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36 2 The wives of Esau. 7 Jacob and Esau are rich. 9 The genealogy of Esau. 24 The finding of mules.
1 Now these are [a]the generations of Esau, which is Edom.
2 Esau took his wives of the [b]daughters of Canaan: Adah the daughter of Elon an Hittite and Aholibamah the daughter of Anah, the daughter of Zibeon an Hivite.
3 And took Basemath Ishmael’s daughter, sister of Nebajoth.
4 And (A)Adah bare unto Esau, Eliphaz: and Basemath bare Reuel,
5 Also Aholibamah bare Jeush, and Jaalam, and Korah: these are the sons of Esau which were born to him in the land of Canaan.
6 So Esau took his wives and his sons, and his daughters, and all the souls of his house, and his flocks, and all his cattle, and all his substance, which he had gotten in the land of Canaan, and [c]went into another country from his brother Jacob.
7 For their riches were so great, that they could not dwell together, and the land, wherein they were strangers, could not receive them because of their flocks.
8 (B)Therefore dwelt Esau in mount Seir: this Esau is Edom.
9 ¶ So these are the generations of Esau father of [d]Edom in mount Seir:
10 These are the names of Esau’s sons: (C)Eliphaz, the son of Adah, the wife of Esau, and Reuel the son of Basemath, the wife of Esau.
11 And the sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho, and Gatam, and Kenaz.
12 And Timna was concubine to Eliphaz Esau’s son, and bare unto Eliphaz, Amalek: these be the sons of Adah Esau’s wife.
13 ¶ And these are the [e]sons of Reuel: Nahath, and Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah: these be the sons of Basemath Esau’s wife.
14 ¶ And these were the sons of Aholibamah the daughter of Anah, [f]daughter of Zibeon Esau’s wife: for she bare unto Esau, Jeush, and Jaalam, and Korah.
15 ¶ These were [g][h]Dukes of the sons of Esau the sons of Eliphaz, the firstborn of Esau Duke Teman, Duke Omar, Duke Zepho, Duke Kenaz,
16 Duke Korah, Duke Gatam, and Duke Amalek: these are the Dukes that came of Eliphaz in the land of Edom: these were the [i]sons of Adah.
17 ¶ And these are the sons of Reuel Esau’s son: Duke Nahath, Duke Zerah, Duke Shammah, Duke Mizzah: these are the Dukes that came of Reuel in the land of Edom: these are the [j]sons of Basemath Esau’s wife.
18 ¶ Likewise these were the sons of Aholibamah Esau’s wife: Duke Jeush, Duke Jaalam, Duke Korah: these Dukes came of Aholibamah, the daughter of Anah Esau’s wife.
19 These are the children of Esau, and these are the Dukes of them: This Esau is Edom.
20 ¶ (D)These are the sons of Seir the Horite, which [k]inhabited the land before Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah,
21 And Dishon, and Ezer, and Dishan: these are the Dukes of the Horites, the sons of Seir in the land of Edom.
22 And the sons of Lotan were, Hori and Hemam, and Lotan’s sister was Timna.
23 And the sons of Shobal were these: Alvan, and Manahath, and Ebal, Shepho, and Onam.
24 And these are the sons of Zibeon: Both Ajah, and Anah: this was Anah that found [l]mules in the wilderness, as he fed his father Zibeon’s asses.
25 And the children of Anah were these: Dishon and Aholibamah, the daughter of Anah.
26 Also these are the sons of Dishon: Hemdan, and Eshban, and Ithran, and Cheran.
27 The sons of Ezer are these: Bilhan, and Zaavan, and Akan.
28 The sons of Dishan are these, Uz, and Aran.
29 These are the Dukes of the Horites: Duke Lotan, Duke Shobal, Duke Zibeon, Duke Anah,
30 Duke Dishon, Duke Ezer, Duke Dishan: these be the Dukes of the Horites, after their Dukedoms in the land of Seir.
31 ¶ And these are the [m]Kings that reigned in the land of Edom, before there reigned any King over the children of Israel.
