and saluted him, and said, How = was the=20 king of Israel glorified to-day, who was to-day uncovered in the eyes of = the=20 handmaids of his servants, as one of the dancers wantonly uncovers=20 himself!

6:21 And David said to Melchol, I will dance before = the Lord.=20 Blessed [be] the Lord who chose me before thy father, and before all his = house,=20 to make me head over his people, even over Israel: therefore I will = play, and=20 dance before the Lord.

6:22 And I will again uncover myself thus, and I will = be vile=20 in thine eyes, and with the maid-servants by whom thou saidst that I was = not had=20 in honour.

6:23 And Melchol the daughter of Saul had no child = till the day=20 of her death.

[II Kings (2 Samuel)] 7:1 And it = came to pass=20 when the king sat in his house, and the Lord had given him an = inheritance on=20 every side [free] from all his enemies round about him;

7:2 that the king said to Nathan the prophet, Behold = now, I=20 live in a house of cedar, and the ark of the Lord dwells in the midst of = a=20 tent.

7:3 And Nathan said to the king, Go and do all that = [is] in=20 thine heart, for the Lord [is] with thee.

7:4 And it came to pass in that night, that the word = of the=20 Lord came to Nathan, saying,

7:5 Go, and say to my servant David, Thus says the = Lord, Thou=20 shalt not build me a house for me to dwell in.

7:6 For I have not dwelt in a house from the day that = I brought=20 up the children of Israel out of Egypt to this day, but I have been = walking in a=20 lodge and in a tent,

7:7 wheresoever I went with all Israel. Have I ever = spoken to=20 any of the tribes of Israel, which I commanded to tend my people Israel, = saying,=20 Why have ye not built me a house of Cedar?

7:8 And now thus shalt thou say to my servant David, = Thus says=20 the Lord Almighty, I took thee from the sheep-cote, that thou shouldest = be a=20 prince over my people, over Israel.

7:9 And I was with thee wheresoever thou wentest, and = I=20 destroyed all thine enemies before thee, and I made thee renowned = according to=20 the renown of the great ones on the earth.

7:10 And I will appoint a place for my people Israel, = and will=20 plant them, and they shall dwell by themselves, and shall be no more = distressed;=20 and the son of iniquity shall no more afflict them, as he [has done] = from the=20 beginning,

7:11 from the days when I appointed judges over my = people=20 Israel: and I will give thee rest from all thine enemies, and the Lord = will tell=20 thee that thou shalt build a house to him.

7:12 And it shall come to pass when thy days shall = have been=20 fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, that I will raise up = thy seed=20 after thee, even thine own issue, and I will establish his = kingdom.

7:13 He shall build for me a house to my name, and I = will set=20 up his throne even for ever.

7:14 I will be to him a father, and he shall be to me = a son.=20 And when he happens to transgress, then will I chasten him with the rod = of men,=20 and with the stripes of the sons of men.

7:15 But my mercy I will not take from him, as I took = it from=20 those whom I removed from my presence.

7:16 And his house shall be made sure, and his = kingdom for ever=20 before me, and his throne shall be set up for ever.

7:17 According to all these words, and according to = all this=20 vision, so Nathan spoke to David.

7:18 And king David came in, and sat before the Lord, = and said,=20 Who am I, O Lord, my Lord, and what [is] my house, that thou hast loved = me=20 hitherto?

7:19 Whereas I was very little before thee, O Lord, = my Lord,=20 yet thou spokest concerning the house of thy servant for a long time to = [to=20 come]. And [is] this the law of man, O Lord, my Lord?

7:20 And what shall David yet say to thee? and now = thou knowest=20 thy servant, O Lord, my Lord.

7:21 And thou hast wrought for thy servant's sake, = and=20 according to thy heart thou hast wrought all this greatness, to make it = known to=20 thy servant,

7:22 that he may magnify thee, O my Lord; for there = is no one=20 like thee, and there is no God, but thou among all of whom we have heard = with=20 our ears.

7:23 And what other nation in the earth [is] as thy = people=20 Israel? whereas God was his guide, to redeem for himself a people to = make thee a=20 name, to do mightily and nobly, so that thou shouldest cast out nations = an=20 [their] tabernacles from the presence of thy people, whom thou didst = redeem for=20 thyself out of Egypt?

7:24 And thou has prepared for thyself thy people = Israel to be=20 a people for ever, and thou, Lord, art become their God.

7:25 And now, O my Lord, the Almighty Lord God of = Israel,=20 confirm the word for ever which thou hast spoken concerning thy servant = and his=20 house: and now as thou hast said,

7:26 Let thy name be magnified for ever.

7:27 Almighty Lord God of Israel, thou hast uncovered = the ear=20 of thy servant, saying, I will build thee a house: therefore thy servant = has=20 found [in] his heart to pray this prayer to thee.

7:28 And now, O Lord my Lord, thou art God; and thy = words will=20 be true, and thou hast spoken these good things concerning thy=20 servant.

7:29 And now begin and bless the house of thy = servant, that it=20 may continue for ever before thee; for thou, O Lord, my Lord, hast = spoken, and=20 te house of thy servant shall be blessed with thy blessing so as to = continue for=20 ever.

[II Kings (2 Samuel)] 8:1 And it = came to pass=20 after this, that David smote the Philistines, and put them to flight, = and David=20 took the tribute from out of the hand of the Philistines.

8:2 And David smote Moab, and measured them out with = lines,=20 having laid them down on the ground: and there were two lines for = slaying, and=20 two lines he kept alive: and Moab became servants to David, yielding = tribute.=20

8:3 And David smote Adraazar the son of Raab king of = Suba, as=20 he went to extend his power to the river Euphrates.

8:4 And David took a thousand of his chariots, and = seven=20 thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen: and David houghed all = his=20 chariot [horses], and he reserved to himself a hundred chariots. =

8:5 And Syria of Damascus comes to help Adraazar king = of Suba,=20 and David smote twenty-two thousand men belonging to the = Syrian.

8:6 And David placed a garrison in Syria near = Damascus, and the=20 Syrians became servants and tributaries to David: and the Lord preserved = David=20 whithersoever he went.

8:7 And David took the golden bracelets which were on = the=20 servants of Adraazar king of Suba, and brought them to Jerusalem. And = Susakim=20 king of Egypt took them, when he went up to Jerusalem in the days of = Roboam son=20 of Solomon.

8:8 And king David took from Metebac, and from the = choice=20 cities of Adraazar, very much brass: with that Solomon made the brazen = sea, and=20 the pillars, and the lavers, and all the furniture.

8:9 And Thou the king of Hemath heard that David had = smitten=20 all the host of Adraazar.

8:10 And Thou sent Jedduram his son to king David, to = ask him=20 of his welfare, and to congratulate him on his fighting against Adraazar = and=20 smiting him, for he was an enemy to Adraazar: and in his hands were = vessels of=20 silver, and vessels of gold, and vessels of brass.

8:11 And these king David consecrated to the Lord, = with the=20 silver and with the gold which he consecrated out of all the cities = which he=20 conquered,

8:12 out of Idumea, and out of Moab, and from the = children of=20 Ammon, and from the Philistines, and from Amalec, and from the spoils of = Adraazar son of Raab king of Suba.

8:13 And David made [himself] a name: and when he = returned he=20 smote Idumea in Gebelem to [the number of] eighteen thousand.

8:14 And he set garrisons in Idumea, even in all = Idumea: and=20 all the Idumeans were servants to the king. And the Lord preserved David = wherever he went.

8:15 And David reigned over all Israel: and David = wrought=20 judgment and justice over all his people.

8:16 And Joab the son of Saruia [was] over the host; = and=20 Josaphat the son of Achilud [was keeper] of the records.

8:17 And Sadoc the son of Achitob, and Achimelech son = of=20 Abiathar, [were] priests; and Sasa [was] the scribe,

8:18 and Banaeas son of Jodae [was] councillor, and = the=20 Chelethite and the Phelethite, and the sons of David, were princes of = the=20 court.

[II Kings (2 Samuel)] 9:1 And David = said, Is=20 there yet any one left in the house of Saul, that I may deal kindly with = him for=20 Jonathan's sake?

9:2 And there was a servant of the house of Saul, and = his name=20 was Siba: and they call him to David; and the king said to him, Art thou = Siba?=20 and he said, I [am] thy servant.

9:3 And the king said, Is there yet a man left of the = house of=20 Saul, that I may act towards him with the mercy of God? and Siba said to = the=20 king, There is yet a son of Jonathan, lame [of] his feet.

9:4 And the king said, Where [is] he? and Siba said = to the=20 king, Behold, [he is] in the house of Machir the son of Amiel of=20 Lodabar.

9:5 And king David went, and took him out of the = house of=20 Machir the son Amiel of Lodabar.

9:6 And Memphibosthe the son of Jonathan the son of = Saul comes=20 to the king David, and he fell upon his face and did obeisance to him: = and David=20 said to him, Memphibosthe: and he said, Behold thy servant.

9:7 And David said to him, Fear not, for I will = surely deal=20 mercifully with thee for the sake of Jonathan thy father, and I will = restore to=20 thee all the land of Saul the father of thy father; and thou shalt eat = bread at=20 my table continually.

9:8 And Memphibosthe did obeisance, and said, Who am = I thy=20 servant, that thou hast looked upon a dead dog like me?

9:9 And the king called Siba the servant of Saul, and = said to=20 him, All that belonged to Saul and to all his house have I given to the = son of=20 thy lord.

9:10 And thou, and thy sons, and thy servants, shall = till the=20 land for him; and thou shalt bring in bread to the son of thy lord, and = he shall=20 eat bread: and Memphibosthe the son of thy lord shall eat bread = continually at=20 my table. Now Siba had fifteen sons and twenty servants.

9:11 And Siba said to the king, According to all that = my lord=20 the king has commanded his servant, so will thy servant do. And = Memphibosthe did=20 eat at the table of David, as one of the sons of the king.

9:12 And Memphibosthe had a little son, and his name = [was]=20 Micha: and all the household of Siba [were] servants to = Memphibosthe.

9:13 And Memphibosthe dwelt in Jerusalem, for he = continually=20 ate at the table of the king; and he was lame in both his = feet.

[II Kings (2 Samuel)] 10:1 And it = came to pass=20 after this that the king of the children of Ammon died, and Annon his = son=20 reigned in his stead.

10:2 And David said, I will shew mercy to Annon the = son of=20 Naas, as his father dealt mercifully with me. And David sent to comfort = him=20 concerning his father by the hand of his servants; and the servants of = David=20 came into the land of the children of Ammon.

10:3 And the princes of the children of Ammon said to = Annon=20 their lord, [Is it] to honour thy father before thee that David has sent = comforters to thee? Has not David rather sent his servants to thee that = they=20 should search the city, and spy it out and examine it?

10:4 And Annon took the servants of David, and shaved = their=20 beards, and cut off their garments in the midst as far as their = haunches, and=20 sent them away.

10:5 And they brought David word concerning the men; = and he=20 sent to meet them, for the men were greatly dishonoured: and the king = said,=20 Remain in Jericho till your beards have grown, and [then] ye shall=20 return.

10:6 And the children of Ammon saw that the people of = David=20 were ashamed; and the children of Ammon sent, and hired the Syrians of=20 Baethraam, and the Syrians of Suba, and Roob, twenty thousand footmen, = and the=20 king of Amalec with a thousand men, and Istob with twelve thousand=20 men.

10:7 And David heard, and sent Joab and all his host, = [even]=20 the mighty men.

10:8 And the children of Ammon went forth, and set = the battle=20 in array by the door of the gate: [those] of Syria, Suba, and Roob, and = Istob,=20 and Amalec, being by themselves in the field.

10:9 And Joab saw that the front of the battle was = against him=20 from that which was opposed in front and from behind, and he chose out = [some] of=20 all the young men of Israel, and they set themselves in array against=20 Syria.

10:10 And the rest of the people he gave into the = hand of=20 Abessa his brother, and they set the battle in array opposite to the = children of=20 Ammon.

10:11 And he said, If Syria be too strong for me, = then shall ye=20 help me: and if the children of Ammon be too strong for thee, then will = we be=20 ready to help thee.

10:12 Be thou courageous, and let us be strong for = our people,=20 and for the sake of the cities of our God, and the Lord shall do that = which is=20 good in his eyes.

10:13 And Joab and his people with him advanced to = battle=20 against Syria, and they fled from before him.

10:14 And the children of Ammon saw that the Syrians = were fled,=20 and they fled from before Abessa, and entered into the city: and Joab = returned=20 from the children of Ammon, and came to Jerusalem.

10:15 And the Syrians saw that they were worsted = before Israel,=20 and they gathered themselves together.

10:16 And Adraazar sent and gathered the Syrians from = the other=20 side of the river Chalamak, and they came to Aelam; and Sobac the = captain of the=20 host of Adraazar [was] at their head.

10:17 And it was reported to David, and he gathered = all Israel,=20 and went over Jordan, and came to Aelam: and the Syrians set the battle = in array=20 against David, and fought with him.

10:18 And Syria fled from before Israel, and David = destroyed of=20 Syria seven hundred chariots, and forty thousand horsemen, and he smote = Sobac=20 the captain of his host, and he died there.

10:19 And all the kings the servants of Adraazar saw = that they=20 were put to the worse before Israel, and they went over to Israel, and = served=20 them: and Syria was afraid to help the children of Ammon any more. =

[II Kings (2 Samuel)] 11:1 And it = came to pass=20 when the time o the year for kings going out [to battle] had come round, = that=20 David sent Joab, and his servants with him, and all Israel; and they = destroyed=20 the children of Ammon, and besieged Rabbath: but David remained at=20 Jerusalem.

11:2 And it came to pass toward evening, that David = arose off=20 his couch, and walked on the roof of the king's house, and saw from the = roof a=20 woman bathing; and the woman was very beautiful to look upon.

11:3 And David sent and enquired about the woman: and = [one]=20 said, [Is] not this Bersabee the daughter of Eliab, the wife of Urias = the=20 Chettite?

11:4 And David sent messengers, and took her, and = went in to=20 her, and he lay with her: and she was purified from her uncleanness, and = returned to her house.

11:5 And the woman conceived; and she sent and told = David, and=20 said, I am with child.

11:6 And David sent to Joab, saying, Send me Urias = the=20 Chettite; and Joab sent Urias to David.

11:7 And Urias arrived and went in to him, and David = asked him=20 how Joab was, and how the people were, and how the war went = on.

11:8 And David said to Urias, Go to thy house, and = wash thy=20 feet: and Urias departed from the house of the king, and a portion [of = meat]=20 from the king followed him.

11:9 And Urias slept at the door of the king with the = servants=20 of his lord, and went not down to his house.

11:10 And they brought David word, saying, Urias has = not gone=20 down to his house. And David said to Urias, Art thou not come from a = journey?=20 why hast thou not gone down to thy house?

11:11 And Urias said to David, The ark, and Israel, = and Juda=20 dwell in tents; and my lord Joab, and the servants of my lord, are = encamped in=20 the open fields; and shall I go into my house to eat and drink, and lie = with my=20 wife? how [should I o this? as] thy soul lives, I will not do this = thing.=20

11:12 And David said to Urias, Remain here to-day = also, and=20 to-morrow I will let thee go. So Urias remained in Jerusalem that day = and the=20 day following.

11:13 And David called him, and he ate before him and = drank,=20 and he made him drunk: and he went out in the evening to lie upon his = bed with=20 the servants of his lord, and went not down to his house.

11:14 And the morning came, and David wrote a letter = to Joab,=20 and sent it by the hand of Urias.

11:15 And he wrote in the letter, saying, Station = Urias in=20 front of the severe [part] of the fight, and retreat from behind him, so = shall=20 he be wounded and die.

11:16 And it came to pass while Joab was watching = against the=20 city, that he set Urias in a place where he knew that valiant men=20 were.

11:17 And the men of the city went out, and fought = with Joab:=20 and some of the people of the servants of David fell, and Urias the = Chettite=20 died also.

11:18 And Joab sent, and reported to David all the = events of=20 the war, so as to tell them to the king.

11:19 And he charged the messenger, saying, When thou = hast=20 finished reporting all the events of the war to the king,

11:20 then it shall come to pass if the anger of the = king shall=20 arise, and he shall say to thee, Why did ye draw nigh to the city to = fight? knew=20 ye not that they would shoot from off the wall?

11:21 Who smote Abimelech the son of Jerobaal son of = Ner? did=20 not a woman cast a piece of a millstone upon him from above the wall, = and he=20 died in Thamasi? why did ye draw near to the wall? then thou shalt say, = Thy=20 servant Urias the Chettite is also dead.

11:22 And the messenger of Joab went to the king to = Jerusalem,=20 and he came and reported to David all that Joab told him, all the = affairs of the=20 war. And David was very angry with Joab, and said to the messenger, Why = did ye=20 draw nigh to the wall to fight? knew ye not that ye would be wounded = from off=20 the wall? Who smote Abimelech the son of Jerobaal? did not a woman cast = upon him=20 a piece of millstone from the wall, and he died I Thamasi? why did ye = draw near=20 to the wall?

11:23 And the messenger said to David, The men = prevailed=20 against us, and they came out against us into the field, and we came = upon them=20 even to the door of the gate.

11:24 And the archers shot at thy servants from off = the wall,=20 and some of the king's servants died, and thy servant Urias the Chettite = is dead=20 also.

11:25 And David said to the messenger, Thus shalt = thou say to=20 Joab, Let not the matter be grievous in thine eyes, for the sword = devours one=20 way at one time and another way at another: strengthen thine array = against the=20 city, and destroy it, and strengthen him.

11:26 And the wife of Urias heard that Urias her = husband was=20 dead, and she mourned for her husband.

11:27 And the time of mourning expired, and David = sent and took=20 her into his house, and she became his wife, and bore him a son: but the = thing=20 which David did was evil in the eyes of the Lord.

[II Kings (2 Samuel)] 12:1 And the = Lord sent=20 Nathan the prophet to David; and he went in to him, and said to him, = There were=20 two men in one city, one rich and the other poor.

12:2 And the rich [man] had very many flocks and=20 herds.

12:3 But the poor [man had] only one little ewe lamb, = which he=20 had purchased, and preserved, and reared; an it grew up with himself and = his=20 children in common; it ate of his bread and drank of his cup, and slept = in his=20 bosom, and was to him as a daughter.

12:4 And a traveller came to the rich man, and he = spared to=20 take of his flocks and of his herds, to dress for the traveller that = came to=20 him; and he took the poor man's lamb, and dressed it for the man that = came to=20 him.

12:5 And David was greatly moved with anger against = the man;=20 and David said to Nathan, [As] the Lord lives, the man that did this = thing shall=20 surely die.

12:6 And he shall restore the lamb seven-fold, = because he has=20 not spared.

12:7 And Nathan said to David, Thou art the man that = has done=20 this. Thus says the Lord God of Israel, I anointed thee to be king over = Israel,=20 and I rescued thee out the hand of Saul;

12:8 and I gave thee the house of the lord, and the = wives of=20 thy lord into thy bosom, and I gave to thee the house of Israel and = Juda; and if=20 that had been little, I would have given thee yet more.

12:9 Why hast thou set at nought the word of the = Lord, to do=20 that which is evil in his eyes? thou hast slain Urias the Chettite with = the=20 sword, and thou hast taken his wife to be thy wife, and thou hast slain = him with=20 the sword of the children of Ammon.

12:10 Now therefore the sword shall not depart from = thy house=20 for ever, because thou has set me at nought, and thou hast taken the = wife of=20 Urias the Chettite, to be thy wife.

12:11 Thus says the Lord, Behold, I will raise up = against thee=20 evil out of thy house, and I will take thy wives before thine eyes, and = will=20 give them to thy neighbour, and he shall lie with thy wives in the sight = of this=20 sun.

12:12 For thou didst it secretly, but I will do this = thing in=20 the sight of all Israel, and before the sun.

12:13 And David said to Nathan, I have sinned against = the Lord.=20 And Nathan said to David, And the Lord has put away thy sin; thou shalt = not=20 die.

12:14 Only because thou hast given great occasion of=20 provocation to the enemies of the Lord by this thing, thy son also that = is born=20 to thee shall surely die.

12:15 And Nathan departed to his house. And the Lord = smote the=20 child, which the wife of Urias the Chettite bore to David, and it was=20 ill.

12:16 And David enquired of God concerning the child, = and David=20 fasted, and went in and lay all night upon the ground.

12:17 And the elders of his house arose [and went] to = him to=20 raise him up from the ground, but he would not [rise], nor did he eat = bread with=20 them.

12:18 And it came to pass on the seventh day that the = child=20 died: and the servants of David were afraid to tell him that the child = was dead;=20 for they said, Behold, while the child was yet alive we spoke to him, = and he=20 hearkened not to our voice; and thou should we tell him that the child = is=20 dead?-- so would he do [himself] harm.

12:19 And David understood that his servants were = whispering,=20 and David perceived that the child was dead: and David said to his = servants, Is=20 the child dead? and they said, He is dead.

12:20 Then David rose up from the earth, and washed, = and=20 anointed himself, and changed his raiment, and went into the house of = God, and=20 worshipped him; and went into his own house, and called for bread to = eat, and=20 they set bread before him and he ate.

12:21 And his servants said to him, What [is] this = thing that=20 thou hast done concerning the child? while it was yet living thou didst = fast,=20 and weep, and watch: and when the child was dead thou didst rise up, and = didst=20 eat bread, and drink.

12:22 And David said, While the child yet lived, I = fasted and=20 wept; for I said, Who knows if the Lord will pity me, and the child=20 live?

12:23 But now it is dead, why should I fast thus? = shall I be=20 able to bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he shall not return = to=20 me.

12:24 And David comforted Bersabee his wife, and he = went in to=20 her, and lay with her; and she conceived and bore a son, and he called = his named=20 Solomon, and the Lord loved him.

12:25 And he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet, = and called=20 his name Jeddedi, for the Lord's sake.

12:26 And Joab fought against Rabbath of the children = of Ammon,=20 and took the royal city.

12:27 And Joab sent messengers to David, and said, I = have=20 fought against Rabbath, and taken the city of waters.

12:28 And now gather the rest of the people, and = encamp against=20 the city, an take it beforehand; lest I take the city first, and my name = be=20 called upon it.

12:29 And David gathered all the people, and went to = Rabbath,=20 and fought against it, and took it.

12:30 And he took the crown of Molchom their king = from off his=20 head, and the weight of it was a talent of gold, with precious stones, = and it=20 was upon the head of David; and he carried forth very much spoil of the = city.=20

12:31 And he brought forth the people that were in = it, and put=20 them under the saw, and under iron harrows, and axes of iron, and made = them pass=20 through the brick-kiln: and thus he did to all the cities of the = children o=20 Ammon. And David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.

[II Kings (2 Samuel)] 13:1 And it = happened=20 after this that Abessalom the son of David had a very beautiful sister, = and her=20 name [was] Themar; and Amnon the son of David loved her.

13:2 And Amnon was distressed even to sickness, = because of=20 Themar his sister; for she was a virgin, and it seemed very difficult = for Amnon=20 to do anything to her.

13:3 And Amnon had a friend, and his name [was] = Jonadab, the=20 son of Samaa the brother of David: and Jonadab [was] a very cunning=20 man.

13:4 And he said to him, What ails thee that thou art = thus=20 weak? O son of the king, morning by morning? wilt thou not tell me? and = Ammon=20 said, I love Themar the sister of my brother Abessalom.

13:5 And Jonadab said to him, Lie upon thy bed, and = make=20 thyself sick, and thy father shall come in to see thee; and thou shalt = say to=20 him, Let, I pray thee, Themar my sister come, and feed me with morsels, = and let=20 her prepare food before my eyes, that I may see and eat at her = hands.

13:6 So Ammon lay down, and made himself sick; and = the king=20 came in to see him: and Amnon said to the king, Let, I pray thee, my = sister=20 Themar come to me, and make a couple of cakes in my sight, and I will = eat them=20 at her hand.

13:7 And David sent to Themar to the house, saying, = Go now to=20 thy brother's house, and dress him food.

13:8 And Themar went to the house of her brother = Amnon, and he=20 [was] lying down: and she took the dough and kneaded it, and made cakes = in his=20 sight, and baked the cakes.

13:9 And she took the frying pan and poured them out = before=20 him, but he would not eat. And Amnon said, Send out every man from about = me. And=20 they removed every man from about him.

13:10 And Amnon said to Themar, Bring in the food = into the=20 closet, and I will eat of thy hand. And Themar took the cakes which she = had=20 made, and brought them to her brother Amnon into the chamber.

13:11 And she brought [them] to him to eat, and he = caught hold=20 of her, and said to her, Come, lie with me, my sister.

13:12 And she said to him, Nay, my brother, do not = humble me,=20 for it ought not to be so done in Israel; do not this folly.

13:13 And I, whither shall I remove my reproach? and = thou shalt=20 be as one of the fools in Israel. And now, speak, I pray thee, to the = king, for=20 surely he will not keep me from thee.

13:14 But Amnon would not hearken to her voice; and = he=20 prevailed against her, and humbled her, and lay with her.

13:15 Then Amnon hated her with very great hatred; = for the=20 hatred with which he hated her was greater than the love with which he = had loved=20 her, for the last wickedness was greater than the first: and Amnon said = to her,=20 Rise, and be gone.

13:16 And Themar spoke to him concerning this great = mischief,=20 greater, [said she], than the other that thou didst me, to send me away: = but=20 Amnon would not hearken to her voice.

13:17 And he called his servant who had charge of the = house,=20 and said to him, Put now this [woman] out from me, and shut the door = after=20 her.

13:18 And she had on her a variegated robe, for so = were the=20 king's daughters that were virgins attired in their apparel: and his = servant led=20 her forth, and shut the door after her.

13:19 And Themar took ashes, and put them on her = head; and she=20 rent the variegated garment that was upon her: and she laid her hands on = her=20 head, and went crying continually.

13:20 And Abessalom her brother said to her, Has thy = brother=20 Amnon been with thee? now then, my sister, be silent, for he is thy = brother: be=20 not careful to mention this matter. So Themar dwelt as a widow in the = house of=20 her brother Abessalom.

13:21 And king David heard of all these things, and = was very=20 angry; but he did not grieve the spirit of his son Amnon, because be = loved him,=20 for he was his first-born.

13:22 And Abessalom spoke not to Amnon, good or bad, = because=20 Abessalom hated Amnon, on account of his humbling his sister = Themar.

13:23 And it came to pass at the end of two whole = years, that=20 they were shearing [sheep] for Abessalom in Belasor near Ephraim: and = Abessalom=20 invited all the king's sons.

13:24 And Abessalom came to the king, and said, = Behold, thy=20 servant has a sheep-shearing; let now the king and his servants go with = thy=20 servant.

13:25 And the king said to Abessalom, Nay, my son, = let us not=20 all go, and let us not be burdensome to thee. And he pressed him; but he = would=20 not go, but blessed him.

13:26 And Abessalom said to him, And if not, let I = pray thee,=20 my brother Amnon go with us. And the king said to him, Why should he go = with=20 thee?

13:27 And Abessalom pressed him, and he sent with him = Amnon and=20 all the king's sons; and Abessalom made a banquet like the banquet of = the=20 king.

13:28 And Abessalom charged his servants, saying, = Mark when the=20 heart of Amnon shall be merry with wine, and I shall say to you, Smite = Amnon,=20 and slay him: fear not; for is it not I that command you? Be courageous, = and be=20 valiant.

13:29 And the servants of Abessalom did to Amnon as = Abessalom=20 commanded them: and all the sons of the king rose up, and they mounted = every man=20 his mule, and fled.

13:30 And it came to pass, when they were in the way, = that a=20 report came to David, saying, Abessalom has slain all the king's sons, = and there=20 is not one of them left.

13:31 Then the king arose, and rent his garments, and = lay upon=20 the ground: and all his servants that were standing round him rent their = garments.

13:32 And Jonadab the son of Samaa brother of David, = answered=20 and said, Let not my Lord the king say that he has slain all the young = men the=20 sons of the king, for Amnon only of them all is dead; for he was = appointed [to=20 death] by the mouth of Abessalom from the day that he humbled his sister = Themar.

13:33 And now let not my lord the king take the = matter to=20 heart, saying, All the king's sons are dead: for Amnon only of them is=20 dead.

13:34 And Abessalom escaped: and the young man the = watchman,=20 lifted up his eyes, and looked; and, behold, much people went in the way = behind=20 him from the side of the mountain in the descent: and the watchman came = and told=20 the king, and said, I have seen men by the way of Oronen, by the side of = the=20 mountain.

13:35 And Jonadab said to the king, Behold, the king' = sons are=20 present: according to the word of thy servant, so has it = happened.

13:36 And it came to pass when he had finished = speaking, that,=20 behold, the king's sons came, and lifted up their voices and wept: and = the king=20 also and all his servants wept with a very great weeping.

13:37 But Abessalom fled, and went to Tholmi son of = Emiud the=20 king of Gedsur to the land of Chamaachad: and king David mourned for his = son=20 continually.

13:38 So Abessalom fled, and departed to Gedsur, and = was there=20 three years.

13:39 And king David ceased to go out after = Abessalom, for he=20 was comforted concerning Amnon, touching his death.

[II Kings (2 Samuel)] 14:1 And Joab = the son of=20 Saruia knew that the heart of the king was toward Abessalom.

14:2 And Joab sent to Thecoe, and took thence a = cunning woman,=20 and said to her, Mourn, I pray thee, and put on mourning apparel, and = anoint=20 thee not with oil, and thou shalt be as a woman mourning for one that is = dead=20 thus for many days.

14:3 And thou shalt go to the king, and speak to him = according=20 to this word. And Joab put the words in her mouth.

14:4 So the woman of Thecoe went in to the king and = fell upon=20 her face to the earth, and did him obeisance, and said, Help, O king, = help.=20

14:5 And the king said to her, What is the matter = with thee?=20 And she said, I am indeed a widow woman, and my husband is = dead.

14:6 And moreover thy handmaid had two sons, and they = fought=20 together in the field, and there was no one to part them; and the one = smote the=20 other his brother, and slew him.

14:7 And behold the whole family rose up against = thine=20 handmaid, and they said, Give up the one that smote his brother, and we = will put=20 him to death for the life of his brother, whom he slew, and we will take = away=20 even your heir: so they will quench my coal that is left, so as not to = leave my=20 husband remnant or name on the face of the earth.

14:8 And the king said to the woman, Go in peace to = thy house,=20 and I will give commandment concerning thee.

14:9 And the woman of Thecoe said to the king, On me, = my lord,=20 O king, and on my father's house [be] the iniquity, and the king and his = throne=20 [be] guiltless.

14:10 And the king said, Who was it that spoke to = thee? thou=20 shalt even bring him to me, and [one] shall not touch him any more. =

14:11 And she said, Let now the king remember = concerning his=20 Lord God in that the avenger of blood is multiplied to destroy, and let = them not=20 take away my son. And he said, [As] the lord lives, not a hair of thy = son shall=20 fall to the ground.

14:12 And the woman said, Let now thy servant speak a = word to=20 my lord the king. And he said, Say on.

14:13 And the woman said, Why hast thou devised this = thing=20 against the people of God? or [is] this word out of the king's mouth as = a=20 transgression, so that the king should not bring back his = banished?

14:14 For we shall surely die, and be as water poured = upon the=20 earth, which shall not be gathered up, and God shall take the life, even = as he=20 devises to thrust forth from him his outcast.

14:15 And now whereas I came to speak this word to my = lord the=20 king, [the reason is] that the people will see me, and thy handmaid will = say,=20 Let one now speak to my lord the king, if peradventure the king will = perform the=20 request of his handmaid;

14:16 for the king will hear. Let him rescue his = handmaid out=20 of the hand of the man that seeks to cast out me and my son from the = inheritance=20 of God.

14:17 And the woman said, If now the word of my lord = the king=20 be gracious,-- [well]: for as an angel of God, so [is] my lord the king, = to hear=20 good and evil: and the Lord thy God shall be with thee.

14:18 And the king answered, and said to the woman, = Hide not=20 from me, I pray thee, the matter which I ask thee. And the woman said, = Let my=20 lord the king by all means speak.

14:19 And the king said, [Is] not the hand of Joab in = all this=20 matter with thee? and the woman said to the king, [As] thy soul lives, = my lord,=20 O king, there is no turning to the right hand or to the left from all = that my=20 lord the king has spoken; for thy servant Joab himself charged me, and = he put=20 all these words in the mouth of thine handmaid.

14:2 In order that this form of speech might come = about [it=20 was] that thy servant Joab has framed this matter: and my lord is wise = as [is]=20 the wisdom of an angel of God, to know all things that are in the=20 earth.

14:21 And the king said to Joab, Behold now, I have = done to=20 thee according to this thy word: go, bring back the young man=20 Abessalom.

14:22 And Joab fell on his face to the ground, and = did=20 obeisance, and blessed the king: and Joab said, To-day thy servant knows = that I=20 have found grace in thy sight, my lord, O king, for my lord the king has = performed the request of his servant.

14:23 And Joab arose, and went to Gedsur, and brought = Abessalom=20 to Jerusalem.

14:24 And the king said, Let him return to his house, = and not=20 see my face. And Abessalom returned to his house, and saw not the king's = face.

14:25 And there was not a man in Israel so very = comely as=20 Abessalom: from the sole of his foot even to the crown of his head there = was no=20 blemish in him.

14:26 And when he polled his head, (and it was at the = beginning=20 of every year that he polled it, because it grew, heavy upon him,) even = when he=20 polled it, he weighed the hair of his head, two hundred shekels = according to the=20 royal shekel.

14:27 And there were born to Abessalom three sons and = one=20 daughter, and her name was Themar: she was a very beautiful woman, and = she=20 becomes the wife of Roboam son of Solomon, and she bears to him = Abia.

14:28 And Abessalom remained in Jerusalem two full = years, and=20 he saw not the king's face.

14:29 And Abessalom sent to Joab to bring him in to = the king,=20 and he would not come to him: and he sent to him the second time, and he = would=20 not come.

14:30 And Abessalom said to his servants, Behold, = Joab's=20 portion in the field [is] next to mine, and he has in it barley; go and = set it=20 on fire. And the servants of Abessalom set the field on fire: and the = servants=20 of Joab come to him with their clothes rent, and they said to him, The = servants=20 of Abessalom have set the field on fire.

14:31 And Joab arose, and came to Abessalom into the = house, and=20 said to him, Why have thy servants set my field on fire?

14:32 And Abessalom said to Joab, Behold, I sent to = thee,=20 saying, Come hither, and I will send thee to the king, saying, Why did I = come=20 out of Gedsur? it would have been better for me to have remained there: = and now,=20 behold, I have not seen the face of the king; but if there is iniquity = in me,=20 then put me to death.

14:33 And Joab went in to the king, and brought him = word: and=20 he called Abessalom, and he went in to the king, and did him obeisance, = and fell=20 upon his face to the ground, even in the presence of the king; and the = king=20 kissed Abessalom.

[II Kings (2 Samuel)] 15:1 And it = came to pass=20 after this that Abessalom prepared for himself chariots and horses, and = fifty=20 men to run before him.

15:2 And Abessalom rose early, and stood by the side = of the way=20 of the gate: and it came to pass that every man who had a cause, came to = the=20 king for judgment, and Abessalom cried to him, and said to him, Of what = city art=20 thou? And he said, Thy servant [is] of one of the tribes of = Israel.

15:3 And Abessalom said to him, See, thy affairs = [are] right=20 and clear, yet thou hast no one [appointed] of the king to hear thee.=20

15:4 And Abessalom said, O that one would make me a = judge in=20 the land; then every man who had a dispute or a cause would come to me, = and I=20 would judge him!

15:5 And it came to pass when a man came near to do = him=20 obeisance, that he stretched out his hand, and took hold of him, and = kissed=20 him.

15:6 And Abessalom did after this manner to all = Israel that=20 came to the king for judgement; and Abessalom gained the hearts of the = men of=20 Israel.

15:7 And it came to pass after forty years, that = Abessalom said=20 to his father, I will go now, and pay my vows, which I vowed to the Lord = in=20 Chebron.

15:8 For thy servant vowed a vow when I dwelt at = Gedsur in=20 Syria, saying, If the Lord should indeed restore me to Jerusalem, then = will I=20 serve the Lord.

15:9 And the king said to him, Go in peace. And he = arose and=20 went to Chebron.

15:10 And Abessalom sent spies throughout all the = tribes of=20 Israel, saying, When ye hear the sound of the trumpet, then shall ye = say,=20 Abessalom is become king in Chebron.

15:11 And there went with Abessalom two hundred = chosen men from=20 Jerusalem; and they went in their simplicity, and knew not = anything.

15:12 And Abessalom sent to Achitophel the Theconite, = the=20 counsellor of David, from his city, from Gola, where he was sacrificing: = and=20 there was a strong conspiracy; and the people with Abessalom were = increasingly=20 numerous.

15:13 And there came a messenger to David, saying, = the heart of=20 the men of Israel is gone after Abessalom.

15:14 And David said to all his servants who were = with him in=20 Jerusalem, Rise, and let us flee, for we have no refuge from Abessalom: = make=20 haste and go, lest he overtake us speedily, and bring evil upon us, and = smite=20 the city with the edge of the sword.

15:15 And the king's servants said to the king, In = all things=20 which our lord the king chooses, behold [we are] thy = servants.

15:16 And the king and all his house went out on = foot: and the=20 king left ten women of his concubines to keep the house.

15:17 And the king and all his servants went out on = foot; and=20 abode in a distant house.

15:18 And all his servants passed on by his side, and = every=20 Chelethite, and every Phelethite, and they stood by the olive tree in = the=20 wilderness: and all the people marched near him, and all his court, and = all the=20 men of might, and all the men of war, six hundred: and they were present = at his=20 side: and every Chelethite, and every Phelethite, and all the six = hundred=20 Gittites that came on foot out of Geth, and they went on before the = king.=20

15:19 And the king said to Ethi, the Gittite, Why = dost thou=20 also go with us? return, and dwell with the king, for thou art a = stranger, and=20 thou has come forth as a sojourner out of thy place.

15:20 Whereas thou camest yesterday, shall I to-day = cause thee=20 to travel with us, and shalt thou [thus] change thy place? thou didst = come forth=20 yesterday, and to-day shall I set thee in motion to go along with us? I = indeed=20 will go whithersoever I may go: return then, and cause thy brethren to = return=20 with thee, and may the Lord deal mercifully and truly with thee. =

15:21 And Ethi answered the king and said, [As] the = Lord lives=20 and as my lord the king lives, in the place wheresoever my lord shall = be,=20 whether it be for death or life, there shall thy servant be.

15:22 And the king said to Ethi, Come and pass over = with me. So=20 Ethi the Gittite and the king passed over, and all his servants, and all = the=20 multitude with him.

15:23 And all the country wept with a loud voice. And = all the=20 people passed by over the brook of Kedron; and the king crossed the = brook=20 Kedron: and all the people and the king passed on toward the way of the=20 wilderness.

15:24 And behold also Sadoc, and all the Levites were = with him,=20 bearing the ark of the covenant of the Lord from Baethar: and they set = down the=20 ark of God; and Abiathar went up, until all the people had passed out of = the=20 city.

15:25 And the king said to Sadoc, Carry back the ark = of God=20 into the city: if I should find favour in the eyes of the Lord, then = will he=20 bring me back, and he will shew me it and its beauty.

15:26 But if he should say thus, I have no pleasure = in thee;=20 behold, [here] I am, let him do to me according to that which is good in = his=20 eyes.

15:27 And the king said to Sadoc the priest, Behold, = thou shalt=20 return to the city in peace, and Achimaas thy son, and Jonathan the son = of=20 Abiathar, your two sons with you.

15:28 Behold, I continue in arms in Araboth of the = desert,=20 until there come tidings from you to report to me.

15:29 So Sadoc and Abiathar brought back the ark of = the Lord to=20 Jerusalem, and it continued there.

15:30 And David went up by the ascent of [the mount = of] Olives,=20 ascending and weeping, and had his head covered, and went barefooted: = and all=20 the people that were with him covered [every] man his head; and they = went up,=20 ascending and weeping.

15:31 And it was reported to David, saying, = Achitophel also=20 [is] among the conspirators with Abessalom. And David said, O Lord my = God,=20 disconcert, I pray thee, the counsel of Achitophel.

15:32 And David came as far as Ros, where he = worshipped God:=20 and behold, Chusi the chief friend of David came out to meet him, having = rent=20 his garment, and earth [was] upon his head.

15:33 And David said to him, If thou shouldest go = over with me,=20 then wilt thou be a burden to me;

15:34 but if thou shall return to the city, and shalt = say to=20 Abessalom, Thy brethren are passed over, and the king thy father is = passed over=20 after me: and now I am thy servant, O king, suffer me to live: at one = time even=20 of late I was the servant of thy father, and now I [am] thy humble = servant-- so=20 shalt thou disconcert for me, the counsel of Achitophel.

15:35 And, behold, [there are] there with thee Sadoc = and=20 Abiathar the priests; and it shall be that every word that thou shalt = hear of=20 the house of the king, thou shalt report it to Sadoc and Abiathar the=20 priests.

15:36 Behold, [there are] there with them their two = sons,=20 Achimaas the son of Sadoc, and Jonathan the son of Abiathar; and by them = ye=20 shall report to me every word which ye shall hear.

15:37 So Chusi the friend of David went into the = city, and=20 Abessalom was lately gone into Jerusalem.

[II Kings (2 Samuel)] 16:1 And David = passed on=20 a little way from Ros; and, behold, Siba the servant of Memphibosthe = [came] to=20 meet him; and he had a couple of asses laden, and upon them two hundred = loaves,=20 and a hundred [bunches of] raisins, and a hundred [cakes of] dates, and = bottle=20 of wine.

16:2 And the king said to Siba, What meanest thou by = these? and=20 Siba, said, The asses [are] for the household of the king to sit upon, = and the=20 loaves and the dates [are] for the young men to eat, and the wine [is] = for them=20 that are faint in the wilderness to drink.

16:3 And the king said, And where [is] the son of thy = master?=20 and Siba said to the king, Behold, he remains in Jerusalem; for he said, = To-day=20 shall the house of Israel restore to me the kingdom of my = father.

16:4 And the king said to Siba, Behold, all = Memphibosthe's=20 property [is] thine. And Siba did obeisance and said, My lord, O king, = let me=20 find grace in thine eyes.

16:5 And king David came to Baurim; and, behold, = there came out=20 from thence a man of the family of the house of Saul, and his name [was] = Semei=20 the son of Gera. He came forth and cursed as he went,

16:6 and cast stones at David, and at all the = servants of king=20 David: and all the people and all the mighty men were on the right and = left hand=20 of the king.

16:7 And thus Semei said when he cursed him, Go out, = go out,=20 thou bloody man, and man of sin.

16:8 The Lord has returned upon thee all the blood of = the house=20 of Saul, because thou hast reigned in his stead; and the Lord has given = the=20 kingdom into the hand of Abessalom thy son: and, behold, thou [art = taken] in thy=20 mischief, because thou [art] a bloody man.

16:9 And Abessa the son of Saruia said to the king, = Why does=20 this dead dog curse my lord the king? let me go over now and take off = his=20 head.

16:10 And the king said, What have I to do with you, = ye sons of=20 Saruia? even let him alone, and so let him curse, for the Lord has told = him to=20 curse David: and who shall say, Why hast thou done thus?

16:11 And David said to Abessa and to all his = servants, Behold,=20 my son who came forth out of my bowels seeks my life; still more now may = the son=20 of Benjamin: let him curse, because the Lord has told him.

16:12 If by any means the Lord may look on my = affliction, thus=20 shall he return me good for his cursing this day.

16:13 And David and all the men with him went on the = way: and=20 Semei went by the side of the hill next to him, cursing as he went, and = casting=20 stones at him, and sprinkling him with dirt.

16:14 And the king, and all the people with him, came = away and=20 refreshed themselves there.

16:15 And Abessalom and all the men of Israel went = into=20 Jerusalem, and Achitophel with him.

16:16 And it came to pass when Chusi the chief friend = of David=20 came to Abessalom, that Chusi said to Abessalom, Let the king = live.

16:17 And Abessalom said to Chusi, [Is] this thy = kindness to=20 thy friend? why wentest thou not forth with thy friend?

16:18 And Chusi said to Abessalom, Nay, but following = whom the=20 Lord, and this people, and all Israel have chosen,-- his will I be, and = with him=20 I will dwell.

16:19 And again, whom shall I serve? should I not in = the=20 presence of his son? As I served in the sight of thy father, so will I = be in thy=20 presence.

16:20 And Abessalom said to Achitophel, Deliberate = among=20 yourselves concerning what we should do.

16:21 And Achitophel said to Abessalom, Go in to thy = father's=20 concubines, whom he left to keep his house; and all Israel shall hear = that thou=20 hast dishonoured thy father; and the hands of all that are with thee = shall be=20 strengthened.

16:22 And they pitched a tent for Abessalom on the = roof, and=20 Abessalom went in to his father's concubines in the sight of all=20 Israel.

16:23 And the counsel of Achitophel, which he = counseled in=20 former days, [was] as if one should enquire of the word of God: so [was] = all the=20 counsel of Achitophel both to David and also to Abessalom.

[II Kings (2 Samuel)] 17:1 And = Achitophel said=20 to Abessalom, Let me now choose out for myself twelve thousand men, and = I will=20 arise and follow after David this night:

17:2 and I will come upon him when he [is] weary and=20 weak-handed, and I will strike him with terror; and all the people with = him=20 shall flee, and I will smite the king only of all.

17:3 And I will bring back all the people to thee, as = a bride=20 returns to her husband: only thou seekest the life of one man, and all = the=20 people shall have peace.

17:4 And the saying [was] right in the eyes of = Abessalom, and=20 in the eyes of all the elders of Israel.

17:5 And Abessalom said, Call now also Chusi the = Arachite, and=20 let us hear what [is] in his mouth, even in his also.

17:6 And Chusi went in to Abessalom, and Abessalom = spoke to=20 him, saying, After this manner spoke Achitophel: shall we do according = to his=20 word? but if not, do thou speak.

17:7 And Chusi said to Abessalom, This counsel which = Achitophel=20 has counseled this one time [is] not good.

17:8 And Chusi said, Thou knowest thy father and his = men, that=20 they are very mighty, and bitter in their spirit, as a bereaved bear I = the=20 field, [[and as a wild boar in the plain]]: and thy father [is] a man of = war,=20 and will not give the people rest.

17:9 For, behold, he is now hidden in one of the = hills or in=20 some [other] place: and it shall come to pass when he falls upon them at = the=20 beginning, that [some one] will certainly hear, and say, There has been = a=20 slaughter among the people that follow after Abessalom.

17:10 Then even he [that is] strong, whose heart is = as the=20 heart of a lion,-- it shall utterly melt: for all Israel knows that thy = father=20 [is] mighty, and they that are with him [are] mighty men.

17:11 For thus I have surely given counsel, that all = Israel be=20 generally gathered to thee from Dan even to Bersabee, as the sand that = is upon=20 the sea-shore for multitude: and that thy presence go in the midst of = them.=20

17:12 And we will come upon him in one of the places = where we=20 shall find him, and we will encamp against him, as the dew falls upon = the earth;=20 and we will not leave of him and of his men so much as one.

17:13 And if he shall have taken refuge with his army = in a=20 city, then shall all Israel take ropes to that city, and we will draw it = even=20 into the river, that there may not be left there even a = stone.

17:14 And Abessalom, and all the men of Israel said, = The=20 counsel of Chusi the Arachite [is] better than the counsel of = Achitophel. For=20 the Lord ordained to disconcert the good counsel of Achitophel, that the = Lord=20 might bring all evil upon Abessalom.

17:15 And Chusi the Arachite said to Sadoc and = Abiathar the=20 priests, Thus and thus Achitophel counseled Abessalom and the elders of = Israel;=20 and thus and thus have I counseled.

17:16 And now send quickly and report to David, = saying, Lodge=20 not this night in Araboth of the wilderness: even go and make haste, = lest [one]=20 swallow up the king, and all the people with him.

17:17 And Jonathan and Achimaas stood by the well of = Rogel, and=20 a maid-servant went and reported to them, and they go and tell king = David; for=20 they might not be seen to enter into the city.

17:18 But a young man saw them and told Abessalom: = and the two=20 went quickly, and entered into the house of a man in Baurim; and he had = a well=20 in his court, and they went down into it.

17:19 And a woman took a covering, and spread it over = the mouth=20 of the well, and spread out ground corn upon it to dry, and the thing = was not=20 known.

17:20 And the servants of Abessalom came to the woman = into the=20 house, and said, Where [are] Achimaas and Jonathan? and the woman said = to them,=20 They are gone a little way beyond the water. And they sought and found = them not,=20 and returned to Jerusalem.

