The number of his family. B. C. 1706. I Deut. 26. 5. Josh. 24. 4. Ps. 105, 23. Is. 52. 4. Ex. 1. 1. & 6. 14. Num. 26. 5. 1 Chr. 5. L • Ex. 6. 15. 1 Chr. 4. 24. Or, Nemuel. Or, Jarib. & Or, Zerah, Chr. 4. 24. 1r. Gershon P1 Chr. 6. 1, 16. 41 Chr. 2 S. & 4. 21. ch. 38. 3, 7, 10. 1 ch. 38. 29. 1 Chr. 25. 1 Chr. 7. 1. [ Or, Punk, and Jashub. GENESIS. १ 11 ¶ And the sons of P Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. 12 And the sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah, and Pharez, and Zarah but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. And the sons of Pharez were Hezron and Hamul. 13 ¶ And the sons of Issachar; Tola, and Phuvah, and Job, and Shimron. 14 And the sons of Zebulun; Sered, and Elon, and Jahleel. 15 These be the sons of Leah, which she bare unto Jacob in Padan-aram, with his daughter Dinah : all the souls of his sons and his daughters were Num. 26. 15, thirty and three. Zephon ¡Or, Orni. Or, Arod 1 Chr. 7. 30. y ch. 30. 10. I ch. 29. 24. 'ch 44. 27. ch. 41. 50. Or, prince. * 1 Chr. 7. 6. & 2. L. 16¶ And the sons of Gad; "Ziphion, and Haggi, Shuni, and Ezbon, Eri, and Arodi, and Areli. Joseph meeteth his father. which Laban gave unto Rachel his B. C. 1706. daughter, and she bare these unto Jai ch. 29. 29. cob: all the souls were seven. 26 All the souls that came with Ex. 1. 5. Jacob into Egypt, which came out of his loins, besides Jacob's sons' wives, Heb. thigh, all the souls were threescore and six; 27 And the sons of Joseph, which were borne him in Egypt, were two souls: all the souls of the house of Deut. 10. 22. Jacob, which came into Egypt, were threescore and ten. 28 And he sent Judah before him unto Joseph, m to direct his face unto Goshen; and they came into the land of Goshen. ch. 35. 11. See Acts 7.14. m ch. 31. 21. n ch. 47. 1. 29 And Joseph made ready his chariot, and went up to meet Israel his father, to Goshen, and presented himself unto him; and he fell on his So ch. 45. 14. neck, and wept on his neck a good while. 30 And Israel said unto Joseph, P Now let me die, since I have seen thy face, because thou art yet alive. P So Luke 2. 29, 30. 31 And Joseph said unto his brethren, and unto his father's house, I q ch. 47. 1. will go up, and shew Pharaoh, and say unto him, My brethren, and my father's house, which were in the land of Canaan, are come unto me; 33 And it shall come to pass, when Pharaoh shall call you, and shall say, 17 And the sons of Asher; Jim-What is your occupation? nah, and Ishuah, and Isui, and Beriah, and Serah their sister: and the sons of Beriah; Heber, and Malchiel. 18hese are the sons of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to Leah his daughter; and these she bare unto Jacob, even sixteen souls. a 19 The sons of Rachel Jacob's wife; Joseph, and Benjamin. 20 ¶ And unto Joseph in the land of Egypt were born Manasseh and Ephraim, which Asenath the daughter of Poti-pherah #priest of On bare unto him. 21 And the sons of Benjamin were Belah, and Becher, and Ashbel, Gera, Num. 26. 38, and Naaman, Ehi, and Rosh, Muppim, and Huppim, and Ard. Ahiram. Hipham, Nam. 21 9 Num. 26. 39, Shupham. 1 Chr. 7. 12, Shuppim. [Or, Shuham, Num. 26. 42. f 1 Chr. 7. 12. 1 Chr. 7. 13. à ch. 30, 5, 7. 22 These are the sons of Rachel, which were born to Jacob: all the souls were fourteen. 23 shim. 24 And the sons of Naphtali; Jahzeel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shillem. And the sons of Dan; Hu 25 These are the sons of Bilhah, r ch. 47.2, 3. t ch. 30. 35. & 34. 5. & 37. 12. 34 That ye shall say, Thy servants' trade hath been about cattle from $ ver. 32. our youth even until now, both we, and also our fathers: that ye may dwell in the land of Goshen; for every shepherd is "an abomination untouch. 43. 32. the Egyptians. CHAPTER XLVII. Joseph presenteth five of his brethren, 7 and his father, before Pharaoh. 11 He giveth them habitation and maintenance. 13 He obtaineth all the Egyptians' money, 16 their cattle, 18 and their lands for Pharach. 22 The priests' land was not bought. 23 He letteth out the land for a fifth part. 28 Jacob's age. 29 He sweareth Joseph to bury him with his fathers. B. C. 1706. ants are shepherds, both we, and also our fathers. f ch. 15. 