32 Then Bela the son of Beor reigned in Edom, and the name of his city was Dinhabah.
33 And when Bela died, Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his stead.
34 When Jobab also was dead, Husham of the land of Temani reigned in his stead.
35 And after the death of Husham, Hadad the son of Bedad, which slew Midian in the field of Moab, reigned in his stead, and the name of his city was Avith.
36 When Hadad was dead, then Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his stead.
37 When Samlah was dead, Saul of [n]Rehoboth by the river, reigned in his stead.
38 When Saul died, Baal-Hanan the son of Achbor reigned in his stead.
39 And after the death of Baal-Hanan the son of Achbor, Hadar reigned in his stead, and the name of his city was Pau: and his wife’s name Mehetabel the daughter of Matred, the [o]daughter of Mezahab.
40 Then these are the names of the Dukes of Esau according to their families, their places, and by their names: Duke Timnah, Duke Alvah, Duke Jetheth.
41 Duke Aholibamah, Duke Elah, Duke Pinon,
42 Duke Kenaz, Duke Teman, Duke Mibzar,
43 Duke Magdiel, Duke Iram: these be the Dukes of Edom, according to their habitations, in the land of their inheritance. This Esau is the father of [p]Edom.
37 2 Joseph accuseth his brethren. 5 He dreameth and is hated of his brethren. 28 They sell him to the Ishmaelites. 34 Jacob bewaileth Joseph.
1 Jacob now dwelt in the land, wherein his father was a stranger, in the land of Canaan.
2 These are the [q]generations of Jacob when Joseph was seventeen years old, he kept sheep with his brethren, and the child was with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father’s wives, And Joseph brought unto their father their evil [r][s]saying.
3 Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his sons, because he begat him in his old age and he made him a coat of many [t]colors.
4 So when his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren, then they hated him, and could not speak peaceably unto him.
5 ¶ And Joseph [u]dreamed a dream, and told his brethren, who hated him so much the more.
6 For he said unto them, Hear, I pray you this dream which I have dreamed.
7 Behold now, we were binding sheaves in the midst of the field: and lo, my sheaf arose and also stood upright, and behold, your sheaves compassed round about, and did reverence to my sheaf.
8 Then his brethren said to him, What, shalt thou reign over us, and rule us? or shalt thou have altogether dominion over us? And they [v]hated him so much the more, for his dreams, and for his words.
9 ¶ Again he dreamed another dream, and told it his brethren, and said, Behold, I have had one dream more, and behold, the Sun and the Moon and eleven stars did reverence to me.
10 Then he told it unto his father and to his brethren, and his father [w]rebuked him, and said unto him, What is this thy dream, which thou hast dreamed? shall I, and thy mother, and thy brethren come indeed and fall on the ground before thee?
11 And his brethren envied him, but his father [x][y]noted the saying.
12 ¶ Then his brethren went to keep their father’s sheep in Shechem.
13 And Israel said unto Joseph, Do not thy brethren keep in Shechem? come and I will send thee to them.
14 And he answered him, I am here. Then he said unto him, Go now, see whether it be well with thy brethren, and how the flocks prosper, and bring me word again: so he sent him from the vale of Hebron, and he came to Shechem.
15 ¶ Then a man found him: for lo, he was wandering in the field, and the man asked him, saying, what seekest thou?
16 And he answered, I seek my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they keep sheep.
17 And the man said, they are departed hence: for I heard them say, Let us go unto Dothan. Then went Joseph after his brethren, and found them in Dothan.
18 And when they saw him afar off, even before he came at them, they [z]conspired against him for to slay him.
19 For they said one to another, Behold, this [aa]dreamer cometh.
20 Come now therefore, and let us slay him, and cast him into some pit, and we will say, A wicked beast hath devoured him: then we shall see, what will come of his dreams.
21 (E)But when Reuben heard that, he delivered him out of their hands, and said, [ab]Let us not kill him.