17:21 And it came to pass after they were gone, that = they came=20 up out of the pit, and went on their way; and reported to king David, = and said=20 to David, Arise ye and go quickly over the water, for thus has = Achitophel=20 counseled concerning you.

17:22 And David rose up and all the people with him, = and they=20 passed over Jordan till the morning light; there was not one missing who = did not=20 pass over Jordan.

17:23 And Achitophel saw that his counsel was not = followed, and=20 he saddled his ass, and rose and departed to his house into his city; = and he=20 gave orders to his household, and hanged himself, and died, and was = buried in=20 the sepulchre of his father.

17:24 And David passed over to Manaim: and Abessalom = crossed=20 over Jordan, he and all the men of Israel with him.

17:25 And Abessalom appointed Amessai in the room of = Joab over=20 the host. And Amessai was the son of a man whose name was Jether of = Jezrael: he=20 went in to Abigaia the daughter of Naas, the sister of Saruia the mother = of=20 Joab.

17:26 And all Israel and Abessalom encamped in the = land of=20 Galaad.

17:27 And it came to pass when David came to Manaim, = that Uesbi=20 the son of Naas of Rabbath of the sons of Ammon, and Machir son of Amiel = of=20 Lodabar, and Berzelli the Galaadite of Rogellim,

17:28 brought ten embroidered beds, (with double = coverings,)=20 and ten caldrons, and earthenware, and wheat, and barley, and flour, and = meal,=20 and beans, and pulse,

17:29 and honey, and butter, and sheep, and cheeses = of kine:=20 and they brought them to David and to his people with him to eat; for = [one]=20 said, The people [is] faint and hungry and thirsty in the = wilderness.

[II Kings (2 Samuel)] 18:1 And David = numbered=20 the people with him, and set over them captains of thousands and = captains of=20 hundreds.

18:2 And David sent away the people, the third part = under the=20 hand of Joab, and the third part under the hand of Abessa the son of = Saruia, the=20 brother of Joab, and the third part under the hand of Ethi the Gittite. = And=20 David said to the people, I also will surely go out with you. =

18:3 And they said, Thou shalt not go out: for if we = should=20 indeed flee, they will not care for us; and if half of us should die, = they will=20 not mind us; for thou [art] as ten thousand of us: and now [it is] well = that=20 thou shalt be to us an aid to help us in the city.

18:4 And the king said to them, Whatsoever shall seem = good in=20 your eyes I will do. And the king stood by the side of the gate, and all = the=20 people went out by hundreds and by thousands.

18:5 And the king commanded Joab and Abessa and Ethi, = saying,=20 Spare for my sake the young man Abessalom. And all the people heard the = king=20 charging all the commanders concerning Abessalom.

18:6 And all the people went out into the wood = against Israel;=20 and the battle was in the wood of Ephraim.

18:7 And the people of Israel fell down there before = the=20 servants of David, and there was a great slaughter in that day, [even] = twenty=20 thousand men.

18:8 And the battle there was scattered over the face = of all=20 the land: and the wood consumed more of the people than the sword = consumed among=20 the people in that day.

18:9 And Abessalom went to meet the servants of = David: and=20 Abessalom was mounted on his mule, and the mule came under the thick = boughs of a=20 great oak; and his head was entangled in the oak, and he was suspended = between=20 heaven and earth; and the mule passed on from under him.

18:10 And a man saw it, and reported to Joab, and = said, Behold,=20 I saw Abessalom hanging in an oak.

18:11 And Joab said to the man who reported it to = him, And,=20 behold, thou didst see him: wh didst thou not smite him there to the = ground? and=20 I would have given thee ten [pieces] of silver, and a girdle.

18:12 And the man said to Joab, Were I even to = receive a=20 thousand shekels of silver, I would not lift my hand against the king's = son; for=20 in our ears the king charged thee and Abessa and Ethi, saying, Take care = of the=20 young man Abessalom for me,

18:13 so as to do no harm to his life: and nothing of = the=20 matter will be concealed from the king, and thou wilt set thyself = against=20 me.

18:14 And Joab said, I will begin this; I will not = thus remain=20 with thee. And Joab took three darts in his hand, and thrust them into = the heart=20 of Abessalom, while he was yet alive in the heart of the oak.

18:15 And ten young men that bore Joab's armour = compassed=20 Abessalom, and smote him and slew him.

18:16 And Joab blew the trumpet, and the people = returned from=20 pursuing Israel, for Joab spared the people.

18:17 And he took Abessalom, and cast him into a = great cavern=20 in the wood, into a deep pit, and set up over him a very great heap of = stones:=20 and all Israel fled every man to his tent.

18:18 Now Abessalom while yet alive had taken and set = up for=20 himself the pillar near which he was taken, and set it up so as to have = the=20 pillar in the king's dale; for he said he had no son to keep his name in = remembrance: and he called the pillar, Abessalom's hand, until this day. =

18:19 And Achimaas the son of Sadoc said, Let me run = now and=20 carry glad tidings to the king, for the Lord has delivered him from the = hand of=20 his enemies.

18:20 And Joab said to him, Thou [shalt] not [be] a = messenger=20 of glad tidings this day; thou shalt bear them another day; but on this = day thou=20 shalt bear no tidings, because the king's son is dead.

18:21 And Joab said to Chusi, Go, report to the king = all that=20 thou hast seen. And Chusi did obeisance to Joab, and went = out.

18:22 And Achimaas the son of Sadoc said again to = Joab, Nay,=20 let me also run after Chusi. And Joab said, Why wouldest thou thus run, = my son?=20 attend, thou hast no tidings for profit if thou go.

1823 And he said, Why should I not run? and Joab said = to him,=20 Run. And Achimaas ran along the way of Kechar, and outran Chusi. =

18:24 And David was sitting between the two gates: = and the=20 watchman went up on the top of the gate of the wall, and lifted up his = eyes, and=20 looked, and behold a man running alone before him.

18:25 And the watchman cried out, and reported to the = king. And=20 the king said, If he be alone, [there are] good tidings in his mouth. = And the=20 man came and drew near.

18:26 And the watchman saw another man running: and = the=20 watchman cried at the gate, and said, And look, another man running = alone. And=20 the king said, He also brings glad tidings.

18:27 And the watchman said, I see the running of the = first as=20 the running of Achimaas the son of Sadoc. And the king said, He [is] a = good man,=20 and will come to [report] glad tidings.

18:28 And Achimaas cried out and said to the king, = Peace. And=20 he did obeisance to the king with his face to the ground, and said, = Blessed [be]=20 the Lord thy God, who has delivered up the men that lifted up their = hands=20 against my lord the king.

18:29 And the king said, [Is] the young man Abessalom = safe? and=20 Achimaas said, I saw a great multitude [at the time] of Joab's sending = the=20 king's servant and thy servant, and I knew not what was = there.

18:30 And the king said, Turn aside, stand still = here. And he=20 turned aside, and stood.

18:31 And, behold, Chusi came up, and said to the = king, Let my=20 lord the king hear glad tidings, for the Lord has avenged thee this day = upon all=20 them that rose up against thee.

18:32 And the king said to Chusi, Is it well with the = young man=20 Abessalom? and Chusi said, Let the enemies of my lord the king, and all=20 whosoever have risen up against him for evil, be as that young = man.

18:33 And the king was troubled, and went to the = chamber over=20 the gate, and wept: and thus he said as he went, My son Abessalom, my = son, my=20 son Abessalom; would God I had died for thee, [even] I [had died] for = thee,=20 Abessalom, my son, my son!

[II Kings (2 Samuel)] 19:1 And they = brought=20 Joab word, saying, Behold, the king weeps and mourns for = Abessalom.

19:2 And the victory was turned that day into = mourning to all=20 the people, for the people heard say that day, The king grieves after = his=20 son.

19:3 And the people stole away that day to go into = the city, as=20 people steal away when they are ashamed as they flee in the = battle.

19:4 And the king hid his face: and the king cried = with a loud=20 voice, My son Abessalom! Abessalom my son!

19:5 And Joab went in to the king, into the house, = and said,=20 Thou hast this day shamed the faces of all thy servants that have = delivered thee=20 this day, and [have saved] the lives of thy sons and of thy daughters, = and the=20 lives of thy wives, and of thy concubines,

19:6 forasmuch as thou lovest them that hate thee, = and hatest=20 them that love thee; and thou hast this day declared, that thy princes = and thy=20 servants are nothing [in thy sight]: for I know this day, that if = Abessalom were=20 alive, [and] all of us dead to-day, then it would have been right in thy = sight.

19:7 And now arise, and go forth, and speak = comfortably to thy=20 servants; for I have sworn by the Lord, that unless thou wilt go forth = to-day,=20 there shall not a man remain with thee this night: and know for thyself, = this=20 thing [will] indeed [be] evil to thee beyond all the evil that has come = upon=20 thee from thy youth until now.

19:8 Then the king arose, and sat in the gate: and = all the=20 people reported, saying, Behold, the king sits in the gate. And all the = people=20 went in before the king to the gate; for Israel had fled every man to = his tent.=20

19:9 And all the people disputed among all the tribes = of=20 Israel, saying, King David delivered us from all our enemies, and he = rescued us=20 from the hand of the Philistines: and now he has fled from the land, and = from=20 his kingdom, and from Abessalom.

19:10 And Abessalom, whom we anointed over us, is = dead in=20 battle: and now why are ye silent about bringing back the king? And the = word of=20 all Israel came to the king.

19:11 And king David sent to Sadoc and Abiathar the = priests,=20 saying, Speak to the elders of Israel, saying, Why are ye the last to = bring back=20 the king to his house? whereas the word of all Israel is come to the = king to his=20 house.

19:12 Ye [are] my brethren, ye [are] my bones and my = flesh: why=20 are ye the last to bring back the king to his house?

19:13 And ye shall say to Amessai, [Art] thou not my = bone and=20 my flesh? and now God do so to me, and more also, if thou shalt not be = commander=20 of the host before me continually in the room of Joab.

19:14 And he bowed the heart of all the men of Juda = as that of=20 one man; and they sent to the king, saying, Return thou, and all thy=20 servants.

19:15 And the king returned, and came as far s = Jordan. And the=20 men of Juda came to Galgala on their way to meet the king, to cause the = king to=20 pass over Jordan.

19:16 And Semei the son of Gera, the Benjamite, of = Baurim,=20 hasted and went down with the men of Juda to meet king David. =

19:17 And a thousand men of Benjamin [were] with him, = and Siba=20 the servant of the house of Saul, and his fifteen sons with him, and his = twenty=20 servants with him: and they went directly down to Jordan before the=20 king,

19:18 and they performed the service of bringing the = king over;=20 and there went over a ferry-boat to remove the household of the king, = and to do=20 that which was right in his eyes. And Semei the son of Gera fell on his = face=20 before the king, as he went over Jordan;

19:19 and said to the king, Let not my lord now = impute=20 iniquity, and remember not all the iniquity of thy servant in the day in = which=20 my lord went out from Jerusalem, so that the king should mind = it.

19:20 For thy servant knows that I have sinned: and, = behold, I=20 am come to-day before all Israel and the house of Joseph, to go down and = meet my=20 lord the king.

19:21 And Abessai the son of Saruia answered and = said, Shall=20 not Semei therefore be put to death, because he cursed the Lord's=20 anointed?

19:22 And David said, What have I to do with you, ye = sons of=20 Saruia, that ye as it were lie in wait against me this day? to-day no = man in=20 Israel shall be put to death, for I know not if I this day reign over=20 Israel.

19:23 And the king said to Semei, Thou shalt not die: = and the=20 king swore to him.

19:24 And Memphibosthe the son of Saul's son went = down to meet=20 the king, and had not dressed his feet, nor pared his nails, nor shaved = himself,=20 neither had he washed his garments, from the day that the king departed, = until=20 the day when he arrived in peace.

19:25 And it came to pass when he went into Jerusalem = to meet=20 the king, that the king said to him, Why didst thou not go with me,=20 Memphibosthe?

19:26 And Memphibosthe said to him, My lord, O king, = my servant=20 deceived me; for thy servant said to him, Saddle me the ass, and I will = ride=20 upon it, and go with the king; for thy servant [is] lame.

19:27 And he has dealt deceitfully with thy servant = to my lord=20 the king: but my lord the king [is] as an angel of God, and do thou that = which=20 is good in thine eyes.

19:28 For all the house of my father were but as dead = men=20 before my lord the king; yet thou hast set thy servant among them that = eat at=20 thy table: and what right have I any longer even to cry to the = king?

19:29 And the king said to him, Why speakest thou any = longer of=20 thy matters? I have said, Thou and Siba shall divide the land. =

19:30 And Memphibosthe said to the king, Yea, let him = take all,=20 since my lord the king has come in peace to his house.

19:31 And Berzelli the Galaadite came down from = Rogellim, and=20 crossed over Jordan with the king, that he might conduct the king over=20 Jordan.

19:32 And Berzelli was a very old man, eighty years = old; and he=20 had maintained the king when he dwelt in Manaim; for he was a very great = man.=20

19:33 And the king said to Berzelli, Thou shalt go = over with=20 me, and I will nourish thine old age with me in Jerusalem.

19:34 And Berzelli said to the king, How many [are] = the days of=20 the years of my life, that I should go up with the king to = Jerusalem?

19:35 I am this day eighty years old: can I then = distinguish=20 between good and evil? Can thy servant taste any longer what I eat or = drink? can=20 I any longer hear the voice of singing men or singing women? and = wherefore shall=20 thy servant any longer be a burden to my lord the king?

19:36 Thy servant will go a little way over Jordan = with the=20 king: and why does the king return me this recompense?

19:37 Let, I pray thee, thy servant remain, and I = will die in=20 my city, by the tomb of my father and of my mother. And, behold, thy = servant=20 Chamaam shall go over with my lord the king; and do thou to him as it = seems good=20 in thine eyes.

19:38 And the king said, Let Chamaam go over with me, = and I=20 will do to him what is good in my sight; and whatsoever thou shalt = choose at my=20 hand, I will do for thee.

19:39 And all the people went over Jordan, and the = king went=20 over; and the king kissed Berzelli, and blessed him; and he returned to = his=20 place.

19:40 And the king went over to Galgala, and Chamaam = went over=20 with him: and all the men of Juda went over with the king, and also half = the=20 people of Israel.

19:41 And behold, all the men of Israel came to the = king, and=20 said to the king, Why have our brethren the men of Juda stolen thee = away, and=20 caused the king and all his house to pass over Jordan, and all the men = of David=20 with him?

19:42 And all the men of Juda answered the men of = Israel, and=20 said, Because the king is near of kin to us: and why were you thus angry = concerning this matter? have we indeed eaten of the king's food? or has = he given=20 us a gift, or has he sent us a portion?

19:43 And the men of Israel answered the men of Juda, = and said,=20 We have ten parts in the king, and we are older than you, we have also = an=20 interest in David above you: and why have ye thus insulted us, and why = was not=20 our advice taken before that of Juda, to bring back our king? And the = speech of=20 the men of Juda was sharper than the speech of the men of Israel. =

[II Kings (2 Samuel)] 20:1 And there = was a=20 transgressor [so] called there, and his name was Sabee, a Benjamite, the = son of=20 Bochori: and he blew the trumpet, and said, We have no portion in David, = neither=20 have we [any] inheritance in the son of Jessae: to thy tents, O Israel, = every=20 one.

20:2 And all the men of Israel went up from following = David=20 after Sabee the son of Bochori: but the men of Juda adhered to their = king, from=20 Jordan even to Jerusalem.

20:3 And David went into his house at Jerusalem: and = the king=20 took the ten women his concubines, whom he had left to keep the house, = and he=20 put them in a place of custody, and maintained them, and went not in to = them;=20 and they were kept living as widows, till the day of their = death.

20:4 And the king said to Amessai, Call to me the men = of Juda=20 for three days, and do thou be present here.

20:5 And Amessai went to call Juda, and delayed = beyond the time=20 which David appointed him.

20:6 And David said to Amessai, Now shall Sabee the = son of=20 Bochori do us more harm than Abessalom: now then take thou with thee the = servants of thy lord, and follow after him, lest he find for himself = strong=20 cities, so will he blind our eyes.

20:7 And there went out after him Amessai and the men = of Joab,=20 and the Cherethites, and the Phelethites, and all the mighty men: and = they went=20 out from Jerusalem to pursue after Sabee the son of Bochori.

20:8 And they [were] by the great stone that is in = Gabaon: and=20 Amessai went in before them: and Joab had upon him a military cloak over = his=20 apparel, and over it he was girded with a dagger fastened upon his loins = in its=20 scabbard: and the dagger came out, it even came out and fell. =

20:9 And Joab said to Amessai, Art thou in health, = [my]=20 brother? and the right hand of Joab took hold of the beard of Amessai to = kiss=20 him.

20:10 And Amessai observed not the dagger that was in = the hand=20 of Joab: and Joab smote him with it on the loins, and his bowels were = shed out=20 upon the ground, and he did not repeat the blow, and he died: and Joab = and=20 Abessai his brother pursued after Sabee the son of Bochori.

20:11 And there stood over him one of the servants of = Joab, and=20 said, Who [is] he that is for Joab, and who [is] on the side of David = following=20 Joab?

20:12 And Amessai [was] weltering in blood in the = midst of the=20 way. And a man saw that all the people stood still; and he removed = Amessai out=20 of the path into a field, and he cast a garment upon him, because he saw = every=20 one that came to him standing still.

20:13 And when he was quickly removed from the road, = every man=20 of Israel passed after Joab to pursue after Sabee the son of = Bochori.

20:14 And he went through all the tribes of Israel to = Abel, and=20 to Bethmacha; and all in Charri too were assembled, and followed after=20 him.

20:15 And they came and besieged him in Abel and = Phermacha: and=20 they raised a mound against the city and it stood close to the wall; and = all the=20 people with Joab proposed to throw down the wall.

20:16 And a wise woman cried from the wall, and said, = Hear,=20 hear; say, I pray ye, to Joab, Draw near hither, and I will speak to=20 him.

20:17 And he drew nigh to her, and the woman said to = him, Art=20 thou Joab? and he said, I [am]. And she said to him, Hear the words of = thy=20 handmaid; and Joab said, I do hear.

20:18 And she spoke, saying, Of old time they said = thus, Surely=20 one was asked in Abel, and Dan, whether the faithful in Israel failed in = what=20 they purposed; they will surely ask in Abel, even in like manner, = whether they=20 have failed.

20:19 I am a peaceable one of the strong ones in = Israel; but=20 thou seekest to destroy a city and a mother city in Israel: why dost = thou seek=20 to ruin the inheritance of the Lord?

20:20 And Joab answered and said, Far be it, far be = it from me,=20 that I should ruin or destroy.

20:21 Is not the case thus, that a man of mount = Ephraim, Sabee,=20 son of Bochori by name, has even lifted up his hand against king David? = Give him=20 only to me, and I will depart from the city. And the woman said to Joab, = Behold,=20 his head shall be thrown to thee over the wall.

20:22 And the woman went in to all the people, and = she spoke to=20 all the city in her wisdom; and they took off the head of Sabee the son = of=20 Bochori; and took it away and threw it to Joab: and he blew the trumpet, = and the=20 people separated from the city away from him, every man to his tent: and = Joab=20 returned to Jerusalem to the king.

20:23 And Joab [was] over all he forces of Israel: = and Banaias=20 the son of Jodae [was] over the Cherethites and over the Phelethites.=20

20:24 And Adoniram [was] over the tribute: and = Josaphath the=20 son of Achiluth [was] recorder.

20:25 And Susa [was] scribe: and Sadoc and Abiathar = [were]=20 priests.

20:26 Moreover Iras the [son of] Iarin was priest to=20 David.

[II Kings (2 Samuel)] 21:1 And there = was a=20 famine in the days of David three years, year after year; and David = sought the=20 face of the Lord. And the Lord said, [There is] guilt upon Saul and his = house=20 because of his bloody murder, whereby he slew the Gabaonites. =

21:2 And King David called the Gabaonites, and said = to them;--=20 (now the Gabaonites are not the children of Israel, but [are] of the = remnant of=20 the Amorite, and the children of Israel had sworn to them: but Saul = sought to=20 smite them in his zeal for the children of Israel and Juda.)

21:3 And David said to the Gabaonites, What shall I = do to you?=20 and wherewithal shall I make atonement, that ye may bless the = inheritance of the=20 Lord?

21:4 And the Gabaonites said to him, We have no = [question=20 about] silver or gold with Saul and with his house; and there is no man = for us=20 to put to death in Israel.

21:5 And he said, What say ye? speak, and I will do = it for you.=20 And they said to the king, The man who would have made an end of us, and = persecuted us, who plotted against us to destroy us, let us utterly = destroy him,=20 so that he shall have no standing in all the coasts of = Israel.

21:6 Let one give us seven men of his sons, and let = us hang=20 them up in the sun to the Lord in Gabaon of Saul, as chosen out for the = Lord.=20 And the king said, I will give [them].

21:7 But the king spared Memphibosthe son of Jonathan = the son=20 of Saul, because of the oath of the Lord that was between them, even = between=20 David and Jonathan the son of Saul.

21:8 And the king took the two sons of Respha the = daughter of=20 Aia, whom she bore to Saul, Hermonoi and Memphibosthe, and the five sons = of=20 Michol daughter of Saul, whom she bore to Esdriel son of Berzelli the=20 Moulathite.

21:9 And he gave them into the hand of the = Gabaonites, and they=20 hanged them up to the sun in the mountain before the lord: and they = fell, even=20 the seven together: moreover they were put to death in the days of = harvest at=20 the commencement, in the beginning of barley-harvest.

21:10 And Respha the daughter of Aia took sackcloth, = and fixed=20 it for herself on the rock in the beginning of barley harvest, until = water=20 dropped upon them out of heaven: and she did not suffer the birds of the = air to=20 rest upon them by day, nor the beasts of the field by night.

21:11 And it was told David what Respha the daughter = of Aia the=20 concubine of Saul had done, [[and they were faint, and Dan, the son of = Joa of=20 the offspring of the giants overtook them.]]

21:12 And David went and took the bones of Saul, and = the bones=20 of Jonathan his son, from the men of the sons of Jabis Galaad, who stole = them=20 from the street of Baethsan; for the Philistines set them there in the = day in=20 which the Philistines smote Saul in Gelbue.

21:13 And he carried up thence the bones of Saul and = the bones=20 of Jonathan his son, and gathered the bones of them that had been=20 hanged.

21:14 And they buried the bones of Saul and the bones = of=20 Jonathan his son, and the bones of them that had been hanged, in the = land of=20 Benjamin in the hill, in the sepulchre of Cis his father; and they did = all=20 things that the king commanded: and after this God hearkened to [the = prayers of]=20 the land.

21:15 And there was yet war between the Philistines = and Israel:=20 and David went down and his servants with him, and they fought with the=20 Philistines, and David went.

21:16 And Jesbi, who was of the progeny of Rapha, and = the head=20 of whose spear [was] three hundred shekels of brass in weight, who also = was girt=20 with a club, even he thought to smite David.

21:17 And Abessa the son of Saruia helped him and = smote the=20 Philistine, and slew him. Then the men of David swore, saying, Thou = shalt not=20 any longer go out with us to battle, and thou shalt not quench the lamp = of=20 Israel.

21:18 And after this there was a battle again with = the=20 Philistines in Geth: then Sebocha the Astatothite slew Seph of the = progeny of=20 Rapha.

21:19 And there was a battle in Rom with the = Philistines; and=20 Eleanan son of Ariorgim the Bethleemite slew Goliath the Gittite; and = the staff=20 of his spear [was] as a weaver's beam.

21:20 And there was yet a battle in Geth: and there = was a man=20 of stature, and the fingers of his hands and the toes of his feet [were] = six on=20 each, four and twenty in number: and he also was born to Rapha. =

21:21 And he defied Israel, and Jonathan son of Semei = brother=20 of David, smote him.

21:22 These four were born descendants of the giants = in Geth,=20 the family of Rapha; and they fell by the hand of David, and by the hand = of his=20 servants.

[II Kings (2 Samuel)] 22:1 And David = spoke to=20 the Lord the words of this song, in the day in which the Lord rescued = him out of=20 the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul.

22:2 And the song was thus: O Lord, my rock, and my = fortress,=20 and my deliverer,

22:3 my God; he shall be to me my guard, I will trust = in him:=20 [he is] my protector, and the horn of my salvation, my helper, and my = sure=20 refuge; thou shalt save me from the unjust man.

22:4 I will call upon the Lord who is worthy to be = praised, and=20 I shall be saved from my enemies.

22:5 For the troubles of death compassed me, the = floods of=20 iniquity amazed me:

22:6 the pangs of death surrounded me, the agonies of = death=20 prevented me.

22:7 When I am afflicted I will call upon the Lord, = and will=20 cry to my God, and he shall hear my voice out of his temple, and my cry = shalt=20 come into his ears.

22:8 And the earth was troubled and quaked, and the = foundations=20 of heaven were confounded and torn asunder, because the Lord was wroth = with=20 them.

22:9 There went up a smoke in his wrath, and fire out = of his=20 mouth devours: coals were kindled at it.

22:10 And he bowed the heavens, and came down, and = [there was]=20 darkness under his feet.

22:11 And he rode upon the cherubs and did fly, and = was seen=20 upon the wings of the wind.

22:12 And he made darkness his hiding-place; his = tabernacle=20 round about him was the darkness of waters, he condensed it with the = clouds of=20 the air.

22:13 At the brightness before him coals of fire were = kindled.

22:14 The Lord thundered out of heaven, and the Most = High=20 uttered his voice.

22:15 And he sent forth arrows, and scattered them, = and he=20 flashed lightning, and dismayed them.

22:16 And the channels of the sea were seen, and the=20 foundations of the world were discovered, at the rebuke of the Lord, at = the=20 blast of the breath of his anger.

22:17 He sent from above and took me; he drew me out = of many=20 waters.

22:18 He delivered me from my strong enemies, from = them that=20 hated me, for they were stronger than I.

22:19 The days of my affliction prevented me; but the = Lord was=20 my stay.

22:20 And he brought me into a wide place, and = rescued me,=20 because he delighted in me.

22:21 And the Lord recompensed me according to my=20 righteousness; even according to the purity of my hands did he = recompense=20 me.

22:22 Because, I kept the ways of the Lord, and did = not=20 wickedly depart from my God.

22:23 For all his judgments and his ordinances [were] = before=20 me: I departed not from them.

22:24 And I shall be blameless before him, and will = keep myself=20 from my iniquity.

22:25 And the Lord will recompense me according to my = righteousness, and according to the purity of my hands in his=20 eye-sight.

22:26 With the holy thou wilt be holy, and with the = perfect man=20 thou will be perfect,

22:27 and with the excellent thou wilt be excellent, = and with=20 the froward thou will be froward.

22:28 And thou wilt save the poor people, and wilt = bring down=20 the eyes of the haughty.

22:29 For thou, Lord, [art] my lamp, and the Lord = shall shine=20 forth to me in my darkness.

22:30 For by thee shall I run [as] a girded man, and = by my God=20 shall I leap over a wall.

22:31 As for the Mighty One, his way [is] blameless: = the word=20 of the Lord [is] strong [and] tried in the fire: he is a protector to = all that=20 put their trust in him.

22:32 Who [is] strong, but the Lord? and who will be = a Creator=20 except our God?

22:33 [It is] the Mighty One who strengthens e with = might, and=20 has prepared my way without fault.

22:34 He makes my feet like hart's feet, and sets me = upon the=20 high places.

22:35 He teaches my hands to war, and has broken a = brazen bow=20 by my arm.

22:36 And thou hast given me the shield of my = salvation, and=20 thy propitious dealing has increased me,

22:37 so as to make room under me for my going, and = my legs did=20 not totter.

22:38 I will pursue my enemies, and will utterly = destroy them;=20 and I will not turn again till I have consumed them.

22:39 And I will crush them, and they shall not rise; = and they=20 shall fall under my feet.

22:40 And thou shalt strengthen me with power for the = war; thou=20 shalt cause them that rise up against me to bow down under = me.

22:41 And thou hast caused mine enemies to flee = before me, even=20 them that hated me, and thou hast slain them.

22:42 They shall cry, and there shall be no helper; = to the=20 Lord, but he hearkens not to them.

22:43 And I ground them as the dust of the earth, I = beat them=20 small as the mire of the streets.

22:44 And thou shalt deliver me from the striving of = the=20 peoples, thou shalt keep me [to be] the head of the Gentiles: a people = which I=20 knew not served me.

22:45 The strange children feigned [obedience] to me; = they=20 hearkened to me as soon as they heard.

22:46 The strange children shall be cast away, and = shall be=20 overthrown out of their hiding places.

22:47 The Lord lives, and blessed [be] my guardian, = and my God,=20 my strong keeper, shall be exalted.

22:48 The Lord who avenges me [is] strong, chastening = the=20 nations under me,

22:49 and bringing me out from my enemies: and thou = shalt set=20 me on high from among those that rise up against me: thou shalt deliver = me from=20 the violent man.

22:50 Therefore will I confess to thee, O Lord, among = the=20 Gentiles, and sing to thy name.

22:51 He magnifies the salvation of his king, and = works mercy=20 for his anointed, even for David and for his seed for ever.

[II Kings (2 Samuel)] 23:1 And these = [are] the=20 last words of David. Faithful [is] David the son of Jessae, and faithful = the man=20 whom the Lord raised up to be the anointed of the God of Jacob, and = beautiful=20 [are] the psalms of Israel.

23:2 The Spirit of the Lord spoke by me, and his word = [was]=20 upon my tongue.

23:3 The God of Israel says, A watchman out of Israel = spoke to=20 me a parable: I said among men, How will ye strengthen the fear of the=20 anointed?

23:4 And in the morning light of God, let the sun = arise in the=20 morning, from the light of which the Lord passed on, and as it were from = the=20 rain of the tender grass upon the earth.

23:5 For my house [is] not so with the Mighty One: = for he has=20 made an everlasting covenant with me, ready, guarded at every time; for = all my=20 salvation and all my desire [is], that the wicked should not=20 flourish.

23:6 All these [are] as a thorn thrust forth, for = they shall=20 not be taken with the hand,

23:7 and a man shall not labour among them; and [one = shall=20 have] that which is fully armed with iron, and the staff of a spear, an = he shall=20 burn them with fire, and they shall be burnt in their shame.

23:8 These [are] the names of the mighty men of = David: Jebosthe=20 the Chananite is a captain of the third [part]: Adinon the Asonite, he = drew his=20 sword against eight hundred soldiers at once.

23:9 And after him Eleanan the son of his uncle, son = of Dudi=20 who was among the three mighty men with David; and when he defied the=20 Philistines they were gathered there to war, and the men of Israel went = up.=20

23:10 He arose an smote the Philistines, until his = hand was=20 weary, and his hand clave to the sword: and the Lord wrought a great = salvation=20 in that day, and the people rested behind him only to strip [the slain]. =

23:11 And after him Samaia the son of Asa the = Arachite: and the=20 Philistines were gathered to Theria; and there was there a portion of = ground=20 full of lentiles; and the people fled before the Philistines.

23:12 And he stood firm in the midst of the portion, = and=20 rescued it, and smote the Philistines; and the Lord wrought a great=20 deliverance.

23:13 And three out of the thirty went down, and came = to Cason=20 to David, to the cave of Odollam; and [there was] an army of the = Philistines,=20 and they encamped in the valley of Raphain.

23:14 And David [was] then in the strong hold, and = the garrison=20 of the Philistines [was] then in Bethleem.

23:15 And David longed, and said, Who will give me = water to=20 drink out of the well that is in Bethleem by the gate? now the band of = the=20 Philistines [was] then in Bethleem.

23:16 And the three mighty men broke through the host = of the=20 Philistines, and drew water out of the well that was in Bethleem in the = gate:=20 and they took it, and brought it to David, and he would not drink it, = but poured=20 it out before the Lord.

23:17 And he said, O Lord, forbid that I should do = this, that I=20 should drink of the blood of the men who went at [the risk of] their = lives: and=20 he would not drink it. These things did these three mighty men. =

23:18 And Abessa the brother of Joab the son of = Saruia, he=20 [was] chief among the three, and he lifted up his spear against three = hundred=20 whom he slew; and he had a name among three.

23:19 Of those three [he was] most honourable, and he = became a=20 chief over them, but he reached not to the [first] three.

23:20 And Banaeas the son of Jodae, he was abundant = in [mighty]=20 deeds, from Cabeseel, and he smote the two sons of Ariel of Moab: and he = went=20 down and smote a lion in the midst of a pit on a snowy day.

23:21 He smote an Egyptian, a wonderful man, and in = the hand of=20 the Egyptian [was] a spear as the side of a ladder; and he went down to = him with=20 a staff, and snatched the spear from the Egyptian's hand, and slew him = with his=20 own spear.

23:22 These things did Banaeas the son of Jodae, and = he had a=20 name among the three mighty men.

23:23 He was honourable among the [second] three, but = he=20 reached not to the [first] three: and David made him his reporter. And = these=20 [are] the names of King David's mighty men.

23:24 Asael Joab's brother; he [was] among the = thirty. Eleanan=20 son of Dudi his uncle in Bethleem.

23:25 Saema the Rudaean.

23:26 Selles the Kelothite: Iras the son of Isca the = Thecoite.=20

23:27 Abiezer the Anothite, of the sons of the=20 Anothite.

23:28 Ellon the Aoite; Noere the = Netophatite.

23:29 Esthai the son of Riba of Gabaeth, son of = Benjamin the=20 Ephrathite; Asmoth the Bardiamite; Emasu the Salabonite:

23:30 Adroi of the brooks.

23:31 Gadabiel son of the Arabothaeite.

23:32 the sons of Asan, Jonathan;

23:33 Samnan the Arodite; Amnan the son of Arai the=20 Saraurite.

23:34 Aliphaleth the son of Asbites, the son of the=20 Machachachite; Eliab the son of Achitophel the Gelonite.

23:35 Asarai the Carmelite the son of = Uraeoerchi.

23:36 Gaal the son of Nathana. The son of much = valour, [the=20 son] of Galaaddi. Elie the Ammanite.

23:37 Gelore the Bethorite, armour-bearer to Joab, = son of=20 Saruia.

23:38 Iras the Ethirite. Gerab the = Ethenite.

23:39 Urias the Chettite: thirty-seven in = all.

[II Kings (2 Samuel)] 24:1 And the = Lord caused=20 his anger to burn forth again in Israel, and [Satan] stirred up David = against=20 them, saying, Go, number Israel and Juda.

24:2 And the king said to Joab commander of the host, = who was=20 with him, Go now through all the tribes of Israel and Juda, from Dan = even to=20 Bersabee, and number the people, and I will know the number of the=20 people.

24:3 And Joab said to the king, Now may the Lord add = to the=20 people a hundred-fold as many as they are, and [may] the eyes of my lord = the=20 king see it: but why does my lord the king desire this thing? =

24:4 Nevertheless the word of the king prevailed = against Joab=20 an the captains of the host: And Joab and the captains of the host went = out=20 before the king to number the people of Israel.

24:5 And they went over Jordan, and encamped in = Aroer, on the=20 right of the city which is in the midst of the valley of Gad and=20 Eliezer.

24:6 And they came to Galaad, and into the land of = Thabason,=20 which is Adasai, and they came to Danidan and Udan, and compassed=20 Sidon.

24:7 And they came to Mapsar of Tyre, and to all the = cities of=20 the Evite and the Chananite: and they came by the South of Juda to=20 Bersabee.

24:8 And they compassed the whole land; and they = arrived at=20 Jerusalem at the end of nine months and twenty days.

24:9 And Joab gave in the number of the census of the = people to=20 the king: and Israel consisted of eight hundred thousand men of might = that drew=20 sword; and the men of Juda, five hundred thousand fighting = men.

24:10 And the heart of David smote him after he had = numbered=20 the people; and David said to the Lord, I have sinned grievously, O = Lord, [in]=20 what I have now done: remove, I pray thee, the iniquity of thy servant, = for I=20 have been exceedingly foolish.

24:11 And David rose early in the morning, and the = word of the=20 Lord came to the prophet Gad, the seer, saying, Go, and speak to David,=20 saying,

24:12 Thus saith the Lord, I bring [one of] three = things upon=20 thee: now choose thee one of them, and I will do [it] to thee. =

24:13 And Gad went in to David, and told him, and = said to him,=20 Choose [one of these things] to befall thee, whether there shall come = upon thee=20 [for] three years famine in thy land; or that thou shouldest flee three = months=20 before thine enemies, and they should pursue thee; or that there should = be [for]=20 three days mortality in thy land. Now then decide, and see what answer I = shall=20 return to him that sent me.

24:14 And David said to Gad, On every side I am much=20 straitened: let me fall now into the hands of the Lord, for his = compassions=20 [are] very many; and let me not fall into the hands of man.

24:15 So David chose for himself the mortality: and = [they were]=20 the days of wheat-harvest; and the Lord sent a pestilence upon Israel = from=20 morning till noon, and the plague began among the people; and there died = of the=20 people from Dan even to Bersabee seventy thousand men.

24:16 And the angel of the Lord stretched out his = hand against=20 Jerusalem to destroy it, and the Lord repented of the evil, and said to = the=20 angel that destroyed the people, [It is] enough now, withhold thine = hand. And=20 the angel of the Lord was by the threshing-floor of Orna the Jebusite.=20

24:17 And David spoke to the Lord when he saw the = angel smiting=20 the people, and he said, Behold, it is I that have done wrong, but these = sheep=20 what have they done? Let thy hand, I pray thee, be upon me, and upon my = father's=20 house.

24:18 And Gad came to David in that day, and said to = him, Go=20 up, and set up to the Lord and altar in the threshing-floor of Orna the=20 Jebusite.

24:19 And David went up according to the word of Gad, = as the=20 Lord commanded him.

24:20 And Orna looked out, and saw the king and his = servants=20 coming on before him: and Orna went forth, and did obeisance to the king = with=20 his face to the earth.

24:21 And Orna said, Why has my lord the king come to = his=20 servant? and David said, To buy of thee the threshing-floor, in order to = build=20 an altar to the Lord that the plague may be restrained from off the=20 people.

24:22 And Orna said to David, Let my lord the king = take and=20 offer to the Lord that which is good in his eyes: behold, [here are] = oxen for a=20 whole-burnt-offering, and the wheels and furniture of the oxen for=20 wood.

24:23 Orna gave all to the king: and Orna said to the = king, The=20 Lord thy God bless thee.

24:24 And the king said to Orna, Nay, but I will = surely buy it=20 of thee at a fair price, and I will not offer to the Lord my God a=20 whole-burnt-offering for nothing. So David purchased the threshing-floor = and the=20 oxen for fifty shekels of silver.

24:25 And David built there an altar to the Lord, and = offered=20 up whole-burnt-offerings and peace-offerings: and Solomon made an = addition to=20 the altar afterwards, for it was little at first. And the Lord hearkened = to the=20 land, and the plague was stayed from Israel.

III Kings (1 Kings)

1:1 And king David [was] old and advanced in days, = and they=20 covered him with clothes, and he was not warmed.

1:2 And his servants said, Let them seek for the king = a young=20 virgin, and she shall wait on the king, and cherish him, and lie with = him, and=20 my lord the king shall be warmed.

1:3 So they sought for a fair damsel out of all the = coasts of=20 Israel; and they found Abisag the Somanite, and they brought her to the=20 king.

1:4 And the damsel was extremely beautiful, and she = cherished=20 the king, and ministered to him, but the king knew her not.

1:5 And Adonias the son of Aggit exalted himself, = saying, I=20 will be king; and he prepared for himself chariots and horses, and fifty = men to=20 run before him.

1:6 And his father never at any time checked him, = saying, Why=20 hast thou done [thus]? and he was also very handsome in appearance, and = his=20 mother bore him after Abessalom.

1:7 And he conferred with Joab the son of Saruia, and = with=20 Abiathar the priest, and they followed after Adonias.

1:8 But Sadoc the priest, and Banaeas the son of = Jodae, and=20 Nathan the prophet, and Semei, and Resi, and the mighty men of David, = did not=20 follow Adonias.

1:9 And Adonias sacrificed sheep and calves and lambs = by the=20 stone of Zoelethi, which was near Rogel: and he called all his brethren, = and all=20 the adult [men] of Juda, servants of the king.

1:10 But Nathan the prophet, and Banaeas, and the = mighty [men],=20 and Solomon his brother, he did not call.

1:11 And Nathan spoke to Bersabee the mother of = Solomon,=20 saying, Hast thou not heard that Adonias the son of Aggith reigns, and = our lord=20 David knows it not?

1:12 And now come, let me, I pray, give thee counsel, = and thou=20 shalt rescue thy life, and the life of thy son Solomon.

1:13 Haste, and go in to king David, and thou shalt = speak to=20 him, saying, Hast not thou, my lord, O king, sworn to thine handmaid, = saying,=20 Thy son Solomon shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne? = why then=20 does Adonias reign?

1:14 And behold, while thou art still speaking there = with the=20 king, I also will come in after thee, and will confirm thy words. =

1:15 So Bersabee went in to the king into the = chamber: and the=20 king was very old, and Abisag the Somanite was ministering to the=20 king.

1:16 And Bersabee bowed, and did obeisance to the = king; and the=20 king said, What is thy request?

1:17 And she said, My lord, thou didst swear by the = Lord thy=20 God to thine handmaid, saying, Thy son Solomon shall reign after me, and = shall=20 sit upon my throne.

1:18 And now, behold, Adonias reigns, and thou, my = lord, O=20 king, knowest [it] not.

1:19 And he has sacrificed calves and lambs and sheep = in=20 abundance, and has called all the king's sons, and Abiathar the priest = and Joab=20 the commander-in-chief of the host; but Solomon thy servant he has not=20 called.

1:20 And thou, my lord, O king,-- the eyes of all = Israel [are]=20 upon thee, to tell them who shall sit upon the throne of my lord the = king after=20 him.

1:21 And it shall come to pass, when my lord the king = shall=20 sleep with his fathers, that I and Solomon my son shall be = offenders.

1:22 And behold, while she was yet talking with the = king,=20 Nathan the prophet came. And it was reported to the king,

1:23 Behold, Nathan the prophet [is here]: and he = came in to=20 the king's presence, and did obeisance to the king with his face to the=20 ground.

1:24 And Nathan said, My lord, O king, didst thou = say, Adonias=20 shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne?

1:25 For he has gone down to-day, and has sacrificed = calves and=20 lambs and sheep in abundance, and has called all the king's sons, and = the chiefs=20 of the army, and Abiathar the priest; and, behold, they are eating and = drinking=20 before him, and they said, [Long] live king Adonias.

1:26 But he has not invited me thy servant, and Sadoc = the=20 priest, and Banaeas the son of Jodae, and Solomon thy = servant.

1:27 Has this matter happened by the authority of my = lord the=20 king, and hast thou not made known to thy servant who shall sit upon the = throne=20 of my lord the king after him?

1:28 And king David answered and said, Call me = Bersabee: and=20 she came in before the king, and stood before him.

1:29 And the king swore, and said, [As] the Lord = lives who=20 redeemed my soul out of all affliction,

1:30 as I swore to thee by the Lord God of Israel, = saying,=20 Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne in = my=20 stead, so will I do this day.

1:31 And Bersabee bowed with her face to the ground, = and did=20 obeisance to the king, and said, Let my lord king David live for=20 ever.

1:32 And king David said, Call me Sadoc the priest, = and Nathan=20 the prophet, and Banaeas the son of Jodae: and they came in before the=20 king.

1:33 And the king said t them, Take the servants of = your lord=20 with you, and mount my son Solomon upon my own mule, and bring him down = to=20 Gion.

1:34 And there let Sadoc the priest and Nathan the = prophet=20 anoint him to be king over Israel, and do ye sound the trumpet, and ye = shall=20 say, Let king Solomon live.

1:35 And he shall sit upon my throne, and reign in my = stead:=20 and I have given charge that he should be for a prince over Israel and=20 Juda.

1:36 And Banaeas the son of Jodae answered the king = and said,=20 So let it be: may the Lord God of my lord the king confirm = [it].

1:37 As the Lord was with my lord the king, so let = him be with=20 Solomon, and let him exalt his throne beyond the throne of my lord king = David.=20

1:38 And Sadoc the priest went down, and Nathan the = prophet,=20 and Banaeas son of Jodae, and the Cherethite, and the Phelethite, and = they=20 mounted Solomon upon the mule of king David, and led him away to=20 Geon.

1:39 And Sadoc the priest took the horn of oil out of = the=20 tabernacle, and anointed Solomon, and blew the trumpet; and all the = people said,=20 Let king Solomon live.

1:40 And all the people went up after him, and they = danced in=20 choirs, and rejoiced with great joy, and the earth quaked with their = voice.=20

1:41 And Adonias and all his guests heard, and they = had [just]=20 left off eating: and Joab heard the sound of the trumpet, and said, What = [means]=20 the voice of the city in tumult?

1:42 While he was yet speaking, behold, Jonathan the = son of=20 Abiathar the priest came in: and Adonias said, Come in, for thou art a = mighty=20 man, and [thou comest] to bring glad tidings.

1:43 And Jonathan answered and said, Verily our lord = king David=20 has made Solomon king:

1:44 and the king has sent with him Sadoc the priest, = and=20 Nathan the prophet, and Banaeas the son of Jodae, and the Cherethite, = and the=20 Phelethite, and they have mounted him on the king's mule;

1:45 and Sadoc the priest and Nathan the prophet have = anointed=20 him in Geon, and have gone up thence rejoicing, and the city resounded: = this=20 [is] the sound which ye have heard.

1:46 And Solomon is seated upon the throne of the=20 kingdom.

1:47 And the servants of the king have gone in to = bless our=20 lord king David, saying, God make the name of Solomon better than thy = name, and=20 make his throne greater than thy throne; and the king worshipped upon = his bed.=20

1:48 Moreover thus said the king, Blessed [be] the = Lord God of=20 Israel, who has this day appointed one of my seed sitting on my throne, = and my=20 eyes see it.

1:49 And all the guests of Adonias were dismayed, and = every man=20 went his way.

1:50 And Adonias feared because of Solomon, and = arose, and=20 departed, and laid hold on the horns of the altar.

1:51 And it was reported to Solomon, saying, Behold, = Adonias=20 fears king Solomon, and holds the horns of the altar, saying, Let = Solomon swear=20 to me this day, that he will not slay his servant with the = sword.

1:52 And Solomon said, If he should be a valiant man, = there=20 shall not a hair of his fall to the ground; but if evil be found in him, = he=20 shall die.

1:53 And king Solomon sent, and they brought him away = from the=20 altar; and he went in and did obeisance to king Solomon: and Solomon = said to=20 him, Go to thy house.

[III Kings (1 Kings)] 2:1 And the = days of=20 David drew near that he should die: and he addressed his son Solomon, = saying, I=20 go the way of all the earth:

2:2 but be thou strong, and shew thyself a = man;

2:3 and keep the charge of the Lord thy God, to walk = in his=20 ways, to keep the commandments and the ordinances and the judgements = which are=20 written in the law of Moses; that thou mayest understand what thou shalt = do in=20 all things that I command thee:

2:4 that the Lord may confirm his word which he = spoke, saying,=20 If thy children shall take heed to their way to walk before me in truth = with all=20 their heart, [I promise thee], saying, there shall not fail thee a man = on the=20 throne of Israel.

2:5 Moreover thou knowest all that Joab the son of = Saruia did=20 to me, what he did to the two captains of the forces of Israel, to = Abenner the=20 son of Ner, and to Amessai the son of Jether, that he slew them, and = shed the=20 blood of war in peace, and put innocent blood on hi girdle that was = about his=20 loins, and on his sandal that was on his foot.

2:6 Therefore thou shalt deal [with him] according to = thy=20 wisdom, and thou shalt not bring down his grey hairs in peace to the = grave.=20

2:7 But thou shalt deal kindly with the sons of = Berzelli the=20 Galaadite, and they shall be among those that eat at thy table; for thus = they=20 drew nigh to me when I fled from the face of thy brother = Abessalom.

2:8 And, behold, [there is] with thee Semei the son = of Gera, a=20 Benjamite of Baurim: and he cursed me with a grievous curse in the day = when I=20 went into the camp; and he came down to Jordan to meet me, and I swore = to him by=20 the Lord, saying, I will not put thee to death with the sword. =

2:9 But thou shalt by no means hold him guiltless, = for thou art=20 a wise man, and wilt know what thou shalt do to him, and shalt bring = down his=20 grey hairs with blood to the grave.

2:10 And David slept with his fathers, and was buried = in the=20 city of David.

2:11 And the days which David reigned over Israel = [were] forty=20 years; he reigned seven years in Chebron, and thirty-three years in=20 Jerusalem.

2:12 And Solomon sat on the throne of his father = David, and his=20 kingdom was established greatly.