13. Deut. 26. 5. g ch. 43. 1. Acts 7. 11. h ch. 46. 34. i ch. 20. 15. k ver. 4. Heb. How 1 Ps. 39. 12. Heb. 11. 9,13. 4 They said moreover unto Pharaoh, 6 The land of Egypt is before thee; 7 And Joseph brought in Jacob his father, and set him before Pharaoh and Jacob blessed Pharaoh. m 8 And Pharaoh said unto Jacob, many are the m Job 14. 1. 35. 28. o ver. 7. 12. 37. 10 And Jacob blessed Pharaoh, and went out from before Pharaoh. 11 And Joseph placed his father and his brethren, and gave them a possession in the land of Egypt, in the Distress of the Egyptians. B. C. 1702. the flocks, and for the cattle of the 18 When that year was ended, they 19 Wherefore shall we die before thine eyes, both we and our land? buy us and our land for bread, and we and our land will be servants unto Pharaoh: and give us seed, that we may live, and not die, that the land be not desolate. 20 And Joseph bought all the land of Egypt for Pharaoh; for the Egyptians sold every man his field, because the famine prevailed over them: so the land became Pharaoh's. 21 And as for the people, he removed them to cities from one end of the borders of Egypt even to the other end thereof. 23 Then Joseph said unto the people, Behold, I have bought you this day and your land for Pharaoh lo, p Ex. 1. 11. & best of the land, in the land of P Ra-here is seed for you, and ye shall sow meses, as Pharaoh had commanded. 12 And Joseph nourished his father, and his brethren, and all his father's Or, as a lit-household, with bread, "according to the child is their families. q ver. 6. nourished. Heb, accord ing to the lit tle ones, ch. 50. 21. r ch. 41. 30. Acts 7. 11. ⚫ch. 41. 56. 1702. t ver. 19. 13 ¶ And there was no bread in all the land; for the famine was very sore, so that the land of Egypt and all the land of Canaan fainted by reason of the famine. 14 And Joseph gathered up all the money that was found in the land of Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, for the corn which they bought: and Joseph brought the money into Pharaoh's house. 15 And when money failed in the land of Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, all the Egyptians came unto Joseph, and said, Give us bread: for why should we die in thy presence? for the money faileth. 16 And Joseph said, Give your cattle; and I will give you for your cattle, if money fail. 24 And it shall come to pass in the increase, that ye shall give the fifth part unto Pharaoh, and four parts shall be your own, for seed of the field, and for your food, and for them of your households, and for food for your little ones. 25 And they said, Thou hast saved our lives: let us find grace in the ch. 33. 15. sight of my lord, and we will be Pharaoh's servants. 26 And Joseph made it a law over the land of Egypt unto this day, that Pharaoh should have the fifth part; 'except the land of the "priests only, which became not Pharaoh's. 27 And Israel dwelt in the land of Egypt, in the country of Goshen ; and they had possessions therein, and grew, and multiplied exceedingly. 28 And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years: so the whole age of Jacob was a hundred forty and seven years. 17 And they brought their cattle 29 And the time drew nigh that y ver. 22. ver. 22. z ver. 11. 1689. a ch. 46. 3. Heb.the days of the years of his life. See ver. 9. b So Deut. 31. 14. 1 Kings 2. 1. GENESIS. have found grace in thy sight, put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh, and deal kindly and truly with me; bury me not, I pray thee, in Egypt: 30 But I will lie with my fathers, and thou shalt carry me out of Egypt, and bury me in their buryingplace. And he said, I will do as thou hast said. 31 And he said, Swear And he sware unto him. rael bowed himself upon head. unto me. And "Isthe bed's CHAPTER XLVIII. Joseph with his sons visiteth his sick father. 2 Jacob strengtheneth himself to bless them. 3 He repeate th the promise. 5 He taketh Ephraim and Manasseh grave. 8 He blesseth Ephraim and Manasseh. 17 He preferreth the younger before the elder. 21 He prophesieth their return to Canaan. as his own. 7 He telleth Joseph of his mother's Jacob blesseth Joseph's sons. 11 And Israel said unto Joseph, I│i ch. 45. 