22 Also Reuben said unto them, Shed not blood, but cast him into this pit that is in the wilderness, and lay no hand upon him. Thus he said, that he might deliver him out of their hand, and restore him to his father.
23 ¶ Now when Joseph was come unto his brethren, they stripped Joseph out of his coat, his parti-colored coat that was upon him.
24 And they took him, and cast [ac]him into a pit, and the pit was empty, without water in it.
25 Then they sat them down to eat bread: and lift up their eyes and looked, and behold, there came a company of Ishmaelites from Gilead, and their camels laden with spicery, and [ad]balm, and myrrh, and were going to carry it down into Egypt.
26 Then Judah said to his brethren, What availeth it, if we slay our brother, though we keep his blood secret?
27 Come and let us (F)sell him to the Ishmaelites, and let not our hands be upon him: for he is our brother, and our flesh: and his brethren obeyed.
28 Then the [ae]Midianites’ merchant men passed by, and they drew forth, and lift Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmaelites for twenty pieces of silver: who brought Joseph into Egypt.
29 ¶ Afterward Reuben returned to the pit, and behold, Joseph was not in the pit: then he rent his clothes,
30 And returned to his brethren, and said, The child is not yonder, and I, whither shall I go?
31 And they took Joseph’s coat, and killed a kid of the goats, and dipped the coat in the blood.
32 So they sent that parti-colored coat, [af]and they brought it unto their father, and said, This have we found: see now, whether it be thy son’s coat, or no.
33 Then he knew it, and said, It is my son’s coat: a wicked beast hath (G)devoured him: Joseph is surely torn in pieces.
34 And Jacob rent his clothes, and put sackcloth about his loins, and sorrowed for his son a long season.
35 Then all his sons and his daughters arose up to comfort him, but he would not be comforted, but said, [ag]Surely I will go down into the grave unto my son mourning: so his father wept for him.
36 And the Midianites sold him into Egypt unto Potiphar [ah]an Eunuch of Pharaoh’s and his [ai]chief steward.
38 2 The marriage of Judah. 7, 9 The trespass of Er and Onan, and the vengeance of God that came thereupon. 18 Judah lieth with his daughter-in-law Tamar. 24 Tamar is judged to be burnt for whoredom. 29, 30 The birth of Perez and Zerah.
1 And at that time [aj]Judah went down from his brethren, and turned into a man called Hirah an Adullamite.
2 And Judah saw there a daughter of a man called (H)Shua a [ak]Canaanite: and he took her to wife, and went into her.
3 So she conceived and bare a son, and he called his name Er.
4 (I)And she conceived again and bare a son, and she called his name Onan.
5 Moreover she bare yet a son, whom she called Shelah: and Judah was at Chezib when she bare him.
6 Then Judah took a wife to Er his firstborn son, whose name was Tamar.
7 (J)Now Er the firstborn of Judah was wicked in the sight of the Lord: therefore the Lord slew him.
8 And Judah said to Onan, Go in unto thy brother’s wife, and do the office of a kinsman unto her, and raise [al]up seed unto thy brother.
9 And Onan knew that the seed should not be his: therefore when he went in unto his brother’s wife, he spilled it on the ground, lest that he should give seed to his brother.
10 And it was wicked in the eyes of the Lord, which he did: wherefore he slew him also.
11 Then Judah said to Tamar his daughter-in-law, [am]Remain a widow in thy father’s house, till Shelah my son grow up (for he thought thus, Lest he die as well as his brethren,) So Tamar went and dwelt in her father’s house.
12 ¶ And in process of time also the daughter of Shua Judah’s wife died. Then Judah, when he [an]had left mourning, went up to his sheepshearers to Timnah, he, and his neighbor Hirah the Adullamite.
13 And it was told Tamar, saying, Behold, thy father-in-law goeth up to Timnath, to shear his sheep.
14 Then she put her widow’s garments off from her, and covered her with a veil, and wrapped herself, and sat down in [ao]Pethah-enam which is by the way to Timnah, because she saw that Shelah was grown, and she was not given unto him to wife.