2:13 And Adonias the son of Aggith came in to = Bersabee the=20 mother of Solomon, and did obeisance to her: and she said, Dost thou = enter=20 peaceably? and he said, Peaceably:

2:14 I have business with thee. And she said to him, = Say=20 on.

2:15 And he said to her, Thou knowest that the = kingdom was=20 mine, and all Israel turned their face toward me for a king; but the = kingdom was=20 turned [from me] and became my brother's: for it was [appointed] to him = from the=20 Lord.

2:16 And now I make one request of thee, do not turn = away thy=20 face. And Bersabee said to him, Speak [on].

2:17 And he said to her, Speak, I pray thee, to king = Solomon,=20 for he will not turn away his face from thee, and let him give me Abisag = the=20 Somanite for a wife.

2:18 And Bersabee said, Well; I will speak for thee = to the=20 king.

2:19 And Bersabee went in to king Solomon to speak to = him=20 concerning Adonias; and the king rose up to meet her, and kissed her, = and sat on=20 the throne, and a throne was set for the mother of the king, and she sat = on his=20 right hand.

2:20 And she said to him, I ask of thee one little = request;=20 turn not away my face from thee. And the king said to her, Ask, my = mother, and I=20 will not reject thee.

2:21 And she said, Let, I pray thee, Abisag the = Somanite be=20 given to Adonias thy brother to wife.

2:22 And king Solomon answered and said to his = mother, And why=20 hast thou asked Abisag for Adonias? ask for him the kingdom also; for he = [is] my=20 elder brother, and he has for his companion Abiathar the priest, and = Joab the=20 son of Saruia the commander-in-chief.

2:23 And king Solomon swore by the Lord, saying, God = do so to=20 me, and more also, [if it be not] that Adonias has spoken this word = against his=20 own life.

2:24 And now [as] the Lord lives who has established = me, and=20 set me on the throne of my father David, and he has made me a house, as = the Lord=20 spoke, this day shall Adonias be put to death.

2:25 So king Solomon sent by the hand of Banaeas the = son of=20 Jodae, and he slew him, and Adonias died in that day.

2:26 And the king said to Abiathar the priest, Depart = thou=20 quickly to Anathoth to thy farm, for thou art worthy of death this day; = but I=20 will not slay thee, because thou hast borne the ark of the covenant of = the Lord=20 before my father, and because thou was afflicted in all things wherein = my father=20 was afflicted.

2:27 And Solomon removed Abiathar from being a priest = of the=20 Lord, that the word of the Lord might be fulfilled, which he spoke = concerning=20 the house of Heli in Selom.

2:28 And the report came to Joab son of Saruia; for = Joab had=20 turned after Adonias, and he went not after Solomon: and Joab fled to = the=20 tabernacle of the Lord, and caught hold of the horns of the = altar.

2:29 And it was told Solomon, saying, Joab has fled = to the=20 tabernacle of the Lord, and lo! he has hold of the horns of the altar. = And king=20 Solomon sent to Joab, saying, What ails thee, that thou hast fled to the = altar=20 and Joab said, Because I was afraid of thee, and fled for refuge to the = Lord.=20 And Solomon sent Banaeas son of Jodae, saying, Go and slay him, and bury = him.=20

2:30 And Banaeas son of Jodae came to Joab to the = tabernacle of=20 the Lord, and said to him, Thus says the king, Come forth. And Joab = said, I will=20 not come forth, for I will die here. And Banaeas son of Jodae returned = and spoke=20 to the king, saying, Thus has Joab spoken, and thus has he answered me.=20

2:31 And the king said to him, Go, and do to him as = he has=20 spoken, and kill him: and thou shalt bury him, and thou shalt remove = this day=20 the blood which he shed without cause, from me and from the house of my=20 father.

2:32 And the Lord has returned upon his own head the = blood of=20 his unrighteousness, inasmuch as he attacked two men more righteous and = better=20 than himself, and slew them with the sword, and my father David knew not = of=20 their blood, [even] Abenner the son of Ner the commander-in-chief of = Israel, and=20 Amessa the son of Jether the commander-in-chief of Juda.

2:33 And their blood is returned upon his head, and = upon the=20 head of his seed for ever: but to David, and his seed, and his house, = and his=20 throne, may there be peace for ever from the Lord.

2:34 So Banaeas son of Jodae went up, and attacked = him, and=20 slew him, and buried him in his house in the wilderness.

2:35 And the king appointed Banaeas son of Jodae in = his place=20 over the host; and the kingdom was established in Jerusalem; and [as = for] Sadoc=20 the priest, the king appointed him to be high priest in the room of = Abiathar.=20 And Solomon son of David reigned over Israel and Juda in Jerusalem: and = the Lord=20 gave understanding to Solomon, and very much wisdom, and largeness of = heart, as=20 the sand by the sea-shore.

2:36 And the king called Semei, and said to him, = Build thee a=20 house in Jerusalem, and dwell there, and thou shalt not go out thence = any=20 whither.

2:37 And it shall come to pass in the day that thou = shalt go=20 forth and cross over the brook Kedron, know assuredly that thou shalt = certainly=20 die: thy blood shall be upon thine head. And the king caused him to = swear in=20 that day.

2:38 And Semei said to the king, Good [is] the word = that thou=20 hast spoken, my lord O king: thus will thy servant do. And Semei dwelt = in=20 Jerusalem three years.

2:39 And it came to pass after the three years, that = two=20 servants of Semei ran away to Anchus son of Maacha king of Geth: and it = was told=20 Semei, saying, Behold, thy servants [are] in Geth.

2:40 And Semei rose up, and saddled his ass, and went = to Geth=20 to Anchus to seek out his servants: and Semei went, and brought his = servants out=20 of Geth.

2:41 And it was told Solomon, saying, Semei is gone = out of=20 Jerusalem to Geth, and has brought back his servants.

2:42 And the king sent and called Semei, and said to = him, Did I=20 not adjure thee by the Lord, and testify to thee, saying, In whatsoever = day thou=20 shalt go out of Jerusalem, and go to the right or left, know certainly = that thou=20 shalt assuredly die?

2:43 And why hast thou not kept the oath of the Lord, = and the=20 commandment which I commanded thee?

2:44 And the king said to Semei, Thou knowest all thy = mischief=20 which thy heart knows, which thou didst to David my father: and the Lord = has=20 recompensed thy mischief on thine [own] head.

2:45 And king Solomon [is] blessed, and the throne of = David=20 shall be established before the Lord for ever.

2:46 And Solomon commanded Banaeas the son of Jodae, = and he=20 went forth and slew him. And king Solomon was very prudent and wise: and = Juda=20 and Israel [were] very many, as the sand which is by the sea for = multitude,=20 eating, and drinking, and rejoicing: and Solomon was chief in all the = kingdoms,=20 and they brought gifts, and served Solomon all the days of his life. And = Solomon=20 began to open the domains of Libanus, and he built Thermae in the = wilderness.=20 And this was the daily provision of Solomon, thirty measures of fine = flour, and=20 sixty measures of ground meal, ten choice calves, and twenty oxen from = the=20 pastures, and a hundred sheep, besides stags, and does, and choice fed = birds.=20 For he ruled in all the country on this side the river, from Raphi unto = Gaza,=20 over all the kings on this side the river: and he was at peace on all = sides=20 round about; and Juda and Israel dwelt safely, every one under his vine = and=20 under his fig tree, eating and drinking and feasting, from Dan even to = Bersabee,=20 all the days of Solomon. And these [were] the princes of Solomon; Azariu = son of=20 Sadoc the priest, and Orniu son of Nathan chief of the officers, and he = went to=20 his house; and Suba the scribe, and Basa son of Achithalam recorder, and = Abi son=20 of Joab commander-in-chief, and Achire son of Edrai [was] over the = levies, and=20 Banaeas son of Jodae over the household and over the brickwork, and = Cachur the=20 son of Nathan [was] counsellor.

[III Kings (1 Kings)] 3:1 And = Solomon had=20 forty thousand brood mares for his chariots, and twelve thousand horses. = And he=20 reigned over all the kings from the river and to the land of the = Philistines,=20 and to the borders of Egypt: so Solomon the son of David reigned over = Israel and=20 Juda in Jerusalem.

3:2 Nevertheless the people burnt incense on the high = places,=20 because a house had not yet been built to the Lord.

3:3 And Solomon loved the Lord, [so as] to walk in = the=20 ordinances of David his father; only he sacrificed and burnt incense on = the high=20 places.

3:4 And he arose and went to Gabaon to sacrifice = there, for=20 that [was] the highest place, and great: Solomon offered a = whole-burnt-offering=20 of a thousand [victims] on the altar in Gabaon.

3:5 And the Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream by = night, and=20 the Lord said to Solomon, Ask some petition for thyself.

3:6 And Solomon said, Thou hast dealt very mercifully = with thy=20 servant David my father according as he walked before thee in truth, and = in=20 righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with thee, and thou hast kept = for him=20 this great mercy, to set his son upon his throne, as [it is] this day.=20

3:7 And now, O Lord my God, thou hast appointed thy = servant in=20 the room of David my father; and I am a little child, and know not my = going out=20 an my coming in.

3:8 But thy servant [is] in the midst of thy people = whom thou=20 hast chosen, a great people, which cannot be numbered.

3:9 Thou shalt give therefore to thy servant a heart = to hear=20 and to judge thy people justly, and to discern between good and evil: = for who=20 will be able to judge this thy great people?

3:10 And it was pleasing before the Lord, that = Solomon asked=20 this thing.

3:11 And the Lord said to him, Because thou hast = asked this=20 thing of me, and hast not asked for thyself long life, and hast not = asked=20 wealth, nor hast asked the lives of thine enemies, but hast asked for = thyself=20 understanding to hear judgement;

3:12 behold, I have done according to thy word: = behold, I have=20 given thee an understanding and wise heart: there has not been [any one] = like=20 thee before thee, and after thee there shall not arise one like = thee.

3:13 And I have given thee what thou hast not asked, = wealth and=20 glory, so that there has not been any one like thee among = kings.

3:14 And if thou wilt walk in my way, to keep my = commandments=20 and my ordinances, as David thy father walked, then will I multiply thy=20 days.

3:15 And Solomon awoke, and, behold, [it was] a = dream: and he=20 arose and came to Jerusalem, and stood before the altar that was in = front of the=20 ark of the covenant of the Lord in Sion: and he offered = whole-burnt-offerings,=20 and sacrificed peace-offerings, and made a great banquet for himself and = all his=20 servants.

3:16 Then there appeared two harlots before the king, = and they=20 stood before him.

3:17 And the one woman said, Hear me, [my] lord; I = and this=20 woman dwelt in one house, and we were delivered in the house.

3:18 And it came to pass on the third day after I was = delivered, this woman also was delivered: and we [were] together; and = there was=20 no one with us besides our two selves in the house.

3:19 And this woman's child died in the night; = because she=20 overlaid it.

3:20 and she arose in the middle of the night, and = took my son=20 from my arms, and laid him in her bosom, and laid her dead son in my = bosom.=20

3:21 and I arose in the morning to suckle my son, and = he was=20 dead: and, behold, I considered him in the morning, and, behold, it was = not my=20 son whom I bore.

3:22 And the other woman said, No, but the living = [is] my son,=20 and the dead [is] thy son. So they spoke before the king.

3:23 and the king said to them, Thou sayest, This = [is] my son,=20 [even] the living [one], and this woman's son [is] the dead one: and = thou=20 sayest, No, but the living [is] my son, and the dead [is] thy = son.

3:24 And the king said, Fetch a sword. And they = brought a sword=20 before the king.

3:25 And the king said, Divide the live child, the = suckling, in=20 two; and give half of it to one, and half of it to the other.

3:26 And the woman whose the living child was, = answered and=20 said to the king, (for her bowels yearned over her son) and she said, I = pray=20 thee, [my] lord, give her the child, and in nowise slay it. But the = other said,=20 Let it be neither mine nor hers; divide [it].

3:27 Then the king answered and said, Give the child = to her=20 that said, 'Give it to her, and by no means slay it:' she [is] its=20 mother.

3:28 and all Israel heard this judgement which the = king judged,=20 and they feared before the king; because they saw that the wisdom of God = [was]=20 in him, to execute judgement.

[III Kings (1 Kings)] 4:1 And king = Solomon=20 reigned over Israel.

4:2 And these [are] the princes which he had; Azarias = son of=20 Sadoc.

4:3 Eliaph, and Achia son of Seba, scribes; and = Josaphat son of=20 Achilud, recorder.

4:4 And Banaeas son of Jodae over the host; and Sadoc = and=20 Abiathar [were] priests.

4:5 And Ornia the son of Nathan [was] over the = officers; and=20 Zabuth son of Nathan [was] the king's friend.

4:6 And Achisar was steward, and Eliac the [chief] = steward; and=20 Eliab the son of Saph [was] over the family: and Adoniram the son of = Audon over=20 the tribute.

4:7 And Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, = to provide=20 for the king and his household; each one's turn came to supply for a = month in=20 the year.

4:8 And these [were] their names: Been the son of Or = in the=20 mount of Ephraim, one.

4:9 The son of Dacar, in Makes, and in Salabin, and = Baethsamys,=20 and Elon as far as Bethana, one.

4:10 The son of Esdi in Araboth; his [was] Socho, and = all the=20 land of Opher.

4:11 All Nephthador [belonged to] the son of = Aminadab, Tephath=20 daughter of Solomon was his wife, one.

4:12 Bana son of Achiluth [had] Ithaanach, and = Mageddo, and=20 [his was] the whole house of San which was by Sesathan below Esrae, and = from=20 Bethsan as far as Sabelmaula, as far as Maeber Lucam, one.

4:13 The son of Naber in Raboth Galaad, to him [fell] = the lot=20 of Ergab in Basan, sixty great cities with walls, and brazen bars,=20 one.

4:14 Achinadab son of Saddo, [had] = Maanaim.

4:15 Achimaas [was] in Nephthalim, and he took = Basemmath=20 daughter of Solomon to wife, one.

4:16 Baana son of Chusi, in Aser and in Baaloth,=20 one,

4:17 Josaphat son of Phuasud [was] in = Issachar.

4:18 Semei son of Ela, in Benjamin.

4:19 Gaber son of Adai in the land of Gad, [the land] = of Seon=20 king of Esebon, and of Og king of Basan, and one officer in the land of=20 Juda.

4:20

4:21

4:22 And these [were] the requisite supplies for = Solomon: in=20 one day thirty measures of fine flour, and sixty measures of fine = pounded=20 meal,

4:23 and ten choice calves, and twenty pastured oxen, = and a=20 hundred sheep, besides stags, and choice fatted does.

4:24 For he had dominion on this side the river, and = he was at=20 peace on all sides round about.

4:25

4:26

4:27 And thus the officers provided king Solomon: and = [they=20 execute] every one in his month all the orders for the table of the = king, they=20 omit nothing.

4:28 And they carried the barley and the straw for = the horses=20 and the chariots to the place where the king might be, each according to = his=20 charge.

4:29 And the Lord gave understanding to Solomon, and = very much=20 wisdom, and enlargement of heart, as the sand on the = seashore.

4:30 And Solomon abounded greatly beyond the wisdom = of all the=20 ancients, and beyond all the wise men of Egypt.

4:31 And he was wiser than all [other] men: and he = was wiser=20 than Gaethan the Zarite, and [than] Aenan, and [than] Chalcad and Darala = the son=20 of Mal.

4:32 And Solomon spoke three thousand proverbs, and = his songs=20 were five thousand.

4:33 And he spoke of trees, from the cedar in Libanus = even to=20 the hyssop which comes out through the wall: he spoke also of cattle, = and of=20 birds, and of reptiles, and of fishes.

4:34 And all the nations came to hear the wisdom of = Solomon,=20 and [ambassadors] from all the kings of the earth, as many as heard of = his=20 wisdom. And Solomon took to himself the daughter of Pharao to wife, and = brought=20 her into the city of David until he had finished the house of the Lord, = and his=20 own house, and the wall of Jerusalem. Then went up Pharao the king of = Egypt, and=20 took Gazer, and burnt it and the Chananite dwelling in Mergab; and = Pharao gave=20 them as a dowry to his daughter the wife of Solomon: and Solomon rebuilt = Gazer.=20

[III Kings (1 Kings)] 5:1 And Chiram = king of=20 Tyre sent his servants to anoint Solomon in the room of David his = father,=20 because Chiram always loved David.

5:2 And Solomon sent to Chiram, saying,

5:3 Thou knewest my father David, that he could not = build a=20 house to the name of the Lord my God because of the wars that compassed = him=20 about, until the Lord put them under the soles of his feet.

5:4 And now the Lord my God has given me rest round = about;=20 there is no one plotting against [me], and there is no evil trespass = [against=20 me].

5:5 And, behold, I intend to build a house to the = name of the=20 Lord my God, as the Lord God spoke to my father David, saying, Thy son = whom I=20 will set on thy throne in thy place, he shall build a house to my=20 name.

5:6 And now command, and let [men] cut wood for me = out of=20 Libanus: and, behold, my servants [shall be] with thy servants, and I = will give=20 thee the wages of thy service, according to all that thou shalt say, = because=20 thou knowest that we have no one skilled in cutting timber like the=20 Sidonians.

5:7 And it came to pass, as soon as Chiram heard the = words of=20 Solomon, that he rejoiced greatly, and said, Blessed [be] God to-day, = who has=20 given to David a wise son over this numerous people.

5:8 And he sent to Solomon, saying, I have listened = concerning=20 all that thou hast sent to me for I will do all thy will: [as for] = timber of=20 cedar and fir,

5:9 my servants shall bring them down from Libanus to = the sea:=20 I will form them [into] rafts, [and bring them] to the place which thou = shalt=20 send to me [about]; and I will land them there, and thou shalt take = [them] up:=20 and thou shalt do my will, in giving bread to my household.

5:10 So Chiram gave to Solomon cedars, and fir trees, = and all=20 his desire.

5:11 And Solomon gave to Chiram twenty thousand = measures of=20 wheat as food for his house, and twenty thousand baths of beaten oil = thus=20 Solomon gave to Chiram yearly.

5:12 And the Lord gave wisdom to Solomon as he = promised him;=20 and there was peace between Chiram and Solomon, and they made a covenant = between=20 them.

5:13 And the king raised a levy out of all Israel, = and the levy=20 was thirty thousand men.

5:14 And he sent them to Libanus, ten thousand taking = turn=20 every month: they were a month in Libanus and two months at home: and = Adoniram=20 [was] over the levy.

5:15 And Solomon had seventy thousand bearers of = burdens, and=20 eighty thousand hewers of stone in the mountain;

5:16 besides the rulers that were appointed over the = works of=20 Solomon, [there were] three thousand six hundred masters who wrought in = the=20 works.

5:17 [see Appendix]

5:18 And they prepared the stones and the timber = [during] three=20 years.

[III Kings (1 Kings)] 6:1 And it = came to pass=20 in the four hundred and fortieth year after the departure of the = children of=20 Israel out of Egypt, in the fourth year and second month of the reign of = king=20 Solomon over Israel, that the king commanded that they should take great = [and]=20 costly stones for the foundation of the house, and hewn stones. And the = men of=20 Solomon, and the men of Chiram hewed [the stones], and laid them [for a=20 foundation]. In the fourth year he laid the foundation of the house of = the Lord,=20 in the month Ziu, even in the second month. In the eleventh year, in the = month=20 Baal, this [is] the eighth month, the house was completed according to = all its=20 plan, and according to all its arrangement.

6:2 And the house which the king built t the Lord = [was] forty=20 cubits in length, and twenty cubits in breadth, and its height five and = twenty=20 cubits.

6:3 And the porch in front of the temple-- twenty = cubits [was]=20 its length according to the breadth of the house in front of the house: = and he=20 built the house, and finished it.

6:4 And he made to the house secret windows inclining = inward.

6:5 And against the wall of the house he set chambers = round=20 about the temple and the ark.

6:6 The under side [was] five cubits broad, and the = middle=20 [part] six, and the third [was] seven cubits broad; for he formed an = interval to=20 the house round about without the house, that they might not touch the = walls of=20 the house.

6:7 And the house was built in the construction of it = with=20 rough hewn stones: and there was not heard in the house in the building = of it=20 hammer or axe, or any iron tool.

6:8 And the porch of the under side [was] below the = right wing=20 of the house, and [there was] a winding ascent into the middle = [chamber], and=20 from the middle to the third story.

6:9 So he built the house and finished it; and he = made the=20 ceiling of the house with cedars.

6:10 And he made the partitions through all the = house, each=20 five cubits high, and enclosed each partition with cedar = boards.

6:11 [see Appendix]

6:12 [see Appendix]

6:13 [see Appendix]

6:14 [see Appendix]

6:15 And he framed the walls of the house within with = cedar=20 boards, from the floor of the house and on to the inner walls and to the = beams:=20 he lined the parts enclosed with boards within, and compassed the inward = parts=20 of the house with planks of fir.

6:16 And he built the twenty cubits from the top of = the wall,=20 one side from the floor to the beams, and he made it from the oracle to = the most=20 holy place.

6:17 And the temple was forty cubits [in = extent],

6:18

6:19 in front of the oracle in the midst of the house = within,=20 [in order] to put there the ark of the covenant of the Lord.

6:20 The length [was] twenty cubits, and the breadth = [was]=20 twenty cubits, and the height of it was twenty cubits. And he covered it = with=20 perfect gold, and he made an altar in front of the oracle, and covered = it with=20 gold.

6:21 And he covered the whole house with gold, till = he had=20 finished [gilding] the whole house.

6:22 [see Appendix]

6:23 And he made in the oracle two cherubs of ten = cubits=20 measured size.

6:24 And the wing of one cherub was five cubits, and = his other=20 wing was five cubits; ten cubits from the tip of one wing to the tip of = the=20 other wing.

6:25 Thus it was with the other cherub, both were = alike=20 finished with one measure.

6:26 And the height of the one cherub [was] ten = cubits, and so=20 [was it] with the second cherub.

6:27 And both the cherubs [were] in the midst of the = innermost=20 part of the house; and they spread out their wings, and one wing touched = the=20 wall, and the wing of the other cherub touched the other wall; and their = wings=20 in the midst of the house touched each other.

6:28 And he covered the cherubs with gold.

6:29 He graved all the walls of the house round about = with the=20 graving of cherubs, and [he sculptured] palm trees within and without = [the=20 house].

6:30 And he covered the floor of the house within and = without=20 with gold.

6:31 And for the door-way of the oracle he made doors = of=20 juniper wood, [there were] porches in a four-fold way.

6:32

6:33

6:34 In both the doors [were] planks of fir; the one = door had=20 two leaves and their hinges, and the other door had two leaves and = turned [on=20 hinges],

6:35 being carved with cherubs, and [there were] = palm-trees and=20 open flower-leaves, and it [was] overlaid with gold gilt upon the=20 engraving.

6:36 And he built the inner court, three rows of hewn = stones,=20 and a row of wrought cedar round about, and he made the curtain of the = court of=20 the porch of the house that was in front of the temple.

[III Kings (1 Kings)] 7:1 And = Solomon built a=20 house for himself in thirteen years.

7:2 And he built the house with the wood of Libanus; = its length=20 [was] a hundred cubits, and its breadth [was] fifty cubits, and its = height [was]=20 of thirty cubits, and [it was made] with three rows of cedar pillars, = and the=20 pillars had side-pieces of cedar.

7:3 And he formed the house with chambers above on = the sides of=20 the pillars, and the number of the pillars [was each] row forty and = five,=20

7:4 and [there were] three chambers, and space = against space in=20 three rows.

7:5 And all the doors and spaces formed like chambers = [were]=20 square, and from door to door [was a correspondence] in three = rows.

7:6 And [he made] the porch of the pillars, [they = were] fifty=20 [cubits] long and fifty broad, the porch joining them in front; and the = [other]=20 pillars and the thick beam [were] in front of the house by the porches.=20

7:7 And [there was] the Porch of seats where he would = judge,=20 the porch of judgement.

7:8 And their house where he would dwell, [had] one = court=20 communicating with these according to this work; and [he built] the = house for=20 the daughter of Pharao whom Solomon had taken, according to this porch.=20

7:9 All these [were] of costly stones, sculptured at = intervals=20 within even from the foundation even to the top, and outward to the = great court,=20

7:10 founded with large costly stones, stones of ten = cubits and=20 eight cubits [long].

7:11 And above with costly stones, according to the = measure of=20 hewn stones, and with cedars.

7:12 [There were] three rows of hewn [stones] round = about the=20 great hall, and a row of sculptured cedar: and Solomon finished all his=20 house.

7:13 And king Solomon sent, and took Chiram out of=20 Tyre,

7:14 the son of a widow woman; and he [was] of the = tribe of=20 Nephthalim, and his father [was] a Tyrian; a worker in brass, and = accomplished=20 in art and skill and knowledge to work every work in brass: and he was = brought=20 in to king Solomon, and he wrought all the works.

7:15 And he cast the two pillars for the porch of the = house:=20 eighteen cubits [was] the height of [each] pillar, and a circumference = of=20 fourteen cubits encompassed it, even the thickness of the pillar: the = flutings=20 [were] four fingers [wide], and thus [was] the other pillar [formed].=20

7:16 And he made two molten chapiters to put on the = heads of=20 the pillars: five cubits [was] the height of one chapiter, and five = cubits [was]=20 the height of the other chapiter

7:17 And he made two ornaments of net-work to cover = the=20 chapiters of the pillars; even a net for one chapiter, and a net for the = other=20 chapiter.

7:18 And hanging work, two rows of brazen = pomegranates, formed=20 with net-work, hanging work, row upon row: and thus he framed [the = ornaments]=20 for the second chapiter.

7:19 And on the heads of the pillars he made = lily-work against=20 the porch, of four cubits,

7:20 and a chamber over both the pillars, and above = the sides=20 an addition [equal to] the chamber in width.

7:21 And he set up the pillars of the porch of the = temple: and=20 he set up the one pillar, and called its name Jachum: and he set up the = second=20 pillar, and called its name Boloz.

7:22

7:23 And he made the sea, ten cubits from one rim to = the other,=20 the same was completely circular round about: its height [was] five = cubits, and=20 its circumference thirty-three cubits.

7:24 And stays underneath its rim round about = compassed it ten=20 cubits round;

7:25 And [there were] twelve oxen under the sea: = three looking=20 to the north, and three looking to the west, and three looking to the = south, and=20 three looking to the east: and all their hinder parts [were] inward, and = the sea=20 [was] above upon them.

7:26 and its rim [was] as the work of the rim of a = cup, a=20 lily-flower, and the thickness of it [was] a span.

7:27 And he made ten brazen bases: five cubits [was] = the length=20 of one base, and four cubits the breadth of it, and its height [was] six = cubits.

7:28 And this work of the bases [was] formed with a = border the=20 them, and [there was] a border between the ledges.

7:29 And upon their borders between the projection = [were]=20 lions, and oxen, and cherubs: and on the projections, even so above, and = also=20 below [were] the places of lions and oxen, hanging work.

7:30 And [there were] four brazen wheels to one base; = and=20 [there were] brazen bases, and their four sides [answering to them], = side pieces=20 under the bases.

7:31 And [there were] axles in the wheels under the = base.=20

7:32 And the height of one wheel [was] a cubit and a=20 half.

7:3 And the work of the wheels [was] as the work of = chariot=20 wheels: their axles, and their felloes, and [the rest of] their work, = [were] all=20 molten.

7:34 The four side pieces were at the four corners of = each=20 base; its shoulders [were formed] of the base.

7:35 And on the top of the base half a cubit [was] = the size of=20 it, [there was] a circle on the top of the base, and [there was] the top = of its=20 spaces and its borders: and it was open at the top of its spaces. =

7:36 And its borders [were] cherubs, and lions, and = palm-trees,=20 upright, each [was] joined in front [and] within and round = about.

7:37 According to the same form he made all the ten = bases,=20 [even] one order and one measure to all.

7:38 And he made ten brazen lavers, each laver = containing forty=20 baths, [and] measuring four cubits, each laver [placed] on a several = base=20 throughout the ten bases.

7:39 And he put five bases on the right side of the = house, and=20 five on the left side of the house: and the sea was placed on the right = side of=20 the house eastward in the direction of the south.

7:40 And Chiram made the caldrons, and the pans, and = the bowls;=20 and Chiram finished making all the works that he wrought for king = Solomon in the=20 house of the Lord:

7:41 two pillars and the wreathen works of the = pillars on the=20 heads of the two pillars; and the two net-works to cover both the = wreathen works=20 of the flutings that were upon the pillars.

7:42 The four hundred pomegranates for both the = net-works, two=20 rows of pomegranates for one net-work, to cover both the wreathen works = of the=20 bases belonging to both pillars.

7:43 And the ten bases, and the ten lavers upon the=20 bases.

7:44 And one sea, and the twelve oxen under the = sea.

7:45 And the caldrons, and pans, and bowls, and all = the=20 furniture, which Chiram made for king Solomon for the house of the Lord: = and=20 [there were] eight and forty pillars of the house of the king and of the = house=20 of the Lord: all the works of the king which Chiram made were entirely = of=20 brass.

7:46 In the country round about Jordan did he cast = them, in the=20 clay land between Socchoth and Sira.

7:47 There was no reckoning of the brass of which he = made all=20 these works, from the very great abundance, there was no end of the = weight of=20 the brass.

7:48 And king Solomon took the furniture which = [Chiram] made=20 for the house of the Lord, the golden altar, and the golden table of=20 shewbread.

7:49 And [he put] the five candlesticks on the left, = and five=20 on the right in front of the oracle, [being] of pure gold, and the = lamp-stands,=20 and the lamps, and the snuffers of gold.

7:50 And [there were made] the porches, and the = nails, and the=20 bowls, and the spoons, and the golden censers, of pure gold: and the = panels of=20 the doors of the innermost part of the house, [even] the holy of holies, = and the=20 golden doors of the temple.

7:51 So the work of the house of the Lord which = Solomon wrought=20 was finished; and Solomon brought in the holy things of David his = father, and=20 all the holy things of Solomon; he put the silver, and the gold, and the = furniture, into the treasures of the house of the Lord.

[III Kings (1 Kings)] 8:1 And it = came to pass=20 when Solomon had finished building the house of the Lord and his own = house after=20 twenty years, then king Solomon assembled all the elders of Israel in = Sion, to=20 bring the ark of the covenant of the Lord out of the city of David, this = is=20 Sion,

8:2 in the month of Athanin.

8:3 And the priests took up the ark,

8:4 and the tabernacle of testimony, and the holy = furniture=20 that was in the tabernacle of testimony.

8:5 And the king and all Israel [were occupied] = before the ark,=20 sacrificing sheep [and] oxen, without number.

8:6 And the priests bring in the ark into its place, = into the=20 oracle of the house, even into the holy of holies, under the wings of = the=20 cherubs.

8:7 For the cherubs spread out their wings over the = place of=20 the ark, and the cherubs covered the ark and its holy things above. =

8:8 And the holy staves projected, and the ends of = the holy=20 staves appeared out of the holy places in front of the oracle, and were = not seen=20 without.

8:9 There was nothing in the ark except the two = tables of=20 stone, the tables of the covenant which Moses put [there] in Choreb, = which=20 [tables] the Lord made [as a covenant] with the children of Israel in = their=20 going forth from the land of Egypt.

8:10 And it came to pass when the priests departed = out of the=20 holy place, that the cloud filled the house.

8:11 And the priests could not stand to minister = because of the=20 cloud, because the glory of the Lord filled the house.

8:12

8:13

8:14 And the king turned his face, and the king = blessed all=20 Israel, (and the whole assembly of Israel stood:)

8:15 and he said, Blessed [be] the Lord God of Israel = to-day,=20 who spoke by his mouth concerning David my father, and has fulfilled it = with his=20 hands, saying,

8:16 From the day that I brought out my people Israel = out of=20 Egypt, I have not chosen a city in [any] one tribe of Israel to build a = house,=20 so that my name should be there: but I chose Jerusalem that my name = should be=20 there, and I chose David to be over my people Israel.

8:17 And it was in the heart of my father to build a = house to=20 the name of the Lord God of Israel.

8:18 And the Lord said to David my father, Forasmuch = as it came=20 into thine heart to build a house to my name, thou didst well that it = came upon=20 thine heart.

8:19 Nevertheless thou shalt not build the house, but = thy son=20 that has proceeded out of thy bowels, he shall build the house to my = name.=20

8:20 And the Lord has confirmed the word that he = spoke, and I=20 am risen up in the place of my father David, and I have sat down on the = throne=20 of Israel, as the Lord spoke, and I have built the house to the name of = the Lord=20 God of Israel.

8:21 And I have set there a place for the ark, in = which is the=20 covenant of the Lord, which the Lord made with our fathers, when he = brought them=20 out of the land of Egypt.

8:22 And Solomon stood up in front of the altar = before all the=20 congregation of Israel; and he spread out his hands toward = heaven:

8:23 and he said, Lord God of Israel, there is no God = like thee=20 in heaven above and on the earth beneath, keeping covenant and mercy = with thy=20 servant who walks before thee with all his heart;

8:24 which thou hast kept toward thy servant David my = father:=20 for thou hast spoken by thy mouth and thou hast fulfilled it with thine = hands,=20 as [at] this day.

8:25 And now, O Lord God of Israel, keep for thy = servant David=20 my father, [the promises] which thou hast spoken to him, saying, There = shall not=20 be taken from thee a man sitting before me on the throne of Israel, = provided=20 only thy children shall take heed to their ways, to walk before me as = thou hast=20 walked before me.

8:26 And now, O Lord God of Israel, let, I pray thee, = thy word=20 to David my father be confirmed.

8:27 But will God indeed dwell with men upon the = earth? if the=20 heaven and heaven of heavens will not suffice thee, how much less even = this=20 house which I have built to thy name?

8:28 Yet, O Lord God of Israel, thou shalt look upon = my=20 petition, to hear the prayer which thy servant prays to thee in thy = presence=20 this day,

8:29 that thine eyes may be open toward this house = day and=20 night, even toward the place which thou saidst, My name shall be there, = to hear=20 the prayer which thy servant prays at this place day and night. =

8:30 And thou shalt hearken to the prayer of thy = servant, and=20 of thy people Israel, which they shall pray toward this place; and thou = shalt=20 hear in thy dwelling-place in heaven, and thou shalt do and be=20 gracious.

8:31 Whatsoever trespasses any [one] shall commit = against his=20 neighbor,-- and if he shall take upon him an oath so that he should = swear, and=20 he shall come and make confession before thine altar in this house, =

8:32 then shalt thou hear from heaven, and do, and = thou shalt=20 judge thy people Israel, that the wicked should be condemned, to = recompense his=20 way upon his head; and to justify the righteous, to give to him = according to his=20 righteousness.

8:33 When thy people Israel falls before enemies, = because they=20 shall sin against thee, and they shall return and confess to thy name, = and they=20 shall pray and supplicate in this house,

8:34 then shalt thou hear from heaven, and be = gracious to the=20 sins of thy people Israel, and thou shalt restore them to the land which = thou=20 gavest to their fathers.

8:35 When the heaven is restrained, and there is no = rain,=20 because they shall sin against thee, and the shall pray toward this = place, and=20 they shall make confession to thy name, and shall turn from their sins = when thou=20 shalt have humbled them,

8:36 then thou shalt hear from heaven, and be = merciful to the=20 sins of thy servant and of thy people Israel; for thou shalt shew them = the good=20 way to walk in it, and thou shalt give rain upon the earth which thou = hast given=20 to thy people for an inheritance.

8:37 If there should be famine, if there should be = death,=20 because there should be blasting, locust, or if there be mildew, and if = their=20 enemy oppress them in [any] one of their cities, [with regard to] every=20 calamity, every trouble,

8:38 every prayer, every supplication whatever shall = be made by=20 any man, as they shall know each the plague of his heart, and shall = spread=20 abroad his hands to this house,

8:39 then shalt thou hearken from heaven, out of = thine=20 established dwelling-place, and shalt be merciful, and shalt do, and = recompense=20 to [every] man according to his ways, as thou shalt know his heart, for = thou=20 alone knowest the heart of all the children of men:

8:40 that they may fear thee all the days that they = live upon=20 the land, which thou hast given to our fathers.

8:41 And for the stranger who is not of thy = people,

8:42 when they shall come and pray toward this=20 place,

8:43 then shalt thou hear [them] from heaven, out of = thine=20 established dwelling-place, and thou shalt do according to all that the = stranger=20 shall call upon thee for, that all the nations may know thy name, and = fear thee,=20 as [do] thy people Israel, and may know that thy name has been called on = this=20 house which I have builded.

8:44 [If it be] that thy people shall go forth to war = against=20 their enemies in the way by which thou shalt turn them, and pray in the = name of=20 the Lord toward the city which thou hast chosen, and the house which I = have=20 built to thy name,

8:45 then shalt thou hear from heaven their = supplication and=20 their prayer, and shalt execute judgment for them.

8:46 [If it be] that they shall sin against thee, = (for there is=20 not a man who will not sin,) and thou shalt bring them and deliver them = up=20 before their enemies, and they that take [them] captive shall carry = [them] to a=20 land far or near,

8:47 and they shall turn their hearts in the land = whither they=20 have been carried captives, and turn in the land of their sojourning, = and=20 supplicate thee, saying, We have sinned, we have done unjustly, we have=20 transgressed,

8:48 and they shall turn to thee with all their = heart, and with=20 all their soul, in the land of their enemies whither thou hast carried = them=20 captives, and shall pray to thee toward their land which thou hast given = to=20 their fathers, and the city which thou hast chosen, and the house which = I have=20 built to thy name:

8:49 then shalt thou hear from heaven thine = established=20 dwelling-place,

8:50 and thou shalt be merciful to their = unrighteousness=20 wherein they have trespassed against thee, and according to all their=20 transgressions wherewith they have transgressed against thee, and thou = shalt=20 cause them to be pitied before them that carried them captives, and they = shall=20 have compassion on them:

8:51 for [they are] thy people and thine inheritance, = whom thou=20 broughtest out of the land of Egypt, out of the midst of the furnace of=20 iron.

8:52 And let thine eyes and thine ears be opened to = the=20 supplication of thy servant, and to the supplication of thy people = Israel, to=20 hearken to them in all things for which they shall call upon = thee.

8:53 Because thou hast set them apart for an = inheritance to=20 thyself out of all the nations of the earth, as thou spokest by the hand = of thy=20 servant Moses, when thou broughtest our fathers out of the land of = Egypt, O Lord=20 God.-- Then spoke Solomon concerning the house, when he had finished = building=20 it-- He manifested the sun in the heaven: the Lord said he would dwell = in=20 darkness: build thou my house, a beautiful house for thyself to dwell in = anew.=20 Behold, is not this written in the book of the song?

8:54 And it came to pass when Solomon had finished = praying to=20 the Lord all this prayer and supplication, that he rose up from before = the altar=20 of the Lord, [after] having knelt upon his knees, and his hands [were] = spread=20 out towards heaven.

8:55 And he stood, and blessed all the congregation = of Israel=20 with a loud voice, saying,

8:56 Blessed [be] the Lord this day, who has given = rest to his=20 people Israel, according to all that he said: there has not failed one = word=20 among all his good words which he spoke by the hand of his servant=20 Moses.

8:57 May the Lord our God be with us, as he was with = our=20 fathers; let him not desert us nor turn from us,

8:58 that he may turn our hearts toward him to walk = in all his=20 ways, and to keep all his commandments, and his ordinances which he = commanded=20 our fathers.

8:59 And let these words, which I have prayed before = the Lord=20 our God, [be] near to the Lord our God day and night, to maintain the = cause of=20 thy servant, and the cause of thy people Israel for ever.

8:60 that all the nations of the earth may know that = the Lord=20 God, he [is] God, and there is none beside.

8:61 And let our hearts be perfect toward the Lord = our God, to=20 walk also holily in his ordinances, and to keep his commandments, as at = this=20 day.

8:62 And the king and all the children of Israel = offered=20 sacrifice before the Lord.

8:63 And king Solomon offered for the sacrifices of=20 peace-offering which he sacrificed to the Lord, two and twenty thousand = oxen,=20 and hundred and twenty thousand sheep: and the king and all the children = of=20 Israel dedicated the house of the Lord.

8:64 In that day the king consecrated the middle of = the court=20 in the front of the house of the Lord; for there he offered the=20 whole-burnt-offering, and the sacrifices, and the fat of the = peace-offerings,=20 because the brazen altar which was before the Lord [was too] little to = bear the=20 whole-burnt-offering and the sacrifices of peace-offerings.

8:65 And Solomon kept he feast in that day, and all = Israel with=20 him, even a great assembly from the entering in of Hemath to the river = of Egypt,=20 before the Lord our God in the house which he built, eating and = drinking, and=20 rejoicing before the Lord our God seven days.

8:66 And on the eighth day he sent away the people: = and they=20 blessed the king, and each departed to his tabernacle rejoicing, and = [their]=20 heart [was] glad because of the good things which the Lord had done to = his=20 servant David, and to Israel his people.

[III Kings (1 Kings)] 9:1 And it = came to pass=20 when Solomon had finished building the house of the Lord, and the king's = house,=20 and all the work of Solomon, whatever he wished to perform,

9:2 that the Lord appeared to Solomon a second time, = as he=20 appeared in Gabaon.

9:3 And the Lord said to him, I have heard the voice = of thy=20 prayer, and thy supplication which thou madest before me: I have done = for thee=20 according to all thy prayer: I have hallowed this house which thou hast = built to=20 put my name there for ever, and mine eyes and my heart shall be there=20 always.

9:4 And if thou wilt walk before me as David thy = father walked,=20 in holiness of heart and uprightness, and so as to do according to all = that I=20 commanded him, and shalt keep my ordinances and my = commandments:

9:5 then will I establish the throne of thy kingdom = in Israel=20 for ever, as I spoke to David thy father, saying, There shall not fail = thee a=20 man to rule in Israel.

9:6 But if ye or your children do in any wise revolt = from me,=20 and do not keep my commandments and my ordinances, which Moses set = before you,=20 and ye go and serve other gods, and worship them:

9:7 then will I cut off Israel from the land which I = have given=20 them, and this house which I have consecrated to my name I will cast out = of my=20 sight; and Israel shall be a desolation and a by-word to all = nations.

9:8 And this house, which is high, shall be [so that] = every one=20 that passes by it shall be amazed, and shall hiss; and they shall say, = Wherefore=20 has the Lord done thus to this land, and to this house?

9:9 And [men] shall say, Because they forsook the = Lord their=20 God, who brought out their fathers from Egypt, out of the house of = bondage, and=20 they attached themselves to strange gods, and worshipped them, and = served them:=20 therefore the Lord has brought this evil upon them.

9:10 [During] twenty years in which Solomon was = building the=20 two houses, the house of the Lord, and the house of the king,

9:11 Chiram king of Tyre helped Solomon with cedar = wood, and=20 fir wood, and with gold, and all that he wished for: then the king gave = Chiram=20 twenty cities in the land of Galilee.

9:12 So Chiram departed from Tyre, and went into = Galilee to see=20 the cities which Solomon gave to him; and they pleased him not. And he=20 said,

9:13 What [are] these cities which thou hast given = me, brother?=20 And he called them Boundary until this day.

9:14 And Chiram brought to Solomon a hundred and = twenty talents=20 of gold,

9:15 This was the arrangement of the provision which = king=20 Solomon fetched to build the house of the Lord, and the house of the = king, and=20 the wall of Jerusalem, and the citadel; to fortify the city of David, = and Assur,=20 and Magdal, and Gazer, and Baethoron the upper, and Jethermath, and all = the=20 cities of the chariots, and all the cities of the horsemen, and the=20 fortification of Solomon which he purposed to build in Jerusalem and in = all the=20 land,

9:16

9:17

9:18

9:19

9:20 so that none of the people should rule over him = that was=20 left of the Chettite and the Amorite, and the Pherezite, and the = Chananite, and=20 the Evite, and the Jebusite, and the Gergesite, who were not of the = children of=20 Israel, their descendants who had been left with him in the land, whom = the=20 children of Israel could not utterly destroy; and Solomon made them = tributaries=20 until this day.

9:21

9:22 But of the children of Israel Solomon made = nothing; for=20 they were the warriors, and his servants and rulers, and captains of the = third=20 order, and the captains of his chariots, and his horsemen.

9:23

9:24 Then Solomon brought up the daughter of Pharao = out of the=20 city of David into his house which he built for himself in those=20 days,

9:25

9:26 even that for which king Solomon built a ship in = Gasion=20 Gaber near Aelath on the shore of the extremity of the sea in the land = of Edom.=20

9:27 And Chiram sent in the ship together with the = servants of=20 Solomon servants of his own, mariners to row, men acquainted with the=20 sea.

9:28 And they came to Sophira, and took thence a = hundred and=20 twenty talents of gold, and brought them to king Solomon.

[III Kings (1 Kings)] 10:1 And the = queen of=20 Saba heard of the name of Solomon, and the name of the Lord, and she = came to try=20 him with riddles.

10:2 And she came to Jerusalem with a very great = train; and=20 [there came] camels bearing spices, and very much gold, and precious = stones: and=20 she came in to Solomon, and told him all that was in her heart. =

10:3 And Solomon answered all her questions: and = there was not=20 a question overlooked by the king which he did not answer her. =

10:4 And the queen of Saba saw all the wisdom of = Solomon, and=20 the house which he built,

10:5 and the provision of Solomon and the sitting of = his=20 attendants, and the standing of his servants, and his raiment, and his=20 cup-bearers, and his whole-burnt-offering which he offered in the house = of the=20 Lord, and she was utterly amazed.

10:6 And she said to king Solomon, [It was] a true = report which=20 I heard in my land of thy words and thy wisdom.

10:7 But I believed not them that told me, until I = came and my=20 eyes saw: and, behold, the words as they reported to me are not the = half: thou=20 hast exceeded in goodness all the report which I heard in my land. =

10:8 Blessed [are] thy wives, blessed [are] these thy = servants=20 who stand before thee continually, who hear all thy wisdom.

10:9 Blessed be the Lord thy God, who has taken = pleasure in=20 thee, to set thee upon the throne of Israel, because the Lord loved = Israel to=20 establish [him] for ever; and he has made thee king over them, to = execute=20 judgment with justice, and in their causes.

10:10 And she gave to Solomon a hundred and twenty = talents of=20 gold, and very many spices, and precious stones: there hd not come any = other=20 spices so abundant as those which the queen of Saba gave to king = Solomon.=20

10:11 And the ship of Chiram which brought the gold = from=20 Suphir, brought very much hewn timber and precious stones.

10:12 And the king made the hewn timber [into] = buttresses of=20 the house of the Lord and the king's house, and lyres and harps for = singers:=20 such hewn timber had not come upon the earth, nor have been seen = anywhere until=20 this day.

10:13 And king Solomon gave to the queen of Saba all = that she=20 desired, whatsoever she asked, besides all that he had given her by the = hand of=20 king Solomon: and she returned, and came into her own land, she and her=20 servants.

10:14 And the weight of gold that came to Solomon in = one year=20 was six hundred and sixty-six talents of gold.

10:15 Besides the tributes of them that were = subjects, both=20 merchants and all the kings of the [country] beyond [the river], and of = the=20 princess of the land.

10:16 And Solomon made three hundred spears of beaten = gold:=20 three hundred shekels of gold were upon one spear.

10:17 And three hundred shields of beaten gold: and = three=20 pounds of gold were in one shield: and the king put them in the house of = the=20 forest of Lebanon.

10:18 And the king made a great ivory throne, and = gilded it=20 with pure gold.

10:19 The throne [had] six steps, and calves in bold = relief to=20 the throne behind it, and side-pieces on either hand of the place of the = seat,=20 and two lions standing by the side-pieces,

10:20 and twelve lions standing there on the six = steps on=20 either side: it was not so done in any [other] kingdom.

10:21 And all the vessels made by Solomon [were] of = gold, and=20 the lavers [were] golden, and all the vessels of the house of the forest = of=20 Lebanon were of pure gold; there was no silver, for it was not accounted = of in=20 the days of Solomon.

10:22 For Solomon had a ship of Tharsis in the sea = with the=20 ships of Chiram: one ship came to the king every three years out of = Tharsis,=20 [laden with] gold and silver, and wrought stones, and hewn stones. This = was the=20 arrangement of the provision which king Solomon fetched to build the = house of=20 the Lord, and the house of the king, and the wall of Jerusalem, and the = citadel;=20 to fortify the city of David, and Assur, and Magdal, and Gazer, and = Baethoron=20 the upper, and Jethermath, and all the cities of the chariots, and all = the=20 cities of the horsemen, and the fortification of Solomon which he = purposed to=20 build in Jerusalem and in all the land, so that none of the people = should rule=20 over him that was left of the Chettite and the Amorite, and the = Pherezite, and=20 the Chananite, and the Evite, and the Jebusite, and the Gergesite, who = were not=20 of the children of Israel, their descendants who had been left with him = in the=20 land, whom the children of Israel could not utterly destroy; and Solomon = made=20 them tributaries until this day. But of the children of Israel Solomon = made=20 nothing; for they were the warriors, and his servants and rulers, and = captains=20 of the third order, and the captains of his chariots, and his horsemen.=20

10:23 And Solomon increased beyond all the kings of = the earth=20 in wealth and wisdom.