26. had not thought to see thy face: and, lo, God hath shewed me also thy seed. 12 And Joseph brought them out from between his knees, and he bowed himself with his face to the earth. 13 And Joseph took them both, Ephraim in his right hand toward Israel's left hand, and Manasseh in his left hand toward Israel's right hand, and brought them near unto him. 14 And Israel stretched out his right hand, and laid it upon Ephraim's head, who was the younger, and his left hand upon Manasseh's head, k AND it came to pass after these guiding his hands wittingly; for Ma- ver. 19. things, that one told Joseph, Behold, thy father is sick and he took with him his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim. 2 And one told Jacob, and said, Behold, thy son Joseph cometh unto thee and Israel strengthened himself, and sat upon the bed. 3 And Jacob said unto Joseph, God Almighty appeared unto me at a Luz 1935. 6, 9, in the land of Canaan, and blessed a ch. 28. 15, beh. 17. 8. 41.50. & 46.29. Josh, 13. 7. & 14.4. 1 19. 5 And now thy two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, which were born unto thee in the land of Egypt, before I came unto thee into Egypt, are mine; as Reuben and Simeon, they shall be mine. 6 And thy issue, which thou begettest after them, shall be thine, and shall be called after the name of their brethren in their inheritance. 7 And as for me, when I came from ch.39.16, Padan, Rachel died by me in the land of Canaan in the way, when yet there was but a little way to come unto Ephrath and I buried her there in the way of Ephrath; the same is Beth-lehem. 8 And Israel beheld Joseph's sons, and said, Who are these? e 9 And Joseph said unto his father, So ch. 33. 5. They are my sons, whom God hath given me in this place. And he said, Bring them, I pray thee, unto me, and I will bless them. if ch. 27. 4. (ch. 27.1. Heb, heavy, La. 6. 10. & 2.1. 10 Now the eyes of Israel were t dim for age, so that he could not see. 16 The Angel "which redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads; and let my name be named on them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and let them grow into Heb. as a multitude in the midst of the earth. 17 And when Joseph saw that his father Plaid his right hand upon the head of Ephraim, it displeased him: and he held up his father's hand, to remove it from Ephraim's head unto Manasseh's head. 18 And Joseph said unto his father, Not so, my father: for this is the firstborn; put thy right hand upon his head. fishes do P ver. 14. in his eyes, 21. 5, 6, 7. 1 Chr. 4.24,39. q ch. 29. 35. Deut. 33. 7. r Ps. 18. 40. ⚫ ch. 27. 29. 1 Chr. 5. 2. t Hos. 5. 14. Rev. 5. 5. & 24. 9. 8 ¶¶ Judah, thou art he whom thy brethren shall praise: thy hand shall be in the neck of thine enemies; thy father's children shall bow down before thee. 9 Judah is 'a lion's whelp: from the u Num. 23. 24. prey, my son, thou art gone up: "he stooped down, he couched as a lion, and as an old lion; who shall rouse him up? x Num. 24. 17. Jer. 30. 21. 10 The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of z Deut. 28. 57. the people be. Zech. 10. 11. y Ps. 60. 7. & 108. 8. or, Num. 21. 18. a Is. 11. 1. & 62. 11. Ez. 21. 27. Dan. 9. 25. Matt. 21. 9. b 11 Binding his foal unto the vine, and his ass's colt unto the choice vine; he washed his garments in wine, and Luke 1.32,33. his clothes in the blood of grapes: 12 His eyes shall be red with wine, and his teeth white with milk. b Is. 2. 2. & 11. 10. & 42. 1, 4. & 49. 6, 7, 22, 23. & 55, 4, 5. Hag. 2. 7. Luke 2. 30, 31, 32. d 13 ¶ 7 bulun shall dwell at the & 60. 134,5. haven of the sea; and he shall be for a haven of ships; and his border shall be unto Zidon. e 2 Kings 18. 32. e Deut. 33. 18, 19. Josh. 19. 10, 11. 14 ¶ Issachar is a strong ass couch d Prov. 23. 29. ing down between two burdens: 15 And he saw that rest was good, and the land that it was pleasant; f 1 Sam. 10. 9. and bowed 'his shoulder to bear, and became a servant unto tribute. Deut. 33, 22. Judg. 18.1, 2. h Judg. 18. 27. 16 Dan shall judge his people, as one of the tribes of Israel. 17 b Dan shall be a serpent by the declarations to his sons. way, † an adder in the path, that biteth B. C. 1689. the horse's heels, so that his rider shall fall backward. Heb. an arrow snake. 