15 When Judah saw her, he judged her an whore: for she had covered her face.
16 And he turned to the way towards her, and said, Come, I pray thee, let me lie with thee, (for he [ap]knew not that she was his daughter-in-law.) And she answered, What wilt thou give me for to lie with me?
17 Then said he, I will send thee a kid of the goats from the flock, and she said, Well, if thou wilt give me a pledge, till thou send it.
18 Then he said, What is the pledge that I shall give thee? And she answered, Thy signet and thy [aq]cloak and thy staff that is in thine hand. So he gave it her, and lay by her, and she was with child by him.
19 Then she rose, and went and put her veil from her and put on her widow’s raiment.
20 Afterward Judah sent a kid of the goats by the hand of his [ar]neighbor the Adullamite, for to receive his pledge from the woman’s hand: but he found her not.
21 Then asked he the men of the place, saying, Where is the whore, that sat in Enaim by the wayside? and they answered, There was no whore there.
22 He came therefore to Judah again, and said, I cannot find her, and also the men of the place said, There was no whore there.
23 Then Judah said, Let her take it to her, lest we be [as][at]shamed: behold, I sent this kid, and thou hast not found her.
24 ¶ Now after three months, one told Judah, saying, Tamar thy daughter-in-law hath played the whore, and lo, with playing the whore, she is great with child. Then Judah said, Bring ye her forth and let her be [au]burnt.
25 When she was brought forth, she sent to her father-in-law, saying, By the man, unto whom these things pertain, am I with child: and said also, Look I pray thee, whose these are, the seal, and the cloak, and the staff.
26 Then Judah knew them, and said, She is [av]more righteous than I: for she hath done it because I gave her not to Shelah my son. So he lay with her [aw]no more.
27 ¶ Now, when the time was come that she should be delivered, behold, there were twins in her womb.
28 And when she was in travail, the one put out his hand: and the midwife took and bound a red thread about his hand, saying, this is come out first.
29 But when he [ax]plucked his hand back again, lo, his brother came out, and the midwife said, How hast [ay]thou broken the breach upon thee? and his name was called (K)Perez.
30 And afterward came out his brother that had the red thread about his hand, and his name was called Zerah.
21 And the (A)brother shall betray the brother to death, and the father the son, and the children shall rise against their parents, and shall cause them to die.
22 And ye shall be hated of all men for my Name: (B)but he that endureth to the end, he shall be saved.
23 And when they persecute you in this city, flee into another: for verily I say unto you, ye shall not [a]go over all the cities of Israel, till the Son of man be come.
24 (C)The disciple is not above his master, nor the servant above his Lord.
25 It is enough for the disciple to be as his master is, and the servant as his Lord. (D)If they have called the master of the house [b]Beelzebub, how much more them of his household?
26 [c]Fear them not therefore: (E)for there is nothing covered, that shall not be disclosed, nor hid, that shall not be known.
27 What I tell you in darkness, that speak ye in light: and what ye hear in the ear, that preach ye on the [d]houses.
28 And [e]fear ye not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him, which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
29 Are not two sparrows sold for a [f]farthing, and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father?
30 (F)Yea, and all the hairs of your head are numbered.
31 Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows.
32 (G)[g]Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven.
33 But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven.
34 (H)[h]Think not that I am come to send peace into the earth, but the sword.
35 For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.
36 (I)And a man’s enemies shall be they of his own household.
37 (J)[i]He that loveth father or mother more than me, is not worthy of me. And he that loveth son, or daughter more than me, is not worthy of me.
38 (K)And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me.
39 (L)He that will find [j]his life, shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake, shall find it.
40 [k]He that receiveth you, receiveth me: and he that receiveth me, receiveth him that sent me.
41 (M)[l]He that receiveth a Prophet in [m]the name of a Prophet, shall receive a Prophet’s reward: and he that receiveth a righteous man, in the name of a righteous man, shall receive the reward of a righteous man.
42 (N)And whosoever shall give unto one of these [n]little ones to drink a cup of cold water only, in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall not lose his reward.
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