10:24 And all the kings of the earth sought the = presence of=20 Solomon, to hear his wisdom which the Lord [had] put into his heart. =

10:25 And they brought every one their gifts, vessels = of gold,=20 and raiment, and stacte, and spices, and horses, and mules, a rate year = by=20 year.

10:26 And Solomon had four thousand mares for his = chariots, and=20 twelve thousand horsemen: and he put them in the cities of his chariots, = and=20 with the king in Jerusalem: and he ruled over all the kings from the = river to=20 the land of the Philistines, and to the borders of Egypt.

10:27 And the king made gold and silver in Jerusalem = as stones,=20 and he made cedars as the sycamores in the plain for multitude. =

10:28 And the goings forth of Solomon's horsemen = [was] also out=20 of Egypt, and the king's merchants [were] of Thecue; and they received = them out=20 of Thecue at a price.

10:29 And that which proceeded out of Egypt went up = [thus,=20 even] a chariot for a hundred [shekels] of silver, and a horse fr fifty=20 [shekels] of silver: and thus for all the kings of the Chettians, and = the kings=20 of Syria, they came out by sea.

[III Kings (1 Kings)] 11:1 And king = Solomon=20 was a lover of women. And he took strange women, as well as the daughter = of=20 Pharao, Moabitish, Ammanitish women, Syrians and Idumeans, Chettites, = and=20 Amorites;

11:2 of the nations concerning whom the Lord forbade = the=20 children of Israel, [saying], Ye shall not go in to them, and they shall = not=20 come in to you, lest they turn away your hearts after their idols: = Solomon clave=20 to these in love.

11:3 And he had seven hundred wives, princesses, and = three=20 hundred concubines. And the strange women turned away his heart after = their=20 gods.

11:4 And it came to pass in the time of the old age = of Solomon,=20 that his heart was not perfect with the Lord his God, as [was] the heart = of=20 David his father.

11:5 and to Astarte the abomination of the=20 Sidonians.

11:6 And Solomon did that which was evil in the sight = of the=20 Lord: he went not after the Lord, as David his father.

11:7 Then Solomon built a high place to Chamos the = idol of=20 Moab, and to their king the idol of the children of Ammon,

11:8 And thus he acted towards all his strange wives, = who burnt=20 incense and sacrificed to their idols.

11:9 And the Lord was angry with Solomon, because he = turned=20 away his heart from the Lord God of Israel, who had appeared twice to=20 him,

11:10 and charged him concerning this matter, by no = means to go=20 after other gods, but to take heed to do what the Lord God commanded = him;=20 neither was his heart perfect with the Lord, according to the heart of = David his=20 father.

11:11 And the Lord said to Solomon, Because it has = been thus=20 with thee, and thou hast not kept my commandments and my ordinances = which I=20 commanded thee, I will surely rend thy kingdom out of thy hand, and give = it to=20 thy servant.

11:12 Only in thy days I will not do it for David thy = father's=20 sake: [but] I will take it out of the hand of thy son.

11:13 Only I will not take away the whole kingdom: I = will give=20 one tribe to thy son for David my servant's sake, and for the sake of = Jerusalem,=20 the city which I have chosen.

11:14 And the Lord raised up and enemy to Solomon, = Ader the=20 Idumaean, and Esrom son of Eliadae who [dwelt] in Raama, [and] Adadezer = king of=20 Suba his master; (and men gathered to him, and he was head of the = conspiracy,=20 and he seized on Damasec,) and they were adversaries to Israel all the = days of=20 Solomon: and Ader the Idumaean [was] of the seed royal in = Idumaea.

11:15 And it happened, that while David was utterly = destroying=20 Edom, while Joab captain of the host was going to bury the dead, when = they slew=20 every male in Idumaea;

11:16 (for Joab and all Israel abode there six months = in=20 Idumaea, until he utterly destroyed every male in Idumaea;)

11:17 that Ader ran away, he and all the Idumaeans of = the=20 servants of his father with him; and they went into Egypt; and Ader [was = then] a=20 little child.

11:18 And there rise up men out of the city of = Madiam, and they=20 come to Pharan, and take men with them, and come to Pharao king of = Egypt: and=20 Ader went in to Pharao, and he gave him a house, and appointed him=20 provision.

11:19 And Ader found great favour in the sight of = Pharao, and=20 he gave him his wife's sister in marriage, the elder sister of=20 Thekemina.

11:20 And the sister of Thekemina bore to him, [even] = to Ader,=20 Ganebath her son; and Thekemina brought him up in the midst of the sons = of=20 Pharao, and Ganebath was in the midst of the sons of Pharao.

11:21 And Ader heard in Egypt that David slept with = his=20 fathers, and that Joab the captain of the host was dead; and Ader said = to=20 Pharao, Let me go, and I will return to my country.

11:22 And Pharao said to Ader, What lackest thou with = me? that=20 lo! thou seekest to depart to thy country? and Ader said to him, By all = means=20 let me go.

11:23

11:24

11:25 So Ader returned to his country; this [is] the = mischief=20 which Ader did, and he was a bitter enemy of Israel, and he reigned in = the land=20 of Edom.

11:26 And Jeroboam the son of Nabat, the Ephrathite = of Sarira,=20 the son of a widow, [was] servant of Solomon.

11:27 And this [was the occasion of his lifting up = [his] hands=20 against king Solomon: now king Solomon built the citadel, he completed = the=20 fortification of the city of David his father.

11:28 And the man Jeroboam was very strong; and = Solomon saw the=20 young man that he was active, and he set him over the levies of the = house of=20 Joseph.

11:29 And it came to pass at that time, that Jeroboam = went=20 forth from Jerusalem, and Achia the Selonite the prophet found him in = the way,=20 and caused him to turn aside out of the way: and Achia was clad with a = new=20 garment, and they two [were] alone in the field.

11:30 And Achia laid hold of his new garment that was = upon him,=20 and tore it [into] twelve pieces:

11:31 and he said to Jeroboam, Take to thyself ten = pieces, for=20 thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Behold, I rend the kingdom out of the = hand of=20 Solomon, and will give thee ten tribes.

11:32 Yet he shall have two tribes, for my servant = David's=20 sake, and for the sake of Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen out of = all the=20 tribes of Israel.

11:33 Because he forsook me, and sacrificed to = Astarte the=20 abomination of the Sidonians, and to Chamos, and to the idols of Moab, = and to=20 their king the abomination of the children of Ammon, and he walked not = in my=20 ways, to do that which was right before me, as David his father [did].=20

11:34 Howbeit I will not take the whole kingdom out = of his=20 hand, (for I will certainly resist him all the days of his life,) for = David my=20 servant's sake, whom I have chosen.

11:35 But I will take the kingdom out of the hand of = his son,=20 and give thee ten tribes.

11:36 But to his son I will give the two [remaining] = tribes,=20 that my servant David may have an establishment continually before me in = Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen for myself to put my name=20 there.

11:37 And I will take thee, and thou shalt reign as = thy soul=20 desires, and thou shalt be king over Israel.

11:38 And it shall come to pass, if thou wilt keep = all the=20 commandments that I shall give thee, and wilt walk in my ways, and do = that which=20 is right before me, to keep my ordinances and my commandments, as David = my=20 servant did, that I will be with thee, and will build thee a sure house, = as I=20 built to David.

11:39

11:40 And Solomon sought to slay Jeroboam: but he = arose and=20 fled into Egypt, to Susakim king of Egypt, and he was in Egypt until = Solomon=20 died.

11:41 And the rest of the history of Solomon, and all = that he=20 did, and all his wisdom, behold are not these things written in the book = of the=20 life of Solomon?

11:42 And the days [during] which Solomon reigned in = Jerusalem=20 over all Israel [were] forty years.

11:43 And Solomon slept with his fathers, and they = buried him=20 in the city of David his father. And it came to pass when Jeroboam son = of Nabat=20 heard [of it], even while he was yet in Egypt as he fled from the face = of=20 Solomon and dwelt in Egypt, he straightway comes into his own city, into = the=20 land of Sarira in the mount of Ephraim. And king Solomon slept with his = fathers,=20 and Roboam his son reigned in his stead.

[III Kings (1 Kings)] 12:1 And king = Roboam=20 goes to Sikima;

12:2 for all Israel were coming to Sikima to make him = king.

12:3 And the people spoke to king Roboam, saying, Thy = father=20 made our yoke heavy;

12:4 but do thou now lighten somewhat of the hard = service of=20 thy father, and of his heavy yoke which he put upon us, and we will = serve thee.=20

12:5 And he said to them, Depart for three days, and = return to=20 me. And they departed.

12:6 And the king referred [the matter] to the = elders, who=20 stood before Solomon his father while he was yet living, saying, How do = ye=20 advise that I should answer this people?

12:7 And they spoke to him, saying, If thou wilt this = day be a=20 servant to this people, and wilt serve them, and wilt speak to them good = words,=20 then will they be thy servants continually.

12:8 But he forsook the counsel of the old men which = they gave=20 him, and consulted with the young men who were brought up with him, who = stood in=20 his presence.

12:9 And he said to them, What counsel do ye give? = And what=20 shall I answer to this people who speak to me, saying, Lighten somewhat = of the=20 yoke which hy father has put upon us?

12:10 And the young men who had been brought up with = him, who=20 stood before his face, spoke to him, saying, Thus shalt thou say to this = people=20 who have spoken to thee, saying, Thy father made our yoke heavy, and do = thou now=20 lighten it from off us: thus shalt say to them, My little [finger shall = be]=20 thicker than my father's loins.

12:11 And whereas my father did lade you with a heavy = yoke, I=20 also will add to your yoke: my father chastised you with whips, but I = will=20 chastise you with scorpions.

12:12 And all Israel came to king Roboam on the third = day, as=20 the king spoke to them, saying, Return to me on the third = day.

12:13 And the king answered the people harshly; and = Roboam=20 forsook the counsel of the old men which they counseled him.

12:14 And he spoke to them according to the counsel = of the=20 young men, saying, My father made your yoke heavy, and I will add to = your yoke:=20 my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with=20 scorpions.

12:15 And the king hearkened not to the people, = because the=20 change was from the Lord, that he might establish his word which he = spoke by=20 Achia the Selonite concerning Jeroboam the son of Nabat.

12:16 And all Israel saw that the king did not = hearken to them:=20 and the people answered the king, saying, What portion have we in David? = neither=20 have we any inheritance in the son of Jessae. Depart, O Israel, to thy = tents:=20 now feed thine own house, David.

12:17 So Israel departed to his tents.

12:18 And the king sent Adoniram who was over the = tribute; and=20 they stoned him with stones, and he died: and king Roboam made haste to = rise to=20 flee to Jerusalem.

12:19 So Israel rebelled against the house of David = until this=20 day.

12:20 And it came to pass when all Israel heard that = Jeroboam=20 had returned out of Egypt, that they sent and called him to the = assembly, and=20 they made him king over Israel: and none followed the house of David = except the=20 tribe of Juda and Benjamin only.

12:21 And Roboam went into Jerusalem, and he = assembled the=20 congregation of Juda, and the tribe of Benjamin, a hundred and twenty = thousand=20 young men, warriors, to fight against the house of Israel, to recover = the=20 kingdom to Roboam the son of Solomon.

12:22 And the word of the Lord came to Samaia the man = of God,=20 saying,

12:23 Speak to Roboam the son of Solomon, king of = Juda, and to=20 all the house of Juda and Benjamin, and to the remnant of the people,=20 saying,

12:24 Thus saith the Lord, Ye shall not go up, = neither shall ye=20 fight with your brethren the sons of Israel: return each man to his own = home;=20 for this thing is from me; and they hearkened to the word of the Lord, = and they=20 ceased from going up, according to the word of the Lord. So king Solomon = sleeps=20 with his fathers, and is buried with his fathers in the city of David; = and=20 Roboam his son reigned in his stead in Jerusalem, being sixteen years = old when=20 he began to reign, and he reigned twelve years in Jerusalem: and his = mother's=20 name [was] Naanan, daughter of Ana son of Naas king of the children of = Ammon.=20 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, and walked not = in the=20 way of David his father. And there was a man of mount Ephraim, a servant = to=20 Solomon, and his name [was] Jeroboam; and the name of his mother [was] = Sarira, a=20 harlot; and Solomon made him head of the levies of the house of Joseph: = and he=20 built for Solomon Sarira in mount Ephraim; and he had three hundred = chariots of=20 horses: he built the citadel with the levies of the house of Ephraim; he = fortified the city of David, and aspired to the kingdom. And Solomon = sought to=20 kill him; and he was afraid, and escaped to Susakim king of Egypt, and = was with=20 him until Solomon died. And Jeroboam heard in Egypt that Solomon was = dead; and=20 he spoke in the ears of Susakim king of Egypt, saying, Let me go, and I = will=20 depart into my land; and Susakim said to him, Ask any request, and I = will grant=20 it thee. And Susakim gave to Jeroboam Ano the eldest sister of Thekemina = his=20 wife, to be his wife: she was great among the daughters of the king, and = she=20 bore to Jeroboam Abia his son: and Jeroboa said to Susakim, Let me = indeed go,=20 and I will depart. And Jeroboam departed out of Egypt, and came into the = land of=20 Sarira that was in mount Ephraim, and thither the whole tribe of Ephraim = assembles, and Jeroboam built a fortress there. And his young child was = sick=20 with a very severe sickness; and Jeroboam went to enquire concerning the = child:=20 and he said to Ano his wife, Arise, go, enquire of God concerning the = child,=20 whether he shall recover from his sickness. Now there was a man in = Selom, and=20 his name [was] Achia: and he was sixty years old, and the word of the = Lord [was]=20 with him. And Jeroboam said to his wife, Arise, and take in thine hand = loaves=20 for the man of God, and cakes for his children, and grapes and a pot of = honey.=20 And the woman arose, and took in her hand bread, and two cakes, and = grapes, and=20 a pot of honey, for Achia: and the man [was] old, and his eyes were dim, = so that=20 he could not see. And she arose up from Sarira and went; and it came to = pass=20 when she had come into the city of Achia the Selonite, that Achia said = to his=20 servant, Go out now to meet Ano the wife of Jeroboam, and thou shalt say = to her,=20 Come in, and stand not [still]: for thus saith the Lord, I send grievous = tidings=20 to thee. And Ano went in to the man of God; and Achia said to her, Why = hast thou=20 brought me bread and grapes, and cakes, and a pot of honey? Thus saith = the Lord,=20 Behold, thou shalt depart from me, and it shall come to pass when thou = hast=20 entered into the city, [even] into Sarira, that thy maidens shall come = out to=20 meet thee, and shall say to thee, The child is dead: for thus saith the = Lord,=20 Behold, I will destroy every male of Jeroboam, and there shall be the = dead of=20 Jeroboam in the city, [them] the dogs shall eat, and him that has died = in the=20 field shall the birds of the air eat, and he shall lament for the child, = [saying], Woe is [me], Lord! for there has been found in him some good = thing=20 touching the Lord. And the woman departed, when she heard this: and it = came to=20 pass as she entered into Sarira, that the child did; and there came = forth a=20 wailing to meet [her]. And Jeroboam went to Sikima in mount Ephraim, and = assembled there the tribes of Israel; and Roboam the son of Solomon went = up=20 thither. And the word of the Lord came to Samaias son of Enlami, saying, = Take to=20 thyself a new garment which has not gone into the water, and rend it = [into]=20 twelve pieces; and thou shalt give [some] to Jeroboam, and shalt say to = him,=20 Thus saith the Lord, Take to thyself ten pieces to cover thee: and = Jeroboam took=20 [them]: and Samaias said, Thus saith the Lord concerning the ten tribes = of=20 Israel. And the people said to Roboam the son of Solomon, Thy father = made his=20 yoke heavy upon us, and made the meat of his table heavy; and now thou = shalt=20 lighten them upon us, and we will serve thee. And Roboam said to the = people,=20 Wait three days, and I will return an answer: and Roboam said, Bring in = to me=20 the elders, and I will take counsel with them what I shall answer to the = people=20 on the third day. So Roboam spoke in their ears, as the people sent to = him to=20 [say]: and the elders of the people said, Thus the people have spoken to = thee.=20 And Roboam rejected their counsel, and it pleased him not: and he sent = and=20 brought in those who had been brought up with him; and he said to them, = Thus and=20 thus has the people sent to me to say: and they that had been brought up = with=20 him said, Thus shalt thou speak to the people, saying, My little = [finger] shall=20 be thicker than my father's loins; my father scourged you with whips, = but I will=20 rule you with scorpions. And the saying pleased Roboam, and he answered = the=20 people as the young men, they that were brought up with him, counseled = him: and=20 all the people spoke as one man, every one to his neighbor, and they = cried out=20 all together, saying, We have no part in David, nor inheritance in the = son of=20 Jessae: to thy tents, O Israel, every one; for this man [is] not for a = prince or=20 a ruler over us. And all the people was dispersed from Sikima, and they = departed=20 every one to his tent: and Roboam strengthened himself and departed, and = mounted=20 his chariot, and entered into Jerusalem: and there follow him the whole = tribe of=20 Juda, and the whole tribe of Benjamin. And it came to pass at the = beginning of=20 the year, that Roboam gathered all the men of Juda and Benjamin, and = went up to=20 fight with Jeroboam at Sikima. And the word of the Lord came to Samaeas = the man=20 of God, saying, Speak to Roboam king of Juda, and to all the house of = Juda and=20 Benjamin, and to the remnant of the people, saying, Thus saith the Lord, = Ye=20 shall not go up, neither shall ye fight with your brethren the sons of = Israel:=20 return every man to his house, for this thing is from me. And they = hearkened to=20 the word of the Lord, and forbore to go up, according to the word of the = Lord.

12:25 And Jeroboam built Sikima in mount Ephraim and = dwelt in=20 it, and went forth thence and built Phanuel.

12:26 And Jeroboam said in his heart, Behold, now the = kingdom=20 will return to the house of David.

12:27 If this people shall go up to offer sacrifice = in the=20 house of the Lord at Jerusalem, then the heart of the people will return = to the=20 Lord, and to their master, to Roboam king of Juda, and they will slay=20 me.

12:28 And the king took counsel, and went, and made = two golden=20 heifers, and said to the people, Let it suffice you to have gone = [hitherto] to=20 Jerusalem: behold thy gods, O Israel, who brought thee up out of the = land of=20 Egypt.

12:29 And he put one in Bethel, and he put the other = in Dan.=20

12:30 And this thing became a sin; and the people = went before=20 one as far as Dan, and left the house of the Lord.

12:31 And he made houses on the high places, and made = priests=20 of any part of the people, who were not of the sons of Levi.

12:32 And Jeroboam appointed a feast in the eighth = month, on=20 the fifteenth day of the month, according to the feast in the land of=20 Juda;

12:33 and went up to the altar which he made in = Baethel to=20 sacrifice to the heifers which he made, and he placed in Baethel the = priests of=20 the high places which he had made. And he went up to the altar which he = had=20 made, on the fifteenth dy in the eighth month, at the feast which he = devised out=20 of his own heart; and he made a feast to the children of Israel, and = went up to=20 the altar to sacrifice.

[III Kings (1 Kings)] 13:1 And = behold, there=20 came a man of God out of Juda by the word of the Lord to Baethel, and = Jeroboam=20 stood at the altar to sacrifice.

13:2 And he cried against the altar by the word of = the Lord,=20 and said, O altar, altar, thus saith the Lord, Behold, a son is [to be] = born to=20 the house of David, Josias by name; and he shall offer upon thee the = priests of=20 the high places, [even] of them that sacrifice upon thee, and [he] shall = burn=20 men's bones upon thee.

13:3 And in that day one shall give a sign, saying, = This [is]=20 the word which the Lord has spoken, saying, Behold, the altar is rent, = and the=20 fatness upon it shall be poured out.

13:4 And it came to pass when king Jeroboam heard the = words of=20 the man of God who called on the altar that was in Baethel, that the = king=20 stretched forth his hand from the altar, saying, Take hold of him. And, = behold,=20 his hand, which he stretched forth against him, withered, and he could = not draw=20 it back to himself.

13:5 And the altar was rent, and the fatness was = poured out=20 from the altar, according to the sign which the man of God gave by the = word of=20 the Lord.

13:6 And king Jeroboam said to the man of God, = Intreat the Lord=20 thy God, and let my hand be restored to me. And the man of God intreated = the=20 Lord, and he restored the king's hand to him, and it became as before.=20

13:7 And the king said to the man of God, Enter with = me into=20 the house, and dine, and I will give thee a gift.

13:8 And the man of God said to the king, If thou = shouldest=20 give me the half of thine house, I would not go in with thee, neither = will I eat=20 bread, neither will I drink water in this place; for thus the Lord = charged me by=20 [his] word, saying,

13:9 Eat no bread, and drink no water, and return not = by the=20 way by which thou camest.

13:10 So he departed by another way, and returned not = by the=20 way by which he came to Baethel.

13:11 And there dwelt an old prophet in Baethel; and = his sons=20 came and told him all the works that the man of God did on that day in = Baethel,=20 and the words which he spoke to the king: and they turned the face of = their=20 father.

13:12 And their father spoke to them, saying, Which = way went=20 he? and his sons shew him the way by which the man of God who came out = of Juda=20 went up.

13:13 And he said to his sons, Saddle me the ass: and = they=20 saddled him the ass, and he mounted it,

13:14 and went after the man of God, and found him = sitting=20 under an oak: and he said to him, Art thou the man of God that came out = of Juda?=20 And he said to him, I [am].

13:15 And he said to him, Come with me, and eat=20 bread.

13:16 And he said, I shall not by any means be able = to return=20 with thee, neither will I eat bread, neither will I drink water in this=20 place.

13:17 For thus the Lord commanded me by word, saying, = Eat not=20 bread there, and drink not water, and return not thither by the way by = which=20 thou camest.

13:18 And he said to him, I also am a prophet as thou = [art];=20 and an angel spoke to me by the word of the Lord, saying, Bring him back = to thee=20 into thy house, and let him eat bread and drink water: but he lied to=20 him.

13:19 And he brought him back, and he ate bread and = drank water=20 in his house.

13:20 And it came to pass while they were sitting at = the table,=20 that the word of the Lord came to the prophet that brought him = back;

13:21 and he spoke to the man of God that came out of = Juda,=20 saying, Thus saith the Lord, Because thou hast resisted the word of the = Lord,=20 and hast not kept the commandment which the Lord thy God commanded thee, =

13:22 but hast returned, and eaten bread and drunk = water in the=20 place of which he spoke to thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat bread, and = shalt not=20 drink water; [therefore] thy body shall in nowise enter into the = sepulchre of=20 thy fathers.

13:23 And it came to pass after he had eaten bread = and drunk=20 water, that he saddled the ass for him, and he turned and = departed.

13:24 And a lion found him in the way, and slew him; = and his=20 body was cast out in the was, and the ass was standing by it, and the = lion=20 [also] was standing by the body.

13:25 And, behold, men [were] passing by, and saw the = carcase=20 cast in the way, and the lion was standing near the carcase: and they = went in=20 and spoke [of it] in the city where the old prophet dwelt.

13:26 And [the prophet] that turned him back out of = the way=20 heard, and said, This is the man of God who rebelled against the word of = the=20 Lord.

13:27 {see Appendix]

13:28 And he went and found the body cast in the way, = and the=20 ass and the lion were standing by the body: and the lion had not = devoured the=20 body of the man of God, and had not torn the ass.

13:29 And the prophet took up the body of the man of = God, and=20 laid it on his ass; and the prophet brought him back to his city, to = bury him in=20 his own tomb,

13:30 and they bewailed him, [saying], Alas,=20 brother.

13:31 And it came to pass after he had lamented him, = that he=20 spoke to his sons, saying, Whenever I die, bury me in this tomb wherein = the man=20 of God is buried; lay me by his bones, that my bones may be preserved = with his=20 bones.

13:32 For the word will surely come to pass which he = spoke by=20 the word of the Lord against the altar in Baethel, and against the high = houses=20 in Samaria.

13:33 And after this Jeroboam turned not from his = sin, but he=20 turned and made of part of the people priests of the [high places]: = whoever=20 would, he consecrated him, and he became a priest for the high places.=20

13:34 And this thing became sin to the house of = Jeroboam, even=20 to its destruction and its removal from the face of the earth. =

[III Kings (1 Kings)] 14:1 [see = Appendix]=20

14:2 [see Appendix]

14:3 [see Appendix]

14:4 [see Appendix]

14:5 [see Appendix]

14:6 [see Appendix]

14:7 [see Appendix]

14:8 [see Appendix]

14:9 [see Appendix]

14:10 [see Appendix]

14:11 [see Appendix]

14:12 [see Appendix]

14:13 [see Appendix]

14:14 [see Appendix]

14:15 [see Appendix]

14:16 [see Appendix]

14:17 [see Appendix]

14:18 [see Appendix]

14:19 [see Appendix]

14:20 [see Appendix]

14:21 And Roboam son of Solomon ruled over Juda. = Roboam was=20 forty and one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen = years=20 in the city Jerusalem, which the Lord chose to put his name there out of = all the=20 tribes of Israel: and his mother's name [was] Naama the Ammonitess. =

14:22 And Roboam did evil in the sight of the Lord; = and he=20 provoked him in al the things which their fathers did in their sins = which they=20 sinned.

14:23 And they built for themselves high places, and = pillars,=20 and [planted] groves on every high hill, and under every shady = tree.

14:24 And there was a conspiracy in the land, and = they did=20 according to all the abominations of the nations which the Lord removed = from=20 before the children of Israel.

14:25 And it came to pass in the fifth year of the = reign of=20 Roboam, Susakim king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem;

14:26 and took all the treasures of the house of the = Lord, and=20 the treasures of the king's house, and the golden spears which David = took out of=20 the hand of the sons of Adrazaar king of Suba, and brought them into = Jerusalem,=20 even all that he took, [and] the golden shields which Solomon had made, = [[and=20 carried them away into Egypt.]]

14:27 And king Roboam made brazen shields instead of = them; and=20 the chiefs of the body guard, who kept the gate of the house of the = king, were=20 placed in charge over them.

14:28 And it came to pass when the king went into the = house of=20 the Lord, that the body guard took them up, and fixed them in the = chamber of the=20 body guard.

14:29 And the rest of the history of Roboam, and all = that he=20 did, behold, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the = kings of=20 Juda?

14:30 And there was war between Roboam and Jeroboam=20 continually.

14:31 And Roboam slept with his fathers, and was = buried with=20 his fathers in the city of David: and Abiu his son reigned in his=20 stead.

[III Kings (1 Kings)] 15:1 And in = the=20 eighteenth year of the reign of Jeroboam son of Nabat, Abiu son of = Roboam reigns=20 over Juda.

15:2 And he reigned three years over Jerusalem: and = his=20 mother's name [was] Maacha, daughter of Abessalom.

15:3 And he walked in the sins of his father which he = wrought=20 in his presence, and his heart was not perfect with the Lord his God, as = [was]=20 the heart of his father [David].

15:4 Howbeit for David's sake the Lord gave him a = remnant, that=20 he might establish his children after him, and might establish=20 Jerusalem.

15:5 Forasmuch as David did that which was right in = the sight=20 of the Lord: he turned not from any thing that he commanded him all the = days of=20 his life.

15:6

15:7 And the rest of the history of Abiu, and all = that he did,=20 behold, are not these written in the book of the chronicles of the kings = of=20 Juda? And there was war between Abiu and Jeroboam.

15:8 And Abiu slept with his fathers in the = twenty-fourth year=20 of Jeroboam; and he is buried with his fathers in the city of David: And = Asa his=20 son reigns in his stead.

15:9 In the four and twentieth year of Jeroboam king = of Israel,=20 Asa begins to reign over Juda.

15:10 And he reigned forty-one years in Jerusalem: = and his=20 mother's name [was] Ana, daughter of Abessalom.

15:11 And Asa did that which was right in the sight = of the=20 Lord, as David his father.

15:12 And he removed the sodomites out of the land, = and=20 abolished all the practices which his fathers had kept up.

15:13 And he removed Ana his mother from being queen, = forasmuch=20 as she gathered a meeting in her grove: and Asa cut down her retreats, = and burnt=20 them with fire in the brook of Kedron.

15:14 But he removed not the high places; = nevertheless the=20 heart of Asa was perfect with the Lord all his days.

15:15 And he brought in the pillars of his father, he = even=20 brought in his gold and silver pillars into the house of the Lord, and = [his]=20 vessels.

15:16 And there was war between Asa and Baasa king of = Israel=20 all their days.

15:17 And Baasa king of Israel went up against Juda, = and built=20 Rama, so that no one should go out or come in for Asa king of = Juda.

15:18 And Asa took all the silver and the gold that = was found=20 in the treasures of the house of the Lord, and in the treasures of the = king's=20 house, and gave them into the hands of his servants; and king Asa sent = them out=20 to the son of Ader, the son of Taberema son of Azin king of Syria, who = dwelt in=20 Damascus, saying,

15:19 Make a covenant between me and thee, and = between my=20 father and thy father: lo! I have sent forth to thee gold and silver = [for]=20 gifts: come, break thy league with Baasa king of Israel, that he may go = up from=20 me.

15:20 And the son of Ader hearkened to king Asa, and = sent the=20 chiefs of his forces to the cities of Israel; and they smote Ain, Dan, = and Abel=20 of the house of Maacha, and all Chennereth, as far as the whole land of=20 Nephthali.

15:21 And it came to pass when Baasa heard it, that = he left off=20 building Rama, and returned to Thersa.

15:22 And king Asa charged all Juda without = exception: and they=20 take up the stones of Rama and its timbers [with] which Baasa was = building; and=20 king Asa built with them upon the whole hill of Benjamin, and the = watch-tower.=20

15:23 And the rest of the history of Asa, and all his = mighty=20 deeds which he wrought, and the cities which he built, behold, are not = these=20 written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Juda? Nevertheless = in the=20 time of his old age he was diseased in his feet.

15:24 And Asa slept with his fathers, and was buried = with his=20 fathers in the city of David his father: and Josaphat his son reigns in = his=20 stead.

15:25 And Nabat son of Jeroboam reigns over Israel in = the=20 second year of Asa king of Juda, and he reigned two years in = Israel.

15:26 And he did that which was evil in the sight of = the Lord,=20 and walked in the way of his father, and in his sins wherein he caused = Israel to=20 sin.

15:27 And Baasa son of Achia, [who was] over the = house of=20 Belaan son of Achia, conspired against him, and smote him in Gabathon of = the=20 Philistines; for Nabat and all Israel were besieging = Gabathon.

15:28 And Baasa slew him in the third year of Asa son = of Asa=20 king of Juda; and reigned in his stead.

15:29 And it came to pass when he reigned, that he = smote the=20 whole house of Jeroboam, and left none that breathed of Jeroboam, until = he has=20 destroyed him utterly, according to the word of the Lord which he spoke = by his=20 servant Achia the Selonite,

15:30 for the sins of Jeroboam, who led Israel into = sin, even=20 by his provocation wherewith he provoked the Lord God of Israel. =

15:31 And the rest of the history of Nabat, and all = that he=20 did, behold, are not these written in the book of the chronicles of the = kings of=20 Israel?

15:32 [see Appendix]

15:33 And in the third year of Asa king of Juda, = Baasa the son=20 of Achia begins to reign over Israel in Thersa, twenty and four=20 years.

15:34 And he did that which was evil in the sight of = the Lord,=20 and walked in the way of Jeroboam the son of Nabat, and in his sins, as = he=20 caused Israel to sin.

[III Kings (1 Kings)] 16:1 And the = word of the=20 Lord came by the hand of Ju son of Anani to Baasa, [saying],

16:2 Forasmuch as I lifted thee up from the earth, = and made=20 thee ruler over my people Israel; and thou hast walked in the way of = Jeroboam,=20 and hast caused my people Israel to sin, to provoke me with their=20 vanities;

16:3 Behold, I raise up [enemies] after Baasa, and = after his=20 house; and I will make thy house as the house of Jeroboam son of Nabat.=20

16:4 Him the dies of Baasa in the city the dogs shall = devour,=20 and him that dies of his in the field the birds of the sky shall devour. =

16:5 Now the rest of the history of Baasa, and all = that he did,=20 and his mighty acts, behold, are not these written in the book of the = chronicles=20 of the kings of Israel?

16:6 And Baasa slept with his fathers, and they bury = him in=20 Thersa; and Ela his son reigns in his stead.

16:7 And the Lord spoke by Ju the son of Anani = against Baasa,=20 and against his house, [even] all the evil which he wrought before the = Lord to=20 provoke him to anger by the works of his hands, in being like the house = of=20 Jeroboam; and because he smote him.

16:8 And Ela son of Baasa reigned over Israel two = years in=20 Thersa.

16:9 And Zambri, captain of half his cavalry, = conspired against=20 him, while he was in Thersa, drinking himself drunk in the house of Osa = the=20 steward at Thersa.

16:10 And Zambri went in and smote him and slew him, = and=20 reigned in his stead.

16:11 And it came to pass when he reigned, when he = sat upon his=20 throne,

16:12 that he smote all the house of Baasa, according = to the=20 word which the Lord spoke against the house of Baasa, and to Ju the=20 prophet,

16:13 for all the sins of Baasa and Ela his son, as = he led=20 Israel astray to sin, to provoke the Lord God of Israel with their=20 vanities.

16:14 And the rest of the deeds of Ela which he did, = behold,=20 are not these written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of = Israel?=20

16:15 And Zambri reigned in Thersa seven days: and = the army of=20 Israel [was] encamped against Gabathon of the Philistines.

16:16 And the people heard in the army, saying, = Zambri has=20 conspired and smitten the king: and the people of Israel made Ambri the = captain=20 of the host king in that day in the camp over Israel.

16:17 And Ambri went up, and all Israel with him, out = of=20 Gabathon; and they besieged Thersa.

16:18 And it came to pass when Zambri saw that his = city was=20 taken, that he goes into the inner chamber of the house of the king, and = burnt=20 the king's house over him, and died.

16:19 Because of his sins which he committed, doing = that which=20 was evil in the sight of the Lord, so as to walk in the way of Jeroboam = the son=20 of Nabat, and in his sins wherein he caused Israel to sin.

16:20 And the rest of the history of Zambri, and his=20 conspiracies wherein he conspired, behold, are not these written in the = book of=20 the chronicles of the kings of Israel?

16:21 Then the people of Israel divides; half the = people goes=20 after Thamni the son of Gonath to make him king; and half the people = goes after=20 Ambri.

16:22 The people that followed Ambri overpowered the = people=20 that followed Thamni son of Gonath; and Thamni died and Joram his = brother at=20 that time, and Ambri reigned after Thamni.

16:23 In the thirty-first year of king Asa, Ambri = begins to=20 reign over Israel twelve years: he reigns six years in Thersa. =

16:24 And Ambri bought the mount Semeron of Semer the = lord of=20 the mountain for two talents of silver; and he built [upon] the = mountain, and=20 they called the name of the mountain [on] which he built, after the name = of=20 Semer the lord of the mount, Semeron.

16:25 And Ambri did that which was evil in the sight = of the=20 Lord, and wrought wickedly beyond all that were before him.

16:26 And he walked in all the way of Jeroboam the = son f Nabat,=20 and in his sins wherewith he caused Israel to sin, to provoke the Lord = God of=20 Israel by their vanities.

16:27 And the rest of the acts of Ambri, and all that = he did,=20 and all his might, behold, [are] not these things written in the book of = the=20 chronicles of the kings of Israel?

16:28 And Ambri slept with his fathers, and is buried = in=20 Samaria; and Achaab his son reigns in his stead. And in the eleventh = year of=20 Ambri Josaphat the son of Asa reigns, [being] thirty-five years old in = the=20 beginning of his reign, and he reigned twenty-five years in Jerusalem: = and his=20 mother's name [was] Gazuba, daughter of Seli. And he walked in the way = of Asa=20 his father, and turned not from it, [even] from doing right in the eyes = of the=20 Lord: only they removed not [any] of the high places; they sacrificed = and burnt=20 incense on the high places. Now the engagements which Josaphat made with = the=20 king of Israel, and all his mighty deeds which he performed, and the = enemies=20 whom he fought against, behold, [are] not these written in the book of = the=20 chronicles of the kings of Juda? and the remains of the prostitution = which they=20 practiced in the days of Asa his father, he removed out of the land: and = there=20 was no king in Syria, [but] a deputy. Then the king of Israel said to = Josaphat,=20 I will send forth thy servants and my servants in the ship: but Josaphat = would=20 not. And Josaphat slept with his fathers, and is buried with his fathers = in the=20 city of David: and Joram his son reigned in his stead.

16:29 In the second year of Josaphat king of Juda, = Achaab son=20 of Ambri reigned over Israel in Samaria twenty-two years.

16:30 And Achaab did that which was evil in the sight = of the=20 Lord, and did more wickedly than all that were before him.

16:31 And it was not enough for him to walk in the = sins of=20 Jeroboam the son of Nabat, but he took to wife, Jezabel the daughter of=20 Jethebaal king of the Sidonians; and he went and served Baal, and = worshiped=20 him.

16:32 And he set up an alter to Baal, in the house of = his=20 abominations, which he built in Samaria.

6:33 And Achaab made a grove; and Achaab did yet more = abominably, to provoke the Lord God of Israel, and [to sin against] his = own life=20 so that he should be destroyed: he did evil above all the kings of = Israel that=20 were before him.

16:34 And in his days Achiel the Baethelite built = Jericho: he=20 laid the foundation of it in Abiron his first-born, and he set up the = doors of=20 it in Segub his younger son, according to the word of the Lord which he = spoke by=20 Joshua the son of Naue.

[III Kings (1 Kings)] 17:1 And Eliu = the=20 prophet, the Thesbite of Thesbae of Galaad, said to Achaab, As the Lord = God of=20 hosts, the God of Israel, lives, before whom I stand, there shall not be = these=20 years dew nor rain, except by the word of my mouth.

17:2 And the word of the Lord came to Eliu,=20 [saying],

17:3 Depart hence eastward, and hide thee by the = brook of=20 Chorrath, that is before Jordan.

17:4 And it shall be [that] thou shalt drink water of = the=20 brook, and I will charge the ravens to feed thee there.

17:5 And Eliu did according to the word of the Lord, = and he sat=20 by the brook of Chorrath before Jordan.

17:6 And the ravens brought him loaves in the = morning, and=20 flesh in the evening and he drank water of the brook.

17:7 And it came to pass after some time, that the = brook was=20 dried up, because there had been no rain upon the earth.

17:8 And the word of the Lord came to Eliu,=20 [saying],

17:9 Arise, and go to Sarepta of the Sidonian [land]: = behold, I=20 have there commanded a widow-woman to maintain thee.

17:10 And he arose and went to Sarepta, and came to = the gate of=20 the city: and, behold, a widow-woman was there gathering sticks; and = Eliu cried=20 after her, and said to her, Fetch me, I pray thee, a little water in a = vessel,=20 that I may drink.

17:11 And she went to fetch it; and Eliu cried after = her, and=20 said, Bring me, I pray thee, a morsel of the bread that is in thy=20 hand.

17:12 And the woman said, [As] the Lord thy God = lives, I have=20 not a cake, but only a handful of meal in the pitcher, and a little oil = in a=20 cruse, and, behold, I am going to gather two sticks, and I hall go in = and dress=20 it for myself and my children, and we shall eat it and die.

17:13 And Eliu said to her, Be of good courage, go in = and do=20 according to thy word: but make me thereof a little cake, and thou shalt = bring=20 [it] out to me first, and thou shalt make [some] for thyself and thy = children=20 last.

17:14 For thus saith the Lord, The pitcher of meal = shall not=20 fail, and the cruse of oil shall not diminish, until the day that the = Lord gives=20 rain upon the earth.

17:15 And the woman went and did [so], and did eat, = she, and=20 he, and her children.

17:16 And the pitcher of meal failed not, and the = cruse of oil=20 was not diminished, according to the word of the Lord which he spoke by = the hand=20 of Eliu.

17:17 And it came to pass afterward, that the son of = the woman=20 the mistress of the house was sick; and his sickness was very severe, = until=20 there was no breath left in him.

17:18 And she said to Eliu, What have I to do with = thee, O man=20 of God? hast thou come in to me to bring my sins to remembrance, and to = slay my=20 son?

17:19 And Eliu said to the woman, Give me thy son. = And he took=20 him out of her bosom, and took him up to the chamber in which he himself = lodged,=20 and laid him on the bed.

17:20 And Eliu cried aloud, and said, Alas, O Lord, = the witness=20 of the widow with whom I sojourn, thou hast wrought evil [for her] in = slaying=20 her son.

17:21 And he breathed on the child thrice, and called = on the=20 Lord, and said, O Lord my God, let, I pray thee, the soul of this child = return=20 to him.

17:22 And it was so, and the child cried = out,

17:23 and he brought him down from the upper chamber = into the=20 house, and gave him to his mother; and Eliu said, See, thy son = lives.

17:24 And the woman said to Eliu, Behold, I know that = thou=20 [art] a man of God, and the word of the Lord in thy mouth [is] = true.

[III Kings (1 Kings)] 18:1 And it = came to pass=20 after many days, that the word of the Lord came to Eliu in the third = year,=20 saying, Go, and appear before Achaab, and I will bring rain upon the = face of the=20 earth.

18:2 And Eliu went to appear before Achaab: and the = famine [as]=20 severe in Samaria.

18:3 And Achaab called Abdiu the steward. Now Abdiu = feared the=20 Lord greatly.

18:4 And it came to pass when Jezabel smote the = prophets of the=20 Lord, that Abdiu took a hundred prophets, and hid them by fifty in a = cave, and=20 fed them with bread and water.

18:5 And Achaab said to Abdiu, Come, and let us go = through the=20 land, and to the fountains of water, and to the brooks, if by any means = we may=20 find grass, and may save the horses and mules, and so they will not = perish from=20 the tents.

18:6 And they made a division of the way between them = to pass=20 through it: Achaab went one way, and Abdiu went by another way = alone.

18:7 And Abdiu was alone in the way; and Eliu came = alone to=20 meet him: and Abdiu hasted, and fell upon his face, and said, My lord = Eliu, art=20 thou [indeed] he?

18:8 And Eliu said to him, I [am]: go say to thy = master,=20 Behold, Eliu [is here].

18:9 And Abdiu said, What sin have I committed, that = thou=20 givest thy servant into the hand of Achaab to slay me?

18:10 [As] the Lord thy God lives, there is not a = nation or=20 kingdom, whither my lord has not sent to seek thee; and if they said, He = is not=20 [here], then has he set fire to the kingdom and its territories, because = he has=20 not found thee.

18:11 And now thou sayest, Go, tell thy lord, Behold, = Eliu [is=20 here].

18:12 And it shall come to pass when I shall have = departed from=20 thee, that the Spirit of the Lord shall carry thee to a land which I = know not,=20 and I shall go in to tell the matter to Achaab, and he will not find = thee and=20 will slay me: yet thy servant fears the Lord from his youth.

18:13 Has it not been told to thee my lord, what I = did when=20 Jezabel slew the prophets of the Lord, that I hid a hundred men of the = prophets=20 of the Lord, by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and = water?

18:14 And now thou sayest to me, Go, say to thy = master, Behold,=20 Eliu [is here]: and he shall slay me.

18:15 And Eliu said, [As] the Lord of Hosts before = whom I stand=20 lives, to-day I will appear before him.

18:16 And Abdiu went to meet Achaab, and told him: an = Achaab=20 hasted forth, and went to meet Eliu.

18:17 And it came to pass when Achaab saw Eliu, that = Achaab=20 said to Eliu, Art thou he that perverts Israel?

18:18 And Eliu said, I do not pervert Israel; but it = is thou=20 and thy father's house, in that ye forsake the Lord your God, and thou = hast gone=20 after Baalim.

18:19 And now send, gather to me all Israel to mount = Carmel,=20 and the prophets of shame four hundred and fifty, and the prophets of = the groves=20 four hundred, that eat [at] Jezabel's table.

18:20 And Achaab sent to all Israel, and gathered all = the=20 prophets to mount Carmel.

18:21 And Eliu drew near to them all: and Eliu said = to them,=20 How long wilt ye halt on both feet? if the Lord be God, follow him; but = if Baal,=20 follow him. And the people answered not a word.

18:22 And Eliu said to the people, I am left, the = only one=20 prophet of the Lord; and the prophets of Baal [are] four hundred and = fifty men,=20 and the prophets of the groves four hundred.

18:23 Let them give us two oxen, and let them choose = one for=20 themselves, and cut it in pieces, and lay it on the wood, and put no = fire [on]=20 the wood: and I will dress the other bullock, and put on no = fire.

18:24 And do ye call loudly on the name of your gods, = and I=20 will call on the name of the Lord my God, and it shall come to pass that = the God=20 who shall answer by fire, he [is] God. And all the people answered and = said, The=20 word which thou hast spoken [is] good.

18:25 And Eliu said to the prophets of shame, Choose = to=20 yourselves one calf, and dress it first, for ye [are] many; and call ye = on the=20 name of your god; but apply no fire.

18:26 And they took the calf and drest it, and called = on the=20 name of Baal from morning till noon, and said, hear us, O Baal, hear us. = And=20 there was no voice, neither was there hearing, and they ran up and down = on the=20 alter which they [had] made.

18:27 And it was noon, and Eliu the Thesbite mocked = them, and=20 said, Call with a loud voice, for he is a god; for he is meditating, or = else=20 perhaps he is engaged in business, or perhaps he is asleep, and I to be = awaked.=20

18:28 And they cried with a loud voice, and cut = themselves=20 according to their custom with knives and lancets until the blood gushed = out=20 upon them.

18:29 And they prophesied until the evening came; and = it came=20 to pass as it was the time of the offering of the sacrifice, that Eliu = the=20 Thesbite spoke to the prophets of the abominations, saying, Stand by for = the=20 present, and I will offer my sacrifice. And they stood aside and = departed.=20

18:30 And Eliu said to the people, Come near to me. = And all the=20 people came near to him.

18:31 And Eliu took twelve stones, according to the = number of=20 the tribes of Israel, as the Lord spoke to him, saying, Israel shall be = thy=20 name.

18:32 And he built up the stones in the name of the = Lord, and=20 repaired the altar that had been broken down; and he made a trench that = would=20 hold two measures of seed round about the altar.

18:33 And he piled the cleft wood on the altar which = he [had]=20 made, and divided the whole-burnt-offering, and laid [it] on the wood, = and laid=20 [it] in order on the altar, and said, Fetch me four pitchers of water, = and pour=20 [it] on the whole-burnt-offering, and on the wood. And they did = so.

18:34 And he said, Do it the second time. And they = did it the=20 second time. And he said, Do it the third time. And they did it the = third=20 time.

18:35 And the water ran round about the altar, and = they filled=20 the trench with water.

18:36 And Eliu cried aloud to the heaven, and said, = Lord God of=20 Abraam, and Isaac, and Israel, answer me, O Lord, answer me this day by = fire,=20 and let all this people know that thou art the Lord, the God of Israel, = and I=20 [am] thy servant, and for thy sake I have wrought these works. =

18:37 Hear me, O Lord, hear me, and let this people = know that=20 thou art the Lord God, and thou hast turned back the heart of this=20 people.

18:38 Then fire fell from the Lord out of heaven, and = devoured=20 the whole-burnt-offerings, and the wood and the water that was in the = trench,=20 and the fire licked up the stones and the earth.

18:39 And all the people fell upon their faces, and = said, Truly=20 the Lord [is] God; he [is] God.

18:40 And Eliu said to the people, Take the prophets = of Baal;=20 let not one of them escape. And they took them; and Eliu brings them = down to the=20 brook Kisson, and he slew them there.

18:41 And Eliu said to Achaab, Go up, and eat and = drink, for=20 [there is] a sound of the coming of rain.

18:42 And Achaab went up to eat and to drink; and = Eliu went up=20 to Carmel, and stooped to the ground, and put his face between his=20 knees,

18:43 and said to his servant, Go up, and look toward = the sea.=20 And the servant looked, and said, There is nothing: and Eliu said, Do = thou then=20 go again seven times.

18:44 And the servant went again seven times: and it = came to=20 pass at the seventh time, that, behold, a little cloud like the sole of = a man's=20 foot brought water; and he said, Go up, and say to Achaab, make ready = thy=20 chariot, and go down, lest the rain overtake thee.