18 I have waited for thy salvation, i Ps. 25. 5. & 119, 166, 174. k Deut. 33. 20. 1 Chr. 5. 18. 27 Benjamin shall raven as a wolf: in the morning he shall devour the prey, and at night he shall divide Num. 23. 24. the spoil. 28 All these are the twelve tribes of Israel: and this is it that their father spake unto them, and blessed them; every one according to his blessing he blessed them. 29 And he charged them, and said unto them, I am to be gathered unto my people: bury me with my fathers in the cave that is in the field of Ephron the Hittite, 30 In the cave that is in the field of Machpelah, which is before Mamre in the land of Canaan, which Abra- ch. 23. 16. ham bought with the field of Ephron the Hittite for a possession of buryingplace. 31 There they buried Abraham and Sarah his wife; there they buried Isaac and Rebekah his wife; and there I buried Leah. 32 The purchase of the field and of the cave that is therein was from the children of Heth. 33 And when Jacob had made an end of commanding his sons, he ach. 46. 4. b2 Kings 13. 14 e ver. 2. 2 Chr. 16. 14. Matt. 26. 12. Mark 14.8.& 16. L. Luke 24. 1. 13.39, 40. Joseph's brethren comforted. 12 And his sons did unto him according as he commanded them : B. C. 1689. Acts 7. 16. 13 For his sons carried him into k ch. 49. 29, 30. the land of Canaan, and buried him in the cave of the field of Machpelah, which Abraham 'bought with the 1 ch. 23. 16. field for a possession of a buryingplace of Ephron the Hittite, before Mamre. 14¶ And Joseph returned into Egypt, AND Joseph fell upon his father's he, and his brethren, and all that went face, and wept upon him, and kissed him. 2 And Joseph commanded his servants the physicians to embalm his father: and the physicians embalmed Israel. up with him to bury his father, after he had buried his father. 15 And when Joseph's brethren saw that their father was dead, "they said, Joseph will peradventure hate us, and will certainly requite us all the evil which we did unto him. m Job 15. 21, 22. ed. 3 And forty days were fulfilled for John 12 7. & him; for so are fulfilled the days of 16 And they sent a messenger unto Heb. chargthose which are embalmed: and the Joseph, saying, Thy father did comEgyptians + mourned for him three-mand before he died, saying, score and ten days. † Heb. sept. 4 Na 20. 29. Dent 34. 8. • Esth 4.2. fch. 17.29. 122 16. Matt. 27. 60. 4 And when the days of his mourning were past, Joseph spake unto the house of Pharaoh, saying, If now I have found grace in your eyes, speak, I pray you, in the ears of Pharaoh, saying, 5 'My father made me swear, say2 Chr. 16. 14 ing, Lo, I die in my grave which I have digged for me in the land of Canaan, there shalt thou bury me. Now therefore let me go up, I pray thee, and bury my father, and I will come again. 2 Sam. 1.17. Acts 8. 2. 6 And Pharaoh said, Go up, and bury thy father, according as he made thee swear. 7 And Joseph went up to bury his father and with him went up all the servants of Pharaoh, the elders of his house, and all the elders of the land of Egypt, 8 And all the house of Joseph, and his brethren, and his father's house: only their little ones, and their flocks, and their herds, they left in the land of Goshen. 9 And there went up with him both chariots and horsemen: and it was a very great company. 10 And they came to the threshingfloor of Atad, which is beyond Jordan; and there they mourned with a great and very sore lamentation: 1 Sam. 31. 13. and he made a mourning for his father seven days. 18 And his brethren also went and Pfell down before his face; and they p ch. 37. 7, 10. said, Behold, we be thy servants. 19 And Joseph said unto them, Fear not: for am I in the place ach. 45. 5. of God? 20 But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive. 21 Now therefore fear ye not: "I will nourish you, and your little ones. And he comforted them, and spake + kindly unto them. 22 And Joseph dwelt in Egypt, he, and his father's house: and Joseph lived a hundred and ten years. 23 And Joseph saw Ephraim's children of the third generation: the children also of Machir the son of Manasseh were brought up upon Joseph's knees. |