18:45 And it came to pass in the meanwhile, that the = heaven=20 grew black with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain. And Achaab = wept,=20 and went to Jezrael.

18:46 And the hand of the Lord [was] upon Eliu, and = he girt up=20 his loins, and ran before Achaab to Jezrael.

[III Kings (1 Kings)] 19:1 And = Achaab told=20 Jezabel his wife all that Eliu [had] done, and how he [had] slain the = prophets=20 with the sword.

19:2 And Jezabel sent to Eliu, and said, If thou art = Eliu and I=20 am Jezabel, God do so to me, and more also, if I do not make thy life by = this=20 time to-morrow as the life of one of them.

19:3 And Eliu feared, and rose, and departed for his = life: and=20 he comes to Bersabee [to] the land of Juda, and he left his servant=20 there.

19:4 And he himself went a day's journey in the = wilderness, and=20 came and sat under a juniper tree; and asked concerning his life that he = might=20 die, and said, Let it be enough now, O Lord, take, I pray thee, my life = from me;=20 for I am no better than my fathers.

19:5 And he lay down and slept there under a tree; = and behold,=20 some one touched him, and said to him, Arise and eat.

19:6 And Eliu looked, and, behold, at his head there = was a cake=20 of meal and a cruse of water; and he arose, and ate and drank, and = returned and=20 lay down.

19:7 And the angel of the Lord returned again, and = touched him,=20 and said to him, Arise, and eat, for the journey [is] far from = thee.

19:8 And he arose, and ate and drank, and went in the = strength=20 of that meat forty days and forty nights to mount Choreb.

19:9 And he entered there into a cave, and rested = there; and,=20 behold, the word of the Lord [came] to him, and he said, What [doest] = thou here,=20 Eliu?

19:10 And Eliu said, I have been very jealous for the = Lord=20 Almighty, because the children of Israel have forsaken thee: they have = digged=20 down thine altars, and have slain thy prophets with the sword; and I = only am=20 left alone, and they seek my life to take it.

19:11 And he said, Thou shalt go forth to-morrow, and = shalt=20 stand before the Lord in the mount; behold, the Lord will pass by. And, = behold,=20 a great [and] strong wind rending the mountains, and crushing the rocks = before=20 the Lord; [but] the Lord [was] not in the wind; and after the wind an=20 earthquake; [but] the Lord [was] not in the earthquake:

19:12 and after the earthquake a fire; [but] the Lord = [was] not=20 in the fire: and after the fire the voice of a gentle breeze.

19:13 And it came to pass when Eliu heard, that he = wrapped his=20 face in his mantle, and went forth and stood in the cave: and, behold, a = voice=20 [came] to him and said, What [doest] thou here, Eliu?

19:14 And Eliu said, I have been very jealous for the = Lord=20 Almighty; for the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, and = they have=20 overthrown thine altars, and have slain thy prophets with the sword! and = I am=20 left entirely alone, and they seek my life to take it.

19:15 And the Lord said to him, Go, return, and thou = shalt come=20 into the way of the wilderness of Damascus: and thou shalt go and anoint = Azael=20 to be king over Syria.

19:16 And Ju the son of Namessi shalt thou anoint to = be king=20 over Israel; and Elisaie the son of Saphat shalt thou anoint to be = prophet in=20 thy room.

19:17 And it shall come to pass that him that escapes = from the=20 sword of Azael, Ju shall slay; and him that escapes from the sword of = Ju,=20 Elisaie shall slay.

19:18 And thou shalt leave in Israel seven thousand = men, all=20 the knees which had not bowed themselves to Baal, and every mouth which = had not=20 worshipped him.

19:19 And he departed thence, and finds Elisaie the = son of=20 Saphat, and he was ploughing with oxen; [there were] twelve yoke before = him, and=20 he with the twelve, and he passed by to him, and cast his mantle upon = him.=20

19:20 And Elisaie left the cattle, and ran after Eliu = and said,=20 I will kiss my father, and follow after thee. And Eliu said, Return, for = I have=20 done [a work] for thee.

19:21 And he returned from following him, and took a = yoke of=20 oxen, and slew them, and boiled them with the instruments of the oxen, = and gave=20 to the people, and they ate: and he arose, and went after Eliu, and = ministered=20 to him.

[III Kings (1 Kings)] 20:1 And the = son of Ader=20 gathered all his forces, and went up and besieged Samaria, [he] and = thirty-two=20 kings with him, and all [his] horse and chariots: and they went up and = besieged=20 Samaria, and fought against it.

20:2 And he sent into the city to Achaab king of = Israel, and=20 said to him, Thus says the son of Ader,

20:3 Thy silver and thy gold are mine, and thy wives = and thy=20 children are mine.

20:4 And the king of Israel answered and said, As = thou hast=20 said, my lord, O king, I am thine, and all mine [also].

20:5 And the messengers came again, and said, Thus = says the son=20 of Ader, I sent to thee, saying, Thou shalt give me thy silver and thy = gold, and=20 thy wives and thy children.

20:6 For at this time to-morrow I will send my = servants to=20 thee, and they shall search thy house, and the houses of thy servants, = and it=20 shall be that all the desirable objects of their eyes on which they = shall lay=20 their hands, they shall even take [them].

20:7 And the king of Israel called all the elders of = the land,=20 and said, Take notice now and consider, that this man seeks mischief: = for he has=20 sent to me concerning my wives, and concerning my sons an concerning my=20 daughters: I have not kept back from him my silver and my = gold.

20:8 And the elders and all the people said to him, = Hearken=20 not, and consent not.

20:9 And he said to the messengers of the son of = Ader, Say to=20 your master, All things that thou hast sent to thy servant about at = first I will=20 do; but this thing I shall not be able to do. And the men departed, and = carried=20 back the answer to him.

20:10 And the son of Ader sent to him, saying, So do = God to me,=20 and more also, if the dust of Samaria shall suffice for foxes to all the = people,=20 even my infantry.

20:11 And the king of Israel answered and said, Let = it be=20 sufficient; let not the humpbacked boast as he that is = upright.

20:12 And it came to pass when he returned him this = answer, he=20 and all the kings with him were drinking in tents: and he said to his = servants,=20 Form a trench. And they made a trench against the city.

20:13 And, behold, a prophet came to Achaab king of = Israel, and=20 said, Thus saith the Lord, Hast thou seen this great multitude? behold, = I give=20 it this day into thine hands; and thou shalt know that I [am] the=20 Lord.

20:14 And Achaab said, Whereby? And he said, Thus = saith the=20 Lord, by the young men of the heads of the districts. And Achaab said, = Who shall=20 begin the battle? and he said, Thou.

20:15 And Achaab numbered the young men the heads of = the=20 districts, and they were two hundred and thirty: and afterwards he = numbered the=20 people, [even] every man fit for war, seven thousand.

20:16 And he went forth at noon, an the son of Ader = was=20 drinking [and] getting drunk in Socchoth, he and the kings, [even] = thirty and=20 two kings, his allies.

20:17 And the young men the heads of the districts = went forth=20 first; and they send and report to the king of Syria, saying, There are = men come=20 forth out of Samaria.

20:18 And he said to them, If they come forth = peaceably, take=20 them alive; and if they come forth to war, take them alive:

20:19 and let not the young men the heads of the = districts go=20 forth of the city. And the force that was behind them

20:20 smote each one the man next to him; and each = one a second=20 time smote the man next to him: and Syria fled, and Israel pursued them; = and the=20 son of Ader, [even] the king of Syria, escapes on the horse of a=20 horseman.

20:21 And the king of Israel went forth, and took all = the=20 horses and the chariots, and smote [the enemy] with a great slaughter in = Syria.

20:22 And the prophet came to the king of Israel, and = said,=20 Strengthen thyself, and observe, and see what thou shalt do; for at the = return=20 of the year the son of Ader king of Syria comes up against = thee.

20:23 And the servants of the king of Syria, even = they said,=20 The God of Israel [is] a God of mountains, and not a God of valleys; = therefore=20 has he prevailed against us: but if we should fight against them in the = plain,=20 verily we shall prevail against them.

20:24 And do thou this thing: Send away the kings, = each one to=20 his place, and set princes in their stead.

20:25 And we will give thee [another] army according = to the=20 army that was destroyed, and cavalry according to the cavalry, and = chariots=20 according to the chariots, and we will fight against them in the plain, = and we=20 shall prevail against them. And he hearkened to their voice, and did so. =

20:26 And it came to pass at the return of the year, = that the=20 son of Ader reviewed Syria, and went up to Apheca to war against=20 Israel.

20:27 And the children of Israel were numbered, and = came to=20 meet them: and Israel encamped before them as two little flocks of = goats, but=20 Syria filled the land.

20:28 And there came the man of God, and said to the = king of=20 Israel, Thus saith the Lord, Because Syria has said, The Lord God of = Israel [is]=20 a God of the hills, and he [is] not a God of the valleys, therefore will = I give=20 this great army into thy hand, and thou shalt know that I [am] the=20 Lord.

20:29 And they encamp one over against the other = before them=20 seven days. And it came to pass on the seventh day that the battle drew = on, and=20 Israel smote Syria, [even] a hundred thousand footmen in one day. =

20:30 And the est fled to Apheca, into the city; and = the wall=20 fell upon twenty-seven thousand men that were left: and the son of Ader = fled,=20 and entered into an inner chamber, into a closet.

20:31 And he said to his servants, I know that the = kings of=20 Israel are merciful kings: let us now put sackcloth upon our loins, and = ropes=20 upon our heads, and let us go forth to the king of Israel, if by any = means he=20 will save our souls alive.

20:32 So they girt sackcloth upon their loins, and = put ropes=20 upon their heads, and said to the king of Israel, Thy servant the son of = Ader=20 says, Let our souls live, I pray thee. And he said, Does he yet live? He = is my=20 brother.

20:33 And the men divined, and offered = drink-offerings; and=20 they caught the word out of his mouth, and said, Thy brother the son of = Ader.=20 And he said, Go ye in and fetch him. And the son of Ader went out to = him, and=20 they cause him to go up to him into the chariot.

20:34 And he said to him, The cities which my father = took from=20 thy father I will restore to thee; and thou shalt make streets for = thyself in=20 Damascus, as my father made streets in Samaria; and I will let thee go = with a=20 covenant. And he made a covenant with him, and let him go.

20:35 And a certain man of the sons of the prophets = said to his=20 neighbour by the word of the Lord, Smite me, I pray, And the man would = not smite=20 him.

20:36 And he said to him, Because thou hast not = hearkened to=20 the voice of the Lord, therefore, behold, as thou departest from me, a = lion=20 shall smite thee: and he departed from him, and a lion found him, and = smote=20 him.

20:37 And he finds another man, and says, Smite me, I = pray=20 thee. And the man smote him, and in smiting wounded [him].

20:38 And the prophet went and stood before the king = of Israel=20 by the way, and bound his eyes with a bandage.

20:39 And it came to pass as the king passed by, that = he cried=20 aloud to the king, and said, Thy servant went out to war, and, behold, a = man=20 brought [another] man to me, and said to me, Keep his man; and if he = should by=20 any means escape, then thy life shall go for his life, or thou shalt pay = a=20 talent of silver.

20:40 And it came to pass, that thy servant looked = round this=20 way and that way, and the man was gone. And the king of Israel said to = him,=20 Behold, thou hast also destroyed snares [set] for me.

20:41 And he hasted, and took away the bandage from = his eyes;=20 and the king of Israel recognized him, that he was one of the=20 prophets.

20:42 And he said to him, Thus saith the Lord, = Because thou=20 hast suffered to escape out of thine hand a man appointed to = destruction,=20 therefore thy life shall go for his life, and thy people for his=20 people.

20:43 And the king of Israel departed confounded and=20 discouraged, and came to Samaria.

[III Kings (1 Kings)] 21:1 And = Nabuthai the=20 Jezraelite had a vineyard, near the threshingfloor of Achaab king of=20 Samaria.

21:2 And Achaab spoke to Nabuthai, saying, Give me = thy=20 vineyard, and I will have it for a garden of herbs, for it [is] near my = house:=20 and I will give thee another vineyard better than it; or if it please = thee, I=20 will give thee money, the price of this thy vineyard, and I will have it = for a=20 garden of herbs.

21:3 And Nabuthai said to Achaab, My God forbid me = that I=20 should give thee the inheritance of my fathers.

21:4 And the spirit of Achaab was troubled, and he = lay down=20 upon his bed, and covered his face, and ate no bread.

21:5 And Jezabel his wife went in to him, and spoke = to him,=20 [saying], Why [is] thy spirit troubled, and [why] dost thou eat no=20 bread?

21:6 And he said to her, Because I spoke to Nabuthai = the=20 Jezraelite, saying, Give me thy vineyard for money; or if thou wilt, I = will give=20 thee another vineyard for it: and he said, I will not give thee the = inheritance=20 of my fathers.

21:7 And Jezabel his wife said to him, Dost thou now = thus act=20 the king over Israel? arise, and eat bread, and be thine own [master], = and I=20 will give thee the vineyard of Nabuthai the Jezraelite.

21:8 And she wrote a letter in the name of Achaab, = and sealed=20 it with his seal, and sent the letter to the elders, and to the freemen = who=20 dwelt with Nabuthai

21:9 And it was written in the letters, saying, Keep = a fast,=20 and set Naboth in a chief place among the people.

21:10 And set two men, sons of transgressors, before = him, and=20 let them testify against him, saying, He blessed God and the king: and = let them=20 lead him forth, and stone him, and let them die.

21:11 And the men of his city, the elders, and the = nobles who=20 dwelt in his city, did as Jezabel sent to them, and as it had been = written in=20 the letters which she sent to them.

21:12 And they proclaimed a fast, and set Nebuthai in = a chief=20 place among the people.

21:13 And two men, sons of transgressors, came in, = and sat=20 opposite him, and bore witness against him, saying, Thou hast blessed = God and=20 the king. And they led him forth out of the city, and stoned him with = stones,=20 and he died.

21:14 And they sent to Jezabel, saying, Nabuthai is = stoned, and=20 is dead.

21:15 And it came to pass, when Jezabel heard [it], = that she=20 said to Achaab, Arise, take possession of the vineyard of Nabuthai the=20 Jezraelite, who would not sell it to thee: for Nebuthai is not alive, = for he is=20 dead.

21:16 And it came to pass, when Achaab heard that = Nabuthai the=20 Jezraelite was dead, that he rent his garments, and put on sackcloth. = And it=20 came to pass afterward, that Achaab arose and went down to the vineyard = of=20 Nabuthai the Jezraelite, to take possession of it.

21:17 And the Lord spoke to Eliu the Thesbite,=20 saying,

21:18 Arise, and go down to meet Achaab king of = Israel, who is=20 in Samaria, for he [is] in the vineyard of Nabuthai, for he has gone = down=20 thither to take possession of it.

21:19 And thou shalt speak to him, saying, Thus saith = the Lord,=20 Forasmuch as thou hast slain and taken possession, therefore thus saith = the=20 Lord, In every place where the swine and the dogs have licked the blood = of=20 Nabuthai, there shall the dogs lick thy blood; and the harlots shall = wash=20 themselves in thy blood.

21:20 And Achaab said to Eliu, Hast thou found me, = mine enemy?=20 and he said, I have found [thee]: because thou hast wickedly sold = thyself t work=20 evil in the sight of the Lord, to provoke him to anger;

21:21 behold, I bring evil upon thee: and I will = kindle a fire=20 after thee, and I will utterly destroy every male of Achaab, and him = that is=20 shut up and him that is left in Israel.

21:22 And I will make thy house as the house of = Jeroboam the=20 son of Nabat, and as the house of Baasa son of Achia, because of the=20 provocations wherewith thou hast provoked [me], and caused Israel to = sin.=20

21:23 And the Lord spoke of Jezabel, saying, The dogs = shall=20 devour her within the fortification of Jezrael.

21:24 Him that is dead of Achaab in the city shall = the dogs=20 eat, and him that is dead of him in the field shall the birds of the sky = eat.

21:25 But Achaab [did] wickedly, in that he sold = himself to do=20 that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, as his wife Jezabel led = him=20 astray.

21:26 And he did very abominably in following after = the=20 abominations, according to all that the Amorite did, whom the Lord = utterly=20 destroyed from before the children of Israel.

21:27 And because of the word, Achaab was pierced = with sorrow=20 before the Lord, and he both went weeping, and rent his garment, and = girt=20 sackcloth upon his body, and fasted; he put on sackcloth also in the day = that he=20 smote Nabuthai the Jezraelite, and went his way.

21:28 And the word of the Lord came by the hand of = his servant=20 Eliu concerning Achaab, and the Lord said,

21:29 Hast thou seen how Achaab has been pricked [to = the heart]=20 before me? I will not bring on the evil in his days, but in his son's = days will=20 I bring on the evil.

[III Kings (1 Kings)] 22:1 And he = rested three=20 years, and there was no war between Syria and Israel.

22:2 And it came to pass in the third year, that = Josaphat king=20 of Juda went down to the king of Israel.

22:3 And the king of Israel said to his servants, = Know ye that=20 Remmath Galaad [is] ours, and we are slow to take it out of the hand of = the king=20 of Syria?

22:4 And the king of Israel said to Josaphat, Wilt = thou go up=20 with us to Remmath Galaad to battle?

22:5 And Josaphat said, As I [am], so [art] thou = also; as my=20 people, [so is] thy people; as my horses, [so are] thy horses. And = Josaphat king=20 of Juda said to the king of Israel, Enquire, I pray thee, of the Lord=20 to-day.

22:6 And the king of Israel gathered all the prophets = together,=20 about four hundred men; and the king said to them, Shall I go up to = Remmath=20 Galaad to battle, or shall I forbear? and they said, Go up, and the Lord = will=20 surely give [it] into the hands of the king.

22:7 And Josaphat said to the king of Israel, Is = there not here=20 a prophet of the Lord, that we may enquire of the Lord by him? =

22:8 And the king of Israel said to Josaphat, There = is one man=20 here [for us] to enquire of the Lord by; but I hate him, for he does not = speak=20 good of me, but only evil; Michaias son of Jemblaa. And Josaphat king of = Juda=20 said, Let not the king say so.

22:9 And the king of Israel called a eunuch and said, = [Bring=20 hither] quickly Michaias son of Jemblaa.

22:10 And the king of Israel and Josaphat king of = Juda sat,=20 each on his throne, armed in the gates of Samaria; and all the prophets=20 prophesied before them.

22:11 And Sedekias son of Chanaan made for himself = iron horns,=20 and said, Thus saith the Lord, With these thou shalt push Syria, until = it be=20 consumed.

22:12 And all the prophets prophesied in like manner, = saying,=20 Go up to Remmath Galaad, and [the thing] shall prosper, and the Lord = shall=20 deliver it and the king of Syria into thine hands.

22:13 And the messenger that went to call Michaias = spoke to=20 him, saying, Behold now, all the prophets speak with one mouth good = concerning=20 the king, let now thy words be like the words of one of them, and speak = good=20 things.

22:14 And Michaias said, [As] the Lord lives, = whatsoever the=20 Lord shall say to me, that will I speak.

22:15 And he came to the king: and the king said to = him,=20 Michaias, shall I go up to Remmath Galaad to battle, or shall I forbear? = and he=20 said, Go up, and the Lord shall deliver it into the hand of the king.=20

22:16 And the king said to him, How often shall I = adjure thee,=20 that thou speak to me truth in the name of the Lord?

22:17 And he said, Not so. I saw all Israel scattered = on the=20 mountains as a flock without a shepherd: and the Lord said, [Is] not God = lord of=20 these? let each one return to his home in peace.

22:18 And the king of Israel said to Josaphat king of = Juda, Did=20 I not say to thee that this man does not prophesy good to me, for [he = speaks]=20 nothing but evil?

22:19 And Michaias said, Not so, [it is] not I: hear = the word=20 of the Lord; [it is] not so. I saw the God of Israel sitting on his = throne, and=20 all the host of heaven stood about him on his right hand and on his=20 left.

22:20 And the Lord said, Who will deceive Achaab king = of=20 Israel, that he may go up and fall in Remmath Galaad? and one spoke one = way, and=20 another another way.

22:21 And there came forth a spirit and stood before = the Lord,=20 and said, I will deceive him.

22:22 And the Lord said to him, Whereby? And he said, = I will go=20 forth, and will be a false spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And = he said,=20 Thou shalt deceive him, yea, and shalt prevail: go forth, and do = so.

22:23 And now, behold, the Lord has put a false = spirit in the=20 mouth of all these thy prophets, and the Lord has spoken evil against=20 thee.

22:24 And Sedekias the son of Chanaan came near and = smote=20 Michaias on the cheek, and said, What sort of a spirit of the Lord [has] = spoken=20 in thee?

22:25 And Michaias said, Behold, thou shalt see in = that day,=20 when thou shalt go into an innermost chamber to hide thyself = there.

22:26 And the king of Israel said, Take Michaias, and = convey=20 him away to Semer the keeper of the city;

22:27 and tell Joas the king's son to put this = [fellow] in=20 prison, and to feed him with bread of affliction and water of affliction = until I=20 return in peace.

22:28 And Michaias said, If thou return at all in = peace, the=20 Lord has not spoken by me.

22:29 So the king of Israel went up, and Josaphat = king of Juda=20 with him to Remmath Galaad.

22:30 And the king of Israel said to Josaphat king of = Juda, I=20 will disguise myself, and enter into the battle, and do thou put on my = raiment..=20 So the king of Israel disguised himself, and went into the = battle.

22:31 And the king of Syria had charged the = thirty-two captains=20 of his chariots, saying, Fight not [against] small or great, but against = the=20 king of Israel only.

22:32 And it came to pass, when the captains of the = chariots=20 saw Josaphat king of Juda, that they said, this seems [to be] the king = of=20 Israel. And they compassed him about to fight [against] him; and = Josaphat cried=20 out.

22:33 And it came to pass, when the captains of the = chariots=20 saw that this was not the king of Israel, that they returned from=20 him.

22:34 And one drew a bow with a good aim, and smote = the king of=20 Israel between the lungs and the breast-plate: and he said to his = charioteer,=20 Turn thine hands, and carry me away out of the battle, for I am=20 wounded.

22:35 And the war was turned in that day, and the = king was=20 standing on the chariot, against Syria from morning till evening; and he = shed=20 the blood out of his wound, into the bottom of the chariot, and died at = even,=20 and the blood ran out of the wound into the bottom of the chariot. =

22:36 And the herald of the army stood at sunset, = saying, Let=20 every man go to his own city and his own land,

22:37 for the king is dead. And they came to Samaria, = and=20 buried the king in Samaria.

22:38 And they washed the chariot at the fountain of = Samaria;=20 and the swine and the dogs licked up the blood, and the harlots washed=20 themselves in the blood, according to the word of the Lord which he=20 spoke.

22:39 And the rest of the acts of Achaab, and all = that he did,=20 and the ivory house which he built, and all the cities which he built, = behold,=20 [are] not these things written in the book of the chronicles of the = kings of=20 Israel?

22:40 And Achaab slept with his fathers, and Ochozias = his son=20 reigned in his stead.

22:41 And Josaphat the son of Asa reigned over Juda: = in the=20 fourth year of Achaab king of Israel began Josaphat to reign. =

22:42 Thirty and five years old [was he] when he = began to=20 reign, and he reigned twenty and five years in Jerusalem; and his = mother's name=20 [was] Azuba daughter of Salai.

22:43 And he walked in all the way of Asa his father: = he turned=20 not from it, even from doing that which was right in the eyes of the = Lord. Only=20 he took not away [any] of the high places: the people still sacrificed = and burnt=20 incense on the high places.

22:44 And Josaphat was at peace with the king of=20 Israel.

22:45 And the rest of the acts of Josaphat, and his = mighty=20 deeds, whatever he did, behold, [are] not these things written in the = book of=20 the chronicles of the kings of Juda?

22:46

22:47

22:48

22:49

22:50 And Josaphat slept with his fathers, and was = buried by=20 his fathers in the city of David his father, and Joram his son reigned = in his=20 stead.

22:51 And Ochozias son of Achaab reigned over Israel = in=20 Samaria: in the seventeenth year of Josaphat king of Juda, Ochozias son = of=20 Achaab reigned over Israel in Samaria two years.

22:52 And he did that which was evil in the sight of = the Lord,=20 and walked in the way of Achaab his father, and in the way of Jezabel = his=20 mother, and in the sins of the house of Jeroboam the son of Nabat, who = caused=20 Israel to sin.

22:53 And he served Baalim, and worshipped them, and = provoked=20 the Lord God of Israel, according to all that had been done before=20 him.

IV Kings (2 Kings)

1:1 And Moab repelled against Israel after the death = of Achaab.=20

1:2 Ochozias fell through the lattice that was in his = upper=20 chamber in Samaria and was sick; and he sent messengers, and said to = them, Go=20 and enquire of Baal fly, the god of Accaron, whether I shall recover of = this my=20 sickness. And they went to enquire of him.

1:3 And an angel of the Lord called Eliu the = Thesbite, saying,=20 Arise, and go to meet the messengers of Ochozias king of Samaria, and = thou shalt=20 say to them, [Is it] because there is no God in Israel, [that] ye go to = enquire=20 of Baal fly, the God of Accaron? but [it shall] not [be] so.

1:4 For thus saith the Lord, The bed on which thou = art gone up,=20 thou shalt not come down from it, for thou shalt surely die. And Eliu = went, and=20 said [so] to them.

1:5 And the messenger returned to him, and he said to = them, Why=20 have ye returned?

1:6 And they said to him, A man came up to meet us, = and said to=20 us, Go, return to the king that sent you, and say to him, Thus saith the = Lord,=20 [Is it] because there is no God in Israel, [that] thou goest to enquire = of Baal=20 fly, the God of Accaron? [it shall] not [be] so: the bed on which thou = art gone=20 up, thou shalt not come down from it, for thou shalt surely = die.

1:7 So they returned and reported to the king as Eliu = said: and=20 he said to them, What [was] the manner of the man who went up to mid = you, and=20 spoke to you these words?

1:8 And they said to him, [He was] a hairy man, and = girt with a=20 leathern girdle about his loins. And he said, This is Eliu the=20 Thesbite.

1:9 And he sent to him a captain of fifty and his = fifty; and he=20 went up to him: and, behold, Eliu sat on the top of a mountain. And the = captain=20 of fifty spoke to him, and said, O man of God, the king has called thee, = come=20 down.

1:10 And Eliu answered and said to the captain of = fifty, And if=20 I [am] a man of God, fire shall come down out of heaven, and devour thee = and thy=20 fifty. And fire came down out of heaven, and devoured him and his=20 fifty.

1:11 And the king sent a second time to him another = captain of=20 fifty, and his fifty. And the captain of fifty spoke to him, and said, O = man of=20 God, thus says the king, Come down quickly.

1:12 And Eliu answered and spoke to him, and said, If = I [am] a=20 man of God, fire shall come down out of heaven, and devour thee and thy = fifty.=20 And fire came down out of heaven, and devoured him and his = fifty.

1:13 And the king sent yet again a captain and his = fifty. And=20 the third captain of fifty came, and knelt on his knees before Eliu, and = entreated him, and spoke to him and said, O man of God, let my life, and = the=20 life of these fifty thy servants, be precious in thine eyes.

1:14 Behold, fire came down from heaven, and devoured = the two=20 first captains of fifty: and now, I pray, let my life be precious in = thine=20 eyes.

1:15 And the angel of the Lord spoke to Eliu, and = said Go down=20 with him, be not afraid of them. And Eliu rose up, and went down with = him to the=20 king.

1:16 And Eliu spoke to him, and said, Thus saith the = Lord, Why=20 hast thou sent messengers to enquire of Baal fly, the god of Accaron? = [it shall]=20 not [be] so: the bed on which thou art gone up, thou shalt not come down = from=20 it, for thou shalt surely die.

1:17 So he died according to the word of the Lord = which Eliu=20 has spoken.

1:18 And the rest of the acts of Ochozias which he = did, behold,=20 [are] they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of = Israel? and=20 Joram son of Achaab reigns over Israel in Samaria twelve years = [beginning] in=20 the eighteenth year of Josaphat king of Juda: and he did that which was = evil in=20 the sight of the Lord, only not as his brethren, nor as his mother: and = he=20 removed the pillars of Baal which his father made, and broke them in = pieces:=20 only he was joined to the sins of the house of Jeroboam, who led Israel = to sin;=20 he departed not from them. And the Lord was very angry with the house of = Achaab.=20

[IV Kings (2 Kings)] 2:1 And it came = to pass,=20 when the Lord was going to take Eliu with a whirlwind as it were into = heaven,=20 that Eliu and Elisaie went out of Galgala.

2:2 And Eliu said to Elisaie, Stay here, I pray thee; = for God=20 has sent me to Baethel. And Elisaie said, [As] the Lord lives and thy = soul=20 lives, I will not leave thee; so they came to Baethel.

2:3 And the sons of the prophets who were in Baethel = came to=20 Elisaie, and said to him, Dost thou know, that the Lord this day is = going to=20 take thy lord away from thy head? And he said, Yea, I know [it]; be = silent.=20

2:4 And Eliu said to Elisaie, Stay here, I pray thee; = for the=20 Lord has sent me to Jericho. And he said, [As] the Lord lives and thy = soul=20 lives, I will not leave thee. And they came to Jericho.

2:5 And the sons of the prophets who were in Jericho = drew near=20 to Elisaie, and said to him, Dost thou know that the Lord is about to = take away=20 thy master to-day from thy head? And he said, Yea, I know [it]; hold = your peace.=20

2:6 And Eliu said to him, Stay here I pray thee, for = the Lord=20 has sent me to Jordan. And Elisaie said, [As] the Lord lives and thy = soul lives,=20 I will not leave thee: and they both went on.

2:7 And fifty men of the sons of the prophets [went = also], and=20 they stood opposite afar off: and both stood on [the bank] of = Jordan.

2:8 And Eliu took his mantle, and wrapped it = together, and=20 smote the water: and the water was divided on this side and on that = side, and=20 they both went over on dry ground.

2:9 And it came to pass while they were crossing = over, that=20 Eliu said to Elisaie, Ask what I shall do for thee before I am taken up = from=20 thee. And Elisaie said, Let there be, I pray thee, a double [portion] of = thy=20 spirit upon me.

2:10 And Eliu said, Thou hast asked a hard thing: if = thou shalt=20 see me when I am taken up from thee, then shall it be so to thee; and if = not, it=20 shall not be [so].

2:11 And it came to pass as they were going, they = went on=20 talking; and, behold, a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and it = separated=20 between them both; and Eliu was taken up in a whirlwind as it were into = heaven.=20

2:12 And Elisaie saw, and cried, Father, father, the = chariot of=20 Israel, and the horseman thereof! And he saw him no more: and he took = hold of=20 his garments, and rent them into two pieces.

2:13 And Elisaie took up the mantle of Eliu, which = fell from=20 off him upon Elisaie; and Elisaie returned, and stood upon the brink of=20 Jordan;

2:14 and he took the mantle of Eliu, which fell from = off him,=20 and smote the water, and said, Where is the Lord God of Eliu? and he = smote the=20 waters, and they were divided hither and thither; and Elisaie went over. =

2:15 And the sons of the prophets who were in Jericho = on the=20 opposite side saw him, and said, The spirit of Eliu has rested upon = Elisaie. And=20 they came to meet him, and did obeisance to him to the = ground.

2:16 And they said to him, Behold now, [there are] = with thy=20 servants fifty men of strength: let them go now, and seek thy lord: = peradventure=20 the Spirit of the Lord has taken him up, and cast him into Jordan, or on = one of=20 the mountains, or on one of the hills. And Elisaie said, Ye shall not = send.=20

2:17 And they pressed him until he was ashamed; and = he said,=20 Send. And they sent fifty men, and sought three days, and found him=20 not.

2:18 And they returned to him, for he dwelt in = Jericho: and=20 Elisaie said, Did I not say to you, Go not?

2:19 And the men of the city said to Elisaie, Behold, = the=20 situation of the city [is] good, as [our] lord sees; but the waters = [are] bad,=20 and the ground barren.

2:20 And Elisaie said, Bring me a new pitcher, and = put salt in=20 it. And they took [one], and brought [it] to him.

2:21 And Elisaie went out to the spring of the = waters, and cast=20 salt therein, and says, Thus saith the Lord, I have healed these waters; = there=20 shall not be any longer death thence or barren [land].

2:22 And the waters were healed until this day, = according to=20 the word of Elisaie which he spoke.

2:23 And he went up thence to Baethel: and as he was = going up=20 by the way there came up also little children from the city, and mocked = him, and=20 said to him, Go up, bald-head, go up.

2:24 And he turned after them, and saw them, and = cursed them in=20 the name of the Lord. And, behold, there came out two bears out of the = wood, and=20 they tore forty and two children of them.

2:25 And he went thence to mount Carmel, and returned = thence to=20 Samaria.

[IV Kings (2 Kings)] 3:1 And Joram = the son of=20 Achaab began to reign in Israel in the eighteenth year of Josaphat king = of Juda,=20 and he reigned twelve years.

3:2 And he did that which was evil in the sight of = the Lord,=20 only not as his father, nor as his mother: and he removed the pillars of = Baal=20 which his father had made.

3:3 Only he adhered to the sin of Jeroboam the son of = Nabat,=20 who made Israel to sin; he departed not from it.

3:4 And Mosa king of Moab was a sheep-master, and he = rendered=20 to the king of Israel in the beginning [of the year], a hundred thousand = lambs,=20 and a hundred thousand rams, with the wool.

3:5 And it came to pass, after the death of Achaab, = that the=20 king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel.

3:6 And king Joram went forth in that day out of = Samaria, and=20 numbered Israel.

3:7 And he went and sent to Josaphat king of Juda, = saying, The=20 king of Moab has rebelled against me: wilt thou go with me against Moab = to war?=20 And he said, I will go up: thou art as I, I am as thou; as my people, so = [is]=20 thy people, as my horses, so [are] thy horses.

3:8 And he said, What way shall I go up? and he said, = The way=20 of the wilderness of Edom.

3:9 And the king of Israel went, and the king of = Juda, and the=20 king of Edom: and they fetched a compass of seven days' journey; and = there was=20 no water for the army, and for the cattle that went with them. =

3:10 And the king of Israel said, Alas! that the Lord = should=20 have called the three kings on their way, to give them into the hand of=20 Moab.

3:11 And Josaphat said, Is there not here a prophet = of the=20 Lord, that we may enquire of the Lord by him? And one of the servants of = the=20 king of Israel answered and said, [There is] here Elisaie son of Saphat, = who=20 poured water on the hands of Eliu.

3:12 And Josaphat said, He has the word of the Lord. = And the=20 king of Israel, and Josaphat king of Juda, and the king of Edom, went = down to=20 him.

3:13 And Elisaie said to the king of Israel, What = have I to do=20 with thee? go to the prophets of thy father, and the prophets of thy = mother. And=20 the king of Israel said to him, Has the Lord called the three kings to = deliver=20 them into the hands of Moab?

3:14 And Elisaie said, [As] the Lord of hosts before = whom I=20 stand lives, unless I regarded the presence of Josaphat the king of = Juda, I=20 would not have looked on thee, nor seen thee.

3:15 And now fetch me a harper. And it came to pass, = as the=20 harper harped, that the hand of the Lord came upon him.

3:16 And he said, Thus saith the Lord, Make this = valley full of=20 trenches.

3:17 For thus saith the Lord, Ye shall not see wind, = neither=20 shall ye see rain, yet this valley shall be filled with water, and ye, = and your=20 flocks, and your cattle shall drink.

3:18 And this [is] a light [thing] in the eyes of the = Lord: I=20 will also deliver Moab into your hand.

3:19 And ye shall smite every strong city, and ye = shall cut=20 down every good tree, and ye shall stop all wells of water, and spoil = every good=20 piece [of land] with stones.

3:20 And it came to pass in the morning, when the = sacrifice was=20 offered, that, behold! waters came from the way of Edom, and the land = was filled=20 with water.

3:21 And all Moab heard that the three kings were = come up to=20 fight against them; and they cried out on every [side, even] all that = were girt=20 with a girdle, and they said, Ho! and stood upon the border.

3:22 And they rose early in the morning, and the sun = rose upon=20 the waters, and Moab saw the waters on the opposite side red as=20 blood.

3:23 And they said, This [is] the blood of the sword; = and the=20 kings have fought, and each man has smitten his neighbour; now then to = the=20 spoils, Moab.

3:24 And they entered into the camp of Israel; and = Israel arose=20 and smote Moab, and they fled from before them; and they went on and = smote Moab=20 as they went.

3:25 And they razed the cities, and cast every man = his stone on=20 every good piece [of land] and filled it; and they stopped every well, = and cut=20 down every good tree, until they left [only] the stones of the wall cast = down;=20 and the slingers compassed [the land], and smote it.

3:26 And the king of Moab saw that the battle = prevailed against=20 him; and he took with him seven hundred men that drew sword, to cut = through to=20 the king of Edom: and they could not.

3:27 And he took his eldest son whom he had designed = to reign=20 in his stead, and offered him up for a whole-burnt-offering on the = walls. And=20 there was a great indignation against Israel; and they departed from = him, and=20 returned to their land.

[IV Kings (2 Kings)] 4:1 And one of = the wives=20 of the sons of the prophets cried to Elisaie, saying, Thy servant my = husband is=20 dead; and thou knowest that thy servant feared the Lord: and the = creditor is=20 come to take my two sons to be his servants.

4:2 And Elisaie said, What shall I do for thee? tell = me what=20 thou hast in the house. And she said, Thy servant has nothing in the = house,=20 except oil wherewith I anoint myself.

4:3 And he said to her, Go, borrow for thyself = vessels without=20 of all thy neighbours, [even] empty vessels; borrow not a = few.

4:4 And thou shalt go in and shut the door upon thee = and upon=20 thy sons, and thou shalt pour forth into these vessels, and remove that = which is=20 filled.

4:5 And she departed from him, and shut the door upon = herself=20 and upon her sons: they brought the vessels near to her, and she poured = in until=20 the vessels were filled.

4:6 And she said to her sons, Bring me yet a vessel. = And they=20 said to her, There is not a vessel more. And the oil stayed.

4:7 And she came and told the man of God: and Elisaie = said, Go,=20 and sell the oil, and thou shalt pay thy debts, and thou and thy sons = shall live=20 of the remaining oil.

4:8 And a day came, when Elisaie passed over to = Soman, and=20 [there was] a great lady there, and she constrained him to eat bread: = and it=20 came to pass as often as he went into [the city, that] he turned aside = to eat=20 there.

4:9 And the woman said to her husband, See now, I = know that=20 this [is] a holy man of God who comes over continually to us.

4:10 Let us now make for him an upper chamber, a = small place;=20 and let us put there for him a bed, and a table, and a stool, and a = candlestick:=20 and it shall come to pass that when he comes in to us, he shall turn in = thither.=20

4:11 And a day came, and he went in thither, and = turned aside=20 into the upper chamber, and lay there.

4:12 And he said to Giezi his servant, Call me this = Somanite.=20 and he called her, and she stood before him.

4:13 And he said to him, Say now to her, Behold, thou = hast=20 taken all this trouble for us; what should I do for thee? Hast thou any = request=20 [to make] to the king, or to the captain of the host? And she said, I = dwell in=20 the midst of my people.

4:14 And he said to Giezi, What must we do for her? = and Giezi=20 his servant said, Indeed she has no son, and her husband [is] = old.

4:15 And he called her, and she stood by the = door.

4:16 And Elisaie said to her, At this time [next = year], as the=20 season [is], thou [shalt be] alive, and embrace a son. And she said, = Nay, my=20 lord, do not lie to thy servant.

4:17 And the woman conceived, and bore a son at the = very time,=20 as the season was, being alive, as Elisaie said to her.

4:18 And the child grew: and it came to pass when he = went out=20 to his father to the reapers,

4:19 that he said to his father, My head, my head. = and [his=20 father] said to a servant, carry him to his mother.

4:20 And he carried him to his mother, and he lay = upon her=20 knees till noon, and died.

4:21 And she carried him up and laid him on the bed = of the man=20 of god; and she shut the door upon him, and went out.

4:22 And she called her husband, and said, Send now = for me one=20 of the young men, and one of the asses, and I will ride quickly to the = man of=20 God, and return.

4:23 And he said, Why art thou going to him to-day? = It is=20 neither new moon, nor the Sabbath. And she said, [It is] well. =

4:24 And she saddled the ass, and said to her = servant, Be=20 quick, proceed: spare not on my account to ride, unless I shall tell = thee. Go,=20 and thou shalt proceed, and come to the man of God to mount = Carmel.

4:25 And she rode and came to the man of God to the = mountain:=20 and it came to pass when Elisaie saw her coming, that he said to Giezi = his=20 servant, See now, that Somanite comes.

4:26 Now run to meet her, and thou shalt say, [Is it] = well with=20 thee? [is it] well with thy husband? [is it] well with the child? and = she said,=20 [It is] well.

4:27 And she came to Elisaie to the mountain, and = laid hold of=20 his feet; and Giezi drew near to thrust her away. And Elisaie said, Let = her=20 alone, for her soul [is] much grieved in her, and the Lord has hidden = [it] from=20 me, and has not told [it] me.

4:28 And she said, Did I ask a son of my lord? For = did I not=20 say, Do not deal deceitfully with me?

4:29 And Elisaie said to Giezi, Gird up thy loins, = and take my=20 staff in thy hand, and go: if thou meet any man, thou shalt not salute = him, and=20 if a man salute thee thou shalt not answer him: and thou shalt lay my = staff on=20 the child's face.

4:3 And the mother of the child said, [As] the Lord = lives and=20 [as] thy soul lives, I will not leave thee. And Elisaie arose, and went = after=20 her.

4:31 And Giezi went on before her, and laid his staff = on the=20 child's face: but there was neither voice nor any hearing. So he = returned to=20 meet him, and told him, saying, The child is not awaked.

4:32 And Elisaie went into the house, and, behold, = the dead=20 child was laid upon his bed.

4:33 And Elisaie went into the house, and shut the = door upon=20 themselves, the two, and prayed to the Lord.

4:34 And he went up, and lay upon the child, and put = his mouth=20 upon his mouth, and his eyes upon his eyes, and his hands upon his = hands; and=20 bowed himself upon him, and the flesh of the child grew warm.

4:35 And he returned, and walked up and down in the = house: and=20 he went up, and bowed himself on the child seven times; and the child = opened his=20 eyes.

4:36 And Elisaie cried out to Giezi, and said, Call = this=20 Somanite. So he called her, and she came in to him: and Elisaie said, = Take thy=20 son.

4:37 And the woman went in, and fell at his feet, and = did=20 obeisance [bowing] to the ground; and she took her son, and went = out.

4:38 And Elisaie returned to Galgala: and a famine = [was] in the=20 land; and the sons of the prophets sat before him: and Elisaie said to = his=20 servant, Set on the great pot, and boil pottage for the sons of the=20 prophets.

4:39 And he went out into the field to gather herbs, = and found=20 a vine in the field, and gathered of it wild gourds, his garment full; = and he=20 cast it into the caldron of pottage, for they knew [them] not. =

4:40 And he poured it out for the men to eat: and it = came to=20 pass, when they were eating of the pottage, that lo! they cried out, and = said,=20 [There is] death in the pot, O man of God. And they could not = eat.

4:41 And he said, Take meal, and cast it into the = pot. And=20 Elisaie said to his servant Giezi, Pour out for the people, and let them = eat.=20 And there was no longer there any hurtful thing in the pot.

4:42 And there came a man over from Baetharisa, and = brought to=20 the an of God twenty barley loaves and cakes of figs, of the = first-fruits. And=20 he said, Give to the people, and let them eat.

4:43 And his servant said, Why should I set this = before a=20 hundred men? and he said, Give to the people, and let them eat; for thus = saith=20 the Lord, They shall eat and leave.

4:44 And they ate and left, according to the word of = the=20 Lord.

[IV Kings (2 Kings)] 5:1 Now Naiman, = the=20 captain of the host of Syria, was a great man before his master, and = highly=20 respected, because by him the Lord had given deliverance to Syria, and = the man=20 was mighty in strength, [but] a leper.

5:2 And the Syrians went forth in small bands, and = took captive=20 out of the land of Israel a little maid: and she waited on Naiman's = wife.=20

5:3 And she said to her mistress, O that my lord were = before=20 the prophet of God in Samaria; then he would recover him from his = leprosy.=20

5:4 And she went in and told her lord, and said, Thus = and thus=20 spoke the maid from the land of Israel.

5:5 And the king of Syria said to Naiman, Go to, go, = and I will=20 send a letter to the king of Israel. And he went, and took in his hand = ten=20 talents of silver, and six thousand pieces of gold, and ten changes of = raiment.=20

5:6 And he brought the letter to the king of Israel, = saying,=20 Now then, as soon as this letter shall reach thee, behold, I have sent = to thee=20 my servant Naiman, and thou shalt recover him from his = leprosy.

5:7 And it came to pass, when the king of Israel read = the=20 letter, [that] he rent his garments, and said, [Am] I God, to kill and = to make=20 alive, that this [man] sends to me to recover a man of his leprosy? = consider,=20 however, I pray you, and see that this [man] seeks an occasion against=20 me.

5:8 And it came to pass, when Elisaie heard that the = king of=20 Israel had rent his garments, that he sent to the king of Israel, = saying,=20 Wherefore hast thou rent thy garments? Let Naiman, I pray thee, come to = me, and=20 let him know that there is a prophet in Israel.

5:9 So Naiman came with horse and chariot, and stood = at the=20 door of the house of Elisaie.

5:10 And Elisaie sent a messenger to him, saying, Go = and wash=20 seven times in Jordan, and thy flesh shall return to thee, and thou = shalt be=20 cleansed.

5:11 And Naiman was angry, and departed, and said, = Behold, I=20 said, He will by all means come out to me, and stand, and call on the = name of=20 his God, and lay his hand upon the place, and recover the = leper.

5:12 [Are] not the Abana and Pharphar, rivers of = Damascus,=20 better than all the waters of Israel? may I not go and wash in them, and = be=20 cleansed? and he turned and went away in a rage.

5:13 And his servants came near and said to him, = [Suppose] the=20 prophet had spoken a great thing to thee, wouldest thou not perform it? = yet he=20 has but said to thee, Wash, and be cleansed.

5:14 So Naiman went down, and dipped himself seven = times in=20 Jordan, according to the word of Elisaie: and his flesh returned to him = as the=20 flesh of a little child, and he was cleansed.

5:15 And he and all his company returned to Elisaie, = and he=20 came and stood before him, and said, Behold, I know that there is no God = in all=20 the earth, save only in Israel: and now receive a blessing of thy = servant.=20

5:16 And Elisaie said, [As] the Lord lives, before = whom I=20 stand, I will not take [one]. And he pressed him to take [one]: but he = would=20 not.

5:17 And Naiman said, Well then, if not, let there be = given to=20 thy servant, I pray thee, the load [of a] yoke of mules; and thou shalt = give me=20 of the red earth: for henceforth thy servant will not offer = whole-burnt-offering=20 or sacrifice to other gods, but only to the Lord by [reason of] this = thing.=20

5:18 And l let the Lord be propitious to thy servant = when my=20 master goes into the house of Remman to worship there, and he shall lean = on my=20 hand, and I shall bow down in the house of Remman when he bows down in = the house=20 of Remman; even let the Lord, I pray, be merciful to thy servant in this = matter.=20

5:19 And Elisaie said to Naiman, Go in peace. And he = departed=20 from him a little way.

5:20 And Giezi the servant of Elisaie said, Behold, = my Lord has=20 spared this Syrian Naiman, so as not to take of his hand what he has = brought: as=20 the Lord lives, I will surely run after him, and take somewhat of=20 him.

5:21 So Giezi followed after Naiman: and Naiman saw = him running=20 after him, and turned back from his chariot to meet him.

5:22 And [Giezi] said, All is well: my master has = sent me,=20 saying, Behold, now are there come to me two young men of the sons of = the=20 prophets from mount Ephraim; give them, I pray thee, a talent of silver, = and two=20 changes of raiment.

5:23 And [Naiman] said, Take two talents of silver. = And he took=20 two talents of silver in two bags, and two changes of raiment, and put = them upon=20 two of his servants, and they bore them before him.

5:24 And he came to a secret place, and took them = from their=20 hands, and laid them up in the house, and dismissed the men.

5:25 And he went in himself and stood before his = master; and=20 Elisaie said to him,

5:26 Whence [comest thou], Giezi? and Giezi said, Thy = servant=20 has not been hither or thither. And Elisaie said to him, Went not my = heart with=20 thee, when the man returned from his chariot to meet thee? and now thou = hast=20 received silver, and now thou hast received raiment, and olive yards, = and=20 vineyards, and sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and = maidservants.

5:27 The leprosy also of Naiman shall cleave to thee, = and to=20 thy seed for ever. And he went out from his presence leprous, like=20 snow.

[IV Kings (2 Kings)] 6:1 And the = sons of the=20 prophets said to Elisaie, Behold now, the place wherein we dwell before = thee is=20 too narrow for us.

6:2 Let us go, we pray thee, unto Jordan, and take = thence every=20 man a beam, and make for ourselves a habitation there.

6:3 And he said, Go. And one of them said gently, = Come with thy=20 servants. And he said, I will go.

6:4 And he went with them, and they came to Jordan, = and began=20 to cut down wood.

6:5 And behold, one was cutting down a beam, and the = axe head=20 fell into the water: and he cried out, Alas! master: and it was hidden.=20

6:6 And the man of God said, Where did it fall? and = he shewed=20 him the place: and he broke off a stick, and threw it in there, and the = iron=20 came to the surface.

6:7 And he said, Take it up to thyself. And he = stretched out=20 his hand, and took it.

6:8 And the king of Syria was at war with Israel: and = he=20 consulted with his servants, saying, I will encamp in such a = place.

6:9 And Elisaie sent to the king of Israel, saying, = Take heed=20 that thou pass not by that place, for the Syrians are hidden there. =

6:10 And the king of Israel sent to the place which = Elisaie=20 mentioned to him, and saved himself thence not once or twice.

6:11 And the mind of the king of Syria was very much = disturbed=20 concerning this thing; and he called his servants, and said to them, = Will ye not=20 tell me who betrays me to the king of Israel?

6:12 And one of his servants said, Nay, my Lord, O = king, for=20 Elisaie the prophet that is in Israel reports to the king of Israel all = the=20 words whatsoever thou mayest say in thy bedchamber.

6:13 And he said, Go, see where this man [is], and I = will send=20 and take him. And they sent word to him, saying, Behold, [he is] in=20 Dothaim.

6:14 And he sent thither horses, and chariots, and a = mighty=20 host: and they came by night, and compassed about the city.

6:15 And the servant of Elisaie rose up early and = went out;=20 and, behold, a host compassed the city, and horses and chariots: and the = servant=20 said to him, O master, what shall we do?

6:16 And Elisaie said, Fear not, for they who are = with us [are]=20 more than they that are with them.

6:17 And Elisaie prayed, and said, Lord, open, I pray = thee, the=20 eyes of the servant, and let him see. And the Lord opened his eyes, and = he saw:=20 and, behold, the mountain [was] full of horses, and there were chariots = of fire=20 round about Elisaie.

6:18 And they came down to him; and he prayed to the = Lord, and=20 said, Smite, I pray thee, this people with blindness. And he smote them = with=20 blindness, according to the word of Elisaie.

6:19 And Elisaie said to them, This [is] not the = city, and this=20 [is] not the way: follow me, and I will bring you to the man whom ye = seek. And=20 he led them away to Samaria.

6:20 And it came to pass when they entered into = Samaria, that=20 Elisaie said, Open, I pray thee, O Lord, their eyes, and let them see. = And the=20 Lord opened their eyes, and they saw; and, behold, they were in the = midst of=20 Samaria.

6:21 And the king of Israel said to Elisaie, when he = saw them,=20 Shall I [not] verily smite them, [my] father?

6:22 And he said, Thou shalt not smite them, unless = thou=20 wouldest smite those whom thou hast taken captive with thy sword and = with thy=20 bow: set bread and water before them, and let them eat and drink, and = depart to=20 their master.

6:23 And he set before them a great feast, and they = ate and=20 drank: and he dismissed them and they departed to their master. And the = bands of=20 Syria came no longer into the land of Israel.

6:24 And it came to pass after this, that the son of = Ader king=20 of Syria gathered all his army, and went up, and besieged = Samaria.

6:25 And there was a great famine in Samaria: and, = behold, they=20 besieged it, until an ass's head was [valued] at fifty pieces of silver, = and the=20 fourth part of a cab of dove's dung at five pieces of silver.

6:26 And the king of Israel was passing by on the = wall, and a=20 woman cried to him, saying, Help, my lord, O king.

6:27 And he said to her, Unless the Lord help thee, = whence=20 shall I help thee? from the corn-floor, or from the = wine-press?

6:28 And the king said to her, What is [the matter] = with thee?=20 And the woman said to him, This [woman] said to me, Give thy son, and we = will=20 eat him to-day, and we will eat my son to-morrow.

6:29 So we boiled my son, and ate him; and I said to = her on the=20 second day, Give thy son, and let us eat him: and she has hidden her=20 son.

6:30 And it came to pass, when the king of Israel = heard the=20 words of the woman, [that] he rent his garments; and he passed by on the = wall,=20 and the people saw sackcloth within upon his flesh.

6:31 And he said, God do so to me and more also, if = the head of=20 Elisaie shall stand upon him this day.

6:32 And Elisaie was sitting in his house, and the = elders were=20 sitting with him; and [the king] sent a man before him: before the = messenger=20 came to him, he also said to the elders, Do ye see that this son of a = murderer=20 has sent to take away my head? See, as soon as the messenger shall have = come,=20 shut the door, and forcibly detain him at the door: [is] not the sound = of his=20 master's feet behind him?

6:33 While he was yet speaking with them, behold, a = messenger=20 came to him: and he said, Behold, this evil [is] of the Lord; why should = I wait=20 for the Lord any longer?

[IV Kings (2 Kings)] 7:1 And Elisaie = said,=20 Hear thou the word of the Lord; Thus saith the Lord, As at this time, = to-morrow=20 a measure of fine flour [shall be sold] for a shekel, and two measures = of barley=20 for a shekel, in the gates of Samaria.

7:2 And the officer on whose hand the king rested, = answered=20 Elisaie, and said, Behold, [if] the Lord shall make flood-gates in = heaven, might=20 this thing be? and Elisaie said, Behold, thou shalt see with thine eyes, = but=20 shalt not eat thereof.

7:3 And there were four leprous men by the gate of = the city:=20 and one said to his neighbour, Why sit we here until we die?

7:4 If we should say, Let us go into the city, then = [there is]=20 famine in the city, and we shall die there: and if we sit here, then we = shall=20 die. Now then come, and let us fall upon the camp of the Syrians: if = they should=20 take us alive, then we shall live; and if they should put us to death, = then we=20 shall [only] die.

7:5 And they rose up while it was yet night, to go = into the=20 camp of Syria; and they came into a part of the camp of Syria, and = behold, there=20 [was] no man there.

7:6 For the Lord had made the army of Syria to hear a = sound of=20 chariots, and a sound of horses, [even] the sound of a great host: and = [each]=20 man said to his fellow, Now has the king of Israel hired against us the = kings of=20 the Chettites, and the kings of Egypt, to come against us.

7:7 And they arose and fled while it was yet dark, = and left=20 their tents, and their horses, and their asses in the camp, as they = were, and=20 fled for their lives.

7:8 And these lepers entered a little way into the = camp, and=20 went into one tent, and ate and drank, and too thence silver, and gold, = and=20 raiment; and they went and returned thence, and entered into another = tent, and=20 took thence, and went and hid [the spoil].

7:9 And [one] man said to his neighbour, We are not = doing=20 [well] thus: this day is a day of glad tidings, and we hold our peace, = and are=20 waiting till the morning light, and shall find mischief: now them come, = and let=20 us go into [the city], and report to the house of the king.

7:10 So they went and cried toward the gate of the = city, and=20 reported to them, saying, We went into the camp of Syria, and, behold, = there is=20 not there a man, nor voice of man, only horses tied and asses, and their = tents=20 as they were.

7:11 And the porters cried aloud, and reported to the = house of=20 the king within.

7:12 And the king rose up by night, and said to his = servants, I=20 will now tell you what the Syrians have done to us. They knew that we = are=20 hungry; and they have gone forth from the camp and hidden themselves in = the=20 field, saying, They will come out of the city, and we shall catch them = alive,=20 and go into the city.

7:13 And one of his servants answered and said, Let = them now=20 take five of the horses that were left, which were left here; behold, = they are=20 the number left to all the multitude of Israel; and we will send thither = and=20 see.

7:14 So they took two horsemen; and the king of = Israel sent=20 after the king of Syria, saying, Go, and see.

7:15 And they went after them even to Jordan: and, = behold, all=20 the way was full of garments and vessels, which the Syrians had cast = away in=20 their panic. and the messengers returned, and brought word to the=20 king.

7:16 And the people went out, and plundered the camp = of Syria:=20 and a measure of fine flour was sold for a shekel, according to the word = of the=20 Lord, and two measures of barley for a shekel.

7:17 And the king appointed the officer on whose hand = the king=20 leaned [to have charge] over the gate: and the people trampled on him in = the=20 gate, and he died, as the man of God [had] said, who spoke when the = messenger=20 came down to him.

7:18 So it came to pas as Elisaie had spoken to the = king,=20 saying, Two measures of barley [shall be sold] for a shekel, and a = measure of=20 fine flour for a shekel; and it shall be as at this time to-morrow in = the gate=20 of Samaria.

7:19 And the officer answered Elisaie, and said, = Behold, [if]=20 the Lord makes flood-gates in heaven, shall this thing be? and Elisaie = said,=20 Behold, thou shalt see [it] with thine eyes, but thou shalt not eat=20 thereof.

7:20 And it was so: for the people trampled on him in = the gate,=20 and he died.

[IV Kings (2 Kings)] 8:1 And Elisaie = spoke to=20 the woman, whose son he [had] restored to life, saying, Arise, and go = thou and=20 thy house, and sojourn wherever thou mayest sojourn: for the Lord has = called for=20 a famine upon the land; indeed it is come upon the land [for] seven = years.=20

8:2 And the woman arose, and did according to the = word of=20 Elisaie, both she and her house; and they sojourned in the land of the=20 Philistines seven years.

8:3 And it came to pass after the expiration of the = seven=20 years, that the woman returned out of the land of the Philistines to the = city;=20 and came to cry to the king for her house and for her lands.

8:4 And the king spoke to Giezi the servant of = Elisaie the man=20 of God, saying, Tell me, I pray thee, all the great things which Elisaie = has=20 done.

8:5 And it came to pass, as he was telling the king = how he had=20 restored to life the dead son, behold, the woman whose son Elisaie = restored to=20 life [came] crying to the king for her house and for her lands. And = Giezi said,=20 My lord, O king, this [is] the woman, and this [is] her son, whom = Elisaie=20 restored to life.

8:6 And the king asked the woman, and she told him: = and the=20 king appointed her a eunuch, saying, Restore all that was hers, and all = the=20 fruits of the field from the day that she left the land until = now.

8:7 And Elisaie came to Damascus; and the king of = Syria the son=20 of Ader was ill, and they brought him word, saying, The man of God is = come=20 hither.

8:8 And the king said to Azael, Take in thine hand a = present,=20 and go to meet the man of God, and enquire of the Lord by him, saying, = Shall I=20 recover of this my disease?

8:9 And Azael went to meet him, and he took a present = in his=20 hand, and all the good things of Damascus, forty camels' load, and came = and=20 stood before him, and said to Elisaie, Thy son the son of Ader, the king = of=20 Syria, has sent me to thee to enquire, saying, Shall I recover of this = my=20 disease?

8:10 And Elisaie said, Go, say, Thou shalt certainly = live; yet=20 the Lord has shewed me that thou shalt surely die.

8:11 And he stood before him, and fixed [his = countenance] till=20 he was ashamed: and the man of God wept.

8:12 And Azael said, Why does my lord weep? And he = said,=20 Because I know all the evil that thou wilt do to the children of Israel: = thou=20 wilt utterly destroy their strong holds with fire, and thou wilt slay = their=20 choice men with the sword, and thou wilt dash their infants [against the = ground], and their women with child thou wilt rip up.

8:13 And Azael said, Who is thy servant? a dead dog, = that he=20 should do this thing? And Elisaie said, The Lord has shewn me thee = ruling over=20 Syria.

8:14 And he departed from Elisaie, and went in to his = lord; and=20 he said to him, What said Elisaie to thee? and he said, He said to me, = Thou=20 shalt surely live.

8:15 And it came to pass on the next day that he took = a thick=20 cloth, and dipped it in water, and put it on his face, and he died: and = Azael=20 reigned in his stead.

8:16 In the fifth year of Joram son of Achaab king of = Israel,=20 and while Josaphat was king of Juda, Joram the son of Josaphat king of = Juda=20 began to reign.

8:17 Thirty and two years old was he when he began to = reign,=20 and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.

8:18 And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, = as did=20 the house of Achaab; for the daughter of Achaab was his wife: and he did = that=20 which was evil in the sight of the Lord.

8:19 But the Lord would not destroy Juda for David = his=20 servant's sake, as he said he would give a light to him and to his sons=20 continually.

8:20 In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of = Juda, and=20 they made a king over themselves.

821 And Joram went up to Sior, and all the chariots = that were=20 with him: and it came to pass after he had arisen, that he smote Edom = who=20 compassed him about, and the captains of the chariots; and the people = fled to=20 their tents.

8:22 Yet Edom revolted from under the hand of Juda = till this=20 day. Then Lobna revolted at that time.

8:23 And the rest of the acts of Joram, and all that = he did,=20 behold, are not these written in the book of the chronicles of the kings = of=20 Juda?

8:24 So Joram slept with his fathers, and was buried = with his=20 fathers in the city of his father David: and Ochozias his son reigned in = his=20 stead.

8:25 In the twelfth year of Joram son of Achaab king = of Israel,=20 Ochozias son of Joram began to reign.

8:26 Twenty and two years old [was] Ochozias when he = began to=20 reign, and he reigned one year in Jerusalem: and the name of his mother = [was]=20 Gotholia, daughter of Ambri king of Israel.

8:27 And he walked in the way of the house of Achaab, = and did=20 that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, as did the house of=20 Achaab.

8:28 And he went with Joram the son of Achaab to war = against=20 Azael king of the Syrians in Remmoth Galaad; and the Syrians wounded = Joram.=20

8:29 And king Joram returned to be healed in Jezrael = of the=20 wounds with which they wounded him in Remmoth, when he fought with Azael = king of=20 Syria. And Ochozias son of Joram went down to see Joram the son of = Achaab in=20 Jezrael, because he was sick.

[IV Kings (2 Kings)] 9:1 And Elisaie = the=20 prophet called one of the sons of the prophets, and said to him, Gird up = thy=20 loins, and take this cruse of oil in thy hand, and go to Remmoth=20 Galaad.

9:2 And thou shalt enter there, and shalt see there = Ju the son=20 of Josaphat son of Namessi, and shalt go in and make him rise up from = among his=20 brethren, and shalt bring him into a secret chamber.

9:3 And thou shalt take the cruse of oil, and pour = [it] on his=20 head, and say thou, Thus saith the Lord, I have anointed thee king over = Israel:=20 and thou shalt open the door, and flee, and not tarry.

9:4 And the young man the prophet went to Remmoth = Galaad.9:5=20 And he went in, and, behold, the captains of the host were sitting; and = he said,=20 I have a message to thee, O captain. And Ju said, To which of all us? = And he=20 said, To thee, O captain.

9:6 And he arose, and went into the house: and he = poured the=20 oil upon his head, and said to him, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, I = have=20 anointed thee to be king over the people of the Lord, even over=20 Israel.

9:7 And thou shalt utterly destroy the house of = Achaab thy=20 master from before me, and shalt avenge the blood of my servants the = prophets,=20 and the blood of all the servants of the Lord, at the hand of Jezabel,=20

9:8 and at the hand of the whole house of Achaab: and = thou=20 shalt utterly cut off from the house of Achaab every male, and him that = is shut=20 up and left in Israel.

9:9 And I will make the house of Achaab like the = house of=20 Jeroboam the son of Nabat, and as the house of Baasa the son of Achia.=20

9:10 And the dogs shall eat Jezabel in the portion of = Jezreel,=20 and there shall be none to bury her. And he opened the door, and fled.=20

9:11 And Ju went forth to the servants of his lord, = and they=20 said to him, [Is] all well? Why came this mad fellow in to thee? And he = said to=20 them, Ye know the man, and his communication.

9:12 And they said, [It is] wrong: tell us now. And = Ju said to=20 them, Thus and thus spoke he to me, saying,-- and he said, Thus saith = the Lord,=20 I have anointed thee to be king over Israel.

9:13 And when they heard it, they hasted, and took = every man=20 his garment, and put it under him on the top of the stairs, and blew = with the=20 trumpet, and said, Ju is king.

9:14 So Ju the son of Josaphat the son of Namessi = conspired=20 against Joram, and Joram was defending Remmoth Galaad, he and all = Israel,=20 because of Azael king of Syria.

9:15 And king Joram had returned to be healed in = Jezrael of the=20 wounds which the Syrians had given him, in his war with Azael king of = Syria. And=20 Ju said, If your heart is with me, let there not go forth out of the = city one=20 fugitive to go and report to Jezrael.

9:16 And Ju rode and advanced, and came down to = Jezrael; for=20 Joram king of Israel was getting healed in Jezrael of the arrow-wounds = wherewith=20 the Syrians [had] wounded him in Rammath in the war with Azael king of = Syria;=20 for he [was] strong and a mighty man: and Ochozias king of Juda was come = down to=20 see Joram.

9:17 And there went up a watchman upon the tower of = Jezrael,=20 and saw the dust [made by] Ju as he approached; and he said, I see dust. = And=20 Joram said, Take a horseman, and send to meet them, and let him say, = Peace.=20

9:18 And there went a horseman to meet them, and = said, Thus=20 says the king, Peace. And Ju said, What hast thou to do with peace? turn = behind=20 me. And the watchman reported, saying, The messenger came up to them, = and has=20 not returned.

9:19 And he sent another horseman, and he came to = him, and=20 said, Thus says the king, Peace. And Ju said, What hast thou to do with = peace?=20 turn behind me.

9:20 And the watchman reported, saying, He came up to = them, and=20 has not returned: and the driver drives Ju the son of Namessi, for it is = with=20 furious [haste].

9:21 And Joram said, Make ready. And one made ready = the=20 chariot: and Joram the king of Israel went forth, and Ochozias king of = Juda,=20 each in his chariot, and they went to meet Ju, and found him in the = portion of=20 Nabuthai the Jezraelite.

9:22 And it came to pass when Joram saw Ju, that he = said, [Is=20 it] peace, Ju? And Ju said, How [can it be] peace? as yet [there are] = the=20 whoredoms of thy mother Jezabel, and her abundant = witchcrafts.

9:23 And Joram turned his hands, and fled, and said = to=20 Ochozias, Treachery, Ochozias.

9:24 And Ju bent his bow with his full strength, and = smote=20 Joram between his arms, and his arrow went out at his heart, and he = bowed upon=20 his knees.

9:25 And [Ju] said to Badecar his chief officer, Cast = him into=20 the portion of ground of Nabuthai the Jezraelite, for I and thou = remember,=20 riding [as we were] on chariots after Achaab his father, that the Lord = took up=20 this burden against him, [saying],

9:26 Surely, I have seen yesterday the blood of = Nabuthai, and=20 the blood of his sons, saith the Lord; and I will recompense him in this = portion, saith the Lord. Now then, I pray thee, take him up and cast him = into=20 the portion, according to the word of the Lord.

9:27 And Ochozias king of Juda saw [it], and fled by = the way of=20 Baethgan. And Ju pursued after him, and said, [Slay] him also. And one = smote him=20 in the chariot at the going up of Gai, which is Jeblaam: and he fled to = Mageddo,=20 and died there.

9:28 And his servants put him on a chariot, and = brought him to=20 Jerusalem, and they buried him in his sepulchre in the city of = David.

9:29 And in the eleventh year of Joram king of = Israel, Ochozias=20 began to reign over Juda.

9:30 And Ju came to Jezrael; and Jezabel heard [of = it], and=20 coloured her eyes, and adorned her head, and looked through the=20 window.

9:31 And Ju entered into the city; and she said, Had = Zambri,=20 the murderer of his master, peace?

9:32 And he lifted up his face toward the window, and = saw her,=20 and said, Who art thou? Come down with me. And two eunuchs looked down = towards=20 him.

9:33 And he said, Throw her [down]. And they threw = her [down];=20 and some of her blood was sprinkled on the wall, and on the horses: and = they=20 trampled on her.

9:34 And [Ju] went in and ate and drank, and said, = Look now,=20 after this cursed woman, and bury her, for she is a king's = daughter.

9:35 And they went to bury her; but they found = nothing of her=20 but the skull, and the feet, and the palms of her hands.

9:36 And they returned and told him. And he said, [It = is] the=20 word of the Lord, which he spoke by the hand of Eliu the Thesbite, = saying, In=20 the portion of Jezrael shall the dogs eat the flesh of = Jezabel.

9:37 And the carcass of Jezabel shall be as dung on = the face of=20 the field in the portion of Jezrael, so that they shall not say, [This = is]=20 Jezabel.

[IV Kings (2 Kings)] 10:1 And Achaab = [had]=20 seventy sons in Samaria. And Ju wrote a letter, and sent it into Samaria = to the=20 rulers of Samaria, and to the elders, and to the guardians of [the = children of]=20 Achaab, saying.

10:2 Now then, as soon as this letter shall have = reached you,=20 whereas [there are] with you the sons of your master, and with you = chariots and=20 horses, and strong cities, and arms,

10:3 do ye accordingly look out the best and fittest = among your=20 master's sons, and set him on the throne of his father, and fight for = the house=20 of your master.

10:4 And they feared greatly, and said, Behold, two = kings stood=20 not before him: and how shall we stand?

10:5 So they that were over the house, and they that = were over=20 the city, and the elders and the guardians, sent to Ju, saying, We also = [are]=20 thy servants, and whatsoever thou shalt say to us we will do; we will = not make=20 [any] man king: we will do that which is right in thine eyes.

10:6 And Ju wrote them a second letter, saying, If ye = [are] for=20 me, and hearken to my voice, take the heads of the men your master's = sons, and=20 bring [them] to me at this time to-morrow in Jezrael. Now the sons of = the king=20 were seventy men; these great men of the city brought them = up.

10:7 And it came to pass, when the letter came to = them, that=20 they took the king's sons, and slew them, [even] seventy men, and put = their=20 heads in baskets, and sent them to him at Jezrael.

10:8 And a messenger came and told [him], saying, = They have=20 brought the heads of the king's sons. And he said, Lay them [in] two = heaps by=20 the door of the gate until the morning.

10:9 And the morning came, and he went forth, and = stood, and=20 said to all the people, Ye are righteous: behold, I conspired against my = master,=20 and slew him: but who slew all these?

10:10 See now that there shall not fall to the ground = anything=20 of the word of the Lord which the Lord spoke against the house of = Achaab: for=20 the Lord has performed all that he spoke of by the hand of his servant=20 Eliu.

10:11 And Ju smote all that were left of the house of = Achaab in=20 Jezrael, and all his great men, and his acquaintance, and his priests, = so as not=20 to leave him [any] remnant.

10:12 And he arose and went to Samaria, [and] he = [was] in the=20 house of sheep-shearing in the way.

10:13 And Ju found the brethren of Ochozias king of = Juda, and=20 said, Who [are] ye? And they said, We [are] the brethren of Ochozias, = and we=20 have come down to salute the sons of the king, and the sons of the=20 queen.

10:14 And he said, Take them alive. And they slew = them at the=20 shearing-house, forty and two men: he left not a man of them.

10:15 And he went thence and found Jonadab the son of = Rechab=20 [coming] to meet him; and he saluted him, and Ju said to him, Is thy = heart right=20 with my heart, as my heart [is] with thy heart? And Jonadab said, It is. = And Ju=20 said, If it is then, give me thy hand. And he gave him his hand, and he = took him=20 up to him into the chariot.

10:16 And he said to him, Come with me, and see me = zealous for=20 the Lord. And he caused him to sit in his chariot.

10:17 And he entered into Samaria, and smote all that = were left=20 of Achaab in Samaria, until he had utterly destroyed him, according to = the word=20 of the Lord, which he spoke to Eliu.

10:18 And Ju gathered all the people, and said to = them, Achaab=20 served Baal a little; Ju shall serve him much.

10:19 Now then do all [ye] the prophets of Baal call = all his=20 servants and his priests to me; let not a man be wanting: for I have a = great=20 sacrifice [to offer] to Baal; every one who shall be missing shall die. = But Ju=20 did it in subtilty, that he might destroy the servants of = Baal.

10:20 And Ju said, Sanctify a solemn festival to = Baal, and they=20 made a proclamation.

10:21 And Ju sent throughout all Israel, saying, Now = then let=20 all [Baal's] servants, and all his priests, and all his prophets [come], = let=20 none be lacking: for I am going to offer a great sacrifice; whosoever = shall be=20 missing, shall not live. So all the servants of Baal came, and all his = priests,=20 and all his prophets: there was not one left who came not. And they = entered into=20 the house of Baal; and the house of Baal was filled from one end to the = other.=20

10:22 And he said to the man who was over the house = of the=20 wardrobe, Bring forth a robe for all the servants of Baal. And the = keeper of the=20 robes brought forth to them.

10:23 And Ju and Jonadab the son of Rechab entered = into the=20 house of Baal, and said to the servants of Baal, Search, and see whether = there=20 is among you any of the servants of the Lord, or only the servants of = Baal, by=20 themselves.

10:24 And he went in to offer sacrifices and=20 whole-burnt-offerings; and Ju set for himself eighty men without, and = said,=20 Every man who shall escape of the men whom I bring into your hand, the = life of=20 him [that spares him] shall go for his life.

10:25 And it came to pass, when he had finished = offering the=20 whole-burnt-offering, that Ju said to the footmen and to the officers, = Go ye in=20 and slay them; let not a man of them escape. So they smote them with the = edge of=20 the sword, and the footmen and the officers cast [the bodies] forth, and = went to=20 the city of the house of Baal.

10:26 And they brought out the pillar of Baal, and = burnt=20 it.

10:27 And they tore down the pillars of Baal, and = made his=20 house a draught-house until this day.

10:28 So Ju abolished Baal out of Israel.

10:29 Nevertheless Ju departed not from following the = sins of=20 Jeroboam the son of Nabat, who led Israel to sin: [these were] the = golden=20 heifers in Baethel and in Dan.

10:30 And the Lord said to Ju, Because of all thy = deeds wherein=20 thou hast acted well in doing that which was right in my eyes, according = to all=20 things which thou hast done to the house of Achaab [as they were] in my = heart,=20 thy sons to the fourth generation shall sit upon the throne of=20 Israel.

10:31 But Ju took no heed to walk in the law of the = Lord God of=20 Israel with all his heart: he departed not from following the sins of = Jeroboam,=20 who made Israel to sin.

10:32 In those days the Lord began to cut Israel = short; and=20 Azael smote them in every coast of Israel;

10:33 from Jordan eastward all the land of Galaad = belonging to=20 the Gadites, of Gaddi and that of Ruben, and of Manasses, from Aroer, = which is=20 on the brink of the brook of Arnon, and Galaad and Basan.

10:34 And the rest of the acts of Ju, and all that he = did, and=20 all his might, and the wars wherein he engaged, [are] not these things = written=20 in the book of te chronicles of the kings of Israel?

10:35 And Ju slept with his fathers; and they buried = him in=20 Samaria: and Joachaz his son reigned in his stead.

10:36 And the days which Ju reigned over Israel = [were]=20 twenty-eight years in Samaria.

[IV Kings (2 Kings)] 11:1 And = Gotholia the=20 mother of Ochozias saw that her son was dead, and she destroyed all the = seed=20 royal.

11:2 And Josabee daughter of king Joram, sister of = Ochozias,=20 took Joas the son of her brother, and stole him from among the king's = sons that=20 were put to death, [secreting] him and his nurse in the bedchamber, and = hid him=20 from the face of Gotholia, and he was not slain.

11:3 And he remained with her hid in the house of the = Lord six=20 years: and Gotholia reigned over the land.

11:4 And in the seventh year Jodae sent and took the = captains=20 of hundreds of the Chorri and of the Rhasim, and brought them to him = into the=20 house of the Lord, and made a covenant of the Lord with them, and = adjured them,=20 and Jodae shewed them the king's son.

11:5 And charged them, saying, This [is] the thing = which ye=20 shall do.

11:6 Let a third part of you go in [on] the = sabbath-day, and=20 keep ye the watch of the king's house in the porch; and another third in = the=20 gate of the high way, and a third at the gate behind the footmen; and = keep ye=20 the guard of the house.

11:7 And there [shall be] two parties among you, even = every one=20 that goes out on the Sabbath, and they shall keep the guard of the = Lord's house=20 before the king.

11:8 And do ye compass the king about every man with = his weapon=20 in his hand, and he that goes into the ranges shall die: and they shall = be with=20 the king in his going out and in his coming in.

11:9 And the captains of hundreds did all things that = the wise=20 Jodae commanded; and they took each his men, both those that went in on = the=20 sabbath-day, and those that went out on the sabbath-day, and went in to = Jodae=20 the priest.

11:10 And the priest gave to the captains of hundreds = the=20 swords and spears of king David that were in the house of the = Lord.

11:11 And the footmen stood each with his weapon I = his hand=20 from the right corner of the house to the left corner of the house, [by] = the=20 altar and the house round about the king.

11:12 And he brought forth the king's son, and put = upon him the=20 crown and [gave him] the testimony; and he made him king, and anointed = him: and=20 they clapped [their] hands, and said, Long live the king.

11:13 And Gotholia heard the sound of the people = running, and=20 she went in to the people to the house of the Lord.

11:14 And she looked, and, behold, the king stood = near a pillar=20 according to the manner; and the singers and the trumpeters were before = the king=20 and all the people of the land [even] rejoicing and sounding with = trumpets: and=20 Gotholia rent her garments, and cried, A conspiracy, a conspiracy. =

11:15 And Jodae the priest commanded the captains of = hundreds=20 who were over the host, and said to them, Bring her forth without the = ranges,=20 [and] he that goes in after her shall certainly die by the sword. For = the priest=20 said, Let her not however be slain in the house of the Lord.

11:16 And they laid hands upon her, and went in by = the way of=20 the horses' entrance into the house of the Lord, and she was slain=20 there.

11:17 And Jodae made a covenant between the Lord and = the king=20 and the people, that they should be the Lord's people; also between the = king and=20 the people.

11:18 And all the people of the land went into the = house of=20 Baal, and tore it down, and completely broke in pieces his altars and = his=20 images, and they slew Mathan the priest of Baal before the altars. And = the=20 priest appointed overseers over the house of the Lord.

11:19 And he took the captains of the hundreds, and = the Chorri,=20 and the Rhasim, and all the people of the land, and brought down the = king out of=20 the house of the Lord; and they went in by the way of the gate of the = footmen of=20 the king's house, and seated him there on the throne of the kings. =

11:20 And all the people of the land rejoiced, and = the city was=20 at rest: and they slew Gotholia with the sword in the house of the=20 king.

11:21 Joas [was] seven years old when e began to = reign.=20

[IV Kings (2 Kings)] 12:1 Joas began = to reign=20 in the seventh year of Ju, and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem: and = his=20 mother's name [was] Sabia of Bersabee.

12:2 And Joas did that which was right in the sight = of the Lord=20 all the days that Jodae the priest instructed him.

12:3 Only there were not [any] of the high places = removed, and=20 the people still sacrificed there, and burned incense on the high=20 places.

12:4 And Joas said to the priests, [As for] all the = money of=20 the holy things that is brought into the house of the Lord, the money of = valuation, [as] each man brings the money of valuation, all the money = which any=20 man may feel disposed to bring into the house of the Lord,

12:5 let the priests take it to themselves, every man = from [the=20 proceeds of] his sale: and they shall repair the breaches of the house = in all=20 [places] wheresoever a breach shall be found.

12:6 And it came to pass in the twenty-third year of = king Joas=20 the priests [had] not repaired the breaches of the house.

12:7 And king Joas called Jodae the priest, and the = [other]=20 priests, and said to them, Why have ye not repaired the breaches of the = house?=20 now then receive no [more] money from your sales, for ye shall give it = to=20 [repair the] breaches of the house.

12:8 And the priests consented to receive no more = money of the=20 people, and not to repair the breaches of the house.

12:9 And Jodae the priest took a chest, and bored a = hole in the=20 lid of it, and set it by the altar in the house of a man [belonging to] = the=20 house of the Lord, and the priests that kept the door put [therein] all = the=20 money that was found in the house of the Lord.

12:10 And it came to pass, when they saw that [there = was] much=20 money in the chest, that the king's scribe and the high priest went up, = and they=20 tied up and counted the money that was found in the house of the=20 Lord.

12:11 And they gave the money that had been collected = into the=20 hands of them that wrought the works, the overseers of the house of the = Lord;=20 and they gave it out to the carpenters and to the builders that wrought = in the=20 house of the Lord.

12:12 And to the masons, and to the hewers of stone, = to=20 purchase timber and hewn stone to repair the breaches of the house of = the Lord,=20 for all that was spent on the house of the Lord to repair [it]. =

12:13 Only there were not to be made for the house of = the Lord=20 silver plates, studs, bowls, or trumpets, any vessel of gold or vessel = of=20 silver, of the money that was brought into the house of the Lord: =

12:14 for they were to give it to the workmen, and = they=20 repaired therewith the house of the Lord.

12:15 Also they took no account of the men into whose = hands=20 they gave the money to give to the workmen, for they acted faithfully.=20

12:16 Money for a sin-offering, and money for a=20 trespass-offering, whatever happened to be brought into the house of the = Lord,=20 went to the priests.

12:17 Then went up Azael king of Syria, and fought = against=20 Geth, and took it: and Azael set his face to go against = Jerusalem.

12:18 And Joas king of Juda took all the holy things = which=20 Josaphat, and Joram, Ochozias, his fathers, and kings of Juda [had] = consecrated,=20 and what he had himself dedicated, and all the gold that was found in = the=20 treasures of the Lord's house and the king's house, and he sent [them] = to Azael=20 king of Syria; and he went up from Jerusalem.

12:19 And the rest of the acts of Joas, and all that = he did,=20 behold, [are] not these things written in the book of the chronicles of = the=20 kings of Juda?

12:20 And his servants rose up and made a conspiracy, = and smote=20 Joas in the house of Mallo that is in Sela.

12:21 And Jezirchar the son of Jemuath, and Jezabuth = Somer's=20 son, his servants, smote him, and he died; and they buried him with his = fathers=20 in the city of David: and Amessias his son reigned in his = stead.

[IV Kings (2 Kings)] 13:1 In the = twenty-third=20 year of Joas son of Ochozias king of Juda began Joachaz the son of Ju to = reign=20 in Samaria, [and he reigned] seventeen years.

13:2 And he did that which was evil in the sight of = the Lord,=20 and walked after the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nabat, who led Israel = to sin;=20 he departed not from them.

13:3 And the Lord was very angry with Israel, and = delivered=20 them into the hand of Azael king of Syria, and into the hand of the son = of Ader=20 son of Azael, all their days.

13:4 And Joachaz besought the Lord, and the Lord = hearkened to=20 him, for he saw the affliction of Israel, because the king of Syria = afflicted=20 them.

13:5 And the Lord gave deliverance to Israel, and = they escaped=20 from under the hand of Syria: and the children of Israel dwelt in their = tents as=20 heretofore.

13:6 Only they departed not from the sins of the = house of=20 Jeroboam, who led Israel to sin: they walked in them-- moreover the = grove also=20 remained in Samaria.

13:7 Whereas there was not left any army to Joachaz, = except=20 fifty horsemen, and ten chariots, and ten thousand infantry: for the = king of=20 Syria had destroyed them, and they made them as dust for trampling. =

13:8 And the rest of the acts of Joachaz, and all = that he did,=20 and his mighty acts [are] not these things written in the book of the = chronicles=20 of the kings of Israel?

13:9 And Joachaz slept with his fathers, and they = buried him in=20 Samaria: and Joas his son reigned in his stead.

13:10 In the thirty-seventh year of Joas king of = Juda, Joas the=20 son of Joachaz began to reign over Israel in Samaria sixteen years. =

13:11 And he did that which was evil in the sight of = the Lord;=20 he departed not from all the sin of Jeroboam the son of Nabat, who led = Israel to=20 sin: he walked in it.

13:12 And the rest of the acts of Joas, and all that = he did,=20 and his mighty acts which he performed together with Amessias king of = Juda,=20 [are] not these written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of=20 Israel?

13:13 And Joas slept with his fathers, and Jeroboam = sat upon=20 his throne, and he was buried in Samaria with the kings of = Israel.

13:14 Now Elisaie was sick of his sickness, whereof = he died:=20 and Joas king of Israel went down to him, and wept over his face, and = said, [My]=20 father, [my] father, the chariot of Israel, and the horseman = thereof!

13:15 And Elisaie said to him, Take bow and arrows. = Ad he took=20 to himself a bow and arrows.

13:16 And he said to the king, Put thy hand on the = bow. And=20 Joas put his hand upon [it]: and Elisaie put his hands upon the king's=20 hands.

13:17 And he said, Open the window eastward. And he = opened it.=20 And Elisaie said, Shoot. And he shot. And [Elisaie] said, The arrow of = the=20 Lord's deliverance, and the arrow of deliverance from Syria; and thou = shalt=20 smite the Syrians in Aphec until thou have consumed them.

13:18 And Elisaie said to him, Take bow and arrows. = And he took=20 them. And [he] said to the king of Israel, Smite upon the ground. And = the king=20 smote three times, and stayed.

13:19 And the man of God was grieved at him, and = said, If thou=20 hadst smitten five or six times, then thou shouldest have smitten Syria = till=20 thou hadst consumed them; but now thou shalt smite Syria [only]=20 thrice.

13:20 And Elisaie died, and they buried him. And the = bands of=20 the Moabites came into the land, at the beginning of the year. =

13:21 And it came to pass as they were burying a man, = that=20 behold, they saw a band [of men], and they cast the man into the grave = of=20 Elisaie: and as soon as he touched the bones of Elisaie, he revived and = stood up=20 on his feet.

13:22 And Azael greatly afflicted Israel all the days = of=20 Joachaz.

13:23 And the Lord had mercy and compassion upon = them, and had=20 respect to them because of his covenant with Abraam, and Isaac, and = Jacob; and=20 the Lord would not destroy them, and did not cast them out from his=20 presence.

13:24 And Azael king of Syria died, and the son of = Ader his son=20 reigned in his stead.

13:25 And Joas the son of Joachaz returned, and took = the cities=20 out of the hand of the son of Ader the son of Azael, which he had taken = out of=20 the hand of Joachaz his father in the war: thrice did Joas smite him, = and he=20 recovered the cities of Israel.

[IV Kings (2 Kings)] 14:1 In the = second year=20 of Joas the son of Joachaz king of Israel, did Amessias also the son of = Joas the=20 king of Juda begin to reign.

14:2 Twenty and five years old was he when he began = to reign,=20 and he reigned twenty and nine year in Jerusalem: and his mother's name = [was]=20 Joadim of Jerusalem.

14:3 And he did that which was right in the sight of = the Lord,=20 but not as David his father: he did according to all things that his = father Joas=20 did.

14:4 Only he removed not the high places: as yet the = people=20 sacrificed and burnt incense on the high places.

14:5 And it came to pass when the kingdom was = established in=20 his hand, that he slew his servants that had slain the king his father.=20

14:6 But he slew not the sons of those that had slain = him;=20 according as it is written in the book of the laws of Moses, as the Lord = gave=20 commandment, saying, The fathers shall not be put to death for the = children, and=20 the children shall not be put to death for the fathers; but every one = shall die=20 for his own sins.

14:7 He smote of Edom ten thousand in the valley of = salt, and=20 took the Rock in the war, and called its name Jethoel until this day.=20

14:8 Then Amessias sent messengers to Joas son of = Joachaz son=20 of Ju king of Israel, saying, Come, let us look one another in the face. =

14:9 And Joas the king of Israel sent to Amessias = king of Juda,=20 saying, The thistle that was in Libanus sent to the cedar that was in = Libanus,=20 saying, Give my daughter to thy son to wife: and the wild beasts of the = field=20 that were in Libanus passed by and trod down the thistle.

14:10 Thou hast smitten and wounded Edom, and thy = heart has=20 lifted thee up: stay at home and glorify thyself; for wherefore art thou = quarrelsome to thy hurt? So [both] thou wilt fall and Juda with thee.=20

14:11 Nevertheless Amessias hearkened not: so Joas = king of=20 Israel went up, and he and Amessias king of Juda looked one another in = the face=20 in Baethsamys of Juda.

14:12 And Juda was overthrown before Israel, and = [every] man=20 fled to his tent.

14:13 And Joas king of Israel took Amessias the son = of Joas the=20 son of Ochozias, in Baethsamys; and he came to Jerusalem, and broke down = the=20 wall of Jerusalem, [beginning] at the gate of Ephraim as far as the gate = of the=20 corner, four hundred cubits.

14:14 And he took the gold, ad the silver, and all = the vessels=20 that were found in the house of the Lord, and in the treasures of the = king's=20 house, and the hostages, and returned to Samaria.

14:15 And the rest of the acts of Joas, [even] all = that he did=20 in his might, how he warred with Amessias king of Juda, are not these = things=20 written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?

14:16 And Joas slept with his fathers, and was buried = in=20 Samaria with the kings of Israel; and Jeroboam his son reigned in his=20 stead.

14:17 And Amessias the son of Joas king of Juda lived = after the=20 death of Joas son of Joachaz king of Israel fifteen years.

14:18 And the rest of the acts of Amessias, and all = that he=20 did, [are] not these written in the book of the chronicles of the kings = of=20 Juda?

14:19 And they formed a conspiracy against him in = Jerusalem,=20 and he fled to Lachis: and they sent after him to Lachis, and slew him = there.=20

14:20 And they brought him upon horses; and he was = buried in=20 Jerusalem with his fathers in the city of David.

14:21 And all the people of Juda took Azarias, and he = was=20 sixteen years old, and made him king in the room of his father Amessias. =

14:22 He built Aeloth, and restored it to Juda, after = the king=20 slept with his fathers.

14:23 In the fifteenth year of Amessias son of Joas = king of=20 Juda began Jeroboam son of Joas to reign over Israel in Samaria forty = and one=20 years.

14:24 And he did that which was evil in the sight of = the Lord:=20 he departed not from all the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nabat, who led = Israel=20 to sin.

14:25 He recovered the coast of Israel from the = entering in of=20 Aemath to the sea of Araba, according to the word of the Lord God of = Israel,=20 which he spoke by his servant Jonas the son of Amathi, the prophet of=20 Gethchopher.

14:26 For the Lord saw [that] the affliction of = Israel [was]=20 very bitter, and that they were few in number, straitened and in want, = and=20 destitute, and Israel had no helper.

14:27 And the Lord said that he would not blot out = the seed of=20 Israel from under heaven; so he delivered them by the hand of Jeroboam = the son=20 of Joas.

14:28 And the rest of the acts of Jeroboam and all = that he did,=20 and his mighty deeds, which he achieved in war, and how he recovered = Damascus=20 and Aemath to Juda in Israel, [are] not these things written in the book = of the=20 chronicles of the kings of Israel?

14:29 And Jeroboam slept with his fathers, even with = the kings=20 of Israel; and Zacharias his son reigned in his stead.

[IV Kings (2 Kings)] 15:1 In the=20 twenty-seventh year of Jeroboam king of Israel Azarias the son of = Amessias king=20 of Juda began to reign.

15:2 Sixteen years old was he when he began to reign, = and he=20 reigned fifty-two years in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Jechelia = of=20 Jerusalem.

15:3 And he did that which was right in the eyes of = the Lord,=20 according to all things that Amessias his father did.

15:4 Only he took not away [any] of the high places: = as yet the=20 people sacrificed and burnt incense on the high places.

15:5 And the Lord plagued the king, and he was = leprous till the=20 day of his death; and he reigned in a separate house. And Joatham the = king's son=20 [was] over the household, judging the people of the land.

15:6 And the rest of the acts of Azarias, and all = that he did,=20 [are] not these written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of=20 Juda?

15:7 And Azarias slept with his fathers, and they = buried him=20 with his fathers in the city of David: and Joatham his son reigned in = his=20 stead.

15:8 In the thirty and eighth year of Azarias king of = Juda=20 Zacharias the son of Jeroboam began to reign over Israel in Samaria six = months.=20

15:9 And he did that which was evil in the eyes of = the Lord, as=20 his fathers had done: he departed not from all the sins of Jeroboam the = son of=20 Nabat, who made Israel to sin.

15:10 And Sellum the son of Jabis [and others] = conspired=20 against him, and they smote him [in] Keblaam, and slew him, and he = reigned in=20 his stead.

15:11 And the rest of the acts of Zacharias, behold, = they are=20 written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel.

15:12 [This was] the word of the Lord which he spoke = to Ju,=20 saying, Thy sons of the fourth generation shall sit upon the throne of = Israel:=20 and it was so.

15:13 And Sellum the son of Jabis reigned: and in the = thirty=20 and ninth year of Azarias king of Juda began Sellum to reign a full = month in=20 Samaria.

15:14 And Manaem the son of Gaddi went up out of = Tharsila, and=20 came to Samaria, and smote Sellum the son of Jabis in Samaria, and slew=20 him.

15:15 And the rest of the acts of Sellum, and his = conspiracy=20 wherein he was engaged, behold, they are written in the book of the = chronicles=20 of the kings of Israel.

15:16 Then Manaem smote both Thersa and all that was = in it, and=20 its borders extending beyond Thersa, because they opened not to him: and = he=20 smote it, and ripped up the women with child.

15:17 In the thirty and ninth year of Azarias king of = Juda=20 began Manaem the son of Gaddi to reign over Israel in Samaria ten years. =

15:18 And he did that which was evil in the sight of = the Lord:=20 he departed not from all the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nabat, who led = Israel=20 to sin.

15:19 In his days went up Phua king of the Assyrians = against=20 the land: and Manaem gave to Phua a thousand talents of silver to aid = him with=20 his power.

15:20 And Manaem raised the silver [by a tax] upon = Israel, even=20 on every mighty man in wealth, to give to the king of the Assyrians, = fifty=20 shekels [levied] on each man; and the king of the Assyrians departed, = and=20 remained not there in the land.

15:21 And the rest of the acts of Manaem, and all = that he did,=20 behold, are not these written in the book of the chronicles of the kings = of=20 Israel?

15:22 And Manaem slept with his fathers; and = Phakesias his son=20 reigned in his stead.

15:23 In the fiftieth year of Azarias king of Juda, = began=20 Phakesias the son of Manaem to reign over Israel in Samaria two years.=20

15:24 And he did that which was evil in the sight of = the Lord:=20 he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nabat, who made = Israel to=20 sin.

15:25 And Phakee the son of Romelias, his officer, = conspired=20 against him, and smote him in Samaria in the front of the king's house, = with=20 Argob and Aria, and with him [there were] fifty men of the four hundred: = and he=20 slew him, and reigned in his stead.

15:26 And the rest of the acts of Phakesias, and all = that he=20 did, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings = of=20 Israel.

15:27 In the fifty-second year of Azarias king of = Juda began=20 Phakee the son of Romelias to reign over Israel in Samaria twenty years. =

15:28 And he did that which was evil in the eyes of = the Lord:=20 he departed not from all the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nabat, who led = Israel=20 to sin.

15:29 In the days of Phakee king of Israel came=20 Thalgath-phellasar king of the Assyrians, and took Ain, and Abel, and = Thamaacha,=20 and Anioch, and Kenez, and Asor, and Galaa, and Galilee, [even] all the = land of=20 Nephthali, and carried them away to the Assyrians.

15:30 And Osee son of Ela formed a conspiracy against = Phakee=20 the son of Romelias, and smote him, and slew him, and reigned in his = stead, in=20 the twentieth year of Joatham the son of Azarias.

15:31 And the rest of the acts of Phakee, and all = that he did,=20 behold, these [are] written in the book of the chronicles of the kings = of=20 Israel.

15:32 In the second year of Phakee son of Romelias = king of=20 Israel began Joatham the son of Azarias king of Juda to reign. =

15:33 Twenty and five years old was he when he began = to reign,=20 and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem: and his mother's name [was] = Jerusa=20 daughter of Sadoc.

15:34 And he did that which was right in the sight of = the Lord,=20 according to all things that his father Azarias did.

15:35 Nevertheless he took not away the high places: = as yet the=20 people sacrificed and burnt incense on the high places. He built the = upper gate=20 of the Lord's house.

15:36 And the rest of the acts of Joatham, and all = that he did,=20 [are] not these written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of=20 Juda?

15:37 In those days the Lord began to send forth = against Juda=20 Raasson king of Syria, and Phakee son of Romelias.

15:38 And Joatham slept with his fathers, and was = buried with=20 his fathers in the cit of David his father: and Achaz his son reigned in = his=20 stead.

[IV Kings (2 Kings)] 16:1 In the = seventeenth=20 year of Phakee son of Romelias began Achaz the son of Joatham king of = Juda to=20 reign.

16:2 Twenty years old was Achaz when he began to = reign, and he=20 reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem; and he did not that which was right = in the=20 eyes of the Lord his God faithfully, as David his father [had = done].

16:3 And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, = yea, he=20 made his son to pass through the fire, according to the abominations of = the=20 heathen whom the Lord cast out from before the children of = Israel.

16:4 And he sacrificed and burnt incense on the high = places,=20 and upon the hills, and under every shady tree.

16:5 Then went up Raasson king of Syria and Phakee = son of=20 Romelias king of Israel against Jerusalem to war, and besieged Achaz, = but could=20 not prevail [against him].

16:6 At that time Raasson king of Syria recovered = Aelath to=20 Syria, and drove out the Jews from Aelath, and the Idumeans came to = Aelath, and=20 dwelt there until this day.

16:7 And Achaz sent messengers to Thalgath-phellasar = king of=20 the Assyrians, saying, I am thy servant and thy son: come up, deliver me = out of=20 the hand of the king of Syria, and out of the hand of the king of = Israel, who=20 are rising up against me.

16:8 And Achaz took the silver and the gold that was = found in=20 the treasures of the house of the Lord, and of the king's house, and = sent gifts=20 to the king.

16:9 And the king of the Assyrians hearkened to him: = and the=20 king of the Assyrians went up to Damascus and took it, and removed the=20 inhabitants, and slew king Raasson.

16:10 And king Achaz went to Damascus to meet=20 Thalgath-phellasar king of the Assyrians at Damascus; and he saw an = altar at=20 Damascus. And king Achaz sent to Urias the priest the pattern of the = altar, and=20 its proportions, and all its workmanship.

16:11 And Urias the priest built the altar, according = to all=20 [the directions] which king Achaz sent from Damascus.

16:12 And the king saw the altar, and went up to = it,

16:13 and offered his whole-burn-offering, and his=20 meat-offering, and his drink-offering, and poured out the blood of his=20 peace-offerings on the brazen altar that was before the Lord. =

16:14 And he brought forward [the one] before the = house of the=20 Lord from between the altar and the house of the Lord, and he set it = openly by=20 the side of the altar northwards.

16:15 And king Achaz charged Urias the priest, = saying, Offer=20 upon the great altar the whole-burnt-offering in the morning and the=20 meat-offering in the evening, and the whole-burnt-offering of the king, = and his=20 meat-offering, and the whole-burnt-offering of all the people, and their = meat-offering, and their drink-offering; and thou shalt pour all the = blood of=20 the whole-burnt-offering, and all the blood of [any other] sacrifice = upon it:=20 and the brazen altar shall be for me in the morning.

16:16 And Urias the priest did according to all that = king Achaz=20 commanded him.

16:17 And king Achaz cut off the borders of the = bases, and=20 removed the laver from off them, and took down the sea from the brazen = oxen that=20 were under it, and set it upon a base of stone.

16:18 And he made a base for the throne in the house = of the=20 Lord, and he turned the king's entrance without in the house of the Lord = because=20 of the king of the Assyrians.

16:19 And the rest of the acts of Achaz, even all = that he did,=20 [are] not these written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of=20 Juda?

16:20 And Achaz slept with his fathers, and was = buried in the=20 city of David: and Ezekias his son reigned in his stead.

[IV Kings (2 Kings)] 17:1 In the = twelfth year=20 of Achaz king of Juda began Osee the son of Ela to reign in Samaria over = Israel=20 nine years.

17:2 And he did evil in the eyes of the Lord, only = not as the=20 kings of Israel that were before him.

17:3 Against him came up Salamanassar king of the = Assyrians;=20 and Osee became his servant, and rendered him tribute.

17:4 And the king of the Assyrians found iniquity in = Osee, in=20 that he sent messengers to Segor king of Egypt, and brought not a = tribute to the=20 king of the Assyrians in that year: and the king of the Assyrians = besieged him,=20 and bound him in the prison-house.

17:5 And the king of the Assyrians went up against = all the=20 land, and went up to Samaria, and besieged it [for] three years. =

17:6 In the ninth year of Osee the king of the = Assyrians took=20 Samaria, and carried Israel away to the Assyrians, and settled them in = Alae, and=20 in Abor, [near] the rivers of Gozan, and [in] the mountains of the=20 Medes.

17:7 For it came to pass that the children of Israel = [had]=20 transgressed against the Lord their God, who had brought them up out of = the land=20 of Egypt, from under the hand of Pharao king of Egypt, and they feared = other=20 gods,

17:8 and walked in the statutes of the nations which = the Lord=20 cast out before the face of the children of Israel, and of the kings of = Israel=20 as many as did [such things],

17:9 and [in those] of the children of Israel as many = as=20 secretly practised customs, not as [they should have done], against the = Lord=20 their God:

17:10 and they built for themselves high places in = all their=20 cities, from the tower of the watchmen to the fortified city. And they = made for=20 themselves pillars and groves on every high hill, and under every shady = tree.=20

17:11 And burned incense there on all high places, as = the=20 nations [did] whom the Lord removed from before them, and dealt with = familiar=20 spirits, and they carved [images] to provoke the Lord to = anger.

17:12 And they served the idols, of which the Lord = said to=20 them, Ye shall not do this thing [against] the Lord.

17:13 And the Lord testified against Israel and = against Juda,=20 even by the hand of all his prophets, [and] of every seer, saying, Turn = ye from=20 your evil ways, and keep my commandments and my ordinances, and all the = law=20 which I commanded your fathers, [and] all that I sent to them by the = hand of my=20 servants the prophets.

17:14 But they hearkened not, and made their neck = harder than=20 the neck of their fathers.

17:15 And they kept not any of his testimonies which = he charged=20 them; and they walked after vanities, and became vain, and after the = nations=20 round about them, concerning which the Lord had charged them not to do=20 accordingly.

17:16 They forsook the commandments of the Lord their = God, and=20 made themselves graven images, [even] two heifers, and they made groves, = and=20 worshipped all the host of heaven, and served Baal.

17:17 And they caused their sons and their daughters = to pass=20 through the fire, and used divinations and auspices, and sold themselves = to work=20 wickedness in the sight of the Lord, to provoke him.

17:18 And the Lord was very angry with Israel, and = removed them=20 out of his sight; and there was only left the tribe of Juda quite=20 alone.

17:19 Nay even Juda kept not the commandments of the = Lord their=20 God, but they walked according to the customs of Israel which they = practised,=20 and rejected the Lord.

17:20 And the Lord was angry with the whole seed of = Israel, and=20 troubled them, and gave them into the hand of them that spoiled them, = until he=20 cast them out of his presence.

17:21 Forasmuch as Israel revolted from the house of = David, and=20 they made Jeroboam the son of Nabat king: and Jeroboam drew off Israel = from=20 following the Lord, and led them to sin a great sin.

17:22 And the children of Israel walked in all the = sin of=20 Jeroboam which he committed; they departed not from it,

17:23 until the Lord removed Israel from his = presence, as the=20 Lord spoke by all his servants the prophets; and Israel was removed from = off=20 their land to the Assyrians until this day.

17:24 And the king of Assyria brought from Babylon = the men of=20 Chutha, [and men] from Aia, and from Aemath, and Seppharvaim, and they = were=20 settled in the cities of Samaria in the place of the children of Israel: = and=20 they inherited Samaria, and were settled in its cities.

17:25 And it was so at the beginning of their = establishment=20 there [that] they feared not the Lord, and the Lord sent lions among = them, and=20 they slew some of them.

17:26 And they spoke to the king of the Assyrians, = saying, The=20 nations whom thou hast removed and substituted in the cities of Samaria = [for the=20 Israelites], know not the manner of the God f the land: and he has sent = the=20 lions against them, and, behold, they are slaying them, because they = know not=20 the manner of the God of the land.

17:27 And the king of the Assyrians commanded, = saying, Bring=20 some [Israelites] thence, and let them go and dwell there, and they = shall teach=20 them the manner of the God of the land.

17:28 And they brought one of the priests whom they = had removed=20 from Samaria, and he settled in Baethel, and taught them how they should = fear=20 the Lord.

17:29 But the nations made each their own gods, and = put them in=20 the house of the high places which the Samaritans [had] made, each = nation in the=20 cities in which they dwelt.

17:30 And the men of Babylon made Socchoth Benith, = and the men=20 of Chuth made Ergel, and the men of Haemath made Asimath.

17:31 And the Evites made Eblazer and Tharthac, and = the=20 [inhabitant] of Seppharvaim [did evil] when they burnt their sons in the = fire to=20 Adramelech and Anemelech, the gods of Seppharvaim.

17:32 And they feared the Lord, yet they established = their=20 abominations in the houses of the high places which they made in = Samaria, each=20 nation in the city in which they dwelt: and they feared the Lord, and = they made=20 for themselves priests of the high places, and sacrificed for themselves = in the=20 house of the high places.

17:33 And they feared the Lord, and served their gods = according=20 to the manner of the nations, whence [their lords] brought = them.

17:34 Until this day they did according to their = manner: they=20 fear [the Lord], and they do according to their customs, and according = to their=20 manner, and according to the law, and according to the commandment which = the=20 Lord commanded the sons of Jacob, whose name he made Israel.

17:35 And the Lord made a covenant with them, and = charged them,=20 saying, Ye shall not fear other gods, neither shall ye worship them, nor = serve=20 them, nor sacrifice to them:

17:36 but only to the Lord, who brought you up out of = the land=20 of Egypt with great strength and with a high arm: him shall ye fear, and = him=20 shall ye worship; to him shall ye sacrifice.

17:37 Ye shall observe continually the ordinances, = and the=20 judgments, and the law, and the commandments which he wrote for you to = do; and=20 ye shall not fear other gods.

17:38 Neither shall ye forget the covenant which he = made with=20 you: and ye shall not fear other gods.

17:39 But ye shall fear the Lord your God, and he = shall deliver=20 you from all your enemies.

17:40 Neither shall ye comply with their practice, = which they=20 follow.

17:41 So these nations feared the Lord, and served = their graven=20 images: yea, their sons and their son's sons do until this day even as = their=20 fathers did.

[IV Kings (2 Kings)] 18:1 And it = came to pass=20 in the third year of Osee son of Ela king of Israel [that] Ezekias son = of Achaz=20 king of Juda began to reign.

18:2 Five and twenty years old was he when he began = to reign,=20 and he reigned twenty and nine years in Jerusalem: and his mother's name = [was]=20 Abu, daughter of Zacharias.

18:3 And he did that which was right in the sight of = the Lord,=20 according to all that his father David did.

18:4 He removed the high places, and broke in pieces = the=20 pillars, and utterly destroyed the groves, and the brazen serpent which = Moses=20 made: because until those days the children of Israel burnt incense to = it: and=20 he called it Neesthan.

18:5 He trusted in the Lord God of Israel; and after = him there=20 was not any like him among the kings of Juda, nor among those that were = before=20 him.

18:6 And he clave to the Lord, he departed not from = following=20 him; and he kept his commandments, as many as he commanded Moses. =

18:7 And the Lord was with him; and he was wise in = all that he=20 undertook: and he revolted from the king of the Assyrians, and served = him=20 not.

18:8 He smote the Philistines [even] to Gaza, and to = the border=20 of it, from the tower of the watchmen even to the strong = city.

18:9 And it came to pass in the fourth year of King = Ezekias=20 (this is the seventh year of Osee son of Ela king of Israel,) [that]=20 Salamanassar king of the Assyrians came up against Samaria, and besieged = it.

18:10 And he took it at the end of three years, in = the sixth=20 year of Ezekias, (this [is] the ninth year of Osee king of Israel, when = Samaria=20 was taken.)

18:11 And the king of the Assyrians carried away the = Samaritans=20 to Assyria, and put them in Alae and in Abor, [by] the river Gozan, and = [in] the=20 mountains of the Medes;

18:12 because they hearkened not to the voice of the = Lord their=20 God, and transgressed his covenant, [even] in all things that Moses the = servant=20 of the Lord commanded, and hearkened not [to them], nor did = [them].

18:13 And in the fourteenth year of king Ezekias came = up=20 Sennacherim king of the Assyrians against the strong cities of Juda, and = took=20 them.

18:14 And Ezekias king of Juda sent messengers to the = king of=20 the Assyrians to Lachis, saying, I have offended; depart from me: = whatsoever=20 thou shalt lay upon me, I will bear. And the king of Assyria laid upon = Ezekias=20 king of Juda [a tribute of] three hundred talents of silver, and thirty = talents=20 of gold.

18:15 And Ezekias gave all the silver that was found = in the=20 house of the Lord, and in the treasures of the king's house.

18:16 At that time Ezekias cut off [the gold from] = the doors of=20 the temple, and [from] the pillars which Ezekias king of Juda [had] = overlaid=20 with gold, and gave it to the king of the Assyrians.

18:17 And the king of the Assyrians sent Tharthan and = Raphis=20 and Rapsakes from Lachis to king Ezekias with a strong force against = Jerusalem.=20 And they went up and came to Jerusalem, and stood by the aqueduct of the = upper=20 pool, which is by the way of the fuller's field.

18:18 And they cried to Ezekias: and there came to = him Heliakim=20 the son of Chelcias the steward, and Somnas the scribe, and Joas the son = of=20 Saphat the recorder.

18:19 And Rapsakes said to them, Say now to Ezekias, = Thus says=20 the king, the great king of the Assyrians, What [is] this confidence = wherein=20 thou trustest?

18:20 Thou hast said, (but [they are] mere words,) [I = have]=20 counsel and strength for war. Now then in whom dost thou trust, that = thou hast=20 revolted from me?

18:21 See now, art thou trusting for thyself on this = broken=20 staff of reed, [even] upon Egypt? whosoever shall stay himself upon it, = it shall=20 even go into his hand, and pierce it: so [is] Pharao king of Egypt to = all that=20 trust on him.

18:22 And whereas thou hast said to me, We trust on = the Lord=20 God: [is] not this he, whose high places and altars Ezekias has removed, = and has=20 said to Juda and Jerusalem, Ye shall worship before this altar in = Jerusalem?=20

18:23 And now, I pray you, make and agreement with my = lord the=20 king of the Assyrians, and I will give thee two thousand horses, if thou = shalt=20 be able on thy part to set riders upon them.

18:24 How then wilt thou turn away the face of one = petty=20 governor, from among the least of my lord's servants? whereas thou = trustest for=20 thyself on Egypt for chariots and horsemen.

18:25 And now have we come up without the Lord = against this=20 place to destroy it? The Lord said to me, Go up against this land, and = destroy=20 it.

18:26 And Heliakim the son of Chelkias, and Somnas, = and Joas,=20 said to Rapsakes, Speak now to thy servants in the Syrian language, for = we=20 understand it; and speak not with us in the Jewish language: and why = dost thou=20 speak in the ears of the people that are on the wall?

18:27 And Rapsakes said to them, Has my master sent = me to thy=20 master, and to thee, to speak these words? [has he] not [sent me] to the = men who=20 sit on the wall, that they may eat their own dung, and drink their own = water=20 together with you.

18:28 And Rapsakes stood, and cried with a loud voice = in the=20 Jewish language, and spoke, and said, Hear the words of the great king = of the=20 Assyrians:

18:29 thus says the king, Let not Ezekias encourage = you with=20 words: for he shall not be able to deliver you out of his = hand.

18:30 And let not Ezekias cause you to trust on the = Lord,=20 saying, The Lord will certainly deliver us; this city shall not be = delivered=20 into the hand of the king of the Assyrians: hearken not to Ezekias: =

18:31 for thus says the king of the Assyrians, Gain = my favour,=20 and come forth to me, and every man shall drink [of the wine] of his own = vine,=20 and every ma shall eat of his own fig-tree, and shall drink water out of = his own=20 cistern;

18:32 until I come and remove you to a land like your = own land,=20 a land of corn and wine, and bread and vineyards, a land of olive oil, = and=20 honey, and ye shall live and not die: and do not ye hearken to Ezekias, = for he=20 deceives you, saying, The Lord shall deliver you.

18:33 Have the Gods of the nations at all delivered = each their=20 own land out of the hand of the king of the Assyrians?

18:34 Where is the god of Haemath, and of Arphad? = where is the=20 god of Seppharvaim, Ana, and Aba? for have they delivered Samaria out of = my=20 hand?

18:35 Who [is there] among all the gods of the = countries, who=20 have delivered their countries out of my hand, that the Lord should = deliver=20 Jerusalem out of my hand?

18:36 But [the men] were silent, and answered him not = a word:=20 for [there was] a commandment of the king, saying, Ye shall not answer=20 him.

18:37 And Heliakim the son of Chelcias, the steward, = and Somnas=20 the scribe, and Joas the son of Saphat the recorder came in to Ezekias, = having=20 rent their garments; and they reported to him the words of = Rapsakes.

[IV Kings (2 Kings)] 19:1 And it = came to pass=20 when king Ezekias heard it, that he rent his clothes, and put on = sackcloth, an=20 went into the house of the Lord.

19:2 And he sent Heliakim the steward, and Somnas the = scribe,=20 and the elders of the priests, clothed with sackcloth, to Esaias the = prophet the=20 son of Amos.

19:3 And they said to him, Thus says Ezekias, This = day [is] a=20 day of tribulation, and rebuke, and provocation: for the children are = come to=20 the travail-[pangs], but the mother has no strength.

19:4 Peradventure the Lord thy God will hear all the = words of=20 Rapsakes, whom the king of Assyria his master has sent to reproach the = living=20 God and to revile him with the words which the Lord thy God has heard: = and thou=20 shalt offer [thy] prayer for the remnant that is found.

19:5 So the servants of king Ezekias came to = Esaias.

19:6 And Esaias said to them, Thus shall ye say to = your master,=20 Thus saith the Lord, Be not afraid of the words which thou hast heard, = wherewith=20 the servants of the king of the Assyrians have blasphemed.

19:7 Behold, I send a blast upon him, and he shall = hear a=20 report, and shall return to his own land; and I will overthrow him with = the=20 sword in his own land.

19:8 So Rapsakes returned, and found the king of = Assyria=20 warring against Lobna: for he heard that he [had] departed from=20 Lachis.

19:9 And he heard concerning Tharaca king of the = Ethiopians,=20 saying, Behold, he is come forth to fight with thee: and he returned, = and sent=20 messengers to Ezekias, saying,

19:10 Let not thy God on whom thou trustest encourage = thee,=20 saying, Jerusalem shall not be delivered into the hands of the king of = the=20 Assyrians.

19:11 Behold, thou hast heard all that the kings of = the=20 Assyrians have done in all the lands, to waste them utterly: and shalt = thou be=20 delivered?

19:12 Have the gods of the nations at all delivered = them, whom=20 my fathers destroyed; both Gozan, and Charran, and Raphis, and the sons = of Edem=20 who were in Thaesthen?

19:13 Where is the king of Haemath, and the king of = Arphad? and=20 where is the king of the city of Seppharvaim, of Ana, and = Aba?

19:14 And Ezekias took the letter from the hand of = the=20 messengers, and read it: and he went up to the house of the Lord, an = Ezekias=20 spread it before the Lord,

19:15 and said, O Lord God of Israel that dwellest = over the=20 cherubs, thou art the only god in all the kingdoms of the earth; thou = hast made=20 heaven and earth.

19:16 Incline thine ear, O Lord, and hear: open, = Lord, thine=20 eyes, and see: and hear the words of Sennacherim, which he has sent to = reproach=20 the living God.

19:17 For truly, Lord, the kings of Assyria have = wasted the=20 nations,

19:18 and have cast their gods into the fire: because = they are=20 no gods, but the works of men's hands, wood and stone; and they have = destroyed=20 them.

19:19 And now, O Lord our God, deliver us out of his = hand, and=20 all the kingdoms of the earth shall know that thou alone [art] the Lord=20 God.

19:20 And Esaias the son of Amos sent to Ezekias, = saying, Thus=20 saith te Lord God of hosts, the God of Israel, I have heard thy prayer = to me=20 concerning Sennacherim king of the Assyrians.

19:21 This [is] the word which the Lord has spoken = against him;=20 The virgin daughter of Sion has made light of thee, and mocked thee; the = daughter of Jerusalem has shaken her head at thee.

19:22 Whom hast thou reproached, and whom hast thou = reviled?=20 and against whom hast thou lifted up thy voice, and raised thine eyes on = high?=20 [Is it] against the Holy One of Israel?

19:23 by thy messengers thou has reproached the Lord, = and hast=20 said, I will go up with the multitude of my chariots, to the height of = the=20 mountains, to the sides of Libanus, and I have cut down the height of = his cedar,=20 [and] his choice cypresses; and I have come into the midst of the forest = and of=20 Carmel.

19:24 I have refreshed [myself], and have drunk = strange waters,=20 and I have dried up with the sole of my foot all the rivers of fortified = places.=20

19:25 I have brought about [the matter], I have = brought it to a=20 conclusion; and it is come to the destruction of the bands of warlike = prisoners,=20 [even of] strong cities.

19:26 And they that dwelt in them were weak in hand, = they=20 quaked and were confounded, they became [as] grass of the field, or [as] = the=20 green herb, the grass [growing on] houses, and that which is trodden = down by him=20 that stands [upon it].

19:27 But I know thy down-sitting, and thy going = forth, and thy=20 rage against me.

19:28 Because thou was angry against me, and thy = fierceness is=20 come up into my ears, therefore will I put my hooks in thy nostrils, and = my=20 bridle in thy lips, and I will turn thee back by the way by which thou=20 camest.

19:29 And this shall be a sign to thee; eat this year = the=20 things that grow of themselves, and in the second year the things which = spring=20 up: and in the third year [let there be] sowing, and reaping, and = planting of=20 vineyards, and eat ye the fruit of them.

19:30 And he shall increase him that has escaped of = the house=20 of Juda: and the remnant [shall strike] root beneath, and it shall = produce fruit=20 above.

19:31 For from Jerusalem shall go forth a remnant, = and he that=20 escapes from the mountain of Sion: the zeal of the Lord of host shall do = this.

19:32 [Is it] not so? Thus saith the Lord concerning = the king=20 of the Assyrians, He shall not enter into this city, and he shall not = shoot an=20 arrow there, neither shall a shield come against it, neither shall he = heap a=20 mound against it.

19:33 By the way by which he comes, by it shall he = return, and=20 he shall not enter into this city, saith the Lord.

19:34 And I will defend this city as with a shield, = for my own=20 sake, and for my servant David's sake.

19:35 And it came to pass at night that the angel of = the Lord=20 went forth, an smote in the camp of the Assyrians a hundred and = eighty-five=20 thousand: and they rose early in the morning, and, behold, [these were] = all dead=20 corpses.

19:36 And Sennacherim king of the Assyrians departed, = and went=20 and returned, and dwelt in Nineve.

19:37 And it came to pass, while he was worshipping = in the=20 house of Meserach his god, that Adramelech and Sarasar his sons smote = him with=20 the sword: and they escaped into the land of Ararath; and Asordan his = son=20 reigned in his stead.

[IV Kings (2 Kings)] 20:1 In those = days was=20 Ezekias sick [even] to death. And the prophet Esaias the son of Amos = came in to=20 him, and said to him, Thus saith the Lord, Give charge to thy household; = [for]=20 thou shalt die, and not live.

20:2 And Ezekias turned to the wall, and prayed to = the Lord,=20 saying,

20:3 Lord, remember, I pray thee, how I have walked = before thee=20 in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in = thine=20 eyes. And Ezekias wept with a great weeping.

20:4 And Esaias was in the middle court, and the word = of the=20 Lord came to him, saying,

20:5 Turn back, and thou shalt say to Ezekias the = ruler of my=20 people, Thus saith the Lord God of thy father David, I have heard thy = prayer, I=20 have seen thy tears: behold, I will heal thee: on the third day thou = shalt go up=20 to the house of the Lord.

20:6 And I will add to thy days fifteen years; and I = will=20 deliver thee and this city out of the hand of the king of the Assyrians, = and I=20 will defend this city for my own sake, and for my servant's David=20 sake.

20:7 And he said, Let them take a cake of figs, and = lay it upon=20 the ulcer, and he shall be well.

20:8 And Ezekias said to Esaias, What [is] the sign = that the=20 Lord will heal me, and I shall go up to the house of the Lord on the = third=20 day?

20:9 And Esaias said, This [is] the sign from the = Lord, that=20 the Lord will perform the word which he has spoken, the shadow [of the = dial]=20 shall advance ten degrees: [or] if it should go back ten degrees [this = would=20 also be the sign].

20:10 And Ezekias said, [It is] a light thing for the = shadow to=20 go down ten degrees: nay, but let the shadow return ten degrees backward = on the=20 dial.

20:11 And Esaias the prophet cried to the Lord: and = the shadow=20 returned back ten degrees on the dial.

20:12 At that time Marodach Baladan, son of Baladan = king of=20 Babylon, sent letters and a present to Ezekias, because he had heard = that=20 Ezekias was sick.

20:13 And Ezekias rejoiced at them, and shewed all = the house of=20 his spices, the silver and the gold, the spices, and the fine oil, and = the=20 armory, and all that was found in his treasures: there was nothing which = Ezekias=20 did not shew them in his house, and in all his dominion.

20:14 And Esaias the prophet went in to king Ezekias, = and said=20 to him, What said these men? and whence came they to thee? And Ezekias = said,=20 they came to me from a distant land, [even] from Babylon.

20:15 And he said, What saw they in thy house? And he = said,=20 They saw all things that [are] in my house: there was nothing in my = house which=20 I shewed not to them; yea, all that was in my treasures also.

20:16 And Esaias said to Ezekias, Hear the word of = the=20 Lord:

20:17 Behold, the days come, that all things that are = in thy=20 house shall be taken, and all that thy fathers have treasured up until = this day,=20 to Babylon; and there shall not fail a word, which the Lord has spoken.=20

20:18 And as for thy sons which shall come forth of = thee, which=20 thou shalt beget, [the enemy] shall take them, and they shall be eunuchs = in the=20 house of the king of Babylon.

20:19 And Ezekias said to Esaias, Good [is] the word = of the=20 Lord which he has spoken: [only] let there be peace in my = days.

20:20 And the rest of the acts of Ezekias, and all = his might,=20 and all that he made, the fountain and the aqueduct, and [how] he = brought water=20 into the city, [are] not these things written in the book of the = chronicles of=20 the kings of Juda?

20:21 And Ezekias slept with his fathers: and = Manasses his son=20 reigned in his stead.

[IV Kings (2 Kings)] 21:1 Manasses = [was]=20 twelve years old when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty-five years = in=20 Jerusalem: and his mother's name [was] Apsiba.

21:2 And he did that which was evil in the eyes of = the Lord,=20 according to the abominations of the nations which the Lord cast out = from before=20 the children of Israel.

21:3 And he built again the high places, which = Ezekias his=20 father [had] demolished; and set up an altar to Baal, and made groves as = Achaab=20 king of Israel [made them]; and worshipped all the host of heaven, and = served=20 them.

21:4 And he built an altar in the house of the Lord, = whereas he=20 had said, In Jerusalem I will place my name.

21:5 And he built an altar to all the host of heaven = in the two=20 courts of the house of the Lord.

21:6 And he caused his sons to pass through the fire, = and used=20 divination and auspices, and made groves, and multiplied wizards, so as = to do=20 that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, to provoke him to anger.=20

21:7 And he set up the graven image of the grove in = the house=20 of which the Lord said to David, and to Solomon his son, In this house, = and in=20 Jerusalem which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, will I = even place=20 my name for ever.

21:8 And I will not again remove the foot of Israel = from the=20 land which I gave to their fathers, [even of those] who shall keep all = that I=20 commanded, according to all the commandments which my servant Moses = commanded=20 them.

21:9 But they hearkened not; and Manasses led them = astray to do=20 evil in the sight of the Lord, beyond the nations whom the Lord utterly=20 destroyed from before the children of Israel.

21:10 And the Lord spoke by his servants the = prophets,=20 saying,

21:11 Forasmuch as Manasses the king of Juda has = wrought all=20 these evil abominations, beyond all that the Amorite did, who lived = before=20 [him], and has led Juda also into sin by their idols,

21:12 [it shall] not [be] so. Thus saith the Lord God = of=20 Israel, Behold, I bring calamities upon Jerusalem and Juda, so that both = the=20 ears of every one that hears shall tingle.

21:13 And I will stretch out over Jerusalem the = measure of=20 Samaria, and the plummet of the house of Achaab: and I will wipe = Jerusalem as a=20 jar is wiped, and turned upside down in the wiping.

21:14 And I will reject the remnant of my = inheritance, and will=20 deliver them into the hands of their enemies; and they shall be for a = plunder=20 and for a spoil to all their enemies:

21:15 forasmuch as they have done wickedly in my = sight, and=20 have provoked me from the day that I brought out their fathers out of = Egypt,=20 even until this day.

21:16 Moreover Manasses shed very much innocent = blood, until he=20 filled Jerusalem [with it] from one end to the other, beside his sins = with which=20 he caused Juda to sin, in doing evil in the eyes of the Lord. =

21:17 And the rest of the acts of Manasses, and all = that he=20 did, and his sin which he sinned, [are] not these things written in the = book of=20 the chronicles of the kings of Juda?

21:18 And Manasses slept with his fathers, and was = buried in=20 the garden of his house, [even] in the garden of Oza: and Amos his son = reigned=20 in his stead.

21:19 Twenty and two years old [was] Amos when he = began to=20 reign, and he reigned two years in Jerusalem: and his mother's name = [was]=20 Mesollam, daughter of Arus of Jeteba.

21:20 And he did that which was evil in the sight of = the Lord,=20 as Manasses his father did.

21:21 And he walked in all the way in which his = father walked,=20 and served the idols which his father served, and worshipped = them.

21:22 And he forsook the Lord God of his fathers, and = walked=20 not in te way of the Lord.

21:23 And the servants of Amos conspired against him, = and slew=20 the king in his house.

21:24 And the people of the land slew all that had = conspired=20 against king Amos; and the people of the land made Josias king in his = room.=20

21:25 And the rest of the acts of Amos, [even] all = that he did,=20 behold, [are] not these written in the book of the chronicles of the = kings of=20 Juda?

21:26 And they buried him in his tomb in the garden = of Oza: and=20 Josias his son reigned in his stead.

[IV Kings (2 Kings)] 22:1 Josias = [was] eight=20 years old when he began to reign, and he reigned thirty and one years in = Jerusalem: and his mother's name [was] Jedia, daughter of Edeia of = Basuroth.=20

22:2 And he did that which was right in the sight of = the Lord,=20 and walked in all the way of David his father; he turned not aside to = the right=20 hand or to the left.

22:3 And it came to pass in the eighteenth year of = king Josias,=20 in the eighth month, the king sent Sapphan the son of Ezelias the son of = Mesollam, the scribe of the house of the Lord, saying,

22:4 Go up to Chelcias the high priest, and take = account of the=20 money that is brought into the house of the Lord, which they that keep = the door=20 have collected of the people.

22:5 And let them give it into the hand of the = workmen that are=20 appointed in the house of the Lord. And he gave it to the workmen in the = house=20 of the Lord, to repair the breaches of the house,

22:6 [even] to the carpenters, and builders, and = masons, [and]=20 also to purchase timber and hewn stones, to repair the breaches of the = house.=20

22:7 Only they did not call them to account for the = money that=20 was given to them, because they dealt faithfully.

22:8 And Chelcias the high priest said to Saphan the = scribe, I=20 have found the book of the law in the house of the Lord. And Chelcias = gave the=20 book to Sapphan, and he read it.

22:9 And he went into the house of the Lord to the = king, and=20 reported the matter to the king, and said, Thy servants have collected = the money=20 that was found in the house of the Lord, and have given it into the hand = of the=20 workmen that are appointed in the house of the Lord.

22:10 And Sapphan the scribe spoke to the king, = saying,=20 Chelcias the priest has given me a book. And Sapphan read it before the=20 king.

22:11 And it came to pass, when the king heard the = words of the=20 book of the law, that he rent his garments.

22:12 And the king commanded Chelcias the priest, and = Achikam=20 the son of Sapphan, and Achobor the son of Michaias, and Sapphan the = scribe, and=20 Asaias the king's servant, saying,

22:13 Go, enquire of the Lord for me, and for all the = people,=20 and for all Juda, and concerning the words of this book that has been = found: for=20 the wrath of the Lord that has been kindled against us [is] great, = because our=20 fathers hearkened not to the words of this book, to do according to all = the=20 things written concerning us.

22:14 So Chelcias the priest went, and Achicam, and = Achobor,=20 and Sapphan, and Asaias, to Olda the prophetess, the mother of Sellem = the son of=20 Thecuan son of Aras, keeper of the robes; and she dwelt in Jerusalem in = Masena;=20 and they spoke to her.

22:15 And she said to them, Thus saith the Lord God = of Israel,=20 Say to the man that sent you to me,

22:16 Thus saith the Lord, Behold, I bring evil upon = this=20 place, and upon them that dwell in it, [even] all the words of the book = which=20 the king of Juda has read:

22:17 because they have forsaken me, and burnt = incense to other=20 gods, that they might provoke me with the works of their hands: = therefore my=20 wrath shall burn forth against this place, and shall not be = quenched.

22:18 And to the king of Juda that sent you to = enquire of the=20 Lord,-- thus shall ye say to him, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, [As = for]=20 the words which thou hast heard;

22:19 because thy heart was softened, and thou was = humbled=20 before [me], when thou heardest all that I spoke against this place, and = against=20 the inhabitants of it, that it should be utterly destroyed and accursed, = and=20 thou didst rend thy garments, and weep before me; I also have heard, = saith the=20 Lord.

22:20 It shall not be so [therefore]: behold, I = [will] add thee=20 to thy fathers, and thou shalt be gathered to thy tomb in peace, and = thine eyes=20 shall not see [any] among all the evils which I bring upon this place.=20

[IV Kings (2 Kings)] 23:1 So they = reported the=20 word to the king: and the king sent and gathered all the elders of Juda = and=20 Jerusalem to himself.

23:2 And the king went up to the house of the Lord, = and every=20 man of Juda and all who dwelt in Jerusalem with him, and the priests, = and the=20 prophets, and all the people small and great; and he read in their ears = all the=20 words of the book of the covenant that was found in the house of the=20 Lord.

23:3 And the king stood by a pillar, and made a = covenant before=20 the Lord, to walk after the Lord, to keep his commandments and his = testimonies=20 and his ordinances with all the heart and with all the soul, to confirm = the=20 words of this covenant; [even] the things written in this book. And all = the=20 people stood to the covenant.

23:4 And the king commanded Chelcias the high priest, = and the=20 priests of the second order, and them that kept the door, to bring out = of the=20 temple of the Lord all the vessels that were made for Baal, and for the = grove,=20 and all the host of heaven, and he burned them without Jerusalem in the = fields=20 of Kedron, and took the ashes of them to Baethel.

23:5 And he burned the idolatrous priests, whom the = kings of=20 Juda [had] appointed, (and they burned incense in the high places and in = the=20 cities of Juda, and the places around about Jerusalem); and them that = burned=20 incense to Baal, and to the sun, and to the moon, and to Mazuroth, and = to all=20 the host of heaven.

23:6 And he carried out the grove from the house of = the Lord to=20 the brook Kedron, and burned it at the brook Kedron, and reduced it to = powder,=20 and cast its powder on the sepulchres of the sons of the people. =

23:7 And he pulled down the house of the sodomites = that were by=20 the house of the Lord, where the women wove tents for the grove. =

23:8 And he brought up all the priest from the cities = of Juda,=20 and defiled the high places where the priests burned incense, from = Gaebal even=20 to Bersabee; and he pulled down the house of the gates that was by the = door of=20 the gate of Joshua the ruler of the city, on a man's left hand at the = gate of=20 the city.

23:9 Only the priests of the high places went not up = to the=20 altar of the Lord in Jerusalem, for they only ate leavened bread in the = midst of=20 their brethren.

23:10 And he defiled Tapheth which is in the valley = of the son=20 of Ennom, [constructed] for a man to cause his son or his daughter to = pass=20 through fire to Moloch.

23:11 And he burned the horses which the king of Juda = had given=20 to the sun in the entrance of the house of the Lord, by the treasury of = Nathan=20 the king's eunuch, in the suburbs; and he burned the chariot of the sun = with=20 fire.

23:12 And the altars that were on the roof of the = upper chamber=20 of Achaz, which the kings of Juda had made, and the altars which = Manasses had=20 made in the two courts of the house of the Lord, did the king pull down = and=20 forcibly remove from thence, and cast their dust into the brook of=20 Kedron.

23:13 And the king defiled the house that was before = Jerusalem,=20 on the right hand of the mount of Mosthath, which Solomon king of Israel = built=20 to Astarte the abomination of the Sidonians, and to Chamos the = abomination of=20 Moab, and to Moloch the abomination of the children of Ammon.

23:14 And he broke in pieces the pillars, and utterly = destroyed=20 the groves, and filled their places with the bones of men.

23:15 Also the high altar in Baethel, which Jeroboam = the son of=20 Nabat, who made Israel to sin, had made, even that high altar he tore = down, and=20 broke in pieces the stones of it, and reduced it to powder, and burnt = the=20 grove.

23:16 And Josias turned aside, and saw the tombs that = were=20 there in the city, and sent, and took the bones out of the tombs, and = burnt them=20 on the altar, and defiled it, according to the word of the Lord which = the man of=20 God spoke, when Jeroboam stood by the altar at the feast: and he turned = and=20 raised his eyes to the tomb of the man of God that spoke these = words.

23:17 And he said, What [is] that mound which I see? = And the=20 men of the city said to him, [It is the grave of] the man of God that = came out=20 of Juda, and uttered these imprecations which he imprecated upon the = altar of=20 Baethel.

23:18 And he said, Let him alone; let no one disturb = his bones.=20 So his bones were spared, together with the bones of the prophet that = came out=20 of Samaria.

23:19 Moreover Josias removed all the houses of the = high places=20 that were in the cities of Samaria, which the kings of Israel made to = provoke=20 the Lord, and did to them all that he did in Baethel.

23:20 And he sacrificed all the priests of the high = places that=20 were there on the altars, and burnt the bones of men upon them, and = returned to=20 Jerusalem.

23:21 And the king commanded all the people, saying, = Keep the=20 passover to the Lord your God, as it is written in the book of this=20 covenant.

23:22 For a passover [such as] this had not been kept = from the=20 days of the judges who judged Israel, even all the days of the kings of = Israel,=20 and of the kings of Juda.

23:23 But in the eighteenth year of king Josias, was = the=20 passover kept to the Lord in Jerusalem.

23:24 Moreover Josias removed the sorcerers, and the = wizards,=20 and the theraphin, and the idols, and all the abominations that had been = set up=20 in the land of Juda and in Jerusalem, that he might keep the words of = the law=20 that were written in the book, which Chelcias the priest found in the = house of=20 the Lord.

23:25 There was no king like him before him, who = turned to the=20 Lord with all his heart, and with all his soul, and with all his = strength,=20 according to all the law of Moses; and after him there rose not one like = him.

23:26 Nevertheless the Lord turned not from the = fierceness of=20 his great anger, wherewith he was wroth in his anger against Juda, = because of=20 the provocations, wherewith Manasses provoked him.

23:27 And the Lord said, I will also remove Juda from = my=20 presence, as I removed Israel, and will reject this city which I have = chosen=20 [even] Jerusalem, and the house [of] which I said, My name shall be=20 there.

23:28 And the rest o the acts of Josias, and all that = he did,=20 [are] not these things written in the book of the chronicles of the = kings of=20 Juda?

23:29 And in his days went up Pharao Nechao king of = Egypt=20 against the king of the Assyrians to the river Euphrates: and Josias = went out to=20 meet him: and Nechao slew him in Mageddo when he saw him.

23:30 And his servants carried him dead from Mageddo, = and=20 brought him to Jerusalem, and buried him in his sepulchre: and the = people of the=20 land took Joachaz the son of Josias, and anointed him, and made him king = in the=20 room of his father.

23:31 Twenty and three years old was Joachaz when he = began to=20 reign, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem: and his mother's name = [was]=20 Amital, daughter of Jeremias of Lobna.

23:32 And he did that which was evil in the sight of = the Lord,=20 according to all that his fathers did.

23:33 And Pharao Nechao removed him to Rablaam in the = land of=20 Emath, so that he should not reign in Jerusalem; and imposed a tribute = on the=20 land, a hundred talents of silver, and a hundred talents of = gold.

23:34 And Pharao Nechao made Eliakim son of Josias = king of Juda=20 king over them in the place of his father Josias, and he changed his = name [to]=20 Joakim, and he took Joachaz and brought him to Egypt, and he died=20 there.

23:35 And Joakim gave the silver and the gold to = Pharao; but he=20 assessed the land to give the money at the command of Pharao: they gave = the=20 silver and the gold [each] man according to his assessment together with = the=20 people of the land to give to Pharao Nechao.

23:36 Twenty-five years old [was] Joakim when he = began to=20 reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem: and his mother's name = [was]=20 Jeldaph, daughter of Phadail of Ruma.

23:37 And he did that which was evil in the eyes of = the lord,=20 according to all that his fathers had done.

[IV Kings (2 Kings)] 24:1 In his = days went up=20 Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon, and Joakim became his servant three = years; and=20 [then] he turned and revolted from him.

24:2 And the lord sent against him the bands of the = Chaldeans,=20 and the bands of Syria, and the ans of Moab, and the bands of the = children of=20 Ammon, and sent them into the land of Juda to prevail [against it], = according to=20 the word of the Lord, which he spoke by his servants the = prophets.

24:3 Moreover it was the purpose of the Lord = concerning Juda,=20 to remove them from his presence, because of the sins of Manasses, = according to=20 all that he did.

24:4 Moreover he shed innocent blood, and filled = Jerusalem with=20 innocent blood, and the Lord would not pardon [it].

24:5 And the rest of the acts of Joakim, and all that = he did,=20 behold, [are] not these written in the book of the chronicles of the = kings of=20 Juda?

24:6 And Joakim slept with his fathers: and Joachim = his son=20 reigned in his stead.

24:7 And the king of Egypt came no more out of his = land: for=20 the king of Babylon took away all that belonged to the king of Egypt = from the=20 river of Egypt as far as the river Euphrates.

24:8 Eighteen years old [was] Joachim when he began = to reign,=20 an he reigned three months in Jerusalem: and his mother's name [was] = Nestha,=20 daughter of Ellanastham, of Jerusalem.

24:9 And he did that which was evil in the sight of = the Lord,=20 according to all that his father did.

24:10 At that time went up Nabuchodonosor king of = Babylon to=20 Jerusalem, and the city was besieged.

24:11 And Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon came against = the city,=20 and his servants besieged it.

24:12 And Joachim king of Juda came forth to the king = of=20 Babylon, he and his servants, and his mother, and his princes, and his = eunuchs;=20 and the king of Babylon took him in the eighth year of his = reign.

24:13 And he brought forth thence all the treasures = of the=20 house of the Lord, and the treasures of the king's house, and he cut up = all the=20 golden vessels which Solomon the king of Israel [had] made in the temple = of the=20 Lord, according to the word of the Lord.

24:14 And he carried away [the inhabitants of] = Jerusalem, and=20 all the captains, and the mighty men, taking captive ten thousand = prisoners, and=20 every artificer and smith: and only the poor of the land were left. =

24:15 And he carried Joachim away to Babylon, and the = king's=20 mother, and the king's wives, and his eunuchs: and he carried away the = mighty=20 men of the land into captivity from Jerusalem to Babylon.

24:16 And all the men of might, even seven thousand, = and one=20 thousand artificers and smiths: all [were] mighty [men] fit for war; and = the=20 king of Babylon carried them captive to Babylon.

24:17 And the king of Babylon made Batthanias his son = king in=20 his stead, and called his name Sedekias.

24:18 Twenty and one years old [was] Sedekias when he = began to=20 reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem: and his mother's name = [was]=20 Amital daughter of Jeremias.

24:19 And he did that which was evil in the sight of = the Lord,=20 according to all that Joachim did.

24:20 For it was according to the Lord's anger = against=20 Jerusalem and on Juda, until he cast them out of his presence, that = Sedekias=20 revolted against the king of Babylon.

[IV Kings (2 Kings)] 25:1 And it = came to pass=20 in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, [that] = Nabuchodonosor king=20 of Babylon came, and all his host, against Jerusalem; and he encamped = against=20 it, and built a mound against it.

25:2 And the city was besieged until the eleventh = year of king=20 Sedekias on the ninth day of the month.

25:3 And the famine prevailed in the city, and there = was no=20 bread for the people of the land.

25:4 And the city was broken up, and all the men of = war went=20 forth by night, by the way of the gate between the walls, this is [the = gate] of=20 the king's garden: and the Chaldeans [were set] against the city round = about:=20 and [the king] went by the way of the plain.

25:5 And the force of the Chaldeans pursued the king, = and=20 overtook him in the plains of Jericho: and all his army was dispersed = from about=20 him.

25:6 And they took the king, and brought him to the = king of=20 Babylon to Reblatha; and he gave judgment upon him.

25:7 And he slew the sons of Sedekias before his = eyes, and put=20 out the eyes of Sedekias, and bound him in fetters, and brought him to=20 Babylon.

25:8 And in the fifth month, on the seventh day of = the month=20 (this [is] the nineteenth year of Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon), came=20 Nabuzardan, captain of the guard, who stood before the king of Babylon, = to=20 Jerusalem.

25:9 And he burnt the house of the Lord, and the = king's house,=20 and all the houses of Jerusalem, even every house did the captain of the = guard=20 burn.

25:10 And the force of the Chaldeans pulled down the = wall of=20 Jerusalem round about.

25:11 And Nabuzardan the captain of the guard removed = the rest=20 of the people that were left in the city, and the men who had deserted = to the=20 king of Babylon, and the rest of the multitude.

25:12 But the captain of the guard left of the poor = of the land=20 to be vine-dressers and husbandmen.

25:13 And the Chaldeans broke to pieces the brazen = pillars that=20 were in the house of the Lord, and the bases, and the brazen sea that = was in the=20 house of the Lord, and carried their brass to Babylon.

25:14 And the caldrons, and the shovels, and the = bowls, and the=20 censers, and all the brazen vessels with which they minister, he=20 took.

25:15 And the captain of the guard took the = fire-pans, and the=20 gold and silver bowls.

25:16 Two pillars, and one sea, and the bases which = Solomon=20 made for the house of the Lord: there was no weight of the brass of all = the=20 vessels.

25:17 The height of one pillar [was] eighteen cubits, = and the=20 chapiter upon it was of brass: and the height of the chapiter was three = cubits:=20 the border, and the pomegranates on the chapiter round about were all of = brass:=20 and so it was with the second pillar with its border.

25:18 And the captain of the guard took Saraias the=20 high-priest, and Sophonias the second in order, and the three = doorkeepers.=20

25:19 And they took out of the city one eunuch who = was=20 commander of the men of war, and five men that saw the face of the king, = that=20 were found in the city, and the secretary of the commander-in-chief, who = took=20 account of the people of the land, and sixty men of the people of the = land that=20 were found in the city.

25:20 And Nabuzardan the captain of the guard took = them, and=20 brought them to the king of Babylon to Reblatha.

25:21 And the king of Babylon smote them and slew = them at=20 Reblatha in the land of Aemath. So Juda was carried away from his=20 land.

25:22 And [as for] the people that were left in the = land of=20 Juda, whom Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon left, even over them he set = Godolias=20 son of Achicam son of Saphan.

25:23 And all the captains of the host, they and = their men,=20 heard that the king of Babylon had [thus] appointed Godolias, and they = came to=20 Godolias to Massephath, both Ismael the son of Nathanias, and Jona son = of=20 Careth, and Saraias, son of Thanamath the Netophathite, and Jezonias son = of a=20 Machathite, they and their men.

25:24 And Godolias swore to them and their men, and = said to=20 them, Fear not the incursion of the Chaldeans; dwell in the land, and = serve the=20 king of Babylon, and it shall be well with you.

25:25 And it came to pass in the seventh month [that] = Ismael=20 son of Nathanias son of Helisama, of the seed royal, came, and ten men = with him,=20 and he smote Godolias, that he died, [him] and the Jews and the = Chaldeans that=20 were with him in Massepha.

25:26 And all the people, great and small rose up, = [they] and=20 the captains of the forces, and went into Egypt; because they were = afraid of the=20 Chaldeans.

25:27 And it came to pass in the thirty-seventh year = of the=20 carrying away of Joachim king of Juda, in the twelfth month, on the=20 twenty-seventh day of the month, [that] Evialmarodec king of Babylon in = the=20 [first] year of his reign lifted up the head of Joachim king of Juda, = and=20 brought him out of his prison-house.

25:28 And he spoke kindly to him, and set his throne = above the=20 thrones of the kings that were with him in Babylon;

25:29 And changed his prison garments: and he ate = bread=20 continually before him all the days of his life.

25:30 And his portion, a continual portion, was given = him out=20 of the house of the king, a daily rate for every day all the days of his = life.=20



I Chronicles

1:1 Adam, Seth, Enos,

1:2 and Cainan, Maleleel, Jared,

1:3 Enoch, Mathusala, Lamech,

1:4 Noe: the sons of Noe, Sem, Cham, = Japheth.

1:5 The sons of Japheth, Gamer, Magog, Madaim, Jovan, = Helisa,=20 Thobel, Mosoch, and Thiras.

1:6 And the sons of Gamer, Aschanaz, and Riphath, and = Thorgama.

1:7 And the sons of Jovan, Helisa, and Tharsis, the = Citians,=20 and Rhodians.

1:8 And the sons of Cham, Chus, and Mesraim, Phud and = Chanaan.

1:9 And the sons of Chus, Saba, and Evila, and = Sabatha, and=20 Regma, and Sebethaca: and the sons of Regma, Saba, and Dadan.

1:10 And Chus begot Nebrod: he began to be a mighty = hunter on=20 the earth.

1:11 [see Appendix]

1:12 [see Appendix]

1:13 [see Appendix]

1:14 [see Appendix]

1:15 [see Appendix]

1:16 [see Appendix]

1:17 The sons of Sem, Aelam, and Assur,

1:18 [see Appendix]

1:19 [see Appendix]

1:20 [see Appendix]

1:21 [see Appendix]

1:22 [see Appendix]

1:23 [see Appendix]

1:24 and Arphaxad, Sala,

1:25 Eber, Pheleg, Ragan,

1:26 Seruch, Nachor, Tharrha,

1:27 Abraam.

1:28 And the sons of Abraam, Isaac, and = Ismael.

1:29 And these [are] their generations: the = first-born of=20 Ismael, Nabaeoth, and Kedar, Nabdeel, Massam,

1:30 Masma, Iduma, Masse, Chondan, = Thaeman,

1:31 Jettur, Naphes, Kedma: these [are] the sons of=20 Ismael.

1:32 And the sons of Chettura Abraam's concubine:-- = and she=20 bore him Zembram, Jexan, Madiam, Madam, Sobac, Soe: and the sons of = Jexan;=20 Daedan, and Sabai;

1:33 and the sons of Madiam; Gephar, and Opher, and = Enoch, and=20 Abida, and Eldada; all these [were] the sons of Chettura.

1:34 And Abraam begot Isaac: and the sons of Isaac = [were]=20 Jacob, and Esau.

1:35 The sons of Esau, Eliphaz, and Raguel, and Jeul, = and=20 Jeglom, and Core.

1:36 The sons of Eliphaz: Thaeman, and Omar, Sophar, = and=20 Gootham, and Kenez, and Thamna, and Amalec.

1:37 And the sons of Raguel, Naches, Zare, Some, and=20 Moze.

1:38 The sons of Seir, Lotan, Sobal, Sebegon, Ana, = Deson, Osar,=20 and Disan.

1:39 And the sons of Lotan, Chorri, and Aeman; and = the sister=20 of Lotan [was] Thamna.

1:40 The sons of Sobal; Alon, Machanath, Taebel, = Sophi, and=20 Onan: and the sons of Sebegon; Aeth, and Sonan.

1:41 The sons of Sonan, Daeson: and the sons of = Daeson; Emeron,=20 and Asebon, and Jethram, and Charran.

1:42 And the sons of Hosar, Balaam, and Zucam, and = Acan: the=20 sons of Disan, Os, and Aran.

1:43 And these [are] their kings, Balac the son of = Beor; and=20 the name of his city [was] Dennaba.

1:44 And Balac died, and Jobab the son of Zara of = Bosorrha=20 reigned in his stead.

1:45 And Jobab died, and Asom of the land of the = Thaemanites=20 reigned in his stead.

1:46 And Asom died, and Adad the son of Barad reigned = in his=20 stead, who smote Madiam in the plain of Moab: and the name of his city = [was]=20 Gethaim.

1:47 And Adad died, and Sebla of Masecca reigned in = his=20 stead.

1:48 And Sebla died, and Saul of Rhoboth by the river = reigned=20 in his stead.

1:49 And Saul died, and Balaennor son of Achobor = reigned in his=20 stead.

1:50 And Balaennor died, and Adad son of Barad = reigned in his=20 stead; and the name of his city [was] Phogor.

1:51 The princes of Edom: prince Thamna, prince = Golada, prince=20 Jether,

1:52 prince Elibamas, prince Elas, prince = Phinon,

1:53 prince Kenez, prince Thaeman, prince Babsar, = prince=20 Magediel,

1:54 prince Zaphoin. These [are] the princes of=20 Edom.

[I Chronicles] 2:1 These [are] the = names of=20 the sons of Israel;

2:2 Ruben, Symeon, Levi, Juda, Issachar, Zabulon, = Dan, Joseph,=20 Benjamin, Nephthali, Gad, Aser.

2:3 The sons of Juda; Er, Aunan, Selom. [These] three = were born=20 to him of the daughter of Sava the Chananitish woman: and Er, the = first-born of=20 Juda, [was] wicked before the Lord, and he slew him.

2:4 And Thamar his daughter-in-law bore to him = Phares, and=20 Zara: all the sons of Juda [were] five.

2:5 The sons of Phares, Esrom, and Jemuel.

2:6 And the sons of Zara, Zambri, and Aetham, and = Aemuan, and=20 Calchal, and Darad, [in] all five.

2:7 And the sons of Charmi; Achar the troubler of = Israel, who=20 was disobedient in the accursed thing.

2:8 And the sons of Aetham; Azarias,

2:9 and the sons of Esrom who were born to him; = Jerameel, and=20 Aram, and Chaleb.

2:10 And Aram begot Aminadab, and Aminadab begot = Naasson, chief=20 of the house of Juda.

2:11 And Naasson begot Salmon, and Salmon begot=20 Booz,

2:12 and Booz begot Obed, and Obed begot = Jessae.

2:13 And Jessae begot his first-born Eliab, Aminadab = [was] the=20 second, Samaa the third,

2:14 Nathanael the fourth, Zabdai he = fifth,

2:15 Asam the sixth, David the seventh.

2:16 And their sister [was] Saruia, and [another] = Abigaia: and=20 the sons of Saruia [were] Abisa, and Joab, and Asael, three.

2:17 And Abigaia bore Amessab: and the father of = Amessab [was]=20 Jothor the Ismaelite.

2:18 And Chaleb the son of Esrom took Gazuba to wife, = and=20 Jerioth: and these [were] her sons; Jasar, and Subab, and = Ardon.

2:19 And Gazuba died; and Chaleb took to himself = Ephrath, and=20 she bore to him Or.

2:20 And Or begot Uri, and Uri begot = Beseleel.

2:21 And after this Esron went in to the daughter of = Machir the=20 father of Galaad, and he took her when he was sixty-five years old; and = she bore=20 him Seruch.

2:22 And Seruch begot Jair, and he had twenty-three = cities in=20 Galaad.

2:23 And he took Gedsur and Aram, the towns of Jair = from them;=20 [with] Canath and its towns, sixty cities. All these [belonged to] the = sons of=20 Machir the father of Galaad.

2:24 And after the death of Esron, Chaleb came to = Ephratha; and=20 the wife of Esron [was] Abia; and she bore him Ascho the father of=20 Thecoe.

2:25 And the sons of Jerameel the first-born of Esron = [were],=20 the first-born Ram, and Banaa, and Aram, and Asan his = brother.

2:26 And Jerameel had another wife, and her name = [was] Atara:=20 she is the mother of Ozom.

2:27 And the sons of Ram the first-born of Jerameel = were Maas,=20 and Jamin, and Acor.

2:28 And the sons of Ozom were, Samai, and Jadae: and = the sons=20 of Samai; Nadab, and Abisur.

2:29 And the name of the wife of Abisur [was] = Abichaia, and she=20 bore him Achabar, and Moel.

2:30 And the sons of Nadab; Salad and Apphain; and = Salad died=20 without children.

2:31 And the sons of Apphain, Isemiel; and the sons = of Isemiel,=20 Sosan; and the sons of Sosan, Dadai.

2:32 And the sons of Dadai, Achisamas, Jether, = Jonathan: and=20 Jether died childless.

2:33 And the sons of Jonathan; Phaleth, and Hozam. = These were=20 the sons of Jerameel.

2:34 And Sosan had no sons, but daughters. And Sosan = had an=20 Egyptian servant, and his name [was] Jochel.

2:35 And Sosan gave his daughter to Jochel his = servant to wife=20 and she bore him Ethi.

2:36 And Ethi begot Nathan, and Nathan begot = Zabed,

2:37 and Zabed begot Aphamel, and Aphamel begot=20 Obed.

2:38 And Obed begot Jeu, and Jeu begot = Azarias.

2:39 And Azarias begot Chelles, and Chelles begot=20 Eleasa,

2:40 and Eleasa begot Sosomai, and Sosomai begot=20 Salum,

2:41 and Salum begot Jechemias, and Jechemias begot = Elisama,=20 and Elisama begot Ismael.

2:42 And the sons of Chaleb the brother of Jerameel = [were],=20 Marisa his first-born, he [is] the father of Ziph:-- and the sons of = Marisa the=20 father of Chebron.

2:43 And the sons of Chebron; Core, and Thapphus, and = Recom,=20 and Samaa.

2:44 And Samaa begot Raem the father of Jeclan: and = Jeclan=20 begot Samai.

2:45 And his son [was] Maon: and Maon [is] the father = of=20 Baethsur.

2:46 And Gaepha the concubine of Chaleb bore Aram, = and Mosa,=20 and Gezue.

2:47 And the sons of Addai [were] Ragem, and Joatham, = and=20 Sogar, and Phalec, and Gaepha, and Sagae.

2:48 And Chaleb's concubine Mocha bore Saber, and=20 Tharam.

2:49 She bore also Sagae the father of Madmena, and = Sau the=20 father of Machabena, and the father of Gaebal: and the daughter of = Chaleb [was]=20 Ascha.

2:50 These were the sons of Chaleb: the sons of Or = the=20 first-born of Ephratha; Sobal the father of Cariathiarim,

2:51 Salomon the father of Baetha, Lammon the father = of=20 Baethalaem, and Arim the father of Bethgedor.

2:52 And the sons of Sobal the father of Cariathiarim = were=20 Araa, and Aesi, and Ammanith,

2:53 and Umasphae, cities of Jair; Aethalim, and = Miphithim, and=20 Hesamathim, and Hemasaraim; from these went forth the Sarathaeans, and = the sons=20 of Esthaam.

2:54 The sons of Salomon; Baethalaem, the = Netophathite, Ataroth=20 of the house of Joab, and half of the family of Malathi, = Esari.

2:55 The families of the scribes dwelling in Jabis;=20 Thargathiim, and Samathiim, and Sochathim, these [are] the Kinaeans that = came of=20 Hemath, the father of the house of Rechab.

[I Chronicles] 3:1 Now these were = the sons of=20 David that were born to him in Chebron; the first-born Amnon, [born] of = Achinaam=20 the Jezraelitess; the second Damniel, of Abigia the = Carmelitess.

3:2 The third, Abessalom, the son of Mocha the = daughter of=20 Tholmai king of Gedsur; the fourth, Adonia the son of Aggith.

3:3 The fifth, Saphatia, [the son] of Abital; the = sixth,=20 Jethraam, [born] of Agla his wife.

3:4 Six were born to him in Chebron; and he reigned = there seven=20 years and six months: and he reigned thirty-three years in = Jerusalem.

3:5 And these were born to him in Jerusalem; Samaa, = Sobab,=20 Nathan, and Solomon; four [of] Bersabee the daughter of = Amiel:

3:6 and Ebaar, and Elisa, and Eliphaleth,

3:7 and Nagai, and Naphec, and Japhie,

3:8 and Helisama, and Eliada, and Eliphala, = nine.

3:9 All [these were] the sons of David, besides the = sons of the=20 concubines, and [there was also] Themar their sister.

3:10 The sons of Solomon; Roboam, Abia his son, Asa = his son,=20 Josaphat his son,

3:11 Joram his son, Ochozias his son, Joas his = son,

3:12 Amasias his son, Azarias his son, Joathan his=20 son,

3:13 Achaz his son, Ezekias his son, Manasses his=20 son,

3:14 Amon his son, Josia his son.

3:15 And the sons of Josia; the first-born Joanan, = the second=20 Joakim, the third Sedekias, the fourth Salum.

3:16 And the sons of Joakim; Jechonias his son, = Sedekias his=20 son.

3:17 And the sons of Jechonias; Asir, Salathiel his=20 son,

3:18 Melchiram, and Phadaias, and Sanesar, and = Jekimia, and=20 Hosamath, and Nabadias.

3:19 And the sons of Phadaias; Zorobabel, and Semei: = and the=20 sons of Zorobabel; Mosollam, and Anania, and Salomethi [was] their=20 sister.

3:20 And Asube, and Ool, and Barachia, and Asadia, = and Asobed,=20 five.

3:21 And the sons of Anania, Phalettia, and Jesias = his son,=20 Raphal his son, Orna his son, Abdia his son, Sechenias his = son.

3:22 And the son of Sechenias; Samaia: and the sons = of Samaia;=20 Chattus, and Joel, and Berri and Noadia, and Saphath, six.

3:23 And the sons of Noadia: Elithenan, and Ezekia, = and=20 Ezricam, three.

3:24 And the sons of Elithenan; Odolia, and = Heliasebon, and=20 Phadaia, and Akub, and Joanan, and Dalaaia, and Anan, seven.

[I Chronicles] 4:1 And the sons of = Juda;=20 Phares, Esrom, and Charmi, and Or, Subal,

4:2 an Rada his son; and Subal begot Jeth; and Jeth = begot=20 Achimai, and Laad: these [are] the generations of the Arathites. =

4:3 And these [are] the sons of Aetam; Jezrael and = Jesman, and=20 Jebdas: and their sister's name [was] Eselebbon.

4:4 And Phanuel the father of Gedor, and Jazer the = father of=20 Osan: these [are] the sons of Or, the first-born of Ephratha, the father = of=20 Baethalaen.

4:5 And Asur the father of Thecoe had two wives, Aoda = and=20 Thoada.

4:6 And Aoda bore to him Ochaia, and Ephal, and = Thaeman, and=20 Aasther: all these [were] the sons of Aoda.

4:7 And the sons of Thoada; Sereth, and Saar, and=20 Esthanam.

4:8 And Come begot Enob, and Sabatha, and the progeny = of the=20 brother of Rechab, the son of Jarin.

4:9 And Igabes was more famous than his brethren; and = his=20 mother called his name Igabes, saying, I have born as a sorrowful=20 one.

4:10 And Igabes called on the God of Israel, saying, = O that=20 thou wouldest indeed bless me, and enlarge my coasts, and that thy hand = might be=20 with me, and that thou wouldest make me know that thou wilt not grieve = me! And=20 God granted him all that he asked.

4:11 And Chaleb the father of Ascha begot Machir; he = [was] the=20 father of Assathon.

4:12 He begot Bathraias, and Bessee, and Thaeman the = founder of=20 the city of Naas the brother of Eselom the Kenezite: these [were] the = men of=20 Rechab.

4:13 And the sons of Kenez; Gothoniel, and Saraia: = and the sons=20 of Gothoniel; Athath.

4:14 And Manathi begot Gophera: and Saraia begot = Jobab, the=20 father of Ageaddair, for they were artificers.

4:15 And the sons of Chaleb the son of Jephonne; Er, = Ada, and=20 Noom: and the sons of Ada, Kenez.

4:16 And the sons of Aleel, Zib, and Zepha, and = Thiria, and=20 Eserel.

4:17 And the sons of Esri; Jether, Morad, and Apher, = and Jamon:=20 and Jether begot Maron, and Semei, and Jesba the father of = Esthaemon.

4:18 And his wife, that [is] Adia, bore Jared the = father of=20 Gedor, and Aber the father of Sochon, and Chetiel the father of Zamon: = and these=20 [are] the sons of Betthia the daughter of Pharao, whom Mored took. =

4:19 And the sons of te wife of Iduia the sister of = Nachaim the=20 father of Keila; Garmi, and Esthaemon the Nochathite.

4:20 And the sons of Semon; Amnon, and Ana the son of = Phana,=20 and Inon: and the sons of Sei, Zoan, and the sons of Zoab.

4:21 The sons of Selom the son of Juda; Er the father = of=20 Lechab, and Laada the father of Marisa, and the offspring of the family = of=20 Ephrathabac [belonging to] the house of Esoba.

4:22 And Joakim, and the men of Chozeba, and Joas, = and Saraph,=20 who dwelt in Moab, and he changed their names to Abederin and Athukiim.=20

4:23 These [are] the potters who dwelt in Ataim and = Gadira with=20 the king: they grew strong in his kingdom, and dwelt there.

4:24 The sons of Semeon; Namuel, and Jamin, Jarib, = Zares,=20 Saul:

4:25 Salem his son, Mabasam his son, Masma his = son:

4:26 Amuel his son, Sabud his son, Zacchur his son, = Semei his=20 son.

4:27 Semei [had] sixteen sons, and six daughters; and = his=20 brethren had not many sons, neither did all their families multiply as = the sons=20 of Juda.

4:28 And they dwelt in Bersabee, and Molada, and in=20 Esersual,

4:29 and in Balaa, and in Aesem, and in = Tholad,

4:30 and in Bathuel, and in Herma, and in = Sikelag,

4:31 and in Baethmarimoth, and Hemisuseosin, and the = house of=20 Baruseorim: these [were] their cities until [the time of] king = David.

4:32 And their villages [were] Aetan, and En, Remnon, = and=20 Thocca, and Aesar, five cities.

4:33 And all their villages [were] round about these = cities, as=20 far as Baal: this [was] their possession, and their = distribution.

4:34 And Mosobab, and Jemoloch, and Josia the son of=20 Amasia;

4:35 and Joel, and Jeu the son of Asabia, the son of = Sarau, the=20 son of Asiel;

4:36 and Elionai, and Jocaba, and Jasuia, and Asaia, = and=20 Jediel, and Ismael, and Banaias;

4:37 and Zuza the son of Saphai, the son of Alon, the = son of=20 Jedia, the son of Semri, the son of Samaias.

4:38 These went by the names of princes in their = families, and=20 they increased abundantly in their fathers' households.

4:39 And they went till they came to Gerara, to the = east of=20 Gai, to seek pasture for their cattle.

4:40 And they found abundant and good pastures, and = the land=20 before them [was] wide, and [there was] peace and quietness; for [there = were]=20 some of the children of Cham who dwelt there before.

4:41 And these who are written by name came in the = days of=20 Ezekias king of Juda, and they smote the people's houses, and the = Minaeans whom=20 they found there, and utterly destroyed them until this day: and they = dwelt in=20 their place, because [there was] pasture there for their cattle. =

4:42 And some of them, [even] of the sons of Symeon, = went to=20 mount Seir, [even] five hundred men; and Phalaettia, and Noadia, and = Raphaia,=20 and Oziel, sons of Jesi, [were] their rulers.

4:43 And they smote the remnant that were left of = Amalec, until=20 this day.

[I Chronicles] 5:1 And the sons of = Ruben the=20 first-born of Israel (for he [was] the first-born; but because of his = going up=20 to his father's couch, [his father] gave his blessing to his son Joseph, = [even]=20 the son of Israel; and he was not reckoned as first-born;

5:2 for Judas [was] very mighty even among his = brethren, and=20 one was to be a ruler out of him: but the blessing [was] = Joseph's).

5:3 The sons of Ruben the first-born of Israel; = Enoch, and=20 Phallus, Asrom, and Charmi.

5:4 The sons of Joel; Semei, and Banaia his son: and = the sons=20 of Gug the son of Semei.

5:5 His son [was] Micha, his son Recha, his son=20 Joel,

5:6 his son Beel, whom Thagla-phallasar king of = Assyria carried=20 away captive: he [is] the chief of the Rubenites.

5:7 And his brethren in his family, in their = distribution=20 according to their generations; the chief, Joel, and = Zacharia.

5:8 And Balec the son of Azuz, the son of Sama, the = son of=20 Joel: he dwelt in Aroer, and even to Naban, and Beelmasson.

5:9 And he dwelt eastward to the borders of the = wilderness,=20 from the river Euphrates: for they had much cattle in the land of = Galaad.=20

5:10 And in the days of Saul they made war upon the = sojourners=20 [in the land]; and they fell into their hands, all of them dwelling in = their=20 tents eastward of Galaad.

5:11 The sons of Gad dwelt over against them in te = land of=20 Basan even to Sela.

5:12 Joel the first-born, and Sapham the second, and = Janin the=20 scribe in Basan.

5:13 And their brethren according to the houses of = their=20 fathers; Michael, Mosollam, and Sebee, and Joree, and Joachan, and Zue, = and=20 Obed, seven.

5:14 These [are] the sons of Abichaia the son of Uri, = the son=20 of Idai, the son of Galaad, the son of Michael, the son of Jesai, the = son of=20 Jeddai, the son of Buz,

5:15 [who was] the brother of the son of Abdiel, the = son of=20 Guni, [he was] chief of the house of their families.

5:16 They dwelt in Galaad, in Basan, and in their = villages, and=20 [in] all the country round about Saron to the border.

5:17 The enumeration of [them] all took place in the = days of=20 Joatham king of Juda, and in the days of Jeroboam king of = Israel.

5:18 The sons of Ruben and Gad, and the half-tribe of = Manasse,=20 of mighty men, bearing shields and sword, and bending the bow, and = skilled in=20 war, [were] forty and four thousand and seven hundred and sixty, going = forth to=20 battle.

5:19 And they made war with the Agarenes, and = Itureans, and=20 Naphiseans, and Nadabeans,

5:20 and they prevailed against them: and the = Agaraeans were=20 given into their hands, [they] and all their tents: for they cried to = God in the=20 battle, and he hearkened to them, because they trusted on = him.

5:21 And they took captive their store; five thousand = camels,=20 and two hundred and fifty thousand sheep, two thousand asses, and a = hundred=20 thousand men.

5:22 For many fell slain, because the war [was] of = God. And=20 they dwelt in their place until the captivity.

5:23 And the half-tribe of Manasse dwelt from Basan = to Baal,=20 Ermon, and Sanir, and [to] the mount Aermon: and they increased in = Libanus.=20

5:24 And these were the heads of the houses of their = families;=20 Opher, and Sei, and Eliel, and Jeremia, and Oduia, and Jediel, mighty = men of=20 valour, men of renown, heads of the houses of their families.

5:25 But they rebelled against the God of their = fathers, and=20 went a-whoring after the gods of the nations of the land, whom God cast = out from=20 before them.

5:26 And the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of = Phaloch=20 king of Assyria, and the spirit of Thagla-phallasar king of Assyria, and = carried=20 away Ruben and Gaddi, and the half-tribe of Manasse, and brought them to = Chaach,=20 and Chabor, and to the river Gozan, until this day.

[I Chronicles] 6:1 The sons of Levi: = Gedson,=20 Caath, and Merari.

6:2 And the sons of Caath; Ambram, and Issaar, = Chebron, and=20 Oziel.

6:3 And the sons of Ambram; Aaron, and Moses, and = Mariam: and=20 the sons of Aaron; Nadab, and Abiud, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

6:4 Eleazar begot Phinees, Phinees begot = Abisu;

6:5 Abisu begot Bokki, and Bokki begot = Ozi;

6:6 Ozi begot Zaraia, Zaraia begot Mariel;

6:7 and Mariel begot Amaria, and Amaria begot=20 Achitob;

6:8 and Achitob begot Sadoc, and Sadoc begot=20 Achimaas;

6:9 and Achimaas begot Azarias, and Azarias begot=20 Joanan;

6:10 and Joanan begot Azarias: he ministered as = priest in the=20 house which Solomon built in Jerusalem.

6:11 And Azarias begot Amaria, and Amaria begot=20 Achitob;

6:12 and Achitob begot Sadoc, and Sadoc begot = Salom;

6:13 and Salom begot Chelcias, and Chelcias begot=20 Azarias;

6:14 and Azarias begot Saraia, and Saraias begot=20 Josadac.

6:15 And Josadac went into captivity with Juda and = Jerusalem=20 under Nabuchodonosor.

6:16 The sons of Levi: Gedson, Caath, and = Merari.

6:17 And these [are] the names of the sons of Gedson; = Lobeni,=20 and Semei.

6:18 The sons of Caath; Ambram, and Issaar, Chebron, = and=20 Oziel.

6:19 The sons of Merari; Mooli and Musi: and these = [are] the=20 families of Levi, according to their families.

6:20 To Gedson-- to Lobeni his son-- [were born] Jeth = his son,=20 Zammath his son,

6:21 Joab his son, Addi his son, Zara his son, Jethri = his=20 son.

6:22 The sons of Caath; Aminadab his son, Core his = son, Aser=20 his son;

6:23 Helcana his son, Abisaph his son, Aser his = son:

6:24 Thaath his son, Uriel his son, Ozia his son, = Saul his=20 son.

6:25 And the sons of Helcana; Amessi, and = Achimoth.

6:26 Helcana his son, Suphi his son, Cainaath his=20 son;

6:27 Eliab his son, Jeroboam his son, Helcana his=20 son.

6:28 The sons of Samuel; he first-born Sani, and=20 Abia.

6:29 The sons of Merari; Mooli, Lobeni his son, Semei = his son,=20 Oza his son;

6:30 Samaa his son, Angia his son, Asaias his = son.

6:31 And these [were the men] whom David set over the = service=20 of the singers in the house of the Lord when the ark was at rest. =

6:32 And they ministered in front of the tabernacle = of witness=20 [playing] on instruments, until Solomon built the house of the Lord in=20 Jerusalem; and they stood according to their order for their=20 services.

6:33 And these [were the men] that stood, and their = sons, of=20 the sons of Caath: Aeman the psalm singer, son of Joel, the son of=20 Samuel,

6:34 the son of Helcana, the son of Jeroboam, the son = of Eliel,=20 the son of Thoas,

6:35 the son of Suph, the son of Helcana, the son of = Maath, the=20 son of Amathi,

6:36 the son of Helcana, the son of Joel, the son of = Azarias,=20 the son of Japhanias,

6:37 the son of Thaath, the son of Aser, the son of = Abiasaph,=20 the son of Core,

6:38 the son of Isaar, the son of Caath, the son of = Levi, the=20 son of Israel.

6:39 And his brother Asaph, who stood at his right = hand; Asaph=20 the son of Barachias, the son of Samaa,

6:40 the son of Michael, the son of Baasia, the son = of=20 Melchia,

6:41 the son of Athani, the son of Zaarai,

6:42 the son of Adai, the son of Aetham, the son of = Zammam, the=20 son of Semei,

6:43 the son of Jeeth, the son of Gedson, the son of=20 Levi.

6:44 And the sons of Merari their brethren on the = left hand:=20 Aetham the son of Kisa, the son of Abai, the son of Maloch,

6:45 the son of Asebi,

6:46 the son of Amessias, the son of Bani, the son of = Semer,

6:47 the son of Mooli, the son of Musi, the son of = Merari, the=20 son of Levi.

6:48 And their brethren according to the houses of = their=20 fathers, [were] the Levites who were appointed to all the work of = ministration=20 of the tabernacle of the house of God.

6:49 And Aaron and his sons [were] to burn incense on = the altar=20 of whole-burnt-offerings, and on the altar of incense, for all the = ministry [in]=20 the holy of holies, and to make atonement for Israel, according to all = things=20 that Moses the servant of the Lord commanded.

6:50 And these [are] the sons of Aaron; Eleazar his = son,=20 Phinees his son, Abisu his son,

6:51 Bokki his son, Ozi his son, Saraia his = son,

6:52 Mariel his son, Amaria his son, Achitob his=20 son,

6:53 Sadoc his son, Achimaas his son.

6:54 And these [are] their residences in their = villages, in=20 their coasts, to the sons of Aaron, to their family the Caathites: for = they had=20 the lot.

6:55 And they gave them Chebron in the land of Juda, = and its=20 suburbs round about it.

6:56 But the fields of the city, and its villages, = they gave to=20 Chaleb the son of Jephonne.

6:57 And to the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of = refuge,=20 [even] Chebron, and Lobna and her suburbs round about, and Selna and her = suburbs, and Esthamo and her suburbs,

6:58 and Jethar and her suburbs, and Dabir and her=20 suburbs,

6:59 and Asan and her suburbs, and Baethsamys and her = suburbs:

6:60 and of the tribe of Benjamin Gabai and her = suburbs, and=20 Galemath and her suburbs, and Anathoth and her suburbs: all their cities = [were]=20 thirteen cities according to their families.

6:61 And to the sons of Caath that were left of their = families,=20 [there were given] out of the tribe, [namely], out of the half-tribe of = Manasse,=20 by lot, ten cities.

6:62 And to the sons of Gedson according to their = families=20 [there were given] thirteen cities of the tribe of Issachar, of the = tribe of=20 Aser, of the tribe of Nephthali, of the tribe of Manasse in = Basan.

6:63 And to the sons of Merari according to their = families=20 [there were given], by lot, twelve cities of the tribe of Ruben, of the = tribe of=20 Gad, [and] of the tribe of Zabulon.

6:64 So the children of Israel gave to the Levites = the cities=20 and their suburbs.

6:65 And they gave by lot out of the tribe of the = children of=20 Juda, and out of the tribe of the children of Symeon, and out of the = tribe of=20 the children of Benjamin, these cities which they call by = name.

6:66 And [to the members] of the families of the sons = of Caath=20 there were also given the cities of their borders out of the tribe of=20 Ephraim.

6:67 And they gave them the cities of refuge, Sychem = and her=20 suburbs in mount Ephraim, and Gazer and her suburbs,

6:68 and Jecmaan and her suburbs, and Baethoron and = her=20 suburbs,

6:69 and Aelon and her suburbs, and Gethremmon and = her=20 suburbs:

6:70 and of the half-tribe of Manasse Anar and her = suburbs, and=20 Jemblaan and her suburbs, to the sons of Caath that were left, according = to=20 [each several] family.

6:71 To the sons of Gedson from the families of the = half-tribe=20 of Manasse [they gave] Golan of Basan and her suburbs, and Aseroth and = her=20 suburbs.

6:72 And out of the tribe of Issachar, Kedes and her = suburbs,=20 and Deberi and her suburbs, and Dabor and her suburbs,

6:73 and Ramoth, and Aenan and her = suburbs.

6:74 And of the tribe of Aser; Maasal and her = suburbs, and=20 Abdon and her suburbs,

6:75 and Acac and her suburbs, and Roob and her=20 suburbs.

6:76 And of the tribe of Nephthali; Kedes in Galilee = and her=20 suburbs, and Chamoth and her suburbs, and Kariathaim and her = suburbs.

6:77 To the sons of Merari that were left, [they = gave] out of=20 the tribe of Zabulon Remmon and her suburbs, and Thabor and her=20 suburbs:

6:78 out of [the country] beyond Jordan; Jericho = westward of=20 Jordan: out of the tribe of Ruben; Bosor in the wilderness and her = suburbs, and=20 Jasa and her suburbs,

6:79 and Kadmoth and her suburbs, and Maephla and her = suburbs.

6:80 Out of the tribe of Gad; Rammoth Galaad and her = suburbs,=20 and Maanaim and her suburbs,

6:81 and Esebon and her suburbs, and Jazer and her=20 suburbs.

[I Chronicles] 7:1 And [as] to the = sons of=20 Issachar, [they were] Thola, and Phua, and Jasub, and Semeron, = four.

7:2 And the sons of Thola; Ozi, Raphaia, and Jeriel, = and Jamai,=20 and Jemasan, and Samuel, chiefs of their fathers' houses [belonging to] = Thola,=20 men of might according to their generations; their number in the days of = David=20 [was] twenty and two thousand and six hundred.

7:3 And the sons of Ozi; Jezraia: and the sons of = Jezraia;=20 Michael, Abdiu, and Joel, and Jesia, five, all rulers.

7:4 And with them, according to their generations, = according to=20 the houses of their families, [were men] mighty to set [armies] in array = for=20 war, thirty and six thousand, for they had multiplied [their] wives and=20 children.

7:5 And their brethren among all the families of = Issachar, also=20 mighty men, [were] eighty-seven thousand-- [this was] the number of them = all.=20

7:6 The sons of Benjamin; Bale, and Bachir, and = Jediel,=20 three.

7:7 And the sons of Bale; Esebon, and Ozi, and Oziel, = and=20 Jerimuth, and Uri, five; heads of houses of families, mighty men; and = their=20 number [was] twenty and two thousand and thirty-four.

7:8 And the sons of Bachir; Zemira, and Joas, and = Eliezer, and=20 Elithenan, and Amaria, and Jerimuth, and Abiud, and Anathoth, and = Eleemeth: all=20 these [were] the sons of Bachir.

7:9 And their number according to their generations, = ([they=20 were] chiefs of their fathers' houses, men of might), [was] twenty = thousand and=20 two hundred.

7:10 And the sons of Jediel; Balaan: and the sons of = Balaan;=20 Jaus, and Benjamin, and Aoth, and Chanana, and Zaethan, and Tharsi, and=20 Achisaar.

7:11 All these [were] the sons of Jediel, chiefs of = their=20 families, men of might, seventeen thousand and two hundred, going forth = to war=20 with might.

7:12 And Sapphin, and Apphin, and the sons of Or, = Asom, whose=20 son [was] Aor.

7:13 The sons of Nephthali; Jasiel, Goni, and Aser, = and Sellum,=20 his sons, Balam his son.

7:14 The sons of Manasse; Esriel, whom his Syrian = concubine=20 bore; and she bore to him also Machir the father of Galaad.

7:15 And Machir took a wife for Apphin and Sapphin, = and his=20 sister's name was Moocha; and the name of the second [son] was Sapphaad; = and to=20 Sapphaad were born daughters.

7:16 And Moocha the wife of Machir bore a son, and = called his=20 name Phares; and his brother's name [was] Surus; his sons [were] Ulam, = and=20 Rocom.

7:17 And the sons of Ulam; Badam. These [were] the = sons of=20 Galaad, the son of Machir, the son of Manasse.

7:18 And his sister Malecheth bore Isud, and Abiezer, = and=20 Maela.

7:19 And the sons of Semira were, Aim, and Sychem, = and Lakim,=20 and Anian.

7:20 And the sons o Ephraim; Sothalath, and Barad his = son, and=20 Thaath his son, Elada his son, Saath his son,

7:21 and Zabad his son, Sothele his son, and Azer, = and Elead:=20 and the men of Geth who were born in the land slew them, because they = went down=20 to take their cattle.

7:22 And their father Ephraim mourned many days, and = his=20 brethren came to comfort him.

7:23 And he went in to his wife, and she conceived, = and bore a=20 son, and he called his name Beria, because, [said he], he was afflicted = in my=20 house.

7:24 And his daughter [was] Saraa, and he was among = them that=20 were left, and he built Baethoron the upper and the lower. And the = descendants=20 of Ozan [were] Seera,

7:25 and Raphe his son, Saraph and Thalees his sons, = Thaen his=20 son.

7:26 To Laadan his son [was born his] son Amiud, his = son=20 Helisamai, [his] son

7:27 Nun, [his] son Jesue, [these were] his = sons.

7:28 And their possession and their dwelling [were] = Baethel and=20 her towns, to the east Noaran, westward Gazer and her towns, and Sychem = and her=20 towns, as far as Gaza and her towns.

7:29 And as far as the borders of the sons of = Manasse,=20 Baethsaan and her towns, Thanach and her towns, Mageddo and her towns, = Dor and=20 her towns. In this the children of Joseph the son of Israel = dwelt.

7:30 The sons of Aser; Jemna, and Suia, and Isui, and = Beria,=20 and Sore their sister.

7:31 And the sons of Beria; Chaber, and Melchiel; he = [was] the=20 father of Berthaith.

7:32 And Chaber begot Japhlet, and Samer, and = Chothan, and Sola=20 their sister.

7:33 And the sons of Japhlet; Phasec, and Bamael, and = Asith:=20 these [are] the sons of Japhlet.

7:34 And the sons of Semmer; Achir, and Rooga, and = Jaba, and=20 Aram.

7:35 And the sons of Elam his brother; Sopha, and = Imana, and=20 Selles, and Amal.

7:36 The sons of Sopha; Sue, and Arnaphar, and Suda, = and Barin,=20 and Imran,

7:37 and Basan, and Oa, and Sama, and Salisa, and = Jethra, and=20 Beera.

7:38 And the sons of Jether, Jephina, and Phaspha, = and=20 Ara.

7:39 And the sons of Ola; Orech, Aniel, and = Rasia.

7:40 All these [were] the sons of Aser, all heads of = families,=20 choice, mighty men, chief leaders: their number for battle array-- their = number=20 [was] twenty-six thousand men.

[I Chronicles] 8:1 Now Benjamin = begot Bale his=20 first-born, and Asbel his second [son], Aara the third, Noa the=20 fourth,

8:2 and Rapha the fifth.

8:3 And the sons of Bale were, Adir, and Gera, and=20 Abiud,

8:4 and Abessue, and Noama, and Achia,

8:5 and Gera, and Sephupham, and Uram.

8:6 These [were] the sons of Aod: these are the heads = of=20 families to them that dwell in Gabee, and they removed them to=20 Machanathi:

8:7 and Nooma, and Achia and Gera, he removed them, = and he=20 begot Aza, and Jachicho.

8:8 And Saarin begot [children] in the plain of Moab, = after=20 that he had sent away Osin and Baada his wives.

8:9 And he begot of his wife Ada, Jolab, and Sebia, = and Misa,=20 and Melchas,

8:10 and Jebus, and Zabia, and Marma: these [were] = heads of=20 families.

8:11 And of Osin he begot Abitol, and = Alphaal.

8:12 And the sons of Alphaal; Obed, Misaal, Semmer: = he built=20 Ona, and Lord, and its towns:

8:13 and Beria, and Sama; these [were] heads of = families among=20 the dwellers in Elam, and they drove out the inhabitants of Geth. =

8:14 And his brethren [were] Sosec, and = Arimoth,

8:15 and Zabadia, and Ored, and Eder,

8:16 and Michael, and Jespha, and Joda, the sons of=20 Beria:

8:17 and Zabadia, and Mosollam, and Azaki, and = Abar,

8:18 and Isamari, and Jexlias, and Jobab, the sons of = Elphaal:

8:19 and Jakim, and Zachri, and Zabdi,

8:20 and Elionai, and Salathi,

8:21 and Elieli, and Adaia, and Baraia, and Samarath, = sons of=20 Samaith:

8:22 and Jesphan, and Obed, and Eliel,

8:23 and Abdon, and Zechri, and Anan,

8:24 and Anania, and Ambri, and Aelam, [and]=20 Anathoth,

8:25 and Jathin, and Jephadias, and Phanuel, the sons = of=20 Sosec:

8:26 and Samsari, and Saarias, and = Gotholia,

8:27 and Jarasia, and Eria, and Zechri, son of=20 Iroam.

8:28 These [were] heads of families, chiefs according = to their=20 generations: these dwelt in Jerusalem.

8:29 And the father of Gabaon dwelt in Gabaon; and = his wife's=20 name was Moacha.

8:30 And her first-born son was Abdon, and Sur, and = Kis, and=20 Baal and Nadab, and Ner,

8:31 and Gedur and his brother, and Zacchur, and=20 Makeloth.

8:32 And Makeloth begot Samaa: for these dwelt in = Jerusalem in=20 the presence of their brethren with their brethren.

8:33 And Ner begot Kis, and Kis begot Saul, and Saul = begot=20 Jonathan, and Melchisue, and Aminadab, and Asabal.

8:34 And the son of Jonathan [was] Meribaal; and = Meribaal begot=20 Micha.

8:35 And the sons of Micha; Phithon, and Melach, and = Tharach,=20 and Achaz.

8:36 And Achaz begot Jada, and Jada begot Salaemath, = and=20 Asmoth, and Zambri; and Zambri begot Maesa;

8:37 and Maesa begot Baana: Rhaphaea [was] his son, = Elasa his=20 son, Esel his son.

8:38 And Esel [had] six sons, and these [were] their = name;=20 Ezricam his first-born, and Ismael, and Saraia, and Abdia, and Anan, and = Asa:=20 all these [were] the sons of Esel.

8:39 And the sons of Asel his brother; Aelam his = first-born,=20 and Jas the second, and Eliphalet the third.

8:40 And the sons of Aelam were mighty men, bending = the bow,=20 and multiplying sons and grandsons, a hundred [and] fifty. All these = [were] of=20 the sons of Benjamin.

[I Chronicles] 9:1 And [this is] all = Israel,=20 [even] their enrolment: and these [are] written down in the book of the = kings of=20 Israel and Juda, with the [names of them] that were carried away to = Babylon for=20 their transgressions.

9:2 And they that dwelt before in their possessions = in the=20 cities of Israel, the priests, the Levites, and the appointed ones. =

9:3 And there dwelt in Jerusalem some of the children = of Juda,=20 and of the children of Benjamin, and of the children of Ephraim, and=20 Manasse.

9:4 And Gnothi, and the son of Samiud, the son of = Amri, the son=20 of Ambraim, the son of Buni, son of the sons of Phares, the son of=20 Juda.

9:5 And of the Selonites; Asaia his first-born, and = his=20 sons.

9:6 Of the sons of Zara; Jeel, and their brethren, = six hundred=20 and ninety.

9:7 And of the sons of Benjamin; Salom, son of = Mosollam, son of=20 Odouia, son of Asinu.

9:8 And Jemnaa son of Jeroboam, and Elo: these [are] = the sons=20 of Ozi the son of Machir: and Mosollam, son of Saphatia, son of Raguel, = son of=20 Jemnai;

9:9 and their brethren according to their = generations, nine=20 hundred and fifty-six, all the men [were] heads of families according to = the=20 houses of their fathers.

9:10 And of the priests; Jodae, and Joarim, and=20 Jachin,

9:11 and Azaria the son of Chelcias, the son of = Mosollam, the=20 son of Sadoc, the son of Maraioth, the son of Achitob, the ruler of the = house of=20 God;

9:12 and Adaia son of Iraam, son of Phascor, son of = Melchia,=20 and Maasaia son of Adiel, son of Ezira, son of Mosollam, son of = Maselmoth, son=20 of Emmer;

9:13 and their brethren, chiefs of their families, a = thousand=20 seven hundred and sixty, mighty [men] for the work of the ministration = of the=20 house of God.

9:14 And of the Levites; Samaia son of Asob, son of = Ezricam,=20 son of Asabia, of the sons of Merari.

9:15 And Bacbacar, and Ares, and Galaal, and = Matthanias son of=20 Micha, son of Zechri, son of Asaph;

9:16 and Abdia, son of Samia, son of Galaal, son of = Idithun,=20 and Barachia son of Ossa, son of Helcana-- who dwelt in the villages of = the=20 Notephatites.

9:17 The door-keepers; Salom, Acum, Telmon, and = Diman, and=20 their brethren; Salom [was] the chief;

9:18 and [he waited] hitherto in the king's gate = eastward:=20 these [are] the gates of the companies of the sons of Levi.

9:19 And Sellum the son of Core, the son of Abiasaph, = the son=20 of Core, and his brethren belonging to the house of his father, the = Corites=20 [were] over the works of the service, keeping the watches of the = tabernacle, and=20 their fathers over the camp of the Lord, keeping the = entrance.

9:20 And Phinees son of Eleazar was head over them = before the=20 Lord, and these [were] with him.

9:21 Zacharias the son of Mosollami [was] keeper of = the door of=20 the tabernacle of witness.

9:22 All the chosen porters in the gates [were] two = hundred and=20 twelve, these [were] in their courts, [this was] their distribution: = these David=20 and Samuel the seer established in their charge.

9:23 And these and their sons [were] over the gates = in the=20 house of the Lord, and in the house of the tabernacle, to keep = watch.

9:2 The gates were toward the four winds, eastward, = westward,=20 northward, southward.

9:25 And their brethren [were] in their courts, to = enter in=20 weekly from time to time with these.

9:26 For four strong [men] have the charge of the = gates; and=20 the Levites were over the chambers, and they keep watch over the = treasures of=20 the house of God.

9:27 For the charge [was] upon them, and these [were] = charged=20 with the keys to open the doors of the temple every morning.

9:28 And [some] of them [were appointed] over the = vessels of=20 service, that they should carry them in by number, and carry them out by = number.=20

9:29 And [some] of them [were] appointed over the = furniture,=20 and over all the holy vessels, and over the fine flour, the wine, the = oil, the=20 frankincense, and the spices.

9:30 And some of the priests were makers of the = ointment, and=20 [appointed to prepare] the spices.

9:31 And Matthathias of the Levites, (he [was] the = first-born=20 of Salom the Corite,) [was set] in charge over the sacrifices of = meat-offering=20 of the pan belonging to the high priest.

9:32 And Banaias the Caathite, from among their = brethren, [was=20 set] over the shewbread, to prepare it every sabbath.

9:33 And these [were] the singers, heads of families = of the=20 Levites, [to whom were] established daily courses, for they were = employed in the=20 services day and night.

9:34 These [were] the heads of the families of the = Levites=20 according to their generations; these chiefs dwelt in = Jerusalem.

9:35 And Jeel the father of Gabaon dwelt in Gabaon; = and his=20 wife's name [was] Moocha.

9:36 And his first-born son [was] Abdon, and [he had] = Sur, and=20 Kis, and Baal, and Ner, and Nadab,

9:37 and Gedur and [his] brother, and Zacchur, and=20 Makeloth.

9:38 And Makeloth begot Samaa: and these dwelt in the = midst of=20 their brethren in Jerusalem, [even] in the midst of their = brethren.

9:39 And Ner begot Kis, and Kis begot Saul, and Saul = begot=20 Jonathan, and Melchisue, and Aminadab, and Asabal.

9:40 And the son of Jonathan [was] Meribaal: and = Meribaal begot=20 Micha.

9:41 And the sons of Micha were] Phithon and Malach, = and=20 Tharach.

9:42 And Achaz begot Jada: and Jada begot Galemeth, = and=20 Gazmoth, and Zambri; and Zambri begot Massa.

9:43 And Massa begot Baana, and Rhaphaia [was] his = son, Elasa=20 his son, Esel his son.

9:44 And Esel had six sons, and these [were] their = names;=20 Esricam his first-born, and Ismael, and Saraia, and Abdia, and Anan, and = Asa:=20 these [were] the sons of Esel.

[I Chronicles] 10:1 Now the = Philistines warred=20 against Israel; and they fled from before the Philistines, and fell down = slain=20 in mount Gelbue.

10:2 And the Philistines pursued after Saul, and = after his=20 sons; and the Philistines smote Jonathan, and Aminadab, and Melchisue, = sons of=20 Saul.

10:3 And the battle prevailed against Saul, and the = archers hit=20 him with bows and arrows, and they were wounded of the bows.

10:4 And Saul said to his armour-bearer, Draw thy = sword, and=20 pierce me through with it, lest these uncircumcised come and mock me. = But his=20 armour-bearer would not, for he was greatly afraid: so Saul took a = sword, and=20 fell upon it.

10:5 And his armour-bearer saw that Saul was dead, = and he also=20 fell upon his sword.

10:6 So Saul died, and his three sons on that day, = and all his=20 family died at the same time.

10:7 And all the men of Israel that were in the = valley saw that=20 Israel fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, and they left their = cities,=20 and fled: and the Philistines came and dwelt in them.

10:8 And it came to pass on the next [day] that the = Philistines=20 came to strip the slain, and they found Saul and his sons fallen on = mount=20 Gelbue.

10:9 And they stripped him, and took his head, and = his armour,=20 and sent them into the land of the Philistines round about, to proclaim = the glad=20 tidings to their idols, and to the people.

10:10 And they put their armour in the house of their = god, and=20 they put his head in the house of Dagon.

10:11 And all the dwellers in Galaad heard of all = that the=20 Philistines had done to Saul and to Israel.

10:12 And all the mighty men rose up from Galaad, and = they took=20 the body of Saul, and the bodies of his sons, ad brought them to Jabis, = and=20 buried their bones under the oak in Jabis, and fasted seven = days.

10:13 So Saul died for his transgressions, wherein he = transgressed against God, against the word of the Lord, forasmuch as he = kept=20 [it] not, because Saul enquired of a wizard to seek [counsel], and = Samuel the=20 prophet answered him:

10:14 and he sought not the Lord: so he slew him, and = turned=20 the kingdom to David the son of Jesse.

[I Chronicles] 11:1 And all Israel = came to=20 David in Chebron, saying, Behold, we [are] thy bones and thy = flesh.

11:2 And heretofore